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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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Squire, Barry – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2005
This document shows a different way of adding lists of numbers to find a way of getting general formulae for figurate numbers and use Gauss?s method to check it.
Descriptors: Mathematical Formulas, Computation, Mathematics, Numbers
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Marshall, Daniel; Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2004
Around 300 BC, Euclid wrote "The Elements", a major treatise on the geometry of the time, and what would be considered "geometry" for many years after. Arguably "The Elements" is the second most read book of the western world, falling short only to The Bible. In his book, Euclid states five postulates of geometry which he uses as the foundation…
Descriptors: Geometry, History
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Newell, G. J.; MacFarlane, J. D. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1984
Presents an application of the binomial distribution in which the distribution is used to detect differences between the sensory properties of food products. Included is a BASIC computer program listing used to generate triangle and duo-trio test results. (JN)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Software, Food, Higher Education