c3ar@daisy.uchicago.edu (Walter C3arlip) (03/19/89)
I am evaluating the usefulness of the Macintosh in teaching one variable calculus to college students. I consider the main goals of a calculus course to be to convey the basic theoretical ideas of calculus (rather than the ability to calculate). I suspect that the Macintosh could be quite useful in several aspects, e.g., giving students a good intuitive idea of the relationship between a function and its derivative, a convincing visual representation of the troublesome "epsilon/delta" definition of limit, graphic interpretation of Newton's method, etc. Is there any good software available? Anyone have any good ideas on what sorts of things would be useful? I would be interested in any suggestions and pointers. Thanks, Walter C3arlip _____________________________________________________________________________ Walter C3arlip c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (the "3" is silent) c3ar%zaphod@UCHIMVS1.bitnet _____________________________________________________________________________
gae@sphere.mast.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) (03/20/89)
"Calculus", I think by Broderbund, is available for Mac. I haven't
used it, but it got a good review in one of the magazines.
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Gerald A. Edgar
Department of Mathematics TS1871@OHSTVMA.bitnet
The Ohio State University gae@sphere.mast.ohio-state.edu
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