On teaching periodicity

Tommy Dreyfus, Theodore Eisenberg

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Abstract

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)507-509
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980
Externally publishedYes

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