I hope everyone is off to a great start in your spring classes. I am
getting excited for the 2007 Joint Annual Conference. I hope you have all
made your travel arrangements, but there are rooms left at the hotels if you
still need to do so.Here are a few highlights from the program:
Research and Exposition:
 | Ben Fusaro, Florida State University, will remind all of us about
the "Seven Deadly Sins of Modeling." |
| Alex Ambrioso, Hillsborough Community College, will discuss
Arrow's Impossibility Theorem. |
| R. Rao, University of North Florida, will discuss a
group-theoretic proof for the Chinese Reminder Theorem. |
Pedagogy:
| Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida, will discuss
Improving Student Learning in the Pre-Calculus Environment. |
| Steve Grosteffon, Santa Fe Community College, will discuss the
implementation of the "Beyond Crossroads" project from AMATYC. |
| Eric Torres, Sante Fe Community College, will discuss the use of
the Tablet PC in the Online Environment. |
Connections:
| John K. Lane, Kennedy Space Center, will tell us about some of
the applications of Mathematics in Music and Space. |
| Richard Tamburro, Daytona Beach Community College, will discuss
his use of Film Making in teaching Mathematics. |
| Cynthia McGinnis, Okaloosa-Walton College, will show us how
Playing With Paint connect to Mathematics and Two-Dimensional Design. |
Student Presentations:
| Linda Segovia, Florida Atlantic University, will discuss Epidemic
Models. |
| Megan Logue, Jacksonville University, will discuss Minimum
Coverings with Fish. |
I hope you will be able to join us for the conference and bring your
students for some wonderful student contests and activities. See you
there! |
