A Guidebook to Calculus with Mathematica (Wadsworth New Directions in Mathematics Series) - Softcover

Crooke, Philip; Ratcliffe, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534154832 ISBN 13: 9780534154837

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1991

Synopsis

Designed to enhance a traditional calculus curriculum, this text offers guidance in utilizing Mathematica to explore calculus concepts. Focusing on the process of mathematics rather than on finding single right answers, this book involves students in actively observing and analyzing mathematical principles using Mathematica to handle the manipulative work. With this text, students should learn to utilize Mathematica - particularly its numerical, symbolic, and graphing capabilities - to discover for themselves why mathematical principles work as they do, building stronger conceptual understanding in the process. The topics addressed involve sophisticated mathematics but also produce pictorial results, engaging students in the ideas and increasing their ability to view them geometrically. The activities should also develop students' sophistication in choosing and employing technology effectively.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534154832
• ISBN 13: 9780534154837
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256