Registration
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Plaza Registration, Plaza Building
Exhibit Hall
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Plaza Exhibit Hall, Plaza Building
Invited Address
MAA Invited Address
Mathematical Medicine: Modeling Disease and Treatment
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Lisette de Pillis, Harvey Mudd College
Immune system dynamics have proven to play an increasingly central role in the development of new treatment strategies for immune-related diseases such as type 1 diabetes and certain cancers. The critical importance of the immune system in fighting such diseases has been verified clinically, as well as through mathematical models.
Many open questions remain, however, including what may lead to non-uniform patient responses to treatments, and how to optimize and personalize therapy strategies. Mathematical models can help to provide insights into the mechanisms that may be influencing patient outcomes. In this talk, we will present a sampling of mathematical models that help us to simulate immune system interactions, disease dynamics, and treatment approaches that may slow, or even stop, disease progression.
Contributed Paper Session
Encouraging Effective Teaching Innovation, Part A
9:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m., Governor's Square 12, Plaza Building
This session will consist of presentations of demonstrably effective and innovative classroom techniques that address the reasoning behind, design, and implementation of resources or activities. This may include whole course techniques (not necessarily original to the presenter) or drop-in activities to bolster student learning and reflection in any course. Materials will be shared after the session at: http://mathfest2018.davidfailing.com
Organizers:
Susan Crook, Loras College
David Failing, Lewis University
Russ Goodman, Central College
Mami Wentworth, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Exploration of Methods in the Teaching of Pre-Calculus
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Keith Carlson, University of Central Florida
Spicing up a Developmental/First Year Algebra Classroom
9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.g
Gowribalan Ananda Vamadeva, University of Cincinnati
The Integration of Mathematics and Science: A Plan for a High School Integrated Pre-Calculus and Physics Course
9:40 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
Courtney Fox, Clermont Northeastern Schools
Effective Methods for Improving Student Retention and Progression
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Maynooth University
Supporting College Algebra Students' Study of Mixture and Motion Problems
10:20 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Erin R. Moss, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Promoting the Use of Multiple Representations in the College Algebra Classroom
10:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Jordan R. Hall, University of Colorado Denver
TACTivities for Elementary Teachers
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Angie Hodge, Northern Arizona University
Team-Based Learning Calculus
11:20 p.m. - 11:35 p.m.
Anna Seitz, Iowa State University
Heather Bolles, Iowa State University
Amanda Baker, Iowa State University
Opening Gateways: Successful Activities and STEM Applications for Algebra and Trigonometry Courses
11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
Marianna Bonanome, New York City College of Technology
Undergraduate Student Paper Session
MAA Student Paper Sessions
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., Plaza Courts 1-4, Plaza Building
Organizers:
Eric Ruggieri, College of the Holy Cross
Chasen Smith, Georgia Southern University
Undergraduate Student Paper Session
Pi Mu Epsilon Student Paper Sessions
9:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m., Plaza Courts 5-7, Plaza Building
Organizer:
Darci Kracht, Kent State University
Invited Address
AMS-MAA Joint Invited Address
Gravity's Action on Light: A Mathematical Journey
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Arlie Petters, Duke University
The gravitational fields of stars, black holes, and galaxies act on light propagating near them, casting magnification patterns in space. Such optical phenomena have wide-ranging physical applications, including detecting extrasolar planets and testing for a fifth dimension of the universe. Assuming no background in astrophysics or cosmology, this talk will take you on a mathematical journey unveiling the intriguing properties of these beautiful magnification patterns.
Invited Address
Earle Raymond Hedrick Lecture Series
Nonlinear Dispersive Equations and the Beautiful Mathematics That Comes with Them, Lecture I
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Gigliola Staffilani, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In these lectures I will give an overview of the rich mathematical structures that characterize the wave solutions of some of the most important nonlinear partial differential equations, such as the Schrödinger equation. In doing so I will illustrate how beautiful pieces of mathematics, developed using different tools, not just coming from analysis, have been generated over the years in order to answer some of the most fundamental questions for these equations, such as existence and uniqueness of solutions for example. Along the way I will formulate open questions and possible new directions of investigation.
Invited Address
MAA Chan Stanek Lecture for Students
FAIL: A Mathematician's Apology
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Laura Taalman, James Madison University
The job of being a mathematician primarily consists of long periods of failure punctuated by short bursts of success which later seem to be somewhat obvious...but that’s what we love about it! And, as it turns out, 3D printing kind of works the same way. In this talk we’ll take a journey through many mathematical and 3D printing failures and try to laugh about it the best we can.
Invited Paper Session
Bridging Network Science and Graph Theory
1:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m., Grand Ballroom II, Tower Building
The current session aims at bringing together researchers from different areas to learn or apply their knowledge to network science. While the foundations of Network science are in graph theory, the discipline evolved to include sociologists, computer scientist and others that are interested in understanding and analyzing social networks, technological network, biological networks and networks of information. The network science field bloomed as big data emerged, yet mathematicians are a minority at these conferences. The types of contributions for this session are either state-of-the art overviews of network science research topics, or newly developed theory/applications in network science that is of interest to the mathematical community.
Organizer:
Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School
Karl Schmitt, Valparaiso University
(NEW!) Using Machine Learning to Classify and Characterize Networks
1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Karl Schmitt, Valparaiso University
Teaching Graph Theory and Network Science (CANCELED)
1:30 p.m. -1:50 p.m.
Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School
(NEW!) Seeing Red: Locating People of Interest in Dark Networks
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Pivithuru Wijegunawardana
Teaching Network Science at Different Academic Levels (CANCELED)
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Jon Roginski, United States Military Academy
Guessing Numbers of Graphs
2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Puck Rombach, University of Vermont
Tropical Principal Component Analysis and its Application to Phylogenetics
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Ruriko Yoshida, Naval Postgraduate School
Using Machine Learning to Classify and Characterize Networks
3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Karl Schmitt, Valparaiso University
Seeing Red: Locating People of Interest in Dark Networks
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Pivithuru Wijegunawardana
Contributed Paper Session
Advancing Women in Mathematics: On the Ground Initiatives
1:30 p.m. - 5:25 p.m., Governor's Square 14, Plaza Building
This session focuses on how programs advancing women in mathematics take shape on the ground. Speakers will discuss critical project components including aims, intended audience, implementation, replication, and scaling. This session provides a broad array of ideas that together form a frame for how to begin---or continue---a dedicated effort to move women forward in mathematics.
Organizers:
Della Dumbaugh and Heather Russell, University of Richmond
Being Intentional: Increasing Success of Women in the Mathematics Program at GVSU
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lauren Keough, Grand Valley State University
Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State University
The WoMentoring Group
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Felicia Tabing, University of Southern California
Cindy Blois, University of Southern California
The Career Mentoring Workshop (CaMeW)
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Rachelle DeCoste, Wheaton College (MA)
Building a Community of Peers
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Alessandra Pantano, University of California, Irvine
Natalia Komarova, University of California, Irvine
Patrick Guidotti, University of California, Irvine
Leveling Up: Building Community and Confidence
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Heather M. Russell, University of Richmond
Della Dumbaugh, University of Richmond
INCLUDES WATCH-US Mini-grant: C3PO (Core knowledge, Community, and Confidence through a Programming Overview)
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Rebecca Segal, Virginia Commonwealth University
Mentoring, Outreach, and Professional Development: Activities of the AWM Student Chapter at UNC-Chapel Hill
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Katrina Morgan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Francesca Bernardi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Women Empowered through Graduate Opportunities Awareness Transformation (weGOAT)
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Kaitlyn Phillipson, St. Edward's University
Jason Callahan, St. Edward's University
Carol Gee, St. Edward's University
Dare to BEE
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Anae Myers, Florida Atlantic University
Catherine Berrouet, Florida Atlantic University
Angela Robinson, Florida Atlantic University
Jessica Thune, Florida Atlantic University
Yuan Wang, Florida Atlantic University
Mathematics Project at Minnesota
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Alice Nadeau, University of Minnesota
Kim Logan, University of Minnesota
Harini Chandramouli, University of Minnesota
Hidden No More Lecture Series
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Alison Marr, Southwestern University
Developing Peer Networks by Producing Videos That Highlight the Careers of Women in Math
5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Jessica Beck, University of Tennessee
Natalie Lemanski, University of Tennessee
Nina Fefferman, University of Tennessee
Contributed Paper Session
Encouraging Effective Teaching Innovation, Part B
Thursday, August 2, 1:30 p.m. - 6:05 p.m., Governor's Square 12, Plaza Building
This session will consist of presentations of demonstrably effective and innovative classroom techniques that address the reasoning behind, design, and implementation of resources or activities. This may include whole course techniques (not necessarily original to the presenter) or drop-in activities to bolster student learning and reflection in any course. Materials will be shared after the session at: http://mathfest2018.davidfailing.com
Organizers:
Susan Crook, Loras College
David Failing, Lewis University
Russ Goodman, Central College
Mami Wentworth, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Building Community in the Classroom: Creating Classroom Culture and Establishing Community Norms
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Tian Yu Yen, University of Colorado Denver
Investigation of Inverted and Active Pedagogies in STEM Disciplines: A Preliminary Report A Preliminary Report
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Reza O. Abbasian, Texas Lutheran University
Michael L. Czuchry, Texas Lutheran University
John T. Sieben, Texas Lutheran University
Active Learning via Fill-in-the-blank Proofs in an Intro to Proofs Course
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Charlotte Knotts-Zides, Wofford College
Projects Applying Linear Algebra to Calculus
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Jason Molitierno, Sacred Heart University
Embodied Activities: Engaging Students via Life Size Exploration
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Sarah A. Nelson, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Intentionally Integrating Prior Knowledge into Daily Lessons
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Kristen Sellke, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
A SCALE-UP Instructional Model for Multivariate Calculus
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Gus Greivel, Colorado School of Mines
Scott Strong, Colorado School of Mines
Sort The Sequences
3:50 a.m. - 4:05 a.m.
Sarah Wright, Fitchburg State University
Instructors’ Experiences Using Primary Source Projects in Mathematics Classrooms
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Daniel E. Otero, Xavier University
Dominic Klyve, Central Washington University
Nicholas A. Scoville, Ursinus College
Diana White, University of Colorado Denver
Engaging Students With Augmented Reality
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Nora Strasser, Friends University
Drawing-to-Learn Activity as a Cognitive Tool in Undergraduate Mathematics
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Mile Krajcevski, University of South Florida
Making Connections with Card Sorts
5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Carrie Muir, Whatcom Community College
Transforming Mathematics Assessments to Drive Better Learning
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Lisa Bromberg, United States Military Academy - West Point
Kayla Blyman, United States Military Academy - West Point
Kristin Arney, United States Military Academy - West Point
Oral Assessments: Helping Students Make Connections
5:50 p.m. - 6:05 p.m.
Mary A. Nelson, George Mason University
Contributed Paper Session
Great Circles, Great Problems
1:30 p.m. - 5:05 p.m., Governor's Square 15, Plaza Building
Math Circles are outreach programs for K12 teachers and students, often led by university-based mathematicians, which focus on providing authentic mathematical experiences – where participants enjoy and engage with mathematics as a lively discipline of inquiry, conjecturing, and problem solving. Presenters will share mathematical problems and activities that can lead to hours of exploration by the curious.
Organizers:
Amanda Matson, Clarke University
Diana White, National Association of Math Circles
Sponsor: The SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers (SIGMAA MCST)
Polyominoes and Blokus
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Sarah Trebat-Leder, Art of Problem Solving
Queen Dido Problems
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Amanda Katharine Serenevy, Riverbend Community Math Center
Explore Transformations through Anamorphosis and 3D Art
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Mahmud Akelbek, Weber State University
Positive Net Results: Folding and Unfolding
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Sarah Bryant, Dickinson College
Lance Bryant, Shippensburg University
Catapult Planning and Development Activity at the Central Oklahoma Math Circle
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Erica Bajo Calderon, University Of Central Oklahoma
Pythagorean Triples: Connections Between Algebra and Geometry
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Mark Koester, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Using Paper Folding to Create Islamic Geometric Pattern (CANCELED)
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Rebin A. Muhammad, Ohio University
Math Circle at Racquet Up Detroit
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Ruth Favro, Lawrence Technological University
Na Yu, Lawrence Technological University
Competitive Constructions: Polyhedra, MESA, and Intuition-first
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
James C. Taylor, Math Circles Collaborative of New Mexico
The Community Alliance for Mathematics
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Brianna Donaldson, American Institute of Mathematics
Discussion
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Contributed Paper Session
Mastery Grading, Part A
1:30 p.m. - 4:05 p.m., Governor's Square 11, Plaza Building
“Mastery grading” refers to a suite of assessment techniques that encourage students to pursue deep understanding of course content. Techniques include standards-based grading, specifications grading, and mastery testing. Grades are based on mastery of objectives rather than accumulation of partial credit. Students have multiple attempts to attain this high standard for each objective, teaching them to persevere through the course.
