Re: if using Mathematica to solve an algebraic problem
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- Subject: [mg109077] Re: if using Mathematica to solve an algebraic problem
- From: David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:56:10 -0400 (EDT)
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Helen Read wrote: > I don't have to imagine. I teach calculus every day, and deal with > students ranging widely in ability and motivation. The fears expressed > by some people about the supposed "dangers" of using Mathematica in > calculus classes just aren't borne out in my 13+ years of using > Mathematica in the classroom. > Once again, when I wrote about "dangers", I was thinking of unrestricted access to Mathematica to work on any and every problem that the teacher sets! David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk