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Peer reviewedSchool Science and Mathematics, 1986
Presents a list of favorable reviewed microcomputer software for K-12 student instruction. It is not a buying guide, but an aid in locating programs for review. Software are listed under such headings as computer awareness, advanced mathematics, algebra, arithmetic, problem-solving/logic, biology, astronomy, chemistry, environmental…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedBidwell, James K. – School Science and Mathematics, 1994
Archimedes' method for estimating the value of pi is developed and compared with the Gregory-Machin infinite series method. Programs for the TI-81 calculator for finding the upper and lower bounds using the classical method and estimating pi using infinite series are provided.(Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Calculators, Courseware, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometry
Peer reviewedDavis, Shelley J., Ed.; Knaupp, Jonathan, Ed. – School Science and Mathematics, 1984
Reviews two science computer software packages (on time and seasons and on maps) and three mathematics packages (on solving equations and inequalities, an algebraic coordinate game, and statistics). In addition to descriptions of the contents of each, comments indicate weaknesses and strengths. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Software, Courseware, Map Skills
Peer reviewedMayes, Robert L. – School Science and Mathematics, 1994
Presents an application of the software tool DERIVE in the exploration and visualization of a relationship between logarithmic and exponential functions. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Exponents (Mathematics), Functions (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedMayes, Robert L. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents a study to determine whether computer use in guided-discovery learning episodes would enhance the problem-solving ability of secondary school students (n=147). Results indicate interaction between low- and middle-level students' mathematical achievement and treatment groups, while high-level students performed well regardless of approach.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Discovery Learning, Heuristics
Peer reviewedMcGrath, Diane, Ed. – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Provides reviews of courseware entitled: "Mystery Matter," which is a series that supplements the basic inquiry process; "Jumping Math Flash," which is an arcade-game program with arithmetic problems; and "Quest for Files: Science Rocks and Minerals The Upper Crust," which is a database program for earth science.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Peer reviewedSchool Science and Mathematics, 1987
Includes a list of favorably reviewed microcomputer software designed to be used in instructing students in kindergarten through grade 12. Developed as an aid to educators in previewing software, the list provides the name, type, cost, publisher, and grade level for instructional software in science and mathematics. (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