Organizers:
David Clark, Grand Valley State University
Robert Campbell, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University
Jeb Collins, University of Mary Washington
Alyssa Hoofnagle, Wittenberg University
Mike Janssen, Dordt College
Austin Mohr, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Jessica OShaughnessy, Shenandoah University
Cassie Williams, James Madison University
A Quick Summary of Four Years of Standards-Based Grading
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Kate Owens, College of Charleston
The Unstandardized Nature of Standards-Based Grading Practices in Middle School Mathematics Classrooms
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Michelle A. Morgan, University of Northern Colorado
Mastery Based Testing - A Case Study in Implementation Across a Mathematics Curriculum
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Chris Lee, Roanoke College
Implementing Standards-Based Grading in a Post-Secondary Mathematics Course
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Jane Zimmerman, Michigan State University
Does Mastery-based Testing Help with Test Anxiety? Growth Mindset? Confidence? An Analysis of the Impact of MBT in Mathematics Courses
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Amanda Harsy, Lewis University
Combating Test Anxiety in Under-represented Groups
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Jessie K. Lenarz, St. Catherine University
Kristine Pelatt, St. Catherine University
Communicating Student Progress in Standards-Based Grading
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Thomas Mahoney, Emporia State University
Mastery Grading for the Masses: A Public Reflection
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Anil Venkatesh, Ferris State University
Contributed Paper Session
Mathematical Themes in a First-Year Seminar
1:30 p.m. - 5:05 p.m., Governor's Square 16, Plaza Building
As mathematicians, we are eager to infuse our discipline into First-Year Seminars, which often serve as an introduction to college-level academic culture (critical reading, writing and thinking, information literacy, etc.). Speakers will share their seminar’s topic, major learning goals, the ways in which mathematical themes were incorporated into the seminar, and the degree to which their pedagogical choices were successful.
Organizers:
Jennifer Schaefer, Dickinson College
Jennifer Bowen, College of Wooster
Mark Kozek, Whittier College
Pamela Pierce, College of Wooster
Seminar Precalculus Through Applications
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Matthew J. Prudente, Saint Vincent College
Math Anxiety Investigated as a FYS
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Gretchen W. Whipple, Warren Wilson College
Measuring Sustainability
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Amanda I. Beecher, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Experiential Learning & Statistics in a First-Year Seminar Course
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Kathryn Cerrone, The University of Akron
Uncovering the Hidden Figures
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Cynthia Farthing, University of Iowa
Math and Art in a First-Year Seminar
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Kim Spayd, Gettysburg College
Mathematical Identities: Diverging from the Stereotypes
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Jennifer Schaefer, Dickinson College
A First-Year Seminar on Creativity in Mathematics
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Sarah Mayes-Tang, University of Toronto
Mathematics Through Fiction: Creatively Exploring Mathematical Thinking and the Nature of Mathematics
4;10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Allegra B. Reiber, University of Denver
Exploring Mathematics Related Fields--A First-year Seminar for Mathematics Students
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Mary Shepherd, Northwest Missouri State University
Cryptology in a First Year Seminar
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Emlee Nicholson, Millsaps College
Contributed Paper Session
Mathematics Research Experiences for K–12 Teachers and Students
1:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., Governor's Square 17, Plaza Building
Presenters will share their experiences conducting mathematics research with teachers and students. Participants will be introduced to a variety of problems that are well suited for these research experiences. They will learn about the findings that have resulted from these research experiences as well as the influences on teachers’ instructional practice and students’ learning and dispositions toward mathematics.
Organizers:
Saad El-Zanati and Cynthia Langrall, Illinois State University
Research Experiences for PreService and InService Secondary Mathematics Teachers: The Teacher-Scholar Concept
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Saad El-Zanati, Illinois State University
David Barker, Illinois State University
Cynthia Langrall, Illinois State University
Translating the REU Experience to the High School Classroom: A Tale of Two Teachers
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Joel Jeffries, Iowa Sate
Stephanie Zeppetello, East Leyden High School
REU Math Camp: A Genuine Mathematics Research Experience for Urban High School Students
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Lindsey States, Miami University
Kerry Hawken, Ball State University
Research Conducted as Part of RET Supplements
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Anant Godbole, East Tennessee State University
Inspiring Mathematical Research via Twitter
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
James Tanton, Mathematical Association of America
Some Number Theory Research Experience with Gifted High School Students
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Jongryul Lim, Korea Science Academy of KAIST
Introducing Students in Grades 4-6 to Unsolved Problems
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Jenna R. O'Dell, Bemidji State University
Cynthia Langrall, Illinois State University
Contributed Paper Session
A Number is Never an Answer: Developing Mathematical Thinking and Communication Through Writing, Part A
1:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Governor's Square 10, Plaza Building
Many students only experience mathematics as a discipline of calculations. However students who take a quantitative job in an interdisciplinary field need to be able to clearly communicate mathematics to a lay audience via writing. In this session we invite instructors to discuss their use of writing assignments in their mathematics courses that develop these transferable skills.
Organizers:
William Gryc and Linda McGuire, Muhlenberg College
Using Writing Assignments in a Quantitative Reasoning Course
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Paula R. Stickles, Millikin University
Writing With Numbers
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Sandra Fital-Akelbek, Weber State University
Jean Norman, Weber State University
Developing Metacognition Through Process-focused writing in an Inquiry-Based Learning Classroom
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Emilie Hancock, Central Washington University
Gulden Karakok, University of Northern Colorado
Incorporating Written Communications into Mathematics Deepens Students Learning Outcome in General Education Mathematics
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Hope Essien, Malcolm X College
Using Writing Ideas from English Teachers in a History of Mathematics Course
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Nell Rayburn, Austin Peay State University
Writing Short Essays in a Core Mathematics Course
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Abigail C. Bishop, Iona College
Benjamin Gaines, Iona College
Exploring Integral Calculus Through Applied Writing Assignments
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Michelle Ghrist, Gonzaga University
Writing through Applications in Multivariable Calculus
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Joy Becker, Wartburg College
Writing Intensive Upper Level Math Courses for Engineers and Computer Scientists
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Malgorzata A. Marciniak, CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Assessing Department SLOs in a Linear Algebra Class
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Maria Neophytou-Foster, Belmont University
Critical Thinking and Writing Development through Project and Paper Scaffolding in a Liberal Arts Math Course
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Karin R. Saoub, Roanoke College
Write, Revise, Repeat: Improving Student Writing
5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Cory Johnson, California State University, San Bernardino
Writing Across the Mathematics Curriculum
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Jeff Johannes, SUNY Geneseo
Contributed Paper Session
Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., Plaza Ballroom D, Plaza Building
The goals of this session are to promote quality research in undergraduate mathematics education, to disseminate educational studies to the greater mathematics community, and to facilitate the impact of research findings on mathematics pedagogy. Presentations may be based on research in any undergraduate mathematical area. Examples include studies about students’ mathematical reasoning, teaching practices, curriculum design, and faculty professional development.
Organizers:
Megan Wawro, Virginia Tech
Aaron Weinberg, Ithaca College
Stacy Brown, California State Polytechnic University
An Initial Exploration into Undergraduate Students’ Computational Activity in a Combinatorial Setting
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University
Exploring Expert and Novice Understandings of Isomorphism and Homomorphism in Abstract Algebra
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Rachel L. Rupnow, Virginia Tech
Developing a Conceptual Model for Vector Cross Products
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Deborah Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo
Monica VanDieren, Robert Morris University
Specialised Knowledge of University Lecturers of Linear Algebra in Relation to Connections (CANCELED)
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Diana L. Vasco Mora, Universidad Tecnica Estatal De Quevedo
Nuria Climent Rodríguez, Universidad de Huelva
Productive Failure in the Undergraduate Flipped Mathematics Classroom
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
John A. Kerrigan, Rutgers University
Faculty Feedback on Student Proofs
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Jim Brandt, Southern Utah University
Gretchen Rimmasch Meilstrup, Southern Utah University
Learning to Prove through Students’ Eyes: The Case of Proof by Contradiction
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Tim Hendrix, Meredith College
Karen Keene, North Carolina State University
Online Homework: What Students Think and What Students Do
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Benjamin D. Sencindiver, Colorado State University
Mary Pilgrim, Colorado State University
Constructing Formulas from Dynamic Images: What Happens When Nothing Stays the Same?
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Kristin Frank, Towson University
A Fine-grained analysis of Developmental Mathematics Students’ Background Mathematics Knowledge Using MDTP’s Second Year Algebra Readiness Test
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Eyob Demeke, California State University, Los Angeles
Panel Session
Advocating for Your Career and Yourself
1:30 p.m. -2:50 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
From asking for a raise to securing institutional and external resources, this panel will discuss how faculty find and ask for resources needed for teaching, research, and other creative endeavors. What are appropriate requests and how can you effectively make them to help further your own career as well as the profession? Sponsored by the Project NExT Peach dots.
Organizers:
Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Valparaiso University
Leigh M. Lunsford, Longwood University
Panelists:
Martha Abell, Georgia Southern University
Linda Braddy, Tarrant County College
Richard Cleary, Babson College
Sponsor: Project NExT Peach dots
Poster Session
MAA General Contributed Poster Session
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Plaza Exhibit Hall, Plaza Building
The MAA is pleased to announce the inaugural General Contributed Poster Session (GCPS) at MathFest 2018 in Denver. We will rotate the poster categories throughout the meeting and the number of rotations will depend on the number of accepted posters. The MAA will provide corkboards for the posters – you just need to bring your poster.
1. A Tale of Links between Arithmetic and Poset’s Möbius Functions
Emil D. Schwab, The University of Texas at El Paso
Gabriela Schwab, El Paso Community College
2. Annihilator Ideal Based Zero Divisor Graph of Z Modulo N over Z, Complemented Condition and Girth
Irawati Irawati, Bandung Institute of Technology
Farhani Farhani, Bandung Institute of Technology
3. Computer-Assisted Calculation in Hopf Algebra Representations
John E. Foster, Walla Walla University
4. Some Relations on Prefix Reversal Generators of the Symmetric and Hyperoctahedral Group (CANCELED)
Charles Buehrle, Notre Dame of Maryland University
Saul Blanco, Indiana University
5. A Practical Parallelizable Fourth-Order Modification of Laguerre's Method
Thomas Cameron, Davidson College
6. Comparisons of Locally Determined Nonlinear Maps and Generalized Orthomorphisms
William Feldman, University of Arkansas
7. Convergence Speed of Some Random Implicit-Kirk-Type Iterations for Contractive-type Random Operators
Hudson Akewe, University of Lagos
8. Do Annular Functions Abound?
Russell W. Howell, Westmont College
9. From Simplicity of Monotonicity to Generality by Inequality (CANCELED)
Anae Myers, Florida Atlantic University
10. Generalizations of the Enestrom-Kakeya Theorem
Aaron Melman, Santa Clara University
11. Vector Reconstruction: A Generalized Kaczmarz Algorithm
Anna Seitz, Iowa State University
Mary Vaughan, Iowa State University
Nate Harding, Iowa State University
Emelie Curl, Iowa State University
12. An AMG Approach in Solving Graph Laplacians of Protein Networks Based on Diffusion State Distance Metrics
Junyuan Lin, Tufts University
13. A Cost Benefit Analysis of Cyber Defense Improvements
Tung Thai, Wentworth Institute of Technology
14. Reduced Fertility and Asymptotics of the Logistic Model
Laurentiu Sega, Augusta University
15. Clique Immersion in Graph Products
Megan E. Heenehan, Eastern Connecticut State University
Karen L. Collins, Wesleyan University
Jessica McDonald, Auburn University
16. Iterated Line Graphs of Trees and Bi-Regular Graphs
Liz Lane-Harvard, University of Central Oklahoma
17. Limit Characterizations through Spanning Trees in Multigraphs: An Exploration
Joshua Steier, Seton Hall University
Kristi Luttrell, Seton Hall University
John T. Saccoman, Seton Hall University
18. Minimal Embedding Dimensions of Rectangle k-Visibility Graphs
Espen Slettnes, University of California, Berkeley
19. Radio Number for Ninth Power Paths
Joel Salazar, California State University, San Bernardino
20. The Saturation Number of Single-Defect Carbon Nanocones
Taylor Short, Grand Valley State University
21. Using Graph Theory to Design Optimal Strategies for DNA Self-Assembly
Hector Dondiego, Lewis University
Chandler Stimpert, Lewis University
22. Enumerating Multiple Frog Paths
Matthew Hudelson, Washington State University
23. A Brief on Direct Product Models and Languages
Cyrus F. Nourani, Acdmkrd AI Berlin
24. Matrix Powers and Symmetric Polynomials
Joshua Boone, Lincoln Memorial University
25. Upper Bounds for the Bond Percolation Thresholds of the Cubic, Body-Centered Cubic, and Face-Centered Cubic Lattices by a Growth Process Approach
John C. Wierman, Johns Hopkins University
26. Effect of Solar Variability on North Atlantic Climate
Jessica Oehrlein, Columbia University
Gabriel Chiodo, Columbia University
Lorenzo M. Polvani, Columbia University
John Fyfe, Environment Canada
Anne K. Smith, National Center for Atmospheric Research
27. Fibonacci Identities: No Induction Required
Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College
Michael Brilleslyper, U. S. Air Force Academy
28. Generalized Zeckendorf Expansions (CANCELED)
David Terr, UC Berkeley
29. Primes and Divisibility Patterns in the Repdigit Sequence 3, 31, 311, 3111, 31111,...
Kryssa C. Goodhart, Rowan University
Jay L. Schiffman, Rowan University
30. Recent Developments on Stern's Diatomic Sequence and a Sister Function
Aubrey R. Laskowski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael J. Schirle, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
31. Solutions to the Diophantine Equation \(X + Y = c^z\) when \(XY\) Is Divisible by a Fixed Set of Two Primes
Robert Styer, Villanova University
Reese Scott, Somerville, MA
32. The Modeling and Calculation of Rise and Fall of the Liquid in Capillary Action by Poisson
Shigeru Masuda, RIMS, Kyoto University
Workshop
What’s the Story? Research Presentations for an Undergraduate Audience
1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m., Tower Court D, Tower Building
Presenting research to undergraduate students is rewarding, but challenging. The gory details of mathematical results often require specific jargon and background knowledge. Nonetheless, the big idea-the “story”-can almost always be presented at a variety of levels. This workshop is designed to help graduate students formulate a presentation on their research that is appropriate for an audience of undergraduate students.
Organizer: May Mei, Denison University
Sponsor: Committee on Graduate Students
Minicourse
Minicourse 1. Initiating, Designing, Building, and Using Modeling Scenarios for Teaching Differential Equations, Part A
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Tower Court A, Tower Building
We offer guidance and resources for developing materials for teaching differential equations using models. We discuss how to produce modeling scenarios and help participants focus on projects of their own. Sharing resources will assist participants in shaping their own modeling scenarios. Through active, hands-on, group work participating faculty will experience using modeling to teach differential equations from day one.
Brian Winkel, SIMIODE
Eric Sullivan, Carroll College
Lisa Driskell, Colorado Mesa University
Audrey Malagon, Virginia Wesleyan University
Sponsor: Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations (SIMIODE)
Minicourse
Minicourse 6. Visualizing Projective Geometry Through Photographs and Perspective Drawings, Part A
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Tower Court B, Tower Building
We introduce hands-on, practical art puzzles that motivate the mathematics of projective geometry---the study of properties invariant under projective transformations. On the art side, we explore activities in perspective drawing or photography. These activities inform the mathematical side, where we introduce activities in problem solving and proof suitable for a sophomore-level proofs class. No artistic experience is required.
Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall College
Fumiko Futamura, Southwestern University
Undergraduate Student Paper Session
MAA Student Paper Sessions
2:30 p.m. – 6:05 p.m., Plaza Courts 1-4, Plaza Building
Organizers:
Eric Ruggieri, College of the Holy Cross
Chasen Smith, Georgia Southern University
Undergraduate Student Paper Session
Pi Mu Epsilon Student Paper Sessions
2:30 p.m. – 6:25 p.m., Plaza Courts 5-7, Plaza Building
Organizer:
Darci Kracht, Kent State University
Invited Paper Session
The MAA Instructional Practices Guide in Action
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Plaza Ballroom E, Plaza Building
The goal of the session is to bring the new MAA Instructional Practices (IP) Guide to life for the mathematical community. Talks will demonstrate how members of the community are using the IP Guide in their classroom practice or for professional development.
Organizers:
Martha Abell, Georgia Southern University
Carolyn Yackel, Mercer University
Professional Development for Collegiate Instructors with the MAA Instructional Practices Guide
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Hortensia Soto, University of Northern Colorado
Graduate Teaching Assistant Development via the MAA Instructional Practices Guide
3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Gulden Karakok, University of Northern Colorado
Developing Persistence in Problem Solving in relation to the MAA Instructional Practices Guide
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Angie Hodge, Northern Arizona University
Paired Board Work is Definitely Not Bored Work
4:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
April D. Strom, Scottsdale Community College
Five Essential Elements for Cooperative Learning described in the MAA Instructional Practices Guide
5:00 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.
James A. Mendoza Álvarez, The University of Texas at Arlington
Town Hall Session
Mathematical Mamas – Being Both Beautifully
3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
Women have always been involved in mathematics and science. Even though we are past the days when women had to deny their self-identity to pursue mathematics, we still have work to do. With more mothers (and fathers) bridging the gap between academia and parenthood, this town hall will celebrate victories and discuss solutions to challenges that arise from this intersection.
Organizers:
Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin, Lamar University
Emille Davie Lawrence, University of San Francisco
Erin Militzer, Ferris State University
Other Mathematical Session
Section Officers Meeting
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
This session is moderated by Lisa Marano, West Chster University, Chair of the MAA Committee on Sections. It is open to all section officers and their guests.
Session for Graduate Students
Speed Interviewing Marathon for Students
3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m., Tower Court D, Tower Building
Employers suggest communication skills are a critical component of job interviews. This session for undergraduate students, graduate students and early career mathematicians helps participants hone these skills, with best practices and tips on job interviewing and three speed interviewing sessions to practice what participants have learned. Sessions include individual feedback for participants and opportunities to network with fellow interviewees.
Organizers:
Jenna Carpenter, Campbell University
Edray Goins, Purdue University
Sponsor: MAA Committee on Graduate Students
Poster Session
MAA General Contributed Poster Session
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Plaza Exhibit Hall, Plaza Building
The MAA is pleased to announce the inaugural General Contributed Poster Session (GCPS) at MathFest 2018 in Denver. We will rotate the poster categories throughout the meeting and the number of rotations will depend on the number of accepted posters. The MAA will provide corkboards for the posters – you just need to bring your poster.
1. Alternative Grading Schemes in Linear Algebra (CANCELED)
Timothy Goldberg, Lenoir-Rhyne University
2. Standards Based Assessment: An Easy-to-Use SBA Quiz System
James Olsen, Western Illinois University
3. Mathematics Learning Support at US Colleges & Universities
David Thomas, University of Providence
Ciaran Mac an Bhaird, Maynooth University, Ireland
4. A Comparison of Two Approaches to Teaching Calculus I
Jonathan Hulgan, Oxford College of Emory University
5. The “Lost” Books of Euclid’s Elements
Chuck Lindsey, Florida Gulf Coast University
6. A College Geometry Course Involving Civilization, Logic and Beauty (CANCELED)
Wen-Haw Chen, Tunghai University
7. Opening Up the Transitions Course: New Proof Tasks for the Creative Math Major
Jamie Sutherland, University of Delaware
8. Calculus in Virtual Reality
Nicholas Long, Stephen F. Austin State University
Jeremy Becnel, Stephen F. Austin State University
9. Application Projects to Students in Calculus for Life Science
Yanping Ma, Loyola Marymount University
10. Blending Team-based Learning with Standards-Based Grading in a Calculus I classroom
Jeffrey M. Ford, Gustavus Adolphus College
11. Developing Tightly Coordinated Calculus Courses for STEM Majors> (CANCELED)
James M. Talamo, The Ohio State University
12. Student Perceptions of Engagement in Calculus 1
Kristen Mazur, Elon University
Laura Taylor, Elon University
13. Using History to Motivate Calculus
Dan Kemp, South Dakota State University
14. Whose Math and For What Purpose? A Community Seminar on Identity, Culture, and Mathematics (CANCELED)
Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
15. Case Study of Student Success
Kyle Riley, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
16. Beyond the Textbook - Stories, Cartoons, and More
Janet St.Clair, Alabama State University
17. Choreographing in Problem Solving: Mathematical Interpretations of Figure Skat ers' Blade Tracings
Rachael Talbert, Towson University
Diana Cheng, Towson University
18. Math Races and Jeopardy Games
David DiMarco, Neumann University
Ryan Savitz, Neumann University
19. Transforming Instruction in Undergraduate Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources
Nicholas Scoville, Ursinus College
Dominic Klyve, Central Washington University
Jerry Lodder, New Mexico State University
Janet Barnett, Colorado State University–Pueblo
Danny Otero, Xavier University
Kathy Clark, Florida State University
Diana White, University of Colorado Denver
20. Using Investigation Activities to Incorporate Inquiry Based Learning Principles in the Classroom
Gabriella Harris, Towson University
Kimberly Corum, Towson University
21. Classroom Stats: Spice Up Your Classroom with Fun, Live, Data Collection and Analysis
David G. Taylor, Roanoke College
Adam F. Childers, Roanoke College
22. Creating a Learning Map for Introductory Statistics
Heidi Hulsizer, Benedictine College
Megan Lutz, University of Georgia
Dione Maxwell, Loganville High School, Loganville GA
Jonathan Templin, University of Kansas
Laura Zielger, Iowa State
23. Culling Engaging Statistical Activities From the Wild: R as an Aid to Reading the News
Meredith Anderson, Adams State University
24. Data Science for Math Majors
William C. Calhoun, Bloomsburg University
25. Teaching Data-Centric Statistics: StatPREP at the end of Year 1
Jenna Carpenter, Campbell University
Michael Brilleslyper, U. S. Air Force Academy
Kathryn Kozak, Coconino Community College
26. Outcomes and Issues from an NSF SSTEM Grant: Recruiting, Research, and Curriculum Evolution
James Quinlan, University of New England
Amy Deveau, University of New England
28. Flipping Finite
Emma Wright, Plymouth State University
29. Polishing a Flip
Mel Henriksen, Wentworth Institute of Technology
30. Implementing Inquiry Using POGIL
Jill Shahverdian, Quinnipiac University
31.Teaching Mathematics to Future Teachers: A New Layer to the Content
Nermin Bayazit, Fitchburg State University
32. Use of a Popular Logo, the Five-Cornered Star (aka Regular Pentagram) in Teaching Different Levels of Mathematics
Danny T. Lau, University of North Georgia
33. Students' Mathematical Modeling of One-Point Perspective Paintings
Rachel Schmitz, Towson University
Kristin Frank, Towson University
34. How (NOT) to Make Discovery-Learning Assessments
Kayla Blyman, United States Military Academy - West Point
Lisa Bromberg, United States Military Academy - West Point,
Kristin Arney, United States Military Academy - West Point
35. Investigating Properties of Magic Matrices
Alexis Wilding, Weber State University
Minicourse
Minicourse 2. Introduction to Inquiry-Based Learning, Part A
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tower Court A, Tower Building
This minicourse will be a hands-on introduction to inquiry-based learning, a pedagogical approach that strongly emphasizes active learning and sense-making. Facilitators and participants will model IBL classroom modes as teachers and students and analyze on these experiences so that participants can integrate these modes into their teaching practice. The minicourse is intended for instructors new to inquiry-based learning.
Brian P Katz, Augustana College
Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University
Candice Price, University of San Diego
Xiao Xiao, Utica College
Alison Marr, Southwestern University
Sponsor: The SIGMAA for Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL SIGMAA)
Minicourse
Minicourse 5. Mathematical Card Magic, Part A
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tower Court B, Tower Building
A survey of modern self-working mathematical card magic, including original principles and effects shared online in the Card Colm blog (2004-2014) at MAA.org. A special feature will be two-person card magic based on subtle mathematical communication principles. The material can be used to liven up mathematics classes and motivate student learning. The only prerequisite is curiosity.
Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College
Panel Session
How to Apply for Jobs in Academia and Industry after Your PhD
4:30 p.m. – 5:50 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
This session is aimed at graduate students and recent PhDs. An overview of the employment process will be given with ample opportunity for participants to ask questions. Questions that will be addressed include: How do you find which jobs are available? How do you choose which jobs you want to apply for? What are academic and other employers looking for in the materials that you send? How should you tailor your application materials for the job that you are applying for? How do schools conduct interviews?
Organizers:
Edray Goins, Purdue University
Eric Eager, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
Panelists:
James Curry, University of Colorado at Boulder
Katy Nowak, Pacific Northwest National Lab
Joanne Peeples, El Paso Community College
John Rock, Cal Poly Pomona
Sponsors: The MAA Committee on Graduate Students and the MAA Committee on Early Career Mathematicians.
Workshop
An Introduction to Team-Based Learning
4:30 p.m. - 5:50 p.m., Tower Court D, Tower Building
This workshop will introduce participants to Team-Based Learning (TBL), a highly structured form of collaborative learning that integrates aspects of flipped learning, problem-based learning, and inquiry-based learning. In this workshop, participants will see TBL in action and learn how to use TBL to create a vibrant, active classroom. Participants are encouraged to complete a short pre-reading at http://clontz.org/mathfest/ before attending.
Organizers: Drew Lewis and Steven Clontz, University of South Alabama
Social Event
Estimathon!
4:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Grand Ballroom II, Tower Building
Jane Street Capital presents: The Estimathon!
Work in teams to compete in a fun, fast-paced game that melds math and trivia. There'll be prizes for the winning teams. Open to everyone: undergrads, profs, high school students, etc.
(Note that there are two sessions. Feel free to attend either one!)
Organizer:
Andy Niedermaier, Jane Street Capital
SIGMAA Activity
SIGMAA MCST Business Meeting
5:05 p.m. – 5:55 p.m., Governor's Square 15, Plaza Building
Session for Graduate Students
Graduate Student Reception
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Windows Room, Tower Building
Graduate students are invited for some refreshments and to meet several of the invited speakers.
Organizers:
Edray Goins, Purdue University
Eric Eager, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
SIGMAA Activity
SIGMAA QL Business Meeting
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Governor's Square 16, Plaza Building
Other Mathematical Session
The President’s Membership Jubilee
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom I, Tower Building
An evening of musical performances by members celebrating members of the Mathematical Association of America. This event is free and open to all MAA MathFest attendees. All MAA members, new and those celebrating their 25th and 50th anniversaries are encouraged to attend.
Registration
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Plaza Registration, Plaza Building
Other Mathematical Session
MAA Prize Session
8:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
The session is organized by MAA Secretary James Sellers, Penn State University, and is moderated by MAA President Deanna Haunsperger, Carleton College.
Exhibit Hall
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Plaza Exhibit Hall, Plaza Building
Contributed Paper Session
A Number is Never an Answer: Developing Mathematical Thinking and Communication Through Writing, Part B
9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Governor's Square 10, Plaza Building
Many students only experience mathematics as a discipline of calculations. However students who take a quantitative job in an interdisciplinary field need to be able to clearly communicate mathematics to a lay audience via writing. In this session we invite instructors to discuss their use of writing assignments in their mathematics courses that develop these transferable skills.
Organizers:
William Gryc and Linda McGuire, Muhlenberg College
Reflective and Expository Mathematical Writing Assignments
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Lauren DeDieu, University of Calgary
Math \(\neq\) Writing?
9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
Zoe Dai, Alma College
Journaling in Trigonometry
9:40 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
Livvia L. Bechtold, University of Colorado Denver
Using Writing to Aid Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding and Explanations of Mathematical Concepts
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Kelleen Bonomo, Grove City College
Case Studies in Statistics for Business Students
10:20 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Ranjan Rohatgi, Saint Mary's College
Kristin Kuter, Saint Mary's College
Charles Peltier, Saint Mary's College
Writing in Statistics Class
10:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Lanee Young, Fort Hays State University
Math Without Writing: Like a Car Without Wheels
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Magdalena Luca, Massachussetts College of Phamacy & Health Sciences
Two Introductory Mathematical Writing Assignments
11:20 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
Alexander Halperin, Salisbury University
Colton Magnant, Georgia Southern University
"Dear Calculus Consultant": Projects Where Students Act as Experts
11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
Haley A. Yaple, Carthage College
Writing on Calculus Exams: Forcing Students to Reason and Communicate
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Andrew George, Penn State Erie
Invited Address
AWM-MAA Etta Zuber Falconer Lecture
Finding Ellipses
9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Pamela Gorkin, Bucknell University
Ellipses make frequent appearances in our lives: Kepler’s laws of planetary motion involve ellipses and a medical procedure involving kidney stones known as lithotripsy uses them as well. We see ellipses in architecture and in President’s Park South we find a park called simply “The Ellipse.” What properties of the ellipse make it so important? How can we construct an ellipse? We begin with questions like these, providing some unfamiliar answers. Then we study three seemingly unrelated problems in mathematics, chosen from linear algebra, complex analysis, and projective geometry, and we show how the solution to each of these problems relies on finding ellipses.
Contributed Paper Session
Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching, Part A
9:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m., Governor's Square 14, Plaza Building
Inquiry-Based Learning approaches seek to transform students from consumers to producers of mathematics. Inquiry-based methods aim to help students develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and the processes of doing mathematics by putting those students in direct contact with mathematical phenomena, questions, and communities. This session invites scholarly presentations on the use of inquiry-based methods for teaching and learning.
Organizers:
Brian Katz, Augustana College
Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University
Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
Candice Price, University of San Diego
Xiao Xiao, Utica College
Amanda H. Matson, Clarke University
Mindy Capaldi, Valparaiso University
Kayla Dwelle, Ouachita Baptist University
Phong Le, Goucher College
Transitioning from Lecture to IBL
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Jessica Williams, Converse College
Successes (and Failures) from a First Attempt at Inquiry
9:50 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
Kristen Pueschel, Penn State New Kensington
IBL in Linear Algebra: Same Theory, More Practice
10:10 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
Robin Cruz, The College of Idaho
Productive Failure of an IBL Proofs Course
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Jeb Collins, University of Mary Washington
Promoting Inquiry with Recreational Problems in a Liberal Arts Math Course
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Mike Janssen, Dordt College
Using IBL: Daily Group Work in Calculus Classes
11:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley University
Comparing Inquiry-Based Learning to Parenting
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Aliza Steurer, Dominican University
Tips and Tricks for Tracking a Student Centered Class
11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College
Specifications Grading in an IBL Classroom
12:10 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Anne Sinko, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
Contributed Paper Session
Priming the Calculus Pump: Fresh Approaches to Teaching First-Year Calculus, Part A
9:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m., Governor's Square 16, Plaza Building
Many first-year college calculus students have had a previous encounter with calculus in high school. These new college calculus students start calculus having seen much of the material, but with a weakness or a lack of confidence in some areas. This audience creates unique challenges to the instructor. This session seeks to share fresh approaches to engage this audience.
Organizers:
Chuck Garner, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology
Bob Sachs, George Mason University
Sponsor: The SIGMAA on Teaching Advanced High School Mathematics (SIGMAA TAHSM)
Re-envisioning the Calculus Sequence
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Alex M. McAllister, Centre College
Joel Kilty, Centre College
Alison Marr, Southwestern University
An Integrated Interactive Approach to the Calculus Sequence
9:50 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
Joseph Spivey, Wofford College
Matthew Cathey, Wofford College
Calculus in Context: An Innovative Approach to Calculus
10:10 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
Sarah Hews, Hampshire College
Calculus for Students Who Already "Know" Calculus
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
William T. Mahavier, Lamar University
Calculus in the Real World: Increasing Relevancy Through Data and Modeling
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Rachel Grotheer, Goucher College
Implementing Preclass Readings in Calculus
11:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Salam Turki, Rhode Island College
Houssein El Turkey, University of New Haven
Yasanthi Kottegoda, University of New Haven
Boot Camp for Freshmen Calculus I Students
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Peter Olszewski, Penn State Behrend
Strategies that Support Students Meeting the Demands of a First-Year Calculus Course
11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Aaron Trocki, Elon University
Karen Yokley, Elon University
Jan Mays, Elon University
James Beuerle, Elon University
Moving Calculus from the Classroom to the Boardroom
12:10 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Della Dumbaugh, University of Richmond
Undergraduate Student Paper Session
MAA Student Paper Sessions
9:30 a.m. – 12:05 p.m., Plaza Courts 1-4, Plaza Building
Organizers:
Eric Ruggieri, College of the Holy Cross
Chasen Smith, Georgia Southern University
Undergraduate Student Paper Session
Pi Mu Epsilon Student paper Sessions
9:30 a.m. – 12:25 p.m., Plaza Courts 5-7, Plaza Building
Organizer:
Darci Kracht, Kent State University
Invited Address
Earle Raymond Hedrick Lecture Series
Nonlinear Dispersive Equations and the Beautiful Mathematics That Comes with Them, Lecture II
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Gigliola Staffilani, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In these lectures I will give an overview of the rich mathematical structures that characterize the wave solutions of some of the most important nonlinear partial differential equations, such as the Schrödinger equation. In doing so I will illustrate how beautiful pieces of mathematics, developed using different tools, not just coming from analysis, have been generated over the years in order to answer some of the most fundamental questions for these equations, such as existence and uniqueness of solutions for example. Along the way I will formulate open questions and possible new directions of investigation.
Contributed Paper Session
Recreational Mathematics: Puzzles, Card Tricks, Games, Gambling and Sports, Part A
10:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m., Grand Ballroom II, Tower Building
Puzzles, card tricks, board games, game shows, gambling, and sports provide an excellent laboratory for testing mathematical strategy, probability, and enumeration. The analysis of such diversions is fertile ground for the application of mathematical and statistical theory. Solutions to new problems as well as novel solutions to old problems are welcome.
Organizers: Paul R. Coe, Dominican University
Sara B. Quinn, Dominican University
Kristen Schemmerhorn, Concordia University Chicago
Andrew Niedermaier, Jane Street Capital
Using Advanced Accuracy Data and Machine Learning to Model Quality of Play at the Quarterback Position (CANCELED)
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Eric Eager, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
George Chahrouri, Pro Football Focus
Building a Numerical Baseball Simulator
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Paul von Dohlen, William Paterson University
Tournament Scheduling Improvements
11:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Jeff Poet, Missouri Western State University
Fantasy on a Baseball Theme
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Thomas Q. Sibley, St. John's University
Would Wheel of Fortune be Easier in Dothraki or Klingon?
11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Benjamin Wilson, Stevenson University
Beyond the "Monty Hall Problem": The Mathematics of Let's Make a Deal
12:10 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Anthony DeLegge, Benedictine University
Invited Address
MAA Invited Address
Inclusion-exclusion in Mathematics: Who Stays in, Who Falls out, Why It Happens, and What We Should Do About It
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Eugenia Cheng, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The question of why women are under-represented in mathematics is complex and there are no simple answers, only many contributing factors. I will focus on character traits, and argue that if we focus on this rather than gender we can have a more productive and less divisive conversation. To try and focus on characters rather than genders I will introduce gender-neutral character adjectives "ingressive" and "congressive" to replace masculine and feminine. I will share my experience of teaching congressive abstract mathematics to art students, in a congressive way, and the possible effects this could have for everyone in mathematics, not just women. I will present the field of Category Theory as a particularly congressive subject area, accessible to bright high school students, and contrast it with the types of math that are often used to push or stimulate those students. No prior knowledge will be needed.
Invited Address
NAM David Harold Blackwell Lecture
Continuous, Discrete, or Somewhere in Between: An Introduction to Time Scales with Applications
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Raegan Higgins, Texas Tech University
Since Stefan Hilger's landmark paper in 1988, progress has been made in the unification and extension of discrete and continuous analysis. The broad idea is to prove a result once for a dynamic equation where the domain of the unknown function is a time scale \(\mathbb{T}\), which is an arbitrary, nonempty, closed subset of the real numbers.
In this talk, we will use the exponential function \(e^{pt}\) to introduce the theory of time scales. Considering a certain second-order linear delay dynamic equation, we establish some sufficient conditions which ensure that every solution oscillates. The obtained results unify the oscillation of second-order delay differential and difference equations.
Our interest in delay equations has lead us to study a certain area of mathematical physiology. We are using mathematical models to understand how behavioral disruption of the circadian clock can lead to glucose dysregulation. In this talk, we present some preliminary results.
Poster Session
MAA General Contributed Poster Session
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Plaza Exhibit Hall, Plaza Building
The MAA is pleased to announce the inaugural General Contributed Poster Session (GCPS) at MathFest 2018 in Denver. We will rotate the poster categories throughout the meeting and the number of rotations will depend on the number of accepted posters. The MAA will provide corkboards for the posters – you just need to bring your poster.
1. A Better Path to Math Careers
Tim McEldowney, University of California, Riverside
2. Girls <3 "Hands On Mathematics"
Victoria Kofman, Stella Academy
3. Partnerships Within and Without: Expanding the Reach of the Mathematical Sciences at the University of the Virgin Islands (CANCELED)
Camille McKayle, University of the Virgin Islands
Robert Stolz, University of the Virgin Islands
Nadia Monrose, University of the Virgin Islands
4. Use Interinstitutional Collaboration and Cyberlearning to Offer Computational Science Courses for a Computational Math Degree Program in a Small University
Hong P. Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
5. Beautiful Integer Patterns, Version 4.0: Variations on a Binomial Theme
Charlie Smith, Park University
6. A Machine Learning Approach to Designing Guidelines for Acute AquaticToxicity
Barry C. Husowitz, Wentworth Institute of Technology
7. Discussing Mathematical Microaggressions with Pre-Service K-8 Teachers
Zachary Beamer, University of Virginia
8. Letting Teachers Notice and Wonder
Derek J. Sturgill, University of Wisconsin: Stout
9. Relationship between Students Van Hiele Levels and the Geometric Content
John F. Ekpe, Accra Technical University
10. Thinking Outside the Plane: Teaching Not-Euclidean Geometries at Pre-College Levels
J. Mealy, Austin College
Tyler Shaw, Austin College
11. Reducing Student Testing Anxiety by Implementing a Three-Stage Group Testing Method
Suzanne Caulfield, Cardinal Stritch University
12. The Initial Development of ICAP4Calc: An Inventory of Algebra Concepts
Bradley J. Paynter, University of Central Oklahoma
Elizabeth Lane-Harvard, University of Central Oklahoma
13. Using History to Integrate a Faith-Based Mission into the Mathematics Classroom
Caira B. Bongers, Bryn Athyn College
14. What Should We Teach in Mathematics as Artificial Intelligence Becomes Increasingly Powerful?
Alexander G. Atwood, Suffolk County Community College
15. Views on an Open Technology Policy in Mathematics Classrooms
James R. Valles, Jr., Prairie View A&M University
16. Providing Mathematics Students a Transformative Learning Experience Beyond the Classroom
Kristi Karber, University of Central Oklahoma
17. Establishing Practices Integrating Commuter Students - Year 1
Mindy B. Capaldi, Valparaiso University
18. Establishing a Connection Between Julia Sets and Julia Quadratics
Sukanya Basu, Independent
19. Logarithmic Patterns in Classical Music
Azar Khosravani, Columbia College Chicago
20. Number Talks: A Vehicle for Understanding
Jennifer Bergner, Salisbury University
21. Sequences with the Zeckendorf Property
Curtis Herink, Mercer Universiy
22. Surviving the Apocalypse with a Compass and a Straightedge
Grace E. Cook, Bloomfield College
23. Colorado State University - Pueblo - 40 years and Counting
Janet Nichols, Colorado State University - Pueblo
24. Summer Illinois Math Camp
Claire Merriman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Emily Heath, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Simone Sisneros-Thiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jenna Zomback, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
25. Taking Math to the Streets
Axel Brandt, Northern Kentucky University
Tanya Chartier, The Davidson Center
Tim Chartier, Davidson College
26. The 2018 SUMMA Math Teachers' Circle Workshop
David R. Scott, Univ. of Puget Sound
27. A Student's Declassified Grad School Survival Guide
Lisa J. Mueller, University of Kentucky
28. L(2,1)-Labeling OF Circulant Graphs
Soumya Bhoumik, Fort Hays State University
Sarbari Mitra, Fort Hays State University
29. A Missing Entry in Sullivan's Dictionary?
Colby Kelln, University of Michigan
Sean Kelly, University of Michigan
Justin Lee, University of Michigan
30. Teach-Touch (Economics)
Galit Eizman, Harvard University
31. Student Assumptions about An Introductory Course in Business Statistics and Their Impact on Learning Outcomes
Deborah J. Gougeon, University of Scranton
32. Motiving Students through Extra-Curricular Activities
Ge Mu, Penn State New Kensington
33. An Invitation to Study Mathematics: The First-year Seminar Course at Colorado Mesa University (CANCELED)
Tracii Friedman, Colorado Mesa University
34. Measuring Income Inequality in a General Education or Calculus Mathematics Classroom
Barbara O'Donovan, Saint Michael's College
35. Use of Multimedia Technology for Effective Teaching and Learning of Plane Geometry at the Middle Basic School Level in Nigeria
Solomon A. Iyekekpolor, Taraba State University
Oyeniyi Solomon Olayinka, Taraba State University
Invited Paper Session
Modeling Biological Rhythms
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Plaza Ballroom E, Plaza Building
Periodic oscillations are a characteristic feature of many living systems. Cells, organs, and whole organisms often exhibit regular clock-like behavior. Examples include circadian rhythms, heartbeats, brain waves, and the synchronization of behaviors across populations. Researchers seek to understand how these oscillations are generated, how they interact with external cues, and how they persist in the presence of noise.
