This five-page Microworld opens with a general purpose programmable symbolic
and graphical calculator. It has access to most of Mathscript's over 270 built-in
Commands and Functions, all of which are described in the Online Help at the
Library. Use it to calculate, to define and execute programs and commands,
and in general, to follow your ideas.
For
detailed guidance, see the Interaction Instructions below the Portal, or use
the new on line Help Feature that provides detailed Windows Help for all interaction
pages. Just Right-Click where indicated and open the "Help for this Page"
option for an a guided tour of the interaction.
On
later pages, we discuss topics in symbolic algebra, such as factoring and
normalizing polynomials, solving equations while providing explanations of
the steps, and writing your own simplicification rules in MathScript to discover
algebraic identities and to simplify expressions in order to compare them.
If
you right-click on screen objects, you will find a variety of options to experiment
with. The in-button on the Graph2D gadget allows you to zoom-in on any rectangle.
Just click in and drag the cursor over the rectangle to zoom on.
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For proper viewing, be sure to use Version 2.10 or later, dated May 12, 2003
The
Microworld features a new capability of Mathwright (available since version
2.10, May 12, 2003) that makes use of Windows Help to give pop-up information
about each page if the reader desires it.
Microworld: Symbolic
Calculator
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Author:
James
White
Use
this command-line calculator for graphics, Exact or Decimal arithmetic and
algebra, factoring numbers and polynomials, differentiation, integration,
and for a variety of other purposes. If our over 270 built-in commands and
functions (that you will find described in detail at the Library
Online Help) do not fit the bill, then use the script window to create
your own programs or commands! Define simple functions easily at the command
line. The tutorial in the Microworld steps you through a variety of examples.
This
calculator gives you a chance to try new things. For example, create your
own sprites and move them using your own programs. Use Bignumbers for "unlimited"
accuracy. Try that on your hand-held calculator!
Suggested Use: Play and experiment with symbolic algebra and graphics
Topics: equations, graphing, factorization, tutorial, command line,differentiation, symbolic algebra,function composition
Number of Pages: 5
Animation: Yes
Grade Level: High School and Beginning College
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