Experience with teaching mathematics for engineers with the aid of wolfram alpha(Conference Paper)
- Department of Mathematics, University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic
Abstract
Recent development of answer engines such as Wolfram Alpha brought a huge computational power to the end devices such as mobile phones and as a consequence students now can perform many calculus tasks very easily. Teachers could either forbid using such tools and insist on often quite long time consuming manual calculations or they can incorporate their usage in the education process that obviously requires update of syllabuses and teaching materials. In this paper we present two years experience with teaching mathematics for engineers with the aid of Wolfram Alpha that students can use not only in classes, but also during the written part of examination. © 2012 Newswood Limited. All rights reserved.
Indexed keywords
| Engineering controlled terms: | CalculationsEngineersMathematical techniques |
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| Engineering uncontrolled terms | CalculusComputational powerContent management systemEducation processEnd-devicesGenerator for written examsMultiple choiceTeaching materials |
| Engineering main heading: | Teaching |
Funding details
| Funding sponsor | Funding number | Acronym |
|---|---|---|
| OP VK CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0377,OP VK CZ.1.07/2.4.00/17.0100 |
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Manuscript received July 17, 2012; revised August 3, 2012. This work was partially supported by the Czech Ministry of Education under projects OP VK CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0377 and OP VK CZ.1.07/2.4.00/17.0100.
- ISSN: 20780958
- ISBN: 978-988192516-9;978-988192511-4
- Source Type: Conference Proceeding
- Original language: English
- Document Type: Conference Paper
- Volume Editors: Burgstone J.,Ao S.I.,Douglas C.,Grundfest W.S.
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- Publisher: Newswood Limited
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