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Bennoun, Steve; Holm, Tara – PRIMUS, 2021
The Mathematics Department at Cornell University has recently secured a grant from the University to implement systemic change in how we teach courses that reach students at critical transition points in their mathematical development. In this article, we report on the changes made to our large multi-section first-semester calculus course in order…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Active Learning
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Apkarian, Naneh; Bowers, Janet; O'Sullivan, Michael E.; Rasmussen, Chris – PRIMUS, 2018
This article presents a case study that details the successes and lessons learned by faculty and administrators at San Diego State University (SDSU) who are in the process of implementing a substantial improvement to the Precalculus to Calculus 2 sequence. Improvement efforts have been informed by national studies of successful programs and center…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mathematics Instruction, Calculus, College Faculty