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An audited elementary algebra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2015

C. J. Sangwin
C. J. Sangwin*
Affiliation:
Mathematics Education Centre, Ann Packer BuildingLoughborough University LE11 3TU e-mail: C.J.Sangwin@lboro.ac.uk

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Matters for Debate
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 99 , Issue 545 , July 2015, pp. 298 - 316
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 2015 

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