"The Computer Classroom Lecture"

Bill Pletsch*
Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute
Arts and Sciences Department 525 Buena Vista SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106
USA
E-mail:bpletsch@tvi.cc.nm.us


Computer algebra systems have not yet lived up to their promise in the 
field of mathematics education. In particular, in computer classroom 
instruction (a class where the instructor and the student each have a 
computer) progress is still slow. The promise remains. The reasons why 
the promise has not been achieved and what needs to be done to rectify the 
situation will be fully explored. 
An analysis of the situation will show it is a question of capability of the 
software and technique of the instructor. These themes will be discussed in depth 
with examples. The relative merits of the top instructional computer 
algebra systems used in colleges in the United States and how they are 
currently being used will also be discussed.