Mathematics in Education, Research and Applications (MERAA), 2016(2), 2
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Received 2016-07-04 ǀ Accepted 2016-09-14 ǀ Published online 2016-12-21
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.15414/meraa.2016.02.02.48-53
Propositional calculus in teaching mathematical subjects
Vladimír Matušek, Eva Matušeková
Slovak university of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Economics and Management, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Article Fulltext (PDF), pp. 41–47
- In the paper we try to point out the most common logical mistakes in mathematical thinking made students at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. The mistakes analysis was
developed on the basis of students’ tests. The students involved into the research are going to take their A-levels in Maths. The tasks in the tests were aimed
at the use of an elementary logic – negations, general and existential quantifier in the curriculum of Mathematics at secondary schools and at universities.
We tested our main hypothesis, that the evolvement of mathematical knowledge into other parts of mathematics will improve a quality of students’ knowledge.
In formulating the main hypothesis of the research we relied on both, the theoretical knowledge of the issue and the experience based on our own teaching
practice. Pedagogical experiment was carried out in two groups – the experimental and the control one.
- Keywords: logics, teaching mathematics, mistakes of students, mathematical statistics
- JEL Classification: C02, C11, I21