Program of the Sessions Washington, District of Columbia, January 5–8, 2009

MAA Short Course on Data Mining and New Saturday, January 3 Trends in Teaching Statistics (Part I)

8:00 AM –4:00PM Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Organizer: Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College AMS Short Course on Quantum Computation 8:00AM Registration and Quantum Information (Part I) 9:00AM Math is music—statistics is literature. (5) What are the challenges of teaching 8:00 AM –5:00PM Virginia Suite A, statistics, and why is it different from Lobby Level, Marriott mathematics? Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College Organizer: Samuel J. Lomonaco, 10:30AM Break. University of Maryland Baltimore County 10:45AM What does the introductory course look (6) like in 2009? How technology has 8:00AM Registration. changed what we do in introductory 9:00AM A Rosetta Stone for quantum computing. statistics for the non-math/science (1) Samuel Lomonaco,Universityof student. Maryland Baltimore County Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College 10:15AM Break. 1:00PM What does the math-based introductory (7) course look like in 2009? How do 10:45AM Quantum algorithms. we merge mathematical concepts (2) Peter Shor, Massachusetts Institute of into the introductory course for the Technology math/science student? How does 2:00PM Concentration of measure effects in statistical programming fit in? (3) quantum information. Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College Patrick Hayden, McGill University 2:30PM Break. 3:15PM Break. 2:45PM Introduction to Modeling. Regression and 3:45PM Quantum error correction and fault (8) ANOVA. Overview: How much to teach (4) tolerance. the first semester. Daniel Gottesman, Perimeter Institute Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College

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41 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 4

1:00PM Introduction to Data Mining, Part III: The Sunday, January 4 (14) methods and algorithms of data mining. Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College AMS Department Chairs Workshop 2:30PM Break. 8:00 AM –6:30PM Maryland Suite C, 2:45PM Introduction to Data Mining, Part IV: Lobby Level, Marriott (15) Practical data mining: Case studies. Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College

MAA Board of Governors AMS Council

8:00 AM –6:00PM Marshall Ballrooms 1:30 PM – 10:00 PM Marshall Ballrooms South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott North/East, Mezz. Level, Marriott

MAA Ancillary Workshop Joint Meetings Registration

8:30 AM –5:00PM Washington Room 5, 3:00 PM –7:00PM Marriot Ballroom Lower Level, Marriott Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott Teaching introductory data analysis through modeling. Presenter: Daniel Kaplan, Macalester College Monday, January 5 Joint Meetings Registration AMS Short Course on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (Part II) 7:30 AM –4:00PM Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott 9:00 AM –5:00PM Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research Organizer: Sanuel J. Lomonaco, in Mathematics by Undergraduates, I University of Maryland Baltimore County 8:00 AM –10:50AM Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott 9:00AM Riemannian geometry of quantum (9) computation. Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Howard Brandt,U.S.ArmyResearch Rochester Institute of Laboratory Technology 10:15AM Break. Jacqueline A. Jensen,Sam 10:45AM Topology and quantum computing. Houston State University (10) Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester at Chicago Institute of Technology 2:00PM Quantum knots and mosaics. Vadim Ponomarenko,San (11) Samuel Lomonaco,Universityof Diego State University Maryland Baltimore County Tamas Wiandt,Rochester 3:15PM Break. Institute of Technology 3:45PM Panel Discussion: The Grand 8:00AM Frames: Surgeries, Dilation, and Mathematical Challenge for Quantum
(16) Robustness. Preliminary report. Computation and Quantum Information. Jennifer L. Wolfe*, Rachael L. Tomasino, Eileen L. Radzwion and Sara MAA Short Course on Data Mining and New P. Rimer, Central Michigan University Trends in Teaching Statistics (Part II) (1046-15-90) 8:30AM The Minimum Semidefinite Rank of a 9:00 AM –4:00PM Delaware Suite A,
(17) Graph. Lobby Level, Marriott Taiji Tsutsui*, Hiram College, Hiram OH, and Rachel Ellen Cranfill,HarveyMudd Organizer: Richard D. De Veaux, College (1046-15-91) Williams College 9:00AM A numerical and analytical study of 9:00AM Introduction to Data Mining, Part I: What
(18) modeling techniques for microstructure (12) is data mining? How does it differ from evolution. statistics? What are the problems and MRAtkins, George Mason University techniques in data mining? (1046-35-103) Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College 9:30AM Understanding and predicting materials 10:30AM Break.
(19) properties from phase-field simulations. 10:45AM Introduction to Data Mining, Part II: Five Preliminary report. (13) lessons learned from data mining. Thomas Dean Stephens,GeorgeMason Richard D. De Veaux, Williams College University (1046-35-101)

42 Monday, January 5 – Program of the Sessions

10:00AM Vector Invariants of Elementary Abelian 8:00AM Killing Forms of Lie Algebras.
(20) p-Groups. Preliminary report. (28) Audrey Malagon,EmoryUniversity Aaron B Adcock, Texas Tech University, (1046-17-72) Lubbock TX (1046-13-22) 8:30AM Freudenthal Triple Systems by Root 10:30AM Mathematical modeling, analysis and (29) System Methods.
(21) computation of a fluid-structure Fred W. Helenius,EmoryUniversity interaction problem with applications. (1046-17-80) Preliminary report. 9:00AM Filtrations of Weyl modules. Preliminary Sarah Minerva Venuti*, Kevin Kelbaugh (30) report. and Padmanabhan Seshayer, Brian Parshall, University of Virginia Mathemathical Sciences, George Mason (1046-20-1137) University (1046-65-66) 9:30AM Cohomology of algebraic, quantum, and (31) finite groups. Leonard L Scott, Department of AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Mathematics, The University of Virgihnia Coding Theory, I (1046-20-1149) 10:00AM Cohomology of finite-dimensional 8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony D, (32) quantized enveloping algebras: the Mezzanine Level, Marriott mixed case. Organizers: Gretchen L. Matthews, Christopher M Drupieski,Universityof Clemson University Virginia (1046-20-1224) Judy L. Walker,Universityof 10:30AM Combinatorics of Crystal Bases for Nebraska (33) Certain Demazure Modules. ,MercerUniversity 8:00AM Generalizing Binary Quadratic Residue Julie C Beier (22) Codes. (1046-17-445) P. Charters, University of Texas at Austin, Mathematics Department (1046-11-645) 8:25AM Locally decodable codes. (23) Sergey Yekhanin, Microsoft Research AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial (1046-68-951) Differential Equations and Applications, I 8:50AM Iterative Subspace Pursuit Decoding of (24) Weighted Euclidean Superimposed Codes. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maryland Suite B, Wei Dai*andOlgica Milenkovic, Lobby Level, Marriott University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1046-68-1510) Organizers: Gui-Qiang G. Chen, Northwestern University 9:15AM On algebraic constructions of codes for
(25) random linear network coding. Cleopatra C. Christoforou, Felice Manganiello*, Elisa Gorla and University of Houston Joachim Rosenthal, Zurich University 8:00AM Compensated Compactness and the (1046-94-854) (34) Multi-Dimensional Euler Equations. 9:40AM Further analysis of codes based on James Glimm, State University of New (26) permutations. York at Stony Brook (1046-35-257) Christine A Kelley,Universityof 8:30AM On the dynamics of multicomponent Nebraska-Lincoln (1046-94-1960) (35) reactive flows. 10:05AM Coding theory and Pseudorandomness. Konstantina Trivisa,Universityof (27) Venkatesan Guruswami,Universityof Maryland (1046-35-1186) Washington & Carnegie Mellon University 9:00AM Instantaneous boundary tangency and (1046-05-1085)
(36) cusp formation in two-dimensional fluid flows. Misha Perepelitsa*, Vanderbilt AMS Special Session on Representation University, and David Hoff, Indiana Theory of Lie Algebras and Algebraic University (1046-35-636) Groups, I 9:30AM On Shock-Free Periodic Solutions for the (37) Euler Equations. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Wilson Room C, Robin C Young*, University of Mezzanine Level, Marriott Massachusetts, Amherst, and JBlake Temple, University of California, Davis Organizers: David G. Taylor,Roanoke (1046-35-1619) College 10:00AM Stability of Newtonian Rotating White Terrell L. Hodge,Western (38) Dwarf Stars. Michigan University Tao Luo*, Georgetown University, and Daniel K. Nakano, Joel Smoller, University of Michigan, Ann University of Georgia Arbor (1046-35-677)

43 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

10:30AM Local Well-Posedness of a Dispersive 8:00AM Towards a Classification of Periodic (39) Navier-Stokes System.
(46) Orbits of Particular Fractal Billiards. C David Levermore*andWeiran Sun, Michel L. Lapidus and Robert G. University of Maryland, College Park Niemeyer*, University of California, (1046-35-1209) Riverside (1046-37-945) 8:30AM Towards a proof of the q-TSPP AMS Special Session on Stochastic,
(47) conjecture. Large-Scale, and Hybrid Systems with Christoph Koutschan, RISC, Johannes Applications, I Kepler University, Linz, Austria (1046-05-1749) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Park Tower 9:00AM Some divisibility properties for Stirling
Suite 8228, Marriott (48) numbers of the second kind. Preliminary report. Organizers: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, O-Yeat Chan*, Dalhousie University, and University of Louisiana at Dante Manna, Virginia Wesleyan College Lafayette (1046-11-1271) G. S. Ladde,Universityof 9:30AM Experimentation at the frontier of reality South Florida (49) in Schubert calculus. Preliminary report. K. Ramachandran, Frank Sottile,TexasA&MUniversity University of South Florida (1046-14-1705) 8:00AM Numerical Solution of Hybrid Fractional 10:00AM Enumeration Schemes for Barred (40) Differential Equations. Preliminary (50) Permutation Patterns. Preliminary report. report. Lara K. Pudwell, Valparaiso University S. Pederson and M. Sambandham*, (1046-05-936) Morehouse College (1046-65-435) 10:30AM Grid graphs, Gorenstein polytopes, and
8:30AM On periodic solutions of quasilinear (51) domino stackings. (41) differential equations with piecewise Matthias Beck*, San Francisco State constant argument of generalized type in University, Christian Haase,Freie critical case. Universit¨at Berlin, and Steven Sam,MIT Cemil Buyukadali*, Middle East (1046-05-837) Technical University, and Marat Akhmet, Middle East Technical University AMS Special Session on Heavy-Tailed (1046-34-850) Behavior: Theory and Applications 9:00AM Existence of Solutions for Systems of (42) Differential Equations with Impulses with 8:00 AM –10:50AM Virginia Suite B, Application to Ecological Models. Lobby Level, Marriott Ianna H. West, Nicholls State University (1046-34-1152) Organizers: Thomas B. Fowler, Noblis Incorporated 9:30AM On Random Network Dynamics. (43) Preliminary report. Marty Fischer, Noblis Andrzej Korzeniowski,TheUniversityof Incorporated Texas at Arlington (1046-60-1277) Denise Masi, Noblis 10:00AM Cooperative/competitive dynamics in Incorporated (44) social networks. Preliminary report. John F. Shortle,George Jagdish Chandra*, the george Mason University washington university, and G. S. Ladde, 8:00AM L´evy stable laws. university of south florida (1046-34-472) (52) John P. Nolan, American University 10:30AM Fractional Differential and Integral (1046-60-1157) (45) Equations of Riemann-Liouville versus 8:35AM Approximations for the waiting time Caputo type. Preliminary report. (53) distribution in an M/G/1 queue with Aghalaya S Vatsala,Universityof heavy tails. Louisiana at Lafayette (1046-34-490) Mariana Olvera-Cravioto*, Columbia University, and Peter W. Glynn,Stanford AMS Special Session on Experimental University (1046-60-587) Mathematics, I 9:10AM Emergence of Heavy-Tailed Behavior and
(54) the Failure of the Central Limit Theorem 8:00 AM –10:50AM Harding Room, Due to Hypercorrelation. Mezzanine Level, Marriott Thomas B Fowler, Noblis, Incorporated (1046-60-560) Organizers: Tewodros Amdeberhan, 9:45AM Simulation Techniques and Numerical Tulane University (55) Methods for Analyzing Systems with Luis A. Medina,Tulane Heavy-Tailed Distributions. University John F Shortle*, George Mason Victor H. Moll,Tulane University, Martin J. Fischer and Denise University M. B. Masi, Noblis, Inc. (1046-90-819)

44 Monday, January 5 – Program of the Sessions

10:20AM Constructing a Risk Map for Pyroclastic 9:30AM New Finite Element Methods for Fourth
(56) Flows: Using simulations and data to (65) Order Curl Equations. predict rare events. Qiya Hu, LSEC, Chinese Academy of Elaine T. Spiller, Marquette University Sciences, Jinchao Xu and Bin Zheng*, (1046-86-1659) Penn State University (1046-65-1656) 10:00AM Multigrid Solvers for a Class of AMS Special Session on Von Neumann (66) Discontinuous Galerkin Methods on Algebras, I Graded Meshes. Jintao Cui, Louisiana State University 8:00 AM –10:45AM Balcony C, (1046-35-815) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 10:30AM Evaluating Options Whose Payoffs
(67) Depend on Continuously Monitored Asset Organizers: Pinhas Grossman, Prices. Vanderbilt University Fred J. Hickernell, Department of Remus Nicoara,University Applied Mathematics, Illinois Institute of of Tennessee Technology, Chicago, IL (1046-65-83) 8:00AM Ergodic subequivalence relations induced (57) by a Bernoulli action. AMS Special Session on Difference Ionut Chifan*, UCLA, and Adrian Ioana, Equations, I California Institute of Technology (1046-37-1285) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott 8:30AM Non-existence of certain finite depth (58) subfactors. Organizer: Michael Radin,Rochester Marta Asaeda*, Univ of California, Institute of Technology Riverside, and Seidai Yasuda,RIMS, 8:00AM Open Problems and Conjectures in Kyoto (1046-47-1190)
(68) Difference Equations. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Automorphisms of planar algebras. Gerasimos E Ladas, University of Rhode (59) Preliminary report. Island (1046-39-171) Richard D. Burstein,Universityof 8:30AM Local Asymptotic Stability and Difference Ottawa (1046-47-1763) (69) Equations of Arbitrary Finite Order. 9:30AM Planar algebra of group-type subfactors. John W Cain, Virginia Commonwealth (60) Shamindra Kumar Ghosh, Vanderbilt University (1046-39-87) University (1046-47-2043) 9:00AM On Riccati Difference Equations With 10:00AM The Free Product of Planar Algebras.
(70) Periodic Coefficients. (61) Dietmar Bisch, Vanderbilt University EAGrove, Y. Kostrov*, G ladas, (1046-46-243) University of Rhode Island, and SSchlutz, Providence College (1046-39-646) AMS Special Session on Mathematics of 9:30AM Analyzing and comparing the Computation, I
(71) boundedness nature of the positive solutions of two autonomous and two 8:00 AM –10:50AM Virginia Suite C, non-autonomous rational difference Lobby Level, Marriott equations. Preliminary report. Edward A Grove, University of Rhode Organizers: Susanne C. Brenner, Island (1046-39-640) Louisiana State University 10:00AM Dynamics of certain periodic nonlinear Chi-Wang Shu,Brown (72) delay difference equations. University V. L. Kocic, Xavier University of 8:00AM Analysis of a local discontinuous Galerkin Louisisana (1046-39-571) (62) method for fourth-order time-dependent 10:30AM On reduction of order of difference problems. (73) equations. Bo Dong*andChi-Wang Shu, Division of HSedaghat, Virginia Commonwealth Applied Mathematics, Brown University University (1046-39-153) (1046-65-732) 8:30AM Superconvergence of Discontinuous AMS Special Session on Automorphic and (63) Galerkin Finite Element Solutions for Modular Forms in Number Theory, I Time-Dependent Problems. Yingda Cheng*, University of Texas at 8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony B, Austin, and Chi-Wang Shu,Brown Mezzanine Level, Marriott University (1046-65-1060) Organizers: Ken Ono,Universityof 9:00AM A C0 Interior Penalty Approximation of (64) the Cahn-Hilliard Equation in Phase Wisconsin-Madison Separation. Amanda Folsom,University Susanne C. Brenner, Thirupathi Gudi* of Wisconsin-Madison and Li-yeng Sung, Louisiana State Sharon A. Garthwaite, University (1046-65-1861) Bucknell University

45 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

8:00AM Rank-crank type PDE and 10:00AM Computation of the Alexander-Conway (74) non-holomorphic Jacobi forms. (84) Polynomial on the Chord Diagrams of Preliminary report. Singular Knots. Kathrin Bringmann, Universitaet Koeln Sana Raoof, Harvard College (1046-11-1251) (1046-92-1145) 8:30AM Overpartitions and class numbers of 10:30AM A Fast Algorithm for Homology Groups in (75) binary quadratic forms. (85) 3D Cubical Space. Jeremy Lovejoy*, CNRS, LIAFA, Li Chen*, University of the District of Universite Paris 7, and Kathrin Columbia, and Yongwu Rong,George Bringmann, University of Cologne Washington University (1046-57-1203) (1046-11-1196) 9:00AM Recent work on Maass and modular AMS Special Session on the Role of (76) forms. Generalized Maximal Monotonicity Matt Boylan, University of South Carolina Frameworks in Optimization and Control (1046-11-1909) Theory with Applications, I 9:30AM The unbounded denominator property of (77) noncongruence modular forms. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Delaware Suite B, Chris A. Kurth and Ling Long*, Iowa Lobby Level, Marriott State University (1046-11-391) Organizer: Ram U. Verma, International 10:00AM Jacobi forms over complex quadratic Publications (78) fields via the cubic Casimir operators. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Kalman Filtering of Measure Driven Olav K Richter*, University of North (86) Processes in Hilbert Space. Texas & RWTH Aachen University N. U Ahmed, SITE, University of Ottawa (Germany), Kathrin Bringmann, (1046-93-285) University of Cologne (Germany), and 9:00AM Optimal impulse control in currency Charles H Conley,UniversityofNorth (87) markets when interventions affect rates. Texas (1046-11-423) Alec N. Kercheval*, Florida State 10:30AM Gaussian hypergeometric functions. University, and Juan F. Moreno, (79) Robert Osburn, University College State of Wisconsin Investment Board Dublin (1046-11-1635) (1046-49-689) 10:00AM Global stabilization of nonlinear
(88) switched time-delay systems via matrix inequalities. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Topological Methods Vu Ngoc Phat, Institute of Mathematics, in Applied Mathematics, I Hanoi, Vietnam (1046-93-463) 10:30AM Subgradients of Marginal Functions in 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maryland Suite A, (89) Parametric Optimization. Lobby Level, Marriott Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State University, and Nguyen Mau Nam*, Organizer: Yongwu Rong,George University of Texas-Pan American Washington University (1046-49-35) 8:00AM Dynamical systems over graphs: the (80) relationship between graph topology and dynamics. AMS Session on Biology, I Reinhard C Laubenbacher*, Abdul 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 2, S Jarrah, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, and Alan Veliz-Cuba,Virginia Lower Level, Marriott Polytechnic Institute and State University 8:00AM Mathematical Model to Quantify the (1046-37-1326)
(90) Impact of the Recovery Rate on the 8:30AM Knot theoretical methods for Dynamics and Transmission of Malaria (81) RNA-template guided DNA in a Changing Population: Case of recombinations. Cameroon. Angela Angeleska, Natasa Jonoska and Miranda Ijang Teboh-Ewungkem, Masahico Saito*, University of South Lafayette College (1046-92-714) Florida (1046-57-521) 8:15AM The effect of temperature on transient 9:00AM Strategies for DNA recombination using
(91) population dynamics: A case study using
(82) assembly graphs. the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum). A Angeleska*, N Jonoska and MSaito, Preliminary report. University of South Florida (1046-00-652) Joan P. Lubben*, Brigitte Tenhumberg 9:30AM A transition polynomial for signed and Richard Rebarber,Universityof
(83) Feynman diagrams. Preliminary report. Nebraska-Lincoln (1046-92-1053) Kerry Luse*, Trinity (Washington) 8:30AM Circular splicing language and maximal University, and Yongwu Rong,The (92) prefix code. Preliminary report. George Washington University Tilahun Abay Muche,Universityof (1046-57-1385) South Florida (1046-92-1100)

46 Monday, January 5 – Program of the Sessions

8:45AM The Mating Game: A Game Theoretic 8:15AM Vertex operator algebras and integrable (93) Analysis of the Mating Sign Behavior in (102) system. the Honeybee. Shr-Jing Chen,RutgersUniversity M Wilhelm*, JRychtar, O Rueppell and (1046-47-241) M Chhetri, UNCG (1046-92-1269) 8:30AM Uncertainty Principles from 9:00AM Effect of the Abiotic Environment on (103) Representations of Lie Groups. (94) Preening in Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus Jens Gerlach Christensen, Louisiana glaucescens), Part I. State University (1046-47-1643) Lynelle M Weldon, Shandelle M 8:45AM Lacunary Orbits for Multiplication , , Henson James L Hayward Libby C (104) operators in C[0, 1] and Lp[0, 1], 1 ≤ p∞. Megna*, Andrews University, and Joseph Aderaw Workneh Fenta, Arkansas State G Galusha, Walla Walla University University (1046-46-1570) (1046-92-821) 9:00AM Hermitian Weighted Composition 9:15AM Effect of the Abiotic Environment on (105) Operators on Weighted Hardy Spaces. (95) Preening in Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus Carl C Cowen, Indiana University – glaucescens), Part II. Purdue University, Indianapolis, Gajath Lynelle M Weldon*, Shandelle M Gunatillake*, American university of Henson, James L Hayward, Libby C Sharjah, and Eungil Ko,EwhaWomen’s Megna, Andrews University, and Joseph University, Seoul, Korea (1046-47-207) G Galusha, Walla Walla University 9:15AM Irregularity of orbits of operators. (1046-92-823)
(106) Preliminary report. 9:30AM Break Gabriel T Prajitura, SUNY Brockport 9:45AM The modeling of retinal ganglion cell (1046-47-1055) (96) (RGC) axons and its convexity properties. 9:30AM Break Preliminary report. 9:45AM n-contractivity and k-hyponormality of Kai-Bin Fu,TexasA&MUniversity (107) some Bergman-like weighted shifts. (1046-92-1335) Preliminary report. 10:00AM Dynamical behavior of a one-island, Gregory Adams and George R Exner*,
(97) selection-migration model with partial Bucknell University (1046-47-1448) dominance. Preliminary report. 10:00AM On The Numerical Range Of A Class Jordan West Bostic*, North Carolina (108) Of Composition Operators on 2. State University, James H Roberds, H USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Preliminary report. ,Universityof Station, and James F Selgrade,North William M Higdon Carolina State University (1046-92-1338) Indianapolis (1046-47-462) 10:15AM On the index solvability for variational 10:15AM Kullback-Leibler Markov Chain Monte (109) inequalities with (S)-mappings.
(98) Carlo – a new Algorithm for Finite Dan D. Pascali, Courant Institute, New Mixture Aanalysis and its Application to York University (1046-47-846) Gene Expression Data. Tatiana Valerievna Tatarinova*, Loyola 10:30AM Inequalities and Operator Means. Marymount University, and Alan (110) Mohammad Khadivi*andMokhtar Schumitzky,UniversityofSouthern Aouina, Jackson State University California (1046-92-1421) (1046-47-922) 10:30AM Radio-telemetry under malfunctioning 10:45AM A refined Luecking’s theorem and (99) receivers. (111) finite-rank products of Toeplitz operators Channa N Navaratna*, Indiana on the Bergman space. University of Pennsylvania, and Menaka Trieu L. Le, University of Waterloo B Navaratna, Florida Gulf Coast (1046-47-1170) University (1046-92-1428) 10:45AM Nonlinear Dynamics of a Simple
(100) Microvascular Network. Preliminary AMS Session on Differential Geometry report. David Gardner, Yiyang Li and Benjamin 8:00 AM –10:55AM Hoover Room, Small*, Franklin W. Olin College of Mezzanine Level, Marriott Engineering (1046-00-1672) 8:00AM On the Volume of Meromorphic Vector (112) fields on Riemann Surfaces. Preliminary report. AMS Session on Operator Theory Amine Fawaz,TheUniversityofTexasof the Permian Basin (1046-53-201)

8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 6, 8:15AM The topology of low dimensional Lower Level, Marriott (113) cohomogeneity one manifolds. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Group Bundle Duality. Corey A. Hoelscher*, Rutgers University, (101) Geoff R Goehle, Dartmouth College and Shari Ultman, Oregon State (1046-47-566) University (1046-53-673)

47 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

8:30AM On the classification of low-dimensional 8:45AM Dynamics of Edge-Flames in (114) fixed point homogeneous Riemannian
(126) Micro-Channels. Preliminary report. manifolds with nonnegative sectional Joanna A Bieri,NorthwesternUniversity curvature. Preliminary report. (1046-76-1824) Fernando Galaz-Garcia,Universityof 9:00AM Unstable internal waves. Maryland, College Park (1046-53-1098) (127) Roxana Tiron*, Roberto Camassa, 8:45AM The Higher Flows of Harmonic Maps. University of North Carolina at Chapel (115) Michael S Gagliardo, Jacksonville Hill, Ann Almgren, LBL Laboratories, University (1046-53-1315) Berkeley, and Amber Sallerson, 9:00AM A convexity theorem for the real part of a University of North Carolina at Chapel (116) Borel invariant subvariety. Hill (1046-76-1964) Timothy E Goldberg, Cornell University 9:15AM Falling Spheres in Stratified Fluids. (1046-53-1148) (128) Roberto Camassa, Joyce T. Lin*and 9:15AM Isoperimetric balls in cones over tori. Richard M. McLaughlin,Universityof (117) Frank Morgan, Williams College North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1046-53-583) (1046-76-1597) 9:30AM Break 9:30AM Break 9:45AM Folded Toric Four-Manifolds. Preliminary 9:45AM Vacuum and Bound State Calculations in (118) report.
(129) Point Form Quantum Field Theory. Christopher R Lee, University of Illinois Kevin C. Murphy,TheUniversityofIowa at Urbana-Champaign (1046-53-1802) (1046-81-1724) 10:00AM Connections and Parallel Transport. 10:00AM Lieb-Robinson bound on the anharmonic
(119) Preliminary report. (130) lattice. Florin Dumitrescu, Pennsylvania State Hillel M Raz, University of California University (1046-53-1117) Davis (1046-81-1870) 10:15AM Connected components of strata of 10:15AM Differential Geometry on a (120) quadratic differentials over Teichmuller (131) Renormalization Bundle. space. Susama Agarwala, Johns Hopkins Katharine Walker, University of Michigan University (1046-81-270) (1046-53-1827) 10:30AM Quantum Traces In Quantum Teichmuller¨ 10:30AM Some CR-submanifolds of low Chen-type (132) Theory. Preliminary report. (121) in complex space forms. Preliminary Christopher Scott Hiatt,TheUniversity report. of Texas of the Permian Basin Ivko Dimitric, Pennsylvania State (1046-81-556) University Fayette (1046-53-2028) 10:45AM Multiparty Quantum States with Nearly 10:45AM Screw-Motion Invariant Minimal Surfaces.
(133) Maximal Stabilizer. (122) Michelle E Hackman, Indiana University Stephanie A. Blanda, Lebanon Valley (1046-53-217) College (1046-81-808)

AMS Session on Quantum Theory and Fluid Mechanics MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, I

AM AM 8:00 –10:55 Coolidge Room, 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 4, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Lower Level, Marriott 8:00AM Linear instability criteria for Euler’s Organizer: Douglas E. Norton, (123) equation: two classes of perturbations. Villanova University Preliminary report. Elizabeth Thoren,TheUniversityof 8:00AM How a medieval troubadour became a
Texas at Austin (1046-76-322) (134) mathematical figure. Preliminary report. Michael P. Saclolo,St.Edward’s 8:15AM A hybrid particle-continuum (DSMC-SPDE) University (1046-J1-1997) (124) algorithm for dense fluid flows. Aleksandar Donev*, Lawrence Livermore 8:20AM Mathematics of Salsa Dancing.
National Laboratory, Alejandro L (135) Christine von Renesse and Volker Garcia, Dept. Physics & Astronomy, San Ecke*, Westfield State College Jose State Univ., and Berni J Alder, (1046-J1-431) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 8:40AM Modeling Voice-leading in Music: (1046-76-1402)
(136) The Special Role of the Bass Voice. 8:30AM Human tear film dynamics with an Preliminary report. (125) overset grid method. James R Hughes*andBrandon Metz, Kara L. Maki*, Richard J. Braun, Elizabethtown College (1046-J1-1754) University of Delaware, William D. 9:00AM Using Music to Demonstrate Group Henshaw, Lawrence Livermore National
(137) Theory. Preliminary report. Laboratory, and P. Ewen King-Smith,The Vicky Williams Klima, Appalachian State Ohio State University (1046-76-1581) University (1046-J1-818)

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9:20AM A Mathematics & Music Course for 9:15AM Apportioning Seats in the U.S. House of
(138) Liberal Arts Majors.
(148) Representatives. Kurt E Ludwick, Salisbury University Michael J. Caulfield, Gannon University (1046-J1-1926) (1046-Z1-347) 9:40AM The MAA Curriculum Foundations 9:30AM Development and Analysis of a New
(139) Project: A report from the workshop
(149) Course in Computational Mathematics on mathematics and the arts and with MATLAB at the University of implications for the undergraduate Houston-Downtown. mathematics curriculum. Timothy A. Redl,Universityof Susan L. Ganter*, Clemson University, Houston-Downtown (1046-Z1-1083) Joanne Caniglia, Kent State University, 9:45AM The Power of Five. and William Haver,Virginia
(150) Robert D. Poodiack,NorwichUniversity Commonwealth University (1046-J1-585) (1046-Z1-1834) 10:00AM Which Edgar Allan Poe Story is His Most
10:00AM Which is better: homework or quizzes? (140) Quintessential? A Word Analysis Using
(151) Preliminary report. Galois Lattices of Formal Concepts. Edwin P Herman,Universityof Roger Bilisoly, Central Connecticut State Wisconsin, Stevens Point (1046-Z1-1370) University (1046-J1-672) 10:15AM Loop Decompositions of Circulations 10:20AM The Calculus of the Quinto Acuto and
(152) in Strongly Connected Digraphs.
(141) Gothic Architecture. Preliminary report. , Muhlenberg College Mike Huber Michael J. Adams*andJonathan D. (1046-J1-194) Vollmer, Truman State University 10:40AM Art from the Margins: Questions raised (1046-Z1-776)
(142) by artistic patterns illustrating FLT. 10:30AM Universal Cycles of Classes of Restricted Stephen H. Harnish, Bluffton University
(153) Words. (1046-J1-2018) Arielle M Leitner*, California State University,Chico,andAnant Godbole, MAA General Contributed Paper Session, I East Tennessee State University (1046-Z1-529) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 3, 10:45AM Discriminating graphs of third degree Lower Level, Marriott
(154) polynomial functions. Lucio M.G. Prado*, BMCC - The City Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, University of New York, and Abdramane Framingham State College Serme, BMCC- The City University of New Moderators: Timothy Redl,Universityof York (1046-Z1-1449) Houston-Downtown Robert D. Poodiak,Norwich University Michael J. Caulfield, MAA General Contributed Paper Session, II Gannon University Jennifer Wagner, Washburn 8:00 AM –10:40AM Washington Room 5, University Lower Level, Marriott 8:00AM Lobb’s Generalization of Catalan’s
(143) Parenthesization Problem. Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, Thomas Koshy, Framingham State Framingham State College College (1046-Z1-620) Moderators: Rachel Schwell,Central 8:15AM Verifying Huppert’s Conjecture for Connecticut State University 2 2 (144) G2(q ). David Hammond,Ecole Thomas Philip Wakefield, Slippery Rock Polytechnique Federale de University (1046-Z1-466) Lausanne 8:30AM An Interdisciplinary Project for Statistics Thomas Lominac,Virginia
(145) and Physics. Preliminary report. Military Institute Josh W. Helms*andRodney Sturdivant, 8:00AM Developing Modern Algebra and United States Military Academy
(155) Perspectives on the Nature of (1046-Z1-1356) Mathematics in Victorian England. 8:45AM Evaluating Communication Skills in a Richard H. Stout, Gordon College
(146) Modern Algebra Course. Preliminary (1046-Z1-1733) report. 8:15AM Testing the effects of predictors data Jennifer D. Wagner, Washburn University (156) generated by non-identity link functions (1046-Z1-228) of the singe-index model: a Monte Carlo 9:00AM Discontinuous open maps from Rn onto appraoch. (147) Rn. Rebecca S Patterson,Universityof William Goldbloom Bloch,Wheaton Louisville, and Larry Wayne Lewis*, College (1046-Z1-1218) Spalding University (1046-Z1-924)

49 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

8:30AM Math Mistakes that Make the News. 9:30AM Deterministic and stochastic
(157) Preliminary report. (169) juvenile-adult models with application to Heather A Lewis, Nazareth College amphibians. (1046-Z1-1573) Azmy S Ackleh*, Keng Deng and Qihua 8:45AM Foundations of Mathematics, Survivor! Huang, University of Louisiana at
(158) Deborah A Koslover,UniversityofTexas Lafayette (1046-92-554) at Tyler (1046-Z1-1775) 10:00AM Modeling ”stay/flee” conflict situations in
9:00AM Using Online Discussions in an (170) animal behavior: Poisson regression and
(159) Introductory/Intermediate Algebra differential equations. Preliminary report. Course. Shandelle M. Henson*, Andrews Sarah L Mabrouk, Framingham State University, and James L. Hayward, College (1046-Z1-2051) Biology Department, Andrews University (1046-92-502) 9:15AM Wavelets on Graphs via Spectral Graph (160) Theory. 10:30AM Evolutionary reversals in competitive David K Hammond*, Pierre
(171) interactions: experimental occurrences Vanderghynst, Ecole Polytechnique and model explanations using Darwinian Federale de Lausanne, and Remi dynamics. Preliminary report. Gribonval, IRISA-INRIA Rennes J. M. Cushing*, Rosalyn Rael, (1046-Z1-1237) University of Arizona, Thomas L Vincent, Mechanical & Aerospace 9:30AM Incorporating Mathematics into a Study Engineering, University of Arizona, (161) Abroad Experience. and R. F. Costantino,Ecology& Ellen Mir, Elon University (1046-Z1-335) Evolutionary Biology, University of 9:45AM The Modified Moore Method versus Arizona (1046-92-510)
(162) the Traditional One: A Case Study. Preliminary report. Mahmoud Yousef*, Shing S So and David Ewing,UniversityofCentral Employment Center Missouri (1046-Z1-1279) 8:00 AM –7:00PM Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott 10:00AM A Research Project for a Beginning
(163) Mathematics Student. Anthony D. Berard, Jr., King’s College (1046-Z1-601) AMS Session on Algebraic and Analytic 10:15AM Elementary Central Limit Theorems Via Geometry
(164) Mathematical Induction. Mark H. Inlow, Rose-Hulman Institute of 8:15 AM –10:55AM Wilson Room A, Technology (1046-Z1-1165) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 10:30AM Bite-Sized Exams: A Tale of Two 8:15AM Algebraic Density Property of (165) Pre-Calcs. (172) Homogeneous Spaces. Rachel Schwell, Central Connecticut Fabrizio Donzelli*andShulim Kaliman, State University (1046-Z1-1722) University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (1046-14-1121) 8:30AM On 3-dimensional tiling. Preliminary SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical
(173) report. Modeling of Natural Resources, I Injun Song*, Eu Kyum Kim and Hum Kum, Korea Advanced Institute of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maryland Suite C, Science and Technology (1046-14-1617) Lobby Level, Marriott 8:45AM Structure of Riemann-Roch G-modules m p − Organizer: Catherine A. Roberts, (174) for y = x x over GF(p). College of the Holy Cross Darren Glass, Gettysburg College, W. David Joyner*andAmy Ksir, US Naval 8:00AM A Multi-Species Model for Bacterial Academy (1046-14-1756) (166) Biofilms used in Waste Water Treatment. David L Chopp,NorthwesternUniversity 9:00AM Group Operation on the Jacobian of (1046-92-509) (175) Singular Hyperelliptic Curves. Preliminary report. 8:30AM Metapopulation models in tick-borne Enver Ozdemir, University Of Maryland, (167) disease transmission modeling. College Park (1046-14-1494) Holly D. Gaff*, Old Dominion University, and Elsa Schaefer, Marymount University 9:15AM Prym varieties of trigonal curves. (1046-92-357) (176) Yuri Zarhin, Pennsylvania State University (1046-14-1522) 9:00AM The persistence of ranavirus in (168) salamanders with ephemeral larval 9:30AM Break habitats. Preliminary report. 9:45AM A Linear Algebraic Proof of Demailly and Horst R. Thieme*andThanate
(177) Skoda’s Theorem. Dhirasakdanon, Arizona State University Yisha Peng, Zhejiang University (1046-92-505) (1046-14-1179)

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10:00AM Theta functions for small genus curves 10:15AM Webster’s ”Arithmetick in Epitome” and (178) with automorphisms.
(190) other Eighteenth Century English G Sujeeva Wijesiri, Oakland University Arithmetic Books. (1046-14-991) Andrew B Perry, Springfield College 10:15AM Degree even coverings of elliptic curves (1046-01-1750) (179) by genus 2 curves. 10:30AM Landmarks and Trails in the Nejme Gjika*, University of Vlora,
(191) Development of Differential Calculus in Albania, and Miftar Ramosaco, Normed and Function Spaces. University of Vlora, Albania. M. Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral (1046-14-695) Florida (1046-01-1918) 10:30AM Determining equations of families of 10:45AM A new look at the convergence of a (180) cyclic curves.
(192) famous sequence. Preliminary report. Rakinawasan Sanjeewa,Oakland Mihaela Dobrescu, Christopher Newport University (1046-14-857) University (1046-40-1825) 10:45AM Computing Fundamental Units in Bicyclic (181) Biquadratic Global Fields. Qingquan Wu, University of Calgary (1046-11-1030) AMSSpecialSessiononTheMathematicsof Information and Knowledge, I

9:00 AM –10:45AM Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott AMS Session on History Organizers: Ronald R. Coifman,Yale University 8:15 AM –10:55AM Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott James G. Glimm,SUNYat Stony Brook 8:15AM How history of mathematics can help Peter W. Jones,Yale
(182) education of mathematics. Preliminary University report. Stephen Smale, Toyota Saeed Seyed Agha, I.H.University Institute (1046-01-27) 9:00AM Scales and Geometry in Data Sets. 8:30AM Al-Risala al-Muhitiyya II (”The Treatise on (193) Peter W Jones,YaleUniversity (183) the Circumference”). (1046-65-1292) Mohammad K. Azarian,Universityof Evansville (1046-01-649) 10:00AM Homological Methods for the study of (194) Data Sets. 8:45AM Mathematician or Physician? Preliminary
Shmuel Weinberger,Universityof (184) report. Chicago (1046-55-2129) Mohammad Moazzam, Salisbury University (1046-01-1270) 9:00AM Ioannis Carandinos and the Ionian
(185) Academy. Preliminary report. Christine Phili, National Technical AMS Special Session on Group Actions on University Athens (1046-01-1566) Homogeneous Spaces and Applications, I 9:15AM Determining the determinant: the early (186) years. 9:00 AM –10:40AM Virginia Suite A, Daniel E. Otero, Xavier University Lobby Level, Marriott (1046-01-1693) Organizers: Dmitry Y. Kleinbock, 9:30AM Connections between the Genesis of Brandeis University
(187) Mathematics and Writing in Ancient Mesopotamia in 3100 B.C. and the Gregory A. Margulis,Yale Neuroscience of Learning Mathematics University Today. Preliminary report. Hee Oh,BrownUniversity Alexander G. Atwood,SUNY 9:00AM The generic points for the horocycle flow Suffolk County Community College (195) on Zd covers. (1046-01-2003) Omri Sarig*, The Pennsylvania State 9:45AM Boole and Hamilton: An Unanswered University, and BSchapira,Universite
(188) Question. Preliminary report. Picardie Jules Verne (1046-37-245) Charlotte K Simmons,Universityof 10:00AM Volume entropy and measure of Central Oklahoma (1046-01-1574) (196) maximal entropy of hyperbolic buildings. 10:00AM A History of College Algebra in the United Preliminary report.
(189) States During the Nineteenth Century. Francois Ledrappier, University of Notre Jeff A Suzuki, Brooklyn College Dame, and Seonhee Lim*, Cornell (1046-01-753) University (1046-37-1544)

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MAA Minicourse #11: Part A 9:45AM A generalization of an unpublished
(200) theorem of Wiener. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Congressional J. Marshall Ash*, DePaul University, Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel Sergey Tikhonov, Scuola Normale Superiore, and James Tung,DePaul Planning and teaching mathematics University (1046-42-2118) capstone courses for preservice 10:00AM Radon-Nikodym Theorem for secondary school teachers. (201) Hyper-measures. Organizers: Edward F. Aboufadel, Mark Burgin, University of California, Grand Valley State University Los Angeles, Dongxin (Tony) Chen*and Richard Hill, Michigan State Alan Krinik, California State Polytechnic University University, Pomona (1046-28-1563) Bruce E. Sagan,Michigan 10:15AM Large Time Heat Kernel Asymptotics for State University (202) Riemannian Polytopal Complexes and Sharon Senk,Michigan Finitely Generated Groups of Isometries. State University Preliminary report. Natasha M. Speer,Michigan Melanie Anne Pivarski,TexasA&M State University University (1046-58-1804) Rebecca Walker,Grand 10:30AM Idempotent probability measures on a Valley State University (203) locally compact semihypergroups. Norbert N Youmbi, Saint Francis University (1046-43-879) MAA Minicourse #1: Part A 10:45AM Extensions to the theory of local (204) regularization for solving linear Volterra 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Hampton Ballroom, inverse problems. Preliminary report. Omni Shoreham Hotel Cara D. Brooks*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and Patricia K. Lamm, Discrete models in biology and Michigan State University (1046-45-1484) simulations. Organizers: Saber N. Elaydi,Trinity University AMS Session on Topological Groups

Huseyin Kocak,University 9:00 AM –10:40AM Tyler Room, of Miami Mezzanine Level, Marriott David Ribble,Trinity University 9:00AM Pro-p groups of rank 3 and the question (205) of Iwasawa. Ilir Snopce, Binghamton University MAA Minicourse #6: Part A (1046-22-1303) 9:15AM Caratheodory Approch in Haar Measure. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Congressional (206) Preliminary report. Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Amir A. Maleki,HowardUniversity Teaching with clickers and classroom (1046-22-1343) voting. 9:30AM On Maximal Ideals of Compact Connected Organizers: Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt (207) Mobs. Preliminary report. University Phoebe Ho McLaughlin*, Shing S. So, University of Central Missouri, and Kelly Cline, Carroll College Haohao Wang, Southeast Missouri State Mark Parker, Carroll College University (1046-22-1766) Holly Zullo, Carroll College 9:45AM Infinite Towers of Cocompact Lattices in (208) Kac-Moody Groups. Preliminary report. AMS Session on Analysis Lisa Carbone and Leigh Cobbs*, Rutgers University (1046-22-1130) 9:00 AM –10:55AM McKinley Room, 10:00AM Decompositions of Various Compact Mezzanine Level, Marriott
(209) Symmetric Spaces. Robyn Brooks, Trinity University, Derek 9:00AM A generalization of the mean value Habermas, State University of New York (197) theorem for integrals. Preliminary report. at Potsdam, Karol Koziol*, New York Nasser Dastrange, Buena Vista University, and Kirsten Trickey, University (1046-26-654) Clarkson University (1046-22-1525) 9:15AM Error terms for Steffensen’s, Young’s, 10:15AM Equivariant degenerations of spherical
(198) and Chebychev’s Inequalities. (210) modules for groups of type A. Preliminary Peter R Mercer, Buffalo State College report. (1046-26-1265) Stavros Papadakis, CAMGSD, Insituto 9:30AM Iterations of Darboux Functions. Superior Tecnico, and Bart Van (199) Kandasamy Muthuvel,Universityof Steirteghem*, Medgar Evers College Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1046-26-1499) (CUNY) (1046-22-1865)

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10:30AM Topologies that are defined by forcing MAA Department Liaisons Meeting (211) sequences of real numbers to converge to zero. Preliminary report. 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Marshall Ballrooms Jon W. Short*, Sam Houston State South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott University, and T. Christine Stevens, Saint Louis University (1046-22-1994) AMS Invited Address

MAA Career Fair 10:05 AM –10:55AM Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel (212) Advances in Advancing Interfaces: Building Semiconductors, Inkjet Plotters, All students in the process of earning Medical Scanners, and Robotic Devices. Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degrees James Sethian, University of California, are invited to participate. Berkeley (1046-35-09) Organizer: Robert W. Vallin,MAA AMS-MAA Invited Address

MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel 11:10 AM – NOON Marriott Ballroom Salons Discussion 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott

9:00 AM –10:20AM Marshall Ballroom East, (213) Stability, Consistency, and Convergence: Mezzanine Level, Marriott Modern Variations on a Classical Theme. ,Universityof th Douglas N. Arnold Finding your n job (for n greater than Minnesota, Minneapolis (1046-65-14) or equal to 2). Organizers: Joshua D. Laison, Exhibits and Book Sales Willamette University Aaron Luttman,Clarkson 12:15 PM –5:30PM Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott University Come to the Grand Opening at 12:15! Raluca M. Gera, Naval Post Graduate School AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I

MAA Special Presentation 1:00 PM –2:00PM Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott 9:00 AM –10:20AM Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott (214) Homogeneous dynamics and number theory I. National Science Foundation programs Gregory Margulis,YaleUniversity supporting learning and teaching in the (1046-37-02) mathematical sciences. Organizers: Henry Warchall,NSF/DMS MAA Invited Address Karen A. Marrongelle, NSF/DRL 2:15 PM –3:05PM Marriott Ballroom Salons Daniel P. Maki,NSF/DUE 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Ginger H. Rowell,NSF/DUE (215) Perfect graphs—Structure and Elizabeth J. Teles,NSF/DUE recognition. Lee L. Zia,NSF/DUE Maria Chudnovsky, Columbia University (1046-A0-11)

Student Hospitality Center AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research

9:00 AM –5:00PM Atrium, Lower Level, in Mathematics by Undergraduates, II outside Hall C, Marriott 2:15 PM –6:30PM Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott MAA Special Presentation Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of 9:30 AM –10:30AM Marshall Ballroom North, Technology Mezzanine Level, Marriott Jacqueline A. Jensen,Sam ICME-11 in retrospect. Houston State University Organizers: Martha J. Siegel,Towson Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester University Institute of Technology William G. McCallum, Vadim Ponomarenko,San University of Arizona Diego State University

53 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

Tamas Wiandt,Rochester 2:35PM Complex dynamics and Turing degrees. Institute of Technology (225) Preliminary report. 2:15PM Spectrally Accurate Initial Data for C. T. Chong, National University of
(216) Numerical Relativity. Singapore (1046-03-1162) Nicholas Battista*andAnthony Harkin, 2:55PM Using orbit equivalence as a model for Rochester Institute of Technology (226) ergodic systems. (1046-35-944) Daniel J. Rudolph, Colorado State University (1046-37-705) 2:45PM A Network Theoretic Approach to
(217) Hyperspectral Image Classification. 3:15PM Decidability of countable closed Ryan Lewis*andAnthony Harkin,
(227) subshifts. Preliminary report. Rochester Institute of Technology Douglas Cenzer*andS. Ali Dashti, (1046-91-1115) University of Florida (1046-03-710) 3:15PM Matrix Number Theory: Factorization in 3:35PM Generic isometries and measure
(218) Integral Matrix Semigroups. Preliminary (228) preserving homeomorphisms are report. conjugate to their powers. David Hannasch*, University of Nevada, Christian Rosendal, University of Illinois Las Vegas, Rene Ardila, City College of at Chicago (1046-03-716) New York, Audra Kosh,Universityof 3:55PM The classification problem for separable California, Santa Barbara, Hanah
(229) von Neumann factors. McCarthy, Lawrence University, Ryan Asger Tornquist, University of Toronto Rosenbaum, Donald Adams and (1046-03-724) Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State 4:15PM Computable dynamics of real functions. University (1046-11-349)
(230) Preliminary report. 3:45PM Class Number Indivisibility in Function S. Ali Dashti*andDouglas Cenzer,
(219) Fields. University of Florida (1046-03-786) Michael Daub,Berkeley,Jackie Lang*, 4:35PM Bernoulli Actions of Property (τ) Groups. Bryn Mawr, Mona Merling, Bard College, (231) Preliminary report. Natee Pitiwan, Allison Pacelli, Williams Scott Schneider,RutgersUniversity College, and Michael Rosen,Brown (1046-03-976) University (1046-11-1092) 4:55PM Matrix models for discrete and 4:15PM The Soap Bubble Problem on the Sphere. (232) topological groups.
(220) Preliminary report. Vladimir G. Pestov, University of Ottawa, Edward Souder Newkirk, Williams Ontario, Canada (1046-03-1104) College (1046-51-826) 5:15PM Computability in Ergodic Theory. 4:45PM The hitting time for a sequence pattern (233) Jeremy Avigad, Carnegie Mellon
(221) in a Markov chain. Preliminary report. University (1046-03-1123) Shiliang Cui*andEvan Fisher, Lafayette 5:35PM Proof mining in topological dynamics. College (1046-60-517) (234) Philipp Gerhardy, Universitetet i Oslo 5:15PM Classifying the simplices of the (1046-03-1219)
(222) 4-dimensional cube. 5:55PM The isomorphism problem for subshifts. Natalie Durgin*, Helen Highberger, (235) John D. Clemens, Penn State University Jacob Scott and Francis Edward Su, (1046-03-1523) Harvey Mudd College (1046-52-157) 5:45PM The Strong Symmetric Genus of Small AMS Special Session on Convex and Discrete
(223) Generalized Symmetric Groups. Geometry, I Michael A. Ginter, Susannah E. Johnson and James E. McNamara*, Grove City 2:15 PM –6:05PM Balcony B, Mezzanine College (1046-20-36) Level, Marriott 6:10PM Discussion. Organizers: Wlodzimierz Kuperberg, Auburn University Valeriu Soltan,George Mason University AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and 2:15PM General affine surface areas. Dynamical Systems, I (236) Monika Ludwig, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (1046-52-1252) 2:15 PM –6:10PM Virginia Suite B, 2:45PM Finite Sets as Complements of Finite Lobby Level, Marriott (237) Unions of Convex Sets. Jim Lawrence and Walter Morris*, Organizer: Stephen G. Simpson, George Mason University (1046-52-643) Pennsylvania State University 3:15PM Generalized Averages of Section and 2:15PM Symbolic dynamics and degrees of (238) Projection Functions. Preliminary report. (224) unsolvability. Paul R. Goodey, University of Oklahoma, Stephen G. Simpson, Pennsylvania State and Wolfgang Weil*, University of University (1046-03-292) Karlsruhe (1046-52-586)

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3:45PM On Orthogonal Chords in Minkowski 5:15PM OntheGrowthRateofthe
(239) Spaces. Preliminary report. (250) Weight Distribution of Irregular Javier Alonso,Universityof Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes. Extremadura, Spain, Horst Martini, Mark F. Flanagan*, University of Zurich, University of Technology Chemnitz, Switzerland, Enrico Paolini,Universityof Germany, and Zokhrab Mustafaev*, Bologna, Italy, Marco Chiani,DEIS, University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA University of Bologna, Italy, and Marc (1046-52-192) P.C. Fossorier, ETIS ENSEA / UCP / CNRS 4:15PM Special convex sets in normed linear UMR-8051, Cergy Pontoise, France (240) spaces. (1046-94-841) Horst Martini, University of Technology, 5:40PM Enumerating Pseudo-codewords in Chemnitz, Germany (1046-52-151)
(251) Fundamental Cones. Min Lu,UniversityPark,PA 4:45PM Outer linear measure of connected sets (241) via Steiner trees. (1046-94-1490) Konrad J Swanepoel,Chemnitz 6:05PM Extrinsic Tree Decoding of LDPC Codes. University of Technology (1046-28-119) (252) Eric Thomas Psota,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1046-94-1540) 5:15PM Convex polytopes with abelian
(242) vertex-transitive symmetry. Preliminary 6:30PM Polytope Representations for report. (253) Linear-Programming Decoding of Jim Lawrence, George Mason University Nonbinary Linear Codes. (1046-52-1257) Mark F. Flanagan, Universitat Zurich, Vitaly Skachek*, Claude Shannon 5:45PM Class Preserving Dissections of Convex Institute, University College Dublin,
(243) Polygons. Preliminary report. Eimear Byrne and Marcus Greferath, Dan Ismailescu, Hofstra University University College Dublin (1046-94-685) (1046-52-1692)

AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Applications, II AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Coding Theory, II 2:15 PM –6:05PM Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott 2:15 PM –6:50PM Balcony D, Mezzanine Organizers: Gui-Qiang G. Chen, Level, Marriott Northwestern University Organizers: Gretchen L. Matthews, Cleopatra C. Christoforou, Clemson University University of Houston Judy L. Walker,Universityof 2:15PM Self-Similar Multidimensional Nebraska (254) Conservation Laws: An Excursion into Linear Equations. 2:15PM On decoding multipoint algebraic Nedyu I Popivanov,SofiaUniversity,and (244) geometry codes. Barbara Lee Keyfitz*, Fields Institute and Nathan Drake, Clemson University the Ohio State University (1046-35-424) (1046-14-1768) 2:45PM Transonic flows past wedges governed by 2:40PM Efficient List Decoding of Explicit Codes (255) full Euler equations. (245) with Optimal Redundancy. G.-Q. Chen, Northwestern Univeristy, J. Atri Rudra, University at Buffalo, Chen*, University of Houston, and M. The State University of New York Feldman, University of Wisconsin, (1046-68-464) Madison (1046-35-555) 3:05PM Trellis Pseudocodewords. 3:15PM Mixed type problems and semi-hyperbolic (246) Deanna Dreher, University of Nebraska (256) waves in two-dimensional compressible (1046-94-1612) Euler systems. 3:30PM LDPC codes and Ramanujan graphs. Yuxi Zheng, Penn State (1046-35-516)
(247) Chenying Wang, Penn. State Univ. 3:45PM Transonic shocks of multi-dimensional (1046-15-1807) (257) compressible flow through divergent 3:55PM On right-regular graphs for cascaded nozzles with arbitrary cross-sections. (248) LDPC codes. Myoungjean Bae*andMikhail Feldman, Abigail G. Mitchell,UniversityofZurich¨ University of Wisconsin-Madison (1046-94-2012) (1046-35-411) 4:20PM Golay, Heisenberg and Weyl. Preliminary 4:15PM Optimal Transport for the System of (249) report. (258) Isentropic Euler Equations. Robert Calderbank, Princeton University Michael Westdickenberg,Georgia (1046-94-465) Institute of Technology (1046-35-641)

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4:45PM On the structure of solutions of 5:15PM Optimal Control Model for Cancer (259) multidimensional systems of (268) Chemotherapy Subject to Drug conservation laws. Resistance. Monica Torres, Purdue University Daniel L Kern, University of Nevada, Las (1046-35-669) Vegas (1046-92-1815) 5:15PM Large-data solution of the Cauchy 5:45PM Optimal intervention strategies for a (260) problem for a model system for singular (269) cholera outbreak. shocks. Rachael L Miller*, Suzanne Lenhart, Michael Sever, The Hebrew University of University of Tennessee, and Elsa Jerusalem (1046-35-174) Schaefer, Marymount University 5:45PM Shock reflection, free boundary (1046-34-409) (261) problems, and degenerate elliptic equations. Gui-Qiang Chen,Northwestern AMS Special Session on Stochastic, University, and Mikhail Feldman*, Large-Scale, and Hybrid Systems with University of Wisconsin-Madison Applications, II (1046-35-663) 2:15 PM –5:35PM Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Mathematical Modeling in Medicine Organizers: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, University of Louisiana at 2:15 PM –6:05PM Virginia Suite C, Lafayette Lobby Level, Marriott G. S. Ladde,Universityof South Florida Organizers: David Chan,Virginia K. Ramachandran, Commonwealth University University of South Florida John W. Cain,Virginia 2:15PM Perturbation of a Gradient Temperature Commonwealth University
(270) Field due to the Presence of Two Spheres. Rebecca A. Segal,Virginia Preliminary report. Commonwealth University Abhinandan Chowdhury,Universityof 2:15PM Oscillations of Calcium, Metabolism, and Louisiana at Lafayette (1046-35-1305)
(262) Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Beta-cells. 2:45PM Nonlinear Stochastic Modeling and Arthur S Sherman, National Institutes of (271) Statistic Analysis. Preliminary report. Health (1046-34-863) Ling Wu*andGangaram S. 2:45PM Statistical Geometry of Pancreatic Islets. Ladde, University of South Florida
(263) Harold M Hastings*, Department (1046-60-1254) of Physics and Astronomy, Hofstra 3:15PM Behrens Fisher’s Distribution for University, and Bruce S Schneider,Office (272) selecting Genes and its Application in of Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Cancer Classification. (1046-92-1728) Nabin K. Shrestha*andK. M. 3:15PM Tubuloglomerular Feedback Signal Ramachandran,UniversityofSouth (264) Transduction in a Compliant Thick Florida (1046-62-1572) Ascending Limb. 3:45PM Hybrid Dynamic Inequalities Under Anita T. Layton, Duke University (273) Random Perturbations and Applications. (1046-92-438) Preliminary report. 3:45PM A Methodology For Performing Global Gangaram S. Ladde,UniversityofSouth (265) Uncertainty And Sensitivity Analysis In Florida (1046-93-1307) Systems Biology. 4:15PM Generalized Quasilinearization for Simeone Marino*, Ian B Hogue, (274) Differential Equations with Causal Christian J Ray and Denise E Kirschner, Operators. Preliminary report. University of Michigan Medical School, Farzana A. McRae*, The Catholic Dept. Microbiology & Immunology University of America, J. Vasundhara (1046-34-1639) Devi, GVP Institute for Advanced Studies, 4:15PM Mathematical Modeling in Nasal Drug Visakhapatnam, India, and Zahia
(266) Delivery and Surgery. Preliminary report. Drici, Illinois Wesleyan University J. S. Kimbell*, J. D. Schroeter and G. J. M. (1046-34-1853) Garcia, The Hamner Institutes for Health 4:45PM Fixed-point Theorems for Differential Sciences (1046-92-1940) (275) Equations with Causal Operators. 4:45PM Mathematical modeling of blood-flow Preliminary report.
(267) interaction with deformable arterial wall Zahia Drici*, Illinois Wesleyan University, with applications in medicine. Preliminary Farzana A. Mcrae, The Catholic report. University of America, and Vasundhara J. Javed I. Siddique*, Daniel M. Anderson Devi, G.V.P. Institute for Advanced and Padmanabhan Seshaiyer,George Studies, Visakhapatnam, India Mason University (1046-65-76) (1046-34-1700)

56 Monday, January 5 – Program of the Sessions

5:15PM A multi-time-scale analysis of 4:15PM Oriented State Sums for the Jones (276) biochemical reaction networks. (285) Polynomial. Chang Hyeong Lee,Worcester Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois Polytechnic Institute (1046-92-1968) at Chicago (1046-57-839) 5:15PM Twisted Blanchfield Pairings. (286) Jonathan A. Hillman,TheUniversityof AMS Special Session on Experimental Sydney, Daniel S. Silver*andSusan G. Mathematics, II Williams, University of South Alabama (1046-57-626) 2:15 PM –5:35PM Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott AMS Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis Organizers: Tewodros Amdeberhan, in Inverse and Variational Problems, I Tulane University Luis A. Medina,Tulane 2:15 PM –6:10PM Balcony C, Mezzanine University Level, Marriott Victor H. Moll,Tulane Organizers: M. Zuhair Nashed, University University of Central Florida 2:15PM On the greatest common divisor of Otmar Scherzer,University
n − n − (277) a 1 and b 1. Preliminary report. of Innsbruck Joseph H. Silverman,BrownUniversity (1046-11-361) 2:15PM Missing Data Recovery by Tight-frame (287) Algorithms with Flexible Wavelet 2:45PM Algorithmic Proofs for Special Function Shrinkage.
(278) Identities. Raymond H Chan,TheChinese Flavia Stan, RISC, Johannes Kepler University of Hong Kong (1046-65-959) University, Linz, Austria (1046-33-1638) 2:45PM Finite volume scheme for the nonlinear 3:15PM Isodiametric problems for equilateral (288) tensor anisotropic diffusion.
(279) polygons. Olga Drblikova, Angela Handlovicova* Michael J. Mossinghoff,Universityof and Karol Mikula, Slovak University South Carolina and Davidson College of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia (1046-52-1511) (1046-65-987) 3:45PM Break 3:15PM On singularity reconstruction in 4:15PM New formulas for Euler log-trigonometric (289) thermoacoustic tomography. Preliminary (280) integrals. Preliminary report. report. Olivier Oloa, University of Versailles Yulia Hristova, Peter Kuchment*and (1046-33-1183) Linh Viet Nguyen,TexasA&MUniversity 4:45PM Asymptotics and Zeros for Polynomials (1046-35-926) (281) from Combinatorics. 3:45PM Convergence rates in regularization Robert P. Boyer*, Drexel University, and (290) when the solutions are nonsmooth with William M. Y. Goh, University of Science respect to forward operators. and Technology of China (1046-05-276) Bernd Hofmann, Chemnitz University of 5:15PM Asymptotics of Bernoulli, Euler, and Technology, Chemnitz/Germany
(282) Strodt Polynomials. (1046-47-154) Timothy B Flowers*andNeil J Calkin, 4:15PM Minimum-Variance Pseudo-Unbiased Clemson University (1046-33-404)
(291) Reduced-Rank Estimator and Its Applications. Isao Yamada*andTomasz Piotrowski, AMS Special Session on Algebraic Structures Tokyo Institute of Technology in Knot Theory (1046-41-1541) 4:45PM On weakly bounded noise in ill-posed, 2:15 PM –5:55PM Delaware Suite B, (292) non-quadratic minimization problems. Lobby Level, Marriott Preliminary report. P. P. B. Eggermont*, Food and Resource Organizers: Sam Nelson,Claremont Economics, Univeristy of Delaware, and McKenna College M. Z. Nashed,UniversityofCentral Alissa S. Crans, Loyola Florida (1046-47-985) Marymount University 5:15PM Regularization of Quasi Variationaal 2:15PM Set-theoretic Yang-Baxter operators and
(293) Inequalities. (283) their deformations. Akhtar A. Khan*andBaasansuren Michael Eisermann, Institut Fourier, Jadamba, Rochester Institute of Universite Grenoble (1046-57-960) Technology (1046-49-1066) 3:15PM Embedded Khovanov Homology and Skein 5:45PM The derivation of a heterogeneous plate (284) Modules of Three Manifolds. (294) theory from nonlinear elasticity. Charles Frohman,TheUniversityofIowa Cristina Popovici, North Dakota State (1046-57-131) University (1046-49-98)

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AMS Special Session on Difference 2:15PM Phase transition phenomenon in sparse Equations, II
(303) approximation. Jared Tanner*, University of Edinburgh, 2:15 PM –6:05PM Balcony A, Mezzanine and David L. Donoho,Stanford Level, Marriott University (1046-52-2082) 3:15PM Accelerated Computational Methods for Organizer: Michael Radin,Rochester (304) Fluid and Plasma Dynamics. Institute of Technology Russel E Caflisch,IPAM,UCLA 2:15PM Global behavior of solutions to (1046-76-1789) (295) α+βxn+γxn−1 xn+1 = with non-negative A+Bxn+Cxn−1 4:15PM Structure Determination through parameters when prime period-two (305) Eigenvectors of Sparse Operators. solutions exist. Amit Singer, Princeton University Sukanya Basu*andOrlando Merino, (1046-92-2130) University of Rhode Island (1046-39-219) 5:00PM Discussion 2:45PM Positive solutions for systems of (296) three-point nonlinear discrete boundary value problems. AMS Special Session on Group Actions on Johnny Henderson*, Baylor University, Homogeneous Spaces and Applications, II Sotiris K. Ntouyas and Ioannis K. Purnaras, University of Ioannina 2:15 PM –5:55PM Virginia Suite A, (1046-39-30) Lobby Level, Marriott 3:15PM Adiabatic invariants for 2D Linear
(297) Dynamic Systems on Time Scales. Organizers: Dmitry Y. Kleinbock, Preliminary report. Brandeis University Gro Hovhannisyan, Kent State University Gregory A. Margulis,Yale (1046-34-291) University 3:45PM A Bimodal System. Preliminary report. Hee Oh,BrownUniversity (298) Candace Marie Kent*andHassan 2:15PM Weakly commensurable arithmetic Sedaghat, Virginia Commonwealth (306) groups, with applications to locally University (1046-39-605) symmetric spaces. 4:15PM Trends and oscillations in the dynamics Andrei Rapinchuk, University of Virginia
(299) of linear vs. non-linear difference (1046-22-148) equation models describing populations. 4:15PM Locally symmetric subspaces of locally Preliminary report. (307) symmetric spaces. Tamara E Awerbuch-Friedlander, Vladimir Chernousov,Universityof Harvard School of Public Health Alberta, Canada, Lucy Lifschitz, (1046-92-1551) University of Oklahoma, and Dave Witte 4:45PM Modeling HIV outbreaks: The Male to Morris*, University of Lethbridge,
(300) Female Prevalence Ratio in the Core Canada (1046-22-1366) Population. 5:15PM On Compact Clifford-Klein Forms of James A Yorke, Univ. of Maryland (308) SLn−2(R)\SLn(R). Preliminary report. (1046-34-933) David Constantine,Universityof 5:15PM Dynamic Classification of Escape Time Michigan (1046-37-704) (301) Sierpinski Curve Julia Sets. Robert L. Devaney,BostonUniversity (1046-37-324) AMS Special Session on Tracking Moving 5:45PM The Complex Dynamics of Singularly Interfaces in Complex Phenomena, I (302) Perturbed Rational Maps. Elizabeth D Russell,BostonUniversity 2:15 PM –6:00PM Maryland Suite A, (1046-37-631) Lobby Level, Marriott

AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Organizer: James A. Sethian,University Information and Knowledge, II of California Berkeley 2:15PM Simulating 3D Fatigue Crack Growth. 2:15 PM –6:15PM Delaware Suite A, (309) David Chopp,NorthwesternUniversity Lobby Level, Marriott (1046-35-1097) 3:15PM Causality, dimensionality, efficiency. Organizers: Ronald R. Coifman,Yale (310) Alex Vladimirsky, Department of University Mathematics, Cornell University James G. Glimm,SUNYat (1046-35-1102) Stony Brook 4:15PM Regularized Stokeslets and other Peter W. Jones,Yale (311) elements with applications to biological University flows. Stephen Smale, Toyota Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University Institute (1046-35-1105)

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5:15PM Coupling Cut cell methods and Level set 3:30PM Some combinatorial problems over finite (312) methods in cellular signaling. (318) Euclidean and non-Euclidean graphs. David Adalsteinsson,Univ.North AnhVinhLe,HarvardUniversity Carolina, Chapel Hill (1046-35-1106) (1046-05-532) 3:45PM Random Difference Graphs and Their MAA Minicourse #12: Part A
(319) Properties. Elizabeth Perez Reilly*andEdward R. 2:15 PM –4:15PM Congressional Room B, Scheinerman, The Johns Hopkins Omni Shoreham Hotel University (1046-05-721) SNAP Math Fairs in elementary 4:00PM Forcing faces in plane bipartite graphs. education. (320) Zhongyuan Che*, Penn State University, Organizers: Andrew C.-F. Liu,University Beaver Campus, and Zhibo Chen,Penn of Alberta State University, McKeesport Campus (1046-05-1048) Tanya Thompson, ThinkFun, Inc. 4:15PM Pattern avoidance in binary trees.
(321) Eric S. Rowland,RutgersUniversity MAA Minicourse #2: Part A (1046-05-546) 4:30PM Other Critical Exponents in Coordinate 2:15 PM –4:15PM Hampton Ballroom, (322) Percolation. Preliminary report. Omni Shoreham Hotel Elizabeth Moseman, US Military Academy, West Point (1046-05-588) Using GeoGebra to create activities and 4:45PM On sums of permutations and sequences applets for visualization and exploration.
(323) with distinct terms. Preliminary report. Organizer: Michael K. May, Saint Louis D. Jacob Wildstrom,Universityof University Louisville (1046-05-593) 5:00PM Graph Model for Pattern Recognition in MAA Minicourse #7: Part A (324) Text. Qin Wu*, Cun-Quan Zhang and 2:15 PM –4:15PM Congressional Room A, Eddie Fuller, West Virginia University Omni Shoreham Hotel (1046-05-734) A Game Theory path to quantitative 5:15PM Minimum cycle bases of direct products literacy.
(325) of complete graphs. Organizers: David L. Housman,Goshen Zachary Bradshaw,Virginia College Commonwealth University (1046-05-737) Richard A. Gillman, 5:30PM A forest formula for the antipode in Valparaiso University (326) incidence Hopf algebras. Hillary Einziger, The George Washington AMS Session on Combinatorics, I University (1046-05-746) 5:45PM The Clique Number of Γ (Zpn (α)). 2:15 PM –6:10PM Hoover Room,
(327) Omar A. AbuGhneim*, Jordan University, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Emad E. AbdAlJawad, Al-Zaytoonah Private University, and Hasan Al-Ezeh, 2:15PM The Biplanar Crossing Number of Jordan University (1046-05-763) (313) Ck × Cl × C2m × Pn. Preliminary report. Joshua K. Lambert, North Dakota State 6:00PM Paley partial difference sets in groups University (1046-05-81) (328) with order not a prime power. John Bowen Polhill, Bloomsburg 2:30PM Fully Orientability of Graphs with at Most University of Pennsylvania (1046-05-794)
(314) One Dependent Arc. Hsin-Hao Lai, Ko-Wei Lih*, Academia Sinica, and Li-Da Tong, National Sun Yat-sen University (1046-05-223) AMS Session on Functional Analysis and 2:45PM Tiling Bijections via Finite Automata. Operator Algebras
(315) Katherine P. Benedetto,Univ.ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Nicholas A. 2:15 PM –5:55PM Coolidge Room, Loehr*, Virginia Tech (1046-05-376) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 3:00PM The r -reduced cutting numbers of cycles,
(316) sequences of cycles and graphs. 2:15PM Generalizations of Triangular Algebras. Preliminary report. (329) Mohan Ravichandran,UniversityofNew Brad Bailey*, Dianna Spence and John Hampshire (1046-47-1917) Holliday, North Georgia College & State 2:30PM The Projective Unitary Group is University (1046-05-446) (330) Algebraically Determined Polish group. 3:15PM Progress on the Skew Hadamard Alexandru Gabriel Atim*, University of
(317) Difference Set existence problem. South Carolina Lancaster, and Robert R Carlos Harold Salazar-Lazaro,Caltech Kallman,UniversityofNorthTexas (1046-05-495) (1046-46-1678)

59 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

2:45PM Proper Actions of Groupoids on 2:30PM Nonsplit module extensions over a (331) C∗-algebras. Preliminary report. (344) non-noetherian ring. Preliminary report. Jonathan Henry Brown, Dartmouth Linhong Wang, Southeastern Louisiana College (1046-47-244) University (1046-16-1084) 3:00PM Quasi-Multipliers and Algebrizations of 2:45PM Square-Free Rings and their (332) Operator Spaces. (345) Automorphism Group. Masayoshi Kaneda,TheUniversityof Martin W Montgomery,Piedmont Mississippi (1046-46-2044) College (1046-16-1091) 3:15PM On projective rigidity of Banach spaces. (333) Matthew Neal, Denison University, and 3:00PM An isomorphism between the fusion Bernard Russo*, University of California (346) + (1) algebras of VL and type D level 2. Irvine (1046-46-1930) Michael Cuntz,Universit¨at 3:30PM Non-Commutative majorant ergodic Kaiserslautern, and Christopher Goff*, (334) theorem for sub-sequences. University of the Pacific (1046-16-1202) Genady Ya Grabarnik*andLarisa Shwartz,IBMTJWatsonResearchCenter 3:15PM A Characterization of Certain Morphic (1046-46-1611) (347) Trivial Extensions. Alexander J Diesl*, Bowling Green State 3:45PM Constructive Representation of the University, Thomas J Dorsey,Centerfor (335) Feynman Operator Calculus in Banach Communications Research, and Warren Spaces. Wm. McGovern, Bowling Green State Woodford W. Zachary*andTepper L. University (1046-16-1602) Gill, Howard University (1046-46-437) 4:00PM Break 3:30PM Break 4:15PM Shifts on product spaces E X F. 3:45PM The Yoneda algebra of a monomial K2 (336) Preliminary report. (348) algebra. Minakshisundaram Rajagopalan, Christopher Phan*, University of Tennessee State University (1046-46-307) Oregon, Thomas Cassidy,Bucknell 4:30PM Smooth and extreme points in University, and Brad Shelton,University (337) Marcinkiewicz function spaces. of Oregon (1046-16-1855) Anna Kaminska´ and Anca M. Parrish*, University of Memphis (1046-46-835) 4:00PM Representation theory of finite (349) W -algebras and twisted Yangians. 4:45PM The Corona Theorem for Infinitely Many (338) Functions on the Multiplier Algebra of the Preliminary report. Weighted Dirichlet Spaces. Jonathan Scott Brown,Universityof Berhanu T. Kidane*andTavan T. Trent, Oregon (1046-16-1877) The University of Alabama (1046-46-149) 4:15PM Strongly clean matrix rings. 5:00PM Geometric Properties inherited by (350) Thomas J. Dorsey*, Center for (339) Ordered Tensor Products. Preliminary Communications Research - La Jolla, and report. Alexander J. Diesl, Bowling Green State Michelle R Craddock,Universityof University (1046-16-2001) Mississippi (1046-46-1364) 4:30PM Seven dimensional Lie algebras with a 5:15PM On the sum of superoptimal singular (340) values. Preliminary report. (351) four-dimensional nilradical. Preliminary report. Alberto A. Condori, Michigan State University (1046-46-1140) Firas Y Hindeleh*, Grand Valley State University, and Gerard Thompson,The 5:30PM Partial unconditionality on a regular University of Toledo (1046-22-334) (341) array in a Banach space. Preliminary report. 4:45PM Noncommutative linear algebra and Frank Sanacory, SUNY - College at Old (352) primitive ideals. Westbury (1046-46-1988) Victor Protsak, Cornell University 5:45PM Norm-linear Operators Between Uniform (1046-17-70) (342) Algebras. 5:00PM Simple and Nearly Simple Deep Matrix Rebekah B Yates, University of Montana (353) Algebras. (1046-46-294) Chris Kennedy, Christopher Newport University (1046-17-871)

AMS Session on Associative and 5:15PM 4-Dimensional Non-Associative Division Non-Associative Rings and Algebras (354) Algebras. John Massman, Rose-Hulman Institute of 2:15 PM –5:40PM Tyler Room, Technology (1046-17-1334) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 5:30PM Intersection Matrix Algebras. Preliminary 2:15PM A Domain Test for Lie Color Algebras. (355) report. (343) Kenneth L. Price, University of Wisconsin Sandeep Bhargava,Universityof Oshkosh (1046-16-943) Windsor (1046-17-1546)

60 Monday, January 5 – Program of the Sessions

AMS Session on Number Theory, I 5:45PM Stable Reduction of X0(625),with (370) Implications. 2:15 PM –5:55PM McKinley Room, Ken McMurdy, Ramapo College of New Mezzanine Level, Marriott Jersey (1046-11-974)

2:15PM p-adic properties of Stirling numbers. (356) Ana Berrizbeitia*, University of Texas at MAA Session on Building Diversity in Austin, Alexander Moll,Columbia Advanced Mathematics: Models that Work University, and Laine Noble,Tulane University (1046-11-60) 2:15 PM –4:15PM Washington Room 3, 2:30PM The non-Archimedean metric Mahler Lower Level, Marriott (357) measure. Paul Fili, University of Texas at Organizers: Patricia L. Hale, California Austin, and Charles L Samuels*, State Polytechnic University Max-Planck-Institut¨ fur¨ Mathematik Pomona (1046-11-216) Abbe Herzig,Universityat Albany 2:45PM Rational Points and Hypergeometric (358) Functions. 2:15PM Evaluating STEM Intervention Programs. Adriana Julia Salerno,Universityof
(371) Debbie Gochenaur, Elizabethtown Texas at Austin (1046-11-311) College (1046-B1-1108) 3:00PM Mahler’s order functions and p-adic 2:40PM Factors impacting the pursuit of (359) algebraic approximation.
(372) mathematics for female PhD students. Brian C. Dietel, Oregon State University Y. Kathy Lin,RutgersUniversity (1046-11-453) (1046-B1-957) 3:15PM On the Iteration of a Function Related to 3:05PM Effecting Systemic Change in the
(360) Euler’s φ-Function. Preliminary report. (373) University: Five-Year Results from the Joshua Harrington*andLenny Jones, NSF Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance for Shippensburg University (1046-11-573) Minority Participation. Martin V Bonsangue*, California State 3:30PM Polynomials Built Using Lucas Sequence
University, Fullerton, and David E Drew, (361) Pairs. Preliminary report. The Claremont Graduate University Donald Mills, Wittenberg University (1046-B1-1708) (1046-11-579) 3:30PM Modular Delivery and Peer-Led 3:45PM Explicit constructions of infinite families
(374) Team-Learning for Precalculus.
(362) of MSTD sets. Preliminary report. Daniel C Scheinerman*, Brown Helmut Knaust*andEmil D. Schwab, University, and Steven J Miller, Williams The University of Texas at El Paso College (1046-11-761) (1046-B1-1913) 4:00PM Hilbert 90 for Finite Abelian Extensions. 3:55PM The Implementation and Impact of an (363) Andrew Schultz, University of Illinois at
(375) ADVANCE IT Grant at a Primarily Urbana-Champaign (1046-12-623) Undergraduate Institution. Preliminary 4:15PM Convergence of Singular Series for a Pair report. (364) of Quadratic Forms. Patricia L Hale, California State Thomas J. Wright, Johns Hopkins Polytechnic University, Pomona University (1046-11-725) (1046-B1-1787) 4:30PM On uniform bounds for rational points on (365) rational curves and thin sets. Preliminary report. MAA Session on Cryptology for Patrick X Rault, SUNY Geneseo Undergraduates (1046-11-624) 2:15 PM –6:10PM Washington Room 5, 4:45PM Orthogonal polynomials and ranks of Lower Level, Marriott (366) abelian varieties. Preliminary report. John Cullinan*, Bard College, Organizers: Chris Christensen, and Farshid Hajir,Universityof Northern Kentucky Massachusetts (1046-11-707) University 5:00PM On the cyclotomic Littlewood Robert E. Lewand,Goucher (367) polynomials. College Yi Sun, Harvard University (1046-11-762) 2:15PM Teaching the Group Theory of 5:15PM On Integers n that Divide φ(n)+σ (n).
(376) Permutation Ciphers. Preliminary report. (368) Kelley Harris,HarvardUniversity Joshua Brandon Holden,Rose-Hulman (1046-11-811) Institute of Technology (1046-D1-1479) 5:30PM Happy Numbers and Semihappy 2:35PM Finding Irreducible Polynomials Using
(369) Numbers. (377) Miller Rabin Type Tests. Helen G. Grundman, Bryn Mawr College Jeffrey A Ehme, Spelman College (1046-11-980) (1046-D1-1613)

61 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

2:55PM The Vigenere Cipher: A historical 3:00PM Teaching Applied Calculus through
(378) cipher with a modern day application.
(390) Environmental Modeling. Preliminary report. Rachel M Dunwell*andChristopher W Tamara B Veenstra,Universityof Seaton, Rhodes College (1046-G1-1423) Redlands (1046-D1-1127) 3:20PM Quantitative and Citizen Literacy 3:15PM The ElGamal Cryptosystem on the TI-83.
(391) through Key Environmental Issues of our
(379) Preliminary report. time. Preliminary report. Blake Rice,N/A,Neil Sigmon,Radford Harel Barzilai, Salisbury University University, and Bill Yankosky*, North (1046-G1-958) Carolina Wesleyan College (1046-D1-41) 3:40PM Weatherquakes, Earthquakes, 3:35PM Quantum Computing for
(392) Mathematics and Climate Change.
(380) Undergraduates. Martin E. Walter, University of Colorado, Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of Boulder (1046-G1-432) New Jersey (1046-D1-1645) 4:00PM Modelphobia - How does it arise; what 3:55PM The Venona Project.
(393) can we do about it?
(381) Maryam Vulis, Fordham University Ben Fusaro, Florida State University (1046-D1-2016) (1046-G1-2058) 4:15PM An Introduction to Algebraic
(382) Cryptanalysis. Amber M Rogers, Northern Kentucky MAA Session on Operations Research in the University (1046-D1-717) Undergraduate Classroom 4:35PM Arithmetic in the field F28 as used in the
(383) Advanced Encryption Standard. 2:15 PM –5:00PM Washington Room 6, Eric West, Benedictine College Lower Level, Marriott (1046-D1-2060) Organizers: Gerald Kobylski,U.S. 4:55PM An Interactive Demonstration of the Military Academy
(384) Navajo Code of World War II. Preliminary report. Josh Helms, U.S. Military Neil P Sigmon*andJonathan D Dixon, Academy Radford University (1046-D1-1363) William Fox, Naval Post 5:15PM Cryptology as First-Year Seminar: Graduate School
(385) Challenges and Rewards. 2:15PM Using Interactive Pedagogies to teach Alan Koch, Agnes Scott College
(394) Operations Research. Preliminary report. (1046-D1-170) Ronald M. Brzenk, Hartwick College, 5:35PM Explorations of elliptic curves in Oneonta NY 13820 (1046-P1-401)
(386) undergraduate cryptography with 2:45PM Mathematical Methods of Operations minimal student background through the
(395) Research. use of Maple worksheets. Morteza Shafii-Mousavi, Indiana Mike May, Saint Louis University University South Bend (1046-P1-63) (1046-D1-230) 3:20PM Recursive formulae for Steady State 5:55PM Investigations with Private-key Ciphers.
(396) Distribution of a Certain Class of Markov
(387) Preliminary report. Process. Annela R Kelly, Roger Williams Mark Evans, Lilinoe Harbottle, Ken University (1046-D1-1859) Shun and Alan Krinik*, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1046-P1-1562) MAA Session on Environmental Mathematics 3:55PM Data Envelopment Analysis in Operations
(397) Research. 2:15 PM –4:15PM Washington Room 1, William C. Bauldry, Appalachian State Lower Level, Marriott University (1046-P1-21) 4:25PM The ”Artist Guild” Strike: An Example of Organizers: Karen Bolinger,Clarion
(398) Game Theory. University William P Fox, Naval Postgraduate Ben A. Fusaro,FloridaState School (1046-P1-1225) University 2:20PM A Curriculum Module for Modeling
(388) Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, and MAA Session on Performing Mathematics Elimination of Toxins. Preliminary report. Frederick A. Adkins, Indiana University 2:15 PM –5:40PM Washington Room 4, of Pennsylvania (1046-G1-1881) Lower Level, Marriott 2:40PM Starting in your own Backyard: Looking
(389) at Local Enviromental Risks in a Organizers: Timothy P. Chartier, Mathematical Modeling Class. Davidson College Jennifer A Gorman, Gannon University Karl Schaffer,DeAnza (1046-G1-1537) College

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2:15PM Mobius¨ and Grassmann on Musical 3:35PM Brazos Valley Math Teachers’ Circle:
(399) Tuning Systems.
(410) Formation and Activities. Preliminary Leon Harkleroad,Wilton,ME report. (1046-Q1-849) Philip B. Yasskin,TexasA&MUniversity 2:45PM Juggling sequences with number (1046-R1-589)
(400) theory–“A tale of two kingdoms”. 3:55PM Supporting Mathematics Teachers to Stephen H. Harnish, Bluffton University (411) Increase Retention Through Professional (1046-Q1-2009) Development: Overview, Models and 3:15PM Laban’s Choreutics and Polyhedra. Research. (401) Sarah-Marie Belcastro, Sarah Lawrence Davida Fischman, California State College / HCSSiM (1046-Q1-1627) University, San Bernardino (1046-R1-550) 3:45PM Dance and Mathematics: A Survey. 4:15PM Contributing to the Professional

(402) Preliminary report. (412) Development of K-12 Mathematics Karl Schaffer, De Anza College and Dr. Teachers. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble Katherine J. Mawhinney, Appalachian (1046-Q1-1515) State University (1046-R1-1295) 4:15PM Using mime to see the remainder. 4:35PM Creating Active Learning Environments

(403) Tim Chartier, Davidson College (413) with Improved Student/Teacher (1046-Q1-885) Relationships and State Assessement Scores. 4:45PM Magic from a Distance.
Juli D’Ann Ratheal,TheUniversity (404) John M. Harris, Furman University of Texas of the Permian Basin (1046-Q1-864) (1046-R1-621) 5:15PM Six Fibs and Videotape.
4:55PM Teaching for understanding through a (405) Colm Mulcahy*, Spelman College, and
(414) professional development partnership. Tim Chartier, Davidson College Jennifer J. Kosiak*andJon Hasenbank, (1046-Q1-2034) University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (1046-R1-1310) 5:15PM Mathematicians vs. Future K-8 Teachers:
(415) Is Real Communication Possible? Is Deep MAA Session on Productive Roles for Math Learning Achievable? Faculty in the Professional Development of Betsy Darken, University of Tennessee at K–12 Teachers, I Chattanooga (1046-R1-812) 5:35PM ”If only I had known then what I know 2:15 PM –6:10PM Washington Room 2,
(416) now ” : A look back at six years of Lower Level, Marriott professional development programs. Linda Braddy, East Central University Organizers: Dale R. Oliver,Humboldt (1046-R1-486) State University 5:55PM The Kentucky Center for Mathematics. Elizabeth Burroughs,
(417) Kirsten Fleming, Kentucky Center for Montana State University Mathematics at Northern Kentucky 2:15PM Mathematics Content Knowledge and University (1046-R1-181)
(406) Classroom Practice in Middle School. Preliminary report. Julie A. Belock, Salem State College (1046-R1-754) MAA Invited Paper Session on Mathematical 2:35PM An Update of a Professional Development Sociology
(407) Project focused on Preparing Students for Algebra. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –4:10PM Marshall Ballroom North, Matthew J Haines*, Tracy Bibelnieks Mezzanine Level, Marriott and Linda Stevens, Augsburg College (1046-R1-2076) Organizer: Barbara F. Meeker, University of Maryland, 2:55PM Math Faculty as Partners in Team College Park
(408) Teaching a Non-Euclidean Geometry Course for K-12 Teachers. Moderator: Joseph Auslander, Maria G Fung*, Worcester State College, University of Maryland, Tevian Dray, Oregon State University, College Park Dave Damcke, University of Portland, 2:15PM A Particle System That Mimics Empirical Dianne Hart and Dianne Riverstone, (418) Income Dynamics. Oregon State University (1046-R1-1559) John Angle, Inequality Process Institute 3:15PM In-Service Teachers’ Proof Schemes in (1046-A1-892) (409) Transition. 2:45PM Network Implications of social exchange: Evan Fuller*, Osvaldo Soto, Guershon (419) an overview. Harel and Alfred Manaster,UCSan Phillip Bonacich, University of California, Diego (1046-R1-950) Los Angeles (1046-A1-887)

63 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

3:15PM Exploring Polarization: the Effects of MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel (420) General Inequality and Subgroup Relative Discussion Size on Distance between Subgroups and Dispersion within Subgroups. 2:15 PM –3:35PM Marshall Ballroom East, Guillermina Jasso, New York University Mezzanine Level, Marriott (1046-A1-893) Graduate school: Choosing one, getting 3:45PM Mathematical Models of Talking in in, staying in. (421) Discussion Groups. Barbara F. Meeker,Universityof Organizers: Kirsti Meyer, Wisconsin Maryland College Park (1046-A1-895) Lutheran College Vanessa Garcia, Texas State University-San Marcos Alan Alewine, McKendree University

SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion Modeling of Natural Resources, II 2:15 PM –3:30PM Palladian Ballroom, 2:15 PM –5:35PM Maryland Suite C, Omni Shoreham Hotel Lobby Level, Marriott The art of test-making and alternative Organizer: Catherine A. Roberts, assessments. College of the Holy Cross Organizers: Suzanne Caulk,Regis 2:15PM Spatial Optimal Control in Fishery University
(422) Models. Gertrud L. Kraut,Southern Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof Virginia University Tennessee (1046-92-485) Laurie Lenz, Marymount 2:45PM Liapunov Exponents and Persistence in University (423) some Discrete Dynamical Systems. Beth Schaubroeck,U.S.Air Preliminary report. Force Academy Paul Leonard Salceanu*andHal Panelists: David M. Bressoud, L. Smith, Arizona State University Macalester College (1046-37-460) Richard J. Cleary, Bentley 3:15PM Economics of harvesting age-structured College (424) fish populations. Olli Ilari Tahvonen, Finnish Forest Gary Hagerty, Black Hills Research Institute (1046-92-344) State University Barbara E. Reynolds, 3:45PM Fish Biomass Structure at Pristine Coral Cardinal Stritch University (425) Reefs and Degradation by Fishing. Preliminary report. Howard Weiss,GeorgiaTech MAA Project NExT-Young Mathematicians’ (1046-92-614) Network Poster Session 4:15PM A comparison of the distributions of two (426) stochastic models for metapopulation 2:15 PM –4:15PM Blue Room and models. Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel Amy J Ekanayake*andLinda J.S. Allen, Organizers: Michael C. Axtell, Wabash Texas Tech University (1046-92-625) College 4:45PM Models of Disease Dispersal for
Kevin E. Charlwood, (427) populations with overlapping and Washburn University non-overlapping discrete populations. Preliminary report. Carlos Castillo-Chavez*, School of AWM Panel Discussion Human Evolution and Social Change and Mathematical and Computational 2:15 PM –3:40PM Wilson Room C, Modeling Sciences Center, Arizona State Mezzanine Level, Marriott U, Karen Rios-Soto,Departamentode Matematicas y Estadistica, Universidad de What and where will the jobs be? Trends Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, and in mathematics and in employment. Kailash Patidar, Mathematical and Moderator: Cathy B. Kessel, Computational Modeling Sciences Center Mathematics Education (1046-92-1942) Consultant 5:15PM Decentralized Multinational Management Panelists: Deanna Egelston,National
(428) of a Highly Migratory Marine Fish Stock. Security Agency Robert W. McKelvey,Universityof Ellen E. Kirkman,Wake Montana (1046-91-630) Forest University

64 Monday, January 5 – Program of the Sessions

Sandy Landsberg,U.S. 5:00PM Posing and Pursuing One’s Own Department of Energy
(435) Questions: Comparing Experiences of Mary E. Morley,Ocean Graduate Students in Math Education County College and Mathematics. Preliminary report. Juliana V. Belding*, Harvard University, and Eden M. Badertscher, Institute For Learning, University of Pittsburgh MAA Section Officers (1046-Z1-1776) 5:15PM Methods of estimating inbreeding
2:30 PM –5:00PM Marshall Ballrooms (436) coefficients by jointly estimating allele South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott frequencies and accounting for the presence of null alleles. Daisy L Phillips*, Nathan W Hall, Western Washington University, Laina Mercer, University of Washington, and MAA Invited Address Amy D Anderson,WesternWashington University (1046-Z1-1415) 3:20 PM –4:10PM Marriott Ballroom Salons 5:30PM A simulation study comparing methods 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
(437) of estimating inbreeding coefficients. (429) Integral Appollonian packings and thin Nathan W Hall*, Daisy L Phillips, orbits. Western Washington University, Laina Peter Sarnak, Princeton University Mercer, University of Washington, and (1046-A0-12) Amy D Anderson,WesternWashington University (1046-Z1-1411) 5:45PM Mathematics Immersion for Freshman
(438) Engineers (MIFE). MAA General Contributed Paper Session, III Pascal Bedrossian and Cathy W Carter*, Christian Brothers University 3:45 PM –6:10PM Wilson Room B, (1046-Z1-1324) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 6:00PM Continual Compounding of a
(439) Conventional Mortgage. Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, William M. Wagner, Wagner Machine Framingham State College Works (1046-Z1-167) Moderators: Cathy W. Carter,Christian Brother University Heather Lewis, Nazareth AWM Business Meeting College 3:45 PM –4:15PM Wilson Room C, Vonda K. Walsh,Virginia Mezzanine Level, Marriott Military Institute 3:45PM Solution Matching for a Second Order
(430) Boundary Value Problem on a Time Scale. Aprillya Lanz*, Virginia Military Institute, MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Research by and Ana Tameru,AlabamaState Undergraduates Panel Discussion University (1046-Z1-1852) 3:50 PM –5:10PM Marshall Ballroom East, 4:00PM How precise is your calibration? Multiple Mezzanine Level, Marriott
(431) linear regression and prediction error in Excel. Preliminary report. Starting and maintaining an academic Terje Hoim*, Eugene Belogay and year undergraduate research program. Eugene T Smith, Wilkes Honors College, Organizers: Michael J. Dorff,Brigham FAU (1046-Z1-2109) Young University 4:15PM Calculating the void fraction of carbon Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo,
(432) foam using a tetrahedron model. Valparaiso University Preliminary report. Panelists: , Rika Paul*, Rohini Mankee, G. Dale Sarah Spence Adams Franklin W. Olin College of Wesson and Desmond Stephens,Florida A&M University (1046-Z1-2116) Engineering Rebecca Garcia,Sam 4:30PM Statistical significance of ranking Houston State University
(433) paradoxes. Preliminary report. Raymond N Greenwell,Hofstra Richard A. Gillman, University (1046-Z1-111) Valparaiso University 4:45PM Historical Resources for Multivariable Darren A. Narayan, (434) Calculus and Differential Geometry. Rochester Institute of Sarah J Greenwald*andGregory Technology Rhoads, Appalachian State University Daniel J. Schaal,South (1046-Z1-150) Dakota State University

65 Program of the Sessions – Monday, January 5 (cont’d.)

Reception for Undergraduate Students and SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics and Math Club Advisors SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Guest Lecture 4:00 PM –5:00PM Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott 6:30 PM –7:30PM Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott (440) The role of the untrue in mathematics. MAA Committee on Graduate Students-Young Chandler Davis, University of Toronto Mathematicians’ Network Panel Discussion

4:30 PM –5:40PM Marshall Ballroom North, AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture Mezzanine Level, Marriott 8:30 PM –9:30PM Marriott Ballroom Salons How to apply for jobs. 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Organizer: David C. Manderscheid,
University of Nebraska (441) Integrable systems: A Modern View. Percy Deift, Courant Institute-New York Panelists: Sharon M. Clarke, University (1046-00-01) Pepperdine University James H. Freeman,Cornell College David C. Manderscheid Tuesday, January 6

SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Joint Meetings Registration Guest Lecture and Business Meeting 7:30 AM –4:00PM Marriot Ballroom 5:30 PM –7:30PM Washington Room 3, Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott Lower Level, Marriott

AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Mathematics and Education Reform, I Business Meeting and Reception 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Maryland Suite B, 5:30 PM –6:30PM Marshall Ballroom East, Lobby Level, Marriott Mezzanine Level, Marriott Organizers: William H. Barker,Bowdoin College William G. McCallum, SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics University of Arizona Business Meeting and Reception Bonnie S. Saunders, University of Illinois at 5:30 PM –6:30PM Washington Room 6, Chicago Lower Level, Marriott 8:00AM Understanding, abstracting, and building
(442) upon students’ mathematical reasoning: a new course for prospective elementary Reception for Graduate Students and and middle school Teachers. Preliminary First-Time Participants report. Guadalupe I. Lozano,UniversityofNew Mexico (1046-97-1846) 5:30 PM –6:30PM Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott 8:30AM Creating Regional Networks of (443) Elementary and Middle School Teachers through Professional Development. Jonathan Rogness*andHarvey B MAA Special Dramatic Presentation Keynes, University of Minnesota (1046-97-701) 6:00 PM –7:00PM Regency Ballroom, 9:00AM The impact of challenging mathematics Omni Shoreham Hotel
(444) courses on middle school teachers. Preliminary report. The CNN United States of Mathematics Bernadette Mullins*, Presidential Debate. Birmingham-Southern College, John Presenters: Colin C. Adams, Williams Mayer, Tommy Smith,Universityof College Alabama at Birmingham, and Rachel Thomas Garrity, Williams Cochran, Center for Educational College Accountability (1046-97-1481)

66 Tuesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

9:30AM Changing K-16 Classroom Practice. 10:30AM Some linear statistics of random
(445) Preliminary report. (455) Hermitean matrices that are Painlev´e Rachel Cochran, John Mayer*, functions. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Yang Chen, Imperial College London and Bernadette Mullins, Birmingham (1046-41-971) Southern College (1046-97-594) 11:00AM Global asymptotic analysis of the 10:00AM Math in the Middle Institute Partnership. (456) Painlev´e transcendents. The
(446) Preliminary report. Riemann-Hilbert Approach. WJamesLewis,Universityof Alexander Its, Indiana University-Purdue Nebraska-Lincoln (1046-97-990) University Indianapolis (1046-41-1304) 10:30AM The Work of the Institute for Mathematics (447) and Education in Developing Partnerships between Mathematicians, AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and Educators, and Teachers. Dynamical Systems, II William G McCallum,TheUniversityof Arizona (1046-97-2077) 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Virginia Suite B, 11:00AM MIME at IM&E: Professional Development Lobby Level, Marriott (448) for Mathematicians in Mathematics Education. Organizer: Stephen G. Simpson, Deborah Loewenberg Ball*and Pennsylvania State University Hyman Bass, University of Michigan 8:00AM Models for measure preserving (1046-97-2075) (457) transformations. 11:30AM A Review of NSF-supported Research and Matthew D Foreman,UCIrvine (449) Development on Instructional Innovations (1046-28-414) in Undergraduate Mathematics 8:20AM A coloring property for countable groups. Education. Preliminary report.
(458) Su Gao*, Steve Jackson and Brandon Karen A. Marrongelle*andLarry Seward,UniversityofNorthTexas Suter, National Science Foundation (1046-37-454) (1046-97-1401) 8:40AM Fixed-point aperiodic tilings. (459) Bruno Durand, LIF Marseille, CNRS, AMS-SIAM Special Session on Asymptotic University Aix-Marseille (France), Methods in Analysis with Applications, I Andrei Romashchenko, LIF Marseille, CNRS, University Aix-Marseille (France) 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Balcony D, and IITP RAS, Moscow (Russia), and *, LIF Marseille, CNRS, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Alexander Shen University Aix-Marseille (France), Organizers: Diego Dominici,SUNYNew www.lif.univ-mrs.fr, on leave from IITP Paltz RAS, Moscow (Russia) (1046-03-498) Peter A. McCoy,U.S.Naval 9:00AM Zd-actions on the Cantor set: Academy (460) Approximation, Rohlin properties and 8:00AM Asymptotic formulae for eigenvalues and recursion theory. (450) eigenfunctions of q-Sturm-Liouville Michael Hochman, Princeton University problems. (1046-37-656) Mahmoud H. Annaby*andZeinab 9:20AM Recursive and algorithmic aspects of S. Mansour,CairoUniversity (461) growth complexity for multidimensional (1046-41-1887) SFTs. 8:30AM A Finite Family of q-Orthogonal Tom Meyerovitch, Tel Aviv University (451) Polynomials. (1046-37-764) Jemal E Gishe*, Western Kentucky 9:40AM Random Closed Sets Viewed As Random University, and Mourad Ismail,University (462) Recursions. of Central Florida (1046-33-140) R. Daniel Mauldin*andAlexander P. 9:00AM Characterizations of Continuous and McLinden,UniversityofNorthTexas (452) Discrete q-Ultraspherical Polynomials. (1046-37-785) Mourad E. H. Ismail*, University of 10:00AM A compactness theorem for markers and Central Florida, and Josef Obermaier, (463) group colorings. Preliminary report. Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen¨ Steve C Jackson*, Su Gao and Brandon (1046-33-658) Seward,UniversityofNorthTexas 9:30AM A quick distributional way to the prime (1046-03-1348) (453) number theorem. 10:20AM Two notes on subshifts. Jasson Vindas*andRicardo Estrada, (464) Joseph S Miller,Universityof Department of Mathematics, Louisiana Wisconsin—Madison (1046-03-1128) State University (1046-11-992) 10:40AM Mortality and periodicity of dynamical 10:00AM Another look at the Stirling series. (465) systems.
(454) Valerio De Angelis, Xavier University of Jarkko Kari, University of Turku, Finland Louisiana (1046-41-1679) (1046-37-1568)

67 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

11:00AM Computability and Complexity of Julia 11:00AM Numerical Simulation of Fluid (466) sets. (475) Membranes in Stokesian flow. Mark Braverman, Microsoft Research, Veerapaneni Shravan, Denis Gueyffier, New England (1046-37-637) Courant Institute of Mathematical 11:20AM Equivalence relations with infinitely many Sciences, New York University, George
(467) ends and percolation. Biros, College of Computing, Georgia Inessa Epstein*, California Institute of Institute of Technology, and Denis Technology, and Greg Hjorth,University Zorin*, Courant Institute of Mathematical of Melbourne, Australia (1046-03-1669) Sciences, New York University (1046-74-1857) 11:40AM A Ramsey theorem and dynamics. (468) Slawomir Solecki, University of Illinois 11:30AM Multiscale modeling of rare events with (1046-05-2024) (476) applications in biology. Bjorn Engquist, University of Texas at Austin (1046-65-1904)

AMS Special Session on Mathematical Models of Biological Structures and Function AMS Special Session on Noncommutative 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Park Tower Algebra, I Suite 8226, Marriott Organizers: Chandrajit Bajaj,University 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Delaware Suite B, of Texas at Austin Lobby Level, Marriott Andrew K. Gillette, Organizers: Greg Marks,St.Louis University of Texas at Austin University 8:00AM Applications of the Hodge Decomposition Ashish K. Srivastava,St. (469) to Biological Structure and Function Louis University Modeling. Preliminary report. Andrew Gillette*andChandrajit 8:00AM Essential dimension of central simple Bajaj, University of Texas at Austin (477) algebras. (1046-92-1079) Zinovy Reichstein, University of British Columbia (1046-16-1359) 8:30AM Hidden symmetries in virus architecture
(470) and their implications on virus assembly. 8:30AM Quaternion algebras and their subfields. Thomas Keef*andReidun Twarock, (478) David J. Saltman,Centerfor University of York (1046-92-317) Communications Research, Princeton NJ (1046-16-1863) 9:00AM Molecular Solvation Models and Minimal (471) Surfaces. 9:00AM Properties of injective hulls of a ring Chandrajit Bajaj*, University of Texas at (479) having a compatible ring structure. Austin, Guoliang Xu, Chinese Academy Preliminary report. of Sciences, and Qin Zhang,Universityof Gary F. Birkenmeier,Universityof Texas at Austin (1046-92-1080) Louisiana at Lafayette, Barbara L. Osofsky*, Rutgers, The State 9:30AM Fast Protein Dynamics Simulations: University of New Jersey, New (472) Dominant Pathways for Protein Brunswick/Piscataway, Jae Keol Park, Conformational Transitions. Busan National University, Korea, and S. Patrice Koehl*, Department of Computer Tariq Rizvi, Ohio State University, Lima Science and Genome Center, University (1046-16-420) of California, Davis, Joel Franklin, Σ Department of Physics, Reed College, 9:30AM On -q rings. Seb Doniach, Department of Applied (480) S. K. Jain*, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Physics, Stanford University, and Marc USA, Surjeet Singh, Panjab University, Delarue, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France India, and Ashish K. Srivastava,St.Louis (1046-65-948) University (1046-16-419) AM 10:00AM Multi-Scale Morse Theory for Scientific 10:00 Skew generalized power series rings.
(473) Data Analysis. Preliminary report. (481) Ryszard Mazurek, Faculty of Computer Valerio Pascucci, Scientific Computing Science, Bialystok Technical University, and Imageing Instititute, School of (1046-16-1192) Computing, University of Utah 10:30AM Quasi-duo skew polynomial rings and (1046-68-474) (482) graded rings. 10:30AM A Model of Cellular Motility: Focusing on Andre G. Leroy,Universit´ed’Artois
(474) the “Feet” of the Cell. (1046-17-1045) Hannah L Callender*, Institute for 11:00AM On Noetherian Skew Power Series Rings. Mathematics and its Applications, and (483) Preliminary report. Hans G Othmer, University of Minnesota Edward S. Letzter,TempleUniversity (1046-92-919) (1046-16-1021)

68 Tuesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

11:30AM An inner automorphism is only an AMS Special Session on Infinite Dimensional (484) inner automorphism, but an inner Analysis, Path Integrals and Related Fields endomorphism can be something strange. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Balcony C, George M. Bergman,Universityof Mezzanine Level, Marriott California, Berkeley (1046-16-259) Organizers: Tepper L. Gill,Howard University Lance W. Nielsen,Creighton AMS Special Session on Mathematics of University Computation, II Woodford W. Zachary, Howard University 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Virginia Suite C, 8:00AM Disentangling in Feynman’s operational Lobby Level, Marriott (493) calculi for non-commuting operators. Gerald W. Johnson,Universityof Organizers: Susanne C. Brenner, Nebraska-Lincoln (1046-46-782) Louisiana State University 8:30AM Convolution Products, Integral Chi-Wang Shu,Brown (494) Transforms and Inverse Integral University Transforms of Functionals in L2(C0[0,T]). 8:00AM Dynamic defect morphology of sheared Seung Jun Chang, Hyun Soo Chung, (485) nematic polymers. Dankook University, Korea, and David X. Yang*, University of North Carolina at Skoug*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chapel hill, Gregory M Forest,Univof (1046-28-670) North Carolina at Chapel Hill, William M. 9:00AM Stochastic Feynman integral: Mullins, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel (495) Perspectives from fractional stochastic hill, and Qi Wang, Univ of South Carolina calculus. Preliminary report. (1046-65-1662) Anna Amirdjanova,Universityof 8:30AM Computation of Spatial Dynamics in Michigan (1046-44-1497) (486) Systems Biology. 9:30AM Phase space Feynman path integrals via Ching-Shan Chou, Department of (496) piecewise bicharacteristic paths and Mathematics, UC Irvine (1046-65-1956) their semiclassical approximations. 9:00AM Application of inexact and truncated Naoto Kumano-go, Kogakuin University (487) Krylov subspace methods to the solution (1046-46-468) of parabolic control problems. 10:00AM On the Holonomy of the Coulomb Preliminary report. (497) Connection over Manifolds with Daniel B. Szyld,TempleUniversity Boundary. (1046-65-767) William E. Gryc, Morehouse College 9:30AM New Efficient Sparse Space-Time (1046-58-827) (488) Algorithms for Superparameterization on 10:30AM A Weak Hilbert Space not Isomorphic its Mesoscales. (498) Subspaces. Yulong Xing*, Andrew J. Majda, Kevin James Beanland*, Virginia Courant Institute of Mathematical Commonwealth University, Spiros Sciences, New York University, and Argyros and Haris Raikoftsalis, Wojciech W. Grabowski,NationalCenter National Technical University of Athens, for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Greece (1046-46-599) (1046-65-1531) 11:00AM Nonrenormalizability Tamed! 10:00AM Finite element approximations of fully (499) John R. Klauder, University of Florida (489) nonlinear second order PDEs. (1046-81-255) Michael Neilan, University of Tennessee, 11:30AM The Power of Functional Integration. Knoxville (1046-65-402) (500) Cecile M DeWitt-Morette,Universityof 10:30AM A New Spectral-Galerkin Method for Texas at Austin Dept. Physics, Center for (490) High-Dimensional PDEs. Relativity (1046-46-178) Jie Shen, Purdue University (1046-65-1047) 11:00AM Computational Methods for AMS Special Session on Computational (491) fluid-structure interaction problems. Algebraic and Analytic Geometry for Padmanabhan Seshaiyer*, George Low-dimensional Varieties, I Mason University, Eugenio Aulisa,Texas Tech University, and Sandro Manservisi, 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Park Tower Univeristy of Bologna, Italy (1046-65-97) Suite 8228, Marriott 11:30AM Generalized Prolate Spheroidal Wave (492) Functions and Spectral Methods on Organizers: Mika K. Sepp¨al¨a,Florida Quasi-uniform Grids. State University Li-Lian Wang, Nanyang Technological Tanush Shaska,Oakland University, Singapore (1046-65-1206) University

69 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

Emil J. Volcheck, 9:00AM On singular values of Maass forms. Association for Computing (511) Paul Jenkins, Brigham Young University Machinery (1046-11-1778) 8:00AM Generators of the ideal of an algebraic 9:30AM Mock Jacobi forms and the 1ψ1
(501) space curve. (512) summation formula. Elisabetta Fortuna, Patrizia Gianni, Soon-Yi Kang, Korea Advanced Universita di Pisa, and Barry Trager*, Institute for Science and Technology IBM Resarch (1046-14-1921) (1046-11-777) 8:30AM Khovanskii-Rolle continuation for real 10:00AM Explicit computations of Hecke operators (502) solutions. Preliminary report. (513) on automorphic forms. Dan Bates, Colorado State University, Lloyd J Kilford, University of Bristol and Frank Sottile*, Texas A&M University (1046-11-28) (1046-14-1272) 10:30AM Congruences for level four cusp forms. 9:00AM Polyhedral Methods to find Common (514) Scott Ahlgren, University of Illinois at
(503) Factors of Algebraic Plane Curves. Urbana-Champaign, Dohoon Choi, Preliminary report. Korea Aerospace University, and Danko Adrovic, University of Illinois Jeremy Rouse*, University of Illinois at at Chicago, and Jan Verschelde*, Urbana-Champaign (1046-11-1223) University of Illinois at Chicago, 11:00AM Value Distribution of Automorphic Department of Mathematics, Statistics, (515) L-functions. and Computer Science (1046-65-1885) Qiao Zhang, Texas Christian University 9:30AM OpenMath Library for Computing on (1046-11-1323)
(504) Riemann Surfaces. 11:30AM Experiments with Siegel Modular Forms. Yuri Lebedev*andMika Seppala, (516) Nathan C Ryan*, Lauren Grainer, Kevin Florida State University (1046-14-633) McGoldrick, Sharon Anne Garthwaite, 10:00AM Explicit models for Siegel modular Bucknell University, Cris Poor,Fordham (505) varieties. University, David W Farmer,American Reinier Broker*andKristin Lauter, Institute of Mathematics, David S Yuen, Microsoft Research (1046-14-429) Lake Forest College, and Ralf Schmidt, University of Oklahoma (1046-11-265) 10:30AM Arithmetic Aspects of a Cubic Function (506) Field in Characteristic Three. Jonathan Webster, University of Calgary AMS Special Session on Categorification and (1046-11-1720) Link Homology, I 11:00AM Tabulation of Cubic Function Fields Via (507) Reduction. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Harding Room, Pieter Rozenhart*andRenate Mezzanine Level, Marriott , University of Calgary Scheidler Organizers: Aaron Lauda,Columbia (1046-11-1642) University 11:30AM Abelian Manifolds of arbitrary genus Mikhail Khovanov, (508) with Complex Multiplication. Preliminary Columbia University report. Harvey Cohn,IDA,Centerfor 8:00AM Construction of H-thick knots in Communications Research (1046-14-889) (517) Khovanov Homology. Preliminary report. Andrew W. Elliott, Rice University (1046-55-617) AMS Special Session on Automorphic and 8:25AM Functoriality for the su 3 Khovanov Modular Forms in Number Theory, II (518) homology. Preliminary report. David A Clark, Randolph-Macon College 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Balcony B, (1046-57-602) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 8:50AM Twin TQFTs and Frobenius algebras. (519) Carmen L Caprau, California State Organizers: Ken Ono,Universityof University, Fresno (1046-57-1025) Wisconsin-Madison 9:15AM Equivariant sl(n)-link homology. Amanda Folsom,University (520) Daniel Krasner, Columbia University of Wisconsin-Madison (1046-81-615) Sharon A. Garthwaite, 9:40AM The 2-point and 4-point Khovanov Bucknell University (521) categories. 8:00AM Indefinite Theta Functions. Scott Morrison*, Microsoft Station Q, (509) Sander Zwegers, University College Clark David, Randolph-Macon College, Dublin (1046-11-501) and Kevin Walker, Microsoft Station Q (1046-54-955) 8:30AM Number theoretic properties of (510) generating functions related to Dyson’s 10:00AM Break rank for partitions into distinct parts. 10:15AM Transverse knots and knot homologies. Maria J Monks, Massachusetts Institute (522) Lenny Ng, Duke University of Technology (1046-11-398) (1046-57-622)

70 Tuesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

10:40AM Involutions on 3-manifolds and Khovanov 9:30AM The Local Topology of Deformation (523) homology. (533) Spaces of Kleinian Surface Groups. Liam Watson, Universite du Quebec a Aaron D Magid, University of Michigan Montreal (1046-57-969) (1046-51-281) 11:05AM Patterns in odd Khovanov homology. 10:00AM Reducible and toroidal Dehn filling with (524) Preliminary report. (534) distance 3. Alexander N. Shumakovitch,The Sungmo Kang,TheUniversityofTexas George Washington University at Austin (1046-57-56) (1046-57-2050) 10:30AM Complex projective structures with 11:30AM Link Homologies via Instanton Counting. (535) Schottky holonomy. (525) SGukov, Cal Tech (1046-54-2085) Shinpei Baba, UC Davis (1046-51-368) 11:00AM Heegaard surfaces and the distance of AMS Special Session on Tracking Moving (536) amalgamation. Interfaces in Complex Phenomena, II Tao Li, Boston College (1046-57-202)

8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Maryland Suite A, MAA Minicourse #3: Part A Lobby Level, Marriott 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Hampton Ballroom, Organizer: James A. Sethian,University Omni Shoreham Hotel of California Berkeley 8:00AM Exact subgrid interface correction (ESIC) Educating about the state of the planet (526) schemes for elliptic interface problems. and sustainability while enhancing Jae-Seok Huh, California Institute of calculus. Technology (1046-35-1284) Organizer: Thomas J. Pfaff,Ithaca 9:00AM Howtomakethemostoutoflevelsets College (527) for geodynamical modeling. Jenny Suckale*, Department of Earth, MAA Minicourse #8: Part A Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Congressional J.C. Nave, Massachusetts Insitute of Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Technology, and B.H. Hager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Taking symbols seriously: Teaching form (1046-35-1296) and function in college algebra. 10:00AM Front propagation in three scale media. Organizers: Deborah Hughes Hallett, (528) Adam Oberman, Simon Fraser University University of Arizona and (1046-35-1306) Harvard University 11:00AM A Finite Element Method for Implicit Patti Frazer Lock,St. (529) Interface Problems. Lawrence University August Johansson,UmeaUniversity William G. McCallum, (1046-35-1374) University of Arizona Patricia D. Shure,University AMS Special Session on Teichmuller¨ Theory of Michigan and Low-Dimensional Topology, I AMS Session on Geometry 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Organizers: Richard P. Kent,Brown University 8:00AM Upper bound for the length of an Madlena Tomova,
(537) nth-shortest closed geodesic in a University of Iowa hyperbolic knot complement in S3. 8:00AM Surface subgroups of doubles of free Sreekrishna Palaparthi,SUNYUniversity (530) groups. at Buffalo (1046-51-231) Cameron McA Gordon*andHenry 8:15AM A Categorification of the Burau Wilton, University of Texas at Austin (538) Representation using Contact Geometry. (1046-57-675) Preliminary report. 8:30AM Finiteness Theorems for Hyperbolic Sandra E Ritz,UniversityofSouthern (531) 3-Manifolds. California (1046-51-290) Ian Biringer*, University of Chicago, and 8:30AM Integer Sequences from Polygonal Chains Juan Souto, University of Michigan
(539) in the Geometry of Compact Sets. (1046-51-310) Schlicker Steven, Grand Valley State 9:00AM Natural Volumes on Character Varieties University (1046-51-321) (532) of Three-Manifolds. 8:45AM Two Neat Results In Elementary Charles Frohman*, The University of (540) Geometry. Iowa, and Kania-Bartoszynska,Naitonal R. KillGrove*, Vista, CA, LTaylor,CSUB, Science Foundation (1046-57-130) and DKoster, UWLC (1046-51-756)

71 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

9:00AM An index formula related to a conjecture 8:30AM Large deviations for Ergodic Processes in
(541) of Loewner. (553) Split Spaces. Steven E. Broad, University of Notre Adina Oprisan*andAndrzej Dame (1046-51-856) Korzeniowski,TheUniversityofTexas 9:15AM Tiling the Plane with Squares. at Arlington (1046-60-545)
(542) Alison McDonough*, Amanda 8:45AM Complex ItoFormulas.ˆ Cangelosi, Alethea Tschetterwood, (554) Mylan Redfern, Valdosta State University Alexandra Berkoff and Amy (1046-60-584) Wesolowski, Smith College (1046-51-998) 9:00AM Transforming renewal processes for (555) simulation of nonstationary point 9:30AM Flat flocks and generalized j-planes. (543) Oscar Vega, California State University, processes. Fresno (1046-51-1013) Ira Gerhardt*andBarry L. Nelson, Northwestern University, Department of 9:45AM Break Industrial Engineering and Management 10:00AM Which sets are resilient to erosion? Sciences (1046-60-604) (544) Wesley Pegden, Rutgers University (New Brunswick) (1046-52-77) 9:15AM Is the distribution exponential when the (556) record median equals the record 10:15AM Eellipses inscribed in, and circumscribed midrange, on average?
(545) about, convex quadrilaterals. George P Yanev,TheUniversityofTexas Alan Horwitz, Penn State - Pan American (1046-60-745) University/Brandywine Campus (1046-51-1709) 9:30AM A Single-server Poison Queueing System (557) with Splitting and Delayed Batched 10:30AM 7-Point Bundle Forms in Laguerre Planes. (546) Robert D Knight,Ohio Feedback (Case k = N = 1). University-Chillicothe (1046-51-2014) Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi*, Praire View A&M University, Stefanka S. 10:45AM Squaring and Not Squaring One or More Chukova, Victoria University (547) Planes. of Wellington, and Dimitar P. James M. Henle*, Clark Science Center, Mishev, Prairie View A&M University Smith College, and Frederick V. Henle, (1046-60-833) athenahealth, Inc. (1046-52-838) 9:45AM Expected Time to See Flat Path of α 11:00AM Unfolding Convex Polyhedra. (558) Stable Process.
(548) Emma Schlatter*, Jessica Peterson, , Purdue University Sarah Rathnam and Emily Gunawan, Sarah Bryant Smith College (1046-52-999) (1046-60-1171) 11:15AM Nonconvex Polygons and Deformations of 10:00AM Break
(549) Associahedra. 10:15AM Coalescence Time for a Nonuniform Satyan Devadoss, Rahul Shah, Williams
(559) Allocation Process with Applications to College, Xuancheng Shao,MIT,and Biology and Computer Science. *, Bard College Ezra M Winston John K McSweeney, Ohio State (1046-52-1955) University (1046-60-1330) 11:30AM Supergaussian directions and the (550) Hyperplane Conjecture. 10:30AM Existence of almost periodic solutions to Grigorios Paouris,TexasA&MUniversity (560) some functional integro-differential (1046-52-2073) stochastic evolution equations. Paul H Bezandry,HowardUniversity (1046-60-1293)

10:45AM Intersection exponents for biased random (561) walks on discrete cylinders. AMS Session on Probability Brigitta K Vermesi,Universityof Rochester (1046-60-1317) 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott 11:00AM Stochastic limiting averages of zero-one (562) sequences. 8:00AM A strictly stationary, N-tuplewise Ryan S. Gantner, Saint John Fisher (551) independent counterexample to the College (1046-60-1325) central limit theorem. Richard C. Bradley*, Indiana University, 11:15AM On Certain Sequences of Dependent
and Alexander R. Pruss,Baylor (563) Random Variables. University (1046-60-146) Stephanie Sapp*, Johns Hopkins University, and Amol Kapila,Brown 8:15AM Stationary Solutions for One-Dimensional University (1046-60-1367) (552) Stochastic Delay Differential Equations with Reflection. 11:30AM No Feedback Card Guessing For Top To Michael S. Kinnally*andRuth J. (564) Random Shuffles. Preliminary report. Williams, University of California San Lerna Pehlivan,UniversityofSouthern Diego (1046-60-455) California (1046-60-1469)

72 Tuesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

11:45AM Generalized Spaces of Random Variables. 10:45AM Finite Image Braid Group Representations (565) Mark Burgin, University of California,
(577) from the Yang Baxter Equation. Los Angeles, and Alan Krinik*, California Jennifer M Franko,TheUniversityof State Polytechnic University, Pomona Scranton (1046-54-1247) (1046-60-1501) 11:00AM Some Extensions of Semi-closure Spaces.
(578) Preliminary report. Shing S So, University of Central Missouri AMS Session on Algebraic and General (1046-54-1273) Topology 11:15AM Fixed point theorems for n-continuous (579) L*-operators. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM McKinley Room, Wladyslaw Kulpa, Card. S.Wyszynski Mezzanine Level, Marriott University, and Andrzej Szymanski*, Slippery Rock University (1046-54-1444) 8:00AM Gorenstein model structures and 11:30AM The lattice of locally convex topologies on (566) generalized derived categories. (580) an ordered set. Preliminary report. James R. Gillespie, Penn State Greater Frederic Mynard, Georgia Southern Allegheny (1046-55-160) University, and Tom Richmond*, Western 8:15AM Recovering Topology of a Camera Networ Kentucky University (1046-54-1528)
(567) Coverage. Preliminary report. 11:45AM A Math Classic: The Tale of Three Links. Edgar J Lobaton,UCBerkeley
(581) Samuel Jacob Behrend,Denison (1046-55-1008) University (1046-54-1711) 8:30AM Homotopy Invariants for
(568) One-Dimensional and Planar Spaces. AMS Session on Analytic Function Theory Mark H. Meilstrup*andGregory R. Conner, Brigham Young University 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Tyler Room, (1046-55-1697) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 8:45AM The Cohomology of PSL(3,p), p an odd (569) prime. Preliminary report. 8:00AM On Analytic Multivalent Functions. Jane H Long, Stephen F. Austin State
(582) Preliminary report. University (1046-55-1734) Rosihan M. Ali, Universiti Sains Malaysia 9:00AM A (Co-)Homology Invariant of Topological (1046-30-133) (570) Manifolds and its Interface with 8:15AM Chracterizing Compact Composition Boundary Value Problems in Riemannian (583) Operators on the Hardy-Simirnov Spaces. Geometry. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Adeniran Adeboye,HowardUniversity Abebaw Tadesse,LangstonUniversity (1046-55-2033) (1046-30-145) 9:15AM A projective version of the Poincare 8:30AM An Identical Function Theorem for (571) polyhedron theorem. Preliminary report. (584) Functions of Slow Growth in the Disk. Benjamin J Benoy,Universityof Preliminary report. Redlands (1046-54-93) Paul A. Gunsul, Northern Illinois University (1046-30-494) 9:30AM Categorified Bundles and Classifying (572) Spaces. 8:45AM Weak Subordination for Convex Univalent Weiwei Pan, Wesleyan University (585) Harmonic Functions. (1046-55-177) Stacey Muir,UniversityofScranton (1046-30-912) 9:45AM A 32 dimensional manifold which is a (573) rational analog of the projective plane. 9:00AM The MacLane Class and Complex Preliminary report. (586) Differential Equations in the Unit Disk. Zhixu Su, Indiana University Preliminary report. (1046-57-309) Kari Fowler*, The University of Tampa, and Linda Sons, Northern Illinois 10:00AM A new cardinality bound on (574) homogeneous topological spaces via the University (1046-30-946) Erdos-Rado¨ theorem. 9:15AM Continuity of Extremal Elements in Nathan A Carlson*, University of (587) Uniformly Convex Spaces and Ryabykh’s Arizona, and Guit-Jan Ridderbos, Vrije Theorem. Universiteit (1046-54-215) Tim Ferguson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1046-30-968) 10:15AM Non-Uniform Thickness of Smooth Knots. p (575) Kim J Huerter,UniversityofIowa 9:30AM L - Bounded Point Evaluations and (1046-54-305) (588) Uniform Rational Approximation. Preliminary report. 10:30AM An open C*(D)-filter process of Erin Rita Militzer,UniversityofKentucky (576) compactifications and generalized (1046-30-187) Stone-Weierstrass theorems. Hueytzen J. Wu*, Texas A&M 9:45AM Break University-Kingsville, and Wan-Hong Wu, 10:00AM Clunie Type Theorems for Annuli. University of Texas-Health Science Center (589) Mark E. Lund, Northern Illinois University (1046-54-575) (1046-30-1442)

73 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

10:15AM An effective proof of the Fundamental 9:30AM Semantic paradoxes and graph
(590) Theorem of Algebra via Sturm chains.
(602) dynamical systems. Preliminary report. Michael Eisermann, Institut Fourier, Matthew Macauley*, Clemson Universite Grenoble (1046-30-981) University, Brian Rabern, Australian 10:30AM A Value Distribution Result for Functions National University, and Landon Rabern, (591) of Small Growth in the Unit Disk. Bolder, CO (1046-05-1069) Preliminary report. Jonathan Meshes, Northern Illinois 9:45AM Break University (1046-30-1309) 10:45AM A Sufficient Condition For Equality Of 10:00AM Growth of sumsets and polytopes. (592) Hyperbolic metric And Generalized
(603) Jaewoo Lee, Borough of Manhattan Kobayashi Metric. Community College (CUNY) Kourosh Tavakoli, Fordham University (1046-05-1521) (1046-30-1691)

11:00AM Extension of Convex Mappings of Order α 10:15AM Generalized Dice: An Investigation of Dice (593) of the Unit Disk in C to Convex Mappings
(604) Families. Preliminary report. n of the Unit Ball in C . Preliminary report. William M Ella*, University of Mary Jerry R Muir, Jr.,UniversityofScranton Washington, MichaelLFollett, Lafayette (1046-32-901) College, Chelsey A Cooley,North 11:15AM Sums of products of real globally Carolina State University, Eric A Gilson, (594) subanalytic functions and their University of Rochester, and Lorenzo logarithms are stable under integration. Traldi, Lafayette College (1046-05-1506) Daniel J. Miller*, Emporia State University, and Raf Cluckers, Katholieke 10:30AM On decomposing complete graphs of odd Universiteit Leuven (1046-32-1809) (605) order into Hamilton cycles and fixed n 11:30AM p-Capacity formulas for Z and Td. length cycles. (595) Lucio M.G. Prado,Deparmentof Jeffrey A Mudrock*, University of Mathematics - BMCC - The City University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Saad of New York (1046-31-1467) El-Zanati, Illinois State University, Kyle King, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Josephine Witkowski, Illinois State University AMS Session on Combinatorics, II (1046-05-1558)

8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott 10:45AM Fulkerson Coloring of Some Families of
(606) Snarks. 8:00AM Matching extendability in the hypercube. Xiaofeng Wang, West Virginia University (596) Preliminary report. (1046-05-1658) Jennifer R. Vandenbussche*, Southern Polytechnic State University, and 11:00AM An Injective Proof of Strong Douglas B. West (1046-05-333)
(607) q-Log-Convexity for Bell Polynomials. 8:15AM Bounded number of components of Sebastian H Moore*, Sonia Gilbukh and (597) 2-factors in line graphs. Lynne M. Butler, Haverford College Hong-Jian Lai, West Virginia University, (1046-05-1723) Liming Xiong, Beijing Institute of Technology, and Huiya Yan*, West 11:15AM Minimal Triangulations of Contractible Virginia University (1046-05-481)
(608) Spaces and Random Collapsing of 8:30AM Combinatorics on Border Correlations of n-simplices. Preliminary report.
(598) Partial Words. Katherine D. Crowley, Washington and F. Blanchet-Sadri,UniversityofNorth Lee University, Abigail Ebin,Yale Carolina, Greensboro, M. Cordier,Kent University, and Bena M. Tshishiku*, State University, and R. Kirsch*, Washington and Lee University University of Maryland (1046-05-831) (1046-05-1842) 8:45AM R-parametric Chains. (599) Anne C. Sinko, Oberlin College 11:30AM Dominating Cartesian Products of (1046-05-979) (609) Petersen and Grotzsch¨ Graphs. 9:00AM Elementary Techniques for Robert R Rubalcaba*, United States
(600) Erdos-Ko-Rado-like Theorems. Department of Defense, and Peter Bill Kay*, University of South Carolina, JSlater, University of Alabama in and Greg Brockman,HarvardUniversity Huntsville (1046-05-2000) (1046-05-1065) 9:15AM Error-Correction Coding using 11:45AM On an Exact Formula for the Coefficients
(601) Combinatorial Representation Matrices.
(610) of Han’s Generating Function. Li Chen, University of the District of Ameya A. Velingker,HarvardUniversity Columbia (1046-05-1212) (1046-05-2002)

74 Tuesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

AMS Session on Partial Differential 11:15AM Soliton solutions to the nonlinear Equations, I
(623) Schrodinger¨ equation. Samuel Rivera, University of Texas at 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Coolidge Room, Arlington (1046-35-970) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 11:30AM Elliptic Equations with BMO Coefficients (624) with singularity in Reifenberg flat 8:00AM Classes of Infinite Semipositone Systems. Domains. Preliminary report. (611) Eun Kyoung Lee, Pusan National Ko Woon Um,UniversityofIowa University, Ratnasingham Shivaji and (1046-35-1096) Jinglong Ye*, Mississippi State University (1046-35-54) 11:45AM Non-Fickian delay reaction-diffusion
(625) equations : theoretical and numerical 8:15AM Poroelasticity. study. (612) Chadia Affane Aji*, Tuskegee University, Joao Ricardo Branco*, Coimbra Institute and A. J. Meir, Auburn University of Engineering, Jose Augusto Ferreira, (1046-35-206) University of Coimbra, and Pascoal 8:30AM Existence of Solutions to Semi-linear Martins Silva,CoimbraInstituteof (613) Elliptic Differential Equations: Engineering (1046-35-1703) Approximation and Verification. Lisa Termine Hollman, Trinity College (1046-35-226) MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, I

8:45AM Loss of Compactness for Nonlinear 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Washington Room 1, (614) Elliptic PDE’s. Lower Level, Marriott Florin Catrina, St. John’s University (1046-35-491) Organizer: Howard L. Penn, U.S. Naval 9:00AM A study on the solution of complex Academy
(615) KdV-Burgers equation. Preliminary 8:00AM Jump Shot Mathematics. Preliminary report.
(626) report. Netra P. Khanal*, Jiahong Wu, Howard Penn, U.S. Naval Academy Oklahoma State University, Bingyu (1046-N1-1582) Zhang, University of Cincinnati, and 8:20AM Fixed Points and Free Throws. Juan-Ming Yuan, Providence University
(627) C. W. Groetsch, The Citadel in Taiwan (1046-35-537) (1046-N1-128) 9:15AM The physical model of a Variational 8:40AM Take a Good Look, using Mathematics. (616) Nonlinear Wave Equation.
(628) Preliminary report. Taewan Park, Millersville University Jacqueline Brannon Giles, HCC Central (1046-35-1851) College, Houston, Texas (1046-N1-39) 9:30AM Critical Exponents for Semilinear Wave 9:00AM How fair are BCS ratings? Analysis of (617) Equations with Space-Time Dependent (629) Colley Methods for Sports Ranking. Potential. Preliminary report. Erich Kreutzer, Davidson College Maisa M Khader,Universityof (1046-N1-1217) Tennessee (1046-35-269) 9:20AM Football Rankings Using Linear Algebra. 9:45AM Break
(630) Preliminary report. 10:00AM Observation Based PDE Models for R. Drew Pasteur, The College of Wooster
(618) Stochastic Production Systems. (1046-N1-1477) Preliminary report. 9:40AM The Superbowl Box Pool. Ali Kemal Unver,ArizonaState
(631) Michael A. Jones,MathematicalReviews University (1046-35-1699) (1046-N1-1991) 10:15AM AnAccurateRiemannSolverforEuler 10:00AM Hitting golf balls and tee balls as far as (619) Equation with Phase Change.
(632) possible. Preliminary report. Chunguang Chen*andHarumi Hattori, Robert Kantrowitz*, Hamilton College, West Virginia University (1046-35-709) and Michael M. Neumann, Mississippi 10:30AM Dafermos regularization of a modified State University (1046-N1-702)
(620) kdV Burgers equation. Preliminary report. 10:20AM G.H. Hardy’s Golfing Adventure. Monique R Taylor, North Carolina State
(633) Preliminary report. University (1046-35-733) Roland Minton, Roanoke College 10:45AM A new vaiational principle for (1046-N1-1236) (621) Hamiltonian PDEs with nonlinear 10:40AM Mission Impossible - Hitting .400 for a boundary conditions.
(634) Season. Abbas Momeni, Queen’s University Stanley Rothman, Quinnipiac University (1046-35-783) (1046-N1-53) 11:00AM Traveling Wave Solutions for a Nonlinear 11:00AM Major League Baseball Meets Facebook:
(622) Equation which Appears in Fluid
(635) Modeling Trades Using Social Network Dynamics. Preliminary report. Theory. Sridevi Pudipeddi, Augsburg College David J Hunter, Westmont College (1046-35-908) (1046-N1-1548)

75 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

11:20AM A Markov Chain Model of Baseball. 11:00AM Written Papers and Oral Examinations to
(636) Eric W Kuennen, University of Wisconsin (647) Deepen Students Understanding of Oshkosh (1046-N1-1731) Calculus. 11:40AM Modeling Cumulative Home Run Christine M Malone*andMarie B.
(637) Frequencies and the Recent Home Run Copeland, Macomb Mathematics Science Explosion. Technology Center (1046-X1-1590) Mike Huber*, Muhlenberg College, 11:20AM Introducing Series Using Error. Gabriel Costa, United States Military
(648) Mark Howell, Gonzaga College High Academy, John Saccoman,SetonHall School, Washington, DC (1046-X1-967) University, and Brandon Stern-Charles, 11:40AM Teaching series convergence effectively. Muhlenberg College (1046-N1-210)
(649) Robert Sachs, George Mason University (1046-X1-1883)

MAA Session on Teaching Calculus in High MAA Session on Undergraduate School: Ideas that Work Mathematical Biology, I

8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Washington Room 3, 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Lower Level, Marriott Organizers: Dan Teague, North Carolina Organizers: Timothy D. Comar, School of Science and Benedictine University Mathematics Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar John F. Mahoney,Benjamin College Banneker Academic High Eric S. Marland, School Appalachian State University 8:00AM Developing an interest in the conceptual 8:00AM Modeling Logistic Growth and Extinction.
(638) meaning of calculus. Preliminary report. (650) Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State Carlos R. Bovell, Northern Burlington College (1046-Y1-176) County Regional High School 8:25AM BioCalculus: First Steps at a Small Liberal (1046-X1-69) (651) Arts College. 8:20AM The Aha! Experience in AP Calculus: Margaret M Sullivan, College of Notre
(639) Projects Designed for a Stimulating Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland Journey on a Road of Discovery. (1046-Y1-1275) Preliminary report. 8:55AM Activities Designed to Prepare Gail Kaplan,TowsonUniversity (652) Undergraduates for Research in (1046-X1-359) Mathematical Biology. 8:40AM Numerical Integration before Timothy D Comar, Benedictine (640) Antidifferentiation. University (1046-Y1-1234) Doug Kuhlmann, Phillips Academy 9:20AM Translating the principles of BIO2010 Andover, MA (1046-X1-1927) (653) into practice. 9:00AM Teaching Calculus Course using Creative Kelly E Matthews*, Merrilyn Goos and
(641) hands-on Activities. Preliminary report. Peter Adams, University of Queensland Ryo Ohashi, King’s College (1046-Y1-1567) (1046-X1-544) 9:45AM Active Learning in the Symbiosis Project. 9:20AM A Substitute for the U-Substitution.
(654) Jeff R Knisley, East Tennessee State
(642) Queen W. Harris, Georgia Perimeter University (1046-Y1-1606) College (1046-X1-915) 10:10AM UBM-Research and Education Program in 9:40AM The Clemson Calculus Challenge: A
(655) Biology and Ecology. Preliminary report.
(643) Calculus Competition for High School S. Koksal, Florida Institute of Technology Students. Preliminary report. (1046-Y1-2010) P. M. Dearing and Shari Prevost*, 10:35AM Training Undergraduates in Clemson University (1046-X1-1214) (656) Mathematical Biology Using Research 10:00AM Let them eat cake: an introduction to With Faculty.
(644) volumes by cross section. E Miller Jason, Truman State University H. Smith Risser,MontanaTech (1046-Y1-1987) (1046-X1-476) 11:00AM The Standard Genetic Code and 10:20AM Metaphors that work, calculus and the
(657) Equivalence Classes. (645) real world. Brian Hopkins, Saint Peter’s College Aldo Maldonado,ParkUniversity (1046-Y1-548) (1046-X1-1333) 11:25AM Bioinformatics on the Cheap. 10:40AM Modeling the Spread of a Disease. (658) Jennifer R. Galovich, St. John’s
(646) Mary Ann Connors, Westfield State University/College of St. Benedict College (1046-X1-1235) (1046-Y1-289)

76 Tuesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IV 10:15AM Using a Personal Response System.
(668) Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Wilson Room C, John Hawkins and T. Bruce McLean*, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Georgia Southern University (1046-Z1-449) Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College 10:30AM Illustrating Algorithms for Computing
(669) Computer Graphics. Preliminary report. Moderators: Anthony D. Berard, Jr., Paul Raymond Bouthellier,Universityof King’s College Pittsburgh-Titusville (1046-Z1-236) Louise M. Berard, Wilkes 10:45AM Discovering the Derivative and Its University
(670) Meaning with the Graphing Calculator. Mahmoud Yousef, Murray H. Siegel,CentralArizona University of Central College (1046-Z1-165) Missouri 11:00AM Integrating College Algebra with Richard Stout,Gordon
(671) Modularity and Technology (iCAM&T): A College first year Follow-up. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Teaching calculus through A. Dale Magoun*, A. Serpil Saydam,
(659) experimentation and empiricism. Charlotte H. Owens, Elizabeth T. Smith Preliminary report. and Stephen Richters,TheUniversityof Travis Kowalski, South Dakota School of Louisiana at Monroe, LA (1046-Z1-112) Mines and Technology (1046-Z1-2107) 11:15AM Incorporating Software into College 8:15AM Online Homework Delivery in an
(672) Algebra: Who Wins? We All Do, If...
(660) Introductory Statistics Course. Michelle R DeDeo, Univ. of North Florida Preliminary report. (1046-Z1-79) Leyla Batakci*andKeri A. Speicher, 11:30AM Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications. Elizabethtown College (1046-Z1-1969)
(673) Morteza Shafii-Mousavi, Indiana 8:30AM A Simple Geometer’s Sketchpad Sketch University South Bend (1046-Z1-67)
(661) for Exploring Ideas of Function. 11:45AM Fluid-structure interaction mathematical Ian Whitacre, San Diego State University
(674) models for studying biological systems. (1046-Z1-1958) Preliminary report. 8:45AM Mathematica Laboratory Assignments Kevin Yorke Kelbaugh*, Minerva
(662) Inspired by the History of Mathematics. Venuti and Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Preliminary report. George Mason University (1046-Z1-65) Gabriela R Sanchis, Elizabethtown College (1046-Z1-1892) 9:00AM Enhance rigor in College Geometry with
(663) technologies of Sketchpad, Cabri, or Cinderella. Subhash C. Saxena, Coastal Carolina SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical and University (1046-Z1-1770) Computational Challenges in Global Climate 9:15AM The Advanced Mathematics Program at and Energy Processes
(664) the United States Military Academy: Exposing Students to Technology through 8:00 AM –10:55AM Maryland Suite C, a Rigorous Mathematics Curriculum. Lobby Level, Marriott Preliminary report. Randy Boucher*, Janet Braunstein and Organizer: Margot Gerritsen,Stanford Donald Outing, U.S. Military Academy University (1046-Z1-1729) 8:00AM Performance prediction of thermal 9:30AM Strategies for Effective Use of Online
(675) recovery processes, or how we can (665) Homework in Calculus. produce heavy oil in an environmentally Jenna P Carpenter, Louisiana Tech friendly way. University (1046-Z1-806) Margot Gerritsen*, JVlambersand Z Zhu, Stanford University (1046-35-2013) 9:45AM Using Personal Response Systems
(666) (Clickers) for Pre-service Teacher 9:00AM Marine Energy Technology: Riding the Candidates in Elementary Content and (676) current. Secondary Methods Courses. Preliminary YinLuYoung*, Princeton University, and report. Margot Gerritsen, Stanford University Janet A. White*andTravis K. (1046-65-2115) Miller, Millersville University of PA 9:30AM Climate response through (1046-Z1-703) (677) fluctuation-dissipation: A new algorithm 10:00AM A Data Gathering Demo Using Three for low-frequency dynamics.
(667) Stooges Films. Rafail V. Abramov*, University of Illinois Robert L. Davidson and Robert at Chicago, and Andrew J. Majda, B. Gardner*, East Tennessee State Courant Institute of Mathematical University (1046-Z1-484) Sciences (1046-86-2111)

77 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

10:30AM Detection and Correction of Forecast Bias 11:00AM On the combined use of algebra and (678) Due To Parameter and Initial Condition
(687) technology in the study of a family of Errors. sequences. Preliminary report. S. Lakshmivarahan,Universityof Sandra Schroeder*andMihai Caragiu, Oklahoma, Department of Computer Ohio Northern University (1046-E1-1715) Science, and S. Crowell*, University of 11:20AM Conjecturing the Sum of an Infinite Oklahoma/National Severe Storms
(688) Series: CAS Lab Exercise in Calculus I. Laboratory (1046-37-2102) Bill Marion, Valparaiso University (1046-E1-24) Employment Center MAA Invited Address 8:00 AM –7:00PM Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott 9:00 AM –9:50AM Marriott Ballroom Salons MAA Session on Demos and Strategies with 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Technology that Enhance Teaching and
(689) Stacking Bricks and Stoning Crows. Learning Mathematics, I Peter Winkler, Dartmouth College (1046-A0-15) 8:20 AM – 11:35 AM Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott AMSSpecialSessiononTheMathematicsof Organizers: David R. Hill,Temple Information and Knowledge, III University 9:00 AM – 11:45 AM Delaware Suite A, Scott Greenleaf,University Lobby Level, Marriott of New England Mary L. Platt, Salem State Organizers: Ronald R. Coifman,Yale College University Lila F. Roberts,Georgia James G. Glimm,SUNYat College & State University Stony Brook 8:20AM Pen-Technology and Evolving Web-Based Peter W. Jones,Yale (679) Instruction Tools in Freshman Calculus. University Marilyn Reba, Clemson University Stephen Smale, Toyota (1046-E1-1169) Institute 8:40AM All You Add is Webassign and Maple. 9:00AM Topological sensing: doing more with less
(680) Preliminary report. (690) in sensor networks via topological data. Denise J LeGrand,Universityof Robert Ghrist*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1046-E1-897) Pennsylvania, and Yuliy Baryshnikov, 9:00AM Auditory Graphs in Excel for Calculus. Bell Labs (1046-94-1796)
(681) Steven Hetzler*andRobert Tardiff, 10:00AM Google and the Vapnik-Chervonenkis Salisbury University (1046-E1-793) (691) Dimension. 9:20AM Interactive, Data-Driven and Stuart Geman,BrownUniversity
(682) Technology-Enhanced Approach for (1046-60-2126) Probability and Statistics Education. 11:00AM Internet Topology Inference. Ivo D. Dinov, University of California, Los (692) Paul Barford,Universityof Angeles (1046-E1-26) Wisconson-Madison (1046-68-2132) 9:40AM Dynamic Visualization Tools for
(683) Multivariable Calculus. Preliminary AMS Special Session on Group Actions on report. Homogeneous Spaces and Applications, III Paul Seeburger, Monroe Community College (1046-E1-911) 9:00 AM – 11:40 AM Virginia Suite A, 10:00AM Developing a Video Tutorial Library to Lobby Level, Marriott
(684) Service Upper Level MSE Courses. Preliminary report. Organizers: Dmitry Y. Kleinbock, Brandeis University Christopher M Smith*, Frank Wattenberg, Josh W. Helms and Rodney Gregory A. Margulis,Yale Sturdivant, United States Military University Academy (1046-E1-1354) Hee Oh,BrownUniversity 10:20AM ProofBuilder, a Tool for Showing 9:00AM Orbital Counting for Thin Groups and the
(685) Students How to Construct Basic Proofs. (693) Affine Linear Sieve. Preliminary report. Alex V Kontorovich*andHee Oh,Brown Hugh W. McGuire, Grand Valley State University (1046-11-252) University (1046-E1-1399) 10:00AM Invariant subsets and stationary 10:40AM Using 3-Dimensional Bifurcation (694) probabilities on homogeneous spaces.
(686) Diagrams to Enhance Student Learning. Yves Benoist*, Universite Paris-Sud, Itai Seggev, Knox College and Jean-Francois Quint,Universite (1046-E1-1695) Paris-Nord (1046-37-770)

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11:00AM Higher rank Anosov actions on tori. 11:40AM Using Projects and Oral Reports in the (695) David M Fisher, Indiana University, Boris
(704) First Linear Algebra Course. Preliminary V Kalinin, University of South Alabama, report. and Ralf J Spatzier*, University of Stephen Hilbert, Ithaca College, Ithaca Michigan (1046-37-792) NY (1046-I1-2023)

MAA Minicourse #13: Part A MAA Session on Mathematics of Games and Puzzles, I 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel 9:00 AM – 11:55 AM Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Directing undergraduate research. Organizer: Aparna W. Higgins, Organizer: Laura A. Taalman,James University of Dayton Madison University 9:00AM La Loubere magic squares.
(705) James Z Klingensmith*andRoman MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Wong, Washington and Jefferson College Ways to Teach Linear Algebra (1046-L1-801) 9:20AM Magic Tortoise Puzzles. Preliminary 9:00 AM – 11:55 AM Washington Room 6,
(706) report. Lower Level, Marriott Heakyung Lee, Winthrop University (1046-L1-374) Organizers: David M. Strong, 9:40AM Leapin’ lizards! It’s mathematics! Pepperdine University (707) Doug Ensley, Shippensburg University Gil Strang, Massachusetts (1046-L1-1993) Institute of Technology 10:00AM On determining Paint by Numbers David C. Lay,Universityof (708) puzzles with non unique solutions. Maryland Preliminary report. 9:00AM Using Linear Algebra for Image Ryan Mullen, Sacred Heart University
(696) Processing. Preliminary report. (1046-L1-507) Paul Raymond Bouthellier,Universityof 10:20AM The Alarm-Off puzzle. Pittsburgh-Titusville (1046-I1-233)
(709) Roman Wong*, Shunika Hamilton and 9:20AM Geometric Representations of a 4x4 Sarah Charley, Washington and Jefferson
(697) determinant. Preliminary report. College (1046-L1-619) Dean J Caffentzis, New Port Richey, FL 10:40AM Should you take the bet? A problem from (1046-I1-751)
(710) Marilyn Vos Savant. 9:40AM Using the Discrete Wavelet Transform to Daniel Schaal, South Dakota State
(698) Illustrate Concepts from Linear Algebra. University (1046-L1-1840) Patrick J Van Fleet,UniversityofSt. 11:00AM Using Game Theory to Get a Date: Thomas (1046-I1-450)
(711) Strategy Selection for Two (or more) 10:00AM Algorithms for Multivariable Polynomial Suitors.
(699) Interpolation. Darryl K Nester, Bluffton University Richard D. Neidinger, Davidson College (1046-L1-1836) (1046-I1-1637) 11:20AM Be Rational! An Examination of Player 10:20AM The Moore-Penrose inverse of a vector:
(712) Motives and Utility. Preliminary report.
(700) Coping with a sometimes tricky case Charles Andrew Tannouri, Johns differentiation. Hopkins University (1046-L1-2049) Karsten K. Schmidt,Schmalkalden 11:40AM Elementary Farkle Strategy: Have You University of Applied Sciences, Germany
(713) Farkled Lately? (1046-I1-497) Donald E. Hooley, Bluffton University 10:40AM Teach ill-conditioning to introductory (1046-L1-891)
(701) linear algebra students in a single lecture! Jeffrey Stuart, Pacific Lutheran MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel University (1046-I1-2078) Discussion 11:00AM The Linear Package and its Integration
(702) into an Undergraduate Linear Algebra 9:00 AM –10:20AM Marshall Ballroom South, Course. Mezzanine Level, Marriott Don Spickler, Salisbury University (1046-I1-1430) Career options for undergraduate mathematics majors. 11:20AM Getting Your Hands Dirty in Linear (703) Algebra. Organizers: Vanessa Garcia, Texas State Murphy Waggoner, Simpson College University-San Marcos (1046-I1-1440) Dov N. Chelst,ICMA

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MAA Panel Discussion AWM Emmy Noether Lecture

9:00 AM –10:20AM Marshall Ballroom North, 10:05 AM –10:55AM Marriott Ballroom Mezzanine Level, Marriott Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Multidisciplinary projects that hook those (714) The geometry of graphs. not usually interested in mathematics. Fan Chung Graham,Universityof Organizers: Alex J. Heidenberg,U.S. California San Diego Military Academy Gerald C. Kobylski,U.S. MAA Minicourse #4: Part A Military Academy Panelists: Laurie J. Heyer,Davidson 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Hampton Ballroom, College Omni Shoreham Hotel Shawnee L. McMurran, An introduction to the mathematics of California State University , modern cryptography. San Bernardino Organizers: Jeffrey Ehme,Spelman Michael Huber, Muhlenberg College College Colm A. Mulcahy,Spelman Barbra S. Melendez,U.S. College Military Academy MAA Minicourse #9: Part A MAA Committee on the Profession Special Presentation 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel 9:00 AM –10:20AM Marshall Ballroom East, Beyond formulas and algorithms: Mezzanine Level, Marriott Teaching a conceptual/thematic single Session for chairs. variable calculus course. Organizers: Daniel P. Maki, Indiana Organizer: Shahriar Shahriari, Pomona University College Cahterine M. Murphy, Purdue University Calumet SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics and Presenter: Susan C. Geller,TexasA&M SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics University Panel Discussion

10:45 AM – 12:05 PM Marshall Ballroom South, MAA Committee on the Participation of Mezzanine Level, Marriott Women/Women and Mathematics Network Poster Session The intersection of the history and philosophy of mathematics. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Blue Room and Organizers: Bonnie Gold,Monmouth Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel University Amy Shell-Gellasch,Pacific Mathematical outreach programs for Lutheran University underrepresented populations. Panelists: Thomas L. Drucker, Organizer: Elizabeth G. Yanik,Emporia University of State University Wisconsin-Whitewater Kenneth L. Manders, Student Hospitality Center University of Pittsburgh Daniel C. Sloughter, 9:00 AM –5:00PM Atrium, Lower Level, Furman University outside Hall C, Marriott MAA Workshop Exhibits and Book Sales 10:45 AM – 12:05 PM Marshall Ballroom East, 9:30 AM –5:30PM Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott Mezzanine Level, Marriott Proposal writing for grant applications to SIGMAA Officers Meeting the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education. 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Diplomat Ballroom, Organizers: Daniel P. Maki,NSF Omni Shoreham Hotel Ginger H. Rowell,NSF Chair: Amy Shell-Gellasch,Pacific Elizabeth J. Teles,NSF Lutheran University Lee L. Zia,NSF

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MAA Committee on Technology in 1:30PM On the realizability of certain graphs as Mathematics Education Panel Discussion
(717) Delaunay Tessellations. NicholasLMichaud*, Liz Anet, Adam 10:45 AM – 12:05 PM Marshall Ballroom North, Chodoff and Viriya Ratanasangpunth, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Bard College (1046-51-527) 2:00PM Local Edge Detection with Wavelet Picture this! Geometry software.
(718) Coefficients. Organizers: Mary L. Platt, Salem State Taylor Edward Burmeister,Haverford College College (1046-43-86) Marina Vulis,Universityof 2:30PM Modeling the Dynamics of Feed-Forward New Haven
(719) Biological Networks. Lawrence Moore,Duke Lauren E Pace*, John W Cain and Dewey University TTaylor, Virginia Commonwealth Moderators: Mary L. Platt University (1046-92-89) 3:00PM Examining the Evolution of Molecular Gas Marina Vulis
(720) in the Interstellar Medium: The Case of Panelists: Michael D. Hvidsten, the Singular Ordinary Differential Gustavus Adolphus College Equations. Preliminary report. David Fowler,Universityof Benjamin Baxter*andLisa J. Holden, Nebraska-Lincoln Northern Kentucky University Jon Choate, Groton School (1046-34-104) David Austin, Grand Valley 3:30PM Numerical Evidence on the Uniform State University
(721) Distribution of Power Residues for Elliptic Curves. Jeffrey Hatley*, The College of New Jersey, and Amanda Hittson,BrynMawr SIAM Invited Address College (1046-11-115)

11:10 AM – NOON Marriott Ballroom Salons 4:00PM An upper bound for the number of
1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott (722) graceful labelings of a path with n edges. Sylvia R. Naples, Bard College (715) Mathematics of sea ice to help predict (1046-00-301) climate change. Kenneth M. Golden,UniversityofUtah AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on (1046-86-122) Mathematics and Education Reform, II

1:00 PM –4:10PM Maryland Suite B, AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II Lobby Level, Marriott

1:00 PM –2:00PM Marriott Ballroom Salons Organizers: William H. Barker,Bowdoin 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott College William G. McCallum, (716) Homogeneous dynamics and number University of Arizona theory II. Bonnie S. Saunders, Gregory Margulis,YaleUniversity University of Illinois at (1046-37-03) Chicago 1:00PM Undesirable Habits of Mind of Pre-service (723) Teachers: Strategies for Addressing AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research Them. in Mathematics by Undergraduates, III Kien H Lim, University of Texas at El Paso (1046-97-1675) 1:00 PM –4:20PM Park Tower 1:30PM Mathematical habits of mind and the Suite 8226, Marriott (724) language-learning brain: mathematics as Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, a second language. Rochester Institute of Paul Goldenberg, Educational Technology Development Center (1046-97-2113) 2:00PM Algebraic reasoning in 3D, using Jacqueline A. Jensen,Sam Houston State University (725) principles of linearity and symmetry. Hyman Bass, University of Michigan Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester (1046-97-1906) Institute of Technology 2:30PM Habits of Mind for Proving. Vadim Ponomarenko,San
(726) Annie Selden*andJohn Selden,New Diego State University Mexico State University (1046-97-684) Tamas Wiandt,Rochester 3:00PM Classroom Norms and Habits of Mind. Institute of Technology
(727) Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State 1:00PM Morgan Prize talk. University (1046-97-1774)

81 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

3:30PM Panel: Helping Students Develop 1:30PM Asymptotics of the p-adic valuations of
(728) Mathematical Habits of Mind. (737) solutions of linear recurrences. Kristin A Camenga*, Houghton College, Tewodros Amdeberhan,Tulane and Kien H. Lim, University of Texas at El University, Luis A. Medina,Rutgers Paso (1046-97-1111) University, and Victor H. Moll*, Tulane University (1046-11-1158) AMS-MAA Special Session on The Scholarship 2:00PM Stochastic Epidemic Model Reduction: A of Teaching and Learning, I (738) Normal Form Approach. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –4:20PM Harding Room, Eric Forgoston*, Naval Research Mezzanine Level, Marriott Laboratory, Lora Billings, Montclair State University, and Ira B. Schwartz, Naval Organizers: Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola Research Laboratory (1046-37-612) Marymount University 2:30PM Fluid limits, diffusion limits, and event Jacqueline M. Dewar, (739) horizons for the response times of Loyola Marymount University processor sharing queues with time 1:00PM Using Video Case-Studies to Enhance Both varying rates.
(729) Teaching and Learning in a Transition William A. Massey, Princeton University Course. Preliminary report. (1046-41-747) James Sandefur*, Georgetown 3:00PM Mathematical Analysis of Double-Walled University, Connie M Campbell, Millsaps (740) Carbon Nanotube Model. College, Kay Somers, Moravian College, Marianna A Shubov*andMiriam ˚ Manya Raman,UmeaUniversity, Rojas-Arenaza,UniversityofNew and Geoffrey D. Birky, Georgetown Hampshire (1046-35-1118) University (1046-97-853) 3:30PM Pulse Propagation in a Debye Material 1:30PM Making the Most of Pre-Class Reading (741) with Static Conductivity: The Search for a
(730) Assignments in Statistics. Uniform Expansion. Preliminary report. Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt University Natalie A. Cartwright*, State University (1046-97-1657) of New York at New Paltz, and Kurt E. 2:00PM Questions You Might Want Answered Oughstun, University of Vermont
(731) Using Data from the Registrar. (1046-78-852) Jack Bookman, Duke University 4:00PM The Riesz Energy of the N-th Roots of (1046-97-1739) (742) Unity: An Asymptotic Expansion for Large 2:30PM Collaborative Concept Mapping in N.
(732) Calculus. Edward B. Saff*, Vanderbilt University, David E. Meel, Bowling Green State Johann S. Brauchart, Graz University of University (1046-97-847) Technology, and Douglas Hardin, 3:00PM Paperless Internet-Based Calculus Across Vanderbilt University (1046-41-2128)
(733) All Levels, Updated. Thomas F. Banchoff,BrownUniversity (1046-00-972) AMS-ASL Special Session on Model Theoretic 3:30PM What makes effective online feedback in Methods in Finite Combinatorics, I
(734) college algebra? Preliminary report. Andrew G Bennett, Kansas State 1:00 PM –4:20PM Virginia Suite B, University (1046-97-1758) Lobby Level, Marriott 4:00PM Comparing Methods of Instruction in
(735) Intermediate Algebra for College Organizers: Martin Grohe,Humboldt Students, Round 2. Preliminary report. University Susan Elaine Thompson, Otterbein Johann A. Makowsky, College (1046-97-664) Technion Israel Institute of Technology AMS-SIAM Special Session on Asymptotic 1:00PM Discussion Methods in Analysis with Applications, II 1:30PM Symmetrized Ramsey theorems for 1:00 PM –4:20PM Balcony D, Mezzanine (743) graphs and for countably categorical Level, Marriott structures. Preliminary report. Menachem Kojman,BenGurion Organizers: Diego Dominici,SUNYNew University, Bersheva, Israel (1046-05-342) Paltz 2:00PM Universal graphs with forbidden Peter A. McCoy,U.S.Naval (744) subgraphs. Preliminary report. Academy Gregory L. Cherlin,RutgersUniversity, 1:00PM Asymptotic behavior of solutions of a New Brunswick, NJ (1046-03-366)
(736) class of non-linear difference equations. 2:30PM Partition theorems and permutation Preliminary report. (745) groups. Preliminary report. Faruk F Abi-Khuzam,American Andreas Blass, University of Michigan University of Beirut (1046-39-975) (1046-03-471)

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3:00PM A Geometric Zero-One Law. AMSSpecialSessiononVonNeumann
(746) Robert Gilman, Stevens Institute of Algebras, II Technology, Yuri Gurevich,Microsoft Research, and Alexei Myasnikov*, McGill 1:00 PM –4:20PM Balcony C, Mezzanine University (1046-05-373) Level, Marriott 3:30PM Laplace transforms and zero-one laws. (747) Preliminary report. Organizers: Pinhas Grossman, Vanderbilt University Jason P. Bell, Simon Fraser University (1046-05-448) Remus Nicoara,University of Tennessee 4:00PM The Specker-Blatter theorem revisited.
(748) Preliminary report. 1:00PM Discussion Eldar Fischer*andJohann A. 1:30PM On the conditionally free analogue of the Makowsky, Faculty of Computer Science, (756) S-transform. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Mihai Popa, Indiana University at Haifa, Israel (1046-05-343) Bloomington (1046-47-336) 2:00PM Binary shifts of higher commutant index. (757) Preliminary report. Geoffrey L Price, United States Naval Academy (1046-46-467) AMS Special Session on Convex and Discrete 2:30PM Multipliers and Extreme Points of Geometry, II (758) Operator Spaces. Masayoshi Kaneda,TheUniversityof 1:00 PM –4:20PM Balcony B, Mezzanine Mississippi (1046-46-1388) Level, Marriott 3:00PM Normalizers of Subalgebras of II1 Organizers: Wlodzimierz Kuperberg, (759) Factors. Auburn University Alan D Wiggins, Vanderbilt University (1046-46-1280) Valeriu Soltan,George Mason University 3:30PM A Modified Version of Free (760) Orbit-Dimension of von Neumann 1:00PM Blocking numbers for l balls in three p Algebras. (749) dimensions. Preliminary report. Weihua Li*andDon Hadwin,University David G Larman, University College of New Hampshire (1046-46-370) London (1046-52-576) 4:00PM Structure results for normalizers of II1 1:30PM On the Hadwiger numbers of topological (761) factors.
(750) disks. Jan Cameron,TexasA&MUniversity Zsolt Langi, Budapest University (1046-47-1313) of Technology, Budapest, Hungary (1046-52-608) 2:00PM On partial coverings of convex bodies by (751) planks. AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Karoly Bezdek, University of Calgary Algebra, II (1046-52-1527) 2:30PM Extremal Coin Graphs in the Euclidean 1:00 PM –3:50PM Delaware Suite B, (752) Plane. Preliminary report. Lobby Level, Marriott Geir Agnarsson and Jill Bigley Organizers: ,St.Louis Dunham*, George Mason University Greg Marks (1046-05-371) University Ashish K. Srivastava,St. 3:00PM Shortest path among circles. Preliminary Louis University
(753) report. G´abor Fejes Toth´ ,R´enyi Institute, 1:00PM Hopf algebras of low GK-dimension. Budapest (1046-52-1143) (762) James J Zhang, University of Washington (1046-16-204) 3:30PM On Covering a Convex Set with Its (754) Smaller Copies. 1:30PM Centralizers in domains of low Marton Naszodi, University of Alberta (763) Gelfand-Kirillov dimension. Preliminary (1046-52-1767) report. Jason P. Bell, Simon Fraser University 4:00PM On a new proof of the Malfatti’s problem. (1046-16-451)
(755) Preliminary report. Andras Bezdek*, Auburn Univ and Renyi 2:00PM Homology of a Ring. Inst. of the Hungarian Acad. of Sci., (764) Ivo Herzog, Yonsei University (Seoul, Budapest, Hungary, Jan P. Boronski, South Korea) and Ohio State University at Auburn University, Wesley Brown, Lima (1046-16-1418) Braxton Carrigan and Matt Noble, 2:30PM Nichols algebras in positive Department of Mathematics and (765) characteristic. Statistics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL Aaron Lauve and Sarah Witherspoon*, (1046-52-1395) Texas A&M University (1046-16-2035)

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3:00PM Von-Neumann-algebra-like rings and the AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis, I (766) answer to a S. K. Berberian’s question. Lia Vaˇs, University of the Sciences in 1:00 PM –4:20PM Virginia Suite C, Philadelphia (1046-16-994) Lobby Level, Marriott 3:30PM Big Projective Modules over Noetherian Organizers: Paul A. Hagelstein,Baylor (767) Semilocal Rings. University Dolors Herbera*, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, and Pavel Prihoda,Charles Alexander M. Stokolos, University, Prague (1046-16-1580) DePaul University 1:00PM Bellman function in non-local settings. (775) Preliminary report. Leonid Slavin,Universityof MIssouri-Columbia (1046-42-1177) 1:30PM Smooth functions associated with wavelet (776) sets on Rd, d ≥ 1, and frame bound gaps. John J Benedetto and Emily J King*, AMS Special Session on Computational University of Maryland, College Park Algebraic and Analytic Geometry for (1046-43-1532) Low-dimensional Varieties, II 2:00PM Growth properties of Fourier transforms (777) via moduli of continuity. 1:00 PM –4:20PM Park Tower William O. Bray, University of Maine Suite 8228, Marriott (1046-42-68) Organizers: Mika K. Sepp¨al¨a,Florida 2:30PM Weighted Inequalities for Multilinear State University (778) Fractional Integral Operators. Kabe A. Moen,UniversityofKansas Tanush Shaska,Oakland (1046-42-1064) University 3:00PM A sharp inequality for the Stricharz Emil J. Volcheck, (779) norm. Preliminary report. Association for Computing Emanuel Carneiro,UniversityofTexas Machinery at Austin (1046-42-743) 1:00PM Palindromes and Discreteness 3:30PM Besov-Lebesgue mapping properties for (768) Algorithms. (780) bilinear operators. Preliminary report. Jane Gilman*, Rutgers University, Diego Maldonado and Virginia Naibo*, Newark, and Linda Keen,Lehman Kansas State University (1046-42-511) College, CUNY (1046-20-682) 4:00PM Pointwise convergence of fourier series of 1:30PM On the maximal order of an (781) the indicator of a ball in euclidean space, (769) automorphism of a trigonal Riemann following Kuratsubo. surface. Mark A. Pinsky,NorthwesternUniversity Milagros Izquierdo*, Linkoping¨ (1046-42-163) University, and Antonio F. Costa,UNED (1046-14-405) 2:00PM WIT: A Structured and Comprehensive AMSSpecialSessiononTheMathematicsof (770) Package for Computations in Intersection Theory. Information and Knowledge, IV Sebastian Xambo-Descamps´ ,Universitat 1:00 PM –4:20PM Delaware Suite A, Polit`ecnica de Catalunya (1046-14-1435) Lobby Level, Marriott 2:30PM Riemann Surfaces via Circle Packing. (771) G. Brock Williams, Texas Tech University Organizers: Ronald R. Coifman,Yale (1046-30-1803) University 3:00PM Hyperbolic Polygons, Fuchsian groups James G. Glimm,SUNYat (772) and Helling Matricies. Stony Brook K.-D. Semmler, EPF Lausanne Peter W. Jones,Yale (1046-53-1585) University 3:30PM Thetanulls of curves with Stephen Smale, Toyota (773) automorphisms. Institute Emma Previato*, Boston University, 1:00PM Hodge Theory for Singular Spaces. and T. Shaska, Oakland University (782) Steve Smale*, Toyoto Technological (1046-14-800) Institute, and Nat Smale,Universityof 4:00PM Graphical representation of the Utah (1046-60-1222) (774) Birman-Series set on hyperbolic surfaces. 2:00PM Harmonic and Multiscale Analysis on Preliminary report. (783) low-dimensional data sets in Peter Buser*andHugo Parlier, ´Ecole high-dimensions. Polytechnique F´ed´erale Lausanne (EPFL) Mauro Maggioni, Duke University (1046-53-1093) (1046-60-1685)

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3:00PM Fast Matrix Computations via 2:00PM Uniform uniform exponential growth of (784) Randomized Sampling. (794) subgroups of the mapping class group. Gunnar Martinsson,Universityof Johanna Mangahas,Universityof Colorado at Boulder (1046-60-2131) Michigan (1046-51-362) 3:45PM Discussion 2:30PM Topological index theory for isotopy (795) classes of surfaces. AMS Special Session on Topological Methods David C Bachman, Pitzer College in Applied Mathematics, II (1046-57-139) 3:00PM A compactification for the space of 1:00 PM –4:20PM Maryland Suite A, (796) singular Euclidean metrics on a surface. Lobby Level, Marriott Kasra Rafi*, University of Oklahoma, Moon Duchin, University of Michigan, Organizer: Yongwu Rong,George and Christopher Leininger,UIUC Washington University (1046-51-188) 1:00PM Topology and data. 3:30PM Surgery on a knot in (surface)x(I). (785) Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University (797) Martin Scharlemann,UCSB,andAbigail (1046-68-1631) Thompson*, UC Davis (1046-57-932) 1:30PM Estimating the topology of functions on 4:00PM Geometry of splittings and models. (786) manifolds from noisy samples. (798) Hossein Namazi, University of Texas at Peter Bubenik*, Cleveland State Austin (1046-57-390) University, Gunnar Carlsson,Stanford University, Peter T. Kim and Zhiming Luo, University of Guelph (1046-55-916) MAA Minicourse #10: Part A

2:00PM Homology Computations for Random 1:00 PM –3:00PM Congressional Room A, (787) Nodal Domains. Omni Shoreham Hotel Thomas Wanner,GeorgeMason University (1046-55-459) The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and 2:30PM Euler characteristic, integration, and their applications. (788) definable functions. Preliminary report. Organizer: Thomas Koshy, Yuliy Baryshnikov, Bell Labs, and Framingham State College Robert Ghrist*, University of Pennsylvania (1046-55-479) MAA Minicourse #14: Part A 3:00PM Counting objects in dense sensor
(789) networks: a topological integral 1:00 PM –3:00PM Congressional Room B, transform. Preliminary report. Omni Shoreham Hotel Yuliy Baryshnikov, bell laboratories (1046-55-1554) Teaching a course in the history of 3:30PM Discrete curvature flows and their mathematics. (790) applications, I. Organizers: V. Frederick Rickey,U.S. Feng Luo*, Rutgers University, and David Military Academy Gu, SUNY at Stony Brook (1046-52-1939) Victor J. Katz,Universityof 4:00PM Discrete curvature flows and their the District of Columbia
(791) applications, II. Preliminary report. David Gu*, SUNY at Stony Brook, and Feng Luo,RutgersUniversity MAA Minicourse #5: Part A (1046-97-2091) 1:00 PM –3:00PM Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel AMS Special Session on Teichmuller¨ Theory and Low-Dimensional Topology, II Developing departmental self-studies. Organizers: Donna L. Beers, Simmons 1:00 PM –4:20PM Balcony A, Mezzanine College Level, Marriott Richard A. Gillman, Valparaiso University Organizers: Richard P. Kent,Brown University Madlena Tomova,Rice AMS Session on Partial Differential University Equations, II 1:00PM A normal surface calculus for Heegaard 1:00 PM –3:55PM Coolidge Room, (792) splittings. Jesse E Johnson,YaleUniversity Mezzanine Level, Marriott (1046-57-825) 1:00PM Thermal Blow-up in a Subdiffusive 1:30PM Asymptotics of Weil-Petersson geodesics. (799) Medium. (793) J. Brock*, Brown University, H. Masur, WEOlmstead,NorthwesternUniversity, University of Chicago, and Y. Minsky, and Catherine A Roberts*, College of Yale University (1046-51-1311) the Holy Cross (1046-35-706)

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1:15PM Accurate resolution of a nonlinear PDE 3:45PM An optimal order error estimate of a
(800) with corner singularities. Preliminary (810) linear finite element method for smooth report. solutions of 2D systems of conservation Qingshan Chen*, Indiana University at laws. Bloomington, and Roger Temam, Xiaomei Ji, Stony Brook University. Indiana University (1046-35-1492) (1046-00-1650)

1:30PM A model for particle size segregation in (801) granular flow under nonuniform shear. Karen Daniels, Lindsay B.H. May*, North Carolina State University, Kasey AMS Session on Biology, II Phillips, University of Cambridge, and Michael Shearer, North Carolina State 1:00 PM –3:25PM Hoover Room, University (1046-35-1694) Mezzanine Level, Marriott

1:45PM Minimizers of the Lawrence-Doniach 1:00PM Gene Dispersal in an Insect Pollinated (802) Model for Superconductors under Weak
(811) Tree Species. Preliminary report. Coupling and a Parallel or Slightly Tilted David M Chan*, Rodney J Dyer, Erich Field. Preliminary report. Foster, Alex Feild and April McFarland, Patricia E. Bauman and Zhenqiu Xie*, VCU (1046-92-74) Purdue University (1046-35-1850) 1:15PM The Estimation of the Effective
(812) Reproductive Number from Disease 2:00PM The Unique Determination of an Acoustic Outbreak Data. (803) Speed from Thermoacoustic Tomography , North Carolina State Data. Ariel Cintron-Arias University (1046-92-162) Kyle S Hickmann, Oregon State University (1046-35-1925) 1:30PM 3D In Vivo MRI-Based FSI Models for (813) Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques 2:15PM Propagation of Solitons Under Colored and Patient-Specific Plaque Progression (804) Noise. Preliminary report. Growth Functions with Validation. Russell L Herman,UniversityofNorth Zijie Liao, Xueying Huang*, Worcester Carolina Wilmington (1046-35-1966) Politechnic Institute, Chun Yang, Beijing Normal University, and Dalin 2:30PM Complete integrability in Burgers Tang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (805) turbulence. Preliminary report. (1046-92-253) Ravi Srinivasan,BrownUniversity 1:45PM Linkage Analysis for Categorical Traits (1046-35-2065) (814) on Complex Pedigrees. Abra Brisbin*, Center for Applied 2:45PM Using Distinguish-ability Criteria to Mathematics, Cornell University, Jason (806) Optimally Design Sources in Optical Mezey and Carlos Bustamante, Dept. of Tomography. Computational Biology, Cornell University Taufiquar Khan, Clemson University, (1046-92-264) Peter Maass, University of Bremen, Germany, and Bonnie McAdoo*, 2:00PM Computational Mutagenesis for Analysis Clemson University (1046-35-1979)
(815) of Protein Functional Changes Upon Mutation. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Nodal and multiple constant sign Majid Masso, Laboratory for Structural (807) solutions for the p-Laplacian. Preliminary Bioinformatics, George Mason University report. (1046-92-78) Michael E. Filippakis*, National 2:15PM The Analysis of a Nonlinear Adaptive Technical University of Athens, Ravi P. (816) Elastic Plate Under Loading with Agarwal, Florida Institute of Technology, Numerical Simulations of Its Donal O’Regan, National University of Displacement and Growth Under Various Ireland, and Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou, Boundary Conditions. National Technical University of Athens Robert J. Ronkese, United States Military (1046-35-2127) Academy (1046-92-389) 2:30PM A General Method to derive a Boolean 3:15PM Immiscible Two-Phase Flow Through

(808) Porous Media: A Case of Uniqueness of a (817) Model from a Continuous Model for Gene Solution. Preliminary report. Regulatory Networks. Koffi B Fadimba,UniversityofSouth Franziska B. Hinkelmann,VirginiaTech Carolina Aiken (1046-35-1453) (1046-92-306) 2:45PM Study on Critical Stress in Atherosclerotic 3:30PM Homogenization of Time-Harmonic (818) Carotid Artery Using In Vivo MRI-Based (809) Acoustics of Bone: The Diphasic Case. 3D Multi-Physics Models with Ana Vasilic*, University of Delaware, Fluid-Structure Interactions. Ming Fang, Norfolk State University, and Zhongzhao Teng*, Xueying Huang, Robert P. Gilbert, University of Delaware Zijie Liao and Dalin Tang,Worcester (1046-35-1828) Polytechnic Institute (1046-92-417)

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3:00PM A gender structured model with 3:00PM An Approach at the Binomial
(819) single-biased separation rate. Preliminary
(829) Transformation Problem. Preliminary report. report. Daniel Maxin, Valparaiso University Andy Q. Yingst*, University of South (1046-92-469) Carolina Lancaster, and R. Daniel 3:15PM A modified Mitchell-Schaeffer model Mauldin,UniversityofNorthTexas
(820) of cardiac action potential which (1046-37-1094) incorporates caveolae-associated ionic 3:15PM Reducibility of skew-product systems with currents. Preliminary report. (830) Brjuno base flows. Ian Besse*, Colleen Mitchell,University Sasa Kocic, University of Toronto of Iowa, and Erwin Shibata,University (1046-37-1132) of Iowa, Department of Molecular 3:30PM The Dynamics of Nonlinear Tent-like Physiology and Biophysics (1046-92-518)
(831) Maps. Oumarou Njoya*andZach Flres, Michigan State University (1046-37-1141) AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and 3:45PM On the Road to a Classification of Ergodic Theory, I
(832) Attractors of injective Iterated Function Systems in R1. 1:00 PM –3:55PM Tyler Room, Jason E Snyder*andMariusz Urbanski, Mezzanine Level, Marriott University of North Texas (1046-37-1316)

1:00PM Decay of correlations of nonuniform (821) geodesic flows. Preliminary report. Hongkun Zhang,Universityof AMS Session on Number Theory, II Massachusetts-Amherst (1046-37-52) 1:00 PM –3:55PM McKinley Room, 1:15PM All bounded type Siegel disks of rational Mezzanine Level, Marriott (822) maps are quasi-disks. , Nanjing University Gaofei Zhang 1:00PM Bounding the Coefficients of Φpqr (x). (1046-37-136) (833) Brian Lawrence, California Institute of 1:30PM Endomorphisms of Various Substitution Technology (1046-11-1150)
(823) Systems. Preliminary report. 1:15PM Membership in an Ideal in the Group Jeanette Olli,UniversityofNorth (834) Ring, Z[GL3(Z)]. Carolina at Chapel Hill (1046-37-280) Becky E Hall, Wesleyan University 1:45PM A Dynamical Study of a Cellular (1046-11-1349)
(824) Automata Model of the Spread of HIV in a 1:30PM More results on ”sum of cubes equal to Lymph Node.
(835) square of sums”. Emily G. Burkhead*, Meredith College, Paul A Loomis, Bloomsburg University Jane M. Hawkins,UniversityofNorth (1046-11-1382) Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Donna 1:45PM Finding Square Roots of p-adic Numbers. K. Molinek, Davidson College
(836) William D Taylor, University of Nevada, (1046-37-314) Reno (1046-11-1446) 2:00PM Measurable Time-Restricted Sensitivity. 2:00PM Composites with large sets of strong
(825) Preliminary report. (837) liars. Preliminary report. Domenico Aiello, Williams College, Andrew Shallue*, University of Calgary, Hansheng Diao, Massachusetts Institute and Eric Bach,Universityof of Technology, Zhou Fan,Harvard Wisconsin-Madison (1046-11-1459) College, Daniel O. King, Williams College, Jessica Lin*, Courant Institute 2:15PM On a Conjecture Regarding the of Mathematical Sciences, and Cesar E. (838) Coefficients of Cyclotomic Polynomials. Silva, Williams College (1046-37-953) Sherry Gong,HarvardUniversity (1046-11-1518) 2:15PM Pinching Deformations of Rational Maps. (826) Robert W O’Connell, Indiana 2:30PM Modular Forms for some Noncongruence University-Bloomington (1046-37-428) (839) Subgroups of SL2(Z). Chris A Kurth, Iowa State University 2:30PM Minimal Measures for Lagrangian (1046-11-1817) (827) Systems on 2-Manifold. Preliminary report. 2:45PM Groups of linear functions on Zn. Fang Wang,NorthwesternUniversity
(840) Tue Ngoc Ly, University of South Florida (1046-37-1099) (1046-11-1530) 2:45PM A Cellular Model for Spatial Population 3:00PM Computation of Jacobsthal’s Function
(828) Dynamics.
(841) h(n) for n < 50. James T Long*, Moravian College, Chu Thomas R Hagedorn, The College of Yue (Stella) Dong, Polytechnic Institute New Jersey (1046-11-1633) of New York University, Corey Staten, 3:15PM Distribution of Integers with Smooth Ohio State University, Rytis Umbrasas (842) Square Free Parts. and Clifford A Reiter, Lafayette College Chaogui Zhang, Marywood University (1046-37-1001) (1046-11-1794)

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3:30PM Waring’s number in a finite field. MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, II (843) Preliminary report. James Arthur Cipra, Kansas State 1:00 PM –3:15PM Washington Room 1, University (1046-11-1944) Lower Level, Marriott n ± 3:45PM On Prime Factors of A 1. Preliminary Organizer: Howard L. Penn, U.S. Naval
(844) report. Academy John H. Jaroma, Ave Maria University (1046-11-873) 1:00PM SiSSYS: A Senior Capstone Course Based
(852) on Statistics in Sports. Robin H Lock*, Michael E Schuckers and Travis Atkinson,St.Lawrence University (1046-N1-2020) 1:20PM Traditional Introductory Statistics
MAA Session on Demos and Strategies with (853) Restricted to Sports. Andrew B Perry, Springfield College Technology that Enhance Teaching and (1046-N1-1773) Learning Mathematics, II 1:40PM The Effects of Wind and Altitude on
(854) 400-m Sprint Performances with Various 1:00 PM –3:15PM Washington Room 2, IAAF Track Geometries. Lower Level, Marriott Michael Frantz*, University of La Verne, Organizers: David R. Hill,Temple and Vanessa Alday, California State University University, Fullerton (1046-N1-1882) 2:00PM Walking or Running in the Rain: Myth Scott Greenleaf,University
of New England (855) Busted? Preliminary report. Eugene Belogay, Wilkes Honors Mary L. Platt, Salem State College, Florida Atlantic University College (1046-N1-1931) Lila F. Roberts,Georgia 2:20PM Mathematics of the Olympics: From the College & State University
(856) Ancient Greeks to the Present. 1:00PM Math in Your Hands: The Use of Tablet Elizabeth C Rogers, Piedmont College
(845) PCs and Computer Algebra Systems in a (1046-N1-2062) Calculus Classroom. 2:40PM How expert swing dancers exploit Joshua Brandon Holden,Rose-Hulman
(857) physics. Preliminary report. Institute of Technology (1046-E1-1480) Megan Elise Selbach-Allen*, Sommer E. 1:20PM Using Tablet PCs and the Ubiquitous Gentry and Kevin L. McIlhany,United
(846) Presenter to engage students and States Naval Academy (1046-N1-1894) enhance the learning experience in 3:00PM Mathematics and Collegiate Wrestling service courses. Preliminary report.
(858) Tournaments. Shemsi I Alhaddad*, University of South T. S. Michael, United States Naval Carolina Lancaster, and Greg Thomas, Academy (1046-N1-613) Waldorf College (1046-E1-1439) 1:40PM My First Semester Using ’Clickers’ for MAA Session on Research on the Teaching
(847) Rapid Feedback: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. andLearningofUndergraduate Dexter C. Whittinghill,RowanUniversity, Mathematics, I Glassboro, NJ (1046-E1-1673) 1:00 PM –4:05PM Washington Room 3, 2:00PM Turning Point Technology: Using Personal Lower Level, Marriott
(848) Response Systems to Stimulate Class Participation. Preliminary report. Organizers: Keith H. Weber,Rutgers Kimberly J Presser, Shippensburg University University (1046-E1-422) Michelle J. Zandieh, 2:20PM Effective Teaching and Learning with the Arizona State University
(849) Right Web-Based Resources. Karen A. Marrongelle, Douglas B Meade*, University of South Portland State University Carolina, and Philip B Yasskin,Texas 1:00PM A Multiage Examination of Students’ A&M University (1046-E1-650) (859) Approaches to Mathematical Induction 2:40PM A powerful, easy-to-use computer algebra Tasks.
(850) alternative that students love, but (most) Stacy A Brown, Pitzer College teachers have not yet discovered! (1046-U1-1771) Anand L. Pardhanani, Earlham College 1:35PM Bringing a Formative Approach to (1046-E1-600)
(860) Definitions in Undergraduate Real 3:00PM Integrating Engineering Technology into Analysis: Theoretical Considerations and
(851) the Teaching of Mathematics. Preliminary Results. Preliminary report. Mary Ann Connors, Westfield State Paul C Dawkins, University of Texas at College (1046-E1-198) Arlington (1046-U1-1871)

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2:00PM An Investigation of Students’ Problem MAA Session on Wavelets for
(861) Solving Abilities: Where’s the quantity? Undergraduates Kevin C. Moore, Arizona State University (1046-U1-1471) 1:00 PM –4:15PM Wilson Room A, 2:25PM Expert vs. Novice Understanding of Mezzanine Level, Marriott
(862) Convergence of Taylor Series. Preliminary report. Organizers: Catherine Beneteau, Jason Howard Martin,Universityof University of South Florida Oklahoma (1046-U1-1716) Caroline Haddad,SUNY 2:50PM Measuring Mathematical Sophistication. Geneseo
(863) Eric W Kuennen*, Jennifer E Szydlik, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and David Ruch, Metropolitan Carol E Seaman,UniversityofNorth State College of Denver Carolina Greensboro (1046-U1-1760) Patrick Van Fleet,University 3:20PM Students’ Mental Models and Success on of St. Thomas (864) aCalculusWordProblem. Dale J Winter*, Carnegie Mellon 1:00PM An Image Compression Introduction to University, and Matthew E DeLong,
(870) Wavelets. Taylor University (1046-U1-564) Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College (1046-YY-1962) 3:45PM A Two Semester Study of Interactions In
(865) Multi-Section Undergraduate 1:25PM Zooming in on a Transformed Image: a Mathematics Classes. Preliminary report. (871) Project for Students. Jessica M Deshler,WestVirginia Caroline N Haddad*, State University of University (1046-U1-1414) NY College at Geneseo, Dawit Haile, Virginia State University, and Helmut Knaust,TheUniversityofTexasatEl Paso (1046-YY-1365)

1:50PM Wavelet Packets and Applications.
(872) Preliminary report. Bruce Atwood, Beloit College, Raouf Boules,TowsonUniversity,andPatrick MAA Session on Undergraduate Van Fleet*, University of St. Thomas Mathematical Biology, II (1046-YY-1920)

1:00 PM –2:40PM Washington Room 5, 2:15PM A Student Project on Lifting Algorithms
Lower Level, Marriott (873) for Wavelet Transformations. Catherine Beneteau*, University of Organizers: Timothy D. Comar, South Florida, Kristin Pfabe,Nebraska Benedictine University Wesleyan University, and Karen Shuman, Grinnell College (1046-YY-1698) Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College 2:40PM A Student Project on Matrix Completion
Eric S. Marland, (874) for Discrete Wavelet Transformations. Appalachian State University Preliminary report. Roger Zarnowski*, San Angelo State 1:00PM Sensitivity Analysis and Parameter University, Tatyana Sorokina,Towson
(866) Identification in Undergraduate State University, and David K Ruch, Mathematical Modeling. Metropolitan State College of Denver Steven M Deckelman,Universityof (1046-YY-1690) Wisconsin-Stout (1046-Y1-1014) 3:05PM A student summer research project on 1:25PM Materials for Analyzing Sensitivity using

(867) the Partial Rank Correlation Coefficient. (875) image segmentation using wavelet Preliminary report. methods and matrix completion. JKDenny,MercerUniversity David K Ruch, Metropolitan State (1046-Y1-2041) College of Denver (1046-YY-1696) 1:55PM Secret Diffusion Lessons of the Sea 3:30PM Wavelets in Vocal Identification of Great (868) Monkeys and Other Math Bio Projects for
(876) Horned Owls (Part I). Preliminary report. Undergraduates. Katherine L McCaffrey*, University of St. Brynja R. Kohler*, Rebecca J. Atkins, Thomas, and Nicole F Kingsley,SUNY James Haefner and James Powell,Utah Geneseo (1046-YY-1362) State University (1046-Y1-993) 3:55PM Wavelets in Vocal Identification of Great 2:20PM What’s Math have to do with History: A
(877) Horned Owls (Part II). Preliminary report.
(869) Biological Application to Matrices and Nicole F. Kingsley*, State University of Difference Equations. New York at Geneseo, and Katherine L. Robert E. Burks Jr., United States Military McCaffrey,UniversityofSt.Thomas Academy (1046-Y1-1742) (1046-YY-1441)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session, V 3:00PM A Comparative Study of Online and
(886) Traditional Classroom Learning of 1:00 PM –3:55PM Wilson Room B, College Algebra for Non-Traditional Mezzanine Level, Marriott Students in Non-Traditional Higher Education Programs. Preliminary report. Michael Miner*, American Public Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, University System, and Darcel Ford, Framingham State College Strayer University (1046-Z1-1465) Moderators: Edwin Herman,University 3:15PM A Summary of Research about of Wisconsin (887) Perspectives on Knowledge with Ana M. Tameru,Alabama Implications for Undergraduate State University Mathematics Education. Katherine Safford-Ramus,SaintPeter’s Aprillya Lanz,Virginia College (1046-Z1-1267) Military Institute 3:30PM Project Based Distance Delivered Deborah Koslover,
(888) Elementary Statistics. Preliminary report. University of Texas at Tyler Joseph B. Liddle, Colleen Ianuzzi*and Chris Hay-Jahans, University of Alaska 1:00PM The Promises of Clinical Instructological Southeast (1046-Z1-1070)
(878) Research. 3:45PM Extended Newton-Leibnitz Theorem. Clyde L. Greeno, MALEI Mathematics (889) Zengxiang Tong, Otterbein College Institute (1046-Z1-1174) (1046-Z1-1004) 1:15PM Teaching Infinite Series: A Study on
(879) Students’ Conceptual and Procedural Understanding of Infinite Series in Calculus. Brian J Lindaman,Universityof Minnesota, IT Center for Educational Programs (1046-Z1-2053)

1:30PM How was that picture helpful? Using SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Theory, I
(880) online tablet-PC software and corrective self-explanation to increase student 1:00 PM –3:55PM Maryland Suite C, conceptual understanding in applied Lobby Level, Marriott pre-calculus. Preliminary report. Aaron Wangberg, Winona State Organizer: Stephen G. Hartke, University (1046-Z1-2011) University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1:45PM Evaluating the Success of a Calculus
(881) Placement Test: Aligning the Basis for 1:00PM Random threshold graphs. Placement and the Basis for Assessment. (890) Elizabeth Reilly and Edward R. Preliminary report. Scheinerman*, Johns Hopkins University Carrie Muir, University of Colorado, (1046-05-354) Boulder (1046-Z1-1933) 1:30PM Large induced trees in Kr -free graphs. (891) Jacob Fox*, Po-Shen Loh,Princeton 2:00PM Role of Mathematical Definitions in Proof: University, and Benny Sudakov,UCLA (882) A Case of Prospective Mathematics (1046-05-533) Teachers. Preliminary report. Nermin Bayazit, Florida State University 2:00PM Some observations on sorting pairs in (1046-Z1-1952)
(892) bins. Preliminary report. Andre E. Kezdy*andAdam Jobson, 2:15PM Basic Mathematical Skills and Success in University of Louisville (1046-05-1250)
(883) Introductory Level Statistics. 2:30PM An approximate version of Hadwiger’s M. Leigh Lunsford and Phillip Poplin*, (893) conjecture for claw-free graphs. Longwood University (1046-Z1-1740) Alexandra Ovetsky Fradkin*, Princeton 2:30PM Effect of WeBWorK on Student University, and Maria Chudnovsky,
(884) Performance in Calculus II. Preliminary Columbia University (1046-05-530) report. 3:00PM The Distinguishing Chromatic Number. Christopher C Leary*andAaron Heap,
(894) Karen L Collins, Wesleyan University SUNY Geneseo (1046-Z1-1683) (1046-05-1539) 2:45PM The Role of an Inquiry-Based Classroom 3:30PM Entire (∆ +4)-Choosability of Planar
(885) in Undergraduate Mathematics.
(895) Graphs with ∆ ≥ 8. Preliminary report. Daniel W Cranston*, Center for Nancy Donaldson, Mairead Greene, Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Rockhurst University, Volker Ecke and Computer Science, Rutgers, and David Christine VonRenesse*, Westfield State Lapayowker, Harvey Mudd College College (1046-Z1-1660) (1046-05-514)

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MAA Panel Discussion MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion

1:00 PM –2:20PM Marshall Ballroom East, 1:00 PM –2:15PM Palladian Ballroom, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Omni Shoreham Hotel Using open source software for Establishing your identity as a undergraduate courses. post-tenure professor Organizers: Karl-Dieter Crisman, Organizers: Linda Braddy, East Central Gordon College University Marshall E. Hampton, Sharon M. Frechette, University of Minnesota, College of the Holy Cross Duluth Jennifer McLoud-Mann, David Joyner,U.S.Naval University of Texas at Tyler Academy Panelists: Colin L. Adams, Williams Panelists: John A. Verzani,CUNY College Michael E. Gage,University Jaimie Hebert,Sam of Rochester Houston State University David Joyner Catherine A. Roberts, Robert Miller,Universityof College of the Holy Cross Washington Charlotte K. Simmons, University of Central MAA Committee on Graduate Students Panel Oklahoma Discussion Judy L. Walker,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln 1:00 PM –2:20PM Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Summer Program for Women in Mathematics Teaching postdocs: A journey from (SPWM) Reunion graduate school to a position in the world of mathematics. 1:00 PM –4:00PM Diplomat Ballroom, Organizers: Stephen M. Gagola,III, Omni Shoreham Hotel University of Arizona Organizer: Murli M. Gupta Feryal Alayont,Grand Valley State University Panelists: Taliesin Sutton,University MAA Session on Mathematics of Games and of Arizona Puzzles, II Andrew G. Bennett,Kansas 1:40 PM –4:15PM Washington Room 4, State University Lower Level, Marriott Nathan A. Carlson, University of Arizona Organizer: Laura A. Taalman,James Steven J. Schlicker,Grand Madison University Valley State University 1:40PM Meet Colonel Blotto. Matt Salomone,Bates
(896) Andrew G Niedermaier,Universityof College California - San Diego (1046-L1-330) 2:00PM Two-Dimensional Abstract Games. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Research
(897) Matthew M Burke, Department of by Undergraduates-Project NExT Panel Computer Science, George Washington Discussion University (1046-L1-1135) 2:20PM Rubik’s Cubes in the Classroom: How a 1:00 PM –2:20PM Marshall Ballroom North,
(898) Puzzle of Logic, Patterns, and Algorithms Mezzanine Level, Marriott Can Build Confidence in Mathematics. Eric W. Drake*andRobert E. Burks Jr, Preparing students to communicate The United States Military Academy mathematics. (1046-L1-740) Organizer: Lewis D. Ludwig,Denison 2:40PM Using the Pile Splitting Puzzle to Enhance University
(899) Student Learning of Mathematics. Panelists: Joseph A. Gallian, Bill Marion, Valparaiso University University of (1046-L1-23) Minnesota-Duluth 3:00PM Discussion Darren A. Narayan, 3:20PM Chomp, chomp, bechewy chomp: Rochester Institute of
(900) research with undergraduates. Technology Preliminary report. Michael E. Orrison,Harvey Alex Meadows, St. Mary’s College of Mudd College Maryland (1046-L1-1989)

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3:40PM Counting the Mathematical Faces of All 2:00PM A Phase II Expansion of the Development
(901) Regular Flexagons. Preliminary report. (909) of a Multidisciplinary Course on Wavelets Homeira Pajoohesh, City University of and Applications. New York, T. Bruce McLean*, Georgia Caroline Haddad*, State University of Southern University, Thomas Anderson, New York College at Geneseo, Catherine Emory University, Chasen Smith, Emil Beneteau, University of South Florida, Iacob and John Nelson,Georgia David Ruch, Metropolitan State College Southern University (1046-L1-412) of Denver, and Patrick Van Fleet, 4:00PM You Gotta Know How to Fold ’Em. University of St. Thomas
(902) Thomas C. Hull, Western New England 2:00PM Biocalculus: Text Development, Dialog, College (1046-L1-1378) (910) and Assessment. Timothy Comar*, Lisa Townsley and Brenda Alberico, Benedictine University

AMS Special Session on Group Actions on 2:00PM Real World STEM Application Modules. Homogeneous Spaces and Applications, IV (911) Darren Narayan*, William Basener and Moises Sudit, Rochester Institute of 2:00 PM –4:10PM Virginia Suite A, Technology Lobby Level, Marriott 2:00PM Math Images. Organizers: Dmitry Y. Kleinbock, (912) Gene Klotz*, Swarthmore College and Brandeis University the Math Forum, and Stephen Maurer, Swarthmore College Gregory A. Margulis,Yale University 2:00PM The National Curve Bank. Hee Oh,BrownUniversity (913) Shirley Gray*, California State University, Los Angeles, Mary Kay Abbey, 2:00PM Expanding translates of curves and Montgomery College, and Chris (903) Dirichlet-Minkowski theorem on linear Caldwell, University of Tennessee at forms. Martin Nimish A Shah, Yale University and Tata Institute (1046-11-1526) 2:00PM A Biomathematical Learning 3:00PM Metric Diophantine approximation for (914) Enhancement Network for Diversity (904) systems of linear forms via homogeneous (BLEND). dynamics. Preliminary report. Gregory Goins*, Mingxiang Chen, Dmitry Kleinbock*, Brandeis University, Dinitra White, Thomas Redd, Dominic Gregory Margulis, Yale University, and Clemence, Mary Smith and Vinaya Junbo Wang, Brandeis University Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State (1046-11-1867) University 3:30PM Logarithm laws for horocycles and 2:00PM Research-Based Video for Teaching (905) diophantine approximation. (915) Undergraduate Proof. Jayadev Siddhanta Athreya*and James Sandefur*, Geoffrey Birky, Grigory Margulis,YaleUniversity Georgetown University, Connie (1046-37-254) Campbell, Millsaps College, Kay Somers, Moravian College, and Manya Sundstrom,UmeaUniversity MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by 2:00PM Learning Discrete Mathematics and the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education (916) Computer Science via Primary Historical Sources. 2:00 PM –4:00PM Blue Room and Jerry Lodder*andDavid Pengelley,New Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel Mexico State University 2:00PM The MAA Online Book Project. Organizer: Jon W. Scott, Montgomery (917) Lawrence Moore*andDavid Smith, Community College Duke University 2:00PM WeBWorK, a Web-based Interactive (906) Homework System. 2:00PM MathDL: The MAA Mathematical Sciences Arnold Pitzer*, Michael Gage and Vicki (918) Digital Library. Roth, University of Rochester Lawrence Moore*, Duke University, and Roseanne Brown,Mathematical 2:00PM Quantitative Reasoning in the Association of America (907) Contemporary World. Bernie Madison*, University of Arkansas, 2:00PM Biology and Mathematics in Population Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University, (919) Studies (BioMaPS). Stuart Boersma,CentralWashington K. Renee Fister, Maeve McCarthy*, University, and Shannon Dingman, Terry Derting, Christopher Mecklin and University of Arkansas Howard Whiteman, Murray State University 2:00PM Mathematics Across the Curriculum. (908) Carol Hay*andJessie Klein, Middlesex 2:00PM Experimental Mathematics. Community College (920) Marc Chamberland, Grinnell College

92 Tuesday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

2:00PM The PascGalois Project: Visualizing 2:00PM PREP: Professional Enhancement (921) Abstract Mathematics. (934) Program. Michael Bardzell*, Kathleen Shannon J. Michael Pearson,Mathematical and Donald Spickler, Salisbury University Association of America, Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College, Nathaniel 2:00PM Undergraduate Research Projects in (922) Complex Analysis with Accompanying Dean, Texas State University, San Applets. Marcos, Virginia Buchanan,Hiram Michael Dorff*, Brigham Young College, and Jon Scott*, Montgomery University, Jim Rolf,U.S.AirForce College Academy, Rich Stankewitz, Ball State University, Ken Stephenson,University 2:00PM MathQuest: Math Questions to Engage of Tennessee, Mike Brilleslyper,U.S.Air (935) Students. Force Academy, Dov Chelst,ICMA,Jane Holly Zullo*, Kelly Cline and Mark McDougall, Colorado College, and Beth Parker, Carroll College Schaubroeck,U.S.AirForceAcademy 2:00PM Beyond Crossroads Workshops. 2:00PM Renewal of College Algebra. (936) Rikki Blair, American Mathematical (923) Norma Agras*, Miami Dade College, and Association of Two-Year Colleges, and J. Michael Pearson,Mathematical Robert Farinelli*, College of Southern Association of America Maryland 2:00PM Maplets for Calculus, Tutoring without (924) the Tutor. 2:00PM Paradigms in Physics: Multiple Entry Philip Yasskin*, Texas A&M University, (937) Points. and Douglas Meade,UniversityofSouth Corinne Manogue, Tevian Dray, Carolina Barbara Edwards, David McIntyre, Emily van Zee, Oregon State University, 2:00PM Integrating Field Trips into Calculus and Aaron Wangberg*, Winona State (925) Courses. University Despina Prapavessi*, Karen Edwards and Sam Needham, Diablo Valley College 2:00PM Preparing At-risk Students for CS1 and 2:00PM Center for Women in Mathematics at (938) Calculus. (926) Smith College. John Lusth, University of Alabama Ruth Haas*andJames Henle,Smith Tuscaloosa College 2:00PM College Algebra in Context: A 2:00PM Long Beach Project in Geometry and (939) Learner-centered Approach (927) Symmetry. Incorporating Data-driven Activities Scott Crass, California State University, Related to Social Issues. Long Beach Michael Catalano,DakotaWesleyan 2:00PM Dynamic Visualization Tools for University (928) Multivariable Calculus. Paul Seeburger, Monroe Community 2:00PM SyBR-U: Synthetic Biology Research for College (940) Undergraduates. 2:00PM Proofs, functions, & computations: A Laurie Heyer*, Davidson College, Jeffrey (929) web-based course as a laboratory for Poet, Missouri Western State University, enhanced teaching and learning in logic, A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College, mathematics and computer science. and Todd Eckdahl, Missouri Western Wilfried Sieg*andAlex Smith,Carnegie State University Mellon University 2:00PM Mathematics Across the Community 2:00PM Contemporary College Algebra & The (941) College Curriculum: A National (930) HBCU Retreat and Follow-On Program. Quantitative Literacy Initiative. Don Small*, U.S. Military Academy, and Jim Roznowski*, Delta College, Laurette Foster, Prairie View A&M and Christie Gilliland, Green River University Community College 2:00PM Sonification for Calculus Instruction. (931) Steven Hetzler*andRobert Tardiff, 2:00PM Math Biology Research at UNCG. Salisbury University (942) Jan Rychtar*, M. Chhetri, S. Gupta, D. Remington, O. Rueppell and M. Crowe, 2:00PM Classroom Response Systems in Statistics University of North Carolina Greensboro (932) Courses. Teri Murphy*, Curtis McKnight, 2:00PM Supplying Undergraduate Biology and Michael Richman and Robert Terry, (943) Mathematics Education and Research University of Oklahoma Group Experiences to Students at the The 2:00PM Elementary Mathematics for Teachers. University of Michigan. (933) Scott Baldridge, Louisiana State Patrick Nelson*, John Schiefelbein and University, and Thomas Parker*, Trachette Jackson,Universityof Michigan State University Michigan

93 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 6 (cont’d.)

2:00PM Understanding the formation of the AMS Committee on the Profession Panel (944) arabidopsis root epidermis through an Discussion intimate collaboration between modeling and experiment. 2:30 PM –4:00PM Wilson Room C, Luay Almassalha, Asha Radhamohan, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Andrew Cheng, David Gammack, Stephen Gao, Patrick Nelson, Yana What I wish I had known or studied Panciera and John Schiefelbein*, before going to graduate school. University of Michigan Moderator: Craig L. Huneke,University 2:00PM Dynamic analysis of bactericidal activity of Kansas (945) in patients with severe sepsis. Panelists: Raegen Higgins,Texas Moli Yin, Alex Jacobsen, Nick Streicher, Tech University Patrick Nelson and John Younger*, Manoj Kummini,Purdue University of Michigan University 2:00PM The Next Step: Integrating STEM Learning Aaron D. Magid,University (946) Communities. of Michigan Jason Miller, Truman State University Marion Moore,Universityof 2:00PM Research-focused Learning Communities California Davis (947) in Mathematical Biology. Andrew Niedermaier, Jason Miller*, Jon Beck, Michael Kelrick University of California San and Laura Rechav-Fielden, Truman State Diego University Roger A. Wiegand, 2:00PM Discrete Mathematics in Computing University of (948) Education. Nebraska-Lincoln David Klappholz, Stevens Institute of Technology SIGMAA on Statistics Education and 2:00PM Appropriately Using WeBWorK, ASA-MAA Joint Committee on Statistics Panel (949) WebAssign and Maple in Calculus I and II. Discussion Preliminary report. Jeffrey Stuart*, Bryan Dorner, Daniel 2:30 PM –3:50PM Marshall Ballroom North, Heath and Jessica Sklar, Pacific Lutheran Mezzanine Level, Marriott University 2:00PM Research and Education Program in Hiring, tenuring, and promoting (950) Biology and Ecology. statisticians in a mathematics or Semen Koksal*, Jan Varada, Adam mathematical sciences department. Hernandez, Robert van Woesik, Organizers: Patricia B. Humphrey, David Carroll, Richard Sinden and Georgia Southern University Jewgeni Dshalalow, Florida Institute of Chris J. Lacke,Rowan Technology University 2:00PM A Model Teacher-Scholar Program in Michael A. Posner, (951) Secondary Mathematics. Villanova University Saad El-Zanati, David Barker, Cynthia Robin H. Lock,St.Lawrence Langrall, Sharon McCrone and Wendy University O’Hanlon*, Illinois State University Moderator: Carolyn K. Cuff, 2:00PM REU Site: Mathematics Research Westminster College (952) Experience for Pre-service and for Panelists: Patti Frazer Lock,St. In-service Teachers. Lawrence University Saad El-Zanati, David Barker*, Cynthia Langrall, Sharon McCrone and Wendy Douglas E. Norton, O’Hanlon, Illinois State University Villanova University Lila F. Roberts,Georgia College & State University and Clayton State University

MAA Committee on the Teaching of AMS Invited Address Undergraduate Mathematics Panel Discussion 2:15 PM –3:05PM Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott 2:30 PM –3:50PM Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott (953) Unearthing the visions of a master: The web of Ramanujan’s mock theta Online homework systems: A pedagogical functions. prospective. Ken Ono,Universityof Organizers: Ellen E. Kirkman,Wake Wisconsin-Madison (1046-11-07) Forest University

94 Wednesday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

Cheryl Miner,Nebraska MAA Reunion of College Algebra Workshops Wesleyan University Participants Panelists: Andrew G. Bennett,Kansas State University 6:00 PM –8:00PM Diplomat Ballroom, Ellen E. Kirkman Omni Shoreham Hotel P. Gavin LaRose,University Organizers: Donald B. Small,U.S. of Michigan Military Academy William E. Haver,Virginia Commonwealth University MAA Special Film Presentation SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational 3:00 PM –4:00PM Marshall Ballroom South, Biology Business Meeting and Reception Mezzanine Level, Marriott The Story of Maths (Part I). 6:00 PM –7:00PM Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott Presenter: Robin Wilson,TheOpen University SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Business Meeting AMS Invited Address 6:00 PM –7:30PM Washington Room 6, 3:20 PM –4:10PM Marriott Ballroom Salons Lower Level, Marriott 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott MAA Special Dramatic Presentation (954) Categorification of quantum groups and link invariants. 6:00 PM –7:30PM Regency Ballroom, Mikhail Khovanov, Columbia University Omni Shoreham Hotel (1046-81-08) Lewis Carroll in Numberland Presenter: Robin Wilson,TheOpen Joint Prize Session University

4:25 PM –5:25PM Marriott Ballroom Salons SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Business Meeting

7:00 PM –8:00PM Marshall Ballroom North, Joint Prize Session Reception Mezzanine Level, Marriott

5:30 PM –6:30PM Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott Young Mathematicians’ Network Town Meeting

7:30 PM –8:30PM Virginia Suite A, SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy Business Lobby Level, Marriott Meeting Organizer: Sarah Ann Stewart,Belmont 5:45 PM –7:15PM Marshall Ballroom South, University Mezzanine Level, Marriott Moderator: Joshua D. Laison, Willamette University

SIGMAA on Statistics Education Business Meeting

5:45 PM –7:15PM Washington Room 4, Wednesday, January 7 Lower Level, Marriott Joint Meetings Registration

7:30 AM –4:00PM Marriot Ballroom Web SIGMAA Business Meeting and Reception Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott

5:45 PM –7:15PM Washington Room 3, AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, Lower Level, Marriott I

7:30 AM –10:50AM Balcony C, MAA Two-Year College Reception Mezzanine Level, Marriott

5:45 PM –7:30PM Virginia Suite C, Organizers: James G. McLaughlin,West Lobby Level, Marriott Chester University

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

Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity 8:00AM Least Perimeter Partitions of the Sphere College
(963) into Equal Areas. 7:30AM Some of Ramanujan’s continued fraction Max D. Engelstein,YaleUniversity
(955) identities - how and why. (1046-51-611) Lisa Lorentzen, Norwegian University of 8:25AM Coloring Graphs. Preliminary report. Science and Technology (1046-40-1049)
(964) Nora Youngs*, Carolyn Gardner, 8:00AM Vertical symmetries in continued fraction Marissa Neal, Yoshi Merrybird
(956) periods. Preliminary report. and Agnieszka Rec, Smith College Richard K Guy*, The University of (1046-05-997) Calgary, Kell Cheng, Hong Kong Institute 8:50AM Maximally Non-Matching Covered of Education, and Renate Scheidler,The
(965) Graphs. University of Calgary (1046-11-1264) Timothy B Muller*andKimberly Jordan 8:30AM Some relations between orthogonal Burch, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (957) L-polynomials and orthogonal (1046-05-475) polynomials. 9:15AM Vector Coloring. A. Sri Ranga*, Regina da Silva Lambl´em
(966) Gerald S Haynes, Central Michigan and Heron Martins Felix,Universidade University (1046-05-84) Estadual Paulista (1046-33-1328) 9:40AM The Relaxed Coloring Game on Certain 9:00AM On a Thermodynamic Classification for
(967) Classes of Trees. Preliminary report.
(958) Real Numbers. Preliminary report. Lynnette Snyder, Simpson College Thomas Garrity, Williams (1046-11-858) (1046-05-159) 9:30AM Polynomials that take small values at an 10:05AM A Tree with Maximum Degree Three
(959) algebraic integer. Preliminary report.
(968) and Game Chromatic Number Four. Doug Hensley,TexasA&MUniversity Preliminary report. (1046-11-1738) Victor O. Larsen, Middlebury College 10:00AM Quadratics, continued fractions and (1046-05-155) (960) divided cells. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Multilevel and Multidimensional Richard T Bumby*, Rutgers, the State
(969) Hadamard Matrices. University of New Jersey, and Mary E Matthew Crawford*, Caitlin Greeley, Flahive, Oregon State University Bryce Lee, Franklin W. Olin College (1046-11-832) of Engineering, Mathav Kishore 10:30AM Applying the divided cell algorithm. Murugan, Indian Institute of Technology (961) Preliminary report. Kharagpur, and Sarah Spence Adams, Mary E. Flahive*, Oregon State Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering University, and Richard T. Bumby, (1046-05-859) Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (1046-11-750) AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on ASL Invited Address Mathematics and Education Reform, III

8:00 AM –8:50AM Maryland Suite A, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Lobby Level, Marriott (962) Jet spaces and the Zilber dichotomy. Organizers: William H. Barker,Bowdoin Rahim Moosa, University of Waterloo College (1046-03-107) William G. McCallum, University of Arizona AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research Bonnie S. Saunders, in Mathematics by Undergraduates, IV University of Illinois at Chicago 8:00 AM –10:50AM Park Tower 8:00AM Math as Exploration. Preliminary report. Suite 8226, Marriott
(970) Scott Crass,CSU,LongBeach (1046-97-876) Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, 8:30AM Geometry is Natural. Preliminary report. Rochester Institute of
(971) David W. Henderson, Cornell University Technology (1046-51-963) Jacqueline A. Jensen,Sam 9:00AM Discrete, Combinatorial, and Houston State University
(972) Computational Geometry for Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester Undergraduates. Institute of Technology Joseph Malkevitch, York College (CUNY) Vadim Ponomarenko,San (1046-97-848) Diego State University 9:30AM A course in axiomatic geometry. Tamas Wiandt,Rochester
(973) Gerard A Venema,CalvinCollege,MAA Institute of Technology (1046-97-1598)

96 Wednesday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

10:00AM Teaching the Erlanger Programm. 8:30AM Teacher-Scholars: Research Experiences (974) Roger Howe*, Yale University, and
(983) for Pre-service and In-Service Secondary William Barker, Bowdoin College Mathematics Teachers. Preliminary (1046-51-1534) report. 10:30AM Panel on Teaching Undergraduate David Barker and Saad I El-Zanati*,
(975) Geometry: Choices in Philosophy, Illinois State University (1046-97-1553) Content, and Pedagogy. 9:00AM Teaching students to be life-long William Barker, Bowdoin College
(984) learners of mathematics: Algebra I and (1046-97-1874) Mathematics for Mathematics Education Doctoral Students. Daniel I Chazan, University of Maryland, AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Center for Mathematics Education Mathematics, I (1046-97-1249) 9:30AM Mathematics + SENCER = Student 8:00 AM –10:55AM Marshall Ballroom South, (985) Learning. Mezzanine Level, Marriott Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College Organizers: Joseph W. Dauben,Lehman (1046-97-938) College 10:00AM Teaching Introductory Statistics with Karen H. Parshall,
(986) Community Based Group Projects and University of Virginia Assessing with the SENCER-SALG. Cindy C. Kaus, Metropolitan State Patti Hunter,Westmont University, Saint Paul MN (1046-97-789) College 10:30AM Mathematical and Statistical Reasoning Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College (987) in Compelling Contexts. David L. Ferguson, Stony Brook 8:00AM Mathematics in medieval India: The University (1046-97-1431)
(976) B¯ıjagan. ita of Jn˜anar¯ aja.¯ Toke Lindegaard Knudsen,SUNY Oneonta (1046-01-739) 8:30AM Trigonometry on the Edge: Interpolation AMS Special Session on Representation
(977) in Ancient and Medieval Astronomy. Theory of Lie Algebras and Algebraic Glen R Van Brummelen,Quest Groups, II University (1046-01-299) 9:00AM A medieval Muslim mathematician looks 8:00 AM –10:50AM Wilson Room C,
(978) at Indian arithmetic: Al-Biruni’s treatise Mezzanine Level, Marriott on Sanskrit rules of proportion. Kim Plofker, Union College Organizers: David G. Taylor,Roanoke (1046-01-690) College 9:30AM The early years of Gresham College, Terrell L. Hodge,Western
(979) London. Michigan University Robin Wilson, The Open University, UK Daniel K. Nakano, (1046-01-609) University of Georgia 10:00AM Leibniz and the two problems of M´er´e. 8:00AM Induced modules for Affine Kac-Moody
(980) Maria Sol de Mora, University of the (988) algebras. Preliminary report. Basque Country UPV/EHU (1046-01-345) Vyacheslav Futorny*andIryna 10:30AM The Prehistory of the Cauchy-Riemann Kashuba, University of Sao Paulo
(981) Equations. Preliminary report. (1046-17-523) Craig Fraser, University of Toronto 8:30AM Type Q Lie superalgebras and (1046-01-367) (989) Degenerate Affine Sergeev Algebras. David Hill*, University of California, Berkeley, ,Universityof AMS-MAA Special Session on The Scholarship Jon Kujawa Oklahoma, and Josh Sussan,University of Teaching and Learning, II of California, Berkeley (1046-20-92)

8:00 AM –10:50AM Harding Room, 9:00AM Representations of Lie Superalgebras in Mezzanine Level, Marriott (990) Prime Characteristic. Lei Zhao*andWeiqiang Wang, Organizers: Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola University of Virginia (1046-17-798) Marymount University 9:30AM Motzkin Algebras and sl(2). Jacqueline M. Dewar, (991) Georgia Benkart*, University of Loyola Marymount University Wisconsin-Madison, and Tom Halverson, 8:00AM Teaching Math Majors How to Teach. Macalester College (1046-05-820) (982) Yvonne Lai*, University of Michigan, Ann 10:00AM Normality of Enhanced Nilpotent Orbit Harbor, Hillel M Raz and Marion (992) Closures. Preliminary report. Moore, University of California Davis Benjamin F Jones, University of Georgia (1046-97-1880) (1046-22-1233)

97 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 7 (cont’d.)

10:30AM Cohomology and Support Varieties for 8:00AM Portfolio choice under space-time (993) Cartan Lie superalgebras. (1000) monotone performance criteria. Irfan Bagci, The University of Georgia Thaleia Zariphopoulou*, The University (1046-17-952) of Texas at Austin, and Marek Musiela, BNP Paribas, London (1046-35-2087) 9:00AM Utility Maximization under Risk AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory (1001) Constraints. and Higher Categories, I Birgit Rudloff*, Princeton University, Joern Sass,RICAM,andRalf 8:00 AM –10:50AM Virginia Suite B, Wunderlich,ZwickauUniversityof Lobby Level, Marriott Applied Sciences (1046-60-1743) Organizers: Thomas M. Fiore,University 9:30AM A note on the existence of the power of Chicago (1002) investor’s optimizer. Kasper Larsen, Carnegie Mellon Mark W. Johnson,Penn University (1046-91-512) State Altoona 10:00AM Incorporating Risk Aversion and Model James M. Turner,Calvin (1003) Uncertainty into Structural Models of College Default. W. Stephen Wilson, Johns Sebastian Jaimungal*andGeorg Hopkins University Sigloch, University of Toronto Donald Yau, Ohio State (1046-60-1210) University at Newark 10:30AM Discussion 8:00AM Stable splitting of Generalized (994) Moment-Angle Complexes. A. Bahri, Rider University, M. Bendersky*, Hunter College, F. Cohen, University of Rochester, and S. Gitler, AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems Cinvestav (1046-55-655) and Differential Equations: Theory and 8:30AM Connective K-theory of certain symmetric Applications, I (995) groups. Son P Nguyen, Wayne State University 8:00 AM –10:50AM McKinley Room, (1046-55-158) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 9:00AM The RO(G)-graded Serre Spectral (996) Sequence. Organizers: Annalisa Crannell, Franklin William C Kronholm,Swarthmore & Marshall College College (1046-55-563) Suzanne Sindi,Brown 9:30AM Some properties of the v1-periodic University (997) spectra associated to exceptional Lie 8:00AM Quasicontinuous functions in dynamical groups. (1004) systems. Xiaoxue H. Li, Emory & Henry College Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall (1046-55-135) College (1046-37-116) 10:00AM New developments in the topology of 8:30AM Some Results in Metric Trees. (998) representation spaces. (1005) Asuman G. Aksoy, Claremont McKenna Daniel A Ramras, Vanderbilt University College (1046-47-37) (1046-55-807) 9:00AM Global Stability with Dulac Functions. 10:30AM Differentials in homotopy fixed point
(999) spectral sequences. (1006) Marc Chamberland, Grinnell College Michael A. Hill*, University of Virginia, (1046-34-713) Michael J. Hopkins,HarvardUniversity, 9:30AM On the Dynamics and Control of and Douglas C. Ravenel,Universityof (1007) Drinking: The Role of Control Theory in Rochester (1046-55-1595) Combating Relapse and Other Factors. Carlos Castillo-Chavez*, School of Human Evolution and Social Change and AMS Special Session on Financial Mathematical and Computational Mathematics, I Modeling Sciences Center, Arizona State U, Eunok Jung and Sunmi Lee,Konkuk 8:00 AM –10:50AM Delaware Suite B, University (1046-92-1934) Lobby Level, Marriott 10:00AM Solution Sets for Differential Equations. (1008) Jerrold Bebernes,Universityof Organizers: Erhan Bayraktar,University Colorado-Boulder (1046-35-872) of Michigan 10:30AM Periodic difference equations with Allee Tim Siu-Tang Leung, Johns
(1009) effects: applications to economics and Hopkins University biology. Preliminary report. Birgit Rudloff,Princeton Saber N Elaydi, Trinity University University (1046-39-1864)

98 Wednesday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis, II 9:30AM Non-harmonic weak Maass forms and (1018) arithmetic geometry. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Virginia Suite C, Riad Masri*andAmanda Folsom, Lobby Level, Marriott University of Wisconsin-Madison (1046-11-804) Organizers: Paul A. Hagelstein,Baylor University 10:00AM A p-adic supercongruence conjecture of (1019) Van Hamme. Alexander M. Stokolos, Eric Mortenson, Pennsylvania State DePaul University University (1046-11-2030) 8:00AM Almost everywhere convergence of a case 10:30AM The second moment of quadratic twists (1010) of weighted averages. Preliminary report. (1020) of a modular L-function. Anna K Savvopoulou*andKarin Matthew P Young*, Texas A&M Reinhold,SUNYAlbany,Albany,NY University, and K Soundararajan, (1046-37-526) Stanford University (1046-11-781) 8:30AM The regularity problem for the Lame (1011) system of elastostatics on curvilinear polygons in two dimensions. Preliminary report. Katharine Ott*, University of Kentucky, Irinia Mitrea, University of Virginia, and Warwick Tucker,UniversityofBergen (1046-35-773) AMS Special Session on Computational 9:00AM Geometric configurations in Euclidean Algebra and Convexity, I
(1012) space and restriction theory. Alex Iosevich, University of Missouri 8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony A, (1046-42-2096) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 9:30AM Maximal multipliers in p. L Organizers: Dan Bates, Colorado State (1013) Ciprian Demeter, Indiana University, University Bloomington (1046-42-1290) Tsung-Lin Lee,Michigan 10:00AM Critical integrability exponent associated State University (1014) to multivariate polynomials. Tristan Collins and Malabika Sonja Petrovic,Universityof Pramanik*, University of British Illinois at Chicago Columbia, Vancouver (1046-42-1120) Zach Teitler,TexasA&M 10:30AM Sharp weighted bounds for fractional University (1015) operators. 8:00AM How to draw tropical planes. Kabe Moen, University of Kansas, (1021) Sven Hermann, TU Darmstadt, Anders Lawrence, Kansas, Carlos P´erez, Jensen,UGottingen,¨ Michael Joswig,TU University of Seville, Spain, and Rodolfo Darmstadt, and Bernd Sturmfels*, UC H. Torres*, University of Kansas, Berkeley (1046-05-394) Lawrence, Kansas (1046-42-934) 8:30AM Tropical Implicitization and Mixed Fiber (1022) Polytopes. Bernd Sturmfels,Universityof AMS Special Session on Automorphic and California, Berkeley, and Josephine Yu*, Modular Forms in Number Theory, III Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1046-13-1502)

8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony B, 9:00AM A tropical approach to rational curves on Mezzanine Level, Marriott (1023) general hypersurfaces in P3. Tristram C Bogart, Queen’s University Organizers: Ken Ono,Universityof (1046-14-1410) Wisconsin-Madison 9:30AM Experimentation at the frontier of reality Amanda Folsom,University
(1024) in Schubert calculus. Preliminary report. of Wisconsin-Madison Frank Sottile,TexasA&MUniversity Sharon A. Garthwaite, (1046-14-578) Bucknell University 10:00AM Geometrical aspects of control points for 8:00AM Discussion (1025) toric patches. Preliminary report. 8:30AM Holomorphic parts of weak harmonic Luis D. Garcia-Puente*, Sam Houston (1016) Maass forms and Eichler cohomology. State University, and Frank Sottile,Texas Pavel Guerzhoy, University of Hawaii at A&M University (1046-14-332) Manoa (1046-11-1175) 10:30AM Assymptotic Regularity: Are we almost at 9:00AM Traces of Hecke operators in level 1 and (1026) infinity yet? Preliminary report. (1017) Gaussian hypergeometric functions. David Eisenbud*, University of Jenny G. Fuselier, United States Military California, Berkeley, and Bernd Ulrich, Academy (1046-11-878) Purdue University (1046-14-524)

99 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 7 (cont’d.)

AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, I 10:45AM Mathematical modeling and numerical (1037) simulations of cell signaling pathways. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Hoover Room, Xinfeng Liu*, Nie Qing,Universityof Mezzanine Level, Marriott California at Irvine, and Lee Bardwell, Department of Cell and Development 8:00AM Constraint preconditioning for Biology, UC Irvine (1046-65-1320) (1027) nonsymmetric indefinite linear systems. Liying Sun, Guangdong Education Institute (1046-65-32) AMS Session on Commutative Rings and Algebras 8:15AM A numerical method for fast integration.
(1028) Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Park Tower Natasha A. Cayco Gajic*, Caltech, Suite 8228, Marriott Nathan Kallus,UCBerkeley,andJessica L. Stigile, Washington University 8:00AM Thecoreofpointsandthe (1046-65-57) (1038) Cayley-Bacharach Property. 8:30AM Numerical Solutions of Boundary Inverse Louiza Fouli*, University of Texas, (1029) Problems for the Laplace Equation. Austin, Claudia Polini,Univeristyof Weifu Fang, Wright State University, and Notre Dame, and Bernd Ulrich,Purdue Suxing Zeng*, West Virginia University University (1046-13-271) (1046-65-132) 8:15AM The Local Case Sub-algorithm for Suslin’s 8:45AM Application of splitting techniques in (1039) Stability Theorem. Preliminary report. (1030) numerical models for a hydrostatic Cynthia J Woodburn, Pittsburg State atmosphere. University (1046-13-1075) Andrei Bourchtein*andLudmila 8:30AM The Gorenstein property for coherent Bourchtein, Pelotas State University (1040) rings. (1046-65-189) Livia Hummel*, University of 9:00AM Adaptive Quad-tree Surface Indianapolis, and Thomas Marley,
(1031) Representation for 3-D Vortex Rings University of Nebraska-Lincoln Motion and Collision. (1046-13-1197) Leon Kaganovskiy*, New College of 8:45AM Uniqueness of Minimal Acyclic Florida, Robert Krasny,Universityof (1041) Complexes. Preliminary report. Michigan, and Feng Hualong,Huaihai Meri T Florence, TX (1046-13-1319) Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 9:00AM Negligibility of automorphisms of China (1046-65-73) (1042) polynomial rings and other mathematical 9:15AM Break structures. Preliminary report. Mowaffaq Hajja,YarmoukUniversity 9:30AM Optimal Kernel via an Estimate to the (1046-13-1327) (1032) Eigenvalues of Kernel Matrices. Guohui Song, Syracuse University 9:15AM The Core of Monomial Ideals in K[x,y].
(1046-65-896) (1043) Bonnie B. Smith, University of Notre Dame (1046-13-297) 9:45AM A system of bilinear immersed finite (1033) elements. 9:30AM Zero-sum Sequence Designs. Preliminary Xiaoming He*, Tao Lin, Virginia Tech, (1044) report. and Yanping Lin, University of Alberta Michael A Freeze,UniversityofNorth (1046-65-795) Carolina Wilmington (1046-13-1914) ¨ 10:00AM GMRES Algorithm in the Meshless 9:45AM Generalized Grobner Basis Method (1034) Generalized Finite Difference Method for (1045) for Computing Multivariate Hilbert Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Polynomials. Progression Simulation. Preliminary Alexander B. Levin, The Catholic report. University of America (1046-13-787) Peng Ni*, Homer Walker,Worcester 10:00AM Square-free Monomial Ideals Associated Polytechnic Institute, Chun Yang, (1046) to Ferrers Graphs. Beijing Normal University, and Dalin Rachelle Renee Bouchat, Slippery Rock Tang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute University (1046-13-1493) (1046-65-352) 10:15AM Goto Numbers in a Numerical Semigroup 10:15AM Convergence Analysis of Mixed LDG (1047) Ring. (1035) Methods applied to 2-D singularly Lance Bryant, Purdue University perturbed problems. (1046-13-1557) Zhimin Zhang and Huiqing Zhu*, 10:30AM Initial algebra of multiplicative Mathematics Department, Wayne State (1048) invariants. University (1046-65-353) Mohammed S Tesemma,Spelman 10:30AM Spline Wavelets, Finite Element Wavelets, College (1046-13-1810) (1036) and Wavelets with Composite Dilation. 10:45AM Existence of Totally Reflexive Modules. Preliminary report. (1049) Preliminary report. Tian-Xiao He, Illinois Wesleyan University Kristen A Beck,TheUniversityofTexas (1046-65-1000) at Arlington (1046-13-1829)

100 Wednesday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

AMS Session on Linear Algebra and Matrix AMS Session on Partial Differential Theory Equations, III

8:00 AM –10:55AM Tyler Room, 8:00 AM –10:55AM Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Mezzanine Level, Marriott

8:00AM Chordal Supergraphs and Minimum 8:00AM Local fields in Nonlinear Power Law (1050) Semidefinite Rank. (1062) Materials. Lon H Mitchell, Virginia Commonwealth Silvia Jimenez*andRobert Lipton, University (1046-15-85) Louisiana State University (1046-35-203) 8:15AM The skew spectrum of an oriented tree.
(1051) Preliminary report. 8:15AM Differential forms with mixed boundary Wasin So, San Jose State University (1063) conditions. (1046-15-200) Tunde Jakab*, Irina Mitrea,Universityof Virginia, and Marius Mitrea,Universityof 8:30AM GCD and LCM Matrices on Factor Closed Missouri-Columbia (1046-35-209)
(1052) Sets Defined over Principal Ideal Domains. 8:30AM Modeling and Computation of Buoyant Abdel Nasser El-Kassar*, Samer S. (1064) Flow during Alloy Solidification. Habre, Lebanese American University, Preliminary report. and Yehia Awad, Lebanese International Dambaru Bhatta*, The University of University (1046-15-440) Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX, M. and ,The 8:45AM Minimum Rank of Looped Graphs with Mallikarjunaiah Daniel Riahi (1053) Cut Vertices. University of Texas-Pan American Rana Mikkelson, Iowa State University (1046-35-581) (1046-15-1403) 8:45AM On the Uniqueness of Invariant Measures 9:00AM Traces of matrix products. Preliminary (1065) for the Stochastic Infinite Darcy-Prandtl
(1054) report. Number Model. John R. Greene, University of Minnesota Rana Durga Parshad*andXiaoming Duluth (1046-15-1404) Wang, Florida State University (1046-35-693) 9:15AM An Associative Multiplication for
(1055) Multidimensional Matrices. Preliminary 9:00AM A Global Existence Theorem for the report. (1066) Navier-Stokes Equations. Paul A Sundheim,Universityof Guy Bernard, Midwestern State Wisconsin (1046-15-141) University (1046-35-729) AM 9:30 A Higher-order Generalization of the 9:15AM Precise Estimates for the Subelliptic Heat
(1056) Matrix SVD as a Product of Higher-order (1067) Kernel on H-type Groups. Tensors. Preliminary report. Nathaniel Eldredge,Universityof Carla D Martin*, James Madison California, San Diego (1046-35-439) University, Misha E Kilmer,Tufts University, and Lisa Perrone, Hawaii 9:30AM Break Pacific University (1046-15-1520) 9:45AM A uniqueness result for equations 9:45AM Complex spectrally arbitrary (1068) modeling the flow of a viscous, (1057) zero-nonzero patterns whose Jacobian is barotropic fluid under periodic boundary zero at every nilpotent realization. conditions. Preliminary report. Amy Ann Yielding*andJudith J Diane Denny,TexasA&M McDonald, Washington State University University-Corpus Christi (1046-35-1129) (1046-15-1409) 10:00AM Nonlinear boundary value problem of the 10:00AM Diagonal and D convergence of matrices. (1069) meniscus for the terrestrial dewetted (1058) Olga Pryporova, Iowa State University Bridgman crystal growth technique. (1046-15-1455) Liliana Braescu,WestUniversityof 10:15AM Roots of Polynomials and Linear Timisoara, Romania (1046-35-771) (1059) Programming. Preliminary report. 10:15AM A Lower Bound for Principal Eigenvalues Carla Fidalgo*, Coimbra Institute of (1070) in Parabola-Shaped Regions. Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal, and Zhiren Jin, Wichita State University Alexander Kovacec,Universityof (1046-35-828) Coimbra (1046-15-1746) 10:30AM Linear Maps Preserving Diagonalizability 10:30AM Explicit Construction of a Robust Family (1060) on the Space of Upper Triangular (1071) of Compact Inertial Manifolds. Matrices. Preliminary report. Joseph L. Shomberg, Providence College A. A. Jafarian, University of New Haven (1046-35-1005) (1046-15-1831) 10:45AM First order compatibility of the Cubic 10:45AM On the structure of some classes of
(1072) Schrodinger equation. (1061) invariant kernels. Preliminary report. Daniel J Arrigo*, David A Ekrut and Troy Banks, Salisbury University Jackson R Fliss,UniversityofCentral (1046-15-1998) Arkansas (1046-35-1109)

101 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 7 (cont’d.)

AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Ergodic Theory, II Business, Industry, and Government

8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 4, 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott Lower Level, Marriott

8:00AM Symbolic dynamics for topological Organizers: Philip Gustafson,Mesa (1073) hyperbolic maps. State College David Richeson, Dickinson College, and Michael Monticino, Jim Wiseman*, Agnes Scott College University of North Texas (1046-37-1361) 8:00AM The Doppler Effect in Radar as a Source 8:15AM Long Time Error Estimate Using (1085) of Mathematics. (1074) Contraction Properties of the Huxley’s John E. Gray, U S Navy (1046-M1-1671) Equation. Champike Attanayake, Miami University 8:15AM Mathematical Surface Modeling Problems (1046-37-1594)
(1086) in Industry. Edmond Nadler, Eastern Michigan 8:30AM Centralizers in the Interval Exchange University (1046-M1-1556) (1075) Group. Christopher F. Novak,Universityof 8:30AM Dynamical Systems Modeling for Iraq. Michigan-Dearborn (1046-37-1665)
(1087) Preliminary report. William P Fox, Naval Postgraduate 8:45AM A chaotic day at the beach. Preliminary School (1046-M1-1230)
(1076) report. L. Loizou*, M. Dankwa, J. 8:45AM Automated Torpedo Classification and Herburt-Hewell and J. C. Ortega,James
(1088) Alerting Using Bayesian Methods. Madison (1046-37-1821) Joni E. Baker*, C. Allen Butler, W. Reynolds Monach and Thomas R. 9:00AM The generlaized Gauss transformation. McSherry, Daniel H. Wagner Associates (1077) Santanu Chakraborty,Universityof (1046-M1-1805) Texas - Pan American (1046-37-1886) 9:00AM Least Cost Check Routing. Preliminary 9:15AM Fixed Point Shifts of Inert Involutions.
(1089) report. (1078) Nicholas E Long, Stephen F Austin State Michael G Monticino,UniversityofNorth University (1046-37-1664) Texas (1046-M1-559)

9:30AM Imaginary Circle Inversions and 9:15AM Using Mathematics in Industry.
(1079) Sierpinski Carpets. Preliminary report.
(1090) James P Ochoa,Metron,Inc. Daniel M. Look, Williams College (1046-M1-1487) (1046-37-1389) 9:30AM A short B.I.G. introduction to Sage. 9:45AM Configuration Spaces in Phyllotaxis. (1091) David Joyner, US Naval Academy
(1080) Preliminary report. (1046-M1-757) Cordelia McGehee*, Christophe Gol´e, 9:45AM A Mathematical Consideration of the Rule Gillian Riggs, Smith College, and
(1092) of Three. Preliminary report. Samantha Oestreicher,Universityof Paul H Schuette, FDA (1046-M1-973) Minnesota (1046-37-1937) 10:00AM Reliability as a Field in Aerospace: A 10:00AM Pointwise Convergence of Ergodic
(1093) NASA Application. (1081) Averages in Orlicz Spaces. Richard D Jarvinen, Winona State Andrew J.N. Parrish,Universityof University (1046-M1-667) Memphis (1046-37-1983) 10:15AM A measure of inter-rater reliability when 10:15AM On the Dynamics of Non-Linear
(1094) one rater is rating on a continuous scale.
(1082) Tent-Maps. Preliminary report. James H Fife, Educational Testing Zachary Flores*andOumarou Njoya, Service (1046-M1-1682) Michigan State University (1046-37-1992) 10:30AM Effective use of Controls in the Clinical 10:30AM Scaling law for a global bifurcation. (1095) Laboratory : Analysis of Traditional and (1083) Cecilia I Gonzalez Tokman*and new Algorithms. Brian R Hunt, University of Maryland George V Woodrow III, River Vale, New (1046-37-2029) Jersey (1046-M1-443)

10:45AM Nonsmoothable locally indicable group 10:45AM Determining an Optimal Search Area for (1084) actions on the interval.
(1096) a Serial Criminal. Danny Calegari, California Institute of Mike P O’Leary,TowsonUniversity Technology (1046-37-2080) (1046-M1-1312)

102 Wednesday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

MAA Session on Mathlets for Teaching and 8:00AM Japanese Lesson Study: A Process to Learning Mathematics
(1106) Build and Foster Communities of Practice Dedicated to the Professional 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 3, Development of Mathematics Teachers. Lower Level, Marriott Connie H. Yarema*andCheryl D. Schwiethale, Abilene Christian University Organizers: Thomas E. Leathrum, (1046-R1-44) Jacksonville State University 8:20AM A Lesson Study Approach to Developing David M. Strong, (1107) Productive Dialogue between University Pepperdine University Mathematics Faculty and High School Joe Yanik,Emporia Teachers. Preliminary report. University Randall E. Groth*andJennifer A. Bergner, Salisbury University 8:00AM How Fit is Your Model? Interactive Data (1046-R1-1984)
(1097) Fitting in Excel. Preliminary report. Eugene Belogay, Wilkes Honors 8:40AM Using Lesson Study to Enhance Content
College, Florida Atlantic University (1108) Knowledge and Use of Inquiry in Middle (1046-O1-1876) School Classrooms. Elizabeth A. Burroughs,MontanaState 8:20AM Statlets: Statistics Applets and Activities. University (1046-R1-456)
(1098) Kady Schneiter, Utah State University (1046-O1-1819) 9:00AM The Role of Mathematics Faculty in (1109) Supporting Teachers to Increase 8:40AM Mathlets for Continuous and Discrete Retention: A Constructivist Model.
(1099) Dynamical Systems. Preliminary report. Terran D Felter*, California State Robert J. Decker,UniversityofHartford University, Bakersfield, and Axelle P (1046-O1-1153) Faughn, Western Carolina University 9:00AM Making Calculus Come Alive with (1046-R1-1730)
(1100) Dynamic Visualization Tools. Preliminary 9:20AM Middle School Teachers Connecting report. (1110) Content and Student Thinking. Paul Seeburger, Monroe Community Brian J Lindaman*, University of College (1046-O1-913) Minnesota, IT Center for Educational 9:20AM Java Mathlets with Blaise. Preliminary Programs, and Terry Wyberg,University
(1101) report. of Minnesota, Department of Curriculum Elisha Peterson, United States Military and Instruction (1046-R1-2064) Academy (1046-O1-1377) 9:40AM Mathematical Inquiry in the Elementary 9:40AM Fractal applets in Flash.
(1111) Classroom after Teacher Participation in
(1102) Daniel Gries, Hamilton College Professional Development. (1046-O1-487) Heather R Mathison,MontanaState University (1046-R1-1003) 10:00AM Toy Proofs. Preliminary report.
(1103) Kenneth G Monks*, University of 10:00AM Sustained professional development in Scranton, and Nathan C Carter, Bentley
(1112) urban and suburban middle schools: is it College (1046-O1-1261) effective? Cathy S Liebars, The College of New 10:20AM A Flash Application Illustrating Napier’s Jersey (1046-R1-869)
(1104) Bones. Michael J. Caulfield, Gannon University 10:20AM A Program of Courses to Prepare Highly (1046-O1-346)
(1113) Qualified Teachers of Middle School Mathematics. 10:40AM A Maplet for Encoding, Decoding, and Marie P. Sheckels*andDebra Hydorn,
(1105) Correcting Errors in Golay Codes. University of Mary Washington Preliminary report. (1046-R1-1798) Rick Klima, Appalachian State University (1046-O1-392) 10:40AM Connecting Higher Education (1114) Mathematics Faculty to K-12 Mathematics Teachers. Kathryn Ernie*, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and Erick B Hofacker, University of Wisconsin - River MAA Session on Productive Roles for Math Falls (1046-R1-1476) Faculty in the Professional Development of K–12 Teachers, II MAA Session on Quantitative Literacy Across 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 2, the Curriculum Lower Level, Marriott 8:00 AM –10:35AM Washington Room 5, Organizers: Dale R. Oliver,Humboldt State University Lower Level, Marriott Elizabeth Burroughs, Organizers: Kimberly M. Vincent, Montana State University Washington State University

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Cinnamon Hillyard, 8:15AM Limit theorems for the product of partial University of Washington (1124) sums. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Making Quantitative Reasoning Central Hurlee Gonchigdanzan,Universiyof
(1115) to a PreCalculus Course. Wisconsin - Stevens Point (1046-Z1-168) Cinnamon Hillyard*andNicole Hoover, 8:30AM Zero Product Sequences in Commutative University of Washington Bothell (1125) Rings. Preliminary report. (1046-T1-1599) Shane P Redmond, Eastern Kentucky 8:20AM QL from a Service Division Perspective. University (1046-Z1-1843)
(1116) Gary T Franchy, Davenport University 8:45AM What Is a Mathematical Theory? (1046-T1-2057)
(1126) James R. Henderson,Universityof 8:40AM Mathematics and Democracy. Pittsburgh-Titusville (1046-Z1-46) (1117) Kira Hamman, Pennsylvania State 9:00AM Exploring Goldbach’s Conjecture Via CAS University, Mont Alto (1046-T1-1744)
(1127) (Computer Algebra System)Technology. 9:00AM Using Media Article to Drive a QL Course. Preliminary report.
(1118) Preliminary report. Jay L. Schiffman,RowanUniversity Stuart Boersma*, Central Washington (1046-Z1-248) University, Caren L Diefenderfer, Hollins 9:15AM Enumerating Graphs to Conveniently University, and Bernard L Madison,
(1128) Produce Adjacency Matrices Using Maple University of Arkansas (1046-T1-1299) or Mathematica. 9:20AM Medical Accuracy: Content for a Jason J Molitierno, Sacred Heart
(1119) Quantitative Literacy Course. University (1046-Z1-784) Stuart Boersma*andTeri Willard, 9:30AM Teaching Differential Equations On-Line: Central Washington University
(1129) The Challenges and Changes. (1046-T1-570) Katrina Palmer, NC (1046-Z1-444) 9:40AM Building the mathematical and 9:45AM Teaching introductory differential (1120) computational skills of science students:
(1130) equations courses through real-life case what we are doing, what students think, studies. and how it is working. Anand L. Pardhanani, Earlham College Kelly E Matthews*, Merrilyn Goos and (1046-Z1-1119) Peter Adams, University of Queensland (1046-T1-1565) 10:00AM The Positive Influence Generation (Our
(1131) College Students). Preliminary report. 10:00AM Toward a Numerate Culture: A John F. Loase, Concordia College
(1121) Quantitative Literacy Project. Preliminary (1046-Z1-19) report. , Lindsey Wilson College 10:15AM Math in Your Dorm Room - from D. Scott Dillery
(1046-T1-1464) (1132) Calculus to Number Theory - with Sage. Preliminary report. 10:20AM Incorporating Quantitative Literacy into , Gordon College
Karl-Dieter Crisman (1122) the Research Writing Classroom. (1046-Z1-1604) Preliminary report. Kimberly M Vincent, Washington State 10:30AM Characterization of Compactness in
University (1046-T1-2069) (1133) Classical Banach Spaces. Julius N Esunge, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI (1046-Z1-1725) 10:45AM Lessons Learned from a Calculus 8:00 AM –10:55AM Wilson Room A, (1134) Redesign Project. Mezzanine Level, Marriott Jennifer C McLoud-Mann,Universityof Texas at Tyler (1046-Z1-2104) Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College Moderators: Katrina Palmer, Appalachian State University Joyati Debnath,Winona SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Theory, II State University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Maryland Suite C, Hurlee Gonchigdanzan, Lobby Level, Marriott University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Organizer: Stephen G. Hartke, Jason Molitierno,Sacred University of Heart University Nebraska-Lincoln 8:00AM Facing Up to the Realities of Quantitative 8:00AM some results on graph linkage. (1123) Illiteracy: Do You Know What Your
(1135) Preliminary report. Students Do NOT Know about ”Basic” Mark Ellingham, Michael Plummer, Mathematics? Vanderbilt University, and Gexin Betsy Darken, University of Tennessee at Yu*, College of William and Mary Chattanooga (1046-Z1-817) (1046-05-1376)

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8:30AM The number of cliques in graphs of given 10:00AM The effect of periodization of parameters
(1136) order and size.
(1144) in some monotone difference equations. Vladimir Nikiforov,Universityof Preliminary report. Memphis, TN (1046-05-1889) Ann Brett, University of Rhode Island (1046-39-1579) 9:00AM On A4-balanced graphs.
(1137) Michael D Barrus*andDouglas B West, 10:30AM Stability of the Gumowski-Mira Equation University of Illinois (1046-05-880)
(1145) with Period-Two Coefficient. 9:30AM Structure of Bipartite Probe Interval M. R. S. Kulenovic, University of Rhode (1138) Graphs. Island (1046-39-1576) David E Brown, Utah State University, Arthur H Busch, University of Dayton, and Garth Isaak*, Lehigh University AMS Special Session on Algebraic (1046-05-1543) Cryptography and Generic Complexity, I 10:00AM Reconstructing a Graph from its
(1139) Vertex-Edge Incidence Graph. 8:30 AM –10:45AM Delaware Suite A, Stephen Hartke, University of Nebraska - Lobby Level, Marriott Lincoln, and Geir Helleloid*, University of Texas at Austin (1046-05-874) Organizers: Vladimir Shpilrain,TheCity 10:30AM Entropy inequalities. College of New York (1140) Jonathan Cutler*, Montclair State Yesem Kurt,Randolph University, and A J Radcliffe,University College of Nebraska-Lincoln (1046-05-1294) 8:30AM Thompson’s group F has no generic (1146) subgroups. Sean Cleary*, The City College of New PME Council York and the CUNY Graduate Center, Murray Elder, University of Queensland, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Park Tower Brisbane, Australia, Andrew Rechnitzer, Suite 8229, Marriott University of British Columbia, and Jennifer Taback, Bowdoin College (1046-20-129) Employment Center 9:00AM Average-Case vs. Generic-Case (1147) Complexity of Lattice Problems. 8:00 AM –7:00PM Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott Preliminary report. Antonio R. Nicolosi, Stevens Institute of Technology (1046-68-1973) AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamical 9:30AM A Gateway to Group based Cryptography. Systems in Periodic Environments, I (1148) Preliminary report. Delaram Kahrobaei*, CUNY Graduate 8:30 AM –10:50AM Virginia Suite A, Center and City Tech, and Michael Lobby Level, Marriott Anshel, CUNY Graduate Center and City College of New York (1046-68-735) Organizers: M. R. S. Kulenovi´c, 10:00AM Mathematics of Commutator Key University of Rhode Island
(1149) Exchange. Preliminary report. Orlando Merino,University Alexei Miasnikov, McGill University of Rhode Island (1046-20-1948) Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University 8:30AM Population Models With Asymptotically AMS-MAA Grad School Fair (1141) Constant Or Periodic Solutions. Preliminary report. 8:30 AM –10:30AM Blue Room and Youssef Naim Raffoul,Universityof Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel Dayton (1046-39-212) 9:00AM On the Dynamics of Undergrads! Take this opportunity to (1142) xn−1 meet representatives from mathematical xn+1 = pn + ,n=0, 1, ... with a xn−2 sciences graduate programs. Period-2 and Period-3 Coefficient. Senada Kalabusic*, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and MAA Invited Address Nurkanovic Mehmed,University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9:00 AM –9:50AM Marriott Ballroom Salons (1046-39-1601) 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott 9:30AM Dynamics of the Leslie-Gower Model with (1143) Periodic Coefficients. (1150) Making Math out of Style. Orlando Merino*andSukanya Basu, Daniel N. Rockmore, Dartmouth College University of Rhode Island (1046-39-928) (1046-A0-13)

105 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 7 (cont’d.)

ASL Invited Address MAA Session on Statistics in K–12 Education: How Will It Affect Statistics at the College 9:00 AM –9:50AM Maryland Suite A, Level? Lobby Level, Marriott 9:00 AM –10:35AM Washington Room 1,
(1151) Descriptive set theory and the classification of separable Banach Lower Level, Marriott spaces. Organizers: Patricia B. Humphrey, Christian Rosendal, University of Illinois Georgia Southern University at Chicago (1046-03-108) Robin H. Lock,St.Lawrence University 9:00AM They Took AP, but Didn’t Pass. Now
MAA Minicourse #11: Part B (1152) What? Preliminary report. Patricia Humphrey, Georgia Southern 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Congressional University (1046-V1-1649) Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel 9:20AM Preparing Pre-service Secondary Math
(1153) Teachers to Teach Statistics. Planning and teaching mathematics Kady Schneiter*andBrynja Kohler, capstone courses for preservice Utah State University (1046-V1-1830) secondary school teachers. 9:40AM Wikis, Forums, and Group Assignments: Organizers: Edward F. Aboufadel,
(1154) Building a Learning Community over the Grand Valley State University Internet. Preliminary report. Richard Hill, Michigan State Lothar A. Dohse, UNC - Asheville University (1046-V1-1854) Bruce E. Sagan,Michigan 10:00AM Achieving Statistical Literacy in State University
(1155) Elementary School Using Current Popular Sharon Senk,Michigan Curricula. State University Anna E Bargagliotti,Universityof Memphis (1046-V1-195) Natasha M. Speer,Michigan State University 10:20AM The American Statistical Association’s
(1156) Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) Rebecca Walker,Grand Workshop and Follow-up Activities for Valley State University K-12 Mathematics and Science Teachers: An Example K-12 Statistics Education Outreach Program Rebecca A. Nichols, Martha B. Aliaga, MAA Minicourse #1: Part B American Statistical Association, and Katherine T. Halvorsen*, Smith College 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Hampton Ballroom, (1046-V1-1792) Omni Shoreham Hotel Discrete models in biology and simulations. Organizers: Saber N. Elaydi,Trinity University Huseyin Kocak,University SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics of Miami Panel Discussion David Ribble,Trinity 9:00 AM –10:20AM Marshall Ballroom East, University Mezzanine Level, Marriott Environmental mathematics: Getting it in the curriculum. MAA Minicourse #6: Part B Organizers: Karen D. Bolinger,Clarion State University 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Congressional Ben A. Fusaro,FloridaState Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel University Teaching with clickers and classroom Moderator: Lee Seitelman,United voting. Technologies Organizers: Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt Panelists: Charles R. Hadlock, Bentley University College Kelly Cline, Carroll College Martin E. Walter,University Mark Parker, Carroll College of Colorado at Boulder Holly Zullo, Carroll College Ben A. Fusaro

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MAA-NCTM Committee on Mutual ASL Invited Address Concerns-MAA Committee on Articulation and Placement Panel Discussion 10:00 AM –10:50AM Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott 9:00 AM –10:20AM Marshall Ballroom North,
(1160) Orbit equivalence and ergodic actions of Mezzanine Level, Marriott countable groups. Placement testing: Is it working? Inessa Epstein, California Institute of Technology (1046-03-661) Organizers: Jerry F. Dwyer,TexasTech University AMS Special Presentation Susan L. Forman,Bronx Community College, CUNY 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Marriott Ballroom Panelists: Bernard L. Madison, Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott University of Arkansas Who wants to be a mathematician. Dan Miller, Millikin University Organizers: Michael A. Breen,AMS Kent Pearce, Millikin William T. Butterworth, University DePaul University Judy E. Ackerman, Montgomery College AMS Invited Address

10:05 AM –10:55AM Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Student Hospitality Center
(1161) Non linear problems involving integral diffusions. 9:00 AM –5:00PM Atrium, Lower Level, Luis A. Caffarelli, University of Texas at outside Hall C, Marriott Austin (1046-35-06)

AMS-MAA Invited Address

AMS Special Session on Asymptotic 11:10 AM – NOON Marriott Ballroom Salons Geometric Analysis, I 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott (1162) Geometry of surfaces, laminations, and 9:30 AM –10:50AM Balcony D, dynamics over the moduli space of Mezzanine Level, Marriott Riemann surfaces. Organizers: Alexander E. Litvak, Maryam Mirzakhani,Princeton University of Alberta University (1046-51-34) Dmitry Ryabogin,Kent State University AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III , Kent State Artem Zvavitch 1:00 PM –2:00PM Marriott Ballroom Salons University 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott 9:30AM Projecting l∞ onto classical spaces. (1157) Hermann Koenig,University (1163) Homogeneous dynamics and number of Kiel, Germany, and Nicole theory III. Tomczak-Jaegermann*, University of Gregory Margulis,YaleUniversity Alberta (1046-46-1491) (1046-37-04) 10:00AM Auerbach bases and minimal-volume (1158) sufficient enlargements for normed MAA Lecture for Students spaces. Preliminary report. Mikhail I Ostrovskii, St. John’s 1:00 PM –1:50PM Diplomat Ballroom, University (1046-46-492) Omni Shoreham Hotel 10:30AM Convex geometry, Sobolev inequalities,
(1164) Some elementary problems that remain (1159) and information theory. Preliminary unsolved. report. Nathaniel Dean, Texas State Erwin Lutwak, Deane Yang*and University-San Marcos Gaoyong Zhang, Polytechnic Institute of NYU (1046-52-2008) AMS Current Events Bulletin

1:00 PM –4:45PM Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott Exhibits and Book Sales Organizer: David Eisenbud,University 9:30 AM –5:30PM Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott of California Berkeley

107 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 7 (cont’d.)

1:00PM Topology, representation theory, and 5:00PM Grading the Greats: What G. Castelnuovo (1165) arithmetic: three-manifolds and the (1176) and F. Severi thought of one another in Langlands program. the 1930s. Preliminary report. Matthew James Emerton,Northwestern Donald G. Babbitt,UCLA,andJudith R University (1046-11-1560) Goodstein*, Institute Archives, California 2:00PM Compressive sensing: a paradigm shift in Institute of Technology (1046-01-378)
(1166) signal processing. 5:30PM Hilbert and the origin myth of modern Olga V. Holtz,Universityof
(1177) mathematics. California-Berkeley and Technische Colin McLarty, Case Western Reserve Universitaet Berlin (1046-94-2067) University, Cleveland OH (1046-01-802) 3:00PM From Seiberg-Witten theory to closed (1167) orbits of vector fields: Taubes’s proof of the Weinstein conjecture. AMS-ASL Special Session on Model Theoretic Michael Hutchings,UCBerkeley Methods in Finite Combinatorics, II (1046-53-1445) 4:00PM Frontiers of reality in Schubert calculus. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Virginia Suite B, (1168) Frank Sottile,TexasA&MUniversity Lobby Level, Marriott (1046-14-679) Organizers: Martin Grohe,Humboldt University AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Johann A. Makowsky, Mathematics, II Technion Israel Institute of Technology 1:00 PM –5:55PM Marshall Ballroom South, 1:00PM Why is the chromatic polynomial Mezzanine Level, Marriott
(1178) a polynomial? A model theoretic Organizers: Joseph W. Dauben,Lehman interpretation. College Tomer Kotek*, Johann A. Makowsky, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Karen H. Parshall, and Boris Zilber,OxfordUniversity, University of Virginia Oxford, Great Britain (1046-03-393) Patti Hunter,Westmont 1:30PM Towards a theory of graph polynomials. College
(1179) Preliminary report. Deborah Kent, Hillsdale Johann A. Makowsky, Computer College Science, Technion - Israel Institute of 1:00PM The Mathematics in Newton’s Principia Technology (1046-03-338) (1169) Mathematica. 2:00PM Non standard methods in hypergraph George E. Smith, Philosophy (1180) theory. Preliminary report. Department, Tufts University; Philosophy Gabor Elek, The Alfred Renyi Department, Stanford University (Spring Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian ’09) (1046-01-1437) Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 2:00PM Mrs. Bean’s Young Ladies: Mathematics and Balasz Szegedy*, University of
(1170) Education in Early Modern England. Toronto, Toronto, Canada (1046-05-339) Kathryn James, Beinecke Library, Yale 2:30PM Homomorphism universal structures. University (1046-01-356)
(1181) Jan Hubicka, Charles University Prague, 2:30PM Insights into Cayley’s work on the quintic. Czech Republic, and Jaroslav Nesetril*,
(1171) Steven H. Weintraub, Lehigh University Charles University Prague (1046-05-341) (1046-01-33) 3:00PM On the Monadic Second-Order 3:00PM What is at stake in Weierstrass’ criticism (1182) Transduction Hierarchy.
(1172) of Riemann’s function theory ? Achim Blumensath*, and Bruno Renaud G. Chorlay, Universite Denis Courcelle,UniversiteBordeaux1,LaBRI Diderot (Paris 7) (1046-01-525) (1046-03-118) 3:30PM Computing Devices, Mathematics 3:30PM Ramsey Theory and Constraint
(1173) Education and Mathematics - Sexton’s
(1183) Propagation Heuristics. Preliminary Omnimetre in Its Time. report. Peggy Aldrich Kidwell,National Albert Atserias, Departament de Museum of American History, Llenguatges i Sistemes Inform`atics, Smithsonian Institution (1046-01-287) Universitat Polit`ecnica de Catalunya, 4:00PM Did Geometry Need Saving From Barcelona, Spain (1046-05-496)
(1174) Bourbaki? Preliminary report. 4:00PM Algorithmic Meta-Theorems. Thomas Drucker,Universityof (1184) Stephan Kreutzer,UniversityofOxford Wisconsin–Whitewater (1046-01-282) (1046-05-340) 4:30PM The Polish-American mathematician 4:30PM Counting constraint satisfaction
(1175) Joseph Perott. Preliminary report.
(1185) problems. Roger L. Cooke, University of Vermont Andrei A. Bulatov,SimonFraser (1046-01-384) University (1046-05-377)

108 Wednesday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

5:00PM k-Clique Requires k/4 Variables. 5:30PM Special sequences for local domains.
(1186) Benjamin Rossman, Massachusetts (1196) Preliminary report. Institute of Technology (1046-68-387) S. B. Mulay, University of Tennessee, 5:30PM Discussion Knoxville (1046-13-1332)

AMS Special Session on Commutative Rings, I AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Mathematics Education in Fiber Arts 1:00 PM –5:50PM Balcony B, Mezzanine 1:00 PM –5:50PM McKinley Room, Level, Marriott Mezzanine Level, Marriott Organizers: Jay A. Shapiro,George Mason University Organizers: Sarah-Marie Belcastro,The Hampshire College Summer David E. Dobbs,University Studies in Mathematics of Tennessee, Knoxville Carolyn A. Yackel,Mercer Shane P. Redmond,Eastern University Kentucky University 1:00PM Temari Math and Geometry on the Joe A. Stickles, Millikin
(1197) Sphere. Preliminary report. University Carolyn Yackel,MercerUniversity 1:00PM Finitely Generated Monoids of Fractional (1046-20-1195) (1187) Ideals. 1:30PM Visualizing Groups and Subgroups in Daniel D. Anderson*andSangmin
(1198) Counted Cross Stitch. Chun, University of Iowa (1046-13-425) Mary D. Shepherd, Northwest Missouri 1:30PM Nonunique Factorization in Integral State University (1046-20-903) (1188) Domains. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Diaper Pattern in Needlepoint. David F. Anderson*, University of
(1199) Diane L. Herrmann,Universityof Tennessee, and D. D. Anderson, Chicago (1046-00-899) University of Iowa (1046-13-930) 2:30PM Semiregular tessellations. 2:00PM The annihilator condition for finite
(1200) Irena Swanson, Reed College (1189) commutative rings. Preliminary report. (1046-52-674) John D. LaGrange, Indiana University 3:00PM Mathematical Fiber Arts Exhibit Southeast (1046-13-1229) 3:30PM Don’t Blow a Gasket! 2:30PM On the maximal cardinality of chains of
(1201) Ted Ashton, Linthicum Heights, MD (1190) intermediate rings. Preliminary report. (1046-00-760) D. E. Dobbs, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Gabriel Picavet, Laboratoire 4:00PM Exploring two-dimensional manifolds de Math´ematique, Universit´e Blaise
(1202) with crochet hook. Pascal, and Martine Picavet-L’Hermitte*, Daina Taimina, Cornell University Universit´e Blaise Pascal, France (1046-97-962) (1046-13-855) 4:30PM Braids, Cables, and Cells: An intersection
3:00PM Ranks of Indecomposable Torsion-free (1203) of Mathematics, Computer Science, and (1191) Modules and a Krull-Schmidt Theorem. Fiber Arts. Preliminary report. Nicholas R. Baeth*, University of Joshua Brandon Holden,Rose-Hulman Central Missouri, and Melissa R. Institute of Technology (1046-37-82) Luckas, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5:00PM Braid words in generalized helix stripe (1046-13-813)
(1204) patterns. 3:30PM Semigroups of torsion-free modules. Sarah-Marie Belcastro, Sarah Lawrence (1192) Preliminary report. College / HCSSiM (1046-54-1626) Roger Wiegand, University of Nebraska 5:30PM Calculating Patterns for Knitted Surfaces. (1046-13-814) (1205) Amy F. Szczepanski´ ,Universityof 4:00PM Splitting sets and weakly Matlis domains. Tennessee, Knoxville (1046-00-1046) (1193) Preliminary report. Muhammad Zafrullah,IdahoState University, Pocatello, ID 83209 AMS Special Session on Conformal (1046-13-1344) Geometry, Twistor Theory, and Integrable 4:30PM Atomicity of certain pullback Systems (1194) constructions. Jason Greene Boynton and Jim 1:00 PM –5:50PM Park Tower Coykendall*, North Dakota State Suite 8226, Marriott University (1046-13-939) 5:00PM Generally t-linkative domains. Organizers: Dana Mihai,Carnegie (1195) Preliminary report. Mellon University Thomas G. Lucas,UniversityofNorth George Sparling,University Carolina Charlotte (1046-13-1133) of Pittsburgh

109 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 7 (cont’d.)

