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Shore, Mark; Shore, JoAnna; Boggs, Stacey – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2004
For this FIPSE funded project, mathematics faculty attended allied health classes and allied health faculty attended developmental mathematics courses to incorporate health examples into the developmental mathematics curriculum. Through the course of this grant a 450-page developmental mathematics book was written with many problems from a variety…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, College Faculty, Mathematics Instruction
Shore, Mark; Shore, JoAnna; Boggs, Stacey – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2004
For over a decade mathematics instructors have been using graphing calculators in courses ranging from developmental mathematics (Beginning and Intermediate Algebra) to Calculus and Statistics. One of the key functions that make them so powerful in the teaching and learning process is their ability to find curves of best fit. Instructors may use…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Calculus, Algebra, Remedial Mathematics
Boggs, Stacey; Shore, Mark; Shore, JoAnna – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2004
Many colleges and universities have adopted e-learning platforms to utilize computers as an instructional tool in developmental (i.e., beginning and intermediate algebra) mathematics courses. An e-learning platform is a computer program used to enhance course instruction via computers and the Internet. Allegany College of Maryland is currently…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Software, Algebra, Mastery Learning
Shore, Mark; Shore, JoAnna; Boggs, Stacey – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2004
A current project for the Allegany College of Maryland Mathematics Department is using spreadsheets in some of their General Education Mathematics courses. It is important to note that one of the key features of this project is that is does not require an introductory computer course as a prerequisite for any of the mathematics courses that will…
Descriptors: General Education, Spreadsheets, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction