The Boston College Mathematics Institute began in 1957 with the goal of assisting in the national effort to improve content and instructional practice of mathematics at the pre-college level.

LEADERSHIP

The institute began under the leadership of Professor Stanley J. Bezuszka, SJ (1914–2008).

ACTIVITIES

The institute staff offer professional development opportunities for teachers, produce instructional materials for students and teachers, and serve as consultants in schools and districts.

9th Annual Discrete Math Conference Keynote Address

Gene Fiorini, the Associate Director of the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, gave the keynote address at the 9th Annual Discrete Mathematics Conference at Boston College on February 27, 2010. It was titled "CrIME" (Criminal Investigation Through Mathematical Examination).

The conference, co-hosted by the Mathematics Institute and Rutgers, attracts K–12 teachers of mathematics from throughout New England.

Dale Seymour's Sierpinski Triangle Golf Ball Art Model, located at the author and publisher's Arizona residence.

CALENDAR

2010

January 13–16
MAA/AMS (American Mathematical Society) Joint Mathematics Meetings, Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco, CA

January 14
ATMIM Winter Conference, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

February 27
The 9th Annual Discrete Mathematics Conference for K–12 Teachers, co-hosted by Boston College and Rutgers University, BC Chestnut Hill Campus, MA

March 11
ATMIM Spring Conference, Marlborough, MA

March 16
Statewide Title 1 Conference, Marlborough, MA

April 19–21
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), 42nd Annual Conference, San Diego, CA

April 21–24
NCTM, Annual Meeting and Exposition, Connections: Linking Concepts with Context, San Diego, CA

May 22–23
AMS, Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

June 11–12
MAA, Northeast Section Meeting, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI

June 17
ATMIM's 10th Annual Mathematics Hall of Fame Award dinner, hosted by the Mathematics Institute at Boston College

August 5–7
MAA, MathFest 2010, Pittsburg, PA

October 2–3
AMS, Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

November 8–9
ATMNE, Fall Conference, Nashua, New Hampshire

November 19–20
MAA, Northeast Section Meeting, Providence College, Providence, RI