Friday, April 16, 2004
Registration and Exhibits Vermeer Science Center 140 (Reading Room)
| 2:30-4:30 | Wendy Weber, Central College |
Concurrent Session 1 Vermeer Science Center 143
| 3:00-3:20 | An overview of Geometer's Sketchpad with applications to Calculus |
| Luz DeAlba, Drake University |
| 3:30-3:50 | Uniform distribution and invertible matrices |
| Christian Roettger, Iowa State University |
| 4:00-4:20 | The distribution of digits in consecutive integers |
| Ronald Smith, Graceland College |
Concurrent Session 2 Vermeer Science Center 243
| 3:00-3:20 | The effect of philosophy on curriculum |
| a.m. fink |
| 3:30-3:50 | Avoiding Paradoxes in Joker Poker |
| Stephen Walk, St. Cloud State University |
| 4:00-4:20 | Making the Most of Blackboard/WebCT/Etc. in Mathematics |
| Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College |
Concurrent Session 3 Vermeer Science Center 241
| 3:00-3:20 | Introduction to the statistical software Fathom |
| Al Hibbard, Central College |
| 3:30-3:50 | Using Letter-Writing to Enhance a Calculus Course |
| Russell Goodman, Central College |
| 4:00-4:45 | Panel discussion: Life as a faculty member at a four-year college or a community college |
| Kathryn Davis, Kirkwood Community College; Cal Van Niewall, Coe College; Murphy Waggoner, Simpson College |
Round Table Discussion Vermeer Science Center 180
| 4:45-5:30 | What should be in the curriculum for a mathematics major? |
Round Table Discussion Vermeer Science Center 184
| 4:45-5:30 | What career advice can be given to potential and registered mathematics majors? |
Dinner on your own See Meals information section
Plenary Session 1 Vermeer Science Center 180
| 7:30-7:50 |
The Edge of the Universe--Hyperbolic Wallpaper |
| Frank Farris, Santa Clara University and Editor of Mathematics Magazine |
Reception Vermeer Science Center lobby
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Plenary Session 2 Vermeer Science Center 180
| 8:45-9:05 | Forbidden Symmetry: Relaxing the Crystallographic Restriction |
| Frank Farris, Santa Clara University and Editor of Mathematics Magazine |
Break
Undergraduate Mathematics Competition Vermeer, Weller, and Geisler buildings
| 10:00-1:00 | Ruth Berger, Luther College |
Concurrent Session 4 Vermeer Science Center 143
| 10:15-10:35 | The mathematics of navigation in aviation |
| Irvin Hentzel, Iowa State University |
| 10:45-11:05 | Fun & Games with Permutation groups
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| Ruth Berger, Luther College |
Concurrent Session 5 Vermeer Science Center 243
| 10:15-10:35 | Experiences of Tauqir Bibi in Teaching Calculus Courses |
| Tauqir Bibi, Iowa State University |
| 10:45-11:05 | Some Research-based Results on Technology and Visualization in Multivariable Calculus |
| Jonathan White, Coe College |
Concurrent Session 6 Vermeer Science Center 241
| 10:15-10:35 | Six degrees of graph theory: Kevin Bacon, Paul Erdos, William McKinley and me |
| Ryan Martin, Iowa State University |
| 10:45-11:05 | Building supertrees using distances |
| Stephen Willson, Iowa State University |
Break
Iowa Section Business Meeting Vermeer Science Center 180
| 11:30-12:15 | Joel Haack, University of Northern Iowa, Chair of the Iowa Section of the MAA |
Concurrent Session 7 Vermeer Science Center 143
| 1:45-2:05 | "Fill 'er Up!" -- Packing a VW Beetle with Ping-Pong Balls |
| * Perry Keely, Coe College |
| 2:15-2:35 | Perfect Codes on Odd Dimension Sierpinski Graphs |
| * Stephanie Kleven, Central College |
| 2:45-3:05 | Chaos in Action: Discovering a Basin of Attraction |
| * Andrea Brennen, Grinnell College |
| 3:15-3:35 | Apollonius' Problem: A study of Solutions and Their Connections |
| ** David Gisch, University of Northern Iowa |
| 3:45-4:30 | Panel discussion: What do four-year colleges and community colleges look for in a job applicant? |
| Adriana Attleson, NIACC; Jim Freeman, Cornell College; Mark Mills, Central College |
* denotes an undergraduate speaker and ** indicates a graduate student speaker
