The
Course Goals
- Establish constructive student attitudes about the
value of math by highlighting its link to the real world.
- Develop a wide base of math knowledge:
symbol manipulation,
understanding of concepts,
geometric visualization,
problem-solving,
predicting,
generalizing.
- Strengthen general academic skills:
critical thinking,
writing,
giving clear verbal explanations,
understanding and using technology,
working collaboratively.
- Develop the student's ability to form valid judgments based on quantitative information.
- Increase the amount of student-instructor contact.
- Persuade more students to continue in subsequent math and science courses.
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