Engaging Mathematics
Mathematics of Voting Examined in New Engaging Mathematics Teaching Manual
Dr. John C. Nardo, Engaging Mathematics Institutional Partner and Professor of Mathematics at Oglethorpe University, published a new teaching manual that examines the theory and mathematics behind different voting systems…
New Engaging Mathematics Teaching Manual Explores the Calculus of Milkweed and Monarchs
Dr. Rikki Wagstrom, an Engaging Mathematics Institutional Partner and Associate Professor of Mathematics at Metropolitan State University, published a teaching manual containing two modules for use in either a standard…
Positive Review for SENCER, Engaging Mathematics, and SoTL
Teaching & Learning Inquiry, the journal of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, reviewed Doing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics, a book edited…
EnFUSE Symposium Explores Effective Transformation Approaches
The National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education and the American Association for the Advancement of Science hosted Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education (EnFUSE): Research and Practice symposium…
SENCER Inspires New NSF Grant that Infuses Numeracy Across the Curriculum
Dr. Frank Wang, a SENCER community member affiliated with the SENCER Center for Innovation – MidAtlantic region and professor of mathematics at LaGuardia Community College, was recently interviewed on the…
Webinar of the Week: A Future Shared with Robots
During the 15th annual SENCER Summer Institute, SENCER Co-PI and SCI-MidAtlantic co-director Monica Devanas and her assistant Yuxi Chen captured film footage of various talks and presentations. This series highlights…
Victor Donnay Makes Mathematics Engaging, Interdisciplinary, and Relevant to the Real World
Victor Donnay's plenary address during the 2015 SENCER Summer Institute had a clear goal—to show the connection between mathematics and the issues people care about. Victor, who is the William…
Making Math Relevant: SCI-MidAtlantic Holds Quantitative Literacy Conference at LaGuardia Community College
On October 10, 2014, over 30 mathematics educators from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania gathered at LaGuardia Community College – CUNY in Long Island City, New York to hear…
Fall MidAtlantic Meetings Engage Participants in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Successful SENCER Projects, and Interdisciplinary Applications
Monica Devanas, Rutgers University devanas@ctaar.rutgers.edu On Friday, October 25, the SCI-MidAtlantic branch hosted its New Jersey-based meeting at Monmouth University. Catherine Duckett, Associate Dean for Sciences at Monmouth University was…