September 2016 Volume 8, Number 1

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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

The Simplicity and Beauty of Topology: Connecting with the Intermediate Value Theorem
William J. Cook, Katherine J. Mawhinney, and Michael J. Bossé, Appalachian State University

The One-Mile Average Rate Theorem
Harris Shultz and Martin Bonsangue, California State UniversityFullerton

Identifying Students' Transitional Conceptions Regarding the Bell Curve
Roger Wolbert, University at Buffalo, Edinboro University;
Deborah Moore-Russo and Ji-Won Son, University at Buffalo

An Inherent Tension: Students Engaging with Proof in Intermediate Algebra
Ruthmae Sears, University of South Florida

Curious Calculus Questions from Students and Colleagues--Part I
Keith Nabb, University of WisconsinRiver Falls
Daniel Nghiem, Moraine Valley Community College

MathAMATYC Educator's Departments

 

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Extrema Without Calculus in a Classical Problem
Michael W. Ecker, Misericordia University

Demonstrating the Regression Effect with Spreadsheets
Kostas D. Stroumbakis, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

Calculus and the Christmas Tree
Seth Daugherty, Saint Louis Community CollegeForest Park

 

The Problem Section 

Take the Challenge
Sean Simpson, Westchester Community College