2005-2010 Publications and Presentations by Philip B. Yasskin

Contents

• Publications and Writings
  • Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings
  • Print Textbooks, Primary Author
  • Software Packages
• Presentations
  • Invited Colloquium Talks
  • Invited Conference Workshops
  • Invited Conference Talks
  • Contributed Conference Talks
  • Invited Poster Sessions
  • University Talks
  • Department Talks
  • Community Talks
  • Undergraduate Seminar Talks

Publications and Writings

Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings

• "Maplets for Calculus" in Maple Conference 2005, Proceedings, ed. by I.S. Kotsireas. pp. 510-513, (with D. Meade).
• "Maplets For Calculus: Improving Student Skills And Understanding In Calculus," in Proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (Pearson Education, 2008) (with D. Meade).

Print Textbooks, Primary Author

• CalcLabs with Maple for Stewart's Single Variable Calculus, Concepts and Contexts, 3rd Edition , Yasskin, Barrow, Belmonte, Boggess, Morgan, Rahe, Smith and Stecher, Thomson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 2005
  This revision has revised exercises for 5 chapters, 18 revised projects and 5 new projects.
• CalcLabs with Maple for Stewart's Multivariable Calculus, Concepts and Contexts, 3rd Edition , Yasskin and Belmonte, Thomson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 2005
  This revision has 10 revised labs, 10 revised projects and 2 new projects.
• CalcLabs with Maple for Stewart's Single Variable Calculus, 6th Edition , Yasskin, Rahe, Barrow, Belmonte, Boggess, Morgan, Smith and Stecher, Thomson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 2008.
  The book was revised for Maple 10 and 11 and has revised exercises and 2 new projects.
• CalcLabs with Maple for Stewart's Multivariable Calculus, 6th Edition , Yasskin and Belmonte, Thomson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 2008.
  The book was revised for Maple 10 and 11.
• CalcLabs with Maple, Single Variable Calculus, 4th Edition , Yasskin, Rahe, Barrow, Belmonte, Boggess, Morgan, Smith and Stecher, Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA, 2010.
  The book was revised for Maple 12.
• CalcLabs with Maple, Multivariable Calculus, 4th Edition , Yasskin and Belmonte, Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA, 2010.
  The book was revised for Maple 12.

Software Packages

• Maplets for Calculus, (with Meade), 129 Maple Applets for Teaching Calculus, 2005-2010.
  Ver. 1.0, 37 maplets, released July 1, 2005.
  Ver. 1.1. 40 maplets, released Oct 30, 2005.
  Ver. 1.2, 94 maplets, released Jan 2008.
  Ver. 1.3. 129 maplets, released July 2010.
  Free for TAMU students. For sale at MYMathApps.com
  Copies sold: 1261 individual copies, 6 site licenses for 1034 students Used in 44 countries on all 6 continents.
• Maplets for WebALT Calculus, (with Meade), 5 Maple Applets for Teaching Calculus in 9 European languages, Jan 2007.

Presentations

Invited Colloquium Talks

• "New Computer Technology To Assist Teaching Calculus," Ben-Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel, Aug 19, 2009.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "New Computer Technology To Assist Teaching Calculus," Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, Aug 20, 2009.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Enrichment for Middle School Teachers: The use of Technology," Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Nov 2, 2010.
  Funding source: Univ of South Carolina.
• "Conway's Rational Tangles," Villanova Univ, Villanova PA, Nov 9, 2010.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

Invited Conference Workshops

• "Introduction to Maple 12," 13th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand, Dec 15-16, 2008 (with D. Meade).
  Part I: Getting Started. (90 min workshop)
  Part II: The GUI. (90 min workshop)
  Part III: Maplets for Calculus and Other Educational Resources (90 min workshop)
  Note: These 3 workshops were delivered consecutively completely via the Internet. Skype was used for 2-way voice communication and Centra for interactive computer desktop sharing. The audience was in Bangkok, Thailand from noon to 5:30 PM, while the speakers were at their respective homes, Yasskin in College Station 11 PM to 4:30 AM and Meade in Columbia midnight to 5:30 AM.
  Funding source: None necessary except for Texas A&M providing the license for Centra software.
• "Maplets for Calculus: Tutoring without the Tutor," Computer Minicourse, International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), 21st Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 12-15, 2009 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Getting Started with Maple and Maplets for Calculus," Workshop, Co-organizer, 14th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, Dec 2009 (presented by D. Meade).
  Funding source: NA
• "Maplets for Calculus (2008 ICTCM Award winner)," 2 Hour Minicourse, Co-organizer, International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), 22nd Annual Conference, Chicago IL, March 11-14, 2010.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus (2008 ICTCM Award winner)," 2 Hour Minicourse, Co-organizer, International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), 23rd Annual Conference, Denver, CO, March 17-20, 2011 (presented by D. Meade).

Invited Conference Talks

• "Math on The Web: Maplets for Calculus," Joint Mathematics Meeting, 30 min invited demo on Display Floor, San Antonio, Jan 12-15, 2006 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Maplets for Calculus," Maple Conference 2006, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, July 23-26, 2006, (presented by Doug Meade).
  Funding source: NA
• "Texas A&M Enrichment for Middle School Students," MAA MathFest Special Session: Attracting And Retaining Students to Mathematics Programs via Outreach, Knoxville, TN, Aug 11, 2006.
  Funding source: Math Dept, NSF-GK12
• "High-Level Programming Tools for Interactive Teaching and Learning Mathematics -- Maplets and Embedded Components," Communicating Mathematics in the Digital Era, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, Aug 15-18, 2006 (presented by D. Meade).
  Funding source: NA
• "WebALT Maplets for Calculus - Including Proofs," Berlin, Germany, Online Educa, Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2006 (with D. Meade and M. Seppala).
  Funding source: Math Dept, WebALT
• "SEE-Math - Summer Educational Enrichment Program at Texas A&M for Middle School Students," Joint Mathematics Meeting, Invited 15 min talk, Special Session on Math Circles and Similar Programs for Students and Teachers, San Antonio, Jan 5, 2007.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Multilingual Maplets for WebALT Calculus," (with D. Meade and Mika Seppala), Joint Mathematics Meeting, Session on Mathlets for Teaching and Learning Mathematics, New Orleans, Jan 2007.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Maplets for Calculus - Now with Proofs," (with D. Meade and Mika Seppala), Joint Mathematics Meeting, Session on Mathlets for Teaching and Learning Mathematics, New Orleans, Jan 2007.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Math on the Web: Maplets for Calculus," Joint Mathematics Meeting, 30 min invited demo on Display Floor, New Orleans, Jan 2007 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Maplets for Calculus and WebALT Partner on Applets," e+Calculus JEM Workshop 1, invited 30 min talk, Lisbon, Portugal, Feb 10, 2007.
  Funding source: WebALT
• "Maplets for Calculus," 16th Biennial Conference of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences, Messiah College, Grantham, PA, Jun 2007 (presented by Doug Meade).
  Funding source: NA
• "Technology in AP Calculus," Co-organizer, Advanced Placement Annual Conference 2007, Las Vegas, Jul 2007 (with D. Meade).
  Speakers: Yasskin (TAMU), Meade (S Carolina), Dorothy Wallace (Dartmouth), Raymond Ravaglia (Stanford)
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Teaching Calculus with Maple: Embedded Components, and Maplets," 5th Int'l Conf on the Computer-Assisted Teaching of Mathematics, Cartago, Costa Rica, Dec 2007 (presented by D. Meade).
  Funding source: NA
• "Teaching Calculus with Maple: Embedded Components, and Maplets," 6th Colombian Calculus Meeting / 1st Iberoamerican Calculus Meeting, Bogota, Colombia, Dec 2007 (presented by D. Meade).
  Funding source: NA
• "Maplets for Calculus - Tutoring without the Tutor," MAA MathFest Session on Creative Uses of Emerging Technologies for Mathematics Teaching, Madison, WI, July 30-Aug 2, 2008 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Effective Teaching with Web-Based Resources," Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington, DC, Jan 5-8, 2009 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Computer-Based Supplemental Instruction, Panel Discussion," Co-organizer, International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), 21st Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 12-15, 2009 (with D. Meade).
  Panelists: Yasskin, Robert Lopez, Frank Wattenberg, Mike May, Gabriel Lugo, Lyle Cochran, Debra Geddings
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus - Developing Intuition in a Computer Lab," Special Session, MathFest 2009, Portland OR, Aug 6-8, 2009.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Map Coloring for Middle Schoolers," SIGMAA Math Circles for Students and Teachers, Special Session, MathFest 2009, Portland OR, Aug 6-8, 2009.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Electronic Study Guide -- Maplets for Calculus," MAA Invited Paper Session on Online Delivery of Mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Jan 13-16, 2010 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Platonic Solids using Polydrons," Summer Immersion Workshop 2010, Mathematics Teachers' Circle of Austin, Univ of Texas, Austin, TX, Aug 11, 2010.
  Funding source: UT Austin, Dept of Math.
• "Euler Characteristic using Polydrons," Summer Immersion Workshop 2010, Mathematics Teachers' Circle of Austin, Univ of Texas, Austin, TX, Aug 12, 2010.
  Funding source: UT Austin, Dept of Math.
• "Maplets for Calculus: Effective Teaching and Studying Resources for Calculus Students," MAA Session on Online Delivery of Mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Jan 6-9, 2011 (with D. Meade).
• "Texas A&M Summer Educational Enrichment (SEE-Math) for Middle School Students: Organization and Technology," MAA Session on Fostering, Supporting, and Propagating Math Circles for Students and Teachers, Joint Mathematics Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Jan 6-9, 2011.

Contributed Conference Talks

• "Tutors 4 Pre-Calculus and Calculus using Online Maplets," 1 hr, Presentation, Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), 52nd Annual Conference, Dallas, July 11-13, 2005.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "What Do I Do With Polydrons? Platonic Solids, Euler Numbers," 1 hr 30 min, Activity, Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), 52nd Annual Conference, Dallas, July 11-13, 2005.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Maplets for Calculus," (with Doug Meade), Maple Summer Workshop, 30 min Contributed Session and Poster Session, Waterloo, Ontario Canada, July 17-20, 2005.
  Funding source: Waterloo Maple Inc., Math Dept
• "Texas A&M's Summer Educational Enrichment Program for Middle School Students," Joint Mathematics Meeting, 20 min contributed paper, San Antonio, Jan 12-15, 2006.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Maplets for Calculus," (with Doug Meade), Joint Mathematics Meeting, 20 min contributed paper, San Antonio, Jan 12-15, 2006.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Maplets for Calculus," 18th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Orlando FL, March 16-19, 2006.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Maplets for Calculus," (presented by Doug Meade), Maple Conference 2006, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, July 23-26, 2006.
  Funding source: NA
• "Maplets for Calculus," (with Doug Meade), MAA MathFest Contributed Paper Session: Research into Practice: The Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, Knoxville, TN, Aug 12, 2006.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "Math on the Web: Maplets for Calculus," (with Douglas Meade), Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, Jan 2008.
  Funding source: Math Dept.
• "Teaching and Learning Calculus Using Maplets for Calculus," (with Douglas Meade), Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, Jan 2008.
  Funding source: Math Dept.
• "Maplets for Calculus - Intuition, Computation, Drill and Simple Proofs," (with Douglas Meade), Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, Jan 2008.
  Funding source: Math Dept.
• "Maplets For Calculus: Improving Student Skills And Understanding In Calculus," (with Douglas Meade), 20th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), San Antonio, TX, March 6-9, 2008.
  Funding source: Math Dept.
• "Maplets for Calculus - Maple Applets for AB and BC Calculus," (with Douglas Meade), Conference for the Advancement of Math Teaching (CAMT), 55th Annual Conference, Dallas TX, July 9-11, 2008.
  Funding source: Math Dept.
• "SEE-Math - Summer Educational Enrichment at Texas A&M for Middle School Students," (with David Manuel), Conference for the Advancement of Math Teaching (CAMT), 55th Annual Conference, Dallas TX, July 9-11, 2008.
  Funding source: Math Dept.
• "Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle: Formation and Activities," Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington, DC, Jan 5-8, 2009.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Web-Based Resources for AP Calculus," (with Douglas Meade), Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), 56th Annual Conference, Houston, TX, July 15-17, 2009.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle: Formation and Activities," (with Becky Burghardt, Caroline Jones, Mary Selcer, Jamie Bassett, Carol Tatum, David Manuel, Mila Mogilevsky), Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), 56th Annual Conference, Houston, TX, July 15-17, 2009.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus as an Electronic Study Guide," (presented by Douglas Meade), 14th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, Dec 2009.
  Funding source: NA
• "Electronic Study Guide for Precalculus and Calculus," (with Douglas Meade), Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), 57th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, July 15, 2010.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Enrichment Activities For Middle School Students," (with David Manuel and Kathryn Bollinger), Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), 57th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, July 15, 2010.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Electronic Study Guide for Precalculus and Calculus," Active Learning Intervention Strategies Accompanying Introductory Mathematics Courses, MathFest 2010, Pittsburgh PA, Aug 5-7, 2010.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Texas A&M Summer Educational Enrichment (SEE-Math) for Middle School Students: The Use of Technology," Recreational Mathematics: New Problems and New Solutions, MathFest 2010, Pittsburgh PA, Aug 5-7, 2010.
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Electronic Study Guide for Precalculus and Calculus," (with Matthew Barry and Douglas Meade), Teaching with Technology Conference, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX, Feb 9, 2011.

Invited Poster Sessions

• "Maplets for Calculus --- Tutoring without the Tutor," NSF CCLI Poster Session, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington, DC, Jan 5-8, 2009 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus - An NSF CCLI Phase I Project," NSF CCLI Poster Session, Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Jan 13-16, 2010 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus - An NSF CCLI Phase I Project," NSF CCLI Poster Session, Joint Mathematics Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Jan 6-9, 2011 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Proposal: Maplets for Calculus," 2011 CCLI/TUES Principal Investigators Conference, Washington, DC, Jan 26-28, 2011 (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

University Talks

• "Making Technical Content Available on the Web Using Maple and Scientific Notebook," Internet Technology Working Group, TAMU, Mar 8, 2005.
• "Maplets (Maple Applets) for Calculus," Teaching with Technology Conference, 45 min, TAMU, Feb 15, 2006.
  Funding source: Math Dept
• "On-Line Calculus resources at Texas A&M University," AP Calculus Workshop, 1 hr talk, Aug 1, 2007.
  Funding source: NA
• "Panel presentations on college math education (including technology issues)," Seminar on Mathematics Education in China and the United States, College Station TAMU, July 1-3, 2008 (with Dianne Goldsby, Don Allen, Jiazu Zhou, Kunyang Wang, Zhongdan Huan, and Guangxiang Zhang).
• "Electronic Study Guide for Precalculus and Calculus," Teaching with Technology Conference, 45 min, TAMU, Feb 10, 2011 (with Matthew Barry and Douglas Meade).

Department Talks

• "Maplets for Calculus," Technology Retreat, Texas A&M, Apr 22, 2005.

Community Talks

• Computer Lab Activity for Iola Middle School Math Club visit, organized by Candace Dibiano, 1 hour, Mar 8, 2006.
• "Conway's Rational Tangles," at Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle Sep 22, 2008.
• "The Polygon Differencing Problem," at Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle Feb 2, 2009.
• "Polygon Differencing Games," UT Saturday Morning Math Group, Univ of Texas, Austin, TX, Feb 27, 2010.
  Funding source: UT Austin, Dept of Math.
• "Proofs without Words," at Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle April 26, 2010.
• "Eleusis," at Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle June 9, 2010, (with Janice Epstein).
• "King Arthur Problem," at Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle June 9, 2010.
• "Platonic Solids," at Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle June 9, 2010, (with Margaret Upton).

Undergraduate Seminar Talks

• "4 Dimensional Geometry," Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, Sept. 19, 2005.
• "Platonic Solids -- Conjecture and Proof", Summer Honors Invitational Program, 1-Hour Presentations, June 12 and July 10, 2006.
• "Euler Numbers," Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, March 26, 2007.
• "Euler Numbers -- in Honor of Leonard Euler's 300th Birthday", Summer Honors Invitational Program, 1-Hour Presentations, June 4, June 11, and June 18, 2007.
• "Platonic Solids," Summer Honors Invitational Program, 1-Hour Presentation, June 30, 2008.
• "Conway's Rational Tangles," Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, Feb 9, 2009.
• "Conway's Rational Tangles," Summer Honors Invitational Program, 1-Hour Presentations, June 8 and June 15, 2009.
• "Polygon Differencing Games," TAMU SMaRT Camp 2010, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX, June 17, 2010.
• "Conway's Rational Tangles," TAMU Berkolaiko's REU, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX, July 19, 2010.
• "Conway's Rational Tangles," Univ of South Carolina Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, Columbia, SC, Nov 4, 2010.
  Funding source: Univ of South Carolina.