Delta-K,  Teaching Ideas,  Volume 32, Issue 1

Calculator Explorations in Junior High Mathematics

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 32 Issue 1, August 1994

20 – 30

Calculator Explorations in Junior High Mathematics

A. Craig Loewetz

The fact that calculators are inappropriate for presenting or discussing all mathematical topics is probably true; like any good instructional tool, they have their limitations. However, we must be careful not to rule out all instructional applications of calculators due to our reluctance to employ them in specific situations.