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Louisiana/Mississippi Section NExT-ardy. Panelists: Connie Campbell Jenna Carpenter John Travis. Moderator: Ezra “Bud” Brown. Power Point by John Travis. All donations accepted!. Meetings. Readings. Committee Structure. National Features. How to Get Involved. MAA - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Louisiana/MississippiSection NExT-ardy
Panelists:Connie CampbellJenna Carpenter
John Travis
Moderator:Ezra “Bud” Brown
Power Point by John Travis. All donations accepted!
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
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MAA Potpourri
Meetings
Readings
Committee Structure
National Features
How to Get Involved
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
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MAA Potpourri
Meetings
Readings
Committee Structure
National Features
How to Get Involved
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
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The membership of the MAA is divided into twenty-nine
of these..
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
These were created to provide MAA members who
share common mathematical interests with
opportunities to organize and interact professionally.
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This is the theme for Math Awareness Month, April
2010.
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This award, established in 1976, is named after a renowned teacher and writer, and is given for articles of expository
excellence published in The College Mathematics
Journal. Back A-$400
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
THE DAILY DOUBLE!
Everyone stand up and greet your neighbor. Tell them one “unusual” fact
about yourself.Back A-$500
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The two major national meetings of the MAA.
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This city, known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City", is the host city for this year’s Mathfest.
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This event occurs every Spring before Spring break and especially not too close
to Mardi Gras.
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
Integration Bee, Pizza, Problem Competition,
Luncheon, Speaker, Paper Sessions
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
Section NExT, Invited national speakers, Polya
Lecturer, Paper Sessions, Book Exhibits, Panel Discussions, Other
speakers Back B-$500
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
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This newsletter of the MAA is published 6 times per
year and is provided free to all members.
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This publication of the MAA offers lively, readable, and appealing exposition on a
wide range of mathematical topics.
Back C-$200
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This engaging full-color magazine, written especially
for students,contains articles, problems, contests, REU profiles, career ideas, and book reviews that will
appeal to all levels of mathematics enthusiasts. Back C-$300
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
These items of interest are updated regularly and
sometimes daily on the national MAA web site.
Back C-$400
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This film, produced by the MAA, is about the
extraordinarily gifted students who represented
the United States in 2006 at the world's toughest math
competition—the IMO. Back C-$500
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
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Strategic Working Group on Governance, Committee on
Sections, Committee on Minicourses
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Curriculum Reform and the First Two Years (CRAFTY), Committee on Consultants
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SPWG on Periodicals and Communications, CTiME,
Task Force on E-Communities, Web Policies and Procedures Committee
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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This committee of the MAA is charged with making
recommendations to guide mathematics departments in designing curricula for their
undergraduate students. Back D-$400
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This policy-making group consists of representatives elected every 3-years from
each section as well as other national officers.
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To advance the mathematical sciences,
especially at the collegiate level
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This annual competition administered by the MAA
involves over 100,000 secondary students
annually. Back E-$200
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This annual competition involving undergraduate students, which began in
1938, is administered by the MAA on the first Saturday in
December. Back E-$300
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
An NSDL Pathway Project created and maintained by
the MAA
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A MAA program for professional development
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Attending national and section meetings,
volunteering for section activities, and letting
Section Officers know of your interests as they relate to national MAA committees
and activities. Back F-$100
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It is an online resource where you can learn of all
the MAA national committees and their
missions
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
This person serves as an important two-way
communication link between their college’s mathematics department and the MAA.
