Initial Decimal Concepts: Are They Really So Easy?

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Authors

Judith S. Zawojewski · National School of Leadership in Education

Abstract

Decimals have long been considered an important mathematical topic and are even more important today. The increasing availability of calculators and the increasing use of the metric system are giving decimals a more prominent place in the mathematics curriculum than previously.

Topics & Keywords

History and Theory of Mathematics Statistical and numerical algorithms Numerical Methods and Algorithms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: The Arithmetic Teacher

Volume 30, Issue 7, pp. 52-56

DOI: 10.5951/at.30.7.0052

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