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Salame, Issa I.; Ramirez, Lorraine; Nikolic, Durica; Krauss, David – International Journal of Instruction, 2022
The subject of buffer solutions in chemistry is a challenging concept for students to learn due to its abstract nature. The difficulties that students face in learning about buffer solutions can lead to poor performance and alternative conceptions about the topic. The development of successful conceptual understanding to solve buffer solution…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Difficulty Level
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Mathews, John H. – AMATYC Review, 1989
Discusses numerical methods to compute approximate solutions of a differential equation. Provides a Pascal program for the extended Euler-Heun method. (YP)
Descriptors: Calculators, College Mathematics, Differential Equations, Equations (Mathematics)
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Waits, Bert K.; Demana, Franklin – Mathematics Teacher, 1989
Illustrated is the use of computer- or calculator-based graphing to deepen students' understanding about solutions to inequalities. Two examples which use a zoom-in procedure are provided. (YP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Equations (Mathematics)
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Shumway, Richard J. – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Illustrated is the problem of solving equations and some different strategies students might employ when using available technology. Gives illustrations for: exact solutions, approximate solutions, and approximate solutions which are graphically generated. (RT)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
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Kissane, Barry – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1989
Discusses the use of function graphers for teaching some mathematical concepts, including roots of a function; system of equations; inequality; relative extreme of function; trigonometric identities; limit of function; and convergent/divergent of sequence. (YP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics