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cal·cu·la·tor
/ ˈkalkyəˌlātər/
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something used for making mathematical calculations, in particular a small electronic device with a keyboard and a visual display.
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Calculators in class: freedom from scratch paper or 'crutch'?(Features)(Learning)(Reform+Technology=)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 5/23/2000; 700+ words
; ...when not to use calculators. John offers to...reaches for his calculator. "Trust yourself...Don't trust the calculator." But not all...conscientious. And as calculators become cheaper...school kids used calculators in every grade...division without a calculator," he says...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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CALCULATORS NO LONGER JUST AN OPTION IN SCHOOL
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/12/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...test. Now the calculator is finding its...allowed the use of calculators on 11th-grade...require the use of a calculator. The hope by the...resolution, is for calculators to become part...district must make calculators available to their...familiar with the calculator's functions...
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Calculators as learning tools for young children's explorations of number.
Magazine article from: Teaching Children Mathematics; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...2000). Using calculators as learning tools...inaccessible to them. The calculator expands opportunities...teachers used the calculator to develop ideas...Introducing Children to Calculators Ms. Kane decided...it was called a calculator. Next we talked...why people use calculators. ...
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Calculators Throw Teachers a Curve.(high school students use graphing calculators)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: New York Times Upfront; 11/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...using a graphing calculator in freshman algebra. Graphing calculators are sophisticated...to play on the calculator, and they usually...programs from their calculators before exams...tests make clear calculator memories mandatory...
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CALCULATORS + CLASS (EQ) A LESSON IN PROBLEM-SOLVING.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/27/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...like that on the calculator also interests them,'' Wall said. Calculators as tools and aids...button on that calculator. . . . You can't trust the calculator, because human...also using those calculators.'' Calculators...
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Calculators have changed how kids learn math. (Originated from Orange County Register)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/7/1993; ; 684 words
; ...kids who used calculators weren't learning...William Wickes, a calculator research and...teachers realized calculators were here to...Glenn Furney, a calculator marketing manager...schools require calculators in math and...
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Calculators in the classroom
Magazine article from: NEA Today; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...tool-the hand calculator. Although still controversial, calculators are now common...confirmed that calculators don't keep children...they are to use calculators well. "We have to ask, Will the calculator help my kids understand...
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 "Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)")
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Online calculators that save you cash.
Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX); 12/25/2006; 700+ words
; ...Mortgage refinancing calculator: www.bankrate...personal-finance calculators, from determining...refinancing? One calculator offers personalized...vs. borrowing calculator: www.finaid.org/calculators Need more information...
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Calculators are now embraced by teachers as a tool to reach math-phobic students. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...students use a special calculator that solves questions...The trend toward calculators in the classroom...supporting the use of calculators, but she's since...my own use of a calculator and thought these...Teachers said calculators shouldn't be...then use the calculator to check it...
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The calculator remains a must-have desktop item
Magazine article from: Office World News; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...software upgrades. CALCULATOR LINGO Categorizing calculators is about as easy...key electronic calculator in 1964. Innovations to business calculators and increased...THE SCIENCE OF CALCULATORS The first scientific calculator was Hewlett...
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Calculators
Book article from: Mathematics
...reasonably sized electronic calculators. At this time, electronic...technology of the mechanical calculator, with electricity...pinwheel movement. The calculators of the 1960s were desktop...based, hand-held calculator called the "Cal...operations. Modern Calculators The calculators ...
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calculator
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
calculator or calculating machine...electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions...Mechanical and Electromechanical Calculators Early devices used to aid...replaced by the electronic calculator. In 1642, Blaise Pascal...
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Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...electromechanical — small calculator. The company capitalized...specialize in electric calculators. After the introduction...first desktop electronic calculator with a memory. Casio...line while relying upon calculators as its primary base...
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CASIO Computer Co., Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...electromechanical — small calculator. The company capitalized...specialize in electric calculators. After the introduction...first desktop electronic calculator with a memory. Over...line while relying upon calculators as its primary base...
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Microcomputers
Book article from: Computer Sciences
...manufacturing hand-held calculators. These calculators were still somewhat primitive...approach to the construction of calculators was to implement a design...to the specification of the calculator, a significant amount of...
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