Algebra should be developed as needed, but should not serve as a central theme. Functions as models of change is our central theme. This theme should be continued in a calculus course. Fewer topics should be introduced than in the past, but each topic should be treated in greater depth. The responsibility for learning should be gently shifted from teacher centered to student centered.
Technology has a place in modern mathematics.
Materials for precalculus and calculus should take full advantage of technology when appropriate. Students should know how and when to use technology, as well as its limitations. However, no specific technology should be emphasized. Faculty should construct quizzes and tests that reflect the change in the curriculum. Faculty must continually encourage students to adapt to ever changing challenges in their academic lives, and their techniques for learning to meet these various challenges may have to change.