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Vancouver

Mutambara LHN, Tendere J, Chagwiza CJ. Exploring the Conceptual Understanding of the Quadratic Function Concept in Teachers’ Colleges in Zimbabwe. EURASIA J MATH SCI T. 2020;16(2):em1817. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112617

APA

Mutambara, L. H. N., Tendere, J., & Chagwiza, C. J. (2020). Exploring the Conceptual Understanding of the Quadratic Function Concept in Teachers’ Colleges in Zimbabwe. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(2), em1817. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112617

AMA

Mutambara LHN, Tendere J, Chagwiza CJ. Exploring the Conceptual Understanding of the Quadratic Function Concept in Teachers’ Colleges in Zimbabwe. EURASIA J MATH SCI T. 2020;16(2), em1817. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112617

Chicago

Mutambara, Lillias Hamufari Natsai, Jane Tendere, and Conilius Jaison Chagwiza. "Exploring the Conceptual Understanding of the Quadratic Function Concept in Teachers’ Colleges in Zimbabwe". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2020 16 no. 2 (2020): em1817. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112617

Harvard

Mutambara, L. H. N., Tendere, J., and Chagwiza, C. J. (2020). Exploring the Conceptual Understanding of the Quadratic Function Concept in Teachers’ Colleges in Zimbabwe. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(2), em1817. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112617

MLA

Mutambara, Lillias Hamufari Natsai et al. "Exploring the Conceptual Understanding of the Quadratic Function Concept in Teachers’ Colleges in Zimbabwe". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 2, 2020, em1817. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112617