Teaching Seminar

Spring 2023

All talks are from 12:00-12:50 p.m. unless otherwise specified.

• Apr

  19
• Trial of X-period exams for core courses

  Irina Popovici

  Time: 12:00 PM

• Apr

  11
• New applied linear algebra course SM263 for data science

  Will Traves

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Our new course, SM263 (Applied Linear Algebra), is being offered to the new cohort of data science majors. Will Traves is teaching all three sections of the course this year and he'll describe the process of putting the course together, give an overview of the current curriculum, indicate ways that it is likely to change, and describe some of the applications to data science.

• Apr

  05
• Just-in-time review of pre-calculus topics in Calculus I

  Linda Shivok

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Thesis: The precalculus reviewed in the first two weeks of Calculus is not effective. Students either already know it and are bored, or they don't know it but it moves too fast for them to learn it. Proposed solution: Cover necessary precalculus topics in a just-in-time mode, interspersed with the Calculus I topics. This seminar will be composed of a short presentation followed by ample time for discussion of pros, cons, and possible modifications.

• Mar

  29
• Calculator use in core courses

  Group discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Discussion of the use of calculators in core courses and calculator policy.

• Feb

  03
• Differential equations courses

  Group discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  We will discuss the differential equations courses SM212, SM212P, SM222, and SM315 (partial differential equations) . We will look at what we are currently teaching in the different versions of the first differential equations course and how these topics relate to what we cover in SM315 (and possibly other upper level math major courses).

• Jan

  18
• Start of term discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Informal discussion: looking back at last semester - what went well, what were the challenges, any unexpected events; looking forward to this semester - any start of term glitches, e.g., problems with texts, WebAssign, advising issues. Suggestions for future seminars.