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Prielipp, Robert W.; Kuenzi, Norbert J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Presented are a series of conjectures and proofs resulting from an examination of patterns and relationships among natural numbers. (JP)
Descriptors: Deduction, Discovery Learning, Induction, Mathematical Enrichment
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Hohlfeld, Joe – Arithmetic Teacher, 1981
Sorting activities for multiplication and division facts are suggested for developing concepts of prime factors. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Division, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
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Sherzer, Laurence – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary School Mathematics, Induction, Instruction
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MacDonald, Theodore H. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1973
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Deduction, Induction
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Gardiner, A. – Mathematics in School, 1980
Included are nine brief notes on various aspects of infinity. These are an attempt to stimulate and organize the thinking of teachers and others who acknowledge the role notions of infinity play in mathematics and in children's thinking. (MK)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Induction, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
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Vest, Floyd – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
An approach is illustrated that introduces selected models of addition and subtraction to students who have previously learned a model for either operation. (JT)
Descriptors: Addition, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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DiDomenico, Angelo S.; Tanner, Randy J. – Mathematics Teacher, 2001
Shows how all primitive Pythagorean triples can be generated from harmonic sequences. Use inductive and deductive reasoning to explore how Pythagorean triples are connected with another area of mathematics. (KHR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Deduction, Discovery Learning, Induction
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Kriewall, Thomas E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Suggested are investigations for junior and senior high school students that may lead to discoveries and at the same time provide a variety of practice in computing with fractions. (JP)
Descriptors: Congruence, Discovery Learning, Fractions, Induction
Jeffery, Bob – Mathematics Teaching, 1978
A classroom exercise which encourages experimentation including formulation and testing of conjectures about number relationships involving factors and multiples is illustrated. (MN)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypothesis Testing, Induction