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Peer reviewedFielker, David S. – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1986
How children perceive doubling and halving numbers is discussed, with many examples. The use of calculators is integrated. The tendency to avoid division if other ways of solving a problem can be found was noted. (MNS)
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Division
Peer reviewedLeron, Uri; Zazkis, Rina – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1986
The relation between mathematical and computational aspects of recursion are discussed and some examples analyzed. Definition, proof, and construction are considered, as well as their counterparts in computer languages (illustrated with Logo procedures). (MNS)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Oriented Programs, Induction, Mathematical Concepts
