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Presenter: Lisa Dierker,Wesleyan Monday, January 4 University AMS Short Course Registration NSF-EHR Grant Proposal Writing Workshop 7:00 AM –4:30PM Willow B, 2nd Floor, 3:00 PM –6:00PM Redwood, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Sheraton Seattle Hotel AMS Short Course on Rigorous Numerics in AMS Short Course Reception Dynamics, Part I 5:30 PM –6:30PM Willow B, 2nd Floor, 9:00 AM –5:30PM Willow A, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Sheraton Seattle Hotel Organizers: Jean-Philippe Lessard, Universit´e Laval JanBouwevandenBerg, VU University Amsterdam Tuesday, January 5 MAA Ancillary Workshop AMS Short Course on Rigorous Numerics in 9:00 AM –4:30PM Room 211, Washington Dynamics, Part II State Convention Center 8:00 AM –4:45PM Willow A, 2nd Floor, Bringing passion to your introductory Sheraton Seattle Hotel statistics classroom: a supportive, multidisciplinary project-based Organizers: Jean-Philippe Lessard, approach. Universit´e Laval JanBouwevandenBerg, Organizers: Lorey Burghard, VU University Amsterdam Pennsylvania State University Lisa Dierker,Wesleyan AMS Department Chairs Workshop University Dennis Pearl, Pennsylvania 8:00 AM –6:30PM Grand Ballroom A, 2nd State University Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

The time limit for each AMS contributed paper in the sessions meeting will be found in Volume 37, 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 5 (cont’d.)

MAA Minicourse #1: Part A MAA Minicourse #1: Part B

2:00 PM –3:00PM Room 2A, Washington 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 2A, Washington State Convention Center State Convention Center Introductory proposal writing for grant Introductory proposal writing for grant applications to the NSF EHR/Division of applications to the NSF EHR/Division of Undergraduate Education. Undergraduate Education. Presenters: John Haddock, Division of Undergraduate Education, Presenters: John Haddock, Division of NSF Undergraduate Education, Teri Jo Murphy, Division of NSF Undergraduate Education, Teri Jo Murphy, Division of NSF Undergraduate Education, Lee Zia, Division of NSF Undergraduate Education, NSF Lee Zia, Division of Undergraduate Education, Joint Meetings Registration NSF 3:00 PM –8:00PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, MAA Ancillary Workshop Washington State Convention Center

9:00 AM –4:30PM Room 211, Washington Email Center State Convention Center 3:00 PM –8:00PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center National research experiences for undergraduates.

Organizer: Dennis Davenport,Howard University MAA Ancillary Workshop Wednesday, January 6 MAA Minority Chairs Meeting 9:00 AM –4:30PM Room 2B, Washington State Convention Center 7:00 AM –8:45AM Issaquah A, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Teaching the statistical investigation process with randomization-based Joint Meetings Registration inference. 7:30 AM –6:00PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, Organizers: Lorey Burghard, Pennsylvania State University Washington State Convention Center

Dennis Pearl, Pennsylvania Email Center State University 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, Presenters: Robin Lock,St.Lawrence Washington State Convention Center University

Todd Swanson,Hope AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research College in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, I Nathan Tintle,Dordt College 8:00 AM –10:50AM Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level Three, Washington State Conference Center MAA Board of Governors Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of 9:00 AM –5:00PM Metropolitan B, 3rd Technology Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Jobby Jacob,Rochester Institute of Technology AMS Council Tamas Forgacs, California State University, Fresno 1:30 PM – 10:00 PM Metropolitan A, 3rd Ugur Abdulla,Florida Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Institute of Technology

58 Wednesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

8:00AM On the Fine Classiﬁcation of Periodic 8:30AM Making Problem -Asking the Students to (1) Orbits of Continuous Endomorphisms on (7) Make up Problem- and its Assessment. the Real Line and Universality in Chaos. Noriko Tanaka, Toyota-nishi High School Ugur G Abdulla, Florida Institute of (1116-97-911) Technology, Rashad U Abdulla*, University of Pennsylvania, Muhammad U 9:00AM TRAIn Method: A new lab model for Abdulla, Florida Institute of Technology, (8) training undergraduates in STEM ﬁelds. Alyssa L. Turnquist, Morningside Preliminary report. College, and Naveed Iqbal,Florida Katherine M. Kinnaird, Macalester Institute of Technology (1116-37-85) College (1116-97-2499)

8:30AM State Constrained Optimal Control of the 9:30AM Building YouTube University Brick by (2) Stefan Type Free Boundary Problems. (9) Brick. Ugur Abdulla, Curtis Earl*, Florida Steven J Miller, Williams College Institute of Technology, Chelsey Hoff, (1116-97-405) Florida Atlantic University, Jim Jones, Bruno Poggi, Florida Institute of 10:00AM Teaching strategies for a ﬁrst course in Technology, and Ryan Stees,James (10) linear algebra. Madison University (1116-35-87) Amanda Ellis Francis, Brigham Young University (1116-97-2895) 9:00AM Frechet Differentiability in Optimal (3) Control of Free Boundary Problems for 10:30AM Techniques For Teaching Problem Solving the Second Order Parabolic PDE. (11) Using Mathematics Contests. Dylanger S Pittman*, Williams College, Chris Jeuell, Microsoft Corporation Jessica Pillow, Rhodes College, Ugur (1116-00-2957) Abdulla, Jim Jones and Jonathan Goldfarb, Florida Institute of Technology AMS Special Session on Analysis and (1116-35-90) Geometry in Nonsmooth Metric Measure 9:30AM Evolution of Free Boundaries for the Spaces, I (4) Nonlinear Fokker-Planck Equation. Ugur G. Abdulla, Florida Institute of Technology, Luke Thomas Andrejek, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 401, Washington Indiana University, Christie M. State Convention Center Campbell*, Michigan State University, Jian Du, Jonathon Goldfarb and Organizers: Luca Capogna, Worcester Adam L. Prinkey, Florida Institute of Polytechnic Institute Technology (1116-35-101) Jeremy Tyson,Universityof 10:00AM Analysis of Interfaces for the Nonlinear Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (5) Double-Degenerate Reaction-Diffusion Equation. 8:00AM The quasiconformal geometry of Ugur G Abdulla, Jian Du,Florida (12) continuum trees. Institute of Technology, Chloe L Mario Bonk, UCLA (1116-30-1860) Ondracek, Minot State University, Suneil Parimoo*, University of Pennsylvania, 8:30AM Quasiconformal mappings via iterated and Adam L Prinkey, Florida Institute of (13) function systems. Preliminary report. Technology (1116-35-102) Kevin Wildrick, Montana State University 10:30AM Detecting gene-gene interactions that (1116-30-1270) (6) underlie cancer using the R package 9:00AM Universal Convexity of Balls algstat. Preliminary report. (14) for QuasiHyperbolic Type Metrics. Iliana De La Cruz, St. Mary’s University, Preliminary report. Taylor Spino, North Central College, David A Herron, University of Cincinnati Melissa Stadt*, University of (1116-53-1490) Washington-Seattle, and Catherine Sullivan, Siena College (1116-62-108) 9:30AM Logarithmic Potentials and (15) Quasiconformal Flows on the Heisenberg AMS-MAA Special Session on Innovative Group. Preliminary report. Ideas in Enhancing Success in Mathematics Alex D Austin, University of Illinois at Classes, I Chicago (1116-51-1517)

AM 8:00 AM –10:50AM Chelan 2, Chelan Level 10:00 Quasiconformal non-parametrizability of (16) almost smooth spheres. Two, Washington State Conference Center Vyron S Vellis*andPekka Pankka, Organizers: Natali Hritonenko, Prairie University of Jyvaskyla (1116-30-765) View A&M University 10:30AM Theory and applications of p-modulus Ellina Grigorieva,Texas (17) of families of walks on networks. Woman’s University Preliminary report. Michael A. Radin,Rochester Pietro Poggi-Corradini, Kansas State Institute of Technology University (1116-30-1412)

59 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

AMS Special Session on Arithmetic 9:00AM Lattice supersymmetric Korteweg de Dynamics, I (26) Vries equation and super-QRT mappings. Adrian Stefan Carstea, Institute of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 604, Washington Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Department of Theoretical Physics, State Convention Center Bucharest, Romania (1116-39-1226)

Organizers: Matthew Baker,Georgia 9:30AM Hermite-Pade approximation, Institute of Technology (27) isomonodromic deformation and Joseph Silverman,Brown hypergeometric integral. University Teruhisa Tsuda, Depratment of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, 8:00AM A nonarchimedean approach to local Tokyo, Japan. (1116-39-1484) (18) holomorphic dynamics in dimension two. William Gignac,GeorgiaTech 10:00AM Singularity confinement 2.0 : an (1116-37-2433) (28) easily implementable and sufficient integrability criterion, at last ? 8:30AM On the distribution of orbits in affine Ralph Willox,TheUniversityofTokyo (19) varieties. (1116-39-1214) Clayton Petsche, Oregon State University (1116-37-929) 10:30AM Singularity and algebraic entropy (29) analysis of a delay-differential equation. 9:00AM Arithmetic Coordinates on Dynamical Claude M. Viallet,CentreNationaldela (20) Moduli Space. Preliminary report. Recherche Scientifique / Univ Pierre et Robert Rumely, University of Georgia Marie Curie / Paris (1116-00-1117) (1116-37-753)

9:30AM Questions in higher-dimensional AMS Special Session on Interactions between (21) non-archimedean dynamics. Noncommutative Algebra, Algebraic Alon Levy,KTH-RoyalInstituteof Geometry, and Representation Theory, I Technology (1116-11-754)

10:00AM Non-archimedean connected Julia sets 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 602, Washington (22) with branching. State Convention Center Robert L Benedetto, Amherst College (1116-11-917) Organizers: Ellen Kirkman,WakeForest University 10:30AM Lyapunov Exponents in non-Archimedean (23) Dynamics. James Zhang,Universityof Kenneth Scott Jacobs,Universityof Washington Georgia (1116-37-1171) 8:00AM Classifying connected Hopf algebras of AMS Special Session on Integrable Systems, (30) finite GK-dimension via finite Drinfeld Painlevé Equations, and Random Matrices, I quantizations. Jesse S Levitt*andMilen Yakimov, Louisiana State University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Skagit 5, Skagit Lower (1116-16-2686) Level, Washington State Conference Center 8:30AM Evaluations of associative and Lie Organizers: Anton Dzhamay,University (31) polynomials on matrices. Preliminary of Northern Colorado report. Christopher M. Ormerod, Louis H Rowen, Bar-Ilan University California Institute of (1116-16-72) Technology 9:00AM The geometry of algebras with zero Virgil U. Pierce,University (32) radical square. of Texas-Pan American Frauke M Bleher,UniversityofIowa,Ted Chinburg, University of Pennsylvania, 8:00AM Discrete Painlevé equations. and Birge Huisgen-Zimmermann*, (24) Hidetaka Sakai, Graduate School of University of California at Santa Barbara Mathematical Sciences, University of (1116-16-514) Tokyo (1116-39-2305) 9:30AM Tools For Computing Discriminants. 8:30AM Fiber-dependent deautonomisation of (33) Preliminary report. (25) integrable 2D mappings. Preliminary W. Frank Moore*, Jason Gaddis and report. Ellen Kirkman,WakeForestUniversity Adrian Stefan Carstea, National Institute (1116-16-2598) of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Anton Dzhamay,UniversityofNorthern 10:00AM Values of Frobenius-Schur indicators for Colorado, and Tomoyuki Takenawa*, (34) Hopf algebras. Tokyo University of Marine Science and M Susan Montgomery,Universityof Technology (1116-39-2251) Southern California (1116-16-1948)

60 Wednesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

10:30AM Morita equivalences of Azumaya 9:30AM Opportunities for academics with the (35) algebras as sheaves of bimodules. (44) Department of Defense. Preliminary report. Skip Garibaldi, UCLA Institute for Pure & Cris Negron, Louisiana State University Applied Mathematics (1116-00-446) (1116-14-2596) 10:00AM Computing Aviation Sparing Policies: (45) Solving a Large Nonlinear Integer AMS Special Session on Mathematical Program. Information in the Digital Age of Science, I Igor Mikolic-Torreira*, RAND Corporation, Ronald H Nickel,Centerfor 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 603, Washington Naval Analyses, and Jon W Tolle, State Convention Center Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina, Organizers: Patrick Ion,Universityof Chapel Hill, NC (1116-90-1353) Michigan, Ann Arbor 10:30AM Joint Mathematics: Lessons from a Olaf Teschke,zbMATH, (46) Marijuana License Lottery. Berlin Sharif Ibrahim, Washington State Stephen Watt,Universityof University (1116-00-1373) Western Ontario 8:00AM How should mathematical knowledge be AMS Special Session on Modular Forms, (36) organized? q-Series, and Mathematics Inspired by WTimothyGowers,Universityof Ramanujan Cambridge, UK (1116-00-1711) 9:00AM The User’s Guide Project: giving 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 610, Washington (37) experiential context to research papers. State Convention Center Luke Wolcott, Lawrence University (1116-00-2361) Organizers: Chris Jennings-Shaffer, University of Florida, 9:30AM Enhanced Guides to the Mathematical Gainesville, and Oregon (38) Literature. State University, Corvallis Edward Dunne, AMS / Mathematical Reviews (1116-00-2424) Holly Swisher, Oregon State University, Corvallis 10:00AM Quantity and quality of mathematical (39) information drawn from the literature: 8:00AM Extending Ramanujan’s Dyson rank experiences from building and (47) function identity to all primes greater connecting EuDML and zbMATH. than 3. Preliminary report. Olaf Teschke, FIZ Karlsruhe/zbMATH F. G. Garvan, University of Florida (1116-68-2153) (1116-11-1298) 8:30AM Hypergeometric functions over finite 10:30AM Evolving Math Web Standards from a (40) Usability Perspective. (48) fields. Peter Krautzberger*, MathJax Jenny Fuselier, High Point University, Consortium & American Mathematical Ling Long*, Louisiana State University, Society, Davide Cervone, MathJax Ravi Ramakrishna, Cornell University, Consortium & Union College, NY, and Holly Swisher, Oregon State University, Volker Sorge, MathJax Consortium and Fang-Ting Tu,NationalCenter & Birmingham University, UK for Theoretical Sciences, Taiwan (1116-00-1947) (1116-11-921) 9:00AM Generalized Reciprocal Identities. AMS Special Session on Mathematics and (49) Tim Huber*, University of Texas - Rio Public Policy Grande Valley, and Daniel Schultz, Pennsylvania State University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Rooms 307/308, (1116-11-1203) Washington State Convention Center 9:30AM On p-adic modular forms and the (50) Bloch-Okounkov theorem. Organizer: Paul Dreyer,RAND Michael Griffin, Princeton University, Corporation Marie Jameson*, University of 8:00AM Mathematics, Public Policy, and High Tennessee, and Sarah Trebat-Leder, (41) Frequency Trading. Emory University (1116-11-1702) Paul Dreyer, RAND Corporation 10:00AM A New Companion to Capparelli’s (1116-00-2222) (51) Identities and Some Combinatorial 8:30AM Race and policing in Los Angeles. Inequalities. (42) Lily S. Khadjavi*, Loyola Marymount AliKemalUncu, University of Florida University, and David Greenberg,New (1116-05-1908) York University (1116-62-2140) 10:30AM Legendre Theorems for Subclasses of 9:00AM Modeling Health Care Reform. (52) Overpartitions. (43) Carter Claiborne Price,RAND George E Andrews, Pennsylvania State Corporation (1116-91-1568) University (1116-11-570)

61 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

AMS Special Session on Moduli Spaces in 9:00AM An application of ﬁnite Blaschke products Symplectic Geometry (61) in operator theory. Javad Mashreghi, Laval University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 606, Washington (1116-30-1032) State Convention Center 9:30AM Compressed Shift Operators on Organizers: Nathaniel Bottman,MIT (62) Two-Variable Model Spaces. Joel Fish,IAS,Princeton, Kelly Bickel*, Bucknell University, and and the University of Constanze Liaw, Baylor University Massachusetts, Boston (1116-47-978)

Sheel Ganatra,Stanford 10:00AM A spectral area estimate of Toeplitz University (63) Operators. Katrin Wehrheim,University Cheng Chu*, Washington University in of California Berkeley St. Louis, and Dmitry Khavinson, University of South Florida (1116-47-51) 8:00AM Arnold conjecture via SFT polyfolds. (53) Peter Albers, Mathematisches Institut, WWU Munster,¨ Benjamin Filippenko*, 10:30AM Orthogonal polynomials and cyclicity. UC Berkeley, Joel Fish,Universityof (64) C Beneteau, D Khavinson,Universityof Massachusetts Boston, and Katrin South Florida, C Liaw, Baylor University, Wehrheim, UC Berkeley (1116-57-814) D Seco*, Universitat de Barcelona, and A ASola, University of South Florida 8:30AM A conjectural formula for counting discs (1116-42-470) (54) via degeneration. Eduardo Gonz´alez*, UMASS Boston, and AMS Special Session on Origami Methods Hiroshi Iritani, Kyoto University, Japan and Applications, I (1116-58-1408) 9:00AM From SFT to ECH. Preliminary report. (55) Michael Hutchings,Universityof 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 4C-3, Washington California, Berkeley (1116-57-836) State Convention Center 9:30AM Constructing Floer homotopy using (56) polyfolds. Preliminary report. Organizers: Erik Demaine,MIT Robert Lipshitz, University of Oregon, and Ciprian Manolescu*, UCLA Thomas C. Hull,Western (1116-57-522) New England University 10:00AM Quotient of polyfold and applications to (57) equivariant transversality. Preliminary Robert J. Lang,Lang report. Origami Zhengyi Zhou,UCBerkeley 8:00AM Spiral Unfoldings of Convex Polyhedra. (1116-51-1537) (65) Preliminary report. 10:30AM Embedded contact homology cobordism Joseph O’Rourke, Smith College (58) maps and holomorphic curves. (1116-52-433) Daniel A Cristofaro-Gardiner,Harvard University (1116-53-2683) 8:30AM Star Unfoldings of Convex Polyhedra. (66) Anna Lubiw, University of Waterloo AMS Special Session on Operators, Function (1116-52-1146) Spaces,andModels,I 9:00AM Kaleidocycles, Rigid Reachability, and 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 400, Washington (67) Huffman Grids. Preliminary report. State Convention Center Denise M Halverson, Brigham Young University (1116-51-441) Organizers: Alberto Condori,Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort 9:30AM On folding compact manifolds without Myers (68) boundary. William Ross,Universityof Thomas C. Hull, Western New England Richmond University (1116-57-1092) 8:00AM Thin Sequences and Model Spaces. 10:00AM Overconstrained Rigid Origami (59) Pamela Gorkin*, Bucknell University, and (69) Mechanisms. Brett D. Wick, Washington University in Tomohiro Tachi,TheUniversityof St. Louis (1116-47-385) Tokyo (1116-51-1660) 8:30AM Interpolation and sampling in (60) reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces. 10:30AM Nonlinear wave dynamics in Preliminary report. (70) origami-based mechanical Mishko Mitkovski*andAaron Flores metamaterials. Ramirez, Clemson University Hiromi Yasuda*andJinkyu Yang, (1116-43-1095) University of Washington (1116-00-818)

62 Wednesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in 8:30AM Recent progress on radial Fourier Dynamical Systems and Mathematical (78) multipliers and some generalizations. Biology, I Jongchon Kim,Universityof Wisconsin-Madison (1116-42-752) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 4C-1, Washington State Convention Center 9:00AM Bochner-Riesz multipliers associated to Organizers: Guihong Fan,Columbus (79) convex planar domains with rough State University boundary. Jing Li, Califorrnia State Laura Cladek,Universityof University Northridge Wisconsin-Madison (1116-42-878) Hongying Shu,Tongji University, China p 8:00AM A new formulation of a simple epidemic 9:30AM The John–Nirenberg constant of BMO . (71) model. (80) Leonid Slavin*, University of Cincinnati, Fred Brauer, University of British and Vasily Vasyunin,Steklov Columbia (1116-92-1053) Mathematical Institute, Russian Academy 8:30AM Dynamics and implications of some os Sciences (1116-42-1681) (72) clinical data validated prostate cancer growth models. Preliminary report. Yang Kuang, Arizona State University 10:00AM A Proof of Weighted Hardy Space (1116-92-775) (81) Estimates Using Invariance Properties of 9:00AM Dynamics of epidemic models with BMO. (73) asymptomatic infection and seasonal Jarod V Hart*, University of Kansas, and succession. Preliminary report. Lucas Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Dongmei Xiao*, Dept. of Math, Shanghai Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (1116-44-666) Jiao Tong University, Yilei Tang, Dept. of Math.,Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Weinian Zhang, Department 10:30AM Applications of Random Fourier Series to of Mathematics, Sichuan University, and (82) Non-linear Dynamics. Di Zhu, Dept. of Math., Shanghai Jiao Samantha Xu, University of Illinois at Tong University (1116-34-1266) Urbana Champaign (1116-35-880) 9:30AM Modelling HIV infection in-host: (74) Assumptions and bifurcations. AMS Special Session on Research from the Jane M Heffernan,Mathematics& 2014 and 2015 Rocky Mountain-Great Statistics, Centre for Disease Modelling, Plains Graduate Research Workshop in York University (1116-92-671) Combinatorics, I 10:00AM Bounded global Hopf branches for the (75) Nicholson’s blowﬂies equation. Hongying Shu, Department of Mathematics, Tongji University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 204, Washington (1116-37-656) State Convention Center 10:30AM Early Disease Dynamics in an (76) Inhalational Anthrax Infection. Buddhi Pantha*, Judy Day and Suzanne Organizers: Michael Ferrera,University Lenhart, University of Tennessee of Colorado, Denver (1116-37-125)

AMS Special Session on Recent Developments in Dispersive Partial Differential Equations Leslie Hogben, Iowa State University, Ames and Harmonic Analysis, I

8:00 AM –10:50AM Skagit 4, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center Paul Horn,Universityof Denver Organizers: William Green, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute Derrick Stolee, Iowa State Jennifer Beichman, University, Ames University of Wisconsin, Madison 8:00AM New Characterizations of High Order 8:00AM The Rocky Mountain - Great Plains (77) Sobolev Space on Euclidean Spaces. (83) Graduate Research Workshop in Xiaoyue Cui*, University of Cincinnati, Combinatorics: An Overview. and Guozhen Lu, Wayne State University Michael Ferrara, University of Colorado (1116-43-268) Denver (1116-05-1098)

63 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

8:30AM On the unimodality of coefﬁcients of the Mau Nam Nguyen,Portland (84) distance characteristic polynomial of a State University tree. Miguel Sama, Universidad Ghodratollah Aalipour*, University Nacional de Educacion a of Colorado Denver and Kharazmi Distancia, Spain University, Aida Abiad, Department of Econometrics and Operations Christiane Tammer,Martin Research, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg Netherlands, Zhanar Berikkyzy, Department of Mathematics, Iowa 8:00AM Generalized Directional Derivatives of State University, Ames, IA 50011, (89) the Perturbation Map in Parametric USA, Leslie Hogben, Department of Set-Valued Optimization. Preliminary Mathematics, Iowa State University, report. Ames, IA 50011, USA and American Doug E. Ward, Miami University Institute of Mathematics, 600 E. Brok, (1116-49-2521) Franklin H. J. Kenter, Department of 8:30AM Minimizing Differences of Convex Computational and Applied Mathematics, (90) Functions and Applications to Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA, Multifacility Location. Jephian C.-H. Lin, Department of Mau Nam Nguyen*andDaniel Giles, Mathematics, Iowa State University, Portland State University (1116-49-2751) Ames, IA 50011, USA, and Michael Tait, 9:00AM On the complexity of the proximal Department of Mathematics, University of (91) gradient iteration for nonsmooth convex California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, minimization problems in Hilbert spaces. USA (1116-05-1220) J.Y. Bello Cruz*, Federal University of 9:00AM On the distance spectra of graphs. Goias, and T.T.A. Nghia,Oakland (85) Aida Abiad, Maastricht University (The University (1116-90-1722) Netherlands) (1116-05-1118) 9:30AM A recursive algorithm for set-valued risk 9:30AM Zero forcing number on the counterprism (92) measures and relation to set-valued (86) of graphs. Bellman’s principle. Aida Abiad, Tilburg University, Phil Zachary Feinstein*, Washington DeOrsey, University of Colorado Denver, University in St. Louis, and Birgit Leslie Hogben, Kirsten Hogenson*, Rudloff, Vienna University of Economics Iowa State University, Franklin Kenter, and Business (1116-90-1232) Rice University, Jephian C.-H. Lin,Iowa 10:00AM A chain rule for spectral functions. State University, Sarah Loeb,University (93) Preliminary report. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Heather Julia Eaton*, University of Washington Smith, University of South Carolina, and Tacoma, and James V Burke,University Michael Young, Iowa State University of Washington (1116-49-2082) (1116-05-461) 10:30AM Efﬁcient second-order methods for an 10:00AM On the Principal Permanent Rank (94) elastography inverse problem. (87) Characteristic Sequences of Graphs. Baasansuren Jadamba,Rochester Keivan Hassani Monfared*, University Institute of Technology (1116-49-2777) of Calgary, Paul Horn,Universityof Denver, Franklin Kenter, Rice University, AMS Special Session on Tensor Kathleen Nowak, Iowa State University, Decompositions and Secant Varieties John Sinkovic, University of Waterloo, and Josh Tobin, University of California - 8:00 AM –10:50AM Skagit 3, Skagit Lower San Diego (1116-05-638) Level, Washington State Conference Center 10:30AM Graphs with many strong orientations. Organizer: Zach Teitler,BoiseState (88) Sinan G Aksoy*, UC San Diego, and University Paul Horn, University of Denver 8:00AM Most secant varieties of tangential (1116-05-1157) (95) varieties to Veronese varieties are nondefective. AMS Special Session on Set-Valued Hirotachi Abo*, Department of Optimization and Variational Problems with Mathematics, University of Idaho, and Applications, I Nick Vannieuwenhoven, Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 310, Washington (1116-14-1469) State Convention Center 8:30AM Normality of Secant Varieties. (96) Brooke Susanna Ullery,Universityof Organizers: Baasansuren Jadamba, Utah (1116-14-447) Rochester Institute of 9:00AM Secants of the Veronese and the Technology (97) Determinant. Akhtar A. Kahn,Rochester Cameron Farnsworth,TexasA&M Institute of Technology University (1116-14-293)

64 Wednesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

9:30AM Structural tensors of bilinear maps. AMS Session on Calculus of Variations, (98) Preliminary report. Optimal Control, and Optimization Ke Ye, University of Chicago (1116-15-1745) 8:00 AM –9:55AM Room 615, Washington State Convention Center 10:00AM Orthogonal Tensor Decomposition. (99) Ada Boralevi, Jan Draisma, Emil 8:00AM Sampling from several functions and Horobet,TUEindhoven,andElina (107) simultaneous reconstruction. Preliminary Robeva*, UC Berkeley (1116-14-1460) report. Pando Georgiev*, University of Central Florida, and Zuhair Nashed, Department 10:30AM Tensor decompositions and cubic of Mathematics, University of Central (100) sections of rational surface scrolls. Florida (1116-49-2956) Preliminary report. Kristian Ranestad,UniversityofOslo 8:15AM A new difference for compact convex (1116-14-1525) (108) sets. Luciano Stefanini, University of Urbino AMS Special Session on Topological ”Carlo Bo”, and Barnabas Bede*, DigiPen Representation Theory, I Institute of Technology (1116-49-2702) 8:30AM Existence Theorems for Elliptic and (109) Evolutionary Variational and 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 201, Washington Quasi-Variational Inequalities. State Convention Center Akhtar A. Khan*, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Dumitru Motreanu, Universit´e de Perpignan (1116-49-2090) Organizers: Charles Frohman, 8:45AM A study of Mathematical Programming University of Iowa, Iowa City (110) under different types of invexity. Preliminary report. Helen Wong,Carelton Ram N. Mohapatra,UniversityofCentral College Florida (1116-49-1524)

9:00AM Optimal control of the perturbed 8:00AM Representations of the Kauffman bracket (111) sweeping process over polyhedral (101) skein algebra of a surface. Preliminary controlled set. Preliminary report. report. Tan Hoang Cao, Wayne State University, Francis Bonahon,UniversityofSouthern Detroit, Michigan (1116-49-97) California (1116-57-680) 9:15AM Invariance properties of time delayed (112) differential inclusion systems. 8:30AM The Localized Skein Algebra as a Norma Ortiz-Robinson*, Virginia (102) Frobenius Extension. Commonwealth University, and Vinicio Nel Abdiel*andCharles Frohman, RRios, Universidad del Zulia University of Iowa (1116-81-2067) (1116-49-2436)

9:30AM An Improved Modal Interval Algorithm 9:00AM The Homﬂy skein and elliptic Hall (113) for Unconstrained Continuous Minimax (103) algebras. Problems. Hugh Morton, University of Liverpool, Xin Luo*andMin Sun,TheUniversityof and Peter Samuelson*, University of Alabama (1116-49-1978) Iowa (1116-57-1008) 9:45AM Constraint Handling for Water Resources (114) Application with Filter Particle Swarm 9:30AM On type-preserving representations of Optimization. (104) the four-punctured sphere group. Ahmad R Almomani, Clarkson University Tian Yang, Stanford University (1116-49-1428) (1116-57-616) AMS Session on Geometry and Differential 10:00AM Tangle Functors at Roots of Unity. Geometry, I (105) Nathan Druivenga*, Charles Frohman, The University of Iowa, and Sanjay 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 605, Washington Kumar,TheUnversityofIowa State Convention Center (1116-57-1399) 8:15AM Deﬂating hyperbolic surfaces. (115) Aaron Fenyes, UT Austin (1116-51-2672) 10:30AM Structure of the Kauffman bracket skein (106) algebra of a surface. 8:30AM Can an orbifold be isospectral to a Charles D Frohman,TheUniversityof (116) manifold? Iowa, and Joanna Kania-Bartoszynska*, Benjamin Linowitz*, University of National Science Foundation Michigan, and Jefrrey S Meyer, (1116-57-1358) University of Oklahoma (1116-53-313)

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8:45AM Willmore-type energies and Willmore-type 8:45AM The Horofunction Boundary of the (117) surfaces in space forms. Preliminary (127) Lamplighter Group. report. Keith M Jones*, State University of Thanuja Paragoda*, Giorgio Bornia, New York College at Oneonta, and Bhagya Athukorallage and Magdalena Gregory Kelsey, Bellarmine University Toda, Texas Tech University (1116-20-2037) (1116-53-980) 9:00AM Dehn functions of mapping tori of rank-3 9:00AM A Forerunner of Fractals in Financial (128) right-angled Artin group automorphisms. (118) Markets. Kristen Pueschel*andTimothy Riley, Jon Fassett, Central Washington Cornell University (1116-20-576) University (1116-00-1070) 9:15AM Infinite Groups and Absolute Extensors. 9:15AM On the inverse problem of systems of (129) Atish J Mitra, Montana Tech (U of (119) second order differential equations. Montana) (1116-20-2122) Ryad Ghanam, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (1116-53-263) 9:30AM Local Conjugacy in Nilpotent Groups. (130) Preliminary report. 9:30AM Spiraling geodesics (II) in staircase metric Bir Kafle*, Purdue University North (120) geometries. Central, and Robert Perlis, Louisiana JMealy*andRyan Hood, Austin College State University (1116-20-2055) (1116-51-787) 9:45AM Uncountable locally free groups and their 9:45AM Solutions of Bjorling¨ Problem for timelike (131) group algebras. (121) surfaces and the homogeneous wave Tsunekazu Nishinaka,Universityof equation. Hyogo (1116-20-1862) Martha P. Dussan*, Department of Mathematics. Universidade de Sao Paulo. 10:00AM Generalizations of The Futurama (132) Theorem. Preliminary report. Brazil, and Martin Magid, Wellesley College (1116-53-1823) Jennifer Elder, California State University, Fresno (1116-20-1577) 10:15AM Metrics of Positive Holomorphic Sectional 10:15AM Involutions of type G over a field of (122) Curvature on Projectivized Vector 2 (133) characteristic 2. Preliminary report. Bundles. Preliminary report. John Hutchens*, Southern Arkansas Angelynn Alvarez*, Ananya University, and Nathaniel Schwartz, Chaturvedi, Gordon Heier,Universityof Washington College (1116-20-1549) Houston, and Fangyang Zheng,The Ohio State University (1116-53-649) AMS Session on Mechanics and Mathematical 10:30AM Nodal Sets of Random Eigenfunctions of Physics (123) the Harmonic Oscillator. Boris Hanin*, MIT, Steve Zelditch 8:00 AM –10:40AM Skagit 1, Skagit Lower and Peng Zhou,Northwestern Level, Washington State Conference Center (1116-81-1028)

AMS Session on Group Theory and 8:00AM A Geometric Characterization of (134) Quantum Weak Values. Generalizations, I Jake Farinholt, U.S. Navy (1116-81-1218)

AM 8:00 AM –10:25AM Room 616, Washington 8:15 Further Extending the Preons of Harari, (135) Shupe and Seiberg using Transpose(\) State Convention Center with Cispose(/). Preliminary report. Michael Dombroski, Los Angeles City 8:00AM A Review of Thompson’s Fixed-Point-Free College (1116-81-1292) (124) Automorphism Theorem. Marijo Sracic, Kent State University 8:30AM Complete criterion for (1116-20-2652) (136) convex-Gaussian-state detection. Anna Vershynina, Technical University 8:15AM Induced Characters with Equal Degree of Munich, Germany (1116-81-719) (125) Constituents. Preliminary report. Corey F Lyons, Kent State University 8:45AM An Evolution Equation for Feynman’s (1116-20-2594) (137) Operational Calculus in the Combined Continuous/Discrete Setting. Preliminary 8:30AM For what groups would the lattice of report. (126) closure operators which act on the Lance Nielsen, Creighton University subgroup lattice also form a subgroup (1116-44-2506) lattice? Martha Lee Kilpack*, Brigham Young 9:00AM Complex Matter Space and Relativistic University, and Arturo Magidin, (138) Quantum Mechanics. University of Louisiana - Lafayette Reza R Ahangar,TexasA&MUniversity (1116-20-2413) in Kingsville (1116-82-2810)

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9:15AM The Software Development for a Three 9:45AM Hyperbolic volume and higher genus (139) Dimensional Gravity Inversion and (150) bridge numbers. Preliminary report. Application to Study of The Border Jessica Purcell, Monash University, and Ranges Fault System, South-Central Alexander Zupan*, University of Alaska. Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-57-1809) Rolando Cardenas, Valle Verde Early 10:00AM Can two hyperbolic 2-bridge link College High School (1116-86-2179) (151) complements be commensurable? Christian R Millichap*, Linfield College, 9:30AM Modeling and data analysis of large-scale (140) rainfall events and convection in the and William Worden,TempleUniversity tropics. (1116-57-1831) Reed Ogrosky*andSamuel Stechmann, 10:15AM Tau invariants for balanced spatial University of Wisconsin-Madison (152) graphs and applications to link (1116-86-2334) cobordisms. Katherine Vance, Rice University 9:45AM Where does Kepler’s third law hold? (1116-57-1931) (141) Corey Shanbrom, California State University, Sacramento (1116-53-2085) MAA Session on Assessing Student Learning: 10:00AM Mathematical modeling of air flow Alternative Approaches, I (142) through a coupled cooled-heated wind tunnel. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 303, Washington Fathi M Allan*, Department of State Convention Center Mathematical Sciences, UAEU, Mohamed Organizers: David Clark, Grand Valley A Hajji and Qasem A AL Mdallal, State University Department of Mathematical Sceinces, UAEU (1116-76-620) Jane Butterfield,University of Victoria 10:15AM Continuum Eigenmodes in Some Linear Robert Campbell, College (143) Stellar Models. Preliminary report. of St. Benedict/St. John’s Chrisopher J Winfield,Universityof University Alaska - Fairbanks, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics (1116-85-429) Cassie Williams,James Madison University AMS Session on Topology and Knot Theory, II 8:00AM IFF You Already Understand: The roots of (153) elitism and exclusion in mathematical education and what we can do about it. 8:00 AM –10:25AM Chelan 4, Chelan Level Morgan H. Sargent, Camosun College Two, Washington State Conference Center (1116-A5-1986) 8:20AM Assessing Pre-Class Assignments in a 8:15AM Understanding character varieties via (144) contact homology. (154) Flipped Class. , Valparaiso University Christopher R. Cornwell,CIRGET,UQAM Mindy Capaldi (1116-57-1406) (1116-A5-163) 8:40AM Oral Assessments in Upper and Lower 8:30AM σ -Adequate Link Diagrams and the Tutte (155) Level Math Courses. Preliminary report. (145) Polynomial. Preliminary report. Jessie Hamm, Winthrop University Adam Giambrone,Universityof (1116-A5-1132) Connecticut (1116-57-1454) 9:00AM Presentations, peer reviews, and 8:45AM An Invariant for Virtual Singular Links. (156) collegiality points: an attempt to (146) Kelsey Renee Friesen, California State restructure assessment in an abstract University, Fresno (1116-57-1456) algebra course. Preliminary report. Jeffery D Sykes, Ouachita Baptist 9:00AM Discussion University (1116-A5-1324)

9:00AM From Tangles to Equivariant Hyperbolic 9:20AM Aftermath – after traditional math tests. (147) Corks. Preliminary report. (157) Girija Sarada Nair-Hart,Universityof David Auckly*, Kansas State University, Cincinnati Clermont College Hee Jung Kim, Seoul National University, (1116-A5-2040) Paul Melvin, Bryn Mawr, and Daniel 9:40AM Encouraging a Growth-Mindset Approach Ruberman, Brandeis University (158) to Learning through Oral and Mastery (1116-57-1143) Based Testing. Amanda Harsy, Lewis University 9:15AM Gaps in bridge spectra. Preliminary (1116-A5-181) (148) report. Nicholas J Owad,Universityof 10:00AM Student Video Problem Presentations as Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-57-1885) (159) Review Activities in Differential Equations and Multivariable Calculus. Preliminary 9:30AM Operads and the space of string links. report. (149) John Burke, Rhode Island College Paul E. Seeburger,MonroeCommunity (1116-57-1622) College (1116-A5-2419)

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10:20AM Quantitative Reasoning Learning MAA Session on Proofs and Mathematical (160) Outcome Assessment. Reasoning in the First Two Years of College Khairul Islam,TexasA&M University-Kingsville (1116-A5-790) 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 304, Washington State Convention Center 10:40AM Tests or Projects? The Impact of (161) Summative Assessment in Promoting Organizers: Joanne Peeples,ElPaso Quantitative Literacy. Community College Samuel Luke Tunstall, Michigan State University (1116-A5-217) Chris Oehrlein,Oklahoma City Community College MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, I Dean Gooch,SantaRosa Junior College 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 2B, Washington 8:00AM Proof-writing before Calculus, a State Convention Center (171) Salkehatchie experience. Preliminary report. Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova Wei-Kai Lai, University of South Carolina University Salkehatchie (1116-P1-2010)

8:00AM Spatially-Developing Fractal Gaskets. 8:20AM Teaching Mathematical Reasoning and (162) Robert W Fathauer, Tessellations (172) Proofs in the Two-Year College Setting. Company (1116-K5-2532) B. Dean Gooch, Santa Rosa Junior College (1116-P1-1074) AM 8:20 Quilts & Lace: Unexpected Beauty Hidden 8:40AM Freshman-Level Discrete Mathematics as (163) in Radin-Conway’s Pinwheel Tiling. (173) an Introduction to Proof. Preliminary Douglas G. Burkholder, Lenoir-Rhyne report. University (1116-K6-1827) Kathleen M. Shannon, Salisbury University (1116-P1-373) 8:40AM Drunkard’s Path and other quarter circle (164) quilting patterns. 9:00AM Bridging the Gap – Inserting Mary D. Shepherd, Northwest Missouri (174) a Transitions Course between an State University (1116-K5-2496) Introductory Proofs Course and Upper-level Theoretical Courses. 9:00AM Power of Mathematical Quilting. Karin R Saoub, Roanoke College (165) Preliminary report. (1116-P1-909) Simei Tong, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1116-K5-377) 9:20AM Addressing Creativity in an Introductory (175) Proof Course. 9:20AM Finding the Viewpoint at a Museum: A Houssein El Turkey*, University of New (166) How-To Guide. Haven, Gail Tang, University of La Verne, Fumiko Futamura*, Southwestern Milos Savic, University of Oklahoma, University, and Robert Lehr, Austin, TX Gulden Karakok, Emilie Naccarato, (1116-K6-1865) University of Northern Colorado, and David Plaxco,UniversityofOklahoma 9:40AM Complex Mazes with Simple Paths: (1116-P1-1619) (167) Mathematics within the Art of Classical 9:40AM Transitioning from Lecture to Active Labyrinths. (176) Learning in an Introduction to Proofs David Thompson*andDiana Cheng, Course. Preliminary report. Towson University (1116-K5-1063) Ross Sweet*andMatthew Graham, 10:00AM Fractals, writing, and applications of Northwestern University (1116-P1-2782) (168) Geometry. Preliminary report. 10:00AM Promoting Out-of-class Student J. White, Saint Leo University (177) Engagement in an Introduction to Proofs (1116-K5-806) Course. Preliminary report. Matthew D. Graham,Northwestern 10:20AM Exploration of Mathematics Teaching and University (1116-P1-2785) (169) Assessment through Maple-Software Projects of Art Diagram Design as 10:20AM Proof Frameworks – A Way to Get Started Undergraduate Student Research (178) on Writing Proofs. Projects. Preliminary report. Ahmed A Benkhalti*, John Selden and Lina Wu, Borough of Manhattan Annie Selden,NewMexicoState Community College-The City University University (1116-P1-1286) of New York (1116-K5-881) 10:40AM Discussion

10:40AM Children are Mathematicians: Seeing 10:40AM Using Videocases to Focus Student (170) Math in the Art Children Create. (179) Thinking (Inside and) Outside of Class. Preliminary report. James Sandefur*, Georgetown Spring Cooke, North Park University University, and Kay Somers, Moravian (1116-K5-2302) College (1116-P1-1323)

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MAA Session on the Scholarship of Teaching MAA General Contributed Paper Session on and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, I Geometry, I

8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 2A, Washington 8:00 AM –10:10AM Room 213, Washington State Convention Center State Convention Center Organizers: Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Marymount University Western New England Thomas Banchoff,Brown University University Bem Cayco, San Jose State Curtis Bennett, Loyola University Marymount University Timothy Comar, Pam Crawford, Jacksonville Benedictine University University T. James Reid,Universityof Edwin Herman,University Mississippi of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 8:00AM Minimizing Utopia. Preliminary report. 8:20AM Using Games to Teach Freshmen to (188) Andrew Simoson, King University (180) Handle Mathematical and Professional (1116-VE-479) Complications. Preliminary report. 8:15AM Special Conﬁgurations of Triangle Victor I Piercey*andAndrew Peterson, (189) Centers. Ferris State University (1116-R5-367) Hyun Jin Kim*andHyun Sun Kim, 8:40AM College Graduates and Marketable Hofstra University (1116-VE-121) (181) Learning Outcomes. Preliminary report. 8:30AM Canonical Involution on Double Jet Annela R Kelly, Bridgewater State (190) Bundles. Preliminary report. University (1116-R5-2042) Hulya Kadioglu, Yildiz Technical 9:00AM Students’ Inclination to Incorporate University, Istanbul, Turkey (182) Sketches During Problem Solving. (1116-VE-1538) Preliminary report. 8:45AM Geometric Group Theory and Untangling Mil´e Krajcevski,UniversityofSouth (191) Ear-Phones. Florida (1116-R5-2131) Neha Gupta, University of Illinois 9:20AM Mathematics Attitudes and Perceptions Urbana-Champaign (1116-VE-1771) (183) Survey: Assessing Students’ Expert-like 9:00AM Adams Operations on the Virtual Conceptions of Mathematics. (192) K-Theory of P(1,n). Warren J. Code*, University of British Ross Sweet*, Northwestern University, Columbia, Joseph Lo, British Columbia and Takashi Kimura,BostonUniversity Institute of Technology, Wes (1116-VE-1856) Maciejewski, University of Auckland, 9:15AM Packing Three Equal Circles Onto a Flat Sandra Merchant, University of British (193) Klein Bottle. Columbia, and Matthew Thomas,Ithaca Samantha Moore*, University of College (1116-R5-2215) Northern Colorado, and Robert Dickens, 9:40AM Bridging the Gap: What Non-Cognitive University of Maryland, Baltimore County (184) Strategies are Effective in a a College (1116-VE-1979) Algebra Course? Preliminary report. 9:30AM Numerical Ranges over Finite Fields. Cinnamon Hillyard*, Emily Gismervig, (194) Douglas D Knowles, State University of Alex Musselman and Robin Angotti, New York at Geneseo (1116-VE-2341) University of Washington Bothell 9:45AM Asymptotic Analysis of Non-Compact (1116-R5-2528) (195) Inverse Mean Curvature Flow in 10:00AM Hybridized Learning in an Online Bridge Hyperbolic Space. (185) Program. Preliminary report. Brian Allen, University of Tennessee James S Rolf*, John Hall, Sara (1116-VE-240) Epperson, Jennifer Frederick, 10:00AM Symplectic capacities, group actions, and James Kim, Edward O’Neill and (196) integrable systems. Frank Robinson,YaleUniversity Alessio Figalli, ETH Zurich, Joseph (1116-R5-2567) Palmer*andAlvaro´ Pelayo,Universityof 10:20AM Anxiety Levels of Students in a California, San Diego (1116-VE-2406) (186) Developmental Mathematics Program. Edgar Fuller, West Virginia University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1116-R5-2811) Graph Theory, I 10:40AM Students as partners in curricular design: (187) Creation of student-generated calculus 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 212, Washington projects and their implementation. State Convention Center Steve Cohen, Roosevelt University, Barbara Gonzalez, Hofstra University, Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, and Melanie Pivarski*, Roosevelt Western New England University (1116-R5-2937) University

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Bem Cayco, San Jose State MAA General Contributed Paper Session on University Mentoring Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 8:00 AM –9:10AM Room 618, Washington State Convention Center T. James Reid,Universityof Mississippi Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England 8:15AM Interval edge-colorings of Cayley graphs. University (197) Preliminary report. Stephen H Dong*andErik E Bem Cayco, San Jose State Westlund, Kennesaw State University University (1116-VF-1021) Timothy Comar, 8:30AM Hypergraphs in Ecological Network Benedictine University (198) Analysis. T. James Reid,Universityof Antonio J Golubski, Kennesaw State Mississippi University, John H Vandermeer, University of Michigan, and Erik E 8:15AM How to Get into Graduate School in Westlund*, Kennesaw State University (208) Mathematics: What Graduate Schools Are (1116-VF-1022) Looking for. Paul R. Bialek, Trinity International 8:45AM An algorithm for the independence University (1116-VL-1915) (199) number of incidence graphs. Sarah E. Vigliotta, Wesleyan University 8:30AM Mixed peer and graduate student (1116-VF-1046) (209) mentoring of undergraduate students in mathematics. 9:00AM Bicycle Routes and Euler Double-paths. Julia P Clark*andEric Roberts, (200) C. Ray Rosentrater, Westmont College University of California, Merced (1116-VF-631) (1116-VL-2203)

9:00AM Smith and Critical Groups of the Rook’s 8:45AM Mentoring Mathematical Programming in (201) Graph and its Complement. (210) Undergraduate Research. Noah James Watson*andJonathan M. Jeffrey W. Clark, Elon University Gerhard, James Madison University (1116-VL-230) (1116-VF-1211) 9:00AM Tips for Running an REU Program at a 9:30AM Structure of self-complementary graphs. (211) Primarily Undergraduate Institution. (202) Preliminary report. Zachary J. Abernathy,Winthrop Peter Maceli, Wesleyan University University (1116-VL-2881) (1116-VF-1262) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 9:45AM Non-Local Games on Graphs: An (203) Operator Algebraic Approach. Modeling and Applications, I Preliminary report. Carlos M Ortiz*, University of Houston, 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 214, Washington and Vern I Paulsen,Universityof State Convention Center Waterloo (1116-VF-1377) Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, 10:00AM Predicting neural sequences from Western New England (204) network structure. Preliminary report. University Caitlyn Parmelee*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Carina Curto, Bem Cayco, San Jose State The Pennsylvania State Univerisity University (1116-VF-1482) Timothy Comar, 10:15AM Extremal Numbers for Forestable Graphs. Benedictine University (205) Neal Owen Bushaw*, Arizona State T. James Reid,Universityof University, and Nathan Kettle,IMPA Mississippi (1116-VF-1494) 8:00AM A comparison of methods to calculate the 10:30AM Topics in game f -matching. Preliminary (212) basic reproductive number for periodic (206) report. systems. Jennifer Irene Wise*, University of Christopher David Mitchell,University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Douglas of Texas at Arlington (1116-VM-1890) BWest, Zhejiang Normal University and University of Illinois (1116-VF-1503) 8:15AM Global Parameter Sensitivity Analysis on (213) a Dynamic Model of Gene Regulation. 10:45AM Zero forcing and the power domination Jacqueline M Dresch*, Robert A (207) problem in graphs. Preliminary report. Drewell, Clark University, and Gregory Daniela Ferrero, Texas State University DMcCarthy, Hampshire College (1116-VF-530) (1116-VM-2399)

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8:30AM Compartmental Competition Model with MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (214) Cancer Stem Cells in a Colon Crypt. the History or Philosophy of Mathematics Preliminary report. Amber N. Lee*, Salem College, Anna 8:00 AM –9:55AM Yakima 2, Yakima Level Steinfeld, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, One, Washington State Conference Center and Zachary Abernathy,Winthrop University (1116-VM-105) Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, 8:45AM A model of Johne’s disease with the Western New England (215) disease transmission through the University environment. Preliminary report. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Kokum R. De Silva*, Shigetoshi Eda University and Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof Tennessee, Knoxville (1116-VM-1072) Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 9:00AM Coexistence and Extinction of Competing (216) Species in the Time-Periodic T. James Reid,Universityof Volterra-Lotka type Systems with Mississippi Nonlocal Dispersal. 8:00AM John Playfair and His Misnamed Axiom. Nar Rawal*, Hampton University, (224) Amy Ackerberg-Hastings,University Hampton, VA 23668, and Arun Verma, of Maryland University College Hampton University (1116-VM-1077) (1116-VG-106)

9:15AM Exploring Transcranial Stimulation in a 8:15AM The Fluid Dynamics and the Heat Theory (217) Cognitive Learning Model. Preliminary (225) by Poisson. Preliminary report. report. Shigeru Masuda,Ex.Long-Term Taylor M. Posey*, University of Researcher of RIMS, Kyoto University Washington, and Kelsey Kalmbach, (1116-VG-1621) Colorado School of Mines (1116-VM-1094) 8:30AM van der Pol’s Tablecloth: Highlights from (226) the Balthasar van der Pol Collection at 9:30AM Preemptive vaccination strategies for Museum Boerhaave. (218) disease outbreaks in community John F. Bukowski, Juniata College networks. Preliminary report. (1116-VG-1826) Michael R Kelly*andJoseph H Tien,The Ohio State University (1116-VM-2389) 8:45AM Olinde Rodrigues: banker, activist and (227) mathematician. Preliminary report. 9:45AM A Mathematical Model of Cancer Johannes C. Familton, Borough (219) Stem Cell Driven Tumor Growth with of Manhattan Community College Radiation and Chemotherapy Treatment. (1116-VG-2011) Preliminary report. 9:00AM A Triune Philosophy of Mathematics. Zachary Abernathy, Winthrop University, (228) , Highline College Savannah V. Bates*, Jacksonville Dusty W. Wilson (1116-VG-2086) University, and Rebecca Santorella,The College of New Jersey (1116-VM-118) 9:15AM A 2016 Calendar of Math in Berlin: (229) Twelve Historical Moments That Inﬂuence 10:00AM Overview of Multi-Component Us Today. (220) Surface-Volume Reactions. Meredith L. Greer, Bates College *and , Ryan M Evans David A Edwards (1116-VG-2182) University of Delaware (1116-VM-1415) 9:30AM Using Debates To Study the History of 10:15AM Synchronization of tubular pressure (230) Mathematics. (221) oscillations by vascular and Steve Leonhardi, Winona State hemodynamic coupling in interacting University, Winona, MN (1116-VG-2293) nephrons. Hwayeon Ryu*, Department of 9:45AM A model for public documentation and Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer (231) sharing of the long-term achievements of Science, St. Olaf College, and Anita T. graduates of mathematics programs in Layton, Department of Mathematics, both regional and institutional contexts. Duke University (1116-VM-1586) Preliminary report. Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College 10:30AM A Deeper Study of a Mathematical Model (1116-VG-946) (222) Using Torain’s Equations. David S Torain, II, Hampton University SIAM Minisymposium on Optimization (1116-VM-1590)

10:45AM An Inﬁnite Time Horizon Portfolio 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 3A, Washington (223) Optimization Model with Delays. State Convention Center Tao Pang and Azmat Hussain*, North Carolina State University Raleigh NC Organizer: Juan Meza,Universityof (1116-VM-2479) California, Merced

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8:00AM Optimal value function methods for MAA Committee on Professional (232) numerical optimization. Development Session: NSF Funding Aleksandr Y Aravkin, James V Burke*, Opportunities for the Learning and Teaching Dmitriy Drusvyatskiy,Universityof of the Mathematical Sciences, Part I Washington, Michael P Friedlander, University of California, Davis, and Scott Roy, University of Washington 8:00 AM –9:15AM Room 609, Washington (1116-90-2892) State Convention Center

8:30AM A fast primal-dual method for the Undergraduate/graduate education, (233) obstacle problem. department of mathematics Dominique Zosso*, UCLA Department of infrastructure, and human resource Mathematics, Braxton Osting,University development.(DUE/DGE/DMS/HRD) of Utah, Department of Mathematics, Mengqi Xia, UCLA Department of Organizers: John Haddock, Division of Mathematics, and Stanley J. Osher, Undergraduate Education, UCLA, Department of Mathematics National Science Foundation (1116-35-1558) Lee Zia, Division of 9:00AM Discussion: Maria Cristina Villalobos, Undergraduate Education, University of Texas-Pan American National Science Foundation 9:30AM Scalable optimization of complex energy Karen King, Division of (234) systems under uncertainty using Research on Learning, high-performance computers. National Science Foundation Cosmin G Petra, Argonne National Laboratory (1116-90-2657) Tasha Inniss, Division of Human Resource 10:00AM A Data-Driven Approach to (235) PDE-Constrained Optimization Under Development, National Uncertainty. Preliminary report. Science Foundation Drew P Kouri, Sandia National Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, Laboratories (1116-49-2902) Division of Mathematical 10:30AM A Fast and Scalable Method for Sciences, National Science (236) A-Optimal Design of Experiments for Foundation Inﬁnite-dimensional Bayesian Nonlinear Inverse Problems with Application to Employment Center Porous Medium Flow. Noemi Petra, University of California, 8:00 AM –5:30PM Hall 4B, 4th Floor, Merced (1116-49-2634) Washington State Convention Center Project NExT Workshop MAA Minicourse #12: Part A

8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 4C-2, Washington State Convention Center 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Three, Washington State Conference Center MAA/NCTM Joint Committee on Mutual Concerns/ College Board Panel Discussion Humanistic mathematics. Presenters: Gizem Karaali, Pomona 8:00 AM –9:20AM Room 612, Washington College State Convention Center Eric Marland, Appalachian Creating a meaningful calculus I State University experience for students entering with high school calculus. MAA Minicourse #11: Part A Organizer: Alison Reddy,Universityof Illinois 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Metropolitan B, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Panelists: Michael Boardman,Paciﬁc University Implementing inquiry-oriented curricula David Bressoud, Macalester for linear algebra, differential equations, College and abstract algebra. Robin Permantle,University Presenters: Estrella Johnson,Virginia of Pennsylvania Polytechnic Institute Uri Treisman,Universityof Karen Keene,North Texas Carolina State University

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MAA Minicourse #5: Part A MAA Committee on Professional Development: NSF Funding Opportunities for the Learning and Teaching of the 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Metropolitan A, 3rd Mathematical Sciences, Part II Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

9:30 AM –10:30AM Room 609, Washington Teaching introductory statistics for State Convention Center instructors new to teaching statistics. The K-16 continuum-learning science and Presenter: Carolyn Cuff, Westminster research and pre- and in-service College teachers. (DUE/DRL) Organizers: John Haddock, Division of Student Hospitality/Information Center Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation Lee Zia, Division of 9:00 AM –5:00PM Skybridge, 4th Floor, Undergraduate Education, Washington State Convention Center National Science Foundation Karen King, Division of MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Research on Learning, Outreach National Science Foundation Tasha Inniss, Division 9:30 AM –10:25AM Room 618, Washington of Human Resource State Convention Center Development, National Science Foundation Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, Organizers: , Jennifer E. Beineke Division of Mathematical Western New England Sciences, National Science University Foundation Bem Cayco, San Jose State University MAA Panel Discussion

9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 612, Washington Timothy Comar, Benedictine University State Convention Center Advanced placement calculus today: T. James Reid,Universityof Opportunities and challenges. Mississippi Organizer: Ben Hedrick, College Board

9:30AM Beyond Grades: Motivation in a Panelists: Don King, Northeastern (237) Not-For-Credit Online Bridge Program. University Preliminary report. Dan Teague, North Carolina John Hall*, James S Rolf, Sara School of Science and Epperson, Jennifer Frederick, Mathematics James Kim, Edward O’Neill and Gail Burrill, Michigan State Frank Robinson,YaleUniversity University (1116-VO-2571) Stephen Davis,Davidson University 9:45AM Girls Exploring Mathematics: A (238) female-centric outreach program. AMS Invited Address Preliminary report. Meghan M De Witt, St. Thomas Aquinas 10:05 AM –10:55AM Ballroom 6BC, College (1116-VO-1872) Washington State Convention Center

10:00AM Combining sports and STEM in (241) Prestrained elasticity: curvature (239) activity-based lessons for middle school constraints and differential geometry students. with low regularity. Jerry F. Dwyer*, George Washington Marta Lewicka, University of Pittsburgh University, and Aimee M. Cloutier,Texas (1116-35-70) Tech University (1116-VO-2158) MAA Session on Experiences and Innovations 10:15AM Cougar Math Advanced Project (C-MAP) in Teaching Probability Theory, I (240) Summer Camp: A Hands-On-Approach to Mathematical and Critical Thinking for 10:20 AM – 11:55 AM Room 617, Washington High School Students. State Convention Center Soﬁa Agrest*andDebby Jeter, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC Organizers: Jonathon Peterson,Purdue (1116-VO-2754) University

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Nathaniel Eldredge, AMS-MAA Special Session on Innovative University of Northern Ideas in Enhancing Success in Mathematics Colorado Classes, II

10:20AM Using dice games to teach probability. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Chelan 2, Chelan Level Two, (242) Preliminary report. Jeremiah D Bartz,FranisMarion Washington State Conference Center University (1116-E5-24) Organizers: Natali Hritonenko, Prairie 10:40AM Teaching to the Actuarial Exams: One of View A&M University (243) the Few Times Teaching to an Exam is Ellina Grigorieva,Texas Okay. Preliminary report. Woman’s University Jesse W Johnson, Westﬁeld State Michael A. Radin,Rochester University (1116-E5-2764) Institute of Technology 11:00AM Guessing your way through a probability 2:15PM Etudes of Questions: A New Approach for (244) test. (250) Writing Mathematics. Edward Early, St. Edward’s University Thomas Garrity, Williams (1116-97-551) (1116-E5-1370) 2:45PM Integrating Calculus I for Deeper (251) Conceptual Understanding. Preliminary 11:20AM Statistical Simulations of Lottery Tickets. (245) Paul R. Bouthellier,Universityof report. Pittsburgh-Titusville (1116-E5-47) J. Alfredo Jimenez, Penn State Hazleton (1116-97-1212) 11:40AM Improving the pyrenees probability tutor 3:15PM Geometric approach to solving algebraic (246) to enable comparison of pedagogical (252) problems. interventions. Ellina Grigorieva, Texas Woman’s Gerardo Emmanuele Serrano, University (1116-97-292) Universidad Metropolitana (Recinto 3:45PM Team Base Learning in a Large Lecture Cupey) (1116-E5-100) (253) Calculus I Class. Preliminary report. AMS-MAA Invited Address Elgin Johnston*, Heather Bolles and Travis Peters, Iowa State University (1116-97-1189) 11:10 AM – NOON Ballroom 6BC, Washington 4:15PM How to Write Proofs in Analysis. State Convention Center (254) Preliminary report. Jonathan Kane, University of Wisconsin - (247) Statistical paradises and paradoxes in Madison (1116-97-1596) big data. 4:45PM Course Management of Engineering Xiao-Li Meng,HarvardUniversity (255) Statistics for Student Learning and (1116-62-1317) Instructor Survival. Paul B. Deignan, University of Texas at Exhibits and Book Sales Dallas (1116-62-497) 5:15PM Engagement, Capacity, and Continuity 12:15 PM –5:30PM Hall 4A, 4th Floor, (256) Theory: What is it and how can I use it? Washington State Convention Center Preliminary report. James R. Valles, Jr., Prairie View A&M AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I University (1116-97-2157) 5:45PM Puzzles, warm-ups, and games in 1:00 PM –2:00PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington (257) teaching Calculus. State Convention Center Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M University (1116-97-383) (248) Quasirandom sets, quasirandom graphs, and applications. AMS-MAA Special Session on The History of WTimothyGowers,Universityof Mathematics, I Cambridge, UK (1116-05-1512) 2:15 PM –6:05PM Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level MAA Invited Address Three, Washington State Conference Center Organizers: Patti Hunter,Westmont 2:15 PM –3:05PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington College State Convention Center Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College (249) Singing along with math: The mathematical work of the opera singer Sloan Despeaux,Western Jerome Hines. Carolina University T. Christine Stevens,American Deborah Kent,Drake Mathematical Society (1116-A0-19) University

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2:15PM Geometry’s Indisputability: From Hero to 4:15PM A Measure Zero Universal (258) Hobbes. (270) Differentiability Set in the Heisenberg Jacqueline Feke, University of Waterloo Group. (1116-01-1341) Gareth Speight, University of Cincinnati (1116-46-484) 2:45PM The Vis Viva Controversy: a Tercentenary (259) Celebration. Preliminary report. 4:45PM The Whitney Extension Theorem for C1, Lawrence A. D’Antonio, Ramapo College (271) horizontal curves in Hn. of New Jersey (1116-01-1100) Scott Zimmerman,Universityof Pittsburgh (1116-58-472) 3:15PM Some Aspects of the History of the (260) Cycloid. Preliminary report. 5:15PM Unrectiﬁability of metric spaces and Maria Zack, Point Loma Nazarene (272) mappings of bounded length distortion. University (1116-01-831) Piotr Hajlasz*andSoheil Malekzadeh, University of Pittsburgh (1116-49-891) 3:45PM 75 Years of Apology: G.H. Hardy’s A (261) Mathematician’s Apology. 5:45PM Projection theorem in inﬁnite Daniel S Silver,UniversityofSouth (273) dimensional spaces. Alabama (1116-01-688) Marianna Csornyei,Universityof Chicago (1116-28-2425) 4:15PM Wetzel’s problem, Paul Erdos,˝ and the (262) continuum hypothesis: a mathematical AMS Special Session on Big Demand for Big mystery. Data: How Do We Create the Big Supply?, I Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College (1116-01-223) 2:15 PM –5:55PM Room 610, Washington 4:45PM Programming Before Computers. State Convention Center (263) Preliminary report. Thomas Drucker,Universityof Organizers: Rick Cleary, Babson College Wisconsin–Whitewater (1116-01-1688) Xiao-Li Meng,Harvard University 5:15PM Visualizing a constructive cubic solution: (264) Omar Khayyam meets Oliver Byrne. 2:15PM Big Network Data. Deborah Kent,DrakeUniversity (274) Patrick J Wolfe, University College (1116-01-1659) London (1116-62-2468)

5:45PM The Long Birth of Modern Algebra for 3:15PM Discussion. (265) Undergraduates. 4:15PM Statistical Fusion Learning: Combining Walter J. Meyer,AdelphiU. (275) Inferences from Multiple Sources for (1116-01-1919) More Powerful Findings. Regina Y Liu, Department of Statistics, AMS Special Session on Analysis and Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Geometry in Nonsmooth Metric Measure Jersey (1116-62-2646) Spaces, II 5:15PM The potential and perils of preprocessing: (276) Building new foundations. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 401, Washington Alex Blocker, Google Life Sciences, and State Convention Center Xiao-Li Meng*, Department of Statistics, Harvard University (1116-60-2887) Organizers: Luca Capogna, Worcester Polytechnic Institute AMS Special Session on Integrable Systems, Jeremy Tyson,Universityof Painlev´e Equations, and Random Matrices, II Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2:15 PM –6:05PM Skagit 5, Skagit Lower Level, 2:15PM Stochastic analysis on sub-Riemannian Washington State Conference Center (266) manifolds. Fabrice Baudoin, Purdue University Organizers: Anton Dzhamay,University (1116-58-1254) of Northern Colorado 2:45PM Hypoelliptic heat kernels on nilpotent Lie Christopher M. Ormerod, (267) groups. California Institute of Maria Gordina, University of Connecticut Technology (1116-43-887) Virgil U. Pierce,University 3:15PM Densities and uniformly distributed of Texas-Pan American (268) measures in the Heisenberg group. 2:15PM Inverse Moment Problem for Non-Abelian Vasileios Chousionis,Universityof (277) Coxeter Double Bruhat Cells. Connecticut (1116-28-1588) Michael Gekhtman,NotreDame 3:45PM Carnot vs Siegel: Diophantine (1116-58-1026) (269) approximation in the Heisenberg group. 2:45PM Quantum Gravity and Quantum Groups. Anton Lukyanenko*, University of (278) Nicholas M Ercolani*, University of Michigan, and Joseph Vandehey, Arizona, and Patrick Waters,Temple University of Georgia (1116-20-1981) University (1116-05-2774)

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3:15PM Combinatorial Hamiltonian Dynamics. 4:45PM Modular derivations for Poisson algebras. (279) Preliminary report. (290) Quanshui Wu, School of Mathematical Tova Brown, University of Arizona Sciences, Fudan University (1116-37-2404) (1116-16-1475)

3:45PM Universality of operator limits at the 5:15PM Positive entropy automorphisms and free (280) Laguerre hard edge. Preliminary report. (291) subalgebras. Brian Rider and Patrick Thomas S. Paul Smith, University of Washington Waters*, Temple University (1116-16-882) (1116-60-1616) 5:45PM General noncommutative blowing up. 4:15PM From gap probabilities in random matrix (292) Preliminary report. (281) theory to eigenvalue expansions. Daniel Rogalski,UCSanDiego Thomas Joachim Bothner,Universityof (1116-16-2213) Michigan (1116-82-1129) 4:45PM Forward scattering for the semiclassical AMS Special Session on Mathematical (282) three wave equation. Information in the Digital Age of Science, II Robert Buckingham*, University of Cincinnati, Robert Jenkins,Universityof 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 603, Washington Arizona, and Peter Miller,Universityof State Convention Center Michigan (1116-35-736) 5:15PM A numerical study of line-soliton Organizers: Patrick Ion,Universityof (283) interactions of the Davey-Stewartson II Michigan, Ann Arbor system. Ken-ichi Maruno*andArata Nagahara, Olaf Teschke,zbMATH, Waseda University (1116-35-2655) Berlin 5:45PM Conﬂuence of generalized Stephen Watt,Universityof (284) hypergeometric functions and integrable Western Ontario hydrodynamic type equations. 2:15PM Embracing the dislocations as well as the Preliminary report. (293) gifts of the internet. Yuji Kodama, The Ohio State University David Mumford,BrownUniversity (1116-30-1542) (1116-00-1751)

AMS Special Session on Interactions between 3:15PM Ensuring access and reproducibility: Noncommutative Algebra, Algebraic (294) where do we go from here? Preliminary Geometry, and Representation Theory, II report. Henry Cohn, Microsoft Research New England (1116-00-1867) 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 602, Washington State Convention Center 3:45PM A publishers view on various aspects of (295) handling digital scientiﬁc information. Organizers: Ellen Kirkman,WakeForest Mario Aigner, Springer International University Publishing (1116-00-2256)

James Zhang,Universityof 4:15PM Linked Data, Annotations and the Future Washington (296) of Mathematics Libraries. 2:15PM Afﬁne PI Algebras, Representability and Timothy W. Cole, University of Illinois at (285) the Hopﬁan Property. Urbana-Champaign (1116-00-1884) Lance W. Small, University of California, 4:45PM Mathematics publishing in an academic San Diego (1116-16-1289) (297) library context. 2:45PM Finite dimensional Hopf actions on Weyl David Ruddy, Cornell University (286) algebras. (1116-00-1626) Chelsea Walton,TempleUniversity (1116-16-734) 5:15PM The Search for Convex Pentagons that (298) Tile the Plane: Challenges in Computation 3:15PM On Frobenius-Schur indicators for and Dissemination. Preliminary report. (287) nonsemisimple Hopf algebras. Casey Mann*, Jennifer McLoud-Mann Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana State University and David Von Derau,Universityof (1116-16-1604) Washington Bothell (1116-52-2200) 3:45PM Hopf algebra domains of Gelfand-Kirillov 5:45PM Non-textual information infrastructure (288) dimension two. Preliminary report. (299) for mathematics at the German National Kenneth R Goodearl,Universityof Library of Science and Technology. California at Santa Barbara (1116-16-511) Preliminary report. 4:15PM BGG Category O over generalized Weyl Elena Demidova, Forschungszentrum (289) algebras. L3S, Peter Lowe¨ , Margret Plank and Apoorva Khare*, Stanford University, Mila Runnwerth*, German National and Akaki Tikaradze,Universityof Library of Science and Technology Toledo (1116-16-890) (1116-00-2385)

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AMS Special Session on Metrical and 2:15PM The classification problem for arclength Topological Fixed Point Theory with (307) null-quadrature domains. Applications Alexandre Eremenko, Purdue University, and Erik Lundberg*, Florida Atlantic 2:15 PM –5:35PM Skagit 3, Skagit Lower Level, University (1116-30-2159) Washington State Conference Center 2:45PM Two remarks on similarity. (308) Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College Organizers: Clement Boateng Ampadu, (1116-47-351) Boston, MA 3:15PM The 3x3 von Neumann inequality. Talat Nazir,Mälardalen (309) Greg Knese, Washington University in St. University, Sweden Louis (1116-47-1061) Hudson Akewe,University 3:45PM Two-Weight Inequalities for Commutators of Lagos, Nigeria (310) with Calderon-Zygmund´ Operators. 2:15PM Coincidence Point of Sequence of Irina Holmes*, Michael T. Lacey, (300) Multivalued Maps using Graphic Georgia Institute of Technology, and Contraction. Preliminary report. Brett D. Wick, Washington University in Muhammad Nouman Aslam Khan, St. Louis (1116-44-453) SCME, National University of Sciences and 4:15PM Sub-Jordan Operator Tuples. Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan (311) Benjamin Peter Russo,Universityof (1116-46-126) Florida (1116-47-826) 2:45PM Coincidence points of crisp and L-fuzzy 4:45PM Iterated Rank-One Perturbations. (301) mappings. (312) Dale Frymark*, Constanze Liaw,Baylor Akbar Azam, Department of University, and Alexei Poltoratski,Texas Mathematics, COMSATS Institute A&M University (1116-46-728) of Information Technology, Chak 5:15PM Non-commutative Function Theory for Shahzad, Islamabad - 44000, Pakistan (313) Operators. (1116-46-130) John E McCarthy*, Washington 3:15PM Nielsen fixed point theory on University in St. Louis, and Jim Agler, (302) infra-solvmanifolds of Sol. U.C. San Diego (1116-47-692) Jang Hyun Jo and Jong Bum Lee*, Sogang University (1116-55-280) AMS Special Session on Origami Methods 3:45PM Hybrid iterative sequences of Jungck-type and Applications, II (303) and common fixed point theorems. Hudson Akewe,UniversityofLagos 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 4C-3, Washington (1116-46-412) State Convention Center 4:15PM Fixed point theory of geometric Organizers: Erik Demaine,MIT (304) 3-manifolds. Preliminary report. Peter N Wong, Bates College Thomas C. Hull,Western (1116-55-525) New England University Robert J. Lang,Lang 4:45PM Fixed point theorems for single and (305) multi-valued dominating mappings in Origami dualistic partial metric space. 2:15PM Computational Origami is Hard. Muhammad Arshad Zia, International (314) Erik D. Demaine, Massachusetts Institute Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. of Technology (1116-68-2254) (1116-46-355) 2:45PM Who Needs Crossings? Hardness of Plane 5:15PM L*-operators and fixed-point theorems. (315) Graph Rigidity. Preliminary report. (306) Preliminary report. Zachary Abel*, MIT Department of W. Kulpa, Department of Mathematics, Mathematics, Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. UKSW, A. Szymanski*, Department of Demaine, Sarah Eisenstat, Jason Lynch Mathematics, Slippery Rock University, M. and Tao B. Schardl,MITComputer Turzanski and D. Zagrodny, Department Science and Artificial Intelligence of Mathematics, UKSW (1116-54-1048) Laboratory (1116-52-2006) 3:15PM Box Pleating is Hard. AMS Special Session on Operators, Function (316) H. A. Akitaya*, Tufts University, K. C. Spaces,andModels,II Cheung, NASA, E. D. Demaine,MIT,T. Horiyama, Saitama University, T. C. Hull, 2:15 PM –5:35PM Room 400, Washington Western New England University, J. S. Ku, State Convention Center MIT, T. Tachi, The University of Tokyo, and R. Uehara, JAIST (1116-68-1125) Organizers: ,Florida Alberto Condori 3:45PM Verification of flat-foldability of crease Gulf Coast University, Fort (317) patterns on the 45 degree grid system. Myers Preliminary report. William Ross,Universityof Yoshihisa Matsukawa and Jun Mitani*, Richmond University of Tsukuba (1116-05-652)

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4:15PM Recent results on common developments 3:45PM Characterization of perfectly ordered (318) of tetramonohedron and other solids. (327) mathematical quasicrystals. Ryuhei Uehara, Japan Advanced Institute Alan Haynes*, Henna Koivusalo and of Science and Technology (1116-51-641) James Walton,UniversityofYork,UK 4:45PM Generating Crease Patterns from (1116-52-1013) (319) Prescribed Boundary Foldings. 4:15PM Compatibility conditions as a measure Jason S Ku, Massachusetts Institute of (328) of rigidity of discrete structures. Technology (1116-68-1565) Preliminary report. Andrej Cherkaev*, University of Utah, 5:15PM Geodesic Universal Molecules. (320) John Christopher Bowers*, James Department of Mathematics, Predrag Madison University, and Ileana Streinu, Krtolica and Andrejs E. Treibergs*, Smith College (1116-52-768) Department of Mathematics, University of Utah (1116-35-954) 5:45PM Counterrotating Twist Tessellations and (321) Brocard Polygons. 4:45PM Dynamic Analysis of Chevron Structures Robert J Lang*, Robert J. Lang Origami, (329) in Liquid Crystal Cells. and Roger Alperin, San Jose State Lidia Mrad*andDaniel Phillips,Purdue University (1116-51-439) University (1116-35-1769) 5:15PM Finite Element Approximations of Bilayer AMS Special Session on Parabolic (330) Plates. Geometries, Twistor Theory, and the Soeren Bartels, University of Freiburg, AdS/CFT Correspondence, I Germany, Andrea Bonito*, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA, and Ricardo H Nochetto,Universityof 2:15 PM –4:55PM Room 4C-4, Washington Maryland, USA (1116-65-1275) State Convention Center

Organizers: Jonathan Holland, AMS Special Session on Pseudorandomness University of Pittsburgh and Its Applications, I George Sparling,University 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 606, Washington of Pittsburgh State Convention Center Daniela Mihai,Carnegie Mellon University Organizers: Timothy Gowers,University 2:15PM Hyperholomorphic line bundles. of Cambridge (322) Eric O. Korman, University of Texas at Jozsef Solymosi,University Austin (1116-53-152) of British Columbia 3:15PM New results on the structure of quantum 2:15PM A characterization of functions with (323) Teichmuller¨ space. (331) vanishing averages over products of Dylan G.L. Allegretti,YaleUniversity disjoint sets. (1116-51-859) Hamed Hatami*, McGill University, Pooya Hatami, University of Chicago, 4:15PM Higher-dimensional Willmore energies via (324) minimal submanifold asymptotics. and Yaqiao Li, McGill Univeristy Preliminary report. (1116-05-523) C. Robin Graham*andNicholas 2:45PM Pseudorandomness & Higher-Dimensional Reichert, University of Washington (332) Topological Expansion. Preliminary (1116-53-2052) report. Uli Wagner, IST Austria (1116-05-1691) AMS Special Session on Problems in 3:15PM Recent developments in explicit Geometry and Design of Materials, I (333) constructions of randomness extractors. Xin Li, Johns Hopkins University 2:15 PM –5:55PM Room 604, Washington (1116-68-1572) State Convention Center 3:45PM On some problems in Geometric Ramsey (334) Theory. Preliminary report. Organizers: Marta Lewicka,University Neil Lyall*andAkos Magyar,University of Pittsburgh of Georgia (1116-42-1998) Petronela Radu,University 4:15PM Arithmetic progressions in sparse of Nebraska (335) pseudorandom subsets of the real 2:15PM The energy of a Mobius¨ band. numbers. (325) Roberto Paroni,Universit`a di Sassari Marc Carnovale,TheOhioState (1116-49-1750) University (1116-42-2108) 3:15PM Isometric Immersions and Self Similar 4:45PM On problems of Cameron and Erdos. (326) Buckling in Non-Euclidean Elastic Sheets. (336) Jozsef Balog*, University of Illinois John Gemmer*, Brown University, at Urbana-Champaign, Hong Liu, Shankar Venkataramani,Universityof Maryam Sharifzadeh,UIUC,and Arizona, and Eran Sharon,Hebrew Andrew Treglown, Birmingham U., UK University of Jeruslaem (1116-35-1583) (1116-05-516)

