The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is the largest professional society that focuses on undergraduate mathematics education. Our members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied mathematicians; computer scientists; statisticians; and many others in academia, government, business, and industry. We welcome all who are interested in the mathematical sciences.

The mission of the MAA is "to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level."

The Northeastern Section of the MAA includes the six New England States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont and the four Canadian Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

Free Workshop at Clay Math Institute on the Mathematical Software Sage

On Saturday, December 5th, Northeastern Section MAA members Karl-Dieter Crisman (Gordon) and Nathan Carter (Bentley) invite you to a FREE workshop at the Clay Math Institute in Cambridge, MA about the free mathematical software Sage and your courses. For more information, go to http://wiki.sagemath.org/education1.

Call for Teaching Award Nominations

Teaching Award Nominations are due. Deadline is January 15th, 2010. Send nominations to

Dr. Jason J. Molitierno

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Sacred Heart University

5151 Park Avenue

Fairfield, CT 06825-1000

Fall Meeting At WNEC a Big Success

The Fall 2009 Meeting at Western New England College, Springfield, MA, on November 20 and 21 was a great success.
225 attendees
Over 100 students attended.
The fourth annual problem solving contest had 22 teams. Two teams from Yale solved all the problems and tied for first.
Seven parallel sessions of student presentations.
The web site is still active at http://mars.wnec.edu/~thull/nesmaaf09/

Solomon Friedberg wins the 2009 NES Teaching Award

The Section is delighted to announce that Solomon Friedberg of Boston College is the winner of the 2009 Northeastern Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching. His students and colleagues praise him not only for his enthusiasm and skill in the classroom, but also for his commitment to his students and accessibility outside the classroom. In addition, he has organized a nationwide effort to improve the teaching of the next generation of college and university faculty by creating innovative materials to promote effective teaching among current graduate students.

A full description of some of Professor Friedberg's accomplishments and impact will be in the Section's Spring Newsletter. Congratulations Professor Friedberg!

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