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Peer reviewedStanley, Sonya S. – Journal of General Education, 2002
Describes the ways in which a problem-based learning (PBL) approach to teaching precalculus can prepare students for calculus by helping students develop a conceptual understanding rather than learning through symbol manipulation and memorization. Discusses the exponential, trigonometric, polynomial, and rational function modules employed. (NB)
Descriptors: Calculus, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking
