Why colleges must change how they teach calculus
- Written by David Bressoud, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, Macalester College
Many college students who take calculus fail to earn a C or better. Could 'active learning' help turn things around?pixabay
Math departments fail too many calculus students and do not adequately prepare those they pass.
That is the message heard from engineering colleges across the country. Calculus has often been viewed as a tool for screening who...