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To ............... 

SENATE.

From .......

SENATE. .COM ITTHE...ON.,..UND.ERGRADUA.T.E 

STUDIES 

Subject ..... NEW ... COURSE-PROPOSALS ... 

-....MATHEA.TI.GS 

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Date...... 

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BER. .10,1.9.75

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MOTION: 

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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval 

to the Board of Governors, the new course 

proposals for 

MATH 497-3 - Directed Studies 

MATH 498-3 - Selected Topics, 

as set forth in 

S.75-I3." 

If the above motion is approved, 

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MOTION: ? 

"That Senate waive the normal two semester 

time lag requirement in order that MATH 497-3 

and MATH 498-3 may be first offered in the 

Spring semester 76-1." 

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SENATE 

Subject

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

At its meeting of 26th August, the Senate CommitteE on 

Undergraduate Studies considered the attached proposals for the 

following courses - 

MATH 497-3: Directed Studies 

MATH 498-3: Selected Topics 

These courses are now forwarded to Senate for its 

consideration, with the Committee's recommendation that they be 

approved. 

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Since the Mathematics Department may wish to offer 

either or both of them in the Spring semester, 1976, it is furt1 

er

recommended that the normal two semester time lag requirement bE 

waived in these cases. 

I. Mugridge 

ams

att. 

Siibed

Faculty qf..^cj..ence 

1st 20 1975

S}1MON FRASER TJMVERSTY

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The

Sxecutive Committee of

the Pac'uity o:

Science has approved. the fol low:

new

course proposals, and forwards

them to

SC[JS for coisiderat.ion:

s1:4pportJ.ng

documentation for these proosa1s is attacied.

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ION FRASER UNIVERSITY

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. Dr. :u:si an Pate, Chairman 

Faculty o± Science 

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 

PROPOSED DIRECTED STUDIES AND 

SJbjeC.t.. 

SET . EC . T .Th D 

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TOP . ICS 

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CO:URSES..i.N.MATH.EMAT.ICS... 

From 

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caipiin 

Undergraduate Studies Comitiitte 

Mathematics 

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Attached you will find the appropriate SCUS forms for two new 

Mathematics courses, Directed Studies (97-3) and Selected Topic 

(198_3), We already have courses with these titles, but in each case 

such courses at the 

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OO division are four-credit ones. (We also ha-e two- 

credit and three-credit Selected Topics courses at the 200 division.) 

Several times situations have arisen where students wished to take 

*  Directe 

Study courses, or several students wished totake a Selected Topics course 

in which it would have made best academic sense for us to give a three-crc 

course, but we have been unable to do so. These courses will alluT us to 

satisfy the needs of our students, our faculty, and our discipline, withou 

concern for an artificial calendar requirement. 

For each course, topics previously covered are named. This is done 

to indicate 

some 

of the topics which might be covered in the future. We 

certainly don't want to suggest that we will only choose from these lists. 

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David hycourn 

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Appebdix r 

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TE COMMITTEE ON ThThRGRAflUATE Si1JDIES 

COURS 

E , PROPOSAL FCF1 

Calendar ? 

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Department:_MTdYMATICS 

Abbreviation Code: 

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Course Number: 

49'(

Credit Hours:3 

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Vector: 

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Title of Course: Directed Studies 

Calendar Description of Course: 

Independent reading or research in topics selected in consultation 

with the supervising instructor. 

Nature of Course- This will vary depending on topics covered (see erilosed lisi for xampic 

Prerequisites 

(or s 

pecial 

instructions): 

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of previous topics) 

Will vary depending on topics 

What course (courses) ? 

if any, is being dropped from the calendar 

if this cours 

is

approved: 

None 

2.

Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

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Irregularly 

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Semester in which the course will first he offered? 

Which of 

your 

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:esent feceltv would be available to make the proposed 

offering 

possible: 

All Faculty Lembers 

53.

To provide an opportunity for the student to do independent 

work under 

of

the

supervision 

units

credit; 

of

this 

a faculty 

pro

p

osed 

member. 

course 

The

would 

existing 

allw 

Directed 

studentsSt'i 

t to 

as

take 

coursesa 

3

credi 

are

Directed Studies course. 

4.

Budgetar y and Space Requirements (for information crly 

What additional redources will, be required in the foiloing areas:: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

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Audio Visual ? 

(

Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

Date: 

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Department Chairman 

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Dean         

Chairr.an, SC 

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SCUS 

73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instruct:: sr see Memorandum SCCS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

of ? 

'cted Studies Courses which have h -n

offered:

Math•J Foan ;ions of Mathematics 

Math 

1

92

J

mutro1ucLI on to Ccmplea Variables 

Math 1 

4.9. ?

:Lebe:a 

Theory 

Mat,1: 

• -;:-1•. ? Theory 

Mathoh 

.)

MuIt:Lvarie:e 

IOYSiF

Math 

h9.4 

Function Graces 

Math 

)

192 ? 

Aepli ed Graph Theory 

Math 

492-

MathematicaL Theory ot E1astiity 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

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COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

Calendar Information 

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Department: 

Abbreviation Code: 

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Course Number: 

.

498

Credit Hours:3 - Vector: 

Title of Course: Selected Topics 

Calendar Description of Course: 

The topics included in this course will vary from semester to semester 

on faculty availability and student interest. 

ndi ng 

Nature of Course - This will vary depending on topics covered (see enclosed lis't for 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): ? 

examples of previous topics 

offered) 

Will vary depending on topics 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this 

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is

approved: None 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? Irregularly 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

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Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible: 

4.

All Faculty Members 

Objectives of the Course 

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To allow the Mathematics Department to offer on an irregular basis worthwhile 

Mathematics topics currently of interest to students and faculty; such 

cc

I urses 

may later become part of the regular curriculum. Existing Selected Topics courses 

are of 2 or 3 units credit at the 200 division, or of 

1

units credit at the 400 

division. This proposed course would allow the Mathematics Dept. to offer a 3 credit 

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

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course at the 4OO division. 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library ? 

N0I

Audio Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

5. Approval 

Date: ? 

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Department Chairman 

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Chairman, 

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

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SELECTED TOPICS 

Listed below are 

examples ? 

of Selected Topics which have been prev 

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ly

offered: 

MATH 

2

1

-2

Celestial Navigation 

MATH 

291-2

Foundations of Geometry 

MATH 

2

1

-2

Mathematics and Art 

MATH 

291-2

Mathematics for Business and Finance 

MATH 

292-2

Foundations of Geometry 

MATH 

292-2

Intuitive Problems in Mathematics 

MATH 

2

2

-2

Introduction to Applied Mathematics 

MATH 

495-4

Experimental Design 

MATH 

495_

Modal Logic 

MATH 

1495J4 

Decision Theory 

MATH 

) 4 95_) 4

Methods of Optimization 

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MATH 

1

96-4

Set Theory and Foundations of Mathematics 

MATH 

496-4

History of Mathematics 

MATH 

96-4

Differential Geometry 

MATH 

496-4

History of the Infinitely Large and the Infinitely Small 

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