Mathematical Association of America
Rocky Mountain Section Meeting
April 8 and 9, 2011
Department of Mathematics
University of Colorado at Boulder
Schedule
This schedule is subject to change.
Friday
| 8:00-12:00 | Section NeXT-RM (MATH 350) |
| 9:30-11:30 | Workshop: Using Learning Assistants at Your Institution (Registration required) (MATH 175) |
| 11:00-4:30 | Registration (Math 170) |
| 12:00-5:00 | Publisher Exhibits, and MAA Book Sales (First Floor, MATH Building) |
| 11:45-12:45 | Luncheon for Dept. Chairs and MAA Liaisons (Registration required; lunch provided) (MATH 175) |
| Discussion Topic: The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics | |
| 1:00-1:10 | Opening Remarks and Welcome (BESC 185) |
| 1:10-1:55 | Burton W. Jones Teaching Award Lecture (BESC 185) |
| Eric Stade, University of Colorado at Boulder | |
| FT's, DFT's, and FFT's, or: Joe Fourier and the Birth of Disco | |
| 2:05-4:30 | Parallel Sessions -- Click here for schedule of talks and here for abstracts |
| Combinatorics I (ECCR 118) | |
| Mathematics Education I (KOBL 340) | |
| General Session I (KOBL 230) | |
| Student Presentations I (KOBL 302) | |
| Student Presentations II (KOBL 330) | |
| 4:45--5:45 | Friday Keynote Address (MATH 100) |
| Planting your roots in the natural numbers: A rational and irrational look at 1, 2, 3, 4, ... | |
| Edward Burger, Williams College | |
| 6:00-7:00 | Cash Bar (St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut Street) |
| 7:00-10:00 | Banquet and Awards Ceremony (St. Julien Hotel)
PLEASE NOTE: BANQUET REGISTRATION ENDS 8 PM Mountain Time, Monday, April 4 |
| Banquet Address: | |
| Writing Biographies: Mathematicians as Historical Subjects | |
| Joseph W. Dauben, Herbert H. Lehmann College and The Graduate Center, CUNY |
Saturday
| 8:00-11:30 | Registration (MATH 170) |
| 8:00-8:50 | Rocky Mountain Section Business Meeting (MATH 175) |
| 9:00-11:00 | Parallel Sessions -- Click here for schedule of talks and here for abstracts |
| Combinatorics II (DUAN G131) | |
| Mathematics Education II (Room DUAN G125) | |
| History of Mathematics (DUAN G2B41) | |
| Student Presentations III (DUAN G2B47) | |
| General Session II (DUAN G2B60/DUAN G131)(please note the "General Session II" talk scheduled at the end of the "Combinatorics II" session) | |
| 9:30-12:00 | Publisher exhibits and MAA Book Sales (First Floor, MATH Building) |
| 11:00-11:25 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:30 | Saturday Keynote Address (DUAN G1B30) |
| The Gini Index and Measuring Inequality | |
| Frank A. Farris, Santa Clara University | |
| 12:30-2:30 | Section NeXT-RM (MATH 350) |
For more information, please contact Eric Stade or Rob Tubbs