Electronic Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsChicago, Illinois, October 30-November 2, 2003Paper C047Technology-Supported Inquiry-Based Learning In Collegiate Mathematics |
Hamide Dogan-DunlapMathematical Sciences University of Texas at El Paso Bell Hall 302 El Paso, TX 79968 USA Phone: Phone: (915)747 6769 hdogan@utep.edu list of all papers by this author |
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ABSTRACT
The paper discusses how Mathematica (a Computer Algebra System) activities are implemented in a matrix algebra course to provide and support inquiry-based learning both during and out of the class. Students' comments, instructor's experiences and course material are used to discuss pedagogical issues that have occurred while integrating technology.Keyword(s): Mathematica, linear algebra, pedagogy