Basic statistical concepts are discussed, steps for generating data having any desired correlation are outlined, and a flowchart, a BASIC computer program, and sample results are provided. (DT)

American university offers a course in finite mathematics whose focus is difference equation with emphasis on real world applications. The conclusion states that students learned to look for growth and decay patterns in raw data, to recognize both arithmetic and geometric growth, and to model both scenarios with graphs and difference equations.

A method of approximating the point "c" at which a continuous function attains its mean value over an interval is described. The method is applied to tax tables. (SD)

A nontraditional approach of graphing equations using parallel axes produces some dual concepts when compared to graphing equations with the traditional perpendicular axes. (JT)

A method for making divergent series converge is described. Proofs of the procedure are presented. (MNS)

Discusses the factoring of polynomials and Fibonacci numbers, offering several challenges teachers can give students. For example, they can give students a polynomial containing large numbers and challenge them to factor it. (JN)

A model for securing student input for curriculum construction, including textbook writing, through observing small groups of students at work is described; its application to the topic of limits of sequences and implications for curriculum development in general are discussed. (DT)