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Piele, Donald T. – 1982
Arguments for and against the use of computers in mathematics classes have centered on whether students benefit from or are merely hindered by practicing computational skills. This paper claims that the true essence of mathematics lies not in computation, basically a mechanical operation, but in problem-solving. Since no amount of computational…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Loo, E. H.; And Others – Computers and Education, 1986
Categories of facilities utilization and scheduling requirements to be considered when using a heuristic approach to timetabling are described together with a nine-step algorithm and the computerized timetabling system, Timetable Schedules System (TTS); TTS utilizes heuristic approach. An example demonstrating use of TTS and a program flowchart…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Faculty
Mayer, John; Kieras, David E. – 1987
Using a system based on standard augmented transition network (ATN) parsing approach, this report describes a technique for the rapid development of natural language parsing, called High-Level Grammar Specification Language (HGSL). The first part of the report describes the syntax and semantics of HGSL and the network implementation of each of its…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs