Besides, we all know that the mathematics used in applications is often
developed using pure mathematics that isn't "useful". One of the reasons
that we have so many contrived word problems is that textbook writers are
trying to meet the call for problems with context in situations where there
are few if any applications.
I'm still wondering about intermediate algebra. What skills/techniques
should we eliminate from this curriculum under the situation in which we
must work -- our students must succeed in the next math course or in the
other courses for which this is a prerequisite. Lets get away from the
theoretical for a bit and talk reality. Next semester, what should I do
differently?
--Laura
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Laura Bracken bracken@lcsc.edu
Division of Natural Science and Mathematics Office: 208-799-2484
Lewis-Clark State College Fax: 208-799-2064
500 8th Avenue
Lewiston, ID 83501
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