Departmental Portfolios

Arts and Sciences

Mathematics

Background
The CTL project has supported certain aspects of my development of a new course, MATH 5035/7035, Algebra for Middle School Teachers. Five aspects of the course have been especially molded by CTL principles.

Course Description
The course will deal with the use of techniques of algebra, various classes of functions (linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential), and basic statistics to both model and solve real life problems. Emphasis will be placed upon the use of real data. The course will include components designed to strengthen the connection between content knowledge, the middle-school classroom, and the real world.

Problem Sampler
A sampler of problems on Proportional and Linear Relationships for Math 5035/7035, Algebra for Middle School Teachers.

Genomics

Syllabi
Biology Genomics & Society: A Community of Learning (Arnold and Barstow)
English 1050H In Search of Daisy: Writing about the Human Genome Project (Desmet)
Philosophy 2400H Philosophy, Science & Nature (Kleiner)
Speech Communications Genomics & Society: A Community of Learning (Condit)

Student Projects
Aflatoxin in Aspergillus flavus: Can Peanuts Give You Cancer?
Computing Life: A Test with Carbon Metabolism in Neurospora crassa
It¹s Lactacular! Regulation of Gene Expression in the lac Operon of E. coli
The Effects of Light & Temperature on the Circadian Rhythms of Neurospora crassa
A Systems Approach to Carbon Metabolism in Neurospora crassa

Evaluation Summary

Department Contacts

Eliott Gootman Mathematics
Jonathan Arnold Genetics