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Bitter, Gary G. – Calculators/Computers Magazine, 1978
Fourteen topics are discussed that need to be included in the curriculum to make it possible for students to successfully take full advantage of the calculator and its capabilities. These include: underflow, overflow, estimation, scientific notation, powers of ten, rounding, and truncation. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Giese, Madeline – Calculators/Computers Magazine, 1978
This is part one of a two-part report of a research project for investigating arguments and attitudes towards the use of the calculator in the classroom; gathering information concerning research studies and their implications; and looking at the curriculum, the calculator's actual classroom use, and calculator-buying costs and recommendations.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Calculators, Curriculum, Educational Research
Wayrik, John J. – Calculators/Computers Magazine, 1978
The programable calculator is suggested as a means of introducing elementary school students to certain features of computers. A one-hour presentation is described. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Computers, Curriculum
Goodson, Bobby – Calculators/Computers Magazine, 1978
This bibliography lists books containing classroom-ready materials that can be used in conjunction with routine mathematics lessons. A description is given of six of these books. (MP)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Calculators, Computation