Program of the Sessions Atlanta, Georgia, January 4–7, 2017

3:15PM Concentration in first-passage Monday, January 2 (4) . AMS Short Course on Random Growth Philippe Sosoe,HarvardUniversity (1125-60-3157) Models, Part I NSF-EHR Grant Proposal Writing Workshop 9:00 AM –4:30PM M301, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis 3:00 PM –6:00PM A707, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Michael Damron,Georgia Institute of Technology AMS Short Course Reception Firas Rassoul-Agha, University of Utah 4:30 PM –5:30PM M302, Marquis Timo Sepp¨al¨ainen, Level, Marriott Marquis University of Wisconsin at Madison

8:00AM Registration 9:00AM Introduction to random growth models, I. Tuesday, January 3 (1) Michael Damron, Georgia Institute of Technology (1125-60-3158) AMS Department Chairs Workshop

10:15AM Break 8:00 AM –6:30PM M103, M104 & M105, 10:45AM Introduction to random growth models, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis (2) II. Michael Damron, Georgia Institute of Presenters: Malcolm Adams,University Technology of Georgia Matthew Ando, NOON Break University of Illinois at 1:30PM Infinite geodesics, asymptotic directions, Urbana-Champaign (3) and Busemann functions. Krista Maxson,Universityof Jack Hanson, The City College of New Science & Arts of Oklahoma York (1125-60-3159) Douglas Mupasiri, 3:15PM Break University of Northern Iowa

The time limit for each AMS contributed paper in the sessions meeting will be found in Volume 38, 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

59 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 3 (cont’d.)

AMS Short Course on Random Growth Joint Meetings Registration Models, Part II

7:30 AM –6:00PM Grand Hall Lobby, 9:00 AM –4:30PM M301, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Exhibit Level, Hyatt Regency Organizers: Michael Damron,Georgia Email Center Institute of Technology Firas Rassoul-Agha, University of Utah 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM Exhibit Level Prefunction Area, Hyatt Regency Timo Sepp¨al¨ainen, University of Wisconsin at Madison AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in by Undergraduates and 9:00AM Busemann functions, geodesics, and the (5) competition interface for directed Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, I percolation. Firas Rassoul-Agha,UniversityofUtah 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 8, (1125-60-3130) International Level, Marriott Marquis 10:15AM Break 10:45AM Stationary versions and fluctuation Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, (6) exponents for the exactly solvable Rochester Institute of stochastic corner growth model. Technology Timo Sepp¨al¨ainen,Universityof Wisconsin-Madison (1125-60-3108) Tamas Forgacs, California NOON Break State University, Fresno 2:00PM KPZ fluctuations in exactly solvable (7) models, I. Ugur Abdulla,Florida Ivan Z. Corwin, Columbia University Institute of Technology (1125-60-3107) 8:00AM Ballast Cleaning Scheduling 2:45PM Break  (9) Optimization. 3:15PM KPZ fluctuations in exactly solvable Meghan Stuart*, University of (8) models, II. Tennessee, Jorge Cisneros Paz,The Ivan Z. Corwin, Columbia University University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, (1125-60-3179) Mar´ıa Jos´eP´erez Pereda, Instituto Tecnologico´ Autonomo´ de M´exico, and MAA Board of Governors Navdha Malhotra, Technological University (1125-00-618) 9:00 AM –5:00PM Imperial Ballroom A, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis 8:30AM Isoperimetry in Euclidean Space with  (10) Different Perimeter and Volume AMS Council Densities. Leo Di Giosia, Lewis & Clark College, 2:30 PM – 10:00 PM Imperial Ballroom B, Jahanger Habib, Williams College, Lea Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Kenigsberg*, Stony Brook University, Weitao Zhu and Dylinger Pittman, Joint Meetings Registration Williams College (1125-51-750)

3:00 PM –7:00PM Grand Hall Lobby, 9:00AM Second Minimal Orbits, Sharkovski Exhibit Level, Hyatt Regency  (11) Ordering, and Universality in Chaos. Ugur G. Abdulla, Florida Institute of Advanced registration will remain open Technology, Rashad U Abdulla*, until 7:30 pm University of Pennsylvania, Emily Ribando-Gros, Louisiana State Email Center University, Muhammad U Abdulla and Naveed Iqbal, Florida Institute of 3:00 PM –8:00PM Exhibit Level Prefunction Technology (1125-37-90) Area, Hyatt Regency 9:30AM Qualitative Properties of Solutions to  (12) the Nonlinear Parabolic PDEs with Double-Degenerate Fast Diffusion. Wednesday, January 4 Ugur G. Abdulla, Florida Institute of Technology, Montie Avery,Universityof MAA Minority Chairs Meeting New Mexico, Jian Du, Florida Institute of Technology, Naba Mukhtar*, Bucknell 7:00 AM –8:45AM University, Conference University, and Adam Prinkey,Florida Level, Hyatt Regency Institute of Technology (1125-35-91)

60 Wednesday, January 4 – Program of the Sessions

10:00AM Evolution of Free Boundaries for the 10:30AM Mutli-Cultural Networks Under Internal  (13) Nonlinear Fokker-Planck Equation with  (20) and External Stochastic Perturbations. Reaction. Preliminary report. Ugur G. Abdulla, Lamees Alzaki,Florida Kristina B. Hilton*andG. S. Institute of Technology, Robert Balkin*, Ladde, University of South Florida Colorado School of Mines, Jian Du, (1125-91-1038) Florida Institute of Technology, and Elizabeth Schloss, Auburn University AMS Special Session on Analytical and (1125-35-92) Computational Studies in Mathematical 10:30AM Fr´echet Differentiability in Optimal Biology, I  (14) Control of the Stefan Problem. Ugur G. Abdulla, Florida Institute of 8:00 AM –10:50AM L405 & L406, Lobby Technology, R. Beekie*, University of Level, Marriott Marquis Minnesota, Twin Cities, V. Bukshtynov, Organizers: Yanyu Xiao,Universityof E. Cosgrove, J. Jones, S. Seif,Florida Cincinnati Institute of Technology, and N. Wubshet, Augustana University (1125-35-93) Xiang-Sheng Wang, University of Louisiana at AMS Special Session on Analysis of Lafayette Fractional, Stochastic, and Hybrid Dynamic 8:00AM Stabilization in a Chemostat with Systems and their Applications, I (21) Sampled and Delayed Measurements. Michael Malisoff, Louisiana State University (1125-92-156) 8:00 AM –10:50AM M301, Marquis 8:30AM Modeling Multi-Epitope HIV/CTL Immune Level, Marriott Marquis  (22) Response Dynamics and Evolution. Cameron J Browne,Universityof Organizers: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Louisiana at Lafayette (1125-92-793) University of Louisiana at Lafayette 9:00AM Modeling environmental transmission of  (23) MAP infection. Gangaram S. Ladde, *, University of University of South Florida Tennessee and NIMBioS, Kokum DeSilva, University of Peradeniya, Sri John R. Graef,Universityof Lanka, and Shigetoshi Eda,Uof Tennessee at Chattanooga Tennessee, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries (1125-92-451) 8:00AM Monotone iterative tehniques for (15) Liouville fractional 9:30AM A Model for the Interaction of integro–differential equations with initial (24) Phytoplankton Aggregates and the condition. Environment: Approximation and J. Diego Ramirez*, Savannah State Parameter Estimation. University, and Zachary Denton,North Azmy S. Ackleh*, University of Louisiana Carolina A&T University (1125-34-530) at Lafayette, and Robert Miller,C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates, L.L.C. 8:30AM Weak solutions for nonlinear Neumann (1125-92-1836) (16) boundary value problems with 10:00AM From Fibonacci to Alfred Lotka and p(x)-Laplacian operators. (25) beyond: Modeling the dynamics of Lingju Kong, University of Tennessee at population and age-structures. Chattanooga (1125-35-753) Arni S.R. Srinivasa Rao*, Augusta 9:00AM The existence of positive solutions of a University, and James R. Carey, (17) fractional boundary value problem. University of California, Davis John R Graef, Lingju Kong,Universityof (1125-92-160) Tennessee at Chattanooga, Qingkai 10:30AM Age-structure model with periodic Kong, Northern Illinois University, (26) mature probability. Preliminary report. and Min Wang*, Rowan University Xiang-Sheng Wang,Universityof (1125-34-832) Louisiana at Lafayette (1125-92-2216)

9:30AM Parameter Identification For The SEIRS AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Properties  (18) Epidemic Model: Case Study Influenza. Preliminary report. of Sequences from and Olusegun Michael Otunuga, Marshall , I University (1125-37-930) 8:00 AM –10:50AM M101, Marquis 10:00AM A Generalized Stochastic SEIRS Epidemic Level, Marriott Marquis  (19) Dynamic Model for Vector-borne Diseases with three Distributed Delays and Organizers: Eric Rowland,Hofstra Nonlinear Incidence. University DWanduku, Georgia Southern University Armin Straub,Universityof (1125-60-941) South Alabama

61 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 4 (cont’d.)

8:00AM 4-Shadows in q-, the Kimberling 10:00AM The discretization problem for  (27) Index, and Garden of Eden Partitions.  (37) continuous frames and coherent states. George E. Andrews, Pennsylvania State Daniel Freeman*andDarrin Speegle,St University (1125-05-1142) Louis University (1125-46-835)

8:30AM The Andrews spt-function mod 4. 10:30AM On some recent developments related to  (28) Preliminary report.  (38) the Fuglede conjecture. Garvan, University of Florida Alex Iosevich, University of Rochester (1125-11-1585) (1125-42-350) 9:00AM Using the “Freshman’s Dream” to Prove  (29) Combinatorial Congruences. AMS Special Session on for Moa Apagodu*, Virginia Commonwealth Modern Applications, I University, and Doron Zeilberger, Rutgers University (1125-11-666) 8:00 AM –10:50AM M106 & M107, 9:30AM Combinatorial Identities via Matrix Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis  (30) Factorization. Marc Chamberland, Grinnell College Organizers: Christine A. Kelley, (1125-33-571) University of Nebraska-Lincoln 10:00AM Weighted Partition Results Inspired by  (31) Nathan Fine’s False Theta Identities. Iwan M. Duursma, AliKemalUncu, University of Florida University of Illinois (1125-05-971) Urbana-Champaign 10:30AM Companions and generalizations of Gretchen L. Matthews,  (32) Gollnitz’s¨ “big” partition theorem. Clemson University Preliminary report. 8:00AM Repairing Reed-Solomon Codes. Terence Coelho, Jongwon Kim and (39) Venkatesan Guruswami,Carnegie Matthew C. Russell*, Rutgers, The State Mellon University, and Mary Wootters*, University of New Jersey (1125-11-2202) Stanford (1125-68-975) AMS Special Session on Bases in Function 9:00AM Maximally recoverable codes. (40) Parikshit Gopalan,VMware Spaces: Sampling, Interpolation, Expansions Research, Guangda Hu, Google, and Approximations, I Swastik Kopparty, Shubhangi Saraf, Rutgers University, Carol Wang, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Embassy D, International National University of Singapore, and Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Sergey Yekhanin*, Microsoft Research (1125-68-2462) Organizers: Shahaf Nitzan,Georgia Institute of Technology 9:30AM Locally-testable and locally-decodable  (41) codes. Christopher Heil,Georgia Noga Ron-Zewi, Ben-Gurion University Institute of Technology (1125-68-1242) Alexander V. Powell, 10:00AM Communication Efficient Secret Sharing. Vanderbilt University (42) Wentao Huang, California Institute of 8:00AM Lipschitz Properties for Deep Technology, Michael Langberg,The (33) Convolutional Networks. State University of at Buffalo, Radu Balan, University of Maryland, Joerg Kliewer*, New Jersey Institute of Maneesh Singh, Verisk Analytics, and Technology, and Jehoshua Bruck, Dongmian Zou*, University of Maryland California Institute of Technology (1125-41-912) (1125-94-1508)

8:30AM A Learning Theory Approach to 10:30AM for Storage Capacity: An  (34) Compressive Sensing.  (43) Information Theoretic Analogue of Vertex Scott Spencer,GeorgiaTech Cover. (1125-60-767) Arya Mazumdar,Universityof Massachusetts Amherst (1125-94-1462) 9:00AM frames and the theory of frame (35) multiplication. Preliminary report. Travis D Andrews, Department of AMS Special Session on Control and Long Defense, John J. Benedetto*, Norbert Time Behavior of Evolutionary PDEs, I Wiener Center, Dept. of Mathematics, U. Maryland, College Park, and Jeffrey J 8:00 AM –10:50AM Embassy F, International Donatelli, Lawrence Livermore National Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Laboratory (1125-43-69) Organizers: Louis Tebou,Florida 9:30AM Optimal polynomial approximants in International University (36) Dirichlet spaces. Catherine Beneteau,UniversityofSouth Luz de Teresa, Instituto de Florida (1125-30-1248) Matem´aticas, UNAM

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8:00AM Semigroup Wellposedness of a 9:30AM Combinatorial Conditions for Generic (44) Compressible Fluid-Structure PDE  (52) Identification in Structural Equation Interactive Model. Models. Preliminary report. George Avalos,Universityof Luca Weihs*andMathias Drton, Nebraska-Lincoln (1125-35-2294) University of Washington, Seattle 9:00AM The role of structural viscosity in (1125-14-1854) (45) poro-visco-elastic models. Lorena Bociu, NC State University 10:00AM Critical exponents of graphs.  (1125-35-1917) (53) Dominique Guillot*, Mahya Ghandehari, University of Delaware, and 9:30AM Exponential for Fluttering Tina Torkaman, Sharif University of (46) Plate Models. Technology (1125-52-1814) Irena Lasiecka, University of Memphis, and Justin T Webster*, College of 10:30AM Slow inconsistent . Preliminary Charleston (1125-35-580)  (54) report. 10:00AM Global Wellposedness and Uniform Jason Morton, Penn State (1125-62-764) (47) Stability of a Quasilinear Thermo-elastic PDE system. AMS Special Session on Group Irena Lasiecka, Distinguished University Representations and , I Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis, Michael Pokojovy, 8:00 AM –10:50AM A705, Atrium Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Level, Marriott Marquis Mathematics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, , and Xiang Wan*, Organizers: Hung Nguyen,The Graduate Student, Department of University of Akron Mathematics, University of Virginia (1125-35-1206) Nham Ngo,TheUniversity 10:30AM Uniform stability near a non-trivial of Arizona (48) equilibrium of a nonlinear fluid-viscoelastic structure interaction. Andrei Pavelescu, Preliminary report. University of South Alabama Yongjin Lu, Virginia State University (1125-35-2573) Paul Sobaje,Universityof Georgia AMS Special Session on Gaussian Graphical Models and Combinatorial Algebraic 8:00AM Update on the GLS project. , I (55) Ronald Solomon,TheOhioState University (1125-20-100) 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 4, 8:30AM On a Conjecture Of Navarro and International Level, Marriott Marquis (56) Self-Normalizing Sylow 2-Subgroups in Organizers: Rainer Sinn,Georgia Type A. Institute of Technology Amanda A Schaeffer Fry*, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Jay Seth Sullivant,North Taylor, University of Arizona Carolina State University (1125-20-919) Josephine Yu,Georgia Institute of Technology 9:00AM New characteristic structure from filters. 8:00AM Positive semidefinite matrix completion (57) Joshua Maglione, Colorado State (49) and . Preliminary University (1125-20-604) report. Grigoriy Blekherman, Rainer Sinn*, 9:30AM Support varieties for Lie Georgia Institute of Technology, and (58) and supergroups in positive Mauricio Velasco, Universidad de los characteristic. Andes and Universidad de la Republica Christopher M Drupieski,DePaul (1125-05-2360) University, and Jonathan R Kujawa*, University of Oklahoma (1125-17-630) 8:30AM The maximum likelihood threshold of a (50) graph. 10:00AM Rational Characters and Rational Elizabeth Gross*, San Jose State (59) Conjugacy Classes in Finite Groups. University, and Seth Sullivant,North Dan Rossi, University of Arizona Carolina State University (1125-62-1991) (1125-20-1857) 9:00AM Maximum Likelihood Threshold of (51) Gaussian Graphical Models. Preliminary 10:30AM Character triple isomorphisms and report. (60) elements of the Brauer-Clifford group. Grigoriy Blekherman*andRainer Sinn, Alexandre Turull, University of Florida Georgia Tech (1125-15-1341) (1125-20-1182)

63 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 4 (cont’d.)

AMS Special Session on 8:30AM Invariant subrings of noetherian graded (In Honor of Gestur Olafsson’s 65th (68) down-up algebras under group coactions. Birthday), I Ellen E. Kirkman*, Wake Forest University, Jianmin Chen,Xiamen 8:00 AM –10:50AM Inman, Conference University, Xiamen, Fujian, China, Level, Hyatt Regency and James J. Zhang,Universityof Washington, Seattle (1125-16-2130) Organizers: Jens Christensen,Colgate 9:00AM McKay Correspondence for Hopf actions. University (69) Kenneth Chan, University of Washington, Susanna Dann, Technische Ellen Kirkman, Wake Forest University, Universit¨at Wien-Vienna, Chelsea Walton*, Temple University, and Austria James Zhang, University of Washington Panelists: Matthew Dawson,Centro (1125-16-906) de Investigacion´ en 9:30AM Quantum groups associated to a pair of Matem´aticas (70) preregular forms. Preliminary report. 8:00AM On polytopes with congruent projections Alexandru Chirvasitu,Universityof  (61) or sections. Washington, Chelsea Walton and Sergii Myroshnychenko*andDmitry Xingting Wang*, Temple University Ryabogin, Kent State University (1125-16-1386) (1125-51-609) 10:00AM A Hopf-algebraic approach to the study 8:30AM Multiplicity-free restrictions of (71) of algebraic supergroups. (62) holomorphic discrete series and Toeplitz Taiki Shibata, Department of operators. Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Raul Quiroga-Barranco,CimatMexico University of Alberta (1125-16-2158) (1125-47-1367) 10:30AM Certain families of Polynomials arising in 9:00AM Radial parts of differential operators (72) the study of hyperelliptic Lie algebras. (63) and a one-parameter family of Ben Lewis Cox*, College of Charleston, hypergeometric functions of type BC. and Kaiming Zhao, Wilfrid Laurier E. K. Narayanan, Indian Institute University and Hebei Normal (Teachers) of Science, , and Angela University (1125-17-2575) Pasquale*, Universit´e de Lorraine (1125-43-1132) AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Systems 9:30AM Real spherical spaces and their and Applications, I (64) classification. Henrik Schlichtkrull, Dept. of Math., 8:00 AM –10:50AM M103 & 104, Marquis U. of Copenhagen, Denmark Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-22-1748) 10:00AM Conformally Covariant Organizer: Wenrui Hao, Ohio State (65) Breaking Operators on Differential Forms University and Some Applications. 8:00AM Mathematical Models for Cells’ Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Kavli IPMU and  (73) Interactions in Tumor Micro-enviroment. Graduate School of Mathematical Leili Shahriyari,Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo Biosciences Institute (1125-92-1328) (1125-22-585) 8:30AM Quantifying quasi-equilibrium and 10:30AM Eisenstein Integrals and C functions. (74) non-equilibrium properties of (66) Sigurdur Helgason, MIT (1125-43-601) biomolecule systems. AMS Special Session on Hopf Algebras and Huan Lei*, Nathan Baker,Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and their Actions, I Xiantao Li, Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 3, (1125-00-1200) International Level, Marriott Marquis 9:00AM Mathematical Models of Malaria Control Organizers: Henry Tucker,Universityof  (75) Using ITNs. California, San Diego Ruijun Zhao, Minnesota State University, Susan Montgomery, Mankato (1125-92-1291) University of Southern 9:30AM Analysis of a dissipative hyperbolic California - Los Angeles (76) system arising from biology. Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana Kun Zhao, Tulane University State University (1125-35-652) 8:00AM Hopf algebras of diagonal type. 10:00AM Asymptotic Dynamics of Two Species (67) Agust´ın Garc´ıa Iglesias,Universidad (77) Competition Systems. Preliminary report. Nacional de Cordoba´ - CONICET Liang Kong, University of Illinois at (1125-16-526) Springfield (1125-35-1162)

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10:30AM Multiscale modeling for epidermis layer 8:00AM Asymptotics in Sequence Comparison.  (78) formation and homeostasis. (85) Christian Houdre, Georgia Institute of Huijing Du, University of Nebraska, Technology (1125-60-397) Lincoln (1125-35-810) 9:00AM The Length of the Longest Common (86) Subsequences of Two Independent AMS Special Session on Problems in Partial Mallows Permutations. Preliminary Differential Equations, I report. Ke Jin, University of Delaware 8:00 AM –10:50AM Spring, Conference (1125-40-698) Level, Hyatt Regency 9:30AM Concentration of Geodesics in Directed Organizers: Alex Himonas,Universityof (87) Bernoulli Percolation. Preliminary report. Notre Dame Chen Xu*andChristian Houdre, Dionyssios Mantzavinos, Georgia Institute of Technology State University of New York (1125-60-569) at Buffalo 10:00AM Connections between random matrices 8:00AM The Heat Kernel for Systems of Linear (88) and pattern-avoiding permutations. (79) Elasticity. Douglas Rizzolo, University of Delaware Justin L Taylor*, Murray State University, (1125-60-2145) Russell M Brown,Universityof Kentucky, and Seick Kim,Yonsei AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in University (1125-35-2031) Mathematical Biology, I 8:30AM Numerical Bifurcation Analysis of a (80) Coupled Elliptic System. 8:00 AM –10:50AM International C, James Dilts*, Michael Holst, Tamara International Level, Marriott Marquis Kozareva, University of California, San Diego, and David Maxwell,Universityof Organizers: Zhisheng Shuai,University Alaska, Fairbanks (1125-35-2499) of Central Florida 9:00AM Regularity properties of the cubic NLS Guihong Fan,Columbus (81) equation and the Zakharov system on the State University half-line. MBurakErdogan*andNikolaos Andrew Nevai,Universityof Tzirakis, University of Illinois at Urbana Central Florida Champaign (1125-35-1668) Eric Numfor, Augusta 9:30AM Spectral Stability for Classical Periodic University (82) Waves of the Ostrovsky and Short Pulse 8:00AM Do fatal infectious diseases eradicate Models. Preliminary report. (89) host species? Epidemic perspective. Milena Stanislavova*, University of Preliminary report. Kansas, Sevdzhan Hakkaev,Istanbul Alex Farrell, James P. Collins,Arizona Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey, and State University, Amy L. Greer,University Atanas Stefanov,UniversityofKansas of Guelph, and Horst R. Thieme*, (1125-35-1539) Arizona State University (1125-92-1102) 10:00AM On solitary waves for the Whitham (83) equation. 8:30AM Discrete-time models for interactive wild Atanas Stefanov*, University of Kansas, (90) and sterile mosquito populations and and Mats Ehrnstroem,Norwegian impact of releases of sterile mosquitoes Institute of Science and Technology on malaria transmission. Preliminary (1125-35-911) report. Jia Li*andYang Li, Department of 10:30AM On the analysis of integrable evolution Mathematical Sciences, University of (84) equations. Alabama in Huntsville (1125-92-2287) Dionyssios Mantzavinos*, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Alex 9:00AM Mathematical models of Himonas, University of Notre Dame (91) Ebola—Consequences of underlying (1125-35-1105) assumptions. Zhilan Feng*, Yiqiang Zheng,Purdue AMS Special Session on Random Matrices, University, Nancy Hernandez-Ceron, Random Percolation and Random Sequence University of Calgary, Henry Zhao, Alignments, I Columbia University, John W Glasser and Andrew N Hill, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1125-92-1071) 8:00 AM –10:20AM The Learning Center, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency 9:30AM Network-based modeling for  (92) chikungunya spread in Dominica. Organizers: Ruoting Gong, Illinois Heidi E Brown*, University of Arizona, Institute of Technology College of Public Health, Joceline Lega, Michael Damron,Georgia Daoqin Tong and Wangshu Mu, Institute of Technology University of Arizona (1125-92-3084)

65 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 4 (cont’d.)

10:00AM Mathematical models to evaluate 8:00AM Topological Roughness of the Human Red  (93) morphine–altered antibody responses on  (100) Blood Cell. Preliminary report. HIV Dynamics. Yu-Min Chung*, College of William and Naveen K. Vaidya, University of Missouri Mary, Madalena Costa,BethIsrael - Kansas City (1125-92-2029) Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard 10:30AM Management Strategies in a Malaria Medical School, and Sarah Day, College  (94) Model Combining Human and of William and Mary (1125-92-2022) Transmission-blocking Vaccines. 8:30AM Topological Descriptors. Preliminary Jemal Mohammed-Awel, Valdosta State  (101) report. University, Ruijun Zhao, Minnesota State Brittany Terese Fasy,MontanaState University, Mankato, Eric Numfor*, University (1125-55-2759) Augusta University, and Suzanne 9:00AM Statistical Inference on Topological Data Lenhart, University of Tennessee, (102) Analysis. Preliminary report. Knoxville (1125-92-2896) Jisu Kim, Carnegie Mellon University (1125-55-2901) AMS Special Session on Sheaves in 9:30AM Constructing large-scale brain networks Topological Data Analysis, I (103) with billions of connections via persistent homology. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 10, Moo K Chung,Universityof International Level, Marriott Marquis Wisconsin-Madison (1125-55-60) Organizers: Mikael 10:00AM Topological structures in human brain Vejdemo-Johansson,CUNY  (104) networks. College of Staten Island Ann Sizemore, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Chad Giusti*, Richard F Elizabeth Munch,University Betzel and Danielle S Bassett,University at Albany, SUNY of Pennsylvania (1125-55-2329) Martina Scolamiero, ´Ecole 10:30AM Modeling shapes and surfaces. polytechnique f´ed´erale de (105) Sayan Mukherjee*, Tingran Lausanne Gao, Duke University, Katherine 8:00AM Persistent homology and algebraic Turner,EPFL,Doug Boyer,Duke  (95) foundations: a survey. University, Washington Mio,Florida Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson,CUNY State University, and Jacek Brodzki, College of Staten Island (1125-55-210) Southampton University (1125-54-915) 9:00AM The Role of (Co)Sheaves in TDA. (96) Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Stochastic Matrices Justin M Curry, Duke University and Their Applications (1125-55-1147) 9:30AM The interleaving distance for posets. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Embassy E, International (97) Magnus Bakke Botnan, Technische Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Universit¨at Munchen,¨ Justin Curry, Organizers: Selcuk Koyuncu,University Duke University, and Elizabeth of North Georgia Munch*, University at Albany - SUNY (1125-55-1151) Lei Cao, Georgian Court University 10:00AM Local topological analysis of complex  (98) systems. 8:00AM Exploring a Class of Finite, Tridiagonal,  Michael Robinson, American University (106) Stochastic Matrices. (1125-18-626) Alan C. Krinik*, Uyen Nguyen, Ali Oudich, Pedram Ostadhassanpanjehali, 10:30AM Computations for Local and Pseudo California State Polytechnic University, (99) Sections in Real-world Sheaves. Pomona, and Ryan Kmet,UniversityOf Preliminary report. Minnesota (1125-15-442) Cliff Joslyn, Kathleen Nowak, Brenda Praggastis, Emilie Purvine*, Pacific 8:30AM The circular law for eigenvalues of Northwest National Laboratory, and (107) random stochastic matrices. Michael Robinson, American University Hoi Huu Nguyen,TheOhioState (1125-55-1181) University (1125-60-2446) 9:00AM The Nonnegative Single Inverse AMS Special Session on Statistical Methods in (108) Eigenvalue Problem for Row Stochastic Computational and Applications, I and Doubly Stochastic Matrices. Charles Johnson, College of William and 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 9, Mary (1125-15-3061) International Level, Marriott Marquis 9:30AM A Minimal Completion of Doubly  (109) Substochastic Matrix. Organizers: Yu-Min Chung, College of Lei Cao*, Georgian Court University, William & Mary Selcuk Koyuncu and Timmothy Ryan Sarah Day, College of Parmer, University of North Georgia William & Mary (1125-15-1757)

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10:00AM On the number of vertices of the 8:00AM From “Vir Celeberrime” to (110) stochastic polytope.  (118) “Hochedelgebohner Herr”: From Euler to Zhongshan Li*, Georgia State University, Goldbach. Preliminary report. Fuzhen Zhang, Nova Southeaster Jordan Bell, University of , and University, and Xiaodong Zhang, V. Frederick Rickey*, West Point Shanghai Jiao Tong University (1125-01-2107) (1125-15-2133) 8:30AM John Playfair’s Approach to “the Practical 10:30AM Sub-defect of Product of Doubly  (119) Parts of the Mathematics”. Preliminary (111) Substochastic Matrices. report. Selcuk Koyuncu*, University of North Amy Ackerberg-Hastings, Rockville, MD Georgia, and Lei Cao, Georgian Court (1125-01-253) University (1125-15-2402) 9:00AM TheLayoftheAmericanMathematical  (120) Landscape in the 1920s. Preliminary AMS Special Session on Topology, report. , and Operator Karen V. H. Parshall,Universityof Algebras (A Tribute to Paul Baum), I Virginia (1125-01-1220) 9:30AM : The Man, The 8:00 AM –10:50AM Dunwoody, Conference  (121) Mathematics. Preliminary report. Level, Hyatt Regency Della Dumbaugh,Universityof Richmond (1125-01-1032) Organizers: Efton Park,TexasChristian University 10:00AM Scientific Diplomacy & Identity: Richard (122) Courant in the 20th Century. Jose Carrion,Texas Brittany Shields,Universityof Christian University Pennsylvania (1125-01-1959) 8:00AM Extended affine Weyl groups, the 10:30AM The Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship. (112) Baum-Connes correspondence and  (123) Laura E Turner, Monmouth University Langlands duality. (1125-01-1134) Roger Plymen, Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, AMS Contributed Paper Session on Number England (1125-19-348) Theory, I 8:30AM The Baum-Connes Conjecture and (113) matching of D-brane charges. 8:00 AM –10:55AM International 1, Jonathan M. Rosenberg,Universityof International Level, Marriott Marquis Maryland (1125-19-1146) 8:00AM On a Frobenius problem for polynomials. 9:00AM Exactness and the Baum-Connes  (124) Ricardo Conceicao*, Gettysburg College, (114) conjecture. Rodrigo Gondim, Universidade Federal Paul Baum, Penn State University, Erik Rural de Pernambuco, and Miguel Guentner and Rufus Willett*, University Rodriguez, Private Sector (1125-11-54) of Hawaii at Manoa (1125-19-711) 8:15AM Unnatural Hecke operators: The local 9:30AM Toeplitz operators on uniformly (125) arithmetic of special cycles on Unitary (115) rectifiable domains. Shimura Varieties. Michael E. Taylor,Math.Dept.,UNC, Ernest Hunter Brooks, ´Ecole Chapel Hill NC (1125-35-555) Polytechnique F´ed´erale de Lausanne 10:00AM Toeplitz operators on singular spaces. (1125-11-62) (116) Preliminary report. 8:30AM Break Peter Haskell, Mathematics Department, Virginia Tech (1125-19-1426) 8:45AM On Consecutive Primitive nth Roots of  (126) Unity Modulo q. 10:30AM Topological String Junctions. Thomas Brazelton, The Johns Hopkins (117) Julius L. Shaenson,Universityof University, Joshua Harrington,Cedar Pennsylvania (1125-51-2060) Crest College, Siddarth Kannan*, Pomona College, and Matthew Litman, AMS-MAA-ICHM Special Session on History of The Pennsylvania State University Mathematics, I (1125-11-310) 9:00AM The Combinatorics of the Divisibility of 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 7,  (127) spt-overpartition Functions. International Level, Marriott Marquis Dennis Eichhorn,Universityof California, Irvine (1125-11-2877) Organizers: Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College 9:15AM Multiple Dirichlet Series and Average (128) Orders. ,Western Sloan Despeaux Thomas A Hulse*, Colby College, Chan Carolina University Ieong Kuan, Macau, China, David Daniel Otero,Xavier Lowry-Duda and Alexander Walker, University (1125-11-467)

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9:30AM Computing the Laplace Eigenvalue and 9:15AM Numerical methods for non-local (129) Level of Maass Cusp Forms. (140) diffusion equation. Paul Savala, Whittier College Siwei Duo*andYanzhi Zhang, Missouri (1125-11-499) University of Science and Technology 9:45AM The Stern diatomic sequence a(n) as a (1125-65-480)  (130) function of the gaps between 1’s in the 9:30AM Numerical Approximation of a binary expansion of n. (141) Variational Problem on a Bounded Valerio De Angelis, Xavier University of Domain involving the Fractional Louisiana (1125-11-660) Laplacian. 10:00AM Monodromy, Fermat and Modular Wenyu Lei*, Joseph E. Pasciak and (131) Symbols. Andrea Bonito,TexasA&MUniversity Ozlem Ejder,UniversityofSouthern (1125-65-855) California (1125-11-705) 9:45AM Electrical Impedance Tomography 10:15AM Arithmetic properties of signed Selmer  (142) Imaging of Experimental Data Using a (132) groups at non-ordinary primes. D-bar Method with an Optimized Prior. Jeffrey Hatley*, Union College, and Melody Alsaker,GonzagaUniversity Antonio Lei, Laval University (1125-65-948) (1125-11-824) 10:00AM Construction Methodology of Weighted 10:30AM Jacobi’s triple product, mock theta (143) Upwind Compact Scheme.  (133) functions, and the q-bracket of Yinlin Dong*, University of Texas at Bloch-Okounkov. Arlington, and Zhengjie Wang, Houston, Robert Schneider,EmoryUniversity TX (1125-65-1279) (1125-11-880) 10:15AM A Numerical study of the Navier Stokes-α 10:45AM A Short Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, (144) Deconvolution Model with Pointwise Mass  (134) x

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9:15AM Difference of two weighted composition 8:40AM Using Cryptology to Motivate the Study of (151) operators on Bergman spaces.  (159) Functions. Preliminary report. Soumyadip Acharyya*, Embry - Riddle Eleanor Farrington, Massachusetts Aeronautical University Worldwide, Maritime Academy (1125-B1-1523) Daytona Beach, FL, and Zhijian Wu, 9:00AM Enigma: A Combinatorial Analysis and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV  (160) Maple Simulator. (1125-47-529) Rick Klima*, Appalachian State 9:30AM Break University, and Neil Sigmon,Radford University (1125-B1-417) 9:45AM Structural results for von Neumann 9:20AM The Simulation and Cryptanalysis of (152) algebras arising from poly-hyperbolic  (161) Rotor Ciphers. groups and Burger-Mozes groups. N. Paul Schembari, East Stroudsburg Sujan Pant,UniversityofIowa University of PA (1125-B1-245) (1125-47-1018) 9:40AM Alan Turing and his Contributions to 10:00AM Coincidence and Common Fixed Point  (162) Cryptology. Preliminary report. (153) Results for Generalized Nonlinear Tamara B Veenstra,Universityof Contractions in Partial Metric Spaces. Redlands (1125-B1-2584) Muhammad Akram*, Department of 10:00AM Don’t Forget (Enciphered) Codes. Mathematics, Lock University of  (163) Preliminary report. Pennsylvania, USA,, and Shamaila Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky Waheed, Kinnaird College for Women, University (1125-B1-1785) Lahore, Pakistan (1125-47-1109) 10:20AM Attacking Even Falser Addition. 10:15AM A Gleason solution model for row  (164) Nathan M Dasenbrock-Gammon, (154) contractions. Northern Kentucky University Robert T.W. Martin,UniversityofCape (1125-B1-436) Town (1125-47-1167) 10:40AM Cryptology for first year students. 10:30AM On The Numerical Ranges of Composition (165) Jennifer M. Magee,UniversityofMary  (155) Operators Induced By Mappings With The Washington (1125-B1-2376) Denjoy-Wolff Point On The Boundary. William M. Higdon, Butler University MAA Session on Innovative Teaching (1125-47-1282) through Recreational Mathematics, I

10:45AM Essential spectra of weighted composition 8:00 AM –10:55AM Embassy C, International (156) operators induced by non-invertible Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency transformations. Arkady K. Kitover, Rider University Organizers: Matthew Jura, Manhattan (1125-47-1611) College Oscar Levin,Universityof MAA Session on Cryptology for Northern Colorado Undergraduates, I Tyler Markkanen, Springfield College 8:00 AM –10:55AM L401 & L402, Lobby 8:00AM The “mathemagical” classroom. Level, Marriott Marquis  (166) Tyler J Markkanen, Springfield College (1125-F5-2876) Organizers: Chris Christensen, 8:20AM Using the Mathematics in the Simpsons in Northern Kentucky  (167) a First Year Seminar. Preliminary report. University Maura A. Murray, Salem State University Joshua Holden, (1125-F5-139) Rose-Hulman Institute of 8:40AM The Surprising Mathematics Hidden Technology  (168) Inside the Trihexaflexagon: Using hinged Robert Lewand,Goucher polygons to teach group theory. College Preliminary report. Tanya Cofer, College of Coastal Georgia 8:00AM Computer Implementations of Certain (1125-F5-1658)  (157) Cryptographic Methods. Preliminary 9:00AM Permutation games with signed and report.  (169) circular permutations. Manmohan Kaur, Benedictine University Jennifer F. Vasquez*, The University (1125-B1-1416) of Scranton, Michael P. Allocca, 8:20AM Teaching Cryptology to Increase Interest Muhlenberg College, and Steven T.  (158) in Mathematics for Students Majoring in Dougherty, The University of Scranton Non-Technical Disciplines and High (1125-F5-2557) School Students. 9:20AM Using a Kiowa Game to Increase Student Neil P. Sigmon*, Radford University, and  (170) Understanding of Expected Value. Rick E. Klima, Appalachian State Jay A Malmstrom,OklahomaCity University (1125-B1-431) Community College (1125-F5-1064)

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9:40AM Deal or No Deal in the classroom. MAA Session on Teaching Abstract Algebra: (171) Michael A. Jones,MathematicalReviews, Topics and Techniques, I Brittany Shelton*, Albright College, and Jennifer M. Wilson,EugeneLang 8:00 AM –10:55AM M304, Marquis College The New School for Liberal Arts Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-F5-2464) Organizers: Jessie Lenarz, St. Catherine 10:00AM Using Games and Puzzles to Motivate and University  (172) Introduce Students to Mathematical Concepts and Strategies Underlying Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Complex Societal Applications. Lutheran College M. Reba*andD. Shier,Clemson 8:00AM The probability that ab = ba and other University (1125-F5-2224)  (184) adventures in commutativity in finite 10:20AM Instant Insanity: Using Colored Blocks to groups. Preliminary report.  (173) Teach . Preliminary report. Tom Langley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Stephen M. Adams,CabriniUniversity Technology (1125-P1-2750) (1125-F5-1329) 8:20AM Concrete Algebra: Applying Knowledge  10:40AM A Magic Trick That is Full of Induction. (185) From Abstract Algebra.  (174) Robert W. Vallin, Lamar University Melanie Pivarski*andSteve Cohen, (1125-F5-995) Roosevelt University (1125-P1-2711) 8:40AM Read the masters! Learning abstract MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, I  (186) algebra via Primary Source Projects. Janet Heine Barnett, Colorado State 8:00 AM –10:55AM A706, Atrium University - Pueblo (1125-P1-1617) Level, Marriott Marquis 9:00AM The Four Cs of Investigative Projects in  (187) Abstract Algebra. Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova Stephen Lovett, Wheaton College (IL) University (1125-P1-418) 8:00AM Creating Symmetric Designs and 9:20AM Matrix representations as a first topic in  (175) Animations.  (188) abstract algebra? James Walker, Emily Gullerud*and Paul E. Becker*, Penn State Behrend, and Claire Arneson, University of Wisconsin Mark Medwid, Bowling Green State – Eau Claire (1125-I1-264) University (1125-P1-71) 8:20AM Bitwise Artwork. 9:40AM Adopt your own group. Preliminary  (176) Susan A. McBurney, Western Springs,  (189) report. Illinois (1125-I1-327) AEFrancis, Carroll College (1125-P1-3127) 8:40AM Linear momentum in pairs figure skating:  (177) Mathematics behind the art of lifts. 10:00AM Using Semester Projects in Abstract Maura Twillman*andDiana Cheng,  (190) Algebra. Preliminary report. Towson University (1125-I1-198) Jolie Roat,SUNYCortland (1125-P1-3026) 9:00AM Dichromatic Dances.  (178) Karl H. Schaffer, De Anza College / 10:20AM Examples and Counterexamples in MoveSpeakSpin (1125-I1-1731)  (191) Abstract Algebra. Preliminary report. Jacqueline A Jensen-Vallin, Lamar 9:20AM Sheets, tubes, and capsules constructed University (1125-P1-322)  (179) from corner connected rectangles. David A Reimann*andLiliya 10:40AM True/Sometimes True/False. Preliminary  Chernysheva, Albion College (192) report. (1125-I1-97) Carolyn Yackel*, Mercer University, and Julie Beier, Earlham College 9:40AM Math Through Crochet, Quilts, and (1125-P1-1964)  (180) Temari: A Liberal Arts Math Course. Debra K. Borkovitz, Wheelock College MAA Session on The Scholarship of Teaching (1125-I1-2594) and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, I 10:00AM Rotation and Symmetry in Mathematical  (181) Quilt Design. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Embassy A, International Simei Tong, University of Wisconsin - Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Eau Claire (1125-I1-421) Organizers: Thomas Banchoff,Brown 10:20AM Quilting Squares. University  (182) Beth Malmskog*andKatie Haymaker, Villanova University (1125-I1-387) Curtis Bennett, Loyola Marymount University 10:40AM Combinatorial Poppies.  (183) Karl M Kattchee*, University Pam Crawford, Jacksonville of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and Craig University SKaplan, University of Waterloo Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola (1125-I1-2100) Marymount University

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Edwin Herman,University Melvin Royer, Indiana of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Wesleyan University 8:00AM Piloting an active learning course by a 8:00AM On the uniqueness of some girth eight (193) novice lecturer in a large enrollment (202) algebraically defined graphs. class. Preliminary report. Brian G. Kronenthal*, Kutztown John H. Johnson,TheOhioState University of Pennsylvania, Felix University (1125-O1-2987) Lazebnik, University of Delaware, and 8:20AM What one must know about students’ Jason Williford, University of Wyoming (194) concept formation. (1125-VF-192) Girija Sarada Nair-Hart,Universityof Cincinnati, Clermont College 8:15AM The pharmaceutical Supply Chain. (1125-O1-1885)  (203) Preliminary report. 8:40AM Curing the High DFW Rate in First Year PYe*, University of North Georgia, and M  (195) Calculus. Preliminary report. DNorton, Quincy IL (1125-VF-311) Victoria Brown, Adam Childers, Jan 8:30AM Shortest Circuit Covers of Signed Graphs. , *, Minton Hannah Robbins Kristin  (204) Jian Cheng*, Y. Lu, R. Luo and C.-Q. and ,Roanoke Emrich David Taylor Zhang, West Virginia University College (1125-O1-402) (1125-VF-523) 9:00AM The Effect of Required Office Hours on an (196) Early Incentivized Remediation Program 8:45AM Nordhaus-Gaddum bounds for the power in Calculus I. Preliminary report. (205) domination number of a graph. Jennifer Vandenbussche*andLake Katherine F. Benson, Westminster Ritter, Kennesaw State University College, Daniela Ferrero*, Texas State (1125-O1-1276) University, Mary Flagg,UniversityofSt. 9:20AM Engineered Learning in Calculus at Thomas, Houston, Veronika Furst,Fort (197) Colorado School of Mines. Preliminary Lewis College, Leslie Hogben, Iowa State report. University, and Violeta Vasilevska,Utah Deb Carney*andRebecca I Valley University (1125-VF-574) Swanson, Colorado School of Mines 9:00AM Maximal outerplanar graphs whose (1125-O1-2508)  (206) algebraic connectivity is at most one. 9:40AM The Congruence between Instructor and Jason J Molitierno, Sacred Heart (198) Student Perceptions of Learner-Centered University (1125-VF-597) Teaching in Calculus I. Belinda Pickett Edwards*andBP 9:15AM An extremal problem in digraph Edwards, Kennesaw State University (207) connectivity. (1125-O1-2743) Murong Xu*, Janet Anderson, 10:00AM Implementation and evaluation of active Department of Mathematics at West  (199) learning elements and innovative Virginia University, Suohai Fan, strategies for learning and teaching in Department of Mathematics at Jinan Calculus classes. University, Hong-Jian Lai, Department of Mihhail Berezovski, Embry-Riddle Mathematics at West Virginia University, Aeronautical University (1125-O1-2657) and Xiaoxia Lin, School of Sciences at Jimei University (1125-VF-842) 10:20AM Assessing Impacts on Student Learning in  (200) Mathematics from Inclusion of Biological, 9:30AM When “Flow Free” is Played on a Torus. Real-World Examples. Preliminary report.  (208) Wing Hong Tony Wong*andBrian Louis Gross*, Suzanne Lenhart, Kronenthal, Kutztown University of University of Tennessee and NIMBioS, Pennsylvania (1125-VF-872) Pamela Bishop and Kelly Sturner, National Institute for Mathematical and 9:45AM Excluded Minors for Families of Graphs. Biological Synthesis (1125-O1-1388)  (209) Preliminary report. Eammon J Hart*andBranden Stone, 10:40AM Effect of Belongingness Intervention on  (201) Student Performance. Preliminary report. Adelphi University (1125-VF-954) Laura J Schmidt*, Matt Corne and Todd 10:00AM A graph theoretic analysis of co-branding Zimmerman, University of Wisconsin -  (210) in social networks. Stout (1125-O1-1954) Darren Narayan*, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rigoberto Florez, MAA General Contributed Paper Session on The Citadel, Ruth Lopez, California Graph Theory, I State University, Long Beach, and Jacob Worrell, Indiana University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Baker, Conference (1125-VF-1023) Level, Hyatt Regency 10:15AM Finding Minimal Spanning Forests in a Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena  (211) Graph. College Abdel-Rahman Amr Madkour*and Kimberly Presser, Phillip Nadolny, Saint Olaf College Shippensburg University (1125-VF-1086)

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10:30AM Counting cycles in the graphs of 10:15AM Two Inequalities Involving AM, GM, and  (212) overlapping permutations.  (222) HM. John Asplund*, Dalton State College, John Tyler Risher,UniversityofSouth and N. Bradley Fox, Austin Peay State Carolina Salkehatchie (1125-VW-851) University (1125-VF-1095) 10:30AM Factoring Quadratics: The Bijection That 10:45AM Trees for Given Values of the Span and  (223) Lies Beneath.  (213) Icap for L(2,1)-Colorings. Ricardo E Rojas, Northern State John Villalpando*, California Lutheran University (1125-VW-1190) University, Vesta Coufal,Gonzaga University, Karri Fogel, California MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Lutheran University, Aparna Higgins, Topology, I University of Dayton, William Higgins, Wittenberg University, Rob Ray and 8:00 AM –10:55AM Kennesaw, Conference Kathie Yerion,GonzagaUniversity Level, Hyatt Regency (1125-VF-1376) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena MAA General Contributed Paper Session on College Other Topics, I Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University 8:00 AM –10:40AM Roswell, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 8:00AM Generalized Erdos-Type Spaces. College  (224) Preliminary report. Kimberly Presser, R. M. Argus, George Mason University Shippensburg University (1125-VU-2947)

Melvin Royer, Indiana 8:15AM -Valued Convergence Spaces. Wesleyan University  (225) Preliminary report. 8:00AM Fight the Powers that Be: A Reflection on Lyall Reid,UniversityofCentral  (214) the Future of Our Professional Societies. Florida, Department of Mathematics Randall E. Cone, Salisbury University (1125-VU-595) (1125-VW-171) 8:30AM Strongly Symmetric Compactifications. 8:15AM Career Contexts: How PD Can Prompt (226) Preliminary report.  (215) Connections in Secondary Classrooms. Adu A Nathaniel,UniversityofCentral Caroline Maher Maher-Boulis*, Lee Florida, Orlando Florida. (1125-VU-946) University, and Lauren Jeneva Clark, 8:45AM Topological Data Analysis of Students’ University of Tennessee at Knoxville  (227) Responses to MAA Surveys on College (1125-VW-187) Calculus. 8:30AM Break Irma E. Stevens, University of Georgia (1125-VU-1298) 8:45AM Undergraduate Research Projects in  (216) Discrete Dynamical Systems. 9:00AM The proximal infinite game. Chris D. Lynd, Bloomsburg University (228) Jocelyn R Bell, Hobart and William Smith (1125-VW-271) Colleges (1125-VU-1484) 9:00AM Digital Storytelling in a History of 9:15AM Knot Fertility and Lineage. Preliminary  (217) Mathematics Class.  (229) report. Cynthia J. Huffman, Pittsburg State Allison Henrich, Elsa Magness, Seattle University (1125-VW-422) University, Kayla Perez*, The Evergreen State College, and Briana Zimmer, Green 9:15AM Mickens Law of Cooling. River College (1125-VU-1704)  (218) ’Kale Oyedeji*, Morehouse College, and Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta 9:30AM Topology of Non-k-Equal Configurations University (1125-VW-472) (230) on Graphs. Safia Chettih, Reed College 9:30AM The Geometric Triangular Periodic (1125-VU-1726) (219) Functions. Torina Lewis*andRonald E. Mickens, 9:45AM Deformations in Dessin D’enfants of Clark Atlanta University (1125-VW-486) (231) Trigonal Curves. Mehmet Emin Aktas,FloridaState 9:45AM Extraordinary Subsets: A Generalization. University, Department of Mathematics  (220) Ralph P Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute (1125-VU-1797) of Technology (1125-VW-679) 10:00AM Pseudo-Endpoints of a nondegenerate 10:00AM Sperm movement under the effect of a  (221) wall in Stokes flow. (232) Chainable Continua. Preliminary report. ,TexasTech Jianjun Huang*andSarah D. Olson, Shiva Shankar Rai Worcester Polytechnic Institute University, Lubbock, Tx (1125-VU-1877) (1125-VW-821) 10:15AM Break

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10:30AM On an Algorithm in Data Homology. Gizem Karaali, Pomona  (233) Preliminary report. College Marian Anton and Landon Renzullo*, Katherine Socha,Park CCSU (1125-VU-2563) School of Baltimore 10:45AM Partial Metrics and Pathological Michael Starbird,University  (234) . of Texas at Austin E. T. Brown, James Madison University (1125-VU-2567) Laura Taalman,James Madison University SIAM Minisymposium on Recent Advances in Diana White,Universityof Linear Algebra Colorado Denver

8:00 AM –10:50AM A703, Atrium MAA Panel Discussion on NSF Funding Level, Marriott Marquis Opportunities for the Learning and Teaching Organizer: James Nagy,Emory of the Mathematical Sciences,Part I University AM AM 8:25AM Kronecker product approximations for 8:00 –9:15 International 5, (235) image reconstruction problems. International Level, Marriott Marquis James G Nagy,EmoryUniversity (1125-65-1600) Undergraduate/Graduate Education, Department of Mathematics 8:50AM Hybrid Clustering of Data with Contents Infrastructure, and Human Resource (236) and Links based on Nonnegative Matrix Development (DUE/DGE/DMS/HRD) Factorization. Rundong Du*andHaesun Park,Georgia Organizers: Ron Buckmire, Division of Institute of Technology (1125-65-1690) Undergraduate Education, NSF 9:15AM Decentralized consensus optimization on (237) networks with delayed and stochastic John Haddock, Division of gradients. Undergraduate Education, Xiaojing Ye, Georgia State University NSF (1125-65-1604) Tasha Inniss, Division 9:40AM The regularization of the alternating of Human Resource (238) least squares for low rank tensor Development, NSF approximation. Karen King, Division of Carmeliza Navasca,Universityof Research on Learning, NSF Alabama at Birmingham (1125-65-1606) Teri Jo Murphy, Division of 10:05AM Classical iterative methods for the Undergraduate Education, (239) solution of Generalized Lyapunov NSF Equations. Daniel Szyld*, Temple University, Steven Sandra Richardson, Shank, Massachussetts Institute of Division of Undergraduate Technology, and Valeria Simoncini, Education, NSF Universit´a di Bologna (1125-65-1610) Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, 10:30AM Compact Representations of Division of Mathematical (240) Quasi-Newton Matrices. Sciences, NSF Jennifer Erway,WakeForestUniversity Tara Smith, Division of (1125-65-1693) Graduate Education, NSF Project NExT Workshop Lee Zia, Division of Undergraduate Education, 8:00 AM –6:00PM Regency Ballroom VI, NSF Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Panelists: Ron Buckmire, Division of Undergraduate Education, MAA Panel NSF John Haddock, Division of 8:00 AM –9:20AM International 6, Undergraduate Education, International Level, Marriott Marquis NSF Refocusing Your Career: Making Time Tasha Inniss, Division and Space of Human Resource Organizers: Rachelle Bouchat, Indiana Development, NSF University of Pennsylvania Karen King, Division of Brian P. Katz, Augustana Research on Learning, NSF College Teri Jo Murphy, Division of Panelists: Colin Adams, Williams Undergraduate Education, College NSF

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Sandra Richardson, 10:00AM Times for the Generalized Rook’s Division of Undergraduate  (248) Walk. Preliminary report. Education, NSF Peter Otto, Willamette University, Benjamin Savoie,Universityof Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, Michigan-Flint, , Willamette Division of Mathematical Ana Wright University, and *, University Sciences, NSF Renjun Zhu of California-Berkeley (1125-60-2089) Tara Smith, Division of 10:15AM Stochastic methods for epidemic models: Graduate Education, NSF (249) An application to the 2009 H1N1 Lee Zia, Division of Influenza outbreak in Korea. Undergraduate Education, Hyojung Lee*, ChangHyeongLee, NSF Mathematical Sciences/UNIST, and Sunmi Lee, /Kyung Hee Employment Center University (1125-60-2237) 10:30AM Spectral statistics of random geometric 8:00 AM –5:30PM Centennial Ballroom, (250) graphs. Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Carl P Dettmann*, University of Bristol, UK, Orestis Georgiou,Toshiba AMS Contributed Paper Session on Telecommunications Research Laboratory, Bristol, UK, and Georgie Probability and Statistics, I Knight, University of Bristol, UK (1125-60-2261) 8:15 AM –10:55AM International A, 10:45AM A hydrodynamic limit theorem for a International Level, Marriott Marquis  (251) minimal model of grain boundary evolution. 8:15AM Transitions among States behind Joe J Klobusicky*, Rensselaer  (241) Interactive Agent Model. Polytechnic Institute, and Govind Po-Keng Cheng*, Department of Menon, Brown University (1125-60-2309) Applied Mathematics and Statistics, SUNY-Stony Brook University, Frank J. Fabozzi, EDHEC Business School, MAA General Contributed Paper Session on and Stoyan Stoyanov, College of Algebra, I Business, SUNY-Stony Brook University (1125-60-1125) 8:15 AM –10:40AM Piedmont, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency 8:30AM The Information Content of Volatility  (242) Demand. Preliminary report. Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Yihren Wu, Dept. of Math., Hofstra College University, Hempstead, NY 11549 Kimberly Presser, (1125-60-1209) Shippensburg University 8:45AM Cloud regimes as phase transitions. Melvin Royer, Indiana  (243) Samuel N Stechmann,Universityof Wesleyan University Wisconsin-Madison, and Scott A 8:15AM Defining equations of the multi-Rees Hottovy*, Naval Academy (252) algebra. (1125-60-1321) Babak Jabbar-Nezhad,Universityof 9:00AM Fast biased user-specified relative error Arkansas (1125-VA-1712)  (244) estimates. 8:30AM First lp Cohomology of Some Infinite Mark L Huber, Claremont McKenna (253) Groups. Preliminary report. College (1125-60-1504) SamVEastridge*andPeter Linnell, Virginia Tech (1125-VA-924) 9:15AM A Bipartite Network Generation Using (245) Joint Degree Distribution. Preliminary 8:45AM A Homological Approach to Factorization. report. (254) JBCoykendalland B G Goodell*, Asma Azizi*, Tulane University, James Clemson University (1125-VA-1065) Mac Hyman, Tulane university, and 9:00AM Low-Dimensional Reality-Based Algebras. Jeremy Dewar, Tulane University  (255) Rachel Victoria Barber, Mississippi State (1125-60-1609) University (1125-VA-1155) 9:30AM An invariance principle for additive 9:15AM Recognizing arbitrary rational functions (246) functionals of Semi-Markov processes. (256) amongst power series. Preliminary report. Adina Oprisan, Canisius College Erik O. Hieta-aho*andSergio (1125-60-1852) Lopez-Permouth, Ohio University (1125-VA-1513) 9:45AM A weak modified Euler-Maruyama (247) method based on trapezoidal rule for a 9:30AM Break class of stochastic differential equations 9:45AM When is a polynomial isomorphic to an and mean square stability results.  (257) even polynomial? Ram Sharan Adhikari, Rogers State Chad Awtrey*, Beuerle and Michael University (1125-60-1953) Keenan, Elon University (1125-VA-1663)

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10:00AM An Algebraic Characterization of the Soma Roy, California (258) Point-Pushing Subgroup. Polytechnic State University, Victoria S Akin, San Luis Obispo (1125-VA-426) 10:15AM Extensions of the Congruence-based MAA Minicourse #12: Part A  (259) Zero-divisor Graph. Preliminary report. Grace McClurkin,Universityof 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L506 & L507, Lobby Tennessee, Knoxville (1125-VA-1841) Level, Marriott Marquis 10:30AM The Space of Biorders for Solvable Teaching Introductory Statistics, GAISE (260) Groups of Finite Rank. Preliminary report. 2016 Kelli Marie Karcher,VirginiaTech Presenter: Carolyn K. Cuff, (1125-VA-1919) Westminster College

MAA Invited Paper Session on Office Hours Hrabowski-Gates-Tapia-McBay Session with a Geometric Group Theorist, I 9:00 AM –10:20AM A704, Atrium 9:00 AM –10:50AM A602, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Organizer: Ricardo Cortez,Tulane Organizers: Dan Margalit,Georgia University Institute of Technology 9:00AM Packing, folding and simplifying DNA Matthew Clay,Universityof  (265) topology. Arkansas Mariel Vazquez,DeptofMathematics, 9:00AM Ping-Pong for Free Groups. Dept of Microbiology and Molecular  (261) Johanna Mangahas, University at Buffalo Genetics, University of California Davis (1125-AE-2099) (1125-92-1378) 9:30AM The Ends of a Group.  (262) Nic Koban*, University of Maine MAA Panel Discussion on NSF Funding Farmington, and John Meier, Lafayette Opportunities for the Learning and Teaching College (1125-AE-1165) of the Mathematical Sciences, Part II 10:00AM Finite generation and subgroups of  (263) infinite index. 9:30 AM –10:30AM International 5, John Meier, Lafayette College International Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-AE-491) The K-16 continuum-learning science and 10:30AM Asymptotic dimension of groups.  research and pre- and in-service (264) Greg Bell, University of North Carolina at teachers. (DUE/DRL) Greensboro (1125-AE-831) Organizers: Ron Buckmire, Division of MAA Minicourse #8: Part A Undergraduate Education, NSF 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L508, Lobby John Haddock, Division of Level, Marriott Marquis Undergraduate Education, NSF (Re)Designing Your Own Mathematics Tasha Inniss, Division Course using Backwards Course Design of Human Resource Presenters: Joel Kilty, Centre College Development, NSF Alex M. McAllister,Centre Karen King, Division of College Research on Learning, NSF Teri Jo Murphy, Division of MAA Minicourse #4: Part A Undergraduate Education, NSF 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L504 & L505, Lobby Level, Marriott Marquis Sandra Richardson, Division of Undergraduate Incorporating Randomization Methods Education, NSF into Introductory Statistics Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, Presenters: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Division of Mathematical Lawrence University Sciences, NSF Robin H. Lock,St.Lawrence Tara Smith, Division of University Graduate Education, NSF Allan Rossman, California Lee Zia, Division of Polytechnic State University, Undergraduate Education, San Luis Obispo NSF Beth Chance, California Panelists: Ron Buckmire, Division of Polytechnic State University, Undergraduate Education, San Luis Obispo NSF

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John Haddock, Division of Christine Stevens, Undergraduate Education, American Mathematical NSF Society Tasha Inniss, Division of Human Resource Radical Dash Kickoff Meeting Development, NSF 10:00 AM –10:45AM Courtland, Conference Karen King, Division of Level, Hyatt Regency Research on Learning, NSF Teri Jo Murphy, Division of A daily scavenger hunt filled with math Undergraduate Education, challenges and creativity for teams of NSF undergraduates. Individuals are welcome Sandra Richardson, and encouraged to participate;they will Division of Undergraduate be formed into teams. Education, NSF Organizer: Stacey Muir,Universityof Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, Scranton Division of Mathematical Moderator: Janine Janoski,Kings Sciences, NSF College Tara Smith, Division of Graduate Education, NSF AMS Invited Address Lee Zia, Division of 10:05 AM –10:55AM Atrium Ballroom, Undergraduate Education, NSF Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis (266) Spectral Theory Sum Rules, Meromorphic MAA Panel Herglotz Functions and Large Deviations. Barry Simon, Caltech (1125-46-794) 9:35 AM –10:55AM International 6, International Level, Marriott Marquis AMS-MAA Invited Address What Belongs in a Twenty-First Century 11:10 AM – NOON Atrium Ballroom, Atrium Geometry Course? Level, Marriott Marquis Organizer: Stephen Kennedy,MAA Press  (267) Through the Cryptographer’s Panelists: Matthew Harvey,University Looking-Glass, and what Alice found of Virginia College at Wise there. Alice Silverberg, University of California, Tom Sibley, St. John’s Irvine (1125-94-827) University Gerard Venema,Calvin Exhibits and Book Sales College 12:15 PM –5:30PM Grand Hall, Exhibit Project NExT Panel Level, Hyatt Regency

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM Regency Ballroom AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I VI, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency 1:00 PM –1:50PM Atrium Ballroom, The Research and Teaching Pendulum: Finding a Stable Equilibrium Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Benjamin Linowitz, Oberlin (268) Overview: The focusing energy critical College wave equation. Preliminary report. Alicia Machuca,Texas Carlos E. Kenig, University of Chicago Women’s University (1125-35-296) Chad Mangum,Niagra University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Modeling and Applications, I Suzanne O’Regan,North Carolina A & T State 2:00 PM –5:55PM Piedmont, Conference University Level, Hyatt Regency Panelists: Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas Rio Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Grande Valley College Presenters: Judy Day,Universityof Kimberly Presser, Tennessee Shippensburg University Allison Henrich, Seattle Melvin Royer, Indiana University Wesleyan University

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2:15PM Optimization of Down Syndrome 5:15PM Optimized Control of Flocking Models.  (269) Specialty Care Clinic Locations using  (280) Preliminary report. . Preliminary report. Edward Martinez*, Scott Mahan and Heidi A. Berger*, Emma C. Christensen, Kevin Winseck, Arizona State University Nick J. Joslyn and Madeline M. Kersten, (1125-VM-1470) Simpson College (1125-VM-153) 5:30PM Sparse Control and Disruptive Behavior 2:30PM Time-frequency methods for parameter  (281) in Biological Flocking Models. (270) estimation using gravitational waves. Scott Mahan*, Edward Martinez and Preliminary report. Kevin Winseck, Arizona State University L Patton, Virginia Tech (1125-VM-270) (1125-VM-1533) 2:45PM A new model of the convective stability of 5:45PM Securing FingerPrint Data By RSA (271) geological carbon sequestration.  (282) algorithm. Layachi Hadji*andC. Taber Wanstall, Shota Kurtanidze, Ministry of The University of Alabama (1125-VM-332) Corrections of Georgia (1125-VM-482) 3:00PM Reverse Engineering Functional Brain  (272) Networks from fMRI Data Using MAA Invited Address Probabilistic Boolean Networks. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –3:05PM Atrium Ballroom, Tiffany Jann*, University of California, Berkeley, and Erin Boggess,Simpson Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis College (1125-VM-347) (283) Math by design: 3D printing for the 3:15PM n-Section Querying Methods for Target working .  (273) Estimation on an Interval. Preliminary Laura Taalman,JamesMadison report. University (1125-A0-17) Kasie G Farlow*, Dominican College, Desmond Cummins, Wells College, AMS Special Session on Analysis of Joseph Pedersen, US Army, and Brian M Fractional, Stochastic, and Hybrid Dynamic Sadler, Army Research Laboratory (1125-VM-1548) Systems and their Applications, II 3:30PM Break 2:15 PM –6:05PM M301, Marquis 3:45PM Betting Better on Broadway: the Level, Marriott Marquis  (274) Application of Statistical Matrix Theory to the Prediction of the Tony Awards for Organizers: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Best Play and Best Musical. University of Louisiana at Jack A. Ryan,TheUniversityof Lafayette Tennessee (1125-VM-654) Gangaram S. Ladde, 4:00PM Exact Recovery of Chaotic Systems from University of South Florida  (275) Highly Corrupted Data. Giang Tran*andRachel Ward,University John R. Graef,Universityof of Texas at Austin (1125-VM-663) Tennessee at Chattanooga

4:15PM A refined Gaussian Network Model and 2:15PM Nonlinear Hybrid Dynamic Modeling for (276) Its Application to Biological Structures.  (284) Time-to-Event Processes. Preliminary Junkoo Park, Georgia Gwinnett College report. (1125-VM-676) Emmanuel A Appiah*, University of 4:30PM Modeling Tsunami Run-Up and South Floria, Tampa, and G. S. Ladde,  (277) Draw-Down on the Beach. University of South Florida, Tampa William Patrick Noland*, North Central (1125-62-1044) College, Dylan Matthew Smith, 2:45PM Fundamental Properties of Solutions University of Connecticut, Seth Selken, (285) of Systems of Nonlinear Stochastic Iowa State University, Monica Swartz, Differential Equations. Preliminary Smith College, Marcus Battraw and report. Sergei Fomin, California State University, G. S. Ladde, University of South Floria, Chico (1125-VM-789) Tampa (1125-60-1045) 4:45PM A Continuous Time Stochastic Model to (278) Optimize Blood Pressure Treatment 3:15PM Numerical results for Sequential Caputo Decisions.  (286) fractional boundary value problem. Anthony Bonifonte*, Turgay Ayer, Preliminary report. Benjamin Haaland, Georgia Institute of Bhuvaneswari Sambandham*, Southern Technology, and Peter Wilson,Emory Utah University, Cedar City, and University (1125-VM-1418) Aghalaya S. Vatsala,Universityof Louisiana at Lafayette (1125-34-1103) 5:00PM Obstacles and Boundaries in Flocking  (279) Behavior. Preliminary report. 3:45PM Hopf Bifurcation Analysis for a Kevin Winseck*, Edward Martinez and (287) Predator-prey Model with Two Delays. Scott Mahan, Arizona State University Liancheng Wang, Kennesaw State (1125-VM-1447) University (1125-34-1169)

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4:15PM Analysis of Memory Effects for the Heat 4:45PM Sporadic Ap´ery-like numbers modulo (288) Conductivity of Random Suspensions  (297) primes. of Spheres by Using the Method of Amita Malik*, University of Illinois Random-point Approximation. at Urbana-Champaign, and Armin Abhinandan Chowdhury, Savannah Straub, University of South Alabama State University (1125-35-1293) (1125-11-1115) 4:45PM Riemann Liouville Versus Caputo 5:15PM Algebraic independence of G-functions  (289) Fractional Dynamic equations Via (298) and Lucas congruences. Laplace Transform Methods. Preliminary Boris Adamczewski,Universit´edeLyon, report. Jason P Bell*, University of Waterloo, and Aghalaya S. Vatsala,Universityof Eric Delaygue,Universit´edeLyon Louisiana at Lafayette (1125-34-1385) (1125-11-506) 5:15PM Analysis of Lethal and Sublethal Impacts 5:45PM Modular p-midiation principles. (290) of Environmental Disasters on Sperm (299) Timothy J. Huber,UniversityofTexas- Whales Using Stochastic Modeling. Rio Grande Valley (1125-11-1940) Ross A. Chiquet*, Univerisity of Louisiana at Lafayette, A. S. Ackleh, AMS Special Session on Bases in Function University of Louisiana at Lafayatte, B. A. Spaces: Sampling, Interpolation, Expansions , Millersville University, , Ma T. Tang A. and Approximations, II Veprauskas, University of Louisiana at Lafayatte, H. Caswell, Woods Hole 2:15 PM –6:05PM Embassy D, International Oceanographic Institution, and N. Sidorovskaia, University of Louisiana at Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Lafayette (1125-39-2284) Organizers: Shahaf Nitzan,Georgia 5:45PM Upper and Lower Estimates for Positive Institute of Technology  (291) Solutions of a Sixth Order Boundary Value Problem. Preliminary report. Christopher Heil,Georgia Institute of Technology Bo Yang, Kennesaw State University (1125-34-2498) Alexander V. Powell, Vanderbilt University AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Properties 2:15PM Tiling the line by affine shifts of a of Sequences from Number Theory and (300) . Preliminary report. Combinatorics, II Darrin Speegle*, Saint Louis University, and Robert Steward, 2:15 PM –6:05PM M101, Marquis National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-42-988) Organizers: Eric Rowland,Hofstra 2:45PM Interpolation for multipliers between University (301) spaces. Preliminary report. Alexandru Aleman, Lund University, Armin Straub,Universityof Michael Hartz, John E. McCarthy, South Alabama Washington University, and Stefan 2:15PM Arithmetic Properties of m–ary Partitions Richter*, University of Tennessee (292) WIthout Gaps. (1125-47-629) James A Sellers, Penn State University 3:15PM Toeplitz Order. (1125-11-716) (302) Alexei Poltoratski,TexasA&MUniversity 2:45PM On the polynomial part of a restricted (1125-30-860) (293) partition function. Karl Dilcher*, Dalhousie University, and 3:45PM The HRT conjecture for real-valued Christophe Vignat,Universit´eParis-Sud (303) functions. Preliminary report. (1125-11-770) Kasso A Okoudjou, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland 3:15PM Debunking Richard Guy’s Law of Small (1125-42-615)  (294) Numbers. Thotsaporn Aek Thanatipanonda, 4:15PM Fuglede Conjecture in finite vector spaces Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, (304) over prime fields. Thailand, and Doron Zeilberger*, Azita Mayeli, City University of New Rutgers University (NB) (1125-11-527) York, The Graduate Center and Queensborough (1125-42-1004) 3:45PM structures coming from valuations.  (295) Preliminary report. 4:45PM Toeplitz operators and sampling sets. Victor Hugo Moll*, Aashita Kesharwani (305) Preliminary report. and Xiao Guan, Department Mishko Mitkovski, Clemson University of Mathematics, Tulane University (1125-43-1170) (1125-11-1430) 5:15PM Detection of singularities by discrete 4:15PM Exponential generating function mod p. (306) multiscale representations.  (296) Preliminary report. Demetrio Labate*, University of Ira M Gessel, Brandeis University Houston, and Kanghui Guo, Missouri (1125-11-531) State University (1125-42-503)

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5:45PM Balian-Low Type Theorems for 3:15PM Exact Boundary Controllability as a Limit  (307) Shift-Invariant Spaces. (316) of Distributed Control Problems in Wave Michael C. Northington*, Georgia Systems. Institute of Technology, Doug Hardin, Scott Hansen*, Iowa State University, Alexander Powell, Vanderbilt University, and Marius Tucsnak,Universitede and Shahaf Nitzan, Georgia Institute of Bordeaux (1125-93-2674) Technology (1125-41-967) 3:45PM Controllability of the AMS Special Session on Coding Theory for (317) Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation on Modern Applications, II star-shaped trees. Ademir Fernando Pazoto, Federal 2:15 PM –6:05PM M106 & M107, Marquis University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-35-1782) Organizers: Christine A. Kelley, 4:15PM A Risk-Sensitive Maximum Principle for University of (318) Markov Regime-Switching Jump-Diffusion Nebraska-Lincoln Systems and Applications. Isabelle Kemajou-Brown*, Morgan State Iwan M. Duursma, University, Olivier Menoukeu-Pamen, University of Illinois Institute for Financial and Actuarial Urbana-Champaign Mathematics, Department of Gretchen L. Matthews, Mathematics, University of Liverpool, Clemson University and Zhongyang Sun, School of 2:15PM Coding-Theoretic Techniques for Modern Mathematical Sciences, Nankai University (308) Memories. (1125-49-2374) Lara Dolecek, UCLA (1125-94-1014) 4:45PM Uniform controllability of a 1-D transport 3:15PM Evaluation codes: codes using  (309) commutative algebra. (319) equation with a fourth degree viscosity Hiram Habid Lopez Valdez,Clemson term. Preliminary report. University (1125-94-1793) Francisco Marcos Lopez-Garcia*, Institute of Mathematics, UNAM, Mexico, 3:45PM Equidistant Subspace Codes. Alberto Mercado, Universidad Tecnica (310) Alberto Ravagnani,Universityof Federico Santa Sabina, Chile, and Luz De Neuchˆatel, Switzerland (1125-05-1131) Teresa, Institute of Mathematics, UNAM, 4:15PM Boolean Intersection Graphs. Mexico (1125-35-2153) (311) Hoang Dau and Olgica Milenkovic*, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 5:15PM Dynamic modeling of some smart (1125-05-1019)  (320) composites and the lack of 4:45PM Fountain Codes on Partial Erasure controllability/stabilizability. Preliminary  (312) Channels. Preliminary report. report. Carolyn Mayer*andChristine A. Ozkan A Ozer, Department Kelley, University of Nebraska - Lincoln of Mathematics, Western Kentucky (1125-94-1037) University (1125-93-1083) 5:15PM Using Coding to Reduce Delay in Content 5:45PM Stackelberg-Nash exact controllability for (313) Access. (321) parabolic equations. Gauri Joshi, IBM T. J. Watson Research Fagner D. Araruna, Federal University of Center (1125-68-692) Paraiba (1125-35-2854) 5:45PM 2 error binary correcting codes through  (314) nonlinear algebra. AMS Special Session on Gaussian Graphical Jos´e William Vel´azquez,Universidadde Models and Combinatorial Algebraic Puerto Rico en Cayey (1125-12-2181) Geometry, II AMS Special Session on Control and Long Time Behavior of Evolutionary PDEs, II 2:15 PM –6:05PM International 4, International Level, Marriott Marquis 2:15 PM –6:05PM Embassy F, International Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Organizers: Rainer Sinn,Georgia Institute of Technology Organizers: Louis Tebou,Florida International University Seth Sullivant,North Luz de Teresa, Instituto de Carolina State University Matem´aticas, UNAM Josephine Yu,Georgia 2:15PM The Kalman condition for the boundary Institute of Technology  (315) controllability of coupled 1-d wave equations. 2:15PM Combinatorial optimization in Markov Sergei Avdonin, University of Alaska (322) equivalence of DAG models. Fairbanks, and Luz de Teresa*, Instituto Liam Solus, KTH Royal Institute of de Matem´aticas, UNAM (1125-35-1040) Technology (1125-05-1299)

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2:45PM Special positions of bar and joint 3:15PM Gelfand-Zetlin lattices in Specht modules  (323) frameworks. Preliminary report.  (332) for symmetric groups. Preliminary report. Dana Fry, University of Oregon, Zvi David J. Hemmer*, University at Buffalo, Rosen, University of Pennsylvania, SUNY, and Harald Ellers, Allegheny Jessica Sidman*, Mount Holyoke College (1125-20-2302) College, Louis Theran, St. Andrews 3:45PM Supercharacter Theories of University, and Cynthia Vinzant,North (333) Semiextraspecial p-Groups and Frobenius Carolina State University (1125-13-1474) Groups. 3:15PM Schur polynomials and linear matrix Casey W Wynn*andMark L Lewis,Kent (324) inequalities for Hadamard powers. State University (1125-20-2359) Alexander Belton, Lancaster University, 4:15PM Geometric presentations of algebras. Lancaster, UK, Dominique Guillot, (334) Jonathan I Hall, Michigan State University of Delaware, Apoorva University (1125-17-2343) Khare*, , and Mihai 5:15PM Tensor Products and Filtrations. Putinar, University of California at Santa (335) Preliminary report. Barbara and Newcastle University, UK Christopher P Bendel,Universityof (1125-15-469) Wisconsin-Stout, Daniel K Nakano, 3:45PM Quantum Annealing for Combinatorial University of Georgia, and Cornelius (325) Algebraic Geometry. Preliminary report. Pillen*, University of South Alabama Alexander Engstrom¨ , Aalto University (1125-20-1843) (1125-05-1744) 5:45PM Nilpotence and generation in the stable 4:15PM Polynomials as sums of few squares. (336) module category. (326) Grigoriy Blekherman,GeorgiaTech, David J. Benson, University of Aberdeen, Daniel Plaumann, TU Dortmund, Rainer and Jon F. Carlson*, University of Sinn,GeorgiaTech,andCynthia Georgia (1125-20-1128) Vinzant*, NC State (1125-14-2114) 4:45PM Polytopes and toric vector bundles. AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis (327) Sandra Di Rocco,RoyalInstituteof (In Honor of Gestur Olafsson’s 65th Technology (KTH), Kelly Jabbusch, Birthday), II —Dearborn, and Gregory G. Smith*, Queen’s University 2:15 PM –6:05PM Inman, Conference (1125-14-1607) Level, Hyatt Regency 5:15PM Sums of powers of binary quadratic  (328) forms. Preliminary report. Organizers: Jens Christensen,Colgate Bruce Reznick, University of Illinois at University Urbana-Champaign (1125-14-1584) Susanna Dann, Technische 5:45PM Local constructions of manifolds. Universit¨at Wien-Vienna,  (329) Preliminary report. Austria Bruno Benedetti, University of Miami Panelists: Matthew Dawson,Centro (1125-05-2585) de Investigacion´ en Matem´aticas AMS Special Session on Group 2:15PM Macdonald hypergeometric functions. Representations and Cohomology, II (337) Siddhartha Sahi, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (1125-33-138) 2:15 PM –6:05PM A705, Atrium 2:45PM Surjectivity of Mean Value Operators on Level, Marriott Marquis (338) Noncompact Symmetric Spaces. *, Tufts University, Organizers: Hung Nguyen,The Fulton B Gonzalez University of Akron Jens Christensen, Colgate University, and Tomoyuki Kakehi,Okayama Nham Ngo,TheUniversity University (1125-43-694) of Arizona 3:15PM Vogan-Zuckerman Characters and Andrei Pavelescu, (339) Semisimple Coadjoint Orbits. University of South Alabama Benjamin Harris*, Bard College at Paul Sobaje,Universityof Simon’s Rock, and Yoshiki Oshima, Georgia Kavli IPMU (1125-22-1681) 2:15PM On the existence of mock injective 3:45PM Geometric pictures of intertwining (330) modules for algebraic groups. (340) operators. William Hardesty, Louisiana State Pierre Clare, Dartmouth College University, Daniel K. Nakano*and (1125-22-724) Paul Sobaje, University of Georgia 4:15PM Duality of on flag manifolds (1125-20-1036)  (341) associated to maximal parabolic 2:45PM Generation problems for classical subgroups in split G2. Preliminary report. (331) algebraic groups. Marcus J Slupinski,Universit´ede Spencer J Gerhardt,Universityof Strasbourg, FRANCE, and Robert J Southern California (1125-20-1599) Stanton*, Columbus, OH (1125-22-2418)

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4:45PM Homomorphisms between Verma 5:45PM Automorphisms of Drinfeld Doubles and (342) modules and small representations. (352) Bismash Products. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Joseph B Timmer,Universityof Bent Ørsted, Aarhus University, Colorado at Boulder (1125-17-2527) Denmark (1125-22-1034)

5:15PM The Tricomi equation and AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Systems (343) complementary series representations of and Applications, II SL(2, R). Preliminary report. Jose A. Franco,UniversityofNorth 2:15 PM –6:05PM M103 & 104, Marquis Florida, and Markus Hunziker*, Baylor Level, Marriott Marquis University (1125-22-1875) 5:45PM New Inversion Formulas for the Organizer: Wenrui Hao, Ohio State (344) Horospherical Transform. University Boris Rubin, Louisiana State University (1125-44-108) 2:15PM Mathematical modeling of anti-PD-1 and  (353) IL-27 synergy in cancer immunotherapy. AMS Special Session on Hopf Algebras and Kang-Ling Liao*, Department of Biology their Actions, II and Department of Pharmacology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Xue-Feng Bai, Experimental 2:15 PM –6:05PM International 3, International Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Level, Marriott Marquis Center, The , and , Department of Organizers: Henry Tucker,Universityof Avner Friedman California, San Diego Mathematics, The Ohio State University (1125-92-1251) Susan Montgomery, University of Southern 2:45PM Fast and robust computation of California - Los Angeles (354) right-most eigenvalues of large matrices. Preliminary report. Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana Fei Xue*, Clemson University, and State University Minghao Wu, Syracuse University 2:15PM Semisimple Hopf algebras of dimension (1125-65-2935) (345) 32 with large abelian groups of grouplikes. Preliminary report. 3:15PM A simple bound-preserving sweeping Yevgenia Kashina,DePaulUniversity  (355) technique for conservative numerical (1125-16-2375) approximations. Yuan Liu*, Mississippi State University, 2:45PM On Hopf orders and Kaplansky’s sixth Yingda Cheng, Michigan State (346) conjecture. University, and Chi-Wang Shu,Brown Juan Cuadra, University of Almeria University (1125-65-1275) (1125-16-1850)

3:15PM Monoidal categories arising from 3:45PM Two-level spectral methods for nonlinear  (347) representations of finite dimensional (356) differential equations with multiple algebras, and their representation rings. solutions. Preliminary report. Kevin Gerstle, Oberlin College, Miodrag Yingwei Wang, C Iovanov*, University of Iowa, and (1125-65-592) Gerard Koffi, University of Nebraska, 4:15PM Central Schemes on Overlapping Cells for Kearney (1125-16-2957) (357) Solving MHD Equations on Triangular 3:45PM Integral theory in finite tensor categories. Meshes. (348) Kenichi Shimizu, Department of Yingjie Liu, Georgia Institute of Mathematics, Shibaura Institute of Technology (1125-65-1307) Technology (1125-18-1736) 4:45PM An elastic sheet interacting with a 3D 4:15PM Gauge invariants from the antipode of a  (358) non-Newtonian fluid flow. Preliminary (349) finite dimensional Hopf algebra. report. Cris Negron*, Massachusetts Institute of Luoding Zhu, Indiana University - Purdue Technology, and Richard Ng, Louisiana University Indianapolis (1125-76-366) State University (1125-16-1808) PM 4:45PM Hopf algebras, Indicators and Twisted 5:15 Multiphase Allen-Cahn and Cahn-Hilliard (350) Extensions. (359) models and their discretizations with the Maria D. Vega, United States Military effect of pairwise surface tensions. Academy (1125-16-1871) Shuonan Wu*andJinchao Xu, Pennsylvania State University 5:15PM Yetter-Drinfel’d Hopf Algebras and Their (1125-65-1161) (351) Associated Algebras. Yorck Sommerh¨auser,Memorial 5:45PM Computing fluid-structure interaction. University of Newfoundland (360) Jin Wang, University of Tennessee at (1125-16-1564) Chattanooga (1125-65-1192)

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AMS Special Session on Orthogonal 2:15PM Analytical studies for a Data Assimilation Polynomials, I (369) Algorithm: Surface data, Higher-order synchronization, and Time-averaged 2:15 PM –6:05PM Embassy E, International measurements. Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Vincent R. Martinez*, Tulane University, Animikh Biswas,Universityof Organizers: Doron Lubinsky,Georgia Maryland-Baltimore County, Michael S. Institute of Technology Jolly, Indiana University-Bloomington, Jeff Geronimo,Georgia Eric J. Olson, University of Nevada-Reno, Institute of Technology and Edriss S. Titi,TexasA&MUniversity and Weizmann Institute of Science 2:15PM Chebyshev Polynomials on the Real Line. (1125-35-1089) (361) Barry Simon, Caltech (1125-33-788) 2:45PM Approximate solution to porous media 2:45PM Relative Asymptotics of Orthogonal  (370) flows. Preliminary report. (362) Polynomials for Perturbed Measures. Aleksey S. Telyakovskiy,Universityof Edward B Saff*, Vanderbilt University, Nevada, Reno (1125-76-2732) and Nikos Stylianopoulos, Unviersity of Cyprus (1125-41-500) 3:15PM A Robust Preconditioner for (371) High-Contrast Problems. 3:15PM Nikishin systems on star-like sets and Yuliya Gorb, University of Houston (363) associated multi-orthogonal polynomials. (1125-35-3156) Abey Lopez-Garc´ ´ıa*, University of South Alabama, Guillermo Lopez´ Lagomasino, 3:45PM Asymptotic expansion for solutions Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and (372) of Navier-Stokes equations with a Erwin Mina-D˜ ´ıaz,TheUniversityof non-potential body force. Preliminary Mississippi (1125-41-484) report. Luan T Hoang*, Texas Tech University, 3:45PM Vector equilibrium problem with (364) constraint and nth root asymptotics for and Vincent R. Martinez,Tulane some multiple orthogonal polynomials. University (1125-76-1889) Jorge Arvesu´, Charles III University of 4:15PM Numerical computations of 2D Madrid (1125-33-1714) (373) Boussinesq equations with fractional 4:15PM On the Wall transformation and linear dissipation. Preliminary report. (365) pencils of Jacobi matrices. Ramjee P Sharma*, University of North Maksym Derevyagin,Universityof Georgia, and Jiahong Wu,Oklahoma Mississippi (1125-30-878) State University (1125-35-495) 4:45PM Some asymptotic results for 4:45PM Well-posedness and Continuity Properties (366) multi-orthogonal polynomials on arcs of (374) of the Fornberg-Whitham Equation in the unit circle. Preliminary report. Besov Spaces. Erwin Mina-D˜ ´ıaz,Universityof Ryan C. Thompson*, University of North Mississippi (1125-41-466) Georgia, and John Holmes,TheOhio State University (1125-35-1081) 5:15PM Szego-type˝ asymptotics for ray sequences (367) of Frobenius-Pad´e approximants. 5:15PM Weighted estimates of solutions to Maxim L Yattselev*, Indiana (375) degenerate and singlular elliptic University-Purdue University Indianapolis, equations. Alexander Aptekarev, Keldysh Institute Dat Cao*, Department of Mathematics of Applied Mathematics, and Alexander and Statistics, Texas Tech University, Bogolubsky, Pirogov Russian Tuoc Phan and Tadele Mengesha, National Research Medical University Department of Mathematics, University of (1125-41-220) Tennessee (1125-35-2234) 5:45PM Bivariate Bernstein-Szego measures on 5:45PM A numerical study of immiscible (368) the Square. Preliminary report. (376) two-phase multicomponent flows in Jeff Geronimo, Georgia Institute of highly heterogeneous porous media. Technology (1125-43-1832) Sourav Dutta*andPrabir Daripa,Texas A&M University (1125-76-2696) AMS Special Session on PDEs for Fluid flow: Analysis and Computation AMS Special Session on Problems in Partial Differential Equations, II 2:15 PM –6:05PM L405 & L406, Lobby Level, Marriott Marquis 2:15 PM –6:05PM Spring, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency Organizers: Thinh Kieu,Universityof North Georgia Organizers: Alex Himonas,Universityof Emine Celik,Universityof Notre Dame Nevada, Reno Dionyssios Mantzavinos, Hashim Saber,Universityof State University of New York North Georgia at Buffalo

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2:15PM Birkhoff normal form for nonlinear wave 4:45PM Asymptotics for 2D critical first-passage (377) equations. (388) percolation. Walter Craig,McMasterUniversity Michael Damron, Georgia Institute of (1125-35-1972) Technology, Wai-Kit Lam*, Indiana 2:45PM Special properties of solutions to the IVP University Bloomington, and Xuan (378) associated to the Camassa-Holm Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology equation on the line. (1125-60-1510) Felipe Linares,IMPA-RioDeJaneiro, 5:15PM Bootstrap Percolation in Directed Brazil, Gustavo Ponce*andThomas C. (389) Inhomogeneous Random Graphs. Sideris, University of California-Santa Nils Detering*, University of California, Barbara (1125-35-1100) Santa Barbara, Thilo Meyer-Brandis and 3:15PM Instabilities in fluid models. Konstantinos Panagiotou,Universityof (379) Dong Li, University of British Columbia Munich (1125-60-2208) (1125-35-2688) 5:45PM On a family of measures with finitely 3:45PM Well-posedness of nonlinear dispersive  (390) many infinite geodesics in planar first (380) PDEs via the unified transform method. passage percolation. Alex Himonas*, University of Notre Gerandy Brito*andChristopher Dame, and Dionyssios Mantzavinos, Hoffman, University of Washington University of Massachusetts Amherst (1125-60-2709) (1125-35-1106) 4:15PM The Cauchy problem for Euler-Poisson AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in (381) equation and nonuniform dependence. Mathematical Biology, II Preliminary report. Feride Tiglay, Ohio State University (1125-35-1837) 2:15 PM –6:05PM International C, International Level, Marriott Marquis 4:45PM Norm-Inflation and nonuniqueness (382) results for Novikov’s equation. Organizers: Zhisheng Shuai,University Preliminary report. of Central Florida Curtis A Holliman*, The Catholic University of America, Alex Himonas, Guihong Fan,Columbus University of Notre Dame, and Carlos State University Kenig, The University of Chicago (1125-35-1631) Andrew Nevai,Universityof Central Florida 5:15PM Mellin Transform Techniques for the (383) Mixed Problem in Two Dimensions. Eric Numfor, Augusta Hussein Awala,TempleUniversity University (1125-35-1517) 2:15PM Analysis of a simplified model of 5:45PM An admissibility condition for weak (391) anaerobic digestion. (384) solutions of multidimensional nonlinear Tyler Meadows, McMaster University, systems of conservation laws. Marion Weedermann, Dominican Michael Sever, The Hebrew University, University, and Gail S. K. Wolkowicz*, Jerusalem, Israel (1125-35-515) McMaster University (1125-92-2486) AMS Special Session on Random Matrices, 2:45PM Noise induced mixed-mode oscillations Random Percolation and Random Sequence (392) and distribution of outbreaks in a Alignments, II bi-trophic ecosystem. Susmita Sadhu, Georgia College & State 2:15 PM –6:05PM The Learning Center, University (1125-34-1656) Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency 3:15PM Dynamics and pattern formation in (393) diffusive predator-prey system with Organizers: Ruoting Gong, Illinois prey-taxis or predator-taxis. Institute of Technology Sainan Wu, Harbin Institute of Michael Damron,Georgia Technology, Junping Shi*, College of Institute of Technology William and Mary, Boying Wu,Harbin 2:15PM Totally asymmetric simple exclusion Institute of Technology, China, and (385) process on a ring. Jinfeng Wang,HarbinNormalUniversity Jinho Baik, University of Michigan (1125-92-1572) (1125-60-281) 3:45PM Mathematical Models for Prostate Cancer 3:15PM The facilitated exclusion process and  (394) with Androgen Resistance under (386) random growth in a half space. Intermittent Androgen Suppression Guillaume Barraquand,Columbia Therapy. University (1125-60-752) Tin Phan*, Javier Baez and Yang Kuang, 3:45PM A drunk walk in a drunk world. Department of Mathematical and (387) Ivan Z Corwin, Columbia University Statistical Sciences, Arizona State (1125-60-1774) University (1125-00-2587)

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4:15PM Connecting Local and Global Sensitivities 4:45PM Multidimensional persistence vs diagram (395) in a Mathematical Model for Wound (403) and Hochschild cohomology. Preliminary Healing. report. Richard Schugart*, Western Kentucky Francesco Vaccarino, Politecnico di University, Nitin Krishna,TheUniversity Torino / ISI Foundation (1125-55-1265) of Chicago, Hannah Pennington,The 5:15PM Invariants of Simplicial Complexes from University of Illinois at Chicago, Ayush (404) Configuration Spaces. Preliminary report. Prasad, Western Kentucky University, Radmila Sazdanovic*, Andrew Cooper, Marisa Eisenberg,Universityof North Carolina State University, and Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Canaan Vin de Silva, Pomona College Coppola, University at Buffalo, The State (1125-57-1459) University of New York (1125-92-2549) 4:45PM Mathematical exploration of virtuous AMS Special Session on Statistical Methods in  (396) versus vicious cycles of human health Computational Topology and Applications, II and economic development. Calistus N Ngonghala*, University of 2:15 PM –6:05PM International 9, International Florida, and Matthew H Bonds,Harvard Level, Marriott Marquis medical School (1125-92-2412) Organizers: Yu-Min Chung, College of 5:15PM Student Life Tables: Case Study for a William & Mary  (397) Regional University. Preliminary report. Ariel Cintron-Arias, East Tennessee Sarah Day, College of State University (1125-92-3141) William & Mary 2:15PM Universality of the Homotopy Interleaving 5:45PM A calcium time course based (405) Distance. (398) computational model for acute stress Michael Lesnick*, , related cortisol dynamics and synaptic and Andrew Blumberg,Universityof plasticity. Preliminary report. Texas-Austin (1125-55-1597) Pengcheng Xiao*, University of Evansville, and Jianzhong Su, 2:45PM A comparison framework for interleaved The University of Texas at Arlington (406) persistence modules. (1125-92-544) Shaun Harker,RutgersUniversity, Miroslav Kramar, Tohoku University, AMS Special Session on Sheaves in Rachel Levanger*andKonstantin Topological Data Analysis, II Mischaikow,RutgersUniversity (1125-55-1614)

2:15 PM –5:35PM International 10, 3:15PM Discovering Geometry using Topological  International Level, Marriott Marquis (407) Data Analysis. Preliminary report. Peter Bubenik, University of Florida Organizers: Mikael (1125-55-1287) Vejdemo-Johansson,CUNY 3:45PM Pseudo-Multidimensional Persistent College of Staten Island  (408) Homology for Landmark-Free Analysis of Elizabeth Munch,University Point-Cloud Datasets for Medical Imaging at Albany, SUNY and the Determination of Manual Segmentation Reliability. ´ Martina Scolamiero, Ecole Matthew Pietrosanu*andGiseon Heo, polytechnique f´ed´erale de University of Alberta (1125-62-1596) Lausanne 4:15PM Multidimensional Persistence: A Practical 2:15PM Directed sheaf co/homology for (409) Approach. (399) pursuit-evasion games. Matthew L Wright*, St. Olaf College, and Robert Ghrist*, University of Michael Lesnick, Princeton Neuroscience Pennsylvania, and Sanjeevi Krishnan, Institute (1125-55-1154) Ohio State University (1125-91-1157) 4:45PM Topological Microstructure Analysis 3:15PM Matroids, Morse Theory, and Fast (410) Using Persistence Landscapes. (400) Persistent Homology Computations. Thomas Wanner,GeorgeMason Preliminary report. University (1125-55-958) Gregory Henselman,Universityof 5:15PM Kernel method for persistence diagrams. Pennsylvania (1125-55-1225) (411) Genki Kusano*, Tohoku University, Kenji 3:45PM Classification of Constructible Cosheaves. Fukumizu, The Institute of Statistical  (401) Amit Patel, Colorado State University Mathematics, and Yasuaki Hiraoka, (1125-55-1241) Tohoku University (1125-62-443) 4:15PM Theory of interleavings on categories 5:45PM Maximally persistent cycles in random (402) with lax [0, ∞)-action and the hom tree (412) geometric complexes. functor. Omer Bobrowski,DukeUniversity, Vin de Silva, Pomona College, Elizabeth Matthew Kahle*, The Ohio State Munch, University at Albany - SUNY, and University, and Primoz Skraba,Jozef Anastasios Stefanou*, University at Stefan Institute, A.I. Laboratory Albany (1125-55-1540) (1125-55-325)

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AMS Special Session on Topology, 3:45PM Mapping class groups: a pictorial Representation Theory, and Operator  (423) introduction. Algebras (A Tribute to Paul Baum), II Leah Childers*, Pittsburg State University, Tara Brendle,Universityof 2:15 PM –5:35PM Dunwoody, Conference , and Dan Margalit,Georgia Level, Hyatt Regency Institute of Technology (1125-AE-689) 4:15PM An Introduction to Lamplighter Groups. Organizers: Efton Park,TexasChristian  (424) Jennifer Taback, Bowdoin College University (1125-AE-991) Jose Carrion,Texas Christian University MAA Invited Paper Session on Role of Modeling & Understanding Environmental 2:15PM Index Equals Coarsening Equals Heat (413) Flow Equals Loss of Control. Risks John Roe, Penn State (1125-19-505) 2:15 PM –5:35PM International 7, International 2:45PM Analytic Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch Level, Marriott Marquis (414) Theorem. Ronald G Douglas*andYi Wang,Texas Organizer: Ben Fusaro, Florida State A&M University (1125-46-359) University 3:15PM Primary and secondary invariants of 2:15PM Commonalities and differences among (415) algebras of pseudodifferential symbols.  (425) environmental calamities. Preliminary report. Charles R. Hadlock, Bentley University Alexander Gorokhovsky*, University of (1125-AC-1171) Colorado, Boulder, and Henri Moscovici, 2:45PM Modeling the Energy Future. The Ohio State University (1125-47-1135)  (426) James Case,BaltimoreMD 3:45PM Noncommutative Borsuk-Ulam-type (1125-AC-617) (416) conjecture revisited. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Humanistic Conceit, Unintended Piotr M. Hajac*, IMPAN, and Ludwik  (427) Consequences and Collapse. Preliminary Dabrowski, SISSA (1125-46-2039) report. 4:15PM L-classes: Is there a computable local Ben Fusaro, Florida State University (417) combinatorial formula? Preliminary (1125-AC-3050) report. 3:45PM Climate Change and Tipping Points in , Courant Institute, NYU  (428) Seabird Colonies. (1125-57-1186) Shandelle M Henson,Andrews 4:45PM On the isomorphism between topological University (1125-AC-1091) (418) and geometric K-homology. Preliminary 4:15PM The Interaction Term in Population report.  (429) Models. Jody Trout, Dartmouth College Michael Olinick, Middlebury College (1125-55-1936) (1125-AC-785) 5:15PM Beyond Ellipticity. 4:45PM A hysteresis effect in a simple sea-ice (419) Paul Frank Baum, Penn State  (430) model. Preliminary report. (1125-58-1317) William Dean Stone, New Mexico Tech (1125-AC-1521) MAA Invited Paper Session on Office Hours 5:15PM Current Civilization Plus Climate Change with a Geometric Group Theorist, II  (431) Equals Collapse. Preliminary report. Martin E. Walter, University of Colorado, 2:15 PM –4:35PM A602, Atrium Boulder (1125-AC-498) Level, Marriott Marquis AMS-MAA-ICHM Special Session on History of Organizers: Dan Margalit,Georgia Institute of Technology Mathematics, II

Matthew Clay,Universityof 2:15 PM –6:05PM International 8, International Arkansas Level, Marriott Marquis 2:15PM Pitching Coxeter Groups to a Curious  (420) Undergraduate. Organizers: Adrian Rice, Adam Piggott, Bucknell University Randolph-Macon College (1125-AE-424) Sloan Despeaux,Western 2:45PM Growth in Groups. Carolina University  (421) Eric M Freden, Southern Utah University Daniel Otero,Xavier (1125-AE-81) University 3:15PM An exploration of right-angled Artin 2:15PM From L’Hopitalˆ to Lagrange: Analysis  (422) groups.  (432) Textbooks in the 18th Century. Robert W Bell, Michigan State University Robert E Bradley, Adelphi University (1125-AE-2346) (1125-01-1476)

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2:45PM Jean le Rond d’Alembert: l’enfant terrible Teri Jo Murphy, Division of  (433) of the French Enlightenment. Preliminary Undergraduate Education, report. National Science Foundation Lawrence A. D’Antonio, Ramapo College of New Jersey (1125-01-1417) Sandra Richardson, Division of Undergraduate 3:15PM Did Euler Scoop Mobius?¨ Education, National Science  (434) William Dunham, Research Associate in Foundation Mathematics, Bryn Mawr College (1125-01-254) Lee Zia, Division of 3:45PM The Power of Power Series: Hensel and Undergraduate Education, (435) Analogy. Preliminary report. National Science Foundation Fernando Q Gouvea, Colby College (1125-01-538) MAA Minicourse #14: Part A 4:15PM A Tour of Group Generalisations of the  (436) 1920s and 1930s. 2:15 PM –4:15PM L506 & L507, Lobby Christopher D. Hollings,Universityof Level, Marriott Marquis Oxford (1125-01-308) 4:45PM Discussion Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with Common Sense and Common Knowledge 5:15PM An incompleat chronology of the (7, 3, 1)  (437) block design. Preliminary report. Presenters: Ethan D. Bolker,University Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech (1125-01-607) of Massachusetts, 5:45PM How did Leibniz solve the catenary  Maura B. Mast,Fordham (438) problem? Preliminary report. University Michael R. Raugh,LosAngeles, California (1125-01-776) AMS Contributed Paper Session on MAA Minicourse #2: Part A Combinatorics and Graph Theory, I

2:15 PM –4:15PM L508, Lobby Level, 2:15 PM –5:55PM Greenbriar, Conference Marriott Marquis Level, Hyatt Regency

Directing Undergraduate Research 2:15PM Minimum Degrees of Minimal Ramsey Presenter: Aparna Higgins,University  (439) Graphs for Almost-Cliques. of Dayton Raj Raina*, Novi, Andrey Grinshpun and Rik Sengupta, Massachusetts Institute of MAA Minicourse #3: Part A Technology (1125-05-8)

2:30PM Total domination polynomials of graphs. 2:15 PM –4:15PM L504 & L505, Lobby  (440) Preliminary report. Level, Marriott Marquis J. Hu, University of Mississippi, E. Shan, Flipping your Linear Algebra Course Shanghai University, C. Wang,Central using Open Educational Resources China Normal University, Shaohui Wang* Presenters: Sarah Eichhorn,University and B. Wei, University of Mississippi of California, Irvine (1125-05-74) David Farmer,American 2:45PM A Ramsey class for Steiner systems. Institute of Mathematics (441) Vindya Bhat*, Courant Institute of Jim Fowler,TheOhioState Mathematical Sciences/ University, Jaroslav Neˇsetˇril,Charles University, Christian Reiher,Universit¨at Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Hamburg, and Vojtˇech Rodl¨ ,Emory Dartmouth College University (1125-05-2972)

MAA Minicourse #5: Part A 3:00PM The Warden’s Game - Greedy and (442) Necklace Constructions of Universal 2:15 PM –4:15PM Vinings, Conference Cycles. Preliminary report. Level, Hyatt Regency Joseph M DiMuro, Biola University (1125-05-217) Introductory Proposal Writing for Grant Applications to the National 3:15PM Algebraic Digraphs. Science Foundation EHR Division of (443) Aleksandr Kodess, University of Rhode Undergraduate Education Island (1125-05-238)

Presenters: Ron Buckmire, Division of 3:30PM Symmetry and Turan Sums of Squares. Undergraduate Education, (444) Annie Raymond*, University of National Science Foundation Washington, James Saunderson,Monash John Haddock, Division of University, Mohit Singh,Microsoft Undergraduate Education, Research, and Rekha R Thomas, National Science Foundation University of Washington (1125-05-261)

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3:45PM Neighbor sum distinguishing total AMS Contributed Paper Session on  (445) coloring of d-degenerate graphs. Dynamical Systems, , Preliminary report. Difference and Functional Equations, I Miaomiao Han*, West Virginia University, You Lu, Northwestern Polytechnical 2:15 PM –5:55PM International B, International University, and Rong Luo,WestVirginia Level, Marriott Marquis University (1125-05-283) 2:15PM An Experiment of the Malkus-Lorenz (454) Waterwheel and Its Measurement by 4:00PM A Ramsey-Type theorem on Modulo Image Processing. (446) Orientations. Heewon Kim*, Jiwon Seo, Bora Jeong Miaomiao Han, West Virginia University, and Chohong Min, Department of Xinmin Hou, University of Science and mathematics, Ewha womans university, Technology of China, Hong-Jian Lai and , Korea (1125-37-52) Jiaao Li*, West Virginia University (1125-05-300) 2:30PM The concept of the dividing surface in  (455) collinear Hydrogen exchange reaction. Ali Allahem, Maths Department, 4:15PM Induced Turan´ numbers. Sciences College, Qassim University, (447) Po-Shen Loh, Michael Tait,Carnegie Saudi Arabia. (1125-37-59) Mellon, and Craig Timmons*, 2:45PM Adiabatic Chaos and Transport in California State University Sacramento  (456) Mesoscale Vortices and Vortex Rings. (1125-05-319) Maleafisha Joseph Pekwa Stephen Tladi, University of Limpopo (1125-37-65) 4:30PM Anti-Power Prefixes of the Thue-Morse  (448) Word. 3:00PM The Chaotic Ballet of Walking Droplets. Colin R. Defant, University of Florida  (457) Aminur Rahman, New Jersey Institute of (1125-05-481) Technology (1125-37-161) 3:15PM Break

4:45PM On the Minimum Number of 3:30PM Discrete dynamical modeling and  (449) Monochromatic Generalized Schur (458) experimental investigation of chaotic Triples. NOR gates and set/reset flip-flops. Thotsaporn Thanatipanonda,Mahidol Aminur Rahman and Ian Jordan*, University International College New Jersey Institute of Technology (1125-05-674) (1125-37-184) 3:45PM Idealized Models of Insect Olfaction.  (459) Pamela B. Pyzza*, Ohio Wesleyan 5:00PM Permutations that Destroy Arithmetic University, Gregor Kovacic, Rensselaer (450) Progressions in Elementary p-groups. Polytechnic Institute, and David Cai, Ashvin Anand Swaminathan*and Courant Institute, NYU & Shanghai Jiao Noam D Elkies,HarvardUniversity Tong University (1125-37-275) (1125-05-726) 4:00PM Competition between a nonallelopathic (460) phytoplankton and an allelopathic 5:15PM The 26 Wilf-equivalence classes of length phytoplankton species under predation.  (451) five quasi-consecutive patterns. Jean-Jacques Kengwoung-Keumo, Shyam S Narayanan*, Harvard Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma University, and Evan Chen, (1125-37-1256) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4:15PM Finite orbits in random subshifts of finite (1125-05-791) (461) type. Ryan Broderick, University of California, Irvine (1125-37-1439) 5:30PM Counting kings and a connection with  (452) Catalan numbers. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Packing measure of super separated Shih-Wei Chao*, University of North (462) iterated function systems. Georgia, Neil Calkin, Clemson University, James E Reid,UniversityofNorthTexas Catherine Davison, Trinity College, (1125-37-1541) Krista Kelly, Western New England 4:45PM Break University, and Ana Andreea Stoica, 5:00PM Parameter space structures for complex Princeton (1125-05-815) (463) rational maps. Daniel Cuzzocreo, (1125-37-1834) 5:45PM Strongly Regular Graphs from Arcs in (453) Non-Desarguesian Planes. Preliminary 5:15PM Pressure Type Metrics on Spaces of report. (464) Metric Graphs. Liz Lane-Harvard,UniversityofCentral Lien-Yung Kao, University of Notre Dame Oklahoma (1125-05-818) (1125-37-1984)

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5:30PM Fundamental Cupolets of Chaotic 4:45PM Positive cones and positive linear (465) Systems.  (476) functionals on algebras of operators on Matthew A Morena*, Young Harris Pontryagin space Π1 with indefinite College, and Kevin M Short,Universityof metrics: non-degenerated cases. New Hampshire (1125-37-2000) Preliminary report. 5:45PM On the fine classification of Second Sofya S Masharipova*, Southern  (466) Minimal Odd Periodic Orbits of the Arkansas University, and Shukhrat M Continuous Endomorphisms on the Real Usmanov, Waldorf University Line. (1125-46-2085) Ugur G. Abdulla, Florida Institute Of 5:00PM On Measurable Bundles of real Technology, Naveed H Iqbal*, Florida (477) C*-algebras. Institute of Technology, Rashad U. Alexander A Katz, St. John’s University, Abdulla, University of Pennsylvania, and NY, and Roman Kushnir*, University Muhammad U. Abdulla, Florida Institute of South Africa, Pretoria, RSA Of Technology (1125-37-2007) (1125-46-2436) AMS Contributed Paper Session on 5:15PM Twisted Duality for the Clifford von (478) Neumann Algebra. Jeramiah A Hocutt*andPaul L 2:15 PM –5:25PM Techwood, Conference Robinson, University of Florida Level, Hyatt Regency (1125-46-2728) 2:15PM Spectral theory on Banach spaces. AMS Contributed Paper Session on  (467) Jan Lang, The Ohio State University (1125-46-570) ∗ ∗ 2:30PM Hilbert C -modules over Σ -algebras. 2:15 PM –5:40PM Fairlie, Conference (468) ,Universityof Clifford A Bearden Level, Hyatt Regency Houston (1125-46-682)

2:45PM Iterative actions of operators on a system 2:15PM Fostering concept modification through (469) of vectors.  (479) Light Board technology. Armenak Petrosyan, Vanderbilt Girija Sarada Nair-Hart,Universityof University (1125-46-977) Cincinnati, Clermont College 3:00PM Cover topologies and algebraic structures (1125-00-1951) (470) for some spaces of vector-valued 2:30PM A Twist on an Old Mathematical Puzzle. functions. Preliminary report.  (480) Arsalan Wares, Valdosta State University Terje Hoim˜ *, Wilkes Honors College, (1125-97-1) Florida Atlantic Univ., Jupiter, FL 33458, and Univ. of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, and D. 2:45PM An Experiment with Module Based A. Robbins, Trinity College, Hartford, CT  (481) Instruction in Linear Algebra. 06106 (1125-46-1085) Tanvir Prince and Nieves Angulo*, 3:15PM Boundary behavior of analytic functions Hostos Community College, City (471) on the bidisk via Hilbert spaces. University of New York (1125-97-6) Ryan K Tully-Doyle, Hampton University 3:00PM A Moore Method Apprenticeship Program. (1125-46-1197)  (482) Jacqueline A Jensen-Vallin*andW. 3:30PM On the Smoothness of Weak Solutions of Ted Mahavier, Lamar University (472) an Abstract Evolution Equation with (1125-97-882) a Scalar Type Spectral Operator. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Mathematical Puzzle Programs: Marat V. Markin, Department of  (483) Connecting with Students Using Puzzles Mathematics, California State University, and Games. Fresno (1125-46-1445) PJ Couch*, Lamar University, Braxton Carrigan, Southern Connecticut State 3:45PM On bounded homomorphisms of real University, ,Universityof (473) C*-algebras into essentially real Banach Steven Clontz South Alabama, and , algebras. Zachary Sarver Auburn University (1125-97-1335) Alexander A Katz, St. John’s University, NY (1125-46-1507) 3:30PM A Five-Year Update on the Academic 4:00PM A Finiteness Result for Circulant Core  (484) Transition Program.  (474) Hadamard Matrices. Preliminary report. Peter Olszewski, Penn State Behrend Chase T Worley,Universityof (1125-97-1364) Tennessee, Knoxville (1125-46-1798) 3:45PM Supporting Teachers and Engaging 4:15PM Break  (485) Students: The College of Coastal Georgia 4:30PM On defining real locally C*-algebras. Math Department’s partnership with (475) Oleg Friedman*, Touro College / Lander Glynn County Public Schools. College for Men, NY, USA, and Alexander Laura R Lynch*, Tanya Cofer and A. Katz, St. John’s University, NY, USA German Vargas, College of Coastal (1125-46-2808) Georgia (1125-97-1756)

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4:00PM Changing past perceptions and fostering 3:00PM Gaps Between Elements of the Same  (486) future STEM ambitions through  (496) Order in Fp. Preliminary report. secondary and higher education Joshua Harrington, Cedar Crest College, partnerships. and Lenny Jones*, Shippensburg Catherine Paolucci*, State University of University (1125-11-1395) New York at New Paltz, and Evan 3:15PM Sums of Polynomial Residues. Smith, Frank McCourt High School  (1125-97-2211) (497) Samuel Gross, Noblis Inc., Joshua Harrington*andLaurel Minott,Cedar 4:15PM Success for Calculus: Is It a Success? Crest College (1125-11-1489) (487) Preliminary report. Paul N. Runnion*andBarbara Wilkins, 3:30PM Heuristic and improvement on the least Missouri University of Science and (498) prime in an arithmetic progression. Technology (1125-97-2398) Junxian Li*, Kyle Pratt and George Shakan, University of Illinois at 4:30PM Developing Mathematical Identity in Urbana-Champaign (1125-11-1514)  (488) Post-Secondary Students in a Student 1 Math Seminar. PM 3:45 Ramanujan-Sato Series for π Arising Joni J Schneider, Texas State University (499) from the Monster Group. (1125-97-2413) Daniel Schultz*, Penn State, Timothy 4:45PM 3D Printing in Middle School Mathematics Huber, The University of Texas-Pan  (489) and Preservice Teachers. Preliminary American, and Donxi Ye,TheUniversity report. of Wisconsin–Madison (1125-11-1518) Matthew J Haines, Augsburg College, Nora Helf,SanfordMiddleSchool,and 4:00PM Capitulation, unit groups, and the Lewis Istok*, Augsburg College (500) cohomology of S-id`ele classes. (1125-97-2739) Preliminary report. Saikat Biswas, Arizona State University 5:00PM Connecting Multiplication, Fractions, and (1125-11-1535)  (490) Equations. Preliminary report. Eun Jung, University of Georgia 4:15PM Unrestricted Congruence Properties of (1125-97-2926)  (501) the Restricted Partition Function. Preliminary report. 5:15PM Sustainable Mathematics Partnerships  (491) between Public School Districts and Jonathan D. Rehmert*, College of Institution of Higher Education: The the Ozarks, and Brandt Kronholm, COMPLETE Center. Preliminary report. University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley (1125-11-1542) Padmanabhan Seshaiyer*andJennifer Suh, George Mason University 4:30PM Constructing Galois 2-extensions of the (1125-97-3054) (502) 2-adic numbers. 5:30PM Partnering for Success: Developing a Chad Awtrey*, Jim Beuerle and Jade  (492) high school Schrader, Elon University (1125-11-1662) curriculum connecting a university 4:45PM Generalized Zeckendorf Decompositions course with a local high school course  (503) and Monovariants. Preliminary report. using the standards for mathematical Dawn C. Nelson, Saint Peter’s University practice. Preliminary report. (1125-11-1702) Osvaldo Daniel Soto,Universityof California San Diego (1125-97-3111) 5:00PM GCD properties of Generalized Fibonacci  (504) Polynomials. Preliminary report. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Number Antara Mukherjee, The Citadel, The Theory, II Military College of South Carolina (1125-11-1772) 2:15 PM –5:55PM International 1, International 5:15PM Characterizations of Quadratic, Cubic, Level, Marriott Marquis  (505) and Quartic Residue Matrices. Evan P. Dummit*, University of 2:15PM Bound for preperiodic points for maps Rochester, David S. Dummit,University (493) with good reduction. of Vermont, and Hershy Kisilevsky, Sebastian I Troncoso, Michigan State Concordia University (1125-11-1783) University (1125-11-1055) 2:30PM Arithmetic Progressions of Polygonal 5:30PM Quadratic forms representing all  (494) Numbers with Polygonal Common (506) integers coprime to 3. Difference. Preliminary report. Justin DeBenedetto, University of Notre Lenny Jones, Shippensburg University, Dame, and Jeremy Rouse*, Wake Forest and Tristan Phillips*, Shippensburg University (1125-11-1965) Univeristy (1125-11-1309) 5:45PM A Generalization of Identities from 2:45PM ρ-Minimal Transitive Permutation Groups  (507) Fibonacci Numbers to the Generalized (495) and Ranks of CM Types in Degree 24. Fibonacci Polynomial. Alexander Borselli, Lehigh University Nathan S McAnally, The Citadel (1125-11-1391) (1125-11-2081)

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on 5:15PM Routing Permutations on Hypercube Undergraduate Research, I  (519) Graphs. Preliminary report. Gexin Yu and C. Santana Afton*, 2:15 PM –5:55PM International A, International The College of William & Mary Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-05-3030) 5:30PM Logarithms over a Real Associative 2:15PM Optimizing the Quality-Cost Trade-off (520) Algebra.  (508) of Human Annotation for labeling Nathan A. BeDell, Liberty University web-pages to train web page classifiers. (1125-13-277) Sameeksha Khillan*, Edgar Sucar, Xiran 5:45PM Clifford Algebras as Hopf Algebras and Liu and Zichao Li, Institute of Pure and (521) the Connection Between Cocycles and Applied Mathematics, University of Walsh Functions. California, Los Angeles (1125-00-1872) Hannah Elizabeth Downs, Tennessee 2:30PM Extreme Precipitation: Changes in Rain Technological University (1125-16-2769) (509) Frequency from 1895-2015 in Central Texas. MAA Session on Cryptology for Victorie Gore,SouthwesternUniversity Undergraduates, II (1125-00-2018) 2:45PM An Infinitude of Proofs for the Infinitude 2:15 PM –4:50PM L401 & L402, Lobby  (510) of Primes. Level, Marriott Marquis Matthew D Bradley, Wentworth Institute of Technology (1125-00-2622) Organizers: Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky 3:00PM Topological data analysis of ballistic University  (511) deposition models. Kate Heenan L Heenan*andDavid B Joshua Holden, Damiano, College of the Holy Cross Rose-Hulman Institute of (1125-00-3044) Technology Robert Lewand,Goucher 3:15PM Euler characteristic of Hilbert schemes  (512) via colored Young diagrams. College Shelby P. Cox*, University of 2:15PM Secure Hands-on Cryptosystems in an Massachusetts, and Amal Mattoo,  (522) Undergraduate Cryptology Course. Sidwell Friends School (1125-05-205) Preliminary report. Eric J Landquist, Kutztown University 3:30PM Generalized splines on infinite graphs. (1125-B1-1401)  (513) Portia Anderson*, Mariel Jones, Minjun Li, Caitlin O’Neill, Cleophelia Roberts, 2:35PM Cryptology as a Post-Linear Algebra Carolyn Stephen and Claudia He Yun,  (523) Gateway to Advanced Mathematics. Smith College (1125-05-1914) Joseph H Silverman,BrownUniversity (1125-B1-39) 3:45PM Further results on a generalization of  (514) Lie(k). 2:55PM Unlocking Ideas: Using escape room  Sarah D Brauner*, Marissa E Miller, (524) puzzles in a cryptology classroom. Leslie K Nordstrom and Jamie A Oliva, Preliminary report. Smith College (1125-05-2324) Anne M. Ho, Coastal Carolina University (1125-B1-1700) 4:00PM Pruning techniques for Subgraph  3:15PM Using Declassified Intelligence (515) Isomorphism using matchings and vertex  cuts. Preliminary report. (525) Documents in a Cryptology Course. Andrew Meier*, Austin Mohr and David A Brown, Ithaca College Thomas Schuler, Nebraska Wesleyan (1125-B1-96) University (1125-05-2452) 3:35PM Teaching Information Security to  (526) First-Year Students. 4:15PM Break Darren B Glass, Gettysburg College 4:30PM Strategies for Weak Cop Number on (1125-B1-944)  (516) Tilings of the Plane. Preliminary report. 3:55PM The Suitability of Lattices for Arthur F Diep-Nguyen*, Boston College,  (527) Project-based Introductions to and Dylan King, University of Nebraska Cryptology. at Omaha (1125-05-2924) Scott C. Batson*, SPAWAR Systems 4:45PM Games on Graphs: Seepage! Preliminary Center Atlantic, Hemant Pendharkar,  (517) report. Worcester State University, Tuwaner Julie Anne Bowman, Southwest Baptist Hudson Lamar, Morehouse College, University, and Nicholas Lindell*, Georgianna L.T. Campbell,Universityof University of Georgia (1125-05-2986) Georgia, and Kayla A. Capitan, Palmetto 5:00PM Triangular Ramsey Numbers. Preliminary Scholars Academy (1125-B1-213)  (518) report. 4:15PM Cryptology Examples for a Variety of Conner Mattes*andZachary  (528) Course Levels. Preliminary report. Chaney, Colorado School of Mines Joy L. Becker, Wartburg College (1125-05-3006) (1125-B1-2225)

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4:35PM Broken one-time pads and other projects. 2:15PM Frogs + Puzzles = Algorithmic Thinking.  (529) Paul Jenkins, Brigham Young University  (538) Edmund A Lamagna,Universityof (1125-B1-1252) Rhode Island (1125-F5-1420)

2:35PM How many push-ups did they do? MAA Session on Humanistic Mathematics, I  (539) Preliminary report. Michael A. Brilleslyper,U.S.AirForce 2:15 PM –4:50PM Courtland, Conference Academy (1125-F5-1912) Level, Hyatt Regency 2:55PM Using a Mathematical Excursion in Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona  (540) Calculus to Challenge and Expand College Student Understanding of Continuous Eric S. Marland, Functions. Preliminary report. Appalachian State University Lee G. Windsperger, Winona State 2:15PM Using Math to Improve Cultural University (1125-F5-2638) (530) Understanding. 3:15PM : A Play-Doh Julie C. Beier, Earlham College  (541) adventure. Preliminary report. (1125-D1-1320) Anthony Rizzie*, Visiting Assistant 2:35PM Mathematics, Writing and Rhetoric: Professor/University of Connecticut,  (531) Deep Thinking in First-Year Learning Myron Min-Thu-Aye, Assistant Professor Communities. in Residence/University of Connecticut, Christine von Renesse*andJennifer and Amit A Savkar, Associate Professor DiGrazia, Westfield State University, MA in Residence/University of Connecticut (1125-D1-1456) (1125-F5-2001) 2:55PM The Geometry and Spirituality of Islamic 3:35PM Music composition utilizing probabilistic  (532) Tiling. Preliminary report. (542) methods as an applied project in an Carol E. Gibbons*andJayme Hennessy, upper level mathematical statistics Salve Regina University (1125-D1-86) course. 3:15PM From Menstruation to Triathlons: Jennifer L Sinclair, Georgia Gwinnett  (533) Ethnomathematics for the College College (1125-F5-1346) Classroom. 3:55PM Does Monte Hall know Bayes’ Rule? John Kellermeier,Vancouver,WA  (543) Paul R Coe, Dominican University (1125-D1-2394) (1125-F5-2981) 3:35PM Using History as a Vehicle for 4:15PM Linear Algebra Properties of Magic (534) Humanizing Mathematics.  Aaron Trocki, Elon University (544) Squares. (1125-D1-1677) Hossein Behforooz, Utica College (1125-F5-1830) 3:55PM Team Teaching the Math and History of  (535) Global Pandemics. Preliminary report. 4:35PM Exemplifying Mathematical Concepts Maura Chhun, Metropolitan State  (545) through Magic Tricks. University, and Matthew Moynihan*, The Ricardo V Teixeira,Universityof College of Wooster (1125-D1-2908) Houston - Victoria (1125-F5-1956) 4:15PM Playing Nice in the Math Sandbox:  (536) Mathematics in Support of Digital MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, I Humanities. Cindy Traub, Washington University in 2:15 PM –5:30PM Regency Ballroom V, St. Louis (1125-D1-3071) Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency 4:35PM Big, Small, and Nowhere at All: The Organizers: John David, Virginia Military (537) Nature of Numbers - A Denison Seminar. Institute Sam Cowling, Department of Philosophy, Denison University, and May Mei*, Drew Pasteur, College of Department of Mathematics and Wooster Computer Science, Denison University 2:15PM Tennis Anyone? Mathematical Modeling (1125-D1-1172)  (546) and Markov Processes. Paul R. Bouthellier,Universityof MAA Session on Innovative Teaching Pittsburgh-Titusville (1125-I5-48) through Recreational Mathematics, II 2:35PM Physics and Mathematics within Pairs  2:15 PM –4:50PM Embassy C, International (547) Figure Skating Jumps. Preliminary report. Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Diana S Cheng*andKyle P Hurley, Towson University (1125-I5-2151) Organizers: Matthew Jura, Manhattan 2:55PM Mathematics with Apparatus: College  (548) explorations into rhythmic gymnastics. Oscar Levin,Universityof Preliminary report. Northern Colorado Tetyana Berezovski, Associate Professor Tyler Markkanen, of Mathematics, Saint Joseph’s University, Springfield College Philadelphia (1125-I5-1068)

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3:15PM Tracking Athlete Wellness. Preliminary 4:35PM Creating Wallpaper Patterns that are  (549) report.  (563) Locally Random . Preliminary John Kersch Mayberry, University of the report. Pacific (1125-I5-940) Douglas Dunham*, University of 3:35PM What is the relative value of gold, silver, Minnesota, Duluth, and John Shier,  (550) and bronze Olympic medals? Preliminary Apple Valley, MN (1125-I1-881) report. 4:55PM Mathematics in Literature and Cinema. Charles Bergeron, Albany College  (564) Mark Kozek, Whittier College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (1125-I1-2221) (1125-I5-2682) 5:15PM A Novel Idea: Teaching Mathematics 3:55PM Using the Oracle method to rank pitchers   (565) using Apostolos Doxiadis’s Uncle Petros (551) and batters. Preliminary report. and Goldbach’s Conjecture. Preliminary Tom Tegtmeyer,TheUniversityofTexas report. at Austin (1125-I5-2415) Bill Linderman, King University 4:15PM The convex hull of a ballplayer. (1125-I1-3041)  (552) Gerry Myerson, Mathematics, Macquarie University (1125-I5-88) 5:35PM The mathematical problems of Sol LeWitt.  (566) Jennifer Wilson, Eugene Lang College, 4:35PM A Student Stat Crew at Roanoke College. The New School (1125-I1-2918)  (553) David Moreau, Roanoke College (1125-I5-983) 5:55PM Criterion of Yielding is a group of  (567) drawings with elements from the 4:55PM Thinking Outside the Box-Score in  (554) Lacrosse. mathematics of plasticity superimposed Adam F Childers, Roanoke College on vintage stereoscopic images exploring (1125-I5-1384) paths of stress and strain visually and emotionally. 5:15PM A Search for Champion Boxers. Sarah Katherine Stengle*, Stengle  (555) Tien Chih*, Newberry College, and Studio, Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Demitri Plessas, Northeastern State Genevieve Gaiser Tremblay,Cornish University (1125-I5-1612) College, Seattle, Washington (1125-I1-1860) MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, II MAA Session on Teaching Abstract Algebra: 2:15 PM –6:10PM A706, Atrium Topics and Techniques, II Level, Marriott Marquis

Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova 2:15 PM –5:50PM M304, Marquis University Level, Marriott Marquis 2:15PM Squares that Look Round: Transforming  (556) Spherical Images. Organizers: Jessie Lenarz, St. Catherine Saul Schleimer,UniversityofWarwick, University and Henry Segerman*, Oklahoma State Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin University (1125-I1-447) Lutheran College 2:35PM constraints in ruler-and-compass  2:15PM Confessions of an Abstract Algebra Noob. (557) perspective drawings. Preliminary report.  (568) Preliminary report. Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall Erica L Johnson, St. John Fisher College College (1125-I1-519) (1125-P1-1791) 2:55PM The Mathematics and Art of the  2:35PM Strengthening the Narrative of an (558) Wunderlich Cube.  Betty Love*andVictor Winter, (569) Abstract Algebra Course via Tutored University of Nebraska - Omaha Oral Exams and Other Techniques. (1125-I1-664) Preliminary report. Bradford J. Schleben, Belmont University 3:15PM The Art of Geometric Dissections. (1125-P1-2771)  (559) Preliminary report. Margaret Kepner, Washington, DC 2:55PM Re-write and Re-submit: Multiple (1125-I1-1849)  (570) Attempts at Homework Problems in Abstract Algebra. Preliminary report. 3:35PM Turning the Corner: Symmetry, Botanical  (560) Art, and Metalpoint Drawing. Katie Anders, University of Texas at Elizabeth Whiteley, Washington DC Tyler (1125-P1-2450) (1125-I1-1858) 3:15PM Reading, Writing, and ’Rithmetic in the  3:55PM Hidden Beauty in : (571) Abstract Algebra Classroom.  (561) Weavings and Lace. Preliminary report. Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College Douglas G Burkholder, Lenoir-Rhyne (1125-P1-2612) University (1125-I1-1856) 3:35PM Specifications Grading in a First Course 4:15PM Self-Similar Polygon Spirals. (572) in Abstract Algebra.  (562) Nick C Mendler,UniversityofSan Mike Janssen, Dordt College Francisco (1125-I1-956) (1125-P1-177)

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3:55PM Specifications Grading in Abstract 3:35PM Anticipatory Sets as a Method of  (573) Algebra.  (583) Engagement in College Mathematics Melissa Lindsey, Indiana Wesleyan Classes. University (1125-P1-2853) Carrie J. Timmerman, Siena Heights University (1125-O1-2605) 4:15PM Symmetry and IBL in Abstract Algebra. (574) Matt Koetz, Nazareth College 3:55PM Flipping the liberal arts math classroom: (1125-P1-2331)  (584) improving learning, increasing verbal discourse. 4:35PM A Visual and Intuitive Approach to the Michael Weingart*andAlice W Seneres,  (575) Teaching of the Always Even or Always Rutgers University (1125-O1-1352) Odd Theorem for Permutations. 4:15PM How I Flipped My Classroom and Why I Tanya Cofer, College of Coastal Georgia  (585) am Sticking With It. (1125-P1-1638) Adam T Heck, Southern Adventist 4:55PM Group theory for middle schoolers and University (1125-O1-346)  (576) inservice teachers: close encounters with 4:35PM Writing to Learn Intervention in an the abstract.  (586) Algebra Course for K-8 Pre-service Ben Blum-Smith, Courant Institute of Teachers. Preliminary report. Mathematical Sciences (1125-P1-1554) Maria G Fung*andPamela 5:15PM Teaching introductory group theory with Hollander, Worcester State University  (577) the Rubik’s cube. Preliminary report. (1125-O1-2280) Scott Zinzer, West Virginia Wesleyan 4:55PM Teaching Set Theory and Venn Diagrams College (1125-P1-2578) (587) with Embodied Cognition. Sarah E. Hanusch,SUNYOswego 5:35PM A Commutative but non-Associative (1125-O1-2161)  (578) OperationintheGameofSET. Preliminary report. 5:15PM College teachers’ beliefs: Teaching  Michael D Smith, Lycoming College (588) mathematics to students with learning (1125-P1-1433) disabilities. Preliminary report. Lisa J. Carnell, High Point University MAA Session on The Scholarship of Teaching (1125-O1-1311) and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, II 5:35PM Impact of Course Policy Changes on  (589) Calculus I DFW Rates. Preliminary report. Paran Rebekah Norton*, Karen High 2:15 PM –5:50PM Embassy A, International and William Bridges, Clemson University Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency (1125-O1-1661) Organizers: Thomas Banchoff,Brown University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Number Theory, I Curtis Bennett, Loyola Marymount University 2:15 PM –5:55PM Roswell, Conference Pam Crawford, Jacksonville Level, Hyatt Regency University Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola College Marymount University Kimberly Presser, Edwin Herman,University Shippensburg University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 2:15PM Increasing Student Knowledge Transfer  2:15PM Variations on The Harmonic Series. (579) from College Algebra Curriculum to  Partner Disciplines. Preliminary report. (590) Preliminary report. ,Rowan Lorraine F Dame*, Aminul Huq, Bijaya Jay Lawrence Schiffman University (1125-VN-34) Aryal and Xavier Prat-Resina,University of Minnesota Rochester (1125-O1-2654) 2:30PM Advances in the Goldbach and Twin  (591) Primes conjectures. Preliminary report. 2:35PM Teaching Pre-Calculus through Gaming. Juan Orozco, Austin, TX (1125-VN-321)  (580) Preliminary report. 2:45PM Iterative limit of numbers with digit Brett C Smith*andJames S Rolf,Yale  (592) reversals. Preliminary report. University (1125-O1-2894) M Affouf, Kean University (1125-VN-541) 2:55PM Long-term Learning Gains from an Online 3:00PM Cyclic Patterns in Digital Root Series.  (581) Bridge Program. Preliminary report.  (593) Preliminary report. James S Rolf*andJohn Hall,Yale Jeremiah Bartz,UniversityofNorth University (1125-O1-2810) Dakota (1125-VN-686) 3:15PM Understanding Gender Bias on Large 3:15PM Fibonacci Numbers in PTPMs. Preliminary  (582) Scale Precalculus Exams.  (594) report. Ashley Klahr*andGuadalupe Lozano, Jathan W. Austin, Salisbury University University of Arizona (1125-O1-2835) (1125-VN-690)

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3:30PM Binomial Sums That Generate 2:30PM Building a Community of Practice to  (595) Doubly-Recursive Sequences. (604) Develop and Integrate Innovative Steven R Edwards*, Kennesaw State Instructional Strategies in College Univeristy, and William Griffiths, Algebra Classes at the University of Kennesaw State University (1125-VN-703) Houston-Downtown. Preliminary report. Judith Quander*andTimothy Redl, 3:45PM Break University of Houston-Downtown (1125-VQ-643) 4:00PM Parametrization of Four-Periodic Points  (596) of Rational Quadratic Functions. 2:45PM Corequisite Remediation in a College Chatchawan Panraksa,Mahidol (605) Algebra Course: Embracing Complete University International College College America. (1125-VN-1301) Alison Reddy, University of Illinois (1125-VQ-699) 4:15PM Level compatibility in the passage from (597) modular symbols to cup products. 3:00PM Formula vs. Concept: A Dual Process for  R. Scott Williams,UniversityofCentral (606) Solving Problems in Beginning Algebra. Oklahoma (1125-VN-1412) Preliminary report. Shumei C Richman, Midlands Technical 4:30PM Exploring the characteristics of modulo College (1125-VQ-1061)  (598) one sequences. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Using Clickers to Gauge Understanding. Yasanthi Kottegoda,UniversityofNew  (607) Christy Sue Langley,Universityof Haven (1125-VN-1487) Louisiana at Lafayette (1125-VQ-1152)

4:45PM A random walk and the Riemann 3:30PM Break  (599) hypothesis for children. Preliminary 3:45PM Web-based games to master core skills in report.  (608) introductory college mathematics. Thomas J. Osler,RowanUniversity Frank Vahid, Joe Allen*, Univ. of (1125-VN-1509) California, Riverside, and Alex Edgcomb, 5:00PM Break Univ. of California, Riverside / zyBooks (1125-VQ-1454) 5:15PM Scaling of Spectra of Cantor-Type 4:00PM Adapting the Singapore Problem  (600) Measures and Some Number Theoretic  (609) Framework to College Level – Considerations. Performance Report Presenters: Drs. Dorin Ervin Dutkay and Isabelle Umesh Nagarkatte, Joshua Berenbom. Kraus*, University of Central Florida Umesh P. Nagarkatte*, Medgar Evers (1125-VN-1882) College (CUNY), and Joshua Berenbom, 5:30PM A Formula for the Number of Solutions of Medgar Evers College, CUNY  (601) an Arbitrary Quadratic Congruence. (1125-VQ-489) J. Larry Lehman,UniversityofMary 4:15PM Reading vs. Doing: A Comparison of Washington (1125-VN-1925)  (610) Methods of Teaching Problem-Solving in Introductory Statistics. 5:45PM Gelfand’s Question in Different Bases. Abra Brisbin*andErica Maranhao do  (602) Vadim Ponomarenko*andJason Nascimento, University of Wisconsin-Eau , San Diego State University Thoma Claire (1125-VQ-2051) (1125-VN-1945) 4:30PM Testing a Learning Lab Model in First MAA General Contributed Paper Session  (611) Year Mathematics Courses. on Teaching and Learning Introductory Emma Smith Zbarsky*andJoan Giblin, Mathematics, I Wentworth Institute of Technology (1125-VQ-2219)

4:45PM Ways Secondary Mathematics Teachers 2:15 PM –5:40PM Kennesaw, Conference  (612) Order Algebra Problems Based on Both Level, Hyatt Regency Mathematical and Linguistic : A Case Study. Preliminary report. Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Bill Zahner, Hayley Milbourne*and College Lynda Wynn, San Diego State University Kimberly Presser, (1125-VQ-1966) Shippensburg University 5:00PM Learning Assistants’ Roles in Flipping  (613) Large Classrooms. Melvin Royer, Indiana Sheeva Doshireh*, George Mason Wesleyan University University, and Stephen Liddle,George Mason Univeristy (1125-VQ-1719) 2:15PM Do Our Calculations Matter if Our  (603) Assumptions are Flawed? 5:15PM Preparing Students for Trigonometry Lisa A Lister*, Bloomsburg University,  (614) with a Primary Source Project. and Lynne Ipina˜ , University of Wyoming Daniel E. Otero, Xavier University (1125-VQ-241) (Cincinnati, OH) (1125-VQ-1906)

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5:30PM Using TPR in the pre-calculus class: Math Stacey Hancock,Montana  (615) instruction inspired by second-language State University learning. Sue Schou,IdahoState Daniel S. Helman, Prescott College University (1125-VQ-2254) Panelists: K. Scott Alberts,Truman SIAM Minisymposium on Recent State University Developments in Computational Inverse Roger Hoerl,Centersfor Problems and Imaging Disease Control and Prevention 2:15 PM –5:40PM A703, Atrium Robin Lock,St.Lawrence Level, Marriott Marquis University

Organizers: Fernando Guevara MAA Panel Vasquez,UniversityofUtah Alexander V. Mamonov, 2:15 PM –3:35PM International 6, International University of Houston Level, Marriott Marquis Kui Ren,UniversityofTexas at Austin What Every Student Should Know about the JMM 2:15PM Unique Continuation, Uniqueness and (616) Optimization for Viscoelastic Models. Organizer: Violeta Vasilevska,Utah Preliminary report. Valley University Joyce R. McLaughlin, Rensselaer Panelists: Joyati Debnath,Winona Polytechnic Institute (1125-35-1939) State University 2:45PM Solution of inverse hyperbolic problems Michael Dorff,Brigham (617) via data-driven discrete-time reduced Young University order models. Matt DeLong,Taylor Vladimir Druskin*, Schlumberger, University Alexander Mamonov,Universityof Houston, Andrew Thaler, MathWorks, AssociationforWomeninMathematicsPanel and Mikhail Zaslavsky,Schlumberger (1125-65-1985) Discussion

3:15PM Imaging with intensity cross correlations 2:15 PM –3:40PM A707, Atrium (618) and application to ghost imaging. Level, Marriott Marquis Josselin Garnier, Ecole Polytechnique (1125-35-899) Mentoring Women in Mathematics. 3:45PM Phase Retrieval and Ptychography with Organizer: Michelle Manes,University (619) Coded Diffraction Patterns. of Hawaii at Manoa Albert Fannjiang*, UC Davis, Pengwen Chen, National Chung Hsing University, Moderator: Michelle Manes,University Taiwan, and Gi-Ren Liu,National of Hawaii at Manoa Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan Panelists: Helen Grundman, Bryn (1125-65-287) Mawr College 4:15PM An Inverse Problem in Quantum Optics. Suzanne Weekes, Worcester (620) John C Schotland, Department of Polytechnic Institute Mathematics, University of Michigan Deanna Haunsperger, (1125-81-1583) Carleton College 4:45PM Incorporating Sparsity Information in ,Microsoft (621) Inverse Problems. Research Ilker Kocyigit, University of Michigan (1125-00-1723) Emina Soljanin,Rutgers University 5:15PM Phase tracking for model reduction of (622) high-frequency waves. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Laurent Demanet, MIT (1125-65-2061) Probability and Statistics, I MAA Panel 2:30 PM –5:55PM Baker, Conference

2:15 PM –3:35PM International 5, International Level, Hyatt Regency Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Preparing for the Data Deluge: College Mathematics Programs and the Future of Kimberly Presser, Undergraduate Statistics Education Shippensburg University Organizers: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Melvin Royer, Indiana Lawrence University Wesleyan University

95 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 4 (cont’d.)

2:30PM The beta- fisher snedecor distribution 5:15PM Study of Autocorrelation of Regression  (623) with applications to cancer remission (634) Residuals using Crop Residue Yield data. Potential. Preliminary report. Kazeem Adesola Adepoju,Universityof Mitra L Devkota*, Shawnee State Ibadan (1125-VP-35) University, and Gary D Hatfield,South Dakota State University (1125-VP-1097) 2:45PM Bootstrapping Analogs of the Two Sample  (624) Hotelling’s T 2 Test. 5:30PM Risk Measures for the Mixture of the Hasthika S Rupasinghe Arachchige (635) Popular Models. Don*andLasanthi CR Pelawa Min Deng, Mathematics Department, Watagoda, Southern Illinois University Towson University, Towson, MD (1125-VP-164) (1125-VP-455)

3:00PM Inference After Variable Selection. 5:45PM Bayesian Inference on P(X

4:00PM On the Limitations of Financial Models. Terrance Pendleton,Drake  (629) Preliminary report. University Ben Duklewski, Harvest Investment Consultants, Timonium, MD 21093, Margaret Rahmoeller, Veera Holdai and Barbara Wainwright*, Roanoke College Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD 21801 Presenters: Rick Laugesen, (1125-VP-685) University of Illinois at 4:15PM Optimal quantization for infinite Urbana-Champaign (630) nonhomogeneous distributions. Lakshmi Roychowdhury*andMrinal K Adriana Salerno,Bates Roychowdhury,UniversityofTexasRio College Grande Valley (1125-VP-771) Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd 4:30PM Bond bounds for College (631) Archimedean lattices. Preliminary report. John C. Wierman, John Hopkins MAA Invited Address University (1125-VP-823) 3:20 PM –4:10PM Atrium Ballroom, 4:45PM Nonparametric Estimation of Prior (632) Distribution for a Linear Degradation Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Signal Model. Geoffrey H Schuette,TheUniversityof (637) Random polygons, Grassmannians, and a Texas at Arlington (1125-VP-862) problem of Lewis Carroll. Jason Cantarella, University of Georgia 5:00PM Best Linear Unbiased Estimators Using (1125-A0-16)  (633) Both Double Ranked Set Sampling and Modified Double Ranked Set Sampling AWM Business Meeting Procedures. Qasim M Al-Shboul*, Zayed University - Dubai - UAE, and Elies Kouider, Ferris 3:45 PM –4:15PM A707, Atrium State University (1125-VP-1072) Level, Marriott Marquis

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MAA Panel Discussion Monica Jackson,American University 3:50 PM –5:10PM International 5, International John McCleary, Vassar Level, Marriott Marquis College Professional Development at the Section Moderator: Helen G. Grundman, Level: Section NExT, Opportunities for American Mathematical Graduate Students, and More Society Organizers: Julie Barnes,Western Panelists: Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Carolina University Arizona State University Benjamin V.C. Collins,Universityof Duane Cooper, Morehouse Wisconsin-Platteville College Jessica Deshler,West Kristin Lauter,Microsoft Virginia University Corporation Eric Eager,Universityof Talithia Williams,Harvey Wisconsin La Crosse Mudd College David Torain, Hampton University MAA Minicourse #1: Part A Panelists: Brian Birgen, Wartburg College 4:45 PM –6:45PM L508, Lobby Level, Marriott Marquis Eric Eager Jon Ernstberger,LaGrange Complex Analysis and College Geometry/Topology as Introductions to Sarah Frick,Furman Proofs Courses University Presenters: Neelesh Tiruviluamala, University of Southern MAA Panel California

3:50 PM –5:10PM International 6, International David Crombecque, Level, Marriott Marquis University of Southern California Research Support Networks Moderator: Louis Deaett, Quinnipiac MAA Minicourse #6: Part A University Panelists: Jason Callahan,St. 4:45 PM –6:45PM L504 & L505, Lobby Edward’s University Level, Marriott Marquis Margaret Cozzens,Rutgers University Linear Algebra in Computer Graphics and Data Mining Joyati Debnath,Winona State University Presenter: Tim Chartier,Davidson T. Christine Stevens, College American Mathematical Society MAA Minicourse #16: Part A Ulrica Wilson, Morehouse 4:45 PM –6:45PM L506 & L507, Lobby College/ICERM Level, Marriott Marquis

MAA Section Officers Using and Making Integrated Online Textbooks with MathBook XML. 4:00 PM –5:00PM Imperial Ballroom A, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Presenter: Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College Chair: Betty Mayfield, Hood College Reception for Graduate Students and First-Time Participants AMS Committee on the Profession Panel Discussion 5:30 PM –6:30PM Imperial Ballroom B, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis 4:30 PM –6:00PM A601, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics (HOM Diversity and Inclusion in the SIGMAA) Business Meeting Mathematical Sciences Organizers: Pamela Gorkin,Bucknell 6:00 PM –6:30PM International 6, International University Level, Marriott Marquis

97 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 4 (cont’d.)

SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics (HOM 8:30AM Security and attacks on SIGMAA) Reception (641) Ring-Learning-with-Errors. Hao Chen, Kristin E Lauter,Microsoft 6:30 PM –7:00PM International 6, International Research, and Katherine E Stange*, Level, Marriott Marquis University of Colorado Boulder (1125-11-748)

Special Panel Presentation 9:00AM Using lattice reduction to improve (642) isogeny evaluation. 6:30 PM –8:00PM A704, Atrium Jean-Francois Biasse*, University of Level, Marriott Marquis South Florida, Claus Fieker,Universityof Kaiserslautern, and Michael John The Mathematics and Jacobson, University of Calgary Behind Hidden Figures. (1125-11-2005) SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics (HOM 9:30AM Cryptographic constructions via secret SIGMAA) Guest Lecture (643) finite field isomorphisms. Preliminary report. 7:00 PM –7:50PM International 6, International Joseph H Silverman,BrownUniversity Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-94-389) 10:00AM Cryptographic constructions via secret Organizer: Toke Knudsen, State (644) finite field isomorphisms. University of New York at *, and Oneonta Joseph Silverman,BrownUniversity 7:00PM Trigonometry and the Challenge of the (1125-94-546) (638) History of Mathematics. Glen Van Brummelen, Quest University 10:30AM Capacity Theory and Optimality of (1125-A0-202) (645) Coppersmith’s Theorem. Ted Chinburg, Brett Hemenway, Nadia AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture Heninger, University of Pennsylvania, and Zachary Scherr*, Bucknell University 8:30 PM –9:20PM Atrium Ballroom, (1125-11-841) Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis 11:00AM Capacity theory and Coppersmith’s  (646) algorithm for integral points. Preliminary (639) Quantum computing and the report. entanglement frontier. Ted Chinburg*, Brett Hemenway, Nadia John Preskill, California Institute of Heninger, University of Pennsylvania, Technology (1125-00-22) and Zachary Scherr, Bucknell University (1125-11-965)

11:30AM Computing L-series of genus 3 curves.  (647) Preliminary report. Thursday, January 5 Andrew V Sutherland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1125-11-577) Joint Meetings Registration AMS-NAM Joint Special Session on The 7:30 AM –4:00PM Grand Hall Lobby, Exhibit Level, Hyatt Regency Mathematics of the Atlanta University Center, I Email Center 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM M101, Marquis 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM Exhibit Level Level, Marriott Marquis Prefunction Area, Hyatt Regency Organizers: Talitha M. Washington, Howard University AMS-MAA Special Session on Mathematics of Cryptography, I Monica Jackson,American University 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International C, Colm Mulcahy,Spelman International Level, Marriott Marquis College

Organizers: Nathan Kaplan,University 8:00AM Applied Mathematics Research at Atlanta of California, Irvine  (648) University/Clark Atlanta University: Alice Silverberg,University 1980-2015. of California, Irvine Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta University (1125-01-1043) 8:00AM Counting lattices by cotype.  (640) Nathan Kaplan*, University of California, 8:30AM Generalizing Parabolic Subsets from Irvine, Gautam Chinta, CCNY, and  (649) Involutorial Automorphisms. Shaked Koplewitz,YaleUniversity Samuel J Ivy, United States Military (1125-11-2249) Academy (1125-20-2819)

98 Thursday, January 5 – Program of the Sessions

9:00AM Race matters: analyzing the relationship 9:00AM Finite element and discontinuous  (650) between colorectal cancer mortality rates (658) Galerkin methods for linear elliptic PDEs and various factors within respective in non-divergence form. racial groups. Xiaobing Feng*, Stefan Schnake, Monica Christine Jackson*, American The University of Tennessee, and University, Kimberly Sellers, Michael Neilan, University of Pittsburgh Georgetown University, Calandra Moore, (1125-65-1389) Washington, DC, Jada Johnson, University of Texas, Jessica Lyle, 10:00AM A saddle point least squares method for Maryville College, Israel Almodovar, (659) mixed variational formulations. Iowa State University, Emma Veach, Constantin Bacuta*andKlajdi Qirko, Indiana University, and Ismael Xique, University of Delaware (1125-65-1322) University of Michigan (1125-62-2459) 10:30AM Pseudo-time adaptive regularization for 9:30AM Community Data Analytics: Localized (660) quasilinear elliptic PDE.  (651) Data Analysis and Decision Modeling in Sara Pollock, Wright State University the Era of ‘Big Data’ and ‘Smart Cities’. (1125-65-1909) Preliminary report. 11:00AM Exotic transmission problems for wave Michael P. Johnson,Universityof (661) equations and how they really are Massachusetts Boston (1125-62-3147) semidiscrete integral equations. 10:00AM Mathematical Model of Temperature Francisco Javier Sayas,Universityof  (652) Effects on Human Sleep Regulation. Delaware (1125-65-352) Shelby Nicole Wilson, Morehouse College (1125-92-3035) AMS Special Session on Algebraic Statistics

10:30AM Why a mathematics degree? Implications (a Mathematics Research Communities  (653) of a Mathematics Major for Secondary Session), I Teachers. Karen D King, National Science 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Inman, Conference Foundation (1125-97-3138) Level, Hyatt Regency 11:00AM AI and Communities of Color: What  (654) Questions Should We Be Asking? Organizers: Mateja Raic,Universityof Preliminary report. Illinois at Chicago Charles C Earl, Automattic Nathaniel Bushnek, (1125-68-2096) University of Alaska, 11:30AM Non-uniqueness of the dual of a Banach Anchorage (655) space and its application. Daniel Irving Bernstein, Tepper L. Gill,HowardUniversity North Carolina State (1125-46-3) University

AMS Special Session on Advances in 8:00AM Introduction to Algebraic Statistics. Numerical Analysis for Partial Differential  (662) Seth Sullivant, North Carolina State Equations, I University (1125-62-1027) 9:00AM Exact goodness-of-fit tests for Stochastic 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM M103 & 104, Marquis (663) Block Models. Level, Marriott Marquis Nikita Alexeev, The George Washington University, Vishesh Karwa*, Harvard Organizers: Thomas Lewis,University University, Debdeep Pati,FloridaState of North Carolina at University, Sonja Petrovi´c, Illinois Greensboro Institute of Technology, Chicago, Amanda Diegel, Louisiana Mateja Raiˇc, University of Illinois, State University Chicago, Liam Solus, Institute of Science and Technology Austria and MIT, 8:00AM Muntz-Galerkin¨ methods and applications Dane Wilburne, Illinois Institute of  (656) to mixed Dirichlet-Neumann boundary Technology, Chicago, Robert Williams, value problems. Texas A & M University, and Bowei Yan, Yingwei Wang, Purdue University The University of Texas at Austin (1125-65-1191) (1125-62-1717) 8:30AM A domain decomposition method for a 9:30AM On consistency guarantees for DAG (657) partition of unity method applied to (664) model selection. fourth order problems. Preliminary Liam Solus, KTH Royal Institute of report. Technology (1125-05-1300) Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State University, Christopher B. Davis*, 10:00AM Means and a Central Limit Theorem in Tennessee Technological University, and (665) tree space. Li-yeng Sung, Louisiana State University Megan Owen,LehmanCollege,CUNY (1125-65-1879) (1125-62-1915)

99 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 5 (cont’d.)

10:30AM Finite phylogenetic complexity and 11:00AM Using closure operations to study (666) combinatorics of tables. (675) singularities. Emanuele Ventura, Department of Rebecca R.G., Syracuse University Mathematics and Systems Analysis, Aalto (1125-13-1198) University (1125-62-477) 11:30AM Fq-Local Systems on Abelian Varieties of 11:00AM When is it surprising that all gene trees (676) Low p-rank. (667) are unique? An application of the Brett Frankel,NorthwesternUniversity generalized birthday problem. (1125-14-1374) Ruth Davidson*, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and James H. AMS Special Session on Character Varieties Degnan, University of New Mexico (a Mathematics Research Communities (1125-92-1348) Session), I 11:30AM Chordal networks of polynomial ideals. (668) Diego Cifuentes*andPablo A Parrilo, 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Embassy D, International Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency (1125-68-396) Organizers: Nathan Druivenga, AMS Special Session on An Amicable University of Kentucky Combination of Algebra and Number Theory Brett Frankel,Northwestern (Dedicated to Dr. Helen G. Grundman), I University Ian Le, Perimeter Institute 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 10, for Theoretical Physics International Level, Marriott Marquis 8:00AM Representations of the Kauffman bracket Organizers: Eva Goedhart,Lebanon (677) skein algebra at roots of unity. Valley College Charles Frohman*, The University of Iowa, Joanna Kania-Bartoszynska, Pamela E. Harris, Williams National Science Foundation, and Thang College Le, Georgia Tech (1125-57-731) Daniel P. Wisniewski, 9:00AM Riemannian metrics on character DeSales University (678) varieties of closed surface groups. Alejandra Alvarado, Andrew Michael Sanders,Universityof Eastern Illinois University Heidelberg (1125-53-558) 8:00AM Hyperbolic Euler Numbers and 10:00AM Spaces of flat connections. (669) Polynomials. Preliminary report. (679) Daniel Ramras, Indiana Abdul Hassen*andChristopher Ernest, University-Purdue University Indianapolis Rowan University (1125-11-587) (1125-55-437) 8:30AM Number of solutions to ax + by = cz. 11:00AM (unmarked) Length spectrum rigidity of (670) Robert Styer*, Villanova University, and (680) representations. Reese Scott, Boston, MA (1125-11-1457) Andrew Zimmer, University of Chicago (1125-22-1581) 9:00AM Simple Proof of the Partition Function (671) Formula. Wladimir Pribitkin, College of Staten AMS Special Session on Combinatorial and Island and the Graduate Center, City Cohomological Invariants of Flag Manifolds University of New York (1125-11-1130) and Related Varieties, I 9:30AM Applications of Hyperbolic Fourier 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM A705, Atrium  (672) Coefficients. Preliminary report. Level, Marriott Marquis Karen Taylor, Bronx Community College (1125-11-1461) Organizers: Martha Precup, 10:00AM Analysis and arithmetic in moments of Northwestern University (673) twisted L-functions. Rebecca Goldin,George Djordje Mili´cevi´c*, Bryn Mawr College, Mason University Valentin Blomer, Mathematisches Institut, Universit¨at Gottingen,¨ ´Etienne 8:00AM Equivariant cohomology and counting Fouvry,Universit´eParis-Sud,CNRS, (681) tableaux. Universit´e Paris-Saclay, Emmanuel Linda Chen, Swarthmore College Kowalski,ETHZurich,¨ Philippe Michel, (1125-14-2714) ´Ecole Polytechnique F´ed´erale de 8:30AM GKM theory for non-GKM spaces. Lausanne, and William F. Sawin,ETH (682) Elizabeth Drellich,SwarthmoreCollege Zurich¨ (1125-11-1466) (1125-05-1318) 10:30AM Coefficients of Logarithmic Vector-Valued 9:00AM On the equivariant K-theory of type A (674) Poincar´eSeries. (683) Peterson varieties. Austin Daughton, Franklin and Marshall Brent Gorbutt, George Mason University College (1125-11-1467) (1125-05-2506)

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9:30AM Singularities of Hessenberg Varieties. 10:30AM Abel-Jacobi maps and Riemann points (684) Preliminary report. (694) on hyperelliptic Riemann surfaces. Erik A Insko*, Florida Gulf Coast Preliminary report. University, and Martha Precup, Christelle Vincent,Universityof Northwestern University (1125-14-2035) Vermont (1125-11-1665)

10:00AM Equivariant cohomology of certain affine 11:00AM Dynamical modular curves for quadratic (685) Springer fibers. (695) polynomial maps. Preliminary report. Julianna Tymoczko, Smith College John R. Doyle, University of Rochester (1125-55-1943) (1125-11-1193) 11:30AM Finiteness results for regular binary 10:30AM Flat families of Hessenberg varieties with (696) quadratic polynomials. Preliminary (686) an application to Newton-Okounkov report. bodies. Preliminary report. James Ricci, Daemen College Hiraku Abe*, Osaka City University (1125-11-2013) Advanced Mathematical Institute, Lauren DeDieu, The University of Minnesota, AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems, I Federico Galetto and Megumi Harada, McMaster University (1125-51-2735) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM M301, Marquis 11:00AM Puzzles for 3-step flag varieties. Level, Marriott Marquis (687) Preliminary report. Anders S. Buch,RutgersUniversity Organizers: Jim Wiseman,AgnesScott (1125-05-1615) College Aimee Johnson, 11:30AM Parabolic Kazhdan-Lusztig basis, Swarthmore College (688) Schubert classes, and equivariant oriented cohomology. 8:00AM Continuum Fibonacci Schrodinger¨ Cristian Lenart*, State University of New (697) Operators. York at Albany, Kirill Zainoulline, Mark Embree, Department of University of Ottawa, and Changlong Mathematics and Computational Zhong, State University of New York at Modeling and Data Analytics Division, Albany (1125-14-863) Virginia Tech, Jake Fillman, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, and May AMS Special Session on Discrete Structures Mei*, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Denison University in Number Theory, I (1125-37-981) 8:30AM On conditions implied by ergodic 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 9, (698) cartesian square for nonsingular ergodic International Level, Marriott Marquis actions. Isaac Loh, Northwestern University, and Organizers: Anna Haensch, Duquesne Cesar E Silva*, Williams College University (1125-37-2187) Adriana Salerno,Bates 9:00AM Structure of Rigidity Sequences for College (699) Substitution Dynamical Systems. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Torsion Points on CM Elliptic Curves. Jon Fickenscher, Princeton University, (689) Abbey Bourdon*andPete L. Clark, and Kelly B. Yancey*, Institute for University of Georgia (1125-11-2603) Defense Analyses - Center for Computing 8:30AM Arithmetic Progressions on Conic Sciences (1125-37-693)  (690) Sections. 9:30AM New developments in directional Edray H Goins, Purdue University, and (700) dynamics. Preliminary report. Alejandra Alvarado*, Eastern Illinois E. Arthur Robinson, George Washington University (1125-11-1114) University, Joseph Rosenblatt, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 9:00AM Strictly k-regular quadratic forms. (691) Preliminary report. and Ays¸e A.¸ahin S *, Wright State Alicia Marino*andWai Kiu Chan, University (1125-37-2275) Wesleyan University (1125-11-273) 10:00AM Towards spectral analysis of self-similar (701) tilings via a renormalization approach. 9:30AM Graded modules of vector-valued Preliminary report. (692) modular forms and directed graphs. Natalie Priebe Frank*, Vassar College, Luca Candelori*, Louisiana State E. Arthur Robinson, Jr.,George University, and Cameron Franc, Washington University, Michael Baake, University of Saskatchewan Universitat Bielefeld, and Uwe Grimm, (1125-11-1425) The Open University (1125-37-1025) 10:00AM Lattice point visibility on straight and 10:30AM Elliptic functions with disconnected Julia  (693) curved lines of sight. (702) sets. aBa Mbirika, University of Wisconsin-Eau Lorelei Koss, Dickinson College Claire (1125-05-745) (1125-37-809)

101 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 5 (cont’d.)

