A Problem-Based Learning Approach of Teaching Mathematics to Media Technology Students Using a Game Engine

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A Problem-Based Learning Approach of Teaching Mathematics to Media Technology Students Using a Game Engine. / Triantafyllou, Evangelia; Misfeldt, Morten; Timcenko, Olga.

Global Research Community: Collaboration and Developments. red. / Erik de Graff; Aida Guerra; Anette Kolmos; Nestor Arexolaleiba. Aalborg Universitetsforlag , 2015. s. 155-166.

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Konferencebidrag i proceedings › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Triantafyllou, E, Misfeldt, M & Timcenko, O 2015, A Problem-Based Learning Approach of Teaching Mathematics to Media Technology Students Using a Game Engine. i E de Graff, A Guerra, A Kolmos & N Arexolaleiba (red), Global Research Community: Collaboration and Developments. Aalborg Universitetsforlag , s. 155-166.

APA

Triantafyllou, E., Misfeldt, M., & Timcenko, O. (2015). A Problem-Based Learning Approach of Teaching Mathematics to Media Technology Students Using a Game Engine. I E. de Graff, A. Guerra, A. Kolmos, & N. Arexolaleiba (red.), Global Research Community: Collaboration and Developments (s. 155-166). Aalborg Universitetsforlag .

Vancouver

Triantafyllou E, Misfeldt M, Timcenko O. A Problem-Based Learning Approach of Teaching Mathematics to Media Technology Students Using a Game Engine. I de Graff E, Guerra A, Kolmos A, Arexolaleiba N, red., Global Research Community: Collaboration and Developments. Aalborg Universitetsforlag . 2015. s. 155-166

Author

Triantafyllou, Evangelia ; Misfeldt, Morten ; Timcenko, Olga. / A Problem-Based Learning Approach of Teaching Mathematics to Media Technology Students Using a Game Engine. Global Research Community: Collaboration and Developments. red. / Erik de Graff ; Aida Guerra ; Anette Kolmos ; Nestor Arexolaleiba. Aalborg Universitetsforlag , 2015. s. 155-166

Bibtex

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