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Peer reviewedMcCune, E. D.; And Others – Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1980
This paper demonstrates how calculators may be used to motivate a concept called infinite composition of functions. Several mathematical topics, such as continued square roots, continued fractions, and infinite products are treated and discussed as special cases. (Author/MK)
Descriptors: Calculators, Calculus, College Mathematics, Higher Education
Hedger, Keith; Kent, David – Mathematics Teaching, 1979
A calculus activity is presented which is designed to allow students to operate as mathematicians. (MK)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematics Curriculum
Peer reviewedMiel, George – American Mathematical Monthly, 1980
The author discusses the use of calculators in calculus classes and difficulties caused by roundoff errors. References for advanced follow-up topics are given. (Author/MK)
Descriptors: Calculators, Calculus, College Mathematics, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedGardiner, A. – Mathematics in School, 1980
Part 2 considers the limit of a sequence and extends this to include ideas such as continuity, derivative, and integral. The discussion concludes with an example of a finite or "counted completely" set, the Fermat primes. (MK)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts
