INTRODUCTION
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
INVITED PAPERS
- "Circles of the Gods: Copernicus, Kepler, and the Ellipse"
Owen Gingerich, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
and Harvard University, page 1
- "Hypothesis, Proof, and Censorship or How Galileo Changed the Rules of
Science"
Owen Gingerich, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
and Harvard University, page 7
PAPERS ON TEACHING
- "A Tale of Two Transitions"
David Klanderman, Trinity Christian College,
Sharon Robbert, Trinity Christian College, and
Robert Wheeler, Northern Illinois University, page 17
- "An Investigation of the Behavior of Calculus Students Working
Collaboratively
in an Interactive Software Environment"
Angela Hare, Messiah College, page 31
- "Teaching Generalization and Reduction through an
Elementary Probability Problem "
Erlan Wheeler, Carthage College, page 51
PAPERS WITH AN INTEGRATIVE THEME
- "The Mathematical Sciences and the Mediator of Creation"
W. David Laverell, Calvin College, page 56
- "The Role of Mathematics in Culture"
W. James Bradley, Calvin College, page 66
- "Mathematics and Values: Can Philosophy Guide Projects?"
Michael H. Veatch, Gordon College, page 76
- "Solomon's Sea and the Biblical II"
Andrew Simoson, King College, page 91
- "Mathematics at Chartres Cathedral"
Richard Stout, Gordon College, page 100
PAPERS OF A TECHNICAL NATURE
- "Fractal Geometry and Chaos Theory: From Old Problems to New Models and
Methods"
Terence Perciante, Wheaton College, page 105
- "Hyperbolic Geometry with the Geometer's Sketchpad"
Robert Frank, Seton Hill College, page 116
- "On Binary Quadratic Forms"
Alain Togbe, University Laval (Quebec), page 135
- "Digital Filtering and Smoothing"
Eric Gossett, Bethel College, page 146
- "Exploring Various Methods of Interpolation"
Mark Roberts, Southwest Baptist University, page 163
- "Using Java and HTML for Linear Algebra Instruction"
Jonathan R. Senning, Gordon College, page 177
PAPERS WITH AN HISTORICAL THEME
- "History and Current Situation of the Russian Church"
Gennadiy A. Kalyabin, Samara State Aerospace University, page 185
- " First Draft of the History of ACMS"
Robert Brabenec, Wheaton College, page 196
LIST OF CONFERENCE DELEGATES, page 201
CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHS, page 205
