Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
April 2009 Volume 28, Number 2
Editors
Gary H. Marks
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 9
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Preface
Odd Bringslid, Buskerud University College, Norway
The 4th Workshop on Mathematical and Scientific e-Contents has its origin in the EU project Xmath (Buskerud University College 2001) focusing on the teaching of mathematics and math typesetting ... More
p. 97
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Examining the use of Computer Algebra Systems in university-level mathematics teaching
Zsolt Lavicza, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
The use of Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) is becoming increasingly important and widespread in mathematics research and teaching. In this paper, I will report on a questionnaire study enquiring... More
pp. 99-111
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The Xmath Integration Algorithm
Odd Bringslid, Buskerud University College, Norway
The projects Xmath (Bringslid and Canessa, 2002) and dMath (Bringslid, de la Villa and Rodriguez, 2007) were supported by the European Commission in the so called Minerva Action (Xmath) and The... More
pp. 113-122
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Moving Ahead to the Future By Going Back to the Past: Mathematics Education Online
Julie Peschke, Athabasca University, Canada
"People live on the internet because it's like heaven; you can do whatever you want." -Kessler Douglas, age 9 The culture of the young may, in fact, be a harbinger enticing us to follow a... More
pp. 123-133
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Introducing Dynamic Mathematics Software to Secondary School Teachers: the Case of GeoGebra
Judith Hohenwarter & Markus Hohenwarter, Florida State University, United States; Zsolt Lavicza, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
This paper describes a study aimed to identify most common impediments related to the introduction of an open-source mathematical software package GeoGebra. We report on the analysis of data... More
pp. 135-146
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Design and implementation of an integrated computer working environment for doing mathematics and science
André Heck, Ewa Kedzierska & Ton Ellermeijer, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
In this paper we report on the sustained research and development work at the AMSTEL Institute of the University of Amsterdam to improve mathematics and science education at primary and secondary... More
pp. 147-161
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Interactive Simulations for the Effective Learning of Physics
Hildegard Urban-Woldron, University College of Teacher Education of Christian Churches Vienna/Krems, Austria
Appropriate educational technologies have the potential to make physics’ concepts more accessible through visualization, modeling and multiple representations. Students are engaged in more powerful... More
pp. 163-176
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Using Automatic Speech Recognition to Dictate Mathematical Expressions: The Development of the “TalkMaths” Application at Kingston University.
Angela Wigmore, Gordon Hunter, Eckhard Pflügel & James Denholm-Price, Faculty of Computing Information Systems and Mathematics, Kingston University, United Kingdom; Vincent Binelli, École des Mines de Douai, France
Speech technology – especially automatic speech recognition – has now advanced to a level where it can be of great benefit both to able-bodied people and those with various disabilities. In this... More
pp. 177-189
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ICT for Inquiry in Mathematics: A Developmental Research Approach
Anne Berit Fuglestad, University of Agder, Norway
Computers and calculators are in general widely used in Norwegian schools, but with limited use in specific school subjects, as particularly in mathematics teaching. Various reports from surveys... More
pp. 191-202
