Pitfalls in Graphical Computation, or Why a Single Graph Isn't Enough.

Demana, Franklin; Waits, Bert K.

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ERIC Number: EJ377978

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Publication Date: 1988

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Pitfalls in Graphical Computation, or Why a Single Graph Isn't Enough.

Demana, Franklin; Waits, Bert K.

College Mathematics Journal, v19 n2 p177-83 Mar 1988

Argues that while microcomputer and graphing calculators have evolved to a stage where they should be used routinely by mathematics students at all levels, there is sometimes potential to mislead students with computer generated graphs. Examples are included. (PK)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Educational Technology, Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, Graphs, Higher Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Trigonometry

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - General

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Language: English

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