CUPM Subcommittee on
Calculus Reform and the First Two Years (CRAFTY)
Agenda for January, 1998
To: CRAFTY Members and Friends
From: Bill Barker (chair)
Date: January 3, 1998
Subj: Baltimore Agenda
CUPM Subcommittee on
Calculus Reform and the First Two Years (CRAFTY)
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Membership changes.
Leaving CRAFTY: Bill Davis, Margret Hoft, and Don Small have left the
committee. We all thank them for their years of valuable work, and hope
that they will remain active in CRAFTY initiatives. Don, in particular,
has indicated a willingness to stay involved with some of our projects
--- his wisdom and experience will be most valuable to us.
New CRAFTY members: Sue Ganter (WPI) joined us this fall, and this
December Jack Bookman (Duke) and Dwight Lahr (Dartmouth) were also added
to the committee. It's a real pleasure to welcome these energetic,
knowledgeable, and experienced people to CRAFTY.
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Agendas for the CRAFTY meetings:
(more detailed information on the issues follows the agendas).
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8:00 - 10:00, Wednesday morning, Agenda
* Baltimore Events:
CRAFTY/MER/AMS Calculus Reform Special Session.
CRAFTY Panel on Research in Mathematics Education.
Bill Barker
* CRAFTY Web Page.
Bill Barker
* Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Calculus Reform.
Herb Kasube
* Tulane II --- Possible Conferences on Calculus Reform.
Bill McCallum
* Discussion on all proposed Contributed Paper Sessions
"The Effect Of Calculus Reform On Subsequent Courses:
Presentation and Student Performance"
Herb Kasube
"Enriching Instruction via Outreach to the Client Disciplines,"
Bill McCallum.
"Ready for Calculus: What Does It Mean?"
Bill Barker, for Martin Flashman
"Interactive & Dynamic Visualizations for Precalculus and Calculus"
Proposed for the Toronto Math Fest.
Bill Barker, for Martin Flashman
Other suggestions?
Remember: Our intention to organize this session of
contributed papers must be conveyed to Elizabeth
Teles PRIOR to her Committee's Baltimore meeting!!
* Other Possible Areas for Action
Outreach to traditionally black institutions
Distance learning and "electronic academic systems"
Reviews of calculus reform materials
Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra
Workshop on Change.
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1:00 - 2:30, Saturday afternoon
* Client Disciplines Initiative.
Sheldon Gordon
* College Algebra.
Linda Kime
* Linear Algebra / Differential Equations Initiatives.
David Lay
* Tulane II (continued) --- Possible Conferences on Calculus Reform.
Bill McCallum
* Other business
* Future agenda items
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CRAFTY Working Groups: Members
The COORDINATOR for each group is indicated by the double asterisk **.
"Friends of CRAFTY" who are not actually members of the committee are
marked with a single asterisk *.
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Baltimore Events:
CRAFTY/MER/AMS Calculus Reform Special Session.
** Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Karabi Datta dattak@math.niu.edu
Wade Ellis, Jr. wade_ellis@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
CRAFTY Panel on Research in Mathematics Education.
** Susanna Epp sepp@condor.depaul.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
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Calculus Reform Initiatives:
Tulane II --- Possible Conferences on Calculus Reform.
** Bill McCallum wmc@math.arizona.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu | no
Sue Ganter sganter@wpi.edu
Sheldon Gordon sgordon@ccmail.sunysb.edu
Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
* Bill Haver wehaver@vcu.edu
* Deb Hughes Hallett dhh@math.harvard.edu
* Donald Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu
* David Smith das@math.duke.edu
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Calculus Reform.
** Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Jack Bookman bookman@math.duke.edu
Sue Ganter sganter@wpi.edu
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"AFTY" Initiatives:
College Algebra.
** Linda Kime kime@umbsky.cc.umb.edu
Karabi Datta dattak@math.niu.edu
Wade Ellis, Jr. wade_ellis@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
Sheldon Gordon sgordon@ccmail.sunysb.edu
* Don Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu
Linear Algebra / Differential Equations Initiatives.
** David Lay lay@math.umd.edu
Wade Ellis, Jr. wade_ellis@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
* Frank Wattenberg fwattenb@nsf.gov
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Client Disciplines Initiative.
** Sheldon Gordon sgordon@ccmail.sunysb.edu
Susanna Epp sepp@condor.depaul.edu
David Lay lay@math.umd.edu
Bill McCallum wmc@math.arizona.edu
* Frank Wattenberg fwattenb@nsf.gov
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CRAFTY Web Page.
** Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
* David Smith das@math.duke.edu
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CRAFTY Working Groups: Purpose and Actions
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Baltimore Events:
CRAFTY/MER/AMS Calculus Reform Special Session.
Wednesday Afternoon, 4:45 - 6:05
Susan Ganter, 4:45 - 5:05, "Ten Years of Calculus Reform:
Where We've Been and Where We're Going Based on a Study
Conducted at the National Science Foundation."
Donald J. Lewis, 5:15 - 5:35, "What Now, Brown Cow? ---
Thoughts on the Future of Calculus Reform."
Deborah Hughes Hallett, 5:45 - 6:05,
"Lower Level Courses: What Lies Ahead?"
CRAFTY Panel on Research in Mathematics Education.
Saturday Afternoon, 2:35 - 3:55
"Research in Mathematics Education: Its Importance in Undergraduate
Education"
Panelists: Susanna Epp, Kathleen Heid, David Matthews, David Tall
The panelists will discuss research in mathematics education
which is particularly relevant to undergraduate education. The
focus will be on specifics of current research which are of
practical importance for undergraduate instructors. Differences
in research results and their interpretations will be discussed.
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Calculus Reform Initiatives:
Tulane II --- Possible Conferences on Calculus Reform.
This subgroup is huge since the project is potentially huge and needs
input from many folks. The first task is to assemble a convincing
statement for the purpose, goals, and organization of a potential
conference --- or to decide that this is NOT the right time for such
a conference. Bill McCallum has circulated an initial draft for
discussion.
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Calculus Reform.
This subgroup will initially concentrate on providing Sue Ganter
with as much feedback and help as possible for her forthcoming
report. This might include reading and commenting on initial drafts.
The report will no doubt suggest further actions that are appropriate
for CRAFTY, including the possible collaboration with Jack Bookman on
an evaluation proposal to the NSF.
The subgroup has proposed a contributed paper session for San
Antonio:
"The Effect Of Calculus Reform On Subsequent Courses:
Presentation and Student Performance"
The MAA Committee on Calculus Reform and the First Two Years
(CRAFTY) recognizes that the evaluation of calculus reform
involves not only students' performance in the calculus, but
also their performance in subsequent courses. We invite
papers that discuss the success of reform calculus students in
later courses. Does the reform calculus approach affect
student performance in subsequent courses?
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"AFTY" Initiatives:
College Algebra.
This group hopes to sponsor a panel at San Antonio on the effect of
reform on the college algebra course.
Linear Algebra / Differential Equations Initiatives.
These subgroups will propose initiatives for CRAFTY to consider.
They will also report on the the current status of reform efforts in
their areas, e.g., what groups are involved in major efforts, who are
the key players, etc. Suggestions for CRAFTY web page links may also
be submitted.
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Client Disciplines Initiative.
This subgroup will decide how to implement Shelly's original NSF
proposal. In particular, two sessions for the January '99 meetings
in San Antonio are proposed by this group:
"Linear Algebra & Differential Equations in the Client Disciplines,"
David Lay will coordinate organization of this panel.
"Enriching Instruction via Outreach to the Client Disciplines,"
Bill McCallum will coordinate organization of this session.
Shelly has also arranged for a CRAFTY panel discussion at the ASEE
meeting in Seattle this coming July. (ASEE is the American Society
for Engineering Education.)
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CRAFTY Web Page.
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Toronto Contributed Paper Session Proposal from Martin Flashman.
"Interactive and Dynamic Visualizations for Precalculus and Calculus"
Description: Many new applications of technology allow
interactive and dynamic visualization that enhance student
understanding of concepts in both calculus and precalculus
courses. Presentations at this session will discuss and
illustrate some of the most recent of these applications such as
those using real data collection techniques with calculators,
animations, and dynamic software such as Geometer's Sketchpad
and Cabri.
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Baltimore Contributed Paper Session Proposal from Martin Flashman
"Ready for Calculus: What Does It Mean?"
Description: What background is needed to succeed in a calculus
course? In this session speakers will discuss current changes in
both calculus and pre-calculus programs aimed at addressing
student readiness for calculus. This includes such changes as
the introduction, when needed, of background materials in
calculus programs and, when desireable, calculus-like materials
in pre-calculus programs, as well as changes in placement
processes for students beginning calculus in college.
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CUPM Subcommittee on
CALCULUS REFORM AND THE FIRST TWO YEARS (CRAFTY)
January 1998
William Barker 1/00 barker@bowdoin.edu
Chair Bowdoin College
8600 College Station,
Brunswick, ME 04011-8486
(207) 725-3571
Jack Bookman 1/01 bookman@math.duke.edu
Duke University
4421 Whitfield Road (home)
Durham, NC 27707
Karabi Datta 1/99 dattak@math.niu.edu
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854
Wade Ellis, Jr. 1/98 wade_ellis@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070-2200
Susanna Epp 1/00 sepp@condor.depaul.edu
DePaul University
2219 North Kenmore
Chicago, IL 60614-3504
Martin Flashman 1/99 mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
Sue Ganter 1/01 sganter@wpi.edu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Sheldon Gordon 1/00 sgordon@ccmail.sunysb.edu
Suffolk Community College
61 Cedar Road (home)
East Northport, NY 11731-4128
Herbert Kasube 1/99 hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625-0001
Linda Kime 1/00 kime@umbsky.cc.umb.edu
University of Massachusetts at Boston
Harbor Campus
Boston, MA 02125
Dwight Lahr 1/00 dwight.lahr@dartmouth.edu (?)
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755-1890
David Lay 1/00 lay@math.umd.edu
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD 20742-0001
William McCallum 1/00 wmc@math.arizona.edu
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
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FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS
January 1998
Bill Haver wehaver@vcu.edu
Deborah Hughes Hallett dhh@math.harvard.edu
Roger Howe howe@math.yale.edu
Don Kreider Donald.L.Kreider@Dartmouth.edu
Donald Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu
David Smith das@math.duke.edu
Elizabeth Teles eteles@nsf.gov
Tom Tucker ttucker@center.colgate.edu
Frank Wattenberg fwattenb@nsf.gov