Creating a National Initiative to Refocus the Courses Below Calculus

数学科学（21）这个特殊的项目为美国数学协会（MAA）、美国两年制大学数学协会（AMATYC）和全国数学教师委员会（NCTM）的合作努力奠定了基础，以领导数学科学界重新定义和重组微积分之前的课程，以便更好地满足这些课程学生的需求。代表这三个主要专业协会的30位顶尖数学教育家，以及8个MAA委员会，正在共同确定必须克服的挑战和实现这一目标的策略。这些措施包括影响数学界，发展教员培训工作，争取其他学科、商业、工业和政府的支持，以及影响规定普通教育要求的国家机构。

Mathematical Sciences (21) This special project is laying the groundwork for a collaborative effort of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the American Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC), and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) to lead the mathematical sciences community in reconceptualizing and restructuring courses before calculus, so that the needs of students in those courses may be better served. Thirty leading mathematics educators representing these three major professional societies, as well as eight MAA committees, are jointly identifying the challenges that must be overcome and the strategies to do so. These include influencing the mathematics community, developing faculty training efforts, enlisting the support of other disciplines and business, industry, and government for the effort, and influencing state agencies that dictate general education requirements.