Teaching ellipse with cas
Teaching ellipse with cas
Author(s): Marin Marinov, Petya AsenovaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Education, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Higher Education , Conference Report, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: Teaching Mathematics at university level; Analytical Geometry; Ellipse; Computer Algebra Systems (CAS); Conceptual understanding
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents an approach to teaching Mathematics at university level using the computer system for symbolic manipulations Wolfram Mathematica. It gives an environment for fast calculations, visualization of properties, and explorations leading to the hypotheses. These way students participate actively in constructing their knowledge, obtain deeper understanding and they are able to apply their knowledge and skills for solving problems. We illustrate the approach on the topic Ellipse and demonstrate how it facilitates the understanding of the main concepts.
Journal: Computer Science and Education in Computer Science
- Issue Year: 14/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 11-21
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
