RefocusingtheCoursesBelowCalculusAJointInitiativeofMAA,.ppt

Refocusing theCoursesBelow CalculusA Joint Initiative ofMAA, AMATYC NCTM This slideshow presentation was created by Sheldon P. Gordon Farmingdale State University of New York gordonsp@ with contributions from Nancy Baxter Hastings (Dickinson College) Florence S. Gordon (NYIT) Bernard Madison (University of Arkansas) Bill Haver (Virginia Commonwealth University) Bill Bauldry (Appalachian State University) Permission is hereby granted to anyone to use any or all of these slides in any related presentations. We gratefully acknowledge the support provided for the development of this presentation package by the National Science Foundation under grants DUE-0089400, DUE-0310123, and DUE-0442160. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation. College Algebra and Precalculus Some Questions Some Questions Enrollment Flows Some Interesting Studies Some Interesting Studies Some Interesting Studies Some Interesting Studies The San Antonio Project Why Students Take These Courses What the Majority of Students Need Some Conclusions Some Conclusions Four Special Invited Conferences Common Recommendations Common Recommendations Common Recommendations Common Recommendations Important Volumes Important Volumes CUPM Curriculum Guide CUPM Curriculum Guide AMATYC Crossroads Standards NCTM Standards CRAFTY College Algebra Guidelines These guidelines are the recommendations of the MAA/CUPM subcommittee, Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years, concerning the nature of the college algebra course that can serve as a terminal course as well as a pre-requisite to courses such as pre-calculus, statistics, business calculus, finite mathematics, and mathematics for elementary education majors. Fundamental Experience College Algebra provides students with a college level academic experience that emphasizes the use of algebra and functions in problem solving and modeling, provides a foundation in quantitative literacy, su