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Duke, Roger; Graham, Alan – Mathematics Teaching Incorporating Micromath, 2007
In this article, the authors describe how a Java applet can help to build learners' intuitions about basic ideas of algebra. "Matchbox Algebra" is a Java applet the authors have designed to enable learners to grasp a key idea in learning algebra: that the letter "x" may be thought of as representing an as-yet-unknown number. They describe the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models
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Clements, Douglas H.; Battista, Michael T. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Reviews research describing computer functions of construction-oriented computer environments and evaluates their contributions to students' learning of geometry. Topics discussed include constructing geometric concepts; the use of LOGO in elementary school mathematics; software that focuses on geometric construction; and implications for the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Courseware, Elementary School Mathematics
Hofstetter, Fred T. – Academic Computing, 1989
Describes PODIUM, an educational software application that serves as a user interface to IBM's multimedia hardware. Faculty lecture outlines using IBM's InfoWindow and Audio Visual Connection (AVC) are explained for the fields of science, mathematics, music, and art, and a facility at the University of Delaware for using multimedia is described.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer System Design, Courseware, Educational Facilities Design