Check-Digit Schemes.

Wheeler, Mary L.

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ERIC Number: EJ485514

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Check-Digit Schemes.

Wheeler, Mary L.

Mathematics Teacher, v87 n4 p228-30 Apr 1994

Discusses the study of identification codes and check-digit schemes as a way to show students a practical application of mathematics and introduce them to coding theory. Examples include postal service money orders, parcel tracking numbers, ISBN codes, bank identification numbers, and UPC codes. (MKR)

Descriptors: Algebra, Coding, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Modular Arithmetic, Number Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Vectors (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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