Tuesday, April 28, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Awareness week subtracts fear of math
By Emily C. Forsyth
bysyth@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Don't fear, Math Awareness Week is here.
On Thanksgiving, Math Awareness Week is here!
A full week of activities at the University of Kansas and nationwide aims to increase awareness of and enthusiasm for mathematics.
Charles Himmelberg, chairman of the math department, said that the idea was to get students excited about math at an early age and to encourage them to keep studying.
"If kids wait too long to start studying mathematics, maybe they get afraid of it," Himmelberg said.
Bozena Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics and organizer of the week, said that activities would involve students from the elementary level to the university level.
The week's activities will include lectures, exhibits, panel discussions, workshops and competitions for students.
"We want to show students that KU is a great place and that we have outstanding students who are involved in workshops and competitions," Pasik-Duncan said.
She said that the partnership between schools was beneficial for both students and teachers.
"We can be better teachers if we have to
explain our research at the lower level," Pasik-Duncan said. "It's not enough to do research or teaching. It's great to give something back to the community."
The theme of this year's Mathematics Awareness Week is imaging, which is the mathematical process of constructing a visual representation of data which involves modifying, restoring, transmitting and reproducing pictures.
Pasik-Duncan she had received an enthusiastic response from schools wanting to take part in the activities. More than 500 elementary school students will participate during the week.
Mathematics Awareness Week began in 1986 with a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan. The Kansas Senate proclaimed April 26-May 2 Mathematics Awareness Week in Kansas in a resolution initiated by Sen. Sandy Praeger, R-Lawrence. A similar proclamation will be issued by the city of Lawrence today.
Himmelberg said that Math Awareness Week had grown.
Himmelberg said that imaging was involved in everything from making animated movies to studying molecules.
"Every year, it gets a little bigger," Himmelberg said. "It the whole idea is to get students excited about mathematics and get them to keep on studying it." Himmelberg said.
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- Tomorrow: "Mathematics and imaging" workshops for fifth and sixth graders from local elementary schools, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m. 306 South Sawyer
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Lecture: "High Resolution Imaging Through the Atmosphere," given by Robert Plemphens, Z. Reynolds Professor from Wake Forest University, 7 to 8 a.m., 3140 Watson.
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