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TITLE	Vol.Issue#	Date	pg#
1994 Holiday Problems	19.2	Dec 1994	35-37
8th Grade = Algebra I, Not Really: Discuss and Do What Is Right for Your Students!	23.1	Sept 1998	33
A Balancing Act	18.4	June 1994	40–41
A Box Problem!	19.1	Sept 1994	49
A Day in the Life of K and J	15.2	Dec 1990	21
A Dialog on and Between Two	17.1	Sept 1992	43
A Journey in Algebraic Thinking	29.3	Mar 2005	28–29
A Lewis Howard Latimer Investigation	32.2	Dec 2007	50–51
A Nonroutine Problem Involving Algebra, Proportions, and Algorithms	30.2	Dec 2005	36–37
A Novel Sequence of Squares	30.2	Dec 2005	35
A Practical Application of the Quadratic Formula as Applied to Kinematics	20.4	June 1996	34-35
A Problem with a Twist	Spec Ed	2001	57–58
A Seven-Course Meal for Algebra Readiness	Spec Ed	2003	26–28, 30
A Strategy for Teaching Absolute Value	15.4	June 1991	37
Activities to Prepare Elementary Students for Algebra	Spec Ed	2001	11–12
Addition Facts: An Excursion into Algebraic Thinking	Spec Ed	2001	9–10
Addition Pyramids and Algebra	Spec Ed	2006–07	18–22
Addition/Subtraction Equations	Spec Ed	2006–07	20, 23–24
Adopt an Equation Project	18.2	Dec 1993	33
al jbar Investigation	16.1	Sept 1991	44
AlgeBot—A Trek Through the Hundred’s Chart	32.3	Mar 2008	44
Algebra Across the Grades, A Conference Report	13.3	Mar 1989	17-25
Algebra and Functions for Primary Grades: Working with Functions	Spec Ed	2002	9–10
Algebra and Patterning for Kindergarten/First Grade Students	Spec Ed	2006–07	11
Algebra Aptitude Assessment	29.3	Mar 2005	39–40
Algebra as a Strand in the K-12 Curriculum: Reflections of Potential and Practicing Teachers	23.3	Mar 1999	24–25
Algebra at the Primary Level: A Combined Approach — Concrete and Abstract	13.3	Mar 1989	38
Algebra Concentration	Spec Ed	2006–07	51, 53–54
Algebra: Confusion or Confidence	Spec Ed	2006–07	28–29
Algebra for Health: Calculating our Body Mass Index (BMI)	31.4	June 2007	44, 47–48, 49–50
Algebra from Persia and India	25.3	Mar 2001	47–48
Algebra—from the Concrete to the Abstract Using Cube Patterns	Spec Ed	2001	21–22, 25–26
Algebra II Portfolio Entry	19.2	Dec 1994	42
Algebra in Elementary School? It's Already There!	18.2	Dec 1993	32–33
Algebra in the Elementary Classroom—It Can be Done!	Spec Ed	2002	29–32
Algebra Is Good for You!	26.2	Dec 2001	39–40
Algebra: It’s Elementary	Spec Ed	2006–07	12–15
Algebra Relay	26.2	Dec 2001	53, 56
Algebra Relay	Spec Ed	2006–07	48, 50
Algebra Rule #1: Find the Easier Way	32.4	June 2008	35–36
Algebra—What’s My Function?	24.4	June 2000	37–40
Algebraic Generalizations in the Primary Grades	Spec Ed	2006–07	4–7
Algebraic Language and the Structures of Expressions	32.1	Sept 2007	39–42
Algebraic Proof	26.2	Dec 2001	57–58
Algebraic Thinking at the Primary Level	22.3	Mar 1998	28–29
Algebraic Thinking Committee Report: Comparing Algebra Standards	26.2	Dec 2001	23
Algebraic Thinking Committee Report: Recent Activities	26.1	Sept 2001	13
Algebraic Thinking in Children’s Stories? What a Change!	29.3	Mar 2005	35–36
Algebraic Thinking in the California and NCTM Standards	26.2	Dec 2001	38–39
