Number Crunching Is Back in Fashion - calculators for middle school students - Brief Article

Instructor, August, 2000

Not only are calculators welcome in classrooms as an essential educational tool, according to the new NCTM standards, but the sleek, snazzy new models from Hewlett-Packard are sure to appeal to middle-schoolers' sense of style.

Interchangeable faceplates in a tempting array of bright colors distinguish the new HP 30S graphic calculator, which offers 250 built-in functions. The more advanced 39G, with a 256 KB memory, is a powerhouse with more than 600 functions, data transfer through an infrared port, and electronic lesson modules. Graph a couple of sine waves, use the interactive zoom button, and watch the pixels shimmy!

www.hp.com/calculators

1-800-443-1254

Hewlett-Packard, 3000 Hanover Street,

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185

Jennifer Prescott, Senior Editor