More on remedial college math: Are college students confounded by simple algebra?

    March 6, 2008
    Here is another interesting item from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Sixty professors at the University of Washington have signed an open letter to the Legislature complaining that college freshmen are “confounded by simple algebra. Interestingly, ...

    Here is another interesting item from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Sixty professors at the University of Washington have signed an open letter to the Legislature complaining that college freshmen are “confounded by simple algebra. Interestingly, nobody from the school's college of education would sign the thing.

    http://chronicle.com/news/article/4083/washington-legislature-gets-an-earful-about-freshmens-woeful-math?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

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    Leland was Editor-in-Chief of Machine Design. He has 34 years of Service and holds a B.S. Engineering from the University of Michigan, a B.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan;, and a MBA from Cleveland State University. Prior to joining Penton, Lee worked as a Communications design engineer for the U.S. Government.

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