2020-2022 Activity Report for Philip B. Yasskin

• Short Brief Vita
• Complete publication Publications & Presentations
• Current research Current Projects

Research

Publications and writings

Below, author names of students and postdocs I (co-)supervised are marked with an asterisk*.

• "Can we Observe the Torsion of the Connection in the Geometry of the Universe?", in The Sounds of Science — a Symphony for many Instruments and Voices, ed. by R. Allen & S. Lidström, Physica Scripta 95 No.6 062501, 36-37 (2020) (with G. Alexander, R. E. Allen, A. Atala, W. P. Bowen, A. A. Coley, J. B. Goodenough, M. I. Katsnelson, E. V. Koonin, M. Krenn, L. S. Madsen, M. Månsson, N. P. Mauranyapin, A. I. Melvin, E. Rasel, L. E. Reichl, R. Yampolskiy, A. Zeilinger and S. Lidström)

• "Enhancing usability in AR and Non-AR educational technology: An embodied approach to geometric transformations", Human-Computer Interaction International (HCII) 2023. Accepted. Samantha D. Aguilar, Heather Burte, Zohreh Shaghaghian, Philip Yasskin, Jeffery Liew, and Wei Yan,

• P. Yasskin, D. Meade, M. Barry*, A. Crenwelge*, G. Keiffer, D. Migl*, J. Martinsen*, A. Rao*, M. Weihing*, S. Mahato*, C. Van Huyck*
  "MY Math Apps Calculus", https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/MYMACalc/
  On-Line Calculus Text, 2014-present 2022.
  Sample at "MY Math Apps Calculus - Sample", https://mymathapps.com/mymacalc-sample/
  with M. Atanas*, D. Banerjee*, B. Bordovsky*, J. Bufton, M. Cahill*, L. Collins*, E. Corpus*, K. Davis*, D. DeHaven*, F. Doe*, A. Dongol*, W. Frendreiss*, A. Green*, L. Hoffman*, C. Johnson*, T. Johnson*, L. Knudsen*, T. Lamb*, B. Lin*, W. L. Lowery*, M. Milanowski*, P. Miracle*, S. Mohon*, V. Musser*, N. Parish*, T. Partin, N. Pochareddy*, S. Saravanan*, Parth Sarin*, C. Scrudder*, Jacob Schmidt*, E. Sharma*, D. Shatalov*, A. Shung*, L. Solitare*, M. Sprintson*, P. Tranbarger, B. Wang*, S. Whitman*, B. Yan* & S. Yang*,

• P. Yasskin, D. Meade, L. Collins*, M. Barry*, M. Weihing* & C. Van Huyck*, "MY Math Apps Lessons",
  Converting the Maplets for Calculus from Maple and Java to Sage, HTML5, JavaScript, MathLex and Threejs, 2012-present 2022.
• P. Yasskin & C. Van Huyck*, "TAMU Math Circle Apps",
  https://mymathapps.com/mymacalc-sample/MathCircleApps/MContents.html
  Creating a collection of Online Activities for use by Math Circles, 2020-present 2022.

Invited Conference Talks

• "MYMathApps Calculus and Edfinity",
  AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings,
  Edfinity Booth
  Denver, CO, January 16-17, 2020
• "Maple at TAMU SEE-Math",
  Maple Ambassadors Conference,
  Online Video and Questions via Zoom, Nov 6, 2020
• "Toilet Paper Folding",
  International Math Buffet: 24 hours of math puzzles, stories and art!
  Sponsored by the Juila Robinson Math Festival
  Online Video via Zoom, March 11, 2021
• "The TAMU Math Circle Apps Website",
  See Math Circle Apps
  https://mymathapps.com/mymacalc-sample/MathCircleApps/MContents.html
  MAA MathFest, Invited Paper Session on "Games in Math Circles"
  (with C. Van Huyck and J Goldstein)
  Sponsored by the SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Online via Zoom, Aug 6, 2021
• "MYMathApps Calculus",
  Maple Conference, 2021 - Maple in Mathematics Education and Research,
  Online Video and Questions via Zoom, Nov 2-5, 2021
  Conference Link: https://www.maplesoft.com/mapleconference/2021/agenda.aspx
  Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8L7X2qbbjk

Contributed Conference Talks

• "MYMathApps Calculus",
  See MYMathApps Calculus-Sample
  https://mymathapps.com/mymacalc-sample"
  MAA MathFest, Contributed Paper Session on "Innovative Ideas in Teaching Mathematics - Lessons from the Pandemic and its Aftermath"
  Philadelphia, PA, August 6, 2022
  Did not attend due to the pandemic.
• "You Too Can Put Manipulatable 3D Graphics in Your Webpage",
  Maple Conference, 2022 - Maple in Mathematics Education and Research,
  Online Conference, Nov 2-3, 2022
  Conference Link: https://www.maplesoft.com/mapleconference/2022/full-program.aspx
  Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-lhM7oja_Q&list=PLlcD7K2JXjTB5YRCJP26ZYlYM_w10N398&index=8&t=918s

Invited Poster Sessions

• "Building Better Books & Outreach Activities",
  NSF Broader Impacts & Education Plan Seminar & Expo,
  Online, TAMU Feb. 5, 2020
• "Building Better Books & Outreach Activities",
  NSF Broader Impacts & CAREER Education Plan Expo & Seminar,
  TAMU Feb. 3, 2021

Undergraduate Seminar Talks

• "Dropping Cell Phones", TAMU Math Club/Pi Mu Epsilon talk, Mar 3, 2020 (cancelled due to pandemic).
• "Map Coloring", TAMU Math Club/Pi Mu Epsilon talk, Nov 1, 2022

Invited Talks for Middle and/or High School Students

• "Gerrymandering", Guest Lecture,
  K-12 Geography and GIS Summer Computing Camp, College of Geosciences
  College Station, TX, July 6, 2021.
• "Counting Diagonals", Invited presentation to Math Club,
  College Station High School,
  College Station, TX, Oct 12, 2022.

Invited Talks for Elementary School Students

• "Rational Tangles", presentation to GT students
  Pecan Trail Intermediate School,
  College Station, TX, Feb 23, 2022.

Other Conferences Attended

• TAMU "Academic Innovation", - Conference on using technology in the classroom, Feb 7, 2020.

Funding

• "Strengthening Mathematics Instructions for Elementary & Middle Schools",
  NSF, Division of Undergraduate Education, Award Number 1852942
  Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program:
  Aug 1 , 2019 - July 31, 2024, Award Amount: $1,191,842.
  PIs: Y. Li, S. Nite
  Co-Is: L. Kelly, P. Yasskin, & R. Howe
  Program Officer: Steven Turley, (703) 292-2207.
• "Using Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Teaching and Learning Spatial Transformations in STEM Disciplines",
  NSF, Research on Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning (RETTL) Award Number 2119549
  Grant Period: Oct 1, 2021 - Sept 30, 2024. Award Amount: $849,971.
  PI: W. Yan, Co-PIs: P. Yasskin, F. Quek, H. Burte, D. Song, and Co-I: J. Liew
  Program Officer: Michael Davis, (703) 292-7166.

Funding Applications - Pending

• "Collaborative Research: Augmented Reality (AR) Learning Environment for Middle School Students to Visualize and Embody STEM Spatial Transformations", submitted to NSF DRK-12 program, $1,200,000 (TAMU, Non-Lead Institution), PI/Co-PIs: W. Yan, P. Yasskin, D. Song, H. Burte, and J. Liew, submitted on 10/02/2022, with UTEP (Lead Institution).
• "Collaborative Research: AI-Powered Informal Learning for Transforming Geometry with Hispanic Teenagers",
  submitted to NSF AISL program, $1,000,000 (TAMU, Non-Lead Institution), PI/Co-PIs: W. Yan, P. Yasskin, D. Song, H. Burte, and J. Liew, submitted on 01/10/2023, with UTEP (Lead Institution).

Funding Applications - Unfunded

• "AR/AI-Powered Communication Strategies for Improving Housing in Underserved Communities and Advancing Education Towards Environmental Justice, Sustainability, and Resilience",
  Texas A&M University X-Grant, 2021,
  PI: W. Yan,
  Co-PIs/CO-Is: H. Burte, M. Clayton, F. Quek, D. Song, J. Vanegas, X. Ye, P. Yasskin, M. Dixit, J. Liew, Z. O'Neill, E. Price, Z. Zhang,
  TAMU, $1.5M (Finalist: 224 1-page proposals, 78 preliminary proposals, 28 final proposals, 8 funded)

Service

National Activities

2020

• SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB
  Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Denver, CO, January 17, 2020.
• SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Replacement Interim Program Director: Jan 2020 - Jan 2021.
  Joint Math Meeting, Denver, CO, January 15-19, 2020.
  • Program
  • Business meeting, January 15, 2020.
  • SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Special Presentation: Math Wrangle
    Organizer with E. Keppelmann
  • Julia Robinson Math Festival:
    Organizer with T. Clark, M. Saul, H. Rosario
    Facilitator at a table.
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Math Honor Society
  Advisors' Breakfast Business meeting, Joint Math Meeting, Denver, CO, January 17, 2020.

