And Lou Talman replies:
>For starters, the time non-technology-based courses spend on the
>syntax of algebra. The problem of Mathematica syntax replaces the
>problem of algebra syntax.
Of course, the syntax of algebra is part of the universal language of
mathematics, while the syntax of Mathematica is specific to one
particular computer program. Which would you prefer to spend time on?
Greg Armstrong, Santa Barbara, CA
armstrog@gate1.sbcc.cc.ca.us