HexaBingo MathQuest: unleashing innovation in mathematical learning / Suffina Long … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Long, Suffina, Chik, Yahutazi, Bohari, Mohamad Musa, Ajol, Tracy Adeline
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences 2023
• Subjects: Integer programming
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93904/1/93904.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93904/

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