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The research for this paper was undertaken at Nottingham University and supported by a grant from the Science Research Council. Thanks are due to Dr. D. Tall for helpful suggestions.
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Kapadia, R. Curriculum development: Practice and theory. Educ Stud Math 8, 199–210 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00241025
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