Washington College Mathematics Conference

2023 Washington College Mathematics Conference

May 4–6, 2023
Campbell’s Resort, Chelan
hosted by Pierce College

Conference Overview

Thursday, May 4

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Meeting of Department Heads
4:30 – 7:25 p.m. Registration
7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Thursday Keynote
8:30 – 10:00 p.m. Social Time

Friday, May 5

7:15 – 9:15 a.m. Registration
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Friday Breakfast
9:20 – 10:20 a.m. Session I
10:40 – 11:40 a.m. Session II
11:45 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. Friday Lunch
1:20 – 2:20 p.m. Session III
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Session IV
3:50 – 4:50 p.m. WAMATYC Business Meeting
3:50 – 5:00 p.m. Social Time / Guided Walk
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner and Awards
7:00 – 8:15 p.m. Friday Keynote
8:30 – 10:00 p.m. Social Time

Saturday, May 6

7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Saturday Breakfast
9:20 – 10:20 a.m. Session V
10:40 – 11:40 a.m. Session VI
11:40 a.m. Checkout and Departure

For presentation slides and other documents, visit:

or enroll in WAMAP course ID 14626 (no Enrollment Key required).

Speakers

Thursday evening

Dargan FriersonDargan Frierson, associate professor in atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington, will present a talk entitled “Mathematics of Global Climate”: “I’ll be discussing the models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to assess future global warming based on emissions, and how solutions to these important equations can be calculated with tools from calculus.”

Dargan Frierson holds a Ph.D. in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Princeton, and undergraduate degrees in mathematics and physics from North Carolina State University. A professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington since 2007, his research focuses on simple models of climate to study rainfall patterns, climate feedbacks and climate solutions. He is the author of the open, interactive textbook Climate, Justice and Energy Solutions. and directs the UW EarthGames team, which hosts game jams and makes interactive educational games about climate.

Friday evening

Nathan AlexanderNathan Alexander is an assistant professor of data science and interdisciplinary studies at Morehouse College, and he teaches courses in mathematics, computational methods and education. His work explores the development of critical and justice-oriented practices in quantitative literacy development. This work sits at the intersection of the humanities, social sciences, mathematics and computational sciences, with a particular focus on Black history and futurity in national and global contexts. At Morehouse, he directs the Quantitative Histories Workshop, a community-centered teaching and learning lab for students and faculty in the Atlanta University Center.

Sessions

Session I (9:20 – 10:20 a.m.)

Stehekin A
Indelible Mathematical Moments
Will Webber • Whatcom Community College

Stehekin B
Finding the Least-Squared Polynomial
Tyler Wallace • Big Bend Community College

River Room
Updating Bridge to College Math:
What Is Really Needed for Success in Non-STEM?
Dawn Draus • Lower Columbia College

Park Room North (15 min)
Laplace Transform: A Motivational Approach
Hoewoon Kim • Columbia Basin College

Park Room North (15 min)
“Not Yet” in Mathematics Assessments
Kacey Diemert & Suzanne Rousseau • Lewis – Clark State College

Session II (10:40 – 11:40 a.m.)

Stehekin A
Resources and Ideas for Christian Mathematicians
Dusty Wilson • Highline College

Stehekin B
Habits of Graphing
Natalie Hobson & Sharon Hobson • Tacoma Community College

River Room
Innovative Teaching That Excites Future Math Educators
Suzanne Rousseau & Kacey Diemert • Lewis – Clark State College

Park Room North
Spurious and Hilarious Proofs
Tyler Wallace • Big Bend Community College

Session III (1:20 – 2:20 p.m.)

Stehekin A
Non-STEM Co-Reqs: A Conversation
Kate Cook & Allie Dykes • Clark College

Stehekin B
Learn About Systems by Playing a Game
Pete Kaslik • Pirece College

River Room
Increasing Student Success with OER and ALEKS
Tammy Louie & Hanora McCarty • McGraw-Hill (commerical presentation)

Park Room North
Spilling the Tea: Dismantling BEdA and Math Misconceptions
Dawn Draus & Catie Graham • Lower Columbia College
MarcusAntonio Gunn • SBCTC

Session IV (2:40 – 3:40 p.m.)

Stehekin A
Implementing Corequisites and Self Placement in Math at Tacoma Community College
Christopher Willett & Kendra Feinstein • Tacoma Community College

Stehekin B
Introduction to Systems
Pete Kaslik • Pirece College

Park Room North (15 min)
Putting the “Fun” in Functions with Virtual Reality
Robin Angotti • Univertsity of Washington Bothell

Park Room North (15 min)
Modeling and Analyzing STEM Student Course-Taking Sequences Using Network Graphs
Jen Nimtz • Western Washington University

Session V (9:20 – 10:20 a.m.)

Stehekin A
WAMAP Update
David Lippman • Pierce College

Stehekin B
Gravity, Lunar Landing, Drag, Falling Aircraft, Algebra to Calculus
Yves Nievergelt • Eastern Washington University

River Room
Utilizing Neuroeducation and Microlearning to Support Student Success
Alec Bacon • Hawkes Learning (commerical)

Park Room North (15 min)
Professional Development for Community College Faculty
Kristen Harvey • Walla Walla Community College

Park Room North (10 min)
Weigh In on PNWCC’s Developmental Mathematics Program Redesign
Diana Petty • Pacific Northwest Christian College

Session VI (10:40 – 11:40 a.m.)

Stehekin A
Mathematical Escape Rooms
Dusty Wilson • Highline College

Stehekin B
Japanese Entrance Exam Problems: Bringing Problem-Solving to Pre-Calculus
Salah Abed • Big Bend Community College

River Room
Show Cause: A Faculty Perspective
Ben Tschida • North Idaho College

Park Room North (15 min)
Rearranging Calculus I
Jeff Eldridge • Edmonds College

Park Room North (15 min)
When 0.1 + 0.2 ≠ 0.3
David Lippman • Pierce College