Using computer algebra system to facilitate teaching and learning of probability in business and science schools

This paper reviews the practice of using computer algebra system (CAS) for facilitating teaching and learning in a second-year level undergraduate subject “Probability for Statistics’’ in the University of Melbourne. Some education theory and principles on university teaching are applied to support the practice. In particular, we have adopted Laurillard [1] technological-media-assisted conversational education framework in our teaching and learning of probability for statistics and econometrics.