The following document will define appropriate calculator use in math courses at Kirtland Community College. Included also is a list of recommended and required calculators for each math course.
Hand held calculators are an everyday tool that people use in every walk of life.
Calculators also increase the amount of mathematics that can be covered by eliminating time consuming computational labors. In Crossroads in Mathematics produced by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, the authors state this use of technology as one of their basic principles. Faculty and students will make effective use of appropriate technology. Basically our students can use calculators to test conjectures, explore ideas and verify that general mathematical laws are true in specific cases. We recognize that technology should be used to enhance the study of mathematics, but it is not the focus of instruction.