Preparing for the computer age at an early age
Harriet J. Fell · 1998
In developing a secondary-school mathematics curriculum, it is important to consider the kinds of experiences children should have to help underpin the development of the more abstract notions they are likely to encounter in later years of schooling. Many sophisticated ideas from modern mathematics and computer science are accessible to children and adults with very little mathematical background. The ideas are made more accessible by experiential projects with links to such topics as finite state automata, fractals, graph theory and cryptography. Scientists and mathematicians can bring their knowledge to the schools though clubs and demonstrations which will eventually infiltrate the classroom.