These materials were developed to help high school teachers to become familiar with the approach to tenth-grade Euclidean geometry which was adopted by the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). It is emphasized that the materials are unsuitable as a high school textbook. Each document contains material too difficult for most high school students.…

The main purpose of this book is to provide background material in geometry for teachers or prospective teachers who know little or no geometry. It should be suitable as a text for a one-semester course for teachers of junior high school or upper elementary school students. Chapters contain developmental material and exercises. Chapters include:…

A sample of 2,093 students was randomly selected from all Washington State high school juniors taking a pre-college test battery in 1973. For the entire sample "t" tests indicated males took significantly more mathematics and scored higher than females on quantitative, spatial, and mechanical tests, while females had significantly higher…

Approximately 1,700 University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics (UICSM) algebra students were divided into 6 groups depending on grade (8th or 9th), version of UICSM first course text used (1958 or 1959), and duration of study. These students and nearly 700 non-UICSM algebra students were given Cooperative Algebra Test (Coop Algebra)…

Reports on the second place win in the sixteenth international mathematics olympiad by the eight member United States team. The competitors reported that they gained their mathematical competence in spite of their schools. (GS)

A discussion of the performance of the United States team in international competition is discussed. The contest problems are included. (SD)

Factoring puzzles can be used to review computational technique and build readiness for factoring trinomials. (SD)

The author describes a new graphing algorithm for computing probabilities, and presents problems for these algorithms for use in the classroom. (SD)

The Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences is sponsoring an experimental approach to the modernization of the geometry curriculum. Geometry is viewed as ancillary to other parts of the curriculum and is taught as appropriate to other subjects (e.g., algebra). Combinatorial geometry is taught formally. (SD)

The teaching of non-numerical flow charting to all pupils is advocated as a means of preparing students for decision making. Several sample problems are provided. (SD)

An activity is described which can be used to introduce students to the general divisibility test for nine. (JP)

An activity is presented that involves an unusual multiplicative operation on natural numbers. Described are interesting properties that students may discover when using the new operation. (JP)

A syllabus is proposed for a course in statistics at the secondary level. Brief comments are given on each topic, indicating how they may be presented to students. The overall approach to teaching statistics from an interdisciplinary point of view is discussed. (Author/SD)

The adverse attitudes of many students in advanced mathematics courses were explored. Results indicated students felt the gap between regular and advanced courses was too great, and that students pursuing arts or social sciences would benefit from courses with broader application. (SD)