Chyung, S. Y., & Guarino, J., & Scheepers, M., & DeLeon, R., & Adams, C., & Williams, P. (2011, June), The Value of Interactive Simulations Used in an Undergraduate Math Class  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18414

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  Chyung, S. Y., \& Guarino, J., \& Scheepers, M., \& DeLeon, R., \& Adams, C., \& Williams, P. (2011, June), \emph{The Value of Interactive Simulations Used in an Undergraduate Math Class}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18414

Seung Youn Chyung, Joe Guarino, Marion Scheepers, Rey DeLeon, Charles Adams, and Paul Williams.  "The Value of Interactive Simulations Used in an Undergraduate Math Class".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18414 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18414}
  Seung Youn Chyung, Joe Guarino, Marion Scheepers, Rey DeLeon, Charles Adams, and Paul Williams.
  "The Value of Interactive Simulations Used in an Undergraduate Math Class".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18414 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

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