The paper describes an approach in which games were planned to provide instruction for three severely handicapped children (5-6 years old) with few leisure, social, or academic skills and many aberrant behaviors. The first of two games involved a language program to teach verbal interactions, picture identification, and picture matching. The…

The study examined the effectiveness of a tutoring program on counting and number skills for trainable mentally retarded (TMR) and educable mentally retarded (EMR) students (5-14 years old). Experimental Ss received individualized instruction based on counting games while control Ss received instruction on objectives not related to counting.…

Seven questions concerning the role of computation and the role of electronic calculators in arithmetic were posed to a sample of teachers, mathematicians, and laymen. Responses are given in percentage form and typical comments are included. (LS)

Counting and dividing activities for 5- and 6-year-old children, using base ten multibase arithmetic blocks, are described. (DT)

A classic problem involving the "misuse" of mathematical induction is presented. The error in the "proof" is then exposed. The generalization of this problem is presented as a false theorem which should serve to highlight the error. (LS)

A definition of developmental dysalculia, stressing the hereditary or congenital affection of the brain substrate of mathematical functions, is put forth. (Author)

This course is intended for students who have a thorough knowledge of college preparatory mathematics including algebra, axiomatic geometry, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. It does not assume they have acquired a background of elementary functions. This teacher's guide contains background information, suggested instructional procedures, and…

This course is intended for students who have a thorough knowledge of college preparatory mathematics, including algebra, axiomatic geometry, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. This teacher's guide is for Part II of the course. It is designed to follow Part I of the text. The guide contains background information, suggested instructional…

The objective of this book is to identify those mathematical concepts which are relevant to elementary measurement, and to exhibit their logical interrelationships. The book was written with high school mathematics teachers in mind, but it is hoped that it will be useful also to elementary school teachers, science teachers, and college teachers.…

A method of finding rational roots of polynomials by use of a "special theorem" provides increased efficiency and, therefore, motivation. (SD)

The arithmetic needed for complex calculation using an electronic calculator is explained and exemplified. Problems involving square roots, number theory, Fibonacci numbers, and electrical resistances are solved. (SD)

Elucidated is the relationship among three threads of mathematical investigations: Kirkman's schoolgirl problems, finite geometries, and Euler's n-square officer problems. (JP)