Word: math
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...syllabus provided for all the instructors, but many proceed to disregard it. Since each section has its own examinations, there is no effective way for preventing this; could the whole course be given identical exams the problem would be solved. This is not possible for an interesting reason. Teaching "Math A" are a number of the country's leading experts in the field, and they simply cannot agree as to the best methods of presentation; indeed, they cannot agree entirely as to what an elementary course in mathematics should contain. Thus there can be no one examination that will...
Although a statement that Harvard gives fourteen different courses in elementary mathematics--all called "Math A"--would be gross exaggeration, nevertheless present lack of uniformity among the sections gives just that impression. Resolving not to permit the slightest hint of regimentation to cast its ominous shadow over their fair course, the men in charge of "Math A" have allowed the fourteen sections to become, in practice, almost wholly independent of one another. Not only teaching methods, but organization of material, examinations, and grading standards vary from section to section, and as a result men undertaking "Math A" can never...
...average man takes four courses at $100 per course. With roughly 32 weeks in the college year and an average of 12 classes a week, each week costs approximately $12.50 and each class $1.04 (Math. A--"An Introduction to Calculus, a knowledge of Trigonometry not required...
Pitcher. Too slow in Math. A. Rather easy...
Fobes. Gives good Math. A section...