This article gives examples of the way the Apple II microcomputer was used with a sixth-grade class in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (MK)

The results of the interaction of fifth- and sixth-grade students with a computer are described. (MK)

Seven graduate students in a seminar on classroom computing received instruction in LOGO programming. Programming protocols were collected periodically and examined for errors and misconceptions; in-depth interviews were conducted in order to understand specific misconceptions better. As novice students transit from instruction to experience in…

The theme of the sixth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of Psychology of Mathematics Education was "The Importance of Psychological Models for Research in Mathematics Learning." The conference proceedings contain papers organized around five major topics. In the first section, eight papers on the learning of arithmetic are…

The material presented in this three-volume manual is a summary of the history and experiences of the Huntington Computer Project, and the purpose of the manual is to assist high school teachers and other educators who wish to explore the uses of computers in high schools. The first volume contains an introductory section which gives the…

The use of a synthetic division microcomputer program in searching for the zeros in polynomial functions is described. A program listing and outputs are included. (MNS)

Use of background grids from Logo programs is involved in this activity on angles and slopes. The value of such activities is then discussed. (MNS)

A programing approach is described, using numerical methods to draw implicit functions, without solving the relationships explicitly. Several examples are discussed, with programs and printouts included. (MNS)

Described is a software program with two components. One is muMATH, a package of functions that can perform a wide variety of symbolic manipulations. It is surrounded by, and written in, the accompanying language, muSIMP. A problem is described with a muMATH solution; another example uses the muSIMP language. (MNS)

Describes a system in which the computer, by interacting with an information bank, produces an individual or group diagnostic profile specifying the nature of the factors that contribute to mathematics difficulties and student variability. The computer also generates suggestions for remediating the learning difficulties and accommodating student…

A 12-lesson course using a microcomputer with second graders was developed by a parent and a teacher. In addition to the course outline, specific suggestions for conducting the course are given. (MNS)

The author stresses that students need a thorough understanding of certain mathematical ideas in order to write adequate computer programs. He presents some examples using BASIC and LOGO and discusses writing programs as a mathematical exercise and using mathematics in programing. (MNS)

A study of student attitudes towards computers in a mathematics class found significantly positive relationships between such use and their attitudes towards mathematics, the instructional setting, achievement in mathematics and programing, and previous programing experience. No significant relationship between students' intelligence and attitudes…

How computer methods can be applied to an old problem and how computer efficiency affects the solution to that problem are illustrated. (MK)

A method is given for computer calculation of transcendental functions. (MK)