Scheduling
Jan. 6th, 2019 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellow"Spring" Semester classes begin on the 14th. I will go onto campus a few times this week, to write the syllabi and handle other pre-semester duties.
This semester, I will be teaching: history of math in Science East, 3:00-4:15 MW; abstract algebra (theory of rings and fields) in Peck Hall, 4:30-5:45 MW; and Linear Algebra I in Science East, 6:00-7:15 MW. This presents a few problems.
1. Transit. It's about a five to ten minute walk between the two buildings, so of course the one in Peck is sandwiched between the other two. I note in passing that the bus stop is next to Peck Hall. Not a big problem, deserving only a rueful smile. Fortunately, my office is in Science East, so I'll be able to switch textbooks in between, rather than carrying all three with me.
2. Hunger. Somewhere in that time period I'm going to need sustenance, and I won't have much time to deal with it. I'm thinking I'll pack a couple of sandwiches and eat one in each break period. I suspect there will be days when I'll fall back on the vending machines in Peck.
3. Office Hours. This is the biggie. Normally, I schedule my OH for each class the hour before or after, but that's out of the question this semester. I'm planning on coming in five days a week anyway, to work on the Taxonomy papers if nothing else, and I'll probably have to schedule some office hours TTh. I don't know how that will fit my students' schedules; I suspect there'll be some appointments made (and probably broken) as well.
Ah, well. I haven't taught the abstract algebra class in a while, and I'm looking forward to it. History of math is always a pleasure, and linear is, if nothing else, familiar turf. I hope for a good semester.
This semester, I will be teaching: history of math in Science East, 3:00-4:15 MW; abstract algebra (theory of rings and fields) in Peck Hall, 4:30-5:45 MW; and Linear Algebra I in Science East, 6:00-7:15 MW. This presents a few problems.
1. Transit. It's about a five to ten minute walk between the two buildings, so of course the one in Peck is sandwiched between the other two. I note in passing that the bus stop is next to Peck Hall. Not a big problem, deserving only a rueful smile. Fortunately, my office is in Science East, so I'll be able to switch textbooks in between, rather than carrying all three with me.
2. Hunger. Somewhere in that time period I'm going to need sustenance, and I won't have much time to deal with it. I'm thinking I'll pack a couple of sandwiches and eat one in each break period. I suspect there will be days when I'll fall back on the vending machines in Peck.
3. Office Hours. This is the biggie. Normally, I schedule my OH for each class the hour before or after, but that's out of the question this semester. I'm planning on coming in five days a week anyway, to work on the Taxonomy papers if nothing else, and I'll probably have to schedule some office hours TTh. I don't know how that will fit my students' schedules; I suspect there'll be some appointments made (and probably broken) as well.
Ah, well. I haven't taught the abstract algebra class in a while, and I'm looking forward to it. History of math is always a pleasure, and linear is, if nothing else, familiar turf. I hope for a good semester.
