Colando, Barbara

70 Stark

Rochester Hills, MI 48307





Wilson, Ellen

916 Bay

Pontiac, MI 48342

Ellen.F.Wilson@um.cc.umich.edu



Mathcad lessons for Algebra II



We believe that by working as a team we  are able to problem solve and 

trouble shoot  most instructional and computer difficulties.   We have 

structured our lessons so that  they can be used in an algebra classroom  

with as few as 3 computers--the typical  situation in many  mathematics 

classroom.   The lessons are also very useable in a  computer lab or with 

an overhead projection  plate.  We also believe that MathCad should  be 

used cooperatively by the students as  a tool to discover mathematical 

ideas.



We have done some work on eight topics  that we believe teachers can use as 

a supplement  to any Algebra II class.  These topics  include 

*	introduction to Mathcad

*	absolute  value inequalities

*	systems of equations

*	exploration of radicals

*	factoring

*	direct  and inverse variation

*	quadratic equations

*	binomial theorems. 





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