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Snover, Stephen L.; Spikell, Mark A. – 1979
The application of the programmable calculator to evaluating complicated formulas is illustrated by considering the formula for finding the area of any triangle when only the lengths of the three sides are known. Other advantages of the programmable calculator are discussed such as freeing the student to explore more challenging problems and…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Flow Charts, Geometry
Rieber, Lloyd P. – 1983
This study investigated the effectiveness of LOGO's turtle graphics in both providing a model of systematic thought and in teaching simple geometry to young children in the second grade. The treatment given to 25 second grade students in the experimental group consisted of programming with LOGO's turtle graphics using four Apple II+…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Courseware, Geometry
Peer reviewedAieta, Joseph F. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Some examples are given of geometric exploration and problem solving in which Logo is the primary tool and turtle graphics is the mathematical environment. Students can explore and develop important patterns while building visual intuition. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Peer reviewedAslan, Farhad,; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents the Morris Loe Angle Trisection Approximation Method to introduce students to areas of mathematics where approximations are used when exact answers are difficult or impossible to obtain. Examines the accuracy of the method using the laws of sines and cosines and a BASIC computer program that is provided. (MDH)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometric Constructions, Geometry
Peer reviewedBrady, Mary L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Described is a mathematics resource laboratory where students use a variety of computer materials to enhance, reinforce, and broaden their concepts of first- and second-year algebra and geometry. Included are sample laboratory sheets and the answers. (KR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Geometry
Kieren, Thomas E. – 1984
This report provides perspectives from the literature and from consultation with LOGO experts for viewing, evaluating, formalizing, and improving use of the LOGO programming language in education. Contents of the report include: a discussion of the instructional structure of LOGO which centers around its turtle mode, list processing nature, and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHyde, Hartley – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Utilizes LOGO to teach the concept of inequalities by programing the turtle to take random walks in the coordinate plane restricted to predetermined regions defined by inequalities. The students task is to discover the inequalities that define the illegal areas into which the turtle must not move. Provides examples and corresponding computer…
Descriptors: Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Rieber, Lloyd P. – 1986
This study was conducted to determine whether young children, given the experience of Logo programming, would acquire problem-solving skills and be able to transfer those skills to other areas. The study also investigated Logo's effectiveness in teaching certain fundamental geometric concepts to children who were supposedly not developmentally…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Geometry, Grade 2
Peer reviewedNiess, Margaret L. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1988
Considers activities that use LOGO to slide, turn, and flip the "turtle." Uses non-LOGO tools such as cutouts, pattern blocks, and tangrams to enhance the motion work. Provides examples and programs with explanations. (MVL)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Peer reviewedMandell, Alan – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1989
Provides a software program for determining PI to the 15th place after the decimal. Explores the history of determining the value of PI from Archimedes to present computer methods. Investigates Wallis's, Liebniz's, and Buffon's methods. Written for Tandy GW-BASIC (IBM compatible) with 384K. Suggestions for Apple II's are given. (MVL)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Peer reviewedHillel, Joel; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1989
Described is a year-long study of the way a group of six 12-year-old children went about solving a special class of geometric problems using a computer and a limited set of LOGO programing tools. Examines solution strategies deciding whether those strategies led to insights about mathematical relations. (Author/MVL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1985
This document describes a mathematics course that uses the computer to solve mathematics problems. It was developed to be used with students who have completed at least one year of general mathematics or are not achieving success in the traditional mathematics program. The course is intended to review, reinforce, and extend concepts included in…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1986
This document describes a mathematics course that uses the computer to solve mathematics problems. It was developed to be used with students who have completed at least one year of general mathematics or are not achieving success in the traditional mathematics program. The course is intended to review, reinforce, and extend concepts included in…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