University Activities

2021

• "Gerrymandering", July 6, 2021
  Guest Lecture at
  K-12 Geography and GIS Summer Computing Camp
  College of Geosciences

College Activities

2021

• Physics Festival, April 10, 2021.
  Online, Presented activities on "Two Person games".

2022

• Physics Festival, April 2, 2022.
  Supervised displays on "Conway's Rational Tangles", "Platonic Solids, Can You Build Them?", "Topology Puzzles" and "Two Person Games".

Departmental Activities

Multi Year

• Faculty Advisor, Math Club, 1986-1995, 1999-present 2022
• Faculty Advisor, Pi Mu Epsilon, National Honor Society, 1986-1995, 1999-present 2022
• Faculty Advisor, Mathematical Association of America, Student Chapter, 199?-present 2022

2020

• Helped organize Math/Stat Fair (under T. Carter), Feb 22, 2020.
• Assisted at 14th Annual Integral Bee, Mar 4, 2020.
• Accompanied 4 students to the Joint Mathematics Meeting, Denver, Co, January 15-19, 2020, with M. Papanikolas
• Letters of Recommendation:
  Faculty: 1
  Former Students: 2
  Graduate Students: 2
  Undergrad Students: 8
  High School Students: 2
  Elementary School Students: 1

2021

• Helped organize Math/Stat Fair (under T. Carter), Feb 27, 2021. Online.
• Letters of Recommendation:
  Graduate Students: 1
  Undergrad Students at A&M: 5
  Undergrad Students at other Institutions: 1
  High School Students: 2
  Middle School Students: 1

2022

• Helped organize Math/Stat Fair (under T. Carter), Feb 26, 2022.
• Assisted at 15th Annual Integral Bee, Mar 9, 2022.
• Assisted at 10th Annual Derivative Bee, Oct 24, 2022.
• High School Math Contest, Nov 12, 2022.
  Helped grade the Power Team Exam.
• Letters of Recommendation:
  Faculty: 1
  Undergrad Students at A&M: 13
  Undergrad Students at other Institutions: 1
  Elementary School Students: 2

Departmental Outreach to the Community Activities (National during the Pandemic)

2020

• TAMU Math Circle
  • Spring Co-Organizer with Junehyuk Jung, Guoliang Yu, Wencai Liu, Kristopher Watkins, and John Weeks.
    Saturday meetings 2:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from surrounding area
    Meetings: Jan 25, Feb 1,8,15,29, 2020.
    Presented talks: Feb 1,15,29, 2020.
    Meetings cancelled after Feb 29, 2020 due to pandemic.
  • Fall Co-Organizer with Guoliang Yu, Wencai Liu, Joshua Goldstein.
    Saturday meetings 12:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from Bryan/College Station, Texas, US, Canada
    Online Zoom Meetings due to pandemic.
    Meetings: Oct 3,10,17,24,31, Nov 7,14,21, Dec 5,12 2020.
    Presented talks: Oct 3(3 sessions),10(2 sessions),31(helped with Buzz Contest), Nov 14,21, 2020.
  • Funding source: Registration Fees about $4000, College of Science $5805
• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Co-Director with David Manuel of SEE-Math, July 13 - 23 & 25, 2020
    Online Zoom Meetings due to pandemic.
  • 2 week program for 49 gifted middle school students
    15 College Station
    17 Texas outside College Station & Bryan
    17 US outside Texas
    20 Davidson Scholars or near equivalent
  • with 14 Instructors, 16 Senior Counselorts, 19 Junior Counselors
  • Funding source: Registration Fees about $4000, College of Science about $5,000
• River Bend Elementary School STEAM Night,
  College Station, TX, Feb 11, 2020.
  TAMU Math Club hosts a displays of fun Math activities.

