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MSRI Publications -- Volume 36

Contemporary Issues in Mathematics Education

Edited by Estela A. Gavosto, Steven G. Krantz, and William McCallum

Contents

Table of Contents
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Preface
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Front matter for each part
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Keynote Address: Mathematicians as Educators, by Hyman Bass, 1-6
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Mathematics Education at the University

On the Education of Mathematics Majors, by Hung-Hsi Wu, 9-23
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The Mathematics Major at Research Universities, by Peter G. Hinman and B. Alan Taylor, 25-30
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On the Role of Proof in Calculus Courses, by Thomas W. Tucker, 31-35 Postscript file compressed with gzip / PDF file

Case Studies in Mathematics Education

If I Could Talk to the Animals, by Dorothy Wallace, 39-43
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The Research Mathematician as Storyteller, by William Yslas Vélez and , 45-56
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Redesigning the Calculus Sequence at a Research University: Issues, Implementation, and Objectives, by Harvey B. Keynes, Andrea Olson, Douglas Shaw, and Frederick J. Wicklin, 57-65
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Is the Mathematics We Do the Mathematics We Teach?, by Jerry Uhl and William Davis, 67-74
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Japan: A Different Model of Mathematics Education, by Thomas W. Judson, 75-81
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The Debate over School Mathematics Education

Reflections on Teacher Education, by Anneli Lax, 85-93
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The Third Mathematics Education Revolution, by Richard Askey, 95-107
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Instructional Materials for K--8 Mathematics Classrooms: The California Adoption, 1997, by Bill Jacob, 109-122
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Beyond the Math Wars, by Judith Roitman, 123-134
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Afterword, by William G. McCallum, 135-137
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Reports from the Working Groups

• How the Working Groups Worked, 141
• The Renewal of Teaching in Research Departments, 142-144
• The Use of Technology in the Teaching of Mathematics, 145-146
• Different Teaching Methods, 147-150
• The First Two Years of University Mathematics, 151-155
• The Mathematics Major, 156-159
• The Education of Non-Mathematics Majors, 160-163
• Outreach to Other Departments, 164-166
• Outreach to High Schools, 167-169
• Research Mathematicians and Research in Mathematics Education, 170-171

Appendix: Internet Resources in Mathematics Education, 173-174
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