This case study illustrates how GAP software can be effectively used in teaching polynomial rings to undergraduate teachers. GAP is relatively new software that has been created recently. By utilizing computer software, many complicated ideas become simpler for students to understand. Software can be strong tools for teaching and learning Mathematics when the right programs are chosen. In this project, focused efforts are made to show how software tools related to Group Algorithms and Programming (GAP) can be used for teaching and applying some important and distinct Mathematical subjects. In this instance, topics like the ring of polynomials are examined as a clear example. This also covers some essential foundational ideas and their basic computational methods. The goal is to make each topic and the teaching strategies easier to grasp as intended.
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