This is the first volume of a series produced by the State Education Department of the University of the State of New York. Mathematics objectives and sample items included were originally developed by four local school districts and are not intended to be official or comprehensive, but an aid to teachers in constructing curricula and making…

This is a magazine for teachers of mathematics in the South Pacific who teach at the Form I level or above. Materials which can be used in the classroom are included in most of the articles. Articles are on instructional strategies, curriculum developments, interesting problems, puzzles and math lab activities. Many articles are particularly…

The author describes an introduction to, and development of, the complex number field. (SD)

An attempt to introduce subtraction of negative integers early in the secondary school curriculum is described. The attempt was not successful, and several aspects of the experiment are discussed. (SD)

This is part two of a two-part SMSG mathematics text for junior high school students. Key ideas emphasized are structure of arithmetic from an algebraic viewpoint, the real number system as a progressing development, and metric and non-metric relations in geometry. Chapter topics include real numbers, similar triangles, variation, non-metric…

This is part two of a three-part manual for teachers using SMSG high school text materials. Each chapter contains a commentary on the text, answers to exercises, and suggested test questions. Chapter topics include quadratic equations, the complex number system, equations of the second degree, and systems of first degree equations. (MP)

The teacher's guide for the third unit of this SMSG series covers the two chapters on number theory and on the integers. The overall purpose for each of the chapters is described, the prerequisite knowledge needed by students is specified, the mathematical development of each chapter is detailed, behavioral objectives are stated, and a time…

Children enjoy playing a game based on addition module seven. The system can be applied to questions concerning the days of a week. (SD)

The third student text in this SMSG series of 14 covers the following topics from number theory: the division algorithm, divisibility, prime numbers, prime factorization, common divisors and common multiples, and properties of the whole number system. A second chapter discusses properties and operations with integers. For a special edition of this…

Procedures for using a calculator to check addition and subtraction problems in bases less than 10 are described. (SD)

The use of Cuisenaire rods to illustrate finite mathematical systems is presented. (CR)

THIS IS VOLUME 1 OF A THREE-VOLUME EXPERIMENTAL EDITION CONTAINING A SEQUENCE OF ENRICHED MATERIALS FOR SEVENTH-GRADE MATHEMATICS. THESE MATERIALS ARE DESIGNED FOR A PROGRAM OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR THE ACCELERATED STUDENT OR FOR CLASSROOM PRESENTATION BY THE TEACHER. THE PRESENTATION OF THE MATERIAL IS IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO REFLECT…

This is one in a series of SMSG supplementary and enrichment pamphlets for high school students. This series is designed to make material for the study of topics of special interest to students readily accessible in classroom quantity. Topics covered include operations, standard form, equations, graphs, and conjugates. (MP)