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5:15PM Algebraic constructions of Turan´ graphs. AMS Special Session on Recent Developments (337) Boris Bukh, Carnegie Mellon University in Dispersive Partial Differential Equations (1116-05-342) and Harmonic Analysis, II 5:45PM Additive Diophantine equations in dense (338) variables. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Skagit 4, Skagit Lower Level, Kevin Henriot, University of British Washington State Conference Center Columbia (1116-11-872) Organizers: William Green, Rose-Hulman Institute of AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Technology, Terre Haute Dynamical Systems and Mathematical Biology, II Jennifer Beichman, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 4C-1, Washington State Convention Center 2:15PM A Weigthed estimate for two dimensional (347) Schrodinger,¨ matrix Schrodinger,¨ and Organizers: Guihong Fan,Columbus wave equations with resonance of the State University ﬁrst kind at zero. Preliminary report. Ebru Toprak, University of Illinois Jing Li, Califorrnia State (1116-35-857) University Northridge 2:45PM Lp Bounds for Wave Operators for the Hongying Shu,Tongji (348) Schrodinger¨ Equation with a Threshold University, China Eigenvalue. Michael Goldberg*, University of 2:15PM A theory of optimal antibiotic resistance Cincinnati, and William Green, (339) management. Preliminary report. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Timothy C Reluga, Penn State University (1116-35-678) (1116-92-1185) 3:15PM Global Well-Posedness of 2D Nonlinear 2:45PM Interaction of water and biomass: rich (349) Schrodinger¨ Equations of Indeﬁnite (340) dynamics in a simple model. Signature. Junping Shi*, College of William and Nathan Totz,Universityof Mary, Xiaoli Wang and Guohong Zhang, Massachusetts Amherst (1116-35-1142) Southwest University (1116-92-1489) 3:45PM Global behavior and non-squeezing for 3:15PM Modeling and the dynamics of the Spread (350) the NLKG. (341) and Control of Dengue with L= imited Dana Mendelson, MSRI (1116-35-1508) Public Health Resources. 4:15PM Wave maps with large data. Huaiping Zhu,YorkUniversity (351) Andrew Lawrie,UCBerkeley (1116-00-2977) (1116-35-428)

3:45PM Residual viremia in treated HIV+ 4:45PM Periodic traveling waves of the short (342) patients: simple model insights. (352) pulse equation: existence and stability. Jessica M Conway*, Pennsylvania State Milena Stanislavova,Universityof University, and Alan S Perelson, Kansas (1116-35-1055) Los Alamos National Laboratory 5:15PM Negative energy blowup for the focusing (1116-92-1264) (353) Hartree hierarchy via identities of virial 4:15PM Modeling HIV treatment and slow and localized virial type. (343) depletion of target cells. Aynur Bulut, University of Michigan and Libin Rong, Oakland University MSRI (1116-35-1863) (1116-92-2449) 5:45PM Strichartz Estimate for the Cauchy (354) Problem of Dispersive Equations on 4:45PM Infectious diseases can eradicate host α-Modulation Space. Preliminary report. (344) species. Justin Trulen, University of Wisconsin - *and ,Arizona Alex P Farrell H Thieme Milwaukee (1116-35-259) State University (1116-34-1457)

5:15PM Leading indicators of bifurcations in AMS Special Session on Research from the (345) epidemiological systems. 2014 and 2015 Rocky Mountain-Great John M. Drake, University of Georgia, Plains Graduate Research Workshop in and Suzanne M. O’Regan*, National Combinatorics, II Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) (1116-92-589) 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 204, Washington 5:45PM Data Assimilation in Mathematical State Convention Center (346) Models of Cancer Growth and Treatment. Preliminary report. Organizers: Michael Ferrera,University Eric J Kostelich*, Yang Kuang and of Colorado, Denver Javier Baez, Arizona State University Leslie Hogben, Iowa State (1116-92-2168) University, Ames

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Paul Horn,Universityof AMS Special Session on Set-Valued Denver Optimization and Variational Problems with Applications, II Derrick Stolee, Iowa State University, Ames 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 310, Washington State Convention Center 2:15PM How to Make the Perfect Fireworks (355) Display: Two Strategies for Hanabi. Organizers: Baasansuren Jadamba, Christopher Cox, Carnegie Mellon Rochester Institute of University, Jessica De Silva*, University Technology of Nebraska-Lincoln, Philip DeOrsey, Akhtar A. Kahn,Rochester Emory&HenryCollege,Franklin H.J. Institute of Technology Kenter, Rice University, Troy Retter, Mau Nam Nguyen,Portland Emory University, and Josh Tobin, State University University of California, San Diego (1116-91-1204) Miguel Sama, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Spain 2:45PM Antimagic Labelings of Weighted and (356) Oriented Graphs. Chirstiane Tammer,Martin Zhanar Berikkyzy, Iowa State University, Luther University of Axel Brandt*, Sogol Jahanbekam, Halle-Wittenberg University of Colorado Denver, Victor 2:15PM Existence of equilibria and fixed points of Larsen, Kennesaw State University, and (363) set-valued mappings on Epi-Lipschitz sets Danny Rorabaugh, Queens University with weak tangential conditions. (1116-05-1480) Messaoud Bounekhel,KingSaud University, College of Science, 3:15PM On the Strong Chromatic Index of Sparse Department of Mathematics, Riyadh, KSA (357) Graphs. (1116-49-326) Sogol Jahanbekam, Department of 2:45PM A generalized multi-directional mean Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, (364) value inequality. University of Colorado Denver, Denver Robert J Kipka*, Queen’s University, and (1116-05-1164) Yuri S. Ledyaev,WesternMichigan University (1116-49-1892) 3:45PM Fast percolation on the hexagonal lattice. 3:15PM Geometric Approach to Convex Analysis (358) Charles Tomlinson*, University of (365) in Locally Convex Topological Vector Nebraska-Lincoln, and Philip DeOrsey, Spaces. Emory & Henry College (1116-05-2148) R. Blake Rector*andNguyen Mau Nam, Portland State University (1116-49-738) 4:15PM Chvatal-type´ results for degree sequence 3:45PM Optimization and Numerical Analysis of (359) Ramsey numbers. (366) Set-Valued or Fuzzy-Valued functions - A Christopher Cox, Carnegie Mellon Unified Approach and Applications. University, Michael Ferrara,Universityof Vira Babenko, The University of Utah Colorado Denver, Ryan R Martin, (1116-65-648) Iowa State University, and Benjamin Reiniger*, Ryerson University 4:15PM On the Douglas-Rachford algorithm: (1116-05-1154) (367) inconsistency and finite convergence. Minh Ngoc Dao, University of British Columbia Okanagan and Hanoi National 4:45PM Graph Builds. Preliminary report. University of Education (1116-49-195) (360) Jay Cummings,UCSanDiego (1116-05-2018) 4:45PM Stability analysis of composite (368) optimization problems with applications to critical multipliers. 5:15PM I,F-partitions of sparse graphs. (361) Axel Brandt, Michael Ferrara, Ebrahim Sarabi, Wayne state university University of Colorado Denver, Mohit (1116-49-427) Kumbhat, Iowa State University, 5:15PM A new topological degree theory for Sarah Loeb*, University of Illinois at (369) pseudomonotone perturbations of the Urbana–Champaign, Derrick Stolee,Iowa sum of two maximal monotone operators State University, and Matthew Yancey, and applications. Institute for Defense Analyses / Center Teffera M. Asfaw, Virginia Polytechnic for Computing Sciences (1116-05-2160) Institute and State University (1116-46-1354) 5:45PM Increasing paths in edge-ordered graphs. 5:45PM Runge-Kutta Approximation and (362) Jessica De Silva,UNL,Theodore Molla, (370) Optimization of Differential Inclusions. UIUC, Florian Pfender,UCDenver,Troy Yuan Tian*, Miami University - Oxford, Retter, Emory, and Michael Tait*, UCSD and Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State (1116-05-1257) University (1116-49-403)

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AMS Special Session on Topological 2:45PM Standard form problems for 2-fusion Representation Theory, II (380) systems. Justin Lynd, University of Montana 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 201, Washington (1116-20-1355) State Convention Center 3:15PM Finiteness properties of inﬁnite groups, (381) and examples in pure braid groups. Organizers: Charles Frohman, Matthew Zaremsky,Binghamton University of Iowa, Iowa City University (1116-20-558)

Helen Wong,Carelton 3:45PM Automorphism groups of extremal codes. College (382) Paul E Becker, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (1116-20-943) 2:15PM Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand reciprocity (371) property and categorification of the 4:15PM Graphical Frobenius Representations with polynomial ring. Preliminary report. (383) even complements. Preliminary report. Radmila Sazdanovic*, North Carolina Thomas W Tucker*, Colgate University, State University, and Mikhail Khovanov, Marston D.E. Conder,Universityof Columbia University (1116-18-1282) Auckland, NZ, and Mark E Watkins, Syracuse University, NY (1116-20-1920) 2:45PM Stabilization of the Khovanov Homotopy (372) Type of Torus Links. 4:45PM Asymptotic density of test elements in Michael S Willis, University of Virginia (384) free groups and surface groups. (1116-55-1277) Ilir Snopce, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1116-20-626) 3:15PM Diagonalization of the full twist. (373) Preliminary report. 5:15PM The congruence subgroup problem for Matthew Hogancamp*, Indiana (385) branch groups. University, Bloomington, and Benjamin Rachel K. Skipper,Binghamton Elias, University of Oregon, Eugene University (1116-20-959) (1116-55-1398) 5:45PM On autocommutators in infinite abelian 3:45PM Stable homology of torus links via (386) groups. Preliminary report. (374) categorified one-column Young Luise-Charlotte Kappe*, Binghamton symmetrizers. University, Patrizia Longobardi and Michael A Abel*, Duke University, and Mercede Maj, University of Salerno Matt Hogancamp, Indiana University (1116-20-496) (1116-57-1260) MAA Minicourse #8: Part A 4:15PM On formal contact categories. (375) Ben Cooper,UniversityofIowa (1116-18-1036) 2:15 PM –4:15PM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Three, Washington State Conference Center 4:45PM Link homologies from Bar-Natan skein (376) modules. Algebraic geometry: A problem-based Christine Ruey Shan Lee,Universityof course. Texas at Austin (1116-57-889) Presenters: Thomas Garrity, Williams 5:15PM Howe dualities and link invariants. College (377) DavidE.V.Rose,UniversityofSouthern Ryan Brown,Georgia California (1116-81-1367) College 5:45PM Topology in the degree of the Colored (378) Jones Polynomial. MAA Minicourse #9: Part A Effie Kalfagianni*, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, and 2:15 PM –4:15PM Metropolitan A, 3rd Ahn T. Tran,TheUniversityofTexasat Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Dallas (1116-57-931) Increasing student engagement and AMS Special Session on What’s New in Group understanding through active learning Theory?, I strategies in calculus. Presenters: Debbie Gochenaur, 2:15 PM –6:05PM Rooms 307/308, Shippensburg University Washington State Convention Center Larissa Schroeder, Organizers: Arturo Magidin,University University of Hartford of Louisiana at Lafayette Matt Boelkins, Grand Valley Elizabeth Wilcox,Oswego State University State University of New York Annie Hodge,Universityof Nebraska Omaha 2:15PM What’s new about finite p-groups. (379) George Glauberman,Universityof Dana Ernst,Northern Chicago (1116-20-632) Arizona University

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MAA Minicourse #4: Part A 4:45PM Classifying Functions in the Kernel of the (397) Adjoint of a Composition Operator on the 2:15 PM –4:15PM Metropolitan B, 3rd Hardy Space. Preliminary report. Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Brittney R. Miller, Purdue University (1116-47-1599) Teaching mathematics with sports applications. 5:00PM Zero Inclusion for the Numerical Range of (398) a Composition Operator. Preliminary Presenter: Rick Cleary, Babson College report. Christopher R. Felder, Butler University AMS Session on Functional Analysis and (1116-47-2069) Operator Theory, I 5:15PM Motives of noncommutative tori. 2:15 PM –5:40PM Room 615, Washington (399) YShen, Department of Mathematics, the State Convention Center Florida state University (1116-47-2098) 5:30PM Mean isometries are isometries. 2:15PM Two approaches to the notions of real (400) Preliminary report. (387) locally C*- and locally JB-algebras. Torrey M Gallagher,Universityof , Lander College for Men- Oleg Friedman Pittsburgh (1116-46-1646) Touro College, NY, USA/UNISA, RSA (1116-46-2351) AMS Session on Geometry and Differential 2:30PM Estimates of the modular-type operator Geometry, II (388) norm of an integral operator over spherical cones. 2:15 PM –4:40PM Room 605, Washington Chang-Pao Chen, Hsuan Chuang University (1116-47-490) State Convention Center

2:45PM Positive cones, positive linear functionals 2:15PM Non-triviality of the Fundamental Group (389) and classiﬁcation of algebras of (401) of Symplectic Embeddings of 2 Ellipsoids. operators on Pontryagin Π1 space. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Edward William Burkard,Universityof Sofya S Masharipova*andShukhrat Notre Dame (1116-53-1105) MUsmanov, Ashford University (1116-46-901) 2:30PM The convexity radius of a Riemannian (402) manifold. 3:00PM Moment Representations of the James Dibble, Western Illinois University (390) Exceptional X -Laguerre Orthogonal 1 (1116-53-2120) Polynomials. Constanze Liaw and John M. Osborn*, 2:45PM On hearing the length spectrum of lens Baylor University (1116-46-2235) (403) spaces. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Compact Composition Operators on Donato R. Cianci, Dartmouth College (391) Weighted Hilbert Spaces. (1116-53-2330) Waleed Al-Rawashdeh,MontanaTech 3:00PM Extending the log(2k − 1)-Theorem. (1116-47-974) (404) Rosemary K Guzman,Universityof 3:30PM Fixed point theorem for hypergroups Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (392) with application to showing the existence (1116-57-2971) of a Haar measure. 3:15PM New Results in Conformal Ricci Flow and Benjamin Willson, Western Illinois (405) the Conformally Reduced Einstein University (1116-43-2938) Evolution Equations. 3:45PM Weak compactness is not equivalent to Arthur E. Fischer,Universityof (393) the ﬁxed point property in c. California, Santa Cruz (1116-53-2964) Torrey Gallagher, Chris Lennard and Roxana Popescu*, University of 3:30PM Classifying Monotone Lagrangian Tori in Pittsburgh (1116-00-1571) (406) S2 × S2 up to Hamiltonian Isotopy. Sahana Vasudevan,HarvardUniversity 4:00PM Frames generated by compact group (1116-53-2582) (394) actions. Joseph W. Iverson, University of Oregon 3:45PM Sobolev Homeomorphism on a Sphere (1116-43-2667) (407) Containing An Arbitrary Cantor Set in 4:15PM Nonlinear operators satisfying order the image. (395) theoretic properties on vector-valued Piotr Hajlasz and Xiaodan Zhou*, functions. Preliminary report. University of Pittsburgh (1116-00-1049) William A. Feldman,Universityof 4:00PM A Finite Generating Set For Muller’s Arc Arkansas, Department of Mathematical (408) Algebra - Part 1. Sciences (1116-46-2212) Julian R Skotheim*, Carleton College, 4:30PM A Noncommutative Borsuk-Ulam Matt Sikkink Johnson,University (396) Theorem. of Minnesota, Crystal Lai, Berlin Benjamin W Passer, Washington Mathematical School, and Helen Wong, University in St. Louis (1116-47-482) Carleton College (1116-57-1315)

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4:15PM A Finite Generating Set for Muller’s Arc 4:15PM Nilpotent Orbits for Borel Subgroups of (409) Algebra, Part 2. (419) Modality Zero. Preliminary report. Matthew L. Sikkink Johnson*, University Madeleine Burkhart,Universityof of Minnesota, Julian R. Skotheim, Washington, and David C. Vella*, Helen Wong, Carleton College, and Skidmore College (1116-20-2480) Crystal Lai, Berlin Mathematical School (1116-57-1314) 4:30PM Sets with few differences in abelian (420) groups. 4:30PM Spinning Almost Normal Surfaces. Mitchell M Lee, Massachusetts Institute (410) Preliminary report. of Technology (1116-05-270) Katherine Paullin*, University of Kentucky, David Letscher and Erin Wolf 4:45PM Isomorphy Classes of Finite Order Chambers, Saint Louis University (421) Automorphisms of SL(2,k). (1116-57-2593) Robert W. Benim*, Paciﬁc University, Mark Hunnell, Winston-Salem State AMS Session on Group Theory and University, and Amanda K. Sutherland, Shenandoah University (1116-22-743) Generalizations, II AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and 2:15 PM –4:55PM Room 616, Washington Related Fields, I State Convention Center

2:15 PM –5:55PM Skagit 1, Skagit Lower Level, 2:15PM Periodicity phenomena in the modular (411) representation theory of symmetric and Washington State Conference Center general linear groups. Nate Harman, Massachusetts Institute of 2:15PM Sensitivity Analysis of Mathematical Technology (1116-20-2126) (422) Model for Dengue fever Transmission. Tarig Mohamed Ali, Universiti Sains 2:30PM Specht modules in the principal block of malaysia, Mohamed Faisal Abd Karim (412) FΣ3p. and Anton Abdulbasah Kamil*, Michael A Rosas, SUNY at Buffalo Universiti Sains Malaysia (1116-92-116) (1116-20-964) 2:30PM Cyclophosphamide induced loss in the 2:45PM Symmetric Generating Sets for Dn and (423) murine olfactory systems. (413) Word Length Perturbations. Preliminary Andrea Vazquez Quiles,Universidad report. Metropolitana (UMET) (1116-92-128) Michael P. Allocca*, Muhlenberg College, Jason M. Graham,Universityof 2:45PM A Topological Analysis of Targeted Scranton, Candice R. Price,SamHouston (424) In-111 Uptake in SPECT Images of Murine State University, Shannon N. Talbott, Tumors. Moravian College, and Jennifer F. David B Damiano, College of the Holy Vasquez,UniversityofScranton Cross, and Melissa R McGuirl*, Brown (1116-20-1394) University (1116-92-419)

3:00PM Linear group actions on related algebras. 3:00PM Evolutionary dynamics in ﬁnite (414) Preliminary report. (425) structured populations. Stephen M Gagola, Jr, Kent State Jan Rychtar, University of North Carolina University (1116-20-1837) at Greensboro (1116-92-952)

3:15PM Abelian groups with partial 3:15PM Dynamics of phytoplankton-zooplankton (415) decomposition bases. Preliminary report. (426) interactions with toxin producing Peter Loth, Sacred Heart University phytoplankton and mutual interference (1116-20-840) of zooplankton. T.Mihiri M. De silva*, Graduate student, 3:30PM Generators for Decompositions of Tensor Texas Tech university, and Sophia R.J. (416) Products of Modules associated with Jang, Professor, Texas Tech University standard Jordan partitions. (1116-34-622) Michael JJ Barry, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 16335 (1116-20-689) 3:30PM Insect Drift Movement Modeling and (427) Parameter Estimations via Boundary 3:45PM The Bruhat order, the lookup conjecture Characteristics. (417) and spiral Schubert Varieties of type A˜2. Xiuquan Wang*, Tougaloo College, John William Graham, University of Georgia, D. Reeve, Mingqing Xiao, Dashun Xu, and Wenjing Li*, Simpson University Southern Illinois University Carbondale, (1116-22-2948) and James T. Cronin, Louisiana State University (1116-92-761) 4:00PM Classiﬁcation of Seven-Dimensional (418) Lie Algebras with H ⊕ R3 Niradical. 3:45PM Topological Data Analysis of Biological Preliminary report. (428) Aggregation Models. Firas Y Hindeleh*andChristopher Lori Beth Ziegelmeier*, Chad M. Topaz Mattoon, Grand Valley State University and Tom Halverson, Macalester College (1116-22-1624) (1116-92-883)

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4:00PM Bird-Driven Dispersal of Trees: 3:15PM Generalized Gauss sums: congruences (429) Multi-Scale Modeling and Analysis. (441) and p-adic properties. Ram C Neupane, Utah State University, Sandi Xhumari,Universityof Logan, Utah (1116-92-1337) Connecticut (1116-11-2919)

4:15PM Comparative Analysis of Transcriptomic 3:30PM Leading digit laws on Linear Lie Groups. (430) Data Accounting for Variation in Gene (442) Corey M Manack*, Franklin & Marshall Flexibility. Preliminary report. College, and Steven J Miller, Williams Rachel A Schomaker*, Florida Southern College (1116-11-2718) College, and MaLyn Lawhorn,Winthrop 3:45PM Some Arithmetic Properties of Partitions University (1116-92-1555) (443) and Quadratic Forms. Preliminary report. Zhu Cao*, Department of Mathematics, 4:30PM Modeling of Extinction of Inhomogeneous (431) Population. Preliminary report. Kennesaw State University, and Shichao Georgiy P Karev*, National Center for Chen, Department of Mathematics, Biotechnological Information, National Henan University, P. R. China Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA, and (1116-11-2849) Q + Irina P Kareva, Tuft University, Boston 4:00PM Stickelberger Elements for (ζpn+1 ) and MA (1116-92-1629) (444) p-adic L-functions. Timothy James All, Wabash College 4:45PM Local spatial entanglement of protein (432) structures. Preliminary report. (1116-11-2966) Kenneth C Millett,Universityof 4:15PM Triply imprimitive representations of California, Santa Barbara (1116-57-2314) (445) GL(2). Ralf Schmidt, University of Oklahoma, 5:00PM Reductions in dynamic uncertainty for a and Salam Turki*, University of New (433) B cell antigen receptor signaling model Haven (1116-11-2118) using a MINE criterion. Reginald L. McGee*, Mathematical 4:30PM A generalization of continued fractions. Biosciences Institute, Ann E. Rundell and (446) Preliminary report. Gregery T. Buzzard, Purdue University John R Greene*andJesse Schmeig, (1116-92-2503) University of Minnesota Duluth (1116-11-919) 5:15PM A mathematical model of human 4:45PM Siegel modular forms: Representations, (434) papillomavirus (HPV) in African (447) computing spaces, and abelian varieties. American Men and Women populations. Jeffery E. Breeding-Allison,Fordham Najat Ziyadi, Morgan State University University (1116-11-798) (1116-92-1642) 5:00PM Fast exponentiation methods using the 5:30PM Modeling the effects of co-occurring (448) generalized continued fractions. (435) nutrient and contaminant stressors in Tall Aadou*, AIMS-senegal, African aquatic systems. Institute for Mathematical Sciences, and Angela Peace, Texas Tech University Sanghare Yacin Aly,Universit´eCheikh (1116-92-1783) Anta Diop de Dakar (1116-11-2124) 5:45PM Optimal Insecticide Treated Bed-net 5:15PM On relations of Koike and Somos for the (436) Coverage and Malaria Treatment in a (449) Rogers-Ramanujan functions. Preliminary Malaria-HIV Co-infection Model. report. Eric Numfor*, Georgia Regents Chadwick Arthur Gugg,Georgia University, and Jemal Mohammed-Awel, Southwestern State University Valdosta State University (1116-92-1950) (1116-11-138) 5:30PM Solutions of Diagonal Congruences with AMS Session on Number Theory, I (450) Variables Restricted to Small Intervals. Misty Ostergaard*, Todd Cochrane and 2:15 PM –5:40PM Chelan 5, Chelan Level Two, Craig Spencer, Kansas State University Washington State Conference Center (1116-11-2500)

2:15PM Groups of order 16 as Galois groups over AMS Session on Topology and Knot Theory, I (437) the 2-adic numbers. Chad Awtrey, Elon University 2:15 PM –5:40PM Chelan 4, Chelan Level Two, (1116-12-2226) Washington State Conference Center 2:30PM On Onp. (438) Joseph Michael DiMuro, Biola University 2:15PM The untwisting number of a knot. (1116-12-2663) (451) Kenan Ince, Rice University (1116-54-851) 2:45PM On the number of Special Numbers. 2:30PM The Kauffman Polynomial of Periodic (439) Kevser Aktas, Gazi University, Ankara, (452) Links. Turkey (1116-11-2684) Kyle Istvan*, Louisiana State 3:00PM Elliptic curves of bounded Faltings height. University, Khaled Qazaqzeh and (440) Ruthi Hortsch, Massachusetts Institute Ayman Abouzaid, Kuwait University of Technology (1116-11-746) (1116-54-2445)

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2:45PM An ergodic algorithm for generating MAA Session on Assessing Student Learning: (453) random knots of a prescribed thickness. Alternative Approaches, II Kyle Leland Chapman,Universityof California: Santa Barbara (1116-54-2558) 2:15 PM –5:10PM Room 303, Washington State Convention Center 3:00PM Quantifying entanglement for collections (454) of chains in periodic boundary conditions Organizers: David Clark, Grand Valley models. State University Eleni Panagiotou*, University of California Santa Barbara, and Ken Jane Butterﬁeld,University Millett, University of California, Santa of Victoria Barbara (1116-54-2642) Robert Campbell, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s 3:15PM A Study of Bouquet Pseudograph University (455) Diagrams. Preliminary report. Elaina K Aceves, California State Cassie Williams,James University Fresno (1116-57-1380) Madison University 2:35PM Encouraging Careful Questioning 3:30PM Turaev Genus and Alternating (465) Through Two-Color Problem Sets. (456) Decompositions. Preliminary report. Cody W. Armond*, University of South Vicky W Klima, Appalachian State Alabama, and Adam M. Lowrance, University (1116-A5-1917) Vassar College (1116-57-2440) 2:55PM A minimalist assessment method which 3:45PM Tangle surgeries and hyperbolic (466) maximizes student learning and (457) augmented links. Preliminary report. participation. Rolland Trapp*, Cal State University San Maarten McKubre-Jordens,Universityof Bernardino, and John Harnois,James Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Madison University (1116-57-2462) (1116-A5-1196)

4:00PM Nearrings of endomorphisms of group 3:15PM Assessing Student Participation and (458) objects in the category of quandles. (467) Presentation of Material. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Nathan A Smith,TheUniversityofTexas Edwin P Herman,Universityof at Tyler (1116-57-2725) Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1116-A5-2221) 3:35PM Innovations in Calculus Assessment. 4:15PM Asymmetric knots with two cyclic (468) Vincent J. Matsko,UniversityofSan (459) surgeries. Francisco (1116-A5-1767) Neil R Hoffman*, University of Melbourne, Nathan M Dunﬁeld, 3:55PM Assessment and Rubrics for a Survey University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, (469) ProjectinanElementaryStatistics and Joan E Licata, Australia National Course. Preliminary report. University (1116-57-2809) Richard P Spindler,Universityof Wisconsin - Eau Claire (1116-A5-289) 4:30PM Examples of virtual knots with vanishing 4:15PM Measuring Student Learning Outcomes (460) n-writhes. (470) under Interval and Fuzzy Uncertainty. Sumiko Horiuchi, Yoshiyuki Ohyama, Preliminary report. Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, and Jalalidin Jaenbai, Zayed University, UAE Migiwa Sakurai*, National Institute (1116-A5-1435) of Technology, Ibaraki College (1116-57-2171) 4:35PM E-assessment and learning: the (471) relationship between take-home and 4:45PM Shake slice and shake concordant knots. proctored assessment. (461) Tim D Cochran, Rice University, and Filippo Posta*andJonah Beaumont, Arunima Ray*, Brandeis University Grand Canyon University (1116-A5-282) (1116-57-684) 4:55PM No tests. No, really. 5:00PM The cosmetic crossing conjecture and (472) Emlee Nicholson, Millsaps College (462) symmetric unions. (1116-A5-1913) Allison H Moore*, Rice University, and Tye Lidman, Institute for Advanced MAA Session on Experiences and Innovations Study (1116-57-677) in Teaching Probability Theory, II

5:15PM Folded knots in the plane. Preliminary 2:15 PM –4:10PM Room 617, Washington (463) report. State Convention Center Elizabeth Denne, Washington & Lee University (1116-57-873) Organizers: Jonathon Peterson,Purdue 5:30PM Braided cobordisms and the braid rank University (464) of a knot. Nathaniel Eldredge, Mark Hughes, Brigham Young University University of Northern (1116-57-896) Colorado

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2:15PM Using cultural references and ﬂipped 3:55PM SAT and MCAT Data – An Introductory (473) classrooms in teaching undergraduate (484) Statistics Research Project for Students in probability. non-STEM ﬁelds. Joe P. Chen*andThomas W. Roby, Bruce Liby and Kathryn Weld*, Department of Mathematics, University of Manhattan College (1116-H5-1849) Connecticut (1116-E5-1510) 4:15PM Student Heights and Prediction Intervals. 2:35PM Probability in an Active Learning (485) Preliminary report. (474) Environment. Eleanor S. Farrington, Massachusetts Mark Daniel Ward, Purdue University, Maritime Academy (1116-H5-2297) Department of Statistics (1116-E5-2511) 4:35PM Facebook Consulting: A Semester-Long 2:55PM Using R Simulation to Encourage (486) Project for Introductory Statistics. (475) Creativity in an Introductory Probability Adam F Childers, Roanoke College Course. (1116-H5-2289) Matt Roscoe and David Patterson*, University of Montana (1116-E5-2625) 4:55PM The Misuse of Statistics in Political (487) Campaigns. Preliminary report. 3:15PM A Study in Using Computer Programming Tonya S Adkins, Johnson & Wales (476) to Simulate Classic Probability Problems. University - Charlotte (1116-H5-2484) Preliminary report. David P Ely, The Ohio State University 5:15PM The Mathematical Analysis of Cancer (1116-E5-2738) (488) Risk in a Statistics Class. 3:35PM Probability projects with multiple Alexander G. Atwood*andVera (477) motives. Hu-Hyneman, SUNY Suffolk County Ryan Gantner, Saint John Fisher College Community College (1116-H5-2628) (1116-E5-992) 5:35PM Flipping Coins to Normal Distribution. 3:55PM Developing an undergraduate stochastic (489) Preliminary report. (478) processes course. Annela R Kelly, Bridgewater State Jonathon Peterson, Purdue University University (1116-H5-2603) (1116-E5-2512) MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, II MAA Session on Innovative Targeted Solutions in Teaching Introductory Statistics, 2:15 PM –5:50PM Room 2B, Washington I State Convention Center

2:15 PM –5:50PM Yakima 1, Yakima Level Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova University One, Washington State Conference Center 2:15PM On the Artistic Aspects of Magic Squares. Organizers: Patti Frazer Lock,St. (490) Preliminary report. Lawrence University Hossein Behforooz,Mathematics Randall Pruim,Calvin Department, Utica College, Utica, New College York (1116-K6-1182) Sue Schou,IdahoState 2:35PM Dante the Mathematician. University (491) Seth I Zimmerman, Bellingham, WA 2:15PM Data-free Visualizations: A Project in the (1116-K6-73) (479) First Week of Introductory Statistics? 2:55PM Nevermore: Mathematics of ‘The Raven’. Preliminary report. (492) Randall E Cone, Salisbury University K. Scott Alberts, Truman State University (1116-K5-564) (1116-H5-1188) 3:15PM Hypernom. 2:35PM Lies, Popcorn, Barbie, and the Spelling (493) Vi Hart, Andrea Hawksley, (480) Bee: Bringing Life into the Statistics Communications Design Group, SAP Classroom. Labs, Henry Segerman*, Department of Samuel Luke Tunstall, Michigan State Mathematics, Oklahoma State University, University (1116-H5-218) and Marc ten Bosch, MTB Design Works, 2:55PM Investigating Students’ misconceptions Inc. (1116-K5-986) (481) about conﬁdence intervals. Kumer Pial Das*, Jasdeep Pannu and PJ 3:35PM Polyhedral Painting in WebGL with Group Couch, Lamar University (1116-H5-2996) (494) Averaging. Frank A Farris*andRyan Tsao,Santa 3:15PM Tailoring Introductory Statistics Clara University (1116-K6-1960) (482) Assignments to Students’ Interests. Preliminary report. 3:55PM Catalan Connections. Preliminary report. Sarah L. Marsh, Oklahoma Baptist (495) Margaret Kepner, Washington, DC University (1116-H5-2455) (1116-K5-1580) 3:35PM Using a Shared Experiment to Bind the 4:15PM Application of Doily Design to Hyperbolic (483) Class Together. (496) Crochet. Preliminary report. Amy Wangsness Wehe,FitchburgState Heidi Burgiel, Bridgewater State University (1116-H5-1825) University (1116-K5-1916)

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4:35PM Phylogenetic Analysis of the Ancient MAA Session on Quantitative Literacy in the (497) Greek Paeonic Rhythmic Forms. K–16 Curriculum Preliminary report. Godfried T. Toussaint, Department of 2:15 PM –4:50PM Room 619, Washington Computer Science, New York University State Convention Center Abu Dhabi (1116-K5-334) Organizers: Aaron Montgomery,Central 4:55PM Change Ringing, Dance and Memory: An Washington University (498) Embodied Learning Approach to Abstract Algebra. Gary Franchy,Southwestern Gareth E Roberts, College of the Holy Michigan College Cross (1116-K5-2541) Gizem Karaali, Pomona College 5:15PM Using art to present mathematics in a (499) freshman general education math course Andrew Miller,Belmont for non-STEM majors. University John W Watson,ArkansasTech Victor Piercey, Ferris State University (1116-K5-94) University 5:35PM Pythagorean Women, Symphony of 2:15PM Statistical Visualization Applets for the (500) Science. (507) Collegiate QL Course. Rosanna Iembo*, University of Calabria, Lindsay Orlando*, Mary Parker,Austin Italy, and Irene Iaccarino, High School of Community College, and Hunter Music, Crotone, Italy (1116-K6-685) Ellinger, Austin, TX (1116-P5-1937) 2:35PM From quantitative literacy to basic MAA Session on Professional Development (508) modeling in a summer bridge program. for Mathematicians: A Session for MAA PREP Ksenija Simic-Muller, Paciﬁc Lutheran Organizers and Participants University (1116-P5-795) 2:55PM Personal Finance as a Practical Approach 2:15 PM –5:10PM Room 620, Washington (509) to Mathematical Literacy in College. State Convention Center Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville State Univ. (1116-P5-1178) Organizers: Jon Scott, Montgomery 3:15PM From the Algebra Project to the Common College (510) Core: Quantitative Literacy and Social Barbara Edwards,Oregon Justice. State University Kira Hylton Hamman, Penn State Mont Alto (1116-P5-1150) Nancy Hastings,Dickinson College 3:35PM Enhancing Students’ Quantitative (511) Literacy and Reasoning Skills Stan Yoshinobu,CalPoly in Statistical Thinking by Projects. San Luis Obispo Preliminary report. 3:15PM A MAA PREP workshop on Preparing Lina Wu*, Borough of Manhattan (501) Departmental Reviewers. Community College-The City University Betsy G Yanik, Emporia State University of New York, and Wenyi Lu,CUNY (1116-N5-547) Graduate Center (1116-P5-1104) 3:35PM A Tale of Two Workshops. 3:55PM The Development of Quantitative Literacy (502) Tevian Dray*, Oregon State University, (512) (QL) in College Students. and Corinne A. Manogue, Oregon State Olaseni T. Fadipe, Central Michigan University (Physics) (1116-N5-1443) University (1116-P5-485) 3:55PM You should try running an online MAA Session on Topics and Techniques for (503) workshop! Teaching Real Analysis John Travis*, Mississippi College, and Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College 2:15 PM –5:10PM Room 618, Washington (1116-N5-1743) State Convention Center 4:15PM Setting a Pace for Success in Faculty (504) Development. Organizers: Erik Talvila,Universityof Karen Bliss*andJessica Libertini, the Fraser Valley Virginia Military Institute (1116-N5-2493) Paul Musial,ChicagoState 4:35PM Using the MAA PREP Program to Enhance University (505) Teaching and Research. Robert Vallin, Lamar Qiang Shi, Emporia State University University (1116-N5-1499) James Peterson,Alma 4:55PM The Inquiry-Based Learning Workshop College (506) Model for Professional Development. 2:15PM A bounded derivative that is not Riemann Stan Yoshinobu*, Cal Poly San Luis (513) integrable. Obispo, and Matthew G Jones, Cal State Russell A. Gordon, Whitman College Dominguez Hills (1116-N5-2813) (1116-S5-119)

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2:35PM An Alternative Path Towards 2:55PM Investigating Student Learning Gains (514) Delta-Epsilon Proofs. (524) from Guided-Inquiry Activities in a Suzanne M. Seager, Mount Saint Vincent Flipped Calculus I Course. Preliminary University (1116-S5-966) report. Cassie Williams*andJohn (Zig) 2:55PM Integration and local maximal functions. Siegfried, James Madison University (515) Peter A. Loeb, Dept. of Math, University (1116-R5-1858) of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (1116-S5-1045) 3:15PM Increasing Student Engagement in (525) Learning Calculus Through PBL, Oral 3:15PM Further variations on the theme of Assessments, and Writing. (516) completeness. Preliminary report. Jessica Gehrtz*andMary E. Pilgrim, Robert Kantrowitz*, Hamilton College, Colorado State University (1116-R5-370) and Michael M. Neumann, Mississippi 3:35PM Calculus activities to enhance student State University (1116-S5-1340) (526) understanding. Preliminary report. 3:35PM Assessment of Student Learning in the Janet Sharp and Jennifer D. Wagner*, (517) Age of the Internet. Washburn University (1116-R5-502) Paul Martin Musial,ChicagoState 3:55PM Do students learn from their mistakes? University (1116-S5-2519) (527) Ioannis Souldatos, University of Detroit 3:55PM Differentiating a cross-listed introductory Mercy (1116-R5-625) (518) Real Analysis course. 4:15PM Flipped learning in college algebra Antonia E. Cardwell, Millersville (528) increases student learning but decreases University of Pennsylvania student satisfaction. (1116-S5-1487) Jenna R. Van Sickle, Cleveland State University (1116-R5-660) 4:15PM Posaa´ ˆ\s Discovery method in Real (519) Analysis. 4:35PM Assessing a summer preparatory Judit Kardos, The College of New Jersey (529) workshop for mathematics transfer (1116-S5-1527) students. Preliminary report. Julie Bergner, University of California, 4:35PM The Lebesgue Integral for Riverside (1116-R5-981) (520) Undergraduates. 4:55PM Assessment of Mathematical Reasoning William W. Johnston, Butler University (530) Outcomes in a Mathematics Course for (1116-S5-1728) Liberal Arts Students. Preliminary report. 4:55PM Continuous functions in the extended real Vesna Kilibarda, Indiana University (521) plane. Preliminary report. Northwest (1116-R5-1029) Erik Talvila, University of the Fraser 5:15PM How Harry Potter and The Walking Dead Valley (1116-S5-1464) (531) Changed Student’s Performance in Calculus. Preliminary report. MAA Session on the Scholarship of Teaching Janine E. Janoski*, King’s College, and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, II and Whitney George,Universityof Wisconsin-La Crosse (1116-R5-1200) 2:15 PM –5:50PM Room 2A, Washington 5:35PM Direct Embodiment in Differential State Convention Center (532) Calculus. Preliminary report. Andrea Young*andKathryn Bruhns, Organizers: Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola Ripon College (1116-R5-1730) Marymount University Thomas Banchoff,Brown MAA General Contributed Paper Session on University Applied Mathematics, I

Curtis Bennett, Loyola 2:15 PM –5:10PM Room 214, Washington Marymount University State Convention Center Pam Crawford, Jacksonville Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, University Western New England Edwin Herman,University University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Bem Cayco, San Jose State University 2:15PM Flipping the Discrete Mathematics (522) Classroom with Interactive e-Textbooks. Timothy Comar, Preliminary report. Benedictine University Pangyen B Weng, Metropolitan State T. James Reid,Universityof University (1116-R5-36) Mississippi 2:35PM Engaged Learning Through Writing: A 2:00PM Application of Wasserstein distance to (523) Faculty Development Project. (533) biological systems. Hilary T Freeman*andMary E Pilgrim, Shane Lubold, Arizona State University Colorado State University (1116-R5-161) (1116-VC-2972)

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2:15PM Advanced study of wave propagation in MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (534) dynamic materials. Preliminary report. Interdisciplinary Topics in Mathematics, I Mihhail Berezovski, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (1116-VC-2530) 2:15 PM –5:25PM Room 304, Washington 2:30PM Applications of Adaptive Guaranteed State Convention Center (535) Cubatures. Lluis Antoni Jimenez Rugama, Illinois Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Institute of Technology (1116-VC-1033) Western New England University 2:45PM Conditions for positive solutions to the , San Jose State (536) general elliptic model. Bem Cayco University Timothy E Robertson,Andrews University (1116-VC-1159) Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 3:00PM Applications of the Pfaffain technique to (537) (3+1)-dimensional soliton equations of KP T. James Reid,Universityof type. Mississippi Alrazi M Abdeljabbar,ThePetroleum 2:15PM The social benefits of private infectious Institute (1116-VC-1290) (546) disease-risk mitigation. 3:15PM Obstructions to Convexity in Neural Benjamin Morin*, Charles Perrings, (538) Codes. Ann Kinzig, Arizona State University, Caitlin R. Lienkaemper, Harvey Mudd and Simon Levin, Princeton University College (1116-VC-1466) (1116-VH-169) PM 3:30PM Analyzing Multistationarity in Chemical 2:30 A numerical method to explain how (539) Reaction Networks using the Determinant (547) colors are categorized. Preliminary Optimization Method. report. Zev Woodstock*, James Madison Nicole A. Fider*andNatalia Komarova, University, Bryan Félix,Universityof University of California, Irvine Texas at Austin, and Anne Shiu,Texas (1116-VH-1090) A&M University (1116-VC-1772) 2:45PM Cake cutting, cartography, and flows (548) along barriers. 3:45PM Mathematics and Compressed Sensing. , Purdue University (540) Preliminary report. Arnold Yim (1116-VH-1753) Ghanshyam Bhatt, Tennessee State University (1116-VC-1564) 3:00PM Towards developing intercultural (549) competence with interdisciplinary topics 4:00PM Sperm pairing and measures of efficiency in mathematics. (541) in planar swimming models. Kyle Evans*, University of Connecticut, *, , Owen Michael Richfield Paul Cripe Christopher R Bennet, Sacred Heart Tulane University, and , Julie Simons University, Megan E Brunner,SUNY California Maritime Academy Geneseo, and Fabiana Cardetti, (1116-VC-1579) University of Connecticut (1116-VH-1828) PM 4:15 Pseudo 3D Color Barcode based on 3:15PM Math and Study Abroad: Two Examples (542) Pseudo Quantum Signal in M-band (550) from a London Semester Program. Wavelet Domain. Alison M. Marr*andFumiko Futamura, Hieu Q Nguyen*andXiaodi Wang, Southwestern University (1116-VH-1844) Western Connecticut State University (1116-VC-1598) 3:30PM Removing ocular artifact from (551) electroencephalogram data utilizing 4:30PM Better Initial Conditions for Homogeneous eye-tracking technology. Preliminary (543) Self-Assembly Problems. report. Jason Karl Davis*andSuzanne S Christopher J Hanson, Matthew R Sindi, University of California, Merced Hayden and Rachel G Kaale*, Simpson (1116-VC-1600) College (1116-VH-1941)

4:45PM A Modiﬁed Energy Based Swing-up 3:45PM Mobius Transformations: The Orbits of (544) Controller for an Inverted Pendulum on a (552) Various Mobius Mappings. Preliminary Cart. report. Emese Kennedy, Muhlenberg College Carter G. Murray,NorthernMichigan (1116-VC-1657) University (1116-VH-2327)

5:00PM Multiplicative Modelling of Four-Phase 4:00PM A Mathematical Model for Alzheimer (545) Microbial Growth. (553) Disease and its Treatment Based on the Maria Jesus Munoz Lopez*, Trinity anti-aggregation inhibitors drugs. College Dublin, Maureen P Edwards, Preliminary report. University of Wollongong, Ulrike Shantia Yarahmadian*, Leonard Schuman, CSIRO Plant Industry, and Richard Young, Mississippi State Robert S Anderssen,CSIRODigital University, and Meisam Sharify, Isfahan Productivity (1116-VC-1734) University of Technology (1116-VH-2410)

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4:15PM Wave Propagation through a Fractal 3:30PM Enumerating the Partitions of the (554) Medium. (564) Gollnitz–Gordon¨ Theorem. Preliminary Lee Fisher*, Appalachian State report. University, Edith Aromando,University Nicolas Allen Smoot, Georgia Southern of New Hampshire, Loren Anderson, University (1116-VN-1875) North Dakota State University, and Ulysses A Andrews,Universityof 3:45PM A Notorious Problem in Silverman’s A Connecticut (1116-VH-2412) (565) Friendly Introduction to Number Theory. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Mobius Photoshop: Transformations Mits Kobayashi, Cal Poly Pomona (555) through Pictures. Preliminary report. (1116-VN-1930) Joseph D. Paulson*andJosh Thompson,NorthernMichigan 4:00PM Elliptic curves with maximally disjoint University (1116-VH-2441) (566) division ﬁelds. 4:45PM Grandma Sells Granola? Harris B. Daniels, Amherst College, (556) Howsikan Kugathasan*andQingxia Li, Jeffrey Hatley,UnionCollege,and Fisk University (1116-VH-2467) James Ricci*, Daemen College (1116-VN-1965) 5:00PM Swimming Speeds of Filaments in Viscous (557) Fluids with Resistance. 4:15PM Quadratic Prime-Generating Polynomials Nguyenho Ho*andSarah Olson, (567) Over Z[i]. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Frank Fuentes, Seattle University, and (1116-VH-2504) Monta Meirose*, Morningside College 5:15PM Fuzzy systems as mathematical models (1116-VN-2002) (558) for detective reasoning. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Iwasawa λ-invariants of p-adic product Barnabas Bede, DigiPen Institute of (568) measures. Preliminary report. Technology (1116-VH-2589) Scott Zinzer, West Virginia Wesleyan College (1116-VN-2028)

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 4:45PM On the distribution of discriminants over Number Theory, I (569) afinitefield. Jonathan Douglas Chan*, Soonho 2:15 PM –5:40PM Room 212, Washington Kwon, Princeton University, and State Convention Center Michael Seaman, California Institute of Technology (1116-VN-2053) Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England 5:00PM A function-field analogue of Conway’s University (570) topograph. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Michael Wijaya, Loomis Chaffee School University (1116-VN-2190)

Timothy Comar, 5:15PM Maximizing the Number of Lattice Points Benedictine University (571) on a Strictly Convex Curve. T. James Reid,Universityof Brandon Rafal Epstein, MIT at Research Mississippi Science Institute (RSI) (1116-VN-2214)

2:15PM Counting Artin representations with 5:30PM Certain number ﬁelds with an explicit (559) bounded conductor. (572) integral basis. Preliminary report. Joshua Zelinsky, University of Maine Qingquan Wu, Texas A&M International (1116-VN-1410) University (1116-VN-996) 2:30PM Special Numbers in the Ring Zn. (560) Samuel Gross, Noblis, Inc., and Joshua MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Harrington*, Cedar Crest College Probability and Statistics, I (1116-VN-1421)

2:45PM Subgroups of Cyclic Groups and Values 2:15 PM –5:40PM Room 213, Washington (561) of the Riemann Zeta Function. State Convention Center Dominic Lanphier*andMahannah , Western Kentucky University El-Farrah Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, (1116-VN-1591) Western New England 3:00PM Predicting the Sequence of University (562) Non-Truncated Tetrahedron Numbers. Jeremy Newton, Lee University Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1116-VN-1647) University F 3:15PM Conjugacy classes in GSp6( q) and Timothy Comar, (563) an application to abelian varieties. Benedictine University Preliminary report. Jonathan Gerhard,JamesMadison T. James Reid,Universityof University (1116-VN-1873) Mississippi

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2:30PM Generating Various Integral 5:30PM A Few Game Examples from Win, Lose, or (573) Representations of Beta and Gamma (585) Draw an Analytic Reasoning Course. Functions and Their Individual Products. Karen M Holmes, Butler University Khairul Islam,TexasA&M (1116-VP-524) University-Kingsville, and Mian Arif Shams Adnan*, Ball State University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1116-VP-2711) Teaching and Learning Calculus, I 2:45PM Using Poker to Motivate Conditional (574) Probability. 2:15 PM –5:40PM Yakima 2, Yakima Level Ashley S Johnson,UniversityofNorth One, Washington State Conference Center Alabama (1116-VP-2514)

3:00PM Tossing a Coin and Characteristics Organizers: Bem Cayco, San Jose State (575) Assessment in R. University Khairul Islam,TexasA&M Timothy Comar, University-Kingsville (1116-VP-793) Benedictine University 3:15PM Survival Analysis Dimension Reduction T. James Reid,Universityof (576) Techniques: A Comparison of Select Mississippi Methods. Ivan Rodriguez*, The University of Moderator: Jennifer E. Beineke, Arizona, and Claressa L. Ullmayer, Western New England The University of Alaska, Fairbanks University (1116-VP-714) 2:15PM Enhancing the Instruction of 3:30PM Bayesian Nonparametric Multivariate (586) Multivariable Calculus using Dynamic (577) EWMA Control Chart for Process Visualizations. Preliminary report. Changepoint Detection. Richard G Chandler,UniversityofTexas Mingwei Sun*, Yuhui Chen,University at Arlington (1116-VR-1393) of Alabama, and Timothy Hanson, University of South Carolina 2:30PM Teaching Calculus Through (1116-VP-1002) (587) ”Astronomical” Mistakes. Preliminary report. 3:45PM Rosner’s Mathematical Model of Ovarian Jesse W Johnson, Westfield State (578) Cancer and it Generalization. Preliminary University (1116-VR-2758) report. Mehdi Razzaghi, Bloomsburg University 2:45PM Innovative and Alternate Methods to (1116-VP-1027) (588) Chain Rules. Preliminary report. Ram Verma, International Publications 4:00PM A Bayesian Test of Independence in a (579) Two-way Contingency Table with (1116-VR-34) Covariates under Cluster Sampling. 3:00PM Calculus and structures. Dilli Bhatta*, University of South (589) Jay M. Kappraff, New Jersey Institute of Carolina Upstate, and Balgobin Technology (1116-VR-310) Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1116-VP-1097) 3:15PM Mathematics and art meet at a beautiful (590) bridge - a calculus problem derived. 4:15PM Rank Based Group Variable Selection. Jian He*, Northeastern University, China, (580) Brice Merlin Nguelifack*, United and Aihua Li, Montclair State University Stated Naval Academy, and Guy-Vanie (1116-VR-2962) Miakonkana, Travelers (1116-VP-1180) 3:30PM Inquiry-based learning activities in 4:30PM Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (591) multivariable calculus. (581) (ADHD) – a statistical analysis of Younggon Bae, Michigan State University incidence in Texas and other states. (1116-VR-1815) Miguel A Cerna,TheUniversityofTexas Rio Grande Valley (1116-VP-1325) 4:00PM The Unsung Heroes of Calculus: 4:45PM Using Minitab to Demonstrate the (592) Mathematicians Before and After Newton (582) Central Limit Theorem (CLT). and Leibniz. Howard Troughton, Babson College Paul Sisson*andTibor Szarvas, (1116-VP-1360) Louisiana State University in Shreveport (1116-VR-1263) 5:00PM Intrinsic Volumes of Random Cubical (583) Complexes. 4:15PM Teaching Calculus in the 21st Century. Matthew L Wright, St. Olaf College (593) Preliminary report. (1116-VP-1425) J.C. Price, Georgia Gwinnett College (1116-VR-1710) 5:15PM Bayesian age-stratified joinpoint (584) regression model: an application to lung 4:30PM Not ready for calculus? What we’ve and brain cancer mortality. (594) tried.... Preliminary report. Netra Khanal,TheUniversityofTampa Ian Pierce, United States Air Force (1116-VP-1706) Academy (1116-VR-1996)

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4:45PM Calculus Instructors’ Reported Use of 5:15PM Super-resolution in Imaging High (595) Technology to Teach Approximation (605) Contrast Targets from the Perspective of Concepts in First-Year Calculus Courses. Scattering Coefﬁcients. Nicholas Gorgievski*, Nichols College, Yat Tin Chow, Department of Kimberly S. Sofronas, Emmanuel Mathematics, University of California, Los College, Thomas C. DeFranco, Angeles (1116-35-1224) Hariharan Swaminathan, Charles I. 5:45PM The Scattering Relation on Asymptotically Vinsonhaler, University of Connecticut, (606) Hyperbolic Manifolds. and Samantha A. MacMillan, Nichols Antonioˆ S´a Barreto, Department of College (1116-VR-2369) Mathematics, Purdue University, and Yiran Wang*, Jockey Club Institute for 5:00PM An application of 3D printing in Calculus (596) 3. Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Matthew J Haines, Augsburg College (1116-VR-2396) (1116-58-1707)

5:15PM The impact of Calculus students’ Project NExT-Young Mathematicians’ (597) understanding of quotient on their Network- Poster Session understanding of rate of change functions. 2:15 PM –4:15PM Hall 4F, 4th Floor, Cameron O’Neill Byerley,ArizonaState Washington State Convention Center University (1116-VR-2402) Organizers: Thomas Wakeﬁeld, 5:30PM On a misconception about alternative Youngstown State University (598) deﬁnition of the logarithmic function in Jonathan Needleman, Calculus. LeMoyne College Alexander Y. Vaninsky, City University of New York/Hostos Community College MAA Panel Discussion (1116-VR-74) 2:15 PM –3:35PM Room 609, Washington SIAM Minisymposium on Inverse Problems State Convention Center and Applications, I Developing the MAA Pedagogy Guide.

2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 3A, Washington Organizer: Martha Abell,Georgia State Convention Center Southern University Panelists: Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola Organizer: Gunther Uhlmann, Marymount University University of Washington Gavin LaRose,Universityof Michigan 2:15PM Recovering a quantum network from (599) input-output amplitude measurements. Carol Schumacher,Kenyon Preliminary report. College F Alberto Grunbaum,MathDeptUC Lew Ludwig,Denison Berkeley (1116-81-763) University Diana White,Universityof 2:45PM Distribution of phase shifts in Colorado Denver (600) semi-classical potential scattering. Jesse Gell-Redman, Johns Hopkins University, Andrew Hassell,ANU, MAA Workshop Canberra, Australia, and Steve Zelditch*, Northwestern University (1116-35-860) 2:15 PM –3:35PM Room 612, Washington State Convention Center 3:15PM On Uniqueness of an Inverse problem for (601) the Time-Harmonic Maxwell Equations. The enjoyment of employment: ﬁnding Ting Zhou, Department of Mathematics, the right organizational culture. Northeastern University (1116-35-1506) Organizer: Douglas Kalish,University of California Berkeley 3:45PM Array Imaging with Sparsity Promoting (602) Optimization Methods. AssociationforWomeninMathematicsPanel ilker Kocyigit*andLiliana Borcea, Discussion University of Michigan (1116-00-2620) 2:15 PM –3:40PM Room 611, Washington 4:15PM Thermoacoustic Tomography in Bounded (603) Domains. State Convention Center Yang Yang, Purdue University Research collaboration conferences for (1116-35-1411) women: who, what, where, when, why, 4:45PM Increasing stability in inverse problems. and how? (604) Ru-Yu Lai, School of Mathematics, Organizer: Michelle Manes,University University of Minnesota (1116-35-1739) of Hawaii at Manoa

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Moderator: Michelle Manes,University Panelists: Jack Bookman,Duke of Hawaii at Manoa University Panelists: Maria Basterra,University Robin Gottlieb,Harvard of New Hampshire University Susanne Brenner, Louisiana Shandy Hauk,WestEd State University ,Duke Ellen Eischen,Universityof Sarah Schott Oregon University Kristin Lauter,Microsoft Natasha Speer,University Research of Maine Kathryn Leonard, Channel Islands MAA Section Ofﬁcers Ami Radunskaya, Pomona 4:00 PM –5:00PM Willow, 2nd Floor, College Sheraton Seattle Hotel MAA Invited Address Chair: Betty Mayﬁeld, Hood College 3:20 PM –4:10PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington State Convention Center AMS Committee on the Profession Panel (607) Mathematics and policy: Strategies for Discussion effective advocacy. Katherine D. Crowley, Washington and 4:30 PM –6:00PM Room 3B, Washington Lee University (1116-A0-18) State Convention Center

Project NExT Session Promoting mathematics to policy makers and the public. 3:30 PM –4:45PM Room 4C-2, Washington Organizers: Allan Greenleaf,University State Convention Center of Rochester Broadening assessment of student Hal Sadofsky,Universityof learning. Oregon AWM Business Meeting Suzanne L. Weekes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 3:45 PM –4:15PM Room 611, Washington State Convention Center Panelists: Jordan Ellenberg,University of Wisconsin MAA Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel Kristin Lauter,Microsoft Discussion Research William Massey,Princeton 3:50 PM –5:10PM Room 609, Washington University State Convention Center Sam Rankin,American Finding a thesis topic and advisor. Mathematical Society Organizers: Nicholas Scoville, Ursinus College Reception for Undergraduate Students Emily Cilli-Turner,Salve Regina University 4:30 PM –5:30PM Skybridge, 4th Floor, Panelists: Allison Henrich, Seattle Washington State Convention Center University Brooke Shipley,University MAA Minicourse #3: Part A of Illinois at Chicago 4:45 PM –6:45PM Metropolitan B, 3rd MAA Committee on Professional Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Development Panel Discussion Designing and implementing a 3:50 PM –5:10PM Room 612, Washington problem-based mathematics course. State Convention Center Presenters: Gail Burrill, Michigan State University Improving the preparation of graduate students to teach mathematics: An Bowen Kerins, Educational NSF-funded project. Development Center Organizer: Jessica Deshler,West Darryl Young, Harvey Mudd Virginia University College

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MAA Minicourse #16: Part A AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture

4:45 PM –6:45PM Metropolitan A, 3rd 8:30 PM –9:30PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel State Convention Center Mobile mathematics—interactive apps (609) Graphs, vectors, and matrices. for teaching and learning. Daniel Alan Spielman,YaleUniversity (1116-15-848) Presenters: Lila Roberts,ClaytonState University Andrew G. Bennett,Kansas State University

MAA Minicourse #2: Part A Thursday, January 7 Joint Meetings Registration 4:45 PM –6:45PM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level

Three, Washington State Conference Center 7:30 AM –4:00PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, Visual topics in undergraduate complex Washington State Convention Center analysis. Email Center Presenters: Michael Brilleslyper,U.S. Air Force Academy 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, Michael Dorff,Brigham Washington State Convention Center Young University AMS-MAA Special Session on the History of Radical Dash Kickoff Meeting Mathematics, II

5:15 PM –6:00PM Room 608, Washington 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level State Convention Center Three, Washington State Conference Center A daily scavenger hunt filled with math Organizers: Patti Hunter,Westmont challenges and creativity for teams of College undergraduates. Individuals are welcome Adrian Rice, and encouraged to participate;they will Randolph-Macon College be formed into teams. Sloan Despeaux,Western SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics(HOM Carolina University SIGMAA)Business Meeting and Reception Deborah Kent,Drake University 5:30 PM –6:20PM Room 607, Washington 8:00AM The Construction of Edmond Halley’s State Convention Center (610) 1701 Map of Magnetic Declination. David R Bellhouse*andLori L Murray, Reception for Graduate Students and University of Western Ontario (1116-01-314) First-Time Participants 8:30AM The inner imagination without sensory (611) media: Jakob Steiner and the figure in 5:30 PM –6:30PM Grand Ballroom AB, 2nd geometry. Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Jemma Lorenat, Pitzer College (1116-01-349) SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics (HOM 9:00AM Cauchy’s Work on Complex Analysis in SIGMAA)Guest Lecture (612) the 1820s. Preliminary report. Craig Fraser, University of Toronto 6:30 PM –7:20PM Room 607, Washington (1116-01-1145) State Convention Center 9:30AM Riemann’s Model of Nobili’s Rings. (613) Tom Archibald, Dept. of Mathematics, 6:30PM The Antikythera Mechanism: A (608) Masterpiece of Ancient Astronomy, Simon Fraser University (1116-01-257) Mechanics, and Mathematical Modeling. 10:00AM Quadratic forms, Fermat’s Last Theorem James Evans, University of Puget Sound (614) and Bernoulli numbers from Cauchy to (1116-01-1999) Kummer (1830-1850). Jenny Boucard,CentreFrançois Viète, AMS-MAA Special Film Presentation Université de Nantes (1116-01-720) 10:30AM Determining the Discriminant. 6:30 PM –7:50PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington (615) Preliminary report. State Convention Center Fernando Q Gouvêa*, Colby College, and Jonathan Webster, Butler University Navajo Math Circles, produced by MSRI (1116-01-1128)

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11:00AM Some remarks on Dedekind and Weber’s 9:30AM Local Set Approximation, Psuedo. (616) edition of Riemann’s Gesammelte Werke. (625) Stephen Lewis, Seattle, WA Emmylou Haffner, Archives Henri (1116-51-2578) Poincare, Universite de Lorraine 10:00AM Local Scales. (1116-01-599) (626) Triet M Le, NGA (1116-35-1389) AMS Special Session on Advances in Free 10:30AM Learning Structured Data (627) Representations using Approximation. Analysis: the Theory and Applications of Chinmay Hegde, Iowa State University Noncommutative Functions, Inequalities, and (1116-68-1207) Domains, I 11:00AM Delay-coordinate Mapping in the (628) Presence of Noise: A Stable Takens’ 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 400, Washington Theorem. State Convention Center Hanlun Yap, DSO National Laboratories, Organizers: Joseph A. Ball,Virginia Armin Eftekhari*, Michael B Wakin, Polytechnic Institute Colorado School of Mines, and Christopher J Rozell, Georgia Institute Paul S. Muhly,Universityof of Technology (1116-37-1255) Iowa, Iowa City ∞ 11:30AM L -Transport and Data-Driven Partitions. 8:00AM Displacement Theory and (629) Preliminary report. (617) ∗-correspondences. W Joshua Kaminski, Dept, of Mathematics, ,UniversityofIowa Rachael M. Norton Washington State University, Alexander (1116-47-1280) Panchenko*andKevin Vixie, Dept. 8:30AM Morita Equivalence and Hardy Algebras. of Mathematics, Washington State (618) Rene Ardila,UniversityofIowa University (1116-28-1350) (1116-47-1362) 9:00AM Monotonicity in free analysis. AMS Special Session on Big Demand for Big (619) JEPascoe, Washington University in St. Data: How Do We Create the Big Supply?, II Louis (1116-47-1661) 10:00AM Convexity and free analytic functions. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 610, Washington (620) Ryan K. Tully-Doyle, Hampton University State Convention Center (1116-46-2795) Organizers: Rick Cleary, Babson College 11:00AM B-valued Free Convolution for Unbounded (621) Operators. Xiao-Li Meng,Harvard John D. Williams, Saarland University University (1116-47-1672) 8:00AM Preparing Mathematicians for Big Data (630) Careers: An Industry’s Point of View. AMS Special Session on Analysis, Geometry, Paul Raff, Microsoft (1116-62-1663) and Data 9:00AM Show me the data: Using data-enhanced (631) classroom experiences to engage student 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 401, Washington learning. State Convention Center Talithia D. Williams, Harvey Mudd College (1116-62-1449) Organizers: Kevin R. Vixie, Washington 10:00AM Data Analytics for Non-STEM Majors (in State University, Pullman (632) the Age of Big Data). Bala Krishnamoorthy, Davit Khachatryan*, Assistant Professor Washington State University, of Statistics & Analytics, Babson College, Vancouver and Nathan Karst, Assistant Professor, 8:00AM The multi-scale ﬂat norm and Babson College (1116-62-850) (622) applications: an introduction. 11:00AM Statistical Thinking in a Data Science Enrique Alvarado, Washington State (633) Course. University/Pullman (1116-49-1309) Deborah Nolan, University of California, 8:30AM Flat norm decomposition of integral Berkeley (1116-62-2183) (623) currents. Sharif Ibrahim*, Bala Krishnamoorthy AMS Special Session on Combinatorial and Kevin R. Vixie, Washington State Design Theory, I University (1116-53-1376) 9:00AM Median shapes and minimal varifolds. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 310, Washington (624) Preliminary report. State Convention Center Yunfeng Hu*, Washington State University - Pullman, Bala Organizer: Esther R. Lamken,San Krishnamoorthy, Washington State Francisco University - Vancouver, Altansuren 8:00AM The asymptotic existence of Tumurbaatar and Kevin R. Vixie, (634) DR(v,k,k − 1)-BIBDs. Washington State University - Pullman Esther R Lamken, San Francisco, CA (1116-49-1348) (1116-05-1896)

95 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 7 (cont’d.)

8:30AM Design Theory and Extremal 10:00AM Stable local cohomology. (635) Combinatorics. (646) Peder Thompson,Universityof Richard Anstee,Mathematics,UBC, Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-13-1430) Vancouver, BC, Canada (1116-05-2453) 10:30AM Explicit descriptions of F-thresholds. 9:00AM A New Infinite Family of Group Divisible (647) Daniel J Hernández*, University of (636) t-Designs with Strength t ≥ 2 and index Michigan / University of Kansas, and λ. Emily E Witt,UniversityofKansas Hedvig Mohacsy,ArizonaState (1116-13-2319) University (1116-05-1544) 11:00AM On the bimodule structure of bounded 9:30AM The Construction and Uses of Heffter (648) cohomology. (637) Arrays. Luigi Ferraro,Universityof Jeffrey H. Dinitz, Univ. of Vermont Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-13-1199) (1116-05-944) 11:30AM The geometry of the F-different. (649) Omprokash Das, Tata Institute of 10:00AM Designs and dimension. (638) Peter J Dukes, University of Victoria Fundamental Research, and Karl (1116-05-1928) Schwede*, University of Utah (1116-13-556) 10:30AM Thickly-Resolvable Block Designs. (639) Peter J. Dukes, University of Victoria, AMS Special Session on Differential Alan C.H. Ling, University of Vermont, Equations, Probability and Sea Ice, I (a and Amanda Malloch*, University of Mathematics Research Communities Session) Victoria (1116-05-2516) 11:00AM Characterisations of Optimal Algebraic 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Skagit 5, Skagit Lower (640) Manipulation Detection Codes. Level, Washington State Conference Center Douglas R Stinson*, University of Waterloo, and Maura B Paterson, Organizers: B.Cael Barry,MITand Birkbeck, University of London Woods Hole Oceanographic (1116-05-1313) Institution 11:30AM On the rank of matrices with few Kaitlin Hill,Northwestern (641) off-diagonal entries, and combinatorial University applications. Preliminary report. Ross Lieb-Lappen, Richard M Wilson,Caltech Dartmouth College (1116-05-2861) Christian Sampson, University of Utah AMS Special Session on Commutative Alexandria Volkening, Algebra, I (a Mathematics Research Brown University Communities Session) 8:00AM Mathematics of Sea Ice. (650) Kenneth M. Golden, Department 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Skagit 3, Skagit Lower of Mathematics, University of Utah Level, Washington State Conference Center (1116-35-2340) Organizers: Linquan Ma,Universityof 9:00AM Convection in Mushy Sea Ice: Nonlinear Utah (651) Dynamics and Asymptotic Structure. Andrew J Wells*, Joseph R. Hitchen, Sarah Mayes-Tang,Quest Atmospheric, Oceanic & Planetary University Physics, University of Oxford, John S. Jonathan Montano˜ , Wettlaufer, Dept. of Geology and University of Kansas Geophysics, Yale University, and Steven A. Orszag, (Deceased) (1116-76-1761) 8:00AM The Hurwitz form of a projective variety. (642) Bernd Sturmfels,UCBerkeley 9:30AM From sea ice to water: on the (1116-14-486) (652) thermodynamic boundary conditions of a solidifying mushy layer with outflow. 8:30AM Betti splittings and syzygies of Veronese David W Rees Jones*, University of (643) embeddings of the projective plane. Oxford, and Grae Worster,Universityof Thanh Q Vu,Universityof Cambridge (1116-76-1898) Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-13-1301) 10:00AM Spectral analysis of transport in sea ice. 9:00AM Tensor Product surfaces and linear (653) N Benjamin Murphy,Universityof (644) syzygies. California, Irvine (1116-86-2670) Eliana M Duarte*, University of Illinois 10:30AM Spatial scaling of sea ice deformation. Urbana-Champaign, and Hal Schenck, (654) Jennifer K Hutchings*, Oregon State University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign University, Andrew Roberts, Naval (1116-13-2313) Postgraduate School, Cathleen A 9:30AM On the relationship between depth and Geiger, University of Delaware, and (645) cohomological dimension. Jacqueline Richter-Menge,ColdRegions Hailong Dao,UniversityofKansas Research and Engineering Laboratory (1116-13-2627) (1116-86-1087)

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11:00AM Sea ice dispersion and anomalous Machiel van (655) diffusion: patterns and paradigms. Frankenhuijesen,Utah JVLukovich*, University of Manitoba, Valley University Centre for Earth Observation Science, JK Michel L. Lapidus, Hutchings, Oregon State University, University of California, College of Earth, Atmospheric and Riverside Oceanic Sciences, KMGolden,University of Utah, Department of Mathematics, NB 8:00AM Extremality and measures from Murphy, University of California, Irvine, (663) conformal dynamical systems. Department of Mathematics, HDinhand Tushar Das, University of Wisconsin - La EFang, University of Utah, Department Crosse (1116-11-534) of Mathematics (1116-86-1269) 8:30AM The Box Counting Zeta Functions and 11:30AM The leading mode in an ice-covered ocean (664) Complex Dimensions of Self-Similar Sets (656) wave guide. Preliminary report. Under Certain Separation Conditions. John V Matthews*, Boris P Belinskiy, Christina G Knox,Universityof Department of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside (1116-00-2606) Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Don B Hinton, Department of Mathematics, 9:00AM Hypergeometric Multifractal Zeta University of Tennessee (1116-49-1940) (665) Functions. Preliminary report. Essouabri, Universite Jean Monnet, AMS Special Session on Financial Saint-Etienne, Lapidus, Scott Roby*, Mathematics, I (a Mathematics Research University of California, Riverside, and Communities Session) Rock, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1116-00-2195)

8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Skagit 4, Skagit Lower 9:30AM A fractal perturbation of a nanowire. Level, Washington State Conference Center (666) Robert G Niemeyer, University of Maine (1116-37-2073) Organizers: Triet Pham,Rutgers University 10:00AM Fractal tube formulas for relative fractal Wilber A Ventura,University (667) drums in arbitrary Euclidean spaces via of Texas at Arlington Lapidus zeta functions. Michel L. Lapidus,Universityof Kim Weston,Carnegie California, Riverside, * Mellon University Goran Radunovi´c and Darko Zubriniˇ ´c,Universityof 8:00AM Robust Dynkin games. Zagreb, Croatia (1116-28-1235) (657) Song Yao, University of Pittsburgh (1116-60-758) 10:30AM Current large deviations in the (668) boundary-driven symmetric simple 8:30AM Impact of the Carbon Market on (658) Production Emissions. exclusion process on the Sierpinski Arash Fahim*, Florida State University, gasket. and Nizar Touzi, Ecole Polytechnique Joe P. Chen*andAlexander Teplyaev, (1116-91-494) Department of Mathematics, University of Connecticut (1116-60-1587) 9:00AM Markov Projection of a Stochastic (659) Process. 11:00AM Time change of Brownian motion: Steven E Shreve, Carnegie Mellon (669) Poincare inequality, heat kernel estimate University (1116-60-1426) and protodistance. 10:00AM A class of approximate Greek weights: Jun Kigami, Kyoto University (660) high-order schemes and extrapolation (1116-60-617) techniques. 11:30AM Mandelpinski Structures in the Parameter Ivo Mihaylov, Imperial College London (670) Planes of Rational Maps. (1116-60-1541) Robert L. Devaney,BostonUniversity 10:30AM An α-Stable Limit Theorem Under (1116-37-301) (661) Sublinear Expectation. Erhan Bayraktar and Alexander Munk*, AMS Special Session on Graduate University of Michigan (1116-60-1513) Mathematics Courses and Programs for 11:00AM On the existence of shadow price Secondary Mathematics Teachers (662) processes. Junjian Yang, University of Vienna 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Chelan 2, Chelan Level (1116-91-1551) Two, Washington State Conference Center

AMS Special Session on Fractal Geometry Organizers: James J. Madden, Louisiana and Dynamical Systems, I State University, Baton Rouge 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 4C-1, Washington State Convention Center James A. Mendoza Epperson,Universityof Organizers: John Rock, Cal Poly Pomona Texas, Arlington

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8:00AM Loyola Marymount University’s Masters 8:00AM On the sl(n) homology theory. Preliminary (671) of Arts in Teaching Mathematics (679) report. Program. Carmen L Caprau, California State Christina Eubanks-Turner*andAnna University, Fresno (1116-57-1562) Bargagliotti, Loyola Marymount 8:30AM Homological operations on different University (1116-97-821) (680) versions of Khovanov homology. 8:30AM Stephen F. Austin State University’s Preliminary report. (672) Graduate Programs for Secondary Krzysztof K. Putyra, ETH Zurich, Teachers. Switzerland, and Alexander N. Lesa L Beverly, Stephen F. Austin State Shumakovitch*, The George Washington University (1116-97-2310) University (1116-57-2880)

9:00AM University of Utah Master of Science in 9:00AM Foams and homology. Preliminary report. (673) Mathematics (Teaching). Preliminary (681) J. Scott Carter,UniversityofSouth report. Alabama (1116-57-1883) Emina Alibegovic and Hugo Rossi*, 9:30AM Tensor products of quandles and Mathematics, University of Utah (682) classiﬁcation of 1-handles. (1116-97-457) Seiichi Kamada, Osaka City University 9:30AM Mathematical knowledge for teaching at (1116-57-235) (674) the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 10:00AM Sequences of quandle extensions and Preliminary report. (683) cocycle knot invariants. Yvonne Lai*, W. James Lewis and Allan W. Edwin Clark and Masahico Donsig, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Saito*, University of South Florida (1116-97-1723) (1116-57-1429) 10:00AM Graduate Courses in Mathematics for 10:30AM Twisted quandles and matrix invariants (675) Teachers: The University of Texas at (684) for oriented links. Arlington Master of Arts in Mathematics Kanako Oshiro, Sophia University Program for Secondary Mathematics (1116-57-1229) Teachers. James A. Mendoza Epperson*and 11:00AM On a coloring function and the necessity Kathryn Rhoads,TheUniversityofTexas (685) of Reidemeister move of type II. at Arlington (1116-97-2858) Kanako Oshiro, Sophia University, Ayaka Shimizu*andYoshiro Yaguchi, 10:30AM Portland State University’s Masters of Gunma National College of Technology (676) Science in Mathematics for Teachers (1116-57-1383) Program. Jeanette R Palmiter, Portland State 11:30AM Unital Shelves. Preliminary report. University (1116-97-1141) (686) Alissa S. Crans, Loyola Marymount University (1116-54-2722) 11:00AM Training Teachers of Mathematics in (677) Idaho and Beyond. Preliminary report. Jennifer Johnson-Leung*, Mark Nielsen AMS Special Session on Mathematical and David Yopp, University of Idaho Information in the Digital Age of Science, III (1116-97-2265) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 603, Washington 11:30AM The Master of Mathematics program for State Convention Center (678) in-service teachers at Texas Tech University. Organizers: Patrick Ion,Universityof George Brock Williams*, Texas Tech Michigan, Ann Arbor University, and Jerry F. Dwyer,George Washington University (1116-97-2675) Olaf Teschke,zbMATH, Berlin AMS Special Session on Knots in Washington Stephen Watt,Universityof (State), I Western Ontario

8:00AM Formal Proof. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 201, Washington (687) Thomas C Hales,Universityof State Convention Center Pittsburgh (1116-03-2373) Organizers: Allison Henrich, Seattle 9:00AM Theorema: A Tool for Formalizing University (688) Mathematics. Wolfgang Windsteiger*andBruno Sam Nelson,Claremont Buchberger, Research Institute for McKenna College Symbolic Computation, Johannes Jozef Przytycki,George Kepler University, A-4040 Linz, Austria Washington University (1116-68-2342)

Radmila Sazdanovic,North 9:30AM From the nLab to the HoTT Book. Carolina State University, (689) Michael Shulman,UniversityofSan Raleigh Diego (1116-00-1673)

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10:00AM 30 Years of Digitizing Mathematical 8:00AM On ill-posed hyperbolic systems of Euler (690) Knowledge with Maple. (696) type. Edgardo Cheb-Terrab*andLaurent Agnieszka Swierczewska-Gwiazda, Bernardin, Maplesoft (1116-00-2335) University of Warsaw (1116-35-1559) 10:30AM Orthogonal Polynomial Seeding for the 9:00AM A Massively Parallel Scalable Implicit SPH (691) Digital Repository of Mathematical (697) Solver. Formulae. Nathaniel Trask, Martin Maxey,Brown Howard S. Cohl*, Applied and University, Kyungjoo Kim, Mauro Computational Mathematics Division, Perego, Michael L Parks*, Sandia National National Institute of Standards National Laboratories, Kai Yang, Jinchao and Technology, Moritz Schubotz, Xu, Pennsylvania State University, Database Systems and Information Wenxiao Pan and Alex Tartakovsky, Management Group, Technische Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Universität, Marjorie A. McClain, Bonita (1116-35-1665) V. Saunders, Applied and Computational 9:30AM Dendritic Growth Shapes in Mathematics Division, National Institute (698) Bond-Counting Models. of Standards and Technology, Cherry Y. Tim Ryan Krumwiede*andTim P Zou and Azeem S. Mohammed, Schulze, University of Tennessee Poolesville High School (1116-68-1495) (1116-70-1024) 11:00AM Recent developments in computable 10:00AM The materials science of chemically (692) mathematical data: Special functions, (699) driven elastic incompatibility: A function spaces, and the semantic multi-physics study of lithium ion battery representation of mathematics using electrode Li1+xT2O4. Mathematica and Wolfram| Alpha. Michael L. Falk*, Tonghu Jiang, Johns Eric W Weisstein*andMichael Trott, Hopkins University, Shiva Rudraraju and Wolfram—Alpha (1116-68-1176) Krishna Garikipati,Universityof 11:30AM Assembling the World’s Mathematical Michigan (1116-74-744) (693) Knowledge. 11:00AM High contrast periodic media: Bloch Stephen M. Watt, University of Waterloo (700) waves and band gaps. (1116-68-2021) Robert P Lipton*andRobert Viator, Louisiana State University AMS Special Session on Parabolic (1116-78-1413) Geometries, Twistor Theory, and the 11:30AM Diffusion phenomenon and decay rates AdS/CFT Correspondence, II (701) for nonlocal wave equations with damping. 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 4C-4, Washington Petronela Radu*, University of State Convention Center Nebraska-Lincoln, Grozdena Todorova, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Organizers: Jonathan Holland, Boris Yordanov, Institute of Mathematics University of Pittsburgh and Informatics, Bulgaria (1116-35-735) George Sparling,University of Pittsburgh AMS Special Session on Pseudorandomness and Its Applications, II Daniela Mihai,Carnegie Mellon University 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 606, Washington 9:00AM Scalar-flat Kahler ALE metrics on State Convention Center (694) minimal resolutions. Michael T. Lock,TheUniversityofTexas Organizers: Timothy Gowers,University at Austin (1116-53-183) of Cambridge 10:00AM Analysis on asymptotically hyperbolic Jozsef Solymosi,University (695) and de Sitter spaces. of British Columbia Andras Vasy, Department of 8:00AM The regularity method and blow-up Mathematics, Stanford University (702) lemmas for sparse graphs. (1116-35-2671) Yoshiharu Kohayakawa,Universityof Sao Paulo (1116-05-2290) 11:00AM Discussion. 9:00AM Directed paths: from Ramsey to Ruzsa AMS Special Session on Problems in (703) and Szemerédi. Geometry and Design of Materials, II Po-Shen Loh, Carnegie Mellon University (1116-05-2242) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 604, Washington 9:30AM Point configurations in sparse sets. State Convention Center (704) Malabika Pramanik, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (1116-42-915) Organizers: Marta Lewicka,University 10:00AM Low-distortion embeddings of graphs of Pittsburgh (705) with large girth. Petronela Radu,University Mikhail I. Ostrovskii, St. John’s of Nebraska University (1116-05-939)

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11:00AM Pseudorandom Generators and AMS Special Session on Research by Postdocs (706) Derandomization. of the Alliance for Diversity in Mathematics, Luca Trevisan,U.C.Berkeley I (1116-68-2189) 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 4C-3, Washington AMS Special Session on Quantum Walks, State Convention Center Quantum Markov Chains, Quantum Computation and Related Topics, I Organizers: Aloysius Helminck,North Carolina State University, Raleigh 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 602, Washington State Convention Center Michael Young, Iowa State University, Ames Organizers: Chaobin Liu,BowieState 9:00AM Special subgroups of hyperbolic University (714) 3-manifold groups. Rosemary K Guzman,Universityof Takyua Machida, Japan Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sociey for the Promotion of (1116-57-2963) Science 9:30AM Computing Galois groups for functional Salvador E. (715) equations. Venegas-Andraca, Carlos E Arreche, North Carolina State Technologico´ de Monterrey, University (1116-12-1477) Mexico 10:00AM Schrodinger¨ groups: An application in (716) nonrelativistic quantum squeezing. ,Bowie Nelson Petulante Jose M Vega-Guzman,HowardUniversity State University (1116-81-910) 8:00AM Generalized Gibbs states in Quantum 10:30AM Instantons on Taub-NUT Spaces. (707) Markov Processes. (717) Andres Larrain-Hubach,Universityof Jaroslav Novotny*, CTU in Prague, Arizona (1116-58-789) Czech Republic, Gernot Alber,TU 11:00AM Improving the accuracy of convexity Darmstadt, Germany, and Igor Jex, (718) splitting methods for gradient ﬂow CTU in Prague, Czech Republic equations. (1116-81-1034) Saulo Orizaga*, The University of 8:30AM Quantum State Transfer in Corona Arizona, and K. Glasner,Universityof (708) Products. Arizona (1116-35-1842) Ethan Ackelsberg, Bard College at 11:30AM Hopf automorphisms and twisted Simon’s Rock, Zachary Brehm,SUNY (719) extensions. Potsdam, Ada Chan, York University, Susan Montgomery,Universityof Joshua Mundinger, Swarthmore College, Southern California, Maria D. Vega*, and Christino Tamon*, Clarkson United States Military Academy, and University (1116-05-926) Sarah Witherspoon,TexasA&M University (1116-16-1912) 9:00AM On Nonlinear Quantum Walk. Preliminary (709) report. AMS Special Session on Topological Graph Yutaka Shikano, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Theory: Structure and Symmetry, I Sciences, Japan (1116-81-86) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 204, Washington 9:30AM Bulk-edge correspondence of one State Convention Center (710) dimensional quantum walks. F Alberto Grunbaum,MathDeptUC Organizers: Jonathan L. Gross, Berkeley (1116-81-1419) Columbia University Thomas W. Tucker,Colgate 10:00AM Hitting times for open quantum random University (711) walks. Preliminary report. Carlos F. Lardizabal, Federal University 8:00AM Characterizing Almost-planar Graphs. of Rio Grande do Sul (1116-81-1485) (720) Preliminary report. Guoli Ding, Joshua Fallon and Emily 10:30AM Open quantum walk based bias removal Marshall*, Louisiana State University (712) algorithms. Preliminary report. (1116-05-1901) Radhakrishnan Balu, US Army Resaerch 8:30AM Quadrilateral embeddings of cartesian Lab, MD (1116-03-160) (721) products. 11:00AM Quantum walks in terms of density Mark Ellingham*, Vanderbilt University, (713) operators. Preliminary report. Wenzhong Liu, Nanjing University Chaobin Liu, Bowie State University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (1116-81-2020) China, Dong Ye and Xiaoya Zha, Middle Tennessee State University 11:30AM Discussion. (1116-05-2362)

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9:00AM Dualities and Trialities from Ribbon 10:00AM Specht modules, simple modules, and (722) Group Stabilizers. (732) a kernel intersection theorem for Lowell Abrams*, The George centralizer algebras of the symmetric Washington University, and Jo group. Preliminary report. Ellis-Monaghan, Saint Michael’s College Harald Ellers*andCraig J. Dodge, (1116-05-2127) Allegheny College (1116-20-1052)

9:30AM An elementary construction of tessellated 10:30AM On the number of elements that are not (723) Riemann surfaces using ﬁnite groups. (733) k-th powers in a group. J. Pakianathan*, M. Herman,University William L. Cocke*, Univ of Wisconsin, of Rochester, and E. Yalcin, Bilkent Madison, I. Marty Isaacs,Universityof University, Turkey. (1116-57-256) Wisconsin, and D. Skabelund,University of Illinois (1116-20-328) 10:00AM Branched coverings and harmonic 11:00AM Constructions from Groups to Loops. (724) automorphisms of graphs. Preliminary (734) and *, University report. Mark Greer Lee Raney of North Alabama (1116-20-845) Alexander Mednykh, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk State 11:30AM Partition Numbers of Finite Groups. University, Russia (1116-55-379) (735) Tuval Foguel, Adelphi University (1116-20-173) 10:30AM Operations on oriented maps. Preliminary (725) report. AMS Session on Functional Analysis and Tomaz Pisanski,Universityof Primorska, Slovenia (1116-05-2318) Operator Theory, II

11:00AM Symmetry breaking in graphs. 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Room 615, Washington (726) Wilfried Imrich*, Montanuniversitaet State Convention Center Leoben, Austria, Florian Lehner, University of Hamburg, Germany, and 8:15AM Amenability and uniqueness for Simon Mark Smith, City University of (736) groupoids associated with inverse New York, New York, NY (1116-05-1144) semigroups. Preliminary report. David Milan*andScott LaLonde, 11:30AM Infinite Graphical Frobenius The University of Texas at Tyler (727) Representations. (1116-47-2306) Mark E. Watkins, Syracuse University (1116-05-1043) 8:30AM Fixed and common fixed point results of (737) generalized cyclic contraction mappings. AMS Special Session on What’s New in Group Urooj Malik, Department of Mathematics, COMSATS Institute of Theory?, II Information Technology, Pakistan (1116-46-1115) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Rooms 307/308, 8:45AM On Noncommutative Levi-Civita Washington State Convention Center (738) Connections. Mira A. Peterka, Philadelphia, Organizers: ,University Arturo Magidin Pennsylvania, and Albert Jeu-Liang of Louisiana at Lafayette Sheu*, University of Kansas Elizabeth Wilcox,Oswego (1116-46-700) State University of New York 9:00AM Infinitely divisible weighted shifts. 8:00AM Real classes of finite special unitary (739) Preliminary report. (728) groups. Chafiq Benhida, University of Lille, Amanda A. Schaeffer Fry*, Metropolitan Raul Curto, University of Iowa, and State University of Denver, and C. Ryan George R. Exner*, Bucknell University Vinroot, College of William and Mary (1116-47-640) (1116-20-382) 9:15AM Fixed and common fixed point results in (740) multiplicative partial metric spaces. 8:30AM Some computational complexity results Qasim Mahmood, Riphah International (729) for right-angled Artin groups. University, Islamabad, Pakistan David M. Carroll*, Benjamin Francisco (1116-46-1169) and Zoran Sunic,TexasA&MUniversity (1116-20-629) 9:30AM Recent developments in fixed point and (741) Banach space theory. 9:00AM Affine Automorphisms of Rooted Trees. Jared Burns, Seton Hill University, Chris (730) Preliminary report. Lennard*, University of Pittsburgh, and Dmytro M Savchuk*, University of South Jeromy Sivek,TempleUniversity Florida, and Said N Sidki,Universidade (1116-46-1436) de Brasilia (1116-20-713) 9:45AM Bases in the space of regular multilinear 9:30AM Gyrogroup actions: A generalization of (742) operators on Banach lattices. Preliminary (731) group actions. report. Teerapong Suksumran, North Dakota Khazhak Navoyan,Universityof State University (1116-20-201) Mississippi (1116-46-1791)

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10:00AM Expanders and K-theory for group C* 9:00AM Pattern recognition to improve diagnostic (743) algebras. (753) process for late-diagnosed late onset Paul Frank Baum, Penn State MADD patients. (1116-19-769) Beyza Aslan*, University of North Florida, and Anthony Perszyk,University 10:15AM On locally order unit spaces and of Florida (1116-92-2275) (744) characterizations of locally JB-algebras. Alexander A Katz, St. John’s University, 9:15AM New Results in a Boolean Model of Gene NY (1116-46-1718) (754) Regulatory Networks. Preliminary report. Simon Joyce, Binghamton University 10:30AM Classiﬁcation of Crossed Products Arising (745) From Actions on C(X,A). Preliminary (1116-92-2380) report. 9:30AM Mean ﬁeld modeling of neural population Julian M Buck, Francis Marion University (755) interactions. (1116-46-2474) Caitlin A Kennedy,SUNYNewPaltz 10:45AM Uniqueness property of semigroup (1116-92-2471) ∗ (746) C -algebras. 9:45AM Modeling synaptic control of obsessive Sun Young Jang, Department of (756) compulsive behavior. Mathematics, University of Ulsan, Joanna R Herron,SUNYNewPaltz (1116-46-580) (1116-92-2476) AM 11:00 Application of Functional Operators with 10:00AM Mathematical Modeling of Androgen (747) Shift to the Study of Equilibrium State of (757) Deprivation Therapy for Advanced Systems with Two Renewable Resources Prostate Cancer. Preliminary report. Taking into Account Their Interactions. John G Alford*, Edward Swim and Oleksandr Karelin*, Manuel Gonzalez Alacia Voth, Sam Houston State Hernandez, Norberto Hernandez University (1116-92-2526) Romero and Juan Carlos Seck-Tuoh Mora, Hidalgo State University, Institute 10:15AM Population dynamics for stray cats. of Basic Sciences and Engineering (758) Jeff Sharpe, University of Central Florida (1116-45-813) (1116-92-2699)

11:15AM Numerical solution of multilayer multiple 10:30AM General mathematical models for (748) acoustic wave scattering by time domain (759) ecological drivers of poverty. boundary integral equation. Calistus N. Ngonghala*, Harvard Tianyu Qiu, University of Delaware Medical School, Giuleo de Leo,Stanford (1116-45-2908) University, Mercedes Pascual,University of Chicago, Donald C. Keenan, AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and Universite de Cergy-Pontoise et THEMA, Related Fields, II Andrew Dobson, Princeton University, and Matthew H. Bonds,HarvardMedical 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Skagit 1, Skagit Lower School (1116-34-2927) Level, Washington State Conference Center 10:45AM Will transient spatial dynamics help or (760) hinder species responding to climate 8:00AM Wave propagation in noisy systems near change? (749) saddle node on limit cycle bifurcation. Austin J Phillips,Universityof Preliminary report. Washington, Seattle (1116-92-1911) MMRahman, University of North Florida (1116-92-2533) 11:00AM Analysis of fMRI data using methods from (761) network theory and persistent homology 8:15AM Modeling the impact of coinfection on (Preliminary Report). Preliminary report. (750) persistence and infectivity of malaria. Bernadette J Stolz*, Heather A Lauren M Childs*andCaroline Buckee, Harrington and Mason A Porter, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public University of Oxford (1116-92-2714) Health (1116-92-2119) 11:15AM Experimental and Numerical Results for 8:30AM Obtaining Qualitative Properties of (762) Glioblastoma Multiforme in Murine (751) Chemical Reaction Networks from Brains. Preliminary report. Simpliﬁed Models. Erica M Rutter*, Tracy L Stepien, Michael Marcondes de Freitas*, Barrett A Anderies, Eric J Kostelich and Elisenda Feliu and Carsten Wiuf, Yang Kuang, Arizona State University Department of Mathematical (1116-92-2794) Sciences, University of Copenhagen (1116-92-2257) 11:30AM A stochastic process model for ﬁsh (763) migration. 8:45AM A Model of Proton Therapy using Discrete Sheldon H Lee, Viterbo University (752) Diffusion. (1116-92-2829) Erin N. Bodine*, Rhodes College, and K. Lars Monia, Naval Nuclear 11:45AM The multi-facet of a data science project Power Training Command, U.S. Navy, (764) to answer: how are organs = formed? Charleston, SC (1116-92-1065) Bin Yu, UC Berkeley (1116-00-2976)

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AMS Session on Number Theory, II 11:00AM Trinomials defining quintic number (777) fields. 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Chelan 5, Chelan Level Jesse Patsolic, Baltimore, MD, and Two, Washington State Conference Center Jeremy Rouse*, Wake Forest University (1116-11-906) n 8:00AM On the degrees of divisors of x − 1. 11:15AM Pair Correlation of Fractional Parts (765) Lola Thompson, Oberlin College (778) Derived from Rational Valued Sequences. (1116-11-1570) Sneha Chaubey*, Melinda Lanius and ,University 8:15AM Deeply Ramified Iterated Extensions. Alexandru Zaharescu (766) Spencer Hamblen*, McDaniel College, of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Rafe Jones, Carleton College (1116-11-924) (1116-11-1668) 11:30AM Resonance Sums for Rankin-Selberg (779) Products of SLm(Z) Maass Cusp Forms. 8:30AM Primefree Shifted Lucas Sequences of the Kyle J Czarnecki,UniversityofIowa (767) Second Kind. Preliminary report. (1116-11-1741) Lenny Jones and Tristan Phillips*, Shippensburg University (1116-11-1835) AMS Session on Probability Theory, 8:45AM The Fibonacci Quilt Sequence: A Stochastic Processes, and Statistics, I (768) Generalization of Zeckendorf Decompositions with Non-Uniqueness. 8:00 AM – 11:10 AM Room 616, Washington Dawn C. Nelson*, Saint Peter’s State Convention Center University, M. Catral, Xavier University, P. Ford, Bethany College, P. Harris,United 8:15AM A Pruned Recursive Solution to the States Military Academy, West Point, (780) Multiple Change Point Problem. and S. J. Miller, Williams College Eric Ruggieri, College of the Holy Cross (1116-11-2109) (1116-62-2723) 9:00AM Hypergeometric Point Counts for Dwork 8:30AM Sampling random polygonal knot space. (769) K3-Surfaces. (781) Jason Cantarella*, University of Georgia, Heidi E Goodson,Universityof and Clayton Shonkwiler, Colorado State Minnesota (1116-11-1174) University (1116-53-627)

9:15AM The Average Order of an Element of the 8:45AM Spatial modeling of crop residue yield (770) Symmetric Group. (782) potential for the north central region of Joshua Harrington, Cedar Crest College, the USA. Lenny Jones*, Shippensburg University, Mitra Lal Devkota*, Shawnee State and Alicia Lamarche,UniversityofSouth University, Gary D Hatfield and Rajesh Carolina (1116-11-1836) Chintala, South Dakota State University (1116-62-1307) 9:30AM The sum of four squares over real (771) quadratic number fields. 9:00AM Two-Sample Tests for Latent Recurrent Katherine Thompson, Davidson College (783) Events: Application to Multiple Sclerosis (1116-11-1893) EDSS Scores. Shannon Stock, College of the Holy 9:45AM A hybrid bound for sums of Fourier Cross (1116-62-2814) (772) coefficients of cusp forms against e(αnβ). 9:15AM Stochastic Functional Differential Nathan Salazar,UniversityofIowa (784) Equations with Infinite Delay. (1116-11-1397) Hongwei Mei*, ph.d student, Fuke Wu, 10:00AM Rankin’s Method and Hermitian Jacobi Professor, and George Yin, professor (773) Forms. Preliminary report. (1116-60-157) James D Martin,UniversityofNorth 9:30AM Stabilization by Noise of a C2-valued Texas (1116-11-1427) (785) Coupled System. 10:15AM Divisibility properties of sporadic Fan Ny Shum, University of Connecticut (774) Apéry-like numbers. (1116-60-565) Amita Malik, University of Illinois 9:45AM The Probability that Two Samples on a at Urbana-Champaign, and Armin (786) Convex Curve Have Disjoint Convex Hulls. Straub*, University of South Alabama Yves Nievergelt, Eastern Washington (1116-11-824) University (1116-52-148) 10:30AM Fourier Coefficients of Theta Functions at 10:00AM Asymptotic enumeration of difference (775) Cusps other than Infinity. (787) matrices over cyclic groups. Preliminary Joseph Hundley, University at Buffalo, report. and Qiao Zhang*, Texas Christian Aaron M. Montgomery, Baldwin Wallace University (1116-11-1222) University (1116-05-78) 10:45AM On Hilbert 2-class fields and 2-towers of 10:15AM The aggregate path coupling method for (776) imaginary quadratic number fields. (788) mixing times of Markov chains. Victor Y. Wang, Massachusetts Institute Peter T. Otto, Willamette University of Technology (1116-11-552) (1116-60-1190)

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10:30AM Single-Seed Cascades on Clustered 10:15AM Encoding Equivariant Commutativity via (789) Networks. (801) Operads. John K. McSweeney,Rose-Hulman David White*, Denison University, and Institute of Technology (1116-60-1597) Javier Gutierrez, University of Barcelona (1116-55-54) 10:45AM Structure-Based Comparisons for (790) Sequential Data. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Free Group Actions on Products of Katherine M. Kinnaird, Macalester (802) Spheres. College (1116-62-2510) Courtney M Thatcher,Universityof Puget Sound (1116-55-2421) 11:00AM Boltzmann-Type Modeling of (791) Two-Dimensional Grain Growth in 10:45AM Equivariant formality and K-theory Polycrystals. Preliminary report. (803) of compact homogeneous spaces. R. M. Argus, George Mason University Preliminary report. (1116-82-2734) Chi-Kwong Fok*, National Center for Theoretical Sciences Math Division, AMS Session on Topology and Knot Theory, National Taiwan University, and Jeffrey III Carlson, Instituto de Matematica e Estatistica, Universidade de Sao Paulo (1116-55-2452) 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Chelan 4, Chelan Level Two, Washington State Conference Center 11:00AM Virtual Rational Tangles and Conway’s (804) Theorem. 8:00AM The Maximum Genus of planar Noureen Khan,UniversityofNorth (792) 2-connected graphs and its Texas at Dallas (1116-55-176) generalizations. 11:15AM Naturality of Heegaard Floer invariants Lara El Sherif, George Washington (805) under positive rational contact surgery. University. (1116-00-2050) Thomas E Mark and Bulent Tosun*, 8:15AM The Topological Complexity of a Surface. University of Virginia (1116-57-697) (793) Aldo Cruz-Cota, Texas Wesleyan University (1116-57-1939) MAA Session on Assessing Student Learning: Alternative Approaches, III 8:30AM Positive-definite symplectic (794) four-manifolds. Jennifer Hom,IAS/GeorgiaTech,and 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 608, Washington Tye Lidman*, IAS (1116-57-1369) State Convention Center 8:45AM Involutive Heegaard Floer homology. Organizers: David Clark, Grand Valley (795) Kristen Hendricks*andCiprian State University Manolescu, University of California Los Angeles (1116-57-1958) Jane Butterfield,University of Victoria 9:00AM Using a Set of Monotonically Reducing (796) Moves to Solve the Unknotting Problem. Robert Campbell, College Preliminary report. of St. Benedict/St. John’s Brian P Foley*andMichael A Bush,The University College of Wooster (1116-55-1409) Cassie Williams,James Madison University 9:15AM Topological Signatures of Singularities in (797) Ricci Flow. 8:00AM Mastery-Based Exams are Self-Evidently Paul M. Alsing, Air Force Research (806) Better than Traditional Exams. Laboratory, Howard A. Blair, Syracuse Preliminary report. University, Matthew Corne*, University Austin Mohr, Nebraska Wesleyan of Wisconsin-Stout, Gordon Jones, University (1116-A5-2788) University of Michigan, Warner A. Miller, Florida Atlantic University, Konstantin 8:20AM “You want to take more exams?”: Mischaikow, Rutgers University, and (807) Standards-Based Grading in Calculus 1. Vidit Nanda, University of Pennsylvania Preliminary report. (1116-55-1721) David Clark, Grand Valley State University (1116-A5-801) 9:30AM Decorated Feynman Categories. (798) Jason Lucas, Purdue University 8:40AM Specifications Grading in Calculus I: (1116-55-1859) (808) Implementation and Student Responses. Preliminary report. 9:45AM Topology of Configurations on Trees. Thomas J Clark, Dordt College (799) Safia Chettih, University of Oregon (1116-A5-770) (1116-55-1970) 9:00AM Using a “Proficiency System” to Assess 10:00AM Rational structures and their Differential (809) Student Learning in Calculus. Preliminary (800) Refinements. Preliminary report. report. Matthew G Wheeler,Universityof Jacquelyn L Rische, Hobart and William Pittsburgh (1116-55-2099) Smith Colleges (1116-A5-543)

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9:20AM Mastery-Based Testing in Calculus. 8:40AM Project/Problem Based Learning as a (810) Preliminary report. (820) Successful Approach to a One-Semester J. B. Collins, West Texas A&M University Calculus Course. Preliminary report. (1116-A5-276) Tanya Huffman*andCara Brooks, Florida Gulf Coast University 9:40AM Can we be a little more specific?: My (1116-G5-2115) (811) experiences with standards-based grading. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Quantitative Reasoning and Modeling in Timothy E. Goldberg, Lenoir-Rhyne (821) a One-Semester Calculus Course. University (1116-A5-1414) Erin M McNicholas, Willamette University (1116-G5-2218) 10:00AM Balancing the Assessment Challenges of (812) Competency Based Education. 9:20AM Concept Reflection Exercises in Online Heather Leah Rosenblatt,Western (822) and Blended Applied Calculus. Governors University (1116-A5-1166) Chris Oehrlein,OklahomaCity Community College (1116-G5-2292) 10:20AM A Points-Free Capstone Course. (813) Preliminary report. 9:40AM An Image Processing Approach to a Matt Boelkins, Grand Valley State (823) One-Semester Calculus Course. University (1116-A5-1874) Yevgeniy V. Galperin, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 10:40AM Implementing Specifications Grading in a (1116-G5-2434) (814) Linear Algebra course. 10:00AM Yes, You Can Have It All. Mike Janssen, Dordt College (1116-A5-189) (824) Robin A. Cruz*andLynda A. Danielson, The College of Idaho (1116-G5-2639) 11:00AM Incorporating emails and discussions into (815) weekly assessments. MAA Session on Recreational Mathematics: John D. Ross,SouthwesternUniversity Puzzles, Card Tricks, Games, Game Shows, (1116-A5-1963) and Gambling, I

11:20AM Alternative Assessment Approaches in (816) a “Math for Elementary Teachers” 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 304, Washington Sequence. Preliminary report. State Convention Center Sarah L. Marsh*andKrista B. Hands, Oklahoma Baptist University Organizers: Paul R. Coe, Dominican (1116-A5-2346) University

11:40AM Assessing student understanding in an Sara B. Quinn, Dominican (817) introduction to proofs course. Preliminary University report. Marioni Weedermann, Kristopher J Williams, Doane College Dominican University (1116-A5-731) 10:00AM Just One More Roll: An Analysis of Farkle MAA Session on Innovative Approaches to (825) Strategies. One-Semester Calculus Courses Benjamin Thirey, United States Military Academy at West Point (1116-Q1-2756)

8:00 AM –10:15AM Room 619, Washington 10:20AM Waiting for a Sequence in Roulette. State Convention Center (826) Robert W Vallin, Lamar University (1116-Q1-1284)

Organizers: Joel Kilty, Centre College 10:40AM Simple Matching Game or Clever Counter Alex M. McAllister,Centre (827) Trap? The Story of Pell (c. 1977-1982). College Mark Bollman, Albion College (1116-Q1-174) 8:00AM A Calculus Course Focusing on New 11:00AM Odd or Even: Dominoes, Graphs, and the (818) Applications. (828) ”Missing Link.”. Raymond N. Greenwell*, Hofstra Jay Malmstrom,OklahomaCity University, and Nathan P. Ritchey, Community College (1116-Q1-40) Edinboro Universiy (1116-G5-99) 11:20AM Fun applications of Abstract Algebra: The 8:20AM A mathematically rigorous calculus (829) 15 Puzzle. (819) course in a laboratory format for Dibyajyoti Deb, Oregon Institute of undergraduate and graduate non-math Technology (1116-Q1-615) majors. Preliminary report. Patricia Baggett*, Dept of Mathematical 11:40AM The Hidden Mathematics of Super Sciences New Mexico State University, (830) Tic-Tac-Toe. and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, Computer Whitney George*, University of Science Dept. University of Colorado Wisconsin-La Crosse, and Janine (emeritus) (1116-G5-683) Janoski, King’s College (1116-Q1-1197)

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MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate 11:20AM Investigating calculus students’ struggles Mathematics Education, I (841) with algebra. Preliminary report. Sepideh Stewart*andStacy Reeder, 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 2B, Washington University of Oklahoma (1116-Q5-1627) State Convention Center 11:40AM Stacy Brown Discussion

Organizer: Karen A. Keene,North MAA Session on The Broad Impact of Math Carolina State University Circles 8:00AM Measuring student conceptual (831) understanding: The case of Euler’s 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 303, Washington method. State Convention Center William L Hall*, Karen A Keene and Nicholas C Fortune, North Carolina State Organizers: Amanda Matson,Clarke University (1116-Q5-2395) University 8:20AM Interpreting proof feedback: Do our Katherine Morrison, (832) students know what we’re saying? University of Northern Robert Moore,AndrewsUniversity, Colorado Martha Byrne*, Earlham College, Tim Fukawa-Connelly, Drexel University, and Philip Yasskin,TexasA&M Sarah Hanusch, Texas State University University (1116-Q5-711) 8:00AM The benefits of running a Math Circle 8:40AM If I Can, So Can You: Peer Role Models (842) with college students for middle school (833) Improve Self-Perception of Mathematical students. Ability for Women. Amy Wangsness Wehe,FitchburgState Susan D Nickerson*, Katie Bjorkman, University (1116-B5-1304) Sei Jin Ko, David Marx and Christina 8:20AM From 5th to 12th: Discoveries and Wu, San Diego State University (843) Challenges of Multi-leveled Math Circles. (1116-Q5-2294) Kaitlyn Phillipson*, Frank Sottile, Alex 9:00AM Defining Quantitative Literacy Through Sprintson and Philip B. Yasskin,Texas (834) College-Level Textbooks: A Preliminary A&M University (1116-B5-1776) Report. Preliminary report. 8:40AM Building a Network: The North Carolina Gizem Karaali, Pomona College (844) Network of Math Teachers’ Circles. (1116-Q5-2144) Preliminary report. 9:20AM Experiencing the Roles of Proof. Sloan Evans Despeaux,Western (835) Jeffrey D Pair, Middle Tennessee State Carolina University (1116-B5-340) University (1116-Q5-2097) 9:00AM Developing Mathematics Teachers’ 9:40AM Secondary Preservice, In-Service, (845) Mathematical Problem Solving Through a (836) and Student Teachers’ Noticing of Math Teachers’ Circle Framework. Mathematical Work and Thinking in Patrice Waller*andSandra Richardson, Trigonometry. Virginia State University (1116-B5-1585) May Chaar, Framingham State University 9:20AM UCI Math CEO: The ripple effect of the (1116-Q5-2077) (846) UCI Community Educational Outreach. 10:00AM Using the Pancake Story to Make Sense of Alessandra Pantano,Universityof (837) the Epsilon Delta Definition. California, Irvine (1116-B5-2905) Aditya P Adiredja, University of Arizona 9:40AM Kittitas Valley Math Circle, a program for (1116-Q5-1988) (847) students and their parents. Preliminary 10:20AM Water coolers and parametrizations. report. (838) Harrison E. Stalvey*andDraga Brandy S Wiegers*, Central Washington Vidakovic, Georgia State University University, National Association of (1116-Q5-1847) Math Circles, Dominic Klyve,Central Washington University, Allyson 10:40AM Why do mathematicians present proofs? Rogan-Klyve, Central Washington (839) A case study of introductory abstract University, Oregon State University, and algebra and real analysis course. Janet Shiver, Central Washington Preliminary report. University (1116-B5-2889) Eyob Demeke*andDavid Earls, University of New Hampshire 10:00AM In Their Own Words: Teachers Reflect on (1116-Q6-432) (848) their MTC Experiences. Preliminary report. 11:00AM Changing personal epistemologies (840) of mathematics across cohorts of Michelle A Manes, University of Hawaii pre-service secondary mathematics at Manoa (1116-B5-1346) teachers. 10:20AM The Broad Impact of Math Teachers’ Tamara Lefcourt Ruby, Efrata College of (849) Circles: Results from the First Decade. Education (Jerusalem, Israel) Brianna Donaldson, American Institute (1116-Q5-1680) of Mathematics (1116-B5-2666)

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10:40AM Students’ perceptions for an impact of MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (850) Math and Logic enrichment program. Applied Mathematics, II Victoria Kofman, Aleksandra Fedorov*, Ryan Marchenko, Stella Academy, and 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 214, Washington Ethan Soifer, Stella Academy, Buffalo State Convention Center Grove IL (1116-B5-2921) Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, 11:00AM Mentoring Students and Supporting Western New England (851) Teachers: New Programs from the University Navajo Nation Math Circles Project. Bob Klein*, Rebecca Bycofski,Ohio Bem Cayco, San Jose State University Department of Mathematics, University and Henry Fowler,Diné College Timothy Comar, Department of Mathematics Benedictine University (1116-B5-783) T. James Reid,Universityof 11:20AM A Math Student Circle in rural Wisconsin. Mississippi (852) Preliminary report. 8:00AM Residual Based Adaptivity and PWDG Richard P Spindler,Universityof (860) Methods for the Helmholtz Equation. Wisconsin - Eau Claire (1116-B5-290) Shelvean Kapita*, Peter Monk, University of Delaware, and Timothy 11:40AM A discussion session hosted by the Warburton,VirginiaTech National Association of Math Circles and (1116-VC-1782) the Math Teachers’ Circle Network. 8:15AM Efficiently Testing Thermodynamic MAA Session on Using Philosophy to Teach (861) Compliance of Chemical Reaction Networks. Mathematics Meredith McCormack-Mager*, Wellesley College, Carlos Munoz˜ ,TexasA&M 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Room 617, Washington University, and Zev Woodstock,James State Convention Center Madison University (1116-VC-1805) 8:30AM A Black Litterman Model for CVaR Organizers: Carl Behrens,Alexandria, (862) Optimization. VA Tao Pang, North Carolina State University, Department of Mathematics, Dan Sloughter,Furman University and Cagatay Karan*, North Carolina State University, Operations Research 8:00AM Making Philosophical Choices in (1116-VC-1812) (853) Statistics. 8:45AM Positive Solutions to a General Non-linear Daniel C. Sloughter, Furman University (863) Second Order System with Applications. (1116-T5-103) Joon Hyuk Kang,AndrewsUniversity (1116-VC-1926) 8:30AM Senior Seminar in Set Theory as (854) a Springboard for Mathematical 9:00AM A New Existence Result for Solutions to Philosophy. (864) Impulsive Fractional Differential Sally Cockburn, Hamilton College Equations. (1116-T5-608) Hilmi Ergoren¨ , Department of Mathematics, Yuzuncu Yil University, 9:00AM Role of Real Numbers in an Introduction Van, Turkey (1116-VC-1954) (855) to Analysis. Preliminary report. Thomas Drucker,Universityof 9:15AM Spike Time Dependent Plasticity in Wisconsin–Whitewater (1116-T5-2355) (865) Spiking Neural Network. Anushaya Mohapatra*, Oregon State 9:30AM Statistics as a Liberal Art. University, and Mike Field,Rice (856) Brian R Zaharatos,Universityof University (1116-VC-1994) Colorado Boulder (1116-T5-2376) 9:30AM Asymptotic Tracking and Disturbance (866) Rejection of the Blood Glucose Regulation 10:00AM Strange Bedfellows: Thomae’s Game (857) Formalism and Developmental Algebra. System. Preliminary report. James R Henderson, Penn State Erie, the Brandon P Ashley,UniversityofCentral Behrend College (1116-T5-177) Arkansas (1116-VC-2023) 9:45AM Modelling copolymer adsorption near an 10:30AM Gardens of Infinity: Cantor meets the real (867) inhomogeneous surface. (858) deep Web. Gerasim K. Iliev, University of Georgia, Luke Wolcott, Lawrence University Department of Mathematics (1116-T5-2300) (1116-VC-2105) 11:00AM Is Philosophy of Mathematics Important 10:00AM Power Series Method for Hodgkin-Huxley (859) for Teachers? Preliminary report. (868) Equations. Preliminary report. Martin Flashman, Humboldt State James Sochacki,JamesMadison University (1116-T5-2556) University (1116-VC-2107)

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10:15AM A Model of Flocking in Three Zones. 8:30AM Mathematical Problem Solving Item (869) Ryan Christopher Theisen,Arizona (877) (MPSI) Development Project. Preliminary State University (1116-VC-2224) report. Kathryn Rhoads*, James A. Mendoza 10:30AM The Pauli-Lubanski Vector, Complex Epperson and R. Cavender Campbell, (870) Electrodynamics, and Photon Helicity. The University of Texas at Arlington , School of Sergey I Kryuchkov (1116-VD-2401) Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 8:45AM Exploring the potential for alternative Nathan A Lanfear*andSergei K Suslov, (878) assessments to promote meaningful 1 School of Mathematical and Statistical learning in an undergraduate Sciences, Arizona State University, mathematics course. Tempe, AZ (1116-VC-2228) Catherine Paolucci, State University of New York at New Paltz (1116-VD-612) 10:45AM Global Existence and Boundedness (871) of a Certain Nonlinear Vector 9:00AM The University of Illinois Math Placement Integro-Differential Equation of Second (879) Program: A Retrospection on 8 years and Order With Multiple Deviating 75,000+ students. Preliminary report. Arguments. Alison Ahlgren Reddy,Universityof Timur Ayhan, Siirt University Illinois (1116-VD-723) (1116-VC-2244) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 11:00AM Fractal Image Compression Algorithms Assorted Topics, I (872) and Their Application to Steganography. Max K Black*andJonas D’Andrea, 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 213, Washington Westminster College (Utah) (1116-VC-2245) State Convention Center

11:15AM Mathematical Modeling of Epidemic with Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, (873) Exposed Group. Preliminary report. Western New England Alma Malibekova and Diana Marcela University Morales*, University of Central Arkansas Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1116-VC-2834) University 11:30AM Computational Modeling of Murine Timothy Comar, (874) GL261 Brain Tumors. Preliminary report. Benedictine University Barrett James Anderies*, Erica Rutter, Eric Kostelich and Yang Kuang,Arizona T. James Reid,Universityof State University (1116-VC-2871) Mississippi 8:00AM Probabilistic models of Trypanosome MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (880) RNA tails. Assessment Marshall Hampton,Universityof Minnesota Duluth (1116-VW-269)

8:00 AM –9:10AM Yakima 2, Yakima Level 8:15AM The Partial Differential: A New Operator One, Washington State Conference Center (881) in Multivariable Calculus. Jason Samuels, City University of New Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, York (1116-VW-2709) Western New England 8:30AM Role Reversal: Student Learning through University (882) Teaching. Preliminary report. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Karen McCready, King’s College, University Wilkes-Barre, PA (1116-VW-2041) Timothy Comar, 8:45AM Probability of Integer Area Lattice Benedictine University (883) Figures. Preliminary report. C. Berge-Sisneros, Nevada State College T. James Reid,Universityof (1116-VW-1093) Mississippi 9:00AM Exploring Hall’s Genealogy of 8:00AM Writing good questions: How and why we (884) Pythagorean Triads. Preliminary report. (875) wrote our own bank of clicker questions. Jathan W. Austin, Salisbury University Preliminary report. (1116-VW-136) Berit Nilsen Givens*andArlo Caine,Cal 9:15AM A Decomposition of Parking Functions by Poly Pomona (1116-VD-2485) (885) Undesired Spaces. 8:15AM An Assessment Study Across Ian Nicolas*, Paciﬁc University, Melody (876) Multi-Sections of ’Large’ College Algebra Bruce, Western Carolina University, Classrooms: An On-going Report. Michael Dougherty,Universityof Preliminary report. California, Santa Barbra, Max Hlavacek, Perry Y.C. Lee*andPadraig Harvey Mudd College, and Ryo Kudo, McLoughlin, Kutztown University of University of California, Los Angeles Pennsylvania (1116-VD-1447) (1116-VW-1476)

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9:30AM The Moore Method: A Decidedly American 8:00AM The Smallest Non-autorgraph. (886) Educational Philosophy. (896) Yijin Wei*, Department of Mathematics Padraig M. McLoughlin,Kutztown and Statistics, Smith College, Ben University of Pennsylvania Baumer, Program in Statistical and (1116-VW-1578) Data Sciences, and Gary S. Bloom, Department of Computer Science, City 9:45AM Helping students see connections between College (1116-VF-1523) (887) mathematics and other disciplines through a fun teaching exchange project. 8:15AM A new proof of Nash-Williams–Tutte and Maria Neophytou, Belmont University (897) generalizations to S-connectors. (1116-VW-1615) Tyler Seacrest*, The University of Montana Western, and Jitender Deogun, 10:00AM Polynomials of Binomial Type: an Analytic University of Nebraska - Lincoln (888) Connection between the Fibonacci (1116-VF-1639) Recurrence and the Binomial Coefﬁcients. 8:30AM Chromatic Connections in Graphs. ,MercerUniversity Soowhan Yoon (898) Elliot M Laforge,WesternMichigan (1116-VW-1648) University (1116-VF-1682) 10:15AM Connectivity of One Step Apart Integers. 8:45AM Short Induced Cycles in Graphs. (889) Roman Wong, Washington & Jefferson (899) Axel Brandt*, University of Colorado College (1116-VW-1699) Denver, Bernard Lidick´y, Iowa State University, and Florian Pfender, 10:30AM On the Existence of a Semi-Conjugation University of Colorado Denver (890) Between Certain Combinatorially (1116-VF-1705) Obtained Minimal Cantor Sets. Erin Denette*andAraceli Bonifant, 9:00AM Using Graphs to Examine Benzene-like University of Rhode Island (900) Structures. (1116-VW-1820) Jessie Lenarz, St. Catherine University (1116-VF-1800) 10:45AM Design and Implementation of a (891) Mathematics Education Undergraduate 9:15AM Finding all small induced cycles in Research Course. (901) polynomial-time. Preliminary report. Nicole R Juersivich, Nazareth College Dalal Alrowaili*, Dong Ye and Xiaoya (1116-VW-188) Zha, Middle Tennessee State University (1116-VF-1968) 11:00AM Accountability and the Texas Miracle. 9:30AM Graphs Are Uniquely Determined by (892) Bryan Nankervis, Texas State University (902) Their Inverse Semigroup. (1116-VW-596) Demitri Plessas*, Northeastern State 11:15AM Extracting Square Roots of Power Series University, and Tien Chih, Newberry (893) by Hand. College (1116-VF-1977) Lee N. Collins, County College of Morris 9:45AM Neighbor sum distinguishing total (1116-VW-893) (903) coloring of graphs. Preliminary report. Miaomiao Han*andRong Luo,West 11:30AM Divisibility rules in different bases: an Virginia University (1116-VF-1987) (894) opportunity for discovery. Carl Olimb, Augustana University 10:00AM The giant strong component in random (1116-VW-2605) (904) directed graphs. Daniel J Poole, The Ohio State University 11:45AM Riemannian submersion and Lagrangian (1116-VF-2043) (895) isometric immersion II. 10:15AM On three coloring planar graphs Yun Myung Oh,AndrewsUniversity (905) containing no C , C , or triangles (1116-VW-2509) 4 5 sharing a vertex. Addie E. Armstrong, University of Rhode MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Island (1116-VF-2075) Graph Theory, II 10:30AM The decomposition of a cubic graph for (906) the domination number. 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 212, Washington Misa Nakanishi, Sagamihara city, Japan State Convention Center (1116-VF-2185) 10:45AM Stable Matchings with Bounded Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, (907) Preferences. Preliminary report. Western New England Christine T Cheng, Department University of Computer Science, University of Bem Cayco, San Jose State Wisconsin-Milwuakee, and Will University Rosenbaum*, Department of Mathematics, UCLA (1116-VF-2187) Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 11:00AM Algebraic Graph Theoretic Methods in (908) Control Theory. T. James Reid,Universityof Mathias Hudoba de Badyn,Universityof Mississippi Washington (1116-VF-2219)

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11:15AM Prime labelings of generalized Petersen PME Council Meeting (909) graphs and large cubic bipartite graphs. Steven Schluchter*andTom Wilson, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Everett, 3rd Floor, George Mason University (1116-VF-2325) Sheraton Seattle Hotel 11:30AM Decomposition of a Graph into its Quasi (910) 4-Connected Components. Employment Center Guoli Ding and Kimberly D’souza*, Louisiana State University (1116-VF-876) 8:00 AM –5:30PM Hall 4B, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center SIAM Minisymposium on Probability Meets Dynamics in Biology MAA Session on Preparation, Placement and Support of Elementary Mathematics 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 3A, Washington Specialists State Convention Center Organizer: Rachel Kuske,Universityof 8:20 AM –9:55AM Room 2A, Washington British Columbia State Convention Center 8:00AM Assembling collective activity in neural Organizers: Laurie J. Burton,Western (911) circuits. Oregon University Eric Shea-Brown*, Applied Mathematics / U. Washington, Yu Hu,Harvard Cheryl Beaver,Western University, Nathan Kutz, Steven Oregon University Brunton, University of Washington, Klay Kruczek,Southern Stefan Mihalas and Nick Cain, Allen Connecticut State University Institute for Brain Science (1116-92-216) 8:20AM A Snapshot of Pre-service Teachers’ Use 8:30AM Chaos and Noise: the implications of (917) of Visual Representation for Solving Word (912) stochasticity in growth laws. Problems. Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College Victoria Kofman*, Stella Academy, and (1116-60-528) Sayonita Ghosh Hajra,Universityof 9:00AM Randomly switching PDEs and SDEs. Utah (1116-N1-1468) (913) Sean D. Lawley,UniversityofUtah 8:40AM TPACK & Training Teachers: Preparing (1116-60-2333) (918) Pre-Service Elementary Math Specialists. 9:30AM Eye Tracking Studies of Category Cheryll Elizabeth Crowe,Asbury (914) Learning: Fitting Complex Models to University (1116-N1-249) Individuals. 9:00AM Supporting In-service Elementary Paul F Tupper, Simon Fraser University (919) Mathematics Teachers in Implementing (1116-92-1821) Inquiry-Based Instruction and the CCSS 10:00AM Oscillatory behavior of a genetic circuit for Mathematical Practice. Preliminary (915) with delayed negative feedback. report. David Lipshutz*, Brown University, and Bernadette Mullins, Ruth J. Williams, University of California, Birmingham-Southern College San Diego (1116-34-1887) (1116-N1-2857) 10:30AM Interpretation and modelling with 9:20AM The Elementary Mathematics (916) super-resolution microscopy. (920) Instructional Leaders (EMIL) program: Daniel Coombs, University of British Preparing community leaders. Columbia (1116-92-1308) Laurie Burton and Cheryl Beaver*, Western Oregon University Project NExT Workshop (1116-N1-2378) 9:40AM Virginia’s K-8 Mathematics Specialists: 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 4C-2, Washington (921) How They Are Prepared to be State Convention Center Mathematics Leaders and Their Impact on Students and Teachers. MAA Workshop Aimee J. Ellington*, Joy W. Whitenack and David J. Edwards, 8:00 AM –9:20AM Metropolitan A, 3rd Virginia Commonwealth University Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel (1116-N1-2338) Applications of Gapminder for undergraduate mathematics and MAA Minicourse #6: Part A statistics courses. 8:30 AM –10:30AM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Organizers: Samuel L. Tunstall, Three, Washington State Conference Center Appalachian State University Sarah Greenwald, Getting started in the scholarship of Appalachian State University teaching and learning. Bill Bauldry, Appalachian Presenters: Jacqueline M. Dewar, State University Loyola Marymount University

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Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola Ethan D. Bolker,University Marymount University of Massachusetts Boston

AMS-MAA-SIAM Panel Discussion MAA Session for Chairs

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Room 3B, Washington 9:00 AM –10:20AM Room 609, Washington State Convention Center State Convention Center Computing across the curriculum: What department chairs should know Opportunities and challenges. about teaching with technology. Organizers: Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd Organizers: Catherine M. Murphy, College Purdue University Calumet Lee Zia, National Science Daniel Maki, Indiana Foundation University Panelists: Michael Gage,Universityof MAA Invited Address Rochester

9:00 AM –9:50AM Ballroom 6BC, Washington Gavin LaRose,Universityof Michigan State Convention Center Peter Turbek,Purdue (922) Fair division. University Calumet Steven Brams, New York University (1116-A0-17) Student Hospitality/Information Center

MAA Invited Paper Session on Current 9:00 AM –5:00PM Skybridge, 4th Floor, Trends in Mathematical and Computational Washington State Convention Center Biology AMS - MAA - SIAM - TPSE Math Panel 9:00 AM – 11:20 AM Room 607, Washington Discussion State Convention Center 9:00 AM –10:30AM Room 611, Washington Organizers: Brian Walton,James Madison University State Convention Center Maeve McCarthy, Murray Recent graduates, what we wish we had State University learned. 9:00AM Canine Distemper Outbreak Modeled in Organizers: Tara Holm,Cornell (923) an Animal Shelter. Preliminary report. University Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof Charles Steinhorn, Vassar Tennessee and NIMBioS (1116-AA-774) College 9:30AM Mathematically informed cancer Moderator: Don Saari,Conference (924) vaccines. Board of Mathematical Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College Sciences (1116-AA-527) 10:00AM Simplifying computations of likelihoods MAA Workshop (925) for a multivariate Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process on an evolutionary tree. 9:00 AM –10:20AM Room 612, Washington Preliminary report. State Convention Center Joeph Felsenstein,Universityof 9:00—10:20—Guiding your PhDs to nonacademic Washington (1116-AA-2015) careers.¡ 10:30AM Discrete Models for the Simulation and (926) Control of Gene Regulatory Networks. Organizer: Douglas Kalish,University David Murrugarra,Universityof of California Berkeley Kentucky (1116-AA-1331) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 11:00AM Reducing Ambiguity in Biological Network (927) Inference via Grobner Bases. Teaching and Learning Advanced Brandilyn Stigler, Southern Methodist Mathematics University (1116-AA-2890) 9:30 AM – 11:25 AM Yakima 2, Yakima Level MAA Minicourse #14: Part A One, Washington State Conference Center Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Metropolitan B, 3rd Western New England Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel University Teaching quantitative reasoning with Bem Cayco, San Jose State common sense and common knowledge. University Presenters: Maura B. Mast,Universityof Timothy Comar, Massachusetts Boston Benedictine University

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T. James Reid,Universityof MAA Poster Session Mississippi 10:00 AM – NOON Hall 4F, 4th Floor, 9:30AM Applied Abstract Algebra. (928) Mary K. Flagg,UniversityofSt.Thomas Washington State Convention Center (1116-VS-1543) Mathematical outreach programs. 9:45AM Suitable Topics and Appropriate Depth in Organizer: Elizabeth Yanik,Emporia (929) a Junior/Senior Level Elementary Number State University Theory Course. Preliminary report. Danny T Lau,UniversityofNorth Project NExT Session Georgia (1116-VS-1738)

10:00AM Bridge Courses for Undergraduates – 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM Room 4C-2, Washington (930) What May Be Missing. Preliminary report. State Convention Center David W Mauro, Trinity College (1116-VS-2064) Integrating writing in undergraduate courses. 10:15AM Connecting Collegiate Mathematics to (931) Secondary Mathematics for Pre-service AWM-AMS Noether Lecture Teachers. Timothy B Flowers, Indiana University of 10:05 AM –10:55AM Ballroom 6BC, Pennsylvania (1116-VS-2259) Washington State Convention Center 10:30AM Using Proof Portfolios in an Introduction (932) to Proofs Course. Preliminary report. (936) The Power of Noether’s Ring Theory in Alyssa M. Armstrong, Wittenberg Understanding Singularities of Complex University (1116-VS-2477) Algebraic Varieties. Karen E Smith, University of Michigan 10:45AM Behind the Scene: What the Brain Thinks (1116-13-1864) (933) the Eyes Are Seeing. Russell R Coe, Suffolk County AMS Special Presentation Community College (1116-VS-357)

11:00AM Publishing or perishing in an 10:30 AM – NOON Skagit 2, Skagit Lower Level, (934) intro-to-proof course. Preliminary report. Washington State Conference Center Eric Errthum, Winona State University (1116-VS-588) A conversation on nonacademic employment. 11:15AM MATLAB simulation an aid for teaching (935) probability. SIGMAA Ofﬁcers Meeting Pablo Ulises Suarez Joya, Delaware State University (1116-VS-79) 10:30 AM – NOON Willow, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel AMS Special Presentation Chair: Karen A. Marrongelle, 9:30 AM – 11:50 AM Ballroom 6A, Washington Portland State University State Convention Center AMS & AWM Committees on Education Panel Who wants to be a Discussion mathematician—National contest and public talk. 10:30 AM – NOON Room 203, Washington Organizers: Michael S Breen,American State Convention Center Mathematical Society Work in Mathematics Education in William T Butterworth, Departments of Mathematical Sciences. DePaul University Organizers: Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola Marymount University Exhibits and Book Sales Pao-sheng Hsu,University of Maine 9:30 AM –5:30PM Hall 4A, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center Moderator: Elizabeth Burroughs, Montana State University MAA Minicourse #15: Part A Panelists: Curtis Bennett, Loyola Marymount University

10:00 AM – NOON Metropolitan A, 3rd Brigitte Lahme, Sonoma Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel State University Yvonne Lai,Universityof Teaching statistics using R and R Studio. Nebraska-Lincoln Presenter: Randall Pruim,Calvin Kristin Umland,University College of New Mexico

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MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel Adrian Rice, Discussion Randolph-Macon College Sloan Despeaux,Western 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Room 609, Washington Carolina University State Convention Center Deborah Kent,Drake Career options for undergraduates. University Organizers: Thomas P. Wakeﬁeld, 1:00PM The Contributions to Mathematics of Piet Youngstown State University (939) Hein. Kristine Roinestad,US Toke Knudsen, State University of New Census Bureau York at Oneonta (1116-01-1637)

Panelists: Thomas Grandine,Boeing 1:30PM Medieval Mathematics in Three Corporation (940) Languages. Preliminary report. Katie Oliveras, Seattle Victor J. Katz, University of the District University of Columbia (1116-01-1326)

Marcia A. Ciol,Universityof 2:00PM Francesco Maurolico and the problem of Washington (941) ﬁlling space with regular polyhedra (1529). MAA Panel Discussion Veronica Gavagna, Department of Mathematics, University of Salerno (Italy) 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Room 612, Washington (1116-01-1381) State Convention Center 2:30PM Rheticus, Maurolico, and the Birth of the Developing mathematical concepts with (942) Secant Function. technology. Glen R Van Brummelen*andJames Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State Byrne, Quest University (1116-01-781) University 3:00PM The Mathematics of Thomas Harriot. Panelists: Wade Ellis, West Valley (943) Janet L. Beery, University of Redlands Community College (1116-01-2431)

Tom Dick, Oregon State 3:30PM Discussion. University Andrew Bennett,University AMS-ASL Special Session on Surreal of Kansas Numbers, I Gail Burrill, Michigan State University 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 602, Washington State Convention Center SIAM Invited Address Organizers: Philip Ehrlich,Ohio 11:10 AM – NOON Ballroom 6BC, Washington University, Athens State Convention Center Ovidiu Costin, Ohio State (937) Stochastic facilitation and sensitivities in University, Columbus discontinuous dynamics. 1:00PM Transserial derivations on surreal Rachel Kuske, Department of (944) numbers. Mathematics, University of British Alessandro Berarducci*, University of Columbia (1116-00-209) Pisa, and Vincenzo Mantova,Scuola Normale Superiore (1116-03-1521) AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II 1:30PM Transserial derivations on surreal 1:00 PM –2:00PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington (945) numbers. State Convention Center Alessandro Berarducci,Universityof Pisa, and Vincenzo Mantova*, Scuola (938) Arithmetic progressions of length Normale Superiore (1116-03-1522) 4, quadratic Fourier analysis, and 2:00PM The surreals as a differential ﬁeld. 3-uniform hypergraphs. (946) Lou van den Dries, University of Illinois WTimothyGowers,Universityof (1116-03-696) Cambridge, UK (1116-05-1515) 2:30PM Integration on the Surreals: A Conjecture AMS-MAA Special Session on the History of (947) of Conway, Kruskal and Norton. Mathematics, III Ovidiu Costin,Mathematics Department/The Ohio State University, 1:00 PM –3:50PM Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level Philip Ehrlich*, Department of Three, Washington State Conference Center Philosophy/Ohio University, and Harvey M. Friedman,Mathematics Organizers: Patti Hunter,Westmont Department/The Ohio State University College (1116-03-1208)

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3:00PM Integration on the Surreals: A Conjecture 1:30PM Fine properties of BV functions-analogs (948) of Conway, Kruskal and Norton. (956) of quasicontinuity. Ovidiu Costin*, The Ohio State Nageswari Shanmugalingam*, University, Philip Ehrlich,Ohio University of Cincinnati, and Panu Lahti, University, and Harvey M Friedman,The Aalto University (1116-30-990) Ohio State University (1116-03-1281) 2:00PM Analyst’s Traveling Salesman theorems 3:30PM The History of the Surreal Numbers. (957) in limits of metric graphs. Preliminary (949) John H Conway, Department of report. Mathematics/Princeton University Guy C. David*, Courant Institute, New (1116-01-1845) York University, and Raanan Schul,SUNY Stony Brook (1116-28-1253) AMS Special Session on Advances in Free 2:30PM Rectiﬁable and purely unrectifable Analysis: the Theory and Applications of (958) measures in the absence of absolute Noncommutative Functions, Inequalities, and continuity. Domains, II Matthew Badger,Universityof Connecticut (1116-28-411) 1:00 PM –4:20PM Room 400, Washington 3:00PM The geometry of Radon Nikodym State Convention Center (959) Lipschitz differentiability spaces. David Bate, University of Chicago Organizers: Joseph A. Ball,Virginia (1116-58-953) Polytechnic Institute 3:30PM Nonsmooth differential geometry. Paul S. Muhly,Universityof (960) Nicola Gigli, SISSA (1116-53-2237) Iowa, Iowa City 1:00PM Higher order noncommutative functions AMS Special Session on Combinatorial (950) and the universal skew ﬁeld of fractions Design Theory, II of a tensor product of free algebras. Victor Vinnikov, Ben Gurion University 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 310, Washington of the Negev (1116-47-2417) State Convention Center 2:00PM Higher Order Non-commutative (951) Functions. Organizer: Esther R. Lamken,San Leonard Stevenson, Drexel University Francisco (1116-15-1729) 1:00PM A notion of parity for orthogonal Latin 3:00PM Completely Bounded Noncommutative (961) squares. (952) Kernels. Ian Wanless, Monash University, J. A. Ball, G. Marx*, Virginia Tech, and V. Australia (1116-05-1009) Vinnikov, Ben-Gurion University of the 1:30PM λ-fold 5-cycle systems and the FUTURE! Negev (1116-47-2776) (962) Preliminary report. 3:30PM Interpolation and transfer-function John Asplund, Dalton State College (953) realization for the noncommutative (1116-05-725) Schur-Agler class. 2:00PM Block orderings for triple systems. Joseph A Ball,VirginiaTech (963) David A Pike, Memorial University of (1116-47-2438) Newfoundland (1116-05-1057) 4:00PM Matrix Bundles, Function Algebras, and 2:30PM Non-existence results for symmetric pair (954) Azumaya Algebras. (964) coverings with 2-regular excess. Erin Griesenauer*, Paul Muhly, Nevena Francetic*, Sarada Herke and Department of Mathematics, University of Daniel Horsley,MonashUniversity Iowa, and Baruch Solel, Department of (1116-05-985) Mathematics, Technion (1116-47-1395) 3:00PM Cycle decompositions: resolvable or (965) without parallel classes. AMS Special Session on Analysis and Tommaso Traetta, Ryerson University Geometry in Nonsmooth Metric Measure (1116-05-1669) Spaces, III 3:30PM On the Hamilton-Waterloo Problem. (966) Peter Danziger, Ryerson University 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 401, Washington (1116-05-1003) State Convention Center

Organizers: Luca Capogna, Worcester AMS Special Session on Commutative Polytechnic Institute Algebra, II (a Mathematics Research Communities Session) Jeremy Tyson,Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1:00 PM –3:50PM Skagit 3, Skagit Lower Level, 1:00PM New examples of spaces satisfying Washington State Conference Center (955) Poincare inequalities. Bruce Kleiner, New York University Organizers: Linquan Ma,Universityof (1116-28-1130) Utah

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Sarah Mayes-Tang,Quest 1:30PM A stochastic perturbation theory for University (974) non-autonomous systems. Woosok Moon*, Department of Applied Jonathan Montano˜ , Mathematics Theoretical Physics, University of Kansas University of Cambridge, and John S 1:00PM Duality for Residual Intersections. Wettlaufer, Department of Geology (967) David Eisenbud, MSRI and U.C. Berkeley & Geophysics, Yale University (1116-13-462) (1116-60-1238) 2:00PM How climate model complexity influences 1:30PM Perfect complexes over commutative (975) sea ice stability. (968) rings. Preliminary report. Till Wagner and Ian Eisenman*, Scripps Hannah Altmann*, University of Institution of Oceanography, UC San Minnesota, Morris, Eloisa Grifo, Diego (1116-86-315) University of Virginia, Srikanth Iyengar, University of Utah, Jonathan Montano, 2:30PM Wind-driven expansion of the Antarctic University of Kansas, William Sanders, (976) sea-ice cover. Preliminary report. Norwegian University of Science and Kyle C Armour*, University of Technology, and Thanh Vu,Universityof Washington, Yavor Kostov, Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-13-1983) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cecilia M Bitz, University of Washington, 2:00PM Equations of Rees algebras of ideals in and John Marshall, Massachusetts (969) two variables. Institute of Technology (1116-76-2817) Jeff Madsen, University of Notre Dame 3:00PM The Probability Distribution of (1116-13-2280) (977) Near-Surface Wind Speed in Stably 2:30PM Splendid complexes on products of Stratified Conditions. (970) projective space. Preliminary report. Adam H Monahan*, Amber Holdsworth Daniel Erman, University of Wisconsin, and Timothy Rees, School of Earth and Gregory G. Smith*, Queen’s University, Ocean Sciences/University of Victoria and Christine Berkesch Zamaere, (1116-86-2557) University of Minnesota (1116-13-1712) 3:30PM A multiscale, anisotropic, (978) elastic-decohesive constitutive relation 3:00PM Rees algebra of Ideals. (971) Vivek Mukundan*andJacob Boswell, for modeling sea ice. Purdue University (1116-13-1318) D. Sulsky*, University of New Mexico, H. Tran, Vietnamese German University, 3:30PM Cohomology of finite modules over short and H. Schreyer,UniversityofNew (972) Gorenstein rings. Mexico (1116-86-1877) Liana M Sega*andMelissa Menning, University of Missouri Kansas City AMS Special Session on Essential (1116-13-2178) Mathematical Structures and Practices in K–12 Mathematics AMS Special Session on Differential Equations, Probability and Sea Ice, II (a 1:00 PM –3:50PM Chelan 2, Chelan Level Two, Mathematics Research Communities Session) Washington State Conference Center Organizers: William McCallum, 1:00 PM –3:50PM Skagit 5, Skagit Lower Level, University of Arizona, Washington State Conference Center Tucson Organizers: B.Cael Barry,MITand Kristin Umland,University Woods Hole Oceanographic of New Mexico Institution Ellen Whitsides,University of Arizona, Tucson Kaitlin Hill,Northwestern University 1:00PM Essential Mathematical and Cognitive (979) Structures in K-5 Mathematics: Where Ross Lieb-Lappen, They Come From and Where They Go. Dartmouth College Preliminary report. Christian Sampson, Susan L. Addington, California University of Utah State University, San Bernardino (1116-97-1775) Alexandria Volkening, 1:30PM An Historical Perspective of Proportion, Brown University (980) Ratio and Measurement. 1:00PM Stochastic Perturbation Theory, James J Madden, Louisiana State (973) Stochastic Dynamics and the Climatic University (1116-97-639) Transitions of Arctic sea ice. 2:00PM What Do We Mean by Proportionality? John S. Wettlaufer, Yale University, (981) Preliminary report. University of Oxford, and Nordic Institute Kristin L. Umland,UniversityofNew for Theoretical Physics (1116-60-2350) Mexico (1116-97-2323)

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2:30PM The Emergence of Essentiality from Michel L. Lapidus, (982) Educator-Mathematician interactions in University of California, context. Preliminary report. Riverside Hugo Rossi*andMargarita Cummings, 1:00PM Julia sets and discrete group actions. Mathematics, University of Utah (990) Raluca Tanase, Stony Brook University (1116-97-459) (1116-37-2706) 3:00PM Functions, Rates, and Quantitative (983) Reasoning: From Proportionality to 1:30PM Global regularity for solutions of nonlocal Exponential Growth. (991) Robin problems in a class of “bad” Cody L. Patterson,TheUniversityof domains. Texas at San Antonio (1116-97-2234) Alejandro Vélez-Santiago,Universityof California Riverside (1116-35-991) 3:30PM From the ark of history to the arc of (984) reasoning. 2:00PM Lower quantum dynamical bounds and William G. McCallum,TheUniversityof (992) arithmetic criterion of full spectral Arizona (1116-97-2968) dimensionality for analytic quasi-periodic Schrodinger¨ operators. AMS Special Session on Financial Svetlana Jitomirskaya and Shiwen Mathematics, II (a Mathematics Research Zhang*, Univeristy of California, Irvine Communities Session) (1116-37-637) 2:30PM Noncommutative Fractal Geometry. 1:00 PM –4:00PM Skagit 4, Skagit Lower Level, (993) Andrea Arauza, University of California, Washington State Conference Center Riverside (1116-51-1742) Organizers: Triet Pham,Rutgers 3:00PM Fractal geometry and complex University (994) dimensions in Ahlfors regular spaces. Preliminary report. Wilber A Ventura,University Michel L Lapidus and Sean Watson*, of Texas at Arlington University of California, Riverside Kim Weston,Carnegie (1116-37-1424) Mellon University 3:30PM Quantized Modular Forms and Elliptic 1:00PM Dynamic Approaches for Some Time (995) Curves. (985) Inconsistent Problems. T. Cobler*, Fullerton College, and M. L. Jianfeng Zhang,UniversityofSouthern Lapidus, University of California, California (1116-60-993) Riverside (1116-46-2615) 2:00PM A Gaussian Markov alternative to (986) fractional Brownian motion for pricing AMS Special Session on Knots in Washington financial derivatives. (State), II Daniel Conus and Mackenzie Wildman*, Lehigh University (1116-60-839) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 201, Washington 2:30PM Dynamics of Large, Rank Based Models. State Convention Center (987) Cameron Bruggeman,Columbia University (1116-60-1757) Organizers: Allison Henrich, Seattle 3:00PM Mean field games in interbank models. University (988) S.M. Mousavi*, PhD researcher, Sam Nelson,Claremont Department of Statistics and Applied McKenna College Probability, University of California Santa Barbara, and J-P Fouque, Professor, Jozef Przytycki,George Department of Statistics and Applied Washington University Probability, University of California Santa Radmila Sazdanovic,North Barbara (1116-60-1467) Carolina State University, 3:30PM Market Models with Splits and Mergers. Raleigh (989) Andrey Sarantsev*, University of 1:00PM Frieze and wallpaper graphs and their California, Santa Barbara, and Ioannis (996) medial links. Karatzas, Columbia University Susan G Williams*andDaniel S. (1116-60-600) Silver, University of South Alabama (1116-57-875) AMS Special Session on Fractal Geometry and Dynamical Systems, II 1:30PM Periodic Graphs, Spanning Trees and (997) Mahler Measure. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 4C-1, Washington Daniel S. Silver*andSusan G. Williams, University of South Alabama State Convention Center (1116-57-693)

Organizers: John Rock, Cal Poly Pomona 2:00PM Finite-type invariants of framed virtual Machiel van (998) knots. Frankenhuijesen,Utah Nicolas Petit, Dartmouth College Valley University (1116-57-1156)

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2:30PM Normal virtual link diagrams and double 1:00PM On the structure of the null geodesics of (999) covers of twisted link diagrams. (1008) space-time. Naoko Kamada, Nagoya City University George A. J. Sparling, Laboratory of (1116-57-1007) Axiomatics, University of Pittsburgh 3:00PM Red black Khovanov Homology for virtual (1116-53-2733) (1000) knots. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Null geodesics and the universal Heather A Dye, McKendree University (1009) Teichmuller¨ space. Preliminary report. (1116-57-493) Jonathan Holland, Rochester Institute of 3:30PM Rotational Virtual Links and Quantum Technology (1116-53-2459) (1001) Link Invariants. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Discussion. Louis H Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago (1116-57-1016) AMS Special Session on Problems in Geometry and Design of Materials, III AMS Special Session on Number Theory and Cryptography, I 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 604, Washington State Convention Center 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 606, Washington State Convention Center Organizers: Marta Lewicka,University of Pittsburgh Organizers: Matilde Lalin,Universityof Montreal Petronela Radu,University of Nebraska Michelle Manes,University of Hawaii, Honolulu 1:00PM Multiscale and Coarse Graining Methods (1010) in Peridynamic Mechanics. Christelle Vincent, Stewart A Silling, Sandia National University of Vermont Laboratories (1116-74-1878) 1:00PM Some discrete log questions in (1002) Q-algebras. 2:00PM Nonlocal diffusion in composites. Hendrik W. Lenstra, Universiteit Leiden, (1011) Bacim Alali, Kansas State University and Alice Silverberg*, University of (1116-80-2232) California, Irvine (1116-13-1453) 2:30PM A fourth-order nonlocal operator and its 1:30PM Constructing genus 2 curves over finite (1012) connection with the local counterpart. (1003) fields. Petronela Radu, Daniel Toundykov, Kirsten Eisentraeger, Penn State University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and University (1116-11-762) Jeremy Trageser*, The George Washington University (1116-35-1390) 2:00PM p-adic families of Eisenstein series and (1004) applications. 3:00PM On measure-valued solutions to Ellen Eischen, University of Oregon (1013) compressible Euler and similar systems. (1116-11-333) Piotr Gwiazda,UniversityofWarsaw (1116-35-1561) 2:30PM Fourier coefficients of metaplectic (1005) Eisenstein series. 3:30PM A phase field model for Willmore’s energy Reinier Broker,Centerfor (1014) with topological constraint. Communications Research (1116-11-197) Patrick Dondl*, 3:00PM On the modularity of hyperelliptic curves Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, (1006) of genus 2. and Stephan Wojtowytsch, Durham Jennifer M Johnson-Leung*and University (1116-35-2415) Brooks Roberts, University of Idaho (1116-11-904) AMS Special Session on Representation Theory of Algebraic Groups 3:30PM Visualising the arithmetic of imaginary (1007) quadratic fields. Katherine E Stange,Universityof 1:00 PM –3:50PM Rooms 307/308, Colorado, Boulder (1116-11-936) Washington State Convention Center Organizers: Daniel K. Nakano, AMS Special Session on Parabolic University of Georgia Geometries, Twistor Theory, and the AdS/CFT Correspondence, III Cornelius Pillen,University of South Alabama

1:00 PM –3:40PM Room 4C-4, Washington 1:00PM Projective indecomposable G(r)-modules. State Convention Center (1015) Paul Sobaje, University of Georgia (1116-20-1640) Organizers: Jonathan Holland, 1:30PM Exotic sheaves, parity sheaves and the University of Pittsburgh (1016) Mirkovi´c–Vilonen conjecture. George Sparling,University Carl Mautner*, University of California, of Pittsburgh Riverside, and Simon Riche,Universit´e Daniela Mihai,Carnegie Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand Mellon University (1116-20-1059)

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2:00PM Localizing subcategories for modules of 2:30PM On Invariant-Preserving Finite Difference (1017) finite group schemes. (1024) Schemes for The Camassa-Holm Equation Julia Pevtsova*, University of and the Two Component Camassa-Holm Washington, Dave Benson,Universityof System. Aberdeen, Srikanth Iyengar,University Hailiang Liu and Terrance Pendleton*, of Utah, and Henning Krause,University Iowa State University (1116-65-1927) of Bielefeld (1116-20-1303) 3:00PM Statistical validation of continuously (1025) structured population models for 2:30PM Third cohomology for algebraic groups (1018) and Lie algebras. Daphnia magna. Christopher P. Bendel*, University of Kevin B Flores, North Carolina State Wisconsin-Stout, Daniel K. Nakano, University (1116-92-2383) University of Georgia, and Cornelius 3:30PM Random billiards and a thermally active Pillen, University of South Alabama (1026) Brownian particle. (1116-20-844) Timothy Chumley*, Iowa State University, Scott Cook,Tarleton 3:00PM Equivalence of representation categories State University, and Renato Feres, (1019) of various quantum and super quantum Washington University in St. Louis groups. Preliminary report. (1116-60-1832) Zhaobing Fan,DeptofMathematics, Kansas State University, Yiqiang Li, State AMS Special Session on Stochastic Models in University of New York at Buffalo, Population Biology and Zongzhu Lin*, Department of Mathematics, Kansas State University 1:00 PM –2:50PM Room 603, Washington (1116-16-1654) State Convention Center 3:30PM Extending Hecke Endomorphism (1020) Algebras. Organizers: Brian Dennis,Universityof Jie Du, University of New South Wales, Idaho, Moscow Brian Parshall and Leonard Scott*, The Eddy Kwessi,Trinity University of Virginia (1116-20-1215) University 1:00PM Allee effects and resilience in stochastic AMS Special Session on Research by Postdocs (1027) populations. of the Alliance for Diversity in Mathematics, Brian Dennis, University of Idaho II (1116-92-2442) 1:30PM A population biology interpretation of 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 4C-3, Washington (1028) Bayesian Nonparametric Inference from State Convention Center Gene Genealogies. Preliminary report. JoséM.Ponciano, University of Florida, Organizers: Aloysius Helminck,North Biology Department (1116-92-2490) Carolina State University, 2:00PM Establishment of sexual invaders: Raleigh (1029) Insights from frequency-dependent branching processes. Michael Young, Iowa State Sebastian J. Schreiber*, University of University, Ames California, Davis, and Mathieu Faure, 1:00PM From bee species aggregation to models Aix-Marseille School of Economics (1021) of disease avoidance: The Ben-Hur effect. (1116-92-726) Kamuela E Yong*, University of Hawaii - 2:30PM Stochastic modified Beverton-Holt model West Oahu, Edgar Díaz Herrera, (1030) with Allee effect II: the Cushing-Henson Instituto Nacional De Salud Publica,´ and conjecture. Carlos Castillo-Chavez,ArizonaState Eddy Kwessi*, Trinity University, Laila University (1116-92-1442) Assas, King Abdul-Aziz University, Brian Dennis, University of Idaho, and Saber 1:30PM The optimal timing of reintroduction: The Elaydi, Trinity University (1116-60-2729) (1022) case of the endangered black-footed ferret. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Kehinde Rilwan Salau*, University of Computation Arizona, David W Shanafelt,Arizona State University, and Richard T 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 610, Washington Melstrom, Oklahoma State University (1116-49-2225) State Convention Center

2:00PM Modeling ovulatory dysfunction through Organizer: Susanne C. Brenner, (1023) mechanisms of reproductive hormone Louisiana State University regulation. 1:00PM Algorithms for Probabilistic Tsunami Erica J. Graham*, Bryn Mawr College, (1031) Hazard Assessment. Preliminary report. and James F. Selgrade, North Carolina Randall J LeVeque,Universityof State University (1116-92-1768) Washington (1116-86-1319)

