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Register online by paying with a credit card. Priority registraiton deadline (with lunch option) is 11:59pm on Thurs September 28;
Online pre-registration (no lunch option) closes Wed Oct 6 at 5pm.
Fall 2023 SoCal-Nev Section Meeting
California State University, Channel Islands
Saturday, October 7, 2023, 8:30am - 4:15pm
(Directions and Map)
Program
Schedule
- 8:30-11:30 Registration
del Norte Hall Auditorium foyer - 9:00-9:05 Welcome Remarks
del Norte Hall Auditorium, Room 1500 - 9:05-10:05 Invited Address by Cynthia Wyels, CSU Channel Islands
Data Science for (& by) Pure Mathematicians
del Norte Hall Auditorium, Room 1500 - 10:05-10:35 Section Business Meeting for all section members
del Norte Hall Auditorium, Room 1500 - 10:35-10:45 Break
- 10:45-12:30 Faculty and Student Contributed Paper Session
- 12:30-1:45 Lunch (Box Lunch option available with registration)
- 1:45-2:45 Data Science Panel
del Norte Hall Auditorium, Room 1500 - 2:45-3:00 Break
- 3:00-4:00 Invited Address by Elizabeth Thoren, Pepperdine University
SoCal-Nevada Section teaching award winner
Leveraging Student Thinking
del Norte Hall Auditorium, Room 1500 - 4:00-4:15 AIM introduction by David Crombecque and Closing Remarks
Wi-Fi Access
From your device, join the CI_GUEST unsecured wireless network. Once connected to CI_GUEST, use your web browser to open the captive portal, agree to CSUCI's Terms of Use, then click "Log In".
Directions and Maps
Interactive Campus Maps and Driving Directions can be found on the CSUCI Campus Maps page .
The parking lots nearest to our meeting venue are A4 and A11. Directional signs to the venue will be posted in these lots.
Parking lots on campus will require daily permits. Daily permits may be purchased for $6 from the permit dispensers located in Lots A1, A3, A4 or the lobby of the Transportation and Parking Services and are valid only on the date of purchase. The dispensers will accept MasterCard, Visa, coins, and $1, $5, and $10 bills and give change in one (1) dollar coins. They can also be purchased ahead of time at online [mycampuspermit.com]
CSUCI will honor other CSU parking permits for our meeting if they are current and visible. If you have a CSU virtual permit, you will need to indicate on our registration form to receive instructions on how to use your permit.
Hotels
For attendees who wish to arrive the day before or leave the day after the meeting, we recommend searching for hotels in Camarillo, CA that fit your price range. Some hotels used by CSUCI include Sonesta Select Camarillo and Hampton Inn and Suites Camarillo.
Registration Information
Registration is now open. All online registrations will take place though Eventbright. Registrations with cash or check can be completed on-site.
We also have a virtual options for those who can't travel to the meetings but would like to hear the Invited Speaker and Business Meeting.
Priority Online Registration: register by Thurs Spetember 28 at 11:59pm for a lower registration rate, option to purchase a boxed lunch, as well as a printed nametag and registration packet. Registering by the priority deadline minimizes stress.Online Pre-Registration: registering by Wed October 4 at 5pm guarantees a printed nametag and registration packet. It also helps us with planning.
On-site/Last-minute Registration (Thur Oct 5-Sat Oct 7): Registration can be completed after the pre-registration deadline either on-site or online. Your nametag is not pre-printed, a registration packet is not guaranteed and (for CSU parking permit holders) a complimentary parking permit cannot be requested for you.
Registration Fees
| Registration type | by Thurs 9/28 11:59pm | by Fri 10/6 5pm |
| Nonmember | $25 (+$14 lunch option) |
$30 |
| MAA Member | $20 (+$14 lunch option) |
$25 |
| Virtual: Online streaming of Invited Speakers and Business Meeting | $10 |
$10 |
| Student | $5 (+$14 lunch option) |
$10 |
Questions about registration
Questions about registration can be directed to Youngsu Kim, the meeting coordinator.
Lunch Options
If you pre-register by 9/28, you can order a box lunch to pick up at the conference site. The box lunch includes boxed water, "a freshly made Deli-style Sandwich, bag of Miss Vickie’s Chips, Cookie & whole Fresh Fruit." If purchasing a box lunch, you will get to specify if you would like Roast Beef, Turkey, Ham or Vegetarian.
The on-campus Town Center is about a 5-10min walk away, and has 2-3 restaraunts. Other restaurant are a longer drive into Camarillo proper. You are also welcome to bring your own lunch and eat at the conference site.
Elizabeth ThorenPepperdine University |
Dr. Elizabeth Thoren of Pepperdine University is the winner of the 2023 Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics and our Section's nominee for the national MAA's Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. Dr. Thoren has over 15 years of experience teaching with inquiry and has been part of the AIBL Workshop Leader Team since 2018 where she has co-developed and co-facilitated both virtual and in-person IBL Workshops. Elizabeth also served as a guest Associate Editor for the PRIMUS special issue on Teaching Inquiry and is currently part of the leadership council for COMMIT-CaN (COMmunities for Mathematics Inquiry in Teaching in California and Nevada). The MAA Southern California-Nevada Section recognizes Elizabeth as a skilled and effective educator who is deeply committed to building classroom communities, as someone who helps students find joy and creativity in mathematics that they may not have experienced before, as a leader in our regional mathematics communities, and as a passionate and impactful professional developer who loves thinking with other educators about improving our practice. We are honored to present her with the Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. |
Leveraging Student Thinking
Our job as educators is to support our students in moving the mathematical discourse forward. But rather than expecting students to come to our way of thinking, we must be prepared for this discourse to broaden our own understanding of mathematics. My part as an educator in this work has reshaped how I understand fundamental mathematical ideas. In this talk I will give some examples of how my students’ thinking has helped me see mathematical ideas and mathematics differently, and how these new perspectives have impacted my teaching.
