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Tobias, Sheila – 1987
This book, written primarily for college students who feel uncomfortable with mathematics, attempts to provide its readers with new ways of thinking about mathematics, reading mathematics, studying mathematics, talking the language of mathematics and appreciating the power of using mathematics. Chapter 1 deals directly with the problem of math…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Mathematics, Content Area Reading
Tobias, Sheila – AGB Reports, 1980
A key to continuing occupational segregation by sex is seen to lie in "math avoidance" by women students. Borrowing from the insights of affective education, innovators have developed "reentry mathematics" courses which turn to self-conditioning, the attitudes, the psychological mindset, and the self-defeating behaviors of those with "math…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Modification, College Credits, Counselor Teacher Cooperation
