MTH 599: Introduction to the Graduate Mathematics Program
2014/2015

Announcements,    Homework,    Schedule: Fall

Tevian Dray

Office hours: By appointment in Kidder 298A (drop-ins welcome)

Phone: 737-5159

Email:

Class Meetings:

Fall 2014: W 12–12:50 PM in Wngr 287

Web Site: http://math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian/onid/MTH599

Texts:

Solomon Friedberg et al, Teaching Mathematics in Colleges and Universities: Case Studies for Today's Classroom

The department has copies of this book; you do not need to buy one.

Course Description:

This seminar provides a broad introduction to the Graduate Mathematics Program at OSU, including both research and teaching aspects. Some class meetings will be used for introductory research talks by faculty, while others will be used to present and discuss information about teaching goals and strategies. Assignments will include participation in occasional research and/or teaching activities outside of class, as well as short writeups of those experiences.

Fall Term will be devoted primarily to teaching issues, Winter Term primarily to research, and Spring Term will be split between the two.

Course Evaluation:

This course is offered on a pass/no pass basis only. Satisfactory performance requires regular attendence (with no more than two unexcused absences), the completion of three teaching activities (such as classroom visits), and the completion of occasional short written assignments.