11:00AM Sofic shifts via Conley index theory: AMS Special Session on Lie Group (703) computing lower bounds on recurrent Representations, Discretization, and Gelfand dynamics for maps. Pairs (a Mathematics Research Communities Sarah Day*, College of William and Mary, Session), I and Rafael Frongillo,CUBoulder (1125-37-913) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Spring, Conference 11:30AM Generalized Shift Spaces and Shear. Level, Hyatt Regency (704) Preliminary report. Steve Kass, Drew University, and Organizers: Matthew Dawson,CIMAT Kathleen Madden*, California State University, Bakersfield (1125-37-1876) Holley Friedlander, Dickenson College AMS Special Session on Fusion Categories John Hutchens, and Quantum , I Winston-Salem State University 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 3, Wayne Johnson,Truman International Level, Marriott Marquis State University

Organizers: Julia Plavnik,TexasA&M 8:00AM Generalized Symmetric k-Varieties University (713) Corresponding to Finite Order Paul Bruillard,Pacific Automorphisms. Preliminary report. Northwest National Mark C Hunnell, Winston-Salem State Laboratory University (1125-20-1160)

Eric Rowell,TexasA&M 8:30AM decomposition of the generalized University (714) symmetric spaces of SL2(Fq). Preliminary 8:00AM Gauge invariants from the powers of report. (705) antipodes. Catherine A. Buell*, Fitchburg State Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana State University University, Aloysius Helminck, (1125-20-2328) University of Hawai´iatManoa,Vicky 8:30AM Rank 5 Premodular Categories. Kilma, Appalachian State University, (706) Preliminary report. Jennifer Schaefer, Dickinson College, Carlos M Ortiz Marrero*andPaul Carmen Wright, Jackson State University, Bruillard, Pacific Northwest National and Ellen Ziliak, Benedictine University Laboratory (1125-18-2004) (1125-20-2038) 9:00AM A Computational Approach to Classifying 9:00AM On the k-Involutions of G2 over fields of  (707) Rank 6 Modular Tensor Categories. (715) Characteristic 2. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Nathaniel Schwartz*, Washington Daniel Creamer,TexasA&MUniversity College, and John Hutchens, (1125-18-1812) Winston-Salem State University (1125-17-1255) 9:30AM Finiteness of quantum subgroups of (708) SU(n). Preliminary report. 9:30AM Antiholomorphic involutions and Andrew Schopieray,Universityof (716) multiplicity free representations. Oregon (1125-18-2063) Chal Benson, East Carolina University 10:00AM Skein algebra and quantum Teichmuller (1125-22-708) (709) space of surfaces. 10:00AM Syzygies and covariant differential Thang Le*andJon Paprocki,Georgia (717) operators. Institute of Technology (1125-57-2090) Markus Hunziker, John A. Miller*and 10:30AM Topological Quantum Computation with Mark R. Sepanski, Baylor University  (710) Gapped Boundaries. (1125-22-1795) Iris Cong*, University of California, Los 10:30AM The Gelfand-Zeitlin integrable system on Angeles, Meng Cheng,YaleUniversity, (718) complex orthogonal Lie algebras. and Zhenghan Wang, Microsoft Station Q (1125-81-651) Preliminary report. Mark Colarusso,Universityof 11:00AM VOAs as thermodynamical limit of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1125-22-1046) (711) Anyonic chains. Preliminary report. Zhenghan Wang, Microsoft Station Q 11:00AM Weight modules for current algebras. and University of California, Santa (719) Michael K. Lau,Universit´e Laval Barbara, and Modjtaba Shokrian Zini*, (1125-17-1676) University of California, Santa Barbara 11:30AM The q-analog of Kostant’s partition (1125-81-1546) (720) function and the highest root of the 11:30AM On classification of vertex operator simple Lie algebras. (712) algebras by their representation Pamela E Harris*, Williams College, Erik categories. Preliminary report. Insko, Florida Gulf Coast University, and James E Tener, UC Santa Barbara Mohamed Omar, Harvey Mudd College (1125-81-1689) (1125-17-635)

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AMS Special Session on Mathematics in 11:30AM Modeling volume transmission and Physiology and Medicine (a Mathematics  (728) neurotransmitter homeostasis. Research Communities Session), I Janet A. Best*, The Ohio State University, Michael C. Reed, Duke University, Sean 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Dunwoody, Conference D. Lawley, University of Utah, and Level, Hyatt Regency H. Fred Nijhout, Duke University (1125-92-2793) Organizers: Kamila Larripa,Humboldt State University AMS Special Session on Orthogonal Charles Puelz,Rice Polynomials, II University 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Embassy F, International Laura Strube,Universityof Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Utah Longhua Zhao,Case Organizers: Doron Lubinsky,Georgia Western Reserve University Institute of Technology 8:00AM Modeling control of cardiovascular Jeff Geronimo,Georgia  (721) dynamics during Head-up tilt. Preliminary Institute of Technology report. 8:00AM A Transfer Matrix Approach to Scaled Mette S Olufsen, North Carolina State (729) Limits of Christoffel-Darboux Kernels. University (1125-92-2003) Jonathan Breuer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1125-28-1721) 8:30AM Mathematical modeling of blood pressure  (722) and heart rate in response to the 9:00AM Higher-order Szegotheorems.˝ Valsalva Maneuver. (730) Milivoje Lukic, Rice University Eric Benjamin Randall*, North Carolina (1125-47-494) State University, Jesper Mehlsen, 9:30AM Solution to Steklov’s problem and related Coordinating Research Centre at  (731) questions. Frederiksberg Hospital, and Mette Sergey Denisov,UW-Madison Olufsen, North Carolina State University (1125-41-172) (1125-92-1208) 10:00AM Orthogonal polynomials and the 9:00AM Modeling Actin Regulations in Motility (732) six-vertex model.  (723) Structures of Cancer Cells. Preliminary Karl E. Liechty*, DePaul University, and report. P. M. Bleher, Indiana University-Purdue Nessy Tania, Smith College University Indianapolis (1125-82-594) (1125-92-866) 10:30AM New Universality Results for Polynomial 9:30AM Modeling Cell-ECM Interactions in Cancer (733) Reproducing Kernels. (724) Invasion. Brian Simanek, Baylor University Yi Jiang, Georgia State University (1125-42-547) (1125-92-1369) 11:00AM Majorization results for zeros of 10:00AM Mechanical-Energetic Coupling in Cardiac  (734) orthogonal polynomials.  (725) Contraction and Heart Failure. Walter Van Assche,KULeuven Daniel A Beard, University of Michigan (1125-33-1473) (1125-92-2333) 11:30AM Some sufficient conditions of convergence 10:30AM The interaction between inflammation (735) in interpolatory quadrature rules.  (726) and cardiovascular dynamics. Ulises Fidalgo, Case Western Reserve Ivan Ramirez-Zuniga*, University of University (1125-41-473) Pittsburgh, Renee Brady, North Carolina State University, Charles Puelz,Rice AMS Special Session on Recent Progress on University, Kamila Larripa,Humboldt Nonlinear Dispersive and Wave Equations, I State University, Elisabeth Bangsgaard, Global Development Graduate 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM L405 & L406, Lobby Programme, Novo Nordisk, Bagsvaerd, Level, Marriott Marquis Denmark, and Mette S. Olufsen,North Caroina State University (1125-92-917) Organizers: Dana Mendelson,University 11:00AM Mathematical Modeling of Cardiac of Chicago  (727) Tissue: Theoretical, Numerical, and Carlos Kenig,Universityof Experimental Study of Ephaptic Effects. Chicago J T Lin*, California Polytechnic State Hao Jia,Universityof University, J P Keener, University of Utah, Chicago S Poelzing, R Veeraraghavan, SA George, RGGourdie, Virginia Tech, ME Andrew Lawrie,University Salama, University of Utah and ARUP of California, Berkeley Reference Lab Institute of Research, KJ Gigliola Staffilani, Sciuto, University of Utah, and GS Massachusetts Institute of Hoeker, Virginia Tech (1125-92-1863) Technology

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Magdalena Czubak, 9:00AM The energy landscape of the University of Colorado (745) Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model. Boulder Wei-Kuo Chen*, University of Minnesota, Antonio Auffinger,Northwestern 8:00AM On global regularity and scattering for University, Madeline Handschy and (736) geometric wave equations. Gilad Lerman, University of Minnesota Sung-Jin Oh*, Korea Institute for (1125-60-2473) Advanced Study, and Daniel Tataru,UC Berkeley (1125-35-2201) 10:00AM On the time constant of high dimensional  (746) first passage percolation. 8:30AM Conditional scattering for the Antonio Auffinger,Northwestern (737) mass-subcritical NLS. University, and Si Tang*, University of Rowan Killip,UCLA,Satoshi Masaki, Chicago (1125-60-994) Osaka University, Jason Murphy*, UC Berkeley, and Monica Visan,UCLA 10:30AM The size of the boundary in the Eden (1125-35-1715) (747) model. 9:00AM Finite depth gravity water waves in Michael Damron, Georgia Institute of (738) holomorphic coordinates. Technology, Jack Hanson, City College Benjamin Harrop-Griffiths*, New York of New York, and Wai-Kit Lam*, Indiana University, Mihaela Ifrim and Daniel University Bloomington (1125-60-1511) Tataru, University of California, Berkeley (1125-35-1761) AMS Special Session on Theory and Applications of Numerical Algebraic 9:30AM Onsager’s conjecture and Geometry, I (739) non-uniqueness in fluid equations. Tristan Buckmaster,NewYork University (1125-35-3036) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 4, International Level, Marriott Marquis 10:00AM Break

10:30AM On global solutions of some fluids Organizers: Daniel Brake,Universityof (740) equations. Notre Dame Fabio Pusateri, Princeton University (1125-35-2180) Robert Krone, Queen’s University 11:00AM Long time dynamics for several water (741) waves related models. Jose Israel Rodriguez, Mihaela Ifrim*andDaniel I. University of Chicago Tatarutataru, UC Berkeley (1125-35-775) 8:00AM Tuning of tolerances in polynomial 11:30AM Level sets of ground state eigenfunctions.  (748) homotopy continuation. Preliminary (742) Thomas Beck, Massachusetts Institute of report. Technology (1125-35-2982) Dan Bates, Colorado State University (1125-65-1845) AMS Special Session on Spin Glasses and Disordered Media, I 8:30AM Regularizing closed cells of numerical (749) real decompositions. Daniel Brake*, Jonathan Hauenstein, 8:00 AM –10:50AM The Learning Center, University of Notre Dame, Lloyd N Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Trefethen, Oxford University, and Charles Wampler, General Motors Organizers: Antonio Auffinger, (1125-14-1666) Northwestern University 9:00AM Improving solutions to fully nonlinear Aukosh Jagannath,New (750) second order elliptic PDEs with numerical York University algebraic geometry endgame techniques. Dmitry Panchenko, Preliminary report. University of Toronto Jeb B. Collins*, West Texas A&M University, and Jonathan Hauenstein, 8:00AM SO(N) Lattice , under University of Notre Dame (1125-65-376) (743) strong coupling. Riddhipratim Basu, Stanford University, 9:30AM Topological data analysis of real and Shirshendu Ganguly*, UC Berkeley (751) algebraic varieties. (1125-60-1955) Emilie Dufresne,UniversityofOxford, Parker Edwards, University of Florida, 8:30AM Relaxation to equilibrium in spherical Heather A Harrington*, University of (744) spin glasses. Oxford, and Jonathan D Hauenstein, Reza Gheissari*, Courant Institute, NYU, University of Notre Dame (1125-14-1623) and Aukosh Jagannath,Universityof Toronto (1125-60-935) 10:00AM Break

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10:30AM Computing the real equilibrium points 11:00AM Rationales for Mathematics and its  (752) of the standard Kuramoto model.  (761) Significance in Recently-Excavated Preliminary report. Bamboo Texts from Ancient China. Jonathan D Hauenstein*, University of Preliminary report. Notre Dame, Owen Coss, Hoon Hong, Joseph W. Dauben, City University of North Carolina State University, and New York (1125-01-3109) Daniel K Molzahn, Argonne National 11:30AM Discussion Laboratory (1125-65-1479) 11:00AM The degree of the special orthogonal AMS Contributed Paper Session on  (753) group. Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Madeline Brandt,Universityof Difference and Functional Equations, II California, Berkeley, David J. Bruce, University of Wisconsin, Taylor 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM International B, Brysiewicz, Texas A&M University, International Level, Marriott Marquis Robert Krone*, Queen’s University, and Elina Robeva, University of California, 8:00AM Using Morse Theory in the Planar Berkeley (1125-14-2910) (762) N-Vortex Problem. Preliminary report. Gareth E Roberts, College of the Holy 11:30AM Solving polynomial systems via homotopy (754) continuation and monodromy. Cross (1125-37-2016) Timothy Duff, Cvetelina Hill,Georgia 8:15AM Joint impacts of the cell-free and Tech, Anders Jensen, Aarhus Universitet, (763) cell-to-cell infection modes on viral Kisun Lee, Anton Leykin*, Georgia dynamics. Tech, and Jeffrey Sommars,University Hongying Shu*, Tongji University, of Illinois at Chicago (1125-14-2417) Yuming Chen, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Lin Wang,UniversityofNew AMS-MAA-ICHM Special Session on History of Brunswick (1125-37-2205) Mathematics, III 8:30AM Break 8:45AM Periodic forcing of a first-order delay 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 8,  (764) limit cycle oscillator. International Level, Marriott Marquis Lauren Lazarus*, Harvey Mudd College, Matthew Davidow and Richard Rand, Organizers: Adrian Rice, Cornell University (1125-37-2875) Randolph-Macon College 9:00AM A family of discrete dynamical systems in Sloan Despeaux,Western  (765) real projective geometry. Carolina University Quang-Nhat Le,BrownUniversity, Daniel Otero,Xavier Providence, RI (1125-37-2903) University 9:15AM Break 8:00AM The Jullien Models of Descriptive 9:30AM Thermodynamics and Thermophoresis in  (755) Geometry. (766) Random Billiard Dynamical Systems. Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery Scott Cook, Tarleton State University College (1125-01-380) (1125-37-2944) 8:30AM The Mathematical Department of the 9:45AM Nonstandard Finite Difference Schemes:  (756) Educational Times and Journal of the  (767) the Mathematics of Ronald Mickens. College of Preceptors. Preliminary report. J. J. Tattersall, Providence College Talitha M. Washington,Howard (1125-01-1492) University (1125-37-3150) 9:00AM Almanack and Almanaque: the 10:00AM Two types of KAM-nondegenerate nearly  (757) Calendrical Periodical in Seventeenth (768) integrable systems with positive metric Century North America. entropy. Bruce S. Burdick, Roger Williams Dong Chen, Pennsylvania State University (1125-01-2767) University (1125-37-3151) 9:30AM The Early Teaching of Descriptive 10:15AM Unique Solutions to Nonlinear Boundary (758) Geometry in the United States (769) Value Problems with a Fractional (1817-1915). Self-Adjoint Difference Equation. Thomas Preveraud,LMLUniversit´e Preliminary report. d’Artois/ESPE Lille Nord-de-France Kevin Ahrendt,Universityof (1125-01-307) Nebraska-Lincoln (1125-39-768) 10:00AM Publishing mathematics in 18C Geneva 10:30AM Monotone Discrete Dynamical systems.  (759) and Lausanne.  (770) SNElaydi*, ECBalreira,Trinity Niccolo’ Guicciardini,Universityof University, and RLuis,Lisbon Bergamo (1125-01-804) (1125-39-1075) 10:30AM An Indian version of al-Kash¯ ¯ı’s method of 10:45AM A Monotonicity Theorem for the Quantum  (760) iterative approximation of sin 1◦.  (771) Calculus. Kim Plofker, Union College (NY) Allan C Peterson,Universityof (1125-01-2437) Nebraska-Lincoln (1125-39-1360)

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11:00AM A new weighted Ostrowski type inequality 9:30AM Automated Computation for Symbolic (772) on arbitrary time scale.  (782) and Graphical Representations of Eze R Nwaeze, Tuskegee University Separatrices for N-Dimensional (1125-39-2056) Dynamical Systems. SarahRyanBlack*andEmily Kim 11:15AM An Almost Sharp Monotonicity Result for Miller, New Mexico Tech – ICASA (773) Discrete Sequential Fractional Delta (1125-65-2491) Differences. Rajendra B Dahal*, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 29526, USA, and 9:45AM Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic (783) Fracking and Induced Earthquakes. Christopher S Goodrich,Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha, NE 68114, A. Bass Bagayogo,Universityof USA (1125-39-2357) Saint-Boniface (1125-65-2510)

11:30AM On the Kunz-Souillard approach 10:00AM Mathematical modeling of fungal growth. (774) to localization for the discrete one (784) Preliminary report. dimensional generalized Anderson Weiwei Zhang, King’s College, model. Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18711 (1125-65-2636) Valmir Bucaj, Rice University (1125-39-2387) 10:15AM The Trio Identity for Cubature Error.  11:45AM Projectively integrable linear difference (785) Fred J Hickernell, Department of (775) equations and their Galois groups. Applied Mathematics, Illinois Institute of Carlos E. Arreche, North Carolina State Technology (1125-65-2713) University (1125-39-2608) 10:30AM Maximum Energy Concentration Inside AMS Contributed Paper Session on (786) Composite Structures. Numerical Analysis and Computer Science, II Robert Lipton,CenterforComputation and Technology, Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University, 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Greenbriar, Conference Paul Sinz*, Department of Mathematics, Level, Hyatt Regency Louisiana State University, and Michael Stuebner, University of Dayton Research 8:00AM On the of Institute (1125-65-2751) (776) Initial-Boundary Value Problem to One Nonlinear Parabolic Equation. 10:45AM Invariant Densities of Frobenius-Perron Mikheil Tutberidze*, Associated  (787) Operator Related to Random Maps. Professor at Ilia State University, and Tulsi Upadhyay,TheUniversityof Akaki Gvalia, Director at LLC G.M. Southern Mississippi (1125-65-2796) (1125-65-1649)

8:15AM A new multi-grid method for the obstacle 11:00AM The answer to the P/NP problem is P= NP (777) problem. Preliminary report. (788) — proof via logical analysis. Joseph A Eichholz,Rose-Hulman Bangyan Wen*, University of Electronic Institute of Technology (1125-65-1947) Science and Technology of China, and Yi Lin, Slippery Rock University 8:30AM (Un) Computation via (1125-68-997)  (778) Forward-Backward Iteration. Dmitriy Zhigunov*andYu-Min Chung, 11:15AM Computing Hypergeometric Solutions of The College of William & Mary (789) Second Order Linear Differential (1125-65-2023) Equations using Quotients of Formal 8:45AM An Unsteady Two-Dimensional Complex Solutions and Integral Bases.  (779) Variable for Erdal Imamoglu*andMark van Hoeij, Modeling Heat Transport Problems. Florida State University (1125-68-1087) Bryce D. Wilkins*andRandy Boucher, United States Military Academy 11:30AM A Block Chain Mathematical Algorithm (1125-65-2229) (790) for Secure Data Authentication, Storage, Transmission, Reception and 9:00AM An enhanced finite element method for a Distribution. (780) class of variational problems exhibiting Robert S Owor*andZephyrinus C the Lavrentiev gap phenomenon. Okonkwo, Albany State University Xiaobing Feng and Stefan Schnake*, (1125-68-2969) University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1125-65-2392) 11:45AM An Optimization Based Domain 9:15AM An approach to the numerical solution of (791) Decomposition Method for Stochastic (781) multidimensional stochastic Kawarada Optimal Control Problems. equations via adaptive operator splitting. Jangwoon Lee*, University of Mary Joshua Lee Padgett, Baylor University Washington, Lee and Hwang,Yonsei (1125-65-2397) University (1125-65-1403)

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on Ordinary 10:15AM Extremal points for a fractional Differential Equations (801) boundary value problem with a fractional boundary condition. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Fairlie, Conference Jeffrey Thomas Neugebauer,Eastern Kentucky University (1125-34-2075) Level, Hyatt Regency 10:30AM Taylor Methods in Nonlinear Differential 8:00AM Coercive Nonlocal Elements in Fractional  (802) Equations. Preliminary report.  (792) Differential Equations. Roger J Thelwell,JamesMadison Christopher S. Goodrich,Creighton University (1125-34-2157) Preparatory School (1125-34-150) 10:45AM Prey cannibalism alters the dynamics of 8:15AM Fractional boundary value problems  (803) Holling–Tanner-type predator–prey (793) and Lyapunov-type inequalities with models. fractional integral boundary conditions. Aladeen Al Basheer*, Rana D Parshad, Sougata Dhar*, Qingkai Kong and Emmanuel Quansah and Suman Michael McCabe, Northern Illinois Bhowmick, Clarkson University University (1125-34-330) (1125-34-2342) 8:30AM Adaptive Polynomial Expansion Method 11:00AM Solving Second Order Linear Differential  (794) for the Numerical Solution of the Landau (804) Equations with Five Regular Singularities. Equation. Preliminary report. Vijay Jung Kunwar*, Albany State Bilyana Tzolova*, Johns Hopkins University, and Mark van Hoeij,Florida University, Abigail Hickok,Princeton State University (1125-34-2620) University, Justyna Tafoya,University of New Mexico, Robert Loek Van 11:15AM Modeling the interplay between Varroa Heyningen, University of California, (805) destructor-Acute Bee Paralysis Virus Berkeley, Omer Tekin,Universityof infestation and division of labour in a California, Los Angeles, Frank Graziani honeybee colony. and Chris Scullard,LawrenceLivermore Vardayani Ratti*, Dartmouth College, National Laboratory (1125-34-502) Peter G Kevan, University of Guelph, , and Hermann J Eberl,University 8:45AM Generalized Sturm-Picone Comparison of Guelph (1125-34-2790) (795) Theorems. Ahmed Ghatasheh*andRudi Weikard, 11:30AM Modeling Harmful Agal Blooms in the University of Alabama at Birmingham  (806) Western Basin of Lake Erie and their (1125-34-836) Economic Impact. Hem Raj Joshi*andMark Miller,Xavier 9:00AM Continuous Dependence and University, Cincinnati (1125-34-2818) (796) Differentiating Solutions of an nth Order Boundary Value Problem with Integral 11:45AM Mathematical modeling, analysis Conditions.  (807) and computation of the influence of Jeffrey W. Lyons*andSamantha A. preventive measures on the spread of the Major, Nova Southeastern University Zika Virus. Preliminary report. (1125-34-859) Padmanabhan Seshaiyer,George 9:15AM Positive Solutions of first order boundary Mason University, and Pradyuta (797) value problems with nonlinear nonlocal Padmanabhan*, The Forcroft School boundary conditions. Preliminary report. (1125-34-3079) Seshadev Padhi, Birla Institute of Technology, and Jaffar Ali*, Florida Gulf AMS Contributed Paper Session on Topics in Coast University (1125-34-1280) Analysis, I

9:30AM Mathematical Modeling of Glucose  (798) Dependent Renin-Angiotensin System in 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Techwood, Conference Podocytes in Diabetic Kidney Disease. Level, Hyatt Regency Preliminary report. Minu Pilvankar*, Ashlee N Ford-Versypt 8:00AM Can we generalize the limit-definition of and Michele A. Higgins, Oklahoma State  (808) the derivative? II. Preliminary report. University (1125-34-1893) Udita N. Katugampola, Department of Mathematical sciences, University of 9:45AM Uniqueness implies existence of solutions Delaware (1125-26-2897) (799) for three-point boundary value problems for fractional differential equations. 8:15AM Weighted Korn inequality and solutions of Paul Eloe and Tyler Masthay*, University (809) thedivergenceonJohndomains. of Dayton (1125-34-1911) Fernando Lopez Garcia,Universityof California Riverside (1125-26-2920) 10:00AM Uniqueness implies existence of solutions (800) for two-point boundary value problems 8:30AM Scale transforms of unbounded functions for fractional differential equations. (810) on an analogue of Wiener space. Paul Eloe*andTyler Masthay,University Dong Hyun Cho, Kyonggi University of Dayton (1125-34-1924) (1125-28-1732)

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8:45AM Towards the classification of Legendre 11:30AM Three dimensional Krawtchouk (811) multiplier sequences. Preliminary report.  (821) descriptors for local comparison of Matthew Chasse, Brockport, NY, Tamas protein surfaces. Forgacs*, California State University, Atilla Sit*, Eastern Kentucky University, Fresno, and Andrzej Piotrowski, and Daisuke Kihara, Purdue University University of Alaska Southeast (1125-33-3002) (1125-30-549) 11:45AM Moment Representations of Exceptional 9:00AM Break (822) X1 Orthogonal Polynomials. Constanze Liaw, Baylor University, 9:15AM Zeros of optimal polynomial Jessica S. Kelly, Christopher Newport (812) approximants and Jacobi matrices. University, and John M. Osborn*, Baylor CB´en´eteau, D Khavinson,Universityof University (1125-33-3076) South Florida, C Liaw, Baylor University, D Seco*, Universitat de Barcelona, AMS Contributed Paper Session on Topology and BSimanek, Baylor University and Manifolds, I (1125-30-1133)

9:30AM Convolutions Of Univalent Harmonic 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM International 1, (813) Mappings. Preliminary report. International Level, Marriott Marquis Michael Dorff, Samaneh G. Hamidi*, Brigham Young University, Jay M. 8:00AM A Colored Khovanov Homotopy Type. Jahangiri, Kent State University, and Elif (823) Michael Willis, University of Virginia Yasar, Uludag University (1125-30-1183) (1125-54-1490) 8:15AM Hexagonal Mosaic Knots. 9:45AM Zeros of polynomials generated by  (824) Malachi Alexander, California State (814) rational functions with a hyperbolic University Monterey Bay, Selina Foster*, polynomial type denominator. Westminster College, Gianni Krakoff, Khang D Tran*andTamas Forgacs, University of Washington, and Jennifer California State University, Fresno McLoud-Mann, University of Washington (1125-30-1701) Bothell (1125-54-1624) 10:00AM Integral characterization and growth 8:30AM Zero-Dimensional Spaces Homeomorphic (815) properties of analytic functions defined (825) to Their Cartesian Squares. by a differential inequality. Preliminary W łodzimierz J. Charatonik and Sahika report. ¸ahanS *, Missouri University of Science See Keong Lee, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Technology (1125-54-1820) (1125-30-1728) 8:45AM Descriptive Set Theory and Borel 10:15AM Dirichlet’s problem with entire data on (826) Probabilities. (816) ellipsoidal cylinder. C Caruvana*andR Kallman,University Dima Khavinson*, University of South of North Texas (1125-54-2152) Florida, Erik Lundberg, Florida Atlantic 9:00AM A Discussion on the Tangle Model: An university, and Hermann Render,  (827) Application of Topology. University College Dublin (1125-31-734) Candice Renee Price,UniversityofSan 10:30AM The problem of p-Laplacian and Diego (1125-54-2753) (817) its Surjectivity on Infinite Graphs. 9:15AM A Note on the Construction of Complex Preliminary report. (828) and Quaternionic Vector Fields on Lucio M-G Prado, Department of Spheres. Mathematics, BMCC, The City University Mohammad A Obiedat, Department of of New York, New York,NY 10007 Science, Technology, and Mathematics, (1125-31-2849) Gallaudet University (1125-55-37)

10:45AM Unilateral and bilateral identities of 9:30AM Break (818) Rogers-Ramanujan type. 9:45AM A neural network approach to computing Ahmad El-Guindy*, Texas A&M  (829) knot invariants. University at Qatar, and Mourad E.H. Mark C Hughes, Brigham Young Ismail, University of Central Florida University (1125-55-1112) (1125-33-2777) 10:00AM Interactive software for topological data 11:00AM arising from  (830) analysis. (819) Sturm-Liouville Equations. Preliminary Luke Wolcott,UniversityofSouthern report. California (1125-55-1272) Charles T Fulton*, Florida Institute of 10:15AM Higher Big Homotopy Groups. Technology, and Heinz Langer, Vienna (831) Keith Penrod, Morehouse College University of Technology (1125-33-2873) (1125-55-1941)

11:15AM Chebyshev-like maps in several and 10:30AM Algebraic vn self maps of spectra at the (820) infinite variables. Preliminary report. (832) prime 2. Joshua P. Bowman, Pepperdine Leanne Elizabeth Merrill,Universityof University (1125-33-2933) Oregon (1125-55-2517)

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10:45AM Combinatorial Hodge Theory for 9:45AM A Mathematical Model of Chronic Myeloid  (833) Equitable Kidney Paired Donation.  (845) Leukemia with Treatment. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Joshua Lee Mike*andVasileios Lindsay K Bradley*, Kristen Abernathy Maroulas, University of Tennessee, and Zachary Abernathy,Winthrop Knoxville (1125-55-2595) University (1125-34-2126)

11:00AM Constructing a finite spectrum with a v2 10:00AM Incorporating the Cancer Stem Cell (834) self map at p =3.  (846) Hypothesis into a Treatment Model of Ben Reid, University of Oregon Glioblastoma Multiforme. Preliminary (1125-55-2764) report. 11:15AM Equivariant dendroidal sets and the Stephen M Steward*andJoshua B (835) homotopy theory of equivariant operads. Dasburg, Winthrop University Peter J. Bonventre*andLuis Pereira, (1125-34-3114) University of Virginia (1125-55-3042) 10:15AM PDEs and hypercomplex differentiable 11:30AM Stabilizing Spectral Functors of Exact  (847) functions. (836) Categories. Preliminary report. David Michael Harper,Florida Juan S. Villeta-Garcia,Universityof International University (1125-35-1641) Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 10:30AM Parameter Estimation in a Mathematical (1125-55-3101)  (848) Model of Tumor Growth. Preliminary 11:45AM Exact Lagrangian fillings of Legendrian report. (837) (2,n) torus knots. Yaxin Zhang*andBaasansuren Yu Pan, Duke University (1125-55-189) Jadamba, Rochester Institute of Technology (1125-35-2266) AMS Contributed Paper Session on 10:45AM Using Partial Differential Equations to Undergraduate Research, II  (849) Model Tumor Growth. C. MaLyn Lawhorn*, Zachary Abernathy 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM International A, and Kristen Abernathy,Winthrop International Level, Marriott Marquis University (1125-35-2509)

8:00AM On the subgroup generated by solutions 11:00AM Further results on KAM tori appearing in  (838) of Pell’s equation.  (850) the Charged Isosceles three-body Elena C Covill, Siena College Problem. Preliminary report. (1125-11-889) Yvonne Niyonzima*, Angelica M Rosario-Santos and Marisa Bloom, 8:15AM On Summand Minimality of Generalized Smith College (1125-37-1896)  (839) Zeckendorf Decompositions. Chi Huynh, Georgia Institute of 11:15AM Classification of numerical sequences Technology/SMALL 2016, Carsten  (851) originating from recursive polynomial Peterson, Yale University/SMALL 2016, sequences. Preliminary report. and Yen Nhi Truong Vu*, Amherst Kathleen Lee*, Whittier College, College/SMALL 2016 (1125-11-1815) Michelle Haver,OhioNorthern University, William McDermott,Virginia 8:30AM Factorizations, elasticity, and Frobenius Tech, and Alex Wilson, Michigan State  (840) numbers of numerical monoids University (1125-40-2461) generated by a double arithmetic sequence. 11:30AM Collineation Maps Between Tori. Vanessa Arcelia Aguirre*andSeneca  (852) Jacob Shulkin,TheUniversityof Cox, University of Hawaii at Hilo Michigan (1125-51-589) (1125-11-2265) 11:45AM Existence, Uniqueness, and 8:45AM Symmetries of the Hypercube.  (853) Cost-Optimizing Results of Mathematical  (841) Lindsey Heiberger*, Heather Palmer, Trusses. Daniel Viaud and Meghan De Witt,St. William Soller and Kristen McCrary*, Thomas Aquinas College (1125-20-1771) Southwestern University (1125-51-2532) 9:00AM Monomial Galois Groups of Homogeneous  (842) Linear Differential Equations of Arbitrary MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Order. Learning, I Jack Wagner*andSabrina Hessinger, Armstrong State University 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Regency Ballroom V, (1125-20-2592) Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency 9:15AM Anallagmatic Curves and Inversion About Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana  (843) the Unit . State University in Stephanie P Neas,Universityof Shreveport Wisconsin-Stout (1125-30-2460) Theron Hitchman, 9:30AM Modeling the Zika Virus and Mitigating  (844) Microcephaly Outcomes. University of Northern Iowa Travis M. Metzger, Morningside College Angie Hodge,Universityof (1125-34-1406) Nebraska Omaha

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Brian P. Katz, Augustana 8:00AM MYMathApps Calculus - Building on College  (866) Maplets for Calculus. Preliminary report. Alison Marr,Southwestern Philip B. Yasskin*, Texas A&M University University, Douglas B. Meade,University of South Carolina, and Andrew Victor Piercey, Ferris State Crenwelge,TexasA&MUniversity University (1125-H5-2669) 8:00AM Creating Independent Readers: Ideas for 8:20AM Teaching Calculus with Ximera. (854) Effective Student Reading of Textbooks. (867) Bart Snapp, The Ohio State University Nicholas Long, Stephen F. Austin State (1125-H5-2623) University (1125-G1-704) 8:40AM A Basic Approach to Creating Interactive 8:20AM Lessons Learned from a First Attempt at (868) Calculus Lessons in Mathematica.  (855) IBL. Kristen Mazur, Elon University Jessie Hamm, Winthrop University (1125-H5-112) (1125-G1-2317) 9:00AM Empowering Calculus Students through 8:40AM First steps in IBL with students who have  (869) Mathematica. (856) never proved a mathematical result Laura R Lynch, College of Coastal before. Georgia (1125-H5-404) Meghan De Witt, St. Thomas Aquinas 9:20AM Utilizing Mathematica for Higher Level College (1125-G1-1781)  (870) Thinking in Multivariable Calculus. 9:00AM Learning real analysis through discussion Preliminary report.  (857) and presentation. Preliminary report. Grace McClurkin*andJoshua Mike, Joshua P. Bowman, Pepperdine University of Tennessee, Knoxville University (1125-G1-2953) (1125-H5-1185) 9:20AM Discovering Geometry. 9:40AM 3D visualizations in multivariable (858) Kassie Archer, University of Texas at (871) calculus: A pedagogy through Tyler (1125-G1-2590) technology. Preliminary report. Amit A Savkar*, Associate Professor in 9:40AM Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning in Residence/University of Connecticut,  (859) the Mathematics Classroom. and David Nichols,Graduate Stephen F Bismarck,UniversityofSouth Assistant/University of Connecticut Carolina Upstate (1125-G1-2676) (1125-H5-2791) 10:00AM Do Math Long and Prosper: An 10:00AM Maple Software Technology as a (860) Experiment in “Gamifying” an Active  (872) Stimulant Tool for Dynamic Interactive Learning Classroom. Preliminary report. Calculus Teaching and Learning. Kayla Bradley Dwelle, Ouachita Baptist Preliminary report. University (1125-G1-2659) Lina Wu, Borough of Manhattan 10:20AM Leveraging Context to Make Old Ideas Community College-The City University (861) New Again. of New York (1125-H5-339) Elizabeth Thoren, Pepperdine University 10:20AM Exploring Sequences through Technology (1125-G1-3089)  (873) to Expand Students’ Example Space. 10:40AM Making Discrete Inquiries: Effective IBL Christine A. Herrera*, California State  (862) Structures for a Multi-Audience Discrete University, Chico, California, and Mathematics Course. Preliminary report. Alexander White, Texas State University Suzanne Ingrid Dor´ee, Augsburg (1125-H5-173) College (1125-G1-984) 10:40AM Computation and cloud collaboration in a 11:00AM Effect of Classroom Setup on Student  (874) Calculus class. Preliminary report.  (863) Learning. Preliminary report. Nikolay Brodskiy,Universityof James B Collins, West Texas A&M Tennessee (1125-H5-2405) University (1125-G1-1944) 11:00AM Web-based apps for practice, scaffolding 11:20AM IBL in very small classes. (875) and conceptualization in calculus. (864) Xiao Xiao, Utica College (1125-G1-2434) DBrianWalton,JamesMadison University (1125-H5-2372) 11:40AM Writing IBL Notes for a Textbook-Free  (865) Class. Preliminary report. 11:20AM Three Ways of Using CalcPlot3D in the  Heather A Lewis, Nazareth College (876) Multivariable Calculus Classroom. (1125-G1-2041) Preliminary report. Monica M VanDieren, Robert Morris MAA Session on Mathematical Technology in University (1125-H5-2330) the Calculus Classroom, I MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, III

8:00 AM – 11:35 AM Courtland, Conference 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM International 7, Level, Hyatt Regency International Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Joel Kilty, Centre College Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova Alex M. McAllister University

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8:00AM Art as a Pedagogical Innovation That Can 8:20AM On Implementing Meaningful Model  (877) Provide a Multicultural Dimension to the (889) Selection Criteria. K-12 Classroom. Aden Ahmed*, Texas A&M Elizabeth C Rogers, Piedmont College University-Kingville, and Khairul (1125-I1-3143) Islam, Eastern Michigan University 8:20AM Mathematics and Science in Rangolee Art (1125-J5-207)  (878) from . Preliminary report. Madhuri Bapat, Eastern Arizona College 8:40AM Mathematics for Modeling. Preliminary  (1125-I1-2065) (890) report. Mary Parker*, Austin Community 8:40AM Math and Persian Art. Preliminary report.  College, Hunter Ellinger, Austin, Texas, (879) Samaneh Gholizadeh Hamidi,Brigham and Lindsay Orlando, Austin Community Young University (1125-I1-1444) College (1125-J5-2591) 9:00AM Break 9:20AM The Art that is Mathematics. Preliminary 9:00AM Statistical Modeling as a  (880) report. (891) Thought-Revealing Activity. James M Henle, Smith College Catherine Case*, University of Georgia, (1125-I1-3125) and Tim Jacobbe, University of Florida (1125-J5-2846) 9:40AM Mathematics in a Dramatic Warm-up  (881) Exercise. 9:20AM Less is More: Mathematical Modeling John H Wilson, Centre College  (892) Experiences for non-STEM Majors. (1125-I1-2720) Teresa D Magnus, Rivier University 10:00AM Recurrence Relations for Melodies and (1125-J5-1777)  (882) Tilings. Preliminary report. Kurt E. Ludwick, Salisbury University 9:40AM Modeling with Mathematics: A Second (1125-I1-2745)  (893) Course in a Quantitative Reasoning 10:20AM Identifying Dihedral Groups of Inversions Pathway. Preliminary report.  (883) in Music. Gregory D Foley, Ohio University Craig M. Johnson, Marywood University (1125-J5-2435) (1125-I1-2596) 10:00AM A Discrete Approach to Continuous 10:40AM We Got The Beat: Using Rhythm to Teach  (894) Logistic Growth.  (884) and Motivate Mathematics. Dan Kalman, American University Gareth E Roberts, College of the Holy (1125-J5-1500) Cross (1125-I1-2046)

11:00AM Pythagoras to Secor: Improving the 10:20AM Integrating First Year Mathematics and  (885) Miracle Temperament.  (895) Physics through a Problem-Based Anil Venkatesh, Ferris State University Modeling Course. (1125-I1-2295) Nathan Pennington,Creighton 11:20AM Polyphonic Piano Transcription with an University (1125-J5-2755)  (886) Infinite Training Dataset. Preliminary report. 10:40AM COMPASS - Combining Mathematics Samuel Jinglian Li, Seminole High  (896) and Physics to Raise Mathematical School (1125-I1-2945) Achievement. Preliminary report. Kelly Black*, University of Georgia, 11:40AM Myia married Milo. And mathematics, (887) music and athletic melted in beautiful Guangming Yao, Clarkson University, harmony in Crotone’s Pythagorean Craig Wiegert, University of Georgia, and School. Michael Ramsdell, Clarkson University Rosanna Iembo*, University of Calabria, (1125-J5-2468) Italy, and Irene Iaccarino, High School of Music, Crotone, Italy (1125-I1-1740) 11:00AM An Alternative First Year Calculus  (897) Course: Modeling Calculus. MAA Session on Meaningful Modeling in the Brian J Birgen, Wartburg College (1125-J5-1049) First Two Years of College 11:20AM Calculus in Clinical Medicine: Using the 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Embassy A, International  (898) Simulation Center to Model and Motivate Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Calculus and Differential Equations. Organizers: Stuart Boersma,Central Preliminary report. Washington University Melissa A Stoner, Salisbury University (1125-J5-1807) Jason Douma,Universityof Sioux Falls 11:40AM Course ”Mathematical Modeling in Life 8:00AM Environmental Applications: Introduction  (899) Sciences” at Xavier University of  (888) to Mathematical Modeling. Louisiana. Preliminary report. Suzanne Sumner,UniversityofMary Vlajko L Kocic, Xavier University of Washington (1125-J5-1632) Louisiana (1125-J5-671)

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MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate 11:20AM The Lead TA Influence: A Case Study on Mathematics Education (RUME), I  (910) How the Lead TA Influences the Teaching Practices of Other GTAs. Preliminary 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM A706, Atrium report. Level, Marriott Marquis Hayley Milbourne, San Diego State University (1125-N1-1969) Organizers: Karen Keene,North 11:40AM Student Generalizations from Finite to Carolina State University (911) Infinite Dimensional Normed Spaces. Preliminary report. ,Virginia Megan Wawro Zackery Kevin Reed, Oregon State Tech University (1125-N1-3098) 8:00AM Graphing and Fostering Operative  (900) Thought. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Kevin Charles Moore,Universityof Applied Mathematics, I Georgia (1125-N1-1398) 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Piedmont, Conference 8:20AM Math Anxiety in an Interactive  (901) Mathematics Classroom. Level, Hyatt Regency Daniel Visscher*, University of Mihigan, Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena and Nina White, University of Michigan College (1125-N1-939) Kimberly Presser, 8:40AM Generality-construction processes of Shippensburg University  (902) undergraduate students. Melvin Royer, Indiana Duane Graysay, Syracuse University Wesleyan University (1125-N1-2995) 8:00AM Exact solutions to a generalized 9:00AM Examining Students’ Procedural and (912) (3+1)-dimensional nonlinear partial  (903) Conceptual Understanding of differential equations. Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues in the Alrazi M Abdeljabbar,ThePetroleum Context of Inquiry-Oriented Instruction. Institute (1125-VC-40) Preliminary report. 8:15AM Porous Medium Equation and Its one Khalid Bouhjar*, Muhammad Haider  and Christine Andrews Larson,Florida (913) parameter family of solutions with State University (1125-N1-1158) degenerate interface. Preliminary report. Laxmi P. Paudel*, Albany State 9:20AM Student support resources in first-year University, Albany, GA, and Joseph Iaia,  (904) mathematics: Are they helping? University of North Texas, Denton Rachel Elizabeth Keller*andEstrella (1125-VC-190) , Virginia Polytechnic Institute & Johnson 8:30AM The Role of Electrotonic Junctions State University (1125-N1-2310)  (914) between Excitatory Neurons in the 9:40AM Is it a Function? Generalising from the Cortex. Preliminary report.  (905) Single- to Multivariable Setting. Jennifer A. Crodelle (Kile)*, Gregor Allison Dorko, Kovacic, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (1125-N1-1359) and David Cai, NYU Courant Institute (1125-VC-152) 10:00AM Examining the Role of Experiential Time  (906) in Students’ Covariational Reasoning. 8:45AM Magnetic constant determined; diffuses  Kristin M Frank, Arizona State University (915) uncertainty and integrates scales of (1125-N1-2722) measure. Michael A Norton, Reston, Virginia 10:20AM Mathematical Problem Solving Practices: (1125-VC-44) (907) A comparison of a student in College 9:00AM Optimal control applied to a differential Algebra to a student in Calculus. (916) equation model for an anthrax epizootic. R. Cavender Campbell,TheUniversityof Buddhi R. Pantha*, Abraham Baldwin Texas at Arlington (1125-N1-2444) Agricultural College, Suzanne Lenhart, 10:40AM A first lesson on proof by contradiction: University of Tennessee and NIMBioS,  (908) Developing proof comprehension in a and Judy Day, University of Tennessee, transition-to-proof course. Preliminary Knoxville (1125-VC-267) report. 9:15AM Stable Operator Splitting Method for Free Darryl Chamberlain Jr.*andDraga (917) Energy Calculation of One Atom Model. Vidakovic, Georgia State University Preliminary report. (1125-N1-1475) Tania Hazra, University of Alabama, 11:00AM An Ongoing Assessment of the Tuscaloosa (1125-VC-337)  (909) Effectiveness of the Hillyer College Bridge 9:30AM Comparison of Numerical Solutions of Program in Improving At-Risk First-Year  (918) Advection-Reaction-Dispersion Model. Student Performance. Preliminary report. Jashmon Rana*, Gokul R Kadel and Elena A. Cheser, University of Hartford, Narayan Thapa, Cameron University West Hartford, CT (1125-N1-1594) (1125-VC-677)

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9:45AM Convergence of Iterative Methods under 8:45AM Using mastery-based assessment in a  (919) Weak Conditions.  (929) precalculus course. Nirjal Shrestha*andIoannis K. Argyros, Jason R Elsinger, Spring Hill College Cameron University (1125-VC-678) (1125-VD-1913) 10:00AM FMM Preconditioner for Radiative 9:00AM A hybrid approach to standards based (920) Transport Equation with isotropic  (930) grading. Preliminary report. coefficients. Peri A Shereen, Carleton College Yimin Zhong*, Rongting Zhang and Kui (1125-VD-2189) Ren, University of Texas at Austin 9:15AM Results From The On-Going Flip-IBL Study (1125-VC-688)  (931) – Comparison of Traditional and F/IBL 10:15AM Fast solvers for poroelastic models. (Flipped and Inquiry-Based Learning) for (921) Mingchao Cai, Morgan State University ’Large’ College Algebra – Classroom (1125-VC-713) Settings Reboot. Preliminary report. Perry Y.C. Lee*andPadraig M 10:30AM Stresses in Micropolar thermoelastic (922) Elastic Solid due to Ramp-type increase in McLoughlin, Kutztown University of Thermal and Normal Loading. Pennsylvania (1125-VD-2281) Kulwinder Singh*, Lovely Professional 9:30AM Using collaborative pedagogy and University, Phagwara, and Rajneesh  (932) assessment instruments to enhance Kumar, Kurukshetra University student achievement in College Algebra (1125-VC-763) at Albany State University. Zephyrinus C Okonkwo*, Anilkumar 10:45AM Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol and  (923) its software implementation. Preliminary Devarapu and Robert S owor,Albany report. State University (1125-VD-2588) Samundra Regmi*andParshuram Budhathoki, Cameron University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1125-VC-801) Interdisciplinary Topics in Mathematics

11:15AM Recurrent Viral Infection May Need No 8:00 AM – 11:10 AM Baker, Conference  (924) Exogenous Trigger. Level, Hyatt Regency Wenjing Zhang*, Texas Tech University, Lindi Wahl and Pei Yu,Universityof Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Western (1125-VC-1269) College 11:30AM Solving Poisson’s Equations Using Kimberly Presser,  (925) Buffered Fourier . Shippensburg University Preliminary report. Melvin Royer, Indiana Yinlin Dong*andChaoqun Liu, Wesleyan University University of Texas at Arlington 8:00AM Optimizing the Search Space for New (1125-VC-1281)  (933) Biological Riboswitches – An Applied Combinatorics Problem. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Jeff Poet*, Missouri Western State Assessment University, and Laurie Heyer,Davidson College (1125-VH-2667) 8:00 AM –9:40AM Roswell, Conference 8:15AM Disparities in Cutaneous Melanoma Level, Hyatt Regency  (934) Hazard Rates between Whites and Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Black/African Americans in the U.S.A. College from 1973 through 2014. Preliminary report. , Kimberly Presser Mariama J. Abramson*, Cameron.edu, Shippensburg University and Jean-Jacques Kengwoung-Keumo, Melvin Royer, Indiana Cameron University (1125-VH-1217) Wesleyan University 8:30AM The Regression Analysis for the Influence 8:00AM Does Grading Homework Improve  (935) of Religion upon Several Economic  (926) Student Performance? Indicators. Kevin G Brown, Southern Adventist Marat R Mamedbakov*andAlexander University (1125-VD-539) N. Nepp, Ural Federal University 8:15AM A case study of major assessment at a (1125-VH-1591)  (927) small liberal arts college. Preliminary 8:45AM π: Billiards, Physics, and Mathematics. report.  (936) Preliminary report. Jeff Barton, Bernadette Mullins, Aramayis Orkusyan, Adnan H. Doug Riley and Maria Stadnik*, Sabuwala*andDavid Wu, California Birmingham-Southern College State University, Fresno (1125-VH-1593) (1125-VD-1788) 9:00AM Wavelet Regularization for Numerical 8:30AM Who is on the other end? (937) Solution of Laplace equation in an  (928) Girija Sarada Nair-Hart,Universityof arbitrary shaped domain. Cincinnati, Clermont College Vani Cheruvu, The University of Toledo (1125-VD-1865) (1125-VH-2948)

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9:15AM Modeling the role of inhibitors in blood 8:45AM A Study of University Mathematics  (938) clot degradation.  (949) Outreach Programs in the United States. Brittany Bannish,UniversityofCentral Preliminary report. Oklahoma (1125-VH-2362) Gangadhar Acharya,TexasTech 9:30AM Modeling Protein Adsorption in University, Lubbock, TX (1125-VO-1866)  (939) Multimodal Membranes. 9:00AM Creating Career Pathways in Anastasia B Wilson, Augusta University  (950) Mathematics through the Recruitment (1125-VH-2662) and Retention of Talented Community 9:45AM The Reflection Principle and Bertrand’s College Students. Preliminary report.  (940) Ballot Theorem on Three Alternatives. A Morgulis*, AHan, MDeanand F Mark A. Krines, Ripon College Prioleau, Department of Mathematics, (1125-VH-751) BMCC, The City University of New York 10:00AM Testing and Refining Dynamic Statistical (1125-VO-1986) (941) Penetration Testing Security Indices. 9:15AM Mathematicians in the Community: Manjuladevi Gottapu*andRobert S  (951) Enriching Middle School Mathematics Owor, Albany State University Education. (1125-VH-2960) Katelynn D Kochalski,Universityof 10:15AM Teasing climate signals from one Virginia (1125-VO-2607)  (942) hundred year-old seasonal data of Nova 9:30AM Outreach Through Fabrication of Scotia. Preliminary report.  (952) College-Level Lab Activities for Andrew E Long*, Steven Wilkinson, High-school Students. Preliminary report. Madison Culbertson and Laura A. R. Wilzman*, Brent Lunsford, Jeff Farro, Northern Kentucky University Pullen and Chamaree de Silva,Mercer (1125-VH-2895) University (1125-VO-2870) 10:30AM Similarity Solutions For a Class of Mixed 9:45AM Summer Illinois Math Camp. (943) Convection Heat Transfer Problems.  (953) Melinda Lanius, Claire Merriman*, Anilkumar Devarapu*, Zephyrinus C Vanessa Rivera Quinones˜ and Simone Okonkwo and Manjuladevi Gottapu, Sisneros-Thiry, University of Illinois at Albany State University (1125-VH-2936) Urbana-Champaign (1125-VO-2975) 10:45AM Interdisciplinary Team Teaching: The  (944) Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful. 10:00AM Disseminating Mathematical Activities for Lisa Driskell, Colorado Mesa University (954) Outreach Programs. Preliminary report. (1125-VH-2964) Lisa Rezac,UniversityofSt.Thomas,St. Paul, MN (1125-VO-3058) 11:00AM Using computer programming to improve  (945) mathematical thinking. Preliminary SIAM Minisymposium on The GAIMME Report report. Cynthia L Stenger*andJames A on Mathematical Modeling in K-16 Jerkins, University of North Alabama (1125-VH-2730) 8:00 AM –10:50AM A703, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Outreach Organizer: Kathleen Fowler,Clarkson University

8:00 AM –10:10AM Kennesaw, Conference 8:00AM The GAIMME Report on Mathematical Level, Hyatt Regency (955) Modeling in K-16. Jessica M. Libertini, Virginia Military Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Institute (1125-97-3160) College 8:40AM Mathematical Modeling in High School Kimberly Presser, (956) Mathematics. Shippensburg University Dan Teague, NC School of Science and Melvin Royer, Indiana Mathematics (1125-97-1357) Wesleyan University 9:25AM Mathematic Modeling at the 8:00AM Quilts, Constructions, and Kids. (957) Undergraduate Level.  (946) M. Carol Williams*andG. Brock Karen Bliss, North Carolina State Williams, Texas Tech University University (1125-97-3161) (1125-VO-891) 9:30AM Discussion 8:15AM Mentoring Mathematical Science Fair  (947) Projects. 10:10AM Assessing Mathematical Modeling. Jennifer Nordstrom, Linfield College (958) Ben Galluzzo, Shippensburg University (1125-VO-1687) (1125-97-2240) 8:30AM Community Outreach: Annual  (948) Mathematics Competitions Bootcamp at Project NExT Workshop Morehouse College. Preliminary report. Tuwaner Hudson Lamar, Morehouse 8:00 AM –6:00PM Regency Ballroom VI, College (1125-VO-1840) Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency

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Bylaws for a New Century: Q&A Forum on 11:00AM Nordhaus-Gaddum problems for the Proposed Changes in MAA Governance (964) power domination number of a simple graph. 8:00 AM –8:50AM International 6, Mary Flagg*, University of St. Thomas, Houston, , Texas State International Level, Marriott Marquis Daniela Ferrero University, Katherine F. Benson, Come learn and ask questions about the Westminster College, Veronika Furst, revised MAA bylaws which will be voted Fort Lewis College, Leslie Hogben,Iowa on at the Saturday MAA Business State University and AIM, and Violeta Meeting. Vasilevska, Utah Valley University (1125-05-578) Moderators: Jim Daniel,MAA 11:30AM The relationship between k-forcing and Matt Boelkins,MAA (965) k-power domination. Daniela Ferrero*, Texas State University, PME Council Meeting Leslie Hogben, Iowa State University, Franklin H. J. Kenter, United States Naval Academy, and Michael Young,Iowa 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Auburn, Conference State University (1125-05-2671) Level, Hyatt Regency AMS Special Session on Stochastic Processes Employment Center and Modelling, I

8:00 AM –5:30PM Centennial Ballroom, 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM M106 & M107, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis

AMS Special Session on RE(UF)search on Organizers: Erkan Nane, Auburn Graphs and Matrices, I University Jebessa B. Mijena,Georgia 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM Embassy E, International College and State University Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency 8:30AM Some isomorphism identities for (966) Poissonian infinitely divisible processes. Organizers: Cheryl Grood,Swarthmore Jan Rosinski, University of Tennessee College (1125-60-1179) Daniela Ferrero,Texas 9:00AM Invariant Markov processes under Lie State University (967) group actions. Ming Liao, Auburn University Mary Flagg,UniversityofSt. (1125-60-740) Thomas 9:30AM Operators on discrete random chaos 8:30AM Comparing the large scale structure of (968) modeling quantum phenomena.  (959) Cayley graphs of the group of integers. Jerzy Szulga, Department of Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University (1125-20-720) University (1125-60-1887)

9:00AM Numerical secondary terms for a 10:00AM Phase Uniqueness for the Mallows Model.  (960) conjecture of Cohen and Lenstra. (969) Shannon Starr*, University of Alabama Preliminary report. at Birmingham, and Meg Walters, Cassie Williams,JamesMadison University of Rochester (1125-60-1153) University (1125-11-951) 10:30AM Small deviations for time-changed 9:30AM Topological symmetry groups of Mobius¨ (970) Brownian motions and applications to (961) ladders. second-order chaos. EFlapan, Pomona College, and EDavie Daniel Dobbs,TrineUniversity Lawrence*, University of San Francisco (1125-60-755) (1125-57-934) 11:00AM Sample Paths of the Solution to the (971) Fractional Stochastic Heat Equation 10:00AM Peak Sets of Graphs. Driven by a Fractional-Colored Noise.  (962) Alexander Diaz-Lopez,Swarthmore Preliminary report. College, Lucas Everham, Florida Gulf Randall Herrell, Department of Coast University, Pamela E Harris*, Mathematical Sciences, University of Williams College, Erik Insko, Vincent Alabama in Huntsville, Renming Song, Marcantonio, Florida Gulf Coast Department of Mathematics, University University, and Mohamed Omar,Harvey of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Mudd College (1125-05-632) Dongsheng Wu*, Department of 10:30AM Faster computation of zero forcing Mathematical Sciences, University of  (963) parameters. Preliminary report. Alabama in Huntsville, and Yimin Xiao, Louis Deaett*andAlexander Hutman, Department of Statistics and Probability, Quinnipiac University (1125-05-2963) Michigan State University (1125-60-391)

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11:30AM Stability of the solution of stochastic MAA Minicourse #5: Part B (972) driven by time-changed L´evy noise. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Vinings, Conference Erkan Nane and Yinan Ni*, Auburn Level, Hyatt Regency University (1125-37-395) Introductory Proposal Writing for MAA Invited Paper Session on Random Grant Applications to the National Polygons and Knots Science Foundation EHR Division of Undergraduate Education

8:30 AM – 11:50 AM A602, Atrium Presenters: Ron Buckmire, Division of Level, Marriott Marquis Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation

Organizer: Jason Cantarella,University John Haddock, Division of of Georgia Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation

8:30AM Generating random knots and links from Teri Jo Murphy, Division of (973) random permutations. Undergraduate Education, Joel Hass, UC Davis (1125-AF-1405) National Science Foundation Sandra Richardson, 9:00AM Slipknotting in the Knot Diagram Model. Division of Undergraduate (974) Harrison Chapman,Universityof Education, National Science Georgia (1125-AF-423) Foundation Lee Zia, Division of 9:30AM TesseLace: An interesting family of  (975) doubly-periodic alternating braids. Undergraduate Education, Veronika Irvine, University of Waterloo National Science Foundation (1125-AF-354) MAA Minicourse #9: Part A

10:00AM Entanglement complexity in lattice  (976) polygon models of polymers under 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L504 & L505, Lobby confinement. Preliminary report. Level, Marriott Marquis Christine Soteros, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Statistical Education of Teachers Saskatchewan (1125-AF-2068) Presenters: Anna E. Bargagliotti, Loyola Marymount University 10:30AM Knotting and Size in Ergodically  (977) Generated Off-Lattice Walks with Christine Franklin, Excluded Volume. University of Georgia Laura K. Plunkett*, Holy Names Denise Spangler,University University, and Kyle Chapman, of Georgia University of Georgia (1125-AF-2072) MAA Minicourse #10: Part A 11:00AM Knot Fertility and Heredity. Preliminary  (978) report. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L508, Lobby Allison Henrich, Seattle University (1125-AF-616) Level, Marriott Marquis Teaching an Applied Topology Course 11:30AM Entanglement of Confined Random  (979) Polygonal Chains. Presenters: Colin Adams, Williams Kenneth C Millett,Universityof College California, Santa Barbara (1125-AF-902) Robert Franzosa,University MAA Invited Address of Maine MAA Minicourse #11: Part A 9:00 AM –9:50AM Atrium Ballroom, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L506 & L507, Lobby Level, Marriott Marquis

(980) From Gauss to today: class numbers and Teaching an Introduction to the p-torsion in class groups of number Mathematics of Computer Graphics fields. Lillian Pierce, Duke University Presenter: Nathan C. Carter, Bentley (1125-A0-18) University

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MAA Session on Integrating Research into Joanne Peeples the Undergraduate Classroom 9:20AM Use of Templates in Teaching Proof  (990) Writing. 9:00 AM – 11:55 AM L401 & L402, Lobby Brandilyn Stigler, Southern Methodist Level, Marriott Marquis University (1125-M5-3055) Organizers: Timothy B. Flowers, Indiana 9:40AM The Role of Operable Interpretations of University of Pennsylvania (991) Definitions in Writing Proof Frameworks. Ahmed Benkhalti*, John Selden and Shannon R. Lockard, Annie Selden,NewMexicoState Bridgewater State University University (1125-M5-743) 9:00AM Great Pedagogical Gains from Mentoring 10:00AM Why Courses in Proofs and Mathematical  (981) Undergraduate Research in Calculus I.  (992) Reasoning need to be Taught at Two-Year Abe Edwards, Michigan State University Colleges. (1125-G5-1980) Dean Gooch, Santa Rosa Junior College 9:20AM Aspects of Calculus 3 in flexible solar (1125-M5-1528)  (982) panels and other renewable sources of 10:20AM Introducing proof through energy. (993) argumentation: An analysis of K-12 Malgorzata Aneta Marciniak*, Marina tasks. Nechayeva and Vladimir Przhebelskiy, Steven R LeMay*andFabiana A. CUNY (1125-G5-2352) Cardetti, University of Connecticut 9:40AM Using classroom as a venue for (1125-M5-2487)  (983) undergraduate research. 10:40AM Proofs: An Introduction to Reading, Tanweer J. Shapla and Khairul  (994) Analyzing and Writing Mathematics. Islam*, Eastern Michigan University (1125-G5-522) Preliminary report. David Burns, Western Connecticut State 10:00AM The irresistible attraction of big University (1125-M5-1648)  (984) mathematical ideas - Creating an interest 11:00AM Contraposition, Complements, in undergraduate research.  George E Cazacu, Georgia College (995) Counterexamples, and Counting: (1125-G5-2628) Enumerative Combinatorics as an Introduction to Proof Course. 10:20AM Image and Data in the Classroom: Erin E Bancroft, Grove City College  (985) Research and Research-like Experiences. (1125-M5-1819) Tom Asaki*, Washington State University, Marie Snipes,Kenyon MAA Session for Chairs College, Heather Moon, Lewis-Clark State College, and Chris Camfield, 9:00 AM –10:35AM International 5, Hendrix Collge (1125-G5-2643) International Level, Marriott Marquis 10:40AM Creating and Investigating Classes of  (986) Graphs. Preliminary report. Data, Information, Knowledge using Shannon R Lockard, Bridgewater State Annual Survey of Math Science /& CBMS University (1125-G5-2828) Survey 11:00AM Final Projects that Give a Taste of Organizers: Daniel Maki,Indiana  (987) Research. Preliminary report. University Caroline Haddad, SUNY Geneseo Catherine Murphy,Purdue (1125-G5-1603) University Northwest 11:20AM Mickey Mouse, Kevin Bacon, and How Panelists: Thomas Barr,American  (988) Undergraduate Research Opened a Whole Mathematical Society New World For Me. Ellen Kirkman,WakeForest Jeffrey S. Powell,SamfordUniversity University (1125-G5-2377) 11:40AM Development and Implementation of a MAA Panel  (989) Research Methods Course. Preliminary report. 9:00 AM –10:20AM International 6, Carolyn A Otto*andManda R Riehl, International Level, Marriott Marquis University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1125-G5-2120) Pushing for change: the MAA and advocacy MAA Session on Proofs and Mathematical Organizers: Karen Saxe, Macalester Reasoning in the First Two Years of College, I College David Manderscheid,The 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM A702, Atrium Ohio State University Level, Marriott Marquis Panelists: Daniel Goroff,AlfredP. Organizers: Dean Gooch,SantaRosa Sloan Foundation Junior College David Manderscheid,The Chris Oehrlein Ohio State University

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Michael Pearson,MAA MAA Poster Session

Project NExT Panel 10:00 AM – NOON Marquis Ballroom, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis 9:30 AM –10:45AM Regency Ballroom Mathematical outreach programs. VI, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Organizer: Betsy Yanik,EmporiaState Activities for Contextualizing University Mathematics in Undergraduate Courses AWM-AMS Organizers: Eric Hanson,Texas Christian University 10:05 AM –10:55AM Atrium Ballroom, Sarah Nelson, Lenoir-Rhyne Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis University (1001) Real loci in symplectic manifolds. Hwayeon Ryu,Universityof Lisa Jeffrey, University of Toronto Hartford (1125-58-1619)

Ivan Ventura, California AMS Special Presentation State Polytechnic University, Pomona 10:30 AM – NOON A704, Atrium Level, Presenters: Dawn Archey,Universityof Marriott Marquis Detroit Mercy AMS Conversation on Non-Academic Chad Topaz, Macalester Employment College SIGMAA Officers Meeting Exhibits and Book Sales 10:30 AM – NOON Imperial Ballroom A, 9:30 AM –5:30PM Grand Hall, Exhibit Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Hyatt Regency Organizer: Andrew Miller,Belmont University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on History or Philosophy of Mathematics MAA-AMS Joint Panel

10:00 AM – 11:10 AM Roswell, Conference 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM International 6, Level, Hyatt Regency International Level, Marriott Marquis

Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Design (or improve) Preparation of Your College Graduate Students to Teach: Using MAA’s CoMInDS Resource Suite Kimberly Presser, Organizer: Jessica Deshler,West Shippensburg University Virginia University Melvin Royer, Indiana Panelists: Jack Bookman,Duke Wesleyan University University 10:00AM Chain Rule - A Wonderful Mind Imaging. Natasha Speer,University  (996) Preliminary report. of Maine Ram U. Verma,UniversityofNorthTexas Jessica Deshler,West (1125-VG-27) Virginia University 10:15AM Extrapolating Plimpton 322—the most Sarah Schott,Duke  (997) famous ancient mathematical artefact. University Andrew J Simoson, King University (1125-VG-545) MAA Panel

10:30AM The Algebra of Marriage: An Episode in 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM International 5,  (998) the History of Applied Group Theory. James V Rauff, Millikin University International Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-VG-649) Models for Mathematicians Working with 10:45AM A First Attempt at a History of K-12 Mathematics Teachers  (999) Mathematics Course: Mathematics and Organizers: Ben Ford, Sonoma State General Education. University Eric B Kahn, Bloomsburg University Debbie Gochenaur, (1125-VG-873) Shippensburg University 11:00AM Euler and the Problem of Surface Area. Panelists: James A.M. Epperson,The  (1000) Daniel J. Curtin, Northern Kentucky University of Texas at University (1125-VG-1760) Arlington

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Davida Fischman, AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II California State University, San Bernardino 1:00 PM –1:50PM Atrium Ballroom, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Robert M. Klein,Ohio University (1008) The focusing energy critical wave equation: the radial case in 3 space MAA General Contributed Paper Session on dimensions. Preliminary report. Mathematics and Technology Carlos E. Kenig, University of Chicago (1125-35-297)

10:45 AM – 11:55 AM Kennesaw, Conference AMS-MAA Special Session on Mathematics of Level, Hyatt Regency Cryptography, II

Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 1:00 PM –3:50PM International C, International College Level, Marriott Marquis

Kimberly Presser, Organizers: Nathan Kaplan,University Shippensburg University of California, Irvine Alice Silverberg,University Melvin Royer, Indiana of California, Irvine Wesleyan University 1:00PM Some remarks on Coppersmith’s method (1009) and small-exponent RSA. Preliminary 10:45AM R is not only for Data Science: Visualizing report.  (1002) Art Patterns Coded in R. Bhargav Narayanan,Cambridge Boyan Kostadinov,CityTech,CUNY University, Stephen D. Miller*, Rutgers (1125-VK-1570) University, and Ramarathnam Venkatesan, Microsoft Research India 11:00AM Mathematical Education and 3D Printing  (1003) in the GMU Math Maker Lab. Preliminary (1125-11-1047) report. 1:30PM Post-quantum public-key cryptography Ratna Khatri*andEvelyn Sander, (1010) based on isogenies between George Mason University (1125-VK-1979) supersingular elliptic curves. David Jao, University of Waterloo 11:15AM “Active” vs “Looking Active” in a Fully (1125-11-903) (1004) Online Mathematics Class: Word of 2:00PM Isogeny Graphs of Ordinary Abelian Caution. Preliminary report. (1011) Varieties. Nermin Bayazit*, Fitchburg State Ernest Hunter Brooks*, Dimitar P. University, Draga Vidakovic and Pier Jetchev and Benjamin Pierre Charles Junor Clarke,GeorgiaStateUniversity Wesolowski, ´Ecole Polytechnique (1125-VK-2321) F´ed´erale de Lausanne (1125-11-900)

11:30AM High-Performance Computing for 2:30PM Isogenies of Edwards Curves.  (1005) Undergraduate and Graduate (1012) Dustin Moody*, National Institute of Mathematics Students. Standards and Technology (NIST), Eric J Kostelich, Arizona State University and Daniel Shumow,Microsoft (1125-VK-2496) (1125-14-596) 3:00PM Supersingular Isogeny Graphs and 11:45AM Pairs of close cycle-points in a logistic (1013) Quantum Arithmetic.  (1006) map: 5-periodicity or 10? Kristin Estella Lauter,Microsoft Mojtaba Moniri, Western Illinois Research (1125-11-1129) University (1125-VK-3023) 3:30PM Machine Learning on Encrypted Data.  (1014) Kim Laine, Microsoft Research, USA Project NExT Lecture on Teaching (1125-68-1556)

11:10 AM – NOON Regency Ballroom VII, AMS-NAM Joint Special Session on The Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Mathematics of the Atlanta University Center, II SIAM Invited Address 1:00 PM –3:50PM M101, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis 11:10 AM – NOON Atrium Ballroom, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Talitha M. Washington, Howard University (1007) The Dynamics of Particle Systems by Monica Jackson,American Boltzmann Type Models. University Irene M. Gamba,TheUniversityofTexas Colm Mulcahy,Spelman at Austin (1125-45-2366) College

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1:00PM The Culture and History of Mathematics 3:30PM Superconvergence of Immersed Finite  (1015) In The Atlanta University Center (AUC).  (1025) Element Methods. Johnny L. Houston, Elizabeth City State Xu Zhang, Mississippi State University University (1125-01-1926) (1125-65-943) 2:00PM A Historical Perspective of Mathematics (1016) at Morris Brown College. AMS Special Session on Algebraic Statistics Sandra Rucker, Clark Atlanta University (a Mathematics Research Communities (1125-00-1438) Session), II 2:30PM A century of mathematical excellence at  (1017) Spelman College. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Inman, Conference Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College Level, Hyatt Regency (1125-01-2433) 3:00PM Mathematics at Spelman College: Mission Organizers: Mateja Raic,Universityof  (1018) Possible. Illinois at Chicago Sylvia T Bozeman*, Yewande Olubummo and Joycelyn Wilson, Nathaniel Bushnek, Spelman College (1125-97-1806) University of Alaska, Anchorage 3:30PM Morehouse Mathematics: Making a  (1019) Difference from “Pop” through “Doc” to Daniel Irving Bernstein, the Present. North Carolina State Duane Cooper, Morehouse College University (1125-01-2821) 1:00PM Identifiability of species trees from gene AMS Special Session on Advances in  (1026) tree clades and splits. Numerical Analysis for Partial Differential Elizabeth S. Allman,Universityof Equations, II Alaska Fairbanks, James H. Degnan, University of New Mexico, and John A. 1:00 PM –3:50PM M103 & 104, Marquis Rhodes*, University of Alaska Fairbanks Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-62-1343)

Organizers: Thomas Lewis,University 1:30PM Maximum likelihood geometry for of North Carolina at (1027) group-based phylogenetic models. Greensboro Preliminary report. Kaie Kubjas*, Aalto University, and Amanda Diegel, Louisiana Dimitra Kosta, University of Edinburgh State University (1125-62-1765) 1:00PM An Energy Stable Finite-Difference (1020) Scheme for Functionalized Cahn-Hilliard 2:00PM Maximum Likelihood Degree of Toric Equation and its Convergence Analysis.  (1028) Varieties and Discriminants. Preliminary report. Serkan Hosten*, San Francisco State Wenqiang Feng*, The University of University Mathematics Department, Tennessee, Cheng Wang,TheUniversity Carlos Amendola, Technische of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth, and Universitaet, , Nathan Bliss, Steven Matthew Wise,TheUniversityof University of Illinois at Chicago, Isaac Tennessee (1125-35-107) Burke, National University of Ireland, Galway, Courtney Gibbons, Hamilton 1:30PM Exponential Time Differencing Gauge College, Martin Helmer,University (1021) Method for Incompressible Viscous Flows. of California, Berkeley, Evan Zhu Wang and Lili Ju*, University of Nash, Ohio State University, Jose South Carolina (1125-65-1653) Rodriguez, University of Chicago, and 2:00PM Uniquely solvable and energy Daniel Smolkin,UniversityofUtah (1022) stable decoupled schemes for (1125-14-2238) Cahn-Hilliard-Stokes-Darcy system. Wenbin Chen,FudanUniversity, 2:30PM Topological Invariants and the Maximum Daozhi Han, Indiana University, and (1029) Likelihood Degree of a Toric Variety. Xiaoming Wang*, Florida State University Preliminary report. (1125-65-1455) Martin Helmer*, University of California, Berkeley, Jose Israel Rodriguez, 2:30PM Improved accuracy in algebraic splitting University of Chicago, and (1023) methods for Navier-Stokes equations. Serkan Hosten, San Francisco State University Leo Rebholz*andMengying Xiao, (1125-14-2021) Clemson University (1125-65-393) 3:00PM A new optimally convergent HDG method 3:00PM Maximum Likelihood Estimate Homotopy (1024) for Korteweg-de Vries type equations.  (1030) Tracking for Twisted Toric Models. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Bo Dong, University of Massachusetts Carlos Amendola, Technical University, Dartmouth (1125-65-1922) Berlin (1125-62-1739)

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3:30PM Convexity in treespaces. 1:00PM Fitness based prey dispersal and prey (1031) Bo Lin, Bernd Sturmfels,Universityof (1038) persistence in intraguild predation California, Berkeley, XIaoxian Tang, systems. University of Bremen, and Ruriko Robert Stephen Cantrell*, The Yoshida*, University of Kentucky University of Miami, King-Yeung Lam, (1125-05-58) The Ohio State University, Xinru Cao and Tian Xiang, Renmin University of China AMS Special Session on An Amicable (1125-92-237) Combination of Algebra and Number Theory 1:30PM Extinction and uniform strong (Dedicated to Dr. Helen G. Grundman), II (1039) persistence of a size-structured population model. 1:00 PM –3:50PM International 10, Keng Deng*, Department of International Level, Marriott Marquis Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Yixiang Wu, Department Organizers: Eva Goedhart,Lebanon of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University Valley College (1125-35-1344) Pamela E. Harris, Williams 2:00PM A Final Size Relation for Epidemic  College (1040) Models of Vector-Transmitted Diseases. Preliminary report. Daniel P. Wisniewski, Fred Brauer, Department of DeSales University mathematics, University of British Alejandra Alvarado, Columbia (1125-92-1598) Eastern Illinois University 2:30PM Mathematical modeling and dynamics of (1041) interactive wild and sterile mosquito 1:00PM Modularity for Schreieder’s varieties. (1032) Preliminary report. populations and release strategies. Laure Flapan, University of California, Jia Li, Department of Mathematical Los Angeles, and Jaclyn Ann Lang*, Sciences, University of Alabama in Universit´e Paris 13 (1125-11-536) Huntsville (1125-92-2131) 3:00PM Malaria and vector dynamics in the 1:30PM Exponents of Class Groups in Towers of (1042) Kenyan highlands. (1033) Number Fields. D. I. Wallace, Dartmouth College Farshid Hajir*, University of (1125-92-1063) Massachusetts Amherst, and Christian Maire, University of Franche-Comte 3:30PM A computational model to evaluate (1125-11-3112)  (1043) outcomes of various vaccine strategies. Yanyu Xiao, University of Cincinnati 2:00PM Fake Real Quadratic Orders. (1125-92-2220) (1034) Renate Scheidler, University of Calgary (1125-11-2837) AMS Special Session on Character Varieties 2:30PM A history of studies of a certain pair of (a Mathematics Research Communities  (1035) Diophantine equations. Session), II Laura Hall-Seelig, Merrimack College (1125-11-1465) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Embassy D, International 3:00PM Zeros and irreducibility of Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency (1036) gcd-polynomials. Karl Dilcher*, Dalhousie University, and Organizers: Nathan Druivenga, Sinai Robins, University of Sao Paulo, University of Kentucky Brazil (1125-11-756) Brett Frankel,Northwestern University 3:30PM Progress and Challenges Regarding  (1037) Tetranomial Thue Equations. Ian Le, Perimeter Institute Daniel P. Wisniewski, DeSales University for Theoretical Physics (1125-11-2758) 1:00PM Circle Packings on Surfaces with Complex (1044) Projective Structures. AMS Special Session on Analytical and Ellie Dannenberg, University of Illinois Computational Studies in Mathematical at Chicago (1125-51-2385) Biology, II 2:00PM Positively ratioed representations. (1045) Giuseppe Martone*, University of 1:00 PM –3:50PM L405 & L406, Lobby Southern California, and Tengren Level, Marriott Marquis Zhang, California Institute of Technology (1125-51-1536) Organizers: Yanyu Xiao,Universityof 2:30PM Symmetries of Link Complements and Cincinnati (1046) Their Character Varieties. Preliminary Xiang-Sheng Wang, report. University of Louisiana at Leona Sparaco, Florida State University Lafayette (1125-55-2277)

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3:00PM Newton-Okounkov cones of free group 1:30PM Index divisibility in dynamical sequences  (1047) character varieties.  (1056) and cyclic orbits modulo p. Christopher Allen Manon,George Annie Chen, Boulder High School, Mason University (1125-14-868) T. Alden Gassert*, Western New 3:30PM Character Varieties of Free Groups are England University, and Katherine E. (1048) Gorenstein but not always . Stange, University of Colorado Boulder Sean D Lawton*andChristopher (1125-11-2425) Manon, George Mason University 2:00PM Counting quaternion algebras. (1125-14-1015) (1057) Benjamin Linowitz, Oberlin College, D. B. McReynolds, Purdue University, Paul AMS Special Session on Combinatorial and Pollack, University of Georgia, and Cohomological Invariants of Flag Manifolds Lola Thompson*, Oberlin College and Related Varieties, II (1125-11-551) 2:30PM Lower bounds for Hilbert class 1:00 PM –3:50PM A705, Atrium (1058) polynomials. Level, Marriott Marquis Reinier Broker*andAllan Keeton, CCR Princeton (1125-11-388) Organizers: Martha Precup, Northwestern University 3:00PM Toroidal Bely˘ı Pairs, Toroidal Graphs, (1059) and their Monodromy Groups. ,George Rebecca Goldin Edray Herber Goins, Purdue University Mason University (1125-11-475) 1:00PM The cyclic Bruhat decomposition of flag 3:30PM Torsion subgroups of CM elliptic curves. (1049) manifolds. (1060) Paul Pollack, University of Georgia Allen Knutson, Cornell University (1125-11-2334) (1125-14-1263) 1:30PM Lusztig’s Generalized Springer AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems, (1050) Correspondence and Graham’s Variety in II Type A. Preliminary report. William Graham, University of Georgia, 1:00 PM –3:50PM M301, Marquis Martha Precup, Northwestern University, Level, Marriott Marquis and Amber Russell*, Butler University (1125-17-2782) Organizers: Jim Wiseman,AgnesScott 2:00PM Bruhat orders on wonderful embeddings College  (1051) of symmetric varieties of type A. Aimee Johnson, Preliminary report. Swarthmore College Mahir Bilen Can, Tulane University (1125-14-2273) 1:00PM Intrinsic Stability of Dynamical Networks.  (1061) Benjamin Z Webb, Brigham Young 2:30PM Diagrams and essential sets for signed University (1125-37-972) (1052) permutations. David Anderson,TheOhioState 1:30PM Bounded Topological Speedups. University (1125-05-665) (1062) Lori Alvin, Bradley University, Drew D Ash*, Davidson College, and Nic Ormes, 3:00PM The Peterson Isomorphism: Moduli of University of Denver (1125-37-1608) (1053) Curves and Alcove Walks. Elizabeth Mili´cevi´c*, Haverford College, 2:00PM Self-induced systems. and Arun Ram, University of (1063) Fabien Durand,Universit´edePicardie (1125-14-1903) Jules Verne, Amiens, France, Nicholas Ormes*, University of Denver, and 3:30PM Cominuscule points in Schubert varieties. Samuel Petite,Universit´edePicardie (1054) *, University of Georgia, William Graham Jules Verne, Amiens, France and ,Universityof Victor Kreiman (1125-37-1203) Wisconsin – Parkside (1125-22-2312) 2:30PM A condition for to AMS Special Session on Discrete Structures (1064) an odometer. in Number Theory, II Sarah Bailey Frick*, Furman University, Karl Petersen,UniversityofNorth 1:00 PM –3:50PM International 9, International Carolina, and Sandra Shields, College of Charleston (1125-37-942) Level, Marriott Marquis 3:00PM Entropy of C1 diffeomorphisms without a Organizers: Anna Haensch, Duquesne (1065) dominated splitting. University Jerome Buzzi, Sylvain Crovisier, Adriana Salerno,Bates Universite Paris-Sud, and Todd Fisher*, College Brigham Young University (1125-37-406) 1:00PM Lower bounds on the canonical heights 3:30PM The of a shift automorphism. (1055) associated to some rational maps. (1066) Preliminary report. Preliminary report. John Franks*, Bryna Kra,Northwestern Bianca A Thompson, Harvey Mudd University, and Van Cyr,Bucknell College (1125-11-1273) University (1125-37-909)

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AMS Special Session on Fusion Categories 2:00PM Discrete frames arising from irreducible and Quantum Symmetries, II (1074) solvable actions. Preliminary report. Vignon S Oussa, Bridgewater State 1:00 PM –3:50PM International 3, International University (1125-22-278) Level, Marriott Marquis 2:30PM Structure of cyclic shift-invariant spaces (1075) on the Heisenberg group. Organizers: Julia Plavnik,TexasA&M Azita Mayeli, City University of New University York, The Graduate Center and Paul Bruillard,Pacific Queensborough (1125-43-542) Northwest National Laboratory 3:00PM A structure theorem for the class of (1076) Parseval frame MRA wavelets for L2(R). ,TexasA&M Eric Rowell Peter M Luthy, College of Mount Saint University Vincent (1125-41-2633) 1:00PM On Classification of Super-modular (1067) Categories by Rank. Preliminary report. 3:30PM Quantum dimensions and fusion (1077) products for irreducible modules of Zhenghan Wang, Microsoft Research Station Q and Dept. of Math., UCSB. orbifold lattice vertex algebras under an (1125-18-553) isometry of order two: a step toward the general case. 2:00PM Super Modular Categories from Quantum Jason R Elsinger, Spring Hill College (1068) Groups. (1125-06-1575) Qing Zhang, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (1125-18-1506) AMS Special Session on Mathematics in 2:30PM Tensor categories enriched in braided Physiology and Medicine (a Mathematics (1069) tensor categories. Research Communities Session), II Scott Morrison, The Australian National University, and *, The David Penneys 1:00 PM –3:50PM Dunwoody, Conference Ohio State University (1125-18-950) Level, Hyatt Regency 3:00PM Diagrammatic categorification of the (1070) polynomial ring Z[x]. Preliminary report. Organizers: Kamila Larripa,Humboldt Radmila Sazdanovic*, North Carolina State University State University, and Mikhail Khovanov, Charles Puelz,Rice Columbia University (1125-18-1525) University 3:30PM On Brauer-Picard groups of fusion (1071) p-categories. Laura Strube,Universityof Ian Swenson Marshall,Universityof Utah New Hampshire (1125-81-3078) Longhua Zhao,Case Western Reserve University AMS Special Session on Lie Group 1:00PM A Combined Experimental and Representations, Discretization, and Gelfand (1078) Computational Approach to Characterize Pairs (a Mathematics Research Communities Differential Response to Hemorrhagic Session), II Shock. Brian E. Carlson*, University of 1:00 PM –3:50PM Spring, Conference Michigan, Ann Arbor, Daniel A. Beard, Level, Hyatt Regency University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Brendan M. McCracken, Kevin R. Ward, Organizers: Matthew Dawson,CIMAT M. Hakam Tiba, University of Michigan, Holley Friedlander, Ann Arbor, and Jae Hyuk Lee,Seoul Dickenson College National University (1125-92-2562) John Hutchens, 1:30PM Influence of Non-Physiological Blood Winston-Salem State (1079) Pressure Artifacts on Cerebral University Autoregulation. Preliminary report. Wayne Johnson,Truman Erica M Rutter*, North Carolina State State University University, Raleigh, NC, USA, and Adam Mahdi, , Oxford, 1:00PM Real forms of finitary Lie algebras. England, UK (1125-92-782) (1072) Preliminary report. J Hennig, University of Alberta 2:00PM Modeling Host-Pathogen Interactions (1125-17-2762)  (1080) During Influenza-Pneumococcal Coinfection. 1:30PM Equiangular tight frames from (1073) association schemes. Amber M Smith, Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Joseph W Iverson,Universityof Research Hospital (1125-92-457) Maryland, John D Jasper*, University of Cincinnati, and Dustin G Mixon, 2:30PM Getting to the target on time. Air Force Institute of Technology  (1081) , Pomona College (1125-43-2576) (1125-35-888)

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3:00PM A mathematical model for generating Marius Beceanu, State (1082) synthetic blood pressure. University of New York - Adam Mahdi,UniversityofOxford,UK Albany (1125-92-2443) Tuoc Van Phan,University 3:30PM Interaction between blood flow and of Tennessee, Knoxville (1083) multi-layered structure of arterial walls. Suncica Canic*, Department of 1:00PM Long time behavior of solutions to the Mathematics, University of Houston, (1090) mKdV. Josip Tambaca, Department of Benjamin Harrop-Griffiths,NewYork Mathematics, University of Zagreb, University (1125-35-1900) Martina Bukac, University of Notre 1:30PM Instability of Cauchy horizon under Dame, Yifan Wang,Universityof (1091) spherically symmetric perturbations. Houston, and Boris Muha,Universityof Jonathan Luk, Stanford University, and Zagreb (1125-76-2916) Sung-Jin Oh*, Korea Institute for Advanced Study (1125-35-2824) AMS Special Session on RE(UF)search on Graphs and Matrices, II 2:00PM Propagation of water waves. Preliminary (1092) report. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Embassy E, International Jerry Bona, University of Illinois at Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Chicago (1125-35-3045) 2:30PM The focusing nonlinear Schrodinger¨ Organizers: Cheryl Grood,Swarthmore (1093) equation with inverse square potential. College Rowan Killip,UCLA,Jason Murphy*, UC Daniela Ferrero,Texas Berkeley, Monica Visan,UCLA,and State University Jiqiang Zheng, University of Nice Sophia Mary Flagg,UniversityofSt. Antipolis (1125-35-1709) Thomas 3:00PM Nonlinear modulatioal instability of 1:00PM Coprime and prime labelings of ladder (1094) dispersive wave models.  (1084) graphs and complete bipartite graphs. Zhiwu Lin*, Georgia Institute of Adam Berliner, St. Olaf College, Technology, Jiayin Jin, Georgia Institue Nate Dean, Texas State University, of Technology, and Shasha Liao,Nankai Jonelle Hook,MountSt.Mary’s University (1125-35-2052) University, Alison Marr,Southwestern University, aBa Mbirika*, University of AMS Special Session on Spin Glasses and Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and Cayla McBee, Disordered Media, II Providence College (1125-05-744) 1:30PM Prime Labelings of Hypercube Graphs. 1:00 PM –3:45PM The Learning Center,  (1085) Preliminary report. Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Cayla D. McBee, Providence College (1125-05-955) Organizers: Antonio Auffinger, 2:00PM On matrices subordinate to a tree. Northwestern University  (1086) Charles R Johnson, The College Aukosh Jagannath,New of William and Mary, and Ilya M York University Spitkovsky*, New York University Abu Dhabi (1125-15-897) Dmitry Panchenko, University of Toronto 2:30PM Ataleoftwomatrices.  (1087) Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College 1:00PM The ant in a labyrinth. (1125-15-252)  (1095) G´erard Ben Arous,NYU,Manuel 3:00PM Random Matrix Ensembles with Split Cabezas,PUC,andAlexander  (1088) Limiting Behavior. Fribergh*, Universit´edeMontr´eal Steven J Miller, Williams College (1125-60-918) (1125-15-428) 2:00PM Optimization on Sparse Random Graphs 3:30PM Chutes, Ladders, and Markov Chains. (1096) and its Applications.  (1089) Jason Callahan, St. Edward’s University Subhabrata Sen, Stanford University (1125-91-856) (1125-60-938)

AMS Special Session on Spectral Calculus 2:30PM Diffusion processes on branching (1097) Brownian motion. and Quasilinear Partial Differential Lisa B Hartung, Courant Institute of Equations, I Mathematical Sciences, NYU (1125-60-923) 1:00 PM –3:20PM Embassy F, International Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency 3:00PM The local extrema of the Riemann zeta (1098) function on the critical line. Organizers: Shijun Zheng,Georgia Louis-Pierre Arguin, City University of Southern University New York (1125-60-936)

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AMS Special Session on Stochastic Processes 1:00PM Sampling Algebraic Varieties for Sum of and Modelling, II (1105) Squares Programs. Diego Cifuentes*andPablo A Parrilo, 1:00 PM –3:50PM M106 & M107, Marquis Massachusetts Institute of Technology Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-90-394) 1:30PM SVDquartets and Numerical Algebraic Organizers: Erkan Nane, Auburn (1106) Geometry. University Ruth Davidson, University of Illinois Jebessa B. Mijena,Georgia Urbana-Champaign (1125-92-1559) College and State University 2:00PM Numerical algebraic geometry in 1:00PM Invariance principle for tempered (1107) econometrics and the GMM degree. (1099) fractionally integrated time series. Lek-Heng Lim and Jose Israel Farzad Sabzikar*, Iowa State University, Rodriguez*, University of Chicago and Donatas Surgailis, Institute of (1125-14-2339) Mathematics and Informatics 2:30PM Numerical algebraic geometry for (1125-60-852) (1108) identifying the number of components in 1:30PM Intermittency fronts for space-time Gaussian Mixture Models. (1100) fractional stochastic partial differential Sara Shirinkam*, Department of equations in (d +1) dimensions. Mathematics, University of Texas at San Preliminary report. Antonio, Adel Alaeddini, Department of Sunday A Asogwa*andErkan Nane, Mechanical Engineering, University of Auburn University (1125-60-1122) Texas at San Antonio, and Elizabeth Gross, Department of Mathematics, San 2:00PM Mean square power series solutions and Jose State University (1125-14-619)  (1101) its applications in solving linear second order random differential equations. 3:00PM Trace Test. Laura Villafuerte Altuzar*, Universidad (1109) Frank Sottile*, Texas A&M University, Autonoma de Chiapas, and Juan Carlos Anton Leykin, Georgia Institute of Cortes, Universidad Politecnica de Technology, and Jose Israel Rodriguez, Valencia (1125-60-1431) University of Chicago (1125-14-1383) 2:30PM Large time behavior for the solution of 3:30PM Geometric measure of entanglement of (1102) the fractional stochastic heat equation in (1110) symmetric d-qubits is polynomial-time bounded domains. computable. Mohammud Foondun,Loughborough Shmuel Friedland and Li Wang*, University, Leicestershire, UK, University of Illinois at Chicago, Ngartelbaye Guerngar*, Auburn Department of Mathematics, Statistics University, Auburn, AL, USA, and Erkan and Computer Science (1125-14-870) Nane, Auburn, Auburn, AL, USA (1125-60-1057) MAA Invited Paper Session on Technical Tools for Mathematical 3D Printing 3:00PM Simulating Option Pricing Models with (1103) Hereditary Structure. Flavia C Sancier-Barbosa,Antioch 1:00 PM –4:20PM A602, Atrium College (1125-60-3072) Level, Marriott Marquis 3:30PM Dyson type formula for pure jump L´evy Organizers: Elizabeth Denne, (1104) processes and applications. Preliminary Washington and Lee report. University Jin Sixian*, Claremont Graduate University, Institute of Mathematical Laura Taalman,James Sicences, Schellhorn Henry,Claremont Madison University Graduate University, and Vives Josep, 1:00PM Using Cinema 4D to create Calculus Universitat de Barcelona (1125-60-169)  (1111) models. Elizabeth Denne, Washington and Lee AMS Special Session on Theory and University (1125-AH-67) Applications of Numerical Algebraic 1:30PM Design by transformation. Geometry, II  (1112) Henry Segerman, Oklahoma State University (1125-AH-73) PM PM 1:00 –3:50 International 4, International 2:00PM Using Grasshopper to design Level, Marriott Marquis  (1113) 3D-printable models. David Bachman, Pitzer College Organizers: Daniel Brake,Universityof (1125-AH-849) Notre Dame 2:30PM Visualizing Homotopies with 3D Printing. Robert Krone, Queen’s  (1114) Preliminary report. University Jonathan M. Gerhard*andLaura Jose Israel Rodriguez, Taalman, James Madison University University of Chicago (1125-AH-365)

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3:00PM Orientable Mesh Modeling. Jon Paynter, US Military  (1115) Ergun Akleman,TexasA&MUniversity Academy (1125-AH-70) Therese Shelton, 3:30PM Cyclic Woven Object Modeling and Southwestern College  (1116) Topological Constructions. Patrice Tiffany, Manhattan Ergun Akleman,TexasA&MUniversity College (1125-AH-72) Brian Winkel, SIMIODE 4:00PM Discussion

AMS-MAA-ICHM Special Session on History of MAA Minicourse #15: Part A Mathematics, IV 1:00 PM –3:00PM L508, Lobby Level, 1:00 PM –3:50PM International 8, International Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Unraveling Four Interesting Ciphers Organizers: Adrian Rice, Presenters: Chris Christensen, Randolph-Macon College Northern Kentucky Sloan Despeaux,Western University Carolina University Jeffrey Ehme,Spelman Daniel Otero,Xavier College University 1:00PM Mathematicians as Consultants in AMS Contributed Paper Session on  (1117) Eighteenth-Century England. Mathematical Logic, Order Theory, David R Bellhouse, University of Western Algebraic Systems Ontario (1125-01-240) 1:30PM Mathematical Induction and Nature of 1:00 PM –3:40PM Greenbriar, Conference  (1118) British Miracles. Level, Hyatt Regency Daniel S Silver,UniversityofSouth Alabama (1125-01-375) 1:00PM Classifying Material Implications over  (1122) Minimal Logic. 2:00PM Writing the mathematical biography of  Maarten McKubre-Jordens*, Hannes (1119) Ada Lovelace. Diener and Louis Warren,Universityof Ursula Martin,UniversityofOxford Canterbury (1125-03-42) (1125-01-1766) 1:15PM Uniformly metastable convergence in 2:30PM “Knowledge gained by experience”: Olaus (1123) metric structures.  (1120) Henrici – engineer, geometer and maker Eduardo Duenez˜ *andJos´eNIovino, of mathematical models. University of Texas, San Antonio June Barrow-Green,TheOpen (1125-03-1048) University, UK (1125-01-444) 1:30PM Modal logic axioms valid in quotient 3:00PM The Perilous Practice of ‘Flying and  (1121) Applying’. (1124) spaces of finite CW-complexes and other Tony Royle, The Open University, UK families of topological spaces. (1125-01-318) Maria Nogin*andBing Xu, California State University, Fresno (1125-03-1259) 3:30PM Discussion 1:45PM On a variant of continuous logic. MAA Minicourse #7: Part A (1125) Simon Cho, University of Pennsylvania (1125-03-1537) 1:00 PM –3:00PM L504 & L505, Lobby 2:00PM Partition Properties for Non-Ordinal Sets Level, Marriott Marquis (1126) Under the Axiom of Determinacy. Preliminary report. Mathematical Modeling Contest Papers: Jared Holshouser,UniversityofNorth Insights for Instructors and Students Texas (1125-03-1968) Presenters: Gregory Rhoads, 2:15PM Strongly nontrivial minimal Turing Appalachian State University (1127) degrees. Preliminary report. William Bauldry, William C. Calhoun, Bloomsburg Appalachian State University University of Pennsylvania (1125-03-2232) MAA Minicourse #13: Part A 2:30PM Symmetry and Superstability in Abstract 1:00 PM –3:00PM L506 & L507, Lobby (1128) Elementary Classes. , Robert Morris Level, Marriott Marquis Monica M VanDieren University (1125-03-2344) Teaching Modeling-First Differential 2:45PM On the Computational Complexity and Equations–Technology and Complete End  (1129) of Derivatives of Online Game Efforts. Functions. Preliminary report. Presenters: Rosemary Farley, Douglas Cenzer and Diego A. Rojas*, Manhattan College University of Florida (1125-03-2766)

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∗ 3:00PM Graphical Properties of the Partially 3:15PM Core C -algebras of an operator space.  (1130) Ordered Set Derived from Spec(Z[x]) 0. (1142) Masayoshi Kaneda, American University Christina Eubanks Turner, Loyola of Kuwait (1125-47-2734) Marymount University, and Aihua 3:30PM Estimates for the Corona Theorem on ∞ Li*, Montclair State University (1143) HI (D).. (1125-06-2738) Debendra P Banjade, Coastal Carolina 3:15PM The Surreal Exponential and University (1125-47-2860) (1131) Order-Reversing Maps between ∗ 3:45PM On The Numerical Range of the CφCψ. Well-Ordered Set. Preliminary report.  (1144) Preliminary report. Harry Altman, University of Michigan Michael G Dabkowski*, Lawrence (1125-06-2973) Technological University, and John H. 3:30PM Constructing Demazure Flags and the Clifford, University of Michigan- (1132) Combinatorics Involved. Dearborn (1125-47-3015) Jeffrey O Wand,GonzagaUniversity (1125-08-1634) AMS Contributed Paper Session on Topology and Manifolds, II AMS Contributed Paper Session on Operator Theory, II 1:00 PM –3:55PM International 1, International Level, Marriott Marquis 1:00 PM –3:55PM International B, International Level, Marriott Marquis 1:00PM 4-dimensional analogues of Dehn’s (1145) lemma. 1:00PM Invariant subspaces for triangular Arunima Ray*andDaniel Ruberman, (1133) algebras in Schatten p-classes. Brandeis University (1125-57-445) Lauren Sager,UniversityofNew 1:15PM Virtual Knots and the Multi-variable Hampshire (1125-47-1910) (1146) Alexander Polynomial of Boundary Links 1:15PM Essential Norm of Weighted Composition in the 3-Sphere. Preliminary report. (1134) Operators on Bargmann-Fock Spaces. Micah Chrisman*, Monmouth University, Waleed K. Al-Rawashdeh,MontanaTech and Robert Todd, Mount Mercy (1125-47-2024) University (1125-57-448) 1:30PM Ergodic Properties of Markov operator 1:30PM Computing the Turaev genus of a link. (1135) sequences on KB-spaces. Preliminary (1147) Adam Lowrance, Vassar College report. (1125-57-784) Nazife Erkursun Ozcan, Hacettepe 1:45PM Seiberg-Witten Invariants, Alexander University (1125-47-2318) (1148) Polynomials, and Fibred Classes. 1:45PM Numerical Range of Partial Isometries. Oliver J Thistlethwaite,Universityof (1136) Jaedeok Kim*andYoungmi Tennessee (1125-57-1003) Kim, Jacksonville State University 2:00PM When is a sphere quotient a sphere? And (1125-47-2408) (1149) an application to invariant theory. 2:00PM On the Uniqueness of Topological Ben Blum-Smith, Courant Institute of (1137) Degrees for Densely Defined Mappings Mathematical Sciences (1125-57-1491) Involving Variants of (S+) Operators. 2:15PM Constructions of new Lefschetz fibrations Preliminary report. (1150) using cyclic group actions. Preliminary Dhruba R. Adhikari, Kennesaw State report. University (1125-47-2451) Anar Akhmedov and Nur Saglam*, 2:15PM Inequalities of Hardy-Littlewood-Polya University of Minnesota (1125-57-1557)  (1138) type for functions of operators and their 2:30PM To what extent does the knotting applications.  (1151) of open subarcs of a closed knot Yuliya Babenko*, Kennesaw State configuration predict the knot type of the University, Marietta, Georgia, Vladyslav configuration? Preliminary report. Babenko and Nadiia Kriachko, Emily K. Vecchia,UniversityofSt. Dnepropetrovsk National University, Thomas (1125-57-1994) Ukraine (1125-47-2453) 2:45PM Knotting Transitions in Tight Knots. 2:30PM Boundary Conditions associated with the  (1152) Preliminary report. (1139) Left–Definite Theory for Differential Oliver J O’Keefe,UniversityofSt. Operators. Preliminary report. Thomas (1125-57-1995) Dale Frymark*andConstanze Liaw, 3:00PM An alternative notion of symplectic Baylor University (1125-47-2455) (1153) 4-manifolds of general type. Preliminary 2:45PM Spectrum of hypercyclic operators. report.  (1140) Gokul R Kadel, Cameron University Kin Hei A. Mak, University of Virginia (1125-47-2520) (1125-57-2070) 3:00PM Permanence Properties of Exact 3:15PM Patterns and Stability in the Colored (1141) Groupoids. Preliminary report. (1154) Jones Polynomial. Scott M LaLonde,TheUniversityof Katherine Walsh, University of Arizona Texas at Tyler (1125-47-2697) (1125-57-2200)

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3:30PM Extending a result of Nazir and 3:30PM An Examination of the Relationship  (1155) Yoshinaga to distinguish more  (1167) between Financial Characteristics and interesting hyperplane arrangements. Portfolio Performance. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Moshe Cohen*, Vassar College, and Eva Gjekmarkaj*andJessica Lynn El´ıa Saini, University of Fribourg Perry, Smith College (1125-62-2502) (1125-57-2336) 3:45PM Nonparametric Multiple Comparisons 3:45PM The prism manifold realization problem. (1168) Using Log Odds of the Relative Effects. (1156) William Ballinger, Ching-Yun Hsu, Preliminary report. California Institute of Technology, Wyatt Riley S Abel*andKimihiro Noguchi, Mackey,HarvardUniversity,Yi Ni, Tynan Western Washington University Ochse and Faramarz Vafaee*, California (1125-62-2637) Institute of Technology (1125-57-3070) 4:00PM Studying the Traveling Salesman AMS Contributed Paper Session on  (1169) Problem. Undergraduate Research, III Clarissa Tahnise McMillar,The University of Texas of the Permian Basin 1:00 PM –4:10PM International A, International (1125-90-1555) Level, Marriott Marquis MAA Session on Humanistic Mathematics, II 1:00PM Symmetries of Graphs in Homology  (1157) Spheres. 1:00 PM –3:35PM Embassy C, International Song Yu, Pomona College (1125-54-234) Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency 1:15PM Topological Modeling of Force Networks  (1158) in Granular Media. Preliminary report. Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona David B Damiano and Emily T Winn*, College College of the Holy Cross (1125-54-1333) 1:30PM A Topological Analysis of Retinal Eric S. Marland,  (1159) Vasculature. Preliminary report. Appalachian State University Sarah J. Tymochko*andDavid B. 1:00PM The Mathematical Art: A course for Damiano, College of the Holy Cross  (1170) beginning artists. Preliminary report. (1125-54-2550) James M Henle, Smith College 1:45PM Computational Topology in Texture (1125-D1-3124)  (1160) Classification. Victoria R. Gerardi*, Sarah Day and 1:20PM Mathematical Computer Doodles. Yu-Min Chung, College of William and  (1171) Albert W Schueller, Whitman College Mary (1125-55-2307) (1125-D1-1351)

2:00PM Random Unit Bar and Unit Square 1:40PM Very Special Functions: Perspectives of  (1161) Visibility. Preliminary report.  (1172) Generalized Trigonometry. Jiarui Chu*andLaurie Heyer,Davidson William Wood,UniversityofNorthern College (1125-60-2351) Iowa (1125-D1-1088) 2:15PM Sovereign Adaptive Risk Modeling. 2:00PM Math Teaching Stories from the Kingdom  (1162) Morgan G Escalera,Rose-Hulman  (1173) of the Sick. Institute of Technology (1125-62-1214) Debra K. Borkovitz, Wheelock College 2:30PM De-identification through (1125-D1-2581)  (1163) re-identification: using high-dimensional distance to mitigate statistical disclosure. 2:20PM Facilitating Student Self-Direction in John P Higgins,VirginiaTech (1174) Learning Mathematics. (1125-62-2054) Diana B. McGinnis,GeorgiaState University, Perimeter College 2:45PM How do characteristics of police  (1164) departments impact crime? Preliminary (1125-D1-1483) report. 2:40PM Mathematics Intersecting with Other Alexandra Dwyer*andRachel Strow,  (1175) Modern World Ideas: 1850-1950. Muhlenberg College (1125-62-2127) Preliminary report. 3:00PM Green Math: Models of Greenhouse Mike Pinter, Belmont University  (1165) Gasses. (1125-D1-461) Morgan E Engle*andPenny Phan, Southwestern University (1125-62-2289) 3:00PM Mathematics beyond Mathematics: Uses  (1176) and Abuses. Preliminary report. 3:15PM A Bayesian Approach to Predicting the Kira Hylton Hamman, Penn State Mont  (1166) Outcome of Endovenous Laser Ablation. Alto (1125-D1-2839) Steve Chung, California State University, Fresno, Aaron Pinkerton, Sterling 3:20PM Mathematics beyond Mathematics: Uses College, Hunter Rehm,Universityof  (1177) and Abuses (Part II). Preliminary report. Wisconsin - La Crosse, and Michelle Yu*, David L Neel, Seattle University College of the Holy Cross (1125-62-2323) (1125-D1-3104)

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MAA Session on Innovative Strategies to MAA Session on Mathematical Technology in Inspire&PreparePotentialSTEMMajors the Calculus Classroom, II Who are Not Yet Ready for Calculus, I 1:00 PM –3:55PM Courtland, Conference 1:00 PM –3:55PM Embassy A, International Level, Hyatt Regency Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Organizers: Joel Kilty, Centre College Organizers: Suzanne I Doree, Augsburg Alex M. McAllister College 1:00PM Building and Using GeoGebra Books in Rebecca Hartzler, Seattle  (1187) Calculus. Preliminary report. Central College Mike May, Saint Louis University Michael Oehrtman, (1125-H5-181) Oklahoma State University 1:20PM Learning Calculus Concepts with Desmos Frank Savina,Universityof  (1188) – In and Out of the Classroom. Texas at Austin Mel Henriksen, Wentworth Institute of Technology (1125-H5-2111) 1:00PM STEM Women Majors: A Path to Success.  (1178) Junalyn P. Navarra-Madsen,Texas 1:40PM A Surprising Use of Technology to Find Woman’s University (1125-F1-3113)  (1189) Leaf Area. Jody Sorensen, Augsburg College 1:20PM Prepare Potential STEM Majors Who Are  (1179) Not Yet Ready for Calculus Sequence. (1125-H5-2727) Preliminary report. 2:00PM Desmos Calculator and SageMath Cell Margaret H. Dean, Yi Han and Fatima  (1190) Server in Calculus. Prioleau*, Department of Mathematics, D Scott Dillery, Lindsey Wilson College BMCC, The City University of New York (1125-H5-2139) (1125-F1-1967) 2:20PM Teaching and learning mathematics in 1:40PM Hit the Ground Running: A Summer  (1191) the AR/VR environment. (1180) Bridge to Success at Missouri S&T. Alexander Y Vaninsky, City University of Paul N Runnion*andBarbara Wilkins, New York / Hostos Community College Missouri University of Science and (1125-H5-167) Technology (1125-F1-453) 2:40PM Using Videos to Augment In-Class 2:00PM Calculus with Integrated Precalculus for (1192) Instruction. Preliminary report.  (1181) Underprepared STEM Majors. Preliminary Darrin Weber,TheUniversityof report. Tennessee, Knoxville (1125-H5-1990) Ellen J Goldstein, Boston College 3:00PM Analyzing Student Usage of Online Video (1125-F1-932)  (1193) Lectures in a Flipped Calculus Course. 2:20PM Two Approaches to Precalculus. Preliminary report.  (1182) Preliminary report. Ross Sweet,NorthwesternUniversity Cathy W Grilli*andAndrew Diener, (1125-H5-1692) Christian Brothers University 3:20PM Flip-mastery learning in applied calculus. (1125-F1-2806) (1194) Preliminary report. 2:40PM Building and Sustaining Success in Neal Coleman, Allstate Insurance,  (1183) Pre-calculus Through a Multi-Pronged Christopher Judge, Deniz Kutluay, Approach. Indiana University, Ranjan Rohatgi*, Sharon Lanaghan*andMatthew G Saint Mary’s College, David Sprunger, Jones, California State University Zhixu Su and Tristan Tager, Indiana Dominguez Hills (1125-F1-385) University (1125-H5-2314) 3:00PM Preparing students to succeed in Calculus 3:40PM Promoting Mathematical Proficiency with (1184) through adaptive instructional approach.  (1195) Technology and Structured Inquiry in Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen*andR. N. Calculus I. Preliminary report. Mohapatra, University of Central Florida Nicole R Juersivich, Nazareth College (1125-F1-3057) (1125-H5-1390) 3:20PM Impact of an Online Bridge Program  (1185) for Preparedness for Quantitative MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, II Reasoning. Preliminary report. James S Rolf*andJohn Hall,Yale 1:00 PM –3:55PM Regency Ballroom V, University (1125-F1-2989) Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency 3:40PM To Work or Not To Work: Understanding Organizers: John David, Virginia Military (1186) How Natural Work Habits Can Help or Institute Hurt Students in Self-Paced Courses. Khushikumari Patel-Desai*, Clemson Drew Pasteur, College of Univeristy, Eliza Dargan Gallagher, Wooster Claire L.A. Dancz, Jeffery M. Plumblee II 1:00PM Poor Man’s Total Quarterback Rating. and Charity N. Watson,Clemson  (1196) John David, Virginia Military Institute University (1125-F1-1786) (1125-I5-1402)

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1:20PM Markov Chain Models of NFL Overtime 2:00PM The effects of altitude sickness on  (1197) Rules.  (1208) mathematical cognition. Megan Olivia Powell,UniversityofSt. Luke Wolcott,UniversityofSouthern Francis (1125-I5-969) California (1125-I1-1270)

1:40PM Quantifying the causal effects of 2:20PM Teaching a Mathematics and Digital Art  (1198) conservative fourth down decision  (1209) Course. making in the National Football League. Vincent J. Matsko,UniversityofSan Preliminary report. Francisco (1125-I1-931) Derrick R. Yam*andMichael J. Lopez, Skidmore College (1125-I5-3004) 2:40PM Digital Graphic Calculus Art Design in  (1210) Maple Software. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Statistics of a Proposed Mercy Rule in  (1199) College Football to Reduce Major Injuries. Lina Wu, Borough of Manhattan Preliminary report. Community College-The City University of New York (1125-I1-368) Reza O Abbasian*, Kareem K Christmas and John T Sieben,Texas Lutheran University (1125-I5-405) MAA Session on Methods of Engaging Math Learners with Physical Impairments 2:20PM The Newest Football Statistics and  (1200) Football Analytics Research. Andrew B Perry, Springfield College 1:00 PM –3:35PM A701, Atrium (MA) (1125-I5-1565) Level, Marriott Marquis 2:40PM Expected Points in Appalachian State Organizers: Rebekah Gilbert,George  (1201) Football. Mason University Mark C Ginn*, Madison Combs, Amanda Lake Heath and Zachary Steven Schluchter,George Snipes, Appalachian State University Mason University (1125-I5-2378) 1:00PM Resources for teaching math students 3:00PM Skill and Randomness on the PGA Tour.  (1211) with physical impairments. Preliminary  (1202) Roland Minton, Roanoke College report. (1125-I5-980) Rebekah Ann Gilbert,GeorgeMason 3:20PM An Analysis of 3 point shooting in the University (1125-K1-1497)  (1203) NBA, NCAA, and Olympics. Preliminary report. 1:20PM “Teaching Mathematics to Deaf and Hard Michael A. Furuto, University of Hawai‘i -  (1212) of Hearing Students in a Mainstream West O‘ahu (1125-I5-3048) Setting: Tips, Tricks, and Strategies for Success”. 3:40PM A theoretical approach for generating Gary C Blatto-Vallee, Rochester Institute  (1204) linear theorems to predict winning of Technology/National Technical percentages for the teams in the mlb, nfl, Institute for the Deaf (1125-K1-2970) nba and nhl at any point in a season. Stanley Rothman*andAlexander 1:40PM Improving Math Accessibility with Everett, Quinnipiac University (1213) MyMathLab. (1125-I5-84) Heijung Kim, Pearson (1125-K1-3077)

2:00PM Communicating Mathematics MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts,  IV (1214) Independent of Vision. Preliminary report. Robert O. Shelton, NASA Johnson Space Center (1125-K1-1977) 1:00 PM –2:55PM International 7, International Level, Marriott Marquis 2:20PM Making Real Analysis Accessible to the  (1215) Visually Impaired - One Example. Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova Kathryn J Montovan, Bennington University College (1125-K1-2410) 1:00PM Bragdon and Trautmann’s Math at the  2:40PM On being a scribe for a blind math (1205) MAG. Preliminary report.  (1216) student. Preliminary report. Cheri L Boyd, Nazareth College Stephen Liddle,GeorgeMason (1125-I1-3056) University (1125-K1-2074) 1:20PM Barcelona Through the Looking Glass:  (1206) A travel seminar on Mathematics, 3:00PM 3D Mathematical Models For the Blind.  Architecture, and Detective Fiction. (1217) Julia R Sykora*andAllison K Young, Michael Sebastian Gagliardo*and Southwestern University, ’16 Rafaela Fiore-Urizar, California Lutheran (1125-K1-2110) University (1125-I1-2523) 3:20PM 3D-technological methods for teaching 1:40PM Incorporating the Arts in a Mathematics  (1218) 2D-graphing to a blind student: a case (1207) Classroom. study. Preliminary report. Felicia Y. Tabing, Rose-Hulman Institute Evelyn Sander, George Mason University of Technology (1125-I1-3043) (1125-K1-696)

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MAA Session on Proofs and Mathematical 1:40PM Supporting Instructional Change: The Reasoning in the First Two Years of College,  (1228) Raising Calculus to the Surface Project. II Aaron D Wangberg*, Winona State University, Brian Fisher, Lubbock 1:00 PM –3:15PM A702, Atrium Christian University, Jason Samuels,City Level, Marriott Marquis University of New York - BMCC, Tisha Hooks, Winona State University, and Organizers: Dean Gooch,SantaRosa Elizabeth Gire, Oregon State University Junior College (1125-N1-2483)

Chris Oehrlein,Oklahoma 2:00PM Optimization: Assessing Student City Community College  (1229) Understanding in an Inquiry Calculus Joanne Peeples,ElPaso Course. Community College Mairead Greene, Rockhurst University 1:00PM Tackling Intro to Proofs at CU Boulder. (1125-N1-1891) (1219) T. Alden Gassert, Western New England 2:20PM Exploring Experts’ Thinking in Graphing University (1125-M5-2515) (1230) Dynamic Situations. 1:20PM Integrating “Introduction to Proofs” into Natalie LF Hobson*, University of  (1220) Linear Algebra. Preliminary report. Georgia, and Kevin C Moore,University Jacquelyn L Rische, Hamilton College or Georgia (1125-N1-1314) (1125-M5-1149) 2:40PM One College Student’s Decision-Making in 1:40PM Standards-based grading and other  (1221) experiences in a first proofs course. (1231) Selecting Proof Methods in Proof Katherine E Stange,Universityof Construction. Preliminary report. Colorado Boulder (1125-M5-749) Hyejin Park, University of Georgia (1125-N1-2658) 2:00PM On the denesting of nested square roots.  (1222) Eleftherios Gkioulekas,Universityof 3:00PM Teacher questioning in advanced Texas Rio Grande Valley (1125-M5-147)  (1232) mathematics lectures. 2:20PM A student-friendly proof of the density of Keith Weber*, Rutgers University, Teo (1223) rationals. Paoletti, Montclair State University, Livinus U Uko, Georgia Gwinnett College Dimitri Papadopoulos,Drexel (1125-M5-2642) University, Victoria Krupnik, Joe Olsen, Rutgers University, and Timothy 2:40PM An online smart, interactive,  Fukawa-Connelly,TempleUniversity (1224) collaborative, multilingual database of (1125-N1-2047) mathematical theorems and proofs. Luis Valero-Elizondo*andKarina 3:20PM Invited Talk: Students’ Meanings of a Mariela Figueroa-Mora,Universidad  (1233) (Potentially) Powerful Generalized Michoacana, Mexico (1125-M5-586) Representation in a Combinatorial 3:00PM Intriguing Problems for Students in a Setting.  (1225) Proofs Class. Elise Lockwood*andZackery Reed, Igor Vladimirovich Minevich,Boston Oregon State University (1125-N1-1274) College (1125-M5-769) MAA Session on Successful Implementation MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate of Innovative Models for Developmental and Mathematics Education (RUME), II General Education Mathematics, I

1:00 PM –3:50PM A706, Atrium 1:00 PM –3:55PM International 2, International Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Karen Keene,North Carolina State University Organizers: Tom Hagedorn, The College of New Jersey Megan Wawro,Virginia Tech Christina H. Lee,Oxford 1:00PM Supporting Instructional Change: The College of Emory University (1226) TIMES Project. Christine Andrews-Larson*, Florida Phil Mahler, Middlesex State University, Karen Keene,North Community College Carolina State University, and Estrella Christopher Oehrlein, Johnson, Virginia Tech (1125-N1-1708) Oklahoma City Community 1:20PM Supporting Instructional Change: The College  (1227) ”Discovering the Art of Mathematics” Project. 1:00PM Developmental Math Students’ Christine von Renesse*andPhil  (1234) Dispositions Towards Mathematics. Hotchkiss, Westfield State University, MA Wes Maciejewski, San Jose State (1125-N1-1775) University (1125-O5-2414)

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1:20PM Bridging Developmental Mathematics 1:15PM Using continued fractions with  (1235) with College Algebra: A Study Using  (1244) logarithmic basis functions to overcome ALEKS and Homework Time Requirement. singular points via a nonlinear one-step Alfred Dahma, Timothy B. Flowers*and method. Preliminary report. Yuliya Melnikova, Indiana University of Ramanjit K. Sahi*, Chenchutta D. Pennsylvania (1125-O5-2699) Jackson and Samuel N. Jator,Austin Peay State University (1125-VC-1827) 1:40PM Curriculum Innovations for (1236) Developmental Mathematics: 1:30PM Hybrid Optimization for Mixed-Integer Introductory Statistics with Algebra (1245) Nonlinear Problems via a Genetic Workshops. Algorithm and Implicit Filtering. Jean W. Richard*, Daniela Bardac-Vlada, Benjamin D Ritz, Clarkson University Susan Licwinko, Lucio M-G Prado and Department of Mathematics Bettina Hansel, BMCC, The City (1125-VC-1847) University of New York (1125-O5-2729) 1:45PM Accelerating stochastic collocation 2:00PM Design and Implementation of (1246) methods for PDEs with random (1237) Corequisite Model in a Freshman Level coefficients. Quantitative Reasoning Course. Peter Jantsch, University of Tennessee, Upasana Kashyap*andSanthosh Knoxville (1125-VC-1932) Mathew, Regis College (1125-O5-667) 2:00PM Coexistence conditions for nonlinear  2:20PM EdReady: A Low Stakes Alternative to (1247) reaction-diffusion population models.  (1238) Placement Testing. Timothy Robertson*andJoon Jan Orton Case, Jacksonville State Hyuk Kang,AndrewsUniversity University (1125-O5-1257) (1125-VC-2558) 2:15PM High-Order Adaptive Extended Stencil 2:40PM Quantitative Literacy for Non-Math (1248) (AES-FEM) on  (1239) Faculty: Challenges and Solutions. Tangled Meshes. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Rebecca C Conley*, Saint Peter’s McKenzie Lamb, Ripon College University, Tristan J Delaney and (1125-O5-2634) Xiangmin Jiao, Stony Brook University 3:00PM The Redesign of Precalculus at Clemson (1125-VC-1992)  (1240) University. 2:30PM Existence of Solutions for semilinear Charity Watson*andEliza Gallagher, (1249) problems with prescribed number of Clemson University (1125-O5-2842) zeros on exterior domains. 3:20PM Survivor Math - Incorporating a Janak R. Joshi*andJoseph  (1241) Semester-Long Research Project in Iaia,UniversityofNorthTexas Environmental Sustainability into an (1125-VC-2017) Introduction to Mathematics General 2:45PM War-Gaming Applications for Achieving Education Course.  (1250) Optimum Acquisition of Future Space Peter G Hardy, University of Maine at Systems. Farmington (1125-O5-1938) Karel Marshall,AndrewsUniversity,Paul Vienhage*, Emory University, Heather 3:40PM Projects in geometry for design students.  (1242) Rachel Maitra, Wentworth Institute of Barcomb, SUNY Geneseo, and William A. Technology (1125-O5-2927) Black, Lehigh University (1125-VC-2043) 3:00PM Cleaner Air Through Parallelized MAA General Contributed Paper Session on  (1251) Simulations of Novel Mathematical Applied Mathematics, II Models of Gas-Surface Interactions. Mary Barker, Tarleton State University (1125-VC-2084) 1:00 PM –4:10PM Piedmont, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency 3:15PM Neural codes, undecidability, and a new  (1252) class of local obstructions. Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Aaron H Chen, Cornell University College (1125-VC-2154) Kimberly Presser, 3:30PM Pricing of boundary-linked assets by Shippensburg University (1253) stochastic boundary value problems by using a new adaptive multiple shooting Melvin Royer, Indiana methods. Wesleyan University Davood Damircheli, Mississippi State University (1125-VC-2178) 1:00PM An undergraduate uses O.R. to improve  (1243) her university’s final exam schedules. 3:45PM Spectral Singularities of the Impulsive Danielle Sienko, Paul Ache, Yun Lu*, (1254) Difference Equations. Preliminary report. Francis Vasko and Ted Witryk, Serifenur Cebesoy, Ankara University/ Kutztown University (1125-VC-1942) TURKEY (1125-VC-2264)

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4:00PM The Effectively Linear Behavior of the 3:15PM Mathematical Rankings of an FBI Drug (1255) Nonlinear Schrodinger¨ Equation.  (1265) Ring. Katelyn Leisman*, Gregor Kovacic, Laurie Zack, High Point University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (1125-VI-1844) and David Cai, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU; MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Probability and Statistics, II (1125-VC-1971) 1:00 PM –4:10PM Baker, Conference MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Level, Hyatt Regency Linear Algebra Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 1:00 PM –3:25PM Roswell, Conference College Level, Hyatt Regency Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Melvin Royer, Indiana College Wesleyan University Kimberly Presser, 1:00PM Racial and Gender Disparities in Shippensburg University  (1266) Incidence of Lung and Bronchus Cancer Melvin Royer, Indiana in the United States: A Longitudinal Wesleyan University Analysis. Jean-Jacques Kengwoung-Keumo, 1:00PM Factorization Properties of Graph Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma  (1256) Correspondences. (1125-VP-1260) Rene Ardila,UniversityofIowa (1125-VI-154) 1:15PM Predicting Internet Domain Popularity.  (1267) Erica Maciejewski,Arlington,VA 1:15PM Combined Matrices of sign regular (1125-VP-1332) (1257) matrices. M´aximo De Jesus´ Santana*, Full time 1:30PM Stable Quasi-Birth-Death Processes with  professor/ Universidad Autonoma´ de (1268) Time-varying Periodic Transition Santo Domingo, Rafael Bru, Mar´ia Rates are Asymptotically Geometric. Teresa Gasso´ and Isabel Gim´enez, Preliminary report. Val`encia, Spain (1125-VI-470) Barbara Margolius, Cleveland State University (1125-VP-1408) 1:30PM Zero-Sum Coefficient Derivations in Three (1258) Variables of Triangular Algebras. 1:45PM n-digit Benford converges to Benford. Youngsoo Kim*andByunghoon Lee, (1269) Azar Khosravani*andConstantin Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL Rasinariu, Columbia College Chicago (1125-VI-937) (1125-VP-1413) 2:00PM Pseudo-Likelihood Estimates and 1:45PM Envelopes that bound the spectrum of a  (1270) Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for the (1259) matrix. Mean of Zero-Inflated Population. Goran¨ Bergqvist,Linkoping¨ University Khyam Paneru*andRobert N Padgett, (1125-VI-1138) Department of Mathematics, University of 2:00PM Tangent Bundle Algorithms for Wisconsin-Whitewater (1125-VP-1630) (1260) Averaging Point Clouds on Grassmann 2:15PM Differential Equation model for carbon and Stiefel Manifolds.  (1271) dioxide emission. Preliminary report. Justin D Marks,GonzagaUniversity Netra P Khanal,TheUniversityofTampa (1125-VI-3136) (1125-VP-1707) 2:15PM Wow Them: Achieve the Maximum Error 2:30PM Mathematics and Disparate Discipline  (1261) in Ill-Conditioned Systems.  (1272) Cases in the Office for Civil Rights. J Donato Fortin, Johnson & Wales Shandy Hauk, WestEd (1125-VP-1646) University - Charlotte (1125-VI-2335) 2:45PM Using Curriculum Infusion to Impact a 2:30PM Implementation of Nested Dissection (1273) Probability and Statistics Course. (1262) Method Using Block Elimination. Andrew Lazowski, Sacred Heart Hashim A Saber,UniversityofNorth University (1125-VP-1867) Georgia (1125-VI-2961) 3:00PM Smoothing Splines on Unit Ball Domains 2:45PM A Criterion for Normality. Preliminary (1274) with Application to Corneal Topography. (1263) report. Farzana Nasrin*, Ram Iyer, Eltonzsee Cara D. Brooks*andAlberto A. See, Department of Mathematics and Condori, Florida Gulf Coast University Statistics, Texas Tech University, and (1125-VI-2955) Steven Mathews, West Texas Eye 3:00PM Generalized Cyclotomic Polynomials and Associates (1125-VP-1982)  (1264) Projective Order. Preliminary report. 3:15PM A New family of continuous distributions. Joshua Boone, Lincoln Memorial  (1275) Ahmad Alzaghal, State University of New University (1125-VI-2512) York at Oswego (1125-VP-2174)

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3:30PM Modeling Hurricanes using Exploratory 3:30PM Break  (1276) Factor Analysis in conjunction with 3:45PM Foregrounding the Background: Two Uses Non-Response Analysis and Logistic (1287) of Coordinate Systems. Regression. Hwa Young Lee*andHamilton Joy M D’Andrea,UniversityofSouth Lee Hardison, University of Georgia Florida Sarasota-Manatee (1125-VP-2271) (1125-VS-2248) 3:45PM The Use of Non-Canonical Link Functions 4:00PM Closing a cycle by helping develop the (1277) in Generalized Linear Models.  (1288) next generation of African problem Mehdi Razzaghi, Bloomsburg University solvers. (1125-VP-2420) Michael Obiero Oyengo*, University of 4:00PM Bayesian Method for Histogram Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and (1278) Smoothing. David A. Stern, University of Reading Bhikhari P Tharu, Spelman College, (1125-VS-3087) Atlanta, GA (1125-VP-1651) SIAM Minisymposium on Topics in Analysis MAA General Contributed Paper Session on and Numerical Methods for Collisional Teaching and Learning Advanced Kinetic Equations Mathematics

1:00 PM –3:55PM A703, Atrium 1:00 PM –4:10PM Kennesaw, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Organizers: Ricardo Alonso,Pontifical College Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University Irene M. Gamba,The Melvin Royer, Indiana University of Texas at Austin Wesleyan University Robert Strain,Universityof 1:00PM Break Pennsylvania 1:15PM A Writing Assignment in a Complex 1:00PM A fast spectral method for the Boltzmann  (1279) Analysis Course. (1289) collision operator with general collision Samer S. Habre, Lebanese American kernels. University (1125-VS-797) Jingwei Hu, Purdue University 1:30PM Essential statistics for mathematics (1125-35-1907)  (1280) majors. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Quantum kinetic problems. Javad Namazi,FairleighDickinson (1290) Minh-Binh Tran, University of Wisconsin University (1125-VS-884) at Madison (1125-45-1901) 1:45PM Break 2:00PM Measure Valued Solutions to the 2:00PM Cryptography: Decoding Student (1291) Boltzmann Equation.  (1281) Learning. Tong Yang, City University of Hong Blain Anthony Patterson, North Carolina Kong, China (1125-82-1868) State University (1125-VS-2160) 2:30PM On the Musket problem. 2:15PM Medieval India’s Solution to the Pell (1292) Robert Strain, University of Pennsylvania  (1282) Equation as a Classroom Project. (1125-35-3146) Toke L Knudsen*andKeith M Jones, State University of New York at Oneonta 3:00PM One dimensional dissipative Boltzmann (1125-VS-2167) (1293) equation. Ricardo J Alonso, PUC-Rio, Rio de 2:30PM Teaching research skills in Janeiro, Brazil (1125-45-1888) (1283) undergraduate mathematics courses. Elizabeth Niese, Marshall University 3:30PM Global Classical Solutions of the (1125-VS-2519) (1294) Vlasov-Maxwell-Fokker-Planck System. Stephen Pankavich, Colorado School of 2:45PM Point Reward System (PRS) - A New  (1284) (R)evolutionary Learning Assessment Mines (1125-35-2146) Method. Preliminary report. Josip Derado*andMary L Garner, MAA Workshop Kennesaw State University (1125-VS-2438) 1:00 PM –2:20PM M304, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis 3:00PM Promoting Metacognition in an Over-easy  (1285) Geometry Classroom. Implementing and Orchestrating Active , Morningside College Tessa F Weinstein Learning Strategies in Calculus (1125-VS-2466) Organizers: Debbie Gochenaur, 3:15PM Inverting the Advanced Calculus and  (1286) Abstract Algebra Classrooms. Shippensburg University Randy Combs, West Texas A and M Larissa B. Schroeder, University (1125-VS-2760) University of Hartford

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MAA Panel Moderator: Suzanne L. Weekes, Worcester Polytechnic 1:00 PM –2:20PM International 5, International Institute Level, Marriott Marquis Panelists: Richard Laugesen, Perspectives on Inquiry Based Learning: University of Illinois at Novice, Experienced, and Master Urbana-Champaign Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana Stephen Pankavich, State University in Colorado School of Mines Shreveport Dan Spirn, Institute for Theron J. Hitchman, Mathematics and its University of Northern Iowa Applications Angie Hodge,Universityof John Zweck,Universityof Nebraska Omaha Texas-Dallas Brian Katz, Augustana College Summer Program for Women in Mathematics Alison Marr,Southwestern (SPWM) Reunion University Victor Piercey, 1:00 PM –3:00PM A707, Atrium Southwestern University Level, Marriott Marquis Panelists: Susan Crook, Loras College MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by Theron J. Hitchman, University of Northern Iowa the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education ,Kenyon Carol Schumacher 2:00 PM –4:00PM Marquis Ballroom, College Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis

Joint Committee on Women Panel Discussion Organizer: Jon Scott, Montgomery College 1:00 PM –2:30PM A704, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis 2:00PM COMPASS: CoOrdinated Math-Physics (1295) Assessment for Student Success. From Calculus to a Bachelor’s Degree: Guangming Yao*, Michael Ramsdell, Encouraging and Developing Joseph Skufca, Clarkson University, and Undergraduate Mathematics Majors Kelly Black, University of Georgia Organizer: Jenna P. Carpenter, 2:00PM Passion-Driven Statistics: A Campbell University (1296) multidisciplinary, project-based, Panelists: Alison Henrich, Seattle supportive model for statistical University reasoning and application. Kristin Woods*, Southwestern Oklahoma Sylvia Bozeman,Spelman, State University, Lisa Dierker and David Infinite Possibilities Beveridge, Wesleyan University Federico Ardila,San Francisco State University 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Maplets for (1297) Calculus. Christine Kelley,University Philip B. Yasskin*, Texas A&M of Nebraska-Lincoln University, Douglas B. Meade,University of South Carolina, Andrew Crenwelge, AMS and SIAM Committees on Education Joseph Martinsen, Don Van Huyck, Joint Panel Discussion Matthew Weihing,TexasA&M University, Shiva Saravanan, Parth 1:00 PM –2:30PM A601, Atrium Sarin and Michael Sprintson,A&M Level, Marriott Marquis Consolidated High School Broadening Research Experiences for 2:00PM Project SMILES: Student-Made Interactive Doctoral Students in the Mathematical (1298) Learning with Educational Songs for Sciences Introductory Statistics. John J. Weber III*, Perimeter College at Organizers: Loek Helminck,North Georgia State University, Lawrence M. Carolina State University Lesser, University of Texas at El Paso, Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd and Dennis K. Pearl, Pennsylvania State College University

Douglas Mupasiri, 2:00PM MATH:EAGER: Improving Algebra University of Northern Iowa (1299) Web-Native Learning Material via Suzanne L. Weekes, Real-Life Applications and Games. Worcester Polytechnic Frank Vahid, University of California, Institute Riverside

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2:00PM Modeling Across the Curriculum. 2:00PM WeBWorK: Improving Student Success in (1300) Peter Turner*, Clarkson University, (1310) Mathematics. James Crowley,SIAM,andBen Michael Gage*, Arnold Pizer, Vicki Galluzzo, Shippensburg University Roth, University of Rochester, John 2:00PM Broadening the impact and evaluating Travis, Mississippi College, and Douglas (1301) the effectiveness of randomization-based Ensley,MAA curricula for introductory statistics. 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Teaching Nathan Tintle*, Dordt College, Beth (1311) Inquiry-oriented Mathematics: Chance, Soma Roy, California Establishing Supports (TIMES). Polytechnic State University, San Nicholas Fortune*, Karen Keene,North Luis Obispo, Todd Swanson and Jill Carolina State University, Muhammad VanderStoep, Hope College Haider, Christine Andrews-Larson, 2:00PM Transforming Developmental Florida State University, Rachel Keller (1302) Mathematics Education in Partnership and Estrella Johnson,VirginiaTech with Teacher Preparation. 2:00PM MPWR 2016 and Beyond: Fostering Pavel Sikorskii*, Kristen Bieda, Raven (1312) sustainable networks for women in RUME. McCrory, Beth Herbel-Eisenmann and Jess Ellis*, Colorado State University, Kenneth Bradfield, Michigan State Stacy Musgrave, California Polytechnic University State University, Pomona, Megan Wawro, 2:00PM RUME with a View: Cultivating New Virginia Tech, Eva Thanheiser,Portland (1303) Researchers on the Frontier of Research State University, and Kate Melhuish, in Undergraduate Mathematics Texas State University Education. Milos Savic*, University of Oklahoma, 2:00PM Transforming Students’ Mathematical and Gulden Karakok,Universityof (1313) Experiences: Advancing Quality Teaching Northern Colorado with Reliability at Scale. Dan Ray*, Ann Edwards, Anthony Bryk, 2:00PM Recruiting and Preparing Mathematics Alicia Grunow, Carnegie Foundation for (1304) Majors for Houston-Area Classrooms: the Advancement of Teaching, and The University of Houston-Downtown James Stigler,UCLA Noyce Mathematics Teacher Scholarship Program. 2:00PM Active Learning Approaches in Rebecca J. Quander*, Timothy A. Redl, (1314) Mathematics Instruction: Practice and Nancy A. Leveille, Jacqueline J. Sack Assessment Workshop. and Michael L. Connell,Universityof Ronald Douglas,TexasA&MUniversity Houston-Downtown 2:00PM Assessing the Impact of the Emporium 2:00PM Promoting Reasoning in Undergraduate (1315) Model on Student Persistence and (1305) Mathematics (PRIUM). Dispositional Learning by Transforming William Martin*, Josef Dorfmeister, Faculty Culture. Benton Duncan, Friedrich Littman, Kathy Cousins-Cooper*andKatrina North Dakota State University, Draga Staley, North Carolina A&T State Vidakovic, Guantao Chen and Valerie University Mille, Georgia State University 2:00PM Motivating First-Year Calculus with 2:00PM Broadening the Net: Promoting Success in (1306) the Sciences for All Students. (1316) Robotics. Alison Marr*, Emily D. Niemeyer, Mark Jason Cantarella, University of Georgia Bottorff, Barbara Anthony and Willis A. 2:00PM STEP: Using Early Introduction to Weigand,SouthwesternUniversity (1317) Undergraduate Research to Recruit, 2:00PM Lexical Ambiguity in Statistics: The Retain, and Graduate More STEM Majors. (1307) Development of High Impact, Little Time M. Lynn Breyfogle*andDeeAnn Activities to Help Students Better Casteel, Bucknell University Understand the Meaning of Parameter. 2:00PM TheRoleofCalculusintheTransition Jennifer J. Kaplan*, University of (1318) from High School to College Mathematics. Georgia, Neal Rogness, Grand Valley David Bressoud, Macalester College State University, and Diane Fisher, University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2:00PM Progress through Calculus. 2:00PM Initial Findings about Graduate Teaching (1319) David Bressoud*, Macalester College, (1308) Assistants’ Teaching Needs to Foster Jess Ellis, Colorado State University, Active Learning in Statistics. Sean Larsen, Portland State University, Jennifer J. Kaplan*andKristen E. Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State Roland, University of Georgia University, and Doug Ensley,MAA 2:00PM The Tuskegee Partnership for Personal 2:00PM Improving the Preparation of Graduate (1309) Authenticity in College Mathematics. (1320) Students to Teach Undergraduate Lauretta Garrett*, Mohammed Qazi, Mathematics. Youngsoo Kim and Li Huang,Tuskegee Jack Bookman*, Duke University, and University Robin Gottlieb,HarvardUniversity

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2:00PM Collaborative Research: Data-Driven 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Improving (1321) Applications Inspiring Upper-Division (1330) Conceptual Understanding of Mathematics. Multivariable Calculus Through Thomas Asaki, Washington State Visualization Using CalcPlot3D. University, Chris Camfield*, Hendrix Paul Seeburger*, Monroe Community College, Heather Moon, Lewis-Clark College, Monica VanDieren,Robert State College, and Marie Snipes,Kenyon Morris University, and Deborah College Moore-Russo, State University of New York at Buffalo 2:00PM Transforming Instruction in (1322) Undergraduate Mathematics via Primary 2:00PM Scots Science Scholars (S3). Historical Sources (TRIUMPHS). (1331) Maria Siopsis*, Angelia Gibson and Jerry Lodder*, New Mexico State Karen Beale, Maryville College University, Kathleen Clark,FloridaState University, Janet Barnett, Colorado State 2:00PM Heartland: The Carver Bridge to STEM University-Pueblo, Dominic Klyve, (1332) Success Program. Central Washington University, Nicholas Heidi Berger*, Mark Brodie, Derek Scoville, Ursinus College, Daniel Otero, Lyons and Rick Spellerberg,Simpson Xavier University, and Diana White, College University of Colorado Denver-Downtown 2:00PM Raising Calculus to the Surface. (1333) Aaron Wangberg*, Winona State 2:00PM The Elmhurst College Keystone Project. (1323) Jon L. Johnson*, Merrilee Guenther and University, Jason Samuels,City Thomas Sawyer, Elmhurst College University of New York – BMCC, Brian Fisher, Lubbock Christian University, 2:00PM A Common Vision for the Undergraduate Elizabeth Gire, Oregon State University, (1324) Mathematics Program in 2025. and Tisha Hooks, Winona State Linda Braddy*, Tarrant County College, University Karen Saxe, Macalester College, Doug Ensley, MAA, and Doug Ensley, 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Maplets for Mathematical Association of America (1334) Calculus. Douglas B. Meade*, University of South 2:00PM MATH: EAGER: Developing a Learning Carolina, Philip B. Yasskin,TexasA&M (1325) Map for Introductory Statistics. University,, and Robert Petrulis,EPRE Angela Broaddus*, Benedictine College, Consulting LLC Jennifer Kaplan, University of Georgia, and Jonathan Templin,Universityof 2:00PM Open resources for the mathematics Kansas (1335) curriculum. Jim Fowler*, The Ohio State University, 2:00PM EAGER: Understanding and Improving Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth (1326) Collegiate Persistence and STEM College, David Farmer,American Opportunities for Developmental Institute of Mathematics, and Sarah Mathematics Students. Eichorn, University of California, Irvine Xiangming Wu*, Edgar Fuller, Jessica Deshler and Marcela Mera Trujillo, 2:00PM UTMOST: Undergraduate Teaching in West Virginia University (1336) Mathematics with Open Software and Textbooks. 2:00PM Using Evidence to Understand and Robert Beezer*, University of Puget (1327) Support an Educational Reform Sound, David Farmer, American Institute Movement: The Case of Inquiry-based of Mathematics, Tom Judson, Stephen F. Learning (IBL) in College Mathematics. Austin State University, Kent Morrison, Sandra Laursen*, Charles N. Hayward American Institute of Mathematics, and and Zachary Haberler,Universityof Vilma Mesa, University of Michigan Colorado Boulder 2:00PM Engaging Mathematics: Creating a 2:00PM Preparing to Teach Mathematics and (1337) National Community of Practice. (1328) Statistics with Technology-A Decade of Frank Wattenberg*, United States Development and Impact on Preservice Military Academy, Victor Padron, Secondary Mathematics Teachers. Normandale Community College, Cathy Hollylynne Lee*, Karen Hollebrands, Evins, Roosevelt University, John Nardo, Allison McCulloch, North Carolina State Lynn Gieger, Oglethorpe University, University, William Finzer,Concord Barbara Gonzalez, Hofstra University, Consortium, Stephanie Casey,Eastern Rikki Wagstrom, Cindy Kaus and Michigan University, and Rick Hudson, Mangala Kothari, Metropolitan State Southern Indiana University University

2:00PM 2+1 STEM Scholars Program at Solano 2:00PM An Interdisciplinary Study of Learning: (1329) Community College. (1338) Student Understanding of Linear Algebra Genele G. Rhoads*, Jan Tracy Camacho in Physics. and Audrey Rose de Leon,Solano Megan Wawro and Kevin Watson*, Community College Virginia Tech

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2:00PM NSF Scholarship Program in Science 2:00PM Guide to Evidenced-Based Instructional  (1339) and Mathematics at Kennesaw State (1350) Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics. University. Preliminary report. Martha Abell*, Georgia Southern Ana-Maria Croicu, Kennesaw State University, Linda Braddy, Tarrant County University College, Doug Ensley,Mathematical Association of America, Lew Ludwig, 2:00PM The AugSTEM Program: Informing Denison University, and Hortensia (1340) Institutional Collaboration and Change to Soto-Johnson,UniversityofNorthern Prepare Juniors and Seniors for Careers Colorado in STEM. Rebekah Dupont, Augsburg College 2:00PM Talented Teachers in Training for Texas: (1351) Maintaining Contact and Support for 2:00PM Undergraduate Sustainability Noyce Graduates. (1341) Experiences in Mathematics (USE Math). Lesa Beverly*, Keith Hubbard, Dennis Benjamin Galluzzo*, Shippensburg Gravatt and Chrissy Cross, Stephen F. University, and Corrine Taylor, Wellesley Austin State University College 2:00PM SMART Texas: Establishing Longitudinal 2:00PM Ensuring Early Mathematics Success for (1352) Paired Comparison Groups to Document (1342) STEM Majors. Project Impacts. Amanda Hattaway*, Fred Driscoll, Keith Hubbard*andNola Schmidt, Emma Smith Zbarsky and Joan Giblin, Stephen F. Austin State University Wentworth Institute of Technology 2:00PM POGIL Math: Guided Inquiry Materials for 2:00PM Transforming Undergraduate Statistics (1353) Gatekeeper Courses in Mathematics. (1343) Education at Primarily Undergraduate Jill E. Guerra*, University of Arkansas Institutions through Experiential Fort Smith, Catherine B´en´eteau, Learning. University of South Florida, Zdenkaˇ Tracy Morris, Cynthia Murray and Tyler Guadarrama, Rockhurst University, Cook*, University of Central Oklahoma Laurie Lenz, Marymount University, Andrei Straumanis, Rick Moog,POGIL 2:00PM Examining Student Understanding of (1344) Cross Product through a Visualization Project, Jennifer Noll, Portland State Activity. University, and Jennifer E. Lewis, Monica VanDieren*, Robert Morris University of South Florida University,, Deborah Moore-Russo, State 2:00PM USA Noyce Pathway to Mathematics. University of New York at Buffalo, and (1354) Madhuri S. Mulekar*, Andre Green and Paul Seeburger, Monroe Community Susan Martin,UniversityofSouth College Alabama

2:00PM Holyoke Community College STEM 2:00PM PRODUCT: Professional Development and (1345) Scholars Program (2015-2020). (1355) Uptake through Collaborative Teams NSF Ileana Vasu*, Diane Stengle and Steve DUE 1525058. Winters, Holyoke Community College Stan Yoshinobu*, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2:00PM MATH: EAGER: Mathematical Problem Matthew Jones, California State (1346) Solving Item Development Project. University, Dominguez Hills, Brian Katz, R. Cavender Campbell*, James A. Augustana College, Xiao Xiao,Utica Mendoza Epperson and Kathryn College, Angie Hodge,Universityof Rhoads,TheUniversityofTexasat Nebraska Omaha, Sandra Laursen, Arlington University of Colorado Boulder, Christine 2:00PM Enhancing Explorations in Functions for von Renesse, Westfield State University, (1347) Preservice Secondary Mathematics and Yousuf George, Nazareth College Teachers. 2:00PM Transforming Linear Algebra Education Theresa Jorgensen*, James A. Mendoza (1356) with GeoGebra Applets. Epperson and Kathryn Rhoads,The James D. Factor*andSusan University of Texas at Arlington Pustejovsky, Alverno College 2:00PM Using Research to Shape Instruction and 2:00PM SSTEM: Using Computational Science to (1348) Placement in Algebra and Precalculus. (1357) Enhance Learning and Commitment to Marilyn Carlson*, Arizona State STEM. University, Doug Ensley,Mathematical Maria Zack*, Katherine Maloney, Lori Association of America, Bernie Madison, Carter, Paul Schmelzenbach and Dawne University of Arkansas, and Michael Page, Point Loma Nazarene University Tallman, Oklahoma State University 2:00PM Native American-based Mathematics 2:00PM Undergraduate Curriculum Guide for the (1358) Materials for Integration into (1349) Mathematical Sciences. Undergraduate Courses. Martha Siegel*, Towson University, Charles Funkhouser*, Harriet C. Carol Schumacher, Kenyon College, Edwards, California State University Doug Ensley and J. Michael Pearson, Fullerton, and Miles Pfahl,Turtle Mathematical Association of America Mountain Community College

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2:00PM STEM Real World Applications of MAA-AMS-SIAM Panel (1359) Mathematics. Darren A. Narayan*, Rochester Institute 2:35 PM –3:55PM International 5, International of Technology, and Joy Lind,University Level, Marriott Marquis of Sioux Falls Multiple Paths to Mathematics Careers in 2:00PM SUMMIT-P at SLU: Math for Business Business, Industry and Government (BIG) (1360) Students in the Spirit of CRAFTY. Mike May*, Michael Alderson and Organizers: Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd Anneke Bart, Saint Louis University College Allen Butler,DanielH. AMS Invited Address Wagner Associates, Inc. Douglas Mupasiri, 2:15 PM –3:05PM Atrium Ballroom, University of Northern Iowa Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Moderator: Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd (1361) The many faces of dispersive and wave College equations. Panelists: Carla Cotwright-Williams, Gigliola Staffilani, Massachusetts U.S. Social Security Institute of Technology (1125-35-11) Administration Frank Cullen,Emeritus MAA Workshop Principal with Blackstone & Cullen, Inc. 2:35 PM –3:55PM M304, Marquis Mary Morley, State of New Level, Marriott Marquis Jersey Course Design with Active Learning. Dan Sanders,Columbia University Organizers: Victor Piercey, Ferris State ,GeorgiaTech University Prasad Tetali Luke Tunstall,Michigan AMS Invited Address State University 3:20 PM –4:10PM Atrium Ballroom, MAA Panel Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis

2:35 PM –3:55PM International 6, International (1362) Galois groups and locally symmetric spaces. Level, Marriott Marquis Richard Taylor, Institute for Advanced Study (1125-11-12) the Dolciani Award: Mathematicians in K-16 Education MAA Session on Incorporating Big Data Ideas Organizers: Will Abram, Hillsdale in the Mathematics and Statistics Classroom College 3:20 PM –3:55PM International 7, International Judith Grabiner,Pitzer College Level, Marriott Marquis Bill Hawkins,Universityof Organizers: Patti Frazer Lock,St. the District of Columbia Lawrence University ,Montana Betty Mayfield, Hood Stacey Hancock College State University Sue Schou,IdahoState Glenn Stevens,Boston University University 3:20PM Big Data Visualization in Intro Stats (in David Stone,Georgia  (1363) 15 minutes!). Southern University Patti Frazer Lock*, Robin H. Lock,St. Lawrence University, Kari Lock Morgan, Susan Wildstrom,Walt Pennsylvania State University, Eric F. Whitman High School Lock, University of Minnesota, and Panelists: ,Universityof Dennis F. Lock, Miami Dolphins NFL Michigan Franchise (1125-E1-2757) Sybilla Beckman,University 3:40PM Using Big Data in the Sciences:  of Georgia (1364) Integrating Mathematics and Plant Ecology. Bill McCallum,Universityof Robin L Angotti,Universityof Arizona Washington Bothell (1125-E1-867)

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MAA Session on Modern Data Sets for the SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Intro Statistics Classroom and Beyond, I Biology Reception and Business Meeting

4:00 PM –4:55PM International 7, International 6:00 PM –7:00PM International 5, International Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis

Organizers: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Organizer: Maeve McCarthy, Murray Lawrence University State University Stacey Hancock,Montana State University SIGMAA On Statistics Education Guest Sue Schou,IdahoState Lecture University 6:50 PM –7:40PM International 7, International 4:00PM Applications of Statistical R Package to  (1365) Undergraduate Teaching and Research. Level, Marriott Marquis Leon Kaganovskiy, Touro College (1125-K5-1124) Organizer: Sue Schou,IdahoState University 4:20PM On Using SEER Data for Teaching and  (1366) Research. 6:50PM Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the Khairul Islam, Eastern Michigan (1368) CDC - 2017 and Beyond. University (1125-K5-487) Brian M. Gurbaxani, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1125-A0-805) 4:40PM Measuring Life: Data for introductory  (1367) biostatistics. Preliminary report. SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Elizabeth Wilcox, State University of New York at Oswego (1125-K5-2580) Biology Guest Lecture

Joint Prize Session 7:00 PM –7:50PM International 5, International Level, Marriott Marquis 4:25 PM –5:25PM Atrium Ballroom, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Organizer: Brian Walton,James Madison University

SIGMAA on Statistics Education Reception 7:00PM Simple mathematical models for public  (1369) health decision making during a 5:30 PM –6:00PM International 7, International response. Level, Marriott Marquis Martin I Meltzer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) MAA Special Presentation: Poetry+Math. (1125-A0-301)

5:30 PM –7:00PM Regency Ballroom VII, AMS-MAA Panel, sponsored by the U.S. Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency National Committee for Mathematics

Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona 7:00 PM –7:30PM Atrium Ballroom, College Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Lawrence M. Lesser, University of Texas at El International Mathematics Efforts and Paso the IMU Douglas Norton, Villanova Moderator: Eric M. Friedlander, University University of Southern California Joint Prize Session Reception Panelists: Ingrid Daubechies,Duke University 5:30 PM –6:30PM Atrium Ballroom, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Wilfrid Gangbo,University of California Los Angeles MAA Two-Year College Reception Ken Ono,EmoryUniversity

5:30 PM –7:00PM International Ballroom AMS-MAA Special Film Presentation South, Int Tower LL1, Hyatt Regency 7:30 PM –9:30PM Atrium Ballroom, SIGMAA on Statistics Education Business Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Meeting The Man Who Knew Infinity, presented 6:00 PM –6:45PM International 7, International by the US National Committee for Level, Marriott Marquis Mathematics

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AMS-AWM Special Session on Symplectic Friday, January 6 Geometry, Moment Maps and Morse Theory, Joint Meetings Registration I

7:30 AM –4:00PM Grand Hall Lobby, 8:00 AM –10:50AM International C, Exhibit Level, Hyatt Regency International Level, Marriott Marquis

Email Center Organizers: Lisa Jeffrey,Universityof Toronto 7:30 AM –9:00PM Exhibit Level Prefunction Tara Holm,Cornell Area, Hyatt Regency University

AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research 8:00AM Contraction of a Hamiltonian K-space. in Mathematics by Undergraduates and (1376) Christopher Allen Manon,George Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, II Mason University (1125-51-840) 8:30AM Invariants of pairs in SL(4,C) and SU(3,1). 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 8, (1377) Sean D Lawton*, George Mason International Level, Marriott Marquis University, and Krishnendu Gongopadhyay, Indian Institute of Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Science Education & Research, Mohali Rochester Institute of (1125-14-1016) Technology 9:00AM Vanishing theorems in the cohomology Tamas Forgacs, California (1378) ring of the moduli space of parabolic State University, Fresno bundles. Ugur Abdulla,Florida Elisheva Adina Gamse,Universityof Institute of Technology Toronto (1125-51-2305) 8:00AM Sufficient Conditions for a Linear 9:30AM Positivity in Schubert Calculus, with  R (1370) Operator on [x] to be Monotone. (1379) Symplectic Analogs. Preliminary report. RGoldin, George Mason University Leah Buck, Muskingum University, Kelly (1125-51-2040) Emmrich*, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, and Tamas Forgacs, California 10:00AM The quiver at the bottom of the twisted State University, Fresno (1125-32-306) (1380) nilpotent cone on P1. 8:30AM Change-point Detection Methods for Steven Rayan,Universityof  (1371) Body-Worn Video. Saskatchewan (1125-14-3137) Stephanie Ann Allen*, State University 10:30AM On geometric quantization of of New York at Geneseo, Ye Ye, (1381) b-symplectic manifolds. University of California, Los Angeles, Victor Guillemin, Massachusetts David Madras, University of Toronto, Institute of Technology, Eva Miranda, and Greg Anthony Zanotti,DePaul Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, and University (1125-62-259) Jonathan Weitsman*, Northeastern 9:00AM Faltings heights of CM elliptic curves and University (1125-58-1001)  (1372) special gamma values. Adrian Barquero-Sanchez,Universidad AMS Special Session on Advances in de Costa Rica, Lindsay Cadwallader, Mathematics of Ecology, Epidemiology and University of Connecticut, Olivia Immunology of Infectious Diseases, I Cannon, Bowdoin College, Tyler Genao*, Florida Atlantic University, and Riad Masri,TexasA&MUniversity 8:00 AM –10:50AM M101, Marquis (1125-11-284) Level, Marriott Marquis

9:30AM Topological Properties of Classical Organizer: Abba Gumel,ArizonaState  (1373) Multiplier Sequences, n-sequences, and University Extensions. Christian Hokaj, University of Notre 8:00AM Prey-predator-parasite: an ecosystem Dame, and Kenneth Plante*, University (1382) model with fragile persistence. of Rochester (1125-30-386) Preliminary report. 10:00AM Association with Interpolation. Alex Farrell, James P. Collins and Horst  (1374) Aaron Landesman*, Stanford University, R. Thieme*, Arizona State University and Anand Patel,HarvardUniversity (1125-92-1104) (1125-14-533) 8:30AM Permanence and Stability of a Kill the 10:30AM Rational Curves on Hypersurfaces.  (1383) Winner Model in Marine Ecology.  (1375) David Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Daniel Allin Korytowski*andHal Smith, Technology (1125-14-3122) Arizona State University (1125-34-3097)

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9:00AM Realistic mixing functions for AMS Special Session on Automorphic Forms (1384) meta-population modeling to support and Arithmetic, I public health policymaking. Zhilan Feng, Purdue University, Andrew 8:00 AM –10:45AM Embassy E, International N Hill, Aaron T Curns and John W Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Glasser*, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1125-92-1041) Organizers: Frank Calegari,University of Chicago 9:30AM Using the partial derivatives of effective (1385) reproduction numbers to guide public Ana Caraiani,Princeton health policy. University Zhilan Feng*, Purdue University, Andrew Richard Taylor, Institute for N Hill, Aaron T Curns and John W Advanced Study Glasser, Centers for Disease Control and 8:00AM Intersection numbers and higher Prevention (1125-92-1039) (1394) derivatives of L-functions for function 10:00AM Duration of an Epidemic Near the Critical fields.  (1386) Threshold of R0 =1. Preliminary report. Zhiwei Yun*, Yale University, and Linda J. S. Allen*andWilliam Tritch, Wei Zhang, Columbia University Texas Tech University (1125-92-1415) (1125-11-377) 10:30AM Recovery rates in epidemiological models. 9:00AM Geometry and cohomology of local (1387) Scott W Greenhalgh*andTroy Day, (1395) Shimura varieties. Department of Mathematics and David Hansen, Columbia University Statistics, Queen’s University (1125-11-163) (1125-92-1870) 10:00AM Cycles in the de Rham cohomology of (1396) abelian varieties over number fields. AMS Special Session on Advances in Yunqing Tang, Institute of Advanced Operator Algebras, I Study (1125-11-258)

8:00 AM –10:50AM International 9, AMS Special Session on Complex Analysis International Level, Marriott Marquis and Special Functions, I Organizers: Michael Hartglass, 8:00 AM –10:50AM M103 & 104, Marquis University of California, Level, Marriott Marquis Riverside David Penneys,University Organizers: Brock Williams,TexasTech of California, Los Angeles University Elizabeth Gillaspy, Kendall Richards, University of Colorado, Southwestern University Boulder Alex Solynin,TexasTech 8:00AM Bi-free probability: a new University (1388) characterisation and consequences. 8:00AM Convolutions of univalent harmonic strip Preliminary report. (1397) mappings. Ian L Charlesworth,Universityof Michael Dorff*, Samaneh Hamidi, California, Los Angeles (1125-47-1831) Brigham Young University, Jay Jahangiri, 8:30AM Product Rigidity for the von Neumann Kent State University, and Elif Yasar, (1389) algebras of hyperbolic groups. Uludag University (1125-30-590) Rolando de Santiago*, Ionut Chifan, 8:30AM The 3-dimensional incidence geometry of Sujan Pant,TheUniversityofIowa,and (1398) circle space with applications to the Thomas Sinclair, Purdue University geometry of circle frameworks in the (1125-47-2783) . Preliminary report. 9:00AM Hulanicki’s theorem fails for groupoids. John C. Bowers,JamesMadison (1390) Rufus Willett, University of Hawaii at University, and Philip L. Bowers*, The Manoa (1125-47-709) Florida State University (1125-52-1978) 9:30AM A comparison of Nevanlinna-Pick 9:00AM Cauchy Rigidity of Convex c-Polyhedra. (1391) theorems. (1399) John C. Bowers*, James Madison Rachael M. Norton,UniversityofIowa University, Philip L. Bowers,TheFlorida (1125-47-2037) State University, and Kevin Pratt, University of Connecticut (1125-52-2370) 10:00AM Recent advances in  (1392) combinatorially-defined C*-algebras. 9:30AM Loewner deformations driven by the Preliminary report. (1400) Weierstrass function. Sarah A Reznikoff, Kansas State Joan Lind*andJessica Robins, University (1125-46-2774) University of Tennessee (1125-30-2106) 10:30AM 1-bounded entropy with applications to 10:00AM Bohr inequality in hyperbolic geometry. (1393) vonNeumanalgebras.  (1401) Rosihan M Ali*andZhen Chuan Ng, Ben Hayes, Vanderbilt University Universiti Sains Malaysia (1125-30-185) (1125-47-989) 10:30AM Discussion

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AMS Special Session on 9:30AM Tower constructions in smooth and and Convexity (Dedicated to Andras´ Bezdek (1410) symbolic dynamics. on the occasion of his 60th birthday), I Vaughn Climenhaga,Universityof Houston (1125-37-2341) 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 3, 10:00AM Thermodynamic formalism for geodesic International Level, Marriott Marquis (1411) flow on locally CAT(-1) spaces. David Constantine,Wesleyan, Organizers: Krystyna Kuperberg, Jean-Francois Lafont and Daniel J. Auburn University Thompson*, Ohio State University Gergely Ambrus,Renyi (1125-37-1846) Institute of Mathematics 10:30AM Are rotation sets and localized entropies Braxton Carrigan,Southern (1412) computable? Preliminary report. Connecticut State University Christian P Wolf, Department of Ferenc Fodor,Universityof Mathematics, The City College of New Szeged York (1125-37-1076) 8:00AM Discs held in cages. (1402) Tudor I. Zamfirescu,Mathematical AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems Institute, Bucharest, Roumania and Applications, I (1125-52-800) 8:30AM Extensive parallelograms and 8:00 AM –10:50AM Inman, Conference  (1403) double-lattice packings. Preliminary Level, Hyatt Regency report. Wlodzimierz Kuperberg, Auburn Organizers: Vu Kim Tuan,Universityof University (1125-52-1202) West Georgia 9:00AM Skewers. Amin Boumenir,University  (1404) Serge Tabachnikov, Pennsylvania State of West Georgia University (1125-51-754) 8:00AM Globally convergent numerical methods 9:30AM Pessimal packing shapes.  (1405) Yoav Kallus,SantaFeInstitute (1413) for coefficient and phaseless inverse (1125-52-657) problems. Michael Victor Klibanov*, Dinh Liem 10:00AM Some problems in Geometry and its Nguyen, Loc Hoang Nguyen and (1406) presentation. Preliminary report. AleksandrEgorKolesov,Universityof Michael N. Bleicher, Prof, (emeritus) U of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, Wisconsin - Madison (1125-52-612) NC 28223 (1125-35-38) 10:30AM On triangulations of simple polygons. 8:30AM Gradient and Extragradient methods  (1407) Preliminary report. (1414) for the inverse problem of tumor T. Bisztriczky,Universityof identification. Calgary/York University (1125-52-250) Aviv Gibali, ORT Braude College, AMS Special Session on Ergodic Theory and Karmiel, Israel (1125-35-140) Dynamical Systems, I 9:00AM Recent Advances on Inverse Parabolic (1415) Free Boundary Problems. 8:00 AM –10:50AM M106 & M107, Ugur G. Abdulla, Department of Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Mathematical Sciences/Florida Institute of Technology (1125-35-1823) Organizers: Mrinal Kanti Roychowdhury,University 9:30AM Frechet Differentiability in Besov Spaces of Texas Rio Grande Valley (1416) in the Optimal Control of Parabolic Free Boundary Problems. Tamara Kucherenko,City U. G. Abdulla and J. G. Goldfarb*, Florida College of New York Institute of Technology (1125-35-2626) 8:00AM Dynamical Degrees and the Projective  (1408) Heat Map Acting on Pentagons. 10:00AM Study of some inverse problems raised Scott R. Kaschner*, Butler University, (1417) from a free boundary model of ductal and Roland K. W. Roeder, Indiana carcinoma in situ. University Purdue University Indianapolis Yongzhi Steve Xu,Universityof (1125-37-588) Louisville (1125-35-204) 9:00AM On the absence of an ergodic multiplier 10:30AM Recovering a time-dependent diffusion  (1409) property in infinite measure. (1418) coefficient in a parabolic PDE with Madeleine Elyze, Alexander S Kastner*, applications in geochronology. Williams College, Juan Ortiz Rhoton, Sedar Ngoma*, Dmitry Glotov, Auburn MIT, Vadim Semenov, Courant Institute, University, A. J. Meir, Southern Methodist New York University, and Cesar E. Silva, University, and Willis E. Hames, Auburn Williams College (1125-37-2213) University (1125-35-2915)

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AMS Special Session on Mapping Class 8:30AM Voicing Transformations and a Linear Groups and their Subgroups, I  (1426) Representation of Uniform Triadic Transformations. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Dunwoody, Conference Thomas M. Fiore*, University of Level, Hyatt Regency Michigan-Dearborn, and Thomas Noll, Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya Organizers: James W. Anderson, (1125-20-1350) University of Southampton, 9:00AM Rhythmic and Melodic L-Canons. UK  (1427) Preliminary report. Aaron Wootton,University Jeremy Kastine, Georgia Highlands of Portland College (1125-00-1407) 8:00AM Subgroups of the Mapping Class Group 9:30AM Quantifying functional accent. (1419) Corresponding to 1-dimensional Strata in  (1428) Preliminary report. the Branch Locus of Moduli Space. Richard J Plotkin, University at Buffalo, Preliminary report. The State University of New York S. Allen Broughton*, Rose-Hulman (1125-00-2493) Institute of Technology, Antonio 10:00AM Theoretical Physics and Category F. Costa, Universidad Nacional de  (1429) Theory as Tools for Analysis of Musical Educacion´ A Distancia, and Milagros Performance and Composition. ¨ Izquierda,Linkoping University Maria Mannone, School of Music, (1125-14-493) University of Minnesota (1125-00-328) 8:30AM Uniparametric families of compact 10:30AM Associahedra, combinatorial block (1420) Riemann surfaces with large symmetry. (1430) designs and related structures. Emilio Bujalance, Antonio F. Costa, Franck Jedrzejewski, University of Paris UNED,Spain,and *, Milagros Izquierdo Saclay (1125-06-1302) Linkoping¨ University, Sweden (1125-30-288) AMS Special Session on Operator Theory, 9:00AM Orientation-Reversing Euclidean Function Theory, and Models, I (1421) Symmetry of Closed Surfaces Immersed in 3-Space. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 4, Thomas W. Tucker*, Colgate University, International Level, Marriott Marquis and Undine Leopold, Technische Univerit¨at of Chemnitz (1125-57-1862) Organizers: William Ross,Universityof 9:30AM Maximal Group Actions on Compact Richmond (1422) Oriented Surfaces. Alberto Condori,Florida Valerie Peterson, University of Portland, Golf Coast University Jacob Russell*, CUNY Gradaute Center, and Aaron Wootton,Universityof 8:00AM Spectral area of Toeplitz operators. Portland (1125-20-554) (1431) Cheng Chu,Vanderbilt,andDima Khavinson*, University of South Florida 10:00AM A combinatorial approach to the (1125-47-733) (1423) conjugacy class count for elementary abelian subgroups of the mapping class 8:30AM Commutators and BMO Associated to the group. (1432) Bessel Operator. Anthony Weaver, Bronx Community Brett D. Wick, Washington University - St. College of the City University of New Louis (1125-42-1221) York (1125-14-1327) 9:00AM Weighted Inequalities for Little BMO. 10:30AM The symmetric genus of metabelian (1433) Preliminary report. (1424) groups. Preliminary report. Irina Holmes*, Brett D. Wick, Stephen Lo, University of Auckland Washington University in St. Louis, and (1125-57-1126) Stefanie Petermichl,Universityof Toulouse Paul Sabatier (1125-43-1297) AMS Special Session on Mathematics and 9:30AM Characterization of binormal matrices. Music, I  (1434) Eungil Ko, Ewha Womans University, Hyun Kwon*, The University of Alabama, 8:00 AM –10:50AM M301, Marquis and Ji Eun Lee,SejongUniversity Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-47-1469) 10:00AM Approximation of Invariant Subspaces in Organizers: Mariana Montiel,Georgia (1435) Some Dirichlet-type Spaces. State University Faruk Yilmaz, University of Tennessee, Robert Peck, Louisiana Knoxville (1125-47-963) State University 10:30AM The Range and Valence of Real Smirnov 8:00AM Self-Similarity, Continuous Processes, (1436) Functions.  (1425) and New Compositional Resources. Tim Ferguson*, University of Alabama, Clifton Callender,FloridaState and William T Ross,Universityof University (1125-00-3080) Richmond (1125-30-1380)

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AMS Special Session on Partition Theory and 9:30AM Open quantum subgroups of locally Related Topics, I (1445) compact quantum groups, and induced representation. Mehrdad Kalantar*, University of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Embassy D, International Houston, Pawel Kasprzak,Universityof Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Warsaw, Adam Skalski, IMPAN, and Piotr Soltan,UniversityofWarsaw Organizers: Amita Malik,Universityof (1125-46-1519) Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 10:00AM Mean ergodic theorem for discrete Dennis Eichhorn,University (1446) amenable quantum groups. of California, Irvine Huichi Huang, College of mathematics and statistics, Chongqing University, Tim Huber,Universityof Chongqing, China (1125-46-336) Texas-Rio Grande Valley 10:30AM The dual Temperley-Lieb basis and 8:00AM Sequences in partitions. Preliminary (1447) quantum group integrals. (1437) report. Michael Brannan*, Texas A&M George E. Andrews, Pennsylvania State University, and Benoit Collins,Kyoto University (1125-11-1140) University (1125-46-1021)

8:30AM New representations for σ (q) via AMS Special Session on Recent Progress on  (1438) reciprocity theorems. Atul Dixit*, Indian Institute of Nonlinear Dispersive and Wave Equations, II Technology Gandhinagar, and Koustav 8:00 AM –10:50AM L405 & L406, Lobby Banerjee, Ramkrishna Mission Vivekananda University (1125-11-1010) Level, Marriott Marquis

9:00AM Remarks on cubic partitions. Organizers: Dana Mendelson,University (1439) Byungchan Kim,SeoulNational of Chicago University of Science and Technology Carlos Kenig,Universityof (1125-11-1419) Chicago Hao Jia,Universityof 9:30AM Rogers–Ramanujan type partition Chicago  (1440) identities. Preliminary report. Andrew V. Sills, Georgia Southern Andrew Lawrie,University University (1125-11-1035) of California, Berkeley Gigliola Staffilani, 10:00AM Bressoud’s Conjecture. Massachusetts Institute of  (1441) Sun Kim, University of Illinois at Technology Urbana-Champaign (1125-05-1664) Magdalena Czubak, 10:30AM New Weighted Partition Identities, the University of Colorado (1442) Smallest Part of Partition and all that. Boulder Alexander Berkovich,Universityof 8:00AM On pure two-bubbles for focusing Florida (1125-05-1493) (1448) energy-critical dispersive equations. Jacek Jendrej, University of Chicago AMS Special Session on Quantum Groups, I (1125-35-2034) 8:30AM The L2 weak sequential convergence of 8:00 AM –10:50AM International 10, (1449) radial mass critical NLS solutions with International Level, Marriott Marquis mass above the ground state. Chenjie Fan, MIT (1125-35-1289) Organizers: Shuzhou Wang,University 9:00AM Exponential moments for the of Georgia (1450) homogeneous Kac equation. Milana Pavic-Colic,University Angshuman Bhattacharya, of Novi Sad, Serbia, and Maja University of Georgia Taskovic*, University of Pennsylvania 8:00AM Integrability of Homomorphisms of (1125-35-2822) (1443) Locally Compact Qauntum Groups. 9:30AM Bilinear estimates in quasilinear Piotr M. Sołtan, Department of (1451) evolution problems. Mathematical Methods in Physics, Faculty Alexandru Ionescu, Princeton University of Physics, University of Warsaw (1125-35-3133) (1125-46-796) 10:00AM Almost sure wellposedness for 2D wave 9:00AM Lattices of subgroups for locally compact (1452) equations with null forms. Part I. (1444) quantum groups. Magdalena Czubak,Universityof Alexandru Chirvasitu*, University of Colorado Boulder (1125-35-2485) Washington, Souleiman Omar Hoche, 10:30AM Almost sure wellposedness for 2D wave Universite de Franche-Comte, Besancon, (1453) equations with null forms (Part II). France, and Pawel Kasprzak,University Dana Mendelson, University of Chicago of Warsaw, Poland (1125-20-710) (1125-35-2675)

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AMS Special Session on Representations and 8:00AM Energy subcritical nonlinear wave Related Geometry in , I (1460) equations. Preliminary report. Andrew Lawrie, MIT (1125-35-3148) 8:00 AM –10:50AM A705, Atrium 8:30AM Dynamics of nonlinear wave equations. Level, Marriott Marquis (1461) Hao Jia, Institute for advanced study (1125-35-1729) Organizers: Laura Rider, Massachusetts 9:00AM The benefits of randomizing initial data Institute of Technology (1462) when proving well-posedness for certain Amber Russell,Butler dispersive equations. University Gigliola Staffilani, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1125-35-1754) 8:00AM Frobenius and embedded (1454) Grassmannians. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Some new results on Kato-Ponce type Gus Lonergan, Massachusetts Institute (1463) inequalities. of Technology (1125-16-2797) Dong Li, University of British Columbia (1125-35-2693) 8:30AM Modular Koszul duality for Kac–Moody (1455) groups, part I. 10:00AM Blow up solutions in the semilinear Pramod N. Achar, Louisiana State (1464) Schroedinger equation. University, Shotaro Makisumi*, Stanford Svetlana Roudenko,TheGeorge University, Simon Riche,Universit´e Washington University (1125-35-2784) Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, and 10:30AM Microlocal dispersive estimates and the , RIMS (Kyoto) / (1465) energy-critical NLS on perturbations of University of Sydney (1125-20-2203) R3. 9:00AM Modular Koszul duality for Kac–Moody Casey Jao, UC Berkeley (1125-35-2171) (1456) groups, part II. Pramod N. Achar*, Louisiana State AMS Special Session on Symmetries, University, Shotaro Makisumi,Stanford Integrability, and Beyond, I University, Simon Riche,Universit´e Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, and 8:00 AM –10:50AM The Learning Center, Geordie Williamson, RIMS (Kyoto) / Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency University of Sydney (1125-20-2163) Organizers: Maria Clara Nucci, 9:30AM A combinatorial Fourier transform for Universit`adiPerugia,ITALY (1457) quiver representation varieties in type A. Sarah Post,Universityof Preliminary report. Hawai´iatManoa Pramod N. Achar, Maitreyee Kulkarni, Louisiana State University, Department of 8:00AM Quantizing with Noether symmetries; Mathematics, and Jacob P. Matherne*, (1466) linearity and superintegrability; unusual University of Massachusetts–Amherst, Lagrangian systems: an overview. Department of Mathematics and Maria Clara Nucci, University of Perugia, Statistics (1125-20-2538) Italy (1125-81-1647) AM 10:00AM Perverse sheaves arising from cyclically 8:30 N-dimensional superintegrable systems (1458) graded Lie algebras and DAHA. (1467) and higher rank quadratic algebras. George Lusztig, Massachusetts Institute Ian Marquette*, Fazlul Hoque and of Technology, and Zhiwei Yun*, Yale Yao-Zhong Zhang,TheUniversityof University (1125-22-378) Queensland (1125-81-798) 9:00AM 2D 2nd order Laplace superintegrable 10:30AM A sufficient condition for a category of (1468) systems, Heun equations, QES and (1459) perverse sheaves to be highest weight. Bocher¨ contractions. Preliminary report. , Instituto de Ciencias Tom Braden,Universityof M. A. Escobar-Ruiz Nucleares, UNAM, Mexico City, Massachusetts, Amherst (1125-18-2086) E. G. Kalnins, Department of Mathematics, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New AMS Special Session on Spectral Calculus Zealand, and W. Miller, Jr.*, School of and Quasilinear Partial Differential Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Equations, II Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, (1125-20-550) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Embassy F, International 9:30AM Conformal Laplace superintegrable Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency (1469) systems in 2D: polynomial invariant subspaces. Organizers: Shijun Zheng,Georgia Willard Miller Jr and Adrian Mauricio Southern University Escobar Ruiz*, University of Minnesota Marius Beceanu, State (1125-33-979) University of New York - 10:00AM The Heun operator as a Hamiltonian. Albany (1470) Preliminary report. Tuoc Van Phan,University Alexander Turbiner,ICN-UNAM, of Tennessee, Knoxville Mexico-City (1125-81-591)

