Bonsai II - California Mathematics Council Community Colleges

Topic
CMC^3 Monterey, 2012 THE SYMBOL BARRIER - using
A Child's Garden of Graph video games to overcome the greatest
Friday obstacle to good mathematics learning.
Banquet Speaker Van Henson Saturday Keynote Keith Devlin
7 - 9 pm School Livermore Labs 1:00 - 2:15 pm Stanford University
Presider Susanna Gunther, Solano College Mark Harbison, Sacramento City College
Saturday 9:00 - 10:00 am 10:30 - 11:30 am 2:30 - 3:30 pm 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Sessions Encouraging Critical Thinking Famous Mathematicians My Experience
and Communication in Dev. Math I Have Inrterviewed with Community College Math
Bonsai II Speaker Mark Clark John Martin Anthony Barcellos Robin Kelly-Dunton
(General
Interest)
Topic Some Irrationals I Have Known
School Palomar College Santa Rosa Junior College American River College Sacramento City College (student)
Presider Fred Teti, City College of San Franscisco Randy Taylor, Las Positas College Tracey Jackson, Santa Rosa Junior College Justin Dunton, CSU Sacramento (student)
New Pathways for Developmental Teaching Conceptual Understanding Dev. Math Program Systemic The Mo Chart:
Topic
Bonsai III Math: a Look into Math Literacy through Manipulatives Progress at a 4-Year University a New Way to Find and Use the LCD
(Developmental
Ed.)
Speaker Kathleen Almy and Heather Foes MaryAnne Anthony and Lynn Marecek John Wilkins and Silvia Kang Molly Martin
School Rock Valley College (Rockford, IL) Santa Ana College C.S.U. Dominguez Hills City College of San Francisco
Presider Veena Jain, DeAnza College Andrew Phelps, DeAnza College George Woodbury, College of the Sequoias Karl Ting, Mission College
FULLY INTEGRATE Study Skills "MyMathText": you can eliminate What's New with State and National
Topic
Portola in Your Classroom Using P.O.W.E.R.
Tenure-Track Hiring
the cost of textbooks for your students. Projects that Impact Our Classrooms
Speaker Sherri Messersmith, Robert Feldman, Larry Perez Rob Knight Ian Walton Tracey Jackson
(Panels and
Issues)
School College of DuPage, Univ. Mass., Saddleback C. Evergreen Valley College Mission College Santa Rosa Junior College
Presider Greg Daubenmire, Las Positas College Barbara Illowsky, De Anza College Teresa Henson, Las Positas College -- no presider needed --
What's the Function of Functions
Redwood I in Precalculus
(PreCalc. and
Above)
Topic Perverse Polynomials Series: Oresme to Euler to $1,000,000
Speaker Zwi Reznik Jay Lehmann Joe Conrad
School Fresno City College San Mateo College Solano Community College
Presider Dean Gooch, Santa Rosa Junior College Ross Rueger, College of the Sequoias Jay Lehmann, College of San Mateo
n/a
Topic
Mastery Learning and Elements of Students can Understand Concepts Web Resources
Redwood II Game Design in Your Course using Mathematical Software for Constructing Applications
(Technology) Speaker George Woodbury Gail Burrill and Tom Dick Andrea Hendricks and Pauline Chow
School College of the Sequoias NTCM and Oregon State Univ. Georgia Perimeter & Harrisburg Area CC
Presider John Thoo, Yuba College Ashley McHale, Las Positas College Lenore Desilets, DeAnza College
n/a
Topic
The Impact of Technology Opening the Algebra Gate: Panel: the best topics Data-analysis-rich Interactive
Ironwood on the Teaching of Stats a pre-Stats Path to Transfer-Level Math for Intro. Stats Courses Statistics Learning Materials
(Statistics) Speaker Webster West Hal Huntsman, Myra Snell, Tue Rust Gene Sellers and Joe Phillips Kenneth Brown
School Texas A & M City College of S.F. and Los Medanos C. Sacramento City College College of San Mateo
Presider Ruchira Majumdar, Las Positas College Kristine Woods, Las Positas College Rina Santos, Las Positas College Janet Handel, Sacramento City College
40 th Annual Fall Conference 1

The Portola Hotel and Spa
Anaheim, CA
39th AMATYC
Annual Conference
Oct. 31 - Nov. 3, 2013
The California Mathematics Council Community Colleges Foundation
is annually providing several dozen scholarships to honor our mathematics
and science students. We need your financial help. We rely on your
generosity and donations to fund the Scholarship Program.
Please consider making a donation to our CMC 3 Foundation
Scholarship Fund. Contributions are tax-­‐deductible, as provided by law
and our tax ID Number is 94-­‐3227552.
Kindly mail your donation to
Rebecca Fouquette, CMC 3 Treasurer
De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014
40 th Annual Fall Conference 2

Welcome to the 40 th Annual Fall Conference! The event organizers are people just like you
from various community college mathematics departments across Northern California.
We are always looking for more eager volunteers with new ideas. Please consider getting
involved with CMC 3 by contacting a board member any time. Enjoy the conference.
CMC 3 Board and Conference Committee
President: Susanna Gunther Business Liaison: Randy Rosenberger
Past-­‐President: Barbara Illowsky Newsletter Editor: Jay Lehmann
Pres.-­‐Elect (Conf. Chair): Mark Harbison Secretary: Greg Daubenmire
Treasurer: Rebecca Fouquette Awards Coordinator: Katia Fuchs
Monterey Speaker Chair: Wade Ellis Adjunct Advocate: Tracey Jackson
Hotel Liaison: Rob Knight Articulation Breakfast: Steve Blasberg
A/V co-­‐chair: Larry Green CMC Liaison: Jenny Freidenreich
A/V co-­‐chair: Steve Blasberg AMATYC Liaison: Marcella Laddon
Membership Chair: Joe Conrad Foundation President: Debbie Van Sickle
Web Page Manager: Larry Green Foundation Member: Bic Ha Dovan
Presider Coordinator: Randy Taylor Foundation Member: Hsiao Wang
Special THANKS to ...
In-­‐kind Donations:
* Sacramento City College [ printing ]
* AMATYC [ tote bags ]
* the Harbison family [ envelope stuffing ]
* Pearson Higher Ed. [ Friday "Game Night" ]
and all of our Door Prize & Foundation Donors.
Thanks to our Exhibitors
CA Casualty Insurance
Cengage
CMC 3 Foundation
CSU/UC MDTP
Hawkes
Kendall-­‐Hunt
McGraw-­‐Hill
Pearson
Texas Instruments
Thinkwell
W.H. Freeman + Company
WebAssign
Wiley
XYZ Textbooks / MathTV
CMC 3 Presidents
1973 – 1974 James Curl Modesto Junior College
1974 – 1977 Raymond Wuco San Joaquin Delta College
1978 – 1980 Brandon Wheeler Sacramento City College
1980 – 1981 Hal Andersen Santa Rosa Junior College
1982 – 1983 Art Dull Diablo Valley College
1984 – 1985 Pat Boyle Santa Rosa Junior College
1986 – 1987 Shirley Trembley Bakersfield College
1988 – 1989 Wade Ellis, Jr. West Valley College
1990 – 1991 Denny Burzynski West Valley College
1992 – 1993 Barry Wood Santa Rosa Junior College
1994 – 1995 Debra Landre San Joaquin Delta College
1996 – 1997 Chris Burditt Napa Valley College
1998 – 1999 Michael Eurgubian Santa Rosa Junior College
2000 – 2001 Lois Yamakoshi Los Medanos College
2002 – 2003 Randy Taylor Las Positas College
2004 – 2005 Rick Hough Skyline College
2006 – 2007 Rob Knight Evergreen Valley College
2008 – 2009 Larry Green Lake Tahoe Community College
2010 – 2011 Barbara Illowsky De Anza College
2012 – 2013 Susanna Gunther Solano College
40 th Annual Fall Conference 3

CMC 3 President's Award Recipients (selected by the CMC 3 President)
2002 Barry Wood Santa Rosa Junior College
2003 Chris Barker De Anza College
2004 Noelle Eckley Lassen College
2005 Barbara Illowsky
Zwi Reznik
De Anza College
Fresno City College
2006 Sandi Nieto Santa Rosa Junior College
2007 Randy Taylor Las Positas College
2008
2009
2010
Mark Harbison
Jim Spencer
Robert Knight
Sacramento City College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Evergreen Valley College
2011 Larry Green Lake Tahoe Community College
CMC 3 Distinguished Service Award Recipients (selected by the CMC 3 board)
1992 Ray Wuco San Joaquin Delta College
1993 Frank Denney Chabot College
" Wade Ellis Jr. West Valley College
" Brandon Wheeler Sacramento City College
1994 Patrick Boyle Santa Rosa Junior College
" Arthur Dull Diablo Valley College
1995 Hal Andersen Santa Rosa Junior College
" Sister Clarice Sparkman San Jose City College
1996 James Curl Modesto Junior College
1997 Guy De Primo City College of San Francisco
1998 Allen Utterback Cabrillo College
1999 Barry Wood Santa Rosa Junior College
2000 Denny Burzynski West Valley College
2001 Chris Burditt Napa Valley College
2002 Wei Jen Harrison American River College
2003 Marilyn McBride Skyline College
2004 Michael Eurgubian Santa Rosa Junior College
2005 Lois Yamakoshi Los Medanos College
2006 Debra Landre San Joaquin Delta College
2007 Dave Johnson Diablo Valley College
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Chris Barker
Rick Hough
Jim Spencer
Randy Taylor
Cynthia Speed
De Anza College
Skyline College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Las Positas College
Mendocino College
Cynthia served as Foundation President since 2006. During all that service, she always
tirelessly put the students first, squeezing every dime she could so that the most could go to
foundation scholarships, driving miles out of her way to find the copier store with the lowest rates.
It might surprise you to learn that each year several departments would not respond when
notified that it was their year to grant one of their students a scholarship. Nonetheless, Cynthia
would faithfully attempt to contact the department repeatedly until all arrangements had been
made. In her tenure, the Foundation gave an amazing number of scholarships, often capitalizing on
the organization's surplus budget to grant extra dollars to students. Cynthia's devotion to
recognizing students' academic success was unparalleled and an inspiration to all on the board.
40 th Annual Fall Conference 4

CONFERENCE PROGRAM -­‐ FRIDAY
2:30 -­‐ 6:30 pm Registration Lobby
2:30 -­‐ 4:30 pm NROC Math Event Redwood I
Personalizing Teaching and Learning with Developmental Math-­‐–An Open Program
A free workshop open to anyone interested in integrating digital learning resources into developmental math curriculum.
Members of the non-­‐profit NROC Project will be discussing the adaptable teaching resources developed with funding from the
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and contributing NROC Network Members,
to help prepare learners for career and college success.
The new resources cover topics in arithmetic, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, geometry, statistics and
trigonometry, and may be imported into any learning management system for integrating into classroom, online, blended,
or flipped instruction. The workshop will include an inside view of the resources available, examples of various pilot use cases,
and a discussion on the effective use of these types of flexible resources to engage students and enhance instructional
options. The workshop will be facilitated by Ruth Rominger (Director of Research) and Eileen Akin (Pilot Coordinator)
from The NROC Project.
Visit HippoCampus.org to view the open developmental math content, and learn more about the full program
at NROCmath.org.
7:00 -­‐ 8:00 pm Reception (with coffee and tea) De Anza III
8:00 -­‐ 9:00 pm Keynote Speaker: Van Emden Henson De Anza III
A Child’s Garden of Graphs
How a pinch of linear algebra, a smattering of graph theory,
and a spoonful of computer science is dominating your life
How do Netflix (or Amazon) recommend the movies (or products) you may like
How do Google, Alta Vista, or Bing assemble their lists of results How does
Mapquest figure out the best route from here to there How does Expedia find an
airline itinerary How do Facebook or LinkedIn find people you may know
How do dating sites propose possible matches How do banks catch potentially
fraudulent activities
These, and many more are examples of graphs in action. While some of the
graph algorithms are subtle and complex, a surprising number are remarkably simple.
Many can best be understood and implemented with the tools of linear algebra, relying heavily on the matrix-vector
product, matrix factorizations, and spectral analysis.
But the modern world is also the world of exponential growth of information, and many of the graphs
behind these applications are rapidly growing to extraordinary size. How do we deal with graphs having tens or
hundreds of billions of vertices Will it be necessary to work with trillion- or even quadrillion-vertex graphs
How can we deal with information at enormous scales
Where the mathematician and the applications scientist devise algorithms to organize, mine, or employ the
information, it falls to the computer scientist to create the architectures, hardware, software environments, and
the implementations making the computations possible. Just as the information is evolving, so are the
approaches to computing and the architectures of the machines.
In this talk, Van Emden Henson will describe some of the graph-based problems that have become
ubiquitous in today’s world, the mathematical tools used to address them, and then some of the challenges
and approaches to realizing these methods on the most modern computational engines.
9:00 -­‐ 11:55 pm 4th annual Pearson Education Game Night Bonsai room
This event is open to everyone. The Pearson math & stats team invites you to an evening of games,
hors d'oeuvres, and drinks at CMC3! Join our team and our authors for food, conversation, and fun.
40 th Annual Fall Conference 5

7:30 am Estimation Walk/Run meet in the Lobby
8:15 -­‐ 10:00 am Registration De Anza I
8:30 am -­‐ 1:00 pm Exhibits open De Anza I
Mark Clark
Palomar College
MClark@palomar.edu
Bonsai II
(General Interest)
Encouraging Critical Thinking and Communication in Developmental Math
How can we challenge our students to understand the meaning of math within real-world applications
How can we make students think and write more and look at results critically
This talk will focus on practical techniques and activities that help students connect the concepts
to the skills being taught.
Kathleen Almy and Heather Foes
CONFERENCE PROGRAM -­‐ SATURDAY
First Session: 9:00 -­‐ 10:00 am
Rock Valley College (Rockford, IL)
KathleenAlmy@gmail.com and Heather.Foes@gmail.com
Bonsai III
New Pathways for Developmental Math:
A Look into Mathematical Literacy for College Students
(Developmental Ed.)
Mathematical Literacy for College Students (MLCS) is a new course that is part of an AMATYC initiative called
"New Life for Developmental Math", as well as the Carnegie Quantway project. It is an innovative way to redesign the
developmental curriculum, providing pathways for the non-STEM student.
In one semester, a student placing into beginning algebra will gain the mathematical maturity to be successful in a
statistics or liberal arts math course. Attendees will learn much more about the course as well as receive ideas for
course development including a sample course outline and a sample lesson.
Sherri Messersmith , Robert Feldman , Larry Perez
College of DuPage , U. Mass. Amherst , Saddleback College
Sherri.Messersmith@gmail.com ; Feldman@sbs.umass.edu ; LPerez@saddleback.edu
Portola
(Panels/Issues)
FULLY INTEGRATE Study Skills in Your Classroom Using P.O.W.E.R.
How can we truly help students learn the “other” skills they need to be successful in our classes Use P.O.W.E.R.
We will discuss how to use the scientifically-based P.O.W.E.R. framework in the math classroom in a truly integrated
way to teach students study skills as they are learning mathematics.
George Woodbury
Redwood II
College of the Sequoias
(Technology)
GeorgeW@cos.edu
Mastery Learning and Elements of Game Design in Your Math Course
The incorporation of mastery learning and ideas from game design can increase students’ chances for success
in your mathematics class. The speaker will share ways to incorporate mastery learning into your courses,
and discuss the benefits of incorporating game design elements. Data from several classes will be shared.
40 th Annual Fall Conference 6

