Pitfalls in Graphical Computation, or Why a Single Graph Isn't Enough

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsFranklin DemanaFranklin Demana received his Ph.D in Mathematics from Michigan State University in 1966. He is currently Associate Professor of Mathematics at The Ohio State University, where he has been on the faculty since 1966. He is the Director of Freshman Mathematics at Ohio State. Dr. Demana is the author of many articles in professional journals and the coauthor of two mathematics textbooks. His current areas of interest are in mathematics curriculum development at the middle school through calculus level utilizing calculators and computers.Bert K. WaitsBert K. Waits received his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from The Ohio State University in 1969. He is currently Associate Professor of Mathematics at The Ohio State University, where he has been teaching since 1961. He is the originator and Director of The Ohio Early College Mathematics Placement Testing Program operated for the Ohio Board of Regents. Dr. Waits is the author of many articles in professional journals and is the coauthor of four mathematics textbooks. His current areas of interest are in actuarial mathematics and mathematics curriculum development at the precalculus and calculus level utilizing computers.