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\centerline{\bf Teaching and Presentation of Mathematics }
\centerline{Math 589, Fall Semester, 2009 -- Call \#26930}
\centerline{3:30 -- 4:45 PM, Tuesdays in 216 Taft Hall}
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\item{Instructor:} Steve Hurder  \hfill \break
Office: 505 SEO; Phone (312) 413-2154 \hfill \break
DUS Office: 240 SEO; Phone (312) 413-2171 \hfill \break
Email:  hurder@uic.edu \hfill \break
Web: http://www.math.uic.edu/$\sim$hurder\hfill \break

Note: I am normally in the DUS office at 340 SEO from 10 to noon, MWF, and will be in my regular office 505 SEO from 1 to 2 PM, MWF. Always, please feel free to email me to request an appointment if you have any issues which you would like to discuss about your teaching, or your graduate experience in our department.

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\item{Description:} This two credit hour course assists teaching assistants in improving teaching skills and in addressing problems that may arise in the classroom. 

We will also discuss various issues of importance to   students beginning their graduate studies at UIC, such as learning \TeX and \LaTeX, preparing your CV, preparing a Teaching Portfolio, using Beamer for presentations, deciding your area or research interests, joining professional organizations, attending conferences and so forth.
 
\item{Course webpage:}   http://www.math.uic.edu/$\sim$hurder/math589/ is the course web page and   has up-to-date information about the class, and   supplemental material from the web.
 
  
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