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An Interactive Experience: Teaching Mathematics with Mathematica

2,923 views · Published 10 February 2009 · 2:29 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Wolfram · 2009 · Education

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Teaching and Mathematica go hand in hand for Eric Schulz, a mathematics instructor at 
Walla Walla Community College. "Mathematica is more than it appears to be to the new 
user It's not just a calculator. It's not just input/output. It's a tool where you 
can express yourself," says Schulz. "I use Mathematica to do all of my writing, in 
addition to lecture notes and handouts."

Schulz also creates dynamic interfaces in Mathematica to visually enhance every lesson 
he teaches. He says, "I regularly think about how I can explain concepts visually 
because I know in the classroom I have students for which that would make sense. And 
then I can follow up and teach in the analytical mode."

The Mathematica Edge
• Contains powerful graphics functions for creating insightful 3D models
• Generates professional-looking documents that can include text, calculations, and 
interactive visualizations
• Provides development environment to build flexible, structured courseware

Related Links
Wolfram Education Portal http://www.wolfram.com/edu/
Eric Schulz's Home Page http://math.wwcc.edu/eric/
Walla Walla Community College http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/
Demonstrations by Eric Schulz http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/search.html?
query=Eric+Schulz

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