Special Interest Groups of the MAA (SIGMAAs)

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 www.maa.org/community/sigmaas.

SIGMAA Officers Meeting

Thursday, 10:30 am to noon; chaired by Andrew Miller, Belmont University

SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts (SIGMAA ARTS)

SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government (BIG SIGMAA)

  • MAA-AMS-SIAM Joint Panel on Multiple Paths to Mathematics Careers in Business, Industry and Government (BIG), Thursday, 2:35–3:55 pm (see MAA Panels)
  • Mathematics Experiences and Projects in Business, Industry, and Government, Friday morning (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
  • PIC Math and Preparing Students for Nonacademic Careers, Saturday morning (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
  • Guest Lecture, Friday, 5:30 - 6:20 pm, Eva K Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology, Optimization-based Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Vaccine Immunity
  • Business Meeting and Reception, Friday 6:20–7:30 pm

SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Biology (BIO SIGMAA)

  • Business Meeting and Reception, Thursday, 6:00– 7:00 pm
  • Guest Lecture, Thursday, 7:00–7:50 pm, Martin Meltzer, Centers for Disease Control
  • Trends in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, Friday afternoon (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
  • Current Trends in Mathematical and Computational Biology, Saturday morning (see MAA Invited Paper Sessions)

SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics (SIGMAA EM)

SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics (HOM SIGMAA)

  • Business Meeting, Wednesday, 6:00–6:30 pm
  • Reception, Wednesday, 6:30–7:00 pm
  • Guest Lecture, Wednesday, 7:00 -7:50 pm, Glen Van Brummelen, Quest University, Trigonometry and the Challenge of the History of Mathematics
  • Preserving and Writing the History of Mathematics Departments, Friday morning (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)

SIGMAA on Inquiry Based Learning (SIGMAA IBL)

  • Business Meeting, Friday, January 6, 5:00-6:00 pm
  • Perspectives on Inquiry Based Learning: Novice, Experienced, and Master, Thursday, 1:00–2:20 pm (see MAA Panels)
  • Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning, Friday afternoon (see MAA Invited Paper Sessions)

SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers (SIGMAA MCST)

  • Business Meeting, Thursday, for 5:30-6:00 pm
  • Unexpected Topics for a Math Circle, Friday morning (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
  • Math Circle Demonstration, Saturday, 11:00–11:55 am
  • Math Wrangle, Saturday, 1:00–2:30 pm

SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics (POM SIGMAA)

  • Business Meeting, Friday, 5:15 – 5:30 pm
  • Reception, Friday, 5:30 – 6:00 pm
  • Guest Lecture, Friday, 6:00 – 6:50 pm, Jeff Buechner, Rutgers University, Computers Mathematical Proof, and the Nature of the Human Mind: a Surprising Connection
  • Do Mathematicians Really Need Philosophy?, Saturday afternoon (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)

SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy (SIGMAA QL)

New Directions in Quantitative Literacy for General Education, in honor of Lynn Steen, Saturday morning (see MAA Invited Paper Sessions)

SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (SIGMAA RUME)

Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Thursday morning and afternoon (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)

SIGMAA on Statistics Education (SIGMAA Stat Ed)

  • Preparing for the Data Deluge: Mathematics Programs and the Future of Undergraduate Statistics Education, Wednesday, 2:15–3:35 pm (see MAA Panels)
  • MAA Minicourse: Incorporating Randomization Methods into Introductory Statistics, Part A: Wednesday 9:00–11:00 am and Part B: Friday 9:00–11:00 am (see MAA Minicourses)
  • MAA Minicourse: Statistical Education of Teachers, Part A: Thursday 9:00–11:00 am and Part B: Saturday 9:00 –11:00 am (see MAA Minicourses)
  • Incorporating Big Data Ideas in the Mathematics and Statistics Classroom, Thursday afternoon (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions).
  • Reception, Thursday, 5:30–6:00 pm
  • Business Meeting, Thursday, 6:00–6:45 pm
  • Guest Lecture, Thursday, 6:50–7:40 pm, Brian Gurbaxani, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the CDC–2017 and Beyond
  • Modern Data Sets for the Intro Statistics Classroom and Beyond, Friday afternoon (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)

SIGMAA on the Teaching of Advanced High School Mathematics (SIGMAA TAHSM)

TBA

SIGMAA on Undergraduate Research (UR SIGMAA)

TBA

SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the Web (WEB SIGMAA)

  • Reception, Friday, 5:30–6:00 pm
  • Guest Lecture, Friday, 6:00–6:50 pm, Rob Beezer, University of Puget Sound, Textbooks for the Web from MathBook XML
  • Poster Session: Me and My Gadgets–Teaching with Technology, Saturday, 10:00–11:55 am. (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)

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