Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Wlodkowski, Maine Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

. This addresses ethical, analyticaland legal concerns. As the intellectual property portfolio now defines – to a great extent– the value of many technology companies, it behooves the engineer to simultaneouslydesign and document one’s work. Moreover, this documentation approach is furtherenhanced by MATHCAD’s visual interface of mathematical formulae in their standard(textbook) form. As other authors1 have dutifully noted, programming languages andother software packages unfortunately still require a substantial translation or encryption– even for the most basic of mathematical expressions. Lastly, MATHCAD was alsoselected for its nimble facility in displaying and converting all types of engineering unitsand dimensions. From a pedagogical