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Mathematics as a Course of Study in Problem Solving—Then and Now

In: New Directions in Two-Year College Mathematics

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  • Wade Ellis Jr.

    (West Valley College, Mathematics Department)

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Summary The mathematics curriculum in the first two years of college is a tool created to assist in solving problems. The enormous computational capability provided by digital computers has increased the number of problems that can be addressed and solved using elementary mathematical concepts to include problems form the social sciences, business, and the art and science of computing. The current curriculum has not yet adjusted to the larger variety of problems that fall within the scope of mathematics that might be taught in the first two years of college. The author compares the content and style of the mathematics curriculum at the end of World War II with its content and style now. The impact of the development of the computer on the mathematics curriculum in the first two years of college is discussed. Directions for curriculum change are suggested, and the implications of curriculum change for teacher currency, concept presentation, and curriculum content are explored.

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  • Wade Ellis Jr., 1985. "Mathematics as a Course of Study in Problem Solving—Then and Now," Springer Books, in: Donald J. Albers & Stephen B. Rodi & Ann E. Watkins (ed.), New Directions in Two-Year College Mathematics, pages 41-52, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4612-5116-3_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-5116-3_4
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