February 19 - Arcadia University Colloquium Series

How Do Computers Solve Geometeric Problems?
Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. (Coffee Recpetion at 7 p.m.)
Grey Towers Castle Rose and Mirror Rooms

Computational geometry is the study of computer methods to solve geometric problems and the study of geometric problems arising from computer applications. This presentation discusses some classic computational geometry problems, such as Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulations, and ways they can be presented to high school students. These new geometric problems have many applications, from fire engine routes to video animation, and can be added to a high school geometry curriculum to motivate and challenge students. Sorelle Friedler, University of Maryland, M.S. Computer Science, doctoral student, Computer Science.

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February 13 - Teaching Math

Arcadia University Bulletin, February 10, 2009 - A Weekly Publication Highlighting Arcadia News and Events

Math Comes Full Circle for Quality Class Students

Spijkerboer

Usually, students go overseas to study with international math education expert Lambrecht Spijkerboer, organizer of the Quality Class, a 10-day exchange program for teacher-students. But this week the Netherlands professor is coming to Arcadia to talk about ideas for teaching math and to visit with some Arcadia students who studied with him in Poland last year.

Spijkerboer’s visits Arcadia on Friday, Feb. 13, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Grey Towers Castle Conference Room. Students, faculty and staff are invited to the workshop to discuss ideas for teaching math. Spijkerboer, who is on his way to Argentina, also is attending a graduate course on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and offering a workshop organized by the three undergraduates—Courtney Knowlton, Jimmie Malamut and Rebeca Gonzalez—who attended the Quality Class in Poland last summer. They have set up a Facebook page with more information about the event. Read more.

February 9 - Arcadia University Colloquium Series

Breaking the Da Vinci Code
Monday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. (Coffee Reception at 7 p.m.)
Grey Towers Castle Rose and Mirror Rooms

Dan Brown's international best seller The Da Vinci Code has spawned an industry of conspiracy theories, historical television programming, and a movie. Hidden within this tale are some startling claims about the ancient Greeks, classical art and mathematics. In this talk we explore a wide range of the mathematically related claims made by the author and shed some light on those claims which are true, and those which are fiction. Gordon Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Ursinus College

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February 5 - Dyscalculia lecture

Arcadia University Bulletin, January 27, 2009 - A Weekly Publication Highlighting Arcadia News and Events

Visiting International Professor Brings Global Math Perspective

Meyerhöfer

The Arcadia University Faculty Spotlight Lecture Series presents Visiting International Professor Dr. Wolfram Meyerhöfer, from Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 4 p.m. in the Rose and Mirror Rooms of Grey Towers Castle at Arcadia University. His focus is mathematics education.

Meyerhöfer's lecture, “How We Make Our Children Ill: Some Analyses of Dyscalculia and ADHD,” addresses Dyscalculia, which labels a specific developmental disability affecting a person's ability to conceptualize and perform mathematics. His lecture discusses a school's responsibility for the learning of all pupils instead of labeling bad learners with diseases, the potential for special education approaches to support children's learning, and the social/cultural impact of professionalizing education. The lecture is free and open to the public. Read more.