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[[#homework|Homework]] and [[#officehours|Office Hours]] are listed after all the sessions.
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  * [[#day1|Tuesday, May 24]]
  * [[#day2|Tuesday, June 7]]
  * Tuesday, June 14
  * Tuesday, June 21
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    * Introductions: Organizers and Participants (TBA, 30 min)
    * Review (and expand on) "PREP Intro Tutorial" worksheet (TBA, 45 min)		     * Introductions: Organizers and Participants (Karl-Dieter, 30 min)
    * Review (and expand on) "[[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/2|PREP Intro Tutorial]]" worksheet (Karl-Dieter, 45 min)
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    * Questions (TBA, 25 min)     * Questions (Jason, 20 min)
    * Technology in the Classroom roundtable (Jason, 20 min)
       * How have you used math software in the classroom?
       * What is your goal in using math software in class?
       * How much should students interact with the software? (Labs? In-class demonstrations? Homework? Tests?)
       * How do you grade technology assignments?
       * How do you adjust your teaching style when students are expected to use math software?
       * [[attachment:FirstRoundTableNotes.rtf|Notes from the discussion]]
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    * Welcome Back (TBA, 5 min)
    * Resources (TBA, 30 min)
      * Google Groups
        * sage-support
        * sage-edu
        * sage-devel		     * Welcome Back (Jason, 5 min)
    * Resources (Jason, 25 min)
      * [[http://ask.sagemath.org|ask.sagemath.org]]
      * Help in the notebook
      * [[http://sagemath.org/development.html#mailingList|Google Groups]]
        * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support|sage-support]]
        * [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-edu|sage-edu]]
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      * Sage wiki (Interacts, Quickrefs)
      * www.sagemath.org
      * www.sagenb.org published worksheets
      * Reference manual (stand-alone PDF, HTML)
      * IRC Demo, with the web chat client
      * Questions
    * Questions (TBA, 10 min)		       * [[http://www.sagemath.org|www.sagemath.org]] (try the search)
        * [[http://sagemath.org/help.html|Reference Material]]
        * [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/reference/|Sage Reference (standalone)]]
        * [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/tutorial/|Sage Tutorial (standalone)]]
        * [[http://sagemath.org/doc/reference/sagenb/notebook/interact.html?sagenb.notebook.interact.interact#sagenb.notebook.interact.interact|Interact Construction Documentation]]
      * [[http://wiki.sagemath.org/|Sage wiki]] (Interacts, Quickrefs)
        * [[http://wiki.sagemath.org/quickref|Sage Quick Reference (Wiki)]]
        * [[http://wiki.sagemath.org/interact|Sage Interacts (Wiki)]]
      * [[http://www.sagenb.org|www.sagenb.org]] ([[http://sagenb.org/pub/|published worksheets]])
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    * Review "Sage Tutorial for Symbolics and Plotting" (TBA, 30 min)     * Review "[[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/3|Sage Tutorial for Symbolics and Plotting]]" (Karl-Dieter, 40 min)
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    * Questions (TBA, 15 min)
    * Homework (TBA, 10 min) 		    * Questions (Karl-Dieter, 15 min)
    * Interacts (Jason Grout, 15 min)
      * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/6|Worksheet]] showing step-by-step interact creation
      * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/5|Worksheet]] showing many different interact ideas
    * Homework (Karl-Dieter, 10 min)
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      * Pre-Workshop Survey for MAA?
    * Announcements (TBA, 5 min)		       * Next Tutorial(s)
 * Pre-Workshop Survey for MAA
    * Announcements (Jason, 5 min)
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There will likely also be some group discussion/sharing time on effective ideas for use of computer software, especially via the Internet. === Session Links ===

  * [[http://www.math.usm.edu/perry/old_classes/mat305fa09/index.html|John Perry's Mathematical Computing Course]]
  * [[http://buzzard.ups.edu/stb-seminar.html|Beezer's TeX Resources (bottom half of "Links")]]
  * [[http://wstein.org/mathsoftbio/history.pdf|William Stein's Sage/Mathematical History]]
  * [[http://www.cython.org/|Sage's Python to C translator]]
  * [[http://wiki.sagemath.org/SageServer|Setting up a Sage server]]
  * [[http://www.rstudio.org/|R Studio]] (not Sage, but an R interface)
  * [[http://mirror.unl.edu/ctan/help/Catalogue/entries/sagetex.html|SageTeX]]
  * [[https://bitbucket.org/rbeezer/tex2sws/|tex2sws for making LaTeX become Sage Worksheets]]
  * [[https://bitbucket.org/whuss/sws2tex/|sws2tex for making nicely typeset output from Sage Worksheets]]
  * [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/reference/sage/interfaces/magma.html|Magma and Sage interface]]
  * [[http://wiki.sagemath.org/sage-mode|Sage mode in Emacs]]
  * [[http://www.sagemath.org/download-windows.html|Sage on Windows]]
  * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/kcrisman/7|The worksheet shared with everybody]]
 
<<Anchor(day2)>>
== Tuesday, June 7 ==

Our goal on the second day of sessions is to start deepening your knowledge of Sage, and to give opportunities to share ideas about technology and how to use worksheets which you have.

