The Mathematical Association of America
New Jersey Section
Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
of New Jersey


Middlesex County College

Saturday, March 20, 1993

8:15-9:00

Registration and coffee, L’Hommedieu Hall

8:15-2:50

Book Exhibits, L’Hommedieu Hall

8:30-9:00

MATYCNJ Business Meeting

9:00-9:10

Welcome
Flora Mancuso-Edwards
Middlesex County College

9:10-9:15

Remarks by President of MATYCNJ
Jeff Jones, County College of Morris

9:15-9:30*

Three Imperfections of Power Indices
John L. Baldan, Montclair State College

Presider: William E. Parzynski, Montclair State College

9:30-9:45*

Cooperative Games & Reasonable Outcomes
Luz J. Pinzon
, Rutgers University

Presider: Fred S. Roberts, Rutgers University

9:45-10:35

I Can’t Do That in My Classroom: Content, Coverage, and Curriculum
Patricia K. Rogers, York University, Canada

Presider: Ginny Licata, Camden County College

10:35-10:45

Presentation of 1993 MAA-NJ Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics

Recognition of Retiring MAA-NJ and MATYCNJ members

10:45-11:15

Intermission (coffee and book exhibits)

11:15-12:05

Is Research Necessary?
Paul R. Halmos, Santa Clara University

Presider: Barabara L. Osofsky, Rutgers University

12:05-12:10

Remarks by Governor of MAA-NJ,
Ruth O’Dell, County College of Morris

12:10-1:40

Lunch

1:40-2:30

Some Mathematics of Baseball
Henry Pollak, Visiting Professor at Columbia University and Bellcore (Retired)

Presider: Kay Gura, Ramapo College of New Jersey

2:30-2:50

Intermission

2:50-3:40

The Mathematics of Identification Numbers
Joseph Gallian, University of Minnesota at Duluth

Presider: David Housman, Drew University

3:40-3:45

Remarks by the Chair of MAA-NJ,
David Boliver, Trenton State College

3:45

Drawing of Door Prizes

3:50

MAA-NJ Business Meeting

5:30

Dinner honoring teaching award recipient and invited speakers.

                       *Student Speaker

Program Organizers

Kay Gura, Ramapo College of  New Jersey; Theresa C. Michnowicz, Jersey City State College; Ann K. Stehney, IDA Center for Communications Research

Program Committee

David Housman, Drew University; Naomi Shapiro, Georgian Court College; and Jacqueline Boyd-DeMarzio, Yvonne Kemp, Jeannette O’Rourke, Ronald E. Ruemmler, Revathi Sundaresan, Middlesex County College

 


 

MAA-NJ Executive Board

 

MAA-NJ Governor:

Ruth O’Dell, County College of Morris

MAA-NJ OFFICERS

 

Chair

David Boliver, Trenton State College

Chair-Elect:

Theresa C. Michnowicz, Jersey City State College

Vice Chair for
   Speakers:
   Innovations:
   Two-Year Colleges:


Kay Gura, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Leon Varjian, Midland Park High School
Patricia Kenschaft, Montclair State College

Secretary:

Naomi Shapiro, Georgian Court College

Treasurer:

Nancy Maulding, Raritan Valley Community College

Public Information Officer:

Ann Stehney, Center for Communications, Institute for Defense Analysis