32nd AMATYC Annual Conference
November 2-5, 2006 - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Saturday Highlights

Awards Breakfast
2005 TE Award S122
Project ACCCESS S104
Committee Meetings
10:45am-12:45pm

1:15pm-2:05pm

Conference Program - Saturday, November 4, 2006
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Cincinnati Program Key

A--Assessment (Classroom, Course, Program)
C--Connections (Articulation with K–12, Universities, Business, Interdisciplinary Classes, etc.)
D--Developmental Mathematics
G--General Interest
GE--Math for General Education (Finite Math, Liberal Arts, Quantitative Literacy)
H--History of Mathematics
IS--Instructional Strategies (Learning Styles, Teaching Methodologies, including Modeling)
MI--Math Intensive (Pre-Calculus and Beyond)
RB--Research-Based
SS--Student Support (Math Labs, Study Skills, Mentoring, Tutoring, Learning Communities, Addressing Math Anxiety)
ST--Statistics
TP--Teacher Preparation
TT--Teaching with Technology (Distance Learning, Computer Software, Internet Resources, Graphing Calculator, etc.)

Time Session
7:45 am - 10:00 am Back to Top
Saturday Awards Breakfast Session
Breakfast Served: 7:45 am (Ticket Required)
Program: 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Presentation of Awards: Kathy Mowers, AMATYC President
Speaker: Colin Adams
“Blown Away: What Knot to Do When Sailing” by Sir Randolph Bacon III
10:00am - 10:45am Visit the publishers and other exhibitors. Talk to sales representatives, authors, and editors! Back to Top
10:45 am - 11:35 am Back to Top
  S101 Integrating Quantitative Reasoning in Developmental Mathematics (D, GE)
Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne S. Lockwood
  S102 Projects Become Alive Through Active Learning (A, IS)
Howard S. Speier, Melinda Rudibaugh
  S103 Applied Calc: Change “Will I Ever Use This?” to “Wow! Math Is Useful!” (IS, MI, TT)
Bruce Pollack-Johnson, Audrey Borchardt
  S104 Teaching Developmental Math in a Manipulative- Based Environment (D, IS)
Project ACCCESS Fellow: Eric Aurand
  S105 Pythagorean Mathematics (GE, H)
David Price
  S106 Music Throughout the Two-Year Mathematics Curriculum (C, G, TT)
June I. Decker, Robert James Decker
  S107 Assessment of Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Statistics (A, RB, ST)
Robert delMas
  S108 Building a Community in Your Classroom (D, IS, TP)
George Woodbury
  S109 Students with Learning Disabilities Can Learn Math! (D, IS)
Ruth Feigenbaum
  S110 AMATYC 299—Leadership and Getting Involved (G)
Richelle (Rikki) Blair, Nancy J. Sattler, Ruth Collins, Edward A. Gallo, Ronda J. Kingstad
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Back to Top
  C10 Key College Publishing: Content on DemandTM: Textbook-free, Online Mathematics Courses
John Remington
  C11 Pearson Education: MyMathLab Strategies for Teaching
Diane Gray, Gwen Terwilliger
  C12 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Using WileyPLUS to Foster Student Success in Mathematics
Brad Franklin
10:45 am - 12:45 pm Back to Top
    Committee Meeting: 2007 Conference Planning
  W19 Adding Dimension to Two-Year College Mathematics (IS, MI)
Dennis C. Ebersole, Deborah A. Moore-Russo
  W20 10 Helpful Hints & 10 Fatal Flaws: How to Get (& Not Get) NSF Funding (G)
Elizabeth J. Teles, Mary Kay Abbey
  W21 Building Interactive Excel® Spreadsheets for the Classroom (TT) {Encore Presentation}
David T. Clydesdale, Sarah Stark
10:45 am - 1:20 pm, Themed Session T5: Beyond Crossroads—Focus on Teaching and Learning Back to Top
  T5A Teaching Isn’t Just for Teachers Anymore (TT)
Edward D. Laughbaum
  T5B New Technology for Teaching (TT)
Darrell H. Abney
  T5C Using Multiple Perspectives in Teaching Algebra (IS)
James W. Hall
  T5D Logical Thinking of Students in Freshman Calculus (IS, MI)
Chokri Cherif
  T5E How Do We Know if They Understand? (A, D)
Sue Parsons
  T5F Investigations of Students’ Logical Thinking in Calculus (A)
Bronislaw Czarnocha
  T5G Impact of Students’ Misconceptions of Limits in Calculus (IS, MI)
Vrunda Prabhu
  T5H Math Anxiety Case Studies: A Beyond Crossroads Companion (RB, SS)
Fred Peskoff
10:45 am - 2:00 pm, Themed Session T6: Free Software in Math Education Back to Top
  T6A Using xyAlgebra® as an Intelligent Homework Tutor (SS, TT)
John C. Miller
  T6B Winplot®—A 2D and 3D General Purpose Plotting Utility (TT)
David J. Graser
  T6C Curve Fitting and Regression Analysis for “Peanuts” (ST, TT)
Fred Feldon
  T6D Convert® (GE, TT)
Marcia Vergo
  T6E Using FNGraph® to Create Handouts, Quizzes and Tests (TT)
Lori S. Holdren
  T6F Visualizations for Max-Min Problems (ST, TT)
