This paper describes some mathematical situations met by young people in the first year or two of their work as junior clerks or business technicians. These are compared and contrasted with the engineering side of industry, with discussion of some possible implications for schools. (Author/MK)

Describes a new course at Spokane Falls Community College which builds on and reviews basic business math and electronic calculator skills. Material is self-paced and includes work with metrics. Discusses student evaluation of the course and type of equipment used. (CT)

Reviews ways in which programable pocket calculators are used in chemical education. Discussed are simulations of chemical experiments, performance of repetitive calculations, processing chemical data directly from instruments, testing hypotheses, and monitoring class practical results. Lists some calculators and their features and some useful…

Several learning activities and games designed to stimulate and challenge mathematically gifted kindergarten, first-, and second-grade pupils are outlined. Many of the ideas presented can be adapted to other levels. (MP)

Some examples of typical nonrelevant textbook problems on probability are followed by more complex problems pulled from the real world. The resource used in this report is Newsweek magazine; and is used to help demonstrate that from the very beginning, lessons on conditional probability can have relevance. (MP)

A teacher describes the experiences of her fourth-grade students when using calculators during mathematics class. (MK)

This annotated bibliography includes activities with calculators in the areas of computational skills, geometry, measurement, number pattern recognition, and probability. (MK)

Ways of using calculators to presents the concept and methodology of concurrent processing are discussed. Several problems that could be used to compare sequential versus concurrent processing are presented. (MK)

A description of a calculator project conducted in Indianapolis schools is given. Results include a positive change in teacher attitude toward calculator use. (MK)

The possibility of improving problem-solving performance and increasing interest in mathematics by incorporating calculators in the mathematics curriculum was investigated. Results indicate that teachers can experiment with calculators in the classroom without fear of endangering computational skills and a thoughtful program integrating…

Calculator-based activities are presented that may be used as the framework for a unit to replace much of the usual algebra material on exponential functions and logarithms. (MP)

The results of this study show no evidence of a decline in mathematics learning in elementary school classes that used calculators and suggested that primary students may benefit from using calculators. (MP)

The calculator is used to help students discover the Rule of 72 which is, in turn, used to investigate problems involving population, inflation, and energy reserves. (MP)

Describes an activity presented in sports fishing magazines on developing a formula that predicts the weight in pounds of a game fish given its length in inches by using a TI-83 graphing calculator. Highlights the importance of using real-life problems and mathematical explorations. (ASK)

Describes a research study that determined that calculus educators are slow to use technologies in instruction because they perceive a lack of clarity regarding the use of technology, technology is rapidly changing, and using technology requires too much time and effort. (DDR)