Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-second Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Chicago, Illinois, March 11-14, 2010

Paper S029

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An Overview of a Decade of WeBWorK Use in Precalculus and Calculus

Mako E. Haruta


University of Hartford

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ABSTRACT

The University of Hartford Mathematics Department has used the free, Internet-based, interactive homework system WeBWorK for the past ten years, resulting in increased homework completion and a rise in faculty-student interactions through email and office hours. This paper focuses on useful problem types and problem modifications for calculus and precalculus courses that require the TI-89 graphing calculator as well as other features that allow for creative pedagogical enhancements.

Keyword(s): WeBWorK, precalculus, calculus