Program of the Sessions Baltimore, Maryland, January 16–19, 2019

Monday, January 14 Tuesday, January 15 AMS Short Course on Sum of Squares: AMS Department Chairs Workshop Theory and Applications, Part I 8:00 AM –6:30PM Grand Ballroom ABC, 8:15 AM –5:30PM Holiday Ballroom 1-3, 1st Floor, Marriott Inner Harbor 2nd Floor, Hilton Organizers: Malcolm Adams,University Organizers: Pablo A Parrilo, of Georgia Massachusetts Institute of Gloria Mari-Beffa,University Technology of Wisconsin-Madison Rekha R Thomas,University of Washington Douglas Mupasiri, University of Northern Iowa 8:15AM Introduction Jennifer Zhao,Universityof 8:30AM Overview of SOS polynomials. Michigan-Dearborn (1) Grigoriy Blekherman, Georgia Institute of Technology AMS Short Course on Sum of Squares: 10:10AM Break Theory and Applications, Part II 10:40AM The geometry of spectrahedra. (2) Cynthia Vinzant, North Carolina State 8:30 AM –5:30PM Holiday Ballroom 1-3, University 2nd Floor, Hilton 12:20PM Lunch Organizers: Pablo A Parrilo, 2:00PM Engineering applications of SOS Massachusetts Institute of (3) polynomials. Technology Georgina Hall,INSEAD Rekha R Thomas,University 3:40PM Break of Washington 4:10PM Problem session 8:30AM Algebraic geometry through the lens of AMS Short Course Reception (4) sums of squares. Mauricio Velasco, Universidad de los 5:00 PM –6:00PM Holiday Ballroom 1-3, Andes 2nd Floor, Hilton 10:10AM Break

The time limit for each AMS contributed paper in the sessions meeting will be found in Volume 40, Issue 1 of Abstracts is ten minutes. The time limit for each MAA contributed of papers presented to the American Mathematical Society, paper varies. In the Special Sessions the time limit varies ordered according to the numbers in parentheses following from session to session and within sessions. To maintain the the listings. The middle two digits, e.g., 897-20-1136, refer to schedule, time limits will be strictly enforced. the Mathematical Reviews subject classification assigned by Forpaperswithmorethanoneauthor,an asterisk follows the individual author. Groups of papers for each subject are the name of the author who plans to present the paper at the listed chronologically in the Abstracts. The last one to four meeting. digits, e.g., 897-20-1136, refer to the receipt number of the Papers flagged with a solid triangle () have been desig- abstract; abstracts are further sorted by the receipt number nated by the author as being of possible interest to under- within each classification. MAA abstracts are listed toward graduate students. the back of the issue sorted by session name. Abstracts of papers presented in the sessions at this

57 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 15 (cont’d.)

10:40AM Connections to theoretical computer 9:00AM Optimal bounds for single-source (5) science. (9) Kolmogorov extractors. Ankur Moitra,MIT Laurent Bienvenu,Universityof 12:20PM Lunch Montpellier, Barbara F Csima*, University of Waterloo, and Matthew 2:00PM Lifts of convex sets. Harrison-Trainor, Victoria University of (6) Hamza Fawzi, University of Cambridge Wellington (1145-03-1676) (1145-90-2300) 9:30AM Short Paths in the Sierpinski´ Carpet and 3:40PM Break (10) Menger Sponge. 4:10PM Problem session Derek Smith*andEthan Berkove, Lafayette College (1145-51-1997) AMS Council 10:00AM Normal numbers with digit dependencies. (11) Veronica´ Becher,Universidadde 1:30 PM – 10:00 PM Holiday Ballroom 4-6, Buenos Aires & CONICET, Argentina 2nd Floor, Hilton (1145-41-1693) 10:30AM Weak Computabilities of Real Numbers Joint Meetings Registration (12) and Relative Randomness. Xizhong Zheng, Department of 3:00 PM –7:00PM Pratt Street Lobby, Computer Science and Mathematics, 300 Level, BCC Arcadia University (1145-03-1700) Advanced registration will remain open until 7:30 pm. AMS Special Session on 25 years of Conferences for African-American Email Center Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences (CAARMS times 25), I 3:00 PM –7:30PM Pratt Street Lobby, 300 Level, BCC 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 314, BCC Organizer: William A. Massey, Princeton University 9:00AM The Falconer Distance Set Problem. (13) Xiumin Du, Institute for Advanced Study, Larry Guth, Massachusetts Institute Wednesday, January 16 of Technology, Yumeng Ou,The City University of New York, Baruch Joint Meetings Registration College, Hong Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bobby Wilson*, 7:00 AM –6:00PM Pratt Street Lobby, University of Washington, and Ruixiang 300 Level, BCC Zhang, Institute for Advanced Study (1145-42-2034) Email Center 9:30AM Queueing Theory in the Age of (14) Technology. 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM Pratt Street Jamol Pender, Cornell University Lobby, 300 Level, BCC (Operations Research and Information Engineering) (1145-90-2235) MAA Minority Chairs Meeting 10:00AM Algorithms for Computing Tau (15) Signatures. 7:00 AM –8:45AM Peale, 1st Floor, Hilton Alfred G Noel*, Steven Glenn Jackson, Todor Milev and Thomas AMS-ASL Special Session on Algorithmic Folz-Donahue,Universityof Dimensions and Fractal Geometry, I Massachusetts Boston (1145-22-675) 10:30AM Numerical and Analytic Study of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 343, BCC (16) Dynamic Materials. Organizers: Jack H. Lutz, Iowa State Suzanne L. Weekes, Worcester University Polytechnic Institute (1145-65-2348) Elvira Mayordomo, AMS Special Session on A Showcase of University of Zaragoza, Number Theory at Undergraduate Spain Institutions, I 8:00AM The effective dimension of points on lines. (7) Don Stull, Inria Nancy Grand Est 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 325, BCC (1145-68-1878) 8:30AM Algorithmic Dimensions of Projected Organizers: Adriana Salerno,Bates (8) Points. College Neil Lutz, University of Pennsylvania Lola Thompson, Oberlin (1145-03-2599) College

58 Wednesday, January 16 – Program of the Sessions

8:00AM Rank and Bias in Families of Curves via 9:30AM Defect formation probability in stochastic (17) Nagao’s Conjecture. Preliminary report. (26) models of Ising type. Steven J Miller, Williams College Nathan Hayford*andRazvan (1145-11-1207) Teodorescu, University of South Florida (1145-60-2451) 8:30AM On a Frobenius problem for integral (18) domains. Preliminary report. 10:00AM Boundary value problems for a fractional Ricardo Conceic¸˜ao*, Gettysburg College, (27) differential inclusion with a Hadamard and Rodrigo Gondim,UFPE-Brazil type derivative. (1145-11-2892) John R Graef, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1145-34-1064) 9:00AM Factoring m2 +1. Preliminary report. (19) Marc Chamberland*andEugene 10:30AM On Two Fractional q-Derivative Herman, Grinnell College (1145-11-797) (28) Inclusions. Preliminary report. S. Melike Aydogan, Istanbul Technical 9:30AM Almost Prime Components in Apollonian University (1145-49-80) (20) Circle Packings. Preliminary report. Holley Friedlander*, Dickinson College, AMS Special Session on Commutative Ring Elena Fuchs, University of California, Theory: Research for Undergraduate and Davis, Piper H, University of Hawaii at Early Graduate Students, I Manoa, Catherine Hsu,Universityof Bristol, Katherine Sanden,Universityof 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 320, BCC California, Davis, Damaris Schindler, Utretch University, and Katherine Organizers: Nicholas Baeth, Franklin Stange, University of Colorado, Boulder and Marshall College (1145-11-2633) Branden Stone, Hamilton 10:00AM Non-abelian generalizations of the College (21) Cohen-Lenstra heuristics. 8:00AM Depths of Powers of Ideals and the Power Michael R. Bush*, Washington and Lee (29) of Depth of Understanding Algebra. University, Nigel Boston,Universityof Susan Morey, Texas State University Wisconsin, Madison, and Farshid Hajir, (1145-13-1004) University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1145-11-2189) 8:30AM Algebraic Invariants and Symbolic (30) Powers of Edge Ideals. 10:30AM Quadratic relations between Feynman Joseph W Skelton, Tulane University (22) integrals. (1145-13-1759) David P. Roberts,Universityof 9:00AM The index of stability: a project for Minnesota Morris (1145-11-633) (31) undergraduate students. Janet Striuli*, National Science AMS Special Session on Analysis of Foundation, Corey Brooke,Universityof Fractional, Stochastic, and Hybrid Dynamic Oregon, Molly Hoch, Wellesley College, Systems with Applications, I Sabrina Lato, University of Waterloo, and Bryan Wang, University of California 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 328, BCC Berkeley (1145-13-1670) 9:30AM Associated Primes of h-Wheels and Other Organizers: John R. Graef,Universityof (32) Graphs. Tennessee at Chattanooga Corey Brooke, University of Oregon G. S. Ladde,Universityof (1145-13-1622) South Florida 10:00AM Trace Ideals and the Gorenstein Property. (33) *and , Williams College A. S. Vatsala,Universityof H. Lindo NPande Louisiana at Lafayette (1145-13-1849) 10:30AM Graphs and Commutative Rings. 8:00AM Existence of local solutions for a (34) Joe A. Stickles, Jr., Millikin University, (23) fractional difference equation with Decatur, IL (1145-13-1060) Dirichlet boundary conditions. Johnny Henderson, Baylor University AMS Special Session on Financial (1145-39-65) Mathematics, I 8:30AM Coercive Nonlocal Elements in Fractional (24) Differential Equations. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 338, BCC Christopher S. Goodrich,Creighton Preparatory School (1145-34-2141) Organizers: Maxim Bichuch, Johns Hopkins University 9:00AM Nonlinear Caputo Impulsive Fractional (25) Differential Equations and Generalized Anja Richter,Baruch Monotone Method. Preliminary report. College, City University of Yunxiang Bai*andAghalaya S Vatsala, New York University of Louisiana at Lafayette Stephan Sturm, Worcester (1145-34-743) Polytechnic Institute

59 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 16 (cont’d.)

8:00AM Machine-Learning Hidden Markov Model AMS Special Session on Hopf Algebras and (35) for Global Stock Portfolio. Preliminary Tensor Categories, I report. Nguyet N Nguyen, Youngstown State 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 318, BCC University (1145-03-2435) Organizers: Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana 8:30AM Low-dimensional analysis of financial State University (36) markets. Nitish Bahadur and Randy Paffenroth*, Julia Plavnik,TexasA&M Worcester Polytechnic Institute University (1145-62-1559) Henry Tucker,Universityof 9:00AM Deep Learning-Based Numerical Methods California, San Diego (37) for High-Dimensional Parabolic PDEs and 8:00AM On classification of semisimple Hopf Forward-Backward SDEs. Preliminary (46) algebras of dimension 2n. report. Yevgenia Kashina,DePaulUniversity Jiequn Han, Department of Mathematics, (1145-17-2516) Princeton University (1145-65-1173) 8:30AM On actions of Drinfel’d doubles on finite 9:30AM The data-driven Schrodinger¨ bridge. (47) dimensional algebras. (38) Giulio Trigila, Baruch College, City Zachary Cline,TempleUniversity University of New York (1145-62-706) (1145-81-2440) 10:00AM The Learning Premium. 9:00AM On the bijectivity of the antipode and (39) Maxim Bichuch*, Johns Hopkins (48) serial quantum groups. Preliminary University, and Paolo Guasoni,Boston report. University and Dublin City University Miodrag C Iovanov,UniversityofIowa (1145-91-1803) (1145-16-2912) 10:30AM Nonlinear Filtering and Non-Markov 9:30AM The Jacobian, Reflection Arrangement, (40) Control in Financial Portfolio (49) and Discriminant for Reflection Hopf Optimization. Algebras. Preliminary report. Andrew Papanicolaou,NYUTandon Ellen E Kirkman*, Wake Forest (1145-60-700) University, and James J Zhang, University of Washington, Seattle AMS Special Session on Geometry Labs (1145-16-2043) United: Research, Visualization, and 10:00AM A description of the relative Serre functor Outreach, I (50) for comodule algebras. Kenichi Shimizu, Shibaura Institute of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 326, BCC Technology (1145-18-1652) 10:30AM Frobenius-Perron Theory of Modified ADE Organizers: Marianne Korten,Kansas (51) Bound Quiver Algebras. State University Elizabeth Wicks,Universityof Sean Lawton,George Washington (1145-16-637) Mason University Anton Lukyanenko,George AMS Special Session on How to Guard an Art Mason University Gallery and Other Discrete Mathematical Adventures (In Memory of T. S. Michael, 8:00AM Geometry Labs United: Welcome and 1960 to 2016), I (41) Overview. Sean Lawton*andAnton Lukyanenko, 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 345, BCC George Mason University (1145-00-1291)

9:00AM The near-peer mathematical mentoring Organizers: Joseph Bonin,TheGeorge (42) cycle: studying the impacts of outreach. Washington University Aaron T. Wilson,UniversityofTexasRio Carolyn Chun, US Naval Grande Valley (1145-97-1358) Academy 9:30AM 3D Printing for outreach at the UIC Nancy Neudauer,Pacific (43) Mathematical Computing Laboratory. University Preliminary report. 8:00AM The combinatorics of evenly spaced Edgar A. Bering IV,TempleUniversity (52) binomial coefficients. Preliminary report. (1145-00-1359) Nicholas A. Loehr*, Virginia Tech 10:00AM Rice Geometry Lab. Department of Mathematics, and T. S. (44) Arindam Roy,UniversityofNorth Michael, United States Naval Academy Carolina, Charlotte (1145-00-2064) (1145-05-612) 10:30AM LoG(M): making connection and 8:30AM Binomial proofs of fundamental results in (45) community natural at Michigan. (53) geometry. Harrison Bray*andMark Greenfield, Will Traves, United States Naval University of Michigan (1145-97-1315) Academy (1145-51-615)

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9:00AM Generalization of combinatorial partition 8:30AM Comparison of adaptive and optimal (54) identities via topology and geometry. (63) control illustrated with pest Justin Allman, US Naval Academy management. Preliminary report. (1145-05-218) Christina Joy Edholm*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chris Guiver, 9:30AM How to vertex color acyclic digraphs and University of Bath, Brigitte Tenhumberg, (55) what is it good for? University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Stuart Geir Agnarsson,GeorgeMason Townley, The University of Exeter, and University (1145-05-688) Richard Rebarber,Universityof 10:00AM T.S. Michael and his Mathematics. Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-49-1134) (56) Richard A Brualdi,Universityof 9:00AM Assessing the Economic Tradeoffs Wisconsin-Madison (1145-05-1016) (64) Between Prevention and Suppression of Forest Fires. AMS Special Session on Mappings on Metric Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof and Banach Spaces with Applications to Tennessee and NIMBioS (1145-92-347) Fixed Point Theory, I 9:30AM Sensitivity analysis of the recovery time (65) for a population under the impact of an 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 347, BCC environmental disturbance. Azmy Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Organizers: Torrey M. Gallagher, Lafayette, Hal Caswell, Woods Hole Bucknell University Oceanographic Institution, Ross Christopher J. Lennard, Chiquet, University of Louisiana at University of Pittsburgh Lafayette, Tingting Tang*, University of Notre Dame, and Amy Veprauskas, 8:00AM Results in the Theory of Fixed Point Free University of Louisiana at Lafayette (57) Mappings. (1145-92-1604) Adam Stawski, University of PIttsburgh (1145-46-1535) 10:00AM Data Driven Models of Pathogen (66) Competition in Gypsy Moth Populations. 8:30AM Weak Compactness and the Fixed Point Preliminary report. (58) Property. EEGoldwyn,UniversityofPortland Pamela I. Delgado,Universityof (1145-92-2445) Pittsburgh (1145-46-2177) 10:30AM The effect of prey evolution on 9:00AM Some Geometric Properties characterized (67) predator-prey dynamics. Preliminary (59) by Fixed Point Theorems. report. Maria Angeles Japon, Sevilla University Azmy S. Ackleh, Professor of (Spain) (1145-46-1329) Mathematics and Dean, R.P. Authement 10:00AM Existence of shift basic sequences and its College of Sciences, Md Istiaq Hossain*, (60) implications in metric ﬁxed point theory. Graduate Student (PhD), Department of Cleon S. Barroso, Federal University of Mathematics, and Amy Veprauskas, Cear´a (UFC) (1145-46-1840) Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics (1145-37-1200) 10:30AM Recent results for mean nonexpansive (61) mappings. Torrey M Gallagher, Bucknell University AMS Special Session on New Directions in the (1145-47-2670) Theory of Complex Multiplication, I

AMS Special Session on Natural Resources 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 321, BCC Modeling, I Organizers: Henri Darmon, McGill University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 336, BCC Samit Dasgupta,University Organizers: Julie Blackwood, Williams of California, Santa Cruz College Benedict Gross,Harvard Shandelle M. Henson, University Andrews University 8:00AM Algebraic cycles and L-functions: a 8:00AM Evolutionary adaptation of cannibalism (68) relative trace formula approach. (62) in ﬂuctuating environments. Preliminary Wei Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of report. Technology (1145-11-398) Jim Cushing*, Department of 9:00AM On the classes of Heegner-Drinfeld cycles. Mathematics and Interdisciplinary (69) Zhiwei Yun*andWei Zhang,MIT Program in Applied Mathematics, (1145-11-1788) University of Arizona, and Shandelle Henson, Departments of Mathematics 10:00AM Intersections of Heegner-Drinfeld cycles. and Biology, Andrews University (70) Ari Shnidman, CCR-Princeton (1145-92-1129) (1145-11-1313)

61 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 16 (cont’d.)

AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution 9:00AM An adaptive rescaling scheme for moving Equations and Their Applications, I (78) interface problems. Shuwang Li, Illinois Institute of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 331, BCC Technology, Chicago IL (1145-65-439) 9:30AM Central and Central Discontinuous Organizers: Mingchao Cai, Morgan State (79) Galerkin (DG) Schemes on Overlapping University Cells of Unstructured Grids for Solving Gisele Mophou Loudjom, Ideal MHD Equations with Globally University of French West Divergence-Free Magnetic Field. Indies, Guadeloupe, France Zhiliang Xu, Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics Department, Gaston N’Guerekata, University of Notre Dame (1145-65-1975) Morgan State University 10:00AM Preconditioners and solvers for Biot’s ,Morgan Alexander Pankov (80) model. State University Mingchao Cai, Morgan State University Xuming Xie, Morgan State (1145-65-929) University 10:30AM The ﬁnite element conditioning on a class Guoping Zhang,Morgan (81) of anisotropic meshes. State University Hengguang Li*, Wayne State University, and Xun Lu, Xiangtan University 8:00AM Traveling waves in Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (71) lattices with non-local interaction. (1145-65-778) Alexander Pankov, Morgan State University (1145-35-371) AMS Special Session on Optimal Methods in Applicable Analysis: Variational Inequalities, 8:30AM On the energy decay rates for the Low Rank Matrix Approximations, Systems (72) 1D damped fractional Klein-Gordon equation. Engineering, Cyber Security, I Milena Stanislavova*andSatbir Malhi, University of Kansas (1145-35-556) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 329, BCC 9:00AM Stable and unstable compact support Organizers: Aritra Dutta, King Abdullah (73) solutions of non-Lipschitz evolution University of Science and problems. Preliminary report. Technology, Saudi Arabia Yavdat Ilyasov, Institute of Mathematics Ram Mohapatra,University of RAS, Ufa, Russia; Instituto de of Central Florida Matematica e Estatistica Universid Federal de Goias, Brazil (1145-35-533) Gayatri Pany,Singapore University of Technology 9:30AM On the ground states of the Ostrovskyi and Design, Singapore (74) equation and their stability. Atanas Stefanov*andIurii Nabin Kumar Sahu, Posukhovskyi,UniversityofKansas Dhirubhai Ambani Institute (1145-35-402) of Information and Communication Technology, 10:00AM Stability of multidimensional fronts via India (75) exponentially weighted spaces. Yuri Latushkin, University of Missouri 8:00AM A fast weighted singular value Columbia (1145-35-379) (82) thresholding method. Preliminary report. Aritra Dutta, Abdullah University of 10:30AM Fronts for the SQG Equation. Science and Technology, and Xin Li*, (76) John K. Hunter, Jingyang Shu*and University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Qingtian Zhang, University of California 32816 (1145-15-2681) at Davis (1145-35-131) 8:30AM Ways to Avoid Low Rank and Nearly Low AMS Special Session on Numerical Methods (83) Rank Predictors without Throwing Away Data. Preliminary report. for PDEs and Applications, I Aaron Carl Smith, Seminole County Public Schools (1145-62-136) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 330, BCC 9:00AM Solution of ill-posed linear inverse Organizers: Wenrui Hao, Pennsylvania (84) problems using over-complete State University dictionaries under non-gaussian noise. Pawan K Gupta*andMarianna Pensky, , Qingguo Hong University of Central Florida Pennsylvania State University (1145-49-1775) Jinchao Xu, Pennsylvania 9:30AM Fixed Point Theorems on Partially State University (85) Ordered Banach Spaces and Their 8:00AM Automated Modeling with FEniCS. Applications. (77) L. Ridgway Scott, University of Chicago Jinlu Li, Shawnee State University (1145-65-1250) (1145-49-389)

62 Wednesday, January 16 – Program of the Sessions

10:00AM Some Results on Nonlinear Mixed AMS Special Session on Recent (86) Variational-like Inequalities. Advancements in Mathematical Modeling of Sabyasachi Pani, School of Basic Cancer, I Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-752050, 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 337, BCC India (1145-49-2240) Organizers: Kamila Larripa,Humboldt 10:30AM A system of multivariate variational State University (87) inequalities and the existence of its solutions in Banach spaces. Hwayeon Ryu,Universityof Nabin Kumar Sahu, Dhirubhai Ambani Hartford Institute of Information and 8:00AM Modeling Tumor Immune Dynamics in Communication Technology, (94) Multiple Myeloma. Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India Marissa Renardy*, University of (1145-49-2201) Michigan, Jill Gallaher,H.LeeMofﬁtt Cancer Center and Research Institute, AMS Special Session on Quaternions, I Diana White, Clarkson University, Nessy Tania, Smith College, Blerta Shtylla, Pomona College, Helen Moore, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 319, BCC AstraZeneca, Karen Wood,Universityof California, Irvine, Kamila Larripa, Organizers: Terrence Blackman, Humboldt State University, and Urszula Medgar Evers College, City Ledzewicz, Southern Illinois University University of New York (1145-92-238)

9:00AM Mathematical Models to Guide Cancer Johannes Familton, Borough of Manhattan (95) Therapy. Community College, City Robert Gatenby,MofﬁttCancerCenter University of New York (1145-92-1108) 10:00AM Mathematical models of cancer evolution Chris McCarthy, Borough of (96) through Moran processes with migration. Manhattan Community Jesse Kreger*, Natalia L. Komarova College, City University of and Dominik Wodarz,Universityof New York California, Irvine (1145-92-1126)

8:00AM Involutions of groups of type G2 over AMS Special Session on Recent Advances and (88) ﬁelds. Trends in Computable Structure Theory (in John Hutchens*, Winston-Salem State honor of J. Remmel), I University, and Nathaniel Schwartz, Washington College (1145-20-93) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 344, BCC 8:30AM Using quaternions to prove theorems in Organizers: Jennifer Chubb,University (89) spherical geometry. of San Francisco Marshall A Whittlesey, California State University San Marcos (1145-51-232) Tim McNicholl, Iowa State University 9:00AM Edge-minimal Graphs with Given 8:00AM Computability and complexity in (90) Generalized Quaternion Automorphism (97) structure theory: the work of Jeffrey B. Group. Preliminary report. Remmel. Lindsey-Kay Lauderdale*, Towson Douglas Cenzer, University of Florida University, Christina Graves and (1145-03-484) Stephen Graves, University of Texas at Tyler (1145-05-474) 9:00AM Effectively categorical structures. (98) Valentina Harizanov,George 9:30AM Generalized twistor spaces of Washington University (1145-03-1607) (91) quaternionic manifolds. Preliminary 9:30AM Complexity of Scott sentences. report. (99) Rachael Alvir, Julia F. Knight*, Justin Sawon,UniversityofNorth University of Notre Dame, and Charles Carolina - Chapel Hill (1145-53-77) McCoy,UniversityofPortland (1145-03-998) 10:00AM Macfarlane hyperbolic 3-manifolds. (92) Joseph A Quinn, National Museum of 10:00AM Model completeness and relative Mathematics (1145-57-240) (100) decidability of countable structures. Jennifer Chubb,UniversityofSan 10:30AM Spectral correspondences for Maass Francisco, Russell Miller*, Queens (93) waveforms on quaternion groups. College & CUNY Graduate Center, and Terrence Richard Blackman,Medgar Reed Solomon, University of Connecticut Evers College, CUNY (1145-11-2949) (1145-03-1244)

63 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 16 (cont’d.)

10:30AM The Hanf Number for Scott Sentences of 10:00AM Advancing Research on Undergraduate (101) Computable Structures. (110) Mathematics Education. Sergey S. Goncharov, Sobolev Institute Stacy A. Brown, Cal Poly Pomona of Mathematics, Novosibirsk, Russia, (1145-AJ-68) Julia F. Knight, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA, and 10:30AM Building a national mentoring Ioannis Souldatos*, University of Detroit (111) community. Mercy (1145-03-460) David Goldberg*, Purdue University Mathematics and the Math Alliance, and AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Philip C Kutzko,UniversityofIowa Regularity Lemmas, I (1145-AJ-66)

8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 346, BCC MAA Invited Paper Session on Trends in Mathematical and Computational Biology Organizers: Gabriel Conant,University of Notre Dame 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 317, BCC Rehana Patel ,Universityof Julia Wolf Organizers: Timothy Comar, Bristol, UK Benedictine University 8:00AM A Tight Bound for Hypergraph (102) Regularity. Alicia Prieto Langarcia, Guy Moshkovitz*, Institute for Advanced Youngstown State University Study, and Asaf Shapira,TelAviv University (1145-05-912) Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College 8:30AM Model theory and hypergraph regularity. (103) Artem Chernikov,Universityof 8:00AM A mathematical model of tumorigenesis. California, Los Angeles (1145-03-1452) (112) Preliminary report. 9:30AM Irregular Pairs in Structures with Kamel Lahouel*, Postdoc, Johns Hopkins (104) Bounded VC Dimension. University, The Center for Imaging Nate Ackerman,HarvardUniversity Science, Donald Geman, Laurent (1145-03-1150) Younes, Professor, Department of 10:00AM Algorithmic barriers to representing Applied Mathematics and Statistics, (105) conditional independence in sequences Johns Hopkins University, and Cristian and arrays. Tomasetti, Associate Professor, Daniel M Roy*, University of Toronto, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Cameron E. Freer,MIT,Jeremy Avigad, Hopkins University (1145-AA-2632) Carnegie Mellon University, Nathanael L. 8:30AM On the Collective Dynamics of Coupled Ackerman,HarvardUniversity,and Jason M. Rute, Penn State University (113) Morris-Lecar Neurons. (1145-03-1663) Shelby N Wilson, Morehouse College (1145-AA-2626)

MAA Invited Paper Session on Building 9:00AM Modeling and Simulation for Drug Successful Communities in Mathematics (114) Development. Anita T Layton, Departments of Applied 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 323, BCC Mathematics, Pharmacy, and Biology, Organizer: Deanna Haunsperger, University of Waterloo (1145-AA-1734) Carleton College 9:30AM Identifying Biologically Relevant 8:00AM MAA Project NExT: A community for new (115) Structures: From Clustering to Manifold (106) faculty. Learning. David T. Kung*, Saint Mary’s College of Jeff Knisley*, East Tennessee State Maryland, and Alissa S. Crans, Loyola University, and Debra Knisley,Easedis Marymount University (1145-AJ-71) (1145-AA-1837) 8:30AM Women in Numbers: A research (107) community. 10:00AM Mathematical and statistical approaches Michelle Manes, University of Hawaii / (116) for forecasting Infectious Disease National Science Foundation (1145-AJ-72) Epidemics Using Dynamic Modeling. Gerardo Chowell,GeorgiaState 9:00AM EDGE: Building a thriving community of University School of Public Health (108) women mathematicians. Preliminary (1145-AA-2641) report. Raegan Higgins*, Texas Tech University, 10:30AM Mathematical -Omics Models in and Ami Radunskaya, Pomana College (117) Error-Prone Data Regimes. (1145-AJ-75) Mario Banuelos*, California State 9:30AM Successful Section? University, Fresno, Suzanne Sindi and (109) Judith Covington, Northwestern State Roummel F Marcia,Universityof University Louisiana (1145-AJ-70) California, Merced (1145-AA-2567)

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on Calculus AMS Contributed Paper Session on Fluid of Variations, Optimal Control, and Mechanics Optimization 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 311, BCC 8:00 AM –10:25AM Room 312, BCC

8:00AM Critical multipliers via second-order 8:00AM Interfacial Waves Between Two Fluids (118) generalized differentiation of a subclass (128) With a Shear Flow. of piecewise linear-quadratic functions. Stephanie A. Blanda, Lebanon Valley Preliminary report. College (1145-76-1610) Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State 8:15AM Linear Stability Analysis of a University, Ebrahim Sarabi,Miami (129) Hydrodynamic Problem in the Absence of University, and Hong Do*, Wayne State Dissipation. University (1145-49-2466) Dania Sheaib,UniversityofOklahoma 8:15AM An approximate method for solving (1145-76-1675) (119) variational problems. Mohsen Razzaghi, Mississippi State 8:30AM Diffusion of Passive Tracers Advected by University (1145-49-772) (130) Laminar Shear Flow in Triangular Capillary Pipes. 8:30AM Optimal Control of One-Phase Free Francesca Bernardi*, Florida State (120) Boundary Problems in Multiple Space University, Roberto Camassa, Gabrielle Dimensions. MHobsonand Richard M McLaughlin, Ugur Abdulla and Jonathan Goldfarb*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Florida Institute of Technology Hill (1145-76-2133) (1145-49-2889) 8:45AM On the Optimal Control of the Multiphase 8:45AM Rake or Sieve: modelling flow past an (121) Free Boundary Problems for Nonlinear (131) array of rigid hairs. Parabolic Equations. Preliminary report. Kaitlyn Hood*, M.S. Suryateja Ugur G Abdulla and Evan Cosgrove*, Jammalamadaka and A. E. Hosoi,MIT Florida Institute of Technology (1145-76-2603) (1145-49-605) 9:00AM Dissipation enhancement by mixing. 9:00AM Breast Cancer Detection through (132) Yuanyuan Feng, Carnegie Mellon (122) Electrical Impedance Tomography and University (1145-76-2792) Optimal Control Theory: Theoretical and Computational Analysis. 9:15AM Flow of cement slurry in a vertical pipe. Ugur Abdulla, Vladislav Bukshtynov (133) Chengcheng Tao*, Barbara and Saleheh Seif*, Florida Institute of Kutchko and Mehrdad Massoudi, Technology (1145-49-611) U.S. Department of Energy, National 9:15AM Switching Dynamics in Liquid Crystals. Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) (123) Tiziana Giorgi,NewMexicoState (1145-76-403) University, Sookyung Joo,OldDominion 9:30AM Extensions of the Immersed Interface University, and Lidia Mrad*, University of (134) Method to Open Interfaces and Arizona (1145-49-2932) Hemodynamic Models. 9:30AM Examining the Relative Density of Two Sarah Elizabeth Ritchey Patterson, (124) Lipid Types to Determine if Solutions to a Duke University (1145-76-1406) Phase Separation Problem Are Geodesic Disks. 9:45AM A new preconditioning technique for Michael Barg and Amanda J Mangum*, (135) fluid-structure interaction problems with Niagara University (1145-49-2850) applications in biomechanics. Guoyi Ke*, Department of Mathematics 9:45AM Using Numerical Solutions of the and Physical Sciences, Louisiana State (125) Geodesic Equations to Determine Sizes University of Alexandria, Sara Calandrini and Shapes of Strongly Separated Lipid and Eugenio Aulisa, Department of Patches in Equilibrium. Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech Michael C. Barg*andAmanda J. University (1145-76-2185) Mangum, Niagara University (1145-49-2865) 10:00AM Modal analyses on transitional boundary 10:00AM Optimization of Student Loans using (136) layer. (126) Euler-Lagrange Equation. Preliminary Yong Yang, West Texas A&M University report. (1145-76-2615) Reecha Upadhyay*andArundhati Bagchi Misra, Saginaw Valley State 10:15AM Swimming Near a Solid Wall in a University (1145-49-2283) (137) Brinkman fluid. Preliminary report. Nguyenho Ho, Bridgewater State 10:15AM Optimizing Compositions of Popular University (1145-76-2438) (127) Pharmaceutical Drugs. Preliminary report. 10:30AM An investigation of different hydrological David Shoup, Alvernia University (138) models. (1145-49-1476) Anh Bui, Smith College (1145-76-3031)

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on Group AMS Contributed Paper Session on Theory and Generalizations Mathematical Physics and Related Topics

8:00 AM –10:10AM Room 313, BCC 8:00 AM –9:55AM Room 333, BCC 8:00AM Estimates of Pure Point Spectra and (147) Spectral Functions for a Lowest-order 8:00AM The Schur-Zassenhaus Theorem: Its Hamiltonian as an Unbounded (139) Origin, Development, and Extension. Self-Adjoint Operator formed from the Joseph Kirtland, Marist College sum of a Gravitational and a Harmonic (1145-20-296) Dark Potential. Michael A. Maroun, Boston, MA 8:15AM The Chermak-Delgado lattice of a (1145-81-2383) (140) 2-nilpotent product. Preliminary report. 8:15AM Spectral Properties of Quantum Circulant Arturo Magidin, University of Louisiana (148) Graphs. at Lafayette (1145-20-2368) Erica K. Swindle, Baylor University (1145-81-2509) 8:30AM A generalization of the Chermak-Delgado 8:30AM A short proof of Anderson localization for (141) lattice to words in two variables. (149) the 1-d Anderson model. Luise-Charlotte Kappe*, Binghamton Svetlana Jitomirskaya and Xiaowen University, and Elizabeth Wilcox, State Zhu*, University of California University of New York at Oswego (1145-81-3021) (1145-20-849) 8:45AM Direct Methods for Investigating Phase (150) Transitions in Classical Models of Kac 8:45AM Intersections of maximal subgroups of Type. (142) ﬁnite groups. Preliminary report. Assane Lo, University of Wollongong in Kassie Archer, Humberto Bautista Dubai (1145-82-84) Serrano*, University of Texas at Tyler, Kayla Cook, Kilgore College, 9:00AM Slow transport in some one-dimensional Lindsey-Kay Lauderdale,Towson (151) disordered many-body systems. University, Yansy Perez,Universityof Preliminary report. Texas at Tyler, and Vincent Bruno Nachtergaele*andJake Reschke, Villalobos, University of Illinois at University of California, Davis Urbana-Champaign (1145-20-2182) (1145-82-1737) 9:15AM Integrating Factors for Dirac-Schrodinger 9:00AM The Powerful Subgroup Covering Number (152) Operators and Positive Mass Theorems (143) of Dihedral 2-Groups. Preliminary report. Outside Horizon(s). Preliminary report. Risto Atanasov, Adam Gregory*, Luke Robert J Abramovic, Farmingdale State Guatelli and Andrew Penland,Western College (1145-83-1799) Carolina University (1145-20-2121) 9:30AM Classical and quantum singularities in (153) self-similar solutions of Einstein’s 9:15AM The upper central series of the equations. (144) maximal p-subgroup of a group of Deborah A Konkowski*, U.S. Naval automorphisms. Academy, Thomas M Helliwell,Harvey Mar´ıa A. Avin˜o-D´ ´ıaz, Instituto Mudd College, and J Williams, U.S. Naval Tecnologico´ de Estudios Superiores Academy (1145-83-2672) Monterrey, Phill Schultz,TheUniversity 9:45AM Discontinuous Fronts as Exact Solutions of Western Australia, and Marcos (154) to Precipitating Quasi-Geostrophy. Zyman*, The City University of New Alfredo N. Wetzel*, Leslie M. Smith and York-BMCC (1145-20-2416) Samuel N. Stechmann,Universityof Wisconsin-Madison (1145-86-2541) 9:30AM Computational algebraic geometry 10:00AM Numerical Methods for Potential Vorticity (145) theory for chemical structures. (155) Inversion with Phase Changes. Preliminary report. Chung-Nan Tzou*andSamuel Javad Namazi,FairleighDickinson Stechmenn, University of Wisconson - University, Ali Moghani*, The Madison (1145-86-2644) College of New Rochelle, and John Najarian, William Paterson University AMS Contributed Paper Session on (1145-20-750) Mathematics Education

9:45AM On the Saxl graphs of a family of 8:00 AM –8:55AM Room 334, BCC (146) permutation groups. Joanna B Fawcett, Imperial College 8:00AM Competitive math problems made simple. London, and Chase P Vogeli*, (156) Preliminary report. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Steven W Davis, Anaheim, California (1145-20-2502) (1145-00-2)

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8:15AM Exploring Open Educational Resources 10:00AM Sheaf Representation of De Morgan (157) for Precalculus. Preliminary report. (168) Algebras. Keneth Allen Horwitz, New Jersey Gezahagne Mulat Addis, Department of Institute of Technology (1145-97-705) Mathematics, University of Gondar 8:30AM Assessing a curriculum for Calculus II (1145-06-509) (158) with Bayesian networks. Preliminary report. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Discrete Yasanthi Kottegoda*, University of New Mathematics in the Undergraduate Haven, and Lochana Siriwardena, Curriculum - Ideas and Innovations in University of Indianapolis (1145-97-1233) Teaching, I 8:45AM The Daily Question: Building Student (159) Trust and Interest in Undergraduate 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 305, BCC Introductory Probability and Statistics Organizers: ,Portland Courses. John Caughman State University Matthew A Hawks, United States Naval Academy (1145-97-2301) Oscar Levin,Universityof Northern Colorado AMS Contributed Paper Session on Order, Elise Lockwood,Oregon Lattices, and Logic State University 9:00AM Proofs? But I Can’t Do Proofs! 8:00 AM –10:10AM Room 335, BCC (169) Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College (1145-C5-2452) 8:00AM The Lattice Data Analytics Toolkit. (160) Preliminary report. 9:20AM An easy proof of quadratic reciprocity for L. Markowsky*andG. Markowsky, (170) an undergraduate number theory course. Missouri University of Science and Brant Jones, James Madison University Technology (1145-06-2701) (1145-C5-1858) 8:15AM Lattice Data Analytics: Adding 9:40AM Implementing a capstone project in an (161) Understanding to Machine Learning. (171) introduction to proof course. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. G. Markowsky*andL. Markowsky, Leah Childers, Pittsburg State University Missouri University of Science & (1145-C5-564) Technology (1145-06-2799) 10:00AM Group Work in a Discrete Mathematics 8:30AM The Real Numbers as Completions of (172) Course with Proof-Writing. Preliminary (162) Linearly Ordered Sets: A Constructive report. Study. Emily J. Olson, Millikin University Jean S. Joseph, West Palm Beach, FL (1145-C5-2654) (1145-06-1614) 10:20AM Using an open source platform like Scilab 8:45AM Random walks vs Spoke Hub distribution (173) or Octave as a framework to introduce (163) models on a Lattice Basis Reduction students of discrete mathematics to under a projective special linear group computer programming. PSL2(q). Mohamed Jamaloodeen,Georgia Bal K. Khadka*, Georgia Military Gwinnett College (1145-C5-1969) College-Augusta, and Spyros 10:40AM Investigating the role of computing in Magliveras, Florida Atlantic University (174) solving counting problems: Four Python Boca Raton (1145-06-2804) commands that correspond to four 9:00AM Correlation immune functions with common problem types. (164) respect to the q-transform. Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University Ting Gu, Elizabethtown College (1145-C5-824) (1145-06-1936) 9:15AM Jonathan Farley’s Mathematical Terror MAA Contributed Paper Session on (165) Theory: The Structure of Perfect Terrorist Mathematics and the Arts, I Cells with a Single Leader. Zeinab Bandpey, Morgan State 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 306, BCC University (1145-06-2079) Organizers: Karl Kattchee,Universityof 9:30AM A Formally Veriﬁed Proof of the Central Wisconsin-LaCrosse (166) Limit Theorem. Luke S. Seraﬁn, Carnegie Mellon Douglas Norton, Villanova University (1145-03-59) University 9:45AM Relative complexities of various Anil Venkatesh, Ferris State (167) homeomorphic equivalent relations on University closed subsets of [0, 1]n. Preliminary 8:00AM Grid-Based Closed Paths from de Bruijn report. (175) Sequences. Preliminary report. C Chang*, Mercy College, and SGao, Karl Kattchee, University of Wisconsin-La University of North Texas (1145-03-2389) Crosse (1145-D1-2896)

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8:20AM Images Produced via Modular 9:40AM Mindset and Developmental Math: (176) Multiplicative Inverses. (185) an Embedded Curricular Approach Donald Spector, Hobart and William to Demystifying and Illuminating Smith Colleges (1145-D1-2617) Mathematical Ideas. Yevgeniya Rivers,UniversityofNew 8:40AM Visualizing Integer Sequences. (177) Preliminary report. Haven (1145-E1-3025) Margaret Kepner, Washington, DC 10:00AM Improving success in introductory (1145-D1-2549) (186) mathematics courses: A metacognitive 9:00AM Darboven: Writing Time. growth approach. Preliminary report. (178) Jennifer M Wilson, Lang College, The Jane F. Reed, Ed.D.*andThomas New School (1145-D1-2241) W. Reed, Seneca, South Carolina (1145-E1-2157) 9:20AM Arnold’s Weak Resonance Equation in (179) Modeling of Greek Ornamental Design. 10:20AM Transforming the Teaching and Learning Faina Berezovskaya*, Mathematics (187) in Introductory Statistics. Preliminary Department, Howard University, report. Washington, DC 20059, USA, and Megan J Breit-Goodwin,Anoka-Ramsey Georgiy Karev,NationalCenter Community College (1145-E1-2656) for Biotechnology Information, 10:40AM A Detailed Analysis of Two Methods of NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA (188) Instruction in College Precalculus: (1145-D1-2494) The Pros and Cons for Students and 9:40AM Curve stitching as a two-dimensional Instructors. (180) density plot. Aimee J Ellington,Virginia John Nicholson, Austin Peay State Commonwealth University University (1145-D1-1994) (1145-E1-1260)

10:00AM Three-dimensional Symmetries in Dance (181) and Other Movement Arts. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Touch it, Karl H. Schaffer, De Anza College Feel it, Learn it: Tactile Learning Activities in (1145-D1-2228) the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, I 10:20AM Unfolding Humanity: Burning Man (182) Mathematics. Preliminary report. Satyan Devadoss*andDiane Hoffoss, 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 340, BCC University of San Diego (1145-D1-624) Organizers: Chris Oehrlein,Oklahoma 10:40AM Finding the Way with More Mathematics. City Community College (183) Susan A. McBurney, Western Springs, IL (1145-D1-1304) Ann Trenk, Wellesley College MAA Contributed Paper Session on The Laura Watkins,Glendale Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Community College Collegiate Mathematics, I 8:00AM Constructing with Zomes. (189) Jonathan Needleman, Le Moyne College 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 322, BCC (1145-J1-908)

Organizers: Tom Banchoff,Brown 8:20AM Using the campus to connect accessibility University (190) to precalculus. Preliminary report. Curtis Bennett, California Melanie A Pivarski, Roosevelt University State University, Long Beach (1145-J1-2781)

Pam Crawford, Jacksonville 8:40AM Developing more robust mathematical University (191) understanding utilizing manipulatives Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola and variations of a single problem. Marymount University Mercedes A. McGowen, Streamwood, Illinois (1145-J1-2500) Edwin Herman,University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 9:00AM Delving Deeper into Geometry through (192) Purposeful Play. Lew Ludwig,Denison Teresa Deltz Magnus, Rivier University University (1145-J1-1523) 9:20AM Getting Students on Track: experience 9:20AM Modeling the Unit Circle in Precalculus. (184) with a newly developed self-paced online (193) Sharon S. Emerson-Stonnell, Longwood pre-calculus review course at The University (1145-J1-1015) Catholic University of America. Anita M. Shagnea*, Joshua L. 9:40AM Decimals, Dilutions, DivisionS, without Himmelsbach and Kiran R. Bhutani, (194) Division. Preliminary report. The Catholic University of America, Anthony J. Macula, SUNY Geneseo Washington, DC (1145-E1-90) (1145-J1-476)

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10:00AM A Physical Number Line as a Support for 8:15AM Householder Sets and their Application to (195) Students’ Work with Absolute Value (203) the Polynomial Eigenvalue Problem. Equations and Inequalities. Preliminary report. Erin R Moss, Millersville University of Thomas R Cameron, Davidson College Pennsylvania (1145-J1-328) (1145-VQ-1475) 10:20AM Tactile Trigonometry: Lessons Learned 8:30AM New sights on the location theory of (196) from a Tactile Active Learning (204) matrix eigenvalues. Classroom. Rachid Marsli, King Fahd University of , Whatcom Community Lee W. Singleton Petrulium and Minerals (1145-VQ-1589) College (1145-J1-2568) 10:40AM The Use of Card Tricks to Discover How 8:45AM The Numerical Range of a Composition (197) to Read a Math Text. (205) Operator on the Hardy Space. Olivia M. Carducci, East Stroudsburg Laney Bowden*, Colorado State University (1145-J1-1570) University, Julia Balukonis,Providence College, Fatme Hourani,Universityof MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Michigan - Dearborn, Ellie Lochner, History or Philosophy of Mathematics University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, and John Clifford, University of Michigan - 8:00 AM –8:55AM Room 348, BCC Dearborn (1145-VQ-1889) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 9:00AM Some Extension of the Kreiss Matrix College (206) Theorem. Kim Roth, Juniata College Samir Raouafi, Auburn University (1145-VQ-1896) Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 9:15AM Multivariable n-step maps. Preliminary 8:00AM Euler’s proof that every integer is the (207) report. (198) sum of four or fewer square fractions. Ivko M Dimitric, Pennsylvania State Paul R. Bialek, Trinity International University Fayette (1145-VQ-2180) University (1145-VB-1058) 9:30AM The incoherent matrices and their 8:15AM History of Math in Competitive Math (208) applications. (199) Problems. Ghanshyam Bhatt, Tennessee State Steven W Davis, Anaheim, California University (1145-VQ-2816) (1145-VB-1140) 8:30AM Teaching the meaning of arithmetic in 9:45AM Generalization Theory of Linear Algebra. (200) early nineteenth-century England, (209) Christina Pospisil*andEric L Grinberg, according to teacher William Russell. University of Massachusetts Boston Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State (1145-VQ-2858) University, and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, 10:00AM A Non-iterative Parallelizable Eigenbasis University of Colorado Boulder (210) Algorithm for Johnson Graphs. (1145-VB-1478) Preliminary report. 8:45AM Napier, Todhunter and Nayaraj Pant: A Olivia R. Vasquez*, Central Washington (201) discussion on ‘The Rules of Circular University, Amadou Y. Bah, Parts’. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Deepak Basyal,Universityof and Jackson Abascal,Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington Rochester (1145-VQ-2994) County (1145-VB-2474) 10:15AM Topological Properties of J-Orthogonal MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (211) Matrices. Linear Algebra Sara M. Motlaghian*, Georgia State University, Ali Armandnejad, Vali-E- Asr 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 341, BCC University, and Frank J. Hall,Georgia State University (1145-VQ-326) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College 10:30AM Positive Diagonal Solutions to the Kim Roth, Juniata College (212) Lyapunov Matrix Inequalities. Mehmet Gumus, Auburn University Melvin Royer, Indiana (1145-VQ-629) Wesleyan University 8:00AM Diagonal entries of the combined matrix SIAM Minisymposium on Advances in (202) of a totally negative matrix. mathematical modeling of complex Rafael Bru, Mar´ıa T Gasso´, Isabel materials systems Giménez, Dept. de Matemática Aplicada, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Spain, and Máximo Santana*, Inst. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 342, BCC de Matemática, Univ. Autonoma´ de Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. Organizer: Maria Emelianenko,George (1145-VQ-1390) Mason University

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8:00AM Recent progress and challenges using 8:45AM Interdisciplinary Applications for the (213) phase-field models for quantitative (221) Linear Algebra Classroom. Preliminary modeling of rapid solidification. report. Jean-Luc Fattebert*, Balasubramaniam Rachelle R Bouchat, Indiana University Radhakrishnan and John A. Turner, of Pennsylvania (1145-VC-2703) Oak Ridge National Laboratory 9:00AM Political Polarization: Voting Patterns in (1145-35-1326) (222) the Senate. Preliminary report. 8:30AM Γ-convergence of threshold dynamics Nathan Morris and Haley A Yaple*, (214) algorithms. Carthage College (1145-VC-2771) Selim Esedoglu and Tiago Salvador*, 9:15AM High Quality Mathematical Preparation University of Michigan (1145-49-2111) (223) and Quantitative Reasoning for Nurses: A New Partnership Between the Math and 9:00AM Modeling nucleation using vertex code (215) with stored energy. Preliminary report. Nursing Education Communities. Preliminary report. Claudio Torres*, Alejandro Sazo, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Daniel Ozimek*, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, and , Mar´ıa, Chili, Maria Emelianenko,George Rebecca Hartzler The Charles A. Dana Center, University of Mason University, and Dmitry Golovaty, University of Akron (1145-35-2254) Texas at Austin (1145-VC-2806) 9:30AM Mixed Convection Flow Over a Slender 9:30AM Mound Formation during Epitaxial (224) Cylinder. (216) Growth studied by Kinetic Monte Carlo Anilkumar Devarapu*, Zephyrinus C. and Island Dynamics Simulations. Okonkwo and Robert S. Owor,Albany Christian Ratsch, Institute for Pure State University (1145-VC-2884) and Applied Mathematics, UCLA (1145-65-1906) 9:45AM Robust Feasibility of Systems of (225) Quadratic Equations Using Topological 10:00AM On the possible effective elasticity tensors Degree Theory. (217) of 2 and 3 dimensional printed materials. Krishnamurthy Dvijotham, Google Graeme Milton, University of Utah, Mark DeepMind, Bala Krishnamoorthy and Briane, University of Rennes, and Davit Ben Rapone*, Washington State Harutyunyan*, University of California University (1145-VC-606) Santa Barbara (1145-74-1383) 10:00AM Celebrities in Politics. 10:30AM Numerical mathematics for peridynamics (226) C. Ray Rosentrater*andThomas (218) and nonlocal models. Knecht, Westmont College Xiaochuan Tian, University of Texas at (1145-VC-745) Austin (1145-00-2483) 10:15AM The voiced Tonnetz and the J-group, with (227) illustrations in Schubert’s B major Project NExT Workshop Sonata. Preliminary report. Patrick DeBonis*, University of New 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 308, BCC Mexico, Siri Mellem, St. Olaf College, Thomas M Fiore,Univeristyof Employment Center Michigan-Dearborn, and Emma Bidwell, George Fox University (1145-VC-2453)

8:00 AM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall E, 100 Level, BCC 10:30AM A new ADI method for the (228) Poisson-Boltzmann equation with MAA General Contributed Paper Session on a two-component regularization. Preliminary report. Interdisciplinary Topics in Mathematics Sheik Ahmed Ullah*andShan Zhao, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 8:15 AM –10:55AM Room 302, BCC (1145-VC-980) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College AMS Special Session on Bifurcations of Difference Equations and Discrete Kim Roth, Juniata College Dynamical Systems with Applications, I Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 8:30 AM –10:50AM Room 332, BCC

8:15AM A Framework for ECG Feature Organizers: Arzu Bilgin, Recep Tayyip (219) Identiﬁcation. Erdogan University, Turkey Emily Hendryx,UniversityofCentral Touﬁk Khyat,Trinity Oklahoma (1145-VC-2205) College 8:30AM Exploring reversible EMT using DSGRN. 8:30AM Heuristic Observation on the Comparison (220) Preliminary report. (229) Between the Behavior of Orbits in the Tomas Gedeon, Bree Cummins and 3x +1Problem and the 5x +1Problem. Ying Xin*, Montana State University, Preliminary report. Department of Mathematical Sciences Candace Marie Kent,Virginia (1145-VC-2650) Commonwealth University (1145-39-86)

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9:00AM Invariant Curves for Planar Competitive 9:40AM How does using OERs and teaching online (230) and Cooperative Maps. (237) effect student success at a community M. R. S. Kulenovic*andOrlando Merino, college? Preliminary report. Department of Mathematics, University of Zeynep Akcay, Queensborough Rhode Island (1145-39-203) Community College - CUNY (1145-L1-2782) 9:30AM Analysis of Age-Structured Discrete-Time (231) Model of Infectious Salmon Anemia. 10:00AM Open Educational Resources Adaptation Preliminary report. (238) for Mathematics Instructions in Online Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard University, Mathematics Courses. Preliminary report. and Pauline van den Driessche, Michael D. Miner, American Public University of Victoria (1145-92-1212) University System (1145-L1-2843) 10:20AM Developing Students’ consciousness 10:00AM Difference Equations as Models of (239) about Greenhouse Effect through (232) Evolutionary Population Dynamics. Dynamic Mathematical Activities. Jim Cushing, Department of Debasmita Basu*andNicole Panorkou, Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Montclair State University (1145-L1-2137) Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona (1145-39-1133) 10:40AM An Examination of the Impact of (240) Affordable Learning Georgia Textbook 10:30AM Bifurcation in the Almost Periodic Ricker Transformation Projects on Instruction, (233) Map. Preliminary report. Learning, and Student Achievement at Robert J Sacker,UniversityofSouthern Albany State University. California (1145-39-1032) Zephyrinus C. Okonkwo*, Anilkumar Devarapu and Robert S. Owor,Albany MAA Contributed Paper Session on Open State University (1145-L1-2768) Educational Resources: Combining Technological Tools and Innovative Practices MAA Minicourse #1: Part A to Improve Student Learning, I 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 1, 2nd Floor, Hilton 8:40 AM –10:55AM Room 303, BCC Mathematical Inquiry and Writing Organizers: Benjamin Atchison, through Sports Framingham State University Presenters: Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg Marianna Bonanome,New University York City College of Tricia Muldoon Brown, Technology Georgia Southern University

Margaret Dean, Borough of MAA Minicourse #2: Part A Manhattan Community College 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 2, Annie Han, Borough of 2nd Floor, Hilton Manhattan Community College Start Teaching Statistics using R and RStudio Michael Gage,Universityof Presenters: Shonda Kuiper, Grinnell Rochester College 8:40AM Using WeBWorK with WebSim, SageMath Randall Pruim,Calvin (234) and Geogebra to teach the simplex College method, linear algebra and other aspects of a Linear Optimization course. MAA Minicourse #7: Part A Preliminary report. Michael E Gage, University of Rochester 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 3, (1145-L1-1223) 2nd Floor, Hilton

9:00AM Taking Advantage of Smartphones: Using Using Data Applications to Inspire Linear (235) Kahoot to Keep Students Engaged. Algebra Topics in the Classroom Preliminary report. Chung Y Wong, County College of Morris Presenters: Tom Asaki, Washington (1145-L1-350) State University Amanda Harsy,Lewis 9:20AM Improving Distance Learning of University (236) Advanced Mathematics. Preliminary report. Heather A. Moon, Ariel Cintron-Arias*, Michael Garrett Lewis-Clark State College and Ryan Nivens, East Tennessee State Marie A. Snipes,Kenyon University (1145-L1-440) College

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on Computer 9:20AM A 2-Credit Course Series for Applied Science (249) Problem Solving and MCM/ICM Preparation. Preliminary report. 9:00 AM –10:40AM Room 334, BCC Csilla Szabo*andLucy Spardy Oremland, Skidmore College 9:00AM Approximation Algorithms for Network (1145-G1-2866) (241) Connectivity. Preliminary report. 9:40AM Can mathematical modeling competitions Owen Levin, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (1145-68-547) (250) help participants build confidence? If so, so what? 9:15AM Tensor flattening approaches to Jennifer A Czocher*, Texas State (242) estimate lower bound of small matrix University, and Kathleen Melhuish, multiplication tensor’s border ranks. Texas State Univesrity (1145-G1-339) Yu Ma, UC Berkeley (1145-68-293) 10:00AM Judging the Mathematical Contest in 9:30AM On the rank of matrix multiplication (251) Modeling (MCM): Process and Insights. (243) tensors of medium size. Preliminary William C Bauldry, Appalachian State report. University (1145-G1-2350) Jiahan Du, University of California, Berkeley (1145-68-382) 10:20AM Complementing Applied Mathematics (252) Education with Modeling Contests at 9:45AM Adaptive Data Dissemination for Wireless Rensselaer. (244) Ad Hoc Networks based on Stochastic Peter R Kramer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Branching Process. Institute (1145-G1-2327) Hyunsun Lee*, Mathematics, Hawaii Pacific University, Yi Zhu and Brian 10:40AM Thirty years of using the MCM for Spain, Computer Science, Hawaii Pacific (253) teaching Math Modeling. University (1145-68-1902) Ruth G. Favro, Lawrence Technological University (1145-G1-2263) 10:00AM Vulnerability Analysis of networks and (245) Attack Graphs. Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen,Universityof MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Central Florida, Orlando, FL., 32816, Outreach and R. N. Mohapatra*, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. 32816, 9:00 AM –9:25AM Room 301, BCC (1145-68-257) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 10:15AM Towards a Functorial Approach to College (246) Dynamic Topic Modeling. Preliminary report. Kim Roth, Juniata College Cliff Joslyn, Emilie Purvine*andMark Melvin Royer, Indiana Raugas, Pacific Northwest National Wesleyan University Laboratory (1145-68-2742) 9:00AM Math Day: increasing math awareness in 10:30AM Using Quality-of-Life Scores to Guide (254) a rural area. (247) Prostate Radiation Therapy Dosing. Elizabeth A Donovan, Murray State Giulia Isabella Pintea*, Simmons University (1145-VG-1904) University, Daniel J Olszewski, Carroll College, Zhijian Yang,NewYork 9:15AM Promoting diversity through outreach at University, and Chujun He, Smith College (255) the Girls Talk Math camp. (1145-68-2375) Katrina Morgan*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Francesca MAA Contributed Paper Session on Bernardi, Florida State University Introducing Mathematical Modeling through (1145-VG-2685) Competitions, I MAA-SIAM-AMS 9:00 AM –10:55AM Room 304, BCC Hrabowski-Gates-Tapia-McBay Session: Lecture Organizers: Chris Arney, United States Military Academy 9:00 AM –9:45AM Room 307, BCC William Bauldry, Appalachian State University Organizer: Ricardo Cortez,Tulane University Amanda Beecher 9:00AM Mathematical Modeling Competition: 9:00AM On the discrete Hilbert transform. (248) A Trinity University approach to (256) Rodrigo Banuelos˜ , Purdue University preparation. Preliminary report. (1145-00-383) Eddy Kwessi*, Trinity University, Sidoine Raoul Youtcha Nyandjou and Rose AMS Directors of Undergraduate Studies Sandrine Mougoue Faguen,Societe Nationale des Brasseries du Cameroun 9:00 AM –10:30AM Key Ballroom (1145-G1-458) 2, 2nd Floor, Hilton

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MAA Panel 10:15AM On involutive ﬁlters of pseudo-hoops. (263) Preliminary report. 9:00 AM –10:20AM Room 349, BCC Lavinia Corina Ciungu,Univ.ofIowa (1145-VR-939) What Every Student Should Know about the JMM MAA Panel Organizers: Peri Shereen, California State University, Monterey 9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 350, BCC Bay Mathematics Placement Trends and Violeta Vasilevska,Utah Innovations that Increase Equitable Valley University Access & Success Panelists: Matt DeLong,Marian Organizers: Keith Hubbard, Stephen F. University Austin State University Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin, James Ham, Delta College Lamar University Kathryn Lineham, Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Montgomery College Valparaiso University Panelists: Elizabeth Barnett, Columbia University AMS Special Session on Symbolic Dynamics, I David Bressoud, Macalester College 9:30 AM –10:50AM Room 327, BCC John Hetts, Educational Organizers: Van Cyr, Bucknell University Results Partnership Bryna Kra,Northwestern Uri Treisman,Universityof University Texas at Austin 9:30AM On the Bernoulli property for some MAA Workshop (257) partially hyperbolic systems. Adam Kanigowski,Universityof 9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 324, BCC Maryland (1145-37-1760)

10:00AM Dimension and differential structures on NSF Funding Opportunities in the (258) cookie-cutter Cantor sets. Education and Human Resources Daniel J. Ingebretson,Universityof Directorate and the Division of Indianapolis (1145-37-1727) Mathematical Sciences 10:30AM Orbit structure and orbit equivalence for Organizer: Karen Allen Keene,National (259) actions of semi-direct product groups. Science Foundation, Division Preliminary report. of Undergraduate Education Stefanos Orfanos, DePaul University, Presenters: Karen Allen Keene,National Ayse A. Sahin*, Wright State University, Science Foundation, Division and Ilie Ugarcovici,DePaulUniversity of Undergraduate Education (1145-37-2309) Matt Douglass,National Science Foundation, Division MAA General Contributed Paper Session on of Mathematical Sciences Logic and Foundations Karen King,National Science Foundation, Division 9:30 AM –10:25AM Room 348, BCC of Research on Learning Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Swatee Naik,National College Science Foundation, Division of Mathematical Sciences Kim Roth, Juniata College Sandra Richardson, Melvin Royer, Indiana National Science Foundation, Wesleyan University Division of Undergraduate 9:30AM On Tautological Globular Operads. Education (260) Phillip Michael Bressie, Kansas State Tara Smith,National University (1145-VR-1678) Science Foundation, Division 9:45AM Condorcet’s paradox and ultrafilters. of Graduate Education (261) Preliminary report. Talitha Washington, Timothy Trujillo, Sam Houston State National Science Foundation, University (1145-VR-2907) Division of Undergraduate 10:00AM On definable completeness for ordered Education (262) fields. Lee Zia, National Science Mojtaba Moniri, Normandale Community Foundation, Division of College (1145-VR-2909) Undergraduate Education

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Project NExT Workshop on Using Radical Dash Kickoff Meeting Mathematical Software 10:20 AM –10:50AM Room 339, BCC 9:40 AM –10:55AM Room 308, BCC Organizers: Stacey Muir,Universityof Effective Use of Computer Software in Scranton Mathematics Classrooms Janine Janoski,Kings Organizers: Richard Gustavson, College Manhattan College Yevgeniy Milman, Borough AMS-MAA Invited Address of Manhattan Community College, CUNY 11:10 AM – NOON Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC Eze Nwaeze,Tuskegee (267) What is the shape of a rational map? University Sarah Koch, University of Michigan Mckenzie West, Kalamazoo (1145-00-2550) College Exhibits and Book Sales MAA-SIAM-AMS Hrabowski-Gates-Tapia-McBay Panel 12:15 PM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall F, 100 Level, BCC

9:50 AM –10:30AM Room 307, BCC AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I Actions to increase the participation of underrepresented minority groups in 1:00 PM –1:50PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC mathematics. (268) Complex multiplication: past, present, Organizer: Ricardo Cortez,Tulane future. University Benedict H. Gross,Universityof Panelists: Rodrigo Banuelos˜ ,Purdue California San Diego (1145-11-33) University Minerva Cordero,University MAA Contributed Paper Session on Touch it, of Texas at Arlington Feel it, Learn it: Tactile Learning Activities in Pamela Harris, Williams the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, College II

MAA Contributed Paper Session on 1:00 PM –2:55PM Room 340, BCC Innovative Curricular Strategies for Organizers: Chris Oehrlein,Oklahoma Increasing Mathematics Majors City Community College

10:00 AM –10:50AM Room 301, BCC Ann Trenk, Wellesley College Organizers: Stuart Boersma,Central Laura Watkins,Glendale Washington University Community College Eric Marland, Appalachian 1:20PM The SIR Game: Modeling an Epidemic. State University (269) Brian Hollenbeck,EmporiaState Victor Piercey, Ferris State University (1145-J1-2856) University 1:40PM Teaching rigid motions through Frank Savina,Universityof (270) embodied activities: Making the jump Texas at Austin from 2- to 3- dimensions. 10:00AM Students Need Yin! Preliminary report. Rachel Schmitz*, Youyu Liu and (264) Igor V. Minevich, Rose-Hulman Institute Kristin M Frank,TowsonUniversity of Technology (1145-A1-2358) (1145-J1-2325) 10:30AM From Mathphobes to Math Majors: The 2:00PM Using Tangle Toys to Explore Ideas in (265) Wheelock College Model. (271) Knot Theory. Debra K. Borkovitz*andGalina Adam Giambrone, Elmira College Dobrynina,BostonUniversity (1145-J1-2169) (1145-A1-2061) 2:20PM 3D Printed Mathematics: Student-led (272) design and creation of mathematical AMS Invited Address objects to discover fractals, polyhedra, and knots. 10:05 AM –10:55AM Ballrooms I Laura Taalman,JamesMadison & II, 400 Level, BCC University (1145-J1-1655) (266) Algebraic, Geometric, and Topological 2:40PM Using Tactile Models for Non-Euclidean Methods in Optimization. (273) Geometry. Jesus´ A. De Loera,Universityof Heather Pierce, Emmanuel College California, Davis (1145-90-83) (1145-J1-1341)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 4:15PM On Several New Notions of Algorithmic Mathematics and Technology (283) Dimension. Preliminary report. David J. Webb, University of Hawaii at 1:00 PM –1:55PM Room 323, BCC Manoa (1145-03-1712)

Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 4:45PM Quantization for Probability College (284) Distributions. Kim Roth, Juniata College Mrinal K Roychowdhury,Universityof Texas Rio Grande Valley (1145-37-1685) Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 5:15PM Hausdorff dimension and randomness 1:00PM MYMathApps Tutorials. Preliminary (285) for continuous measures. (274) report. Jan Reimann, Pennsylvania State Matthew Weihing*andPhilip B Yasskin, University (1145-03-1703) Texas A&M University (1145-VD-1617) 1:15PM Textbook Problem Dependency Web. AMS Special Session on 25 years of (275) Preliminary report. Conferences for African-American Joseph M Martinsen*andPhilip Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences B Yasskin,TexasA&MUniversity (CAARMS times 25), II (1145-VD-1989)

1:30PM The Logic Behind the Turing Bombe’s 2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 314, BCC (276) Role in Breaking Enigma. Neil Sigmon*, Radford University, and Organizer: William A. Massey, Rick Klima, Appalachian State University Princeton University (1145-VD-2265)

1:45PM Using LaTeX to Optimize Proof Writing. 2:15PM BPTree: an l2 heavy hitters algorithm (277) Jason A. Hardin, Worcester State (286) using constant memory. University (1145-VD-2667) Vladimir Braverman, Johns Hopkins University, Stephen R Chestnut, MAA Invited Address G-Research, Nikita Ivkin, Johns Hopkins University, Jelani Nelson*, Zhengyu 2:15 PM –3:05PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC Wang,HarvardUniversity,andDavid P Woodruff, Carnegie Mellon University (278) Symmetry, almost. (1145-68-1998) Amanda Folsom, Amherst College (1145-A0-16) 3:15PM Correlation induced by missing spatial (287) covariates: a connection between AMS-ASL Special Session on Algorithmic variance components models and Dimensions and Fractal Geometry, II kriging. Jessica Rothman, Yale University, 2:15 PM –5:35PM Room 343, BCC Monica C Jackson*, American University, Kimberly Sellers, Georgetown Organizers: Jack H. Lutz, Iowa State University, Talithia Williams,Harvey University Mudd College, Lance Waller,Emory Elvira Mayordomo, University, and Subhash Lele,University University of Zaragoza, of Alberta (1145-62-2264) Spain 3:45PM Theory and applications of algebraic and 2:15PM Measure and randomness for algebraic (288) combinatorial constructs. Preliminary (279) structures. report. Johanna N.Y. Franklin*, Hofstra Edinah K. Gnang, Assistant Professor/ University, and Russell Miller, Queens Department of Applied Mathematics and College, CUNY (1145-03-2447) Statistics, Johns Hopkins (1145-15-2086) 2:45PM A Turing ideal with positive outer (280) measure. Preliminary report. 4:15PM Quantum Measurement Problem. Takayuki Kihara, Nagoya University, (289) James D Whitﬁeld, Dartmouth College Japan, and Arno Pauly*, Swansea (1145-81-2024) University, UK (1145-03-2017) 4:45PM Dynamic Queueing Transience. 3:15PM Mutual Dimension and Random (290) William A Massey, Princeton University (281) Sequences. (1145-60-1925) Adam Case*, Drake University, and Jack H. Lutz, Iowa State University 5:15PM Gabor Frames with arbitrary redundancy (1145-68-1686) (291) and Wilson tight frames in L2(R). 3:45PM Soﬁc subshifts and completely positive Preliminary report. (282) topological entropy. Preliminary report. Divyang Bhimani,Universityof Linda Brown Westrick, Penn State Maryland, and Kasso Okoudjou*, MIT (1145-03-2198) (1145-42-2140)

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AMS Special Session on A Showcase of AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Number Theory at Undergraduate Geometric Methods in Discrete Optimization, Institutions, II I

2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 344, BCC 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 325, BCC Organizers: Amitabh Basu, Johns Organizers: Adriana Salerno,Bates Hopkins University College Jesus De Loera,University Lola Thompson, Oberlin of California, Davis College 2:15PM Intersecting restrictions in clutters. (300) Preliminary report. 2:15PM Fuchsian Differential Equations with Ahmad Abdi, Gerard Cornuejols*and (292) Prescribed Monodromy: An Introduction Dabeen Lee, Carnegie Mellon University to Solving a Quintic Without Using (1145-05-1427) Radicals. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Solving the Customized Coverage Edray Herber Goins, Pomona College (1145-11-1601) (301) Probing problem through Set Covering. Preliminary report. 2:45PM A probabilistic local-global principle for Carla Michini*, University of Wisconsin (293) torsion on elliptic curves. Madison, Peter Ohmann, Saint John’s John Cullinan, Bard College University, Ben Liblit and Jeff Linderoth, (1145-11-793) University of Wisconsin Madison (1145-90-2160) 3:15PM When is the product of two Siegel 3:45PM The disjunctive hull of facility location (294) eigenforms an eigenform? (302) problems. Preliminary report. Jim Brown*, Occidental College, Hugh Quentin Louveaux,UniversityofLi`ege, Geller, Clemson University, Rico Vicente, Belgium (1145-90-1732) California State University - Long Beach, and Alexandra Walsh,BrownUniversity 4:15PM Duality for Discrete Optimization: Theory (1145-11-1422) (303) and Applications. Ted K Ralphs, Lehigh University 3:45PM Solving the S-Unit Equation in Sage and (1145-90-2540) (295) Applications. 4:45PM Time-varying semideﬁnite optimization. Alejandra Alvarado, Eastern Illinois (304) Amir Ali Ahmadi*andBachir El Khadir, University, Angelos Koutsianas, Princeton University (1145-49-2920) University of British Columbia, Beth Malmskog*, Colorado College, 5:15PM Blended Conditional Gradients. Christopher Rasmussen,Wesleyan (305) Gabor Braun, Sebastian Pokutta*, Dan University, Christelle Vincent,University Tu,GeorgiaTech,andStephen Wright, of Vermont, and Mckenzie West, University of Wisconsin–Madison Kalamazoo College (1145-11-1990) (1145-90-377)

4:15PM On the average spacing of fractional AMS Special Session on Analysis of (296) parts of sequences generated by Fractional, Stochastic, and Hybrid Dynamic irrational numbers. Systems with Applications, II Geremias Polanco*, Hampshire College and UASD, Daniel Schultz, Penn State 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 328, BCC University, and Alexandru Zaharescu, University of Illinois (1145-11-1412) Organizers: John R. Graef,Universityof Tennessee at Chattanooga 4:45PM Some reﬁnements of Artin’s conjecture. G. S. Ladde,Universityof (297) Leo Goldmakher*, Williams College, and South Florida Greg Martin, University of British Columbia (1145-11-806) A. S. Vatsala,Universityof Louisiana at Lafayette 5:15PM Arithmetical Structures on Graphs. 2:15PM Composition of Pathway Fractional (298) Darren B Glass, Gettysburg College (306) Integral operator on Generalized k - (1145-11-687) Wright Function. 5:45PM Hypergeometric decomposition of Sunita Nagar*, Bhilwara, Rajasthan India, (299) symmetric K3 quartic pencils. and Harish Nagar, Sangam University, Adriana Salerno*, Bates College, Bhilwara, Rajasthan India (1145-33-1723) Charles F Doran, University of Alberta, 2:45PM Blow-up Results for One Dimensional Tyler L Kelly, University of Birmingham, (307) Caputo Fractional Reaction Diffusion Steven Sperber, University of Minnesota, Equation. John Voight, Dartmouth College, and Subhash Subedi*andAghalaya S. Ursula Whitcher,MathematicalReviews Vatsala, University of Louisiana at (1145-11-2630) Lafayette (1145-35-945)

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3:15PM Modeling online social network dynamics 3:45PM On a System of Rational Difference (308) using fractional order differential (317) Equations with Non-constant Coefficients. equations. Yevgeniy Kostrov, Manhattanville Lingju Kong, University of Tennessee at College, Zachary Kudlak*, United States Chattanooga (1145-34-1763) Coast Guard Academy, and Patrick Vernon, Xavier University of Louisiana 3:45PM Stochastic dynamical systems under (309) geometric constraints. (1145-39-715) Iuliana Teodorescu and Razvan 4:15PM A fractional nonlinear Teodorescu*, University of South Florida (318) Schrodinger-Poisson¨ system. (1145-60-2109) Michail E. Filippakis*, University of Piraeus, Department of Digital Systems, 4:15PM Existence of the Solution in the Large for Piraeus, Greece, and Maria Eleni Poulou, (310) the Caputo Fractional Reaction Diffusion Department of Product and Systems Equation by Picard’s method. Design Engineering, University of Aegean Pradeep Godar Chhetri*andAghalaya S (1145-37-195) Vatsala, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1145-35-1236) 4:45PM Bifurcations as the Genesis of Instabilities (319) in the Numerical Solutions to Differential 4:45PM Spectra of Boundary Integral Operators Equations. (311) Defined on the Unit Sphere for the Ronald E. Mickens*, Clark Atlanta Modified Laplace Equation. University, and Talitha M. Washington, Vani Cheruvu*, The University of Toledo, Howard University (1145-39-1405) Shravan Veerapaneni, Eduardo Corona and Ryan Kohl,TheUniversityof 5:15PM Template iterations of quadratic maps Michigan (1145-65-1215) (320) and hybrid Mandelbrot sets. Anca Radulescu*, Kelsey Butera,SUNY 5:15PM Interconnected Nonlinear Survival State New Paltz, and Brandee Williams,SUNY (312) Hybrid Dynamic Models. Preliminary New Paltz alumna (1145-37-1160) report. Gangaram S Ladde,UniversityofSouth 5:45PM Global Dynamics for Discrete Models in Florida at Tampa (1145-92-2488) (321) Populations Dynamics of Single Species. Arzu Bilgin*, Recep Tayyip Erdogan 5:45PM Mixed Generalized Iterative Method For University, and Mustafa Kulenovic, (313) Nonlinear Problems. Preliminary report. University of Rhode Island (1145-39-427) Aghalaya S. Vatsala*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and MSowmya, AMS Special Session on Commutative Ring R. V. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Theory: Research for Undergraduate and Karnataka 560059, India (1145-34-1445) Early Graduate Students, II AMS Special Session on Bifurcations of 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 320, BCC Difference Equations and Discrete Dynamical Systems with Applications, II Organizers: Nicholas Baeth, Franklin and Marshall College 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 332, BCC Branden Stone, Hamilton College Organizers: Arzu Bilgin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey 2:15PM Numerical semigroup invariants and (322) eventually quasipolynomial behavior. Toufik Khyat,Trinity Christopher ONeill, San Diego State College University (1145-13-639) 2:15PM Cooperative hunting in a discrete 2:45PM Membership and Elasticity in Certain (314) predator-prey system. (323) Affine Monoids. Yunshyong Chow, Institute of Jackson Autry, San Diego State Mathematics, Academia Sinica, Sophia University (1145-13-1146) Jang*, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University, and 3:15PM Multiplicative factorization in numerical Hua-Ming Wang, Department of (324) semigroups. Preliminary report. Statistics, Anhui Normal University Matthew C. Enlow,UniversityofCentral (1145-92-466) Missouri (1145-13-653) 2:45PM The structure of the omega limit sets of 3:45PM Semigroups of Modules. (315) non-autonomous discrete dynamical (325) Roger A Wiegand,Universityof systems. Preliminary report. Nebraska (1145-13-817) Saber Elaydi, Trinity University 4:15PM Betti Numbers: Large and Small. (1145-39-2370) (326) Adam Boocher,UniversityofSanDiego 3:15PM Symmetry Methods in the Solution of (1145-13-299) (316) Difference Equations and Discrete 4:45PM Lower Bounds on Betti Numbers. Dynamical Systems. Preliminary report. (327) Adam Boocher,UniversityofSanDiego, Ann Brett, Johnson & Wales University and James Seiner*, Stony Brook (1145-39-540) University (1145-13-1268)

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5:15PM Boij-Soederberg theory as an introduction Sean Lawton,George (328) to research in commutative algebra. Mason University Preliminary report. Anton Lukyanenko,George Courtney R Gibbons, Hamilton College Mason University (1145-13-966) 2:15PM Mathways: building a pipeline to 5:45PM A Recursive Technique for finding (337) undergraduate research in the Illinois (329) Betti Decompositions of Complete Geometry Lab. Preliminary report. Intersections. Matthew Ando, Jennifer McNeilly and Robert Huben, University of Nebraska - Jeremy T. Tyson*, University of Illinois at Lincoln (1145-13-1504) Urbana-Champaign (1145-97-2018) AMS Special Session on Financial 2:45PM Dynamics on the Character Variety of the Mathematics, II (338) Fricke Spaces of Surfaces on Two Generators. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 338, BCC Ajeet S Gary, University of Maryland, College Park (1145-51-843) Organizers: Maxim Bichuch, Johns 3:15PM An Overview of the University of Hopkins University (339) Kentucky Math Lab. Anja Richter,Baruch Ben Riley*andChristopher Manon, College, City University of University of Kentucky (1145-00-1577) New York 3:45PM Mason Experimental Geometry Lab: Stephan Sturm, Worcester (340) Overview and Community Engagement. Polytechnic Institute Sean Lawton, Jack Love*andAnton 2:15PM Optimal portfolio allocations in a Lukyanenko, George Mason University (330) heterogeneous banking system. (1145-00-1296) Marko Weber*andAgostino Capponi, 4:15PM Labs: The I-Center at Kansas Columbia University (1145-60-1798) (341) State University, 12 years of 2:45PM Systemic Risk: the Effect of Market trans-generational math research. (331) Confidence. Preliminary report. Marianne Korten*andJamie Peabody, Maxim Bichuch and Ke Chen*, John Kansas State University (1145-97-1294) Hopkins University (1145-91-1624) 4:45PM Washington Experimental Mathematics 3:15PM Information Relaxation and the (342) Lab (WXML). (332) Duality-Based Dynamic Programming. Samantha Kay Fairchild,Universityof Nan Chen*andXiang Ma,TheChinese Washington (1145-97-2639) University of Hong Kong (1145-90-1193) 5:15PM Panel on starting and running a 4:15PM XVA Valuation Under Market Illiquidity. (343) Geometry Lab. (333) Weijie Pang*andStephan Sturm, Sean Lawton and Anton Lukyanenko*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute George Mason University (1145-00-1292) (1145-60-785) 4:45PM Pricing debt in financial networks with AMS Special Session on Hopf Algebras and (334) comonotonic endowments. Tensor Categories, II Tathagata Banerjee and Zachary Feinstein*, Washington University in St. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 318, BCC Louis (1145-60-1365) 5:15PM An Asymptotic Model for Fire Sales. Organizers: Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana (335) Nils Detering*, University of California State University Santa Barbara, Thilo Meyer-Brandis, Julia Plavnik,TexasA&M Konstantinos Panagiotou and Daniel University Ritter, University of Munich Henry Tucker,Universityof (1145-60-1259) California, San Diego 5:45PM Prime Broker Lending and Hedge Fund (336) Exposures. Preliminary report. 2:15PM On the subcategory lattices of fusion Mathias S Kruttli, Federal Reserve Board, (344) categories. Preliminary report. Phillip J Monin*, Office of Financial Alex Levin and Dmitri Nikshych*, Research, and Sumudu W Watugala, University of New Hampshire Cornell University (1145-91-2298) (1145-18-1349) 2:45PM Morita equivalence classes of small index AMS Special Session on Geometry Labs (345) subfactors. United: Research, Visualization, and Pinhas Grossman,UniversityofNew Outreach, II South Wales, Scott Morrison,The Australia National University, David 2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 326, BCC Penneys, The Ohio State University, Emily Peters, Loyola University Chicago, Organizers: Marianne Korten,Kansas and Noah Snyder*, Indiana University State University (1145-18-1118)

