Members of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee 1993-1994 Heini Halberstam Christine Heitsch Peter Loeb Leon McCulloh Mary Lynn Reed Paul McCreary Joe Rotman Jerry Uhl Paul Weichsel Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) Tony Peressini (chair) Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee September 21, 1993 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini (chair). The committee will regularly meet on Tuesdays at Noon in 341 Altgeld Hall. The undergraduate student representative, Christine Heitsch, was introduced to the committee. Ms. Heitsch is a senior in the Graduate Preparatory Option. She is a Chancellor's Scholar, a Rogers Scholar, and a James Scholar. Her many awards include an invitation to the summer research program at the Geometry Center at the University of Minnesota. She was the Campus Honors Program's second "Good Will Ambassador" to Japan and has served as president of the Honors Student Council. On a suggestion from Jerry Uhl, it was agreed to invite Paul McCreary to the committee's meetings. The chair presented several items as potential foci for the committee's attention. (1) Placement Exams. The people from Testing and Measurement who have been preparing data on the exams will be meeting with us at the next meeting. Among their observations is the fact that among students who took our advice based on placement scores, the ACT scores were as good a predictor of success in Math 120 as our placement exams. Subsequent observations by the chair and other committee members included: We should include the use of calculators in future exams. Content should be a more serious concern than whether the exam predicts success. We should communicate to high school math instructors the standards we expect students to meet. (2) Calculus. This was the focus of last years committee. It will be necessary to decide on a text for 1994 since the current text will have a new edition this winter. In addition the chair suggested that we ask a subcommittee to investigate among various 'reform' programs in the calculus whether there is textual material that suits our purposes and that we run a pilot program to explore such a course. The pros and cons of this approach were discussed. This included the desirability of moving to smaller sections, particularly in 120, the possibility of obtaining grant money and the need for instructors committed to such a program, (3) Revision of 300 level courses to attract more students. (4) It was suggested that we explore the possibility of a new version of Math 112, Algebra. This would not cover the material as our current repeat of the high school material does, but would seek to explore it in new ways. Handouts for the meeting included: (1) Last year's committee report to the Executive Committee. (2) A letter from the chair discussing the Placement Exam issue. (3) The Table of Contents of a new (nonstandard) precalculus text by Sheldon Gordon. (4) A table by Jerry Uhl of extrapolations of the decline of mathematics enrollments thru 2001 and beyond. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg, Secretary Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee September 28, 1993 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Mary Lynn, Peter Loeb, Paul McCreary, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini (chair). Mary Lynn was introduced as the Graduate Student representative on the committee. Kathy Ryan and Rich Williams from the Office of Measurement and Testing were present to discuss the study of data on the Mathematics Placement Test. They had looked for correlation between the success of students following their placement message advise in their first semester mathematics course and the score on the UIUC placement test, the ACT scores, or on the number of advanced units of high school mathematics taken. A discussion of the interpretation of the data and how it might be used ensued. The committee has decided to look at the test itself for content, coverage of material, and level of skills covered. A subcommittee consisting of Mary Lynn, Jerry Uhl, and Heini Halberstam was formed to examine the test and report back in two weeks. Following a report from Eva Gray and the graduate teaching assistants of Math 134, it was decided to change the Math 134 text to "Brief Calculus and Applications" by Goldstein, Lay, and Schneider. A request by Adolf Hildebrandt to use "Introduction to Probability Models" by Sheldon M. Ross in his section of Math 366 in the spring was approved. The Probability Area Committee will be consulted about the possible need for a permanent change. The new edition of Brown & Sherbert's Linear Algebra was approved as the official text for Math 125 Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg, secretary Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee October 5, 1993 Present: Bill Haboush, Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair). Bill Haboush attended the meeting to discuss the possibility of using Childs, A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra, as an alternative text for selected sections of Math 317. The chair distributed copies of a December '92 letter from Hiram Paley which supported the same idea. The ensuing discussion led to two proposals which the committee adopted. (1) For the time being, specific sections may be designated to teach 317 in this fashion. Such sections should be described as using a more concrete approach and should not be recommended for students intending to do graduate work in mathematics. (2) The Algebra Area Committee should appoint a subcommittee to examine the questions of syllabus, text, and alternate versions of the material for Math 317. The subcommittee should be expanded to include colleagues from areas with a more general interest in the matter such as number theory and analysis. It was agreed to use the revised edition, if available, of the current text for Math 118, For All Practical Purposes in the spring semester. Mary Lynn agreed to prepare, with the advise of current instructors in the course, a syllabus. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg, Secretary Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee October 12, 1993 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Gerry Janusz, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair). The hour was devoted to the problem of declining mathematics enrollments both in courses and in majors. The most telling of the statistics presented were the decline in instructional units from 20% of the LAS total in 1984 to 10% in 1993 and the continuous falloff in the number of majors. Although no specific decisions were reached there was a wide ranging discussion about the problems, their significance, and possible attacks. At the risk of missing some ot the ideas presented, I will try to summarize the remarks. It is important to have a vital calculus program. For that reason we should consider the potential value of going to smaller classes, making greater use of technology in the form of calculators and computers, and rethinking the means of presentation by encouraging more student interaction. The executive committee should try to gather information from outside sources that would support switches to smaller section sizes. We should seek to have more input in the advising of MathCS majors. The mathematics major has a variety of problems. Ms Heitsch raised a number of good points. Good students are forced to compete too often with graduate students to whom instructors often pitch their lectures. (This same point has been raised by most of the undergraduate representatives in recent years.) It is difficult to get to know ones instructors or fellow majors. Even advisors may change from year to year. Jerry Uhl suggested showcase courses for our majors and pointed out that the merit workshop method might be a good vehicle for our majors in specific courses. We should attack the question of 3/4 unit credit for graduate students in 300 level students. Perhaps the Graduate Affairs Committee could propose that all or some of these courses be offered for either 3/4 or 1 unit credit; the college might find this a more acceptable alternative to offering a 3 hour course for 1 unit credit. Service courses should be tailored to atract students by offering the material they need. We should also be concerned with the amount of mathematics being offered in courses taught outside of the department. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee October 19, 1993 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Hiram Paley, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini (chair). The committee heard reports from the subcommittee appointed to examine the UIUC mathematics placement exam taken by incoming freshman. The members of the committee reached the same conclusion, albeit by different routes: the exam is too easy, is badly out of date, and does not adequately test precalculus skills. The UGA approved two motions related to the placement exam. The first proposed that the placement exam be rewritten. The second proposed that the exam be rewritten to allow for the use of calculators (of prescribed type and make) on the exams. Both measures were approved. To this end the chair will appoint a committee of five, including Heini Halberstam, Mary Lynn Reed, and Jerry Uhl, to reconsider the exam. The committee will be asked to produce specifications for the exams this semester, and specific test items in the spring. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee October 26, 1993 Present: Peter Glidden of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair). The chairman announced that the committee to plan a replacement for the UIUC Mathematics Placement Examination will consist of Heini Halberstam, Jerry Uhl, Mary Lynn Reed, Joe Miles, and Larry Dornhoff. Ben Halperin and Christine Heitsch, President and Vice- President of Pi Mu Epsilon, have organized a meeting of undergraduate majors to discuss the undergraduate mathematics programs and the needs of majors. The department has agreed to pay for the Pizza. Peter Glidden described the report of the Task Force on Mathematics/Science Parallel Programs for Teaching. The Task Force recommended that the current sccondary school teaching curricula in mathematics offered by the Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences be discontinued, that a special option of the mathematics major in LAS be created for prospective high school teachers. The professional education portion of these students would be part of a special program in the College of Education to which students would be admitted. The curriculum for this option, standards for students, and progress within the programs would be subject to the approval of the Area Committee for the Preparation of Teachers of Mathematics and the Council of Teachers of Mathematics as are the current programs. The UGA unanimously approved this recommendation. Elliot Weinberg then spoke to the question of the retention of the specialized curriculum Combined Science&Letters/Teaching of Mathematics which has served as an honors curriculum for future teachers. The Task Force recommended that this curriculum be retained and COTE has urged the same. Weinberg suggested that this be considered as part of the general question of how to deal with honors programs in mathematics at the undergraduate level, provided that the special character of honors students in teacher education could be maintained. The UGA agreed to consider this as a separate issue to be considered by a subcommittee. The question of the use of calculators on the placement exams and in classes was discussed again, with some members of the committee having second thoughts on the issue. This will probably be a future agenda item. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg, Secretary Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee November 9, 1993 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair). Chrisine Heitsch reported on the meeting of undergraduate Math and Math-CS majors which took place last week. About 20 people were present. Sixteen filled out a questionnaire that had been prepared by Christine and Ben Halperin. Among the many matters cited by students were (1) A lack of information about graduate programs, summer opportunities, and employment opportunities. (2) Concern about graduate students in undergraduate courses. (3) Inadequacies in the advising system. The committee discussed the advising system, reaching the following conclusion: The current advising program should be extended to a voluntary mentoring system that would include academic advising. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee November 16, 1993 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Doug West, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair). The chair reported on the first steps that have been taken towards a pilot project in revising the calculus. One large lecture section is to be replaced by seven smaller sections next fall. Some class time will be devoted to work in small groups. Text and details are yet to be worked out. It is likely that half the sections will be reserved for a control group that will use the regular text. The chair reported on a proposed experimental course for Math 112 to be offered next fall. This will be based on materials developed by Gordon and Fusaro. The committee discussed a proposal by Doug West that certain 'proof-based' courses be made four hour courses to permit the introduction of collaborative learning techniques. In particular he argued that this would be particularly useful in Math 247, Fundamental Mathematics, where an attempt is made to do this in the 3 hour format. The matter is still under discussion. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee November 23, 1993 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio). In the absence of the chair who was on a professional trip, the committee held an open discussion on several matters. The Rotman proposal for 247 was discussed. In essence, he suggests that students and instuctors not be faced with a specific syllabus to be completed, but that there be a single topic to be explored (which one is not important; it can vary from instructor to instructor), that lectures be minimal, and that the goal of teaching sudents to write proofs and solve problems in the context of interesting material be the only constant. The ex officio member of the committee pointed out that the current course is new and deserves a chance to mature before changes are invoked. Others felt that there is room for more than one version of the course, and that some instructors might be enthusiastic about the chance to develop a course with students in this way. Christine Heitsch thought that an honors version for talented students would be helpful as prepararation for 347, 348, 318. Weinberg mentioned an informal meeting with George Friedman and Bill Kubitz of Computer Science. CS is proposing that minor changes be made in the Math-CS curriculum. In addition the department is considering the implementation of a CS major in LAS. ECW suggested that they draw up a letter to Peressini explaining and justifying the changes to accompany a formal proposal, It was mentioned that since Edwards & Penney is going into a third edition, we have the opportunity to consider replacing the text for the standard course for next fall. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee November 30, 1993 Present: Phil Griffith, Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, John Luker, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair). The meeting was devoted to a discussion of the proposed revision of Math 112, Algebra. John Luker compared the proposed course to the current classical course in 'College Algebra'. The course will use materials developed by Sheldon Gordon and B. A. Fusaro under an NSF grant for a Math Modeling/PreCalculus reform project and is consistent with NCTM recommendations. Students will be required to use graphing calculators. The committee approved the following: The course as proposed shall be offered in small sections in Fall, 1984. The course will be taught by TAs who will be trained for the project. If possible a pilot version will be offered this summer. Gateway testing should be employed during the course to test minimal skills required for progression into subsequent courses. Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee December 7, 1993 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio), Tony Peressini (chair) The committee approved a proposal of Joe Rotman that one section of Math 247 be set aside in the fall semester to be offered in other than the current format. For example, the course might be devoted to the exposition of a single topic to be chosen by the instructor but not covering material normally covered in established courses while retaining the same goal of preparing sttudents for upper level mathematics work. The proposal was approved 5 to 3. The committee discussed two prospective proposals by CS. The first proposes that the current Math CS major be slightly modified, with Math 314 be replaced in the list of alternative choices in the theoretical computation list with two CS courses. The second proposes that a new CS major be created in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. No firm decisions were reached but the chair was asked to open a discussion with CS about these matters and the general nature of the relation of the MathCS curriculum with the mathematics department. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee February 2, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) The chair reported on developments related to the two experimental projects for the fall. The Harvard Calculus project: Three graduate students and several faculty (Babakhanian, Fossum, Diamond, and perhaps Jockusch and Grayson) have agreed to teach the experimental sections. A committee will be appointed to plan the actual course. The committee discussed such matters as cost to the students, random selection of the population of the special sections, and the relation of this course to others in the sequence. Math 112: A master copy of the most recent draft of the text has been provided by the authors so that Xerox copies can be available for student purchase in the fall. Texas Instruments has loaned the department 30 calculators of the type to be used in these courses for three weeks for examination. Demonstrations will be scheduled. In addition, the company will provide calculators for instructors as well as overhead projectors for the classes. A new edition of the Edwards and Penney calculus is available. It was decided, in light of the other changes being made, to retain the textbook in the fall. Peressini and Loeb will work on a new course outline. A discussion was renewed concerning an honors curriculum for mathematics majors. Among the ideas broached were: we could turn the graduate preparatory option into an honors program ; is the name 'graduate preparatory' even appropriate and should the option be fitted with new courses; should there be honors recognition attached to particular courses; should there be more independent study work available for good students to expose them to working professionally with faculty; should there be an undergraduate honors seminar, perhaps offering glimpses at faculty research to help expose prospective graduate students to the broader mathematical world. Jerry Uhl mentioned the possibility of more joint degree programs with other departments. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee February 9, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) The chair presented a draft of a letter to a prospective committee whose task will be to discuss an honors program for mathematics majors. Although no bounds are placed on their discussion, some possible topics include an independent study component, special courses or seminars for honor students, senior thesis or exit exam. It was decided to invite the chair of the Honors committee to serve on this committee and to participate in future meetings of the UGA. There was a wide-ranging discussion of issues relating to honors and the general treatment and recognition of our better undergraduate students. The following motion was passed unanimously: The Graduate Affairs Committee is to be asked to reconsider the current policy of assigning only 3/4 unit credit to 300 level courses. The motive for the change is two fold: (1) To encourage more graduate students from other departments and colleges to take our 300 level courses. (2) To create an atmosphere in which graduate students may be expected to perform at a higher level than undergraduate students (via different grading scales, additional work or projects, etc.) A subcommittee consisting of Paul Weichsel, Ward Henson, and Elliot Weinberg was appointed to write a letter to CS detailing the department's response to their earlier proposals. Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee February 16, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Robert Muncaster, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) The chair presented a letter from Weinberg to the Graduate Affairs Committee outlining and justifying this committees proposals concerning the raising of graduate credit for 300 level courses from 3/4 unit to one unit. The chair presented a letter to the subcommittee for considering an Honor's curriculum. The subcommittee consists of Boston, Dade, Heitsch, T. Peck, Ruan, Tumanov, and Wetzel. The chair reported on a meeting with Engineering College representatives concerning the service courses for engineering students. The direction of their interests seems to lie in a program that might look like: a minimum of 16 hours of mathematics consisting of a two course 10 hour calculus sequence that could be completed in the freshmen year, a course in ordinary differential equations, followed by one of a revised 280 (Integral theorems, transforms), (a perhaps revised) 315 on Applied Linear Algebra, a revised 342 (orthogonal functions, special functions, and boundary value functions), a 346 Applied Complex Variables. The chair proposed a plan of action for considering and implementing such changes. The committee discussed the proposals at length and was strongly inclined to see the details worked out. Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee February 23, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio), Bob Muncaster, Jack Wetzel, and Tony Peressini(chair) The committee discussed a letter from Stephanie Alexander, Chair of the Graduate Affairs Committee, written in response to a letter from Elliot Weinberg representing this committee asking that the credit for 300 level courses be returned from 3 hours or 3/4 unit to 3 hours or 1 unit. The GAC suggested as an alternative 3 hours or 3/4 or 1 unit. To obtain the extra credit a graduate student would be required to do extra work. In addition there was some concern about how such courses as 318 and 348 ought to be treated. After some discussion the UAC unanimously approved the following proposal: Credit for 300 level mathematics courses should be 3 hours or 3/4 or 1 unit, with 1 unit credit requiring the permisssion of the instructor. Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee March 2, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) The chair discussed a response to the GAC answer to the UAC proposal that 300 level courses be offered as 3/4 unit or 1 unit. The UAC agreed to the priviso that 1 unit credit should require permission of the instructor and would require special arrangements with the instructor for the additional 1/4 unit. Weichsel presented drafts of letters from himself and Henson responding to the matters presented to the department by CS concerning the elimination of Math 314 as an option in the Math-CS curriculum and the possible creation of a new CS major in LAS. It was agreed that these should be presented as a single letter over Peressini's signature. The discussion of undergraduates in upper level 3xx courses continued. Figures on the numbers of graduate and undergraduate students in 318 and 348 in recent semesters served as the basis for a discussion of this matter: Math 318 Math 348 undergrad grad undergrad grad sp 92 8 4 3 5 fa 92 8 8 1 9 sp 93 11 3 6 8 Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg, Secretary Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee March 16, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) The committee discussed the implementation of the informal agreement with George Friedman to provide mathematics advisors to Math-CS majors. It was decided to provide advisors in approximately the ratio for math majors to advisors. There is to be a single person knowledgeable about the CS courses to oversee the advisors in this group. The names of Dan Grayson and Larry Dornhoff were mentioned. The final draft of a letter to CS concerning the proposals recently discussed here was read and approved. It is to be presented to the Executive Committee. A letter from George Friedman concerning CS 257 and CS 350 was presented. It is proposed that Math/CS majors be required to take the higher level course, but not required to take any more advanced numerical analysis course. This would decrease the number of courses in CS and Math by one. The committee discussed the use of undergraduate teaching assistants in the calculus, with an eye towards using them in the new experimental sections. These students would work under the direction of a professor, but would have real instructional duties that brought them in contact with students. Some students serve in a limited version of this role in the Merit Workshop and in Calculus & Mathematica; other departments use undergraduates in this way. Salaries might exceed those normally paid to undergraduates. The committee was attracted to a proposal that such assistantships might be named after Ray Langebartel. It was agreed to present such a proposal to the Executive Committee. Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee March 30, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Robert Muncaster, Tony Peressini(chair) Peressini and Loeb presented a new syllabus for the standard calculus Math 120-130-242 based upon the new edition of Edwards and Penney. An attempt was made to implement the recommendations of last year's committee. The UGA asked for more to evaluate the syllabus. Muncaster and Peressini presented a syllabus for a revised Math 342 based upon the text Fourier Boundary Value Problems of Applied Mathematics by Troutman. This course would be a service course that could naturally be taken by engineering students after completing Math 285. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee April 6, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Paul Weichsel, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) The committee tinkered with the newly proposed syllabus for Math 120. The panoply of linear algebra courses was discussed, including the problem of the format of presentation of 125 and 225 (lecture, no discussion), and the relationship between 225 and 315. It was decided to remove from the catalogue description of Math 315 any reference to Math 125 and 225. A committee consisting of Paul Weichsel and Leon McCulloh was appointed to examine the new edition of the Leon text for 315. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee April 13, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Christine Heitsch, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Jerry Uhl, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) The committee approved a request from Bergveldt to use Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra, for Math 317 in Fall 1994. Peressini reported that the Executive Committee approved (1) the assignment of advisors to students majoring in Math-CS and (2) the use of undergraduate teaching assistants for the Harvard calculus course. Peressini presented a draft of a letter to the Engineering Liason committee outlining proposals for the service courses. This led to a discussion of calculus, in particular 135. The discussion of the linear algebra courses continued. Is there a real need for Math 125? What should be the content of Math 315? What is the future of Math 225? Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg Minutes of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee April 20, 1994 Present: Heini Halberstam, Peter Loeb, Leon McCulloh, Mary Lynn Reed, Paul McCreary, Joe Rotman, Elliot Weinberg (ex officio) , Tony Peressini(chair) Once again, linear algebra dominated the discussion. The chair reported on Don Sherbert 's reply to the committee's request for information from the Mathematics- Commerce Liason committee concerning 125 and related matters. There is a sense that 125 is working as well as can be expected considering the format of the course (3 lectures, no recitations), but that should resources become available to increase instructional support they be implemented both in order to increase the effectiveness of the delivery of the material and in order for the course to qualify as a course that could satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. McCulloh and Weichsel were charged to report on a syllabus for 315 based on the new edition of Leon. This is independent of the question of possible revision of 315 as a service course. Mary Lynn Reed distributed copies of the courses and requirements from Georgia Tech. This led to a discussion of the implementation of programs at other universities, particularly in service courses for engineers. Weinberg reiterated a suggestion that in addition to the proposal being carried to the Engineering-Mathematics Liason committee, the engineers be asked if they would like to be provided with an integrated one year course in 'Engineering Mathematics'. Respectfully submitted, Elliot Weinberg