Special Interest Groups of the MAA (SIGMAAs)
SIGMAAs are Special Interest Groups of the MAA. SIGMAAs will be hosting a number of activities, sessions, and guest lectures. There are currently twelve such focus groups in the MAA offering members opportunities to interact, not only at meetings, but throughout the year, via newsletters and email-based communications. For more information visit http://www.maa.org/sigmaa/.
SIGMAA Officers Meeting
Thursday, 10:30 a.m., chaired by Amy Shell-Gellasch, Hood College.
Mathematics and the Arts: SIGMAA ARTS
Mathematics and the Arts: Practice, Pedagogy, and Discovery, Thursday morning. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Mathematical and Computational Biology: BIO SIGMAA
Trends in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, Saturday morning. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Reception and Business Meeting, Friday, 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Guest Lecture, Friday, 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. by Joseph M. Mahaffy, San Diego State University, Modeling and calculus for the life sciences with WeBWorK computer labs.
Mathematicians in Business, Industry and Government: BIG SIGMAA
Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government, Saturday morning. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Business Meeting, Friday, 5:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
Guest Lecture, Friday, 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. by Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute, Is God a mathematician?
Reception, Friday, 7:15 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
History of Mathematics: HOM SIGMAA
The History of Geometry, its Applications, and their Uses in the Classroom, Thursday afternoon. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
The Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection of the Archives of American Mathematics, Wednesday, 2:15 p.m.–3:45. (see MAA Panels, etc.)
Special Lecture, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.–5:20 p.m. by Cynthia Woodburn, Pittsburg State University, Geometry and baroque architecture in Turn, Italy
Reception and Business Meeting, Wednesday 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Guest Lecture, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. by Keith Devlin, Stanford University, Leonardo Fibonacci, Liber abbaci, and the rise of the modern commercial world.
Using Mathematical Archives and Special Collections for Research and Teaching, Friday, 9:00 a.m.–10:55 a.m. (see MAA Panels, etc.)
Math Circles for Students and Teachers: SIGMAA MCST
Math Circle Poster and Activity Session, Friday, 1:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. (see MAA Panels, etc.)
Reception, Friday, 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.
Demonstration Math Circles: Session for Mathematicians, Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–9:55 a.m., and Session for Students, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–10:55 a.m. (see MAA Panels, etc.)
Math Wrangle, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (see MAA Panels, etc.)
Philosophy of Mathematics: POM SIGMAA
Philosophy, Mathematics, and Progress, Friday afternoon. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Reception, Friday, 5:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Business Meeting, Friday, 6:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Guest Lecture, Friday, 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m., by Mark Balaguer, California State University at Los Angeles, A Guide for the Perplexed: What Mathematicians Need to Know to Understand Philosophers of Mathematics.
Quantitative Literacy: SIGMAA QL
Student Success in Quantitative Reasoning, Thursday afternoon. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
A Survey of Quantitative Literacy Teaching Resources, Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.–10:20 a.m. (see MAA Panels, etc.)
Business Meeting, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education: SIGMAA RUME
Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, Thursday morning. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Business Meeting, Thursday, 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Statistics Education: SIGMAA STAT-ED
Adding Modern Ideas to an Introductory Statistics Course, Friday afternoon. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Creating and Growing an Applied Statistics Minor Program. Thursday, 10:35 a.m.–11:55 a.m .(see MAA Panels, etc.)
Randomization and Bootstrap Methods in the Introductory Statistics Course, Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–10:20 a.m. (see MAA Panels, etc.)
Reception, Thursday, 5:45 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Business Meeting, Thursday, 6:45 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
Mathematics Instruction Using the Web: WEB SIGMAA
Using Mobile Communication Devices for Mathematics Education, Friday afternoon. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions) see below
Assessing the Effectiveness of Online Homework, Saturday morning. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Friday, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Room 1 B, SDCC
Business Meeting: 5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Guest Lecture: 5:15 p.m. - 6:05 p.m., Davide Cervone, Union College, MathJax: The Present and the Future
Reception and demonstration of Mobile Communication Devices for Mathematics Education: 6:05 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Environmental Mathematics: SIGMAA EM
Energy, Population, and Sustainability, Thursday morning and afternoon. (see MAA Invited Paper Sessions)
Integrating The Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 in the College Mathematics Curriculum, Wednesday afternoon, (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Business Meeting, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.