The Mathematical Association of America of Ohio hosted their conference at Sinclair Community College for the first time.
According to Moez Ben-Azzouz, Professor of Mathematics, the conference offered Sinclair students an opportunity to learn about mathematics in a new light.
“The key is promote in mathematics, teach in mathematics and also advancing students in mathematics because they are a lot of student teachers, there’s a lot of promotions for preparing students so you get faculty from four year schools who will bring students with them and the students will do research with the faculty and then the student will present. So, this is really a nice student development opportunity,” Ben-Azzouz said.
The conference allows other students to look into what their peers are learning and doing throughout their schooling.
“It’s also nice for the students who attend. Because when you attend, you attend a presentation from another student then you see what’s it’s like to see other students, what kind of research they do and how they develop, how they learn, how they present. So, it helps you kind of be a bit more ambitious,” Ben-Azzouz said.
Sinclair students, who were able to attend for free, could come back to the conference in a few years and present as a university student.
“It will be nicer [for two year schools] because a lot of our students are going to transfer to a four year school and they’re going to major. And if they major in a math related field, they can come back and present.”
Ben-Azzouz said that this was a great opportunity for Sinclair students because they might not ever get to this conference, especially not for free, so it truly opened doors for them.
The Ohio Mathematical Association of America conference was held on March 31 and April 1.
Laina Yost
Managing Editor