This site provides users with online calculator for solving indefinite integrals.
Type of Material:
Simulation
Recommended Uses:
This site could be used in individual study, group activities, or homework assignments., lecture notes, or handouts for Calculus I
Technical Requirements:
Any browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Students create their own mathematical expressions, and then the solution will be shown step-by-step with a brief explanation.
Target Student Population:
Calculus I
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
College Algebra, PreCalculus
Content Quality
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Strengths:
This site provides users with an online calculator to find the indefinite integral of simple mathematical expressions of their choice. This site offers a great help for students of Calculus I who want to check the answers of their course assignments and projects when they do practice questions about indefinite integrals. This site can be included as a part of lecture or as an extra online tutorial for students.
Concerns:
As indicated on the site, this calculator works only for basic indefinite integrals. The constant of integration is also omitted from given solutions.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Both instructor and student can use this site in Calculus I in a lecture about indefinite integrals. There is a help section under this calculator to help students with any mathematical topics of interests.
This site could be very helpful to students who are struggling with finding indefinite integrals in that it would allow them to check solutions to homework/practice problems. These students would then be better prepared to ask questions and discuss the material with their professor.
Concerns:
Some of the text displayed in the step-by-step solutions is unnecessary and could be confusing to students.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
Students and instructors can access this calculator in this site easily. This integral calculator is straightforward and easy to use.
Concerns:
There are lots of Ads in the site that can be distributing to some users.
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