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Muscat, Jean-Paul – Mathematics in School, 1992
Uses LOGO to enhance the applicability of curve stitching in the mathematics curriculum. Presents the formulas and computer programs for the construction of parabolas, concentric circles, and epicycloids. Diagrams of constructed figures are provided. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Enrichment Activities, Geometric Concepts, Geometric Constructions
Swetz, Frank, Ed.; Hartzler, J. S., Ed. – 1991
Over the past 10 years, national conferences and committees investigating the state of American mathematics education have advocated an increased emphasis on problem solving and mathematical modeling situations in the secondary school curriculum. However, little effort has been made to prepare secondary school teachers to use mathematical modeling…
Descriptors: Algebra, Enrichment Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment
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Aslan, Farhad,; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents the Morris Loe Angle Trisection Approximation Method to introduce students to areas of mathematics where approximations are used when exact answers are difficult or impossible to obtain. Examines the accuracy of the method using the laws of sines and cosines and a BASIC computer program that is provided. (MDH)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometric Constructions, Geometry
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Clason, Robert G. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
A mult tile is a set of polygons each of which can be dissected into smaller polygons similar to the original set of polygons. Using a recursive LOGO method that requires solutions to various geometry and trigonometry problems, dissections of mult tiles are carried out repeatedly to produce tile patterns. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Discovery Processes, Geometry, Mathematical Enrichment
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Hughes, Barnabas; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Presented is a series of eight hands-on exercises using Apple II computer graphics to investigate the following characteristics of periodic functions: period, amplitude, horizontal shift, and vertical shift. Detailed teacher instructions and the accompanying computer program are included. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Functions (Mathematics), Learning Activities