PROPOSAL TO CREATE, REVISE OR DELETE A COURSE

Department Math	(Proposed Course Number) 1190

Proposed Course Title Putnam Exam Seminar

Nature of Proposed Change		Common Curriculum Status
New Course	Description Change		Presently in Common Curriculum Yes No
Revised Course	Title Change		Now Proposed for Common Curriculum Yes No
Deleted Course Editorial Change Number Change (Old Number ) Adding Prerequisites	If yes, which Understanding or Skill Estimated number of seats added or deleted from the Understanding

Rationale (Explain why the change is being proposed, its relation, if any, to the major or minor program, and what curricular improvements will result.):

This course would provide preparation to our students who wish to take the Putnam Exam, which is an annual competition held between universities in Canada and the US. This exam is an excellent venue to showcase Trinity students as being as good as students from anywhere in North America. This course also provides students with a vareity of problem-solving skills that can be used in their lives both inside and out of academia.

Curricular Impact Statement (What curricular trade-offs will result if this course is approved?):

Students are allowed to take the Putnam Exam up to four (4) times as undergraduates, and so students would need to be allowed to take this course up to four times for credit.

Teaching Resources (Explain any impact on personnel, faculty contact hours, Common Curriculum and other course offerings, and involvement in First Year Seminar.):

Since this is a one unit course, it will require that the professor of record have 10 contact hours in the Fall.

Proposed Bulletin Description:

This course involves preparation for the Putnam Exam. Topics include problem-solving applications of geometry, calculus, mathematical induction, counting techniques, and more. The course may be repeated up to four (4) times for credit. Fall. Prerequisite: Math 1307 or 1311, concurrent or consent of instructor.

Present Bulletin Title and Description:

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Instructor(s) Departmental Semester course will first be offered Fall 2008 Effective date of change Frequency of offering Every Fall Is a similar course offered in another department? Yes No If yes, attach explanation. If this course will demand additional library resources, equipment, renovation and/or remodeling, computer facilities and time, or have a significant impact on workload or budget, have you arranged for these resources? Yes No None required Are there needs for technological resources not currently available on campus? Yes No	IS THIS COURSE - cross-listed with another department? Yes No If so, which one? - a prerequisite for another course? Yes No If so, which one(s)? - part of an interdisciplinary program? Yes No If so, which one(s)? - a prerequisite or specific requirement for a major or minor in another department or program? Yes No If so, which one(s)? If any of the above responses is “Yes”, have you contacted the appropriate department(s)? Yes No Can a student enter this course with permission of the instructor without the prerequisite(s)? Yes No

ROUTING

Please list the appropriate departments that have reviewed and endorsed this proposal:

Date:

AA (April 2003)

PROPOSAL TO CREATE, REVISE OR DELETE A COURSE

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