tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693375201137558866.post1588240449906389238..comments2023-12-19T17:29:53.048+08:00Comments on Exact Solutions: Teaching using Computer Algebra SystemsRiemannZetaZerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437218362228076238noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693375201137558866.post-57897359820622244732012-03-27T00:56:53.866+08:002012-03-27T00:56:53.866+08:00Just wanted to add that the way I was taught, is p...Just wanted to add that the way I was taught, is practically useless today. I absolutely cannot resolve a non-closed form problem and barely know how to use a CAS. Luckily i'm in experimental physics but hope future generations will build on a more useable/practical background.Jerome Poulinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374285483074101479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693375201137558866.post-84466706243760622262012-03-27T00:53:21.238+08:002012-03-27T00:53:21.238+08:00I very strongly agree with you Paul and I think yo...I very strongly agree with you Paul and I think your post is enlightening! See I have been taught calculus and classical mechanics in 1999-2002. I wasn't even aware of CAS and how to use it. Moreover, I feel there was too much emphasis on how to execute the calculation itself and I deeply lack, even today, the physical intuition about the meaning of integration and when to apply it to my problems... My opinion is that calculus should be taugh along with CAS right from the start. Insisting on resolving close and non-closed forms. Really a problem-solving approach and building the intuition and meaning. Then I think an optional class that would teach how to do it the classical way pen&paper and then writing your own integral C code could be powerful. Even today as an almost PhD, I would sign-up for those caculus+CAS classes if there was an after-hours schedule!Jerome Poulinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374285483074101479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693375201137558866.post-10863223489784408452012-03-21T13:38:52.611+08:002012-03-21T13:38:52.611+08:00I've forgotten the precise algorithm I learnt ...I've forgotten the precise algorithm I learnt for long division in primary school. Is it still permissible for me to use a calculator when I need to divide?J C Brookeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264014753628822373noreply@blogger.com