The article presents and discusses an optimization problem concerned with observing objects from a moving car. (MK)

Approaches to teaching verbal problems that are interesting and useful are reviewed. Four basic difficulties in teaching problem solving are also covered. (MP)

Two posters that can provide simulated problem-solving experiences at a corner store are provided. (MK)

Discusses some mathematical games concerning the packing of squares. (HM)

An applications problem, which illustrates an important technique in mathematical applications, is presented and discussed. (MK)

Special ways of using computers as a useful tool in algebra instruction are reviewed, with applications to linear equations featured. (MP)

Mathematical skills and reasoning and their applications are considered as forming one of the basic and essential areas of knowledge and experience that should be available to all Australian children. This collection of essays explaining problem solving in mathematics as an organizing theme for current and future curriculum development is a means…

How physicians turn the data from tests and evaluations of patients into information useful for medical action is described. This is an important application of the distance formula. (MNS)

Summarizes the interview and observation of mathematics teachers on their classroom teaching of problem solving. Discusses the related issues that teachers should consider as they plan and teach problem solving lessons. (YP)

An exercise in applied mathematics that focuses on belt drives that is suitable for senior secondary pupils is presented. Some comments on classroom use and student reactions to this lesson are included. (MP)

Designed for the students who have taken algebra and geometry and who need to strengthen their skills in problem solving and mathematical applications, this guidebook on minimum course content emphasizes the kinds of skills and procedures used in college placement tests. Overall course goals are specified, a course outline is provided, performance…

"Algorithmic counseling" is an attempt to apply recent instructional regulation techniques to graduate counselor training and research. This paper seeks to explain what algorithms are, why they could be useful, and how they can be constructed. A central motivation for studying algorithms is their utility in showing students how to accomplish a…

The role of computers (especially microcomputers) in the mathematics curriculum and suggestions for using them in mathematics instruction are discussed in this yearbook. The 27 articles are presented under five headings. Part 1, Issues, includes articles on comprehensive instructional computing, possible new curricula, and a syllabus for a…

This USMES unit challenges students to recommend and try to have changes made which would improve the service in the lunchroom. The teacher resource book for the Lunch Lines unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the…

This USMES unit challenges students to find ways to make the classroom a better place. The teacher resource book for the Classroom Design unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES "challenges" and of classroom…