Integrating Scientific
Phenomena into Mathematics Teaching
Using the CBL
Dr. Reginald Luke, Dean
reggieluke@aol.com
Science, Mathematics and Health Technologies
Division
Middlesex County College
Edison NJ 08818
U.S.A.
Abstract
The teaching of mathematics can be elevated
from the routine recitation of
pure forms and abstract relationships
to the realistic modeling of scientific
phenomena. A system of scientific
probes linked to a graphing calculator,
called the Calculator Based Laboratory
(CBL) system, provides the connection
between scientific experimentation,
data analysis and mathematical
modeling. A 1994 National Science
Foundation grant supported interdisciplinary
faculty teams to develop mathematics/science
modules utilizing the CBL and
graphing calculator technology.
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