Alternative Proof of the Right Triangle Inscribed in a Circle	Spec Ed	2007–08	36–40
Amazing Race Challenge	31.2	Dec 2006	56–57, 59
An Algebraic Mindset	Spec Ed	2006–07	3–4
An Application of Synthetic Substitution	20.4	June 1996	31
An Equation Game	29.3	Mar 2005	54–55
An Exploration in Three Strands: Algebra, Geometry, and Number Sense	Spec Ed	2001	39–40, 43–44
An Introduction to Logarithms	10.4	Dec 1985	16
Area in a Coordinate Plane	23.3	Mar 1999	57–58
Back Again with K and J	16.1	Sept 1991	20
Balancing Beans: Algebra Readiness for Primary Students	20.3	Mar 1996	48-51
Balancing Equations	Spec Ed	2001	19–21, 23–24
Bat Math	25.3	Mar 2001	49, 50
Be Discrete with Your Marbles	Spec Ed	2002	54–56
Beginning Algebra for All Students	20.3	Mar 1996	45-46
Beyond the Quadratic Formula	30.4	June 2006	48
Blocks in Beans I & II	Spec Ed	1988	27, 29-30
Building Algebra Readiness in the Lower Grades	Spec Ed	2006–07	25–27
Building Rectangles: An Algebra Tile Game	Spec Ed	2001	51–52, 53–54
But Your Mileage Can Vary	22.1	Sept 1997	52–53
Calculator Line Designs	25.2	Dec 2000	51, 53
Calendar Algebra	Spec Ed	2006–07	16–17
Capture-A-Line Segment	Spec Ed	2006–07	29–32
Circles, Ellipses, Polygons, and Stars	21.4	June 1997	54-55
CMC President’s Report: Algebra: What Is It and Why Should We Know It?	29.3	Mar 2005	4–8
CMC Student Problem Solving Activities: Algebra Problems	25.3	Mar 2001	59
CMC Student Problem Solving Activities: Change Algebra	25.2	Dec 2000	57–58
CMC Student Problem Solving Activities: Distance-Rate-Time	29.3	Mar 2005	58
CMC Student Problem Solving Activities: Funky Center Prizes	28.1	Sept 2003	57
CMC Student Problem Solving Activities: How Many Are Hiding?	26.2	Dec 2001	59
CMC Student Problem Solving Activities: Let's See Some Algebra	23.2	Dec 1998	59
CMC Student Problem Solving Activities: Number Tricks	26.2	Dec 2001	60
CMC Student Problem Solving Activities: Parametric Art	21.4	June 1997	58
CMC Student Problem-Solving Activities: Evaluating Expressions	32.3	Mar 2008	59
CMC Student Problem-Solving Activities: Sum Equals Product	32.4	June 2008	59
CMC Student Problem-Solving Activities: Toothpick Squares	31.3	Mar 2007	59
CMC Student Problem-Solving Activities: What Is Algebra?	31.1	Sept 2006	53–54
CMC-Central Section Report: Musings on Algebra	30.4	June 2006	7
Cockroach Condos: Building Understanding to Meet the Algebra Standards	24.2	Dec 1999	54–56
Comparing Graphs of Linear Equations Without Graphing Calculators	Spec Ed	2002	54
Completing the Square Visually	32.2	Dec 2007	45–46, 60
Complicating Equations	Spec Ed	1989	26-27
Conic Pictures Project	19.2	Dec 1994	40-41
Connecting Geometry and Algebra through Graphing	Spec Ed	1997	37–40
Connecting Geometry and Factoring	19.1	Sept 1994	40-41
Consecutive Sums—A Functional Approach	31.3	Mar 2007	38–40
Coordinate Geography	Spec Ed	2003	33–35
Coordinate Tic-Tac-Toe	Spec Ed	1988	24, 26
Counting on Cubes	Spec Ed	2006–07	37–38
Covering Algebra and Geometry with a Class Quilt	Spec Ed	2002	3–5, 8
Crazy Areas	Spec Ed	2006–07	59–61, 62
Crazy Cancellations that Work	32.2	Dec 2007	43–45
