Spreadsheets in teaching and learning topics in calculus
Sergei Abramovich, Ilya S. Levin · International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology · 1994
The use of spreadsheets in introducing students to the concept of a limit of a sequence is demonstrated and the possible computer‐based scenario as the enhancement of the teaching/learning process of calculus is exemplified. It is shown how the spreadsheet's operational capability assists visualizing the Bolzano‐Cauchy principle of convergence and leads eventually to the possibility of employing computer technology in deciding the convergence of positive series.