david m. bressoud macalester college, st. paul, mn bellingham, wa, may 19, 2006 this powerpoint will...
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David M. Bressoud
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Bellingham, WA, May 19, 2006
This PowerPoint will be available at www.macalester.edu/~bressoud/talks
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1. Where we are
2. How we got here
3. A closer examination of where we are
4. Where we are going
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AP Calculus
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
19551958196119641967197019731976197919821985198819911994199720002003
year
number
AB Calc BC Calc total Calc AP Stat
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Mainstream Calculus I Enrollments (fall only for 2- & 4-yr colleges & universities)
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50
100
150
200
250
1980–81 1985–86 1990–91 1995–96 2000–01
academic year
students (thousands)
4-yr colleges &universities
2-yr colleges
AP Calculus (AB & BC)
AP Calculus 2006: >250,000
Currently growing at >14,000/year
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Mainstream Calculus I Enrollments (fall only for 2- & 4-yr colleges & universities)
0
50
100
150
200
250
1980–81 1985–86 1990–91 1995–96 2000–01
academic year
students (thousands)
4-yr colleges &universities
2-yr colleges
AP Calculus (AB & BC)
Estimated # of students taking Calculus in high school: ~ 500,000
Estimated # of students taking Calculus I in college: ~ 500,000
(includes Business Calc)
AP Calculus 2006: >250,000
Currently growing at >14,000/year
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Bachelors degrees each year*
400,000 SMET + social & behavioral sciences
of which
210,000 Science, Math, Engineering
of which
100,000 physical, biological, & ag sciences
60,000 engineering
50,000 math, stat, comp sci
of which
11,000 mathematics*NSF: among 24-year olds in 2000
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Bachelors degrees each year*
400,000 SMET + social & behavioral sciences
of which
210,000 Science, Math, Engineering
of which
100,000 physical, biological, & ag sciences
60,000 engineering
50,000 math, stat, comp sci
of which
11,000 mathematics*NSF: among 24-year olds in 2000
~170,000 arrive with credit for calculus
~330,000 retake calculus taken in HS
~170,000 will take calculus for first time
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Mainstream Calculus II Enrollments(fall only for 2- & 4- year colleges and universities)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1980–81 1985–86 1990–91 1995–96 2000–01
academic year
students (thousands)
4-yr colleges &universities
2-yr colleges
AP Calculus BC only
BC exams for 2006: ~58,000
Still growing exponentially at over 9%/year (8 year doubling time)
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Mainstream Calculus II Enrollments(fall only for 2- & 4- year colleges and universities)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1980–81 1985–86 1990–91 1995–96 2000–01
academic year
students (thousands)
4-yr colleges &universities
2-yr colleges
AP Calculus BC only
BC exams for 2006: ~58,000
Still growing exponentially at over 9%/year (8 year doubling time)
Last year, 12,500 students took the BC exam before their senior year
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Implications:
1. Students who 20 years ago would have arrived at college ready to take calculus now take it in high school.
2. Students who take Calculus I in college either are retaking a course taken in high school or have had to overcome mathematical deficiencies. Calculus I is increasingly taken as a terminal course.
3. Especially at elite institutions but increasingly elsewhere, the traditional Calculus II which presupposes Calculus I at that institution does not serve the needs of the students who take it.
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AP Calculus
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973
year
number
AB Calc BC Calc total Calc
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growth as fcn of volume, 1957-1973
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000
# of exams
Growth (4 yr avg)
1957-1973
Poly. (1957-1973)
dN
dt=λN 1−
Nμ
⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟, λ ≈0.32, μ ≈17,000
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AP Calculus
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989
year
number
AB Calc BC Calc total Calc
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1983–84 scientific calculators allowed
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1983–84 scientific calculators allowed
1986 Tulane Conference, birth of Calculus Reform movement, “lean & lively calculus”
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1983–84 scientific calculators allowed
1986 Tulane Conference, birth of Calculus Reform movement, “lean & lively calculus”
1989 decision to revisit entire AP Calculus curriculum and approach, bring in graphing calculators; revisions led by Tom Tucker (Colgate), John Kenelly (Clemson), Anita Solow (Grinnell), Dan Kennedy (Baylor School)
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1983–84 scientific calculators allowed
1986 Tulane Conference, birth of Calculus Reform movement, “lean & lively calculus”
1989 decision to revisit entire AP Calculus curriculum and approach, bring in graphing calculators; revisions led by Tom Tucker (Colgate), John Kenelly (Clemson), Anita Solow (Grinnell), Dan Kennedy (Baylor School)
1993–94 scientific calculators required
1995 graphing calculators required, proposed changes to AP syllabus agreed upon
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AP Calculus
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
year
number
AB Calc BC Calc total Calc
1995, Graphing calculators1995, Graphing calculators
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AP Calculus
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
year
number
AB Calc BC Calc total Calc
1997, New syllabus1997, New syllabus
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AP Calculus
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
year
number
AB Calc BC Calc total Calc
2000, 3 non-calculator free response2000, 3 non-calculator free response
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AP Calculus
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
year
number
AB Calc BC Calc total Calc
2001, AB subscore for BC exam2001, AB subscore for BC exam
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Ratio of AB to BC exams
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
year
rati AB/BC
AB subscore
New syllabus
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Graphical, numerical, analytical, and verbal descriptions of functions
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Graphical, numerical, analytical, and verbal descriptions of functions
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Graphical, numerical, analytical, and verbal descriptions of functions
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Integral as limit of Riemann sums and as net accumulation of rate of change
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Understand both parts of FTC
Evaluation: If you know an anti-derivative for f, you can use it evaluate the definite integral,
Anti-derivative: The definite integral with variable upper limit is an anti-derivative,
F ' = f ⇒ f x( )dx=F b( )−F a( ).a
b
∫
d
dxf t( )dt
a
x
∫ = f x( ).
