Re: [MATHEDCC] Koblitz reaction -- technology in math ed

CoolMath2@AOL.COM
Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:28:58 -0400 (EDT)

<< Geoff Hagopian wrote:

> A few things I would "tell the companies" to put into the TI-87:
>
> 2^15 color spectrum with 3-d 2^15 by 2^15 by 2^15 pixel resolution
> with
> holographic animation.
> Java-enhanced internet connectivity via satellite.
> Environmentally benign materials and production.
> Sound Recovery System with Mega-Bass.
> Software development studio.
> Matlab, Maple, Derive, Mathematica and Theorist burned into PROM. >>

You forgot VOICE INPUT!!! So, I don't even need to know HOW to use the
calculator!

"Uh............. Find me the derivative of x squared plus three. Oh yeah,
and graph it too."

One potential problem: all the whispering during exams.

Karen
Orange Coast College
http://members.aol.com/coomath2/coolmath.htm
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