Re: [MATHEDCC] Algebra software
David E Miller (dmiller@IVY.TEC.IN.US)
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>The is a company called Boxer. http://www.boxerlearning.com
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>They have three CD's - Trigonometry, Intermediate Algebra, and Introductory
>Algebra. Also most Text boxes provide something now days. One of the
>"better" CD's {I say this very carefully} is The Study Companion by
>Houghton Mifflin Company for the Larson * Hostetler College Algebra text. I
>have found that most leave much to be desired in general. As a basic skill
>tutor they are ok. Teaching "real" mathematical understanding is much more
>labor intensive in my experience.
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>Vern Kays
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