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 Approved e g 7 8 APPLICAUON FOR NEW COURSE t 1 Submittedby Collegeof Arts and Sciences Date 9 2 t 3 t Q e 7 DepartmentIDivision offeringcourse Mathematics 2 Proposeddesignation and Bulletin descriptionof this course a Prefixand Number MA 111 b Title Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics NOTE If the title is longerthan 24 characters includingspaces write A sensibletitle notexceeding24 characters for useontranscripts Contemporary Mathematics c Lecture Discussionhours per week 3 d LabOratory hoursper week 0 Studiohoursperweek 0 f Credits 3 Coursedescription See attached h Prerequisites if any See attached May be repeatedto a maximum of 4 if applicable To becross listedas Prefix and Number 5 EffectiveDate 6 Course to be offered Signature Chainnan cross listing department Yes Will the coursebeofferedeachyear Explainif not annually DNo Why is this courseneeded This course requirement 9 is for proposed students to be an alternative not planning course to major a Bywhorn will the coursebetaught Mathematics b Are facilities for teachingthe coursenowavailable If not whatplanshavebeenmadefor providingthem to satisfy in disciplines faculty instructors the USP Basic requiring Skills calculus and TA s Yes D No APPLICAnON FORNEW COURSE PAGE3 of3 Date MAR1 9 2003 Date of Notice to the Faculty d t U c 7 J M te t C L r O 1 1 ate Approved by USP Committee on 6 26 03 UniversityStudies Date GraduateCouncil Date Academic Council for the Medical Center Date SenateCouncil Chair Dateof Noticeto UniversitySenate If applicable as provided by the Rules of the University Senate AcnON Rev 11 98 OTHER THAN APPROVAL Pwposed IOO Level Mathematics Course at UK Dr Subject Date From Organization To CC Proposed tOO Level Mathematics Course at UK Wed 19 Mar 2003 13 18 24 0500 Peter Anton Perry chair ms uky edu University of Kentucky Mathematics Department smcareO uky edu Carolyn O Daniel kctcs edu Mathematics Chair chair ms uky edu leep leep ms uky edu To Affairs LCC Affairs KCTCS Dr Perry New lOO level Subject Date This Carolyn Peter FrOIr Sandra O Carey March 19 is to notify you that the Acting O Daniel Chair Director Mathematics Mathematics of Academic UK Course Proposal 2003 UK Mathematics Department new course proposal for a Contemporary Mathematics details are contained in the attachment PDF file answer any questions you might have Sincerely Dean of Academic is submitting a course The full I would be happy to yours Peter Per Chair Department of Mathematics University of KentuckY Peter A Perry Chair Department of Mathematics University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky 40506 0027 U S A WWW www ms uky edu chair Phone 1 859 257 6794 FAX 1 859 257 4078 ofl 3 19 20031 19 PM From Peggy Saunier psaunie uky edu Subject Contemporary Math Carl I m looking forward to piloting the new Contemporary Math cour e next 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 with the TA s who will be working with you on this project if you think it would be appropriate I d like to come and listen Also I d like to use the same textbook you do so after you choose a text if you d let me know the name and author I will ask our math coordinator to order copies for our sections Thanks for including us in this project Peggy Saunier Peggy Saunier Ph D Professor Math Lexington Community College 120 Moloney Building Lexington KY 40502 0235 859 257 4872 ext 4128 fax 859 257 9579 does serve students going on to business calculus However the majority of students 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 from across the university4 The new survey course could be taught in larger sections perhaps using the computer assisted learning methods now being developed in the Chemistry Department for CH 105 This would free up considerable PTI TA resources for other use or permit a lower TA teaching load MA 108R covers material usually presented in high school and should not be offered by UK Teaching of remedial mathematics has been eliminated in many of UK s benchmark universities LCC should be used for this remedial purpose Students with a weak mathematics background who only need to satisfy university course requirements could still take the proposed new survey course The few remaining students who fail the ACT entrance requirement of 109 and yet need 109 as a prerequisite for business calculus should get that pre high school remediation at a community college The ACT score is used to decide which students must take 108R before 109 Currently the ACT threshold for placement in 109 is 18 The department has data correlating successin the 109 course with ACT score Raising the ACT threshold by one point would improve the success rate There are problems with this proposal however The department indicated that they have been unable to get advisors across the university to respect the current placement policies This may be beyond what a single department can do5 4Note This occurred within the context of a University appointed USP subcommittee which also recommendedthe creation of an alternative courseto MA 109 CWL 5Note The ACT entrance requirement for MA109 has since been raised to 19 CWL Possible Texts 1 COMAP For All Practical Purposes 2 Tannenbaum Excursionsin Modern Mathematics 3 Hathaway Mathematics for the Modern World 4 Pirnot Mathematics All Around 5 Gilbert and Hatcher Mathematics Beyond the Numbers Currently used at NKU Other Institutions with Similar Courses 1 University of Louisville