Contributors: Special Session in ATCM 2003

A special session is being planned for ATCM 2003 (tentative title: "New Era in Mathematics & Technology." We (Sung-Chi Chu & Wei-Chi Yang) are looking for collaborators/contributors on topics including Web Technology (MML, WML, Web Services), Mathematics Software, Handheld Devices (GC, PDA, Webpad), and e-Community. An informal meeting will be scheduled at ATCM 2002 to exchange ideas; no date has been set yet.. More details will be posted at the conference. You can contact Sung-Chi for now at sungchi@atcminc.com. [posted December 13, 2002 HK time; last modified: December 13, 2002]

Tuesday December 17, 2002

Wednesday December 18, 2002

PLENARY SPEECH 1 - Chairman: Wei-Chi Yang

The Natural Beauty of Polynomials
Ivan Cnop, Belgium

• ATCMA210: Function Approximation with Multilayered Perceptrons using L1 Criterion
  Ong Hong Choon (hcong@pc.jaring.my), Soon_Hoe Quah(shquah@cs.usm.my), School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

• ATCMA264: Conjugate Gradient Methods In Training Neural Networks
  Zarita Zainuddin (zarita@cs.usm.my), Saratha Sathasivam(saratha@email.com), Abu Hasan Yahya(ahyahya@cs.usm.my), School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia  

• ATCMA252 Are We Moving Towards "Pedagogical Technology"? - A Case Study On "Electronic Exercisers"
  Kokol-Voljc (vlasta.kokol@uni-mb.si), Slovenia

• ATCMA209 When there's more than one way to get there…
  Jozef Hvorecky(hvorecky@cuusa.sk), College of Management, Slovakia, Gabriela Lovaszova(hvorecky@cuusa.sk), Slovakia

• ATCMA207 CAS in the Classroom: A Status Report
  Forster (forster@iinet.net.au), Australia; Bloom (l.bloom@ecu.edu.au), Australia; Mueller (u.mueller@ecu.edu.au), Australia

• Modelling of multiplicative structures in a B10B Program
  M. Chinnappan (mohan@uow.edu.au), Australia

• Evaluating Quantitative Literacy and Trying to Step up -The Case of High School Students in Japan
  FUKUDA (PXM03664@nifty.ne.jp), Kakihana (kakihana@cs.kasei.ac.jp) & Shimizu (shimizu@nier.go.jp), Japan

• Multikey Sorting for Sequential Files
  Paulraj Abraham Moses,(mosesatbics@yahoo.com) Software development, BICS INFOTECH, IndiaRadha krishnan Palani kumar(radha.krishnan@mmu.edu.my), FIST, MMU,Melaka, Malaysia

• An Improvement on Selection Sort
  Maria Dominic, Rizwan Javaid, Md Shohel sayeed, (murugeson.dominic@mmu.edu.my, rizwan.javaid@mmu.edu.my, shohel.sayeed@mmu.edu.my)
  Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka Malaysia

• ATCMA267: Mathematics That Makes Computer Possible
  Sabariah Mohd Zin(sabariahmz@hotmail.com), Faculty of Industrial Technology Information, Industrial Selangor University, Malaysia, Nuraini Yusoff(nuraini@tmsk.itm.edu.my), FTMSK, MARA Technology University, Malaysia

• ATCMA115:On Implementing An Efficient Iterative Elliptic Solver On A Distributed Parallel System
  Norhashidah Hj. Mohd. Ali, Jun Lee Kok, Rosni Abdullah, Chin Hua Kong
  ( shidah@cs.usm.my, kokjl@hotmail.com, rosni@cs.usm.my, keva_kong@yahoo.com)
  Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

• ATCMA291: Parallel and Distributed Computing Related Issues in Education
  Li Choo Chen(lcchen@mmu.edu.my), FOE, Multimedia University, Malaysia.

INVITED TALK 1 - Chair: Peter Jones

The Next Generation: PeCAS (= Pedagogical CAS)
Bernhard Kutzler, Austria

• ATCMA238: Building a Web-Based Statistics Calculator with Graphing Tools for Primary and Secondary Schools
  K.Tang (kctang@hkbu.edu.hk) & K. Wong (klwong3@hkucc.hku.hk), China

• ATCMA255 Effective Interactive Activities for Statistics Online Courses
  F. Chao (fchao@ggu.edu), United States; Tabara (ttabara@ggu.edu), United States

• ATCM121: An Alternative to the STANDARD R Chart
  Michael B.C. Khoo and H.C. Low (mkbc@usm.my & hclow@cs.usm.my )

