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Introduction to integral calculus at high school through calculating area and volume with spreadsheets

Jan BenackaDepartment of Informatics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 94974, Nitra, SlovakiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 149-155 | Received 04 Mar 2015, Published online: 03 Jun 2015

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