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Ubuz, Behiye – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2007
This present study investigated engineering students' conceptions and misconceptions related to derivative, particularly interpreting the graph of a function and constructing its derivative graph. Participants were 147 first year engineering students from four universities enrolled in first year undergraduate calculus courses with or without the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts, Engineering, Diagnostic Tests
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Jones, Mark S. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1997
Outlines a course at the University of Glamorgan in the United Kingdom in which a computer algebra system (CAS) teaches mathematical modeling. The format is based on continual assessment of group and individual work stating the problem, a feature list, and formulation of the models. No additional mathematical word processing package is necessary.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries