The change of the method in mathematics education with TI-82 in Japan

Shin Watanabe

Up to now Japanese mathematics education has been focused in formality and abstract notions, with a lot of time spent doing calculations. This has to change, and the introduction of the graphing calculator might help in this process. With graphing calculators, mathematics teaching and learning becomes interesting. In this paper this is shown through examples in which the calculator is used in precalculus, differential calculus and problem solving. Now many students can see and touch the mathematical knowledge using the calculator, and enjoy their time in the mathematical lessons.

Shin Watanabe

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