PROPOSAL TO CREATE, REVISE OR DELETE A COURSE

Department Math	(Proposed Course Number) 3xxx

Proposed Course Title Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

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 2326 ) 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.):

The prerequisite currently listed is not essential for success in this course, and in fact, limits when students can take this course. Moreover, this course is meant to be a gateway course into the major for our students. Currently, this course is not meeting the needs of either the department or its students in an optimal way, and thusly, the topics have been vastly altered. As this course is now a prerequisite for more courses than before, we are also going to offer the course every semester.

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

n/a

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

n/a

Proposed Bulletin Description:

This course begins with an elementary survey of logic and set theory. From there, the course introduces the concept of the mathematical proof, framed in introductions to the real line, point set topology, and modern algebra. This course is offered every semester. Prerequisite: MATH 1308 or 1312 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

Present Bulletin Title and Description:

Topics include logic, elementary set properties, equivalence relations, order relations, functions, cardinal numbers, and algebraic and topological properties of the real line. Spring. Prerequisite: MATH 2321 or consent of instructor.

Instructor(s) Departmental Semester course will first be offered Fall 2008. Effective date of change Frequency of offering Every semester. 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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