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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
Friday, 10:30 a.m. - noon, chaired by Amy Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College (See Other MAA Events)
Mathematics and the Arts: SIGMAA ARTS
New and Continuing Connections between Math and the Arts, Saturday morning (see MAA Contributed Paper Sessions).
Business Meeting, Saturday, 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Mathematicians in Business, Industry and Government: BIG SIGMAA
Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry and Government, Saturday morning (See MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Business Meeting, Thursday, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Guest Lecture, Saturday, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m, Tony DeRose, Pixar Animation Studios, How mathematics is changing Hollywood.
Reception, Saturday, 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Mathematical and Computational Biology: BIO SIGMAA
Trends in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, Sunday morning (See MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Creating/Improving the Biomathematics/Biostatistics Course, Friday afternoon (See MAA Panels)
Business Meeting, Friday, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Guest Lecture, Friday, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Lisa Fauci, Tulane University, The biofluiddynamics of swimming and pumping: Recent insights
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Environmental Mathematics: SIGMAA EM
Guest Lecture, Friday, 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Charles Hadlock, Bentley College, Startling parallels between Bhopal/UC in 1984 and Macondo/BP in 2011.
Business Meeting, Friday, 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Paper Session: The BP Oil Discharge, Energy, and the Environment, Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
CANCELLED - Truth and Consequences: The Oil Volcano, a dramatic presentation on Saturday, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Bus Trip
Eagles, Watefowl, and Gulf Coast Restoration: Dr. Paul Kemp, Director of the National Audubon Society Louisiana Coastal Initiative, will lead this bus trip on Sunday morning (9:00 a.m. to noon) and show us some of the BP oil consequences and also restoration efforts. We expect to see wintering or migrating eagles and waterfowl. Paul led us on an eye-opener during a post-Hurricane Katrina trip at the 2007 Joint Meetings in New Orleans. The cost for the trip will be around US$15 - 20; please send email to Madeline Palmer, mpalmer@maa.org, or Ben Fusaro, fusaro@math.fsu.edu, for more information and to register.
History of Mathematics: HOM SIGMAA
Treasures from the Past: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom, Friday afternoon (See MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Reception and Business Meeting, Thursday, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Guest Lecture, M. A. Clements and Nerida F. Ellerton, Illinois State University, The special role of cyphering books in the early history of mathematics eduction in North America
Math Circles for Students and Teachers: SIGMAA MCST
Fostering, Supporting, and Propagating Math Circles for Students and Teachers, Saturday morning (See MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Math Circles Demonstration, Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Our mathematical circles are modeled after those in Eastern Europe and are as successful here as they were there. Circles bring mathematicians into direct contact with middle and high school students to work, through the give and take of conversation, on problems that require deep thinking and creative exploration. Circles also provide a social context for these students who enjoy studying mathematics. James Tanton will demonstrate a real math circle in action--with real students!
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Philosophy of Mathematics: POM SIGMAA
Philosophy of Mathematics in Teaching and Learning, Saturday afternoon. (See MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Business Meeting, Saturday, 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Guest Lecture, Saturday, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., by Keith Devlin, Stanford University,Will the real philosophy of mathematics please stand up.
Quantitative Literacy: SIGMAA QL
The Role of QL in the High School Mathematics Curriculum, Friday morning and afternoon (see AMS Special Sessions)
Business Meeting, Thursday, 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception and Discussion Panel: Mathematics and Democracy Ten Years Later, Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education: SIGMAA RUME
Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, Sean Larsen, Portland State University; Natasha Speer, University of Maine; and Stacy Brown, Pitzer College; Friday morning and afternoon.
Business Meeting, Friday, 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Statistics Education: SIGMAA STAT-ED
Alternative Approaches to Traditional Introductory Statistics Courses, Sunday afternoon (See MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Report from the International Conference on Teaching Statistics: A World View of Statistics Education, Friday afternoon (see MAA Panels)
Creating/Improving the Biomathematics/Biostatistics Course, Friday afternoon (see MAA Panels)
Teaching Statistics Online, Saturday afternoon (see MAA Panels)
Business Meeting and Reception, Friday, January 7, 5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Teaching Advanced High School Mathematics: SIGMAA TAHSM
Business Meeting, Friday, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Mathematics Instruction Using the Web: WEB SIGMAA
Harnessing Mobile Communication Devices and Online Communication Tools for Mathematics Education, Thursday morning (See MAA Contributed Paper Sessions)
Assessment of Learning in an Age of Technology, Friday afternoon (see MAA Panels)
Business Meeting and Open Discussion, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. A discussion providing WEB SIGMAA members with an opportunity to share their interests in teaching and learning mathematics online and the direction of future WEB SIGMAA activities.
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