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Sgroi, James T. – Mathematics Teacher, 1977
Patterns that appear in the repeating digits of a decimal are used to help convince students that any infinite repeating decimal can be written in the form of a rational number. (JT)
Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Fractions, Instruction, Pattern Recognition

Wagner, Sue S. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
This discussion of cyclic patterns that appear in repeating decimals includes the use of the calculator in discovering the patterns. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Decimal Fractions, Discovery Learning

Bennett, Albert B., Jr. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
The number concepts of greatest common divisor and least common multiple are related to star patterns created through line designs. (JT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Fractions
Schwartzman, Steven – MATYC Journal, 1976
Patterns in decimal expansions are investigated. (DT)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Decimal Fractions, Higher Education, Instruction