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Re:Did you know that there's an algorithm for symbolic integ... by joetrumpet on Friday May 01, 2009 @05:37PM (#589201)
Integration itself is quite a bit of problem solving itself, and much more fundamentally understandable.

I'd rather students understand the fundamentals of that integration than have a computer apply an algorithm they don't understand. You can construct problems plenty complicated enough in intro calculus courses for students without resorting to functions they can't integrate with the methods they learn.

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