Solving Cubic Equations with Curly Roots

Author: Dan Kalman and Maurice Burke
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Volume/Issue:
Volume 108: Issue 5
Page(s):
392–397
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacher.108.5.0392
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A nonstandard function, the curly root, is used in an alternative approach to solve cubic equations.

Contributor Notes

Dan Kalman, kalman@american.edu, formerly worked as an applied mathematician in the aerospace industry and teaches mathematics at American University in Washington, DC.

Maurice Burke, Maurice.Burke@utsa.edu, has recently retired from Montana State University and The University of Texas at San Antonio. He continues to remain interested and involved in mathematics education and, of course, Mathematics Teacher.

(Corresponding author is Kalman kalman@american.edu)
(Corresponding author is Burke Maurice.Burke@utsa.edu)
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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. All rights reserved. 2014
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6
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Dec 2014
Online Publication Date:
Dec 2014
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