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Donald J. Albers
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Department of Mathematics, Menlo College, Atherton, USA
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Stephen B. Rodi
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Department of Mathematics, Austin Community College, Austin, USA
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Ann E. Watkins
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Department of Mathematics, Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, USA
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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.
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Table of contents (23 papers)
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A Case For Curriculum Change
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Front Matter
Pages xxi-xxi
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Technical Mathematics
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- William Warren, James R. Mahoney
Pages 101-117
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Endangered Curriculum Elements
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Front Matter
Pages 140-140
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New Curricula And New Tools
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Front Matter
Pages 203-203
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Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Mathematics, Menlo College, Atherton, USA
Donald J. Albers
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Department of Mathematics, Austin Community College, Austin, USA
Stephen B. Rodi
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Department of Mathematics, Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, USA
Ann E. Watkins