A fresh start for collegiate mathematics [electronic resource] : rethinking the courses below calculus / edited by Nancy Baxter Hastings ; associate editors, Florence S. Gordon, Sheldon P. Gordon, Jack Narayan.
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TextSeries: MAA notes ; no. 69.Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Mathematical Association of America, c2006.Description: 1 online resource : illISBN: - 9781614443025 (electronic bk.)
- 1614443025 (electronic bk.)
- 510.9 23
- QA11.2
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Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 31, 2012).
This volume is an outcome of the NSF-funded conference, "Rethinking the Preparation for Calculus," which took place in Washington, DC, in October 2001.
Introduction -- Background -- Theme 1 : New visions for introductory collegiate mathematics -- Theme 2 : The transition from high school to college -- Theme 3 : The needs of other disciplines -- Theme 4 : Student learning and research -- Theme 5 : Implementation -- Theme 6 : Influencing the mathematics community -- Ideas and projects that work.
Includes bibliographical references.