Below is the kind of problem we will continually facing with text book changes in years to come.
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FALL   2005
Dept & Nbr: MTH 54          Title: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATION

 Full Title: Mathematical Applications

 CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
    Review of arithmetic, ratio, proportion, percentage.  Practical problem solving including simple and compound interest.  Preparation for algebra  through the study of integers, polynomials, equations, and inequalities.
    Introduction to Euclidean Geometry, angles, triangles, perimeter, circumference, area, and volume.

Here is how our current MTH 54 textbook handles the topic compound interest.
 “Many loans today are bases on compound interest. This topic is covered in more advanced mathematic courses. The calculations for compound interest are tedious to do by hand. Usually people use a computer or a compound interest table to do compound interest problems.”
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One possible solution might be to identify our Student Learning Outcomes in a long term general way, and annually, more specifically, in terms of current textbook chapters and topics. This would allow assessment to be “operationally defined” as a textbook based final examination.