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McLeod, P. J. – Medical Teacher, 1991
The factors which have a major impact on the success in producing effective readable text in both the content as well as to the way it is presented are outlined. A discussion of the objectives of the learner and the characteristics of the text that facilitate student learning is presented. (KR)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Algorithms, Higher Education, Instructional Materials

McLeay, Heather – Mathematics in School, 1991
Described is a way to use knots to relate a three-dimensional object to a two-dimensional representation of the object. The results are used to produce an algorithm or rule to explain a general case. Included are examples, diagrams, procedures, and explanations. (KR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Manipulative Materials

Graham, Ron; Yao, Frances – American Mathematical Monthly, 1990
Described is computational geometry which used concepts and results from classical geometry, topology, combinatorics, as well as standard algorithmic techniques such as sorting and searching, graph manipulations, and linear programing. Also included are special techniques and paradigms. (KR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Geometry

Olson, Alton T. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
Following a short introduction on the rationale and purpose for using algorithmic structures in the teaching of algebra, two topics from elementary algebra are presented in relation to control structures from computer programing, specifically: the multiplication of polynomials defined in terms of nested loops, and the distributive property…
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Materials
Hennessy, Sara; And Others – 1988
This paper describes an educational program developed on the basis that the use of blocks and other manipulatives can be useful both for initial teaching of exchange operations in arithmetic and for remediation of the faulty strategies which very commonly arise during acquisition of written calculation algorithms. This computer program is a…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
Dossey, John – 1990
Discrete mathematics, the mathematics of decision making for finite settings, is a topic of great interest in mathematics education at all levels. Attention is being focused on resolving the diversity of opinion concerning the exact nature of the subject, what content the curriculum should contain, who should study that material, and how that…
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Computer Software, Curriculum Guides