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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ781026
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Dec
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1072-0839
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Teaching Multiplication Algorithms from Other Cultures
Lin, Cheng-Yao
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v13 n5 p298-304 Dec 2007
This article describes a number of multiplication algorithms from different cultures around the world: Hindu, Egyptian, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese. Students can learn these algorithms and better understand the operation and properties of multiplication.
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Multiplication, Middle Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; Egypt; India; Japan; Russia
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