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Peer reviewedSchultz, James E.; Waits, Bert K. – Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1979
The calculator is used to solve certain formidable equations, which arise naturally and which may be difficult or impossible to solve by standard methods, by a method of successive approximations. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, College Mathematics, Computation
Peer reviewedSchultz, James E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
The method described here converts a given problem in a base other than ten to a related problem in base ten, solves the related problem in base ten, and converts the answer back to the original base. Limitations are discussed. (MP)
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Calculators, Elementary School Mathematics
