Seventh and eighth grade classes investigated the uses of energy in their school and presented a report to the school board indicating current use and costs, projected future costs, and recommendations. (SD)

Patterns emerging when two-digit numbers in various bases are operated on by squaring and summing the digits. (SD)

By considering colors as sets of wavelengths and using Boolean Algebra of sets, the effects of combining colors can be represented in a formal mathematical system. (SD)

Four types of issues related to the implications of the United States adoption of the metric system for mathematics education are discussed: (1) the basic issue, (2) mathematical content issues, (3) instructional issues, and (4) curricular issues. (SD)

An activity in which students combine physical and mathematical principles in a measurement situation is described. (SD)

Twenty-two brief articles describe experiences of teachers in individualizing mathematics instruction at the junior and senior high school levels. Topics include specific activities, record keeping and management, testing and grading, and programs for low achievers and gifted students. (SD)

Examples illustrate the use of APL for teaching selected topics from logic, set theory, algebra, number theory, and calculus using the glass box approach. (MP)

Potential uses for computers include: programing the solutions to problems; simulating situations in order to test hypotheses; gaming, as a study of probability and statistics; and practicing, testing, and tutoring. (MP)

A sample of 266 eleventh-grade students were used in this research project. The findings imply that particular emphasis should be placed on practice in formula derivation. Other activities related to verbal computational problem-solving ability should be reserved for home assignment. (MP)

This article describes how logic is used as the basis of medical diagnosis, i.e., the presence or absence of certain symptoms implies the presence or absence of certain diseases. This usage is then illustrated with a real example. (MP)

Mathematics teaching and learning has been in a state of flux because of pedagogical innovations and changes in curriculum. Readiness and learning disabilities are crucial issues that are discussed. (Concluded from v 33, n 6.) (MP)

The direct quote word problem from scientific literature is suggested as a means of demonstrating the relevance of mathematics to other fields. (MP)

The use of the computer as an aid to the classroom teacher is discussed. A list is given of projects developed for classroom use in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and English. (MP)

Provides a summary of the findings of nearly one hundred-fifty studies dealing with self-paced instruction S(PI) mathematics programs that involved students at the secondary level with some implications for practice. (Author/RK)