Use of the Softwares Geogebra and Winplot in the Transcendental Functions Study

Abstract

This paper presents results of a survey conducted with academic  of the  licenciates courses in Mathematics and Physics, of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology North of Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Campus Januária. The methodology used includes the parameters of the didactic sequence, based on the ideas of Zabala (1998). For the research, an extension course was offered, for which they were proposed teaching sequences with emphasis on graphic treatment, with the use of pencil and paper media and Winplot and Geogebra software. The objective was to identify how information and communication technologies can contribute to the improvement of mathematics education; and contribute to the expansion of knowledge of the course participants in the field of Integrated Informatics to mathematics. We conducted a qualitative-quantitative approach to data gathering and analysis, through questionnaires and observations made in the course. Thus, it was found the reflections, questions and learning lags presented by academics, enabling to observe the relevance of the use of IT in training teachers today, and as the integration of ICT in teaching and learning mathematics can contribute to significant educational improvements It is of great importance in the formation and performance of teachers today.