Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- Background
- Theme 1 New Visions for Introductory Collegiate Mathematics
- 7 Refocusing Precalculus: Challenges and Questions
- 8 Preparing Students for Calculus in the Twenty-First Century
- 9 Preparing for Calculus and Preparing for Life
- 10 College Algebra: A Course in Crisis
- 11 Changes in College Algebra
- 12 One Approach to Quantitative Literacy: Understanding our Quantitative World
- 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: Part 1
- Ideas and Projects that Work: Part 2
8 - Preparing Students for Calculus in the Twenty-First Century
from Theme 1 - New Visions for Introductory Collegiate Mathematics
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- Background
- Theme 1 New Visions for Introductory Collegiate Mathematics
- 7 Refocusing Precalculus: Challenges and Questions
- 8 Preparing Students for Calculus in the Twenty-First Century
- 9 Preparing for Calculus and Preparing for Life
- 10 College Algebra: A Course in Crisis
- 11 Changes in College Algebra
- 12 One Approach to Quantitative Literacy: Understanding our Quantitative World
- 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: Part 1
- Ideas and Projects that Work: Part 2
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- A Fresh Start for Collegiate MathematicsRethinking the Courses below Calculus, pp. 64 - 77Publisher: Mathematical Association of AmericaPrint publication year: 2006