Show Math meeting adds up John B. B Colaizzi Contributing Writer ANY of the mathematics mathematics mathematics mathe mathe- M MANY matics instructors at had a once in a life lifetime lifetime lifetime time opportunity April 24 18 when Salt Lake City Oty hosted the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics According According According Ac Ac- cording to Verlaine a mathematics instructor and member of the Board of Directors of the Utah Coun Council l lof of Teachers of Mathematics there were from all parts of the country and over different sessions sessions sessions ses ses- ses- ses to attend There is a definite move in America to beef up education education education tion said Jim Wood a mathematics instructor Were no longer leading the pa pack ck Wood teaches a computer assisted Intermediate Algebra course on earn campus pus and spent a large portion of his time investigating investigating investigating in in- other software packages The council placed i major emphasis on calculators calculators calculators cal cal- that would graph functions allowing students to learn faster There is so much happening its it's difficult to know which way to jump said Wood said that faculty who attended were exposed to the latest in hardware texts and state- state of- of the- the theart art teaching aids Our faculty had a chance to find out what other institutions are doing An example is a self placement program in use a at t the Arizona State University which allows new students to determine what level of math to take |