33rd AMATYC Annual Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 1-4, 2007

Conference Theme: Building a Better Tomorrow

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Conference Program - Saturday, November 3, 2007
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Attention Presenters :You are invited to submit the paper you are presenting at the AMATYC conference to The AMATYC Review for possible publication, or to publish online at Electronic Proceedings.

Minneapolis Program Key

Following the title of each regular session and workshop you will find a letter code identifying the general category or categories featured in this year’s conference that best describe the focus of the presentation. We hope you find these codes helpful in developing your conference schedule.

A---Assessment (Classroom, Course, Program)
C---Connections (Articulation with K–12, Universities, Business, Interdisciplinary Classes, etc.)
D---Developmental Mathematics
DI--Department/Division Issues (Adjunct Issues, Mentoring New Faculty, etc.)
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 (College Algebra, Precalculus and Beyond)
RB-Research-Based
SS--Student Support (Math Labs, Study Skills, Tutoring, Learning Communities, and Addressing Math Anxiety)
ST--Statistics
TP--Teacher Preparation
TT--Teaching with Technology (Distance Learning, Computer Software, Internet Resources, Graphing Calculators, etc.)
Time Session
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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:Dan Kennedy
My Year with NUMB3RS: Mathematics Goes to Hollywood
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
  S85 The Derivative as a Linear Transformation (MI)
Featured Speaker: Wayne Roberts
  S86 Math Study Skills: We’ve Tried Everything so You Don’t Have to (D, IS, SS)
Alan Bass
  S87 Moving from Individualized to Collaborative Problem-Based Learning (IS, RB, ST)
Carol C. Hannahs
  S88 Website Sharing Session (G, TT)
Shay L. Cardell, George M. Alexander
  S89 Become an AMATYC Traveling Workshop Facilitator! (G)
Peter R. Wildman, Cheryl Cleaves
  S90 Assessment Instruments at Class, Course, and Program Levels (A)
Wayne Mackey
  S91 Active Learners in a Mathematics Classroom (IS)
Arnavaz Taraporevala, Janet Liou-Mark, Nadia Benakli
  S92 Discovering Old Topics in New Ways: Polynomials and Rational Functions (IS, MI)
Nancy G. Hyde, Julie M. Miller, Molly O’Neill
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  C14 Pearson Education: MyMathLab Strategies for Teaching
Diane Gray
  C15 Hawkes Learning Systems: How to Motivate Students by Using Software
Emily Cook
10:45 am - 12:45 pm Back to Top
    Committee Meeting: 2008 Conference Planning
  W21 (Passion)n + (Fermat’s Last Theorem)n = (Success)n (GE, H)
Jodi Cotten
  W22 Energizing Your Introductory Algebra Classroom (D, IS)
Susan W. Santolucito
  W23 Hiking Math Trails to the “K–8 Assessment” Pass (GE, RB, TP)
Ken Hurley
  W24 Using Games, Computer Tutorials, and Beauty of Math Moments (D, IS, TP)
Amy Young, Nan Strebeck
  W25 Matrices and Linear Programming with Excel (IS, MI, TT)
Florence Chambers, Louise (Toni) A. Parise
  W26 Predicting the Periods of Repeating Decimals (GE, H, TP, TT)
Patricia L. Johnson
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Back to Top
  S93 American Mathematics Idol (GE, H, IS)
Thomas (Tom) H. Adamson
  S94 Students’ Reasons for Selecting a Computermediated or Lecture Class (D, RB)
D. Patrick Kinney, Douglas F. Robertson
  S95 A Dual Credit Program in College Algebra (C)
Steven J. Wilson, Mary Deas
  S96 MathDL and the Math Gateway: NSDL Portals for Your Teaching Resources (G, TT)
Mike E. Martin, Bruce W. Yoshiwara
  S97 Zeno Versus Pythagoras: The Continuous and the Discrete (C, GE, H)
David Price
  S98 The Benefits of Student-Written Practice Exams (A, IS, RB)
Marissa Wolfe
  S99 Using PowerPoint to Introduce Limits (IS, MI, TT)
Marlow Dorrough
  S100 Departmental Leadership—Tips and Techniques, Ideas and Inspiration (DI)
Patty Amick
  S101 Techniques for Partial Fractions (MI)
Tingxiu Wang
  S102 Curve Fitting and Regression Analysis: Modeling the World (IS, TT)
Fred Feldon
  S103 Enhancing Retirement by Staying Mathematically Alive (G)
Marvin L. Johnson
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm Back to Top
    Committee Meeting: Program/Curriculum Issues
  S104 Math Class Survives Hurricane Katrina and Returns to Hollywood via MN (G, GE)
E. John Hornsby, Jr.
  S105 Pythagorean Triples (D, H, TP)
M. Sunil Koswatta
  S106 “Got Toast?” An Introduction to Functions (IS)
Lorrie B. Joubert
  S107 Where in the World Am I? (C, GE, TT)
Valerie Harris
  S108 PowerPoint with Pizzaz (TT)
2006 Project ACCCESS Fellow: Marion Foster
  S109 Escape from Functional Ennui (IS, MI)
Jo-Ann G. Williams, Alison J. Schubert
  S110 The Minnesota Twins: Building a Better Tomorrow, Statistically! (GE, ST)
Stephen (Steve) A. Krevisky
  S111 The Road from Outcomes to Assessment (A, DI)
Jack Keating, Lois A. Martin, Kerryn Snyder
2005 Project ACCCESS Fellow: Marianne C. Rosato
  S112 Basic Math: Keeping the Focus on Fractions (D, IS, TP)
2004 Project ACCCESS Fellow: Ana Jimenez
  S113 Adjunct Sharing Time (DI)
Judith (Judy) A. King, Judy Giffin
  S114 Student Mentors in the Developmental Classroom (D, SS)
Kevin Hastings, Steven Martin
  S115 Applied Calculus Projects Transform Students’ Attitudes About Math! (IS, MI, TT)
Bruce Pollack-Johnson
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm Back to Top
  W27 Proportional Reasoning: An Activity that Tests Students’ Conjectures (D, IS, TT)
Gary M. Simundza, Nancy Crisler
  W28 The Three-Pound Universe (G, IS, TP)
Art Rude
  W29 Using Technology to Encourage Developmental Algebra Students to Think (A, D, TT)
Darlene Whitkanack
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm Back to Top
    Committee Meeting: Placement and Assessment
  S116 Ingenious Test Review Session in a Developmental Mathematics Classroom (D, IS)
Gowribalan A. Vamadeva
  S117 Hands-on Math for Global Awareness (C, G, GE)
Elisabeth H. Knowlton
  S118 Assessment in Online Statistics Courses: Gender, Age, and Ethnicity (A, RB, ST, TT)
Daniel Larose
  S119 Improvements at Beyond Crossroads Live! (G, IS, TT)
David J. Graser
  S120 Teachers Are Circles and Students Are Octagons (G, IS, TP)
Diana Orrantia, Joanne V. Peeples
  S122 It Has to Be Right, That’s What My Calculator Says!!! (MI, TT)
Abraham S. Mantell
  S123 Mysteries and Histories of Pi (G, GE, H)
Janet E. Teeguarden

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, Delegate Assembly, Delegates are to be seated by 4:15 pm.

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Nicollet A & B

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