Crows in the Apple Trees	Spec Ed	2001	3–4, 5
Cube Patterns and Functions	Spec Ed	1991	30-31, 32
Curve Fitting and Modeling in Algebra	28.4	June 2004	54–56, 58
Data Analysis: Classroom Experiments with Linear Regressions	21.1	Sept 1996	35-36
Dealing Dominoes	29.2	Dec 2004	49
Defying the Norm	25.4	June 2001	38–39
Developing Algebraic Thinking	23.3	Mar 1999	48–51
Developing Algebraic Thinking; Schools, Homes, Businesses: Forming New Partnerships	20.3	Mar 1996	12-13
Dilations	22.4	June 1998	50–51
Discovering the Sum of a Power Sequence	13.3	Mar 1989	42-43
Distance-Time-Rate Problems and the Paradox of Achilles	26.2	Dec 2001	46–47
Doing Logic Problems Cooperatively	11.5	June 1987	28-29
Domino Cover-Up: A Game to Teach Missing Addends	29.3	Mar 2005	42–44
Eight Paper-Folding Steps to the Pythagorean Theorem	28.3	Mar 2004	51–52, 55–56
Elementary Endeavors: Z + Z = 52	Spec Ed	2001	14–15
Ellipses You Can Make in a Restaurant	29.2	Dec 2004	51–55
Equivalence Between Algebraic and Graphical Representations of a Function: Are Students Making the Connection?	19.2	Dec 1994	43
Estimating Ages	17.4	June 1993	56-57
Estimating Slope	Spec Ed	1997	46–48
Exploration of Functions with Graphics Calculators	18.2	Dec 1993	36
Exploring Limits and Asymptotes	17.1	Sept 1992	28-29
Exploring Patterns to Develop Algebraic Thinking	Spec Ed	1997	41–43
Expressiontrivia	18.2	Dec 1993	51–54
Factor Product Table	Spec Ed	2002	53
Factoring Trinomials	Spec Ed	2001	58–60
Factoring Trinomials is Not Guesswork	11.4	Mar 1987	11
Factoring: What Are My Chances?	18.2	Dec 1993	35
Fairy Tale Algebra	13.3	Mar 1989	35-37
Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio	Spec Ed	2001	61–62
Figurate Numbers and Informal Proofs	20.4	June 1996	48, 50-52
Finding Our Own Function	20.3	Mar 1996	55, 58
Finding the nth Term—A Quick and Dirty Method	29.4	June 2005	54–55, 56
Flies and Functions: Geometry and Algebra with the Cartesian Coordinate System	Spec Ed	2002	33–37
Four in a Row	Spec Ed	2004	47–48
From Inquiry to Discovery and Back Again	21.1	Sept 1996	32-33
From the Editor's Desk: Algebraic Thinking	23.3	Mar 1999	2
Functions in Grades 3–6	26.2	Dec 2001	51–52, 54–55
Generalizing Mathematical Relationships: An Application of Algebraic Thinking	23.3	Mar 1999	36–37, 38
Generalizing the Painted Cube Problem Using Algebra	Spec Ed	2000	56–57
Getting Started Graphing Nonlinear Functions	28.2	Dec 2003	54–55
Graphing y = A sin(Bx – C) + D by Hand	24.4	June 2000	47
Growing Special Rectangles	31.2	Dec 2006	51–53, 54
Guest Editorial: Algebraic Reasoning Across the Grades	26.2	Dec 2001	4–5, 14
Guest Editorial: Algebraic Thinking across the Grades	23.3	Mar 1999	4–5, 10
Hands-on Chocolate Patterns	29.1	Sept 2004	49–50
Hidden Treasure	19.2	Dec 1994	55
Holiday Problems	Spec Ed	2004	57, 59
Houses and Sidewalks: Solving for Three Unknowns	29.3	Mar 2005	46–49
How Many Are Hiding in the Doghouse?	26.2	Dec 2001	51
How to Make Work Problems Easy	22.4	June 1998	36–37
Hundreds Magic: A Playground for the Mind	Spec Ed	2001	31–34
I Have. . .Who Has? with Algebra II Standards	Spec Ed	2006–07	61, 63–64
