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Title

Extending Traditional School Mathematics
Author

David Fowler
Organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Journal / Anthology

Mathematica in Education and Research
Year: 2000
Volume: 9
Issue: 3-4
Page range: 91-118
Contents

Newspaper Numbers | A Rock and Roll Timeline | BBSim. A Simulation of Basketball Scoring | The Cardioid in the Coffee Cup | Phase Four. Exploring an American High School Mathematics Examination Problem with Mathematica | Chaos with a Heart | Your Brain on Mathematica | The Dragon's Eye and the Architect's Window | Smiling Faces, Rule 90 Meets the Spiral, and a New Way of Listening to Sea Shells | Surfing the Cantor Set | Genetically Seeking Sparse Rulers
Description

The Fractal Dimension of the Blues uses the Mathematica environment to present alterntive views of Mathematica to students and teachers.
Subjects

*Applied Mathematics > Computer Science
*Arts and Humanities > Music
*Mathematics > Calculus and Analysis > Calculus
*Mathematics > Calculus and Analysis > Complex Analysis
*Mathematics > Calculus and Analysis > Harmonic Analysis
*Mathematics > Discrete Mathematics > Cellular Automata
*Mathematics > Geometry > Plane Geometry
*Wolfram Technology > Programming > 2D Graphics
*Wolfram Technology > Programming > Graphing and Plotting