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Peer reviewedKimberling, Clark – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
A computer program is presented which simulates the classical probability machine, using Applesoft II high-resolution graphics. Many variables are left to the user's choosing. Suggestions for using the machine, understanding the problem, the mathematical model, and further program documentation are given. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Computer Simulation, Mathematical Models
PDF pending restorationCollis, Betty A.; And Others – 1988
Based on the concept of a mathematical manifold, the model developed for this study was designed to measure and provide insights into the interaction of gender and access to computers among Canadian adolescents, as well as the multiple situational and personal variables which can constrain or facilitate computer access for the adolescent. The…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adolescents, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCallender, J. T.; Jackson, R. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1998
Analyzes the mathematics of rotational and translational motion and how one can influence the other in the context of cams and cranks. Describes how the individual components can be brought together to simulate a four-stroke engine and how the engine animates again using the same simple macro. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedNemirovsky, Ricardo; Tinker, Robert – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1993
Describes software, hardware, and devices that were designed to provide students with an environment to experiment with basic ideas of mechanics, including nonlinear dynamics. Examines the behavior of a Lorenzian water wheel by comparing experimental data with theoretical results obtained from computer-based sensors. (MDH)
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Peer reviewedHoffer, Alan R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Discusses the potential that school mathematics has for being a source of exploration and discovery for students and teachers. Provides a process-oriented definition of understanding mathematics. Presents activities in which students construct computer and actual models of polyhedra and make conjectures regarding a medical research application of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension


