School Science and Mathematics articles from February 2003

School Science and Mathematics archives from February 2003

Never cry wolf. (Editorial).(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... The film Never Cry Wolf, inspired by Farley Mowatt's novel, begins with some reminiscing by a young scientist (i.e., Tyler) about his travels to the Arctic to demonstrate that wolves had been preying on the caribou population. For years, we are...

The development of comprehension of chance language: evaluation and interpretation.
February 1, 2003... Comprehension of chance language, such as is found in newspapers, is a fundamental aspect of statistical literacy. In this study, students' understandings of chance language were explored through responses to two items in surveys administered...

Fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms: views of three artificial intelligence concepts used in modeling scientific systems.
February 1, 2003... Students' conceptions of three major artificial intelligence concepts used in the modeling of systems in science, fuzzy logic, neural networks, and genetic algorithms were investigated before and after a higher education science course....

Whodunit? Exploring proportional reasoning through the footprint problem.
February 1, 2003... This paper describes a proportional reasoning problem set within a real-life context and a complete analysis of one small group discussion of this problem over the course of a 90-minute block. The seventh-grade students' discourse is described...

SSMILes.(analyzing driftwood)
February 1, 2003... Creative Investigation of Driftwood Through Evidence, Models, and Explanations Grade Level: 3-5 Mathematics Skills/Concepts Classification of driftwood by physical attributes and use of Venn diagrams; mathematical modeling of...

A Vector Space Approach to Geometry.(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Author Melvin Hausner Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 1998, 397 pages Paperback This is an unabridged replication of the work originally published in the "Prentice-Hall Mathematics Series" by...

Contemporary Issues in Mathematics Education: Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications No. 36.(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Authors Estela A. Gavosto, Steve G. Krantz, and William McCallum (Editors) The Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1RP, UK 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211 USA 1999; 173...

Problems.
February 1, 2003... This section of the Journal offers readers an opportunity to exchange interesting mathematical problems and solutions. Proposals are always welcomed. Please observe the following guidelines when submitting proposals or solutions: 1....