Zwi Reznik
Redwood I
Fresno City College
(PreCalculus and Above)
ZwiReznik@comcast.net Perverse Polynomials
In the past two decades there have been efforts to use technology in algebra, pre-calculus and calculus for root
finding as needed. However, despite that, the solving of polynomials “rigged” to be easily factorable still dominates
as well as the overabundance of exercises which typically reduce to solving a quadratic equation.
This talk will consider examples of “perverse polynomials” and how they may easily arise in the Algebra through
Differential Equations sequence. Consideration will also be given to the goal of achieving a reasonable balance.
Webster West
First Session: 9:00 -­‐ 10:00 am, continued
Ironwood
Texas A & M
(Statistics)
West@stat.tamu.edu
The Impact of Technology on the Teaching of Statistics
Over the past two decades, we have seen rapid technological advancements that have had a tremendous effect
on statistical education both in terms of its content and its delivery.
In this talk, we will take a nostalgic look back at this technological journey, and we will also look into the crystal ball
to see where new technology may take statistical education in the future.
Reminders:
8:30 am -­‐ 1:00 pm Exhibits open De Anza I
9:30 am -­‐ 4:00 pm Student Posters on Display De Anza I
Pearson MatheMatics and statistics
We are Pearson Mathematics and Statistics
15 million students
at more than 2,000 schools
have counted on our technology products
to improve their learning since 2001
Learn more at www.mymathlab.com
www.pearsonhighered.com/math
CSU/UC
Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project
MDTP tests measure readiness for mathematics courses and
are approved for use by
California Community Colleges
• The Algebra Readiness Test assesses preparation for
first year algebra courses.
• The Elementary Algebra Diagnostic Test assesses
preparation for second year algebra courses.
• The Intermediate Algebra Diagnostic Test assesses
preparation for precalculus and other courses at that
level.
• The Precalculus Diagnostic Test assesses preparation
for calculus. This test is available in a 40-item version
and a 60-item version.
MDTP has two online practice tests available to anyone with
Internet access. Students can use the online tests to prepare
for precalculus and calculus level courses.
http://mdtp.ucsd.edu/OnlineTests.shtml
MDTP California Community College Coordinator
MaryAnne Anthony – (714) 564-6646
cccmdtp@attglobal.net
http://mdtp.ucsd.edu
40 th Annual Fall Conference 7

John Martin
Santa Rosa Junior College
JMartin@SantaRosa.edu
Some Irrationals I Have Known
Bonsai II
(General Interest)
From the time they were discovered by the Pythagoreans, irrational numbers have puzzled and fascinated
mathematicians. In this talk we will examine the history of these numbers and the impact they've had on our
concept of infinity.
MaryAnne Anthony and Lynn Marecek
Bonsai III
Santa Ana College
(Developmental Ed.)
Anthony_MaryAnne@sac.edu and Marecek_Lynn@sac.edu
Teaching Conceptual Understanding through Manipulatives
Experience hands-on class-tested materials that help students develop conceptual understanding of key
developmental mathematics ideas. Learn about physical and virtual manipulatives, online teacher-training videos,
and how to manage classroom manipulative activities.
Leave the session with access to the tools you can use immediately to incorporate manipulatives in your
classroom. Attendees will see evidence of the need for using manipulatives to teach concepts in developmental
mathematics; experience manipulative activities that can help their students understand developmental mathematics
concepts; and become acquainted with worksheets, activities, and online resources available to help them
confidently incorporate manipulatives in their classes.
Rob Knight
Evergreen Valley College
Robert.Knight@evc.edu
Portola
(Panels/Issues)
"MyMathText": You Can Eliminate the Cost of Textbooks for Your Students
MyMathText is a new platform instructors use to create FREE digital textbooks. You can adopt an already-existing
textbook or easily create, modify and share your FREE digital course textbooks.
Instructors can integrate learning aids like OER (open education resources), YouTube videos, your own videos
and class material. MyMathText includes incredible features found nowhere else in cyberspace.
MyMathText is an answer to the high cost of traditional textbooks and unreasonably priced digital content.
MyMathText is FREE to both you and your students. Please email Rob Knight if you would like to learn more about
using MyMathText for your courses.
Jay Lehmann
Second Session: 10:30 -­‐ 11:30 am
Redwood I
San Mateo College
(PreCalculus and Above)
Lehmann@smccd.edu
What's the Function of Functions in PreCalculus
Many “early-function” algebra approaches introduce functions early, but don’t revisit the concept. Come see
how functions can be harnessed to solve equations and inequalities, how the graphical action of a function
can make finding domains and ranges easy, and how even traditional word problems can be solved using functions.
40 th Annual Fall Conference 8

