A teaching guide for slide rule instruction by MAURICE L. HARTUNG ‘The University of Chicago PICKETT & ECKEL, INC. Chicago § / Alhambra, CaliforniaIntroduction Many teachers have not had extensive experience in texehing tie she rule. ‘They arc looking far suggestions for elfeetive says of introd: ws the slide vule to their students. Some teachers who hav nad much experience may nevertheless be Interested in checking thelr own methouls agalast those that others have found effective. This Teaching Guide has been prepared to help both groups of teachers. TSTe Tinients who are mentioned in the Culde are assumed to bo in juniur or senior high school classes. ‘The Guide ts organized into twelve sections. Some teachers may wish to follow the suggestions in each of these soctioas. Others will want to select osly certain sve- liana appropriate for their classes and time allotments. There is also some freedom of choice as to the order in whlch the various topics may be taken up. Comments on decisions as to selectinns and order axe included in the Guide. Tf eae teacher wha looks through this Guide finds only one sus gestion that will belp him make the study of mathemetics more ia- teresting ani effective for his students, the preparation af the Guide will have been worth the effort The author of this Guide, Mowsice L. Hartung, is widely recog: nized Fer his work in corsteulum and methods in motbemotics, He hee written many texts end protesiono! articles For Ahis Field Since 1936 @ member ofthe faculty of the University of Chicane ‘whore he holds the rank af Professor, Br. Hortuag eaceived bath degrees of MA, aad PAD, ia Mothamatics rom the Unineeily of Wiseonsin, Copyright 1960 Pickett & Eckel, Ine. Chteage 5, MlinoisSection 1 2 8 10 uy 42 Contents Introducing the silde rule wee . Helping students understand the basic principles... 6. 4 Teaching multiplication and division... = Teaching students about approximations... se jentifie notalior Teaching” Using the "Powers-of-Ten” slide rule as a learning aid in teaching exponential notation and decimal paint location. ‘Teaching students to use the A and B scales... 1. ‘Teaching students to use the K scale ‘Teaching students lo use the Cl seale. oo. ‘Teaching students the meaning of Jogarithms, how to find logarithms, and how the L, ©, and D scales are made ‘Teaching the use of the §, T, and ST scales . . ‘Teaching slide rule operation in terms of logarithms 1s 25 30 38 34 36 40 42