Alberta Colleges Mathematics Conference & North South Dialogue in Mathematics
- Start Date: 05/01/2009
- End Date: 05/02/2009
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
Alberta Colleges Mathematics Conference - May 1 & 2, 2009
This annual conference presents talks on teaching issues specific to college math course offerings and provides an opportunity to meet colleagues from Alberta's post secondary institutions, discuss teaching, technology and curriculum and to share perspectives on experiences and common interests of mathematics in Alberta.
North South Dialogue in Mathematics - May 1, 2009
The annual Dialogue will take place Friday, running concurrently with the Alberta Colleges Mathematics Conference. This year will feature two consecutive sessions on:
Mathematical Biology & Mathematical Finance
Abstracts available in the download section of this page.
NSDM Schedule & Abstracts.pdf
ACMC-NSDM Final Schedule.pdf
N-S_Dialogue_and_Alta_College_Conference_Summary.pdf
FRIDAY MAY 1, 2009
8:00 Coffee - compliments of Nelson Publishers
9:00 Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Plenary Sessions (open to all)
9:05 Gord Hamilton "Julius Caesar Math-wrestles Martin Gardiner"
11:00 Curtis Palmer "4D 3D 2D Gone"
5:30 Arno Berger "Digits, dynamics & distortion - a tour of Benford's Law"
Alberta Colleges Mathematics Conference
10:00 Bill Hackborn (Augustana)
10:30 Muhammad Islam (Grant MacEwan)
11:00 Plenary Session
12:00 Lunch (Book Reps & Displays)
1:30 Gordana Videla Dmitrasinovic and Tony Ware (Calgary)
2:00 Carlos Videla (Mount Royal)
2:30 Bill Freed (Concordia)
3:00 Gerda de Vries (Alberta)
3:30 Coffee Break - compliments of J Wiley Publishers
4:00 Roberto Benievenga (Red Deer College)
4:30 Eric Chislett (Grand Prairie)
5:00 Axel Pavillet (Keyano)
5:30 Plenary Session
6:30 Banquet
North/South Dialogue in Mathematics
Math Biology
10:00 Marc Roussel (Lethbridge)
10:30 Burton Voorhese (Athabasca)
11:00 Plenary Session
12:00 Lunch (Book Reps & Displays)
1:30 Adrian Dawes (Alberta)
2:00 Elena Braverman (Calgary)
2:30 Jiafen Gong (Alberta)
Math Finance
3:00 Anatoliy Swishchuk (Calgary)
3:30 Coffee Break - compliments of J Wiley Publishers
4:00 Rossitsa Yalamova (Lethbridge)
4:30 Vladislav Krasin, Alexander Melnikov (Alberta)
5:00 Alexander Melnikov, Ivan Smirnov (Alberta)
5:30 Plenary Session
6:30 Banquet
SATURDAY MAY 2, 2009
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Much Math - On-line Course Management Tools
9:45 Nelson EWA On-line
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 Wiley Plus - On-line Course Management Tools
11:30 Joseph Ling (Calgary) Experiences with WebWorks
12:00 Lunch & Organizational Meeting (times-places-initiatives)
1:30 Adjournment
Manny Estabrooks, Red Deer College
Eric Woolgar, University of Alberta
Alexander Melnikov, University of Alberta
Thomas Hillen, University of Alberta
Cristian Rios, University of Calgary
Clifton Cunningham, University of Calgary
For registration and travel assistance inquiries contact:
Carissa Cameron Matthews, University of Calgary
Location:
Rooms 2501 & 2600
(enter main entrance of the college, turn right, head down main
corridor to end, turn right, head up stairs, down corridor to end, turn
right)
Follow the signs.
Banquet:
6:30 pm in Food Court (near Tim Horton's)
There will be a Math and Art exhibition on display during the conference.
Conference Accommodation
2929 50 Avenue, Red Deer AB
Reservations: 1-800-611-8793
Ask for the "math conference rate".
Travel Assistance:
Up to $240/person for travel and accommodation expenses will be made available for out-of-town delgates who are not grant holders.
Carpooling:
In the case of out-of-town delegates who qualify for financial assistance and travel together, the driver will be given extra consideration for travel assistance. Please indicate on the registration form who will be travelling together from your institution and who is driving and/or renting a vehicle.
Original Receipts and invoices must be submitted with a completed reimbursement form which will be available at the conference.
