Trends in education, 2010 (vol. 3), issue 1
TVV 2010, 3(1):164-167
A NOTELET TO CLICHÉ-CLAIM ON MATHEMATICAL TRANSPARENCY
- Department of Mathematics, Institute of Applied Informatics, Automation and Mathematics,, Faculty of Material Sciences and Technology in Trnava,, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava,, Hajdóczyho 1, 917 00 Trnava, Slovakia
The article presents a simple classroom example concerning the obligatory question how to make explaining the conception of the definite integral more transparent for technical university students. The explanation takes into account such mathematical fields as mathematical analysis, analytic geometry, linear algebra, as well as computer geometry.
Keywords: mathematical analysis, analytic geometry, linear algebra, computer geometry, WinPlot.
Published: July 1, 2010 Show citation
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