The effect on student attainment of the number of moves in a concept teaching venture is examined. Results suggest the number of moves in short ventures had little effect on attainment of mathematical concepts. However, performance increased as the number of moves in longer ventures increased. (Author/MK)

Described is a two-semester, first year graduate level course offered at the University of Notre Dame on mathematical methods in chemical engineering. An unusual characteristic of the course is that the lectures are given on transparencies shown by an overhead projector, the students receiving printed copies of the transparencies. (BT)

Provides an annotated bibliography of eight documents in the ERIC database related to mathematics education in community colleges. Presents articles related to improving placement testing, setting standards, and reforming curricula to prepare students for future jobs. (AJL)

Presented is a method where a quadratic equation is solved and from its roots the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors are determined immediately. Included are the proposition, the procedure, and comments. (KR)

Discusses the educational value of engaging mathematics students in writing a journal. Provides a table showing the relationship between writing topics and the potential benefits. (Author/YP)

With reference to a self-paced calculus course, the following aspects are reviewed: the structure and the mechanisms, the grading and credit arrangements, the essentials of proper record keeping, the restrictions and prerequisites for enrollment, the cost and the effectiveness, and the potential for application to other mathematics courses. (JJK)

Details the planning and the outcomes for an undergraduate seminar course that introduced students to journal articles and graduate level texts pertaining to theoretical computer science. Included are useful guides for students that provide basic techniques for reading mathematical papers, and that lead students through the process of generating…

Described are the variations found between the western and African versions of the same logic puzzle. It is demonstrated that mathematical ideas are of concern in traditional non-Western cultures as well as in the West. (KR)

Explored are the distributions of residual components in two model systems. A system of components with exponentially distributed lifetimes and the two-dimensional "leaf model" in which objects fall on a plane with positions independent and normally distributed are discussed. Included are the definition, application, computations, and theorem. (KR)

The problem of determining the most energy-efficient strategy to use in approaching a traffic light that is sighted at an unknown phase in its cycle is discussed. Included are calculations, results, and conclusions. (KR)

Described are some ways in which individual states code driver's license numbers. The encoding of month, date of birth, year of birth, sex, and others involving elementary mathematics and the use of an elaborate system of hashing functions in describing the first, middle, and last names are discussed. (KR)

Presented is a combinatorial problem based on the Hash House Harriers rule which states that the route of the run should not have previously been traversed by the club. Discovered is how many weeks the club can meet before the rule has to be broken. (KR)

Described is an instructional method that makes use of an electronic spreadsheet for the numerical and graphical introduction of the fundamentals of Taylor polynomials. Included is a demonstration spreadsheet using the expansion polynomial to evaluate the cosine function. (JJK)

Described is a programing application of the software, Mathematica, which allows students to explore the various cases involved in minimizing the sum of squares for the best fit of a regression line. Several examples are included with appropriate software commands. (JJK)

Simple connections between prime numbers, methods for obtaining prime numbers, characteristics of prime numbers, and the relationship of primes to high order numbers are discussed. (CW)