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Resources for
Teachers
Introducing
Biology and Chemistry into the Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum
Over
the past seven years our HHMI-funded initiative to develop mathematical biology
at William and Mary has been enormously successful. We therefore propose a pilot program to
begin the task of introducing biology into the high school mathematics
curriculum, both in the pre-calculus and calculus courses. This will involve mathematics faculty
working closely with local teachers to develop and then introduce
biological examples that enhance students’ understanding of specific
mathematical concepts while simultaneously demonstrating how math is
required to solve a wealth of important biological questions ranging from
population ecology to gene expression.
Participating teachers will receive a small stipend as well as one
graduate credit for their year-long participation. For further information, please contact
the Program Director, Margaret Saha (msssaha@wm.edu)
or George Rublein (gtrubl@wm.edu) in the
Dept. of Mathematics.
Links:
W&M School of Education
Standards
of Learning for the Commonwealth of Virginia
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