Jan 22.    Joe Champion, Univ of Northern Colorado

“Modeling the Self-Efficacy and Calibration of Students in Secondary Mathematics Content Courses.”

Jan 29.    Kelly Edenfield, Univ of Georgia

“Mathematics Teachers' Use of Instructional Materials While Implementing a New Curriculum.”
Special time: 2:00 pm in WA 103A

Feb 8.    Todd Abel, Univ of New Hampshire

“The Impact of a Mathematics Research Experience on a Teacher’s Conceptions of Student Learning: Group Data and an Illuminating Case Study.”
Special day & location: Monday, Feb 8, 3:00 pm in WA 304
(rescheduled from Feb 5 due to weather closing the university) ☃

✈ Next Colloquium

Apr 16.    1. Jennifer Tabat, ASU (graduate student)

“A Modeling Approach to Speciation.”

                2. Misty Silver, ASU (graduate student)

“Humanistic Mathematics in College Algebra.”

✈ Next Seminar

Jan xx.   TBA - TBA

Sept 3.    Dr. Tamara Larkins, Allegheny College

“Ramsey’s Theorem, Computability Theory, and Reverse Mathematics.”
Special time and room: 11:00 am in WA 304

Sept 11.    Jason Kreykes, ASU

“An Industry-in-Math Experience.”

Sept 18.    Dr Tracie McLemore Salinas, ASU

“What's Going on with ASU Mathematics Education Research? A Glimpse at Some Current Projects.”

Oct 2.    Dr Tim Chartier, Davidson College

“Improving on your Mistakes: Solving linear systems iteratively.”
Special room: CAP 112 (at 3:00 pm)

Oct 9.    Dr René Salinas, ASU

“Plant a tree for your tomorrow...plant a tree today for all the world to share..”

Nov 13.    Dr Eric Marland, ASU

“Carbon Sequestration and Accounting Methodologies..”

Sept 17.   Maranda Maxey - Teaching Learners with Disabilities

Oct 1.   David Larry, University Attorney, ASU

Oct 11.   Randy Ledford, Davidson County Community College

Special time: 5 pm

Oct 22.   Michelle Brown, Career Services

Oct 29.   20-min pedagogy

Nov 12.   20-min pedagogy

Nov 19.   20-min pedagogy and 2 10-min apprentice presentations

Dec 3.   4 10-min apprentice presentations

Jan 23.    Bill Bauldry, ASU

“Report on OCSA.”

Apr 17.    Dr James Case

“The Mathematics of Free Trade.”

Apr 24.   

Terry Austin
Jason Wilkes & Jason Pearson
Donna Kamarei
ASU COMAP Teams
Math Logic STEP Cluster
“Undergraduate Research Poster Session.”
In the Math Sciences Lounge.

Sept 12.    Dr. Sean McMahon, Duke University

“The future of forests: statistical and computational challenges
of predicting large-scale biological systems.” (3:30 pm.)

Sept 19.    Dr. Kailash Mirsa, NCSU

“Combinatorial Identities and Affine Lie Algebras.”

Sept 26.    Dr. Russell Taylor (Joint with S-STEM in CS)

“Visualization in the Sciences.”

Oct 10.    Dr. Kevin Gross, NCSU

“Mechanisms of species diversity in competitive communities.”

Nov 14.    Undergraduate student talks, 3 pm.

Jeremy Phillips; “Insurance and Actuarial Summer Internship.”

Abby Bishop; “Zero-divisor Graphs of a Commutative Ring.”

Nov 14.    Dr. Katia Koelle, Duke University; TIMBER Plenary Speaker, 7pm

“Models to understand the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of influenza.”

Nov 21.    Jason J. Pearson, ASU;

“Hymini Wind-Powered Charger Data Approximation.”
       Jason Wilkes, ASU;

“Motivic Integrals at Potsdam.”

Jan 25,    Mr Vito Di Bona, NC Department of Health and Human Services

“An Introduction to 2-part Models.”

Feb 11.    Geof Hileman, BlueCross BlueShield of NC

“Actuarial Sciences at BCBS of NC.”
Special Day and Time: Mon, Feb 11, at 1:00 pm in WA 309

Feb 29.    Dr. Peter Groothius, Dept of Economics, ASU

“Correcting for Survival Effects in Cross Section Wage Equations Using Major League Baseball Data.”

Mar 28.    Dr. Vicky Klima, ASU

“Lie Theory: A guide to reading your favorite press release.”

Apr 4.    Dr. Kristen Kadoehle, UNC Greensboro

“The Basics of Survival Analysis and How the SNP Density Can Help.”

Apr 11.    Dr. Carla Cotwright, Wake Forest U

“Clones and Minors in Matroids.”

