25th Annual
Georgia Perimeter College Mathematics Conference
Clarkston Campus, N-Building
February 17-18, 2012
Conference Program
new!
Featured Speakers
For 2012 we will once again be at the GPC Clarkston campus at the New College Center.
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Featured Speakers
Managing Math Anxiety
Friday Morning February 17th, 2012
Cheryl Ooten, Mathematics Professor Emeritus, Santa Ana College, has taught all levels of mathematics from basic math through calculus counseling math anxious students for over 30 years. Based on her experience as math teacher and psychotherapist, Cheryl will speak about how to help students overcome their negative perceptions about math using positive psychology, brain-based learning, and study skills techniques. Students turn failure into success as they practice these new skills on basic math content. She will share class-tested learning strategies with an effective illustration program to help students achieve a new level of confidence in their math abilities in the classroom and beyond.
An Evening of Math Humor
Friday Evening February 17th, 2012
Lew Lefton is a faculty member in the School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech, where his responsibilities include being the Director of Information Technology for the College of Sciences. Lefton is not just your ordinary geek. He is an accomplished and experienced comedian who has done stand up and improv comedy for over 25 years. He is also involved in the community, where he directs a high school Improv comedy troupe called D.U.C.K., and leads a "geek" club at a local middle school called S.T.E.M.C.E.L.L. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Club to Encourage a Love of Learning).
A History of Mathematics and Classroom Applications!
Saturday Morning February 18th, 2012
Dr. Sloan Despeaux is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Her research interests include nineteenth-century mathematics, mathematicians, and scientific journals in Britain. She organizes a biennial undergraduate conference on the history of mathematics called SMURCHOM (the Smoky Mountain Undergraduate Research Conference on the History of Mathematics). She has recently published in Historia Mathematica, Annals of Science, and Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London.
Improving Student Performance in Collegiate Math Classes
Saturday Morning February 18th, 2012
Tom Carson is the author of several textbooks, pre-algebra, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Elementary and Intermediate Algebra (Pearson publishing) Currently, he teaches part time at Columbia State Community College and full time at Franklin Classical School in Franklin, Tennessee. From 1991 to 2003, Tom taught at Midlands Technical College in the Developmental Mathematics Program, where he was honored with a NISOD Excellence in Teaching award and a Who’s Who among American Teachers award. He served on the faculty council and has been a board member of the South Carolina Association of Developmental Educators (SCADE). He has been a presenter at several conferences on topics such as combating innumeracy, writing in mathematics, and implementing learning styles and study strategies in math courses.
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Maps & Directions
DIRECTIONS
Clarkston Campus is located in central DeKalb County. Our address is: 555 North Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021-2361.
- Take I-285 to Exit 41 (Memorial Drive)
- Exit east on Memorial Drive
- Turn left at the second light onto North Indian Creek Drive
- Continue approximately one-half mile
- Clarkston Campus is on the right
Detailed map
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Call For Parallel Sessions Presenters
Parallel Sessions are 45 minute presentations. Proposals should be related to the teaching of mathematics at the learning support or two-year college level. To submit a proposal, please mail or email the information below by December 15, 2011 to:
Dihema Ferguson
Georgia Perimeter College
Department of Mathematics
Decatur Campus
3251 Panthersville Road
Decatur, GA 30034-3832
Dihema.Ferguson@gpc.edu
678-891-2584
Your proposal must include the following information:
1. Name of presenter(s)
2. Affiliation
3. Email address
4. Daytime telephone
5. Mailing address
6. Proposed title
7. Abstract of 50 words or less written in third person, standard English
8. Equipment needed (Please describe equipment needed in detail.)
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Call For Themed Sessions Presenters
Themed Sessions are 15 minute presentations followed by 5 minutes for Q&A. Share an innovative teaching technique in one of the following areas:
- Theme 1: Learning Support Mathematics
- Theme 2: College Algebra/Liberal Arts Math
- Theme 3: Pre-calculus
- Theme 4: Statistics
- Theme 5: Calculus Series
- Theme 6: Use of Technology
- Theme 7: Service learning
- Theme 8: Connections (The application of Mathematics in a different discipline)
To submit a proposal, please mail or email the information below by December 15, 2011 to:
Allison Williams
Georgia Perimeter College
Department of Mathematics
Decatur Campus
3251 Panthersville Road
Decatur, GA 30034-3832
Allison.Williams@gpc.edu
678-891-2583
Your proposal must include the following information:
1. Name of presenter(s)
2. Affiliation
3. Email address
4. Daytime telephone
5. Mailing address
6. Selected Theme 7. Proposed title
8. Abstract of 50 words or less written in third person, standard English
9. Equipment needed (Please describe equipment needed in detail.)
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Conference Hotel Information
Holiday Inn Atlanta Northlake
2158 Ranchwood Dr
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: 770-934-6000
Fax: 770-934-2535
Toll Free: 866-879-3885
http://www.holiday-inn.com/tucker-lavista
Discounted Rate: $79
Rate Code: GPC
Special Concessions:
- Free Parking
- Complimentary Wireless Internet
- Full Southern All You Can Eat Hot breakfast buffet
- Managers Reception Monday-Thursday 5:30-7pm Complimentary Beer, Wine and Hot Hors Doeuvres
- Complimentary Shuttle to GPC: Fri. 8:30am (drop off) & 7:30pm(pick-up) , Sat. 8:30am(drop off) and 12:30pm(pick-up)
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Contacts
Chairperson Martha Nega Martha.Nega@gpc.edu
Co-Chairperson Thomas Gains Thomas.Gaines@gpc.edu
Parallel Sessions Coordinator Dihema Ferguson Dihema.Ferguson@gpc.edu
Registrar Albert Lu Albert.Lu@gpc.edu
Exhibitor Coordinator 1 Larry Powell Lawrence.Powell@gpc.edu
Exhibitor Coordinator 2 Susan Keith Susan.Keith@gpc.edu
Food & Beverage Coordinator Ashraful Chowdhury Ashraful.Chowdhury@gpc.edu
Logistics Coordinator Andrea Hendricks Andrea.Hendricks@gpc.edu
Webmaster Jeff Gutliph Jeffrey.Gutliph@gpc.edu
Workshops Coordinator Allison Williams Allison.Williams@gpc.edu
Program Typist Ginny Powell Ginny.Powell@gpc.edu
Budget Manager Kouok Law Kouok.Law@gpc.edu
Presider's Coordinator
& Onsite Registration Chandra Breaux Chandra.Breaux@gpc.edu
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Proceedings
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