Tag: Wolfram|Alpha
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Wolfram|Alpha Queries
This is my response to this post by Mr. Morford concerning his view of Wolfram|Alpha. In my Finite Math class this semester, I have been using Wolfram|Alpha a lot. The other day one of my students wanted to use Wolfram|Alpha to reproduce one of the feasible regions, when all she knew were the corner points. I…
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Games, Activities, and Useful Web Tools.
Here’s a rundown of some of the games and activities that I’ve recently used in the classroom, along with various other useful links that I can see being applicable to learning and education. 1. Ed On Your Own Crossword Puzzles – This particular link from Ed on Your Own has a list of free printable math…
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Links from the Week – including a LCM/GCF Competition-Style Idea
Sometimes I wonder how many people actually find this more annoying than useful. 1. Maple Worksheets for Calculus – In addition to the Applets which I previously posted about, there St. Louis University also has a series of Maple Worksheets for Calculus that could prove to be useful. That is, if Maple is your thing.…
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Using Wolfram | Alpha Effectively
When I was helping some of my students review for their final exam tonight, I was reminded about Wolfram|Alpha, and how to effectively use it in the classroom. One of my students was trying a factoring problem, and he all of a sudden started typing it into his computer. I asked him what he was…
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