AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Saturday, October 22, 2005 02:16:47

Associate secretaries:
Matthew Miller, AMS miller@math.sc.edu

Saturday October 15, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Education of Teachers, I
Room 303, Rogers-Stout Hall
Organizers:
Frederick Norwood, East Tennessee State University norwoodr@etsu.edu
Michel Helfgott, East Tennessee State University helfgott@etsu.edu
- 8:00 a.m.
  Preparing Secondary Mathematics Teachers: Lessons from PMET.
  Patrick Halpin*, SUNY Oswego
  (1010-97-20)
- 8:30 a.m.
  Some Surprising Mathematical Deficiencies of Future High School Math Teachers.
  Richard O. Hill*, Michigan State University
  (1010-97-12)
- 9:00 a.m.
  The Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Secondary Mathematics Teachers.
  David C. Royster*, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  (1010-97-37)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Math Courses Designed to Foster Mathematical Thinking and to Prepare K-12 Teachers for Classroom Exigencies.
  Tatiana Shubin*, San Jose State University
  (1010-97-15)
- 10:00 a.m.
  The Role of Proof and Proof Classes in the Mathematics Education of Teachers.
  William C Bauldry*, Appalachian State University
  (1010-97-07)
- 10:30 a.m.
  Wallpaper patterns and planar isometries: from art to geometry and beyond.
  George Baloglou*, SUNY Oswego
  (1010-97-08)

Saturday October 15, 2005, 3:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Education of Teachers, II
Room 303, Rogers-Stout Hall
Organizers:
Frederick Norwood, East Tennessee State University norwoodr@etsu.edu
Michel Helfgott, East Tennessee State University helfgott@etsu.edu
- 3:00 p.m.
  Improving Pre-Service Teachers' Calculus Understanding Through CAS Programming.
  Judith H. Hector*, Walters State Community College
  (1010-97-19)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Complex Numbers: Making Sense Out of Nonsense.
  David Kay*, University of North Carolina, Asheville
  (1010-97-128)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Mathematics for Teaching.
  Al Cuoco*, Center for Mathematics Education, EDC
  (1010-97-13)
- 5:00 p.m.
  Professional development: the hard work of learning mathematics.
  Hung-Hsi Wu*, University of California at Berkeley
  (1010-97-11)

Sunday October 16, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Education of Teachers, III
Room 303, Rogers-Stout Hall
Organizers:
Frederick Norwood, East Tennessee State University norwoodr@etsu.edu
Michel Helfgott, East Tennessee State University helfgott@etsu.edu
- 8:30 a.m.
  Sense and Sensibility.
  Troy D Riggs*, Union University
  (1010-97-25)
- 9:00 a.m.
  The Mathematical Preparation of Teachers for the Middle Grades.
  Mary Ellen O'Leary*, University of South Carolina
  (1010-97-107)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Teaching Mathematics in a Technological Society.
  Michael S. Waters*, Northern Kentucky University
  (1010-97-24)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Statistical Study of Chaos using Web-based Computation.
  H. Yang, Virginia State University
  Z. Wang, Virginia Wesleyan College
  J. Ding*, The University of Southern Mississippi
  (1010-97-27)
- 10:30 a.m.
  Sandbox Mathematics.
  George D Poole*, East Tennessee State University
  (1010-97-100)

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