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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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A Plane Case of Measles
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Scott, P. R. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1976
Questions which stimulate discovery learning are asked concerning polygons and curves drawn on an integral lattice. (DT)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Geometry, Instruction, Mathematics Education
Motivating Matrices
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Scott, P. R. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1976
Several approaches to the teaching of matrices are discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Geometry, Instruction, Mathematics Education
A Constructive Approach to Junior Geometry.
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Scott, P. R. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1978
Investigated here are some of the results which can be obtained using the double-sided straight edge. Seventeen possible constructions are presented with solutions or partial solutions given to most. (MP)
Descriptors: Geometry, Plane Geometry, Problem Sets, Problem Solving
Geometry: Which Way?
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Scott, P. R. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1977
The good and bad points of Euclidean geometry and transformation geometry are briefly surveyed with emphasis on the teachability of Euclidean geometry and the mathematics of transformation geometry. (MN)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Geometry, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education
School Geometry - Why, What and How
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Scott, P. R. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1973
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Educational Objectives