Electronic Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Chicago, Illinois, October 30-November 2, 2003

Paper S015

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Corinna Mansfield, ISBN 0-321-30456-x, Copyright (C) 2005 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.


Using Maple to Develop Students' Intuition in Solving Discrete Mathematics Problems

Kate McGivney


Mathematics Department
Shippensburg University
1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257
USA


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Doug Ensley


Mathematics Department
Shippensburg University
1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257
USA


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ABSTRACT

The authors used Maple to design exploratory activities for students in discrete mathematics. The specific topics include sequences, sets, relations, combinations and probability.

Keyword(s): discrete mathematics, Maple