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Peer reviewedWalbesser, Henry H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1976
Computational algorithms appearing in early American arithmetic text are discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Division, Mathematical Applications
Peer reviewedKrulik, Stephen – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
Drill activities for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division that are derived from the history of mathematics are suggested. (MK)
Descriptors: Addition, Computation, Division, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHurd, Spencer P. – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Presented is the ancient Egyptian algorithm for the operations of multiplication and division of integers and fractions. Theorems involving unit fractions, proved by Fibonacci, justifying and extending the Egyptian or Ahmes' methods into the Hindu-Arabic numeric representational system are given. (MDH)
Descriptors: Algebra, Division, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions
