392SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

1st SemesterHrs. Weekly3 Advanced Calculus3 Differential Equations

Plus 9 hours of electivesA sample election

3 Psychology3 Probability & Statistics3 Economics

(Economic Geog. & Hist.)

15 hrs.

JUNIOR YEAR2nd Semester

Hrs. Weekly50 hrs. 3 Advanced Calculus 50 hrs.50 hrs. (Through Power & Fourier Series)

3 Mechanics 50 hrs.(2-Dim Statics & Dynamics)

50 hrs. Plus 9 hours of electives50 hrs. A sample election50 hrs. 3 Moral Phil. & Theol. (for

Christians) or 50 hrs.A Study of the World’s Re-ligions (for non-Christians)

3 Probability &; Statistics 50 hrs.3 Political Science 50 hrs.

(Gov’t. Political ThoughtInternational Relations)

15 hrs.

SENIOR YEAR1st Semester

Hrs. Weekly3 Advanced Algebra 50 hrs.

(Matrix Algebra, Number & GroupTh.)

3 Modern Synthetic CollegeGeometry 50 hrs.

orMath. of Investment & Cal-culus of Fin. Diff. (Actuarial)

Plus 6 hours of electivesA sample election

3 Economics 50 hrs.(Money, Banking & InternationalTrade)

3 History of Mathematics 50 hrs.

2nd SemesterHrs. Weekly3 Advanced Algebra (Contin- 50 hrs.

ued)(Matrix Algebra, Number & GroupTh.)

3 Projective Geometryor

Theory of Life Contingencies 50 hrs.(Actuarial)

Plus 6 hours of electivesA sample election

3 Political Science 50 hrs.(The Politics of Democracy)

3 Astronomy & Navigation 50 hrs.

12 hrs.12 hrs.

Preparation for comprehensive examinations.

A NOTE ON ’THE TRAINING OF MATHEMATICSTEACHERS"

CECIL B. READMathematics Editor

Mr. Laframboise suggests a program which might well be an objective to beworked for; it is doubtful if ten per cent of secondary school teachers and juniorcollege instructors of mathematics who are presently teaching have this stronga background in pure mathematics. Nevertheless, if enough demand for strongertraining becomes evident, we may eventually obtain such improved training.The program is apparently the opinion of one individual, it may be worth

while to compare it with courses suggested by over four hundred teachers ofmathematics, including over one hundred heads of college mathematics depart-ments [SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, pp. 611-619, November, 1949].Mr. Laframboise places as required work in his program some courses whichwere at the bottom of the list of composite opinions, he makes elective othercourses considered of greater value. Obviously differences of opinion can beexpected; the important thing is to keep the issue before the public.