PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Comparing graph use in STEM textbooks and practitioner journals
Page: 1386
In this study we focus on the use of graphical representations to find similarities and differencesregarding how graphs are used in mathematics textbooks and how they are used in STEtextbooks and journals. After highlighting the need for our study and summarizing the results ofrelated studies, we present our methods. We then present key preliminary findings comparinghow a selected pre-calculus textbook and certain textbooks and journals in various STE fieldsuse graphical representations. We conclude with preliminary implications and questions.Keywords: