Using The Geometer's Sketchpad to Visualize Maximum-Volume Problems

Describes the maximum-volume-box problem designed to lead students to a deeper understanding of the problem and its solution. Uses the Geometer's Sketchpad as a learning tool. Illustrates some examples of constructing and using the sketch. (KHR)

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Activity Units
Algebra
Calculators
Calculus
Circles
Computer Uses in Education
Computers
Concept Formation
Educational Change
Geometers Sketchpad
Geometric Concepts
Geometry
Graphing Calculators
Mathematical problems
Mathematics Activities
Mathematics curricula
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics teachers
Predictor Variables
Secondary Education
Secondary school curricula
Squares
Teaching Methods
Textbooks
Volume (Mathematics)
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