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Peer reviewedLappan, Glenda; Winter, Mary Jean – Mathematics Teacher, 1981
Interesting mathematical questions that require computations involving fractions, percentages, and decimals are presented. The material is designed for students in the middle school grades, but many of the ideas could be used with higher or lower level pupils. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Decimal Fractions, Fractions
Zimmermann, Mark – Calculators/Computers Magazine, 1978
Algorithms for generating random numbers are discussed along with disadvantages. A program for a programable calculator is given that overcomes those disadvantages. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Computation, Fractions
Download full textVictoria Education Dept. (Australia). – 1965
This guide continues instruction of the three guides in SE 012 723 and of the two guides included in SE 012 724. Counting skills, appreciation of pattern and order, and understanding of place value are extended to numbers up to one million, and the associative, commutative and distributive laws are made explicit. Manipulation of equations is…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
Peer reviewedElashhab, Gamal A. – School Science and Mathematics, 1978
An algorithm and sequence which utilizes arrays of entities is proposed for explaining the division of two fractions. (MN)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Diagrams, Division, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedWassmansdorf, M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions
