Abstract
This paper examines the effect of applying symbolic computation and graphics to enhance students' ability to move from a visual interpretation of mathematical concepts to formal reasoning. The mathematics topics involved, Approximation and Interpolation, were taught according to their historical development, and the students tried to follow the thinking process of the creators of the theory. They used a Computer Algebra System to manipulate algebraic expressions and generate a wide variety of dynamic graphics; thus21st century technology was applied in order to “walk” with the students from the period of Euler in 1748 to the period of Runge in 1901. We describe some situations in which the combination of dynamic graphics,algorithms, and historical perspective enabled the students to improve their understanding of concepts such as limit, convergence, and the quality of approximation.
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