TY - JOUR
T1 - Book reviews - Kutzler, Bernhard, Mathematics on the PC-Introduction to DERIVE, Soft Warehouse GmbH&CoKG, ISBN 3-9500364-1-5 / Sjostrand, David, Mathematics with Excel, Chartwell-Bratt Ltd, ISBN 0-86238-361-7
AU - Murphy, Barry
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Here are two books which can be warmly recommended. Kutzler's introduction to DERIVE is a model of its kind and cannot be faulted as an introduction to DERIVE 3 use for the absolute beginner, whether at school or university. It is suitable for self-study and will not tax non-mathematical readers. Sjostrand's book can be recommended with some reservations. It attempts an important task; to show how a widely-used spreadsheet, in this case Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Windows or for Macintosh, can be used to explore mathematics at secondary school level and beyond. It would be suitable for the school or third-level student who is well supervised and has directions to a suitable mathematics text-book.
AB - Here are two books which can be warmly recommended. Kutzler's introduction to DERIVE is a model of its kind and cannot be faulted as an introduction to DERIVE 3 use for the absolute beginner, whether at school or university. It is suitable for self-study and will not tax non-mathematical readers. Sjostrand's book can be recommended with some reservations. It attempts an important task; to show how a widely-used spreadsheet, in this case Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Windows or for Macintosh, can be used to explore mathematics at secondary school level and beyond. It would be suitable for the school or third-level student who is well supervised and has directions to a suitable mathematics text-book.
M3 - Article
SN - 1358-5363
VL - 9
SP - 32
EP - 33
JO - Computers in Higher Education Economics Reviews (Virtual edition)
JF - Computers in Higher Education Economics Reviews (Virtual edition)
IS - 2
ER -