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Committee for Undergraduate Education
Minutes
May 13, 2003
Present: Richard Carr, Allan Edmonds, Walter Gantz, Michael Gasser, Catharine Hoff, Sharon O'Bryan, Daniel O'Neill, Caty Pilachowski, Linda B. Smith, Steve Stowe, Georgia Strange
Absent: Kirstine Lindemann, Olivia Snyder
ACTIONS
  1. Approved minutes of April 29, 2003 meeting
DISCUSSION
The Committee continued discussion of mathematics requirements using a second draft of a questionnaire (to be sent to chairs, directors of undergraduate studies, and advisors) as the starting point. Questions raised in discussion include the following:
  • Should the committee initiate faculty focus groups and then create a questionnaire?
  • What kinds of math-related issues are important to everyone? Dimensions? Ratios? Relationships?
  • What is beautiful and important about math? What does everyone need to know?
  • Could there be a 100 level course dealing with aesthetic concepts in math?
  • Should there be a requirement that goes across the curriculum?


The minutes of the April 29, 2003 meeting were approved.

This was the final meeting for the academic year.