Date of Award
6-1965
Degree Type
Master's Essay - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Abstract
This project was undertaken because there are few good texts available for low-ability mathematics students. Besides, in many of those that are available the language is such as to give the impression that negative numbers are merely positive numbers "with the sign changed". Some texts also seem to convey the idea that numbers got their existence from the number line. In order to avoid this, the number line is not introduced until the operations and their properties have been discussed.
Recommended Citation
O'Brien, Mary Jarlath, "The Set of Integers" (1965). Master's Essays (1922 - ). 2480.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/essays/2480
Comments
Submitted to the Department of Mathematics, Marquette University, In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Piaster of Science in Mathematics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin