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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!

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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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$200

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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

Back A-$100

The membership of the MAA is divided into twenty-nine

of these..

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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.

Back A-$200

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

This is the theme for Math Awareness Month, April

2010.

Back A-$300

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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

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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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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

Back B-$100

The two major national meetings of the MAA.

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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.

Back B-$200

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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.

Back B-$300

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

Integration Bee, Pizza, Problem Competition,

Luncheon, Speaker, Paper Sessions

Back B-$400

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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

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

Back C-$100

This newsletter of the MAA is published 6 times per

year and is provided free to all members.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

Back D-$100

Strategic Working Group on Governance, Committee on

Sections, Committee on Minicourses

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

Curriculum Reform and the First Two Years (CRAFTY), Committee on Consultants

Back D-$200

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

SPWG on Periodicals and Communications, CTiME,

Task Force on E-Communities, Web Policies and Procedures Committee

Back D-$300

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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

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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.

Back D-$500

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

Back E-$100

To advance the mathematical sciences,

especially at the collegiate level

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

This annual competition administered by the MAA

involves over 100,000 secondary students

annually. Back E-$200

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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

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

An NSDL Pathway Project created and maintained by

the MAA

Back E-$400

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

A MAA program for professional development

Back E-$500

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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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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

Back F-$200

It is an online resource where you can learn of all

the MAA national committees and their

missions

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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

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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

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LA/MS MAA Section NExT-ardy

Periodicals, Books, Meetings, Contacts,

Professional Development, Supporting Mathematics

Back F-$500

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Final NExTardy Topic

National MAA Figures

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National MAA Figures

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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…

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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/

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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?