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Innovative Mathematics Majors in Small/Medium Departments

Organizers

The information below is a summary of the talks given at the 2005 MathFest in Albuquerque, NM.

This website seeks to highlight innovative undergraduate programs in mathematics offered by small- to medium-sized mathematics departments (i.e., 15 or fewer full-time positions in mathematics). The site will provide a forum where ideas concerning the entirety of the mathematics major(s) curriculum can be presented and explored. This is a timely topic in view of the recent release of the work done on the mathematics curriculum by the MAA’s Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) and its subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years (CRAFTY). The links below describe the structure of the major(s) as well as address the following issues:

· The desired outcomes of the program

· The goals set for the major(s)

· Factors that make the program especially unique and/or effective

The links also contain links to the departments in question.

Please feel free to contact any of the organizers if you would like more information or would like to include a description of your department’s program.

Innovative Programs

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - Kyle Riley

Kyle.Riley@sdsmt.edu

APPLIED MATH AND THE MAGIC OF DOUBLE MAJORS

Carroll College - Mark Parker

mparker@carroll.edu

AN INTEGRATED APPLIED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM

Louisiana Tech University - Jenna Carpenter

jenna@coes.latech.edu

INTEGRATING MATH & SCIENCE FOR MATH MAJORS

Spelman College - Sylvia T. Bozeman and Colm Mulcahy

colm@spelman.edu