I have noticed a trend in the direction of teaching specialized
calculus courses. Villanova offers business calculus, calculus for
life sciences, calculus for liberal arts, and calculus for science and
engineering. With the advent of the TI-92, the question arises in my
mind as to what math departments will look like in the future. In some
ways, I believe the TI-92 and its progeny can have the effect of making
math instructors feel obsolete.
For instance, I understand that the business department at a local
university here in Philadelphia may be taking over the teaching of
business calculus from the math department. I believe that technology
will spur a long-term trend away from stand-alone math departments and
towards the teaching of specialized math courses by the departments
requiring such courses. I would like to hear your views on this.
Greg Liano
gliano@monet.vill.edu
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