AMS Sectional Meeting AMS Special Session
Current as of Friday, December 14, 2018 03:30:06
Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting
- Northeastern University, Boston, MA
- April 21-22, 2018 (Saturday - Sunday)
- Meeting #1139
Steven H Weintraub, AMS shw2@lehigh.edu
Special Session on Relations Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics
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Saturday April 21, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Relations Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, I
215, Shillman Hall
Organizers:
Amy Ackerberg-Hastings,
David L. Roberts, Prince George's Community College robertsdl@aol.com
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8:00 a.m.
Christopher Wren, John Wallis and the Cycloid.
Maria R Zack*, Point Loma Nazarene University
(1139-01-72) -
8:30 a.m.
The History of Calculus as a Guide to Teaching Calculus.
Eugene Boman*, The Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg campus
(1139-01-212) -
9:00 a.m.
Calculus 1875-1920: The Lay of the Land.
Tom Bannon, Adelphi U.
Walter J. Meyer*, Adelphi U.
(1139-01-143) -
9:30 a.m.
Teaching Calculus with Infinitesimals.
Rebecca Kathryn Vinsonhaler*, University of Texas - Austin
(1139-97-263) -
10:00 a.m.
The importance of historical remarks in upper level undergraduate math classes: Calculus 3, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.
Malgorzata Aneta Marciniak*, City University of New York, LaGuardia Community College
(1139-01-689) -
10:30 a.m.
Enhancing a complex analysis course with historical context.
Maritza M. Branker*, Niagara University
(1139-97-35)
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8:00 a.m.
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Saturday April 21, 2018, 3:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Special Session on Relations Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, II
215, Shillman Hall
Organizers:
Amy Ackerberg-Hastings,
David L. Roberts, Prince George's Community College robertsdl@aol.com
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3:00 p.m.
Finding the center of a circular starting line in an ancient Greek stadium.
Chris Rorres*, Drexel University
(1139-01-61) -
3:30 p.m.
Lewis Carroll should have taught sixth grade math.
Stuart Moskowitz*, Humboldt State University
(1139-01-683) -
4:00 p.m.
Military calculating machines 1920-1945.
Theodora J Dryer*, Consortium for History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
(1139-01-686) -
4:30 p.m.
Emergency Training: Mathematics for the Engineer during the Second World War.
Brit Shields*, University of Pennsylvania
(1139-01-671)
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3:00 p.m.
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Sunday April 22, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Relations Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, III
215, Shillman Hall
Organizers:
Amy Ackerberg-Hastings,
David L. Roberts, Prince George's Community College robertsdl@aol.com
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8:00 a.m.
Cajori's three great arithmeticians: Pike, Daboll, and Adams.
Andrew B Perry*, Springfield College
(1139-01-687) -
8:30 a.m.
Conservation Equations of Mathematical Practitioners.
Scott B Guthery*, Docent Press
(1139-01-19) -
9:00 a.m.
Educating the Irish: The Case of the Mathematician and Engineer John Gregory (1783-1880).
Eisso J Atzema*, University of Maine
(1139-01-302) -
9:30 a.m.
Mathematical Instruments at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 -- Early Fruits of Technical Education.
Peggy Aldrich Kidwell*, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
(1139-01-90) -
10:00 a.m.
Polar coordinates and history through video games.
Colin Bryan Powell McKinney*, Wabash College
(1139-01-657) -
10:30 a.m.
Forms of Perception, Perceptions of Form: Mathematics and the Arts at Black Mountain College.
Clare Kim*, MIT
(1139-01-693)
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8:00 a.m.
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Sunday April 22, 2018, 2:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Special Session on Relations Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, VI
215, Shillman Hall
Organizers:
Amy Ackerberg-Hastings,
David L. Roberts, Prince George's Community College robertsdl@aol.com
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2:00 p.m.
History, Pedagogy, and Mathematics in Mathematics Education: Innovation and Participation in a Community of Scholars and Practitioners.
Kathleen M Clark*, Florida State University
(1139-01-545) -
2:30 p.m.
The Nature of Proof: an Historical Perspective.
Lawrence Arthur D'Antonio*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
(1139-01-462) -
3:00 p.m.
Mathematical mistakes in mathematics education: a topic for research.
Alexander Karp*, Teachers College, Columbia University
(1139-97-43) -
3:30 p.m.
Unintentional Consequences: Mathematics Pedagogy and the Rise of the Standards Movement in American Education.
Emily Timmons Hamilton Redman*, University of Massachusetts Amherst
(1139-01-480) -
4:00 p.m.
Demathematizing Mathematics: Searching for Success in Mathematics Education.
Cihan Can*, Florida State University
(1139-01-337) -
4:30 p.m.
Life and Work of the Ukrainian Mathematician Volodimir (Wlodzimiez) Levitsky.
Maryam Vulis*, CUNY, Norwalk Community College
(1139-01-205)
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2:00 p.m.
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