CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
This project study is intended to study the existing types of calculators and to develop a new one using Visual Basic Dot Net. The project shall cover advantages and disadvantages of the using calculators in everyday academic and business transactions.
Topics to be covered include: relational/theoretical framework, statement of the problem, purpose of the study, research questions and hypothesis, significance of the study, limitations of the study, scope/delimitation of the study and operational definition of terms.
1.2 Background Of The Study
This research focuses on the question: In what way can the use of calculator in education and businesses support learning, testing and assessing relevant mathematical skills?
By ‘in what way,’ the project is not a question whether calculator can be used to support learning, testing and assessing mathematical skills, but how calculator should be applied.
By education, in this research, we focus on upper secondary and tertiary education.
And by public use of calculator, it is meant the general public who make one form of calculation or another, everyday.
Generally, there are two broad schools of thought on the use of calculator. One group are those who give solid support and promote the use. The other are those who propound all kinds of reasons and excuses on why students should not be allowed to use calculator in their everyday school, academic works and business transactions. Despite the reasons against the use of calculator, the pro-group are wining, because calculators are ubiquitous (everywhere) and calculators are very common, as hand-held tools, built into computers, laptops, handsets and android phones.