SAINSMAT: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021): Volume 10 Nomor 1 (Maret 2021)

Kesalahan dan Kesulitan Mahasiswa Pendidikan Matematika Unismuh dalam Menegasikan Definisi Limit Fungsi

Ikhbariaty Kautsar Qadry (Unismuh Makassar)
Andi Mulawakkan Firdaus (Unismuh Makassar)
Muhammad Darwis M (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Syahrullah Asyari (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Rezki Ramdani (Unismuh Makassar)



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31 Mar 2021

Abstract

Thisis a qualitative research aimedatuncoveringthemistakes and difficulties ofmathematics education students of Unismuh in negating the definition of limit of function.Theresearchsubjectsweretwostudentsofthesecondsemesterofthemathematicseducation study program of Unismuh with high ability in mathematical logic. This studyused a methodological triangulation technique to check the validity of the data. It was toprovide the subjects with tests and interviews. There were two supporting instruments inthis study, namely, a test such a mathematical logic ability test which was used to select the students to be there search subjects, andatest for investigating their ability to negate the definition of limit of function. The results show hat the two subjects have similarities anddifferences. One of them experiences all the types of Newman errors, and the other onehasno transformation error type only. The two subjects experience the same difficulty indealing with statements with multiple quantifiers. They have difficulty in justifying thequantifier and its meaning. Also, difficulty in finding the function of thestatement andjustifying the part to negate

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The objective of this journal is to publish original, fully peer-reviewed articles on a variety of topics and research methods in sciences, mathematics, statistics, education, and applied science. The journal welcomes articles that address common issues in mathematics, sciences, statistics, ...