Students Integrate Tablet PCs Into High School Math Curriculum to Improve Learning

Overview

Torrey Pines High School wanted to integrate Wolfram Research's Mathematica 6.0 technical computing software into its curriculum to answer the needs of its advanced mathematics students. Microsoft and Lenovo partnered with Wolfram Research and deployed 30 Tablet PCs running the Windows Vista operating system for the students' full-time use. While beta testing Mathematica 6.0, students used the Tablet PC pen and touch technologies for a rich computing experience in manipulating the new program's interactive graphics and developing complex data models. The class created a series of Mathematica learning tools, which it uploaded to a new Web site for use by teachers, students, and others interested in mathematics.