2003 Annual Meeting for KYMAA

Welcome! (forms) Hotel Information
The Invited Talks Maps and Directions
A Call for Papers Future KYMAA Meetings
Nominations Needed! Meeting Program
Hey Students! Abstracts of Talks

Welcome!

The 2003 Annual Meeting for KYMAA will be be held April 4 - 5, 2003 at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. This should be an outstanding meeting and we strongly encourage you to join the fun. Perhaps you can give a talk, or just come and listen to what your fellow mathematicians are up to these days.

More information will be provided below, including a description of the invited talks, a call for papers, information for students, meeting forms, directions, and lodging and meal information. A complete schedule for the meeting should be available on this site by March 17, 2003 at: Program for the 2003 Annual Meeting of KYMAA

Please note the following important dates for the KYMAA Annual Meeting:

  • March 3 : deadline for submitting abstracts for talks at the meeting
  • March 17 : publication date of meeting program on this webpage
  • MARCH 20 : is the Registration Deadline. You Must register by this date if you would like to join us for meals at the meeting since the caterer needs a headcount by this date. At the very least e-mail Karin Chess at Karin.Chess@kctcs.edu.
  • March 30 : is the last day the Holiday Inn will hold a room in the block of 35 set aside for the meeting; contact information is provided below under Hotel Information. The other hotels listed on the webpage do not have reserved blocks, so you may wish to reserve early.
  • April 4 - 5 : a grand celebration of Kentucky mathematics at Bellarmine University!

The various meeting forms can be obtained via the following links:

dvi Presentation Abstract Faculty Registration Student Registration
html Presentation Abstract Faculty Registration Student Registration
latex Presentation Abstract Faculty Registration Student Registration
pdf Presentation Abstract Faculty Registration Student Registration
postscript Presentation Abstract Faculty Registration Student Registration
word Presentation Abstract Faculty Registration Student Registration

The Invited Talks

The short course on Friday afternoon will be on Fibonacci and Catalan numbers. It will be conducted by Professor Ralph Grimaldi of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Professor Grimaldi is a well-known researcher in combinatorics and he has presented very popular workshops on these topics at the national MAA meetings. The short course will be in two distinct parts, so feel free to come late!

On Friday evening, the invited talk will be given by Professor Susan Ganter of Clemson University. Her talk will be "Calculus Renewal: A national study of impact after ten years." Professor Ganter is the lead author of the recent book Changing Calculus from the MAA. She has extensive experience with evaluation studies, including a residency at the National Science Foundation.

Saturday morning will feature two special speakers:

  • Professor John Wilson of Centre College will speak on "The Opportunity to Teach." Professor Wilson is known to many of us through his active participation in both the sectional and national MAA meetings. He is last year's recipient of the Kentucky Section's Distinguished Teaching Award.

  • Professor Steve Abbott of Middlebury College will speak on "Integration: From Cauchy to Riemann to Lebesgue to ... Riemann." Professor Abbott has published in many areas, including operator theory, functional analysis, robotics, and the plays of Tom Stoppard. He is the author of Understanding Analysis, an introductory text from Springer-Verlag.

On a related note: The Bullitt Lecture in Mathematics is taking place on Thursday, April 3 at the University of Louisville. Carl Pomerance will be speaking about some yet to be determined number theory topic.


A Call for Papers

One of the main activities of each annual meeting is the presentation of papers by faculty and students. Please consider giving a talk at this year's meeting. Use this opportunity to share with colleagues mathematical ideas and insights, an interesting mathematical application or an effective teaching innovation. For students, consider reporting on an honor's project or a summer research project. A panel presentation on current mathematical issues is always interesting.

For both faculty and students, if you wish to make a presentation, fill out the Presentation Abstract Form and submit by March 3, 2003. A copy of the form can be obtained below under Forms for the Meeting. In general, talks are scheduled for 20-minute intervals. Although, special presentations can be allocated more time if necessary. It is important to note any special needs and a time preference on this form. Submit the Presentation Abstract Form by either regular mail, fax, e-mail (preferred!) to:

Bill Fenton
Department of Mathematics
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY 40205
e-mail: wfenton@bellarmine.edu
fax: 502-452-8074

Nominations Needed!

If classified ads for faculty were honest, many could declare "Wanted: highly-motivated individual, tolerant of low pay, willing to work hard in exchange for occasional bouts of extreme job satisfaction."

The positions of Chair-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, and Newsletter Editor offer no pay at all, but can yield serious levels of satisfaction, because the jobs are vital to the life of the KYMAA. The terms of all three expire at the Spring meeting, and we seek your help in identifying potential nominees. Our current Chair-Elect, Bill Fenton, will become Chair, and Karin Chess will retire after many years of faithful service as Secretary-Treasurer; their positions must be filled by new folks. Newsletter Editor Alex McAllister is willing to stand for re-election, but other names certainly would be considered.

Please reflect, and send your suggestions to any member of the Nominating Committee:

For information about the duties involved in these positions, please contact those currently holding them: Elections will be held at the Business Meeting. Thanks for your thoughtful suggestions!


Hey Students!

April is Mathematics Awareness Month! The Spring meeting at Bellarmine University the weekend of April 4-5 offers you the chance to kick-off your celebration of Mathematics Awareness Month by getting together with other mathematics students from around Kentucky to share conversation, mathematical ideas, pizza, and fun!

There are reserved time slots for students to give 15-20 minute talks on Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning, so get a talk together and come share some mathematics with other students! Besides fame, student presenters also receive a free one-year membership in the Mathematical Association of America, including the choice of a monthly publication.

During the meeting, the sections hosts a Free Student Pizza Party on Friday, April 4. You can hang out with students from other collegs, share your plans for Math Awareness Month activities, and learn of other math clubs' activities...all while eating your favorite Pizza Pi!

There is a registration form above to be filled out and returned, along with information on sending in an abstract for your talk. Hope to see you in Louisville in April!!


Hotel Information

There are three hotels conveniently near Bellarmine University. The given links have mapquest-type directions finder; you can enter the address and obtain directions to the hotel.
  • Holiday Inn, 3255 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40205
    Phone: (502) 454-0451
    web information
    Note: There is a block of 35 rooms reserved at the Holiday Inn until March 30, 2003; although there may be some flexibility if more rooms are needed. For a special meeting rate of $44, mention you are with the KYMAA meeting at Bellarmine.

  • Motel 6 #1432, 3200 Kemmons Drive, Louisville, KY 40218
    just off I-264 at exit #15, Newburg Road
    Phone: (502) 473-0000
    Fax: (502) 473-0934
    web information

  • Red Roof Inn, 3322 Red Roof Place, Louisville, KY 40218
    Phone: (502) 456-2993
    Fax: (502) 459-0388
    web information


Maps and Directions

Bellarmine University has excellent directions and maps on its website at: http://www.bellarmine.edu/admissions/campusdirections.asp

We will identify the buildings and rooms for the talks and other events once the program has been established - by March 17th.


Future KYMAA Meetings

Our schedule of hosts for future section meetings is:
2003 Bellarmine University
2004 Murray State University
2005 tentative for Centre College

Please contact any officer of KYMAA if you would interested in hosting a future meeting; we're always on the look out for a good meeting site!


Meeting Program & Abstracts

The meeting program can be found at: Program for the 2003 Annual Meeting of KYMAA

The abstracts for talks can be found at: Abstracts for the 2003 Annual Meeting of KYMAA