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- From: jvp@vlsi2.ee.iastate.edu (Jim Van Peursem)
- Subject: Re: Mathematics Instruction
- Message-ID: <jvp.721078892@cpre1.ee.iastate.edu>
- Keywords: math
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1992Nov3.221227.24209@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:41:32 GMT
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- In <1992Nov3.221227.24209@u.washington.edu> marglin@stein.u.washington.edu (Stephen Marglin) writes:
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- >I am interested in learning about programs that others have found
- >successful in helping secondary school students learn mathematics, i.e.,
- >algebra, trigonometry, etc.
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- I have a copy of a program that will knock your socks off. Check
- out MacNumerics by Spring Branch Software, Inc. I am so impressed with
- this product that I would openly recommend it for anyone wanting to know
- more about mathematics.
-
- Some of it's features are:
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- - Conic Sections
- - Curve Fitting
- - File Operations (students can save their partially solved work)
- - Functions
- - Graph Tool
- - Inequalities
- - Systems of Linear Equations
- - Lines
- - Matrix Operations
- - Vectors
- - Parametric Equations
- - Polynomials
- - Unit Circle
- - etc, etc, etc (Don't have time type the whole list)
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- I'll quote their description off the back of the box: "This program has
- been designed with special emphasis on learning and teaching mathematics at
- high school and university levels, yet is powerful enough to be used by
- working professionals. Dynamic and interactive graphing shows solutions
- and concepts in a clear and visual manner."
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- Spring Branch Software, Inc.
- P.O. Box 342
- Manchester, Iowa 52057
- (319) 927-6537
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