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Schüler-Meyer, Alexander – International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2019
In the transition from secondary to tertiary mathematics, students try to participate in tertiary mathematics by replicating familiar school mathematical discourses. The objective of this case study is to investigate the conditions and affordances under which students proceed from familiar school mathematical discourses to new, tertiary discourses…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Arithmetic, College Mathematics, Secondary School Mathematics
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Swetz, Frank – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
The origin of the magic square, its numerical concepts, and some procedures for its construction are discussed. (JT)
Descriptors: History, Mathematical Enrichment, Number Concepts, Numbers
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Bidwell, James K. – Mathematics Teacher, 1973
Descriptors: Instruction, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics, Number Concepts
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Strangman, Kathryn Besic – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Ways of finding the sums of some interesting sequences of numbers are discussed. Finding the patterns creates a challenge, but the patterns are not too difficult for average pupils to discover. Mathematical induction can then be used to prove the formulas. (LS)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Induction, Instruction, Mathematics Education
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Schmalz, Rosemary – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
An activity is presented which provides an opportunity for students to discover numerical patterns with the aid of a calculator. (MN)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Calculators, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools