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DePierro, Ed; Garafalo, Fred; Toomey, Rick – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
This paper summarizes difficulties that chemistry students at all levels commonly exhibit when translating, manipulating, and interpreting mathematical expressions that contain logarithms, and offers approaches that the authors have found useful to help students overcome such difficulties. The online supplement provides problem sets created by the…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Problem Sets, Chemistry, Equations (Mathematics)
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Eperson, D. B. – Mathematics in School, 1985
Presents six mathematical problems (with answers) which focus on: (1) chess moves; (2) patterned numbers; (3) quadratics with rational roots; (4) number puzzles; (5) Euclidean geometry; and (6) Carrollian word puzzles. (JN)
Descriptors: Algebra, Geometry, Mathematics Education, Numbers
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Beineke, Lowell W. – College Mathematics Journal, 1989
Explored are various aspects of drawing graphs on surfaces. The Euler's formula, Kuratowski's theorem and the drawing of graphs in the plane with as few crossings as possible are discussed. Some applications including embedding of graphs and coloring of maps are included. (YP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Critical Path Method, Graphs, Higher Education
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Joyner, Virginia G.; Haggard, Paul W. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1990
Discusses how to express an n factorial as a product of powers of primes. Provides two examples and answers. Presents four related suggestions. (YP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Computation, Division
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Duncan, David R.; Litwiller, Bonnie H. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
Presents two practice-discovery activities to furnish computational review in a nonroutine setting. Provides a worksheet for the activities. (YP)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1989
The "General Mathematics" series is intended to introduce students to basic mathematic principles and concepts as well as to the opportunity to apply those principles and concepts. This color coded module, one of six in the series, will allow students to build or increase their level of understanding of whole numbers and will help…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Materials