All of the courses are designed
with the secondary teacher of mathematics in mind. Every effort is made to fill
in the necessary background for all the participants.
 In Spring 2000 the NCTM issued a
new document, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, as part of
an ongoing process of articulating, focusing, and improving mathematics
education. Various topics were given new emphasis among which were mathematical
connections and modeling. These recommendations formed the basis for Summer
2000, ‘Mathematical Connections’, and 2001, ‘Mathematical Modeling’. Summer 2002
concentrated on the text “Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of
Mathematics” by Dr. William Dunham. Professor Dunham provided 150 problems to go
with the text and also served as a guest speaker that summer.
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