FYI: free graphing calculator (software)

[kirby urner]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9caca722-5235-401c-8d3f-9e242b794c3a

Dunno if open source, doesn't look to be.

Kirby

[Paul Libbrecht]

Le 19 janv. 2011 à 01:29, kirby urner a écrit :

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> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9caca722-5235-401c-8d3f-9e242b794c3a

Tastes like the old graphing-calculator that was on MacOS 8.6-MacOS 9.2 but is discontinued.

> Dunno if open source, doesn't look to be.

Nope.

I wonder if someone can say how much better that is than Wolfram|Alpha

paul

[kirby urner]

I'm usually on the warpath against calculators, just cuz I think they've postponed the future shock

of learning more computer science as just more ordinary workaday maths.

http://controlroom.blogspot.com/2010/03/geometery-geography.html

Externalizing future shock only works for so long.  Fortunately, we have more schools using texts like 'Mathematics for the Digital Age...' by Litvins.

Math 2.0 is at the forefront, as you can't play with all these applets if all you use is a calculator.  The iPhone is probably the final straw.

Kirby

 

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[Murray]

I wrote a review of its predecessor, Microsoft Math 3, which sold for
$19.95.

http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/microsoft-math-30-review/713

This new version 4 appears to be free (no nag screens or "your
evaluation will cease in 29 days" or whatever).

Regards,
Murray Bourne
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