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Oremland, Lucy S.; Szabo, Csilla – PRIMUS, 2022
In this paper, we present an overview of a series of 1-credit applied problem solving courses. The goal of these courses was to help students develop their oral and written communication skills, ability to work as a team, and general problem solving skills through preparation and participation in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Solving, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Dziak, Clarice; Leventhal, Brian; Luttman, Aaron; Skufca, Joseph – PRIMUS, 2014
In response to a university mandate to include "professional issues" as a component of every major, we have developed a vertically integrated approach to incorporating the study of professional skills and issues into the mathematics curriculum. Beginning in the first year of study, mathematics majors take an inquiry-based course in…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Integrated Curriculum, Job Skills, Mathematics Instruction