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Archimedes with Cabri: Visualization and Experimental Verification of Mathematical Ideas

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This column will publish short (from just a few paragraphs to ten or so pages), lively and intriguing computer-related mathematics vignettes. These vignettes or snapshots should illustrate ways in which computer environments have transformed the practice of mathematics or mathematics pedagogy. They could also include puzzles or brain-teasers involving the use of computers or computational theory. Snapshots are subject to peer review. This snapshot explores a classic geometry theorem of Archimedes. The author shows how the use of a dynamic geometry environment can deepen and guide the process of proof. The Cabri environment enabled exploration in a new way that connected steps in the proof to geometric properties and intuitions that served as a foundation for deductive reasoning.

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  1. Department of Computer and Instructional Technology, Karadeniz Technical University , Turkey

    Adnan Baki

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Correspondence to Adnan Baki.

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Computer Math Snapshots Editor: Uri Wilensky , Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling Northwestern University, USA E-mail: uri@northwestern.edu

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Baki, A. Archimedes with Cabri: Visualization and Experimental Verification of Mathematical Ideas. Int J Comput Math Learning 10, 259–270 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-005-4339-4

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