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The rise – and possible fall – of the graphing calculator

  • Written by Frederick Peck, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Montana
imageGraphing calculators – like the ones used in this seventh grade Dallas classroom – have become ubiquitous in U.S. education.AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

The first handheld graphing calculator, the Casio fx-7000G, appeared in 1985.

Since then, graphing calculators have become a common – and controversial – tool for learning...

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