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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
Bane, Robert K.; Tanner, Dennis F. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1989
The components and features of ERIC on CD-ROM are discussed. Search techniques and the value of this resource are described. Different systems available are noted. (CW)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Barden, William, Jr. – Science PROBE!, 1991
Described is a simple electronic interface that can receive signals from up to four analog sensors and four event detectors and save the data on disk. Schematic diagrams, construction details, sample temperature plot and weather station logging programs, and a parts list are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer System Design