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Purpose of ATCM'00

  ATCM will continue providing an interdisciplinary forum for researchers and educators in the fields of mathematics and mathematical sciences, together with researchers and developers of computer technology, to present their results in using technology with both basic and pedagogical research, and to exchange ideas and information in their latest developments. ATCM 2000 will cover a broad range of topics on the relevancy of technology in mathematical research and teaching. These include but are not limited to:

    Graphing Calculators
    Computational Algebra and Geometry
    Computer-aided Teaching and Learning
    Computer Algebra Systems in Research and Teaching
    Internet Technology for Mathematics
    Machine Learning and Theorem Proving
    Multimedia and Distance Learning
    Mathematical Research and Teaching Using Technology
    Mathematical Software and Tools on WWW
    Parallel and Distributed Computing and Applications

  The conference will consist of plenary sessions by invited speakers, parallel sessions of contributed papers, and tutorial sessions on software and hardware relevant to research and teaching. Books, software and hardware may also be on display.

Sponsors of ATCM'00 (in alphabetical order)

CASIO

HP

December 17, 2000 (Sunday) (GOTO: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday)

• 14:00-17:00: Checking in Hotels and Registration at Hotel.

17:00-19:00: Reception Party

December 18, 2000 (Monday) (GOTO: Sunday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday)

• 9:00-9:40: Opening Ceremony
• 9:40-10:30: Plenary Speech 1 (Chair: Wei-Chi YANG)

Biological Brain, Mathematical Mind & Computational Computer
(how the computer can support mathematical thinking and learning)
David Tall, Mathematics Education Research Centre, University of Warwick, UK.

• 10:30-10:50: Coffee Break
• 11:00-12:00: Paper Presentations
• Room 1: 
• The Time Elapsed for an Object Sliding Down an Arbitrary Path Felino, Pascual (fpascual@VAX2.WINONA.MSUS.EDU),
• Towards new models of teaching and learning in technology enriched mathematics classrooms

Goos, Merrilyn (m.goos@mailbox.uq.edu.au), Geiger, Vince (vincent@gil.com), Australia
• Room 2:
Invited Talk (50 minutes)
• On Categories of Interactive Computational Web Tools Becerra, Linda, Sirisaengtaksin, Ongard (ongards@dt.uh.edu), Waller, Bill,
• Room 3:
• Utilizing Java Applets to Teach College Algebra

Petty, James (jpetty@utm.edu), Foley, Christy (cfoley@utm.edu), USA
• Analytic Geomet ry Long Distance Learning Lesson

Chamyuang, Sompong (Sompong@kkc.rit.ac.th), Chamyuang, Nittaya, Thailand
• Room 4:
• .A Recursive Triangular Factorization Procedure for Inverse Vandermonde Matrices: Hou, Shui-Hung (mahoush@polyu.edu.hk), China
• Computing the Logarithm and the Value of the Argument of a Gauss Integer

Takizawa, Masahiro (taki3262@green.ocn.ne.jp), Japan
• 12:00-13:00: Lunch
• 13:00-13:50: Plenary Speech 2 (Chair: Paul Abbott)

Numerical Polynomial Algebra: Concepts and Algorithms
Hans J. Stetter (stetter@aurora.anum.tuwien.ac.at), Tech. Univ. Vienna, Austria

• 14:00-15:30: Paper Presentations
 
• Room 1:
• Ordering of Fractions in JavaBars environment by pre-service Teachers

Chinnappan, Mohan (mohan_chinnappan@uow.edu.au), Australia
• Making the Computer Sparkle in the Mathematics Classroom -A UK Perspective

Butler, Douglas (debutler@argonet.co.uk), UK.
• An analysis of the model for the dengue fever with two strains

Li, Zhe (nf2743151t@acad21.ntu.edu.sg), Ang, Keng Cheng (kcang@nie.edu.sg), Singapore
• Room 2:
• Electronic Portfolio Skills Development Research Project

Tolmie, Patricia (patolmie@vax2.winona.msus.edu), United States of America
• Cayley Table, Factor Groups and Excel

Kunyosying, Suda (skunyosy@shepherd.edu), USA
• FORMA MEnTIS: Learning Mathematics through an Interactive Web Teacher

Esposito, Antonietta (esposito@crmpa.unisa.it), Capuano, Nicola (niccap@crmpa.unisa.it), Italy
• Room 3:
• Bring real life into your Math class