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10:30AM An Algebraic Geometric Approach to the 9:00AM Numerical Computations with the Selberg  (1471) Classification of Superintegrable Systems (1480) trace formula. and Hypergeometric Orthogonal Min Lee*, Andrew R Booker,University Polynomials. of Bristol, and Andreas Strombergsson¨ , Konrad Schobel¨ , Jena, Germany Uppsala University (1125-AB-2319) (1125-37-714) 9:30AM Central L-values and functorial transfer. (1481) Kimball Martin,UniversityofOklahoma AMS Special Session on Topics in Graph (1125-AB-640) Theory, I 10:00AM How many L-functions are there? (1482) Djordje Mili´cevi´c, Bryn Mawr College 8:00 AM –10:50AM Spring, Conference (1125-AB-2943) Level, Hyatt Regency 10:30AM Arithmetic statics over function fields. Organizers: Songling Shan, Vanderbilt (1483) Edva Roditty-Gershon, Bristol University University (1125-AB-2602) Xiaofeng Gu,Universityof MAA Invited Paper Session on Research in West Georgia Improving Undergraduate Mathematical 8:00AM Coloring graphs with forbidden minors. Sciences Education: Examples Supported by  (1472) Martin Rolek*andZi-Xia Song, the National Science Foundation’s IUSE: EHR University of Central Florida Program (1125-05-1809)

8:30AM Minors in 3-connected planar 8:00 AM –10:50AM A602, Atrium (1473) non-Hamiltonian graphs. Preliminary Level, Marriott Marquis report. Emily Marshall*andGuoli Ding, Organizers: Ron Buckmire,National Louisiana State University Science Foundation (1125-05-1196) John Haddock,National 9:00AM Toughness condition for k-trees in Science Foundation (1474) K4-minor-free graphs. Teri Murphy,National M. N. Ellingham, Songling Shan*, Science Foundation Vanderbilt University, Dong Ye and Sandra Richardson, Xiaoya Zha, Middle Tennessee State National Science Foundation University (1125-05-2170) Lee Zia, National Science 9:30AM On fullerene graphs. Foundation (1475) Shoichi Tsuchiya,SenshuUniversity (1125-05-1472) 8:00AM Teaching Inquiry-oriented mathematics: (1484) Establishing Support. 10:00AM Rainbow matchings in graphs. Estrella Johnson*, Virginia Tech, (1476) Guanghui Wang, Shandong University Christine Andrews-Larson,FloridaState (1125-05-2353) University, and Karen Keene,North 10:30AM On almost perfect matchings in k-partite Carolina State University (1125-AG-1899) (1477) k-graphs. 8:30AM Collaborative Research: Improving Hongliang Lu, Xi’an Jiaotong University,  (1485) Conceptual Understanding of Yan Wang and Xingxing Yu*, Georgia Multivariable Calculus Through Institute of Technology (1125-05-2048) Visualization Using CalcPlot3D. Preliminary report. MAA Invited Paper Session on L-Functions Paul E Seeburger*, Monroe Community and Other Animals, I College, Monica VanDieren,Robert Morris University, and Deborah 8:00 AM –10:50AM A706, Atrium Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-AG-1716) 9:00AM Promoting Success In Early College Organizers: Caroline (1486) Mathematics Through Graduate Teacher Turnage-Butterbaugh, Training. Duke University Michael S Jacobson*, Michael Ferrara, Maria Nastasescu,CalTech RaKissa Manzanares and Gary Olson, University of Colorado Denver 8:00AM Higher Eisenstein Congruences. (1125-AG-1561) (1478) Catherine M Hsu, University of Oregon 9:30AM Fostering Active Learning in Statistics: (1125-AB-672)  (1487) Research on Students and Graduate 8:30AM L-functions of automorphic forms on Teaching Assistant. Preliminary report. (1479) non-split tori. Jennifer J Kaplan*andKristen E Ian Petrow, Ecole Polytechnique F´ed´erale Roland, University of Georgia de Lausanne (1125-AB-802) (1125-AG-1250)

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10:00AM Collaborative Research: Transforming 10:00AM Riemann, Siegel, and a Translation  (1488) Instruction in Undergraduate  (1498) of Siegel’s 1932 paper “Uber Mathematics via Primary Historical Riemanns Nachlass zur analytischen Sources (TRIUMPHS). Preliminary report. Zahlentheorie”. Preliminary report. Nicholas A Scoville*, Ursinus College, Eric Barkan, Novato, CA, and David Jerry Lodder,NewMexicoState Sklar*, San Francisco State University University, Diana White,Universityof (1125-01-861) Colorado Denver, Dominic Klyve, 10:15AM Thousand-year-old geometry: al-Karaji’s Central Washington University, Danny  (1499) Treatise on the Extraction of Hidden Otero, Xavier University, Janet Barnett, Waters. Preliminary report. Colorado State University – Pueblo, and Erik R. Tou, University of Washington, Kathy Clark, Florida State University Tacoma (1125-01-1410) (1125-AG-566) 10:30AM Classifying Seven Dimensional Lie 10:30AM Collaborative Research: Data-Driven  (1500) Algebras With Niradical Isomorphic to (1489) Applications Inspiring Upper-Division A5,2 ⊕ R. Preliminary report. Mathematics. Firas Hindeleh*andAnthony Pecoraro, Heather A Moon*, Lewis-Clark State Grand Valley State University College, Thomas J Asaki, Washington (1125-22-1792) State University, Marie Snipes,Kenyon College, and Chris Camfield,Hendrix AMS Contributed Paper Session on College (1125-AG-1813) Probability and Statistics, II

AMS Contributed Paper Session on History of 8:00 AM –10:40AM International A, Mathematics, and Miscellaneous Topics International Level, Marriott Marquis

8:00AM for a particle’s 8:00 AM –10:40AM International 1, (1501) position in the inhomogeneous totally International Level, Marriott Marquis asymmetric zero range process. Eunghyun Lee*, Nazarbayev University, 8:00AM The Future of the AMS Notices. and Dong Wang, National University of  (1490) Frank Morgan, Williams College Singapore (1125-60-2449) (1125-00-263) 8:15AM Random walks on infinitely generated  8:15AM zbMATH – Challenges and Perspectives. (1502) dense groups. Preliminary report.  (1491) Klaus Hulek, FIZ Karlsruhe/zbMATH; Abbas M Alhakim*, American University Leibniz Universit¨at Hannover of Beirut, and S Molchanov,University (1125-00-2546) of North Carolina at Charlotte (1125-60-2609) 8:30AM Status of the Global Digital Mathematics  8:30AM Fluid Limit for a Batched Processor (1492) Library Initiative. Preliminary report. (1503) Sharing Queue. Preliminary report. Olaf Teschke, FIZ Karlsruhe/zbMATH Katelynn D Kochalski,Universityof (1125-00-2593) Virginia (1125-60-2610) 8:45AM The Affinity of Mathematics and Music is 8:45AM Levy Processes in a Step 3 Nilpotent Lie  (1493) Cultural not Technical. (1504) Group. James M Henle, Smith College John E Haga, Wentworth Institute of (1125-00-3123) Technology (1125-60-2630) 9:00AM Estimating the Fraction in Fractional 9:00AM Fusion Mathematics.   (1494) Shirley B. Gray, Dept. of Mathematics, (1505) Differential Equations using a Bayesian California State University Los Angeles Approach. (1125-01-64) Joshua M. Whitlinger*, Edward L. Boone, Virginia Commonwealth 9:15AM Plimpton 322: The Rosetta Stone of the University, and Ryad Ghanam,Virginia  (1495) Integer (Pythagorean) Triple. Commonwealth University Qatar Donald A. Sokol, Burr Ridge, Illinois. (1125-62-299) (1125-01-80) 9:15AM Functional Data Analysis of Copy Number  (1506) Alterations in Bladder Cancer Tumors. 9:30AM Mathematics Contributions of ‘Abd al-‘Al¯ı Sarah Robinson*, University of Georgia, (1496) al-B¯ırjand¯ı[B¯ırjand¯ı]. and David Burton, East Tennessee State Mohammad K. Azarian,Universityof University (1125-62-582) Evansville (1125-01-110) 9:30AM Mahalanobis Baseed k-Nearest Neighbor 9:45AM The Motion Equations and Theories of  (1507) Forecasting versus Time Series (1497) Heat by Fourier and Poisson. Preliminary Forecasting Methods. Preliminary report. report. Vindya Kumari Pathirana*, University of Shigeru Masuda,Ex.Long-Term Connecticut, and Kandethody M. Researcher of RIMS, Kyoto University Ramachandran,UniversityofSouth (1125-01-196) Florida (1125-62-2269)

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9:45AM Solving inverse problems in econometrics 10:00AM AndBehindDoor#3... (1508) using a mollication approach.  (1518) James P. Howard, II,University Marechal, Paul Sabatier University, of Maryland University College Toulouse France, and Vanhems*, (1125-D5-2844) University of Toulouse, TBS and TSE 10:20AM Using Interactive Songs to Engage (1125-62-2290) (1519) Students in Learning Introductory 10:00AM Bootstrapping Time Series Models. Statistics: Overview of NSF-Funded (1509) Mosisa G. Aga, Auburn University Project. Montgomery (1125-62-2386) John J Weber*, Perimeter College at Georgia State University, Larry Lesser, 10:15AM Nonlinear filtering for periodic (1510) time-varying parameter estimation in an The University of Texas at El Paso, and epidemic model. Dennis K Pearl, Pennsylvania State University (1125-D5-3014) Andrea Arnold*andAlun L. Lloyd, North Carolina State University (1125-62-2399) MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, I 10:30AM Coherent Itemset Mining. Preliminary  (1511) report. 8:00 AM –10:15AM Courtland, Conference Kelly Bodwin*, Kai Zhang and Andrew Level, Hyatt Regency Nobel, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1125-62-3066) Organizers: Gil Strang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MAA Session on Humor and Mathematics David Strong, Pepperdine University 8:00 AM –10:35AM Embassy C, International Megan Wawro,Virginia Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Tech Organizers: Debra K. Borkovitz, 8:00AM Exploiting Recent Developments in Wheelock College  (1520) MATLAB. Nicholas J. Higham,TheUniversityof Gizem Karaali, Pomona (1125-E5-247) College 8:20AM WeBWorK, linear algebra and the simplex Semra Kilic-Bahi,  (1521) method. Preliminary report. Colby-Sawyer College Michael E. Gage, University of Rochester Cesar Martinez-Garza, (1125-E5-2338) Pennsylvania State 8:40AM WeBWorK, Reading Quizzes, and Proof University, Berks  (1522) Portfolio in Linear Algebra Course. 8:00AM A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Preliminary report.  (1512) Foundations. Preliminary report. Risto Atanasov, Western Carolina Thomas Drucker,Universityof University (1125-E5-2770) Wisconsin–Whitewater (1125-D5-2534) 9:00AM Undergraduate Spectral Theory with 8:20AM Using recent advanced in humor theory (1523) Computer Labs.  (1513) to understand how we do mathematics Emily J Evans, Brigham Young University and why we enjoy it. (1125-E5-729) Keith Weber,RutgersUniversity, 9:20AM Implementing a partially flipped Graduate School of Education  (1524) team-based approach to linear algebra. (1125-D5-2027) Timothy O Trujillo and Kelley 8:40AM Improvisation in a Senior Capstone Tatangelo*, Colorado School of Mines  (1514) Course. (1125-E5-2977) Andrea Young, Ripon College 9:40AM Active Learning in Linear Algebra. (1125-D5-1805)  (1525) Steven Schlicker*andFeryal Alayont, Grand Valley State University 9:00AM The pun of introducing students to  (1515) Calculus: Why was the parent function (1125-E5-2345) upset with its child? 10:00AM Helping non-math majors see the power Elizabeth A Peitz,UniversityofCentral (1526) in linear algebra theory through proofs. Florida (1125-D5-1336) Martha Lee H Kilpack, Brigham Young University (1125-E5-1098) 9:20AM Brace Yourself, Calculus Memes are  (1516) Coming. Preliminary report. Janine E. Janoski, King’s College MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and (1125-D5-2014) Learning, II

9:40AM Through the Looking Glass: a collage 8:00 AM –10:55AM International 6,  (1517) of images that adds character to International Level, Marriott Marquis mathematical concepts in Calculus courses. Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana Cesar Mart´ınez-Garza, The Pennsylvania State University in State University at Berks (1125-D5-3052) Shreveport

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Theron Hitchman, MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences University of Northern Iowa and Projects in Business, Industry, and Government Angie Hodge,Universityof Nebraska Omaha 8:00 AM –9:55AM International 7, International Level, Marriott Marquis Brian P. Katz, Augustana College Organizer: Allen Butler,DanielH. Wagner Associates, Inc. Alison Marr,Southwestern University 8:00AM Mathematical Modeling of a Decision  (1536) Planning Tool. Preliminary report. Victor Piercey, Ferris State William P Fox, Naval Postgraduate University School (1125-J1-608) 8:20AM Modeling of Gastrointestinal Stent 8:00AM Using Guided-Inquiry Activities to  (1537) Behavior. Preliminary report. (1527) Promote Stronger Foundations in Abraham Levitan, Franklin W. Olin Introductory Statistics. Preliminary College of Engineering, Jessica report. Oehrlein*, Columbia University, Laura Amanda Sutherland*, Shenandoah Christakis and Shawn Ryan,Boston Universtiy, and Beth Dodson, Scientific Corporation (1125-J1-999) Shenandoah University (1125-G1-625) 8:40AM Automated Scoring of Extended Text 8:20AM “Rethink, Revise, Research” Encouraging  (1538) Responses to Mathematics Test Items.  (1528) Critical and Scientific Thinking. James H Fife, Educational Testing Galit Eizman,HarvardUniversity Service (1125-J1-1886) (1125-G1-2726) 9:00AM Exposure: A Decision Metric for Selecting  (1539) Effective Sets of Security Upgrades at 8:40AM Reflective Journaling in Quantitative Dams.  (1529) Reasoning. Kevin E. Burns*, Mississippi College, Joanna G. Jauchen,GeorgeMason James D. Morgeson, Jason A. Dechant, University (1125-G1-2971) Institute for Defense Analyses, and Yazmin Seda-Sanabria, United States 9:00AM Liberal Arts Mathematics and Guided Army Corps of Engineers (1125-J1-1970)  (1530) Learning Worksheets – IBL for non-majors. Preliminary report. 9:20AM From the Classroom to the Corporate Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College  (1540) World: Sharing Internship Experiences. (1125-G1-2613) Preliminary report. Robert Chaney and Chanda Hughes*, 9:20AM Incorporating Inquiry Based Learning Lee University (1125-J1-2528)  (1531) into a Mathematics Foundation Course at 9:40AM Heat transfer analysis of road pavement Florida SouthWestern State College.  (1541) system with phase change materials. Elizabeth W Schott*andLaurice Bhagya Athukorallage*andDarryl Garrett, Florida SouthWestern State James, Texas Tech University College (1125-G1-2313) (1125-J1-3024)

9:40AM Autonomous Learning in College Algebra. MAA Session on Preserving and Writing the  (1532) Preliminary report. James Carter, Butler University History of Mathematics Departments, I (1125-G1-2619) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Embassy A, International 10:00AM Teaching Honors College Algebra Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency  (1533) with Inquiry-Based Instruction at the University of Houston-Downtown. Organizers: Lawrence D’Antonio, Preliminary report. Ramapo College Timothy Redl,Universityof Toke Knudsen, State Houston-Downtown (1125-G1-655) University of New York at Oneonta 10:20AM College Algebra TACTivities and the TA 8:00AM What’s your angle? Exploring the history  (1534) Coach Experiment. (1542) of your department one facet at a time. Gary A. Olson, University of Colorado Janet L. Beery, University of Redlands Denver (1125-G1-2898) (1125-M1-3091) 10:40AM Managing tensions within a coordinated 8:30AM and the  (1535) inquiry-based learning algebra course: (1543) Transformation of the Harvard Theroleofworksheets. Mathematics Department. Preliminary Vilma Mesa, Mollee Huisinga and report. Ashley N. Jackson*, University of Lawrence A. D’Antonio, Ramapo College Michigan (1125-G1-53) of New Jersey (1125-M1-483)

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9:00AM Bertrand Russell at Bryn Mawr. 9:40AM Any correlations among students’ ways  (1544) William Dunham, Research Associate in  (1553) of thinking about the derivative and their Mathematics, Bryn Mawr College abilities to solve the applied derivative (1125-M1-1937) problems. Shawn Firouzian, University of California 9:30AM Writing for Vassar College’s (1545) Sesquicentennial. Preliminary report. San Diego (1125-N1-2689) John McCleary, Vassar College 10:00AM Rate of Change as a Feature of (1125-M1-45)  (1554) Partitioning Activity: The Case of Lydia. Biyao Liang*andKevin C. Moore, 10:00AM Preserving and Writing the History of  (1546) Mathematics Departments – A Note on University of Georgia (1125-N1-1363) Museum Resources. Preliminary report. 10:20AM Mathematically Talented Black Women of Peggy Aldrich Kidwell, Curator of  (1555) Spelman, 1960s-2010s. Mathematics, NMAH, Smithsonian Morgin Jones Williams,GeorgiaState Institution (1125-M1-434) University (1125-N1-304) 10:30AM Discovering Questions as Well as Answers 10:40AM How proficient learners of mathematics  (1547) When Writing a Departmental History.  (1556) read proofs: An exploratory study. Jacqueline M Dewar*, W. Scott Wright Eyob S Demeke, California State and Dennis G. Zill, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles (1125-N1-702) University (1125-M1-409) MAA Session on The Creation and MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate Implementation of Effective Homework Mathematics Education (RUME), III Assignments, I

8:00 AM –10:55AM Regency Ballroom V, 8:00 AM –10:55AM L401 & L402, Lobby Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Level, Marriott Marquis

Organizers: Karen Keene,North Organizers: Sarah Greenwald, Carolina State University Appalachian State University Megan Wawro,Virginia Judy Holdener,Kenyon Tech College 8:00AM The Role of Justifying in Entry-Level 8:00AM Incorporating Reflection into Calculus  (1548) Undergraduates’ Mathematical Problem  (1557) Assignments. Preliminary report. Solving. Preliminary report. Vicky Williams Klima, Appalachian State Kathryn Rhoads*, James A. Mendoza University (1125-A5-1759) Epperson and R. Cavender Campbell, 8:20AM Reflections on Assigning Both Online and The University of Texas at Arlington  (1558) Written Homework in Calculus. (1125-N1-2695) Kevin Gerstle, Oberlin College 8:20AM Could a variable parts perspective on (1125-A5-2624) (1549) proportional relationships be useful in 8:40AM Grading more than just the final answer trigonometry, calculus, and probability?  (1559) with an automated grading system: Preliminary report. Benefits and pitfalls. Sybilla Beckmann, University of Georgia Matt Zaremsky, Cornell University (1125-N1-2166) (1125-A5-1629) 8:40AM Using Analytics to Better Understand 9:00AM Turning Problems into Projects. (1550) Calculus Students’ Weaknesses and  (1560) Susan Jane Colley, Oberlin College Learning Behaviors. (1125-A5-808) Mary E Pilgrim*andBen D Sencindiver, Colorado State University (1125-N1-361) 9:20AM Mathematics Assignments — a Storied  (1561) Approach. 9:00AM Do They Know What They Know or Do Not Judy A. Holdener and Brian D. Jones*,  (1551) Know? A Report on Undergraduate Kenyon College (1125-A5-1881) Mathematics Students’ Self-assessment Behaviors. Preliminary report. 9:40AM Do the homework, then go to the lecture.  Kedar Nepal*, Mercer University, Kailash (1562) Shahriar Shahriari, Pomona College Ghimire, Georgia Southwestern State (1125-A5-1733) University, Ramjee Sharma,Universityof 10:00AM Peer-Assisted Reflection and Online North Georgia-Gainsville, and Manoj  (1563) Homework in a Flipped Calculus Course. Thapa, Georgia Southwestern State Preliminary report. University (1125-N1-871) Ross Sweet,NorthwesternUniversity (1125-A5-1691) 9:20AM Developing Students’ Reasoning about  (1552) the Derivative of Complex-Valued 10:20AM Making Learning Visible with Functions with the Aid of Geometer’s  (1564) Student-Generated Video Content. Sketchpad (GSP). Preliminary report. Jonathan D Troup,Universityof Shelly Smith*andRobert Talbert,Grand Oklahoma (1125-N1-2746) Valley State University (1125-A5-1586)

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10:40AM Nuances of online calculus homework: MAA Session on Unexpected Topics for a  (1565) Insights from the student perspective. Math Circle, I Andrew J Krause*andRalph Putnam, Michigan State University (1125-A5-2291) 8:00 AM –10:35AM A701, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis MAA Session on The Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential Organizers: Robert M. Klein,Ohio Equations, I University Philip Yasskin,TexasA&M 8:00 AM –10:55AM A702, Atrium University Level, Marriott Marquis 8:00AM What’s in a Logo? Preliminary report.  (1575) Christopher Goff, University of the Organizers: Christopher S. Goodrich, Pacific (1125-Q5-622) Creighton Preparatory 8:20AM Finite Projective Planes and Applications. School  (1576) Preliminary report. Beverly H. West,Cornell Martin J Strauss, University of Michigan University (1125-Q5-567) 8:40AM Complex behavior from simple rules - 8:00AM Teaching Modeling Through Poster  (1577) cellular automata for Math Circles. (1566) Projects in Differential Equations. Mark C Hughes, Brigham Young Courtney L Davis*andTimothy A University (1125-Q5-1011) Lucas, Pepperdine University (1125-P5-2817) 9:00AM The magical way to learn mathematics.  (1578) Maria S. Nogin*andAdnan H. 8:20AM The Tautochrone: Times are the Same, Sabuwala, California State University,  (1567) Times are Different. Fresno (1125-Q5-1371) Itai Seggev, Wolfram Research, Inc. 9:20AM Math Circles for Integrated STEM (1125-P5-1699)  (1579) Learning Communities. Celil Ekici, Christopher Plyley*, Cigdem 8:40AM Real time modeling illuminates mixing (1568) problems. Alagoz and Angie Estien,Universityof Audrey Malagon, Lydia Kennedy*and the Virgin Islands (1125-Q5-1404) Kristin Burney, Virginia Wesleyan 9:40AM The Missing ‘M’ in STEM: A Math Circles & College (1125-P5-1824)  (1580) Modeling Approach. James C Taylor*andNicholas Bennett, 9:00AM ODE Reviews: A Repository of Reviews of Math Teachers’ Circle of Santa Fe  (1569) Articles Related to the Teaching and (1125-Q5-1532) Learning of ODEs. 10:00AM Different Angle. Thomas W. Judson, Stephen F. Austin  State University (1125-P5-2073) (1581) Tatiana Dezbah Shubin, San Jose State University (1125-Q5-3088) 9:20AM Student-Centered Teaching Strategies in 10:20AM Discussion (1570) Ordinary Differential Equations. Baoling Ma, Millersville University of MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Pennsylvania (1125-P5-2101) Algebra, II 9:40AM Engaged Learning in Large-enrollment  (1571) Differential Equations through Computer 8:00 AM –10:25AM Piedmont, Conference Laboratory Materials. Level, Hyatt Regency P. Gavin LaRose, University of Michigan (1125-P5-2156) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College 10:00AM Reflections on Teaching a Combined Kimberly Presser,  (1572) Differential Equations/Linear Algebra Shippensburg University Class. Christopher S. Goodrich,Creighton Melvin Royer, Indiana Preparatory School (1125-P5-2196) Wesleyan University 8:00AM Truncated Path Algebras and Betti 10:20AM Stay Tuned – Modeling in Differential  (1582) Numbers with Polynomial Growth. (1573) Equations Courses. Preliminary report. Brian Winkel, Emeritus, US Military Ryan Coopergard*, University of Academy, West Point and Director Minnesota - Twin Cities, and Marju SIMIODE (1125-P5-2297) Purin, St. Olaf College (1125-VA-2207) 10:40AM A modeling first approach to differential 8:15AM On the periodicity of irreducible elements  (1574) equations using SIMIODE.  (1583) in arithmetical congruence monoids. Patrice G Tiffany*andRosemary Christopher ONeill*, University of C. Farley, Manhattan College California Davis, and Jacob Hartzer, (1125-P5-2299) Texas A&M University (1125-VA-2230)

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8:30AM Model theoretic limits of categories and 9:00AM A Categorical Reformulation of the (1584) representations of diagram algebras. (1595) Reconstruction Conjectures. Nate Harman, Massachusetts Institute of Demitri Plessas*, Northeastern State Technology (1125-VA-2476) University, and Tien Chih, Newberry College (1125-VF-1842) 8:45AM Tensor product multiplicities and descent (1585) of line bundles to GIT quotients. 9:15AM Rainbow Hamiltonian-Connected Graphs. Nathaniel Bushek, University of Alaska,  (1596) Zhenming Bi,WesternMichigan Anchorage (1125-VA-2547) University (1125-VF-1946)

9:00AM The Index of a Family of Gorenstein 9:30AM Chorded Pancyclicity. (1586) Numerical Semigroups in Four (1597) Megan Cream, Spelman College Generators. Preliminary report. (1125-VF-1989) Bernadette Boyle, Sacred Heart University (1125-VA-2548) 9:45AM An informative invariant: the (1598) neighborhood degree list. 9:15AM Maximal subgroup growth of some Elizabeth Donovan, Murray State (1587) groups. University (1125-VF-2300) Andrew J. Kelley, Binghamton University (1125-VA-2611) 10:00AM Color-blind index, computational (1599) complexity, and hypergraphs. 9:30AM Zero divisor graphs of commutative Jennifer Diemunsch,St.Vincent  (1588) graded rings. College, Nathan Graber,Universityof *, Florida Gulf Coast Brian P. Johnson Colorado, Denver, Lucas Kramer,Bethel University, and , Katherine Cooper College, Victor Larsen*, Kennesaw State University of Kentucky (1125-VA-2795) University, Lauren Nelsen,Universityof 9:45AM The algebraic approach to spinor Denver, Luke Nelsen, Devon Sigler, (1589) representation theory. University of Colorado, Denver, Derrick Jonathan Brown,SUNYOneonta Stolee,Microsoft,andCharlie Suer, (1125-VA-2939) Centre College (1125-VF-2368)

10:00AM Connecting the Algebraic Theory of Lie 10:15AM Set-Sized Packing on Graphs. Preliminary  (1590) Algebra Spinor Representations to (1600) report. Applications in Physics. Preliminary Miranda Bowie*, University of North report. Alabama, Louis Sewell,Northrop Kimmy Cushman, SUNY College at Grumman / University of Alabama in Oneonta (1125-VA-2931) Huntsville, and Anne Sinko, College of 10:15AM Counting Elements of Particular Orders St. Benedict and St. John’s University  (1591) in the Symmetric Group. (1125-VF-2627) Tucker L. Dowell*andBrad Schleben, 10:30AM Computer-aided investigation of coloring Belmont University (1125-VA-2992)  (1601) graphs under rainbow connection. Preliminary report. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Janet Fierson*andEric Frazier III,La Graph Theory, II Salle University (1125-VF-3021)

10:45AM The Critical Group of KG(n,2). Preliminary 8:00 AM –10:55AM Baker, Conference  (1602) report. Level, Hyatt Regency Ian M Hill*andJosh E Ducey,James Madison University (1125-VF-362) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Kimberly Presser, Other Topics, II Shippensburg University

Melvin Royer, Indiana 8:00 AM –10:55AM Roswell, Conference Wesleyan University Level, Hyatt Regency 8:00AM Uniqueness in labelings of (1592) tree-depth-critical graphs. Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Michael D. Barrus*, University of Rhode College Island, and John Sinkovic,Universityof Kimberly Presser, Waterloo (1125-VF-1377) Shippensburg University 8:15AM Dragon placement problems. Preliminary Melvin Royer, Indiana  (1593) report. Wesleyan University Doug Chatham, Morehead State University (1125-VF-1543) 8:00AM Enhanced Student Learning with  (1603) Bi-weekly MINITAB Labs in Statistics. 8:30AM Break Preliminary report. 8:45AM Coloring graphs and their complements. Dan L. Seth, West Texas A&M University,  (1594) Peter Maceli, Canisius College Department of Mathematics, Canyon, TX (1125-VF-1745) (1125-VW-2241)

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8:15AM Behavior of Residuated Maps with respect 8:00AM Infinite Families of Non-Stein Rational (1604) to the Way-Below Relation. Preliminary (1615) Balls. Preliminary report. report. Luke Morgan Williams, Kansas State Ryan Luke, University of Louisville University (1125-VU-2616) (1125-VW-2525) 8:15AM Localization of Coarse Structures. 8:30AM Connecting the Math and Science (1616) Preliminary report.  (1605) Practices. Preliminary report. Ryan J Jensen, University of Tennessee Kimberly Muller, Lake Superior State (1125-VU-2617) University (1125-VW-2629) 8:30AM In Search of Class Representatives for 8:45AM How to Choose a Graduate School in (1617) SU-Cobordism.  (1606) Mathematics. John E Mosley, Phillips Exeter Academy Paul R. Bialek, Trinity International (1125-VU-2640) University (1125-VW-3140) 8:45AM The Reidemeister trace in pictures. 9:00AM The Discrete Sheffer Sequences and (1618) Cary Malkiewich, University of Illinois at (1607) Schrodinger Form. Urbana-Champaign (1125-VU-2660) Jennifer K Ulrich, Penn State Behrend 9:00AM Realizing Incompressible 3-Manifolds in (1125-VW-2789) (1619) Stable 4-Manifolds. Preliminary report. 9:15AM ”It Does Matter How You Slice It: The Qayum Khan and Gerrit Smith*, Saint  (1608) Combinatorics of Pizza-Slicing”. Louis University (1125-VU-2776) John Robert Botzum,Kutztown 9:15AM Alternating Minimum Braids and University (1125-VW-2799)  (1620) Caterpillar Graphs. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Stochastic Social Network Model for the Ik Jae Lee*andHieu D Nguyen,Rowan  (1609) Dissemination of Ideas. University (1125-VU-2985) Tucker L. Dowell*, Daniel Biles and 9:30AM Decompositions of multi-crossing link Glenn Acree, Belmont University  (1125-VW-2827) (1621) complements into bipyramids. Colin Adams, Williams College, and 9:45AM Supplemental Instruction Shaping Gregory Kehne*, Cambridge, MA  (1610) Student Success. (1125-VU-3051) Brandon Samples*, Georgia College, and , University of Georgia 9:45AM Schema as a theoretical framework. Emily Baum  (1125-VW-2880) (1622) Preliminary report. Ashley Berger*andsepideh Stewart, 10:00AM Measuring and Testing Central Symmetry University of Oklahoma (1125-VU-2958)  (1611) in Bivariate Settings. Preliminary report. Sheida Riahi*andPrakash Patil, 10:00AM The Hungarian Horntail (THH) and Other  Mississippi State University (1623) Mathematical Beasts. Preliminary report. (1125-VW-2914) Juan S. Villeta-Garcia,Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 10:15AM Categorization of all Newton maps of (1125-VU-3099) (1612) rational functions conjugate to quadratic polynomials. 10:15AM Classifying Tangles Using Invariants.  Erin E. Williams,UniversityofCentral (1624) Preliminary report. Oklahoma (1125-VW-3018) Christine Caples,UniversityofIowa (1125-VU-3117) 10:30AM New Directions for Developmental (1613) Mathematics in Community Colleges. 10:30AM Finite-type invariants for virtual knots. Susan Licwinko*, Jean W. Richards, (1625) Nicolas Petit, Oberlin College Daniela Bardac-Vlada and Lucio M-G (1125-VU-323) Prado, BMCC, The City University of New 10:45AM Widely-connected sets in the York (1125-VW-2765) (1626) bucket-handle continuum. 10:45AM Irish mathematicians in American David Sumner Lipham, Auburn  (1614) mathematics–a historical perspective. University (1125-VU-2227) Preliminary report. Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College SIAM Minisymposium on Recent Advances in (1125-VW-1763) Uncertainty Quantification

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 8:00 AM –10:55AM A703, Atrium Topology, II Level, Marriott Marquis

8:00 AM –10:55AM Kennesaw, Conference Organizers: Noemi Petra,Universityof Level, Hyatt Regency California, Merced Juan C Meza,Universityof Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena California, Merced College 8:00AM Recent advances in probabilistic Kimberly Presser, (1627) modeling for multiscale and multiphysics Shippensburg University problems. Melvin Royer, Indiana Roger Ghanem,UniversityofSouthern Wesleyan University California (1125-65-3155)

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8:30AM Uncertainty Quantification with Model AMS Contributed Paper Session on (1628) Error. Mathematical Biology, I Habib Najm*, Khachik Sargsyan, Xun Huan, Joseph Oefelein, Guilhem Lacaze 8:15 AM –10:55AM International B, and Zachary Vane, Sandia National International Level, Marriott Marquis Laboratories (1125-62-1920)

9:00AM Measure transport, variational inference, 8:15AM An All-Encompassing Global Convergence (1629) and low-dimensional maps.  (1633) Result for Processive Multisite Daniele Bigoni, Massachusetts Institute Phosphorylation Systems. of Tehcnology, Youssef Marzouk*and Mitchell J Eithun*, Ripon College, and Alessio Spantini, Massachusetts Anne Shiu,TexasA&MUniversity Institute of Technology (1125-62-3119) (1125-92-508)

9:30AM Inverse problem of cerebral 8:30AM Determining important Zika outbreak (1630) hemodynamics with model uncertainty.  (1634) characteristics via Approximate Bayesian Jamie Prezioso*, Daniela Calvetti and Computation for epidemics in South and Erkki Somersalo, Case Western Reserve Central America. Preliminary report. University (1125-92-1838) Deborah Shutt*, Colorado School of Mines, Carrie Manore, Sara Y. Del Valle, 10:00AM Bayesian Inverse Problems Governed by LosAlamosNationalLab,Aaron Porter  (1631) Stochastic PDE Models. and Stephen Pankavich, Colorado Umberto Villa*, Peng Chen and Omar School of Mines (1125-92-573) Ghattas, Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University 8:45AM Stochastic Modeling of of Texas at Austin (1125-65-2390) (1635) Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Interactions. T.MIhiri M. De Silva*andSophia R Jang, 10:30AM Scalable algorithms for D-optimal design Texas Tech University (1125-92-633) (1632) of experiments for large-scale Bayesian linear inverse problems. 9:00AM PDE models for messenger RNA Alen Alexanderian*andArvind K (1636) localization in Xenopus (frog) oocytes. Saibaba, North Carolina State University Maria-Veronica Ciocanel*, Bjorn (1125-62-2932) Sandstede and Kimberly Mowry,Brown University (1125-92-737)

Project NExT Workshop 9:15AM Modeling the Collective Behavior of Ants  (1637) on Uneven Terrain. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –6:00PM Regency Ballroom VI, Matthew A Moreno*, University of Puget Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Sound, Jason M Graham,Universityof Scranton, and SGarnier, New Jersey Institute of Technology (1125-92-970) MAA Panel 9:30AM Transient Induced Global Response  8:00 AM –9:20AM International 5, (1638) Synchronization: Dispositional Cellular Automata. International Level, Marriott Marquis William Sulis,McMasterUniversity (1125-92-996) Developing the MAA Instructional Practices Guide 9:45AM Agent-based mathematical modeling as a (1639) tool for estimating Trypanosoma cruzi Organizer: Martha Abell,Georgia vector–host contact rates. Southern University Kamuela E Yong, University of Hawaii - Moderator: Linda Braddy, Tarrant West Oahu (1125-92-1012) County Community College 10:00AM Tear Film Dynamics: Modeling the  (1640) Glycocalyx as a Poroelastic Region. Panelists: Ben Braun,Universityof Antonio Mastroberardino*, Penn State Kentucky Erie, Javed I Siddique, Penn State York, Lew Ludwig,Denison Richard J Braun, University of Delaware, University and Daniel M Anderson,GeorgeMason University (1125-92-1030) Julie Phelps,Valencia College 10:15AM A nested model of tumor growth tuned (1641) across multiple experiments. Hortensia Soto,University D. I. Wallace, Dartmouth College of Northern Colorado (1125-92-1059)

10:30AM On the road to eliminating cART for HIV. Employment Center (1642) Preliminary report. Seema Nanda*, Vardayani Ratti and 8:00 AM –5:30PM Centennial Ballroom, Dorothy Wallace, Dartmouth College Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency (1125-92-1093)

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10:45AM A shadow detector for photosynthesis 10:00AM Some complexity results in the theory of  (1643) efficiency.  (1651) normal numbers. Kang-Ling Liao*, Department of Biology Dylan Airey*, University of Texas at and Department of Pharmacology, Austin, Steve Jackson,Universityof The University of North Carolina at North Texas, and Bill Mance, Polish Chapel Hill, Roger D. Jones,Centerfor Academy of Sciences (1125-41-2904) Complex Systems and Enterprises, Stevens Institute of Technology, 10:15AM The Reconstruction of The Band-limited Patrick McCarter, Departments of (1652) Functions of Polynomial Growth with Pharmacology, University of North minimal Oversampling. Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Hussain Y. Al-Hammali, Oregon State Meral Tunc-Ozdemir, James A. University (1125-41-3095) Draper, Departments of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel MAA Session on Revitalizing Complex Hill, Chapel Hill, Timothy C. Elston, Analysis Departments of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, David Kramer,PlantResearch 8:20 AM –10:55AM M304, Marquis Laboratory Michigan State University, Level, Marriott Marquis East Lansing, Michigan, and Alan M. Jones, Departments of 1Biology and Organizers: Russell W. Howell, 2Pharmacology, University of North Westmont College Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill (1125-92-1249) Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College

AMS Contributed Paper Session on Topics in 8:20AM If you believe in real numbers and  Analysis, II (1653) matrices, then you believe in complex arithmetic! Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College 8:15 AM –10:25AM Techwood, Conference (1125-N5-251) Level, Hyatt Regency 8:40AM Complex Analysis in the Transition 8:15AM The Maximum Length of k-bounded,  (1654) (Proofs) Course.  (1644) t-avoiding Zero-sum Sequences over Z. William W Johnston, Butler University Aaron Berger,YaleUniversity (1125-N5-1948) (1125-40-430) 9:00AM Harnessing student interest to present 8:30AM Approximation of functions with values  (1655) applications of Complex Analysis. (1645) in general and specific L-spaces. Preliminary report. , Ithaca College Vira Babenko Kristin A. Camenga, Juniata College (1125-41-257) (1125-N5-1547) 8:45AM Scalable frames generated by actions of (1646) iterative operators. 9:20AM The Domain-Coloring Algorithm and the Roza Aceska*, Ball State University, and  (1656) Argument Principle. Yeon Hyang Kim, Central Michigan Frank A. Farris, Santa Clara University University (1125-41-292) (1125-N5-2424)

9:00AM Solution of fractional differential 9:40AM Complex analysis in action: Introducing (1647) equations by polynomial series.  (1657) the novel Fokas’ transform method to Mohsen Razzaghi, Mississippi State our undergraduates. Preliminary report. University (1125-41-723) Zhengqing Chen*andScott Fulton, Math Department, Clarkson University 9:15AM Interpolation in Shifted Function Spaces. (1125-N5-2228) (1648) Keaton Hamm, Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University 10:00AM Using applications to understand (1125-41-1050)  (1658) complex analysis concepts. 9:30AM An extension of Lagrange-Burman Beth Schaubroeck,U.S.AirForce  (1649) Inversion with Application to Positioning Academy (1125-N5-2033) via Delayed Signals. Erik I Verriest, Georgia Institute 10:20AM Unimodular Roots of Trinomials and  of Technology, School of ECE (1659) Connections to Cyclotomic Polynomials. (1125-41-1710) Preliminary report. Michael A. Brilleslyper,U.S.AirForce 9:45AM A Mesh-free Approach to Estimating the Academy (1125-N5-2055) (1650) Fractional Laplacian via Radial Basis Functions. 10:40AM The Count of Monte Disco. Preliminary Joel A Rosenfeld*, Spencer A Rosenfeld  (1660) report. and Warren E Dixon,Universityof Russell W. Howell and David N Kyle*, Florida (1125-41-2748) Westmont College (1125-N5-1379)

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AMS-MAA Grad School Fair MAA Minicourse #12: Part B

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L506 & L507, Lobby 8:30 AM –10:30AM Marquis Ballroom, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Teaching Introductory Statistics, GAISE Undergrads! Take this opportunity to 2016 meet representatives from mathematical Presenter: Carolyn K. Cuff, science graduate programs. Westminster College

MAA Retiring Presidential Address Exhibits and Book Sales

9:00 AM –9:50AM Atrium Ballroom, 9:30 AM –5:30PM Grand Hall, Exhibit Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Hyatt Regency

 (1661) Mathematics For Human Flourishing. MAA Panel Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd College (1125-A0-2731) 9:35 AM –10:55AM International 5, International Level, Marriott Marquis ASL Invited Address Insights from MAA studies of College Algebra, Precalculus, and Calculus 9:00 AM –9:50AM A707, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: David Bressoud, Macalester College (1662) Hypergraph Regularity, Ultraproducts, Marilyn Carlson,Arizona and a Game Semantics. State University Henry P. Towsner,Universityof Panelists: Jess Ellis, Colorado State Pennsylvania (1125-03-127) University Bernie Madison,University MAA Minicourse #8: Part B of Arkansas Chris Rasmussen,San 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L508, Lobby Diego State University Level, Marriott Marquis Michael Tallman,Oklahoma State University (Re)Designing Your Own Mathematics Course using Backwards Course Design Project NExT Workshop Presenters: Joel Kilty, Centre College 9:55 AM – 11:10 AM Regency Ballroom Alex M. McAllister,Centre VI, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency College Technology for Teaching: GeoGebra MAA Minicourse #4: Part B Implementation for the Calculus Sequence Organizers: Ibukun Amusan,Kentucky 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L504 & L505, Lobby State University Level, Marriott Marquis Shihwei Chao,Universityof Incorporating Randomization Methods North Georgia into Introductory Statistics Nicole Panza,Francis Marion University Presenters: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Na Lu,Lawrence Lawrence University Technological University Robin H. Lock,St.Lawrence Presenters: Gabriela Dumitrascu, University Eastern Michigan University Allan Rossman, California Constantin Dumitrascu, Polytechnic State University, Adrian College San Luis Obispo ASL Invited Address Beth Chance, California Polytechnic State University, 10:00 AM –10:50AM A707, Atrium San Luis Obispo Level, Marriott Marquis Soma Roy, California (1663) Measurable chromatic numbers. Polytechnic State University, Clinton Conley, Carnegie Mellon San Luis Obispo University (1125-03-120)

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AMS Invited Address Current Events Bulletin

10:05 AM –10:55AM Atrium Ballroom, 1:00 PM –4:45PM Imperial Ballroom A, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis

(1664) A tale of rigidity and flexibility - discrete Organizer: ,MSRIand subgroups of higher rank Lie groups. UC Berkeley Anna Wienhard, 1:00PM formation and stability: a Ruprecht-Karls-Universit¨at Heidelberg (1669) mathematical investigation. (1125-22-2556) Lydia R. Bieri, University of Michigan (1125-35-976) Radical Dash Prize Session 2:00PM Hodge Theory in Combinatorics. (1670) Matt Baker,GeorgiaTech 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM International 7, (1125-05-1150) International Level, Marriott Marquis 3:00PM Tao’s work on the Erdos discrepancy  (1671) problem. Organizers: Stacey Muir,Universityof Scranton ,Stanford University (1125-11-1156) Janine Janoski,Kings 4:00PM Statistical proof and the problem of College  (1672) irreproducibility. Susan Holmes, Stanford University AMS-MAA Invited Address (1125-62-1304)

11:10 AM – NOON Atrium Ballroom, Atrium AMS-AWM Special Session on Symplectic Level, Marriott Marquis Geometry, Moment Maps and Morse Theory, II  (1665) Distance Correlation: A New Tool for Detecting Association and Measuring 1:00 PM –5:50PM International C, International Correlation Between Data Sets. Level, Marriott Marquis Donald Richards, Penn State University (1125-62-777) Organizers: Lisa Jeffrey,Universityof Toronto AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III Tara Holm,Cornell University 1:00 PM –1:50PM Atrium Ballroom, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis 1:00PM Beyond toric blow-ups. (1673) Sonja Hohloch, University of Antwerp, (1666) The focusing energy critical wave Silvia Sabatini, University of Cologne, equation: the non-radial case. Daniele Sepe, Federal Fluminense Carlos E. Kenig, University of Chicago University, and Margaret Symington*, (1125-35-298) Mercer University (1125-53-2941) 1:30PM GKM graphs for odd dimensional ASL Invited Address (1674) manifolds with torus actions. Chen He, Northeastern University 1:00 PM –1:50PM A707, Atrium (1125-53-844) Level, Marriott Marquis 2:00PM Convexity property of Hamiltonian (1675) transversely symplectic manifolds. (1667) On existential definability of C.E. sets Yi Lin, Georgia Southern University over function rings of characteristic 0. (1125-53-762) Preliminary report. Alexandra Shlapentokh, East Carolina 2:30PM Norm-square localization for Hamiltonian University (1125-03-124) (1676) LG-spaces. Preliminary report. Yiannis Loizides*andEckhard MAA Lecture for Students Meinrenken, University of Toronto (1125-53-1577)

1:00 PM –1:50PM Regency Ballroom VII, 3:00PM Dirac geometry of folded symplectic and Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency (1677) b-symplectic structures. Geoffrey Scott,UniversityofToronto (1125-53-2984)  (1668) Take what you have gathered from coincidence: understanding and using 3:30PM C0-characterization of symplectic randomness. (1678) embeddings via Lagrangian embeddings. Matthew Richey, St. Olaf College Stefan Muller¨ , Georgia Southern (1125-A0-602) University (1125-53-101)

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∗ 4:00PM Product Structures for Generating Family 5:00PM Weak -rigged modules over dual (1679) Cohomology of Legendrian Submanifolds. (1690) operator algebras and the Picard group. Preliminary report. Upasana Kashyap, Regis College Ziva Myer, Bryn Mawr College (1125-46-669) (1125-53-1053) 5:30PM From skein theory to presentation for 4:30PM On Fillability of Higher Dimensional (1691) Thompson group. (1680) Contact Manifolds Supporting Iterated Yunxiang Ren, Vanderbilt University Planar Open Books. (1125-46-1090) Bahar Acu,UniversityofSouthern California and University of California, AMS Special Session on ApREUF: Applied Los Angeles (1125-53-176) Research Experience for Undergraduate 5:00PM Symplectic and Contact Imprimitivity. Faculty (1681) Franc¸ois Ziegler, Georgia Southern University (1125-53-3063) 1:00 PM –5:50PM M106 & M107, Marquis 5:30PM Discussion Level, Marriott Marquis

AMS Special Session on Advances in Organizers: Shenglan Yuan,LaGuardia Operator Algebras, II Community College, CUNY Jason Callahan,St.Edwards 1:00 PM –5:50PM International 9, International University Level, Marriott Marquis Eva Strawbridge,James Organizers: Michael Hartglass, Madison University University of California, Riverside Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College David Penneys,University of California, Los Angeles 1:00PM Analysis of a Coupled, n-Patch Population  (1692) Model with Ceiling Density Dependence. Elizabeth Gillaspy, Jason Callahan, St. Edward’s University University of Colorado, (1125-91-858) Boulder 1:00PM Actions of amenable groups on the 1:30PM The growth of coefficients in certain PLFT  (1682) Cantor set and their crossed products. (1693) (u, v)-Calkin-Wilf trees. Preliminary David Kerr,TexasA&MUniversity report. (1125-46-1616) Sandie Han, Ariane M Masuda, Satyanand Singh and Johann Thiel*, 1:30PM Free Stein kernels and an improvement of New York City College of Technology (1683) the free logarithmic Sobolev inequality. (1125-11-953) Brent Nelson*andMax Fathi,University of California, Berkeley (1125-46-1918) 2:00PM Blocking the immune blockers: helping  2:00PM Wavelets associated to representations of (1694) the immune system fight cancer. (1684) higher-rank graph algebras. Preliminary Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College report. (1125-92-886) Judith A. Packer, University of Colorado, 3:00PM The Enumeration of 132-Pattern Boulder (1125-46-2978)  (1695) Occurrences in Dumont Permutations of 2:30PM Centrally Large Subalgebras and Tracial Length Four. (1685) Z-Absorption. Chinenye Ofodile, Albany State Dawn E. Archey*, University of Detroit University (1125-05-908) Mercy, Julian Buck, Francis Marion 3:30PM The Experience of Mentoring University, and N. Christopher Phillips,  (1696) Undergraduate Researchers. Preliminary University of Oregon (1125-46-2911) report. 3:00PM Convergence of Quotients of AF Algebras Shenglan Yuan, LaGuardia Community (1686) in Quantum Propinquity by Convergence College, CUNY (1125-00-929) of Ideals. 4:00PM Modeling the Sub-Saharan African Konrad Aguilar, University of Denver  (1697) Disease Onchocerciasis, a Commutative (1125-46-488) Algebraist’s Perspective. Preliminary 3:30PM Minimal faces and Schur’s Lemma for report. U (1687) embeddings into R . Rachelle Bouchat*, Indiana University of Scott A. Atkinson, Vanderbilt University Pennsylvania, G. Ledder,University (1125-46-2185) of Nebraska, D. Sylvester, Seattle 4:00PM Trivalent categories. University, and J. Thiel,NewYorkCity (1688) Noah Snyder, Indiana University College of Technology (1125-92-874) (1125-46-363) 4:30PM Modeling the Progression of Alzheimer’s 4:30PM Generalized fixed points of conformal  (1698) Disease. (1689) nets. Adrienne Kinney, Abby Quirk-Royal Marcel Bischoff, Vanderbilt University and Ellen Swanson*, Centre College (1125-81-966) (1125-92-642)

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5:00PM The Proper Diameter of a Graph. 2:30PM Matroids on Commutative Rings.  (1699) Preliminary report.  (1707) Preliminary report. Vincent Coll, Lehigh University, Jonelle Patrick M Phelps*andBranden Stone, Hook, Mount St. Mary’s University, Adelphi University (1125-13-1187) Colton Magnant, Georgia Southern 3:00PM Understanding the Relationship Between University, Karen McCready*, King’s  (1708) Local Rings and Their Completions: College, PA, and Kathleen Ryan, DeSales Contributions by Undergraduates. University (1125-05-742) Preliminary report. 5:30PM Development and Analysis of a Worm-like Susan Loepp, Williams College  (1700) Model. (1125-13-351) Eva Marie Strawbridge,JamesMadison University (1125-92-828) 4:00PM Strange Formal Fibers: A  (1709) Counterexample. AMS Special Session on Automorphic Forms Sarah M. Fleming, Williams College, Lena Ji*, Princeton University, S. Loepp, and Arithmetic, II Peter M. McDonald, Nina Pande, Williams College, and David Schwein, 1:00 PM –4:45PM Embassy E, International University of Michigan (1125-13-974) Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency 4:30PM Strange Formal Fibers: An Excellent Organizers: Frank Calegari,University  (1710) Counterexample. of Chicago Sarah M. Fleming, Williams College, Ana Caraiani,Princeton Lena Ji, Princeton University, S. Loepp, University Williams College, Peter M. McDonald, Richard Taylor, Institute for Boston, MA, Nina Pande*, Williams Advanced Study College, and David Schwein,University of Michigan (1125-13-1174) 1:00PM Special subvarieties of Shimura varieties. (1701) Preliminary report. 5:00PM REU projects involving non-unique Keerthi Madapusi Pera,Universityof  (1711) factorization in integral domains and Chicago (1125-11-374) monoids: Past, Present, and Future. Preliminary report. 2:00PM On the Serre weights of certain GSp4 (1702) valued Galois representations. Scott T Chapman, Sam Houston State George A Boxer, University of Chicago University (1125-13-600) (1125-11-411) AMS Special Session on Discrete Geometry 3:00PM Reciprocity maps with restricted (1703) ramification. and Convexity (Dedicated to Andras´ Bezdek Romyar T. Sharifi,Universityof on the occasion of his 60th birthday), II California, Los Angeles (1125-11-384) 4:00PM On torsion in the cohomology of unitary 1:00 PM –5:50PM International 3, International (1704) Shimura varieties. Level, Marriott Marquis Ana Caraiani*andPeter Scholze, University of (1125-11-349) Organizers: Krystyna Kuperberg, Auburn University AMS Special Session on Commutative Gergely Ambrus,Renyi Algebra: Research for Undergraduate and Institute of Mathematics Early Graduate Students Braxton Carrigan,Southern Connecticut State University 1:00 PM –5:45PM M103 & 104, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Ferenc Fodor,Universityof Szeged Organizers: Nicholas Baeth,University 1:00PM Packings of Regular Pentagons in the of Central Missouri  (1712) Plane. Courtney Gibbons, Thomas Hales*, University of Pittsburgh, Hamilton College and Woden¨ Kusner, Graz University of 1:00PM Examples of Undergraduate Research in Technology (1125-52-928)  (1705) Commutative Algebra. Preliminary 1:30PM Critical packings, rigidity, and the radius report.  (1713) function. Preliminary report. Branden Stone, Adelphi University Woden Kusner, Graz University of (1125-13-1222) Technology (1125-52-904) 2:00PM Rational Combinations of Betti Diagrams  2:00PM Minimal spherical representation of (1706) of Complete Intersection Modules.  Michael T. Annunziata, Willamette (1714) graphs. Mathematics Consortium REU 2015, Oleg R Musin,UniversityofTexasRio Courtney R. Gibbons, Hamilton College, Grande Valley (1125-52-468) Cole Hawkins*andAlexander J. 2:30PM Contact graphs of ball packings. Sutherland, Willamette Mathematics  (1715) Alexey Glazyrin,UniversityofTexasRio Consortium REU 2015 (1125-13-779) Grande Valley (1125-52-460)

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3:00PM Helly numbers for crystals and 2:00PM Orbital Stability of Standing Waves for  (1716) cut-and-project sets. (1724) Dispersive Models with Nonlocal Alexey Garber,TheUniversityofTexas Nonlinearity. Preliminary report. Rio Grande Valley (1125-52-459) Shijun Zheng, Georgia Southern University (1125-35-2479) 3:30PM Variants on Helly’s Theorems over  (1717) Algebraic Subsets of Rd. Preliminary 2:30PM The Maslov index, spectral flow, report. (1725) Hadamard formula: recent advances. , University of Missouri, D´eborah Oliveros, Instituto de Yuri Latushkin Matem´aticas, Universidad Nacional and Alim Sukhtayev*, Indiana University Autonoma´ de M´exico, UNAM (1125-35-471) (1125-52-340) 3:00PM Long-time dynamics of solutions to the (1726) focusing energy-critical heat equation. 4:00PM Rotors in triangles and tetrahedra. Dimitrios Roxanas, University of British  (1718) Preliminary report. Columbia (1125-35-333) Luis Montejano, National University at Queretaro (1125-05-1042) 3:30PM Stability of quasiperiodic solutions to (1727) nonlinear Schrodinger¨ type equations. 4:30PM On the Bounds of a Golden Triangulation Jared C Bronski, University of Illinois  (1719) Refinements. (1125-35-2956) Braxton A Carrigan*, Southern 4:00PM Dynamical Structures near the solitary Connecticut State University, and Bruce (1728) waves of the supercritical gKDV equation. WAtkinson,SamfordUniversity Jiayin Jin*, Zhiwu Lin and Chongchun (1125-52-1750) Zeng, Georgia Institute of Technology 5:00PM A discrete version of Koldobsky’s slicing (1125-35-2112) (1720) inequality. 4:30PM On the ground states for the generalized Matthew Alexander*, Kent State (1729) Hartree problem. University, Martin Henk, Technische Atanas Stefanov,UniversityofKansas Universit¨at Berlin, and Artem Zvavitch, (1125-35-927) Kent State University (1125-52-829) 5:00PM Multilocality and fusion rules on the 5:30PM Aspects of soft ball packings. (1730) generalized structure functions in (1721) Karoly Bezdek*, University of Calgary, two-dimensional and three-dimensional and Zsolt Langi,Universityof Navier-Stokes turbulence. Technology, Inst. of Math., Budapest, Eleftherios Gkioulekas,Universityof Hungary (1125-52-2245) Texas Rio Grande Valley (1125-76-146)

5:30PM Dynamics of energy critical wave AMS Special Session on Dynamics of Fluids (1731) equations. and Nonlinear Waves Hao Jia, Institute for Advanced Study (1125-35-1727) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Embassy F, International Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems and Applications, II Organizers: Zhiwu Lin, Georgia Institute of Technology 1:00 PM –5:50PM Inman, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency Jiayin Jin, Georgia Institute of Technology Organizers: Vu Kim Tuan,Universityof Chongchun Zeng,Georgia West Georgia Institute of Technology Amin Boumenir,University of West Georgia 1:00PM Analyzing the stability spectrum for (1722) elliptic solutions of the focusing NLS 1:00PM An inverse problem for the zeta function equation. (1732) and the Cramer prime gap conjecture. Bernard Deconinck*andBenjamin L Preliminary report. Segal, Applied Mathematics, University Ian W. Knowles, University of Alabama at of Washington (1125-33-1387) Birmingham (1125-34-208) 1:30PM Inverse Problems for Krein’s String. 1:30PM Transverse instability in  (1723) Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP), (1733) Sergei Avdonin*, University of Alaska rotation-modified KP and full-dispersion Fairbanks, and Fadhed Al-Musallam, KP equations. Kuwait University (1125-35-1031) Vera Mikyoung Hur, University of Illinois 2:00PM An Inverse Spectrum Problem for Infinite at Urbana-Champaign, Mathew A. (1734) Graphs and Applications. Johnson, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Keivan Hassani Monfared,Universityof and Ashish Kumar Pandey*, University Calgary, and Ehssan Khanmohammadi*, of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Franklin and Marshall College (1125-35-1331) (1125-46-3028)

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2:30PM Stability for the inverse resonance 2:30PM Models for Mapping Class Groups. (1735) problem for the CMV operator. (1745) Tara Brendle, University of Glasgow, and Rudi Weikard, University of Alabama at Dan Margalit*, Georgia Institute of Birmingham (1125-39-715) Technology (1125-20-1330) 3:00PM Uniqueness for an Inverse problem in 3:00PM Ivanov’s Metaconjecture: Automorphism (1736) electromagnetism with partial data. (1746) Groups of Sufficiently Rich Complexes of BMalcolmBrown*, Cardiff University, Regions for Surfaces with Punctures. UK, Marco Marletta, Cardiff University Alan McLeay, University of Glasgow UK, and Juan Reves,MadridSpain (1125-22-1768) (1125-34-450) 3:30PM The high-dimensional cohomology of 3:30PM Groeger-Meyers’s estimate and (1747) congruence subgroups of the mapping (1737) justification of the enclosure method for class group. the Maxwell system. Neil Fullarton, Rice University, and Mourad Sini, Radon Institute, Austrian Andrew Putman*, University of Notre Academy of Sciences (1125-35-186) Dame (1125-55-514) PM 4:00PM Image Reconstruction from Compton 4:00 Convex cocompactness and stability in (1738) Camera Data. (1748) mapping class groups. Fatma Terzioglu*andPeter Kuchment, Samuel J Taylor,YaleUniversity Texas A&M University (1125-44-141) (1125-57-463) 4:30PM Holomorphic families of isomorphisms of 4:30PM Seafloor identification in sonar imagery ¨ (1739) via simulations of Helmholtz equations. (1749) Mobius groups. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Clifford J. Earle, Department of Mathematics, Cornell University, Christina A Frederick*, Georgia Institute and *, Department of of Technology, Quyeh Hyunh, Bjorn Sudeb Mitra Mathematics, Queens College, CUNY Engquist, University of Texas at Austin, and The Graduate Center, CUNY and Haomin Zhou, Georgia Institute of (1125-32-869) Technology (1125-86-819) 5:00PM Weierstrass Semigroups. 5:00PM Optical detection and heat generation for (1750) Emma Previato,BostonUniversity  (1740) plasmonic nanoparticles. Preliminary (1125-14-392) report. Habib Ammari, Francisco Romero,ETH 5:30PM Computational complexity and Zurich, and Matias Ruiz*, ENS Paris (1751) 3-manifolds and zombies. (1125-31-1747) Eric G Samperton,UCDavis (1125-57-2239) 5:30PM Approximate Cloaking for Maxwell (1741) equations via Transformation Optics: AMS Special Session on Operator Theory, Non-resonant and Resonant Phenomena. Loc Xuan Tran*, Ecole Polytechnique Function Theory, and Models, I Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), and Minh 1:00 PM –5:50PM International 4, International Hoai Nguyen, EPFL (1125-44-1013) Level, Marriott Marquis AMS Special Session on Mapping Class Organizers: William Ross,Universityof Groups and their Subgroups, II Richmond Alberto Condori,Florida 1:00 PM –5:50PM Dunwoody, Conference Golf Coast University Level, Hyatt Regency 1:00PM Cyclic vectors in the Drury-Arveson Organizers: James W. Anderson, (1752) space. Preliminary report. University of Southampton, Stefan Richter, University of Tennessee UK (1125-47-780) Aaron Wootton,University 1:30PM Trace class bounds for Schur multipliers. of Portland (1753) Preliminary report. Anna Skripka, University of New Mexico 1:00PM Lifting Homeomorphisms and Cyclic (1125-47-883) (1742) Branched Covers of the Sphere. 2:00PM Jentzsch-type theorems for optimal Tyrone Ghaswala,Universityof (1754) polynomial approximants. Waterloo, and Rebecca Winarski*, Catherine Beneteau*, Dmitry University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Khavinson, University of South Florida, (1125-57-145) Constanze Liaw, Baylor University, 1:30PM Fox calculus in Galois theory. Daniel Seco, Universitat de Barcelona, (1743) Rachel Davis,Universityof and Brian Simanek, Baylor University Wisconsin-Madison (1125-20-1411) (1125-30-1312) 2:00PM Adjoining Roots and Rational Powers of 2:30PM Finite rank unitary perturbations. (1744) Generators in PSL(2, R) and Discreteness. (1755) Constanze Liaw*, Baylor University, Jane Gilman,Rutgers-Newark and Sergei Treil,BrownUniversity (1125-20-446) (1125-47-621)

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3:00PM Operators and lattices. 4:00PM Some Hecke-Rogers type identities. (1756) Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College (1768) Liuquan Wang, National University of (1125-47-255) Singapore, and Ae Ja Yee*, Penn State (1125-11-2155) 3:30PM Applications of model-realization theory (1757) to inverse problems in free probability. 4:30PM t-Core Words and Their Use in Proving James Eldred Pascoe, Washington  (1769) t-Core Identities. University in St. Louis (1125-47-949) Hiram Golze, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1125-11-2482) 4:00PM Hardy Smirnov spaces of pseudo-analytic (1758) functions. 5:00PM Core partitions into distinct parts and an Elodie Pozzi,UniversityofBordeaux  (1770) analog of Euler’s theorem. (1125-35-1268) Armin Straub,UniversityofSouth Alabama (1125-11-728) 4:30PM Localized frames and their applications (1759) to operator theory. Preliminary report. 5:30PM A Combinatorial Proof of a Relationship Mishko Mitkovski, Clemson University (1771) Between Maximal (2k − 1, 2k +1)-cores (1125-47-1164) and (2k − 1, 2k, 2k +1)-cores. James A Sellers, Penn State University 5:00PM Weighted Dirichlet integrals in the bidisk. (1125-05-718) (1760) Preliminary report. Kelly Bickel, Bucknell University, and AMS Special Session on Public School Alan A. Sola*, Stockholm University (1125-32-799) Districts and Higher Education Mathematics Partnerships, I 5:30PM Extreme points and saturated (1761) polynomials. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:50PM M301, Marquis Greg Knese, Washington University in St. Level, Marriott Marquis Louis (1125-32-1284) Organizers: Virgil U. Pierce,University AMS Special Session on Partition Theory and of Texas Rio Grande Valley Related Topics, II Aaron Wilson,Universityof Texas Rio Grande Valley 1:00 PM –5:50PM Embassy D, International 1:00PM School and University Collaboration: Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency (1772) Working Together to Provide Quality Support for Teachers. Organizers: Amita Malik,Universityof Fabiana Cardetti*, Mary Truxaw Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Megan Staples,Universityof Dennis Eichhorn,University Connecticut (1125-97-2421) of California, Irvine 1:30PM Mathematical knowledge for teaching Tim Huber,Universityof (1773) and mathematical habits of mind in the Texas-Rio Grande Valley NebraskaNOYCE program. Preliminary 1:00PM The local distribution of the number of report. (1762) small prime factors - variations of the Wendy M Smith, Yvonne Lai*and classical theme. Preliminary report. Lorraine Males,Universityof Krishnaswami Alladi,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1125-97-2186) Florida (1125-11-1796) 2:00PM Partnerships to build algebraic thinking (1774) for teaching: professional development 1:30PM Parity similarity formulas for partitions (1763) and multipartitions. across geographic and grade-level William J Keith, Michigan Technological boundaries. University (1125-05-1414) Cody L Patterson*, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and William 2:00PM Weighted partition identities and divisor McCallum, The University of Arizona  (1764) sums. (1125-97-2681) Frank Garvan, University of Florida 2:30PM Math Circles: Circles for Students and (1125-11-1576)  (1775) Circles for Teachers. Circles Galore 2:30PM Infinite Families of Congruences for the across the Nation!  (1765) Coefficients of Gaussian Polynomials. James S Tanton,Mathematical Brandt Kronholm,UniversityofTexas Association of America (1125-97-1526) Rio Grande Valley (1125-11-833) 3:00PM Writing the PK-12 Eureka/EngageNY 3:00PM Asymptotics and Congruences For  (1776) Math Curriculum. (1766) Partition Functions which Arise from Scott Baldridge, Louisiana State Finitary Permutation Groups. University (1125-97-1463) Tessa Cotron*, Robert Dicks,Emory 3:30PM Building a Graduate Certificate Program University, and Sarah Fleming, Williams (1777) for Dual-Credit Mathematics Teaching College (1125-11-707) For High School Mathematics Teachers. 3:30PM The mock theta conjectures. Preliminary report. (1767) Nickolas Andersen,UCLA Judith Quander,Universityof (1125-11-1118) Houston-Downtown (1125-97-639)

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4:00PM WebWork for High School College Chris McCarthy, Borough of  (1778) Preparatory Mathematics Courses in Manhattan Community Texas. College Virgil U Pierce,UniversityofTexasRio 1:00PM The eigenvalue problem for quaternionic Grande Valley (1125-97-416)  (1787) and octonionic matrices. 4:30PM University and Public School Tevian Dray*andCorinne A. Manogue, (1779) Partnerships: Camps, curriculum, and Oregon State University (1125-17-219) teacher training. 1:30PM Division algebra descriptions of rotation Hiroko Kawaguchi Warshauer*,  (1788) groups, with applications to physics. Max Leon Warshauer and Terence Corinne A. Manogue*andTevian Dray, William McCabe, Texas State University Oregon State University (1125-17-218) (1125-97-560) 2:00PM The Joining of Quaternions with 5:00PM Examples of Outreach Activities.  (1789) Grassmann algebras: William Kingdon  (1780) Preliminary report. Clifford. Sean D Lawton*andJack Love,George Johannes C. Familton, Borough Mason University (1125-97-1022) of Manhattan Community College 5:30PM A near-peer mathematical mentoring (1125-01-279)  (1781) pipe-line from the secondary 2:30PM Split quaternions and carcinogenesis. mathematics classroom to graduate  (1790) Garri Davydyan, Ottawa Hospital, studies in mathematics. Ottawa, Canada (1125-92-410) Aaron T Wilson,UniversityofTexasRio Grande Valley (1125-97-2214) 3:00PM Visualizing Gimbal Lock and Quaternions  (1791) with the HTML5 Canvas. AMS Special Session on Quantum Groups, II Paul R. Bouthellier,Universityof Pittsburgh-Titusville (1125-15-49) 1:00 PM –3:50PM International 10, 3:30PM Navigating the three-sphere via International Level, Marriott Marquis  (1792) quaternions. Henry Segerman, Oklahoma State Organizers: Shuzhou Wang,University University (1125-68-77) of Georgia 4:00PM A categorical approach to the Angshuman Bhattacharya,  (1793) Cayley-Dickson construction. Preliminary University of Georgia report. 1:00PM Quantum symmetry of of classical Noson S. Yanofsky, Brooklyn College, (1782) spaces. CUNY (1125-18-83) Debashish Goswami, Indian Statistical 4:30PM A-Calculus on a Real Associative Institute, Kolkata, India (1125-46-624)  (1794) Algebra. 2:00PM No Quantum Symmetry from an James S Cook, Liberty University (1783) algebraic point of view. (1125-16-290) Juan Cuadra, University of Almeria, 5:00PM Poisson Structures on Twistor Spaces of Pavel Etingof, Massachusetts Institute of (1795) Hyperkahler¨ and HKT Manifolds. Technology, and Chelsea Walton*, Lisandra Hernandez-Vazquez*, Temple University (1125-81-907) Stony Brook University, and Gueo 2:30PM Torsion-freeness of free quantum groups. Grantcharov, Florida International (1784) Kenny De Commer, Vrije Universiteit University (1125-53-398) Brussel (1125-81-623) 5:30PM Spectral correspondences for Maass 3:00PM Vector Bundles over Multi-pullback (1796) waveforms on quaternion groups. (1785) Quantum Projective Spaces. Preliminary Terrence Richard Blackman,Medgar report. Evers College, CUNY (1125-11-2105) Albert Jeu-Liang Sheu,Universityof Kansas (1125-46-414) AMS Special Session on Real Discrete 3:30PM Kirchberg’s factorisation property for Dynamical Systems with Applications (1786) discrete quantum groups. Angshuman Bhattacharya*and 1:00 PM –5:50PM M101, Marquis Shuzhou Wang, University of Georgia Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-46-817) Organizers: M. R. S. Kulenovic, University of Rhode Island AMS Special Session on Quaternions Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, 1:00 PM –5:50PM International 8, International Howard University Level, Marriott Marquis 1:00PM Difference equation models in population (1797) dynamics whose coefficients are subject Organizers: Johannes Familton, to Darwinian evolution. Borough of Manhattan J. M. Cushing, Department of Community College Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Terrence Blackman, Program in Applied Mathematics, Medgar Evers College University of Arizona (1125-39-1246)

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1:30PM Non-Standard Discretization of Models 1:00PM A monodromy action on crystals and the  (1798) with the Allee Effect. Preliminary report. (1807) cactus group. Preliminary report. Eddy A Kwessi*, Saber N Elaydi, Iva Halacheva*, Lancaster University, Trinity University, Brian Dennis, Joel Kamnitzer, University of Toronto, University of Idaho, and George Leonid Rybnikov, Higher School of Livadiodis, Southwest Research Institute Economics, and Alex Weekes, Perimeter (1125-39-1084) Institute (1125-16-1749)

2:00PM Models of Reproductive Synchrony in 1:30PM The discreet charm of the Coulomb  (1799) Colonial Seabirds. Preliminary report. (1808) branch. Shandelle M Henson,Andrews Ben Webster, University of Virginia University (1125-92-1096) (1125-16-1368)

2:30PM A Discrete-Time 2:00PM On the geometry of filtered  (1800) Nutrients-Phytoplankton-Oysters Model (1809) representations of quivers and of a Bay Ecosystem. Preliminary report. connections to isospectral Hilbert Najat Ziyadi*, Morgan State University, schemes. and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu,Howard Mee Seong Im*, United States Military University (1125-39-1671) Academy, West Point, and Lisa M Jones, 3:00PM Implications of inter-stage interactions University of Cambridge (1125-14-113) (1801) for extinction and the Allee region in an 2:30PM Annihilators and associated varieties of age-structured population model. (1810) Harish-Chandra modules for Sp(p,q). H Sedaghat*, Virginia Commonwealth William M. McGovern,Universityof Universtiy, and N Lazaryan,Richmond, Washington (1125-22-408) Virginia (1125-39-1636) 3:00PM A decomposition of the group algebra of 3:30PM A Proposal for an Application for (1811) a hyperoctahedral group. (1802) a Max-Type Difference Equation. Drew Tomlin*andJ. Matthew Preliminary report. Douglass,UniversityofNorthTexas Candace M. Kent*, Virginia (1125-20-2552) Commonwealth University, and Stevo Stevic, Mathematical Institute of the 3:30PM The Betti numbers of regular Hessenberg Serbian Academy of Science (1812) varieties and the dot action. (1125-39-496) Martha Precup,NorthwesternUniversity (1125-14-993) 4:00PM Dynamics of certain classes of nonlinear  (1803) discontinuous difference equations. 4:00PM On Springer Isomorphisms For Algebraic Preliminary report. (1813) Groups. Preliminary report. Vlajko L Kocic, Xavier University of Paul Sobaje, University of Georgia Louisiana (1125-39-656) (1125-20-1494) 4:30PM Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible Model on 4:30PM Action of Automorphisms on Irreducible  (1804) Time Scales. (1814) Characters of Symplectic Groups. Sabrina Heike Streipert*, Department of Jay Taylor, University of Arizona Wisconsin, Madison, and Martin Bohner, (1125-20-1099) Missouri University of Science and 5:00PM Functions on nilpotent orbit covers. Technology (1125-39-513) (1815) Eric N Sommers,Universityof 5:00PM Most General Fractional Self Adjoint Massachusetts Amherst (1125-17-2478) (1805) Operator Representation formulae and Operator Poincare and Sobolev type and 5:30PM Generically free representations and other basic Inequalities. Preliminary (1816) essential dimension. report. Skip Garibaldi*, Center for George A Anastassiou,Universityof Communications Research, and Robert Memphis (1125-26-765) M. Guralnick,UniversityofSouthern California (1125-20-875) 5:30PM Invariant Curves for Planar Competitive  (1806) and Cooperative Maps. Preliminary AMS Special Session on Symmetries, report. Integrability, and Beyond, II MustafaR.S.Kulenovic,Universityof Rhode Island (1125-39-1024) 1:00 PM –5:50PM The Learning Center, AMS Special Session on Representations and Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Related Geometry in Lie Theory, II Organizers: Maria Clara Nucci, Universit`adiPerugia,ITALY 1:00 PM –5:50PM A705, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Sarah Post,Universityof Hawai´iatManoa

Organizers: Laura Rider, Massachusetts 1:00PM Integrable multi-component peakon Institute of Technology (1817) equations from a modified AKNS scheme. Amber Russell,Butler Stephen Anco,BrockUniversity University (1125-35-1880)

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1:30PM Analytic Lie symmetric solutions of 1:30PM Partition graphs with non-negative Euler (1818) nonlinear partial differential equations. (1828) characteristics. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Baogang Xu, Nanjing Normal Barbara Abraham-Shrauner, University (China), and Xiaoya Zha*, Department of Electrical and Systems Middle Tennessee State University Engineering, Washington University (1125-05-1787) (1125-35-548) 2:00PM Circuit Covers of Cubic Signed Graphs. 2:00PM Integrable Hamiltonian equations from (1829) Yezhou Wu, Zhejiang University, and  (1819) matrix loop algebras. Dong Ye*, Middle Tennessee State Wen-Xiu Ma, University of South Florida University (1125-05-1029) (1125-35-280) 2:30PM A combinatorial condition for nets of 2:30PM Jacobians with prescribed eignvectors.  (1830) triangular polyhedra. (1820) Michael R Benfield, North Carolina State Mark Ellingham, Vanderbilt University University, Helge Kristian Jenssen, (1125-05-1245) Pennsylvania State University, and Irina A 3:00PM Forbidden subgraphs in edge-colored Kogan*, North Carolina State University (1831) graphs. (1125-53-534) Akira Saito*, Nihon University, Japan, 3:00PM Lie group classification of delay ordinary and Colton Magnant, Georgia Southern (1821) differential equations. University (1125-05-1458) Pavel Winternitz,Centrederecherches 3:30PM Small theta subgraphs in sparse graphs. mathematiques, Universite de Montreal (1832) Katsuhiro Ota, Department of (1125-34-1354) Mathematics, Keio University 3:30PM Cluster algebraic interpretation of (1125-05-1007)  (1822) infinite friezes. Preliminary report. 4:00PM On Saturation Spectrum. Emily Gunawan*, Gustavus Adolphus (1833) Ronald J. Gould,EmoryUniversity, College, Gregg Musiker,University Atlanta, GA 30322 (1125-05-420) of Minnesota, and Hannah Vogel, University of Graz (1125-05-661) 4:30PM Cycles in critical edge coloring graphs  (1834) with large maximum degrees. Preliminary 4:00PM and Superintegrability of report. (1823) the Bn Calogero Model. Guantao Chen, Georgia State University Vincent X Genest, Department of (1125-05-1895) Mathematics, MIT, and Luc Vinet*, CRM, Universit´edeMontr´eal (1125-81-926) 5:00PM Decomposing 2-cycles. 2 (1835) Hein van der Holst*, Georgia State 4:30PM The Zn Dirac-Dunkl operator and a University, Robin Thomas,Georgia (1824) higher rank Bannai-Ito algebra. Institute of Technology, and Sergey De Bie, Ghent University, Genest*, MIT, Norin, McGill University (1125-55-2457) and Vinet,UniversityofMontreal (1125-81-1199) 5:30PM Degree version of the Erdos-Ko-Rado˝ (1836) Theorem. 5:00PM Towards the classification of Exceptional Hao Huang,EmoryUniversity,and (1825) Orthogonal Polynomials. Yi Zhao*, Georgia State University Maria Angeles Garcia-Ferrero, David (1125-05-843) Gomez-Ullate,U.Complutense,and Robert Milson*, Dalhousie University AMS Special Session on Women in Topology (1125-33-634)

5:30PM Generalizations of the Askey-Wilson 1:00 PM –5:50PM L405 & L406, Lobby (1826) Algebra. Level, Marriott Marquis Sarah Post, University of Hawai‘i (1125-33-1290) Organizers: Jocelyn Bell,Hobartand William Smith Colleges AMS Special Session on Topics in Graph Eleanor Ollhoff,University Theory, II of Tennessee Candice Price,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:50PM Spring, Conference San Diego Level, Hyatt Regency Arunima Ray,Brandeis Organizers: Songling Shan, Vanderbilt University University 1:00PM The Stable Concordance Genus of Knots. Xiaofeng Gu,Universityof (1837) M Kate Kearney,GonzagaUniversity West Georgia (1125-57-1974) 1:00PM Matching extension in prism graphs. 1:30PM Converting d-invariants into lattice (1827) Robert Aldred, Otago University, (1838) points: A visualization technique to aid in Dunedin, New Zealand, and Michael D. knot slicing. Plummer*, Vanderbilt University Kathryn Bryant, Colorado College (1125-05-504) (1125-55-532)

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2:00PM Stability and asymptotics of MAA Minicourse #2: Part B (1839) almost-adequate links. Christine Ruey Shan Lee,Universityof 1:00 PM –3:00PM L508, Lobby Level, Texas at Austin (1125-57-439) Marriott Marquis 2:30PM Invariants of Legendrian Links. (1840) Caitlin Leverson, Georgia Institute of Directing Undergraduate Research Technology (1125-57-509) Presenter: Aparna Higgins,University 3:00PM On Classification of Virtual Rational of Dayton  (1841) Tangles. Noureen Khan,UniversityofNorth MAA Minicourse #3: Part B Texas at Dallas (1125-55-75)

3:30PM Strategies in the Banach-Mazur game, 1:00 PM –3:00PM L504 & L505, Lobby (1842) pi-Noetherian type, and cellularity. Level, Marriott Marquis Preliminary report. Lynne Yengulalp,UniversityofDayton Flipping your Linear Algebra Course (1125-54-556) using Open Educational Resources 4:00PM Geodesics on surfaces. Presenters: Sarah Eichhorn,University  (1843) Jenya Sapir, University of Illinois at of California, Irvine Urbana-Champaign (1125-57-1471) David Farmer,American 4:30PM Derivatives in Goodwillie Calculus. Institute of Mathematics (1844) Sarah Yeakel, University of Maryland (1125-55-2149) Jim Fowler,TheOhioState University 5:00PM Blowing up Atomic Functors. (1845) Amelia Tebbe, University of Illinois at Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Urbana-Champaign (1125-55-1725) Dartmouth College 5:30PM On Fillability of Higher Dimensional (1846) Contact Manifolds and Their Symplectic MAA Minicourse #14: Part B Mapping Class Group Relations. Bahar Acu,UniversityofSouthern 1:00 PM –3:00PM L506 & L507, Lobby California and University of California, Level, Marriott Marquis Los Angeles (1125-53-175) Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with MAA Invited Paper Session on L-Functions Common Sense and Common Knowledge and Other Animals, II Presenters: Ethan D. Bolker,University of Massachusetts, Boston 1:00 PM –2:50PM A706, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Maura B. Mast,Fordham University Organizers: Caroline Turnage-Butterbaugh, AMS Contributed Paper Session on Algebraic Duke University Geometry Maria Nastasescu,CalTech 1:00 PM –4:40PM Fairlie, Conference 1:00PM The Porpoise and Relephants of Moments  (1847) of L-functions and their Assymptotics. Level, Hyatt Regency Preliminary report. Jennifer Beineke, Western New England 1:00PM Generic forms of low Chow rank. University (1125-AB-1713) (1851) Douglas A Torrance, Piedmont College (1125-14-230) 1:30PM The mean value of quadratic Dirichlet (1848) L–functions over function fields. 1:15PM Locally Recoverable Trace Codes. Alexandra M Florea, Stanford University  (1852) Preliminary report. (1125-AB-1370) Sean F Ballentine, Rebecca Black*, Ariella Kirsch, Adam Lizzi and Robert 2:00PM Simple zeros of L-functions and related Maschal, University of Maryland  (1849) problems. Preliminary report. (1125-14-646) Micah B. Milinovich,Universityof Mississippi (1125-AB-2272) 1:30PM Identities between first Chern classes of (1853) vector bundles of Conformal blocks. 2:30PM New explicit zero density result for the  Natalie Hobson, University of Georgia (1850) and consequences (1125-14-1056) for the primes. Habiba Kadiri*, University of Lethbridge, 1:45PM Faithful tropicalization of hypertoric Allysa Lumley, York University, and (1854) varieties. Nathan Ng, University of Lethbridge Max B. Kutler, University of Oregon (1125-AB-1802) (1125-14-1267)

