voula@utcsri.UUCP (Voula Vanneli) (02/28/85)
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING MARCH 4, 1985
(SS = Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George)
MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM - Wed., March 6,
3:10p.m., SS 2108
Professor Ed Dubinsky
ACM/MAA Institute for Retraining in Computer Science
Clarkson University
9"Computer Experiences as an Aid in Learning Mathematics Concepts"
Abstract
It is generally agreed that many undergraduate stu-
dents, even after acquiring the techniques of a mathematical
subject, do not understand the abstract concepts. In this
paper, the reasons for the difficulty are discussed theoret-
ically, leading to suggestions of a new type for computer
experiences which might assist in learning such concepts.
Experiments are described in which such experiences were
used in Clarkson undergraduate courses, and the effect
tested.