On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, S.A. Fulling wrote:

> 
> Math 629 in the fall will be strictly a distance-learning 
> (Web-based) course.  Of course, if you will be located in College 
> Station, you are still welcome to take the course and also to 
> take advantage (within reason) of your proximity by coming to my 
> office hours, meeting with other local students if there are any, 
> and (probably most valuable) using the TAMU library!
> 
> This is the first time I have taught the course, so I intend to 
> follow Prof. Allen's lead rather closely.  I suggest that you 
> look at the material on his Web page,
> 
> http://www.math.tamu.edu/~don.allen/m629_03a/index.htm
> 
> with the understanding that I will adapt the procedures somewhat 
> to my own taste.  There is no assigned textbook beyond the 
> on-line textbook by Dr. Allen, linked to the page above.  
> However, I am advising each student to acquire and read one other 
> book in the "general history of mathematics" category; a list of 
> suitable books (not exhaustive) is on Allen's page at
> 
> http://www.math.tamu.edu/~don.allen/masters/content.htm#references
>
# Revised list is at 
# http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/~fulling/m629/genbooks.html
# I took one of his books off (too specialized) and added one (Kramer).
#
> More information will be forthcoming about a week before classes 
> start.
> 
>                       Looking forward to working with you,
>                                     Stephen Fulling 
>