The Russian-Peasant Algorithm: Rediscovery and Extension.

Boykin, Wilfred E.

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ERIC Number: EJ068459

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Publication Date: 1973

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The Russian-Peasant Algorithm: Rediscovery and Extension

Boykin, Wilfred E.

Arithmetic Teacher, 20, 1, 29-32, Jan 73

The Russian-peasant algorithm for multiplication is described and then extended to developing an algorithm for renaming base ten numbers in other number bases. (DT)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Multiplication, Number Concepts, Whole Numbers

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