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Download full textBump, Wren M. – 1991
The normal curve has long been important in statistics. Most interval variables yield normal or quasi-normal distributions when data are collected from large samples, and the normal "Z" distribution is also used as a test statistic (e.g., to test differences between two means when sample size is large, since "t" approaches…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Equations (Mathematics), Functions (Mathematics), Graphs
Peer reviewedStor, Marilyn; Briggs, William L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Presents a mathematics activity to model the exponential growth of the common cold, AIDS, or any other communicable disease. Underscores the effect that a friend's or partner's previous behavior may have on a current relationship and on society at large. (ASK)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Diseases, Functions (Mathematics), Integrated Activities
Quigley, Martyn, Ed. – 1991
These conference proceedings include two invited lectures, three working group reports, three topic group reports, two Ad Hoc group reports, a round table report, a list of participants, and a list of previous proceedings. The invited lectures were: "Values in Mathematics Education" (Ubiratan D'Ambrosio) and "Remarks on…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Benchmarking, Calculus, Cognitive Processes
Becker, Joanne Rossi, Ed.; Pence, Barbara J., Ed. – 1993
This two-volume document provides the proceedings of a conference on the psychology of mathematics education. Plenary session themes were "Diversity and Equity," (with papers by Gilah Leder; Walter Secada; and Ubiratan D'Ambrosio), "Teacher Education," (with a paper by Thomas Cooney), and "Technology" (with papers by…
Descriptors: Algebra, Alternative Assessment, Beliefs, Cognitive Development
da Ponte, Joao Pedro, Ed.; Matos, Joao Filipe, Ed. – 1994
The Proceedings of PME-XVIII have been published in four separate volumes because of the large number of individual conference papers reported. Volume I contains brief reports for 11 Working Groups and 8 Discussion Groups, 55 "Short Oral Communications," 28 Posters, 5 Plenary Panel reports, and 4 Plenary Session reports. Volume II…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Algebra, Beliefs, Calculators
