Logical graphs - how to map mathematics
| Document type: | Journal Articles |
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| Article type: | Original article |
| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Author(s): | Håkan Lennerstad |
| Title: | Logical graphs - how to map mathematics |
| Translated title: | Logiska grafer - att synliggöra matematikens logik |
| Journal: | International Journal of Mathematics Education |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pagination: | 87-92 |
| ISSN: | 0044-4103 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Organization: | Blekinge Institute of Technology |
| Department: | Dept. of Telecommunications and Mathematics (Institutionen för telekommunikation och matematik) Dept. of Telecommunications and Mathematics S-37179 Karlskrona +46 455 38 50 00 |
| Authors e-mail: | hln@bth.se |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | A logical graph is a certain directed graph with which any mathematical theory or proof can be presented - its logic is formulated in graph form. Compared to the usual narrative description, the presentation usually gains in survey, clarity and precision. A logical graph formulation can be thought of as a detailed and complete map over the mathematical landscape. The main goal in the design of logical graphs is didactical: to improve the orientation in a mathematical proof or theory for a reader, and thus to improve the access of mathematics. |
| Summary in Swedish: | En logisk graf är en form av riktad grad med vilken vilken matematisk teori eller bevis kan presenteras. Dess logik formuleras i grafform. Jämfört med en vanliga narrativa beskrivningen, vinner presentationen vanligen i överblick, klarhet och precision. Det huvudsakliga målet är didaktiskt: att göra det lättare för en läsare att orientera sig i en teori eller i ett bevis. |
| Subject: | Education\General Mathematics\Discrete Mathematics |
| Keywords: | logic, graph |
