Calculus Renewal

The movement to change the nature of the calculus course at undergraduate and secondary levels has sparked discussion and controversy in ways as diverse as the actual changeshe movement to change the nature of the calculus course at undergraduate and secondary levels has sparked discussion and controversy in ways as diverse as the actual changes. The first years of the calculus reform movement were characterized by a whirlwind of ideas concerning the organization of the course and the associated curriculum. The papers contained within this volume will spark a renewed interest in the endeavour embarked upon in the 1980s, when the first calculus grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The first years of the calculus reform movement were characterized by a whirlwind of ideas concerning the organization of the course and the associated curriculum. The papers contained within this volume will spark a renewed interest in the endeavour embarked upon in the 1980s, when the first calculus grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This book intends to address: relating mathematics to other disciplines; determining the appropriate mathematical skills for students exiting first-year collegiate mathematics courses; determining the appropriate role of technology; determining the appropriate role of administrators in the change process; and evaluating the progress and impact of curricular change.