Pursuant to HB 3399, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) conducted a review for college- and career-readiness of the English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) standards. Two committees -- consisting of faculty subject-matter experts from State System colleges and universities -- were…

A classification of statistics courses in presented, with main categories of "course type,""methods of presentation,""objectives," and "syllabus." Examples and suggestions for uses of the classification are given. (DT)

Instructional approaches to vectors in n-space are discussed. (SD)

The objectives for a general one-semester college course in mathematics are discussed. The content covered in looking at "traditional" mathematical systems, computers in society, and statistics from a consumer's viewpoint are briefly described. (DT)

Course content in terms of instructional modules, student placement procedures, and course organization with respect to time are described regarding a remedial college mathematics course. (DT)

The necessity for instruction in mathematical logic is discussed, and an outline of topics covered in a course on logic at the community college level is presented. (DT)

Two questions are dealt with: (1) Can those strategies or behaviors which enable experts to solve problems well be characterized, and (2) Can students be trained to use such strategies? A problem-solving course for college students is described and the model on which the course is based is outlined in an attempt to answer these questions. The…

Reported is the development of a mathematics course for college freshmen of lower mathematics capabilities. Materials were geared toward multi-media presentation--classroom teacher in conjunction with video-lessons. A pilot study involved a group using new materials plus teacher with video-lessons, and a second group using new materials plus…

Functions with a variety of properties (sets of discontinuities, unbounded derivations, etc.) are discussed. (SD)

The need to emphasize logical thinking with students but to avoid insistence on rigorous formal proofs for every topic covered is discussed. An obituary about the author precedes this article. (DT)

On the basis of research findings, it is suggested that flexible time scheduling and mastery learning strategies should be more widely applied at the college level. (DT)