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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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Presenting Practical Application of Mathematics by the Use of Programming Software with Easily Available Visual Components
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Lambic, Dragan – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2011
One of the biggest problems in teaching Mathematics is the motivation of students (Kloosterman, 1997; Lambic, 2008). The core of this problem is insufficient comprehension of reasons by students, why they want to learn Mathematics and in which way they could apply acquired knowledge of Mathematics (Southwell, 1994; Musto, 2008). Since programming…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Computer Software, Programming, Mathematics Instruction
Solving the Sailors and the Coconuts Problem via Diagrammatic Approach
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Man, Yiu-Kwong – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2010
In this article, we discuss how to use a diagrammatic approach to solve the classic sailors and the coconuts problem. It provides us an insight on how to tackle this type of problem in a novel and intuitive way. This problem-solving approach will be found useful to mathematics teachers or lecturers involved in teaching elementary number theory,…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Number Concepts, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics