Fri., October 28, 2011
from 8:30a to 2:30p
Oakton Community College
Room 1604
1600 E. Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL
Keynote: Dr. Deborah Hughes Hallett on "Climate Change: Impact and Opportunities."
The predictions of climate change are based on mathematics and statistics, yet their impact will be across continents, across societies, and studied by multiple disciplines. Our students will be the ones who must manage the effects of climate change. If effective, their responses will be interdisciplinary. The education they receive can set a powerful example. If it is interdisciplinary, if they see the faculty thinking across boundaries --intellectual, geographic, political -- they will be quicker to adapt and to think outside the box themselves. In addition, the desire to understand the world they will live in motivates students to learn the mathematics underpinning climate change predictions. This talk will provide examples of curriculum and of the interdisciplinary windows they can open in the classroom.
Dr. Hughes Hallett is the author of several books including Multivariable Calculus, with William McCallum, et. al. (Wiley, 1995, 1997, 2002), Calculus with Andrew M. Gleason, et. al. (Wiley, 1994, 1998, 2002), Applied Calculus, with Patti Fraser Lock et. al. (Wiley, 1996, 1999, 2003), and Precalculus, with Eric Connally et. al., (1997, 2000, 2004). She a math professor at the University of Arizona as well as adjunct faculty of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Facilitating the activities portion of this conference, Dr. Tammara Estes will guild participants through an interdisciplinary examination of data sets. A discussion of feasibility of implementing project in class will be explored. Faculty from all STEM disciplines will find this topic relevant.
Registration $25 before October 24, 2011, $30 at the door. Morning refreshments and lunch are provided.
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