Schedule

A pdf version of the final Education session schedule is available here.

Abstracts and talks that have been sent to us are posted below. Click on abstract title to view abstract text and click on the word talk (below the title) to view the pdf file of the presentation.

Keynote speakers

We were very pleased that France Caron (see talk 22 below), from the Faculty of Education – Didactics, and Yvan Saint-Aubin (see talk 13 below), from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Department of Mathematics and Statistics, both from the University of Montreal, graciously accepted our invitation to speak at the session.

Abstracts

28. Session Finale: What constitutes a good CAS task?
France Caron, Université de Montréal, Canada
Daniel Jarvis, Nipissing University, Canada
and
Kathleen Pineau, École de technologie supérieure, Canada

27. CAS in Teaching Basics of Statistical Learning
Aleksandr Mylläri
University of Turku, Finland
and
Tatiana Mylläri
Åbo Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland

26. Getting from x to y without crashing
David J. Jeffrey
University of Western Ontario, Canada

25. Using Maple and Maple TA in a course about technical computing
(talk, pdf file 364 Ko)
Bruce Char, Jeremy Johnson and David Augenblick
Drexel University, USA

24. Using CAS in Letter-Symbolic Algebra at the Secondary Level : a Classroom Activity
Denis Tanguay and André Boileau
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada

23. WIRIS Exploration (Workshop)
Josef Böhm
Austrian Center for Didactics of Computer Algebra (ACDCA), Austria

22. Technology in Mathematics Education: From Meaning to Purpose
(talk, pdf file 609 Ko)
France Caron - KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Université de Montréal, Canada

21. Cognitive Processes in Resolution of Mathematical Problems With and Without CAS
Mauricio Herrera, Rubén Preiss and Viviana Schiappacasse
Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
Unfortunately, talk 21 has been cancelled

20. Scilab and Maxima Environment: Towards free software in Numerical Analysis
Gabriel Aguilera, Álvaro Fernández, José Luis Galán, Enrique Mérida, Ángel Mora and Pedro Rodríguez
University of Málaga, España

19. Integrating CA in Modelling-Simulation Approaches in the Mathematics Courses of the Science Programs at the CEGEP of Rimouski
Philippe Etchecopar, Jordi Nadal and Jean-Philippe Villeneuve
CEGEP de Rimouski, Canada

18. GeoGebra Exploration (Workshop)
Daniel Jarvis
Faculty of Education, Nipissing University, Canada

17. Using Symbolic Math in Engineering Education
Jiro Doke
Education group, MathWorks, USA

16. Integrating Computer Algebra Systems in Post-Secondary Mathematics Education: Preliminary Results of a Literature Review
Chantal Buteau and Neil Marshall
Department of Mathematics, Brock University, Canada
and
Daniel Jarvis
Faculty of Education, Nipissing University, Canada
and
Zsolt Lavicza
Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK

15. A Sustained Integration of a Computer Algebra System in University Mathematics Education at Brock University
Chantal Buteau
Brock University, Canada

14. Using and Creating A-C-R Documents for Mathematics Instruction with Computer Algebra
Wade Ellis and William C. Bauldry
West Valley College, USA
Boone, USA

13. Animations in Mathematics
Yvan Saint-Aubin - KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Université de Montréal, Canada

12. Developing an Automated Learning Assistant for Vector Calculus
Yuzita Yaacob
National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
and
Michael J. Wester and Stanly Steinberg
University of New Mexico, USA

11. Ten Years of Using Symbolic TI Calculators at ETS
Michel Beaudin and Gilles Picard
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Canada

10. Mathematics Education with a Handheld CAS - The Students' Perspective
Karsten Schmidt
Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences, Germany

9.Teaching Principal Component Analysis in Minitab®
(talk, pdf file 1595 Ko)
Jaime Curts
University of Texas Pan American, USA

8. Analysing Power Series using Computer Algebra and Precalculus Techniques
(talk, pdf file 37 Ko)
Ken Collins
Math. Dept. chair, Charlotte Latin School, USA

7. Using Forensic Investigations and CAS to Motivate Student Interest in Mathematics II
(talk, pdf file 1 668 Ko)
Carl Leinbach
Professor Emeritus, Gettysburg College, USA and
Patricia Leinbach
Coroner of Adams County (retired), Pennsylvania, USA

6. Using Forensic Investigations and CAS to Motivate Student Interest in Mathematics I
Patricia Leinbach
Coroner of Adams County (retired), Pennsylvania, USA and
Carl Leinbach
Professor Emeritus, Gettysburg College, USA

5. Application of CAS to the classical definition of limit of function
(talk, pdf file 120 Ko)
M. A. Bokhari and B. Yushau
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia

4. Which CAS can fill the gap?
Josef Böhm
Austrian Center for Didactics of Computer Algebra (ACDCA), Austria

3. A Comparison of Equality in Computer Algebra and Correctness in Mathematical Pedagogy
James Davenport
Visiting Full Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada
Hebron & Medlock Professor of Information Technology, University of Bath, UK
Joint work with Russell Bradford (Bath) and Chris Sangwin (Birmingham)

2. Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Symbolic Computation
M. B. Monagan and J. F. Ogilvie
Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Escuela de Quimica, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica

1. Resequencing of Skills and a CAS You Don’t Have to Teach
Robert Lopez
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA and Maplesoft, Canada