February 2018 Volume 9, Number 2

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

Editor: Johanna Debrecht, Red Rocks CC
Assistant Editor: George Alexander, Madison Area TC
Production Manager: Anthony Piccolino, Palm Beach State College

 
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This Issue's Features

Fitting the Extreme Value Theorem into a Very Compact Article
Appendix: Proof of the Heine-Borel Theorem
William Cook, Katherine Mawhinney, and Michael Bossé, Appalachian State University

Formative Assessment and Active Learning: Tools for Nurturing Thinking Skills
Bukurie Gjoci, Massachusetts Maritime Academy

 Metonymy and Metaphor: How Language Can Impact Understanding of Mathematical Concepts (Part I)
Michelle J. Zandieh and Jessica Knapp, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

Perspectives on Math Anxiety from the Nontraditional Student on the Community-College Level
John R. Lelko, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
James Hirstein, University of Montana
Cornelius McKenna, Kishwaukee College

Why Students Cannot Execute Their Own Global Plans
Kedar Nepal, Mercer University
Ramjee P. Sharma, University of North Georgia, Gainesville
Ram C. Kafle, Sam Houston State University

A Multiple Case Study of College-Contextualized Mathematics Curriculum
Hector Valenzuela, University of Maryland University College

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The Mathematics Affirmations: Establishing Classroom Practices to Address Student Concerns
Geillan Aly, University of Hartford, Hillyer College

A "Variation" on Variation of Parameters
Sam Pearsall, Los Angeles Pierce College

An Art Gallery Project in Statistics
Kostas D. Stroumbakis, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

 

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