Re: What are the Advantages of Using This Software in Teaching Math?

Robin Erric Ogdol <lovelyashleyanne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Good day to everyone,

Hello! I'm Robin Erric Ogdol; a student of
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines. I just want to ask
on what are the advantages of using this software in
teaching Mathematics especially to High School Students. I
hope for your favorable response. I really need this for
one of my requirements here in school. Thank You!!

At the risk of getting myself lynched here, I would suggest
that you should consider looking at Mathcad in preference
to Matlab. Don't get me wrong here, I am not suggesting
that Mathcad is better than Matlab; it is simply that
Matlab is a superb mathematical programming language,
whereas the Mathcad format is much closer to standard
mathematical syntax, and will almost match exactly what the
student will see in their text books - e.g. integral signs
look like integral signs as do differentials. It also
handles units (sometimes just too well ;-)

It also has the advantage of being significantly cheaper.

http://www.ptc.com/appserver/mkt/products/home.jsp?k=3901

Now the trick is to dodge the flack that will be coming in
my direction

Regards

Dave Robinson
.

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