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Zhou, Xianming – Journal of Economic Education, 2002
States the principal-agent theory is difficult to teach because of its technical complexity and intractability. Indicates the equilibrium in the contract space is defined by the incentive parameter and insurance component of pay under a linear contract. Describes a graphical approach that students with basic knowledge of algebra and…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Students, Contracts
Spitznagel, Carl R. – 1999
MathView is a computer algebra system designed to foster interactive exploration of mathematics. MathView is designed so that mathematics, both symbolic and graphic, is highly interactive. Change to a proposition in a MathView notebook produces a cascade of changes to the conclusions that are tied to the proposition. This structure helps to create…
Descriptors: Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education

Estevez, Gentil A.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Proposed is a flow-chart and related formulas to obtain expressions for the derivatives of the old thermodynamic function in terms of new variables, the new function and its derivatives, and derivatives of the old function, involving only measurable quantities. (CW)
Descriptors: Calculus, Chemical Equilibrium, Chemistry, College Science