Math Department Agenda
3-9-06
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1.  Upcoming Events:  Pi Day (TODAY! WEAR YOUR T-SHIRTS!), Math Awareness Week, MAA Conference.  Who is going to Whitewater April 21-22?  I need to know who can drive, as I may have to stay late.  I also need to know how many students we can take, again dependent on the number of drivers.

2.  Assessment:  Here is a sample of a course summary sheet.  I think these would be useful for assessment, and for instructor information.  I would like to write them for every course, and I have a template (Word format).  I will do Math 104, Math 112, Math 113, Math 121, Math 306, Math 309, and Math 400.  Al, would you do Math 105 and Math 304?  Erlan, Math 303?  Aaron, Math 200, Math 212, and Math 322?   Gap, Math 205?  Charlotte, Math 103?  And I'll ask Sally Groleau about doing Math 106.  It took me maybe 30 minutes to do Math 112, and I expect it will take less now that I have an idea of what to do.

3.  Approval of Math 471 and Math 271.  This is an action item, so we need a vote.

4.  Text choices:  I recommend that we stay with COMAP for Math 103 and Smith/Minton for calc.  Any objections, other than the general principle that new editions come out too often?  (Might this inspire us to write our own texts for some of these courses?)

5.  Search update, and other items for next year.

6.  Math awards at Honors.  Senior math award, and service award(s).

7.  Writing intensive math courses - something to think about.

8.  PREP workshops - anyone interested?

9.  Other items

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