Expository Writing to Communicate Mathematics
Tentative Schedule
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Check into your hotel (The Churchill Hotel). Dinner on your own.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Breakfast (Hotel)
9:00 a.m. Introductions
Presenters introduce themselves. Participants introduce themselves and their paper topics. Using and contributing to the workshop wiki.
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Selecting and Researching a Topic (Case Study)
12:30 p.m. Lunch (MAA Carriage House)
1:30 p.m. Fundamentals of Expository Writing (Peterson)
2:30 p.m. Small Groups
3:30 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Internet Resources (Peterson)
5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up
Dinner on your own.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 (Canada Day)
Breakfast (Hotel)
9:00 a.m. Grammar, Punctuation, Usage, and Style (Peterson)
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Small Groups (Manuscript Critiquing)
12:30 Lunch (Carriage House)
1:30 p.m. What Do Editors Look For? (Dudley. Zorn)
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 Small Groups and Manuscript Reviews
5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up
Dinner on your own.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Breakfast (Hotel)
9:00 a.m. Media Coverage of Mathematical Topics (Devlin, Peterson)
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Small Groups (Manuscript Critiquing)
12:30 p.m. Lunch (Carriage House)
1:30 p.m. Writing Books (Dudley, Devlin, Zorn)
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 Small Groups and Manuscript Review
5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up
6:30 p.m. Public Lecture (Devlin)
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Breakfast (Hotel)
9:00 a.m. Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and YouTube (Peterson)
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 Group Reports and Tips
12:00 Wrap-Up and Farewell
12:30 Lunch (MAA Carriage House)
