Mechanical linkages, dynamic geometry software, and argumentation: supporting a classroom culture of mathematical proof

..............................................................................................iii Declaration...........................................................................................v Acknowledgements............................................................................vii Refereed papers arising from this research.....................................ix List of Tables ....................................................................................xix List of Figures ...................................................................................xxi Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 The aim of the research ............................................................................... 3 1.3 Outline of the thesis .................................................................................... 3 Chapter 2: Proof and Argumentation...............................................7 2.

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