Investigating Transformations in the Cartesian Plane Using Spreadsheets
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The link between coordinate transformations in the plane and their effects on the graph of a function can be difficult for students studying college level mathematics to comprehend. To solidify this conceptual link in the mind of a student Microsoft Excel can serve as a convenient graphing tool and pedagogical aid. The authors of this paper describe how various transformations and their related functional symmetry properties can be graphically displayed with an Excel spreadsheet. Keywords—Mathematics education, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, technology.
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