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A Picturebook of Continuity.

Authors :
Cantanelli, Gabriel Gianni
Shipman, Barbara A.
Source :
Primus: Problems, Resources & Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies. 2024, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p614-637. 24p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Through galleries of graphs and short filmstrips, this paper aims to sharpen students' eyes for visually recognizing continuous functions. It seeks to develop intuition for what visual features of a graph continuity does and does not allow for. We have found that even students who can work correctly with rigorous definitions may not be able to recognize a continuous function from its graph. To help mitigate this problem, these visuals can be used alongside the definitions in analysis courses, and in calculus courses where the same definitions are used. The content is arranged into a series of pictures accompanied by questions, with suggestions for the instructor on how to guide students in their learning. The design allows students to make their own discoveries and connections. The investigations crescendo to a surprising fact: that almost all continuous functions are differentiable nowhere! [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10511970
Volume :
34
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Primus: Problems, Resources & Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178232829
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2024.2361364