The University of Illinois at Chicago invites you and your CPS colleagues to the:
Spring 2007 CPS-UIC Math Forum
(an expansion of the former Algebra Symposium)
Feb 8 (Second Thursday)
4:30 to 7:30 PM
2nd Floor Taft Hall
Interact with your fellow teachers and share experiences of developing challenging mathematics programs for all students. How do we obtain both deep understanding and computational fluency? Please save Mar 8 and Apr 12 (both are the second Thursday of the month) for future independent workshops. Come as a group for some departmental team-building. There are stipends and CPDU credits. Sign up as noted below to reserve your slot for
Feb 8: Geometry in Tunisia John Baldwin (jbaldwin@uic.edu)
John Baldwin will lead a discussion of several problems from a daily math/physics column in 'La Presse de Tunisie'.
The height of a lighthouse: A lighthouse is visible from a distance of 32 km. At what height above sea-level is the lamp?
What are three interpretations of this problem. Why can you solve all three (with slightly different answers depending on your interpretation)?
We will discuss this and two other problems from the paper. If anyone has any background on why problems of this sort appear in the daily press, we'd like to know.
John went to Tunisia during his sabbatical in Spain. The Sahara is a truly fascinating place and you might enjoy the travelogue here
CPS Teacher Benefits: $58 stipend and 3 CPDU credits
Dinner and Parking Included
Taft Hall is located on the campus of UIC
826 S.Halsted, Chicago IL
Parking is available at the Halsted and Taylor Street Parking Structure
Anatoly Libgober, John Baldwin, and John Masley welcome your suggestions for topics. Check back here for details on this program.
To reserve your space at the Feb 8 Forum, either:
312-413-3750
