Modular Arithmetic and the Vernier Caliper.

Moulton, Paul

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Publication Date: 1976

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Modular Arithmetic and the Vernier Caliper

Moulton, Paul

School Science and Mathematics, 76, 6, 455-460, Oct 76

Modular arithmetic is used in explaining why it is possible to read the Vernier caliper to the nearest tenth of a millimeter even though the caliper is marked only in millimeters. (DT)

Descriptors: Instruction, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

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