1:00PM Twistors and 2T-physics as unifiers of 3:30PM Periodic Versus Constant Harvesting Of (1206) 1T-physics systems.
(1217) Discretely Reproducing Fish Populations. Itzhak Bars, Department of Physics and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard University, Astronomy, University of Southern and Michael Fogarty, National Marince California (1046-81-1735) Fisheries Service (1046-92-1215) 2:00PM Geometric Interpretation of elliptic 4:00PM Attractors for a periodic, discrete (1207) integrable systems associated to (1218) selection-migration model with partial k-symmetric spaces. dominance. Preliminary report. Idrisse Khemar, T.U. Munich James F. Selgrade*, Jordan West Bostic, (1046-53-1189) North Carolina State University, and 3:00PM The Penrose process and the wave James H. Roberds, USDA Forest Service (1208) equation in Kerr geometry. (1046-92-890) Niky Kamran, McGill University 4:30PM Impact of Harvesting in a Discrete-Time (1046-83-1727) (1219) Predator-Prey Model. Shari Wiley*, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, 4:00PM New ideas in space-time: Cartan’s ODE’s, (1209) parabolic geometry and conformal Howard University, and Michael Fogarty, structures. National Oceanic and Atmospheric George Sparling,Universityof Administration (1046-37-1748) Pittsburgh (1046-83-1151) 5:00PM Dynamics of a discrete-time lottery (1220) model and its approximation by ODEs. 5:00PM On Unveiled Relations between Twistor (1210) and Quantum Hall Effect. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Ryusuke Kon, Department of Biology, Hasebe Kazuki, Takuma National Kyushu University (1046-92-1584) College of Technology (1046-51-1031) 5:30PM On a property of plane curves.
(1221) Preliminary report. 5:30PM Fierz identities for real Clifford algebras. Mohammad Javaheri, Trinity College
(1211) Eric Korman, University of Pittsburgh (1046-37-582) (1046-83-1156)

AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory and Higher Categories, II AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamical Systems in Periodic Environments, II 1:00 PM –5:50PM Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott 1:00 PM –5:50PM Virginia Suite A, Organizers: Thomas M. Fiore,University Lobby Level, Marriott of Chicago Organizers: M. R. S. Kulenovi´c, Mark W. Johnson,Penn University of Rhode Island State Altoona Orlando Merino,University James M. Turner,Calvin of Rhode Island College Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, W. Stephen Wilson, Johns Howard University Hopkins University 1:00PM Semigroups of Maps and Periodic Donald Yau, Ohio State (1212) Difference Equations. University at Newark Robert J Sacker,UniversityofSouthern 1:00PM Classifying Spaces for Topological California (1046-37-1419) (1222) 2-Groups. 1:30PM Why Period-Doubling Cascades Occur. John C. Baez,U.C.Riverside (1213) Preliminary report. (1046-55-597) James A Yorke, Univ. of Maryland 1:30PM Morita theory and Azumaya objects in (1046-37-927) (1223) bicategorical contexts. 2:00PM Unimodal periodic models with Allee Niles Johnson, University of Chicago
(1214) effects. Preliminary report. (1046-18-1466) Saber N Elaydi, Trinity University 2:00PM Permutative and bipermutative (1046-39-1755) (1224) categories revisited. 2:30PM Two species competition in a periodic J. Peter May, The University of Chicago (1215) environment. Preliminary report. (1046-55-416) J. M. Cushing, University of Arizona 2:30PM Limits, derived functors, and homotopical (1046-39-668) (1225) category theory. 3:00PM S-I-S Epidemic Models with Disease Michael A. Shulman,Universityof (1216) Induced Mortality in Periodic Chicago (1046-18-395) Environments. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Homotopical versions of Hall algebras. John E. Franke*, North Carolina State (1226) Preliminary report. University, and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Julie Bergner, University of California, Howard University (1046-37-1256) Riverside (1046-55-355)

110 Wednesday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

3:30PM Some Ext groups in motivic cohomology 4:30PM Authentication schemes. (1227) theory.
(1238) Dima Grigoriev, Institut de Recherche Armira Shkembi, Wayne State University Math´ematique, Campus de Beaulieu, (1046-55-799) Rennes, France, and Vladimir Shpilrain*, 4:00PM Some remarks on 2-completed motivic The City College of New York (1228) homotopy theory and the motivic (1046-94-503) J-homomorphism. 5:00PM Discussion Kyle M. Ormsby, University of Michigan (1046-55-55) 4:30PM Generating spaces for S(n)-acyclics. (1229) Preliminary report. Aaron C Leeman, University of Oregon (1046-55-1893) 5:00PM Completion of real Johnson-Wilson theory AMS Special Session on Asymptotic (1230) ( ) yields fixed points of Morava E n Geometric Analysis, II E-theory. Maia Averett, Mills College (1046-55-1513) 1:00 PM –4:50PM Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott 5:30PM Extensions of motives and cell bundles. (1231) Jack Morava, Johns Hopkins University Organizers: Alexander E. Litvak, (1046-55-2092) University of Alberta Dmitry Ryabogin,Kent State University AMS Special Session on Algebraic Artem Zvavitch, Kent State Cryptography and Generic Complexity, II University 1:00PM Variational formulas for the isotropic 1:00 PM –5:50PM Delaware Suite A, (1239) constant. Preliminary report. Lobby Level, Marriott Ralph Howard,UniversityofSouth Carolina (1046-53-1898) Organizers: Vladimir Shpilrain,TheCity College of New York 1:30PM Remark on isotropic constant of (1240) projections of convex bodies. Yesem Kurt,Randolph David Alonso-Guti´errez, Jesus´ Bastero, College Julio Bernu´es, University of Zaragoza, 1:00PM Public-Key Cryptography from a Spain, and Paweł Wolff*, Case Western
(1232) (Theoretical) Cryptographer’s Reserve University (1046-52-1772) Perspective. 2:00PM Local and Equatorial characterization of Jonathan Katz, University of Maryland (1241) unit balls of subspaces of L ,p >0 and (1046-68-860) p properties of the generalized cosine 2:00PM Group Theory in Authenticated Key transform. (1233) Establishment: What Assumption(s) Do Jeffrey Schlaerth, Kent State University We Make? (1046-52-2006) Rainer Steinwandt, Florida Atlantic University (1046-94-1447) 2:30PM Erd´elyi-Kober integrals on the cone of (1242) positive definite matrices and Radon 2:30PM Bilinear Groups and Algebraic transforms on Grassmann manifolds. (1234) Cryptography. Preliminary report. Elena Ournycheva,Universityof Nelly Fazio, City University of New York Pittsburgh at Bradford (1046-44-1483) (1046-68-1974) 3:00PM Intersection bodies with lower 3:00PM An Identification Scheme for One-Time

(1243) dimensional faces and Lonke’s barrel (1235) Private Key Systems (OTPK). Preliminary zonoid. Preliminary report. report. Maria de los Angeles Alfonseca*, , Randolph College Yesem Kurt North Dakota State University, Dmitry (1046-94-1517) Ryabogin and Artem Zvavich, Kent State 3:30PM Cryptanalysis of the shifted conjugacy University (1046-52-902) (1236) authentication protocol. 3:30PM Quaternionic Busemann-Petty problem. Alexander V Ushakov*, Stevens Institute (1244) Boris Rubin, Louisiana State University of Technology, and Jonathan Longrigg, (1046-52-1393) University of Newcastle (1046-68-1496) 4:00PM On embeddings of normed spaces in − . 4:00PM Challenge Response Password Security L k (1237) Using Combinatorial Group Theory. (1245) Vladyslav Yaskin, University of Alberta Preliminary report. (1046-46-1823) Gilbert Baumslag, City College od CUNY, 4:30PM Algorithmic approximation of convex Benjamin Fine*, Fairfield University, and (1246) polytopes by simpler convex polytopes. Douglas Troeger, City College of CUNY Shlomo Reisner,UniversityofHaifa, (1046-20-1006) Haifa, Israel (1046-52-1564)

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AMS Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis 5:30PM A Nonsmooth Feedback Solution for a in Inverse and Variational Problems, II (1256) Class of Quantum Control Problems. Qin Zhang*andKazufumi Ito,North 1:00 PM –5:55PM Balcony C, Mezzanine Carolina State University (1046-49-458) Level, Marriott

Organizers: M. Zuhair Nashed, AMS Special Session on Categorification and University of Central Florida Link Homology, II

Otmar Scherzer,University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Harding Room, of Innsbruck Mezzanine Level, Marriott 1:00PM Infinite dimensional duality and
Organizers: Aaron Lauda,Columbia (1247) applications to equilibrium problems. University Preliminary report. Patrizia Daniele*, University of Catania, Mikhail Khovanov, Italy, Sofia Giuffre’, D.I.M.E.T. Columbia University Mediterranean University, Italy, and 1:00PM A categorification of quantum tangle Antonino Maugeri, University of Catania, (1257) invariants via quiver varieties. Italy (1046-46-2083) Preliminary report. Ben Webster, Massachusetts Institute of 1:30PM Inverse Potential Theory on the Sphere. Technology (1046-18-1244) (1248) Willi Freeden, Geomathematics Group, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany 1:25PM The 1,2-coloured HOMFLY-PT link (1046-86-1185) (1258) homology. M Mackaay*, Universidade do Algarve, M 2:00PM On some mathematical aspects of the Stosic, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, (1249) ill-posed determination of the Earth’s and PVaz, Universidade do Algarve interior. (1046-18-607) Volker Michel, University of Siegen, 1:50PM Towards a geometric categorification of Germany (1046-45-426) (1259) the coloured Reshetikhin-Turaev sl(m) 2:30PM Sparse Regularization with l-q Penalty knot invariants. (1250) Term. Sabin Cautis, Rice University/MSRI Otmar Scherzer, University Innsbruck (1046-14-1164) (1046-49-1182) 2:15PM How to categorify dynamical zeta (1260) functions. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Adaptive kernel methods using the Alexander Fel’shtyn,Universityof (1251) balancing principle. Szczecin and Boise State University Sergei V. Pereverzev, Johann Radon (1046-57-1010) Institute For Computational and Applied Mathematics, Austrian Academy of 2:40PM Gram determinants of planar states and Sciences (1046-65-610) (1261) Lagrangian tangles. Jozef H. Przytycki, George Washington 3:30PM Tikhonov Regularization Methods with University (1046-57-1710) (1252) General Data-Fit Term. Preliminary 3:05PM Crossingless matchings and the Springer report. (1262) representation. Christiane Poeschl,Universityof Heather M. Russell*andJulianna Innsbruck (1046-00-768) S. Tymoczko,UniversityofIowa 4:00PM Current Density based Electrical (1046-57-1373) (1253) Impedance Tomography. 3:30PM Plane diagrammatics and Adrian Nachman, University of Toronto, (1263) categorification. Preliminary report. Alexandru Tamasan*, University Radmila Sazdanovic*, The George of Central FLorida, and Alexandre Washington University, and Mikhail Timonov, University of South Carolina Khovanov, Columbia University Upstate (1046-35-1408) (1046-16-1241)

4:30PM Nonsmooth Analysis in Infinite 3:55PM Sheaves of modules over posets and (1254) Dimensions with Applications to Stability (1264) Khovanov homology. of Variational Systems. Paul R Turner*, Heriot-Watt University/ Mordukhovich Boris, Wayne State Universite de Fribourg, and Brent J University, and Nguyen Mau Nam*, Everitt, University of York (1046-57-638) University of Texas-Pan American 4:20PM Discussion (1046-49-51) 4:45PM Every modular category is the category 5:00PM A Hierarchy of Differential (1265) of modules over an algebra. (1255) Approximations for Nonsmooth Hendryk Pfeiffer,TheUniversityof Operators and Variational Problems. British Columbia (1046-20-1762) Preliminary report. 5:10PM Groupoidification. M. Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral (1266) John C. Baez, University of California, Florida (1046-46-1899) Riverside (1046-18-596)

112 Wednesday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

5:35PM A categorification of Hecke algebras. 2:30PM Partial decomposition of radical ideals (1267) Alexander E Hoffnung,Universityof (1276) through numerical homotopy and lattice California, Riverside (1046-18-1057) basis reduction. Dan Bates, Colorado State University, AMS Special Session on the Role of Jon Hauenstein, University of Notre Generalized Maximal Monotonicity Dame, Tim McCoy, Colorado State University, Andrew Sommese,University Frameworks in Optimization and Control of Notre Dame, and Christopher Theory with Applications, II Peterson*, Colorado State University (1046-14-1451) 1:00 PM –5:20PM Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott 3:00PM Numerical primary decomposition. (1277) Anton Leykin, University of Illinois at Organizer: Ram U. Verma, International Chicago (1046-14-520) Publications 3:30PM On numerical-symbolic exact irreducible 1:00PM Optimality Conditions and Efficiency in (1278) decomposition of cyclic-12. (1268) solving nonsmooth multiobjective Rostam Sabeti*andTien-Yien Li, programming problems. Michigan State University (1046-65-577) SKMishra, Banaras Hindu University, R 4:00PM Computational Algebraic Geometry for N Mohapatra*, University of Central (1279) Mechanism Synthesis. Florida, and Vinay Singh, Banaras Hindu Hai-Jun Su, University of Maryland, University (1046-49-2017) Baltimore County (1046-14-1124) 2:00PM Fixed point iterations. Preliminary report. 4:30PM F,G,H,I Bases for Polynomial Rings and (1269) B. E. Rhoades, Indiana University, (1280) their Relations. Bloomington, IN (1046-47-229) Wenyuan Wu, the Department of 3:00PM Hybrid Over-Relaxed Proximal Point Mathematics, Michigan State University
(1270) Procedure and Generalized Yosida (1046-13-421) Regularization for First-Order Evolution 5:00PM Estimates for orders of derivatives in Inclusions. (1281) differential Nullstellensatz. Ram. U. Verma, International Oleg Golubitsky, University of Western Publications (USA) (1046-49-791) Ontario, Marina Kondratieva,Moscow 4:00PM Representability of Monotone Operators. State University, Alexey Ovchinnikov*, (1271) M. D. Voisei,TowsonUniversity University of Illinois at Chicago, and (1046-46-442) Agnes Szanto, North Carolina State 5:00PM Input Identification to Linear Differential University (1046-13-99) (1272) Systems. 5:30PM p-adic Descartes’ Bounds. Gheorghe Morosanu, Central European (1282) Ashraf A Ibrahim,TexasA&MUniversity University, Budapest, Hungary (1046-14-315) (1046-93-452)

AMS Special Session on Computational AMS Session on Mathematics Education Algebra and Convexity, II 1:00 PM –3:55PM Tyler Room, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Balcony A, Mezzanine Mezzanine Level, Marriott Level, Marriott 1:00PM Instructor Resources for Elementary
Organizers: Dan Bates, Colorado State (1283) Mathematics for Teachers. Preliminary University report. Scott J Baldridge*, Louisiana State Tsung-Lin Lee,Michigan University, and Thomas H Parker, State University Michigan State University (1046-97-2072) Sonja Petrovic,Universityof 1:15PM Integrated, Multidisciplinary and Illinois at Chicago
(1284) Technology-Enhanced Science Education: Zach Teitler,TexasA&M The Next Frontier. University Ivo D. Dinov*andNicolas Christou, 1:00PM Diagonal ideals of determinantal rings. University of California, Los Angeles (1273) Kuei-Nuan Lin, Purdue University (1046-97-25) (1046-13-1207) 1:30PM Inquiry-Based Learning: An Educational 1:30PM Finite atomic lattices and resolutions of
(1285) Reform Based Upon Content-Centred (1274) associated monomial ideals. Preliminary Teaching. report. M. Padraig McLoughlin,Kutztown Sonja Mapes, Columbia University University of Pennsylvania (1046-97-644) (1046-13-982) 1:45PM What Do MD & VA Teachers Believe About 2:00PM A Numerical Local Dimension Test for
(1286) Mathematics and What Do They Know (1275) Algebraic Sets. About Mathematics History? Andrew Sommese, University of Notre Danielle M Goodwin, Vincennes Dame (1046-65-687) University (1046-97-755)

113 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 7 (cont’d.)

2:00PM The Hybrid Mathematics Class: The best 2:00PM Sensitivity analysis of asset flow
(1287) of both worlds, or No Man’s Land? (1299) differential equations and a new Catherine A Matos*andMary volatility approach. Hudachek-Buswell,ClaytonState Ahmet Duran,Universityof University (1046-97-1489) Michigan-Ann Arbor (1046-91-94) 2:15PM Bluma’s Method: A Different Way to Solve 2:15PM Stable trading strategy involving several
(1288) Quadratics. Preliminary report. (1300) options. Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Anirban Dutta*andQiji J. Zhu,Western Technology, and Eric L Clark*, University Michigan University (1046-91-1095) of Kentucky (1046-97-75) 2:30PM ATuran´ Type Inequality for the Kummer 2:30PM How redesigning freshman classes can (1301) Function Arising in Finance. Part I: The
(1289) impact a whole department. Application. Tristan M Denley,Universityof Roger W. Barnard,TexasTech Mississippi (1046-97-1495) University, Michael B. Gordy*, Senior 2:45PM A Constructivist Theory of Teaching Economist, Federal Reserve Board, and
(1290) Mathematics: from concept to context. Kendall C. Richards,Southwestern Wendy Hageman Smith, Longwood University (1046-91-182) University (1046-97-1550) 2:45PM Break 3:00PM Refocused Algebra versus POGIL: 3:00PM ATuran´ Type Inequality for the Kummer
(1291) Chemistry’s Solution and What (1302) Function Arising in Finance. Part II: The Mathematics can Derive from it. Verification. Robert E. Wieman, Virginia State Roger W. Barnard,TexasTech University (1046-97-1561) University, Michael B. Gordy, Federal 3:15PM What will students do for 1 point in the Reserve Board, and Kendall C. Richards*,
(1292) land of no bonus? Preliminary report. Southwestern University (1046-33-183) Robin Leigh Blankenship, Morehead 3:15PM Portfolio optimization under subadditive State University (1046-97-2090) (1303) transaction cost. 3:30PM Problems encountered in trying to Qingshuo Song,UniversityofSouthern
(1293) collaborate with mathematicians in the California (1046-60-61) third world. 3:30PM On Moment Conditions for Girsanov Melvin Henriksen, Harvey Mudd College (1304) Theorem. (1046-00-940) See Keong Lee, Universiti Sains Malaysia 3:45PM Building a high-performing mathematics (1046-60-558)
(1294) program in the City of Baker using the 3:45PM A Markov state model for wake-sleep Singapore mathematics curriculum.
(1305) transitions. Preliminary report. Badal Joshi*andJanet Best, Ohio State Scott J Baldridge*, Louisiana State University (1046-60-1835) University, and Johnette Winfrey, 4:00PM An Exact Malliavin Weight for Variance The City of Baker School System (1306) Gamma and Normal Inverse Gaussian (1046-97-2036) Processes: Sensitivity Analysis of European Style Options. Preliminary AMS Session on Financial Mathematics report. Dervis Bayazit*andCraig A. Nolder, 1:00 PM –4:40PM Hoover Room, Florida State University (1046-60-1860) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 4:15PM American Option Pricing under
1:00PM Volatility Models of the Yield Curve. (1307) Stochastic Volatility. (1295) Victor Goodman, Indiana University Hari P. Adhikari,UniversityofSouth (1046-90-48) Florida (1046-00-1413) 1:15PM Stochastic Optimization For Portfolio 4:30PM Possible Evolutions of Financial Markets (1296) Selection Problem With Mean Absolute (1308) in a Keynesian Economy. Negative Deviation Measure. James M. Haley,PointParkUniversity, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil*, Adli Economics (1046-97-1919) Mustafa and Khlipah Ibrahim,Universiti Sains Malaysia (1046-90-381) AMS Session on Number Theory, III 1:30PM Option Pricing in the Presence of Random (1297) Arbitrage Return. 1:00 PM –5:10PM Coolidge Room, Jungmin Choi*, Florida State University, Mezzanine Level, Marriott and Max Gunzburger, Department of Computational Science, Florida State 1:00PM An Identity Involving Generalized University (1046-90-1288) (1309) Fibonacci Numbers. 1:45PM On the Convergence of Adaptive Curtis N Cooper,UniversityofCentral (1298) Stochastic Search Methods for Missouri (1046-11-1706) Continuous Global Optimization. 1:15PM Chebyshev’s bias in function fields. Rommel G. Regis,SaintJoseph’s (1310) Byungchul Cha, Muhlenberg College University (1046-90-1976) (1046-11-42)

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1:30PM A Hecke Correspondence Theorem for 5:00PM A Refinement of Stark’s Conjecture Over (1311) Automorphic Integrals with Symmetric (1324) Complex Cubic Number Fields. Rational Period Functions on the Hecke Tian Ren*, Queensborough Community Groups. College, The City University of New York, Wendell Ressler, Franklin & Marshall and Robert Sczech,RutgersUniversity- College (1046-11-49) Newark (1046-11-1144)

1:45PM New Lower Bounds for the Ihara Function (1312) A(q). Laura L. Hall-Seelig,Universityof MAA Session on College Algebra: Focusing Massachusetts, Amherst (1046-11-283) on Conceptual Understanding, Real-World 2:00PM On the Frequency of Anomalous Primes Data, and Mathematical Modeling, I (1313) for Elliptic Curves. Preliminary report. Penny C Ridgdill,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:55PM Washington Room 2, Massachusetts (1046-11-308) Lower Level, Marriott 2:15PM Characterizing Limits of Analytic Organizers: Florence S. Gordon,New (1314) Continued Fractions. Preliminary report. York Institute of Technology Kristen J Campbell, Northern Illinois University (1046-11-316) Laurette B. Foster, Prairie View A&M University 2:30PM Brauer-Manin obstructions and Sha of Yajun Yang,Farmingdale (1315) genus-2 jacobians. State College Patrick Corn, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (1046-11-1329) Ray E. Collings,Georgia Perimeter College 2:45PM Maximal subbundles in coding theory. 1:00PM A Data-Based Project to Enhance the (1316) Emma Previato*, Boston University, and
(1325) Teaching of Functions in College Algebra. Drue Coles, Bloomsburg University (1046-11-1007) Murray H. Siegel,CentralArizona College (1046-C1-164) 3:00PM Break 1:20PM Revitalizing College Algebra: A Success 3:15PM Characteristic classes and root numbers (1326) Story. Preliminary report. (1317) for motives associated to GOn. Kimberly Muller, Lake Superior State Preliminary report. University (1046-C1-29) Asher N. Auel, University of Pennsylvania 1:40PM Infusing Real-Life Opportunities, (1046-11-1655) (1327) Questions, and Concepts into the 3:30PM The search for base-2 Fibonacci Mathematics Curriculum.
(1318) pseudoprimes. Erick B Hofacker*, University of Dominic W Klyve, Carthage College Wisconsin-River Falls, and Kathryn Ernie, (1046-11-1391) University of Wisconsin - River Falls (1046-C1-1478) 3:45PM A Note on Disjoint Covering Systems of 2:00PM Getting Students to DIGMath: Dynamic
(1319) Congruences: Variations on a 2002 AIME
(1328) Interactive Graphics in College Algebra. Problem. Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State John W. Hoffman, W. Ryan Livingston College (1046-C1-175) and Jared M. Ruiz*, Youngstown State University (1046-11-1549) 2:20PM Technology driven investigations for
(1329) Intermediate Algebra for Business 4:00PM Eichler Cohomology Theorem for Small Majors. (1320) Weights. Wendiann R Sethi, Seton Hall University MKnoppand H. Mawi*, Temple (1046-C1-1879) University (1046-11-1751) 2:40PM Three Interesting Projects for College 4:15PM On some fundamental properties and (1330) Algebra.
(1321) applications of continued fractions to Rich West, Francis Marion University coding theory. Preliminary report. (1046-C1-1641) Ahlam E Tannouri*andSam F 3:00PM A math teacher sees the light: Photonics Tannouri, Morgan State University
(1331) labs in an algebra class. Preliminary (1046-11-2048) report. 4:30PM On integer polynomials that are small at June I. Decker, Three Rivers Community (1322) a given cubic irrational. College (1046-C1-1136) Kiryl I Tsishchanka,DePaulUniversity 3:20PM Make College Algebra More Meaningful (1046-11-2071) (1332) for Non-Calculus-Bound Majors. 4:45PM Weyl Group Multiple Dirichlet Series for Xuhui Li, California State University - (1323) Type C. Preliminary report. Long Beach (1046-C1-1941) Jennifer Beineke*, Western New England 3:40PM Social Science Applications in an Applied College, Ben Brubaker,MIT,andSharon
(1333) College Algebra Course. Frechette, College of the Holy Cross Lisa S. Yocco, Georgia Southern (1046-11-1954) University (1046-C1-319)

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4:00PM Making First Year Mathematics More 1:40PM Utilizing Web-based Statistical
(1334) Relevant To Science Students: Connecting
(1342) Resources in Teaching Nontraditional mathematics and science courses. Undergraduate Students in Online Preliminary report. Learning Environments. Preliminary Jose H. Giraldo,TexasA&M report. University-Corpus Christi (1046-C1-2027) Michael Miner*, American Public University System, and Darcel Ford, 4:20PM How mathematics can contribute
(1335) to solving the problems facing the Strayer University (1046-W1-1482) world; Building civic engagement into 2:00PM A collection of resources for use in mathematics courses as a way to
(1343) teaching statistics, including motivate and inspire students. assessments, group activities, in and out Victor J. Donnay, Bryn Mawr College of class calculator simulations, and (1046-C1-1681) several applets to demonstrate statistical concepts. 4:40PM College Algebra in Context: A Rob Eby, Blinn College - Bryan Campus
(1336) Learner-centered Approach (1046-W1-1686) Incorporating Data-driven Activities Related to Social Issues. 2:20PM Two Applets for Teaching IID Sampling, Michael T Catalano,DakotaWesleyan
(1344) Sampling Distributions, and the Central University (1046-C1-1816) Limit Theorem. Mark H. Inlow, Rose-Hulman Institute of 5:00PM Focusing on Algebraic Understanding Technology (1046-W1-1172) (1337) using a Student-Centered Questioning Framework. 2:40PM Interactive Tools for exploring the Jennifer J. Kosiak*andJon Hasenbank,
(1345) standard normal curve and more. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Susan M Barton,WVUTech (1046-C1-1417) (1046-W1-1357) PM 5:20PM Mathematical readiness of incoming 3:00 Should Statistics Tables be Banned from (1338) college freshmen. (1346) the Curriculum? Marko Kranjc, Western Illinois University Robin H Lock, St. Lawrence University (1046-C1-723) (1046-W1-2031) 3:15PM Discussion 5:40PM News Ways to compare NFL players,
(1339) using Model Building. Jacqueline Brannon Giles, HCC Central College, Houston, Texas (1046-C1-180) MAA Session on Assessment of Student Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics

1:00 PM –5:55PM Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott Organizers: William O. Martin,North MAA Session on Statistics Resources on the Dakota State University Web Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas 1:00 PM –4:00PM Washington Room 1, 1:00PM ”Pair-Quizzes”: An Instructional and an Lower Level, Marriott
(1347) Evaluative Tool in Mathematics Classes. Organizers: Dorothy W. Anway, Preliminary report. University of Wisconsin, Harrison W. Straley*andLauren Dupee, Superior Wheaton College (1046-A5-137) 1:20PM Students’ understanding of slope and Patricia B. Humphrey,
(1348) direction fields in a non-traditional Georgia Southern University differential equations class. Christopher J. Lacke, Samer S Habre, Lebanese American Rowan University University (1046-A5-173) 1:00PM Statistics Resources in a ”Math for 1:40PM Designing Benchmarks for Assessing
(1340) Practical Arts” Course.
(1349) Undergraduate Students’ Mathematics Mary R Parker*, Austin Community Performances in General Education. College, and Hunter D Ellinger, Preliminary report. Exemplar Technologies (1046-W1-1646) Xuhui Li, California State University Long 1:20PM The Challenges and Benefits of Using Beach (1046-A5-379) (1341) e-books and Web Companion Sites to 2:00PM Outcomes Based Assessment of Student Organize Statistics Resources on the Web
(1350) Learning in Mathematics. Preliminary for Statistics Education. report. Deborah Lurie, Saint Joseph’s University Ronald M. Brzenk, Hartwick College (1046-W1-1462) (1046-A5-400)

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2:20PM An Examination of the Mathematics and Kyle Riley, South Dakota
(1351) Technology Attitude Scale(MTAS): School of Mines & Implication to Assessment of Technology Undergraduate Mathematics. Jim Fulmer,Universityof Jerry Obiekwe,TheUniversityof Arkansas at Little Rock Akron-Wayne College (1046-A5-1067) 1:00PM 10 Questions about Numbers: A College 2:40PM Basic Skills Exam in College Algebra.
(1362) Algebra Writing Assignment. Preliminary
(1352) Karla Marie Childs, Pittsburg State report. University (1046-A5-1131) Elliott S. Elliott, University of Tennessee 3:00PM Calculus Assessment: Then and Now. at Martin (1046-Z1-1114)
(1353) Preliminary report. Sarah V. Cook, Washburn University 1:15PM Why is One Usually First? Preliminary
(1046-A5-1347) (1363) report. Sandra J Schroeder,OhioNorthern 3:20PM Assessment Across the Curriculum; University (1046-Z1-1138)
(1354) Varying Strategies for Varying Situations. 1:30PM Are You In Or Out? Mathematical Lessons J Winston Crawley*andJames E
(1364) From Fashion Design. Hamblin, Shippensburg University of Jeff A Suzuki, Brooklyn College Pennsylvania (1046-A5-1346) (1046-Z1-536) 3:40PM Evolution of a Capstone Course for 1:45PM The Continuous Birthday Problem. (1355) Prospective High School Mathematics
(1365) Dale K Hathaway, Olivet Nazarene Teachers. Preliminary report. University (1046-Z1-918) Michael D. Bice, California State 2:00PM Discovering Bernoulli Number Identities University, Stanislaus (1046-A5-1884)
(1366) via Euler-Maclaurin Summation. 4:00PM Challenges of Assessing Mathematics Preliminary report.
(1356) Content Courses Designed Specifically for Hieu D Nguyen,RowanUniversity Middle Childhood Education Majors. (1046-Z1-406) Preliminary report. 2:15PM The Role of External Consultants as Part Joy Moore, Xavier University (1367) of a Departmental Self Study. (1046-A5-1875) Kyle L Riley, SD School of Mines & 4:20PM Assessment working instead of working Technology (1046-Z1-147) (1357) for assessment. Preliminary report. Heather Coughlin, California State 2:30PM Reconstructing graphs given only a few
University, Stanislaus (1046-A5-1848) (1368) marked cards. Michael D. Barrus*andDouglas B. 4:40PM Assessing Quantitative Literacy Using a West, University of Illinois (1046-Z1-978)
(1358) Wide Range of News Stories. Preliminary report. 2:45PM Promoting Responsibility and Milo Schield,W.M.KeckStatistical (1369) Cooperation Through the Use of Literacy Projet (1046-A5-1820) Discussion Boards. Janet L. Braunstein, United States 5:00PM A Control versus treatment evaluation of (1359) the chemistry in calculus project at Military Academy at West Point William and Mary. (1046-Z1-1516) George Rublein, College of William and 3:00PM Visualizing Continuity and Mary (1046-A5-1806)
(1370) Differentiability of Functions of Two 5:20PM Assessment of the undergraduate Variables.
(1360) mathematics program. Tom McMillan and Jim Fulmer*, Melvin A Nyman*andRobert Molina, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Alma College (1046-A5-1759) (1046-Z1-1895) 5:40PM Portfolio Assessment of General 3:15PM The Natural Role of Lower-Division (1361) Education Mathematics. Preliminary
(1371) Sequences and Series as a Pre-Bridge report. Course. Rich West, Francis Marion University Scott F. Beaver, Western Oregon (1046-A5-1615) University (1046-Z1-937) 3:30PM Studying Affect in Undergraduate MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VII
(1372) Mathematics: Efforts to Clarify Students’ Experiences of Learning Mathematics. 1:00 PM –5:55PM Washington Room 5, Preliminary report. Lower Level, Marriott Marja-Liisa Hassi*, Universiy of Colorado at Boulder, and Sandra Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, Laursen, University of Colorado at Framingham State College Boulder (1046-Z1-810) Moderators: Thomas Philip Wakefield, 3:45PM Teacher versus Student Motivation: Who Slippery Rock University
(1373) wins the game? Preliminary report. Larry Lewis, Spalding Laura J Schmidt,Universityof University Wisconsin-Stout (1046-Z1-772)

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4:00PM Pre/post tests for undergraduate 1:30PM Digital Signal Processing in the Service of
(1374) mathematics. Preliminary report.
(1384) Mathematics Courses. Jacob Sloujitel, Globe Institute of Mohamed Allali, Chapman University Technology (1046-Z1-592) (1046-Z1-1110) 4:15PM Geometry: the hardest course? 1:45PM Waring’s Problem in Number Fields.
(1375) Preliminary report. (1385) Preliminary report. HADye, McKendree University Ala’ Jamil Alnaser, Kansas State (1046-Z1-388) University (1046-Z1-1454) 4:30PM An Examination of the Social Class 2:00PM Ghosts of Departed Errors: Berkeley’s
(1376) Backgrounds of California’s Mathematics
(1386) Mathematical Objections to the Calculus Professors. of Newton and Leibniz. Chris Pavone, Sophy Huck, California Eugene C. Boman, Penn State, State University, Chico, Megan K Harrisburg campus (1046-Z1-1676) O’Connor, Western Michigan University, 2:15PM Estimating Relatedness Using Markov Carol A Wilson*, California State
(1387) Chain Monte Carlo Techniques. University, Sacramento, and Elizabeth Jennifer K Angelosante*andAmy Zapata, California State University, Chico Anderson,WesternWashington (1046-Z1-386) University (1046-Z1-1869) 4:45PM Traditional vs. Online Homework in 2:30PM Arbitrary Roughness.
(1377) College Algebra.
(1388) Elijah Miguel Allen, Armstrong Atlantic Kimberly Jordan Burch*andYu-Ju Kuo, State Univeristy (1046-Z1-1891) Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2:45PM The Evolution of Cooperation on Random (1046-Z1-375)
(1389) Networks. 5:00PM The Role of the Sampling Distribution in Stephen Devlin*, University of San
(1378) Student Learning of Inferential Statistics. Francisco, and Thomas Treloar, Barbara Bennie, University of Wisconsin - Hillsdale College (1046-Z1-2079) La Crosse (1046-Z1-372) 3:00PM Toughness Extended to Infinite Graphs. 5:15PM Elementary Statistics: To Lecture or Not (1390) Kevin K Ferland, Bloomsburg Univeristy
(1379) To Lecture? That is the question. of PA (1046-Z1-2097) Pamela K Wovchko,WestVirginia Wesleyan College (1046-Z1-239) 5:30PM Teaching Technology to First Year MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IX
(1380) Students. Preliminary report. Luz M. DeAlba, Drake Universtiy 1:00 PM –2:55PM Wilson Room B, (1046-Z1-399) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 5:45PM The Kean STEM Scholarship Program: Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk,
(1381) Successes in Recruitment and Retention Framingham State College of Math and Science Majors. Pablo Zafra, Louis M Beaugris*and Moderators: Jose Maria Menendez, Kikombo Ngoy,KeanUniversity University of Arizona (1046-Z1-1514) Anand L. Pardhanani, Earlham College 1:00PM Mathematics From Work and Home: (1391) Lessons Learned. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VIII Jos´eMar´ia Men´endez,TheUniversityof Arizona (1046-Z1-875) 1:00 PM –3:10PM Wilson Room A, 1:15PM Optimizing data returned by pop up Mezzanine Level, Marriott
(1392) satellite tags. Preliminary report. Joseph B. Liddle*, University of Alaska Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, Southeast, and Michael Musyl,University Framingham State College of Hawaii, Pelagic Fisheries Research Moderators: William Goldbloom Bloch, Programme, Kewalo Research Wheaton College Facility/NOAA. (1046-Z1-1068) James Henderson, 1:30PM Mathematical Models for Call Options on University of
(1393) Stocks. Pittsburgh-Titusville Nicole Stawasz, King’s College 1:00PM Stabilizing vibrating beams with (1046-Z1-923)
(1382) point-load damping. Preliminary report. 1:45PM Examples of Embedded Minimal Spheres Richard J. Marchand*, Slippery Rock
(1394) without Area Bounds. University, and Timothy J. McDevitt, Joel I. Kramer, The Johns Hopkins Elizabethtown College (1046-Z1-1452) University (1046-Z1-726) 1:15PM Duplication, Trisection, and Quadrature 2:00PM Partial Fraction Decomposition
(1383) by Cheating.
(1395) Extensions. Preliminary report. Charlie Smith,ParkUniversity Kevin E. Charlwood, Washburn (1046-Z1-1263) University (1046-Z1-561)

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2:15PM Models of Undergraduate Computational 2:30PM Sunlight, water, and ice: The sea (1396) Science Curricula.
(1406) ice-albedo feedback in a changing Ignatios Vakalis, Computer Science climate. Department (1046-Z1-508) Donald K Perovich, ERDC - Cold Regions 2:30PM Chances of a Cruise Ship Birthday Match. Research and Engineering Laboratory
(1397) David T. Atkinson, Olivet Nazarene (1046-86-1056) University (1046-Z1-909) 3:00PM Sea ice thickness and kinematics. 2:45PM Synthetic Mathematical Thought. (1407) Ron Kwok, CA (1046-86-1424)
(1398) Timothy G Hall, PQI Consulting 3:30PM Sea Ice: Fracture and Frictional Sliding on (1046-Z1-172) (1408) Small and Large Scales. Erland M Schulson, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College MAA Invited Paper Session on the Beauty (1046-00-941) and Power of Number Theory 4:00PM Modeling Sea-Ice Mechanics. (1409) Deborah Sulsky*, Kara Peterson, 1:00 PM –2:55PM Washington Room 3, University of New Mexico, Giang Lower Level, Marriott Nguyen, University of Sydney, and Howard Schreyer,UniversityofNew Organizers: Thomas Koshy, Mexico (1046-86-900) Framingham State College , Bridgewater 4:30PM An optmization approach to modeling Thomas Moore
State College (1410) sea-ice dynamics. Esteban G. Tabak*, Courant Institute of 1:00PM Hooks and infinite product power series. Math. Science, New York University, and
(1399) Ken Ono, U. Wisconsin, Madison Helga S. Huntley, University of Delaware, (1046-A2-694) College of Marine & Earth Science 1:30PM Sociable numbers: new developments on (1046-76-1687)
(1400) an ancient problem. 5:00PM Climate change and the peculiar Mitsuo Kobayashi, Dartmouth College,
(1411) Antarctic ocean. Paul Pollack, University of Illinois Thorsten Markus, NASA Goddard Space at Urbana–Champaign, and Carl Flight Center (1046-00-1227) Pomerance*, Dartmouth College (1046-A2-712) 2:00PM Undecidability in number theory. (1401) Kirsten Eisentraeger, The Pennsylvania State University (1046-A2-727) 2:30PM Surprises from Ramanujan’s Lost
(1402) Notebook. NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of George E. Andrews, The Pennsylvania Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients State University (1046-A2-697) in the Mathematical Sciences

1:00 PM –2:55PM Maryland Suite B, SIAM Minisymposium on Polar Climate Lobby Level, Marriott Modeling 1:00PM Maximal groups in the Stone-Cech 1:00 PM –5:25PM Maryland Suite C,
(1412) Compactification the free semigroup. Lobby Level, Marriott Lakeshia R. Legette, Johnson C. Smith University (1046-54-1139) Organizers: Kenneth M. Golden, 1:30PM Development of an unsplit, time University of Utah (1413) dependent, three dimensional David M. Holland,Courant elastic perfectly matched layer for Institute of Mathematical elasto-dynamic analyses. Sciences-NYU Anthony N Johnson, United States Moderator: Deborah L. Sulsky, Military Academy (1046-35-775) University of New Mexico 2:00PM Prime Ideals in Low-Dimensional 1:00PM Observations and Modeling of Ice Sheet - (1414) Mixed Polynomial/Power Series Rings.
(1403) Ocean Interaction. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. David M Holland, Courant Institute of Christina Eubanks-Turner*, University Mathematical Sciences (1046-76-748) of Louisiana at Lafayette, Melissa 1:30PM Polar Ice Sheets: Observations and Luckas, Madison, Wisconsin, and Serpil (1404) Models. Saydam, University of Louisiana at Kenneth Jezek, The Ohio State University Monroe (1046-13-348) (1046-00-1301) 2:30PM Oscillation Theory of Dynamic Equations 2:00PM SeaIceModelingintheGCMContext. (1415) on Time Scales. Preliminary report.
(1405) Elizabeth C. Hunke, Los Alamos National Raegan J Higgins, Texas Tech University Laboratory (1046-86-1242) (1046-39-249)

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MAA Panel Discussion 2:45PM A periodically forced, cubic-like, single (1422) neuron equation with multiple attractors. 1:00 PM –2:20PM Marshall Ballroom East, Robert J Decker*andV W Noonburg, Mezzanine Level, Marriott University of Hartford (1046-34-984) Refocusing the courses below calculus: 3:00PM Regular Bursting Emerging from The view from the Dean’s office.
(1423) Synaptically Coupled Elliptic Bursters. Preliminary report. Organizer: Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State College Jianzhong Su and Humberto Perez*, University of Texas at Arlington Panelists: Bruce C. Crauder, (1046-34-1074) Oklahoma State University Judi H. Morrel,Butler 3:15PM The Ultimate N-Body Algorithm: University (1424) Parameter-Free, Adaptive, and Parallel. C. David Pruett*, James Madison Rhonda Mandel,SUNY University, and William H. Ingham, Oswego Department of Physics and Astronomy, ReggieK.U.Luke, James Madison University (1046-34-949) Middlesex County College 3:30PM Break

3:45PM Existence and uniqueness of traveling MAA Panel Discussion (1425) waves in a class of unidirectional lattice differential equations. 1:00 PM –2:20PM Marshall Ballroom North, Aaron Hoffman,BostonUniversity,and Mezzanine Level, Marriott Benjamin Kennedy*, Gettysburg College (1046-34-790) Power of Three: How the public, private, and academic sector need to work 4:00PM On singular solutions of Clairaut-type together to restore education in America. (1426) differential equations. Preliminary report. M Affouf,KeanUniversity Organizer: Jim Whaley,Siemens (1046-34-1161) Foundation 4:15PM Uniqueness Implies Existence and (1427) Uniqueness Conditions for a Class of (k + j)−Point Boundary Value Problems AMS Session on Ordinary Differential for nth Order Differential Equations. Equations Paul W Eloe*, University of Dayton, and Johnny Henderson, Baylor University 1:15 PM –6:10PM Park Tower (1046-34-1253) Suite 8228, Marriott 4:30PM On the Aizerman Problem for 1:15PM Multiplicity of positive solutions for an (1428) Second-Order Systems with Multiple (1416) even-order nonhomogeneous boundary Delays. value problem. Dmitry Altshuller, Crane Aerospace & Britney Hopkins, Baylor University Electronics (1046-34-1258) (1046-34-40) 4:45PM An application of the left-definite spectral 1:30PM Basic results and stability criteria for set (1429) theory to the Jacobi differential equation (1417) valued differential equations on time for non-classical parameters. scales. Andrea Bruder, Baylor University S. Sivasundaram, Embry Riddle (1046-34-1355) Aeronautical University (1046-34-547) 1:45PM A numerical solution for a nonlinear 5:00PM Existence of Bounded Monotonic Solutions (1418) integro-differential equation in a (1430) of Second Order Differential Equations. population model. Preliminary report. Mohsen Razzaghi, Mississippi State Lianwen Wang and Rhonda McKee*, University (1046-34-657) University of Central Missouri (1046-34-1425) 2:00PM A Mass, a Spring, and a String. (1419) Don Hinton, University of Tennessee, 5:15PM Uniqueness Implies Existence for and Maeve L McCarthy*, Murray State (1431) Nonlinear Focal-Like Boundary Value University (1046-34-698) Problems. 2:15PM Stability of Perturbed Almost Periodic Jeffrey A Ehme*, Spelman College, and (1420) Ordinary Differential Equations. Aprillya Lanz, Virginia Military Institute Preliminary report. (1046-34-1628) Zhivko S. Athanassov,Bulgarian 5:30PM Continuability and Boundedness of Academy of Sciences (1046-34-840)
(1432) Solutions of Differential Equations 2:30PM Poisson stability and chaos of relay Without Bounded Assumption on (1421) systems. Nonlinear Functions. Marat Akhmet,MiddleEastTechnical Brittney N Hinds,UniversityofCentral University (1046-34-845) Missouri (1046-34-1769)

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5:45PM Circuit Approach to Modeling Neurons: MAA Minicourse #2: Part B
(1433) New Dynamical Structures and Chaotic Behavior. 2:15 PM –4:15PM Hampton Ballroom, Tyler Y Takeshita*, University of Omni Shoreham Hotel Northern Colorado, and Adrienne Amador, Kenyon College (1046-34-1922) Using GeoGebra to create activities and applets for visualization and exploration. 6:00PM Newton-like Methods for Convex-Concave
(1434) Functions via the Method of Generalized Organizer: Michael K. May, Saint Louis Quasilinearization. Preliminary report. University Cesar Martinez Garza, Pennsylvania State University - Berks Campus MAA Minicourse #7: Part B (1046-34-2039) 2:15 PM –4:15PM Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel A Game Theory path to quantitative literacy. ASL Contributed Paper Session Organizers: David L. Housman,Goshen College 2:00 PM –4:50PM Maryland Suite A, Richard A. Gillman, Lobby Level, Marriott Valparaiso University

2:00PM The MP axiom of intensionality: (1435) connecting types and sets. RMMC Board of Directors Sandro Skansi, Department of Philosophy, University of Zagreb 2:15 PM –4:10PM Park Tower 2:30PM Some theories concerning deontic Suite 8201, Marriott (1436) implications of proof for belief. Billy Joe Lucas, Philosophy Department, Manhattanville College MAA Presentations by Teaching Awards Recipients 3:00PM Canonicity in symmetric generalized (1437) Galois Logics. 2:30 PM –4:00PM Washington Room 4, Katalin Bimbo*, Department of Lower Level, Marriott Philosophy, University of Alberta, and J. Michael Dunn, School of Informatics, Organizer: Martha J. Siegel,Towson Indiana University University 3:30PM Non-isomorphic automorphism groups of Moderator: Joseph A. Gallian, (1438) short recursively saturated models of PA. University of Erez Shochat, St. Francis College Minnesota-Duluth 4:00PM Automorphisms of certain filters of (1441) From groups to graphics: Stories of ∗ (1439) L (V∞). undergraduate research in visualizing Rumen D. Dimitrov, Western Illinois abstract mathematics. University Michael J. Bardzell, Salisbury University (1046-A0-220) 4:30PM Coding Turing degrees in geometric (1440) objects. (1442) My teaching philosophy and the W. Calvert*, Murray State University, V.S. development of keystone method: A Harizanov, The George Washington synergistic model for teaching and University, and A. Shlapentokh,East learning. Carolina University M. Vali Siadat, Richard J. Daley College (1046-A0-221) (1443) How to beat the lecture/textbook trap! An active classroom via advance student reading and writing. David J. Pengelley,NewMexicoState MAA Minicourse #12: Part B University (1046-A0-222)

2:15 PM –4:15PM Congressional Room B, AMS Committee on Science Policy Omni Shoreham Hotel Presentation SNAP Math Fairs in elementary education. 2:30 PM –4:00PM Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Organizers: Andrew C.-F. Liu,University of Alberta Future federal science and technology Tanya Thompson, budgets. ThinkFun, Inc. Presenter: Kei Koizumi, AAAS

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MAA Panel Discussion 4:15PM Using a Model-Eliciting Activity to Teach (1446) Exponential Growth: An Investigation of 2:30 PM –3:50PM Marshall Ballroom North, Student Conceptions and Affect. Mezzanine Level, Marriott Stacey A. Bowling,ArizonaState University (1046-U1-1443) From the trenches: Middle school teachers look at their training. 4:40PM Designing and Assessing Hands-On
(1447) Statistics Activities: The Central Limit Organizers: Florence D. Fasanelli, AAAS Theorem and Hypothesis Testing. George M. Rosenstein, Preliminary report. Franklin & Marshall College Aaron D. Weinberg*andThomas J. Moderator: Hyman Bass,Universityof Pfaff, Ithaca College (1046-U1-1289) Michigan, Ann Arbor Panelists: Beth Cole, St. Patrick Episcopal School Michelle Johncock, Edmund MAA Poster Session on Research by Burke School Undergraduate Students Brieta Dougherty-Brill, Maya Angelou Public Charter 4:00 PM –5:30PM Blue Room and School Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel Marcia Cole,Clark Elementary School Organizer: Diana M. Thomas, Montclair State University MAA Special Film Presentation

3:00 PM –4:00PM Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott AMS Session on Behavioral Sciences The Story of Maths (Part II). 4:15 PM –5:40PM Tyler Room, Presenter: Robin Wilson,TheOpen University Mezzanine Level, Marriott 4:15PM Studying Voting Paradoxes Through MAA Open House
(1448) Representation Theory. Gregory Minton,NewYork,NY 3:00 PM –6:00PM MAA Headquarters, (1046-91-1603) 1529 Eighteenth St. NW 4:30PM Dice Voting: A Deterministic Method for Come see the MAA Dolciani Mathematical
(1449) Aggregating Pairwise Preferences. Center, the Halmos Carriage House, and Preliminary report. the River of Bricks; shuttle service Eric A Gilson*, University of Rochester, available from the Marriott’s 24th St. Chelsey A Cooley, North Carolina State entrance. University, William M Ella,Universityof Mary Washington, Micheal L Follett and MAA Session on Research on the Teaching Lorenzo Traldi, Lafayette College andLearningofUndergraduate (1046-91-1485) Mathematics, II 4:45PM Clubs, Beliefs, and Entrapment.
(1450) Scott Duke Kominers,Harvard 3:15 PM –5:00PM Washington Room 3, University (1046-91-1432) Lower Level, Marriott 5:00PM Uncertainty Quantification: Improved (1451) Stochastic Finite Element Approach. Organizers: Keith H. Weber,Rutgers Oleg Roderick*, Argonne National University Laboratory / Portland State University, Michelle J. Zandieh, Mihai Anitescu and Paul Fischer, Arizona State University Argonne National Laboratory Karen A. Marrongelle, (1046-90-666) Portland State University 5:15PM Rational behavior in response to 3:15PM Students’ Reasoning about the Concept of
(1452) pandemic influenza, and consequences
(1444) Limit in the Context of Reinventing the for control. Preliminary report. Formal Definition. Timothy C Reluga, Pennsylvania State Craig A Swinyard,UniversityofPortland University (1046-91-1547) (1046-U1-1916) 5:30PM An Optimal Strategy for Energy 3:50PM Addressing student difficulties with
(1453) Allocation in a Multiple Resource
(1445) negating mathematical statements and Environment. Preliminary report. translating statements from English to Anthony Tongen*, DBrianWalton, symbolic form. Preliminary report. Deena Hannoun and Leslie Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University Hindman,JamesMadisonUniversity (1046-U1-504) (1046-91-1791)

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AMS Special Presentation on Congressional SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts Special Fellowships Presentation

4:30 PM –6:30PM Taylor Room, 7:00 PM –9:00PM Washington Room 1, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Lower Level, Marriott Organizer: Samuel M. Rankin, III,AMS Mathematics and love: A poetry reading. Organizer: JoAnne Growney, Silver SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Spring, MD Government Guest Lecture Moderator: Sarah Glaz,Universityof Connecticut 5:00 PM –6:00PM Marshall Ballroom North, Presenters: Karren LaLonde Alenier, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Chevy Chase, MD (1454) Calculus in orbit. Judith Baumel,Adelphi Dan Kalman, American University University Marion Deutsche Cohen, MAA Information Session Arcadia University Jennifer Crow, West Falls, 5:00 PM –7:00PM Marshall Ballroom East, NY Mezzanine Level, Marriott Kathryn DeZur,SUNY Actuarial education; cosponsored by Technical College at Delhi ACTEX, CAS, and SOA. Sarah Glaz Organizers: Robert E. Buck, Slippery Emily Grosholz, Rock University Pennsylvania State University Bettye Anne Case,Florida JoAnne Growney State University Bob Grumman,Port Kevin E. Charlwood, Charlotte, FL Washburn University Israel Lewis, Silver Spring, Steve P. Paris,FloridaState MD University Kaz Maslanka,D3 Panelists: James W. Daniel,University Technologies of Texas at Austin Wilmer Mills,Universityof Ken Guthrie, Society of North Carolina Actuaries Wendy Mnookin,Emerson Bryan Hearsey,Lebanon College Valley College Kyoko Mori,GeorgeMason Emily Kessler, Society of University Actuaries Deanna Nikaido,Baltimore, Hwa Chi Liang, Washburn MD University Becky Dennison Sakellariou, Kifissia, GR SIGMAA on Circles Business Meeting Elizabeth Anne Socolow, Evergreen Forum 6:00 PM –7:00PM Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott John Vieira, Potomac, MD Ellen Wehle, West Chester University Mathematical Reviews Reception

6:00 PM –7:00PM Wilson Rooms A/B, NAM Cox-Talbot Address Mezzanine Level, Marriott 7:30 PM –8:30PM Marshall Ballroom West, BIG SIGMAA RECEPTION Mezzanine Level, Marriott

6:15 PM –7:15PM Park Tower (1455) State of a M.A.D. Union. Leon Woodson, Morgan State University Suite 8216, Marriott

AMS Special Film Presentation MAA-Project NExT Reception

7:00 PM –8:30PM Marriott Ballroom Salons 8:30 PM –10:30PM Washington Room 4, 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Lower Level, Marriott Wolfgang Doeblin—A Mathematician All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and Rediscovered. other friends of Project NExT are invited.

