Error Detecting and Error Correcting Codes: The New Mathematics of Shopping.

Stacey, Kaye

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ERIC Number: EJ607251

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Publication Date: 1998

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Error Detecting and Error Correcting Codes: The New Mathematics of Shopping.

Stacey, Kaye

Australian Mathematics Teacher, v54 n2 p24-28 Jun 1998

Outlines the embedded mathematics in which important but hidden calculations are being done for communications in commerce. Explains two key concepts, error detecting codes and error correcting codes. Illustrates these ideas using two familiar examples, barcodes and ISBN numbers. (ASK)

Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Relevance (Education)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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