Drawing from experiences at Ohio State University (OSU) with remedial college students and with 12th grade students without elementary algebra skills, this paper outlines a numerical approach to algebra instruction using handheld calculators. Introductory material discusses problems with traditional approaches to math education and outlines some…

A list of previously published calculator articles with their publishers, date of publication, and page numbers is given. (MN)

A game for the HP-25 programable calculator is discussed. The objectives of the game are to introduce angle measurement and the rudiments of trigonometry. A program for the game is given. (MP)

A computer program is presented that generates problem sets involving sketching graphs of trigonometric functions using graphical addition. The students use calculators to sketch the graphs and a computer solution is used to check it. (MP)

Three calculation methods were compared in solving problems involving frequency distributions, manual, basic calculator, and advanced calculator. Calculators were more efficient but there was no difference in calculator type. (MP)

Presents survey results of 24 examination boards concerning their positions on the use of electronic calculators in exams. (CP)

Described is the use of calculators in two experiments. In the first, students determine the relative atomic mass of magnesium. In the second, students use a calculator to determine a constant for gaseous concentrations of two reactants and the product at equilibrium. (AJ)

Use of calculators rather than computers or paper and pencil when calculators can do the job is stressed. When the use of calculators is more appropriate is indicated. (MNS)

The study compared the improvement in computational skills of two similar groups of accounting students, one using calculators in examinations and the other not. Not using calculators seems to improve the arithmetical ability of students, but does not significantly improve students' feel for numbers or ability to solve word problems. (CH)

Provides a rationale for using calculators to study large numbers in the elementary school. Suggests that calculators be used to encourage children to develop their interest in large numbers, to become more adventurous in their explorations of them, and to stimulate their curiosity in their occurrence. (JN)

This article lists the advantages of pocket calculators in teaching mathematics to handicapped students and gives three examples of uses in the classroom.

This article describes techniques which enable the user of a comparatively simple calculator to perform calculations of cube roots, nth roots, trigonometric, and inverse trigonometric functions, logarithms, and exponentials. (DT)