Computing with Approximate Data 83 Authors and teachers should see to it that students begin to apply the simple principles of computing with approximate data at about the fifth grade in school and before they graduate from high school they should be expert in such computations. At the present time relatively few students or their professors on the university level seem to know how to apply correctly the principles for computing with approximate data. With time and energy at such a premium in the universities, this situation should not exist. It is pathetic to see students by the hundreds working their problems for answers far more accurate than the original data justifies.Fortu- nately, though, it is still not too late to show them that computations will never make results more accurate than were the data used to obtain .the results. Moreover, once this thought has been grasped and applied, much of their valuable time and effort will be preserved for other things. 1965 PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS OF INTEREST TO SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS January 27-30. American Association of Physics Teachers, Annual Meeting. Statler Hilton Hotel, New York, New York. H. R. Crane, Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. February 27. Council for Elementary Science International (with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. Arthur Costa, Chief, Educational Programs Division, NASA, Western Operations Office, 150 Pica Blvd., Santa Monica, California. March 27-31. NSTA 13th Annual Convention. Denver, Colorado. April 4-9. American Chemical Society. National Meeting, Detroit, Michigan. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036 April 21-24. NCTM 43rd Annual Meeting. Detroit, Michigan. April 24. Council for Elementary Science International (with the Association for Childhood Education International). Statler Hilton Hotel, New York, New York. Arthur Costa, Chief, Educational Programs Division, NASA, Western Operations Office, 150 Pica Blvd., Santa Monica, California. June 27-July 2. National Education Association Convention. Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Lots V. Rogers, NEA, 1201 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036. September 12-17. American Chemical Society, National Meeting. Atlantic City, New Jersey. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036.

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Computing with Approximate Data 83

Authors and teachers should see to it that students begin to applythe simple principles of computing with approximate data at aboutthe fifth grade in school and before they graduate from high schoolthey should be expert in such computations.At the present time relatively few students or their professors on

the university level seem to know how to apply correctly the prin-ciples for computing with approximate data. With time and energyat such a premium in the universities, this situation should not exist.It is pathetic to see students by the hundreds working their problemsfor answers far more accurate than the original data justifies.Fortu-nately, though, it is still not too late to show them that computationswill never make results more accurate than were the data used to obtain.the results. Moreover, once this thought has been grasped and applied,much of their valuable time and effort will be preserved for otherthings.

1965 PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS OF INTEREST TO SCIENCEAND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

January 27-30. American Association of Physics Teachers, Annual Meeting.Statler Hilton Hotel, New York, New York. H. R. Crane, Department of Physics,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

February 27. Council for Elementary Science International (with the Associationfor Supervision and Curriculum Development). Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago,Illinois. Arthur Costa, Chief, Educational Programs Division, NASA, WesternOperations Office, 150 Pica Blvd., Santa Monica, California.

March 27-31. NSTA 13th Annual Convention. Denver, Colorado.

April 4-9. American Chemical Society. National Meeting, Detroit, Michigan.A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036

April 21-24. NCTM 43rd Annual Meeting. Detroit, Michigan.

April 24. Council for Elementary Science International (with the Association forChildhood Education International). Statler Hilton Hotel, New York, NewYork. Arthur Costa, Chief, Educational Programs Division, NASA, WesternOperations Office, 150 Pica Blvd., Santa Monica, California.

June 27-July 2. National Education Association Convention. Madison SquareGarden, New York, New York. Lots V. Rogers, NEA, 1201 16th St., N.W.,Washington, D. C. 20036.

September 12-17. American Chemical Society, National Meeting. Atlantic City,New Jersey. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C.20036.