The Role of the Graphing Calculator in the Basic Skills Mathematics Curriculum.

Scariano, Stephen M.; Calzada, Maria E.

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Role of the Graphing Calculator in the Basic Skills Mathematics Curriculum.

Scariano, Stephen M.; Calzada, Maria E.

Mathematics and Computer Education, v28 n1 p60-69 Win 1994

Challenges mathematics instructors to use graphing calculator technology in courses designed for non-mathematics majors and offers three types of open-ended problems that can be integrated into a basic skills mathematics curriculum: simultaneous equations, distance problems, and proportions using real data. (MKR)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Distance, Equations (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, Graphs, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Nonmajors, Ratios (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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