New Multi-Disciplinary Courses

The most significant new courses being developed are the Mathematics of Fairness and the Digital Revolution, both under the direction of Joe Malkevitch. Malkevitch is teaching the Mathematics of Fairness course this spring at York College. Faculty at other Consortium institutions have expressed interest in teaching the Mathematics of Fairness course next year. These faculty are going to be involved in preparing exercises and additional written material for this course. Materials for both courses are expected to evolve into texts.

Development Fund awards supported several other new course development efforts, such as "Mathematics Across the Disciplines" at Old Westbury and a quantitatively oriented survey course about the environment at C.W. Post. Stony Brook introduced a new minor in quantitative methods in the social sciences with two new courses in quantitative modeling. Several courses are being developed by PIs (without Development Fund awards) such as two new quantitative modeling courses at Dowling, one based totally around spreadsheets. Progress on new computer science/mathematics courses did not occur because a key co-PI in computer science has been unavailable this year.

Developing new courses from scratch is a daunting task. Some groups of faculty from two or more different Consortium institutions are starting to talk about combining forces to create new courses, and we anticipate these discussions will begin to bear fruit next year.

Some Examples of Recent Projects Include:

	Develop a Course, Computer Mathematics Concepts, Aimed At Students Majoring In Computer Science Elizabeth Chu, Mathematics Josephine Freedman, Computer Science Suffolk Community College
	Develop Interdisciplinary Materials That Combine Macro And Micro Economics Courses And Precalculus And Business Calculus Courses David Sher, Mathematics Department Ethel Weeks, Economics Department Nassau Community College
	Develop A Module Of Problems For Remedial Mathematics That Incorporates Principles Needed For Students In Nursing Or Allied Health Sciences Ann Desharnais, Nursing School Douglas Brown, Mathematics Department Nassau Community College
	Develop Curriculum And Teaching Methodologies Focusing On The Language Of Mathematics To Assist ESL Students In Math Remediation Carol Mueller, Marketing Department Nassau Community College
	Develop New Course, Advanced Economic And Business Statistics And Forecasting Richard Torz, Economics Department St. Joseph's College
	Develop The Curriculum For Course, Statistics And Data Analysis In Earth And Environmental Science Lillian Hess, Earth and Environmental Science Department Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
	Develop An Interdisciplinary Course For General Education That Integrates Improved Instruction Of Mathematics And Its Application Across The Disciplines Maureen Dolan, Mathematics Department SUNY-Old Westbury
	Develop New Chemistry Course Which Will Integrate Many Practical Math Skills, Using The TI-85 Calculator Ralph Giannotti, Chemistry Department Frank Pelligrini, Chemistry Department SUNY-Farmingdale
	Incorporating Mathematical Thinking And Techniques With The Understanding Of Earth Science Concepts Margaret Boorstein, Earth and Environmental Science Department Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
	Integrate A Unit On Hypothesis Testing In The Humanities/Women's Studies Course, Sexism And The Humanities Jane-Marie Wright, Interdisciplinary Studies Alice Goode-Elman, Mathematics Department Suffolk Community College
	New Interdisciplinary Quantitative Course Material For Introductory Sociology And Social Science Courses William Feigelman, Sociology Department Nassau Community College
	Physical Demonstrations Of Motion Functions Using The TI-82/83 CBI Temperature Probe Donald Gelman, Physics Department Andrew Rockett, Mathematics Department Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
	Study Of Population Modules And How Different Species Of Plants And Animals Interact Ann Burns, Mathematics Department Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
	Technical Physics Course For NYNEX David Lieberman, Physics Department Peter Maritato, Physics Department Thomas Breeden, Physics Department Suffolk Community College
	The Use Of Process Education To Integrate Mathematics, Physics, And Problem Solving In The Pre-Tech Curriculum Victor Bellard, Pre-Technology Department Ray Bigliani, Physics Department Paul Kramer, Physics Department SUNY-Farmingdale

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The Long Island Consortium is sponsored by the NSF Initiative: Mathematical Sciences and Their Application Throughout the Curriculum, DUE #9555142. The original NSF proposal can be accessed by clicking here.