 Teacher Review (Based on classroom experience)Reviewer: Craig, Jan 5 2007 08:39:00:610PM |
Classroom use in Courses and Topics: Calculus: Applications of Derivatives |
Duration of classroom use: One Class |
What did students learn? Students learned numerical and graphical techniques for solving 1st order ODE's. |
What did students do with the resource? Students used the tool to explore graphical solutions corresponding to numerical solutions they had derived elsewhere. |
How hard was it for students to use? Very Easy |
Other classroom comments: I gave students a few different options; those who chose this tool found it to be the most flexible. |
Appropriate for: introduction to a concept, practice of skills and understandings, advanced investigations |
What math does one need to know to use the resource? Know what a differential equation is; ideally, have some understanding of linear approximations and Euler's method for numerical solution. |
What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource? None |
What extra things must be done to make it work? Nothing. |
How hard was it for you to learn? Very Easy |
Explanation: User prompts were self-explanatory. |
Ability to meet my goals: Effective |
Recommended for: Calculus: Applications of Derivatives |
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