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Families of Parabolas.
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Owens, John E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Explores families of parabolas that result from the graphs of quadratic functions. Computer software allows students to quickly depict a series of graphs and make conjectures about emerging patterns. Discusses cases in different parameters in the quadratic are varied to produce different effects in which the parabolas. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
Finding Patterns in Integration Formulas.
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Gordon, Sheldon P. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1992
Illustrates where several unexpected patterns of antiderivatives can be realized during calculus instruction via the application of integration by parts to the exploration of particular members of families of functions. (JJK)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Discovery Learning
Using Computer Visualization to Motivate and Support Mathematical Dialogues.
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Thomas, David A. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1992
Discusses the use of computer visualization to motivate and support mathematical dialogues. Describes the "Scientific Visualization Software Suite," a set of public domain visualization tools from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. (Author/MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Discovery Learning
Communicating Mathematics.
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Hatfield, Mary M.; Bitter, Gary G. – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
N:4$2 N:4$N Reported are results of a Technical Education Research Centers (TERC) project describing telecommunication interactions between groups of students using the computer software unit "Connectany." Polygons are formed through repetitive "jumps" between points on a circle. Investigation questions and results are shared…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
Good Students Beat the Computer System: Strategies for Self Learning from Computerized Practice in Arithmetic.
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Hativa, Nira – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 1992
Examined the problem-solving strategies of above average students (n=42) in grades 2-4 on problems involving forgotten or new material while practicing arithmetic with a computer. Identified the different problem-solving strategies used, sorted them into categories, and illustrated them with examples from students' protocols. Made suggestions for…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Arithmetic, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Geometry in the Middle Grades. Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics Addenda Series, Grades 5-8.
Geddes, Dorothy – 1992
The 1989 document, "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (the "Standards"), provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. This book, one in a series…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Discovery Learning
Sixth-Grade Book. Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics Addenda Series, Grades K-6.
Burton, Grace; And Others – 1992
The 1989 document, "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics," provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. This book, one in a series designed to interpret and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment, Data Analysis, Discovery Learning