Computational Technics.

This article provides information on several computational techniques. Computational machines are generally classified either as digital or as analog computers. A digital device works with discrete values, and the results yielded are expressed in digits. An analog computer is one which numbers are c...

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Published in:Review of Educational Research Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 415 - 431
Main Author: Fattu, Nicholas A.
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Dec1951
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        Mathematical instruments
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        Calculators
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