A Calculating Web Site Could Ignite a New Campus ‘Math War’

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 June 2009 By Jeffrey R. Young The long-running debate over whether students should be allowed to wield calculators during mathematics examinations may soon seem quaint. The latest dilemma facing professors is whether to let students turn to a Web site called WolframAlpha, which not only solves complex math problems, … Continue reading A Calculating Web Site Could Ignite a New Campus ‘Math War’