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The Application of a Computer Algebra System as a Tool in College Algebra
Author(s) -
Mayes Robert L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
school science and mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1949-8594
pISSN - 0036-6803
DOI - 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1995.tb15729.x
Subject(s) - symbolic computation , algebra over a field , mathematics education , computation , group (periodic table) , visualization , course (navigation) , pre algebra , computer science , control (management) , mathematics , pure mathematics , connected mathematics , artificial intelligence , algorithm , everyday mathematics , reform mathematics , engineering , mathematical analysis , chemistry , organic chemistry , aerospace engineering
This study compared a traditional lecture‐based college algebra course to an experimental algebra course. The experimental course stressed active student involvement and the use of the computer as a tool to explore mathematics. One hundred thirty‐seven subjects were divided into an experimental group and a control group. Subjects in the experimental group scored significantly higher than the control group on a final measure of inductive reasoning, visualization, and problem solving while maintaining an equivalent level of manipulation and computation skills. However, the attitude of subjects in the experimental group towards the use of the computer in learning mathematics declined significantly.