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Peterson, Ivars – Science News, 1982
By handling numbers in unexpected ways, computers and calculators create headaches for computer programers and set traps for unsuspecting users by sometimes producing wrong answers. Specific examples of such computer/calculator errors are discussed. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Programs, Computers, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedMiel, George – American Mathematical Monthly, 1980
The author discusses the use of calculators in calculus classes and difficulties caused by roundoff errors. References for advanced follow-up topics are given. (Author/MK)
Descriptors: Calculators, Calculus, College Mathematics, Error Patterns
Download full textSuydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1984
This issue contains abstracts and critical comments on 11 articles, plus an editorial comment entitled "A Teacher Shortage?". Studies included concern solution processes on addition and subtraction examples; numerical rule induction; individual differences in performance on manipulative, pictorial, and symbolic tasks; the effect of a…
Descriptors: Algebra, Area, Calculators, Cognitive Processes
