Truth and clarity in arithmetic

Holmes, Neville (2003) Truth and clarity in arithmetic. Computer, 36 (2). 108, 106-107. ISSN 0018-9162

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2003.1178060

Abstract

This essay outlines the cultural damage that computing technology has done to everyday arithmetic and its teaching in schools, especially in the design of commodity calculators, and shows how good arithmetic could be easily implemented.

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Additional Information:	A more formal version of this essay was published as essay 2.4 in the author's book "Computers and People" (Wiley, 2006). This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Copyright 2003 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
Keywords:	arithmetic, calculation, calculators, number representation, arithmetic notation
Subjects:	290000 Engineering and Technology > 291600 Computer Hardware > 291601 Arithmetic and Logic Structures 230000 Mathematical Sciences > 230100 Mathematics > 230116 Numerical Analysis 330000 Education > 330200 Curriculum Studies > 330202 Curriculum Studies - Mathematics Education
ID Code:	1573
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	09 Aug 2007
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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