Jakobsson, Lars (Lars.Jakobsson@LUT.MAH.SE), Sweden
• Computer-Aided Problem-Solving: Using A Mathematical Application to Enhance Visual Understanding of Partial Derivatives

Carter, Jack (jcarter@csuhayward.edu), Ferrucc1, Beverly J. (bferrucc@keene.edu), USA
• Revitalizing Mathematics with Problem Solving Activities Using Cooperative Learning and the TI Graphing Calculators

Tan, Sinforosa (rose.tan@sunywcc.edu), USA
• Room 4:
• Trends in Assessment in Calculus on the Introduction of Graphics Calculators

Mueller, Ute A. (u.mueller@cowan.edu.au), Forster, Patricia A. (forster@iinet.net.au), Australia
• A Review of Research on Student Achievement and Attitude in Computer and Calculator Enhanced Mathematics Courses

Barton, Susan (barton@math.byu.edu), USA
• Modeling of data - An interdisciplinary approach

TSOI , Mun Fie Raymond (mfrtsoi@nie.edu.sg), GOH, Ngoh Khang, CHIA , Lian Sai, Singapore.
• 15:30-15:50: Coffee Break
• 16:00-17:40: Tutorials

  NOTE. Rooms 1, 2 & 3  are equipped with OHP and projection systems are available upon request. Rooms A, B & C are computer labs with projection systems.

• Room 1: Beginning Calculus and The Calculator (CASIO): Barry Kissane, Murdoch Universilty, Australia
• Room 2: Teaching Trigonometric Graphs Using a Graphing Calculator (HP): Colin Croft, Australia
• Room A: Writing Mathematica Notebooks: Paul Abbott, University of Western Australia, Australia
• Room B: Two-by-Two Matrices with Maple 6: Jen-chung Chuan, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
• Room C: Use of  Spreadsheets in Primary Mathematics to Examine Young Children's Knowledge Integration: Mohan Chinnappan, University of Wollongong, Australia.
• Note. The exhibition is running from 9:00-17:00.
• 18:30: Conference Dinner (Khantoke Dinner)

December 19, 2000 (Tuesday) (GOTO: Sunday | Monday | Wednesday | Thursday)

• 9:00-9:50: Plenary Speech 3 (Chair: Jen-Chung CHUAN)

Interactive Visualization in Advanced Courses
Matthias Kawski (kawski@asu.edu), Department of Mathematics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.

• 9:50-10:10: Coffee Break
• 10:10-12:10: Paper Presentations
 
• Room 1:
• Invited Talk (50 minutes): Indispensable Manual Calculation Skills in a CAS Math Teaching Environment

Kutzler, Bernhard (b.kutzler@eunet.at), Austriam
• Step by step instruction of symbolic calculation

Nishizawa, Hitoshi (nisizawa@toyota-ct.ac.jp), Yoshioka, Takayoshi , Fuchs, Karl , Dominik , Alfred, Japan
• Mathematics Problem Solving 5-Level with TI-92 Wu , Yue Zhong (wuyzh@scnu.edu.cn), China
• Room 2:
• Integration of technology into secondary mathematics teacher education

Hovermill, Jeffrey (hovermil@colorado.edu), USA
• A Comparison Between MATHVIEW and SCIENTITIC NOTEBOOK in the Teaching of Pre-calculs

Suen, Che-yin (suency@asiaone.com), Foo, Kui-shern (fks@np.edu.sg), Singapore
• The AToMIC Projects- Applications to Mathematics Incorporating Calculators

Geiger, Vince (vincent@gil.com.au), Goos, Marrilyn (M.Goos@mailbox.qld.edu.au), Australia.
• Being Interactive

Geiger, Vince (vincent@gil.com.au), Morony, Will (wmorony@aamt.edu.au), Australia
• Room 3:
• A Transformation of Authorization in Windows NT

Tunsungwon, Orawan (orawan_tun@yahoo.com), Thailand.
• A Physics ICAI System Based on Theorem Proving

Chen, Guangxi ( chgx@china.com ), Zeng, Zhenbing, Wang, Xiaojing, Li, ChuanZhong, P.R.China
• Room 4:
• Modelling the spread of dengue in Singapore Ang, K.C. (kcang@nie.edu.sg), Li, Zhe (lizhe77@hotmail.com), Singapore.
• Reducing Error of Modulo Interval Arithmetic

