• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.341-349
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• 2001

Infinity is one of the important concept in mathematics, science, philosophy etc. In history of mathematics, potential infinity concept conflicts with actual infinity concept. Reason that mathematicians refuse actual infinity concept during long period is because that actual infinity concept causes difficulty in our perceptions. This phenomenon is called epistemological obstacle by Brousseau. Potential infinity concept causes difficulty like history of development of infinity concept in mathematics learning. Even though students team about actual infinity concept, they use potential infinity concept in problem solving process. Therefore, we must make clear epistemological obstacles of infinity concept and must overcome them in learning of infinity concept. For this, it is useful to experience visualization about infinity concept. Also, it is to develop meta-cognition ability that students analyze and control their problem solving process. Conclusively, students must adjust potential infinity concept, and understand actual infinity concept that is defined in formal mathematics system.

• 한국수학사학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.57-68
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• 2003

Infinity is very important concept in mathematics. In history of mathematics, potential infinity concept conflicts with actual infinity concept for a long time. It is reason that actual infinity concept causes difficulty in our perceptions. This phenomenon is called epistemological obstacle by Brousseau. So, in this paper, we examine the infinity in terms of mathematical didactics. First, we examine the history of development of infinity and reveal the similarity between the history of debate about infinity and episternological obstacle of students. Next, we investigate obstacle of students about infinity and the contents of curriculum which treat the infinity Finally, we suggest the methods for overcoming obstacle in learning of infinity concept.

• 대한수학회보
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.451-459
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• 2021

We propose the infinity wave equation which can be derived from the exponential wave equation through the limit p → ∞. The solution of infinity Laplacian equation can be considered as a static solution of the infinity wave equation. We present basic observations and find some special solutions.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.469-482
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 무한 개념을 실무한적으로 파악하는 경우와 가무한적으로 파악하는 경우에 각각 부딪히게 되는 문제점들을 분석하였다. 또, 우리나라의 초등학교와 중학교 수학 교육과정에서 신중하지 못하게 실무한적 개념을 사용하고 있는 사례도 고찰하였다. 현대 수학에서 요구하는 실무한적 무한 개념의 학습을 위해서는 가무한적인 직관은 결국 단절해야 하는 인식론적 장애라고 할 수 있지만, 초기의 학교수학에서부터 그러한 단절을 요구하기에는 실무한 개념이 너무 비직관적이고 많은 패러독스를 유도하며 적절한 은유를 제공하지 못한다는 점이 문제가 된다.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2015

The objective of this research is to investigate the artistic meaning of "infinity," manifested by the fourth dimensional value in the genres of photography and architecture, by analyzing how Sugimoto Hiroshi's photographic spatio-temporal infinity transfers to his architectural approaches. The research is initiated by scrutinizing the themes, characteristics, techniques, and artistic meaning of Sugimoto's famous photographic series, including "Seascapes," "Theatres," and "Architecture"; the concept of infinity can be defined as infinite divergence and infinitesimal convergence between antithetical concepts in time, space, and being. Sugimoto's photographic works display "temporal infinity" by connecting ancient times, the present, and the future; "spatial infinity" by offering the potential for transformation from flat photographs into infinite three-dimensional space and fourth-dimensional concepts through time; and "existential infinity" of life and death by making us think about being and essence, being and time, and origin and religion. These perspectives are also used to analyze Sugimoto's architectural works, such as "Appropriate Proportion" and "Glass Tea House Mondrian." As a result, the research finds that in Sugimoto's architectural approaches, spatio-temporal infinity between antithetical values is manifested through the concept of origin, geometric form, extended axis, immaterial threshold, transparent materiality, and connectivity of light and shadow, provoking our existence to transcend into infinity itself.

• 한국수학사학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.289-304
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• 2017

The interdisciplinary study explores the discussion of actual infinity between Georg Cantor and Roman Catholic Church. Regarding the actual infinity, we first trace the theological background of Cantor by interpreting his correspondence and major works including ${\ddot{U}}ber$ die verschiedenen Standpunkte in bezug auf das aktuelle Unendliche(1885) and Mitteilungen zur Lehre vom Transfiniten (1887), and then investigate his argumentation for two points at issue: (1) pantheism and (2) inconsistency of the necessity with freedom of God. In terms of mathematics and theology, Cantor defined the actual infinity(aphorismenon) as characterized by (1) the transfinite infinity(Transfinitum) and (2) the absolute infinity(Absolutum). Transfinitum is conceptualized here in mathematical terms as a multipliable actual infinity, whereas Absolutum is not as a multipliable actual infinity. The results imply that Cantor's own concept of Transfinitum and Absolutum is adequate for Roman Catholic theology as well as mathematics including the reflection principle.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.293-303
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• 2010

이 연구의 목적은 인식론 분석을 통해 수학사의 세 가지 역할을 분류하는 것이다. 무한과 극한에 대한 수학사를 바탕으로 네 가지의 다른 인식론들을 통해 "잠재적 무한"과 "실제적 무한" 담화를 묘사한다. 무한과 극한 개념의 상호 의존성을 또한 제시한다. 이러한 분석들을 이용하여 무한과 극한에 대한 수학사의 세가지 다른 사용을 보이고자 한다 : 과거, 현재, 그리고 미래사용.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.303-325
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• 2003

This study sought to provide an explanation of university students' concept understanding on the infinity and infinite process and utilized a psychological constructivist perspective to examine the differences in transitions that students make from static concept of limit to actualized infinity stage in context of problems. Open-ended questions were used to gather data that were used to develop an explanation concerning student understanding. 47 university students answered individually and were asked to solve 16 tasks developed by Petty(1996). Microgenetic method with two cases from the expert-novice perspective were used to develop and substantiate an explanation regarding students' transitions from static concept of limit to actualized infinity stage. The protocols were analyzed to document student conceptions. Cifarelli(1988)'s levels of reflective abstraction and Robert(1982) and Sierpinska(1985)'s three-stage concept development model of infinity and infinite process provided a framework for this explanation. Students who completed a transition to actualized infinity operated higher levels of reflective abstraction than students who was unable to complete such a transition. Developing this ability was found to be critical in achieving about understanding the concept of infinity and infinite process.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2010

Even though Sanhak has a long history, it has disappeared from the stage of modern mathematics. What happened to Sanhak? This article tries to answer the question. In fact, the authors argue that the oriental perception toward to infinity has played an important role in such situation. The authors claim that actual infinity and virtual infinity have resulted in quite different types of mathematics, respectively.

• 한국수학사학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2004

무한 개념이 삶에 어떤 영향을 주어왔고 시대에 따라서 어떻게 변천되어 왔는가를 살핀다. 또한 실제 의미로서 받아들여진 무한 개념이 삶의 관점을 어떻게 바꾸어 왔는지를 조사한다.