Which of the following is NOT one of the five forms of algeb

Which of the following is NOT one of the five forms of algebraic thinking described by Kaput? Number classification Meaningful use of symbols Generalization from arithmetic and from patterns in all of mathematics Study of patterns and functions

Solution

According to James Kaput, the forms of algebraic thinking include the study of structures in the number system, the study of pattern, relations and functions and the process of mathematical modeling. The generalization from arithmetic does not figure in the forms of algebraic thinking as per Kaput.