Soyama, Noriko (soyama@ics.nara-wu.ac.jp), Nakanishi, Tsuneo (tun@is.aist-nara.ac.jp), Kako, Fujio (kako@ics.nara-wu.ac.jp), Fukuda, Akira (fukuda@is.aist-nara.ac.jp), JapanApplication Of a Model For Bordeline Marks
• AL-BAYATTI, Dr. M. F. (M.F.ALBAYATTI@livjm.ac.uk), U.K.
• The Teaching of Conformal mapping

Zhang, Jinhao (zhangjhk@online.sh.cn), China
• Room 5:
• Graphic Calculators and Education Reform in University Courses: Yu, Zhengguang (yuzhg@tsinghua.edu.cn), China
• Parallel 3-Point Explicit Block Method For Solving Higher Order Ordinary Diferential Equations Directly

Omar, Zurni (zurni@webmail.uum.edu.my), Suleiman, Mohamed , Malaysia
• Application of E-Learning in Teaching Elementary Statistics

Aziz, Fakhrul Anuar (fakhrul@webmail.uum.edu.my), Saidin, Aeni Zuhana (aeni@webmail.uum.edu.my), Salleh, Abdul Razak (razak@webmail.uum.edu.my), Malaysia
• 12:10-13:00: Lunch
• 13:00-13:50: Plenary Speech 4 (Chair: Prateep Chankong)

Title: TBA
Thongchai Chewpreecha, IPST, Thailand.

• 14:00-15:30: Paper Presentations
• Room 1:
• Modern Elementary CALCULUS: Assessment with Technology

Bloom, Lyn (l.bloom@cowan.edu.au), Mueller, U.A. , Australia
• Technology, Learning, and Mathematical Culture MARK HOWELL
• CALCULATORS AND COMPUTERS - TRAPS FOR THE UNWARY Bloom, Lynette (l.bloom@ecu.edu.au), Bloom, Walter (bloom@murdoch.edu.au), Australia.
• Room 2:
• Using OpenMath Servers for Distributing Mathematical Computations

Caprotti, Olga (olga@win.tue.nl), Cohen, Arjeh M. (amc@win.tue.nl), Cuypers, Hans (hansc@win.tue.nl), Riem, Manfred N. (mriem@win.tue.nl), Sterk, Hans (sterk@win.tue.nl), The Netherland
• How to use Dynamic Geometry Software in the Math Classroom

Nomura, Tsuyoshi (t-nomura@ma3.justnet.ne.jp), Japan
• Designing Interactive Mathematics Lester, June (jalester@cecm.sfu.ca),

Canada
• Room 3:
• Maple as a Tool for Self Study and Evaluation

Kolokolnikov, T. (Norbert.VandenBergh@rug.ac.be), Van den Bergh, Norbert (Norbert.VandenBergh@rug.ac.be), Belgium
• What is "doing mathtematics" now that technology is here?

Gretton, Dr. H. W. (h.gretton@shu.ac.uk), Challis, Dr. Neil V. (n.challis@shu.ac.uk), UK
• Expanding Spreadsheet Calculations

Hvorecky, Jozef (Jozef.Hvorecky@hct.ac.ae), Trencansky, Ivan (ivo@dec.euba.sk), Slovakia
• Room 4:
• The Effect of the Use of Thechnology to Explore Functions ~Visualization of Data on Learning Functions~

Kakihana, Kyoko (Kakihana@cs.kasei.ac.jp), Fukuda, Chieko , Shimizu, Katsuhiko , Japan
• COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR SERIES EXPANSIONS TECHNIQUES FOR PERCOLAION MODELS, Faqir M Bhatti, Malaysia
• THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ON MATHEMATICS,  Faqir M Bhatti, Malaysia, Prateep Chankong, Thailand.

 
• 15:30-15:50: Coffee Break
• 16:00-17:40: Tutorials

  NOTE. Rooms 1, 2 & 3  are equipped with OHP and projection systems are available upon request. Rooms A, B & C are computer labs with projection systems.

• Room 1: Using An Algebraic Calculator (CASIO): Barry Kissane, Murdoch Universilty, Australia
• Room 2: Revitalizing Mathematics with Problem Solving Activities Using Cooperative Learning and the TI Graphing Calculators: Tan Sinforosa, Westchester Community College, USA
• Room 3: Statistics and Probability with a Graphical Calculator (HP): Colin Croft, Australia
• Room A: An Overview of Mathematica: Paul Abbott, University of Western Australia, Australia
• Room B: Construction with the Compass Alone with Cabri Java Applets: Jen-chung Chuan, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
• Room C:  Introduction to Derive 5, Kokol-Voljc, Vlasta (vlasta.kokol@uni-mb.si), Kutzler, Bernhard (b.kutzler@eunet.at), Slovenia
• Note. The exhibition is running from 9:00-17:00.

