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Brain-Based Learning: An Approach to Teaching Developmental
Algebra
Linda Rottmann, ONWARD Program at UM
New Technologies have enabled brain researchers to better understand
the biological processes that occur in the brain as people acquire
new learning. Could it be that helping people understand these
processes -- how their brain works -- would improve their ability
to learn and remember new material? Linda Rottmann has been
teaching "brain science" to her developmental mathematics
students at the Onward Program at The University of Maine for the
past few years. In this presentation, she will share her experiences
and approaches to creating a brain friendly learning environment
for her math students.
Fun with Pascal’s Triangle
William Hillery, Eastern Maine Community College
In this talk we will look at some of the patterns contained in the
structure known as “Pascal’s Triangle,” a deceptively
simple object that houses a profound cache of treasures for the math
and science students. The patterns will allow us to explore various
areas of mathematics. Topics from number theory, set theory,
combinatorics and probability all find a meeting place in the numbers
of the triangle. Additionally, we will observe elegant connections
between geometry in several dimensions and elementary algebra. Expect
to think outside the box (or cube, or tetrahedron, or hypercube ...).
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