Electronic Proceedings of the Seventh Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsOrlando, Florida, November 17-20, 1994Paper P016The Graphics Calculator as a Teaching and Learning Tool in Precalculus |
Tania M. McDuffieSpartanburg Technical College Spartanburg, SC 29305 USA |
ABSTRACT
This session will include viewing actual labs used in an experimental Precalculus class taught with a lab component. Students' responses to labs will be available. Information on the new features of the Casio 9700 Graphics calculator including animated graphs, root finders, and equation solvers and how they can be integrated in a Precalculus class will be provided. Class demonstration techniques as well as lab activities will be incorporated in the session.Keyword(s): graphing calculators, precalculus