This is the second part of the bibliography published in the November 1976 issue, listing articles concerned with mathematics beyond that usually taught at the junior high level. Articles are listed concerning mathematical books, periodicals, mathematical societies, and mathematicians of ancient times through the 20th century; a miscellaneous…

This bibliography focuses on articles published before January 1, 1976, which are concerned with the history of elementary mathematics topics. (DT)

This bibliography lists articles concerned with mathematics beyond that usually taught in the junior high school and also includes bibliographical references to mathematicians, journals, and societies. Twenty-one different categories were used in organizing the entries. (DT)

Activities involving set union and intersection, graphing solutions of open sentences, and negation are described. These activities afford students with opportunities for computational practice as well as instruction on equations and inequalities. (SD)

Compares the ability of students in Michigan (N=302) and Scotland (N=221) to do simple calculation exercises and relational/practical problems involving number and operation. Although this is not a controlled statistical study (data collected included birth date and sex), sample sizes are sufficient to make the reported results meaningful. (JN)

Reviews the learning theories of Robert Gagne and David Ausubel, and applies these theories to the three most common approaches to teaching division of fractions: common denominator, complex fraction, and inverse operation methods. Such analysis indicates the inverse approach should be most effective for meaningful teaching, as is verified by…

Integrates the sum, difference, and multiple angle identities into an examination of Ptolemy's Theorem, which states that the sum of the products of the lengths of the opposite sides of a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle is equal to the product of the lengths of the diagonals. (MDH)

Archimedes' method for estimating the value of pi is developed and compared with the Gregory-Machin infinite series method. Programs for the TI-81 calculator for finding the upper and lower bounds using the classical method and estimating pi using infinite series are provided.(Author/MKR)