Harold Jacobs

Thursday 2:30 - 3:30 PM Session
T036 6-12	Mathematical Snapshots of 2007 How to pull your students into your lessons by means of surprising and timely examples that everyone will enjoy. Applications of mathematics will be presented that can be used to motivate the review of old concepts and the introduction of new ones in the classroom.	Meydenbauer Theater
The speaker has made the following files available for download: 1) Euclid To Alexandria (directory) 2) Message To The Stars (directory) 3) Triangle Challenge (directory)
Friday 12:30 - 1:30 PM Session
F137 9-12	Making Geometry Meaningful A variety of examples of how to make your geometry lessons come alive by connecting them to the real world.	Meydenbauer Theater
The speaker has made the following files are available for download: 1) Ask Marilyn 2) Babies and Excuses 3) Bullfrog Baffler 4) California Govt Land 5) Car Talk Problem 6) Circle Packing 7) Cleveland Math 8) Egyptian Rope Stretchers 9) Ferris Wheels 10) Fibonacci Examples 11) Haga's First Theorem 12) Hefty Football Players 13) Hot Dog Contest 14) Independent School Test 15) Internet Weight 16) Morley's Theorem 17) Pi Unleashed 18) Regular 17-gon 19) Square Wheels 20) Temari Balls 21) Time Callahan Article 22) Universe Spheres 23) Vjecsner Ads 24) Wendy's 25) Wynn Las Vegas