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Peer reviewedWardrop, Mary R., Ed.; Wardrop, Robert F., Ed. – American Mathematical Monthly, 1982
The bare minimum mathematical competencies for all college graduates are listed. It is felt too many people know too little mathematics, and ignorance is seen as a form of "functional illiteracy". The ideas presented were generated by a panel established by the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Competence, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGaonkar, G. H.; And Others – American Mathematical Monthly, 1977
The program for remedial instruction in mathematics developed at Southern Illinois University is described. The program involves coordination of counselling, classroom lectures, and workshop sessions. Students with specific deficiencies are assigned to self-learning modules. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Curriculum, Educationally Disadvantaged
