Towards the end of my education, Wolfram Alpha came out and would not only solve those equations, but also show step-by-step solutions. Although the solver could be used for cheating, I think it could also be beneficial. Previously, a student who reached a point where they couldn't understand a problem would have trouble finding the right information to understand the solution (e.g. in Diff EQ there are many "tricks" that are necessary to understand in order to solve an equation and which are not immediately obvious). However, with Wolfram Alpha and the like, the student can work through that problem and understand how to solve it.