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ERIC Number: EJ241154
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Feb
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Analysis of a Truck Driver's Square Root Algorithm.
Carmony, Lowell
Mathematics Teacher, v74 n2 p144-49 Feb 1981
An unusual algorithm for approximating square roots is presented and investigated using techniques common in algebra. The material is presented as a tool to interest high school students in the logic behind mathematics. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Properties (Mathematics); Square Roots