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A Review of Selected Microcomputer Software Packages with Lessons for Teaching Mathematics Grades 8-12. Volume 2. A Curriculum Development Project of the Project To Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS).
Cetorelli, Nancy; And Others – 1988
The purpose of this project is to help teachers of mathematics get started using the computer to aid the teaching and learning of many mathematical concepts in a meaningful way. To this end, commercially available software packages are described which are versatile, cost effective, and easy to use. A review and several lessons, including homework…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Geometric Concepts
A Review of Selected Microcomputer Software Packages with Lessons for Teaching Mathematics Grades 8-12. Volume 3. A Curriculum Development Project of the Project To Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS).
Cetorelli, Nancy; And Others – 1989
The purpose of this project is to help teachers of mathematics use the computer to aid the teaching and learning of many mathematical concepts in a meaningful way. To this end, commercially available software packages are described which are versatile, cost effective, and easy to use. A review and several lessons, each including homework…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
A Review of Selected Microcomputer Software Packages with Lessons for Teaching Mathematics Grades 8-12. [Volume 1.] A Curriculum Development Project of the Project To Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS).
Cetorelli, Nancy; And Others – 1987
The purpose of this project is to help teachers of mathematics use the computer to aid the teaching and learning of many mathematical concepts in a meaningful way. To this end, commercially available software packages are described which are versatile, cost effective, and easy to use. A review and several lessons, each including homework…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Equations (Mathematics)
Popularizing Geometrical Concepts: The Case of the Kaleidoscope.
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Graf, Klaus-Dieter; Hodgson, Bernard R. – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990
The kaleidoscope is presented as a suitable topic for a preservice mathematics teacher's first contact with a nontrivial mathematical phenomenon. Included are historical notes on the kaleidoscope, explanation of the inner mechanisms of various kaleidoscope designs, and suggestions for further student investigations. (JJK)
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Higher Education
Software Reviews.
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Smith, Richard L., Ed. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1988
Reviews the Apple II program "Area and Volume" which investigates the areas and volumes of polygonal regions, circles, and solids for grades 6-12. Provides information updates on three programs: True BASIC 2.0, Turbo BASIC 1.0, and Microsoft QuickBASIC 3.0. (MVL)
Descriptors: Area, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education