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3:15PM Kac cohomology as relative group 4:45PM Bent p-ary functions and strongly (346) cohomology. Preliminary report. (357) regular graph decompositions. César Galindo and Yiby Morales*, Caroline G Melles*andDavid Joyner, Universidad de los Andes (1145-18-2289) United States Naval Academy 3:45PM The module embedding theorem. (1145-05-1582) (347) David Penneys,TheOhioState 5:15PM Sphere-of-Influence Graphs, and University (1145-18-1219) (358) Reminiscences of working with TS 4:15PM Applications of Quantum Representations Michael. (348) of Mapping Class Groups. Thomas Quint, Department of Wade Bloomquist*, University of Mathematics and Statistics, University of California Santa Barbara, and Zhenghan Nevada Reno (1145-05-2487) Wang, Microsoft Research Station Q and 5:45PM A matrix rank identity with applications University of California Santa Barbara (359) to combinatorial matices. (1145-55-1105) Bryan L Shader, University of Wyoming 4:45PM An Interpolation Approach to Untwisted (1145-05-790) (349) Dijkgraaf–Witten Invariants. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Mappings on Metric Robert Laugwitz*, Rutgers University, and Banach Spaces with Applications to and Johannes Flake,RWTHAachen Fixed Point Theory, II University (1145-18-1793) 5:15PM Braided module categories. Preliminary 2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 347, BCC (350) report. Alexei Davydov, Ohio University Organizers: Torrey M. Gallagher, (1145-18-2409) Bucknell University 5:45PM Higher central charge and higher Gauss Christopher J. Lennard, (351) sum of premodular categories. University of Pittsburgh Yilong Wang, Louisiana State University 2:15PM Lipschitz Free Spaces on Finite Metric (1145-18-2213) (360) Spaces. Stephen J Dilworth*, University of South AMS Special Session on How to Guard an Art Carolina, Denka Kutzarova,University Gallery and Other Discrete Mathematical of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Adventures (In Memory of T. S. Michael, and Mikhail I Ostrovskii, St. John’s 1960 to 2016), II University (1145-46-1351) 3:15PM Grothendieck Operators and Weakly 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 345, BCC (361) p-summable series. Roxana Popescu,Universityof Organizers: Joseph Bonin,TheGeorge Pittsburgh (1145-46-1857) Washington University 3:45PM An Operator-Valued Kantorovich Metric Carolyn Chun, US Naval (362) on Complete Metric Spaces. Academy Trubee Hodgman Davison,Universityof Nancy Neudauer,Pacific Colorado (1145-46-734) University 4:15PM Some recent results on Mackey duals of 2:15PM A Singular Way with Words. (363) Banach spaces. (352) Jennifer J Quinn,Universityof Douglas Mupasiri,Universityof Washington Tacoma (1145-05-1886) Northern Iowa (1145-46-2669) 2:45PM Guarding Art Galleries, Fortresses and 5:15PM Continuous Schauder frames for Banach (353) Prison Yards. (364) spaces. T. S. Michael, U. S. Naval Academy, and Joseph Eisner, University of Virginia, and Val Pinciu*, Southern Connecticut State Daniel Freeman*, St Louis University University (1145-05-1162) (1145-46-1699) 3:15PM Cube unfoldings never overlap. (354) Kristin DeSplinter,Universityof AMS Special Session on Natural Resources Utah, Satyan Devadoss*, Jordan Modeling, II Readyhough,UniversityofSanDiego, and Bryce Wimberly, Trident Analysis 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 336, BCC (1145-52-620) Organizers: Julie Blackwood, Williams 3:45PM Matroids and the minimum rank of a (355) matrix pattern. Preliminary report. College Louis Deaett, Quinnipiac University Shandelle M. Henson, (1145-05-1934) Andrews University 4:15PM T.S.Michael’s joint work on intrinsically 2:15PM Genetic diversity as a rescue mechanism (356) knotted graphs. (365) in stochastic environments. Mark E. Kidwell, U.S.Naval Academy Sebastian Schreiber,Universityof (retired) (1145-05-279) California, Davis (1145-92-1176)

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2:45PM A Discrete-Time Anthrax Model In Human 4:15PM The eigencurve at weight one Eisenstein (366) and Herbivore Populations. (375) points. Preliminary report. Najat Ziyadi*, Morgan State University, Alice Pozzi, University College London and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu,Howard (1145-11-429) University (1145-92-584) 5:15PM The Lambda invariant and its CM values. 3:15PM Risk Structured Model of Cholera (376) Tonghai Yang*, University of (367) Infections In Cameroon. Preliminary Wisconsin-Madison, Hongbo Yin, report. Shandong University, and Peng Yu,the Fnu Eric Ngang Che*andAbdul-Aziz Morningside Center of Mathematics, Yakubu,HowardUniversity Beijing, China (1145-11-417) (1145-92-1153)

3:45PM Modeling and control of enzootic West AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution (368) Nile virus transmission: The role of the Equations and Their Applications, II avian nesting curve. Suzanne Robertson,Virginia 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 331, BCC Commonwealth University (1145-92-1762) Organizers: Mingchao Cai, Morgan State University 4:15PM Understanding species persistence (369) under reoccurring and interacting Gisele Mophou Loudjom, disturbances. Preliminary report. University of French West Amy Veprauskas*, University of Indies, Guadeloupe, France Louisiana at Lafayette, and Tingting Tang, University of Notre Dame Gaston N’Guerekata, (1145-92-1356) Morgan State University

4:45PM Optimization and Games for Alexander Pankov,Morgan (370) Environmental Federalism. State University Ben G Fitzpatrick, Loyola Marymount Xuming Xie, Morgan State University (1145-91-1509) University 5:15PM Applications of Optimal Control for (371) Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management. Guoping Zhang,Morgan Mahir Demir, University of Tennessee, State University Knoxville (1145-34-1199) 2:15PM Eberlein-weakly almost periodic (in 5:45PM Modeling Population Dynamics of (377) Stepanov - like sense) functions and (372) Honeybee: Parasite, Disease and applications. Preliminary report. Nutrition. Gaston M N’Guerekata,Math Yun Kang*, Arizona State University, Jun Department, School of Computer, Chen, Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Computational, and Modeling Morgan State University (1145-46-1130) Sciences Center, ASU., Marisabel 2:45PM Optimal control of averaged state of a Rodriguez-Messan, Dartmouth (378) parabolic equation with missing College, Komi Messan,U.S.Army boundary condition. Engineer Research, and Gloria Gisèle Mophou*, Aims-Cameroon, DeGrandi-Hoffman, Carl Hayden Bee Limbé, Cameroon, Romario Tiomela Research Center (1145-34-1714) Foko, AIMS-Cameroon, Limbe , Cameroon, and Ali Seibou,Université AMS Special Session on New Directions in the Ouaga 3S, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Theory of Complex Multiplication, II (1145-49-510)

3:15PM Coupled systems of second order 2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 321, BCC (379) evolution equations in Hilbert spaces. Organizers: Henri Darmon, McGill Preliminary report. University Ti-Jun Xiao, School of Mathematical Sciences, Fudan University (1145-46-367) Samit Dasgupta,University of California, Santa Cruz 3:45PM Properties of operator semigroups. (380) Preliminary report. Benedict Gross,Harvard Jin Liang, School of Mathematical University Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2:15PM Eisenstein cohomology and equivariant (1145-46-366) (373) transgressions of the Euler class. 4:15PM Existence results of S-asymptotically Luis Garcia, University of Toronto (381) ω-periodic mild solutions to some (1145-11-1283) integro-differential equations with 3:15PM On a conjecture of Harris and Venkatesh. non-local conditions. (374) Victor Rotger, Universitat Politecnica de Darin Orrie Brindle, Morgan State Catalunya (UPC) (1145-11-426) University (1145-34-2441)

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4:45PM Large-time asymptotic expansions in 5:45PM Preconditioning for mixed variational (382) general systems of decaying functions (391) formulations. for the Navier-Stokes equations. Constantin Bacuta and Jacob Jacavage*, Dat T Cao*andLuan T Hoang,Texas University of Delaware (1145-65-1239) Tech University (1145-35-284) 5:15PM Optimal control of diffusion equation AMS Special Session on Optimal Methods in (383) with missing data governed by Dirichlet Applicable Analysis: Variational Inequalities, fractional Laplacian. Low Rank Matrix Approximations, Systems Jean-Daniel Djida,Departamentode Engineering, Cyber Security, II Estatıstica, Analise Matematica e Optimizacion, Universidade de Santiago 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 329, BCC de Compostela, 15782 Spain., Gisele Mophou and Pasquini Fotsing Soh*, Organizers: Aritra Dutta, King Abdullah African Institute for Mathematical University of Science and Sciences (AIMS), P.O. B ox 608, Limbe Technology, Saudi Arabia Crystal Gardens, South West Region, Cameroon (1145-35-511) Ram Mohapatra,University 5:45PM Resonant (p, q)-equations with Robin of Central Florida (384) boundary condition. Gayatri Pany,Singapore Michail E. Filippakis,Universityof University of Technology Piraeus, Department of Digital Systems, and Design, Singapore Piraeus, Greece (1145-35-190) Nabin Kumar Sahu, AMS Special Session on Numerical Methods Dhirubhai Ambani Institute for PDEs and Applications, II of Information and Communication Technology, 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 330, BCC India Organizers: Wenrui Hao, Pennsylvania 2:15PM Equilibrium structure for a spatial State University (392) economy: effects of automated transport Qingguo Hong, modes. Pennsylvania State University Gayatri Pany, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Jinchao Xu, Pennsylvania (1145-49-1469) State University 2:15PM The Basic Principles and Recent 2:45PM Effect of information on the social (385) Developments of Weak Galerkin Finite (393) efficiency of a service system in the Element Methods. presence of strategic customers. Junping Wang, National Science Gopinath Panda, Singapore University of Foundation (1145-35-577) Technology and Design, Singapore (1145-91-1543) 3:15PM Discontinuous Galerkin method and (386) Weak Galerkin Method. 3:15PM Group Interactions in TU games : The Xiu Ye, University of Arkansas at Little (394) k-lateral value. Rock (1145-65-505) Surajit Borkotokey*, Department of 3:45PM A New Primal-Dual Weak Galerkin Finite Mathematics, Dibrugarh University, (387) Element Method for Ill-posed Elliptic Assam, India, Dhrubajit Choudhury, Cauchy Problems. Loyimee Gogoi, Dibrugarh University, Chunmei Wang, Texas Tech University Dibrugarh, Assam, India, and Rajnish (1145-65-751) Kumar, Queen’s Management School, 4:15PM Extended Galerkin Method. Queen’s University, Belfat, UK (388) Qingguo Hong*, The Pennsylvania State (1145-91-124) Univiersity, Shuonan Wu,Peking 3:45PM UAVs Mesh Network Survivability Against University, and Jinchao Xu,The (395) Cyber Attacks: A Simulation Study. Pennsylvania State University Preliminary report. (1145-65-419) Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen*andRam 4:45PM A modified preconditioned conjugate Mohapatra, University of Central Florida (389) gradient method for a nonsymmetric (1145-00-361) elliptic boundary value problem. Zhen Chao*andDexuan Xie, 4:15PM Multivariate and Convex Approximation Department of Mathematical Sciences, (396) by Choquet integrals. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee George A Anastassiou,Universityof (1145-65-2612) Memphis (1145-41-147) 5:15PM Locally conservative finite elements for 4:45PM Primal First-Order Necessary Efficiency (390) axisymmetric Stokes equation. (397) Conditions for Locally Lipschitz Young Ju Lee*, Texas State University, Multiobjective Optimization Problems. and Hengguang Li, Wayne State Elena Constantin,Universityof University (1145-76-1149) Pittsburgh at Johnstown (1145-90-152)

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5:15PM The A-analytic approach to X-ray 5:15PM Split-quaternion representation of a (398) tomography. (405) functional hierarchy of a biologic system. Kamran Sadiq, Johann Radon Institute of Preliminary report. Computational and Applied Mathematics Garri Davydyan, Russian Medical (RICAM) (1145-35-362) Academy of Postgraduate Education (1145-16-250) 5:45PM Multilevel wavelet approximation on the 5:45PM Quaternion-valued Solutions to the (399) sphere. (406) Korteweg-deVries Equation. Preliminary Ratikanta Behera, Department of report. Mathematics and Statistics, Indian , *, Institute of Science Education and John Cobb Alex Kasman Albert Serna and Monique Sparkman, College of Research Kolkata, West Bengal, India Charleston (1145-35-61) (1145-41-263) AMS Special Session on Recent AMS Special Session on Quaternions, II Advancements in Mathematical Modeling of Cancer, II 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 319, BCC 2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 337, BCC Organizers: Terrence Blackman, Medgar Evers College, City Organizers: Kamila Larripa,Humboldt University of New York State University Hwayeon Ryu,Universityof Johannes Familton, Hartford Borough of Manhattan 2:15PM An intracellular model of synergistic CD8 Community College, City (407) T cell costimulation by 4-1BB (CD134) University of New York and OX40 (CD137). Chris McCarthy, Borough of Anna Konstorum*, Center for Manhattan Community Quantitative Medicine, UConn Health, College, City University of Anthony T. Vella, Adam J. Adler, New York Department of Immunology, UConn Health, 263 Farmington Ave., 2:15PM Maxwell, Clifford, and Hestenes. Farmington, and Reinhard C. (400) Johannes Familton*, BMCC City Laubenbacher, Center for Quantitative University of New York, and Richard Medicine, UConn Health, 263 Farmington Friedberg, Columbia University Ave., Farmington, CT (1145-92-1730) (emeritus) (1145-78-531) 3:15PM The Impact of Induced Drug Resistance in 2:45PM Quaternions in Geometric Algebra and (408) Cancer Chemotherapy. (401) Physics. James Greene*, Rutgers University, David Hestenes, Department of Physics, Eduardo Sontag, Northeastern University Arizona State University (1145-15-150) and Harvard Medical School, Jana Gevertz, The College of New Jersey, and 3:45PM Computational advantages and historical Cynthia Sanchez-Tapia,Rutgers (402) insights from viewing quaternionic University (1145-92-2005) interpolation of three-dimensional 4:15PM Mechanical feedback and stress rotations as geodesic vector interpolation (409) relaxation in tumor spheroid growth. 2 on S . Preliminary report. Bob Palais, Utah Valley University Min Wu, Mathematical Sciences, (1145-22-2929) Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Huaming Yan, Daniel Ramirez-Guerrero* 4:15PM How can symmetries of a rectangle, (403) tethered up to homotopy, provide a and John Lowengrub,Mathematics, physical model for the quaternion group? University of California, Irvine Generalizations? Preliminary report. (1145-00-2019) William A. Bogley and David Pengelley*, 5:15PM Modeling cell-cell interaction based Oregon State University (1145-55-2199) (410) pattern generation by Notch pathway. Preliminary report. 4:45PM Visualization and separation of Gaurav Mendiratta, Salk Institute for (404) chromatic information in natural and Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, medical images based on a quaternion USA (1145-92-2074) algebra framework. Nektarios A Valous*, Rodrigo Rojas AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Moraleda,NationalCenterforTumor Regularity Lemmas, II Diseases (NCT), Neha Pandey, Interdisciplinary Center for Scientiﬁc 2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 346, BCC Computing (IWR), Dirk Jaeger, Inka Zoernig and Niels Halama,National Organizers: Gabriel Conant,University Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) of Notre Dame (1145-68-30) Rehana Patel

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Julia Wolf,Universityof 4:45PM Topological models characterizing Bristol, UK (421) multiple ergodic averages. Sebastian Donoso,Universidadde 2:15PM The robustness framework for strong O’Higgins, and Wenbo Sun*, the Ohio (411) regularity lemmas and the application State University (1145-37-1089) for ordered graphs. Eldar Fischer, Faculty of Computer Science, Technion - Israel Institute of MAA Invited Paper Session on Using Technology (1145-05-1515) Research about Teaching and Learning to Inform the Preparation of Graduate 3:15PM Using combinatorial limits to obtain Students to Teach (412) regularity lemmas. Mirna Dˇzamonja*, University of East 2:15 PM –5:35PM Room 317, BCC Anglia,Norwich,UK,associatedtoIHPST, Paris, France, and Ivan Tomaˇsi´c, Organizers: Jack Bookman,Duke Queen Mary University of London, UK University (1145-03-1014) Teri J. Murphy,Universityof 4:15PM Regularity Lemmas in the Limit. Cincinnati (413) Henry P Towsner,Universityof 2:15PM Introduction to the session from Jack Pennsylvania (1145-03-869) Bookman. 4:45PM Digraphon estimation via step-function 2:25PM Activities for Building and Honing MGTAs’ (414) approximations. (422) Abilities to Foster Student Engagement. Diana Cai*, Princeton University, Nate Mary Beisiegel, Oregon State University Ackerman,HarvardUniversity,and (1145-AC-2305) Cameron Freer, Borelian Corporation (1145-62-2094) 2:55PM Research Sampler for Learning to Foster (423) Student Engagement. 5:15PM Connections between learning, Shandy Hauk, WestEd and U. Northern (415) pseudo-randomness, and regularity. Colorado (1145-AC-2819) Preliminary report. 3:25PM Activities to Build Department Culture Russell G. Impagliazzo,Universityof (424) that Supports Engaged Learning California, San Diego (1145-94-2671) Classroom Culture. Kelly MacArthur,UniversityofUtah AMS Special Session on Symbolic Dynamics, (1145-AC-2657) II 3:55PM An activity on aligning calculus problem (425) session tasks to learning objectives. 2:15 PM –5:05PM Room 327, BCC Cody L Patterson*andCarlos Acevedo, University of Texas at San Antonio Organizers: Van Cyr, Bucknell University (1145-AC-1124) Bryna Kra,Northwestern 4:25PM Selecting and Creating Mathematical University (426) Tasks to Promote Student Engagement. 2:15PM The mapping class group of a minimal Natasha Speer, The University of Maine (416) subshift (Part I). (1145-AC-1357) Kitty Yang*andScott Schmieding, 4:55PM An Activity for Unpacking Different Northwestern University (1145-37-2062) (427) Features of Mathematical Tasks. 2:45PM The mapping class group of a minimal Kimberly Cervello Rogers, Bowling (417) subshift (part 2). Preliminary report. Green State University (1145-AC-1766) Scott Schmieding*andKitty Yang, 5:25PM Session wrap-up with Jack Bookman. Northwestern University (1145-37-1851) MAA Minicourse #3: Part A 3:15PM Mildly mixing interval exchange (418) transformations. Donald Robertson,UniversityofUtah 2:15 PM –4:15PM Holiday Ballroom 1, (1145-37-2076) 2nd Floor, Hilton

3:45PM Optimal lower bounds for multiple Advanced Authoring in WeBWorK: Turn (419) recurrence. good math problems into great ones & Sebastian Donoso, Instituto de Ciencias submit them to the OpenProblemLibrary de la Ingenieria, Universidad Presenters: Marianna Bonanome,NYC de O’Higgings, Anh Ngoc Le, Joel College of Technology Moreira*, Northwestern University, and Wenbo Sun, Ohio State University Samar El Hitti, NYC College (1145-37-2413) of Technology Michael E. Gage,University 4:15PM Almost periodic along subsequences. (420) Preliminary report. of Rochester Anh N Le,NorthwesternUniversity K. Andrew Parker,NYC (1145-37-1379) College of Technology

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MAA Minicourse #9: Part A 3:30PM Effects of additional interactions on the (433) dynamics of networks. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –4:15PM Holiday Ballroom 3, Yunjiao Wang*, Alberto Zepeda, Faith 2nd Floor, Hilton Grice, Erika Martinez, Susan Gonzalez and Julio Chavez, Texas Southern Mathematical Art from Complex Analysis University (1145-37-2800) Presenter: Frank Farris, Santa Clara University 3:45PM Billiards Inside, Circles Outside: (434) Dynamics of a Charged Particle in a MAA Minicourse #4: Part A Piecewise Constant Magnetic Field. Sean Gasiorek, University of California Santa Cruz (1145-37-1300) 2:15 PM –4:15PM Holiday Ballroom 2, 2nd Floor, Hilton 4:00PM Quantifying intensity of dynamic Teaching an Undergraduate (435) attractors using bounded, Computational Science Course non-autonomous control. Preliminary report. Presenters: Joseph Eichholz, Katherine Meyer*andRichard Rose-Hulman Insitute of McGehee, University of Minnesota Technology (1145-37-1436) Allen Holder,Rose-Hulman Insitute of Technology 4:15PM A mathematical model of gender (436) bias and homophily in professional AMS Contributed Paper Session on hierarchies. Preliminary report. Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory Sara M Clifton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Kaitlin Hill*, 2:15 PM –5:55PM Room 313, BCC University of Minnesota, Avinash J Karamchandani,Northwestern 2:15PM Relating singularly perturbed rational University, Eric A Autry,Duke (428) maps to families of entire maps. University, Patrick McMahon and Joanna Furno*, University of Houston, Grace Sun, University of Illinois at and Lorelei Koss, Dickinson College Urbana-Champaign (1145-37-2759) (1145-37-1971) 4:30PM Mathematical models linking within-host 2:30PM A Quasi-Strictly Non-Volterra Quadratic (437) to between-host HIV dynamics. (429) Stochastic Operator. Elyssa N Sliheet*, Southwestern A. J. M. Hardin*, University of Oklahoma, University, and J Montgomery Maxwell, and U. A. Rozikov, Institute of DePaul University (1145-37-1602) mathematics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1145-37-171) 4:45PM Stoichiometry and Toxicity in Aquatic 2:45PM The connectedness locus of IFS consisting (438) Food Webs. (430) of two similitudes. Md Nazmul Hassan*, Texas Tech Nick Mendler,UniversityofSan University,Lubbock,TX, and Angela Francisco (1145-37-2832) Peace, Texas Tech University 3:00PM Models on the unit square of the Chacon,´ (1145-37-1880) (431) Pascal, and other cutting and stacking transformations. 5:00PM Decomposition of Nonlinear System Jennifer N Jones-Baro*, Centro de (439) Dynamics into Multiple Time Scales. Investigacion´ en Matemáticas (CIMAT), Ryan Chakmak, Claremont McKenna Hindy Drillick, Stony Brook University, College, Colleen Chan,YaleUniversity, Alonso Espinosa-Dominguez, Gal Dimand, University of Redlands, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aaron George*, University of Maryland James Leng, University of California, (1145-37-470) Berkeley, Yelena Mandelshtam,Stanford 5:15PM Frequency effects of various cubic University, and Cesar E. Silva, Williams (440) resonances on a delayed oscillator. College (1145-37-2534) Lauren Lazarus, Trinity College 3:15PM Non-Rigid Rank-One Infinite Measures on (1145-37-2259) (432) the Circle. Preliminary report. Yelena Mandelshtam*, 5:30PM Synchronization of a chaotic system by Stanford University, Alonso (441) generalized active control. Espinosa-Dominguez, Massachusetts Nour elhouda Berguellah*, Constantine Institute of Technology, Hindy Drillick, 1 university, and Nasr eddine Hamri, Stony Brook University, Jennifer Mila university center (1145-37-457) N. Jones-Baro,Universidadde Guanajuato/CIMAT, James Leng, 5:45PM Well-Posedness and Long-Time Dynamics University of California, Berkeley, (442) of Geophysical Fluid Flows. and Cesar E. Silva, Williams College Maleafisha Joseph Stephen Tladi, (1145-37-2737) University of Limpopo (1145-37-1)

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on 5:15PM Torsion in Khovanov Homology of Low-Dimensional Manifolds (454) 3-Braids. Preliminary report. Alex A Chandler*, North Carolina State University, Adam Lowrance, Vassar 2:15 PM –5:25PM Room 333, BCC College, Radmila Sazdanovic and Victor Summers, North Carolina State 2:15PM Computational methods applied to local University (1145-18-2808) (443) moves on knots. Katie Tucker,Universityof AMS Contributed Paper Session on Partial Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-54-2378) Differential Equations, I 2:30PM Character Varieties of (2k +1, 3, 2k +1) (444) Knots. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –5:25PM Room 312, BCC Leona Sparaco, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (1145-54-2053) 2:15PM Using geometric evolution equations to (455) show stability in mathematical relativity. 2:45PM Weights of Essential State Surfaces: A Brian Allen, United States Military (445) Combinatorial Approach. Preliminary Academy (1145-35-268) report. 2:30PM Mean Value Theorems for Riemannian Cynthia L. Curtis and Kate O’Connor*, (456) Manifolds via the Obstacle Problem. The College of New Jersey Jeremy LeCrone*, University of (1145-57-1910) Richmond, Ivan Blank, Kansas State University, and Brian Benson,University 3:00PM Twisted Knots of Color. Preliminary (446) report. of California Riverside (1145-35-1055) Catherine Ross, Missouri State 2:45PM Existence and structure of minimizers of University (1145-00-2826) (457) least gradient problems. Amir Moradifam,Universityof 3:15PM A generalization of the rectangle California, Riverside (1145-35-2032) (447) condition. Bo-hyun None Kwon, Korea University 3:00PM Existence and Selection of Saffman-Taylor (1145-57-975) (458) Fingers by Kinetic Undercooling. Xuming Xie, Morgan State University 3:30PM On the topology of groups of type Z. (1145-35-1053) (448) , Slippery Rock Kirk McDermott 3:15PM Steklov eigenvalues of University of Pennsylvania (459) reﬂection-symmetric nearly-circular (1145-57-1940) planar domains. Preliminary report. Robert Paul Viator*, Southern Methodist 3:45PM Niebrzydowski Algebras and Trivalent (449) Spatial Graphs. University, and Braxton Osting, Paige Graves, University of Virginia, Sam University of Utah (1145-35-2434) Nelson, Claremont McKenna College, 3:30PM Breather Soliton Interactions for the and Sherilyn Tamagawa*, University of (460) Quaternionic KdV Equation. California, Santa Barbara (1145-57-665) John David Cobb*, Alex Kasman, Albert Serna and Monique Sparkman, College 4:00PM Break of Charleston (1145-35-453)

4:15PM DGA Representations, Ruling 3:45PM Computations on the Koch Snowﬂake (450) Polynomials, and the Colored HOMFLY-PT (461) with Boundary and Interior Energies. Polynomial. Malcolm Gabbard, Colorado College Caitlin Leverson*, Georgia Institute of (1145-35-2663) Technology, and Dan Rutherford,Ball 4:00PM Inﬁnitely many solutions for a semilinear State University (1145-57-2119) (462) problem on exterior domains with 4:30PM Representing knot types by elements of a nonlinear boundary condition. (451) symmetric group. Janak R Joshi*, State University of New Cory Glover*, Mark Hughes, York, Oswego, and Joseph Iaia, Leslie Colton and Samantha University of North Texas, Denton, TX Sandberg, Brigham Young University (1145-35-656) (1145-57-2117) 4:15PM Cross-diffusive instabilities and pattern (463) formation in a nonlinear public goods 4:45PM A Complete Set of Moves on Petal game. (452) Diagrams. Russ F. deForest, Pennsylvania State Leslie Colton*, Corey Glover, Samantha University (1145-35-2802) Sandberg and Mark Hughes,Brigham Young University (1145-57-2506) 4:30PM Traveling wave solutions for a cancer (464) stem cell invasion model. Preliminary 5:00PM Link Shake Concordance and Link report. (453) Homotopy. Caleb Mayer, University of Michigan, Anthony Bosman,AndrewsUniversity and Eric Stachura*, Kennesaw State (1145-54-2864) University (1145-35-406)

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4:45PM A ﬁnite sampling method for 4:30PM Sequences of Ratios of 1-Periodic (465) approximating initial data in some linear (477) Functions. evolution equations. Preliminary report. Tessa Murthy,YaleUniversity Ramesh Karki, Indiana University East (1145-26-423) (1145-35-1899) 4:45PM For which geometric object , its shape 5:00PM Asymptotic behavior of positive solutions (478) can be heard? Preliminary report. (466) to a diffusive predator-prey system with Javad Namazi, FDU (1145-26-2274) hunting cooperation in predators. Wonlyul Ko, Institute of Basic 5:00PM A singular function from Sturmian Science/Korea university (1145-35-1330) (479) continued fractions. DoYong Kwon, Chonnam National 5:15PM On global and blow-up solutions for a University (1145-26-1542) (467) short-ranged chemical signaling loop. Tian Xiang, Renmin University of China MAA Contributed Paper Session on Discrete (1145-35-3008) Mathematics in the Undergraduate Curriculum - Ideas and Innovations in AMS Contributed Paper Session on Topics in Teaching, II Analysis

2:15 PM –4:50PM Room 305, BCC 2:15 PM –5:10PM Room 335, BCC Organizers: John Caughman,Portland 2:15PM The monotonicity properties of a State University (468) generalized Bessel function. See Keong Lee, Universiti Sains Malaysia Oscar Levin,Universityof (1145-30-991) Northern Colorado

2:30PM Zeros of polynomials with four-term Elise Lockwood,Oregon (469) recurrence and linear coefﬁcients. State University Khang D Tran*andAndres Zumba, 2:15PM Puzzles, Games, and Problem-Solving in California State University, Fresno (1145-30-1022) (480) Discrete Mathematics. Marilyn Reba*andDoug Shier,Clemson 2:45PM Zero Distribution of a Sequence of University (1145-C5-285) (470) Polynomials with a Higher Order Three Term Recurrence. 2:35PM Using Games and Puzzles to Teach Libby Farrell, Grinnell College, and (481) Discrete Mathematics. Andres Zumba*, California State Miriam Harris-Botzum,LehighCarbon University, Fresno (1145-30-119) Community College (1145-C5-2718)

3:00PM On the Limit Behavior of Iterated 2:55PM Puzzling Through Discrete Mathematics. (471) Function Systems of Holomorphic Maps. (482) Edmund A Lamagna,Universityof Kourosh Tavakoli,OklahomaCity Rhode Island (1145-C5-1293) University (1145-30-2809) 3:15PM A discrete math course with early graph 3:15PM Convolutions of Normalized Harmonic (483) theory. Preliminary report. (472) Mappings. Preliminary report. Oscar Levin,UniversityofNorthern Stacey Muir, The University of Scranton Colorado (1145-C5-2402) (1145-30-2624) 3:35PM Discrete Mathematics as a Potential 3:30PM Equivalence among variable exponent (484) Gateway Course. Preliminary report. (473) Hardy or Bergman spaces. William T Mahavier, Lamar University Tim Ferguson, University of Alabama (1145-C5-2258) (1145-30-1370) 3:55PM Connecting Discrete Mathematics to 3:45PM Composition of Marichev-Saigo-Maeda (485) School Mathematics. (474) Fractional Operators and Generalized k- Elizabeth G Arnold*, James Madison Struve Function. University, Elizabeth A Fulton and Harish Nagar*andSeema Kabra, Elizabeth A Burroughs,MontanaState Sangam University, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, University (1145-C5-1550) India (1145-33-56) 4:15PM A Required Discrete Mathematics Course 4:00PM Convex families of holomorphic (486) is No Less Important for Mathematics (475) mappings related to the convex Majors than Calculus I. mappings of the ball in Cn. Joseph Malkevitch, Department of Jerry R. Muir, Jr.,TheUniversityof Mathematics, York College (CUNY) Scranton (1145-32-2662) (1145-C5-648)

4:15PM p-Capacity and p-Poisson Equation. 4:35PM Unifying sets and logic with the real (476) Preliminary report. (487) world in a Liberal Arts Mathematics Lucio M-G Prado, Department of course. Mathematics, BMCC - The City University Christopher S Shaw, Columbia College of New York (1145-31-2750) Chicago (1145-C5-2548)

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MAA Contributed Paper Session on 5:35PM A course pathway implementing research Integrating Research into the Undergraduate (498) experiences in an introductory proof Classroom class. Peri A Shereen, Californiai State 2:15 PM –5:50PM Room 302, BCC University, Monterey Bay (1145-B1-1694)

Organizers: Timothy B. Flowers, Indiana MAA Contributed Paper Session on University of Pennsylvania Mathematics and Sports, I Shannon R. Lockard, 2:15 PM –6:10PM Room 303, BCC Bridgewater State University

2:15PM The Collaboratory: An Undergraduate Organizers: John David, Virginia Military (488) Introduction to Research. Institute Jordan O Tirrell, Mount Holyoke College Drew Pasteur, College of (1145-B1-2789) Wooster 2:35PM The Development and Implementation of 2:15PM A Statistical Analysis of Muhlenberg (489) a Mathematics Research Methods Course. (499) College’s Fourth Down Strategy. Dandrielle C Lewis,Universityof Luke Wiley*andJames Russell, Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1145-B1-1865) Muhlenberg College (1145-B5-2312) 2:55PM Contests as Inspiration: Research in the 2:35PM Playing to Win? Two-Point Conversion (490) Undergraduate Classroom. (500) Decisions in Major College Football. Erika L Ward*andDaniel Moseley, Preliminary report. Jacksonville University (1145-B1-1923) RDrewPasteur, College of Wooster (1145-B5-2318) 3:15PM Mini Research Projects in a Collaborative (491) Classroom Environment. 2:55PM Determining the radius of a ﬁgure skate Jenny Switkes, California State (501) blade: A Model-Eliciting Activity. Polytechnic University, Pomona Robert Nedwick*andDiana S Cheng, (1145-B1-158) Towson University (1145-B5-1546)

3:35PM Student research in the algebra 3:15PM Applications of hypothetical competition (492) classroom. (502) analysis for ﬁgure skating team events. Kassie Archer*, University of Texas at Diana S Cheng*, Towson University, and Tyler, and L.-K. Lauderdale,Towson Peter Coughlin, University of Maryland, University (1145-B1-2320) College Park (1145-B5-1545)

3:55PM Mathematics reasoning diagram: 3:35PM Sports-Based Learning: Volleyball. (493) a pedagogical tool for classroom (503) Lauren Hall*andTetyana Berezovski, teaching of mathematics research and Saint Joseph’s University (1145-B5-1681) communication. Preliminary report. 3:55PM Mathematical Models in Rhythmic Malcah Effron, Andreas Karatsolis, (504) Gymnastics (RG). Preliminary report. Suzanne Lane, Ari Nieh and Susan Tetyana Berezovski, Department of Ruff*, Massachusetts Institute of Mathematics, Saint Joseph’s University, Technology (1145-B1-2099) Philadelphia (1145-B5-2098) 4:15PM Student Learning Gains Derived from 4:15PM When Do You Call the Bullpen? (494) Research embedded in a Statistics and (505) Zach A. Hollis and Dylan A Kunce*, Probability Course. Preliminary report. Trine University (1145-B5-2323) Maria M Franco, Queensborough 4:35PM Applied Sabermetrics: Using math to help Community College - The City University (506) a Divison I baseball team win. of New York (CUNY) (1145-B1-1182) David Miller, University of Hartford 4:35PM Sample Class Projects that Provide (1145-B5-1027) (495) Research Experience in Undergraduate 4:55PM Using baseball simulation software to Classrooms. (507) investigate d(wins)/dx for various Aihua Li, Montclair State University statistics x. (1145-B1-2072) Robert Franzosa, University of Maine 4:55PM From aerodynamics to wind data, (1145-B5-2511) (496) genetics algorithm and 3D printing. 5:15PM Consecutive Same-Score Streaks in MLB Malgorzata Marciniak, Marina (508) games. Preliminary report. Nechayeva*andVladimir Przhebelskyi, Peter Staab*, Fitchburg State University, LaGuardia Community College Fitchburg, MA, and Richard Cleary, (1145-B1-2829) Babson College, Wellsley, MA 5:15PM A Course-Embedded Undergraduate (1145-B5-2707) (497) Research Experience in a Linear 5:35PM Potential Referee Bias Inferred from Algebra/Differential equations course. (509) Statistical Anomalies in Sports Play By Preliminary report. Play Data. Jeffrey O Wand, California State Andrew B Perry, Springﬁeld College University, Monterey Bay (1145-B1-1947) (1145-B5-1093)

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MAA Contributed Paper Session on MAA Contributed Paper Session on Open Mathematics and the Arts, II Educational Resources: Combining Technological Tools and Innovative Practices 2:15 PM –5:30PM Room 306, BCC to Improve Student Learning, II

Organizers: Karl Kattchee,Universityof 2:15 PM –6:10PM Room 301, BCC Wisconsin-LaCrosse Organizers: Benjamin Atchison, Douglas Norton, Villanova Framingham State University University Marianna Bonanome,New York City College of Anil Venkatesh, Ferris State Technology University Margaret Dean, Borough of 2:15PM Tess-celestial. Preliminary report. Manhattan Community (510) Radmila Sazdanovic, NC State University College (1145-D1-2916) Annie Han, Borough of Manhattan Community 2:35PM Transformed by Escher: Discovering the College (511) Art and Mathematics in a Regular Division of the Plane. Michael Gage,Universityof Sandy M. Spitzer*, Julia M. Daniel and Rochester Alexandria H. Wilhelm,Towson 2:15PM What is Precalculus?: My journey in University (1145-D1-2772) (520) developing active learning materials. , Westﬁeld State 2:55PM Self-Diagramming Lace: Minimalist Philip DeOrsey (512) Edition. University (1145-L1-2431) Susan Goldstine, St. Mary’s College of 2:35PM Active Preparation for Calculus: a new Maryland (1145-D1-2110) (521) free and open text. Preliminary report. Matt Boelkins, Grand Valley State 3:15PM Embroidery of a Hyperbolic Fish Pattern. University (1145-L1-1157) (513) Preliminary report. Douglas Dunham*, University of 2:55PM An OER Cycle in a Calculus Course. Minnesota Duluth, and Lisa Shier, (522) Axel Brandt, Northern Kentucky University of Maryland (1145-D1-974) University (1145-L1-1801) 3:15PM Challenges and Opportunities of Using 3:35PM Curvahedra, Making Manifolds. (523) WeBWork as a Free Homework System in (514) Edmund Harriss, University of Arkansas Teaching Calculus. Preliminary report. (1145-D1-2336) Matt Sunderland, College of Staten Island, The City University Of New York 3:55PM Exploring Nanobiological Structures with (1145-L1-2882) (515) 3D Nanotomography, 4D Printing Via Self-Assembly, and Graph Theory. 3:35PM Discussion. Preliminary report. 3:55PM Opening the classroom: Adopting and John R Jungck, University of Delaware, (524) Adapting Open Educational Resources Newark, DE (1145-D1-1815) and Open Source Software for a Discrete Computing Course. 4:15PM Hamiltonian Cycles on Mobius¨ Strips and (516) Other Surfaces. Preliminary report. Carrie Diaz Eaton, Bates College Robert A Bosch*, Oberlin College, (1145-L1-1255) and Ari Smith, Oberlin College and 4:15PM Creating and Using Multimedia OER Conservatory (1145-D1-1682) (525) Modules for a Linear Algebra Course. Anna Davis*, Ohio Dominican University, 4:35PM Elliptiﬁcation of Rectangular Imagery. and Paul Zachlin, Lakeland Community (517) Chamberlain Fong, San Francisco, CA College (1145-L1-2102) (1145-D1-2218) 4:35PM Open-Ended Exploration Problems: Using 4:55PM Factoring homographies to analyze (526) WeBWorK to Break the Textbook-Problem (518) perspective distortions. Mold. Preliminary report. Fumiko Futamura*, Southwestern K. Andrew Parker,CUNYCityTech University, Marc Frantz, Indiana (1145-L1-1952) University Bloomington, and Annalisa 4:55PM Break Crannell, Franklin and Marshall College (1145-D1-2190) 5:15PM Academic apps: teaching with technology (527) to motivate instantaneous rates of 5:15PM The Treachery of Geometric Images. change. (519) Preliminary report. Bryan Adams*, Dusty Turner and Aiden Steinle*andFumiko Futamura, Andrew Plucker, United States Military Southwestern University (1145-D1-2159) Academy (1145-L1-272)

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5:35PM Virtual and Augmented Reality 4:15PM Investigating students’ progression (528) Applications for Math Education. (536) through a mathematics course sequence Lee Stemkoski, Adelphi University based on instructional methods used in (1145-L1-1548) introductory calculus. Paran R Norton*, Karen A High and 5:55PM Reﬁning Mathematical Curriculum. William C Bridges, Clemson University (529) Christina M Ferrante and Lara M Klein*, (1145-E1-2692) Adelphi University (1145-L1-765) 4:35PM Mathematics Immersion Eases the MAA Contributed Paper Session on The (537) Transition to Proof. Preliminary report. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Robb Sinn*andKaren Briggs,University of North Georgia (1145-E1-2545) Collegiate Mathematics, II 4:55PM Teaching the Mean Value Theorem to (538) students not intending to major in math. 2:15 PM –5:10PM Room 322, BCC Preliminary report. Joshua A Cole, Wabash College Organizers: Tom Banchoff,Brown (1145-E1-2930) University Curtis Bennett, California MAA Contributed Paper Session on State University, Long Beach Undergraduate Student TAs in Mathematics

Pam Crawford, Jacksonville 2:15 PM –5:50PM Room 304, BCC University Organizers: Aaron Peterson, Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola Northwestern University Marymount University Ursula Porod,Northwestern Edwin Herman,University University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2:15PM Incorporating Learning Assistants in the Lew Ludwig,Denison (539) Redesign of Critical Math Courses. University Jeremiah Hower*andRoneet Merkin, Florida International University 2:15PM Student Impressions of Online (1145-C1-1222) (530) Mathematics Homework. Preliminary 2:35PM Training of Undergraduate Learning report. (540) Assistants in developmental math, N. Paul Schembari, East Stroudsburg pre-calculus and calculus classes. University of Pennsylvania Preliminary report. (1145-E1-2361) Martina Bode, University of Illinois at 2:35PM Data Integration in Undergraduate Chicago (1145-C1-1438) (531) Mathematics Education. Preliminary 2:55PM The University of Maine’s Program to report. (541) Incorporate Undergraduate Teaching Nicole Juersivich*, Nazareth College, Assistants into Faculty Course Reform and Matt Hoffman, Rochester Institute Efforts. of Technology (1145-E1-442) Natasha Speer*, Erin Vinson, MacKenzie Stetzer and Laura Millay, 2:55PM Effective Practice and Feedback Methods The University of Maine (1145-C1-2248) (532) in Calculus I. Preliminary report. Kristin A Camenga*andKimberly A 3:15PM Quantitative Reasoning Associates at Roth, Juniata College (1145-E1-587) (542) Dickinson College: Supporting Teaching and Learning. 3:15PM A study of student perceptions of ofﬁce Sarah N Bryant*, Dickinson College, and (533) hours and the impact of required and Emily Marshall, Dickinson Colllege elective attendance on those perceptions. (1145-C1-1814) Lake Ritter, Jennifer Vandenbussche* 3:35PM The Undergraduate Teaching and Christina Scherrer, Kennesaw State University (1145-E1-1122) (543) Assistantship (UTA) in Hopkins Math. Richard J Brown,JohnsHopkins 3:35PM Supporting the Algebraic Reasoning of University (1145-C1-1232) (534) Calculus Students. Preliminary report. 3:55PM Cultivating high quality undergraduate Katherine J. Mawhinney*, Katrina (544) math TAs at the University of Toronto Palmer, Sarah Greenwald and Vicky Mississauga. Preliminary report. Klima, Appalachian State University Maria Wesslen, University of Toronto (1145-E1-1741) Mississauga (1145-C1-102) 3:55PM Better Calculus through Biology: The 4:15PM University of Maryland Undergraduate (535) Biocalculus Sequence at Penn State (545) Teaching Assistantships. University. D. Levermore, K. Okoudjou, R. Rosca, Eric Simring, Penn State University K. Williams and J. Wyss-Gallifent*, (1145-E1-2818) University of Maryland (1145-C1-2751)

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4:35PM Undergraduate Teaching Assistant 4:15PM The Polydegree Conjecture. (546) Preparation Program at Georgia Tech. (558) Kaitlyn A Perry, Wingate University Klara J. Grodzinsky, Georgia Institute of (1145-VL-2049) Technology (1145-C1-81) 4:30PM GIT Fan for Mori Dream Spaces. 4:55PM A Teaching Practicum Course at the (559) Preliminary report. (547) United States Air Force Academy. Jamie Peabody, Kansas State University Ian Pierce, United States Air Force (1145-VL-2334) Academy (1145-C1-2611) 4:45PM Finding Relations Between Invariants of 5:15PM Developing a Tutor Training Course for (560) Representations Using a Monte Carlo (548) Goucher’s Quantitative Reasoning Method. Center. Alison Becker,Universityof Justine Chasmar, Goucher College Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1145-VL-2344) (1145-C1-1375) 5:00PM The elasticity and union of sets of lengths (561) of Puiseux monoids. 5:35PM An Inquiry-Based Study Group Program (549) with Undergraduate Math Leaders (TA’s). Marly Cormar, University of Florida (1145-VL-2837) Galina Dobrynina*andDebra K Borkovitz,BostonUniversity 5:15PM Product Formulas in Log Gromov-Witten (1145-C1-2057) (562) Theory. Leo Herr, CU Boulder (1145-VL-2996) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 5:30PM A Note on Solitary Subgroups of Finite Algebra, I (563) Groups. Orieta Liriano*, Instituto de Matemática. 2:15 PM –6:25PM Room 348, BCC Universidad Autonoma´ de Santo Domingo, and Ramon Esteban-Romero, Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Institut Universitari de MatemàticaPurai College Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de ` ` Kim Roth, Juniata College Valencia, Valencia, Spain (1145-VL-2614) 5:45PM On a software accessible database of Melvin Royer, Indiana (564) faithful representations of Lie algebras. Wesleyan University Cailin Foster, Dixie State University 2:15PM On n- abelian coverings of finite groups. (1145-VL-2780) (550) Josh Hiller*andTuval Foguel,Adelphi 6:00PM Critical Groups. Preliminary report. University (1145-VL-1080) (565) Houssein El Turkey,UniversityofNew 2:30PM Subgroups of Groups of Units Modulo n. Haven, and Salam Turki*, Rhode Island (551) Preliminary report. College (1145-VL-2820) Shahriyar Roshan Zamir,Universityof 6:15PM Factorizations in Puiseux algebras. Minnesota Duluth (1145-VL-1378) (566) Felix Gotti, UC Berkeley (1145-VL-2834) 2:45PM On the Properties of alpha-Skew (552) Armendariz Modules. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Parastoo Malakooti Rad, Qazvin Branch, Analysis Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran., and Sara Shirinkam*, University of the 2:15 PM –6:25PM Room 341, BCC Incarnate Word (1145-VL-1613) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 3:00PM Minimum Euclidean Function Over Z[ω]. College (553) Preliminary report. Kim Roth, Juniata College Erica R Bajo Calderon,Universityof Central Oklahoma (1145-VL-1755) Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 3:15PM The combinatorics of the P-partition 2:15PM Existence of minimal and maximal (554) generating function and its irreducibility. (567) solutions for Caputo fractional Michael Weselcouch*andRicky Ini differential equations with bounded Liu, North Carolina State University delay. (1145-VL-1950) J. Diego Ramirez, Savannah State 3:30PM Searching for Toric Rings with USTP. University (1145-VM-105) (555) Preliminary report. 2:30PM Families of Complex Linear Differential D. Johnson,UniversityofUtah (568) Equations in the Unit Disk. (1145-VL-1963) Kari E. Fowler,UniversityofTampa 3:45PM Results in Leibniz n-algebras from the (1145-VM-129) (556) category Un(Lb). 2:45PM An unexpected random walk. Preliminary Min Soo Kim, Vanderbilt University (569) report. (1145-VL-1978) Thomas J Osler*andMarcus Wright, 4:00PM Systems of Linear Recurrences with Rowan University (1145-VM-1328) (557) Non-Constant Coefficients. 3:00PM Iteration of Differentiation. Everett Sullivan, Lewis & Clark College (570) Jakob Hofstad and David Walmsley*, St. (1145-VL-2042) Olaf College (1145-VM-1417)

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3:15PM Extending the Gauss - Lucas Theorem. SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical (571) Preliminary report. Models in Cancer Gabriel Prajitura, SUNY Brockport (1145-VM-1587) 2:15 PM –5:05PM Room 342, BCC

3:30PM Mixing and local central limit theorem for Organizer: Doron Levy,Universityof (572) hyperbolic dynamical systems. Maryland, College Park Peter Nandori, Univeristy of Maryland College Park (1145-VM-1768) 2:15PM Metastasis Suppression by the Primary (584) Tumor: A Natural Law. 3:45PM Series where the set of Selective Sums is Leonid Hanin, Idaho State University (573) a Cantorval. (1145-92-659) Timothy D Ferdinands*, Bethel College 2:45PM Linking multi-scale imaging with Indiana, and John Ferdinands,Calvin (585) multi-scale modeling to predict the College (1145-VM-1807) response of tumors to therapy. 4:00PM Rigidity of Local Quasisymmetric Maps David A Hormuth II, Angela M. Jarrett, (574) on Fibered Spaces. ErnestoA.B.F.Lima, Chengyue Wu, Mark Medwid*, Rhode Island College, Ryan Woodall, Caleb Phillips and and Xiangdong Xie, Bowling Green State Thomas Yankeelov*, The University of University (1145-VM-2001) Texas at Austin (1145-92-693) 3:15PM Multiscale Modeling of Combined 4:15PM Lebesgue Integration on a Banach Space (586) Traditional and Targeted Therapies (575) with a Schauder Basis. Against Stem Cell Driven Cancers. Timothy I Myers,HowardUniversity Preliminary report. (1145-VM-2412) Trachette L Jackson,Universityof 4:30PM Maximum Principles for Matrix-Valued Michigan (1145-92-919) (576) Analytic Functions. Preliminary report. 3:45PM Modeling continuous levels of cell states Alberto A. Condori, Florida Gulf Coast (587) in cancer development and drug University (1145-VM-2564) resistance. Heyrim Cho*, University of Maryland, 4:45PM Existence of Coboundaries. (577) Terrence Adams*, U.S. Government, Lisette de Pillis, Harvey Mudd College, and Joseph Rosenblatt, IUPUI Ya-Huei Kuo, Beckman Research (1145-VM-2748) Institute, Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College, Russell Rockne,Beckman 5:00PM Uniform Convergence and Boundary Research Institute, and Doron Levy, (578) Denjoy-Wolff Points. Preliminary report. University of Maryland (1145-92-937) R Alexander Glickﬁeld*and 4:15PM How do immune cells kill cancer cells? Scott Kaschner, Butler University (588) Ami Radunskaya*, Pomona College, (1145-VM-2822) Claremont CA, and Joshua Sack, 5:15PM Maximal metrics and distortion of circle California State University, Long Beach, (579) diffeomorphisms. Preliminary report. CA (1145-92-943) Michael P Cohen, Carleton College 4:45PM Robust optimization of cancer (1145-VM-2862) (589) immunotherapy. Jana Gevertz, The College of New Jersey 5:30PM Sparse Domination of Multilinear Dyadic (1145-92-616) (580) Operators. Ishwari J Kunwar, Fort Valley State MAA Workshop University (1145-VM-3004)

5:45PM Examples of spaces of analytic functions 2:15 PM –3:25PM Room 324, BCC (581) with variable exponents. Gerardo R Chacon*, Gallaudet Discussing Project Ideas with NSF/EHR University, and Gerardo A Chacon, Program Ofﬁcers, Part I Universidad Antonio Narino˜ Organizer: Karen Allen Keene,National (1145-VM-375) Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education 6:00PM Weighted shifts associated with (582) composition operators: ﬁxed points and Presenters: Karen Allen Keene,National iteration points. Science Foundation, Division Isabelle Chalendar,UniversiteParisEst of Undergraduate Education Marne la Vallee, and George R. Exner*, Karen King,National Bucknell University (1145-VM-524) Science Foundation, Division of Research on Learning 6:15PM Partitions of Steiner Equiangular Tight (583) Frames. Sandra Richardson, Hieu D Nguyen*, Rowan University, and National Science Foundation, James Rosado,TempleUniversity Division of Undergraduate (1145-VM-857) Education

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Tara Smith,National Panelists: Pamela Barnett,University Science Foundation, Division of Pennsylvania of Graduate Education Harrison Bray,Universityof Talitha Washington, Michigan, Ann Arbor National Science Foundation, Piper Harron,Universityof Division of Undergraduate Hawaii, Manoa Education Lee Zia, National Science Autumn Kent,Universityof Foundation, Division of Wisconsin, Madison Undergraduate Education AMS Special Event MAA Panel 2:15 PM –4:30PM Room 307, BCC 2:15 PM –3:35PM Room 349, BCC Activities in NSF’s Division of Mental Health in the Mathematics Mathematical Sciences Profession Organizers: Henry Warchall,National Organizers: Justin Curry,SUNYAlbany Science Foundation, Division Mikael of Mathematical Sciences Vejdemo-Johansson,CUNY Catherine Paolucci, College of Staten Island National Science Foundation, Panelists: Justin Curry,SUNYAlbany Division of Mathematical Julie Corrigan,Charleston Sciences Kate Farinholt,National AMS Contributed Paper Session on Systems Alliance on Mental Illness Theory, Control, Information and Rachel Levanger,University Communication, and Circuits of Pennsylvania

Mikael 2:30 PM –5:25PM Room 334, BCC Vejdemo-Johansson,CUNY College of Staten Island 2:30PM Phaseless sampling and reconstruction of (590) real-valued FRI signals. MAA Panel Cheng Cheng*, Duke University and SAMSI, and Qiyu Sun,Universityof 2:15 PM –3:35PM Room 350, BCC Central Florida (1145-00-482) Pursuing New Directions in Your 2:45PM Circuit Codes With Long Bit Runs. Academic Career (591) Kevin M. Byrnes, Wilmington, DE (1145-94-1098) Organizers: Louis Deaett, Quinnipiac University 3:00PM Beyond RAID 6 — an Efﬁcient Systematic Linda McGuire, Muhlenberg (592) Code Protecting Against Multiple Errors, College Erasures, and Silent Data Corruption. Mohamad Moussa*andMarek Rychlik, Steven Schlicker,Grand University of Arizona (1145-94-79) Valley State University 3:15PM Combinatorial Properties of Diagonal David Torain, Montgomery (593) Distance. College Emma Lennen*, Wade Bloomquist, Jose Panelists: Curtis Bennett, California Zavala, Gulnoza Bobokalonova and State University Rebecca Embar, UC Santa Barbara Jill Guerra,Universityof (1145-94-1163) Arkansas at Fort Smith 3:30PM Rank-Metric codes and q-Polymatroids. Ron Taylor, Berry College (594) Elisa Gorla,UniversityofNeuchˆatel, Suzanne Weekes, Worcester Relinde Jurrius, Netherlands Defence Polytechnic Institute Academy, Hiram H. Lopez´ *, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, and Alberto AssociationforWomeninMathematicsPanel Ravagnani, University College Dublin (1145-94-2282) Discussion 3:45PM Magic Card Tricks on Hamming Codes 2:15 PM –3:40PM Room 316, BCC (595) over Finite Fields. Hideo Nagahashi, University of Guam Promoting Inclusion in STEM. (1145-00-2303) Organizer: Talia Fernos,Universityof 4:00PM Implementing Machine Learning to North Carolina Greensboro (596) Improve Bertini 2.0. Moderator: Talia Fernos,Universityof Riley Jayne Anderson,Universityof North Carolina, Greensboro Mary Washington (1145-97-2084)

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4:15PM Nonlinear control systems as collections 4:15PM Coupled Supersymmetries and (597) of vector fields. Preliminary report. (607) Associated Fourier-Like Transforms: New Laura Munteanu, State University of New Generalizations of the Quantum York at Oneonta (1145-93-2031) Harmonic Oscillator and Fourier Transform. 4:30PM Identification of Parameters in Systems Cameron Louis Williams*, State (598) Biology. University of New York at Potsdam, Roby Poteau*andUgur Abdulla,Florida Nikhil N Pandya, Donald J Kouri and Institute of Technology (1145-93-356) Bernhard G Bodmann,Universityof Houston (1145-46-2369) 4:45PM Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems: A (599) Time Scales Approach. Preliminary 4:30PM Stability of fixed point of mappings in report. (608) generalized cone metric spaces. Dylan R Poulsen, Washington College Mujahid Abbas, Department of (1145-93-2689) Mathematics, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan 5:00PM Characterizations of string stability of (1145-46-1323) (600) interconnected automobile systems. 4:45PM Nowhere differentiable Lipschitz maps of Matthew Rose*andHasala Gallolu (609) [0, 1] into L1[0, 1]. Kankanamalage, Roger Williams Florin Catrina*andMikhail I Ostrovskii, University (1145-93-2769) St. John’s University (1145-46-987)

5:15PM Lyapunov descriptions of string stability MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (601) for systems with delays. Modeling and Applications, I Hasala Gallolu Kankanamalage,Roger Williams University (1145-93-2931) 2:45 PM –3:55PM Room 323, BCC

AMS Contributed Paper Session on Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Functional Analysis College Kim Roth, Juniata College 2:45 PM –4:55PM Room 311, BCC Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 2:45PM Irreducible representations of some (602) vector-valued function algebras. 2:45PM Optimal Airline De-ice Scheduling. Terje Hoim˜ *, Wilkes Honors College, (610) Jakob J. Kotas*, University of Portland Florida Atlantic University, and D. A. and University of Hawaii at Manoa, Robbins, Trinity College, Hartford, CT and Andrew Bracken, Portland, OR (1145-46-1305) (1145-VF-1177) 3:00PM Using Global Sensitivity Analysis 3:00PM On (611) to Find Inﬂuential Parameters in a (603) Jordan-Sherman-Takeda-Grothendieck Wound-Healing Model. Preliminary report. type theorem for real locally C*-algebras. Abdullah Ossama Ateyeh*, Rithik Oleg Friedman*, Lander College for Men Ghanta Reddy and Richard Schugart, / Touro College & University System, Western Kentucky University Flushing, NY, and Alexander A. Katz, (1145-VF-1280) St. John’s University, Queens, NY (1145-46-1828) 3:15PM Efﬁcient Iterative Methods for Finite (612) Element Based Neurostimulation 3:15PM A conjecture of Andrew Gleason for Simulations. Preliminary report. (604) uniform algebras on smooth manifolds. Edward T Dougherty*, Roger Williams Preliminary report. University, James C Turner,Virginia Swarup N. Ghosh,Southwestern Tech, and Frank Vogel, inuTech GmbH Oklahoma State University (1145-VF-1465) (1145-46-2714) 3:30PM Mathematical Model for Nutrient (613) Exchange Across the Placenta. 3:30PM A Self-Adjoint Operator Generated by the Joel Odongo Olielo, Prof. Omollo N (605) Krall Differential Expression with the Ongati, School of Mathematics and Krall Polynomials as Eigenfunctions. Actuarial Science, JOOUST, Bondo, Katie Elliott, Baylor University and Dr. Boniface Otieno Kwach*, (1145-46-2595) Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Kibabii University, Bungoma, 3:45PM Break Kenya (1145-VF-1555)

4:00PM Unique extension and expectation 3:45PM Modeling and Design of Adsorption Based (606) properties for graph and groupoid (614) Filters: Bio-remediation of Heavy Metal C∗-algebras. Preliminary report. Contaminated Water. Danny Crytser, St Lawrence University Chris McCarthy, BMCC City University of (1145-46-2040) New York (1145-VF-1580)

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MAA Contributed Paper Session on Panelists: Susan L. Ganter, Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching, I Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 3:00 PM –4:55PM Room 340, BCC Rosalyn H. Hargraves, Organizers: Susan Crook, Loras College Virginia Commonwealth University Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University Stella Hofrenning, Brian Katz, Augustana Augsburg University College Victor I. Piercey, Ferris State Amy Ksir, United States University Naval Academy Kathy Williams,SanDiego Victor Piercey, Ferris State State University, University Candice Price,Universityof AWM Business Meeting San Diego Xiao Xiao, Utica College 3:45 PM –4:15PM Room 316, BCC 3:00PM A1standA101st IBL class: (615) transformation and shared struggle. MAA Section Officers Phong Le and Rachel Grotheer*, Goucher College (1145-O5-2682) 4:00 PM –5:00PM Room 323, BCC 3:20PM Exploring Big Ideas in Calculus 1 Through Chair: , Westchester (616) Bite-Sized IBL Lessons. Lisa Marano University of Pennsylvania John D Ross,SouthwesternUniversity (1145-O5-2566) Project NExT Workshop on Productive Failure 3:40PM Peaks and valleys of first-time (617) implementation of IBL methods in 4:15 PM –5:30PM Room 308, BCC Calculus III and Intro to Statistics classes. Preliminary report. What can we learn from our teaching John M. Osborn,Southwestern mistakes? University (1145-O5-2211) Organizers: Kimberly Ayers, Pomona 4:00PM Using Daily Prep Assignments In IBL College (618) Calculus 1. Erica R. Miller, Virginia Commonwealth Jessica De Silva, California University (1145-O5-1883) State University, Stanislaus 4:20PM Taking the IBL plunge: Reflections on a Sarah Loeb, (619) mass implementation in entry-level Hampden-Sydney College mathematics courses. Preliminary report. Abigail Higgins*, Sayonita Ghosh Hajra Emily Meehan, Gallaudet and Topaz Wiscons, California State University University, Sacramento (1145-O5-1188) AMS Committee on the Profession Panel 4:40PM Developing and Implementing a Flipped (620) Model in Statistics Course at Community Discussion College. Preliminary report. Shadisadat Ghaderi, Guttman 4:30 PM –6:00PM Room 315, BCC Community College, City University of Permanent teaching faculty in research New York (1145-O5-2760) oriented departments. MAA Invited Address Moderator: Greg Lawler,Universityof Chicago 3:20 PM –4:10PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC Panelists: Emily Braley,Harvard (621) Sailing through data: discoveries and University mirages. Amy Cohen-Corwin, Emmanuel Candes, Stanford University Rutgers, The State University (1145-A0-15) of New Jersey MAA Panel Gavin LaRose,Universityof Michigan 3:35 PM –4:15PM Room 350, BCC Greg Lawler,Universityof Chicago Impacting Mathematics Instruction Through Meaningful Collaboration with Bob Palais, Utah Valley Partner Discipline Faculty University Organizer: Janet Bowers,SanDiego Michael Weingart,Rutgers State University University

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Town Hall Meeting SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics (HOM SIGMAA) Business Meeting and Reception 4:30 PM –5:50PM Room 339, BCC 6:15 PM –7:15PM Room 306, BCC Spectra: Identifying Workplace Best Practices for LGBTQ Mathematicians Organizers: Toke Knudsen, State Organizers: Ron Buckmire,National University of New York at Science Foundation (NSF) Oneonta , Eastern David Crombecque, Amy Shell-Gellasch University of Southern Michigan University California SIGMAA ARTS Business Meeting Christopher Goff, University of the Paciﬁc 6:30 PM –7:30PM Room 322, BCC Alexander Hoover,Tulane University SIGMAA On Sports Business Meeting Douglas Lind,Universityof Washington, Seattle 6:30 PM –8:00PM Room 303, BCC Speakers: Tim Chartier,Davidson MAA General Contributed Paper Session on College Teaching and Learning Advanced Mathematics, I MathILy, MathILy-Er Yearly Gather

5:00 PM –6:25PM Room 305, BCC 7:00 PM –8:30PM Peale C, 1st Floor, Hilton Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics (HOM SIGMAA) Guest Lecture Kim Roth, Juniata College Melvin Royer, Indiana 7:15 PM –8:00PM Room 306, BCC Wesleyan University Organizers: Toke Knudsen, State 5:00PM Content-Based Speciﬁcations Grading in a University of New York at (622) Proofs Course. Oneonta Andrew A. Cooper, North Carolina State University (1145-VK-145) Amy Shell-Gellasch, Eastern Michigan University 5:15PM Unicorns and Zombies and Other 7:15PM Crossing the pond: European (623) Analogies to Help Students with Proofs. (628) mathematicians in 1920s America. C. Bryan Dawson,UnionUniversity Karen Hunger Parshall,Universityof (1145-VK-2015) Virginia (1145-A0-3037) 5:30PM Uncovering rationales behind (624) mathematical techniques, algorithms, AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture and proofs. Marshall Gordon, Columbia.MD 8:30 PM –9:20PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC (1145-VK-2101) (629) Immunology for mathematicians. 5:45PM Using Mathematical Modeling to Integrate (625) Research into the Undergraduate Alan S. Perelson, Los Alamos National Classroom. Preliminary report. Laboratory (1145-00-2341) Ahmad M Alhammouri, Jacksonville State University (1145-VK-212) 6:00PM Scaffolding Proofs in a First Course in (626) Real Analysis. Irina Seceleanu, Bridgewater State University (1145-VK-248) 6:15PM Using Videos Created with an iPad Pro to (627) Flip the Classroom in an Introductory Thursday, January 17 course in Number Theory and Cryptology. Preliminary report. Joint Meetings Registration Cathy M Frey,NorwichUniversity, Vermont (1145-VK-2883) 7:30 AM –4:00PM Pratt Street Lobby, 300 Level, BCC Reception for Graduate Students and First-Time Participants Email Center

5:30 PM –6:30PM Key Ballroom 7,9 7:30 AM –7:00PM Pratt Street & 10, 2nd Floor, Hilton Lobby, 300 Level, BCC

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on Rings and 10:45AM Quantum Webs of type Q. Preliminary Algebras (642) report. Gordon Brown, Lockheed-Martin, 7:45 AM – 11:55 AM Room 334, BCC Nicholas Davidson*andJonathan Kujawa,UniversityofOklahoma 7:45AM Classification of seven-dimensional (1145-16-2610) (630) solvable Lie algebras with 11:00AM The Toeplitz-Jacobson Algebra is not five-dimensional nilradical. Preliminary (643) Spanned by Strongly Regular Elements. report. Daniel P. Bossaller*, John Jacksyn Bakeberg, McGill University, Carroll University, and Sergio R. Kathryn Blaine,BardCollege,andFiras Lopez-Permouth´ , Ohio University Hindeleh*, Grand Valley State University (1145-16-1059) (1145-22-572) 11:15AM The moduli space of non-nilpotent 8:00AM Lie Triple Derivations of the Lie Algebra (644) complex 5-dimensional associative (631) of Dominant Block Upper Triangular algebras. Preliminary report. Matrices. Haotian Wu, University of Wisconsin-Eau Prakash Ghimire, LSU at Alexandria, Claire (1145-16-2765) Louisiana 71302 (1145-17-803) 11:30AM Algebras associated with the Hasse 8:15AM Annihilators of Indecomposable Bounded (645) graphs of polytopes. Preliminary report. (632) Modules of Vec(R). Geoffrey Thayer Glover,Universityof Tyler Kenefake,UniversityofNorth Wisconsin - Eau Claire (1145-16-2448) Texas (1145-17-450) 11:45AM ”Z2-graded Complex Associative 8:30AM The Leibniz Multiplier of Lie and Leibniz (646) Algebras: Background, Deformations, (633) Algebras. and Maple v.s. SageMath” presented by Elyse Suzanne Rogers, North Carolina Tyler Gonzales and Jory Wagner. State University (1145-17-1962) Jory L Wagner, University of Wisconsin 8:45AM The c-nilpotent Schur Lie-multiplier of Eau Claire, and Tyler Jules Gonzales*, (634) Leibniz algebras. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Guy R Biyogmam, Georgia College & (1145-16-2764) State University (1145-17-2139) AMS-ASL Special Session on Definability and 9:00AM Some Maximal Dominant Weights and (635) their Multiplicities for Affine Lie Algebra Decidability Problems in Number Theory, I Representations. Preliminary report. Suzanne Elise Crifo, North Carolina 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 343, BCC State University (1145-17-2460) Organizers: Kirsten Eisenträger, 9:15AM Twisted Toroidal Lie Algebras: Present Pennsylvania State University (636) and Future. Deidre Haskell,McMaster Chad R Mangum, Niagara University University, Ontario, Canada (1145-17-2559) Jennifer Park,Universityof 9:30AM An isomorphism of modules of type Dn. Michigan (637) Preliminary report. Ryan Roger Moruzzi, Jr,Universityof Alexandra Shlapentokh, California, Riverside (1145-17-437) East Carolina University

9:45AM Permutation Orbifolds of Fermion Vertex 8:00AM Roots of polynomials in ﬁelds of (638) Superalgebras. (647) generalized power series. Antun Milas, University at Albany, Julia F. Knight*, University of Notre Michael Penn*, Randolph College, and Dame, Karen Lange, Wellesley College, Joshua Wauchope, University at Albany and Reed Solomon,Universityof (1145-17-2518) Connecticut (1145-03-1046)

10:00AM Finite Group Orbifolds of the Rank 2 8:30AM Kolmogorov Complexity and Diophantine (639) Heisenberg Vertex Algebra. (648) Approximation. Jude L Quintero*, Randollph College, Jan Reimann, Pennsylvania State and Michael Penn, Randolph College University (1145-11-1659) (1145-17-1838) 9:00AM Computability and Hindman’s Theorem (649) for bounded sums. 10:15AM Representations of Lattice Vertex (640) Algebras, Trace Functions, and Modular Barbara Csima, University of Waterloo, Transformations: Examples in order 3. Damir Dzhafarov,Universityof Jason R Elsinger, Florida Southern Connecticut, Denis Hirschfeldt, College, FL (1145-06-1114) University of Chicago, Carl G. Jockusch, University of Illinois at 10:30AM A Deformation Theory Controlled by • Urbana-Champaign, Reed Solomon, (641) H (A, A). Preliminary report. Sd University of Connecticut, and Linda Jacob Laubacher, St. Norbert College Brown Westrick*, Penn State (1145-16-969) (1145-03-2206)

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9:30AM Effective ultraproducts and applications. 10:30AM Collective waves from individual behavior (650) Valentina Harizanov,George (659) in foraging locusts. Washington University (1145-03-1680) Andrew J. Bernoff, Harvey Mudd College, Michael Culshaw-Maurer,Universityof 10:00AM Hilbert’s Tenth Problem as a Pseudojump California Davis, Rebecca Everett, (651) Operator. Haverford College, Maryann E. Hohn, Kenneth Kramer and Russell Miller*, University of California Santa Barbara, Queens College & CUNY Graduate Center Christopher Strictland,Universityof (1145-03-953) Tennessee, and Jasper Weinburd*, 10:30AM Deﬁning Subgroups of Mordell-Weil University of Minnesota (1145-92-1819) (652) Groups. 11:00AM A kinetic model for pedestrian dynamics. Chris Hall*, University of Western (660) Marie-Therese Wolfram*, University of Ontario, and Alexandra Shlapentokh, Warwick, Adriano Festa,LMILab,Insta East Carolina University (1145-11-2532) Rouen, and Andrea Tosin, Politecnico di Torino (1145-35-345) 11:00AM Diophantine problems in groups and 11:30AM A social force agent based model for (653) algebras. (661) pedestrian dynamics. Preliminary report. Alexei Miasnikov, Stevens Institute of *, Macalester College, Technology (1145-20-2522) Joseph Benson Andrew Bernoff, Harvey Mudd College, 11:30AM The 2020 MSRI program ”Decidability, Mariya Bessonov, New York City College (654) Deﬁnability and Computability in of Technology, Simone Cassani, Number Theory”. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Danielle Michael F Singer, MSRI (1145-11-416) Ciesielski, Montana State University, Daniel Cooney, Princeton University, AMS Special Session on Agent-based Veronica Ciocanel and Alexandria Modeling in Biological and Social Systems Volkening, Mathematical Biosciences (a Mathematics Research Communities Institute (1145-92-2432) Session), I AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Geometric Methods in Discrete Optimization, 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 333, BCC II

Organizers: Maryann Hohn,University 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 345, BCC of California Santa Barbara Organizers: Amitabh Basu, Johns Angelika Manhart,Imperial Hopkins University College, London Jesus De Loera,University Christopher Miles, of California, Davis Courant Institute, New York 8:00AM Optimization problems with bounded University (662) width. Preliminary report. Cole Zmurchok, Vanderbilt Daniel Bienstock, Columbia University University (1145-05-749) 9:00AM Bounded pitch inequalities for min 8:00AM Modeling and analysis of agent-based (663) knapsack: approximate separation and (655) dynamics: an overview. integrality gaps. Alexandria Volkening,Mathematical Daniel Bienstock, Yuri Faenza*, Biosciences Institute, Ohio State Columbia University, Igor Malinovic, University (1145-92-1914) EPFL, Monaldo Mastrolilli,IDSIA,Ola Svensson,EPFL,andMark Zuckerberg, 9:00AM An interacting particle model for the Maroma Optimization Technologies (656) Icelandic capelin. (1145-49-1374) Alethea Barbaro, CWRU (1145-70-2553) 9:30AM Concave Integer Quadratic Programming 9:30AM Force-based modeling framework of (664) with Totally Unimodular Matrices. (657) individual cells used to study collective Alberto Del Pia,Universityof cell migration in development and Wisconsin-Madison (1145-90-1418) cancer. 10:00AM New families of approximations for the Hildur Knutsdottir*, Johns Hopkins (665) integer hull of a compact set. University, Eirikur Palsson,SimonFraser Akshay Gupte, Department of University, and Leah Edelstein-Keshet, Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University of British Columbia University (1145-90-2621) (1145-92-2467) 10:30AM Algorithms for understanding cut 10:00AM A hybrid cellular automaton model of (666) generating functions. (658) cartilage regeneration. Robert Hildebrand*, Virginia Tech, Simone Cassani*andSarah D Olson, Matthias Koeppe,UCDavis,and Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yuan Zhou,UniversityofKentucky (1145-65-1901) (1145-90-1120)

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11:00AM Cutting planes from extended Barry Smith, Lebanon Valley (667) formulations of mixed-integer programs. College Sanjeeb Dash, IBM T. J. Watson Research Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity Center (1145-90-2271) College AMS Special Session on Analysis and 8:00AM Matrix scaling and a problem in number (676) theory. Geometry of Nonlinear Evolution Equations, I Melvyn B. Nathanson, Lehman College (CUNY) (1145-11-2233) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 336, BCC 9:00AM Periodicity of Certain Generalized Organizers: Marius Beceanu,University (677) Continued Fractions. at Albany, State University of Steven H. Weintraub, Lehigh University New York (1145-11-349) Dan-Andrei Geba, 10:00AM Hybrid Continued Fractions and p-adic University of Rochester (678) algorithms, with some applications to 8:00AM Wave decay on asymptotically flat cryptography and ”unimaginable” (668) stationary spacetimes. numbers. Katrina Morgan,UniversityofNorth Antonino Leonardis,Università della Carolina at Chapel Hill (1145-35-2166) Calabria (1145-11-1508) 8:30AM Unconditional well-posedness for the 10:30AM Using Continued Fractions to Solve a (669) Benjamin-Ono equation. (679) Family of Diophantine Equations. Razvan Mosincat,Universityof Eva G Goedhart*, Lebanon Valley Edinburgh (1145-35-1882) College, and Helen G Grundman, Bryn 9:00AM Magnetohydrodynamics related systems Mawr College, American Mathematical (670) forced by noise. Society (1145-11-459) Kazuo Yamazaki,Universityof 11:00AM Maximal and Average Behavior of Rochester (1145-35-485) (680) Elements in (u, v)-Calkin-Wilf Trees. 9:30AM Low Regularity Solutions for Gravity Preliminary report. (671) Water Waves. Sandie Han, Ariane M Masuda, Albert Ai, UC Berkeley (1145-35-1938) Satyanand Singh and Johann Thiel*, New York City College of Technology - 10:00AM Almost sure wellposedness for some (672) nonlinear dispersive equations. CUNY (1145-11-2331) Dana Sydney Mendelson,Universityof 11:30AM Nonstandard continued fractions with Chicago (1145-35-2472) (681) irrational numerator. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Virial identity for nonlinear dispersive John R Greene*andKalani Thalagoda, (673) equations. Preliminary report. University of Minnesota Duluth Shijun Zheng, Georgia Southern (1145-11-249) University (1145-35-1206) AMS Special Session on Differential 11:00AM A-priori Estimates for the (674) Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov approximation Equations on Fractals, I of N Bosons. Manoussos G Grillakis*, Department of 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 346, BCC Mathematics, University of Maryland, Organizers: Patricia Alonso-Ruiz, College Park, 20742, and Matei University of Connecticut Machedon, University of Maryland, College Park (1145-35-2619) Joe Chen, Colgate University 11:30AM Local smoothing estimates for Luke Rogers,Universityof (675) Schrodinger equations on hyperbolic Connecticut space and applications. Robert Strichartz,Cornell Andrew Lawrie, Massachussetts Institute University of Technology, Jonas Luhrmann*, Johns Alexander Teplyaev, Hopkins University, Sung-Jin Oh,Korea University of Connecticut Institute for Advanced Study, and Sohrab Shahshahani,Universityof 8:00AM The strong maximum principle for Massachusetts Amherst (1145-35-536) (682) Schrodinger¨ operators on PCF fractals. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, Marius Ionescu, United States Naval I Academy, Kasso Okoudjou*, MIT, and Luke Rogers, University of Connecticut (1145-35-1656) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 325, BCC 8:30AM Spectral Segmentation on Organizers: Geremías Polanco (683) Nearly-Self-Similar Laakso Spaces. Encarnacion´ ,Hampshire Preliminary report. College Francisco Marques Dos Santos Vieira James McLaughlin,West and Benjamin Steinhurst*, McDaniel Chester University College (1145-42-1499)

98 Thursday, January 17 – Program of the Sessions

9:00AM The ”Hot Spots” Conjecture on the Vicsek 10:00AM Falconer problem in R2. (684) Set. (693) Larry Guth, Massachusetts Institute of Marius V Ionescu*, United States Naval Technology, AlexI Iosevich,Universityof Academy, and Thomas L Savage,US Rochester, Yumeng Ou, City University Navy (1145-46-365) of New York, and Hong Wang*, 9:30AM Spectral Decimation for Families of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (685) Self-Similar Symmetric Laplacians on the (1145-42-1456) Sierpinski Gasket. 10:30AM On the Bellman function for the Hardy Sizhen Fang, Mount Holyoke College, (694) operator and Hardy-Littlewood Maximal Dylan A. King, Wake Forest University, operator in R. Eun Bi Lee*andRobert S. Strichartz, Chandan Biswas*andLeonid Slavin, Cornell University (1145-31-1402) University of Cincinnati (1145-42-2023) 10:00AM Boundary value problems on domains in 11:00AM A Sharpened Inequality for Twisted (686) Sierpinski gaskets. (695) Convolution. Shiping Cao*, Department of Kevin O’Neill, UC Berkeley (1145-42-273) Mathematics, Cornell University, and Hua p → q Qiu, Department of Mathematics, 11:30AM Optimal L L Estimates for Nanjing University (1145-41-568) (696) Euclidean Averages Over Prototypical Hypersurfaces in R3. 10:30AM The Mathieu Differential Equation and Jeremy Schwend,Universityof (687) Generalizations to Infinite Fractafolds. Wisconsin-Madison Mathematics Dept. Shiping Cao, Cornell University, (1145-42-2602) Anthony Coniglio*, Indiana University Bloomington, Xueyan Niu,University AMS Special Session on Lattice Path of Hong Kong, Richard Rand and Combinatorics and Applications, I Robert Strichartz, Cornell University (1145-34-1340) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 338, BCC 11:00AM Metricsonfractalswithsymmetryand (688) applications to sub-Gaussian heat kernel Organizers: Christian Krattenthaler, bounds. University of Vienna, Austria Hua Qiu, Nanjing University Alan Krinik, California State (1145-46-1442) Polytechnic University 11:30AM Heat equations defined by a class of (689) fractal measures. Randall J. Swift, California Wei Tang, Hunan First Normal University, State Polytechnic University and Sze-Man Ngai*, Georgia Southern 8:00AM On factor-free Dyck words with University and Hunan Normal University (697) half-integer slope. (1145-28-1740) Michael D. Weiner*, Penn State Altoona, Daniel Birmajer, Nazareth College, AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis: and Juan B. Gil, Penn State Altoona Recent Developments on Oscillatory (1145-05-1037) Integrals (a Mathematics Research 8:30AM On rational Dyck paths and the Communities Session), I (698) enumeration of factor-free Dyck words. Juan B. Gil*, Penn State Altoona, Daniel 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 330, BCC Birmajer, Nazareth College, and Michael D. Weiner, Penn State Altoona Organizers: Xiumin Du,Universityof (1145-05-1042) Maryland 9:00AM Chain decompositions for q, t-Catalan Taryn C. Flock,Universityof (699) numbers. Massachusetts Amherst Nicholas A. Loehr*, Virginia Tech Yakun Xi,Universityof Department of Mathematics, Kyungyong Rochester Lee, University of Nebraska Lincoln, and 8:00AM Geometric problems related to Fourier Li Li, Oakland University (1145-05-609) (690) restriction and decoupling. 9:30AM The combinatorics of lattice paths and Philip T Gressman,Universityof (700) tilings associated with b-ary Stern Pennsylvania (1145-42-1024) polynomials. 9:00AM Sharp estimates for Hormander-type¨ Larry Ericksen*, Millville, New Jersey, (691) oscillatory integral operators according and Karl Dilcher, Dalhousie University, to the signature of the phase function. Halifax, Canada (1145-05-2118) Marina Iliopoulou*, UC Berkeley, Larry 10:00AM Combinatorial Lattice Path Guth,MIT,andJonathan Hickman, (701) Interpretations of Lucas Analogues. University of St Andrews (1145-43-2056) Curtis Bennett*, California State 9:30AM Decoupling for the moment curve in R3 University, Long Beach, Juan Carrillo, (692) inspired from efficient congruencing. Torrance, CA, John Machecek,York Preliminary report. University, and Bruce E. Sagan,Michigan Zane Kun Li, UCLA (1145-42-1083) State University (1145-05-297)

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10:30AM A Tiling Interpretation of q-Binomial 10:30AM Using a Mathematical Model with (702) Coefﬁcients. (710) Individual Patient Data to Quantify Jonathan J Azose,Universityof Differences Between Patients with Washington, and Arthur T Benjamin*, Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Preliminary report. Harvey Mudd College (1145-05-1713) Richard Schugart, Western Kentucky University (1145-92-2741) 11:00AM Universal cycles, pattern avoiding (703) permutations, and generalized arc sine 11:00AM Constructing an Optimal Design Method distributions. Preliminary report. (711) in a Mathematical Model for the Anant Godbole, East Tennessee State Interactions of Matrix Metalloproteinases University (1145-05-407) and Their Inhibitors in a Wound. Ayush Prasad*, Johns Hopkins 11:30AM Ordered Set Partitions and the Delta University, Nigar Karimli and Richard (704) Conjecture. Preliminary report. Schugart, Western Kentucky University Jim Haglund*andEmily Sergel, (1145-92-1312) University of Pennsylvania (1145-05-1750) 11:30AM Impact of Chlorhexidine Gluconate (712) Bathing on Hospital Acquired Infections. AMS Special Session on Mathematical Models Preliminary report. in Ecology, Epidemiology, and Medicine, I Kelly Anne Reagan*, David Chan, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Gonzalo Bearman,Virginia 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 319, BCC Commonwealth University Health System (1145-92-1507) Organizers: Richard Schugart,Western Kentucky University AMS Special Session on New Directions in the Najat Ziyadi, Morgan State Theory of Complex Multiplication, III University

8:00AM Darwinian difference equation models 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 321, BCC (705) and the evolution of semelparity versus iteroparity. Preliminary report. Organizers: Henri Darmon, McGill Jim Cushing, Department of University Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Samit Dasgupta,University Program in Applied Mathematics, of California, Santa Cruz University of Arizona (1145-92-1132) Benedict Gross,Harvard 8:30AM On the evolutionary dynamics of University (706) discrete-time models. Preliminary report. Saber Elaydi, Trinity University 8:00AM Explicit formulae for Gross-Stark units (1145-39-2627) (713) and Hilbert’s 12th problem. Mahesh R Kakde, King’s College London 9:00AM Invasion by competing types in a (1145-11-428) (707) heterogeneous environment. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Towards a p-adic theory of singular Camille Hankel,HarvardUniversity,and (714) moduli for real quadratic fields. Judith R. Miller*, Georgetown University Jan Vonk*, University of Oxford, and (1145-92-1369) Henri Darmon, McGill University (1145-11-495) 9:30AM A Proposal for an Application of a (708) Max-Type Difference Equation to Epilepsy. 10:00AM Average values of higher Green’s David M. Chan, Candace M. Kent*, (715) functions and their factorizations. Virginia Commonwealth University, Yingkun Li, Technische Universität Vlajko L. Kocic, Xavier University of Darmstadt (1145-11-430) Louisiana, and Stevo Stevic, 11:00AM A new direction in the theory of complex Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences (1145-92-87) (716) multiplication. Vinayak Vatsal, University of British 10:00AM Development of a mathematical model Columbia (1145-11-438) (709) for the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Problems in Partial Rebecca A Segal*, Department of Differential Equations, I Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Marcella Torres, Department 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 337, BCC of Mathematics, Virginia Commonweath University, , , Jing Wang Paul J Yannie Organizers: Alex Himonas,Universityof Shobha Ghosh, Internal Medicine, Notre Dame Virginia Commonwealth University, and Angela M Reynolds, Department of Curtis Holliman,The Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth Catholic University of University (1145-92-1761) America

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8:00AM Singularities and global solutions in the 8:00AM Classifying pointed braided ﬁnite tensor (717) Schrodinger¨ Hartree equation. (725) categories. Anudeep Kumar Arora*andSvetlana Costel G Bontea*, Colby College, and Roudenko, Florida International Dmitri Nikshych,UniversityofNew University (1145-35-1179) Hampshire (1145-18-2425)

8:30AM Linear Stability Analysis of the 8:30AM Classification of spin models on (718) Relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell System in an (726) Yang-Baxter planar algebras. Axisymmetric Domain. Joshua R Edge, Indiana University - Zhiyuan Zhang,BrownUniversity Bloomington (1145-08-461) (1145-35-696) 9:00AM Classification of subfactors by skein 9:00AM The homogeneous complex (727) theory. (719) Monge-Ampère equation and uniform Zhengwei Liu,HarvardUniversity estimates for holomorphic maps into a (1145-46-1863) complex manifold. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Modular data for Drinfel’d centers of Kate Brubaker, Purdue University (728) near-group fusion categories obtained (1145-32-2131) via the modular graft construction. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Well-posedness of initial-boundary value Marcel Bischoff, Ohio University, (720) problems for NLS and KdV via the Fokas and Henry Tucker*, UC San Diego Method. (1145-18-2763) Alex A. Himonas, Department of Mathematics University of Notre Dame, 10:00AM Towards fusion rules for permutation Dionyssios Mantzavinos, Department of (729) extensions of modular tensor categories. Mathematics University of Kansas, Preliminary report. and Fangchi Yan*, Department of Colleen Delaney*andEric Samperton, Mathematics University of Notre Dame UC Santa Barbara (1145-81-2168) (1145-35-984) 10:30AM On TQFT representations of mapping 10:00AM Initial-Boundary Value Problems for the (730) class groups with boundary. (721) Reaction-Diffusion Equation. Shuang Ming*andGreg Kuperberg, Alex A. Himonas, University of Notre Department of mathematics, University Dame, Dionyssios Mantzavinos*, of California, Davis (1145-20-503) University of Kansas, and Fangchi Yan, 11:00AM On Higer Gauss Sums of Modular University of Notre Dame (1145-35-779) (731) Categories. Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana State University 10:30AM Nonlinear equations with random (722) time-dependent potentials. (1145-18-2208) Marius Beceanu*, University at Albany 11:30AM Fusion rules for Z/2Z permutation SUNY, Juerg Froehlich, Institute for (732) gauging. Advanced Study, and Avy Soffer,Rutgers Cain Edie-Michell, Vanderbilt University, (1145-34-810) Corey Jones, The Ohio State University, and Julia Plavnik*, Indiana University 11:00AM Ill-Posedness for a Camassa-Holm-type (1145-18-2027) (723) equations with cubic nonlinearities. Curtis A Holliman*, The Catholic University of America, and Alex A AMS Special Session on Recent Advances and Himonas, The University of Notre Dame Trends in Computable Structure Theory (in (1145-35-1085) honor of J. Remmel), II

11:30AM Singularity Formation in General 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 344, BCC (724) Relativity. Jared Speck, Vanderbilt University Organizers: Jennifer Chubb,University (1145-35-880) of San Francisco AMS Special Session on Quantum Tim McNicholl, Iowa State University Symmetries: Subfactors and Fusion Categories (a Mathematics Research 8:00AM Investigating relationship between Logic Communities Session), I (733) Programming and Recursion Theory - Jeffrey B. Remmel contributions. Victor W. Marek,UniversityofKentucky 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 331, BCC (1145-03-1431) Organizers: Cain Edie-Michell, 9:00AM Injection structures and the Ershov Vanderbilt University (734) hierarchy. Francis Adams, Georgia State University Lauren Ruth, Vanderbilt (1145-03-681) University 9:30AM Random Structures. Preliminary report. Yilong Wang, Louisiana (735) Wesley Calvert, Southern Illinois State University University (1145-03-1420)

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10:00AM Which Classes of Structures Are Both 11:30AM Cohen-Macaulayness of Rees algebras of (736) Pseudo-elementary and Definable by an (747) modules. Preliminary report. Infinitary Sentence? Alessandra Costantini,Purdue Barbara F Csima*, Nancy A Day, University (1145-13-1446) University of Waterloo, and Matthew Harrison-Trainor, Victoria University of AMS Special Session on Recent Progress in Wellington (1145-03-1671) Multivariable Operator Theory, I 10:30AM Classifications of definable subsets of (737) equivalence and injection structures. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 320, BCC , Wellesley College Karen M. Lange Organizers: Dmitry (1145-03-1394) Kaliuzhnyi-Verbovetsky, 11:00AM A new metatheorem. Drexel University (738) Antonio Montalban,U.C.Berkeley Hugo Woerdeman,Drexel (1145-03-1180) University 11:30AM Revisiting Remmel’s analysis of 8:00AM The core variety and representing (739) computably categoricity for linear (748) measures in the truncated moment orders. Preliminary report. problem. Reed Solomon, University of Connecticut Grigoriy Blekherman, Georgia Institute (1145-03-1092) of Technology, and Lawrence Fialkow*, State University of New York AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in (1145-47-329) Homological and Commutative Algebra, I 8:30AM Limits of iterates of spherical Aluthge (749) transforms. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 318, BCC Raul E Curto,TheUniversityofIowa (1145-47-845) Organizers: Neil Epstein,GeorgeMason University 9:00AM On a minimal solution of the indefinite (750) multidimensional truncated moment Claudiu Raicu,NotreDame problem. University David P. Kimsey, Newcastle University Alexandra Seceleanu, (1145-47-888) University of Nebraska 9:30AM Classifying cyclic row contractions. 8:00AM Big polynomial rings and Stillman’s (751) Raphael Clouatre*andEdward Timko, (740) Conjecture. University of Manitoba (1145-47-580) Daniel Erman*, University of 10:00AM Portraits of Rational Inner Functions. Wisconsin-Madison, Steven V Sam, (752) Kelly Bickel*, Bucknell University, James University of California, San Diego, and Eldred Pascoe, University of Florida, and Andrew Snowden,Universityof Alan Sola, Stockholm University Michigan (1145-13-262) (1145-47-538) 8:30AM Asymptotic Syzygies for Products of 10:30AM The Polya class in several variables. (741) Projective Space. (753) Preliminary report. Juliette Bruce, University of Wisconsin - Greg Knese, Washington University in St. Madison (1145-14-303) Louis (1145-47-828) 9:00AM A Case of Eisenbud-Green-Harris 11:00AM Weak products of complete Pick spaces. (742) Conjecture. Preliminary report. (754) Alexandru Aleman, Lund University, Sema Gunturkun*, University of Michael Hartz*, FernUniversität in Connecticut, and Mel Hochster, Hagen, John E. McCarthy, Washington University of Michigan (1145-13-782) University in St. Louis, and Stefan 9:30AM Tensor-Multinomial Sums of Ideals and Richter, University of Tennessee (743) Applications. (1145-46-644) Irena Swanson, Reed College, and 11:30AM The Hardy H1 space of a complete Pick Robert Marshawn Walker*, University of (755) space on the ball. Michigan-Ann Arbor (1145-13-1424) Alexandru Aleman, Lund University, 10:00AM The containment problem for symbolic Michael Hartz,UniversityofHagen,John (744) powers and hyperplane arrangements. EMcCarthy*, Washington University, and Benjamin J Drabkin,Universityof Stefan Richter, University of Tennessee Nebraska - Lincoln (1145-13-1594) (1145-32-628) 10:30AM Points and Differential Forms. AMS Special Session on Riordan Arrays, I (745) Preliminary report. Bill F Trok,UniversityofKentucky 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 347, BCC (1145-14-2326) 11:00AM Defining equations of the Rees algebra Organizers: Alexander Burstein, (746) for a family of ideals. Preliminary report. Howard University Whitney I Liske, University of Notre Dennis Davenport,Howard Dame (1145-13-757) University

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Asamoah Nkwanta,Morgan AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of State University Gravity and Light (a Mathematics Research Lou Shapiro,Howard Communities Session), I University 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 329, BCC Leon Woodson,Morgan State University Organizers: Sougata Dhar,Universityof Maine 8:00AM Elements of Finite Order in the Riordan (756) Group. Chad R. Mangum,Niagara Marshall M. Cohen, Morgan State University University (1145-05-1198) Nadine Stritzelberger, 8:30AM On Combinatorial Interpretations of University of Waterloo (757) Shapiro’s Identities Involving some 8:00AM Light ring stability in ultra-compact Elements of the Bell Subgroup. (766) objects. Preliminary report. Pedro Vieira Pinto da Cunha*, University Melkamu Zeleke*, Mahendra Jani, of Aveiro & IST-Lisbon University, William Paterson University of New Emanuele Berti, Johns Hopkins Jersey, and Louis W. Shapiro,Howard University, and Carlos Herdeiro, University (1145-05-1569) University Aveiro (1145-83-1121) 9:00AM Involutions and Pseudoinvolutions in the 8:30AM New developments in optical geometry. (758) Riordan Group. Preliminary report. (767) Marcus C. Werner, Yukawa Institute for Alexander Burstein, Howard University, Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University Hana Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, (1145-83-1103) and Louis W. Shapiro*, Howard 9:00AM Optical Geometry and the Isoperimetric University (1145-05-1977) (768) Problem. Preliminary report. 10:00AM On Sequence Characterization of Riordan Henri P Roesch*, Columbia University, (759) Arrays. and Marcus C Werner, Kyoto University Tian-Xiao He, Illinois Wesleyan University (1145-83-1135) (1145-05-1496) 9:30AM Gravitational Lensing in Stationary 10:30AM On some complementary Riordan arrays. (769) Spacetimes: A Finsler Geometry (760) Ana Luzon, Universidad Polit´ecnica de Approach. Madrid. Espana˜ (1145-05-1241) Nishanth Gudapati*, Harvard University, and Marcus Werner, Kyoto University 11:00AM A new aspect of Riordan arrays. (1145-53-1783) (761) Gi-Sang Cheon, Sungkyunkwan University (1145-15-1090) 10:00AM Cosmic Shadows, Other Worlds, and a (770) Fifth Dimension. AMS Special Session on Stochastic Arlie O Petters, Duke University, Durham, NC (1145-83-1960) Differential Equations and Applications, I 10:30AM An astrophysical perspective on the 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 326, BCC (771) mathematics of gravity and light. Charles R. Keeton, Rutgers, the State Organizer: Carey Caginalp,University University of New Jersey (1145-85-2609) of Pittsburgh 11:00AM A Reﬁnement for the Upper Bound on the (772) Number of Cusps in the Case of 8:00AM Mathematical Problems Arising from (762) Hedge Fund Fee Structures. Single-Plane Microlensing. David Saunders*andFei Meng, Sougata Dhar, University of Maine, University of Waterloo (1145-60-791) Jessica Stewart Kelly*, Christopher Newport University, and Arlie Petters, 9:00AM On hedging and pricing in general Duke University (1145-83-2135) (763) complete and incomplete markets. 11:30AM Friedmann’s Equation and the Creation Preliminary report. (773) of the Universe. Srdjan Stojanovic,Universityof Arthur E. Fischer,Universityof Cincinnati (1145-91-742) California, Santa Cruz (1145-83-2652) 10:00AM Competing Diffusive Particle Systems and (764) Models of Large Equity Markets: A AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Survey. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Adrian D. Banner, Intech Investment (HBCUs) in the Mid-Atlantic, I Management, LLC (1145-60-957)

11:00AM Arbitrage Theory Via Numeraires. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 314, BCC (765) Ioannis Karatzas, Department of Mathematics, Columbia Uiniversity, New Organizers: Edray Goins,Purdue York, NY 10027 and Intech, One University Palmer Square, Princeton, NJ 08542 Janis Oldham,North (1145-60-677) Carolina A&T

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Talithia Washington, Arunima Ray, Max Planck Howard University Institute for Mathematics, Germany Scott Williams,Universityat Buffalo, State University of 8:00AM Operations of Infinite Rank in New York (782) Concordance. Juanita Pinzon-Caicedo*, North Carolina 8:00AM The Identification of Variables Associated State University, and Matthew Hedden, (774) with Student Outcomes on Praxis II Michigan State University (1145-57-563) Mathematics Content Exams at a South Central VA HBCU. Preliminary report. 8:30AM Trisections of Surface Bundles over Cheryl M Adeyemi*andGerald Burton, (783) Surfaces. Preliminary report. Virginia State University (1145-97-2738) Marla Williams, University of Nebraska (1145-54-1931) 8:30AM Pseudo almost periodic solutions for a 9:00AM Taut Foliations, Positive 3-Braids, and the (775) Nicholson’s blowflies model with (784) L-Space Conjecture. mortality term. Siddhi Krishna, Boston College Gaston Mandata N’Guerekata,Morgan (1145-57-286) State University (1145-34-1003) 9:30AM Taut sutured handlebodies as twisted 9:00AM Complex Variables, Mesh Generation, (785) homology products. (776) and 3D Web Graphics: Research Margaret Nichols, University of Chicago and Technology Behind the Dynamic (1145-57-972) Visualizations in the NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions. 10:00AM Knot concordance in 3-manifolds. Bonita V Saunders, National Institute (786) Eylem Zeliha Yildiz, Michigan State of Standards & Technology (NIST) University Department of Mathematics (1145-30-1432) (1145-54-640) 10:30AM Using 2-torsion to obstruct topological 9:30AM Mathematics Research at Howard (787) isotopy. (777) University: Pure and Applied Hannah Schwartz, Bryn Mawr College Mathematics. Preliminary report. (1145-54-369) Abdul-Aziz Yakubu,HowardUniversity (1145-00-1360) 11:00AM Patterns and Higher Order Stability in (788) the Coefficients of the Colored Jones 10:00AM A Capstone Companion to Mathematics. Polynomial. (778) Caleb J Ashley, University of Michigan Katherine Walsh Hall,Universityof (1145-00-1726) Connecticut (1145-57-1045) 10:30AM Inscribing n-gons. 11:30AM Genus one knots and their derivatives. (779) Kendra E Pleasant, Morgan State (789) Carolyn A Otto,Universityof University (1145-05-2810) Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1145-57-651) 11:00AM Cardiovascular dynamics during (780) orthostatic stress assessed via pulsatile MAA Invited Paper Session on Inspiring and non-pulsatile models. Preliminary Diversity in Mathematics: Culture, report. Community, and Collaboration Nakeya D Williams, The United States Military Academy at West Point 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Room 317, BCC (1145-92-2295) Organizers: Pamela Harris, Williams 11:30AM On the Structure of Generalized College (781) Symmetric Spaces of SL (F ). n q Alicia Prieto Langarcia, Catherine Buell,FitchburgState Youngstown State University University, Aloysius Helminck, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Vicky Chad Topaz, Williams Klima, Appalachian State University, College Jennifer Schaefer, Dickinson College, 8:00AM Working to inspire diversity-skeptics. Carmen Wright*, Jackson State (790) Helen G. Grundman,American University, and Ellen Ziliak, Benedictine Mathematical Society (1145-AG-1733) University (1145-20-2087) 8:30AM Diversity in mathematics through a data (791) science lens. AMS Special Session on Women in Topology, I Chad M. Topaz*, Williams College, and Shilad Sen, Macalester College 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 327, BCC (1145-AG-592) 9:00AM Equity in the mathematics classroom. Organizers: Jocelyn Bell,Hobartand William Smith Colleges (792) Michael Young, Iowa State University (1145-AG-2285) Rosemary Guzman, 9:30AM Facing the Mirror: Acknowledgement in University of Chicago (793) our Practices. Candice Price,Universityof Aris Benjamin Winger, Georgia Gwinnett San Diego College (1145-AG-1266)

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10:00AM Undergraduate Research as the Greatest 8:30AM Raising Calculus to the Surface: Using (794) Equalize. (798) physical manipulatives to discovering Alicia Prieto Langarica, Youngstown multivariable calculus concepts. State University (1145-AG-593) Aaron D Wangberg*, Winona State University, Winona, MN, Brian Fisher, 10:30AM Two Math Mamas Tell Their Stories. Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, (795) Becky E. Hall*, Western Connecticut TX, Jason Samuels, CUNY - BMCC, Tisha State University, and Carrie Diaz Eaton, Hooks, Winona State University, Winona, Digital and Computational Studies, Bates MN, and Elizabeth Gire, Oregon State College (1145-AG-1303) University, Corvallis, OR (1145-AK-2319) 11:00AM LATHISMS: showcasing the contributions (796) of Latinx and Hispanics to the mathematical sciences. Gabriel E Sosa*, Amherst College, 9:00AM Evolution of the College Mathematics Alexander Diaz-Lopez, Villanova (799) Instructor Development Source (CoMInDS) University, Pamela Harris, Williams Project: What We Learned and How College, and Alicia Prieto-Langarica, Things Changed. Youngstown State University Jack Bookman*, Duke University, and (1145-AG-1419) Natasha Speer, The University of Maine (1145-AK-1106) MAA Invited Paper Session on Research in Improving Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Education: Examples Supported by the National Science Foundation’s IUSE: EHR 9:30AM The Progress through Calculus Project: A Program (800) National Study of Precalculus through Calculus 2 Programs. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 323, BCC Naneh Apkarian*, Western Michigan University, Jessica Hagman, Colorado State University, Chris Rasmussen,San Organizers: Ron Buckmire,National Diego State University, David Bressoud, Science Foundation (NSF); Macalester College, Estrella Johnson, Directorate for Education Virginia Tech, Sean Larsen,Portland and Human Resources (EHR); State University, Jessica Gehrtz, Division of Colorado State University, Kristen Karen Keene,National Vroom, Portland State University, and Science Foundation (NSF); Matthew Voigt, San Diego State Directorate for Education University (1145-AK-2450) and Human Resources (EHR); Division of Sandra Richardson, 10:00AM Student Engagement in Mathematics National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for (801) through an Institutional Network for Education and Human Active Learning (SEMINAL). Preliminary Resources (EHR); Division of report. Wendy Smith*, University of Nebraska Talitha Washington, Lincoln, Chris Rasmussen,SanDiego National Science Foundation State University, David C. Webb, Robert (NSF); Directorate for Tubbs, University of Colorado Boulder, Education and Human Matthew Voigt, San Diego State Resources (EHR); Division of University, and Howard Gobstein, Association of Public and Land-Grant Lee Zia, National Science Universities (1145-AK-786) Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR); Division of 10:30AM UTMOST: Undergraduate Teaching of 8:00AM Report on TIMES Grant: Characterizing, (802) Mathematics with Open Software and (797) Supporting, and Evaluating Textbooks. Inquiry-Oriented Instruction in Robert A. Beezer*, University of Puget Undergraduate Mathematics. Sound, David W. Farmer,American Estrella Johnson*, Virginia Tech, Institute of Mathematics, Thomas W. Nicholas Fortune, Western Kentucky Judson, Stephen F. Austin State University, Karen Keene, North Carolina University, Susan Lynds,Universityof State University, and Christine Colorado, Vilma Mesa,Universityof Andrews-Larson, Florida State University Michigan, and Kent Morrison,American (1145-AK-1382) Institute of Mathematics (1145-AK-2181)

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on General 10:45AM Rankings, combinatorial Hodge theory Topology, Algebraic Topology, and Topology (814) and statistics. Preliminary report. of Manifolds Alan Durfee, Mount Holyoke College (1145-57-2897) 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Room 313, BCC 11:00AM Build your own topology: A history of (815) some of the axioms of a topology 8:00AM Topologies on the Rings of Measurable (803) functions. with applications to the classroom. Soumyadip Acharyya*, Embry-Riddle Preliminary report. Aeronautical University, Worldwide, Nicholas Scoville, Ursinus College Sudip Kumar Acharyya, Sagarmoy Bag, (1145-01-142) University of Calcutta, India, and Joshua 11:15AM Immersed Mobius¨ bands in knot Sack, California State University Long (816) complements and representatives of Beach (1145-54-215) Z2-homology classes. 8:15AM Macular Degeneration Classification Mark C Hughes*, Brigham Young (804) through Topology and Convolutional University, and Seungwon Kim,National Neural Networks. Institute of Mathematical Sciences David B. Damiano, College of the Holy (1145-57-2106) Cross, Ellen Gasparovic, Union College, Michael J. Marlett*, College of the Holy AMS Contributed Paper Session on Integral Cross, and Robert Righi, Union College Equations, Operational Calculus, and (1145-54-2677) Harmonic Analysis 8:30AM The Topological Complexity of Finite (805) Models of Spheres. 8:00 AM –10:10AM Room 335, BCC Shelley B Kandola,Universityof Minnesota (1145-54-2895) 8:00AM The Algebraic Structure of a Topological 8:45AM Kunneth Formulae in Persistent (817) Semihypergroups. (806) Homology. Norbert N. Youmbi, Saint Francis Hitesh Gakhar*andJose A. Perea, University (1145-43-2561) Michigan State University (1145-55-1486) 8:15AM Levy Processes in the Cartan Group. 9:00AM Using Order Parameters and Persistent (818) Preliminary report. (807) Homology to Analyze Biological , Wentworth Institute of Aggregations. Preliminary report. John E Haga Technology (1145-43-2294) Lu Xian*, Lori Ziegelmeier and Maitrayee Deka, Macalester College 8:30AM Incorporating Unbounded Operators into (1145-55-2067) (819) Feynman’s Operational Calculus. 9:15AM Capturing Persistent Homotopic Preliminary report. (808) Information. Preliminary report. Lance Nielsen, Creighton University Ivan Dungan, Francis Marion University (1145-44-2628) (1145-55-2596) 8:45AM On the Cauchy Problem for 9:30AM Filtration and Stability Of Mapper graphs (820) Integro-Differential Equations in the (809) for Point Cloud Data. Scale of Generalized Holder¨ Spaces. Wako Tasisa Bungula,UniversityofIowa Fanhui Xu*andRemigijus Mikulevicius, (1145-55-504) University of Southern California 9:45AM Singular Based Matrices for Virtual (1145-45-335) (810) 2-Strings. Preliminary report. David Freund,HarvardUniversity 9:00AM Embedding Inequalities for a Family of (1145-57-2055) (821) Integral Operators and Applications. Mathew Gluck,TowsonUniversity 10:00AM The finite group actions on the projective (1145-45-598) (811) plane. Preliminary report. Ryo Ohashi, King’s College 9:15AM Existence of Traveling Fronts and Pulses (1145-57-311) (822) in Lateral Inhibition Neuronal Networks with Sigmoidal Firing Rate Functions. 10:15AM Counting the Number of Quasiplatonic (812) Topological Actions of the Cyclic Group Alan Dyson, Lehigh University on Surfaces. (1145-45-1905) Charles Camacho Anthony Charles, 9:30AM On fast multipole methods for Volterra Oregon State University (1145-57-799) (823) integral equations with highly oscillatory 10:30AM Simplicial Complexes and Configuration kernels. (813) Spaces. Qingyang Zhang*, Central South Andrew A Cooper*, North Carolina State University, Changsha city,Hunan University, Vin de Silva, Pomona College, province,China, and Shuhuang Xiang, and Radmila Sazdanovic, North Carolina Central South University, Changsha city, State University (1145-57-2871) Hunan Province,China (1145-45-1388)

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9:45AM Superconvergence of Jacobi spectral 10:30AM Primality Test with Singular Curves. (824) methods for Weakly singular Volterra (836) Preliminary report. Integral Equations. Gulhan Ayar, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey Kapil Kant*andGnaneshwar Nelakanti, University, Kubra Nari*andEnver Department of Mathematics, Indian Ozdemir, Istanbul Technical University Institute of Technology Kharagpur, (1145-11-1467) Kharagpur 721 302, India (1145-45-388) 10:45AM A Family of Congruences for 10:00AM Convergence Results of Newton Iteration (837) Rogers–Ramanujan Subpartitions. (825) Method for nonlinear Fredholm Preliminary report. Hammerstein Integral Equations. Nicolas Allen Smoot, Research Institute Samiran Chakraborty*andGnaneshwar for Symbolic Computation, Linz Nelakanti, IIT Kharagpur (1145-45-1742) (1145-11-1731)

AMS Contributed Paper Session on Number 11:00AM A Technique in Partitions. Theory, I (838) Angelica Castillo and Brandt Kronholm*, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (1145-11-1487) 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Room 311, BCC 11:15AM A Quasipolynomial Decomposition of 8:00AM On Gaps in the Closures of Images of (839) Partitions into at most m parts and the (826) Divisor Functions. Coefﬁcients of Gaussian Polynomials. Niven T Achenjang*, Stanford University, Preliminary report. and Aaron Berger, Massachusetts Brandt Kronholm and Arturo J. Institute of Technology (1145-11-1271) Martinez*, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (1145-11-1497) 8:15AM Linear divisibility sequences and (827) cyclotomic polynomials. Sergiy Koshkin,Universityof AMS Contributed Paper Session on Partial Houston-Downtown (1145-11-826) Differential Equations, II

8:30AM Products of polynomials at prime 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 312, BCC (828) arguments. Preliminary report. Craig S Franze*, The Ohio State University, and Pin Hung Kao,Flagler 8:00AM The Heat Equation on the Poincare College (1145-11-2655) (840) Upper Half-Plane. Michelle DeDeo,UniversityofNorth 8:45AM Arithmetic Dynamics of f (x)=xd + c. Florida (1145-35-1285) (829) Chatchawan Panraksa,Mahidol University (1145-11-2279) 8:15AM Nonconvexity and Compact Containment (841) of Mean Value Sets for General Elliptic 9:00AM Linear Functions (modulo n) and Operators. (830) Associated Algebraic Structure. Niles Armstrong*andIvan Blank, Preliminary report. Kansas State University (1145-35-2731) Robert M. Sulman, S.U.N.Y. Oneonta (1145-11-1426) 8:30AM Multiplicity of Positive Radial Solutions to (842) Elliptic Equations in an Annulus. 9:15AM Mean, median, and mode factorization Preliminary report. (831) lengths in numerical semigroups. Jaffar Ali Shahul Hameed*, Florida Gulf Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College Coast University, and Seshadev Padhi, (1145-11-673) Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi (1145-35-2756) 9:30AM Primes and Perfect Powers in the Catalan (832) Triangle. 8:45AM Uniqueness and convergence on Eric M Jovinelly, University of Notre (843) equilibria of the Keller-Segel system with Dame (1145-11-2594) subcritical mass. 9:45AM Riesel and Sierpinski´ numbers in special Jun Wang, Fuculty of Science, Jiangsu (833) sequences. Preliminary report. University, China (1145-35-3026) Carrie E. Finch-Smith, Washington and 9:00AM On an inverse source problem for a Lee University (1145-11-444) (844) parabolic equation with an integral 10:00AM Almost gap balancing numbers. constraint. (834) Jeremiah Bartz*, Bruce Dearden and Sedar Ngoma, SUNY Geneseo Joel Iiams, University of North Dakota (1145-35-2192) (1145-11-1903) 9:15AM Dynamics in Chemotaxis Models of 10:15AM An Extension of Tree-Based Methods for (845) Parabolic-Elliptic Type on Bounded (835) Hofstadter-Like Recurrences. Preliminary Domain with Time and Space Dependent report. Logistic Sources. Nathan H. Fox, The College of Wooster Tahir Bachar Issa*andWenxian Shen, (1145-11-1667) Auburn University (1145-35-1036)

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9:30AM Determining Approximated Critical 8:20AM Golden-Mean Sunﬂower Inequalities. (846) Domains for Coupled Semilinear (856) Andrew Simoson, King University, Parabolic Equations with a Localized (1145-F1-645) Source. 8:40AM Unpublished Solutions of Some Problem W. Y. Chan,TexasA&MUniversity- (857) Proposals in General Mathematics Texarkana (1145-35-515) Journals Involving Inequalities. 9:45AM Some Inverse Problems For Hyperbolic Preliminary report. (847) Partial Differential Equations. Mohammad K. Azarian,Universityof Zachary J Bailey, University of Delaware Evansville (1145-F1-108) (1145-35-905) 9:00AM Recasting the Proof of Parseval’s 10:00AM A Scalar Conservation Law for Plume (858) Equation. Preliminary report. (848) Migration in Carbon Sequestration. Joshua Michael Siktar,CarnegieMellon Elisabeth MM Brown*andMichael University (1145-F1-554) Shearer, North Carolina State University (1145-35-2901) 9:20AM Generalized weighted trapezoid and (859) Gruss¨ type inequalities on time scales. 10:15AM Interface Development for the Nonlinear (849) Degenerate Multidimensional Parabolic Eze R Nwaeze, Tuskegee University Equations Modeling Reaction-Diffusion (1145-F1-351) Processes. 9:40AM Extending Hlawka’s Inequality. amna Ali S. Abu Weden*, Florida (860) Preliminary report. Inistitute of Technology, and ugur Marius Munteanu,SUNYOneonta Abdulla, Florida Institute of Technology (1145-F1-2311) (1145-35-322) 10:00AM On some Integral means. 10:30AM Analysis of interfaces for the nonlinear (861) Fariba Khoshnasib-Zeinabad, Earlham (850) double degenerate parabolic equation of College/UTDallas (1145-F1-342) turbulent ﬁltration with absorption. Ugur G Abdulla and Adam L Prinkey*, 10:20AM A Quantitative method for choosing Florida Institute of Technology (862) optimal Daubechies wavelets. (1145-35-174) Eric Stachura*, Kennesaw State University, and Andrew K Hunter, 10:45AM Analysis of Interfaces for the Nonlinear University of Pennsylvania (1145-F1-320) (851) Degenerate Diffusion Equation with Convection. Ugur G. Abdulla and Lamees K. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Alzaki*, Florida Institute of Technology Mathematics and the Life Sciences: (1145-35-217) Initiatives, Programs, Curricula 11:00AM Periodic Problems for Higher Order (852) Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equations. 8:00 AM – 11:15 AM Room 305, BCC Audison Beaubrun*andTariel Kiguradze, Florida Institute of Organizers: Timothy D. Comar, Technology (1145-35-1225) Benedictine University 11:15AM Differential manifolds near a traveling Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar (853) front for multi-dimensional reaction College diffusion systems. Carrie Diaz Eaton,Unity Xinyao Yang*, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool College University, and Yuri Latushkin, University of Missouri, Columbia 8:00AM A model for cross-institutional (1145-35-308) (863) collaboration: how the intercollegiate biomathematics alliance (IBA) is 11:30AM On Nonlocal Keller-Segel Type Equations. pioneering a new paradigm in response (854) Suleyman Ulusoy, American University to diminishing resources in academia. of Ras Al Khaimah (1145-35-1107) Hannah Highlander*, University of Portland, and Olcay Akman, Illinois State MAA Contributed Paper Session on University (1145-G5-2579) Inequalities and Their Applications 8:20AM Integrating mathematics and 8:00 AM –10:35AM Room 302, BCC (864) microbiology: a case study to improve learning outcomes and foster faculty Organizers: Titu Andreescu,University collaboration. of Texas at Dallas Filippo Posta*, Estrella Mountain Henry J. Ricardo, Community College, and Galyna Kufryk, WestchesterAreaMath Grand Canyon University (1145-G5-1393) Circle 8:40AM Algebraic mathematical biology for 8:00AM Convex Functions and Their Applications (865) undergraduate studies and research in (855) to Inequalities. Preliminary report. the life sciences. Risto Atanasov, Western Carolina Raina S. Robeva, Sweet Briar College University (1145-F1-2136) (1145-G5-2845)

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9:00AM Building Relevance and Connection: Using 8:30AM G-Algebra Structure on the Higher Order (866) Medical Simulation to Enhance Students’ (875) Hochschild Cohomology over S2. Connections between Calculus and Samuel R. Carolus*andMihai D. Biology. Preliminary report. Staic, Bowling Green State University Melissa A Stoner, Salisbury University (1145-VL-931) (1145-G5-2392) 8:45AM Twisting functors and generalized Verma 9:20AM Better Calculus through Biology: The (876) modules. (867) Biocalculus Sequence at Penn State Ian M Musson,Universityof University. Preliminary report. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1145-VL-199) Andrew M. Baxter, Eric Simring, Amine 9:00AM Construction of a 2n-Starter from a Benkiran and Andrew Belmonte*, (877) 2-Starter, and New Solutions to the Penn State University, University Park Oberwolfach Problem. Preliminary report. (1145-G5-2174) Daniel A McGinnis*andEirini Poimenidou, New College of Florida 9:40AM Incorporating relevant life science (1145-VL-1318) (868) projects into Calculus class: Michaelis - Menten Kinetics and more. 9:15AM Galois groups of doubly even octic Yanping Ma*, Loyola Marymount (878) polynomials. University, and Curtis Bennett,CSULong Chad Awtrey, Elon University Beach (1145-G5-1635) (1145-VL-64) 10:00AM Introducing Mathematical Modeling to MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (869) High School Students through Population Graph Theory, I Dynamics. Jessica Oehrlein, Columbia University 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 341, BCC (1145-G5-1152) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 10:20AM X-Lab: interdisciplinary research College (870) combining math, biology, computer science, and business. Kim Roth, Juniata College Meghan M. De Witt, St. Thomas Aquinas Melvin Royer, Indiana College (1145-G5-2033) Wesleyan University

10:40AM Undergraduate Research in Mathematical 8:00AM An Application of Ramsey Numbers. (871) Biology Using Impulsive Models. (879) Drake P Olejniczak,WesternMichigan Timothy D Comar, Benedictine University (1145-VP-1013) University (1145-G5-1620) 8:15AM The Chromatic Number of a Two (880) Dimensional Lattice. 11:00AM Active participation in current faculty Manuel A Davila*, Cynthia M Ramirez (872) research inspires student achievement. and Gwen Ostergren, California State Preliminary report. University Los Angeles (1145-VP-1021) Majid Masso, George Mason University (1145-G5-352) 8:30AM Spectral characterizations of anti-regular (881) graphs. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Cesar O. Aguilar*, Joon-yeob Lee, Eric Piato and Barbara J. Schweitzer,SUNY Algebra, II Geneseo (1145-VP-106) 8:45AM Graph labeling and social intervals. 8:00 AM –9:25AM Room 348, BCC (882) Ethan Berkove*, Lafayette College, and Mike Brilleslyper, United States Air Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Force Academy (1145-VP-1265) College 9:00AM Limit Characterizations of Graphs: An Kim Roth, Juniata College (883) Extension to Multigraphs. Joshua J Steier*, Kristi Luttrell and Melvin Royer, Indiana John T Saccoman, Seton Hall University Wesleyan University (1145-VP-132) 8:00AM A Curious Possible Prime Pattern. 9:15AM A tight upper bound on the spectral (873) Benjamin M. Bolker,McMaster (884) radius of bottleneck matrices of graphs. University, Hamilton Ontario, Eleanor J. Jason J Molitierno, Sacred Heart B. Bolker, Phillips Exeter Acadamy, University (1145-VP-995) Exeter NH, and Ethan D. Bolker*, UMass 9:30AM A Graphical Game, Southwesterly Snakes. Boston, Boston MA (1145-VL-1178) (885) Emily N Hoard, Murray State University 8:15AM On skew polynomial rings over locally (1145-VP-1345) (874) nilpotent rings. 9:45AM A Generalization of the Harary-Sachs Fei Yu Chen, University of California, (886) Theorem for Hypergraphs. Berkeley, Hannah Hagan, Vanderbilt Gregory J Clark*andJoshua Cooper, University, and Allison Wang*, California University of South Carolina Institute of Technology (1145-VL-823) (1145-VP-1396)

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10:00AM Semidefinite Programming Relaxations of 8:20AM Positive Impacts of Discovery Learning (887) the Traveling Salesman Problem. (894) Assessments. Samuel C Gutekunst*andDavid Kayla K. Blyman, Bryan Adams, Kristin P Williamson, Cornell University M. Arney, Lisa Bromberg*andDavid A. (1145-VP-1447) del Cuadro-Zimmerman,United States Military Academy – West Point 10:15AM s-hamiltonian and s-hamiltonian (888) connected line graphs of claw-free (1145-J5-2678) graphs. 8:40AM Examining Student Engagement with Hong-Jian Lai, West Virginia University, (895) Student-Driven Activities. Preliminary Mingquan Zhan, Millersville University of report. Pennsylvania, Taoye Zhang*, Penn State Andrew J Krause*, Willie W Wong, Mark University, Scranton Campus, and Iwen and Ryan Maccombs,Michigan Ju Zhou, Kutztown University of State University (1145-J5-2969) Pennsylvania (1145-VP-1448) 9:00AM Taking the long view: The influence of 10:30AM Diffusion of Innovations on Strongly (896) professional development workshops on (889) Regular Graphs. instructors’ teaching practice, ten years Michael Kerckhove*andHassan out. Naveed, University of Richmond Sandra L. Laursen*, Charles N. Hayward (1145-VP-1463) and Tim Archie, University of Colorado 10:45AM Colorful Cacti. Preliminary report. Boulder (1145-J5-2927) (890) Kathleen Ryan*, Nicholas Speranza and 9:20AM Responsiveness: An underlying and Henry Wickus, DeSales University (897) enacted disposition. Preliminary report. (1145-VP-1576) Jessica R Gehrtz, Colorado State 11:00AM On Some Properties of Pebbling University (1145-J5-2966) (891) Configuration Graphs. 9:40AM Detailing shifts in relational dimensions Max Lind*, Downingtown, PA, and (898) of Latinx students’ mathematics Eugene Fiorini, Muhlenberg College classroom experiences between high (1145-VP-2004) school and college. 11:15AM Counting Vertices in Tessellations of the Luis A Leyva, Vanderbilt University (892) Hyperbolic Plane. - Peabody College of Education & Tucker L Dowell*andXiaoya Zha, Human Development, and Alexandria Middle Tennessee State University Cervantes*, California State University - (1145-VP-2935) Monterey Bay (1145-J5-2933) 11:30AM A characterization of the resonance 10:00AM Concept Construction and Abstracted (893) graph of an outer plane bipartite graph. (899) Quantitative Structures. Preliminary report. Kevin C. Moore*, Irma E. Stevens, Biyao Zhongyuan Che, Penn State University, Liang and Halil I. Tasova,Universityof Beaver Campus (1145-VP-500) Georgia (1145-J5-1564)

10:20AM Developing an advanced viewpoint on Project NExT Workshop (900) school mathematics in the learning of collegiate mathematics: Through the 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 308, BCC lens of a transformative transition framework. PME Council Meeting Younhee Lee, Pennsylvania State University (1145-J5-2578) 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Orioles, 2nd Floor, 10:40AM TheRoleofImproperFractionSchemes Marriott Inner Harbor (901) in STEM Students’ Conception of Measurement. Employment Center Brady A. Tyburski*, Andrew Darling, Cameron Byerley, Colorado State 8:00 AM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall E, 100 Level, BCC University, Steven Boyce and Jeffrey Grabhorn, Portland State University MAA Contributed Paper Session on Research (1145-J5-2710) in Undergraduate Mathematics Education 11:00AM Characterizing Two Undergraduate (RUME), I (902) Students’ Quantitative Comparisons of Covarying Quantities’ Magnitudes. 8:20 AM – 11:55 AM Room 340, BCC Halil I. Tasova*, Biyao Liang, Irma E. Stevens and Kevin C. Moore,University Organizers: Stacy Brown, California of Georgia (1145-J5-1210) State Polytechnic University 11:20AM The effect of technology on students Megan Wawro,Virginia (903) understanding of college algebra. Tech Razieh Shahriari*, University of Arkansa, Aaron Weinberg,Ithaca and Bernard Madison,Universityof College Arkansas (1145-J5-1514)

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11:40AM Integration of Introductory Mathematics 8:30AM Transportation Particle Filter for (904) into General Biology by Reciprocal Course (911) high-dimensional geophysical Content Exchange. applications. Qingxia Li*, Fisk University, Thomas Peter Jan van Leeuwen, Colorado State Gross, Western Kentucky University, and University and University of Reading (UK) Patricia McCarroll, Fisk University (1145-60-819) (1145-J5-118) 9:00AM Overcoming model and observation error (912) in data assimilation using manifold AMS Special Session on Number Theoretic learning. Methods in Hyperbolic Geometry (a Tyrus Berry*, George Mason University, Mathematics Research Communities John Harlim, Pennsylvania State Session), I University, Timothy Sauer,George Mason University, and Franz Hamilton, North Carolina State University 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM Room 332, BCC (1145-65-860) Organizers: Samantha Fairchild, 9:30AM Local ensemble Kalman filter in high University of Washington (913) dimension. Xin T Tong, National University of Junxian Li,Universität Singapore (1145-60-873) Gottingen¨ 10:00AM Fitness of the ensemble approach in Richard Vradenburgh, (914) ensemble-var data assimilation system. University of Virginia Kayo Ide, Univeristy of Maryland (1145-86-2202) 8:30AM Examples of badly approximable vectors (905) over number fields. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Joint state and parameter estimation for Robert Hines, University of Colorado, (915) non-linear stochastic energy balance Boulder (1145-11-776) models. Fei Lu, Johns Hopkins University 9:00AM Discrete Representations of the Braid (1145-62-1702) (906) Groups. 11:00AM On the Charney Conjecture of Data Nancy C Scherich,University (916) Assimilation Employing Temperature of California, at Santa Barbara Measurements Alone: The Paradigm of (1145-54-829) 3D Planetary Geostrophic Model. 9:30AM Some Non-Abelian Covers of Knot Aseel Farhat, Florida State University, (907) Complements. Evelyn M. Lunasin*, United States Naval Tim Morris,TempleUniversity Academy, and Edriss S. Titi,TexasA&M (1145-54-2256) University (1145-35-1299) 10:00AM Bounded gaps between primes and the MAA Contributed Paper Session on The EDGE (908) length spectra of arithmetic hyperbolic (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) 3-orbifolds. program: Pure and Applied talks by Women Benjamin Linowitz, Oberlin College, D. Math Warriors, I B. McReynolds, Purdue University, Paul Pollack, University of Georgia, and 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM Room 322, BCC Lola Thompson*, Oberlin College (1145-11-2705) Organizers: Laurel Ohm,Universityof Minnesota, 11:00AM Arithmeticity of Fully Augmented Links. (909) Christian R Millichap*, Furman Shanise Walker, Iowa State University, Jeffrey Meyer and Rolland University, Trapp, California State University, San 8:45AM Cops and Robbers: Beyond Graphs. Bernardino (1145-57-768) (917) Miriam Parnes, Wesleyan University (1145-I1-2490) 11:30AM Does the primitive length spectrum fully (910) characterize arithmetic surfaces? 9:05AM Beyond Cyclotomics: Exploring New Base Preliminary report. (918) Rings for Ideal Lattice Cryptography. Christian Millichap, Furman University, Preliminary report. Bakul Sathaye*, Wake Forest University, Katharine Ahrens, North Carolina State and Salman Siddiqi,Universityof University (1145-I1-1277) Michigan (1145-51-1983) 9:25AM Connections between commutators, (919) derivations, and the Heisenberg SIAM Minisymposium on Data Assimilation: Commutation Relation. Theory and Practice Lara Ismert,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-I1-865) 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM Room 342, BCC 9:45AM Theoretical justification and error (920) analysis for slender body theory. Organizer: John Harlim, Pennsylvania Laurel A Ohm, University of Minnesota State University (1145-I1-2097)

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MAA Invited Address Eric Kahn, Bloomsberg University 9:00 AM –9:50AM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC Brian Katz, Augustana (921) A Dream Deferred: 50 Years of Blacks in College Mathematics. Victor Piercey, Ferris State Edray Herber Goins, Pomona College University (1145-A0-1603) Candice Price,Universityof San Diego AMS Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Early Career Graduate Xiao Xiao, Utica College Students, I MAA Minicourse #2: Part B

9:00 AM – 11:20 AM Room 328, BCC 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 2, Organizers: Marat Markin, California 2nd Floor, Hilton State University, Fresno Start Teaching Statistics using R and Morgan Rodgers, California RStudio State University, Fresno Presenters: Shonda Kuiper, Grinnell Khang Tran, California State College University, Fresno Oscar Vega, California State Randall Pruim,Calvin University, Fresno College 9:00AM Integral means of univalent functions on MAA Contributed Paper Session on (922) an annulus. Preliminary report. Fareeda Begum,Universityof Humanistic Mathematics Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand 9:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 301, BCC (1145-30-125) 9:30AM On a generalization of Wilson’s Theorem. Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona (923) Preliminary report. College Mutasim Mim, St. John’s University, New Eric Marland, Appalachian York, NY (1145-11-565) State University 10:00AM Computing Eigenmodes of 9:00AM Mathematics and Fairness: Using (924) Laplace-Beltrami Operator by Using (927) Gerrymandering to Connect Mathematics Radial Basis Functions. to Sociopolitical Issues. *, Claremont Vladimir Delengov Kyle Evans*, Trinity College, and Graduate University, and Chiu-Yen Adam Giambrone, Elmira College Kao, Claremont McKenna College (1145-E5-2339) (1145-65-1171) 9:20AM Polish Emigr´ ´e Mathematicians and Their 10:30AM Modulus on Networks and Metric Spaces, (928) American Colleagues: Effects of the (925) and the Essential Metric. Great Depression and World War II on Jared E Hoppis, Kansas State University Employment in the Mathematical (1145-00-1262) Sciences. Preliminary report. 11:00AM On the Nature of Expansions on Compact Emelie A. Kenney, Siena College (926) and Totally Bounded Metric Spaces and (1145-E5-473) More. Preliminary report. 9:40AM The Rhetoric of Mathematical Logicism, Edward S. Sichel, California State University, Fresno (1145-46-1269) (929) Intuitionism, and Formalism. J. Travis Shrontz, Huntsville, AL MAA Minicourse #8: Part A (1145-E5-812) 10:00AM Comparing Ways of Knowing Across 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 5, (930) Disciplines. 2nd Floor, Hilton Matt DeLong, Marian University (1145-E5-2519) Dance and Mathematics 10:20AM Developing a Humanistic STEM Minor. Presenter: Karl Schaffer,DeAnza (931) Preliminary report. College Beverly L. Wood*andDebra Bourdeau, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University MAA Minicourse #5: Part A (1145-E5-187)

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 1, 10:40AM Humanizing Calculus. 2nd Floor, Hilton (932) Alexander J Barrios, Carleton College (1145-E5-477) IBL SIGMAA Minicourse: Introduction to 11:00AM Art, Literature & Letters in the Calculus Inquiry-Based Learning (933) Classroom: An Overview. Presenters: Susan Crook,Loras Della Dumbaugh,Universityof University Richmond (1145-E5-2104)

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11:20AM Add Poems to Math Class. Panelists: Dave Barnes,National (934) JoAnne Growney,Regularly Council of Teachers of posting at ”Intersections – Mathematics Poetry with Mathematics” at Gail Burrill, Michigan State https://poetrywithmathematics.blogspot.com University (1145-E5-1252) Karen Graham,Universityof New Hampshire MAA Contributed Paper Session on Introducing Mathematical Modeling through Yvonne Lai,Universityof Nebraska Competitions, II Dan Teague, North Carolina 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM Room 304, BCC School of Science and Mathematics Organizers: Chris Arney, United States Military Academy MAA Workshop William Bauldry, Appalachian State University 9:00 AM –10:20AM Room 324, BCC Amanda Beecher Making it Happen: Modeling in Your 9:00AM A Beginner’s Guide to Building a Science Differential Equations Course (935) Modeling Club. Organizer: Brian Winkel, SIMIODE Courtney L Davis, Pepperdine University Presenters: Audrey Malagon,West (1145-G1-1995) Virginia University 9:20AM MCM strategies for smaller colleges. Rachel Rossetti,Agnes (936) Wai Wah Lau*, Seattle Paciﬁc University, Scott College and Tara Kats, Nestle and Starbucks , SIMIODE Coffee (1145-G1-1423) Brian Winkel Dina Yagodich,Frederick 9:40AM Insights and strategies for starting local University (937) Mathematical Contest for Modeling contests. Maria-Veronica Ciocanel,Mathematical MAA Panel Biosciences Institute, The Ohio State 9:00 AM –10:20AM Room 350, BCC University (1145-G1-692) 10:00AM The 24-hour Mathematical Modeling Preparing Math and Stats Students for (938) Challenge. Industry Careers Benjamin Galluzzo*, Clarkson Organizers: Namyong Lee, Minnesota University, and Karen M Bliss,Virginia State University Military Institute (1145-G1-2878) Debra Mimbs,Lee 10:20AM Judging the ICM, A View from Within. University (939) Jessica M. Libertini*, Virginia Military Thomas Wakeﬁeld, Institute, and Amanda Beecher, Ramapo Youngstown State University College of New Jersey (1145-G1-597) Panelists: Allen Butler,DanielH. 10:40AM Modeling Competitions: Perspectives of Wagner Associates, Inc (940) Student and Faculty. Michael Dorff,Brigham Patrice G Tiffany*andEmma Young University Regenauer, Manhattan College (1145-G1-2658) Gretchen Koch-Noble, Federal Government 11:00AM Student Competition Using Differential (941) Equation Modeling - SCUDEM for Students Aaron Luttman, and Faculty. Department of Energy Brian Winkel, SIMIODE Director, Cornwall Debra Mimbs,Lee NY (1145-G1-104) University

SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Government (BIG SIGMAA) Business Meeting Number Theory, I

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Room 306, BCC 9:30 AM – 11:55 AM Room 348, BCC Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena MAA Panel College Kim Roth, Juniata College 9:00 AM –10:20AM Room 349, BCC Melvin Royer, Indiana Connecting High School and Post High Wesleyan University School Mathematics 9:30AM Ternary Sequences and the Pell Numbers. Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State (942) Ralph P Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute University of Technology (1145-VS-676)

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9:45AM An entropy-derived lower bound for the Gil Strang, Massachusetts (943) size of a set whose subset sums include Institute of Technology the ﬁrst n powers of 2. David Strong, Pepperdine David Petrie Moulton, Google University (1145-VS-2338) Megan Wawro,Virginia 10:00AM Circles and Squares: A Look at Gauss’s Tech (944) Circle Problem. 10:00AM Exploring Applications of Linear Algebra Jeremy Nathan Glasner, Washington & (952) through Low-Stakes Discovery Learning Jefferson College (1145-VS-2415) Assessments. 10:15AM Algorithmic approach to Goldbach and Kayla K. Blyman, United States Military (945) Twin Primes Conjectures. Academy - West Point (1145-F5-2877) Juan G Orozco, Austin, TX (1145-VS-113) 10:20AM Linear Algebra and Deep Learning. 10:30AM Pondering a Putnam problem on (953) Preliminary report. (946) partitions. Gilbert Strang, Massachusetts Institute Timothy B Flowers, Indiana University of of Technology (1145-F5-1261) Pennsylvania (1145-VS-1230) 10:40AM Teaching Linear Algebra through its 10:45AM Odd Coverings of Subsets of the Integers. (954) Applications. Preliminary report. (947) James Hammer, Joshua Harrington*, Minah Oh, James Madison University Cedar Crest College, and Kristina (1145-F5-574) Marotta, Georgia Institute of Technology 11:00AM Using Matlab Apps to Explore Linear (1145-VS-1334) (955) Algebra. 11:00AM Polynomial Extensions of a Putnam Crista Arangala, Elon University (948) Delight. (1145-F5-1668) Tom Koshy and Zhenguang Gao*, 11:20AM Motivating Students with Applications. Framingham State University (956) Steven Schlicker, Grand Valley State (1145-VS-1397) University (1145-F5-1845) 11:15AM Quaternary Lattices of Discriminant 4p. (949) Lisa Kaylor, Wesleyan University Estimathon! (1145-VS-1637) 10:00 AM – NOON Room 339, BCC 11:30AM Extensions on Conway’s Wizard Problem. (950) Preliminary report. A mindbending mixture of math and Byungchul Cha, Adam Claman, trivia. Department of Mathematics, Muhlenberg Organizer: Andy Niedermaier,Jane College, Joshua Harrington, Department Street Capital of Mathematics, Cedar Crest College, Ziyu Liu, Department of Mathematics, MAA Poster Session Mount Holyoke College, Barbara Maldonado, Department of Mathematics, 10:00 AM – NOON Exhibit Hall G, 100 Level, BCC University of Houston, Alexander Miller, Mathematical Outreach Programs Department of Mathematics, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Ann Palma, Organizer: Betsy Yanik,EmporiaState Department of Mathematics, Muhlenberg University College, Tony W. H. Wong, Department of Mathematics, Kutztown University of AWM-AMS Noether Lecture Pennsylvania, and Hongkwon Yi*, Department of Mathematics, University of 10:05 AM –10:55AM Ballrooms I California, Berkeley (1145-VS-2221) & II, 400 Level, BCC 11:45AM Products of values of certain quadratics (957) Dynamics of systems with low (951) forms. complexity. Erhan Gurel¨ , Middle East Technical Bryna Kra,NorthwesternUniversity University, Northern Cyprus Campus (1145-37-48) (1145-VS-2310) SIGMAA Ofﬁcers Meeting Exhibits and Book Sales 10:30 AM – NOON Room 322, BCC 9:30 AM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall F, 100 Level, BCC Organizer: Andrew Miller,Belmont University MAA Contributed Paper Session on Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach MAA Contributed Paper Session on Linear Algebra, I Mathematics and the Arts, III

10:00 AM – 11:35 AM Room 303, BCC 10:35 AM – 11:10 AM Room 306, BCC Organizers: Sepideh Stewart,University Organizers: Karl Kattchee,Universityof of Oklahoma Wisconsin-LaCrosse

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Douglas Norton, Villanova 1:00PM Undecidable Propositions in Number University (963) Theory: Are All of Them Monsters? Anil Venkatesh, Ferris State Martin D Davis,NYU-Courant University (1145-03-586) 10:35AM Proﬁles of Prime Suspects. 1:30PM Local-global principles and diophantine (958) Thomas Britt, Associate Professor at (964) deﬁnability. George Mason University (1145-D1-2022) Travis William Morrison,University of Waterloo, Institute for Quantum 10:55AM The Sierpinski Triangle’s Italian Computing (1145-11-2197) (959) Ancestors. Preliminary report. Mike Huber, Muhlenberg College 2:00PM Diophantine problem in free Lie algebras. (1145-D1-267) (965) Olga Kharlampovich, Hunter College, CUNY (1145-17-2028) MAA Workshop 2:30PM On the strong elementary equivalence vs (966) Isomorphism problem. 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Room 324, BCC Florian Pop, University of Pennsylvania (1145-03-1661) For Faculty on Fostering Student Engagement: Experience Classroom 3:00PM Decidability, Diophantine Approximation Practices from the MAA IP Guide (967) and Ostrowski numeration systems. Philipp C K Hieronymi,Universityof Organizer: Carolyn Yackel,Mercer Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University (1145-03-1492) Presenters: James Alvarez,Universityof Texas at Arlington AMS Special Session on Agent-based April Strom, Scottsdale Modeling in Biological and Social Systems Community College (a Mathematics Research Communities Session), II MAA Project NExT Lecture on Teaching and Learning 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 333, BCC

11:10 AM – NOON Room 309/310, BCC Organizers: Maryann Hohn,University of California Santa Barbara (960) Reflections on teaching calculus for the Angelika Manhart,Imperial first time, 45 times. College, London David Bressoud, Macalester College (1145-A0-134) Christopher Miles, Courant Institute, New York SIAM Invited Address University 1:00PM Network reconstruction from temporal 11:10 AM – NOON Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC (968) data for coupled oscillators. Henry Adams, Colorado State University, (961) Development of Mathematical Methods Veronica Ciocanel,Mathematical for Next Generation Stent Design Biosciences Institute, Ohio State Suncica Canic, University of California University, Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Berkeley (1145-92-21) Olin College, Lauren Lazarus*, Trinity College, Mark J. Panaggio, Hillsdale AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II College, Bin Xu, University of Notre Dame, and Chad Topaz, Williams College 1:00 PM –1:50PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC (1145-37-1421) (962) Complex multiplication: past, present, 1:30PM Using topological data analysis to assess future. (969) biological models. Benedict H. Gross,Universityof M. Ulmer, Google Research, Lori California San Diego (1145-11-34) Ziegelmeier, Macalester College, and Chad M. Topaz*, Williams College AMS-ASL Special Session on Definability and (1145-92-516) Decidability Problems in Number Theory, II 2:00PM Assessing the impact of motivation and (970) ability on team-based productivity using 1:00 PM –3:20PM Room 343, BCC an agent-based model. Rachael Miller Neilan*, Duquesne Organizers: Kirsten Eisenträger, University, Josef Di Pietrantonio, Pennsylvania State University Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, and Deidre Haskell,McMaster James Schreiber, Duquesne University University, Ontario, Canada (1145-91-655) Jennifer Park,Universityof 2:30PM Uses of Agent Based Modeling for Social Michigan (971) Science Hypothesis Development. Alexandra Shlapentokh, Carmen A Iasiello,GeorgeMason East Carolina University University (1145-91-2478)

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3:00PM Agent-based Modeling as Policy support AMS Special Session on Analysis and (972) Tool for Emergent Social Systems: Case Geometry of Nonlinear Evolution Equations, Studies in Informal Markets for Housing II and Organs. Amit Patel*, University of Massachusetts 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 336, BCC Boston, Naoru Koizumi, Brian Wilson, George Mason University, and Namesh Organizers: Marius Beceanu,University Killemsetty, University of Massachusetts at Albany, State University of Boston (1145-91-2647) New York

3:30PM Parasites and the Evolution of Sociality: Dan-Andrei Geba, (973) How Social Complexity and Grooming University of Rochester Efﬁciency Affect the Selective Pressures 1:00PM Almost sure boundedness of iterates for on Group Organization. (979) semilinear wave equations. Heather Z Brooks*, UCLA, Nina H Magdalena Czubak,Universityof Fefferman, University of Tennessee Colorado Boulder (1145-34-2144) Knoxville, Maryann E Hohn,UCSanta Barbara, Candice R Price,Universityof 1:30PM On long time instability of the zero San Diego, Ami E Radunskaya, Pomona (980) solution to a certain Nonlinear College, Suzanne S Sindi,UCMerced, Schrodinger equation. Nakeya D Williams, United States Gigliola Stafﬁlani*, Massachusetts Military Academy West Point, and Institute of Technology, and Bobby Shelby N Wilson, Morehouse College Wilson, University of Washington (1145-92-2044) (1145-35-464)

2:00PM On the asymptotic behavior of solutions AMS Special Session on Algebraic and (981) to the Einstein equations and related Geometric Methods in Discrete Optimization, equations. III Hans Lindblad, Johns Hopkins University (1145-35-2836)

1:00 PM –3:45PM Room 345, BCC 2:30PM Local energy estimates for wave (982) equations on asymptotically ﬂat Organizers: Amitabh Basu, Johns backgrounds. Hopkins University Jason Metcalfe,UniversityofNorth Carolina - Chapel Hill (1145-35-1645) Jesus De Loera,University 3:00PM Long-time behavior of nonlinear waves of California, Davis (983) near plane symmetry. and 1:00PM IP bounds on pebbling numbers of Leonardo Abbrescia Willie W-Y (974) Cartesian-product graphs. Wong*, Michigan State University Franklin Kenter and Daphne Skipper*, (1145-35-1246) US Naval Academy (1145-90-952) 3:30PM Quasilinear wave equations on Kerr (984) black holes. 1:30PM Hilbert’s Nullstellensatz, the Mihai Tohaneanu,Universityof (975) Positivstellensatz and Vizing’s Kentucky (1145-35-1915) Conjecture. Preliminary report. Susan Margulies*, United States AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, Naval Academy, Angelika Wiegele, II Elisabeth Gaar and Daniel Krenn, Alpen-Adria-Universit¨at Klagenfurt (1145-05-2073) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 325, BCC

2:00PM A Proof of the Strict Monotone 5-step Organizers: Gerem´ias Polanco (976) Conjecture. Encarnacion´ ,Hampshire Walter Morris*, Department College of Mathematical Sciences, George James McLaughlin,West Mason University, and Mac Gallagher, Chester University Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1145-05-544) Barry Smith, Lebanon Valley 2:30PM A Polyhedral Model for Enumeration and College (977) Optimization over the Set of Circuits. Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity Steffen Borgwardt*andCharles College Viss, University of Colorado Denver (1145-90-959) 1:00PM Orthogonal polynomials associated with (985) a continued fraction of Hirschhorn. 3:00PM On sparse (reﬂexive) generalized Gaurav Bhatnagar*, University of (978) inverses. Vienna, Austra, and Mourad E. H. Jon Lee, University of Michigan Ismail, University of Central Florida (1145-15-374) (1145-33-769)

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2:00PM Continued fractions from b-ary Stern Alan Krinik, California State (986) polynomials. Polytechnic University Larry Ericksen*, Millville, New Jersey, Randall J. Swift, California and Karl Dilcher, Dalhousie University State Polytechnic University (1145-11-2021) 1:00PM Limit laws for lattice paths with 2:30PM Matrix Representation for Higher-Order (995) catastrophes. (987) Euler Polynomials. Cyril Banderier,UniversitédeParis Lin Jiu*, Dalhousie University, and Diane Nord, and Michael Wallner*, Université Shi, Tianjin University (1145-11-567) de Bordeaux (1145-05-1573) 3:00PM Some Experimental Evidence Supporting 1:30PM Two-sided loop-erased random walk. (988) the Littlewood Conjecture. Preliminary (996) Greg Lawler, University of Chicago report. (1145-60-2551) Rich Burge, Garden Valley CA 2:00PM Generalized ballot box problem and (1145-11-46) (997) fluctuations within a strip. 3:30PM Mathematical Diffraction and the Alan Krinik*, California State Polytechnic (989) Complex Roots of a Nonlattice Dirichlet University, Pomona, Gerardo Rubino, Polynomial. Preliminary report. INRIA, Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Edward Voskanian,Universtiyof Rennes, France, Chon In (Dave) California, Riverside (1145-46-2513) Luk, Jeffrey Yeh, Samuel Lyche, California State Polytechnic University, AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis: Pomona, Lyheng Phey, California State Recent Developments on Oscillatory University, Long Beach, John Kath, Integrals (a Mathematics Research Claremont Graduate University, Christine Communities Session), II Hoogendyk, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and Malachi C. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 330, BCC Demmin, California State University, Pomona (1145-05-1605) Organizers: Xiumin Du,Universityof 2:30PM Toward an Understanding of Skewed-Top Maryland (998) Corridors. Preliminary report. Taryn C. Flock,Universityof Shaun V. Ault*andJoanne A. Wardell, Massachusetts Amherst Valdosta State University (1145-05-1932) Yakun Xi,Universityof 3:00PM New duals of MacMahon’s theorem. Rochester (999) Tri Lai, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Taryn Flock (1145-05-1449) 1:00PM A symmetrization inequality shorn of 3:30PM Extracting coefficients of symmetric (990) symmetry. Preliminary report. (1000) rational functions. Michael Christ*andDominique Yuliy Baryshnikov, University of Illinois, Maldague, UC Berkeley (1145-42-2156) Stephen Melczer, Robin Pemantle*, 2:00PM Special cases of multilinear oscillatory University of Pennsylvania, and Armin (991) integrals. Preliminary report. Straub, University of South Alabama Dominique Maldague*, UC Berkeley, (1145-05-600) Dong Dong, University of Maryland, College Park, and Dominick AMS Special Session on Mathematical Models Villano, University of Pennsylvania in Ecology, Epidemiology, and Medicine, II (1145-42-1549) 2:30PM Decay property of multilinear oscillatory 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 319, BCC (992) integrals. Organizers: Richard Schugart,Western Zhen Zeng, University of Pennsylvania Kentucky University (1145-42-1672) Najat Ziyadi, Morgan State 3:00PM Oscillatory Loomis-Whitney. Preliminary University (993) report. Maxim Gilula, Michigan State University 1:00PM The modeling of Ventilator-Induced Lung (1145-42-1825) (1001) Injury focusing on age-dependent stretched-induced inflammation at the 3:30PM Variation-norm estimates for certain cellular level: an Agent Based Model and (994) singular oscillatory integrals. ODE model. Joris Roos*, University of Sarah Minucci, Rebecca Heise, Wisconsin-Madison, Shaoming Guo and Michael Valentine, Franck Kamga Po-Lam Yung (1145-42-2557) Gninzeko and Angela Reynolds*, Virginia Commonwealth University AMS Special Session on Lattice Path (1145-92-1780) Combinatorics and Applications, II 1:30PM Parameter identifiability of a respiratory 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 338, BCC (1002) mechanics model in an idealized preterm infant. Organizers: Christian Krattenthaler, Laura Ellwein Fix,Virginia University of Vienna, Austria Commonwealth University (1145-92-879)

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2:00PM A simplified model of air-driven film Curtis Holliman,The (1003) transport in human airways. Catholic University of H. Reed Ogrosky*, Virginia America Commonwealth University, Roberto Camassa and Jeffrey Olander,University 1:00PM Where Do Solutions to Conservation Laws of North Carolina (1145-92-1034) (1012) Live? Preliminary report. Barbara Lee Keyfitz,TheOhioState 2:30PM Sexually Transmitted Diseases and University (1145-35-1095) (1004) Longterm Relationships: Pair vs Non-pair formation models. 1:30PM Breathers and the dynamics of solutions Katharine Gurski,HowardUniversity (1013) in KdV type equations. (1145-92-1598) Gustavo Ponce*, University of 3:00PM Dynamic Ecological System Analysis. California-Santa Barbara, and Claudio (1005) Huseyin Coskun, University of Georgia Munoz, Departamento de Ingenieria (1145-92-312) Matematicas, Universidad de Chile (1145-35-185) 3:30PM Vector Feeding Preference in a Periodic (1006) Environment: Modeling The Andean 2:00PM Large Data Scattering for Supercritical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Peru. (1014) Generalized KdV. Rocio Marilyn Caja Rivera,Universityof Felipe Linares,IMPA,RiodeJaneiro Notre Dame (1145-92-163) (1145-35-887)

AMS Special Session on Number Theoretic 2:30PM On the supercritical gKdV equation. Methods in Hyperbolic Geometry (a (1015) Luiz G Farah, Universidade Federal de Mathematics Research Communities Minas Gerais (UFMG) - Brazil Session), II (1145-35-1187) 3:00PM Well-posedness issues for generalized 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 332, BCC (1016) Boussinesq equations. Preliminary report. Organizers: Samantha Fairchild, Dan Andrei Geba*andEvan Witz, University of Washington University of Rochester (1145-35-1454) Junxian Li,Universit¨at 3:30PM Lower bounds on the radius of spatial Gottingen¨ (1017) analyticity for nonlinear evolution Richard Vradenburgh, equations. University of Virginia Alex A. Himonas, University of Notre Dame (1145-35-1087) 1:00PM Systole Growth Up Congruence Covers. (1007) Jeffrey S Meyer*, California State University, San Bernardino, Sara Lapan, AMS Special Session on Recent Advances and University of California, Riverside, and Trends in Computable Structure Theory (in Benjamin Linowitz, Oberlin College honor of J. Remmel), III (1145-53-1992) 1:30PM Orderability of Dehn Fillings. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 344, BCC (1008) Xinghua Gao, UIUC (1145-51-1701) 2:00PM Which hyperbolic knot complements have Organizers: Jennifer Chubb,University (1009) hidden symmetries? of San Francisco Eric Chesebro, University of Montana, Tim McNicholl, Iowa State Jason DeBlois*andPriyadip Mondal, University University of Pittsburgh (1145-57-1547) 3:00PM Zariski dense surface subgroups in 1:00PM Reminiscences of Jeff Remmel. (1010) SL(5,Z) and the restricted Hitchin (1018) Anil Nerode, Department of component for triangle groups. Mathematics, Cornell University Elise A. Weir, University of Tennessee, (1145-03-2704) Knoxville (1145-51-1974) 2:00PM On the Degrees of Categoricity of 3:30PM Finding nonsimple geodesics in (1019) Semi-Atomic Lp Spaces. (1011) Hyperbolic 3-manifolds. Preliminary Tyler A. Brown*andTimothy H. report. McNicholl, Iowa State University Andrea Heald*, University of (1145-03-1399) Washington, and Rebekah Palmer, Temple University (1145-51-1941) 2:30PM Lowness for isometric isomorphism. (1020) Johanna N.Y. Franklin*, Hofstra AMS Special Session on Problems in Partial University, and Timothy H. McNicholl, Differential Equations, II Iowa State University (1145-03-2439)

1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 337, BCC 3:00PM On Σ–deﬁnable preorderings over the (1021) reals. Organizers: Alex Himonas,Universityof Andrey Morozov, Sobolev Institute of Notre Dame Mathematics SB RAS (1145-03-1209)

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3:30PM Countable ω-models of KP and paths 2:00PM An Improved Lower Bound for Arithmetic (1022) through computable ω-branching trees. (1030) Regularity. Preliminary report. Kaave Hosseini*, Shachar Lovett,UC Julia Knight, University of Notre Dame, San Diego, Guy Moshkovitz,Harvard Dan Turetsky, Victoria University of University, and Asaf Shapira,Tel-Aviv Wellington, and Rose Weisshaar*, University (1145-05-1698) University of Notre Dame (1145-03-1575) 2:30PM Independent sets in algebraic (1031) hypergraphs. AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Anton Bernshteyn*, Carnegie Mellon Homological and Commutative Algebra, II University, Michelle Delcourt, University of Waterloo, and Anush 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 318, BCC Tserunyan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1145-05-1520) Organizers: Neil Epstein,GeorgeMason University 3:00PM Regularity theorems in group (1032) environments. Preliminary report. ,NotreDame Claudiu Raicu Anand Pillay, University of Notre Dame University (1145-05-1669) Alexandra Seceleanu, University of Nebraska AMS Special Session on Recent Progress in 1:00PM The Behavior of the F-signature under Multivariable Operator Theory, II (1023) Small Birational Modifications. Kevin Tucker*, University of Illinois at 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 320, BCC Chicago, Karl Schwede, Thomas Polstra, University of Utah, and Linquan Organizers: Dmitry Ma, Purdue University (1145-13-2711) Kaliuzhnyi-Verbovetsky, Drexel University 1:30PM Local Cohomology of Thickenings. (1024) Preliminary report. Hugo Woerdeman,Drexel Jennifer Kenkel,UniversityofUtah University ∗ (1145-13-1078) 1:00PM C -algebras and the Category of 2:00PM Iterated local cohomology groups and (1033) Stochastic Maps. (1025) Lyubeznik numbers for determinantal Benjamin P Russo*, Farmingdale State rings. College SUNY, and Arthur Parzygnat, András C Lorincz˝ *, Purdue University, University of Connecticut (1145-47-573) and Claudiu Raicu, University of Notre 1:30PM Noncommutative varieties and the Dame (1145-13-877) (1034) classification of some universal operator 2:30PM On completion of graded D-modules. algebras. (1026) Nicholas Switala*andWenliang Orr Moshe Shalit, Technion - Israel Zhang, University of Illinois-Chicago Institute of Technology (1145-47-346) (1145-13-463) 2:00PM Rings of germs of nc functions. 3:00PM Invariants of closure operators in (1035) Preliminary report. (1027) Stanley-Reisner rings. Victor Vinnikov, Ben Gurion University Thomas M. Ales,GeorgeMason of the Negev (1145-47-370) University (1145-13-2151) 2:30PM Noncommutative polynomials describing 3:30PM Higher Nerves of Simplicial Complexes. (1036) convex sets. (1028) Hailong Dao, Joseph Doolittle, Ken Igor Klep, Department of Mathematics, Duna, University of Kansas, Bennet The University of Auckland, New Zealand Goeckner, University of Washington, (1145-46-1054) Brent Holmes*andJustin Lyle, 3:00PM The Free Grothendieck Theorem. University of Kansas (1145-13-2340) (1037) Meric Augat, University of Florida (1145-16-795) AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in 3:30PM Free bianalytic maps between Regularity Lemmas, III (1038) spectraballs. Preliminary report. Scott Mccullough, University of Florida, 1:00 PM –3:45PM Room 346, BCC Mathematics (1145-47-541) Organizers: Gabriel Conant,University of Notre Dame AMS Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Early Career Graduate Rehana Patel Students, II Julia Wolf,Universityof Bristol, UK 1:00 PM –3:20PM Room 328, BCC 1:00PM A stable arithmetic regularity lemma in (1029) finite abelian groups. Organizers: Marat Markin, California Caroline Terry*, University of Chicago, State University, Fresno and Julia Wolf, University of Cambridge Morgan Rodgers, California (1145-03-1474) State University, Fresno

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Khang Tran, California State 3:00PM Riordan Group Techniques on Linear University, Fresno (1047) Chord Statistics. Preliminary report. Oscar Vega, California State Naiomi T. Cameron, Lewis & Clark University, Fresno College (1145-05-2293) 1:00PM Image deblurring using higher order 3:30PM Characteristic curves for a family of (1039) Galerkin approximations with domain (1048) linear PDEs and the exponential map in stretching. Preliminary report. the Lie group of Riordan matrices. Miandra Ann Ellis*andRosemary Anne Manuel A. Moron´ ,Universidad Renaut, School of Mathematical and Complutense de Madrid. Spain Statistical Sciences, Arizona State (1145-22-1346) University (1145-65-1428) 1:30PM Working in Reverse: Inverse Optimization AMS Special Session on Stochastic (1040) Methods in Pyomo. Preliminary report. Differential Equations and Applications, II Stephanie Ann Allen,Universityof Maryland, College Park (1145-90-1850) 1:00 PM –3:45PM Room 326, BCC 2:00PM Stochastic filtering on the grassmannian. Organizer: Carey Caginalp,University (1041) Preliminary report. of Pittsburgh Lauren N Crider,ArizonaState 1:00PM The Rate of Convergence of Strong Euler University (1145-53-2521) (1049) Approximation for Lévy-driven SDEs. 2:30PM A price-decision and order-making Fanhui Xu*andRemigijus Mikulevicius, (1042) mechanism for a retail beverage store University of Southern California during sales dealer’s promotion period. (1145-60-334) Napoleon Martin*andHyounkyun 2:00PM Volatility Maxima as a Forecaster of , Savannah State University Oh (1050) Trading Price Extrema. (1145-91-2668) Gunduz Caginalp, Math Dept, Univ of 3:00PM Opinion Dynamics with Confidence Pittsburgh (1145-60-526) (1043) Threshold. Preliminary report. 3:00PM A Dynamical Systems Approach to Mela Hardin*andNicolas Lanchier, (1051) Cryptocurrency. Arizona State University (1145-60-1981) Carey Caginalp, University of Pittsburgh (1145-91-1625) AMS Special Session on Riordan Arrays, II AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 347, BCC Gravity and Light (a Mathematics Research Organizers: Alexander Burstein, Communities Session), II Howard University Dennis Davenport,Howard 1:00 PM –2:50PM Room 329, BCC University Organizers: Sougata Dhar,Universityof Asamoah Nkwanta,Morgan Maine State University Chad R. Mangum,Niagara Lou Shapiro,Howard University University Nadine Stritzelberger, Leon Woodson,Morgan University of Waterloo State University 3:00PM Open Problem Discussion. 1:00PM Riordan digraphs and their primitivity. (1044) Gi-Sang Cheon, Ji-Hwan Jung*, Bumtle 1:00PM Quantum fluctuations, light, and the Kang, Applied Algebra and Optimization (1052) small scale structure of spacetime. Research Center, Sungkyunkwan Steven Carlip, University of California ar University, and Suh-Ryung Kim, Davis (1145-83-415) Department of Mathematics Education, 1:30PM Influence of a plasma on the shadows of Seoul National University (1145-05-1537) (1053) black holes. 1:30PM Stretched Motzkin paths bounded from Volker Perlick*, ZARM, University of (1045) below and their applications. Bremen, Oleg Yu. Tsupko and G. S. Hana Kim*, Applied Algebra and Bisnovatyi-Kogan, Space Research Optimization Research Center, Institute, Moscow, Russia (1145-83-1104) Sungkyunkwan University, Louis W 2:00PM Static, equipotential photon surfaces Shapiro, Howard University, and Gi-Sang (1054) have no hair. Cheon, Sungkyunkwan University Carla Cederbaum,Universityof (1145-05-1451) Tuebingen, Germany (1145-83-1115) 2:00PM Generalized Catalan Numbers Associated 2:30PM Constructive Gravity – How to unlock the (1046) with a Family of Pascal-like Triangles. (1055) hidden information about gravity that is Preliminary report. encoded in a matter action. Paul Barry,WaterfordInstituteof Frederic P. Schuller, Friedrich Alexander Technology, Waterford, Ireland University Erlangen-Nuremberg (1145-05-1500) (Germany) (1145-83-1987)

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AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of 1:30PM Searching for vn self-maps at the prime Historically Black Colleges and Universities (1063) 2: an algebraic approach. (HBCUs) in the Mid-Atlantic, II Leanne Elizabeth Merrill,Western Oregon University (1145-55-1347) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 314, BCC 2:00PM Obstructions to Riemannian smoothings Organizers: Edray Goins,Purdue (1064) of locally CAT(0) manifolds. University Bakul Sathaye,WakeForestUniversity Janis Oldham,North (1145-57-1973) Carolina A&T 2:30PM New examples of pseudomodular jigsaw Talithia Washington, (1065) groups. Preliminary report. Howard University Carmen Galaz-Garcia,Universityof Scott Williams,Universityat California, Santa Barbara (1145-54-961) Buffalo, State University of New York 3:00PM Constructions of Lefschetz ﬁbrations 1:00PM My Choice to Change the World: (1066) using cyclic group actions. (1056) An Exploration of My Journey from Nur Saglam*, UCR, and Anar the Spelman College Mathematics Akhmedov, UMN (1145-57-985) Department to an Urban Public HBCU in the Nation’s Capital. 3:30PM Topological Symmetry Groups of the Leona A. Harris, University of the District (1067) Heawood Graph. of Columbia (1145-01-1666) Erica Flapan, Pomona College, Emille Davie Lawrence*, University of San 1:30PM The research of 20 Ph.D. students at Francisco, and Robin Wilson, California (1057) Howard University. State Polytechnic University, Pomona Neil Hindman,HowardUniversity (1145-57-2045) (1145-05-1072) 2:00PM Motivating Students in Mathematics: MAA Invited Paper Session on Modular (1058) Women Who Count. Forms: Aesthetics and Applications Shelly M. Jones, Central Connecticut State University (1145-01-2941) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 317, BCC 2:30PM Episodes in the Life of a Genius: J. Ernest (1059) Wilkins Jr. Asamoah Nkwanta*, Morgan State Organizer: Amanda Folsom,Amherst University, and Janet E. Barber,Stratford College University (1145-01-1562) 1:00PM Ramanujan’s Lost Notebook: The 3:00PM ALottofHistory. (1060) Dawn A Lott, Delaware State University (1068) Continuing Mystery. (1145-01-1821) George E Andrews, The Pennsylvania State University (1145-AE-900) 3:30PM The National Association of (1061) Mathematicians (NAM), The First Fifty 1:30PM The Andrews Smallest Parts Partition Years (1969-2019): Contributions and (1069) Function. Inﬂuences as an Advocate and a Catalyst Madeline Locus Dawsey*, Emory for Improvement. University, and Riad Masri,TexasA&M Johnny L. Houston, Elizabeth City State University (1145-AE-635) University (1145-01-2580) 2:00PM Modular billiards and Diophantine AMS Special Session on Women in Topology, (1070) approximation. II Nickolas Andersen*andWilliam Duke, UCLA (1145-AE-1125) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 327, BCC 2:30PM Congruences for modular forms and Organizers: Jocelyn Bell,Hobartand (1071) generalized Frobenius partitions. William Smith Colleges Marie Jameson, University of Tennessee Rosemary Guzman, (1145-AE-1946) University of Chicago Candice Price,Universityof 3:00PM Ramanujan and Recent Work on the San Diego (1072) Riemann Hypothesis and Related Problems. Preliminary report. Arunima Ray, Max Planck Ken Ono,EmoryUniversity Institute for Mathematics, (1145-AE-646) Germany 1:00PM Hereditarily Good Properties. 3:30PM Congruent numbers and modular local (1062) Joan E Hart*, University of Wisconsin (1073) polynomials. Oshkosh, and Kenneth Kunen,University Larry G Rolen, Vanderbilt University of Wisconsin Madison (1145-54-759) (1145-AE-668)

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MAA Minicourse #11: Part A 2:15PM Synchrony And Anti-Synchrony For (1079) Difference-Coupled Vector Fields On 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 2, Graph Network Systems. 2nd Floor, Hilton John M Neuberger, Nandor Sieben*and James W Swift,NorthernArizona How to Run Successful Math Circles for University (1145-01-2148) Students and Teachers 2:30PM Nevanlinna Theory and Tropical Presenters: Jane H. Long, Stephen F. (1080) Difference Polynomial Equations. Austin State University Kari E. Fowler,UniversityofTampa Gabriella Pinter,University (1145-39-130) of Wisconsin Milwaukee AMS Contributed Paper Session on Diana White,Universityof Mechanics, Optics, and Electromagnetic Colorado Denver and National Association of Math Theory Circles 1:00 PM –2:40PM Room 335, BCC

MAA Minicourse #9: Part B 1:00PM Kantorovich Duality and Optimal (1081) Transport Problems on Magnetic Graphs. 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 3, Sawyer Jack Robertson,Universityof 2nd Floor, Hilton Oklahoma (1145-70-1491) 1:15PM Entropy and Lp Convergence of the Mathematical Art from Complex Analysis (1082) Pseudo-Inverses for CDFs of Solutions to Presenter: Frank Farris, Santa Clara the Radially Symmetric Aggregation University Equation With Power Law Potential. Preliminary report. MAA Minicourse #10: Part A Robert Paul Volkin,CaseWestern Reserve University (1145-70-2403) 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 1, 1:30PM Isometric Immersions, Energy 2nd Floor, Hilton (1083) Minimization, Periodic Patterns, and the Geometry of Leaves. Preliminary report. Object Based Learning and the Maximilian K Rezek*andJohn Gemmer, Smithsonian Learning Lab Wake Forest University (1145-74-306) Presenter: Amy Shell-Gellasch,Eastern 1:45PM A Hybrid Finite Element Method for Michigan University (1084) Nonlocal Models of Mechanics and Failure of Biological Tissue. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Charles L. Talbot,UniversityofNorth Difference and Functional Equations Carolina at Chapel Hill (1145-74-2983) 2:00PM A Biot model for the determination of 1:00 PM –2:40PM Room 334, BCC (1085) material parameters of cancellous bone from acoustic measurements. 1:00PM Two delocalization results for Hua Chen*, Department of Mathematical (1074) quasi-periodic Schrodinger¨ operators. Sciences, University of Delaware, Robert Alexander Y Gordon,UniversityofNorth P Gilbert, Institute of Mechanics and Carolina at Charlotte (1145-39-1544) Materials, Ruhr–Universitat Bochum, 1:15PM A generalized h-fractional Gronwall’s Germany, and Philippe Guyenne, (1075) inequality and its applications for Department of Mathematical Sciences, nonlinear h-fractional difference systems University of Delaware (1145-74-1900) with “maxima”. 2:15PM Exterior acoustic and electromagnetic Allan Peterson,Universityof (1086) control through active surface sources. Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-39-2514) Daniel T Onofrei, University of Houston 1:30PM Global asymptotic behavior of some (1145-78-2642) (1076) classes of nonlinear periodically forced 2:30PM Topologically-mixed vector soliton delay difference equations. (1087) instability. Preliminary report. Vlajko L. Kocic, Xavier University of Alexey Sukhinin, North Dakota State Louisiana (1145-39-909) University (1145-78-1077) 1:45PM Solutions to Particular Discrete (1077) Fractional Equations. Preliminary report. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Areeba Ikram, Colorado School of Mines Numerical Analysis, I (1145-39-2978) 1:00 PM –3:40PM Room 313, BCC 2:00PM Application of the Contraction Mapping (1078) Theorem for existence and uniqueness of 1:00PM Computation Of Two-Dimensional Fourier solutions to nonlinear, fractional (1088) Transforms For Noisy Band-Limited difference boundary value problems. Signals. Kevin Ahrendt, Colorado School of Weidong Chen, Minnesota State Mines (1145-39-2981) University, Mankato (1145-65-970)

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1:15PM Some New Developments of Polynomial AMS Contributed Paper Session on Partial (1089) Preserving Recovery on Hexagon Pattern Differential Equations, III and Chervon Pattern. Lewei Zhao*, Wayne State University, 1:00 PM –3:10PM Room 312, BCC Mathematics Department, Hao Pan, Shandong Agricultural University, 1:00PM A power series solution to partial Applied Math Department, and Zhimin (1099) differential equation problrms. Zhang, Wayne State University, Preliminary report. Mathematics Department (1145-65-924) H. Semiyari, American University, 1:30PM Computational Serendipity and Tensor Washington DC (1145-35-1895) (1090) Product Finite Element Differential 1:15PM Localized method of particular solutions Forms. (1100) with polynomial basis functions. *, and Tyler Kloefkorn Andrew Gillette Xinxiang Li, Shanghai University, Victoria Sanders, University of Arizona Shanghai, China, Thir R. Dangal*, Alcorn (1145-65-234) State University, Lorman, MS 39096, and 1:45PM Physically-Constrained Data-Driven Bin Lei, School of Civil Engineering and (1091) Corrected Reduced Order Modeling of Architecture, Nanchang University Fluid Flows. (1145-35-2465) Muhammad Jaman Mohebujjaman*, Traian Iliescu, Virginia Tech, and 1:30PM Break Leo G. Rebholz, Clemson University 1:45PM Simulation of groundwater flow captured (1145-65-122) (1101) by the horizontal reactive media well 2:00PM A Discontinuous Galerkin Method for the using cell-based smoothed radial point (1092) Aw-Rascle Traffic Flow Model on interpolation method. Networks. Wen Li*, Department of Mathematics, Joshua Buli*, University of California, Clarkson University, G.R. Liu, Department Riverside, and Yulong Xing, Ohio State of Aerospace Engineering and University (1145-65-128) Engineering Mechanics, University of 2:15PM Gradient Method in Hilbert-Besov Spaces Cincinnati, Guangming Yao, Department (1093) for the Optimal Control of Parabolic Free of Mathematics, Clarkson University, and Boundary Problems. Michelle Crimi, Engineering and Ugur Abdulla, Vladislav Bukshtynov Management, Clarkson University and Ali Hagverdiyev*, Florida Institute (1145-35-1805) of Technology (1145-65-151) 2:00PM A Mathematical Model For Meat Cooking. 2:30PM Locally-implicit Lax-Wendroff schemes for (1102) Preliminary report. (1094) quasi-exponential moment-closure Sean Deyo, University of Florida, approximations of kinetic models. Shawtaroh Granzier-Nakajima*, James A Rossmanith*andLopamudra University of Arizona, Patricia Puente, Palodhi, Iowa State University Texas Woman’s University, HAH (1145-65-652) Shehadeh, James Madison University, 2:45PM Accurate and Efficient Calculation of Kevin Tully,WheatonCollege,andJJB (1095) Singular Electrostatic Potentials in Webb, James Madison University Charge-Dielectric Spherical Systems. (1145-35-2167) Caylah N Retz,UniversityofNorth 2:15PM Active Control of Acoustic Fields using Carolina at Charlotte (1145-65-178) (1103) Almost Non-Radiating Sources. 3:00PM Efficiency of a Moving Mesh System with Neil Jerome A. Egarguin*, University of (1096) a Curvature-type Monitor and an Houston and the University of the Application to Burgers’ Equation. Philippines Los Banos, Daniel Onofrei Preliminary report. and Eric Platt, University of Houston Marianne Debrito,Lawrence (1145-35-2712) Technological University, Annaliese 2:30PM On the active control of Helmholtz Fields Keiser*, Bowling Green State University, (1104) on mutually disjoint exterior domains. Joan Remski and Taima Younes, Eric Brian Platt, University of Houston: University of Michigan-Dearborn Mathematics Department (1145-35-2734) (1145-65-963) 3:15PM A Domain Decomposition Approach 2:45PM A Lower-Triangular Mass Matrix (1097) based on Difference Potentials Method (1105) Approach to Explicit Time Advancement for Chemotaxis Models in 3D. for Continuous Triangular Finite Element Yekaterina Epshteyn and Qing Xia*, Methods. The University of Utah (1145-65-2175) Jay M Appleton*andBrian T Helenbrook, Clarkson University 3:30PM Exponential integrators for stiff PDEs and (1145-35-2591) (1098) their application to atmospheric models. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Asymptotic Analysis of Shout Options Luan Vu Thai, Department of (1106) Close to Expiry. Mathematics, Southern Methodist Ghada Alobaidi, American University of University (1145-65-2720) Sharjah (1145-35-1749)

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MAA Contributed Paper Session on 4:00PM A psychometric approach to transitioning Formative and Summative Assessment (1116) assessments from the open response to of Mathematical Communication and multiple choice in differential and Conceptual Understanding, I integral calculus. Preliminary report. Amit A Savkar*, Associate Prof in Resi, Director Assessment and Teaching, 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 306, BCC and Briana Hennessy,Graduate Student NEAG School of Education Organizers: Jessica OShaughnessy, (1145-H1-2766) Shenandoah University MAA Contributed Paper Session on Jana Talley, Jackson State Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach University Linear Algebra, II

1:00PM A discursive approach to teaching 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 304, BCC (1107) introductory calculus to foster students’ mathematical communication and Organizers: Sepideh Stewart,University assessment of conceptual understanding of Oklahoma in university mathematics. Gil Strang, Massachusetts Beste Gucler,Universityof Institute of Technology Massachusetts Dartmouth David Strong, Pepperdine (1145-H1-1174) University

1:20PM Formative and Summative Assessments Megan Wawro,Virginia (1108) in an Intro to Proof course. Tech Jessie A Hamm, Winthrop University 1:00PM Learning determinants from Cramer and (1145-H1-2853) (1117) Cauchy: a TRIUMPHS Primary Source Project. 1:40PM Writing Prompts as Formative Daniel E. Otero*, Xavier University (1109) Assessment in Calculus II. Preliminary (Cincinnati, OH), and Colin McKinney, report. Wabash College (1145-F5-1057) Larissa B. Schroeder,Universityof 1:20PM Helping Students Master Linear Algebra Hartford (1145-H1-2115) (1118) Through Writing. James Hamblin, Shippensburg University 2:00PM Term Paper Two Ways: Assessing (1145-F5-1020) (1110) Communication and Comprehension with Multiple Audiences. 1:40PM Sum and Intersection of Subspaces in Malcah Effron, MIT (1145-H1-691) (1119) Introductory Linear Algebra. Connor Thomas Ahlbach,Universityof 2:20PM Developing Mathematics Professionals. Washington, Seattle (1145-F5-923) (1111) Preliminary report. 2:00PM Flipping Linear Algebra: Teaching a Emma Smith Zbarsky, Wentworth (1120) Majors-Level Linear Algebra Course in a Institute of Technology (1145-H1-2430) Flipped Learning Environment. Jeff A Suzuki, Brooklyn College 2:40PM Using mastery-based assessment in lower (1145-F5-317) (1112) level mathematics courses. Preliminary 2:20PM Two True/False Questions on Linear report. Jason R Elsinger, Florida Southern (1121) Independence and an Application to a Set College, FL (1145-H1-1116) Theory Problem. Preliminary report. Fang Chen, Emory University/Oxford College (1145-F5-201) 3:00PM Pre-Planning and Modiﬁcations for (1113) Implementing Mastery Based Testing in 2:40PM Pedagogical Strategies to Enhance Calculus. (1122) Learning in a Linear Algebra Course. Amanda J Mangum, Niagara University Katiuscia C. B. Teixeira,Universityof (1145-H1-2872) Central Florida (1145-F5-2089) 3:00PM Discovering Ill-Conditioned Systems Via 3:20PM Going Gradeless: Strategies for (1123) Plane Deformations. (1114) Promoting Conceptual Understanding in J Donato Fortin, Johnson & Wales Pre-Service Teachers. Preliminary report. University - Charlotte (1145-F5-2535) Christina Therkelsen and Susan Gregson*, University of Cincinnati 3:20PM Teaching linear algebra through (1145-H1-1392) (1124) dialogues. Winfried Just, Ohio University 3:40PM Exploration of Precalculus Concepts using (1145-F5-2645) (1115) Project-based Assessment Techniques. 3:40PM Advanced uses of the TI-Nspire in a Girija Sarada Nair-Hart,Universityof (1125) Linear Algebra Course. Cincinnati Clermont College Ton Boerkoel, DigiPen Institute of (1145-H1-2496) Technology (1145-F5-2422)

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4:00PM Highlights from a workshop on teaching MAA Contributed Paper Session on (1126) and learning Linear Algebra: Outcomes Mathematics and Sports, II and future endeavors. Preliminary report. Sepideh Stewart,UniversityofOklahoma 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 303, BCC (1145-F5-2694) Organizers: John David, Virginia Military MAA Contributed Paper Session Institute on Integrated STEM Instruction in Drew Pasteur, College of Undergraduate Mathematics Wooster 1:20PM New Applications of the Linear 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 322, BCC (1136) Regression Formulas to the MLB, NBA, and NFL. Organizers: Jeneva Clark,Universityof Stanley Rothman, Quinnipiac University Tennessee, Knoxville (1145-B5-126) Anant Godbole,East 1:40PM When Good Golfers Go Bad. Preliminary Tennessee State University (1137) report. 1:00PM A Renovated Calculus Class: Active and Roland Minton, Roanoke College (1127) Applied. (1145-B5-2428) Jody Sorensen, Augsburg University 2:00PM What would eliminating the kickoff in the (1145-H5-2512) (1138) NFL mean? Preliminary report. Megan Olivia Powell,UniversityofNorth 1:20PM Exploring Integration through a (1128) BioCalculus Task: Implications for STEM Carolina Asheville (1145-B5-2003) Education. 2:20PM Basketball Shooting Efficiency and the Candice M. Quinn, Joshua Reid*, (1139) Shot Clock. Preliminary report. Jeremy Strayer and Grant Gardner, Jeffrey W Heath*andChase Middle Tennessee State University Cavanaugh, Centre College (1145-H5-2917) (1145-B5-2928) 1:40PM Integrating geoscience contexts into first 2:40PM A Geometric Method for Corresponding (1129) year mathematics courses – creating new (1140) Images of Athletes from a Camera Array. pathways to success. Preliminary report. Theresa A. Jorgensen*, University of James Brian Hall*andDante Salas,Intel Texas at Arlington, W. Ashley Griffith, Corporation (1145-B5-2855) Elizabeth M. Griffith,TheOhioState 3:00PM Getting to the top: less pain, more gain. University, Rebekah Aududdell, (1141) Kristopher A. Pruitt*andMichael A. University of Texas at Arlington, Brilleslyper, United States Air Force Christopher Conwell and Ji-Eun Kim, Academy (1145-B5-1156) The Ohio State University (1145-H5-2783) 3:20PM An iterative Markov ranking method. 2:00PM Learning How Our World Works: STEM (1142) Stephen Devlin, Molly Creagar*, (1130) Activities in a Mathematical Reasoning University of San Francisco, Thomas Course. Preliminary report. Treloar and Sam Cassels, Hillsdale Jeneva Clark, University of Tennessee, College (1145-B5-2687) Knoxville (1145-H5-2874) 3:40PM A probability model for predicting the 2:20PM Incorporating Science Modules into a (1143) outcome of International soccer games in (1131) Basic Skills Math Course. overtime and beyond. Preliminary report. John H Wilson*andSarah Murray, Reza O Abbasian*, John T Sieben Centre College (1145-H5-2589) and Apryl Canales, Texas Lutheran University (1145-B5-1076) 2:40PM Motivation Intervention Through Calculus (1132) Tasks with Science and Engineering 4:00PM NCAA Basketball Conference Champions: Applications. (1144) Does it Help with the Madness? Enes Akbuga, University of Michigan Michael A Furuto*andRyan Orphan, (1145-H5-2537) University of Hawai’i - West O’ahu (1145-B5-754) 3:00PM Making the “M” in STEM salient through a (1133) robotics activity. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Open Patricia Vela, Agnes Scott College (1145-H5-2386) Educational Resources: Combining Technological Tools and Innovative Practices 3:20PM Capacity Building in STEM Careers with to Improve Student Learning, III (1134) Emphasis on Mathematical Modeling. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 305, BCC Ryan Nivens*, Ariel Cintron-Arias and Calvin B Purvis, East Tennessee State Organizers: Benjamin Atchison, University (1145-H5-1411) Framingham State University 3:40PM Mathematics for Sustainability. Marianna Bonanome,New (1135) Jacob Duncan, Winona State University York City College of (1145-H5-1288) Technology

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Margaret Dean, Borough of 3:40PM The Inﬂuence of Technology on Manhattan Community (1153) Mathematics Anxiety in Developmental College Mathematics Courses. Preliminary report. Sun Young Ban, Teachers College Annie Han, Borough of Columbia University (1145-L1-1494) Manhattan Community College 4:00PM An investigation into college algebra (1154) students’ learning logarithm concepts Michael Gage,Universityof using smartphone apps. Rochester Razieh Shahriari and Nama Namakshi*, 1:00PM Creating and using Open Educational University of Arkansas (1145-L1-542) (1145) Resources and STEM Applications for Algebra and Trigonometry Courses. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Research Marianna Bonanome,TheNewYork in Undergraduate Mathematics Education City College of Technology, CUNY (RUME), II (1145-L1-1751) 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 340, BCC 1:20PM Creative use of online tools to enhance (1146) teaching of Mathematics. Organizers: Stacy Brown, California Victor Sirelson, New York City College of State Polytechnic University Technology (1145-L1-1521) Megan Wawro,Virginia 1:40PM Engaging College Algebra and Tech (1147) Trigonometry students with OERs. Preliminary report. Aaron Weinberg,Ithaca Ariane Masuda*, New York City College College of Technology, CUNY, and Lucie Mingla, 1:00PM Making Graduate Student Instructor Borough of Manhattan Community (1155) Observation Protocols Actionable via College and New York City College of Post-Observation Feedback. Technology, CUNY (1145-L1-1094) Sean P Yee, University of South Carolina, 2:00PM The evolution of an introductory Kimberly Cervello Rogers*, Bowling (1148) Statistics course with Algebra for Green State University, Jessica Deshler, non-Stem majors. West Virginia University, Robert Petrulis, Jean Richard*, Ke Xin, Bernard EPRE Consulting, Christopher D. Potvin, Beecher, Luio Prado, Shahin Uddin and Bowling Greene State University, and Daniela Bardac-Vlada, Borough of James Sweeney,UniversityofSouth Manhattan Community College - CUNY Carolina (1145-J5-376) (1145-L1-2982) 1:20PM Calculus TAs’ teaching practice and 2:20PM Open Educational Resources for a (1156) reﬂections. (1149) Co-requisite Course: Introductory Jungeun Park, University of Delaware Statistics with Algebra. (1145-J5-1031) Ke Xin*, Jean Richard, Bernard Beecher, 1:40PM Is Statistics Just Math? The Developing Lucio Prado, Daniela Bardac-Vlada (1157) Epistemological Views of Graduate and Shahin Uddin, Borough of Teaching Assistants. Manhattan Community College - CUNY Kelly P Findley, Florida State University (1145-L1-2967) (1145-J5-501)

2:40PM Developing a OER/ZTC for Quantitative 2:00PM Mathematics Graduate Teaching (1150) Reasoning. (1158) Assistants and Their Growth as Teachers. Johannes C. Familton*andKe Xin, Claire Gibbons, Oregon State University Borough of Manhattan Community (1145-J5-1066) College (1145-L1-968) 2:20PM A Working Framework for Observing and 3:00PM Quick Adaptation and Effective Use of (1159) Interpreting Preservice Secondary (1151) OER Homework Platform in Algebra, Teachers’ Development of MKT in Precalculus and Quantitative Reasoning Undergraduate Mathematics Courses. Courses. Jeremy F. Strayer*, Middle Tennessee Yevgeniy Milman, Borough of State University, Yvonne X. Lai, Manhattan Community College - CUNY University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Alyson (1145-L1-2775) E. Lischka, Candice M. Quinn, Middle Tennessee State University, and Cynthia 3:20PM Incorporating Open Educational O. Anhalt, The University of Arizona (1152) Resources and Active Learning Strategies (1145-J5-1972) in the mathematics Gateways courses at an urban community college. 2:40PM What do we know about courses in Jorge Florez*andJae K. Lee, Borough (1160) Geometry for Secondary Teachers? of Manhattan Community College Amanda M Milewski*, Patricio Herbst, of The City University of New York Claudine Margolis and Enes Abugka, (1145-L1-707) University of Michigan (1145-J5-2556)

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3:00PM Pre-service teachers’ conceptions of area Shanise Walker, Iowa State (1161) of a rectangle. University, Betsy McNeal, Ohio State University, 1:00PM A Floer homology invariant for Sayonita Ghosh Hajra*andYajenny (1169) 3-orbifolds via bordered Floer theory. Patricia Pacheco Enamorado, Biji Wong, CIRGET (1145-I1-229) California State University Sacramento (1145-J5-588) 1:20PM Welded Knots and the Infinitesimal (1170) Alexander Module. Preliminary report. 3:20PM Ways in which students transfer and Sherilyn Tamagawa,Universityof (1162) apply definitions from Euclidean to California, Santa Barbara (1145-I1-667) Taxicab geometry: 2nd Cycle of Data 1:40PM The tree cover number and positive Collection and Analysis. Preliminary (1171) semidefinite maximum nullity of a graph. report. Chassidy Bozeman, St. Olaf College Aubrey Kemp*, California State (1145-I1-2470) University, Bakersfield, and Draga Vidakovic, Georgia State University 2:00PM Saving the World with Modeling (1145-J5-384) (1172) Integration. Preliminary report. Marisa J Hughes*andElizabeth P 3:40PM Dynamic Geometry Tasks for Reilly, Johns Hopkins University Applied (1163) Inquiry-Oriented Axiomatic Geometry. Physics Lab (1145-I1-2841) Younggon Bae, Michigan State University (1145-J5-343) 2:20PM Classifying the H-orbits of the Symmetric (1173) Space of SL2(Fq) for char(Fq) =2 . MAA Contributed Paper Session on Preliminary report. Revitalizing Complex Analysis Catherine Buell,FitchburgState University, Vicky Klima, Appalachian State University, Jennifer Schaefer, 1:00 PM –2:35PM Room 302, BCC Dickinson College, Carmen Wright*, Organizers: Michael Brilleslyper,United Jackson State University, and Ellen Ziliak, States Air Force Academy Benedictine University (1145-I1-2637) Russell Howell,Westmont 2:40PM Free Quasigroup Conjugates and College (1174) s-peri-Catalan Numbers. Stefanie G. Wang*, Trinity College, and Beth Schaubroeck,United Jonathan D.H. Smith, Iowa State States Air Force Academy University (1145-I1-2531) 1:00PM A Transition / Proofs Course Based on 3:00PM A Roundtable with the EDGE Book Editors (1164) the Complex Numbers. (1175) – Part 1: How to Write a Successful Robert L. Sachs,GeorgeMason Mathematics Book Proposal. University, Fairfax VA (1145-I5-1616) Susan D’Agostino*, Johns Hopkins 1:20PM Getting real about truly complex University, Sarah Bryant,Dickinson (1165) theorems. College, Amy Buchmann,Universityof Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College San Diego, Michelle Guinn,Belmont (1145-I5-2600) University, and Leona Harris,University 1:40PM Properties of complex-valued harmonic of the District of Columbia (1145-I1-774) (1166) polynomials. Preliminary report. 3:20PM A Roundtable with the EDGE Book Editors, Michael Dorff, Brigham Young (1176) Part 2: How to Proceed After Your University, and Beth Schaubroeck*, U. S. Successful Book Proposal Earns a Book Air Force Academy (1145-I5-1281) Contract. 2:00PM When the Fundamental Theorem of Susan D’Agostino*, Johns Hopkins (1167) Algebra goes Awry. University, Sarah Bryant,Dickinson Kyle D Hansen*, Westmont College, College, Amy Buchmann,Universityof Mike Brilleslyper, United States Air San Diego, Michelle Guinn,Belmont ForceAcademy,andRussell W Howell, University, and Leona Harris,University Westmont College (1145-I5-1235) of the District of Columbia (1145-I1-775) 2:20PM Riemann Surfaces and Other Projects on (1168) Mathematica. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Touch it, William Johnston, Butler University Feel it, Learn it: Tactile Learning Activities in (1145-I5-1585) the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, III MAA Contributed Paper Session on The EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 339, BCC program: Pure and Applied talks by Women Organizers: Chris Oehrlein,Oklahoma Math Warriors, II City Community College Ann Trenk, Wellesley 1:00 PM –3:35PM Room 323, BCC College Organizers: Laurel Ohm,Universityof Laura Watkins,Glendale Minnesota, Community College

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1:00PM Hands on Calculus: Manipulatives 1:15PM N-Patch Model of Arabian Oryx (1177) Integral to Integration. (1188) Population Dynamics. Sylvia Gutowska*andClarence Baney, Eva Strawbridge,JamesMadison Community College of Baltimore County University (1145-VF-1871) (1145-J1-2113) 1:30PM Multimodal Data Fusion in 3D Printing 1:20PM Using Toy Cars to Teach Calculus (1189) Quality Prediction. (1178) Concepts. Xiaotong Gui*, Pomona College, Nicole R. Kroeger,SCGovernor’s Department of Mathematics, Xinru Liu, School for Science and Mathematics Wheaton College, Department of (1145-J1-363) Mathematics and Computer Science, Qi Tian and Weihong Guo,Rutgers 1:40PM A search and rescue activity to explore University, Department of Industrial (1179) multivariable concepts. Engineering (1145-VF-1897) Silvia Saccon, Bard College (1145-J1-2234) 1:45PM The Role of Tortuosity in Filtration (1190) Efﬁciency. 2:00PM Tactile Learning Activities: Keeping It Ian Grifﬁths, Oxford University, (1180) Simple in Calculus. Mathematical Institute, Peter Stewart, , Colorado Mesa University Lisa Driskell University of Glasgow, School of (1145-J1-2649) Mathematics and Statistics, Ivan 2:20PM Embodied Venn Diagrams: Bringing Sets Mitevski*, Columbia University, Ines (1181) to Life. Preliminary report. Vujkovac and Matthew Illingworth, Sarah A. Nelson, Lenoir-Rhyne University New Jersey Institute of Technology (1145-J1-2733) (1145-VF-2351)

2:40PM Using Cuisenaire Rods to Develop 2:00PM Don’t get tangled or weigh me down: (1182) Student Understanding of Statistical (1191) testing the limits of jellyﬁsh locomotion. Distributions. Preliminary report. Jay A Malmstrom,OklahomaCity Nicholas A Battista*, Jason Miles and Community College (1145-J1-903) Christopher Jakuback, The College of New Jersey (1145-VF-2362) 3:00PM Flowcharts, Playing Cards, and Pulse (1183) Rates: Hypothesis Testing in an 2:15PM From Conceptual to Computational: Introductory Statistics Course. (1192) the Cost and Beneﬁt of Lizard Marina Skyers, Penn State Brandywine Thermoregulation Revisited. (1145-J1-551) John G. Alford*, Sam Houston State University, and William I. Lutterschmidt, 3:20PM A G.U.E.S.T. Course in Statistics. Texas Research Institute for (1184) Lindsey Fox, University of Tennessee Environmental Studies (1145-VF-2396) (1145-J1-2747) 2:30PM Maximizing asymptotic growth subject to 3:40PM Group theory via a rectangle tethered up (1193) random season durations. Preliminary (1185) to homotopy by strings or strip: from report. middle school to general education to DBrianWalton,JamesMadison abstract algebra. University (1145-VF-2458) David Pengelley, Oregon State University (1145-J1-583) 2:45PM Advertisement detection using (1194) Wavelet-based Machine Learning 4:00PM A block-headed approach to binomial Algorithm. (1186) expansions. Stephanie Maria Skelly*, Mackensie A Stephen M. Walk, St. Cloud State King and Xiaodi Wang,Western University (1145-J1-2890) Connecticut State University (1145-VF-2666) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Modeling and Applications, II 3:00PM Stabilizing effects of patch-use (1195) and migration in semi-discrete host-parasitoid models. 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 348, BCC Brooks K Emerick, Kutztown University (1145-VF-2524) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College 3:15PM An Economic Order Quantity Model for (1196) Bundled Items with Imperfect Quality Kim Roth, Juniata College Components and Probabilistic Lead Melvin Royer, Indiana Times. Wesleyan University Noura Yassine, Beirut Arab University (1145-VF-2542) 1:00PM Wavelets and machine learning based (1187) music information retrieval. 3:30PM Effects of surface free energy on Mitchell Collin Will*, Leland Roberts, (1197) morphological stability in epitaxial Ralph Venezia and Xiaodi Wang, crystal growth. Preliminary report. Western Connecticut State University Khoa D Dinh, University of Tennessee (1145-VF-1823) (1145-VF-2643)

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3:45PM Using Graph Theory to Model 3:30PM The Making of a Senior Design Course in (1198) Connectivity in the Human Brain. (1209) Applied Mathematics. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Youssef Qranfal*andSteve Morrow, Elaine Terry, Saint Joseph’s University Wentworth Institute of Technology (1145-VF-1191) (1145-VK-2371)

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on SIAM Minisymposium on Human Factors in Teaching and Learning Advanced Mathematics Education Mathematics, II 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 342, BCC 1:00 PM –3:40PM Room 341, BCC Organizers: Ron Buckmire, Occidental Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College College Rachel Levy,Mathematical Kim Roth, Juniata College Association of America Melvin Royer, Indiana Suzanne L Weekes, Wesleyan University Worcester Polytechnic 1:00PM Spotting “Fake” Theorems: Promoting Institute (1199) Student Understanding of Disproof Using 1:00PM Who Does The Math?: On the Diversity Dynamic Geometry Environments (DGEs). (1210) and Demographics of the Mathematics Tuyin An, Georgia Southern University Community. (1145-VK-2924) Ron Buckmire, Occidental College 1:15PM Finding the Right Angle: Experiences in (1145-97-1810) (1200) Teaching Geometry, Takes 2 and 3. 1:30PM From free-range advising to life Shannon R Lockard, Bridgewater State (1211) coaching? The dynamics of mentoring. University (1145-VK-3006) Preliminary report. 1:30PM Student Perceptions on an Expository Reinhard Laubenbacher,Jackson (1201) Approach to Mathematics. Preliminary Laboratory for Genomic Medicine and report. UConn Health (1145-97-999) Kevin Bombardier,UniversityofIowa (1145-VK-354) 2:00PM Teaching students with ADHD, learning (1212) disabilities and autism: Commonly 1:45PM Teaching “Proof”: Helping Students Learn recommended accommodations and why (1202) from Their Mistakes. they are recommended. Jenna P Carpenter, Campbell University Marcia F Wiedefeld, Loyola University (1145-VK-694) Maryland (1145-00-2035) PM 2:00 Mathematics Experiments — Learning 2:30PM Linguistic diversity in mathematics (1203) and Investigating Mathematics with the (1213) education. Help of Computers. Emily Meehan, Gallaudet University Shangzhi Li, Beihang University, Beijing, (1145-97-2176) China (1145-VK-724) 3:00PM Recognizing and Responding to STEM 2:15PM Conditional Probability: Overcoming the (1214) Students in Distress. (1204) Base Rate Fallacy. Lesley M McGee, Worcester Polytechnic Nathan J. Jewkes, North Carolina State Institute (1145-00-1335) University (1145-VK-1361) 3:30PM Discussion. 2:30PM On Fun and Games: Designed for (1215) Suzanne L Weekes*, Worcester (1205) Learning. Polytechnic Institute, Ron Buckmire, Michael Renne, Oregon State University Occidental College, and Rachel Levy, (1145-VK-2232) Mathematical Association of America 2:45PM Student Response to an Interdisciplinary (1145-00-3001) (1206) Minor in Mathematics and the Effect of Inquiry Based Learning on Student AMS Committee on Education Guided Success. Preliminary report. Discussion Joseph E Hibdon, Northeastern Illinois University (1145-VK-2827) 1:00 PM –2:30PM Room 315, BCC 3:00PM Mathematics Education for Pre-service (1207) Elementary Teachers in Shanghai since Evidence-based teaching: how do we all 1985. get there? Hong Yuan, The City University of New Organizers: David Pengelley,Oregon York, Borough of Manhattan Community State University College (1145-VK-2885) Dev Sinha,Universityof 3:15PM Using Directed Acyclic Graphs to Improve (1208) Classroom Instruction. Oregon Aaron Carl Smith, Seminole County Ravi Vakil,Stanford Public Schools (1145-VK-140) University

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MAA Panel Summer Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM) Reunion 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 350, BCC 1:00 PM –3:00PM Peale C, 1st Floor, Hilton Advising and Mentorship: Fostering Successful Students AMS Contributed Paper Session on Number Organizers: Ashley Johnson,University Theory, II of North Alabama Alicia Prieto Langarcia, 1:30 PM –3:55PM Room 311, BCC Youngstown State University 1:30PM A Formula for the Number of Monic Panelists: Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin, (1216) Degree m Polynomials in Fq[x] with Lamar University Discriminant d. Hristo Kojouharov, Michael J Seaman, California Institute of University of Texas at Technology (Senior Undergraduate) Arlington (1145-11-1532) Marianne Korten,Kansas 1:45PM Local h polynomials and the monodromy State University (1217) conjecture. Calandra Tate Moore, Matt Larson*, Yale University, Sam Department of Defense Payne, University of Texas Austin, and Alan Stapledon, University of Sydney Michael Young, Iowa State (1145-11-1483) University 2:00PM Heuristics for cyclic ﬁelds: totally positive MAA Panel (1218) units and narrow class groups. Benjamin Breen*, John Voight, 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 349, BCC Dartmouth College, and Ila Varma,UC San Diego (1145-11-2697) Coping Professionally with 2:15PM A New Condition Equivalent to the Unprofessional Behavior (1219) Ankeny-Artin-Chowla Conjecture. Organizers: Jennifer Beineke,Western Joshua Harrington, Cedar Crest College, New England University and Lenny Jones*, Shippensburg Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, University (1145-11-1566) Valparaiso University 2:30PM Formulas for Chebotarev densities of Panelists: Amy Cohen-Corwin, (1220) Galois extensions of number ﬁelds. Rutgers, The State University Katharine Woo*, Stanford University, of New Jersey and Naomi Sweeting,Universityof Chicago (1145-11-1033) Lloyd Douglas, Independent Consultant 2:45PM Cyclic Eisenstein polynomials of p-power (1221) degree. Rick Gillman,Valparaiso Chad Awtrey, Elon University University (1145-11-63) Paula Russo, Trinity College 3:00PM Harmonic analysis on the p-adic unit ball. (1222) Naveen Somasunderam, Oregon State Project NExT Workshop on Standards-based University, Corvallis (1145-11-988) Grading 3:15PM Class and Type Numbers of Orders in (1223) Central Simple Algebras. 1:00 PM –2:15PM Room 308, BCC Angelica Babei, Dartmouth College Tools and Tips for Successful (1145-11-2449) Implementation 3:30PM Metacommutation of Primes in Central Organizers: Alexander Barrios,Carleton (1224) Simple Algebras. College Sara Chari, Dartmouth College (1145-11-2696) William Cipolli,Colgate University 3:45PM Difference Divisible Sets in Hurwitz (1225) Quaternions. Preliminary report. Brittney Falahola, Stephen Peter Floodstrand Blanchard,University F. Austin State University of Iowa (1145-11-2847) Daniel Rodman,Taylor University AMS Special Session on Quantum Symmetries: Subfactors and Fusion The Dolciani Award Lectures Categories (a Mathematics Research Communities Session), II 1:00 PM –1:30PM Room 301, BCC Organizers: Herbert A. Medina, Loyola 2:00 PM –4:50PM Room 331, BCC Marymount University Organizers: Cain Edie-Michell, Tina Straley Vanderbilt University

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Lauren Ruth, Vanderbilt Melvin Royer, Indiana University Wesleyan University

Yilong Wang, Louisiana 2:00PM Overcoming Math Anxiety: A Twelve Step State University (1235) Approach. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Topological phases of matter and Gary C Hall, Lipscomb University (1226) subfactors. (1145-VH-1007) Yasuyuki Kawahigashi,TheUniversity 2:15PM Graspable Math in the Algebra of Tokyo (1145-46-755) (1236) Classroom. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Modular quantum groups at even roots Anne Turner, Naperville North High (1227) of 1. Preliminary report. School (1145-VH-1309) Cris Negron, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1145-16-455) 2:30PM Developmental Mathematics Reform: (1237) Analyzing Experiences in Corequisite 3:30PM Symmetry breaking from anyon College Algebra at an Urban Community (1228) condensation. Preliminary report. College. Preliminary report. Marcel Bischoff*, Ohio University, Corey Jennifer Zakotnik-Gutierrez,University Jones, Yuan-Ming Lu and David of Northern Colorado (1145-VH-1444) Penneys, The Ohio State University (1145-18-1647) 2:45PM Intermediate Algebra: A Retelling of an (1238) Old Story. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Classiﬁcation of super-modular Brendan Kelly*, Harvard, Emina (1229) categories by rank. Alibegovic, Rolland Hall, Rebecca Qing Zhang,TexasA&MUniversity Noonan-Heale, Anna Schoening and (1145-18-2038) Amanda Cangelosi,UniversityofUtah 4:30PM Permutation gauging of modular (1145-VH-2857) (1230) categories. 3:00PM Creating an Engaging Environment and Corey Jones, The Ohio State University (1145-18-1791) (1239) Revolutionizing Teaching and Learning in Introductory Statistics. Preliminary AMS Special Session on Symbolic Dynamics, report. Dushanthi N Herath*andGuangwei III Fan, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO (1145-VH-2401) 2:00 PM –3:50PM Room 321, BCC 3:15PM Representational Adaptivity in Organizers: Van Cyr, Bucknell University (1240) Multiplying Polynomials. Bryna Kra,Northwestern Cameron Sweet, Saint Martin’s University University (1145-VH-2558) 2:00PM Slow Entropy of Some Parabolic Flows. 3:30PM Meeting Students Where They Are: (1231) Adam Kanigowski, Penn State (1241) Successful Co-requisite Course Design. University, Kurt Vinhage,Universityof Preliminary report. Chicago, and Daren Wei*, Penn State Francisco J. Savina*andRebecca University (1145-37-29) Hartzler, University of Texas at Austin 2:30PM Finitary isomorphisms of Poisson point (1145-VH-2560) (1232) processes. Terry Soo and Amanda Wilkens*, MAA Poster Session: Projects Supported by University of Kansas (1145-37-1612) the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education 3:00PM Pressure and escape rates for random (1233) subshifts of ﬁnite type. Preliminary 2:00 PM –4:00PM Exhibit Hall G, 100 Level, BCC report. Kevin McGoff, UNC Charlotte Organizer: Jon Scott, Montgomery (1145-37-1010) College 3:30PM Statistics of escaping trajectories in 2:00PM URI Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship (1234) homogeneous spaces. (1242) Program. Federico Rodriguez Hertz and Zhiren Anne M. Seitsinger, Cornelis de Groot*, Wang*, Penn State University David Byrd, Bryan Dewsbury, Jay (1145-37-2128) Fogleman and Kathleen Peno,University of Rhode Island

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Improving Teaching and Learning Developmental (1243) Conceptual Understanding of Mathematics Multivariable Calculus Through Visualization Using CalcPlot3D. 2:00 PM –3:40PM Room 301, BCC Paul Seeburger*, Monroe Community College, Monica VanDieren,Robert Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Morris University, and Deborah College Moore-Russo, State University of New Kim Roth, Juniata College York at Buffalo

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2:00PM Using Bricklayer Coding and Visual 2:00PM DiscoveringtheArtofMathematics: (1244) Art to Engage Students in Learning (1255) Inquiry Based Learning in Mathematics Mathematics. for Liberal Arts. Betty Love*, Michael Matthews, Victor Philip Hotchkiss*, Christine Von Winter and Michelle Friend,University Renesse, Julian Fleron and Volker Ecke, of Nebraska – Omaha Westﬁeld State University

2:00PM Project SMILES: Student-Made Interactive 2:00PM Project DIRACC: Developing and (1245) Learning with Educational Songs for (1256) Investigating a Rigorous Approach to Introductory Statistics. Conceptual Calculus. John J. Weber III*, Perimeter College at Fabio Milner*, Pat Thompson and Mark Georgia State University, Lawrence M. Ashbrook, Arizona State University Lesser, University of Texas at El Paso, and Dennis K. Pearl, Pennsylvania State 2:00PM Transforming Instruction in University (1257) Undergraduate Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources (TRIUMPHS). 2:00PM Promoting Reasoning in Undergraduate Jerry Lodder*, New Mexico State (1246) Mathematics (PRIUM). University, Kathleen Clark,FloridaState William Martin*, Josef Dorfmeister, University, Janet Barnett, Colorado State Benton Duncan, Friedrich Littman, University-Pueblo, Dominic Klyve, North Dakota State University, Draga Central Washington University, Nicholas Vidakovic, Guantao Chen and Valerie Scoville, Ursinus College, Daniel Miller, Georgia State University Otero, Xavier University, and Diana 2:00PM SSTEM: Using Computational Science to White, University of Colorado at (1247) Enhance Learning and Commitment to Denver-Downtown STEM. 2:00PM CAREER: Developing Undergraduate Maria Zack*, Katherine Maloney, Lori (1258) Combinatorial Curriculum In Carter, Paul Schmelzenbach and Dawne Computational Settings. Page, Point Loma Nazarene University Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University 2:00PM Framing Lee Academics for Mathematics, (1248) Education and Social Sciences Success (a 2:00PM Open Resources for the Mathematics SUMMIT-P collaboration). (1259) Curriculum. Caroline Maher-Boulis*, Jason Jim Fowler*, Ohio State University, Robinson, Bryan Poole and John Hearn, Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth, Lee University David Farmer, American Institute of Mathematics, and Sarah Eichhorn, 2:00PM Undergraduate Curriculum Guide for the University of Texas at Austin (1249) Mathematical Sciences. Martha Siegel*, Towson University, 2:00PM A Data-Driven, Multidisciplinary Carol Schumacher, Kenyon College, (1260) Curriculum Providing Access to the Data Doug Ensley and J. Michael Pearson, Analytics Economy through Project-based Mathematical Association of America Learning. Lisa Dierker*andJennifer Rose, 2:00PM Improving the Preparation of Graduate Wesleyan University (1250) Students to Teach Undergraduate Mathematics. 2:00PM Mathematics Graduate Student Jack Bookman*, Duke University, (1261) Peer-Mentorship Program: Impact and Shandy Hauk, Wested, and Natasha Adaptability. Speer, University of Maine Kimberly Cervello Rogers*, Bowling Green State University, Sean P. Yee, 2:00PM Ambitious Math and Science Teaching (1251) Fellows. University of South Carolina, and Jessica , West Virginia University Thomas Dick*, Rebekah Elliott and Deshler Nick Cabot, Oregon State University 2:00PM Transforming Undergraduate Statistics 2:00PM Progress through Calculus. (1262) Education at Primarily Undergraduate (1252) David Bressoud*, Macalester College, Institutions through Experiential Jess Ellis, Colorado State University, Learning. Sean Larsen, Portland State University, Tracy Morris*, Cynthia Murray and Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State Tyler Cook,UniversityofCentral University, and Rachel Levy, Oklahoma Mathematical Association of America 2:00PM Talented Teachers in Training for Texas 2:00PM Heartland: The Carver Bridge to STEM (1263) Phase II. (1253) Success Program. Lesa Beverly*, Keith Hubbard, Dennis Heidi Berger*, Mark Brodi, Derek Lyons Gravatt and Chrissy Cross, Stephen F. and Clint Meyer, Simpson College Austin State University 2:00PM NSF Scholarship Program in Science 2:00PM Science and Mathematics Attraction, (1254) and Mathematics at Kennesaw State (1264) Retention, and Training for Texas University. (SMART Texas). Ana-Maria Croicu, Kennesaw State Keith Hubbard*andNola Schmidt, University Stephen F. Austin State University

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2:00PM Scholarly Leaders Originating as 2:00PM Mentoring Students through (1265) Practicing Educators in Two-Year College (1275) Computational Science Research Projects: Mathematics (Project SLOPE). Report on the iPics S-STEM grant Megan Breit-Goodwin*, Anoka-Ramsey program. Preliminary report. Community College, Ann Sitomer, Thomas R Hagedorn*, Department of Portland State University, Kathleen Mathematics and Statistics, The College Quardokus Fisher, Florida International of New Jersey, and Monisha Pulimood, University, and Jacqueline Dewar, Department of Computer Science, The Loyola Marymount University College of New Jersey

2:00PM Exploring Mathematics Graduate 2:00PM Sustainability of Mathematics Education: (1266) Teaching Assistants’ Developmental (1276) Robert Noyce Mathematics Scholarship Stages for Teaching. Program at TAMIU. Mary Beisiegel, Oregon State University Rohitha Goonatilake, Juan J. Arellano Jr.*, Puneet S. Gill and Runchang Lin, 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Maplets for Texas A&M International University (1267) Calculus. Philip B. Yasskin*, Joseph Martinsen, 2:00PM Attracting and Retaining Scholars in the Matthew Weihing, Akash Rao,Texas (1277) Mathematical Sciences. A&M University, Douglas B. Meade, Alexandra Kurepa*, A. Giles Warrack, University of South Carolina, and Guoqing Tang and Janis Oldham,North Matthew Barry, Texas A&M Engineering Carolina Agricultural & Technical State Extension Service University 2:00PM Attaining Excellence in Secondary 2:00PM Merging the Qualitative and the (1278) Mathematics Clinical Experiences with a (1268) Quantitative (a SUMMIT-P Collaboration). Lens on Equity. Victor Piercey*, Rhonda Bishop and Marilyn Strutchens*, Auburn University, Mischelle Stone, Ferris State University and Ruthmae Sears,UniversityofSouth Florida 2:00PM Student Success Through the (1269) Mathematics S-STEM Program at the 2:00PM Challenging, Operationalizing, and University of Texas at Arlington. (1279) Understanding Racialized and Gendered Jianzhong Su*andTuncay Aktosun, Events (COURAGE) in Undergraduate University of Texas at Arlington Mathematics. Luis A. Leyva*, Vanderbilt University, 2:00PM Calculus and Virtual Reality (CalcVR). Daniel Battey, Keith Weber, Nora (1270) Nicholas Long*andJeremy Becnel, Hyland, Kristen Amman, Emily Wolf, Stephen F. Austin State University Ruby Quea, Daniel Lopez and Cierra McClendon,RutgersUniversity 2:00PM Hood College Noyce STEM Teacher (1271) Education Partnership (NSTEP). 2:00PM ASSESSMENT: Transforming the Silent Ann Stewart*, Jennifer Cuddapah and (1280) Killer of Learning to an Active Booster of Christopher Stromberg, Hood College Learning. Frank Wattenberg*, Kristin Arney, John 2:00PM Building Community Through Systemic Bacon, Kayla Blyman, Lisa Bromberg, (1272) Initiative for Modeling Investigations and David Delcuadro-Zimmerman, David Opportunities with Differential Equations Harness, Scott Warnke and Sarah (SIMIODE). Wohlberg, United States Military Brian Winkel*, SIMIODE, Richard C. Academy Harwood, George Fox University, Audrey Malagon, Virginia Wesleyan 2:00PM Guide to Evidenced-Based Instructional University, Therese Shelton, (1281) Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics. Southwestern University, and Patrice Doug Ensley*, Mathematical Association Tiffany, Manhattan College of America, Martha Abell,Georgia Southern University, Linda Braddy, 2:00PM Enhancing Explorations in Functions for Tarrant County College, Lew Ludwig, (1273) Preservice Secondary Mathematics Denison University, and Hortensia Soto, Teachers. University of Northern Colorado James A.M. Alvarez´ *, Theresa Jorgensen and Kathryn Rhoads,The 2:00PM The Mathematical Education of Teachers University of Texas at Arlington (1282) as an Application of Undergraduate Mathematics. 2:00PM GP-IMPACT: Integrating Geoscience to Doug Ensley*, Mathematical Association (1274) Engage Majors with Mathematics (iGEM). of America, James Alvarez,Universityof Theresa Jorgensen*, The University of Texas at Arlington, Beth Burroughs, Texas at Arlington, W. Ashley Griffith,, Montana State University, Nancy The Ohio State University, Elizabeth Neudauer, Pacific University, and James Griffith, The Ohio State University, and Tanton, Mathematical Association of Nakia Pope, Alamo Colleges America

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2:00PM Professional Development Emphasizing 2:00PM Modeling Across the Curriculum. (1283) Data-Centered Resources and Pedagogies (1292) Ben Galluzzo*, Peter Turner,Clarkson for Instructors of Undergraduate University, and James Crowley,SIAM Introductory Statistics. 2:00PM Computing with R for Mathematical *, Campbell University, Jenna Carpenter (1293) Modeling. , United States Air Force Mike Brilleslyper Ben Galluzzo*, Clarkson University, Jie Academy, Danny Kaplan, Macalester Chao, Concord Consortium, and Eric College, , Coconino Kate Kozak Simoneau, Boston Latin School and Community College, and , Rachel Levy 33sigma Learning Labs, LLC Mathematical Association of America 2:00PM Aligning Differential Equations with 2:00PM Using Networked Improvement (1294) Partner Disciplines through Applications. (1284) Communities to Design and Implement Rebecca Segal*andAfroditi Filippas, Program Transformation Tools for Virginia Commonwealth University Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation. 2:00PM Adjunct Mathematics Instructor W. Gary Martin*, Auburn University, (1295) Resources and Support: Improving and Wendy Smith,Universityof Undergraduate Precalculus Teaching and Nebraska-Lincoln Learning Experience. Eileen Murray*, Amir Golnabi, Montclair 2:00PM Improving Representational Competence (1285) by Engaging with Physical Modeling in State University, Zareen Rahman, Foundational STEM Courses. James Madison University, Madhavi Lee Singleton*, Eric Davishahl, Vishnubhotla and Jessica Nuzzi, Whatcom Community College, Todd Montclair State University Haskell and Cristina Sampaio,Western 2:00PM Students’ Understanding of Vectors in Washington University (1296) Multivariable Calculus. 2:00PM Penn State University Secondary Monica VanDieren*, Robert Morris (1286) Mathematics Noyce Scholars Program. University, Deborah Moore-Russo,The Rose Mary Zbiek*, M. Kathleen Heid, University of Oklahoma, and Paul Gina Foletta, James Sellers, Matthew Seeburger, Monroe Community College Black and John Elia, The Pennsylvania 2:00PM Creating Connections in the Content: State University (1297) What Gets Learned and Lost in the 2:00PM Supporting and Sustaining Scholarly Translations Between Disciplines (a (1287) Mathematical Teaching. SUMMIT-P collaboration). David Miller*, Larissa Schroeder, Mary Beisiegel*, Lori Kayes, Devon Mako Haruta, Fei Xue and Jean Quick and Richard Nafshu, Oregon State McGivney-Burell,UniversityofHartford University 2:00PM Diagnosis, Treatment and Prescription: 2:00PM Collaborative Research: A National (1288) The Central VA Undergraduate (1298) Consortium for Synergistic Mathematics Scholarship Program Undergraduate Mathematics via (CVUMSP) Action Plan for Praxis II Multi-institutional Interdisciplinary Success. Teaching. Cheryl Adeyemi*andGerald Burton, Susan Ganter*, Embry Riddle Virginia State University Aeronautical University, William Haver, Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves,Virginia 2:00PM Investigating Early Field Experiences for Commonwealth University, Stella (1289) Prospective Mathematics Teachers Hofrenning, Augsburg University, and through the University Teaching Jack Bookman, Duke University Experience Model. Michelle Cirillo*, Raymond LaRochelle, 2:00PM Renovating Calculus at Augsburg University of Delaware, Kristen Bieda, (1299) University: a SUMMIT-P project. Michigan State University, and Fran Suzanne Doree*andJody Sorensen, Arbaugh, The Pennsylvania State Augsburg University University 2:00PM Evaluating the Uptake of Research-Based 2:00PM Simulation-Based Inquiry-Oriented Linear (1300) Instructional Strategies in Undergraduate (1290) Algebra. Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. David Plaxco*, Clayton State University, Preliminary report. and Michelle Zandieh,ArizonaState Estrella Johnson*, Virginia Tech, and University Naneh Apkarian,WesternMichigan University 2:00PM Assessing the Impact of the Emporium (1291) Model on Student Persistence and 2:00PM Building Sustainable Partnerships for Dispositional Learning by Transforming (1301) 21st Century STEM Teachers. Faculty Culture. John E. Hammett III*, Constance Kathy Cousins-Cooper*, Nicholas S. Calandrino, Yosra Badiei, James J. Luke, Katrina N. Staley, Seongtae Kim Clayton Sr., WeiDong Zhu, Jeanette and Dominic P. Clemence,North Wilmanski, Jennifer Ayala and John Carolina A&T State University Ruppert, Saint Peter’s University

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2:00PM Mathematics of Doing, Understanding, 2:00PM PRODUCT 1: Professional Development (1302) Learning and Educating for Secondary (1312) and Uptake through Collaborative Schools - MODULE(S2). Teams. Jeremy Strayer*, Alyson Lischka, Brian Katz*, Augustana College, Angie Middle Tennessee State University, Hodge, Northern Arizona University, Howard Gobstein,APLU,Stephanie Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado Casey and Andrew Ross,Eastern Boulder, Yousuf George, Nazareth Michigan University College, Volker Ecke, Philip Hotchkiss, Westﬁeld State University, and Partick 2:00PM Mathematics of Doing, Understanding, (1303) Learning and Educating for Secondary Rault, University of Arizona Schools - MODULE(S2). 2:00PM PRODUCT 2: Professional Development Jason Aubrey*, Cynthia Anhalt, (1313) and Uptake through Collaborative University of Arizona, Yvonne Lai, Teams. University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Brynja Christine von Renesse*, Westﬁeld State Kohler, Utah State University, and Emina University, Stan Yoshinobu, California Alibegovic, Rowland Hall Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Chuck Hayward,Universityof 2:00PM STEM Teaching Scholars for High Need Colorado Boulder, Ryan Gantner, (1304) Chicago-Area Schools. St. John Fisher College, Xiao Xiao, Melanie Pivarski*, Byoung Sug Kim, Utica College, and Elizabeth Thoren, Vicky McKinley, Emily Dangremond, Pepperdine University Roosevelt University, and Chandra James, Chicago Public School AMS Invited Address 2:00PM Professional Resources & Inquiry in (1305) Mathematics Education for K-8 Teacher 2:15 PM –3:05PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC Education. Shandy Hauk*, WestEd, JenqJong Tsay, (1314) From knots to symplectic geometry and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, algebra. and Billy Jackson,,Universityof Peter Ozsvath, Princeton University Louisville (1145-00-9)

2:00PM NSF S-STEM Program at Shepherd (1306) University. MAA Workshop Qing Wang*andWeidong Liao, Shepherd University 2:35 PM –3:55PM Room 324, BCC

2:00PM Holyoke Community College STEM How to Talk about Math So People Want (1307) Scholars’ Program (2015-2020). to Listen Ileana Vasu*, Holyoke Community Organizer: Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College College, Autumn Phaneuf,Universityof Massachusetts, Amherst, Emily Rabinski Panelists: Rachel Levy,Mathematical and Steve Winters, Holyoke Community Association of America College Presenter: Flora Lichtman, Gimlet Media 2:00PM Transforming Linear Algebra Education (1308) with GeoGebra Applets. James D. Factor*andSusan MAA Panel Pustejovsky, Alverno College 2:35 PM –3:55PM Room 349, BCC 2:00PM Raising Calculus to the Surface. (1309) Aaron Wangberg*, Winona State Pathways to Leadership University, ,City Jason Samuels Organizers: Cynthia Curtis, The College University of New York – BMCC, Brian of New Jersey Fisher, Lubbock Christian University, Elizabeth Gire, Oregon State University, Semra Kilic Bahi, Lafayette and Tisha Hooks, Winona State College University Gretchen L. Matthews, 2:00PM Raising Physics to the Surface. Virginia Tech (1310) Aaron Wangberg*, Winona State Panelists: Jenna Carpenter, Campbell University, Robyn Wangberg,Saint University Mary’s University of Minnesota, and Barbara Faires, Westminster Elizabeth Gire, Oregon State University College 2:00PM The AugSTEM Program: Informing Susan Ganter, Embry-Riddle (1311) Institutional Collaboration and Change to Aeronautical University Prepare Juniors and Seniors for Careers in STEM. Chawne Kimber, Lafayette Rebekah Dupont*, Stella Hofrenning College and Nancy Rodenborg, Augsburg Maura Mast,Fordham University College at Rose Hill

135 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 17 (cont’d.)

AMS Education and Diversity Department AMS Invited Address Panel 3:20 PM –4:10PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC 2:45 PM –4:15PM Room 316, BCC Bridge-to-PhD and Postbac Programs (1321) A mathematical introduction to the Working to Open Doors for Students from molecular biology of the cell. Underrepresented Groups Lior Pachter, California Institute of Organizer: Helen G. Grundman, Technology (1145-00-10) American Mathematical Society Joint Prize Session Moderator: Helen G. Grundman, American Mathematical 4:25 PM –5:25PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC Society Panelists: Ruth Haas,Universityof SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Hawai’i (POM SIGMAA) Reception Ryan Hynd,Universityof Pennsylvania 5:30 PM –6:00PM Room 304, BCC Trachette Jackson, University of Michigan Joint Prize Session Reception Michael Young, Iowa State University 5:30 PM –6:30PM Ballrooms I & II Lobby, 400 Level, BCC AMS Contributed Paper Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, V National Association of Mathematicians

3:00 PM –3:55PM Room 334, BCC (NAM) and the National Security Agency (NSA) Special Presentation 3:00PM A new approach to the graph (1315) isomorphism problem. Preliminary 5:30 PM –7:00PM Room 316, BCC report. Larry J. Gerstein,Universityof California, Santa Barbara (1145-05-683) Town Hall Meeting on the Status of the African Diaspora in the Mathematical 3:15PM Coloring hypergraphs is harder than Sciences (1316) coloring graphs. Oscar Levin,UniversityofNorthern Organizers: William Christian,National Colorado (1145-05-2359) Security Agency 3:30PM A sequence of integrals of Fibonacci (1317) polynomials. Preliminary report. Edray Goins,National Berit Nilsen Givens, Cal Poly Pomona Association of (1145-05-2411) Mathematicians 3:45PM Fourier Methods to Analyze Lattice Path Moderator: Ulrica Wilson, Morehouse (1318) Progressions. College Charles J. Kicey*andShaun V. Ault, Valdosta State University (1145-05-1926) Panelists: Mel Currie,National Security Agency MAA Contributed Paper Session on Raegan Higgins,Texas Philosophy of Mathematics, I Tech University 3:10 PM –4:00PM Room 302, BCC Tanya Moore, Building Diversity in Science Organizers: Bonnie Gold,Monmouth University (retired) Robin Wilson, California Jeffrey Buechner,Rutgers Polytechnic University at University - Newark Pomona 3:10PM Boundary Conditions: Numeric (1319) Representation and the Boundary of Pure MAA Two-Year College Reception and Applied Mathematics. Donald G Palmer, Ossining, NY 5:30 PM –7:00PM Key Ballroom 11 (1145-L5-1642) & 12, 2nd Floor, Hilton 3:40PM What makes a notation for the natural (1320) numbers a good notation? Preliminary SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics report. Jeff Buechner,Rutgers (POM SIGMAA) Business Meeting University-Newark and The Saul Kripke Center, CUNY GC (1145-L5-1961) 6:00 PM –6:15PM Room 304, BCC

136 Friday, January 18 – Program of the Sessions

SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy (SIGMAA 8:30AM Using Survey Data and Mathematical QL) Joint Guest Lecture and Reception (1325) Modeling to Prioritize Water Interventions in Developing Countries. 6:00 PM –6:45PM Room 301, BCC Jordan Marie Spencer*, Konnor J Petersen, Jane Cox and Tyler 6:00PM The power of quantitative literacy in the Jarvis, Brigham Young University (1322) era of alternative facts. (1145-00-2569) Dave Kung*, St. Mary’s College, and Kira Hamman, Penn State University 9:00AM Distinguisher-attack resistance and (1145-A0-3035) (1326) decoding of twisted Hermitian codes. Austin P. Allen*, Carnegie Mellon SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics University, and Keller L. Blackwell, (POM SIGMAA) Guest Lecture University of South Florida (1145-94-2120) 6:15 PM –7:00PM Room 304, BCC 9:30AM Eigenvalues of Cographs. Preliminary (1327) report. Organizer: Bonnie Gold,Monmouth Tara Abrishami*andEdward University (retired) Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins University 6:15PM The Rigour of Proof. Preliminary report. (1145-05-1368) (1323) Michele Friend, Department of 10:00AM Federalism in Epidemic Modeling: Philosophy, The George Washington (1328) Multi-objective Management of University (1145-A0-211) Interconnected Populations. Preliminary report. Knitting Circle Mykhaylo M. Malakhov*, Andrews University, Ishan Phadke,The 8:15 PM –9:45PM Key Ballroom 8, Pennsylvania State University, Junyan 2nd Floor, Hilton Duan, Bryn Mawr College, Jordan Pellett, 8:15—9:45—Knitting Circle: Bring a project University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, (knitting/crochet/tatting/beading/etc.) and chat with Katriona Shea, The Pennsylvania State other mathematical crafters.¡ University, and Julie C. Blackwood, Williams College (1145-92-1646)

10:30AM The Structure of Fork-Free C4-Free (1329) Graphs. Preliminary report. Friday, January 18 Jenny Kaufmann*andMaria Chudnovsky, Princeton University Joint Meetings Registration (1145-05-387)

7:30 AM –4:00PM Pratt Street AMS Special Session on Advances in Lobby, 300 Level, BCC Operator Theory, Operator Algebras, and Operator Semigroups, I Email Center 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 344, BCC 7:30 AM –8:00PM Pratt Street Lobby, 300 Level, BCC Organizers: Joseph Ball,VirginiaTech Marat Markin, California AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research State University, Fresno in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Igor Nikolaev, St. John’s Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, I University Ilya Spitkovsky,NewYork 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 343, BCC University, Abu Dhabi Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, 8:00AM Reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces: the Rochester Institute of (1330) free noncommutative and Hilbert module Technology settings. Khang Tran, California State Joseph A Ball, Department of University, Fresno Mathematics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Mark David Ward,Purdue VA 24061 (1145-46-1643) University 8:30AM Logarithmic approximation of ill-posed John Wierman, The Johns (1331) problems associated with generators of Hopkins University holomorphic semigroups. Matthew A Fury, Penn State Abington 8:00AM Fast, stable multivariate numerical (1324) rootﬁnding in a compact region. (1145-47-1052) Suzanna Stephenson*, Natalie Larsen, 9:00AM Nonvanishing minors and uncertainty Erik Parkinson, Hayden Ringer, Tyler (1332) principles. Moncur and Tyler Jarvis,Brigham Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College Young University (1145-14-2577) (1145-15-669)

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9:30AM Cluster Algebra or rank 2 and Jones Angel V. Kumchev,Towson (1333) Index Theorem. University Andrey Glubokov*, Ave Maria University, Nathan McNew,Towson and Igor Nikolaev, St.John’s University University (1145-47-1634) John Miller, The Johns 10:00AM Recent results in ergodic therems in von Hopkins University (1334) Neuman Algebras. Genady Grabarnik, St John’s University 8:00AM The Lindelof¨ hypothesis for primes is (1145-46-2786) (1342) equivalent to the Riemann hypothesis. Steven M Gonek, University of Rochester 10:30AM A characterization of tracially nuclear (1335) C*-algebras. Preliminary report. (1145-11-1074) Don Hadwin,UniversityofNew 8:30AM The distribution of log ζ(s) near its zeros. Hampshire, Weihua Li*, Columbia (1343) Fatma Cicek*andSteve Gonek, College Chicago, Wenjing Liu and University of Rochester (1145-11-1079) Junhao Shen,UniversityofNew 9:00AM Zeros of the derivatives of the completed Hampshire (1145-46-1050) (1344) Riemann zeta function. Amita Malik*, Rutgers University, AMS Special Session on Algebraic Structures and Arindam Roy, UNC, Charlotte Motivated by Knot Theory, I (1145-11-1196)

8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 346, BCC 9:30AM Cancellation in the Partial Sums of (1345) Fourier Coefficients of Modular Forms. Organizers: Mikhail Khovanov, Alexander Weston Walker,Rutgers, Columbia University the State University of New Jersey Jozef H. Przytycki,George (1145-11-956) Washington University 10:00AM Zeroes of L-functions associated to Alexander Shumakovitch, (1346) half-integral weight modular cusp forms. George Washington Preliminary report. University David Lowry-Duda,Universityof Warwick (1145-11-1102) 8:00AM Knot concordance in homology (1336) cobordisms. 10:30AM Hybrid estimates for quadratic twists of Jennifer Hom, Georgia Institute of (1347) holomorphic L-series. Preliminary report. Technology, Adam Simon Levine*, Duke Jeff Hoffstein*andMaria Nastasecu, University, and Tye Lidman,North Brown University (1145-11-1190) Carolina State University (1145-57-2075) AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Statistics, 8:30AM On factorization and chromatic graph (1337) homology. Preliminary report. I Radmila Sazdanovic*, NC State Univerisity, and Vladimir Baranovsky, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 318, BCC UC Irvine (1145-57-2203) Organizers: Michael Chou,Tufts 9:00AM Gordian distance and spectral sequences University (1338) in Khovanov homology. Adam M Lowrance*, Vassar College, and Robert Lemke Oliver,Tufts Radmila Sazdanovic, North Carolina University State University (1145-57-479) Ari Shnidman,Center 9:30AM Categorification of Cyclotomic Integers. for Communications (1339) Robert Laugwitz*, Rutgers University, Research-Princeton and You Qi, California Institute of 8:00AM Composite level images of Galois and Technology (1145-18-1785) (1348) Entanglement fields. 10:00AM Even Khovanov homology and odd Jackson Salvatore Morrow,Emory (1340) torsion. University (1145-11-2273) Sujoy Mukherjee,TheGeorge 8:30AM A local-global principle for isogenies of Washington University (1145-57-1254) (1349) composite degree. 10:30AM Virtual Khovanov Homology. Preliminary Isabel Vogt, MIT (1145-11-1201) (1341) report. 9:00AM Arboreal Galois Representations of Louis H Kauffman, University of Illinois (1350) Dynamical Belyi Maps. Preliminary report. at Chicago (1145-57-1131) Irene Bouw, Ulm University, Ozlem Ejder*, Colorado State University, and AMS Special Session on Analytic Number Valentijn Karemaker,Universityof Theory, I Pensilvania (1145-11-2722)

8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 319, BCC 9:30AM Hasse Principle Violations of Quadratic (1351) Twists of Hyperelliptic Curves. Organizers: Thomas A. Hulse,Boston Lori D. Watson*andPete L. Clark, College University of Georgia (1145-11-1640)

138 Friday, January 18 – Program of the Sessions

10:00AM Vanishing of Hyperelliptic L-functions at 8:30AM Hydrodynamics on resistance spaces: (1352) the Central Point. (1361) from the asymmetric exclusion process Wanlin Li,Universityof to a nonlinear heat equation. Wisconsin-Madison (1145-11-546) Joe P Chen, Colgate University 10:30AM Irrational points on hyperelliptic curves. (1145-60-256) (1353) Joseph Gunther,UniversitéParis-Sud, 9:00AM Differential forms on products of Orsay (1145-11-2774) (1362) fractals. Preliminary report. Michael Hinz*, Faculty of Mathematics, AMS Special Session on Counting Methods in Bielefeld University, Germany, and Daniel Number Theory, I J. Kelleher, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (1145-28-1718) 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 314, BCC 9:30AM Differential forms on quantum graphs Organizers: Lillian Pierce,Duke (1363) and Laakso spaces. Preliminary report. University Daniel J Kelleher, Mount Holyoke Arindam Roy,Rice College (1145-31-1719) University Jiuya Wang,Universityof 10:00AM Sobolev spaces and calculus of variations Wisconsin (1364) on fractals. Melissa Meinert, Bielefeld University 8:00AM On certain multiple Dirichlet series. (1145-49-1593) (1354) Preliminary report. Eun Hye Lee*andRamin 10:30AM Liouville type theorems for p-harmonic Takloo-Bighash, University of Illinois at (1365) functions in metric measure spaces. Chicago (1145-11-820) Anders Bjorn, Jana Bjorn,Linkoping 8:30AM An l2 decoupling interpretation of University, and Nageswari (1355) efficient congruencing in 2D. Shanmugalingam*, University of Zane Kun Li, UCLA (1145-11-1084) Cincinnati (1145-31-1425) 9:00AM Studying Parsell-Vinogradov Systems via (1356) Decoupling. AMS Special Session on Geometric and Ruixiang Zhang*andShaoming Guo, Topological Combinatorics, I University of Wisconsin-Madison (1145-42-487) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 320, BCC 9:30AM Growth of the analytic rank of rational (1357) elliptic curves over quintic fields. Organizers: Anastasia Chavez, Michele Fornea, McGill University University of California, (1145-11-761) Davis 10:00AM Counting quaternion algebras. (1358) Benjamin Linowitz, Oberlin College, D. Jamie Haddock,University B. McReynolds, Purdue University, Paul of California, Davis Pollack, University of Georgia, and Annie Raymond,University Lola Thompson*, Oberlin College of Massachusetts, Amherst (1145-11-2728) 10:30AM Popular values and popular subsets of 8:00AM An introduction to the combinatorics (1359) Euler’s ϕ-function. (1366) of shape: polygons, polytopes, and Paul Pollack, University of Georgia configurations. (1145-11-1651) Satyan Devadoss,UniversityofSan Diego (1145-05-619) AMS Special Session on Differential Equations on Fractals, II 9:00AM Splitting Loops: Variants of the Square (1367) Peg Problem. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 321, BCC Florian Frick, Carnegie Mellon University (1145-51-1459) Organizers: Patricia Alonso-Ruiz, University of Connecticut 9:30AM Geometric and topological combinatorics (1368) in chip-firing. Joe Chen, Colgate University Caroline J Klivans,BrownUniversity Luke Rogers,Universityof (1145-05-2103) Connecticut Robert Strichartz,Cornell 10:00AM Toric Ideals of Tiling Spaces. Preliminary University (1369) report. Nicole Yamzon, The University of Illinois Alexander Teplyaev, Urbana-Champaign (1145-05-1692) University of Connecticut 8:00AM Heat kernels and functional inequalities 10:30AM Using Lattice Polytopes to Study (1360) on generalized diamond fractals. (1370) Combinatorial Neural Codes. Patricia Alonso-Ruiz,Universityof Robert Davis, Harvey Mudd College Connecticut (1145-60-642) (1145-05-304)

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AMS Special Session on Geometric and 10:00AM Transfinite Apollonian Metric. Preliminary Topological Generalization of Groups, I (1381) report. Zair Ibragimov, California State 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 347, BCC University, Fullerton (1145-30-1257) 10:30AM Families of Division Algorithms: Structure Organizers: Amrita Acharyya,University (1382) for Multidimensional Continued Fraction of Toledo Algorithms. Preliminary report. Bikash C. Das,Universityof Thomas Garrity, Williams College North Georgia (1145-11-1966) 8:00AM The number of nontrivial orbits under (1371) the composition operation for bounded AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis, juggling patterns. Partial Differential Equations, and Nate Iverson, Siena Heights University Applications, I (1145-20-708) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 328, BCC 8:30AM Generating fully irreducible outer (1372) automorphisms of the free group. Organizers: Russell Brown,Universityof Funda Gultepe,UniversityofToledo Kentucky (1145-20-809) Irina Mitrea,Temple 9:00AM Dixmier groups. University (1373) Alimjon Eshmatov*, University of 8:00AM Fatou’s Theorem, Poisson’s Integral, and Toledo, Yuri Berest, Cornell University, (1383) Local Maximum Principle for second and Farkhod Eshmatov, Sichuan University, Chengdu (1145-20-711) order systems. Dorina Mitrea, University of Missouri 9:30AM Clique Homology and the Zero-Divisor (1145-35-1298) (1374) graph problem. 8:30AM Extrapolation of well posedness for Lisa A DeMeyer, Central Michigan (1384) higher order elliptic systems with rough University (1145-20-934) coefficients. 10:00AM Configurations, groups, and algebras. Ariel Barton, University of Arkansas (1375) Jonathan I Hall, Michigan State (1145-35-221) University (1145-20-1811) 9:00AM Boundary behavior of solutions of elliptic 10:30AM Zariski Topology of Group Cohomology (1385) operators in divergence form with a BMO (1376) Rings. anti-symmetric part. Nham Vo Ngo,UniversityofNorth Linhan Li and Jill Pipher*, Brown Georgia - Gainesville (1145-20-1005) University (1145-35-1430) 9:30AM Perturbations of elliptic operators on AMS Special Session on Geometry and (1386) non-smooth domains. Preliminary report. Dynamics of Continued Fractions, I Murat Akman, University of Connecticut (1145-35-264) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 337, BCC 10:00AM Free boundary regularity for harmonic Organizers: Anton Lukyanenko,George (1387) measure on multi-phase configurations. Mason University Matthew Badger,Universityof Connecticut (1145-35-571) Joseph Vandehey,Ohio State University 10:30AM On the existence of nontangential (1388) boundary traces for solutions of elliptic 8:00AM Continued fractions for the golden L, and PDE’s. (1377) billiards in the pentagon. Marius Mitrea, University of Missouri Diana Davis, Swarthmore College (1145-35-1301) (1145-37-2554) 8:30AM Hybrid subgroups of complex hyperbolic AMS Special Session on If You Build It They (1378) lattices. Preliminary report. Will Come: Presentations by Scholars in the Joseph Wells, Arizona State University National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the (1145-22-2528) Mathematical Sciences, I 9:00AM Geodesic submanifolds of hyperbolic (1379) hybrids. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 327, BCC David Fisher, Indiana University Bloomington, Jean-Francois Lafont, Organizers: David Goldberg,Purdue Ohio State University, Nicholas Miller, University Indiana University, and Matthew Stover*, Phil Kutzko,Universityof Temple University (1145-57-1245) Iowa 9:30AM Presentations for cusped arithmetic 8:00AM Good Elliptic Curves with Specified (1380) hyperbolic lattices. (1389) Torsion Subgroup. Alice H Mark,RutgersUniversity Alexander J Barrios, Carleton College (1145-51-1862) (1145-11-2183)

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8:30AM Optimizing docetaxel scheduling to delay 8:30AM A convex program for bilinear inversion (1390) progression in metastatic prostate (1396) of sparse vectors. cancer patients receiving hormone Babhru Joshi*, Computational and therapy. Applied Math, Rice University, Paul Renee Brady*, Integrated Mathematical Hand, Department of Mathematics and Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & College of Computer and Information Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA, Tian Science, Northeastern University, Ali Zhang, Division of Medical Oncology, Ahmed, Department of Electrical Department of Medicine, Duke Cancer Engineering, Information Technology Institute, Durham, NC 27708, USA., University, Lahore, and Alireza Aghasi,J. Andrew Z Wang, Department of Mack Robinson College of Business, Radiation Oncology, University of North Georgia State University (1145-49-2007) Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 9:00AM Fast quantum state estimation with 27599, USA, John D. Nagy, School of (1397) optimal error bounds. Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Madalin Guta, School of Mathematical Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Sciences, University of Nottingham, USA, and Heiko Enderling,Integrated United Kingdom, Jonas Kahn, Institut de Mathematical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Mathematiques de Toulouse, Toulouse, Cancer Center & Research Institute, France, Richard Kueng*andJoel A Tampa, FL, USA (1145-00-3002) Tropp, California Institute of Technology, 9:00AM Implementing Mathematical Modeling Pasadena, CA (1145-60-2719) (1391) Practices in Calculus at a 9:30AM From clusters to manifolds with Hispanic-Serving Institution. Preliminary (1398) semidefinite and completely-positive report. approximations. Preliminary report. Adam J Castillo, Florida International Mariano Tepper*, Flatiron Institute (now University (1145-97-716) at Intel Labs), Victor Minden,Flatiron Institute (now at Google), and Anirvan M 9:30AM Tensor product decompositions of II 1 Sengupta, Rutgers University & Flatiron (1392) factors arising from extensions of Institute (1145-00-2242) amalgamated free product groups. Rolando de Santiago*, UCLA, Ionut 10:00AM Statistical Learning and Geometric Chifan and Wanchalerm Sucpikarnon, (1399) techniques for Dynamical Systems. The University of Iowa (1145-46-863) Mauro Maggioni, Johns Hopkins University (1145-60-1756) 10:00AM Peak polynomials and their coefficients. (1393) Alexander Diaz-Lopez, Villanova AMS Special Session on Mathematical University (1145-05-2268) Analysis in Fluid Dynamics, I 10:30AM Functional Data Classification by (1394) Discriminative Reconstruction. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 336, BCC Preliminary report. Organizers: Yanqiu Guo,Florida Rana Haber*, Florida Institute of International University Technology, Melbourne, FL, Anand Rangarajan, University of Florida, Jinkai Li,SouthChina Gainseville, FL, and Adrian M. Peter, Normal University Florida Institute of Technology Jing Tian,Towson (1145-90-789) University Yuncheng You,University AMS Special Session on Low Complexity of South Florida Models in Data Analysis and Machine Learning, I 8:00AM Asymptotic expansions for solutions of (1400) non-autonomous differential equations. Dat Cao*andLuan Hoang,TexasTech 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 331, BCC University (1145-34-1139) 8:30AM Local uniform boundary stabilization of Organizers: Emily J. King,Universityof (1401) the 3D Navier-Stokes equations by finite Bremen, Germany dimensional localized tangential Nate Strawn, Georgetown feedback controls. University Buddhika Priyasad*, Irena Lasiecka and Roberto Triggiani,TheUniversityof Soledad Villar,NewYork Memphis (1145-76-1327) University 9:00AM On the velocity-vorticity-Voigt 8:00AM Introduction to Low Complexity Models in (1402) formulation of the 3D Navier-Stokes (1395) Data Analysis and Machine Learning. equations. Preliminary report. Emily J King*, University of Bremen, Adam Larios,Universityof Germany, Nate Strawn, Georgetown Nebraska-Lincoln, Yuan Pei*, Western University, and Soledad Villar,NYU Washington University, and Leo Rebholz, Center for Data Science (1145-41-1927) Clemson University (1145-35-176)

141 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 18 (cont’d.)

9:30AM Analysis of ﬂuids with non-smooth 10:30AM Impact of Asymmetric Movement on the (1403) viscosities. (1411) Spatial Spread of Infectious Disease. Karoline Disser, TU Darmstadt Preliminary report. (1145-76-224) Arielle Gaudiello*andZhisheng Shuai, University of Central Florida 10:00AM Global existence of weak solution to a (1404) two-ﬂuid model without the equivalence (1145-34-1584) condition. Huanyao Wen, South China University AMS Special Session on Mathematics in the of Technology, Guangzhou, China Realm of Cyber Research, I (1145-35-1331) 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 332, BCC 10:30AM Semigroup Wellposedness of A Linearized (1405) Compressible Flow-Plate Interaction Organizers: Daniel Bennett, Army Cyber Under Varying Boundary Interface Institute Coupling Conditions. Paul Goethals, United States Pelin Guven Geredeli*, George Avalos, Military Academy University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Natalie Scala,Towson Justin Webster, University of Maryland, University Baltimore County (1145-35-1195) 8:00AM Mathematics in the Realm of Cyber AMS Special Session on Mathematical (1412) Research. Investigations of Spatial Ecology and Ahmad Ridley, Department of Defense (1145-90-2586) Epidemiology, I 9:00AM Algebraic geometry codes in the McEliece (1413) cryptosystem. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 325, BCC Gretchen Matthews,VirginiaTech Organizers: Leah Shaw, College of (1145-94-2230) William and Mary 9:30AM A Characterization of Finite Nilpotent (1414) Groups Using Word Maps. Junping Shi, College of William Cocke*, University of William and Mary Wisconsin-Madison, and Meng-Che Ho, Zhisheng Shuai,University Purdue University (1145-20-434) of Central Florida 10:00AM A Combinatorial Approach to Software 8:00AM A multi-patch SIS age-structured (1415) Testing. (1406) epidemic model with migration. Cheyne Homberger, Department of Preliminary report. Defense (1145-05-1485) Xue-Zhi Li, Anayang Institute of Technology, China, Junyuan Yang, AMS Special Session on Multiscale Problems Complex Systems Research Center, in the Calculus of Variations, I Shanxi University, China, and Maia Martcheva*, University of Florida 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 329, BCC (1145-92-841) Organizers: Elisa Davoli,Universityof 8:30AM A Model for machine tool vibration. Vienna, Austria (1407) Stephen Gourley, Surrey, UK, Feng-bin Rita Ferreira, King Abdullah Wang, Taiwan, and Yanyu Xiao*, University of Science and University of Cincinnati (1145-92-1786) Technology, Saudi Arabia 9:00AM Indirect Transmitted Infectious Diseases: 8:00AM A Homogenization Result in the Gradient (1408) from Microscopic to Macroscopic Cycles. (1416) Theory of Phase Transitions. Jude Dzevela Kong*, DIMACS/Princeton Irene Fonseca*, Carnegie Mellon University, William Davis,Universityof University, Pittsburgh, PA, Riccardo Alberta, and Hao Wang,Universityof Cristoferi, Heriot-Watt University, alberta (1145-37-2377) Edinburgh, UK, Adrian Hagerty, 9:30AM Asymptomatic Malaria Infections in Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, (1409) Pregnant Women of Ngbo in Ohaukwu PA, and Cristina Popovici, Loyola local Government Area of Ebonyi State of University Chicago (1145-49-643) Nigeria. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Multiscale function reconstruction based Moussa Doumbia*andAbdul-Aziz (1417) on reproducing kernels. Yakubu,HowardUniversity Barbara Zwicknagl, TU Berlin (1145-92-1006) (1145-41-2538) 10:00AM Spatial Models of Vector-Host Epidemics 9:30AM On the passage from nonlinear to (1410) with Directed Movement of Vectors Over (1418) linearized viscoelasticity. Long Distances. Manuel Friedrich, Applied Mathematics, William E Fitzgibbon, Jeff J Morgan, University of Muenster, and Martin University of Houston, Glenn F Webb and Kruzik*, Czech Academy of Sciences, Yixiang Wu*, Vanderbilt University Institute of Information Theory and (1145-92-1632) Automation (1145-35-649)

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10:30AM Derivation of von Karman plate theory in 8:00AM Single Floquet-Bloch Mode Imaging of (1419) the framework of three-dimensional (1426) Local Perturbations in Periodic Media. viscoelasticity. Preliminary report. Fioralba Cakoni*, Rutgers, The State Manuel Friedrich*, WWU Muenster, and University of New Jersey, Houssem Martin Kruzik,CzechAcademyof Haddar,INRIASacley,CMAPEcole Sciences (1145-35-654) Polytechnique, and Thi Phong Nguyen, Rutgers, The State University of New AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Jersey (1145-35-758) Biological Modeling and Related Dynamical 8:30AM Investigation of the super-resolution Analysis, I (1427) phenomenon in nonlinear inverse problems. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 326, BCC Vadim A Markel, Department of Organizers: Joshi Raj Hem,Xavier Radiology, University of Pennsylvania University (1145-78-2363) Yanyu Xiao,Universityof 9:00AM Hadamard-Babich ansatz for Maxwell’s Cincinnati (1428) equations in inhomogeneous media. 8:00AM Modeling the Immune Response of Celiac Jianliang Qian*, Department of (1420) Disease. Preliminary report. Mathematics, Michigan State University, Cara J. Sulyok, University of Tennessee, Wangtao Lu, Zhejiang University, Knoxville (1145-93-1516) Zhejiang, China, and Robert Burridge, University of New Mexico, New Mexico 8:30AM Modeling animal movement with memory (1421) with partial differential equations with (1145-35-854) time-delay. 9:30AM Nonlinear processing of multi-scattering Junping Shi*, College of William and (1429) data via sparse data-driven reduced Mary, Chuncheng Wang, Harbin Institute order models. of Technology, Hao Wang,Universityof Vladimir Druskin*, Worcester Alberta, and Qingyan Shi,Tongji Polytechnic Institute, Liliana Borcea, University (1145-92-1679) University of Michigan, Alexander 9:00AM Traveling waves for a class of diffusive Mamonov, University of Houston, and (1422) disease-transmission models with Mikhail Zaslavsky,Schlumberger network structures. (1145-65-1557) K.-Y. Lam, Ohio State University, X. Wang*, Washington State University, and 10:00AM Inverse problems for the perturbed wave T. Zhang, Southwest University, China (1430) equation. (1145-35-1380) RRakesh, University of Delaware (1145-35-1457) 9:30AM Optimal control of vaccination in a (1423) vector-borne reaction-diffusion model 10:30AM Beam Wave Scattering and Imaging in applied to Zika virus. Preliminary report. (1431) Clutter. Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof KSolna*, UC Irvine, and JGarnier,Ecole Tennessee and NIMBioS (1145-92-348) Polytechnique (1145-60-884) 10:00AM Spreading Mechanics and Differentiation (1424) of Astrocytes During Retinal AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis Development. and Applications in Finance, Actuarial Tracy L. Stepien*, Department of Science and Related Fields, I Mathematics, University of Arizona, and Timothy W. Secomb, Department of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 345, BCC Physiology, University of Arizona (1145-92-1322) Organizers: Julius N. Esunge,University 10:30AM Global analysis of a simpliﬁed model of of Mary Washington (1425) anaerobic digestion and a new result for the chemostat. See Keong Lee,University Tyler Meadows*, McMaster University, of the Sciences, Malaysia Marion Weedermann, Dominican University, and Gail S.K. Wolkowicz, Aurel I. Stan,TheOhioState McMaster University (1145-34-1956) University at Marion 8:00AM The Enskog process for hard and soft AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in (1432) potentials. Preliminary report. Inverse Problems and Imaging, I P. Sundar, Louisiana State University (1145-60-2424) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 330, BCC 8:30AM Large Deviations for a Class of Stochastic Organizers: Kui Ren,UniversityofTexas (1433) Semilinear Partial Differential Equations. at Austin Leila Setayeshgar*, Providence College, Yang Yang, Michigan State and Mohammud Foondun,Universityof University Strathclyde (1145-60-50)

143 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 18 (cont’d.)

9:00AM A stochastic maximum principle for MAA Invited Paper Session on The Past (1434) controlled stochastic factor model. 50 Years of African Americans in the Olivier Menoukeu Pamen,African Mathematical Sciences Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Ghana/ University of Liverpool, UK 8:00 AM –10:20AM Room 317, BCC (1145-60-1795) Organizer: Edray Goins, Pomona 9:30AM Parameter Estimation for Jump Diffusion College (1435) Model Driven by α-stable Le´vy Motion. Preliminary report. 8:00AM A random walk with a black graph Sher B. Chhetri*andHongwei Long, (1444) theorist. Department of Mathematical Michael Young, Iowa State University Sciences, Florida Atlantic University (1145-AF-2299) (1145-60-2399) 8:30AM Hidden Figures: The Mathematics of 10:00AM The Actuarial HLE Model: Mathematical (1445) Katherine Johnson and Rudy Horne. (1436) Aspects and Applications. Preliminary Talitha M Washington,Howard report. University (1145-AF-534) Ambar N Sengupta*, Jeyaraj Vadiveloo 9:00AM A Uniform Acceleration Trilogy for and Jiatian Xu, University of Connecticut (1446) Dynamic Rate, Single Server Queueing (1145-60-1579) Transience. William A Massey, Princeton University 10:30AM Modeling and Pricing Weather (1145-AF-2347) (1437) Derivatives. Preliminary report. Nguyet N Nguyen*, Youngstown State 9:30AM Finding Nodes for Fast Communication in University, and Isaac Adjetey,Florida (1447) Small and Large Networks. State University (1145-03-2420) Fern Y Hunt, National Inst. of Standards and Technology (1145-AF-1404)

AMS Special Session on Topology, Structure 10:00AM On Mathematicians of the African and Symmetry in Graph Theory, I (1448) Diaspora. Preliminary report. Scott W. Williams, University at Buffalo, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 338, BCC SUNY (1145-AF-2501)

Organizers: Lowell Abrams,George AMS Contributed Paper Session on Washington University Combinatorics and Graph Theory, I

Mark Ellingham, Vanderbilt 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 313, BCC University 8:00AM Regular Permutation Graphs. 8:00AM Fine structure of 3-connected (1449) Amanda Lohss, Messiah College (1438) K2,t-minor-free graphs. (1145-05-1350) Ryan W Solava*andMark Ellingham, Vanderbilt University (1145-05-1056) 8:15AM Domination Parameters of the Unitary (1450) Cayley Graph of Z/nZ. 8:30AM Finding disjoint theta graphs. Preliminary Amanda Burcroff, University of Michigan (1439) report. (1145-05-2904) Emily Marshall*, Arcadia University, and 8:30AM When Graphs are Wreath Products. Michael Santana, Grand Valley State (1451) Preliminary report. University (1145-05-950) Rachel V Barber*, Mississippi State 9:00AM Circuit Covers of Highly Connected University, and Edward Dobson, (1440) Signed Graphs. Preliminary report. University of Primorska (1145-00-1949) Yezhou Wu, Zhejiang University, and 8:45AM Growing Graceful Trees. Dong Ye*, Middle Tennessee State (1452) Edinah K. Gnang, Assistant Professor/ University (1145-05-942) Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University 9:30AM Homomorphic Preimages of Graphs. (1145-05-2066) (1441) Sally Cockburn, Hamilton College (1145-05-325) 9:00AM Planar Graphs with Girth 20 are (1453) Additively 3-choosable. 10:00AM Color-induced subgraphs of Grunbaum¨ Axel Brandt, Northern Kentucky (1442) colorings of triangulations. University, Nathan Tenpas, Vanderbilt sarah-marie belcastro*, MathILy / Smith University, and Carl Yerger*, Davidson College, and Ruth Haas,Universityof College (1145-05-802) Hawaii (1145-05-971) 9:15AM Destroying the Ramsey Property by the 10:30AM Spanning trees with few leaves in graphs (1454) Removal of Edges. (1443) on surfaces. Mark Budden and Elijah DeJonge*, Kenta Ozeki, Yokohama National Western Carolina University University (1145-05-996) (1145-05-2459)

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9:30AM Throttling for Zero Forcing and its Minor 9:00AM A Mathematical Approach for assessing (1455) Monotone Floor. (1465) tDCS efﬁcacy for Post-Traumatic Stress Joshua Carlson, Iowa State University Disorder. Preliminary report. (1145-05-794) Abigail T. Small*andEdward T. Dougherty, Roger Williams University 9:45AM The anti-van der Waerden number of (1145-92-2002) (1456) graphs. Hunter Rehm,TheUniversityof 9:15AM Global sensitivity analysis and model Vermont, Alex Schulte*, Iowa State (1466) selection of a neurological control model. University, Nathan Warnberg,University Nicholas Randolph*, E Benjamin of Wisconsin La Crosse, and Michael Randall and Mette Olufsen,North Young, Iowa State University Carolina State University (1145-92-414) (1145-05-941) 9:30AM Differences in Transcriptional Dynamics 10:00AM Bounds on Quantum Chromatic Number (1467) Between T-cells and Macrophages as (1457) and New Nontrivial Colorings. Determined by a Three-State Chen Xie, University of Waterloo Mathematical Model. (1145-05-2915) Tin Phan*, Yang Kuang, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, 10:15AM Edge-Distinguishing Chromatic Number Arizona State University, Maria (1458) for Three-Legged Spiders. Emelianenko, Daniel M Anderson, Grant Fickes*andWing Hong Tony Department of Mathematical Sciences, Wong, Kutztown University of George Mason University, Fatah Pennsylvania (1145-05-805) Kashanchi, Catherine Demarino, 10:30AM Vertex-Minimal Planar Graphs with Michelle L Pleet, Daniel O Pinto and (1459) Prescribed Automorphism Groups. Maria Cowen, Laboratory of Molecular Preliminary report. Virology, School of Systems Biology, Sarah Elizabeth Lubow*, Loyola George Mason University (1145-92-2817) University New Orleans, and Carlie J. 9:45AM Mathematical models of adoptive Triplitt, University of Science and Arts of (1468) cell transfer approach for cancer Oklahoma (1145-00-2091) immunotherapy. Preliminary report. 10:45AM The Asymmetric Index of a Graph. Feng Fu, Dartmouth College (1460) Darren Narayan*, Rochester Institute of (1145-92-1747) Technology, Alejandra Brewer,Florida 10:00AM Investigating the effects of cancerous Southern College, Adam Gregory, Western Carolina University, and (1469) stem cells on tumor growth. Preliminary Quindel Jones, Jackson State University report. (1145-05-258) Emek Kose, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Allison L Lewis*, Lafayette AMS Contributed Paper Session on College, and Elizabeth Zollinger, St. Joseph’s College New York Mathematics in the Life Sciences, Ecology, (1145-92-1519) and Related Fields, I 10:15AM Cellular-Scale Modeling of Oncogenic (1470) Proteins. 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 312, BCC Bernardo A Hernandez Adame*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 8:00AM Emergent Three-Dimensional Sperm (1461) Motility Coupled to Calcium Dynamics. Erin Stafford, Tulane University, Lucia Carichino*andSarah D Olson, Amanda McAdams, Washington Worcester Polytechnic Institute University in St. Louis, and Jonathan (1145-92-1781) Galvan Bermudez,Universidadde Guanajuato (1145-92-1387) 8:15AM Dynamics of Liver Glycogen in a (1462) Glucose-Regulatory Model. Preliminary 10:30AM A mathematical model of breast cancer report. (1471) cell motion through a microﬂuidic device. Caleb L Adams,RadfordUniversity Preliminary report. (1145-92-2255) Jared O Barber*andLuoding Zhu, Indiana University-Purdue University 8:30AM A Model of the Neuromuscular Junction Indianapolis (1145-92-3023) (1463) and its Application to Myasthenia Gravis. Taylor Meredith*, Calina Copos and AMS Contributed Paper Session on Jennifer Crodelle, Courant Institute, Numerical Analysis, II NYU (1145-92-1836)

8:45AM Got Milk? Modeling a Dairy Allergy: Oral 8:00 AM –10:25AM Room 311, BCC (1464) Immunotherapy and the Immune Response. 8:00AM The Hodge Laplacian on Axisymmetric Kelley France*, Brittany Bannish and (1472) Domains. Sean Laverty,UniversityofCentral Minah Oh, James Madison University Oklahoma (1145-92-1752) (1145-65-1068)

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8:15AM Weak Galerkin ﬁnite element method for Amy Shell-Gellasch, Eastern (1473) Poisson’s Equations. Preliminary report. Michigan University Yinlin Dong,UniversityofCentral 8:00AM Teaching ethnomathematics courses to a Arkansas (1145-65-1101) (1482) variety of student audiences. 8:30AM A class of upper and lower triangular Thomas Gilsdorf, Central Michigan (1474) splitting iteration methods for image University (1145-B1-31) restoration. 8:20AM Multicultural Mathematics for Teachers: Xinyun Zhu*, Department of (1483) Making Mathematics Relevant for a Mathematics, UT Permian Basin, Diverse Student Population. Hong-tao Fan,LanzhouUniversity, Elizabeth (Betty) C. Rogers,Piedmont Mehdi Bastani,Universityof College (1145-K1-2971) Mohaghegh, and Bing Zheng,Lanzhou University (1145-65-319) 8:40AM Math Chavrusa: A Partnership Learning (1484) Model. Preliminary report. 8:45AM Estimating Structured, Time-Varying Rochy Flint, Teachers College, Columbia (1475) Parameters via Nonlinear Filtering. University (1145-K1-1372) Andrea Arnold, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1145-65-3028) 9:00AM What Graphs Support Good Blockade (1485) Games? Preliminary report. 9:00AM Majorizing Sequences for Iterative Darrah Chavey, Beloit College (1476) Methods with Applications. (1145-K1-2972) Samundra Regmi*, Cameron University, 9:20AM Maya Mathematics in a Geometry and Ioannis K. Argyros,Cameron Univesity (1145-65-1885) (1486) Classroom. Cynthia J. Huffman, Pittsburg State 9:15AM Peregrine solitons and gradient University (1145-K1-269) (1477) catastrophes in continuum and discrete 9:40AM Ethnomathematics of India. models: Theory and Computation. Efstathios Georgios Charalampidis, (1487) Satish C Bhatnagar,Universityof University of Massachusetts Nevada Las Vegas (1145-K1-255) (1145-65-978) 10:00AM Ancient Indian Verse and the Powers of 2. (1488) Amy Shell-Gellasch, Eastern Michigan 9:30AM Uniﬁed Bayesian Networks for Uncertain (1478) Inputs and Partial Model Ensembles. University (1145-K1-634) Sean Ryan Breckling*, Daniele 10:20AM Designing Sustainable Information And Schiavazzi and Thomas Juliano, (1489) Communications Technology (ICT) University of Notre Dame (1145-65-2037) Educational Tools For The Teaching And Learning Of Ethnomathematics In The 9:45AM Energy Stable DG-FE Schemes For Diffuse (1479) Interface Models. 21st Century. Andreas C. Aristotelous,West Henry Musisi, St. Mary’s College Kisubi Chester University of Pennsylvania (1145-K1-143) (1145-65-2801) MAA Contributed Paper Session on 10:00AM A Finite Volume - Alternating Direction Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching, II (1480) Implicit Method for the Valuation of American Options under the Heston 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 339, BCC Model. Jiacheng Cai*, Salisbury University, and Organizers: Susan Crook, Loras College Hongtao Yang, University of Nevada, Las Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg Vegas (1145-65-360) University 10:15AM A dynamically balanced numerical Brian Katz, Augustana (1481) method for solving stochastic Heston College volatility option pricing model equations. Chong Sun*andQin Sheng,Baylor Amy Ksir, United States University (1145-65-558) Naval Academy Victor Piercey, Ferris State MAA Contributed Paper Session on University Ethnomathematics: Ideas and Innovations in Candice Price,Universityof the Classroom San Diego Xiao Xiao, Utica College 8:00 AM –10:35AM Room 301, BCC 8:00AM A Transition-to-Graduate-School Boot Organizers: Janet Beery,Universityof (1490) Camp Using Active Learning and Primary Redlands Historical Sources: Revelations and Antonia Cardwell, Transformations. Millersville University of Sarah S Hagen, Oregon State University Pennsylvania (1145-O5-2196) Ximena Catepillan, 8:20AM Reinventing the graduate boot camp. Millersville University of (1491) Alex D Austin, UCLA (1145-O5-2980) Pennsylvania 8:40AM Break.

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9:20AM Statistics Reimagined: The Courage to 10:20AM Optimal Vehicle Fleet Size and Fleet (1492) Make Substantial Changes. (1503) Management Control. Brandon Samples, Georgia College Jeffrey Yeh*, California State Polytechnic (1145-O5-2849) University, Pomona, Skyler Seto,Cornell University, Takahiro Noguchi,University 9:40AM Using Computer Simulations to Promote of Tsukuba, Sakura Hoshi, Tohoku (1493) Conjecture in an IBL Dynamical Systems University, and Yuya Ota,SokaUniversity Course. (1145-K5-2215) Thomas LoFaro, Gustavus Adolphus College (1145-O5-237) 10:40AM Mentoring Undergraduate Research (1504) Projects in Industrial Mathematics. 10:00AM Inquiry-Oriented Laplace Transforms. Mihhail Berezovski, Embry-Riddle (1494) Preliminary report. Aeronautical University (1145-K5-2839) Mami T. Wentworth*andMelvin S. Henriksen, Wentworth Institute of MAA Contributed Paper Session on Technology (1145-O5-2058) Mathematics and the Arts, IV 10:20AM Connecting Calculus to the Real World (1495) through a FAST, Fun, and Furious 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 306, BCC Problem. Candice M. Quinn, Middle Tennessee Organizers: Karl Kattchee,Universityof State University (1145-O5-1558) Wisconsin-LaCrosse

10:40AM Can turtles do math? Exploring different Douglas Norton, Villanova (1496) number-bases through a novel task. University Samuel D Reed, Middle Tennessee State Anil Venkatesh, Ferris State University (1145-O5-2349) University MAA Contributed Paper Session on 8:00AM Learning to Love Math through the Mathematical Experiences and Projects in (1505) Exploration of Art in Culturally Responsive Context. Preliminary report. Business, Industry, and Government (BIG) Mara Alagic, Wichita State University (1145-D1-2962) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 304, BCC 8:20AM Creating an Art+Math Upper-Level (1506) General-Education Mathematics and Organizers: Robert Burks, Naval Studio Art Course. Preliminary report. Postgraduate School Kerri Cushman and M. Leigh Lunsford*, Allen Butler,Wagner Longwood University (1145-D1-2493) Associates 8:40AM Mathematics and Art in Spain: Planning a 8:00AM Mathematics and Nuclear (1507) Faculty-Led Travel Course. Preliminary (1497) Nonproliferation: Big Data, Hard report. Problems, and Real Impacts. Mark A Branson, Stevenson University Aaron Luttman, Nevada National (1145-D1-1930) Security Site (1145-K5-57) 9:00AM Geometry mined from architectural (1508) design. 8:20AM A Cost-Beneﬁt Analysis of Cyber Defense (1498) Improvements. Maureen T. Carroll,Universityof Tung T. Thai, Wentworth Institute of Scranton, and Elyn Rykken*, Muhlenberg Technology (1145-K5-1237) College (1145-D1-1648) 9:20AM Simultaneously Visualizing Symmetry 8:40AM Machine Learning and Monte Carlo at (1509) Subgroups. (1499) NASA. David A Reimann, Albion College Tom Cuchta*andRobert J. Niichel, (1145-D1-2989) Fairmont State University (1145-K5-2571) 9:40AM De Brujin Sequences for Change Ringing. 9:00AM Trash Talking: Making Connections with (1510) Preliminary report. (1500) the Waste / Recycling Industry. Kurt E Ludwick, Salisbury University Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of (1145-D1-2686) Technology (1145-K5-92) 10:00AM Enumeration of Internal Symmetries in 9:20AM The automated scoring of mathematics (1511) Musical 12-Tone Rows. (1501) responses containing text and equations. Anil Venkatesh, Ferris State University James H Fife, Educational Testing (1145-D1-1043) Service (1145-K5-561) 10:20AM Cubes Underscore Art: Exploring How 9:40AM An Economic Production Quantity Model (1512) Algebraic Structures Support Aesthetic (1502) for a Multi-Stage Production Process with Patterns on nxnxn Rubik’s Cube-type Raw Material and Quality. Puzzles. Abdul-Nasser El-Kassar, Lebanese David Plaxco,ClaytonStateUniversity American University (1145-K5-2905) (1145-D1-858)

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MAA Contributed Paper Session on Open MAA Contributed Paper Session on Educational Resources: Combining Philosophy of Mathematics, II Technological Tools and Innovative Practices to Improve Student Learning 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 302, BCC Organizers: Bonnie Gold,Monmouth 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 303, BCC University (retired) Organizers: Benjamin Atchison, Jeffrey Buechner,Rutgers Framingham State University University - Newark Marianna Bonanome,New 8:00AM Feynman’s Funny Pictures. Preliminary York City College of (1522) report. Technology Thomas D Morley, Georgia Institute of Margaret Dean, Borough of Technology (1145-L5-228) Manhattan Community 8:30AM What is a measure? Preliminary report. College (1523) Daniel C. Sloughter, Furman University Annie Han, Borough of (1145-L5-1466) Manhattan Community 9:00AM Multiplicity of Logical Symbols: Why Is College (1524) That a Thing? James R. Henderson, Penn State Michael Gage,Universityof Behrend (1145-L5-1790) Rochester 9:30AM What does mathematical terminology say 8:00AM Discussion of Various Technical (1525) about linguistic determinism? (1513) Strategies Used in College Math Kevin Iga, Pepperdine University Teaching. Preliminary report. (1145-L5-1687) Lina Wu, Borough of Manhattan Community College-The City University 10:00AM Mathematical Intuition and the Secret of of New York (1145-L1-870) (1526) Platonism. Preliminary report. Sergiy Koshkin,Universityof 8:20AM Effectiveness of Adopting Open Houston-Downtown (1145-L5-740) (1514) Educational Resources Platforms in Blended Learning: Undergraduate 10:30AM Wittgenstein and Social Constructivism. Mathematics Student Learning, (1527) Ilhan M. Izmirli,GeorgeMason Achievement, and Perspectives on an University (1145-L5-1343) Innovative Pedagogical Approach. Minsu Kim, University of North Georgia MAA Contributed Paper Session on (1145-L1-1111) Research in Undergraduate Mathematics 8:40AM SageMathCell and Automated Education(RUME), III - the Teaching and (1515) Interactivity. Learning of Proof and Upper-division Math D Scott Dillery, Lindsey Wilson College (1145-L1-1311) 8:00 AM –10:35AM Room 340, BCC 9:00AM Administering and using WeBWorK Organizers: Stacy Brown, California (1516) across the curriculum. State Polytechnic University Sieben Nandor,NorthernArizona Megan Wawro,Virginia University (1145-L1-2138) Tech 9:20AM MathJax v3: Modern Mathematical Aaron Weinberg,Ithaca (1517) Typesetting for the Web. College Davide P. Cervone*, Union College, and Volker Sorge (1145-L1-2335) 8:00AM Mathematics Students’ Views of Proof (1528) and How They Change During an 9:40AM Edfinity: Enhancing traditional Introductory Proof Course. Preliminary (1518) high-school education materials. report. Bob Carmichael*, Edfinity, and Davide P David Miller and Joshua Case*, West , Union College (1145-L1-2454) Cervone Virginia University (1145-J5-1866) 10:00AM From Animated GIFs to GeoGebra: Using 8:20AM An In-Depth Investigation of How an (1519) GeoGebra to Create Some “Proofs Without (1529) Undergraduate Mathematics Student Words”. Learns the Concept of Proof. John Diamantopoulos, Northeastern Shanah K. Grant*andDraga D. State University (1145-L1-73) Vidakovic, Georgia State University 10:20AM From WebWork to Edfinity, Making the (1145-J5-2675) (1520) Transition. Preliminary report. 8:40AM Making Proof Accessible to Corey Irving, Santa Clara University (1530) Undergraduate Students through (1145-L1-2222) Communal Engagement. Preliminary 10:40AM An Open Access Conversion Experience in report. (1521) Geometry. Yi-Yin Ko*, Dalton Edgecomb and Michael P Hitchman, Linfield College Nathan Kooi, Indiana State University (1145-L1-2382) (1145-J5-1070)

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9:00AM How Can Instructors Fostering 9:15AM Modeling oncolytic viral therapy and the (1531) Mathematical Creativity Build Student (1541) complex dynamics of innate and adaptive Self-efﬁcacy for Proving? immunity. Paul Regier*andMilos Savic,The Kathleen Storey*andTrachette University of Oklahoma (1145-J5-2473) Jackson, University of Michigan (1145-VN-1553) 9:20AM Real Analysis Mathematical Knowledge (1532) for Teaching: An Investigation. 9:30AM An axiomatic approach to aggregating Preliminary report. (1542) individual preferences into a collective Blain Patterson, North Carolina State preference. University (1145-J5-239) Trevor A. Leach, University of Louisville (1145-VN-1560) 9:40AM What is a rotation? Mapping student’s (1533) evolving descriptions of 3-dimensional 9:45AM Averaging images through averaging symmetries. Preliminary report. (1543) Diffeomorphisms. Anna Marie Bergman, Portland State Zicong Zhou*andGuojun Liao, University (1145-J5-2155) University of Texas at Arlington 10:00AM Abstract Algebra Students’ Use of (1145-VN-1618) (1534) Metaphors While Problem Solving. 10:00AM Approximating the Generalized Singular Rachel Rupnow,VirginiaTech (1544) Value Expansion. (1145-J5-739) Matthew Jacob Roberts,Michigan 10:20AM Mapping Mappings: Students’ Reasoning Technological University (1145-VN-1626) (1535) on Morphisms in Both Linear and 10:15AM Exact solutions of nonlinear partial Abstract Algebra. (1545) differential equations. Jeffrey Slye,UniversityofKentucky Alrazi Abdeljabbar, Khalifa (1145-J5-2462) University for Science and Technology (1145-VN-1717) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Applied Mathematics, I 10:30AM A Predictive Analytical Model for (1546) Stomach Cancer Data. Nawa Raj Pokhrel*, Xavier University of 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 341, BCC Louisiana, Netra khanal,Universityof Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Tampa, and Chris P. Tsokos,University College of South Florida (1145-VN-2029) Kim Roth, Juniata College 10:45AM Fair Contributions in a Nonlinear (1547) Stochastic Public Goods Game. Melvin Royer, Indiana Matthew Young*andAndrew Wesleyan University Belmonte, Penn State (1145-VN-2153) 8:00AM Estimating Error Of Matrix Function (1536) Approximation. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Nasim Eshghi*andLothar Reichel,Kent Modeling and Applications, III State University (1145-VN-1018)

8:15AM A Minimal Time Solution to the Firing 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 348, BCC (1537) Squad Synchronization Problem with Von Neumann Neighborhood with Radius of Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Extent 2. College Kathryn A. Boddie,Universityof Kim Roth, Juniata College Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1145-VN-1256) Melvin Royer, Indiana 8:30AM Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of a Wesleyan University (1538) Phytoplankton Competition Model Incorporating Preferential Nutrient 8:00AM Modeling Menstrual Cycle Follicle Uptake. (1548) Dynamics with Applications. Preliminary Thomas G Stojsavljevic,Universityof report. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1145-VN-1263) Nicole M Panza, Francis Marion University (1145-VF-2793) 8:45AM Time-delayed differential inclusions and (1539) contractibility of their solution sets. 8:15AM A Scalable Pluggable Cryptographic Vinicio R. R´ıos, Professor/Universidad (1549) Algorithm for Enterprise Blockchain del Zulia (1145-VN-1325) Sub-Channels. Robert S. Owor*, Zephyrinus C. 9:00AM A super-Gaussian Poisson-Boltzmann Okonkwo and Anilkumar Devarapu, (1540) model for electrostatic solvation energy Albany State University (1145-VF-2870) calculation: EDC Analysis and Application on Protein Cavities. Preliminary report. 8:30AM A Trust Model In Bootstrap Percolation. Tania Hazra*, Misericordia University, (1550) Preliminary report. Dallas, Pennsylvania, and Shan Zhao, Rinni Bhansali*, MIT PRIMES USA, and University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Laura Schaposnik, University of Chicago Alabama (1145-VN-1551) at Illinois (1145-VF-2955)

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8:45AM A First Semester Modeling Course for 8:15AM Use of ”Mathematica” as a classroom (1551) Applied Math First Year Students. (1560) demonstration for Calculus and Preliminary report. Differential Equation. Amanda L Hattaway, Wentworth Tanvir Prince, Hostos Community Institute of Technology (1145-VF-3000) College, City University of New York 9:00AM Defeating Ambiguity: Modeling Problems (1145-VJ-1136) (1552) with Calculus. 8:30AM Teaching Calculus Using Mathematica. Andrew Plucker*andWilliam Corson, (1561) Yun Lu, Kutztown University United States Military Academy (1145-VJ-2277) (1145-VF-301) 8:45AM When has a Student Mastered Calculus? 9:15AM Modelling the effects of variations in (1562) Mastery-Based Grading with a Final Exam (1553) corporate tax effort on revenue output in in Calculus I. Zimbabwe. Alexander Halperin, Salisbury University Leonard Mushunje, Midlands State (1145-VJ-1407) University, Zimbabwe. (1145-VF-3032) AM 9:30AM Predator-prey dynamics of bald eagles 9:00 RIP: The Best Approach to Integration by (1554) and glaucous-winged gulls at Protection (1563) Parts. Island, Washington. John A. Rock, Cal Poly Pomona Shandelle M. Henson,Andrews (1145-VJ-1437) University, Robert A. Desharnais, 9:15AM Making Sequences and Series Accessible. California State University, Los Angeles, (1564) Vincent J. Matsko, Independent Eric T. Funasaki*, Sul Ross State educational consultant (1145-VJ-1988) University, Joseph G. Galusha, Walla 9:30AM Consistent Intervention Model in Calculus Walla University, James W. Watson, (1565) Classes. Washington Department of Fish and Daniel L Kern*andMenaka B Wildlife, and James L. Hayward, Navaratna, Florida Gulf Coast University Andrews University (1145-VF-413) (1145-VJ-1982) 9:45AM Modeling the Effects of the Macrophages (1555) on Bone Fracture Healing. 9:45AM Learning From Students’ Errors-College Imelda Trejo*, Hristo Kojouharov and (1566) Algebra and Calculus Examples. Benito Chen-Charpentier,TheUniversity Preliminary report. of Texas at Arlington (1145-VF-842) Douglas Magomo, Florida SouthWestern State College (1145-VJ-183) 10:00AM A Bayesian method for locating (1556) breakpoints in time series. Preliminary 10:00AM Using computing software in Calculus report. (1567) I: Replacing coding with dynamic Sarah Neitzel*, Unity College, Kathryn visualizations. Haglich, Lafayette College, Amy Pitts, Christopher R. Cornwell, Kristin M. Marist College, and Jeffrey Liebner, Frank and Nathan G. McNew*, Towson Lafayette College (1145-VF-85) University (1145-VJ-1846) 10:15AM Efﬁcacy of Control in a Spatially Dynamic (1557) Model of White-Nose Syndrome. Project NExT Workshop Junyan Duan, Bryn Mawr College, Mykhaylo Malakhov,Andrews 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 308, BCC University, Jordan Pellett*, University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, Ishan Phadke,The MAA Panel Pennsylvania State University, and Julie Blackwood, Williams College 8:00 AM –9:20AM Room 349, BCC (1145-VF-979) 10:30AM Adaptive Thresholding and Binarization. Advanced Placement Calculus and (1558) Mohamed Allali, Chapman University Student Understanding (1145-VF-2171) Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Calculus, I Panelists: Gail Burrill, Michigan State University 8:00 AM –10:10AM Room 322, BCC Stephen Davis,Davidson University Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College Brendan Murphy,John Kim Roth, Juniata College Bapst High School Melvin Royer, Indiana Stephanie Ogden, College Wesleyan University Board 8:00AM Practice makes perfect & explaining (1559) makes experts! Preliminary report. Employment Center Karen B. McCready, King’s College (1145-VJ-112) 8:00 AM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall E, 100 Level, BCC

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AMS-MAA Grad School Fair AMS Contributed Paper Session on Sequences, Approximations, and Fourier 8:30 AM –10:30AM Exhibit Hall G, 100 Level, BCC Analysis

Undergrads! Take this opportunity to 9:00 AM –10:55AM Room 334, BCC meet representatives from mathematical science graduate programs. 9:00AM Orlicz function and some paranormed (1570) difference C2-sequence spaces. MAA Invited Address Preliminary report. Sukhdev Singh*, Lovely Professional 9:00 AM –9:50AM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC University, Punjab, India, and Sanjeev Kumar, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, (1568) A mathematical journey of culture, Agra, India (1145-40-994) community, and collaboration. Pamela Harris, Williams College 9:15AM Design of Golay sequences in Zak space. (1145-A0-18) (1571) Preliminary report. Andrzej K. Brodzik,BostonUniversity ASL Invited Address and Technical University of Gdansk (joint) (1145-40-1697)

9:00 AM –9:50AM Room 315, BCC 9:30AM A Dual Kaczmarz Algorithm. Preliminary (1572) report. (1569) Ramsey theory of the Henson graphs. Anna Aboud, Iowa State University Natasha Dobrinen, University of Denver (1145-41-2795) (1145-03-1818) 9:45AM Semidiscrete approximation of linear (1573) neutral delay differential equations. MAA Minicourse #1: Part B Catherine Payne*, Winston-Salem State University, and R. Fabiano, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 1, University of North Carolina-Greensboro 2nd Floor, Hilton (1145-41-2622) Mathematical Inquiry and Writing 10:00AM Theoretical Nanoparticle Light through Sports (1574) Scattering. Jacob D Austin*, Katlyn V York and Presenters: Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg Kaylee R Grabarkewitz,Simpson University College (1145-41-1979)

Tricia Muldoon Brown, 10:15AM Coifman–Meyer multipliers: Leibniz-type Georgia Southern University (1575) rules and applications to scattering of solutions to PDEs. MAA Minicourse #7: Part B Virginia Naibo and Alex Thomson*, Kansas State University (1145-42-1689) 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 3, 10:30AM Fourier Bases on the Skewed Sierpinski 2nd Floor, Hilton (1576) Gasket. Using Data Applications to Inspire Linear Calvin F Hotchkiss,Universityof Algebra Topics in the Classroom Delaware (1145-42-1891) 10:45AM Zeros of Optimal Functions in the Presenters: Tom Asaki, Washington State University (1577) Cohn-Elkies Sphere Packing Theorem. Nina Zubrilina, Stanford University Amanda Harsy,Lewis (1145-42-2706) University Heather A. Moon, MAA Contributed Paper Session on Inclusive Lewis-Clark State College Excellence - Attracting, Involving, and Marie A. Snipes,Kenyon Retaining Women and Underrepresented College Groups in Mathematics, I

MAA Minicourse #6: Part A 9:00 AM –10:55AM Room 305, BCC Organizers: Francesca Bernardi, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 2, University of North Carolina 2nd Floor, Hilton at Chapel Hill Visualizing Multivariable Calculus & Meghan DeWitt,StThomas Differential Equations using CalcPlot3D Aquinas College Presenters: Paul E. Seeburger,Monroe Semra Kilic-Bahi, Community College Colby-Sawyer College Monica VanDieren,Robert Minah Oh,JamesMadison Morris University University

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9:20AM Dimensions of an Equity-Based Shahriar Shahriari, Pomona (1578) Mathematics Program. College Helen Burn*, Highline College, Vilma Francis Su, Harvey Mudd Mesa, University of Michigan, J. Luke College Wood, San Diego State University, and Eboni Zamani-Gallaher,Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MAA Workshop (1145-Q1-313) 9:45 AM –10:55AM Room 324, BCC 9:40AM Lamar University STEM Students of Color (1579) Alliance. Preliminary report. Discussing Project Ideas with NSF/EHR Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin, Lamar Program Ofﬁcers, Part II University (1145-Q1-381) 10:00AM The Jackson State University Girls Organizer: Karen Allen Keene,National (1580) Engaging in the Mathematical Sciences Science Foundation, Division Program: A Summer Enrichment of Undergraduate Education Experience for Middle School Girls. Presenters: Karen Allen Keene,National Preliminary report. Science Foundation, Division Jana Talley*andCarmen Wright, of Undergraduate Education Jackson State University (1145-Q1-623) Karen King,National 10:20AM PREParing underrepresented students Science Foundation, Division (1581) through Intensive Summer STEM of Research on Learning Program. Preliminary report. Liz Andrus, Daniel Horns, Violeta Sandra Richardson, Vasilevska*andKrista Ruggles,Utah National Science Foundation, Valley University (1145-Q1-636) Division of Undergraduate 10:40AM A math enrichment program for Education (1582) underserved 4th and 5th grade students. Tara Smith,National Preliminary report. Science Foundation, Division Ryan Roger Moruzzi, Jr,Universityof of Graduate Education California, Riverside (1145-Q1-800) Talitha Washington, MAA Poster Session: Recreational National Science Foundation, Mathematics: Puzzles, Card Tricks, Games, Division of Undergraduate and Gambling Education Lee Zia, National Science 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM MAA Pavilion, Exhibit Foundation, Division of Hall F, 100 Level, BCC Undergraduate Education

Organizers: Paul Coe, Dominican ASL Invited Address University

Darren Glass, Gettysburg 10:00 AM –10:50AM Room 315, BCC College Robert Vallin, Lamar (1583) 35 years later: A fresh perspective on University classiﬁable theories. Preliminary report. Michael Chris Laskowski,Universityof Exhibits and Book Sales Maryland (1145-03-664)

9:30 AM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall F, 100 Level, BCC AMS Invited Address

MAA Panel 10:05 AM –10:55AM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC 9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 349, BCC (1584) The roaring twenties in American Increasing Diversity and Retention in mathematics. Preliminary report. STEM Through Math-Focused First-Year Karen Hunger Parshall,Universityof Seminars Virginia (1145-01-36) Organizer: Laramie Paxton, Washington State University Radical Dash Prize Session Panelists: Carlos Castillo-Garsow, Eastern Washington 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Room 350, BCC University Maria Fung, Worcester State Organizers: Stacey Muir,Universityof University Scranton Guadalupe Lozano, Janine Janoski,Kings University of Arizona College

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AMS-MAA Invited Address AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and 11:10 AM – NOON Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, II

(1585) Miracles of Algebraic Graph Theory. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 343, BCC Daniel A Spielman,YaleUniversity Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, (1145-00-2547) Rochester Institute of Technology MAA Student Poster Session Judge’s Orientation Khang Tran, California State University, Fresno ,Purdue NOON –1:00PM Room 316, BCC Mark David Ward University AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III John Wierman, The Johns Hopkins University

1:00 PM –1:50PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC 1:00PM Transition Matrices for Young’s (1593) Representations of Sn. Preliminary report. (1586) Complex multiplication: past, present, Sam Armon*andTom Halverson, future. Macalester College (1145-05-1234) Benedict H. Gross,Universityof 1:30PM Controlling Alternans in a Discrete California San Diego (1145-11-35) (1594) Cardiac Cell Model. Jonathan Machado*, University of North ASL Invited Address Carolina at Greensboro, and Pedro Vásquez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez¨ Campus (1145-39-107) 1:00 PM –1:50PM Room 315, BCC 2:00PM The Asymmetric Index of a Graph and (1587) Valuations and o-minimality. (1595) Families of Asymmetric Graphs. Jana Marikova, Western Illinois Alejandra Brewer*, Florida Southern University (1145-03-1528) College, Adam Gregory,Western Carolina University, and Quindel Jones, MAA Lecture for Students Jackson State University (1145-05-109) 2:30PM On the Classification of Graphs Based on (1596) Their Rank Numbers. 1:00 PM –1:50PM Room 309/310, BCC Hayley Boynton, Texas State University, Ethan Burroughs*, Rochester Institute of (1588) Drawing conclusions from drawing a Technology, and Stephanie Gaston, square. California State University Dominguez Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall Hills (1145-05-91) College (1145-A0-135) 3:00PM Ramsey Problems for Cycles versus K5. Current Events Bulletin (1597) Melanie Ferreri*, Wake Forest University, and Jacob Liddy,UniversityofAkron (1145-05-94) 1:00 PM –4:45PM Room 307, BCC 3:30PM Maximum proper diameter of (1598) 2-connected graphs. Preliminary report. Organizer: David Eisenbud,MSRIand Grant I. Fickes, Kutztown University UC Berkeley of Pennsylvania, Dylan P. Green*, Trevecca Nazarene University, Karen B. 1:00PM Perfectoid geometry and its applications. (1589) Bhargav Bhatt, University of Michigan McCready, King’s College, Kathleen M. (1145-14-855) Ryan, DeSales University, Nathaniel J. Sauerberg, Carleton College, and Jill K. 2:00PM Verifying quantum computations at Stifano, Fairfield University (1145-05-78) (1590) scale: a cryptographic leash on quantum 4:00PM Investigating shortest paths in devices. (1599) generalizations of the Cantor Set. Thomas Vidick, California Institute of Preliminary report. Technology (1145-68-144) Elene Karangozishvili, Lafayette College (1145-51-305) 3:00PM The shuffle conjecture. (1591) Stephanie van Willigenburg,University 4:30PM Intersections of Shortest Taxicab Paths in of British Columbia (1145-05-168) (1600) the Sierpinski´ Carpet. Preliminary report. Rebekah Chase*, Evangel University, 4:00PM Tangent Developable Surfaces and the Carl Hammarsten, Lafayette University, (1592) Equations Defining Algebraic Curves. Ryan A Mike, University of Colorado Robert Lazarsfeld, Stony Brook Boulder, and Laura J Seaberg,Haverford University (1145-14-236) College (1145-51-159)

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5:00PM Leafiness of Trees. Preliminary report. 5:00PM On the field recursion method for (1601) Gary Gordon and Keith Vreeland*, (1611) two-component composites. Lafayette College (1145-05-271) Aaron Thomas Welters, Florida Institute of Technology (1145-47-2798) 5:30PM Classification of Solvable Leibniz (1602) Algebras with Abelian Nilradical and 5:30PM A quantitative BT-theorem and k − 1 Dimensional Extension. (1612) applications. Rustam Gaybullaev, National University Laszlo Zsido,UniversityofRome”Tor of Uzbekistan, Abror Khudoyberdiyev, Vergata” (1145-46-2717) National University of Uzbekistan, Institute of Mathematics Academy of AMS Special Session on Algebraic Structures Sciences of Uzbekistan, and Kyla Pohl*, Motivated by Knot Theory, II St. Olaf College (1145-17-1249)

1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 346, BCC AMS Special Session on Advances in Operator Theory, Operator Algebras, and Organizers: Mikhail Khovanov, Operator Semigroups, II Columbia University Jozef H. Przytycki,George 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 344, BCC Washington University Organizers: Joseph Ball,VirginiaTech Alexander Shumakovitch, Marat Markin, California George Washington State University, Fresno University Igor Nikolaev, St. John’s 1:00PM Crystal colorings of framed graph University (1613) diagrams and categoriﬁcations. Ilya Spitkovsky,NewYork Preliminary report. University, Abu Dhabi Oleg Viro, Stony Brook University (1145-57-982) 1:00PM Diagonals of positive operators - an (1603) alternative approach. 1:30PM Stabilized Dehn-Thurston coordinates for Victor Kaftal, University of Cincinnati (1614) curves on a closed surface and their (1145-47-1276) applications. Charles D Frohman,TheUniversityof 1:30PM Local Structure in Jordan-Lie Banach iowa, Joanna Kania-Bartoszynska*, (1604) algebras. National Science Foundation, and Thang Alexander A. Katz, St. John’s University, Le, Georgia Tech (1145-57-2468) NY (1145-46-1165) 2:00PM The dimension of the Kauffman bracket 2:00PM The Maslov index and spectra of (1615) skein algebra at roots of unity. (1605) differential operators. Charles Frohman*, The University of Yuri Latushkin, Univesrsity of Missouri Iowa, Joanna Kania-Bartoszynska, (1145-47-162) National Science Foundation, and Thang 2:30PM Inverse continuity of the numerical range Le, Georgia Tech (1145-57-1110) (1606) map for Hilbert space operators. 2:30PM Skein Algebras and Teichmuller Theory. Brian C Lins*, Hampden-Sydney College, (1616) Preliminary report. and Ilya M. Spitkovsky,NewYork AdamSSikora, University at Buffalo, University, Abu Dhabi (1145-47-1673) SUNY (1145-57-2427) 3:00PM On the Smoothness of Weak Solutions of (1607) an Abstract Evolution Equation with a 3:00PM Multi-sum representations of the colored Scalar Type Spectral Operator on the (1617) Jones polynomial. Preliminary report. Real Axis. Preliminary report. Uwe Kaiser*, Boise State University, and Marat V. Markin, California State Rama Mishra, IISER Pune, Dr. Homi University, Fresno (1145-47-1243) Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, INDIA (1145-57-1817) 3:30PM Positive functionals on operator algebras 3:30PM The action of the Kauffman bracket skein (1608) on Pontryagin space Pi1. Preliminary report. (1618) algebra of the torus on the skein module Sofya S Masharipova*, University of of a knot complement. Pittsburgh Johnstown, and Shukhrat M Razvan Gelca, Texas Tech University Usmanov, Waldorf University (1145-57-1665) (1145-46-1479) 4:00PM On the equivalence of Legendrian knots. 4:00PM Quantum dynamics of elliptic curves. (1619) Ivan Dynnikov, Steklov Mathematical (1609) Igor V. Nikolaev, St. John’s University Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (1145-46-443) (1145-57-1716) 4:30PM Non-Euclidean Metrics on the Resolvent 4:30PM Finite-type invariants of virtual knots and (1610) Set. (1620) tangles. Mai Tran*andRongwei Yang,University Nicolas Petit, Oxford College of Emory at Albany, SUNY (1145-47-2290) University (1145-57-1009)

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5:00PM Crossing Matrices for Braids. 5:00PM Equidistribution of sequences on the (1621) Mauricio Gutierrez,Boston, (1631) p-adic unit ball. Massachusetts, and Zbigniew Nitecki*, Naveen Somasunderam*andClayton Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 Petsche, Oregon State University, (1145-57-901) Corvallis (1145-11-986)

5:30PM Polynomial braid combing. 5:30PM The Erdos˝ conjecture for primitive sets. (1622) Marithania Silvero,UniversidaddelPa´ıs (1632) Jared Duker Lichtman,Universityof Vasco (1145-55-591) Cambridge, and Carl Pomerance*, Dartmouth College (1145-11-627) AMS Special Session on Analytic Number Theory, II AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Statistics, II 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 319, BCC 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 318, BCC Organizers: Thomas A. Hulse,Boston College Organizers: Michael Chou,Tufts University Angel V. Kumchev,Towson Robert Lemke Oliver,Tufts University University Nathan McNew,Towson Ari Shnidman,Center University for Communications John Miller, The Johns Research-Princeton Hopkins University 1:00PM 2k?-Selmer groups and Goldfeld’s 1:00PM Some algebraic contributions to Waring’s (1633) conjecture. (1623) problem. Alexander Smith,HarvardUniversity Paul Pollack, University of Georgia (1145-11-1939) (1145-11-1217) 1:30PM Ranks, 2-Selmer groups, and Tamagawa 1:30PM Irreducible quadratic polynomials and (1634) numbers of elliptic curves with Z Z × Z Z (1624) Euler’s function. /2 /8 -torsion. Noah Lebowitz-Lockard,Universityof Stephanie Chan, University College Georgia (1145-11-58) London (1145-11-2100) 2:00PM The second moment of the number of 2:00PM Weak subconvexity without a Ramanujan (1625) hypothesis. (1635) integral points on elliptic curves is bounded. Kannan Soundararajan and Jesse *, Princeton Thorner*, Stanford University Levent Hasan Ali Alpoge¨ (1145-11-49) University, and Wei Ho,Universityof Michigan (1145-11-2080) 2:30PM Value-distribution of cubic Hecke 2:30PM Binary quartic forms with vanishing (1626) L-functions. (1636) J-invariant. Amir Akbary, University of Lethbridge, Stanley Yao Xiao, University of Toronto and *, University of Northern Alia Hamieh (1145-11-493) British Columbia (1145-11-454) 3:00PM Joint Shapes of Quartic Fields and Their 3:00PM Coordinate distribution of Gaussian (1637) Cubic Resolvents. (1627) primes. Preliminary report. Piper H*, University of Hawaii at Manoa, John Friedlander*, Department of and Christelle Vincent,TheUniversityof Mathematics, University of Toronto, and Vermont (1145-11-2224) Henryk Iwaniec,RutgersUniversity (1145-11-522) 3:30PM Shapes of sextic C3 C2-ﬁelds: (1638) equidistribution, Malle’s conjecture, and 3:30PM Additive Twists of Fourier Coefﬁcients. detection of log terms in Kluners;¨ (1628) Alia Hamieh,UniversityofNorthern counterexample. British Columbia, and Naomi Tanabe*, Robert Harron, University of Hawai’i at Bowdoin College (1145-11-1172) Manoa, and Erik Holmes*, University of 4:00PM Moments of other random multiplicative Hawaii at Manoa (1145-11-2922) (1629) functions. 4:00PM Inductive Methods for Counting Number Asif Ali Zaman, Stanford University (1639) Fields. (1145-11-1039) Robert J Lemke Oliver, Tufts University, *, Duke University, and 4:30PM Extremal primes for elliptic curves Jiuya Wang (1630) without complex multiplication. Melanie Matchett Wood,Universityof Chantal David, Concordia University, Wisconsin, Madison (1145-11-1664) Ayla Gafni*, University of Rochester, 4:30PM A non-abelian version of Cohen-Lenstra Amita Malik,RutgersUniversity,Neha (1640) heuristics. Prabhu, Queens University, and Caroline Yuan Liu*andMelanie Matchett Wood, Turnage-Butterbaugh, Carleton College University of Wisconsin-Madison (1145-11-910) (1145-11-1907)

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5:00PM Malle’s conjecture on Frobenius groups. 5:00PM Weak order and descents for monotone (1641) Harsh A Mehta,UniversityofSouth (1651) triangles. Carloina (1145-11-76) Zachary Hamaker*, University of Michigan, and Victor Reiner,University 5:30PM Counting points, counting ﬁelds, and of Minnesota (1145-05-1677) (1642) heights on stacks. David Zureick-Brown*, Emory 5:30PM Ehrhart Tensor Polynomials. University, Jordan Ellenberg,University (1652) Soren¨ Berg, TU Berlin, Katharina of Wisconsin-Madison, and Matthew Jochemko, KTH Stockholm, and Laura Satriano, Waterloo (1145-11-491) Silverstein*, TU Wien (1145-05-1909)

AMS Special Session on Geometric and AMS Special Session on Geometric and Topological Combinatorics, II Topological Generalization of Groups, II

1:00 PM –3:20PM Room 347, BCC 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 320, BCC Organizers: Amrita Acharyya,University Organizers: Anastasia Chavez, of Toledo University of California, Bikash C. Das,Universityof Davis North Georgia Jamie Haddock,University 1:00PM On the quasi-isometric rigidity of a class of California, Davis (1653) of right-angled Coxeter groups. Jordan Bounds*andXiangdong Annie Raymond,University Xie, Bowling Green State University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1145-20-798) 1:00PM Constructing Counterexamples to a 1:30PM Latin Squares from Zoomorphic Images (1643) Conjecture of Perles. (1654) and Orthomorphisms of Groups. Joseph Doolittle,UniversityofKansas Preliminary report. (1145-05-913) Stephen M. Gagola, Jr., Kent State University (1145-20-1856) 1:30PM Deformation dimension of zonotopes. ∗ ∗ (1644) Preliminary report. 2:00PM Thickness of Out(A1 ... An). Raman Sanyal,GoetheUniversity (1655) Saikat Das,Rutgers-Newark Frankfurt, and Josephine Yu*, Georgia (1145-20-2638) Tech (1145-52-1792) 2:30PM Cofinite groupoids and their profinite (1656) completions. 2:00PM Completely log-concave polynomials and Amrita Acharyya*, University of Toledo, (1645) applications to matroids. Jon M Corson, University of Alabama, Nima Anari, Stanford, KuiKui Liu, and Bikash C Das,UniversityofNorth Shayan Oveis Gharan,Universityof Georgia (1145-20-1501) Washington, and Cynthia Vinzant*, 3:00PM Varieties of profinite graphs. North Carolina State University (1657) Amrita Acharyya, University of Toledo, (1145-05-1753) Jon M Corson, University of Alabama, 2:30PM Finiteness theorems for matroid and Bikash C Das*, University of North (1646) complexes with prescribed homotopy Georgia (1145-00-2946) type. Federico Castillo, University of Kansas, AMS Special Session on Geometry and and Jose Alejandro Samper*, University Dynamics of Continued Fractions, II of Miami (1145-05-602) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 337, BCC 3:00PM Random Monomial Ideals. (1647) Lily Silverstein, University of California, Organizers: Anton Lukyanenko,George Davis (1145-05-2170) Mason University

3:30PM Using random polynomials in extremal Joseph Vandehey,Ohio (1648) graph theory. State University Michael Tait, Carnegie Mellon University 1:00PM α-continued fractions for infinitely many (1145-05-949) (1658) triangle groups. Preliminary report. Kariane Calta, Vassar College, Cor 4:00PM Envy-free division of a cake without the Kraaikamp, Technische Universiteit Delft (1649) ”hungry players” assumption. and Thomas Stieltjes Institute of Frederic Meunier, Universite Paris Est, Mathematics; Delft, the Netherlands, and CERMICS, and Shira Zerbib*, University Thomas A. Schmidt*, Oregon State of Michigan (1145-05-2051) University (1145-37-1848) 4:30PM Multilabeled versions of Sperner’s and 1:30PM Iwasawa continued fractions and (1650) Fan’s lemmas and applications. (1659) higher-dimensional hyperbolic spaces. Francis Edward Su*, Harvey Mudd Joseph A. Vandehey*, The Ohio State College, and Frédéric Meunier, University, and Anton Lukyanenko, Université Paris-Est (1145-52-2025) George Mason University (1145-11-1684)

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2:00PM Coding geodesic ﬂows and various 2:30PM Estimates for the Lp Mixed Boundary (1660) continued fractions. (1670) Value Problem in C1,1 Domains. Claire Merriman*andFlorin P. Preliminary report. Boca, University of Illinois at Laura Dawn Croyle*, Baldwin Wallace Urbana-Champaign (1145-37-1181) University, and Russell Brown,University of Kentucky (1145-35-1144) 2:30PM α-expansions with odd partial quotients. (1661) Florin P Boca*andClaire 3:00PM The mixed problem for the linear Stokes Merriman, University of Illinois at (1671) system. Preliminary report. Urbana-Champaign (1145-37-1184) Katharine Ott, Bates College (1145-35-1035) 3:00PM Generalized Farey Sequences. Preliminary (1662) report. 3:30PM Quantitative homogenization with Jeffrey C Lagarias,Universityof (1672) relatively soft inclusions. Michigan (1145-11-1443) B Chase Russell, Penn State, Erie–The Behrend College (1145-35-850) 3:30PM Break 4:00PM Oscillatory integrals and homogenization 4:00PM The Lagrange and Markov Spectra of (1673) of elliptic systems with Robin boundary (1663) Pythagorean triples. condition. Byungchul Cha*, Muhlenberg College, Jun Geng,LanzhouUniversity,and and Dong Han Kim, Dongguk University Jinping Zhuge*, University of Kentucky (1145-11-744) (1145-35-1203) 4:30PM On the symmetrization of Cauchy-like 4:30PM Dimension Spectrum for Complex and (1674) kernels. Preliminary report. (1664) Real Continued Fractions with Restricted Loredana Lanzani*, Syracuse University, Entries. and Malabika Pramanik,U.British Mariusz Urbanski*, University of North Columbia (1145-31-1633) Texas, Vasilis Chousionis and Dmitry Leykehman, University of Connecticut 5:00PM On the Dirichlet problem in cylindrical (1145-37-146) (1675) domains for evolution Oleinik–Radkevic PDE’s : a Thychonov-type theorem. 5:00PM Badly approximable numbers over Alessia E. Kogoj*, University of Urbino, (1665) imaginary quadratic ﬁelds. Preliminary and Ermanno Lanconelli,Universityof report. Bologna (1145-35-764) Robet Hines, University of Colorado, 5:30PM The obstacle problem for the fractional Boulder (1145-11-777) (1676) heat equation: properties of the free 5:30PM Is one-dimensional Diophantine boundary. (1666) approximation all about continued Agnid Banerjee,TIFRCAM,Donatella fractions? Danielli*, Purdue University, Nicola Dmitry Kleinbock, Brandeis University Garofalo, University of Padova, and (1145-11-1852) Arshak Petrosyan, Purdue University (1145-35-1510) AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, and AMS Special Session on If You Build It They Applications, II Will Come: Presentations by Scholars in the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 328, BCC Mathematical Sciences, II

Organizers: Russell Brown,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 327, BCC Kentucky Organizers: David Goldberg,Purdue Irina Mitrea,Temple University University Phil Kutzko,Universityof Iowa 1:00PM Two fun snapshots from classical (1667) harmonic analysis. 1:00PM On the maximum rectilinear crossing Robert S. Strichartz, Math Dept. (1677) number of spiders. Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853 Joshua Fallon,CarnegieMellon,Kirsten (1145-42-222) Hogenson*, Colorado College, Lauren Keough, Grand Valley State University, 1:30PM Approximations in the Direct Problem for Mario Lomel´i, Universidad Autonoma de (1668) Impedance Tomography. Preliminary San Luis Potosi, Marcus Schaefer, report. DePaul University, and Pablo Soberon´ , George H Lytle,UniversityofKentucky Baruch College (1145-05-359) (1145-35-906) 1:30PM Smoothing effect for solutions to the 2:00PM Extension of functions of vanishing mean (1678) Dysthe equation. Preliminary report. (1669) oscillation in a domain. Kristin M. Kurianski*andGigliola Almaz Butaev and Galia Dafni*, Stafﬁlani, Massachusetts Institute of Concordia University (1145-42-1290) Technology (1145-35-608)

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2:00PM Equilibrium States for AMS Special Session on Low Complexity (1679) (α, β)-transformations. Models in Data Analysis and Machine Leonard Carapezza, Utah International Learning, II Charter School, Marco Antonio Lopez´ *, Wake Forest University, and Donald 1:00 PM –5:45PM Room 331, BCC Robertson,UniversityofUtah (1145-37-883) Organizers: Emily J. King,Universityof Bremen, Germany

2:30PM The almost-principal minors and ap-rank Nate Strawn, Georgetown (1680) of symmetric matrices. University Shaun M. Fallat, University of Regina, Soledad Villar,NewYork and Xavier Martinez-Rivera*, Auburn University University (1145-15-674) 1:00PM Expressivity and structure of neural (1687) network spaces. 3:00PM Mathematical Model of Bone Philipp Christian Petersen,Universityof (1681) Regeneration in Bone Marrow-derived Oxford (1145-41-1715) Mesenchymal Stem Cell Populations. 2:00PM Graph Neural Networks and Graph Preliminary report. (1688) Scattering Transforms. Ruqiah A Muhammad,UniversityofIowa Fernando Gama, Alejandro Ribeiro*, (1145-92-781) University of Pennsylvania, and Joan Bruna, Courant Institute of Mathematical 3:30PM Modeling the Diet Dynamics of Children: Sciences - NYU (1145-42-2281) (1682) the Roles of Socialization and the School 2:30PM SUNLayer: stable denoising with Environment. (1689) generative models. Preliminary report. Anarina L Murillo*, University of Soledad Villar, New York University Alabama at Birmingham, Muntaser (1145-32-2152) Safan, Devina Wadhera and Carlos 3:00PM Singular Values for ReLU layers. Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University (1690) Preliminary report. (1145-34-386) Soeren Dittmer, University of Bremen (1145-41-1748) 4:00PM The use of Bayesian Logistic Models 3:30PM SqueezeFit: Label-aware dimensionality (1683) in Defense Analysis: a Case Study. (1691) reduction. Preliminary report. Dustin G. Mixon,TheOhioState Keyla Pagan-Rivera, Institute for University (1145-52-2313) Defense Analyses (1145-62-570) 4:00PM Efﬁcient Manifold Approximation with (1692) Spherelets. 4:30PM The Role of Recovery in Daphnia Didong Li*, Minerva Mukhopadhyay (1684) Epidemics. Preliminary report. and David B Dunson, Duke University Vanessa Rivera-Quinones*, Department (1145-62-1044) of Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Tara Stewart, 4:30PM LDMNet: Low Dimensional Manifold Program of Ecology, Evolution, and (1693) Regularized Neural Networks. Conservation Biology, University of Wei Zhu*, Qiang Qiu, Duke University, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Zoi Rapti, Jiaji Huang, Baidu Silicon Valley AI Lab, Department of Mathematics, University Robert Calderbank, Guillermo Sapiro of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Ingrid Daubechies, Duke University and Carla Caceres, Department of (1145-65-1029) Animal Biology, University of Illinois at 5:00PM Dropout as a Low-Rank Regularizer for Urbana-Champaign (1145-92-525) (1694) Matrix Factorization. Rene Vidal, Mathematical Institute for 5:00PM The role of Varroa on the honeybee Data Science / Johns Hopkins University (1685) population dynamics: a modeling (1145-41-514) approach and the effect of brood-mite interaction. AMS Special Session on Mathematical Komi S Messan,ColdRegionsResearch Analysis in Fluid Dynamics, II Engeneering Laboratory, Marisabel Rodriguez Messan*, Dartmouth College, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 336, BCC Gloria Degrandi-Hoffman, Carl Hayden Organizers: Yanqiu Guo,Florida Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, and International University Yun Kang, Arizona State University (1145-37-2753) Jinkai Li,SouthChina Normal University

5:30PM Factorizations of Positive Deﬁnite Jing Tian,Towson (1686) Kernels. University Aqeeb A Sabree,UniversityofIowa Yuncheng You,University (1145-46-719) of South Florida

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1:00PM Subsonic and Transonic shock flows in 1:00PM How switching between movement modes (1695) bounded nozzles. (1705) improves foraging success in fragmented S. Weng, School of Mathematics landscapes: exploring the benefits of and Stochastics, Wuhan University context-dependent diffusion and (1145-35-467) advection. 1:30PM Global regularity for parabolic William F. Fagan*, Tyler Hoffman, Daisy (1696) incompressible fluid interfaces. Dahiya, University of Maryland, Robert Eduardo Garcia-Juarez,Universityof Stephen Cantrell and Chris Cosner, Pennsylvnia (1145-35-2063) University of Miami (1145-92-1273) 2:00PM The emergence of higher-order 1:30PM Uniqueness in constrained (1697) structures in hydrodynamic flocking. (1706) Hamilton-Jacobi equation and the Eitan Tadmor, University of Maryland dynamics of adaptation. Preliminary (1145-76-832) report. 2:30PM Properties of infinite energy solutions to Vincent Calvez, Institut Camille Jordan, (1698) the Navier-Stokes equations. UMR 5208 CNRS & Universite Claude Zachary Bradshaw*, University of Bernard, and King-Yeung Lam*, Arkansas, and Tai-Peng Tsai,University Department of Mathematics, The Ohio of British Columbia (1145-35-214) State University (1145-35-1870) 3:00PM On the two-dimensional (1699) Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation. 2:00PM Evolutionary games in spatially and Anna L Mazzucato, Penn State University (1707) temporally variable environments. (1145-35-625) Sebastian Schreiber,Universityof California, Davis (1145-92-1586) 3:30PM On the existence and uniqueness of the (1700) 3D compressible primitive equations of 2:30PM A periodic spatial model for population atmospheric dynamics Xin Liu*andEdriss S. Titi, Department (1708) dynamics under seasonal changes. of mathematics, Texas A&M university Ying Zhou, Department of Mathematics, (1145-35-315) Lafayette College (1145-45-1999) 4:00PM Bounds on the attractor for the 2D 3:00PM One spot, two spot, red spot grew spots: (1701) Rayleigh-Bénard problem. Preliminary (1709) How differential dispersal, phenology and report. the Allee effect predict pattern formation Michael S Jolly and Yu Cao*, Indiana in mountain pine beetle impact. University (1145-76-2236) James A Powell, Department of 4:30PM Determining map for statistical data Mathematics and Statistics, Utah State (1702) assimilation and applications. University (1145-92-2239) Preliminary report. Animikh Biswas, University of Maryland 3:30PM Persistence and Extinction of Population Baltimore County (1145-76-2683) (1710) in Reaction-Diffusion-Advection Model 5:00PM Global well-posedness for the 2D with Strong Allee Effect Growth. (1703) Boussinesq system with anisotropic Yan Wang*andJunping Shi, The College viscosity and without heat diffusion. of William and Mary (1145-92-1154) Adam Larios, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Evelyn Lunasin*, United States 4:00PM Water Transport Shapes Banded Naval Academy, and Edriss S. Titi,Texas (1711) Vegetation Patterns in Dryland A&M University, and Weizmann Institute Ecosystems. of Science (1145-35-1631) Sarah Iams*, Harvard University, Punit Gandhi, Mathematical Biosciences 5:30PM Well-posedness and ergodicity (1704) of three-dimensional Institute, The Ohio State University, and Hall-magnetohydrodynamics system. Mary Silber, University of Chicago Kazuo Yamazaki,Universityof (1145-37-2406) Rochester (1145-76-1344) 4:30PM Water transport in models of dryland AMS Special Session on Mathematical (1712) vegetation patterns. Preliminary report. Investigations of Spatial Ecology and Punit Gandhi*, Ohio State University, Sara Bonetti, ETH Zurich, Sarah Iams, Epidemiology, II Harvard University, Amilcare Porporato, Princeton University, and Mary Silber, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 325, BCC University of Chicago (1145-92-2342) Organizers: Leah Shaw, College of William and Mary 5:00PM Model of pattern formation in marsh (1713) ecosystems with nonlocal interactions. Junping Shi, College of Sofya Zaytseva*, Leah B. Shaw, Junping William and Mary Shi, William & Mary, Romuald N. Lipcius Zhisheng Shuai,University and Matthew L. Kirwan, Virginia Institute of Central Florida of Marine Science (1145-92-1970)

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5:30PM Biological Control with Nonlocal AMS Special Session on Multiscale Problems (1714) Interactions. in the Calculus of Variations, II Eric A. Autry*, Duke University, Department of Mathematics, Alvin 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 329, BCC Bayliss and Vladimir A. Volpert, Northwestern University, Department of Organizers: Elisa Davoli,Universityof Engineering Sciences and Applied Vienna, Austria Mathematics (1145-35-1051) Rita Ferreira, King Abdullah University of Science and AMS Special Session on Mathematics in the Technology, Saudi Arabia Realm of Cyber Research, II 1:00PM A two-dimensional labile aether arising (1723) out of homogenization. 1:00 PM –5:45PM Room 332, BCC G. A. Francfort, Universite Paris Nord, France (1145-74-548) Organizers: Daniel Bennett, Army Cyber 2:00PM Relaxation of nonlocal supremal Institute (1724) functionals. Carolin Kreisbeck*, Utrecht University, Paul Goethals, United States and Elvira Zappale, University of Salerno Military Academy (1145-49-1272) Natalie Scala,Towson 2:30PM Stochastic Homogenisation of University (1725) Free-Discontinuity Problems. Filippo Cagnetti, University of Sussex 1:00PM Blockchain Applications for Distributed (1145-49-657) (1715) Data. Preliminary report. James P Howard, II, Johns Hopkins 3:00PM A corrected Sadowsky functional for University Applied Physics Laboratory (1726) inextensible elastic ribbons. (1145-68-3005) Lorenzo Freddi,UniversitàdiUdine, Italy, Peter Hornung,TUDresden, 2:00PM Isogenous components of 2-dimensional Germany, Maria Giovanna Mora*, (1716) reducible Jacobians. Università di Pavia, Italy, and Roberto Lubjana Beshaj, Army Cyber Institute Paroni,Università di Pisa, Italy (1145-11-2286) (1145-49-697) 4:00PM Injective nonlinear elasticity: recent 2:30PM A Mathematical Model of Conciousness, (1727) developments and new ideas for a (1717) with Applications to AI. Preliminary computational approach. report. Stefan Kromer¨ *andJan Valdman, Jorge Diaz*, University of Puerto Rico at Institute of Information Theory and Rio Piedras, and Christian Romero, Automation of the CAS, Prague University of Puerto Rico at Carolina (1145-35-1332) (1145-68-2164) 4:30PM Second-order Gamma-convergence for 3:00PM A Case Study of the Noordin Terrorist (1728) Cahn-Hilliard energies. (1718) Network. Ryan Murray, The Pennsylvania State Elie Alhajjar, United States Military University (1145-49-762) Academy (1145-94-1228) 5:00PM Relaxation of Nonlocal Energies in the 3:30PM Topology of basic blocks. Preliminary (1729) context of structured deformations. (1719) report. Preliminary report. Steve Huntsman*, BAE Systems FAST Elvira Zappale,UniversitàdegliStudidi Labs, and Michael Robinson,American Salerno, Italy (1145-49-1536) University (1145-55-141) 5:30PM Analysis of a perturbed Cahn-Hilliard (1730) model for Langmuir-Blodgett films. 4:00PM Quantum correlation sets and quantum Preliminary report. (1720) communication. Preliminary report. Marco Bonacini, Institute for Applied Travis B Russell, United States Military Mathematics, University of Bonn, Elisa Academy (1145-81-1229) Davoli, University of Vienna, and Marco Morandotti*, Politecnico di Torino 4:30PM Cluster-based Vulnerability Assessment: (1721) Some Empirical Studies. (1145-35-804) Michel Cukier*, Yazdan Movahedi, University of Maryland - College Park, AMS Special Session on Orthogonal and Ilir Gashi, City University London Polynomials, Quantum Probability, (1145-68-2471) Harmonic and Stochastic Analysis, I

5:00PM Modeling Threats to Maryland’s Electoral 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 321, BCC (1722) Voting System Paul L. Goethals*, United States Military Organizers: Nobuhiro Asai,Aichi Academy, and Natalie M. Scala,Towson University of Education, University (1145-90-54) Kariya, Japan

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Rodica Costin,TheOhio 1:00PM Multiscale Competition Between Defective State University (1739) Interfering Particles and Wild Type Poliovirus. Aurel I. Stan,TheOhioState Adrienna Bingham*, William and Mary, University at Marion Elsa Rousseau, IBM Almaden Research Center, Leah Shaw, William and Mary, Hiroaki Yoshida, Simone Bianco, IBM Almaden Research Ochanomizu University, Center, and Raul Andino,Universityof Tokyo, Japan California, San Francisco (1145-92-2503)

1:00PM Mobius¨ inversion, Wick products, and 1:30PM Target Reproduction Numbers: A General (1731) product formulas. Preliminary report. (1740) Framework for Threshold Parameters in Michael Anshelevich,TexasA&M Population Dynamics. Preliminary report. University (1145-46-738) Zhisheng Shuai,UniversityofCentral Florida (1145-92-2828) 2:00PM Quantum Structures from Association 2:00PM Application of SIR Model and Optimal (1732) Schemes. Preliminary report. (1741) Control. Radhakrishnan Balu, US Army Research Hem Raj Joshi, Xavier University, Lab (1145-81-161) Cincinnati, OH (1145-34-2269)

3:00PM Exit Times and The Law of the Iterated 2:30PM Transmission dynamics and oscillations (1733) Logarithm for a Class of SPDEs. (1742) in a model of West Nile virus. Parisa Fatheddin*, University of Chunhua Shan*, The University of Pittsburgh, P. Sundar, Louisiana State Toledo, Ohio, USA, Guihong Fan, University, and Jie Xiong,Southern Columbus State University, Georgia, USA, University of Science and Technology and Huaiping Zhu, York University, (1145-60-47) Canada (1145-92-2050)

3:00PM Role of the immune status of infected 3:30PM Two-parameter eigenvalue problems for (1734) Jacobi matrices. (1743) individuals on the transmission dynamics Maxim Derevyagin,Universityof of HIV: From within-host to between-hosts Connecticut (1145-47-846) models. Naveen K. Vaidya, San Diego State 4:00PM Large deviations for additive functionals University, California (1145-92-1867) (1735) of semi-Markov processes. 3:30PM Growth on Two Limiting Essential Adina Oprisan, Canisius College (1744) Resources in a Self-Cycling Fermentor. (1145-60-1453) Ting Hao Hsu, Department of Mathematics/University of Miami, Coral 4:30PM On the hypercontractivity of a Gables, Tyler Meadows, Department of (1736) convolution operator. Mathematics and Statistics/McMaster Florin Catrina*, St. John’s Unviersity, and University, Lin Wang, Department of Aurel I. Stan, The Ohio State University Matheamtics and Statistics/University at Marion (1145-44-686) of New Brunswick, and Gail S.K. Wolkowicz*, Department of Mathematics 5:00PM On the Variance of the Number of Roots and Statistics/McMaster University (1737) of Complex Random Orthogonal (1145-92-1568) Polynomials Spanned by OPUC. Aaron Michael Yeager, Oklahoma State 4:00PM Impulse model of Leptospirosis in Cattle. University (1145-60-69) (1745) Preliminary report. Ibrahim Halil Aslan,Universityof 5:30PM New degenerate Bernoulli and Euler Tennessee Knoxville (1145-92-498) (1738) polynomials arising from non-classical 4:30PM A renewal reward approach for studying Umbral Calculus. Preliminary report. (1746) intracellular transport models. Orli Herscovici, Department of *, Mathematical Mathematics, Technion – Israel Institute Maria-Veronica Ciocanel of Technology (1145-11-295) Biosciences Institute at the Ohio State University, John Fricks,Arizona AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in State University, Peter Kramer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Biological Modeling and Related Dynamical Scott McKinley, Tulane University Analysis, II (1145-60-289)

5:00PM Two Waves of Pandemic Inﬂuenza: An 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 326, BCC (1747) Agent-based Exploration. Preliminary report. Organizers: Joshi Raj Hem,Xavier Anna Mummert*, Roger Estep, Marshall University University, Robert Hughes,Univeristyof Pennsylvania, and Jessica Shiltz,West Yanyu Xiao,Universityof Virginia Department of Health and Cincinnati Human Resources (1145-92-2625)

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5:30PM Social status-dependent regulation of 5:00PM On some new applications of the theory (1748) endocannabinoids and modulation of (1756) of A-analytic maps in Tomography. spinal motor circuits: Empirical and Preliminary report. computational analysis. Preliminary Kamran Sadiq, Radon Institute for report. Computational and Applied Mathematics, Sungwoo Ahn*, East Carolina University, and Alexandru Tamasan*, University of Greenville, NC, Choongseok Park,North Central Florida (1145-35-1282) Carolina A&T State University, Katie N 5:30PM Theoretically exact solution of the inverse Clements and FadiAAIssa,East (1757) source problem for the wave equation Carolina University (1145-92-1355) with spatially and temporally reduced AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in data. Ngoc Do*andLeonid Kunyansky, Inverse Problems and Imaging, II University of Arizona (1145-35-601)

1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 330, BCC AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Applications in Finance, Actuarial Organizers: Kui Ren,UniversityofTexas Science and Related Fields, II at Austin

Yang Yang, Michigan State 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 345, BCC University

1:00PM Reduced Order Models For Spectral Organizers: Julius N. Esunge,University (1749) Domain Inversion: Galerkin Equivalence of Mary Washington And Generation Of Internal Data. See Keong Lee,University Preliminary report. of the Sciences, Malaysia Shari Moskow*, Drexel University, Liliana Borcea, University of Michigan, Aurel I. Stan,TheOhioState Vladimir Druskin,WPI,Alex Mamonov, University at Marion University of Houston, and M. Zaslavsky, 1:00PM Forecasting Monthly Stock Return Schlumberger-Doll Research (1758) through K-Means Clustering and Support (1145-65-2410) Vector Machine. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Resonances for Photonic Nanocavities Chong Sun, Baylor University (1750) and Their Optimal Design. (1145-62-885) Junshan Lin, Department of Mathematics 1:30PM Credit Risk Valuation Based on Machine and Statistics, Auburn University (1759) Learning. (1145-35-2191) Xuan Xu, Tsinghua University, and 2:00PM A backscattering model based on Yifan Wu*, Beijing Normal University (1751) corrector theory of homogenization for (1145-91-2244) the random Helmholtz equation. 2:00PM Asymptotic analysis of the expected Olivier Pinaud, Colorado State University (1760) utility maximization problem with respect (1145-35-1038) to perturbations of the numeraire. 2:30PM Low rankness in forward and inverse Oleksii Mostovyi,Universityof (1752) kinetic theory. Connecticut (1145-60-404) Ke Chen, Qin Li*andSteve Wright, 2:30PM The expected utility model on carrying UW-Madison (1145-45-660) (1761) capacity allocation for express carriers. 3:00PM Break Cheng-Chang Lin, Dept. Transportation Science, National Cheng Kung University 3:30PM Inversion and imaging with acoustic (1145-90-294) (1753) waves via model order reduction. Alexander V Mamonov*, University of 3:00PM Contagion in Heterogeneous Financial Houston, Vladimir Druskin, Worcester (1762) Networks. Polytechnic Institute, and Mikhail Yuanying Guan*andMicah Pollak, Zaslavsky, Schlumberger-Doll Research Indiana University Northwest Center (1145-65-948) (1145-91-566)

4:00PM Global uniqueness for the semilinear 3:30PM Optimal trading rules in a partial (1754) fractional Schrodinger¨ equation. (1763) observable market. Ru-Yu Lai*, University of Minnesota, and Duy Nguyen, Marist College Yi-Hsuan Lin, University of Jyvaskyla (1145-60-682) (1145-35-862) 4:00PM Linear and Non Linear GARCH(p,q) - 4:30PM Reconstruction of acoustic and optical (1764) Delay Fokker Planck Equation. (1755) properties in PAT from multispectral Isabelle Kemajou-Brown*, Morgan State data. University, Rachel Kuske,Georgia Yimin Zhong*, University of California, Institute of Technology, School of Irvine, and Kui Ren, Columbia University Mathematics, and Fatemeh Norouzi, (1145-03-1231) Morgan State University (1145-60-2784)

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4:30PM Caputo and Canavati fractional 4:00PM Origami Knotting in Graphs. Preliminary (1765) Approximation by Choquet integrals. (1774) report. George A Anastassiou,Universityof Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan,Saint Memphis (1145-41-148) Michael’s College (1145-05-792)

5:00PM Analysis of variance based financial 4:30PM The Computational Power of (1766) instruments: swaps and price indices. (1775) Deterministic Tile Self-assembly. Aziz Issaka*, University of North N. Jonoska*, University of South Carolina Charlotte, and Indranil Florida, USA, J. Durand-Lose,Université SenGupta, North Dakota Sate University d’Orléans, France, and H.J. Hoogeboom, (1145-60-2565) Leiden University, the Netherlands (1145-05-1205) 5:30PM Hedging oil, corn, and soybean using the (1767) Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model. 5:00PM Mathematical models for describing Indranil SenGupta*, William Wilson and (1776) molecular self-assembly. Preliminary William Nganje, North Dakota State report. University (1145-60-82) Margherita Maria Ferrari*andNataˇsa Jonoska, University of South Florida AMS Special Session on Topology, Structure (1145-92-904) and Symmetry in Graph Theory, II 5:30PM Applications of topological graph theory (1777) to 2-manifold learning. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 338, BCC Steven Schluchter*andTyrus Berry, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Organizers: Lowell Abrams,George George Mason University (1145-05-327) Washington University MAA Invited Paper Session on Mathematical , Vanderbilt Mark Ellingham Thinking for Modern Data Science Problems University

1:00PM The even-faced genus of complete graphs 1:00 PM –3:20PM Room 317, BCC (1768) and the Even Map Color Theorem. Beifang Chen, Hong Kong University of Organizers: Rick Cleary, Babson College Science and Technology, China, Mark Diana Thomas, U.S. Military Ellingham*, Vanderbilt University, Academy Nora Hartsfield, deceased, Serge 1:00PM Data Science for Mathematicians: What Lawrencenko, Russian State University (1778) We Already Know and What We Need to of Tourism and Service, Russia, Learn. Wenzhong Liu, Nanjing University of Rick Cleary,BabsonCollege,and Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, Hui Talithia Williams*, Harvey Mudd College Yang, Guizhou University, China, Dong (1145-AB-2016) Ye and Xiaoya Zha, Middle Tennessee 1:30PM The Mathematics of Data Science with State University (1145-05-818) (1779) Applications to National Security. 1:30PM AnewY Δ equivalence class of projective Mary Lynn Reed, National Security (1769) planar maps. Agency (1145-AB-1401) Atsuhiro Nakamoto*andYuta Omizo, 2:00PM Discussion Yokohama National University (1145-05-871) 2:30PM Determining mathematically based (1780) thresholds from wearable sensors: 2:00PM Quadrangulated Immersions of Cubic Insights from NHANES accelerometer (1770) Graphs in the Sphere. data. Lowell Abrams*, George Washington Bryan E Adams, United States Military University, and Vance Faber,BigPine Academy (1145-AB-2071) Key, FL (1145-05-847) 3:00PM A machine learning approach relating 3D 2:30PM Lobe- and Edge-Transitivity of Countable (1781) body scans to body composition in (1771) Graphs of Connectivity 1. Preliminary humans. report. James D Pleuss*, Kevin Talty, Morse Jack E. Graver and Mark E. Watkins*, Steven, Patrick Kuiper, Michael Syracuse University (1145-05-748) Scioletti, United States Military Academy, Steven B. Heymsfield, Pennington 3:00PM Partial Duals of Oriented Embeddings. (1772) Jonathan L Gross*, Columbia University, Biomedical Research Lab, and Diana Toufik Mansour, University of Haifa, and Thomas, United States Military Academy Thomas W Tucker, Colgate University (1145-AB-630) (1145-05-733) AMS-MAA-ICHM Special Session on History of 3:30PM Log-Concavity for Graph Imbedding Mathematics, I (1773) Polynomials. Preliminary report. Thomas W. Tucker*, Colgate University, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 314, BCC Jonathan L. Gross, Columbia University, and Toufik Mansour,UniversityofHaifa Organizers: Sloan Despeaux,Western (1145-05-771) Carolina University

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Jemma Lorenat,Pitzer MAA Minicourse #12: Part A College Daniel E. Otero,Xavier 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 3, University 2nd Floor, Hilton Adrian Rice, Keep Teaching Statistics using R and Randolph-Macon College RStudio 1:00PM Mathematics and Justice in Ancient (1782) Egypt. Presenters: Shonda Kuiper, Grinnell Annette Imhausen, Department of College History, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Randall Pruim,Calvin Germany (1145-01-595) College 1:30PM Serenus’ Sections of a Cylinder and (1783) Sections of a Cone. Preliminary report. MAA Minicourse #4: Part B Colin B. P. McKinney, Wabash College (1145-01-2126) 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 2, 2:00PM The mathematics of eclipse diagrams in 2nd Floor, Hilton (1784) Sanskrit astronomy. Kim Plofker, Union College, NY Teaching an Undergraduate (1145-01-2204) Computational Science Course 2:30PM Cracking Al-Kash¯ ¯ı’s Tables. Presenters: Joseph Eichholz, (1785) Elizabeth Cornwall,Universityof Rose-Hulman Insitute of Canterbury/Dixie State University Technology (1145-01-1429) Allen Holder,Rose-Hulman 3:00PM MaxDehninAmerica.Preliminary report. Insitute of Technology (1786) Marjorie Senechal, Smith College (1145-01-281) AMS Contributed Paper Session on 3:30PM Newton Has a Headache but Clairaut Combinatorics and Graph Theory, II (1787) Makes it Go Away. Lawrence Arthur D’Antonio, Ramapo 1:00 PM –5:40PM Room 313, BCC College of New Jersey (1145-01-1505) 1:00PM Realization spaces of arrangements of 11 4:00PM Edward Hatton’s Mercantile Mathematics. (1792) complex projective lines. Preliminary (1788) Duncan J. Melville,St.Lawrence report. University (1145-01-1503) Jordan Buhmann, Moshe Cohen*, 4:30PM Moral Arithmetic: Decisions, values, and Alexander May and Shiyu Shu, Vassar (1789) the likelihood of death from the Count de College (1145-05-1556) Buffon. Preliminary report. 1:15PM Magnitude Homology: Structure and Dominic Klyve, Central Washington (1793) Torsion. University (1145-01-1976) Radmila Sazdanovic and Victor William 5:00PM Analysis and Synthesis in A.-M. Summers*, North Carolina State (1790) Legendre’s El´ éments de géométrie. University (1145-05-2876) Preliminary report. 1:30PM Matched Products and Stirling Numbers Amy Ackerberg-Hastings, Independent (1794) of Graphs. Scholar (1145-01-689) Daryl R. DeFod,CSAILMIT 5:30PM Servois on Numerical Integration. (1145-05-1991) (1791) Robert E. Bradley*andSalvatore J. Petrilli, Adelphi University 1:45PM Distinguishing numbers and (1145-01-1128) (1795) generalizations. Caleb Ji, Washington University in St. MAA Minicourse #3: Part B Louis (1145-05-1028) 2:00PM Advancing Results in Maximum 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 1, (1796) Toughness. 2nd Floor, Hilton Kevin K Ferland, Bloomsburg University of PA (1145-05-270) Advanced Authoring in WeBWorK: Turn good math problems into great ones & 2:15PM On the Discrepancy Between Two Zagreb submit them to the OpenProblemLibrary (1797) Indices. Mehtaab Sawhney*andAshwin Sah, Presenters: Marianna Bonanome,NYC Massachusetts Institute of Technology College of Technology (1145-05-1270) Samar ElHitti, NYC College 2:30PM Failed power domination: complexity and of Technology (1798) other select results. Michael E. Gage,University Bonnie C Jacob*, Abraham Glasser, of Rochester Emily Lederman and Stanislaw K. Andrew Parker,NYC Radziszowski, Rochester Institute of College of Technology Technology (1145-05-2480)

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2:45PM A Tight Lower Bound for the Split AMS Contributed Paper Session on Number (1799) Domination Number of a Regular Theory, III Tournament. Kim A.S. Factor, Marquette University, 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 311, BCC Larry J Langley*andSarah K Merz, University of the Paciﬁc (1145-05-741) 1:00PM Computing A Database of Belyi Maps. 3:00PM On roots of Wiener polynomials of trees. (1811) Sam Schiavone, Dartmouth College (1800) Danielle Wang, MIT (1145-05-1202) (1145-11-2544)

3:15PM Spectra of Oriented Hypergraphs. 1:15PM Variants of Chabauty’s Method and the (1801) Nathan Reff*andLuke Duttweiler, (1812) Thrice-Punctured Projective Line. SUNY Brockport (1145-05-2881) Preliminary report. Nicholas Triantafillou,MIT 3:30PM Arithmetical structures on Dynkin (1145-11-278) (1802) graphs Dn. Preliminary report. Z Kassie Archer,TheUniversityofTexas 1:30PM Asymptotic counting of Sp2g( )-orbits on at Tyler, Abigail C. Bishop, Iona College, (1813) quadratic forms. Alexander Diaz-Lopez, Villanova Alison Beth Miller,HarvardUniversity University, Luis D. García Puente,Sam (1145-11-2525) Houston State University, Darren Glass, 1:45PM Jacobian group operations for typical Gettysburg College, and Joel Louwsma*, (1814) divisors on curves. Niagara University (1145-05-1539) Kamal Khuri-Makdisi,American 3:45PM Introducing 3-path Domination. University of Beirut (1145-11-523) (1803) Preliminary report. Rebecca Lynn Jackson,Charleston 2:00PM Elliptic Curves and Paramodular Forms. Southern University (1145-05-685) (1815) Manami Roy,UniversityofOklahoma (1145-11-1439) 4:00PM On K Banhatti indices. (1804) Seyyedeh Tahereh Jalali*andMasoud 2:15PM Lower Bounds on the Modified Szpiro Ghods, Semnan University (1145-05-814) (1816) Ratio. Alexander J Barrios, Carleton College 4:15PM The Sandpile Group of Cayley Graphs. (1145-11-330) (1805) Jared Marx-Kuo*, University of Chicago, Jiyang Gao, Massachusetts institute of 2:30PM Classifying the image of the Arboreal technology, Vaughan McDonald and (1817) Galois representation. Amal Mattoo,HarvardUniversity Michael Cerchia,WakeForestUniversity (1145-05-1169) (1145-11-1827)

4:30PM Statistics on rooted trees. Preliminary 2:45PM Supercharacters, Elliptic Curves, and the (1806) report. (1818) Sixth Moment of Kloosterman Sums. Kassie Archer*, University of Texas at Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona Tyler, and Megan Martinez,Ithaca College, and George Todd*, Union College (1145-05-2328) College (1145-11-2679)

4:45PM Characteristics of graphs admitting only 3:00PM Effective bounds for Fourier coefﬁcients (1807) constant splines. (1819) of certain weakly holomorphic modular Katie Anders*, University of Texas forms. at Tyler, Alissa S. Crans, Loyola Daniel Garbin, Queensborough Marymount University, Briana Community College of the City University Foster-Greenwood, California State of New York (1145-11-2397) Polytechnic University, Pomona, Blake 3:15PM Lacunarity of Han-Nekrasov-Okounkov Mellor, Loyola Marymount University, (1820) q-series. and Julianna Tymoczko, Smith College Katherine Gallagher*, University of (1145-05-1040) Notre Dame, Katja Vassilev,Princeton 5:00PM Expected Chromatic Number of Random University, and Lucia Li, Wellesley (1808) Subgraphs. College (1145-11-960) Catherine Lee*, Henry Reichard, David 3:30PM Computing Special L-Values of Certain Townley, Ross Berkowitz and Patrick (1821) Modular Forms with Complex Devlin, Yale University (1145-05-1959) Multiplication. 5:15PM On the Distribution of Range for Wen-Ching Winnie Li, Pennsylvania State (1809) Tree-Indexed Random Walks. University, Ling Long and Fang-Ting Aaron Berger*, Massachusetts Institute Tu*, Louisiana State University of Technology, Caleb Ji, Washington (1145-11-1571) University, St. Louis, and Erik Metz, 3:45PM Algebraic modular forms on SO (Q) and University of Maryland (1145-05-1513) 5 (1822) the computation of paramodular forms. 5:30PM Binary subtrees with fewest labeled Watson Bernard Ladd*, Cloudﬂare, (1810) paths; simulations and illustrations. Jeffery Hein, Rockville, Maryland, and Mojtaba Moniri, Normandale Community Gonzalo Tornaria, Universidad de la College (1145-05-390) Republica´ (1145-11-508)

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4:00PM Eigenform Product Identities for 2:15PM P-Play in Candy Nim. (1823) Degree-Two Siegel Modular Forms. (1832) Nitya Mani*, Stanford University, Rajiv Preliminary report. Nelakanti, Yale University, Simon Jim Brown, Hugh Geller,Clemson Rubinstein-Salzedo and Alex Tholen, University, Rico Vicente, California State Euler Circle (1145-91-746) University, Long Beach, and Alexandra 2:30PM Forecasting U.S. elections with Walsh*, Brown University (1145-11-111) (1833) compartmental models. Preliminary 4:15PM Shifted Convolution L-Series Values for report. (1824) Elliptic Curves. Alexandria Volkening*, Mathematical Nitya Mani*, Stanford University, and Biosciences Institute, Ohio State Asra Ali, MIT (1145-11-231) University, Daniel Linder, Augusta University, Mason A Porter,Universityof 4:30PM A Couple of Results in Analytic Number California, Los Angeles, and Grzegorz (1825) Theory. Rempala, Ohio State University Badih N. Ghusayni, Lebanese University (1145-91-1929) (1145-11-27) 2:45PM Dog Vaccination and Quarantine: A 4:45PM Predicting Zeros of the Riemann Zeta (1834) Mathematical Approach on Rabies. (1826) Function Using Machine Learning: A Vince Nicolas Salas Campo*, John Comparative Analysis. Preliminary report. Lawrence Palacios, Hideo Nagahashi Jennifer Noelle Kampe*, California State PhD., Hyunju Oh Ph.D and JaeYong University Northridge, and Artem Choi, University of Guam (1145-91-2212) Vysogorets, University of Massachusetts 3:00PM Adaptive Zero Determinant Strategies (1145-11-200) (1835) in the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Tournament. Preliminary report. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Emmanuel M Estrada, San Jose State Operations Research, Mathematical University (1145-91-2388) Programming, Optimization, Game Theory, 3:15PM Shapley-like values without symmetry. Economics, and Mathematics in the Social (1836) Preliminary report. and Behavioral Sciences Jacob North Clark*andStephen Montgomery-Smith,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:10PM Room 335, BCC Missouri (1145-91-225) 3:30PM Approximation of A Class of 1:00PM A Population-based Metaheuristic (1837) Non-Zero-Sum Investment and (1827) Approach for Solving the Multi-demand Reinsurance Games for Regime-Switching Multidimensional Knapsack Problem. Jump-Diffusion Models. Preliminary report. Trang T.H Bui*, Wayne State University, *, and Yun Lu Francis Vasko Charles Xiang Cheng, Zhuo Jin,TheUniversity , Kutztown University Saternos of Melbourne, and George Yin,Wayne (1145-90-1844) State University (1145-91-483) 1:15PM Binarizations of Continuous 3:45PM Order in chaos - decentralized hedging, (1828) Metaheuristics to Solve the Set Covering (1838) BTW sand piles, and directed Problem: Simpler is Better. Preliminary self-organized criticality, an explanatory report. mathematical model for causally Francis J Vasko*andYun Lu,Kutztown connected defaults in the derivative University (1145-90-1816) market. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Logical Analysis of Data using Alexander Munson, unemployed (1829) Multi-Objective Optimization. (1145-91-1316) Nandini Rakala*, Munevver Mine 4:00PM Respect for Improvements and Subasi and Ersoy Subasi,Florida (1839) Comparative Statics in Matching Markets. Institute of Technology (1145-90-2491) Scott Duke Kominers,Harvard University (1145-91-756) 1:45PM Computational Fact-Checking through (1830) Relational Similarity based Path Mining. 4:15PM Object-Label-Order effect in a noisy Preliminary report. (1840) learning environment. Himanshu Ahuja, Delhi Technological Timmy Ma, Dartmouth College University, and Alexander C Michels*, (1145-91-2598) Westminster College (1145-90-1881) 4:30PM A Kinetic Theory Approach to Pedestrian 2:00PM Multi-Choice Stochastic Programming (1841) Motion. Preliminary report. (1831) Problems Using Genetic Algorithm. Daewa Kim*, University of Houston, and Preliminary report. Annalisa Quaini, Univesity of Houston D K Mohanty*, Department of (1145-91-2520) Mathematics, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur - 4:45PM Obamacare proofs give more healthcare: 721 302, India, RKJana, IIM Raipur, GEC (1842) ditching and replacing the IRS ﬁxed-point Campus, Sejbahar, CG-492 015, and MP iteration. Biswal, Department of Mathematics, IIT Samuel J Ferguson, Courant Institute, Kharagpur (1145-90-220) NYU (1145-91-2000)

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5:00PM Combining plurality and alternative 3:30PM Common Fixed Point Theorems for (1843) voting. (1854) ψ−Expansive Mappings in G−Metric Andrew Lazowski, Sacred Heart Spaces. University (1145-91-2088) M. Akram*, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA,, and Nosheen Zakariya, AMS Contributed Paper Session on Operator Jinnah College for Women University of Theory Peshawar, Pakistan (1145-47-2373) 3:45PM Limit laws for R-diagonals. 1:00 PM –5:10PM Room 334, BCC (1855) Cong Zhou, Indiana University at Bloomington (1145-47-2709) 1:00PM A Product Formula for Functional 4:00PM The nabladot operator for integrated (1844) Integrals over Rational Adelic Paths. (1856) calculus of hybrid functions with David Eric Weisbart,Universityof continuous and discrete variables. California, Riverside (1145-60-2398) Claudio Ciofﬁ-Revilla,GeorgeMason 1:15PM Weighted Composition Operators University (1145-47-28) (1845) from Analytic Function Spaces into 4:15PM Operator matrices with Hankel and Zygmund-Type Spaces. (1857) Toeplitz entries. Flavia Colonna,GeorgeMason Ji Eun Lee*, Sejong University, Robin University, and Shams Alyusof*, Vienna, Harte,TrinityCollege,andEungil Ko, VA (1145-47-1552) Ewha Womans University (1145-47-512)

1:30PM A Nevanlinna-Pick theorem in the context 4:30PM Admissibility of C*-Covers and Crossed (1846) of the weighted Hardy algebra over a (1858) Products of Operator Algebras. W ∗-correspondence. Mitch Hamidi,Universityof Rachael M. Norton,Northwestern Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-47-2601) University (1145-47-1809) 4:45PM Let ϕ(z)=1/4(1 + z)2 be a self-mapping (1859) of the unit disk. Does the 1:45PM Invariant Operator Ranges in von composition operator C lie within a (1847) Neumann Algebras. Preliminary report. ϕ strongly-continuous semigroup of Ali Zarringhalam,UniversityofNew composition operators on H2(D)? Hampshire, Durham, NH (1145-47-2788) Preliminary report. 2:00PM A general view of reflexivitgy for William M. Higdon, Indianapolis, Indiana (1848) absolutely convex sets. Preliminary (1145-47-992) report. 5:00PM Complex Dynamics on the Projective Don Hadwin,UniversityofNew (1860) Spectrum of the Infinite Dihedral Group. hampshire, and Mahtab Lak*, University Bryan Goldberg*andRongwei Yang, of New Hampshire (1145-47-1086) State University of New York at Albany 2:15PM A Generalized Voiculescu Theorem of (1145-47-441) (1849) AH-algebras into Semifinite von Neumann Algebras. Preliminary report. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Partial Wenjing Liu*andDon Hadwin, Differential Equations, IV University of New Hampshire (1145-47-1097) 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 312, BCC

2:30PM Lie centralizers on triangular rings and 1:00PM Electro-neutral models for a dynamic (1850) nest algebras. (1861) Poisson-Nernst-Planck System. Ajda Fosner, Faculty of Management, Zilong Song*, Xiulei Cao and Huaxiong University of Primorska, Slovenia, and Wu Huang, York University and Fields Jing*, Fayetteville State University, USA Institute (1145-35-1221) (1145-47-186) 1:15PM Decay and vanishing of some axially 2:45PM Open projections and Murray-von (1862) symmetric D-solutions of the (1851) Neumann equivalence. Navier-Stokes equations. Masayoshi Kaneda*andThomas Bryan Carrillo*, Department of Schick, Georg-August-Universit¨at Mathematics, University of California, Gottingen¨ (1145-47-1874) Riverside, Xinghong Pan, Department of Mathematics, Nanjing University of 3:00PM Frame - preserving operators. Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Qi S (1852) Preliminary report. Zhang, Department of Mathematics, Gabriel Prajitura*, Ruhan Zhao,SUNY University of California, Riverside Brockport, and Jasbir Singh Manhas, (1145-35-1890) Sultan Qaboos University, Oman 1:30PM Numerical Iterative Method in solutions (1145-47-1583) (1863) to Navier-Stokes Equations as 3:15PM Topological Degrees for Quasibounded In-compressible Fluid Flow Models. (1853) Multivalued (S+)-Perturbations of Preliminary report. Maximal Monotone Operators. Lina Wu*, Borough of Manhattan Dhruba R. Adhikari, Kennesaw State Community College, and Jia Liu, University (1145-47-1531) University of West Florida (1145-35-878)

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1:45PM Observation of domain walls in Stokes 4:45PM Nanopteron traveling waves for (1864) waves on deep water. (1876) mass-in-mass lattices in the small mass Foteini Tsitoura,Universityof limit. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Timothy E Faver,LeidenUniversity (1145-35-2770) (1145-35-2477) 2:00PM Normal Mode Analysis of 3D 5:00PM High-frequency homogenization for (1865) Incompressible Viscous Fluid Flow (1877) modeling acoustic waves propagation in Models. Preliminary report. multi-scale periodic media. Preliminary Guoping Zhang*andMingchao Cai, report. Math Department, Morgan State Viktoria Savatorova and Aleksei University (1145-35-1192) Talonov*, University of Nevada Las 2:15PM A Second Order Fully-discrete Linear Vegas (1145-35-833) (1866) Energy Stable Numerical Scheme of a 5:15PM The 2D magneto-micropolar equations Binary Compressible Viscous Fluid Model. (1878) with partial dissipation. Xueping Zhao*andQi Wang,University Dipendra Regmi,UniversityofNorth of South Carolina (1145-35-209) Georgia (1145-35-481) 2:30PM Thermodynamics-based nonlinear 5:30PM Wave-packet dynamics in a slowly (1867) electrochemistry transport problems. (1879) modulated photonic graphene. Maxim Zyskin,UniversityofOxford Preliminary report. (1145-35-2942) Peng Xie*andYi Zhu, Tsinghua 2:45PM Stable travelling-wave solutions of the University, China (1145-35-1211) (1868) periodic dispersion-managed NLS 5:45PM Parameter Identification in an Initial equation. (1880) Boundary Value Problem through Finite Oreoluwa Adekoya*andJohn P Albert, Difference Method. Preliminary report. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Michael Demmin*, Nadab JuarezFlores, (1145-35-1707) Gregory Herring and Narayan Thapa, 3:00PM The Diffusion Phenomenon with Cameron University (1145-35-2486) (1869) Time-Dependent Dirichlet Forms. Montgomery Taylor,Universityof MAA Contributed Paper Session on Tennessee, Knoxville (1145-35-2943) Approaches to Mathematics Remediation in 3:15PM On the existence and instability of Baccalaureate-Granting Institutions, I (1870) solitary water waves with a finite dipole. Hung D Le, University of Missouri 1:00 PM –2:55PM Room 301, BCC (1145-35-1310) Organizers: Michael Boardman,Pacific 3:30PM Determining both the source of a wave University (1871) and its speed in a medium from Helen E. Burn, Highline boundary measurements. College Christina Knox*andAmir Moradifam, University of California, Riverside Mary E. Pilgrim, Colorado (1145-35-1796) State University 3:45PM Pricing European and American Options 1:00PM Exploring Mathematics Placement (1872) Using Numerical Methods. Preliminary (1881) Indicators. report. Katie Louchart,NorthernArizona Upama Neupane*, Joseph Morgan, University (1145-P1-1704) Sharan Khanal and Narayan Thapa, 1:20PM Changing the Numbers Game: Guided Cameron University (1145-35-1588) (1882) Math Placement and Co-requisite Math 4:00PM Euler flows for multicomponent fluids. Courses at Utah Valley University. (1873) Xiaokai Huo*, King Abdullah University Preliminary report. of Science and Technology, Ansgar Kathy Andrist*andCarolyn Hamilton, Jungel¨ , Vienna University of Technology, Utah Valley University (1145-P1-1389) and Athanasios Tzavaras,King 1:40PM Remediation Beyond The Classroom: Abdullah University of Science and (1883) Assessing efforts to improve the Technology (1145-35-848) remediation process in addition to 4:15PM On the global well-posedness of the 2D developmental coursework. Preliminary (1874) Boussinesq equations with partial report. dissipation. Kimberly J Presser*andJames Dhanapati Adhikari, Marywood Hamblin, Shippensburg University Univeristy (1145-35-2308) (1145-P1-936) 4:30PM Asymptotic Analysis for a 2:00PM Instantaneous Rate of Change: (1875) Homogeneous Bubbling Regime (1884) Overhauling Developmental Math and Vlasov-Fokker-Planck/Navier-Stokes Campus Practice in One Year. Preliminary System. Preliminary report. report. Joshua Ballew, Slippery Rock University Judith E Canner, California State of Pennsylvania (1145-35-184) University, Monterey Bay (1145-P1-1308)

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2:20PM Co-requisite design across ﬁrst-year MAA Contributed Paper Session on Inclusive (1885) mathematics and statistics courses. Excellence - Attracting, Involving, and Jennifer Elyse Clinkenbeard*and Retaining Women and Underrepresented Jeffrey Wand, California State University Groups in Mathematics, II Monterey Bay (1145-P1-1381) 2:40PM Adapting General Education Mathematics 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 303, BCC (1886) Courses to Support Underprepared Students. Preliminary report. Organizers: Francesca Bernardi, Alana Unfried*andPeri Shereen, University of North Carolina California State University, Monterey Bay at Chapel Hill (1145-P1-1307) Meghan DeWitt,StThomas MAA Contributed Paper Session on Fostering Aquinas College Creativity in Undergraduate Mathematics Semra Kilic-Bahi, Courses, I Colby-Sawyer College

1:00 PM –2:55PM Room 302, BCC Minah Oh,JamesMadison University Organizers: Emily S. Cilli-Turner, University of Washington 1:00PM A Better Path to Math Careers. Tacoma (1893) Tim McEldowney*andPo-Ning Chen, Houssein El Turkey, University of California, Riverside University of New Haven (1145-Q1-831) Gulden Karakok,University 1:20PM Pitching a Passion for Mathematics and of Northern Colorado (1894) Computer Science in a Summer Camp Milos Savic,Universityof Setting for Females Entering Grades 7 Oklahoma through 12. Yevgeniya Rivers and Yasanthi Gail Tang,UniversityofLa Kottegoda*, University of New Haven Verne (1145-Q1-861) 1:00PM A framework for fostering mathematical (1887) creativity in the undergraduate 1:40PM InForMMS: Investigating Forensic classroom. Preliminary report. (1895) Mysteries through Mathematics and Milos Savic*, Paul Regier,Universityof Science. Oklahoma, Kimberley Cadogan, Eugene Fiorini*, Gail Marsella and University of Northern Colorado, Emily James Russell, Muhlenberg College Cilli-Turner, University of La Verne, (1145-Q1-892) Houssein El Turkey,UniversityofNew 2:00PM Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Haven, Gail Tang, University of La Verne, (1896) Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs): and Gulden Karakok,Universityof Recommendations for Better Serving Northern Colorado (1145-P5-2902) Undergraduate Students. 1:20PM Outcomes of Three Creative Math Art Guadalupe Lozano*, Department of (1888) Projects Integrated into Undergraduate Mathematics, and Center for University Probability and Statistics. Education Scholarship, The University of Margaret Smolinka Adams,South Arizona, Marla Franco, Student Affairs & Georgia State College (1145-P5-807) Enrollment Management, Academic 1:40PM Inspiring Wonder in Calculus Through Initiatives & Students Success, The (1889) Student-Designed Projects. University of Arizona, and Vignesh Emerald T Stacy, Washington College Subbian, Department of Biomedical (1145-P5-1062) Engineering, Department of Systems & 2:00PM How Creativity Inﬂuenced my Academic Industrial Engineering, The University of (1890) Work and Lifestyle. Preliminary report. Arizona (1145-Q1-993) Samuel H. Lee, University of Maryland, 2:20PM Girls Talk Math: Pursuit of College Park (1145-P5-1935) (1897) Representation through Media. 2:20PM Running a Project-Based Linear Algebra Cara Peters*andSarah Burnett, (1891) Course Through MATLAB. Preliminary University of Maryland - College Park report. (1145-Q1-1278) Stephen Balady, Oberlin College (1145-P5-2461) 2:40PM PROMYS Math Circles and PROMYS Math (1898) Circle Girls. 2:40PM Creative assignments in upper level Li-Mei Lim,BostonUniversity (1892) undergraduate courses inspired by (1145-Q1-1366) mentoring undergraduate research projects. 3:00PM Encouraging Women to Study Malgorzata Marciniak,LaGuardia (1899) Mathematics. Preliminary report. Community College of the City University Lyn McQuaid, Kutztown University of of New York (1145-P5-1484) Pennsylvania (1145-Q1-1488)

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3:20PM Starting Young: Connecting Kids to the 3:20PM IBL Calculus: Classroom Management (1900) University. Preliminary report. (1909) and Assessment. Preliminary report. Christina Therkelsen*andVita Heather A. Lewis, Nazareth College Borovyk, University of Cincinnati (1145-O5-1875) (1145-Q1-1822) 3:40PM An IBL First-Year Experience in 3:40PM GirlsDoMath Summer Camp at Colorado (1910) Mathematics and Social Choice. (1901) Mesa University. Preliminary report. Steven W Morics, University of Redlands Tracii Friedman*andCathy (1145-O5-2743) Bonan-Hamada, Colorado Mesa 4:00PM From Candy to Social Justice. Preliminary University (1145-Q1-1954) (1911) report. Sara Jensen, Carthage College MAA Contributed Paper Session on (1145-O5-2485) Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching, III 4:20PM Role-Playing Simulations in an (1912) Inquiry-Based Learning Quantitative 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 339, BCC Reasoning Class. Preliminary report. Organizers: Susan Crook, Loras College Victor I. Piercey, Ferris State University (1145-O5-852) Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University 4:40PM A Lab Approach to Calculus. (1913) Aviva Halani and John Mosley*, Phillips Brian Katz, Augustana Exeter Academy (1145-O5-2085) College 5:00PM Critiquing Activities in a Discussion-Based Amy Ksir, United States (1914) Introductory Proof Class. Naval Academy Aviva Halani, Phillips Exeter Academy Victor Piercey, Ferris State (1145-O5-2060) University 5:20PM Shifting Beliefs about Mathematics in Candice Price,Universityof (1915) Future Elementary Teachers. San Diego Elizabeth Thoren, Pepperdine University (1145-O5-2990) Xiao Xiao, Utica College 5:40PM New context, Same educator? 1:00PM Using Guided Inquiry in Geometry – (1916) Brian P Katz, Augustana College (IL) & (1902) First-time Reﬂections. Preliminary report. Avenues: The World School (NY) Anna Mummert, Marshall University (1145-O5-2835) (1145-O5-2380) 1:20PM Can IBL mathematics pedagogy transfer MAA Contributed Paper Session on It’s (1903) across disciplines? Preliminary report. Circular: Conjecture, Compute, Iterate Carl Mummert, Marshall University (1145-O5-2562) 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 306, BCC 1:40PM Math Circles of Inquiry. (1904) Ryan Gantner, St. John Fisher College Organizers: Thomas J. Clark,Dordt (1145-O5-2132) College ,MathCircles 2:00PM Preparing students to succeed in James Taylor (1905) subsequent math courses through mixed Collaborative of New Mexico instructional approaches. 1:00PM Grids in the Circle. Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen,Universityof (1917) Gabriella A Pinter*andIstvan G Lauko, Central Florida, Orlando, Florida University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1145-O5-2364) (1145-M5-2807) 2:20PM Can Complex Instruction and 1:20PM Nim and Jim - Solving Combinatorial (1906) Inquiry-Based-Learning make a (1918) Games through Data Collection, ﬁrst-semester Real Analysis course more Conjecture, and Proof. accessible for students? Preliminary Paul Ellis, Manhattanville College, report. Sam Coskey, Boise State University, Lipika Deka, California State University, and Japheth Wood*, Bard College Monterey Bay (1145-O5-2715) (1145-M5-1530) 2:40PM Assessing Student Engagement and 1:40PM ”Math Taught the Right Way”: Curriculum (1907) Responsibility through Inquiry-Based (1919) from Overseas, Adapted to the U.S. Learning. Educational Reality and Implemented Aaron Trocki*andRyan Bernardi,Elon Parallel to the Berkeley Math Circle. University (1145-O5-1251) Zvezdelina Entcheva Stankova, University of California at Berkeley and 3:00PM How Interactive is Your Class? Tracking (1908) Student Engagement with Active Berkeley Math Circle (1145-M5-2925) Learning Logs. Preliminary report. 2:00PM The Number Machine. Jamie Sutherland, University of Delaware (1920) Thomas J Clark, Dordt College (1145-O5-1065) (1145-M5-1769)

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2:20PM The Combinatorics of SET (the card 1:20PM Beyond Elementary Functions: (1921) game). (1930) Introducing students to college-level Maya Schwartz, Bard College academic culture in a math-based ﬁrst (1145-M5-2505) year seminar. Sarah Dumnich, Saint Vincent College 2:40PM Bulgarian Solitaire - Understanding (1922) combinatorial patterns through data (1145-N1-2859) collection, conjecture, and proof. 1:40PM Not so fearful symmetry – how “partition Samuel Coskey,BoiseStateUniversity, (1931) of unity” works for teaching First-Year Paul Ellis*, Manhattanville College, Seminar. Preliminary report. and Japheth Wood, Bard College P. P. Yu, Westminster College (1145-M5-2297) (1145-N1-2779)

3:00PM The Community Alliance for 2:00PM Math in Pop Culture: A First-Year Writing (1923) Mathematics. (1932) Seminar on Mathematics. Preliminary Aris Winger*, Georgia Gwinnett report. College/Mathematicians of Color Mark Kozek, Whittier College Alliance, Brianna Donaldson,American (1145-N1-2752) Institute of Mathematics/Math Teachers’ Circle Network, Mark Saul, Julia 2:20PM Exploring the Mathematics and Impacts Robinson Mathematics Festival, (1933) of Gambling. Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State Lesley W. Wiglesworth,CentreCollege University/Alliance of Indigenous Math (1145-N1-2508) Circles, and Diana White,Universityof 2:40PM The Art of Mathematics. Colorado Denver/National Association of (1934) Marie P. Sheckels,UniversityofMary Math Circles (1145-M5-2746) Washington (1145-N1-2426)

3:20PM Minimum Volume between a Surface and 3:00PM Infographics: A First Year Seminar on (1924) its Tangent Plane. (1935) Visual Communication. Philip B. Yasskin,TexasA&MUniversity Debra L. Hydorn,UniversityofMary (1145-M5-1295) Washington (1145-N1-1808)

3:40PM A new book in the Mathematical Circles 3:20PM Precalculus Mathematics Through First (1925) Library series - Mathematics: Rhyme and (1936) Year Seminar. Reason. Matthew J Prudente, Alvernia University Mel Currie, Baltimore, Maryland (1145-N1-1745) (1145-M5-2587) 3:40PM Mathematics & Sustainability as a First 4:00PM What I Learned About Sharing Long After (1937) Year Seminar Course. Preliminary report. (1926) Kindergarten. Katrina Palmer, Appalachian State Matthew G Jones, Cal State University (1145-N1-801) Dominguez Hills (1145-M5-720) 4:00PM A MatheMAGICAL First Year Seminar. 4:20PM Equidistant Dot on Grid. Preliminary (1938) Ricardo V Teixeira,Universityof (1927) report. Houston - Victoria (1145-N1-731) Rebin Abdulkader Muhammad,Ohio Univeristy (1145-M5-333) MAA Contributed Paper Session on Research 4:40PM The Coastal Paradox. in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (1928) T. T. Craig, Coastal Carolina University (RUME), IV - the Teaching and Learning of (1145-M5-1414) Calculus MAA Contributed Paper Session on 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 340, BCC Mathematical Themes in a First-Year Seminar Organizers: Stacy Brown, California State Polytechnic University 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 322, BCC Megan Wawro,Virginia Organizers: Jennifer Bowen, College of Tech Wooster Aaron Weinberg,Ithaca Mark Kozek, Whittier College College 1:00PM Students’ reports of precalculus and Pamela Pierce, College of (1939) calculus course experiences. Preliminary Wooster report. Kristen Vroom*, Portland State Jennifer Schaefer, University, Naneh Apkarian,Western Dickinson College Michigan University, Jessica Gehrtz, 1:00PM Scientiﬁc Revolutions - A First Year Jessica Ellis Hagman, Colorado State (1929) Seminar Course Design. University, Matthew Voigt and Antonio Helmut Knaust,TheUniversityofTexas Martinez, San Diego State University at El Paso (1145-N1-2937) (1145-J5-1081)

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1:20PM Multiple Representations of the Enacted 1:00PM Teaching a Technology-Rich Intro Stat (1940) Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, (1949) course in a Traditional Classroom. Student Understanding, and Gender. Preliminary report. Ileana Vasu, University of Massachusetts Patti Frazer Lock,St.Lawrence and Holyoke Community College University (1145-N5-725) (1145-J5-1565) 1:20PM Using the Islands in an Introductory 1:40PM Putting Students on the Right Track: (1950) Statistics Course. (1941) Predicting Final Grades in Calculus using Carl Clark*andRita Lindsay,Indian Early-Semester Data. Preliminary report. River State College (1145-N5-408) Steve Bennoun*, Cornell University, and Matthew Thomas, Ithaca College 1:40PM StatPowers - A Simple Web-Based (1145-J5-783) (1951) Statistics Suite for Introductory Statistics. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Calculus variations as ﬁgured worlds for Brian R Powers, Arizona State University (1942) math identity development. (1145-N5-179) Matthew Voigt, Antonio Martinez*, San Diego State University & UC San Diego, 2:00PM The View from the Trenches: Teaching and Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State (1952) Introductory Statistics in a Digital World. University (1145-J5-1887) Bernadette L. Lanciaux,Rochester 2:20PM Contextual Reasoning in Calculus: A Institute of Technology (1145-N5-324) (1943) Qualitative Study of How Students from 2:20PM Nexus Degrees: Using Analytics to Create the Biological and Life Sciences Solve (1953) New Curricula in Mathematics, Computer Calculus Accumulation Tasks. Science and Beyond! William L Hall*, Washington State Robert S. Owor, Zephyrinus C. University, and Karen A Keene,North Okonkwo, Albany State University, and Carolina State University (1145-J5-2495) Anilkumar Devarapu*, Albany State 2:40PM Undergraduate Students’ Interpretations university (1145-N5-2851) (1944) of Graphs of Real-Valued Functions with 2:40PM Using R Programming to Enhance Statements from Calculus. (1954) Mathematical and Statistical Learning. Erika J. David, Arizona State University Preliminary report. (1145-J5-2613) William Adamczak and Joseph 3:00PM Business Calculus Students’ McCollum*, Siena College (1145-N5-373) (1945) Understanding of Marginal Functions. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Computational Experience for Linear Ralph E. Chikhany*andWilliam L (1955) Regression and Time Series using R. Hall, Washington State University Rasitha R. Jayasekare, Butler University, (1145-J5-962) Indianapolis, IN (1145-N5-1047) 3:20PM An APOS Analysis of Calculus Student 3:20PM Statistics teaching and research with R. (1946) Comprehension of Continuity and Related (1956) Leon Kaganovskiy, Touro College Topics. (1145-N5-213) Jayleen L. Wangle, State University 3:40PM GAISEing into the Future with Fun, of New York College at Oneonta (1145-J5-2367) (1957) Flexible Mobile Data Collection and Analysis. 3:40PM Are They Doing the Homework or Only Adam F Childers*andDavid G Taylor, (1947) Finding the Answers? Roanoke College (1145-N5-1023) Kedar M Nepal*, Mercer University, and Khyam Paneru,Universityof 4:00PM Written Versus Digital Feedback; Which Wisconsin-Whitewater (1145-J5-1574) (1958) Improves Student Learning? William Corson, David R. Galbreath*, 4:00PM Investigating Students’ Mathematical Bryan E. Adams and Kayla K. Blyman, (1948) Challenges and Corresponding Successful United States Military Academy Support Strategies at a Quantitative (1145-N5-767) Learning Center. Melissa Newell*andFabiana Cardetti, 4:20PM Using authentic data in spreadsheet University of Connecticut (1145-J5-2570) (1959) assignments and quizzes to improve students’ attitudes towards elementary MAA Contributed Paper Session on statistics. Preliminary report. Technology and Resources in Statistics and Daniel A Showalter, Eastern Mennonite Data Science Education University (1145-N5-1275) 4:40PM Democratizing Data: Expanding 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 305, BCC (1960) Opportunities for Students in Data Science. Organizer: Karl RB Schmitt,Valparaiso Robin L Angotti*, Johnny Arenas, University Bethany Leach and Dion Thompson, Moderator: Stacey Hancock,Montana University of Washington Bothell State University (1145-N5-671)

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MAA Contributed Paper Session on The MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Applied Mathematics, II Ordinary Differential Equations

1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 341, BCC 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 324, BCC Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Organizers: Christopher S. Goodrich, College Creighton Preparatory School Kim Roth, Juniata College Beverly H. West,Cornell University Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 1:00PM Hamiltonian, Exact, or Conservative? YES! (1961) Chris Oehrlein,OklahomaCity 1:00PM Using Network Topology in Fingerprint Community College (1145-O1-177) (1970) Identification. Preliminary report. Mehmet Emin Aktas,Universityof 1:20PM Teaching an ODE Course with CoCalc, Central Oklahoma (1145-VN-2322) (1962) Sage, Jupyter Notebooks, and LaTeX. Thomas W Judson, Stephen f. Austin 1:15PM Attributed Network Clustering: A State University (1145-O1-219) (1971) Topological Data Analysis Approach. 1:40PM Undergraduate ODEs and Linear Algebra Preliminary report. (1963) for engineering majors: studying the Warren Keil*andMehmet Emin foundations and learning by doing. Aktas, University of Central Oklahoma Viktoria Savatorova*andAleksei (1145-VN-2337) Talonov, University of Nevada Las Vegas (1145-O1-244) 1:30PM Numerical Calculation of Weak Inertial (1972) Lift on Arbitrarily Shaped Objects Near a 2:00PM Stability of ODEs and Limits Plane. Preliminary report. (1964) Superior/Inferior as Reinforcing Forest Mannan*andKarin Leiderman, Concepts. Colorado School of Mines (1145-VN-247) Itai Seggev, Wolfram Research, Inc. (1145-O1-507) 1:45PM Fast Algorithms for AUC Maximization. (1973) Michael Natole Jr.*, Yiming Ying 2:20PM Mobile Apps for Exploring Ordinary and and Siwei Lyu, University at Albany (1965) Partial Differential Equations. (1145-VN-2588) Timothy A Lucas, Pepperdine University (1145-O1-1247) 2:00PM MD simulations of acoustically-controlled 2:40PM An Enticing Simulation in Ordinary (1974) defect dynamics: An analog of Born’s law (1966) Differential Equations that predict in QM. Preliminary report. tangible results. Stephen H. Harnish, Bluffton University Satyanand Singh, New York City College (1145-VN-2606) of Technology of CUNY (1145-O1-1373) 2:15PM Structured Sparsity Promoting Functions. 3:00PM Teaching the SIR model in historical (1975) Erin E. Tripp, Syracuse University (1967) context: primary sources to modern (1145-VN-2616) applications. Francesca Bernardi*, Florida 2:30PM The Metastable Dynamics of an State University, and Manuchehr (1976) Aggregation Model. Aminian, Colorado State University Adam T Wilander*, James Madison (1145-O1-2143) University, and Scott G McCalla, Montana State University (1145-VN-2721) 3:20PM Analyzing systems of differential (1968) equations by first-year life-science 2:45PM Traveling Circus Particle Model. majors. Preliminary report. (1977) Preliminary report. Amine Benkiran*, Eric Simring, Andrew Darleen Perez-Lavin*, University of M. Baxter and Andrew Belmonte, Kentucky, James B Kowalkowski, Penn State University, University Park Stephen Mrenna, Fermi National Federal (1145-O1-2365) Laboratory, and Sven Leyffer, Argonne 3:40PM Newton Cooling in the Attic: Applying National Lab (1145-VN-2730) (1969) ODEs at Home. Dan Kalman, American University 3:00PM An improved first order local (1145-O1-3033) (1978) regularization method for ill-posed Volterra equations. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Informal discussion on the teaching and Cara D. Brooks*, Florida Gulf Coast learning of undergraduate ordinary University, and Patricia K. Lamm, differential equations. Michigan State University (1145-VN-2791)

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3:15PM Option Pricing by Wavelet ﬁltering and 5:45PM Comparison of non-standard ﬁnite (1979) Machine learning Based Monte Carlo (1989) difference methods for cross-diffusion Method. models. Yinqi Chen*, Department of Math, KC Patidar*andA Ramanantoanina, University of Connecticut, Hieu Nguyen, Department of Mathematics and Applied Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, University of the Western Michigan State University, Srihita Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa Mediboina, Department of Math, (1145-VN-851) Stony Brook University, Mingyang Zhang,UCLA,andXiaodi Wang, MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Western Connecticut State University Probablity and Statistics, I (1145-VN-2926)

3:30PM Transport Phenomena in Biological Field 1:00 PM –6:10PM Room 348, BCC (1980) Effect Transistors. Ryan M Evans*, Arvind Balijepalli Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena and Anthony Kearsley,National College Institute of Standards and Technology Kim Roth, Juniata College (1145-VN-2940) Melvin Royer, Indiana 3:45PM Analysis of A Calibrated Tumor Growth Wesleyan University (1981) Model in Response to a Combination Therapy Involving 4-1BB & IL-12. 1:00PM Discrete-time queue with batch renewal Qing Wang*, Zhijun Wang,Shepherd (1990) input and random serving capacity rule. University, and David J Klinke,West Farida Parvez Barbhuiya*, Indian Virginia University (1145-VN-2979) Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, and Umesh Chandra 4:00PM Privacy-preserving support vector Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology (1982) regression and deep learning. Kharagpur (1145-VT-1002) Kevin Li*, Somers High School, Somers, 1:15PM Robust Signal Processing with the Convex New York, Mingyang Zhang, Department (1991) Floating Body. Preliminary report. of Math, UCLA, and Xiaodi Wang, Joseph Anderson, Salisbury University Western Connecticut State University (1145-VT-1048) (1145-VN-2993) 1:30PM An Algebraic Approach to Minimum 4:15PM Solution Of Multiple Travelling Salesmen (1992) Chi-Square Estimation. Preliminary (1983) Problem Using Non Probabilistic report. Distribution Algorithm. Preliminary Grant L Innerst*andDavid J Kahle, report. Baylor University (1145-VT-1049) Gurcharan Singh Buttar*, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, 1:45PM Multivariate generalizations of F-G-M Chandigarh University Mohali, India, and (1993) copulas. Vikramjeet Singh, I.K. Gujral Punjab Xiaonan Zhu*andTonghui Wang,New Technical University (1145-VN-3014) Mexico State University (1145-VT-1075)

4:30PM Math in the Mountains- Undergraduate 2:00PM On the quenched CLT for stationary (1984) Consulting. (1994) random ﬁelds under projective criteria. Terry F Cox, Carroll College Na Zhang*, University of Cincinnati, (1145-VN-3020) Lucas Reding,Universit´edeRouen,and Magda Peligrad, University of Cincinnati 4:45PM New Methods on Approximation by Spline (1145-VT-1127) (1985) Functions. 2:15PM Markov Plays Prime Climb. Hossein Behforooz, Utica College, Utica, New York (1145-VN-475) (1995) David A Nash*andShaun Ceci,Le Moyne College (1145-VT-1175) 5:00PM The Dense Submatrix discovery. 2:30PM Spatiotemporal trend of extreme monthly (1986) Preliminary report. (1996) precipitation of the USA. Bombina Polina*andBrendan Ames, Bhikhari Tharu, Spelman College, The University of Alabama (1145-VN-518) Atalanta, GA (1145-VT-1267)

5:15PM Long term behavior of a random hopﬁeld 2:45PM Cybersecurity: A New Predictive (1987) neural lattice model. (1997) Analytical Model for Software Basiru Usman*, Xiaoying Maggie Han Vulnerability Discovery Process. and Peter Kloeden, Auburn University, Netra P Khanal,TheUniversityofTampa Auburn, AL (1145-VN-589) (1145-VT-1353)

5:30PM Tax Policy to Minimize the 20:20 Index. 3:00PM A Numerical Likelihood-Based Approach (1988) Preliminary report. (1998) to Synthesizing Correlation Matrices. Michael McAsey*andLibin Mou, Myung Soon Song, Kutztown University Bradley University (1145-VN-704) of Pennsylvania (1145-VT-1440)

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3:15PM Estimation of a Stress-Strength Index for 6:00PM Stochastic comparisons in multivariate (1999) Exponential Populations. (2010) reversed frailty model. Tulika Rudra Gupta*, Indian Institute of Shilpa Bansal*andNitin Gupta, Technology Kharagpur, and Somesh Department of Mathematics, Indian Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur (1145-VT-1450) (1145-VT-2229)

3:30PM Probabilities for Penney’s Game with an SIAM Minisymposium on Recent (2000) Unfair Coin. Developments in Numerical Methods for Robert W Vallin, Lamar University (1145-VT-1477) Fluids.

3:45PM A discrete Distribution on the Unit 1:00 PM –5:45PM Room 342, BCC (2001) Interval and Its Application to Simulation of Sampling Distributions. Preliminary Organizer: Leo Rebholz,Clemson report. University Gerald Y. Agbegha*, Anthony Thomas, 1:00PM Recent advances for exactly Adrian Heinz and Junkoo Park,Georgia (2011) incompressible elements. Preliminary Gwinnett College (1145-VT-166) report. 4:00PM A generalized family of lifetime L. Ridgway Scott, University of Chicago (2002) distributions and survival models. (1145-65-1227) Mahmoud Aldeni, Central Michigan 2:00PM A mass conserving mixed stress University (1145-VT-1674) (2012) formulation for incompressible flows. Jay Gopalakrishnan, Portland State 4:15PM Recovery of Low-Coherence Dictionary University, Oregon, USA, Philip Lukas (2003) Atoms under Restricted Signal Lederer*andJoachim Schoberl¨ , Assumptions. Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, *, Department of Enrico Au-Yeung Austria (1145-65-1112) Mathematical Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, and Greg Zanotti,DePaul 2:30PM Analysis of Algebraic Chorin Temam University, Chicago, IL (1145-VT-1695) (2013) splitting for incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. 4:30PM Estimating the mean direction in a Leo Rebholz, Clemson University, Alex (2004) wrapped Cauchy distribution. Viguerie, Universita di Pavia, and Shreyashi Basak*, Indian Institute of Mengying Xiao*, College of William & Technology, Kharagpur, and Somesh Mary (1145-65-156) Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (1145-VT-1708) 3:00PM An explicit divergence-free DG method for (2014) incompressible flow. Preliminary report. 4:45PM A Comparison of ROC Regression Guosheng Fu,BrownUniversity (2005) Techniques. (1145-65-182) Melissa Innerst*andJack Tubbs,Baylor 3:30PM Nodal finite elements for de Rham University (1145-VT-1869) (2015) complexes. 5:00PM Asymptotic Analysis of the Least Squares Snorre H Christiansen,Universityof (2006) as Estimator of the Linear Regression Oslo, Jun Hu, Peking University, and Model. Kaibo Hu*, University of Minnesota Dawud Adebayo Agunbiade,Olabisi (1145-65-1286) Onabanjo University, Nigeria 4:00PM Pressure-induced locking in mixed (1145-VT-2231) (2016) methods for time-dependent (Navier–)Stokes equations. Preliminary 5:15PM Random Processes of the Form report. (2007) X = AX + B (mod p). Preliminary n+1 n n Leo Rebholz*, Clemson University, and report. Alexander Linke, Weierstrass Institute Kseniya Klyachko, University at Albany for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (1145-VT-2108) (1145-65-1774)

5:30PM Prediction Limits for the Mean of a 4:30PM Stabilized continuous ﬁnite element (2008) Sample from a Lognormal Distribution: (2017) schemes for problems in plasma physics. Uncensored and Censored Cases. Sibusiso Mabuza*, John N Shadid, Eric Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy and Md CCyr, Thomas M Smith, Sandia National Sazib Hasan*, University of Louisiana at Laboratories, and Dmitri Kuzmin,TU Lafayette (1145-VT-2187) Dortmund University (1145-65-2039)

5:45PM Importance of renewal of a coherent 5:00PM Exact smoothed piecewise polynomial (2009) system using two cold standbys. (2018) sequences on Alfeld splits. Achintya Roy*andNitin Gupta, Michael Neilan*, University of Department of Mathematics, Indian Pittsburgh, Johnny Guzman and Institute of Technology Kharagpur Guosheng Fu,BrownUniversity (1145-VT-2217) (1145-65-157)

175 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 18 (cont’d.)

NAM Haynes-Granville-Browne Session of Project NExT Workshop Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients 1:00 PM –2:15PM Room 308, BCC 1:00 PM –4:30PM Room 333, BCC Mentoring Undergraduate Research for Beginners 1:00PM Developing Non-Standard Finite (2019) Difference (NSFD) Schemes for a System Organizers: Jacob Duncan, Saint Mary’s of Coupled Second Order Differential College Equations. Rebecca Everett,Haverford Seye E Adekanye, Wilmington, Delaware College (1145-34-1758) Bhuvaneswar 1:30PM Factorization in Polynomial Rings with Sambandham, Dixie State (2020) Zero Divisors. Preliminary report. University Ranthony A.C. Edmonds,TheOhioState Yan Zhuang,Davidson University (1145-13-2861) College 2:00PM Frequency of Upstream propagating (2021) soliton generation in the forced ASL Invited Address Korteweg-de Vries Equation. Preliminary report. 2:00 PM –2:50PM Room 315, BCC Quentin Robinson, North Carolina (2026) Some questions and results for classical Central University (1145-76-2276) algebraic structures. 2:30PM Minimal Models of Rational Elliptic Curves Sergey Goncharov, Novosibirsk State (2022) with non-Trivial Torsion. University (1145-00-39) Alexander J Barrios, Carleton College (1145-11-1410) AMS Directors of Graduate Studies 3:00PM The UVI Growth Model: A model for 2:00 PM –3:30PM Key Ballroom 2, (2023) retention and persistence for STEM undergraduates. Preliminary report. 2nd Floor, Hilton Nadia Monrose Mills, University of the Virgin Islands (1145-97-2875) Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium Board of Directors Meeting 3:30PM Classifying the Fine Structures of (2024) Involutions Acting on Root Systems. 2:15 PM –4:00PM Ravens, 1st Floor, Preliminary report. Marriott Inner Harbor Samuel J Ivy, United States Military Academy (1145-15-2629) Presentations by MAA Teaching Award 4:00PM Counting Rainbow Triples. Preliminary Recipients (2025) report. Anisah N. Nu’Man, Ursinus College 2:30 PM –3:40PM Room 309/310, BCC (1145-05-2868) Organizers: Deanna Haunsperger, MAA Panel Carleton College James Sellers, Pennsylvania 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 349, BCC State University 2:30PM Green pens, purple paper, whiteboards, MAA Instructional Practices Guide’s (2027) and other stories: feedback structures Value for Your Department that support student learning. Organizers: Linda Braddy, Tarrant Suzanne I Dor´ee, Augsburg University County College (1145-A0-2114) Kevin Charlwood, 2:55PM Teaching statistics using real-Time Washburn University (2028) hands-on activities. Daniel Maki, Indiana Carl Lee, Department of Mathematics University Bloomington Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (1145-A0-282) Catherine Murphy,Purdue 3:20PM When a mathematics department University Northwest (2029) connects. Panelists: Martha Abell,Georgia Jennifer Switkes, California State Southern University Polytechnic University, Pomona Linda Braddy, Tarrant (1145-A0-947) County College AMS Committee on Science Policy Hosts a Rick Cleary, Babson College Conversation with Dr. Anne Kinney (Head, Doug Ensley,Mathematical Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Association of America Sciences at the National Scie Lew Ludwig,Denison University 2:30 PM –4:00PM Room 316, BCC

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ASL Contributed Paper Session 4:45PM Maximizing the number of vertices of the (2041) d-cube that can be covered by a ball of 3:00 PM –5:20PM Room 315, BCC given radius. Preliminary report. Oliver T.B. Meldrum, Oberlin College 3:00PM Constructing a ﬁxed point of the (1145-VO-2726) (2030) structural jump. 5:00PM Ricci-positive metrics on arbitrary Daniel Turetsky, Victoria University of (2042) connected sums of products of spheres. Wellington (1145-03-976) Preliminary report. 3:30PM On Generic Automorphisms. Bradley Lewis Burdick,Universityof (2031) Ermek Nurkhaidarov, Pennsylvania State Oregon (1145-VO-2745) University (1145-03-3011) 5:15PM Central splitting of manifolds with no 4:00PM Reverse mathematics and colorings of (2043) conjugate points. (2032) hypergraphs. James Dibble,UniversityofIowa Jeffry L. Hirst, Department of (1145-VO-2886) Mathematical Sciences, Appalachian State 5:30PM On positively curved manifolds of University (1145-03-662) (2044) dimension 6. 4:30PM Neutrally expandable models of Yuhang Liu, University of Pennsylvania (2033) arithmetic. (1145-VO-431) Athar Abdul-Quader*, SUNY Purchase 5:45PM Enchanting Geometry. Preliminary report. College, and Roman Kossak,The (2045) Oliver Thakar*andKatherine Socha, Graduate Center, CUNY (1145-03-1371) The Park School of Baltimore (1145-VO-713) 5:00PM Addition with or without multiplication: (2034) algorithms, maximality, and 6:00PM Outline of Point-Geometry. near-linearity. (2046) Hongguang Fu*, University of Electronic Mojtaba Moniri, Normandale Community Science and Technology of China, College (1145-03-1434) Jingzhong Zhang, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China, MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Zengxiang Tong, Otterbein University, Geometry Westerville, OH 43081, and Xicheng Peng, Central China Normal University (1145-VO-718) 3:15 PM –6:10PM Room 301, BCC

Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Consortium for Ordinary Differential College Equations Educators Meet-and-Greet Hour Kim Roth, Juniata College 4:00 PM –5:00PM Room 323, BCC Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University CODEE invites all who teach ODEs to join us for a meet-and-greet hour. 3:15PM Real hyperbolic hyperplane complements (2035) in the complex hyperbolic plane. Organizers: Christopher S. Goodrich, Creighton Preparatory Barry Minemyer, Bloomsburg University (1145-VO-1264) School Beverly H. West,Cornell 3:30PM Curves, Pointwise Curvature, and University (2036) Conformal Transformations. Richard G Ligo, Gannon University SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and (1145-VO-1302) Government (BIG SIGMAA) Guest Lecture 3:45PM Five-dimensional Lie-Einstein metrics. (2037) Rishi Raj Subedi, Florida Agricultural 4:30 PM –5:15PM Room 302, BCC and Mechanical University (1145-VO-2226) Organizer: Rob Burks τ 1 PM 4:00 A Curve Satisfying κ = s With Constant MAA Student Poster Session (2038) κ>0. Yun Myung Oh and Devin German 4:30 PM –6:00PM Exhibit Hall G, 100 Level, BCC Garcia*, Andrews University (1145-VO-2354) Organizers: Eric Ruggieri, College of the Holy Cross 4:15PM Geometry of Asymptotically harmonic (2039) manifolds with minimal horospheres. Chasen Smith,Georgia Hemangi Shah, Harish-Chnadra Research Southern University Instiitute (1145-VO-99) AMS Congressional Fellowship Session 4:30PM Gregory’s theorem for inscribed and (2040) circumscribed regular polygons. 4:30 PM –6:30PM Room 316, BCC Tom Edgar, Paciﬁc Lutheran University, and David Richeson*, Dickinson College Organizer: Karen Saxe,American (1145-VO-2581) Mathematical Society

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Speakers: James Ricci,AMS 5:00PM Diffusive Optical Tomography in the Congressional Fellow (2059) Bayesian Framework. 2018-19 Kit Newton*, Qin Li,Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, and Andrew Stuart, AWM Workshop: Poster Presentations by California Institute of Technology Women Graduate Students and Reception 5:00PM Estimating the Extinction Time of (2060) infection in a spatial stochastic SIR 5:00 PM –6:15PM Pratt St Lobby, adjacent model. Preliminary report. to JMM registration, BCC Keisha Cook, The University of Alabama 5:00PM Multiplying Curves in the Thickened T – Organizers: Matilde Lalin,Universit/’e (2061) Shirt. de Montr/’eal Rhea Palak Bakshi*, Sujoy Mukherjee, Liz Vivas, Ohio State The George Washington University, University Marithania Silvero, Instituto de Matem´aticas, Universidad de Sevilla, Sarah Witherspoon,Texas Jozef´ H. Przytycki,TheGeorge A&M Washignton University, and Xiao Wang, Jilin University, Changchun, China 5:00PM Establishing Several Inﬁnite Families of (2047) Quantum Modular and Mock Modular 5:00PM Stability of traveling wave solutions of Forms. (2062) nonlinear conservation laws for image Allison Arnold-Roksandich,Oregon processing. Preliminary report. State University Jeungeun Park,TheUniversityofIowa

5:00PM The Sato-Tate conjecture and Nagao’s 5:00PM Quaternary Lattices of Discriminant 4p. (2048) conjecture. (2063) Lisa Kaylor, Wesleyan University Seoyoung Kim,BrownUniversity 5:00PM Efficient Denoising of High Resolution 5:00PM Double Affine Bruhat Order. Preliminary (2064) Color Digital Images Utilizing Krylov (2049) report. Subspace Spectral Methods. Amanda Welch, Virginia Tech University Eva Comino,UniversityofSouthern Mississippi 5:00PM ATuran-type´ Problem in Finite Groups. (2050) Emelie J Curl, Iowa State University 5:00PM Stanley-Reisner Rings and Thickenings. (2065) Jennifer Kenkel,UniversityofUtah 5:00PM The GL4 Rapoport-Zink Space. Preliminary (2051) report. MAA Panel Maria Fox, Boston College 5:00 PM –7:00PM Room 349, BCC 5:00PM The constrained minimization of the (2052) Functionalized Cahn-Hilliard Free Energy. Advising Actuarial Science Students Hayriye Guckir Cakir*andKeith Promislow, Michigan State University Organizers: Kevin Charlwood, Washburn University 5:00PM Compute Conservation Law Using L1 (2053) Minimization. Preliminary report. Michelle Guan, Indiana Anne Gelb, Dartmouth College, Qin Li University Northwest and Xiao Hou*, University of Wisconsin - Steve Paris,FloridaState Madison University 5:00PM Multidimensional scaling: Infinite Metric Barry Smith, Lebanon Valley (2054) Measure Spaces. College Henry Adams, Mark Blumstein and Lara Sue Staples,TexasChristian Kassab*, Colorado State University University 5:00PM Some paramodular forms connected with Panelists: Kevin Charlwood, (2055) elliptic curves. Washburn University Manami Roy,UniversityofOklahoma Rick Gorvett,Casualty 5:00PM An AMG Approach in Solving Graph Actuary Society (2056) Laplacians of Protein Networks Based on Michelle Guan, Indiana Diffusion State Distance Metrics. University Northwest Junyuan Lin, Tufts University Stuart Klugman, Society of 5:00PM Resolutions of ideals associated to Actuaries (2057) subspace arrangements. Francesca Gandini*andHarm Derksen, Steve Paris,FloridaState University of Michigan University Barry Smith, Lebanon Valley 5:00PM Analyzing the Structural Properties of (2058) Pulmonary Arterial Networks. College Megan J Chambers, North Carolina State Sue Staples,TexasChristian University University

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SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and SIGMAA on Statistics Education Business Government (BIG SIGMAA) Reception Meeting

5:15 PM –6:00PM Room 302, BCC 6:30 PM –7:30PM Room 323, BCC

Organizer: Rob Burks SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Biology Guest Lecture SIGMAA On Mathematical and Computational Biology (BIO SIGMAA) 7:00 PM –7:45PM Room 303, BCC Reception and Business Meeting Organizer: Tim Comar 6:00 PM –7:00PM Room 303, BCC 7:00PM Mathematics in medicine. (2067) Reinhard Laubenbacher,Universityof Organizer: Tim Comar Connecticut School of Medicine and Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using (1145-A0-3036) the WEB (WEB SIGMAA) Business Meeting, Reception, and Guest Lecture MAA Special Presentation:

6:00 PM –6:45PM Room 324, BCC 7:00 PM –8:30PM Room 301, BCC

Organizer: Paul Seeberger Poetry Reading 6:00PM Using CalcPlot3D to Create Dynamic Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona (2066) Figures for OER Textbooks and to 3D College Print Surfaces for Multivariable Calculus Lawrence M. Lesser, and Beyond. Preliminary report. University of Texas at El Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community Paso College (1145-A0-2162) Douglas Norton, Villanova Mathematically Bent Theater University JoAnne Growney 6:00 PM –7:00PM Room 309/310, BCC SIGMAA On Statistics Education Guest Performed by Colin Adams and the Lecture Mobiusbandaid Players. 7:30 PM –8:30PM Room 323, BCC SIGMAA on Undergraduate Research Business Meeting Organizer: Bonnie Gold,Monmouth University (retired) 6:00 PM –7:00PM Room 322, BCC NAM Cox-Talbot Address AMS Mathematical Reviews Reception 7:45 PM –8:35PM Holiday Ballroom 6, 2nd Floor, Hilton 6:00 PM –7:00PM Promenade, 1st Floor, Marriott Inner Harbor (2068) A Seat at the Table: Equity and Social Justice in Mathematics Education. SIGMAA on Inquiry Based Learning Business Talithia Denese Williams, Harvey Mudd Meeting College (1145-97-965)

6:30 PM –7:30PM Room 339, BCC Project NExT Reception

SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Stadium Ballroom, Teachers Business Meeting 2nd Floor, Marriott Inner Harbor All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and 6:30 PM –7:30PM Room 306, BCC other friends of Project NExT are invited.

Organizers: Sarah Bryant,Dickinson Backgammon! College

Lance Bryant, Shippensburg 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Key Ballroom 9 & 10, University 2nd Floor, Hilton SIGMAA on Mathematical Knowledge for Learn to play backgammon from expert Teaching Business Meeting players. Organizer: Arthur Benjamin,Harvey 6:30 PM –7:30PM Room 340, BCC Mudd College

179 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 19 (cont’d.)

8:30AM Existence of Solutions for Integral Saturday, January 19 (2074) Equations with Changing Sign Green’s Joint Meetings Registration Functions. Wenying Feng*, Departments of Computing & Information Systems and 7:30 AM –1:00PM Pratt Street Mathematics, and Ankai Liu, Queen’s Lobby, 300 Level, BCC University, Canada (1145-34-856) 9:00AM Quasilinearization and Boundary Email Center (2075) Value Problems for Riemann-Liouville Fractional Differential Equations. 7:30 AM –1:00PM Pratt Street Paul Eloe*, University of Dayton, and Lobby, 300 Level, BCC Jaganmohan Jonnalagaddda, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research (1145-34-1025) in Mathematics by Undergraduates and 9:30AM Linear Sturm-Liouville Problems with Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, III (2076) Riemann-Stieltjes Integral Boundary Conditions. 8:00 AM –9:50AM Room 344, BCC Qingkai Kong, Northern Illinois University, and Thomas E St. George*, Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Carroll University (1145-34-2127) Rochester Institute of 10:00AM New Variation of Parameters Technology (2077) Formula that Leads to Stability in Khang Tran, California State Integro-differential Equations. University, Fresno Preliminary report. Youssef Naim Raffopul,Universityof Mark David Ward,Purdue Dayton (1145-34-921) University 10:30AM Analysis of Stagnation Point Flow of an John Wierman, The Johns (2078) Upper-Convected Maxwell Fluid. Hopkins University Joseph Paullet, Penn State Behrend (1145-34-1352) 8:00AM Rendezvous Search on the Edges of (2069) Vertex-Transitive Solids. Preliminary 11:00AM Fractional Lyapunov-type Inequalities report. (2079) with Mixed Boundary Conditions on Elanor West*andXiao Xie, Johns univariate and multivariate domains. Hopkins University (1145-05-1019) Sougata Dhar*, University of Maine, and Qingkai kong, Northern Illinois 8:30AM Multi-Step Strategies for Rendezvous University (1145-34-951) (2070) Search on the Platonic Solids. Preliminary report. 11:30AM A fractional inventory model for bike Xiao Xie*andElanor West, Johns (2080) share systems. Hopkins University (1145-05-2408) Min Wang, Kennesaw State University (1145-34-920) 9:00AM Progress on the Symmetric Rendezvous (2071) Problem on the Line. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Advances by Early Jeffrey A Braun*andJohn C Wierman, Johns Hopkins University (1145-90-2475) Career Women in Discrete Mathematics, I

9:30AM Probabilistic Counting-Out Game on a 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 338, BCC (2072) Line. Preliminary report. Tingting Ou*andMichelle Shu, Johns Organizers: Jessalyn Bolkema, State Hopkins University (1145-60-2574) University of New York at Oswego AMS Special Session on Advances and Jessica De Silva, California Applications in Integral and Differential State University, Stanislaus Equations, I 8:00AM On the enumeration of pattern-avoiding (2081) inversion sequences. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 331, BCC Megan A. Martinez, Ithaca College (1145-05-1784) Organizers: Jeffrey T. Neugebauer, Eastern Kentucky University 8:30AM Lewis Carroll and the Red Hot Potato. (2082) Melanie Dennis, Dartmouth College Min Wang, Kennesaw State (1145-05-2246) University 9:00AM Connecting partial orderings and 8:00AM An Avery Fixed Point Theorem applied to (2083) alternating sign matrices. (2073) a Hammerstein Integral Equation. Andrew Beveridge, Macalester College, Paul W Eloe, University of Dayton, and Ian Calaway, National Bureau of Jeffrey T Neugebauer*, Eastern Economic Research, and Kristin Heysse*, Kentucky University (1145-45-537) Macalester College (1145-05-2690)

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9:30AM The size of a family forbidding the Yk,2 9:30AM Bell inequality that cannot be maximally (2084) poset and its dual. (2092) violated with ﬁnite amount of Ryan R Martin, Iowa State University, entanglement. Preliminary report. Abhishek Methuku, Central European Zhengfeng Ji, Centre for Quantum University, Andrew Uzzell, Grinnell Software and Information, University College, and Shanise Walker*, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1145-05-433) Debbie Leung*, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, 10:00AM Counting restricted tilings of rectangular Canada, and Thomas Vidick, California (2085) arrays and applications. Institute of Technology, USA Katie Haymaker, Villanova University (1145-81-1527) (1145-05-2059) 10:00AM On Quantum Phase Estimation Algorithm 10:30AM A Graph Connectivity Problem Based on (2093) in Quantum Chemistry Calculation. (2086) Low-degree Luby Transform Codes. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Yutaka Shikano, Quantum Computing Carolyn Mayer*andWilliam J. Martin, Center, Keio University (1145-81-165) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1145-05-1806) 10:30AM Is quantum state transfer monogamous? (2094) Christino Tamon, Clarkson University 11:00AM Expander codes and local properties. (1145-15-703) (2087) Preliminary report. 11:00AM Long-Step Path-Following Algorithm for Rutuja Kshirsagar,VirginiaTech (2095) Nonlinear Symmetric Problems with (1145-94-2262) Applications to Quantum Entropy Optimization. 11:30AM Coding to thwart adversarial (2088) interference. Cunlu Zhou*andLeonid Faybusovich, Allison Beemer*, Arizona State University of Notre Dame (1145-90-821) University, Joerg Kliewer, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Oliver AMS Special Session on Algebraic, Discrete, Kosut, Arizona State University Topological and Stochastic Approaches to (1145-94-1893) Modeling in Mathematical Biology, I

AMS Special Session on Advances in 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 347, BCC Quantum Walks, Quantum Simulations, and Related Quantum Theory, I Organizers: Olcay Akman, Illinois State University 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Room 337, BCC Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University Organizers: Radhakrishnan Balu,US Army Research Lab Daniel Hrozencik,Chicago State University Chaobin Liu,BowieState Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar University College

Takuya Machida,Nihon 8:00AM Predicting neural network dynamics from University, Japan (2096) graph structure. Katherine Morrison,Universityof 8:00AM Machine-learning-assisted search for a Northern Colorado (1145-92-1147) (2089) quantum-annealing speedup. Preliminary report. 8:30AM On The Implementation of Artiﬁcial Archismita Dalal, Seyed Shakib Vedaie, (2097) Neural Networks For Estimation Of Gene University of Calgary, Radhakrishnan Regulatory Network Propensities. Balu, US Army Research Laboratory, Dan Hrozencik*, Chicago State Maryland, and Barry Cyril Sanders*, University, and Olcay Akman, Illinois University of Calgary (1145-81-2744) State University (1145-92-2900)

8:30AM GKSL Generators and Digraphs: 9:00AM The Dynamic Nature of Functional Brain (2090) Computing Invariant States. (2098) Networks of Emotion Regulation. Alexander K Wiedemann*andGeorge Preliminary report. Androulakis,UniversityofSouth Reinhard Laubenbacher*, Jackson Carolina (1145-81-2575) Laboratory for Genomic Medicine and UConn Health, Sherli Koshy 9:00AM Kinematics and Dynamics of Quantum Chenthittayil, Paola Vera-Licona,Center (2091) Walks in terms of Systems of for Quantitative Medicine, UConn Imprimitivity. Health, Michael Stevens and Andrew Radhakrishnan Balu, US Army Resaerch Poppe, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT Lab (1145-81-539) (1145-92-1001)

181 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 19 (cont’d.)

9:30AM Reversion of the attractor landscapes of 9:30AM Central Limit Theorems from the Roots of (2099) an intracellular regulatory network for (2107) Probability Generating Functions. triple-negative breast cancer. Preliminary Marcus Michelen,TheUniversityof report. Pennsylvania (1145-60-933) Lauren Marazzi and Paola Vera-Licona*, 10:00AM How many chord diagrams have no short Center for Quantitative Medicine, UConn (2108) chords? Preliminary report. Health (1145-92-2333) Peter Doyle, Dartmouth College, Jay 10:00AM Topological modeling of DNA Pantone*, Marquette University, and (2100) recombination. Everett Sullivan, Lewis & Clark College Mariel Vazquez, Departments of (1145-05-1354) Mathematics and of Microbiology & 10:30AM Universal Permutations. Molecular Genetics, University of (2109) Michael T Engen, University of Florida California, Davis (1145-57-2464) (1145-05-1736)

10:30AM Topological Entanglement in 11:00AM Vertical Paths in Simple Varieties of (2101) Macromolecules. (2110) Trees. Kenneth Cary Millett,Universityof Keith J. Copenhaver,Universityof California, Santa Barbara (1145-57-1772) Florida (1145-05-1876)

11:00AM A topological study of protein folding 11:30AM Asymptotics of the number of bosonic (2102) kinetics. (2111) string states. Eleni Panagiotou*, Department of Lida Ahmadi*andMark Daniel Ward, Mathematics University of Tennessee Purdue University (1145-30-932) at Chattanooga, and Kevin W Plaxco, Department of Chemistry AMS Special Session on Group and Biochemistry and Center for Representation Theory and Character Bioengineering University of California Theory, I Santa Barbara (1145-92-2130) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 330, BCC 11:30AM Enhancing the detection of Atrial (2103) Fibrillation from existing models using Organizers: Mohammad Reza Persistent Homology-based feature. Darafsheh,Universityof Esteban G Escobar,Mathematical Tehran, Iran Sciences Research Institute (1145-54-3022) Manouchehr Misaghian, Prairie View A&M University

AMS Special Session on Enumerative 8:00AM Embedding sl k in sl n as a small Combinatorics, I (2112) subalgebra and the representations of the symmetric group. Preliminary report. Alexander M. Heaton, Songpon 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 318, BCC Sriwongsa and Jeb F. Willenbring*, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Organizers: Miklos Bona,Universityof (1145-20-1834) Florida 9:00AM Monodromy for some rank two Galois Cheyne Homberger, (2113) representations over CM ﬁelds. University of Maryland, Patrick Allen*, University of Illinois at Baltimore County Urbana-Champaign, and James Newton, 8:00AM Saturation for Induced Subposets. Kings College London (1145-11-2975) (2104) Michael Ferrara, University of Colorado, 9:30AM New Developments in Quaternionic Bill Kay, Ryerson University, Lucas (2114) Analysis from the Point of View of Kramer, Briar Cliff University, Ryan M. Representation Theory. Martin, Iowa State University, Benjamin Matvei Libine, Indiana University, Reiniger,Chicago,IL,Heather C. Smith*, Bloomington (1145-32-1164) Davidson College, and Eric Sullivan, 10:00AM Brauer characters and normal Sylow University of Colorado (1145-05-1933) (2115) p-subgroups. 8:30AM Using Experimental Data to Deconvolve Hung P Tong-Viet,Binghamton (2105) Structural Signals. University (1145-20-1119) Torin Greenwood*, Rose-Hulman 10:30AM One rational irreducible characters of Institute of Technology, and Christine E (2116) ﬁnite groups. Preliminary report. Heitsch, Georgia Institute of Technology MRDarafsheh, university of Tehran (1145-05-1408) (1145-20-468) 9:00AM Lassalle’s Sequence Counts Uniquely 11:00AM Maximal abelian subgroups of (2106) Sorted Permutations. (2117) semi-extraspecial groups and partitions Colin Defant*, Princeton University, by centers of centralizers. Michael Engen, University of Florida, and Mark L. Lewis, Department of Jordan A Miller, Washington State Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University (1145-05-358) University (1145-20-432)

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11:30AM Rational Class Sizes and Their AMS Special Session on Mathematicians at (2118) Implications About The Structure of Sea (in the Sky, or on Land): Defense Finite Groups. Applications of Mathematics, I Hossein Shahrtash, University of Florida (1145-20-424) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 332, BCC AMS Special Session on Localization and Organizers: Tegan Emerson, Naval Delocalization for Disordered Quantum Research Laboratory Systems, I Timothy Doster, Naval Research Laboratory 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 326, BCC George Stantchev, Naval Research Laboratory Organizers: Peter D. Hislop,University 8:00AM Large ﬂuctuations, rare event prediction of Kentucky (2127) and control in complex networks. Ira B. Schwartz*, US Naval Research Christoph A. Marx, Oberlin Laboratory, Klimka Szwaykowska, College Syntek,Inc., Thomas W. Carr,Southern Methodist University, Math Department, Jeffery Schenker,Michigan Jason Hindes, US Naval Research State University Laboratory, and Leah B. Shaw, College of 8:00AM On ground states and excitations in William and Mary, Department of (2119) certain disordered quantum spin chains. Mathematics (1145-82-666) Preliminary report. 9:00AM Characterization of Radar Signals via Matthew Cha*, Rodrigo Matos, Jeffery (2128) Topological Data Analysis and Spiking Schenker and F Zak Tilocco,Michigan Neuron Networks. State University (1145-82-2693) Justin Mauger, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Paciﬁc (1145-55-1913) 8:30AM Recent Progress on the Quantum XXZ (2120) Spin Model on General Graphs. 9:30AM Adaptive Individualized Technology to Houssam Abdul-Rahman,Universityof (2129) Facilitate Teamwork in Human-Agent Arizona, Christoph Fischbacher*and Military Teams. Preliminary report. Gunter Stolz, University of Alabama at Addison W Bohannon,USArmy Birmingham (1145-82-1782) Research Laboratory (1145-93-717) 10:00AM Topological Defense Analysis: the how 9:00AM Lieb-Robinson bounds and conditional (2130) and why of US Department of Defense (2121) expectations for lattice fermion systems. research. Bruno Nachtergaele,UCDavis,Robert Robert Ghrist, University of Pennsylvania Sims and Amanda Young*, University of (1145-55-1721) Arizona (1145-82-1653) 11:00AM A Mathematical Modeling Perspective on 9:30AM Universal hierarchical structure of (2131) the US Navy, Humanitarian Aid, and (2122) eigenfunctions of the Maryland model. International Relations. Rui Han,GeorgiaTech,Svetlana Stephen L. Hobbs, Space and Naval Jitomirskaya,UCIrvine,andFan Yang*, Warfare Systems Center (1145-90-1416) Georgia Tech (1145-47-1662) 11:30AM Donald Trump vs. Kim Jong-Un: Can (2132) Game Theory Help Explain Their Nuclear 10:00AM Random band matrices in the delocalized Relationship? Preliminary report. (2123) phase. Kelly A Rooker, Johns Hopkins Paul Bourgade*, NYU Courant Institute, University Applied Physics Laboratory Fan Yang,UCLA,Horng-Tzer Yau, (1145-91-1333) Harvard, and Jun Yin,UCLA (1145-60-822) AMS Special Session on Mathematics of 10:30AM Positivity of the Lyapunov exponent for Coding Theory and Applications, I (2124) potentials generated by hyperbolic base dynamics. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 319, BCC Zhenghe Zhang,UCRiverside Organizers: Hiram Lopez-Valdez, (1145-37-1654) Clemson University 11:00AM Discrete Bethe-Sommerfeld Conjecture. Felice Manganiello, (2125) Jake Fillman, Virginia Tech, Rui Clemson University *, Georgia Tech, and Han Svetlanta Gretchen L. Matthews, Jitomirskaya, UC Irvine (1145-47-1657) Virginia Tech 11:30AM WKB and absence of the singular 8:00AM The Service Rates of Codes and Vertex (2126) continuous spectrum for perturbed (2133) Covers of Graphs. periodic Schrodinger¨ operators. Emina Soljanin, Rutgers, The State Wencai Liu, UC Irvine (1145-42-1186) University of New Jersey (1145-05-2243)

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8:30AM Repairing Reed-Solomon Codes. 9:00AM Recent progress on bounding bond (2134) Weiqi Li, Zhiying Wang*andHamid (2143) percolation thresholds. Preliminary Jafarkhani, University of California, report. Irvine (1145-94-1297) John C. Wierman, Johns Hopkins University (1145-60-216) 9:00AM Absorbing sets of LDPC codes from finite (2135) incidence structures. 10:00AM Connections between multicommodity Katie Haymaker*, Villanova University, (2144) maximum flow and modulus. Preliminary Allison Beemer, Arizona State University, report. and Christine A Kelley,Universityof Negar Orangi-Fard, Kansas state Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-94-2054) University (1145-00-1167) 9:30AM Service Rate Region of Coded Storage 10:30AM Syntax and inductive rewriting for open (2136) Systems. (2145) networks. Sarah E. Anderson*, University of St. Daniel Michael Cicala,Universityof Thomas, Ann Johnston, Penn State California, Riverside (1145-18-1944) University, Gauri Joshi, Carnegie Mellon 11:00AM Temporal and topological patterns of University, Gretchen L. Matthews, (2146) reposting dynamics reveal online Virginia Tech, Carolyn Mayer, Worcester influence inflation in social media. Polytechnic Institute, and Emina Xingru Chen*andFeng Fu, Dartmouth Soljanin,RutgersUniversity College (1145-91-1743) (1145-94-2147) 11:30AM Leveraging local network communities to 10:00AM Reproducible Codes and Cryptographic (2147) predict academic performance. (2137) Applications. Preliminary report. David Burstein, Fifth Third Bank, Edoardo Persichetti, Florida Atlantic Franklin Kenter*, United States Naval University (1145-14-1409) Academy, and Feng Shi,Universityof 10:30AM Codes With Hierarchical Locality from North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2138) Maps Between Algebraic Curves. (1145-97-1778) Sean Ballentine, University of Maryland (1145-14-2267) AMS Special Session on Not KNerds: A 11:00AM Pure gaps on curves with many rational Community for Knot Theory, I (2139) places. Daniele Bartoli, Universita degli Studi di 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 329, BCC Perugia, Ariane Masuda*, New York City College of Technology, CUNY, Maria Organizers: Moshe Cohen, Vassar Montanucci, Universita degli Studi College della Basilicata, and Luciane Quoos, Elizabeth Denne, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Washington and Lee (1145-94-1096) University 11:30AM Recent advances in spatially coupled Adam Lowrance, Vassar (2140) codes and applications in data storage College systems. Lara Dolecek*, Homa Esfahanizadeh 8:00AM The geometry of fibered knots and links. and Ahmed Hareedy,UCLA (2148) David Futer,TempleUniversity (1145-05-1395) (1145-57-1088) 9:00AM Singular Branched Covers of the AMS Special Session on Network Science, I (2149) Four-Sphere. Ryan Blair, California State University, 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 320, BCC Long Beach, Patricia Cahn*, Smith College, and Alexandra Kjuchukova, Organizers: David Burstein,Swarthmore Max Planck (1145-57-1918) College 9:30AM Thin Posets and Homology Theories. Franklin Kenter,United (2150) Preliminary report. States Naval Academy Alex A Chandler, North Carolina State Feng ’Bill’ Shi,Universityof University (1145-18-2754) North Carolina 10:00AM Searching for structure in the knot (2151) concordance group. 8:00AM Universality of the (2141) configuration-dynamics relationship in Constance Leidy, Wesleyan University nonlinear networks. (1145-57-2163) Simone Evans*, SUNY New Paltz, and 11:00AM A lower bound for the double slice genus. Anca Radulescu, State University of New (2152) Wenzhao Chen, Michigan State York at New Paltz (1145-37-1143) University (1145-57-1472) 8:30AM Spanning tree modulus for secure 11:30AM Link Concordance and Groups. (2142) broadcast games. (2153) Matthew Hedden, Michigan State Kapila G Kottegoda, Kansas State University, and Miriam Kuzbary*, Rice University (1145-00-1287) University (1145-57-1754)

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AMS Special Session on Number Theory, 8:00AM Probability distributions of a ﬁeld Arithmetic Geometry, and Computation, I (2162) operator associated with a q-deformed algebra. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 325, BCC Nobuhiro Asai, Department of Mathematics, Aichi University of Organizers: Brendan Hassett,Brown Education (1145-60-753) University 9:00AM The Gaussian limit of High Dimensional Drew Sutherland, (2163) Spherical Means. Massachusetts Institute of Amy Elizabeth Peterson,Universityof Technology Connecticut (1145-46-1800) John Voight, Dartmouth 9:30AM Non-commutative disintegration. College (2164) Arthur J Parzygnat*, University of 8:00AM Non-abelian Chabauty and rational Connecticut, and Benjamin P Russo, (2154) points on curves. Farmingdale State College (SUNY) Jan Vonk,UniversityofOxford(UK) (1145-47-579) (1145-11-490) 10:00AM Reconstruction of piece-wise smooth 8:30AM Progress on Mazur’s Program B. (2165) functions from non-uniform Fourier data. (2155) David Zureick-Brown,EmoryUniversity Preliminary report. (1145-11-492) Congzhi Xia, Clarkson University 9:00AM A-gonality and points of degree d on (1145-42-1258) (2156) curves. Preliminary report. Maarten Derickx,MIT/Simons 10:30AM Integration on the inﬁnite sphere. Collaborationon Arithmetic Geometry, (2166) Preliminary report. Number Theory, and Computation Irfan Alam, Louisiana State University (1145-11-385) (1145-28-2527)

9:30AM Torsion Points and Isogenies on CM 11:00AM A characterization of probability (2157) Elliptic Curves. (2167) measures in terms of their semi-quantum Abbey Bourdon*, Wake Forest operators. Preliminary report. University, and Pete L. Clark,University Aurel I Stan, The Ohio State University at of Georgia (1145-11-2330) Marion (1145-60-1597) 10:00AM Elliptic Curves of Prime Conductor. (2158) Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Partition Theory and Aly Deines, Center for Communications Related Topics, I Research La Jolla (1145-11-2648)

10:30AM Modular symbols for Fermat Curves. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 321, BCC (2159) Ozlem Ejder, Colorado State University (1145-11-2154) Organizers: Dennis Eichhorn,University of California, Irvine 11:00AM 2-Group Belyi Maps. (2160) Michael James Musty, Dartmouth Tim Huber,Universityof College (1145-11-2469) Texas, Rio Grande Valley 11:30AM An − p switch trick to obtain a new (2161) proof of a criterion for arithmetic Amita Malik,Rutgers equivalence. University ´ Guillermo Mantilla-Soler, Bogota, 8:00AM Dyson’s Favorite Identity and Chebyshev Colombia. (1145-11-1324) (2168) Polynomials. George E Andrews, The Pennsylvania AMS Special Session on Orthogonal State University (1145-11-907) Polynomials, Quantum Probability, Harmonic and Stochastic Analysis, II 8:30AM Combinatorics of some second-order (2169) mock theta functions. 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Room 343, BCC Hannah E Burson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1145-11-1832) Organizers: Nobuhiro Asai,Aichi 9:00AM Congruences related to an eighth order University of Education, (2170) mock theta function of Gordon and Kariya, Japan McIntosh. Rodica Costin,TheOhio James A Sellers, Penn State University State University (1145-11-1609) Aurel I. Stan,TheOhioState 9:30AM An Unusual Identity from Ramanujan’s University at Marion (2171) Notebooks. Hiroaki Yoshida, Zhu Cao, Department of Mathematics, Ochanomizu University, Kennesaw State University Tokyo, Japan (1145-05-1888)

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10:00AM Polynomial Identities Implying 11:00AM Tensor Dictionaries for Applications in (2172) Capparelli’s Partition Theorems. (2181) Imaging. Ali K Uncu*, Research Institute for Misha E Kilmer*andElizabeth Symbolic Computation, Johannes Newman, Tufts University, Department Kepler University, Linz, and Alexander of Mathematics (1145-15-1771) Berkovich, University of Florida (1145-11-1968) AMS Special Session on Topological Data 10:30AM Order ideals, lattice paths, and core Analysis: Theory and Applications, I (2173) partitions. Jineon Baek, University of Michigan, 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 345, BCC Hayan Nam*, University of California, Organizers: Justin Curry,Universityat Irvine, and Myungjun Yu,Universityof Albany, State University of Michigan (1145-05-2688) New York 11:00AM Hecke-Rogers series for Ramanujan’s Mikael (2174) mock theta functions. Preliminary report. Vejdemo-Johansson, , University of Florida Frank Garvan College of Staten Island, City (1145-11-2083) University of New York 11:30AM Kanade–Russell conjectures and linked Sara Kalisnik Verovsek, (2175) partition ideals. Wesleyan University Shane Chern*andZhitai Li, Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State 8:00AM Towards a Spectral Theory of Cellular University (1145-05-977) (2182) Sheaves. Jakob Hansen and Robert Ghrist*, AMS Special Session on Statistical, University of Pennsylvania (1145-57-1724) Variational, and Learning Techniques in Image Analysis and their Applications to 8:30AM Analyzing data with the consistency (2183) ﬁltration of a sheaf assignment. Biomedical, Hyperspectral, and Other Michael Robinson, American University Imaging, I (1145-18-1376) 9:00AM A Persistent Homology Measure for 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 346, BCC (2184) Morse Functions. Preliminary report. Organizers: Justin Marks,Gonzaga Alexander Wagner, University of Florida University (1145-55-1337) Laramie Paxton, 9:30AM Homotopy types and persistence of Washington State University (2185) metric gluings. Viktoria Taroudaki,Eastern Ellen Gasparovic, Union College Washington University (1145-55-897) 10:00AM Topological Periodicity Analysis in 8:00AM A Consistent Density-Based Clustering (2186) Multimedia Time Series. (2176) Algorithm and its Application to , Postdoctoral Microstructure Image Segmentation. Christopher John Tralie Associate, Duke University Department of Marilyn Vazquez Landrove*, Institute Mathematics (1145-68-154) for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics, Tim Sauer, 10:30AM Statistical analysis and parameter Tyrus Berry, George Mason University, (2187) selection for Mapper. and Gunay Dogan, Theiss Research Mathieu Carriere, Columbia University (1145-65-763) Medical Center (1145-55-1787) 8:30AM Automatic Detection of Breast Masses 11:00AM Stability of a Multi-Parameter Persistent (2177) and Location of the Prostate. (2188) Homology Approach to Functional and Jue Wang, Union College (1145-92-1688) Structural Data. Haibin Hang*, Florida State University, 9:00AM A Survey of Liver Tumor Image Woojin Kim, Facundo Memoli,Ohio (2178) Segmentation Techniques. State University, and Washington Mio, Laramie Paxton, Washington State Florida State University (1145-55-2429) University (1145-68-2729) 11:30AM Algebra and geometry of persistence. 9:30AM An Optimization Algorithm for Elastic (2189) Preliminary report. (2179) Shape Distances between 2d Object Ezra Miller, Duke University Boundaries. (1145-55-2193) Gunay Dogan*, Theiss Research, National Institute of Standards and AMS Special Session on Using Modeling to Technology, Javier Bernal and Charles R Hagwood, National Institute of Standards Motivate the Study of Differential Equations, and Technology (1145-53-2563) I

10:30AM Learning Geometry for Image 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 336, BCC (2180) Decomposition. Preliminary report. Stacey Levine, Duquesne University Organizers: Robert Kennedy, Centennial (1145-35-2833) High School, Ellicott City MD

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Audrey Malagon,Virginia 9:00AM Sunsets from Heavy Cantilever Wesleyan University (2200) Oscillations. Sophia T Santillan, Duke University Brian Winkel, SIMIODE, (1145-AD-1636) Cornwall NY 9:30AM Rings of ﬁre from postcritically ﬁnite , Frederick Dina Yagodich (2201) interval self-maps. Community College Kathryn A Lindsey, Boston College 8:00AM An Effort to Assess the Impact a Modeling (1145-AD-1709) (2190) First Approach has in a Traditional 10:00AM Crafting contours of complex functions Differential Equations Class. (2202) based on dynamical properties. Rosemary C Farley*andPatrice Julie Barnes*, Western Carolina G Tiffany, Manhattan College University, and Beth Schaubroeck,U.S. (1145-34-2651) Air Force Academy (1145-AD-1627) 8:30AM Using Real Data to Study the Heat 10:30AM Artistic Patterns from the Universe (2191) Equation. (2203) Projected onto the Unit Sphere. Kimberly Spayd, Gettysburg College Jessica M. Libertini, Virginia Military (1145-97-95) Institute (1145-AD-1984) 9:00AM Virtual Experiments and Differential (2192) Equations Models. AMS-MAA-ICHM Special Session on History of Chris McCarthy, Borough of Manhattan Mathematics, II Community College CUNY (1145-34-60) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 314, BCC 9:30AM Engaging and supporting students as (2193) they explore mathematical modeling in Organizers: Sloan Despeaux,Western differential equations. Carolina University Christine Sample*, Emmanuel College, and Joanna A Bieri,Universityof Jemma Lorenat,Pitzer Redlands (1145-34-2146) College

10:00AM Teaching Differential Equations and Daniel E. Otero,Xavier (2194) Their Applications Using Projects, Online University Resource, and More. Preliminary report. Adrian Rice, W. Y. Chan,TexasA&MUniversity- Randolph-Macon College Texarkana (1145-97-378) 8:00AM Divergent Series near the turn of the 10:30AM Using Projects to Flip the Differential (2204) 20th century. Preliminary report. (2195) Equations Classroom. Preliminary report. Brenda Davison, Simon Fraser University Corban Harwood, George Fox University (1145-01-2173) (1145-34-1306) 8:30AM Notions of continua in E.V. Huntington’s 11:00AM A Data-Driven Approach to Teaching (2205) work. Preliminary report. (2196) Modeling with Differential Equations. Laura E Turner, Monmouth University Preliminary report. (1145-01-2129) Becky Sanft*, UNC Asheville, and Anne Walter, St. Olaf College (1145-34-2105) 9:00AM Internationalize ﬁrst, ask questions later: (2206) Headlong diplomacy and American 11:30AM Connecting Partner Disciplines with mathematical hegemony, 1920-1950. (2197) Mathematics through Applications in Michael J. Barany,Universityof Differential Equations. Edinburgh (1145-01-1367) Rebecca A Segal,Virginia 9:30AM Solving the ”Shortage of Trained Commonwealth University (1145-97-1770) (2207) Brains”: The Engineering, Science and Management War Training Program MAA Invited Paper Session on Beauty and During the Second World War. Brit Shields, University of Pennsylvania Art from Research Mathematics (1145-01-2395)

AM 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 323, BCC 10:00 A Morsel from Euler. (2208) William Dunham, Bryn Mawr College Organizer: Diana Davis,Swarthmore (1145-01-110) College 10:30AM Measuring Scouts and Trained Noses: 8:00AM Galactic vistas from imaginary quadratic (2209) Subjectivity, Objectivity, and the History (2198) ﬁelds. Preliminary report. of Mathematics. Daniel E. Martin, University of Colorado Christopher J. Phillips,CarnegieMellon (1145-AD-631) University (1145-01-723) 11:00AM The Bateman–Horn conjecture. 8:30AM Fungal fractals from post-critically ﬁnite (2199) polynomials. (2210) Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College Jasmine Powell, University of Michigan (1145-01-582) (1145-AD-436) 11:30AM Discussion

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MAA Minicourse #11: Part B 10:15AM TheGameofBestChoiceandSome (2220) Variations. 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 2, Kaitlyn B. Myers*, Rowan University, 2nd Floor, Hilton Madeline P. Crews,Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Michael T. Urbanski, Western New England Object Based Learning and the University, and Breeann M. Wilson, Smithsonian Learning Lab Whitworth University (1145-05-2158) Presenters: Jane H. Long, Stephen F. 10:30AM Cyclic Sieving, Necklaces, Branching Austin State University (2221) Rules, and Thrall’s problem. Connor Thomas Ahlbach*andJoshua P Gabriella Pinter,University Swanson, University of Washington, of Wisconsin Milwaukee Seattle (1145-05-927) Diana White,Universityof 10:45AM A Walk Counting Combinatorial Identity Colorado Denver and (2222) for Recurrence Sequences. National Association of Math Nathan T. Moyer, Whitworth University Circles (1145-05-226) 11:00AM Digit Sum of Integers Generalizing AMS Contributed Paper Session on (2223) Binomial Coefﬁcients. Preliminary report. Combinatorics and Graph Theory, III Ji Young Choi, Shippensburg University (1145-05-1161) 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 313, BCC 11:15AM Generating Functions for f -vectors and (2224) the cd-index of Weight Polytopes. 8:00AM Circuit axiomatizations of symplectic Vaughan K McDonald, Harvard College, (2211) matroids. and Jiyang Gao*, Massachusetts Institute Zhexiu Tu, Centre College of Technology (1145-05-1595) (1145-05-1321) 11:30AM Number Sequences for Truncated and (2225) Bitruncated Cross-Polytopes. 8:15AM Difference Sets and Grassmannian (2212) Packings. Anna C. Truman*, Grace C. Shook and Emily J King, University of Bremen, Caleb T. Scutt, Grove City College Germany (1145-05-1611) (1145-05-2463)

8:30AM Pappus Conﬁgurations in Finite Projective AMS Contributed Paper Session on Geometry (2213) Planes. Preliminary report. Lorinda Leshock, University of Delaware 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 311, BCC (1145-05-1391) 8:00AM Symmetries of the Eikonal equation. 3 8:45AM The Probability Four Lines in FqP Meet (2226) Ryad Ghanam*, Virginia Commonwealth (2214) Two Lines. University in Qatar, and Gerard Adam Buck, University of Wisconsin - Thompson,UniversityofToledo Milwaukee (1145-05-2739) (1145-53-116)

9:00AM Stack sorting tiers and r -tiers. 8:15AM Zhong-Yang eigenvalue lower bound for (2215) Touﬁk Mansour,UniversityofHaifa, (2227) the Laplacian on closed manifolds with Howard Skogman and Rebecca Smith*, integral Ricci curvature bounds. SUNY Brockport (1145-05-2842) Preliminary report. Xavier Ramos Olive*, University of 9:15AM A bivariate central limit theorem for California, Riverside, Shoo Seto, (2216) descents and major indices in ﬁxed University of California, Irvine, Guofang conjugacy classes. Wei, University of California, Santa Gene B. Kim*, University of Southern Barbara, and Qi S. Zhang,Universityof California, and Sangchul Lee, California, Riverside (1145-58-830) University of California, Los Angeles 8:30AM Harmonic manifolds with minimal (1145-05-2593) (2228) horospheres. 9:30AM Combinatorics of the Boolean-Catalan Hemangi M Shah*, Harish-Chandra (2217) Numbers. Preliminary report. Research Institiute, and Akhil S Ranjan, Chetak Hossain, North Carolina State Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, University (1145-05-1639) Bombay (1145-53-117) 8:45AM Uniqueness of Conformal Ricci Flow using 9:45AM Generating All Odd Primitive Abundant (2229) Energy Methods. (2218) Numbers with d Prime Divisors. Thomas Andrew Bell,SouthernVirginia Jacob Liddy*andJeffrey M. Riedl, University (1145-53-618) University of Akron (1145-05-127) 9:00AM On the Total Curvature and Betti 10:00AM Avoiding Patterns and Making the Best (2230) Numbers of Complex Projective (2219) Choice. Manifolds. Brant Jones, James Madison University Joseph Ansel Hoisington, Smith College (1145-05-2517) (1145-53-2052)

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9:15AM Polynomial Entropy and the Heisenberg 8:15AM On the Spectral Radius of an Equitable (2231) Group. Preliminary report. (2242) Quotient Matrix. Preliminary report. Jonathan Epstein,Universityof Wasin So, San Jose State University Oklahoma (1145-53-2939) (1145-15-773) 9:30AM On the Fundamental Group of Symplectic 8:30AM Spectrally arbitrary patterns over rings (2232) Embeddings of 4-dimensional Ellipsoids. (2243) with unity. Edward Burkard, Randolph-Macon Jillian L Glassett*andJudith J College (1145-53-1649) McDonald, Washington State University 9:45AM Symmetry rank of non-negatively curved (1145-15-2036) (2233) manifolds. 8:45AM On the structure of a class of Hankel-like Zheting Dong, Oregon State University (2244) Positive Definite Kernels. (1145-53-2423) Troy V Banks, Salisbury University 10:00AM Predictability Heat Maps of Chaotic (1145-15-2846) (2234) Attractors. 9:00AM Extension of some log-majorization Matthew A Morena, Christopher (2245) inequalities to Lie groups. Preliminary Newport University (1145-53-2324) report. 10:15AM Higher dimensional flat origami and Sima Ahsani, Auburn University (2235) non-crossing conditions. (1145-15-2552) Thomas C. Hull, Western New England 9:15AM Determining the maximum nullity and University (1145-52-1638) (2246) minimum rank field independence for some graphs. 10:30AM A new upper density bound on binary (2236) packings of disks of radius 0.7 and 1 in Derek D Young, Iowa State University the plane. (1145-15-1204) Ali Mohajer, University of Illinois at 9:30AM On Signed Graphs Whose Minimum Chicago (1145-52-1957) (2247) semidefinite Rank Is Equal To Two. *and 10:45AM A Division of the Space of Knots, 3D Nancy Matar Sivaram (2237) Equilateral Polygons, into Isometric Narayan, Central Michigan University Simplexes. (1145-15-2352) Kyle Leland Chapman,Universityof 9:45AM Twisted K-theory of compact Lie groups Georgia (1145-52-2661) (2248) and extended Verlinde algebras. Preliminary report. 11:00AM Special Sets of Vertices in Paley Graphs. (2238) Preliminary report. David Baraglia, Chi-Kwong Fok* Emily Barranca*, Swarthmore College, and Varghese Mathai, School of Clara Buck, Carleton College, and Mathematical Sciences, the University of Lauren Hartmann, Westfield State Adelaide (1145-22-2790) University (1145-52-527) 10:00AM Galois representations of moduli spaces (2249) of sheaves. 11:15AM The Behavior of Iterations of (2239) Compositions of Inversions Preserving a Sarah Frei, University of Oregon Circle. (1145-14-2391) Yizhen Chen, Princeton International 10:15AM The growth of the number of semistable School of Mathematics and Science (2250) G-bundles on curves over finite fields. (1145-51-205) Dmitrii Kubrak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1145-14-331) 11:30AM Exploring the foundations of Symplectic (2240) Geometry. 10:30AM Sectional monodromy groups of David M Bronicki, Grand Valley State (2251) projective curves and Galois groups of University (1145-51-1812) generic trinomials. Borys Kadets, Massachusetts Institute of AMS Contributed Paper Session on Linear Technology (1145-14-332) Algebra and Algebraic Geometry 10:45AM The Witten Conjecture for κ-classes on (2252) the Moduli Space of Curves. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 333, BCC Vance Blankers, Colorado State University (1145-14-2287) 8:00AM A system coupled Sylvester-type tensor (2241) equations over quaternion and its 11:00AM θ-Twisted Involution Graphs of Sn applications. (2253) with non-standard generating sets. Zhuo-Heng He, Department of Preliminary report. Mathematics, Shanghai University, Jeb Collins*, University of Mary Shanghai 200444, P. R. China, Jianzhen Washington, Matt Welz,FortLewis Liu*, Medaille College, Tin-Yau Tam, College, Jessie Lenarz and Kristine Department of Mathematics and Pelatt, St. Catherine’s University Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV (1145-14-1744) 88557-0084, USA, and Qing-Wen Wang, 11:15AM Computing the regular locus of a finitely Department of Mathematics, Shanghai (2254) presented scheme over Z. University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China James Parson, Hood College (1145-15-2787) (1145-14-2777)

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11:30AM An algorithm to determine the three 10:15AM Comparing Object Correlation Metrics for (2255) torsion of the Brauer Group of an elliptic (2266) Effective Space Traffic Management. curve. Preliminary report. Julie Zhang*, University of Washington, Charlotte Ure, Michigan State University Adam Quinn Jaffe, Stanford University, (1145-14-1138) Theodore Faust, Michigan State 11:45AM A New Poncelet Porism. University, and Marvin Pena, (2256) Ben Thompson*andEmma Previato, California State University San Marcos Boston University (1145-14-2387) (1145-62-917) 10:30AM SHM Factor Validation on Airframes. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Statistics (2267) Kevin J Lin, Air Force Institute of Technology (1145-62-1864) 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 334, BCC 10:45AM A Longitudinal Targeted Likelihood 8:00AM Characterizations of Exponential (2268) Estimator for an Optimal Time-to-Switch (2257) Distribution Based on Two-Sided Random Treatment Rule. Preliminary report. Shifts. Andre K Waschka,Universityof Santanu Chakraborty*, University of California, Berkeley (1145-62-2811) Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, 11:00AM Nonlinear Additive Modelling with Texas, and ,Universityof George P Yanev (2269) Applications to the Assessment of House Texas Rio Grande Valley (1145-62-1137) Prices. Preliminary report. 8:15AM On the Gamma-Logistic-Pareto Royal J Wang*, College of William (2258) Distribution. & Mary, and Daniel Vasiliu, Louis R. Camara, Middle Georgia State Virginia Commonwealth University University (1145-62-1993) (1145-62-1471) 8:30AM Non-Mixture Cure Model for right 11:15AM Modeling of Market Equilibrium Price for (2259) censored data with modified Gompertz (2270) Nairobi Security Exchange with Respect Distribution. to Demand and Supply of Shares. Durga H Kutal,WakeForestUniversity Dr. Joseph Omondi Ouno*, Department (1145-62-2145) of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 8:45AM Robust Signed-Rank Variable Selection in Maasai Mara University, Kenya, and Dr. (2260) Monotone Single-Index Models with Boniface Otieno Kwach, Department of Wavelets via the Adaptive LASSO. Mathematics and Statistics, Kibabii Brice Merlin Nguelifack*, United States University, Kenya (1145-62-1567) Naval Academy, and Eddy Kwessi, Trinity University (1145-62-298) 11:30AM Determinantal Generalizations of (2271) Instrumental Variables. 9:00AM Clustering in Statistical Inverse Problems. Luca Weihs, University of Washington, (2261) Rasika Udara Rajapakshage*and Bill Robinson*, Denison University, Marianna Pensky,UniversityofCentral Emilie Dufresne,Universityof Florida (1145-62-242) Nottingham, Jennifer Kenkel,University 9:15AM Prediction of Remaining Lifetime of Utah, Kaie Kubjas, Aalto University, (2262) Distribution from Functional Trajectories Reginald Reginald II,Mathematical Under Censoring Data. Biosciences Institute, Nhan Nguyen, Izzet Sozucok, Mathematics Department University of Montana, Elina Robeva, of University of Texas at Arlington Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (1145-62-2536) and Mathias Drton,Universityof 9:30AM Counting Sheep: Why Sleep Apnea is a Washington (1145-62-2999) (2263) Real Concern for Individuals with Down Syndrome. Preliminary report. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Mason Remington*, Levi Lefebure and Approaches to Mathematics Remediation in Graham Brooks, Simpson College Baccalaureate-Granting Institutions, II (1145-00-456) 9:45AM Threshold optimization in multiple binary 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 301, BCC (2264) classifiers for extreme rare events using predicted positive data. Organizers: Michael Boardman,Pacific Edgar E. Robles,UniversityofCostaRica, University Ching Pui Wan, Hong Kong Universtiy of Helen E. Burn, Highline Science and Technology, Fatima College Zaidouni*, University of Rochester, Joanne Beckford, Williams College, and Mary E. Pilgrim, Colorado Aliki Mavromoustaki,Universityof State University California, Los Angeles (1145-00-2757) 8:00AM Getting College Ready at The University 10:00AM Clustering in Popularity Adjusted (2272) Illinois: Co-Requisite Support College (2265) Stochastic Block Model. Algebra at a R1 University. Majid Noroozi*andMarianna Pensky, Alison Ahlgren Reddy,University University of Central Florida of Illinois Urbana Champaign (1145-62-926) (1145-P1-1220)

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8:20AM Corequisite Remediation for GenEd 8:40AM How much pavement do you need? A (2273) Mathematics and Statistics Courses: Year (2283) simple prompt with rich opportunities for Two. creativity in first semester Calculus. Ben Atchison, Framingham State Justin R. Dunmyre, Frostburg State University (1145-P1-2860) University (1145-P5-1690) 8:40AM Corequisite Mathematics Remediation: An 9:00AM Juggling: Mathematical exploration (2274) Impetus for College Completion? (2284) through play. Alice E Petillo, Marymount University, Ceire H Monahan*, Ashwin Vaidya, Arlington VA (1145-P1-2590) Montclair State University, and Mika 9:00AM A student-centered redesign of college Munakata, Montlair State University (2275) algebra. Preliminary report. (1145-P5-1859) Ian Besse*andChris Lane,Pacific 9:20AM Developing storytelling using University (1145-P1-2210) (2285) improvisation. 9:20AM Two-Semester College Algebra Stretch Andrea Young, Ripon College (2276) Course for Developmental Students. (1145-P5-2740) Preliminary report. 9:40AM Designing in Multivariable Calculus. Sarah V Cook, Washburn University (2286) Preliminary report. (1145-P1-2316) Annela R Kelly, Regis College 9:40AM Examining the Effectiveness of an Online (1145-P5-2716) (2277) Summer Bridge Course to Prepare 10:00AM Outside-the-Box Thinking about Number Students for Calculus. Preliminary report. (2287) Theory for Future Elementary Matthew Jura*andIra Gerhardt, Teachers...and for Math Majors. Manhattan College (1145-P1-2863) Preliminary report. 10:00AM Calculus Readiness. Preliminary report. J. Lyn Miller, Slippery Rock University (2278) Ryan Shifler*, Erika Gerhold, Steve (1145-P5-2947) Hetzler and Lori Carmack, Salisbury 10:20AM A problem of their own: using student University (1145-P1-494) (2288) creativity to create ownership of 10:20AM The Challenges – and Successes – of learning. Preliminary report. (2279) Remediation in Calculus. Julia Eaton, University of Washington Paul N Runnion, Missouri University of Tacoma (1145-P5-2660) Science and Technology (1145-P1-2484) 10:40AM Children Literature Project in a Number 10:40AM Analyzing the effectiveness of two-track (2289) and Operations Course for K-6 Teachers. (2280) calculus with built in algebra review. Maria G Fung*andPamela Preliminary report. Hollander, Worcester State University Victoria Brown, Adam Childers, Jan (1145-P5-1455) Minton, Hannah Robbins*, Kristin Emrich and David Taylor,Roanoke 11:00AM Teaching mathematical paradoxes as a College (1145-P1-410) (2290) general education course. Yajun An*, University of Washington, MAA Contributed Paper Session on Fostering Tacoma, Alan Bartlett, Ryan Card and Creativity in Undergraduate Mathematics Haley Skipper, University of Washington Tacoma (1145-P5-243) Courses, II 11:20AM An Experiment in Assessing Creativity 8:00 AM – 11:35 AM Room 302, BCC (2291) and Critical Thinking in a Freshman-Level Mathematical Modeling Course. Organizers: Emily S. Cilli-Turner, Kayla K. Blyman, Kristin M. Arney*and University of Washington Lisa Bromberg, United States Military Tacoma Academy – West Point (1145-P5-2713) Houssein El Turkey, University of New Haven MAA Contributed Paper Session on Inclusive Gulden Karakok,University Excellence - Attracting, Involving, and of Northern Colorado Retaining Women and Underrepresented Milos Savic,Universityof Groups in Mathematics, III Oklahoma Gail Tang,UniversityofLa 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 303, BCC Verne Organizers: Francesca Bernardi, 8:00AM Creativity in Problem Solving for University of North Carolina (2281) non-STEM Majors in Calculus Courses. at Chapel Hill Kimberley Cadogan*, Gulden Karakok Meghan DeWitt,StThomas and Spencer Bagley,Universityof Aquinas College Northern Colorado (1145-P5-641) 8:20AM Connecting Class Topics to Student Semra Kilic-Bahi, (2282) Interests. Colby-Sawyer College Sarah Vigliotta,YaleUniversity Minah Oh,JamesMadison (1145-P5-2646) University

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8:00AM Queer Spectrum Students in 11:20AM Converging support towards includes (2292) Undergraduate Mathematics: How their (2302) excellence at Central Washington Identity impacts their instructional University. experience and views of mathematics. Brandy S Wiegers, Central Washington Preliminary report. University (1145-Q1-2963) Matthew Voigt, San Diego State 11:40AM Women in Mathematics Badge/Patch for University & UC San Diego (1145-Q1-1980) (2303) Girl Scouts. Preliminary report. Sarah J Greenwald, Appalachian State 8:20AM NSF S-STEM – Creating Opportunities for University (1145-Q1-155) (2293) Applying Mathematics. Preliminary report. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Yuju Kuo*andRick Adkins, Incorporating Programming and Computing Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1145-Q1-2092) in the Math Major Curriculum 8:40AM Hidden Figures in a History of 8:00 AM – 11:35 AM Room 305, BCC (2294) Mathematics Course. Preliminary report. Zo¨e Misiewicz, State University of New Organizers: Holly Peters Hirst, York at Oneonta (1145-Q1-2095) Appalachian State University 9:00AM Enabling Student Persistence and Success (2295) in the Calculus Sequence. Preliminary Gregory S. Rhoads, report. Appalachian State University Joel Kilty, Centre College, Alison 8:00AM Designing a Computational Mathematics Marr, Southwestern University, and (2304) Course for Math Majors. Alex M. McAllister*, Centre College Holly Hirst*andGregory Rhoads, (1145-Q1-2437) Appalachian State University 9:20AM A Mathematics Learning Community (1145-R1-2116) (2296) on Inclusive Teaching: Improving 8:20AM Integrating Programming Education Understanding and Implementation of Inclusive Instruction. (2305) Across the Undergraduate Math Curriculum. P. Gavin LaRose*andNina White, University of Michigan (1145-Q1-2572) Eric Sullivan*andJodi Fasteen, Carroll College (1145-R1-1166) 9:40AM Programs to support underrepresented (2297) students in STEM and the role of 8:40AM Implementing MATLAB Programming to mathematics departments. Preliminary (2306) Beginner Users in Math Courses. report. Mahmud Akelbek, Weber State Matthew Voigt, San Diego State University (1145-R1-816) University & UC San Diego, 9:00AM Digital Image Processing in the Math Jessica R. Gehrtz and Jess Ellis (2307) Major Curriculum. Hagman*, Colorado State University Yevgeniy V. Galperin, East Stroudsburg (1145-Q1-2635) University of PA (1145-R1-2698) 10:00AM Increasing Women’s and (2298) Underrepresented Groups’ Sense of 9:20AM Number Theory Through Programming. Belonging through High Impact Practices. (2308) Preliminary report. Cayla D. McBee, Providence College Scott Zinzer, Aurora University (1145-Q1-2803) (1145-R1-1398) 10:20AM An analysis of student perceptions of 9:40AM Using Smartphone Sensors in Applied (2299) positive instructional practices that (2309) Math. potentially disrupt racial-gender Albert W Schueller, Whitman College marginalization in undergraduate (1145-R1-1026) mathematics classrooms. 10:00AM Data Camp: Statistical Computing Made Luis A Leyva*, Vanderbilt University - (2310) Easy. Preliminary report. Peabody College of Education & Human Nicholas Gorgievski, Nichols College Development, Emily A Wolf, Kristen (1145-R1-2659) Amman and Dan Battey,Rutgers University (1145-Q1-2911) 10:20AM Embedding python programming 10:40AM Redeﬁning mathematics and (2311) experiences in Calculus I with Sage. (2300) mathematicians. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Kathleen Wong*, Tustin, CA, and Kwang Hyun Kim, Queensborough Devonna Alatorre, Summit Public Community College (1145-R1-2691) Schools: Tahoma (1145-Q1-2934) 10:40AM Developing Computing Skills in Calculus 11:00AM Girls Math Club: Connecting Female Math (2312) Courses. Preliminary report. (2301) Majors with Middle School Girls. Joel Kilty*, Centre College, Alison Preliminary report. Marr, Southwestern University, and Lauren L Rose, Bard College Alex M. McAllister, Centre College (1145-Q1-2952) (1145-R1-2433)

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11:00AM Case study of MATLAB integration in Kim Roth, Juniata College (2313) Calculus II: Insights and Improvements. Preliminary report. Melvin Royer, Indiana Andrew J Krause, Ryan J. Maccombs*, Wesleyan University Willie W Wong and Mark Iwen,Michigan 8:00AM Pythagorean Triples. Preliminary report. State University (1145-R1-2959) (2322) Alfred S Beebe, Salisbury University 11:20AM A Difference Oriented View of Leibniz’s (1145-VS-251) (2314) Early Ideas. 8:15AM Parameters of locally recoverable codes Hunter R Johnson, John Jay College, CUNY (1145-R1-2723) (2323) with multiple recovery sets. Preliminary report. MAA Contributed Paper Session on Sam Kottler, Colorado College (1145-VS-2526) Innovative Pathways to Quantitative Literacy 8:30AM Generalizations of the Abundancy Index 8:00 AM –10:15AM Room 304, BCC (2324) and Outlaws. David Chang Luo,EmoryUniversity Organizers: Catherine Crockett,Point (1145-VS-2767) Loma Nazarene University Keith Hubbard, Stephen F. 8:45AM Generalized Rascal Triangles. Austin State University (2325) Philip K Hotchkiss, Westfield State University (1145-VS-280) Jennifer Nordstrom, Linfield College 9:00AM The GL4 Rapoport-Zink Space. Preliminary 8:00AM Mathematical Modeling in the Liberal (2326) report. (2315) Arts Course. Maria Fox, Boston College (1145-VS-283) Craig M. Johnson, Marywood University 9:15AM The Hodge-index theorem for arithmetic (1145-Q5-2773) (2327) intersections over function fields. 8:20AM Introduction to Mathematical and Alexander Carney,UCBerkeley (2316) Computational Thinking: A New Gen-Ed (1145-VS-2854) Math Course. Betty Love*, Victor Winter, Michael 9:30AM Large arboreal Galois representations. Matthews and Michelle Friend, (2328) Borys Kadets, Massachusetts Institute of University of Nebraska - Omaha Technology (1145-VS-341) (1145-Q5-2284) 9:45AM Exploring Rudolph Ordrejka’s Prime 8:40AM Mathematics for Sustainability: A General (2329) Magic Square of Order Three. Preliminary (2317) Education Mathematics Course. report. Russ F. deForest, Pennsylvania State Jay L Schiffman,RowanUniversity University. (1145-Q5-2178) (1145-VS-55) 9:00AM Building Quantitative Literacy through (2318) the Mathematics of Voting and Elections. 10:00AM Sums of Two Polygonal Numbers in Preliminary report. (2330) Rings. Preliminary report. Jennifer Anne Bergner, Salisbury Theresa Baren, Department of University (1145-Q5-1873) Mathematics, Auburn University, James Hammer, Joshua Harrington, 9:20AM An Inclusive Framework for Quantitative Department of Mathematics, Cedar Crest (2319) Reasoning. Preliminary report. College, Ziyu Liu, Department of McKenzie Lamb, Ripon College Mathematics, Mount Holyoke College, (1145-Q5-2407) Sean Rainville, Department of 9:40AM Active Collaborative Learning and Mathematics, Plymouth State University, (2320) Faculty Development in the Redesign of Melea Roman*, Department of Introductory Mathematics Course. Mathematics, Cedar Crest College, Vesna Kilibarda*andYuanying and Hongkwon Yi, Department of Guan, Indiana University Northwest Mathematics, University of California (1145-Q5-1142) Berkeley (1145-VS-2225) 10:00AM Measuring the Effectiveness of 10:15AM A Note On Armstrong Numbers. (2321) Quantitative Literacy Curricula—The (2331) Satvik U. Kaushik, Narayana co sindhu Importance of Construct Validity in bhavan (1145-VS-96) Assessment. Samuel Luke Tunstall, Michigan State 10:30AM On the total number of prime factors of University (1145-Q5-164) (2332) an odd perfect number. Joshua Zelinsky, Iowa State University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1145-VS-973) Number Theory, II 10:45AM An Ancient Chinese Problem and Two 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 348, BCC (2333) Sequences. Justin Moccaldi*, Smithfield, PA, and Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Roman Wong, Washington & Jefferson College College (1145-VS-1921)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session 10:30AM Teaching Mathematics Through Games. on Teaching and Learning Introductory (2344) Preliminary report. Mathematics Jathan Austin, Salisbury University (1145-VI-53)

8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Room 339, BCC 10:45AM The Integrated Trig-Geometry — A (2345) Revolution in Euclidean Geometry and Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Math Education Happening in China. College Jingzhong Zhang*, Guangzhou Kim Roth, Juniata College University, Guangzhou 510006, China, , Otterbein University, Melvin Royer, Indiana Zengxiang Tong Wesleyan University Westerville, OH 43081, and Hongguang Fu, University of Electronic Science and 8:00AM What Do Students Who Fail Corequisite Technology of China, Chengdu, China (2334) Math Need? A Preliminary Report. (1145-VI-721) Preliminary report. GMichaelGuy*, Queensborough 11:00AM Students Participatory Approach in a Community College, CUNY, and Mari (2346) College Algebra Class. Preliminary report. Watanabe, The City University of New Gangadhar Acharya, CNM, Albuquerque, York (1145-VI-1937) NM (1145-VI-881) 8:15AM Math Readiness and STEM Boot Camp for 11:15AM Approaching the Quiet. Preliminary (2335) Incoming Freshman. (2347) report. Stephen Liddle,GeorgeMason Melissa Tolley Nink, Wingate University University (1145-VI-1386) (1145-VI-1274) 8:30AM Teaching Using Non-Traditional Styles. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (2336) Preliminary report. Manyiu Tse, Molloy College Topology (1145-VI-1533) 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 340, BCC 8:45AM Moving Beyond Conversations and (2337) Anecdotes: A Pilot Study of Academic Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Self-Concept, Word Problem Solving, and College Having an Effective “Game Plan” in Introductory College Mathematics. Kim Roth, Juniata College Brian D. Darrow, Jr., Teacher’s College, Melvin Royer, Indiana Columbia University (1145-VI-1581) Wesleyan University 9:00AM Examining Graduate Teaching Assistants’ 8:00AM Three extension theorems: topological, (2338) Noticing of Department-Provided (2348) uniform and large scale. Precalculus Curriculum Materials. Jerzy Dydak and Thomas Weighill*, Preliminary report. University of Tennessee (1145-VU-1385) Ariel Setniker,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-VI-1644) 8:15AM Surgery Obstructions for Seifert Fibered (2349) Integral Homology Spheres. 9:15AM Smartphone GPS use in an Introductory (2339) Statistics Course. Claire C. Zajaczkowski, North Carolina State University (1145-VU-1464) Donna A. Dietz, American University (1145-VI-1813) 8:30AM Overlapping Discs Filtration in the 9:30AM Using the ”5 Practices” to Actively Engage (2350) Commutative Operad. (2340) in Mathematics. Keely J Grossnickle, Kansas State Sean Corey*, The Wellington School, and University (1145-VU-1967) Mary Pilgrim, San Diego State University 8:45AM Weaker Separation Axioms and Diagonal (1145-VI-2200) (2351) Properties and Their Implications in the 9:45AM An Assessment Study of College Algebra Class of Second Countable Spaces. (2341) Classrooms. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Perry Y.C. Lee*andPadraig M. Gangadhar R Hiremath,University McLoughlin, Kutztown University of of North Carolina Pembroke Pennsylvania (1145-VI-2315) (1145-VU-1985) 10:00AM Recasting Instruction in Trigonometry - A 9:00AM A Study of Generalized Continuous (2342) Preliminary Report. Preliminary report. (2352) Functions. George Tintera*andPing-Jung H Zeinab Bandpey*, Morgan State Tintera, Texas A&M University-Corpus University, and Bhamini P. Nayar, Christi (1145-VI-2515) Morgan state university (1145-VU-2077) 10:15AM Strengthening Students’ Problem Solving 9:15AM A Complete Set of Moves for Petal Words. (2343) Skills in a Flipped Finite Mathematics (2353) Samantha C Sandberg*, Cory Course. Glover, Leslie Colton and Mark Kyle L. Golenbiewski,Universityof Hughes, Brigham Young University North Alabama (1145-VI-2680) (1145-VU-2186)

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9:30AM A Functorial Formulation of the Hennings 10:00AM Learning Algebraic Varieties from (2354) Invariant. (2366) Samples. Matthew J Sequin,SaintPeter’s Bernd Sturmfels, Paul Breiding,Max University (1145-VU-2343) Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Sara Kalisnik*, Wesleyan 9:45AM Stratiﬁed spaces, Directed Algebraic University, and Madeleine Weinstein,UC (2355) Topology, and State-Sum TQFTs. Berkeley (1145-55-1746) Preliminary report. Ik Jae Lee*, Rowan University, and David N Yetter, Kansas State University 10:30AM Cellular cosheaves for distributed (1145-VU-2533) (2367) computation of persistent homology. Hee Rhang Yoon*, Georgia Institute of 10:00AM On the Indeterminacy of the Triple Technology, and Robert Ghrist, (2356) Linking Number. University of Pennsylvania Jonah Amundsen,Universityof (1145-55-1489) Wisconsin Eau Claire (1145-VU-2699)

10:15AM Deep Reinforcement Learning and 11:00AM The Relationship Between the Intrinsic (2357) Constructive Proofs in Topology. (2368) Cech and Persistence Distortion Mark Hughes and Spencer Reschke*, Distances for Metric Graphs. Brigham Young University Ellen Gasparovic, Union College (1145-VU-2732) (1145-68-902) 10:30AM f -Quandles. (2358) Indu Rasika Churchill, State University 11:30AM An Introduction to Discrete Stratified of New York at Oswego (1145-VU-2898) (2369) Morse Theory. 10:45AM Iterated Doubles and Quantum Field Bei Wang,UniversityofUtah (2359) Theory. (1145-55-1872) Joseph W Grenier, Louisiana State University (1145-VU-1242) NOON Invariants for multiparameter 11:00AM Coarse coherence of metric spaces and (2370) persistence and their computation. (2360) groups and its permanence properties. Nina Otter, UCLA and MPI MIS Boris Goldfarb and Jonathan L (1145-55-2345) Grossman*, University at Albany, SUNY (1145-VU-569) Project NExT Workshop 11:15AM A variation on an infinite game. (2361) Jocelyn R Bell, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (1145-VU-825) 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 308, BCC 11:30AM Coarse proximity and proximity at AMS Contributed Paper Session on (2362) infinity. Pawel Grzegrzolka*andJeremy Mathematics in the Life Sciences, Ecology, Siegert, University of Tennessee, and Related Fields, II Knoxville, TN, USA (1145-VU-925)

AM 11:45 Kirby Calculator / KLO software 8:15 AM – 11:55 AM Room 312, BCC (2363) demonstration and feedback. Frank J Swenton, Middlebury College (1145-VU-562) 8:15AM A mathematical model of the (2371) transmission and lifecycle of AWM Workshop:WinCompTop: Applied and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Preliminary computational topology, I report. Kamuela E Yong, University of Hawaii - 8:00 AM – 12:20 PM Room 307, BCC West Oahu (1145-92-864)

Organizers: Radmila Sazdanovic,North 8:30AM Modeling an Anthrax Plume: Prioritizing Carolina State University (2372) the Delivery of Antibiotics After an Yusu Wang,TheOhioState Anthrax Bioterrorism Event. University Devin Akman*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carlos Bustamante, 8:30AM Spaces of RNA branching conﬁgurations. Jordy Cevallos, Yachay Tech University, (2364) Christine Heitsch, School of Cui-Hua Wang, University of Shanghai Mathematics, Georgia Institute of for Science and Technology, Jordan Technology (1145-92-1842) Bates, Arizona State University, 9:30AM Tropical Statistics & Geometry of Viswanathan Arunachalam,Universidad (2365) Phylogenetic Tree Space. Preliminary Nacional de Colombia, Leon M. Arriola, report. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, and Anthea Monod, Columbia University Baojun Song, Montclair State University (1145-52-1608) (1145-92-2825)

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8:45AM Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics 11:00AM Timing of Carbon Release from (2373) of Interacting Fish Species in the (2382) Harvested Wood Products: Implications Northeast Continental Shelf. for Climate Policy. Sara Amato*, Assumption College, Eric Marland*andGregg Marland, Lauren Moore, University of Kentucky, Appalachian State University Kaitlin Ragosta, Boston University, (1145-92-2247) Shelby Stowe, Sterling College, Sarah 11:15AM Reducing severe malaria incidence with Gaichas, NOAA - Northeast Fisheries (2383) gut microbiota. Science Center, Burt Tilley and Andrea Scott Greenhalgh*, Siena College, Arnold, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Mathematics, and Veda (1145-92-3027) Chandwani, Siena College (1145-92-576) 9:00AM Exploration of a Monkeypox Model. 11:30AM Mathematical modeling of hepatitis delta (2374) Istvan Lauko, Gabriella Pinter and (2384) virus (HDV) dynamics during prenylation Rachel Elizabeth TeWinkel*, inhibitor lonafarnib (LNF) treatment. UW-Milwaukee (1145-92-1524) Preliminary report. 9:15AM Combating tuberculosis: using Preeti Dubey, Loyola University Medical (2375) time-dependent sensitivity analysis to Center, IL, USA (1145-92-1400) develop strategies for treatment and 11:45AM Modeling the effects of insecticides prevention. Preliminary report. (2385) resistance on malaria vector control in Kendall Clark, Park School of Baltimore, endemic regions of Kenya. Mayleen Cortez*, California State Josephine Wairimu Kagunda*, University Channel Islands, Cristian University of Nairobi, Kenya, Hernandez, Regis University, and Beth Faraimunashe Chirove,Unversityof Thomas, St. Mary’s College of Maryland KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Marilyn (1145-92-1518) Chepkrui Ronoh, University of Nairobi, Kenya, and David Malonza, Kenyatta 9:30AM Evaluating vaccination strategies for (2376) tuberculosis in endemic and non-endemic University, Kenya (1145-97-1619) settings. Preliminary report. Marissa Renardy*andDenise MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Kirschner, University of Michigan Graph Theory, II (1145-92-760) 8:15 AM – 11:40 AM Room 341, BCC 9:45AM An Improved Mathematical Model of (2377) Pathogen Dynamics in Water Distribution Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Networks. College Alvaro A Ortiz Lugo*, BenJamin L Kim Roth, Juniata College Vaughan, University of Cincinnati, and Sadiqah Al Marzooq, Al Yamamah Melvin Royer, Indiana University (1145-92-967) Wesleyan University

10:00AM Decoys and dilution: the impact of 8:15AM Multivariate Change Detection and (2378) incompetent hosts on prevalence of (2386) Localization Using Degree-K Nearest Chagas disease. Neighbors. Mondal Hasan Zahid*andChristopher Matthew A Hawks, United States Naval Kribs, University of Texas at Arlington Academy (1145-VP-2292) (1145-92-532) 8:30AM Graph Complement Conjecture for the (2387) Minimum Semideﬁnite Rank. Preliminary 10:15AM Avoiding Surprises: Understanding the report. (2379) Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill , Central Michigan on the Decisions of Fishers and the Monsikarn Jansrang University (1145-VP-233) Management of Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico using an Agent-Based Moel. 8:45AM A Generalization of a Result of Catlin: Preliminary report. (2388) 2-Factors in Line Graphs. Brian R. Powers*, Xuetao Lu and Emily A Hynds*, Samford University, and Steven Saul, Arizona State University Ronald J Gould,EmoryUniversity (1145-92-632) (1145-VP-207)

10:30AM Modeling Pinyon-Juniper Dispersal in Real 9:00AM Calculating Fries Deﬁcit in Large (2380) Landscapes. (2389) Fullerenes. Ram C Neupane*, Texas A&M University- Joshua Fenton, Syracuse University Texarkana, and James Powell, Utah State (1145-VP-2385) University (1145-92-1435) 9:15AM Extending Vertex and Edge Pancyclicity. (2390) , Cedar Crest College 10:45AM The interaction of disturbances and Megan Cream (2381) conspeciﬁc inhibition and their effect on (1145-VP-2405) biodiversity in forests. Preliminary report. 9:30AM PM-compact graphs and cycle-forced David Chan*, VCU, Ben Ramage, (2391) graphs. Randolf Macon College, Matthew Mills Ju Zhou, Kutztown University of PA and John Atwood, VCU (1145-92-405) (1145-VP-2417)

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9:45AM The closure chromatic number of the 8:30AM Harmonic maps, pleated surfaces, and (2392) plane, and of Euclidean space. (2400) the asymptotic structure of the SL(2,C) Mike Krebs, California State University, character variety of a surface group. Los Angeles (1145-VP-2504) Preliminary report. Richard Alan Wentworth,Universityof 10:00AM On the Domination Number of Maryland (1145-53-1720) (2393) Permutation Graphs and an Application to Strong Fixed Points. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Toric Degenerations of SL(2)-character Daniel McGinnis, New College of (2401) varieties of surfaces. Preliminary report. Florida, Peter Gardner*, Western AdamSSikora, University at Buffalo, Carolina University, Tess Baren, SUNY (1145-57-2329) Auburn University, Michael Corey, Mia Friedberg, University of Florida, Riley 10:30AM Homological stability of representation Waechter, Northern Arizona University, (2402) spaces. James Hammer, Joshua Harrington, Daniel A Ramras, Indiana University - Cedar Crest College, and Tony Wong, Purdue University Indianapolis, and Kutztown University (1145-VP-2573) Mentor Stafa*, Tulane University (1145-55-722) 10:15AM Forbidden subgraphs for Hamiltonian (2394) problems on 2-trees. Preliminary report. 11:00AM Geometric correspondances between Caitlin M Owens*, Rowan University, (2403) singular ﬁbres of the Hitchin ﬁbration. and Garth Isaak, Lehigh University Preliminary report. (1145-VP-2880) Laura P. Schaposnik*, University of Illinois at Chicago, Steve Bradlow, 10:30AM Cartesian Product of Palindromic Graphs. University of Illinois at Urbana (2395) Jamie L. Shive, Virginia Commonwealth Champaign, Lucas Branco,MPIBonn, University (1145-VP-2653) and Sebastian Schulz,Universityof 10:45AM Nimbers of Node-kayles on Certain Texas at Austin (1145-53-1384) (2396) Families of Graphs. Sean Rainville*, Plymouth State AMS Special Session on Latinx in Math, I University, Eugene Fiorini, Muhlenberg College, Tony H. W. Wong,Kutztown 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM Room 327, BCC University of Pennsylvania, Sierra Brown, Creighton University, Spencer Organizers: Alexander Diaz-Lopez, Daugherty, Mount Holyoke College, Villanova University Barbara Maldonado,Universityof Houston, and Riley Waechter,Northern Laura Escobar,Universityof Arizona University (1145-VP-2664) Illinois

11:00AM Ultimately Economical Multigraphs. Juanita Pinzon-Caicedo´ , (2397) Preliminary report. North Carolina State Curtis Clark, Morehouse College University (1145-VP-2776) 8:30AM Topology of Commuting Matrices. 11:15AM On Spanning Trees with few Branch (2404) Alejandro Adem, University of British (2398) Vertices. Columbia (1145-55-1789) Ronald J Gould and Warren E Shull*, Emory University (1145-VP-2778) 9:30AM Rigidity of lattices of Lie groups: 11:30AM Classifying the difﬁculty of the k-clique (2405) Geometry and Dynamics. (2399) problem. Sebastian Hurtado,Universityof L Bookman*, JUbnoskeand D Chicago (1145-22-502) Zwillinger, BAE Systems, Inc 10:00AM The Hurewicz theorem for Lie algebroids (1145-VP-2785) (2406) and Lie groupoids. Ivan Contreras*, Amherst College, and AMS Special Session on Geometry of Rui Fernandes, University of Illinois, Representation Spaces, I Urbana-Champaign (1145-53-1185)

8:30 AM – 11:45 AM Room 328, BCC 10:30AM ”I Don’t Wanna Let Others Know That I (2407) Don’t Know”: Detailing Undergraduate Organizers: Sean Lawton,George Latinx Students’ Reﬂections on Mason University Racialized-Gendered Instructional Moments in Entry-Level Mathematics Chris Manon,Universityof Courses. Kentucky Luis Antonio Leyva, Vanderbilt University - Peabody College of Education Daniel Ramras, Indiana & Human Development (1145-97-1099) University-Purdue University Indianapolis 11:30AM Discussion

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MAA Invited Paper Session on Research in 9:00AM On the inverse conductivity problem with Undergraduate Mathematics Education: (2415) a single internal measurement. Highlights from the Annual SIGMAA on RUME Faouzi Triki*, Grenoble-Alpes University, Conference France, and Tao Yin,Caltech (1145-35-2400) 8:30 AM –10:50AM Room 317, BCC 9:30AM Direct reconstruction method in Magneto (2416) acoustic tomography. Organizers: Megan Wawro,Virginia Pierre Millien, CNRS / Institut Langevin Tech (Paris) (1145-35-1942) Aaron Weinberg,Ithaca 10:00AM Reconstructing the optical properties of a College (2417) medium from the coupled physics 8:30AM The Generation and Use of Examples to PAT/OCT system. (2408) Promote Authentic Engagement in Leonidas Mindrinos, Johann Radon Calculus Classrooms. Institute for Computational and Applied Vicki L Sealey*, Nicole M Infante, Mathematics (RICAM) (1145-78-401) Matthew P Campbell and Johnna 10:30AM Electrical Networks with Prescribed Bolyard, West Virginia University (2418) Current. (1145-AI-2090) Christina Knox*andAmir Moradifam, University of California, Riverside 9:00AM The next time around: Scaffolding and (2409) shifts in argumentation in initial (1145-49-1534) and subsequent implementations of 11:00AM Reconstruction of anisotropic inquiry-oriented instructional materials. (2419) conductivites from power densities in Christine Andrews-Larson and Shelby three dimensions. McCrackin*, Florida State University Francois S Monard, Department (1145-AI-1628) of Mathematics, University of California Santa Cruz, and Donsub 9:30AM E-IBL: An Exploration of Theoretical *, Department of Applied Physics (2410) Relationships Between Equity-Oriented Rim and Applied Mathematics, Columbia Instruction and Inquiry-based Learning. University (1145-35-1240) Stacy A. Brown, Cal Poly Pomoma (1145-AI-67) 11:30AM Non-zero constraints in quantitative (2420) coupled physics imaging. 10:00AM Revisiting Reducing Abstraction in Giovanni S. Alberti,UniversityofGenoa (2411) Abstract Algebra. (1145-35-310) Kathleen Melhuish*, Texas State University, Anna Marie Bergman, Portland State University, and Jennifer Project NExT Workshop Czocher, Texas State University 8:30 AM –9:45AM Room 308, BCC (1145-AI-2237) 10:30AM The use(s) of ’is’ in mathematics. Building Interdisciplinary Bridges (2412) Paul Dawkins, Northern Illinois Organizers: Kelsey Houston-Edwards, University, Matthew Inglis, Olin College of Engineering Loughborough University, and Nicholas Allison Lewis, Lafayette Wasserman*, Teachers College, College Columbia University (1145-AI-699) Chase Russell, Pennsylvania State University, Erie - The SIAM Minisymposium on Analytical Behrend Colleg Techniques in Imaging Electrical Properties Lucas Waddell,Bucknell of Tissue in Coupled Physics Models. University

8:30 AM – NOON Room 342, BCC AMS Invited Address Organizers: Amir Moradifam,University of California Riverside 9:00 AM –9:50AM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC Alexandru Tamasan, (2421) On torsion subgroups in class groups of University of Central Florida number ﬁelds. 8:00AM A Regularisation of the Robin Problem for Lillian B. Pierce, Duke University (2413) Functions of The Weighted Least (1145-00-1797) Gradient. Alex Timonov,UniversityofSouth ASL Invited Address Carolina Upstate (1145-35-827) 9:00 AM –9:50AM Room 315, BCC 8:30AM Limited angle acousto-electric (2414) tomography with complete wave (2422) Computable aspects of homogeneous modelling. structures. Bjørn Christian Skov Jensen, Adrian Douglas Cenzer, Department of Kirkeby and Kim Knudsen*, Technical Mathematics, University of Florida University of Denmark (1145-65-1831) (1145-03-1248)

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MAA Minicourse #8: Part B 10:40AM A Formative Assessment of Formative (2428) Assessment: Exit Slips Over the Years. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 5, Cristina Runnalls, California State 2nd Floor, Hilton Polytechnic University, Pomona (1145-H1-1433) Dance and Mathematics 11:00AM Results from Assessment of Mathematics Presenter: Karl Schaffer,DeAnza (2429) Majors at Stetson University involving College Mathematical Communication and Conceptual Understanding. Preliminary MAA Minicourse #5: Part B report. Lisa O. Coulter*andWilliam W Miles, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Holiday Ballroom 1, Stetson University (1145-H1-766) 2nd Floor, Hilton IBL SIGMAA Minicourse: Introduction to MAA Panel Inquiry-Based Learning 9:00 AM –10:20AM Room 349, BCC Presenters: Susan Crook,Loras University Calculus Before the Senior Year of High Eric Kahn, Bloomsberg School: Issues and Options University Organizer: David Bressoud, Macalester Brian Katz, Augustana College College Victor Piercey, Ferris State Panelists: Colin Adams, Williams University College Candice Price,Universityof Stephanie Ogden, College San Diego Board Xiao Xiao, Utica College Alison Reddy,Universityof Illinois, Urbana-Champaign MAA Contributed Paper Session on Dan Teague, North Carolina Formative and Summative Assessment School of Science and of Mathematical Communication and Mathematics Conceptual Understanding, II NAM Panel Discussion 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM Room 306, BCC

Organizers: Jessica OShaughnessy, 9:00 AM –9:50AM Room 316, BCC Shenandoah University Jana Talley, Jackson State NAM 2019-2069: Where Do We Go from University Here? 9:00AM Assessment and transparency in Moderator: Duane Cooper, Morehouse (2423) a partially ﬂipped intro to proofs College classroom. Preliminary report. Panelists: Robert Bozeman, Phillip Andreae, Meredith College Morehouse College (1145-H1-2973) Shea Burns, North Carolina 9:20AM Cumulative Assignments. (2424) Jonathan E Beagley*andMindy A&T State University Capaldi, Valparaiso University Robin Wilson, California (1145-H1-2476) State Polytechnic University, 9:40AM Using Mindmaps to Uncover Conceptual Pomona (2425) Understanding of Vectors. Shelby Wilson, Morehouse Monica VanDieren*, Robert Morris College University, and Deborah Moore-Russo, The University of Oklahoma Exhibits and Book Sales (1145-H1-1765) AM 10:00 Student Applications of Logic to Everyday 9:00 AM – NOON Exhibit Hall F, 100 Level, BCC (2426) Life. Preliminary report. Whitney George, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (1145-H1-954) MAA Workshop 10:20AM Gaming Formative Assessment: 9:45 AM –10:55AM Room 324, BCC (2427) Telestrations in the Mathematics Classroom. Calculus: Near-Numbers Kayla K. Blyman, United States Military Academy - West Point, and Marie Presenter: Frank Swenton, Middlebury Meyer*, Lewis University (1145-H1-2266) College

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MAA Invited Address MAA Panel

10:00 AM –10:50AM Ballrooms I 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM Room 349, BCC & II, 400 Level, BCC Listening and Responding to Students’ Thinking, from Elementary to (2430) TheInclusionPrinciple:theimportanceof Undergraduate Mathematics community in mathematics. Deanna Haunsperger, Carleton College Organizers: Brad Ballinger,Humboldt (1145-A0-19) State University

MAA Interactive Lecture for Students and Christina Eubanks-Turner, Loyola Marymount University Teachers Yvonne Lai,Universityof Nebraska - Lincoln 10:00 AM –10:50AM Room 309/310, BCC Cody L. Patterson, 10:00AM Tic-Tac-Toe (or, What is Mathematics?). University of Texas at San (2431) Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings Antonio (1145-A0-139) Priya V. Prasad,University of Texas at San Antonio ASL Invited Address April Strom, Scottsdale Community College 10:00 AM –10:50AM Room 315, BCC Panelists: Gail Burrill, Michigan State (2432) A forcing axiom for a non-special University Aronszajn tree. Ted Coe,Achieve John Krueger,UniversityofNorthTexas (1145-03-661) Brian Katz, Augustana College AMS Special Session on Counting Methods in Number Theory, II SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers 10:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 344, BCC 10:30 AM – NOON Room 322, BCC Organizers: Lillian Pierce,Duke University Math Wrangle Organizers: Ed Keppelmann,University Arindam Roy,Rice of Nevada Reno University Phil Yasskin,TexasA&M Jiuya Wang,Universityof University Wisconsin

10:00AM Moments of unramified 2-group Mathemati-Con Presents: Showtime! (2433) extensions of quadratic fields. Jack Klys, University of Calgary 11:00 AM – NOON Room 309/310, BCC (1145-11-1705) Interview with the 2019 JPBM 10:30AM Indivisibility and divisibility of class Communications Award Winner, Hidden (2434) numbers of imaginary quadratic fields. Figures author Margot Lee Shetterly, Olivia Beckwith, University of Bristol followed by a meet-and-greet and (1145-11-2026) autograph signing at noon. k 11:00AM 2 -class groups of imaginary quadratic AMS Business Meeting (2435) fields. Alexander Smith,HarvardUniversity (1145-11-1943) 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC 11:30AM Secondary terms in asymptotics for the (2436) number of zeros of quadratic forms over NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture number fields. Jayce Robert Getz, Duke University 1:00 PM –1:50PM Room 316, BCC (1145-11-596) (2437) On Mathematical Problems in Geometric NAM Business Meeting Optics. Henok Mawi,HowardUniversity 10:00 AM –10:50AM Room 316, BCC (1145-35-1458)

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ASL Invited Address 5:30PM Graphs of Gonality Three. (2448) Julie Yuan*, University of Minnesota, 1:00 PM –1:50PM Room 315, BCC Teresa Yu, Frances Dean, Williams College, and Ivan Aidun, Oberlin College (2438) Fifty years in the model theory of theory (1145-05-1917) of differential ﬁelds. David Marker, University of Illinois AMS Special Session on Advances and Chicago (1145-03-658) Applications in Integral and Differential Equations, II AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 331, BCC Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, IV Organizers: Jeffrey T. Neugebauer, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 343, BCC Eastern Kentucky University Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Min Wang, Kennesaw State Rochester Institute of University Technology 1:00PM Asymptotic behavior of solutions of a Khang Tran, California State (2449) forced third order integro-differential University, Fresno equation with δ-Laplacian. Mark David Ward,Purdue John R. Graef*, University of Tennessee University at Chattanooga, and Said R. Grace,Cairo University, Egypt (1145-45-1073) John Wierman, The Johns Hopkins University 1:30PM Comparison of Green’s functions for a 1:00PM Tower-type bounds for Roth’s theorem (2450) family of boundary value problems for (2439) with popular differences. fractional difference equations. Huy Tuan Pham, Stanford University Paul W Eloe, Catherine M Kublik*, (1145-05-1735) University of Dayton, and Jeffrey T Neugebauer, University of Eastern Q 1:30PM Crepant resolutions of -factorial Kentucky (1145-39-1415) (2440) threefolds with compound Du Val singularities. 2:00PM Sequential Nabla Fractional Differences. Ravi Jagadeesan, Harvard Business (2451) Ariel Setniker,Universityof School; and Department of Economics, Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-39-1641) Harvard University (1145-14-1159) 2:30PM Two Point Fractional Boundary Value 2:00PM Invariants of Colored Knots. Preliminary (2452) Problems with a Fractional Boundary (2441) report. Conditions. Ramlah Ahmad, Mai Dao*andTommi Jeffrey W Lyons*, University Gans, Smith College (1145-57-1860) of Hawaii at Manoa, and Jeffrey 2:30PM A project in statistics. Preliminary report. TNeugebauer, Eastern Kentucky (2442) Tiffany Christian, Smith College University (1145-34-2006) (1145-62-2974) 3:00PM A Juvenile-Adult Model for an Amphibian 3:00PM Generalizing the Three Gap Theorem. (2453) Population with Distributed Birth and (2443) Alexis Suki Dasher*andArianne Metamorphosis Rates. Preliminary report. Hermida, Smith College (1145-11-2910) Baoling Ma*, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, and Qihua Huang, 3:30PM The variety of interleavings. Preliminary Southwest University (1145-35-1100) (2444) report. Ojaswi Acharya, Chen Li, David C 3:30PM Some new integral inequalities on time Meyer and Jasmine Noory*, Smith (2454) scales. College (1145-55-2046) Feifei Du, Sun Yat-Sen University, Wei 4:00PM Further results in generalized splines. Hu*, Lynn Erbe and Allan Peterson, (2445) Preliminary report. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Olga Blyum, Dayln Gillentine, Alex (1145-39-2605) Perry*, Taylor Stefovic and Nancy Yun, Smith College (1145-05-2923) AMS Special Session on Advances by Early Career Women in Discrete Mathematics, II 4:30PM Combinatorial Identities in Graph Theory. (2446) Seungho Lee, Montville Township High School (1145-05-2013) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 338, BCC 5:00PM An Adaptive, Highly Accurate and Organizers: Jessalyn Bolkema, State (2447) Efﬁcient, Parker-Sochacki Algorithm for University of New York at Numerical Solution to Large Scale Oswego Dynamical Systems. Preliminary report. Jenna C. Guenther*andMorgan A. Wolf, Jessica De Silva, California James Madison University (1145-65-578) State University, Stanislaus

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1:00PM Polyhedral cones generated by cycles of a 5:30PM Rainbow spanning trees in general (2455) graph. (2464) graphs. Anastasia Chavez*, Jesus´ A. De Loera, Lauren M. Nelsen*andPaul Horn, University of California, Davis, Ana University of Denver (1145-05-983) Paulina Figueroa, Instituto Tecnologico´ Autonomo´ de México, Yuanbo Li, AMS Special Session on Advances in University of California, Davis, Edgar Quantum Walks, Quantum Simulations, and Possani, Instituto Tecnologico´ Autonomo´ Related Quantum Theory, II de México, and Lingyun Ye,Universityof California, Davis (1145-05-1953) 1:00 PM –3:20PM Room 337, BCC 1:30PM Local Dimension of a Poset. Preliminary (2456) report. Organizers: Radhakrishnan Balu,US Jinha Kim, Seoul National University, Army Research Lab Ryan M. Martin, Iowa State University, Tomas Masarik, Charles University, Chaobin Liu,BowieState Warren Shull,EmoryUniversity,Heather University C Smith*, Davidson College, Andrew Uzzell, Grinnell College, and Zhiyu Takuya Machida,Nihon Wang, University of South Carolina University, Japan (1145-05-1920) 1:00PM From open quantum walks to unitary 2:00PM Generalized Turan´ problems for graphs (2465) quantum walks. Preliminary report. (2457) and hypergraphs. Chaobin Liu, Bowie State University Ruth Luo*, University of Illinois at (1145-81-557) Urbana-Champaign, Zoltan Furedi,Renyi 1:30PM Quantum Annealing-Based Algorithms, Institute of Mathematics, and Alexandr Kostochka, University of Illinois at (2466) Quantum Machine Learning and Urbana-Champaign (1145-00-2481) Quantum Walks. Salvador Elias Venegas-Andraca, 2:30PM Many cliques with few edges. Preliminary Atizapan de Zaragoza (1145-81-24) (2458) report. Rachel Kirsch, London School of 2:00PM A concise review of digital simulation Economics (1145-05-1728) (2467) software platforms of quantum algorithms. 3:00PM A Collection of Extremal Problems for Juan Arturo Silva-Ordaz*, Tecnologico (2459) Counting Parameters of Graphs. de Monterrey and Quantum Works, Lauren Keough, Grand Valley State and Salvador E Venegas-Andraca, University (1145-05-2238) Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela 3:30PM Bounding the tripartite-circle crossing de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Mexico. (2460) number of complete tripartite graphs. (1145-81-167) Preliminary report. Charles Camacho, Oregon State 2:30PM Dynamical Entropy of Quantum Walks. University, Silvia Fernández-Merchant, (2468) Preliminary report. California State University, Northridge, George Androulakis and Duncan Marija Jelic, University of Belgrade, Wright*, University of South Carolina Rachel Kirsch, London School of (1145-81-2492) Economics, Linda Kleist, Technische 3:00PM Adiabatic Quantum Computing and Universität Berlin, Elizabeth Bailey (2469) Graph Theory. Matson, Alfred University, and Jennifer Jake Farinholt*andSamuel Mendelson, White*, Saint Vincent College Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren (1145-05-2165) Division (1145-81-486) 4:00PM DP-coloring of planar graphs without (2461) 4-,9-cycles and two cycles from AMS Special Session on Algebraic, Discrete, {5, 6, 7, 8}. Topological and Stochastic Approaches to Runrun Liu,CentralChina Modeling in Mathematical Biology, II Normal University, Sarah Loeb*, Hampden-Sydney College, Martin Rolek, The College of William and Mary, Yuxue 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 347, BCC Yin, Central China Normal University, and Gexin Yu, The College of William Organizers: Olcay Akman, Illinois State and Mary (1145-05-1958) University 4:30PM Steinberg’s Conjecture is almost true? Timothy D. Comar, (2462) AddieE.R.Armstrong,Norwich Benedictine University University (1145-05-1908) Daniel Hrozencik,Chicago 5:00PM Rainbow Spanning Trees in Edge-Colored State University (2463) Complete Graphs. Katherine Perry, University of Denver Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar (1145-05-1621) College

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1:00PM Deducing dynamical rules via machine Arindam Roy,Rice (2470) learning and topology. University Angelika Manhart, Imperial College, Jiuya Wang,Universityof Dhananjay Bhaskar,BrownUniversity, Wisconsin Jesse Milzman, University of Maryland, 1:00PM What is the height of two points in the John Nardini*, North Carolina State (2480) plane? Preliminary report. University, Chad Topaz, Williams Jesse Kass and Frank Thorne*, College, Kathleen Storey,Universityof University of South Carolina, Columbia, Michigan, and Lori Ziegelmeier, SC (1145-11-1764) Macalester College (1145-37-1511) 1:30PM Number fields and arithmetic. 1:30PM Analysis of an Agent-Based Model for (2481) Preliminary report. (2471) Integrated Pest Management with Robert J Lemke Oliver, Tufts University Periodic Control Strategies. (1145-11-2908) Timothy D Comar, Benedictine University (1145-92-1615) 2:00PM The shape of cubic and quartic number (2482) fields. 2:00PM The evolution of cooperation in mobile Robert D Hough, SUNY Stony Brook (2472) populations with costly movement on (1145-11-45) evolving multiplayer networks. Igor Erovenko*, UNC Greensboro, and 2:30PM Efficient congruencing in ellipsephic sets. Mark Broom, City, University of London (2483) Kirsti Biggs, University of Bristol, UK (1145-91-88) (1145-11-1964) 2:30PM Coexistence in chase-escape. 3:00PM Low-lying geodesics in a hyperbolic (2473) Rick Durrett, Matthew Junge*, Duke (2484) 3-manifold. University, and Si Tang,Lehigh Katie Lynn McKeon,Center University (1145-60-2749) for Communications Research (1145-11-2048) 3:00PM Network modeling through multistate (2474) canalization. 3:30PM Gowers uniformity of primes in Elena S Dimitrova, Clemson University (2485) arithmetic progressions and in short (1145-92-1853) intervals. Xuancheng Shao,UniversityofKentucky 3:30PM Inheritance of bistability in mass action (1145-11-1168) (2475) reaction networks. Casian Pantea*, West Virginia University, 4:00PM Primes represented by positive definite and Murad Banaji, Middlesex University (2486) binary quadratic forms. London (1145-92-2985) Asif Ali Zaman, Stanford University (1145-11-1030) 4:00PM Not Just Either/Or: Discrete and (2476) Continuous Models Play Nicely Together 4:30PM n-level density of the low lying zeros of in a Model of Hospital Infection. (2487) primitive Dirichlet L-functions. Lester Caudill*andBarry Lawson, Vorrapan Chandee*, Kansas State University of Richmond (1145-92-2482) University, and Yoonbok Lee,Incheon National University (1145-11-1319) 4:30PM Toric dynamical systems in population (2477) genetics. 5:00PM Bounds for sets without polynomial Jesse Drendel, Colorado State University (2488) progressions. (1145-37-2096) Sarah Peluse, Stanford University (1145-11-1529) 5:00PM Revising estimates of glutamate (2478) transporter density in astrocytes: a 5:30PM The average number of rational points geometric computation. (2489) on genus two curves is bounded. Cassandra L Williams*, SUNY New Paltz, Levent Hasan Ali Alpoge¨ ,Princeton Anca Radulescu, State University of New University (1145-11-2082) York at New Paltz, and Annalisa Scimemi, University at Albany AMS Special Session on Enumerative (1145-92-1151) Combinatorics, II 5:30PM Stochastic approximations of Fredholm (2479) Volterra Integro-differential equation 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 318, BCC arising in mathematical neuroscience. Organizers: Miklos Bona,Universityof Preliminary report. Florida M. Rahman, Department of Mathematics , & Statistics, University of North Florida Cheyne Homberger University of Maryland, (1145-45-2725) Baltimore County AMS Special Session on Counting Methods in 1:00PM Probabilistic aspects of pattern avoiding Number Theory, III (2490) permutations. Christopher Hoffman,University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 344, BCC of Washington, Douglas Rizzolo*, University of Delaware, and Erik Organizers: Lillian Pierce,Duke Slivken, University of Paris, Diderot University (1145-05-2188)

203 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 19 (cont’d.)

1:30PM A Nonparametric Multivariate 2:00PM Minimal representations of Lie algebras (2491) Two-Sample Test Using Cumulative (2502) with non-trivial Levi decomposition. Counts of Ranked Edges. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Manoj Lamichhane,Universityof David M. Ruth*andMichael J. Wallace, Wisconsin Milwaukee at Waukesha US Naval Academy (1145-62-2306) (1145-22-1916) 2:00PM Counting partitions inside a rectangle. 2:30PM Constructing Basic Algebras. (2492) Stephen Melczer, Greta Panova (2503) Angela Kraft, University of Arizona and Robin Pemantle*, University of (1145-20-2945) Pennsylvania (1145-05-62) 3:00PM Some Plancherel-type formulas for Lie 2:30PM Asymptotic bounds on the tails of the (2504) groups. (2493) limiting QuickSort density. Ehssan Khanmohammadi,Union James Allen Fill*andWei-Chun College (1145-22-2919) Hung, The Johns Hopkins University, 3:30PM Finite W -algebra invariants. Preliminary Department of Applied Mathematics and (2505) report. Statistics (1145-68-1183) Jonathan Scott Brown,SUNYOneonta 3:00PM Top-down or bottom-up: A tale of (1145-20-1008) (2494) correspondences. 4:00PM Swarms and Group Theory. Preliminary Laura Eslava*, Georgia Institute of (2506) report. Technology, and Louigi Addario-Berry, Isabella Diaz, St. Thomas Aquinas McGill University (1145-05-1861) College (1145-20-2813) PM 3:30 Negative evaluations of the chromatic 4:30PM Graded multiplicity in harmonic (2495) polynomial and its derivatives. (2507) polynomials from the Vinberg setting. Olivier Bernardi*, Brandeis University, Alexander Heaton,Universityof and Philippe Nadeau,CNRS,Universite Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1145-20-545) Lyon 1 (1145-05-1683) 5:00PM On Schubert varieties. 4:00PM Asymptotic regime change for (2508) Paramasamy Karuppuchamy,University (2496) multivariate generating functions. of Toledo (1145-22-2724) Stephen Melczer,Universityof Pennsylvania (1145-05-188) AMS Special Session on Latinx in Math, II 4:30PM Asymptotic analysis of combinatorial (2497) schemas of polylogarithms. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 327, BCC Ricardo Gomez´ *, Institute of Mathematics of the National Autonomous Organizers: Alexander Diaz-Lopez, University of México (UNAM), and Villanova University Mark Daniel Ward, Purdue University Laura Escobar,Universityof (1145-05-1711) Illinois 5:00PM Quota Trees. Preliminary report. Juanita Pinzon-Caicedo´ , (2498) Tad White, IDA Center for Computing North Carolina State Sciences (1145-05-1197) University 5:30PM Rational parking functions. Preliminary 1:00PM Symmetric functions and the symmetric (2499) report. (2509) group. Yue Cai*andCatherine H. Yan,Texas Rosa C Orellana*, Dartmouth College, A&M University (1145-05-1284) and Mike Zabrocki,YorkUniversity (1145-05-1113) AMS Special Session on Group 2:00PM A combinatorial model for computing Representation Theory and Character (2510) volumes of flow polytopes. Theory, II Carolina Benedetti, Universidad de los Andes, Rafael González D’Leon´ , 1:00 PM –5:20PM Room 330, BCC Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Christopher R. H. Hanusa, Queens Organizers: Mohammad Reza College (CUNY), Pamela E. Harris, Darafsheh,Universityof Williams College, Apoorva Khare,Indian Tehran, Iran Institute of Science, Alejandro H. Manouchehr Misaghian, Morales*, University of Massachusetts, Prairie View A&M University Amherst, and Martha Yip,Universityof 1:00PM Character codegrees of p-groups. Kentucky (1145-05-2844) (2500) Preliminary report. 2:30PM Broadcast Domination of Triangular Sarah Croome*andMark L. Lewis,Kent (2511) Matchstick Graphs and the Triangular State University (1145-20-265) Lattice. 1:30PM A Database of Finite Groups with the Pamela E. Harris*, Dalia K. Luque, (2501) Same Character Tables. Williams College, Claudia Reyes Flores, William Cocke*, Steve Goldstein New Mexico State University, and and Michael Stemper,Universityof Nohemi Sepulveda, Williams College Wisconsin-Madison (1145-20-435) (1145-05-535)

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3:00PM Break 4:30PM Localization and delocalization for 3:30PM Modifying DNA topology through packing (2522) interacting quasiperiodic particles. (2512) and enzymatic reactions. Preliminary report. Mariel Vazquez, Departments of Jean Bourgain, Institute for Advanced Mathematics and of Microbiology & Study, Princeton, Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Molecular Genetics, University of University of California, Irvine, and Ilya California, Davis (1145-92-2489) Kachkovskiy*, Michigan State University (1145-81-1955) 4:30PM On the Hodge theory of stratiﬁed spaces. (2513) Pierre Albin, University of Illinois at 5:00PM Ballistic motion for limit-periodic Urbana-Champaign (1145-58-839) (2523) Schrodinger¨ operators. Jake Fillman,VirginiaTech 5:00PM Recent developments in the thin obstacle (1145-47-549) (2514) problem. Nicola Garofalo, Universita di Padova, 5:30PM Diffusion in the Mean for a Periodic Arshak Petrosyan, Purdue University, (2524) Schrodinger¨ Equation Perturbed by a and Mariana Smit Vega Garcia*, Western Fluctuating Potential. Washington University (1145-35-1578) Jeffrey Schenker, F Zak Tilocco and Shiwen Zhang*, Michigan State 5:30PM Discussion University (1145-35-1141)

AMS Special Session on Localization and AMS Special Session on Mathematicians at Delocalization for Disordered Quantum Sea (in the Sky, or on Land): Defense Systems, II Applications of Mathematics, II

1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 326, BCC 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 332, BCC Organizers: Peter D. Hislop,University Organizers: Tegan Emerson, Naval of Kentucky Research Laboratory Christoph A. Marx, Oberlin Timothy Doster, Naval College Research Laboratory Jeffery Schenker,Michigan George Stantchev, Naval State University Research Laboratory PM 1:00 Dynamical Entanglement of disordered 1:00PM Dealing with Cluster Synchronization in (2515) harmonic oscillators. Preliminary report. (2525) undirected networks. Houssam Abdul-Rahman,Universityof Louis M Pecora*, Naval Research Arizona (1145-82-1540) Laboratory, Francesco Sorrentino, 1:30PM Low Energy Localization Properties of University of New Mexico, Aaron (2516) Disordered Harmonic Oscillators. Hagerstrom,NIST,Boulder,CO, Robert Sims*, Houssam Abdul-Rahman, Abu Siddique,UniversityofNew University of Arizona, and Gunter Stolz, Mexico, Joseph Hart, Rajarshi Roy and University of Alabama at Birmingham Thomas Murphy, University of Maryland (1145-82-2384) (1145-37-89) 2:00PM How fast can entanglement be generated 2:00PM How Your Data Will Lie to You. (2517) in quantum systems? (2526) Preliminary report. Anna Vershynina, University of Houston A. K. Criner, Air Force Research (1145-81-680) Laboratory (1145-62-2414) 2:30PM Level spacing and Poisson statistics 2:30PM Geolocation via polynomial systems. (2518) for continuum random Schrodinger¨ (2527) Preliminary report. operators. Dan Bates, US Naval Academy Adrian Dietlein, LMU Munich, and (1145-14-1696) Alexander Elgart*, Virginia Tech 3:00PM Semantics of Dynamical Systems. (1145-60-1189) (2528) Jared Culbertson*, Paul Gustafson,Air 3:00PM Eigenvalue separation in disordered Force Research Laboratory, Daniel E (2519) quantum systems. Koditschek, University of Pennsylvania, John Z. Imbrie, University of Virginia and Peter F Stiller,TexasA&MUniversity (1145-81-2812) (1145-18-1403) 3:30PM Dynamical and spectral properties 4:00PM Machine Learning for Data Assimilation (2520) of random Schrodinger operators (2529) in Dynamic Physical Processes. with strongly correlated potentials. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. James Kerce, Georgia Tech Research Rajinder Singh Mavi*, Ripon College, Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology Rodrigo Matos and Jeffrey Schenker, (1145-62-2608) Michigan State University (1145-82-2184) 4:30PM Functional Analysis of Deep Learning 4:00PM Long-range Schrodinger¨ Dynamics. (2530) Classiﬁers. Preliminary report. (2521) Kay Kirkpatrick, University of Illinois at Katie Rainey, Space and Naval Warfare Urbana-Champaign (1145-35-1945) Systems Center Paciﬁc (1145-68-1820)

205 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 19 (cont’d.)

5:00PM A high-order shock-capturing limiter for 4:30PM Generalized Minimum Distance (2531) discontinuous Galerkin methods with (2539) Functions. applicability to Cartesian, curvilinear, Manuel González-Sarabia*, INSTITUTO and unstructured meshes. Preliminary POLITECNICO NACIONAL-UPIITA, José report. Mart´ınez-Bernal, Rafael H. Villarreal Scott A Moe, Advanced Micro Devices, and Carlos E. Vivares,CINVESTAV-IPN James A Rossmanith, Iowa State (1145-13-422) University, and David C Seal*, United 5:00PM On the maximum number of Fq-zeroes of States Naval Academy (1145-65-2498) (2540) polynomials with a given Newton 5:30PM Discussion: Current Trends in DoD polytope. Preliminary report. Funding for Mathematics. Kyle Meyer, The University of California, San Diego, Ivan Soprunov*, Cleveland AMS Special Session on Mathematics of State University, and Jenya Soprunova, Coding Theory and Applications, II Kent State University (1145-52-1117) 5:30PM Locally Recoverable Codes with Many (2541) Recovery Sets from Fiber Products of 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 319, BCC Curves. Kathryn Haymaker, Villanova University, Organizers: Hiram Lopez-Valdez, Beth Malmskog*, Colorado College, and Clemson University Gretchen Matthews,VirginiaTech Felice Manganiello, (1145-11-1986) Clemson University AMS Special Session on Network Science, II Gretchen L. Matthews, Virginia Tech 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 320, BCC 1:00PM Constructions of codes for some models Organizers: David Burstein,Swarthmore (2532) of distributed storage. College Alexander Barg*andZitan Chen, University of Maryland (1145-94-2122) Franklin Kenter,United States Naval Academy 1:30PM Additive codes associated to Laplacian Feng ’Bill’ Shi,Universityof (2533) simplices. North Carolina Marie Meyer, Lewis University, and 1:00PM Hypergraph Kronecker models for Tefjol Pllaha*, University of Kentucky (2542) Networks. (1145-05-678) Nicole Eikmeier*andDavid F. Gleich, 2:00PM Fast and Efficient Distributed Purdue University (1145-68-353) (2534) Matrix-Vector Multiplication Using 1:30PM Gromov-Wasserstein distances: Fast Rateless Fountain Codes. (2543) network comparison via entropy Ankur Mallick*, Carnegie Mellon regularized optimal transport. University, Malhar Chaudhari,Oracle Samir Chowdhury*andFacundo Inc., and Gauri D Joshi, Carnegie Mellon Mémoli,TheOhioStateUniversity University (1145-94-553) (1145-49-2302)

2:30PM Sum-Rank Codes and Linearized 2:00PM Topological measures of network (2535) Reed-Solomon Codes. (2544) dynamics. Preliminary report. Umberto Martinez-Penas*andFrank R. Chad Giusti, University of Delaware Kschischang, University of Toronto (1145-55-1522) (1145-94-610) 3:00PM Meaningful Voids: Applying Algebraic (2545) Topology to Network Neuroscience. 3:00PM Asymptotic Enumeration and Coding Ann E. Sizemore*andDanielle S. (2536) Theory. Bassett, University of Pennsylvania *and , Alberto Ravagnani Eimear Byrne (1145-55-2366) University College Dublin (1145-00-787) 3:30PM The Role of Sparsity in Inverse Problems 3:30PM The second generalized hamming weight (2546) for Networks with Nonlinear Dynamics. (2537) of some evaluation codes arising from a Victor James Barranca*, Swarthmore projective torus. College, and Douglas Zhou, Shanghai Eliseo Sarmiento*, Eduardo Camps, Jiao Tong University (1145-92-1339) Instituto Polit´ecnico Nacional, Rafael 4:00PM Estimation in Popularity Adjusted Villarreal, Centro de Investigacion´ y (2547) Stochastic Block Model. Estudios Avanzados del IPN, and Manuel Ramchandra Rimal*andMarianna Gonzalez, Instituto Polit´ecnico Nacional Pensky, University of Central Florida, (1145-13-2314) Department of Mathematics 4:00PM Generalized Hamming weights of (1145-62-918) (2538) projective Reed-Muller codes. 4:30PM Optimizing Geometric Requirements for Sudhir R Ghorpade, Indian Institute (2548) Redistricting. of Technology Bombay, India John Asplund*andTom Gonzalez, (1145-94-1629) Dalton State College (1145-90-499)

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5:00PM Inverse Problems of Mixed Random 5:00PM Knot types of generalized Kirchhoff rods. (2549) Graph Models. Preliminary report. (2557) Tom Needham,TheOhioState Samuel Baker*, United States Naval University (1145-53-1779) Academy, and Franklin H. J. Kenter, 5:30PM Folded ribbon knots in the plane. United States Navel Academy (2558) Preliminary report. (1145-94-1336) Elizabeth Denne, Washington & Lee 5:30PM Random Spanning Trees on University (1145-57-1214) (2550) Homogeneous Graphs. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Number Theory, Anna Melikyan, Kansas State University Arithmetic Geometry, and Computation, II (1145-94-1253) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 325, BCC AMS Special Session on Not KNerds: A Community for Knot Theory, II Organizers: Brendan Hassett,Brown University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 329, BCC Drew Sutherland, Organizers: Moshe Cohen, Vassar Massachusetts Institute of College Technology Elizabeth Denne, John Voight, Dartmouth Washington and Lee College University 1:00PM Upper bounds for the endomorphism Adam Lowrance, Vassar (2559) algebra of an abelian variety. College Edgar Costa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1145-11-2867) 1:00PM The curious universe of virtual knots. (2551) Allison K Henrich, Seattle University 1:30PM Shioda’s fourfold and CM Mumford’s (1145-57-728) (2560) fourfold. Yuwei Zhu,BrownUniversity 2:00PM Restrictions on Homflypt and Kauffman (1145-14-1348) (2552) Polynomials Arising from Local Moves. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Odd order obstructions to rational points Sandy Ganzell, St. Mary’s College of (2561) on general K3 surfaces. Maryland, Mercedes Gonzalez*, Jennifer Berg*andAnthony Southwestern University, Chloe’ Várilly-Alvarado,RiceUniversity Marcum, Marshall University, Nina (1145-11-2288) Ryalls, University of Dallas, and Mariel 2:30PM Computing hyperelliptic modular Santos, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (2562) invariants from period matrices. (1145-57-2249) Preliminary report. 2:30PM Hyperbolicity and Turaev Hyperbolicity of Christelle Vincent,Universityof (2553) Knots and Virtual Knots. Vermont (1145-11-1123) Colin C. Adams, Williams College, Or 3:00PM Galois actions associated to hyperelliptic Eisenberg,HarvardUniversity,Jonah (2563) curves over local fields. Greenberg*, Williams College, Kabir Jeffrey Yelton, University of Milan Kapoor, Cornell University, Kate (1145-11-889) O’Connor, The College of New Jersey, Natalia Pacheco-Tallaj,Harvard 3:30PM Conductors and minimal discriminants of University, Zhen Liang,Universityof (2564) hyperelliptic curves in odd residue Southern California, and Yi Wang, characteristic. Preliminary report. Columbia University (1145-57-1847) Padmavathi Srinivasan*, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Andrew 3:00PM Machine Learning Revelations from the Obus, Baruch College (CUNY) (2554) Color Jones Polynomial. Preliminary (1145-11-520) report. Mustafa Hajij, Ohio State University, 4:00PM Computing Zeta Functions of Superelliptic JesseSFLevitt*, University of Southern (2565) Curves in Large Characteristic. California, and Radmila Sazdanovic, Vishal Arul,MIT,Alex Best,Boston North Carolina State University University, Edgar Costa,MIT,Richard (1145-54-1911) Magner, Boston University, and Nicholas Triantafillou*, MIT (1145-11-276) 3:30PM Ineffective sets and region crossing (2555) change. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Torsion Subgroups of Elliptic Curves over Miles Clikeman, Rachel Morris and (2566) Function Fields. Heather M. Russell*, University of Robert J.S. McDonald,Universityof Richmond (1145-57-1757) Connecticut (1145-11-2418) 4:00PM Realizing knots by physical ropes. 5:00PM The geometric average size of Selmer (2556) Yuanan Diao, Department of (2567) groups over function fields. Mathematics and Statistics, University of Aaron Landesman, Stanford University North Carolina Charlotte (1145-57-594) (1145-11-1572)

207 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 19 (cont’d.)

5:30PM The Sato-Tate conjecture and Nagao’s 5:30PM Integer partitions and the exponential (2568) conjecture. (2578) distribution analog of the Grubbs–Weaver Seoyoung Kim,BrownUniversity method. (1145-11-1363) Andrew V Sills*andCharles W Champ, Georgia Southern University AMS Special Session on Partition Theory and (1145-62-944) Related Topics, II AMS Special Session on Statistical, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 321, BCC Variational, and Learning Techniques in Image Analysis and their Applications to Organizers: Dennis Eichhorn,University Biomedical, Hyperspectral, and Other of California, Irvine Imaging, II Tim Huber,Universityof Texas, Rio Grande Valley 1:00 PM –4:50PM Room 346, BCC Amita Malik,Rutgers University Organizers: Justin Marks,Gonzaga University 1:00PM Identities for Third Order Mock Theta (2569) Functions from Ramanujan’s Lost Laramie Paxton, Notebook. Washington State University Bruce C Berndt*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, George E Andrews, Viktoria Taroudaki, Eastern Pennsylvania State University, Song Heng Washington University Chan, Nanyang Technological University, 1:00PM Fast Detection of Inter-Group Differences Sun Kim, University of Cologne, and (2579) in Images. Amita Malik,RutgersUniversity Alex Cloninger, University of California, (1145-11-1041) San Diego (1145-62-780) 1:30PM The Borwein Conjecture: An exercise in (2570) utilizing the saddle point method. 1:30PM An entropy-based algorithm for texture Preliminary report. (2580) image inpainting. Preliminary report. Chen Wang, University of Vienna Prashant Athavale*, Clarkson University, (1145-05-1877) Potsdam, NY, Sheetal Dharmatti and Aiswarya Sara Matthew, Indian Institute 2:00PM An experimental mathematics approach of Science Education and Research (2571) to Parking Functions. Thiruvananthapuram (1145-65-2172) Yukun Yao, Rutgers University, and Doron Zeilberger*, Rutgers University 2:00PM Anisotropic diffuse interface functionals (NB) (1145-05-867) (2581) based on multiscale multidirectional representations. 2:30PM Hyperbolicity of the partition Jensen Julia A Dobrosotskaya,CaseWestern (2572) polynomials. Reserve University, Department of Hannah Larson, Stanford University, Math., Appl. Math. and Statistics and Ian Wagner*, Emory University (1145-65-1948) (1145-11-1606)

3:00PM CM Evaluations of the Goswami-Sun 2:30PM Truncation and Recycling Methods for (2573) Series. (2582) Lanczos Bidiagonalization and Hybrid Madeline Locus Dawsey*andKen Ono, Regularization. Emory University (1145-11-364) Jiahua Jiang*, Julianne Chung and Eric de Sturler, Virginia Tech (1145-65-489) 3:30PM Ramanujan’s modular equations and (2574) colored partition identities. 3:00PM Diffeomorphic registration of discrete Sun Kim, University of Cologne (2583) varifolds. Preliminary report. (1145-11-559) Nicolas Charon*andHsi-Wei Hsieh, Department of Applied Mathematics and 4:00PM A Generalization of Partition Identities Statistics, Johns Hopkins University (2575) for First Differences of Partitions of n (1145-49-1650) Into at most m Parts. Acadia Larsen,UniversityOfTexas:Rio 3:30PM Electrical Impedance Tomography: Two Grande Valley (1145-05-170) (2584) Direct Image Reconstruction Methods. 4:30PM Euler’s partition theorem for all moduli Peter A Muller,RowanUniversity (2576) and a generalization of the lecture hall (1145-78-1804) partition theorem. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Feature-Based Image Registration with Ae Ja Yee, Penn State University (2585) Applications to Remote Sensing and (1145-05-2195) Medical Imaging. 5:00PM Iterated differences in Gaussian Azubuike M. Okorie, Taposh Biswas, (2577) coefﬁcients. Samuel K. Awidi and Sokratis William J. Keith, Michigan Technological Makrogiannis*, Delaware State University (1145-05-607) University (1145-68-2676)

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4:30PM Application of Stochastic Algorithms for 5:00PM Learning metric for persistence (2586) Multiple Measurement Vectors to (2595) diagrams. Preliminary report. the Hyperspectral Diffuse Optical Yusu Wang*andQi Zhao,TheOhio Tomography Problem. Preliminary report. State University (1145-68-1462) Rachel Grotheer*, Goucher College, 5:30PM Learning with Nerve Complexes. Natalie Durgin,Spiceworks,Chenxi (2596) Jose A. Perea, Michigan State University Huang, Yale University, Shuang Li, (1145-55-581) Colorado School of Mines, Anna Ma, University of California, San Diego, AMS Special Session on Using Modeling to Deanna Needell, University of California, Los Angeles, and Jing Qin,Montana Motivate the Study of Differential Equations, State University (1145-94-2444) II

AMS Special Session on Topological Data 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 336, BCC Analysis: Theory and Applications, II Organizers: Robert Kennedy, Centennial High School, Ellicott City MD 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 345, BCC Audrey Malagon,Virginia Organizers: Justin Curry,Universityat Wesleyan University Albany, State University of Brian Winkel, SIMIODE, New York Cornwall NY Mikael Dina Yagodich,Frederick Vejdemo-Johansson, Community College College of Staten Island, City 1:00PM Using Differential Equations to Model University of New York (2597) Predator-Prey Relations as Part of Sara Kalisnik Verovsek, SCUDEM Modeling Competition. Wesleyan University Preliminary report. Anthony Dean Stefan*, Zachary David 1:00PM Rational cochains on the space of Fralish and Thomas Bernard Tyson, (2587) persistence vineyards. Preliminary report. Florida Southern College (1145-34-1000) Chad Giusti, University of Delaware (1145-55-1526) 1:30PM Opportunities for Community in Using (2598) Modeling to Teach Differential Equations 1:30PM Sheaf theory on universal persistent at SIMIODE. (2588) homology spaces. Brian J Winkel, SIMIODE, Cornwall NY J¯anis Lazovskis, University of Illinois at USA (1145-97-1884) Chicago (1145-55-955) 2:00PM Cancer modeling using agent-based 2:00PM Cauchy Sequences in Categories with an (2599) models. Preliminary report. (2589) Interleaving. Sarah El Jamous,ArizonaState Joshua Cruz, Duke University University (1145-34-2634) (1145-55-796) 2:30PM Motivating Students with Dynamic 2:30PM Directed complexes, sequence dimension (2600) Modeling. (2590) and inverting a neural network. S. Lin, Savannah State University Vladimir Itskov*andAlexandra Yarosh, (1145-97-1767) The Pennsylvania State University (1145-55-2620) 3:00PM Fast solvers for Biot model using a (2601) multiphysics reformulation. 3:00PM Metric reconstruction via optimal David Evans*andMingchao Cai, (2591) transport. Morgan State University (1145-35-1894) Michal Adamaszek,MOSEK,Henry 3:30PM Mathematical modeling and optimal Adams*, Colorado State University, and Florian Frick, Carnegie Mellon University (2602) control of Tick Fever. (1145-51-259) Blessing Emerenini, Oregon State University, (1145-34-2998) 3:30PM The Persistent Homology of Random (2592) Geometric Complexes on Fractals. MAA Invited Paper Session on Mathematics Benjamin D Schweinhart, Ohio State and Policy University (1145-60-622) 4:00PM Homology theories for (finite) metric 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 317, BCC (2593) spaces. Nina Otter, UCLA and MPI MIS Organizers: Rick Klima, Appalachian (1145-55-2251) State University 4:30PM Approximating length spaces with metric Eric Marland, Appalachian (2594) graphs of bounded first Betti number. State University Facundo Memoli and Osman Berat 1:00PM In defense of democracy: mathematical Okutan*, The Ohio State University, (2603) tools for fighting gerrymandering. Department of Mathematics Mira Bernstein,Cambridge,MA (1145-51-138) (1145-AH-3024)

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1:30PM Mathematical arguments in Dudum v. 4:30PM Aiming for High Standards: Solomon (2604) Arntz. Preliminary report. (2615) Lefschetz as Editor of the Annals of Jonathan K Hodge, Grand Valley State Mathematics. Preliminary report. University (1145-AH-1063) Della Dumbaugh,Universityof 2:00PM Partnerships and Pathways to Inform Richmond (1145-01-1898) (2605) Policy. Catherine Paolucci, Worcester MAA Minicourse #12: Part B Polytechnic Institute (1145-AH-2012) 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 3, 2:30PM Stakeholder Engagement and Analysis of (2606) CMS Data Products in Decision Making 2nd Floor, Hilton and Policy Frameworks. Keep Teaching Statistics using R and Vanessa Escobar, NASA Goddard Space RStudio Flight Center (1145-AH-3018) Presenters: Shonda Kuiper, Grinnell 3:00PM Disciplinary Societies and Federal Policy College (2607) for Support of Research and Education. Randall Pruim,Calvin JMichaelPearson,Mathematical College Association of America (1145-AH-3003) 3:30PM Modeling to Engage Students in Policy MAA Minicourse #10: Part B (2608) Issues. Karen M. Bliss, Virginia Military Institute 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 1, (1145-AH-2442) 2nd Floor, Hilton AMS-MAA-ICHM Special Session on History of Object Based Learning and the Mathematics, III Smithsonian Learning Lab Presenter: Amy Shell-Gellasch,Eastern 1:00 PM –4:50PM Room 314, BCC Michigan University

Organizers: Sloan Despeaux,Western MAA Minicourse #6: Part B Carolina University Jemma Lorenat,Pitzer 1:00 PM –3:00PM Holiday Ballroom 2, College 2nd Floor, Hilton Daniel E. Otero,Xavier Visualizing Multivariable Calculus & University Differential Equations using CalcPlot3D Adrian Rice, Presenters: Paul E. Seeburger,Monroe Randolph-Macon College Community College 1:00PM De Morgan on Barrett and Tetens: a Monica VanDieren,Robert (2609) British-Continental analogy in the history Morris University of statistic thinking? Preliminary report. Anna-Sophie Heinemann,Universityof Paderborn, Germany (1145-01-1729) AMS Contributed Paper Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, IV 1:30PM Understanding the differential in the (2610) unpublished work of Mary Somerville 1:00 PM –5:25PM Room 313, BCC (1780-1872). Brigitte Stenhouse, The Open University, 1:00PM Combinatorial curve neighborhoods of UK (1145-01-1017) (2616) 1 the affine flag variety of type An. 2:00PM A Cambridge correspondence class in Songul Aslan,VirginiaTech (2611) arithmetic for women. Preliminary report. (1145-05-1951) JJTattersall, Providence College 1:15PM Minuscule Kac-Moody settings unified by (1145-01-844) (2617) new poset coloring properties. 2:30PM My Computing Device – A Mathematical Michael C. Strayer,UniversityofNorth (2612) Perspective. Carolina at Chapel Hill (1145-05-1794) Peggy Aldrich Kidwell,National 1:30PM Upper and Lower Bounds on Zero-Sum Museum of American History, (2618) Generalized Schur Numbers. Smithsonian Institution (1145-01-1623) Erik A Metz, University of Maryland 3:00PM Magnificent Mathematicians in their (1145-05-1502) (2613) Flying Machines. 1:45PM Break Tony Royle, The Open University, UK. 2:00PM Counting Simultaneous Core Partitions (1145-01-1495) (2619) with d-Distinct Parts. 3:30PM Discussion Noah Kravitz,YaleUniversity 4:00PM The Nautical Almanac Office harbors (1145-05-747) (2614) mathematical editors, 1849-1866. 2:15PM Cyclic Descents for General Skew Preliminary report. (2620) Tableaux. Deborah Kent,DrakeUniversity Brice Huang, Massachuseetts Institute of (1145-01-1965) Technology (1145-05-876)

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2:30PM Weight distribution of quasi-quadratic 1:15PM Some properties of ladder determinantal (2621) residue codes. (2634) rings. Preliminary report. Nigel Boston, University of Wisconsin - Sean Sather-Wagstaff,Clemson Madison, and Jing Hao*, University of University, Tony Se*andSandra Spiroff, Wisconson - Madison (1145-05-2499) University of Mississippi (1145-13-958)

2:45PM Anti-power j-ﬁxes of the Thue-Morse 1:30PM Unstacking Tortoise Shells with Math: (2622) word. (2635) Factoring Multivariate Polynomials in the Marisa Gaetz, Massachusetts Institute of Tropical Semiring. Preliminary report. Technology (1145-05-1561) Davis Deaton*andJordan Sawdy, Belmont University (1145-13-2887) 3:00PM Sudoku Pair Latin Squares. (2623) Braxton Carrigan, David Diaz,Southern 1:45PM Atoms in Quasilocal Integral Domains. Connecticut State University, and James (2636) Kevin Bombardier*andD. D. Anderson, M Hammer*, Cedar Crest College University of Iowa (1145-13-357) (1145-05-2830) 2:00PM Noetherian Rings with Unusual Prime 3:15PM Embedding Partial Latin Cubes. (2637) Ideal Structures. Preliminary report. (2624) Preliminary report. Anya Michaelsen, Williams College Amin Bahmanian, Illinois State (1145-13-497) University (1145-05-103) 2:15PM The group of t-invertible t-ideals of 3:30PM The Intersection Problem for Latin (2638) Prufer¨ v multiplication domains. (2625) Rectangles. Preliminary report. Bin Yeh*, Virginia Commonwealth Lokendra P Paudel,UniversityofAkron University, and Chris Rodger, Auburn (1145-13-585) University (1145-05-2041) 2:30PM A study of m-canonical ideals. 3:45PM Adjusting p,q-analogues of m-level Rook (2639) Simplice Tchamna, Georgia College (2626) Placements. (1145-13-1517) Kenneth Barrese, Alma College (1145-05-2030) 2:45PM Inﬁnite-Dimensional Algebras Without (2640) Simple Bases. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Strip Tilings on Square Chessboards. Rebin A. Muhammad*, Ohio (2627) Preliminary report. Univeristy, Sergio Lopez-Permouth, Arthur L Gershon, Case Western Reserve Ohio University, and Pinar Aydogdu, University (1145-05-2673) Hacettepe University (1145-13-690)

4:15PM Permutations with equal orders. 3:00PM A generalization of the Newton Girard (2628) Charles Burnette*, Saint Louis (2641) formula to the monomial symmetric University, Eric Schmutz and polynomials. James Thomas, Drexel University Samuel H Chamberlin*, Park University, (1145-05-2869) and Azadeh Raﬁzadeh, William Jewell 1 − 2 College (1145-13-1145) 4:30PM Improving the 3 3 Conjecture for Width (2629) Two Posets. 3:15PM Grobner¨ bases with respect to several Ashwin Sah, Massachusetts Institute of (2642) monomial orderings and computation of Technology (1145-05-695) Hilbert-type dimension polynomials. 4:45PM Investigating Allowed Patterns in Matthew F Menture, The Catholic (2630) Dynamical Systems Using Commuter University of America (1145-13-938) Functions. 3:30PM Triangular Bases for Modules of Scott M LaLonde*andKassie (2643) Generalized Splines on Arbitrary Graphs. Archer, University of Texas at Tyler Lauren Rose*, Bard College, and Jeff (1145-05-2894) Suzuki, Brooklyn College (1145-11-2112)

5:00PM On Gessel super Catalan Polynomials. 3:45PM Unique Decomposition of Direct Sums of (2631) Irina Gheorghiciuc*andEmily (2644) Ideals. Allen, Carnegie Mellon University Akeel Omairi*andLee Klingler,Florida (1145-05-2824) Atlantic University (1145-13-868)

5:15PM Snakes: Legal, Illegal and Dodecahedral. 4:00PM Jacobson and Hilbert Module Equivalence. (2632) Therese Aglialoro and Robert (2645) Preliminary report. Hochberg*, University of Dallas Tim C McEldowney,Universityof (1145-05-2357) California, Riverside (1145-13-1482) AMS Contributed Paper Session on 4:15PM Grobner¨ bases and equations of the Commutative Algebra (2646) multi-Rees algebras. Babak Jabbar Nezhad,Universityof Arkansas, Fayetteville (1145-13-1525) 1:00 PM –5:25PM Room 311, BCC 4:30PM Numerical Maculiﬁcation in Arbitrary 1:00PM Slenderness program. (2647) Codimension. (2633) Radoslav Dimitric,NewYorkCity,NY Erin Bela, Juniata College (1145-13-922) (1145-13-2214)

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4:45PM Virtual Complete Intersections in P1 × P1. 3:00PM Analyzing the Dynamics of an (2648) Amal Mattoo*, Harvard College, (2659) Inflammatory Response to a Bacterial Jiyang Gao, Massachusetts Institute of Infection in Rats. Technology, Yutong Li,Haverford Allison Torsey*, SUNY College at Buffalo, College, and Michael C. Loper,University Amy Carpenter, Lee Unviersity, and Julia of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1145-13-2142) Arciero, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis (1145-92-604) 5:00PM Matrix Square Roots of Polynomials. (2649) Trung Vu*andKosmas Diveris,St.Olaf 3:15PM How receptor diffusion and cell rotations College (1145-13-25) (2660) increase association rates with 5:15PM Summary statistics for persistent extracellular reactants. Preliminary (2650) homology. report. Ashleigh Thomas, Duke University Christopher E Miles*, Courant Institute (1145-13-2607) of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, and Sean D Lawley, AMS Contributed Paper Session on Department of Mathematics, University of Mathematics in the Life Sciences, Ecology, Utah (1145-92-2631) and Related Fields, III 3:30PM Behavioral Synchrony and Functional EEG (2661) Networks. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 312, BCC David Damiano, Sarah McGuire*and Richard Schmidt, College of the Holy 1:00PM Improving Statistical Binning Techniques Cross (1145-00-1912) (2651) for Species Tree Reconstruction. Joseph P Rusinko,Hobartand 3:45PM A model-based analysis of autonomic William Smith Colleges, Jennifer (2662) nervous function in response to the Vandenbussche*, Kennesaw State Valsalva maneuver. University, and Qingyi Lu,Hobartand E Benjamin Randall*, North Carolina William Smith Colleges (1145-92-1317) State University, Jesper Mehlsen, Coordinating Research Centre, 1:15PM Discrete Conformal Invariants on Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, (2652) Triangle Meshes of Brain Data. Denmark, and Mette Olufsen,North Carolyn M Eady, Florida State University Carolina State University (1145-92-770) (1145-92-2107) 4:00PM A Model to Explore the Origin of Heart 1:30PM Averaging for molecular motors with (2653) switching behavior. (2663) Rate Variability. Joe John Klobusicky*, Peter Kramer, Lindsey Fox, University of Tennessee Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and (1145-92-2761) John Fricks, Arizona State University 4:15PM Understanding the Role of Macrophages (1145-92-2404) (2664) in Lung Inflammation Through 1:45PM The Replicator Dynamics for Multilevel Mathematical Modeling. (2654) Selection in Evolutionary Games. Sarah B Minucci*, Rebecca L Heise, Daniel B Cooney, Princeton University Michael S Valentine, Franck J Kamga (1145-92-175) Gninzeko and Angela M Reynolds, Virginia Commonwealth University 2:00PM Dynamic Observers for Unknown (1145-92-1919) (2655) Populations. Nathan A Poppelreiter,Universityof 4:30PM Parameter estimation and predictive Nebraska Lincoln (1145-92-1468) (2665) modeling in a model of peritonitis focusing on the sequential immune cell 2:15PM A Harmonic Oscillator Analogy to (2656) Mathematical Biology Systems. response. Preliminary report. Marcella M Torres*, Angela Reynolds, Sergiy Koshkin,Universityof Rebecca Segal and Shobha Ghosh, Houston-Downtown, and Isaiah G. Virginia Commonwealth University Meyers*, University of Texas at Austin (1145-92-121) (1145-92-1924) 4:45PM A Mathematical Model of Translation 2:30PM Explicit probability of fixation formula for (2666) Regulation by the Integrated Stress (2657) mutual competitors in a stochastic Response: the ISR as an Analog-Digital population model under competitive Mechanism Tuned by eIF2B. trade-offs. Preliminary report. Laura F Strube*, Virginia Tech, and Glenn S Young*andAndrew Belmonte, Frederick R Adler,UniversityofUtah Penn State University (1145-92-1071) (1145-92-2954) 2:45PM Modeling factors that regulate cell 5:00PM Effects of observation function selection (2658) cooperativity in the zebrafish posterior (2667) in nonlinear filtering for epidemic lateral line primordium. models. Preliminary report. Leif Zinn-Bjorkman*, UCLA, and Leah M Mitchell*andAndrea Arnold, Frederick R Adler,UniversityofUtah Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1145-92-2047) (1145-92-840)

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5:15PM Investigating Cellular-Level Effects of 2:30PM Modeling the Effects of Wolbachia (2668) Neurostimulation Therapies with a (2677) Transinfection and the Importance of Partial Differential Equation Based Temperature in Dengue Epidemics. Mathematical Model. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Kaia R. Lindberg*andEdward T. Vinodh kumar Chellamuthu*andJisun Dougherty, Roger Williams University Otterson, Dixie State University, St. (1145-92-1461) George, Utah (1145-34-2149)

5:30PM A Computational Approach for 2:45PM Mathematical Model of Dengue Fever (2669) Constructing an Intracellular Signaling (2678) with Vertical Transmission in an Pathway Mathematical Model with Age-Structured Population. Preliminary Application to Parkinson’s Disease. report. Preliminary report. Quynh Nguyen*, University of Cincinnati, Elizabeth M. Gilchrist*, Abigail T. Small and Nguyenho Ho, Bridgewater State and Edward T. Dougherty,Roger University (1145-34-2245) Williams University (1145-92-1473) 3:00PM Approximate analytical solutions for a (2679) nonlinear fourth-order differential 5:45PM The signalling game between plants and (2670) pollinators. equation with nonlinear boundary Jan Rychtar*, UNC Greensboro, Shan conditions. Preliminary report. Sun,LanzhouUniversity,andMichael Saurabh Tomar*andR. K. Pandey, Leshowitz, UNC Greensboro Indian Institute of Technology (1145-91-898) Kharagpur- India (1145-34-1722) 3:15PM Numerical Solution of Beam Equation AMS Contributed Paper Session on Ordinary (2680) with Free Boundaries. Preliminary report. Differential Equations Hella M. Quinnett*andNarayan Thapa, Cameron University (1145-34-1289)

1:00 PM –5:25PM Room 333, BCC 3:30PM Optimal semi-analytical method to solve (2681) coupled nonlinear differential equations 1:00PM Effect of Delays in Mathematical Models arising in epidemiology. (2671) of Cancer Chemotherapy. Mangalagama Dewasurendra*, Ismail Abdulrashid*, Auburn University, Kuppalapalle Vajravelu and Ying Tomas Caraballo, Universidad de Sevilla, Zhang, University of Central Florida and Xiaoying Han, Auburn University (1145-34-836) (1145-34-530) 3:45PM The Adaptive Parker-Sochacki Pade’ 1:15PM Fitting Classical Mathematical Models to (2682) Method For Robust Numerical Simulation. (2672) Small Data Sets from Lewis Lung and Preliminary report. Human Breast Carcinomas. Preliminary Paul G Warne*andDebra A Warne, report. James Madison University (1145-34-808) Maria Teresa Hernandez*, California 4:00PM Numerical Results for Sequential Caputo State University, Monterey Bay, and (2683) Fractional Differential Equations with Judith E. Canner, California State Laplace Transform Methods. Preliminary University, Montery Bay (1145-34-2543) report. Bhuvaneswari Sambandham*, Dixie 1:30PM Dynamics of a Producer-Grazer Model (2673) Incorporating the Effects of Phosphorus State University, Aghalaya S Vatsala, Loading on Grazer’s Growth. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and , Dixie State Lale Asik*andAngela Peace, Vinodh Kumar Chellamuthu Department of Mathematics and University (1145-34-2317) Statistics,Texas Tech University 4:15PM Mathematical Theory of Excange-driven (1145-34-712) (2684) Growth: Fundamentals and Asymptotic Behavior. 1:45PM Mathematical Model of Honeybee ,UniversityofWarwick Emre Esenturk (2674) Colonies Infested with Diseases. (1145-34-1554) Vardayani Ratti*, Dartmouth College, Peter Kevan and Hermann Eberl, 4:30PM An Isospectral Flow on Banded Matrices. University of Guelph, Canada (2685) Krishna P Pokharel, Young (1145-34-3016) Harris College, Young Harris, GA (1145-34-1725) 2:00PM Effects of Multiple Transmission 4:45PM Power asymptotics of orbits of a (2675) Pathways on Zika Dynamics. (2686) Kolmogorov type polynomial vector ﬁeld Omomayowa Olawoyin*and with a ﬁxed Newton polyhendron. Christopher Kribs,UniversityofTexas Preliminary report. at Arlington (1145-34-946) Ateq Alsaadi*, Department of 2:15PM Global Stability: Vector Feeding Mathematics, Howard University, (2676) Preference in Vector Borne Diseases. Washington, DC 20059, USA, and Rocio Marilyn Caja Rivera,Universityof Faina Berezovskaya, Department of Notre Dame, and Alfredo Villanueva*, Mathematics, Howard University University of Saint Francis (1145-34-260) (1145-34-2623)

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5:00PM A Necessary Condition for Exponential 1:00PM Independence Number of Maximal Planar (2687) Matrix Solutions of Differential (2694) Graphs. Equations. Allan E Bickle, Penn State Altoona James H Liu, Alexander R McAllister* (1145-VP-2888) and Alfred Williams,JamesMadison 1:15PM An Extension of Hansel’s Theorem to University (1145-34-2582) (2695) Hypergraphs. 5:15PM Some Asymptotic Properties of Ordinary Gregory Churchill, State University of (2688) Differential Equations. New York at Oswego (1145-VP-2891) Zhivko S. Athanassov, Institute of 1:30PM Decomposing Rings of Generalized Graph Mathematics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1145-34-316) (2696) Splines. Katie Anders, University of Texas at MAA Contributed Paper Session on Tyler, Alissa Crans, Loyola Marymount University, Briana Foster-Greenwood*, Meaningful Modeling in the First Two Years Cal Poly Pomona, Blake Mellor, of College Loyola Marymount University, and Julianna Tymoczko, Smith College 1:00 PM –2:35PM Room 306, BCC (1145-VP-2906) Organizers: William C. Bauldry, 1:45PM The Randić Index and Average Path Appalachian State University (2697) Length. Mary R. Parker,Austin Billy M Duckworth, Creighton University Community College (1145-VP-2921) 1:00PM Engaging Modeling Students through 2:00PM Non-Crossing Matchings on Words with (2689) Epidemiology. Preliminary report. (2698) Restricted Bonding Conditions. Suzanne Sumner,UniversityofMary Mitch Phillipson, St. Edward’s University Washington (1145-R5-1739) (1145-VP-2250) 1:20PM Assessing Modeling Meaningfully in a 2:15PM Reconfiguration graphs under (2690) Freshmen-Level Mathematical Modeling (2699) constraints and variations. Preliminary Course through Discovery Learning report. Assessments. Janet Fierson*andYitbarek Demesie, Kayla K. Blyman, Kristin M. Arney and La Salle University (1145-VP-2960) Scott D. Warnke*, United States Military 2:30PM Kolakoski sequences and Chvatals Academy - West Point (1145-R5-2674) (2700) sequence of graphs. Preliminary report. 1:40PM Findings from One Year of Bernd Sing, University of the West Indies (2691) Implementation of the Modeling Practices (1145-VP-2984) in Calculus Curriculum. Preliminary 2:45PM Optimal cluster detection of a certain report. (2701) directed edge-weighted bipartite graph. Adam J. Castillo*, Florida International Preliminary report. University, STEM Transformation Peng Zhao*andCheng Zhao, Indiana Institute, Charity Watson, Eddie Fuller, State University (1145-VP-3009) Geoff Potvin and Laird Kramer,Florida International University (1145-R5-2950) 3:00PM The Current State of Best Monotone (2702) Theorems in Graph Theory. 2:00PM Integrating Science and Technology to (2692) motivate the learning of Trigonometry in Michael R Yatauro, Penn State University a Precalculus course. Preliminary report. - Brandywine (1145-VP-866) Ahlam Tannouri, Morgan State 3:15PM Cycles in algebraically defined bipartite University (1145-R5-2976) (2703) graphs. 2:20PM Let the Model Drive the Bus: A Allison Ganger,Universityof (2693) model-motivated approach to first-year Nebraska-Lincoln, Shannon Golden, calculus. Colorado State University, Brian Andrew M. Baxter*, Amine Benkiran, Kronenthal*, Kutztown University, Felix Eric Simring, Russell deForest and Lazebnik, University of Delaware, Carter Matthew Willyard, Penn State University, Lyons, Nebraska Wesleyan University, University Park (1145-R5-2270) and Jason Williford,Universityof Wyoming (1145-VP-552)

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 3:30PM Bounding the Cop Number in the Game of Graph Theory, III (2704) Cops and Robbers on Graphs. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –4:10PM Room 341, BCC Shannon Dillman*andFranklin Kenter, United States Naval Academy Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena (1145-VP-462) College 3:45PM Pressing Sequences in Genome Graphs. Kim Roth, Juniata College (2705) Hays W. Whitlatch*andJoshua N. Melvin Royer, Indiana Cooper, University of South Carolina Wesleyan University (1145-VP-478)

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4:00PM Constructing Arbitrarily Large Ordered 3:00PM On Families of Generalized Pareto (2706) Graceful Labelings. (2715) Distributions: Properties and Desmond Cummins*, Wells College, and Applications. Preliminary report. Jocelyn Bell, Hobart and William Smith Duha Hamed*, Winthrop University, Colleges (1145-VP-894) Felix Famoye and Carl Lee,Central Michigan University (1145-VT-261) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 3:15PM A new Lindley family of continuous Probablity and Statistics, II (2716) distribution. Preliminary report. Ahmad Alzaghal, State University of New 1:00 PM –5:40PM Room 348, BCC York FSC (1145-VT-2700) 3:30PM The Frog Model on Trees with Drift. Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena (2717) Erin Beckman*, Duke University, Natalie College Frank, New York University, Yufeng Jiang, Matthew Junge, Duke University, Kim Roth, Juniata College and Si Tang, Lehigh University (1145-VT-2815) Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 3:45PM Sampling Prudently using Inversion (2718) Spheres on the Simplex. 1:00PM A new regularization and variable Sharang Chaudhry*, Daniel (2707) selection technique - HRLR. Preliminary Lautzenheiser and Kaushik Ghosh, report. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hasthika S. Rupasinghe Arachchige (1145-VT-2997) Don*andLasanthi C Pelawa Watagoda, 4:00PM Unit Roots Test: Spatial Model With Long Appalachian State University (2719) Memory Errors. (1145-VT-2253) Nathaniel Adjei Adu,Universityof Central Florida, Orlando Florida. 1:15PM Are P-value Still Reliable? Discussing (1145-VT-448) (2708) Statistical Signiﬁcance. Davidson Barr*andSalvatore P 4:15PM Pairing between Zeros and Critical Points Giunta, Columbia Teachers College (2720) of Polynomials with Random Roots. (1145-VT-2257) Noah N. Williams*andSean O’Rourke, University of Colorado Boulder 1:30PM Bootstrapping Multiple Linear Regression (1145-VT-730) (2709) After Variable Selection. 4:30PM Mirror Model on the Square Lattice. Lasanthi C Pelawa Watagoda*, (2721) Yan Dai, University of Arizona Appalachian State University, Boone, (1145-VT-784) NC, and David J Olive,Southern 4:45PM Measuring Statistical Evidence Using Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (2722) Relative Belief. (1145-VT-2260) Jenkin Tsui, Yale University 1:45PM Gumbel-Burr XII Distribution; Inference (1145-VT-834) (2710) and Application. 5:00PM Series Representation of Jointly SαS Raid M Al-Aqtash*, A Mallick, Marshall (2723) Distributions via Generalized University, and GGHamedani, Covariations. Marquette University (1145-VT-2275) Yujia Ding*andQidi Peng,Claremont Graduate University (1145-VT-872) 2:00PM A fast mixing Markov chain on the (2711) symmetric group. 5:15PM Asymptotic Results on the k-th Subword Alperen Ozdemir,UniversityofSouthern (2724) Complexity of Strings. California (1145-VT-2353) Lida Ahmadi, Purdue University (1145-VT-935) 2:15PM A stochastic comparison study of 5:30PM Analyzing Voter Behavior in the Lehigh (2712) series and parallel systems having (2725) Valley Through Semi-Parametric Kumaraswamy’s and Fr´echet distributed Regression and Geostatistical components. Techniques. Madhurima Datta*andNitin Gupta, Benjamin S Lieberman, Muhlenberg Department of Mathematics, Indian College (1145-VT-2070) Institute of Technology Kharagpur (1145-VT-2457) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Calculus, II 2:30PM Data Smoothing via Minimum Fisher (2713) Information. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 339, BCC Robert L Bassett, Naval Postgraduate School (1145-VT-2497) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College 2:45PM Benford distributions in Music. (2714) Preliminary report. Kim Roth, Juniata College Azar Khosravani, Columbia College Melvin Royer, Indiana Chicago (1145-VT-2583) Wesleyan University

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1:00PM Linking the understanding of derivatives 3:45PM MYMA Calculus: An Active and Interactive (2726) of inverse functions to the teaching (2737) Approach to Learning and Doing of inverse functions in high school Calculus. mathematics for preservice secondary Douglas B Meade*, University of South mathematics teachers in first-semester Carolina, and Philip B Yasskin,Texas calculus. A&M University (1145-VJ-2977) Andrew Kercher*andJames A. 4:00PM Striving for Gains: Implementing Growth Mendoza Alvarez´ ,TheUniversityof (2738) Mindset in a Calculus Classroom. Texas at Arlington (1145-VJ-2355) William Corson*andAndrew F. Plucker, 1:15PM A first approach to undergraduate United States Military Academy at West (2727) learning assistants. Preliminary report. Point (1145-VJ-300) Cassie Williams,JamesMadison 4:15PM Implementing Mastery Grading in University (1145-VJ-2356) (2739) Coordinated Calculus. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Learning Assistants in the first-year Mark Bly, Coastal Carolina University (2728) biocalculus sequence at Penn State (1145-VJ-550) University. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Partially Flipping Calc 1: Using Amine Benkiran, Eric Simring, Andrew (2740) Instructor-Created Videos to Introduce, MBaxter, Russ deForest and Matthew Inspire, and Motivate. Preliminary report. Willyard*, Penn State University, Benjamin V.C. Collins,Universityof University Park (1145-VJ-2374) Wisconsin-Platteville (1145-VJ-613) 1:45PM The PVAMU Mathematics Summer Bridge 4:45PM Extending physical Manipulatives to (2729) Program: Examining Student Attitudes (2741) Visualize Multivariable Calculus Topics Toward the Establishment of a Learning into Virtual Reality. Community. Preliminary report. Daniel L McGee, Kentucky Center for Cody Kearse*andJames R Valles, Mathematics (1145-VJ-663) Jr., Prairie View A&M University (1145-VJ-2381) SIAM Minisymposium on Flow-induced 2:00PM Standards-based grading in Calculus (In)Stability of Elastic Structures (2730) with Precalculus. Preliminary report. Jacquelyn L Rische, Marymount 1:00 PM –5:30PM Room 342, BCC University (1145-VJ-2604) Organizers: Justin Webster,University 2:15PM Facilitating Calculus I for Diverse of Maryland, Baltimore (2731) Students. Preliminary report. County Mary A Nelson*andStephen Liddle, Scott Hansen, Iowa State George Mason University (1145-VJ-266) University 2:30PM Practical Applications in Data Analysis 1:00PM An Eulerian method for mixed soft and (2732) for College Algebra. (2742) rigid body interactions in fluids. Diane C Lussier*andMary Minke,Pima Xiaolin Wang*, Chris H Rycroft, Harvard Community College (1145-VJ-1498) University, and Ken Kamrin,MIT 2:45PM Team-Based Learning Calculus. (1145-76-1776) (2733) Preliminary report. 1:30PM Nonlinear Response of an Inextensible, Anna Aboud*, Heather Bolles and (2743) Cantilevered Beam/Plate Subjected to a Amanda Baker, Iowa State University Nonconservative Force. (1145-VJ-2821) Earl H Dowell*, Kevin McHugh and 3:00PM Calculus without Limit Theory. Maxim Freydin, Duke University (2734) Zengxiang Tong*, Department of (1145-35-710) Mathematical Sciences, Otterbein 2:00PM Dynamics of the Inextensible Inverted University, Westerville, OH 43081, (2744) Flag with Piston-Theoretic Forcing Term. Jingzhong Zhang, School of Computer Jason S Howell*, Varun Gudibanda, Science and Educational Software, Carnegie Mellon University, and Justin T Guangzhou University, Guangzhou Webster, University of Maryland, 510006, China, and Hongguang Fu, Baltimore County (1145-35-1658) University of Electronic Science and 2:30PM Controllability of a Cochlea with Technology of China (1145-VJ-679) (2745) Localized Control on the Basilar 3:15PM Homogeneous Discussion Sections for Membrane. (2735) New Start Calculus Students. Preliminary Scott Hansen, Iowa State University report. (1145-93-2207) Katherine Walsh Hall*andAmit Savkar, 3:00PM Break. University of Connecticut (1145-VJ-2840) 3:30PM Asymptotics of the eigenfrequencies of 3:30PM Reimagining the Curriculum: Making (2746) the Euler-Bernoulli beam with fully (2736) Radical Changes to Improve Learning in non-dissipative boundary feedback. First-Year College Calculus. Laszlo P. Kindrat*andMarianna Jan Cannizzo, Stevens Institute of Shubov, University of New Hampshire Technology (1145-VJ-2852) (1145-35-788)

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4:00PM Feedback stabilization of a 2D 2:45PM When does the competitive exclusion (2747) fluid-structure interaction model. (2756) principle hold in stochastic Yongjin Lu, Virginia State University environments? (1145-35-1691) Alexandru Hening*, Tufts University, 4:30PM Rational Decay rates for a PDE and Dang Hai Nguyen,Universityof (2748) Fluid-Structure Interaction. Alabama (1145-60-650) George Avalos,Universityof 3:00PM Probability, Final Size, and Duration of Nebraska-Lincoln (1145-35-1490) (2757) an Outbreak in Stochastic Multigroup 5:00PM Weak solution and long time behavior of Models. (2749) a fluid-plate interaction model. Aadrita Nandi*andLinda J.S. Allen, Jing Zhang*, Virginia State University, Texas Tech University (1145-60-1170) and Roberto Triggiani,Universityof 3:15PM Influence of Receptor Recharge on the Memphis (1145-35-560) (2758) Statistics of Captured Particles. Gregory Handy*, Sean D Lawley and AMS Special Presentation Alla Borisyuk,UniversityofUtah (1145-60-1590) 1:00 PM –2:45PM Room 309/310, BCC 3:30PM Curing Cancer Faster: Optimizing Drug Who Wants to Be a (2759) Scheduling Protocols with a Fokker-Plank Mathematician—Championship Contest. Model. Julia L Pelesko*, Departments of SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students Translational Hematology and Oncology and Teachers (SIGMAA MCST) Special Research and Radiation Oncology, Presentation Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Michael Hinczewski, Department of Physics, 1:00 PM –2:30PM Room 322, BCC Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, and Jacob Scott, Math Circle Demonstration Departments of Translational Organizers: Sarah Bryant,Dickinson Hematology and Oncology Research and College Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Lance Bryant, Shippensburg Cleveland, OH (1145-60-2995) University 3:45PM Obstructions to LWE-based Homomorphic (2760) Encryption with Uniform Error. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Preliminary report. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes Alice Chudnovsky, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jake Januzelli*, 1:15 PM –5:10PM Room 334, BCC Cornell University, and Jacob Brazeal, Bob Jones University (1145-06-2948) 1:15PM Favorite sites of a persistent random (2750) walk on Z. 4:00PM Association and other forms of positive Arka Ghosh, Iowa State University, (2761) dependence for Feller evolution systems. Steven Noren*, Lake Superior State Eddie B. Tu, Dickinson College University, and Alexander Roitershtein, (1145-60-2125) Texas A & M University (1145-60-811) 4:15PM Systems of Competing Brownian 1:30PM Non-Hermitian Anderson Operators and (2762) Particles. (2751) their Spectral Properties. Andrey Sarantsev, University of Nevada, Mira Gordin,BrownUniversity Reno (1145-60-2510) (1145-60-465) 4:30PM Linear Univariate GARCH(p,q) and Pink 1:45PM Intermittence and space-time fractional (2763) Noise. (2752) stochastic partial differential equations. Fatemeh Norouzi*, Isabelle Jebessa B Mijena*, Georgia College & Kemajou-Brown, Morgan State State University, and Erkan Nane, University, and Rachel Kuske,Georgia Auburn University (1145-60-2903) Institute of Technology, School of 2:00PM Joint exit time and place distribution for Mathematics (1145-60-2796) (2753) Brownian motion on Riemannian 4:45PM Portfolio optimization for small time manifolds. Preliminary report. (2764) horizons. Upul H Rupassara, Southern Illinois Rohini Kumar, Wayne State University, University (1145-60-614) and Hussein Nasralah*, Worcester 2:15PM A weak rectangular method for a class of Polytechnic Institute (1145-60-2455) (2754) stochastic differential equations and 5:00PM Stochastic Deflator for an Economic mean square stability analysis. (2765) Scenario Generator with Five Factors. Ram Sharan Adhikari, Rogers State Po-Keng Cheng*, Chaire Data Analytics & University (1145-60-1279) Models for Insurance, Laboratoire SAF, 2:30PM Load balancing for queues using delayed Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, and (2755) information. Frédéric Planchet, ISFA, Laboratoire SAF, David Lipshutz*andRami Atar, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Technion (1145-60-2278) Prim’Act (1145-60-137)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 4:00PM Symmetry Algebras of the Canonical Lie Other Topics (2777) Group Geodesic Equations in Dimension Five. Preliminary report. 1:15 PM –5:25PM Room 340, BCC Hassan Almusawa,Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Virginia (1145-VV-891) College 4:15PM Some Criteria for Permutation Binomials (2778) over Finite Fields. Kim Roth, Juniata College Laura Mora-Mercado,Universityof Melvin Royer, Indiana Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (1145-VV-893) Wesleyan University 4:30PM A Category Theoretic Framework for 1:15PM Mathematics Teacher as Learner: What I (2779) Classical Mechanics. (2766) Learned from Participating in the NOAA John Baez, David Weisbart and Adam Teacher at Sea Program. Yassine*, University of California, Emily Cilli-Turner, University of La Verne Riverside (1145-VV-1922) (1145-VV-1082) 4:45PM Structure and a duality of binary (2780) operations on monoids and groups. 1:30PM Equilibrium patterns in the (2767) candy-sharing circle. Preliminary report. Masayoshi Kaneda, American University of Kuwait (1145-VV-1824) Madison Lydic*andRyan Higginbottom, Washington & Jefferson 5:00PM How To: Create a Community for College (1145-VV-1362) (2781) Undergraduate Mathematicians. Alice Chudnovsky*andAnna 1:45PM Relations in doubly laced crystal graphs Chlopecki, University of Illinois at (2768) via discrete Morse theory. Urbana-Champaign (1145-VV-2970) Molly Lynch, North Carolina State University (1145-VV-1868) 5:15PM Accessibility Features for Advanced (2782) Mathematics in the new MathJax Version 2:00PM Periodic Solutions and Bifurcations of the 3. (2769) Bernoulli Dynamic Equation on a Certain Volker Sorge*, MathJax Consortium & Class of Time Scales. Preliminary report. Birmingham University, UK, and Davide P Chris Ahrendt,Universityof Cervone, MathJax Consortium & Union Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1145-VV-2261) College, NY (1145-VV-2584) 2:15PM Sequences and PTPMs. Preliminary report. (2770) Lisa Schneider*andJathan Austin, Project NExT Workshop on Flipped Salisbury University (1145-VV-2665) Classroom

2:30PM Odd Items from the Complex History of 1:15 PM –2:30PM Room 308, BCC (2771) the Real Numbers; ii. John Robert Botzum*, Kutztown Maximizing Student Outcomes in Flipped University, Kutztown Pennsylvania, Classrooms and Andrew Martin, Kentucky State Organizers: Ranthony A.C. Edmonds, University (1145-VV-2684) The Ohio State University

2:45PM Compressive Sensing with the Forest Mannan, Colorado (2772) Non-Convex Quantized Particle Swarm School of Mines Optimization. Caleb Moxely, Abd Al Rahman R Al Momani,Clarkson Birmingham-Southern University, and Ahmad R Almomani*, College SUNY Geneseo (1145-VV-2762) Diana Schepens, Whitworth 3:00PM Prince Rupert’s Cube in Higher University (2773) Dimensions. Preliminary report. Chaogui Zhang, Clayton State University AMS Special Session on Geometry of (1145-VV-2848) Representation Spaces, II

3:15PM Searching for Complex Cellular 1:30 PM –5:45PM Room 328, BCC (2774) Automata. Clifford A Reiter, Lafayette College Organizers: Sean Lawton,George (1145-VV-307) Mason University 3:30PM Stirling Numbers in Braid Matroid Chris Manon,Universityof (2775) Kazhdan-Lusztig Polynomials. Kentucky Trevor K Karn*, Pennsylvania State Daniel Ramras, Indiana University, and Max D Wakeﬁeld,United University-Purdue University States Naval Academy (1145-VV-380) Indianapolis 3:45PM A probabilistic chip-collecting game. 1:30PM Higher Teichmuller components for (2776) Wing Hong Tony Wong*, Kutztown (2783) SO(p,q). University of Pennsylvania, and Jiao Xu, Brian Collier, University of Maryland West Virginia University (1145-VV-684) (1145-14-603)

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2:00PM On type-preserving representations of Yusu Wang,TheOhioState (2784) thrice punctured projective plane group. University Sara Maloni*, University of Virginia, 2:00PM Graph rules for inhibitory network Frederic Palesi, Institut de (2795) dynamics. Mathematiques de Marseille, and Carina Curto, Penn State (1145-92-1928) Tian Yang,TexasA&MUniversity 3:00PM Using Topology to Measure Dynamics of (1145-57-1148) (2796) Time-Varying Systems. Preliminary 3:00PM Bad subgroups in complex reductive report. (2785) groups. Lori Ziegelmeier*, Macalester College, Clément Jacques Etienne Guérin, Henry Adams, Colorado State University, University of Luxembourg (1145-20-886) Chad Topaz, Williams College, and Lu 3:30PM Topology and Arithmetic of Xian, Macalester College (1145-55-1377) (2786) GL(n, C)-Character Varieties. Preliminary 3:30PM Topological Techniques for report. (2797) Characterization of Pattern Forming Carlos A. Florentino,Universityof Systems. Lisbon, Portugal (1145-14-1829) Rachel A. Neville,TheUniversityof 4:30PM The topology, geometry and arithmetic of Arizona (1145-55-1493) (2787) representation varieties. Preliminary 4:00PM Local Persistent Homology-Based report. (2798) Distances between Nonplanar Road Maxime Bergeron, University of Chicago Networks. Preliminary report. (1145-57-2014) Brittany Terese Fasy*, School of 5:00PM Shape and Ptolemy coordinates for Computing and Dept. of Mathematical (2788) higher dimensional manifolds. Sciences, Montana State University, Preliminary report. Ahmed Abdelkader,Universityof Christian K Zickert,Universityof Maryland, College Park, Geoff Boeing, Maryland, College Park (1145-57-1067) Northeastern University, and David L. Millman, Montana State University ASL Contributed Paper Session (1145-55-2592) 4:30PM Burning the Medial Axis. 2:00 PM –4:50PM Room 315, BCC (2799) Erin Wolf Chambers, Saint Louis University (1145-55-709) 2:00PM The First Measurable is a Lower (2789) Bound for the Hanf Number for Joint MAA Business Meeting Embedding. Will Boney,HarvardUniversity,and 2:00 PM –2:45PM Room 316, BCC Ioannis Souldatos*, University of Detroit Mercy (1145-03-726) Organizers: Deanna Haunsperger, 2:30PM Model companions of theories of valued Carleton College (2790) differential fields. Preliminary report. James Sellers, Pennsylvania Nigel Pynn-Coates, University of Illinois State University at Urbana–Champaign (1145-03-914) 3:00PM Baldwin-Shi hypergraphs in infinite MAA-AMS-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter (2791) languages. Public Lecture Danul K Gunatilleka,Universityof Maryland at College Park (1145-03-1879) 3:00 PM –3:50PM Ballrooms I & II, 400 Level, BCC 3:30PM Relevance and the perfect sequents of (2800) Big data, inequality, and democracy. (2792) classical logic. Cathy O’Neil, ORCAA (1145-A0-20) Ethan Brauer, Department of Philosophy, The Ohio State University (1145-03-1238) 2019 AMS ”Until Next Time” Social 4:00PM On the Utility of Partial Evasions of the (2793) Second Incompleteness Theorem in the 7:00 PM –9:30PM Maryland Science Center, Modern Digital Era. 601 Light Street, Baltimore Dan E. Willard, University at Albany (1145-03-1011) Steven H. Weintraub Hortensia Soto 4:30PM On the Induction Problem. Preliminary AMS Associate Secretary MAA Associate Secretary (2794) report. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Greeley, Colorado Joachim Mueller-Theys, Independent Researcher (1145-03-2823)

AWM Workshop:WinCompTop: Applied and computational topology, II

2:00 PM –4:50PM Room 307, BCC Organizers: Radmila Sazdanovic,North Carolina State University

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