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Lubowsky, Jack – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2011
In Pre-Calculus courses, students are taught the composition and combination of functions to model physical applications. However, when combining two or more functions into a single more complicated one, students may lose sight of the physical picture which they are attempting to model. A block diagram, or flow chart, in which each block…
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Flow Charts, Calculus, Educational Technology
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Bosse, Michael J.; Nandakumar, N. R. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2004
The advent of powerful Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) continues to dramatically affect curricula, pedagogy, and epistemology in secondary and college algebra classrooms. However, epistemological and pedagogical research regarding the role and effectiveness of CAS in the learning of algebra lags behind. This paper investigates concerns regarding…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Algebra, Higher Education, Secondary Education
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Shore, Mark; Shore, JoAnna; Boggs, Stacey – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2004
A current project for the Allegany College of Maryland Mathematics Department is using spreadsheets in some of their General Education Mathematics courses. It is important to note that one of the key features of this project is that is does not require an introductory computer course as a prerequisite for any of the mathematics courses that will…
Descriptors: General Education, Spreadsheets, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction