11^th ACMS Conference Proceedings
Table of Contents

Wheaton College (1997) INTRODUCTION CONFERENCE SCHEDULE INVITED PAPERS "Circles of the Gods: Copernicus, Kepler, and the Ellipse", p.1 Owen Gingerich, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard University "Hypothesis, Proof, and Censorship or How Galileo Changed the Rules of Science", p.7 Owen Gingerich, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard University PAPERS ON TEACHING "A Tale of Two Transitions", p.17 David Klanderman, Trinity Christian College, Sharon Robbert, Trinity Christian College, and Robert Wheeler, Northern Illinois University "An Investigation of the Behavior of Calculus Students Working Collaboratively in an Interactive Software Environment", p.31 Angela Hare, Messiah College "Teaching Generalization and Reduction through an Elementary Probability Problem" , p.51 Erlan Wheeler, Carthage College PAPERS WITH AN INTEGRATIVE THEME "The Mathematical Sciences and the Mediator of Creation", p.56 W. David Laverell, Calvin College "The Role of Mathematics in Culture", p.66 W. James Bradley, Calvin College "Mathematics and Values: Can Philosophy Guide Projects?", p.76 Michael H. Veatch, Gordon College "Solomon's Sea and the Biblical II", p.91 Andrew Simoson, King College "Mathematics at Chartres Cathedral", p.100 Richard Stout, Gordon College PAPERS OF A TECHNICAL NATURE "Fractal Geometry and Chaos Theory: From Old Problems to New Models and Methods", p.105 Terence Perciante, Wheaton College "Hyperbolic Geometry with the Geometer's Sketchpad", p.116 Robert Frank, Seton Hill College "On Binary Quadratic Forms", p.135 Alain Togbe, University Laval (Quebec) "Digital Filtering and Smoothing", p.146 Eric Gossett, Bethel College "Exploring Various Methods of Interpolation", p.163 Mark Roberts, Southwest Baptist University "Using Java and HTML for Linear Algebra Instruction", p.177 Jonathan R. Senning, Gordon College, page 177 PAPERS WITH AN HISTORICAL THEME "History and Current Situation of the Russian Church", p.185 Gennadiy A. Kalyabin, Samara State Aerospace University "First Draft of the History of ACMS", p.196 Robert Brabenec, Wheaton College LIST OF CONFERENCE DELEGATES, p.201 CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHS, p.205