Illustrating the Beats Phenomenon with Excel: the construction of meaning through experimentation

The work of students on a specific mathematical topic is described in terms of their initial lack of confidence to take the concept on board through to their final understanding of the topic; a change that was greatly supported by their use of spreadsheets. The outcome for the students parallels th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: John Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bond University
Series:Spreadsheets in Education
Online Access:http://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/4512-illustrating-the-beats-phenomenon-with-excel-the-construction-of-meaning-through-experimentation.pdf