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1:30PM Finite Element Methods for the Stochastic 3:00PM Algorithms and Obstructions for Graph (1032) Allen-Cahn Equation with Gradient-type (1041) Embedding. Preliminary report. Multiplicative Noises. Wendy Myrvold, University of Victoria Xiaobing Feng, Yukun Li and Yi Zhang*, (1116-05-2677) The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1116-65-2106) 3:30PM Practical computations in topological (1042) graph theory. 2:00PM Energy-Conserving Numerical Scheme for Michal Kotrbcik,UniversityofSouthern (1033) the Poisson-Nerst-Plank Equations. Denmark (1116-05-2692) Preliminary report. Julienne Kabre, Illinois Institute of MAA Invited Paper Session on Fair Division Technology (1116-35-518) 2:30PM Adaptive BDDC methods for problems 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 607, Washington (1034) posed in H(div). State Convention Center Duk-Soon Oh*, Rutgers University, Olof B. Widlund, Courant Institute, Clark R. Dohrmann, Sandia National Organizers: Michael Jones, Laboratories, and Stefano Zampini,King Mathematical Reviews Abdullah University of Science and Jennifer Wilson,TheNew Technology (1116-65-1653) School 3:00PM A finite element method for high-contrast 1:00PM Maximin Envy-Free Division of Indivisible (1035) interface problems with error estimates (1043) Items. independent of contrast. Steven J. Brams, New York University, Manuel A. Sanchez-Uribe, Division of New York, NY, 10012, *, Applied Mathematics, Brown University D. Marc Kilgour Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, (1116-65-2457) CANADA, N2L 3C5, and Christian 3:30PM Fast Structured Spectral Methods. Klamler, Institute of Public Economics, (1036) Jie Shen, Yingwei Wang*andJianlin University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria Xia, Department of Mathematics, Purdue (1116-AC-984) University (1116-65-26) 1:30PM Super Fair Division - How Many Cuts. AMS Special Session on Topological Graph (1044) William Webb*, Washington State Theory: Structure and Symmetry, II University, and Thomas Hatdock,US Army (1116-AC-372) PM PM 1:00 –3:50 Room 204, Washington 2:00PM Envy-free divisions of continuous and State Convention Center (1045) discrete cakes. Preliminary report. Kathryn Nyman*, Willamette University, Organizers: Jonathan L. Gross, Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College, Columbia University Yan Zhang,UCBerkeley,Amanda Thomas W. Tucker,Colgate Ruiz, University of San Diego, and University Roberto Barrera,TexasA&MUniversity 1:00PM Combinatorial Conjectures that Imply (1116-AC-2716) (1037) Local Log-Connectivity of Graph Genus 2:30PM Geometric Perspectives on Fair Division. Polynomials. (1046) Julius Barbanel, Union College *, Columbia University, Jonathan L. Gross (1116-AC-1278) Toufik Mansour,UniversityofHaifa, Thomas W. Tucker, Colgate University, 3:00PM Dividing Child Support Funds Between and David G.L. Wang, Beijing Institute of (1047) Parents. Technology (1116-05-324) Michael A Jones*, Mathematical 1:30PM The CLLC conjecture holds for cyclic Reviews/AMS, and Jennifer Wilson, (1038) permutations. Eugene Lang College, New School JLGross, Columbia University, T University (1116-AC-2450) Mansour,UniversityofHaifa,TW 3:30PM Solutions for Partially Defined Coalition Tucker, Colgate University, and (1048) Games. Preliminary report. Guoliang Wang*, Beijing Institute of David Housman, Goshen College Technology (1116-05-1715) (1116-AC-1944) 2:00PM Embedding distributions of the ring-like (1039) families of graphs. MAA Minicourse #10: Part A Yichao Chen, Hunan University, China (1116-05-2282) 1:00 PM –3:00PM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level 2:30PM The recursive structure of genus Three, Washington State Conference Center (1040) polynomials for linear families. Thomas W Tucker*, Colgate University, Directing undergraduate research. Jonathan L Gross, Columbia University, and Toufik Mansour,UniversityofHaifa, Presenter: Aparna Higgins,University Israel (1116-05-2112) of Dayton

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MAA Minicourse #13: Part A 2:45PM Leibniz Algebras and Vertex Algebras. (1056) Allison McAlister, High Point University 1:00 PM –3:00PM Metropolitan B, 3rd (1116-17-1918) Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel 3:00PM Permutation Orbifolds. (1057) Nina Yu, University of California at Introduction to process-oriented, Riverside (1116-17-1905) guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) in mathematics courses. 3:15PM Elasticity in Arithmetic Congruence (1058) Monoids. Presenters: Zdenkaˇ Guadarrama, Paul Baginski, Fairfield University Rockhurst University (1116-13-2771) Jill E. Guerra,Universityof 3:30PM Shifted twisted Yangians and finite Arkansas Fort Smith (1059) W -algebras. Preliminary report. Laurie Lenz, Mayrmount Jonathan S Brown,SUNYOneonta University (1116-17-2034) 3:45PM Crossed-product orders over valuation MAA Minicourse #7: Part A (1060) rings and the graphs of their cocycles. John S. Kauta, The University of the 1:00 PM –3:00PM Metropolitan A, 3rd South Pacific (1116-16-164) Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel 4:00PM On Rings with some kinds of (1061) centrally-extended maps. Making sense of calculus with mapping Najat Mohammed Muthana,King diagrams. Abdullaziz University (1116-16-500) Presenter: Martin Flashman, Humboldt State University AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, I AMS Session on Associative and Nonassociative Algebra and Rings, I 1:00 PM –4:10PM Room 605, Washington State Convention Center 1:00 PM –4:10PM Chelan 4, Chelan Level Two, Washington State Conference Center 1:00PM Steiner systems, equiangular tight (1062) frames, and strongly regular graphs. 1:00PM Free Inverse Semigroupoid and Their John D Jasper*, University of Cincinnati, (1049) Inverse Subsemigroups. Matthew Fickus, Dustin G Mixon and Jon M Corson and Veny Liu*, University Jesse D Peterson, Air Force Institute of of Alabama (1116-55-252) Technology (1116-42-2710) 1:15PM Frobenius-Schur indicators for near 1:15PM Cut Structures in Zero-Divisor Graphs of (1050) group and Haagerup-Izumi fusion (1063) Commutative Rings. categories. Michael Axtell,UniversityofSt.Thomas, Henry J. Tucker,UniversityofSouthern Nicholas Baeth,UniversityofCentral California (1116-18-1807) Missouri, and Joe Stickles*, Millikin University (1116-13-2599) 1:30PM Twisted complexes and the homotopy (1051) limit of some cosimplicial dg-categories. 1:30PM Partial coloring, vertex decomposability, Preliminary report. (1064) and sequentially Cohen-Macaulay Jonathan Block,Universityof simplicial complexes. Pennsylvania, Julian Holstein,University Jennifer Biermann*, Mount Holyoke of Cambridge and Max Planck Institute College, Christopher A. Francisco, for Mathematics, and Zhaoting Wei*, Oklahoma State University, Huy Tài Hà, Indiana University Bloomington Tulane University, and Adam Van Tuyl, (1116-18-2004) McMaster University (1116-13-212) 1:45PM Equitable Decompositions Using 1:45PM A q-deformation of Fock and Goncharov’s (1065) Automorphisms of Graphs. Preliminary (1052) canonical basis for moduli spaces of local report. systems on surfaces. Amanda Ellis Francis*, Brigham Young Dylan G.L. Allegretti,YaleUniversity University, , Brigham Young (1116-51-807) BWebb Unversity, W Barrett, REcholsand D 2:00PM Implicit Equations and Rees Algebra. Sorenson, Brigham Young University (1053) Haohao Wang,SoutheastMOState (1116-15-2083) University (1116-13-408) 2:00PM Combinatorics of the q, t-symmetry 2:15PM Ultraproducts of tannakian categories. (1066) relation in Macdonald polynomials. (1054) Michael N Crumley,TheUniversityof Maria Monks Gillespie,UCBerkeley Findlay (1116-18-2888) (1116-05-393) 2:30PM On Classification of Solvable Leibniz 2:15PM Tighter bounds on the Energy of (1055) Algebras. (1067) Ramanujan graphs. Ismail Demir, North Carolina State Michelle R DeDeo,Univ.ofNorthFlorida University (1116-17-916) (1116-11-2024)

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2:30PM An Algebraic Formula for the 2:00PM Effect of Delayed Dispersal in an (1068) Kostka-Foulkes Polynomials. Preliminary (1079) Infectious Disease Model of a Large report. Metapopulation. Preliminary report. Timothee William Bryan*andNaihuan Patrick Davis, Central Michigan Jing, North Carolina State University University (1116-92-1759) (1116-05-705) 2:15PM Numerical Solutions of the Barotropic 2:45PM A Lattice Path Interpretation of the (1080) Non-Divergent Vorticity Equation in the (1069) Diamond Product. Presence of Tropical Cyclones. NBradleyFox, Austin Peay State *, , University (1116-05-741) Brandon Hoogstra Maher Achour Joey Cimochowski and ChéOrtega, 3:00PM Lazy Cops and Robbers on Product Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (1070) Graphs. (1116-76-2643) Brendan W Sullivan*, Nikolas Townsend and Mikayla Werzanski, 2:30PM An HIV model with age-structured Emmanuel College (1116-05-1605) (1081) latently infected cells. 3:15PM An upper bound on the algebraic Areej M. Alshorman*, Chathuri (1071) connectivity of outerplanar graphs. Samarasinghe, Oakland University, MI, Jason J Molitierno, Sacred Heart Wenlian Lu, Fudan University, China, and University (1116-15-1062) Libin Rong, Oakland University, MI (1116-92-709) 3:30PM The minimum span of L(2, 1)-labelings of (1072) generalized flowers. 2:45PM Inhomogeneous logistic equation and the Nathaniel Karst, Babson College, (1082) Newton diagram. Preliminary report. Jessica Oehrlein*, Franklin W. Olin Faina S Berezovskaya*, Howard College of Engineering, Denise Sakai University, Washington DC, and Georgiy Troxell,BabsonCollege,andJunjie Zhu, PKarev,NationalCenterfor Stanford University (1116-05-277) biotechnological information, National 3:45PM A new shellability proof of an old identity Institute of Health (1116-34-1630) (1073) of Dixon. Ruth Davidson, University of Illinois 3:00PM Towards a Better Image: The Urbana-Champaign, Augustine (1083) Hyperspectral Diffuse Optical O’Keefe*, Connecticut College, and Tomography Inverse Problem. Daniel Parry, University of Cologne Rachel Grotheer, Clemson University (1116-05-211) (1116-35-998) 4:00PM Roger–Ramanujan Type Identities and 3:15PM Vegetative rhombic pattern formation (1074) Restricted k–Color F–Partitions. (1084) driven by root suction for an Dr. Meenakshi Rana, Thapar University, interaction-diffusion plant-ground Punjab, India (1116-05-261) water model system in an arid flat environment. AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and David J Wollkind*, Washington State Related Fields, III University, Inthira Chaiya,Mahidol University, Richard A Cangelosi, Bonni J 1:00 PM –4:10PM Skagit 1, Skagit Lower Level, Kealy-Dichone,GonzagaUniversity,and Washington State Conference Center Chontita Rattanakul, Mahidol University (1116-92-29) 1:00PM Surviving through California’s drought. (1075) Nikhil S Ladva*, Rex Woon, Jesus 3:30PM A Spatiotemporal Stochastic Model for Navarro and Alex Nguyen,CalPoly (1085) Tropical Precipitation and Water Vapor Pomona (1116-92-2850) Dynamics. 1:15PM Vector-borne diseases model with Scott Hottovy*andSamuel (1076) residence time - a Lagrangian N. Stechmann,Universityof perspective. Wisconsin-Madison (1116-92-1139) Derdei Bichara*andCarlos Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University 3:45PM The influence of surfactant on the (1116-58-2645) (1086) stability of a liquid bilayer inside a rigid tube. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Real and Idealized Simulations of Yuanyuan Song*, David Halpern, (1077) Tropical Cyclone Dynamics: The Impact University of Alabama, and James of Environmental Flow. Grotberg, University of Michigan ,ArizonaState Joey A Cimochowski (1116-35-2517) University (1116-76-2617) 1:45PM Identifying Dysentery Vaccine Targets 4:00PM Multi-scale asymptotics for atmospheric (1078) with a Clinically Parameterized (1087) waves and precipitation. Mathematical Model of Shigella Shengqian Chen*, S. N. Stechmann, Immunity. Preliminary report. University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Courtney L Davis, Pepperdine University A. J. Majda, New York University (1116-92-1206) (1116-76-1328)

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AMS Session on Number Theory, III AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, I

PM PM 1:00 PM –3:55PM Chelan 5, Chelan Level Two, 1:00 –3:55 Room 615, Washington Washington State Conference Center State Convention Center 1:00PM Numerical Results for Linear Caputo 1:00PM Artin-Schreier Curves and Orbits of (1100) Fractional Differential Equations with (1088) n-sets under PGL2(k). Preliminary report. Variable Coefficients and Applications. Anne M. Ho, Coastal Carolina University Preliminary report. (1116-11-928) Bhuvaneswari Sambandham*and 1:15PM Average Results on the Order of a Aghalaya S. Vatsala,Universityof (1089) modulo p. Preliminary report. Louisiana at Lafayette (1116-34-316) Sungjin Kim, University of California Los 1:15PM A Residual Based A Posteriori Error Angeles (1116-11-1030) (1101) Estimation in hp-adaptive FEM for the Stokes Equations. 1:30PM Congruences for diagonals of rational Arezou Ghesmati*, Bruno Turcksin and (1090) power series. Wolfgang Bangerth,TexasA&M Eric Rowland*, University of Liege, and University (1116-65-180) Reem Yassawi,TrentUniversity (1116-11-451) 1:30PM Modeling the Effects of Sound in (1102) Chemical Reactions. Preliminary report. 1:45PM A modified Selberg’s lower bound sieve Jeffrey K Landgren*andGerhard (1091) and its applications. Strohmer,UniversityofIowa Pin-Hung Kao, Central Michigan Mathematics Department (1116-76-2129) University (1116-11-2076) 1:45PM Well-Balanced Central Upwind Schemes 2:00PM Elliptic Curve Variants of the Least (1103) for the Euler Equations with Gravity. ¨ (1092) Quadratic Nonresidue Problem and ¸eymaS N Ozcan*, Alina Chertock,North Linnik’s Theorem. Carolina State University, Shumo Cui, Ashvin Anand Swaminathan*, Harvard Temple University, Alexander Kurganov, College, Evan Chen, Massachusetts Tulane University, and Eitan Tadmor, Institute of Technology, and Peter S. Center of Scientific Computation and Park, Princeton University (1116-11-360) Mathematical Modeling (CSCAMM), University of Maryland, College Park 2:15PM On A Simple Recurrence In the (1116-65-2540) (1093) Accelerated 3x +1Minimum-Inverse 2:00PM A Locking-Free Weak Galerkin Finite Problem. (1104) Element Method for Elasticity Problems in Andrey Rukhin, Naval Surface Warfare the Primal Formulation. Preliminary Center - Dahlgren Division (1116-11-670) report. 2:30PM Positivity of Constants Related to Elliptic Chunmei Wang, Georgia Institute of (1094) Curves. Technology (1116-65-245) Sungjin Kim, University of California Los 2:15PM Numerical solutions of higher order Angeles (1116-11-1) (1105) eigenvalue problems. Md. Shafiqul Islam, Department of 2:45PM Realizable Classes and Embedding Applied Mathematics, University of (1095) Problems. Preliminary report. Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh Cindy Tsang, University of California, (1116-65-321) Santa Barbara (1116-11-2) 2:30PM Nonconforming Immersed Finite Element 3:00PM Idempotents in Skew-Constacyclic Codes. (1106) Methods for Interface Problems. (1096) Neville Fogarty,UniversityofKentucky Xu Zhang, Purdue University (1116-12-634) (1116-65-384)

3:15PM Images of Galois representations 2:45PM A posteriori error estimation for a cut cell (1097) associated to Hida families. (1107) method with uncertain interface location. Jaclyn A Lang, University of California, J. B. Collins*, West Texas A&M University, Los Angeles (1116-11-1067) Don Estep and Simon Tavener, Colorado State University (1116-65-251) PM 3:30 Arithmetic of algebraic tori. Preliminary 3:00PM Guaranteed Local Adaptive Interpolation. (1098) report. (1108) Yuhan Ding, Illinois Institute of Saikat Biswas, Arizona State University Technology, Sou-Cheng T Choi,U (1116-11-374) Chicago NORC and Illinois Institute of 3:45PM Resolving Grosswald’s Conjecture on Technology, and Fred J Hickernell*, (1099) GRH. Illinois Institute of Technology Kevin McGown*, California State (1116-65-1620) University, Chico, Enrique Trevino˜ ,Lake 3:15PM A time-splitting scheme for Forest College, and Tim Trudgian, (1109) non-hydrostatic atmospheric models. Mathematical Sciences Institute, The Andrei Bourchtein*andLudmila Australian National University Bourchtein, Pelotas State University, (1116-11-397) Brazil (1116-65-481)

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3:30PM A New Method for Solving the Obstacle MAA Session on Assessing Student Learning: (1110) Problem. Alternative Approaches, IV Joseph Eichholz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1116-65-749) 1:00 PM –2:55PM Room 608, Washington State Convention Center 3:45PM Analysis of the Self-Consistent IMEX (1111) Method for Tightly Coupled Non-linear Organizers: David Clark, Grand Valley Systems. Preliminary report. State University Samet Y Kadioglu, Idaho National Laboratory (1116-65-874) Jane Butterﬁeld,University of Victoria AMS Session on Probability Theory, Robert Campbell, College Stochastic Processes, and Statistics, II of St. Benedict/St. John’s University

1:00 PM –3:10PM Room 616, Washington Cassie Williams,James State Convention Center Madison University 1:00PM Using Poetry to Assess Students’ 1:00PM Covariance structure of time-changed (1121) Learning of Mathematics. (1112) fractional Brownian motion. Karen D Morgan, New Jersey City Jebessa B Mijena, Georgia College & University (1116-A5-2720) State University (1116-60-2051) 1:20PM Weekly writing: a lab-notebook in (1122) calculus for non-majors. Preliminary 1:15PM A comparison of stochastic differential report. (1113) equation models in population biology. Sean M Laverty*andBrittany E Preliminary report. Bannish, University of Central Oklahoma, Don G Wilathgamuwa,MontanaState Department of Mathematics and University Billings (1116-60-2138) Statistics (1116-A5-2644)

1:30PM Grounding Algorithms in Principled 1:40PM Have Students write memos (with a word (1114) Mathematics: A Perspective from (1123) limit but no limit on pictures) for each Industry. other to enhance their understanding of Jim Ferry, Metron, Inc. (1116-60-2393) mathematical ideas and concepts. Rob Eby, Blinn College - Bryan Campus 1:45PM Discrete Time Random Walks and p-Adic (1116-A5-1038) (1115) Brownian Motion. 2:00PM Exploration of College Students’ Learning David Eric Weisbart*, University of (1124) through Writing in a Developmental California, Riverside, and Erik Bakken, Mathematics Course. Norwegian University of Science and Sooﬁa Malik, University of Wyoming Technology (1116-60-2726) (1116-A5-577) 2:00PM A lower bound for the difference between 2:20PM Journaling to Assess Progress in (1116) the bond percolation thresholds of the (1125) Undergraduate Research. cubic and face-centered cubic lattices. William E. Gryc, Muhlenberg College Preliminary report. (1116-A5-396) John C. Wierman, Johns Hopkins 2:40PM Concept Maps as a Way to Assess Form University (1116-60-442) (1126) and Quality of Student Understanding of Algebra Concepts. 2:15PM Estimating parameters for the spatial Aaron Brakoniecki,BostonUniversity (1117) Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process with missing (1116-A5-912) observations. Preliminary report. Sami Cheong, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (1116-62-1356) MAA Session on Bringing the Community into the College Mathematics Classroom 2:30PM Stochastic Vector-Host Epidemic Model (1118) with direct transmission. 1:00 PM –2:15PM Room 620, Washington Dawit Befekadu Denu, PhD student at State Convention Center Auburn University (1116-60-2951) Organizer: Ksenija Simic-Muller, 2:45PM Analysis of KCSE performance in Nakuru Paciﬁc Lutheran University (1119) county: A generalized estimating 1:00PM Mathematical Modeling in Service of equations approach. (1127) Community or Teaching Without Answers Elvis Karanja Muchene,Universityof in the Back of the Book. Nairobi (1116-62-83) Joanne C Caniglia, Kent State University 3:00PM Spectral graph methods for inference on (1116-B1-35) (1120) attributed graphs. Preliminary report. 1:20PM Collaboration with the Boston Children’s David J Marchette, Naval Surface (1128) Museum. Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division Emma Smith Zbarsky, Wentworth (1116-62-1121) Institute of Technology (1116-B1-1119)

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1:40PM Improving algebra skills of university 2:20PM Reconsidering the role of a university (1129) students through participation in (1135) math department in the local community academic service-learning. of teachers. Preliminary report. Ekaterina Yurasovskaya, Department Greisy Winicki-Landman, Department of of Mathematics, Seattle University Mathematics and Statistics - Cal Poly (1116-B1-341) Pomona (1116-C1-359) 2:40PM A report from the ﬁeld: CCSS, PARCC and 2:00PM Connecting Quantitative Literacy to (1136) higher education. (1130) Financial Literacy in the Community. J. D. Berg, Fitchburg State University Preliminary report. (1116-C1-1731) Andrew J Miller, Belmont University (1116-B1-2339) 3:00PM The Cycle: Changing the Culture in K-12 (1137) Classrooms. MAA Session on Common Core State Kimberly R Elce, CSU Sacramento Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics Practices (1116-C1-2141) and Content: The Role of Math Departments 3:20PM Contextualizing CCSS-M in Geometry in Preparing Math Education Candidates for (1138) Course: Innovative Approach, New Assessments Effectiveness of Fundamental Changes. Preliminary report. Tetyana Berezovski, Associate 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 303, Washington Professor/Department of Mathematics, State Convention Center St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia (1116-C1-1796) Organizers: William Martin,North 3:40PM Teacher Candidates Discover the Power Dakota State University (1139) of CCSS Mathematical Practices. Preliminary report. Karen Morgan, New Jersey Mark D Oursland, Central Washington City University University (1116-C1-1201) 4:00PM Comparing Warren Colburn’s 1825 Text, Gulden Karakok,University of Northern Colorado (1140) First Lessons in Arithmetic, with the Common Core State Standards in James A. Mendoza Mathematics. Epperson,Universityof Crystal Sue Montana,NewMexicoState Texas-Arlington University (1116-C1-1172)

1:00PM Rethinking the Undergraduate MAA Session on Innovative Targeted (1131) Curriculum for Secondary Mathematics Solutions in Teaching Introductory Statistics, Teacher Preparation: Using Mathematical II Modeling Modules to Address Common Core Standards. 1:00 PM –4:15PM Yakima 1, Yakima Level Cynthia Oropesa Anhalt*, The One, Washington State Conference Center University of Arizona, and Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University (1116-C1-423) Organizers: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Lawrence University 1:20PM The Challenges of implementing the Randall Pruim,Calvin (1132) Common Core State Standards in College Mathematics: A survey analysis. Preliminary report. Sue Schou,IdahoState Xiaofen Zhang, Indiana State University University (1116-C1-784) 1:00PM Using Targeted Fun in College (1141) Introductory Statistics to Decrease 1:40PM Collaborative Effort to Address the Anxiety and Increase Learning: Research, (1133) Common Core State Standards for Resources, and Recommendations. Mathematics In a Middle School Lawrence M. Lesser*, The University of Mathematics Teacher Certiﬁcation Texas at El Paso, John J. Weber III, Program. Georgia Perimeter College, and Dennis Ruthmae Sears*andFernando K. Pearl, Pennsylvania State University Burgos, University of South Florida (1116-H5-1335) (1116-C1-2398) 1:20PM Updating the GAISE College Report. 2:00PM How Mathematics Departments and (1142) Preliminary report. (1134) Schools of Education must collaborate to Robin H Lock, St. Lawrence University prepare future teachers for the new (1116-H5-2036) certiﬁcation assessments and for 1:40PM Readin’, Writin’, and Calculatin’: Our successfully teaching Common Core State (1143) Intro Stats Course Foci. Standards. Timothy Kelly, Larry Edward Knop*and Betty C Rogers, Piedmont College Chinthaka Kuruwita, Hamilton College, (1116-C1-2969) Clinton, NY (1116-H5-2529)

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2:00PM Introductory Statistics in a Scale-Up 2:00PM Inquiry-based approach to teaching an (1144) Classroom. Preliminary report. (1154) introduction to proving course. Beverly M Reed, Kent State University Shiv Smith Karunakaran*andAbigail L (1116-H5-2869) Higgins, Washington State University (1116-J5-1149) 2:20PM A “Hybrid Flipped” Introduction to (1145) Biostatistics to Promote Research-Like 2:20PM Constructing a Growth Mindset Experiences. (1155) Environment: Using Psychological Rodney X. Sturdivant*andRebecca R. Interventions to Support IBL Pedagogies. Andridge, The Ohio State University Preliminary report. (1116-H5-933) Benjamin Braun,UniversityofKentucky 2:40PM Undergraduate Students Can Do Original (1116-J5-300) (1146) Mathematical Research. Stanley Rothman, Quinnipiac University 2:40PM Introducing IBL to Future Elementary Hamden Ct. 06518 (1116-H5-142) (1156) Teachers and Others in a Geometrical Explorations Course. Preliminary report. 3:00PM From Conjecture to Conclusion: Achieving Teresa D Magnus, Rivier University (1147) student engagement through an (1116-J5-2600) emphasis on the power and limitations of statistical ways of knowing. 3:00PM From Patterns to Proof: Using Troy Riggs,UnionUniversity (1157) Inquiry-Based Learning to Turn (1116-H5-1321) Elementary School Classrooms into 3:20PM Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Communities of Mathematicians. (1148) Variability throughout an Introductory Preliminary report. Statistics Course. Reva Kasman, Salem State University Rachel M Chaphalkar,Universityof (1116-J5-190) Wisconsin - Whitewater (1116-H5-2737) 3:20PM An Active STEM Prep Curriculum. 3:40PM Effects of Supplemental Instruction on (1158) Frank Savina, The Charles A. Dana (1149) Student Achievement in an Introductory Center at the University of Texas at Statistics Course. Preliminary report. Austin, Stuart Boersma*, Central Emily D Baum*andBrandon L Samples, Washington University, and Rebecca Georgia College & State University Hartzler, Seattle Central College (1116-H5-2443) (1116-J5-1886) 4:00PM Language in the Statistics Classroom: (1150) When the Problem Isn’t Just the Math. 3:40PM Developing Elementary Teachers’ (1159) Pedagogical Knowledge through Jon Pierre Fortney*, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Zayed Improving their Math Content knowledge. ,UniversityofNorthTexas University, and Liane Sandrey,Academic Ali S Shaqlaih Bridge Program, Zayed University at Dallas (1116-J5-2508) (1116-H5-1015) 4:00PM Inquiry-Based Activities for Linear (1160) Algebra. MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Steven Schlicker*andFeryal Alayont, Learning, I Grand Valley State University (1116-J5-1288) 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 619, Washington State Convention Center MAA Session on Recreational Mathematics: Puzzles, Card Tricks, Games, Game Shows, Organizers: Brian Katz, Augustana and Gambling, II College Victor Piercey, Ferris State 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 304, Washington University State Convention Center 1:00PM Secondary School Mathematics without a (1151) Textbook. Organizers: Paul R. Coe, Dominican *and Aviva A. Halani Thomas D. University Seidenberg, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH (1116-J5-1168) Sara B. Quinn, Dominican 1:20PM Introducing Inquiry-Based Mathematics University (1152) Learning Materials into South African Public Schools. Preliminary report. Marioni Weedermann, Sarah Wolff, Denison University Dominican University (1116-J5-1957) 1:00PM Chuteless and Ladderless. Preliminary 1:40PM A New Method to develop the (1161) report. (1153) Logical-Mathematical Intelligence for Darren Glass, Gettysburg College, SK solving the Mathematical problems. Lucas, James Madison University, and Daoud Salman,E.I.BInternational Jonathan Needleman*, Le Moyne School of Paris-France (1116-J5-1261) College (1116-Q1-1984)

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1:20PM Mathematics in the Settlers of Catan. 1:40PM Gender, switching, and student (1162) Preliminary report. (1173) perceptions of Calculus I. Susanna Molitoris Miller*, Kennesaw Jessica Ellis and Rebecca Cooper*, State University, Brian G. Kronenthal, Colorado State University (1116-Q5-421) Kutztown University, Jathan W. Austin, 2:00PM Graphing habits and students’ thinking Salisbury University, and Jonathon A. (1174) about graphs emergently. Miller, Kennesaw State University , University of Georgia (1116-Q1-407) Kevin C. Moore (1116-Q5-91) 1:40PM Cops and Robbers meets Chess. (1163) Brendan W Sullivan*, Nikolas 2:20PM An investigation of student resources Townsend and Mikayla Werzanski, (1175) for function and rate of change in Emmanuel College (1116-Q1-1632) differential equations. George Kuster,VirginiaTech 2:00PM Grime Dice and the Archbishop. (1116-Q6-2748) (1164) Preliminary report. Ward Heilman*, Leonard Sprague and 2:40PM Teachers’ meanings for function notation Nicholas Pasciuto, Bridgewater State (1176) in U.S.A. and Korea. University (1116-Q1-1904) Hyunkyoung Yoon*andPatrick W Thompson, Arizona State University 2:20PM Confused Electrician Games. Preliminary (1116-Q6-2736) (1165) report. Tom Edgar*andJessica Sklar,Pacific 3:00PM The Transition to Proof in Collegiate Lutheran University (1116-Q1-1160) (1177) Mathematics: Examining A Hybrid Lecture/Laboratory Approach at a Large 2:40PM Discussion on some combinatorial Public Research University. Preliminary (1166) problems in ”2048” Game. Preliminary report. report. Mariana Levin*, Department Tong Liu, Tsinghua University of Mathematics, Western Michigan (1116-Q1-2278) University, John P. Smith III, College of 3:00PM Fibonacci over Lucas; Lucas over Five Education, Michigan State University, (1167) Fibonacci - Winning Probabilities in a Aaron Levin, Department of Game of Chance. Mathematics, Michigan State University, Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon V. Rani Satyam and Younggon College (1116-Q1-304) Bae, Program in Mathematics Education, Michigan State University 3:20PM Knights and Knaves in the Classroom. (1116-Q6-2674) (1168) Oscar Levin,UniversityofNorthern Colorado (1116-Q1-1955) 3:20PM Realizations of the Derivative in Three (1178) Widely Used Calculus Textbooks. 3:40PM On Prisoners, Hats, and Sperner Jungeun Park, University of Delaware (1169) Labelings. Preliminary report. (1116-Q6-2470) Deborah E. Seacrest*andTyler P. Seacrest, University of Montana Western 3:40PM An Analysis of Undergraduate Students’ (1116-Q1-1363) (1179) Mathematical Foresight. Preliminary report. 4:00PM What is left after everything is removed? (1170) Unexpected results from infinite Wes Maciejewski*andBill Barton,The processes. University of Auckland (1116-Q6-2247) Aaron Montgomery, Central Washington University (1116-Q1-951) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Algebra, I MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, II 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 212, Washington State Convention Center 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 2B, Washington State Convention Center Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England Organizer: Karen A. Keene,North University Carolina State University Bem Cayco, San Jose State 1:00PM An investigation into learning about University (1171) integrals as participation in different Timothy Comar, professional communities. Benedictine University William L Hall, North Carolina State University (1116-Q5-2384) T. James Reid,Universityof Mississippi 1:20PM The State of Student Understanding in (1172) Introductory Group Theory: Results from 1:00PM When are finite projective planes magic? the Group Concept Inventory. (1180) David A Nash*andJonathan Kathleen Melhuish, Teachers Needleman, Le Moyne College Development Group (1116-Q5-532) (1116-VA-1891)

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1:15PM Monotone Catenary Degree In Numerical T. James Reid,Universityof (1181) Monoids. Mississippi Jenna Nicole Zomback, SUNY Geneseo, 1:00PM Quasiconformal Mappings and Cameron Wright*, Carleton College, and (1192) Equilateral Triangles. Daniel Gonzalez, Florida International Colleen Ackermann*, University of University (1116-VA-2577) Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Peter 1:30PM On Factorable Rings. Haïssinsky,UniversitédeProvence,and (1182) Andrew J. Hetzel*, Tennessee Tech Aimo Hinkkanen, University of Illinois at University, and Ashley M. Lawson, Urbana-Champaign (1116-VB-1089) University of Kentucky (1116-VA-1037) 1:15PM Evolution Semigroups for Well-Posed, 1:45PM I*J=-K. (1193) Non-Autonomous Evolution Families. (1183) James Joe McCarry, Laredo Community Preliminary report. College (1116-VA-1192) Austin Scirratt*, Louisiana State 2:00PM Initial Ideals of Phylogenetic Secant University, Ladorian Latin, Franklin (1184) Ideals. University, and Frank Neubrander, Colby Long, North Carolina State Louisiana State University University (1116-VA-1276) (1116-VB-1091) 2:15PM The word problem for positively 1:30PM Orbital stability of standing-wave (1185) presented semigroups and inverse (1194) solutions to the non-linear Schroedinger semigroups. equation in dimension one. Preliminary Muhammad Inam,Universityof report. Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-VA-1387) Daniele Garrisi, Inha University (1116-VB-1483) 2:30PM An upper bound for absolute length of (1186) Coxeter group elements. 1:45PM Property (wL) and the Reciprocal Brian Drake*andEvan Peters,Grand (1195) Dunford-Pettis Property in projective Valley State University (1116-VA-1418) tensor products. 2:45PM Involution Posets of Non-Crystallographic Ioana Ghenciu,Universityof (1187) Coxeter Groups. Wisconsin-River Falls (1116-VB-1609) Abigail C Bishop, Iona College 2:00PM Simple connectivity and the chaotic (1116-VA-1539) (1196) behavior of operators on a space of 3:00PM Ascending chain condition in composite harmonic functions. (1188) Hurwitz rings. Preliminary report. Leonardo Pinheiro*, Rhode Island Dong Kyu Kim*, Kyungpook Nationl College, Gokul Kadel,Cameron University, and Jung Wook Lim, University, and Kit Chan, Bowling Green Kyungpook National University State University (1116-VB-1613) (1116-VA-1697) 2:15PM Chaotic Differentiation Operators and 3:15PM Invariant Forms on Minuscule (1197) Simple Connectivity. (1189) Representations. Preliminary report. Gokul R Kadel, Cameron University Erica Shannon, University of Colorado (1116-VB-1708) Boulder (1116-VA-1829) 2:30PM A radial uniqueness theorem in higher 3:30PM C-ideals, Cartan subalgebras, and the (1198) dimensions. Preliminary report. (1190) covering-avoidance property in Leibniz Michael C. Fulkerson,Universityof algebras. Preliminary report. Central Oklahoma (1116-VB-1793) Bethany Turner, North Carolina State 2:45PM On a First Order Rational System of University (1116-VA-1899) (1199) Difference Equations with Non-Constant 3:45PM Submonoids of the Formal Power Series. Coefficients. (1191) Preliminary report. Yevgeniy Kostrov*, Xavier University of Furuzan Ozbek*, Auburn University, Louisiana, and Zachary Kudlak, Edgar Enochs, University of Kentucky, Monmouth University (1116-VB-2343) and Overtoun Jenda, Auburn University 3:00PM Chaos in a Wider Context. Preliminary (1116-VA-1933) (1200) report. C. P. Money, University of Louisville MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1116-VB-2045) Analysis, I MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 1:00 PM –3:10PM Room 617, Washington Interdisciplinary Topics in Mathematics, II State Convention Center 1:00 PM –2:40PM Room 618, Washington Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, State Convention Center Western New England University Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Bem Cayco, San Jose State Western New England University University Timothy Comar, Bem Cayco, San Jose State Benedictine University University

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Timothy Comar, 1:45PM Goals and Conﬂicts in a Benedictine University (1211) Computer-Centered Mathematics Class. T. James Reid,Universityof Geillan Dahab Aly, University of Arizona Mississippi (1116-VK-1876)

1:00PM Undergraduate Research in Mathematical 2:00PM Using technology to foster large scale (1201) Biology with limited Faculty, Students, (1212) undergraduate research collaborations. and Resources. Jason Parsley, Wake Forest University, James A. Vance,TheUniversityof and Joseph Rusinko*, Hobart and Virginia’s College at Wise (1116-VH-162) William Smith Colleges (1116-VK-2267) 1:15PM Strategies for teaching cryptography. (1202) Preliminary report. 2:15PM Multiple geometry views in GeoGebra Javad Namazi,FairleighDickinson (1213) through the calculus sequence. University (1116-VH-2735) Edward D. Kim,Universityof Wisconsin-La Crosse (1116-VK-2400) 1:30PM Unsteady boundary-layer flow of (1203) nanofluid over a flat plate. 2:30PM A LaTeX package to generate Moodle Anilkumar Devarapu*, Zephyrinus C (1214) quizzes: moodle.sty. Okonkwo and Marrisa Merrell,Albany Anders O.F. Hendrickson,SaintNorbert State University (1116-VH-2925) College (1116-VK-2408) 1:45PM Enzyme diffusion through a degrading 2:45PM Using technology to enhance student (1204) blood clot. (1215) learning in general education Brittany Bannish,UniversityofCentral mathematics courses. Preliminary report. Oklahoma (1116-VH-533) Petre I Ghenciu*, University of 2:00PM Using Mathematics to Aid in the Wisconsin-Stout, and Alexandru G Atim, (1205) Registration of Robotic Systems. Benedict College (1116-VK-2564) Mili I Shah, Loyola University Maryland (1116-VH-722) 3:00PM Animations! Riemann Surfaces and 2:15PM Protein Adsorption in Porous Membranes. (1216) Interactive Computer Animations. (1206) Anastasia Bridner Wilson,Clemson Paul R McCreary, The Evergreen State University (1116-VH-805) College - Tacoma (1116-VK-2744) 2:30PM A Sparse Coding Model of the 3:15PM Promote communication with students by (1207) Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus. (1217) using a text phone in a multi variable William Severa*, James Bradley Aimone calculus classroom. Preliminary report. and Ojas Parekh, Sandia National Myungchul Kim, Suffolk County Laboratories (1116-VH-958) Community College (1116-VK-771)

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Mathematics and Technology Modeling and Applications, II

1:00 PM –3:25PM Yakima 2, Yakima Level 1:00 PM –3:25PM Room 214, Washington One, Washington State Conference Center State Convention Center Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, University Western New England Bem Cayco, San Jose State University University Bem Cayco, San Jose State Timothy Comar, University Benedictine University T. James Reid,Universityof Timothy Comar, Mississippi Benedictine University 1:00PM STEM Apprentices in the Modern T. James Reid,Universityof (1208) Classroom: Using Technology to Bring Mississippi Ancient Teaching Techniques into the Modern World. 1:00PM Using Modeling and a Community Based Heather Pierce, Emmanuel College (1218) Participatory Research Strategy to Stop (1116-VK-2092) the Spread of Palmer Amaranth in Iowa. Preliminary report. 1:15PM Updating the WeBWorK Problem Library. (1209) Preliminary report. Molly Monk*, Teig Loge, Park Ellis and ,Simpson Jeff Holt*, University of Virginia, and Mikels Maggie Long College (1116-VM-1614) John Jones, Arizona State University (1116-VK-1339) 1:15PM Impact of kidney structural architecture 1:30PM A One-To-One iPad Initiative in (1219) on oxygen transport: A mathematical (1210) Precalculus. Preliminary report. model. Caitlin Phifer, Merrimack College Brendan C. Fry, University of Colorado (1116-VK-1774) Boulder (1116-VM-1623)

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1:30PM Modeling Adsorption Kinetics 1:15PM An extended Lindley Poisson distribution (1220) (Bio-remediation of Heavy Metal (1229) with applications. Contaminated Water). Mavis Pararai*, Indiana University of Chris McCarthy, Borough of Manhattan Pennsylvania, Broderick Olusegun Community College, City University of Oluyede, Georgia Southern University, New York (1116-VM-1676) and Gayan Warahena Liyanage,Central Michigan University (1116-VP-1756) 1:45PM Modeling Effects of Regulatory T Cells in (1221) Antitumor Laser Immunotherapy. 1:30PM Avoidance Coupling of Simple Random Bryan A Dawkins*andSean M Laverty, (1230) Walks: Graph Conditions. Preliminary University of Central Oklahoma report. (1116-VM-1701) Ewa J Infeld, Dartmouth College (1116-VP-1900) 2:00PM A central pattern generator-driven (1222) integrative multi-scale model of lamprey 1:45PM A Comparative Study of Structural locomotion with sensory feedback. (1231) Equation Models vs. Alternative Models Christina L. Hamlet*, Tulane University, for Multivariate Longitudinal Data. Eric D. Tytell, Tufts University, and Budhinath Padhy*, University of Lisa J. Fauci, Tulane University Hartford, and Gemechis Djira,South (1116-VM-1748) Dakota State University, Brookings, SD (1116-VP-1972) 2:15PM Dynamics of Vector-borne Relapsing 2:00PM Statistical analysis of a case-control (1223) Diseases. (1232) Statistical Analysis of a Case-Control , Univeristy of Montana, Cody A Palmer Alzheimer’s Disease: a Retrospective Missoula (1116-VM-1819) Approach with Sucient Dimension 2:30PM Dispersal-Induced Global Extinction in Reduction. (1224) Two-Patch Model under the Allee Effect. Rebecca Rachan*, North Central College, Margaret Elizabeth Swift*, Leah Shaw Subodh Selukar,UniversityofNorth and Junping Shi, The College of William Carolina, Chapel Hill, Trevor Adriaanse, & Mary (1116-VM-2000) Bucknell University, and Meshach Hopkins, University of Maryland, 2:45PM An Extensible Mathematical Model of Baltimore County (1116-VP-2065) (1225) Glucose Metabolism. Caleb L Adams,RadfordUniversity 2:15PM Using simulation to understand the (1116-VM-1861) (1233) Central Limit Theorem for Proportion. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Modeling in vitro studies of anthrax Ann E Moskol, Rhode Island College (1226) spore and macrophage interactions. (1116-VP-2070) Preliminary report. 2:30PM Probabilistic Analysis of Polyovulation. Megan O Powell,UniversityofSt.Francis (1234) Tiffany N. Kolba, Valparaiso University (1116-VM-1951) (1116-VP-2103) 3:15PM Short-Term vs Long-Term Strategy in the 2:45PM Mixing Times for Markov Chains on (1227) Game of Monopoly. Preliminary report. (1235) Lattices via Weak Limits. Preliminary Mitchell Eithun, McKenzie Lamb* report. and Andrea Young, Ripon College Mathew Titus, Oregon State University (1116-VM-1956) (1116-VP-2150) 3:00PM A Statistical Study to determine the MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Probability and Statistics, II (1236) criteria for winning in Mixed Martial Arts for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 213, Washington Victor Villalpando,TheUniversityof State Convention Center Texas Rio Grande Valley (1116-VP-2176) 3:15PM Age-Speciﬁc Variations in Cancer Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, (1237) Mortality rates: A Functional Data Western New England Approach. University Keshav Pokhrel*, University Bem Cayco, San Jose State of Michigan-Dearborn, and Chris University Tsokos, University of South Florida (1116-VP-2277) Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 3:30PM Bootstrapping Time Series Models. (1238) Preliminary report. T. James Reid,Universityof Mosisa G Aga, Auburn University Mississippi Montgomery (1116-VP-2311) 1:00PM Almost periodic random sequences in 3:45PM Adaptations to curvature based (1228) probability. Preliminary report. (1239) denoising. Paul H Bezandry,HowardUniversity James Matuk, Duquense University (1116-VP-1744) (1116-VP-2315)

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SIAM Minisymposium on K-8 Applied Robert Wooster, College of Mathematics Outreach Activities Wooster

1:00 PM –4:10PM Room 3A, Washington MAA Committee on Professional State Convention Center Development Panel Discussion Organizers: Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 612, Washington State Convention Center Suzanne Lenhart,University of Tennessee Mid-career faculty: Charting the next half 1:00PM Mathematical Modeling in Elementary of your career. (1240) Grades: Outreach activities from the IMMERSION program. Organizer: Jenna P. Carpenter, Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College Louisiana Tech University (1116-97-581) Panelists: Jonathan K. Hodge,Grand 1:35PM NIMBIoS activities connecting math and Valley State University (1241) scienceinmiddleschool. Judith Covington, Louisiana *, U of Tennessee and Suzanne Lenhart State University at NIMBioS, ,National Kelly Sturner Shreveport Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, and Virginia Parkman,Uof Annalisa Crannell, Franklin Tennessee and NIMBioS (1116-92-1361) and Marshall College 2:10PM ”Energizing Students”- a STEM program Brigitte Lahme, Sonoma (1242) targeted toward Hispanic middle school State University students. Elizabeth (Betsy) G Yanik,EmporiaState Ronald Taylor, Berry University (1116-97-1592) College 2:45PM Integrated Math and Physics with Roller (1243) Coaster Design for Middle School Joint Committee on Women Panel Discussion Students. Katie R Fowler, Clarkson University 1:00 PM –2:30PM Room 611, Washington (1116-97-567) State Convention Center 3:20PM Quantitative Lying: data literacy and (1244) applied mathematics. Success in graduate school (and the rest Katherine Socha, Park School of of your life). Baltimore (1116-97-1516) Organizers: Patricia Hale, California 3:50PM Discussion: Outreach ideas from the State Polytechnic University, audience Pomona Magnhild Lien, California AMS Committee on Education Panel State University, Northridge Discussion Bernd Sturmfels,University of California at Berkeley 1:00 PM –2:30PM Skagit 2, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center Panelists: Sara Billey,Universityof Washington, Seattle What is a Mathematics PhD? Anastasia Chavez, MAA Panel Discussion University of California at Berkeley 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 609, Washington Courtney Gibbons, State Convention Center Hamilton College Interdisciplinary modeling experiences Abbe Herzig,SUNYat for undergraduates. Albany Organizers: Amanda Beecher, Ramapo Candice Price,SamHouston College of New Jersey State University Chris Arney, United States Ami Radunskaya, Pomona Military Academy College Panelists: Heidi Berger,Simpson College Summer Program for Women in Mathematics Jessica Libertini,Virginia (SPWM)Reunion Military Institute Gary Olson,Universiryof 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 3B, Washington Colorado Denver State Convention Center

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MAA Invited Address 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Maplets for (1254) Calculus. 2:00 PM –2:50PM Ballroom 6A, Washington Philip B. Yasskin*, Texas A&M State Convention Center University, DouglasB..Meade, University of South Carolina, Matthew (1245) Studying mathematics learning and Barry, Texas A&M Engineering Extension improving mathematics teaching: Service, Don Van Huyck, Dmitriy building careers of integrated Shatalov, Texas A&M University, Parth scholarship and practice. Sarin and Michael Sprintson,A&M Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Consolidated High School Foundation (1116-A0-2993) 2:00PM Progress report on the effectiveness of a MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by (1255) summer STEM enrichment program for college freshmen at a liberal arts college. the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Maria Siopsis*andAngelia Gibson, Maryville College 2:00 PM –4:00PM Hall 4F, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center 2:00PM EAGER: Understanding and Improving (1256) Collegiate Persistence and STEM Organizer: Jon Scott, Montgomery Opportunities for Developmental College Mathematics Students. 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Data-Driven Edgar Fuller*, Jessica Deshler and (1246) Applications Inspiring Upper-Division Marcela Mera Trujillo,WestVirginia Mathematics. University Heather Moon*, St. Mary’s College of 2:00PM Second SIAM-NSF Workshop: Modeling Maryland, Tom Asaki, Washington State (1257) Across the Curriculum. University, Chris Camﬁeld,Hendrix Peter Turner*, Clarkson University, and College, and Marie Snipes,Kenyon James Crowley,SIAM College 2:00PM Supporting Pedagogical Innovation for a 2:00PM Native American-based Mathematics (1258) Generation of Transformation via (1247) Materials for Integration into Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics Undergraduate Courses. (SPIGOT). Charles Funkhouser*, Harriet C. Stan Yoshinobu*, California Polytechnic Edwards, California State University State University, San Luis Obispo, Carol Fullerton, and Miles Pfahl,Turtle Schumacher, Kenyon College, Matthew Mountain Community College Jones, California State University, 2:00PM STEM Real World Applications of Dominguez Hills, and Sandra L. Laursen, (1248) Mathematics. University of Colorado Darren A. Narayan*, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Joy Lind,University 2:00PM Motivating First-Year Calculus with of Sioux Falls (1259) Robotics. Jason Cantarella*andHarrison 2:00PM Transforming Linear Algebra Education Chapman, University of Georgia (1249) with GeoGebra Applets. James D. Factor*andSusan 2:00PM Recruiting STEM Majors into Teacher Pustejovsky, Alverno College (1260) Education: URI’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. 2:00PM WeBWorK: Improving Student Success in Ed Lamagna*, Anne M. Seitsinger, (1250) Mathematics. David Byrd, Cornelis de Groot, Bryan John Travis*, Mississippi College, Dewsbury, Jay Fogleman, Joan Arnold Pizer, Michael Gage, Vicki Roth, Peckham and Kathy Peno,Universityof University of Rochester, J. Michael Rhode Island Pearson and Linda Brady,MAA 2:00PM Progress through Calculus. 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Maplets for (1251) David Bressoud*, Macalester College, (1261) Calculus. Jess Ellis, Colorado State University, Douglas B. Meade*, University of South Sean Larsen, Portland State University, Carolina, Philip B. Yasskin,TexasA&M and Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State University, and Robert Petrulis,EPRE University Consulting LLC 2:00PM A Common Vision for the Undergraduate 2:00PM Paradigms in Physics: Representations of (1252) Mathematics Program in 2025. (1262) Partial Derivatives. Karen Saxe*, Macalester College, and Tevian Dray*, Corinne A. Manogue, Linda Brady,MAA Elizabeth Gire, Emily H. van Zee and David Roundy, Oregon State University 2:00PM NJ Partnership for Excellence in Middle (1253) School Mathematics. 2:00PM Integrating Technology-Rich Instruction Amy Cohen*, Michael Weingart, Mike (1263) of Urban Students into the Secondary Beals, Joan Bennett, Carolyn Maher, Education-Mathematics Curriculum. Rutgers University, and John Coleman, Courtney Nagle*andJodie Styers,Penn Toms River Schools State Erie, The Behrend College

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2:00PM NSF STEM Scholarship and Mentoring 2:00PM MPWR II: Mentoring Partnerships for (1264) Program. (1274) WomeninRUME. Courtney Nagle, Penn State Erie, The Jess Ellis, Colorado State University Behrend College 2:00PM Developing an Assessment Tool to 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Updating the (1275) Measure Student Understanding of (1265) WeBWorK National Problem Library. Multivariable Calculus Concepts. John Jones*, Arizona State University, Monica VanDieren*, Robert Morris and Jeff Holt, University of Virginia University, Deborah Moore-Russo, State 2:00PM Transforming Students’ Mathematical University of New York at Buffalo, and (1266) Experiences: Advancing Quality Teaching Paul Seeburger, Monroe Community with Reliability at Scale. College Ann Edwards*, Anthony Bryk, Alicia Grunow, Carnegie Foundation for the 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Improving Advancement of Teaching, and James (1276) Conceptual Understanding of Stigler,UCLA Multivariable Calculus Through Visualization Using CalcPlot3D. 2:00PM Graduating More Women in Computer Paul Seeburger*, Monroe Community (1267) Science and Mathematics: an NSF College, Monica VanDieren,Robert S-STEM Project at Western Washington Morris University, and Deborah University. Moore-Russo, State University of New David Hartenstine*andPerry Fizzano, York at Buffalo Western Washington University

2:00PM Collaborative Research: Teaching 2:00PM Simulations and Understanding p-value (1268) Inquiry-oriented Mathematics: (1277) in Intro Stats at a Community College. Establishing Supports. Alia Criddle Maw, Salt Lake Community Karen A. Keene*, North Carolina State College University, Estrella Johnson,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2:00PM Simulation methods and standards-based Christine Andrews-Larson,FloridaState (1278) grading in an introductory statistics University, William Hall, North Carolina course overhaul. State University, George Kuster,Virginia Jeffrey Sykes, Ouachita Baptist Polytechnic Institute and State University, University and Muhummed Haider,FloridaState 2:00PM A simple data-gathering exercise for University (1279) introduction to statistics in Pre-algebra 2:00PM The Arlington Undergraduate to Business Math and all those other (1269) Research-based Achievement for STEM classes in between. (AURAS). Crystine Chipman, Chandler-Gilbert Richard Chandler*, James A. Mendoza Community College Epperson, Lynn Peterson, Ramon Lopez, Kevin Schug and Carter Tiernan, 2:00PM Project UPLIFT: Universal Portability of University of Texas-Arlington (1280) Learning Increased by Fun Teaching. John J. Weber III*, Georgia Perimeter 2:00PM Transforming Instruction in College, Lawrence M. Lesser,University (1270) Undergraduate Mathematics via Primary of Texas at El Paso, and Dennis K. Pearl, Historical Sources. The Ohio State University Dominic Klyve*, Central Washington University, Janet Barnett, Colorado State 2:00PM PREP: MAA’s Professional Development University-Pueblo, Kathleen Clark, (1281) Program. Florida State University, Jerry Lodder, Nancy Hastings*, Dickinson College, New Mexico State University, Daniel Barbara Edwards, Oregon State Otero, Xavier University, Diana White, University, Nathaniel Dean,Texas University of Colorado Denver, and State University San Marcos, Virginia Nicholas Scoville, Ursinus College Buchanan, Hiram College, Mike 2:00PM Navajo Nation Math Circles Project. Brilleslyper, United States Air Force (1271) Bob Klein, Ohio University Academy, Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University, and Jon Scott, 2:00PM Using volume to prove Tucker’s Lemma Montgomery College (1272) in 2-dimensions. Beauttie A Kuture*, Pomona College, AMS Invited Address Oscar F Leong,SwarthmoreCollege,and Christopher A Loa,Universityof Tennessee, Knoxville 2:15 PM –3:05PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington 2:00PM NSF S-STEM Program at Shepherd: State Convention Center (1273) Academic Performance Enhancement and Career Preparation for STEM Students. (1282) Chaotic billiards and vibrations of drums. Zhijun Wang*andQing Wang,Shepherd Steve Zelditch,NorthwesternUniversity University, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 (1116-58-892)

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MAA Panel Discussion SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy and SIGMAA on Statistics Education Joint 2:35 PM –3:55PM Room 609, Washington Reception State Convention Center 5:30 PM –6:00PM Yakima 1, Yakima Level Is online inquiry-based learning (IBL) One, Washington State Conference Center possible? Radical Dash Activity Organizers: Padraig McLoughlin, Kutztown University of 5:30 PM –6:30PM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Pennsylvania Three, Washington State Conference Center Perry Y.C. Lee,Kutztown University of Pennsylvania MAA Special Presentation: Poetry+Art+Math.

MAA Committee on Minority Participation 5:30 PM –7:00PM Room 608, Washington and the MAA Ofﬁce of Minority Participation State Convention Center Panel Discussion Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona College 2:35 PM –3:55PM Room 612, Washington Lawrence M. Lesser, State Convention Center University of Texas at El Paso Summer Research Programs. Douglas Norton, Villanova Organizers: Lloyd E. Douglas, University Independent Consultant SIGMAA on Undergraduate Research (UR William A. Hawkins,Jr.,MAA SIGMAA)Business Meeting and University of the District of Columbia 5:30 PM –6:30PM Room 607, Washington Robert Megginson, State Convention Center University of Michigan All are invited to the ﬁrst meeting of the MAA’s newest SIGMAA! MAA Social Hour SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics 3:15 PM –4:15PM Room 608, Washington (POM SIGMAA)Reception State Convention Center 5:30 PM –5:50PM Room 617, Washington Find a research collaborator. State Convention Center Organizers: Jacob A. White,TexasA&B University Joint Prize Session Reception

Timothy Goldberg, 5:30 PM –6:30PM East Lobby, 6th Floor, Lenoir-Rhyne University Washington State Convention Center

AMS Retiring Presidential Address MAA Two-Year College Reception

3:20 PM –4:10PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington 5:45 PM –7:00PM Willow, 2nd Floor, State Convention Center Sheraton Seattle Hotel

(1283) Conjugacy classes and group SIGMAA on Statistics Education Business representations. Preliminary report. Meeting David Vogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1116-22-44) 6:00 PM –6:45PM Yakima 1, Yakima Level One, Washington State Conference Center Project NExT Session Presenter: Patti Frazer Lock,St. 3:30 PM –4:20PM Room 4C-2, Washington Lawrence University State Convention Center SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational How to successfully ﬂip Your classroom. Biology Reception and Business Meeting

Joint Prize Session 6:00 PM –6:50PM Room 304, Washington State Convention Center

4:25 PM –5:25PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington Organizer: Maeve McCarthy, Murray State Convention Center State University

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SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy (SIGMAA MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and QL)Business Meeting Learning, II

6:00 PM –6:45PM Yakima 2, Yakima Level 7:40 AM –10:55AM Room 619, Washington One, Washington State Conference Center State Convention Center SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics (POM SIGMAA) Business Meeting Organizers: Brian Katz, Augustana College 6:00 PM –6:20PM Room 617, Washington State Convention Center Victor Piercey, Ferris State University

SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics 7:40AM How wide is the river? Teaching through (POM SIGMAA) Guest Lecture (1287) Problem Solving: A case study. Tuck Choy Francis Chow,Zayed 6:30 PM –7:20PM Room 617, Washington University, UAE (1116-J5-1122) State Convention Center 8:00AM Active Calculus: An Activity-Driven, 6:30PM Is school mathematics “real” (1288) Student-Centered Approach. (1284) mathematics? Preliminary report. May Mei, Denison University Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University (1116-J5-2317) (1116-00-2437) 8:20AM Teaching an IBL course for the ﬁrst time: SIGMAA On Statistics Education Guest (1289) successes, challenges and lessons Lecture learned. Preliminary report. Ekaterina Lioutikova, University of Saint 6:50 PM –7:40PM Yakima 1, Yakima Level Joseph (1116-J5-675) One, Washington State Conference Center 8:40AM Teaching Graph Theory Course Using (1285) Big data, experiments, and resampling at (1290) Modiﬁed Inquiry-Based Method. Google. Yun Lu, Kutztown University of PA Tim Hesterburg, Google (1116-J5-2208)

SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational 9:00AM Getting Better at Using Inquiry-Based Biology Guest Lecture (1291) Learning. Preliminary report. Frederick M Butler, York College of 7:00 PM –7:50PM Room 304, Washington Pennsylvania (1116-J5-748) State Convention Center 9:20AM Towards an Inquiry-Based, Organizer: Maeve McCarthy, Murray (1292) Writing-Intensive Number Theory Course. State University Adrian P. Gentle,UniversityofSouthern (1286) Using mathematics and computation to Indiana (1116-J5-2555) address problems in cell biology. Leah Edelstein-Keshet,Deptof 9:40AM A Lab-Style Proof and Problem Solving Mathematics, University of British (1293) Course. Columbia (1116-92-2931) Talitha M Washington,Howard University (1116-J5-2792)

10:00AM Jumping In: The switch to lecture-free (1294) inquiry-based calculus. Heather A. Lewis, Nazareth College (1116-J5-1685)

10:20AM A Departmental Transition From Lecture (1295) To IBL In Calculus. Cheri Boyd, C. Yousuf George*, Friday, January 8 Nicole Juersivich, Matt Koetz and Heather Ames Lewis, Nazareth College Joint Meetings Registration (1116-J5-2656)

7:30 AM –4:00PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, 10:40AM A Model for Expanding Active Learning Washington State Convention Center (1296) Regionally: The Greater Upstate New York Inquiry-Based Learning Consortium. Email Center Patrick X Rault*, State University of New York, College at Geneseo, Ryan Gantner, 7:30 AM –9:00PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, St. John Fisher College, and CYousuf Washington State Convention Center George, Nazareth College (1116-J5-1285)

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AMS Session on General Topics, I 10:45AM Additive vs. Multiplicative Near-linearity (1308) in Open Induction. 7:45 AM –10:55AM Chelan 5, Chelan Level Mojtaba Moniri, Department of Two, Washington State Conference Center Mathematics, Western Illinois University (1116-03-2900) 7:45AM Text-Mining and Topic Modeling the (1297) Wall Street Journal to Find Market AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research Inefﬁciencies. in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Jeremy Tillay*, Rice University, Adela Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, II Yang, Bowdoin College, Yilun Chen and Xiudi Li,HongKongUniversityofScience 8:00 AM –10:50AM Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level and Technology (1116-00-298) Three, Washington State Conference Center 8:00AM Math-Aware Search Interfaces for Digital Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, (1298) Mathematical Libraries (DML). Rochester Institute of Petr Sojka*andMichal Ru˚ˇziˇcka,Faculty Technology of Informatics, Masaryk University, Botanick´a 68a, 602 00 Brno, Czech Jobby Jacob,Rochester Republic (1116-00-1713) Institute of Technology

8:15AM Big Data Visualization Tools and Tamas Forgacs, California (1299) Algorithms to Build Predictive Models. State University, Fresno Preliminary report. Ugur Abdulla,Florida Ahlam E Tannouri*, Mathematics Institute of Technology Department, Morgan State University, 8:00AM Number Theory on Square-tiled Surfaces and Sam Tannouri, Computr Science (1309) II. Preliminary report. Department, Morgan State University Elizabeth McGrady*, Rose Goueth, (1116-00-2898) Alyssa Kaplan, Claire Kerper and 8:30AM Notices of the American Mathematical Gillian Tisdale, Smith College (1300) Society. (1116-51-1240) Frank Morgan, Williams College 8:30AM Pinpointing unknown objects by their (1116-00-406) (1310) reﬂected light rays. Preliminary report. 8:45AM MIDAS: Mathematical Information in the Catrice Chong*, Cheryl Holmes, MyVan (1301) Digital Age of Science. Vo and Lauren White, Smith College PatrickD.F.Ion*, U Michigan & Math (1116-51-1385) Reviews / AMS, Ann Arbor MI, USA, Olaf 9:00AM Further results on generalized splines. Teschke, zbMATH, Berlin, Germany, and (1311) Lindsay Dever*, Holly Mandel, Elise Stephen M. Watt, University of Waterloo, Reed, Stephanie Webster, Julia Gibson Waterloo ON, Canada (1116-00-2114) and Meredith Wilde, Smith College (1116-05-2727) 9:00AM Creating Mathematical Knowledge (1302) Networks. 9:30AM Number Theory on Square-tiled Surfaces Fabian Muller¨ , FIZ Karlsruhe/zbMATH (1312) I. Preliminary report. (1116-00-2248) Ga Yee Park*, Vivian Li, Rebecca Roberts and Lisa Wang, Smith College 9:15AM Extending Anticliques in Borel Graphs. (1116-51-1237) (1303) Preliminary report. Francis Adams, University of Florida 10:00AM Rings of small rank over a Dedekind (1116-03-1720) (1313) domain and their ideals. Evan M. O’Dorney, Cambridge University 9:30AM Non-Classical Mathematics, Forward and (1116-13-1962) (1304) In Reverse. Maarten McKubre-Jordens,Universityof 10:30AM Correlation Functions of Schur Processes. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. (1314) Amol Aggarwal,HarvardUniversity (1116-03-1193) (1116-05-2155) 9:45AM Transfer of the Ramsey Property between AMS-AWM Special Session on Commutative (1305) Classes. Preliminary report. Algebra, I Lynn Scow, Vassar College (1116-03-2068) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 603, Washington 10:00AM Cardinal Characteristics Above the State Convention Center (1306) Continuum. Preliminary report. Luke Stephen Seraﬁn, Carnegie Mellon Organizers: Karen Smith,Universityof University (1116-03-2429) Michigan, Ann Arbor Emily Witt,Universityof 10:15AM Tree representations from very large (1307) cardinals. Utah Scott S Cramer,RutgersUniversity Irena Swanson, Reed (1116-03-2057) College

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8:00AM Enumeration of Double Cosets in 9:00AM Poset Associahedra. (1315) Symmetric Groups and Beyond. (1323) Satyan L Devadoss*, Williams College; Sara C. Billey*, University of Washington, Harvey Mudd College, and Stefan Forcey, Matjaz Konvalinka,Universityof University of Akron (1116-52-171) Ljubljana, and Frederick Matsen,Fred 9:30AM Order congruence lattices are shellable. Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (1324) Jay Schweig, Oklahoma State University, (1116-05-2035) and Russ Woodroofe*, Mississippi State 8:30AM Constructing ideals with high University (1116-05-1795) (1316) Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity. 10:00AM Counterexamples to the topological Brooke S. Ullery,UniversityofUtah (1325) Tverberg conjecture. (1116-13-704) Florian Frick, Cornell University 9:00AM Conjectures on Symbolic Powers. (1116-52-1047) (1317) Preliminary report. 10:30AM Combinatorics and Smith normal form. Louiza Fouli*, New Mexico State (1326) Preliminary report. University, Paolo Mantero,Universityof Richard P. Stanley, University of Miami Arkansas, and Yu Xie, Penn State, (1116-05-378) Altoona (1116-13-1581) 9:30AM Dimensions of Formal Fiber Rings. AMS Special Session on Arithmetic (1318) Preliminary report. Dynamics, II Sarah Fleming, Williams College, Lena Ji, Columbia University, Susan Loepp*, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 604, Washington Peter McDonald, Nina Pande, Williams State Convention Center College, and David Schwein,Brown University (1116-13-1023) Organizers: Matthew Baker,Georgia Institute of Technology 10:00AM A ring without a Boij-Soederberg theory. (1319) Preliminary report. Joseph Silverman,Brown Courtney R. Gibbons*, Hamilton University College, Luchezar Avramov and Roger 8:00AM Discriminants of iterated quadratic Wiegand, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1327) extensions. (1116-13-1967) T. Alden Gassert, University of Colorado 10:30AM Polynomials in rigidity theory: special Boulder (1116-11-1804) (1320) positions of frameworks. Preliminary 8:30AM Characterizing cyclic quartic extensions report. (1328) by automorphism polynomials. Ruimin Cai, Seattle, WA, James Farre, Preliminary report. University of Utah, Jessica Sidman*, Michelle A Manes*, University of Hawaii Audrey St. John, Mount Holyoke College, at Manoa, and Katherine E Stange, Louis Theran, Aalto University, and University of Colorado at Boulder Xilin Yu, Mount Holyoke College (1116-11-1349) (1116-13-1445) 9:00AM Eventually stable rational functions. (1329) Rafe Jones*, Carleton college, and Alon AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Levy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Topological Methods in Combinatorics, I (1116-11-1181) 9:30AM Complex dynamics of birational surface 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 204, Washington (1330) maps defined over number fields. State Convention Center Mattias Jonsson and Paul Reschke*, Organizers: Andrew Berget,Western University of Michigan (1116-37-695) Washington University 10:00AM The average number of integral points in Steven Klee, Seattle (1331) orbits. University Wade Hindes, CUNY Graduate Center (1116-11-593) Isabella Novik,Universityof Washington, Seattle 10:30AM Uniform boundedness for positive (1332) dimensional varieties. 8:00AM Connections between weighted partitions Jason Bell, University of Waterloo, (1321) and graph associahedra. Preliminary Dragos Ghioca, University of British report. Columbia, and Thomas Tucker*, Rafael S. Gonzalez D’Leon,Universityof University of Rochester (1116-11-1392) Kentucky, and Michelle L. Wachs*, University of Miami (1116-05-2827) AMS Special Session on Classification 8:30AM Delta Conjectures and ordered set Problems in Operator Algebras, I (1322) partition statistics. James Haglund,Universityof 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 400, Washington Pennsylvania, Jeffrey Remmel, Brendon State Convention Center Rhoades*, University of California, San Diego, and Andrew Timothy Wilson, Organizers: Marcel Bischoff, Vanderbilt University of Pennsylvania (1116-05-870) University

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Ben Hayes, Vanderbilt 10:00AM Exponential Stability And Instability In University (1342) Multiple Delays Difference Equations. 8:00AM Cartan subalgebras of groupoid Youssef Naim Raffoul,Universityof (1333) C*-algebras. Dayton (1116-39-594) Jon Brown, University of Dayton, Gabriel 10:30AM Comparison Theorems for Discrete Nagy, Sarah A. Reznikoff*, Kansas State (1343) Caputo Fractional Equations. University, Aidan Sims,Universityof Allan C. Peterson*, University of Wollongong, and Dana Williams, Nebraska-Lincoln, Bioguo Jia, Zhongshan Dartmouth College (1116-46-2823) University, and Erbe Lynn,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-39-1857) 9:00AM Wavelets, KMS states, and separable (1334) representations for higher-rank graphs. Carla Farsi, Elizabeth Gillaspy*, AMS Special Session on Equations of Fluid University of Colorado - Boulder, Sooran Motion, I Kang, University of Otago, and Judith A. Packer, University of Colorado - Boulder 8:00 AM –10:50AM Skagit 4, Skagit Lower (1116-46-2681) Level, Washington State Conference Center 9:30AM Free graph operator algebras and laws Organizers: Elaine Cozzi, Oregon State (1335) of loops. University Michael Hartglass,UCRiverside (1116-46-1152) Radu Dascaliuc,Oregon State University 10:00AM Subfactors, Hecke pairs, and (1336) approximation properties. James P. Kelliher,University Arnaud Brothier, Vanderbilt University of California Riverside (1116-46-724) 8:00AM The 2D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) (1344) equations with partial dissipation. 10:30AM Convex Sets Associated to C*-Algebras. Jiahong Wu, Oklahoma State University (1337) Scott A. Atkinson, University of Virginia (1116-35-466) (1116-47-1737) 8:30AM Data Assimilation algorithm for 3D AMS Special Session on Difference Equations (1345) Benard convection in porous media and Applications employing only temperature measurements. Aseel Farhat, University of Virginia, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Skagit 3, Skagit Lower Evelyn M. Lunasin*, United States Naval Level, Washington State Conference Center Academy, and Edriss S. Titi,TexasA&M Organizer: Michael A. Radin,Rochester University (1116-35-1749) Institute of Technology 9:00AM On persistence of regularity for the 8:00AM Triangular maps and multi-species (1346) non-dissipative viscous MG equation. (1338) hierarchical competition models with the Walter Rusin, Department of Allee effect. Preliminary report. Mathematics, Oklahoma State University Saber n. Elaydi, Trinity University (1116-35-2253) (1116-39-1050) 9:30AM Regularity in time along the coarse scale 8:30AM Dynamics of nonlinear discrete (1347) flow for the incompressible Euler (1339) discontinuous population model. equations. Vlajko L Kocic*, Xavier University of Philip Isett, MIT (1116-35-1618) Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, 10:00AM Regularity criteria for the Navier-Stokes Raegan J Higgins,TexasTech (1348) equations. University, Lubbock, TX 79409, Candace Zachary Bradshaw*, University of British MKent, Virginia Commonwealth Columbia, and Zoran Grujic,University University, Richmond, VA 23284, and of Virginia (1116-35-346) Yevgeniy Kostrov, Xavier University of 10:30AM An active scalar model for the Earth’s Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125 (1349) fluid core. (1116-39-585) Susan Friedlander*, USC, and Anthony 9:00AM Periodic and Non-Periodic Solutions and Suen, HKIE (1116-76-645) (1340) Multistability in a Second-Order Ricker Equation with Periodic Coefficients. AMS Special Session on Geometric and Preliminary report. Categorical Methods in Representation Nika Lazaryan*andHassan Sedaghat, Theory, I Virginia Commonwealth University (1116-39-1177) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Rooms 307/308, 9:30AM Piecewise-Defined Difference Equations Washington State Convention Center (1341) with Every Solution Eventually Periodic: Open Problem. Organizers: Anthony Licata, Australian Candace M. Kent,Virginia National University Commonwealth University Julia Pevtsova, Universityof (1116-39-1496) Washington, Seattle

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8:00AM Geometry of the varieties of Borel 10:30AM Logarithmic growth of nodal domains in (1350) subalgebras in Lie algebras of Cartan (1359) negative curvature. types. Preliminary report. Steve Zelditch,NorthwesternUniversity Zongzhu Lin*, Kansas State University, (1116-58-2986) and Ke Ou, East China Normal University (1116-17-1656) AMS Special Session on Higher Genus Curves 8:30AM Parity sheaves on the affine and Fibrations of Higher Genus Curves in (1351) Grassmannian and the Langlands dual Mathematical Physics and Arithmetic Springer resolution. Geometry, I Laura J Rider*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Pramod 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 310, Washington Achar, Louisiana State University State Convention Center (1116-22-2332) Organizers: Andreas Malmendier,Utah 9:00AM Current algebras, Khovanov-Rozansky State University, Logan (1352) homology, and annular link invariants. Hoel Queffelec,CNRS,andDavid E. V. Tony Shaska,Oakland Rose*, University of Southern California University, Rochester (1116-81-1372) 8:00AM Mirror symmetry and K3 surface zeta 9:30AM Lusztig slices and truncated shifted (1360) functions. (1353) Yangians. Ursula Whitcher,Universityof Joel Kamnitzer, University of Toronto, Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1116-14-2382) Peter Tingley, Loyola University Chicago, 8:30AM Arithmetic Mirror Symmetry of K3 Ben Webster, University of Chicago, Alex (1361) Surfaces and Hypergeometric Functions. Weekes, University of Toronto, and Charles Doran, University of Alberta, Oded Yacobi*, University of Sydney Tyler Kelly, University of Cambridge, (1116-20-1652) Adriana Salerno*, Bates College, Steven Sperber, University of Minnesota, John 10:00AM Representations of (1354) Khovanov-Lauda-Rouquier algebras of Voight, Dartmouth College, and Ursula affine Lie type. Whitcher, University of Wisconsin, Eau Robert Muth*andAlexander Claire (1116-11-1550) Kleshchev, University of Oregon 9:00AM Generalized hypergeometric function (1116-16-2321) (1362) identities from superelliptic curves and their associated Kummer varieties. 10:30AM The graded Lie structure of Hochschild Preliminary report. (1355) cohomology. Preliminary report. Adrian Clingher, University of Missouri, Lauren Grimley, Texas A&M University, St. Louis, Charles Doran*, University of Cris Negron, Louisiana State University, Alberta and University of Maryland, and Van C Nguyen, Northeastern University, Andreas Malmendier, Utah State and Sarah Witherspoon*, Texas A&M University (1116-14-1788) University (1116-16-1305) 9:30AM Elliptic curves over function fields and AMS Special Session on Global Harmonic (1363) algebraic groups. Preliminary report. Analysis, I David R Morrison,Universityof California, Santa Barbara (1116-14-1991) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 610, Washington 10:00AM Slopes of families of curves. State Convention Center (1364) Anand Patel, Boston College (1116-14-2110) Organizers: Steven Zelditch, 10:30AM Maximal Group Actions on Compact Northwestern University (1365) Oriented Surfaces. Preliminary report. Hart Smith,Universityof Valerie Peterson, University of Portand, Washington, Seattle Jacob Russell, CUNY Graduate Center, and Aaron Wootton*, University of Chris Sogge, Johns Hopkins Portland (1116-14-1082) University 9:00AM Lp norms of eigenfunctions and AMS Special Session on Knots in Washington (1356) Kakeya-Nikodym averages. (State), III Matthew D Blair,UniversityofNew Mexico (1116-35-258) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 201, Washington 9:30AM Small scale quantum ergodicity and State Convention Center (1357) applications. Hamid Hezari*, UC Irvine, and Gabriel Organizers: Allison Henrich, Seattle Riviere, Universit’e Lille 1 (1116-35-956) University 10:00AM Small scale quantum ergodicity in Sam Nelson,Claremont (1358) negatively curved manifolds. McKenna College Xiaolong Han, Australian National Jozef Przytycki,George University (1116-58-1103) Washington University

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Radmila Sazdanovic,North 9:30AM Management of Diaprepes Root Weevil. Carolina State University, (1375) Preliminary report. Raleigh Christina J Edholm*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Chris Guiver, 8:00AM DNA unlinking. University of Exeter, Richard Rebarber, (1366) Mariel Vazquez,Mathematics Brigitte Tenhumberg,Universityof Department, UC Davis (1116-92-2700) Nebraska-Lincoln, Stephanie Lloyd, 8:30AM The topology of the Jones polynomial. University of Exeter, Yu Jin,Universityof (1367) Anh T Tran,TheUniversityofTexasat Nebraska-Lincoln, Jim Powell, Utah State Dallas, Richardson, TX (1116-57-1106) University, and Stuart Townley, University of Exeter (1116-92-487) 9:00AM Invariants of random knots using (1368) Chebyshev billiard table diagrams. 10:00AM A continuous energy-based model for the Preliminary report. (1376) migration of species in a network. Moshe Cohen, Technion - Israel Institute Preliminary report. of Technology (1116-57-1155) Kevin Long, Texas Tech Universtiy, 9:30AM Stable Concordance Genus of Knots. Joanna A. Bieri*, University of Redlands, (1369) M Kate Kearney,GonzagaUniversity Chandani Dissanayake,TexasTech (1116-57-1041) University, Richard A. Erickson and Wayne E. Thogmartin,USGS 10:00AM Deformation and Extension of Fibrations (1116-92-185) (1370) of Spheres by Great Circles. Patricia Cahn*, Max Planck Institute for 10:30AM Combining Models and Experiments to Mathematics, Herman Gluck,University (1377) Understand How Evolution Affects Insect of Pennsylvania, and Haggai Nuchi, Outbreaks. Preliminary report. University of Toronto (1116-57-1746) David Paez, Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago, 10:30AM Signature and alternating tangle Vanja Dukic, Department of Applied (1371) decompositions. Preliminary report. Mathematics, University of Colorado, , Louisiana State Oliver Dasbach Jonathan Dushoff, Department of University, and *, Vassar Adam Lowrance Biology, McMaster University, Arietta College (1116-57-665) Fleming-Davies and Greg Dwyer*, Department of Ecology & Evolution, AMS Special Session on Mathematics in University of Chicago (1116-92-501) Natural Resource Modeling, I AMS Special Session on Partial Differential 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 4C-4, Washington Equations in Complex Analysis, I State Convention Center

