RSSMicrosoft + Homework = Math 3.0
By the Betanews Staff | Published May 15, 2007, 3:36 PM
Microsoft on Tuesday introduced a new software solution designed for helping students complete their math homework. Math 3.0 targets middle and high school students, as well as entry-level college students, offering a number of calculators, equation editors and other tools.
Instead of just providing an answer, Microsoft Math steps the student through the process much like a tutor would. Subjects it supports include pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, physics and chemistry. Those students who can afford Tablet PCs or UMPCs can also write the problem by hand, and Math 3.0 will offer assistance. The product will be available for download this month at a cost of $19.95 USD.
Nice... too bad there was no such thing when I was in school, and I've made sure that there's absolutely no maths in my uni courses.
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|Microsoft + Homework > Math 3.0,i think
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http://www.vdownload.org/
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|I still prefer my TI-89 Titanium and MATLAB toolbox, thank you very much!
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|TI-89 is a great calculator but I wouldn't reccomend it to most students because the computer based algebra system has made it such that a lot of teachers and some standardized tests don't allow it's use. It's not very good practice to get used to using a calculator that you aren't going to be able to use in many testing situations.
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|My experience is that if one can get past the initial hump (because of how people are originally taught arithmetic expressions) to use an RPM calculator, there's no going back to infix notation.
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|I know that fast calculators are better than slow ones, but to say that you judge them solely on their RPMs is too much .... :D
I guess you actually meant RPN as in Reverse Polish Notation, not RPM as in Revolutions Per Minute ... :)
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|Funny! Yes, of course I meant RPN
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|I think I would love this application while I just done my Maths 1 exam today and I'm upset of that why I didn't do more revising and homework for it.
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|I still have no clue as to why Betanews does NOT provide a link for people who want to know more about the product. Poor reporting as usual?
For those people seeking more information on this topic, it can found it at:
http://www.microsoft.com...05-15MSMath3dot0PR.mspx
“Students often become annoyed when they can’t finish their math homework quickly and waste time searching for help,” said Dave Brooks, Education Products Group product manager at Microsoft. “Microsoft Math helps reduce that frustration by providing a one-stop shop for help with math and science.”
“When solving a quadratic equation, Microsoft Math doesn’t just churn and spit out one of the solutions,” said Jonathan Briggs, a high school math teacher at East Side Preparatory School in Kirkland, Wash. “Instead, it shows you both solutions and how to obtain them using square completion or the quadratic equation.”
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|I remember when I was in School in the mid / late 80's, I had to actually DO my own homework.
Welcome to "Generation-LAZY"!
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|Ha ha ha... Nice. =)
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|I prefer a combination of tools with an emphasis on paper. When I was in calc, writing problems was the best way to help me learn, but I also used an old program called Derive to help with graphing.
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|I'm guessing you meant to type 'Welcome to "Generation-MORE EFFICIENT"'
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|I used Derive. Too bad it expired on me. It was really great at checking your work.
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|"... when I was your age, I had to walk 3 miles to school and both ways were uphill." blah blah blah god, old people just like whining.
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|The Definition of Efficient means "Fast", it does not mean you learned anything.
PC's are and Efficient way to get work done, they can not teach only because they are as smart as the people using them. They will only do what YOU want them to.
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|Critters like you will never know that the Internet was not around, that CD's and DVD did not exist.
The fact that you can "Copy and Paste" your way through assignment means one thing:
You did not do / learn anything.
PC's in Schools are great, but like I told the other guy, they are only as smart as the people that use them.
I am sure when your Mom tells you the Internet is down or that you can't play with your XBOX, you just must be a joy to be around.
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|The sad thing is that that may not always be true!
(sigh)
---->PC's in Schools are great, but like I told the other guy, they are only as smart as the people that use them.
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|So you're saying building on the knowledge of the previous generation to be enabled to learn and accomplish more is a bad thing?
P.S. You're really not that old, so why take the "smarter than thou" approach?
I was in school the mid/late 90's (and still am actually), and I actually did my own homework too. And you know what? I've done almost all of it using a computer.
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|I beg to differ:
Computers are only as smart as the programmers behind its software.
If all a program needs is for the user to "CLICK THIS BUTTON" and then it goes on this huge procedure to teach them all sorts of stuff, even the dumbest of the dumb can figure that out.
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