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Mathematics Education Dialogues, 1999
This issue of Mathematics Education Dialogues focuses on the use of calculators in the mathematics classroom. The eleven articles on this theme include: (1) "Groping and Hoping for a Consensus on Calculator Use" (Zalman Usiskin); (2) "Let's Abolish Pencil-and-Paper Arithmetic" (Anthony Ralston); (3) "Do We Need Calculators?" (Kim Mackey); (4) "How…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDemana, Franklin; Waits, Bert K. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Discussed are the rationale for, and the benefits accrued from, the use of graphing calculators within all aspects of the secondary mathematics curriculum. Examples are included that highlight specific features of graphing calculators. (JJK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Curriculum Development, Graphing Calculators, Mathematical Enrichment
Peer reviewedMathematics Teacher, 1992
Two trigonometry problems are presented. The first compares the graphs of the functions arcsin[sin(x)], arccos[cos(x)], and the identity function f(x)=x. The second, using the law of cosines, demonstrates that the solution of a triangle knowing two sides and the excluded angle is no longer ambiguous. (MDH)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Enrichment Activities, Functions (Mathematics)
