Ivars Peterson is Director of Publications and Communications at the Mathematical Association of America  in Washington, D.C. As an award-winning mathematics writer, he previously worked at Science News for more than 25 years and served as editor of Science News Online and  Science News for Kids. His books include The Mathematical Tourist, Islands of Truth, Newton's Clock, The Jungles of Randomness, and Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art.

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Upcoming Presentations

MAA-FTYCMA Joint Conferences
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
* Workshop: Writing Mathematics Well
Friday, February 17, 2012, 3
* Invited Address: The Jungles of Randomness
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 12:00 p.m.

MAA Intermountain Section Meeting
Westminster College and Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT
* Dinner Talk: Pancake Sorting, Prefix Reversals, and DNA Rearrangements
Friday, March 23, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
* Workshop: Writing Mathematics Well
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 1:00 p.m.