Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the "Mathematica Application" in Examining and Graphing Quadratic Functions

Abstract

This scientific paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the “Mathematica Application” in examining and graphically presenting quadratic functions. This study has the potential to improve teaching and help choose the most effective tools to examine and present quadratic functions. By incorporating the Mathematica application into the teaching and learning process of mathematics, students' interaction and understanding of this important mathematical topic can be increased. The method used to evaluate the effectiveness of the “Mathematica Application” is a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. In the qualitative analysis, we will examine the students' experience with the Mathematica application in examining quadratic functions and their graphical presentation. The users will be students who have used the application to study quadratic functions in the context of learning mathematics. Also, we will use quantitative analysis to analyze the performance of the Mathematica application in the graphical presentation of quadratic functions. We have selected a data set of well-known quadratic functions and will use them to graph these functions. The sample of the study will be represented by students in the tenth grade, which is a purposive sample since these learning units are covered in this class. The results of this evaluation will be of importance to the community of mathematicians and users of the Mathematica application. They will have a clear appreciation of the capabilities and performance of the Mathematica application in examining and graphing quadratic functions. This information can be used to improve teaching and to decide whether the Mathematica application is an appropriate tool for studying quadratic functions in the context of mathematics education.