Suggested Readings on Trends in Undergraduate Mathematics

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Suggested Readings on

Trends in Undergraduate Mathematics

February 14, 2014

The Dana Center is pleased to present citations to resources touched upon during

National Trends in Collegiate Mathematics, Uri Treisman's January 29, 2014, webinar

(archived here: http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/videos.cfm#training ) on evolving attitudes and ideas about undergraduate mathematics. The webinar was hosted by The

TG Center for Community Colleges.

Mathematics Transformation

Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. (2013). Statistical Abstract of Undergraduate

Programs in the Mathematical Sciences in the United States: Fall 2010 CBMS Survey [pdf,

394 pages]. http://www.ams.org/profession/data/cbms-survey/cbms2010-Report.pdf

Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. (2012).

The Mathematical Education of Teachers

II [pdf, 100 pages]. http://www.cbmsweb.org/MET2/index.htm

Jerome Epstein. (2013 September). “The Calculus Concept Inventory—Measurement of the Effect of Teaching Methodology in Mathematics.” Notices of the American Mathematical Society

[article, pages 1018–1026 in pdf of 132 pages]. http://www.ams.org/notices/201308/201308full-issue.pdf

Mathematical Association of America. Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus

[webpage]. http://www.maa.org/programs/faculty-and-departments/curriculum-developmentresources/characteristics-of-successful-programs-in-college-calculus

Mathematical Association of America and the American Statistical Association, in partnership with the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

INGenIOuS Project: Report on July 2013 Workshop [pdf, 106 pages]. http://ingeniousmathstat.org/pdfs/INGenIOuS-report.pdf

Mathematical Association of America’s Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics

(CUPM). (2004). “Executive Summary” [pdf, 2 pages] in Undergraduate Programs and

Courses in the Mathematical Sciences: CUPM Curriculum Guide 2004 [pdf, 109 pages]. http://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/CUPM/execsumm.pdf

National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School

Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards for Mathematics [web pages or pdf; pdf is

93 pages; appendix is 148 pages]. http://www.corestandards.org/math

National Research Council. (2013). The Mathematical Sciences in 2025 [book, 206 pages].

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=15269

National Research Council. (2012). Fueling Innovation and Discovery: The Mathematical Sciences in the 21st Century [book, 64 pages].

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13373

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Suggested Readings on Trends in Undergraduate Mathematics

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. (2012 February). Report to the

President: Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with

Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics [pdf, 130 pages].

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-

25-12.pdf

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. (2010 September). Report To The

President: Prepare And Inspire: K–12 Education In Science, Technology, Engineering, And

Math (STEM) For America’s Future [pdf, 142 pages]. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-stem-ed-final.pdf

TPSE Math. Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics [website]. http://www.tpsemath.org

Alan Tucker. “The History of the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics in the United States” [pdf,

21 pages]. http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~tucker/MathHistory.pdf

Policy & Practice Recommendations

American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Developmental Mathematics Committee

(AMATYC DMC). (2012 November). (Draft) Position Statement of: The Appropriate Use

Of Intermediate Algebra As A Prerequisite Course [webpage]. https://sites.google.com/site/amatycdmc/position-statements

Charles A. Dana Center, Complete College America, Inc., Education Commission of the States and

Jobs for the Future. (2012 December). Core Principles for Transforming Remedial

Education: A Joint Statement [pdf, 16 pages]. http://www.utdanacenter.org/downloads/spotlights/STATEMENT_Core_Principles_(final).p

df

Course Structures and Supports

Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The New Mathways Project Curricular

Materials [webpage]. http://www.utdanacenter.org/higher-education/new-mathwaysproject/new-mathways-project-curricular-materials

Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The New Mathways Project

Curriculum Design Standards [pdf, 5 pages]. http://www.utdanacenter.org/wpcontent/uploads/NMP_curriculum_design_standards_Sept2013.pdf

Complete College America. Transform Remediation: The Co-Requisite Course Model [pdf, 6 pages]. http://www.completecollege.org/docs/CCA Co-Req Model - Transform Remediation for Chicago final.pdf

Complete College America has additional resources at http://completecollege.org/resources

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