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Direct linkAckerman, Michael; Fenton, William E.; Raymond, Anne M. – PRIMUS, 2013
In the early 1990s, in an effort to enhance their majors' ability to communicate mathematical ideas, the Mathematics Department at Bellarmine University added a capstone course, "Readings in Mathematics," to the curriculum of each degree program in the department. We provide an overview of the course, noting its unique aspects, with…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Communication Skills, Improvement Programs, Course Descriptions
Shepherd, Mary D. – PRIMUS, 2005
It is generally agreed that the ability to read mathematics is an important skill--one that few of our students possess. A number of people have published some suggestions for helping students learn to read their mathematics textbooks. What these have in common is suggestions for getting students more active while reading. Using these resources as…
Descriptors: Homework, Assignments, Textbooks, Calculus
Munakata, Mika – PRIMUS, 2005
This article describes a reading and writing project designed for an undergraduate survey course in mathematics. For the Math Book Club, students in groups of four read and discuss one of six books related to mathematics and the history of mathematics. As part of the assignment, students take turns developing discussion questions and summarizing…
Descriptors: History, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Clubs, Mathematics Instruction
Weber, Wendy A. – PRIMUS, 2005
When students take their first upper division mathematics course after an introduction to proof course, they are often overwhelmed by the prospect of writing in a mathematics course. In mathematics, unlike other disciplines, students are very seldom asked to respond via writing to a reading assignment, to write an essay about a topic they have…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Across the Curriculum
