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“Mathemachines” via LEGO, GeoGebra and CindyJS

2020; Springer Science+Business Media; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-030-60026-6_22

1611-3349

Zoltán Kovács,

Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

The embedding of computer algebra technology within some software and hardware environments is a part of some recent technological improvements for mathematics education, in particular for gifted students. Computer algebra methods for simulation and modeling can be effectively used to connect symbolic computation and dynamic geometry in the popular dynamic mathematics software GeoGebra, based on fast calculation of Gröbner bases. As a result, teaching of algebraic curves via linkages and LEGO constructions can be approached with the help of a combination of novel tools.In our contribution, we describe a set of three tools: the software tool LEGO Digital Designer, the program GeoGebra and the use of a web-camera through the CindyJS system for the introduction of basic issues concerning algebraic curves and geometric loci.