Programação em MATLAB como recurso didático para o ensino de cônicas no ensino médio

Abstract

Considering the difficulty that some students report in associating mathematical expressions with their geometric representations, this dissertation aims to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a pedagogical proposal based on programming and graphic visualization via MATLAB software, aiming to improve the understanding of conic sections concepts in high school. Although the focus on analytic geometry has been reduced in basic education, the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) encourages the development of computational thinking and digital culture — a context in which learning a programming language for the purpose of studying mathematics aligns perfectly. Thus, this study conducts a literature review on the teaching of conic sections and the introduction to computer programming in the MATLAB environment, followed by a pedagogical sequence focused on constructing graphs through algorithms developed by the students themselves under teacher mediation. Finally, the proposal is applied in two public school classrooms in the State of Maranhão, analyzing the participants’ perception regarding the learning gains provided by this methodology