I was so excited about reading this article! The value of spreadsheets in industry, education, and life is profound. I have spent countless hours preparing useful information and tools for colleagues by using spreadsheets.
MS Excel and other spreadsheet programs are used extensively in in industry. An aptitude for using them will certainly benefit students in their professional careers.
This approach to mathematics exploration removes so much of the laborious elements. Allowing conceptual development is critical to turning rote plug and chug into true understanding of the ideas.
I went throught the examples listed in the articcle. Here is my spreadsheet:
It looks a bit gabled in google format, so I recommend downlaoding it and looking at it in your local spreadsheet application.
Hi Tom,
ReplyDeleteI agree, spreadsheets are awesome tools that have a myriad of uses. It's interesting to note that the inventors gave away their invention instead of making billions on it. I use spreadsheets in everything I do almost, from work, coaching to school.
Nice blog,
Keith