VSU Mathematics Technology Conference

Friday February 25, 2000
Schedule and links to abstracts

Keynote Address:
UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUR CALCULATOR WORKS
Bruce H. Edwards University of Florida
5:30 - Banquet to follow
Banquet Talk: New Approaches to Cancer Therapy, by Dennis Bogyo
Time	Session I Room 272	Session II Room 260	Session III Room 271	Session IV Room 264	Workshops Room 262
2:30 to 2:50	Creating Animated GIFs for the WWW with Maple Tim Howard Columbus State University	Scatter plots and Regression on the TI-83 Geoff Clement Abraham Baldwin College	Using the TI-73 to teach middle grades mathematics concepts Sharon Kinkade Valdosta State University		WORKSHOP: An Online Model for Precalculus Hari Pulapaka and Denise T. Reid Valdosta State University
3:00 to 3:20	Demos with Positive Impact: A Database for Learning Lila F. Roberts, Georgia Southern University and David R. Hill, Temple University	Investigating Mathematical Models Using Technology Martha Abell Georgia Southern University	Understanding Better by Seeing Better with Maple Graphics J. A. Ziegler Southern Polytechnic State University	Exploring Finite Set Topologies with ISETL Paul R. Patten North Georgia College & State University	Workshop - continued
3:30 to 3:50	Interactive Tutorials Created with Maple John Gosselin University of Georgia	Chat Session on E-core math courses-What are your concerns? Caroline Hollingsworth Valdosta State University	Multivariable Calculus using Matlab Joshua Du and Marlene Sims Kennesaw State University	Using Java Applets On Your Web Page Kevin Peterson Columbus State University	WORKSHOP: Students Collecting Data in Service Courses: Issues and Resources Larry Lesser Armstrong Atlantic State University
4:00 to 4:20	Online Course Development in Statistics and Mathematics: Technologies, Issues, and Evaluation John N. Dyer Kennesaw State University	Real-life applications and modeling in a college algebra course Ronald J. Harshbarger, University of South Carolina Beaufort and Lisa S. Yocco, Georgia Southern University	MAPLE and Intersection Curves in 3D Bruno Guerrieri Florida A&M University	The First-Digit Phenomenon T. Hill, Mathematics Georgia Tech	Workshop - continued
4:30 to 4:50	Tools for Teaching Mathematics vs. Teaching Tools for Mathematics Edward L. Green, North Georgia College & State University	The Conic Sections Revisited with the TI-89 Simon A. Stricklen Southern Polytechnic State University	Maple Annoyances Steven Bellenot Florida State University	Fast Bootstrap for Estimating Value-at-Risk of Nonlinear Portfolios Jin Wang, Said Fares, and John Schleusener Valdosta State University	WORKSHOP: An Elementary Approach to Simulation Tom Carnevale Valdosta State University
5:00 to 5:20	Mathematical Software in the Classroom Mary H. Stephens & Jeremy M. Underwood, Clayton College & State University	Technology and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Recommendations Sandy Trowell Valdosta State University	Maple Animations for Calculus, 100 pictures = 100,000 words Cornelius Stallmann Augusta State University	Using Functions to Write Across the Curriculum Sharon Keener Georgia Perimeter College	Workshop - continued

Note: All talks will take place at the Education Center at Valdosta State University

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia 31698-0040
Phone: (912) 333-5789
Fax: (912) 333-7408

Comments should be sent to ckicey@valdosta.edu.