THE DR. SCHAFFER AND MR. STERN DANCE ENSEMBLE LAUNCH THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TIME 2000 CONFERENCE

Queens College President, Dr. James Muyskens, welcoming the high school students and their teachers

TIME 2000 Director, Professor Alice Artzt, introducing the opening session on mathematics and dance

Mr. Eric Stern, Dr. Karl Schaffer, and Saki, performing a segment of their program entitled, “The Secret Life of Squares: Dances about Mathematics”

Mrs. Naomi Weinman, conference coordinator

Ms. Rocio Saborido, TIME 2000 graduate, teacher at Oceanside High School, leading a session entitled, “At the Carnival”

Mr. Peter Hayes, Roslyn Public Schools, conducting a session entitled, “Full Contact Mathematics”

Ms. Kristina Vitale, TIME 2000 graduate and teacher at Great Neck North High School, and Ms. Kristen San Filippo, teacher at Locust Valley High School, posing with several TIME 2000 students before their session entitled, “Curve Fitting with Geometer’s Sketchpad”

Mr. Howard Weinman, adjunct instructor at Queens College, conducting a session entitled, “Weird Squares”

Ms. Cheriese Pemberton, Uniondale School District, presenting at her session entitled, “Having Fun with Parabolas”

Dr. Robert Gerver, North Shore High School, at his session entitled, “Really? Really! Defying Your Mathematical Intuition”

Ms. Ana Mojocoa, a TIME 2000 graduate and teacher at Elmont Memorial High School, at her session entitled, “Wax On, Wax Off! Discovering Conic Sections Using wax Paper”

Mr. Anant Manie, mathematics teacher at Hillcrest High School, presenting a session on “The Mathematics of Music”

Ms. Irina Kimyagarov, a TIME 2000 graduate and teacher at Elmont Memorial High School, conducting a session entitled, “Money Can Grow Like Trees”

Mr. James Harrell, mathematics teacher at the Waldorf School of Garden City, conducting a session entitled, “Mathematics in the News: Using Mathematics to Explore Current Events Topics”

Queens College mathematics professor, Dr. Alan Sultan, at his session entitled, “You Must Be Kidding!”

Siena College mathematics professor, Dr. Jim Matthews, at his session entitled, “Magic, Card Tricks, and Mathematics”

Mr. Dan Goldbeck, mathematics teacher at Syosset High School, conducting a session entitled, “Bringing Humor, History, and Hard to Believe Phenomena Into Math Class”

TIME 2000 student assistants, Junior, Sung Yan Chui, and Sophomore, Debra Steltzer

TIME 2000 Senior, Asma Ismail, moderating the panel

Members of the panel from left to right, Ms. Rocio Sabordio, teacher at Oceanside High School, Senior Jackie, Senior Asma, Junior Sung, Junior Christabelle, Junior Chris, Sophomore Shurti, Sophomore Melanie, Freshman Violetta, Freshman Maria