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Peer reviewedDavies, H. B. – Mathematics in School, 1980
The author presents and elaborates on a division algorithm devised by his 9-year-old son. (MK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Creativity, Discovery Processes
Renwick, E. M. – Mathematics Teaching, 1976
These three brief articles concern problems students encounter in solving simple linear equations, children's conceptions of number, and the distinction between adding objects and adding numbers as illustrated by students' problems with Euler's formula. (SD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
