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Primary Source Projects and Reading Apprenticeship in Mathematics History: References

Author(s): 
Jennifer Clinkenbeard (California State University, Monterey Bay)

 

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Jennifer Clinkenbeard (California State University, Monterey Bay), "Primary Source Projects and Reading Apprenticeship in Mathematics History: References," Convergence (November 2023)