This article contains a sequence of topics from the mathematics of annuities presented in a way that can be used as a brief unit on business applications at the level of intermediate or college algebra. (Author/MK)

Relationships between mathematics attitude and mathematics ability were investigated using six scale scores from Sandman's Mathematics Attitude Inventory and four mathematics scores from the California Test of Basic Skills. Results showed significant differences in mathematics attitude and mathematical ability among the class levels and the…

Part 2 considers the limit of a sequence and extends this to include ideas such as continuity, derivative, and integral. The discussion concludes with an example of a finite or "counted completely" set, the Fermat primes. (MK)

A number of activities are suggested that represent the proper usage of a computer within a content area; namely, a way to further the student's understanding of the concepts being taught. (MP)

The study concluded that ninth-grade Fundamentals of Mathematics students can achieve at a higher level when using hand-held calculators and a specially designed curriculum. (MK)

A teacher describes her methods for teaching mathematics to students who need more motivation, discipline, and reinforcement than do college preparatory students. (MK)

Patterns generated by the set of natural or counting numbers are discussed. Included are quartic, odd, square, and triangular numbers. (MK)

This discussion of cyclic patterns that appear in repeating decimals includes the use of the calculator in discovering the patterns. (MP)

Richard Skemp, author of The Psychology of Learning Mathematics, briefly outlines his theory of schematic learning and comments on motivation, contributions by psychologists to the learning of mathematics, British Curriculum Projects, "Modern Mathematics," and provisions for slow learners and for gifted children. (DT)

Describes a high school curriculum which fuses mathematics skills with skills necessary for an individual to function effectively in the community, regardless of his or her occupational choice. (TA)

The nature and goals of classroom simulations are described, and sources of simulations are listed. Guidelines for selecting, adapting, or designing simulations are presented, and the roles of teacher and students in simulations are examined. (SD)

This paper addresses the organization of classrooms in which the teacher is the center of control of all activities. Ten anecdotes are presented to illustrate the diversity of teaching methods used. The issue of poor teaching is addressed. (SD)

Describes how students in a 10th-grade geometry class discovered relationships that led to the development of conjectures, theorems, and directions of proofs regarding the centroid of a triangle. (ASK)

Presents an activity that establishes a graphical foundation for parametric equations by using a graphing output form called tubeplots from the computer program Maple. Provides a comprehensive review and exploration of many previously learned topics. (ASK)

Presents an activity on the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a five-pointed star by using The Geometer's Sketchpad. (ASK)