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CUPM Subcommittee on CALCULUS REFORM AND THE FIRST TWO YEARS (CRAFTY)

In the mid-1980's reports appeared concerning discrete mathematics and calculus in the first two years of college mathematics.  This committee is charged with monitoring ongoing developments with the intention of eventually making general recommendations concerning the first two years of collegiate mathematics.

CRAFTY Membership.
CRAFTY Working Groups: Members

 


as of August 2000.

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 *.

Curriculum Foundations.

CF Planning Committee.
** Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Susan Ganter sganter@clemson.edu
Bill McCallum wmc@math.arizona.edu
* Bill Haver wehaver@vcu.edu
* Deb Hughes Hallett dhh@math.arizona.edu
* Harvey Keynes keynes@math.umn.edu
* Don Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu

CF Support.
Jack Bookman bookman@math.duke.edu
Herb Kasube hkasube@hilltop.bradley.edu
Susanna Epp sepp@condor.depaul.edu
* Ron Douglas rgd@tamu.edu
* Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
* Sheldon Gordon gordonsp@farmingdale.edu
* David Smith das@math.duke.edu

Calculus Reform Initiatives:
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Calculus Reform.
** Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Jack Bookman bookman@math.duke.edu
Susan Ganter sganter@clemson.edu
Anita Salem anita.salem@rockhurst.edu

"AFTY" Initiatives:

College Algebra.
** Linda Kime kime@umbsky.cc.umb.edu
Karabi Datta dattak@math.niu.edu
Wade Ellis, Jr. wade_ellis@westvalley.edu
* Laurette Foster laurette.foster@pvamu.edu
* Sheldon Gordon gordonsp@farmingdale.edu
* Don Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu

Linear Algebra / Differential Equations Initiatives.
** David Lay lay@math.umd.edu
Karabi Datta dattak@math.niu.edu
Wade Ellis, Jr. wade_ellis@westvalley.edu
* Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
* Frank Wattenberg fwattenb@nsf.gov

Client Disciplines Initiative.
* ** Sheldon Gordon gordonsp@farmingdale.edu
Susanna Epp sepp@condor.depaul.edu
John Kenelly kenellj@clemson.edu
David Lay lay@math.umd.edu
Bill McCallum wmc@math.arizona.edu
* Deb Hughes Hallett dhh@math.arizona.edu
* Frank Wattenberg fwattenb@nsf.gov

CRAFTY Web Page.
* ** Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
* David Smith das@math.duke.edu

CRAFTY Working Groups: Descriptions

Curriculum Foundations Project:

CF Planning Committee and CF Support Working Group.
The CUPM has undertaken a major review of the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. As its part of this review, CRAFTY is organizing workshops with members of the partner disciplines. The purpose of these workshops is to determine the mathematical needs that these disciplines have from the first two years of collegiate mathematics instruction. The information is conveyed primarily via reports produced by each workshop in response to a list of questions provided by the Curriculum Foundations Planning Committee. The workshops are hosted and funded by a variety of educational and research institutions across the country. A Curriculum Conference will be organized as the final event in the project, pulling together the reports from all the workshops and producing recommendations for inclusion in the CUPM Curriculum Initiative.

In addition to the Curriculum Foundations Planning Committee, there is also a Working Group of CRAFTY to give additional support to the project. It is also intended that a high level Steering Committee will be organized to provide guidance and a diversity of viewpoints for the project.
 

Calculus Reform Initiatives:
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Calculus Reform.
As one of the most heavily funded and widely influential initiatives in mathematics education in the last thirty years, the calculus reform movement and its consequences deserve continued monitoring and evaluation. This working group seeks to promote and stimulate such evaluation and reflection.
 

"AFTY" Initiatives:
College Algebra.
This working group will coordinate CRAFTY’s involvement with the College Algebra Task Force, organized primarily by the CUPM. It will also report on the current status of reform efforts in the instruction of college algebra, and will recommend appropriate initiatives and actions for CRAFTY to undertake.
 

"AFTY" Initiatives:
Linear Algebra / Differential Equations Initiatives.
This working group will propose initiatives for CRAFTY to consider concerning courses that immediately follow calculus. It will also report on the current status of reform efforts in this area, e.g., what groups are involved in major efforts, who are the key players, etc.
 

Client Disciplines Initiative.
This working group grew out of an NSF grant proposal designed by Shelly Gordon in the mid 90s. The goal is to increase communication between mathematics and the partner disciplines, primarily to improve cooperation and cross-fertilization with regards to the first two years of collegiate mathematics. Contributed paper sessions organized by this working group at the January meetings have drawn an enormous number of proposed papers.
 

CRAFTY Web Site.
Martin Flashman, a CRAFTY emeritus, is our web site guru. He has constructed and maintained an impressive "draft" web site which is well-worth a visit. Besides finding as much information as you could ever want about CRAFTY, Martin has added useful links to numerous other sites.

CUPM Subcommittee on
CALCULUS REFORM AND THE FIRST TWO YEARS (CRAFTY)
flashman.neocities.org/crafty.shtml

Members as of August 2000

William Barker 1/01 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 1/02 dattak@math.niu.edu
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854

Wade Ellis, Jr. 1/01 wade_ellis@westvalley.edu
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070-2200

Susanna Epp 1/03 sepp@condor.depaul.edu
DePaul University
2219 North Kenmore
Chicago, IL 60614-3504

Susan Ganter 1/01 sganter@clemson.edu
Department of Mathematical Sciences
O-106 Martin Hall, Box 340975
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0975

Herbert Kasube 1/02 hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625-0001

John Kenelly 1/03 kenellj@clemson.edu
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-1907

Linda Kime 1/03 linda.kime@umb.edu
University of Massachusetts at Boston
Harbor Campus
Boston, MA 02125

David Lay 1/03 lay@math.umd.edu
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD 20742-0001

William McCallum 1/03 wmc@math.arizona.edu
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721

Anita Salem 1/03 Anita.Salem@rockhurst.edu
Rockhurst College
1100 Rockhurst Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2561
 

FRIENDS of CRAFTY
(An ever expanding universe…)

as of August 2000

Tom Banchoff tfb@cs.brown.edu
Bill Bauldry wmcb@math.appstate.edu
Tom Berger trberger@colby.edu
David Bressoud bressoud@macalester.edu
Mort Brown mbrown@math.lsa.umich.edu
Ron Douglas rgd@tamu.edu
Joan Ferrini-Mundy jferrini@msu.edu
Naomi Fisher ndfisher@uic.edu
Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
Laurette Foster Laurette_Foster@pvamu.edu
Frank Giordano f.giordano@mail.comap.com
Sheldon Gordon gordonsp@farmingdale.edu
Bill Haver wehaver@vcu.edu
Roger Howe howe@math.yale.edu
Deborah Hughes Hallett dhh@math.arizona.edu
Harvey Keynes keynes@math.umn.edu
Don Lewis djlewis@math.lsa.umich.edu
Jim Lightbourne jhlightb@nsf.gov
Tom Moore mooret@math.grin.edu
Harriet Pollatsek hpollats@mtholyoke.edu
Wayne Roberts robertsw@macalstr.edu
Donald Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu
David Smith das@math.duke.edu
Kathleen Snook ak7056@exmail.usma.army.mil
Elizabeth Teles eteles@nsf.gov
Frank Wattenberg frankw@math.montana.edu
Susan Wood swood@jst.cc.va.us
Lee Zia lzia@nsf.gov

Membership as of January, 2000
January 2000

William Barker 1/01 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 1/02 dattak@math.niu.edu
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854

Wade Ellis, Jr. 1/01 wade_ellis@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070-2200

Susanna Epp 1/03 sepp@condor.depaul.edu
DePaul University
2219 North Kenmore
Chicago, IL 60614-3504

Susan Ganter 1/01 sganter@clemson.edu
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-1907

Sheldon Gordon 1/00 gordonsp@farmingdale.edu
SUNY Farmington
61 Cedar Road (home)
East Northport, NY 11731-4128

Herbert Kasube 1/02 hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625-0001

John Kenelly 1/03 kenellj@clemson.edu
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-1907

Linda Kime 1/03 linda.kime@umb.edu
University of Massachusetts at Boston
Harbor Campus
Boston, MA 02125

David Lay 1/03 lay@math.umd.edu
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD 20742-0001

William McCallum 1/03 wmc@math.arizona.edu
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721

Anita Salem 1/03 Anita.Salem@rockhurst.edu
Rockhurst College
1100 Rockhurst Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2561

FRIENDS of CRAFTY

(we grow larger each year...)

January 2000

Tom Banchoff tfb@cs.brown.edu
Tom Berger trberger@colby.edu
Mort Brown mbrown@math.lsa.umich.edu
Ron Douglas rgd@tamu.edu
Joan Ferrini-Mundy jferrini@msu.edu
Naomi Fisher ndfisher@uic.edu
Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
Laurette Foster Laurette_Foster@pvamu.edu
Frank Giordano f.giordano@mail.comap.com
Jack Grubbs jgrubbs@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
Bill Haver wehaver@vcu.edu
Roger Howe howe@math.yale.edu
Deborah Hughes Hallett dhh@math.arizona.edu
Harvey Keynes keynes@math.umn.edu
Jim Lightbourne jhlightb@nsf.gov
Shirley Pomeranz pomeranz@euler.mcs.utulsa.edu
Donald Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu
David Smith das@math.duke.edu
Kathleen Snook ak7056@exmail.usma.army.mil
Elizabeth Teles eteles@nsf.gov
Frank Wattenberg frankw@math.montana.edu
Lee Zia lzia@nsf.gov

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 *.

Curriculum Foundations.

