Past Socal Section NExT Events

• Introduction of the SoCal Section NExT Fellows and the organizers.
• Special guest Aparna Higgens gave two presentations:
  
• Making undergraduate research work.
• Recommendations and Reviews.
• Bernardo Abrego and Silvia Fernandez gave a presentation on The Moore Method.
  

• Introduction of the SoCal Section NExT Fellows and the organizers.
• Supervising Research: Tips and Topics.  Each panelist gave a short presentation on the following topics: 1) How to recruit students for research projects.   2) Where to find ideas for suitable topics.  3) How to keep students involved and make sure the projects are completed.  4)  What support they receive from their department and colleagues.   5)  What rewards if any are there for the students and the faculty?  Organized by Magnhild Lien. Moderated by Bernardo Abrego.
Panelists:
Lisette de Pillis, Harvey Mudd College (slides)
Becky Head, Bakersfield Community College
Rollie Trapp, CSU San Bernadino (slides)
Cindy Wyels, California Lutheran University
• Session on Teaching.  Norma Noguera discussed using writing in teaching mathematics and Jennifer Quinn addressed using active learning techniques - how to get started and how to decide what is right for your classroom.  Organized by Magnhild Lien, Perla Myers and Florence Newberger
Speakers:
Norma Noguera, CSU Long Beach (slides)
Jennifer Quinn, Occidental College
• Panel on Community Outreach.  The presenters described community outreach programs in which they have been involved, emphasizing how the project was organized and what it took to make it a success.  Angelo Segalla talked about Math Day at the Beach, a mathematics contest for high school students held at California

State University, Long Beach.  Perla Myers described a Family Math Night held at an elementary school and tutoring.  Organized by Perla Myers and Florence Newberger. Moderated by Silvia Fernandez.
Panelists:
Perla Myers, University of San Diego (slides, resources)
Angelo Segalla, CSU Long Beach (slides,Math Day at The Beach)

March 8, 2003, Harvey Mudd College

• Spicing up your classes with Tidbits – history and applications. Orgnaized byMagnhild Lien and Florence Newberger.  Moderated by Magnhild Lien.

Presenters: 
Bruce Shapiro, CSU Northridge and JPL (PDF, PowerPoint, HTML) 
Shawnee McMurran, CSU San Bernardino, Historical tidbits (PDF, PowerPoint, HTML)
Florence Newberger, CSU Long Beach, Posters and Postage Stamps (Slides in html)

Other related links:

• Mathematics across the curriculum at Dartmouth college.  Check out the electronic bookshelf!
• St. Andrews History of Mathematics site.
• Fred Rickey’s History of Mathematics Page.
• Furman University Mathematical Quotations Server.
• A must have reference:  A History of Mathematics: An Introduction, by Victor J. Katz

• Grant writing:  NSF– Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE).  Organized and Moderated by Florence Newberger

Presenter:  Bill Ziemer, CSU Long Beach

Bill Ziemer is willing to field questions and offer opinions to questions from Section NExT participants related to preparing a DUE grant.  His website is http://www.csulb.edu/~wziemer/.

Other related links:

• Overview of NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Grants 
• Abstracts and of current and previous NSF Awards in this category (Search forms)
• Advice on Proposal-Writing and Project Evaluation 
• Full program announcement for the Adaption and Implimentation track
 

• Technology in the Classroom. Organized by Magnhild Lien and Perla Myers, and moderated by Perla Myers

Presenters: 
Roger Peck, CSU Bakersfield (On-line statistics course)
Carlos De la Lama, San Diego City College and USD (Mecomtronics)
Bruce Shapiro, CSU Northridge and JPL (E-Reading assignments)
 
• Careers for Math Majors. Organized and Moderated by Jenny Switkes.

Presenters: 
Ron Graham, UCSD, President-elect of the MAA (Check this out!)
Art Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
Gale Sorenson, Career Center, Cal Poly Pomona (Gale's contact info)

Other related links:

• Advice for advisors, with links to many career and internship pages for math majors and their advisors.