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100th Anniversary Meeting
MAA Rocky Mountain Section


April 21–22, 2017
Colorado State University — Pueblo
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Come to the celebration !!!

Presentations encouraged in the areas of mathematics, mathematics education and the history of mathematics, and other topics



CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
 
Register before Saturday, April 8 Wednesday, April 12 (midnight) to receive the early registration discount.		   Overall Schedule
 
Description of Special Sessions
 
Parallel Sessions: Schedule of Talks
 
Special Meeting Information
 
Information and Suggestions for Speakers 		  STUDENT
ACTIVITIES
 
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Sample Jeopardy Questions 		  BOOK SALES
 

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  Special 100th Anniversary Discounts!


 
 
Locations:    Registration, talks, and the birthday celebration will take place at CSU—Pueblo General Classroom Building (see map)
Reception and banquet will take place at the Student Center of Pueblo Community College, 800 W. Orman Avenue, in Pueblo (see map)
 
Abstracts: A complete set of abstracts will be available as a PDF document.
Follow this link for a description of the special contributed sessions.
 
Parking:
Participants can park for free on both Friday and Saturday in the following lots: W-1, W-2, W-3. These lots are near the General Classroom Building on the west side of campus. (See map)
 
 
Housing: Attendees from out of town are responsible for making their own hotel arrangements.  Here is a link to hotel information.
Need more information? Contact Janet Barnett

General Schedule


 
 NOTE: For a detailed schedule of talks to be presented in the parallel sessions, follow this link.
 Friday, April 21
9:00 –11:30  Pre-Conference Workshop:  Active Learning Bootcamp  (see abstract)
  • RaKissa Manzanares and Gary Olson (UCD)
11:00 –5:00  Registration
11:00 –5:00  MAA Book Sales and Exhibitor Displays
11:30–12:30  Department Chair and Liaison Luncheon
11:30–12:45  Free Student Lunch and Games !  ( Click here for more information )
1:00–1:15  Opening remarks
1:15–2:00  Burton W. Jones Distinguished Teaching Award Invited Lecture
  • Hortensia Soto-Johnson, University of Northern Colorado
  • Making & Moving in order to Perceive, Imagine, and Mathematize (see abstract)
 2:15– 3:25  Parallel Contributed Paper Sessions
  • History of Mathematics and Its Associations
  • Interesting Ideas in Mathematics
  • IBL Methods in the Classroom
  • College Algebra: Successes and Challenges
  • Undergraduate Student Presentations
  • General Session
 3:25– 3:45  Coffee Break
 3:45– 4:30  Parallel Contributed Paper Sessions
  • History of Mathematics and Its Associations
  • Interesting Ideas in Mathematics
  • IBL Methods in the Classroom
  • College Algebra: Successes and Challenges
  • Undergraduate Student Presentations
  • General Session
4:45– 5:30  Plenary Talk
  • Michael Dorff (Brigham Young University)
  • Math in Hollywood Movies (see abstract)
 6:30–7:15  Reception (Location: Pueblo Community College)
 7:15–9:30  Banquet, Awards Ceremony, and Banquet Talk  (Location:Pueblo Community College)
  • Banquet Speaker: Brian Hopkins (St. Peter's University)
  • The Symmetric Group and Fair Division: Does Knowledge Matter?  (see Abstract)

Saturday, April 22
8:00–8:50  MAA Rocky Mountain Section Business Meeting
9:00–11:00 Registration
9:00 –2:00  MAA Book Sales and Exhibitor Displays
9:00–9:45  Plenary Talk
  • Tim Chartier (Davidson College, MAA Vice President)
  • Mathematical Celebrity Look-Alikes  (see abstract)
9:45–10:00  Breakfast Break
10:00–11:25  Second Annual Student Math   ( Click here for more information )
10:00–10:45  Parallel Panel Discussions
  • Elementary Math Specialists State Endorsement
  • A tribute to MAA-RMS in its first 100 years: A Panel Reflecting on events and Experiences in the Rocky Mountain Section
  • TBA
10:50–11:25  Parallel Contributed Paper Sessions
  • History of Mathematics and Its Associations
  • Interesting Ideas in Mathematics
  • IBL Methods in the Classroom
  • College Algebra: Successes and Challenges
  • Undergraduate Student Presentations
  • General Session
11:25–11:35  Coffee, Cake and 100th Anniversary Toast — 100th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt Prize Awards
11:35–1:40  Parallel Contributed Paper Sessions
  • History of Mathematics and Its Associations
  • Interesting Ideas in Mathematics
  • IBL Methods in the Classroom
  • College Algebra: Successes and Challenges
  • Undergraduate Student Presentations
  • General Session