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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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Bosse, Michael J.; Nandakumar, N. R. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2004
The advent of powerful Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) continues to dramatically affect curricula, pedagogy, and epistemology in secondary and college algebra classrooms. However, epistemological and pedagogical research regarding the role and effectiveness of CAS in the learning of algebra lags behind. This paper investigates concerns regarding…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Algebra, Higher Education, Secondary Education
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Bosse, Michael J.; Liu, Fengshan; Nandakumar, N. R. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2002
Both computers and calculators are limited by architecture, operating system, and software, to some predetermined level of precision within decimal number presentation and calculation. However, there exists a base that produces a terminating decimal. (MM)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Uses in Education, Decimal Fractions, Higher Education
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Bosse, Michael J.; Nandakumar, N. R. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1998
Considers a trio of students who collaboratively discover a generalization while doing their calculus homework. Describes the argument as a play which portrays a relatively natural situation cleansed from unrefined mathematical language, errors, and tangential discussions unrelated to the mathematics of the situation. (ASK)
Descriptors: Calculus, Cooperative Learning, Group Activities, Higher Education