Yat Sun Poon, UC Riverside

Title: Principles of Calculus -- A New Mathematics Gateway

 
Abstract: Our undergraduate education institutions face multiple challenges. It is particularly so at the freshmen level. Funded by the State of California, a group of four mathematicians and two mathematics educators conceive a one-year program to meet some of the most fundamental challenges in teaching calculus to freshmen, including those with minimum preparation. This program is materialized as a set of Open Education Resources with adaptive and collaborative learning opportunities. It is currently piloted in both in-person and online modes in three different institutions in California. In this presentation, we touch upon our specific challenges, define our approaches, layout the mathematical Principles, and sample some of the learning materials. Some institutional data and efficacy research results are also available.