Computer Algebra in Education

at ACA'2022 to be held August 15-19 at Gebze Technical University, SE of Istanbul, Turkey

Organizers:

Michel Beaudin, ÉTS, Canada
Michael Wester, University of New Mexico, USA
Noah Dana-Picard, Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel
Alkis Akritas, University of Thessaly, Greece
José Luis Galán García, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Elena Varbanova, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Overview:

Education has become one of the fastest growing application areas for computers in general and computer algebra in particular. Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) make for powerful teaching and learning tools within mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, economics, etc. Among them are:
(a) the commercial "heavy weights" such as Casio ClassPad 330, Derive, Magma, Maple, Mathematica, MuPAD, TI NSpire CAS, and
(b) the free software/open source systems such as Axiom, Euler, Fermat, wxMaxima, Reduce, and the rising stars such as GeoGebra, Sage, SymPy and Xcas (the swiss knife for mathematics).

The goal of this session is to exchange ideas, discuss classroom experiences, and to explore significant issues relating to CAS tools/use within education. Subjects of interest for this session will include new CAS-based teaching/learning strategies, curriculum changes, new support materials, assessment practices from all scientific fields, and experiences of joint use of applied mathematics and CAS including dynamic geometry.

We emphasize that all levels of education are welcome, from high school to university, and that all domains are welcome, including teacher training, engineer training, etc.

If you are interested in proposing a talk, please send an abstract to Michel Beaudin. Please use this LaTeX template LaTeX template for your abstract and send both the LaTeX source and a compiled PDF version. We suggest that abstracts be at least half a page including references.

Talks

  1. Computer Algebra Systems---powerful tools for creating teaching-learning resources in undergraduate mathematics
    (Elena Varbanova, Bulgaria)
  2. Using CAS in the classroom: personal thoughts (Part II)
    (Michel Beaudin, Canada)
  3. Simplified models of planetary orbits, virtual space mandalas and beyond
    (Thierry Dana-Picard, Israel)
  4. Comprehensive solutions to problems in Maple, using the parametric option
    (D. J. Jeffrey, Canada)
  5. Multivalued functions and cubic equations
    (V. M. Quance, M. R. Vancea and D. J. Jeffrey, Canada)

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ACA'2022 main page
Conferences on Applications of Computer Algebra main page