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Facility Location Problems.
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Buckley, Fred – College Mathematics Journal, 1987
Mathematical models that are used to solve facility location problems are presented. All involve minimizing some distance function. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Functions (Mathematics), Higher Education
Positioning of Emergency Facilities in an Obstructed Traffic Grid.
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Cronk, Jeff; And Others – College Mathematics Journal, 1987
Algorithms to determine the optimal locations of emergency service centers in a given city are presented, with theorems and proofs. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Models
Line Fitting Using Only High School Algebra.
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Staib, John – Mathematics Teacher, 1982
An approach to using the method of least squares, a scheme for computing the best-fitting line directly from a set of points, is detailed. The material first looks at fitting a numerical value to a set of numbers. This provides tools for solving the line-fitting problem. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models
Celsius to Fahrenheit and Vice Versa--Quick, Exact, and Neat.
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Roy, S. C. Dutta – Journal of Chemical Education, 1997
States a convenient algorithm for temperature scale conversions and shows how performing the successive steps improves the accuracy of the results. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
Technology Tips: Spreadsheets--a Tool for the Mathematics Classroom.
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Hunt, William J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1995
Shows how to model Newton's method for approximating roots on a spreadsheet. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematical Concepts
Teaching Reinforcement of Stochastic Behavior Using Monte Carlo Simulation.
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Fox, William P.; And Others – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1996
Explains a proposed block of instruction that would give students in industrial engineering, operations research, systems engineering, and applied mathematics the basic understanding required to begin more advanced courses in simulation theory or applications. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Science, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Using History in Teaching Mathematics.
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Katz, Victor J. – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1986
Some concrete examples of the use of historical materials in developing certain topics from precalculus and calculus are presented. Ideas which can be introduced with a reformulated curriculum are discussed in five areas: algorithms, combinatorics, logarithms, trigonometry, and mathematical models. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculus, College Mathematics, Higher Education
Understanding, Doing, and Teaching Multiplication.
Lampert, Magdalene – 1985
The concept of multiplication is described and illustrated using several different representational systems. A conceptual approach to teaching mathematics is compared with the procedural approach commonly found in the school curriculum. Four different methods of representing the multiplication process with numbers larger than ten are presented:…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Educational Research
The Learning of Number Facts in the Primary School. Curriculum Paper.
Boxall, Ron; And Others – 1979
This paper is designed to provide teachers with more guidance on how to help students become proficient in the recall of basic number facts. Activities and practices are placed in a sequence designed to aid all instructors. The learning of number facts is divided into three stages: (1) the development of basic number facts; (2) establishing number…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Drills (Practice), Educational Games