One hundred thirty-six pupils, aged 14-15 years, were given "general creativity" tests and "mathematical creativity" tests. Correlations between the two kinds of tests were near zero suggesting that creativity within mathematics is a specific ability. (MN)

The students in a low-ability first-year classroom of a secondary school use a questionnaire and punched cards to collect and organize data about their classmates. The first five minutes and the first four minutes after the first quarter of an hour of the resulting class discussion are included. (MN)

The author outlines where we've been and where we ought to be going with computer-enhanced mathematics especially with respect to student motivation and problem solving. (MN)

Encourages elementary and secondary school mathematics teachers to foster skill development in approximation, estimation, interpolution and orders of magnitude. (CP)

Instructional strategies related to the teaching of measurement scales are provided. Examples of nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio scales are included. (CP)

The aim of this article is to identify the natural relationships that exist between using computer programming in BASIC, and some particular mathematical concepts. Specific examples are given for use by the mathematics teacher who has the necessary facilities available. (MN)

These three brief articles concern problems students encounter in solving simple linear equations, children's conceptions of number, and the distinction between adding objects and adding numbers as illustrated by students' problems with Euler's formula. (SD)

A number of outdoor practical activities involving measurement and shape are given. (DT)

The target point for the cue ball in a simplified game of billiards is computed through the use of line reflections and computations with complex numbers. (JT)

Hands-on mathematical activities are described for use with tricycles, Big Wheels, single-, and multigeared bicycles. (JT)

The principles of modern genetics are extended to study the extinction probabilities of such genetic diseases as sickle-cell anemia, Tay-Sachs disease, and cystic fibrosis. (JT)

Questions regarding the type of teacher input and its effect on immediate and delayed performance in student problem-solving are examined. Specific guidelines for the classroom teacher are then suggested. (Author/MA)

An algorithm is provided for generating as many desired digits in the decimal representation of a rational number on a calculator. It may be used whenever the number of digits displayed on the calculator exceeds the number of digits in the denominator. (JT)

The nature and extent of teacher concerns regarding the use of calculators in the classroom are expressed. (JT)

Three activities are provided for introducing career education into the mathematics classroom as well as the rationale for doing so. (JT)