CF Planning Committee.
** Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Susan Ganter sganter@aahe.org
* Bill Haver wehaver@vcu.edu
* Deb Hughes Hallett dhh@math.harvard.edu
* Harvey Keynes keynes@math.umn.edu
Bill McCallum wmc@math.arizona.edu
* Don Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu

CF Support.
Jack Bookman bookman@math.duke.edu
Sheldon Gordon sgordon@ccmail.sunysb.edu
Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
* Ron Douglas rgd@tamu.edu
* Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
* David Smith das@math.duke.edu

Calculus Reform Initiatives:

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Calculus Reform.
** Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Jack Bookman bookman@math.duke.edu
Susan Ganter sganter@aahe.org

"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
Karabi Datta dattak@math.niu.edu
Wade Ellis, Jr. wade_ellis@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
* Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
* Frank Wattenberg fwattenb@nsf.gov

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

CRAFTY Web Page.
* ** Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
* David Smith das@math.duke.edu

CRAFTY Working Groups: Descriptions

Curriculum Foundations Project:
CF Planning Committee and CF Support Working Group.
The CUPM has undertaken a major review of the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. As its part of this review, CRAFTY has been organizing workshops with members of the partner disciplines. The purpose of these workshops is to determine the mathematical needs that these disciplines have from the first two years of collegiate mathematics instruction. The information is conveyed primarily via reports produced by each workshop in response to a list of questions provided by the Curriculum Foundations Planning Committee. The workshops are hosted and funded by a variety of educational and research institutions across the country. A Curriculum Conference will be organized as the final event in the project, pulling together the reports from all the workshops and producing recommendations for inclusion in the CUPM Curriculum Initiative.

In addition to the Curriculum Foundations Planning Committee, there is also a Working Group of CRAFTY to give additional support to the project. It is also intended that a high level Steering Committee will be organized to provide guidance and a diversity of viewpoints for the project.

Calculus Reform Initiatives:
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Calculus Reform.
As one of the most heavily funded and widely influential initiatives in mathematics education in the last thirty years, the calculus reform movement and its consequences deserve continued monitoring and evaluation. This working group seeks to promote and stimulate such evaluation and reflection.

"AFTY" Initiatives:

College Algebra.
This working group will report on the current status of reform efforts in the instruction of college algebra, and will recommend appropriate initiatives and actions for CRAFTY to undertake. CRAFTY is considering the possibility of a major effort in this area.

"AFTY" Initiatives:

Linear Algebra / Differential Equations Initiatives.
This working group will propose initiatives for CRAFTY to consider concerning courses that immediately follow calculus. It will also report on the current status of reform efforts in this area, e.g., what groups are involved in major efforts, who are the key players, etc.

Client Disciplines Initiative.
This working group grew out of an NSF grant proposal designed by Shelly Gordon in the mid 90s. The goal is to increase communication between mathematics and the partner disciplines, primarily to improve cooperation and cross-fertilization with regards to the first two years of collegiate mathematics. Contributed paper sessions organized by this working group at the January meetings have drawn an enormous number of proposed papers.
 

CRAFTY Web Site.
Martin Flashman, now a CRAFTY emeritus, is our web site guru. He has constructed and maintained a very impressive "draft" web site which is well-worth a visit. Besides finding as much information as you could ever want about CRAFTY, Martin has added useful links to numerous other sites.
 

Membership as of July, 1999
 

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 1/02
dattak@math.niu.edu
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854

Wade Ellis, Jr. 1/01
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

Susan Ganter 1/01
sganter@aahe.org
American Association for Higher Education
One Dupont Circle, Suite 360
Washington, DC 20036-1110

Sheldon Gordon 1/00
sgordon@ccmail.sunysb.edu
SUNY Farmington
61 Cedar Road (home)
East Northport, NY 11731-4128

Herbert Kasube 1/02
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

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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CRAFTY FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS
July 1999
Tom Banchoff tfb@cs.brown.edu
Tom Berger trberger@colby.edu
Ron Douglas rgd@tamu.edu
Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
Bill Haver wehaver@vcu.edu
Deborah Hughes Hallett dhh@math.harvard.edu
Roger Howe howe@math.yale.edu
Harvey Keynes keynes@math.umn.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
Frank Wattenberg fwattenb@nsf.gov
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CRAFTY Working Groups: Members
July 1999

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 *.

Curriculum Foundations.

CF Planning Committee.
** Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Susan Ganter sganter@aahe.org
* Bill Haver wehaver@vcu.edu
* Deb Hughes Hallett dhh@math.harvard.edu
* Harvey Keynes keynes@math.umn.edu
Bill McCallum wmc@math.arizona.edu
* Donald Small ad5712@exmail.usma.edu

CF Support.
Jack Bookman bookman@math.duke.edu
Sheldon Gordon sgordon@ccmail.sunysb.edu
Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
* Ron Douglas rgd@tamu.edu
* Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
* David Smith das@math.duke.edu

Calculus Reform Initiatives:
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Calculus Reform.
** Herb Kasube hkasube@bradley.bradley.edu
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
Jack Bookman bookman@math.duke.edu
Susan Ganter sganter@aahe.org

"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
Karabi Datta dattak@math.niu.edu
Wade Ellis, Jr. wade_ellis@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
* Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
* Frank Wattenberg fwattenb@nsf.gov

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

CRAFTY Web Page.
Bill Barker barker@bowdoin.edu
* Martin Flashman mef2@axe.humboldt.edu
* David Smith das@math.duke.edu
 

Please send suggestions and comments to Martin Flashman through E-Mail: flashman@axe.humboldt.edu

 

 

Most recent update: 3/5/00