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Andrew M. Gleason, Hollis Professor of Mathematics and chairman of the mathematics subcommittee of the Core, said yesterday next year would be a "dry run," and the department would urge students to master these quantitative skills because some required Core courses offered next year will assume knowledge of these skills...
Although the subcommittee is still discussing the final structure of the tests, Gleason said he envisions four kinds of math skills in the requirement: graphing and manipulation of functions, basic computer programming, elementary statistics and use of data...
...Gleason said that although he thinks current high school math programs provide very few entering freshmen with the skills needed to pass all parts of the requirement upon entering Harvard, he expects "about 80 per cent can get squared up without taking a regular course...
...department will probably schedule many days throughout the school year when students may take achievement tests to meet the requirements, Gleason said...
Andrew M. Gleason, Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy and a member of the Standing Committee on the Core, said yesterday, "Anyone who has spent a serious amount of time working in an area should express themselves in print. Therefore, it is surely appropriate for Dean Rosovsky...