GENERAL REPORT OF MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE AND TWO SPECIFIC REPORTS. (TITLE SUPPLIED).

THE FIRST PAPER, "REPORT OF MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE," IS A SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS BY 29 PARTICIPANTS IN A CONFERENCE ON CURRENT PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH. REPORTED ARE (1) RECENT PROGRESS, PROBLEMS, AND PLANS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GROUPS, (2) GENERAL FORMULATION OF CURRICULUM AND METHODS, (3) TEACHER TRAINING, (4) COMMUNICATION, AND (5) RESEARCH MANPOWER. THE SECOND PAPER, "ELEMENTARY MODERN MATHEMATICS FROM THE ADVANCED STANDPOINT," GIVES A RECOMMENDED SYLLABUS FOR THE FIRST FIVE SEMESTERS OF A SIX-SEMESTER COLLEGE MATHEMATICS COURSE TO BE TAKEN BY POTENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. FINALLY, THE THIRD PAPER, "SCHOOL MATHEMATICS STUDY GROUP (SMSG) AND THE GIFTED CHILD," REPORTS THE REASON FOR INCLUDING EXPLICIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATING THE GIFTED CHILD IN ANY LONG-RANGE CURRICULUM REFORM. (RP)