Beyond Crossroads
Implementing Mathematics Standards in
the First Two Years of College
Prepared by the Beyond Crossroads Writing Team Richelle (Rikki) Blair, Editor
November 2006
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Beyond Crossroads: Implementing Mathematics Standards in the First Two Years of College
ISBN 0-9643890-2-9
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2006930060
Copyright © 2006 by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Feedback during Development of the Document
AMATYC extends sincere thanks to the following professional organizations that provided valuable input and feedback during the development of Beyond Crossroads: Implementing Mathematics Standards in the First Two Years of College.
American Mathematical Society Committee on Education
American Statistical Association/American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Joint Committee
Conference Board of the Mathematical Science—Member organizations: American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, American Mathematical Society, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, American Statistical Association, Association for Symbolic Logic, Association for Women in Mathematics, Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics, Benjamin Banneker Association, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Mathematical Association of America, National Association of Mathematicians, National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Society of Actuaries
Mathematical Association of America
National Association for Developmental Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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American Association of Community Colleges
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
American Statistical Association/American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Joint Committee
National Association of State Science and Mathematics Coalitions National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Ohio Mathematics and Science Coalition
AMATYC Affiliates:
Alaska Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Arizona Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
California Mathematics Council, Community Colleges
California Mathematics Council, Community Colleges–South
Colorado Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Delaware Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Florida Two-Year Colleges Mathematics Association
Georgia Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Illinois Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges
Indiana Regional Mathematics Consortium
Kentucky Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Louisiana-Mississippi Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Maryland Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges
Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges of New Jersey
Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges of Connecticut
Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Minnesota Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Missouri Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Nebraska Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Nevada Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
New England Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
New Mexico Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
New York State Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges
North Carolina Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Ohio Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Oklahoma College Mathematical Association
Ontario College Mathematics Association
Oregon Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Pacific Islands Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Pennsylvania State Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges
South Carolina Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Tennessee Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Texas Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Virginia Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Washington Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges
West Virginia Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Wisconsin Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Wyoming Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges