Devices for the Mathematics Classroom: Finding distances with the telemeter

1955 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 473-475
Author(s):  
Herbert J. Schiff
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Horizontal Distance ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Class

The telemeter is an instrument which may be used to estimate the horizontal distance between two points. Its construction depends on the application of concepts from trigonometry, but the instrument itself may be used in almost any high school mathematics class.

Adoption of Computer-Based Formative Assessment in a High School Mathematics Classroom

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary B. Warner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Computer Based

This case follows a high school mathematics teacher who is new to the classroom and is looking to adopt computer-based formative assessment as a part of his curriculum. Working within the confines of the school environment, this requires navigating a shrinking budget, colleagues that do not share his value of technology, restricted time, student issues, and limited resources. He must examine all aspects of the available computer-based formative assessment systems and weigh the pros and cons to insure the best academic outcomes for his students.

Now We're Really Clicking!

2010 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-295
Author(s):  
Susan R. Popelka
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics

Using clickers in a high school mathematics classroom—before, during, and after instruction—provides data on students' understanding and attitudes.

The Big Loser

1999 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-213
Author(s):  
Daniel Marks
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mathematics Class

The identity of the team in greatest jeopardy of becoming the big loser is the subject of this article. This article explores several facts about the big loser, offering them in a hierarchy that may be appropriate for creating various short– and long–term projects for a high school mathematics class.

scholarly journals High School Mathematics Club

1933 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-76
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
The Other ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Class A ◽  
Mathematics Class

Fellow Students of Mathematics: A wise old observer has remarked that there is as much difference in folks as there is in anybody. Take the cases of A and B. These impersonal names are used for typical members of any mathematics class. A (Alice or Arthur) comes to the teacher with the request “Can't you find us some harder originals? Even father could do all that you assigned for last night.” B (Betty or Bernard) closes the book just before recitation and sighs audibly “There, if he calls on me early and lets me alone, I can prove his parallelograms equal but, if he makes me stop to give reasons, I'm sunk.” Scattered between A and B are the other members of the class, not so ambitious as to want to do much more than was called for, and not so stupid as to believe that mathematics can be mastered by memorizing a textbook. This talk is an attempt to show that a well-conducted mathematics club will have something of value for all kinds of pupils.

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