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The trigonometry tutor

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Knowledge Based Computer Systems (KBCS 1989)

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This paper describes a tutor which teaches students trigonometric problem solving. We first discuss approaches others have adopted for teaching mathematics and comment on their usefulness in trigonometry. We later present a task analysis of trigonometry, based on an experiment we conducted. We then present our approach to teach different categories of problems in trigonometry.

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  1. National Centre for Software Technology, Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9, Juhu, 400 049, Bombay

    Parvati Rajan, Pramod Patil, KSR Anjaneyulu & P Srinivas

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  1. Parvati Rajan
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  2. Pramod Patil
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S. Ramani R. Chandrasekar K. S. R. Anjaneyulu

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Rajan, P., Patil, P., Anjaneyulu, K., Srinivas, P. (1990). The trigonometry tutor. In: Ramani, S., Chandrasekar, R., Anjaneyulu, K.S.R. (eds) Knowledge Based Computer Systems. KBCS 1989. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 444. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0018376

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