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Re: Dolciani and SMSG
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Sep 17, 2011 10:22 PM
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You make claims --the same ones over and over-- and copy tables of contents. That is not the same as providing documentation.
Recall my challenge: pick any lesson or topic on anything you like, and examine fairly and thoroughly how four different textbooks -- from any authors you like (or hate), any publishers, and any era.
Then you will have done something useful.
Guy
On Sep 17, 2011, at 3:32 PM, Domenico Rosa <DRosa@post.edu> wrote:
> I have in fact spent a considerable amount of time documenting how the Dolciani series demolished the college preparatory mathematics curriculum. How much time have you spent on this grim exercise? To get an idea of what happened to Euclidean Geometry see my post at:
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> http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?forumID=206&threadID=482893
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> On 16 Sept 2011, Guy Brandenburg wrote:
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>> Oh my god. The table of contents gives away the
>> entire evil scheme, eh? I think you need to go into
>> more detail than that, dom.
>> In fact, I notice that when trying to enlighten us
>> hicks to the evil wiles of la Donna Dolciani, you
>> almost always ONLY mention or quote the TOC.
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