David R. Hill, Lila F. Roberts
  T6G Using the Java Components for Mathematics Project (MI, TT)
Lila F. Roberts, David R. Hill
  T6H Dynamic Web Tools (A, MI, TT)
Mike E. Martin, Steve Wilson
  T6I How to Create Quality PDF Files with Free Software (TT)
Lars Jensen
  T6J LYX®—The Easy Way to Use TEX/LATEX® (TT)
Lars Jensen
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Back to Top
  S111 Implementing the Standards—A Success Story in Liberal Arts Math (GE, IS, RB)
James J. Rutledge
  S112 Evolution of Early American Algebra Textbooks (G, H)
Andrew B. Perry
  S113 EnLIVEning Online Statistics (ST, TT)
Mary Ellen Davis
  S114 Promoting SML and STEM (G, RB)
Tingxiu Wang, Gloria Liu, Joe Kotowski
  S115 Success in Problem Solving—It Can Happen! (D, SS)
Vicki L. Gearhart
  S116 The Second Most Important Theorem in Statistics (ST)
Paul Velleman
  S117 Effective Use of Clickers in Math and Statistics Classes (A, IS, TT)
John L. Climent, Kristy A. Erickson
  S118 Helping Students Succeed in Applied Calculus (IS, MI)
Martha T. Goshaw
  S119 Learning from the Past in Today’s Classroom (D, H, TP)
Joanne V. Peeples, Diana Orrantia
  S120 AMATYC Affiliate Sharing Session—Ideas for Affiliates (G)
Connie L. Buller, Janet Cook
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Back to Top
  C13 Texas Instruments, Inc.: Getting Started with the TI-84 in Developmental Algebra
Joe Fiedler
  C14 Maplesoft: Maple 10—the Next Generation!
Tom Lee
  C15 Academic Success Press, Inc.: Build Self-Efficacy in Students: Infuse Study Strategies in Your Class
Paul Nolting, Kimberly Nolting, Lynn Cox
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm Back to Top
    Committee Meeting: Equal Opportunity in Mathematics
  S121 Exploring Chaos and Fractals as They Occur in Newton’s Method (MI, TT)
Erich L. Hauenstein
2005 TE Award Recipient S122 Pathways Through Algebra, Where Are They? (D, IS, RB)
2005 TE Award Recipient: Terrie Teegarden, Wade Ellis, Jr., Peg Hovde, Wei-Jen Harrison
  S123 Make Your Statistics Class More Interactive (ST, TT)
Martha Aliaga
  S124 Got Data? Getting Real in the Classroom (IS)
Julie M. Miller, Molly O’Neill
  S125 Math Labs in the College Environment (RB, SS)
Frank N. Monterisi, Jr.
  S126 Using Expanded Performance Assessment to Hear the Student Voice (A, TP)
Darlene E. Kohrman, Sheila M. Eisenhauer
  S127 Instructional Strategies that Mine Problems to Reveal Rich Mathematics (D, IS, TT)
Darlene Whitkanack
  S128 Spice Up Your Developmental Classroom (D, IS, TT)
Gowribalan A. Vamadeva, Susan J. Fasce
  S129 All the Facts on Two-Year College Mathematics (A, G)
Stephen B. Rodi, Ray E. Collings, Susan S. Wood
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm Back to Top
  W22 Beyond Crossroads Electronic Resources—Where the Rubber Meets the Road (A, G, TT)
David J. Graser, Norma M. Agras, Rebecca T. Hartzler, Margie Hobbs
  W23 Alternative Algorithms: Not Just for Whole Numbers Anymore (D, TP)
Virginia (Ginny) Keen
  W24 Matrices and Linear Programming with Excel® (MI, TT)
Florence Chambers, Louise (Toni) A. Parise
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm Back to Top
  S130 Math Bloopers (G)
Oiyin Pauline Chow, Jean M. Shutters
  S132 Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (ST)
Deborah J. Rumsey, Dennis Pearl, Roger Woodard
  S133 Projects that Reinforce Statistics for Classroom and Online Courses (ST, TT)
Joseph Sukta
  S134 Medical Mathematics: A Rich Source for Applications and Modeling (C, IS, MI)
Michael M. Schachter
  S135 Mastery with Meaning (A, MI, TT)
Paul A. Kennedy
  S136 Computer Plus Data Projector Equals Motivated Learners (IS, TT)
Alan Catley
  S137 Portfolios as End-of-Course Assessment (A)
Michael P. Kenyon
  S138 Rethinking FOIL (D, TP)
Fred Floodstrand
  S139 The AMATYC Teaching Excellence Award— Opportunity and Process (G)
Donna B. Saye, Jim Trefzger
3:40 pm - 4:30 pm Back to Top
  S140 Math Is Magic! (G, MI, TT)
Marcia Riddle
  S141 Use It, Test It, and Revise It (A, D, IS, TT)
Katrina C. Nichols
  S142 Does Class Size in Developmental Math Make a Difference? (D, RB)
Laurel B. Howard
  S143 PassMath—Standards and Results in Developmental Math (D, IS, RB)
Martha L. Haehl, Timothy P. Chappell, Nic M. LaHue
  S144 Dangerous Dan Goes Digital (G, MI)
Jay A. Malmstrom
3:40 pm - 5:40 pm Back to Top
  W25 You Are Kidding, Math Self-Taught! (IS, TT)
Ken Hurley, Penny Morris
  W26 The Mathematics of Florence (H)
{Encore Presentation}
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, Delegate Assembly, Delegates are to be seated by 4:15 pm. Back to Top