{"product_id":"9780387961453","title":"New Directions in Two-Year College Mathematics: Proceedings of the Sloan Foundation Conference on Two-Year College Mathematics, held July 11–14 at Menlo College in Atherton, California","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNew Directions in Two-Year College Mathematics: Proceedings of the Sloan Foundation Conference on Two-Year College Mathematics, held July 11–14 at Menlo College in Atherton, California\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAlbers, Donald J.; Rodi, Stephen B.; Watkins, Ann E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eby Donald J. Albers ix INTRODUCTION In July of 1984 the first national conference on mathematics education in two-year colleges was held at Menlo College. The conference was funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Two-year colleges account for more than one-third of all undergraduate enrollments in mathematics, and more than one-half of all college freshmen are enrolled in two-year colleges. These two facts alone suggest the importance of mathematics education in two-year colleges, particularly to secondary schools, four-year colleges, and universities. For a variety of reasons, four-year colleges and universities are relatively unaware of two-year colleges. Arthur Cohen, who was a participant at the \"New Directions\" conference warns: \"Four-year colleges and universities ignore two-year colleges at their own peril.\" Ross Taylor, another conference participant, encouraged two-year college faculty to be ever mindful of their main source of students--secondary schools-­ and to work hard to strengthen their ties with them. There are many other reasons why it was important to examine two-year college mathematics from a national perspective: 1. Over the last quarter century, rio other sector of higher education has grown so rapidly as have two-year colleges. Their enrollments tripled in the 60's, doubled in the 70's, and continue to increase rapidly in the 80's. x 2. Twenty-five years ago, two-year colleges accounted for only one-seventh of all undergraduate mathematics enrollments; today the fraction is more than one-third.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1985-06-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387961453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4612-5116-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: cm xcm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 491\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312644444300,"sku":"9780387961453","price":89.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387961453.jpg?v=1771528042","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780387961453","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}