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Visualisation is often suggested as a useful heuristic for generating new ideas when one is stuck on a problem. Yet generating ideas is just one aspect of mathematical activity. Visualisation can also help students generalise mathematical discoveries and communicate mathematical ideas.
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Yoon, C. (2016). Visualisation for Different Mathematical Purposes. In: Sáenz-Ludlow, A., Kadunz, G. (eds) Semiotics as a Tool for Learning Mathematics. Semiotic Perspectives in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-337-7_4
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