On teaching periodicity

Tommy Dreyfus; Theodore Eisenberg

doi:10.1080/0020739800110407

On teaching periodicity

Tommy Dreyfus, Theodore Eisenberg

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Nonperiodic functions can sometimes be changed into periodic ones by appropriately restricting the original domain of definition of the function. This important aspect in the teaching of periodicity is explicated through the problem of finding all n for which cos n² = 2cos n sin4n.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	507-509
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739800110407
State	Published - 1 Jan 1980
Externally published	Yes

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