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Curriculum Implications of the Integration of Mathematics into Science

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This section examines the curricular aspects of integrating mathematics into science.

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  1. Ajeevsing Bholoa
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  2. Gráinne Walshe
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  3. Yashwantrao Ramma
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Cambridge, UK

    Keith S. Taber

  2. Science Teachers Association of Nigeria, Nigeria

    Ben Akpan

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Bholoa, A., Walshe, G., Ramma, Y. (2017). Curriculum Implications of the Integration of Mathematics into Science. In: Taber, K.S., Akpan, B. (eds) Science Education. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-749-8_16

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