Organizers: Catherine A. Roberts, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 401, Washington College of the Holy Cross State Convention Center Shandelle M. Henson, Organizers: Debraj Chakrabarti,Central Andrews University Michigan University 8:00AM Potential Quantitative Meanings of Yunus Zeytuncu,University (1372) Resilience. of Michigan, Dearborn Katherine J. Meyer,Universityof Minnesota (1116-37-147) 8:00AM Nonexistence of smooth Levi-ﬂat (1378) hypersurface with positive normal 8:30AM Short term climatic rescue of an bundle in compact Kahler¨ manifolds of (1373) endangered species? Insights from ≥ integral operators. dimension 3. Sebastian J. Schreiber*, University of Severine Biard,TexasA&MUniversity California, Davis, Andrea Pickart,U.S. (1116-32-410) Fish and Wildlife Service, Annie Eicher, 8:30AM On Cauchy Integrals and the Szego˝ H.T. Harvey and Associates, and Jennifer (1379) projection. Preliminary report. Wheeler, Bureau of Land Managment Loredana Lanzani*, Syracuse University, (1116-92-445) and Elias M. Stein, Princeton University 9:00AM A fundamental modeling framework for (1116-32-1075) (1374) spatio-temporal population dynamics. 9:00AM Compressed Sensing and CR Mappings. Ryan Norris, University of Guelph, Julia (1380) Preliminary report. Earl, Oklahoma State University, Paula Dusty Grundmeier,HarvardUniversity Federico, Capital University, Christine (1116-32-1017) Sample*, Emmanuel College, Ruscena Wiederholt, The University of Arizona, 9:30AM Super-level sets of the Bergman kernel on Jay Diffendorfer, USGS Geosciences and (1381) tube domains. Preliminary report. Environmental Change Science Center, David E. Barrett, University of Michigan, and John Fryxell, University of Guelph Ann Arbor, and Purvi Gupta*, University (1116-92-222) of Western Ontario (1116-32-1610)

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10:00AM Negative curvature in several complex 8:30AM Dirac quantum cellular automaton from (1382) variables. (1389) split-step quantum walk. Preliminary Andrew Zimmer, University of Chicago report. (1116-32-727) Arindam Mallick and C. M. Chandrashekar*, The Institute of 10:30AM Supports of Continuous Solutions to Mathematical Sciences (1116-81-2787) (1383) complex Monge-Ampère equation and Pluriregularity. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Quantum Walks with Entangled Coins Muhamed A Alan, Syracuse University (1390) and Walkers in Superposition. (1116-32-2149) Salvador Elias Venegas-Andraca, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de AMS Special Session on Pseudorandomness Ingenieria y Ciencias (1116-81-1012) and Its Applications, III 9:30AM Stability of quantum filters driven by (1391) Poisson and Wiener processes in presence of measurement imperfections. 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 606, Washington Nina H Amini,CNRS State Convention Center researcher/CentraleSupelec (1116-93-1755) Organizers: Timothy Gowers,University of Cambridge 10:00AM Suitable bases for discrete-time quantum (1392) walks. Jozsef Solymosi,University Martin Stefanak*, Iva Bezdekova and of British Columbia Igor Jex, Czech Technical University in Prague (1116-81-837) 8:00AM Polynomial configurations in fractal sets. (1384) Izabella Laba, UBC (1116-42-1064) 10:30AM Quantum Simulations and Quantum (1393) Measurements via Quantum Walks. 9:00AM Corners in dense subsets of primes via Peng Xue, Department of Physics, (1385) transference principle. Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, P. Tatchai Titichetrakun,Universityof R. China (1116-81-2867) British Columbia (1116-05-607)

9:30AM Configurations in dense subsets of P d. AMS Special Session on Special Functions (1386) Brian D Cook,Universityof and q-Series, I Wisconsin-Madison, Akos Magyar*, University of Georgia, and Tatchai 8:00 AM –10:50AM Chelan 2, Chelan Level Titichetrakun, University of British Two, Washington State Conference Center Columbia (1116-05-2199) Organizers: Richard Askey,University 10:00AM Pseudorandomness in the the Green-Tao of Wisconsin, Madison (1387) theorem. Mourad E. H. Ismail, David Conlon,UniversityofOxford, University of Central Florida Jacob Fox, Stanford University, and and King Saud University, Yufei Zhao*, University of Oxford Riyadh (1116-05-833) Erik Koelink, Radboud AMS Special Session on Quantum Walks, University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Quantum Markov Chains, Quantum Computation and Related Topics, II 8:00AM Some work of Mizan Rahman. Preliminary (1394) report. Richard Askey,Universityof 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 602, Washington Wisconsin-Madison (1116-33-717) State Convention Center 8:30AM Urn models and the Darboux process. (1395) F Alberto Grunbaum,MathDeptUC Organizers: Chaobin Liu,BowieState Berkeley (1116-60-647) University 9:00AM Fractional Revival in Spin Chains and Takyua Machida, Japan (1396) Orthogonal Polynomials. Sociey for the Promotion of Vincent X Genest,MIT,Luc Vinet*, CRM, Science UniversitédeMontréal, and Alexei Salvador E. Zhedanov, CRM (1116-33-947) Venegas-Andraca, 9:30AM Partitions associated with the mock theta Technologico´ de Monterrey, (1397) functions ω(q) and ν(q). Mexico George E Andrews, Pennsylvania State University (1116-33-571) Nelson Petulante,Bowie State University 10:00AM Special and limiting values of the Weber (1398) function and Dedekind η. 8:00AM Localization for periodic unitary Neil M Bickford*, University of (1388) transition operators. Preliminary report. California, Los Angeles, and Ralph Tatsuya Tate, Tohoku University William Gosper, Los Altos Hills, (1116-46-515) California (1116-33-2241)

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10:30AM Reﬁnements of the Rogers-Ramanujan 8:15AM Parameter space of quantum Drinfeld (1399) identities. (1407) Hecke algebras in low dimension. Kathleen O’Hara, Blacksburg, VA 24060, Christine Uhl,UniversityofNorthTexas and Dennis Stanton*, School of (1116-16-1020) Mathematics, University of Minnesota, 8:30AM Endomorphisms of Quantized Weyl Minneapolis MN 55455 (1116-05-858) (1408) Algebras and Their Simple Localizations. AMS Special Session on Water Waves, I Preliminary report. Xin Tang, Department of Math & Computer Science, Fayetteville State 8:00 AM –10:50AM Skagit 5, Skagit Lower University (1116-16-1493) Level, Washington State Conference Center 8:45AM Representations of Hecke Algebras on Organizers: John Carter, Seattle (1409) Quotients of Path Algebras. University Alexander Diaz-Lopez*andMatthew Bernard Deconinck, John Dyer, University of Notre Dame University of Washington, (1116-16-71) Seattle 9:00AM Incidence-like algebras. Preliminary Katie Oliveras, Seattle (1410) report. University David C Meyer*, University of Missouri, 8:00AM Stability of Waves with Vorticity. Miodrag Iovanov,UniversityofIowa, (1400) Katie L Oliveras*, Seattle University, and Gerard Kofﬁ, Creighton University, Vishal Vasan, International Centre and Alex Sistko,UniversityofIowa for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) (1116-16-2201) (1116-35-1293) 9:15AM GK dimension of modules over 8:30AM Linear instability for a model (1411) noncommutative algebras. (1401) of wind-generated gravity waves. Ashish Gupta, Inidian Institute of Preliminary report. Science Education and Research Bhopal Vishal Vasan*, International Centre for (1116-16-1671) Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Diane 9:30AM Iterated Ore extension of dimension 5. Henderson, Department of Mathematics, (1412) Preliminary report. Pennsylvania State University, and Susan Elle, UCSD (1116-16-1969) Harvey Segur, Department of 9:45AM The double of representations of Applied Mathematics, University of (1413) Cohomological Hall algebras. Colorado-Boulder (1116-35-1379) Xinli Xiao, Kansas State University 9:00AM Instabilities in shallow water models. (1116-16-2091) (1402) Vera Mikyoung Hur, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1116-35-2079) 10:00AM Neighbors, Generic Sets and Buchberger (1414) Hypersurfaces. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Nondegeneracy and Stability of Periodic James J Madden*, Louisiana State (1403) Standing Waves in Fractional NLS University, and Trevor McGuire,North Equations. Preliminary report. Dakota State University (1116-13-804) Kyle Claassen and Mathew A. Johnson*, University of Kansas (1116-35-1719) 10:15AM Tame Representations of the Quantum (1415) Double. 10:00AM Traveling Wave Solutions of Nonlinear (1404) Dispersive Wave Equations: Existence, John E. Foster, Walla Walla University Stability, and Analytic Dependence. (1116-16-1352) David P. Nicholls*, University of Illinois 10:30AM Knorrer¨ periodicity for noncommutative at Chicago, and Benjamin Akers, (1416) matrix factorizations. Preliminary report. Air Force Institute of Technology Andrew B. Conner, Saint Mary’s College (1116-35-1102) of California (1116-16-2324) 10:30AM Subharmonic stability of standing waves (1405) and traveling waves. AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Jon Wilkening, University of California, Theory, II Berkeley (1116-76-2238) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 605, Washington AMS Session on Associative and State Convention Center Nonassociative Algebra and Rings, II 8:00AM Lozenge tilings of halved hexagons with 8:00 AM –10:40AM Chelan 4, Chelan Level (1417) defects. Two, Washington State Conference Center Ranjan Rohatgi, Indiana University (1116-05-179) 8:00AM Irreducible representations of (1406) Yokonuma-type Hecke algebras. 8:15AM Constructing Strongly Regular Graphs Preliminary report. (1418) Using Finite Geometry. Ojas Dave*andJ Matthew Douglass, Liz Lane-Harvard,UniversityofCentral University of North Texas (1116-16-636) Oklahoma (1116-05-156)

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8:30AM Embeddings of Computable Planar 8:15AM Meta-Graphs and Gamification. (1419) Graphs. (1430) Preliminary report. Oscar Levin and Taylor McMillan*, James Edward Mihalisin,Raleigh,NC University of Northern Colorado (1116-94-2386) (1116-03-1936) 8:30AM Can an Unstable Control System Be 8:45AM Ranks of matrices with few distinct (1431) Stabilized By Timing Noise? (1420) entries. Dylan R Poulsen, Washington College Boris Bukh, Carnegie Mellon University (1116-93-721) (1116-05-343) 8:45AM Persistent Homology on Grassmann 9:00AM Total Acquisition in Diameter 2 Graphs (1432) manifolds for Analysis of Hyperspectral (1421) and Tournaments. Preliminary report. Movies. Rose McCarty*, Georgia Institute Sofya Chepushtanova, Wilkes University of Technology, Becky Eastham, (1116-58-2446) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Paul Han, Dartmouth College, Bill Kay, 9:00AM ShapeFit: Exact location recovery from Emory University, and David Spencer, (1433) corrupted pairwise directions. University of North Carolina at Chapel Paul E Hand*, Rice University, Hill (1116-05-2495) Choongbum Lee and Vladislav Voroninski, Massachusetts Institute of 9:15AM Hausdorff dimension of generalized Technology (1116-68-2783) (1422) Fibonacci word fractals. Tyler Hoffman*andBenjamin 9:15AM Ionospheric Weather Forecasting Using a Steinhurst, McDaniel College (1434) Climatology-Augmented Ensemble (1116-51-2911) Kalman Filter. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Generating Tetrahedra from a Monotonic Juan Durazo*, Eric Kostelich and Alex (1423) series. Preliminary report. Mahalov, Arizona State University Derege H Mussa, University of Texas at (1116-93-2205) Dallas (1116-51-231) 9:30AM Invariance of the Sprague-Grundy 9:45AM Relationship between the energy of a (1435) Function for Variants of Wythoff’s Game. (1424) directed graph and the energy of its Madeleine Weinstein, Harvey Mudd underlying graph. College (1116-91-267) Nafiseh Jahanbakht*, Oklahoma State 9:45AM The relationship between revealed University, and Kourosh Tavakoli, (1436) preference and the slutsky matrix. Oklahoma City University (1116-05-2864) Yuhki Hosoya, Department of 10:00AM Prime Power Graphs and Prime Product Economics, Kanto-Gakuin University (1425) Graphs. Preliminary report. (1116-91-286) J. Laison, Willamette University, Y. Li, 10:00AM Persistent Homology based thresholding Portland, OR, J. Schreiner-McGraw, (1437) method and applications. Philomath, OR, C. Starr*, Willamette Yu-Min Chung*andSarah Day, College University, and A. Walker, Albuquerque, of William and Mary (1116-68-1458) NM (1116-05-603) 10:15AM Fast, uniform, and compact scalar 10:15AM The Space of Biorders on Some Solvable (1438) multiplication for elliptic curves and (1426) Groups. Preliminary report. genus 2 Jacobians with applications to Kelli M Karcher,VirginiaTech signature schemes. Preliminary report. (1116-06-2151) Ping Ngai Chung*, University of 10:30AM Sequences of Quiver Mutations on Chicago, Craig Costello,Microsoft (1427) Surfaces. Research, and Benjamin Smith, École Eric Bucher, Louisiana State University Polytechnique and INRIA (1116-11-1345) (1116-05-2979) 10:30AM Cooperation in Finite Populations: Being 10:45AM Bipartite distance-regular graphs with (1428) exactly two irreducible T-modules with (1439) Alone Helps. endpoint 2. Anh V. Nguyen,TexasChristian Mark S. MacLean*, Seattle University, University, Jasmeet S. Saini*, Jan and Stefko Miklavic,Universityof Rychtar and Jonathan T. Rowell, Primorska, Slovenia (1116-05-344) University of North Carolina, Greensboro (1116-91-1219) AMS Session on Computer Science, 10:45AM The Truncated Levy Flight Model: A Information, Control Theory, and Economics, (1440) Comparative Analysis of its Utility in I Modeling the Standard and Poor’s 500 and the Ghana Stock Exchange. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Skagit 1, Skagit Lower Preliminary report. Level, Washington State Conference Center Emmanuel Ncheuguim*, Saginaw Valley State Unversity, Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, 8:00AM Automorphism group of binary Saginaw Valley State University, and (1429) MacDonald codes. Preliminary report. Seth Appiah-Kubi,Pentecost Pani Seneviratne,TexasA&MUniversity University College, Sowutoom, Ghana Commerce (1116-94-732) (1116-91-1422)

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AMS Session on Ordinary Differential 10:30AM Vibration Cloaking and suppression Equations and Special Functions, I (1451) model. Taoufik Meklachi*, Drexel University, 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 616, Washington and Daniel Onofrei,Universityof State Convention Center Houston (1116-34-1271) 10:45AM Remarks on Almost Periodic Differential 8:00AM Almost automorphic solutions of discrete (1452) Equations. Preliminary report. (1441) delayed neutral system. Zhivko S. Athanassov, Institute of Murat Adivar*andCan Koyuncuoglu, Mathematics, Bulgarian Academy of Izmir University of Economics Sciences (1116-34-366) (1116-39-669) AMS Session on Real and Complex Analysis, I 8:15AM Stability conditions for linear neutral (1442) delay differential equations. Preliminary 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 615, Washington report. State Convention Center Catherine Payne*andR. Fabiano, University of North Carolina-Greensboro 8:00AM Multilinear dyadic operators and their (1116-39-2527) (1453) commutators. Ishwari Jang Kunwar,Georgia 8:30AM Polyhyperbolic Cardinal Splines. (1443) Preliminary report. Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Jeff Ledford, Virginia Commonwealth (1116-43-2572) University (1116-41-1244) 8:15AM Fourier Series for Singular Measures. (1454) John E. Herr*andEric S. Weber,Iowa 8:45AM Lyapunov-type inequalities for fractional State University (1116-46-867) (1444) order differential equations with Caputo 8:30AM Weak Convergence to a Solution of the and Riemann-Liouville derivatives of (1455) Dilation Equation for Measures. order α (3 <α≤ 4). Sarah Dumnich*andRobert Neel, Nimisha S. Pathak, Southern Illinois Lehigh University (1116-28-1416) University, Carbondale (1116-45-2137) 8:45AM Convolution of A Harmonic Square Map 9:00AM More results on the trichotomy character (1456) Preserving Directional Convexity. (1445) of a second-order rational difference Michael Dorff, Samaneh G. Hamidi*, equation with period-two coefficients. Brigham Young University, Bo-Yong Carol H Gibbons,SalveRegina Long, Anhui University, and Jay University, Senada Kalabusic,Zmajaod M. Jahangiri, Kent State University Bosne, and Carol B Overdeep*, Saint (1116-30-2460) Martin’s University (1116-39-973) 9:00AM Minkowski’s Inequality with One-Form. 9:15AM On Monotonic Solutions of Systems of (1457) Xiao-Xiong Gan, Morgan State University (1446) Nonlinear Differential Equations. (1116-28-440) Lianwen Wang,UniversityofCentral 9:15AM On the “degree of emptiness of empty Missouri (1116-34-2886) (1458) sets”: An interpretation of “latent 9:30AM Solving problems on the semi-infinite dimension”. Preliminary report. (1447) domain using rational Bernoulli Shuang Shen, Department of functions. Mathematics, The Chinese University of Velinda R. Calvert*andMoshen Hong Kong (1116-28-2216) Razzaghi, Mississippi State University 9:30AM Discrete measures with dense jumps (1116-34-2914) (1459) induced by Sturmian Dirichlet series. DoYong Kwon, Chonnam National 9:45AM Solutions of First Order Functional University (1116-26-1382) (1448) Differential Equations with Linear Delay and Advance Arguments, with Boundary 9:45AM A characterization of rectifiable Conditions, Using the Continuation (1460) measures in Euclidean space. Method. Jonas Azzam*, Universitat Autonoma´ de Duane Chin-Quee*, Indian River State Barcelona, and Xavier Tolsa,Universitat College, and G.T. Bhaskar,Florida Autonoma` de Barcelona (1116-51-574) Institute of Technology (1116-34-1740) 10:00AM Poisson Equation for p-Laplacian on (1461) Infinite Graphs and Existence of 10:00AM Comparison of smallest eigenvalues for Solution. (1449) certain fifth order boundary value Lucio M.G. Prado, Department of problems. Mathematics, BMCC-The City Univ. of Charles Nelms Jr., Baylor University New York (1116-31-2755) (1116-34-968) 10:15AM Equivalence of local uniform convergence 10:15AM Approximate solution for the fractional (1462) and local equicontinuity for a general (1450) integro-differential equations with symmetric diffusion semigroup. fractional Taylor method. Preliminary report. Vidhya KrishnasamySaraswathy*and Maxim J Goldberg, Ramapo College of Razzaghi Mohsen, Mississippi State NJ, and Seonja Kim*, Quinnipiac University (1116-41-2949) University (1116-43-2089)

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10:30AM T1 theorem on non homogeneous spaces 8:20AM A model for implementing (1463) by time-frequency analysis. Preliminary (1472) interactive-engaged practices in calculus: report. effects on performance and conceptual Natawat Klamsakul, University of Illinois learning. Preliminary report. at Urbana Champaign (1116-44-458) Guadalupe I Lozano,Universityof Arizona (1116-Q5-2933) 10:45AM An Extension Theorem for Matrix (1464) Weighted Sobolev Space on a Lipschitz 8:40AM Investigating the genre of mathematical Domain. Preliminary report. (1473) proof writing at the undergraduate level. Christopher Ryan Loga,Universityof Kristen Lew*andJuan Pablo Tennessee Knoxville (1116-42-187) Mejia-Ramos,Rutgers,theState University of New Jersey (1116-Q5-2796) MAA Session on Contemplative Pedagogy 9:00AM Learning Assistants in Business Calculus and Mathematics, I (1474) Classes. Stephen Kenneth Liddle*andSheeva 8:00 AM –9:55AM Room 304, Washington Doshireh, George Mason University State Convention Center (1116-Q5-2750) 9:20AM Mathematicians’ Conceptual and Organizers: Luke Wolcott,Lawrence (1475) Ideational Mathematics about Continuity University of Complex-Valued Functions. Justin Brody,Goucher Hortensia Soto-Johnson*, Brent College Hancock,UniversityofNorthern Colorado, and Michael Oehrtman, 8:00AM Contemplating Inﬁnity. Oklahoma State University (1465) Justin Brody, Goucher College (1116-Q5-2673) (1116-C5-2308) 9:40AM Success in doctoral mathematics: What 8:20AM Do in-class mindfulness activities (1476) do faculty members expect of their (1466) increase student performance? students in order for them to be Preliminary report. successful and to what do they attribute Josh Thompson,NorthernMichigan their own success? University (1116-C5-2765) Emily Miller*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Casey 8:40AM Mindfulness Across the Curriculum: From , University of Louisville (1467) Freshmen to Seniors. George-Jackson (1116-Q5-2669) Robbie Pinter*andMike Pinter, Belmont University (1116-C5-2805) 10:00AM Listing as a Potential Connection (1477) between Sets of Outcomes and Counting 9:00AM The Mindfulness Infused Mathematics Processes. (1468) Class. Sarah A. Erickson*andElise Lockwood, John Mitchell, Clark College, Vancouver, Oregon State University (1116-Q5-2520) WA. (1116-C5-2170) 10:20AM Toward a measure of Inquiry-Oriented 9:20AM Consciousness-Based Education: Using (1478) instruction. (1469) Transcendental Meditation to Enhance George Kuster*andEstrella Johnson, Student Learning in Mathematics Classes. Virginia Tech (1116-Q5-2444) M. Anne Dow, Maharishi University of Management (1116-C5-2487) 10:40AM The Hillyer College Summer Bridge-Math (1479) Program: A Case Study for Assessing 9:40AM Geometry for the Artist: An and Improving Student Academic (1470) Interdisciplinary Course Based on Performance. Consciousness. Elena A. Cheser, Hillyer College at Catherine A. Gorini, Maharishi University University of Hartford (1116-Q5-2742) of Management (1116-C5-1689) MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, I Mathematics Education, III 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 2A, Washington 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 2B, Washington State Convention Center State Convention Center Organizers: Timothy Comar, Organizer: Karen A. Keene,North Benedictine University Carolina State University Daniel Hrozencik,Chicago 8:00AM Classiﬁcation and Prediction: What State University (1471) Admissions and Grades Data Tell Us 8:00AM Using Case Studies to Integrate Life About Who is Likely to Succeed in (1480) Science content in Introductory Calculus Undergraduate Mathematics Programs. Courses. Preliminary report. Troy Day*, Queen’s University, and Juan Carlos Apitz, California State James Stewart, McMaster University and University, Long Beach (1116-Q5-2943) University of Toronto (1116-T1-1267)

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8:20AM Biocalculus: Changing Minds One 8:20AM Incorporating the Contributions of (1481) Derivative at a Time. (1490) Women and Minorities into Classrooms: Hannah Lea Callender*, University of David Blackwell, Evelyn Boyd Granville Portland, and Carrie Eaton, Unity College and Mary Gray. Preliminary report. (1116-T1-1351) Sarah J Greenwald, Appalachian State University (1116-D1-663) 8:40AM Integrating Mathematics, Biology, Physics (1482) and Psychology to Target At-Risk 8:40AM Sonya Kovalevsky: The Rest of the Story. Students. Preliminary report. (1491) Robert L Brabenec, Wheaton College IL Jeff Pullen*, Katie Northcutt, Chamaree (1116-D1-488) de Silva and Jarred Jenkins,Mercer 9:00AM Polish Women in Mathematics During the University (1116-T1-2331) (1492) Nazi Occupation. Preliminary report. Emelie A Kenney, Siena College 9:00AM Introducing Mathematical Modeling (1116-D1-98) (1483) and Improving Quantitative Skills in Collaborative Courses. 9:20AM “Arithmetic Simpliﬁed” (1832): The Story Sarah A Hews*andChristina Cianfrani, (1493) Behind Catharine Beecher’s Most School of Natural Science, Hampshire Unrecognized Work. College (1116-T1-2585) Jill R. Duke, New Mexico State University (1116-D1-1287) 9:20AM Pulse Vaccination Models: Dynamics and 9:40AM The making of Benjamin Banneker. (1484) Sensitivity Analysis. (1494) Satish C. Bhatnagar,Universityof Timothy D Comar, Benedictine Nevada Las Vegas (1116-D1-1078) University (1116-T1-1248)

9:40AM Embracing the Algebraic Approach to MAA Session on the Development and (1485) Mathematical Biology. Adoption of Open Educational Resources for Raina S Robeva, Randolph-Macon Teaching and Learning, I College (1116-T1-2715) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 620, Washington 10:00AM A Course in Mathematical Biology Using State Convention Center (1486) Algebra and Discrete Mathematics. Dan Hrozencik, Chicago State University Organizers: Benjamin Atchison, (1116-T1-2344) Framingham State University

10:20AM Integrating research and teaching in Jeremy Russell, The College (1487) quantitative biology: mathematical of New Jersey modeling of gene regulation. 8:00AM Using open resources to teach a Robert A Drewell*, Biology Department, (1495) freshman general education course for Clark University, and Jacqueline M non-STEM majors. Dresch, Department of Mathematics and John W Watson,ArkansasTech Computer Science, Clark University University (1116-E1-95) (1116-T1-2454) 8:20AM Lessons from a teacher-developer 10:40AM Modernizing Statistics Education via (1496) collaboration on a set of open-source (1488) Biology Applications. educational web apps. Preliminary report. Olcay Akman, Illinois State University Mary R Parker*, Austin Community (1116-T1-2753) College, and Hunter Ellinger,Austin, Texas (1116-E1-2650)

MAA Session on the Contributions of 8:40AM Bridging the Closed and Open: How Minorities to Mathematics Throughout (1497) FoxySheep Can Beneﬁt Both Proprietary History, I and Open Technologies for Teaching and Research. Robert Jacobson, Roger Williams 8:00 AM –9:55AM Room 303, Washington University (1116-E1-1434) State Convention Center 9:00AM Adaptive Just-In-Time WeBWorK Organizers: Amy Shell-Gellasch, (1498) Assignments. Montgomery College Geoff R Goehle, Western Carolina University (1116-E1-1923)

Lloyd Douglas,University 9:20AM Tailoring the Text: Creating a Quality of North Carolina (1499) Open Educational Resource for College Algebra. 8:00AM Discovering Undergraduate Mathematics (1489) in Native American Culture. Mark J. Morabito, Framingham State Charles P. Funkhouser*, California State University and Framingham High School University Fullerton, Miles R. Pfahl, (1116-E1-2252) Turtle Mountain Community College, and 9:40AM A WeBWorK-MathBook XML Bridge. Harriet C. Edwards, California State (1500) Robert A Beezer, University of Puget University Fullerton (1116-D1-265) Sound (1116-E1-1081)

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10:00AM Exploring Affordable Learning Resources 10:40AM Using Maple to Promote Modeling in (1501) for College Algebra. Preliminary report. (1512) Differential Equations. Marcela Chiorescu, Georgia College Patrice G Tiffany*andRosemary (1116-E1-1241) CFarley, Manhattan College 10:20AM Using SageCell for Engaging Students. (1116-S1-1488) (1502) D Scott Dillery, Lindsey Wilson College (1116-E1-1060) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 10:40AM Recycling the Book: Adventures (and Assorted Topics, II (1503) Misadventures) in Transforming an Undergraduate History of Math Class 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 213, Washington Using OER. Preliminary report. State Convention Center Cheryl J. McAllister*andCraig W. Roberts, Southeast Missouri State Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, University (1116-E1-1840) Western New England University MAA Session on the Teaching and Learning Bem Cayco, San Jose State of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential University Equations, I Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 617, Washington ,Universityof State Convention Center T. James Reid Mississippi Organizers: Christopher S. Goodrich, 7:45AM Famous Mathematicians From Iran But Creghton Preparatory School (1513) Whom You May Not Know. Beverly H. West,Cornell Samaneh G. Hamidi, Brigham Young University University (1116-VW-2856) 8:00AM Aircraft Longitudinal Oscillations. 8:00AM Partial Differential Equations and Digital (1504) Catherine E Cavagnaro, Sewanee: The (1514) Image Processing. University of the South (1116-S1-2573) Mohamed Allali, Chapman University 8:20AM Reﬂections from Teaching (1116-VW-2039) (1505) Inquiry-Oriented Differential Equations. 8:15AM A Geometric Classiﬁcation of Strategic Keith A Nabb, Moraine Valley (1515) Effects Resembling Duverger’s Law. Community College (1116-S1-129) Preliminary report. 8:40AM The Reformed ODE Curriculum: Students’ Tomas J McIntee,VirginiaTech (1506) Solution Strategies, Students’ Approval of (1116-VW-2263) the Qualitative Approach, and the 8:30AM Exploration of some dynamics of the Importance of Incorporating a Writing (1516) iteration of the complex sine function. Component. Aimee M. Cloutier*, Texas Tech Samer S. Habre, Lebanese American University, and Jerry F. Dwyer,George University (1116-S1-339) Washington University (1116-VW-2570) 9:00AM SIMIODE - Building a Learning 8:45AM Introducing Undergraduates to Research (1507) Community to Teach Modeling First (1517) Though a One-Week Mathematics Differential Equations. Research Camp. Preliminary report. Brian Winkel, Emeritus, US Military William Johnston and Amber Russell*, Academy & Director SIMIODE Butler University (1116-VW-2610) (1116-S1-376) 9:00AM Compositions with Descents at Odd Plus 9:20AM Classroom Module for Using ODEs to (1508) Model the AIDS Epidemic. (1518) Signs. L. G. dePillis, Harvey Mudd College Ralph P. Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute (1116-S1-521) of Technology (1116-VW-283) 9:40AM Integrating Sage into an Ordinary 9:15AM An Integer Sequence Motivated by (1509) Differential Equations Course using (1519) Generalized Quadrangles. MathBook XML. Brian G. Kronenthal,Kutztown Thomas W Judson*, Stephen F. University of Pennsylvania (1116-VW-295) Austin State University, and Theron 9:30AM Properties of m’th Level Triangle Hitchman, University of Northern Iowa (1520) Numbers in Second Order Recursive (1116-S1-586) Polynomials. 10:00AM Using Current/Urgent Research to Alperen S Sirin*, University of Rochester, (1510) Enhance Undergraduate Differential Maria Lema, SUNY Buffalo State, and Equations. Preliminary report. Maximillian Bender, Connecticut College Erich McAlister, Fort Lewis College (1116-VW-299) (1116-S1-811) 9:45AM N-Division Points of Hypocycloids. 10:20AM Modeling First - Techniques Just In Time. (1521) Nitya Mani*, Stanford University, and (1511) Eric Sullivan, Carroll College Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo,EulerCircle (1116-S1-1186) (1116-VW-348)

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10:00AM Infinitesimals, Point Nine Repeating, and Timothy Comar, (1522) One. Benedictine University Bryan Dawson,UnionUniversity T. James Reid,Universityof (1116-VW-361) Mississippi 10:15AM Applications of Quadratic Reciprocity to 8:00AM Numerical Investigation of Nonlinear (1523) Finite Diophantine Equations. (1530) Transport Models describing Gas Flow Omer Yildiz,Rochester,NewYork through Tight Porous Media. (1116-VW-391) Iftikhar Ali*andNadeem A Malik,King 10:30AM Childhood Memories: Using the Inner Fahd University of Petroleum and (1524) Child to Teach Mathematics. Minerals (1116-VM-2063) J. Alan Alewine, McKendree University 8:15AM Not so sinister after all: How (1116-VW-460) (1531) mathematical models can explain the 10:45AM Obstacles in Implementation of a resilience of the left-handed minority. (1525) successful undergraduate research Mark J Panaggio*, Rose-Hulman Institute program. of Technology, and Daniel M Abrams, Noureen Khan,UniversityofNorth Northwestern University (1116-VM-2074) Texas at Dallas (1116-VW-1651) 8:30AM On Applications of Generalized Functions MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1532) in the Discontinuous Beam Bending Logic and Foundations Differential Equations. Preliminary report. Austin States*, Bradley Lipscomb and 8:00 AM –8:55AM Room 212, Washington Dimplekumar Chalishajar,Virginia State Convention Center Military Institute (1116-VM-2087) Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, 8:45AM An epidemic model with exposed and Western New England (1533) treatment components. Preliminary University report. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Long Le, University of Central Arkansas University (1116-VM-2102) Timothy Comar, 9:00AM Implications of Logistic Equation Based Benedictine University (1534) Spatial and Behavioral Ebola Forecasting T. James Reid,Universityof Models. Mississippi Bruce Pell*, Javier Baez,Arizona State University, Gerardo Chowell, 8:00AM Force to Change Large Cardinal Strength. (1526) Erin Kathryn Carmody,Nebraska Georgia State University, Yang Kuang, Wesleyan University (1116-VJ-1042) Arizona State University, Daozhou Gao, University of California, and Tin Phan, 8:15AM Paraconsistent Measurement of the Arizona State University (1116-VM-2209) (1527) Circle: An Invitation to Inconsistent Mathematics. 9:15AM Ensemble Kalman Filter for Prediction of Maarten McKubre-Jordens*, University (1535) Treatment Response in Metastatic of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Prostate Cancer. Preliminary report. Zealand., and Zach Weber,University Bradley Michael Stiefel*, Zach Kenyon, of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Tin Pham, Eric Kostelich and Yang (1116-VJ-1198) Kuang, MCTP/Arizona State University (1116-VM-2236) 8:30AM Law of Non-Contradiction Generates (1528) Infinite Contradictions. Preliminary 9:30AM Mathematical Models on Language report. (1536) Competition and Bilingualism. Chandra Kethi-Reddy,Universityof Yusuf Sofuoglu, Siirt University Central Florida (1116-VJ-1575) (1116-VM-2250) 8:45AM Toward the Consistency Strength of 9:45AM On a generalized free-interface model of (1529) Stationary Set Reflection on Small (1537) solid combustion. Cardinals. Preliminary report. Laura K. Gross*, Bridgewater State Cynthia Northrup, Bellevue College University, Jun Yu,Universityof (1116-VJ-2207) Vermont, Yi Yang,EmoryUniversity,and Kewang Chen, University of Vermont MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1116-VM-2269) Modeling and Applications, III MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 8:00 AM –9:55AM Room 214, Washington Teaching and Learning Calculus, II State Convention Center 8:00 AM –10:55AM Yakima 2, Yakima Level Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, One, Washington State Conference Center Western New England University Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Bem Cayco, San Jose State Western New England University University

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Bem Cayco, San Jose State SIAM Minisymposium on Inverse Problems University and Applications, II Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 3A, Washington State Convention Center T. James Reid,Universityof Mississippi Organizer: Gunther Uhlmann, 8:00AM Using and Creating 3D Printed Models in University of Washington (1538) Calculus Teaching. 8:00AM Transverse ray transform. Preliminary Skyler C Simmons, Brigham Young (1550) report. University (1116-VR-2597) David V Finch*, Dept of Mathematics, 8:15AM Peer-Led Team Learning in Calculus. Oregon State Unversity, and Patcharee (1539) Rebecca Glover*, University of St. Wongsason, Department of Math, Thomas, Nicholas Hammond, Justin Statistics, Computer Science Ubon Smith and Dalyana Guerra,Universityof Ratchathani University (1116-44-2186) Rochester (1116-VR-2658) 8:30AM Spectral Estimates and Inverse Boundary 8:30AM Developing Deep Student Understanding (1551) Problems for Elliptic Operators. (1540) of the Partial Derivative using 3D Katya Krupchyk, University of California, Manipulatives. Irvine (1116-35-2759) Jason Samuels, City University of New 9:00AM D-bar Methods for Functional Pulmonary York, Aaron Wangberg, Winona State (1552) Imaging with Electrical Impedance University, and Brian Fisher*, Lubbock Tomography. Christian University (1116-VR-2694) Jennifer L Mueller, Colorado State 8:45AM Using 3D-Printing in Teaching University (1116-35-1658) (1541) Multi-variable Calculus. Preliminary 9:30AM Inversion of the attenuated geodesic report. (1553) X-ray transform on simple surfaces. Ziyue Guo, Marlboro College Francois S Monard,Universityof (1116-VR-2696) Michigan (1116-35-2281) 9:00AM Playing with Multivariable Calculus 10:00AM Photoacoustic tomography taking into (1542) Concepts Wearing 3D Glasses. (1554) account thermoelastic attenuation. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Paul E. Seeburger,MonroeCommunity Sebastian Acosta, Baylor College of College (1116-VR-2878) Medicine (1116-35-1921) 9:15AM Integration by the Wrong Parts. 10:30AM Computing Fourier Integral Operators (1543) William C Kronholm, Whittier College (1555) with Caustics. (1116-VR-2961) Peter A Caday, Rice University (1116-35-2816) 9:30AM Helping Students Succeed in First (1544) Semester Calculus. Sharon S Vestal, South Dakota State Project NExT Workshop University (1116-VR-452) 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 4C-2, Washington 9:45AM Breaking Free from Traditional Calculus State Convention Center (1545) Textbooks with Mathematica. Preliminary report. Matthew Cathey*andJoseph Spivey, MAA-NCTM Joint Committee on Mutual Wofford College (1116-VR-474) Concerns, College Board/MAA Joint Committee on Mutual Concerns Panel 10:00AM Reverse Engineering as a Learning (1546) Strategy in the Calculus Classroom. Discussion Alexander J Hahn, University of Notre Dame (1116-VR-480) 8:00 AM –9:20AM Room 612, Washington State Convention Center 10:15AM Three Years of Flipping Calculus at the (1547) University of Hartford. College calculus and the preparation John K Williams*andLarissa gap: Identiﬁed problems and models for Schroeder,UniversityofHartford improvement. (1116-VR-559) Organizers: Michael Boardman,Paciﬁc 10:30AM On the Teaching of Calculus: A Deeper University (1548) Look at a Derivative Sketching Activity. Gail Burrill, Michigan State Preliminary report. University Lance Burger*andMarat Markin, Fresno State (1116-VR-708) David Bressoud, Macalester College 10:45AM A Surprise Among the Trig Substitutions. (1549) Preliminary report. Panelists: David Bressoud, Macalester Mylan Redfern*andDavid Betounes, College University of Texas, Permian Basin Deborah Hughes Hallett, (1116-VR-1044) Harvard University

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Robin Cruz, College of 8:55AM Boundaries of Baumslag-Solitar Groups. Idaho (1558) Craig Guilbault,Universityof Dave Dwyer,Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Christopher Evansville Mooney,N/A,Molly Moran*, Colorado College, and Carrie Tirel,Universityof Chad Topaz, Macalester Wisconsin-Fox Valley (1116-Z1-1071) College 9:20AM Evolutionary Dynamics of a Multi-trait (1559) Semelparous Model. SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel Amy Veprauskas*, Interdisciplinary Discussion Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona, and JMCushing, 8:00 AM –9:20AM Room 609, Washington Interdisciplinary Program in Applied State Convention Center Mathematics and Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona Guidelines for Statistics Education: MAA (1116-Z1-866) Curriculum Guide, ASA Guidelines, GAISE 9:45AM A mathematical model of broad-spectrum II, and SET. (1560) antibiotic treatment of leptospirosis: the Organizers: Paul Frazer Lock,St. risk of antibiotic resistance. Lawrence University Laurel A Ohm, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1116-Z1-332) Sue Schou,IdahoState University 10:10AM Analysis of Retinal Images Via Dimension (1561) Reduction on Graphs. Randall Pruim,Calvin Karamatou A Yacoubou Djima*, College Swarthmore College, Wojciech Czaja and Panelists: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Lucia D Simonelli,Universityof Lawrence University Maryland, College Park (1116-Z1-2549) Michelle Everson,Ohio 10:35AM Intrinsic Tame Filling Functions. State University (1562) Preliminary report. Anisah Nabilah Nu’Man, Trinity College Chris Franklin,Universityof (1116-Z1-2747) Georgia Beth Chance, Cal Poly - San AMS-MAA Grad School Fair Luis Obispo 8:30 AM –10:30AM Hall 4F, 4th Floor, Employment Center Washington State Convention Center Undergrads! Take this opportunity to 8:00 AM –5:30PM Hall 4B, 4th Floor, meet representatives from mathematical Washington State Convention Center science graduate programs.

MAA Session on MAA-EDGE (Enhancing MAA Invited Address Diversity in Graduate Education) Pure and Applied Talks by Women Math Warriors 9:00 AM –9:50AM Ballroom 6BC, Washington State Convention Center 8:05 AM –10:55AM Room 608, Washington (1563) What makes for powerful State Convention Center classrooms—and what can we do, now Organizers: Candice R. Price,Sam that we know? Houston State University Alan Schoenfeld,Universityof California, Berkeley (1116-A0-12) Amy L. Buchmann,Tulane University ASL Invited Address 8:05AM A Test for the Two-sample Problem using (1556) a Rank-based Approach. 9:00 AM –9:50AM Room 4C-1, Washington Jamye Nichelle Curry, Georgia Gwinnett State Convention Center College (1116-Z1-1502) (1564) Transseries: algebra and model theory. 8:30AM Temperature Effects on REM/non-REM Lou van den Dries, University of Illinois (1557) Sleep Dynamics. (1116-03-691) Shelby N Wilson*, Morehouse College, Selenne Banuelos, California State MAA Minicourse #12: Part B University Channel Islands, Janet Best, The Ohio State University, Gemma 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Huguet, Universitat Politecnica de Three, Washington State Conference Center Catalunya, Alicia Prieto-Langarica, Youngstown State University, and Humanistic mathematics. Pamela Pyzza, Ohio Wesleyan University Presenters: Gizem Karaali, Pomona (1116-Z1-1151) College

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Eric Marland, Appalachian 10:40AM Speciﬁc Examples, Generic Elements and State University (1570) Restricted Dimensions - Overcoming Student Roadblocks in Linear Algebra. MAA Minicourse #11: Part B Jeffrey L. Stuart, Paciﬁc Lutheran University (1116-H1-995) 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Metropolitan B, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Student Hospitality/Information Center

Implementing inquiry-oriented curricula 9:00 AM –5:00PM Skybridge, 4th Floor, for linear algebra, differential equations, Washington State Convention Center and abstract algebra. Presenters: Estrella Johnson,Virginia Exhibits and Book Sales Polytechnic Institute 9:30 AM –5:30PM Hall 4A, 4th Floor, Karen Keene,North Washington State Convention Center Carolina State University

MAA Minicourse #5: Part B MAA/NCTM Joint Committee on Mutual Concerns Panel Discussion 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Metropolitan A, 3rd 9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 612, Washington Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel State Convention Center Teaching introductory statistics for Instructional strategies that can make a instructors new to teaching statistics. difference. Presenter: , Westminster Carolyn Cuff Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State College University MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Panelists: Tom Dick, Oregon State Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, I University Diane Briars,National 9:00 AM –10:55AM Room 618, Washington Council of Teachers of State Convention Center Mathematics Brian Hopkins, St. Peters Organizers: David Strong, Pepperdine University University Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd Gil Strang, Massachusetts College Institute of Technology Megan Wawro,Virginia MAA Panel Discussion Tech 9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 609, Washington 9:00AM Online Linear Algebra Tools from the State Convention Center (1565) MAA Course Communities. David Strong, Pepperdine University Perspectives on IBL teaching: novice, (1116-H1-1975) experienced and master. 9:20AM Exploring linear algebra with technology Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana (1566) while being crunched for time. State University Shreveport Preliminary report. Theron Hitchman, Mark Hughes, Brigham Young University University of Northern Iowa (1116-H1-895) Panelists: Angie Hodge,Universityof 9:40AM Using Matlab and Blended Learning Nebraska Omaha (1567) Techniques for a Successful Linear Algebra Learning Experience. Mitchel T. Keller, Christina Lee, Oxford College of Emory Wahsington and Lee University (1116-H1-2422) University Carol Schumacher,Kenyon 10:00AM Singular Value Decomposition: A thrilling College (1568) inspiration in Linear Algebra. Naima Naheed, Benedict College, Columbia, SC (1116-H1-1556) ASL Invited Address

10:20AM Linear Algebra in the Formal World of 10:00 AM –10:50AM Room 4C-1, Washington (1569) Mathematical Thinking. Preliminary State Convention Center report. John Hannah, University of Canterbury, (1571) Differential algebra and special points Sepideh Stewart*, University of conjectures. Oklahoma, and Mike Thomas,University James Freitag, University of California of Auckland (1116-H1-2427) Los Angeles (1116-03-67)

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AMS Invited Address 4:00PM What are Lyapunov exponents, and why (1580) are they interesting? 10:05 AM –10:55AM Ballroom 6BC, Amie Wilkinson, University of Chicago Washington State Convention Center (1116-00-2121) (1572) The SL(2, R) action on moduli space. AMS-MAA Special Session on the History of Alex Eskin, University of Chicago Mathematics, IV (1116-37-14) 1:00 PM –5:20PM Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level AMS-MAA Invited Address Three, Washington State Conference Center

11:10 AM – NOON Ballroom 6BC, Washington Organizers: Patti Hunter,Westmont State Convention Center College Adrian Rice, (1573) How to Keep your Genome Secret. Randolph-Macon College Kristin Estella Lauter,Microsoft Sloan Despeaux,Western Research (1116-11-1194) Carolina University AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III Deborah Kent,Drake University 1:00 PM –2:00PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington 1:00PM The Effectiveness of Mathematics as State Convention Center (1581) Applied to Science. Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta (1574) Fourier analysis on general ﬁnite groups. University (1116-01-303) WTimothyGowers,Universityof 1:30PM What makes a student the “best”? Cambridge, UK (1116-05-1520) (1582) Preliminary report. Della Dumbaugh,Universityof ASL Invited Address Richmond (1116-01-1405) 2:00PM Recognizing Ricci. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –1:50PM Room 4C-1, Washington (1583) Judith R Goodstein, Visiting Associate, State Convention Center Einstein Papers Project, Caltech (1116-01-510) (1575) Imperfect algorithms, asymptotic density, and Turing degrees. 2:30PM American Women Mathematics Carl G. Jockusch, University of Illinois at (1584) Doctorates, 1940-1959. Preliminary Urbana-Champaign (1116-03-66) report. Margaret A.M. Murray,Universityof MAA Lecture for Students Iowa (1116-01-526) 3:00PM Polish Math House of the Interwar Period: 1:00 PM –1:50PM Ballroom 6A, Washington (1585) Stefan Banach. State Convention Center Andrzej Lenard,SanDiego,CA (1116-01-611) (1576) The fractal geometry of the Mandelbrot 3:30PM “The ﬁrst man whom you meet on the Set. (1586) street”: tracing back a well-known Robert Devaney,BostonUniversity quotation by Hilbert. Preliminary report. (1116-A0-50) June Barrow-Green*, The Open University, UK, and Reinhard Current Events Bulletin Siegmund-Schultze,UniversityofAgder, Norway (1116-01-1491) 1:00 PM –4:45PM Room 4C-3, Washington 4:00PM The “patriotic duty not to State Convention Center (1587) nationalize science”: aspects of the internationalization of mathematics in Organizer: David Eisenbud,MSRIand the late 19th and early 20th centuries. UC Berkeley Laura E Turner, State University of New 1:00PM What can topology tell us about the York at New Paltz (1116-01-2038) (1577) neural code? 4:30PM Russian participation in the early , Pennsylvania State Carina Curto (1588) International Congresses of University (1116-00-2101) Mathematicians. 2:00PM Laplacian growth, sandpiles and scaling Christopher Hollings,Mathematical (1578) limits. Institute, University of Oxford, UK Yuval Peres, Microsoft Research and (1116-01-264) Univeristy of California, Berkeley 5:00PM Making a Name in Mid-century (1116-00-2116) (1589) Mathematics: Individuals, institutions, 3:00PM Probabilistic combinatorics and the and the American reaction to Nicolas (1579) recent work of Peter Keevash. Bourbaki. WTimothyGowers,Universityof Michael J. Barany, Princeton University Cambridge, UK (1116-05-1801) (1116-01-228)

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AMS-ASL Special Session on Surreal 1:00PM F-thresholds of graded rings. Numbers, II (1598) Alessandro De Stefani*andLuis Nuńez-Betancourt˜ , University of Virginia 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 602, Washington (1116-13-1096) State Convention Center 1:30PM Lower Semi-Continuity of the F-Signature. (1599) Thomas Polstra,Universityof Organizers: Philip Ehrlich,Ohio Missouri-Columbia (1116-13-538) University, Athens 2:00PM Closure operations that induce big Ovidiu Costin, Ohio State (1600) Cohen-Macaulay modules and algebras, University, Columbus module closures, and classification of singularities. Preliminary report. 1:00PM Exponential-logarithmic power series (1590) fields and the surreal numbers. Rebecca R.G., University of Michigan Salma Kuhlmann,UniversityofKonstanz (1116-13-1838) (1116-06-2397) 2:30PM Frobenius actions and a type of (1601) singularity in characteristic p>0. 2:00PM The hypnagogic digraph, with (1591) applications to embeddings of the Eric Canton, University of Nebraska - set-theoretic universe. Lincoln (1116-13-2005) Joel David Hamkins, City University of 3:00PM Lyubeznik numbers, connectivity, and New York (1116-03-41) (1602) cohomological dimension in mixed characteristic. 3:00PM Number systems with simplicity Daniel J. Hernández,Universityof (1592) hierarchies: a generalization of Conway’s Michigan, Luis Nuńez-Betancourt˜ , theory of surreal numbers II. University of Virginia, J. Felipe Pérez*, Phillip Ehrlich, Ohio University, and Georgia State University, and Emily Elliot Alexander Kaplan*, University of E. Witt,UniversityofKansas Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1116-13-1450) (1116-03-467) 3:30PM Rational singularities and Uniform 3:30PM Analysis on surreal numbers. (1603) Symbolic Topologies. (1593) Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo*, Euler Circle, Robert M. Walker,Universityof and Ashvin Swaminathan,Harvard Michigan, Ann Arbor (1116-13-1273) College (1116-40-329) 4:00PM Derived S Systems. 4:00PM Analysis on Surreal Numbers: Functions (1604) Alberto Chiecchio*, TASIS in Dorado, (1594) and Integration. and Lance E Miller,Universityof Ashvin Anand Swaminathan*, Harvard Arkansas (1116-14-2619) College, and Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo, The Euler Circle (1116-03-311) 4:30PM Generic vanishing and classification of (1605) irregular surfaces in positive 4:30PM Lebesgue measure and integration characteristics. (1595) theory on arbitrary real closed fields. Yuan Wang,UniversityofUtah Tobias Kaiser, University of Passau, (1116-14-1366) Germany (1116-03-409) 5:00PM Subadditivity of log-Kodaira dimension. 5:00PM Lengths of developments in K((G)). (1606) Sándor J Kovács*, University of (1596) Julia F. Knight, University of Notre Washington, and Zsolt Patakfalvi, Dame, and Karen M. Lange*, Wellesley Princeton University (1116-14-1507) College (1116-03-2048)

5:30PM Lengths of roots of polynomials in Hahn AMS Special Session on Algebraic Theory of (1597) ﬁelds. Differential and Functional Equations Julia F. Knight*, University of Notre Dame, and Karen M. Lange, Wellesley 1:00 PM –6:00PM Skagit 3, Skagit Lower Level, College (1116-12-1752) Washington State Conference Center

AMS-AWM Special Session on Commutative Organizers: Taylor Dupuy,Hebrew Algebra and Its Interactions with Algebraic University of Jerusalem and Geometry, I University of Vermont Alexey Ovchinnikov,CUNY 1:00 PM –5:20PM Room 603, Washington Queens College, New York State Convention Center 1:00PM Differential Galois extensions. (1607) Anand Pillay, University of Notre Dame Organizers: Daniel Hern´andez, (1116-34-1294) University of Utah 2:00PM On the computation of the Jack Jeffries,Universityof (1608) difference-differential Galois group for a Michigan, Ann Arbor second-order linear difference equation. Karl Schwede,Universityof Carlos E Arreche, North Carolina State Utah University (1116-12-1478)

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2:30PM Calculating parameterized Picard-Vessiot 4:00PM Balinski’s theorem and dual graphs of (1609) group. (1621) curves. Andrei Minchenko, Weizmann Institute Bruno Benedetti*, U Miami, Barbara of Science (1116-20-2483) Bolognese, Northeastern U, and Matteo Varbaro, Univ. degli Studi di Genova 3:00PM Two Bezout-type theorems for differential (1610) equations. (1116-05-1655) Gal Binyamini, University of Toronto 4:30PM Face enumeration and (1116-34-1666) (1622) Kruskal-Katona-type theorems. Kai Fong Ernest Chong,Agencyfor 3:30PM Around the Jouanolou-Hrushovski-Ghys Science, Technology and Research (1611) Theorem. (A*STAR), Singapore (1116-05-1678) James E Freitag*, UCLA, and Rahim Moosa, University of Waterloo 5:00PM Minimal balanced triangulations of (1116-14-619) (1623) sphere bundles over the circle. Hailun Zheng, University of Washington 4:00PM The Riemannian geometry of the (1116-05-1205) (1612) integers. Preliminary report. Alexandru Buium,UniversityofNew 5:30PM Recent results on face enumeration of Mexico (1116-11-657) (1624) manifolds and or pseudomanifolds. Ed Swartz, Cornell University 5:00PM Hyperderivatives and difference (1116-05-1695) (1613) equations in function ﬁeld arithmetic. Matthew A. Papanikolas,TexasA&M AMS Special Session on Classiﬁcation University (1116-11-1724) Problems in Operator Algebras, II 5:40PM Zeta functions of difference varieties. (1614) Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 400, Washington Yuval Dor, Hebrew University of State Convention Center Jerusalem (1116-14-2246) Organizers: Marcel Bischoff, Vanderbilt AMS Special Session on Algebraic and University Topological Methods in Combinatorics, II Ben Hayes, Vanderbilt University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 204, Washington 1:00PM Model theory and the Weak Expectation State Convention Center (1625) Property. Isaac Goldbring*, University of Illinois at Organizers: Andrew Berget,Western Chicago, and Thomas Sinclair,Purdue Washington University University (1116-46-592)

Steven Klee, Seattle 2:00PM II1 factors with non-isomorphic University (1626) ultrapowers. Isabella Novik,Universityof Remi Boutonnet, University of California Washington, Seattle San Diego, Ionut Chifan*, The University of Iowa, and Adrian Ioana,Universityof 1:00PM Hodge Theory on Matroids. California San Diego (1116-46-690) (1615) Eric Katz, University of Waterloo (1116-05-856) 3:00PM Singly generated planar algebras by a (1627) 3-box. 1:30PM Ladder ideals and tropical hyperplane Yunxiang Ren, Vanderbilt University (1616) arrangements with inﬁnities. (1116-47-888) Alex Fink, Queen Mary University of 3:30PM Bicommutant categories. London (1116-05-808) (1628) David Penneys, University of California, 2:00PM Syzygies on Tutte polynomials of freedom Los Angeles (1116-46-455) (1617) matroids. 4:00PM On Upper Triangular Forms in Finite von Joseph Kung,UniversityofNorthTexas (1629) Neumann Algebras. (1116-05-336) Joseph C Noles,TexasA&MUniversity 2:30PM Relaxing the exchange axiom and (1116-47-1910) (1618) Stanley’s conjecture for matroid 4:30PM Weighted Nevanlinna-Pick Interpolation h-vectors. (1630) over W ∗-Algebras. Preliminary report. Jose Alejandro Samper,Universityof Jennifer R Good, University of Wisconsin Washington (1116-05-2329) - Platteville (1116-47-2678) 3:00PM Commutative algebra of generalized 5:00PM An example of factoriality under (1619) permutohedra. (1631) non-tracial ﬁnite free Fisher information Anton Dochtermann,Universityof assumptions. Texas at Austin (1116-05-2732) Brent A Nelson, University of California, 3:30PM Polytopal resolutions of Stanley-Reisner Berkeley (1116-46-1839) (1620) ideals of polytopes. 5:30PM Noncommutative Gaussian Spaces. Alexander Engstrom, Aalto University (1632) Stephen Avsec, Texas A&M University (1116-05-1949) (1116-46-1902)

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AMS Special Session on Early Career Female AMS Special Session on Equations of Fluid Mathematicians in Algebra and Topology Motion, II

1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 201, Washington 1:00 PM –5:50PM Skagit 4, Skagit Lower Level, State Convention Center Washington State Conference Center

Organizers: Jocelyn Bell, United States Organizers: Elaine Cozzi, Oregon State Military Academy, West Point University Bethany Kubik,University Radu Dascaliuc,Oregon of Minnesota, Duluth State University Candice Price,SamHouston James P. Kelliher,University State University of California Riverside PM 1:00 Topological games. 1:00PM Flows in Karstic Geometry. (1633) Jocelyn R Bell, United States Military (1643) Xiaoming Wang, Florida State University Academy, West Point (1116-54-337) (1116-76-1088) 1:30PM Homotopy Critical Spectrum. Preliminary 1:30PM Regularity criteria for the 3D (1634) report. (1644) Navier-Stokes and MHD equations. Eleanor McNair Abernethy,Univeristyof Alexey Cheskidov and Mimi Dai*, Tennessee (1116-53-253) University of Illinois at Chicago 2:00PM Determining Geometric Structures of (1116-35-214) (1635) Protein-Bound DNA using Modeling 2:00PM Bose-Einstein condensation in a Software. Preliminary report. (1645) Kompaneets model for low density Mary Therese Padberg*, Albuquerque, plasmas. New Mexico, Isabel Darcy,The Joshua Ballew, Gautam Iyer*and University of Iowa, Stephen Levene, Robert L Pego, Carnegie Mellon Stefan Giovan,TheUniversityofTexas University (1116-35-1553) at Dallas, and Rob Scharein, Hypnagogic Software (1116-92-1794) 2:30PM Recent progresses in boundary layer (1646) analysis. 2:30PM Semidualizing DG Modules over Tensor (1636) Products. Gung-Min Gie, University of Louisville Hannah Altmann,Universityof (1116-76-2345) Minnesota, Morris (1116-13-388) 3:00PM Quantum Spontaneous Stochasticity. (1647) *and 3:00PM Koszul Homology. Preliminary report. Theodore D Drivas Gregory L (1637) Denise A. Rangel Tracy*, Syracuse Eyink, The Johns Hopkins University University, L. Sega, University of Missouri (1116-81-2770) -KansasCity,R. Dellaca,U.C.Irvine,J. 3:30PM Onsager’s Conjecture. Hoffmeier, Northwest Missouri State (1648) Tristan Buckmaster,NewYork University, P. Thompson,Universityof University (1116-35-358) Nebraska- Lincoln, and G. Sosa,Amherst College (1116-13-1526) 4:00PM Mixing versus chemotaxis. (1649) Alexander Kiselev, Rice University, 3:30PM The Intersection Algebra of Ideals. and Xiaoqian Xu*, University of (1638) Sara Malec, Hood College (1116-13-955) Wisconsin-Madison (1116-35-816) 4:00PM Could topology provide insight into brain 4:30PM On non-Darcy ﬂuid ﬂows in porous (1639) diseases? Preliminary report. (1650) media. Leyda M. Almodovar Velazquez*and Luan T Hoang, Texas Tech University Isabel K. Darcy,UniversityofIowa (1116-35-1501) (1116-55-437) 5:00PM Analytical and Computational Results 4:30PM Topological Speedups of Odometers and (1651) for Blow-Up Criteria for the 3D (1640) Substitutions. Incompressible Euler Equations Based on Lori Alvin*, Bradley University, Drew the Voigt Regularization. Ash and Nic Ormes, University of Denver *, University of (1116-54-1056) Adam Larios Nebraska-Lincoln, Mark Petersen,Los 5:00PM A Game of Crowns: Layered Generalized Alamos National Lab, Edriss S Titi,Texas (1641) Crowns and Chromatic Number. A&M University and Weizmann Institute Shannon Talbott, Moravian College of Science, and Beth Wingate,Exeter (1116-05-740) University (1116-35-1329)

5:30PM Realizations of phased matroids. 5:30PM Nonlocal equations, electroconvection. (1642) Preliminary report. (1652) Peter Constantin*andMihaela Amanda L Ruiz,UniveristyofSanDiego Ignatova, Department of Mathematics, (1116-05-1342) Princeton University (1116-35-1762)

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AMS Special Session on Geometric and Hart Smith,Universityof Categorical Methods in Representation Washington, Seattle Theory, II Chris Sogge, Johns Hopkins University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Rooms 307/308, 1:00PM Doubling estimates, vanishing order and Washington State Convention Center (1663) nodal sets of Steklov eigenfunctions. Organizers: Anthony Licata, Australian Preliminary report. National University Christopher Sogge, Johns Hopkins University, Xing Wang, Wayne State , Universityof Julia Pevtsova University, and Jiuyi Zhu*, Johns Hopkins Washington, Seattle University (1116-42-132) 1:00PM Rational Cohomology and Supports for 1:30PM Quantum Unique Ergodicity and (1653) Unipotent Algebraic Groups. Preliminary (1664) the number of nodal domains of report. eigenfunctions. Eric M. Friedlander,Universityof ,KAISTDepartmentof Southern California (1116-20-651) Junehyuk Jung Mathematical Sciences (1116-53-404) 1:30PM Support varieties for Lie superalgebras (1654) and graded group schemes. Preliminary 2:00PM Growth and nodal sets of Laplace report. (1665) eigenfunctions on manifolds. Christopher M Drupieski*, DePaul Guillaume Roy-Fortin,Northwestern University, and Jonathan R Kujawa, University (1116-58-154) University of Oklahoma (1116-20-601) 3:00PM Conormal cycles of random nodal sets. 2:00PM The relative stable category of a modular (1666) Gabriel Rivière,Université Lille 1 (1655) group algebra. Preliminary report. (1116-58-864) Jon F Carlson, University of Georgia 4:00PM Seeing Through Space Time. (1116-20-681) (1667) Gunther Uhlmann,Universityof 2:30PM Relative stable categories and their Washington (1116-58-2985) (1656) prime ideal spectra. Preliminary report. 5:00PM The trace of the heat kernel and Shawn Baland*, University of (1668) regularity of potentials. Washington, and Greg Stevenson, Hart F. Smith, University of Washington University of Bielefeld (1116-16-2701) (1116-58-2981) 3:00PM On Support Varieties and the Humphreys (1657) Conjecture in type A. AMS Special Session on Higher Genus Curves William Dietrich Hardesty,Universityof and Fibrations of Higher Genus Curves in Georgia (1116-18-1881) Mathematical Physics and Arithmetic 3:30PM The Lie Module and its Complexity. Geometry, II (1658) Frederick R. Cohen,Universityof Rochester, David J. Hemmer,University 1:00 PM –5:20PM Room 310, Washington of Buffalo, SUNY, and Daniel K. Nakano*, State Convention Center University of Georgia (1116-20-855) 4:00PM On nilpotent commuting varieties and Organizers: Andreas Malmendier,Utah (1659) cohomology of Frobenius kernels. State University, Logan Nham Vo Ngo, University of Arizona Tony Shaska,Oakland (1116-20-1432) University, Rochester 4:30PM The Marked Brauer Algebra. 1:00PM Quasi-platonic actions of some simple (1660) Jonathan Kujawa*andBenjiman Tharp, (1669) groups on Riemann surfaces and their University of Oklahoma (1116-16-846) dessins d’enfant. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Centric linking systems and control of S. Allen Broughton,Rose-Hulman (1661) fixed points. Institute of Technology (1116-14-1481) George Glauberman,Universityof 1:30PM Picard groups of Hurwitz spaces. Chicago, and Justin Lynd*, University of (1670) *, Columbia Montana (1116-20-2192) Anand Deopurkar University, and Anand Patel,Boston 5:30PM Geometric Structure in Smooth Dual. College (1116-14-1780) (1662) Paul Frank Baum, Penn State (1116-22-676) 2:00PM Conductors and minimal discriminants of (1671) hyperelliptic curves with rational AMS Special Session on Global Harmonic Weierstrass points. Padmavathi Srinivasan, Massachusetts Analysis, II Institute of Technology (1116-14-822)

1:00 PM –5:40PM Room 610, Washington 2:30PM Endomorphisms of Abelian Surfaces, State Convention Center (1672) Shimura curves, and counterexamples to the Hasse principle. Preliminary report. Organizers: Steven Zelditch, James Stankewicz, University of Bristol Northwestern University (1116-11-1210)

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3:00PM Equations of Riemann surfaces with 3:00PM What can we learn about community (1673) automorphisms via partial flattening (1682) dynamics and climate impacts from stratifications. Preliminary report. spatiotemporal models? A case study of David Swinarski, Fordham University freshwater fishes. (1116-14-1127) James T Thorson, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA 3:30PM Explicit high ranks in higher genus. (1116-92-610) (1674) Douglas Ulmer,GeorgiaTech (1116-11-1431) 3:30PM The effect of avian stage-dependent (1683) vector exposure on enzootic West Nile 4:00PM Integral minimal models for binary virus transmission. (1675) forms. Suzanne L Robertson*, Virginia Lubjana Beshaj, Oakland University Commonwealth University, and Kevin (1116-11-1279) Caillouet, St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District (1116-92-471) 4:30PM A catalog of genus 2 curves over Q. (1676) Preliminary report. 4:00PM The effects of extreme climate conditions Andrew R. Booker, University of Bristol, (1684) on vertically transmitted vector-borne Andrew V. Sutherland*, Massachusetts diseases. Preliminary report. Institute of Technology, John Voight, Kbenesh W. Blayneh,FloridaA&M Dartmouth College, and Dan Yasaki, University (1116-34-434) University of North Carolina, Greensboro 4:30PM Modeling Feral Hogs in Great Smoky (1116-11-1514) (1685) Mountains National Park to Evaluate Control Efforts and Analyze the 5:00PM Points of bounded degree on curves. Population’s Niche. (1677) Aaron Levin, Michigan State University Benjamin Levy*, Suzanne Lenhart, (1116-11-2568) Charles Collins, University of Tennessee, Rene Salinas, Appalachian State AMS Special Session on Mathematics in University, Marguerite Madden, Joseph Natural Resource Modeling, II Corn, University of Georgia, and William Stiver, National Parks Service 1:00 PM –5:20PM Room 4C-4, Washington (1116-92-137) State Convention Center 5:00PM Mathematics of Granular Materials and (1686) the Future of this Natural Resource. Organizers: Catherine A. Roberts, A. Bass Bagayogo,Universitéde College of the Holy Cross Saint-Boniface (1116-92-450)

Shandelle M. Henson, AMS Special Session on Moduli Spaces in Andrews University Algebraic Geometry, I

1:00PM Modeling innovations for fisheries (1678) assessments and management: are there 1:00 PM –5:40PM Room 604, Washington any? Preliminary report. State Convention Center James N Ianelli, Alaska Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service Organizer: Yaim Cooper,Harvard (1116-92-718) University 1:00PM Families of tautological relations. 1:30PM Marine protected areas with mobile (1687) Aaron Pixton, Massachusetts Institute of (1679) predator and prey. Technology (1116-14-1531) Patrick De Leenheer, Oregon State University (1116-92-414) 2:00PM Hurwitz Correspondences on M0,N . (1688) Rohini Ramadas, University of Michigan 2:00PM Estimation of grey seal predation (1116-14-1505) (1680) mortality on the three main commercial demersal species in West of Scotland and 3:00PM Projectivity of the moduli space of stable implications for stock assessments and (1689) log-varieties. MSY calculation. Sándor J Kovács*, University of Vanessa Trijoulet*andRobin M Cook, Washington, and Zsolt Patakfalvi, Department of Mathematics and Princeton University (1116-14-1509) Statistics, University of Strathclyde, 4:00PM Limits of plane quintics via covers of Glasgow, Scotland (1116-92-131) (1690) stacky curves. Anand Deopurkar, Columbia University 2:30PM Mathematical Modeling of the James (1116-14-1785) (1681) Spinymussel. Preliminary report. Marisa P Draper, Maranda M Pepe, 5:00PM Smoothability of Genus 6 Petri General Dylana A Wilhelm, Lihua Chen, Patrice (1691) Curves. Preliminary report. MLudwig, Christine L May and Aaron Landesman*, Harvard University, Anthony Tongen*, James Madison and David Zureick-Brown,Emory University (1116-92-776) University (1116-14-492)

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AMS Special Session on Number Theory and 5:00PM Connections between hypergeometric Cryptography, II (1700) series, hypergeometric algebraic varieties, and supercongruences. Alyson Deines,Centerfor 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 606, Washington Communications Research, Jenny G. State Convention Center Fuselier, High Point University, Ling Long, Louisiana State University, Holly Organizers: Matilde Lalin,Universityof Swisher*, Oregon State University, Montreal and Fang-Ting Tu,NationalCenter for Theoretical Sciences, Taiwan Michelle Manes,University (1116-11-925) of Hawaii, Honolulu 5:30PM Divisibility sequences associated to Christelle Vincent, (1701) higher dimensional algebraic groups. University of Vermont Preliminary report. Patrick Ingram, Colorado State 1:00PM Using SageMath for Number Theory and University, Joseph H Silverman*, Brown (1692) Cryptography. University, and Katherine Stange, William Arthur Stein,Universityof University of Colorado (1116-11-237) Washington (1116-11-965)

1:30PM Comparison of scalar multiplication on AMS Special Session on Partial Differential (1693) real hyperelliptic curves. Equations in Complex Analysis, II Michael J. Jacobson Jr., Monireh Rezai Rad and Renate Scheidler*, University of 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 401, Washington Calgary, Canada (1116-11-1455) State Convention Center

2:00PM Computing the p-torsion of Jacobians in Organizers: Debraj Chakrabarti,Central (1694) characteristic p. Michigan University Colin Weir, Tutte Institute Yunus Zeytuncu,University (1116-11-1777) of Michigan, Dearborn 2:30PM A computational approach to the ABC 1:00PM The Bergman kernel on some Hartogs (1695) Conjecture. Preliminary report. (1702) domains. Jennifer Balakrishnan,Universityof Zhenghui Huo, University of Illinois at Oxford, Jennifer Berg,Universityof Urbana-Champaign (1116-32-1378) Texas at Austin, Alyson Deines, CCR, 1:30PM Regularity of the weighted Bergman Yasemin Kara, Cornell University, Lily (1703) projection on the Hartogs triangle. Khadjavi*, Loyola Marymount University, , The Ohio State University Kristin Lauter, Microsoft Research, and Liwei Chen (1116-32-420) Victor Scharschkin,Universityof Queensland (1116-11-2204) 2:00PM The Bergman theory of generalized (1704) Hartogs triangles: Lp-Sobolev 3:00PM TorsioninOddDegree. boundedness. (1696) Abbey Bourdon*andPaul Pollack, Luke D. Edholm,TheOhioState University of Georgia (1116-11-1391) University (1116-32-767)

3:30PM Representations of integral Hermitian 2:30PM A pointwise a-priori estimate for the (1697) forms by sums of norms. (1705) ∂−Neumann problem on weakly Jingbo Liu, Wesleyan University pseudoconvex domains. (1116-11-537) R. Michael Range, State University of New York at Albany (1116-32-672) 4:00PM Quantum mock modular forms arising (1698) from eta-theta functions. 3:00PM Bounded Plurisubharmonic Exhaustion n Amanda Folsom, Amherst College, (1706) Functions in CP . Preliminary report. Sharon Garthwaite, Bucknell University, Phillip S Harrington,Universityof Soon-Yi Kang, Kangwon National Arkansas (1116-32-1161) University, Holly Swisher, Oregon State 3:30PM Essential norm estimates for the University, and Stephanie Treneer*, (1707) ∂-Neumann operator. Western Washington University Zeljko Cuckovic and Sonmez (1116-11-1932) Sahutoglu*, University of Toledo (1116-32-489) 4:30PM Gaussian Hypergeometric Series (1699) and Counting Points on Families of 4:00PM Numerical Range of the product of a Hypersurfaces. Preliminary report. (1708) composition operator with the adjoint of Sharon M. Frechette*, College of the a composition operator. Preliminary Holy Cross, Matthew Papanikolas, report. Texas A&M University, Jonathan Root, John H. Clifford*, University of Boston University, and M. Valentina Michigan–Dearborn, and Michael Vega, William Patterson University Dabkowski, Lawrence Technological (1116-11-1846) University (1116-47-2435)

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4:30PM The Wiener Test for the Removability of 4:00PM Rank-based markets with model (1709) the Logarithmic Singularity for the (1718) uncertainty. Elliptic PDEs with Measurable Coefficients Tomoyuki Ichiba,Universityof and Its Consequences. California, Santa Barbara (1116-60-1675) Ugur G. Abdulla, Florida Institute of 4:30PM Quickest detection in the Wiener Technology (1116-35-381) (1719) disorder problem with post-change drift 5:00PM Positive eigenvalues of curvatures of line uncertainty. (1710) bundles that lie on the boundary of the Heng Yang, Mathematics Department Kahler cone. Preliminary report. CUNY Graduate Center, Olympia Dincer Guler,ParkUniversity Hadjiliadis*, Hunter College and (1116-32-861) the Graduate Center, and Michael , University of California, 5:30PM Rectifiability of Harmonic Measure. Ludkovski (1711) Jonas Azzam*, Universitat Autonoma´ de Santa Barbara (1116-60-698) Barcelona, Steve Hofmann,Universityof 5:00PM Asymptotic Methods for Portfolio Missouri, JoséMar´ıa Martell, Instituto (1720) Optimization Problems with Stochastic de Ciencias Matemáticas (ICMAT), Volatility. Svitlana Mayboroda,Universityof Jean-Pierre Fouque and Ruimeng Hu*, Minnesota, Mihalis Mourgoglou, University of California, Santa Barbara Xavier Tolsa,UniversitatAutonoma´ de (1116-60-1942) Barcelona, and Alexander Volberg, 5:30PM Regime Switching Model for Economic Michigan State University (1116-31-572) (1721) Crisis and Stock Selection. Nguyet T. Nguyen*, Youngstown AMS Special Session on Problems and State University, OH, and Dung A. Challenges in Financial Engineering and Risk Nguyen, Ned Davis Research Group Management, I (1116-60-1173)

1:00 PM –5:50PM Chelan 2, Chelan Level Two, AMS Special Session on Water Waves, II Washington State Conference Center 1:00 PM –5:20PM Skagit 5, Skagit Lower Level, Organizers: Matthew Lorig,University Washington State Conference Center of Washington, Seattle Haijun Li, Washington State Organizers: John Carter, Seattle University, Pullman University Hong-Ming Yin, Washington Bernard Deconinck, State University, Pullman University of Washington, Seattle 1:00PM How Leverage Transforms a Volatility (1712) Skew: Asymptotics for Continuous and Katie Oliveras, Seattle Jump Dynamics. University Roger Lee*, University of Chicago, 1:00PM Frequency downshift in a viscous fluid. and Ruming Wang,GoldmanSachs (1722) John Carter*, Alex Govan, Seattle (1116-60-2595) University, Diane Henderson, Penn State 1:30PM Dynamic Conic Finance via Backward University, and Harvey Segur,University (1713) Stochastic Difference Equations. of Colorado at Boulder (1116-76-248) Tomasz R Bielecki*, Igor Cialenco and 1:30PM Developments and Applications of a Tao Chen, Illinois Institute of Technology (1723) Multilayer Shallow Water Model. (1116-91-2100) Preliminary report. 2:00PM Universal portfolios in stochastic Kyle T Mandli, Columbia University (1714) portfolio theory. Preliminary report. (1116-65-785) Ting Kam Leonard Wong,Universityof 2:00PM Stratified solitary waves. Washington (1116-60-2326) (1724) Robin Ming Chen, Department of 2:30PM Optimal Investment with Transaction Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, (1715) Costs and Stochastic Volatility. Samuel Walsh, Department of Maxim Bichuch*, Johns Hopkins Mathematics, University of Missouri, and University, and Ronnie Sircar,Princeton Miles H. Wheeler*, Courant Institute of University (1116-60-247) Mathematical Sciences, New York University (1116-76-2835) 3:00PM Regularly Varying Asymptotics for Tail (1716) Risk. 2:30PM Extremely Steep Traveling Interfacial Haijun Li, Washington State University (1725) Waves. (1116-91-2978) Benjamin F Akers,TheAirForce Institute of Technology (1116-76-621) 3:30PM Pricing covariance swaps in Lévy driven (1717) market. 3:00PM Overhanging traveling gravity-capillary Indranil SenGupta*andSemere (1726) waves. Habtemicael, North Dakota State J. Douglas Wright, Drexel University University (1116-60-331) (1116-35-2272)

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3:30PM Computing Three-Dimensional Water MAA Minicourse #8: Part B (1727) Waves. Olga Trichtchenko*, Jean-Marc 1:00 PM –3:00PM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Vanden-Broeck, University College Three, Washington State Conference Center London, Emilian Parau,UEA,and Paul Milewski,UniversityofBath Algebraic geometry: A problem-based (1116-76-2233) course. Presenters: Thomas Garrity, Williams 4:00PM On the slope of steady water waves. College (1728) Walter A. Strauss,BrownUniversity (1116-76-976) Ryan Brown,Georgia College 4:30PM High-frequency instabilities of small (1729) amplitude water waves. MAA Minicourse #9: Part B Bernard Deconinck, Applied Mathematics, University of Washington 1:00 PM –3:00PM Metropolitan A, 3rd (1116-76-208) Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

5:00PM Normal forms transformations for water Increasing student engagement and (1730) waves. understanding through active learning Catherine Sulem, University of Toronto strategies in calculus. (1116-76-757) Presenters: Debbie Gochenaur, Shippensburg University MAA Invited Paper Session on What Do Larissa Schroeder, We Know about University Mathematics University of Hartford Teaching, and How Can It Help Us? MAA Minicourse #4: Part B 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 607, Washington State Convention Center 1:00 PM –3:00PM Metropolitan B, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Organizer: Alan Schoenfeld,University Teaching mathematics with sports of California Berkeley applications. 1:00PM Carnegie’s Community College Pathways: Presenter: Rick Cleary, Babson College (1731) Instruction supporting productive struggle and student persistence in AMS Session on Associative and developmental mathematics classrooms. Nonassociative Algebra and Rings, III Ann Ryu Edwards, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 1:00 PM –5:25PM Chelan 4, Chelan Level Two, (1116-AB-1338) Washington State Conference Center 1:30PM An Ongoing Effort to Create Effective 1:00PM On locally semi-simple representations of (1732) InquiryOriented Abstract Algebra (1737) quivers. Classrooms. Calin Chindris and Daniel B Kline*, Sean P Larsen, Portland State University University of Missouri (1116-16-2364) (1116-AB-1557) 1:15PM Matrix Algebras: Equivalent Ring 2:00PM The LUMOS Project: What do we really (1738) Relations and Special Presentations. (1733) learn in Undergraduate Mathematics? Sam Mendelson*andGeir Agnarsson, Greg Oates, University of Auckland George Mason University (1116-16-2513) (1116-AB-1650) 1:30PM Zero Divisor Graphs of 2 × 2 Upper (1739) Triangular Matrix Rings over Z . 2:30PM The same content, but very different n , Taylor University (1734) lectures: The decisions collegiate Ethan J Gegner (1116-16-2535) mathematics instructors make and how they shape the mathematics in their 1:45PM A Super Categorical View of Kashiwara’s classrooms. (1740) Rule for Tensor Products of Crystals. Alon Pinto, University of California, Preliminary report. Berkeley (1116-AB-2920) Nick J. Davidson, University of Oregon (1116-18-2965) 3:00PM Advances in inquiry-oriented instruction 2:00PM On the ideal based zero-divisor graph of (1735) at the post-secondary level: Student (1741) a semiring. success and instructor practices. Sara Shirinkam, Department of Chris L Rasmussen, San Diego State Mathematics, University of Texas at San University (1116-AB-1101) Antonio (1116-13-1799) 3:30PM A Proving Supplement for an 2:15PM Homomorphisms Between Standard (1736) Undergraduate Real Analysis Course. (1742) Modules of KLR Algebras. John Selden*andAnnie Selden,New David Julian Steinberg,Universityof Mexico State University (1116-97-1511) Oregon (1116-16-2665)

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2:30PM On the images of multilinear maps of AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph (1743) matrices over finite-dimensional division Theory, III algebras. Cailan Chun Chun Li,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 605, Washington California, Berkeley, and Man Cheung State Convention Center Kevin Tsui*, University of California, Los Angeles (1116-15-2719) 1:15PM Sorting permutations with finite-depth (1755) stacks and symmetries of the square. 2:45PM Bounding the Degrees of Ext-Modules Preliminary report. (1744) over Complete Intersections. Jinseok An, Claremont Graduate Jason Hardin, Worcester State University University, and Thomas Langley*, (1116-13-2601) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 3:00PM Gorenstein Dimensions of Module-finite (1116-05-2828) (1745) Extensions. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Partitioning Polytope Number Sequences Pye Phyo Aung, University of the Pacific (1756) into Simplex Number Sequences. (1116-13-2608) Michael A. Jackson, Grove City College (1116-05-2072) 3:15PM A note on Gaussian series rings. (1746) Preliminary report. 1:45PM Descent c-Wilf Equivalence. Jung Wook Lim, Kyungpook National (1757) Quang T. Bach*andJeffrey B. Remmel, University (1116-13-115) University of California, San Diego (1116-05-2789) 3:30PM The minimum distance of a linear code (1747) and the α-invariant. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Graphs between computable and highly Mehdi Garrousian*, Universidad de (1758) computable. los Andes, and Stefan Tohaneanu, Matthew Jura, Manhattan College, Oscar University of Idaho (1116-13-416) Levin*, University of Northern Colorado, and Tyler Markkanen,Springfield 3:45PM Lie derivations and Lie triple derivations College (1116-03-2264) (1748) of dominant upper triangular ladder 2:15PM Auslander-Reiten quiver and matrices. (1759) representation theories related to Prakash Ghimire*, Auburn University, KLR-type Schur-Weyl duality. Auburn, AL, and Huajun Huang, Auburn Se-jin Oh, Department of Mathematics, University (1116-17-535) University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA (1116-05-2134) 4:00PM Twisted Modules of affine Lie Algebras, (1749) Vertex Algebras, and Modular q-series. 2:30PM Homomorphism densities in free words. Corina Calinescu, NYC College of (1760) Joshua Cooper,UniversityofSouth Technology, CUNY, Antun Milas, Carolina, and Danny Rorabaugh*, University at Albany, SUNY, Michael Queen’s University (1116-05-2165) Penn*, Colorado College, and 2:45PM Bijections on m-level Rook Placements. Christopher Sadowski, Ursinus College (1761) Kenneth Barrese*, UCSD, Nicholas (1116-17-2156) Loehr, Virginia Tech and US Naval 4:15PM Residually Small Commutative Rings. Academy, Jeffrey Remmel,UCSD,and (1750) Preliminary report. Bruce E. Sagan, Michigan State University Greg Oman, University of Colorado, and (1116-05-2198) Adam Salminen*, University of Evansville 3:00PM Creating universal cycles for subsets by (1116-13-871) (1762) expanding the alphabet. Rebecca F Eastham*, University of 4:30PM Higher commutative algebra through Wisconsin-Madison, Victoria Horan, (1751) homotopy theory. Preliminary report. Arizona State, and Rose McCarty, Sanath K Devalapurkar, Torrance, Georgia Tech (1116-05-2255) California (1116-13-1534) 3:15PM Discussion 4:45PM Zariski-Samuel Associated Prime Ideals. 3:30PM Interlace Polynomials of Certain Eulerian (1752) Preliminary report. Tracy Dawn Hamilton, California State (1763) Graphs. University, Sacramento (1116-13-2031) Aihua Li*andChristian Hyra, Montclair State University (1116-05-2913) 5:00PM The book thickness of zero divisor graphs 3:45PM Favaron’s Theorem, k-dependence, and (1753) with genus at most one. Preliminary (1764) Tuza’s Conjecture. report. Gregory J Puleo, Coordinated Thomas McKenzie,GonzagaUniversity Science Lab, University of Illinois at (1116-13-2046) Urbana-Champaign (1116-05-2291)

5:15PM Primitively generated Hopf orders in 4:00PM A generalization of α-orientations to (1754) characteristic p. (1765) higher genus surfaces. Alan Koch, Agnes Scott College Jason T. Suagee, George Washington (1116-11-1231) University (1116-05-2296)

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4:15PM On the 2-Large is Large conjecture. A 2:00PM TheTwo-TimePadProblem:Plaintext (1766) Generalization of Van der Waerden’s (1776) Recovery for One-Time Pads Used Twice. Theorem. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Sohail Farhangi, Virginia Polytechnic Gregory V Bard*andTheodore Institute and State University McDonough,TheUniversityof (1116-05-2473) Wisconsin—Stout (1116-68-2505)

4:30PM Probabilistic Thresholds for 2:15PM Problem Specific Primal Heuristics for (1767) Combinatorial Structures. (1777) Supply Chain Management in a General Thomas Grubb*, Michigan State MIP Solving Framework. Preliminary University, Paul Han, Dartmouth report. College, and Bill Kay,EmoryUniversity Robert Lion Gottwald, Freie Universität (1116-05-2060) Berlin, Courtney Y. Kempton,University 4:45PM On the Incidence Coloring Conjecture for of Washington, David Y. Leffler, (1768) Cartesian Graph Products. Chalmers University of Technology, and Chen Xie, University of Waterloo Li Qian*, Hunter College (City University (1116-05-2062) of New York) (1116-90-2001)

5:00PM Automorphisms and Eigenvalues of 2:30PM Personalized Local Recommendations (1769) Knodel graphs. Preliminary report. (1778) with Collaborative Filtering. Preliminary Wasin So, San Jose State University report. (1116-05-266) Tamar Lichter, Queens College - City University of New York, Chelsea K 5:15PM A connection between Hadamard Chandler*, University of Virginia, and (1770) matrices, oriented hypergraphs and Monica Ribero Diaz, Universidad de los signed graphs. Andes (1116-68-350) Nathan Reff*andHoward Skogman, The College at Brockport, State University 2:45PM Optimization of a Logo Recognition of New York (1116-05-2855) (1779) System. 5:30PM Hall precolorings with Δ(G) colors extend Haozhi Qi, Hong Kong University (1771) to proper colorings. Preliminary report. of Science and Technology, Owen Jennifer Vandenbussche*, Sarah Richﬁeld, Tulane University, Xiaohui Holliday and Erik Westlund, Kennesaw Zeng, Hong Kong University of Science State University (1116-05-2071) and Technology, and Michael Zhao*, University of Utah (1116-68-2022) 5:45PM The Parametric Frobenius Problem. (1772) Bobby C. Shen, Massachusetts Institute 3:00PM On the Robust Hardness of Grobner Basis of Technology (1116-05-2008) (1780) Computation. Gwen Spencer*, Smith College, and AMS Session on Computer Science, David Rolnick, Massachusetts Institute Information, Control Theory, and Economics, of Technology (1116-68-2268)

II 3:15PM Long-term secure two-round group key (1781) establishment from pairings. 1:00 PM –5:25PM Skagit 1, Skagit Lower Level, Kashi N Neupane,UniversityofNorth Washington State Conference Center Georgia (1116-94-2581)

(1773) Optimal Parameters in Option Pricing 3:30PM A Metaheuristic for the Multidimensional Model. (1782) Multiple Choice Knapsack Problem. Narayan Thapa, Cameron University Preliminary report. (1116-VC-802) Yun Lu*, Francis Vasko,Kutztown University of PA, and Kenneth Zyma, 1:30PM The Territorial Raider Model with Philadelphia, PA (1116-90-2162) (1774) Strategic Movement and Multi-Group Interactions. 3:45PM Formulation of Generalized Curvature Nina Galanter*, Grinnell College, (1783) Values from the Singular Value Grinnell, IA, Dennis Silva, Jr., Worcester Decomposition and the use on Human Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, Action Data. Jonathan Rowell, Department of Robert T. Arn*, Bruce Draper, Michael Mathematics and Statistics, The Kirby and Chris Peterson, Colorado University of North Carolina at State University (1116-51-1347) Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, and Jan Rycht´aˇr, Department of Mathematics and 4:00PM Brief history of optimal control theory Statistics, The University of North (1784) and some recent developments. Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Isabelle Kemajou-Brown, Morgan State 27412, USA (1116-91-1634) University (1116-49-1486)

1:45PM Searching With Lie Patterns of Inﬁnite 4:15PM Camera response function modeling for (1775) Length. Preliminary report. (1785) high dynamic range photography. John K Osoinach*andD Paul Phillips, Thomas Hoft¨ ,UniversityofSt.Thomas The University of Dallas (1116-91-2537) (1116-45-2580)

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4:30PM Comparative Analysis of Matrix Manifold 3:00PM On the Fixed Points of Certain (1786) Means. (1797) Augmented Generalized Happy Justin D. Marks, Wesleyan University Functions. Preliminary report. (1116-15-2687) B. Baker Swart, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, The 4:45PM Regularization of languages: a new Citadel, K. A. Beck, Department of (1787) mathematical framework of learning Mathematics & Computer Science, from an inconsistent source. Preliminary Saint Mary’s College of California, S. report. Crook, Division of Mathematics, Timmy Ma*andNatalia Komarova, Engineering, & Computer Science, University of California, Irvine Loras College, C. Eubanks-Turner, (1116-91-1221) Department of Mathematics, Loyola Marymount University, H. G. Grundman*, 5:00PM Collection of the mathematical (1788) publications and video records on the Department of Mathematics, Bryn All-Russian mathematical portal Mawr College, M. Mei, Department of Math-Net.Ru. Mathematics & Computer Science, Dmitry E Chebukov,Steklov Denison University, and L. Zack, mathematical institute of the Russian Department of Mathematics & Computer Academy of Sciences (1116-94-2664) Science, High Point University (1116-11-737) 5:15PM Automated Conjecturing for Number (1789) Theory. 3:15PM Iterations for the lemniscate constant Craig Larson, Virginia Commonwealth (1798) resembling the Archimedean algorithm University (1116-11-1474) for pi. Thomas J. Osler,RowanUniversity AMS Session on General Topics, II (1116-40-2472)

1:00 PM –4:55PM Chelan 5, Chelan Level Two, 3:30PM The spectral connection matrix for any Washington State Conference Center (1799) change of basis within the classical real orthogonal polynomials. 1:15PM The Cantor set before Cantor. Preliminary Jenna Reis*, Fitchburg State University, (1790) report. and Tom Bella, University of Rhode Nicholas A Scoville, Ursinus College Island (1116-15-1249) (1116-01-415)

1:30PM The Historical Derivatives of the 3:45PM A Functional Equation On Groups With (1791) Particular Value and the Particular (1800) An Involution Related To Quadratic Function in the Wave and Heat Theory. Polynomials. Preliminary report. Heather Hunt Elfen*, Robert Morris Shigeru Masuda,Ex.Long-Term University, Thomas Riedel and Prasanna Researcher in RIMS, Kyoto University Sahoo, University of Louisville (1116-01-1617) (1116-39-1781)

1:45PM Charles Babbage and the Difference 4:00PM Asymptotic laws for knot diagrams. (1792) Engine 1. (1801) Harrison C Chapman,Universityof Paul R. Bouthellier,Universityof Georgia (1116-05-1452) Pittsburgh-Titusville (1116-01-49)

2:00PM An investigation of the mathematical 4:15PM Amalgamation Classes with ∃-Closures (1793) texts used by selected eighteenth and (1802) and a Conjecture of Moss’. nineteenth century United States Justin Brody, Goucher College Presidents. (1116-03-2515) Ronald L Merritt, Athens State University (1116-01-80) 4:30PM Symmetries of Quartic Polynomials. 2:15PM Four Curves of Alexis Clairaut. (1803) Michael Robert Keenan*andChad (1794) Preliminary report. Awtrey, Elon University (1116-12-1035) Colin B. P. McKinney, Wabash College (1116-01-2104) 4:45PM Discovering Geometric and Topological 2:30PM Are You Smarter Than a Babylonian? (1804) and Physical Properties by Analytic (1795) Preliminary report. Curvatures Properties on Convex Marsha H Cardenas,UniversityofTexas Hyper-Surfaces from Spheres and at El Paso (1116-01-2691) Ellipsoids as A Starting Point. Preliminary report. 2:45PM Numbers and the Heights of their Lina Wu*, Borough of Manhattan (1796) Happiness. Community College-The City University May Mei*andAndrew Read-McFarland, of New York, and Ye Li, Central Michigan Denison University (1116-11-2559) University (1116-53-868)

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AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, II 3:45PM Numerical solution of fractional (1815) differential equations by multistage 1:00 PM –5:10PM Room 615, Washington shifted Jacobi spectral method. State Convention Center Preliminary report. Bongsoo Jang*, Ulsan National Institute 1:15PM Solution of Time-Dependent Nonlinear of Science and Technology, South Korea, (1805) PDE Through Component-Wise and Hyunju Kim, North Greenville Approximation of Matrix Functions. University (1116-65-2773) James V Lambers,TheUniversityof Southern Mississippi (1116-65-1291) 4:00PM The Legacy of ADI and LOD Methods and (1816) Their Applications for Solving Highly 1:30PM A compact fourth-order L-stable scheme Oscillatory Wave Equations. Preliminary (1806) for reaction-diffusion systems with report. nonsmooth data. Qin Sheng, Baylor University Harish P. Bhatt*andAbdul Q. M. Khaliq, (1116-65-43) Middle Tennessee State University (1116-65-1470) 4:15PM Comparison of Numerical Solutions of (1817) Nonlinear Schrodinger¨ Equation. 1:45PM An Application of Multicomplex Algebras (1807) for Numerical Optimization. James Patrick King*andGokul R. Kadel, Adel Alaeddini, Department of Cameron University (1116-65-1014) Mechanical Engineering, University 4:30PM Unconditional Energy Stability and of Texas at San Antonio, and Sara (1818) Optimal-Rate Error Analysis of a Second Shirinkam*, Department of Mathematics, Order Mixed Finite Element Method for University of Texas at San Antonio the Cahn-Hilliard Equation. (1116-65-1608) Steven M Wise,TheUniversityof 2:00PM Implementation of Anderson Acceleration Tennessee (1116-65-2838) (1808) to Parallel Pseudo-Spectral Method. 4:45PM Resampling Pseudospectral Methods for Preliminary report. (1819) PDEs. Preliminary report. Ramjee P Sharma,UniversityofNorth Omid Khanmohamadi, Department of Georgia, Gainesville, GA (1116-65-1574) Mathematics, Florida State University 2:15PM A simple and effective arbitrary-order (1116-65-2953) (1809) shock-capturing limiter for discontinuous 5:00PM Efficient simulation of a large number of Galerkin methods. (1820) microswimmers using the fast multipole David C Seal*, United States Naval method. Preliminary report. Academy, Scott A Moe,Universityof Minghao Wu Rostami*andSarah D Washington, and James A Rossmanith, Olson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Iowa State University (1116-65-942) (1116-76-1316) 2:30PM Compressed Wannier modes (1810) for imperfect crystals and AMS Session on Partial Differential symmetry-adapted Wannier functions. Equations, I Preliminary report. Ke Yin, University of California Los 1:00 PM –6:10PM Room 616, Washington Angeles (1116-65-2223) State Convention Center 2:45PM A nonoverlapping domain decomposition (1811) method for a discontinuous Galerkin 1:00PM Lower Bounds of Potential Blow-Up method. (1821) Solutions of the Three-dimensional Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State 3 Navier-Stokes Equations in H˙ 2 . University, Eun-Hee Park*, Kangwon Alexey Cheskidov and Karen Zaya*, National University, and Li-Yeng University of Illinois at Chicago Sung, Louisiana State University (1116-76-1765) (1116-65-2403) 3:00PM A new modification of laplace 1:15PM Adjoint system for a 3D convective flow (1812) decomposition method for nonlinear (1822) in an active mushy layer. Preliminary differential equations. report. Johnson A Osilagun,Universityof Dambaru Bhatta,TheUniversityof Lagos, Nigeria (1116-65-2551) Texas-Rio Grande Valley (1116-76-2009) 3:15PM Block Preconditioning for 1:30PM Periodic Array of Partially Insulated (1813) Time-Dependent Coupled Fluid Flow (1823) Interface Cracks Subjected To Uniform Problems. Far Field Heat Flow. Ashley Erin Meek*andVictoria E Noah A. Weiss,Universityof Howle, Texas Tech University Wisconsin-Stout (1116-74-623) (1116-65-2630) 1:45PM Global Classical Solutions to the 3:30PM Multilevel Dual Reordering Strategy for (1824) Relativistic Boltzmann Equation without (1814) Nonsymmetric Matrices. Preliminary Angular Cut-off. report. Jin Woo Jang, University of Pennsylvania, Joe F Coyle, Monmouth University Department of Mathematics (1116-65-2752) (1116-35-220)

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2:00PM Global regularity results for the 2D 4:45PM Weak solutions and blow-up for wave (1825) Boussinesq equations with partial (1836) equations of p-Laplacian type with dissipation. supercritical sources. Dhanapati Adhikari, Marywood Pei Pei*, Earlham College, Mohammad University (1116-35-2757) Rammaha and Daniel Toundykov, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2:15PM Reaction Diffusion Equations with (1116-35-505) (1826) Fractional Laplacian. 5:00PM Existence and symmetry of maximizers Tingting Huan, College of the Holy (1837) for a family of Caffarelli-Kohn-Nirenberg Cross (1116-35-2548) interpolation inequalities. 2:30PM On the controllability and stabilization of Nguyen H Lam, Department of (1827) the linearized Dispersion Generalized Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh Benjamin-Ono equation on a periodic (1116-35-509) domain. Preliminary report. 5:15PM On a parabolic inverse source problem Cynthia V Flores*, California State (1838) arising in geochronology. University Channel Islands, and Derek L Sedar Ngoma*, Auburn University, Smith, University of California Santa Dmitry Glotov, Willis E. Hames, Barbara (1116-35-2621) Auburn University, AL, and A. J Meir, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 2:45PM A Mathematical Model for Frog (1116-35-2944) (1828) Population Dynamics with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis 5:30PM Modeling the change in electric potential Infection. (1839) due to lightning in a sphere. Vinodh Kumar Chellamuthu*, Dixie Beyza Aslan, University of North Florida State University, Azmy S. Ackleh, (1116-35-2271) University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 5:45PM When does the Elastic Torsion Problem Jacoby Carter, National Wetlands (1840) Research Center-USGS, and Baoling Ma, Millersville University (1116-35-759) −Δu =1 3:00PM Finding the Critical Domain for (1829) Quenching Problems Using Conformal Mappings. have a solution in RN ? Preliminary report. W. Y. Chan, Montana Tech (1116-35-750) Qi Han, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1116-35-539) 3:15PM Transient states in vegetation pattern (1830) model of semi-arid ecosystems. 6:00PM Multiple and nodal solutions Masoud Yari,TexasA&M (1841) for nonlinear equations with a University-Corpus Christi (1116-35-2868) nonhomogeneous differential operator and concave-convex term. 3:30PM Boundary value problem for the Michail E Filippakis,Universityof (1831) Helmholtz equation in a semi-inﬁnite Piraeus, Department of Digital Systems, strip and the Riemann-Hilbert problem. Piraeus, Greece (1116-35-583) Yuri Antipov and Ashar Ghulam*, Department of Mathematics, Louisiana MAA Session on Contemplative Pedagogy State University (1116-35-2466) and Mathematics, II

3:45PM Positive solutions with prescribed 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 304, Washington (1832) 2 L -norm for a Schrodinger-KdV system. State Convention Center John Albert, The University of Oklahoma, and Santosh Bhattarai*, Trocaire College Organizers: Luke Wolcott,Lawrence (1116-35-517) University

4:00PM Model of Rocking Structures: A Justin Brody,Goucher (1833) Mathematical Approach. College Julia Anderson-Lee*andScott Hansen, 1:00PM Elementary mathematics starts with the Iowa State University (1116-35-2973) (1842) body: Abstract notions become embodied. Blake A. Mandell,BrownUniversity 4:15PM Diffusive Nonlinear Electrodynamics. (1116-C5-2641) (1834) Wolfgang F. Ellermeier, TU Darmstadt, 1:20PM Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes toward Dep. of Physics, Institute of Solid State (1843) Faith and Mindfulness as an Intervention Physics, Germany (1116-35-38) for Math Anxiety. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Analytical solutions to the partial Shannon Schumann, Grand Canyon (1835) hedging of the HJB model in a stochastic University (1116-C5-2377) volatility environment. Preliminary 1:40PM Weekly Reﬂection Assignments in report. (1844) Mathematics Major Courses. Preliminary Michael Oyesola Okelola*andKS report. Govinder, University of KwaZulu-Natal Jacqueline A Jensen-Vallin, Lamar (1116-35-319) University (1116-C5-2703)

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2:00PM Reflective activities in Calculus: Using 2:20PM Exploring personality profiles with (1845) short writing exercises to improve (1855) matrices. metacognition and self-assessment. Christopher S Shaw, Columbia College Preliminary report. Chicago (1116-H1-745) Joshua Holden, Rose-Hulman Institute of 2:40PM Discussion Technology (1116-C5-2685) 3:00PM Ancient Greek Linear Algebra? 2:20PM Journaling in a freshman general (1856) Preliminary report. (1846) education math course for non-STEM Jody Sorensen, Augsburg College majors. (1116-H1-962) John W Watson,ArkansasTech University (1116-C5-93) 3:20PM A computer graphics module to reinforce (1857) basic linear algebra concepts and engage 2:40PM Inclusion of Write to Learn Activities in non-majors. (1847) an Elementary Statistics Course: Are they Karen E Clark, The College of New Jersey beneficial for non-traditional students? (1116-H1-1566) Katherine G Johnson, Metropolitan State University (1116-C5-935) 3:40PM Technology in Introductory Linear (1858) Algebra: Projects and Pedagogy. 3:00PM Creating dialogue to address attitudes Patrick R Gardner,Columbia (1848) towards math in pre-service elementary Basin College, Pasco, Washington teachers. Preliminary report. (1116-H1-2012) Leah Childers, Benedictine College (1116-C5-2286) 4:00PM Use of Microsoft Excel for Gauss-Jordan (1859) Elimination. Preliminary report. 3:20PM Problem-Solving, Self-Reflection, and Michael D Smith, Lycoming College (1849) Communication. (1116-H1-287) M. Reba*andM. Burr,Clemson 4:20PM Dynamically Connecting Visual and University (1116-C5-1802) (1860) Algebraic Representations of Linear 3:40PM A curriculum of nonroutine problems: A Algebra Concepts Using GeoGebra. (1850) contemplative approach to teaching the Preliminary report. process of problem solving. James D. Factor*andSusan F. Robert Howard London, California State Pustejovsky, Alverno College, Milwaukee University, San Bernardino (1116-C5-932) WI (1116-H1-2745) 4:40PM Applied MATLAB Projects for Linear MAA Session on Innovative and Effective (1861) Algebra Students. Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, II Steve J Bacinski, Davenport University (1116-H1-75) 1:00 PM –5:15PM Room 618, Washington 5:00PM Exploring Linear Algebra with State Convention Center (1862) Mathematica Labs. Organizers: David Strong, Pepperdine Crista L Arangala, Elon University University (1116-H1-236) Gil Strang, Massachusetts MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Institute of Technology Learning, III Megan Wawro,Virginia Tech 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 619, Washington 1:00PM Eigenvalues and Singular Values in State Convention Center (1851) Theory and Practice. Gilbert Strang, Massachusetts Institute Organizers: Brian Katz, Augustana of Technology (1116-H1-1258) College 1:20PM Linear Algebra versus Conspiracy Victor Piercey, Ferris State (1852) Theories. University Yevgeniy V. Galperin, East Stroudsburg 1:00PM Flipping Precalculus through Guided University of Pennsylvania (1863) Notes. Preliminary report. (1116-H1-2360) Dywayne A Nicely*, Ohio 1:40PM A connection between skew projections University-Chillicothe, and Steven (1853) and perspective projections. Widmer,UniversityofNorthTexas Ton Boerkoel, DigiPen Institute of (1116-J5-2303) Technology (1116-H1-2945) 1:20PM How Low Can We Go? Flipping in Lower 2:00PM A New Approach of Mathematical (1864) Levels. Preliminary report. (1854) Operations for Volume Matrices. Melissa Tolley Nink, Wingate University Preliminary report. (1116-J5-598) Mian Arif Shams Adnan*, Ball 1:40PM An Inverted, Inquiry-Based, Points-Free University, Khairul Islam,TexaxA&M (1865) Abstract Algebra Course. Preliminary University - Kingsville, Asif Shams report. Adnan, Jahangirnagar University, and M Jonathan K Hodge, Grand Valley State Shamsuddin, IUBAT (1116-H1-1465) University (1116-J5-413)

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2:00PM Lessons Learned from an Inquiry-based 1:20PM Changes in the Geometry of Baltimore’s (1866) Precalculus MOOC. Preliminary report. (1876) Public Transit System during the 2015 Mark L. Daniels, University of Texas at Protests. Austin (1116-J5-841) Mark A Branson, Stevenson University (1116-L1-918) 2:20PM Teaching the nth derivative test with (1867) inquiry-based Mathematica activities. 1:40PM Scheduling the Week of Chaos. Preliminary report. (1877) Preliminary report. David M McClendon, Ferris State sarah-marie belcastro*, MathILy (serious University (1116-J5-1403) Mathematics Infused with Levity), Max Engelstein, University of Chicago, Jonah 2:40PM A Technology-Assisted, Inquiry-Based Ostroff, MathILy-Er (MathILy, Earlier) and (1868) Approach to Teacher Education Using University of Washington, and Thomas C. GeoGebra. Hull, Western New England University Matt Roscoe, University of Montana (1116-L1-1388) (1116-J5-2631) 2:00PM Mathematical Proof and Digital Camera 3:00PM Specifications Grading in an IBL Proofs (1878) Design. (1869) Class: Managing Student Expectations. Daniel J Heath*, Pacific Lutheran Preliminary report. University, and Rob Rydberg,Schweitzer Carol G. Gee, St. Edward’s University Engineering Laboratories (1116-L1-590) (1116-J5-2862) 2:20PM Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of a 3:20PM Branching out within IBL: Guides to (1879) Dark Money Network. (1870) Support Experimentation. William P Fox*, Naval Postgraduate sarah-marie belcastro, MathILy (serious School, Sean Everton and Chris Couch, Mathematics Infused with Levity) NPS (1116-L1-243) (1116-J5-716) 2:40PM “Wherehouse” Route Optimization 3:40PM Using my Imposter Syndrome to be a (1880) Software for the Warehouse Picking (1871) Better IBL Professor. Problem. Susan B Crook, Loras College Irina Seceleanu*, Ward Heilman, (1116-J5-491) Matthew Shipman and Robert Guillette, Bridgewater State University 4:00PM DiscoveringtheArtofMathematics: (1116-L1-2260) (1872) Evaluating our Student Goals. 3:00PM Modeling the Difficulty of Volker Ecke*, Christine von Renesse, (1881) Constructed-Response Items. Julian Fleron and Phillip K Hotchkiss, James H. Fife, Educational Testing Westfield State University (1116-J5-2980) Service (1116-L1-1124) PM 4:20 Utilizing IBL to Effectively Engage Youth 3:20PM Categorification in the real world. (1873) in Mathematics. (1882) Preliminary report. Angie Hodge, University of Nebraska Emilie Purvine*, Pacific Northwest Omaha (1116-J5-1808) National Laboratory, Michael Robinson, 4:40PM An IBL Life: The Story of Mr. Harry Lucas, American University, and Cliff Joslyn, (1874) Jr. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Randall E Cone, Salisbury University (1116-L1-1922) (1116-J5-854) 3:40PM My PIC Math Experience: Teaching An (1883) Industrial Mathematics Course At A MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences Small, Liberal Arts College. and Projects in Business, Industry, and Ron Buckmire, Occidental College Government (1116-L1-2695) 4:00PM Fusion in Card Collecting Games: A 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 303, Washington (1884) Probable Outcome. Preliminary report. State Convention Center Kristen Abernathy*, Lindsay Bradley, Emili Moan, Winthrop University, and Organizer: Allen Butler,Wagner Zoe Vernon, Washington University in St. Associates Louis (1116-L1-2848) 1:00PM DLMF Live! Tables: NIST/Antwerp MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, I (1875) Collaboration for Standard Reference Tables on Demand. 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 608, Washington Bonita Saunders*, Bruce Miller, State Convention Center Marjorie McClain, Daniel Lozier, Andrew Dienstfrey, National Institute of Organizers: Drew Pasteur, College of Standards and Technology, Franky Wooster Backeljauw, Stefan Becuwe and Annie Cuyt, University of Antwerp John David, Virginia Military (1116-L1-2779) Institute

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1:00PM Evaluation of NFL Punters. Preliminary 1:20PM Interdisciplinary research project in Stat (1885) report. (1896) 2 class. R. Drew Pasteur*, Emily Howerton, Hyun-Joo Kim, Truman State University Preston Pozderac, Stuart Young and (1116-M1-1295) Jonathan Moore, College of Wooster 1:40PM Using a Practicum in a Surveys and (1116-L5-1925) (1897) Sampling Course. Preliminary report. 1:20PM Predicting NCAA Basketball and Football Lisa J. Carnell, High Point University (1886) Using an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference (1116-M1-503) System. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Design of Experiments: Helping Students Connor R Loken*andJohn A David, (1898) Understand the Importance of Identifying Virginia Military Institute (1116-L5-2056) Sources of Variability. 1:40PM A New Sports Rating Methodology. Soma Roy, California Polytechnic (1887) Jeffrey W Heath*, Trevor Brewer State University, San Luis Obispo and Eric Murrell, Centre College (1116-M1-2852) (1116-L5-2784) 2:20PM Simulation-based inference beyond the 2:00PM An Analysis of the Basketball Endgame: (1899) introductory course. (1888) When to Foul When Trailing and Leading. Beth Chance, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Franklin H. J. Kenter, Rice University (1116-M1-2629) (1116-L5-2739) 2:20PM Motivating Student Learning Through MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate (1889) Sports-Related Projects. Mathematics Education, IV Anne M. Triplett, University of Mount Union (1116-L5-865) 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 2B, Washington State Convention Center 2:40PM Getting on top of spinning: Modeling the (1890) figure skating upright spin. Organizer: Karen A. Keene,North Diana S Cheng*, Towson University, and Carolina State University Tetyana Berezovski, St. Joseph’s University (1116-L5-84) 1:00PM Assessing mental math knowledge of (1900) prospective elementary pre-service 3:00PM The five star ranking system of football teachers. (1891) recruits and their future success in Sayonita Ghosh Hajra*, University of College and the NFL. Utah, and Victoria Kofman, Buffalo Reza O. Abbasian*, John T. Sieben and Grove, Illinois (1116-Q5-1420) Amy L. Gastauer, Texas Lutheran University (1116-L5-1051) 1:20PM Initial results from an undergraduate (1901) seminar designed to address the problem 3:20PM How does losing team bias affect water of transition from school to university (1892) polo games? mathematics. Preliminary report. John K Mayberry, The University of the Kathleen Clark*, Florida State University, Pacific (1116-L5-456) Ingo Witzke, University of Siegen, Horst 3:40PM Handicapping No-Tap Bowling. Struve, University of Cologne, and (1893) Preliminary report. Gero Stoffels, University of Siegen Richard Yan and Carl Yerger*, Davidson (1116-Q5-1357) College (1116-L5-1296) 1:40PM Instructional Coherence and Quantitative 4:00PM Statistics, Past Champions, and the Most (1902) Reasoning. (1894) Important Points in Tennis. Michael A Tallman, Oklahoma State James R Henderson, Penn State Erie, the University (1116-Q5-1332) Behrend College (1116-L5-178) 2:00PM Student Interpretations of Textbook (1903) Statements of the Multiplication Principle. MAA Session on New Ideas in Teaching Elise Lockwood*, Oregon State Upper-Level Statistics Courses University, and Branwen Schaub, University of Portland (1116-Q5-1084) 1:00 PM –2:35PM Yakima 1, Yakima Level 2:20PM Examining Student Generalizing Activity One, Washington State Conference Center (1904) in an Accessible Combinatorial Task. Zackery K. Reed*andElise Lockwood, Organizers: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Oregon State University (1116-Q5-1069) Lawrence University 2:40PM The Development of Beginning Teachers’ Randall Pruim,Calvin (1905) Understanding of Pythagorean Theorem College from Two Internet-Based Activities. Sue Schou,IdahoState Aaron Brakoniecki,BostonUniversity University (1116-Q5-914) 1:00PM Using Peer Consulting in Applied 3:00PM Assigning Homework via Interleaved (1895) Statistics Courses. (1906) Practice. Preliminary report. Aimee D Schwab, Xavier University Lori Carmack, Salisbury University (1116-M1-1245) (1116-Q5-907)

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3:20PM Using Reading Journals in Calculus. 3:20PM Lineage – Viewed Through a C-set. (1907) Preliminary report. (1917) Shabeena Ahmed, West Valley College, Anneliese H. Spaeth*, Huntingdon Saratoga, California (1116-T1-2638) College, and Tara C. Davis, Hawai’i Paciﬁc University (1116-Q5-877) MAA Session on the Development and 3:40PM Why Students Cannot Solve Mathematical Adoption of Open Educational Resources for (1908) Problems: An Exploration of College Teaching and Learning, II Students’ Problem Solving Processes by Analyzing the Execution Behaviors of 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 620, Washington their own Global Plans for Solving the State Convention Center Problems. Preliminary report. Kedar Mani Nepal,MercerUniversity Organizers: Benjamin Atchison, (1116-Q5-788) Framingham State University

4:00PM Students’ obstacles to making sense of Jeremy Russell, The College (1909) the deﬁnite integral. of New Jersey Joseph F. Wagner, Xavier University 1:00PM Free, peer-reviewed, open-source (1116-Q5-1001) (1918) Calculus textbook by OpenStax. Edwin P Herman,Universityof MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1116-E1-2604) Mathematical Biology Education, II 1:20PM Remixing OER to Share the Beauty & (1919) Power of Calculus. 1:00 PM –3:35PM Room 2A, Washington Sue R. VanHattum, Contra Costa College State Convention Center (1116-E1-1437) 1:40PM Doubly Active Learning: Flipping Calculus Organizers: Timothy Comar, (1920) using the edX Platform. Preliminary Benedictine University report. Daniel Hrozencik,Chicago Stephen Wang, Rice University State University (1116-E1-2636)

1:00PM Mathematical modeling of competitive 2:00PM Interactive Instructional Apps for Speciﬁc (1910) binding on a microarray. (1921) Calculus Concepts. Frank H Lynch, EWU (1116-T1-2749) M. Reba*, Allen Guest and M. Burr, Clemson University (1116-E1-1806) 1:20PM Exchanging Ideas and Experiences (1911) Regarding Students’ Initial Exposure to 2:20PM Teaching Online Differential Equations Biomathematics. (1922) Using OER Textbooks and WeBWorK (an John Wesley Cain,HarvardUniversity OER Homework Platform). Preliminary Department of Mathematics report. (1116-T1-345) Paul E. Seeburger,MonroeCommunity College (1116-E1-2423) 1:40PM The Use of Mathematics in EEB and (1912) Developmental Biology: A Content 2:40PM JITAR online modules to improve math Analysis. Preliminary report. (1923) preparation of engineering students. Pablo Duran,TheUniversityofTexasat Preliminary report. Austin (1116-T1-544) Alina N Duca*, NC State University, Department of Mathematics, Hatice 2:00PM Computational labs based on research Ozturk, NC State University, Electrical (1913) papers from science journals in a and Computer Engineering, Dianne mathematical modeling course. Raubenheimer, Meredith College, Gabriella A Pinter*andIstvan G Lauko, Raleigh, NC, Joel Trussell, NC State University of Wisconsin Milwaukee University, Electrical and Computer (1116-T1-2027) Engineering, and Geoff Goehle,West 2:20PM An example of population modeling: the Carolina University, Mathematics (1914) California condor reintroduction project. and Computer Science Department Andrew M. Oster, Eastern Washington (1116-E1-1818) University (1116-T1-2970) 3:00PM Case study of interoperability and reuse: 2:40PM Implementing mathematical techniques (1924) WeBWorK, HTML and Moodle. Preliminary (1915) in a undergraduate biology research report. during calculus with tropical biology Michael E Gage, University of Rochester study abroad bundle. Preliminary report. (1116-E1-1136) Boyko Gyurov, Georgia Gwinnett College 3:20PM “Finishing” an open textbook. (1116-T1-2173) (1925) Oscar Levin,UniversityofNorthern Colorado (1116-E1-2337) 3:00PM Estimating Parameters and Responding (1916) to Questions During an Outbreak: 3:40PM Voting with Plickers - No Device Required! Modeling Ebola in Fall 2014. (1926) Preliminary report. Meredith L. Greer, Bates College Kimberly Jordan Burch, Indiana (1116-T1-2177) University of Pennsylvania (1116-E1-338)

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MAA Session on the Teaching and Learning Bem Cayco, San Jose State of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential University Equations, II Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 1:00 PM –5:30PM Room 617, Washington State Convention Center T. James Reid,Universityof Mississippi Organizers: Christopher S. Goodrich, Creghton Preparatory School 1:00PM A power series approach to stability and (1936) control. Preliminary report. Beverly H. West,Cornell Roger J. Thelwell,JamesMadison University University (1116-VC-2365) 1:00PM Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teaching (1927) an Active-Learning motivated Differential 1:15PM Deformation of a Bioﬁlm Using an Energy Equations Course. (1937) Based Model. Preliminary report. Karl RB Schmitt, Valparasio University Nathan McClanahan,MontanaState (1116-S1-1747) University (1116-VC-2875)

1:20PM Teaching an Online Sophomore-Level 1:30PM Radii of Convergence for Power Series (1928) Differential Equations Class with (1938) Expansions of Eigenfrequencies of Mathematica Supplements. Preliminary High-Contrast Photonic Crystals. report. Robert Lipton and Robert P William M Kinney, Bethel University, St. Viator*, Louisiana State University Paul, MN (1116-S1-1841) (1116-VC-2392) 1:40PM How High Can You Jump? Modeling 1:45PM Explicit Johnson-Lindenstrauss projection (1929) Jumping via Differential Equations. (1939) of high dimensional data. Preliminary report. Fiona Knoll, Clemson University Michelle L Ghrist,U.S.AirForce (1116-VC-2409) Academy (1116-S1-1871) 2:00PM Valuable Course Components for an 2:00PM An Introduction to the Mathematics of (1930) Online Differential Equations Course. (1940) Electrical Impedance Tomography. Preliminary report. Melody Alsaker, Colorado State Paul E. Seeburger,MonroeCommunity University (1116-VC-2428) College (1116-S1-1903) 2:15PM Modelling a Biological Membrane as a 2:20PM Teaching Differential Equations without (1941) Two Phase Viscous Fluid with Curvature (1931) Computer Graphics Solutions is a Crime. Elasticity. Beverly H. West, Cornell University Ross Eric Magi*, Walla Walla University, (1116-S1-2058) and James P Keener,UniversityofUtah 2:40PM Active DE with Inquiry and More. (1116-VC-2439) (1932) Therese Shelton,Southwestern 2:30PM A Kinetic Monte Carlo model for grain University (1116-S1-2093) (1942) boundary migration driven by curvature. 3:00PM Chaos Theory and Nonlinear Systems in Preliminary report. (1933) the Differential Equations Classroom. Kyle L. Golenbiewski*andTim P. Christopher S. Goodrich,Creighton Schulze, University of Tennessee Preparatory School (1116-S1-2193) (1116-VC-246) 3:20PM Teaching Differential Equations the 2:45PM Advancements and Applications of (1934) SIMIODE Way. (1943) Nonstandard Finite Difference Methods. John B Thoo, Yuba College, Marysville, Daniel Wood,TheUniversityofTexasat California (1116-S1-2197) Arlington (1116-VC-2492) 3:40PM Choosing a Solution Strategy: (1935) Distinguishing between Analytic, 3:00PM Conditions on ﬂocking for the 3 Qualitative and Numerical Approaches. (1944) Zone-Model. Preliminary report. Christopher Mathewson Stokes, Jana L Gevertz, The College of New Arizona State University (1116-VC-2590) Jersey (1116-S1-120) 3:15PM Partitioned Methods for the Evolutionary 4:00PM Informal Meeting with ODE Speakers (1945) Stokes-Darcy-Transport Problem. Preliminary report. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Michaela Kubacki*, Department of Applied Mathematics, III Mathematics, Middlebury College, Vince Ervin, Department of Mathematical 1:00 PM –5:20PM Room 214, Washington Sciences, Clemson University, William State Convention Center Layton, Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Marina Moraiti, Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Seattle, WA, Zhiyong Si and Catalin Western New England Trenchea, Department of Mathematics, University University of Pittsburgh (1116-VC-2591)

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3:30PM The effects of host-feeding on stability of 1:00PM Constructing approximations to (1946) discrete-time host-parasitoid population (1954) equiangular tight frames. Preliminary dynamic models. report. Brooks K Emerick*, Trinity College, Somantika Datta and Jesse Ernest and ASingh, University of Delaware Oldroyd*, University of Idaho (1116-VC-2602) (1116-VI-1310)

3:45PM A Fractal wavelet-based DE solver. 1:15PM Multilinear polynomials of small degree (1947) Preliminary report. (1955) evaluated on matrices over a unital Costa Lasiy, Westminster College algebra. (1116-VC-2697) Katherine Cordwell,Universityof Maryland, College Park, and George 4:00PM Parameter identification and sensitivity Wang*, University of Southern California (1948) analysis for a phytoplankton competition (1116-VI-139) model. Thomas G. Stojsavljevic,Universityof 1:30PM Discussion Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1116-VC-2707) 1:45PM Matrix Completions for the 4:15PM Transport of Particulate Matter in a (1956) Commutativity Equation. (1949) Biofilm-lined Hot Spring Effluent Channel. Geoffrey Buhl, California State University Preliminary report. Channel Islands, Elijah Cronk,Ithaca Benjamin D. Jackson, Walla Walla College, Rosa Moreno, California State University (1116-VC-2708) University Channel Islands, Kirsten 4:30PM Schubert variety constrained averaging Morris, Georgia College, Dianne (1950) on Grassmann manifolds. Preliminary Pedroza, Ripon College, and Jack Ryan*, report. North Central College (1116-VI-1547) Tim Marrinan*, Michael Kirby, Chris 2:00PM A Matrix Completion Problem for the Peterson, Colorado State University, (1957) − T Ignacio Santamaria,Universityof skew-Symmetric Equation AX A X =0. Cantabria, Spain, and Louis Scharf, Preliminary report. Colorado State University (1116-VC-2740) Geoffrey Buhl, California State University Channel Islands, Elijah Cronk,Ithaca 4:45PM A Mathematical Description of Flocking College, Rosa Moreno, California State (1951) and Swarming Behaviors. University Channel Islands, Kirsten Sebastien Motsch, Alexander Reamy*, Morris*, Georgia College & State Ryan Theisen and Matt Stokes,Arizona University, Dianne Pedroza,Ripon State University (1116-VC-2741) College, and Jack Ryan, North Central College (1116-VI-1816) 5:00PM Virotherapy and Immunotherapy (1952) Combinations towards Cancer. 2:15PM Drawbacks of LLL Lattice Basis Preliminary report. (1958) Reduction. Ilyssa A Summer*, Arizona State Bal K Khadka*andSpyros Magliveras, University, and Angela Peace,Texas Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL Tech University (1116-VC-2820) (1116-VI-2133)

5:10PM Exponential convergence for stochastic 2:30PM Matroids and the minimum rank of (1953) optimal control problems. (1959) matrix patterns. Preliminary report. Jangwoon Lee*, University of Mary Louis Deaett, Quinnipiac University Washington, and Hyung-Chun Lee,Ajou (1116-VI-2270) University (1116-VC-356) 2:45PM Fiedler-like linearizations of matrix MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1960) polynomials. Linear Algebra Piers Lawrence, Universite catholique de Louvain, Department of Mathematical Engineering, Louvain, Belgium, Froilan 1:00 PM –4:40PM Room 213, Washington M. Dopico, Universidad Carlos III de State Convention Center Madrid, Department of Mathematics, Madrid, Spain, Paul Van Dooren, Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Universite catholique de Louvain, Western New England Department of Mathematical Engineering, University Louvain, Belgium, and Javier Perez Bem Cayco, San Jose State Alvaro*, School of Mathematics, The University University of Manchester, Manchester, England (1116-VI-2357) Timothy Comar, Benedictine University 3:00PM Some optimization problems in quantum (1961) information science. T. James Reid,Universityof Chi-Kwong Li, College of William and Mississippi Mary (1116-VI-2544)

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3:15PM Using the Jacobian method to solve 2:00PM A Set of Two-Color Rado Numbers for (1962) structured inverse eigenvalue problems. (1971) x1 + x2 + ...+ xm + c = ax0. Keivan Hassani Monfared*, University Don Vestal*andTristin Lehmann, of Calgary, and Bryan Shader,University South Dakota State University of Wyoming (1116-VI-2825) (1116-VN-2458)

3:30PM A Structured Inverse Eigenvalue Problem (1963) for Inﬁnite Matrices. Preliminary report. 2:15PM Discussion Ehssan Khanmohammadi*, Franklin and Marshall College, and Keivan Hassani 2:15PM Minkowski’s Theorem (Geometry in the Monfared, University of Calgary (1972) Aid of Algebra). (1116-VI-2897) Duff G Campbell, Hendrix College (1116-VN-606) 3:45PM On the images of Jordan polynomials (1964) evaluated over symmetric matrices. 2:30PM Getting prime numbers from Alexander Ma*, Bowdoin College, and Jamie Oliva, Muhlenberg College (1973) polynomials. (1116-VI-395) Elijah Miguel Allen, Savannah GA (1116-VN-2566) 4:00PM The Quadratic Irrationals and Ducci (1965) Matrix Sequences. 2:45PM Runs of Consecutive Abundant Numbers. Issac A Odegard,UniversityofNorth (1974) Preliminary report. Dakota (1116-VI-751) William C. Linderman, King University 4:15PM Spectral characterization of matchings in (1116-VN-2624) (1966) graphs. Sudipta Mallik*, Northern Arizona 3:00PM On Minimal Levels of Iwasawa Towers. University, and Keivan Hassani (1975) Shawn Michael Elledge,ArizonaState Monfared, University of Calgary University (1116-VN-2660) (1116-VI-830) PM 4:30PM On arithmetic-harmonic-geometric mean 3:15 Counting the Number of Pythagorean (1967) inequalities. (1976) Triples in a Finite Field of Odd Daeshik Choi, Southern Illinois Characteristic. University Edwardsville (1116-VI-140) James M Hammer*, Cedar Crest College, and Joshua Harrington, Cedar Crest MAA General Contributed Paper Session on college (1116-VN-2746) Number Theory, II 3:30PM On the number of τ(n)-factors. (1977) Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –4:40PM Room 212, Washington Reyes M Ortiz-Albino*, University of State Convention Center Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, and Carlos Molina, University of Puerto Organizers: , Jennifer E. Beineke Rico-MAyaguez (1116-VN-2763) Western New England University 3:45PM Multiple harmonic sums in number Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1978) theory. Preliminary report. University Julian H Rosen, University of Georgia Timothy Comar, (1116-VN-2884) Benedictine University 4:00PM The Local Langlands Correspondence: T. James Reid,Universityof (1979) New Examples for Small Residue Mississippi Characteristic. 1:15PM Explicit Bounds on Several Sums and Beth Romano, Boston College (1968) Functions Arising in Elementary Analytic (1116-VN-553) Number Theory. Paul A Kinlaw, Husson University n 4 (1116-VN-2430) 4:15PM On the Products (4k +1) and (1980) k=1 1:30PM Continued Fractions: Methods and n (1969) Applications, including ﬁnding Epsilon (k4 +4). Periods of Almost Periodic Functions. k=1 Darin Orrie Brindle, Morgan State Erhan Gurel,MiddleEastTechnical University Baltimore, Md. (1116-VN-988) University, Northern Cyprus Campus 1:45PM Hyper m−ary partition sequences. (1116-VN-42) (1970) Preliminary report. Shannon R Lockard*, Bridgewater State 4:30PM Orders of reductions of elliptic curves University, and Timothy Flowers, (1981) with many and few prime factors. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Lee Troupe, University of Georgia (1116-VN-2456) (1116-VN-504)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session SIAM Minisymposium on Trends in the on Teaching and Learning Introductory Mathematics of Signal Processing and Mathematics Imaging

1:00 PM –3:55PM Yakima 2, Yakima Level 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 3A, Washington One, Washington State Conference Center State Convention Center Organizers: Jennifer E, Beineke, Organizers: Willi Freeden,Universityof Western New England Kaiserslautern University Zuhair Nashed,University Bem Cayco, San Jose State of Central Florida University 1:00PM Operators and classification in sub-band Timothy Comar, (1993) filtering. Benedictine University Palle E. T. Jorgensen,UniversityofIowa T. James Reid,Universityof (1116-41-2907) Mississippi 1:30PM Least squares regularized or constrained 1:15PM Preparing Elementary School Teachers: (1994) by L0: relationship between their global (1982) Techniques to aid Future Teachers. minimizers. Preliminary report. Peter L Staab, Fitchburg State University Mila Nikolova, CMLA – CNRS ENS Cachan (1116-VQ-2918) (1116-65-2912) PM 1:30PM A Recipe to Infinity. 2:00 Sampling of bandlimited functions in (1983) Skona Brittain, SB Family School, Santa (1995) multi-dimensional Euclidean spaces. Barbara, CA (1116-VQ-1471) Willi J. Freeden*, Geomathematics Group, University of Kaiserslautern, and 1:45PM Bringing College Algebra out of the M. Zuhair Nashed, Department of (1984) Classroom. Preliminary report. Mathematics, University of Central Peter T. Olszewski, Penn State Erie, The Florida (1116-65-2917) Behrend College (1116-VQ-1817) 2:30PM Multiscale basis dictionaries on graphs 2:00PM Preparing Students for Calculus: Function (1996) and their applications in signal and (1985) as Process and Covariational Reasoning. image processing. Frank Savina*, The Charles A. Dana Jeff Irion and Naoki Saito*, Department Center at the University of Texas at of Mathematics, University of California, Austin, and Stuart Boersma,Central Davis (1116-42-2877) Washington University (1116-VQ-1897) 3:00PM Recent Advances in Duration and 2:15PM Why should I learn mathematics in (1997) Bandwidth Limiting. Preliminary report. (1986) college? Joseph D Lakey*, New Mexico State Rodica Cazacu, Georgia College University, and Jeffrey A Hogan, (1116-VQ-1929) University of Newcastle, Australia 2:30PM Struggles of College Algebra Survival. (1116-94-2928) (1987) Preliminary report. 3:30PM Self-calibration and biconvex Edward D Smith, Pima Community (1998) compressive sensing. College (1116-VQ-196) Shuyang Ling*, University of California, 2:45PM IMATH: Integrated Intermediate Algebra Davis, and Thomas Strohmer,University (1988) and College Level Mathematics. of California Davis (1116-94-2901) Karen Hulsebosch*andJames Howell, 4:00PM Optimal Convergence Rate Results for Olympic College (1116-VQ-1985) (1999) Linear Inverse Problems. 3:00PM Explorations in Course Redesign. Peter Elbau, University of Vienna (1989) Preliminary report. (1116-46-2926) T. C. Kull, Winthrop University 4:30PM Signal Reconstruction from Frame and (1116-VQ-2491) (2000) Sampling Erasures. 3:15PM Integrating Parallel Notes Delivery to Deguang Han,UniversityofCentral (1990) Increase Success. Florida, David R Larson, Sam L Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen*andRam Scholze*, Texas A&M University, and Mohapatra, University of Central Florida Wenchang Sun,NankaiUniversity (1116-VQ-2647) (1116-42-1843) 3:30PM Using Coding Examples to Teach Inverse 5:00PM Sparse recovery from saturated (1991) Functions: Helping Students Connect (2001) measurements. ”Abstract” Mathematical Concepts to Simon Foucart*, Texas A&M University, ”Real” Life. and Tom Needham,Universityof Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Georgia (1116-94-2952) (1116-VQ-584) 5:30PM Exact reconstruction of an evolving 3:45PM Integrating Case Studies in Teaching (2002) signal from incomplete information of its (1992) Developmental Mathematics Courses. future states. Qingxia Li, Fisk University Sui Tang, Vanderbilt University (1116-VQ-323) (1116-94-2211)

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NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of Michael Karls, Ball State Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients University in the Mathematical Sciences Panelists: Anant Godbole,East Tennessee State University 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 211, Washington Keshav Jagannathan, State Convention Center Coastal Carolina University

1:00PM Dynamic immunity: Mathematical models Rebecca Garcia,Sam (2003) for B cell signaling pathways and chronic Houston State University lymphocytic leukemia. Sergio Loch,GrandView Reginald L. McGee,Mathematical University Biosciences Institute (1116-92-2843) 1:35PM On the Representations of SL∗(2, A). Project NExT Session (2004) Preliminary report. Syvillia A Averett, Central State 1:00 PM –2:15PM Room 4C-2, Washington University (1116-00-2940) State Convention Center 2:10PM Mod 4 Representations Arising From Designing an original course. (2005) Elliptic Curves. Kevin M Mugo, Purdue University ASL Invited Address (1116-11-2942) 2:45PM Modeling Head-up Tilt via an Optimal 2:00 PM –2:50PM Room 4C-1, Washington (2006) Control Approach and a Non-pulsatile State Convention Center Cardiovascular Model. Preliminary report. Nakeya D Williams, United States (2008) Algorithmically random inﬁnite Military Academy at West Point structures. (1116-92-2950) Bakh Khoussainov,TheUniversityof Auckland (1116-03-464) 3:20PM Gearing Up; Algorithms For Discreteness. (2007) Caleb J. Ashley, Morehouse College Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium (1116-51-2975) Board of Directors Meeting MAA Committee on the Mathematical 2:15 PM –4:00PM Redwood B, 2nd Education of Teachers (COMET) Panel Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Discussion Presentations by MAA Teaching Award 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 612, Washington State Convention Center Recipients Learning from each other: International 2:30 PM –3:50PM Ballroom 6A, Washington perspectives on the mathematical State Convention Center education of teachers. Organizers: Barbara Faires, Westminster Organizers: Bonnie Gold,Monmouth College University Francis Su, Harvey Mudd David C. Carothers,James College Madison University 2:30PM Why? Panelists: Tad Watanabe, Kennesaw (2009) Glen R Van Brummelen,Quest State University University (1116-97-1786) Catherine B. Kessel, 3:00PM “Yours was the hardest class I’ve ever Mathematics Education (2010) taken—I want more”. Consultant, Berkeley, CA Tyler J Jarvis, Brigham Young University William Schmidt,Michigan (1116-00-1824) State University 3:30PM Becoming Blue Collar. (2011) Satyan L Devadoss, Williams College MAA Subcommittee on Research by (1116-97-1593) Undergraduates Panel Discussion AMS Committee on Science Policy Panel 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 609, Washington Discussion State Convention Center 2:30 PM –4:00PM Room 3B, Washington Undergraduate research as a capstone State Convention Center course. Organizers: Aklilu Zeleke,Michigan Mathematical careers beyond academia. State University Moderator: Kristin Lauter,Microsoft James Solazzo,Coastal Research Carolina University Panelists: Sharon Arroyo,Boeing

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Lisa Goldberg,Aperio Sue Schou,IdahoState and University of University California-Berkeley 2:40PM Eliciting Bootstrapping: The Development Linda Ness, QEDelta LLC (2012) of Students’ Informal Inferential David Saltman,Centerfor Reasoning. Communications Research Jeffrey A. McLean, Syracuse University Kieran Snyder,Textio (1116-H5-22) William Stein, SageMath, 3:00PM Simulation methods and standards-based Inc. and University of (2013) grading in an introductory statistics Washington course overhaul. Preliminary report. Jeffery D Sykes, Ouachita Baptist MAA Panel Discussion University (1116-H5-1322) 3:20PM Sampling Distribution Made Easy: A 2:35 PM –3:55PM Room 609, Washington (2014) Simulation Approach. State Convention Center Khairul Islam,TexasA&M A common vision for the undergraduate University-Kingsville (1116-H5-792) mathematics program in 2025. 3:40PM Using Plickers in Introductory Statistics. Organizer: Karen Saxe, Macalester (2015) Kimberly A. Roth, Juniata College College (1116-H5-2285) Panelists: Tara Holm,Cornell 4:00PM Using Visualize Applets in Statway and University (2016) New Math Pathways. Helen Burn, Highline Mary R Parker*, Austin Community College College, and Hunter Ellinger,Austin, Texas (1116-H5-2464) Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College 4:20PM Technology Blended Teaching for Matthew Ando, (2017) Statistics Education. University of Illinois Tanweer Shapla, Eastern Michigan Urbana-Champaign University (1116-H5-810) 4:40PM The fair use of graphing calculators in an MAA Committee on Curriculum Renewal (2018) introductory statistics course. Across the First Two Years (CRAFTY)Panel Wei Wei*andKatherine Johnson, Discussion Metropolitan State University (1116-H5-863) 2:35 PM –3:55PM Room 612, Washington 5:00PM Excel-based interactive activities in an State Convention Center (2019) introductory statistics course. Sheldon H Lee, Viterbo University Renewing the ﬁrst two years (1116-H5-2847) curriculum: calculus, quantitative reasoning, statistics, pre-calculus, and developmental mathematics. MAA Minicourse #3: Part B Organizer: Suzanne I. Dor´ee, Augsburg 3:30 PM –5:30PM Metropolitan B, 3rd College Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Panelists: Michael Axtell,Universityof St. Thomas Designing and implementing a Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins problem-based mathematics course. University Presenters: Gail Burrill, Michigan State Patti Frazer Lock,St. University Lawrence University Bowen Kerins, Educational Rebecca Hartzler, Seattle Development Center Central College Darryl Young, Harvey Mudd Bruce Yoshiwara,Pierce College College MAA Minicourse #16: Part B MAA Session on Innovative Targeted Solutions in Teaching Introductory Statistics, 3:30 PM –5:30PM Metropolitan A, 3rd III Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

2:40 PM –5:15PM Yakima 1, Yakima Level Mobile mathematics—interactive apps One, Washington State Conference Center for teaching and learning. Organizers: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Presenters: Lila Roberts,ClaytonState Lawrence University University Randall Pruim,Calvin Andrew G. Bennett,Kansas College State University

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MAA Minicourse #2: Part B Michael Vogelius,National Science Foundation, Division 3:30 PM –5:30PM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level of Mathematical Sciences Three, Washington State Conference Center Junping Wang,National Visual topics in undergraduate complex Science Foundation, Division analysis. of Mathematical Sciences Presenters: Michael Brilleslyper,U.S. Air Force Academy Henry Warchall,National Science Foundation, Division Michael Dorff,Brigham of Mathematical Sciences Young University

ASL Contributed Paper Session, I MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Developmental 3:30 PM –5:20PM Room 4C-1, Washington Mathematics State Convention Center

3:30PM Some new logical zero-one laws. 4:30 PM –5:40PM Yakima 2, Yakima Level (2020) Caroline Terry, University of Illinois at One, Washington State Conference Center Chicago (1116-00-2991) 4:00PM Unstable theories without the strict order Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, (2021) property. Western New England Gabriel Conant, University of Notre University Dame (1116-00-2989) Bem Cayco, San Jose State 4:30PM Products of metric structures. University (2022) Mary Leah Karker, Wesleyan University (1116-00-2988) Timothy Comar, 5:00PM A local characterization of Benedictine University (2023) VC-minimality. Vince Guingona, Wesleyan University T. James Reid,Universityof (1116-03-1031) Mississippi

MAA Social Hour 4:30PM Using Word Problems as a Bridge to (2024) Learn Linear Equations. Preliminary 4:00 PM –5:00PM Room 620, Washington report. State Convention Center Shumei C. Richman, Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC (1116-VT-1010) Managing your own course. 4:45PM The EMERGE Summer Program at Organizers: Jacob A. White,TexasA&M University (2025) Northeastern Illinois University: Supporting Incoming Freshmen in Timothy Goldberg, Strengthening their Mathematical Lenoir-Rhyne University Identities and Succeeding in Mathematics Development Coursework. Preliminary National Science Foundation: Update from report. the Division of Mathematical Sciences Katy Bird, Sarah Cordell and Joseph Hibdon*, Northeastern Illinois University 4:00 PM –5:30PM Room 205, Washington (1116-VT-1870) State Convention Center 5:00PM Ready or Not, Here We Go!: Using A Presenters: Elizabeth Burrows,National (2026) Corequisite Approach to Prepare Science Foundation, Division Students for College Level Math. of Mathematical Sciences Alvina J. Atkinson*, Aris B. Winger, Matthew Douglas,National Sarah H. Park, Lee Ann Roberts and Science Foundation, Division Angela Lively, Georgia Gwinnett College of Mathematical Sciences (1116-VT-2906) Bruce Kitchens,National Science Foundation, Division 5:15PM Developmental Mathematics Redesign. of Mathematical Sciences (2027) Preliminary report. Grazyna Badowski, University of Guam Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, (1116-VT-2974) National Science Foundation, Division of Mathematical 5:30PM Comprehensive Reform of Developmental Sciences (2028) Math at Xavier University of Louisiana. Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, Vlajko L Kocic*, Gurdial Arora, Andrew National Science Foundation, Klimas, Donna Sutson and Sindhu Division of Mathematical Unnithan, Xavier University of Louisiana, Sciences New Orleans, LA 70125 (1116-VT-595)

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AMS Congressional Fellowship Session SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB (WEB SIGMAA) Guest Lecture 4:30 PM –6:00PM Room 3B, Washington State Convention Center 6:00 PM –6:50PM Room 2A, Washington State Convention Center Organizer: Samuel M. Rankin, III, 6:00PM Streamlining assessment, feedback, and American Mathematical Society (2029) archival with auto-multiple-choice. Matthew Leingang, New York University MAA Student Poster Session (1116-00-2095) AWM Workshop Poster Presentations and 4:30 PM –6:00PM Hall 4F, 4th Floor, Reception Washington State Convention Center 6:00 PM –7:15PM Skybridge, 4th Floor, Organizer: Joyati Debnath,Winona Washington State Convention Center State University Organizers: Brenda Johnson,Union MAA Panel Discussion College Catherine Searle,Wichita 5:00 PM –7:00PM Room 609, Washington State University State Convention Center 6:00PM Banach-valued multilinear singular (2030) integrals. Actuarial Science: Change is the Norm! Francesco Di Plinio and Yumeng Ou*, Organizers: Patrick Brewer,Lebanon Brown University Valley College 6:00PM On ﬁnding ghost solutions of the 2D (2031) Navier-Stokes equations. Robert Buck, Slippery Rock JING TIAN*andBingsheng zhang, University Texas A&M University Bettye Case,FloridaState 6:00PM A random version of the r-fork-free University (2032) theorem. Kirsten Hogenson*andRyan R Martin, Kevin Charlwood, Iowa State University Washburn University 6:00PM A Dual Operation on Strongly Stable Michelle Guan, Indiana (2033) Ideals. Preliminary report. University, Northwest Katie Ansaldi*, University of Notre Steve Paris,FloridaState Dame, and Kuei-Nuan Lin, Penn State University Greater Allegheny 6:00PM The Dehn-Somerville relations and the Sue Staples,TexasChristian (2034) Catalan matroid. University AMChavez*, University of California, Panelists: Steve Armstrong,Casualty Berkeley, and NYamzon, San Francisco Actuarial Society State University 6:00PM Hurwitz Correspondences on M0,n. Robert Buck, Slippery Rock (2035) Rohini Ramadas, University of Michigan University 6:00PM Goal-Oriented A Posteriori Error Robert Fisette, Milliman (2036) Estimation for Saddle Point Problem in hp Adaptive FEM. Caitlin Hendricks,Liberty Arezou Ghesmati*, Bruno Turcksin and Mutual Wolfgang Bangerth,TexasA&M Stuart Klugman, Society of University Actuaries 6:00PM Zero-one laws for edge weighted graphs. John Leo,CambiaHealth (2037) Caroline Terry, University of Illinois at Solutions Chicago 6:00PM Dual Filtered Graphs. Steve Paris,FloridaState (2038) Rebecca Patrias*andPavlo Pylyavskyy, University University of Minnesota 6:00PM A Stronger Solution to Smale’s SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB (WEB SIGMAA) Business Meeting and (2039) Seventeenth Problem for Strongly Sparse Systems. Reception Kaitlyn Phillipson*, Texas A&M University, Paula E. Burkhardt, Pomona 5:30 PM –6:00PM Room 2A, Washington College, and J. Maurice Rojas,Texas State Convention Center A&M University

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6:00PM On Decomposition of the product of two SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and (2040) key polynomials into Demazure atoms. Government(BIG SIGMAA)Guest Lecture Preliminary report. Anna Ying Pun, University of Pennsylvaia 6:15 PM –7:05PM Room 303, Washington State Convention Center 6:00PM Model-based predictions of vesicle (2041) pool size in the ribbon synapse of 6:15PM What makes a mathematician a data photoreceptor neurons. (2050) scientist? Wallace B Thoreson, Matthew J Van Genetha Gray,IntelCorporation Hook, University of Nebraska Medical (1116-00-957) Center, Caitlyn M Parmelee*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Carina Curto, SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and The Pennsylvania State University Government(BIG SIGMAA)Reception 6:00PM K-Theoretic Demazure Atoms and (2042) Set-Valued Skyline Diagrams. Preliminary 7:05 PM –7:45PM Room 303, Washington report. State Convention Center Cara Monical, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign NAM Cox-Talbot Address

6:00PM Almost Non-Negative Curvature On Some 7:45 PM –8:35PM Grand Ballroom C, 2nd R n (2043) Fake P s. Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Priyanka Rajan, University of California, Riverside (2051) Why mathematicians and statisticians are needed to create lasting social 6:00PM Global Dynamics of a Model of Joint impact. Preliminary report. (2044) Hormone Treatment with Dendritic Cell Tanya A Moore, Building Diversity in Vaccine for Prostate Cancer. Preliminary Science/Presidio Graduate School report. (1116-00-2803) Erica M Rutter*andYang Kuang, Arizona State University SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and 6:00PM The prism tableau model for Schubert Government (BIG SIGMAA)Business Meeting (2045) polynomials. Anna Weigandt*andAlexander 7:45 PM –8:15PM Room 303, Washington Yong, University of Illinois at State Convention Center Urbana-Champaign Project NExT Reception 6:00PM Reconstruction of an Evolving Signal (2046) from the Incomplete Information of Its 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Grand Ballroom A, 2nd Future States. Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Sui Tang, Vanderbilt University 8:00—10:00—All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, 6:00PM Tensor product surfaces and linear and other friends of Project NExT are invited.¡ (2047) syzygies. Eliana Duarte*andHal Schenck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

6:00PM Coxeter-biCatalan Combinatorics. (2048) Preliminary report. Saturday, January 9 Emily Barnard*andNathan Reading, Joint Meetings Registration North Carolina State University 7:30 AM –2:00PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, 6:00PM Some graph models in nano-science and (2049) solid state. Washington State Convention Center Ngoc Do*, Peter Kuchment and Frank Sottile,TexasA&MUniversity Email Center

Mathematically Bent Theater 7:30 AM –2:00PM Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center

6:00 PM –7:00PM Ballroom 6A, Washington State Convention Center AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Performed by Colin Adams and the Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, III Mobiusbandaid Players. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level AMS Mathematical Reviews Reception Three, Washington State Conference Center Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, 6:00 PM –7:00PM Aspen, 2nd Floor, Rochester Institute of Sheraton Seattle Hotel Technology

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Jobby Jacob,Rochester AMS-AWM Special Session on Commutative Institute of Technology Algebra, II Tamas Forgacs, California State University, Fresno 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 603, Washington State Convention Center Ugur Abdulla,Florida Institute of Technology Organizers: Karen Smith,Universityof 8:00AM Simulation, visualization and control of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2052) quadcopters. Emily Witt,Universityof Alexander M Baez*, Carmen Caiseda, Utah Inter American University of Puerto Rico Irena Swanson, Reed Bayamon Campus, Padmanabhan College Seshaiyer, Nitin Nellanki and Byong Kwon, George Mason University 8:00AM Rees rings and singularities of curves. (1116-70-2633) (2060) Claudia Polini, University of Notre Dame (1116-13-834) 8:30AM Mathematical Modeling, Dynamics, and 8:30AM Stabilization of Boij-Soderberg¨ (2053) Simulation of Search and Rescue (2061) decompositions of systems of ideals. Operations through UAVs. Sarah Mayes-Tang, Quest University Kathleen A McLane*, George Mason Canada (1116-13-994) University, Alexander Baez, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, 9:00AM Interior operations on the set of ideals of Padmanabhan Seshaiyer,GeorgeMason (2062) aring.Preliminary report. University, Pradyuta Seshaiyer,Thomas Janet Vassilev, University of New Mexico Jefferson High School for Science (1116-13-1147) and Technology, Carmen Caiseda, 9:30AM Nilpotent matrices having a given Jordan Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, (2063) type as maximum commuting nilpotent Byong Kwon and Nithin Ellanki,George orbit. Mason University (1116-00-2626) Anthony Iarrobino, Northeastern, Leila 9:00AM Neighborhood-restricted [≥ 3]-Chromatic Khatami*, Union College, Bart Van (2054) Colorings. Steirteghem, Medgar Evers College, City James Dustin Chandler*, Cecilia University of New York, and Rui Zhao, Ashlie Dorado and Teresa W Haynes, University of Missouri, Columbia East Tennessee State University (1116-15-972) (1116-03-2676) 10:00AM Uniform Bounds of Artin-Rees type for 9:30AM Class 0 Bounds for Graph Pebbling. (2064) free resolutions. (2055) Daniel W Cranston,Virginia Ian Aberbach, Department of Commonwealth University, Luke Postle, Mathematics, University of Missouri, University of Waterloo, Chenxiao Xue* Columbia, Aline Hosry, Department of and Carl Yerger, Davidson College Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences II, (1116-05-1311) Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon, and Janet Striuli*, Department of 10:00AM Outer Automorphisms of S6 Acting on Mathematics, Fairﬁeld University, (2056) Combinatorial Structures. Preliminary Fairﬁeld, Connecticut (1116-13-1138) report. Jason Saied*andDantong Zhu, 10:30AM Matrix Schubert varieties and Gaussian Lafayette College (1116-20-2824) (2065) conditional independence models. Alex Fink, Queen Mary University of 10:30AM Rings, Completions, and Strange Formal London, Jenna Rajchgot*, University of (2057) Fibers. Michigan, and Seth Sullivant,North Sarah M. Fleming, Williams College, Carolina State University (1116-13-1853) Lena Ji, Columbia University, S. Loepp, 11:00AM The parametric variation of Peter M. McDonald, Nina Pande*, (2066) A-hypergeometric functions. Williams College, and David Schwein, Christine Berkesch Zamaere*, Brown University (1116-13-238) University of Minnesota, Jens Forsg˚ard 11:00AM Conversations: Customer Service through and Laura Felicia Matusevich,Texas (2058) Twitter Platform. A&M University (1116-13-1299) Liyu Xia*, The University of Chicago, 11:30AM Algebraic Methods in Computer Vision. Mary Marie Kemp, Occidental College, (2067) Rekha Thomas,Universityof Md Afzal Hossain,NewYorkCity Washington (1116-14-540) Collage of Technology, and Alexandra Mary Howes, University of Cambridge AMS Special Session on Algebraic and (1116-62-285) Topological Methods in Combinatorics, III 11:30AM Constructive Galois Theory with Linear (2059) Algebraic Groups. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 204, Washington Eric Y Chen, University of California, State Convention Center Berkeley, John T Ferrara*, Bucknell University, and Liam M Mazurowski, Organizers: Andrew Berget,Western Carnegie Mellon University (1116-12-291) Washington University

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Steven Klee, Seattle AMS Special Session on Analytic Function University Spaces and Operators on Them

Isabella Novik,Universityof 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 400, Washington Washington, Seattle State Convention Center

8:00AM Weighted Tree Enumeration of Cubical Organizers: Tim Ferguson,Universityof (2068) Complexes. Alabama, Tuscaloosa Ghodratollah Aalipour,Kharazmi Hyun Kwon,Universityof University and University of Colorado Alabama, Tuscaloosa Denver, Art Duval*, University of Texas 8:00AM Common reducing subspaces of several at El Paso, and Jeremy Martin,University (2076) weighted shifts with operator weights. of Kansas (1116-05-1635) Preliminary report. Caixing Gu, California Polytechnic State 8:30AM Sandpiles, spanning trees, and plane University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (2069) duality. (1116-47-1163) Melody Chan, Department of Mathematics, Brown University, Darren 8:30AM Hyponormality of commuting pairs of Glass, Department of Mathematics, (2077) Toeplitz operators with matrix-valued Gettysburgh College, Matthew symbols. Macauley, Department of Mathematical Raul E Curto,TheUniversityofIowa Sciences, Clemson University, (1116-47-1576) David Perkinson*, Department of 9:00AM On the Harmonic and Geometric Maximal Mathematics, Reed College, Caryn (2078) Operators. Werner, Department of Mathematics, Linden Anne Duffee,Universityof Allegheny College, and Qiaoyu Yang, Alabama (1116-43-2283) Department of Mathematics, Reed 9:30AM On Hilbert modules. Preliminary report. College (1116-05-1773) (2079) Ronald G Douglas,TexasA&M University (1116-47-1175) 9:00AM The expected jaggedness of order ideals. (2070) Melody Chan,HarvardUniversity, 10:00AM A Reﬁnement of Wolff’s Theorem on the Shahrzad Haddadan, Dartmouth (2080) Multiplier Algebra of the Dirichlet Space. College, Sam Hopkins*, Massachusetts Preliminary report. Institute of Technology, and Luca Debendra Banjade, Coastal Carolina Moci, University Paris-Diderot Paris 7 University, Hyun Kwon and Todd (1116-05-386) Neal*, The University of Alabama (1116-30-2654) 9:30AM The Hurwitz action in real reﬂection 10:30AM Hankel Operators, Invariant Subspaces, (2071) groups. Preliminary report. (2081) and Cyclic Vectors in the Drury-Arveson Joel Brewster Lewis,Universityof Space. Minnesota (1116-05-483) James Sunkes*andStefan Richter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 10:00AM Quadratic-linear duality and rational (1116-32-204) (2072) homotopy theory of chordal 11:00AM On Toeplitz operators with matrix almost arrangements. (2082) periodic symbols. Christin Bibby*, University of Western Ilya M Spitkovsky,NYUADand Ontario, and Justin Hilburn,University William&Mary (1116-47-1225) of Oregon (1116-55-1714) 11:30AM A Class of Integral Operators on (2083) Zygmund spaces of the unit disk. 10:30AM Combinatorial and geometric view of the Snehalatha Ballamoole*, Mississippi (2073) system reliability theory. State University, Starkville, Mississippi., , Technical Fatemeh Mohammadi Thomas Len Miller and Vivien Glass University of Berlin (TU Berlin) Miller, Mississippi State University (1116-05-1679) (1116-47-2781)

