Discusses flaws in the Apple IIe Applesoft random number generator, RND, and reports results of frequency and serial correlation tests of the generator. Suggestions of seeds that yield sequences of numbers which pass fundamental screening tests for randomness are presented. (Author/LRW)

Twelve problems which can be proved by the "mailbox principle" are stated and discussed. (DT)

The history of the development of logarithms is traced. (DT)

Two enrichment articles are presented; one dealing with finding partial fractions and reducing to polynomials; the other, with finding the heaviest object from eleven others of equal weight where all twelve are identical in appearance. (JG)

Reprinted is "Shanks, Ferguson and pi" by T. A. A. Broadbent. It describes the historical development of the mechanical calculation of the number pi. (CT)

Checklist items are suggested to help teachers diagnose strengths and weaknesses of students who have difficulty learning mathematics. Tasks involve the use of manipulative aids to determine such concepts as grouping, counting, quantity, and estimating. (CL)