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2:00PM Good and bad reduction of dynatomic AMS Contributed Paper Session on (1855) modular curves. Combinatorics and Graph Theory, II Andrew Obus*, University of Virginia, Holly Krieger, University of Cambridge, 1:00 PM –5:55PM Greenbriar, Conference John Doyle, University of Rochester, Level, Hyatt Regency Lloyd West, University of Virginia, Rachel Pries, Colorado State University, 1:00PM Central-Peripheral Appendage Numbers and Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo,Euler (1866) of Uniform Central Graphs. Circle (1125-14-1271) S-Y Choi and Jonathan Needleman*, Le Moyne College (1125-05-839) 2:15PM Classical invariant theory and birational 1:15PM Dimension and edge dimension: random (1856) geometry of moduli spaces of parabolic  (1867) graphs and counterexamples. bundles. Nina V Zubrilina, Stanford University Han-Bom Moon*, Fordham University, (1125-05-854) and Sang-Bum Yoo,Postech (1125-14-1553) 1:30PM Rainbow Spanning Trees in Edge-Colored (1868) Complete Graphs. 2:30PM Tropical curves of genus 2. Katherine Perry*, Chris Rodger, Auburn  (1857) MariaAngelicaCueto, Ohio State University, Hung-Lin Fu, National Chiao University, Hannah Markwig,University Tung University, and Yuan-Hsun Lo, of the Saarland, and Ralph Morrison*, Xiamen University (1125-05-1113) Williams College (1125-14-1590) 1:45PM Sigma-Adequate Link Diagrams and the (1869) Tutte Polynomial. Preliminary report. 2:45PM Special divisors on general k-gonal Adam Giambrone,Universityof (1858) curves. Connecticut (1125-05-1117) Nathan Pflueger,BrownUniversity (1125-14-1962) 2:00PM Net Regular Signed Trees.  (1870) Isaac Benjamin Michael*and Mark Sepanski, Baylor University 3:00PM The KSBA compactification of the moduli (1125-05-1579) (1859) space of D1,6-polarized Enriques surfaces. 2:15PM The Almost Intersection Property for Luca Schaffler, The University of Georgia (1871) Pairs of Matroids on Common Groundset. (1125-14-2210) Nathan Bowler, University of Hamburg, Johannes Carmesin,Cambridge 3:15PM Holomorphic Lagrangian fibrations. University, Shadisadat Ghaderi*and (1860) Justin Sawon,UniversityofNorth Jerzy Wojciechowski,WestVirginia Carolina-Chapel Hill (1125-14-2292) University (1125-05-1353) 2:30PM Ramsey Numbers of Odd Cycles Versus 3:30PM Are hard questions in algebraic geometry  (1872) Larger Even Wheels. (1861) approximately easy? Preliminary report. Ryan N Alweiss, Massachusetts Institute James S Wolper, Idaho State University of Technology (1125-05-1365) (1125-14-2423) 2:45PM Recent results on extending Hall  (1873) precolorings of graphs. 3:45PM Maximal linear sections of 2-step flag *, (1862) varieties and quadratic Veronese of Jennifer Vandenbussche Victor Grassmannians over finite fields. Larsen and Erik Westlund, Kennesaw State University (1125-05-1366) Preliminary report. Sudhir R Ghorpade, Indian Institute of 3:00PM The packing chromatic number of Technology Bombay, Fernando Pinero˜ ,  (1874) subdivisions of subcubic graphs. University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, and Kirsti Wash, Trinity College Prasant Singh*, Indian Institute of (1125-05-1375) Technology Bombay (1125-14-2543) 3:15PM Short Zero-Sum Sequences Over Abelian  (1875) p-Groups of Large Exponent. 4:00PM Moduli spaces of flat GSp-connections. Sammy Y. Luo, Massachusetts Institute (1863) Preliminary report. of Technology (1125-05-1434) Neal Livesay, Louisiana State University (1125-14-2780) 3:30PM Families of Strongly Regular Graphs  (1876) and Two-Weight Codes from Partial 4:15PM Relative Ranks of Binary Forms. Difference Sets. Preliminary report.  (1864) Neriman Tokcan, University of Illinois at John Polhill, Bloomsburg University of Urbana- Champaign (1125-14-2803) Pennsylvania (1125-05-1522) 3:45PM Interlace Polynomials of Paths Attached 4:30PM Precise Dimensions That Guarantee a  (1877) to a Star Head.  (1865) Transformation Preserving the Euclidean Xiangfei Ni*, Zhejiang Normal Distance. University/Montclair State University, and Fiona Knoll*, Shuhong Gao and Michael Aihua Li, Montclair State University Burr, Clemson University (1125-14-2998) (1125-05-1538)

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4:00PM Polynomial Chebyshev Quotients, 1:30PM Optimal Control in a Discrete Model for  (1878) Combinatorially. Preliminary report. (1888) Invasive Species Integrating Surveillance Eric Stucky*, University of Minnesota – and Removal. Twin Cities, Garner Cochran,University Rebecca Pettit*, University of Tennessee, of South Carolina, Andrew W. Herring, and Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof University of Wyoming, Ranjan Tennessee and NIMBioS (1125-92-1316) Rohatgi, Saint Mary’s College, and 1:45PM Dynamics of tumor-CD4+-cytokine-host Corbin Groothuis,Universityof (1889) cells interactions with treatments. Nebraska-Lincoln (1125-05-1672) Xiaochuan Hu*andSophia R.-J. Jang, 4:15PM Properties of almost all matroids. Texas Tech University, Department (1879) Lisa Warshauer Lowrance*, Skidmore of Mathematics and Statistics College, James Oxley, Louisiana State (1125-92-1423) University, Charles Semple,Universityof 2:00PM Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Canterbury, and Dominic Welsh,Oxford  (1890) Biology at the University of Wisconsin - La University (1125-05-1679) Crosse. 4:30PM Linear chord diagrams with long chords. Eric Alan Eager*, James P Peirce,  (1880) Everett Sullivan, Dartmouth college Gregory J Sandland,Universityof (1125-05-1762) Wisconsin - La Crosse, Richard A Erickson, United States Geological 4:45PM A Lower Bound on the Hadwiger Number Survey, and Barbara Bennie,University  (1881) of a Random Subgraph of the Kneser of Wisconsin - La Crosse (1125-92-1435) Graph. Arran Hamm and Kristen Melton*, 2:15PM Analyzing Sleep-Wake Transitions. Winthrop University (1125-05-1780) (1891) Linh Huynh, The Ohio State University (1125-92-1453) 5:00PM Counting colorful tilings of rectangular 2:30PM Modeling the transmission dynamics of  (1882) arrays. Preliminary report.  (1892) Congo Virus Disease with Control Katie Haymaker*andSally Robertson, Strategies. Villanova University (1125-05-1790) Adnan A Khan*, Lahore University of 5:15PM A Leray model for the Orlik-Solomon Management Sciences, and Mudassar (1883) algebra. Imran, Gulf University of Science and Christin Bibby*, Graham Denham, Technology (1125-92-1567) University of Western Ontario, and Eva 2:45PM UP Phase Characterization. Preliminary Maria Feichtner, University of Bremen  (1893) report. (1125-05-1878) Suzannah R Tebon*, Kiefer Green, 5:30PM A Graph Theoretical Analysis of the Richard Noriega and Erin Munro,Beloit  (1884) Number of Edges in k-Dense Graphs. College (1125-92-1655) Linda Eroh,Universityof 3:00PM Modeling the mechanisms by which Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Henry Escuadro*,  (1894) HIV-associated immunosuppression Juniata College, Ralucca Gera, Naval influences HPV persistence at the oral Postgraduate School, Samuel Prahlow mucosa. and Karl Schmitt, Valparaiso University Samantha Erwin*, Meghan Verma, Vida (1125-05-1930) Abedi, Raquel Hontecillas, Stefan 5:45PM Matching and Independence Complexes Hoops, Josep Bassaganya-Riera (1885) Related to Small Grids. and Stanca Ciupe,VirginiaTech Benjamin J. Braun and Wesley K. (1125-92-1696) Hough*, University of Kentucky 3:15PM Mathematical Modeling for (1125-05-1996)  (1895) understanding the the Impact of eCD4-Ig molecule within an HIV Infected Host. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Preliminary report. Mathematical Biology, II Tae Jin Lee*andArni S. R. Srinivasa Rao, Augusta University (1125-92-1804) 1:00 PM –5:55PM International B, International 3:30PM Modeling the effects of varying treatment Level, Marriott Marquis (1896) regimes on the control of an emerging disease in the Midwest of the United 1:00PM Dynamical analysis of malaria States. (1886) transmission model includes both James Peirce*, Greg Sandland, extrinsic incubation period and intrinsic University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Kelly incubation period. Buch, Southern Illinois University Fan Bai, Department of Mathematics and Edwardsville, and Rob Hendrickson, Statistics, Texas Tech University University of Minnesota Twin Cities (1125-92-1258) (1125-92-1826) 1:15PM Incorporating Antibiotic Resistance in the 3:45PM Wave propagation in a noisy system near  (1887) Modeling of TB in the US. Preliminary (1897) saddle node on limit cycle bifurcation. report. Preliminary report. Ellie Mainou, Smith College Mahbubur Rahman,UniversityofNorth (1125-92-1288) Florida (1125-92-1873)

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4:00PM Resource-Driven Encounters and the 1:15PM Counting Arithmetical Structures on (1898) Induction of Disease Among Consumers.  (1907) Graphs. Preliminary report. Darren B Glass, Gettysburg College Rebecca K. Borchering*, University of (1125-11-2172) Florida, Steve E. Bellan,Universityof 1:30PM Fiboquadratic Sequences Raised From Georgia, Jason M. Flynn, Gainesville,  (1908) Rithmomachia. Florida, Juliet R.C. Pulliam, Stellenbosch Tomas E Guardia*, Gonzaga University, University, and Scott A. McKinley, and Douglas A Jimenez,Universidad Tulane University (1125-92-1905) Nacional ExperimentalPolitecnica 4:15PM On the Dynamics of Evolutionary (1125-11-2190) (1899) Competition Models. 1:45PM Looking for Sum-Freedom: The Maximum Paul L Salceanu*, Azmy A Ackleh,  (1909) Size of (k, l)-sum-free Sets. Preliminary University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and report. Jim M Cushing,TheUniversityof Ryan William Matzke,Universityof Arizona (1125-92-1921) Minnesota (1125-11-2197) PM 4:30 Mathematical Model for ZIKA virus 2:00PM The Riemann zeta function for integer (1900) transmission dynamics. (1910) values and evaluation of some multiple Munsur Rahman*andNaveen K Vaidya, zeta values. Preliminary report. University of Missouri-Kansas City Cezar Lupu, University of Pittsburgh (1125-92-1998) (1125-11-2255) 4:45PM Transmission dynamics of bluetongue 2:15PM Reduction of ETRU to NTRU. Preliminary  (1901) and epizootic hemorrhagic diseases in a  (1911) report. patchy environment. Preliminary report. Floyd B Johnson*andJie Sun,Michigan Gerald W Baygents,Universityof Technological University (1125-00-2380) Missouri Kansas City (1125-92-2011) 2:30PM Sturmian words and Cantor sets arising 5:00PM Operators of diagonal evolution. (1912) from unique expansions over ternary  (1902) Irina N Trofimova, McMaster University, alphabets. Canada (1125-92-2093) DoYong Kwon, Chonnam National 5:15PM Vector-host epidemic model with direct University (1125-11-2395) (1903) transmission in random environment. 2:45PM Break Preliminary report. Dawit Denu, Auburn University 3:00PM Covering Subsets of the Integers. (1125-92-2147) (1913) Wilson Harvey*andMichael Filaseta, University of South Carolina 5:30PM Finite Difference Approximations for a (1125-11-2832) (1904) General Nonlinear Model for the Interaction of Structured Populations and 3:15PM Non-vanishing of central L-values for the Environment. (1914) Rankin-Selberg convolutions. Azmy S. Ackleh, University of Louisiana Alia Hamieh, University of Lethbridge, at Lafayette, Baoling Ma*, Millersville and Naomi Tanabe*, Dartmouth College University of Pennsylvania, and Robert (1125-11-2852) Miller,C.H.Fenstermakerand 3:30PM An exact product formula for abelian Associates, LLC (1125-92-2150)  (1915) threefolds. Preliminary report. 5:45PM The Interaction of Calcium and Metabolic Jonathan M. Gerhard,JamesMadison  (1905) Oscillations in Pancreatic β-cells. University (1125-11-268) Mary Aronne, University of Maryland, 3:45PM Hypergeometric Functions and Relations Baltimore County, Samantha Clapp, (1916) to Arithmetic and Analytic Properties of Georgia College and State University, Curves. Soohwan Jung*, University of California, Heidi E Goodson, Haverford College Los Angeles, Abigail Kramer, Kent State (1125-11-2881) University, William Wang, Vanderbilt 4:00PM On the zeros of Riemann’s zeta-function University, Janita Patwardhan and (1917) on the critical line. Bradford Peercy, University of Maryland, Siegfred Baluyot, University of Rochester Baltimore County (1125-92-2176) (1125-11-2959) AMS Contributed Paper Session on Number 4:15PM Exact covering systems, Quadratic Theory, III (1918) forms, and product identities for theta functions. Zhu Cao*, Kennesaw State University, 1:00 PM –4:55PM International 1, International and Yong Hu, Huazhong University of Level, Marriott Marquis Science & Technology, P. R. China (1125-11-3001) 1:00PM Average Twin Prime Conjecture for (1906) Elliptic Curves over Abelian Number 4:30PM Equidistribution of shapes of cubic fields Fields. (1919) of fixed quadratic resolvent. Luke Giberson, Clemson University Robert Harron, University of Hawaii at (1125-11-2125) Manoa (1125-11-3060)

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4:45PM Diophantine questions on a familiar limit. 3:45PM Optimal Control of the Coefficients in  (1920) Mojtaba Moniri, Western Illinois (1932) Second Order Parabolic Free Boundary University (1125-11-3154) Problems. Evan Cosgrove*, Ugur G. Abdulla and AMS Contributed Paper Session on Topics in Jonathan Goldfarb, Florida Institute of Analysis, III Technology (1125-49-2349) 4:00PM Constraint Handling for Wireless Energy 1:00 PM –5:25PM Techwood, Conference (1933) Transfer Application with filter Particle Level, Hyatt Regency Swarm Optimization. Ahmad R Almomani, Clarkson University 1:00PM de Branges-Rovnyak Spaces and the (1125-49-2794) (1921) Kaczmarz Algorithm. John E Herr, Butler University 4:15PM Hybrid Classes of Duality Models (1125-42-1235) (1934) for Discrete Minmax Fractional Programming Problems. 1:15PM Fourier Bases on the “Skewed Sierpinski *, University of (1922) Gasket”. Ram N. Mohapatra Central Florida, Orlando, FL. 32816, and Calvin Hotchkiss*andEric S Weber, ,UniversityofNorthTexas Iowa State University (1125-42-1326) Ram U. Verma (1125-49-2928) 1:30PM Endpoint estimates for one-dimensional (1923) oscillator integral operators. 4:30PM Break Lechao Xiao, University of Pennsylvania 4:45PM Global Dynamics of a Cancer Stem Cell (1125-42-2763)  (1935) Treatment Model. Preliminary report. 1:45PM The character and wave front set Caleb Mayer*, Haverford College, Robert (1924) correspondence in the stable range. Dougherty-Bliss, Oglethorpe University, Tomasz Przebinda,Universityof and Heidi Whiteside,Winston-Salem Oklahoma (1125-43-736) State University (1125-58-1751) 2:00PM Partitions of Equiangular Tight Frames. 5:00PM Global Dynamics of a Colorectal Cancer  (1925) James Rosado*, Hieu Nguyen,Rowan  (1936) Treatment Model with Cancer Stem Cells. University, and Lei Cao, Georgian Court Preliminary report. University (1125-43-1340) Rebecca Blaire Hoehne*, Saint Mary’s College, Zachary Abernathy, Kristen 2:15PM Weighted estimates for multilinear (1926) dyadic operators and their commutators. Abernathy, Winthrop University, Claire Ishwari J Kunwar, Georgia Institute of Burgess, Sewanee: The University of the Technology, Atlanta, GA (1125-43-2694) South, and Kelsey Brown,HighPoint University (1125-58-2188) 2:30PM Stability results for the n-order hold  (1927) models. Preliminary report. 5:15PM Analytic torsion, the eta invariant, and Laura De carli*, Florida International (1937) closed differential forms on spaces of University, and Pierluigi Vellucci, metrics. Univ. of Roma ”la sapienza” (Italy) Phillip Andreae, Meredith College (1125-46-1890) (1125-58-2826) 2:45PM Combining Continuous and Discrete AMS Contributed Paper Session on (1928) Phenomena in Feynman’s Operational Undergraduate Research, IV Calculus in the Presence of a (C0) Semigroup: Feynman-Kac Formulas with Lebesgue-Stieltjes Measures. Preliminary 1:00 PM –5:10PM International A, International report. Level, Marriott Marquis Lance Nielsen, Creighton University (1125-44-1851) 1:00PM Funding and Mentoring Projects at  (1938) Boston University. 3:00PM ρ-Laplace and ρ-Fourier Transforms of Emma Previato,BostonUniversity  (1929) Katugampola fractional operators and (1125-97-584) their Applications. Hua Chen*andUdita N. Katugampola, 1:15PM Center Manifolds via Lyapunov-Perron. Department of Mathematical Sciences,  (1939) Emily E Schaal*andYu-Min Chung, University of Delaware (1125-44-2358) College of William and Mary (1125-65-2664) 3:15PM Statistical near-optimal filtering method (1930) with application to acoustics. 1:30PM Using Data Analytics to Teach Computers Preliminary report.  (1940) the Difference between Rembrandt and Viktoria Taroudaki*, University of Monet. Preliminary report. Washington, Costas Smaragdakis and Kolten C Pearson and Megan Michael Taroudakis, University of Crete Searles*, Brigham Young University & FORTH (1125-49-1481) (1125-68-2677) 3:30PM Tax Policy to Minimize the Gini Index. 1:45PM Mathematical Model of the Motion of a (1931) Preliminary report. (1941) Contact Lens. Michael McAsey*andLibin Mou, Rachael Thormann, Rochester Institute Bradley University (1125-49-1486) of Technology (1125-76-1503)

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2:00PM Determination of Director angle for flow 5:00PM Accelerating Thermoacoustic (1942) aligning Nematic Liquid Crystals under  (1953) Tomography. Preliminary report. Couette geometry. Parisa Florence Samareh,Virginia Bagisa Mukherjee, Penn State University, Polytechnic Institute and State University Worthington Scranton Campus (1125-92-2749) (1125-76-2132) 2:15PM The Deformation of an Eye Caused by a MAA Session on Innovative Strategies to  (1943) Contact Lens. Inspire & Prepare Potential STEM Majors Joshua Chasen*, Roland Sanford, Kara Who are Not Yet Ready for Calculus, II Maki and David Ross,Rochester Institute of Technology (1125-76-2427) 1:00 PM –5:55PM Embassy C, International 2:30PM Calculating Lift and Drag Force for Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency  (1944) Airfoils. Preliminary report. Organizers: Suzanne I Doree, Augsburg Paul DeVries*andMichael Wiley, College LaGuardia Community College (1125-76-2615) Rebecca Hartzler, Seattle Central College 2:45PM Break Michael Oehrtman, 3:00PM A Discrete Stage-Structured Model of Oklahoma State University  (1945) Newt Population Declines Due to Severe Drought. Frank Savina,Universityof Marjorie T Jones, Pepperdine University Texas at Austin (1125-92-1062) 1:00PM Planets, Earthquakes, and Airbags: The  3:15PM Understanding Zika Dynamics: Sex, (1954) Challenge of Incorporating Significant  (1946) Mosquitoes, and Gender. Mathematics Content in STEM Activities. Emma J Talis*, Marist College, Ondrej Brian J Lindaman, California State Maxian, Case Western Reserve University, Chico (1125-F1-2786) University, and Anna Neufeld, Williams 1:20PM Mathematical Modeling and Applied College (1125-92-2059) (1955) Calculus: An Integrated Approach for 3:30PM Global Dynamics of a Breast Cancer Less Prepared Students.  (1947) Competition System. Preliminary report. Joel Kilty*andAlex M McAllister, Meghan Stevens*, Drake University, Des Centre College (1125-F1-2582) Moines, IA 50311, Arden Baxter, Rollins 1:40PM Four Faculty, Twenty Students, and the College, Winter Park, FL 32789, Kristen  (1956) University’s Squirrel Population: Abernathy and Zachary Abernathy, Reconceptualizing Undergraduate Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29733 Research for Non-Calculus Ready Science (1125-92-2138) Majors. Preliminary report. 3:45PM Modeling Coral Reef Ecosystems: The Jeff Pullen*, Katherine Northcutt,  (1948) Need for Models of Intermediate Jarred Jenkins and Chamaree de Silva, Complexity. Preliminary report. Mercer University (1125-F1-2863) Andre Archer, Macalester College, 2:00PM Science Math and Research Training Eliza Matt*, Williams College, and (1957) (SMART) Calculus at University of Colin Okasaki, Harvey Mudd College Richmond. (1125-92-2165) Harry F Hoke*andKathy W Hoke, 4:00PM Solving a Tear Film Model with a Spectral University of Richmond (1125-F1-94)  (1949) Method. Preliminary report. 2:20PM A Watershed Year: Modeling and Data Tim Reid*andDaniel Anderson,George  (1958) Interpretation as Pathways to Building Mason University (1125-92-2274) Mathematical Confidence in First-Year 4:15PM Predicting the Effects of Manual Crayfish Students. Preliminary report.  (1950) Removal on California Newt Persistence Martha Shott, Sonoma State University in Santa Monica Mountain Streams. (1125-F1-3086) William Milligan*, Emory University, 2:40PM Engaging and Retaining Underprepared Marjorie Jones, Timothy Lucas and (1959) Engineering Majors With Math-Heavy Courtney Davis, Pepperdine University Applications. (1125-92-2285) Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University 4:30PM Finding Theta Oscillations Using (1125-F1-1933)  (1951) Independent component analysis. 3:00PM Enhancing quantitative reasoning and Preliminary report.  (1960) skills through exploring scientific Kiefer Hart Green, Beloit College applications. (1125-92-2494) Marie P. Sheckels,UniversityofMary 4:45PM Investigation of Central Texas Surface Washington (1125-F1-2136)  (1952) Ozone Concentrations 1980-2015. 3:20PM Reasoning with Functions: A STEM prep Preliminary report.  (1961) pathway. Preliminary report. Oliver Matthew Sale,Southwestern Stuart Boersma,CentralWashington University (1125-92-2868) University (1125-F1-1601)

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3:40PM Helping Students ”Function in the Real 1:20PM Shared Presentations: Encouraging Clear  (1962) World”.  (1970) Communication through Divided Roles. Martha J. Siegel,TowsonUniversity Preliminary report. (1125-F1-1232) Tim Whittemore*andAviva Halani, Phillips Exeter Academy (1125-G1-2599) 4:00PM Math Success for STEM Majors at (1963) Tennessee Tech University. 1:40PM Practicing Peer Review: Making Sense of Allan D. Mills*, Michael Allen and Anna (1971) Other Peoples’ Mathematical Litchford, Tennessee Tech University Perspectives. (1125-F1-1767) Aviva Halani*andTim Whittemore, Phillips Exeter Academy (1125-G1-2885) 4:20PM Engaging and retaining pre-college STEM  (1964) students in Calculus through innovative 2:00PM Inquiry-Based Learning and the History pedagogical practices. Preliminary report.  (1972) of Mathematics: Discovering the Padmanabhan Seshaiyer*andMary Geometric Procedure for Completing Nelson, George Mason University the Square through an Ancient (1125-F1-2684) Mesopotamian Text. Preliminary report. 4:40PM A Peer-Mentoring Program for Zo¨e Misiewicz,SUNYOneontaand  (1965) STEM-Intending Developmental the Institute for the Study of the Mathematics Students. Preliminary Ancient World, New York University report. (1125-G1-256) Xiangming Wu*, Jessica Deshler,West 2:20PM A Graduate IBL Course in the History of Virginia University, and Edgar Fuller,  (1973) Mathematics Education. West Virginia Univesity (1125-F1-2204) Patricia Baggett*, Dept. of Mathematical 5:00PM Effects of Active Learning Techniques on Sciences, New Mexico State University,  (1966) Precalculus Students’ Beliefs. Preliminary and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, Computer report. Science Dept. University of Colorado Jessica L Williams, Converse College Boulder CO (1125-G1-645) (1125-F1-2012) 2:40PM : How IBL 5:20PM Improving Student Success through  (1974) experiences influence future teachers.  (1967) Deepening GTAs’ Meanings. Preliminary report. Stacy M Musgrave*, California State Cassie Williams,JamesMadison Polytechnic University, Pomona, and University (1125-G1-952) Marilyn P Carlson,ArizonaState 3:00PM Productive Failure in Proving – University (1125-F1-3082)  (1975) Perspectives of a Student and Instructor. 5:40PM A year long Calculus course versus the Preliminary report.  (1968) traditional Pre-calculus/ Calculus I Milos Savic and Emily L. Curtis*, sequence. Preliminary report. University of Oklahoma (1125-G1-848) Branden Stone*andSalvatore J. Petrilli, 3:20PM Students’ Social Adaptation to Jr., Adelphi University (1125-F1-2078)  (1976) Mathematical Tasks. Preliminary report. Jeffrey J King*, University of Northern MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Colorado, Gulden Karakok,Universityof Learning, III Nothern Colorado, and Nathaniel Miller, University of Northern Colorado 1:00 PM –4:55PM International 6, International (1125-G1-3129) Level, Marriott Marquis 3:40PM Inquiry as an Access Point to Equity.  Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana (1977) Gail Tang, University of La Verne, El State University in Turkey Houssein,UniversityofNew Shreveport Haven, Cilli-Turner Emily*, University of Washington Tacoma, Milos Savic, Theron Hitchman, University of Oklahoma, Gulden University of Northern Iowa Karakok,UniversityofNorthern Angie Hodge,Universityof Colorado, and David Plaxco,University Nebraska Omaha of Oklahoma (1125-G1-2843) Brian P. Katz, Augustana 4:00PM Messaging for a movement: Names, College  (1978) ideas, and inclusion in the movement for inquiry-based learning in mathematics. Alison Marr,Southwestern Sandra L. Laursen*, Zachary Haberler University and Charles N. Hayward,Universityof Victor Piercey, Ferris State Colorado Boulder (1125-G1-2564) University 4:20PM SIGMAA IBL: Making our Future 1:00PM Constructing Inquiry Lessons in High  (1979) Proactively Inclusive.  (1969) School Geometry. Brian Katz*, Augustana College, and Joel T. Patterson, Cambridge Rindge and Victor Piercey, Ferris State University Latin School (1125-G1-2820) (1125-G1-2568)

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4:40PM The IBL SIGMAA: Chair’s farewell and 4:20PM Maximizing Utility of Challenges in (1980) Business Meeting.  (1991) Professional Tennis. Theron J Hitchman,Universityof James R Henderson, Penn State Behrend Northern Iowa (1125-G1-2834) (1125-I5-249)

MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, III 4:40PM Modeling learning in youth archery.  (1992) Tyler Skorczewski, Cornell College (1125-I5-2949) 1:00 PM –4:55PM Regency Ballroom V, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency MAA Session on Modern Data Sets for the Organizers: John David, Virginia Military Intro Statistics Classroom and Beyond, II Institute Drew Pasteur, College of 1:00 PM –4:15PM International 7, International Wooster Level, Marriott Marquis 1:00PM The New NFL Overtime Rule: A Logistic  (1981) Regression Analysis. Organizers: Patti Frazer Lock,St. Nicholas Gorgievski, Nichols College Lawrence University (1125-I5-2199) Stacey Hancock,Montana 1:20PM A Bayesian Analysis of Draft Pick Value State University  (1982) in Major League Soccer. Howard H Hamilton, Soccermetrics Sue Schou,IdahoState Research (1125-I5-1685) University 1:40PM Seeds of Victory: Big Ideas with Small 1:00PM Examples for Implementing the Revised  (1983) Data in March Madness.  (1993) GAISE Guidelines. Sheldon H Jacobson*, Arash Khatibi Allan J. Rossman, Cal Poly - San Luis and Douglas King, University of Illinois Obispo (1125-K5-1981) at Urbana-Champaign (1125-I5-427) 1:20PM Portable Populations for Collecting Real 2:00PM How To Win Your March Madness Pool  (1994) Time Data Sets in the Classroom.  (1984) with Jensen’s Inequality and The Law of Preliminary report. Large Numbers. Bob Guest, University of Tennessee Franklin H. J. Kenter, United States Naval (1125-K5-2809) Academy (1125-I5-2025) 1:40PM Utilizing World Bank Data to Enrich the 2:20PM Basketball and Football Win Probabilities  (1995) Learning of Students in all Levels of  (1985) and the Point Spread. Statistics. Preliminary report. Jeffrey W Heath*, Eric Murrell and Joseph McCollum*, Siena College, and Trevor Brewer, Centre College Nichole McCollum, Questar III Boces (1125-I5-2979) (1125-K5-2909) 2:40PM A Data Science Approach to Picking  (1986) National Football League Games. 2:00PM WebToolstoHelpStudentsGet Preliminary report.  (1996) Individualized Datasets on a Common Eric Alan Eager, University of Wisconsin - Theme. Preliminary report. La Crosse (1125-I5-1436) Robin H Lock*, St. Lawrence Uinversity, Ivan Ramler and Choong-Soo Lee,St. 3:00PM Evolving Monkeys into Hawks: Analyzing Lawrence University (1125-K5-2524)  (1987) Optimal Drafting Techniques Used for Daily Fantasy Football using 2:20PM Real Data is Messy...and Manageable. Mathematical Modeling and Machine  (1997) Beverly L. Wood*, Embry-Riddle Learning. Preliminary report. Aeronautical University, and Carl Conor Maley, The College of Wooster Clark, Indian River State College (1125-I5-2891) (1125-K5-1382) 3:20PM Using Machine Learning to Predict the  2:40PM Analyzing the lead content in drinking (1988) Next Major League Pitch. Preliminary  (1998) water during the Flint water crisis. report. Gina F Reed, University of North Georgia Glenn D Sidle*andHien Tran,North (1125-VP-33) Carolina State University (1125-I5-309) 3:40PM Bean Bags and Basketball - Simple, 3:00PM Real Data: Collect Your Own Data and   (1989) Complete Experiments for the (1999) Use It! Preliminary report. Introductory Statistics Classroom. Michael D. Miner, American Public Jeffrey C Kallenbach*andTimothy H University System (1125-K5-1652) , Siena Heights University Husband 3:20PM Enhanced Student Learning in (1125-I5-2162)  (2000) Elementary Statistics With Fresh Real 4:00PM The Existence and Uniqueness of Metrics Estate Data. Preliminary report.  (1990) in Sports. Dan Seth, West Texas A&M University, Jacqueline Brannon Giles,Central Department of Mathematics, Canyon, TX College - Houston CC (1125-I5-961) (1125-K5-2244)

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3:40PM Increasing Engagement by Using Modern 3:00PM Assessing Secondary Teachers’ Algebraic  (2001) Data Sets for Contexts in Introductory (2009) Habits of Mind. Statistics: Fostering Productive Struggle Ryota Matsuura*, St. Olaf College, in Statway Lessons. Sarah Sword, Al Cuoco, Education Scott Strother, Carnegie Foundation Development Center, Inc., and for the Advancement of Teaching Glenn Stevens,BostonUniversity (1125-K5-1422) (1125-L5-2194)

4:00PM State-by-State Corralation Between MAA Session on Preserving and Writing the  (2002) Religious Attitudes and Math ACT/SAT History of Mathematics Departments, II Scores. Preliminary report. Jason T Shaw, Washburn University (1125-K5-126) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Embassy A, International Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency MAA Session on Preparing Pre-service and In-service Teachers to Support the Common Organizers: Lawrence D’Antonio, Core State Standards Assessments Ramapo College Toke Knudsen, State 1:00 PM –3:15PM A602, Atrium University of New York at Level, Marriott Marquis Oneonta 1:00PM The Calculus Curriculum at West Point in Organizers: Bonnie Gold,Monmouth (2010) the Twentieth-Century. Preliminary University report. Tina R. Hartley and V. Frederick Gulden Karakok,University Rickey*, West Point (1125-M1-2119) of Northern Colorado 1:30PM Stanford and Applied Mathematics: Karen Morgan, New Jersey  (2011) Getting Its Groove. City University Walter J. Meyer,AdelphiU. (1125-M1-563) 1:00PM An Undergraduate Research Project that (2003) Investigated the Impact of Activities in a 2:00PM Compiling a History of the Youngstown Mathematics Methods Course to Prepare  (2012) State Department of Mathematics and Preservice Teachers for the CCSS. Statistics. Cathy S Liebars, The College of New Thomas Philip Wakefield, Youngstown Jersey (1125-L5-1515) State University (1125-M1-111)

1:20PM Learning to Teach the Common Core 2:30PM Millersville University Department of (2004) through Undergraduate Research.  (2013) Mathematics: Preparing Mathematicians Jennifer Bergner, Salisbury University and Educators for More Than 150 Years. (1125-L5-2614) Preliminary report. Noel F. Heitmann and Michael G. 1:40PM Professional Development in Wismer*, Millersville University of  (2005) Mathematical Modeling to Support the Pennsylvania (1125-M1-2859) Common Core. 3:00PM The bicentennial history of the Athens Gregory D Foley, Ohio University  (1125-L5-2441) (2014) State University Department of Mathematics: Its structure, curriculum 2:00PM Mathematical Modeling in the Middle and influence.  (2006) Grades (M3): A Professional Development Ronald L Merritt, Athens State University Project for Grades 5-8 Teachers in Rural (1125-M1-43) School Districts near the Southern US 3:30PM Merits of the History of Mathematics Border.  (2015) Projects. Cynthia O. Anhalt*, The University of Satish C. Bhatnagar,Universityof Arizona, and Ricardo Cortez,Tulane Nevada Las Vegas (1125-M1-433) University (1125-L5-2976) MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate 2:20PM A Tool for Exploring Understanding of (2007) Rational Numbers. Mathematics Education (RUME), IV Brian J Lindaman, California State University, Chico (1125-L5-3064) 1:00 PM –3:15PM Courtland, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency 2:40PM Understanding the Impact of the  (2008) Mathematics Advancement in Teaching Organizers: Karen Keene,North through Professional Development Carolina State University (MAT-PD2) Program. Jana Talley*andLecretia A. Buckley, Megan Wawro,Virginia Jackson State University (1125-L5-3094) Tech

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1:00PM Active Learning Usage in Precalculus to 1:00PM “REACT” to Improve Student  (2016) Calculus 2.  (2023) Success Rates and Classroom Naneh Apkarian*, San Diego State Effectiveness–Reaching Excellence University, Dana Kirin, Kristen Vroom, through Active Coordinated Teaching. Portland State University, and Progress Preliminary report. through Calculus team,Mathematical Malissa M Peery,Universityof Association of America (1125-N1-1393) Tennessee, Knoxville (1125-O5-2678)

1:20PM Uses of neurocognitive measures 1:20PM An Effective Pathway for Implementation  (2017) to evaluate cognitive load during  (2024) of an Active Coordinated Course. the mathematical proving process. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. April E Conner, University of Tennessee, Shiv Smith Karunakaran*, James Knoxville (1125-O5-2679) Whitbread, Jr. and Abigail Higgins, Washington State University 1:40PM A GTA’s Perspective on Active (1125-N1-2673)  (2025) Coordinated Teaching in a Mentorship Program. Preliminary report. 1:40PM Pre-service Secondary Teachers’ Cara J Sulyok, University of Tennessee,  (2018) Understandings of Central Angle and Knoxville (1125-O5-2680) Inscribed Angle. Biyao Liang, University of Georgia, and 2:00PM Math Camp: Preparing Students for Carlos Castillo-Garsow*, Eastern  (2026) College Level Math. Preliminary report. Washington University (1125-N1-2058) Kevin P Sukanek*andTracy L Cook, University of Tennessee (1125-O5-1358) 2:00PM Mathematical Maturity: How can it  (2019) inform teaching and learning of 2:20PM The Carnegie Math Pathways: Structural, mathematics? Preliminary report.  (2027) Curricular, and Pedagogical Innovation Maarten McKubre-Jordens*, Erik Brogt in Developmental Mathematics at Scale. and Annie Horton,Universityof Dan L Ray, Carnegie Foundation for the Canterbury (1125-N1-41) Advancement of Teaching (1125-O5-738)

2:20PM What Were They Thinking? Students in 2:40PM A New Angle on Assessing Quantitative  (2020) College Algebra Confront Misconceptions  (2028) Literacy Pathways. by Analyzing Errors in Examples of Abe Edwards, Michigan State University Student Work. Preliminary report. (1125-O5-1902) Nicholas Kirby and Jennifer Yantz*, Austin Peay State University 3:00PM Incorporating the Computer Lab in the (1125-N1-1588)  (2029) Developmental Mathematics Classroom. 2:40PM Choices Made by Students when Enacting Preliminary report.  (2021) Procedures. Preliminary report. Kimberly J Presser, Shippensburg Wes Maciejewski, San Jose State University (1125-O5-628) University (1125-N1-2426) 3:20PM Learning For or Through Problems?:  3:00PM A Case Study: When Graphs Contain (2030) Exploring Differentiating Experiences in a  (2022) Everything. Problem-centered Developmental Math Irma E. Stevens*andKevin C. Moore, Class. Preliminary report. University of Georgia (1125-N1-1294) Martha Makowski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1125-O5-2647) MAA Session on Successful Implementation of Innovative Models for Developmental and 3:40PM Active Learning in Developmental and  General Education Mathematics, II (2031) General Education Mathematics Courses. Preliminary report. Vesna Kilibarda*, Yuanying Guan and 1:00 PM –4:35PM International 2, International Xiaofeng Wang, Indiana University Level, Marriott Marquis Northwest (1125-O5-1571)

Organizers: Tom Hagedorn, The College 4:00PM The ingredients for a successful liberal of New Jersey (2032) arts course in quantitative reasoning. Preliminary report. Christina H. Lee,Oxford Keith E Mellinger,UniversityofMary College of Emory University Washington (1125-O5-1230)

Phil Mahler, Middlesex 4:20PM Building Middle School Mathematics Community College  (2033) Foundational Skills Using the Environment as a Culturally Responsive Christopher Oehrlein, Setting. Preliminary report. Oklahoma City Community Veronica Ocampo,Universityof College Wisconsin Milwaukee (1125-O5-2554)

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MAA Session on The Creation and MAA Session on The Teaching and Learning Implementation of Effective Homework of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential Assignments, II Equations, II

1:00 PM –4:55PM L401 & L402, Lobby 1:00 PM –5:30PM A702, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis

Organizers: Sarah Greenwald, Organizers: Christopher S. Goodrich, Appalachian State University Creighton Preparatory School Judy Holdener,Kenyon College Beverly H. West,Cornell University 1:00PM The Three Horsemen of Homework. 1:00PM Wave Propagation Inspiring Techniques  (2034) Emma Smith Zbarsky, Wentworth (2045) in Differential Equations. Institute of Technology (1125-A5-2231) Heather A Moon*, Lewis-Clark State 1:20PM Recognizing Calculus Outside of College, Thomas J Asaki, Washington  (2035) Mathematical Settings. State University, Marie Snipes,Kenyon Leann Ferguson*, United States Air College, and Chris Camfield,Hendrix Force Academy, and D Scott Dillery, College (1125-P5-2555) Lindsey Wilson College (1125-A5-2492) 1:20PM Exposure to Laplace Transforms Early in 1:40PM Emphasizing Integral Existalia in  (2046) the Intro to ODE Course.  (2036) Calculus and beyond. Preliminary report. Chris Oehrlein,OklahomaCity Robert A Peacock, Young Harris College Community College (1125-P5-2836) (1125-A5-3090) 1:40PM An Analysis Of Various Effects  2:00PM Promoting students’ deep learning in (2047) Disaggregated By Gender Of Different  (2037) calculus through challenging problem Pedagogical Practices In An Introductory sets. Preliminary report. Differential Equations Course. Silvia Saccon, Case Western Reserve Preliminary report. University (1125-A5-2858) Ron Buckmire*andTreena Basu, Occidental College (1125-P5-2668) 2:20PM Justification and proof-writing in Calculus  (2038) I through group homework assignments. 2:00PM Standards-based grading: An evaluation  Taylor E Martin, Sam Houston State (2048) system that fosters meaningful University (1125-A5-2715) knowledge acquisition and skills development. Preliminary report. 2:40PM Are final projects in math classes worth Charles Bergeron, Albany College  (2039) the effort? Preliminary report. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences AEFrancis, Carroll College (1125-P5-2742) (1125-A5-3128) 2:20PM ” Laplace Transforms or the Method of 3:00PM Frequent Feedback through Google  (2049) Undetermined Coefficients : which should (2040) Forms. Preliminary report. be introduced first ? ”. Preliminary report. Jacqueline Anderson, Bridgewater State Paul D. Olson, Penn State Erie , the University (1125-A5-700) Behrend College (1125-P5-2752)

3:20PM So Little (Written) Homework, So Much 2:40PM Construction and (some) classification of  (2041) Accomplished. Preliminary report.  (2050) integer matrices with integer Pangyen Ben Weng, Metropolitan State eigenvalues. Preliminary report. University (1125-A5-520) Christopher Towse*, Scripps College, and Eric Campbell, Pomona College 3:40PM Putting It Together: An Effective (1125-P5-2756)  (2042) Assignment Model for Upper-division Mathematics Students. Preliminary 3:00PM Slopes: A Differential Equations Graphing report.  (2051) Environment. Linda McGuire, Muhlenberg College Timothy A Lucas, Pepperdine University (1125-A5-243) (1125-P5-1094) 3:20PM What does it mean to find a solution to a 4:00PM Break  (2052) system of differential equations? 4:20PM Self-Assessment Homework in an Online Hands-on and technology helps with the (2043) Linear Algebra Class. conceptualization. Preliminary report. Przemyslaw Bogacki,OldDominion Karen Allen Keene*andNicholas University (1125-A5-1175) Fortune, North Carolina State University (1125-P5-2598) 4:40PM How to Implement Effective Homework  (2044) Assignment in Lower Level 3:40PM Exploring the Solar System through Undergraduate Course: Personal  (2053) Differential Equations and Vector Observations. Calculus. Preliminary report. Lakshmi Roychowdhury,Universityof Michelle L Ghrist,U.S.AirForce Texas Rio Grande Valley (1125-A5-1637) Academy (1125-P5-2879)

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4:00PM Find, Process, and Share: How an ODE 4:00PM Picking and Choosing: Ten Lectures in  (2054) Project led to Student Engagement in the  (2064) Support of Planarian Tissue Vidale-Wolfe Marketing Model. Regeneration. Michael C. Barg, Niagara University Michael Kerckhove,Universityof (1125-P5-3033) Richmond (1125-Q1-2311)

4:20PM Discussion - CODEE invites all who teach 4:20PM An Integrated Sciences First Year ODEs to join us for a meet-and-greet (2065) Program at Hampshire College. hour, to highlight the new CODEE Journal Sarah Hews*andChristina Cianfrani, website and to discuss future activities. Hampshire College (1125-Q1-2379)

MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate MAA Session on Unexpected Topics for a Mathematical Biology Education Math Circle, II

1:00 PM –4:35PM M304, Marquis 1:00 PM –3:35PM A701, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis

Organizers: Timothy D. Comar, Organizers: Robert M. Klein,Ohio Benedictine University University Daniel Hrozencik Philip Yasskin,TexasA&M University 1:00PM CORaL: Diving into Calculus. Preliminary  (2055) report. 1:00PM Fold, cut, and problem solve: A Math Carrie Diaz Eaton*andEmma Perry,  (2066) Teachers’ Circle sampling. Unity College (1125-Q1-403) Angie Hodge*andDylan Sorrell, University of Nebraska Omaha 1:20PM Getting Biocalculus Students to Apply (2056) Mathematics to Biology Through Active (1125-Q5-2811) Learning. 1:20PM Pancakes, Music, and Games in MTC Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine  (2067) Dubuque. University (1125-Q1-415) Amanda H Matson*, Clarke University, and Jonas Meyer, Loras College 1:40PM The attitudes of students in calculus for  (2057) life science toward Mathematics in their (1125-Q5-2355) careers and some calculus applications 1:40PM Math Circle Artifacts at the Bard Math in real life. Preliminary report.  (2068) Circle. Yanping Ma, Loyola Marymount Japheth Wood, Bard College University (1125-Q1-3092) (1125-Q5-2262)

2:00PM The Perceived vs. Actual Use of 2:00PM Dancing in Math Circles.  (2058) Mathematics in Medicine According to (2069) Mary L. Garner*, Virginia Watson and Pre-Medicine students and Practicing Beth Rogers, Kennesaw State University Physicians. (1125-Q5-2179) Paxton Martin*andMilos Savic, University of Oklahoma (1125-Q1-644) 2:20PM A grid of liars.  (2070) Ryan W. Morrill, University of Alberta 2:20PM Turning an REU Investigation into (1125-Q5-2067) (2059) Calculus II Projects. James P Peirce, University of Wisconsin - 2:40PM Triangles, Squares, and Segregation: La Crosse (1125-Q1-1373)  (2071) Introducing social issues through math. Preliminary report. 2:40PM An Introduction to Mathematical Biology Anne M. Ho*andTara T. Craig,Coastal  (2060) through Discrete Mathematics and Carolina University (1125-Q5-1923) Abstract Algebra. Raina S Robeva, Sweet Briar College 3:00PM CryptoClue. Preliminary report. (1125-Q1-3008)  (2072) Sharon K. Robbert, Trinity Christian College (1125-Q5-830) 3:00PM A Modeling Course for Majors in the Life  (2061) Sciences. 3:20PM Impact of the Southwest Chicago Math Douglas Norton, Villanova University  (2073) Teachers’ Circle on the Disposition of (1125-Q1-3011) Teachers Toward Mathematics and Toward the Teaching and Learning of 3:20PM Senior Biomathematics Projects at  (2062) Chicago State University. Mathematics. Preliminary report. Dan Hrozencik, Chicago State University Angela Antonou*, University of St. (1125-Q1-2129) Francis, Rita Patel, College of DuPage, Amanda Harsy, Lewis University, Dave 3:40PM Changing tracks: More Applied Courses Klanderman, Trinity Christian College, (2063) Make a Med-Ready Major. Kristen Schreck, Saint Xavier University, Rebecca E Gasper, Creighton University and Amanda Snooks, St. Bede School (1125-Q1-2991) (1125-Q5-2122)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 4:15PM A Constructive Approach to the Analysis (2085) Universality Criterion for Semigroups. Kit C. Chan and David Walmsley*, 1:00 PM –5:55PM Baker, Conference Bowling Green State University Level, Hyatt Regency (1125-VB-2057) 4:30PM Break Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College 4:45PM An extension of “Positive H1/2 Functions Kimberly Presser, (2086) are Constants”. Preliminary report. Shippensburg University Lisa De Castro, Florida Southern College (1125-VB-2542) Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 5:00PM Mean Value Theorem for general (2087) divergence form elliptic operators. 1:00PM A Trace Operator for the Laplacian on Ashok Aryal, Kansas State University  (2074) the Sierpinski Gasket. (1125-VB-2569) Prem M. Talwai, Cornell University (1125-VB-3073) 5:15PM Chaotic Extensions of General Operators (2088) in Hilbert Spaces. 1:15PM Higher integrability of iterated operators Leonardo Pinheiro*, Rhode Island (2075) on differential forms. College, and Kit Chan, Bowling Green Shusen Ding, Dept. of Math, Seattle State University (1125-VB-820) University, Guannan Shi*andYuming Xing, Harbin Institute of Technology 5:30PM Almost α-type f-weak contractive (1125-VB-302)  (2089) mappings in partial metric space and fixed points. 1:30PM Resolving the Unsolvable and Graphing Mr Deepak Kumar*, Lovely Professional  (2076) the Infinite. Preliminary report. University, Phagwara, Punjab-144411, Chandra Kethi-Reddy,Universityof India., and Dr Sumit Chandok,Thapar Central Florida (1125-VB-516) University, Patiala-147004, Punjab, India. 1:45PM Discontinuous Local Minimizers to a (1125-VB-79) (2077) Class of Semilinear Integral Equations. 5:45PM Calculations with Generating Functions. Jeremy Trageser*andXiaofeng Ren,  The George Washington University (2090) Preliminary report. (1125-VB-787) Tom McNamara, SWOSU (1125-VB-2716) 2:00PM A random measure algebra under MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (2078) convolution. Modeling and Applications, II Jason Hong Jae Park, San Bernardino Valley College (1125-VB-2779) 1:00 PM –5:25PM Piedmont, Conference 2:15PM A New Extension of the . Level, Hyatt Regency  (2079) Bryan Dawson,UnionUniversity (1125-VB-1315) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 2:30PM Hartogs Domain and the College (2080) Diederich-Fornaess Index. Kimberly Presser, Muhenned A Abdulsahib,University Shippensburg University of Arkansas, fayetteville, Arkansas (1125-VB-1441) Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 2:45PM Break 1:00PM Quantifying Communication Effects in 3:00PM On the Convergence of the Positive Roots   (2081) of Recursively Defined Polynomials. (2091) Disaster Response Logistics: A Multiple Gregory AE Vaughan,PurdueUniversity Network System Dynamics Model. (1125-VB-1613) Danilo R. Diedrichs*, Kaile Phelps and Paul A. Isihara, Wheaton College 3:15PM Modified Energy Functionals and the NLS (1125-VM-1773) (2082) Approximation. Patrick Cummings*andC. E. Wayne, 1:15PM Modeling the evolution of female sexual  Boston University (1125-VB-1753) (2092) signaling. Kelly Rooker*, University of Tennessee, 3:30PM Schatten Class Weighted Composition Knoxville, and Sergey Gavrilets, (2083) Operators on Generalized Fock Spaces University of Tennessee, Knoxville; F 2 Cn φ( ). NIMBioS (1125-VM-1810) Waleed K. Al-Rawashdeh,MontanaTech 1:30PM A Mathematical Model for the Human (1125-VB-2036)  (2093) Papillomavirus (HPV) with a Case Study 4:00PM Lebesgue Integration on a in Japan. Preliminary report. (2084) with a Schauder Basis. Arielle Gaudiello*andZhisheng Timothy I Myers,HowardUniversity Shuai, University of Central Florida (1125-VB-2045) (1125-VM-1883)

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1:45PM Stability and Time-scale Analysis 4:15PM Modelling the Spread of Parasitoid Wasps  (2094) of Malaria Transmission in (2104) from Point Release. Human-Mosquito Population. Christopher Strickland*, University of Kodwo Annan, Georgia Gwinnett College North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Nadiah (1125-VM-2020) Kristensen, National University of Singapore, and Laura Miller,University 2:00PM Shortfall risk in long term hedging of North Carolina, Chapel Hill  (2095) with short-term futures contracts on (1125-VM-2937) multi-commodity case. 4:30PM Multi-armed Bandit Problem in Digital Carynne Litcher and Chunhui Yu*,  (2105) Forensics. Farmingdale State College, SUNY Tugba Karabiyik*andUmit Karabiyik, (1125-VM-2184) Sam Houston State University (1125-VM-2954) 2:15PM The effects of parasitoid migration on  4:45PM Mathematical models of condensation, (2096) stability of discrete-time host-parasitoid  population dynamic models. Preliminary (2106) adsorption, and filters. report. Chris McCarthy, Borough of Brooks K Emerick, Trinity College Manhattan Community College, CUNY (1125-VM-2369) (1125-VM-2980) 5:00PM Artificial Neural Network Model for 2:30PM Modeling habitat fragmentation at the (2107) Predicting Lung Cancer Survival.  (2097) landscape level via reaction diffusion Hansapani Sarasepa Rodrigo*and equations. Chris P Tsokos,UniversityofSouth Jerome Goddard II*, Auburn University Florida (1125-VM-2983) Montgomery, A. Barnett,Universityof 5:15PM Spider Monkeys in Fragmented Alabama, D. Harrell,Universityof  (2108) Landscapes: A Discrete Mathematical Alabama Birmingham, and R. Shivaji, Model. University of North Carolina Greensboro Matthew Joshua Buhr and Jose (1125-VM-2416) Flores*, University of South Dakota (1125-VM-3139) 2:45PM Analytical model for assessing the (2098) knowledge of statistical procedures MAA General Contributed Paper Session on amongst postgraduate students. Number Theory, II Germaine Kamleu Ndouma*, Lorna Holtman, University of the Western Cape, 1:00 PM –5:10PM Roswell, Conference and Bingwen Yan, Cape Technology University of Technology (1125-VM-2474) Level, Hyatt Regency Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 3:00PM Modeling Three-Wave Follicle Dynamics in College (2099) the Menstrual Cycle. Preliminary report. Nicole M Panza, Francis Marion Kimberly Presser, University (1125-VM-2535) Shippensburg University Melvin Royer, Indiana 3:15PM Using Individual Patient Data to Quantify Wesleyan University  (2100) a Mathematical Model for the Interactions 1:00PM Integer Complexity and P-Adic of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their  (2109) Expansions of Rational Numbers. Inhibitors in a Wound. Preliminary report. Joshua Zelinsky, Birmingham Southern Ayush Prasad, Western Kentucky College (1125-VN-1983) University (1125-VM-1580) 1:15PM Generalizing the convergent to a simple 3:30PM Probabilities in a Sensor Network. (2110) continued fraction.  (2101) Lidia Smith, Blinn College Nicholas Heiner and Duff Campbell*, (1125-VM-2692) Hendrix College (1125-VN-2044) 1:30PM Generalization of Pythagorean Triples. 3:45PM Assessing the Economic Tradeoffs  (2111) Sungkon Chang, Armstrong State  (2102) Between Prevention and Suppression of University (1125-VN-2079) Forest Fires. Preliminary report. 1:45PM Monotonically Increasing Digits. Betsy Heines, University of Tennessee,  (2112) Preliminary report. Knoxville (1125-VM-2871) Ji Young Choi, Shippensburg University of PA (1125-VN-2128) 4:00PM A Mathematical Model of Biomechanical (2103) and Chemical Influences on 2:00PM A note on the products Hypertension. Preliminary report. (2113) ((m +1)2 + 1)((m +2)2 +1)...(n2 +1)and Zahava C Wilstein*, Daniel Alligood, ((m +1)3 + 1)((m +2)3 +1)...(n3 +1). Valerie McLure, Berry College, and Erhan Gurel¨ , Middle East Technical Austinn Miller,MercerUniversity University, Northern Cyprus Campus (1125-VM-2921) (1125-VN-2260)

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2:15PM Local Arboreal Galois Representations. 4:45PM Counting low degree extensions of (2114) Jacqueline Anderson*, Bridgewater (2124) function fields. State University, Spencer Hamblen, Joseph Gunther*, City University of New McDaniel College, Bjorn Poonen,MIT, York, Daniel Hast and Vlad Matei, and Laura Walton,BrownUniversity University of Wisconsin-Madison (1125-VN-2296) (1125-VN-2923)

PM 2:30PM Rotation Symmetric Bent Boolean 5:00 Torsion of CM-Elliptic Curves over  (2115) Functions in n =2p Variables. (2125) Abelian Number Fields. Preliminary report. Marko Milosevic*, Pete L. Clark, E. M. Sanger*andT. W. Cusick,SUNYat University of Georgia, and Michael Chou, Buffalo (1125-VN-2322) University of Connecticut (1125-VN-3017)

2:45PM On the arithmetic of a family of MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (2116) degree-two diagonal K3 surfaces. Teaching and Learning Calculus Florian Bouyer, University of Bristol, Edgar Costa, Dartmouth College, Dino 1:00 PM –5:25PM Kennesaw, Conference Festi, Johannes Gutenberg-Universit¨at Level, Hyatt Regency Mainz, Christopher Nicholls,University of Oxford, and Mckenzie West*, Reed Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College (1125-VN-2393) College

3:00PM Affine equivalence classes of 2-rotation Kimberly Presser, (2117) symmetric cubic Boolean functions. Shippensburg University Elizabeth M. Reid*, SUNY at Buffalo, and Melvin Royer, Indiana Thomas Cusick, Math. Dept. at UB Wesleyan University (1125-VN-2440) 1:00PM Optimization Problems: Understanding 3:15PM New ideas for tabulating Baillie-PSW  (2126) Students’ Struggles.  (2118) pseudoprimes. Preliminary report. Mary E Pilgrim and Jessica R Gehrtz*, Jonathan Webster*, Butler University, Colorado State University (1125-VR-209) and Andrew Shallue, Illinois Wesleyan 1:15PM Revitalizing Calculus to Connect the Dots. University (1125-VN-2465) (2127) NBradleyFox*andRamanjit Sahi, Austin Peay State University 3:30PM Growth of torsion points on elliptic (1125-VR-383) (2119) curves from Q to the maximal abelian extension of Q. 1:30PM The Joys of Teaching Infinitesimal Michael Chou, University of Connecticut  (2128) Calculus. Preliminary report. (1125-VN-2665) William Freed, Concordia University of Edmonton (1125-VR-1529) 3:45PM Comparing the Restricted Critical  1:45PM A Canned Flipped Calculus Experience. (2120) Number and Size of Weakly Zero  Sum-Free Sets. (2129) Preliminary report. Samuel N Edwards, Gettysburg College J.C. Price, Georgia Gwinnett College (1125-VN-2686) (1125-VR-1916) 2:00PM Fostering Comprehensive Learning 4:00PM On the x-coordinates of Pell equations (2130) Through Concept Worksheets and  (2121) which are Fibonacci numbers. Preliminary Mastery-Based Testing. Preliminary report. report. Bir Kafle*, Purdue University Northwest, Amanda J Mangum, Niagara University Florian Luca, University of the (1125-VR-2222) Witwatersrand, South Africa, and Alain Togbe, Purdue University Northwest 2:15PM Calculus Applied! An Online Resource for  (1125-VN-2687) (2131) Students and Teachers of Calculus to Explore Calculus’ Connections to Other 4:15PM Zero distribution of a sequence of Fields Through the Lens of Practitioners.  (2122) polynomials with a recurrence of degree Juliana V. Belding*, Boston College, and three. Peter M. Garfield, UC Santa Barbara Andres Israel Zumba Quezada*, (1125-VR-2268) California State University Fresno, 2:30PM Teaching Contour Diagrams using 3D and Khang D Tran, California State (2132) Models. University, Fresno (1125-VN-2705) Jonathan P Keiter, East Stroudsburg University (1125-VR-2356) 4:30PM On some applications of a generalized (2123) Dwork trace formula to the L-function 2:45PM Side-by-side comparison of a single associated with exponential sums over  (2133) instructor’s flipped and traditional Galois rings. Preliminary report. sections. Preliminary report. Harris Ahmed Mohammed Ismail*and Matthew Leingang*, Selin Kalaycioglu Steven Sperber, University of Minnesota and Drew Youngren,NewYork (1125-VN-2718) University (1125-VR-2384)

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3:00PM Improving Student Success in Calculus 2:00PM Toric Differential Inclusions and a Proof (2134) Using an Algebra Supplement Course. (2146) of the Global Conjecture. Ellen R. Swanson and Lesley W. Gheorghe Craciun,Universityof Wiglesworth*, Centre College Wisconsin-Madison (1125-37-1734) (1125-VR-2409) 2:30PM Volume-based comparison for some 3:15PM Using Points-Free Grading to Promote (2147) polytopes arising in optimization.  (2135) Perseverance in Calculus. Jon Lee, University of Michigan Austin Mohr, Nebraska Wesleyan (1125-52-525) University (1125-VR-2574) 3:00PM Connectivity and Irreducibility of Finite 3:30PM Introducing Picard’s Theorem in Integral (2148) Unit-Norm Tight Frame Varieties. (2136) Calculus: an Interesting Example. Nate Strawn*, Georgetown University, Steven M. Hetzler, Salisbury University Jameson Cahill,NewMexicoState (1125-VR-2597) University, and Dustin Mixon,AirForce Institute for Technology (1125-14-535) 3:45PM Cooperative Curve Sketching: An Activity  (2137) for Classes. 3:30PM Solving polynomial systems via Martha H Byrne, Sonoma State University (2149) monodromy and trace test. (1125-VR-2651) Anton Leykin,GeorgiaTech (1125-14-1755) 4:00PM A Guide for Understanding and  (2138) Achievement: Using Developmental 4:10PM Convex algebraic geometry. Counseling as a Tool to Provide Effective (2150) Cynthia Vinzant, NC State Communication for Calculus Students (1125-52-2124) Learning in a Hybrid Format. 4:40PM Periodic auxetics. Terry L. Barron, Georgia Gwinnett  (2151) Ciprian S. Borcea, Rider University, NJ, College (1125-VR-2704) and Ileana Streinu*, Smith College, MA (1125-52-2445) 4:15PM Implementation of Pre and Post Class  (2139) Readings in Calculus. Preliminary report. 5:10PM Product-Mix Auctions and Tropical Houssein El Turkey,UniversityofNew  (2152) Geometry. Haven, and Salam Turki*, Rhode Island Ngoc Mai Tran, UT Austin and University College (1125-VR-2712) of Bonn, and Josephine Yu*, Georgia Institute of Technology (1125-91-492) 4:30PM How Do First Year Calculus Students’  (2140) Proof Schemes Change Over the Course 5:40PM The Future of Curves in Cryptography (?). of a Semester?  (2153) Kristin E. Lauter, Microsoft Research Amanda M. Akin*andAllison B. (1125-14-1127) Bernhard, Lee University (1125-VR-2723) NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of 4:45PM Using Low-Stakes Writing to Promote  (2141) Engaged Learning. Preliminary report. Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients Allison M. Wolf, University of Tennessee in the Mathematical Sciences - Knoxville/Perimeter College at Georgia State University (1125-VR-2724) 1:00 PM –3:50PM A708, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis 5:00PM Challenges and Benefits of Tight (2142) Coordination of Calculus 1 at OSU. Organizer: Talitha M Washington,Dr., Nela Lakos, Ohio State University Howard University (1125-VR-2999) 1:00PM Equidistribution of Shapes of Number 5:15PM An Oral Final Exam in a Distance Applied (2154) Fields of degree 3, 4, and 5. (2143) Calculus Course. Piper Harron*, University of Hawaii at Mary Vlastnik Armon, Knox College Manoa, and ,Princeton (1125-VR-2672) University (1125-11-2246) 1:30PM Granuloma Formation in Leishmaniasis: SIAM Minisymposium on Applications of  (2155) AMathematicalModel. Algebra, Geometry, and Topology Nourridine Siewe*, NIMBioS, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University, Abhay R 1:00 PM –6:10PM A703, Atrium Satoskar, Ohio State Univerisity, and Level, Marriott Marquis Avner Friedman,MBI,OhioState University (1125-65-1987) Organizer: Frank Sottile,TexasA&M 2:00PM A Bayesian False Discovery Approach to University (2156) Syndromic Surveillance. 1:00PM An Introduction to Topological Data Deidra Andrea Coleman*, Philander  (2144) Analysis. Smith College, Brian J Reich and Donald Peter Bubenik, University of Florida E. K. Martin, North Carolina State (1125-55-1266) University (1125-62-3032) 1:30PM Topological Complexity in Protein 2:30PM Hopf algebras, tensor categories, and  (2145) Structures. Preliminary report.  (2157) gauge invariants. Erica Flapan, Pomona College Cris Negron, Massachusetts Institute of (1125-57-521) Technology (1125-16-1794)

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3:00PM Finiteness of Associated Primes of ASL Invited Address (2158) Local Cohomology Modules over Stanley-Reisner Rings. Roberto Barrera, Texas A&M University, 2:00 PM –2:50PM A707, Atrium Jeffrey Madsen,PurdueUniversity,and Level, Marriott Marquis Ashley K. Wheeler*, University of Arkansas (1125-13-2570) (2160) Applications of descriptive set theory to 3:30PM Existence Results for Some Higher-Order the classification of measure preserving (2159) Abstract Differential Equations with diffeomorphisms of the torus. Applications to PDEs. Matthew Foreman,Universityof Valerie N. Nelson,Howard California, Irvine (1125-37-119) University/Department of Defense (1125-46-2193) Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium Board of Directors Meeting MAA Panel

1:00 PM –2:20PM International 5, International 2:15 PM –4:00PM Embassy G, International Level, Marriott Marquis Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency

Women and Scholarly Publishing Presentations by MAA Teaching Award Organizers: Jenna P. Carpenter, Recipients Campbell University Semra Kilic-Bahi, 2:30 PM –3:50PM Regency Ballroom VII, Colby-Sawyer College Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Kim Roth, Juniata College Panelists: Jackie Jensen-Vallin, Lamar Organizers: Barbara Faires, Westminster University College Susan Colley, Oberlin College Francis Su, Harvey Mudd Gizem Karaali, Pomona College College  (2161) The geometry of calculus. Marjorie Senechal,Smith Tevian Dray, Oregon State University College (1125-A0-2209) , Illustrative Mathematics  (2162) Do Your Students Believe that Dorothy Wallace, Mathematics is Exciting? Preliminary Dartmouth College report. Caren L. Diefenderfer, Hollins University Project NExT Session (1125-A0-2030)

1:00 PM –2:15PM Regency Ballroom VI, (2163) Drinking straight from the source: Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Learning today’s mathematics through its historical roots. Alternative Assessment Techniques for Janet Heine Barnett, Colorado State the Active Classroom University - Pueblo (1125-A0-1618) Organizers: Gabriel Sosa Castillo, Amherst College AMS Committee on Science Policy Panel Discussion James Hammer,Cedar Crest College Katherine Vance,Simpson 2:30 PM –4:00PM A704, Atrium College Level, Marriott Marquis Mami Wentworth, Wentworth Institute of Grassroots Advocacy for Mathematics Technology and Science Policy. Presenters: David Bressoud, Macalester College Organizers: Jeffrey Hakim,American University Kathleen Heid, Pennsylvania State University Douglas Mupasiri, Alan Knoerr, Occidental University of Northern Iowa College Sandra Trowell,Valdosta Scott Wolpert,Universityof State University Maryland

183 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 6 (cont’d.)

MAA Committee on the Mathematical MAA Minicourse #1: Part B Education of Teachers (COMET) and AWM Committee on Education Panel Discussion 3:30 PM –5:30PM L508, Lobby Level, Marriott Marquis 2:35 PM –3:55PM International 5, International Level, Marriott Marquis Complex Analysis and Geometry/Topology as Introductions to Highlighting Contributions to Proofs Courses Mathematics Education from Members of Presenters: Neelesh Tiruviluamala, Departments of Mathematical Sciences University of Southern Organizers: Beth Burroughs,Montana California State University David Crombecque, University of Southern Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola California Marymount University

Pao-sheng Hsu, unaffiliated MAA Minicourse #6: Part B

Moderator: Robert Klein,Ohio 3:30 PM –5:30PM L504 & L505, Lobby University Level, Marriott Marquis Panelists: Viveka Borum,Spelman College Linear Algebra in Computer Graphics and Data Mining LouAnn Lovin,James Madison University Presenter: Tim Chartier,Davidson College Megan Wawro,Virginia Polytechnic and State MAA Minicourse #16: Part B University

Nina White,Universityof 3:30 PM –5:30PM L506 & L507, Lobby Michigan Level, Marriott Marquis

ASL Contributed Paper Session, I Using and Making Integrated Online Textbooks with MathBook XML.

3:00 PM –5:50PM A707, Atrium Presenter: Karl-Dieter Crisman, Level, Marriott Marquis Gordon College

3:00PM Parametrizing by the Ellentuck space. MAA Student Poster Session (2164) Timothy Trujillo, Colorado School of Mines (1125-00-3170) 4:30 PM –6:00PM Marquis Ballroom,

3:30PM Madness in vector spaces. Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis (2165) Iian Smythe, Cornell University (1125-00-3168) Organizers: Chasen Smith,Georgia Southern University 4:00PM Ideals of Compact Anticliques in Borel (2166) Graphs. Eric Ruggieri, College of the Francis Adams, University of Florida Holy Cross (1125-03-1839) AMS Congressional Fellowship Session 4:30PM Multisets, a ternary relation and (2167) decidability. 4:30 PM –6:30PM A601, Atrium Katalin Bimbo´,Universityof Alberta, Department of Philosophy Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-03-1667) Speakers: Catherine Paolucci,AMS 5:00PM Amalgamating many Boolean algebras. Congressional Fellow (2168) David Milovich, Texas A&M International 2016-17 University (1125-03-1361) SIGMAA on Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) 5:30PM A proof-theoretic solution to the Business Meeting (2169) set-theoretic paradoxes. Maarten McKubre-Jordens*and Erik Istre, University of Canterbury 5:00 PM –6:00PM International 6, International (1125-03-1673) Level, Marriott Marquis

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MAA Panel Discussion: SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB (WEB SIGMAA) Guest Lecture 5:00 PM –7:00PM International 5, International Level, Marriott Marquis 6:00 PM –6:50PM International 2, International Level, Marriott Marquis Actuarial Science at the JMM: 25 Years and Counting Organizer: Paul Seeburger,Monroe Organizers: Bettye Anne Case,Florida Community College State University 6:00PM Textbooks for the Web from MathBook Patrick Brewer,Lebanon  (2171) XML. Valley College Robert A Beezer, University of Puget Robert Buck, Slippery Rock Sound (1125-A0-1675) University Kevin Charlwood, SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Washburn University (POM SIGMAA) Guest Lecture Michelle Guan, Indiana 6:00 PM –6:50PM A706, Atrium University Northwest Level, Marriott Marquis Steve Paris,FloridaState University Organizer: Tom Drucker,Universityof Sue Staples,TexasChristian Wisconsin Whitewater University 6:00PM Computers, mathematical proof, and the Panelists: James Daniel,Universityof  (2172) nature of the human mind: a surprising Texas connection. Preliminary report. Jeff Buechner,RutgersUniversity Stuart Klugman, Society of Newark and the Saul Kripke Center, Actuaries CUNY Graduate Center (1125-A0-1082) Rick Gorvett,Casualty Actuarial Society AWM Workshop Poster Presentations and Dwayne Husbands,Ernst Reception and Young, representing the International Association of 6:00 PM –7:15PM Marquis Ballroom Prefunction, Black Actuaries Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Jonathan Applewhite,Ernst and Young, representing the Organizers: Rosa Orellana, Dartmouth International Association of College Black Actuaries Anne Shepler,Universityof North Texas SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics 6:00PM Effects of recurrent excitation in (POM SIGMAA) Business Meeting (2173) neuronal network models. R. Melody Takeuchi*andChristoph 5:15 PM –5:30PM A706, Atrium Borgers, Tufts University Level, Marriott Marquis 6:00PM On the ramification of ´etale cohomology (2174) groups. SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Isabel Leal, University of Chicago Government (BIG SIGMAA)Guest Lecture 6:00PM Higher Congruences between Newforms (2175) and Eisenstein Series. 5:30 PM –6:20PM L401 & L402, Lobby Catherine M Hsu, University of Oregon Level, Marriott Marquis 6:00PM The Weinstein Conjecture for Iterated 5:30PM Optimization-Based Machine Learning (2176) Planar Open Books. (2170) Approach for Predicting Vaccine = Bahar Acu,UniversityofSouthern Immunity. California and University of California, Eva K Lee, Georgia Institute of Los Angeles Technology (1125-A0-3176) 6:00PM Graph Algebras with Amalgamated Free (2177) Products. SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using Erin Brownlee, North Dakota State the WEB (WEB SIGMAA)Reception University 6:00PM Regularity conditions for quadratic forms 5:30 PM –6:00PM International 2, International (2178) and Hermitian forms. Preliminary report. Level, Marriott Marquis Alicia Marino*andWai Kiu Chan, Wesleyan University SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics 6:00PM Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamics of (POM SIGMAA) Reception (2179) Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Interactions with a Toxin Producing Phytoplankton. 5:30 PM –6:00PM A706, Atrium T.Mihiri M. De Silva*andSophia Jang, Level, Marriott Marquis Texas Tech University

185 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 6 (cont’d.)

6:00PM A lower bound for the least prime in an AMS Mathematical Reviews Reception (2180) arithmetic progression. Junxian Li*, Kyle Pratt and George 6:00 PM –7:00PM Hanover Hall AB, Shakan, University of Illinois at Exhibit Level, Hyatt Regency Urbana-Champaign 6:00PM The augmentation category map induced SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and (2181) by exact Lagrangian cobordisms. Government (BIG SIGMAA)Reception Yu Pan, Duke University 6:00PM Handicap principle implies emergence of  (2182) dimorphic ornaments. 6:20 PM –7:00PM L401 & L402, Lobby Sara M. Clifton*, Rosemary I. Braun and Level, Marriott Marquis Daniel M. Abrams,Northwestern University SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and 6:00PM Exploding trousers and computing Government (BIG SIGMAA) Business Meeting (2183) the intractable: An introduction to scattering-symplectic geometry. 7:00 PM –7:30PM L401 & L402, Lobby Melinda Lanius, University of Illinois at Level, Marriott Marquis Urbana-Champaign 6:00PM The Maximum Number of Triangles in a NAM Cox-Talbot Address  (2184) Graph with a Fixed Number of Edges and Maximum Degree. Preliminary report. 7:45 PM –8:35PM Imperial Ballroom B, Rachel Kirsch*andJamie Radcliffe, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis University of Nebraska-Lincoln 6:00PM Vector bundles of conformal blocks- rank  (2193) The Changing Higher Education (2185) Oneandfinitegeneration. Landscape: One Mathematician Turned Natalie Hobson, University of Georgia Administrator’s View. 6:00PM Fractional Separation Dimension. Garikai Campbell, Morehouse College (2186) Sarah Loeb*, University of Illinois, (1125-00-3145) Urbana-Champaign, and Douglas B. West, University of Illinois, Project NExT Reception Urbana-Champaign and Zhejiang Normal University 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM International Ballroom 6:00PM Characterizations of hysteresis in South, Int Tower LL1, Hyatt Regency  (2187) conceptual Arctic sea ice models. Preliminary report. All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and *, Northwestern University, Kaitlin Hill other friends of Project NExT are invited. and Mary Silber, University of Chicago 6:00PM Geodesic Language Complexity and Organizers: Julia Barnes, West Carolina (2188) Group Structure. Preliminary report. University Maranda Franke, University of Nebraska , Loyola - Lincoln Alissa Crans Marymount University 6:00PM Nonassociative numbers and the infinite (2189) tree of valency four. Matt DeLong,Taylor Stefanie Wang, Iowa State University University 6:00PM Partitions into kth powers of terms in an David Kung, St Mary’s (2190) arithmetic progression. College of Maryland Bruce C. Berndt, Amita Malik*and Alexandru Zaharescu,Universityof MAA Special Presentation: Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 6:00PM Spacing Problems and the Pair 8:00 PM –9:00PM Regency Ballroom VII, (2191) Correlation Statistics. Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Sneha Chaubey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Relatively Prime - Live Podcast 6:00PM A New Northcott Property for Faltings’ (2192) Heights. Presenter: Samuel Hansen Lucia Mocz, Princeton University Backgammon! Mathematically Bent Theater

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM International Ballroom 6:00 PM –7:00PM Regency Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency North, Int Tower LL1, Hyatt Regency

Performed by Colin Adams and the Organizer: Arther Benjamin,Harvey Mobiusbandaid Players. Mudd College

186 Saturday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

11:00AM Using Delay Differential Equations to Saturday, January 7  (2200) Study Calcium Alternans in a Model of Joint Meetings Registration Intracellular Calcium Cycling. Jamshaid Shahir*, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and 7:30 AM –2:00PM Grand Hall Lobby, Kimberly Truong,BrownUniversity Exhibit Level, Hyatt Regency (1125-37-137) Email Center 11:30AM Average saturation numbers of double  (2201) stars. 7:30 AM –2:00PM Exhibit Level Prefunction Kristofer Siy*, Tufts University, and Area, Hyatt Regency Heather Weaver, Case Western Reserve University (1125-05-188)

AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research AMS Special Session on Advances in in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Mathematics of Ecology, Epidemiology and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, III Immunology of Infectious Diseases, II

8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 8, 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM M101, Marquis International Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Organizer: Abba Gumel,ArizonaState Technology University

Tamas Forgacs, California 8:00AM Analysis of an SIR Model with Population State University, Fresno (2202) Dynamics. Ugur Abdulla,Florida Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta Institute of Technology University (1125-92-464) 8:00AM When is an +1the sum of two squares? 8:30AM Modeling Hantavirus Among Rodents in  (2194) Preliminary report.  (2203) Paraguay. Preliminary report. Kylie Hess, Rose-Hulman Institute of Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof Technology, Jeremy Rouse,WakeForest Tennessee and NIMBioS (1125-92-331) University, Emily Stamm*, Vassar 9:00AM Target reproduction numbers with College, and Terrin Warren,Universityof  (2204) applications in ecology and epidemiology. Georgia (1125-11-118) Preliminary report. 8:30AM Classification of All Crescent Zhisheng Shuai,UniversityofCentral  (2195) Configurations on Four and Five Points. Florida (1125-92-2698) Rebecca F. Durst, Williams College/SMALL 2016, Max Hlavacek*, 9:30AM Transmission Dynamics of Two Dengue Harvey Mudd College/SMALL 2016, (2205) Serotypes with vaccination scenarios. and Chi Huynh, Georgia Institute of Preliminary report. Technology/SMALL 2016 (1125-52-1569) Jorge X Velasco-Hernandez, Instituto de Matematicas UNAM-Juriquilla 9:00AM Index Divisibility in Dynamical Sequences (1125-92-1779)  (2196) and Cyclic Orbits Modulo p. Preliminary report. 10:00AM The Transmission Dynamics of a Annie S. Chen*, Boulder High School, T.  (2206) Within-and Between-Hosts Malaria Model. Alden Gassert, Western New England Preliminary report. University, and Katherine E. Stange, F. B. Agusto,UniversityofKansas University of Colorado Boulder (1125-92-790) (1125-11-235) 10:30AM A Multi-Scale Model of Vector-Host 9:30AM Towards a Characterization of Graphs  (2207) Infection Dynamics and Evolution.  (2197) with Distinct Betweenness Centralities. Preliminary report. Ruth Lopez*, California State University, Hayriye Gulbudak*, Arizona State Long Beach, and Jacob Worrell, Indiana University, School of Mathematical and University - Bloomington (1125-05-134) Statistical Sciences, Vincent Cannataro, 10:00AM On Some Edge Folkman Numbers, Large Yale University, Necibe Tuncer,Florida  (2198) and Small. Atlantic University, and Maia Martcheva, Jenny Kaufmann*, Princeton University, University of Florida (1125-92-1119) and Henry Wickus, DeSales University 11:00AM An Immuno-Eco-Epidemiological Model of (1125-05-135) (2208) Competition. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Control of Cardiac Tissue Using Michael Barfield, Maia Martcheva*,  (2199) Feedback-Based Synchronization. University of Florida, Necibe Tuncer, Nirja Dave*, University of Pittsburgh, Florida Atlantic University, Robert Holt and Andre Lesartre, Colorado School of and Yena Kim, University of Florida Mines (1125-37-136) (1125-92-761)

187 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 7 (cont’d.)

