Differentiation from first principles using spreadsheets Lim, Kieran 2008, Differentiation from first principles using spreadsheets, Australian senior mathematics journal, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 41-48. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Differentiation from first principles using spreadsheets Author(s) Lim, Kieran orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-8030 Journal name Australian senior mathematics journal Volume number 22 Issue number 2 Start page 41 End page 48 Total pages 8 Publisher Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Place of publication Adelaide, S. Aust. Publication date 2008 ISSN 0819-4564 Summary The article demonstrates the ability of spreadsheets to fit a polynomial to a set of discrete points. It is noted that such an ability enables students to not just evaluate a gradient at a single point, but at a whole family of points, which generates the analytical global gradient function of secants without doing any algebraic manipulations. One of the advantages of such an approach is that it enables the class to focus on the concepts being taught, rather than being hindered by the mechanics of trying to factorise a cubic polynomial. Language eng Field of Research 010302 Numerical Solution of Differential and Integral Equations Socio Economic Objective 970101 Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017704 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Higher Education Research Group Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:56:16 EST Tue, 22 Dec 2009, 13:16:27 EST Tue, 22 Dec 2009, 13:17:16 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 12:44:29 EST Mon, 22 Jan 2018, 13:29:22 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1161 Abstract Views, 69 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:56:15 EST