
Electronic Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsChicago, Illinois, October 30-November 2, 2003Paper S133
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Precalculus: Concepts in Context |
Marsha Davis
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
USA
davisma@easternct.edu
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| Hortencia Garcia
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
USA
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This paper presents a model approach to pre-calculus. Mathematics appears in context, and contextual problems motivate development of the mathematics needed to solve them. Samples of technology-based labs, projects, and explorations, key components of this approach are presented.
Keyword(s): precalculus