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

San Antonio, Texas, March 6-9, 2008

Paper S045

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, ISBN 0-321-64488-3, Copyright (C) 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Teaching Technical Mathematics with Calculus Using CAS Calculator Support

Ben Rushing, Jr.


Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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ABSTRACT

This paper outlines some results of using CAS calculators (TI-89, TI-92, voyage 200) to support Technical Mathematics and Calculus for Electronics courses taken by industrial and electronics technology students at NSULA. Specific examples of pedagogy (vectors, Fourier Series) are presented.

Keyword(s): TI-89, TI-92, Voyage 200, calculus