PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (Vol 2)
2013
Denver, Colorado
Fostering Students’ Understanding of The Connection Between Function and Derivative: A Dynamic Geometry Approach
Page: 2-694
Students’ difficulties with relating the graphs of functions to the graphs of their derivatives have been well documented in the literature. Here I present a Geometer’s Sketchpad based applet, which was used as part of a technologically enriched Calculus I course. Individual interviews with students conducted after this in-class activity show evidence of varied and powerful student problem solving strategies that emerged after participation in the activity.