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Calculators Are for Calculating, Mathematica Is for Calculus
Author

Andy Dorsett
Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Conference

Wolfram Technology Conference 2011
Conference location

Champaign, Illinois, USA
Description

We will be exploring how Mathematica can improve on (and ultimately replace) traditional methods of teaching first-year calculus. Mathematica becomes the tool not only for discovering new ideas, but also for clarifying and bringing to light all the foundational calculus concepts in first-year calculus that get obscured due to the tedious arithmetic and heavy algebraic manipulation required in traditional methods of teaching the course.
Subjects

*Education
*Wolfram Technology
URL

http://www.wolfram.com/events/technology-conference-2011
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