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From: hb136@leah.albany.edu (Herb Brown)
Subject: Re: Looking for Mathematics Oriented...
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In article <29222@rouge.usl.edu> gmv0570@usl.edu (Vignes Gerard M) writes:
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>        I am looking for a mathematics oriented graphics package
>        for an IBM compatible 386 w ?GA monitor.  Something that
>        is useful for serious graphing but also capable of capturing
>        a students interest in Math and ~~shudder~~ Calculus.
>
>        I'm not looking for a freebie or even cheap shareware, but
>        a quality application that might convince the kind of kids
>        who live behind a terminal (and shy away from even Algebra)
>        that math is worth learning.
>                                                       Gerard


We use Maple in our Computer Classroom to teach (SHUDDER) Calculus and other
mathematics courses. The students seem to be able to learn to use Maple with
little effort. We use Amiga computers rather than IBMs, but I know that Maple
may be used on very many platforms, including IBMs.

                               Herb


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