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Arguing that college mathematics education must be made more effective, especially for technology, engineering, mathematical sciences, and physical sciences students, this paper presents nine general principles to enhance math instruction for all students. Introductory material argues that changes in perception, attitudes, and role models are needed-to realize the goals of integrating knowledge acquisition and knowledge utilization and exploring metacognitive instructional considerations. Next, a historical and futuristic overviow is provided of important mathematical issues of the 20th century. Then, the general prindiples for mathematics instruction are presented, discussed, and illustrated with examples: (1) "what " one communicates in mathematics instruction includes the intrinsic nature and value of the discipline; (2) "how" one communicates goes beyond the exchange of ideas and information t