Instructors

Ed Packel, Volwiler Professor of Mathematics
Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045; packel@lakeforest.edu

Stan Wagon, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105; wagon@macalester.edu

Course Description:
The courses are designed for users and teachers of mathematics and other scientific subjects who wish to enhance their use of Mathematica for presentations, projects, teaching and research. The introductory course is for people whose experience with Mathematica ranges from none to some casual use; the intermediate course will focus on programming and the numerical, symbolic, and graphical issues that arise when trying to write efficient general-purpose routines. Both courses will use examples, often from calculus, with the following goals:

• To use, modify, and create Mathematica code for a variety of symbolic, numerical and graphical computations (including three-dimensional plots and animations) relevant to calculus and other mathematical applications.
• To create instructive and robust presentations and demonstrations using the new features of version 6, especially the Manipulate command and the various databases now included with Mathematica.
• To help participants in discovering and completing worthwhile Mathematica projects during and after the workshop.

• Registration fee: $780 (includes tuition, use of Mathematica, and complete course notes on disk). The fee for returning RMM participants from earlier years is $695.
  
• Late registration (after June 1): $830.
  
• Participants must bring a computer able to run Mathematica 6.0. Mathematica can be installed if necessary for the duration of the workshop.
  
• A few rental computers may be available.
  
• Reduced rate accommodations are available at the Holiday Inn Resort Summit County in Frisco, CO [(440) 268-1051]. Callers should specify the code RMM to get group rates.

• Taking a break on the recreation day (RMM 2005): Terry Hipsher, Fiona MacLachlan, Ruth Dover, Rick Wahl.
  
  
• 2003 climbers Paul, Ed, and Sam at the top of Mount Travers (Stan took the photo)
  
  
• Successful RMM2001 climbers brush up on their computational number theory
  
  
• A candid shot of some 1999 RMM pioneers
  
  
• Four of Ed and Stan's Former Students--Mathematica with an Altitude!!
  
  
• Five happy climbers from RMM 2000 at the summit of Peak W in the Gore Range
  
  
• Bring the whole family
  
  
• The start of Joan's hike at RMM 2000
  
  
• Stan and Two Union College Stalwarts
  
  
• Joan's hikers back in the parking lot, RMM 2000
  
  
• Jeremy King (left), course assistant from Lake Forest College--he can climb, too
  
  
• A much deserved reward for completing the ascent
  
  
• Ed and Stan sharing a Mathematica moment
  
  
• How did I get myself into this?
  
  
• What better place to read "Animating Calculus"?
  
  
• Course veteran Ralph Miles finds humor in "The Mathematica Book"
  
  
• Look Ma! No Hands!
  
  
• Hard at work in the Introductory Lab
  
  
• Action in the back row of the Intermediate Workshop
  
  
• In the midst of the Introductory Workshop
  
  
• 1998 through 2001 Course assistant Ann Serdynski surrounded by eager participants
  
  
• Family hiking time during the Thursday break
  
  

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Last modified on February 16, 2008.
Any questions or comments about this website? packel@lakeforest.edu