Fourteen topics are discussed that need to be included in the curriculum to make it possible for students to successfully take full advantage of the calculator and its capabilities. These include: underflow, overflow, estimation, scientific notation, powers of ten, rounding, and truncation. (MP)

Students in three mathematics classes were assessed on two aptitudes, field independence and general reasoning, and randomly assigned to either an expository or a discovery treatment. The expository treatment used a deductive sequence of instruction and provided maximal guidance for the students. The discovery group used an inductive sequence with…

A method is given for obtaining a fairly accurate table of common logarithms, elementary arithmetic, and linear interpolation. The author recommends the use of a calculator. (Author/MN)

Illustrations are provided which show how some algebraic manipulations done prior to doing calculations can eliminate unnecessary storage of data, reduce the total number of needed steps, and avoid overflow. (MN)

Teachers and administrators are urged to develop a system-wide policy on the use of the calculator in the classroom. Questions to be considered in the process are listed. (JT)

This article describes techniques which enable the user of a comparatively simple calculator to perform calculations of cube roots, nth roots, trigonometric, and inverse trigonometric functions, logarithms, and exponentials. (DT)

Impressions are recorded of several aspects of the International Congress on Mathematical Education. The program, curriculum development, calculators and computers, goals for teaching mathematics, and preservice elementary teacher education are briefly discussed. (DT)

The relative effectiveness of three methods of teaching fraction computation in the context of the community college was investigated. The use of calculators was a special focus of the study. The three methods were: (1) conventional algorithms with no calculator, (2) conventional algorithms with calculator, and (3) alternative algorithms using…

An algorithm is given for computing the cube root of any real number on a calculator. (DT)

Classroom use of computers is briefly discussed. The role of hand calculators in the mathematics classroom is analyzed in general, and questions are raised concerning the effect of calculators on student skills. (DT)

Indicates that the calculator as a tool has an assured place in science teaching and gives examples of its use. Evaluates 18 different calculator models. (GS)

Comparing calendar years and planetary years serves as the basis of a calculator problem. (MP)

This is part one of a two-part report of a research project for investigating arguments and attitudes towards the use of the calculator in the classroom; gathering information concerning research studies and their implications; and looking at the curriculum, the calculator's actual classroom use, and calculator-buying costs and recommendations.…

A program is presented which enables a programable calculator to become a device to check the arithmetic computational skills of students. (MP)