Mathematical modeling has proven to be an invaluable tool for investigating biological rhythms. Drawing on the theory of dynamical systems, mathematical biologists have made important contributions to understanding the structure and behavior of biological oscillators. In addition, these systems are a rich source of topics for classroom explorations and student research projects.
Speakers in this IPS will illustrate the breadth of biological questions and mathematical techniques that are used to study the rhythms of life. They will highlight recent advances and open questions.
Organizer:
David Brown, The Colorado College
Order Emerging from Chaos: The Mathematics of Firefly Synchronization
1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Matthew Mizuhara, The College of New Jersey
Optimizing Flexibility in the Collective Decisions of Honeybees
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Subekshya Bidari, University of Colorado
Patterns of Collective Oscillations: Effects of Modularity and Time-Delay
2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Per Sebastian Skardal, Trinity College
Establishing a Theoretical Framework for Ultradian Forced Desynchrony Protocols
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Nora Stack, Colorado School of Mines
Multiple Time Scale Bursting Dynamics and Complex Bursting Patterns in Respiratory Neuron Models
3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Yangyang Wang, The Ohio State University
Quasicycles in the Stochastic Hybrid Morris-Lecar Neural Model
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Heather Zinn Brooks, University of Utah
Investigation of Calcium Dynamics in Astrocytes via Bifurcation Analysis
4:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Greg Handy, University of Utah
AWM-MAA Invited Paper Session
Geometric Ideas and Where to Find Them
1:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom D, Plaza Building
Results from geometry have long captivated the attention of mathematicians because of the surprising beauty, wide utility, and intriguing proofs behind the results. Geometric concepts are often a thread connecting areas of mathematics as well as a link between mathematics and other fields. In this session, we focus on new ways of looking at geometric theorems as well as applications to various fields of mathematics, including linear algebra, complex analysis, and dynamics.
Organizer:
Ulrich Daepp, Pamela Gorkin, and Karl Voss, Bucknell University
String Art and Calculus
1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Greg Quenell, State University of New York, Plattsburgh
From Benford's Law to Poncelet's Theorem
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Karl Voss, Bucknell University
Ellipses ...
2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Dan Kalman, American University
Geometry of the Earth and Universe
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Sarah Greenwald, Appalachian State University
The Graphic Nature of Gaussian Periods
3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College
Gaining Perspective on Homographies
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall College
Contributed Paper Session
Best Practices and Innovation in the Teaching of Discrete Mathematics
1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., Governor's Square 10, Plaza Building
This session seeks presentations about innovative approaches to the teaching of Discrete Mathematics, the course generally required for computer science majors. Presentations could include illuminating projects and exercises, new approaches to the traditional curriculum, and ways to address new, interdisciplinary student populations. Presentations should focus on easily adaptable models and should discuss how stated learning objectives are attained.
Organizers:
Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Valparaiso University
Ágnes Bércesné Novák, Peter Pazmany Catholic University
Implementing WebAssign in Discrete Mathematics
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Kathleen Shannon, Salisbury University
IBL in Discrete Mathematics
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Breanne Garrett, William Penn University
Elizabeth Overturf, William Penn University
Kiera MacPherson, William Penn University
Count That Tune: Teaching Counting With Musical Examples
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Kurt Ludwick, Salisbury University
Discovering Binomial Coefficients
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Valparaiso University
Short Case Studies to Improve Student Understanding of Intricacies of Counting Problems
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State University
Using the Boards of Board Games to Motivate Graphs
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Teena Carroll, Emory & Henry College
Video Project for a Discrete Math Course
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Anthony Bosman, Andrews University
Uncovering Critical Nodes in a Supply Chain: Connecting Graph and Network Theory to Supply Chain Risk Management
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Donna Beers, Simmons College
Writing and Revising to Conquer Proofs in Discrete Mathematics
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Jordan Tirrell, Mount Holyoke College
Counting the Keyspace of WWII's Enigma, and What it Can Teach us About Modern Cryptography
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Gregory V. Bard, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Contributed Paper Session
Fostering Undergraduate Interdisciplinarity
1:30 p.m. - 6:25 p.m., Governor's Square 15, Plaza Building
Mathematics is one educational tool to develop complex problem solvers that are needed to address many of the largest and most challenging problems in society, which are often interdisciplinary. This session invites speakers to present their efforts to foster interdisciplinary work by undergraduates within courses or outside the classroom.
Organizers:
Amanda Beecher, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Chris Arney, United States Military Academy at West Point
Sponsor: Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP)
Interdisciplinary Work At a Small Institution
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Kasie Farlow, Dominican College
How Does Climate Change Influence Regional Instability?
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Sijia Fan, Skidmore College
Ran Tao, Skidmore College
Kaifeng Yang, Skidmore College
Collaborating with Partner Disciplines to Develop Interdisciplinary Simulations, Case Studies, and Inquiry-Based Activities in Quantitative Reasoning
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
Incorporating Disciplinary Knowledge through Adaptive Learning Modules
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Michelle L. Isenhour, Naval Postgraduate School
Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School
Connecting Disciplines Using Science Fiction
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Sarah Cobb, Midwestern State University
Jeff Hood, Midwestern State University
Peter Fields, Midwestern State University
Fauré or 4A: A Foray into the Math of Music
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Mark Rasmussen, Siena Heights University
Coordinated Calculus and Physics
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Kelly Black, University of Georgia
Guangming Yao, Clarkson University
Michael Ramsdell, Clarkson University
Craig Wiegert, University of Georgia
The Moose and Wolves Project: Uniting Differential Equations, Vector Calculus, and Population Ecology in a Case Study of the Isle Royale National Park
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Steven Morse, United States Military Academy
Stanley Florkowski, III, United States Military Academy
Lurch Validates Plato: An Application of Proof Verification Software to Philosophy
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Kenneth G. Monks, University of Scranton
Nathan Carter, Bentley University
Where To Draw The Line: Metrics of Gerrymandering
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Adeline R. Jacobsen, University of Washington-Tacoma
Connor Louis Myers, University of Washington-Tacoma
Building a Research Group on an Empty Lot
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Marcos Lopez, Midwestern State University
Terry Griffin, Midwestern State University
An Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Project in Compressor Surge Modeling
5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Jeong-Mi Yoon, University of Houston - Downtown
Weining Feng, University of Houston - Downtown
Catastrophe Modeling: A Case Study in Vocational Curriculum
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
John Haga, Wentworth Institute of Technology
What’s the Damage? Modeling of Cholera Dynamics to Compute the Cost of Insurance
5:50 p.m. - 6:05 p.m.
Mami Wentworth, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Save the Cranes! Mathematical Modeling within an Environmental Conservation Effort
6:10 p.m. - 6:25 p.m.
Edward W. Swim, Sam Houston State University
John G. Alford, Sam Houston State University
Contributed Paper Session
Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching, Part B
1:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Governor's Square 14, Plaza Building
Inquiry-Based Learning approaches seek to transform students from consumers to producers of mathematics. Inquiry-based methods aim to help students develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and the processes of doing mathematics by putting those students in direct contact with mathematical phenomena, questions, and communities. This session invites scholarly presentations on the use of inquiry-based methods for teaching and learning.
Organizers:
Brian Katz, Augustana College
Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University
Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
Candice Price, University of San Diego
Xiao Xiao, Utica College
Amanda H. Matson, Clarke University
Mindy Capaldi, Valparaiso University
Kayla Dwelle, Ouachita Baptist University
Phong Le, Goucher College
An Online IBL Geometry Class
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Nathaniel Miller, University of Northern Colorado
Experience of a Noyce-student Learning Assistant in an Inquiry Based Learning Class
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Melissa Riley, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Michael E. Matthews, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dora Matache, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Integrating a Learning Assistant Program with a Dedicated Learning Center
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Gina Monks, Penn State Hazleton
Sneaking IBL into College Prep Intermediate Algebra through 35-Minute Activities
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Chris Oehrlein, Oklahoma City Community College
Engaging Students in Algebraic Thinking by Pairing Coding with Active Learning Strategies
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Betty Love, University of Nebraska - Omaha
Victor Winter, University of Nebraska - Omaha
Michael Matthews, University of Nebraska - Omaha
Michelle Friend, University of Nebraska - Omaha
Angie Hodge, Northern Arizona University
Implementing Desmos Techtivities to Promote Students’ Covariational Reasoning
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Gary A. Olson, University of Colorado Denver
Heather Johnson, University of Colorado Denver
Jeremiah Kalir, University of Colorado Denver
The Effect of High School Reform on Students’ Mathematical Achievements: Evidence from China
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Sijia Li, Beijing National Day School
Galit Eizman, Harvard University
The Effects of Mathematical Mindset on the Future Implementation of Inquiry-Based Learning Methods by Pre-Service Elementary Teachers
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Julia St. Goar, Merrimack College
Yvonne Lai, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Knowing One’s Goals for an IBL Proofs Course (CANCELED)
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Annie Selden, New Mexico State University
John Selden, New Mexico State University
Bits of IBL: Modules in the Journal of Inquiry Based Learning in Mathematics
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Theron J. Hitchman, University of Northern Iowa
Student Critique as an Inquiry-Based Practice
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Britney Hopkins, University of Central Oklahoma
Jake Khoury, Virginia Commonwealth University
Where Did That Come From?
5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Clark Wells, Grand Valley State University
Supporting Students' Defining as a Mathematical Practice
5:30 p.m.- 5:45 p.m.
Brian P. Katz, Augustana College
Contributed Paper Session
Mastery Grading, Part B
1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., Governor's Square 11, Plaza Building
“Mastery grading” refers to a suite of assessment techniques that encourage students to pursue deep understanding of course content. Techniques include standards-based grading, specifications grading, and mastery testing. Grades are based on mastery of objectives rather than accumulation of partial credit. Students have multiple attempts to attain this high standard for each objective, teaching them to persevere through the course.
Organizers:
David Clark, Grand Valley State University
Robert Campbell, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University
Jeb Collins, University of Mary Washington
Alyssa Hoofnagle, Wittenberg University
Mike Janssen, Dordt College
Austin Mohr, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Jessica OShaughnessy, Shenandoah University
Cassie Williams, James Madison University
Standards Based Grading adopted to Mathematics Courses
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Jason Elsinger, Florida Southern College
Drew Lewis, University of South Alabama
Mastery-Based Testing in Calculus: The Easiest Hard Test Questions
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Justin Wright, Plymouth State University
Mastery Based Grading in the Calculus Classroom: Increasing Rigor, Improving Transparency, and Empowering Student Success
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Sharona Krinsky, California State University Los Angeles
Redesigning Calculus I with Standards Based Grading and Active Learning with Technology
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Sharon Lanaghan, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Kristen Stagg, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Implementing Mastery-Based Quizzes and Tests in a Calculus Course
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
John Ross, Southwestern University
Using Mastery-Graded Homework to Promote Perseverance
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Austin Mohr, Nebraska Wesleyan University
On Mastery Grading in Proofs-Based Classes
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Emma Wright, Plymouth State University
It's Binary: Using Mastery Grading to Motivate Students to Become Good Coders
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Bevin Maultsby, North Carolina State University
Using Specifications Grading to Improve Students' Proof Writing Skills
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Chad Wiley, Emporia State University
Raising the Bar with Standards Based Grading
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Megan E. Selbach-Allen, Stanford University
Sarah J. Greenwald, Appalachian State University
Amy Ksir, United States Naval Academy
Jill Thomley, Appalachian State University
Mastery-Based Grading in a Senior Level Probability and Statistics Course CANCELED
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Jacob Price, University of Puget Sound
Contributed Paper Session
Priming the Calculus Pump: Fresh Approaches to Teaching First-Year Calculus, Part B
1:30 p.m. - 5:25 p.m., Governor's Square 16, Plaza Building
Many first-year college calculus students have had a previous encounter with calculus in high school. These new college calculus students start calculus having seen much of the material, but with a weakness or a lack of confidence in some areas. This audience creates unique challenges to the instructor. This session seeks to share fresh approaches to engage this audience.
Organizers:
Chuck Garner, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology
Bob Sachs, George Mason University
Sponsor: The SIGMAA on Teaching Advanced High School Mathematics (SIGMAA TAHSM)
Reconceptualizing the Integral and the Fundamental Theorem
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Robert Sachs, George Mason University
Interleaving Derivative Rules and Applications in Calculus I
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Melissa Lindsey, Dordt College
Enhancing a First-Year Calculus Course with Mathematica Assignments
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Jessica Kelly, Christopher Newport University
First Year Calculus with Python Coding
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Jiyeon Suh, Grand Valley State University
We Integrate Differentials, Not Functions
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Robert R. Rogers, SUNY Fredonia
RIP: Row Integration by Parts
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
John Rock, Cal Poly Pomona
Logs in Calculus and Maybe More..... (CANCELED)
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Marshall Ransom, Georgia Southern University
Estimating Pi as an Introduction to Limits in Calculus I
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Eric Miles, Colorado Mesa University
A Necessary Condition for Priming the Calculus Pump: Preparing Graduate Students to Teach
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Jack Bookman, Duke University
Michael Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver
Differentials, Not Derivatives
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Eugene Boman, Penn State, Harrisburg Campus
Math Placement at the Coast Guard Academy
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Eric C. Johnson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Implementing Modeling Practices in Calculus at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Adam Castillo, Florida International University
Charity Watson, Florida International University
Geoff Potvin, Florida International University
Laird Kramer, Florida International University
Contributed Paper Session
Ready or Not: Corequisite Courses and Just-in-Time Review
1:30 p.m. - 5:25 p.m., Governor's Square 17, Plaza Building
Many students enter college not yet ready for college-level mathematics. For some, embedded just-in-time review can fill in gaps, but for underprepared students many colleges and universities are showing greater success with “corequisite” courses to increase completion, especially for underserved populations. Talks describing the curricular change process are welcome, especially examples of successful responses to rapid large-scale implementation requirements.
Organizers: Rebecca Hartzler, University of Texas at Austin
Suzanne Dorée, Augsburg University
Frank Savina, University of Texas at Austin
Co-requisite Courses: The Right Math at the Right Time
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Francisco Savina, The University of Texas at Austin
Corequisite Implementation at Missouri Western State University
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Lori McCune, Missouri Western State University
Corequisite College Algebra at Illinois
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Alison Reddy, Univeristy of Illinois
Get AMPed About Corequisitie Courses
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Mary B. Walkins, The Community College of Baltimore County
Jesse Kiefner, The Community College of Baltimore County
Helping Developmental Students Enter into College Level Mathematics Courses
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Andy Richards, Central Washington University
College Algebra and Trigonometry Enhanced: A Co-Requisite Model with “Lab-Style” Explorations
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
K. Andrew Parker, NYC College of Technology
Peer Facilitator Led Support Courses for Precalculus
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Emily Gismervig, University of Washington Bothell
Cinnamon Hillyard, University of Washington Bothell
The Journey to Co-remediation
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Eileen C. McGraw, Stevenson University
Sarah G. Blanset, Stevenson University
Thairen G. Dade, Stevenson University
Just-In-Time Mathematics Support Using Online Modules: Findings from a Multi-Institutional Project
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Rachel Weir, Allegheny College
John Meier, Lafayette College
Meeting Students Where They Are: Supplemental Instruction in Large-Scale Quantitative Literacy Courses
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Samuel Luke Tunstall, Michigan State University
Becky Matz, Michigan State University
Making Waves in Math Placement
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Kathy Andrist, Utah Valley University
Using Corequisite Remediation to Overcome Barriers in Technology
5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Nicholas Shay, Central Ohio Technical College
Contributed Paper Session
Recreational Mathematics: Puzzles, Card Tricks, Games, Gambling and Sports, Part B
1:30 p.m. - 5:25 p.m., Grand Ballroom II, Tower Building
Puzzles, card tricks, board games, game shows, gambling, and sports provide an excellent laboratory for testing mathematical strategy, probability, and enumeration. The analysis of such diversions is fertile ground for the application of mathematical and statistical theory. Solutions to new problems as well as novel solutions to old problems are welcome.
Organizers: Paul R. Coe, Dominican University
Sara B. Quinn, Dominican University
Kristen Schemmerhorn, Concordia University Chicago
Andrew Niedermaier, Jane Street Capital
Mathematical Card Tricks
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
New Card Trick: "Predicting the Finalists"
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Jang-Woo Park, University of Houston-Victoria
Ricardo Teixeira, University of Houston-Victoria
War, What Is It Good For?
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Robert Wolverton, US Air Force Academy
Using Games as a Context for Mathematical Modeling
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Jathan Austin, Salisbury University
Penney's Game with Strange Coins
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Robert W. Vallin, Lamar University
Markov Chains, Your Children, and You
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
David McCune, William Jewell College
Lori McCune, Missouri Western State University
Can Camels Compute Conditional Probability? An Analysis of Camel Up
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Thomas J. Clark, Dordt College
The Warden's Game: An Application of de Bruijn Sequences
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Joseph M. DiMuro, Biola University
The Vanishing Square Puzzle and the Fibonacci Sequence
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Stephen Andrilli, La Salle University
Sum Fun with Fibonacci and Friends
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Edmund A. Lamagna, University of Rhode Island
Robert A. Ravenscroft, Jr., Rhode Island College
A Covering Property for Digital Root Series
4:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Jeremiah Bartz, University of North Dakota
Exploring The "Reverse" Lucas Sequence 3, 1, 4, 5, 9, ...
5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Jay L. Schiffman, Rowan University
Contributed Paper Session
Teaching Undergraduate Mathematics with Primary Historical Sources, Part A
1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., Governor's Square 12, Plaza Building
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using primary historical sources to teach undergraduate mathematics. This approach has been used by a wide variety of faculty, including those with little background in mathematics history. This session brings together developers of materials for teaching with primary sources, instructors who teach with primary sources, and mathematics education researchers.
Organizers:
Dominic Klyve, Central Washington University
Maria Zack, Point Loma Nazarene University
Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College
Through the Looking Glass: Dodgson and Determinants
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Maria Zack, Point Loma Nazarene University
Modern Algebra—A Collection of Mathematical TRIUMPHS
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Adam Glesser, California State University, Fullerton
Mathematical Communication: the Unexpected Benefit of Using PHSs
2:10 pm. - 2:25 p.m.
Matthew Cathey, Wofford College
History of Math with Only Primary Sources
2:30 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.
Anne Duffee, Sewanee: the University of the South
Creating Calculus Projects Using Primary Sources
2:50 p.m.- 3:05 p.m.
Shawna Mahan, Pikes Peake Community College
Geometrical Approaches to Calculus Problems
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Andrew Leahy, Knox College
From History of Mathematics to Topics Courses
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Meagan C. Herald, Viginia Military Institute
Understanding Desargues in an Historical Context
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Carl Lienert, Fort Lewis College
Should We Call It the Abel-Dirichlet Theorem?
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
David Ruch, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Joshua Gonzales, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Ahern Nelson, Metropolitan State University of Denver
An Old Babylonian Procedure Text and a Table of Reciprocals
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Zoë Misiewicz, SUNY Oneonta and ISAW-NYU
Panel Session
Best Practices for Teaching Mathematics Online
1:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
The MAA Professional Development Committee is sponsoring this panel discussion on best practices for teaching online. In this session panelists will share what has worked well for them, what needs to be improved, and what they would not do again. This session will have three panel members with each member having considerable experience in delivering online courses.
Organizer: Kyle Riley, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Panelists:
Radu Cascaval, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Erica Hastert, Early College of Arvada
Linda Sundbye, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Sponsor: MAA Professional Development Committee
Workshop
Meeting the Challenge of Introducing Senior High School Students to Contemporary Mathematics
1:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m., Tower Court D, Tower Building
Click here to view the slides from this workshop
Consider the challenge mentioned in the title, why meet it and how? Our suggestion consists of periodically interweaving Mathematics-News-Snapshots (MNSs). We’ll examine a sample MNS against the rationale and the guidelines for MNS authors. Results from interweaving 21 different MNSs in Israel will be followed by a call for collaboration in (i) Developing new MNSs; (ii) Implementing existing MNSs empirically. Participants are requested to bring their laptops or mobile phones to be able to connect to the internet during the workshop.
Organizers: Nitsa B. Movshovitz-Hadar and Boaz Silberman, Technion
Sponsor: The SIGMAA on Teaching Advanced High School Mathematics (SIGMAA TAHSM)
Minicourse
Minicourse 1. Initiating, Designing, Building, and Using Modeling Scenarios for Teaching Differential Equations, Part B
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Tower Court A, Tower Building
We offer guidance and resources for developing materials for teaching differential equations using models. We discuss how to produce modeling scenarios and help participants focus on projects of their own. Sharing resources will assist participants in shaping their own modeling scenarios. Through active, hands-on, group work participating faculty will experience using modeling to teach differential equations from day one.
Brian Winkel, SIMIODE
Eric Sullivan, Carroll College
Lisa Driskell, Colorado Mesa University
Audrey Malagon, Virginia Wesleyan University
Sponsor: Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations (SIMIODE)
Minicourse
Minicourse 6. Visualizing Projective Geometry Through Photographs and Perspective Drawings, Part B
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Tower Court B, Tower Building
We introduce hands-on, practical art puzzles that motivate the mathematics of projective geometry---the study of properties invariant under projective transformations. On the art side, we explore activities in perspective drawing or photography. These activities inform the mathematical side, where we introduce activities in problem solving and proof suitable for a sophomore-level proofs class. No artistic experience is required.
Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall College
Fumiko Futamura, Southwestern University
Undergraduate Student Activity
The Case of the Missing Vertex
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m., Grand Ballroom I, Tower Building
A vertex has gone missing in an un-labeled graph and taken all of its edges with it. Can we reconstruct the original graph, or at least some of its properties? What if we have the vertex-deleted graph for each of the vertices? Come join this mathematical investigation of the Graph Reconstruction Problem. This fanciful activity provides an introduction to Graph Theory and leads to an open question in the research. Bring a friend and writing utensil.
Presenter: Suzanne Dorée, Augsburg University
Other Mathematical Session
Alder Award Session
2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m., Plaza Ballroom, A, B, & C, Plaza Building
The MAA established the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member to honor beginning college or university faculty members whose teaching has been extraordinarily successful and whose effectiveness in teaching undergraduate mathematics is shown to have influence beyond their own classrooms. Each year, at most three college or university teachers are honored with this national award. The awardees are invited to make a presentation in this session. The session is moderated by MAA President Deanna Haunsperger.
Creativity Amidst Adversity
2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Mohamed Omar, Harvey Mudd College
Way to Fail!
3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
David Clark, Grand Valley State University,
Mathematics by Design
3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Chad Awtrey, Elon University
Undergraduate Student Paper Session
MAA Student Paper Sessions
2:30 p.m. – 4:25 p.m., Plaza Courts 1-4, Plaza Building
Organizers:
Eric Ruggieri, College of the Holy Cross
Chasen Smith, Georgia Southern University
Undergraduate Student Paper Session
Pi Mu Epsilon Student paper Sessions
2:30 p.m. – 6:05 p.m., Plaza Courts 5-7, Plaza Building
Organizer:
Darci Kracht, Kent State University
Panel Session
Nonacademic Career Paths for Undergraduate Mathematics Majors
3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
You’re about to earn a degree in mathematics. Now what? You may be surprised to know that teaching isn’t your only option; in the “real world,” mathematical knowledge is a valued commodity, and there are many interesting job opportunities for mathematicians in nonacademic settings. Whether you are a mathematics student looking for a job once you graduate or an advisor looking for advice to give to future job-seeking students, this session will help you gain new perspectives on nonacademic career experiences and what employers value in their employees. Panelists will share their paths to their current positions and offer advice to others looking for employment in similar venues.
Organizers:
Pamela Richardson, Westminster College
Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley University
Panelists:
Erin Valenti Bawa, Monticello Associates
Stephanie Fitchett, Transamerica
Emilie Purvine, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tyler Rust, Fast Enterprises
Sponsor: MAA Committee on Undergraduate Student Activities (CUSA)
Poster Session
PosterFest 2018: Scholarship by Early Career Mathematicians
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Plaza Exhibit Hall, Plaza Building
This poster session will allow early career mathematicians, including untenured faculty and graduate students, to present and discuss their scholarly activities with other attendees in an informal atmosphere. Examples of scholarly activities suitable for this poster session include expository work, preliminary reports, scholarship of teaching and learning, and research reports.
Organizers:
Eric A. Eager, University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Lisa Driskell, Colorado Mesa University
Sponsors:
MAA Committee on Early Career Mathematicians Young Mathematicians Network Project NExT
Workshop
Mathematical Puzzle Programs: Outreach and Recruitment with Puzzles
3:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tower Court D, Tower Building
MaPP designs mathematical puzzlehunts for use in university outreach programs. Participating middle/high school students work in teams to solve fun mathematical puzzles based on contemporary mathematics research, many of which decode to locations around the host campus hiding more puzzles. Workshop participants will experience a mini-puzzlehunt for themselves and learn how to partner their institution with MaPP.
Organizers:
Braxton Carrigan, Southern Connecticut State University
Steven Clontz, University of South Alabama
PJ Couch, Lamar University
Minicourse
Minicourse 3. An Introduction to WeBWorK: An Open Source Alternative for Generating and Delivering Online Homework Problems, Part A
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tower Court A, Tower Building
Participants will learn to utilize the opensource online homework system WeBWorK. Adopted by over 1200 institutions, WeBWorK includes an extensive, curated library of over 35,000 exercises encompassing the collegiate curriculum. Subjects include College Algebra, Calculus, ODEs, Linear Algebra, Statistics, and Introduction to Proofs. Participants will learn how to utilize WeBWorK in their classrooms and to edit WeBWorK exercises.
John Travis, Mississippi College
Robin Cruz, College of Idaho
Tim Flowers, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor: MAA Committee on Technology in Mathematics Education (CTiME)
Minicourse
Minicourse 4. Leading a Successful Program Review, Part A
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tower Court B, Tower Building
Designed for faculty members preparing to lead program reviews in the next year or so, this mini-course covers the reasons for undertaking a program, how to write the self-study, the role of an external consultant, pitfalls that one might anticipate and how to avoid them. The mini-course will also interest faculty who are willing to serve as an external consultant.
Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University
Henry Walker, Grinnell College
Sponsor: MAA Committee on Departmental Reviews
Panel Session
Using Your MAA Departmental Membership
Friday, August 3, 4:30 p.m. - 5:50 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
The relatively new MAA Departmental Membership allows member departments to give free student memberships to as many students as they wish. But once all your students are members, what do you do? We will explore how departments are using MAA resources with their student members to enrich teaching, create Math Club activities, generate capstone experiences, and more.
Organizer: Kira Hamman, Penn State Mont Alto
Panelists:
Ximena Catepillan, Millersville University
Diane Davis, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Joyati Debnath, Winona State University
Larry Gratton, Berea College
Fernando Gouvea, Colby College
Sponsor: MAA Membership Committee
SIGMAA Activity
IBL SIGMAA Guest Lecture
6:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m., Grand Ballroom II, Tower Building
Inspire through Inquiry-Based Learning
Angie Hodge, Northern Arizona University
Inquiry-based learning has been shown to help all students learn mathematics, but IBL has a powerful component that goes beyond the mathematics classroom. IBL can help students with developing thinking skills, making informed life choices, building lifelong relationships, and opening doors to career paths not otherwise considered. In this session, I will engage the audience in a reflective session on how we can all inspire others by using IBL methods of teaching in our classrooms.
Social Event
Pi Mu Epsilon Banquet
6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Grand Ballroom I, Tower Building
All PME members and their supporters are welcome. See the registration form for more information on this ticketed event.
SIGMAA Activity
WEB SIGMAA Business Meeting (CANCELED)
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Governor's Square 10, Plaza Building
SIGMAA Activity
IBL SIGMAA Reception and Business Meeting
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom II, Tower Building
Other Mathematical Session
Uniform Convergence: A One-Woman Play
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
Uniform Convergence is a one-woman play, written and performed by mathematics graduate student Corrine Yap. It juxtaposes the stories of two women trying to find their place in a white male-dominated academic world. The first is of historical Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, who was lauded as a pioneer for women in science but only after years of struggle for recognition. Her life's journey is told through music and movement, in both Russian and English. The second is of a fictional Asian-American woman, known only as "Professor," attempting to cope with the prejudice she faces in the present. As she teaches an introductory real analysis class, she uses mathematical concepts to draw parallels to the race and gender conflicts she encounters in society today.
Session for Undergraduate Students
MAA Ice Cream Social
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., North Convention Lobby, Tower Building
Besides cake and ice cream, we will recognize all students who gave talks in the MAA Student Paper Sessions, and award prizes for the best of them. All are invited.
Registration
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Plaza Registration, Plaza Building
Exhibit Hall
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Plaza Exhibit Hall, Plaza Building
Invited Address
MAA James R.C. Leitzel Lecture
The Relationship between Culture and the Learning of Mathematics
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Talitha Washington, Howard University and National Science Foundation
How do we ensure that our mathematics is culturally inclusive? Why have issues with minority participation not been resolved? Unfortunately, even with our best intentions, our implicit biases impact the mathematics we teach and learn. We all can take an active role to ensure the strength of our future mathematical community, which should also be a reflection of our Nation. I will share how to infuse various cultures in learning mathematics that can better help educate those of diverse backgrounds which will broaden the participation of those doing mathematics.
Click here to view the slides from this lecture
Contributed Paper Session
Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching, Part C
9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Governor's Square 14, Plaza Building
Inquiry-Based Learning approaches seek to transform students from consumers to producers of mathematics. Inquiry-based methods aim to help students develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and the processes of doing mathematics by putting those students in direct contact with mathematical phenomena, questions, and communities. This session invites scholarly presentations on the use of inquiry-based methods for teaching and learning.
Organizers:
Brian Katz, Augustana College
Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University
Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
Candice Price, University of San Diego
Xiao Xiao, Utica College
Amanda H. Matson, Clarke University
Mindy Capaldi, Valparaiso University
Kayla Dwelle, Ouachita Baptist University
Phong Le, Goucher College
Improving Student Learning in Multivariable Calculus through Research Projects
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Na Yu, Lawrence Technological University
Calculus 1 + IBL + January term =
9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
Joe Benson, Macalester College
Encouraging STEM Student Self-Consciousness about “English-Units”
9:40 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
Ann L. Von Mehren, Bowling Green State University
Overcoming Resistance to Inquiry-Based Learning in a Math for Liberal Arts Class
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Benjamin Gaines, Iona College
Assessment Projects in an IBL Proofs Course
10:20 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Martha Byrne, Sonoma State University
Supporting Unconfident Proof Writers in IBL Euclidean Geometry
10:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
David Clark, Grand Valley State University
Matrix Representations as a Gateway to Group Theory
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Paul E. Becker, Penn State Behrend
Mark Medwid, Rhode Island College
Teaching Number Theory From Scratch
11:20 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
Ian Whitehead, Macalester College
Discovery Learning in an Interdisciplinary Course on Finite Fields and Applications
11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
Christopher ONeill, San Diego State University
Lily Silverstein, University of California Davis
A Technique to Discover the Cauchy-Euler Equation While Reviewing Differential Calculus
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Jonathan Weisbrod, Rowan College at Burlington County
Contributed Paper Session
Priming the Calculus Pump: Fresh Approaches to Teaching First-Year Calculus, Part C
9:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m., Governor's Square 16, Plaza Building
Many first-year college calculus students have had a previous encounter with calculus in high school. These new college calculus students start calculus having seen much of the material, but with a weakness or a lack of confidence in some areas. This audience creates unique challenges to the instructor. This session seeks to share fresh approaches to engage this audience.
Organizers:
Chuck Garner, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology
Bob Sachs, George Mason University
Sponsor: The SIGMAA on Teaching Advanced High School Mathematics (SIGMAA TAHSM)
Modeling with Calculus: the Practical and the Whimsical
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Emma Smith Zbarsky, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Mel Henriksen, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Gary Simundza, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Modeling the Physical World: An Integrated Math and Physics Course
9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
Nathan Pennington, Creighton University
Ximera and Calculus Coordination
9:40 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
James M. Talamo, The Ohio State University
Nela Lakos, The Ohio State University
Personalizing Placement with a Multi-Faceted Approach
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Paul N. Runnion, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Stephanie L. Fitch, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Calculus - Twice Flipped
10:20 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Ann Marie Harmon, Brigham Young University - Idaho
Connected With Calculus: Building Community Online
10:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Jennifer Elyse Clinkenbeard, CSU Channel Islands, CSU Monterey Bay
Cynthia Wyels, CSU Channel Islands
The Effect of Flipping Calculus on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Performance
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Trefor Bazett, University of Cincinnati
A Flipped Classroom Approach to a Summer Calculus Course
11:20 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
Daniel Watson, Mississippi College
Flipping the Semester: A New Radical Problem-Solving Approach for Teaching Calculus
11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
Sukanya Basu, Independent
Contributed Paper Session
Recreational Mathematics: Puzzles, Card Tricks, Games, Gambling and Sports, Part C
9:00 a.m. - 11:35 a.m., Grand Ballroom II, Tower Building
Puzzles, card tricks, board games, game shows, gambling, and sports provide an excellent laboratory for testing mathematical strategy, probability, and enumeration. The analysis of such diversions is fertile ground for the application of mathematical and statistical theory. Solutions to new problems as well as novel solutions to old problems are welcome.
Organizers: Paul R. Coe, Dominican University
Sara B. Quinn, Dominican University
Kristen Schemmerhorn, Concordia University Chicago
Andrew Niedermaier, Jane Street Capital
The Continuing Saga of the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Jason Rosenhouse, James Madison University
Knights and Knaves and Naive Set Theory
9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
Oscar Levin, University of Northern Colorado
Tyler Markkanen, Springfield College
Open Problems in the Game of Lazy Cops and Robbers on Graphs
9:40 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
Brendan W. Sullivan, Emmanuel College
A Spectrum of Solutions for a Set of Cyclic Groupdoku
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
David Nacin, William Paterson University
Using Games for Teaching Mathematical Concepts
10:20 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Guoan Diao, Holy Family University
Evaluating Hackenbush Positions
10:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Paul Olson, Penn State Erie, Behrend
Fractal Tiling Puzzles
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Michael Barnsley, Australian National University
Andrew Vince, Australian National University
Louisa Barnsley, Australian National University
Challenging Knight's Tours
11:20 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
Sam K. Miller, Harvey Mudd College
Arthur T. Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
Session for Undergraduate Students
MAA Mathematical Competition in Modeling (MCM) Winners
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., Grand Ballroom I, Tower Building
About 20,000 teams, each consisting of three undergraduates, entered the 2018 Mathematical Contest in Modeling in February. Teams chose one of two real-world problems. Teams have four days to deal with the MCM challenge and may use or access any inanimate source – computers, libraries, the Web, etc. MAA judges choose a winner for each problem. The two MAA winning teams of students will present their results of the MCM four-day challenge.
Organizer:
Ben Fusaro, Florida State University
Invited Address
Earle Raymond Hedrick Lecture Series
Nonlinear Dispersive Equations and the Beautiful Mathematics That Comes with Them, Lecture III
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Gigliola Staffilani, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In these lectures I will give an overview of the rich mathematical structures that characterize the wave solutions of some of the most important nonlinear partial differential equations, such as the Schrödinger equation. In doing so I will illustrate how beautiful pieces of mathematics, developed using different tools, not just coming from analysis, have been generated over the years in order to answer some of the most fundamental questions for these equations, such as existence and uniqueness of solutions for example. Along the way I will formulate open questions and possible new directions of investigation.
Other Mathematical Session
Math Teachers' Circle Demonstration
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Majestic Ballroom, Tower Building
A Math Teachers' Circle is a professional development experience that brings mathematics professionals in direct contact with teachers. Circles foster passion and excitement for deep mathematics and give teachers a chance to connect with like-minded colleagues. This demonstration session offers the opportunity for conference attendees to observe and then discuss a Math Teachers' Circle experience designed for local teachers. While the teachers are engaged in a mathematical investigation, mathematicians will have a discussion focused on appreciating and better understanding the organic and creative process of learning that circles offer, and on the logistics and dynamics of running an effective circle.
Organizers:
Laura Janssen and Tom Clark, Dordt College
Sponsor: The SIGMAA for Math Circles for Students and Teachers (SIGMAA-MCST)
Invited Address
MAA Invited Address
Snow Business: Scientific Computing in the Movies and Beyond
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m., Plaza Ballroom A, B, & C, Plaza Building
Joseph Teran, University of California Los Angeles
New applications of scientific computing for solid and fluid mechanics problems include simulation of virtual materials in movie visual effects and virtual surgery. Both disciplines demand physically realistic dynamics for materials like water, smoke, fire, and soft tissues. New algorithms are required for each area. Teran will speak about the simulation techniques required in these fields and will share some recent results including: simulated surgical repair of biomechanical soft tissues; extreme deformation of elastic objects with contact; high resolution incompressible flow; and clothing and hair dynamics. He will also discuss a new algorithm used for simulating the dynamics of snow in Disney’s animated feature film, “Frozen”.
Committee Meeting
MAA Business Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom D, Plaza Building
The meeting is organized by MAA Secretary James Sellers, Penn State University, and is chaired by MAA President Deanna Haunsperger, Carleton College.
Contributed Paper Session
Modeling-Based Teaching and Learning in Differential Equations Courses
1:00 p.m. - 4:55 p.m., Governor's Square 15, Plaza Building
This session features talks about modeling-based teaching in differential equations courses and descriptions of modeling activities in a course from speakers who are beginning to use modeling and those with more experience. Talks featuring real data (collected or cited) and a full modeling process for students are offered. Evidence of the success of individual approaches will be given.
Organizers:
Brian Winkel, Director SIMIODE
Lisa Driskell, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Colorado Mesa University
Audrey Malagon, Batten Associate Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Wesleyan University
Air Water Rocket as Class Project
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
John T. Sieben, Texas Lutheran University
Reza Abbasian, Texas Lutheran University
It's Close to Rocket Science
1:20 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.
Gerard Ornas, McNeese State University
A Boundary Value Problem Modeling-Exercise: Beam Equation
1:40 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.
Jim Fischer, Oregon Institute of Technology
Tiernan Fogarty, Oregon Institute of Technology
Estimation of the Thermal Properties of a Wall using Temperature and Heat Flux Measurements
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Marco Scavino, Universidad de la República
Marco Iglesias, University of Nottingham
Zaid Sawlan, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Raúl Tempone, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Christopher Wood, University of Nottingham
The Past, Present, and Future of Endangered Whale Populations (CANCELED)
2:20 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.
Glenn Ledder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Modeling with Differential Equations (MA153) Course Changes and Project Ideas
2:40 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Ryan Miller, United States Military Academy
Coexistence and Competition
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Jean Marie Linhart, Central Washington University
Daniel Roelke, Texas A&M University
Modeling, Team Based Computer Lab Materials in Differential Equations: Implementation and Outcomes
3:20 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Peter G. LaRose, University of Michigan
Discrete-Space Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time Continuous-Space Modeling
3:40 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.
Namyong Lee, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Sequential Course Activities Constructing a One Predator Two Prey Model Incorporating an Allee Threshold and Indirect Prey-Prey Effects
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Christopher Brown, California Lutheran University
Dynamics of Gestational Diabetes: A Model-Based Analysis
4:20 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.
Hasala Senpathy K. Gallolu Kankanamalage, Roger Williams University
Maxima Modeling for Differential Equations
4:40 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.
