How Can Mathematical Modeling Facilitate Mathematical Inquiries? Focusing on the Abductive Nature of Modeling

JinHyeong Park; Kyeong-Hwa Lee

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JinHyeong Park ¹, Kyeong-Hwa Lee ² ^*

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¹ Gongju National University of Education, Korea² Seoul National University, Korea^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature of mathematical modeling and identify characteristics of mathematical inquiries triggered by mathematical modeling. We investigated three cases of mathematical inquiries facilitated by mathematical modeling. As a result of this study, we revealed the abductive nature of mathematical modeling. We also determined that mathematical inquiries triggered by mathematical modeling have abductive, recursive, analogical, and context-dependent aspects.

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abduction
Euler
Napier
nature of modeling

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2018, Article No: em1587

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Park, J., & Lee, K.-H. (2018). How Can Mathematical Modeling Facilitate Mathematical Inquiries? Focusing on the Abductive Nature of Modeling. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(9), em1587. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92557

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Park J, Lee KH. How Can Mathematical Modeling Facilitate Mathematical Inquiries? Focusing on the Abductive Nature of Modeling. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(9):em1587. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92557

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Park J, Lee KH. How Can Mathematical Modeling Facilitate Mathematical Inquiries? Focusing on the Abductive Nature of Modeling. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(9), em1587. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92557

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Park, JinHyeong, and Kyeong-Hwa Lee. "How Can Mathematical Modeling Facilitate Mathematical Inquiries? Focusing on the Abductive Nature of Modeling". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2018 14 no. 9 (2018): em1587. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92557

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Park, J., and Lee, K.-H. (2018). How Can Mathematical Modeling Facilitate Mathematical Inquiries? Focusing on the Abductive Nature of Modeling. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(9), em1587. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92557

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Park, JinHyeong et al. "How Can Mathematical Modeling Facilitate Mathematical Inquiries? Focusing on the Abductive Nature of Modeling". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 14, no. 9, 2018, em1587. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92557