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Title: Equation Assistant
Book
Description: This
WorkBook is designed to assist the beginner in learning how to solve linear
equations. These equations may contain any number of variables, but of
course, the reader must specify one of them to be solved in terms of the
others. Fractions are written in the usual form: 2/3, for example.
There are five levels of study. In each level, the WorkBook creates problems
for the learner and then allows the student to attempt solutions. The
student attempts, step-by-step, to transform the equation until the variable
is alone on one side. If she makes an incorrect transformation, the WorkBook
points that out, and if the transformation is correct, it congratulates
her.
At any time, the learner may ask "advice" from the Assistant, and it will
suggest a next step to try. The Assistant also keeps track of the student's
progress in the session, and when she "checks out" it prepares a table
and a bar graph showing how she did. She may save these to disk and recall
them later to gauge her progress as she moves through the levels of the
WorkBook.
Author: James White
Suggested Use: This equation assistant can help the learner develop her equation-solving strategies by leading her and assisting her when she asks for help, rather than by telling her the answer.
Topics: linear equations in one variable
Number of Pages: 4
Animation: No
Grade
Level: 