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Swetz, Frank, Ed.; Hartzler, J. S., Ed. – 1991
Over the past 10 years, national conferences and committees investigating the state of American mathematics education have advocated an increased emphasis on problem solving and mathematical modeling situations in the secondary school curriculum. However, little effort has been made to prepare secondary school teachers to use mathematical modeling…
Descriptors: Algebra, Enrichment Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment

Kimmins, Dovie – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Described is a solution to the problem and a discussion of a computer estimation of the probability. A computer program written in Turbo Pascal and two sample runs are provided. Computations for a more general problem of this nature and changes in the program necessary for use with Apple Pascal are appended. (CW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Equations (Mathematics), High Schools

Parris, Richard – College Mathematics Journal, 1991
This article, which is organized around a single, well-known algorithm for root extraction, presents a way of incorporating dynamical systems into the teaching of mathematics. Included are sample exercises using complex numbers and the computer where students have the opportunity to do some analysis on this algorithm. (KR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chaos Theory, College Mathematics, Equations (Mathematics)

Clason, Robert G. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
A mult tile is a set of polygons each of which can be dissected into smaller polygons similar to the original set of polygons. Using a recursive LOGO method that requires solutions to various geometry and trigonometry problems, dissections of mult tiles are carried out repeatedly to produce tile patterns. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Discovery Processes, Geometry, Mathematical Enrichment