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Peer reviewedDanner, Donald – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1984
Presents three activities in which students learn about and construct star polygons using the LOGO programing lanaguage. A list of suggested extension activities is included. (JN)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedBrown, Ken – Mathematics in School, 1986
Describes investigations involving data acquisition and analysis using microcomputers running the LOGO programing language. Provides new primitives to add to LOGO to access information from the analog to digital converter of a BBC microcomputer, giving samples of student results. (JM)
Descriptors: Computers, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Geometry
Peer reviewedEng, Marita; Casey, John – Mathematics Teacher, 1983
Explorations of Pascal's triangle through computer programming are described. Programming offers different methods and techniques that enrich the topic. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedYates, Daniel S. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Activities focus on the use of computers as an instructional tool. Three worksheets provide experiences with: perimeter and areas of squares; area of parallelograms and triangles; and properties of triangles. A Logo computer program is included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Geometric Concepts, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedSmith, Richard L., Comp. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1984
Presented is an annotated list of 24 references on the LOGO programing language. The information provided is intended for classroom teachers and for researchers. Topics include use of the language in classroom situations, evaluation of a LOGO training program, the educational utility of LOGO, and others. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry
Peer reviewedAslan, Farhad,; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents the Morris Loe Angle Trisection Approximation Method to introduce students to areas of mathematics where approximations are used when exact answers are difficult or impossible to obtain. Examines the accuracy of the method using the laws of sines and cosines and a BASIC computer program that is provided. (MDH)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometric Constructions, Geometry
Peer reviewedBrady, Mary L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Described is a mathematics resource laboratory where students use a variety of computer materials to enhance, reinforce, and broaden their concepts of first- and second-year algebra and geometry. Included are sample laboratory sheets and the answers. (KR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Geometry
Peer reviewedKennedy, Joe – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Discusses possible approaches to solving the problem of how many different triangles can be formed on an n x n geoboard and the different geometric concepts utilized to formulate a solution. Approaches include counting strategies, writing a computer program, and using difference equations. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, High Schools
Lindquist, Mary Montgomery, Ed.; Shulte, Albert P., Ed. – 1987
This yearbook contains 20 articles pertaining to geometry instruction. Part 1 considers "Perspectives," with articles on the van Hiele model, resolving dilemmas, implications of using computer graphics, chances of geometry surviving in the secondary curriculum, and role of Euclidean geometry. Part 2 provides "A View of Problem Solving and…
Descriptors: Calculus, Computer Graphics, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
