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Direct linkGordon, Sheldon P. – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2020
The article uses dynamic visualizations in Excel to examine a variety of ways in which students can attain a much greater depth of understanding of optimization problems in introductory calculus. The topics discussed include a variety of common optimization problems that appear in virtually every calculus textbook that can all be enhanced…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Calculus
