Didactic Reform: Organising Learning Projects on Distance and Applications in Taxicab Geometry for Students Specialising in Mathematics
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Abstract
In the early 20th century, Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) proposed an idea about a new metric, one of many metrics of non-Euclidean geometry that he developed called Taxicab geometry. The purpose of this paper is to design activities so that students can construct the concept of distance and realise practical applications of Taxicab geometry.
Keywords:
Didactic reform, taxicab geometry, project-based learning.
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