TexMATYC Math PROGRAM - Feb. 25-27, 2016
Houston, TX ~ Westin Galleria Hotel

Mathematics Preconference Event

Thursday, February 25th, 1:00 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
"What does it mean to join the NMP?"
Speakers: Connie Richardson, Course Program Specialist in Higher Education
 Mathematics, Charles A. Dana Center at University of Texas at Austin; and, Nancy Stano,
Graduate Research Assistant, Charles A. Dana Center at University of Texas at Austin

2:40 - 4:55 p.m.
Come see what is new with software packages provided by some publishers.
 They will be discussing the advantages of their software as well as any new
 information that is on the horizon.

2:40 - 3:10 p.m. -  Pearson presentation
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. -  Cengage presentation
3:50 - 4:20 p.m. -  Wiley presentation
4:25 - 4:55 p.m. -  McGraw-Hill presentation

5:00 - 5:45 p.m.
TexMATYC Executive Board Meeting
Presiding: Cynthia Martinez, Chair of Department of Mathematics, Temple College

Friday, February 26th, 8:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.

8:00 - 8:55 a.m.
"Department Chair Insights"
Cynthia Martinez, Professor & Chair, Department of Mathematics, Temple College;
and Becky Heiskell, Professor of Mathematics, Mountain View College

9:00 - 9:55 a.m.
"Preparedness of Calculus I Students Through a 1st Day Quiz"
Habib Far, Professor of Mathematics, Lone Star College-Montgomery; and,
Jeff Groah, Professor of Mathematics, Lone Star College-Montgomery

10:00 - 10:25 a.m.
"A Flipped Statistics Class"
Heather Gamber, Professor of Mathematics, Lone Star College-CyFair

10:30 - 10:55 a.m.
"A Pathway to the Active Learning Classroom"
Veronica E. Dominguez, Assistant Professor Mathematics, South Texas College

11:00 - 11:55 a.m.
"What’s Going on Across the State"
Debra Prescott, Chair for the Mathematics Department, Central Texas College;
 Cynthia Martinez, Professor & Chair, Department of Mathematics, Temple College;
and, Becky Heiskell, Professor of Mathematics, Mountain View College

Saturday, February 27th, 9:00 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
"Optimization: How Nature and Man make the Most from the Least"
John Reutter, Professor of Mathematics, Lone Star College-Kingwood

10:00 - 10:55 a.m.
"Cool Tech Tools for the Classroom"
Andrea Hendricks, Assoc. Prof. of Mathematics, Georgia Perimeter College,
Decatur, GA;  and, Pauline Chow, Senior Professor of Mathematics,
Central Pennsylvania’s Community College-HACC, Harrisburg, PA

Mathematics Section Co-Chairs:
Cynthia Martinez, Temple College and
Becky Heiskell, Mountain View College