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George Fox University

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2014

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An Investigation Of Subtraction Algorithms From The 18th And 19th Centuries, Nicole Enzinger Jan 2014

An Investigation Of Subtraction Algorithms From The 18th And 19th Centuries, Nicole Enzinger

Faculty Publications - College of Education

How do you subtract? What is your algorithm of choice? The most common subtraction algorithm in the United States today is the decomposition algorithm. While other algorithms exist and are possibly utilized, no other algorithm dominates the contemporary curriculum, classrooms, and pencils of children in the U.S. more so than the decomposition algorithm. Subtraction is one of the fundamental building blocks of arithmetic. Looking to the past and exploring the history of subtraction algorithms can help us glean knowledge of the intended and possibly implemented curricula in past eras. In this paper, special attention will be given to 18th and …


Uncovering Conceptual Models Of Integers, Nicole Wessmann-Enzinger Jan 2014

Uncovering Conceptual Models Of Integers, Nicole Wessmann-Enzinger

Faculty Publications - College of Education

No abstract provided.


Fractions Fall From The Sky, Nicole Wessman-Enzinger, Rachel Sipes Jan 2014

Fractions Fall From The Sky, Nicole Wessman-Enzinger, Rachel Sipes

Faculty Publications - College of Education

No abstract provided.