Thursday 11 April 2013

Math Tab - Show kids what mathematics is really about with computers

I recently watched a great video on TED called Teaching kids real mathematics with computers by Conrad Wolfram. Fantastic video that talks about letting computers do the calculating so it gives more time for kids to understand how math is present in the real world. This leads onto my new discovery of Math Tab (www.mathtab.com). This great website lets you create and view other created apps that do the calculation for you. Some might argue that this takes away the learning from the student, but if you are getting students to create the app, aren't they demonstrating their understanding? It allows more time for math interpretation of the world and less repetitive calculations in a notepad. So if you need to calculate anything from simple interest to comparing fuel costs, area under a curve to even the novelty of your age in dog years, have a go at Math Tab.


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