ISMAA 1995 ANNUAL MEETING

Meeting Overview

The Seventy-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Illinois Section of the MAA will be held March 31 and April 1 on the campus of Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. All meeting sessions will be held in the Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center and the Friday Banquet and Saturday breakfasts will be in the Stockdale Student Center.

This year's meeting includes invited addresses by Deborah Hughes Hallett, Robert Hogg, John Conway, Florence Fasenelli, and Doris Shattschneider, a Minicourse on the Harvard Calculus Project, several panel discussions, a poster session, publishers exhibits, and activities for students.

Outline of Meeting Activities

Session Schedule
Friday, March 31, 1995
9:00 a.m. Minicourse
Minicourse - Harvard Calculus Project
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 109
Presenter: Deborah Hughes Hallett
Assistants: Mike Plantholt and Lotus Hershberger, Illinois State University
1:00 p.m. Registration
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center Second Floor Hallway
1:20 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 109
Welcome: Monmouth College President Sue Huseman
Presider: Jon Liable, ISMAA Chair
1:30 p.m. Opening Address
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 109
Mathematics Education Reform : Where is it taking us? Do we want to go there?
Speaker: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Harvard University
2:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 206
3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions I
  • Multiple Variable Calculus: What (and What not) to Do
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 319
    Speaker: Dennis Schneider, Knox College
    Presider: Robert Kuller, Northern Illinois University
  • Algorithms for Toeplitz Equations: Origins and Applications
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 423
    Speaker: Gregory Ammar, Northern Illinois University
    Presider: Lawrence Spence, Illinois State University
  • Interactive Mathematical Texts in Business Calculus
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 110
    Speakers: William Slough, Peter Andrews, and Duane Broline, Eastern Illinois University
    Presider: Ruth Hartman, Black Hawk College
  • Project NExT
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 210
    Speakers: James Marshall, Illinois College, Jon Clauss, Augustana College, and Sharon Roberts, Trinity Christian College
    Presider: Robert Shelton, Millikin University
3:00 p.m. Student Mathematics Contest
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 208
4:15 p.m. Annual Business Meeting
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 109
5:30 p.m. Social Hour I
Stockdale Student Center Private Dining Room
6:30 p.m. ISMAA Annual Banquet
Stockdale Student Center Private Dining Room
After Dinner Talk: Lessons Learned from Hogg's 1991 Quality Journey: Are Faculty Ready for Continuous Quality Improvement?
Speaker: Robert Hogg, University of Iowa
Presider: Jon Liable, ISMAA Chair
6:30 p.m. Student Pizza Party
Mathematical Diversions with John Conway
9:00 p.m. Social Hour II
Stockdale Student Center Private Dining Room
Saturday, April 1, 1995
8:30 a.m. Invited Address
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 109
Speaker: Jon Conway, Princeton University
Presider: Carole Bauer, Triton College
9:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
Publishers Exhibit Area
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 206
9:30 a.m. Poster Sessions
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 200
9:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions II
  • Recent Trends in Graph Theory
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 319
    Speaker: Michael Plantholt, Illinois State University
    Presider: Shailesh Tipnis, Illinois State University
  • Intervention Programs for Minority High School Students I
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 208
    Speaker: Florence, Fasenelli, SUMMA
    Presider: Linda Sons, Northern Illinois University
  • Student Papers I
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 210
    A list of presenters and topics will be available at the Registration Desk
    Presider: Joseph B. Stephens
  • General Education Mathematics Panel
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 423
    Panel: James Hajek, Lincoln Land Community College, Neale Fadden Belleville Area College
    Moderator: Ira Rosenholtz, Eastern Illinois University
10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions III
  • Fractals and Chaos: New Models For Science
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 319
    Speaker: Terry Perciante, Wheaton College
    Presider: Robert Hathaway, Illinois State University
  • Intervention Programs for Minority High School Students II
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 208
    Speaker: Florence, Fasenelli, SUMMA
    Presider: Linda Sons, Northern Illinois University
  • Internet Mathematics Resources Panel
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 110
    Panel: Jon Johnson, Elmhurst College and Herb Lyon, Black Hawk College
    Moderator: Kelvin Charlwood, Bradley University
  • Student Papers II
    Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 210
    A list of presenters and topics will be available at the Registration Desk
    Presider: Galen Peters, Greenville College
11:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
Publishers Exhibit Area
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 206
12:00 noon Closing Address
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 109
Mathematical Work of Two Ingenious Amateurs - Escher and Marjorie Rice
Speaker: Doris Shattschneider, Moravian college
Presider: Howard Saar, ISMAA Chair
12:50 p.m. Concluding Remarks
Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center 109
Presider: Howard Saar, ISMAA Chair

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Minicourse

 A Minicourse on the Harvard Calculus Project will be presented by Deborah Hughes Hallett, Harvard University, from 9:00 - 11:30 Friday morning. The course will discuss how to use the Harvard Calculus Consortium materials. Books will be provided for those that do not have them.

Cost for the Minicourse is $20.00. Preregistration is required for the Minicourse and enrollment is limited to 40.

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Banquet

 The banquet will be held Friday evening at 6:30 in the Stockdale Student Center. After dinner festivities include the the presentation of the annual ISMAA Distinguished Service Award and a talk by Robert Hogg of the University of Iowa.

The cost of the dinner, which will be served buffet style, is $20.00. Banquet tickets must be purchased in advance.

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Poster Sessions

 The poster sessions may include innovations in the classroom or topics in research. The visual displays will be available from 9:30 - 12:00 noon Saturday; however, the best opportunity for informal discussions with the presenters will be as the poster sessions open.

The poster sessions are meant to encourage the informal exchange of ideas and may include innovations in the classroom or topics in research. Presenters should provide a visual display and be available for individualized, informal, discussions. To register as a presenter or for more information on the poster sessions contact John Haverhals at Bradley University (e-mail jsh@bradley.edu).

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Student Activities

 A number of activities of particular interest to Mathematics Students are scheduled in including a mathematics contest, a Friday evening Pizza Party with Mathematical Diversions by John Conway, and student presentations.

Low cost lodging is also available for students on the Monmouth College Campus.

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Publishers's Exhibits

 Publishers Exhibits will be in Room 206 of the Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center. Exhibit hours are

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Motel and Hotels

In Monmouth

In Galesburg, Illinois (approximately 10 miles east of Monmouth)

In addition to the above, a list of Galesburg area hotels and motels from Knox College in Galesburg includes the following:

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Registration

 
                          REGISTRATION FORM

Name (Last) ___________________________(First)_______________________


Street ______________________________________________________________


City _______________________________ State ___________ ZIP___________


School or Business Affiliation _______________________________________



Registration ($15.00 Regular Member, $3.00 Student/Retired)  _________

Minicourse ($20.00)                                          _________ 

Friday Evening Banquet ($10.00)                              _________

Saturday AWM Breakfast ($3.00)                               _________

Saturday Department Chairs Breakfast ($3.00)                 _________

TOTAL                                                        _________
Please send this registration form (or facsimile) and your check made payable to the ISMAA by March 21, 1995 to 
                         John Bradburn
                         1850 Joseph Court
                         Elgin, Illinois  60123

The meeting registration fee may be paid at the meeting; however, advanced registration is required for the Minicourse and for the Friday evening banquet. Breakfast tickets may also be purchased at the meeting.

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