Number Theory, Dialogue, and the Use of Spreadsheets in Teacher Education
This paper demonstrates the use of a spreadsheet in teaching topics in elementary number theory. It emphasizes both the power and deficiency of inductive reasoning using a number of historically significant examples. The notion of computational experiment as a modern approach to the teaching of mat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bond University
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| Series: | Spreadsheets in Education |
| Online Access: | http://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/4568-number-theory-dialogue-and-the-use-of-spreadsheets-in-teacher-education.pdf |