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Dion, Peter; Ho, Anthony – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2012
For at least 2000 years people have been trying to calculate the value of [pi], the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. People know that [pi] is an irrational number; its decimal representation goes on forever. Early methods were geometric, involving the use of inscribed and circumscribed polygons of a circle. However, real…
Descriptors: Computers, Teaching Methods, Geometric Concepts, Programming
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Shumway, Richard J. – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Illustrated is the problem of solving equations and some different strategies students might employ when using available technology. Gives illustrations for: exact solutions, approximate solutions, and approximate solutions which are graphically generated. (RT)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2008
For the thirty-first year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) sponsored the publication of these Proceedings. Papers were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Orlando, Florida. This year's Proceedings has two sections--Section 1 includes research and development papers and…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Conferences (Gatherings), Communications, Research and Development