William E. Fenton, Ph.D.

Textbook Revisions and Additions for Modern Geometry and Discrete Mathematics

My primary task during my sabbatical was to complete the revisions to my co-authored textbook, College Geometry with The Geometer’s Sketchpad, that would allow instructors to use this text with an alternative software package, GeoGebra. We completed the revisions as a collection of class-ready handouts; however, the publisher has decided to issue a separate edition of the text based on these new materials.

For many, many years, I have been developing a textbook for our Discrete Mathematics course. During the sabbatical, I updated the content to reflect recent professional recommendations, added a preface, and created an index. An unexpected opportunity appeared in summer 2018. The journal PRIMUS announced a special issue on chairing mathematics departments. Drs. Ackerman, Raymond, and I wrote and submitted an article, “The Department Chair’s Role in Mathematics Service Courses,” which was accepted and since then has been published.

I also made progress on other mathematical projects.