164- Высшая математика_Решебник_Зимина и др_2001 (940509), страница 39
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Each section deals with one basicproblem and contains a general formulation of the problem, a solution planwith short theoretical comments, a solution example, nine to ten problems ofthe same kind, and the answers to these problems.The package SOLVER.HM consists of special computer programs and ahypertext book.The programs establish a so-called Word-CAS interface, i.e., an interfacebetween Microsoft Word and a computer algebra system (CAS) such as DERIVE, Maple V, MuPAD, etc. according to the user choice.
The Word-CASinterface is better than the original CAS interfaces because Microsoft Word provides more tools for the text editing, viewing, and printing than the originalCAS interfaces.The Word-CAS interface can be easily customized. This is important inteaching, where all unnecessary menu items must be hidden because they divertthe attention of students or even frighten them with unknown mathematicalterms.Obeying a student command, the Word-CAS interface takes a selected formula from the Word document and activates the CAS, sending the formula tothe CAS for the required mathematical operations with the selected formula.Then the Word-CAS interface inserts the CAS result in the Word document.All mathematical formulas can be treated in this way. It is important that onlystandard mathematical notation is used in the dialog between the student andcomputer.THE SOLVER.HM hypertext book is a collection of Microsoft Word documents with a navigation tool.
The documents are almost identical to thosein the book. The navigation tool enables the students to quickly find a template for the mathematical problem they have to solve. Context-sensitive helpis available.The Word documents are used as templates for correct and comprehensivesolutions of basic mathematical problems. Having a problem to solve, a studentcan easily find an analogous problem in the Word documents, study the plan ofits solution, study the solution example, change the document, use the WordCAS interface for doing the required mathematical operations, save the resultsof the work, and present the file to the professor.THE SOLVER.HM helps a student to concentrate on the new and essentialwhile the computer does all the operations that are already known to the student.
The package size is about 500 kilobytes. It is sold at a low price. Everystudent can and should have it.THE SOLVER "Higher Mathematics" is the first tutorial complex of newtype. Analogous tutorial complexes are in preparation for teaching special chapters of higher mathematics: functions of a complex variable, operational calculus, Fourier series, equations in partial derivatives, probabiUty theory andstatistics, and financial mathematics.THE SOLVERs "Mechanics", "Physics", "Electricity", etc. for colleges anduniversities as well as appropriate packages for high schools will be created bythe project EduXXI.Information about THE SOLVER "Higher Mathematics" can be found onthe Internet site www.AcademiaXXI.ru..