“…Problems related to the learning of mathematical concepts in basic education, in the case of higher education newcomers in exact sciences (Borges & Moretti, 2016), is a common topic in discussions in the academic environment nationally and internationally. Especially in mathematics education events, such as the International Seminar on Research in Mathematics Education (SIPEM), the National Meeting of Mathematics Education (ENEM), the Brazilian Meeting of Graduate Students in Mathematics Education (EBRAPEM), the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) and the International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME), the works presented point to high and growing failure rates in mathematical disciplines, also causing a significant number of dropouts, mainly in engineering courses, a fact that worries managers and teachers who teach classes in the first periods of undergraduate courses (Feitosa et al, 2020;Homa, 2020).…”