For the past two years, Achieve, Inc. has worked with the Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), a collaborative project of K-12 schools, community and technical colleges, and baccalaureate institutions within the state of Washington, as it developed mathematics standards that "define the core knowledge and skills expected of students entering…

Beyond Crossroads states that mathematics faculty should (a) select technology that is accessible to students enrolled in their distance learning mathematics course, (b) advise students on the expectations of their distance learning mathematics course and orient them to the distance learning environment of their course, (c) provide students with…

The Commentary salutes AMATYC for its significant contributions to standards-based education in mathematics and discusses possible audiences for Beyond Crossroads, in addition to the primary audience of faculty members and departments in two-year institutions. Because Beyond Crossroads focuses on lower division college mathematics, it helps…

Within the context of the developments in mathematics and computer science, this paper argues that the emergence of the microcomputer gives mathematics the opportunity to survive as a viable and healthy discipline. Section I traces the development of the computer and the position of established mathematics on the sidelines of this development.…

The first part of this document is a collection of papers on projects sponsored by junior colleges (tutoring elementary school children, a high school mathematics competition, and a teacher in-service course on computers), a discussion of granting credit by exam, and information about committees for junior colleges. Part II contains descriptions…

Characteristics of the Miami-Dade (Florida) Junior College are presented in this paper to describe the: (1) philosophy of the community college, (2) implications of this philosophy to the mathematics program, and (3) possible solutions to specific problems. Some of the areas needing reform are: (1) the mathematical training of technicians, (2)…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of classroom organization for instruction and final unit evaluation procedure on mathematics achievement, attitude toward mathematics, test anxiety, and the dropout and failure rate in a community college beginning algebra course. The final unit evaluation procedures were a single unit test or…

This paper describes the results of a survey of the mathematics programs in nine community colleges. Variables examined include method of instruction, prerequisites, and emphasis on applications. (SD)

A community college mathematics course is discussed in terms of type of student, content and goals. Particular attention is given to the role of the calculator in community college remedial mathematics courses. (MK)

A mathematics contest for community colleges is described. A two-hour written examination is followed by a problem-solving competition between teams. (MP)

Twelve unusual problems involving divisibility of the binomial coefficients are represented in this article. The problems are listed in "The Problems" section. All twelve problems have short solutions which are listed in "The Solutions" section. These problems could be assigned to students in any course in which the binomial theorem and Pascal's…

In this article an augmented matrix that represents a system of linear equations is called nice if a sequence of elementary row operations that reduces the matrix to row-echelon form, through matrix Gaussian elimination, does so by restricting all entries to integers in every step. Many instructors wish to use the example of matrix Gaussian…

To demonstrate concepts or rapidly create quizzes, teachers commonly encounter the need to quickly create mathematical examples. Unfortunately, by producing undesirable or overly complex solutions, extemporaneously created examples can become problematic, create tense learning environments and become more confusing than they are worth. Experience…

Several formulae for the inradius of various types of triangles are derived. Properties of the inradius and trigonometric functions of the angles of Pythagorean and Heronian triangles are also presented. The entire presentation is elementary and suitable for classes in geometry, precalculus mathematics and number theory.