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Peer reviewedPost, Steven – Primus, 1994
Describes a course in problem solving for undergraduates not majoring in mathematics or science. The course was unusually successful in bringing average students to mathematical thinking. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Nonmajors
Peer reviewedMathews, Susann M. – Primus, 1991
Describes the mechanics of group work in the college mathematics classroom specifically group formation, preliminary class work, class and group discourse, individual and group assignments, and impact on test taking. Includes examples from a first-semester calculus course. (JJK)
Descriptors: Calculus, Cheating, Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics
Peer reviewedMeier, John; Thorme, Trisha – Primus, 1997
Outlines a pair of projects used in introductory calculus that are inspired by techniques archaeologists use in the analysis of pottery. These real-world application problems appeal to students who are not necessarily interested in the standard application of calculus. (Author/DDR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Archaeology, Calculus, College Curriculum