Introducing the Parabola	11.5	June 1987	18
Inverse Relationships	11.5	June 1987	19
J and K: But My Teacher Said…(Part 1)	18.4	June 1994	32–33
J and K: …But My Teacher Said (Part 2)	19.1	Sept 1994	27
J and K: …But My Teacher Said (Part 3)	19.2	Dec 1994	26-27
J and K: Following the Bouncing Ball	24.4	June 2000	40–42
J and K: Gauss Blew It!	17.4	June 1993	28-29
J and K: If I Can Find Two Square Roots, Why Can't I Find Three Cube Roots?	18.1	Sept 1993	38–39
J and K: Kevin's Big Discovery	18.3	Mar 1994	28–29
J and K: Looking for Mean Proportionals (Part 1)	25.1	Sept 2000	36–37
J and K Meet a Phoenician Fisherman	16.4	June 1992	22-23
J and K: Polygonal Areas? A Snap (Part 1 of 4)	22.4	June 1998	39–41
J and K: Square Root Is an Infinite Series? You're Kidding	21.2	Dec 1996	22-23
J Has the Answer for K	16.2	Dec 1991	28-29
Jonathan Algebra for First Graders	Spec Ed	2002	15–17
Just What Does the Term "Equal Expressions" Mean?	13.3	Mar 1989	25
Just What Is Algebraic Thinking?	23.3	Mar 1999	32–35, 37
K–14 Algebra Discussion Resources Available	23.3	Mar 1999	21
Letter to the Editor: Equality (=)	25.1	Sept 2000	13
Linear Functions with 2 Points of Intersection!?!	18.3	Mar 1994	40–41
Linear Modeling in Beginning Algebra	26.3	Mar 2002	53–55, 56
Linear Programming and the Graphics Calculator	20.2	Dec 1995	36-39
Logic and Algebra in the Elementary Classroom	11.5	June 1987	13
Magic Squares	Spec Ed	1999	26–28
Matching Graphs	11.2	Sept 1986	15
Mathematics and Creativity: Algebra Throughout the Grades	13.3	Mar 1989	14-15
Mathematics for Parents: An Open Letter to Parents	28.3	Mar 2004	20–21
Mathematics of Global Change (Part 1)	30.3	Mar 2006	42–44
Memorable Moments from Algebra Class	25.2	Dec 2000	35
Memories of Algebra	13.3	Mar 1989	5
Milk Carton Apartments	29.3	Mar 2005	50–53
Missing Addends? Just Listen…	20.3	Mar 1996	47
Missing Watermelon Seeds	Spec Ed	2006–07	7–10
Monte Carlo Methods with a Spreadsheet	27.3	Mar 2003	41–44
More Pizza, Please!	31.2	Dec 2006	45–47
Motion Becomes Real Using the Calculator Based Laboratory	20.4	June 1996	54-56
Motivating Mathematics	15.4	June 1991	42-43
Ms. Garlic’s Dilemma	Spec Ed	1989	35, 37-39
My Swami Routine	28.2	Dec 2003	39
Mystery Number Rhymes	27.2	Dec 2002	48–49
Mystery Tables	Spec Ed	2001	5–56
Name That Graph Concentration	31.3	Mar 2007	50, 53–54
NASA Smart Skies FlyBy Math™	Spec Ed	2006–07	39–40
NCTM Cohosted Recent Algebra Symposium	22.3	Mar 1998	15
NCTM Position Statement: Algebra for Everyone…More than a Change in Enrollment Patterns	19.1	Sept 1994	24-25
Nonroutine Problems Involving Algebra	23.3	Mar 1999	26–27
Nugget Exchange	19.4	June 1995	42
Nugget Exchange: Algebraic Reasoning and Writing	Spec Ed	2006–07	34
Nugget Exchange: Highlighting Algebra	Spec Ed	2002	49
Nugget Exchange: Mental Math Game	Spec Ed	2006–07	8
Number Chart Puzzles	29.3	Mar 2005	45
Number Lines: From Infinity to Infinity	29.4	June 2005	48–49, 52–53
Number Sense in Algebra	20.4	June 1996	27
Number Sense through Olympiad Problems	32.4	June 2008	52, 53–54
Number Sense with Series—Create Your Own!	32.4	June 2008	56, 57
Number Tricks	11.2	Sept 1986	13
