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ERIC Number: EJ436597
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-9258
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A Critical Look at the Generation of Commonly Used Transcendental Functions in Undergraduate Science.
Terry, Ronald J.
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v10 n3 p115-18 Spr 1991
Undergraduate students in the physical sciences can benefit from widespread availability of microcomputers and their link with numerical methods. Presented are examples of evaluating various transcendental mathematical functions, using numerical methods that emphasize the development of critical thinking skills and practical numerical techniques of approximation. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Estimation (Mathematics), Functions (Mathematics), Higher Education, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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