December 20, 1999 (Wednesday) (GOTO: Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Thursday)

• 9:00-9:50: Plenary Speech 5 (Chair: Wei-Chi YANG)

Title: TBA
Benton Leong, Canada.

• 9:50-10:10: Coffee Break
• 10:10-12:10: Paper Presentations
 
• Room 1:
• The Simulation of 256-bit Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem

Abu, Nur Azman (azman@mmu.edu.my), Zahari, Nur Azlina , Zakaria, Ida Zuraida, Malaysia
• The Effectiveness of Graphic Calculator Aided Teaching And Learning Of Physics.

Chia, Chee Fen (chiacf@hotmail.com), Malaysia
• HP48G and Calculus Teaching, Lee, Brenda (blee@sun5.wfc.edu.tw).
• Some Functions People Rarely Untouched of HP38G ZHU, Zhibin (ri.fn.yga.phy@sohu.com), WANG, Tong, P.R. China Author Declined

 
• Room 2:
• Invited Talk (50 minutes) : An Inequality-Proving Program Applied to Global Optimization

Yang, Lu (yang@ntr.cdb.ac.cn), Xia, Shihong, CHINA.
• Intelligent Dynamic Geometry Software

Gao, Xian-Shan (xgao@mmrc.iss.ac.cn), Yang, Wei-Qiang (wyang@mmrc.iss.ac.cn), Huang, Lei-Dong (lhuang@mmrc.iss.ac.cn), China
• Solving Approximate GCD of Multivariate Polynomials By Maple/Matlab/C Combination
  Li, Kai (likai@hpc.cs.ehime-u.ac.jp), Zhi, Lihong (lzhi@hpc.cs.ehime-u.ac.jp), Noda, Matu-Tarow (nodag@hpc.cs.ehime-u.ac.jp), Japan
• Room 3:
• Mathematics on the Web using OpenMath and MathML

Gaetano, Marc (marc.gaetano@sophia.inria.fr), Dalmas, Stephane (stephane.dalmas@sophia.inria.fr),
FRANCE
• The EXPLOOT project (Exploring in an experimental ICT environment) (Exploring in an experimental learning environment using technology)

Cnop, Ivan (icnop@vub.ac.be), Belgium.
• STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING SUPPORTED BY A WEB-BASED SYSTEM

Yip, Willie (cswiyip@comp.polyu.edu.hk), China.
• "A Theory of Approximation of Functions" Courseware

Kolodnytsky, Mykola M. (kolod@ziet.zhitomir.ua), Kovalchuk , Andriy M. (sekito@ziet.zhitomir.ua), Kuryata , Sergiy V. (kuryata@ziet.zhitomir.ua), Levitsky , Vyacheslav G. (lev@ziet.zhitomir.ua), Ukraine
• Room 4:
• Technology in Mathematics History Is Another Door for Using Technology in Education; Teaching undergraduate students socio-historical-cultural perspective of mathematics

Isoda, Masami (msisoda@human.tsukuba.ac.jp ), AOYAMA , kazuhiro, Japan.
• Efficacy of Teaching Calculus by Using Derive

Suwannaprasert, Bunpot (bunpots@nu.ac.th), Thailand.
• The Effect of the Use of Technology to Explore Functions (2) -Educating Mathematical Literacy for the Users of mathematics-

Fukuda, Chieko (PXM03664@nifty.ne.jp), Kakihana, Kyoko, Japan.
• Evaluating Zeta[s] for all the positive even integers s with Mathematica, Matsumoto, Shigeki (shigeki@konan-u.ac.jp), Japan
• Room 5:
• Exploring the potential of a hand-held computer algebra system using a classic problem

Jones, Peter (pjones@swin.edu.au), Australia.
• USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF STUDENTS' WORK ON ROUTINE PROBLEMS

Barling, Chris (cbarling@swin.edu.au), Jones, Peter (pjones@swin.edu.au),
Australia.
• Dynamic Exploration of Algebra Using the TI-92 Graphing Calculator

Petty, James (jpetty@utm.edu), Foley, Christy (cfoley@utm.edu),
United States of America
• Exam questions under the focus of technology use in mathematics teaching" Kokol-Voljc, Vlasta (vlasta.kokol@uni-mb.si), Slovenia
• 12:10-13:00: Lunch
• 13:00-13:50: Plenary Speech 6 (Chair: Peter Jones)

