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Peer reviewedHerron, Peter – AMATYC Review, 1989
Discusses a student project visualizing the surface of a function using computer graphics. Describes topics to complete the project, function and its domain, scaling, coordinate axes, projection of the surface, sketching the graph, plotting, changing the viewpoint, and rotating the axes. Provides a BASIC program using the rotation of the axes and…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Functions (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedKissane, 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
Peer reviewedBarton, Ray – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Presented is an educational game called "The Chaos Game" which produces complicated fractal images. Two basic computer programs are included. The production of fractal images by the Sierpinski gasket and the Chaos Game programs is discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Games
