The Application of Augmented Reality in Teaching Symbolic Mathematical Expressions

Mathematics is often considered a difficult and tedious subject as most of its concepts consist of symbolic definitions, properties, laws, and theorems. According to research, logarithms and exponents are some of those mathematics concepts students frequently encounter difficulties with, such as interpreting the notation used to express logarithms, understanding the notion of logarithms, and considering the laws and principles when working with logarithmic and exponential equations. This study aimed to investigate how augmented reality tools can help University of the Western Cape pre-calculus students better understand the rules and regulations for working with logarithmic and exponential equations and functions. An Augmented Reality (AR) mobile application called logAR(ithms) was developed using the agile scrum methodology to ensure that the project was completed successfully, and that the development process was in line with the application's specified requirements. The application has immersive features such as the viewing of graphing functions in an immersive and interactive environment. Future recommendations for the logAR(ithms) application include implementing user testing to collect user experience data while incorporating a database of results of the application's assessment.