Social Security Number

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
1983 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
GLADYS BLOCK ◽  
GENEVIEVE M. MATANOSKI ◽  
RAYMOND S. SELTSER

1992 ◽  
Vol 85 (9) ◽  
pp. 758-760
Author(s):  
Sheldon P. Gordon

All too often, we hear people complain that they are treated only as a number. This article shows how numerical anonymity can be turned to advantage in the mathematics classroom by using a student's Social Security number to produce a variety of individualized problems to investigate using computers or sophisticated graphing calculators. These problems, in turn, help students develop a deeper understanding of the associated mathematical concepts.


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