Electronic Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics Orlando, Florida, March 16-19, 2006 Paper S011 This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Joanne Foster, ISBN 0-321-49160-2, Copyright (C) 2007 by Pearson Education, Inc. A Road to Redesign in College Algebra and Precalculus

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Brad McPhail Georgia State University 30 Pryor Street, SW Suite 750 Atlanta, GA 30302 USA bmcphail@removeme.student.gsu.edu

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ABSTRACT

As part of the plans to improve instruction in lower division courses, this project has initiated a redesign of two courses, College Algebra and Precalculus. This model will demonstrate the improvement of the quality of instruction and consistency of performance standards among the various sections, lower the DWF rate, while reducing costs of delivery.

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Keyword(s): college algebra, precalculus