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Allen, Bradford D. – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2004
The analysis and simulation of spiral growth in plants integrates algebra and trigonometry in a botanical setting. When the ideas presented here are used in a mathematics classroom/computer lab, students can better understand how basic assumptions about plant growth lead to the golden ratio and how the use of circular functions leads to accurate…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Computer Software, Models, Algebra
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Kaljumagi, Eric A. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1992
Presents the results of a preliminary investigation into the feasibility of teachers constructing their own animations for the mathematics classroom using computer animation tools. Provides examples of animation constructed using "Ani ST" and "Mathematica" programs. Concludes that computer animation has potential to be a…
Descriptors: Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Animation, Computer Graphics