Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!jarthur!ucivax!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucsd!pacbell.com!ames!haven!cs.wvu.wvnet.edu!schiebel From: schiebel@cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (Darrell Schiebel) Newsgroups: comp.edu Subject: Re: programming for math credit - rational Message-ID: <1076@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> Date: 2 Dec 90 00:28:45 GMT References: Organization: WVU Statistics and Computer Science Lines: 20 Regreatably, there most likely isn't room to fit a required CS class into the REQUIRED curriculum without removing something, and that would probably be a mistake. However, a CS class(es) should be recommended. In agreement with "Dr Richard Enbody", a package like Mathematica should be introduced into the math classes as early as possible. The graphical capabilities of Mathematica makes math come alive, Allowing one to see functions, perform liner algebra, solve calculus problems, etc. IMHO, Mathematica should hold a similar place in the math domain as the word processor holds in the literary domain. Also, note by choosing Mathematica as a mathematical environment, one has access to multiple programming paradigms which can be gradually introduced to perform more sophisticated operations. Mathematica is a tool which is very useful by all levels of mathematical sophistication. These are just my opinions, and I really have no connection with the makers of Mathematica. I'm just impressed with it. Darrell Schiebel (schiebel@a.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu) Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com