Student Understanding of Basic Calculus Concepts: Interaction with the Graphics Calculator.

Lauten, A. Darien; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ495492

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Student Understanding of Basic Calculus Concepts: Interaction with the Graphics Calculator.

Lauten, A. Darien; And Others

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, v13 n2 p225-37 Jun 1994

Describes five college and two high school students' understandings of function and limit in a graphics calculator-based environment and identifies instances where students' understanding seems to have been influenced by the availability of a graphing calculator. (27 references) (MKR)

Descriptors: Calculus, College Students, Constructivism (Learning), Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, Graphs, High School Students, Higher Education, Interviews, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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