Cynthia WyelsCSU Channel Islands |
Dr. Cynthia Wyels came to CSU Channel Islands in Fall 2005 after several years at California Lutheran University. At CSUCI, she co-authored three $6 million HSI-STEM grants and multiple NSF REU grants, directed the campus’ LSAMP program, and served as chair of the Faculty Senate. Dr. Wyels has received SACNAS’ Distinguished Mentor Award for work mentoring students and faculty from historically underserved groups as well as the MAA’s Haimo Award for Distinguished University Teaching of Mathematics. Her mathematical research interests began in combinatorial mathematics and linear algebra. She now applies data analysis tools to study the effectiveness of educational interventions and to collaborate on environmental issues. |
Data Science for (& by) Pure Mathematicians
Consider the skills and habits of mind developed through studying pure mathematics. These – and some basic statistical techniques – are enough to fruitfully address some questions of interest given a small data set. With a larger investment of time for individual learning, a healthy dose of humility, and perhaps some collaborators, those with preparation focused in pure mathematics can produce data-based studies of interest to wide audiences. Join me for a story involving a years-long transition, a cast of dozens, some alluring marine megafauna and lots of serendipity as I argue for the value of all types of research for and by all types of researchers.
Data Science Panel
Panelists include- Treena Basu, Occidental College
- Volodymyr Minin, UC Irvine
- Uma Ravat, UC Santa Barbara
- Evan T. R. Rosenman, Claremont Mckenna College
- Kyle Mylonakis, Protopia AI
Call for Contributed Papers
You are invited to submit abstracts for the Contributed Paper Session of the Fall 2023 Section Meeting of the MAA, taking place on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at CSU Channel Islands. The talks will take place in the early afternoon and will each be 15 minutes with a 5-minute question and transition period.
These sessions accept contributions in all areas of mathematics, including research and pedagogy, and all complete proposals will be considered. The selection of talks will be based on interest to the expected audience, on common themes with other submissions, and on scheduling constraints.
Applications to present in the contributed paper session are submitted online and are due by 5pm on Monday September 18, 2023. Applications include submitting an abstract (max 180 words) preferably using the specified LaTex template given in the example below (downloadable tex file of sample, compiled pdf version of sample). Only the items between \begin{document} and \end{document} need to be submitted.
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand{\presenter}[1]{\par\textbf{Presenter(s):}\ #1}
\newcommand{\others}[1]{\par\textbf{Other Author(s):}\ #1}
\renewcommand{\title}[1]{\par\textbf{Title:}\ #1}
\renewcommand{\abstract}[1]{\par\textbf{Abstract:}\ #1}
\newcommand{\theme}[1]{\par\textbf{Talk theme(s):}\ #1}
\newcommand{\audience}[1]{\par\textbf{Audience:}\ #1}\begin{document}
\presenter{Robben Teuffel and Robert Aroutiounian, CSU Channel Islands}
\others{Research advisor: Dr. Kathryn Leonard, CSU Channel Islands} %if applicable
\title{Skeletal Shape Modeling of the Corpus Callosum: Geometry-Based Classification for Automated Schizophrenia Diagnosis}
\abstract{Diagnosing schizophrenia is currently a process of trained symptom observation and individual interpretation by doctors. The objective of this research project is to automate diagnosis by using machine learning algorithms to categorize MRI-scanned brain images as healthy or schizophrenic based entirely on shape information of the corpus callosum. We utilize a skeletal shape model called the Blum medial axis (BMA) to capture local symmetries within the boundary curves of our corpus callosum images. We then extract the most visually salient path through the BMA with a depth measure called the Extended Distance Function to (1) decompose the BMA into three subparts associated with the genu, body, and splenium of the corpus callosum, and (2) compute the curvature of a one-dimensional representation of the boundary curve of the corpus callosum. Additionally, to quantify the observed size difference of the genu, we compute Shape Tubularity, which measures the tube-like qualities of shape parts. Finally, we apply supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to these features to distinguish between healthy and schizophrenic brain images.}
\theme{Applied Mathematics}
%Choices include Education/Pedagogy, History/Philosophy of Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Topics, Probability/Statistics, Geometry, Analysis, Number Theory, Graph Theory/Combinatorics, Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Topology, Linear Algebra, etc.
\audience{Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus (some data science knowledge will help)}\end{document}
Need access to latex to see if your abstract compiles? Overleaf.com is a cloud based latex program with a free registration. There are other options as well.
The application to present DOES NOT constitute registration for the conference. Presenters will be notified of their acceptances by Saturday September 23. Presenters should register for the meeting online by Friday September 29 at 5:00pm.
The Student Resources page of the MAA website (login required) has useful articles about writing an abstract and giving presentations. Be sure to check it out for helpful tips!
Direct questions to Konrad Aguilar (Konrad.Aguilar@pomona.edu).