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ERIC Number: EJ106425
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Computer Simulations: Inelegant Mathematics and Worse Social Science?
Alker, Hayward R., Jr.
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 5, 2, 139-155, Apr-Jun 74
Achievements, limitations, and difficulties of social science simulation efforts are discussed with particular reference to three examples. The pedagogical use of complementary developmental, philosophical, mathematical, and scientific approaches is advocated to minimize potential abuses of social simulation research. (LS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Computers, Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Research, Simulation, Social Sciences
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