MEI Conference 2006 Archive

Please note that this is an archive of the handouts from the 2006 Conference. For information about this year's conference please see: CPD > MEI Conference

The MEI Conference is an annual 3-day event. The 2006 MEI Conference took place at the University of Reading from Monday 10^th July - Wednesday 12^th July.

Handouts are available to download for many of the conference sessions. Where a handout is available it is shown as a hyperlink from the session name.

Seminars and Workshops

		Monday 10^th July		Tuesday 11^th July			Wednesday 12^th July
		Seminar 1	Workshop A	Workshop B	Workshop C	Seminar 2	Workshop D	Workshop E
1	Ask the Examiner		FP1* Charlie Stripp	Statistics John du Feu	Pure Jean Matthews		Mechanics David Holland	Numerical Methods* Neil Sheldon & Richard Lissaman
2	Coursework		Numerical Methods Michael Ling	C3 Coursework Michael Ling	Solving equations with EXCEL Peter Mitchell			Differential Equations Michael Ling
3	Pure	Using Autograph to enhance the teaching of AS Mathematics Alan Catley	Using Autograph to enhance the teaching of AS Further Mathematics Alan Catley	FP2: Approaches to learning with only C1/C2/FP1 as a base Val Hanrahan	Comprehension Michael Ling	Active learning in A Level Mathematics Susan Wall	FP3: Markov Chains Peter Mitchell	Active learning in A Level Mathematics (A repeat) Susan Wall
4	Mechanics				Differential Equations Clive Johnson	Big ideas in Mechanics David Holland		Mechanics 2: Approaches to topics to facilitate effective learning David Holland
5	Statistics		Resourcing AS Statistics Bob Francis	AS Statistics Gerald Goodall			Regression/ correlation with real data sets Phil Stockton	Hypothesis tests for other disciplines Phil Stockton
6	Decision		D1: Teaching strategies and using on-line resources Sue de Pomerai		Where’s the modelling? Keith Parramore			D2: Teaching strategies and using on-line resources Sue de Pomerai
7	Numerical Methods						Numerical Methods on computers Neil Sheldon
8	Resources	Introduction to the on-line resources Tom Button	Searching for real data sets Sidney Tyrrell	Introduction to the on-line resources Tom Button	The "Teaching Advanced Mathematics" programme Bernard Murphy		Teaching C4 Vectors using autograph Tom Button
9	GCSE and FSMQ	The new GCSE Michael Ling & Roger Porkess				Using Realistic Mathematics Education In English Secondary Schools Frank Eade & Team	Additional Mathematics Michael Ling

*No handouts were produced for these sessions as they took the form of a discussion.

Activity Sessions

1. How Tartaglia can help you mark C3 coursework.
Michael Ling

2. Newton, Euler and the binomial Theorem
Bernard Murphy

3. RSA: Really Secret Arithmetic?
Clive Johnson

4. Poisson for fun
Phil Stockton

5. Teaching Maths using an IWB
Tom Button

6. Spherical Trigonometry
Peter Mitchell

7.Mechanicstutor - an online resource to support the teaching of Mechanics.
Tony Croft and Jim Stevenson