11:30AM Optimal control with multiple human AMS Special Session on Applications of (2209) papillomavirus vaccines. Partially Ordered Sets in Algebraic, Tufail M Malik*, Khalifa University, Abu Topological, and Enumerative Dhabi, MImran, Gulf University for Combinatorics, I Science and Technology, Kuwait, and R Jayaraman, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Spring, Conference (1125-92-78) Level, Hyatt Regency

AMS Special Session on Analytic Number Organizers: Rafael S. Gonz´alez D’Leon´ , Theory and Arithmetic, I University of Kentucky Joshua Hallam,WakeForest 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Inman, Conference University Level, Hyatt Regency 8:00AM Progress on the 1/3 − 2/3 Conjecture. (2218) Preliminary report. Organizers: Robert Lemke Oliver,Tufts Emily J Olson*andBruce Sagan, University Michigan State University (1125-05-2276) Paul Pollack,Universityof 8:30AM Wilf-equivalences of non-overlapping Georgia (2219) permutations, the cluster method, and linear extensions of posets. Preliminary Frank Thorne,Universityof report. South Carolina JTimDwyer, Dartmouth College (1125-05-1502) 8:00AM Random multiplicative walks on the 9:00AM The structure of the consecutive pattern (2210) residues modulo n. (2220) poset. Nathan G McNew,TowsonUniversity Sergi Elizalde, Dartmouth College, and (1125-11-1111) PeterR.W.McNamara*, Bucknell 8:30AM New results on arithmetic equivalence University (1125-05-1212) (2211) using a Galois representation analog of 9:30AM Pattern-avoiding polytopes and Bruhat Tate’s isogeny theorem. Preliminary (2221) orders I. report. Robert Davis and Bruce E Sagan*, Guillermo Mantilla-Soler,Universidadde Michigan State University (1125-05-381) los Andes (1125-11-670) 10:00AM Pattern-avoiding polytopes and Bruhat 9:00AM Brun-Titchmarsh, Chebotarev, and (2222) orders II. (2212) Lang-Trotter. Robert Davis*andBruce E. Sagan, Jesse Thorner, Stanford University, and Michigan State University (1125-05-382) Asif Zaman*, University of Toronto 10:30AM A poset of reduced words for the longest (1125-11-925) (2223) element. Thomas McConville, Massachusetts 9:30AM Partitions into values of a polynomial. Institute of Technology (1125-05-478) (2213) Preliminary report. Ayla R. Gafni, University of Rochester 11:00AM Homology of Partition Posets. Preliminary (1125-11-845) (2224) report. Michelle L. Wachs, University of Miami 10:00AM Differencing methods for Korobov-type (1125-05-3027) (2214) exponential sums. Joseph A Vandehey,TheOhioState AMS Special Session on Complex Analysis University (1125-11-438) and Special Functions, II

AM 10:30 Poisson spacings between sums of two 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM M103 & 104, Marquis  (2215) squares and spectral correlations for the Level, Marriott Marquis square billiard. Tristan Freiberg*, University of Organizers: Brock Williams,TexasTech Waterloo, P¨ar Kurlberg and Lior University Rosenzweig, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (1125-11-847) Kendall Richards, Southwestern University 11:00AM Small scale equidistribution of Alex Solynin,TexasTech (2216) eigenfunctions on the torus. University Steve Lester*, University of Montreal, and Zeev Rudnick, Tel Aviv University 8:00AM Asymptotic Properties of Finite Perimeter (1125-11-454) (2225) Sets in Metric Spaces. Preliminary report. James T. Gill*, Saint Louis University, 11:30AM Local to global principles in integral Panu Lahti and Nageswari (2217) circle packings. Shanmugalingam,Universityof Elena Fuchs, UC Davis (1125-11-968) Cincinnati (1125-28-2504)

188 Saturday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

8:30AM Distortion of dimension by Sobolev and 10:00AM Minkowski Question Mark Type Functions (2226) quasiconformal mappings. (2236) for a Family of Multi-dimensional Jeremy T. Tyson, University of Illinois at Continued Fractions. Preliminary report. Urbana-Champaign (1125-30-1695) Thomas Garrity*andPeter McDonald, 9:00AM Jump decomposition on quasicircles. Williams (1125-11-2439) (2227) Eric D. Schippers*, University of 10:30AM Invertible substitutions and continued Manitoba, and Wolfgang Staubach, (2237) fractions. Preliminary report. Uppsala Universitet (1125-30-3049) Bernd Sing*, University of the West 9:30AM Sewing homeomorphisms and conformal Indies, Barbados, and Dirk Frettloh¨ ,  (2228) invariants. Preliminary report. Universit¨at Bielefeld, Germany Tao Cheng, East China Normal (1125-37-2618) University, Shanghai, China, Huiqiang Shi, Emory University, Atlanta, GA and 11:00AM On the Stolt Fundamental Solutions of Hunan University of Commerce, Hunan,  (2238) x2 − dy2 =4n. Preliminary report. China, and Shanshuang Yang*, Emory Keith R Matthews,Universityof University, Atlanta, GA (1125-30-806) Queensland and Australian National University, Australia, and John P 10:00AM AMobius¨ invariant Cassinian metric. (2229) Zair Ibragimov, California State Robertson*, National Council on University, Fullerton (1125-30-599) Compensation Insurance, Boca Raton, USA (1125-11-3153) 10:30AM An Extremal Problem Approach to (2230) Korenblum’s Maximum Principle in 11:30AM Applications of the Heine and Bauer-Muir Bergman Spaces. (2239) transformations to Rogers-Ramanujan Pritha Chakraborty*, Texas A&M type continued fractions. University Corpus-Christi, and Alexander Jongsil Lee, Yonsei University, Seoul, Solynin, Texas Tech University Korea, James Mc Laughlin*, West (1125-30-1392) Chester University, and Jaebum Sohn, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 11:00AM Quasi-Hyperbolic Geodesics are (2231) Hyperbolic Quasi-Geodesics. Preliminary (1125-33-2195) report. David A Herron*, University of AMS Special Session on Ergodic Theory and Cincinnati, and Stephen M Buckley, Dynamical Systems, II National University of Ireland (1125-51-1958) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM M106 & M107, 11:30AM Quotients of hyperbolic metrics. Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis (2232) Preliminary report. C. David Minda, University of Cincinnati Organizers: Mrinal Kanti (1125-30-1148) Roychowdhury,University of Texas Rio Grande Valley AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, I Tamara Kucherenko,City College of New York 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Dunwoody, Conference 8:00AM Periodicity and in the Level, Hyatt Regency  (2240) . Diana Davis, Williams College, and W. Organizers: James McLaughlin,West Patrick Hooper*, City College of New Chester University York and CUNY Graduate Center Gerem´ias Polanco, (1125-37-425) Hampshire College 9:00AM Periodic billiard paths on the pentagon. Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity  College (2241) Diana Davis, Williams College (1125-37-465) 8:00AM Classical Convergence of Random (2233) Continued Fractions. 9:30AM A multifractal analysis for cuspidal Lisa Lorentzen, Norwegian University of (2242) windings on hyperbolic surfaces. Science and Technology (1125-30-2326) Johannes Jaerisch*, Department of Mathematics, Shimane University, Japan, 9:00AM A Continued Fraction Algorithm for  (2234) Quadratic Numbers, Forms, and Ideals. Marc Kessebohmer¨ , University Bremen, Preliminary report. Germany, and Sara Munday,University J. Larry Lehman,UniversityofMary of Bologna, Italy (1125-37-898) Washington (1125-11-1778) 10:00AM Finding Roots of Any Polynomials by 9:30AM Constructing exact Hermite matrices  (2243) Random Relaxed Newton’s Methods.  (2235) using approximate roots. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Hiroki Sumi, Department of Tulay Ayyildiz Akoglu, North Carolina Mathematics, Graduate School of Science, State University (1125-15-2428) Osaka University (1125-37-317)

189 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 7 (cont’d.)

10:30AM Hereditarily Non Uniformly Perfect Sets AMS Special Session on Group Actions and (2244) of Full Dimension. Geometric Structures, I Rich Stankewitz*, Ball State University, Toshiyuki Sugawa, Tohoku University, 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International C, and Hiroki Sumi, Osaka University International Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-37-1211) Organizers: Anna Wienhard,Universit¨at 11:00AM Dynamics of neutral dissipative Heidelberg (2245) holomorphic germs of (C2, 0). Remus Radu, Stony Brook University Jeffrey Danciger,University (1125-37-2223) of Texas at Austin 11:30AM Random geometric graphs on 8:00AM Simple length spectrum rigidity.  (2246) nonuniform and measures. (2254) Martin Bridgeman, Boston College, Preliminary report. Richard Canary*, University of Michigan, Carl P Dettmann, University of Bristol, and Franc¸ois Labourie,Universitede UK (1125-60-2259) Nice (1125-57-1627) 9:00AM N–chain groups of homeomorphisms of AMS Special Session on Graphs and Matrices, (2255) one-manifolds. I Sang-hyun Kim,SeoulNational University, Thomas Koberda*, University 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Embassy D, International of Virginia, and Yash Lodha,EPFL Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency (1125-20-735) 9:30AM Rigidity of divisible domains in flag Organizers: Sudipta Mallik,Northern (2256) manifolds. Arizona University Andrew Zimmer, University of Chicago Keivan Hassani Monfared, (1125-53-1530) University of Calgary 10:00AM Spaces of nonnegatively curved surfaces. Bryan Shader,Universityof (2257) Igor Belegradek,GeorgiaTech Wyoming (1125-53-419) 11:00AM The geometry of quasi-Hitchin symplectic 8:00AM Combinatorial Matrix Theory modulo k. (2247) Preliminary report. (2258) Anosov representations. Richard A Brualdi,Universityof Daniele Alessandrini,Universityof Wisconsin - Madison (1125-15-947) Heidelberg, Sara Maloni*, University of Virginia, and Anna Wienhard, 9:00AM Graphs for which inertia bounds are not Ruprecht-Karls-Universit¨at Heidelberg  (2248) tight. (1125-57-636) John Sinkovic, University of Waterloo (1125-05-2198) 11:30AM Spectral networks craft hour. Preliminary  (2259) report. 9:30AM On the Characteristic Set, Centroid, and Aaron Fenyes, University of Toronto (2249) Centre for a Tree. Preliminary report. (1125-57-1874) Steve Kirkland, University of Manitoba (1125-05-1080) AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems 10:00AM Spectral Approaches to and Multivariate Signal Analysis, I (2250) And Its Variations. Franklin H. J. Kenter, United States Naval 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 9, Academy (1125-05-1864) International Level, Marriott Marquis 10:30AM On the addressing problem for triangular  Organizers: M. Zuhair Nashed, (2251) graphs. University of Central Florida S. Cioaba, University of Delaware, R. Elzinga, Info-Tech Research Group, M. Willi Freeden,Universityof Markiewitz, University of Delaware, K. Kaiserslautern Vander Meulen*andT. Vanderwoerd, Otmar Scherzer,University Redeemer University College of Vienna (1125-15-1482) 8:00AM Multivariate Sampling in Signal 11:00AM Distance Laplacian eigenvalues and (2260) Processing: A Tutorial Review with Brief (2252) forbidden subgraphs. Analysis and Applications. Maria A. A. Freitas*, Universidade Abdul J. Jerri,Emeritus Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Celso M. Silva member:Clarkson Univesity,Potsdam,New Jr, CEFET-RJ, and Renata R. Del-Vecchio, York 13676 (1125-94-1711) Universidade Federal Fluminense 8:30AM Some new results on Lavrentiev (1125-15-1544) (2261) regularization for linear accretive 11:30AM Constructions for distance cospectral ill-posed problems. (2253) graphs. Robert Plato, Department of Kristin Heysse, Iowa State University Mathematics, University of Siegen (1125-05-1861) (1125-65-838)

190 Saturday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

√ 9:00AM Sampling for multi-spectral theory of 10:30AM 2,amusicalexploration.  (2262) Sturm-Liouville systems.  (2273) Gerry Myerson, Mathematics, Macquarie Amin Boumenir,UniversityofWest University (1125-11-87) Georgia (1125-42-540) 11:00AM Geometrical Realizations of Two- and 9:30AM Orthonormal basis systems on the ball  (2274) Three-Dimensional Generalized Tonnetze. (2263) and their role in inverse problems. Jason D Yust,BostonUniversity Volker Michel*andSarah Orzlowski, (1125-00-1997) Geomathematics Group, Department of Mathematics, University of Siegen 11:30AM Voice Leading and Composition. (1125-45-1026)  (2275) Dmitri Tymoczko, Princeton University (1125-51-605) 10:00AM A general mollifier approach to the (2264) regularization of linear ill-posed AMS Special Session on Mathematics of problems. Signal Processing and Information, I Pierre R. Marechal,Mathematical Institute of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, France (1125-49-2288) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 10, International Level, Marriott Marquis 10:30AM Parameter Estimation in Optical (2265) Coherence Tomography. Preliminary Organizers: Rayan Saab,Universityof report. California, San Diego Otmar Scherzer, Computational Science Center, University Vienna (1125-44-1008) Mark Iwen, Michigan State University 11:00AM Reconstruction of signals from phaseless (2266) samples of evolutionary systems. 8:00AM Super-resolution by means of Beurling Akram Aldroubi*, Vanderbilt, Ilya (2276) minimal extrapolation. Preliminary Krishtal, Northern Illinois University, and report. Sui Tang, John Hopkins (1125-42-1060) John J. Benedetto*andWeilin Li, 11:30AM Bayesian statistics in variational inverse Center, Dept. of (2267) problems. Preliminary report. Mathematics, U. Maryland, College Park Mila Nikolova,CMLA,CNRS,ENSCachan, (1125-42-66) Universite Paris Saclay (1125-49-2503) 8:30AM Frequency extrapolation from (2277) band-limited data. AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Rongrong Wang, University of British Music, II Columbia (1125-42-894)

AM 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM M301, Marquis 9:00 Phase retrieval on infinite dimensions. (2278) , Duke University Level, Marriott Marquis Ingrid Daubechies (1125-94-269)

Organizers: Mariana Montiel,Georgia 9:30AM Robust and Fast Phase Retrieval from State University (2279) Local Correlation Measurements. Robert Peck, Louisiana Brian Preskitt, University of California, State University San Diego, Aditya Viswanathan*, Mark Iwen, Michigan State University, and 8:00AM Measuring Distances of Musical  Rayan Saab, University of California, San (2268) Schemata. Diego (1125-42-214) David John Baker, Louisiana State University (1125-00-3081) 10:00AM Fixed Point Algorithms for Phase (2280) Retrieval. 8:30AM A Diachronic Approach to Musical *, UC Davis, and  (2269) Prototypicality with Dynamic Time Albert Fannjiang , National Chung Hsing Warping. Preliminary report. Pengwen Chen University, Taiwan (1125-42-286) Daniel T Shanahan, Louisiana State University (1125-62-2866) 10:30AM Statistics of the Stability Bounds in the 9:00AM Christoffel Words, Rich Words, and (2281) Phase Retrieval Problem. Preliminary (2270) Perfect Balance. report. Norman Carey, The City University of Radu Balan, University of Maryland New York (1125-00-3059) (1125-60-227)

9:30AM The Fibonacci sequence as metric 11:00AM Computational microscopy for phase  (2271) suspension in Luigi Nono’s “Il canto  (2282) retrieval. sospeso”. Preliminary report. Laura Waller, UC Berkeley (1125-92-183) Jon Kochavi, Swarthmore College 11:30AM Lens design for X-ray imaging. (1125-00-1635) (2283) Preliminary report. 10:00AM Difference sets in mathematical music Huibin Cang, Stefano Marchesini*,  (2272) theory. Preliminary report. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Robert W. Peck, Louisiana State and Anne Sakdinawat,Stanford University (1125-05-1574) (1125-41-3034)

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AMS Special Session on Minimal Integral 10:00AM From prime ideals to physics, via total Models of Algebraic Curves, I (2293) nonnegativity. Siˆan Fryer, UC Santa Barbara 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM The Learning Center, (1125-16-1934) Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency 10:30AM Adelic grassmannians for finite (2294) dimensional algebras. Organizer: Tony Shaska,Oakland ,UniversityofSofia, University Emil Horozov Bulgaria, and Milen Yakimov*, Louisiana 8:00AM Brauer Manin Obstruction for a family of State University (1125-16-1355)  (2284) surfaces. Jennifer Berg, Rice University 11:00AM Auslander’s Theorem for permutation − (1125-11-2733) (2295) actions on ( 1)-skew polynomial rings. Preliminary report. 8:30AM A universal pair of genus-two curves. Jason Gaddis*, Ellen Kirkman, W. Frank (2285) Tony Shaska*, Oakland University, and Moore and Robert Won,WakeForest Andreas Malmendier, Utah State University (1125-16-1319) University (1125-14-1705) 11:30AM Noncommutative Auslander Theorem 9:00AM Tropical geometry and uniformity of (2296) and McKay correspondence. (2286) rational points. James Zhang, University of Washington David Zureick-Brown*, Emory University, (1125-16-722) Eric Katz, The Ohio State University, and Joe Rabinoff, Georgia Tech (1125-11-55) AMS Special Session on Open & Accessible 10:00AM The number of binary forms of bounded Problems for Undergraduate Research, I (2287) moduli height. Preliminary report. Lubjana Beshaj*, The University of 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 4, Texas at Austin, and Tony Shaska, Oakland University (1125-11-265) International Level, Marriott Marquis 11:00AM Integrality of the Kleinian sigma function Organizers: Allison Henrich, Seattle (2288) and Rankin-Cohen brackets on modular University forms. Michael Dorff,Brigham Emma Previato,BostonUniversity Young University (1125-11-367) Nicholas Scoville, Ursinus AMS Special Session on New Developments in College Noncommutative Algebra & Representation 8:00AM Past, Current, and , I  (2297) Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Problems in Math Biology. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM A705, Atrium Eva Marie Strawbridge,JamesMadison Level, Marriott Marquis University (1125-92-684) 8:30AM Examples of Research by Undergraduates Organizers: Ellen Kirkman,WakeForest  (2298) at the Summer Undergraduate Research University Institute in Experimental Mathematics Chelsea Walton,Temple (SURIEM). University Aklilu Zeleke, Michigan State University 8:00AM Tilting Modules and the centralizer of a (1125-00-105) (2289) regular nilpotent. Preliminary report. 9:00AM New Problems in Graph Theory from Laura Rider, University of Georgia  (2299) Self-Assembly. (1125-22-2381) Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan,Saint 8:30AM Deformations of the skew group algebras Michael’s College (1125-05-846) (2290) of truncated quantum polynomial rings. 9:30AM Modeling Shapes of Objects with Preliminary report. (2300) Undergraduates. Lauren Grimley*, Spring Hill College, , CSU Channel Islands and Christine Uhl, St. Bonaventure (1125-51-2484) University (1125-16-1621) 10:00AM Non-Euclidean Photography: The World of 9:00AM Discriminants of Polynomial Identity (2291) Quantized Weyl Algebras. (2301) Mirrors. Jesse S. F. Levitt*, University of Southern Casey Douglas, St. Mary’s College of California, and Milen Yakimov, Louisiana Maryland (1125-35-2071) State University (1125-16-2965) 10:30AM Summer research projects for First Year  (2302) students. 9:30AM Mutation of An friezes. Preliminary (2292) report. Enrique Trevino˜ , Lake Forest College Karin Baur, University of Graz, Eleonore (1125-11-3022) Faber*, University of Michigan, Sira 11:00AM They Really Can Do Research in Pure Gratz,UniversityofOxford,Khrystyna  (2303) Math: Group-theoretic Problems Serhiyenko, University of California at Accessible to Underprepared Students. Berkeley, and Gordana Todorov, Meghan De Witt,St.ThomasAquinas Northeastern University (1125-16-1501) College (1125-97-1776)

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11:30AM Least-perimeter Tiles of the Hyperbolic AMS Special Session on Recent Progress on  (2304) Plane. Nonlinear Dispersive and Wave Equations, III Frank Morgan, Williams College and Notices (1125-49-807) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM L405 & L406, Lobby Level, Marriott Marquis AMS Special Session on PDE Analysis on Fluid Flows, I Organizers: Dana Mendelson,University of Chicago

8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Embassy F, International Carlos Kenig,Universityof Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Chicago Hao Jia,Universityof Organizers: Xiang Xu,OldDominion Chicago University Andrew Lawrie,University Geng Chen,Georgia of California, Berkeley Institute of Technology Gigliola Staffilani, Ronghua Pan,Georgia Massachusetts Institute of Institute of Technology Technology 8:00AM Nonuniqueness of weak solutions to the Magdalena Czubak, (2305) nematic liquid crystal flows. University of Colorado Huajun Gong, College of Mathematics Boulder and Statistics, Shenzhen University, 8:00AM Instability of solitary waves in the Tao Huang*, NYU-ECNU Institute (2312) KdV-type equations. Preliminary report. of Mathematical Sciences at NYU Svetlana Roudenko,TheGeorge Shanghai, and Jinkai Li, Department of Washington University (1125-35-2778) Mathematics, The Chinese University of 8:30AM The rigorous derivation of the 2D cubic Hong Kong (1125-35-390) (2313) focusing NLS from quantum many-body 8:30AM Harmonic map flow in 2 dimension under evolution. (2306) weak anchoring boundary condition. Xuwen Chen, University of Rochester, Preliminary report. and Justin Holmer*, Brown University Tao Huang, New York University (1125-35-2816) at Shanghai, Yuanzhen Shao and 9:00AM The symplectic non-squeezing for Changyou Wang*, Purdue University (2314) nonlinear Schrodinger equations. (1125-35-1110) Xiaoyi Zhang,UniversityofIowa 9:00AM Finite element methods for nematic (1125-35-1818) (2307) liquid crystals with variable degree of 9:30AM Solitons and scattering for a semi–linear orientation.  (2315) Skyrme equation. Wujun Zhang*, Department of Casey P Rodriguez*, University of Mathematics, Rutgers University, Chicago, and Andrew Lawrie,MIT and Shawn Walker, Department of (1125-35-2098) Mathematics and Center for Computation 10:00AM Break & Technology (CCT) Louisiana State 10:30AM New methods for the study of University (1125-65-2123) (2316) supercritical semilinear wave equations. 9:30AM Analysis of a one-dimensional Landau-de Marius Beceanu*, State University of (2308) Gennes model for bent-core liquid New York - Albany, and Avy Soffer, crystals. Rutgers (1125-34-1626) Tiziana Giorgi,NewMexicoState 11:00AM Minimal mass-energy dynamics for University (1125-49-1345) (2317) rotating BEC. 10:00AM Break Shijun Zheng, Georgia Southern University (1125-35-2091) 10:30AM Bifurcation study of smectic A liquid (2309) crystals in three dimensions. 11:30AM Scattering for the 3D Gross-Pitaevskii SJoo*, Old Dominion University, A (2318) equation. Contreras, New Mexico State University, Zihua Guo, School of Mathematical C Garcia-Azpeitia, Facultad de Ciencias, Sciences, Monash University, Zaher and C Garcia-Cervera,Universityof Hani*, Georgia Institute of Technology, California, Santa Barbara (1125-82-1908) and Kenji Nakanishi, Osaka University (1125-35-1935) 11:00AM Uniaxiality vs Biaxiality in the Q-tensor (2310) model. Andres Contreras,NewMexicoState AMS Special Session on Teaching Assistant University (1125-35-2095) Development Programs: Why and How?, I

11:30AM Global well-posedness for nonlinear wave 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM International 3, (2311) equations with applications in nematic International Level, Marriott Marquis liquid crystals. Geng Chen,UniversityofKansas Organizers: Solomon Friedberg,Boston (1125-35-1694) College

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Jessica Deshler,West 8:30AM Bringing the Differential Course into the Virginia University  (2328) Twenty-First Century With a System and a Modeling First ,University Jeffrey Remmel Approach. of California, San Diego Patrice G Tiffany*andRosemary C Lisa Townsley,Universityof Farley, Manhattan College (1125-34-371) Georgia 9:00AM Creating and using videos in support of  (2329) modeling in differential equations course 8:00AM Preparing graduate students for 40 (2319) years of teaching. work. D. I. Wallace, Dartmouth College John T. Sieben, Texas Lutheran (1125-97-1054) University (1125-34-324) 9:30AM Modeling Improvisation: Taking 8:30AM Arizona Mathematics GTA Training: A  (2330) Classroom Materials & Making Them (2320) Gentle Crash Course in Teaching. Your Own. Tina Deemer, The University of Arizona Jessica Libertini*andKaren Bliss, (1125-97-1005) Virginia Military Institute (1125-97-372) 9:00AM Career-long and Timely Training for TAs: 10:00AM Baby steps for introducing Modeling First (2321) An overview of the various components (2331) with teaching Differential Equations. of the Math TA Training at the University Dina M. Yagodich, Frederick Community of Washington, how the program College (1125-34-441) evolved, and lessons learned. 10:30AM Modeling in an Engineering Mathematics Judith M Arms*andAlexandra Nichifor,  (2332) Class – Tuned Mass Dampers. University of Washington (1125-97-1123) Keith A Landry*, Georgia Southern 9:30AM Mathematics GTA PD: Where we are and University, and Brian Winkel, SIMIODE  (2322) where we are going. (1125-34-293) Jess Ellis*, Colorado State University, 11:00AM Successful modeling motivation for beam Daniel Bragdon, Fort Collins, CO, and  (2333) equations. Jessica Gehrtz, Colorado State University Tiernan R. Fogarty, Oregon Institute of (1125-97-2539) Technology (1125-34-28)

10:00AM The Evolution of TA Training at Texas 11:30AM Modeling Feral Cat Control.  (2323) A&M. Preliminary report. (2334) Rachel Louise Bayless,AgnesScott David Manuel, Texas A&M University, College (1125-34-228) and Tracy Weyand*, Baylor University NOON SIMIODE–a supportive community for (1125-97-814)  (2335) teaching and learning differential equations using the ”modeling first” 10:30AM The College Fellow Program at the approach: from the classroom to (2324) University of Chicago. preparing students for research. John Boller, University of Chicago Chris McCarthy*, Borough of Manhattan (1125-97-1409) Community College, CUNY, and Brian J. 11:00AM Thirteen Hours: Graduate Student Winkel, SIMIODE (1125-34-314) (2325) Teacher Training Under Time Constraints. MAA Invited Paper Session on Current Daniel J Katz,BrownUniversity Trends in Mathematical and Computational (1125-97-638) Biology 11:30AM Current Teaching Assistant Professional 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM A602, Atrium (2326) Development Program Structures: Findings from a National Survey. Level, Marriott Marquis Jessica M Deshler,WestVirginia Organizers: Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar University (1125-97-2053) College AMS Special Session on The Modeling First Erin Bodine, Rhodes College Approach to Teaching Differential Equations Brian Walton,James Madison University

8:00 AM – 12:20 PM A601, Atrium 8:00AM Entangled Proteins: Knotting and Linking.  Level, Marriott Marquis (2336) Kenneth C Millett,Universityof California, Santa Barbara (1125-AA-901) Organizers: Chris McCarthy,City 8:30AM The Combinatorics of RNA Branching. University of New York (2337) Christine Heitsch, School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Brian Winkel, US Military Technology (1125-AA-2103) Academy, West Point 9:00AM Combinatorial and Computational Models 8:00AM Remodel Your Differential Equations  (2338) in Synthetic Biology. (2327) Course. Laurie J Heyer*, Davidson College, and Jon Paynter, United States Military Jeffrey L Poet, Missouri Western State Academy (1125-34-1308) University (1125-AA-2350)

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9:30AM The role of the autologous immune 10:00AM Two q-countings related to q-multinomial (2339) response in chronic myelogenous (2350) coefficients. Preliminary report. leukemia. Mark Bly,Universityof Doron Levy, University of Maryland Tennessee-Knoxville (1125-05-2301) (1125-AA-1904) 10:15AM On Different Topological Indices and 11:00AM A mathematical framework to (2351) polynomials of the Boron Zigzag  (2340) personalize gastric carcinogenesis nanotube BNT[p,q]. screening. Sarfraz Ahmad,COMSATSInstitute Rachel Walker,H.LeeMoffittCancer of Information Technology, Lahore Center & Research Institute, Jaime (1125-05-2304) Mejia, Instituto de Patolog´ıa Mej´ıa Jim´enez, Domenico Coppola and Heiko 10:30AM Structure constants for K-theory of Enderling*, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center (2352) Grassmannians, revisited. & Research Institute (1125-AA-1079) Huilan Li, Shandong Normal University, Jennifer Morse, University of Virginia, 11:30AM Determining Near-Optimal Treatment and Patrick Shields*, Drexel University  (2341) Protocols via Nonlinear Cancer Models. (1125-05-2361) Shelby Nicole Wilson, Morehouse College (1125-AA-2685) 10:45AM On Orbits of Toggling Actions on  (2353) Independent Sets of a Path Graph and the AMS Contributed Paper Session on Homomesy Phenomenon. Preliminary Combinatorics and Graph Theory, III report. Michael J. Joseph,Universityof Connecticut (1125-05-2364) 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Greenbriar, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency 11:00AM The upper and lower (2354) independence-partition number on 8:00AM Circular Separation Dimension. bipartite graphs.  (2342) Sarah Loeb*, University of Illinois, Anne C Sinko, College of St. Benedict/St. Urbana-Champaign, and Douglas John’s University (1125-05-2371) B. West, University of Illinois, 11:15AM An algorithm toward finding solutions to Urbana-Champaign and Zhejiang Normal  (2355) the general multi-constraint cable-trench University (1125-05-1999) problem. 8:15AM Spherical configurations over finite fields. Jonathan Bloom and Carl (2343) Neil Lyall, Akos´ Magyar and Hans Hammarsten*, Lafayette College Parshall*, University of Georgia (1125-05-2396) (1125-05-2069) 11:30AM Chain decompositions for q, t-Catalan 8:30AM On graphs representable by  (2356) numbers.  (2344) pattern-avoiding words. Kyungyong Lee,Univ.ofNebraska Yelena Mandelshtam,Stanford Lincoln and Korea Institute for Advanced University (1125-05-2087) Study, Li Li, Oakland University Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, and Nicholas 8:45AM Grunbaum¨ colorings extended to A. Loehr*, Virginia Tech Department of (2345) non-facial 3-cycles. Preliminary report. Mathematics (1125-05-2400) sarah-marie belcastro*, MathILy / Smith College, and , Smith College 11:45AM Gamification of combinatorial research (1125-05-2094)  (2357) via Nim on graphs. Lindsay A Erickson, Augustana 9:00AM 4-Cycle Decompositions of Complete University (1125-05-2419) (2346) 3-Uniform Hypergraphs. Preliminary report. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Convex Heather D Jordon*, Albion College, and Genevieve Newkirk, Illinois State and Discrete Geometry University (1125-05-2113) 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM International B, × 9:15AM The 3 3 Rook’s graph is the unique International Level, Marriott Marquis  (2347) smallest graph with lazy cop number 3. Brendan W Sullivan*, Nikolas 8:00AM Hyperbolicity and Congestion. Townsend and Mikayla Werzanski, (2358) Matthew Yancey, Institute of Defense Emmanuel College (1125-05-2175) Analyses / Center for Computing 9:30AM Graphs whose only odd cycles are small. Sciences (1125-05-1073)  (2348) Kristen Wetzler, Louisiana State 8:15AM Counting lattice points with solid-angle University (1125-05-2212)  (2359) weights in irrational polytopes. 9:45AM A Sharp Upper Bound on the k-Color Ricardo Diaz,UniversityofNorthern  (2349) Connection Number of a Graph. Colorado, Quang-Nhat Le*, Brown Preliminary report. University, Providence, RI, and Sinai Alexander Halperin and Adam Jump*, Robins, University of Sao Paulo, Brasil Salisbury University (1125-05-2279) (1125-05-2855)

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8:30AM Generating point configurations via AMS Contributed Paper Session on Game (2360) hypersingular Riesz energy with an Theory,Systems,Control external field. Douglas P. Hardin, Edward B. Saff and 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM International 1, Oleksandr V. Vlasiuk*, Vanderbilt International Level, Marriott Marquis University (1125-31-2028) 8:00AM A fast relaxed normal two split method 8:45AM Approximating continuous maps by  (2372) and an effective weighted TV approach (2361) isometries. for Euler’s elastica image inpainting. Barry Minemyer, Ohio State University Maryam Yashtini*andSung Ha (1125-51-178) Kang, Georgia Institute of Technology (1125-90-144) 9:00AM On a functional equation related to a pair 8:15AM Multi-commodity flow applied to tracking (2362) of hedgehogs with congruent projections.  (2373) multiple targets. Sergii Myroshnychenko, Kent State Thy M. Tran, James P. Ferry, John D. University (1125-51-610) Foley*andGregory A. Godfrey,Metron, Inc. (1125-90-2700) 9:15AM On the Principle of Planimeters.  8:30AM Modeling Portfolios using Big Data: (2363) Osman Yardimci, Auburn University  (1125-51-2537) (2374) Histories and Weight Presentation. Rodrigue M Djikeuchi*andIsabelle Kemajou-Brown, Morgan State University 9:30AM Hypersurfaces with central convex (1125-90-2848) (2364) cross-sections. Metin Alper Gur, Indiana University 8:45AM Territorial movement game. (1125-52-61)  (2375) Jan Rychtar, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1125-91-452) 9:45AM On the average volume of sections of 9:00AM Asset Pricing Models with Heterogeneous (2365) convex bodies.  (2376) Behavioral Investors. Preliminary report. SBrazitikos,UniversityofAthens,S Yuanying Guan, Indiana University Dann*, University of Technology Vienna, Northwest (1125-91-650) A Giannopoulos,UniversityofAthens, 9:15AM A genetic algorithm approach to finding and A Koldobsky, University of Missouri  (1125-52-537) (2377) an optimal strategy for a folk dice game. Preliminary report. David P Ebert, Tarleton State University 10:00AM Variations of Toeplitz’ Conjecture. (1125-91-2560)  (2366) Doyon Kim, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama (1125-52-1296) 9:30AM Optimal Control of Quadrotor Unmanned  (2378) Aerial Vehicles on Time Scales. 10:15AM On Convex and Higher Dimensional Preliminary report.  (2367) Extensions of Conway’s Thrackle Ozkan Ozturk*andHaci Mehmet Theorem. Guzey, Missouri University of Science David Walter Stoner*, Harvard and Technology (1125-93-568) University, Zoe Wellner,Cornell 9:45AM Controllability of fractional neutral University, Ryan Chen,Princeton (2379) impulsive integro-differential equations University, Frederick Huang,Cornell in Banach spaces. University, and Maxwell Polevy, Dimplekumar N Chalishajar*, Virginia Northeastern University (1125-52-1550) Military Institute (VMI), C Ravichandran, KPR Institute of Engineering and 10:30AM Alexandrov curvature of convex Technology, and S Dhanalakshmi, (2368) hypersurfaces in Hilbert space forms. Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Jonathan Dahl, Lafayette College (1125-93-837) (1125-52-2116) 10:00AM A Causal Impact Modeling in Impulsive (2380) Systems using Non-standard Analysis. 10:45AM On L-structures and other related Nak-seung Patrick Hyun*andErik I (2369) convexity structures. Preliminary report. Verriest, Georgia Institute of Technology Andrzej Szymanski, Slippery Rock (1125-93-1552) University of PA (1125-52-2447) 10:15AM On the inverse problems for the 11:00AM Using Rotations, If You Can Hide Behind (2381) nonlinear dynamical systems arising in  (2370) It, Can You Hide Inside It? mathematical biology. Preliminary report. Michelle R. Cordier, Wheeling Jesuit Roby Poteau*andUgur G. Abdulla, University (1125-52-2814) Florida Institute of Technology (1125-93-3103) 11:15AM Lorentzian Ricci Solitons on Solvable Lie 10:30AM New bounds for equiangular lines and (2371) groups. Preliminary report. (2382) spherical two-distance sets. T. H. Wears, Longwood University Wei-Hsuan Yu, Michigan State University (1125-52-2952) (1125-94-653)

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10:45AM An alternative perspective for EEG data 9:15AM For what finite lattices does the lattice of (2383) analysis. Preliminary report. (2392) closure operators form a subgroup Michelle R DeDeo, Univ. of North Florida lattice? (1125-94-658) Martha Lee H Kilpack*, Brigham Young University, and Arturo Magidin, 11:00AM Filtering and Decoding Non-binary University of Louisiana at Lafayette  (2384) Tenengolts Codes Capable of Correcting (1125-20-905) Multiple Insertion/Deletion Errors. Alexander T Drumm and Hieu 9:30AM Inverse Semigroupoids and Their Free DNguyen*, Rowan University (2393) Objects. (1125-94-1033) Veny Liu*, University of Hawaii-West Oahu, and Jon M Corson,Universityof 11:15AM One-Round Authenticated Group Alabama (1125-20-1006) (2385) Key Establishment from Multilinear 9:45AM Generalized dihedral groups Mappings.  (2394) in non-commutative cryptographic Kashi Neupane,UniversityofNorth protocols. Preliminary report. Georgia (1125-94-2922) Randall D. Helmstutler,Universityof Mary Washington (1125-20-1236) 11:30AM Violations of The Ingleton inequality and  (2386) the inclusion-exclusion ratio. Preliminary 10:00AM A generalization of the Hanoi towers report. (2395) group. Michael E O’Sullivan*andJohn Rachel Skipper, Binghamton University Mackenzie, San Diego State University (1125-20-1640) (1125-94-3102) 10:15AM The word problem for some classes of (2396) Adian semigroups, Adian inverse AMS Contributed Paper Session on Group semigroups and Adian groups. Theory, Topological Groups, Lie Groups Muhammad Inam,UniversityofWest Georgia (1125-20-2050)

8:00 AM – 11:10 AM Fairlie, Conference 10:30AM Break Level, Hyatt Regency 10:45AM A Spectral Sequence Reduction for Low (2397) Dimensional Group Homology. 8:00AM A GAP-conjecture and its solution: Joshua Roberts, Georgia Gwinnett (2387) isomorphism classes of capable special College (1125-20-2655) p-groups of rank 2. Luise-Charlotte Kappe*, Binghamton 11:00AM Action of intertwining operators University, H. Heineken,Universityof (2398) on pseudo-spherical K-types and Wuerzburg, and R. F. Morse,University automorphic forms on metaplectic of Evansville (1125-20-203) groups. Shiang Tang,UniversityofUtah 8:15AM The Brauer Complex and Decomposition (1125-22-89) (2388) Numbers of Symplectic Groups. Preliminary report. AMS Contributed Paper Session on Ian Hogan*, Department of Mathematical Mathematics Applied to the Physical Sciences Sciences, Kent State University, and Michael Decker, Department of 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Techwood, Conference Computer Science, Kent State University (1125-20-564) Level, Hyatt Regency

8:30AM Connections Between the Number of 8:00AM Surface Energy in Bond-Counting Models.  (2389) Constituents and the Derived Length of a (2399) Preliminary report. Group. Tim Krumwiede*andTim P Schulze, Lisa Rose Hendrixson*andMark L. University of Tennessee (1125-70-1381) Lewis, Kent State University 8:15AM Dynamics and locomotion of flexible foils (1125-20-593)  (2400) in a frictional medium. Xiaolin Wang*andSilas Alben, 8:45AM The lattice of algebraic closure operators University of Michigan (1125-70-2066) (2390) on infinite subgroup lattices. Martha Kilpack, Brigham Young 8:30AM Inverse problems related to monitoring University, and Arturo Magidin*,  (2401) depth profile of residual stress via University of Louisiana at Lafayette Rayleigh-wave dispersion. (1125-20-659) Yue Chen*, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Auburn University 9:00AM A family of graphs that cannot occur as at Montgomery, Chi-Sing Man, (2391) character degree graphs of solvable Department of Mathematics, University of groups. Kentucky, and Kazumi Tanuma, Mark W Bissler*andMark L Lewis,Kent Department of Mathematics, Gunma State University (1125-20-695) University, Japan (1125-74-1067)

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8:45AM Damage Modeling using Dissipation 11:15AM Coupled microring cavities under (2402) Potentials for State Based Peridynamic (2412) PT-symmetry. Preliminary report. Fracture Evolution. Alexey Sukhinin, University of Vermont Robert Lipton and Eyad Said*, Louisiana (1125-78-1706) State University (1125-74-2251) 11:30AM Computation of wavefront aberration in 9:00AM An efficient particle vortex method for (2413) rigid gas permeable corneal lenses.  (2403) vorticity dynamics in free space. Sanjeewa S K Karunarathna*and Preliminary report. Ram Iyer, Texas Tech University Ling Xu*andRobert Krasny, (1125-78-2545) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1125-76-598) 11:45AM Prescribed Curvature and Optics. (2414) Sarah G Rody, Drexel University 9:15AM Well-Posedness for Systems of (1125-78-2646) (2404) Fluid-Particle Interaction. Joshua Ballew*, Carnegie Mellon AMS Contributed Paper Session on Partial University, and Konstantina Trivisa, Differential Equations, I University of Maryland, College Park (1125-76-739) 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM International A, 9:30AM Viscous erosion and generalized traction International Level, Marriott Marquis (2405) integral equations. William H Mitchell*andSaverio 8:00AM On Nonlocal Keller-Segel Type Equations. Spagnolie,Universityof (2415) Suleyman Ulusoy, Sakarya, Turkey Wisconsin-Madison (1125-76-1188) (1125-35-1394) 9:45AM Flying Spiders: Simulating and modeling  (2406) the dynamics of ballooning. 8:15AM Blow-up problems for the heat equation Longhua Zhao*, Case Western Reserve (2416) with a local nonlinear Neumann University, Angela Chuang,Universityof boundary condition. Tennessee, Iordanka N. Panayotova, Xin Yang, Michigan State University Christopher Newport University, (1125-35-36) Kimberly S. Sheldon,University 8:30AM Global regularity for the 2D of Tennessee, Lydia Bourouiba, (2417) magneto-micropolar equations with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, partial dissipation. and Laura A. Miller,UniversityofNorth Dipendra Regmi, Farmingdale State Carolina at Chapel Hill (1125-76-2206) College (SUNY) (1125-35-149) 10:00AM Wave intensity analysis of left 8:45AM On a family of inhomogeneous torsional (2407) ventricle-systemic arteries interaction. (2418) creep problems. Preliminary report. Marian Bocea, Loyola University Chicago Weiwei Chen*, Hao Gao, Xiaoyu Luo (1125-35-326) and Nicholas A Hill,Universityof Glasgow (1125-76-2278) 9:00AM Weak well-posedness of a fully coupled (2419) model of chemical thermo-poroelasticity 10:15AM Numerical Simulation of a Fluid Ratchet arising in petroleum rock mechanics. (2408) using an Immersed Boundary *, University of Framework. Tetyana Malysheva Wisconsin - Green Bay, and Luther John C Chrispell, Indiana University of W. White,UniversityofOklahoma Pennsylvania (1125-76-2691) (1125-35-342) 10:30AM Tailoring Tails in Taylor Dispersion: How  (2409) Boundaries Shape Chemical Deliveries in 9:15AM Weak solutions and blow-up for wave Microfluidics. Preliminary report. (2420) equations of p-Laplacian type with Manuchehr Aminian, Francesca supercritical sources. Bernardi*, Roberto Camassa, Daniel M. Pei Pei*, Otterbein University, Harris and Richard M. McLaughlin, Mohammad Rammaha,Universityof University of North Carolina at Chapel Nebraska-Lincon, and Daniel Hill (1125-76-2708) Toundykov,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1125-35-479) 10:45AM Non-linear dynamics and analysis of (2410) Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms with 9:30AM Identification of time dependent control growth and remodeling.  (2421) parameter through finite difference Manal Badgaish*, Jeng-Eng Lin and method in parabolic partial differential Padmanabhan Seshaiyer,GeorgeMason equation. University (1125-76-2888) Melvin Lipka*andNarayan Thapa, Cameron University (1125-35-518) 11:00AM A 3-dimensional model of sperm motility (2411) in a Brinkman fluid. 9:45AM On the Semigroup Generator for the Nguyenho Ho*, University of Cincinnati,  (2422) Total Linearization of a Hydro-Elasticity Karin Leiderman, Colorado School of Model. Preliminary report. Mines, and Sarah Olson, Worcester Steven Derochers, North Carolina State Polytechnic Institute (1125-76-2917) University (1125-35-579)

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10:00AM Operator Differential Equations in Hilbert 8:20AM Computational thinking in (2423) Spaces. Preliminary report.  (2431) undergraduate discrete mathematics Zhivko S. Athanassov, Institute of using Python and Jupyter notebooks. Mathematics, Bulgarian Academy of Preliminary report. Sciences (1125-35-675) Robert Talbert, Grand Valley State 10:15AM A Dual-Flux Conservation Law for Plume University (1125-C1-1159) (2424) Migration in Carbon Sequestration. 8:40AM Four Problems from Computer Elisabeth MM Brown*andMichael  (2432) Engineering to Enhance Student Shearer, North Carolina State University Enthusiasm in the Discrete Mathematics (1125-35-786) Classroom. 10:30AM Existence and symmetry of Gregory V. Bard,TheUniversityof (2425) small-amplitude solitary water waves Wisconsin—Stout (1125-C1-1659) with discontinuous vorticity. Preliminary 9:00AM New web-native animated interactive report.  (2433) learning material for discrete math. Adelaide Akers,Universityof Sandy Irani, Univ. of California, Irvine, Missouri-Columbia (1125-35-822) Frank Vahid*andAlex Edgcomb,Univ. 10:45AM A theory of synchrony for active of California, Riverside / zyBooks  (2426) compartments with delayed coupled (1125-C1-1449) through bulk diffusion. 9:20AM Definitions and Asimov’s Three Laws of Bin Xu*andPaul Bressloff,Universityof  (2434) Robotics. Utah (1125-35-834) Joshua Hallam,WakeForestUniversity 11:00AM On Riemann-Roch-Liouville theorem for (1125-C1-1688)  (2427) elliptic PDEs on abelian coverings. Preliminary report. 9:40AM Projects for Graph Theory Course. Minh Kha*, Peter Kuchment,TexasA&M (2435) Yun Lu, Kutztown University University, and Yehuda Pinchover, (1125-C1-2192) Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 10:00AM Tricks to make counting harder for (1125-35-1074)  (2436) students. 11:15AM Analysis of steady states for classes of Oscar Levin,UniversityofNorthern  (2428) reaction-diffusion equations with Colorado (1125-C1-1976) U-shaped density dependent dispersal on 10:20AM The Evolution of Problem Posing the boundary.  (2437) Approaches for Counting Problems. Jerome Goddard II, Auburn University at Aviva Halani, Phillips Exeter Academy Montgomery, Quinn Morris*, Catherine (1125-C1-910) Payne, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Jordan Price, Auburn 10:40AM The Password Activity: An Instructional  University at Montgomery, and R. (2438) Tool for the Combinatorics Classroom. Shivaji, University of North Carolina at Zackery Kevin Reed, Oregon State Greensboro (1125-35-1078) University (1125-C1-3100) 11:30AM Uniqueness results for classes of 11:00AM Avoiding minimal elements in the poset (2429) semipositone p-Laplacian problems.  (2439) of ways to introduce posets. Ratnasingham Shivaji,Universityof John S. Caughman, Portland State North Carolina at Greensboro, Inbo Sim, University (1125-C1-3131) University of Ulsan, and Byungjae 11:20AM Bridging Calculus and Discrete Math via Son*, University of North Carolina at  (2440) the Discrete Derivative. Greensboro (1125-35-1092) Christopher J. Catone, Albright College 11:45AM Validated Numerics Methods for Mixed (1125-C1-668) (2430) Boundary Value Problem for the System 11:40AM Many Incarnations of Pascal. Preliminary of Elastostatics.  (2441) report. Hussein Awala,TempleUniversity Hyman Bass, University of Michigan (1125-35-1520) (1125-C1-2606)

MAA Session on Discrete Mathematics in the MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Undergraduate Curriculum - Ideas and Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, II Innovations for Teaching, I

8:00 AM –9:55AM Courtland, Conference 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM A701, Atrium Level, Hyatt Regency Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: John S. Caughman,Portland Organizers: Gil Strang, Massachusetts State University Institute of Technology Art Duval,Universityof David Strong, Pepperdine Texas El Paso University Elise Lockwood,Oregon Megan Wawro,Virginia State University Tech

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8:00AM Examining linear algebra students’ 8:40AM In a traditional Calculus class, students  (2442) endeavors in moving between the  (2450) explored several topics using Excel with embodied, symbolic and formal worlds of data. This helped connect the topics with mathematical thinking. Preliminary their Engineering classes and introduced report. integration early in the course. Sepideh Stewart,UniversityofOklahoma James R Eby, Blinn College - Bryan (1125-E5-3037) Campus (1125-G1-962) 8:20AM Student Mathematical Connections in an 9:00AM Weighing Fog: Hands on Modeling for  (2443) Introductory Linear Algebra Course  (2451) Day 1 of Differential Equations. Employing Both Inquiry-Oriented Thomas J Clark, Dordt College Teaching and Traditional Lecture. (1125-G1-1505) Spencer Payton, Washington State 9:20AM Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid! University (1125-E5-1396) (2452) Audrey Malagon*, Lydia Kennedy and 8:40AM Implementation of Various Teaching Kristin Burney, Virginia Wesleyan  (2444) Practices to Address an Identity Crisis in College (1125-G1-1821) Elementary Linear Algebra. 9:40AM A Novice Attempt at Teaching IBL Real Gulden Karakok*andEmilie Hancock,  (2453) Analysis. Preliminary report. University of Northern Colorado Jessica L Williams, Converse College (1125-E5-3020) (1125-G1-2009) 9:00AM Multiplying Matrices: an activity based 10:00AM Students Teaching Students Through (2445) approach.  (2454) Video Presentations. Preliminary report. Maria Trigueros*, Department of Matthew A Morena, Young Harris Mathematics ITAM Mexico, Edgar College (1125-G1-2049) Possani, Department of Mathematics ITAM, and Ana Paulina Figueroa, 10:20AM IBL with Jupyter notebooks. Departamento de Matematicas ITAM (2455) Carl Toews, University of Puget Sound (1125-E5-3065) (1125-G1-3074) 9:20AM Inspiring Linear Algebra with Problems in 10:40AM Using a Problem Sequence to Teach (2446) Image Analysis. Preliminary report.  (2456) Mathematics Majors Basic Programming Marie A. Snipes*, Kenyon College, and Skills. Preliminary report. Amanda Harsy Ramsay, Lewis University Anneliese H. Spaeth, Huntingdon (1125-E5-2635) College (1125-G1-1811) 9:40AM The Rank of a Circle of 1’s in a Matrix. 11:00AM Pushing Symbols: IBL in Mathematics and  (2447) Gilbert Strang, Massachusetts Institute  (2457) Computer Science. of Technology (1125-E5-2561) Randall E. Cone, Salisbury University (1125-G1-706) MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and 11:20AM How Can We Foster Collaboration and Learning, IV (2458) Inquiry in an Online Mathematics Course? Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM International 7, Nermin Bayazit*, Fitchburg State International Level, Marriott Marquis University, and Florian Enescu,Georgia State University (1125-G1-2256) Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana State University in 11:40AM Implementing inquiry-based learning via Shreveport (2459) online polls. Preliminary report. Jonathan K. Hodge, Grand Valley State Theron Hitchman, University (1125-G1-2541) University of Northern Iowa Angie Hodge,Universityof MAA Session on Intertwining Mathematics Nebraska Omaha with Social Justice in the Classroom, I Brian P. Katz, Augustana College 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Embassy A, International Alison Marr,Southwestern Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency University Organizers: Catherine Buell,Fitchburg Victor Piercey, Ferris State State University University Zeynep Teymuroglu, 8:00AM Examples of Inquiry-Based Teaching and Rollins College  (2448) Learning: Applications with Public-use Cancer Data. Joanna Wares,Universityof Khairul Islam, Eastern Michigan Richmond University (1125-G1-512) Carl Yerger,Davidson 8:20AM Experiences in an IBL Numerical Analysis College  (2449) course. 8:00AM Supermarkets, Highways, and Oil Andrew-David Bjork*, John Duvall and (2460) Production: Statistics and Social Justice. Jesse Stires, Siena Heights University John Ross*andTherese Shelton, (1125-G1-1829) Southwestern University (1125-H1-2670)

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8:20AM Social justice general education statistics MAA Session on Me and My Gadgets:  (2461) course. Preliminary report. Teaching with Technology J. D. Berg*, Catherine Buell, Danette Day and Rhonda Evans,FitchburgState 8:00 AM – NOON Marquis Ballroom, Marquis University (1125-H1-778) Level, Marriott Marquis

8:40AM Quantitative Ethics – the Other Side Organizers: Thomas Hagedorn,The (2462) of Mathematics and Social Justice. College of New Jersey Preliminary report. Victor I Piercey, Ferris State University Karl R. B. Schmitt, (1125-H1-2082) Valparaiso University

9:00AM Raising Awareness of Social Justice Issues Michael Scott, California (2463) in Calculus I: How to Get Started. State University at Monterey Preliminary report. Bay Kathy W Hoke, University of Richmond, John Travis, Mississippi and Lauren Keough*, Grand Valley State College University (1125-H1-1789) 8:00AM Setup 9:20AM Historical Perspectives on Social Justice 8:30AM Poster Viewing/Mingling Time  (2464) in Mathematics. Nathan Napoleon Alexander*, University 9:15AM Using Lear ningCatalyticsTM of San Francisco, and Aditya Adiredja, (2472) Technology as a Tool to Enhance Student University of Arizona (1125-H1-2430) Engagement in Pre-Calculus & Calculus. Denise Natasha Brewley*andPriya 9:40AM Hard Conversations on Social Justice in Shilpa Boindala, Georgia Gwinnett  (2465) Mathematical Spaces. College (1125-97-400) Nathan Napoleon Alexander,University of San Francisco, Zeynep Teymuroglu, 9:20AM Flipped Mastery Cycle Learning of  Rollins College, and Carl R Yerger*, (2473) Calculus II using a Plethora of Tools. Davidson College (1125-H1-2501) JToddLee, Elon University (1125-97-1657)

10:00AM Discovering Undergraduate Mathematics 9:25AM Slope and Direction Fields — Online,  (2466) in American Indian Culture.  (2474) Without Java. Charles Peter Funkhouser*, California Darryl K Nester, Bluffton University, State University Fullerton, Miles R Pfahl, Bluffton, Ohio (1125-34-2458) Turtle Mountain Community College, and Harriet C Edwards, California State 9:35AM Playing with Multivariable Calculus University Fullerton (1125-H1-294)  (2475) Concepts Wearing 3D Glasses. Preliminary report. 10:20AM Athletes, Education, and Welfare: Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community  (2467) Problems that Promote Quantitative College (1125-97-1718) Literacy and Social Justice. Preliminary 9:50AM Interactive textbooks in MathBook XML. report. (2476) Matt Boelkins, Grand Valley State Samuel Luke Tunstall, Michigan State University, Oscar Levin*, University University (1125-H1-232) of Northern Colorado, and Bruce Yoshiwara, Los Angeles Pierce College 10:40AM A Quantitative Literacy Project on  (2468) Poverty in the United States. (1125-97-3046) Tricia Muldoon Brown, Armstrong State 9:55AM An OER textbook for Calculus-based University (1125-H1-2010)  (2477) Probability and Statistics using Mathbook XML. Preliminary report. 11:00AM Mapping Police Violence in Introduction John P. Travis, Mississippi College  (2469) to Statistics. Preliminary report. (1125-60-1338) Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson,CUNY College of Staten Island (1125-H1-212) 10:00AM One-On-One/Mingling Time 11:00AM Adaptations of Learning Glass 11:20AM Authentic Messiness: Using data  (2478) Technology in Undergraduate STEM  (2470) sourced from community-based partner Education. organizations in an introductory level Shawn Firouzian*, University of statistics course. Preliminary report. California San Diego, Chris Rasmussen, Phong Le, Goucher College Richard Levine and Matt Anderson,San (1125-H1-1855) Diego State University (1125-00-2994)

11:40AM Bias in the Courts? A Student-led Study of 11:05AM Creating a Synchronous Learning  (2471) New York City’s Arraignment Courts.  (2479) environment through Advances in Preliminary report. Technology. Preliminary report. Jared Warner, Guttman Community Vandana Sharma,ArizonaState College (CUNY) (1125-H1-2566) University (1125-97-2625)

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11:15AM “You ask ME a question!” What happens 9:40AM Please Come Back: Analyzing Alumni and  (2480) when we let students “strike back” on  (2491) Donor Data in my PIC Math Course. online quizzes? Preliminary report. Brendan W Sullivan, Emmanuel College Chris Camfield, Hendrix College (1125-97-2177) (1125-L1-2215)

11:20AM Assessing online teaching versus 10:00AM Learning Objectives and Assessment  (2481) traditional face-to-fact teaching across  (2492) Techniques in a Preparation for multiple sections of service mathematics Industrial Careers in Mathematical courses. Preliminary report. Sciences Course. Ju Zhou*, Kutztown University Christina M. Selby*andJoseph A. of Pennsylvania, and Yun Lu, Eichholz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Kutztown university of Pennsylvania Technology (1125-L1-2652) (1125-00-1722) 10:20AM How to find good industrial mathematics 11:30AM Two gadgets – Simulations Using the  (2493) problems?  (2482) Language Processing and Cell Phone Namyong Lee, Minnesota State Cameras. University (1125-L1-3126) Frank Wattenberg, United States Military Academy (1125-97-2367) 10:40AM PIC Math at Winthrop University: Finding  (2494) Problems, Course Design, and Lessons 11:35AM The Clickers They Carry: Using  Learned. (2483) smartphones and open platforms Zachary J Abernathy,Winthrop for spontaneous student feedback. University (1125-L1-2601) Preliminary report. Drew C. Youngren, New York University 11:00AM Gathering Research Problems from Local (1125-97-2862) (2495) Industries: Our Experience in the N. Kentucky and Cincinnati Area. 11:45AM Gesture-Based Geometry on Mobile *and  (2484) Platforms. Dhanuja Kasturiratna Lisa Holden, Northern Kentucky University Michael Hvidsten, Gustavus Adolphus (1125-L1-1683) College (1125-97-449) 11:50AM Using MyMathLab for teaching 11:20AM Designing an Industrial Project Course   (2485) undergraduate Mathematics courses. (2496) for Mathematics Majors. Preliminary Bariaa Ghazi Shatila, Flagler College report. (1125-97-603) Laura M Smith, California State University, Fullerton (1125-L1-103)

MAA Session on PIC Math and Preparing 11:40AM Introducing Industrial Problems via Students for Nonacademic Careers  (2497) Capstone Experience. Stephen Pankavich, Colorado School of 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Embassy C, International Mines (1125-L1-2141) Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency MAA Session on The Advancement of Open Organizers: Michael Dorff,Brigham Educational Resources, I Young University Elly Farnell, Kenyon College 8:00 AM –10:15AM A702, Atrium Suzanne Weekes, Worcester Level, Marriott Marquis Polytechnic Institute Organizers: Benjamin Atchison, 8:00AM Students solving research problems from Framingham State University (2486) industry. Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University Jeremy Russell, The College (1125-L1-3120) of New Jersey 8:20AM Successes and Trials with PIC Math and 8:00AM Curated Courses in Mathematics: (2487) Beyond. (2498) Resources for Creation of Online Michael W Schroeder, Marshall Mathematics Content. Preliminary report. University (1125-L1-2514) Petra Bonfert-Taylor*, Dartmouth 8:40AM Joint Program for PIC Math between Two College, Sarah E. Eichhorn,Universityof  (2488) Institutions. California, Irvine, and Tom Roby,UConn Hyunju Oh, Bennett College, and Jan (1125-B5-216) Rychtar*, University of North Carolina at 8:20AM Open Source Materials for QL: Modeling Greensboro (1125-L1-1443) (2499) & Personal Financial Mathematics. 9:00AM Mathematics Seminar class: Lindsay Orlando*andMary (2489) undergraduate research in mathematics. Parker, Austin Community College Zhifu Xie,UniversityofSouthern (1125-B5-3010) Mississippi (1125-L1-1464) 8:40AM Building a Better Business Calculus (for 9:20AM Achieving Balance in a PIC Math Course. (2500) Free!).  (2490) Steve M Cohen, Roosevelt University Eric D Bancroft, Grove City College (1125-L1-2864) (1125-B5-1703)

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9:00AM Active Calculus: Recent Developments. 10:40AM Attempting to develop students’ (2501) Preliminary report.  (2513) communication and critical thinking Matt Boelkins, Grand Valley State skills while using an online homework University (1125-B5-236) system. Preliminary report. Michelle L Ghrist,U.S.AirForce 9:20AM Sage Cells: Making Sage Accessible to Academy (1125-A5-2938)  (2502) Students, Teachers, and Authors. Thomas W. Judson, Stephen F. Austin 11:00AM Creating Effective Online Homework State University (1125-B5-959)  (2514) Problems in Algebra, Calculus, and Differential Equations (Using WeBWorK). 9:40AM The Journey of one Open Source Applied Preliminary report.  (2503) Combinatorics Text. Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community Mitchel T. Keller, Washington & Lee College (1125-A5-2233) University (1125-B5-1166) 11:20AM Writing effective questions and creating 10:00AM Using OERs Extensively in a Flipped (2515) a successful homework system.  (2504) Geometry Classroom. David McCune, William Jewell College Roger Wolbert, Edinboro University of (1125-A5-353) Pennsylvania (1125-B5-3025) 11:40AM Challenge Investigations in a  (2516) Sophomore/Junior-Level Geometry MAA Session on The Creation and Course. Preliminary report. Implementation of Effective Homework Matthew J Haines, Augsburg College Assignments, III (1125-A5-2316)

8:00 AM – 11:55 AM L401 & L402, Lobby MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Level, Marriott Marquis Applied Mathematics, III

Organizers: Sarah Greenwald, 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Piedmont, Conference Appalachian State University Level, Hyatt Regency Judy Holdener,Kenyon Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College College

8:00AM Are graphing skills a thing of the past? Kimberly Presser,  (2505) Monika Kiss*, Brian Camp, Doris Van Shippensburg University Kampen-Breit and Shawn Weatherford, Melvin Royer, Indiana Saint Leo University (1125-A5-1141) Wesleyan University

8:20AM The Practicality of Writing Prompts in 8:00AM A predator-prey model for the ecological  (2506) Freshman-Level Math Courses.  (2517) system in a lake with the effect of acid Benjamin Gaines, Iona College rain. (1125-A5-741) Sharee Brewer*, Taylor Swett and Qingxia Li, Fisk University 8:40AM Shifting Feedback and Responsibility: (1125-VC-1310)  (2507) Homework Presentations. Erika L. Ward, Jacksonville University 8:15AM Incoherent Matrices for Compressed  (1125-A5-2522) (2518) Sensing. Preliminary report. Ghanshyam Bhatt, Tennessee State 9:00AM Assigning Homework via Mixed Practice. University (1125-VC-1313)  (2508) Preliminary report. 8:30AM Multiplayer Fibonacci Nim. Preliminary Lori Carmack, Salisbury University,  (2519) report. Salisbury, MD (1125-A5-1859) Annela R Kelly, Bridgewater State 9:20AM Learning Math Through Your Arm. University (1125-VC-1325)  (2509) Patricia L Hale, Cal Poly Pomona 8:45AM Efficient Numerical Methods for (1125-A5-524) (2520) Magnetohydrodynamics Flow. Timo Heister, Muhammad 9:40AM A Blended Approach to Homework Design Mohebujjaman*andLeo Rebholz, (2510) Promotes Critical Thinking. Clemson University (1125-VC-1337) Filippo Posta, Grand Canyon University (1125-A5-2076) 9:00AM Development of Modal Interval Algorithm  (2521) for Solving Continuous Minimax 10:00AM Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Problems. (2511) Chair: Filling in the Gaps in Online Xin Luo*andMin Sun,TheUniversityof Homework. Preliminary report. Alabama (1125-VC-1437) Sara L Malec, Hood College (1125-A5-2507) 9:15AM Wave-Induced Momentum Transport  (2522) through a Non-Uniformly Stratified Thin 10:20AM Balancing online work and written work LayerneartheTropoause. (2512) in calculus and general studies courses. Ryan Joseph Nicely*, Ali S Cole and Shelley B. Rohde, Metropolitan State Mohammed Moustaoui,ArizonaState University of Denver (1125-A5-285) University (1125-VC-1448)

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9:30AM A Numerical Simulation of Mountain Melvin Royer, Indiana  (2523) Waves. Preliminary report. Wesleyan University Alexandra S Cole*, Ryan J Nicely and 8:00AM On Path Width and Bridge Index of Mohamed Moustaoui,ArizonaState  (2533) Virtual Knots. University (1125-VC-1450) Noureen Khan,UniversityofNorth 9:45AM Impact of Stability above, below and Texas at Dallas (1125-VE-76)  (2524) within the Tropopause on Mountain 8:15AM Intrinsic Surfaces of Revolution. Wave-Induced Momentum Transfer to the  (2534) Daniel J Freese, Liberty University Stratosphere. Preliminary report. (1125-VE-890) Duane C Harris*, Mohamed Moustaoui 8:30AM A New Set of Axioms for Metric Geometry. and Collin Kofroth,ArizonaState (2535) Bangyan Wen, University of Electronic University (1125-VC-1452) Science and Technology of China, Yi Lin, 10:00AM based RFID authentication Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock,  (2525) scheme and its software implementation. PA, and Zengxiang Tong*, Otterbein Preliminary report. University (1125-VE-1002) Parshuram Budhathoki,Cameron 8:45AM Distance in Geometry. University (1125-VC-1527) (2536) Jerry Lodder,NewMexicoState 10:15AM Numerical Simulation of the Protostellar University (1125-VE-1254)  (2526) Jet HH24 C/E. 9:00AM Minimal tilings of the unit square. Connor D Lincoln*andCarl Gardner,  (2537) Iwan Praton, Franklin & Marshall College Arizona State University (1125-VC-1551) (1125-VE-1451) 10:30AM Leading indicators of bifurcations in 9:15AM Who Really Proved the Ispoerimetric (2527) ecological systems. Preliminary report.  (2538) Theorem? Suzanne M. O’Regan*, North Carolina James Case,BaltimoreMD A&T State University, and Danielle L. (1125-VE-1897) Burton, University of Tennessee (1125-VC-1578) 9:30AM Seeing the Light: Connecting Conic  (2539) Section Representations Using Flashlights 10:45AM Global Existence of Solutions to Shallow and Parametric Functions.  (2528) Water Equations with Alternative Jonathan M. Clark*andLauren J. Clark, Frictional Operators. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Collin Kofroth*andDon Jones,Arizona (1125-VE-2032) State University (1125-VC-1592) 9:45AM Random walks on Gromov hyperbolic 11:00AM Pseudo Quantum Steganography and  (2540) spaces. Preliminary report.  (2529) M-Band Wavelet based Denoising in Color Matt Sunderland, Graduate Center CUNY Barcode. Preliminary report. (1125-VE-2825) Hieu Nguyen*, Western Connecticut State University, Julia Yu, Ridgefield High 10:00AM 3-Ellipses on Spheres.  School, Sarah Zhao, Phillips Academy, (2541) Alfredo Villanueva, Savannah State and Xiaodi Wang, Western Connecticut University (1125-VE-2869) State University (1125-VC-1625) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 11:15AM A Bisection Method for the Banded  (2530) Hyperbolic Quadratic Eigenvalue Other Topics, III Problem. 8:00 AM –10:25AM Roswell, Conference Ahmed T. Ali*andLi Ren-Ceng, University of Texas Arlington Level, Hyatt Regency (1125-VC-1633) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 11:30AM Connecting Regional-scale Tree College  (2531) Distribution Models with Seed Dispersal Kimberly Presser, Kernels. Shippensburg University Ram C Neupane, University of Wisconsin , Indiana Whitewater (1125-VC-1654) Melvin Royer Wesleyan University 11:45AM Techniques in Lattice Basis Reduction. 8:00AM Sugihara’s Impossible Cylinder Illusion. (2532) Bal K. Khadka*, Georgia Military College,  (2542) David Richeson, Dickinson College and Spyros M. Magliveras,Florida (1125-VW-1195) Atlantic University (1125-VC-1678) 8:15AM Outer Billiards, Fuchisan Groups, and MAA General Contributed Paper Session on  (2543) Fundamental Regions. Geometry Stephanie Loewen, Grand Valley State University, and Tristan Wells*, Kansas 8:00 AM –10:10AM Kennesaw, Conference State University (1125-VW-1427) Level, Hyatt Regency 8:30AM When do we get erroneous roots?  (2544) Preliminary report. Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Steven Gottlieb*, Saugerties, New York, College and Chris McCarthy, Borough of Kimberly Presser, Manhattan Community College, CUNY Shippensburg University (1125-VW-1440)

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8:45AM Mathematics Education Research Abroad: 8:45AM Towards Developing Strategies for  (2545) Observations from ICME-13.  (2555) Winning at Pick-n Lotteries. Preliminary Emelie A Kenney, Siena College report. (1125-VW-1531) Gerald Y Agbegha, Georgia Gwinnett 9:00AM Enumerations on Non-decreasing Dyck College (1125-VP-2829)  (2546) Paths. 9:00AM Decentralized change-point detection in Leandro Junes*, California University of  (2556) correlated sensor networks. Pennsylvania, Rigoberto Florez,The Grigory Sokolov*, SUNY at Binghamton, Citadel, and Eva Czabarka,Universityof and Georgios Fellouris,Universityof South Carolina (1125-VW-1496) Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 9:15AM The Settlers of ”Catanbinatorics”. (1125-VP-2706)  (2547) Susanna Molitoris-Miller*, Kennesaw 9:15AM Characterizing the space of distributions State University, Brian Kronenthal, (2557) of simple stochastic processes. Kutztown University, and Jathan Austin, Josh M Beal, Indiana University East Salisbury University (1125-VW-1697) (1125-VP-2511) 9:30AM Constructing a matroid from a finite 9:30AM Adjusted Empirical Likelihood for  (2548) group. (2558) Long-memory Time Series Models. Xueyi Lei, Washington & Jefferson Ramadha D Piyadi Gamage*, Wei Ning College (1125-VW-1931) and Arjun K Gupta, Department of 9:45AM Subtraction Squares. Preliminary report. Mathematics and Statistics, Bowling  (2549) R. Daniel Hurwitz, Skidmore College Green State University, Bowling Green, (1125-VW-1988) OH (1125-VP-2741) 10:00AM Four-Movement Classical Symphony: 9:45AM A Return Level Analysis of the 2016  (2550) Mentoring Pre-Service Teachers Through  (2559) Blizzard in New York City. Preliminary IBL Model. Preliminary report. report. Annie Han*, Department of Mathematics, Mintaek Lee*andJaechoul Lee,Boise BMCC, The City University of New York, State University (1125-VP-2798) and Fangyang Shen, City Tech, The City 10:00AM A Multivariate Longitudinal Analysis of University of New York (1125-VW-2008) (2560) the effects of Depressive Symptoms, 10:15AM Principal Component Analysis in Image Financial Strain and Self Rated Health on  (2551) Processing. Spiritual Connectedness. Mohamed Allali, Chapman University Budhinath Padhy*, State University of (1125-VW-1892) New York at Oswego, and Gemechis Djira, South Dakota State University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1125-VP-2800) Probability and Statistics, III 10:15AM On the Association of Certain Feller (2561) Processes. 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Baker, Conference Eddie Tu, University of Tennessee, Level, Hyatt Regency Knoxville (1125-VP-2489) Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena 10:30AM If Twitter Could Vote: Predicting Primary College  (2562) Results using Social Media. Kimberly Presser, Adam Swayze*, Mikaela Jordan and Shippensburg University Joseph Brown, Tarleton State University (1125-VP-2666) Melvin Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University 10:45AM REML for cure rate model with extra  (2563) partial information of diagnostic results. 8:00AM Machine Learning for the Classification Preliminary report.  (2552) of Toxicological Endpoints. Preliminary Durga H Kutal, Florida Atlantic report. University, Boca Raton, FL Channing S. Parker*, James Madison (1125-VP-2874) University, Joshua R. Abrams,University of Arizona, Denise J. Harness,East 11:00AM of Lottery Voting. Tennessee State University, and Nina E.  (2564) Stephanie Thrash*, St. Edward’s Galanter, Grinnell College (1125-VP-115) University, and Nicole Buczkowski, Jacksonville University (1125-VP-3039) 8:15AM Mixing Times for a Generalization of the  (2553) Curie-Weiss Model via Aggregate Path 11:15AM The Role of Technology in Overcoming Coupling.  (2565) the Common and Resistant Peter Otto, Willamette University, Misconceptions about Probability. Benjamin Savoie*, University of Preliminary report. Michigan - Flint, Ana Wright, Willamette Kemal Akoglu, North Carolina State University, and Renjun Zhu,Universityof University (1125-VP-3067) California - Berkeley (1125-VP-2631) 11:30AM Regional Discrepancies in Cancer 8:30AM Corners in tree–like tableaux.  (2566) Mortality Rates.  (2554) Amanda Lohss*andPaweł Hitczenko, Keshav P. Pokhrel,Universityof Drexel University (1125-VP-2805) Michigan-Dearborn (1125-VP-3116)

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AWM Workshop: Special Session on Number 10:30AM Symmetries of Rational Functions Arising Theory, I (2572) in Ecalle’s Study of Multiple Zeta Values. Adriana Salerno*, Bates College, Damaris Schindler, Hausdorff Center for 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM A704, Atrium Mathematics, and Amanda Tucker,SUNY Level, Marriott Marquis Geneseo (1125-11-1323)

11:00AM Orbital Integrals and Shalika Germs for Organizers: Alina Bucur,Universityof (2573) sl and sp . Preliminary report. California, San Diego n 2n Sharon M Frechette*, College of the Ellen Eischen,Universityof Holy Cross, Julia Gordon,Universityof Oregon British Columbia, and Lance Robson, Vancouver, British Columbia 8:00AM Ring-LWE for the number theorist. (1125-11-1139) (2567) Yara Elias, Max Planck Institute for 11:30AM Transfer of Transfer. Mathematics, Ekin Ozman,Bogazic˘ ¸i (2574) Thomas C. Hales,Universityof University, Kristin E. Lauter,Microsoft Pittsburgh, Julia Gordon*, University of Research, and Katherine E Stange*, British Columbia, Sharon Frechette, University of Colorado Boulder College of the Holy Cross, and Lance (1125-11-747) Robson, Vancouver, BC (1125-22-1605)

8:30AM Curves with many automorphisms. (2568) Irene Bouw, Ulm University, , Project NExT Workshop University of Michigan, Beth Malmskog, Villanova University, Renate Scheidler, 8:00 AM –6:00PM Regency Ballroom VI, University of Calgary, Padmavathi Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Srinivasan, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Christelle Vincent*, AMS Special Session on Women in Analysis University of Vermont (1125-14-159) (In Honor of ), I

9:00AM The inverse Galois problem for  (2569) symplectic groups. 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM Embassy E, International Valentijn Karemaker*, University of Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Pennsylvania, Sara Arias-de-Reyna, University of Seville, C´ecile Armana, Organizers: Alexander Reznikov, Universit´edeFranche-Comt´e, Marusia Vanderbilt University Rebolledo,Universit´e Blaise Pascal Oleksandra Beznosova, Clermont-Ferrand 2, Lara Thomas, University of Alabama Universit´e de Franche-Comt´e, and Nuria´ Vila, University of Barcelona Hyun-Kyoung Kwon, (1125-11-641) University of Alabama Katharine Ott, Bates College 9:30AM Explicit constructions of Ramanujan (2570) Bigraphs. 8:30AM Boundary value problems for second Cristina M Ballantine*, College of the (2575) order parabolic and elliptic operators. Holy Cross, Brooke Feigon,The Jill C Pipher,BrownUniversity City College of New York, Radhika (1125-35-1568) Ganapathy, University of British 9:00AM The Dirichlet problem for elliptic systems Columbia, Janne Kool, Max Plank (2576) with data in Kothe¨ function spaces. Institute for Mathematics, Kathrin Irina Mitrea, Department of Maurischat, University of Heidelberg, Mathematics, Temple University and Amy Wooding, McGill University (1125-35-1949) (1125-20-746) 9:30AM Analysis of 2+1 Diffusive-Dispersive PDE 10:00AM Classification of Elliptic Fibrations of a (2577) Arising in River Braiding. (2571) Singular K3 Surface. Saleh Tanveer,TheOhioState Marie Jos´eBertin, Jussieu Institute of University, and Charis Tsikkou*, West Mathematics, Pierre and Marie Curie Virginia University (1125-35-811) University, France, Alice Garbagnai, 10:00AM Box approximation for a University of Milan,Italy, Ruthi Hortsch*, (2578) pseudo-differential operator with an Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics, unbounded symbol. Odile Lecacheux, Jussieu Institute of Vita Borovyk*, University of Cincinnati, Mathematics, Pierre and Marie Curie and Konstantin Makarov,Universityof University, France, Makiko Mase,Tokyo Missouri (1125-47-1261) Metropolitan University, Japan, Cec´ilia Salgado, Federal University of Rio de 10:30AM On an extension of Minkowski’s theorem Janeiro, Brazil, and Ursula Whitcher,  (2579) for measures. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Galyna V Livshyts, Georgia institute of (1125-11-783) technology (1125-52-432)

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11:00AM Persistence as a spectral property. ASL Invited Address (2580) Naomi Feldheim, Ohad Feldheim, Stanford University, and Shahaf Nitzan*, 9:00 AM –9:50AM A707, Atrium Georgia Institute of Technology Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-42-1680) (2588) Expansions of Divisible Ordered Abelian 11:30AM Falconer conjecture and its variants. Groups Without the Independence (2581) Alex Iosevich, University of Rochester Property. (1125-42-620) Alfred R Dolich,Kingsborough Community College and The Graduate MAA Invited Paper Session on New Center (CUNY) (1125-03-857) Directions in Quantitative Literacy for General Education, in Honor of Lynn Steen MAA Minicourse #9: Part B

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L504 & L505, Lobby 8:30 AM –10:50AM A706, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Statistical Education of Teachers Organizers: Catherine Crockett,Point Presenters: Anna E. Bargagliotti, Loyola Loma Nazarene University Marymount University Christine Franklin, Gary Franchy,Southwestern University of Georgia Michigan College Denise Spangler,University of Georgia Andrew Miller,Belmont University MAA Minicourse #10: Part B

8:30AM Carnegie’s Quantway Pathway: Using a 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L508, Lobby  (2582) Network Improvement Approach to Improve Quantitative Literacy Level, Marriott Marquis Pedagogies. Teaching an Applied Topology Course Cinnamon Hillyard,Universityof Washington Bothell (1125-AD-3029) Presenters: Colin Adams, Williams College 9:00AM A Quantitative Reasoning Approach to Robert Franzosa,University  (2583) Algebra for Business Students: Analysis of Maine and Preliminary Results. Victor I Piercey, Ferris State University MAA Minicourse #11: Part B (1125-AD-613) 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM L506 & L507, Lobby 9:30AM On Utilitarian and Aesthetic Goals of Level, Marriott Marquis (2584) Mathematics Education: Quantitative Literacy and Humanistic Mathematics. Teaching an Introduction to the Gizem Karaali, Pomona College Mathematics of Computer Graphics (1125-AD-781) Presenter: Nathan C. Carter, Bentley University 10:00AM Quantitative Literacy and Social Justice: (2585) From Basic Examples to Transformative Experiences. MAA Panel Lily S. Khadjavi, Loyola Marymount University (1125-AD-2252) 9:00 AM –10:20AM International 6, International Level, Marriott Marquis 10:30AM Thinking Quantitatively: Teaching and Outside the Equation - Exploring  (2586) Assessing a Quantitative Reasoning Course. Alternative Forms of Mathematical Communication Eric Gaze, Bowdoin College (1125-AD-1853) Organizer: Samuel Hansen, ACMEScience AMS Invited Address Panelists: Anna Haensch,Dusquense Univeristy

9:00 AM –9:50AM Atrium Ballroom, Robert Schneider,Emory Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis University Edmund Harriss,University (2587) Arrival time. of Arkansas Tobias Holck Colding, Massachusetts Tim Chartier,Davidson Institute of Technology (1125-00-9) College

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MAA Panel Discussion Employment Center

9:00 AM –10:20AM International 5, 9:00 AM – NOON Centennial Ballroom, International Level, Marriott Marquis Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency

Roadblocks for Implementing Active ASL Invited Address Learning Strategies in Calculus Courses Organizers: Debbie Gochenaur, 10:00 AM –10:50AM A707, Atrium Shippensburg University Level, Marriott Marquis Larissa Schroeder, (2589) Computation and information in sofic University of Hartford shifts. Panelists: Angie Hodge,Universityof Linda Brown Westrick,Universityof Nebraska Omaha Connecticut (1125-00-123) Matthew Boelkins,Grand Valley State University MAA Special Presentation

Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd 10:00 AM –10:50AM Regency Ballroom College VII, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency MAA Workshop Weird Ways to Multiply (and isn’t the spelling of ”weird” weird?) 9:00 AM –10:20AM M304, Marquis Presenter: James Tanton,MAA Level, Marriott Marquis NAM Business Meeting Using Interactive Dynamic Technology in Teaching Introductory Statistics: 10:00 AM –10:50AM A708, Atrium Simulation-Based Inference. Level, Marriott Marquis Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State University MAA Invited Address Presenters: Beth Chance, California Polytechnic State University 10:05 AM –10:55AM Atrium Ballroom, San Luis Obispo Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Chris Franklin,American (2590) Finding meaningful patterns: the Statistics Association decoding of the human microbiome. Darren Starnes,The Susan Holmes, Stanford University Lawrenceville School (1125-A0-26)

NAM Panel Discussion MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Logic and Foundations 9:00 AM –9:50AM A708, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis 10:30 AM – 11:55 AM Kennesaw, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency Transforming Post-Secondary Education (TPSE) Mathematics: Implications for the Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Preparation of African American College Undergraduates and Institutions. Kimberly Presser, Moderator: Duane Cooper, Morehouse Shippensburg University College Melvin Royer, Indiana Panelists: Sylvester James Gates,Jr., Wesleyan University University of Maryland at 10:30AM Split Principles. College Park (2591) Kaethe Minden, The Graduate Center, CUNY (1125-VJ-1927) Frank Ingram, Winston-Salem State 10:45AM A Mitchell-like order for Ramsey University (2592) cardinals. Erin Carmody, Nebraska Wesleyan Asamoah Nkwanta,Morgan University, Victoria Gitman and Miha E. State University Habiˇc*,TheGraduateCenter,CUNY Suzanne L. Weekes, (1125-VJ-1928) Worcester Polytechnic 11:00AM Term Functors and Signature Product Institute (2593) Models: A Brief. Preliminary report. Cyrus F Nourani, DAI TU Berlin,DE & SFU Exhibits and Book Sales Burnaby, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and Patrik Eklund*, Umea University, 9:00 AM – NOON Grand Hall, Exhibit Department of Computing Science, Level, Hyatt Regency SE-90187 Umea, Sweden (1125-VJ-2308)

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11:15AM Club Guessing in Prikry Models. Ben Wilson,Stevenson (2594) Preliminary report. University Shehzad Ahmed, Ohio University Panelists: Amanda Sutherland, (1125-VJ-2463) Shenandoah University 11:30AM Separable equivalence. Preliminary  (2595) report. Presenters: Martha Byrne, Sonoma State University Ron Taylor*, Berry College, Carter Smith, Georgia Tech / Berry College, and Randall Crist,Creighton Michael Papazian, Berry College University (1125-VJ-2942) Eric Hsu, San Francisco 11:45AM Effective Categoricity of Infinite Directed State University (2596) Graphs and Trees. Preliminary report. Thomas LoFaro,Gustavus Hakim J. Walker,TheGeorge Adolphus College Washington University (1125-VJ-3013)

MAA Panel ASL Invited Address

10:35 AM – 11:55 AM International 5, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM A707, Atrium International Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis The Impact of High School Calculus on (2597) An application of model theory to the Transition to College Mathematics noncommutative algebra. Organizers: David Bressoud, Macalester Rahim Moosa, University of Waterloo College (1125-03-122) Brendan Murphy,John SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students Bapst High School and Teachers(SIGMAA MCST) Special Panelists: Vilma Mesa,Universityof Presentation Michigan

Dixie Ross, Pflugerville High 11:00 AM – NOON Regency Ballroom V, School Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Phillip Sadler, Math Circle Demonstration Bill Trapp, The College Board Mathemati-Con Special Presentation

MAA Panel 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Regency Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM International 6, International Level, Marriott Marquis Mathemagician Presenter: Arthur Benjamin,Harvey What We Talk About When We Talk About Mudd College Mathematics Organizers: Samuel Hansen, Mathemati-Con Presents: Showtime! ACMEScience Colin Adams, Williams 11:00 AM – NOON Regency Ballroom VII, College and Author Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Panelists: Evelyn Lamb,Scientific American Blog Network and Three highly entertaining mathematics Freelance Journalist presentations by Arthur Benjamin, Sarah Beth Malmskog, Villanova Greenwald, and Tim and Tanya Chartier. University MAA Business Meeting Project NExT Session 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM Atrium Ballroom, 10:45 AM – NOON Regency Ballroom VI, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Mathemati-Con Special Presentation Surviving and Thriving in Your First Course using Active Learning Techniques 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM Regency Ballroom Organizers: Leesa Anzaldo,University VII, Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency of Wisconsin-Madison Sarah Hanusch,SUNY Mathematical morsels from the Simpsons Oswego and Futurama. Scott Hottovy, United States Presenter: Sarah J. Greenwald, Naval Academy Appalachian State University

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Mathemati-Con Special Presentation 2:30PM On sets of cardinality 2 of nondecreasing  (2602) diameter. 11:40 AM – NOON Regency Ballroom VII, Adam T. O’Neal*andMichael Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Schroeder, Marshall University (1125-05-792) Mime-matics 3:00PM Classically Integral Quadratic Forms Presenters: Tanya Chartier,The  (2603) ExceptingatMostTwoValues. Davidson Center Madeleine Barowsky*, Wellesley Tim Chartier,Davidson College, William Damron,Davidson College College, Andres Mejia, Bard College, Frederick Saia, Tufts University, AMS Business Meeting Nolan Schock, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, and 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Atrium Ballroom, Katherine Thompson,DePaulUniversity Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-11-125) 3:30PM Enumeration of Triangles in a 2t th NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture  (2604) Residue Graph. Benjamin J. Hamlin*, Joshua K. 1:00 PM –1:50PM A708, Atrium Lambert, Armstrong State University, Level, Marriott Marquis and Mark R. Budden, Western Carolina University (1125-05-1066)

