Mathematical software tools for teaching of complex numbers

This article proposes a method for teaching complex numbers and their corresponding operations using mathematical software tools. Initially, the document introduces MATLAB, a paid software, and GeoGebra, a free software. Subsequently, the paper explains the procedure to define the representations of the basic (addition, difference, multiplication and division) and complementary (module and conjugate, roots and polar form) operations of the numerical system of complex numbers, using the two tools and a series of proposed exercises. Finally, the paper highlights the evidenced qualities during the development of the exercises and their transcendence in teaching and learning.

• Fecha de publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
• Repositorio: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/14220
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/8403; https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/14220
• Palabra clave: computer-aided instruction; electronic learning; interactive systems; mathematics education; software tools; N.A.; aprendizaje por computadoras; enseñanza de las matemáticas; enseñanza virtual; herramientas de software; sistemas interactivos; N.A.
• License: Copyright (c) 2018 Brayan Esguerra-Prieto, Natalia González-Garzón, Alberto Acosta-López, M.Sc.