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MAA Session on Projects, Demonstrations, and Activities that Engage Liberal Arts
Mathematics Students Part I: Wednesday
January 15, 2014, 8:00 AM – 8:35 AM Part II: Wednesday
January 15, 2014, 2:15 PM – 5:50 PM Part III:
Thursday January 16, 2014, 1:00 PM – 3:55 PM Room 345, Baltimore Convention Center Organizer: Sarah Mabrouk, Framingham State University |
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Many
colleges/universities offer liberal arts mathematics courses (lower-level
courses other than statistics, college algebra, precalculus,
and calculus) designed for students whose majors are in disciplines other than
mathematics, science, social science, or business. Students taking such
courses have a variety of backgrounds, strengths, and levels of
interest/comfort with mathematics. This
session invites papers regarding projects, demonstrations, and activities that
can be used to enhance the learning experience for students taking liberal
arts mathematics courses. Papers should include information about the
topic(s) related to the project/demonstration/activity, preliminary
information that must be presented, and the goal(s)/outcome(s) for the
project/demonstration/activity. Presenters discussing demonstrations and
activities are encouraged to give the demonstration or perform the activity,
if time and equipment allow, and to discuss the appropriateness of the demonstration/activity
for the learning environment and the class size. Presenters discussing
projects are encouraged to address how the project was conducted, presented,
evaluated, as well as grading issues, if any, and the rubric used to appraise
the students’ work. Each presenter is encouraged to discuss how the
project/demonstration/activity fits into the course, the use of technology,
if any, the students’ reactions, and the effect of the
project/demonstration/activity on the students’ attitudes towards and
understanding of mathematics. |
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Part I: Wednesday January 15, 2014,
8:00 AM – 8:35 AM Room 345, Baltimore Convention Center 8:00 AM Kaleidoscopes in the liberal arts
mathematics classroom. Teresa
E. Moore*, Ithaca College L.
Christine Kinsey, Canisius College 8:20 AM Increasing Communication and
Problem-Solving Skills in a Liberal Arts Probability Course. Chester
Ivan Ismay*, Ripon College Part II: Wednesday January 15, 2014,
2:15 PM – 5:50 PM Room 345, Baltimore Convention Center 2:15 PM Students Discover Math in the World Around
Them: The Use of Projects in a Liberal Arts Mathematics Course. Tammy Muhs*, University of Central Florida 2:35 PM Civil Rights, Estimation, and Regression. Semra Kilic-Bahi*,
Colby-Sawyer College 2:55 PM Two short projects for improving financial
literacy. Paul
Taylor*, Shippensburg University 3:15 PM Engaging first-year students in the
mathematics of cryptology: "Ciphers and Heroes". Sharon
M Frechette*, College of the Holy Cross 3:35 PM Using Graph Representations to Solve
Puzzles. M. Reba*,
Clemson University D. Shier, Clemson University 3:55 PM A Tour through Graph Theory: Projects for a
Liberal Arts Math Course. Karin R
Saoub*, Roanoke College 4:15 PM Projective Geometry for the Liberal Arts
Mathematics Class. Donna
A. Dietz*, American University 4:35 PM The Many Facets of Symmetry. Thomas
Q. Sibley*, St. John's University, College of St. Benedict 4:55 PM Creativity, Writing and Mathematics: The FancyPants Strip Pattern Portfolio. Shawn
J. Chiappetta*, University of Sioux Falls 5:15 PM Engaging liberal arts students in
mathematics. Colleen
Duffy*, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 5:35 PM An Exercise in the Philosophy of
Mathematics. Charles
F. Rocca*, Western Connecticut State University Part III: Thursday January 16, 2014,
1:00 PM – 3:55 PM Room 345, Baltimore Convention Center 1:00 PM Juggling as an Introduction to Mathematical
Thinking. Otis
C. Wright, III*, Cedarville University 1:20 PM The Stable Marriage Problem in the
Classroom. Raymond
N Greenwell*, Hofstra University Daniel E Seabold,
Hofstra University 1:40 PM Walking the Line. Cathy W. Grilli*, Christian Brothers University 2:00 PM Adapting liberal arts mathematics hands-on
activities to a large-lecture format. Darci L. Kracht*, Kent
State University 2:20 PM Infographics Activities to Promote
Graphical and Quantitative Literacy. Debra L. Hydorn*, University of Mary Washington 2:40 PM Counting Melodies: A Musical Introduction
to Recursion. Kurt
Ludwick*, Salisbury University 3:00 PM Win, Lose, or Draw: An Analytical Reasoning
Course at Butler University. Karen
Holmes*, Butler University 3:20 PM Venn Diagram Bingo and other Games for
Liberal Arts Math Classes. Teena Carroll*, Emory & Henry College 3:40 PM Puzzles + Games = Mathematical Thinking. Edmund A Lamagna*, University of Rhode Island *Principle Speaker |
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