A visualização na resolução de problemas de calculo diferencial e integral no ambiente computacional MPP / Visual aspects of solving problem in calculus within an MPP computational environment

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Rarely brazilian universities study computational tool to teach of Calculus. However, in countries like United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany, Mexico, Spain, Colombia and Venezuela, these studies are very advanced, showing includes assessments about of these technologies (graphical and numerical calculators, videos and software) in the undergraduate. Intending to answer this demand, this study have to goal analyses the contribution of a educational software to solve problems that cross limits of the functional Calculus, emphasizes the necessity, the importance and the result of the utilization of this tool, that should not be treated only with pencil and paper; to analyses through realized activities, the acquired mathematical knowledge throughout of visualization and visual representation described by students. The research has investigated how the visualization of graphics representations produced by computational tool MPP contributed on learning of Calculus of entering Chemistry students at Unicamp. Although a study was developed, with qualitative focus, witch was investigated nine students. The first step of study which means the verification of previously knowledge´s real function of a real variable of each student in the Unicamp?s National Selection Exam from first and second phases in determinated questions. The second step has analyzed the proposed activities specific to be solved with auxiliary of freeware computational tool Mathematic Plotting Package-MPP. This tool has allowed the graphic and numerical visualization and solve Calculus problems in a quickly, practical and efficient form. The analyses shows a viable and capable alternative to Calculus teach undergraduate.

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calculo - estudo e ensino mathematics education solução de problemas calculus visualização educação matematica problem solving computer visualization computação - modelos matematicos

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