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Connecting mathematics and science: a learning community that helps math-phobic students.
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Five years ago, a survey of first-year students at a small liberal arts college in Maine revealed some very interesting results. The survey revealed that students really liked biology courses, yet they did not like mathematics courses. This was a cause of concern for the instructors, because popular majors such as wildlife biology and ecology require a solid understanding of both math and biology. To address this problem, the instructors looked across disciplines for collaborations that would provide students with a sense of the relevance of mathematics to science. This college is not alone in attracting "math-phobic" students who would ...
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