11:00AM A McMullen formula for the number of (2074) lattice points of generalized AMS Special Session on Applied and permutohedra. Computational Topology, I Federico Castillo*andFu Liu,UCDavis (1116-05-1167) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 201, Washington State Convention Center 11:30AM Lattice point enumeration, mutations, Organizers: Pawel Dlotko,INRIASaclay, (2075) and Fano lattice simplices. Preliminary France report. Benjamin Braun*, University of Nicholas Scoville, Ursinus Kentucky, Robert Davis, Michigan State College University, and Liam Solus, IAS Austria Matthew Wright,IMA and MIT (1116-05-495) University of Minnesota

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8:00AM Homology of generalized conﬁguration 10:00AM Automorphism Groups and Invariant (2084) spaces. Preliminary report. (2096) Theory on PN. Preliminary report. Radmila Sazdanovic, North Carolina Joao Alberto de Faria, Florida Institute State University (1116-57-1528) of Technology, and Benjamin Hutz*, Saint Louis University (1116-37-1810) 8:30AM Vietoris–Rips complexes of circles and (2085) ellipses. 10:30AM Genralized dynamical systems, from Michał Adamaszek,Universityof (2097) monoid actions to homomorphisms. Copenhagen, Henry Adams*, Colorado Preliminary report. State University, and Samadwara Reddy, Chong Gyu Lee, Soongsil University Duke University (1116-57-832) (1116-37-835)

9:00AM Reconstructing manifolds and functions 11:00AM A very elementary proof of a conjecture (2086) from random samples. (2098) of B. and M. Shapiro for cubic rational Vidit Nanda, University of Pennsylvania functions. Preliminary report. (1116-55-1268) Bianca A Thompson*, Smith College, 9:30AM Subsampling methods for persistent and Xander Faber,CenterforComputing (2087) homology. Sciences, Institute for Defense Analyses Frederic Chazal,INRIASaclay (1116-11-476) (1116-55-555) 11:30AM The dynamics of Apollonian circle 10:00AM Sheaf-based communication network (2099) packings. Preliminary report. (2088) invariants. Sneha Chaubey, Elena Fuchs,University Michael Robinson, American University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert (1116-55-109) Hines and Katherine E Stange*, University of Colorado, Boulder 10:30AM Recent results on constructible Reeb (1116-11-941) (2089) spaces and the interleaving distance. Preliminary report. Justin Michael Curry, Duke University AMS Special Session on Current Areas of (1116-55-1758) Interest in the Mathematical Sciences of Medieval Islam, I 11:00AM Reeb Space Approximation with (2090) Guarantees. Elizabeth Munch*, University at Albany - 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Skagit 3, Skagit Lower SUNY, and Bei Wang,UniversityofUtah Level, Washington State Conference Center (1116-55-305) Organizers: Mohammad K. Azarian, 11:30AM Rigorous validation of isolating blocks for University of Evansville (2091) ﬂows and their Conley indices. Thomas Stephens,GeorgeMason Mohammad Javaheri,Siena University (1116-57-1606) College

AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Emelie A. Kenney,Siena College Dynamics, III 9:00AM Generating the symmetries of medieval 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 604, Washington (2100) Islamic ornaments. State Convention Center B. Grunbaum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1116-52-1213) Organizers: Matthew Baker,Georgia 9:30AM Intersecting Polygons/Exploring Space in Institute of Technology (2101) Medieval Islamic Architecture. Joseph Silverman,Brown Carol Bier, Center for Islamic Studies, University Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley CA (1116-01-609) 8:00AM Some applications of the Arithmetic (2092) euqidistribution theorem in Complex 10:00AM Nizam¯ al-D¯ın ‘Abd al-‘Al¯ı ibn Muhammad Dynamics. (2102) ibn Husain al-B¯ırjand¯ı, a 16th Century Hexi Ye, University of British Columbia Polymath Genius. Preliminary report. (1116-37-418) Mohammad K. Azarian,Universityof 8:30AM Canonical heights and preperiodic points Evansville (1116-01-779) (2093) for a special class of polynomials. 10:30AM Intersecting Squares: Geometric Preliminary report. (2103) Compositions of Square Kuﬁc Calligraphy Patrick Ingram, Colorado State in Bibi Khanum Mosque, Samarkand. University (1116-11-1935) Mamoun Sakkal, Principal, Sakkal 9:00AM Postcritical sets in moduli space. Design (1116-51-398) (2094) Sarah Koch, University of Michigan 11:00AM Al-Kashi’s Two Methods for Finding (1116-30-475) ◦ (2104) sin 1 . 9:30AM The dynamical Andr´e-Oort conjecture. Glen R Van Brummelen,Quest (2095) Holly Krieger, MIT (1116-37-747) University (1116-01-782)

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AMS Special Session on Data-Intensive AMS Special Session on Global Harmonic Modeling in Ecology Analysis, III

8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 4C-4, Washington 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 610, Washington State Convention Center State Convention Center

Organizers: Nikolay Strigul, Washington Organizers: Steven Zelditch, State University, Vancouver Northwestern University

Bala Krishnamoorthy, Hart Smith,Universityof Washington State Unviersity, Washington, Seattle Vancouver Chris Sogge, Johns Hopkins University 8:00AM Image Classification of Plankton Data (2105) Using Convolutional Neural Networks. 9:00AM Problems related to the concentration of Chaoran Wei*, Nadia Aly, Daniel (2113) eigenfunctions. McGibney and Daniel Vasiliu,the Christopher Sogge, Johns Hopkins College of William and Mary University (1116-58-2984) (1116-62-2842) 10:00AM Universal Scaling Asymptotics for 8:30AM A data-intensive model forecasting forest (2114) Spectral Projector of the Laplacian and (2106) response to climate-related stress. Applications to Random Waves. Jean F Liénard, Washington State Boris Hanin*, MIT, and Yaiza Canzani, University (Vancouver), Department Harvard (1116-53-1133) of Mathematics and Statistics 2 (1116-92-2172) 11:00AM L restriction bounds for quantum (2115) ergodic eigenfunctions. Preliminary 9:00AM Modelling Remote Sensing Data in report. (2107) Ecology. Preliminary report. John A. Toth, McGill University Leslie New*, Washington State (1116-35-687) University, Trish Miller, Adam Duerr, Melissa Braham,WestVirginia AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Algebra, I University, and Todd Katzner,U.S. Geological Survey (1116-62-2370) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Rooms 307/308, Washington State Convention Center 9:30AM Voxel-based assessment of sunlight (2108) distribution in forests using LiDAR data. Demetrios Gatziolis,USDAForest Organizers: Bernd Sturmfels,University Service, Pacific Northwest Research of California Berkeley Station, Portland, Oregon (1116-92-2143) Rekha Thomas,University 10:00AM Optimizing biodiversity in metagenomics of Washington, Seattle (2109) via compressed sensing. Preliminary 8:00AM Spectrahedral Cones with rank 1 extreme report. (2116) rays. Preliminary report. David Koslicki*, Oregon State University, Grigoriy Blekherman*, Rainer Sinn, and Simon Foucart,TexasA&M Georgia Tech, and Mauricio Velasco, University (1116-92-2481) Universidad de los Andes (1116-14-1019)

10:30AM Modelling spatio-temporal animal 8:30AM A Lower Bound for the Determinantal (2110) distributions using high-definition video (2117) Complexity of a Hypersurface. surveys. Jarod Alper, Australian National CRDonovan*, MLMackenzie, CREEM, University, Canberra, Australia, Tristram School of Mathematics and Statistics, Bogart*, Universidad de los Andes, University of St Andrews, AWebb,HiDef Bogota, Colombia, and Mauricio Aerial Surveying, and NBErichson, Velasco, Universidad de los Andes, CREEM, School of Mathematics and Colombia (1116-68-507) Statistics, University of St Andrews (1116-62-2542) 9:00AM Unitarily decomposable tensors. (2118) Ada Boralevi, Jan Draisma*, Emil 11:00AM Data-intensive modeling of forest Horobet¸, Eindhoven University of (2111) dynamics using time inhomogeneous Technology, and Elina Robeva, Markov chains. University of California, Berkeley Nikolay S. Strigul, Washington State (1116-14-653) University Vancouver (1116-92-2202) 9:30AM Slack ideals and semidefinite 11:30AM The small data era of ecology. (2119) representations of polytopes. (2112) Timothée Poisot,UniversitédeMontréal João Gouveia, University of Coimbra (1116-92-2307) (1116-49-1959)

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10:00AM Tensor decomposition via numerical 11:00AM Gradient descent with nonlinear (2120) algebraic geometry. (2130) constraints: a dynamical systems Jonathan D Hauenstein*, University of approach. Preliminary report. Notre Dame, Alessandra Bernardi, Vishal Vasan, International Centre for University of Bologna, Noah S Daleo, Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Worcester State University, and Bernard Fundamental Research (1116-34-1374) Mourrain, Inria Sophia Antipolis 11:30AM Applications of Riemann–Hilbert (1116-65-2797) (2131) problems. 10:30AM Maximum Likelihood Degree of Toric Thomas Trogdon, New York University (2121) Models in Algebraic Statistics. Preliminary (1116-65-1997) report. Serkan Hosten, San Francisco State AMS Special Session on Pseudorandomness University (1116-14-2328) and Its Applications, IV 11:00AM Rigid Multiview Varieties. (2122) Michael Joswig, TU Berlin, Joe Kileel*, 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 606, Washington Bernd Sturmfels,UCBerkeley,and State Convention Center Andr´eWagner, TU Berlin (1116-14-1439) Organizers: Timothy Gowers,University 11:30AM Orthogonally invariant matrix varieties. of Cambridge (2123) Hon-Leung Lee,Universityof Jozsef Solymosi,University Washington (1116-15-2029) of British Columbia AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Waves and 8:00AM Most trees are short and fat. Coherent Structures (2132) Louigi Addario-Berry, McGill University (1116-60-1700)

8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Skagit 5, Skagit Lower 8:30AM Inverse Expander Mixing for Level, Washington State Conference Center (2133) Hypergraphs. Emma Cohen, School of Mathematics, Organizers: Natalie Sheils,Universityof Georgia Tech, Dhruv Mubayi,University Washington, Seattle of Illinois at Chicago, Peter Ralli and Prasad V Tetali*, School of Mathematics, Chris Swierczewski, Georgia Tech (1116-05-2565) University of Washington, Seattle 9:00AM The Structure and Chromatic Number of (2134) H-free Graphs. 8:00AM Computing Solutions to the Bruce Reed, McGill University (2124) Kadomtsev-Petviashvili Equation. (1116-05-45) Christopher Swierczewski,Universityof 9:30AM Random greedy hypergraph processes. Washington (1116-35-2163) (2135) Tom Bohman, Carnegie Mellon 8:30AM Initial-to-Interface Maps. University (1116-05-2488) (2125) Natalie Elizabeth Sheils,Universityof 10:00AM A different kind of pseudo. Minnesota (1116-35-862) (2136) Boaz Barak, Microsoft Research and 9:00AM Water Waves: Reconstructing the Surface Harvard University (1116-68-96) (2126) Elevation from Pressure Data. 11:00AM Sets of points with many collinear triples: Katie Oliveras*, Seattle University, and (2137) atheoremandvariations. Vishal Vasan, International Centre Zeev Dvir, Princeton University for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) (1116-05-244) (1116-76-1297)

9:30AM Nonlinear Waves Over Currents. AMS Special Session on Quantum Walks, (2127) Chris Curtis*, San Diego State University, Quantum Markov Chains, Quantum Katie Oliveras, Seattle University, Sam Computation and Related Topics, III Shen and Theresa Morrison,SanDiego State University (1116-76-2136) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 602, Washington

10:00AM Comparison of Stability of Solutions to State Convention Center (2128) Hamiltonian Water Wave Models. Organizers: Chaobin Liu,BowieState Olga Trichtchenko*, University College University London, Bernard Deconinck,University of Washington, and Jean-Marc Takyua Machida, Japan Vanden-Broeck, University College Sociey for the Promotion of London (1116-76-2230) Science

10:30AM Analyzing the stability spectrum for Salvador E. (2129) elliptic solutions to the focusing NLS Venegas-Andraca, equation. Technologico´ de Monterrey, Bernard Deconinck and Benjamin Louis Mexico Segal*, University of Washington Nelson Petulante,Bowie (1116-35-2769) State University

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8:00AM Continuous-time quantum walks over 8:30AM Optimal control of parabolic PDE systems (2138) simply connected graphs, amplitudes and (2147) modeling competitive populations. invariants. Suzanne Lenhart*, University of Phillip R. Dukes,UniversityofTexasRio Tennessee, Math Dept, and NIMBioS, Grande Valley (1116-81-983) Knoxville TN, and Kokum DeSilva, University of Tennessee, Math Dept, 8:30AM The discrete-time quaternionic quantum Knoxville TN (1116-35-772) (2139) walk and the second weighted zeta function on a graph. 9:00AM The Slow Dynamics of Localized Spot Hideo Mitsuhashi*, Utsunomiya (2148) Patterns for Reaction-Diffusion Systems University, Norio Konno, Yokohama on the Sphere. National University, and Iwao Sato, Michael J Ward*, Dept. of Mathematics, Oyama National College of Technology UBC, Vancouver, BC, and Phillipe Trinh, (1116-81-764) Oxford Center for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Oxford University 9:00AM Limit distribution of a quantum walk on (1116-35-1107) (2140) a two-dimensional square lattice. 9:30AM Structure of attractors for the Takuya Machida, Japan Society for the (2149) reaction-diffusion systems in chemical Promotion of Science (1116-81-262) and biological models. Junping Shi, Department of 9:30AM Talking Quantum: Prattle –> Chatter –> Mathematics, College of William and (2141) Ask –> Solve. Mary (1116-35-820) Mark Furtney,D-WaveSystems,Inc (1116-03-1039) 10:00AM Nonlinear lower bounds for the fractional (2150) laplacian and applications. 10:00AM Finding Substructures in Highly Michele Coti Zelati,Universityof (2142) Symmetric Graphs Using Quantum Walks Maryland (1116-35-800) and an Efficient Technique for Creating 10:30AM The dynamics of reaction-diffusion Grover-Type Algorithms. (2151) equations with heavy-tailed Lévy noise. Seth S Cottrell,NewYork,NY Michael A. Hogele¨ *, Universidad de los (1116-81-961) Andes, Arnaud Debussche, EMS Rennes, France, and Peter Imkeller,Humboldt 10:30AM Topological phases of a PT symmetric University Berlin (1116-60-1696) (2143) non-unitary quantum walk. Hideaki Obuse, Department of Applied 11:00AM Two Types of Nonlocal Diffusions and the Physics, Hokkaido University (2152) Convergence to the Random/Normal (1116-81-2181) Diffusion. Xiaoxia Xie*, Illinois Institute of 11:00AM Formula Method for Bound State Technology, Wenxian Shen, Auburn (2144) Problems. University, Jinqiao Duan and Xiaofan Babatunde J. Falaye, ESFM, Instituto Li, Illinois Institute of Technology Politécnico Nacional, UPALM, México D. (1116-35-186) F. 07738, México. (1116-81-979) AMS Special Session on Recent Advances 11:30AM Entanglement rates for bipartite open in Orthogonal Polynomials and Special (2145) systems. Functions, I Anna Vershynina, Technical University of Munich, Germany (1116-81-513) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 310, Washington AMS Special Session on Random and State Convention Center Complex Dynamics of Reaction-Diffusion Organizer: Xiang-Sheng Wang, Systems, I Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau

8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Room 401, Washington 8:00AM Ladder Operators for Rationally-Extended State Convention Center (2153) Potentials Connected with Exceptional Orthogonal Polynomials and Organizers: Michael Anton Hoegele, Superintegrability. Universidad de Los Andes, Ian Marquette,TheUniversityof Bogota, Colombia Queensland (1116-81-1703) 8:30AM Expected number of real zeros of random Yuncheng You,University (2154) orthogonal polynomials. of South Florida, Tampa Xiaoju Xie, Oklahoma State University (1116-00-1080) 8:00AM The Enskog Process. (2146) Sergio Albeverio, University of Bonn, 9:00AM Some Integrals of S. Ramanujan and S. Barbara Rudiger¨ , Bergische Universit¨at (2155) Chowla. Wuppertal, and Padmanabhan Sundar*, Bruce C Berndt, University of Illinois at Louisiana State University (1116-60-927) Urbana-Champaign (1116-33-646)

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10:00AM Understanding Meijer G-functions. 11:00AM New multivariate generalizations of (2156) Richard Beals, Mathematics Department, (2165) Ramanujan’s 1ψ1 summation formula. Yale University (1116-33-454) Michael J Schlosser, University of Vienna 11:00AM Asymptotic analysis of difference (1116-33-1992) (2157) equations. Preliminary report. 11:30AM An to Am transformation formulas using Xiang-Sheng Wang, Southeast Missouri (2166) Heine’s method. State University (1116-41-2044) Gaurav Bhatnagar, Indian Statistical 11:30AM Decay rates of energy functions for a Institute, Delhi Centre (1116-33-1228) (2158) system with memory. Ti-Jun Xiao, School of Mathematical AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (1116-33-274) 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Chelan 5, Chelan Level Two, Washington State Conference Center AMS Special Session on Special Functions and q-Series, II 8:00AM On the Geometry of Difference Painlev´e (2167) Equations. Anton Dzhamay*, University of Northern 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Chelan 2, Chelan Level Colorado, and Tomoyuki Takenawa, Two, Washington State Conference Center Tokyo University of Marine Science and Organizers: Richard Askey,University Technology (1116-14-2800) of Wisconsin, Madison 8:15AM Polydegree Properties of Polynomial Mourad E. H. Ismail, (2168) Automorphisms. University of Central Florida Kaitlyn A. Perry,TheUniversityof and King Saud University, Alabama (1116-14-254) Riyadh 8:30AM Quantum Kostka and the rank one Erik Koelink, Radboud (2169) problem for sl 2m. University, Nijmegen, The Natalie Hobson,Universityof Netherlands Washington (1116-14-425) 8:00AM Discrete Macdonald–Mehta integrals. 8:45AM On the categoriﬁcation of Verma (2159) S Ole Warnaar,TheUniversityof (2170) modules for sl 2. Preliminary report. Queensland (1116-33-426) Mee Seong Im*, United States Military 8:30AM Transmutation operators acting on Academy, and Ben Cox, College of (2160) solutions of the system of pde’s for Charleston (1116-14-799) Appell’s hypergeometric F2. Preliminary 9:00AM Modular equations for Lubin-Tate formal report. (2171) groups at chromatic level 2. Tom H Koornwinder, Korteweg-de Vries Yifei Zhu,NorthwesternUniversity Institute, University of Amsterdam (1116-55-2934) (1116-33-847) 9:15AM Species and non-commutative P1’s over 9:00AM Orthogonal polynomials related to a (2172) non-algebraic bimodules. (2161) 2ψ2-summation formula. Daniel Chan, University of New South Wolter Groenevelt, Technische Wales, and Adam Nyman*, Western Universiteit Delft (1116-33-838) Washington University (1116-14-107) 9:30AM The non-symmetric Wilson polynomials 9:30AM The moduli space of stable n-pointed (2162) are the Bannai-Ito polynomials. (2173) genus zero curves is not a Mori dream Vincent X. Genest*, Massachusetts space when n is at least 13. Institute of Technology, Luc Vinet and Jose Luis Gonzalez*, Yale University, Alexei Zhedanov,UniversitedeMontreal and Kalle Karu, University of British (1116-33-1083) Columbia (1116-14-512) 10:00AM An interesting connection between 9:45AM Counting Local Systems on Supersingular (2163) complex orthogonal polynomials and (2174) Abelian Varieties. Preliminary report. nonlinear coherent states. Brett Frankel, University of Pennsylvania S. Twareque Ali, Concordia University, (1116-14-796) Montreal (1116-12-869) 10:00AM Nonnegative Polynomials and Sums of 10:30AM Fundamental Laser Modes in Paraxial (2175) Squares Supported on Circuits. (2164) Optics: From Computer Algebra and Timo de Wolff*, Texas A&M University, Simulations to Experimental Observation. and Sadik Iliman,GoetheUniversity Christoph Koutschan, Johann Radon (1116-14-2712) Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics, Austrian Academy of 10:15AM Nullstellensatz for tropical polynomials. Sciences, Erwin Suazo, School of (2176) Kalina Mincheva, Johns Hopkins Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Universtiy (1116-14-2815) University of Texas of Rio Grande Valley, 10:30AM The Picard groups of the stacks Y0(2) and and Sergei K. Suslov*, School of (2177) Y0(3). Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Andrew Niles, College of the Holy Cross Arizona State University (1116-35-1645) (1116-14-1479)

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10:45AM Derived geometric Satake equivalence, 9:45AM Enumeration of Ribbon and Mobius (2178) Springer correspondence, and small (2189) Graphs. representations. Preliminary report. Virgil U Pierce,UniversityofTexasRio Jacob P. Matherne, Louisiana State Grande Valley (1116-05-1733) University (1116-14-2465) 10:00AM K-theory and Monodromy of Schubert 11:00AM Toric degenerations of incomplete ﬂag (2190) Curves. (2179) varieties and their Schubert varieties. Maria Monks Gillespie,Universityof Daniel O. Chupin, University of Texas at California, Berkeley, and Jake Levinson*, Austin (1116-14-2958) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 11:15AM Associated primes of local cohomology (1116-05-1830) (2180) after adjoining indeterminates part 2: the general case. Preliminary report. 10:15AM Ramsey numbers of trees and unicyclic Hannah Robbins, Roanoke College (2191) graphs versus odd cycles and fans. (1116-13-250) Matthew S Brennan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1116-05-1473) 11:30AM Associating Geometry to the Hopf (2181) Algebra Uq(sl 2). Preliminary report. 10:30AM Parking Functions and the Square Paths Richard Gene Chandler*andMichaela (2192) Conjecture. Preliminary report. Vancliff, University of Texas at Arlington Emily Sergel Leven,UCSanDiego (1116-16-1365) (1116-05-1982)

AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph 10:45AM Partitions simultaneously regular, Theory, IV (2193) distinct, and/or flat. William J Keith, Michigan Technological University (1116-05-2146) 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 605, Washington State Convention Center 11:00AM Self-dual embeddings of K4m,4n in (2194) pseudosurfaces. 8:00AM Structure and automorphisms of Steven Schluchter*, George Mason (2182) primitive coherent configurations. University, and Justin Z Schroeder, Xiaorui Sun, Department of Computer Mosaic Centre Radstock (1116-05-1463) Science, Columbia University, and John Wilmes*, Department of Mathematics, 11:15AM On the number of triples of points University of Chicago (1116-05-701) (2195) determining a pair of dot products. 8:15AM Color blind index in graphs of very low Steven Michael Senger, Missouri State (2183) degree. University (1116-05-1548) Charles Suer, Centre College 11:30AM Dense binary PG(t − 1, 2)-free matroids (1116-05-2003) (2196) have critical number t − 1 or t. 8:30AM 3-connected {K1,3,P9}-free Graphs are Jonathan Tidor, Massachusetts Institute (2184) Hamiltonian Connected. of Technology (1116-05-1563) Qiuju Bian, Shandong University of Technology, Ronald J. Gould,Emory 11:45AM Wilf’s ’snake oil” method proves an University, Paul Horn,Universityof (2197) identity in the Motzkin Triangle. Denver, Susan Janiszewski, Steven La Moa Apagodu*, Virginia Commonwealth Fleur,EmoryUniversity,andPaul University, Doron Zeilberger,Rutgers Wrayno*, Christopher Newport University University, and Tewodros Amdeberhan, (1116-05-1914) Tulane University (1116-05-760) 8:45AM Trilateral matroids induced by AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and (2185) n3-configurations. Preliminary report. Michael W Raney, Georgetown University Ergodic Theory, I (1116-05-1400) 9:00AM Tilings by ribbon L n-ominoes, n odd. 8:00 AM – 12:10 PM Skagit 1, Skagit Lower (2186) Preliminary report. Level, Washington State Conference Center Viorel Nitica, West Chester University of Pennsylvania (1116-05-1709) 8:00AM Topological Entropy of Left-Invariant (2198) Magnetic Flows on 2-Step Nilmanifolds. 9:15AM Covering Sets for Rectangles in the (2187) Lattice. Preliminary report. William P. Noland*, North Central Jonathan Epstein, Dartmouth College, College, Ethan Gegner, Taylor University, Mathematics Department (1116-53-1961) and Robert Winslow,Universityof 8:15AM Spreading speeds and uniqueness of Kansas (1116-05-1895) (2199) traveling waves for a reaction diffusion 9:30AM Matroids with many small circuits and equation with spatio-temporal delays. (2188) many small cocircuits. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. James Oxley, Simon Pfeil*, Louisiana Z. Q. Xu*, Department of Mathematics, State University, Charles Semple, Shanhai Jiao Tong University, and D. M. University of Canterbury, and Geoff Xiao, Department of Mathematics, Whittle, Victoria University of Wellington Shanghai Jiao Tong University (1116-05-1717) (1116-00-1674)

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8:30AM Dynamical properties of S-gap shifts and NOON Lifting sublattices of attractors/repellers (2200) other shift spaces. (2214) to the lattice of (pre-)Lyapunov functions. Eugen A Ghenciu*, University of Dinesh Kasti*andWilliam D Wisconsin Stout, and Simon Baker, Kalies, Florida Atlantic University University of Manchester (1116-37-271) (1116-37-2016) 8:45AM Analysis of an Arctic sea ice loss model in (2201) the limit of a discontinuous albedo. AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Preliminary report. Equations and Special Functions, II Kaitlin Hill*, Northwestern University, Dorian S Abbot and Mary Silber, 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 616, Washington University of Chicago (1116-37-1784) State Convention Center 9:00AM Simple Smale ﬂows with n-band (2202) templates ( n=3,4). 8:00AM The Multiplicity of Solutions for a Class of Kamal Mani Adhikari*andMichael (2215) Fourth Order Differential Equations. Sullivan, Southern Illinois University Olivia Bennett, Daniel Brumley, Carbondale (1116-37-1938) Britney Hopkins, Kristi Karber and 9:15AM The concept of the dividing surface in Thomas Milligan*, University of Central (2203) collinear Hydrogen exchange reaction. Oklahoma (1116-34-2349) Preliminary report. 8:15AM The Lyapunov-type inequality for third Ali Allahem, Qassim University, Saudi (2216) order and odd-order equations and Arabia. (1116-37-335) application to the boundary value 9:30AM Dynamics in template and networks of problems. (2204) complex quadratic maps. Sougata Dhar*andQingkai Kong, Anca Radulescu, State University of New Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL. York at New Paltz (1116-37-560) (1116-34-400)

9:45AM Existence and stability of relative 8:30AM Quantum graph model of a graphyne (2205) equilibria with a dominant vortex. (2217) and graphyne nanotubes. Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel*, Mount Holyoke Ngoc Do*andPeter Kuchment,Texas College, and Anna M. Barry,Universityof A&M University (1116-34-587) British Columbia (1116-37-1401) 8:45AM Discrete Garnier Sysetms. 10:00AM ON the Hausdorff dimension of unique (2206) Beta expansions. Preliminary report. (2218) Christopher M Ormerod, California Institute of Technology (1116-39-2689) Wenxia Li, Dept. of Math., East China Normal University (1116-37-1461) 9:00AM Existence and Comparison Results for 10:15AM Stability of Broucke’s Isosceles Triangle (2219) Fourth Order Discrete Eigenvalue (2207) Orbit. Problems. Skyler C. Simmons, Brigham Young Jeffrey T Neugebauer, Eastern Kentucky University (1116-37-2592) University (1116-39-53)

10:30AM A Classification of the Local Dynamics of 9:15AM Nonsymmetric Askey-Wilson polynomials (2208) Some Real Analytic Nonhyperbolic Planar (2220) and Q-polynomial distance-regular Maps. graphs. William T Jamieson, Wheaton College Jae-Ho Lee, Tohoku University (1116-39-1698) (1116-33-114) 10:45AM Fractal dimensions of subfractals 9:30AM Integral Representations and (2209) induced by sofic subshifts. Preliminary (2221) Composition of Generalized Mittag-Leffler report. Function. , North Dakota State Elizabeth Sattler Harish Nagar*, Mewar University, University (1116-37-1760) Gangrar, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) India, 11:00AM No-slip Billiards in Dimension Two. and Alka Tank, Mewar University (2210) Chris Cox*, Washington University in St. (1116-33-766) Louis, and Renato Feres, Washington University In St. Louis (1116-37-1797) 9:45AM Integral Formulas and Generating (2222) Functions of Jacobi Polynomials. 11:15AM Population Models with Partial Migration. Dominic Lanphier, Western Kentucky (2211) Anushaya Mohapatra*, Haley Ohms, University (1116-33-1594) Dave Lytle and Patrick De Leenheer, Oregon State University (1116-37-1850) 10:00AM Properties of the Zeros of the Generalized 11:30AM The Specification Property for Certain (2223) Basic Hypergeometric Polynomials. (2212) Classes of Linear Operators. Preliminary report. James P Kelly, Christopher Newport Oksana Bihun, University of Colorado, University (1116-37-2258) Colorado Springs (1116-33-2304) 11:45AM Distributional Chaos in Dendritic and 10:15AM Spectral Analysis of the Exceptional (2213) Circular Julia Sets. (2224) Hermite Polynomials. Preliminary report. Nathan Averbeck*andBrian E. Raines, Jessica Stewart Kelly, Christopher Baylor University (1116-37-2084) Newport University (1116-33-2587)

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10:30AM Univalent solutions of a second order 10:00AM Non-Linear Extremal Problems in (2225) differential equation. Preliminary report. (2237) Bergman Spaces. Mohammad Salmassi*, Framingham Pritha Chakraborty*andAlexander State University, and Ed Merkes, Solynin, Texas Tech University University of Cincinnati (1116-33-1641) (1116-30-989)

10:45AM A Nonlinear Fractional Boundary Value 10:15AM Circle Packing Random Triangulations. (2226) Problem in Nabla Fractional Calculus. (2238) Olivia Isabella Orrantia-Kotowski*and Julia St. Goar,Universityof George Brock Williams,TexasTech Nebraska-Lincoln (1116-39-2130) University (1116-30-1764) 10:30AM Bivariate Left Fractional Polynomial 11:00AM Approximating Solutions of Boundary (2227) Value Problems. (2239) Monotone Approximation. Hamid Semiyari, university of Baltimore George A Anastassiou,Universityof (1116-34-1364) Memphis (1116-41-33) 10:45AM Vector-Valued Kernels of Bergman Type. 11:15AM Trajectory Controllability of Nonlinear (2240) Preliminary report. (2228) systems-An analytical and a Numerical Jerry R. Muir, Jr.,TheUniversityof Approach. Scranton (1116-32-2659) Dimplekumar N Chalishajar, Virginia Military Institute (VMI), VA 11:00AM Convex Combinations of Planar (1116-34-1085) (2241) Harmonic Mappings Realized through Convolutions with Half-strip Mappings. 11:30AM Some Algebraic Considerations for P. Preliminary report. (2229) G. Edgar Parker,JamesMadison Stacey Muir, The University of Scranton University (Emeritus) (1116-34-624) (1116-30-2554) AMS Session on Real and Complex Analysis, II 11:15AM Arbitrary Compositions of Inﬁnitely Many (2242) Analytic Complex Functions. Kourosh Tavakoli,OklahomaCity 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 615, Washington University (1116-30-2839) State Convention Center 11:30AM An L2 Inequality for Polynomials. (2243) Mohammed A. Qazi,Tuskegee 8:15AM Inequalities for entire functions of University (1116-30-2874) (2230) exponential type. Preliminary report. Tariq M Qazi, Virginia State University (1116-41-1834) AMS Session on Undergraduate Research, I

8:30AM Sphericity of a Real Hypersurface via 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Chelan 4, Chelan Level (2231) Projective Geometry. Two, Washington State Conference Center Ilya Kossovskiy, University of Vienna (1116-32-2220) 8:00AM Successfully Managing Distinct Research p (2244) Projects. Preliminary report. 8:45AM L estimate for a bi-parameter trilinear James Michael Keane,Universityof (2232) pseudo-differential operator. Central Oklahoma (1116-00-1554) Guozhen Lu and Lu Zhang*, Department of Mathematics, Wayne State University 8:15AM Phylogenetic Supertree Reconstruction (1116-42-463) (2245) Using Weighted Quartets. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Can we generalize the limit-deﬁnition of Keertana Anandraj*, Wellesley College, (2233) the derivative? Preliminary report. and Laura Brunner,Universityof Udita N Katugampola, Department of Wisconsin Stevens Point (1116-00-1536) Mathematical sciences, University of Delaware (1116-26-2653) 8:30AM Soft Contact Lens Hydration Modeling. (2246) Preliminary report. 9:15AM Foliations modeling nonrational toric Austin R Alderete,GeorgeMason (2234) varieties. University (1116-00-2623) Fiammetta Battaglia,Universityof 8:45AM A graph theoretic approach to the Florence (Italy), and Dan J. Zaffran*, (2247) inverse voter preference voter problem. Florida Institute of Technology Selene Chew, Rochester Institute of (1116-32-2279) Technology (1116-05-1384) 9:30AM The Bohr radius for power series and 9:00AM Distinguishing Numbers of 2-Trees. (2235) analytic functions into wedge domains. (2248) Preliminary report. Rosihan M Ali*, Universiti Sains Poppy Immel, Rochester Institute of Malaysia, Roger W Barnard and Technology (1116-05-288) Alexander Yu. Solynin,TexasTech University (1116-30-112) 9:15AM Minimal Length Maximal Green (2249) Sequences for Type A Quivers. 9:45AM Some Properties for the Generalized Peter E. Dillery*, University of Virginia, (2236) Struve Functions. Preliminary report. Emily E. Cormier, Bowdoin College, and See Keong Lee*andRosihan M. Ali, John H. Whelan, Vassar College Universiti Sains Malaysia (1116-30-554) (1116-05-399)

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9:30AM Classiﬁcation of Spanning Trees by MAA Session on Incorporating the History of (2250) Isomorphism. Preliminary report. Mathematics into Developmental Math Andrew Meier*andAustin Mohr, Courses Nebraska Wesleyan University (1116-05-2793) 8:00 AM – 11:35 AM Yakima 2, Yakima Level One, Washington State Conference Center 9:45AM Study on Oddly Bipancyclic Graphs and (2251) Other N-Pancyclic Graphs. Organizers: Van Herd,Universityof Lisa Joy Mueller*, California State Texas at Austin University, Fullerton, Oliver Sawin, Amy Shell-Gellasch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Montgomery College WonHyuk ”Harry” Choi, Pomona 8:00AM Uncommon mathematics from Tikar¯ am¯ College, and Abdollah Khodkar, (2260) Dhananjaya’s˜ Si´ ´subodha Tarangin˙ ¯ı. University of West Georgia (1116-11-436) . Deepak Basyal,Universityof Wisconsin-Marinette (1116-G1-1973) 10:00AM On the Catenary Degree of Numerical (2252) Monoids Generated by a Generalized 8:20AM Using Blood, Guts, and Gore to Keep their Arithmetic Sequence. (2261) Interest. Rachel Jade Domagalski*, Central Meghan M De Witt, St. Thomas Aquinas Michigan University, Dana Lacey,North College (1116-G1-2375) Central College, James E. Pangelinan III, 8:40AM A comparison of the mathematics University of Guam, and Marly Cormar, (2262) problems solved by eighteenth century University of Florida (1116-11-1283) United States Presidents with the problems solved by students in 10:15AM Ranges of Divisor Functions. developmental mathematics courses in (2253) Colin Defant, University of Florida the twenty-ﬁrst century. (1116-11-803) Ronald L Merritt, Athens State University (1116-G1-81) 10:30AM Edge-Magic Total Labelings. 9:00AM Who Invented College Algebra? (2254) Lisa Joy Mueller*, California State (2263) Preliminary report. University, Fullerton, Kajal Chokshi, Susan L Schmoyer, Worcester State Loyola University Chicago, Nick Bohall, University (1116-G1-1601) University of Washington, Jackie 9:20AM Activities on using history of Emrich, Loyola University Maryland, and (2264) mathematics in a standard college Abdollah Khodkar,UniversityofWest algebra course. Georgia (1116-11-435) A. S. Elkhader, Northern State University (1116-G1-167) 10:45AM Homomorphic Encryption: Ring Learning 9:40AM Experiences in Using HOM in Community (2255) With Errors. (2265) College Prealgebra and Algebra Courses. Tamalika Mukherjee, Rochester Institute John B. Thoo, Yuba College, Marysville, of Technology (1116-12-773) California (1116-G1-431) 10:00AM Physical models of the binomial 11:00AM Galois Groups of Degree 15 p-adic (2266) expansion and completing the square. (2256) Polynomials. Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery Chad Awtrey, Kristen Mazur, Sara College (1116-G1-77) Rodgers*, Nicole Soltz and Jesi Weed, Elon University (1116-12-557) 10:20AM Why we shouldn’t think we’re smarter (2267) than ancient mathematicians! Preliminary report. 11:15AM Degree 6 Polynomials and Their Suzanne Sumner, University of Mary (2257) Solvability by Radicals. Washington (1116-G1-1040) Chad Awtrey, Elon University, Robin French, Williams High School, Peter L 10:40AM Newton’s Dark Secret: Using Jakes*andAlan Russell, Elon University (2268) Historiographical Controversies to (1116-12-561) Introduce the Rudiments of Partial Differential Equations (PDE) into Developmental Mathematics Courses. 11:30AM Determining Unique Hamiltonicity Using (2258) Grobner¨ Bases. Van A Herd, University of Texas at Aaron Tyler Wagner*, Viterbo Austin (1116-G1-930) University, Kainalu Barino,Brigham 11:00AM The Great Art: Cardano’s “Ars Magna” in Young University, Monica Busser, (2269) College Algebra and Precalculus. Youngstown State University, and Preliminary report. Vanessa Aguirre, University of Hawaii - Cynthia J. Huffman, Pittsburg State Hilo (1116-14-1011) University (1116-G1-92) 11:20AM Greek Chords and Hindu Sines: teaching 11:45AM A taste of dual billiards. (2270) trigonometry with original sources. (2259) Abdullah Khan,UniversityofNorth Daniel E. Otero, Xavier University (OH) Texas at Dallas (1116-53-2995) (1116-G1-1191)

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MAA Session on Mathematical Modeling in 11:40AM A National Mathematical Modeling the Undergraduate Classroom, I (2282) Contest to Seed the STEM Pipeline. Leon H Seitelman,LeadConsultant, 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 607, Washington Moody’s MegaMath Challenge, 2005-2015 (1116-K1-1945) State Convention Center

Organizers: Jason Douma,Universityof MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, II Souix Falls 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 608, Washington Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd State Convention Center College Organizers: Drew Pasteur, College of 8:00AM Arms Races, Fair Voting, and the Bible: Wooster (2271) Examples from a Case Studies Oriented John David, Virginia Military Modeling Course. Institute Michael Olinick, Middlebury College (1116-K1-327) 9:00AM Baseball as a General Education (2283) Mathematics Course. Preliminary report. 8:20AM Discrete sports modeling. William P Abrams, Longwood University (2272) Tim Chartier, Davidson College (1116-L5-1532) (1116-K1-1239) 9:20AM Touchdowns, 3 pointers, and Real-World 8:40AM Explore the world through Worldbank: (2284) Math. Preliminary report. (2273) using open data in Liberal Arts Math to Michael A Furuto, University of Hawai‘i - explore the world’s past and project West O‘ahu (1116-L5-1934) future trends. 9:40AM Win Expectation Values and Pete Carroll’s Anna Varvak, Soka University of America (2285) Decision to Pass in Super Bowl 49. (1116-K1-322) Andrew B Perry, Springﬁeld College (1116-L5-1880) 9:00AM Using challenge problems to motivate (2274) exploring models. Preliminary report. 10:00AM The Measure of a Manager: Various Paul T Taylor, Shippensburg University (2286) Methods for Assessing the Ability of (1116-K1-829) Baseball Managers. Thomas W Polaski*andAlison P Tighe, 9:20AM Mathematical Modeling and Applied Winthrop University (1116-L5-1334) (2275) Calculus. 10:20AM Season-Long Batting Slumps In Major Joel Kilty*andAlex M McAllister, (2287) League Baseball. Centre College (1116-K1-2831) ELeeMay, Salisbury University 9:40AM Design and Implementation of an (1116-L5-1396) (2276) Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling 10:40AM The Bayesian Quarterback: A New Model Course with no College Prerequisites. (2288) for Rating NFL Quarterbacks. Preliminary Ricardo Cortez*, Tulane University, and report. Cynthia O Anhalt, University of Arizona Rolando Cardenas, Valle Verde Early (1116-K1-422) College High School (1116-L5-2929) 10:00AM Flexibility in a Mathematical Modeling 11:00AM How Infectious Was #Deﬂategate? (2277) class. (2289) Eric Eager, Megan Eberle and James P Maeve Lewis McCarthy, Murray State Peirce*, University of Wisconsin - La University (1116-K1-920) Crosse (1116-L5-430) 11:20AM Tennis Rankings over Time. 10:20AM A Modeling Approach to Calculus: Using (2290) Michael A Jones*, Mathematical (2278) the framework of modeling in the Reviews/AMS, Alexander Webb, motivation and development of calculus. Macalester College, and Jennifer Wilson, Preliminary report. Eugene Lang College, New School D. Brian Walton,JamesMadison University (1116-L5-2461) University (1116-K1-2420) 11:40AM The Probability of Streaks in Sports, in 10:40AM Agent Based Modeling Across the (2291) Theory and in Practice. Preliminary (2279) Curriculum. report. Jennifer R. Galovich, College of Doug Drinen*andWill Matson, St. Benedict/St. John’s University Sewanee: The University of the South (1116-K1-1448) (1116-L5-1274) 11:00AM A Modeling Capstone Course. (2280) Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College MAA Session on Revitalizing Complex (1116-K1-2273) Analysis

11:20AM Offering individualized modeling 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 620, Washington (2281) experiences at a large university. State Convention Center Preliminary report. Sarah Iams*andMargo Levine,Harvard Organizers: Russell Howell,Westmont University (1116-K1-2538) College

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Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College 8:20AM Similarities in a ﬁrst differential (2302) equations course. Alan Noell, Oklahoma State Robert Sachs, George Mason University University (1116-S1-2498) 9:00AM Complex Arithmetic Boot Camp. 8:40AM A Technical Writing Project for (2292) Yves Nievergelt, Eastern Washington (2303) Differential Equations Students. University (1116-R1-149) Ben Vanderlei, University of the Fraser 9:20AM Advanced linear algebra: a call for the Valley (1116-S1-2574) (2293) early introduction of complex numbers. 9:00AM Using symbolic ODE solvers’ full potential Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College (2304) to bring out your students’ full potential. (1116-R1-224) Itai Seggev, Wolfram Research, Inc. 9:40AM The Complex Moduli Project and (1116-S1-2713) (2294) Mathematica-Based Modules in Complex 9:20AM An Investigation Of The Effects of Analysis. Preliminary report. (2305) Different Pedagogical Practices in an William M. Kinney, Bethel University, St. Introductory Differential Equations Paul, MN (1116-R1-1852) Course On Teaching and Learning. 10:00AM Animating maximum and minimum Preliminary report. (2295) principles in complex analysis. Ron Buckmire*andTreena Basu, Paul Zorn, Saint Olaf College Occidental College (1116-S1-2721) (1116-R1-2844) 9:40AM Road Rage and You! Exploring ODEs and 10:20AM Zeros of Trinomials: Visualization and (2306) Modeling through Trafﬁc Models. (2296) Location. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Michael Brilleslyper*andBeth Zhengyi Zhou, AT&T Reseaech, and Schaubroeck,U.S.AirForceAcademy Angela Gallegos*, Loyola Marymount (1116-R1-1300) University (1116-S1-2728)

10:40AM Orthogonal Systems in the Euclidean and 10:00AM Modeling word propagation: a connection (2297) Lorentzian Complex Planes. (2307) between ODE and linguistics. Preliminary Barbara A. Shipman*, University of report. Texas at Arlington, Patrick D. Shipman, Rachel L. Bayless*, Agnes Scott College, Colorado State University, and Stephen and Rachelle C. DeCoste,Wheaton P. Shipman, Louisiana State University College (MA) (1116-S1-2766) (1116-R1-885) 10:20AM Student discovery of selected topics in 11:00AM Visualizing Complex Variable Functions (2308) differential equations using modeling (2298) with Mapping Diagrams: Linear scenarios. Fractional Transformations. Preliminary Amy H Erickson*andKeith A Erickson, report. Georgia Gwinnett College (1116-S1-2791) Martin E Flashman, Humboldt State 10:40AM A New Perspective on Variation of University (1116-R1-498) (2309) Parameters. 11:20AM Planting Seeds: Complex Analysis Topics Douglas B Meade*, University of (2299) in the Calculus Sequence. South Carolina, and William E Boyce, Robert Sachs, George Mason University Rennselear Polytechnic Institute (1116-R1-2494) (1116-S1-2840) 11:00AM Introducing Laplace Transforms early in 11:40AM Rouch´es Theorem: Projects and (2300) Pedagogy. Preliminary report. (2310) an applied Differential Equations course. Russell W Howell, Westmont College Paul D. Olson, Penn State Erie , the (1116-R1-2363) Behrend College (1116-S1-2876) 11:20AM Final Discussion MAA Session on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Equations, III Algebra, II

8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 617, Washington 8:00 AM – 11:10 AM Room 212, Washington State Convention Center State Convention Center

Organizers: Christopher S. Goodrich, Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Creghton Preparatory School Western New England University Beverly H. West,Cornell University Bem Cayco, San Jose State University 8:00AM Software Tools That Do More with Less. (2301) Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State Timothy Comar, University, and Karen Allen Keene*, Benedictine University North Carolina State University T. James Reid,Universityof (1116-S1-2394) Mississippi

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8:15AM On Nonnil-S-Noetherian rings. Bem Cayco, San Jose State (2311) Preliminary report. University Minjae Kwon*andJung Wook Lim, Timothy Comar, Kyungpook National University Benedictine University (1116-VA-2239) T. James Reid,Universityof 8:30AM The category of graded modules of a Mississippi (2312) generalized Weyl algebra. Preliminary report. 8:15AM Stability for Perturbations of a Steady Robert J Won, University of California, (2323) StateattheOneDimensionalCase. San Diego (1116-VA-2032) Xinyao Yang, University of Missouri (1116-VC-2885) 8:45AM The Lie Algebra Associated to the 8:30AM Master Stability Islands for Oscillation (2313) Filtration of SLn(R) by Congruence Subgroups. (2324) Death in Networks of Delay-Coupled Jonathan E Lopez, Canisius College Oscillators. (1116-VA-2371) Stanley R Huddy*, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Jie Sun,Clarkson 9:00AM Classifying the Fine Structures of University (1116-VC-2916) (2314) Involutions Acting on Root Systems. Samuel Ivy, United State Military 8:45AM A Mathematical Model for the Academy (1116-VA-2768) (2325) Propagation of an Animal Species on a Plain. 9:15AM Complete classification of connected J. N. Ndam*andS. Dung,Universityof (2315) prime-cube dimensional Hopf algebras. Jos (1116-VC-347) Preliminary report. Van C. Nguyen*, Northeastern 9:00AM On the Convergence of Adaptive Random University, Linhong Wang,Universityof (2326) Search Methods for Constrained and Pittsburgh, and Xingting Wang,Temple Multi-Objective Black-Box Optimization. University (1116-VA-2818) Preliminary report. Rommel G Regis,SaintJoseph’s 9:30AM Arithmetic Differential Subgroups of . Gln University, Department of Mathematics (2316) ,Universityof Alfonso E Heras-Llanos (1116-VC-2879) New Mexico (1116-VA-2882) 9:15AM A Computational Model for PTSD and 9:45AM Finitely Constrained Groups Having (2327) Cognitive Function. Preliminary report. (2317) Almost Maximal Hausdorff Dimension. Pengcheng Xiao*, Department of Andrew Penland, Western Carolina Mathematics, University of Evansville, University (1116-VA-2909) and Jianzhong Su, Department of 10:00AM The lattice of ideals of a nilpotent Leibniz Mathematics, The University of Texas at (2318) algebra. Arlington (1116-VC-477) Austin H Jones, North Carolina State 9:30AM Reynolds’ Space Average. University (1116-VA-2935) (2328) Nicholas C. Jacob, East Central 10:15AM Green Rings of Pointed, Coserial Hopf University (1116-VC-478) (2319) Algebras. Preliminary report. 9:45AM Fractional Brownian Motion and Kevin Gerstle,UniversityofIowa (2329) Managing Risk in Long-Term Hedging (1116-VA-297) with Short-term Futures Contracts. 10:30AM Rank 2 geometries as right regular Wei Cui*, The University of Alabama, and (2320) bands. Zhijian Wu, The University of Nevada, Francis Pastijn, Marquette University, Las Vegas (1116-VC-546) and Justin Albert*, Carthage College (1116-VA-842) 10:00AM Identification of Parameters in (2330) Mathematical Biology. Preliminary report. 10:45AM A Visualization of Quillen Stratification. Roby R Poteau*andUgur G. Abdulla, (2321) Preliminary report. Florida Institute of Technology Jared Warner, City University New (1116-VC-563) York Guttman Community College (1116-VA-938) 10:15AM Applications of the partial Wiener-Hopf (2331) factorization in Dynamic Fracture 11:00AM Groupoids with root systems in real Machanics. (2322) vector spaces. Aleksandr Smirnov, Louisiana State Timothy D. Ferdinands,Mercer University (1116-VC-633) University (1116-VA-949) 10:30AM Comparison of Numerical Solutions of MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (2332) Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. *, and Applied Mathematics, IV Ayush L Joshi Gokul R Kadel Narayan Thapa, Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma (1116-VC-654) 8:00 AM – 11:10 AM Room 214, Washington State Convention Center 10:45AM Maximizing Guaranteed Value in a Fair (2333) Division of a Cake under Piecewise-Linear Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Valuations. Western New England Brandon S Payne*andJames R Dover, University Cameron University (1116-VC-655)

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11:00AM Tuberculosis(TB) Disease Modeling in the 10:15AM Best linear invariant estimators using (2334) US. (2343) both double ranked set sampling and a Ellie Mainou*, Smith College, Chenyue modiﬁed double ranked set sampling Lu and Olivia Justynski, Mount Holyoke procedures. College (1116-VC-997) Qasim M Al-Shboul*, Zayed University, and Elies Kouider, Ferris State University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1116-VP-389) Probability and Statistics, III 10:30AM Can one make a laser out of cardboard? (2344) Tvrtko Tadi´c, University of Zagreb, 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Room 213, Washington Zagreb, Croatia (1116-VP-402) State Convention Center 10:45AM Stability of a C2-valued Coupled System. (2345) Fan Ny Shum, University of Connecticut Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England (1116-VP-568) University 11:00AM A Semi-Parametric Approach to (2346) Hypothesis Testing for Hormesis. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Steven B Kim, California State University University Monterey Bay (1116-VP-879) Timothy Comar, 11:15AM Empirical non-coverage rate in interval Benedictine University (2347) estimation of expected response in ZIM T. James Reid,Universityof regression. Mississippi Khyam Paneru,Universityof Wisconsin-Whitewater (1116-VP-971) 8:15AM Some Statistical Tools for Data in Hilbert (2335) Spaces. Preliminary report. Krishna Kaphle, University of Maine at MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Fort Kent (1116-VP-2463) Topology

8:30AM Rooted triplets in species tree inference: 8:00 AM – 11:10 AM Room 303, Washington (2336) some new results on construction and State Convention Center application. Jeffrey B Gaither,Mathematical Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, Biosciences Institute (1116-VP-2579) Western New England 8:45AM Discussion University

8:45AM A Prediction-Based Time Series Clustering Bem Cayco, San Jose State (2337) of Brain Cancer Mortality Rates in The University United States. Timothy Comar, Doo Young Kim*andChris P. Benedictine University Tsokos, University of South Florida (1116-VP-2353) T. James Reid,Universityof Mississippi 9:00AM Clarifications and Caveats on Data (2338) Cloning. 8:00AM Volume and Determinant Densities of Brian R Zaharatos,Universityof (2348) Hyperbolic Rational Links. Colorado Boulder (1116-VP-2651) Mia C Smith, Williams College SMALL REU (1116-VU-1638) 9:15AM Semiparametric models for financial (2339) volatility. Preliminary report. 8:15AM Classification of Dessins D’Enfants of the Steve S. Chung*, Department of (2349) Completely Reducible Trigonal Curves. Mathematics, California State University, Mehmet Emin Aktas,FloridaState Fresno, and Xu-Feng Niu, Department of University (1116-VU-1716) Statistics, Florida State University 8:30AM New Knot Invariants in an Expansion of (1116-VP-2693) (2350) the Colored Jones Polynomial. A. Overbay*andK. Van Dinh,Austin 9:30AM Building Large Financial and Economic (2340) Networks. College (1116-VU-1848) Toyin O Alli, The University of Alabama 8:45AM Some nontrivial model categories with (1116-VP-284) (2351) trivial associated stable categories. Deborah Vicinsky, Wabash College 9:45AM A Method for Selecting the Relevant (2341) Dimensions for Text Classification in (1116-VU-1924) Singular Vector Spaces. 9:00AM The Image of the Witten Genus. Dawit G Tadesse*, University of (2352) John E Mosley,UniversityofKentucky Cincinnati, and Mark Carpenter, Auburn (1116-VU-2125) University (1116-VP-364) 9:15AM P-spaces and intermediate rings of 10:00AM Adaptive Lasso for Linear Mixed Model (2353) continuous functions. (2342) Selection via Profile Log-Likelihood. Will Murray, Joshua Sack*andSaleem Juming Pan, Bowling Green State Watson, California State University, Long University, OH, USA. (1116-VP-37) Beach (1116-VU-2142)

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9:30AM The Applications of Region Almost 10:30AM A Dirichlet energy criterion for graph (2354) Alternating Knots. (2365) partitioning and image segmentation. Colin Murphy*, Seattle University, Dominique Zosso*, UCLA Department of McKenna Renn,Universityof Mathematics, Braxton Osting,University Washington, Ra’Jene Martin,Denison of Utah, Department of Mathematics, and University, and Jennifer Townsend, Stanley J. Osher, UCLA Department of Bellevue College (1116-VU-2206) Mathematics (1116-49-1560) 11:00AM Convergence Analysis of the Graph 9:45AM Rational knots and their canonical (2355) triangulations. (2366) Allen-Cahn Scheme. Dean Matthew Menezes,Universityof Xiyang Luo*andAndrea L Bertozzi, Texas at Austin (1116-VU-2240) Department of Mathematics, UCLA (1116-00-1518) 10:00AM Dijkgraaf-Witten Type Invariants 11:30AM Nonlocal Total Variation with (2356) of Seifert Surfaces in 3-Manifolds. (2367) Primal-Dual Algorithm for Unsupervised Preliminary report. Hyperspectral Imagery Analysis. Ik Jae Lee*, Rowan University, and David Preliminary report. N Yetter, Kansas State University Wei Zhu,UCLA,Victoria Chayes,Bard (1116-VU-2584) College, Alexandre Tiard,Grenoble Institute of Technology, Stephanie 10:15AM Pseudometrizability in the Class of (2357) Essentially Hausdorff Spaces. Sanchez,UCLA,Devin Dahlberg, Gangadhar R Hiremath,University University of California, San Diego, Da of North Carolina Pembroke Kuang*, Andrea Bertozzi, Stanley (1116-VU-2859) Osher and Dominique Zosso,UCLA (1116-65-1417) 10:30AM Determining Sliceness in 5-Stranded (2358) Pretzel Knots: The Single-Pair Case. AWM Workshop: Special Session on Kathryn Bryant, Bryn Mawr College Algebraic Combinatorics, I (1116-VU-302) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 4C-3, Washington 10:45AM A New Characterization of Clopen Sets. (2359) Preliminary report. State Convention Center Jay Stine, Misericordia University Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona (1116-VU-536) College 11:00AM Selective strong screenability and a Rosa Orellana, Dartmouth (2360) game. College Liljana Babinkostova*andMarion 8:00AM On Demazure Crystals for the Quantum Scheepers,BoiseStateUniversity (2368) ˆ (1116-VU-828) Affine Algebra Uq sl(n) . Margaret L. Rahmoeller,Roanoke SIAM Minisymposium on Graphical Models College (1116-08-234) for High Dimensional Data 8:30AM Demazure Flags, Chebyshev Polynomials, (2369) Mock and Partial Theta Functions. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 3A, Washington Rekha Biswal, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, State Convention Center India, Vyjayanthi Chari,Universityof California, Riverside, Lisa Schneider*, Organizer: Andrea Bertozzi,University Susquehanna University, and Sankaran of California, Los Angeles Viswanath, The Institute of Mathematical 8:00AM Geometric graph-based methods for high Sciences, Chennai, India (1116-05-221) (2361) dimensional data. 9:00AM From the weak Bruhat order to crystal Andrea Bertozzi, UCLA (1116-49-2632) (2370) graphs as posets. Patricia Hersh*, North Carolina State 8:55AM Modified Cheeger and Ratio Cut Methods University, and Cristian Lenart,SUNY (2362) Using the Ginzburg-Landau Functional Albany (1116-05-1386) for Classification of High-Dimensional Data. 9:30AM Parking Functions, Sandpiles, and Ekaterina Merkurjev,Universityof (2371) Gessel’s Fundamental Basis. California, San Diego (1116-49-2128) Angela S Hicks, Stanford University (1116-05-900) 9:25AM Exploitation of Graphical Models to Guide 10:00AM Walking on Representation Graphs and (2363) Deep Representations. Preliminary report. (2372) Generalized Hyperbolic Functions. Arjuna Flenner, NAVAIR (1116-49-2078) Georgia Benkart,Universityof 10:00AM Functional connectomics from data: Wisconsin-Madison (1116-05-1120) (2364) Constructing probabilistic graphical 10:30AM A Random Walk on Sn generated by models for neuronal networks. (2373) Random Involutions. Eli Shlizerman, University of Washington Megan M Bernstein, Georgia Institute of (1116-37-1906) Technology (1116-05-730)

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Project NExT Workshop 10:40AM Guided Inquiry in Calculus II. Preliminary (2382) report. 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 4C-2, Washington Vesta Coufal,GonzagaU. State Convention Center (1116-J5-1813)

MAA Special Presentation for High School Project NExT Session Teachers and Students: How to Think Brilliantly and Creatively in Mathematics,a 8:30 AM –9:45AM Room 4C-2, Washington Guide for K-12 Educators and Their State Convention Center Students. The early (post-PhD) years: An interactive survival guide. 8:00 AM –8:50AM Room 612, Washington State Convention Center AMS Invited Address Organizer: Deanna Haunsperger, 9:00 AM –9:50AM Ballroom 6BC, Washington Carleton College State Convention Center 2374—Tanton, J.— How to think brilliantly and creatively in mathematics, (2383) Ancient solutions to parabolic partial a guide for K-12 educators and their differential equations. students.— Panagiota Daskalopoulos,Columbia James Tanton, Mathematical Association University (1116-35-712) of America (1116-A0-2992) ASL Invited Address MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning, IV 9:00 AM –9:50AM Room 4C-1, Washington State Convention Center 8:20 AM –10:55AM Room 619, Washington State Convention Center (2384) Interpretations of topological spaces. Jindrich Zapletal, University of Florida Organizers: Brian Katz, Augustana (1116-03-239) College Victor Piercey, Ferris State MAA Minicourse #6: Part B University AM AM 8:20AM Integrating Complex Instruction to 9:00 – 11:00 Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level (2375) Promote Engagement in Developmental Three, Washington State Conference Center and Liberal Arts Mathematics Courses Getting started in the scholarship of Through Groupwork. Preliminary report. teaching and learning. Belin Manuel Tsinnajinnie, Institute of American Indian Arts (1116-J5-2954) Presenters: Jackqueline M. Dewar, Loyola Marymount University 8:40AM Student mathematical connections in an (2376) inquiry-oriented introductory linear Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola algebra class. Preliminary report. Marymount University Spencer Payton, Washington State University (1116-J5-2387) MAA Minicourse #14: Part B 9:00AM Learning to Ask Questions: A Matrix 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Metropolitan B, 3rd (2377) Project. Preliminary report. Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Pamela Pierce*andJim Hartman,The College of Wooster (1116-J5-2497) Teaching quantitative reasoning with 9:20AM Introduction to Proofs in Topology and common sense and common knowledge. (2378) Geometry Using IBL. Preliminary report. Presenters: Maura B. Mast,Universityof David H Crombecque,Universityof Massachusetts Boston Southern California (1116-J5-2475) Ethan D. Bolker,University 9:40AM “Build a City...” - exploring ratio and of Massachusetts Boston (2379) density through an urban planning board game. Preliminary report. MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, III Forest Fisher and Jared Warner*, Guttman Community College 9:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 2B, Washington (1116-J5-1330) State Convention Center 10:00AM Writing Original Problems in Calculus (2380) Classes. Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova Vincent J. Matsko,UniversityofSan University Francisco (1116-J5-1770) 9:00AM Exploration of Quotient Spaces and 10:20AM A Mathematical Easter Egg Hunt in IBL (2385) Group Actions with Application to (2381) Proofs Course. Preliminary report. Visualizing Music. Audrey Malagon, Virginia Wesleyan Srividhya Balaji,UniversityofOklahoma College (1116-J5-908) (1116-K6-644)

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9:20AM Pythagoras to Secor: a Mathematical Panelists: Ron Buckmire, Occidental (2386) Approach to Musical Temperament. College Anil Venkatesh, Ferris State University Emille Davie Lawrence, (1116-K5-371) University of San Francisco 9:40AM Music Synthesis from Controlled Chaos. Robin Wilson, California (2387) *, Young Harris Matthew A Morena State Polytechnic University College, and Kevin M Short,Universityof New Hampshire (1116-K5-2870) Mariel Vazquez,University of California at Davis 10:00AM Dynamic Chaos Game. (2388) L. Kerry Mitchell, Phoenix, Arizona (1116-K5-579) Student Hospitality/Information Center 10:20AM Half a Menger Sponge is Better than the 9:00 AM –3:00AM Skybridge, 4th Floor, (2389) Whole. Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College Washington State Convention Center (1116-K5-2276) 10:40AM Drawing and Discrete Mathematics. Exhibits and Book Sales (2390) Paul R McCreary and Peter Boome*, The Evergreen State College -Tacoma 9:00 AM – NOON Hall 4A, 4th Floor, (1116-K5-548) Washington State Convention Center 11:00AM Bit-wise Artwork. (2391) Susan McBurney, Western Springs, IL Employment Center (1116-K6-1404) 9:00 AM – NOON Hall 4B, 4th Floor, Washington 11:20AM Thinking Outside the Torus: Geometric (2392) explorations in bead crochet. State Convention Center Susan Goldstine, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (1116-K5-2174) Special Presentation for High School 11:40AM The perspective image(s) of a square. Teachers and Students (2393) Annalisa Crannell*, Franklin & Marshall College, Marc Frantz, Indiana University, 9:15 AM –10:45AM Room 612, Washington and Fumiko Futamura,Southwestern State Convention Center University (1116-K5-1732) High school quadratics, how to think MAA Committee on the Undergraduate about and do everything about them Program in Mathematics (CUPM) and MAA brilliantly and creatively. Committee on Professional Development Organizer: Deanna Haunsperger, Panel Discussion Carleton College

9:00 AM –10:20AM Room 609, Washington MAA Session on Graduate Students Teach State Convention Center Too: Ideas and Best Practices, I

Starting a new track: actuarial science, 9:40 AM – 11:55 AM Room 304, Washington biomathematics, environmental science, State Convention Center climate studies. Organizers: Julie Barnes,Western Organizer: Samuel L. Tunstall, Carolina University Appalachian State University Martha Siegel,Towson 9:40AM Graduate Student Teacher Training and University (2394) Support at Clemson. Linda McGuire, Muhlenberg Meredith Burr, Clemson University College (1116-F1-2637) Panelists: Jim Daniel,Universityof 10:00AM Curriculum development for the Texas at Austin (2395) California Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Science Academy. Tim Comar, Benedictine Timmy Ma, University of California, University Irvine (1116-F1-1195) Ben Galluzzo, Shippensburg University 10:20AM Graduate Student-Driven Development (2396) and Delivery of a GTA Training and NAM Panel Discussion Mentoring Program. Carrie Diaz Eaton, Unity College, Ashley 9:00 AM –9:50AM Room 211, Washington Rand*, Bethany Lutheran College, and ,Universityof State Convention Center Eleanor Abernethy Tennessee (1116-F1-2426) Work hard, play hard: balancing career, 10:40AM A framework for a graduate student hobbies, and family. (2397) teacher mentoring program. Moderator: Duane Cooper, Morehouse Emily Laura Braley, Duke University College (1116-F1-2390)

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11:00AM Preparing our future colleagues: A MAA Invited Address (2398) report on the national landscape of graduate student instructor professional 10:05 AM –10:55AM Ballroom 6BC, development programs. Preliminary Washington State Convention Center report. Jess Ellis*, Colorado State University, (2402) A mathematical tour through a Natasha Speer, University of Maine, collapsing world. and Jack Bookman, Duke University Charles R. Hadlock, Bentley University (1116-F1-2352) (1116-A0-21)

11:20AM Instructional Supports for Graduate MAA Committee on the Undergraduate (2399) Teaching Assistant at the University of Program in Mathematics Panel Discussion Nebraska-Lincoln. Nathan Wakeﬁeld*andAllan Donsig, 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Room 609, Washington University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Convention Center (1116-F1-2030) What’s beyond the curriculum? 11:40AM Utilizing a Teaching Symposium as a Organizer: Martha Siegel,Towson (2400) First Step in GTA Teacher Preparation. University Preliminary report. RaKissa Manzanares*andGary ASL Invited Address Olson, University of Colorado Denver (1116-F1-1545) 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 4C-1, Washington State Convention Center ASL Invited Address (2403) Ramsey properties in topological dynamics. 10:00 AM –10:50AM Room 4C-1, Washington Dana Bartosova, Instituto de Matematica State Convention Center e Estatistica, Universidade de Sao Paulo (1116-03-69) (2401) Inner topological Ramsey spaces. Natasha Dobrinen, University of Denver SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students (1116-00-68) and Teachers(SIGMAA MCST) Special Presentation MAA Minicourse #15: Part B 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 612, Washington 10:00 AM – NOON Metropolitan A, 3rd State Convention Center Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Math Circle Demonstration Teaching statistics using R and R Studio. MAA Business Meeting Presenter: Randall Pruim,Calvin College 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM Ballroom 6BC, Washington State Convention Center NAM Business Meeting AMS Business Meeting 10:00 AM –10:50AM Room 211, Washington State Convention Center 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington State Convention Center MAA Poster Session NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture

10:00 AM – 11:55 AM Skybridge, 4th Floor, 1:00 PM –1:50PM Room 211, Washington Washington State Convention Center State Convention Center

Me and My Gadgets—Teaching with (2404) Analysis on non-smooth domains. Technology. Tatiana Toro, University of Washington (1116-35-2830) Organizers: Tom Hagedorn, The College of New Jersey AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Karl Schmitt,Valparaiso University Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, IV Michael Scott, California 1:00 PM –5:50PM Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level State University, Monterey Three, Washington State Conference Center Bay Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, John Travis, Mississippi Rochester Institute of College Technology

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Jobby Jacob,Rochester 5:30PM Development of Clustering Algorithms Institute of Technology (2414) for Ensemble Weather Forecasts. Tamas Forgacs, California Ranil Weerackoon*, University of State University, Fresno Nebraska, Lincoln, and Michelle Hartono, San Jose State University ,Florida Ugur Abdulla (1116-62-232) Institute of Technology 1:00PM Centrality Properties of Graphs with an AMS-ASL Special Session on Applications of (2405) Application of Functional Connectivity of Logic, Model Theory, and Theoretical the Brain. Preliminary report. Computer Science to Systems Biology Roger Vargas*, Williams College, Abigail Waldron, Presbyterian College, and Anika Sharma, University of Buffalo 1:00 PM –5:40PM Room 602, Washington (1116-05-133) State Convention Center 1:30PM Rankings of Cartesian Product Organizers: James Lynch,Clarkson − (2406) (Ks e) Pn. Preliminary report. University Kelsey Quigley*, Nazareth College, and Sarah Renfro, Sam Houston State Leo Marcus, Santa Monica, University (1116-05-134) CA 2:00PM Zarankiewicz and Bipartite Ramsey 1:00PM Many-sorted first-order model theory as (2407) Numbers. Preliminary report. (2415) a conceptual framework for complex Alexander Neal Riasanovsky*, dynamical systems. Preliminary report. University of Pennsylvania, and John Solomon Feferman, Stanford University Wallace, Trinity College (1116-05-135) (1116-03-1664) 2:30PM The Resolution Limit for Detecting 2:00PM Neural Algebra and Modelling. (2408) Communities in Benchmark Graphs. (2416) Erwin - Engeler, ETH Zurich Preliminary report. (1116-03-469) Sonica Saraf*, Carnegie Mellon 3:00PM Dependence logic and biology. University, and Natalie Wellen, Worcester (2417) Jouko A Vaananen, Department of Polytechnic Institute (1116-05-151) Mathematics and Statistics, University of 3:00PM Inducing Alternans in Cardiac Models Helsinki, Finland (1116-03-791) (2409) using Delay Differential Equations. 4:00PM Probabilistic Boolean Networks as Models Preliminary report. (2418) of Gene Regulatory Networks. Justin Eastman*, Millersville University, Ilya Shmulevich, Institute for Systems and Julian Sass, University of Maryland, Biology (1116-92-279) Baltimore County (1116-37-158) 5:00PM Datum Logic: A Formal Executable 3:30PM A Generalization of Mordell to Ternary (2419) Semantics for Experimental Evidence. (2410) Quadratic Forms. Carolyn L Talcott,SRIInternational Sarah Blackwell, Saint Louis University, (1116-92-1302) Gabriel Durham, University of Georgia, Katherine Thompson, Davidson College, and Tiffany Treece*, University of AMS-AWM Special Session on Commutative Georgia (1116-11-143) Algebra and Its Interactions with Algebraic Geometry, II 4:00PM The density of primes dividing a certain (2411) non-linear recurrence sequence. Alexi Block Gorman, Wellesley College, 1:00 PM –5:20PM Room 603, Washington Tyler Genao, Florida Atlantic University, State Convention Center Heesu Hwang, Princeton University, Noam Kantor*, Emory University, Sarah Organizers: Daniel Hernández, University of Utah Parsons and Jeremy Rouse,WakeForest University (1116-11-144) Jack Jeffries,Universityof 4:30PM An Economic-Epidemiological Model with Michigan, Ann Arbor (2412) Personal Vaccination Efficacy Memory. Karl Schwede,Universityof Fiona Zhang, Hamilton High School, Utah Chandler, Arizona, Benjamin Morin*, 1:00PM Morita Equivalence Revisited. Arizona State University, Eli Fenichel, (2420) Paul Frank Baum, Penn State Yale, and Gerardo Chowell, Atlanta, (1116-16-674) Georgia (1116-92-170) 1:30PM Centers of endomorphism rings of 5:00PM Detecting Foot-Chases from Police (2413) Body-Worn Video. (2421) modules. Qi Yang*, University of Southern Haydee M Lindo, The University of Utah California, Alejandro Camacho, and Williams college (1116-13-2407) California State University, Fullerton, 2:00PM Generalized Associated Primes and Depth Piyali Mukherjee, Columbia University, (2422) in the Perfect Closure. Preliminary report. New York, and Rafael Aguayo,University George E Whelan,GeorgeMason of California, San Diego (1116-90-200) University (1116-13-2486)

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2:30PM Finite F-type and F-abundant Modules. 2:30PM A space of phylogenetic networks. (2423) Hailong Dao and Tony Se*, University of (2432) Preliminary report. Kansas (1116-13-897) Satyan L Devadoss*, Williams College; Harvey Mudd College, and Samantha 3:00PM An optimal upper bound on the Petti, Georgia Tech (1116-52-168) (2424) regularity of powers of edge ideals. Ali Alilooee*, Western Illinois University, 3:00PM Combinatorial invariants for directed Arindam Banerjee, Purdue University, (2433) graphs with applications to neuroscience. Selvi Beyarslan and Huy Tai Ha,Tulane Martina Scolamiero, Ecole Polytechnique University (1116-13-1079) Federale de Lausanne (1116-55-1344) PM 3:30PM A McKay correspondence for reﬂection 3:30 Formal Perspectives on Hierarchical (2425) groups. Preliminary report. (2434) Networks. Ragnar-Olaf Buchweitz,Universityof Sophie Raynor, University of Aberdeen, Toronto Scarborough, Eleonore M UK (1116-55-1110) Faber*, University of Michigan, and Colin 4:00PM Persistence Images: An Alternative Ingalls, University of New Brunswick (2435) Persistent Homology Representation. (1116-14-1953) Lori Beth Ziegelmeier, Macalester College (1116-55-1165) 4:00PM Resolution of singularities: new (2426) invariants in positive characteristic. 4:30PM Interactive Visualization of 2-D Persistent Angelica Benito*, Instituto de Ciencias (2436) Homology. Matem´aticas (ICMAT), and Orlando E. Michael Lesnick*, Columbia University, Villamayor U.,UniversidadAutonoma´ de and Matthew L. Wright, St. Olaf College Madrid (1116-14-903) (1116-55-950) PM 4:30PM Lower bound cluster algebras: 5:00 A Morse-theoretic algorithm to compute (2427) presentation and properties. (2437) persistent homology, with generators. Greg Muller*, Jenna Rajchgot,University Gregory Henselman,Universityof of Michigan, and Bradley Zykoski, Pennsylvania (1116-55-2262) University of Virginia (1116-13-2489) 5:30PM Multiscale persistence. Preliminary (2438) report. 5:00PM Notched Arcs of Cluster Algebras from Greg Bell*, Austin Lawson, Joshua (2428) Punctured Surfaces. Preliminary report. Martin, James Rudzinski and Clifford Emily Gunawan, University of Minnesota Smyth, University of North Carolina at (1116-08-2411) Greensboro (1116-55-1754)

AMS-AAAS Special Session on Applied and AMS Special Session on Advances in the Computational Topology, II Theory and Application of Reaction Diffusion Models 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 201, Washington

State Convention Center 1:00 PM –5:50PM Skagit 5, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center Organizers: Pawel Dlotko,INRIASaclay, France Organizers: Jerome Goddard, II, Auburn Nicholas Scoville, Ursinus University, Montgomery College Ratnasingham Shivaji, University of North Carolina, Matthew Wright,IMA Greensboro University of Minnesota 1:00PM On the quasiconvergence property of 1:00PM The shape of data. (2439) solutions of parabolic equations on the (2429) Jose Perea, Michigan State University real line. (1116-55-123) Peter Polacik, University of Minnesota 1:30PM Analysis of cancer genomics data using (1116-35-1946) (2430) computational topology: applications to 1:30PM Existence of positive radial solutions for breast cancer. (2440) superlinear, semipositone problems on Javier Arsuaga*, Georgina Gonzalez, the exterior of a ball. University of California, Davis, and R. Dhanya, Universidad de Concepcion, Sergio Ardanza-Trevijano,Universidad Quinn Morris*andR. Shivaji,University de Navarra (1116-92-1790) of North Carolina at Greensboro (1116-35-2583) 2:00PM Classiﬁcation of breast cancer subtypes (2431) using signaling pathways and 2:00PM Modeling the effects of U-shaped density persistence homology. (2441) dependent dispersal via reaction Mimi Tsuruga*, Javier Arsuaga,UC diffusion equations. Davis, Michael Steiner, San Francisco Jerome Goddard II*, Auburn University State University, and Nils Baas, Montgomery, and R. Shivaji,University Norwegian University of Science and of North Carolina Greensboro Technology (1116-92-1868) (1116-35-1766)