Back F-$300
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
The participants in this professional development program of the MAA are
known as fellows and you can recognize them at any
MAA national meeting by the colored dot on his or her
nametag. Back F-$400
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
Periodicals, Books, Meetings, Contacts,
Professional Development, Supporting Mathematics
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Final NExTardy Topic
National MAA Figures
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
National MAA Figures
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
Born January 5, 1942, this American mathematician
has been a professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth since 1972, has
served as President of the MAA…and speaks next…
LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy
Thank you for your participation in this program. This presentation as well as other important information will be posted on the LA/MS
section website http://sections.maa.org/lams/
Answers• (A=$100) The membership of the MAA is divided into twenty-nine of these. - What are Sections?• (A=$200) These were created to provide MAA members who share common mathematical interests with opportunities to organize and interact professionally. - What are SIGMAAs• (A=$300) This is the theme for Math Awareness Month, April 2010. - What is “Mathematics and Sports”?• (A=$400) This award, established in 1976, is named after a renowned teacher and writer, and is given for articles of expository excellence published in The College Mathematics Journal. -
What is the George Pólya Award?• (A = $500) THE DAILY DOUBLE. Everyone stand up and greet your neighbor. Tell them one “unusual” fact about yourself.• (B=$100) The two major national meetings of the MAA. - What are the JMM and Mathfest?• (B=$200) This city, known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City", is the host city for this year’s Mathfest. - Where is Pittsburgh?• (B=$300) This event occurs every Spring before Spring break and especially not too close to Mardi Gras. - When does the LA/MS section generally have a meeting?• (B=$400) Integration Bee, Pizza, Problem Competition, Luncheon, Speaker, Paper Sessions - What are activities at section meetings for students?• (B=$500) Section NExT, Invited national speakers, Polya Lecturer, Paper Sessions, Book Exhibits, Panel Discussions, Other speakers - What are activities at section meeting for faculty?• (C=$100) This newsletter of the MAA is published 6 times per year and is provided free to all members. - What is MAA Focus?• (C=$200) This publication of the MAA offers lively, readable, and appealing exposition on a wide range of mathematical topics. - What is Mathematics Magazine?• (C=$300) This engaging full-color magazine is written especially for students. Each issue contains articles, problems, contests, REU profiles, career ideas, and book reviews that will appeal
to all levels of mathematics enthusiasts. - What is Math Horizons?• (C=$400) These items of interest are updated regularly and sometimes daily on the national MAA web site - What are Math in the News, Number of the Day, Found Math, Launchings, Card
Colm, Devlin’s Angle, How Euler Did It?• (C=$500) This film, produced by the MAA, is about the extraordinarily gifted students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world's toughest math competition—the International
Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). - What is “Hard Problems”?• (D=$100) Strategic Working Group on Governance, Committee on Sections, Committee on Minicourses - What are some national committees that Connie Campbell has served on?• (D=$200) Curriculum Reform and the First Two Years (CRAFTY), Committee on Consultants - What are some national committees that Jenna Carpenter has served on?• (D=$300) SPWG on Periodicals and Communications, CTiME, Task Force on E-Communities, Web Policies and Procedures Committee - What are some national committees that John Travis
has served on?• (D=$400) This committee of the MAA is charged with making recommendations to guide mathematics departments in designing curricula for their undergraduate students. - What is the
Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (or CUPM)?• (D=$500) This policy-making group consists of representatives elected every 3-years from each section as well as other national officers. - What is the Board of Governors?• (E=$100) To advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level - What is the mission of the MAA?• (E=$200) This annual competition administered by the MAA involves over 100,000 secondary students annually. - What is the AMC?• (E=$300) This annual competition involving undergraduate students, which began in 1938, is administered by the MAA on the first Saturday in December. - What is the William Lowell
Putnam Mathematical Competition or the Putnam Exam?• (E=$400) an NSDL Pathway Project created and maintained by the MAA - What is MathDL?• (E=$500) a MAA program for professional development - What is PREP?• (F=$100) It can take on many forms including attending national and section meetings, volunteering in for section activities, and letting Section Officers know of your interests as they relate to
national MAA committees and activities. - What are ways you can become more involved in the MAA?• (F=$200) It is an online resource where you can learn of all the MAA national committees and their missions - What is maa.org? • (F=$300) This person serves as an important two-way communication link between their college’s mathematics department and the MAA. They receive regular email communications about
MAA services and programs and are asked to serve as a resource for distributing information to their department colleagues and to respond with comments and suggestions for ways the MAA can better serve their department. - Who is a Liaison?
• (F=$400) This professional development program of the MAA is for new or recent Ph.D.s in the mathematical sciences. The participants are known as fellows and you can recognize them at any MAA national meeting by the colored dot on his or her nametag. - What is Project NExT?
• (F=$500) Periodicals, Books, Meetings, Contacts, Professional Development, Supporting Mathematics - What are some reasons to join MAA?