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Horton, Robert M.; Leonard, William H. – Science Teacher, 2005
In science, inquiry is used as students explore important and interesting questions concerning the world around them. In mathematics, one contemporary inquiry approach is to create models that describe real phenomena. Creating mathematical models using spreadsheets can help students learn at deep levels in both science and mathematics, and give…
Descriptors: Inferences, Spreadsheets, Graphing Calculators, Mathematical Models
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Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Reviewed are 13 computer software packages including "Algebra I Second Semester"; "The Algebraic Proposer"; "SVE AutoGraph"; "Geometry: Concepts and Proofs"; "Geometry 1&2"; "Graphics Calculator"; "Interactive Physics"; "Learning Data Analysis with Data Desk";…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Reviews, Geometry
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Gordon, Sheldon P.; Gordon, Florence S. – Primus, 1999
Describes a simple cooling experiment that can be conducted in class at the college algebra, precalculus, calculus, or differential equations level whose aim is to determine the best exponential function to fit the experimental data. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Mathematics, Demonstrations (Science)