Gail Burrill and Tom Dick
Second Session: 10:30 -­‐ 11:30 am
NCTM and Oregon State University
Burrill@msu.edu and TpDick@math.oregonstate.edu
Redwood II
(Technology)
Students Can Understand Concepts Using Mathematical Software
The presenters will demonstrate mathematical software applications and associated inquiry questions that
students can use to promote their understanding of concepts in proportional reasoning, statistics, and calculus.
These applications afford students the opportunity to act on mathematical objects, transparently observe the
consequences of their actions, and reflect on the mathematical meaning of these consequences.
Ways of assessing student understanding of these concepts with technology will also be discussed.
Hal Huntsman , Myra Snell and Tue Rust
City College of S.F. and Los Medanos College
SHuntsma@ccsf.edu ; MSnell@losmedanos.edu ; TRust@losmedanos.edu
Ironwood
(Statistics)
Opening the Algebra Gate: A pre-Statistics Path to Transfer-Level Math
This session introduces participants to a new course—Preparation for Statistics—that prepares students
for transfer-level statistics, but is not the traditional algebra sequence.
Results from courses at Los Medanos College and City College of San Francisco will be presented.
Time for questions will be included in the presentation.
3.7 MILLION
ASSIGNMENTS MASTERED THIS YEAR
To be exact: Hawkes
helped students master
3,764,487 assignments.
Our unique mastery
learning approach and
error-specific feedback
are proven to help
students be more
successful.
Student success: The only standard that really matters.
HAWKES
LEARNING
SYSTEMS
Students Matter. Success Counts.
hawkeslearning.com/sample
1.800.426.9538
40 th Annual Fall Conference 9

Luncheon: 11:45 am -­‐ 12:45 pm
11:45 am -­‐ 12:45 pm Italian Buffet (tickets required) Atrium (lobby)
Each person is allowed one meal plate and one dessert plate, please!
12:30 -­‐ 12:45 pm Students Discuss their Posters De Anza I
General Session: 1:00 -­‐ 2:15 pm
1:00 -­‐ 2:15 pm Poster awards, CMC 3 awards De Anza III
1:15 -­‐ 2:15 pm Keynote: Keith Devlin (Stanford Univ.) De Anza III
- THE SYMBOL BARRIER -
Using Video Games to Overcome
the Greatest Obstacle
to Good Mathematics Learning
Most current mathematics education video games are essentially new delivery mechanisms
for traditional instruction. Based in part on Devlin’s book Mathematics Education for
a New Era: Video Games as a Medium for Learning, published in March 2011 by AK Peters.
2:00 -­‐ 5:30 pm Exhibits open De Anza I
Anthony Barcellos
Bonsai II
American River College
(General Interest)
BarcelA@arc.losrios.edu
Famous Mathematicians I Have Interviewed
Martin Gardner, Stan Ulam, and Benoit Mandelbrot had some of the keenest minds in mathematics, but their
experiences and perspectives were very different. Their contrasts and commonalities are a fascinating commentary
on 20th century mathematics.
John Wilkins and Silvia Kang
Third Session: 2:30 -­‐ 3:30 pm
Bonsai III
C.S.U. Dominguez Hills
(Developmental Ed.)
JWilkins@csudh.edu and Silvia.Kang@post.harvard.edu
Developmental Mathematics Program:
Systemic Progress at a Four-Year University
California State University, Dominguez Hills Mathematics Department has been working for the past five years
to improve its developmental mathematics completion rates.
Information about the program design and assessment will be presented. Results showing a completion rate
over 80% will be presented and discussed.
40 th Annual Fall Conference 10

PEARSON MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Count on the best authors in the country, including
many from California. Visit our display booth to check
Alan Bass
San Diego Mesa College
Study Skills
Jamie Blair
Orange Coast College
Developmental Math
Robert Gould
University of California–Los Angeles
Statistics
Jay Lehmann
College of San Mateo
Developmental Math
Lynn Marecek
Santa Ana College
Developmental Math
Cheryl Ooten
Santa Ana College
Study Skills
Bob Prior
Riverside Community College
Developmental Math
Stanley Salzman
American River College
Developmental and Business Math
MaryAnne Anthony-Smith
Santa Ana College
Developmental Math
George Woodbury
College of the Sequoias
Developmental Math
Join us for Game Night!
Sponsored by Pearson Education, Inc.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Portola Hotel, Monterey CA
9 pm—Midnight
Bonsai Room
Complimentary Beer, Wine, and Appetizers
www.pearsonhighered.com/math
40 th Annual Fall Conference 11

