Bridge Project Minicourse -- 2005 Joint Mathematics Meetings

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN MATHEMATICS AND THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Tevian Dray

The key to bridging the gap between mathematics and the physical sciences is geometric reasoning. This minicourse will introduce participants to the art of teaching geometric reasoning, emphasizing, but not limited to, vectors and vector calculus. Participants will use and discuss open-ended group activities intended to foster geometric reasoning, which have been developed as part of the NSF-funded Vector Calculus Bridge project at Oregon State University.

• This MiniCourse will be offered as part of the 2005 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Atlanta, GA. The course is currently scheduled to meet from 9-11 AM on both January 6 and January 8. Registration should be done directly with the MAA; further information is available at the following websites:
  • Joint Meetings HomePage
  • Minicourse info
  • Registration

For further information about the minicourse itself, please contact:

Tevian Dray

Department of Mathematics

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR 97331

tevian@math.oregonstate.edu

There will also be several other Bridge Project presentations at the Joint Meetings:

MAA Poster Session on Projects supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education (poster)

MAA Session on Getting Students To Discuss and To Write About Mathematics (Contributed Talk)

MAA Session on My Favorite Demo (Contributed Talk)

MAA Session on Teaching Visualization Skills (Contributed Talk)

AMS Special Session on Mathematicians' Work on Mathematics Education (Contributed Talk)

There will also be a Bridge Project Reunion (5-6 PM on Friday, January 7, in the University Room at the Hyatt).

A copy of the slides used during the workshop is available through the two links below (password required):

Day 1 (2.4 MB)

Day 2 (380 KB)