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Understand both parts of FTC
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Understand both parts of FTC
2004 AB3(d)
A particle moves along the y-axis so that its velocity v at time t ≥ 0 is given by v(t) = 1 – tan–1(et). At time t = 0, the particle is at y = –1. Find the position of the particle at time t = 2.
y '(t) = v(t) = 1 – tan–1(et)
y(t) = ?
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Understand both parts of FTC
v t( )dt0
2
∫ =y 2( )−y 0( ); y t( ) =−1+ v x( )dx0
t
∫
2004 AB3(d)
A particle moves along the y-axis so that its velocity v at time t ≥ 0 is given by v(t) = 1 – tan–1(et). At time t = 0, the particle is at y = –1. Find the position of the particle at time t = 2.
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Understand both parts of FTC
y 2( ) =−1+ 1−tan−1 et( )( )dt0
2
∫ =−1.36069
2004 AB3(d)
A particle moves along the y-axis so that its velocity v at time t ≥ 0 is given by v(t) = 1 – tan–1(et). At time t = 0, the particle is at y = –1. Find the position of the particle at time t = 2.
v t( )dt0
2
∫ =y 2( )−y 0( ); y t( ) =−1+ v x( )dx0
t
∫
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1997–98 exams based on new syllabus
•Be able to communicate mathematics: justify local or absolute extremum, explain the meaning of an answer
2005 AB5/BC5
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Into the Future
•Use of CAS is coming - currently about 35% of BC students, 20% of AB have TI-89 or comparable, probably 5–10 years away.
•Exams administered via computer, probably 10–15 years away.
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Into the Future
•Pressure to get college-bound students into an AP Calculus class is going to intensify.
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Into the Future
•Pressure to get college-bound students into an AP Calculus class is going to intensify.
•The growth in AP Calculus is not about to end.
President’s American Competitiveness Initiative, training 70,000 new AP math and science teachers, Dept of Ed requesting $122,000,000 for FY 2007 to support AP programs.
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Into the Future
•Pressure to get college-bound students into an AP Calculus class is going to intensify.
•The growth in AP Calculus is not about to end.
•% increase of BC Calculus will continue to exceed that of AB
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Into the Future
•Pressure to get college-bound students into an AP Calculus class is going to intensify.
•The growth in AP Calculus is not about to end.
•% increase of BC Calculus will continue to exceed that of AB
•% increase in # of students taking BC Calculus before senior year will continue to exceed that of BC generally
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Into the Future
•Pressure to get college-bound students into an AP Calculus class is going to intensify.
•The growth in AP Calculus is not about to end.
•% increase of BC Calculus will continue to exceed that of AB
•% increase in # of students taking BC Calculus before senior year will continue to exceed that of BC generally
•More universities will see calculus as a high school course.
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Needed Response
•NCTM, MAA, AMS need to coordinate a strong signal that calculus in HS is only appropriate when students have a solid foundation in pre-calculus, need to articulate what this foundation must be.
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Needed Response
•NCTM, MAA, AMS need to coordinate a strong signal that calculus in HS is only appropriate when students have a solid foundation in pre-calculus, need to articulate what this foundation must be.
•Need much greater collaboration between high school and college teachers.
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Needed Response
•NCTM, MAA, AMS need to coordinate a strong signal that calculus in HS is only appropriate when students have a solid foundation in pre-calculus, need to articulate what this foundation must be.
•Need much greater collaboration between high school and college teachers.
•Need to seriously address the question of what to do with students who take (and pass) BC Calculus before their senior year.
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APCentral
at apcentral.collegeboard.com
SIGMAA TAHSM (Special Interest Group of the MAA, Teaching Advanced High School Mathematics)
at www.maa.org/SIGMAA/tahsm/
This PowerPoint presentation
at www.macalester.edu/~bressoud/talks