The use of handheld CAS technology in undergraduate mathematics courses in Australia is paradoxically shrinking under sustained disapproval or disdain from the professional mathematics community. Mathematics education specialists argue with their mathematics colleagues over a range of issues in course development and this use of CAS or even…

This paper focuses on using technology to support mathematics instruction. Technologies such as computers and calculators are widely used in the teaching of mathematics. The educators advocate the use of these tools to reduce tiresome computations and tasks so that class time can be more effectively used for learning mathematics. The purpose of…

Student access to programmable calculators and computer terminals, coupled with a familiarity with baseball, provides opportunities to enhance their understanding of the binomial distribution and other aspects of analysis. (MP)

Discusses some major changes that computers, calculators, and graphing calculators have brought to the mathematics classroom, including quasi-empirical studies in the classroom, use of multiple representations, emphasis on visualization, emphasis on tables, an altered classroom "ecology," and increasing complexity for students. (SR)

An exploration of a problem called solving quadratic congruences modulo p is detailed and is built around an alternate method of deriving the quadratic formula. Three practical pedagogical values that have been experienced by students and instructor when the material was presented to classes are noted. (MP)

Finds that a mathematics methods course provided preservice teachers with knowledge and experience concerning the use of technological aids (calculators, computers, etc.). Finds also that preservice teachers (1) learned mathematical content through their experiences using technological aids; (2) were concerned over difficulties incorporating these…

This paper was written as a discussion guide for participants at an Australian conference. How calculators and computers might affect the curriculum is discussed, with questions focused on what mathematics should be taught, when, why, where, and how. (MNS)

Presents an activity for determining the volume of a solid revolved around an horizontal axis using graphing calculators and computers. (ASK)

Discusses a differential equations course emphasizing conceptual understanding, linear and nonlinear systems, and technology. Presents sample exercises illustrating the difference between this approach and the traditional approach. (MKR)

An overview is provided of the current status of technical and vocational mathematics in the two-year college. Section I traces the development of technical math courses and discusses their function in the two-year college curriculum. Section II examines the use of applied math problems appropriate to particular vocational programs as an aid in…

The outcomes of a conference on computing in school mathematics, held in March 1984, are summarized. Recommendations on curriculum, instruction, and teacher education are included. (MNS)

This report of a March 1984 conference presents recommendations on technology and curriculum at the elementary, middle school, and secondary school levels; instruction; and mathematics teacher education. (MNS)

A sample problem shows some pitfalls in approximating square roots when working with calculators or computers. (MP)

This 20-minute videotape is designed to help parents understand why mathematics teaching has changed, how it will benefit children, and what they (parents) can do to help. The tape shows adult recollections of their experiences in mathematics classrooms, elementary mathematics classroom vignettes, and adult workers who use mathematics in their…

Concern is expressed that educators are rushing to purchase computers while calculators are being forgotten. The approach promoted is schools should make both calculators and computers an integral part of the mathematics curriculum. Calculators are noted as accepted learning tools that don't have deleterious effects on computation skills.…