Is close enough good enough? Reflections on the use of technology in teaching calculus

• Autores: Veselin Jungic, Jamie Mulholland
• Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 45, Nº. 7, 2014, págs. 1075-1084
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/0020739x.2014.892166
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• Resumen

  • In this note, we introduce an interesting example that uses the monotonicity of the definite integral to obtain a good approximation of a particular definite integral. The second objective of this note is to discuss some aspects of the place of technology in teaching calculus topics.