Learning to Use New Tools:

A study of mathematical software use for the learning of algebra

Stephen Arnold

A thesis satisfying the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

School of Teacher Education
University of New South Wales
1996

The chapters of the thesis are made available here in PDF format and may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat.

1. Introduction
2. Review of the literature
3. Review of the tools
4. The research design
5. Laying out the pieces: An analytical overview
6. Thinking about algebra
7. Thinking about learning
8. Using the tools
9. Toward a grounded theory
10. References