Spreadsheets in mathematical education
Tony Steward · International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology · 1994
Spreadsheets are essentially mathematical creations, nevertheless their use in mathematical education is very limited. Almost certainly students of mathematics spend more time using programming languages than spreadsheets. It is argued that many mathematical procedures are more easily and more visually represented on a spreadsheet than in a programming language. Three mathematical investigations are proposed which illustrate the transparent nature of a spreadsheet.