Re: SOLVEVX bug?
- From: laurent.joliaferrier@xxxxxxx
- Date: 31 Aug 2006 11:19:44 -0700
Mike wrote:
I agree. Even Maple and Mathematica have subtle problems.
I have used these issues as an opportunity to teach my math and
physics students good math techniques and caution. I has been great
fun, and the students actually get a big kick out of it when they get
an easy problem on an exam or homework assignment that the calculator
can't do. I think it helps give the students a broader perspective
instead of just blindly relying on calculators and software to do their
thinking for them. It teaches them to check their answers by other
means and to ask themselves "Does the answer make sense?"
I totally agree with your analysis. A calculator is a tool: 'garbage
in, garbage out'. And sometimes 'no garbage in, garbage out' !!!
Laurent
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