Friedrich Kluempen
SUNY at Binghamton
CALCULUS - REFORMED AND TRADITIONAL
Currently, I am teaching
in two settings that take separate approaches to calculus instruction.
One institution uses graphing utilities, as well as a reformed text, while
the other institution restricts the use of graphing aides and the approach
is decidedly traditional.
In this talk, I want to
explore some of the decisions that lead to these different approaches of
instruction, as well as some of the outcomes of those decisions. This talk
is not a study of any kind, but rather a subjective collection of thoughts
and experiences which I have amassed over the past semesters.
Zoran Sunik
SUNY at Binghamton
PASSING THE PUTNAM EXAM
We will discuss the right
reasons why every institution should participate in the Putnam Exam and
the positive impact on the students and the profession such a participation
has. We will also discuss the wrong reasons to participate along with the
negative impact there. In addition, we will find out the right reason why
our school cannot beat Harvard and why that is irrelevant.