MAA FOCUS

MAA FOCUS is the news magazine of the MAA. It contains information about MAA activities, news about mathematics and the mathematical community, and lively articles about interesting new (or sometimes not so new) ideas in mathematics, mathematics education, and related areas. It is published nine times a year and is received by all members of the MAA.

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May/June 2008 Table of Contents

John Thompson and Jacques Tits Share the 2008 Abel Prize
New MathDL to Debut This Summer
Irina Metrea Wins the Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize
Ask Not What Your MAA Can Do For You...
Outsourcing Mathematics: Is a News Story Like This Possible?
New JSTOR Platform Launches
Quantitative Literacy Conference
Some Observations on Teaching Induction
Teaching Time Savers: The Study Challenge
How Do Students Study?
Portfolios and Scoring Rubrics in Technology-Aided Instruction
Student Collaboration Using a LaTeX Wiki
Sections Elect New Governors
Improving Success Rates in Calculus
A Carnival of Calculus
Letters to the Editor
MAA Contributed Papers, Washington, DC Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 5-9, 2009
Short Takes
Remembering Richard Anderson
William L. Duren, (1905-2008)
Employment Opportunities

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