One Point of View: Choosing a Calculator: Four-Function Foul-ups.

Demana, Franklin; Osborne, Alan

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ERIC Number: EJ367972

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Publication Date: 1988

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One Point of View: Choosing a Calculator: Four-Function Foul-ups.

Demana, Franklin; Osborne, Alan

Arithmetic Teacher, v35 n7 p2-3 Mar 1988

Argues that the type of calculator that is used in mathematics instruction is very important. Suggests that four-function calculators fail to give correct values of mathematical expressions far more often than do scientific calculators. (PK)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Computation, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Number Systems, Numbers, Secondary School Mathematics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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