Examples and solutions to these problems are presented. Figures for which different equations are necessary are presented. The use of the geoboard for this exploration is emphasized. (CW)

This volume is a teacher's edition in a series of books that contain open-ended exploration activities and experiments. These activities allow and encourage students to set their own goals, use their own creativity and ideas, investigate the wonders of nature, learn about the workings of real businesses, and draw conclusions from their…

this article presents a way to stimulate the study of some properties of numbers. The number of points on the star to be drawn is predicted using the number of teeth on each wheel, the greatest common factor of those numbers, and the number of teeth in the movable wheel. (Author/KM)

Describes the construction and use of the teacher developed nomograms as an aid in calculation for the less academic student, and in the teaching of mechanics, Boyles' law, and momentum. (GS)

The dates of birth and dealth of famous mathematicians and their major contributions to mathematics are described. Over 120 mathematicians are included. Six references are listed. (YP)

A pair of experiments, appropriate for the lower division fourth semester calculus or differential equations course, are presented. The second order differential equation representing the equation of motion of a simple pendulum is derived. The period of oscillation for a particular pendulum can be predicted from the solution to this equation. As a…

This monograph is written for teachers of students in grades seven to nine to heighten awareness of the skills in the measurement and geometry cluster of the New Jersey High School Proficiency test (HSPT) and to suggest strategies for teaching them. Eleven skills in the HSPT measurement and geometry cluster are grouped according to type of…

This resource package deals with elementary level mathematics in daily living, substituting newspapers as a refreshing change from mathematics texts. A total of 40 exercises are intended to provide review and reinforcement for skills previously taught in formal lessons. Skill or concept areas included are: reading large numbers; basic operations;…

This document describes the program and activities of Modules and Monographs in Undergraduate Mathematics and Its Applications Project (UMAP) from July, 1976 through December, 1980. UMAP's twofold purpose has been to: 1) develop and disseminate self-contained modular materials in mathematics and its applications suitable for the undergraduate…

This document was written to provide school systems with a bibliography of suggested resources which would support Project Basic Instructional Guides. The material consists of annotated listings of student use materials, such as library books, films, filmstrips, kits, records, games, audio and videotapes, filmloops, transparencies, periodicals,…

An approach to statistical testing, which combines Neyman-Pearson hypothesis testing and Fisher significance testing, is recommended. The use of P-values in this approach is discussed in some detail. The author also discusses some problems which are often found in introductory statistics textbooks. The problems involve the definitions of…

This book contains the eighth and ninth chapters of a pilot mathematics sequence for the seventh and eighth grades. The content of the sequence is to serve as a vehicle for the development of relevant computational skills, mathematical reasoning, and geometric perception in three dimensions and is to reflect the application of mathematics to the…

Presents the pro and con of the use of calculators in the classroom. Some feel that calculators make learning mathematics more fun and when used for creative problem solving provide student motivation. Others feel that dependence on the calculators will result in students unable to do simple mathematics on paper. (GS)

Presented is a set of metric education materials developed over a five-year period by the Science and Mathematics Teaching Center (SMTC) at the University of Wyoming. It is called a "Metric Smorgasbord" because it is a set of materials which have considerable variety, were planned to appear to a broad range of instructional tastes, and permit…

This study reports an investigation of the way in which distance students use course materials and plan their work in order to complete mathematics exercises. Two undergraduate students of mathematics and one graduate student were asked to complete a course exercise using standard course materials under distance studying conditions. They…