Third Session: 2:30 -­‐ 3:30 pm, continued
Ian Walton
Portola
Mission College (retired)
(Panels/Issues)
IanWVMedU@redshift.com
What's New with State and National Projects that Impact Our Classrooms
Join us to take our annual look at current status of state and national projects, and to discuss how they might affect
our students and classrooms.
State examples might include prerequisites and the Student Success Task Force, the latest transfer degree
and C-ID course approvals, or perhaps some progress with the statewide assessment instrument proposal.
National examples might include implications of the growing K-12 common core movement
and lessons from the million dollar Aspen Prize for community colleges.
Joe Conrad
Solano Community College
Joseph.Conrad@solano.edu
Series: Oresme to Euler to $1,000,000
Redwood I
(PreCalculus and Above)
We will look at simple p-series starting with the harmonic series and the sum of the reciprocals of the squares
and see how this leads us to the most important unsolved problem in mathematics.
Andrea Hendricks and Pauline Chow
Redwood II
Georgia Perimeter and Harrisburg Area C.C.
(Technology)
Andrea.Hendricks@gpc.edu and OpChow@hacc.edu
Web Resources for Constructing Application Problems
At least three applications that students can use to develop their understanding of mathematical topics
in proportional reasoning, statistics, and calculus will be introduced along with several associated inquiry questions
for each application.
Participants will be asked to critique the inquiry questions (in groups) and create inquiry questions of their own.
Finally, there will be a discussion of how to assess student concept understand using mathematical software.
The underlying mathematical software will be TI-Nspire, but other such software could be used as well.
Gene Sellers and Joe Phillips
Ironwood
Sacramento City College
(Statistics)
SellerG@scc.losrios.edu and PhilliJ@scc.losrios.edu
Panel: the Best Topics for Intro. Stats Courses
A profound effect on the college curriculum as a result of the increase in technology has been the popularity of
statistics. For example, in 1970 the number of statistics offerings at Sacramento City College was one per semester.
Presently, we offer over 20 sections per semester.
Furthermore, the number of topics per course (as well as the kinds of topics) has undergone many changes.
As a consequence, those of us who teach elementary statistics frequently face the dilemma of deciding what topics
must be included in the curriculum, which topics should be included, and what topics could be included.
In the time allotted to this panel, we will attempt to monitor an open discussion on this issue, and provide
attendees with a list of what conclusions the group reached. Come join us -- characters are welcome.
40 th Annual Fall Conference 12

W. H. FREEMAN AND COMPANY
0&!02!2)
Lots to see at CMC 3
(%&(+&+,3
)45678'$89:967
(%&(+&+,3
$;'(

Robin Kelly-­‐Dunton (student)
Fourth Session: 4:00 -­‐ 5:00 pm
Bonsai II
Sacramento City College
(General Interest)
RobinDKelly@yahoo.com
My Experience with Community College Mathematics
A transforming perspective of a student's personal journey through mathematics at the community college level.
Robin will discuss how mathematics has changed many things in her life, beyond just the classroom.
Molly Martin
Bonsai III
City College of San Francisco
(Developmental Ed.)
Molly.Martin@yahoo.com
The Mo Chart: a New Way to Find and Use the LCD
I will demonstrate a new method for finding the Least Common Denominator. It is found using a chart
which contains the prime factorization of each denominator.
The chart can also help with building up fractions and reducing the final answer. The chart is best used
for arithmetic, but can be extended to finding the LCD of algebraic rational expressions.
Tracey Jackson
Santa Rosa Junior College
TkkJackson@yahoo.com
Panel: Tenure-Track Hiring
Portola
(Panels/Issues)
The panel will address issues of interest to adjuncts related to the hiring process.
Panel members will discuss the hiring process at different levels, followed by a question and answer period.
Kenneth Brown
Ironwood
College of San Mateo
(Statistics)
BrownKM@smccd.edu
The Impact of Technology on the Teaching of Statistics
We will demonstrate (by having participants actually use) some of the interactive materials for statistics learning
that our team has been developing at CSM. These materials are of the guided inquiry type and go farther than other
such materials in integrating data analysis of real data with the lessons of statistics in a consistent way.
5:00 -­‐ 6:00 p m Reception with food and door prizes De Anza I
Mark Your Calendars!
CMC 3 17 th Annual Recreational Mathematics Conference
Fri., April 26 to Sat., April 27, 2013
MontBleu Hotel and Casino,
Stateline, NV (South Lake Tahoe, CA)
40 th Annual Fall Conference 14