SIGMAA Activities

The following is a list of activities at MathFest 2012 that are sponsored by SIGMAAs. Full descriptions of the sessions may be found elsewhere in the program.
Mathematical and Computational Biology: BIO SIGMAA
- Invited Paper Session: Mathematics and Systems Biology
  Saturday afternoon, Ballroom B
- Contributed Paper Session: Undergraduate Research Activities in Mathematical and Computational Biology
  Thursday afternoon, Ballroom A
History of Mathematics: HOM SIGMAA
- Contributed Paper Session: The History of Mathematics and its Uses in Teaching and Learning Mathematics
  Friday afternoon, Hall of Ideas H
Math Circles for Students and Teachers: SIGMAA MCST
- Contributed Paper Session: Math Circles: Best Practices
  Thursday afternoon, Hall of Ideas G
- Math Circles Demonstration Classes
  Session 1: Saturday, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Ballroom C
  Session 2: Saturday, 11:00 – 12:00 a.m., Ballroom C
Philosophy of Mathematics: POM SIGMAA
- Reception
  Friday, August 3, 5:00 – 5:30 p.m., Hall of Ideas F
- Guest Lecture: Is the Proof in the Picture? Seeing, Believing, and Provings
  Speaker: Janet Folina, Macalester College
  Friday, August 3, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Hall of Ideas F
Quantitative Literacy: SIGMAA QL
- Panel: Effective strategies for teaching classes for non-majors
  Thursday, August 2, 1:00 – 2:20 p.m., Lecture Hall
Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education: SIGMAA RUME
- Supporting Students’ Reinvention of Formal Limit Definitions
  Session 1. Thursday, August 2, 4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Meeting Room R
  Session 2. Friday, August 3, 4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Meeting Room R
Statistics Education: SIGMAA STAT-ED
Teaching Advanced High School Mathematics: SIGMAA TAHSM
- Panel Discussion: How Will CCSSM Influence High School and College Mathematics?
  Saturday, August 4, 1:00 – 2:20 p.m., Lecture Hall
- Business Meeting
  Saturday, August 4, 5:00-5:30 p.m., Hall of Ideas F
- Engaging High School Students in Research Experiences
  Saturday, August 4, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Hall of Ideas F
  
  Organizers:
  - Daniel Teague, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
  During June 2012, SIGMAA TAHSM sponsored a PREP workshop for faculty at high schools, community colleges, and small liberal arts colleges to support them in engaging their students in a mathematics research experience during the 2012-13 school year. Following the business meeting, and with pizza in hand, participants from the June PREP session will discuss some of the mathematical problems considered during the summer, give an overview of the program as it is to be implemented in schools next year, and lead an open forum on future activities that engage high school teachers with mathematics and the MAA.
Mathematics Instruction Using the Web: WEB SIGMAA
- Panel Discussion: Designing Studies to Measure the Effectiveness of Online Homework
  Friday, August 3, 1:00 – 2:20 p.m., Lecture Hall
- Business Meeting, Reception and Discussion
  Friday, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m., Hall of Ideas E
Discussion Topic: Online Technology in Mathematics Education
An open discussion with a panel and members of the audience relating to the following points:
- Augmenting the traditional classroom with online resources
- Emerging technologies in the not so distant future. What will we see in the next 2-10 years?
- Emerging pedagogies related to learning mathematics online