Fall 2020 Volume 12, Number 1

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A refereed publication of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges

Editor: Johanna Debrecht, Northern Virginia CC
Assistant Editor: George Alexander, Madison Area Technical College
Production Manager: Wendi Morrison, Sheridan College, HMC

 
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This Issue's Features

The Interplay of Supplemental Instruction and Mathematics Emporium in Improving Students' Learning: A Case Study of a Three-week Intervention Boot Camp
Melisa Hendrata, California State University, Los Angeles
Eyob Demeke, California State University, Los AngelesSuzanne McEvoy, California State University, Los Angeles

Connecting Across Representations in Community College Algebra: Lessons from the Classroom
Dexter Lim, University of Minnesota
Patrick Kimani, Glendale Community College
Irene Duranczyk, University of Minnesota
Laura L. Watkins, Glendale Community College
Saba Gerami, University of MichiganAnn Arbor
Megan Breit-Goodwin, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Anne Cawley, California State Polytechnic University

Remembering the Role of the Definition: Solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
Paul McCombs, Rock Valley College, Beloit College

A Comparison of Pythagorean Theorem Proofs: President Garfield's Proof Versus an Ancient Proof and a Modern Simplification
James Metz, Kapi'olani Community College (retired) 

Active Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics: The Five Practices and the Five Dimensions of TRU Math
Keith Nabb, Piedmont Virginia Community College

Digital and Nondigital Games for Mathematics Classes: IMPACT through Meaningful Engagement
Kathleen OffenholleyJohannes Familton, and Sarah McAllister, Borough of Manhattan Community College

Number Representations Using Powers of 2
Hersh Patel, Chattanooga State Community College

An Investigation of Multiplication Fact Automaticity and Grades in Intermediate Algebra
Michele Poast, Dixie State University
Linda Reichwein Zientek and Susan Troncoso Skidmore, Sam Houston State University

Introducing Calculus Students to the Infinite Product Representations of Functions
Philippe Savoye, Mansfield University and Universidad Mayor, Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Polynomial Division: Thinking Inside the Box and Out
Christopher B. Noffsinger and J. B. Thoo, Yuba College

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