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Following is a selection of presentations from the Joint Mathematics Meetings, 8-11 January 1997, San Diego, CA.

MAA Session
Innovations in Teaching Abstract Algebra

Organizers:
Allen C. Hibbard, Central College hibbarda@ac.central.edu
Ellen Maycock Parker, DePauw University
Krystina K. Leganza, Ball State University

1. C++ Classes for Group Theoretical Computations
   Jeffrey W. Clark, Elon College
   
2. Finite Matrix Groups using MATLAB
   George B Mackiw, Loyola College in Maryland
   
3. Visualizing Games and Their Groups Using Interactive Texts
   John Pais
   Richard Singer
   
4. On Driving Students to Abstraction
   Paul Fjelstad
   
5. A Comparison of Student Attitudes Toward Abstract Algebra
   Julie M. Clark, Emory &Henry College
   Clare Hemenway, University of Wisconsin Marathon Center
   Dennis St. John, Central Michigan University
   Georgia Tolias, Purdue University Calumet
   Roozbeh Vakil, Benedict College
   
6. Ringing a Peal - an Aural Permutation Group
   Lucy Dechene, Fitchburg State College
   
7. A Classroom Activity on Permutations
   Matthew J. Haines
   
8. Teaching Abstract Algebra with {\it ISETL}: An Instructor's View
   Robert S. Smith, Miami University
   
9. Student Explorations in Algebra
   Mysore Jagadish, Barry University
   
10. Using Group Activities to Build a Foundation
    Steve Morics, University of Redlands
    
11. Teaching Abstract Algebra Today
    Saunders Mac Lane, The University of Chicago
    
12. Laboratory Experiences in Group Theory: A Discovery Approach using Exploring Small Groups
    Ellen M Parker
13. FGB: A windows environment for beginning group theory
    Edward C Keppelmann, University of Nevada Reno
    Bayard S Webb, University of Nevada Reno
14. Exploring Abstract Algebra with ISETL.
    Ruth I. Berger, Luther College
15. Presentations of Groups and Rings Using Mathematica
    William H. Paulsen, Arkansas State University
16. Labs for Group Theory: {\it Exploring Abstract Algebra with Mathematica}
    Allen C. Hibbard, Central College
17. A modified discovery approach to teaching and learning abstract algebra.
    Steven R. Benson, University of New Hampshire
18. Teaching Algebra Through Investigations
    Larry Copes, Augsburg College
19. Enabling and Empowering: Small Group Learning in Abstract Algebra
    Mary T Treanor, Valparaiso University
20. Use of Team Presentations in Abstract Algebra Courses
    Robert C Mers, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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College algebra reform.
MAA CRAFTY Panel Discussion

Organizers:
Donald B. Small, U.S. Military Academy
Panelists:
Della Bell, Texas Southern University
Linda Kime, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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