On the Use of Symbolic Computation in Undergraduate Microeconomics Instruction.

Boyd, David W.

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ERIC Number: EJ566861

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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On the Use of Symbolic Computation in Undergraduate Microeconomics Instruction.

Boyd, David W.

Journal of Economic Education, v29 n3 p227-46 Sum 1998

Illustrates how a computer software symbolic-processing program can be easily incorporated into an advanced undergraduate microeconomics course. Symbolic-processing programs are relatively sophisticated software packages that combine numeric, symbolic, and graphic computation in a single unified computing environment. Includes examples of computer-created graphs and command sequences. (MJP)

Descriptors: Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Economics Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Information Technology, Instructional Innovation, Mathematical Applications, Microeconomics, Symbolic Language, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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