THE CONCEPT OF FUNCTION IN TEXTBOOKS: THE TURKISH AND THE FRENCH SAMPLES

The aim of this study is to present mathematics organizations related to the notion of function in textbooks. In this study which is carried out by using document analysis method, two Turkish and two French textbooks are analyzed by comprising to each other. The results of the study revealed that in the analyzed textbooks, there are many differences from the curriculums. However, apart from those differences it is also determined that mathematics organizations related to the definitions and properties used in both countries differ from one another. Especially, it attracts the attention that the French course books include varied kinds of problems and because of it they present a rich content. Moreover, while in the Turkish textbooks control structure is not included, in the French textbooks it is considered important.