Thomas Pfaff (Mathematics) publishes text on using statistics program R in college teaching

05/01/19

Contributed by David Brown

Tom Pfaff, Professor of Mathematics, has had his book R for College Mathematics and Statistics published by CRC Press.   Information about the text can be found here.

Description from the publisher's site:  

"R for College Mathematics and Statistics encourages the use of R in mathematics and statistics courses. Instructors are no longer limited to ``nice'' functions in calculus classes. They can require reports and homework with graphs. They can do simulations and experiments. R can be useful for student projects, for creating graphics for teaching, as well as for scholarly work. This book presents ways R, which is freely available, can enhance the teaching of mathematics and statistics.

R has the potential to help students learn mathematics due to the need for precision, understanding of symbols and functions, and the logical nature of code. Moreover, the text provides students the opportunity for experimenting with concepts in any mathematics course."

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