(Pré-) álgebra: introduzindo os números inteiros negativos
AUTOR(ES)
João Carlos Passoni
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2002
RESUMO
This research is mainly concerned with the convenience and viability of introducing nine-year-old students to the study of the integers and of (pre-)Algebra. We begin with the integers and use their additive structure to model and solve additive problems, with special attention to the problems proposed by Vergnaud in 1976. The point here is to show that students can more easily solve problems, if we use the additive structure of the integers and some (very little) amount of algebraic manipulation, than by considering the addition and subtraction of natural numbers. The theoretical background is provided by some ideas of Raymond Duval related to the role that representations play in the understanding of mathematics. The aim is to enable the students to transform intentional treatments upon semiotic representations into quasiinstantaneous treatments. A consistent and sistematic effort is made to achieve this goal. The main emphasis is placed in the sum of integers. We performed a series of activities with thirty-eight students (average age 9) of a private elementary school in the city of São Paulo. We arrived at satisfactory results
ASSUNTO(S)
matematica -- estudo e ensino matematica: educacao matematica educacao matematica algebra teoria dos numeros matematica pre-algebra
