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Peer reviewedAlbany, Eric – Mathematics in School, 1972
A discussion of the various algorithms used for multiplication. Repeated addition, arrays, the distributive law, Egyptian and Russian Peasant Multiplication, Gelosia, Napier's Rods and Genaille's Rods are all described, and examples of multiplying using each method are explained. (DT)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Elementary School Mathematics, History
Peer reviewedSmith, Cedric A. B. – Mathematics in School, 1972
In this first of two articles, computational algorithms for multiplication and division which encourage use of one operation at a time are proposed. (DT)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Division, Elementary School Mathematics
