Friday, October 5, 2012
Registration & Exhibits Carver Science 211
Concurrent Session #1 Carver Science 205
| 3:30-3:50 | Teaching Introductory Statistics: An Impostor's Perspective |
| Neil Martinsen-Burrell, Wartburg College |
| 4:00-4:20 | Writing WeBWorK questions for Introductory Statistics |
| Matt Rissler, Loras College |
| 4:30-4:50 | Bayes’ Theorem in the Modern World |
| Charles Ashbacher, #none |
Concurrent Session #2 Carver 215 (Jordan Lecture Hall)
| 3:30-3:50 | A line need not be straight! |
| Ruth Berger, Luther College |
| 4:00-4:20 | The Uniqueness of Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock |
| Brian Birgen, Wartburg College |
| 4:30-4:50 | Real Analysis - IBL Style |
| Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College |
Concurrent Session #3 Carver 231
| 3:30-3:50 | A Beautiful Cantor-like Function |
| Marc Chamberland, Grinnell College |
| 4:00-4:20 | Applications of Projective Tiling |
| Irvin Hentzel, Iowa State University |
| 4:30-4:50 | A Model of Invertebrate Richness on Restored Prairies |
| * Michael Frank, Courtney Sherwood & Lauren Tirado, Simpson College |
DINNER BREAK
Plenary Address #1 Carver Science 215 (Jordan Lecture Hall)
| 7:00-8:00 | Geometreks |
| Ivars Peterson, MAA |
Reception following Plenary Session Carver Science 215 Jordan Lecture Hall Atrium
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Registration & Exhibits Carver Science 211
Plenary Address #2 Carver Science 215 (Jordan Lecture Hall)
| 8:30-9:30 | Pancake Sorting, Prefix Reversals, and DNA Rearrangements |
| Ivars Peterson, MAA |
Concurrent Session #4 Carver 205
| 9:40-10:00 | Pi Day, STEM MNOS and ExploreU@MMU |
| Jitka Stehnova, Mt. Mercy University |
| 10:10-10:30 | Who is Grant S. Stem? |
| Eric Canning, Morningside College |
| 10:40-11:00 | MAA Program Study Group on Computer Science and Computational Science |
| Henry Walker, Grinnell College |
Concurrent Session #5 Carver 215 (Jordan Lecture Hall)
| 9:40-10:00 | Calculus III projects for Undergraduates |
| Christian Roettger, Iowa State University |
| 10:10-10:30 | Development of Molecular Profiles to Predict Treatment Outcomes in Lymphoma Patients |
| * Joseph Moen, Wartburg College |
| 10:40-11:00 | Points are Terrible. Better Assessment is possible |
| Theron Hitchman, University of Northern Iowa |
Concurrent Session #6 Carver 231
| 9:40-10:00 | Cores of Monomial Ideals |
| Angela Kohlhaas, Loras College |
| 10:10-10:30 | Beggar Your Neighbor, The Search for an Infinite Game |
| * Andy Ardueser, Rachel Rice & Kelly Woodard, Simpson College |
| 10:40-11:00 | 2-Color Rado Numbers |
| Chris Spicer, Morningside College |
Business Meeting Carver Science 215 (Jordan Lecture Hall)
LUNCH BREAK
An Introduction to Sage Workshop Carver Science 231
| 1:30-2:30 | An Introduction to Sage |
| Jason Grout & Theron Hitchman, University of Northern Iowa |
Concurrent Session #7 Carver 205
| 1:30-1:50 | The Feasibility of Electric Vehicles: Driving Interest in Mathematical Modeling |
| Bill Schellhorn, Simpson College |
| 2:00-2:20 | Sabbatical Leave, the Perfect Time to Mentor Undergraduates in Research. |
| Rick Spellerberg, Simpson College |
| 2:30-2:50 | Undergraduate Research During the Academic Year |
| Heidi Berger, Simpson College |
Concurrent Session #8 Carver 215 (Jordan Lecture Hall)
| 1:30-1:50 | Math Culture Points at Coe |
| Jonathan White, Coe College |
| 2:00-2:20 | The Twisted Tale of Protein-bound DNA |
| ** Mary Therese Padberg, University of Iowa |
* denotes an undergraduate speaker and ** indicates a graduate student speaker
