The Impact of APL on First Year Mathematics

ct In 1993, the Australian Federal Government's Committee for the Advancement of University Teaching (CAUT) funded a project to develop an integrated computationally rich first year mathematics course built on the use of APL as an integral part of the instruction. This article outlines how the standard syllabus was amended to respond to the available computing power for elucidating mathematical topics and what mathematical skills were improved or neglected by the novel presentation.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1994
• Where: APL
• Authors: Walter G. Spunde
• Keywords: APL 1994, Available Computing Power, Federal Government Committee, Mathematical Skills, Software Engineering