Senate Transmittals April 29, 2003 The Undergraduate Council approved the following: COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Department of Mathematics New Course MA 111 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics An introduction to concepts and applications of mathematics, with examples drawn from such areas as voting methods, apportionment, consumer finance, graph theory, tilings, polyhedra, number theory and game theory. This course is not available for credit to persons who have received credit in any mathematics course of a higher number with the exceptions of MA 112, 123, 162, 201 and 202. This course does not serve as a prerequisite for any calculus course. Credit not available on the basis of special examination. Prereq: Two years of high school algebra and a Math ACTE score of 19 or above, or MA 108R, or math placement test. Action: ApprovedAPPLICAUON FOR NEW COURSEt'\~ \9( 2.(t~ 3~~~t. ~Q. ~e&7:-1Submitted by College of Arts and Sciences DateDepartmentIDivision offering course Mathematics2.Proposed designation and Bulletin description of this coursea.Prefix and Number MA 111 b. Title. Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics.NOTE: If the title is longer than 24 characters (including spaces), writeA sensible title (not exceeding 24 characters) for use on transcripts Contemporary Mathematics3Lecture/Discussion hours per weekd. LabOratory hours per week 0c.0Studio hours per weekf. Credits3e.Course descriptiong.See attached.h.Prerequisites (if any)See attached.(if applicable)May be repeated to a maximum ofTo be cross-listed as4.Signature. Chainnan, cross-listing departmentPrefix and Number5.Effective Date6.Course to be offered~Yes DNoWill the course be offered each year?(Explain if not annually)7.Why is this course needed?8.This course is proposed to be an alternative course to satisfy the USP Basic Skillsrequirement for students not planning to major in disciplines requiring calculus.--~--- ---~~~ ~ -~ --~a. Bywhorn will the course be taught? Mathematics faculty, instructors, and TA's.-Are facilities for teaching the course now available? ~ Yes D NoIf not, what plans have been made for providing them?9.b.APPLICA nON FOR NEW COURSEPAGE 3 of3DateMAR 1 9 2003Date of Notice to the Facultyt)~ / ~C; / .;L..r;-O:;':'-'-,1 -1>ate.d<-.t.,..-U...; c"7£.~.J--::M~~~~ ~~~~~ ~te~~~~~~~:::~ : :'Date*University StudiesDate--*Graduate Council* Academic Council for the Medical CenterDateDate of Notice to University Senate* Senate Council (Chair)*If applicable, as provided by the Rules of the University SenateAcnON OTHER THAN APPROVALRev 11/98Approved by USP Committee on 6/26/03Pwposed IOO-Level Mathematics Course at UKSubject: Proposed tOO-Level Mathematics Course at UKDate: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 13:18:24 -0500From: Peter Anton Perry <[email protected]>Organization: University of Kentucky Mathematics DepartmentTo: [email protected], Carolyn.O'[email protected]: Mathematics Chair <[email protected]>, leep <[email protected]>Dr. Sandra O'Carey, Acting Dean of AcademicTo:Affairs, LCCDr. Carolyn O'Daniel, Director of AcademicAffairs, KCTCSFrOIr\:Peter Perry, Chair, Mathematics, UKSubject:New lOO-level Mathematics Course ProposalDate:March 19, 2003This is to notify you that the UK Mathematics Department is submitting anew course proposal for a Contemporary Mathematics course. The fulldetails are contained in the attachment (PDF file). I would be happy toanswer anyquestions you might have.Sincerely yours,Peter Per~, ChairDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of KentuckYPeter A. Perry, ChairDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky 40506-0027U.S.A.WWW: www.ms.uky.edu/-chairPhone: +1 859 257 6794FAX: +1 859 257 40783/19/20031:19 PMoflFrom: Peggy Saunier [email protected]: Contemporary MathCarl -I'm looking forward to piloting the new Contemporary Math cour~enext fall. We've scheduled two sections of A&S 100 for MWF 10 and 11.I'd like to try to follow what you're doing, so when you have meetings withthe TA's who will be working with you on this project, if you think it wouldbe appropriate I'd like to come and listen. Also, I'd like to use the sametextbook you do, so after you choose a text, if you'd let me know the nameand author I will ask our math coordinator to order copies for our sections.Thanks' for including us in this project. Peggy SaunierPeggy Saunier, Ph.D.Professor, MathLexington Community College120 Moloney BuildingLexington, KY 40502-0235859-257-4872, ext. 4128fax: 859-257-9579does) serve students going on to business calculus. However, the majority of stu-dents would take a terminal survey course that satisfies university requirements.This course could possibly include some discrete mathematics. The scope of the!new survey course should be determined from consultations with advisors fromacross the university4. The new survey course could be taught in larger sections,perhaps using the computer-assisted learning methods now being developed inthe Chemistry Department for CH 105. This would free up considerable PTI/TAresources for other use or permit a lower TA teaching load.MA 108R covers material usually presented in high school and should not beoffered by UK. Teaching of remedial mathematics has been eliminated in manyof UK's benchmark universities. LCC should be used for this remedial purpose.Students with a weak mathematics background, who only need to satisfy univer-sity course requirements, could still take the proposed new survey course. Thefew remaining students who fail the ACT entrance requirement of 109 and yetneed 109 as a prerequisite for business calculus should get that pre-high schoolremediation at a community college. The ACT score is used to decide whichstudents must take 108R before 109. Currently the ACT threshold for placementin 109 is 18. The department has data correlating success in the 109 course withACT score. Raising the ACT threshold by one point would improve the successrate. There are problems with this proposal, however. The department indicatedthat they have been unable to get advisors across the university to respect thecurrent placement policies. This may be beyond what a single department