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ERIC Number: EJ148727
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Modular Arithmetic and the Vernier Caliper
Moulton, Paul
School Science and Mathematics, 76, 6, 455-460, Oct 76
Modular arithmetic is used in explaining why it is possible to read the Vernier caliper to the nearest tenth of a millimeter even though the caliper is marked only in millimeters. (DT)
Descriptors: Instruction, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
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Identifiers: Modular Arithmetic