Joan W. Weiss

Associate Professor of Mathematics



Contact Information

Joan W. Weiss Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield CT 06430-5195

Voice mail - 203-254-4000 Extension 2516
FAX 203-254-4126
Office: Bannow 12
email: weiss@fair1.fairfield.edu

BACKGROUND


FIELDS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE, ON-GOING RESEARCH:
The use of technology in the mathematics curriculum.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Association of America
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
SIGGRAPH--Special Interest Group for Computer Graphics
SIGNUM--Special Interest Group for Numerical Mathematics
IEEE Computer Society
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Women and Mathematics Education
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Pi Mu Epsilon

PUBLICATIONS:

Review of ³Changes in Teaching Practices: The Effects of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards² in Mathematics Teacher(May, 1995) in ³Media Highlights,² The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 26, No. 5, November, 1995, pages 413 - 14.
Review of ³Wavelets for Computer Graphics: A Primer, Parts 1 and 2² in IEEE Computer Graphics (May and July, 1995) in ³Media Highlights,² The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 26, No. 5, November, 1995, page 416.
MEETINGS ATTENDED:

AMS/MAA National Summer Meeting, Burlington, VT, August, 1995.
Annual Mathematics Department Chairs Colloquium, Arlington, VA, October, 1995.
AMS/MAA National Meeting, Orlando, FL, January, 1996.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:




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Mathematics Department
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT 06430
email: macdonnell@fair1.fairfield.edu
Voice mail - 203 256-7238
FAX 203-255-5947


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