USING COMPUTERS TO VISUALIZE MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS

我用电脑让高中生们了解 数学思想 计算机图形学为学生提供了独特的方法， 可视化和操纵数学对象（例如图形和 几何对象）。 计算机图形也呈现出精彩的 探索数学思想的动机。 比如说 MidasPlus的实时操作设施提供了激励措施， 学生学习坐标的矩阵表示 转变 计算机图形实验室还提供 这些数学工具的实用性的真实演示 理念的 我将在加州的 1998年12月参加数学理事会年度Asilomar会议。

I am using computers to give high school students insights into mathematical ideas. Computer graphics provide students unique ways to visualize and manipulate mathematical objects (e.g. graphs and geometric objects). Computer graphics also present wonderful motivation for exploring mathematical ideas. For example, the real-time manipulation facilities of MidasPlus offers incentives to students to study matrix representations of coordinate transformations. The Computer Graphics Laboratory also provides real-life demonstrations of the utility of these mathematical concepts. I will be speaking on this topic at the California Mathematics Council's annual AsilomarConference in December 1998.