Oblong Number Investigation	Spec Ed	2004	53–54
On Pythagorean Triples	20.2	Dec 1995	33
Order of Operations	32.3	Mar 2008	50–51
Palindromic Polynomials and Their Roots	20.4	June 1996	36-37
Paper Candle Burning	28.2	Dec 2003	48
Paper Clips and Magnetic Wands—Math Lessons for Primary Classrooms	23.3	Mar 1999	47–48
Paper Cup Mathematics	Spec Ed	2002	48–51
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines	Spec Ed	2006–07	47–49
Pascal's Pyramid and Models of Binomial Expansion, Part 1	23.3	Mar 1999	55–56
Pascal’s Pyramid and Models of Binomial Expansions, Part 2	24.1	Sept 1999	50
Pathways through Algebra	29.3	Mar 2005	33–34
Pattern Block Linear Functions	Spec Ed	2003	12
Patterns and Algebraic Proofs	Spec Ed	2003	52–53
Patterns, Proofs, and Practicing Algebra Skills	11.5	June 1987	14-15
Pentomino Puzzles	Spec Ed	2006–07	51–52, 55–56
Perimeter Patterns with Pattern Blocks	Spec Ed	2002	38–40
Personal Data, Scatter Plots, and Linear Point-slope Form	28.4	June 2004	53–54, 57
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally	11.4	Mar 1987	33
Please Revisit My Dear Aunt Sally	12.2	Dec 1987	16
Polar Bears	Spec Ed	2006–07	57–59
Polygon Patterns	Spec Ed	1997	28–30
Polygons and Line Segments	32.3	Mar 2008	45–46, 47–48
Pre-Algebra BINGO	31.3	Mar 2007	55–58
Predicting Year 2000 Populations of California and the United States	22.2	Dec 1997	56–57
Preparing Elementary Students for Algebra	26.2	Dec 2001	37
Primary Algebraic Thinking Using Sea Squares	Spec Ed	2001	6–8
Problem Solving Activity	18.4	June 1994	46–47
Problem Solving Nugget: Magic Phone Number	29.1	Sept 2004	50
Product/Factor Tables	10.4	Dec 1985	12
Pyramid Puzzles	27.2	Dec 2002	53–54
Racing Spools	Spec Ed	1992	44-45
Radical Multiplication	12.4	June 1988	30
Randy and His Bike	26.4	June 2002	51–52, 53
Ratio of Areas Investigation: Inscribed Polygons	Spec Ed	2004	61–62
Read Carefully...And Don’t Assume Too Much	12.1	Sept 1987	14-15
Reading Comprehension for Algebra Learning	32.4	June 2008	36–41
Reform Algebra at the Community College	25.2	Dec 2000	31–32
Rotor Probe	30.3	Mar 2006	46–47, 49–51
Round Robin Review	31.4	June 2007	56, 57–58
Sam’s Number Trick	29.4	June 2005	33–34
Seeing Algebraic Concepts: A Graphics Approach to Understanding	14.1	Sept 1989	40-42
Sidestepping the Harmonic Mean	18.4	June 1994	29
Silent Board Game	Spec Ed	2001	46
Slinky Waves: A Great Way to Explore Inverse Relationships	26.4	June 2002	55–57
Slopemeter	19.3	Mar 1995	43-45
Solving ax + b = c on the Number Line	22.2	Dec 1997	49–50
Solving Equations: An Alternative to “Balancing”	27.4	June 2003	38–39
Some Radical and Power-ful Problems for Second Year Algebra	11.5	June 1987	10-11
Splashing into Algebra	20.3	Mar 1996	52-53
Standards of Care for Mathematics Education—The Case of Teaching Quadratics	30.2	Dec 2005	40–43
Sticky Note Algebra	Spec Ed	2002	11–12
Student Problem Solving Activities	21.1	Sept 1996	37
Student Problem Solving Activities: Part 2	21.2	Dec 1996	23
Students Discover New Proofs	27.2	Dec 2002	44–45
Table Seating	Spec Ed	2001	27–31
Tangram Equations	Spec Ed	2001	35–38
