This is part three of a three-part manual for teachers using SMSG high school text materials. Detailed solutions are given to all the exercises in the text. Chapter topics include: (1) area and the integral; and (2) differentiation theory and technique. (MP)

THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS AN INITIAL EXPERIMENT WITH THE USE OF A LARGE SCALE COMPUTER AS A MEANS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THREE SELECTED HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THREE CONNECTICUT COMMUNITIES. ANSWERS TO THESE BASIC QUESTIONS WERE SOUGHT IN THE EXPERIMENT--(1) HOW CAN MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND LOGIC BE TAUGHT MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE USE OF THE…

Investigated was the effect of textbook, sex, and the setting of the presentation of the problem on the ability of first-year algebra students to recognize the properties of cummutativity, identity element, and inverses. A random sample of 40 pupils, 20 males and 20 females, was selected from a student population of 774 ninth grade algebra…

This newsletter lists references to 88 research reports in mathematics education. Of these, 36 were published in United States Office of Education Research Reports over the period 1956-65, 39 in "Research in Education," and 13 in "Pacesetters in Innovation." Titles, pertinent descriptors, and cost of the document in both…

The study reported investigated the following questions: (1) Is teacher effectiveness related to the pattern of interaction between teacher and student and to the classroom climate created by this interaction? (2) Is teacher effectiveness related to the productive thinking abilities of teachers as reflected in the submission of their daily logs?…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the areas of agreement or disagreement in teaching secondary school algebra in England and the United States. Textbooks were read and analyzed for the purpose of obtaining data related to the concepts included, and also for noting major developmental steps which occurred in each textbook series. Among…

These syllabuses for grades 7-12 were written, evaluated, and revised by a team of writers from the Orange County Science Education Improvement Project (OCSEIP). OCSEIP is a cooperative enterprise of the University of California (Irvine), California State College at Fullerton, the Orange County Schools Office, and local districts throughout Orange…

Tested was the hypothesis that learning will be significantly enhanced and classroom activities will tend to be more frequently student-initiated when the learning situation contains three elements--a means of operationally clarifying learning objectives for students, a feedback system to provide the student and teacher with information regarding…

Reported is an experimental study by the Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum Improvement Study (SSMCIS) whose objective is the construction of a unified school mathematics curriculum for grades 7 through 12. More specifically, SSMCIS is concerned with the reconstruction of the entire mathematics curriculum. It attempts to eliminate the…

This document, produced by a committee of teachers in mathematics, includes a program description with pertinent extracts from the school district philosopy, as well as major goals and objectives. Curricular objectives state what a student should know, demonstrate, or be able to do in this study area. The sequence of goals and objectives…

Reported is a study to determine the effects of calculators upon the achievement, attitude, and academic motivation of students in mathematics classes designed for low achievers at Miami Senior High School. An experimental and a control class were administered criterion instruments at the beginning and at the conclusion of the study. Analysis of…

This sourcebook contains mathematical exercises, problems, and projects concerning pollution which are accessible for students in grades 6-9. The exercises, which are designed to improve computational skills, are classified according to topics usually taught in the mathematical curriculum of the middle school. (CT)

This book was prepared as a complementary and a companion volume to the 32nd Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. It offers a view of the evolution of mathematics education in the public schools in the United States, grades K-12. Major committee and commission reports describing existing conditions and recommendations for…

This publication of the National Science Foundation contains information about various programs related to the development of mathematics curriculum and materials; course materials for elementary and secondary mathematics programs; and, materials for both preservice and inservice teacher education in mathematics. (FL)

Probability and statistics have become indispensable to scientific, technical, and management progress. They serve as essential dialects of mathematics, the classical language of science, and as instruments necessary for intelligent generation and analysis of information. A prelude to probability and statistics is presented by examination of the…