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Peer reviewedDiCarlucci, Joseph A. – School Science and Mathematics, 1995
Presents a secondary classroom investigation into mathematical modeling techniques with the graphing calculator using a match stick puzzle. Geometric models, through their corresponding area formulas, are constructed, tested, and analyzed graphically to fit specified problem conditions. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Geometry, Graphing Calculators, Graphs, Mathematical Models
