New Directions in Two-Year College Mathematics : 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
| データ種別 | 電子ブック |
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| 出版者 | New York, NY : Springer New York |
| 出版年 | 1985 |
| 本文言語 | 英語 |
| 大きさ | 491p : online resource |
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| 内容注記 | 1. A Case for Curriculum Change Mathematics In Today’s Community College Let’s Keep the “College” 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 Mathematics—Cornerstone or Dinosaur? Statistics in the Two-Year College Curriculum 4. New Curricula and New Tools It’s Going to Happen Anyway… 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 |
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| 一般注記 | by Donald J. Albers ix INTRODUCTION In July of 1984 the first national conference on mathematics education in two-year colleges was held at Menlo College. The conference was funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Two-year colleges account for more than one-third of all undergraduate enrollments in mathematics, and more than one-half of all college freshmen are enrolled in two-year colleges. These two facts alone suggest the importance of mathematics education in two-year colleges, particularly to secondary schools, four-year colleges, and universities. For a variety of reasons, four-year colleges and universities are relatively unaware of two-year colleges. Arthur Cohen, who was a participant at the "New Directions" conference warns: "Four-year colleges and universities ignore two-year colleges at their own peril." Ross Taylor, another conference participant, encouraged two-year college faculty to be ever mindful of their main source of students--secondary schools- and to work hard to strengthen their ties with them. There are many other reasons why it was important to examine two-year college mathematics from a national perspective: 1. Over the last quarter century, rio other sector of higher education has grown so rapidly as have two-year colleges. Their enrollments tripled in the 60's, doubled in the 70's, and continue to increase rapidly in the 80's. x 2. Twenty-five years ago, two-year colleges accounted for only one-seventh of all undergraduate mathematics enrollments; today the fraction is more than one-third |
| 著者標目 | Albers, Donald J. editor Rodi, Stephen B. editor Watkins, Ann E. editor SpringerLink (Online service) |
| 件 名 | LCSH:Mathematics FREE:Mathematics FREE:Mathematics, general |
| 分 類 | DC23:510 |
| 巻冊次 | ISBN:9781461251163 
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| ISBN | 9781461251163 |
| URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5116-3 |
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