(2598) Paths of minimal lengths on the set of 4:00PM Isoperimetric tiling in the hyperbolic exact differential k–forms.  (2605) plane. Wilfrid D. Gangbo*, Mathematics Leonardo Di Giosia, Lewis & Clark Department, UCLA, Bernard Dacorogna, College and Williams College, Jahanger EPFL, Swiss, and Olivier Kneuss, Habib, Williams College, Lea Industry (1125-49-2327) Kenigsberg, Stony Brook University and Williams College, Dylanger Pittman AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research and Weitao Zhu*, Williams College in Mathematics by Undergraduates and (1125-51-543) Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, IV 4:30PM The Log Convex Density Conjecture in  (2606) Hyperbolic Space. 1:00 PM –5:20PM International 8, International Leonardo S. Digiosia*, Lewis & Clark Level, Marriott Marquis College, Williams College, Lea Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Kenigsberg, Stony Brook University, Rochester Institute of Williams College, Dylanger Pittman, Jay Technology Habib, Williams College, and Weitao Zhu, WIlliams College (1125-53-583) Tamas Forgacs, California State University, Fresno 5:00PM Double Bubbles In Borell Space.  (2607) Preliminary report. Ugur Abdulla,Florida Leonardo DiGiosia, Lewis & Clark Institute of Technology College, Jahangir Habib, Williams 1:00PM Impact of Light and Temperature on the College, Lea Kenigsberg,Stony  (2599) Transpiration Ratio of Plants. Brook University, Dylanger Pittman* Payson Merrit Lippert*andLaurie and Weitao Zhu, Williams College Battle, Montana Tech of the University of (1125-51-1372) Montana (1125-92-440) 1:30PM Living on the Edge: Improved AMS Special Session on Advanced  (2600) Reconstruction of Fourier Series using Mathematical Programming and Jump Information with Applications to Applications MRI. Jade Larriva-Latt, Wellesley College, 1:00 PM –5:50PM M301, Marquis Angela Morrison*, Albion College, Level, Marriott Marquis Alison Radgowski, Goucher College, and Joseph Tobin, University of Virginia Organizers: Ram N. Mohapatra, (1125-42-2406) University of Central Florida 2:00PM Predicting methane concentration in the Ram U. Verma,Universityof  (2601) atmosphere through mathematical North Texas modeling, computation and simulation. Gayatri Pany,Indian Christopher Moro*, Inter American University of PR- Bayamon Campus, Institute of Technology Padmanabhan Seshaiyer,GeorgeMason 1:00PM A study on vector invex equilibrium University, and Carmen Caiseda,Inter (2608) problems with convexificator approach. American University of PR- Bayamon Gayatri Pany, Indian Institute of Campus (1125-65-2650) Technology (1125-90-338)

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1:30PM On the asymptotic behavior of the 1:00PM Zeros of normalized combinations of the  (2609) solutions to the general weighted low (2618) Riemann Xi function on the critical line. rank approximation as one block of the Sneha Chaubey*, Amita Malik, weights approach to infinity. Preliminary Nicolas Robles and Alexandru report. Zaharescu, University of Illinois at Xin Li*andAritra Dutta,Universityof Urbana-Champaign (1125-11-990) Central Florida (1125-15-2490) 1:30PM On r -gaps between zeros of the Riemann 2:00PM Self Adjoint Operator Harmonic (2619) zeta-function. Preliminary report. (2610) Chebyshev-Gruss¨ Inequalities. Caroline Turnage-Butterbaugh,Duke George A Anastassiou,Universityof University (1125-11-2148) Memphis (1125-47-157) 2:00PM Microlocal analysis on representations 2:30PM Extended Complementarity Problems. (2620) and number-theoretic applications. (2611) Sabyasachi Pani*andBijaya Kumar Paul D Nelson, ETH Zurich Sahu, Indian Institute of Technology (1125-11-2857) Bhubaneswar (1125-90-1566) 2:30PM Averages of twisted GL(2) L-functions.  3:00PM A Problem of Weighted Low-Rank (2621) Jesse Thorner, Stanford University (2612) Approximation of Matrices and its (1125-11-986) Applications in Machine Learning. 3:00PM Average central values of the degree 4 Aritra Dutta*andXin Li,Universityof (2622) L-function on GSp(4)/Q. Central Florida (1125-65-2488) MariaMonicaNastasescu,Brown University (1125-11-1770) 3:30PM Optimal methods to withstand cyber (2613) attacks: two case studies. 3:30PM Cubic Moments of L-functions and the Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen,Universityof (2623) Petersson formula for newforms. Central Florida (1125-49-3007) Ian Petrow, Ecole Polytechnique F´ed´erale de Lausanne (1125-11-803) 4:00PM Mathematical Programming Approach (2614) Applied to Solve Aircraft Recovery 4:00PM The 4th moment of quadratic Dirichlet Problems. (2624) L-functions in function fields. Deepmala*, SQC & OR Unit, Indian Alexandra M Florea, Stanford University Statistical Institute, Kolkata, and R. N. (1125-11-825) Mohapatra, University of Central Florida 4:30PM Sums of arithmetic functions over short (1125-49-757) (2625) intervals. 4:30PM On relations between vector variational Brad Rodgers, University of Michigan (2615) inequality and nonsmooth vector (1125-11-864) optimization problems via strict 5:00PM Correlations of multiplicative functions minimizers. (2626) and applications. Balendu Bhooshan Upadhyay,National Oleksiy Klurman, Department of Institute of Technology Manipur Mathematics, University of Montreal (1125-90-701) and University College 5:00PM Possibilistic Optimization: Some Recent (1125-11-1650) (2616) Developments. Preliminary report. 5:30PM New Sifting Iterations. Preliminary report. Pankaj Gupta, Department of  (2627) Zarathustra Elessar Brady,Stanford Operational Research, Faculty of (1125-11-2077) Mathematical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India AMS Special Session on Applications of (1125-90-1758) Partially Ordered Sets in Algebraic, 5:30PM Portfolio Optimization: Some Recent Topological, and Enumerative (2617) Developments. Preliminary report. Combinatorics, II Mukesh Kumar Mehlawat,Universityof Delhi, India (1125-90-1764) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Spring, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency AMS Special Session on Analytic Number Theory and Arithmetic, II Organizers: Rafael S. Gonz´alez D’Leon´ , University of Kentucky 1:00 PM –5:50PM Inman, Conference Joshua Hallam,WakeForest Level, Hyatt Regency University

Organizers: Robert Lemke Oliver,Tufts 1:00PM Homology of Filters in the Partition University (2628) Lattice. Dustin Hedmark,UniversityofKentucky Paul Pollack,Universityof (1125-05-816) Georgia 1:30PM C-Monoids in Species and Posets. Frank Thorne,Universityof (2629) Miguel A. Mendez, Universidad Antonio South Carolina Narino˜ (UAN) (1125-12-978)

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2:00PM On conjugacy classes of Sn containing all 3:00PM Super-Apollonian continued fractions. (2630) irreducibles. Preliminary report. (2641) Preliminary report. Sheila Sundaram, Pierrepont School, Sneha Chaubey, University of Illinois, Westport, CT (1125-05-1720) Urbana-Champaign, Elena Fuchs, 2:30PM A poset approach to the q-Stirling University of California, Davis, Robert  (2631) numbers. Hines*andKatherine Stange,University Yue Cai*, Texas A&M University, and of Colorado, Boulder (1125-11-933) Margaret Readdy,UniversityofKentucky 3:30PM Simple applications of continued (1125-05-316)  (2642) fractions and an elementary result on 3:00PM Infinite Neighbor Complexes. Heron’s algorithm (with a generalization (2632) James J Madden, Louisiana State to n-adic numbers). University, and Trevor McGuire*, Illinois Antonino Leonardis, Milan, Italy Wesleyan University (1125-05-1144) (1125-11-1224) 3:30PM Colorful Graph Associahedra. Preliminary 4:00PM On multidimensional Diophantine (2633) report. (2643) approximation of algebraic numbers. Satyan L Devadoss*, University of San Csan´ad Bertok´ *, University of Debrecen, Diego, and Mia Smith, Williams College Institute of Mathematics, Hungary, Attila (1125-05-648) Petho˝, University of Debrecen, Institute 4:00PM The configuration space of a robotic arm of Informatics, Hungary, and Michael E.  (2634) in a tunnel. Pohst, Technische Universit¨at Berlin, Federico Ardila*, San Francisco State Berlin, Germany (1125-11-727) University, Hanner Bastidas,Universidad 4:30PM On the subgroup generated by solutions del Valle, Cesar Ceballos,Universityof (2644) of Pell’s equation and elements of order 2 Vienna, and John Guo, San Francisco in the corresponding quotient group. State University (1125-05-303) Elena C. Covill, Mohammad Javaheri 4:30PM The Frankl Conjecture for subgroup and Nikolai A. Krylov*, Siena College (2635) lattices. (1125-11-992) Alireza Abdollahi, University of Isfahan, 5:00PM Indefinite forms, continued fractions, and Russ Woodroofe*, Mississippi State  (2645) binary necklaces. Preliminary report. University, and Gjergji Zaimi,Los Barry R Smith, Lebanon Valley College Angeles, CA (1125-05-896) (1125-11-116) 5:00PM Baxter posets. 5:30PM Conjugates and reduced surds for non (2636) Emily Meehan, North Carolina State  (2646) simple continued fractions. Preliminary University (1125-05-1101) report. 5:30PM Parabolic generalizations of the Catalan John Greene*andJesse Schmieg, (2637) numbers. University of Minnesota Duluth Matthew J Willis, Wesleyan University (1125-11-82) (1125-05-357) AMS Special Session on Graphs and Matrices, AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, II II 1:00 PM –5:50PM Embassy D, International 1:00 PM –5:50PM Dunwoody, Conference Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Level, Hyatt Regency Organizers: Sudipta Mallik,Northern Organizers: James McLaughlin,West Arizona University Chester University Keivan Hassani Monfared, Gerem´ias Polanco, University of Calgary Hampshire College Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity Bryan Shader,Universityof College Wyoming 1:00PM Average mixing of quantum walks. 1:00PM Some questions related to RII continued (2638) fractions. (2647) Chris Godsil, University of Waterloo Mourad E. H. Ismail,Universityof (1125-15-887) Central Florida (1125-33-683) 2:00PM Quantum state transfer on graphs with 2:00PM Continued fractions and Stern (2648) potential. Preliminary report. (2639) polynomials. Mark Kempton, Center of Mathematical Karl Dilcher*, Dalhousie University, Sciences and Applications, Harvard and Larry Ericksen, Millville, NJ University (1125-05-2788) (1125-11-1306) 2:30PM Nowhere–zero bases for the nullspace of 2:30PM Continued fractions from Stern numbers  (2649) the incidence matrices of graphs.  (2640) and generalized polynomials. Saieed Akbari, Amir Hossein Ghodrati, Larry Ericksen*, Millville, New Jersey, Sharif University of Technology, and and Karl Dilcher, Dalhousie University Shahriar Shahriari*, Pomona College (1125-11-1686) (1125-05-1735)

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3:00PM The Eigenvalues of the Graphs D(4,q). 3:00PM A disconnected deformation space of (2650) Preliminary report. (2659) rational maps. Preliminary report. G. Eric Moorhouse, Department of Eriko Hironaka*, Florida State Mathematics, University of Wyoming, University/AMS, and Sarah Koch, Shuying Sun*, Department of University of Michigan (1125-57-429) Mathematical Sciences, University 4:00PM On the complexity of finite subgraphs of of Delaware, and Jason Williford, (2660) thecurvegraph. Department of Mathematics, University of Edgar A Bering, University of Illinois - Wyoming (1125-05-225) Chicago, Gabriel Conant,Universityof 3:30PM Combinatorial conditions that preclude Notre Dame, and Jonah Gaster*, Boston  (2651) SAPpiness. College (1125-51-1498) Louis Deaett, Quinnipiac University, and 4:30PM The braid group of crystallographic Colin M Garnett*, Black Hills State (2661) complex reflection groups. University (1125-15-1620) Philip C Puente,UniversityofNorth 4:00PM Algebraic conditions induced by matrix Texas (1125-55-2703) (2652) patterns. Preliminary report. Louis Deaett*, Quinnipiac University, AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems and Colin Garnett, Black Hills State and Multivariate Signal Analysis, II University (1125-15-1645) 4:30PM Generalizations of the Strong Arnold 1:00 PM –5:50PM International 9, International (2653) Property and the inverse eigenvalue Level, Marriott Marquis problem of a graph. Leslie Hogben, Iowa State University and Organizers: M. Zuhair Nashed, American Institute of Mathematics University of Central Florida (1125-15-334) Willi Freeden,Universityof Kaiserslautern 5:00PM Signed graphs with maximum nullity at (2654) most two. Otmar Scherzer,University Marina Arav*, Frank Hall, Hein van der of Vienna Holst and Zongshan Li,GeorgiaState 1:00PM Shannon-Type Sampling, Paley-Wiener University (1125-15-2169) (2662) Reproducing Hilbert Space Structure, and 5:30PM Essential sign change numbers of full Multi-Variate Antenna Problem.  (2655) sign pattern matrices. Willi Freeden*, University of Xiaofeng Chen, Chongqing Jiaotong Kaiserslautern, and M Zuhair Nashed, University, Wei Fang, North University of University of Central Florida China, Wei Gao, Auburn University, (1125-42-1477) Yubin Gao, North University of China, 1:30PM Ultrasonic tomography inversion of the Guangming Jing, Zhongshan Li*, (2663) Helmholtz equation via indefinite Georgia State University, Yanling convolution. Shao, North University of China, and Frank Stenger,UniversityofUtah Lihua Zhang, Georgia State University (1125-41-3121) (1125-15-2042) 2:00PM Some inverse problems and boundary (2664) controls for phase-space transport AMS Special Session on Group Actions and equations. Geometric Structures, II Guillaume Bal, Columbia University (1125-35-2144) 1:00 PM –4:50PM International C, International 2:30PM Inverse Transport and Acousto-Optic Level, Marriott Marquis (2665) Imaging. John C Schotland, Department of Organizers: Anna Wienhard,Universit¨at Heidelberg Mathematics, University of Michigan (1125-35-1587) Jeffrey Danciger,University 3:00PM Numerical implementation of π-line of Texas at Austin (2666) reconstruction formulas in tomography. 1:00PM Fast Nielsen–Thurston Classification. Adel Faridani, Oregon State University  (2656) Dan Margalit*, Balazs Strenner,Georgia (1125-65-2183) ˝ Institute of Technology, and S. Oyku¨ 3:30PM Inverse Problems for the Wave Equation Yurttas¸, Dicle University (1125-57-1356)  (2667) on Graphs. 2:00PM The geometry of locally homogeneous Sergei Avdonin*, Nina Avdonina, (2657) complex manifolds. University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Andrew Michael Sanders,Universityof Julian Edward, Florida International Heidelberg (1125-51-557) University (1125-93-1028) 2:30PM Classification of generalized cusps. 4:00PM Stability in an hybrid inverse conductivity (2658) Samuel A Ballas*, Florida State (2668) problems from minimal data. Preliminary University, Daryl Cooper,Universityof report. California Santa Barbara, and Arielle Alexandru Tamasan,Universityof Leitner, Technion (1125-51-732) Central Florida (1125-35-3135)

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4:30PM Graph filter banks and signal 4:00PM A tale of two bases: local-nonlocal (2669) reconstruction. Preliminary report. (2678) regularization on image patches with Cheng Cheng*, University of Central convolution framelets. Florida, Junzheng Jiang, Guilin Rujie Yin*, Tingran Gao, Department of University of Electronic Technology, and Mathematics, Duke University, Yue M. Lu, Qiyu Sun, University of Central Florida John A. Paulson School of Engineering (1125-94-1684) and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, and Ingrid Daubechies, Department 5:00PM Variational Multiscale Estimators for of Mathematics, Duke University (2670) Nonparametric Regression and Statistical (1125-41-627) Inverse Problems. 4:30PM Some recent advances on equiangular Miguel del Alamo*, Axel Munk and (2679) tight frames. Housen Li, Institute for Mathematical Matthew Fickus, Dept. of Mathematics Stochastics, Georg-August-University & Statistics, Air Force Institute of Goettingen (1125-62-1825) Technology (1125-42-224)

5:30PM Parameter Choices for Fast Harmonic 5:00PM Biangular Harmonic Frames. (2671) Spline Approximation. (2680) Peter G. Casazza*, John Haas, Amineh Martin Gutting, University of Siegen, Farzannia, University of Missouri, and Germany (1125-65-2263) Tin T. Tran, Department of Mathematics (1125-43-687) AMS Special Session on Mathematics of 5:30PM 1-Bit Tensor Completion. Preliminary Signal Processing and Information, II (2681) report. Navid Ghadermarzy*, Yaniv Plan and Ozgur Yilmaz,Mathematics 1:00 PM –5:50PM International 10, Department, University of British International Level, Marriott Marquis Columbia (1125-94-853)

Organizers: Rayan Saab,Universityof AMS Special Session on Measure and California, San Diego Measurable Dynamics (In Memory of Dorothy Maharam, 1917-2014) Mark Iwen, Michigan State University 1:00 PM –5:50PM M101, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis 1:00PM On Generalized Phase Retrieval. (2672) Yang Wang, The Hong Kong University of Organizer: Cesar Silva, Williams Science and Technology (1125-41-893) College 1:00PM Benford’s Law: Detecting Fraud in 1:30PM Phase Retrieval: under Corruption or  (2682) Business Using Ergodic Theory. (2673) with Quantization. Preliminary report. Thang Huynh,UCSanDiego Jane M. Hawkins, Univ. of N. Carolina at (1125-90-1009) Chapel Hill (1125-37-758) 2:00PM Dorothy Maharam’s ”On orbits under 2:00PM Multichannel Blind Deconvolution: (2674) New models, Fast algorithms, and (2683) ergodic measure preserving Mathematical Performance Guarantees. transformations”. Justin Romberg*, Kiryung Lee and Ning Terrence M Adams,U.S.Government Tian, Georgia Institute of Technology (1125-37-774) (1125-94-1143) 2:30PM Radon-Nikodym derivatives for rational (2684) p-adic translations. 2:30PM Error moments and optimal sampling Joanna Furno, Indiana University-Purdue (2675) distributions for the randomized University Indianapolis (1125-37-1421) Kaczmarz algorithm. 3:00PM Proximal and distal equivalence of Alexander M Powell*, Vanderbilt (2685) minimal flows. University, and Xuemei Chen,University Joseph Auslander,Universityof of San Francisco (1125-42-1292) Maryland (1125-37-2217) PM 3:00PM Batched Stochastic Gradient Descent with 3:30 Polynomial ergodic descent and  (2676) Weighted Sampling. (2686) uniformly metastable convergence. Deanna Needell*, Claremont McKenna Eduardo Duenez˜ *andJos´eNIovino, College / UCLA, and Rachel Ward,UT University of Texas, San Antonio Austin (1125-65-182) (1125-37-2337) 4:00PM Distances between regular languages 3:30PM Breaking sample complexity barriers via  (2687) using entropy. Preliminary report. (2677) nonconvex optimization? Kelly B. Yancey*, Austin J. Parker and Mahdi Soltanolkotabi, Department of Matthew P. Yancey, Institute for Defense Electrical Engineering, University of Analyses - Center for Computing Southern California (1125-49-795) Sciences (1125-37-691)

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4:30PM Partially Bounded Transformations have AMS Special Session on NSFD Discretizations: (2688) Trivial Centralizer. Recent Advances, Applications, and Johann D. Gaebler*, Harvard University, Unresolved Issues Cesar E. Silva, Williams College, Xiaoyu Xu, Princeton University, and Zirui Zhou, 1:00 PM –5:50PM L405 & L406, Lobby University of California, Berkeley (1125-37-1077) Level, Marriott Marquis

5:00PM Qptimal Quantization. Organizers: Talitha M. Washington, (2689) Dogan Comez, North Dakota Howard University State University, and Mrinal K Ronald E. Mickens,Clark Roychowdhury*, University of Texas Rio Atlanta University Grande Valley (1125-37-759) 1:00PM What is a NSFD Scheme? 5:30PM The mathematical work of Dorothy  (2698) Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta (2690) Maharam in ergodic theory and measure University (1125-39-485) theory. Preliminary report. Cesar E Silva, Williams College 2:00PM A NSFD Scheme For Discretizing Radial (1125-37-2600)  (2699) Derivatives: History, Application and Significance. AMS Special Session on Minimal Integral Ron Buckmire, National Science Models of Algebraic Curves, II Foundation (1125-65-407)

2:30PM Construction of Dynamically-consistent 1:00 PM –5:50PM The Learning Center, (2700) Discrete-time Models Arising in the Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Natural and Engineering Sciences. Abba Gumell, Arizona State University Organizer: Tony Shaska,Oakland (1125-92-490) University 3:00PM Continuous and discrete models for the (2701) declines of honeybee colonies. 1:00PM Regular models of curves. Preliminary Jean MS Lubuma*, Mataeli B Lerata and (2691) report. Abdullahi Yusuf, University of Pretoria Dino J Lorenzini, University of Georgia (1125-92-98) (1125-14-1334) 3:30PM NSFDMs as FOFDMs for robust simulation 2:00PM The Satake sextic in elliptic fibrations on (2702) of parameter sensitive partial differential (2692) K3. equations. Andreas Malmendier*, Utah State Kailash C. Patidar, Department of University, and Tony Shaska,Oakland Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University (1125-14-2062) University of the Western Cape, South Africa (1125-65-29) 3:00PM Surjectivity of Galois Representations in (2693) Rational Families of Abelian Varieties. 4:00PM Employing Conservation Laws to Ashvin A Swaminathan*, Harvard  (2703) Construct Nonstandard Finite Difference University, Aaron Landesman,Stanford Schemes. University, James Tao,Harvard Talitha M Washington,Howard University, and Yujie Xu, California University (1125-39-957) Institute of Technology (1125-11-879) 4:30PM A Class of Nonstandard Finite Difference 3:30PM Dessins d’enfants and a curve of Wiman. (2704) Methods for Autonomous Dynamical (2694) Emilio Bujalance, Antonio F. Costa, Systems. UNED,Spain,andMilagros Izquierdo*, Hristo V Kojouharov*, The University of Linkoping¨ University, Sweden Texas at Arlington, Daniel T Wood and (1125-14-289) Dobromir T Dimitrov,FredHutchinson Cancer Research Center (1125-65-850) 4:00PM Conductors and minimal discriminants of (2695) hyperelliptic curves. 5:00PM Creating Non-standard Finite Difference Padmavathi Srinivasan,Georgia  (2705) Schemes : Why Bother? Preliminary Institute of Technology (1125-11-2325) report. Oluwaseye Adekanye*andTalitha 5:00PM Higher-order Weierstrass points on Washington,HowardUniversity (2696) certain hyperelliptic curves, superelliptic (1125-39-401) curves, and associated towers. Caleb McKinley Shor,WesternNew 5:30PM Global Dynamics and Geometry of England University (1125-14-2886)  (2706) Competitive Maps. Preliminary report. E Cabral Balreira*, Saber Elaydi,Trinity 5:30PM An explicit theta lift from Hilbert modular University, and Rafael Luis,Centerfor (2697) forms to Siegel parmodular forms. Mathematical Analysis, Geometry, and Malcolm Edward Rupert,Universityof Dynamical Systems, Technical University Idaho (1125-11-3012) of Lisbon (1125-51-1397)

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AMS Special Session on New Developments in AMS Special Session on Open & Accessible Noncommutative Algebra & Representation Problems for Undergraduate Research, II Theory, II 1:00 PM –5:50PM International 4, International 1:00 PM –5:50PM A705, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Organizers: Allison Henrich, Seattle Organizers: Ellen Kirkman,WakeForest University University Michael Dorff,Brigham Chelsea Walton,Temple Young University University Nicholas Scoville, Ursinus 1:00PM Cartan Subalgebras for Quantum College (2707) Symmetric Pair Coideals. Preliminary 1:00PM Some open problems in computational report.  (2717) Galois theory. Gail Letzter, National Security Agency Chad Awtrey, Elon University (1125-17-725) (1125-12-1660) 1:30PM Bernstein–Sato polynomials and 1:30PM Undergraduate Research for Non (2708) monodromy conjectures for Weyl  (2718) Academic Careers. arrangements. Alicia Prieto Langarica, Youngstown Asilata Bapat*, The University of State University (1125-97-2518) Georgia, and Robin Walters, Northeastern University (1125-17-2191) 2:00PM Projects for Undergraduates in the  (2719) construction of solutions to truncated 2:00PM Quivers from Double Bruhat Cells of  Moment Problems and applications to (2709) Kac-Moody Algebras. PDEs. Preliminary report. Maitreyee Chandramohan Kulkarni, CFlores, California State University Louisiana State University Channel Islands (1125-35-3142) (1125-00-2164) 2:30PM Open accessible problems in knot theory. 2:30PM Higher Schur-Weyl duality for Lie  (2720) Colin Adams, Williams College (2710) supersubalgebras. Preliminary report. (1125-57-606) Mee Seong Im, United States Military Academy, West Point (1125-16-476) 3:00PM Knot mosaics - something for everyone.  (2721) Lew Ludwig, Denison University 3:00PM Automorphisms, derivations, and (1125-55-1639) (2711) subalgebras of the insertion-elimination algebra. 3:30PM Some problems related to networks, Emilie B Wiesner*, Ithaca College, and  (2722) random walks and choice. Preliminary Matthew Ondrus, Weber State University report. (1125-17-373) Kenneth Stephen Berenhaut,Wake Forest University (1125-60-2951) 3:30PM Path algebras of quivers and (2712) representations of locally finite Lie 4:00PM Undergraduate research projects in algebras.  (2723) graph theory. J Hennig*, University of Alberta, and Dewey Taylor, Virginia Commonwealth S Sierra, University of Edinburgh University (1125-05-2785) (1125-17-2403) 4:30PM Puzzle type undergraduate projects in 4:00PM On the structures of Hopf algebras in  (2724) combinatorics and graph theory. (2713) prime characteristic. Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute Van C. Nguyen*, Northeastern of Technology (1125-05-1017) University, and Xingting Wang,Temple 5:00PM Prime labelings of graphs with the University (1125-16-1349)  (2725) Gaussian integers. 4:30PM Non-noetherian Hopf algebras versus Steven Klee, Seattle University (2714) noetherian Hopf algebras. Preliminary (1125-05-1052) report. 5:30PM Data Mining the MathFeed News App. Xingting Wang*, Temple University,  (2726) Preliminary report. Xiaolan Yu,HangzhouNormal Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd University, and Yinhuo Zhang,University College (1125-62-2632) of Hasselt (1125-16-1769) 5:00PM Projectivity and tensor products for some AMS Special Session on PDE Analysis on (2715) Hopf algebras. Preliminary report. Fluid Flows, II Julia Plavnik*andSarah Witherspoon, Texas A&M University (1125-16-998) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Embassy F, International 5:30PM Eigenvalues of rotations in ribbon fusion Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency (2716) categories. Daniel Barter, University of Michigan, Organizers: Xiang Xu,OldDominion Corey Jones, Australian National University University, and Henry Tucker*, UC San Geng Chen,Georgia Diego (1125-18-2833) Institute of Technology

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Ronghua Pan,Georgia 1:30PM Slender body theory: an error analysis. Institute of Technology  (2737) Preliminary report. Laurel A Ohm, University of Minnesota, 1:00PM Deterministic and stochastic aspects of (2727) fluid mixing. Twin Cities (1125-76-2530) Michele Coti Zelati,Universityof 2:00PM Synchrony and the dynamic dichotomy in Maryland (1125-35-772)  (2738) a class of matrix population models. Amy Veprauskas,Universityof 1:30PM Uniqueness for shock reflection problem. Louisiana, Lafayette (1125-92-1512) (2728) Gui-Qiang Chen,UniversityofOxford, UK, Mikhail Feldman*, University of 2:30PM Rat GPS: Drawing Place Diagrams Wisconsin-Madison, and Wei Xiang,City  (2739) of Neural Codes Using Toric Ideals. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Nida K. Obatake*, Texas A&M University, (1125-35-2142) Elizabeth Gross, San Jose State University, and Nora E. Youngs,Colby 2:00PM Singular Shocks in a Chromatography College (1125-92-246) (2729) Model. Charis Tsikkou, West Virginia University 3:00PM A Computational Model of Ciliary (1125-35-812) (2740) Beating. Preliminary report. Amy Buchmann*, Ricardo Cortez 2:30PM Hyperbolic Conservation Laws for and Lisa Fauci, Tulane University (2730) Isometric Immersions. (1125-76-2889) Dehua Wang, University of Pittsburgh 3:30PM The Generating Family Cohomology Ring (1125-35-885) (2741) for Legendrian Submanifolds. Preliminary 3:00PM Break report. 3:30PM Global wellposedness of cubic Ziva Myer, Bryn Mawr College (2731) Camassa-Holm equations. (1125-53-1051) Qingtian Zhang, University of California, 4:00PM Forget Yellow: Follow the Properly Davis (1125-35-922)  (2742) Colored Brick Road Instead. Kathleen Ryan*, DeSales University, 4:00PM Global dynamics of (2732) Cahn-Hilliard-Brinkman equations in Vincent Coll, Lehigh University, Jonelle critical space. Hook, Mount St. Mary’s University, Kun Zhao, Tulane University Colton Magnant, Georgia Southern (1125-35-662) University, and Karen McCready,King’s College (1125-05-1478) 4:30PM Coupling of free flow with porous media 4:30PM Super-Catalan numbers and rooted (2733) flow.  (2743) binary trees. Preliminary report. Xiaoming Wang, Florida State University Stefanie Wang, Iowa State University (1125-35-2097) (1125-17-1194) 5:00PM Analysis of microstructures in 5:00PM Anewlowerboundfora (2734) martensite-austenite phase transitions (2744) vertex-identifying code in general graphs. using sharp variational bounds. Ryan R. Martin, Iowa State University, Oleksandr Misiats*, Robert Kohn, Brendon Stanton, US Government, and Courant Institute, NYU, and Stefan Shanise Walker*, Iowa State University Muller, (1125-35-109) (1125-05-356) 5:30PM The quasi-geostrophic equations for 5:30PM Saturation and Constructing (2735) large-scale geophysical flows with a free  (2745) (Kt − e)-saturated graphs. Preliminary surface. Preliminary report. report. Qingshan Chen, Clemson University Jessica Fuller*andRonald J. Gould, (1125-35-456) Emory University (1125-05-920)

AMS Special Session on Pure and Applied AMS Special Session on Teaching Assistant Talks by Women Math Warriors Presented by Development Programs: Why and How?, II EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) 1:00 PM –5:50PM International 3, International Level, Marriott Marquis 1:00 PM –5:50PM M106 & M107, Marquis Organizers: ,Boston Level, Marriott Marquis Solomon Friedberg College Organizers: Candice Price,Universityof Jessica Deshler,West San Diego Virginia University Amy Buchman,Tulane Jeffrey Remmel,University University of California, San Diego 1:00PM What is the EDGE(Enhancing Diversity in Lisa Townsley,University  (2736) Graduate Education) Program? Of Georgia Amy Buchmann,TulaneUniversity,and 1:00PM A Dean’s Perspective. Candice Price*, University of San Diego  (2746) David Manderscheid,TheOhioState (1125-00-2899) University (1125-97-766)

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1:30PM Graduate Student Instructor Mentorship 1:00PM Equivalent definitions of product Hardy  (2747) Model: A professional development (2756) spaces on spaces of homogeneous type. that trains experienced graduate Preliminary report. students to pedagogically mentor Maria Cristina Pereyra,Universityof novice mathematics graduate student New Mexico (1125-46-2015) instructors. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Higher order Journe commutators and Sean P Yee*, University of South (2757) multi-parameter BMO. Carolina, and Kimberly Rogers, Bowling Stefanie Petermichl,UniversitePaul Green State University (1125-97-46) Sabatier (1125-42-360) 2:00PM The Teaching Seminar and Beyond: What 2:00PM Cesaro-type` operators on Hardy and  (2748) Do Graduate Students Find Valuable as (2758) Bergman space of analytic functions on They Learn to Teach? the unit ball. Juliana V. Belding, Boston College Snehalatha Ballamoole*, Mississippi (1125-97-719) State University, Starkville, Mississippi, 2:30PM Using research on student learning Thomas Len Miller, Vivien Glass Miller (2749) and teachers’ knowledge to design and Mathew Scott McBride, Mississippi professional development for novice State University (1125-32-2431) college mathematics instructors. 2:30PM Wavelet Sets in Vector Spaces over Cyclic Natasha M. Speer,TheUniversityof (2759) Groups of Prime Order. Maine (1125-97-2383) Azita Mayeli, City University of New 3:00PM Mentoring GTAs as they teach: Providing York, The Graduate Center and (2750) tools to develop successful teachers. Queensborough (1125-42-2340) Lisa Townsley, University of Georgia 3:00PM Uniform sparse domination of singular (1125-97-1428) (2760) integrals via dyadic shifts. 3:30PM ‘I teach’ versus ‘I am a teacher’: The Amalia Culiuc*, Georgia Institute of  (2751) Role of Identity in Graduate Student Technology, Francesco Di Plinio,The Professional Development. University of Virginia, and Yumeng Ou, Eliza Dargan Gallagher,Clemson Massachusetts Institute of Technology University (1125-97-813) (1125-26-1894) 4:00PM Identifying Opportunities to Renovate the 3:30PM Recent Results in Sparse Domination. (2752) Professional Development of Teaching  (2761) Preliminary report. Assistants. Michael T Lacey, Georgia Institute of Fabiana Cardetti,Universityof Technology (1125-42-114) Connecticut (1125-97-982) 4:00PM Muckenhoupt-Wheeden conjectures for 4:30PM How can we help novice college  (2762) sparse operators. (2753) mathematics instructors know what their Cong Q Hoang*andKabe Moen, students know? Questioning strategies University of Alabama (1125-42-575) and formative assessment for the college 4:30PM Strong pseudoconvexity in infinite mathematics classroom. (2763) dimension. Jack Bookman, Duke University Sofia Ortega-Castillo,CIMAT(Mexico) (1125-97-2480) (1125-32-3062) 5:00PM Rutgers TA Training: Continuity and 5:00PM Discussion  (2754) Change. Michael Weingart,RutgersUniversity MAA Minicourse #7: Part B (1125-00-1227)

5:30PM From Graduate Student to Classroom 1:00 PM –3:00PM L504 & L505, Lobby (2755) Teacher: Constructing Pathways for Level, Marriott Marquis Success. Robin J. Gottlieb*andJameel Habib Mathematical Modeling Contest Papers: Al-Aidroos,HarvardUniversity Insights for Instructors and Students (1125-97-681) Presenters: Gregory Rhoads, Appalachian State University AMS Special Session on Women in Analysis William Bauldry, (In Honor of Cora Sadosky), II Appalachian State University

1:00 PM –5:50PM Embassy E, International MAA Minicourse #13: Part B Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency Organizers: Alexander Reznikov, 1:00 PM –3:00PM L506 & L507, Lobby Vanderbilt University Level, Marriott Marquis Oleksandra Beznosova, Teaching Modeling-First Differential University of Alabama Equations–Technology and Complete End Hyun-Kyoung Kwon, Game Efforts. University of Alabama Presenters: Rosemary Farley, Katharine Ott, Bates College Manhattan College

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Jon Paynter, US Military 3:00PM Structure of certain von Neumann Academy (2772) regular rings. Hazar M. Abu-Khuzam,American Therese Shelton, University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Southwestern College (1125-16-2026) Patrice Tiffany, Manhattan College 3:15PM Drinfeld orbifold algebras for symmetric Brian Winkel, SIMIODE (2773) groups. Briana Foster-Greenwood*, Cal Poly MAA Minicourse #15: Part A Pomona, and Cathy Kriloff,IdahoState University (1125-16-2235)

1:00 PM –3:00PM L508, Lobby Level, 3:30PM Strongly Non-Singular Rings, Marriott Marquis (2774) Morita-Equivalence, and the Maximal Unraveling Four Interesting Ciphers Ring of Quotients. Bradley S. McQuaig, Auburn University Presenters: Chris Christensen, (1125-16-2253) Northern Kentucky University 3:45PM Grobner¨ basis for local Weyl modules Jeffrey Ehme,Spelman (2775) for the hyper and trucated current College sl 2–algebras. Angelo Bianchi, Federal University of S˜ao AMS Contributed Paper Session on Paulo (ICT - Unifesp), Brazil, and Evan Associative and Nonassociative Rings and Wilson*, Franklin & Marshall University Algebras, Category Theory, and Homological (1125-17-312) Algebra 4:00PM New Realization of Twisted Toroidal Lie (2776) Algebras. 1:00 PM –5:40PM Fairlie, Conference Naihuan Jing, North Carolina State Level, Hyatt Regency University, Chad R. Mangum*, Niagara University, and Kailash C. Misra,North 1:00PM The Bar Simplicial Module. Carolina State University (1125-17-335) (2764) Jacob Laubacher*, Mihai D. Staic, Bowling Green State University, and Alin 4:15PM Crystal folding. Stancu, Columbus State University (2777) , Whittier College (1125-16-106) John M. Dusel (1125-17-1800) 1:15PM Global Dimension of Connected Hopf (2765) Algebras. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Multiplicities of maximal dominant Daniel O Yee,Universityof (2778) weights of integrable modules. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1125-16-274) Rebecca L. Jayne, Hampden-Sydney 1:30PM An Invitation to A-Calculus for College (1125-17-1993)  (2766) Undergraduates. James S. Cook, Liberty University 4:45PM Principal Subspaces of Twisted Modules (1125-16-276) (2779) of Lattice Vertex Operator Algebras. Michael Penn*, Colorado College, 1:45PM Calculus on a Real Associative Algebra. Christopher Sadowski, Ursinus College, (2767) Daniel J Freese, Liberty University and Gautam Webb, University of Oregon (1125-16-892) (1125-17-2472) 2:00PM The Cancellation Problem for Some  (2768) Quantum Algebras. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Invariants of the Free-Fermion Vertex Xin Tang,Math&Computer (2780) Algebra under the Action of Z/2. Science, Fayetteville State University Olivia Chandrasekhar*, Hanbo Shao (1125-16-1485) and Michael Penn, The Colorado College (1125-17-2572) 2:15PM Associativity and Infinite Matrices.  (2769) Preliminary report. Daniel P. Bossaller*andSergio R. 5:15PM Diagrammatic categorification of the Lopez-Permouth´ , Ohio University (2781) Chebyshev polynomials. Preliminary (1125-16-1499) report. Radmila Sazdanovic*, North Carolina 2:30PM Presenting cyclotomic Schur algebras. State University, and Mikhail Khovanov, (2770) Jieru Zhu*andJonathan Kujawa, Columbia University (1125-18-1534) University of Oklahoma (1125-16-1828)

2:45PM On the representation theory of the 5:30PM Categorified Geometry through Stacks of (2771) marked Brauer algebra. (2782) 2-Rings. Preliminary report. Benjiman C Tharp,Universityof Karthik Yegnesh, Lansdale, Pennsylvania Oklahoma (1125-16-2002) (1125-18-1582)

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AMS Contributed Paper Session on 3:45PM Computing Odd Graceful Labelings in Combinatorics and Graph Theory, IV  (2794) Noncomputable Graphs. Taylor McMillan*andOscar Levin, University of Northern Colorado 1:00 PM –4:55PM Greenbriar, Conference (1125-05-2900) Level, Hyatt Regency 4:00PM Break 1:00PM Vertex Minimal Graphs with Dihedral 4:15PM Enumeration of k-Fuss-Catalan paths and  (2783) Symmetry.  (2795) (k, r )-Fuss-Schroder¨ paths. Preliminary Lindsey-Kay Lauderdale*, Christina report. Graves and Stephen Graves,University JiYoon Jung*, Marshall University, of Texas at Tyler (1125-05-2422) Suhyung An, Yonsei University, and Sangwook Kim, Chonnam National 1:15PM On Robust Colorings of the University (1125-05-2996)  (2784) Hamming-Distance Graph. Isaiah Harney*andHeide 4:30PM Involution Factorizations of Random Gluesing-Luerssen,Universityof (2796) Permutations Chosen from the Ewens Kentucky (1125-05-2481) Distribution. Charles D. Burnette*andEric Schmutz, 1:30PM Unimodal rooted forests. Drexel University (1125-05-3005)  (2785) Katie Anders*andKassie Archer, 4:45PM On Chromatic Number of Generalized University of Texas at Tyler  (2797) Kneser Graphs. Preliminary report. (1125-05-2500) Amir Jafari*andSharareh Alipour, Sharif University of Technology 1:45PM A Remmel-Whitney style rule for products  (2786) of quasisymmetric and symmetric Schur (1125-05-3106) functions. Preliminary report. Elizabeth Niese, Marshall University AMS Contributed Paper Session on (1125-05-2533) Commutative Algebra, Linear and and Matrix Theory 2:00PM Pattern-avoiding cycles. Preliminary  (2787) report. 1:00 PM –5:55PM International 1, International Kassie Archer*andLindsey-Kay Level, Marriott Marquis Lauderdale, University of Texas at Tyler (1125-05-2577) 1:00PM Some properties of saturations of (2798) submodules. 2:15PM Multiplicative properties of partitions of Lokendra Paudel,TheUniversityof  (2788) integers. Akron, and Simplice Tchamna*, Georgia Stephen M. Gagola III, Miami University College (1125-13-565) (1125-05-2579) 1:15PM Polynomial and power series rings with 2:30PM Base Size Sets and Determining Sets.  (2799) finite quotients.  (2789) Joshua D Laison*, Erin M McNicholas, Greg Oman, University of Colorado, Willamette University, and Nicole S Colorado Springs, and Adam Salminen*, Seaders, Oregon State University University of Evansville (1125-13-1264) (1125-05-2589) 1:30PM Foundations of Boij-Soderberg¨ Theory for 2:45PM A Pattern Avoidance Criteria for (2800) Grassmannians.  (2790) Parabolic Fiber Bundle Structures of Nic Ford, University of California, Schubert Varieties. Preliminary report. Berkeley, Jake Levinson*, University of Timothy Alland*andEdward Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Steven Sam, Richmond, Oklahoma State University University of Wisconsin, Madison (1125-05-2649) (1125-13-1545) 1:45PM A class of modules with infinite 3:00PM Reconstructing Partitions from their  (2801) regularity. (2791) Multisets of k-Minors. Luigi Ferraro,Universityof Pakawut Jiradilok,HarvardUniversity Nebraska-Lincoln (1125-13-1698) (1125-05-2661) 2:00PM The Classification of Zero-Divisor Graphs 3:15PM Not all communities are far apart:  (2802) of Commutative Rings Without Identity.  (2792) Incorporating community distance into Preliminary report. community detection. Preliminary report. Darrin Weber,TheUniversityof Stephen J Young*, Tobias Hagge, Tennessee, Knoxville (1125-13-1975) Patrick Mackey, Kathleen Nowak and 2:15PM Homological characterizations of Jennifer Webster,PacificNorthwest (2803) quasi-complete intersections. National Laboratory (1125-05-2851) Jason M Lutz,GonzagaUniversity 3:30PM Oriented Gain Graphs, Line Graphs and (1125-13-2513) (2793) Eigenvalues. 2:30PM Trace ideals of modules and algebras Nathan H Reff, The College at Brockport, (2804) over commutative rings. State University of New York Haydee Lindo, Williams College (1125-05-2872) (1125-13-2702)

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2:45PM Nonunique factorization in the ring of 5:45PM On the structure of certain class of  (2805) integer-valued polynomials. (2817) Hankel-like Kernels. Paul Baginski*, Fairfield University, Troy Banks, Salisbury University Gregory Knapp, Case Western Reserve (1125-15-3000) University, Jad Salem, Oberlin College, and Gabrielle Scullard,Universityof AMS Contributed Paper Session on Rochester (1125-13-3031) Geometry, , 3:00PM Existence of totally reflexive modules in (2806) graded local rings with Hilbert series 1+et +(e − 1)t2. Basanti Sharma Poudyal,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:40PM Techwood, Conference Texas at Arlington (1125-13-3134) Level, Hyatt Regency

3:15PM A Novel Technique for Calculating the (2807) Effective Resistance of an Undirected 1:00PM Is there a Simpson’s line for a Graph. Preliminary report.  (2818) quadrilateral? Emily J Evans*, Jeffery Humpherys and Tanvir Prince, Hostos Community Nathaniel Merrill, Brigham Young College (1125-51-5) University (1125-15-730) 1:15PM History of Geometry’s Origin and 3:30PM Weighted Moore-Penrose Inverses  (2819) Development and Connection to Various  (2808) and the Fundamental Theorem of Mathematical Fields. Preliminary report. Even-Order with Einstein Lina Wu, Borough of Manhattan Product. Preliminary report. Community College-The City University Jun Ji*, Kennesaw State University, of New York (1125-51-369) and Yimin Wei,FudanUniversity (1125-15-1189) 1:30PM Rational Points over Finite Fields on A 3:45PM The epr-sequence over a field of (2820) Family of Higher Genus Curves And  (2809) characteristic 2. Hypergeometric Functions. Xavier Martinez-Rivera, Iowa State Yih Sung,Universityof University (1125-15-1278) Wisconsin-Madison (1125-51-497)

4:00PM Derivations of the Lie algebra of strictly 1:45PM Image reconstruction from limited view (2810) block upper triangular matrices. (2821) Radon data using GPCA. Preliminary Prakash Ghimire, Louisiana State report. University Of Alexandria (1125-15-1833) Sl-ghi Choi, University of Texas at 4:15PM Symmetrization of Principal Minors and Arlington (1125-51-1070)  (2811) Cycle Sums. Huajun Huang and Luke Oeding*, 2:00PM Topological Measure of Order on Lattice Auburn University (1125-15-1973) (2822) Patterns. 4:30PM A New Characterization of Simultaneous Rachel A. Neville*, Patrick Shipman, (2812) Lyapunov Diagonal Stability via Mark Bradley, Colorado State University, Hadamard Products. Francis Motta, Duke University, Mehmet Gumus*andJianhong Xu, and Daniel Pearson, Colorado State Southern Illinois University Carbondale University (1125-51-2802) (1125-15-2411) 2:15PM On the Stationary Acceleration of the 4:45PM A new spectral graph entropy. (2823) Frenet Curves in 3-Dimensional Lie  (2813) Preliminary report. Groups. Robert Erra*, Marwan Burelle, Nemat Abazari*, University of Alexandre Letois,EPITA-FRANCE,and Mohaghegh Ardabili, Department of Mark Angoustures,Akheros&CNAM Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical Paris (1125-15-2442) Sciences., and Ilgin Sager, Missouri 5:00PM The minimum rank problem on loop University of Science and Technology, (2814) graphs. Department of Mathematics and Jephian C.-H. Lin, Iowa State University Statistics (1125-53-2) (1125-15-2495) 2:30PM Non-Solvable Subalgebras of g L (4, R). 5:15PM The of Graphs Joined by   (2824) Preliminary report. (2815) Edges. Ryad Ghanam*, Virginia Commonwealth Boyko Gyurov and Daniel Pinzon*, University in Qatar, and Gerard Georgia Gwinnett College Thompson,UniversityofToledo (1125-15-2890) (1125-53-239) 5:30PM Related problems to the Bernstein-Szego˝  (2816) moment problem in two variables. 2:45PM The G-invariant spectrum and Chung Y Wong*, The College of New (2825) non-orbifold singularities. Jersey, and Hugo J Woerdeman,Drexel Ian M Adelstein*andMary R Sandoval, University (1125-15-2934) Trinity College (1125-53-501)

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3:00PM Spectral Geometry of the Steklov Problem AMS Contributed Paper Session on (2826) on Orbifolds. Mathematical Biology, III Teresa Arias-Marco,Universityof Extremadura, Emily Dryden,Bucknell University, Carolyn Gordon, Dartmouth 1:00 PM –5:55PM International B, International College, Asma Hassannezhad,Max Level, Marriott Marquis Planck Institute for Mathematics, Allie Ray*, Trinity College, Hartford, CT, and Elizabeth Stanhope, Lewis and Clark 1:00PM A Mathematical Model of Translational College (1125-53-1622)  (2837) Regulation by the Integrated Stress Response. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Compact Gradient Shrinking Ricci Laura F. Strube*andFrederick R. Adler, (2827) Solitons, the Hitchin-Thorpe Inequality, University of Utah (1125-92-2243) and Spin Structures. Brian Klatt, Lehigh University (1125-53-1929) 1:15PM ”Fast” and ”slow” traveling impulses and (2838) trains in FitzHugh Model with diffusion 3:30PM Gauss Maps of Embeddings into and cross-diffusion. (2828) Calibrated Manifolds and the h-Principle. Faina Berezovskaya,HowardUniversity Ibrahim Unal, Middle East Technical (1125-92-2258) University (1125-53-2559) 1:30PM Dynamics of a Two-Vector, 3:45PM Classification of with  (2829) Symmetry. Preliminary report. (2839) Two-Pathogen, Two-Host Model. Preliminary report. Jesse W. Hicks, Dixie State University (1125-53-2565) Caleb L Adams,RadfordUniversity (1125-92-2286) 4:00PM Symplectically replacing plumbings with (2830) Euler characteristic 2 4-manifolds. 1:45PM Density and Environmental-Dependent Jonathan Simone, University of Virginia  (2840) Transmission in the North American (1125-53-2878) Gypsy and Its Two Pathogens. Eli E Goldwyn*, Trinity College, and 4:15PM Quantum analogues of geometric Greg Dwyer, University of Chicago (2831) information theoretic inequalities. (1125-92-2315) Stefan Huber, Robert Koenig,IAS& Technical University of Munich, Germany, and Anna Vershynina*, BCAM (Basque 2:00PM Modeling the Role of Education in Center for Applied Mathematics), Bilbao,  (2841) Preventing An Outbreak of the Ebola Spain (1125-81-197) Virus Disease. Preliminary report. Christina J Edholm*, University of 4:30PM Fusion rules for some tensor categories Tennessee, Knoxville, Benjamin Levy, (2832) attached to Kazhdan-Lusztig cells in Fitchburg State University, Orou G Coxeter groups. Preliminary report. Gaoue, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Tianyuan Xu, University of Oregon Roselyn Kaondera,BothoUniversity, (1125-81-973) Gaborone, Moatlhodi Kgosimore, Botswana University of Agriculture and 4:45PM Critical Points in the Spectrum of Infinite Natural Resources, Enock Koga,  (2833) Periodic Graphs. University of Namibia, and Suzanne Ram Band, Technion - Israel Institute of Lenhart, University of Tennessee, Technology, Gregory Berkolaiko,Texas Knoxville (1125-92-2348) A&M University, and Tracy Weyand*, Baylor University (1125-81-1424) 2:15PM Critical population size for multitype 5:00PM Factor ordering and path integral (2842) branching process approximation. (2834) measure for quantum gravity in (1+1) Preliminary report. dimensions. Evan Milliken, University of Florida Rachel Maitra*andJohn Haga, (1125-92-2354) Wentworth Institute of Technology (1125-83-2830) 2:30PM Controlling Viral Outbreaks: Quantitative (2843) Strategies. Preliminary report. 5:15PM The Geometry of the Complex Matter Anna Mummert*, Marshall University, (2835) Space in Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. and Howard Weiss,GeorgiaTech R. R. Ahangar,TexasA&MUniversity (1125-92-2475) Kingsville (1125-83-2929)

5:30PM Astrophysical Jet HH30: Hot, Dense, and 2:45PM Modeling an Infectious Disease in a  (2836) Colorful.  (2844) Continuous Region with an Embedded Perry Bialek Vargas*, Carl Gardner and Metapopulation. Preliminary report. Jeremiah Jones, Arizona State University Patrick T Davis, Central Michigan (1125-85-1120) University (1125-92-2544)

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3:00PM An Ito stochastic differential equations 5:15PM Conditions for endemicity in  (2845) model for the dynamics of the MCF-7 (2854) a compartmental model with breast cancer cell line treated by deceased-infectious class. Preliminary radiotherapy with the experimental report. results. Preliminary report. Matthew Glomski*, Marist College, and Amin Oroji, Mohd Omar, Department of Olivia Brozek, George Mason University mathematics, University of Malaya, (1125-92-2974) Malaysia, Ivy Chung, Department Of Pharmacology, University of Malaya, 5:30PM Modeling slow growth of thyroid nodules Malaysia, and Shantia Yarahmadian*, (2855) and initiation of cancer. Department of Mathematics, Mississippi Balamurugan Pandiyan,Universityof State University (1125-92-2690) Wisconsin, Whitewater (1125-92-3003)

3:15PM Modeling Epidemics: An Application Using 5:45PM Modeling nucleosomal DNA in living  (2846) Big Data.  (2856) yeast. Turayo Tijani*andIsabelle Caitlin S Hult*, University of North Kemajou-Brown, Morgan State University Carolina, Chapel Hill, Paula A Vasquez, (1125-92-2725) University of South Carolina, David Adalsteinsson, Josh Lawrimore, M 3:30PM B-CLL progression considering immune Gregory Forest and Kerry Bloom, (2847) response. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Seema Nanda*, Dartmouth College, LG (1125-92-3038) DePillis, Harvey Mudd College, and Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College AMS Contributed Paper Session on Partial (1125-92-2744) Differential Equations, II 3:45PM Modeling HIV-Antibody-Mucin Kinetics.  (2848) Timothy Wessler*, University of North 1:00 PM –5:40PM International A, International Carolina at Chapel Hill, Alex Chen,GE, Level, Marriott Marquis Scott A McKinley, Tulane University, Richard Cone, Johns Hopkins University, 1:00PM Nodal solutions for indefinite Robin M Gregory Forest and Samuel K Lai, (2857) problems. University of North Carolina at Chapel ,Universityof Hill (1125-92-2772) Michael E. Filippakis Piraeus, Department of Digital Systems, 4:00PM Understanding Adipocyte Dynamics Piraeus, Greece (1125-35-1737)  (2849) through Mathematical Modeling. Preliminary report. 1:15PM Global existence and asymptotic Katrina Johnson*andFrederick R. (2858) behavior of classical solutions to a Adler, University of Utah (1125-92-2775) parabolic-elliptic chemotaxis system with logistic source on RN . 4:15PM A mathematical model for calcium Rachidi Bolaji Salako*andWenxian (2850) signaling in neurons in the presence of Shen, Auburn University (1125-35-1741) Amyloid Beta. Preliminary report. Joe Latulippe*, Derek Lotito and 1:30PM Steklov Problems with Non-Smooth Donovan Murby,NorwichUniversity (2859) Boundary: Bounds and Asymptotics on (1125-92-2792) Eigenvalues. Preliminary report. Josiah Park, Georgia Institute of 4:30PM Energy Conservation and the Function of Technology (1125-35-1848)  (2851) Sleep: A Mathematical Model. Markus H. Schmidt, Ohio Sleep Medicine 1:45PM A Method of Directly Defining the Inverse Institute, Theodore W. Swang*, Ian M. (2860) Mapping for Solutions of Coupled Hamilton and Janet A. Best,TheOhio Systems of Nonlinear Differential State University (1125-92-2807) Equations. Mathew Baxter*, Florida Gulf 4:45PM Implications of policy adjustment costs Coast University, Mangalagama (2852) for fisheries management. Dewasurendra and Kuppalapalle Dan Ryan,NIMBioS,Carl Toews*, Vajravelu, University of Central Florida University of Puget Sound, James (1125-35-2019) Sanchirico,UCDavis,andPaul Armsworth, UT Knoxville 2:00PM On quasi-static limits of one-dimensional (1125-92-2861)  (2861) dynamic cohesive fracture. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Phase resetting and bistability in a Farhod Abdullayev, Worcester (2853) neuronal network. Polytechnic Institute (1125-35-2080) Zeynep Akcay*, Queensborough Community College- CUNY, Xinxian 2:15PM Using Torain’s Equations as a Predictable Huang, Farzan Nadim and Amitabha  (2862) Model in the Sciences. Bose, New Jersey Institute of Technology David S Torain II, Montgomery College (1125-92-2905) (1125-35-2134)

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2:30PM Qualitative Properties of Solutions to 5:15PM A Regularity Analysis of Parabolic (2863) Nonlinear Parabolic PDEs with Double (2874) Transmission Problem on Polygonal Degenerate Fast Diffusion. Domain. Adam Louis Prinkey*andUgur G. Yajie Zhang, Pennsylvania State Abdulla, Florida Institute of Technology University (1125-35-3152) (1125-35-2226) 5:30PM Small data global existence and decay for 2:45PM Non-degeneracy and uniqueness of H1 (2875) relativistic Chern-Simons equations. (2864) symmetric minima for combined Preliminary report. power-type non-linearities. Sung-Jin Oh,UCBerkeley Daniele Garrisi*, Inha University, and (1125-35-3068) Vladimir Georgiev,Universita’diPisa (1125-35-2247) MAA Session on Discrete Mathematics in the Undergraduate Curriculum - Ideas and 3:00PM Evolution of Interfaces for the Innovations for Teaching, II (2865) Nonlinear Parabolic p-Laplacian Type Reaction-Diffusion Equations. Ugur G. Abdulla and Roqia A. Jeli*, 1:00 PM –4:15PM A701, Atrium Florida Institute of Technology Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-35-2320) Organizers: John S. Caughman,Portland 3:15PM On the Numerical Solution of Second State University  (2866) Order Hyperbolic Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation. Preliminary report. Art Duval,Universityof Texas El Paso Narayan Thapa, Cameron University (1125-35-2382) Elise Lockwood,Oregon State University 3:30PM On the global regularity of (2867) two-dimensional incompressible 1:00PM Introductory Combinatorics: Language, Boussinesq equations with mixed partial  (2876) Visual Representations, and Models. dissipation. Susanna S. Epp,DePaulUniversity Dhanapati Adhikari, Marywood (1125-C1-611) University (1125-35-2401) 1:20PM How to Help Your Students Prove  3:45PM Quasi-period solutions to reduced DKN (2877) Combinatorial Identities. (2868) hierarchy. Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University Yuan Zhou*andWen-Xiu Ma,University (1125-C1-2804) of South Florida (1125-35-2467) 1:40PM Teaching Combinatorics to Diverse  (2878) Student Interests. 4:00PM Periodic Oscillations in a Nonlinear  (2869) Suspension Bridge Model. Jeffrey W. Clark, Elon University Ryan Honan Pellico, Trinity College (1125-C1-760) (1125-35-2583) 2:00PM A Candy Exchange, Legos and a Brand  (2879) New Car! 4:15PM Some blow-up rates of solutions to Cayla D. McBee, Providence College ¨ (2870) nonlinear Schrodinger equations with (1125-C1-2887) rotations. Preliminary report. Nyla Basharat, Augusta University, Yi 2:20PM Team-Based Learning in Discrete Math. Hu*andShijun Zheng, Georgia Southern (2880) Preliminary report. University (1125-35-2648) Katie V. Johnson, Florida Gulf Coast University (1125-C1-680) 4:30PM Global Existence for Volume Surface (2871) Reaction Diffusion Systems with Dynamic 2:40PM “Small Teaching” in Introduction to Boundary Conditions.  (2881) Discrete Mathematics. Preliminary report. Jeff Morgan, University of Houston, and Debra L. Hydorn,UniversityofMary Vandana Sharma*, Arizona State Washington (1125-C1-1799) University (1125-35-2717) 3:00PM Success with Standards-Based Grading in (2882) Discrete Mathematics. 4:45PM Geometry of underlying set in Mean (2872) Value Theorem for general divergence Jean Marie Linhart, Central Washington form elliptic operators. University (1125-C1-2363) Ashok Aryal, Kansas State University 3:20PM Guided Discovery Based Learning in (1125-35-2737) (2883) Discrete Mathematics via Pre & In-class Activities. 5:00PM Nonclassical Symmetries of a Nonlinear Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State (2873) Diffusion Equation and a System University (1125-C1-2710) Equivalent. Danny Arrigo*, Brandon Ashley, Seth 3:40PM Teaching Approaches in Discrete Bloomberg and Thomas Deatherage,  (2884) Mathematics for Pre-service Teachers. University of Central Arkansas Ali S Shaqlaih,UniversityofNorthTexas (1125-35-2781) at Dallas (1125-C1-2505)

224 Saturday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

4:00PM Partnering for Success: Developing a 1:40PM Flipping Precalculus through Guided  (2885) high school discrete mathematics  (2892) Notes. curriculum Connecting a university Dywayne A Nicely,Ohio course with a local high school course University-Chillicothe (1125-G1-379) using the standards for mathematical 2:00PM IBL Calculus I Successes and Failures. practice. Preliminary report.  (2893) Susan B Crook, Loras College Osvaldo D. Soto, University of California (1125-G1-1724) San Diego (1125-C1-3110) 2:20PM When IBL drops in to Calculus: A MAA Session on Do Mathematicians Really  (2894) cautionary tale. Preliminary report. Need Philosophy? Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College (1125-G1-1205)

1:00 PM –2:50PM A602, Atrium 2:40PM Implementing POGIL Activities in a Level, Marriott Marquis  (2895) Community College First-Semester Calculus Course. Preliminary report. Organizers: Carl Behrens,AlexandriaVA Miriam Harris-Botzum,LehighCarbon Bonnie Gold,Monmouth Community College (1125-G1-826) University 3:00PM Towards guided reinvention of Riemann 1:00PM Otavio Bueno’s Mathematical  (2896) sums and the Fundamental Theorem of  (2886) Fictionalism. Integral Calculus. James R Henderson, Penn State Behrend Robert L Sachs, George Mason University (1125-C5-248) (1125-G1-2497) 1:30PM Why Can’t Those With Conflicting Views  (2887) on the Foundations of Mathematics Just 3:20PM Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Explore  Get Along? Preliminary report. (2897) Applications of Integration. Thomas Drucker,Universityof Jonathan P. Keiter, East Stroudsburg Wisconsin–Whitewater (1125-C5-2521) University (1125-G1-2306) 2:00PM The unexpected usefulness of 3:40PM Inquiry based Calculus with Difference: (2888) epistemological skepticism. (2898) Continuous and Discrete Modeling of Katalin Bimbo´,Universityof Mathematics in Population Growth. Alberta, Department of Philosophy Celil Ekici*andChristopher Plyley, (1125-C5-1670) University of the Virgin Islands (1125-G1-1400) 2:30PM Melding realism and social  (2889) constructivism. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Using Image Processing to Inspire Inquiry Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University (2899) in Real Analysis Courses. Preliminary (1125-C5-507) report. Marie Snipes*, Kenyon College, Tom MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Asaki, Washington State University, Learning, V Chris Camfield, Hendrix College, and Heather Moon, Lewis-Clark State College 1:00 PM –4:15PM International 7, International (1125-G1-2645) Level, Marriott Marquis MAA Session on Intertwining Mathematics Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana with Social Justice in the Classroom, II State University in Shreveport 1:00 PM –2:55PM Embassy A, International Theron Hitchman, Tower, LL2, Hyatt Regency University of Northern Iowa Angie Hodge,Universityof Organizers: Catherine Buell,Fitchburg Nebraska Omaha State University Brian P. Katz, Augustana Zeynep Teymuroglu, College Rollins College Alison Marr,Southwestern Joanna Wares,Universityof University Richmond Victor Piercey, Ferris State University Carl Yerger,Davidson College 1:00PM Cut-Apart Proofs: a hands-on activity in (2890) varied contexts. Preliminary report. 1:00PM Revolutions in Flatland: Questioning Carol Gwosdz Gee,St.Edward’s (2900) Social Hierarchies with Geometry. University (1125-G1-2347) Priya V. Prasad, University of Texas at San Antonio (1125-H1-1058) 1:20PM Clock Buddies: An Engaging, Open-Ended  (2891) Scheduling Activity with Mathematical 1:20PM Enriching Student Experiences Through Depth and Pedagogical Flexibility.  (2901) Service Learning. Preliminary report. Debra K. Borkovitz, Wheelock College Samuel R Kaplan,UniversityofNorth (1125-G1-2586) Carolina Asheville (1125-H1-148)

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1:40PM Social science and servant leadership: 3:00PM Algorithmic generation of calculus  (2902) reflections on at the (2912) problems: beyond random coefficients. secondary level. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Jason Quinley, Brookstone School and Jonathan Dahl, Lafayette College University of Tuebingen (Germany) (1125-B5-2701) (1125-H1-2118) 3:20PM Using open resources in a freshman  2:00PM Lessons Learned from School (2913) general education course for non-STEM  (2903) Mathematics and Global Citizenship. majors to promote learning and improve Preliminary report. attitudes towards mathematics. Kyle Evans*andFabiana Cardetti, John Watson, Arkansas Tech University University of Connecticut (1125-H1-2137) (1125-B5-2391) 3:40PM Classroom Discourse - your class’s own 2:20PM Using Context to Address Social Justice (2914) private Stack-like forum. Preliminary  (2904) Issues in the Statway Classroom. report. John Kellermeier,Vancouver,WA Mark C McClure,UniversityofNorth (1125-H1-2454) Carolina Asheville (1125-B5-1305) 2:40PM Progress and Resistance in Exploring (2905) Social Justice Mathematics with Graduate MAA Session on The Creation and Students. Implementation of Effective Homework Erin R Moss, Millersville University of Assignments, IV Pennsylvania (1125-H1-987) 1:00 PM –3:55PM L401 & L402, Lobby MAA Session on The Advancement of Open Level, Marriott Marquis Educational Resources, II Organizers: Sarah Greenwald, 1:00 PM –3:55PM A702, Atrium Appalachian State University Level, Marriott Marquis Judy Holdener,Kenyon College Organizers: Benjamin Atchison, 1:00PM Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Framingham State University  (2915) Introductory Statistics. Preliminary Jeremy Russell, The College report. of New Jersey Karen B Stanish*andKimberly Schmidl-Gagne, Keene State College 1:00PM Find, Review, Promote: CuratedCourses (1125-A5-1884) (2906) aligns OER to the course syllabus. 1:20PM Combining Online Homework and Jim Fowler*, The Ohio State University,  (2916) In-Class Writing Prompts for Increased and David Farmer, American Institute of Conceptual Understanding and Critical Mathematics (1125-B5-215) Thinking in Introductory Statistics. 1:20PM How the Ohio Mathematics Initiative Alana Unfried*, California State  (2907) Influenced our OER Precalculus book. University, Monterey Bay, and Roger Jeff Zeager, Lorain County Community Woodard, North Carolina State University College (1125-B5-2108) (1125-A5-3083) 1:40PM Intentionally Unstructuring Assignments 1:40PM Using Instructional Apps to Visualize  (2917) for future elementary educators. (2908) Graph Theory. Joanna G. Jauchen,GeorgeMason Anne Quinn, Edinboro University of PA University (1125-A5-2988) (1125-B5-510) 2:00PM Grading geometry homework in less than 2:00PM Design and Implementation of Affordable (2918) 6 hours a week. Preliminary report.  (2909) Learning Georgia Basic Statistics Project. Tamas Szabo, UW Whitewater Zephyrinus C Okonkwo*and (1125-A5-2404) Anilkumar Devarapu, Albany State 2:20PM Proof-Writing Workshops. University (1125-B5-2838) (2919) Daniel R. Jordan, Columbia College 2:20PM Do you get what you pay for?: Students’ Chicago (1125-A5-1495)  (2910) opinions of textbooks’ formats. 2:40PM Developing Intermediate Algebra Brad Bailey*andThomas Cooper,  (2920) Students Mathematical Communications University of North Georgia via Workspace Assignments in (1125-B5-562) MyLabsPlus. Preliminary report. Ruthmae Sears*, Kenneth Butler and 2:40PM Using the bookdown R package to  (2911) create a free modern introductory Frances Hopf, University of South Florida statistics textbook focused on data (1125-A5-2218) visualization, reproducibility, and 3:00PM Class Assignments as an Enhancement to resampling techniques.  (2921) Online Homework. Chester I Ismay, Reed College / Pacific Laura DiMillo Barnes,TheUniversityof University (1125-B5-2747) Rhode Island (1125-A5-1573)

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3:20PM How does Mastery Learning on 4:40PM Keeping the Pipeline Full: A Woman  (2922) Homework Affect Student Success in  (2935) Mathematician’s Perspective. Precalculus? Preliminary report. Junalyn P Navarra-Madsen,Texas Frances Hopf*andRuthmae Woman’s University (1125-R1-3115) Sears, University of South Florida (1125-A5-2303) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 3:40PM Online tools for homework assignments Applied Mathematics, IV  (2923) in hybrid courses - to use or not to use -. Rodica Cazacu, Georgia College 1:00 PM –4:55PM Piedmont, Conference (1125-A5-2064) Level, Hyatt Regency

MAA Session on Women in Mathematics Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena College 1:00 PM –4:55PM Courtland, Conference Kimberly Presser, Level, Hyatt Regency Shippensburg University Melvin Royer, Indiana Organizers: Meghan De Witt,St. Wesleyan University Thomas Aquinas College 1:00PM Strategies and tactics to approximate the Semra Kilic-Bahi,  (2936) diameter and the center of a graph or a Colby-Sawyer College point set. Preliminary report. Kim Roth, Juniata College Robert Erra*, Marwan Burelle, 1:00PM Fisk University Math Club. Alexandre Letois,EPITA-FRANCE,and  (2924) Qingxia Li, Fisk University (1125-R1-773) Mark Angoustures,Akheros&CNAM Paris (1125-VC-2388) 1:20PM Middle School Mathematics Day for Girls.  (2925) Theresa N Martines, University of the 1:15PM A new algorithm for finding valid  Incarnate Word (1125-R1-282) (2937) permutations for solving Sudoku puzzles. Pallavi Mishra*, Indian Institute of 1:40PM Fullerton Mathematical Circle.  Technology Kharagpur, and (2926) Isabel M. Serrano, California State Kumar Gupta, Indian Institute of University, Fullerton (1125-R1-345) Technology (1125-VC-3118) 2:00PM ExploreU Summer STEM Program.  1:30PM Coexistence and Extinction in (2927) Jitka Stehnova, University of Chicago, (2938) Time-Periodic Volterra-Lotka Type Department of Mathematics Systems with Nonlocal Dispersal. (1125-R1-358) Nar Rawal*, Hampton University, and 2:20PM GEM: Girls Exploring Mathematics. Tung Nguyen, University of Illinois  (2928) Meghan De Witt, St. Thomas Aquinas Springfield (1125-VC-2531) College (1125-R1-1784) 1:45PM Polynomial systems of differential 2:40PM AWE+SUM Outreach Program: Challenges  (2939) equations and functions with removable  (2929) after 12 Years. singularities. Preliminary report. Carolyn Connell, Westminster College David C. Carothers,JamesMadison (1125-R1-1324) University (1125-VC-2536) 3:00PM Southeastern Conference for 2:00PM Stalking methods for ensemble Kalman  (2930) Undergraduate Women in Math. (2940) filter covariance inflation. Sarah Schott*andEmily Braley,Duke Thomas Bellsky, University of Maine University (1125-R1-1488) (1125-VC-2553) 3:20PM Building the Pipeline From High School to 2:15PM Using Little’s Law in Stochastic Modeling.  (2931) College Mathematics.  (2941) Preliminary report. Jillian Folino*, Indian River High School, Celeste R Vallejo*andJames E Philadelphia, NY, and Blair Madore, State Keesling, University of Florida University of New York at Potsdam (1125-VC-2571) (1125-R1-1752) 2:30PM Periodic Advection-Diffusion-Reaction 3:40PM Engaging Women in Extracurricular Math  (2942) Systems.  (2932) Activities. Preliminary report. Curtis Taylor Peterson*andWenbo Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley Tang, Arizona State University University (1125-R1-721) (1125-VC-2656) 4:00PM KWIM: struggles and successes. 2:45PM A Network-Induced Multi-Neuronal Spike  (2933) Preliminary report.  (2943) Train Metric. Preliminary report. Yuliya Babenko, Kennesaw State Gary R. Engler*andKenneth R. University (1125-R1-2477) Blaney, Stevens Institute of Technology 4:20PM The MiA Scholars Program: Bringing an (1125-VC-2813)  (2934) Interdisciplinary Mathematics Experience 3:00PM Numerical Study about the Origin of the to Middle School Girls.  (2944) Flow Chaos in Late Boundary Layer D. Natasha Brewley*andAlvina J. Transition. Atkinson, Georgia Gwinnett College Manoj K Thapa, Georgia Southwestern (1125-R1-3019) State University (1125-VC-2841)

227 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 7 (cont’d.)

3:15PM Improved Probabilistic Principal 1:15PM Profile of a Quality Collegiate (2945) Component Analysis for Application to  (2953) Mathematics Learner. Reduced Order Modeling. Wade Ellis, West Valley College (retired) Indika Gayani Udagedara*, Clarkson (1125-VQ-3093) University, Potsdam, NY, Brian 1:30PM Common Video Resources for , Clarkson university, and Helenbrook  (2954) Multi-Section Developmental Algebra , National security Aaron Luttman Courses. Preliminary report. technologies, Nevada (1125-VC-2845) Sarah V. Cook, Washburn University 3:30PM Comparison of Three Clustering (1125-VQ-2621) (2946) Algorithms, K-Means, Self-Organizing 1:45PM Understanding Community College Maps, and Relational Self-Organizing (2955) Math Faculty Perceptions and Use of Maps, on Porcine Atherosclerotic Tissues. Cooperative Learning. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Adam J Castillo,TheUniversityofTexas *, Niagara University, Amanda J Mangum at Austin, The Charles A. Dana Center and , North Carolina Mansoor Haider (1125-VQ-2644) State University (1125-VC-2882) 2:00PM Introducing Fermi Problems and the 3:45PM Numerical Solutions of the  (2956) Art of Reckoning to Students in an  (2947) Taylor-Goldstein Equation for Gravity Introductory Statistics Class. Waves Propagating through the Alexander G. Atwood,SUNY Tropopause Inversion Layer. Suffolk County Community College *, and Collin Kofroth Duane Harris (1125-VQ-2663) Mohamed Moustaoui,ArizonaState University (1125-VC-2902) 2:15PM as a Path to STEM  (2957) Research Notes from the Secondary 4:00PM Stability in a scalar differential equation Level. Preliminary report.  (2948) with multiple, distributed time delays. Jason Quinley, Brookstone School and , Alabama A & M University Israel Ncube University of Tuebingen (Germany) (1125-VC-2912) (1125-VQ-2707) 4:15PM Analysis of Individual Greensboro 2:30PM Do College-Level Mathematics Courses  (2949) Officers’ Stopping Patterns Using (2958) Support Student Success in Introductory Propensity Scores. Statistics? Preliminary report. Ivanti Galloway*, Wake Forest University, Leah Nicole Hollingsworth*, Kelly Brandon Joyce, Christopher Pritchard Patrick Findley and Elizabeth H and Ashely Jones, UNCG (1125-VC-2683) Jakubowski, Florida State University 4:30PM Simplex Gradients and Generalized (1125-VQ-2293)  (2950) Simplex Derivatives. Preliminary report. 2:45PM A Flipped Precalculus Course. Preliminary ,SaintJoseph’s Rommel G. Regis  (2959) report. University (1125-VC-3009) Michael P. Doyle, The Linsly School 4:45PM Qualitative analysis of the solutions of a (1125-VQ-2812) (2951) partial differential equation with 3:00PM Incorporating Reading-Writing piecewise constant arguments. (2960) Assignments into a Liberal Arts *and Mehtap Lafci Huseyin Mathematics Course. Preliminary report. Bereketoglu, Ankara University Adam Giambrone,Universityof (1125-VC-2429) Connecticut (1125-VQ-2815) MAA General Contributed Paper Session 3:15PM Using iClickers or Plickers and Worked on Teaching and Learning Introductory (2961) Examples in a College Algebra Course to Mathematics, II Foster Discourse. H. Tyrone Washington, Millersville University (1125-VQ-3085) 1:00 PM –5:10PM Kennesaw, Conference Level, Hyatt Regency 3:30PM Do We Teach the Wrong Thing? The  (2962) Impact of Mathematical and Scientific Organizers: Emelie Kenney,Siena Background on Economics Success. College Galit Eizman,HarvardUniversity (1125-VQ-2719) Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University 3:45PM Factoring: Knowing When To Do What  (2963) You Know How To Do. Preliminary report. Melvin Royer, Indiana Jayson L Jackson,UniversityofNorth Wesleyan University Alabama/University of Alabama 4:30PM Break (1125-VQ-2516)

1:00PM Reflections on Emporium, Stretch, and 4:00PM Measuring online student’s motivation (2952) Corequisite for Developmental and  (2964) using MyMathLab and fuzzy logic. Gateway Courses. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Anna Mummert, Marshall University Jalalidin Jaenbai, Zayed University (1125-VQ-2470) (1125-VQ-3144)

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4:15PM Reversing the Feedback: Effective ASL Contributed Paper Session, II  (2965) Technique for Assessing Students in an Online College Algebra Course. 1:00 PM –3:50PM A707, Atrium Preliminary report. Level, Marriott Marquis Michael D. Miner, American Public University System (1125-VQ-1642) 1:00PM Weihrauch reducibility and finite (2976) dimensional subspaces. 4:45PM Teacher Education and Quantitative Sean Sovine, Marshall University  (2966) Literacy: Improved Training for (1125-00-3169) Teachers. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Graph labelings and computability Rachel M Bates, Redlands Community (2977) theory. Preliminary report. College (1125-VQ-511) Oscar Levin,UniversityofNorthern 5:00PM Enriching the Flipped Classroom for All Colorado (1125-03-1961)  (2967) Students. Preliminary report. 2:00PM On-line algorithms and reverse Matthew K Voigt, San Diego State (2978) mathematics. University (1125-VQ-1563) Seth Harris, Drew University (1125-00-3178) SIAM Minisymposium on PDEs in Biology and 2:30PM Skolem functions for a weakly o-minimal Materials Science (2979) structure with a new convex predicate. Michael C. Laskowski,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:30PM A703, Atrium Maryland, College Park, and Christopher Level, Marriott Marquis S. Shaw*, Columbia College Chicago (1125-03-1339) Organizers: Yuliya Gorb,Universityof 3:00PM The reverse mathematics of a theorem of Houston (2980) Steffens. Preliminary report. Stephen Flood, Bridgewater State Suncica Cancic,University University, Matthew Jura*, Manhattan of Houston College, Oscar Levin,University 1:00PM Free Boundary Problems Arising in of Northern Colorado, and Tyler (2968) Biology. Markkanen, Springfield College Avner Friedman, Ohio State University (1125-03-1963) (1125-35-3162) 3:30PM A Mathematical Linguistics. Preliminary  (2981) report. 2:00PM Multiscale Modeling of Blood Clotting. Joachim Mueller-Theys, Heidelberg, (2969) George Karniadakis,BrownUniversity Germany (1125-00-1816) (1125-35-3163)

2:30PM Modeling Challenges for the Flutter of a AMS Special Presentation (2970) Cantilevered Structure in a Flow. Justin T. Webster, College of Charleston 1:00 PM –2:45PM Regency Ballroom VII, (1125-35-581) Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency

3:00PM Mathematical modeling of stents as a net Who Wants to be a (2971) of 1D elastic curved rods. Mathematician—national contest. Josip Tambaca, University of Zagreb Organizers: Michael S. Breen,American (1125-35-3166) Mathematical Society 3:30PM Global existence for fluid-structure William T. Butterworth, (2972) models. DePaul University Mihaela Ignatova, Princeton University (1125-35-3164) MAA Panel

4:00PM Multi-scale reduced order models with 1:00 PM –2:20PM International 5, International (2973) S-fraction sparsification for large wave Level, Marriott Marquis propagation problems. Vladimir Druskin*, Schlumberger, SAT Test Development Committee Alexander Mamonov,Universityof Reflections Houston, and Mikhail Zaslavsky, Organizers: Bill Trapp, College Board Schlumberger (1125-65-2006) Katrina Piatek-Jimenez, 4:30PM Compatible meshfree discretization Central Michigan University (2974) with applications to electrophoretic Panelists: Rinav Mehta,Central suspension flows. Piedmont Community Nathaniel Trask, Sandia National College Laboratory (1125-35-3165) Gloria Barrett,North 5:00PM Asymptotic Analysis for High Contrast Carolina School of (2975) Problems. Mathematics and Science Yuliya Gorb, University of Houston Luke Wilcox, East Kentwood (1125-35-3167) High School

229 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 7 (cont’d.)

SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and 4:00PM p-adic q-expansion principle and families Teachers (2987) of automorphic forms on unitary groups of arbitrary signature. Ana Caraiani,Universit¨at Bonn, Ellen 1:00 PM –2:30PM Regency Ballroom V, Eischen, University of Oregon, Jessica Ballroom Level, Hyatt Regency Fintzen*, University of Michigan / University of Cambridge, Elena Math Wrangle. Mantovan,Caltech,andIla Varma, Columbia University (1125-11-1108) Organizers: Ed Keppelmann,University of Nevada Reno 4:30PM Bad reduction of genus 3 curves with (2988) Complex Multiplication. Paul Zeitz,UniversityofSan Irene Bouw, Ulm University, Jenny Francisco Cooley, Department of Education, Warwick, England, Elisa Lorenzo-Garcia, AWM Workshop: Special Session on Number Leiden University, Kristin Lauter, Theory, II Microsoft Research, Michelle Manes*, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Rachel Newton, University of Reading, and 1:30 PM –4:50PM A704, Atrium Ekin Ozman,Bogazic˘ ¸i University Level, Marriott Marquis (1125-11-435)

Organizers: Alina Bucur,Universityof MAA Panel California, San Diego 2:35 PM –3:55PM International 5, International Ellen Eischen,Universityof Level, Marriott Marquis Oregon Introductory Statistics: Where Are We 1:30PM Obstructions to the Hasse principle on and Where Do We Need to Go? (2982) Enriques surfaces. Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State Francesca Balestrieri,Universityof University Oxford, Jennifer Berg, Rice University, Panelists: Roxy Peck, California Michelle Manes, University of Hawai’i, Polytechnic State University, Jennifer Park, University of Michigan, San Luis Obispo and Bianca Viray*, University of Washington (1125-11-712) Uri Triesman,Universityof Texas at Austin 2:00PM Galois action on Fermat curves. Rob Gould,Universityof (2983) R. Davis, University of Wisconsin, R. California Los Angeles Pries, University of Colorado, V. Nathan Tintle,Dordt Stojanoska,UIUC,andK. Wickelgren*, College Georgia Institute of Technology (1125-11-1229) MAA-AMS-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter 2:30PM Fermat curves and Heisenberg Public Lecture (2984) extensions. Rachel Davis*, University of 3:00 PM –3:50PM Atrium Ballroom, Wisconsin-Madison, Rachel Pries, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis Colorado State University, Vesna (2989) Mathematics for art investigation. Stojanoska, University of Illinois at Ingrid Daubechies, Duke University Urbana-Champaign, and Kirsten (1125-A0-14) Wickelgren, Georgia Institute of Technology (1125-11-1253) AMS Dinner Reception 3:00PM Kneser-Hecke operators for codes over (2985) finite chain rings. 6:30 PM –7:30PM Imperial Ballroom Prefunction, Amy Feaver, The King’s University, Anna Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis Haensch*, Duquesne University, Jingbo Liu, University of Hong Kong, and Gabi AMS Dinner Celebration Nebe, RWTH Aachen (1125-11-166) 7:30 PM –10:30PM Imperial Ballroom, 3:30PM Generalized Legendre Curves and Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis (2986) Quternionic Multiplication. Alyson Deines,Centerfor Brian Boe Gerard A. Venema Communications Research, Jenny G. AMS Associate Secretary MAA Associate Secretary Fuselier, High Point University, Ling Athens, Georgia Grand Rapids, Michigan Long, Louisiana State University, Holly Swisher, Oregon State University, and Fang-Ting Tu*, Louisiana State University (1125-11-305)

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