Student Comments

• "This is the first math class in my entire school history that was actually useful in real-life situations."
• "I was taught not only the process of calculus, but the conceptual matter behind it, and how to apply it to life."
• "I’ve never found calculus interesting until this year."

Faculty Comments

• "I’ve never seen student so motivated, involved and excited about mathematics. They finally see how mathematics applies to their own lives."
  John Santomas, Villanova University
• "Our switch to the Borchardt-Pollack-Johnson text has cut our failure rate, absenteeism and drop rate by significant numbers because the students are really involved in the course."
  Jim Washenberger, Virginia Tech
• "There is a total change in the attitude of the students. This is an integrated course. They see the relevance of the mathematics to everyday life and learn to express their ideas in a careful and intelligible manner."
  Andrew Woldar, Villanova University
• "The most interesting result I have found is the spontaneous teamwork that developed in this group – LOTS of study groups and extra sessions – this is most unusual on a commuting community college campus. …they were indeed learning to think about mathematics in a totally new way."
  Anne Landry, Dutchess Community College (SUNY)