Standards for Intellectual Development
of the American Mathematical
Association of Two-Year Colleges

These Standards address desired modes of student thinking and represent goals for student outcomes.

Standard I-1: Problem Solving

Students will engage in substantial mathematical problem solving.

Standard I-2: Modeling

Students will learn mathematics through modeling real-world situations.

Standard I-3: Reasoning

Students will expand their mathematical reasoning skills as they develop convincing mathematical arguments.

Standard I-4: Connecting with Other Disciplines

Students will develop the view that mathematics is a growing discipline, interrelated with human culture, and understand its connections to other disciplines.

Standard I-5: Communicating

Students will acquire the ability to read, write, listen to, and speak mathematics.

Standard I-6: Using Technology

Students will use appropriate technology to enhance their mathematical thinking and understanding and to solve mathematical problems and judge the reasonableness of the results.

Standard I-7: Developing Mathematical Power

Students will engage in rich experiences and encourage independent, nontrivial exploration in mathematics, develop and reinforce tenacity and confidence in their abilities to use mathematics, and inspire them to pursue the study of mathematics and related disciplines.