Re: AMATYC position sentence
Wayne Mackey (wmackey@COMP.UARK.EDU)
Thu, 18 Apr 1996 08:23:11 -0600
>Dick,
>
>There are two issues - one how to discuss a possible position sentence
>and the other the actual sentence. I'm all for speeding up the
>discussion as you propose. The sentence itself is the gist of what the
>Maryland Higher Education Commission just approved and has been the
>subject of much discussion. In fact this applies to the AA, AS, AAS and
>bachelors degrees in Maryland effective this fall. After a lengthy meeting
>last night, what I'd
>like to see some discussion on is what is intermediate algebra. It is
>changing at the precollege level and perhaps at the college developmental
>level too. In a meeting of precollege and college folks in Maryland
>there seems to be some variation in what an IA course is. I'm
>anticipating that defining it will be one of the next tasks we will face
>in our state.
>
>
>
>Judy E. Ackerman
>Montgomery College
>Rockville, Maryland 20850
>
Maybe we could just work on a definition of a "college mathematics course"
and have our position paper state that an AA or an AS should include that.
I think that defining "college mathematics course" as a course with even a
well-defined prerequiste may not be enough.
wayne mackey
wmackey@comp.uark.edu