The Engineer’s New PocketKnife: The Graphics Calculator
Lynette M. Bloom (l.bloom@cowan.edu.au) & Ute A. Mueller, School of Engineering and Mathematics, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia

• 14:00-15:30: Paper Presentations
 
• Room 1:
• Linear algebra and the HP49G - A partnership for less tedium and more understanding Fuller, Milton (m.fuller@cqu.edu.au), Australia.
• Mathematical Modelling at the Secondary/Tertiary Interface with the Graphics Calculator Fuller, Milton (m.fuller@cqu.edu.au),Australia.
• Room 2:
• New calculator technologies and examinations

Kissane, Barry (kissane@murdoch.edu.au), Australia
• A Pre-Service Mathematics Teacher Training Program Focusing on Exploration with Hand-held Technology and Its Effects on Achievements and Attitudes Chang, Kyung-Yoon (kchang@kkucc.konkuk.ac.kr), Korea.
• The use of Graphing Calculator (with CAS) in Calculus

Chua, Seng-Kiat (skchuask@singnet.com.sg), Singapore.
• Room 3:
• Geometry on a TI83: Thornton, Steve (stevet@amt.canberra.edu.au), Australia.
• Professional development without boundaries

Thornton, Steve (stevet@amt.canberra.edu.au), Geiger, Vince (vincent@gil.com.au), Australia.
• Group Theory Through Symmetry: With the aid of Mathematica and Maple V

De Las Penas, Ma. Louise Antonette (mlp@mathsci.math.admu.edu.ph), Philippines
• Room 4:
• On Teaching Mathematical Modeling With Mathematica Saldana, Rafael (raf@mathsci.math.admu.edu.ph), PHILIPPINES
• Integrating Technology with Mathematics Teacher Preparation: Jiang, Zhonghong (jiangz@fiu.edu), USA.
• Computer Assisted Instruction for Mathematics - An Exploratory Study of a New Conceptual Framework An Exploratory Study of a New Conceptual Framework Wang, Yu-mei (ymwang@uog.edu), Swanson, Carl (cswanson@uog.edu), Lam, Steve Su-Kei, U.S. A
• Room 5:
• TEACHING INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS: MORE DATA, LESS LECTURING: Saleh, Abdul Razak (razak@webmail.uum.edu.my), Malaysia.
• Parallel 3-Point Explicit Block Method For Solving Higher Order Ordinary Diferential Equations Directly

Omar, Zurni (zurni@webmail.uum.edu.my), Suleiman, Mohamed, Malaysia.
• Application of E-Learning in Teaching Elementary Statistics

Aziz, Fakhrul Anuar (fakhrul@webmail.uum.edu.my), Saidin, Aeni Zuhana (aeni@webmail.uum.edu.my), Salleh, Abdul Razak (razak@webmail.uum.edu.my), Malaysia
• 15:30-15:50: Coffee Break
• 16:00-17:40: Tutorials

• Room 1: Teaching Calculus with the HP 38G Graphics Calculator: Bloom, Lyn (l.bloom@ecu.edu.au), Mueller, Ute (u.mueller@ecu.edu.au), Anderson, Malcolm (manderso@ubd.edu.au),
• Room 2: Bringing Real World Statistical Practice into the Classroom with TI-83 Graphics Calculator: Peter Jones,Swinburne University,Australia
• Room 3: Functions and Data: First Steps in Personal Technology (CASIO): Barry Kissane, Murdoch Universilty, Australia.
• Room 4: Familiar With ALGEBRA FX 2.0: Brenda Lee, Wufeng Institute of Technology, Taiwan.
• Room A: Adding a Sparkle to Classroom Teaching: - Introducing Autograph Douglas Butler, Oundle School, Peterborough, UK
• Room B: Exploring Number Patterns with Scientific Notebook: Jen-chung Chuan, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
• Room C: Introduction to Teaching with CABRI GEOMETRE II: Vlasta Kokol-Voljc, University of Maribor, Slovenia, Bernhard Kutzler, ACDCA, Austria.
• Note. The exhibition is running from 9:00-17:00.

December 21, 1999 (Tuesday) (GOTO: Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday)

• 9:00-9:50: Plenary Speech 7:  (Chair: Barry Kissane) WANG Shangzhi , China. Title: TBA.
• 10:00-10:50:
• 11:00-11:40: Closing Ceremony
• 11:40-12:30: Lunch.
• Note. The exhibition is running from 9:00-12:00.