ERIC Number: ED288711
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 356
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ISBN: ISBN-88315-655-5
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Computer Mathematics: An Introduction. Part II.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction.
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 the secondary school mathematics curricula. The major focus of the course is on problem solving. The teaching of computer programming is intended to provide a model of a problem solving process in which a problem is broken down into its component parts. The book contains 61 lessons, some of which are laboratory sessions, which use the computer and the process of computer programming to help students understand: (1) flowcharts; (2) rational numbers; (3) algebraic equations; (4) geometric principles; (5) temperature conversion; (6) number systems; (7) factoring; (8) prime numbers; (9) square root; (10) rounding; (11) the Pythagorean theorem; (12) probability; and (13) statistics. (TW)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Geometry, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Measurement, Number Concepts, Number Systems, Probability, Problem Solving, Programing, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Statistics, Teaching Methods, Temperature
New York City Board of Education, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 131 Livingston Street, Room 613, Brooklyn, NY 11201 ($15.00).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction.
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