Federico's 3x5

Thank you for giving me your information. I promise not to let your information fall into enemy hands. Since I ask you
to supply all that information, it seems only fair that I should give you mine in return, so here it is
Name: Federico Marchetti – you are free to pronounce any or all of it whichever way you like.

E-mail address: fmarchetti@shoreline.edu

Years in school: Really many. I have been teaching college mathematics for more than forty-five years now. I
retired as a full professor in Europe in 2003, and moved to the USA, teaching part-time at the UW, WWU, and local
community colleges. I've been teaching at Shoreline Community College since 2005.
Past Career: I have a degree in Physics from the University of Rome, Italy, that does not quite correspond to any of
the standard American degrees, but, in the end, it's OK to say I have a doctorate. After that I worked up the Academic
ladder as a research mathematician, ending as Full Professor in one of the main engineering schools in Italy. After
retiring, I have been teaching part-time in Washington State (UW, WWU, Shoreline CC, North Seattle CC, and Lake
Washington Technical College). If you really want details, you can check my Vita at
http://faculty.washington.edu/fm1
Future Career plans: I really like teaching, surprisingly enough, so I'll keep doing it as long as I can. I enjoy the
people, the atmosphere, and the location of Shoreline Community College a lot, and am very happy to have the
opportunity to work here.
Why I'm teaching this course: I love teaching any math course. Both “elementary”, and “advanced” courses
offer the opportunity to illustrate interesting, clever, and even surprising tools. They also are a great laboratory
for developing logical thinking, which makes them useful even to those of you who will never see math again (not
that likely: math is all over the place now).
Why I'm teaching courses on line: It is a challenge, and that makes it very worthwhile. It is my impression that
this format is very challenging for mathematics, but most of you had no choice. Working on making on line
classes as productive as face to face classes is a very important goal at this time, and I have been working on
this for several years now. I want to thank many of my fellow instructors here at Shoreline for sharing experience,
and information, and sharing their on line courses, producing a fruitful collaboration on this project.
Type of graphing calculator I will use for this course: I hardly use calculators at all: computers do a much better
job, especially at graphics, and in a pinch my phone can fill in. As a matter of fact, by now they are hardly used in any
professional context. You are free to use one, but be aware of their display limitations. Additionally, check the
guidelines for submitting paper and pencil work: final solutions should be expressed as exact formulas, not
merely as numerical results produced by a calculator.

Other courses I am currently teaching: This Summer I am teaching a section of Math& 142 (Precalculus II) and a
section of Math& 146 (Introduction to Statistics) at Shoreline
Number of hours a week, you are working this quarter outside of classes: Teaching always requires to work
several more hours each day, outside of class, before, during, and after the quarter. I don’t punch a clock, but I would
estimate that I am putting in a good 50 hours and more a week, including weekends.
Anything else you'd like to know: I live in Kirkland, with three wonderful partners: my wife and our dogs, Willy Wonka,
and Frankie.