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ACCLAIM Online Research Symposium July 11, 2011

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ACCLAIM Online Research Symposium. July 11, 2011. 12:00-12:50 Mike Mays, "The prime number theorem is probably true" 1:00-1:50 Alan DeYoung, "A discussion on math and science education in Central Eurasia" 2:00-2:30 Craig Howley "Asking Dangerous Questions as the Foundation of Good Research" - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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ACCLAIM Online Research Symposium

July 11, 2011

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12:00-12:50 Mike Mays, "The prime number theorem is probably true" 1:00-1:50 Alan DeYoung, "A discussion on math and science education in Central Eurasia"2:00-2:30 Craig Howley "Asking Dangerous Questions as the Foundation of Good Research"2:30-3:00 Jaime Fugitt "Just Math"3:00-3:30 Ron Smith "The Impact of Secondary Mathematics Methods Courses on Preservice Secondary Teachers’ Beliefs about the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics"3:30-4:00 Sue Nichols, "Perceptions and Implementation of Mathematics Standards" 4:00-4:30 Sharilyn Owens "Professional Development: A Case Study of Ms. G."4:30-5:00 Mike Ratliff "Preservice Secondary School Mathematics Teachers' Current Notions of Proof in Euclidean Geometry"

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Bill Gates Predicts Technology Will Make ‘Place-Based’ Colleges Less Important in 5 Years

August 9, 2010

“Five years from now on the Web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world. It will be better than any single university,” he argued at the Techonomy conference. “College, except for the parties, needs to be less place-based.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Qg80MVvYs

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PNT

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Logs and infinitesimals

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Logs in algebra and calculus

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Probability and logs

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Independent events

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Divisibility independence

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w(x)

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More on w(x)

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a(x)

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Plot[{w[x],1/Log[x]},{x,1,100},PlotRange{0,2}]

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Plot[{w[x],1/Log[x]},{x,1,100},PlotRange{0,2}]

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Plot[{w[x],.561499/Log[x]},{x,1,100}, PlotRange{0,2}]

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e-γ correction

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“It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong - but that's the way to bet.”

--Damon Runyon