• ATCMA298: The Effect of Integrated Learning of Function Using Computers ~ As Quantitative Literacy in a Two-Year College Program
  C. FUKUDA (PXM03664@nifty.ne.jp) & K. Kakihana (kakihana@cs.kasei.ac.jp), Japan

• ATCMA242: Balloonists and Bombardiers: Teaching Mechanics with Excel
  Malcolm Anderson (manderso@fos.ubd.edu.bn), Department of Mathematics, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

• ATCMA259: Betting on Excel to enliven the teaching of probability
  S. R. Clarke (sclarke@swin.edu.au), Australia

• ATCMA217: A Software System for Algorithm Stabilization Technique
  Y. Kondoh (kondoh@dc.takuma-ct.ac.jp) & M. Noda (noda@cs.ehime-u.ac.jp), Japan

• ATCMA202: Parallel Algorithms On Some Numerical Techniques Using PVM Platform On A Cluster Of Workstation
  Norma Alias(norm ally@hotmail.com),  UTM, Skudai, Johor, Dr. Mohd Salleh Sahimi Mohamed( sallehs@uniten.edu.my), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Prof.Abdul Rahman Abdullah( ara@ftsm.ukm.my ), FTSM, UKM, Malaysia

• ATCMA190: A Solution to Heat Conduction Problem Employing Finite Difference Method
  Khanipur (ah_khani@yahoo.com), Iran; shidfar (shidfar@iust.ac.ir), Iran

• ATCMA113: Integrating the WTC Tragedy into Statistical Teaching
  P. Singh (psingh@jwu.edu), United States

• ATCMA370: Technology and Mathematics Education
  S. Chona (dpsrkp@nda.vsnl.net.in), India

• ATCMA133: Integrating the Use of Computer Algebra Into Traditional Mathematics Teaching
  J. Bhattacharjee GHOSH (jonakibghosh@yahoo.co.in), India

• ATCM121:An Alternative to the Standard R Chart
  Michael B.C. Khoo and H.C. Low (mkbc@usm.my & hclow@cs.usm.my ) School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

• ATCMA124:Parallel Implementation of Poisson Model Using Jacobi TERATION ON DISTRIBUTED WORKSTATIONS
  rozita johari(rozita@fsktm.upm.edu.my) and Chee Keong Wong rozita@fsktm.upm.edu.my, University Putra Malaysia.

• ATCMA122: CONTROL CHART FOR SKEWED POPULATIONS BASED ON POWER TRANSFORM
  Michael B.C. Khoo (mkbc@usm.my ) and S.H. Quah (shquah@cs.usm.my), School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

• ATCMM2002-a Proses Berfikir dalam Pasang Emas: Pengiran Nor Jaidi Tuah (jaidi@fos.ubd.edu.bn)

Workshop

ATCMA120: ENGAGING STUDENTS in the MATHEMATICS CLASSROM WITH EXCEL
M. Chinnappan (mohan@uow.edu.au), Australia

Thursday December 19, 2002

• ATCMA289: The impact of graphics calculators on traditional mathematics assessment
  P. Jones (pjones@swin.edu.au), Australia & R. Brown (rogerb@ibo.org), United Kingdom

• ATCMA181: Teaching Derivative with Graphic Calculators: The Role of a Representational Perspective
  Alan Gil Delos Santos(santos@math.auckland.ac.nz), Sanka Liyanage(sanka@math.auckland.ac.nz), Michael O.J. Thomas(santos@math.auckland.ac.nz), Dept. of Mathematics, University of Auckland, New Zealand

• ATCMA186: Experimenting with MAPLE to obtain sums of Bessel series
  W. Bloom (bloom@murdoch.edu.au), Australia

• ATCMA184: An Implicit Enumeration algorithm for mixed-integer linear programming
  Radha krishnan Palani kumar(radha.krishnan@mmu.edu.my) M.V.C Rao(machavaram.venkata@mmu.edu.my), Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia.

• ATCMA245: Using Computer Algebra Systems for teaching advanced topics of non-algorithmic mathematics
  Nabeshima (nane@theory.cs.ritsumei.ac.jp), Japan; Suzuki (sakira@kobe-u.ac.jp), Japan; Sato (ysato@theory.cs.ritsumei.ac.jp), Japan

• *ATCMA192: Heat Flux Measurement in Cylinder of spark Ignition Engine
  Khanipur (ah_khani@yahoo.com), Iran
  shidfar (shidfar@iust.ac.ir), Iran

• ATCMA358: Crucial mathematical knowledge on the light of interactive geometry with Cabri
  Laborde (Jean-Marie.Laborde@imag.fr), France

• ATCMA265: Instruction, Explanation And Facilitate – The New Approach For Mathematics Teaching And Learning
  Ab Rahman Ahmad(rahman@fsksm.utm.my), Chong Bee Kee(manager_jb@cosmopoint.com.my), Computer Science, University Of Technology Malaysia.

• ATCMA311: Enhancing Students' Understanding in Secondary Mathematics through the Use of Graphing Calculators
  KRONGTHONG KHAIRIREE (kk@recsam.edu.my; khairiree@yahoo.com), Mathematics Division, SEAMEO RECSAM, Malaysia.

• ATCMA278: Graphics calculator (GC): A catalyst for the learning of mathematics?
  KOR LIEW KEE(korlk@tm.net.my), TMSK, University Technology MARA, Malaysia
  LIM CHAP SAM(cslim@usm.my), School of Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia

• ATCMA108:Learning Linear Algebra Using TI-92 Plus
  Hajar Sulaiman and Hailiza Kamarulhaili (hajar@cs.usm.my, hailiza@cs.usm.my), Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

• ATCMA227:Addressing the Issues Underlying Hand-held Technology Use in the Classroom
  Suraiya Kassim(ksuraya@cs.usm.my), Rosihan M. Ali(rosihan@cs.usm.my), Zarita Zainuddin(zarita@cs.usm.my),Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, Daniel Seth(d.seth@morehead-st.edu),Mathematical Sciences, Morehead State University, United States

INVITED TALK 4 - Chair: Jen Chung Chuan

The Center of Gravity of Plane Regions and Ruler and Compass Constructions
Tilak de Alwis, U.S.A. (ATCMA251)

WORKSHOP

ATCMA366: MATLAB - An Indispensable Tool for Advancing the Frontiers of New Technologies

• ATCMA325: Lockwood's "curves" on a Graphics Calculator
  C. Barling (cbarling@swin.edu.au), Australia

• ATCMA177: Debate and Argument Centred on the Projected Display of a Graphics Calculator: Examples of Instrumented Activity
  P. Forster (forster@iinet.net.au), Australia

• ATCMA246: Video Tutoring of Mathematics for Computer Science
  B. Blyth (bill.blyth@rmit.edu.au), G. Clarke (g.clarke@rmit.edu.au), I. Grundy (ian.grundy@rmit.edu.au), J. Saunders (julie.saunders@rmit.edu.au), Australia; Tran (khoa-tran@rmit.edu.vn), Vietnam

• ATCMA174: Computer-Generated Representations of Mathematical Reasoning
  Yanagimoto (Yanagim@edu00.f-edu.fukui-u.ac.jp), Japan; B. Ferrucci (bferrucc@keene.edu), United States; J. Carter (jcarter@csuhayward.edu), United States

• ATCMA162: Self-dualized Threshold Functions
  Machmudin (kasiyah@makara.cso.ui.ac.id), Indonesia

• ATCMA312: An Internet Based Matlab Learning Environment
  M.G. Lee (mglee@chu.edu.tw), Taiwan

• ATCMA360: Mathematical Modeling as Instructional Strategy; Using Dynamic Geometric Software
  T. Tso (tsoty@math.ntnu.edu.tw), Taiwan. R.O.C

• ATCMA359: CabriJunior, Interactive Geometry for all on the TI-83
  Jean-Marie Laborde (Jean-Marie.Laborde@imag.fr), France

• ATCMA318: Can we improve the use of multimedia in teaching undergraduate mathematics?
  Z. Hossein (Hossein Zand@open.ac.uk), United Kingdom

• ATCMM2002-p Komunikasi Dan Penyelesaian Masalah Dalam Matematik:
  Kenapa Teknologi?: Noraini Idris (p5norain@umcsd.um.edu.my)

• ATCMM2002-h Unsur Grafik Di Dalam Pembelajarn Matematik Tambahan: Zuraifah Mohd Adnan (zuraifah.adnan@mmu.edu.my)

• ATCMM2002-m Ke Arah Penggunaan Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi (TMK)
  Di Dlm Pembelajaran & Pengajaran: Satu Kajian Ke Atas Kesediaan Pelajar & Pengajar: Zaharah Hamzah

LAB SESSION

ATCMA195: Training for Cabri; Dahan (jjdahan@wanadoo.fr), France

LAB SESSION

ATCMA168: Dynamic Geometry for teaching algebra; Finzer (bfinzer@keypress.com), United States

LAB SESSION

ATCMA364: MATHCAD IN ACTION by Miss Rohini

Workshop

ATCMA335 Getting started with a graphics calculator
B. Kissane (kissane@central.murdoch.edu.au), Australia

Friday December 20, 2002

• ATCMA178: Expert mathematical pedagogical assistance to pre-service teachers using a website
  A. White (al.white@uws.edu.au), Australia

• ATCMA240: Elementary Prospective Teachers, Hundreds Charts, Number Sense, and Technology
  B. Lee (blee@sun5.wfc.edu.tw), Taiwan

• ATCMA250: The use of dynamic geometry software in Calculus
  Chua (schua@nyx.net), Singapore

• ATCMA262: The Use of Technology in a College Mathematical Model Class
  Jiang (jiangz@fiu.edu), United States

• ATCMA180: Computer in the Study of Conformal mappings; Zhang (zhangjhk@online.sh.cn), China

• ATCMA193: Partial Derivative Estimation Using Convex Combination Methods
  Ya-Ping Wong (ypwong@mmu.edu.my) Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University,Malaysia, L.H.T. Chang (lawrence@eng.usm.my) Academic Services Unit, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

• ATCMA179: Designing Reusable Object-based Lesson for Mathematics
  Siong Hoe Lau(lau.siong.hoe@mmu.edu.my), FIST, Multimedia University, Melaka,Malaysia

• ATCMA137: VATrans: A Model of Self-Designed Learning Software That Helps Learners to Promote and Utilize the Combination of Visualization and Analysis Thinking
  Wee Chuen Tan(wee_chuen@hotmail.com)Computer Science, Southern College, Malaysia, Abu Mohd. Salleh(salleh@fp.utm.my)Faculty of Education University Technology of Malaysia

• ATCMA277: The Strength of Graphical Elements in Pre-Calculus
  Nur Azman Abu (azman@mmu.edu.my), Faqir M. Bhatti (faqir.bhatti@mmu.edu.my), FIST, Multimedia University, Malaysia.

• ATCMA361: New aspects of using graphic calculator for learning calculus
  Ashraf Daneshkhah (adanesh@basu.edu.ir), University of Bu-Ali-Sina, Hamadan, Iran.

Special Workshop

ATCMA365 : CAS with the TI-92PLUS plus Voyager 200, Peter Jones

• ATCMA272: Learning in a Virtual World
  Yamada (kyamada@ed.niigata-u.ac.jp), Japan

• ATCMA237: Design Nonlinear System with Sliding Mode Control; Setiawan (teddy@stti.ac.id), Indonesia

• ATCMA239: Linear Transformation on the Points of the Unit Circle in the Plane and Its Visualization;    Kuntjoro Adji Sidarto(sidarto@dns.math.itb.ac.id), Indonesia

• ATCMA234: Bringing the “Real” Mathematics to Schools through Information and Communication Technology
  Koo Ah Choo(ackoo@mmu.edu.my),Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University, Malaysia

• ATCMA286: A Computational Approach to Emotion Recognition in Intelligent Agent
  Tee Connie(tee_coonnie_98@yahoo.com),Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Malaysia, Goh Kah Ong(gkom99@yahoo.com),ADP, Multimedia University, Malaysia

• ATCMA114:Observations on the Computer Usage and Performance in Visualization of Geometric Transformation: Case Study in Selected Schools in Perak Tengah, Wan Fatimah Wan Ahmad (fatimhd@petronas.com.my),Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Halimah Badioze Zaman( hbz@ftsm.ukm.my),IT/IS Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

• ATCMA215: Image Feature Analysis By Hahn Orthogonal Moments
  Seng Huat Ong(ongsh@ummail.um.edu.my),Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Paramesran Raveendran(ravee@fk.um.edu.my),Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia

• ATCMA203: Characterization of multi-scale connectivity networks derived from simulated fractal image in discrete space, Radha krishnan Palani kumar(radha.krishnan@mmu.edu.my) FIST, Multimedia University, Malaysia

• ATCMM2002-e Pengiraan Statistik Perihalan Melalui Plot Batang dan Daun: Mohamad Khatim Hasan (khatim@ftsm.ukm.my)

• ATCMM2002-e Pengiraan Statistik Perihalan Melalui Plot Batang dan Daun: Mohamad Khatim Hasan (khatim@ftsm.ukm.my)

