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[quote=Anonymous]Imagine paying $85,000 a year for this: The faculty letter says: “Students entering calculus courses increasingly lack mastery of prerequisite algebraic and trigonometric concepts.” “Many students who completed high school calculus are unable to perform symbolic manipulations expected for success in university-level calculus.” “Faculty across departments report a significant deterioration in quantitative preparedness among incoming students.” “Calculus has become a major barrier to persistence in STEM majors because students are arriving without the mathematical foundations these courses assume.”[/quote]
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