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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Could It Be Possible to Replace DERIVE with MAXIMA?
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Garcia, Alfonsa; Garcia, Francisco; Rodriguez, Gerardo; de la Villa, Agustin – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2011
In recent years, a considerable number of teachers in Spain have been using DERIVE to teach math subjects in High Schools and Universities. This software has been used by the authors of this work as a support tool in Mathematics courses for Engineering. Since Texas Instruments does not support DERIVE, we were faced with finding an alternative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Computer Software
An Example of Competence-Based Learning: Use of Maxima in Linear Algebra for Engineers
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Diaz, Ana; Garcia, Alfonsa; de la Villa, Agustin – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2011
This paper analyses the role of Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) in a model of learning based on competences. The proposal is an e-learning model Linear Algebra course for Engineering, which includes the use of a CAS (Maxima) and focuses on problem solving. A reference model has been taken from the Spanish Open University. The proper use of CAS is…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technical Writing, Open Universities, Information Management