Dedication

This book is dedicated to the memory of James R. C. Leitzel, who chaired both the Committee on the Teaching of Undergraduate Mathematics (CTUM) (on which Bonnie Gold served) and the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (on which Bill Marion served), and who also co-authored an article with Sandy Keith. Jim dedicated his life to improving the teaching of undergraduate mathematics, and worked on it tirelessly, giving generously of his time to those he worked with, until his untimely death. We hope this book will continue his work.

Preface

This book grew out of a report by a subcommittee of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics, chaired by Bernie Madison, and out of a concern by Sandy Keith that mathematicians take assessment seriously. The introductions by Lynn Steen and Bernie Madison set the context more fully.

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the support of the institutions at which this book was edited, and of the staff who helped us with the details. In particular, at Wabash College (Bonnie Gold's former institution), Marcia Labbe wrote all the initial letters inviting contributions and the computer center staff, particularly Kelly Pfledderer and Carl Muma, helped with translating electronic versions of articles in many different formats into usable form. At Valparaiso University, Paula Scott, secretary of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, provided Bill Marion with significant word processing help in corresponding with the authors of the articles in the section on assessing the major, especially during the revision stage. We would also like to acknowledge the very helpful suggestions of the Notes subcommittee which worked with us, Nancy Baxter Hastings, Mary Parker, and Anita Solow.