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Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Everybody Counts:A Report to the Nation on the Future of Mathematics Education Measuring What Counts:A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment Other Related Titles Mathematical Preparation of the Technical Work Force: Report of a Workshop (1995) Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "CONTENTS." Mathematical Preparation of the Technical Work Force: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1995. Please select a format: Page 3   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. TABLE OF CONTENTS     PREFACE   5     WELCOMING REMARKS Hyman Bass   9     BACKGROUND BRIEFINGS   13       • ON PROGRAMS Gisela Harkin   13       • ON HISTORY Larry Rosenstock   14       • ON MATHEMATICS Pamela E. Matthews   14     WORKSHOP THEMES   17     OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS   19     REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP       • ALTERING THE DEBATE Robert Rothman   21     POSITION PAPERS   29       • THE VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY STANDARDS PROJECTS Kenneth Chapman   31       • LEARNING SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Arla Huber   32       • ASSIGNING CREDIT FOR TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS Therese A. Jones   33       • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Carole B. Lacampagne and Barry Cipra   34       • MATHEMATICS PREPARATION FOR ALL STUDENTS Pamela E. Matthews   36 Page 3 FRONT MATTER (1-2) CONTENTS (3-4) PREFACE (5-8) WELCOMING REMARKS (9-12) BACKGROUND BRIEFINGS (13-16) WORKSHOP THEMES (17-18) OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS (19-20) REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP (21-28) POSITION PAPERS (29-54) SELECTED READINGS (55-56) SELECTED RESOURCES (57-58) LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (59-62) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION BOARD (63-64)

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MATHEMATICAL PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL WORK FORCE: REPORT OF A WORKSHOP TABLE OF CONTENTS     PREFACE   5     WELCOMING REMARKS Hyman Bass   9     BACKGROUND BRIEFINGS   13       • ON PROGRAMS Gisela Harkin   13       • ON HISTORY Larry Rosenstock   14       • ON MATHEMATICS Pamela E. Matthews   14     WORKSHOP THEMES   17     OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS   19     REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP       • ALTERING THE DEBATE Robert Rothman   21     POSITION PAPERS   29       • THE VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY STANDARDS PROJECTS Kenneth Chapman   31       • LEARNING SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Arla Huber   32       • ASSIGNING CREDIT FOR TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS Therese A. Jones   33       • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Carole B. Lacampagne and Barry Cipra   34       • MATHEMATICS PREPARATION FOR ALL STUDENTS Pamela E. Matthews   36

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MATHEMATICAL PREPARATION OF THE TECHNICAL WORK FORCE: REPORT OF A WORKSHOP      • AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE Patrick Dale McCray   37       • WHO IS WORKPLACE-BASED MATHEMATICS GOOD FOR? Martin Nahemow   39      • EDUCATION IN THE NEXT CENTURY Arnold Packer   40      • MATHEMATICS FOR ALL Joseph G. Rosenstein   41       • LESSONS LEARNED FROM INTEGRATING CURRICULA Jean Simcic   43       • MAKING MATHEMATICS MATTER Gary Simundza   44       • KEEPING STUDENTS' OPTIONS OPEN Diane M. Spresser   45       • THE TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS CORE: ISSUES FOR THE 1990'S AND BEYOND Elizabeth J. Teles   47       • A ONE-TRACK VISION? William Thomas   48       • PROMOTING CURRICULUM INTEGRATION Margaret Vickers   49       • YOUR CURRICULUM: TRANSFER OR TECHNICAL? Susan S. Wood   52       • ENHANCING LEARNER-CENTERED MATHEMATICS Deborah A. Zopf   53     • SELECTED READINGS   55     • SELECTED RESOURCES   57     • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS   59     • MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION BOARD   63

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