Mathematics as a Language or, Conversation with a Computor

Abstract

The article presents the author's view on the usefulness of the computer program “Sketchpad” in business. The author states that Sketchpad can be used to explain mathematics to nonmathematical managers and help them understand how to communicate with computers. The author describes drawing a circle in the Sketchpad application, and the additions that can be made to the drawing using the program. The author uses mathematical equations to illustrate how the computer program works in hopes of making it more understandable for users.