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Peer reviewedCoates, Geoff – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Discusses the mistakes of Kirschner, the German philosopher and mathematician, in calculating factorials of large numbers by hand in the 1600s. Uses computer technology to calculate those numbers now. (ASK)
Descriptors: Computation, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics History
Peer reviewedWalbesser, Henry H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1976
Computational algorithms appearing in early American arithmetic text are discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Division, Mathematical Applications
