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Peer reviewedDubisch, Roy – Arithmetic Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics, Number Concepts
Peer reviewedTravis, David L. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1983
A student noticed an interesting fact about the base two numerals for perfect numbers. Mathematical explanations for some questions are given. (MNS)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computers, Higher Education, Mathematics
Sass, Louis, Jr. – MATYC Journal, 1975
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computation, Higher Education, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedRothbart, Andrea; Paulsell, Bruce – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Enrichment, Number Concepts, Numbers
Peer reviewedGreger, Karl – Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics
Gardner, Martin – Scientific American, 1980
Some patterns in prime numbers and their implications for general theorems are presented. Much of the material is taken from "The Strong Law of Small Numbers," an unpublished paper by Richard Kenneth Guy. (MP)
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts
Peer reviewedKuhn, Stephen W. – Mathematics Teacher, 1988
Describes a three-week summer course for academically talented high school students which explored the integers and some classical topics from number theory. (PK)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Gifted, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Curriculum
Gardner, Martin – Scientific American, 1978
A sequence of numbers from combinatorial theory called the Bell numbers is discussed, along with several problems and examples that demonstrate their usefulness. (MN)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Educational Games, Higher Education, Mathematics Materials
Peer reviewedJoyner, Virginia G.; Haggard, Paul W. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1990
Discusses how to express an n factorial as a product of powers of primes. Provides two examples and answers. Presents four related suggestions. (YP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Computation, Division
