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Understanding the Changing Landscape of Gender and Race 理解性别和种族的变化

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811231674_0010

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Keeping Up with Teaching Technologies 跟上教学技术的步伐

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811231674_0007

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Building with Bricks and Blocks 用砖块和积木建造

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811219269_0003

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Our Three-Dimensional World 我们的三维世界

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811219269_0009

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Cutting and Tiling 切割和铺砖

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811219269_0017

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Letter Puzzles and Digit Puzzles 字母拼图和数字拼图

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811219269_0012

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Counting Things 计数的东西

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811219269_0019

Tom Davis

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Number Digits 数数字

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811219269_0001

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FRONT MATTER 前页

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811219269_fmatter

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Quadrilaterals and Polygons 四边形和多边形

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.1142/9789811219269_0015

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