There is an article in today’s NY Times that mentions Randolph College and some of the problems they, and others, are having filling freshman slots. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/26/education/in-a-recovering-economy-a-decline-in-college-enrollment.html?pagewanted=all I commented and will include that at the bottom of this post. But first this. Randolph College is one of the schools affiliated with Washington University’s 3-2 Engineering Program. […]
Washington University Engineering Says Northwest Missouri’s Calculus and Physics is “Equivalent” to Theirs
July 26, 2013 by
On Mark Bauerlein’s Commentary in “The Chronicle of Higher Education”
March 4, 2013 by
In his Commentary “Give AP Credit Where Credit Is Due”, Professor Bauerlein explains how he “…chaired a group of high-school and college English teachers charged … with reviewing and revising the standards for…” an AP course. (See his entire commentary at http://chronicle.com/article/Give-AP-Credit-Where-Credit-Is/137543/) Prof. Bauerlein writes that there “…was a deliberate, two-year process. For instance, we examined the results […]
AP Calculus Courses Discussion on NPR
December 4, 2012 by
I commented on the “Talk of the Nation” show: “Op-Ed: AP Classes Are One of America’s ‘Great Frauds’”. It is based on a piece by Mr. Tierney that appeared in the Atlantic. My comments are about 6 minutes into the show. Here is a link to the NPR program: http://www.npr.org/2012/12/03/166414595/op-ed-ap-classes-are-a-scam
Need for Math to Study Econ – Excellent Description – But…
The post, http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/the-complete-guide-to-getting-into-an-economics-phd-program/278773/#comments , in The Atlantic gives a careful description of how much math is needed in econimics, except for one flaw. The authors conflate “course” with “content”. I discussed that in my comment, which I copied below. Still, I think it is an excellent and enlightening article. ” I am a math professor who […]