MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA
STUDY ABROAD
MATHEMATICS IN NON-EUROPEAN CULTURES
MATH 102 (3 credits, G2 course)
Summer 2007
PART I
May 14 - May 18 at Millersville University
10:00 - 12:00 Noon
PART II
Ancient Maya Mathematics
and Culture in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Dr. Ed Barnhart, Director
of the Maya Exploration Center
Dr. Ximena Catepillan, Millersville University
of Pennsylvania
May 19, Saturday: Arrival
and Orientation
Fly into Cancun, meet at the baggage claim
area and bus the 45 minutes to Playa Del Carmen. Check into the hotel and have
a look around town. In the evening, attend the orientation meeting and the
course's first lecture, A Brief History of Ancient Maya Civilization.
May 20, Sunday: Lectures
in Playa del
Carmen
8-9am Breakfast
9-11am Explore Playa del Carmen
11-12pm Lecture:
Ancient Maya History
12-2pm Lunch break
2-3pm Lecture: Maya
Numbers and Mathematics
4-5pm Lecture: Maya
Calendar Systems, Part I
Overnight in Playa Del Carmen
May 21, Monday: Coba
7-8am Breakfast and
hotel check out
8-1pm Transport to
and tour of Cobá
1-4pm Lunch and
transport to Valladolid
6-7pm Lecture: Maya
Astronomy
Overnight at Valladolid
May 22, Tuesday: Chichen Itza
7-8am Breakfast
8-12pm Tour of
Central Chichen Itza
12-1pm Lunch
1-4pm Tour of
"Old" Chichen
Itza
5-6pm Visit "El Caracol" Observatory
6-8pm Lecture: Maya
Geometry
Overnight at Valladolid
May 23, Wednesday: Ek Balam
7-8am Breakfast and
hotel check out
8-1pm Transport and
tour of Ek Balam
Lecture at the "White Reading House" Temple
1-3pm Lunch and tour
of historic Valladolid
3-6pm Return to
Playa del Carmen
Overnight in Playa del Carmen
May 24, Thursday: Playa
del Carmen
8-9am Breakfast
9-3pm Free time
3-4pm Lecture: Maya
Calendar Systems, Part II
5-6pm Maya Mathematics and Culture Quiz Bowl
6-8pm Group dinner
and closing ceremonies
Overnight in Playa del Carmen
May 25, Friday: Departure
7:00 - 8:30am Breakfast
9:00am Hotel check-out and
transport back to Cancun for flights back to the USA
May 29, Tuesday
Final Exam at Millersville University