• ATCMM2002-f Penggunaan Pakej Perisian Sistem Papan Cerita Berelektronik (SPCB) Dalam Pembinaan Kandungan Perisian Pendidikan Multimedia: Choo Wou Onn (kennyukm@yahoo.com)

LAB SESSION

ATCMA196: Simulation in statistics with Cabri; Dahan (jjdahan@wanadoo.fr), France

Workshop

ATCMA336: Functions, equations and graphs: Algebra and the graphics calculator
B. Kissane (kissane@central.murdoch.edu.au), Australia

LAB SESSION

ATCMA342: Introduction to Cabri Geometry in Secondary School Mathematics
Tsuyuki (tsuyuki@rr.iij4u.or.jp), Japan

Workshop

Iteration with Sketchpad version 4

Saturday December 21, 2002

• ATCMA197: Stereo Image Analysis: A New Approach Using Orthogonal Moments
  Pang (angeline@mmu.edu.my), Malaysia; Mukundan (mukund@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz), New Zealand

• ATCMA226: Computation of Walsh Spectrum by Decision Digram of Boolean Functions
  Ashutosh Kumar Singh(ashutosh.kumar@mmu.edu.my), Sabita Nath Baboo(sabita.baboo@mmu.edu.my), FIST, Multimedia, Malaysia, Anand Mohan(am@banaras.ernet.in), Electronics (IT) , Banaras Hindu University

• ATCMA198: Pattern Spectrum Procedures to study the Reconstruction Accuracy
  Radha krishnan Palani kumar ( radha.krishnan@mmu.edu.my) Factulty of Information and science, Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia

• ATCMA175: Interval Estimation for Survivor Function on Two Parameters Exponential Distribution
  Akhmad Fauzy (afauzy@lycos.com) Noor Akma Ibrahim (nakma@fsas.upm.edu.my) Isa Daud (isa@fsas.upm.edu.my) Mohd. Rizam Abu Bakar (mrizam@fsas.upm.edu.my) University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

• ATCMA176: Interval Estimation for Quantile on One Parameter under Complete Censoring with Bootstrap Percentile
  Akhmad Fauzy (afauzy@lycos.com) Noor Akma Ibrahim (nakma@fsas.upm.edu.my) Isa Daud (isa@fsas.upm.edu.my) Mohd. Rizam Abu Bakar (mrizam@fsas.upm.edu.my) University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

• ATCMA136: Luminous Flux Computation and the Use of Hybrid Symbolic Integration - Spline Interpolation Method
  Tong Fatt Chew (hclow@cs.usm.my) Abu Hasan Yahya (ahyahya@cs.usm.my) Heng Chin Low (hclow@cs.usm.my) Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia,

• ATCMA148: Simple Technique for Computing the Resistance of Coverable Two-rooted Digraph
  Faqir M Bhatti(faqir.bhatti@mmu.edu.my)FIST, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia.

• ATCMA200: On Annihilatingly Uniqueness of Directed Windmills
  Che Sheng Gan (csgan@mmu.edu.my), FET, MU, Malaysia, Voon Chet Koo (vckoo@mmu.edu.my), FET, MMU, Malaysia,

• ATCMA185: CBIR based on colour histogram and segmentation techniques
  Jehad Odeh (jehad.alnihoud@mmu.edu.my) FIST, MMU, Melaka, Malaysia, Fatimah Ahmad (fatimah@fsktm.upm.edu.my)Multimedia Department,,UPM, Malaysia,Mohamed Othman (mothman@fsktm.upm.edu.my), Rozita Johari(rozita@fsktm.upm.edu.my) Communication Technology and Network, Universiti Putra Malaysia

• ATCMM2002-g Multimedia Dalam Pendidikan Pra-Sekolah: Pakej Pembelajaran Mengenal Nombor: Zurina Muda (zurina@ftsm.ukm.my)

• ATCMM2002-d Pembangunan Pakej Multimedia Berasaskan Pendekatan Hibrid Bagi
  Mata Pelajaran Matematik (Matriks) Tingkatan Empat Sekolah Bestari: Norazah Mohd. Nordin

• ATCMM2002-i Pembelajaran Geometri Menggunakan Perisian Geometer’s Sketchpad(TI-92 Plus) dan Kaitannya dengan Tahap Pemikiran van Hiele dalam Geometri: Chong Ling Hai (linghai88@yahoo.com)

• ATCMM2002-j Pengintegrasian Ujian Kebolehan di dalam Pembangunan Perisian Pendidikan Matematik: Noraidah Sahari (nsa@ftsm.ukm.my)