=== Session I - Calculus ===
    * Welcome Back: Organizers and Participants (Karl-Dieter, 10 min)
    * Review (and expand on) "[[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/7|PREP Calculus Tutorial]]" worksheet (Karl-Dieter, 30 min)
      * Calc I, II, III
      * Limits, Diff'l. Calc, Integral Calc., Multivariate
    * Questions (Karl-Dieter, 10 min)
    * Short Break
    * Technology in the Classroom discussion (30 min)
       * As a tool, not a crutch - ideas?
       * Models for dissemination
       * [[attachment:SecondRoundTableNotes.rtf|Notes From the Discussion]]
    * Classroom-type demo: [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/13|Chaos and Calculus]] (Karl-Dieter, 10 min)
    * Questions and end (Jason, 15 min)

=== Session II - Plotting, Demos, and Programming ===
    * Welcome Back (Karl-Dieter, 5 min)
    * Introductory [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/16|Programming]] (Karl-Dieter, 25 min)
       * Motivated by linear algebra
       * "dot" method notation
       * Loops and behavior/use of "range"
       * Set Notation, List Comprehension
       * Defining functions with "def"
       * Renaming 'Gotchas'
    * Questions (Karl-Dieter, 5 min)
    * Classroom demos: [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/14|Linear Algebra]] (Jason, 15 min)
    * Classroom demos: [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/12|Multivariable]] (Jason, 15 min)
    * Short Break
    * Participant demo worksheets! (25 min)
      * Making [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/17|tables]]
      * Percentage of [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/19|Area of a Square]]
    * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/15|Advanced 2D plotting]] (Jason, 30 min)
    * Announcements (Jason, 5 min)
      * Office Hours
      * Next Session
      * Homework
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  * [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/reference/|Sage Reference (standalone)]]
  * [[http://www.sagemath.org/doc/tutorial/|Sage Tutorial (standalone)]]
  * [[http://wiki.sagemath.org/quickref|Sage Quick Reference (Wiki)]]
  * [[http://wiki.sagemath.org/interact|Sage Interacts (Wiki)]]
  * [[http://sagemath.org/doc/reference/sagenb/notebook/interact.html?sagenb.notebook.interact.interact#sagenb.notebook.interact.interact|Interact Construction Documentation]]
  * [[http://www.math.usm.edu/perry/|John Perry's Mathematical Computing Course]]
  * [[http://buzzard.ups.edu/stb-seminar.html|Beezer's TeX Resources (bottom half of "Links"]]
  * [[http://wstein.org/mathsoftbio/history.pdf|William Stein's Sage/Mathematical History]]
  * [[http://www.cython.org/|Sage's Python to C translator]]		   * [[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sage-Math/26593144945|Sage Facebook Page]]
  * [[http://mosaic-web.org/|MOSAIC project (NSF funded, connecting computation, calc, and stats)]]
    * [[http://www.causeweb.org/wiki/mosaic/index.php/Mcast-schedule|Schedule of M-Casts]]
  * Python resources:
    * [[http://docs.python.org/tutorial/|Python tutorial]]
    * [[http://diveintopython.org/|Dive into Python]]
    * [[http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/|Think like a computer scientist]]
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Office Hours are TBA, but the format will look like this.
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|| Sam, xx May || x:yzA-ab:cdA|| rs:tuA-q:pgP || Jason Grout or Karl-Dieter Crisman || || Monday, 30 May || 8-10AM || 11AM-1PM || Jason Grout ||
|| Thursday, 02 June || 12-2PM || 3-5PM || Jason Grout ||

 * Between the various intensive sessions
||Date||Time (PDT)||Time (EDT)||Organizer||
|| Thursday, 09 June || 12-1 PM || 3-4 PM || Karl-Dieter Crisman ||
|| Friday, 10 June || 8-9 AM || 11-12 AM || Karl-Dieter Crisman ||
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    * TBA, probably including trying the calculus tutorial     * Try the [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/7|calculus tutorial]]!
    * Make a new worksheet where you explore some subject you care about.
      * This is a nice way to try the help facilities.
    * Email the MAA PREP list with at least one question.
      * This could include starting a discussion about pedagogy!
    * If you would like, suggest topics for the next session.
  * For Tuesday, June 14th
    * Try out two of the "Quickstart" worksheets.
      * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/21|Differential Equations]]
      * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/22|Abstract Algebra]]
      * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/23|Number Theory]]
      * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/24|Statistics and Distributions]]
      * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/25|Graph Theory and Combinatorics]]
      * [[http://sage.maa.org/home/pub/26|Multivariable calculus]]
      * Linear Algebra (to be posted soon)
      * Numerical Analysis (to be posted soon)
    * Continue any discussions you want on the list about technology.
    * Continue to work on a couple worksheets demonstrating what you want to show.

Session Schedule: MAA PREP Workshop

Summer 2011

Each day is a total of four hours online, broken into two 2-hour sessions. Please get set up in Elluminate a few minutes before the start time, paying special attention to the guidelines (especially about your session name and headphones). We will post links to recordings of each session to the course email list shortly after the conclusion of the session.

  • Session I: 8-10 Pacific, 11-1 Eastern
  • Session II: Noon-2 Pacific, 3-5 Eastern

Homework and Office Hours are listed after all the sessions.

Tuesday, May 24

Our goal on the first day is to get everybody comfortable enough in the notebook interface that they can begin to productively explore their own interests in Sage independently. So we will concentrate on basic use and the various ways to get help and learn more.

Questions are encouraged! With that in mind, note that we have ample time for addressing questions that come up during the presentations. You should feel free to message in Elluminate anything that comes to mind, and we'll be sure to address as many as possible during the actual session.

Session I - Getting Started

  • Introductions: Organizers and Participants (Karl-Dieter, 30 min)

  • Review (and expand on) "PREP Intro Tutorial" worksheet (Karl-Dieter, 45 min)

    • Evaluating commands
    • Symbolic functions
    • Finding Help and Documentation through the notebook
    • Annotating your Worksheets
  • Short Break
  • Questions (Jason, 20 min)
  • Technology in the Classroom roundtable (Jason, 20 min)
    • How have you used math software in the classroom?
    • What is your goal in using math software in class?
    • How much should students interact with the software? (Labs? In-class demonstrations? Homework? Tests?)
    • How do you grade technology assignments?
    • How do you adjust your teaching style when students are expected to use math software?

    • Notes from the discussion

Session II - Sage Community

Tuesday, June 7

Our goal on the second day of sessions is to start deepening your knowledge of Sage, and to give opportunities to share ideas about technology and how to use worksheets which you have.

Session I - Calculus

  • Welcome Back: Organizers and Participants (Karl-Dieter, 10 min)

  • Review (and expand on) "PREP Calculus Tutorial" worksheet (Karl-Dieter, 30 min)

    • Calc I, II, III
    • Limits, Diff'l. Calc, Integral Calc., Multivariate
  • Questions (Karl-Dieter, 10 min)
  • Short Break
  • Technology in the Classroom discussion (30 min)

  • Classroom-type demo: Chaos and Calculus (Karl-Dieter, 10 min)

  • Questions and end (Jason, 15 min)

Session II - Plotting, Demos, and Programming

  • Welcome Back (Karl-Dieter, 5 min)

  • Introductory Programming (Karl-Dieter, 25 min)

    • Motivated by linear algebra
    • "dot" method notation
    • Loops and behavior/use of "range"
    • Set Notation, List Comprehension
    • Defining functions with "def"
    • Renaming 'Gotchas'
  • Questions (Karl-Dieter, 5 min)

  • Classroom demos: Linear Algebra (Jason, 15 min)

  • Classroom demos: Multivariable (Jason, 15 min)

  • Short Break
  • Participant demo worksheets! (25 min)

  • Advanced 2D plotting (Jason, 30 min)

  • Announcements (Jason, 5 min)
    • Office Hours
    • Next Session
    • Homework

Office Hours

Please connect as usual in Elluminate, and give the organizer a minute or two to recognize you if there is nobody else around, or they are busy with someone else. ("Raising your hand" should provide an audible alert on the organizer's end.) See the guide for information on sharing your worksheet out via Elluminate. This might be a useful way for us to help you with problems.

And of course feel free to ask any questions on the MAA list for the workshop, or support question on [email protected]

  • Between introductory session and intensive sessions

Date

Time (PDT)

Time (EDT)

Organizer

Monday, 30 May

8-10AM

11AM-1PM

Jason Grout

Thursday, 02 June

12-2PM

3-5PM

Jason Grout

  • Between the various intensive sessions

Date

Time (PDT)

Time (EDT)

Organizer

Thursday, 09 June

12-1 PM

3-4 PM

Karl-Dieter Crisman

Friday, 10 June

8-9 AM

11-12 AM

Karl-Dieter Crisman

Homework

  • For Tuesday, June 7th

    • Try the calculus tutorial!

    • Make a new worksheet where you explore some subject you care about.
      • This is a nice way to try the help facilities.
    • Email the MAA PREP list with at least one question.
      • This could include starting a discussion about pedagogy!
    • If you would like, suggest topics for the next session.
  • For Tuesday, June 14th

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