PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Instruction in precalculus and single-variable calculus: A bird’s eye view
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Improvement of mathematics courses in the first two years of college has recently become apriority in the United States. This is evidenced by multiple calls to enhance undergraduateeducation in the mathematical sciences and by funding allocated to related research andinstructional improvement projects. As stakeholders make decisions to invest in the improvementof these courses, it is critical that these decisions be informed by reliable information regardinghow these courses are currently being taught. The work described here is an effort to lay thisgroundwork by painting a comprehensive portrait of instruction in precalculus and singlevariable calculus (P2C2) in the United States. In this report we address two research questions;1) What instructional formats are currently in place in the P2C2 sequence? and 2) How commonare these instructional formats nationally?Key words: