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Spangler, David B. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Features a question that focuses on the use of cryptology to teach modes. (ASK)
Descriptors: Coding, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction

Fox, Marty – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1996
Describes a classroom exercise that uses a letter from Max Delbruck to George Beadle to stimulate interest in the mechanics of a nonoverlapping comma-free code. Enables students to participate in the rich history of molecular biology and illustrates to them that scientists and science can be fun. (JRH)
Descriptors: Biology, Coding, DNA, Genetics
Kaplan, Robert – 2002
This kit, which includes a workbook and a companion CD-ROM, is designed to help dancers develop a better understanding of musical time and phrasing, two concepts that directly correspond with dancers' activities. These materials provide an interdisciplinary approach that bridges the perceptual barrier between dancers and musicians by explaining…
Descriptors: Coding, Dance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education

Donohoe, L. Joyce – AMATYC Review, 1992
Presents a public-key cryptosystem application to introduce students to several topics in discrete mathematics. A computer algorithms using recursive methods is presented to solve a problem in which one person wants to send a coded message to a second person while keeping the message secret from a third person. (MDH)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Coding, Computer Assisted Instruction, Mathematical Applications

Graviss, Tom; Greaver, Joanne – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Shares a coded version of the number line to provide concrete experiences for learning abstract concepts. Using the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, appropriate coded symbols are determined for the prime factorization of each natural number and used to study the concepts of greatest common divisor, least common multiple, square roots, and…
Descriptors: Coding, Concept Formation, Grade 9, High Schools

Ascher, Marcia – Mathematics Magazine, 1992
Discusses two mathematical ideas that come from the Incan and Mayan cultures: (1) the quipus, an Incan recordkeeping tool that encoded data via a logical-numerical system on spatial arrays of colored, knotted cords; and (2) the link between recording time and counting in the Mayan culture. (MDH)
Descriptors: Coding, Data Processing, Foreign Culture, Higher Education
Brown, David W. – Computer Science Education, 1990
Presents a method to enhance the teaching of computer programing to secondary students that establishes a connection between logic, truth tables, switching circuits, gating symbols, flow charts, and pseudocode. The author asserts that the method prepares students for thinking processes related to programing. (MDH)
Descriptors: Coding, Cognitive Development, Computer Science Education, Electric Circuits
Benenson, Gary – 2002
This book explains methods of representing information. Contents are divided into six chapters: (1) "Appetizers" includes activities that can be done individually to become familiar with the topics of signs, symbols, and codes; (2) "Concepts" provides a basis for symbol and sign development; (3) "Activities" features activities and classroom…
Descriptors: Coding, Curriculum, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach

Gallian, Joseph A. – Mathematics Magazine, 1991
Described are some ways in which individual states code driver's license numbers. The encoding of month, date of birth, year of birth, sex, and others involving elementary mathematics and the use of an elaborate system of hashing functions in describing the first, middle, and last names are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Coding, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications

Wheeler, Mary L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1994
Discusses the study of identification codes and check-digit schemes as a way to show students a practical application of mathematics and introduce them to coding theory. Examples include postal service money orders, parcel tracking numbers, ISBN codes, bank identification numbers, and UPC codes. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Coding, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Curriculum
Clinton, Janeen S. – 1989
This activity packet offers simple directions for setting up a Morse Code system appropriate to interfacing with any of several personal computer systems. Worksheets are also included to facilitate teaching Morse Code to persons with visual or other disabilities including blindness, as it is argued that the code is best learned auditorily. (PB)
Descriptors: Coding, Computer Literacy, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education

Zepp, Raymond A. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Describes the Quipu, a mathematical device invented by the Incas of Peru that used the base-10 number system to store information. Suggests ways of incorporating material on the quipu into the arithmetic class. (MDH)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Coding, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education

Wright, Marie A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Cryptography is the science that renders data unintelligible to prevent its unauthorized disclosure or modification. Presents an application of matrices used in linear transformations to illustrate a cryptographic system. An example is provided. (17 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Coding, Cryptography, Data Processing, Enrichment Activities