Approaches to the derivative and integral with technology and their advantages/disadvantages

Authors

Ute Mueller, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Patricia Forster, Edith Cowan University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Faculty

Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences

School

School of Education

RAS ID

1476

Comments

Mueller, U. A., & Forster, P. A. (1999). Approaches to the derivative and integral with technology and their advantages/disadvantages. In Electronic Proceedings of the 8th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics.

Abstract

The introduction of CAS and graphics calculators into mathematics teaching has had a strong impact on the way in which derivative and integral are introduced and developed. This paper provides a review of pen-and-paper and technology approaches identified in the research literature. They range from object-based to local, and all incorporate student investigation. We discuss their advantages and disadvantages with reference to research findings.