Apr 23.    Mr. Jim Toole, FSA, MAAA, Managing Director, Life and Health MBA Actuaries

“Research Results: Potential Impact of a Pandemic on the US Health Insurance System.” Special Day and Time: Wed, Apr 23, at 1:00 pm in WA 309

Jan 28,    Dr Katie Mawhinney, ASU

“Encouraging Students’ «Learner Sides»”

Feb 4,    Amanda Klinger, Davidson County Community College

Teaching at Davidson Comm College

Feb 18,    Michael Boone and John Sevier, ASU

Ways of Measuring the Success of Students and Instructors (MB)
Building Good Pacing in the Classroom (JS)

Feb 25,    Jay Gant and Nic Schwab, ASU

TBA (JG)
TBA (NS)

Mar 3,    Lisa Maggiore and Caleb Marsh, ASU

Results of research on daily assessments (LM)
TBA (CM)

Mar 17,    Tom Grant and Henry Williams, ASU

Disabilities and mainstreaming (TG)
“All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” (HW)

Mar 31,    John Grubbs and Brad Wandler, ASU

Strategies for Using Word Problems in the Classroom (JG)
Student Performance on Specific Standardized Tests (BW)

Apr 7,    Tomas McIntee & Math Sciences Faculty

Tests and the Theory of Designing Them (TM)
Potential Directed Research Projects (MS Faculty)

Apr 14,    Michael Boone, Tom Grant, John Sevier, and Brad Wandler

Apprenticeship Experiences

Apr 21,    Jay Gant, John Grubbs, Lisa Maggiore, and Caleb Marsh

Apprenticeship Experiences

Apr 28,    Griffin Dodd, Tomas McIntee, Nic Schwab, and Hank Williams

Apprenticeship Experiences

Sept 7.    Dr Chris Thaxton, ASU Physics

“Numerical Solutions to the Advection-Diffusion Equation: Applications to Scalar Fields in High-Gradient Mountain Streams.”

Sept 21.    Dr Rick Klima, ASU

“Explaining the Impossible: Kenneth Arrow’s Nobel Prize Winning Theorem on Elections.” (slides)

Oct 5.    Dr Irina Kogan, NC State University

“Geometric Invariants in Computer Image Recognition”
and “A Hands-on Approach to Teaching and Learning Non-Euclidean Geometry.”

Nov 2.    Dr Tim Lewis, UC-Davis

“Synchrony in Neuronal Networks.”
This is the TIMBER 2007 Plenary talk.

Nov 2.    Dr John Whitehead, ASU Economics

“Convergent Validity of Revealed and Stated Recreation Behavior with Quality Change: A Comparison of Multiple and Single Site Demands.”

Sept 10.    Dr Anita Kitchens, ASU

“Let's Talk About Teaching.”

Sept 24.    Dr Steve Breiner, ASU ITS

“An Introduction to Moodle/AsULearn.”
Note: Meet in WA 303B

Oct 1.    Dr Tracie McLemore-Salinas, ASU

“What I've Learned the Hard Way: Lessons for Teaching and Teachers.”

Oct 8.    Celes Alexander, ASU

“Experiences Teaching in Mexico.”

Oct 15.    Jonathan Loss, CVCC

“Experiences as a Full-time Mathematics Instructor at CVCC.”

Oct 22.    Steven Baehr and Jason Sain, ASU

“Mathematics Education in Finland.” (SB)
“Homework and the Impact on Student Learning.” (JS)

Oct 29.    Caleb Marsh and Peter Simonson, ASU

“Entity Property Relationship Approach to Statistics.” (CM)
“Math. & Stat. Course Offerings at Appalachian.” (PS)

Apr 13.    Luke Walsh, ASU

"Implementing a Modified Moore Method in a Freshman College Algebra Class."

Mar 23.    Luis Trevino, 2L research Group

"Integrated Networks for Understanding Sensed Environments For Improved Propulsion Test Operations."

Mar 2.    Theresa Hopkins, University of Tennessee

"Mathematics Achievement in Tennessee: What is the Role of Gender, Locale, and SES?"

Feb 23.   Sharilyn Ganade, Wilkes County Comm College & PhD Candidate, University of Tennessee

"CCMS (Classroom Connectivity in Promoting Mathematics and Science Achievement) Project: Experiences of a Novice Researcher."

Feb 9.    Ross Gosky, ASU

"What is Bayesian Statistics?

Jan 19.   Bill Bauldry, ASU

"Introduction to Maple 10." (presentation slides.)

Mar 6. Alecia Jackson, C&I, ASU

"A Critical Multiculturalism for Hispanic Students."

Feb 5. Tracie McLemore Salinas, ASU

"To IRB or Not to IRB, That is the Question."

Nov 17. John Swallow, Davidson College

"Circular irrationalities: From Galois to Kummer and back again."

Nov 3. Dean L. Urban, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

"Mathematical networks and conservation biology: theory and applications."

Sep 22. Tracie McLemore Salinas, ASU

"Mathematics Education Research … Yeah, We Do Research" (Quicktime movie of presentation)

Sep 15. Gary Kader, ASU

"Variability in Categorical Data."

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