Title | New Directions in Two-Year College Mathematics [electronic resource] : Proceedings of the Sloan Foundation Conference on Two-Year College Mathematics, held July 11-14 at Menlo College in Atherton, California / edited by Donald J. Albers, Stephen B. Rodi, Ann E. Watkins |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1985 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5116-3 |
Descript | 491p. online resource |
1. A Case for Curriculum Change -- Mathematics In Todayโs Community College -- Letโs Keep the โCollegeโ In Our Community Colleges: Mathematics for College Transfer -- A New Start for Mathematics Curriculum -- Mathematics as a Course of Problem Solving- Then and Now -- 2. Technical Mathematics -- Technical Mathematics: A Dilemma -- Occupational Education and Mathematics: Ownership Makes the Difference -- Technical Mathematics in Two-Year College Programs -- 3. Endangered Curriculum Elements -- Reflections on Basic Mathematics Programs in the Two-Year College -- Liberal Arts MathematicsโCornerstone or Dinosaur? -- Statistics in the Two-Year College Curriculum -- 4. New Curricula and New Tools -- Itโs Going to Happen Anywayโฆ -- Discrete Topics in the Undergraduate Curriculum: How Big a Step Should We Take? -- Calculators Do More than Compute -- The Lessons of Williamstown -- Style Versus Content: Forces Shaping the Evolution of Textbooks -- 5. The Learning of Mathematics -- Research in the Learning of Mathematics: Some Genuinely New Directions -- Knowledge Transmission and Acquisition: Cognitive and Affective Considerations -- 6. Faculty Renewal and Professionalism -- Relevancy and Revitalization: Retaining Quality and Vitality in Two-Year College Mathematics Faculty -- The Academic Training of Two-Year College Mathematics Faculty -- Current Continuing Education Needs of Two-Year College Faculty Must be Met! -- 7. Coordinating Curriculum Change -- Coordinating Curriculum in Two-Year Colleges with Baccalaureate Institutions -- Some Reflections on the Interaction of Mathematics Programs at Two- and Four-Year Colleges -- Mathematics Programs in High Schools and Two-Year Colleges