May 2016 Volume 7, Number 3

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

Editor: George Alexander, Madison Area Technical College
Production Manager: Johanna Debrecht, Northern Virginia CC

 
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This Issue's Features

Maximizing Student Achievement in Mathematics with Funded Research Projects
Nader Goubran, Reem Jaafar, and Shenglan Yuan, LaGuardia Community College

Investigation: The New ac Method for Factoring Trinomials
Marc Nye, California State University, Sacramento

Determining the Complex Zeros of Polynomials
Sheldon Gordon, Farmingdale State College

To Be or Not to Be an Online Math Instructor?
Joyce Kaser and Shandy Hauk, WestEd: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program
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How to Make Typical Problems on the Trapezoidal Rule More Interesting and More Relevant to Students by Using Technology
Beata Hebda and Piotr Hebda, University of North Georgia

Using the AM--GM Inequality to Solve Extrema Problems
Michael W. Ecker, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes--Barre Campus

Correlation and Linear Regression in an Algebra-Based Statistics Course
Sid Kolpas, Delaware County Community College

Bicycle Wheels, TNB Coordinates, and the International Space Station
Donald Teets, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Adding a Simple Condition to Additive Functions
Michael W. Ecker, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes--Barre Campus

Using the Feds for an Exploration of Graphing Concepts
Filippo Posta, Grand Canyon University