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Howse, Joseph – Mathematics Teaching, 1973
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Diagrams, History
Thomas, F. H. – Mathematics Teaching, 1974
With the advent of computers and electronic calculators, the role of logarithms in the curriculum is changing. An intuitive approach to logarithms, stressing the notion of isomorphism, is discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Curriculum, Educational Change
Cohen, Don – Mathematics Teaching, 1976
Upper elementary school students created their own algorithms for finding products of whole numbers. The algorithms were similar to familiar ones for finding products involving 9 and 11. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
McIntosh, Alistair – Mathematics Teaching, 1978
Children are asked to describe the subtraction process or to describe a context in which subtraction may be used. (JLH)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education
Curtis, Timothy P. – Mathematics Teaching, 1975
Upper-level secondary students investigated square and triangular numbers and Pythagorean triples using computers. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Curriculum
Cohen, Donald – Mathematics Teaching, 1976
The observations of a fifth-grade student concerning number patterns are recorded and discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
