SIMIODE

Dec 2015

1. College Isn't for Learners

   Entry #37

   23 Dec 2015

   10:44 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   In a very interesting and disturbing post at The Coffeelicious web site Tyler O'Briant posts a four minute read article that will really  make you think. Check it out at https://medium.com/the-coffeelicious/college-isn-t-for-learners-3ea69952fdbe#.nyh0lxqwg . In the piece Tyler says,...

2. Ideas for differential equation models are all around us

   Entry #36

   21 Dec 2015

   5:10 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   I sit at my office window and outside there is a flowering pear tree. It is rather large. It goes above our roof on top of our two floor home. My office window faces out to this flowering pear tree on the second floor. There is a family or colony of squirrels that live somewhere in a nest nearby,...

3. MathFest 2016 SIMIODE Minicourse Announced

   Entry #35

   20 Dec 2015

   12:47 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   We just got approval for an MAA Minicourse at MathFest 2016, 3-6 August 2016 in Columbus OH. The workshop will be led by Therese Shelton, Southwestern University, and Brian Winkel, Director SIMIODE.  Below are the available details.  Complete details and registration information will be...

4. SIMIODE Open House at Joint Mathematics Meetings, 8 January 2016

   Entry #34

   18 Dec 2015

   12:36 am

   Brian Winkel

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   We are in the final stages of planning for our SIMIODE Open House at the Joint Mathematics Meetings on Friday evening, 8 January 2016, from 7 - 9 PM in the Willow Room of the Sheraton Seattle Hotel.  Room layout is done; T-shirts which can be won from registration drawing are printed and...

5. Things you never thought you would do

   Entry #33

   16 Dec 2015

   1:35 am

   Brian Winkel

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   While studying for  prelims or qualifying exams in graduate school or writing your thesis, there were lots of things you probably never thought you would be doing later in your life, even if folks told you that you would.  Serving on committees is one of them, while attending faculty...

6. Modeling Scenario material coming in from summer workshops

   Entry #32

   13 Dec 2015

   12:15 am

   Brian Winkel

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   We are beginning to realize the great wealth of terrific materials which will be forthcoming from our one-week Developer Workshops held during the summer of 2015, one at Carroll College, Helena MT and one at Virginia Wesleyan University, Norfolk VA, as well as from our MAA-PREP workshop held at...

7. Two exceptional pieces from NCTM journal on technology and modeling

   Entry #31

   09 Dec 2015

   9:37 am

   Brian Winkel

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   I just got my copy of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) December 2015/January 2016 issue of MATHEMATICS TEACHER. Two wonderful articles grabbed my attention and I kept bouncing back and forth between them. I commend them both to you (and give a full citation below) and...