Leon Kaganovskiy, Touro College Brooklyn Campus
Graduate Student Paper Session
Great Talks for a General Audience: Coached Presentations by Graduate Students
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Governor's Square 9 & 10, Plaza Building
In this session graduate students give talks aimed at an undergraduate audience. Both the talks and abstracts should be designed to excite a wide range of undergraduates about mathematics.
Organizers:
Jim H. Freeman, Cornell College
May Mei, Denison University
Ranjan Rohatgi, Saint Mary's College
Aliza Steurer, Dominican University
Sponsor: MAA Committee on Graduate Students
Invited Paper Session
Category Theory for All
1:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom D, Plaza Building
Category theory can be thought of as being "very abstract algebra". It is typically taught at graduate school or in some select cases to advanced undergraduates. In this session we will show ways in which category theory can be taught in a meaningful way to undergraduates and those without particularly aptitude or expertise in math, even high school and middle school students. In the process, we will emphasize important aspects of mathematics that are not to do with solving problems, proving theorems, or getting the right answer, including: making connections between different situations, illuminating deep structures, finding fundamental reasons for things, and improving the clarity of our thinking. The talks will be of interest for general enrichment as well as pedagogy.
Organizer:
Eugenia Cheng, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Making Distinctions: Interpreting the Notion of Sameness
1:30 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Alissa Crans, Loyola Marymount University
Social Choice and Functoriality
2:15 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Sarah Yeakel, University of Maryland
Unifying Different Worlds in Mathematics
3:00 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Angélica Osorno, Reed College
From Arithmetic to Category Theory
3:45 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Emily Riehl, Johns Hopkins University
Invited Paper Session
Strategies to Synergize Culture in the Learning and Doing of Mathematics
1:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom E, Plaza Building
How do we embed various cultures into the learning and doing of mathematics? What are the ways that we can enhance the learning of mathematics through culturally-responsive teaching? Mathematics grounded in the African American, Latinx, and Native American traditions as well as other international traditions can stimulate connections and a sense of belonging in the mathematical community. Presenters will provide implementable strategies to synergize culture in the learning and the doing of mathematics. By infusing various cultures into our mathematics, we enhance the learning experience as well as broaden the inclusion of those doing mathematics.
Organizer:
Talitha Washington, Howard University and the National Science Foundation
Importance of Culture in Indigenous Learning of Mathematics
1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Bob Megginson, University of Michigan
Using Computer Modeling to Integrate Culture & Mathematics
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Jacqueline Leonard
Diary of a Black Mathematician: From Research I to Liberal Arts
2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Edray Goins, Pomona College
Rehumanizing Mathematics: Should That Be Our Goal?
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Rochelle Gutiérrez, University of Illinois
Contributed Paper Session
The Capstone Experience for Mathematics Majors
1:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., Governor's Square 16, Plaza Building
Capstone experiences vary from research, service, and artistic projects, to oral or written exams, to study abroad, internships, and more. Come and share your experiences and learn what others are doing with culminating experiences for Mathematics majors. We encourage the submission of scholarly work including but not limited to original research, innovative ideas, projects, curricular materials, assessment models, etc.
Oranizers:
Jacci White, Monika Kiss, and Kevin Murphy, Saint Leo University
Contracts and Assessment of Senior Projects
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Jacci White, Saint Leo University
The Capstone Experience: An Individualized Approach
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Leslie Jones, University of Tampa
Ten years of Math Capstone “for all” at the Air Force Academy
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Ian Pierce, US Air Force Academy
Beth Schaubroeck, US Air Force Academy
Is 2+1 Better than 3? Examining Morehead State's Two-Semester Senior Capstone
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Doug Chatham, Morehead State University
The Long and Winding Research Project
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Michael Brilleslyper, U. S. Air Force Academy
Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College
Investigate, Review, and Present: A Capstone Experience
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Karen B. Stanish, Keene State College
Writing Someone Else's Senior Exam
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Kevin Murphy, Saint Leo University
Contributed Paper Session
Mastery Grading, Part C
1:30 p.m. - 3:05 p.m., Governor's Square 11, Plaza Building
“Mastery grading” refers to a suite of assessment techniques that encourage students to pursue deep understanding of course content. Techniques include standards-based grading, specifications grading, and mastery testing. Grades are based on mastery of objectives rather than accumulation of partial credit. Students have multiple attempts to attain this high standard for each objective, teaching them to persevere through the course.
Organizers:
David Clark, Grand Valley State University
Robert Campbell, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University
Jeb Collins, University of Mary Washington
Alyssa Hoofnagle, Wittenberg University
Mike Janssen, Dordt College
Austin Mohr, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Jessica OShaughnessy, Shenandoah University
Cassie Williams, James Madison University
Factors Affecting Student Participation in Voluntary Reassessments in SBG
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Drew Lewis, University of South Alabama
Tools to Facilitate Mastery Grading
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Steven Clontz, University of South Alabama
Alternative Assessment Methods: Five Years In
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Joshua Bowman, Pepperdine University
Do Students Get It? SBG Implementation at Three Levels of the Curriculum
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Rebecca E. Gasper, Creighton University
Preparing Introductory Math Students For What Comes Next: Using High Stakes Quizzes Early (And Often)
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
John Prather, Ohio University
Contributed Paper Session
Mathematics and the Life Sciences: Initiatives, Programs, Curricula
1:30 p.m. - 3:25 p.m., Governor's Square 17, Plaza Building
The 2015 CUPM Curriculum Guide to Majors in the Mathematical Sciences identified the life sciences as a key path through the mathematics major to graduate programs and the workforce. Topics include scholarly contributions addressing initiatives, programs, curricula, and course materials at the interface of mathematics and the life sciences that have been implemented and tested at institutions of higher education.
Organizers: Tim Comar, Benedictine University
Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College
Sponsor: The SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Biology (BIO SIGMAA)
Quantitative Biology: An Alternative to Calculus for Biology Majors
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Margaret Rahmoeller, Roanoke College
First-year Calculus Workshops using Biology Lab Data
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Harry F. Hoke, University of Richmond
Kathy W. Hoke, University of Richmond
Reports on the Attitudes of Students in Calculus of Life Science toward Mathematics in Their Careers
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Yanping Ma, Loyola Marymount University
A Pathway from Introductory Material to Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Biology
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University
Incorporating Biology Topics into Mathematics Undergraduate Experiences
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Therese Shelton, Southwestern University
Emma K. Groves, North Carolina State University
Mathematical Analysis of Oscillatory Network of Transcriptional Regulators as a Course Project
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Kseniya Fuhrman, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Contributed Paper Session
Teaching Undergraduate Mathematics with Primary Historical Sources, Part B
1:30 p.m. - 4:05 p.m., Governor's Square 12, Plaza Building
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using primary historical sources to teach undergraduate mathematics. This approach has been used by a wide variety of faculty, including those with little background in mathematics history. This session brings together developers of materials for teaching with primary sources, instructors who teach with primary sources, and mathematics education researchers.
Organizers:
Dominic Klyve, Central Washington University
Maria Zack, Point Loma Nazarene University
Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College
An Activity on Letter Correspondence in the History of Mathematics
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Matthew Haines, Augsburg University
Developing a Growth Mindset using TRIUMPHS PSPs
1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Edward Bonan-Hamada, Colorado Mesa University
Beyond Just Doing the Math: An Investigation of the Role of Primary Source Projects in Supporting Student Learning of the Meta-Discursive Rules of Mathematics
2:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Janet Heine Barnett, Colorado State University - Pueblo
Cihan Can, Florida State University
Kathleen Clark, Florida State University
Implementing Primary Source Projects Using Overleaf, a Latex Platform in the Cloud
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Kenneth M. Monks, Front Range Community College - Boulder County Campus
Bridging the Sciences and the Humanities with Primary Historical Sources
2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Abe Edwards, Michigan State University
Supplementing the History of Mathematics with Original Sources
3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Dan Kemp, South Dakota State University
Learning Mathematics through Historical Projects
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Qin Yang, MSU Denver
The Radius of Curvature According to Christiaan Huygens
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Jerry M. Lodder, New Mexico State University
Town Hall Session
Quantitative Literacy Swap Session
1:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
In this swap session, participants will have the opportunity to share or borrow course materials related to quantitative literacy. We interpret course materials to include data sets, technology, individual lessons, case studies, entire courses, etc. At the beginning of the session, participants will sign up to give a brief (5 minutes or less) presentation of their resource. Come to share, come to receive, or come for both!
Organizers:
Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
Catherine Crockett, Point Loma Nazarene University
Andrew Miller, Belmont University
Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
Luke Tunstall, Michigan State University
Sponsor: The SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy (SIGMAA QL)
Minicourse
Minicourse 2. Introduction to Inquiry-Based Learning, Part B
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Tower Court A, Tower Building
This minicourse will be a hands-on introduction to inquiry-based learning, a pedagogical approach that strongly emphasizes active learning and sense-making. Facilitators and participants will model IBL classroom modes as teachers and students and analyze on these experiences so that participants can integrate these modes into their teaching practice. The minicourse is intended for instructors new to inquiry-based learning.
Brian P Katz, Augustana College
Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University
Candice Price, University of San Diego
Xiao Xiao, Utica College
Alison Marr, Southwestern University
Sponsor: The SIGMAA for Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL SIGMAA)
Minicourse
Minicourse 5. Mathematical Card Magic, Part B
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Tower Court B, Tower Building
A survey of modern self-working mathematical card magic, including original principles and effects shared online in the Card Colm blog (2004-2014) at MAA.org. A special feature will be two-person card magic based on subtle mathematical communication principles. The material can be used to liven up mathematics classes and motivate student learning. The only prerequisite is curiosity.
Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College
Other Mathematical Session
Special Interactive Presentation for High School Students, Parents, and Teachers
FREAKY FIXED POINTS
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m., Majestic Ballroom, Tower Building
If you open up a map of the US while standing in the US, might there be a point on the paper sitting precisely at the location it represents? If you stir your (mathematically ideal) cup of coffee in the morning, does every point of liquid change location? If you crumple a piece of paper, does every point on it move?
Let’s play games with triangles to discover the freaky existence of fixed points!
Leader: James Tanton, Mathematical Association of America
Organizer: Elgin Johnston, Iowa State University
Sponsor: MAA Council on Outreach
Other Mathematical Session
Creating New Mathematical Futures: A Study of Gender Equity in Mathematics Competitions
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m., Grand Ballroom I, Tower Building
MCM/ICM is an alternative to traditional mathematics competitions and has achieved very different results, with an impressive 42% of participants being women. This progress toward gender equity prompted a research study examining the features of the environment that contribute to the participation of women. Researchers highlight the opportunities that MCM/ICM affords women to experience mathematics in different and powerful ways.
Organizers:
Jo Boaler, Stanford University
Sol Garfunkel, Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP)
Session for Undergraduate Students
Student Problem Solving Competition
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom II, Tower Building
This event is the finals of the Problem Solving Competition. Universities and colleges that participate monthly on their own campuses by holding problem solving contests are invited to send a contestant. Each contestant will be required to solve a series of mathematical problems. Based on the outcome, a champion along with 2nd through 6th place winners will be named.
Organizer:
Richard Neal, American Society for the Communication of Mathematics
Other Mathematical Session
MATH Rumble
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Majestic Ballroom, Tower Building
The Math Rumble involves teachers in a Mathematical Creativity Contest including mathematical and pedagogical questions. The intention of the Math Rumble demonstration at Math Fest is to share a fun mathematical contest format with those who lead Math Teachers' Circles and similar activities.
Organizers:
Ed Keppelmann, University of Nevada Reno
Phil Yasskin, Texas A&M University
Paul Zeitz, University of San Francisco
Sponsor: The SIGMAA for Math Circles for Students and Teachers (SIGMAA-MCST)
Town Hall Session
Shaping and Fostering an Equitable Community in our Departments
Saturday, August 4, 3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m., Plaza Ballroom F, Plaza Building
The goal of this session is to compile a list of best practices for creating and sustaining an equitable department community. Small groups of participants, each led by a moderator, will brainstorm creative solutions to address a variety of questions and concerns regarding department habits and in all types of departments. The outcomes of the Town Hall will be published in the AWM Newsletter, MAA Focus, and the Notices.
Organizers:
Alejandra Alvarado, Eastern Illinois University
Candice Price, University of San Diego
Alissa Crans, Loyola Marymount University
Jackie Jensen-Vallin, Lamar University
Minicourse
Minicourse 3. An Introduction to WeBWorK: An Open Source Alternative for Generating and Delivering Online Homework Problems, Part B
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tower Court A, Tower Building
Participants will learn to utilize the opensource online homework system WeBWorK. Adopted by over 1200 institutions, WeBWorK includes an extensive, curated library of over 35,000 exercises encompassing the collegiate curriculum. Subjects include College Algebra, Calculus, ODEs, Linear Algebra, Statistics, and Introduction to Proofs. Participants will learn how to utilize WeBWorK in their classrooms and to edit WeBWorK exercises.
John Travis, Mississippi College
Robin Cruz, College of Idaho
Tim Flowers, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor: MAA Committee on Technology in Mathematics Education (CTiME)
Minicourse
Minicourse 4. Leading a Successful Program Review, Part B
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tower Court B, Tower Building
Designed for faculty members preparing to lead program reviews in the next year or so, this mini-course covers the reasons for undertaking a program, how to write the self-study, the role of an external consultant, pitfalls that one might anticipate and how to avoid them. The mini-course will also interest faculty who are willing to serve as an external consultant.
Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University
Henry Walker, Grinnell College
Sponsor: MAA Committee on Departmental Reviews