Paul Ross
Department of Mathematics
O.S.U.
Stillwater, Ok 74078
or email Paul Ross(rpaul@math.okstate.edu)
You may request a registration form, or you may CLICK
HERE to go to a form you can then print out. To help defray your expenses,
we will provide a $25.00 stipend for attendance at either of the one-day
workshops. For the three-day workshops we offer a stipend of $50.00 in
addition to meals and lodging during your stay at O.S.U. We encourage participation
in more than one of the programs, but we must limit the total stipend to
$100.00 for each participant. We cannot pay travel expenses.
Each of the one-day workshops will begin at 9:00am and end by 3:00pm.
The three-day workshops will begin each day at 9:00am and end by noon on
the third day. If you are traveling a great distance you may wish to request
hotel reservations for the night preceding the first workshop day. If you
plan to bring guests to the workshop we need to be informed so that we
may adjust your hotel reservations accordingly. O.S.U. will reimburse you for
your lodging expense, but you will be responsible for paying any additional charges
for guests. Further details of the programs will be provided after we collect
registration forms.
This program will continue through the summers of 1998 and 1999. Additionally
during those two summers William Jaco will be organizing conferences on
commputer algebra in mathematics. We will let you know about these conferences
as the plans develop.
This one-day workshop is designed to provide an overview of technology
and its applications to mathematics instruction. It will include presentations
on how we use calculators, computer algebra, the internet, and include
a feature presentaion on a new course designed as an alternative to college
algebra. Participation is limited to 50.
This workshop will include intensive, hands-on training in the use of
calculators in mathematics instruction. Instruction will be provided for
the TI-82, but participants will also be introduced to the TI-92. The focus
of the workshop will be on beginning algebra through calculus. Additionally
some applications at the linear algebra and differential equations level
will be presented. Participation is limited to 25.
This one-day workshop will focus on the changing face of entry level
mathematics at O.S.U. It will feature our new calculator based Mathematical
Functions and Their Uses course which we anticipate will serve as an
alternative to college algebra for many students entering O.S.U. The workshop
will provide information as well as support to participants who are interested
in piloting the course at other locations. Participation is limited to
25.
This hands-on workshop will focus on the use of the new Windows version
of Derive on the PC as well as versions which run on hand-held platforms
such as the TI-92. It will also provide an introduction to Maple. Class
materials introduced will range from precalculus through linear algebra
and differential equations. This workshop will also be used to showcase
some high-tech products we are developing in association withe the University
of Nebraska and the National Science Foundation's Mathematics Across
the Curriculum program. Participation is limited to 25.
This hands-on workshop will show how to use the internet for exploration,
materials aquisition, and communication. It will also look at how a number
of faculty are currently using it with their mathematics classes. The basics
of HTML coding will be introduced, and participants will be provided with
the opportunity to produce their own home page which will be accessible
through the O.S.U. Mathematics Department internet source. Participation
is limited to 25.
The Business Calculus Reform Workshop, with its less formal approach, has been around for a few years and has become fairly popular. However, this new approach has only begun to appear in "business calculus" courses where an informal, application-motivated program seems most appropriate. In this workshop we will explore a fresh approach to teaching Business Calculus embodied in two books: "Calculus Concepts" by LaTorre et al. and "Applied Calculus" by Hughes-Hallett et al.