2016-18 Activity Report for Philip B. Yasskin

• Curriculum Vita
• List of Publication and Presentations
• Current Research Projects

Research

Publications and Writings

Invited Chapter in Book, accepted

• P. Yasskin & D. Auckly, "Toilet Paper Math", Navajo Math Circles, (7 pages). ed. by T. Shubin, R. Klein & D. Auckly, 2019
• P. Yasskin, "Can we Observe the Torsion of the Connection in the Geometry of the Universe?", Light, the Universe, and Everything, (2 pages). ed. by R. Allen & S. Lidström, 2019

Software Package Written and in Development

• Maplets for Calculus, (with D. Meade), Maple Applets for Teaching Calculus and Related Topics, 2005-2017.
  • Ver. 1.4. 201 maplets, 2012-17.
    Includes 51 on precalculus, 5 on complex numbers, 21 on limits and continuity, 40 on differential calculus, 38 on integral calculus, 7 on sequences and series, 26 on multivariable calculus, 8 on differential equations.
    Incorporating Rating and Grading features.
• MYMathApps Lessons, (with D. Meade, L. Collins, M. Barry & M. Weihing) 2012-present 2018.
  • Converting the Maplets for Calculus from Maple and Java to Sage, HTML5, JavaScript, MathLex and Threejs.

On-Line Textbook in Development

• MYMathApps Calculus, (with D. Meade, A. Crenwelge, J. Martinsen, M. Weihing, A. Rao, D. DeHaven, S. Yang, A. Shung), On-Line Calculus Text, 2014-present 2018.

Presentations

Invited Conference Workshops

• "Minicourse: 3D Printing with Maple 2015",
  2 Hour Minicourse, Co-presenter with D. Meade and S. Dunn,
  28th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 28),
  Atlanta, GA, March 11, 2016
  Funding source: NSF Grant
• "Minicourse: Maplets for Calculus in the Mathematics Classroom",
  2 Hour Minicourse, Co-presenter with D. Meade,
  28th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 28),
  Atlanta, GA, March 12, 2016
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• 3 Sessions: "Polygon Differencing", "Eleusis", and "Cell Phone / King Arthur"
  Tulsa Math Teachers' Circle, Summer Immersion Program
  Tulsa, OK, June 5-9, 2016
  Funding source: Department of Mathematics, The University of Tulsa.
• Five 1-hour Sessions: "Polygon Differencing Games"
  MathPath, Advanced Summer Program for Middle School Students
  Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, June 25 - July 1, 2017
  Funding source: MathPath.
• Five 1-hour Sessions: "Subcollection Sum Divisibility Theorems"
  MathPath, Advanced Summer Program for Middle School Students
  Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, June 25 - July 1, 2017
  Funding source: MathPath.
• Twenty 3-hour Sessions: "Mathematics and Games", with T. Alper
  Summer Couurse at #2 High School of East China Normal University
  Shanghai, China, July 3-17, 2017
  Funding source: East China Normal University.
• 3 hour Session: "Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival", with T. Alper
  #2 High School of East China Normal University
  Shanghai, China, July 15, 2017
  Funding source: East China Normal University.
• Five 1-hour Sessions: "Euclidean Motions"
  MathPath, Advanced Summer Program for Middle School Students
  Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, July 16 - July 20, 2018
  Funding source: MathPath.
• Five 1-hour Sessions: "Subcollection Sum Divisibility Theorems"
  MathPath, Advanced Summer Program for Middle School Students
  Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, July 16 - July 20, 2018
  Funding source: MathPath.
• Five 1-hour Sessions: "Polygon Differencing Games"
  MathPath, Advanced Summer Program for Middle School Students
  Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, July 23 - July 27, 2018
  Funding source: MathPath.
• Five 1-hour Sessions: "Special Relativity"
  MathPath, Advanced Summer Program for Middle School Students
  Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, July 23 - July 27, 2018
  Funding source: MathPath.

Invited Conference Talks

• "MYMathApps: Calculus & Maplets for Calculus",
  Reimagining Calculus Education Conference, Stevens Institute of Technology
  Hoboken NJ, October 28, 2016
  Agenda
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "US Map Coloring",
  Circle on the Road, Courant Institute, New York University
  New York, NY, October 28-30, 2016
  Funding source: Circle on the Road and NSF Grant.

Contributed Conference Talks

• "From 5th to 12th: Discoveries and Challenges of Multi-leveled Math Circles.",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Session on the Broad Impact Of Math Circles
  Seattle, WA, January 7, 2016
  Paper # 1116-B5-1776, (with K. Phillipson, F. Sottile and A. Sprintson).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus v1.4 and WebCalc 2 and 3, An Overview",
  96th Annual Meeting of the Texas Section of the MAA,
  Nacogdoches, TX, March 31-April 2, 2016
  Abstract (with D. Meade, M. Barry, D. Van Huyck, A. Crenwelge, A. Patel, D. Shatalov, P. Sarin, and M. Sprintson).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Introducing MYMathApps Calculus",
  MAA MathFest, General Contributed Paper Session on "Teaching Calculus"
  Columbus OH, August 3-6, 2016
  Abstract p. 48. (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "MYMathApps Calculus - Building on Maplets for Calculus",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Session on Mathematical Technology in the Calculus Classroom, I
  Atlanta, GA, January 4-7, 2017
  Abstract 1125-H5-2669, (with D. Meade, A. Crenwelge).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "The Dissemination of Gossip",
  MAA MathFest, Contributed Paper Session With Themes on "My Favorite Math Circle Problem"
  Chicago IL, July 26-29, 2017.
  (with P. Sarin).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Continuing Development of MYMathApps Calculus",
  MAA MathFest, General Contributed Paper Session on "Teaching and Learning Calculus, and Mathematics and Technology"
  Chicago IL, July 26-29, 2017.
  (with A. Crenwelge, J. Martinsen, M. Weihing, E. Sharma, S. Saravanan and M. Barry).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Interactive Animations in MYMathApps Calculus",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Mathematics and Technology
  San Diego, CA, January 10-13, 2018
  Abstract 1135-VD-3054, (with A. Crenwelge, J. Martinsen, M. Weihing and M. Barry).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

Invited Poster Sessions

• "From 5th to 12th: Discoveries and Challenges of Multi-leveled Math Circles",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA SESSION ON THE BROAD IMPACT OF MATH CIRCLES,
  Seattle, WA, January 7, 2016
  Paper # , (with K. Phillipson, F. Sottile and A. Sprintson).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- New Developments",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  Seattle, WA, January 7, 2016
  (with D. Meade, M. Barry, D. Van Huyck, D. Shatalov, P. Sarin and M. Sprintson).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus (M4C) -- Evaluation and Assessment",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  Seattle, WA, January 7, 2016
  (with D. Meade and R. Petrulis).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Maplets for Calculus",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Me And My Gadgets---Teaching With Technology,
  Seattle, WA, January 9, 2016
  (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Developing Maplets for Calculus version 1.4",
  Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education (EnFUSE): Research and Practice,
  Symposium supported by NSF/AAAS
  Washington, DC, April 27-29, 2016
  (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Assessing Maplets for Calculus - Methods and Conclusions",
  Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education (EnFUSE): Research and Practice,
  Symposium supported by NSF/AAAS
  Washington, DC, April 27-29, 2016
  (with D. Meade).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus, TAMU",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  Atlanta, GA, January 4-7, 2017
  (with D. Meade, A. Crenwelge, J. Martinsen, D. Van Huyck, M. Weihing, S. Saravanan, P. Sarin and M. Sprintson).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus, U. of South Carolina",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  Atlanta, GA, January 4-7, 2017
  (with D. Meade, & R. Petrulis).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.
• "Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus, TAMU and U. of South Carolina",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  MAA Poster Session: Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,
  San Diego, CA, January 10-13, 2018
  Abstract 1135-00-2276, (with D. Meade, M. Barry, A. Crenwelge, J. Martinson and M. Weihing).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

Community Talks

• "Balance Beam Problems"
  two 1 hour presentations, 2nd grade students,
  College Hills Elementary, College Station, Nov 7, 2017
• "Exploding Dots (Place Value Activity)"
  two 1 hour presentations, 3nd grade students,
  College Hills Elementary, College Station, Oct 11, 2018

Undergraduate Seminar Talks

• "Conway's Rational Tangles"
  TAMU Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, April 19, 2016.
• "Cell Phone Dropping"
  TAMU Pi Mu Epsilon Seminar, Feb 6, 2018.

Invited Talks for Middle and/or High School, Students and/or Teachers

• "Math Circle Activities", with Po-Shen Loh,
  1 hour seminar for High School students
  Shanghai, China, July 9, 2017
  Funding source: East China Normal University.
• "Polygon Differencing Games" to middle and high school students
  Chattanooga Math Circle,
  Chattanooga, TN, Oct. 19, 2017
  Funding source: University of Tennesee, Dept of Math.
• "Map Coloring" to 7th grade students
  Keeling Middle School,
  Austin, TX, Dec 7, 2017
  Funding source: NA
• "Cell Phone Dropping Problem",
  University of Texas, Saturday Morning Math Group,
  Univ of Texas, Austin, TX, Apr 28, 2018.
  Funding source: Dept of Math at UT Austin
• "Exploding Dots (Place Value Activity)",
  Katy Math Circle,
  Katy, TX, Oct 2, 2018.
• "Surprising Probabilities",
  East Texas Math Teachers' Circle,
  Steven F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Nov 6, 2018.

Funding

• Collaborative Research: Maplets for Calculus
  NSF, Division of Undergraduate Education, Award Number 1123255,
  Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES):
  Type 2 Project, Sept 1, 2011 - Aug 31, 2017, Award Amount: $194,413
  with Douglas B. Meade - University of South Carolina
  Program Officer: Richard A. Alo, ralo@nsf.gov
  Students Supported:
  • Matthew Barry, BA May 2014, Designing and maintaining Maplets for Calculus webpage. Maintaining MYMathApps.com webpage. Writing a javascript parser, MathLex, for student input on mobile devices as his Honors Senior Thesis. See http://mathlex.org Employed 2008 - 5/2014 Continues to work on the project on an unpaid basis.
  • Frederick Doe, graduated BA May 2012, Translated parts of WebCalc 2 from Scientific Notebook to HTML5, javascript and MathJax. Employed 09/11/2009 - 09/12/2012
  • Katherine Davis, BA May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Converted Maple code for Maplets for Calculus lessons into Sage code for MYMathApps lessons. Employed 12/14/2011 - 03/02/2014
  • Logan Collins, BA May 2015, Converted Maplets for Calculus lessons into Sage-based MYMathApps lessons, including converting Maple code into Sage code, writing HTML5 and JavaScript webpages to replace Java applets and developing the communication between the web page on the client and the Sage server. See the demo pages at http://mymathapps.com/demos/lessons/ Employed 01/18/2012 - 05/19/2013
  • Brandon Bordovsky, BA May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 2012 - 2013
  • David Quiroz, BA May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 05/09/2012 - 09/18/2013
  • Travis Lamb, deceased, would have graduated May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 05/14/2012 - 12/09/2012
  • Matthew Milanowski, BA May 2015, Translated parts of WebCalc 2 and WebCalc 3 from Scientific Notebook to HTML5, javascript and MathJax. Employed 05/15/2012 - 09/29/2013
  • Dmitriy Shatalov, BA Dec 2017, Writing maplets for differential equations and complex numbers. Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Incorporating grading and rating features into all 201 maplets. Employed 06/06/2012 - 2015
  • Nathan Parish, BA May 2015, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 12/01/2012 - 10/02/2013
  • Dawson Deere, High School diploma May 2015, Writing maplets for pre-calculus. Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 07/08/2013 - 06/15/2014, Re-employed 1/20/2016 - 5/302016
  • Andrew Crenwelge, BA May 2017, Editing and adding graphics to WebCalc 3 in Scientific Notebook. Converting WebCalc 3 into MYMathApps 3 in HTML5 and Javascript. Employed 05/12/2014 - present 2017
  • Don Van Huyck, BA Dec 2017, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Incorporating grading and rating features into all 201 maplets. Employed 06/09/2014 - 8/2016
  • Ethan Corpus, High School diploma May 2017, Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Employed 08/11/2014 - 9/2015
  • Michael Sprintson, High School diploma May 2018, Writing maplets for pre-calculus. Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Incorporating grading and rating features into all 201 maplets. Employed 08/13/2014 - 8/2016
  • Parth Sarin, High School diploma May 2018, Writing maplets for pre-calculus. Improved honors student maplets so they were up to the standards of the Maplets for Calculus and could be posted on the web. Designing web pages using HTML5 and JavaScript for rating maplets. Employed 08/18/2014 - 8/2016
  • Ashis Patel, BA May 2018, Edited and added exercises to MYMathApps 3. Employed 12/2015 - 8/2016
  • Joseph Martensen, BA May 2019, Edited Maplets and MYMathApps 2. Employed 6/2015 - 8/2017
  • Matthew Weihing, BA May 2019, Edited Maplets and MYMathApps 2. Employed 6/2015 - 8/2017
  • Inimfon Akpabio, BA May 2019, Edited Maplets. Employed 6/2015 - 12/2016
  • Shiva Saravanan, High School diploma May 2019, Converting WebCalc 2 into MYMathApps 2 in HTML5 and Javascript. Volunteered 5/2016 - 8/2017
• Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant
  Mathematical Association of America
  for the Texas A&M University Math Circle
  Sept 1, 2015 - Aug 31, 2016, Award Amount: $3000
  with Frank Sottile - TAMU Math and Alex Sprintson - TAMU Electrical and Computer Engineering

Other Conferences Attended

• Maple Ambassador Event, WebEx meeting, Sept 28, 2016.
• Maple Mobius Platform, WebEx meeting, Oct 25, 2016.
• Maple Ambassador Event, WebEx meeting, Feb 16, 2017.
• TAMU UGST Pedagogy Project Think Tank: Supporting Transformational Learning!, Feb 28, 2017.
• TAMU ITS Teaching with Technology Conference, Mar 1, 2017.
• TAMU "Mathematics Matters in Education" - 2017 Workshop on Mathematical Preparation for Elementary Teachers, April 1-3, 2017.
• Kaltura "The Classroom of Tomorrow", Virtual Summit, June 8, 2017.
• TAMU "Mathematics Matters in Education" - 2018 Workshop on Mathematical Preparation for Elementary Teachers, April 6-8, 2018.

Memberships

• Mathematics Association of America 1970 - Present 2018
  • SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB -- Founding Member Aug, 2006 - Present 2018.
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers -- Founding Member Aug, 2008 - Present 2018.
• Pi Mu Epsilon 1970 - Present 2018.
• American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017-present 2018.

Service

Reviewing of journal articles

2018

• A Celebration of the EDGE Program's Impact on the Mathematics Community and Beyond (1 paper).

National Activities

2016

• SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Seattle, WA, Jan 8, 2016.
  Business meeting, MathFest, Columbus, OH, Aug 5, 2016.
• SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Served as Program Director: Jan 2013 - Jan 2015.
  Re-elected as Program Director: Jan 2015 - Jan 2017.
  Joint Math Meeting, Seattle, WA, Jan 6-9, 2016.
  • Program
  • Business meeting.
  • Themed Contributed Paper Session "On the Broad Impact of Math Circles"
    Co-organizer with A. Matson and K. Morrison
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Circle Demonstration
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Wrangle
  MathFest, Columbus OH, Aug 3-6, 2016.
  • Program
  • Business meeting
  • SIGMAA Exihibition Booth
    Helped with setup/display/cleanup,
  • Themed Contributed Paper Session on My Favorite Math Circle Problem, sponsored by SIGMAA-MCST
    Aug 4, 2016, Moderator and Co-organizer with K. Morrison
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Teachers' Circle Demonstration
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Wrangle
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Math Honor Society
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 8, 2016.
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, MathFest, Columbus, OH, Aug 5, 2016.
• Presented 3 Sessions at the Tulsa Math Teachers' Circle, Summer Immersion Program
  Tulsa, OK, June 5-9, 2016
  Funding source: Department of Mathematics, The University of Tulsa
• Attended: Yale National Teachers Institute
  Represented Texas A&M University, Nominated by Pres. Young
  New Haven, CT, July 10-15, 2016
  Funding source: Texas A&M University
• "Working Group: Digital Teaching Tools: Best Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities",
  Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education (EnFUSE): Research and Practice,
  Symposium supported by NSF/AAAS
  Washington, DC, April 27-29, 2016
  Co-Chair with C. Dietrich (ECE, Va. Tech), T. Heikar (Biochem, U Nebraska-Lincoln), V. Merwade (Civ E, Purdue), S. Moysey (Env E \& Earth Sci, Clemson), M. Sitaraman (Computing, Clemson), and D. Meade (South Carolina).
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

2017

• SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Jan 4-7, 2017.
  Business meeting, MathFest, Chicago, IL, July 26-29, 2017.
• SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Re-elected as Program Director: Jan 2015 - Jan 2017.
  Re-elected as Program Director: Jan 2017 - Jan 2019.
  Joint Math Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Jan 4-7, 2017.
  • Program
  • Business meeting.
  • MAA Session on Unexpected Topics for a Math Circle, I and II
    Co-organizer with R. Klein
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Circle Demonstration
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Wrangle
  MathFest, Chicago, IL, July 26-29, 2017.
  • Program
  • Business meeting.
  • SIGMAA Exihibition Booth
    Staffed the display, 3 hours
  • Themed Contributed Paper Session on My Favorite Math Circle Problem, sponsored by SIGMAA-MCST
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Teachers' Circle Demonstration
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Wrangle
    Co-organized with D, Ensley, E. Keppelmann & P. Zeitz
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Math Honor Society
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 6, 2017.
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, MathFest, Chicago, IL, July 27, 2017.
• Math League, Elementray School National Championship
  Served as Local Host, Presented Welcoming Address, June 4, 2017.

2018

• SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 10-13, 2018.
  Business meeting, MathFest, Denver, CO, August 1-4, 2018.
• SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Re-elected as Program Director: Jan 2015 - Jan 2017.
  Re-elected as Program Director: Jan 2017 - Jan 2019.
  Joint Math Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 10-13, 2018.
  • Program
  • Business meeting.
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Circle Demonstration
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Wrangle
  MathFest, Denver, CO, August 1-4, 2018.
  • Program
  • Business meeting.
  • SIGMAA Exihibition Booth
    Staffed the display, 3 hours
  • Themed Contributed Paper Session: Great Circles, Great Problems, sponsored by SIGMAA-MCST
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Teachers' Circle Demonstration
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: MATH Rumble
    Co-organized with E. Keppelmann and P. Zeitz
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Math Honor Society
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 10-13, 2018.
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, MathFest, MathFest, Denver, CO, August 1-4, 2018.

State Activities

2016

• "Math Wrangle", Organized and Moderated,
  96th Annual Meeting of the Texas Section of the MAA,
  Nacogdoches, TX, March 31-April 2, 2016
  Program
  Funding source: NSF Grant.

College Activities

2016

• Physics Festival, April 9, 2016.
  Supervised displays on "Conway's Rational Tangles", "Platonic Solids, Can You Build Them?", "Topology Puzzles" and "Two Person Games"
  Presented half hour talk to Davidson Young Scholars

2017

• Physics Festival, April 1, 2017.
  Supervised displays on "Conway's Rational Tangles", "Platonic Solids, Can You Build Them?", "Topology Puzzles" and "Two Person Games"
  Presented half hour talk to Davidson Young Scholars

2018

• Physics Festival, April 7, 2018.
  Supervised displays on "Conway's Rational Tangles", "Platonic Solids, Can You Build Them?", "Topology Puzzles" and "Two Person Games"
  Presented half hour talk to Davidson Young Scholars

Departmental Activities

Multi Year

• Faculty Advisor: Math Club; Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society; and Student Chapter of the MAA 1990's - Present 2017.
• Department Outreach Committee, Member 2008 - 2017, Chair 2011 - 2017.

2016

• Assisted at 10th Annual Integral Bee, Feb 9, 2016.
• Organized Math Awareness Month Open House, April 16, 2016.
  (with O. Shatalov and T. Carter)
• Moderated (with P. Lima-Filho) Math Career Fair Panel Discussion, Sep 8, 2016.
• High School Math Contest, Oct 22, 2016.
  Assisted in writing subject exams
  Helped grade the power team exam.
• Assisted at 5th Annual Derivative Bee, Nov 9, 2016.

2017

• Assisted at 11th Annual Integral Bee, Mar 28, 2017.
• Assisted at Math Fair, Mar 25, 2017.
• Helped organize Math Career Fair Panel Discussion, Sep 6, 2017.
• Assisted at 6th Annual Derivative Bee, Oct 17, 2017.
• Department Teaching Committee, Member 2017-18.

2018

• Helped organize Math/Stat Fair (under T. Carter), Feb 24, 2018.
• Assisted at 12th Annual Integral Bee, Mar 5, 2018.
• Assisted at 7th Annual Derivative Bee, Oct 18, 2018.
• High School Math Contest, Oct 20, 2018.
  Helped grade the power team exam.
• Department Teaching Committee, Member 2018-19.

Departmental Outreach to the Community Activities

2016

• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Co-Director with David Manuel of SEE-Math, July 18 - 29, 2016
  • 2 week program for 37 gifted middle school students
  • with 8 faculty, 4 grad students, 1 undergrad students and 11 high school students
  • Funding source: Registration Fees $4240, Diversity Fund $1000
• TAMU Math Circle
  • Spring Co-Organizer with Alex Sprintson, Frank Sottile, and Kaitlyn Phillipson
  • Fall Co-Organizer with Alex Sprintson, Guoliang Yu and Ola Sobieska
  • Saturday meetings 2:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from surrounding area
    Meetings: Jan 23,30, Feb 6,13,20,27, Mar 5,26, Apr 2,9,23,30, May 7,14, Sept 17,24, Oct 1,8,15, Nov 5,19, Dec 3,10 2016.
    Presented talks: Feb 6, Mar 5, May 7, Sept 17,24, Dec 3, 2016.
  • Field trip to the 96th Annual Meeting of the Texas Section of the MAA
    Nacogdoches, TX, March 31-April 2, 2016
    3 students participated in the Math Wrangle

2017

• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Co-Director with David Manuel of SEE-Math, July 31 - Aug 11, 2017
  • 2 week program for 49 gifted middle school students
  • with 9 faculty, 1 grad students, 3 undergrad students and 9 high school students
  • Funding source: Registration Fees $4370, Diversity Fund $1000
• TAMU Math Circle
  • Spring Co-Organizer with Alex Sprintson, Guoliang Yu and Ola Sobieska
  • Fall Co-Organizer with Alex Sprintson, Frank Sottile, Guoliang Yu and Ola Sobieska
  • Saturday meetings 2:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from surrounding area
    Meetings: Jan 21,28, Feb 4,11,18,25, Mar 4,26, Apr 8,22,29, May 6,13, Sept 16,23,30, Oct 14,28, Nov 11,18, Dec 2,9 2017.
    Presented talks: Feb 4, Mar 4, Apr 8, Oct 14,28, Dec 2, 2017.

2018

• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Co-Director with David Manuel of SEE-Math, Aug 6 - Aug 17, 2018
  • 2 week program for 52 gifted middle school students
  • with 8 faculty, 6 grad students, 2 undergrad student and 6 high school students
  • Funding source: Registration Fees $5140, Diversity Fund $1000
• TAMU Math Circle
  • Spring Co-Organizer with Alex Sprintson, Frank Sottile, Guoliang Yu and Ola Sobieska
  • Fall Co-Organizer with Junehyuk Jung, Guoliang Yu, Alex Sprinston, Kristopher Watkins, John Weeks and Vibhor Srivastava
  • Saturday meetings 2:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from surrounding area
    Meetings: Jan 20,27, Feb 3,10,17, Mar 3,24, Apr 14,21,28, May 5,12, Sept 8, 15,22,29, Oct 6,13, Nov 3,10,17, Dec 1,8 2018.
    Presented talks: Jan 27, Feb 3, Mar 24, Apr 14, Sept 8, Oct 22, Nov 3, 2018.
• Boonville Days, , Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History, Oct 13, 2018.
  Supervised displays on "Conway's Rational Tangles", "Platonic Solids, Can You Build Them?", "Topology Puzzles" and "Two Person Games"

Teaching

Honors and Awards

• TAMU Sigma Xi Outstanding Science Communicator Award, 2018

Classes taught

2016

• Spring 2016 Math 152, 555-557, Engineering Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  88 students
• Spring 2016 Math 152 Honors, 201-202, Engineering Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  39 students
• Fall 2016 Math 251, 504, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  93 students
• Fall 2016 Math 253 Honors, 201-202, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  11 students

2017

• Spring 2017 Math 152 Honors, 203-204, Engineering Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  19 students
• Spring 2017 Math 304, 501, Engineering Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  44 students
• Spring 2017 Math 304 Honors, 200, Engineering Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  1 students
• Fall 2017 Math 251, 515, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  96 students
• Fall 2017 Math 253 Honors, 200, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  5 students
• Fall 2017 Math 460, 500, Tensors and General Relativity
  14 students

2018

• Spring 2018 Math 172, 501-502, Math/Science Calculus II
  66 students
• Fall 2018 Math 251, 504, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  85 students
• Fall 2018 Math 251, 505, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  96 students
• Fall 2018 Math 253 Honors, 200/202, Engineering Mathematics III Honors (Calculus 3)
  14 students

Graduate students

• PhD Students Committee Member:
  Nathan Holt, May 16, 2016

Undergraduate students

• Supervised Undergraduate Research
  2016 - 7 students: Deere, Crenwelge, Van Huyck, Patel, Martinsen, Weihing, Akpabio
  2017 - 4 students: Crenwelge, Martinsen, Weihing, Sharma
  2018 - 6 students: Martinsen (Writing Thesis), Weihing (Writing Thesis), Rao, DeHaven, Shung, Yang

High School students

• 4 Gifted High School students (Hoffman, Cahill, Sottile, Musser) taught about 1 hour per week:
  Calculus Sept 2015 - May 2016 (while in 10th or 8th grade)
• Supervised High School Research
  2016 - 3 students: Sarin, M. Sprintson, Saravanan
  2017 - 2 students: Saravanan, Musser
  2018 - 1 student: D. Sprintson

Electronic Textbooks in Development

• MYMathApps Calculus 2 (formerly WebCalc 2) - 2nd Semester Calculus
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/MYMACalc/MYMACalc2/MContents.html
  Web-based, fully hyperlinked with animations and random exercises
  Pilot tested in Math 152/152H/172, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018
• MYMathApps Calculus 3 (formerly WebCalc 3) - 3rd Semester Calculus
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/MYMACalc/MYMACalc3/MContents.html
  Web-based, fully hyperlinked with animations and random exercises
  Pilot tested in Math 251/251H/253H, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018

Software Packages Written and in Development

• Maplets for Calculus, Ver. 1.4. 201 maplets, (with Meade), 2005-2017.
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/1.4/MapletsForCalculus.html,
  Maple Applets for Teaching Calculus and Related Topics.
  Additional maplets 23 on precalculus, 5 on complex numbers, 5 on differential calculus, 6 on integral calculus, 1 on series, 15 on multivariable calculus, 4 on differential equations
  Incorporating Rating and Grading features.
• MYMathApps Lessons, (with D. Meade, L. Collins, M. Barry & Weihing), 2014-present 2018.
  Converting the Maplets for Calculus from Maple and Java to HTML5, JavaScript, Sage, MathLex and Threejs.