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Peer reviewedGordon, Sheldon P. – Primus, 1993
Calculus must evolve or face the prospect of becoming irrelevant. The minimum level of classroom technology now available requires us to rethink the content of our calculus courses. Proposes using graphing calculators and computer algebra systems to include the following topics: local linearity, optimization problems, families of curves, and…
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedGordon, Sheldon P. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1992
Illustrates where several unexpected patterns of antiderivatives can be realized during calculus instruction via the application of integration by parts to the exploration of particular members of families of functions. (JJK)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Discovery Learning
