Exploring Mathematical Reasoning of the Order of Operations: Rearranging the Procedural Component PEMDAS

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Published Nov 26, 2013
DOI https://doi.org/10.7916/jmetc.v4i2.633

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Jae Ki Lee
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Susan Licwinko
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Nicole Taylor-Buckner
Borough of Manhattan Community College

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PEMDAS is a mnemonic device to memorize the order in which to calculate an expression that contains more than one operation. However, students frequently make calculation errors with expressions, which have either multiplication and division or addition and subtraction next to each other. This article explores the mathematical reasoning of the Order of Operations and the effectiveness of a new approach.

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Vol. 4 No. 2: Fall - Winter 2013
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Lee, J. K., Licwinko, S., & Taylor-Buckner, N. (2013). Exploring Mathematical Reasoning of the Order of Operations: Rearranging the Procedural Component PEMDAS. Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.7916/jmetc.v4i2.633