January 7, 2000
The Remaking of Math
Many scholars suggest a more real-world focus, but some worry about a loss of rigor
Mathematics isn't exactly known as academe's most progressive discipline when it comes to curricular reform. Students are still taught to plug in numbers and chug through a formula, and some undergraduates never learn how calculus relates to other disciplines, much less the real world.
All of that, mathematicians say, is about to change.
Under the guidance of the
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