A Mathematical Concept of Native Culture.

This preconference workshop will look at the subject of Trigonometry, College Algebra and Calculus applications to explore and integrate with Native American culture and objects.  We will also utilize MAPLE to assist us along the way.  Some topics we will discuss: The Three Butterflies, A Mathematical View of the Four Sacred Mountains, Volume of Revolutions & Surface area of cherished Native tools. 

The Eureka! Experience: Instructional Techniques that Encourage it!

Watch as several of your peers participate in an intriguing experiment that explores the relationship between thought and language. Learn about the successive stages that your students go through to assimilate mathematical terms and concepts. Witness the Eureka! experience - that point in the learning process when students confidently claim, "Now I get it!" You'll leave with some specific instructional techniques that help students better speak, write, and think mathematically using the language of algebra.