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Lane, Jean – 1994
This booklet contains a representative sample of the efforts of colleagues at 11 institutions to use graphing calculators to enhance the teaching of calculus and precalculus. The first section contains examples of graphs for teachers to choose from for presentations, including: simple examples to illustrate some standard ideas in precalculus,…
Descriptors: Calculus, Graphing Calculators, Graphs, Higher Education
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Lum, Lewis – Mathematics Teacher, 1995
Illustrates exploration of composition of functions, translations, and inverse functions on a graphing calculator. Includes reproducible student worksheets. (MKR)
Descriptors: Calculus, Discovery Learning, Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators
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Mercer, Joseph – Mathematics Teacher, 1995
Presents five lessons to demonstrate how graphing calculators can be used to teach the slope-intercept concept of linear equations and to establish more general principles about two-dimensional graphs. Contains a reproducible student quiz. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Equations (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, Graphs
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Lowther, Martha H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1996
Presents cost analyses of building a patio, incorporating manipulatives, pattern building, graphing calculators, matrix applications, and functions. Includes reproducible student worksheet. (MKR)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Cost Effectiveness, Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators