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| author = Neven Jurkovic
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'''Algebrator''' (also called '''Softmath''') is a [[computer algebra system]] (CAS), which was developed in the late 1990s by Neven Jurkovic of Softmath, [[San Antonio, Texas]]. This is a CAS specifically geared towards algebra education. Beside the computation results, it shows step by step the solution process and context sensitive explanations.
'''Algebrator''' (also called '''Softmath''') is a [[computer algebra system]] (CAS), originally known as Edusym and developed beginning in 1988. This is a CAS specifically geared towards algebra education.{{r|hvizdos}} Beside the computation results, it shows step by step the solution process and context sensitive explanations.{{r|hindin}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Comparison of computer algebra systems]]
*[[List of computer algebra systems]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
*{{cite journal

|url= http://www.springerlink.com/content/8756-3894/43/4/
<ref name=hindin>{{cite journal|title=Algebrator|last=Hindin|first= Harvey J.|journal= Mathematics and Computer Education|volume= 43|issue=3|date=Fall 2009|pages= 286–288|id={{ProQuest|235871340}}}}</ref>
|first=EB |last=Miller

|title=Resources
<ref name=hvizdos>{{cite journal|title=Algebrator|last=Hvizdos|first= Susan E.
|work=TechTrends|year=1998|volume=43|number=4|page=40
|journal=The Mathematics Teacher|volume=93|issue=2|date=February 2000|page=160|jstor=27971316|id={{ProQuest|204631618}}}}</ref>
|publisher=[[Springer (publisher)|Springer]]

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*{{cite journal
|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=n_lQAAAAMAAJ
|title= Diagnosing and Correcting Student's Misconceptions in an Educational Computer Algebra System
|first=Neven |last=Jurkovic
|work= Proceedings of the 2001 International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation
|date=July 2000
|publisher=[[ACM Press]]
|pages= 195–200
|doi=10.1145/384101.384128
}}
*{{cite journal
|last=Jurkovic |first=Neven |title=An intelligent tutor for high-school algebra
|work= Proceedings of 1987 ACM Fifteen Annual Computer Science Conference
|date= February 1987 |publisher= [[ACM Press]]
|pages=27–31
}}
*{{cite journal
|last=Jurkovic |first=Neven
|title= An expert system for teaching pre-college algebra
|work= Proceedings of the 17th IASTED International Conference on AI
|date= February 1999
|publisher= [[IASTED]]
|pages= 372–329
}}
*{{cite journal
|title= THE Journal: Technological Horizons in Education
|volume=26
|issue=6-11
|publisher=Information Synergy, Incorporated
|year=1999
|page=24
}}
*{{cite journal
|url= http://www.actapress.com/Abstract.aspx?paperId=36816
|title= Recognizing Patterns in an Educational Computer Algebra System
|first=N. |last=Jurkovic
|work= Proceedings of the Ninth IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AIA 2009)
|date=February 17–18, 2009
|publisher=[[IASTED]]
}}
* {{cite journal
|url= http://rspublication.com/ijeted/march%2012/11.pdf
|title=Mathematics Education through Algebrator Software
|first1=Parvaneh |last1=Amiripour |first2=Ashraf |last2=Babaei
|work=International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Development
|volume=2|issue=2|date=March 2012
|pages=111–118
}}
}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.softmath.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.softmath.com}}
* [http://twitter.com/SoftMath Algebrator at Twitter]


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[[Category:Educational math software]]
[[Category:Educational math software]]


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Latest revision as of 01:22, 15 May 2024

Algebrator
Developer(s)SoftMath
Stable release
4.2 / 2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Typecomputer algebra system
Websitesoftmath.com

Algebrator (also called Softmath) is a computer algebra system (CAS), originally known as Edusym and developed beginning in 1988. This is a CAS specifically geared towards algebra education.[1] Beside the computation results, it shows step by step the solution process and context sensitive explanations.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hvizdos, Susan E. (February 2000). "Algebrator". The Mathematics Teacher. 93 (2): 160. JSTOR 27971316. ProQuest 204631618.
  2. ^ Hindin, Harvey J. (Fall 2009). "Algebrator". Mathematics and Computer Education. 43 (3): 286–288. ProQuest 235871340.
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