Spreadsheets—a Tool for the Mathematics Classroom

The use of a spreadsheet is an ideal way to model a mathematical algorithm. An activity in which three algorithms are modeled with a spreadsheet is described.

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Arithmetic
Calculators
Calculus
Classrooms
College mathematics
Computers
Division
Educational Development
Mathematics education
Mathematics materials
Mathematics Teachers
Middle School Mathematics
Middle Schools
Modeling
Newton approximation methods
Newtons method
Spreadsheets
State colleges
TECHNOLOGY TIPS
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