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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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Basic Tools: Integration by Gaussian Quadrature.
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Thompson, H. Bradford; Tuttle, Caroline – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1984
Provides examples of nested subroutines, focusing on the Gaussian quadrature function and test program (program listings included). Nested subroutines, features of the Gaussian quadrature, and when not to use it are considered. (JN)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Software, Functions (Mathematics), Higher Education
Mathematics and Science Uses of Computers in American Schools, 1989.
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Becker, Henry Jay – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
Data collected for the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (1989) within U.S. secondary schools revealed that computer usage more than doubled from 1985. Discussed are the regular and systematic uses of computers in the classroom and laboratories, the types of software used, and the goals for teachers using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Objectives
An Integrated Approach to Teaching Students the Use of Computers in Science.
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Hood, B. James – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
Reported is an approach to teaching the use of Macintosh computers to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students within the context of a simplified model of scientific research including proposal, data collection and analyses, and presentation of findings. Word processing, graphing, statistical, painting, and poster software were sequentially…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Educational Strategies