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Piercey, Victor; Militzer, Erin – PRIMUS, 2017
Quantitative Reasoning for Business is a two-semester sequence that serves as an alternative to elementary and intermediate algebra for first-year business students with weak mathematical preparation. Students who take the sequence have been retained at a higher rate and demonstrated a larger reduction in math anxiety than those who take the…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Inquiry, Business Administration Education, Algebra
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Deshler, Jessica M.; Miller, David; Pascal, Matthew – PRIMUS, 2016
In an effort to support the success of minority students and to incorporate inquiry-based learning (IBL) into the calculus sequence of courses at West Virginia University, a modified version of the Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) was implemented in the fall of 2009. Since then, approximately 100 students have taken ESP Calculus I, with many of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Active Learning, Inquiry, Calculus