2021

• TAMU Math Circle
  • Spring Co-Organizer with Guoliang Yu, Wencai Liu, Joshua Goldstein.
    Saturday meetings 12:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from Bryan/College Station, Texas, US, Canada
    Online Zoom Meetings: Jan 21, Feb 6,13, Mar 6,13, Apr 17,24, May 8,15, 2021.
    Presented talks: Jan 21, Feb 6,13, May 8, 2021.
  • Fall Co-Organizer with Guoliang Yu, Wencai Liu, Peyam Tabrizian, Joshua Goldstein.
    Saturday meetings 12:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from Bryan/College Station, Texas, US, Canada
    Online Zoom Meetings: Sept 11,18,25, Oct 2,9,23, Nov 6,20, 2021.
    Presented talks: Sept 11, 2021.
  • Funding source: Registration Fees about $4000, College of Science $5805
• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Co-Director with David Manuel of SEE-Math, July 19 - 29 & 31, 2021
    Online Zoom Meetings due to pandemic.
  • 2 week program for 72 gifted middle school students
    29 Bryan/College Station
    22 Texas outside Bryan/College Station
    17 US outside Texas
    4 Canada
    17 Gifted Certification such as Davidson Scholar
  • with 15 Instructors, 20 Senior Counselorts, 24 Junior Counselors
  • Funding source: Registration Fees about $4000, College of Science $3510

2022

• TAMU Math Circle
  • Spring Co-Organizer with Guoliang Yu, Wencai Liu, Peyam Tabrizian, Joshua Goldstein.
    Saturday meetings 12:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from Bryan/College Station, Texas, US, Canada
    Online Zoom Meetings: Feb 5,12,19, Mar 5,26, Apr 9,23,30, May 14 2022.
    Presented talks: Feb 5 (3 times), Feb 19, 2022.
  • Fall Co-Organizer with Guoliang Yu, Wencai Liu, John Weeks, Nick Treuer, Kun Wang, Sherry Gong.
    Saturday meetings 2:00-5:00 of gifted 5th - 12th grade math students from local area.
    In-Person & Online Zoom Meetings: Sept 24, Oct 1,8,22,29, Nov 5,19, Dec 3,10, 2022.
    Presented talks: Sept 24, Oct 8, Nov 5, 2022.
  • Funding source: Registration Fees $100 per student, College of Science $3000, Math Dept $1000
• Summer Educational Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math)
  • Co-Director with David Manuel of SEE-Math, July 11 - 22, 2022
  • 2 week program for 50 gifted middle school students from the local area
  • with 13 Instructors, 10 Senior Counselorts, 11 Junior Counselors
  • Funding source: Registration Fees $100 per student, Math Dept $1000
• "Rational Tangles", presentation to GT students
  Pecan Trail Intermediate School,
  College Station, TX, Feb 23, 2022.
• River Bend Elementary School STEAM Night,
  College Station, TX, Feb 24, 2022.
  TAMU Math Club hosts a displays of fun Math activities.
• "Counting Diagonals", presentation to Math Club,
  College Station High School,
  College Station, TX, Oct 12, 2022.

Teaching

Classes taught

2020

• Spring 2020 Math 172, 501, Math/Science Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  32 students (Completed Online)
• Spring 2020 Math 172H, 200, Math/Science Mathematics II Honors (Calculus 2)
  20 students (Completed Online)
• Fall 2020 Math 251, 517, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  103 students (Online)
• Fall 2020 Math 251, 519, Engineering Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  103 students (Online)

2021

• Spring 2021 Math 172, 501, Math/Science Mathematics II (Calculus 2)
  37 students (Online)
• Spring 2021 Math 172H, 200, Math/Science Mathematics II Honors (Calculus 2)
  16 students (Online)
• Fall 2021 Math 171, 503, Math/Science Mathematics I (Calculus 1)
  38 students
• Fall 2021 Math 221, 504, Math/Science Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  35 students
• Fall 2021 Math 221, 505, Math/Science Mathematics III (Calculus 3)
  34 students

2022

• Spring 2022 Math 172H, 200, Math/Science Mathematics II Honors (Calculus 2)
  19 students
• Fall 2022 Math 171, 502, Math/Science Mathematics I (Calculus 1)
  39 students
• Fall 2022 Math 171, 504, Math/Science Mathematics I (Calculus 1)
  29 students

Courses & Electronic Textbooks under Development

• "MYMathApps Calculus 1" online calculus text for
  Math 171, Math/Science Mathematics I
  Math 151, Engineering Calculus I
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/MYMACalc/MYMACalc1/MContents.html, (with D. Meade, M. Barry*, A. Crenwelge*, S. Mahato*, J. Martinsen*, A. Rao*, J. Schmidt*, C. Van Huyck*, D. Banerjee*, M. Cahill*, A. Dongol*, L. Hoffman*, C. Johnson*, T. Johnson*, B. Lin*, P. Miracle*, L. Solitare*, B. Wang*, S. Whitman* & B. Yan*), 2018-present 2022
  Web-based, fully hyperlinked with animations and randomized activities
  Pilot tested by Yasskin: Math 171, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
• "MYMathApps Calculus 2" online calculus text for
  Math 172, Math/Science Mathematics II
  Math 152, Engineering Calculus II
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/MYMACalc/MYMACalc2/MContents.html, (with D. Meade, G. Keiffer, M. Barry*, A. Crenwelge*,S. Mahato*, J. Martinsen*, A. Rao*, J. Schmidt*, C. Van Huyck*, M. Weihing*, D. Banerjee*, M. Cahill*, E. Corpus*, D. DeHaven*, A. Dongol*, L. Hoffman*, C. Johnson*, T. Johnson*, L. Knudsen*, B. Lin*, P. Miracle*, S. Mohon*, V. Musser*, N. Pochareddy*, S. Saravanan*, B. Wang*, S. Whitman*, B. Yan* & S. Yang*), 2014-present 2022.
  Web-based, fully hyperlinked with animations and randomized activities
  Pilot tested by Yasskin in Math 152/152H/172, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023
  Pilot tested by Michael Anshelevich: Math 172, Fall 2020
  Pilot tested by Erika Ordog: Math 172, Spring 2021
  Pilot tested by David Manuel: Math 172, Spring 2022, Spring 2023
  Pilot tested by Alan Demlow: Math 172, Spring 2022
  Pilot tested by Rob Rahm: Math 172, Spring 2022
• "MYMathApps Calculus 3" online calculus text for
  Math 221, Math/Science Mathematics III
  Math 251, Engineering Calculus III
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/MYMACalc/MYMACalc3/MContents.html, (with D. Meade, M. Barry*, A. Crenwelge*,S. Mahato*, J. Martinsen*, D. Migl*, A. Rao*, J. Schmidt*, C. Van Huyck*, M. Weihing*, M. Atanas*, W. Frendreiss*, L. Hoffman*, C. Johnson*, W. L. Lowery*, J. Parker*, E. Sharma*, A. Shung*, M. Sprintson* & B. Wang*), 2014-present 2022.
  Web-based, fully hyperlinked with animations and randomized activities
  Pilot tested by Yasskin in Math 251/251H/253H/221/221H, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
  Pilot tested by Rob Rham: Math 221 Spring 2020
  Pilot tested by Tian Yang: Math 221 Spring 2022

Supervised Graduate Students in Computer Science Course

• Fall 2022 - 6 students in CS 606: Kai Chih Huang, Chia-Yuan (Scott) Chang, Po Han (Bryan) Hou, Li Yuan Hsu, Xian-Ji (Jimmy) Chen, Eric Yeh
  CS 606 is a project based course where students learn to develop a website. I provided a website that needed development and worked with them to build specifications and deliver a product.

Supervised Undergraduate Research

• 2020 - 12 students: Matthew Atanas, William Frendreiss, Catherine Johnson, Logan Knudsen, Beau Lin, Wyatt Lowery, Shiva Mahato, Stephen Mohon, Akash Rao, Jacob Schmidt, Mark Cahill (from U. Texas), Luke Hoffman (from U. Texas)
• 2021 - 11 students: Matthew Atanas, Jonah Bufton, Catherine Johnson, Logan Knudsen, Kevin Le, Beau Lin, Wyatt Lowery, Shiva Mahato, Akash Rao, Jacob Schmidt, Bryan Yan
• 2022 - 15 students: Jonah Bufton, Isaac Campos, Diego Castellanos, Logan Knudsen, Kevin Le, Wyatt Lowery, Rena Nakada, Grant Oxford, Joshua Rojas, Jacob Schmidt, Coby Scrudder, Andrew Sorescu, Luke Duane-Tessier, Preston Tranbarger, Scott Whitman

Supervised Middle and High School Students doing Calculus

• 2020 - 3 students: Devkumar (Krishno) Banerjee (8th), Bryan Yan (12th), Leo Solitaire (8th)
• 2021 - 3 students: Devkumar (Krishno) Banerjee (9th), Leo Solitaire (9th), Jameson Parker (8th)
• 2022 - 3 students: Devkumar (Krishno) Banerjee (10th), Trevor Johnson (8th), Leo Solitaire (10th),

Supervised Elementary School Students doing Calculus

• 2020 - 5 students: Avek Dongol (5th), Trevor Johnson (6th), Phoenix Miracle (5th), Jameson Parker (6th), Scott Whitman (5th)
• 2021 - 5 students: Avek Dongol (6th), Trevor Johnson (7th), Phoenix Miracle (6th), Abhinav Srinivas (6th), Scott Whitman (6th)
• 2022 - 4 students: Avek Dongol (7th), Phoenix Miracle (7th), Abhinav Srinivas (7th), Osher Ahn-Clifford (9 years old)