Monograph,  No. 5,  Publications,  Technology

SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS

Monograph No. 5: Calculators in the Classroom

November 1977

Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association

48 – 50

SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS

David Jerson and Frank Kurley

The day of the X10 calculator has arrived. Maybe even this remark will seem to express unwonted surprise if the downward spiral in prices continues. But, whatever the future holds, there is no doubt that many teachers in schools of all types are beginning to consider buying one or more of these machines. With this in mind a group of interested teachers at the 1974 ATM Conference set out to provide some guidelines which would specify what to look for in a basic machine. This is a machine which could be used almost universally in the classroom, with age groups of at least five to 16.