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2:30PM Existence and uniqueness of similarity 3:30PM Lower semicontinuity of the ADM mass. (2442) solutions of a generalized heat equation (2453) Jeffrey L Jauregui, Union College arising in a model of cell migration. (1116-53-1134) Tracy L. Stepien*andHal L. Smith, 4:00PM Elliptic problems and weakly Arizona State University (1116-35-635) (2454) asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds. 3:00PM A Two-Species Competition System with Paul T Allen*, Lewis & Clark College, (2443) Slow Diffusion. Preliminary report. James Isenberg, University of Oregon, Georg Hetzer*, Auburn University, and John M. Lee, University of Washington, Lourdes Tello, Universidad Politecnica and Iva Stavrov Allen, Lewis & Clark de Madrid (1116-35-2014) College (1116-53-1006)

3:30PM A priori estimates for positive solutions 4:30PM Discussion. (2444) to second order elliptic boundary problems. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Analytic torsion: generalized metric Alfonso Castro*, Harvey Mudd College, (2455) invariance. and Rosa Pardo,Universidad Phillip Andreae, Duke University Complutense de Madrid (1116-35-1811) (1116-58-1882) 4:00PM Elliptic systems with exponential growth 5:30PM Totally geodesic maps into manifolds (2445) in dimension two. (2456) with no focal points. Maya Chhetri*, UNC Greensboro, and James Dibble, Western Illinois University Petr Girg, University of West Bohemia (1116-53-2047) (1116-35-1894) 4:30PM Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions to AMS Special Session on Current Areas of (2446) Neutral and Delay Functional Differential Interest in the Mathematical Sciences of Equations. Preliminary report. Medieval Islam, II M. N. Nkashama, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1116-39-2790) 1:00 PM –4:40PM Skagit 3, Skagit Lower Level, 5:00PM Bifurcation and multiplicity of strong Washington State Conference Center (2447) solutions for elliptic equations with nonlinear boundary conditions. Organizers: Mohammad K. Azarian, N. Mavinga*, Swarthmore College, PA, University of Evansville and M. Nkashama, University of Alabama Mohammad Javaheri,Siena at Birmingham (1116-35-1974) College 5:30PM Eigencurves and Resonance. Emelie A. Kenney,Siena (2448) Stephen B Robinson*andMauricio College Rivas,WakeForestUniversity (1116-35-1792) 1:00PM Geometric Techniques in Medieval Islamic (2457) Art and Architecture: From Strapwork AMS Special Session on Analytic Methods in Ornamentation to Quasicrystal Geometry Constructions. Preliminary report. Raymond Tennant, Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (1116-01-1223) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 610, Washington State Convention Center 1:30PM Creating Medieval Islamic (2458) Ornamentation. Preliminary report. Organizers: Eric Bahuaud, Seattle BLynnBodner, Mathematics Department University Monmouth University (1116-01-1993)

Dylan Helliwell, Seattle 2:00PM The Legacy of Al-Kashi: Why does it University (2459) matter in the 21st century? 1:00PM Can you hear the metric on a sphere? Nuh Aydin*, Kenyon College, (2449) Emily B. Dryden*, Bucknell University, and Lakhdar Hammoudi,Ohio Diana Macedo and Rosa Sena-Dias, University-Chillicothe (1116-01-375) Instituto Superior Tecnico 2:30PM Mathematics in the Medieval Islamic (1116-58-1628) (2460) West: Its Relationship to Hebrew and 1:30PM On the spectral geometry of orbifolds. Latin Mathematics. Preliminary report. (2450) Preliminary report. Victor J. Katz, University of the District Elizabeth Stanhope, Lewis & Clark of Columbia (1116-01-1327) College (1116-53-2191) 3:00PM Modern math in medieval islamic 2:00PM Canonical metrics on the Pentachoron. (2461) architectural tilings. (2451) Andrea Young, Ripon College Peter J Lu, Department of Physics, (1116-52-1726) Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138 2:30PM Discussion. USA (1116-01-1677) 3:00PM Lagrangian mean curvature ﬂow, the 4:00PM The Arabic redaction of Euclid’s Elements (2452) Maslov class, and special lagrangians. (2462) by al-T. us¯ ¯ı. Andrew A Cooper, North Carolina State Gregg De Young,TheAmerican University (1116-53-1636) University in Cairo (1116-01-318)

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AMS Special Session on Distribution of Zeros 5:30PM Recent progress on the question of of Entire Functions (2472) whether rapidly decreasing sequences are complex zero decreasing sequences. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 400, Washington Thomas Craven, University of Hawaii State Convention Center (1116-30-1888)

Organizers: Matthew Chasse,Rochester AMS Special Session on Graph Products Institute of Technology Tamás Forgács, California 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 204, Washington State University, Fresno State Convention Center Andrzej Piotrowski, Organizers: Richard Hammack,Virginia University of Alaska Commonwealth University Southeast, Juneau Dewey Taylor,Virginia Commonwealth University 1:00PM Multiplier Sequences for the Legendre (2463) Polynomial Basis. Preliminary report. 1:00PM Symmetry Parameters for Lexicographic Matthew Chasse, Rochester Institute of (2473) Graph Products. Preliminary report. Technology, Tamás Forgács, California Debra L Boutin, Hamilton College State University, Fresno, and Andrzej (1116-05-1230) Piotrowski*, University of Alaska 1:30PM Tiling the hypercube. Preliminary report. Southeast (1116-30-2819) (2474) Jerrold R Griggs,UniversityofSouth Carolina, Kevin G Milans,WestVirginia 1:30PM Operator Diagonalizations of Multiplier University, David Offner*, Westminster (2464) Sequences. College, and David Stoner, Harvard Robert D. Bates, University of Hawaii at University (1116-05-1459) Manoa (1116-30-597) 2:00PM Cycle bases of reduced powers of graphs. 2:00PM On stability preserving properties of (2475) Preliminary report. (2465) coefficient-wise transformations. Richard H Hammack,Virginia Preliminary report. Commonwealth University, and Gregory Lukasz Grabarek, Matanuska-Susitna Douglas Smith*, The College of William College (1116-30-2227) & Mary (1116-60-1611)

2:30PM Level curves of real algebraic functions 2:30PM Products of almost locally finite graphs. (2466) and theorem of Polya.´ Preliminary report. (2476) Richard Hammack,Virginia Stephanie Edwards*, Sarah Hilsman Commonwealth University, Richmond, and Anna Snyder, Hope College VA, and Wilfried Imrich*, (1116-30-852) Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria (1116-05-1137) PM 3:00 Zeros of finite differences of polynomials 3:30PM Identifying codes in the Cartesian (2467) and entire functions. (2477) product of a graph and K2. Mikhail Tyaglov*, Shanghai Jiao Tong Douglas Rall, Furman University, University, Olga Katkova, Wheelock and Kirsti Wash*, Trinity College College, Anna Vishnyakova,V.N. (1116-05-894) Karazin Kharkov National University, and Jiacheng Xia, Shanghai Jiao Tong 4:00PM Partitioning the vertex set of G to make University (1116-30-28) (2478) G H an efficient open domination graph. Iztok Peterin, University of Maribor, 3:30PM Majorization and the Zeros of Entire Douglas Rall*, Furman University, (2468) Functions. Preliminary report. Tadeja Kraner ˇSumenjak and Rajesh Pereira, Department of Aleksandra Tepeh, University of Maribor Mathematics and Statistics, University of (1116-05-667) Guelph (1116-30-819) 4:30PM Edge-transitive products. 4:00PM Seperation of the zeros of q-Eulerian (2479) Richard H. Hammack*, Virginia (2469) polynomials. Commonwealth University, Wilfried MirkoVisontai´ *, Google Inc., Petter Imrich, Montanuniversität Leoben, Brändén,KTH(RoyalInstituteof Leoben, Austria, and Sandi Klavˇzar, Technology), Stockholm, and Matthew University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Chasse, Washington, DC (1116-05-2767) (1116-05-1625) 5:00PM Graham’s Pebbling Conjecture. 4:30PM Zero distribution of sequences of (2480) Glenn Hurlbert, Virginia Commonwealth (2470) polynomials. University (1116-05-1567) Khang D Tran, California State University, Fresno (1116-30-948) 5:30PM Odd dominating sets in the direct and (2481) strong products. 5:00PM Complex zero strip decreasing operators. Dewey Taylor*, Virginia Commonwealth (2471) David Alan Cardon, Brigham Young University, and Christopher Whisenant, University (1116-30-780) South University (1116-05-2469)

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AMS Special Session on Mathematical AMS Special Session on Moduli Spaces in Programming on Integral Invexity Algebraic Geometry, II

1:00 PM –5:50PM Skagit 4, Skagit Lower Level, 1:00 PM –5:40PM Room 604, Washington Washington State Conference Center State Convention Center

Organizers: Ram Verma, Texas State Organizer: Yaim Cooper,Harvard University, San Marcos University Alexander Zaslavski,Israel Institute of Technology 1:00PM Extremality of Weierstrass points on (2492) genus-two curves. 1:00PM Variational gradients in function spaces. Dawei Chen,BostonCollege,and (2482) M. Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral Nicola Tarasca*, University of Utah Florida (1116-49-2910) (1116-14-1519) 1:30PM Mathematical Programming Based on (2483) Sufficient Optimality Conditions and 2:00PM Lines on Elliptic Calabi-Yau Threefolds. Second Order Invex Functions. (2493) Preliminary report. , Stanford University Ram N. Moahpatra*, University of Francois Greer (1116-14-2772) Central Florida, and Ram U. Verma, University of North Texas, Denton 3:00PM On rationalizing divisors. (1116-90-2946) (2494) Lorenzo Prelli, University of Washington 2:00PM A generalized relaxed positive-definite (1116-14-1529) (2484) and skew-Hermitian splitting 4:00PM A moduli space of points in affine space preconditioner for non-Hermitian saddle (2495) as a Chow quotient. point problems. Preliminary report. Noah Giansiracusa*andPatricio Hongtao Fan, Department of Gallardo, University of Georgia Mathematics, Lanzhou University, (1116-14-1202) Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China, and Xinyun Zhu*, Department of Mathematics, 5:00PM Deriving the Grothendieck ring of University of Texas of the Permian Basin, (2496) varieties. Odessa, TX, 79762 (1116-65-330) Inna I Zakharevich,Universityof Chicago (1116-14-1803) 2:30PM Lp Approximation with Rates by (2485) Multivariate Generalized Discrete Singular Operators. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Algebra, II George A Anastassiou and Merve Kester*, University of Memphis 1:00 PM –5:50PM Rooms 307/308, (1116-41-31) Washington State Convention Center 3:00PM On an alternating direction method for Organizers: Bernd Sturmfels,University (2486) solving a weighted low-rank of California Berkeley approximation problem. Preliminary report. Rekha Thomas,University Xin Li, University of Central Florida of Washington, Seattle (1116-90-2967) 1:00PM Structural Identifiability of Biological 3:30PM Optimal Strategies in a Quantum (2497) Models. (2487) Three-Player Dilemma Game. Nicolette Meshkat*, Santa Clara Aden O Ahmed,TexasA&MUniversity- University, and Seth Sullivant,North Kingsville (1116-49-967) Carolina State University (1116-92-2123) 4:00PM The Aesthetic of Circulant Unistochastic 1:30PM Symmetry and Turan´ Sums of Squares. (2488) Eigenpaths. Preliminary report. (2498) Annie Raymond*, University of Aaron Carl Smith,UniversityofCentral Washington, Mohit Singh,Microsoft Florida (1116-15-1704) Research, and Rekha Thomas,University 4:30PM Minmax Fractional Integral Programming of Washington (1116-05-686) (2489) Problems on Univexities. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Matrix geometric means and semidefinite Ram Verma,UniversityofNorthTexas (2499) optimization. (1116-90-569) James Saunderson*, University of Washington, and Hamza Fawzi, 5:00PM Spectral properties of discrete Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2490) Strum-Liouville equation with quadratic (1116-90-1320) Eigenparameter in boundry condition. Turhan Koprubasi,Universityof 2:30PM Eigenconfigurations of Tensors. Central Florida, Kastamonu University (2500) Anna L Seigal, University of California, (1116-39-1855) Berkeley (1116-15-602) 5:30PM Approximate solutions of common fixed 3:00PM Real Rank with Respect to Varieties. (2491) point problems. (2501) Rainer Sinn*andGrigoriy Blekherman, Alexander J Zaslavski, Technion-Israel Georgia Institute of Technology Institute of Technology (1116-90-520) (1116-15-643)

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3:30PM Algebraic signatures of convex and 3:00PM Class numbers of algebraic function (2502) non-convex neural codes. (2511) fields, or Jacobians of curves over finite Carina Curto, Pennsylvania State fields. University, Elizabeth Gross,SanJose Anastassia Etropolski,EmoryUniversity State University, Jack Jeffries,University (1116-11-1111) of Michigan, Katherine Morrison, University of Northern Colorado, 3:30PM The arithmetic of a non-abelian cover of Mohamed Omar, Harvey Mudd College, (2512) an elliptic curve. Preliminary report. Zvi Rosen, Pennsylvania State University, Rachel Davis*andEdray Herber Goins, Anne Shiu*, Texas A&M University, and Purdue University (1116-11-1763) Nora Youngs, Harvey Mudd College 4:00PM The Brauer-Manin obstruction and (1116-92-679) (2513) surfaces. 4:00PM Combinatorial properties of hierarchical Mckenzie West,EmoryUniversity (2503) models. (1116-11-1025) Daniel Irving Bernstein and Seth 4:30PM Integral Brauer-Manin obstruction for Sullivant*, North Carolina State (2514) generalized affine Chateletˆ surfaces. University (1116-05-975) Preliminary report. 4:30PM Computing the Riemann Constant Vector. Jennifer Berg, University of Texas at (2504) Christopher Swierczewski,Universityof Austin (1116-11-2066) Washington (1116-14-2164) 5:00PM Uniform bounds on Brauer classes of 5:00PM Do generic polynomials generate a prime (2515) certain K3 surfaces. Preliminary report. (2505) ideal? Anthony Várilly-Alvarado,Rice Josephine Yu, Georgia Institute of University, and Bianca Viray*, University Technology (1116-13-1217) of Washington (1116-11-2184)

5:30PM Reciprocal linear spaces and their Chow 5:30PM p-adic heights on elliptic curves over (2506) forms. (2516) number ﬁelds. Mario Kummer, Universitat Konstanz, Jennifer S. Balakrishnan,Universityof and Cynthia Vinzant*, NC State Oxford (1116-11-1441) (1116-14-1607) AMS Special Session on Problems and AMS Special Session on Number Theory and Challenges in Financial Engineering and Risk Cryptography, III Management, II

1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 606, Washington 1:00 PM –5:50PM Chelan 2, Chelan Level Two, State Convention Center Washington State Conference Center

Organizers: Matilde Lalin,Universityof Organizers: Matthew Lorig,University Montreal of Washington, Seattle Michelle Manes,University Haijun Li, Washington State of Hawaii, Honolulu University, Pullman Christelle Vincent, Hong-Ming Yin, Washington University of Vermont State University, Pullman 1:00PM Kernels of Eisenstein ideals. 1:00PM Measures of Systemic Risk. (2507) Kenneth A. Ribet,UCBerkeley (2517) Birgit Rudloff*, Vienna University of (1116-11-1530) Economics and Business, Zachary 1:30PM Constructing Abelian Surfaces via Feinstein, Washington University in St. (2508) Rosenhain Invariants. Louis, and Stefan Weber,Leibniz Craig Costello, Microsoft Reasearch, University Hannover (1116-91-1018) Alyson Deines*, Center for 1:30PM Numerical Simulation for a Nonlinear Communications Research, Kristin (2518) American Option-Pricing Model. Lauter, Microsoft Research, and Tonghai Preliminary report. Yang, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1116-11-682) Wen Wang*, Bellevue College, Washington, Hong-Ming Yin, Washington 2:00PM Key Recovery for LWE in Polynomial Time. State University, and Wenhan Wang, (2509) Kim Laine*andKristin Lauter,Microsoft Microsoft Corporation (1116-65-272) Research, Redmond (1116-11-1407) 2:00PM Bond and CDS Pricing with Stochastic 2:30PM Attacks on search-RLWE. (2519) Recovery. (2510) Hao Chen*, University of Washington, Albert Cohen*, Michigan State Kristin Lauter, Microsoft Research, and University, and Nick Costanzino, Katherine E Stange,Universityof RiskLab - University of Toronto & AIG Colorado, Boulder (1116-11-729) Investments (NYC) (1116-91-1187)

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2:30PM Analytical Expansion to 1:30PM On a class of stochastic transport (2520) Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential (2527) equations for L2loc vector ﬁelds. Equations. Ennio Fedrizzi, University of Lyon, Jerome Detemple, Boston University, Wladimir Neves, University of Rio de Questrom School of Business, Matthew Janeiro, and Christian Olivera*, Lorig, University of Washington at IMECC-UNICAMP (1116-60-1148) Seattle, Department of Applied 2:00PM Asymptotic dynamics of some Mathematics, Marcel Rindisbacher, (2528) microscopic heat conduction models. Boston University, Questrom School Yao Li*, University of Massachusetts of Business, Stephan Sturm,WPI, Amherst, and Lai-Sang Young,Courant Department of Mathematical Sciences, Institute, New York University and Liangliang Zhang*, Boston (1116-60-1440) University, Questrom School of Business (1116-65-562) 2:30PM Random Attractors of Stochastic (2529) Reaction-Diffusion Systems. 3:00PM Discussion. Yuncheng You,UniversityofSouth 3:30PM A Simulation Measure Approach to Monte Florida (1116-35-2359) (2521) Carlo Methods in Credit Risk. 3:00PM Modeling of Pattern Formation in Alexander D Shkolnik*, UC Berkeley, (2530) Vapor-to-Particle Reactions. and Kay Giesecke, Stanford University Bahaudin A Hashmi, Colorado State (1116-60-2698) University (1116-35-2366) PM 4:00 Rationalizing Behavioral Portfolio Choice. 3:30PM Multiplicity of positive solutions for (2522) Preliminary report. (2531) one-dimensional p-Laplacian with weight Carole Bernard, Grenoble Ecole de functions. Management, and Stephan Sturm*, Inbo Sim, Department of Mathematics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of Ulsan (1116-34-2569) (1116-91-184)

4:30PM Small-Time Asymptotics for At-The-Money AMS Special Session on Recent Advances (2523) Option Prices Under Exponential Lévy in Orthogonal Polynomials and Special Models. Functions, II José Enrique Figueroa-Lopez´ , Washington University in St. Louis, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 310, Washington Ruoting Gong*, Illinois Institute of State Convention Center Technology, and Christian Houdré, Georgia Institute of Technology Organizer: Xiang-Sheng Wang, (1116-60-401) Southeast Missouri State 5:00PM On the Boundedness Character of the University, Cape Girardeau (2524) First Order System of Rational Difference 1:00PM Uniform asymptotics of orthogonal Equations with Nonconstant Coefficients. (2532) polynomials arising from coherent states. Deja R Washington, Xavier University of Dan Dai, Department of Mathematics, Louisiana (1116-39-2704) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 5:30PM Panel Discussion for Problems and (1116-33-582) (2525) Challenges in Financial Engineering and 2:00PM Asymptotics of Racah polynomials. Risk Management. Preliminary report. (2533) Preliminary report. Hong-Ming Yin, Washington State Roderick Sue Cheun Wong*, City University (1116-35-706) University of Hong Kong, and Xiang-Sheng Wang, Southeast Missouri AMS Special Session on Random and State University (1116-33-1108) Complex Dynamics of Reaction-Diffusion 3:00PM Classes of bivariate orthogonal Systems, II (2534) polynomials. Mourad E. H. Ismail*, King Saud U, Saudi 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 401, Washington Arabia and U Central Florida, USA., and State Convention Center Ruiming Zhang, College of Science, Northwest A&F University (1116-33-642) Organizers: Michael Anton Hoegele, Universidad de Los Andes, 4:00PM A Refinement of the Alladi-Schur Bogota, Colombia (2535) Theorem. George E Andrews, Pennsylvania State Yuncheng You,University University (1116-05-573) of South Florida, Tampa 5:00PM Asymptotic Estimation of the Andrews 1:00PM Continuous Data Assimilation with (2536) Zagier Gk(q) function and its connection (2526) Stochastically Noisy Data. to the Wright’s Generalized Hyper Hakima Bessaih, University of Wyoming, geometric function. Preliminary report. Department of Mathematics Daniel Timothy Parry,Universityof (1116-60-2017) Cologne (1116-05-2743)

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5:30PM Relations among weighted power means 5:00PM Computing Sensitivities in Discrete (2537) functions. (2546) Stochastic Reaction Networks with Delay. Jin Liang, Department of Mathematics, Preliminary report. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Elizabeth Skubak Wolf, Saint Mary’s 200240, P. R. China (1116-33-273) College (1116-60-1589) 5:30PM When Genes Fail: Modeling Stochasticity AMS Special Session on Stochastic Effects in (2547) in Gene Regulatory Networks. Models for Mathematical Biology and Dan Hrozencik, Chicago State University Ecology (1116-60-1073)

1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 4C-4, Washington MAA Minicourse #10: Part B State Convention Center 1:00 PM –3:00PM Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Organizers: Olcay Akman, Illinois State Three, Washington State Conference Center University Directing undergraduate research. Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University Presenter: Aparna Higgins,University of Dayton Daniel Hrozencik,Chicago State University MAA Minicourse #13: Part B 1:00PM Stochastic models of evidence (2538) accumulation in changing environments. 1:00 PM –3:00PM Metropolitan B, 3rd Zachary P Kilpatrick*, Kresimir Josic, Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel University of Houston, and Alan Veliz-Cuba,UniversityofDayton Introduction to process-oriented, (1116-60-1058) guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) in mathematics courses. 1:30PM Outbreak of waterfowl disease in the (2539) Upper Mississippi River: Analysis of a Presenters: Zdenkaˇ Guadarrama, stochastic temperature-driven model. Rockhurst University Preliminary report. Jill E. Guerra,Universityof James P Peirce*, Greg Sandland, Arkansas Fort Smith University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, and Laurie Lenz, Mayrmount Mary O’Driscoll, Iowa State University University (1116-92-1153) 2:00PM Stochastic Gating in a Peripheral MAA Minicourse #7: Part B (2540) Auditory Neuron: Effects on Post Stimulus Time and Firing Efﬁciency of Action 1:00 PM –3:00PM Metropolitan A, 3rd Potentials. Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Rebecca E Gasper, Creighton University (1116-92-2668) Making sense of calculus with mapping diagrams. 2:30PM Stochastic Integral Projection Models: (2541) Construction, Simulation and Analysis. Presenter: Martin Flashman, Eric Alan Eager, University of Wisconsin - Humboldt State University La Crosse (1116-92-1135) AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph 3:00PM Long-term survival and chaotic dynamics Theory, V (2542) in population models. Preliminary report. Elena Dimitrova*andSherli Koshy, 1:00 PM –5:25PM Room 605, Washington Clemson University (1116-34-1779) State Convention Center 3:30PM Computing Intensive Methods in ODE (2543) Modeling. 1:00PM A note on the independent domination Olcay Akman, Illinois State University (2548) number versus domination number. (1116-92-1126) Preliminary report. Shaohui Wang*andBing Wei,University 4:00PM Structural Identiﬁability Issues of of Mississippi (1116-05-849) (2544) Epidemic Models. [n] PM Necibe Tuncer, Florida Atlantic 1:15 Overlap cycles of k . University, and Trang Le*, University of (2549) Thomas Grubb, Michigan State Tulsa (1116-65-58) University, Kyutae Paul Han*, Dartmouth 4:30PM Sensitivity Analysis and the Probability of College, and Victoria Horan,AirForce (2545) Pest Eradication or Permanence in a Research Laboratory (1116-05-1066) Stochastic Model for Integrated Pest 1:30PM Minimum vertex degree thresholds for Management. (2550) tiling complete 3-partite 3-uniform Timothy D Comar*, Benedictine hypergraphs. University, Olcay Akman, Illinois State J. Han, University of Sao Paulo, C. Zang* University, and Daniel Hrozencik, and Y. Zhao, Georgia State University Chicago State University (1116-92-1246) (1116-05-1099)

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1:45PM Toric g-Vectors of Convex Polytopes from 5:00PM Bipartite Communities. (2551) Gale Diagrams. Preliminary report. (2564) Kelly Yancey, University of Maryland, Carl W. Lee and Sarah A. Nelson*, and Matthew Yancey*, Institute for University of Kentucky (1116-52-206) Defense Analyses / Center for Computer 2:00PM Temporal Graph Theory and Functional Science (1116-05-2288) (2552) Connectivity in the Human Brain. 5:15PM 30,000 Conjectures on Preliminary report. (2565) Pattern-Avoidance. Darren A Narayan*, Rochester Institute William Kuszmaul,Stanford of Technology, and Roger Vargas, (1116-05-1662) Williams College (1116-05-963) 2:15PM Square-root cancellation for the signs of AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and (2553) Latin squares (i.e., why the Alon-Tarsi Ergodic Theory, II conjecture is hard). Levent Alpoge, Princeton University 1:00 PM –4:40PM Skagit 1, Skagit Lower Level, (1116-05-1140) Washington State Conference Center 2:30PM Even (s,¯ t¯)-core partitions and 1:00PM Invariant measures on set-valued (2554) self-associate characters of S˜ . n (2566) functions with the speciﬁcation property. Calvin Deng,HarvardUniversity Preliminary report. (1116-05-1252) Tim Tennant*, Brian Raines,Baylor 2:45PM The Saxl Conjecture for Fourth Powers University, and Johnathan Meddaugh, (2555) via the Semigroup Property. University of Birmingham (1116-37-2081) Sammy Y Luo*andMark A Sellke, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1:15PM Structure of Rigidity Sequences for (1116-05-1402) (2567) Substitution Dynamical Systems. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Unipancylic Matroids. Kelly B. Yancey*, University of Maryland, (2556) Alana Huszar, The College of New and Jon Fickenscher,Princeton Jersey, Colin Starr, Willamette University, University (1116-37-2025) Christina Wahl, State University of New York Potsdam, and Corrine Yap*, Sarah 1:30PM Calculating Veech Groups of Translation Lawrence College (1116-05-1446) (2568) Surfaces. Preliminary report. Brandon Edwards, Oregon State 3:15PM Large Hamiltonian Balanced Bipartite University (1116-37-2501) (2557) Graphs with Arbitrary Partitions. Alexander Halperin*, Salisbury 1:45PM Constructing Ergodic Families of University, and Colton Magnant,Georgia (2569) Combinatorially Obtained Minimal Southern University (1116-05-506) Cantor Sets. Erin Denette*andAraceli Bonifant, 3:30PM A Bound for the Laplacian Spectra of University of Rhode Island (2558) Simplicial Complexes. (1116-37-1814) Rediet Abebe, Cornell University (1116-05-2804) 2:00PM Taylor series, and hybrid functions (2570) approximations for dynamical systems. 3:45PM Topological Combinatorics via Finite (2559) Fourier Analysis. Mohsen Razzaghi, Mississippi State Steven Simon, Wellesley College University (1116-41-630) (1116-05-529) 2:15PM Persistent Homology of Dynamical 4:00PM The well-covered dimension of (2571) Systems on Networks. (2560) generalized quadrangles. Preliminary Rachel Neville, Colorado State University report. (1116-37-2552) Oscar Vega*andHillary Bese, California 2:30PM Constructing embedded surfaces with State University, Fresno (1116-05-1584) (2572) Anosov geodesic ﬂows. Preliminary 4:15PM Combinatorial Interpretations of report. (2561) Generalized Central Factorial and Victor Donnay, Bryn Mawr College, and Genocchi Numbers. Daniel Visscher*, University of Michigan Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State (1116-37-2576) University (1116-05-444) 2:45PM Elliptic islands and ergodicity of a family 4:30PM Properties of Generalized de Bruijn (2573) of moon-shaped billiard tables. (2562) Digraphs. Preliminary report. Maria F. Correia*, University of Evora, Abbas Mahdi Alhakim,American Portugal, and Hongkun Zhang,Umass University of Beirut (1116-68-2635) Amhrest (1116-37-2705) 4:45PM Computing the delta set of a numerical 3:00PM Existence and uniqueness of solutions to (2563) monoid. (2574) the inverse problem for linear dynamical Thomas Barron, University of Kentucky, systems with uncertain data. Preliminary Christopher ONeill*, Texas report. A&M University, and Roberto Shelby R. Stanhope*, David Swigon and Pelayo, University of Hawaii at Hilo Jonathan Rubin, University of Pittsburgh (1116-05-2502) (1116-34-1854)

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3:15PM Entropy, Hausdorff Dimension and 2:30PM Emotional aspects of contending with (2575) Immersed Surfaces in Hyperbolic (2585) mathematical challenges: The role of 3-Manifolds. positive emotions. Lien-Yung Kao, University of Notre Dame Ziva Deutsch*, Head of Math (1116-37-1535) Department, Michlala, Jerusalem Collge Israel, and Hava Greensfeld,Headofthe 3:30PM Existence and Nonexistence of Traveling research unit, Michlala jerusalem college, (2576) Pulses in a Lateral Inhibition Neural Israel (1116-97-1183) Network. Yixin Guo, Drexel University, and Aijun Zhang*, University of Arkansas 2:45PM Writing Intensive Courses. Preliminary (1116-37-1497) (2586) report. Weam M Al-Tameemi*, Michael R 3:45PM Negative Refraction and Tiling Billiards. Kidd and Ana L Cruz,TexasA&M (2577) Diana Davis,NorthwesternUniversity International University (1116-97-1472) (1116-37-2924)

4:00PM On the Fine Classiﬁcation of Periodic 3:00PM Online mathematics courses – A (2578) Orbits of the Continuous Endomorphisms (2587) discussion of access and success. on the Real Line and Universality in Girija Sarada Nair-Hart,Universityof Chaos. Cincinnati Clermont College U. G. Abdulla, Florida Institute of (1116-97-1980) Technology, Rashad U Abdulla, University of Pennsylvania, Muhammad 3:15PM The Masters of Natural Sciences Degree U Abdulla, Melbourne, FL, Alyssa (2588) Program at Louisiana State University. Turnquist, Morningside College, and Preliminary report. Naveed H Iqbal*, Florida Institute Of James J Madden*, Frank Neubrander, Technology (1116-39-970) Louisiana State University, and Guillermo 4:15PM Survey of Input-independent Model Ferreyra, Louisisna State University (2579) Reduction Techniques for Nonlinear (1116-97-2891) Dynamical Systems. Alan M Lattimer,VirginiaTech 3:30PM A Fourth Grade Student’s Exploration of (1116-41-2013) (2589) Linear Equation Representations in a Function Task. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Unexpected distribution phenomenon *and (2580) resulting from Cantor series expansions. Katharine B Sawrey Barbara MBrizuela, Tufts University Dylan Airey*, University of Texas at (1116-97-2372) Austin, and Bill Mance, Institute of Mathematics Polish Academy of Sciences (1116-11-1209) 3:45PM Sometimes a Step Forward Requires a (2590) Step Sideways: Early Intervention in AMS Session on Mathematics Education Calculus I at Missouri S&T. Preliminary report. Paul N Runnion*andBarbara J Wilkins, 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 615, Washington Missouri University of Science and State Convention Center Technology (1116-97-104)

1:30PM How to better prepare secondary (2581) mathematics teachers for graduate 4:00PM Facilitating collaboration in online mathematics courses. Preliminary report. (2591) multivariable calculus course via Google Xin Li, University of Central Florida docs. (1116-00-2932) Girija Sarada Nair-Hart,Universityof Cincinnati Clermont College 1:45PM The Inﬂuence of Language in the (1116-97-2096) (2582) Students’ Reasoning. Preliminary report. Paula Rangel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4:15PM Increasing Student Engagement in an (1116-03-260) (2592) Introductory/Intermediate Algebra 2:00PM Using item analysis of assessment Classroom. (2583) instruments to enhance instruction, Marcel Prevuznak, Trident Technical learning, and student achievement: The College (1116-97-2562) case of Numbers and Operations Course. Zephyrinus C Okonkwo*and 4:30PM Can’t make it to the bottom rung: Adults Anilkumar Devarapu, Albany State (2593) afraid of mathematics. University (1116-97-2922) Rachel Cywinski,SanAntonio,Texas 2:15PM Rewarding commitment and (1116-97-2588) (2584) community-building in a college mathematics classroom. Preliminary 4:45PM An Exploration of A Non-Traditional report. (2594) Introductory Statistics Course. Polina D. Sabinin, Bridgewater State Rachel M Bates, Redlands Community University (1116-97-945) College (1116-97-2853)

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AMS Session on Partial Differential 4:00PM Propagation of regularity of solutions to Equations, II (2605) quasilinear Korteweg-de Vries type equations. 1:00 PM –5:25PM Room 616, Washington Derek L. Smith, University of California, State Convention Center Santa Barbara (1116-35-1243)

4:15PM Optimal Control of the Multiphase Stefan 1:15PM The two-and-half dimensional (2595) magnetohydrodynamic equations with (2606) Problem. horizontal dissipation and horizontal Bruno Giuseppe Poggi Cevallos*, magnetic diffusion. Preliminary report. Florida Institute of Technology, Dipendra Regmi, Farmingdale State University of Minnesota, and Ugur G. College (1116-35-591) Abdulla, Florida Institute of Technology (1116-35-1631) 1:30PM Uniform rectifiability, harmonic and (2596) p-harmonic measure: The weak-A∞ 4:30PM Axisymmetric flow of ideal fluid moving property of harmonic and p-harmonic (2607) in a narrow domain: a study of the measures implies uniform rectifiability. axisymmetric hydrostatic Euler Preliminary report. equations. Phi LE*, Steve Hofmann,Universityof Robert M. Strain and Tak Kwong Missouri-Columbia, Jose Maria Martell, Wong*, University of Pennsylvania Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas (1116-35-1670) CSIC-UAM-UC3M-UCM, and Kaj Nystrom¨ , Uppsala University (1116-35-550) 4:45PM Homogenization of Stokes systems and (2608) Uniform Regularity Estimates. 1:45PM Positive radial solutions to classes of Zhongwei Shen and Shu Gu*, University (2597) singular problems on the exterior domain of Kentucky (1116-35-1736) of a ball. Eun Kyoung Lee, Pusan National 5:00PM Non-periodic bounded potentials of the University, Ratnasingham Shivaji and (2609) Schrodinger¨ operator and solutions of Byungjae Son*, University of North KdV. Carolina at Greensboro (1116-35-2607) Dmitry Zakharov, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (1116-35-1952) 2:00PM Spatial and temporal resolution analysis (2598) of collapsing high intensity pulses. 5:15PM A Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Preliminary report. (2610) Spectral Element Method for the Stefan Alexey Sukhinin, Southern Methodist Problem. University (1116-35-1546) Chaoxu Pei*, Mark Sussman and 2:15PM Solutions of nonlinear Schrodinger M.Yousuff Hussaini,FloridaState (2599) equations. University (1116-76-1359) Alfredo Villanueva, Savannah State University (1116-35-2761) AMS Session on Undergraduate Research, II 2:45PM A Fractional Decline Model for Shale Gas (2600) Reservoirs. 1:00 PM –5:55PM Chelan 4, Chelan Level Two, Lihua Zuo*andWei Yu,TexasA&M Washington State Conference Center University, Department of Petroleum Engineering (1116-35-898) 1:00PM Image Fusion Using SURE Guided 3:00PM Stochastic Partial Functional Differential (2611) Piecewise Linear Estimation. Preliminary (2601) Equations with Delay. report. Peter Y Pang, National University of Justin Scott Goodwill*andStacey Singapore (1116-35-899) Levine, Duquesne University (1116-15-2730) 3:15PM Analysis of Interfaces of the Double (2602) Degenerate Nonlinear Reaction-Diffusion 1:15PM An Exploration of Iterative Matrix Equation. (2612) Transformations. Preliminary report. Adam L Prinkey*andUgur G Abdulla, Cody J Griffith*andAaron Phillip Florida Institute of Technology Parker, Metropolitan State University of (1116-35-999) Denver (1116-15-1989) 3:30PM Properties of functionals of Almgren- and Z (2603) Weiss-type for harmonic functions on 1:30PM Polynomial Functions Over n. Carnot groups. (2613) Gregory Taylor*, Chi-Kwong Li and Nicola Garofalo,Università di Padova, Diane Pelejo, The College of William & and Kevin Rotz*, Purdue University Mary (1116-15-2416) (1116-35-2546) 1:45PM The Moduli Space of Complex 3:45PM Analysis of Steklov representations of (2614) 1|3-dimensional algebras. (2604) solutions of Laplace’s equation with Austin D Riedl, Hengzhou Liu, Dylan J singularity. Magnani*andChris A Magyar, Giles Auchmuty and Manki Cho*, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire University of Houston (1116-35-2388) (1116-16-2801)

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2:00PM Computation in the completion of the 4:30PM Minimizing recidivism by optimizing (2615) free group algebra. Preliminary report. (2625) profit: a theoretical case study of Tim Hsu, San Jose State University, Hang incentivized reform in a Louisiana prison. Lu Su*, McGill University, and Olga Marco Hamins-Puertolas*, St. Mary’s Zamoroueva, University of California, College of Maryland, Jessie Conrad, Davis (1116-16-1371) Tulane University, Genesis Islas, California State University, Adrien 2:15PM Consensus vs. fragmentation in a model Bossogo-Egoume,Universityof (2616) of opinion dynamics. Preliminary report. Wisconsin-Madison, Christopher Kribs, Ratna Khatri*andMatt Holzer,George University of Texas at Arlington, Mason University (1116-34-1907) and Benjamin Morin,ArizonaState University (1116-39-2405) 2:30PM Stochastic Stabilization of Complex 4:45PM Edge Detection from Spectral Phase Data. (2617) Multivariable Systems. (2626) Alexander B Reynolds,ArizonaState Dylan P O’Connell*, Haverford College, University (1116-42-2111) Joe Chen, Fan Ny Shum, Rajeshwari Majumdar, University of Connecticut, 5:00PM Numerical Solutions of the Helmholtz Lance Ford,UniversityofCentral (2627) Equation via the Modified Galerkin Oklahoma, Derek Kielty,Georgia Method for the Shape of a Biconcave Tech, and Heather McCain,Schreiner Disk. Preliminary report. University (1116-34-2284) Jill Sabrina Scarlett Resh*andYajni M Warnapala, Roger Williams University 2:45PM Math Modeling in the Time of Cholera. (1116-45-673) (2618) Yinlin Dai*andEmma Kathryn Groves, 5:15PM Multiplication Operators on Weighted Southwestern University (1116-34-2356) (2628) Banach Spaces of an Infinite Tree. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Modeling the Interaction Dynamics Robert F. Allen and Isaac M. Craig*, (2619) between Honeybees and Food University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Availability. Preliminary report. (1116-47-1131) Carlos E Cruz*, Loyola Marymount 5:30PM A Variational Approach for High Dynamic University, Matthew Baca,NewMexico (2629) Range Imaging (HDR). Preliminary report. Institute of Mining and Technology, Kinardi Isnata, Duquesne University Armando Salinas,ArizonaState (1116-49-2312) University, and Carlos Agrinsoni, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey 5:45PM The Convex Body Isoperimetric (1116-34-2175) (2630) Conjecture. Matthew J Dannenberg*, Harvey Mudd 3:15PM A fractional diffusion model for electric College, John Berry, Williams College, (2620) signal propagation through cardiac Jason Liang, The University of Chicago, muscle tissue. and Yingyi Zeng, St. Mary’s College of Mae L Markowski,GeorgeMason Maryland (1116-52-2249) University (1116-35-2033) AMS Session on Undergraduate Research, III 3:30PM Infinite Symmetry Algebras of Partial (2621) Differential Equations. Preliminary 1:00 PM –4:55PM Chelan 5, Chelan Level Two, report. Washington State Conference Center Tucker Andrew Hartland*andVladimir Rosenhaus, Department of Mathematics 1:15PM Invariants under the Poincare and Statistics California State University, (2631) transformation and their corresponding Chico (1116-35-2231) evolution equations. Preliminary report. Andrew Osten Hoffman*andJoe 3:45PM Computational Dynamics of a Map with Benson, St. Olaf College (1116-53-1735) (2622) Multiple Stable States. 1:30PM An Introduction to Klein Links and Their William Bench, The College of William (2632) Relation to Torus Links. and Mary (1116-37-1990) Steven R Beres,GonzagaUniversity (1116-54-2007) 4:00PM A Physical Application of the (2623) Hypergeometric Function. 1:45PM An Application of Symplectic Integration Eric J Oden,SouthwesternUniversity (2633) on an N-body, with evaluations of (1116-37-2611) Hamiltonian Mechanics interpretations. William Ty Frazier, East Tennessee State 4:15PM Anti-Periodic Solutions to a Higher Order University (1116-60-2786) (2624) Difference Equation with a p-Laplacian. 2:00PM Typical Meteorological Year versus Nicholas Joseph Russell*, Marist (2634) Actual Meteorological Year Weather College, Lingju Kong,Universityof Data: How modern data collection Tennessee at Chattanooga, Jacob improves previous methods. Parsely, Tennessee Technological Michael E Ramsey*andJacob University, and Kaitlin Rizzo, Allegheny A Goldberg, SUNY Geneseo College (1116-39-473) (1116-62-2731)

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2:15PM Predicting Arrest from NYPD Stop, 4:45PM Adaptations to the Curvature Based (2635) Question and Frisk Data. Preliminary (2645) Image Denoising Framework. report. James A Matuk, Duquesne Universuty Sara LaPlante*andJessica Mao,Smith (1116-49-2309) College (1116-62-1943) MAA Session on Addressing the Needs of 2:30PM New geometries for cellular automata. (2636) Preliminary report. Mathematics and Computer Science Majors Samanvitha Basole*, Tim Hsu and in Discrete Mathematics Courses Phyllis Lau, San Jose State University (1116-68-1368) 1:00 PM –4:35PM Yakima 2, Yakima Level One, Washington State Conference Center 2:45PM Mathematics in Service to the (2637) Community: Mathematical Modeling for Organizers: Ksenija Simic-Muller, the Helena Food Share. Pacific Lutheran University Jesica Bauer, Carroll College Tom J. Edgar,Pacific (1116-90-2851) Lutheran University 3:00PM The relationship between leptin and 1:00PM Discrete Mathematics for First Year (2638) inflammation in adipose tissue (2646) Mathematics and Computer Science determines critical points in excess Majors. Preliminary report. nutrition in women. William P Abrams, Longwood University Sarah Bartlett Minucci*, Lee University, (1116-A1-1889) and Stephen J. Merrill, Marquette 1:20PM Throwing away the textbook: Teaching University (1116-92-2374) (2647) discrete mathematics from primary 3:15PM Mathematical model for time to Neuronal historical sources. (2639) Apoptosis due to accrual of DNA DSBs. David J. Pengelley,NewMexicoState Chindu Mohanakumar,Universityof University (1116-A1-605) Florida, Gainesville, FL, Annabel 1:40PM Teaching with historical curricular E. Offer*, Texas Tech University, (2648) modules: The Juxtaposition of Prufer¨ and Lubbock, TX, and Jennifer Rodriguez, Boruvka.˚ Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Jerry Lodder,NewMexicoState (1116-92-2379) University (1116-A1-604) 3:30PM Statistical models for estimating copy 2:00PM Puzzling Through Discrete Mathematics. (2640) numbers of transposable elements using (2649) Edmund A. Lamagna,Universityof high-throughput DNA sequencing data. Rhode Island (1116-A1-1184) Preliminary report. 2:20PM Discrete Structures Projects - Addressing Channing Stephanie Parker*and (2650) the Needs of Three Majors. Kathryn Rose Voss,JamesMadison Risto Atanasov, Western Carolina University (1116-92-2347) University (1116-A1-1612) 3:45PM A distance-based method for 2:40PM ”Big O” Captain, My Captain. (2641) phylogenetic tree reconstruction using (2651) Tracey McGrail, Marist College algebraic geometry. Preliminary report. (1116-A1-2799) Emily Chae Castner*, Mount Holyoke 3:00PM Teaching Discrete Mathematics to novice College, Brent R Davis, Colorado State (2652) programmers using python, unit tests, University, and Joseph P Rusinko, and precompiled code. Hobart and William Smith Colleges DADietz, American University (1116-92-2266) (1116-A1-281) 4:00PM Female Centered Mate Selections as an 3:20PM Examples of Programming Labs that (2642) Explanatory Mechanism for Dimorphic (2653) Apply and Motivate Discrete Math using Solutions in a Rock-Paper-Scissors Game. Sage. Preliminary report. Ruth Vanderpool,Universityof Kelly Ruth Buch*, Southern Illinois Washington Tacoma (1116-A1-1306) University Edwardsville, Abena Serwaa 3:40PM Using Jupyter Notebooks to Bridge the Bonsu Annor, University of Florida, and (2654) Path from Math to Code. Daniel Rodriguez Pinzon,Universidad Carl Toews, University of Puget Sound de los Andes (1116-92-2147) (1116-A1-2688) 4:15PM Using statistical measurements to 4:00PM Using SAGE to illustrate the proof of (2643) accurately predict septic events in (2655) Euler’s polyhedron formula. Preliminary premature infants. Preliminary report. report. Evan D Dienstman, The College of Monika Keindl,NorthernArizona William & Mary (1116-92-1798) University (1116-A1-2837) 4:30PM Talk Math 2 Me: Changing One’s 4:20PM How Calculators and Computers (2644) Mathematical Identity. Preliminary report. (2656) Compute. Joni J Schneider, Texas State University Paul R. Bouthellier,Universityof (1116-97-2575) Pittsburgh-Titusville (1116-A1-48)

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MAA Session on Conversations with the 4:00PM What can Partner Disciplines: Collaborations to (2666) mathematics-across-the-disciplines learn Improve the Mathematics Curriculum, I from writing-across-the-disciplines? Susan A. Ruff, Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication, 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 2A, Washington Massachusetts Institute of Technology State Convention Center (1116-D5-2780)

Organizers: Victor Piercey, Ferris State MAA Session on Graduate Students Teach University Too: Ideas and Best Practices, II Suzanne I. Doree, Augsburg College 1:00 PM –2:55PM Room 304, Washington State Convention Center Jason Douma,Universityof Souix Falls Organizer: Samuel L. Tunstall, Appalachian State University Susan Ganter,VirginiaTech 1:00PM Aligning Mathematics GTA Training with 1:00PM Reimagining Second-Year Calculus: The (2667) Research Findings. (2657) Vector Calculus Bridge Project. Mary Beisiegel*, Emerald Stacey and Tevian Dray*, Oregon State University, Jesse Andrews, Oregon State University and Corinne A. Manogue, Oregon State (1116-F1-1492) University (Physics) (1116-D5-1444) 1:20PM Inviting the Nations In: Aiding 1:20PM Teaching Non-Calculus-Based Physics: (2668) International Graduate Instructors at (2658) One Semester of Thoughts and Clemson. Observations. Preliminary report. Rachel Grotheer, Clemson University Chris Oehrlein,OklahomaCity (1116-F1-1000) Community College (1116-D5-2320) 1:40PM Teacher Training Revamped: Formalizing (2669) the Informal. 1:40PM Designing Calculus for and with Daniel J Katz,BrownUniversity (2659) Biologists. (1116-F1-922) Carrie Diaz Eaton*, Unity College, and Hannah Callender,UniversityofPortland 2:00PM AGREATIdea. (1116-D5-1312) (2670) Tracy Weyand, Baylor University (1116-F1-392) 2:00PM Survey of Calculus with Excel. Preliminary 2:20PM Training Graduate Teaching Assistants (2660) report. (2671) to Use Evidence-Based Practices. *and , Saint Louis Anneke Bart Mike May Mary E Pilgrim*andJessica Gehrtz, University (1116-D5-2507) Colorado State University (1116-F1-172) 2:20PM Social Justice – It’s not only statistics! 2:40PM Training and Evaluation of Graduate (2661) Julie C. Beier, Earlham College (2672) Teaching Assistants: Role of a Faculty (1116-D5-448) Assistant Coordinator. Preliminary report. 2:40PM An Application-First Approach to Robert Lee Nichols, Florida Gulf Coast (2662) Statistics. University (1116-F1-59) David White, Denison University (1116-D5-241) MAA Session on Helping Students See Beyond 3:00PM Collaboration Across Disciplines Calculus (2663) Exploring Mathematical Tasks focused on Argumentation. 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 618, Washington Steven LeMay*, University of State Convention Center Connecticut, Megan Brown,Universityof Dayton, Grace Wright, Bates College, Organizers: David Strong, Pepperdine and Fabiana Cardetti,Universityof University Connecticut (1116-D5-1822) James Tanton,MAA

3:20PM Revising General Education Math Courses Courtney Davis, Pepperdine (2664) with Client Discipline Input. University Holly Hirst*, Mark Ginn and Katrina Angela Spalsbury, Palmer, Appalachian State University Youngstown University (1116-D5-519) 1:00PM Squirrels, Electric Cars, and Hurricanes: 3:40PM Just Enough Algebra to Prepare Students (2673) DIMACS Applied Math Modules to Blow (2665) for Quantitative Courses Across the Away Your High School Students. Disciplines – a New Approach to James Kupetz*, Pittston Area High Developmental Algebra. School, Pittston, PA 18640, and Steve Suzanne Ingrid Doree, Augsburg Leonhardi, Winona State University, College (1116-D5-905) Winona, MN 55987 (1116-F5-2135)

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1:20PM Interactive Fractal Design. 1:00PM Image Processing in an Undergraduate (2674) Robert Cohen, Western State Colorado (2688) Capstone Experience. Preliminary report. University (1116-F5-2145) Veronika Furst, Fort Lewis College 1:40PM Math in the 21st Century: Making Sense (1116-J1-817) (2675) of Dynamic Visualizations. 1:20PM Mimicking Mathematical Research in Robin Angotti, University of Washington (2689) Discrete Mathematics. Preliminary report. Bothell (1116-F5-2301) Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State 2:00PM Symmetries of polynomial roots. University (1116-J1-2169) (2676) Chad Awtrey*andTaylor Cesarski,Elon 1:40PM PIC Math: preparing students for University (1116-F5-2229) (2690) industrial careers through an 2:20PM It is not a coincidence! On patterns in undergraduate research course. (2677) some Calculus optimization problems. Michael Dorff*, Brigham Young Maria Nogin, California State University, University, Suzanne Weekes, Worcester Fresno (1116-F5-1964) Polytechnic Institute, Linda Braddy, 2:40PM Hats, Hamming and Hypercubes. MAA, and Reza Malek-Madani,United (2678) Mike Pinter, Belmont University States Naval Academy (1116-J1-756) (1116-F5-2543) 2:00PM The Peer Enhanced Experiential Research 3:00PM Agent Based Models in the Social and (2691) in STEM (PEERS) project at Northeastern (2679) Biological Sciences. Illinois University: Mathematics Daniel J Teague, NC School of Science Component. Preliminary report. and Mathematics (1116-F5-2525) Joseph Hibdon*, Lidia Filus, Elisabet 3:20PM Math in action: solving crimes. Head, Sudha Srinivas, Kenneth (2680) Preliminary report. Nicholson and Paulo Acioli, Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley Northeastern Illinois University University (1116-F5-2026) (1116-J1-2833)

3:40PM Increasing Student Interest in 2:20PM Mathematics in Flight. (2681) Mathematics using Cryptography. (2692) Marina Dedlovskaya, Malgorzata Neil P. Sigmon*, Radford University, and Aneta Marciniak*, Marina Nechayeva Rick E. Klima, Appalachian State and Vladimir Przhebelskiy,CUNY University (1116-F5-1272) (1116-J1-2662) 4:00PM Find Trig Boring? Look Anew! 2:40PM ASSURE Calculus - Achieving Success (2682) Deane E. Arganbright, Divine Word (2693) through Undergraduate Research and University (Papua New Guinea) Engagement. (1116-F5-191) Theresa A. Jorgensen,Universityof 4:20PM Model Assessment Practice: See Beyond Texas at Arlington (1116-J1-2866) (2683) Calculus. Tanweer Shapla, Eastern Michigan 3:00PM Mathematics Research . . . Not Just for University (1116-F5-794) (2694) Math Majors! Rachelle Bouchat, Indiana University of 4:40PM Developing Young Mathematicians: Pennsylvania (1116-J1-1976) (2684) An Undergraduate and Secondary Collaboration. 3:20PM Integrating Research into a College Laura M Singletary*andDebra L (2695) Algebra Course using MyMathLab. Mimbs, Lee University (1116-F5-2336) Yevgeniy V. Galperin, East Stroudsburg 5:00PM Successful Activities used in Outreach University of Pennsylvania (1116-J1-2381) (2685) and STEM Programs. Preliminary report. Lisa M Rezac,UniversityofSt.Thomas, MAA Session on Mathematical Modeling in St. Paul MN (1116-F5-1179) the Undergraduate Classroom, I 5:20PM On Beyond Calculus. (2686) Rebekah B. Johnson Yates,Houghton 1:00 PM –5:15PM Room 607, Washington College (1116-F5-2132) State Convention Center 5:40PM Secret sharing in College Algebra and (2687) Precalculus. Preliminary report. Organizers: Jason Douma,Universityof Susan L Schmoyer, Worcester State Souix Falls University (1116-F5-1603) Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College MAA Session on Integrating Research into 1:00PM Math Bio or BioMath? Flipping the the Undergraduate Classroom, I (2696) Mathematical Biological Classroom. Eric Alan Eager*, James Peirce and 1:00 PM –3:35PM Room 619, Washington Patrick Barlow, University of Wisconsin - State Convention Center La Crosse (1116-K1-363)

Organizers: Shannon R. Lockard, 1:20PM Using Agent-Based Modeling to Gain Bridgewater State University (2697) Insight into the Natural World. Timothy B. Flowers, Indiana Angela B. Shiﬂet*andGeorge W. Shiﬂet, University of Pennsylvania Wofford College (1116-K1-443)

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1:40PM Introducing linear programming in 1:20PM Invisible Theatre: Math and Metaphor on (2698) mathematical modeling courses. (2710) the Digital Stage. Jakob Kotas, University of Washington Gail Tang, University of La Verne (1116-K1-219) (1116-K5-1573) 2:00PM Bringing current events to life: modeling 1:40PM Dancing with Polyhedra. (2699) the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Engineering (2711) Karl H. Schaffer, De Anza College Calculus I. (1116-00-2987) Emma Smith Zbarsky, Wentworth Institute of Technology (1116-K1-1170) 2:00PM Forms resulting from replacing edges 2:20PM Tsunami Simulation for Teaching CSE (2712) with flexible plates in convex equilateral (2700) and HPC. polyhedra. Michael Bader, Technische Universität David A. Reimann, Albion College Munchen¨ (1116-K1-902) (1116-K5-2609) 2:40PM An ODE-based climate modeling course. 2:20PM Some Girihs and Puzzles from the (2701) James Walsh, Oberlin College (1116-K1-294) (2713) Interlocks of Similar or Complementary Figures Treatise. 3:00PM Mathematical Modeling: Dirac, Einstein, Reza Sarhangi, Towson University, (2702) and Barging the Big Easy. Maryland (1116-K6-465) Timothy J Pennings,Davenport University (1116-K1-110) 2:40PM Classification of 4x4 arrangements of 16 3:20PM Modeling, Inquiry, and Discovery in (2714) 2-color corner-matching Wang tiles. (2703) Calculus. Preliminary report. Debra L Mimbs, Lee University Debra L. Hydorn,UniversityofMary (1116-K1-2243) Washington (1116-K5-1866)

3:40PM A robotics-based calculus class. 3:00PM Sidewalk Patterns: Symmetry at Home. (2704) Jason Cantarella*andHarrison (2715) Preliminary report. Chapman, University of Georgia Darrah P Chavey, Beloit College (1116-K1-628) (1116-K6-2941) 4:00PM Bridging Mathematics, Physics, and (2705) Computer Science in an undergraduate 3:20PM The role of geometry in architecture, research project ”Modeling the Earth – (2716) Case study: QAL’EH DOKHTAR, in Moon Satellite Orbit”. Firuzabad, Iran. Alexander Y Vaninsky, Daniel De La Mostafa Aref Haghi*, Architectelement Cruz*, Stephen Darko, Jesus Garcia and Compony, and Samane Barjasteh Cory Tambourine, Hostos Community Delforooz, Crchitectelement compony College, CUNY (1116-K1-1789) (1116-K6-618) PM 4:20 Snails in a Tide Pool & Other New 3:40PM Kaleidoscopes, chessboards, and (2706) Modeling Applications for Mathematics (2717) symmetry. Courses. T. M. Brown, Armstrong State University Audrey Malagon*, Virginia Wesleyan (1116-K5-2261) College, and Lisa Driskell, Colorado Mesa University (1116-K1-2560) 4:00PM An Algorithm for Creating Wallpaper 4:40PM UsingaSandTankGroundwaterModelto (2718) Patterns from Random Fractals. (2707) Investigate Groundwater Flow Models. Preliminary report. Michael A Karls, Ball State University Douglas Dunham*, University of (1116-K1-2883) Minnesota, Duluth, and John Shier, Apple Valley, Minnesota (1116-K6-2812) 5:00PM What is Mathematical Modeling? (2708) Jean Marie Linhart, Central Washington University (1116-K1-2482) MAA Session on Origami in the Mathematics K–12 Classroom, I MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, IV 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 303, Washington State Convention Center 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 2B, Washington State Convention Center Organizers: Roger Alperin,SanJose Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova State University University Perla Myers,Universityof 1:00PM Exploring the Integration of Culture, San Diego (2709) Nature, Art and Mathematics from Indigenous Perspectives. Preliminary 1:00PM Can Origami Help Improve Student report. (2719) Learning of Mathematics? Belin Manuel Tsinnajinnie, Institute of Patsy Wang-Iverson, Gabriella & Paul American Indian Arts (1116-K5-2959) Rosenbaum Foundation (1116-M5-969)

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1:20PM Origami-inspired deductive threads in Bem Cayco, San Jose State (2720) pre-geometry, and the geometric University modeling of aesthetically pleasing folded Timothy Comar, structures in grades 8-12. Preliminary Benedictine University report. Arnold Tubis, Department of Physics T. James Reid,Universityof (ret.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Mississippi IN 47907 (1116-M5-549) 1:00PM On a Second-Order Rational Recurrence 1:40PM Dramatic Results uses research-based, (2729) Relation with Quadratic Terms. (2721) innovative strategies to engage Preliminary report. underserved youth from Long Beach USD Yevgeniy Kostrov, Xavier University of in Core mathematical thinking using Louisiana, and Zachary Kudlak*, origami to achieve measurable and Monmouth University (1116-VB-2622) reproducible results. 1:15PM Geometry of hyperbolic conservation Christi L. Wilkins, Founder/Executive (2730) laws. Director, Dramatic Results Michael Benﬁeld, North Carolina State (1116-M5-934) University (1116-VB-2661) PM 2:00 Seattle Public Schools STEM Paper Folding 1:30PM Low regularity local and global (2722) Program. (2731) solutions of the generalized Robert Orndorff*, Seattle, WA, Debby Magneto-Hydrodynamics equations. Halperin and Mary Ann Crawford, Nathan Pennington,Creighton Seattle Public Schools (1116-M5-2863) University (1116-VB-2717) 2:20PM Geometry Meets Algebra in Making 1:45PM A hull with no nontrivial Gleason parts. (2723) Simple Origami Cubes and a Carrying (2732) Preliminary report. Box for Them. Swarup N Ghosh*, Southwestern *and , Charlene Morrow James Morrow Oklahoma State University, and Mount Holyoke College (1116-M5-742) Alexander J Izzo, Bowling Green State 2:40PM Project Mathigami: engaging K-12 University (1116-VB-2760) (2724) students in mathematics through z Origami. 2:00PM The Beautiful Dynamics of f (z)=i . (2733) , Penn State Erie, The Celina Gonzalez*, University of San Joseph P Previte Behrend College (1116-VB-2806) Diego/HighTechHigh (HTeNC), Perla Myers, University of San Diego, and 2:15PM Estimates on Functional Integrals of Jeffrey Feitelberg, HighTechHigh (2734) Quantum Mechanics and Non-Relativistic (HTeNC) (1116-M5-2990) Quantum Field Theory. 3:00PM My Journey from Classroom Teacher to Gonzalo Bley*andLawrence Thomas, (2725) University Professor in a Preservice University of Virginia (1116-VB-2807) Teacher Program: Using Origami 2:30PM Kempner series, their associated as a Tool for Improving Core Math (2735) power series and logarithmic means. Understanding in Local and Overseas Preliminary report. Classrooms. Bernd Sing, The University of the West Norma J Boakes, Stockton University Indies (1116-VB-2821) (1116-M5-575) 2:45PM Some results on nonlocal nonlinear 3:20PM Three Theorems Accessible to Middle and (2736) diffusion equations. (2726) High School Students Used in Folding a Tucker Hartland, California State Simple Modular Origami Book. University- Chico, Petronela Radu, Rona Gurkewitz, Western Connecticut University of Nebraska- Lincoln, and Ravi State University (1116-M5-2690) Shankar*, California State University- 3:40PM Constructing The Conic Sections By Paper Chico (1116-VB-2873) (2727) Folding. 3:00PM The Metric Entropy of the Space of Philip R Mallinson, Phillips Exeter (2737) Separately Convex Functions. Preliminary Academy (1116-M5-145) report. 4:00PM First Lessons in Origami with suggestions James Cockreham*andFuchang Gao, (2728) for incorporating mathematics. University of Idaho (1116-VB-2947) Jeanine Meyer, Purchase College/State 3:15PM Hilbert-Schmidtness of difference of two University of New York (1116-M5-325) (2738) weighted composition operators - A survey. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Soumyadip Acharyya*, Embry-Riddle Analysis, II Aeronautical University Worldwide, and Zhijian Wu, University of Nevada, Las 1:00 PM –4:40PM Room 617, Washington Vegas (1116-VB-541) State Convention Center 3:30PM Lp solutions to the mixed boundary value Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, (2739) problem in C2 domains. Western New England Laura Dawn Croyle,Universityof University Kentucky (1116-VB-797)

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3:45PM On Inequalities between Norms in 2:30PM Integrated Trig-Geometry. (2740) Weighted Holder¨ and Lebesgue Spaces for (2750) Jingzhong Zhang*, Guangzhou Operators with Endpoint Singularities. University, Zhaochi Zhang, The Journal Anna Tarasenko*, Hidalgo State of Research in Advanced Mathematics, University, Institute of Basic Sciences and and Zengxiang Tong, Otterbein Engineering, Mathematical Research University (1116-VE-702) Center, and Oleksandr Karelin,Hidalgo 2:45PM The Geometry of the Discriminant over State University, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering (1116-VB-809) (2751) Finite Fields. Preliminary report. Elena Alicia Gonzalez Malloy,Yale 4:00PM Composition Operators on Generalized University (1116-VE-468) (2741) Weighted Nevanlinna Class. Waleed Al-Rawashdeh,MontanaTech MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1116-VB-977) Graph Theory, III 4:15PM On the Existence of Solutions to the (2742) Muskat Problem with Surface Tension. 1:00 PM –5:25PM Room 212, Washington Spencer N. Tofts*andRobert Strain, State Convention Center University of Pennsylvania (1116-VB-987) 4:30PM On Hamburger-type weighted shifts. Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, (2743) Preliminary report. Western New England George R. Exner, Bucknell University, Joo University Young Jin*andIl Bong Jung, Kyungpook National University (1116-VB-1005) Bem Cayco, San Jose State University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Timothy Comar, Geometry, II Benedictine University

1:00 PM –2:55PM Room 213, Washington T. James Reid,Universityof State Convention Center Mississippi 1:00PM A Group Action on Neighborhood Organizers: , Jennifer E. Beineke (2752) Complexes of Cayley Graphs. Western New England Justin R Hughes,TowsonUniversity University (1116-VF-2358) Bem Cayco, San Jose State University 1:15PM On the Star Arboricity of the Zero-Divisor (2753) Graph Γ(Zpn ). Timothy Comar, Henry E Escuadro*, Juniata College, Ian Benedictine University Garces, Agnes Garciano, Reginaldo T. James Reid,Universityof Marcelo and Mari-Jo Ruiz,Ateneode Mississippi Manila University (1116-VF-2367)

1:00PM Equivalences in Absolute Plane Geometry. 1:30PM Unavoidable Minors for 2-connected (2744) John Donnelly,UniversityofSouthern (2754) k-hypergraphs. Preliminary report. Indiana (1116-VE-2523) Dennis Hall, SC Governor’s School for 1:15PM Triangulations via Iterated Largest Angle Science and Mathematics (1116-VF-2418) (2745) Bisection. 1:45PM Factors in graphs, weighted graphs and Yeon June Kang, Peddie School (1116-VE-27) (2755) directed graphs. Jozsef Balogh, Theodore Molla*and 1:30PM Basmajian’s identity in higher Maryam Sharifzadeh,Universityof (2746) Teichmuller-Thurston¨ theory. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Andrew V Yarmola*, Boston College, (1116-VF-2613) and Nicholas G Vlamis,Universityof Michigan (1116-VE-2896) 2:00PM Adjacent vertex distinguishing total (2756) coloring of graphs with small maximum 1:45PM Theta basis and quiver representation. degree. (2747) Preliminary report. Jiaao Li*, You Lu and Rong Luo,West Man Wai Cheung,Universityof Virginia University (1116-VF-2618) California, San Diego (1116-VE-296) 2:00PM Existence of Self Dual Tetrahedon. 2:15PM r-hued coloring of graphs having no K3,3 (2748) Derege Mussa, University of Texas at (2757) minor. Dallas (1116-VE-380) Murong Xu*andHong-Jian Lai, Department of Mathematics in West 2:15PM Area Methods in Geometry Proving. Virginia University (1116-VF-2640) (2749) Preliminary report. Zengxiang Tong*, Otterbein University, 2:30PM New Results on Ramsey Multiplicity and Jingzhong Zhang, Guangzhou (2758) Graph Commonality. Preliminary report. University, and Zhaozhi Zhang,The Sarvasva Raghuvanshi, Research Journal of Research in Advanced Science Institute 2015; Mentored by Mathematics (1116-VE-699) James Hirst of MIT (1116-VF-2724)

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2:45PM Vertex Colorings without Rainbow 1:00PM The application of Homotopy Analysis (2759) Subgraphs. (2770) Method for the solution of time-fractional Wayne Goddard, School of Computing, diffusion equation with a moving Clemson University, and Honghai Xu*, boundary. Preliminary report. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ogugua N Onyejekwe, Melbourne,FL Clemson University (1116-VF-2826) (1116-VM-25) 3:00PM The t-pebbling number of a path of (2760) graphs. Preliminary report. 1:15PM Fitting structured population dynamics Nándor Sieben,NorthernArizona (2771) models for the green treefrog (Hyla University (1116-VF-2846) cinerea) to population estimates from field data. Preliminary report. 3:15PM On k-Ramsey Numbers of Non-bipartite Baoling Ma*, Millersville University of (2761) Graphs. Pennsylvania, Azmy S Ackleh and Xinyu Daniel Johnston, University of Montana Li, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1116-VF-2894) (1116-VM-2518) 3:30PM Variations on coloring graphs under (2762) rainbow connection. 1:30PM A Computational Model for the Janet Fierson*andJackson Swindells, (2772) Simulation of Atherosclerotic Plaques. La Salle University (1116-VF-2899) Sunnie Joshi,TempleUniversity 3:45PM Pancyclicity of 4-Connected Claw-free (1116-VM-937) (2763) Net-free Graphs. Taoye Zhang, Penn State Worthington 1:45PM Mathematical and Computational Scranton (1116-VF-2960) (2773) Modeling of Bacterial Motility and Swarming. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Diagonal forms and zero-sum (mod 2) Cameron Harvey, Visible Music College, (2764) bipartite Ramsey numbers. Amy Buchmann*, Tulane University, Wing Hong Tony Wong,Kutztown Scott Christley, University of Chicago, University (1116-VF-387) Joshua Shrout, Aboutaleb Amiri, Jianxu 4:15PM The Inverse Semigroups of Graphs. Chen, Danny Chen, University of Notre (2765) Tien Y Chih, Newberry College Dame, Igor Aronson, Argonne National (1116-VF-853) Lab, and Mark Alber, University of Notre 4:30PM On Group Connectivity of Graphs. Dame (1116-VM-2522) (2766) Ju Zhou, Kutztown University (1116-VF-613) 2:00PM The Dynamics of Multiple Myeloma (2774) Dysregulated Bone Remodeling. 4:45PM Refinements of results on cycles and (2767) chorded cycles. Catherine E Patterson*, Bruce Ayati, University of Iowa, and , Theodore Molla, Michael Sarah Holstein Roswell Park Cancer Institute Santana*, University of Illinois at (1116-VM-255) Urbana-Champaign, and Elyse Yeager, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (1116-VF-668) 2:15PM Uncertainty Quantification in Model of (2775) Treatment for Metastatic Prostate 5:00PM Graph theory metrics for analyzing Cancer. Preliminary report. (2768) functional MRI data and brain Zachary Dean Kenyon,ArizonaState connectivity. University (1116-VM-2563) Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology (1116-VF-7) 2:30PM Urn Models for Honeybee Swarm 5:15PM Integer Flows in Signed Graphs with No (2776) Site-Selection. Preliminary report. (2769) Odd-K4-minors. Torrey A Johnson, Oregon State Jian Cheng, West Virginia University University (1116-VM-2680) (1116-VF-843) 2:45PM Speculative Bubbles and Crashes: MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (2777) Fundamentalists and Positive-Feedback Modeling and Applications, IV Trading. Po-Keng Cheng*, Department of Applied 1:00 PM –4:25PM Room 214, Washington Math and Statistics, State University of State Convention Center New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, U.S.A., Frank J. Fabozzi, EDHEC Business Organizers: Jennifer E. Beineke, School, Nice, France, and Young Shin Western New England Kim, College of Business, State University University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, Bem Cayco, San Jose State U.S.A. (1116-VM-275) University 3:00PM Post-Secondary Enrollment in the United Timothy Comar, (2778) States: Model Validation and Student Life Benedictine University Tables. Preliminary report. T. James Reid,Universityof Ariel Cintron-Arias, East Tennessee Mississippi State University (1116-VM-2802)

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3:15PM Tumor Control Strategies for a Mixed 3:00PM Title: Existence and Stability of small (2779) Immuno-Chemotherapy via Impulsive (2788) time-periodic solutions of the Control. Navier-Stokes-Maxwell system. Qing Wang*, Zhijun Wang,Shepherd Slim Ibrahim*, Department of University, Shepherdstown, WV, and Mathematics & Statistics, University of David J Klinke, West Virginia University, Victoria, BC- Canada, Pierre-Gilles Morgantown, WV (1116-VM-2841) Lemarie, University of Evry, France, and Nader Masmoudi,CIMS,New-York 3:30PM Pedestrian Speed on Stairs: A (2780) Mathematical Model Based on Empirical University (1116-35-2059) Analysis for use in Computer 3:30PM On the relation between collision Simulations. Preliminary report. (2789) dynamics of soliton sequences of Michelle L Isenhour*, United States coupled-NLS equations and population Military Academy, and Rainald Lohner¨ , dynamics in Lotka-Volterra models. George Mason University (1116-VM-2904) Avner Peleg*, Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 3:45PM Mathematical Modeling of Insulin Jerusalem 91904, Israel, Quan M (2781) Therapy in Patients with Diabetes , Department of Mathematics, Mellitus. Preliminary report. Nguyen Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Dr. Boniface Otieno Kwach*, Kibabii Minh City, Vietnam, and Toan T Huynh, University College, Prof. Omolo N. Department of Mathematics, University of Ongati, Prof. Michael Oduor Okoya, Medicine and Pharmacy-HCMC, Ho Chi Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Minh City, Vietnam (1116-35-499) Science and Technology, and Dr. Amos E. O. Otedo, Kisumu East District 4:00PM Discrete Approximations for High Hospital (1116-VM-352) (2790) Contrast Heterogeneous Media Problems. Yuliya Gorb, University of Houston 4:00PM Mathematical Modeling of Language (1116-35-2414) (2782) Regularization by Adults and Children. Jacquelyn L Rische*, Hobart and 4:30PM Dynamics and Bifurcation of William Smith Colleges, and Natalia L (2791) Multicomponent Amphiphilic Membranes. Komarova, University of California, Irvine Keith Promislow*andQiliang Wu, (1116-VM-542) Michigan State University (1116-35-531) 4:15PM Modeling the Effects of Multiple Myeloma 5:00PM On a nonlinear model for tumor growth: (2783) on Kidney Function. Preliminary report. (2792) Global existence of weak solutions. Julia Walk,UniversityofIowa Konstantina Trivisa,Universityof (1116-VM-739) Maryland (1116-35-2094)

SIAM Minisymposium on Applied analysis of MAA Panel Discussion partial differential equations 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 609, Washington 1:00 PM –5:30PM Room 3A, Washington State Convention Center State Convention Center International engagement in research Organizers: Gautam Iyer,Carnegie and education in the mathematical Mellon University sciences. Organizer: Overtoun Jenda, Auburn Anna Mazzucatto,Penn University State University Panelists: Neal Koblitz,Universityof 1:00PM Nonlinear Surface Plasmons. Washington (2784) Ryan G Halabi and John K Hunter*, University of California at Davis Overtoun Jenda, Auburn (1116-35-1595) University 1:30PM Global behavior of the free boundary of Suzanne Lenhart,University (2785) an ideal ﬂuid surrounded by vacuum in of Tennessee the class of afﬁne deformations. Yuan Lou, Ohio State Thomas C. Sideris, Department of University Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara (1116-35-1995) Fred Roberts,Rutgers University 2:00PM Global weak solutions to the inviscid 3D (2786) quasi-geostrophic equation. SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students Alexis F. Vasseur*, University of Texas at and Teachers-American Mathematics Austin, and Marjolaine Puel,Universite Competitions Special Presentation de Nice (France) (1116-35-2614)

2:30PM Aggregation equations and 2D 1:00 PM –2:30PM Room 612, Washington (2787) incompressible ﬂuids. Preliminary report. State Convention Center James P Kelliher, University of California Riverside (1116-76-1500) Math wrangle.

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ASL Contributed Paper Session, II 4:30PM Toric matrix Schubert varieties. (2804) Laura Escobar*, U Illinois 2:00 PM –5:20PM Room 4C-1, Washington Urbana-Champaign, and Karola State Convention Center Meszaros, Cornell University (1116-05-755) 2:30PM Robust reﬂection principles. (2793) Chris Lambie-Hanson,Hebrew MAA-AMS-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter University of Jerusalem (1116-03-1247) Public Lecture 3:00PM Connections between relational (2794) semantics for E→ and E. 3:00 PM –4:00PM Ballroom 6BC, Washington Katalin Bimbo´, University of Alberta State Convention Center (1116-03-1667) 3:30PM Does the Consistency Sentence Really (2805) Network Science: From the Online World (2795) State Consistency? to Cancer Genomics. Joachim Mueller-Theys, Heidelberg, Jennifer Chayes, Microsoft Research Germany (1116-03-1649) (1116-00-46) 4:00PM Sophotaxis. (2796) Ronald G. Fuller, Wipro Technologies, AMS Dinner Reception Analytics Services, and Peter Cardon*, 6:30 PM –7:30PM Grand Ballroom PreFunction, Center for Management Communication, Marshall School of Business, University of 2nd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel Southern California (1116-03-1076) 4:30PM Logic is the missing link in information AMS Dinner Celebration (2797) management. 7:30 PM –10:30PM Grand Ballroom AB, Ronald G. Fuller, Wipro Technologies, Analytics Services (1116-03-1068) 2nd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel 5:00PM N-dimensional De Morgan Algebras and Michel L. Lapidus Gerard A. Venema (2798) Further Applications. AMS Associate Secretary MAA Associate Secretary Atila Prates Correia,Universidadede Riverside, California Grand Rapids, Michigan Sao Paulo (1116-03-1869)

AWM Workshop: Special Session on Algebraic Combinatorics, II

2:00 PM –4:55PM Room 4C-3, Washington State Convention Center Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona College Rosa Orellana, Dartmouth College 2:00PM Littlewood-Richardson rules for (2799) symmetric skew quasisymmetric Schur functions. Stephanie van Willigenburg,University of British Columbia (1116-05-827) 2:30PM The combinatorics of quasisymmetric (2800) (k, l)-hook Schur functions. Elizabeth Niese*, Marshall University, and Sarah K Mason,WakeForest University (1116-05-150) 3:00PM Discrete Homotopy and Homology (2801) Groups. H´el`ene Barcelo, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (1116-05-2166) 3:30PM Peak Sets of Classical Coxeter Groups. (2802) Alexander Diaz-Lopez,Universityof Notre Dame, Pamela Estephania Harris*, United States Military Academy, Erik Insko and Darleen Perez-Lavin, Florida Gulf Coast University (1116-05-111) 4:00PM The geometry behind permutations and (2803) their subwords. Julianna Tymoczko, Smith College (1116-05-2775)

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