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| Title: | On the development of Uj-MaGT Scientific Calculator |
| Authors: | Mafuyai, Mabur Yaks
Meshak, B. David
Salifu, S. Imaben
Daniel, N. Dawuk
Barnabas, Benaiah |
| Keywords: | Graphing
Graphing Difficulties
Graphing Calculator
Science Education
Graphing Pedagogy |
| Issue Date: | 4-Dec-2020 |
| Publisher: | Nigerian Academic of Science |
| Citation: | Mafuyai et al,(2020). On the development of UJ-MaGT Science Calculator, Proceedings of Nigerian Academy of Science, 13(1):97-108 |
| Abstract: | Graphing is an important skill/knowledge required by almost every scientist, engineer and other
professionals that require analysis of data to make sense of phenomena, relationships, etc. This
important knowledge is learned right from secondary school through to advanced level of
education and it is developed through the study of functions in mathematics and laboratory
exercises in sciences, etc. At the secondary school level, learning to graph by hand is the most
preferred and common practice in most countries in the African continent and other parts of the
world. However, studies have shown that graphing by hand present numerous difficulties to
science students due to its high “procedural load”. To reduce the procedural load, an algorithm
called UJ-MaGT was developed and tested for effectiveness. Excellent result in time management,
simplification and pedagogical change in graph plotting process was achieved with the help of UJMaGT. Currently, the algorithm has been incorporated into a scientific calculator. |
| Description: | The paper report stages in the development of a scientific calculator that incorporates functions that ease graph construction by hand. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3054 |
| ISSN: | 0794-7976 |
| Appears in Collections: | Physics
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