Teaching Variables with Manipulatives	26.2	Dec 2001	50
The Algebra-Probability Connection	17.2	Dec 1992	27
The Distance from a Point to a Line	21.1	Sept 1996	49, 52-53
The Future: Eighth Grade Algebra	22.3	Mar 1998	22–23
The Game of Concentration for Algebra and Other Mathematics Subjects	Spec Ed	2001	47–48
The Grade Game	Spec Ed	2004	39–40, 43–44
The Graphing Calculator Saves the Day!	16.3	Mar 1992	22-23
The Joke Heard ‘Round the World	29.1	Sept 2004	45–46
The Morph Machine: Algebra in Action	Spec Ed	2001	15–18
The Number Line and a Variable	Spec Ed	2004	38–39
The One Percent of One Percent Solution	20.4	June 1996	33
The Pizza Problem	30.2	Dec 2005	57
The Polynomial Game: A Theorem of Descartes on the Number of Roots of a Polynomial	30.4	June 2006	46–47
The Probability of Forming a Triangle	27.4	June 2003	54–55
The Repeating Decimal 0.999. . .	30.3	Mar 2006	44–45
The Rook and Knight Problems	Spec Ed	2003	46–48, 50–51
The Rule of Four	29.1	Sept 2004	51–53
Thinking and Inquiring about Algebraic Thinking	20.3	Mar 1996	4-5
Thinking in Reverse	26.2	Dec 2001	43–44
Three Dimensional Model	Spec Ed	2000	59–60, 61
Three-Coin Banks & Four Sock Drawers	Spec Ed	1988	36, 39-40
Toothpick Problems	28.2	Dec 2003	51–53
Toothpicks and Connectors	22.3	Mar 1998	52–53
Travel with Slope Tours	Spec Ed	1993	6
Two Bad Ants Get Straightened Out: Connecting Linear Equations and Children’s Literature	Spec Ed	2006–07	41–46
Two of Everything	Spec Ed	1998	7
Two Universal Equation-Solving Methods Revealed	29.3	Mar 2005	38–39
Two-Steppin’ Card Equations	Spec Ed	2001	49–50
Two-Variable Linear Equations	Spec Ed	2006–07	33–36
Understanding Parabolas by Folding Graph Paper	21.2	Dec 1996	56-57
Understanding the “Equal” Sign	Spec Ed	2001	10–11, 13
Updating the Quadratic Factoring Process	11.5	June 1987	24-25
Using Combinations to Develop Polynomials with Fractional Coefficients	20.3	Mar 1996	44-45
Using Diagnostic Materials with an Algebra Readiness Program	32.3	Mar 2008	39–40
Using Guess and Check to Estimate Exponents	15.1	Sept 1990	35, 37
Using the Daily Lunch Count for Algebraic Thinking and Fact Families	32.3	Mar 2008	45
Variable Beans	Spec Ed	1989	40
Visualizing Linear Combinations	16.1	Sept 1991	22-23
Vroom, Honk, Vroom, Honk: Sound Pattern Connections for Young Children	25.2	Dec 2000	46–48
Wanda's Fireworks Company	20.2	Dec 1995	53-54
Water Jug Logic Problems Involving Algebraic Thinking	Spec Ed	2002	42–43
What is Algebra and What Algebra Should We Teach?	13.3	Mar 1989	4-5
What’s Missing?	Spec Ed	2002	24–28
Which Gift to Choose? An Interesting Simulation	13.3	Mar 1989	45-46
Which Is the Closer Pair?	29.4	June 2005	36–37
Which Window?	Spec Ed	2001	52
Who Should Take Algebra in 8th Grade? Using Standardized Test Data to Guide Placement Policies	32.3	Mar 2008	41–43
Who's Afraid of a Little Algebra?	19.2	Dec 1994	50-51
Word Search — Graphing Vocabulary	12.2	Dec 1987	28
Word Search - Polynomials	11.1	Summer 1986	11
Y-Man Says: “Whole Body” Approach to Linear Functions	Spec Ed	2000	53–54
Zach’s Eraser	28.4	June 2004	28–29

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