Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 23 Issue 1, October 1983
Professor George Cathcart Retires as delta-K Editor
Professor George Cathcart, editor of delta-K, has decided to “retire” after two very successful years. MCATA wishes to acknowledge the very great contribution Professor Cathcart has made not only to mathematics education, but also to educational publishing in Alberta.
Under his able leadership, the last two years of delta-K have provided outstanding articles and reporting, useful ideas, and a treasury of current and new thinking which have assisted mathematics teachers in their constant pursuits of keeping abreast of recent developments, remaining “current” in the classroom, and developing teaching that is
relevant to the everyday interests of their students.
He has also succeeded in enlarging our perpective of developments in North America, Canada, and Alberta, and posed the questions that focused our attention on some of the pressing problems of curriculum development and selection of text materials that face mathematics teachers in Alberta.
Along with these contributions, Professor Cathcart is held in high esteem for his practical comment, which is confidence-inspiring and timely. The future is bright, for we feel sure that his valuable influence will continue at the leading edge of mathematics education. Thank you, Professor Cathcart, for your valued contributions. And to all our readers, as he wrote a year ago, “best wishes for a professionally rewarding year,”
Gordon Nicol
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Gordon Nicol
4 – 8
An Advisory Exam in Mathematics
Z. M. Trollope
9 – 11
Introducing Geometry and Algebra through Computer Programming
John Curda
12 – 16
Geometric Patterns for Combinatorial Results
David R. Duncan and Bonnie H. Litwiller
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