Mathematics Awareness Week 1996

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Morehead State University
Morehead, KY

Morehead State University

                     Monday, April 8

CBL Workshop (2:00 p.m.- 3:20 p.m.) Modeling data analyses.
and
CONVERGE Workshop (3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) 
Presenters:  Darrell Abney, Dana Calland, and Terry Pasley
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       Monday, April 8 - Thursday April 11

Mini-fair (Exhibition of projects on the second floor of the student 
center. Adron Doran University Center)
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               Tuesday, April 9
Math Carnival - Puzzles, games, and problem solving competitions. Prizes 
were awarded at the talk on Thursday.
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                  Movies

Monday,  April 8,  6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
"Stand and Deliver"

Wednesday, April 10,  6:00p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
"Donald in Mathmagic Land," "There is Life After Math,"  and "Not Knot."
Brenckinridge Auditorium.
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                   Thursday,  April 11

         Invited Speaker:  Dr. Carl Lee
                           University of Kentucky

         Title of Talk:    "Dissecting Animals and Other Mathematical
                            Objects."

                            Reed Auditorium (RH 419)
                            3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

 Public Reception in honor of Dr. Lee  (4:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
                              Patti Bolin Room

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                     Radio Program

John Modaff, professor in the Department of Communications, dedicated his 
thirty-minute monthly program "Focus on Education" to Math Awareness Week. 
Our invited speaker, faculty and students were interviewed during maw and 
the program was broadcasted April 20.  
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               We had fun!

If you have any questions, please contact:

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                          Dora Cardenas Ahmadi
                   Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Morehead State University                 Office phone:  (606) 783-2919
Mathematics Department                    Home phone:    (606) 780-0899 
Morehead, KY 40351                        Fax:           (606) 783-5039  
                     E-mail: d.ahmadi@Morehead-st.edu
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Mathematics Awareness Month is sponsored each year by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics to recognize the importance of mathematics through written materials and an accompanying poster that highlight mathematical developments and applications in a particular area.