August 6-8

Portland, OR

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Of Interest to Loci readers:

• Invited Addresses:
  • "Mathemagic with a Deck of Cards..." (Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College)
  • "The Mathematics of Perfect Shuffles" (Persi Diaconis, Stanford University)
• Invited Paper Sessions
  • History of Mathematics
  • The Mathematics of Poker
• Contributed Paper Sessions:
  • Effective Use of Dynamic Mathematical Software in the Classroom
  • The History and Philosophy of Mathematics, and Their Uses in the Classroom
  • Advances in Recreational Mathematics
• Panel Discussions:
  • Assessing the effectiveness of online homework