This document consists of four units. The first of these views calculus applications to work, area, and distance problems. It is designed to help students gain experience in: 1) computing limits of Riemann sums; 2) computing definite integrals; and 3) solving elementary area, distance, and work problems by integration. The second module views…

This career-based mathematics text book was written for eighth grade students by eighth grade students at Wiscasset Middle School, Wiscasset, Maine. The text has an innovative format and features interviews with various townspeople of Wiscasset concerning their occupations; from the interviews, information is presented about training needed,…

This project involves devising and evaluating a sales tax schedule to meet the specific revenue needs of a hypothetical state in the United States. Conducting this unit involves many mathematical skills in a learning environment familiar to the student. The essential parts of the project consist of student preparation of a tax schedule and class…

This module is part of a series designed to be used by life science students for instruction in the application of physical theory to ecosystem operation. Most modules contain computer programs which are built around a particular application of a physical process. This module deals specifically with concepts that are basic to fluid flow and…

These materials were designed to be used by life science students for instruction in the application of physical theory to ecosystem operation. Most modules contain computer programs which are built around a particular application of a physical process. The module is concerned with conventional techniques such as concepts of measurement,…

This volume includes student manuals for four units in the Career Oriented Mathematics Program, which was developed to improve computational abilities and attitudes of secondary students by presenting the material in a job-relevant context. The units are titled: (1) Owning an Automobile and Driving as a Career, (2) Retail Sales, (3) Measurement,…

The problems in the workbook are designed to help the vocational high school student understand and become adept at working with decimals and percents. Emphasized are the use of decimals in money and the application of percents to problems in daily living. Topics covered include: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals; the…

Designed for the students who have taken algebra and geometry and who need to strengthen their skills in problem solving and mathematical applications, this guidebook on minimum course content emphasizes the kinds of skills and procedures used in college placement tests. Overall course goals are specified, a course outline is provided, performance…

As the fourth lesson of the Articulated Multimedia Physics Course, instructional materials are presented in this study guide. The subject matter is concerned with displacements, speeds, scalers, vector sum, and vector analysis.The content is arranged in scrambled form, and the use of matrix transparencies is required for students to control their…

As the tenth lesson of the Articulated Multimedia Physics Course, instructional materials relating to circular motion are presented in this study guide. The topics are concerned with instantaneous velocity, centripetal force, centrifugal force, and satellite paths. The content is arranged in scrambled form, and the use of matrix transparencies is…

A system of instruction for technical mathematics which utilizes programmed materials, continual diagnostic assessment, and tutoring is described. The system was developed at the Milwaukee Area Technical College. The first section of this paper states the philosophy of the project, lists the programmed texts used, enumerates special features of…

This document contains papers discussing the status of aspects of mathematics education. A brief description of the establishment and operation of the Institute for the Teaching of Mathematics (IDM) is presented first. The lengthier second paper discusses the reconciliation of main aspects of mathematics teaching. The remaining five papers…

After discussing the objectives and value of career education program, the author describes and lists career related mathematics units for elementary and secondary students. (SD)

Using the methods described, pattern representation of operations in modular systems can be developed. (SD)

Results of a study concerning the preservice education of junior and senior high school teachers indicate that, in the institutions surveyed, the area of applications is given the least recognition in mathematics requirements. (MN)