What is it about?
A misconception about infinity was identified, one where students equate very large quantities with infinity.
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This work represents a contribution to the efforts that have been made to use literary works as a tool to foster high school students’ understanding of mathematical notions.
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This page is a summary of: Using the work of Jorge Luis Borges to identify and confront students’ misconceptions about infinity, Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, April 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17513472.2018.1504270.
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