123 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 8 (cont’d.)

10:30AM Traveling Wave Solutions for a Modified Thursday, January 8 (1461) Fisher PDE Having Square-Root and Linear Reaction Terms. Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta MAA Minority Chairs Breakfast Meeting University (1046-35-126)

7:00 AM –8:45AM Nathan Hale Room, Wardman Tower, Marriott AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, II

Joint Meetings Registration 7:30 AM –10:50AM Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott 7:30 AM –2:00PM Marriot Ballroom Organizers: James G. McLaughlin,West Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott Chester University Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity College AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution 7:30AM Some Types of Multi-Dimensional Equations and Their Applications, I
(1462) Continued Fractions. Preliminary report. Khrystyna Kuchmins’ka,Pidstryhach 7:30 AM –10:55AM Virginia Suite A, Institute of Applied Problems of Lobby Level, Marriott Mechanics and Mathematics of NAS of Ukraine (1046-40-606) Organizers: Gaston N’Guerekata, Morgan State University 8:30AM Sequential Closures of Continued (1463) Fractions. Preliminary report. Alexander A. Pankov, , Northern Illinois Morgan State University Douglas Bowman University (1046-40-1793) Guoping Zhang,Morgan 9:00AM Classifying Sequential Closures of State University (1464) q-continued Fractions. Preliminary report. Xuming Xie, Morgan State DBowmanand K J Campbell*, Northern University Illinois University (1046-11-598) Zhijun Qiao,Universityof 9:30AM Nearest Square Continued Fractions, and Texas Pan American
(1465) Related Results. 7:30AM Stability of a combustion front. Keith R. Matthews, Univ. Of Queensland, (1456) Yuri Latushkin, University of Missouri Brisbane, and Australian Nat’l Univ., (1046-35-2125) Canberra, John P. Robertson*, Actuarial 8:30AM Standing Wave of the discrete nonlinear and Economic Services Division, National (1457) Schroedinger equations with growing Council on Compensation Insurance, potentials. Preliminary report. Boca Raton, FL, and Jim White, Guoping Zhang*andAlexander Australian National University, Canberra Pankov, Morgan State University (1046-11-418) (1046-39-722) 10:00AM Polynomial Continued Fractions and
9:00AM Bilinear equations, integrable (1466) Iterated Function Systems. Preliminary (1458) semi-discretization, and novel numerical report. computations of the Camassa-Holm Eugen Andrei Ghenciu,Universityof equation. Alaska Fairbanks (1046-11-142) Bao-Feng Feng*, The University of 10:30AM Some new Families of Tasoevian- and Texas-Pan American, Yasuhiro Ohta, (1467) Hurwitzian Continued Fractions. Kobe University, Japan, and Ken-ichi James G Mc Laughlin, West Chester Maruno, The University of Texas-Pan University, PA (1046-11-127) American (1046-35-1426) 9:30AM On a Method of Resolution of (1459) Controllability Problems for a Semilinear AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Heat Equation: Application to the Mathematics, III Sentinels. Gisele Massengo Mophou*, Universit´e 8:00 AM –10:55AM Marshall Ballroom South, des Antilles et de la Guyanne(Campus Mezzanine Level, Marriott de Fouillole), and Ousseynou Organizers: Joseph W. Dauben,Lehman Nakoulima, Universite des Antilles et College de la Guyane(Campus de Fouillole) (1046-93-961) Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia 10:00AM Stepanov-like almost automorphy and (1460) monotone evolution equations. Patti Hunter,Westmont Gaston M. N’Guerekata*andAlexander College Pankov, Morgan State University Deborah Kent, Hillsdale (1046-35-842) College

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8:00AM On the History of Algebra. Preliminary AMS Special Session on Function Theoretic
(1468) report. Operator Theory, I Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia (1046-01-447) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony D, 8:30AM The Problem of Word Problems. Mezzanine Level, Marriott (1469) Preliminary report. Duncan J. Melville,St.Lawrence Organizers: John B. Conway,George University (1046-01-639) Washington University Sherwin Kouchekian, 9:00AM Drawing diagrams and making
(1470) arguments in Greek mathematics. University of South Florida Nathan Sidoli, Osaka Prefecture William T. Ross,University University (1046-01-557) of Richmond 9:30AM Ptolemy’s Indisputable Mathematical 8:00AM Nehari’s problem and matrix A2. (1471) Tools. (1478) Alexander L Volberg*, Michigan State Jacqueline Feke,IHPST,Universityof University, University of Edinburgh, and Toronto (1046-01-719) Peter Yuditskii, Univ. of Linz, Austria, MSU (1046-30-457) 10:00AM From Proofs to Suanli (Mathematical
(1472) Principles) in Late Imperial China. 8:30AM Toeplitz kernels and Polya sets. Jiang-Ping Jeff Chen, St. Cloud State (1479) Alexei Poltoratski,TexasA&MUniversity University (1046-01-238) (1046-30-320) 10:30AM George Sarton (1884-1956) and Chinese 9:00AM Asymptotics of polynomials orthogonal
(1473) Mathematics. Preliminary report. (1480) over planar regions with analytic Yibao Xu, BMCC, CUNY (1046-01-242) boundary. Preliminary report. Erwin Mina-D˜ ´ıaz*, University of Mississippi, and Peter Dragnev, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (1046-30-651) 9:30AM Toeplitz-Composition Algebras with AMS-MAA Special Session on Inquiry-Based (1481) Several Generators. Tom Kriete, Barbara MacCluer, Learning, I University of Virginia, and Jennifer Moorhouse*, Colgate University 8:00 AM –10:45AM Marshall Ballroom North, (1046-46-1433) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 10:00AM Multiplication Operators on the Bloch Organizers: William B. Jacob,University (1482) Space of a Bounded Homogeneous of California Santa Barbara Domain. Preliminary report. Robert F. Allen, George Mason University ,Universityof Paul J. Sally (1046-47-567) Chicago 10:30AM Hypercyclic Operators with a Prescribed Ralf J. Spatzier,University (1483) Spectrum. Preliminary report. of Michigan Nathan S. Feldman, Washington & Lee Michael Starbird,University University (1046-47-914) of Texas at Austin 8:00AM IBL Analysis at The University of Texas. (1474) Preliminary report. Edward Odell,TheUniversityofTexasat Austin (1046-97-1259) AMS Special Session on Commutative Rings, 8:30AM Inquiry about Inquiry: Use of case studies II (1475) to develop mathematical ideas in courses for pre-service teachers. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony B, Bill Jacob, University of California, Santa Mezzanine Level, Marriott Barbara (1046-97-779) Organizers: Jay A. Shapiro,George 9:00AM Inquiry-Based Learning Opportunities for Mason University (1476) Secondary Teachers and Students. Bret Benesh, College of Saint Benedict, David E. Dobbs,University Andrew Engelward,HarvardUniversity, of Tennessee, Knoxville Thomas W Judson*, Stephen F. Austin Shane P. Redmond,Eastern University, and Matthew Leingang,New Kentucky University York University (1046-97-489) Joe A. Stickles, Millikin 9:30AM Outreach IBL at the University of University (1477) Chicago. 8:00AM Kronecker function rings of Paul J. Sally, University of Chicago (1484) transcendental field extensions. (1046-97-1380) Olivier Kwegna Heubo,Newmexico 10:00AM Discussion State Univerity (1046-13-237)

125 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 8 (cont’d.)

8:30AM Compact metric spaces and Prufer AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory (1485) domains of polynomials. Preliminary and Higher Categories, III report. KAlanLoper*, Ohio State University - 8:00 AM –10:50AM Virginia Suite C, Newark, and Francesca Tartarone, Lobby Level, Marriott University of Rome III (1046-13-1375) Organizers: Thomas M. Fiore,University 9:00AM Prufer domains with Clifford class
(1486) semigroup. of Chicago Warren Wm. McGovern, Bowling Green Mark W. Johnson,Penn State University (1046-13-1238) State Altoona 9:30AM Straight rings, II. Preliminary report. James M. Turner,Calvin (1487) Gabriel Picavet*, Universit´e Blaise College Pascal, and D. E. Dobbs,Universityof W. Stephen Wilson, Johns Tennessee, Knoxville (1046-13-851) Hopkins University 10:00AM Gaussian Properties of Group Rings. Donald Yau, Ohio State (1488) Preliminary report. University at Newark Sarah Glaz, University of Connecticut 8:00AM The Homotopy Theory of n-fold (1046-13-1291) (1496) Categories. 10:30AM Finitistic projective and flat dimensions Thomas M. Fiore*, University of Chicago, (1489) of commutative rings. Simona Paoli, University of Haifa, and Silvana Bazzoni, Padova University, Italy Dorette Pronk, Dalhousie University (1046-13-1204) (1046-55-156) 8:30AM Defining the units of equivariant ring (1497) spectra. AMS Special Session on SAGE and Rekha Santhanam, Johns Hopkins Mathematical Research Using Open Source University (1046-55-1248) Software, I 9:00AM Orientations and p-adic Analysis. (1498) Barry John Walker,Northwestern 8:00 AM –10:50AM Delaware Suite A, University (1046-55-2105) Lobby Level, Marriott 9:30AM Level structures, Igusa tower and (1499) topological modular forms. Organizers: David Saunders,University Valentina Joukhovitski,Universityof of Delaware Michigan (1046-55-1845) David Harvey,Harvard 10:00AM The homology of topological modular University (1500) forms. David Joyner, U.S. Naval Paul Thomas Pearson,Universityof Academy Rochester (1046-55-1436) 8:00AM Undergraduate research in the 10:30AM Unstable module presentations for the
(1490) mathematics of voting and choice using (1501) cohomology of real projective spaces. Sage. Preliminary report. David Pengelley*andFrank Williams, Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College New Mexico State University (1046-91-102) (1046-55-279) 8:30AM Sage in an early-graduate research
(1491) course investigating the minimum rank problem. Jason Grout, Iowa State University AMS Special Session on Spectra of Matrix (1046-15-1841) Patterns and Applications to Dynamical 9:00AM zn poly: a library for polynomial Systems, I (1492) arithmetic. Preliminary report. David M Harvey, New York University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Coolidge Room, (1046-11-1822) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 9:30AM Fast Multiplication with Low Space
Organizers: Bryan L. Shader,University (1493) Complexity. Preliminary report. of Wyoming Daniel S. Roche, University of Waterloo (1046-68-1837) Luz M. DeAlba,Drake University 10:00AM Solutions, bounds, and finiteness of
(1494) polynomial systems in Sage. Leslie Hogben, Iowa State Marshall Hampton,Universityof University Minnesota, Duluth (1046-13-20) In-Jae Kim, Minnesota State 10:30AM Rump’s model problem and the computer University
(1495) search for records in number theory. 8:00AM Spectra of Matrix Patterns. Preliminary report. (1502) Leslie Hogben, Iowa State University & Erich Kaltofen, North Carolina State American Institute of Mathematics University (1046-11-2094) (1046-15-671)

126 Thursday, January 8 – Program of the Sessions

8:30AM Spectra of Matrices Applied to Dynamical AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems (1503) Models of Infectious Disease. and Differential Equations: Theory and Pauline van den Driessche,University Applications, II of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada (1046-15-568) 8:00 AM –10:50AM McKinley Room, 9:00AM Spectral properties of nonnegative and Mezzanine Level, Marriott (1504) eventually nonnegative matrices. Judith J. McDonald, Washington State Organizers: Annalisa Crannell, Franklin University (1046-15-1339) & Marshall College 9:30AM Should I stay or should I go? On the Suzanne Sindi,Brown
(1505) evolution of dispersal. University Sebastian J. Schreiber,Universityof 8:00AM An extension of the notion of zero-epi California, Davis (1046-92-434) (1514) maps to the context of topological spaces. 10:00AM Eigenvalues and the scrambling index for Alfonso Vignoli, Seconda Universit`adi (1506) stochastic matrices. Roma -Tor Vergata (1046-37-1651) Mahmud Akelbek, Weber State 8:30AM The Minimal Period Problem of Mario University, and Steve Kirkland*, (1515) Martelli. University of Regina (1046-15-1029) Diana M Thomas, Montclair State 10:30AM Low Rank Perturbations and Inertias of University (1046-34-1587)
(1507) Full Symmetric Sign Patterns. 9:00AM Multiple limit cycles in the standard Charles Waters and In-Jae Kim*,
(1516) model of three species competition for Minnesota State University, Mankato three essential resources. (1046-15-541) Steve Baer, Arizona State University, Bingtuan Li, University of Louisville, and AMS Special Session on Financial Hal L. Smith*, Arizona State University Mathematics, II (1046-34-477) 9:30AM Modeling the Evolution of Repetitive 8:00 AM –10:50AM Delaware Suite B,
(1517) Sequence in DNA. Lobby Level, Marriott Suzanne S Sindi,BrownUniversity (1046-34-551) Organizers: Erhan Bayraktar,University of Michigan 10:00AM Globally Stable Equilibria. (1518) Basilio Messano,UniversityofNapoli Tim Siu-Tang Leung, Johns (1046-37-711) Hopkins University 10:30AM On the Longitudinal Librations of Birgit Rudloff,Princeton (1519) Hyperion. University Mario Umberto Martelli,Claremont 8:00AM The Recent Financial Turmoil and Related Graduate University (1046-34-634)
(1508) Research Problems. Steven Kou, Columbia University (1046-91-744) 8:30AM Stability and equilibria of financial (1509) markets. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Orderings in Logic Gordan Zitkovic, University of Texas at and Topology, I Austin (1046-91-759) 9:00AM Stock Market Insider Trading in 8:00 AM –10:50AM Harding Room, (1510) Continuous Time with Imperfect Dynamic Mezzanine Level, Marriott Information. Organizers: Valentina S. Harizanov, Albina Danilova, Carnegie Mellon George Washington University (1046-91-1297) University 9:30AM A Markov Model for the Dynamics of a (1511) Limit Order Book. Jozef H. Przytycki,George Sasha F Stoikov*, Cornell, Rama Washington University Cont and Rishi Talreja,Columbia 8:30AM Topology of spaces of orderings of (1046-90-1450)
(1520) groups. Preliminary report. 10:00AM No Arbitrage Conditions For Simple Adam S. Sikora, SUNY Buffalo (1512) Trading Strategies. (1046-06-1077) Hasanjan Sayit*, Worcester Polytechnic 9:30AM The Conrad property for left orderings Institute., and Erhan Bayraktar, (1521) on groups from a topological and a University of Michigan (1046-60-778) dynamical viewpoint. 10:30AM A note on admissible strategies for Andres Navas, University of Santiago, (1513) general stochastic processes and Chile (1046-06-662) applications. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Left ordered and discretely ordered Sara Biagini, Universita’ di Perugia., and (1522) groups. Mihai Sirbu*, University of Texas at Peter A Linnell,VirginiaTech Austin (1046-60-1427) (1046-20-1073)

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AMS Special Session on Scientific Computing 9:15AM Birational Geometry of the Moduli Space and Advanced Computation, I (1534) of Curves with Marked Points. David Jensen, University of Texas at 8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony A, Austin (1046-14-996) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 9:30AM Break Organizers: , 9:45AM Weighted Homogeneous Polynomials Edward Castillo,Jr
University of California Irvine (1535) and the Jacobian in Two Variables. Preliminary report. James M. Rath,Universityof James Price, Purdue University Texas at Austin (1046-14-935) Sarah A. Williams, 10:00AM Bounded Category of an Exact Category. University of California Davis (1536) Seshendra Pallekonda, King’s College 8:00AM Asynchronous Event-Driven Particle (1046-19-700) (1523) Algorithms in Computational Materials 10:15AM Localization Formulae in odd K-theory. Science. (1537) Preliminary report. Aleksandar Donev, Lawrence Livermore Florentiu Daniel Cibotaru,Universityof National Laboratory (1046-68-1397) Notre Dame (1046-19-1134) 8:30AM A Noisy Adiabatic Theorem and 10:30AM Solving Polynomial Systems on a Parallel
(1524) Implications for Quantum Computing. (1538) Computer with PHCpack and PHClab. Dianne P. O’Leary,Universityof Yun Guan*andJan Verschelde, Maryland (1046-65-569) University of Illinois at Chicago 9:00AM The Mathematics of Scientific Software (1046-14-1873) (1525) Automation. 10:45AM Some syzygies of the generators of L. Ridgway Scott, University of Chicago (1539) the ideal of a border basis scheme. (1046-65-1205) Preliminary report. 9:30AM Computational Optimization: Insights & Mark E Huibregtse, Skidmore College
(1526) Questions. (1046-14-1239) Stephen G Nash,GeorgeMason University (1046-49-1228) AMS Session on Combinatorics, III 10:00AM Experiences in computational science and
(1527) the Department of Scientific Computing 8:00 AM –10:55AM Wilson Room A, at FSU. Mezzanine Level, Marriott Max Gunzburger,FloridaState University (1046-65-2117) 8:00AM Reduced Decompositions with Few (1540) Repetitions and Permutation Patterns. 10:30AM Scientific Computing At Stony Brook Daniel Daly, University of Denver
(1528) University. (1046-05-836) James Glimm, Stony Brook University (1046-76-1216) 8:15AM Subsets of finite groups exhibiting (1541) additive regularity. Todd M. Gutekunst, King’s College AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry and (1046-05-888) K-Theory 8:30AM On the Erdos- Sos and Komlos Sos
(1542) Conjecture for graphs without a K(2,s). 8:00 AM –10:55AM Wilson Room B, Suman Balasubramanian*andEdward , Mississippi State University Mezzanine Level, Marriott Dobson (1046-05-986) 8:00AM Differential Tannakian categories. 8:45AM The Critical Independence Number (1529) Alexey Ovchinnikov,Universityof
(1543) of a Graph and an Independence Illinois at Chicago (1046-14-100) Decomposition. 8:15AM Motivic Zeta-Functions for Curves with Craig Larson, Virginia Commonwealth (1530) Group Actions. University (1046-05-1042) Justin D Mazur, Indiana University 9:00AM Extremal Functions of Forbidden Double (1046-14-515) (1544) Permutation Matrices. 8:30AM On splice quotients of the form Jesse T. Geneson,HarvardUniversity (1531) {zn = f (x,y)}. Math Department (1046-05-829) Elizabeth A. Sell, Millersville University 9:15AM Break. (1046-14-169) 9:30AM Secondary Domination Graphs of 8:45AM K3 Surfaces and Modular (1545) Tournaments. (1532) Parametrizations. Kim A.S. Factor, Marquette University, Ursula A Whitcher,Universityof and Larry J. Langley*, University of the Washington (1046-14-312) Pacific (1046-05-868) 9:00AM Translation Covers Among Triangular 9:45AM Extending Generating Functions to
(1533) Billiards Surfaces. Preliminary report.
(1546) Sk  Sn. Jason P. Schmurr, Oregon State Andrew G Niedermaier,Universityof University (1046-14-535) California - San Diego (1046-05-816)

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10:00AM The Hall-Paige conjecture in 10:15AM Pictures of the second homotopy module
(1547) non-associative contexts. (1560) of a two-complex. Preliminary report. Kyle Pula, University of Denver Katherine S. Byler Kelm, California State (1046-05-1168) University, Fresno (1046-57-1764) 10:15AM Non-embeddable Quasi-residual Menon 10:30AM The Space of Regular Polygons.
(1548) Designs.
(1561) Angela L Pile, Lock Haven University of Tariq A Alraqad*, Northern Pennsylvania (1046-57-616) State University, and Mohan 10:45AM Cohomology of cohomogeneity-one Shrikhande, Central Michigan University (1562) manifolds. (1046-05-1184) Shari K. Ultman, Oregon State University 10:30AM Enumerating Rook Paths and Queen (1046-57-286)
(1549) Paths. Preliminary report. Martin J. Erickson, Truman State University (1046-05-1220) 10:45AM The Rainbow Index of a Graph. MAA Session on College Algebra: Focusing
(1550) Futaba Okamoto*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Gary Chartrand on Conceptual Understanding, Real-World and Ping Zhang,WesternMichigan Data, and Mathematical Modeling, II University (1046-05-1226) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott Organizers: Florence S. Gordon,New AMS Session on Manifolds and Cell York Institute of Technology Complexes Laurette B. Foster, Prairie View A&M University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Hoover Room, Yajun Yang,Farmingdale Mezzanine Level, Marriott State College Ray E. Collings,Georgia 8:00AM Dean Knots. (1551) Brandy J Guntel,TheUniversityofTexas Perimeter College at Austin (1046-57-64) 8:00AM Engaging Precalculus Students in the (1563) Complete Process of Mathematical 8:15AM Surgery equivalence invariants of (1552) generalized colored knots. Modeling. Steven D Wallace, Macon State College Paula Shorter*, Mairead Greene and (1046-57-552) Zdenka Guadarrama, Rockhurst University (1046-C1-1878) 8:30AM Circular thin position for knots.
8:20AM Involving Students in Conceptual (1553) Manjarrez-Gutierez Fabiola,UCDavis
(1046-57-1282) (1564) Learning in College Algebra and Pre-Calculus. 8:45AM The bridge number of knots and links Joyati Debnath, Winona State University (1554) which differ from a split link by a (1046-C1-1146) rational tangle replacement. 8:40AM Elementary Modeling Across the Scott A Taylor, Colby College
(1046-57-1340) (1565) Two-Year College Curriculum. Alice Eiko Pierce*andRay E. 9:00AM The growth of the quantum hyperbolic Collings, Georgia Perimeter College (1555) invariants of the figure eight knot. (1046-C1-1745) Preliminary report. 9:00AM Teaching Modeling College Algebra for Heather M Molle,TheUniversityofIowa
(1046-57-1702) (1566) 2000 students: Garnering support from Faculty and Administrators. 9:15AM On knot Floer homology of satellite (1, 1) Bill Haver*andKim Shannon, (1556) knots. Virginia Commonwealth University Philip J.P. Ording, Medgar Evers College, (1046-C1-1858) CUNY (1046-57-676) 9:20AM Teaching Modeling College Algebra for 9:30AM Three Manifold Cobordisms and
(1567) 2000 students: Providing Professional (1557) Homotopy Lie Algebras. Development and Course Materials for Benjamin J Cooper,Universityof Instructors. California, San Diego (1046-57-1470) Ed Eades*andBill Haver,Virginia 9:45AM High Distance knots in 3-manifolds. Commonwealth University (1558) Marion Moore*andMatt Rathbun, (1046-C1-1862) University of California at Davis 9:40AM Changing the Culture: Professional (1046-57-1872) (1568) Development for an Activity-Based 10:00AM Relative Critical Sets: structure and Modeling Approach to Teaching College
(1559) application. Algebra. Jason E Miller, Truman State University Barbara E Edwards, Oregon State (1046-57-1950) University, Corvallis, OR (1046-C1-1808)

129 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 8 (cont’d.)

10:00AM Students’ Conceptual Understanding and 10:20AM Integration of the Keystone Methodology (1569) Attitudes in an Activity-Based Modeling (1579) with Computer Technology. Approach to Teaching College Algebra. Cyrill Oseledets, Vali Siadat and Stephanie Bowers*, Barbara E Edwards, Ming-Jer Wang*, Richard J. Daley College Charisse Hake, Gulden Karakok and (1046-F1-921) Ching-chia Ko, Oregon State University, 10:40AM Successfully Transitioning Corvallis, OR (1046-C1-1800)
(1580) Under-Prepared First-Year Pre-Calculus 10:20AM Implementation of Refocused College Students.
(1570) Algebra at Howard University. Joy Moore, Xavier University JFMcGowan,HowardUniversity (1046-F1-1302) (1046-C1-1276) 10:40AM “I’d rather be approximately right than MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, II
(1571) precisely wrong”: moving beyond mathematicians’ natural obsession with 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 4, the exact in college algebra. Preliminary Lower Level, Marriott report. Organizer: Douglas E. Norton, Suzanne I Dor´ee, Augsburg College Villanova University (Minneapolis, MN) (1046-C1-408) 8:00AM Mathematical Photo Scavenger Hunt.
(1581) Dale K Hathaway, Olivet Nazarene MAA Session on Developmental Mathematics University (1046-J1-920) Education:Helping Under-Prepared Students 8:20AM On the beauty of mathematics. Transition to College-Level Mathematics
(1582) Olya V Sahakyan, Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 6, (1046-J1-1180) Lower Level, Marriott 8:40AM Cracking Open the Books: Encouraging Organizers: J. Winston Crawley, (1583) Undergraduates to Interact with Shippensburg University Mathematic(al) Texts. Preliminary report. Jeffrey P. Smith, Otterbein College Kimberly Presser, (1046-J1-45) Shippensburg University 9:00AM Newton and Fibonacci: Estimating The 8:00AM Building Bridges to College Mathematics.
(1584) Golden Ratio. (1572) Preliminary report. Michelle Y Penner, Central Virginia Dora Cardenas Ahmadi, Morehead State Community College (1046-J1-1707) University (1046-F1-1167) 9:20AM Mathematics of Southern Appalachian 8:20AM ”Rock Math” - Helping Under-prepared
(1585) Folk Pottery.
(1573) Students make the Transition to College Michelle Krolikowski*andElizabeth Mathematics. CRogers, Piedmont College Robert E. Burks Jr., United States Military (1046-J1-2021) Academy (1046-F1-1199) 9:40AM Recreating a Decagonal Star Polygon 8:40AM Females in mathematics: Why aren’t they
(1586) Design.
(1574) persisting? And what can we do to BLynnBodner, Monmouth University encourage them to stay? Preliminary (1046-J1-461) report. 10:00AM On Ricochet Compositions for N-gons. Carla V. Gerberry, Purdue University
(1587) Preliminary report. (1046-F1-686) Gary R. Greenfield,Universityof 9:00AM Combination of Formative and Richmond (1046-J1-407)
(1575) Summative Assessment Instruments in 10:20AM A Brief Study of Designs on the Surfaces Elementary Algebra Classes at the
(1588) of Some Swing-Hinged Dissections. College. Preliminary report. Reza Sarhangi,TowsonUniversity Euguenia V. Peterson and M. Vali (1046-J1-436) Siadat*, Richard J. Daley College (1046-F1-358) 10:40AM The symmetry of M.C. Escher’s Circle
(1589) Limit IV pattern and related patterns. 9:20AM Some thoughts from teaching math for Preliminary report. (1576) business course. Douglas Dunham,Universityof Yun Lu, Kutztown University of Minnesota Duluth (1046-J1-1965) Pennsylvania (1046-F1-830) 9:40AM RASM Reconstruction of the MAA Session on Promoting Deep Learning
(1577) Developmental Mathematics Program. for Mathematics Majors through Experiential Clyde L. Greeno, MALEI Mathematics Institute (1046-F1-1178) Learning, Writing, and Reflection, I

10:00AM Statistics: The Key to College Success for 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 5,
(1578) Educationally Under-Prepared Students. Lower Level, Marriott Preliminary report. John F Loase, Concordia College-NY Organizers: Murphy Waggoner, Mathematics Chair (1046-F1-18) Simpson College

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Chuck Straley,Wheaton 8:00AM A few new approaches to teach remedial College
(1599) math in the college. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Semi Inquiry-Based Learning in Haishen Yao, CUNY Queensborough
(1590) Undergraduate Real Analysis. Preliminary Community College (1046-Z1-1689) report. 8:15AM Bilingual and English language learners Jialing Dai, The University of the Pacific
(1600) understanding and solving mathematics (1046-S1-2070) problems. Preliminary report. 8:20AM How to Stop a British Ship: Projectile Heather Cavell, Liana Dawson,
(1591) Motion, the Revolutionary War, and West Kathleen Ross and Belin Tsinnajinnie*, Point. University of Arizona (1046-Z1-1779) Doug M Fletcher*, United States Military 8:30AM Coordinating Tutoring with the Calculus I Academy, West Point, NY, and Gary
(1601) Classroom. Preliminary report. Kramlich, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Sharon S Emerson-Stonnell*andRobert Bragg, NC (1046-S1-1578) DMarkey, Longwood University 8:40AM Inquiry-based learning in a discrete (1046-Z1-844) (1592) mathematics with graph theory course. 8:45AM Engagement Across the Disciplines. Preliminary report.
(1602) Preliminary report. Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State Laura J Schmidt*andEileen M Zito, University (1046-S1-1900) University of Wisconsin-Stout 9:00AM Discussion and Revisiting of Calculus (1046-Z1-741)
(1593) Concepts to Gain Understanding of Main 9:00AM What is mathematics and what kind of Concepts. Preliminary report.
(1603) answers will satisfy this question? Jose H. Giraldo,TexasA&M Carlos R. Bovell, Northern Burlington University-Corpus Christi (1046-S1-2045) County Regional High School 9:20AM Calculus Field Trips. (1046-Z1-71) (1594) Despina Prapavessi*, Karen Edwards 9:15AM What if Your PreCalculus Student Asks a and C. Samuel Needham, Diablo Valley
(1604) Good Question? College (1046-S1-482) Stan VerNooy, College of Southern 9:40AM Midwest Math-in: 24 Hours of Math. Nevada (1046-Z1-1063)
(1595) Benjamin J. Galluzzo,UniversityofIowa 9:30AM The WiVaM Consortium REU-RET. (1046-S1-1524)
(1605) Preliminary report. 10:00AM Escalating Writing Assignments in Colin L Starr*andInga Johnson,
(1596) Calculus 1. Willamette University (1046-Z1-870) Brian P Kelly, Bryant University 9:45AM Is Mathematics an Exact Science? (1046-S1-1747)
(1606) Lawrence A. D’Antonio, Ramapo College 10:20AM Developing Future Secondary Teachers’ of New Jersey (1046-Z1-403)
(1597) Mathematics Knowledge (for Teaching) 10:00AM A Moment of Truth: Teaching an Honors with Student Presentations. Preliminary
(1607) Seminar Course. report. Stephen D Szydlik,Universityof Erica L Johnson, St. John Fisher College Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1046-Z1-1688) (1046-S1-1905) 10:15AM Tiings, Compositions, and 10:40AM Implementing SENCER ideals into
(1608) Generalizations.
(1598) an introductory statistics course. Ralph P. Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute Preliminary report. of Technology (1046-Z1-904) Katarzyna Potocka, Ramapo College of 10:30AM Making Effective Use of the Uniform New Jersey (1046-S1-528)
(1609) Distribution in an Introductory Probability Theory Course. Paul S. Rossi, College of Saint Elizabeth MAA General Contributed Paper Session, X (1046-Z1-1300) 10:45AM Problems in Combining Rational 8:00 AM –10:55AM Washington Room 1, (1610) Expressions and Factorization of a Lower Level, Marriott Special Kind of Quadratic Trinomial. Bernardo Rivera Marquez,Ateneode Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, Naga University (1046-Z1-1187) Framingham State College Moderators: Lawrence D’Antonio, Ramapo College of New Jersey SIAM Minisymposium on the Mathematics of Stephen Szydlik,University Energy Conversion of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 8:00 AM –10:55AM Maryland Suite C, Stan VerNooy, College of Lobby Level, Marriott Southern Nevada Carlos Bovell,Mercer Organizer: Keith Promislow,Michigan Community College State University

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8:00AM Intercalation dynamics in rechargeable 9:15AM A generalization of a result of G. Polya´ (1611) batteries. (1620) and its application to a continuous Martin Z. Bazant, Stanford University extension of the de la Vall´ee Poussin (1046-00-1142) means. 8:30AM Non-linear Dynamics of Transport and Alfred S. Cavaretta and Terence (1612) Mechanical Properties in PEM Fuel Cells. G. Hanchin*, Kent State University Jay Benziger, Princeton University (1046-41-1246) (1046-74-1243) 9:30AM Statistical Approximation for Stochastic 9:00AM Proton Conduction in Polymer Electrolyte (1621) Processes. (1613) Membranes. George A Anastassiou*, University Keith S. Promislow, Michigan State of Memphis, Oktay Duman,TOBB University (1046-70-881) Economics and Technology University, and Esra Erkus-Duman,GaziUniversity 9:30AM Existence of positive solutions to a (1046-41-58) (1614) nonlinear PDE system, modeling fuel cell dynamics near a triple phase boundary. 9:45AM Break Arian Novruzi*, University of Ottawa, 10:00AM Vector Field Decomposition on the Sphere Canada, and Al-Arydah Mo’Tassem, (1622) using Radial Basis Functions. University of Ottawa (1046-35-1416) Edward J Fuselier*, United States 10:00AM Simulation of Microstructures in Energy Military Academy, and Grady B Wright, (1615) Conversion Systems. Boise State University (1046-41-572) Katsuyo Thornton, Department of 10:15AM A context for Sylvester’s theorem on Materials Science and Engineering, (1623) sums of shifted monomial powers. University of Michigan (1046-80-1529) Preliminary report. 10:30AM Gamma convergence for Functionalized Alfred S. Cavaretta*andTerence (1616) Energies. Preliminary report. Hanchin, Kent State University Yang Li*andKeith S Promislow, (1046-41-1318) Michigan State University (1046-35-1982) 10:30AM Approximating Bessel Functions of the (1624) First Kind Using Super-Gaussians. Patricia Mellodge*andS. S. Townsend, University of Hartford (1046-41-1474) AWM Workshop 10:45AM Applying expansion techniques of (1625) multivariate expansion base method and extended Hensel construction to 8:20 AM –4:30PM Marriott Ballroom cryptography. Preliminary report. Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott Maki Iwami, Osaka University of This session has several parts that will be Economics and Law (1046-41-2040) listed separately by time in this program. All presentations are open to all JMM participants.

AMS Session on Mechanics AMS Session on Approximations and Expansions 8:30 AM –10:55AM Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott 8:30 AM –10:55AM Park Tower 8:30AM A Family of Orbits in the Newtonian Suite 8226, Marriott
(1626) Three-Body Problem. Elizabeth A Zollinger, HIram College 8:30AM Functions with strongly unique best (1617) approximates are dense in vector valued (1046-70-256) approximation. 8:45AM Explicit Symplectic Integration of Martin Bartelt*, Christopher Newport (1627) Compact Lie Poisson Systems. University, and John Swetits,Old Steven Benzel, Berry College Dominion University (1046-41-331) (1046-70-1274) 8:45AM Statistical Learning Methods for Uniform 9:00AM Three-dimensional equilibrium (1618) Approximation Bounds in Multiresolution (1628) crystal shapes with corner energy Spaces. regularization. Mark A. Kon,BostonUniversity,and Antonio Mastroberardino*, Penn State Louise A. Raphael*, Howard University Erie, and Brian J Spencer,Universityat (1046-41-473) Buffalo (1046-70-1429) 9:00AM On Smoothness of Nonlinear Subdivision 9:15AM Quadrature-rule type approximations to (1619) Schemes. (1629) the quasicontinuum method. Esfandiar Nava-Yazdani,Drexel Yanzhi Zhang*andMax Gunzburger, University (1046-41-803) Florida State University (1046-74-225)

132 Thursday, January 8 – Program of the Sessions

9:30AM A 3-D Nonlinear Anisotropic 10:30AM Can You Hear Me Now? Preliminary (1630) Elastodynamic Model for Rapid
(1642) report. Enlargement of Intracranial Saccular Le Gui,theUniversityofIowa Aneurysms. Preliminary report. (1046-94-274) Janet Chen Daniel, Anthony Tongen, 10:45AM Infinite Families of Recursive Formulas Paul G Warne and Debra Polignone (1643) Generating Power Moments of Warne*, James Madison University Kloosterman Sums: Symplectic Case. (1046-74-1314) Dae San Kim,SogangUniversity 9:45AM Break (1046-94-1176) 10:00AM Relaxed Matching for Stabilization of (1631) Mechanical Systems. David A Long*, North Carolina State AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by University, Anthony M Bloch,University of Michigan, Jerrold E Marsden, Recent Ph.D.’s, I California Institute of Technology, and 8:30 AM –10:20AM Marriott Ballroom Dmitry V Zenkov, North Carolina State University (1046-70-549) Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott 10:15AM Stability Results for a Multilayer 8:30AM On the Casimir fields of q(n)(1). (1632) Mead-Markus Beam. (1644) Preliminary report. Aaron A. Allen*andScott W. Hansen, Jennifer D. Berg, Fitchburg State College Iowa State University (1046-74-809) (1046-22-263) 10:30AM Numerical Results for Energy Decay in 9:00AM Elliptic curves of large rank in towers of (1633) Thermoelastic Beams. Preliminary report. (1645) function fields. Tim McDevitt, Elizabethtown College Lisa A. Berger, Stony Brook University (1046-74-1714) (1046-11-288) 10:45AM F dot ds...Simple Calculus, Deep Physics. 9:30AM Sobolev estimates for the Green potential
(1634) Preliminary report. (1646) associated with the Robin-Laplacian. Lawrence S. Braden, St. Paul’s School Tunde Jakab*, Irina Mitrea,Universityof (1046-01-166) Virginia, and Marius Mitrea,University of Missouri-Columbia (1046-35-208) 10:00AM Ray class groups. AMS Session on Logic and Computer Science (1647) Jing Long Hoelscher,Universityof Arizona (1046-11-258) 8:30 AM –10:55AM Park Tower Suite 8219, Marriott

8:30AM Convergence with a fixed regulator in AMS Committee on Education Panel (1635) residuated lattices. Discussion Lavinia Corina Ciungu, State University of New York at Buffalo (1046-03-337) 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Wilson Room C, 8:45AM Reducts of generalized random bipartite Mezzanine Level, Marriott (1636) graph. Yun Lu, Kutztown University of The future of school mathematics Pennsylvania (1046-03-824) education. 9:00AM Separating the Degree Spectra of Moderator: William G. McCallum, (1637) Structures. University of Arizona Tyler J Markkanen,Universityof Panelists: Scott J. Baldridge, Louisiana Connecticut (1046-03-1799) State University 9:15AM Investigating KeeLoq. Daniel Chazan,University
(1638) Amber M Rogers*, Northern Kentucky of Maryland University, and Brad Fox, Transylvania Solomon A. Garfunkel, University (1046-68-718) COMAP 9:30AM Computable Dimension of Ordered Fields. Kristin Umland,University (1639) Oscar Levin, University of Connecticut of New Mexico (1046-03-1337) 9:45AM Break 10:00AM Reverse Mathematics of Theorems AMS Invited Address (1640) Involving the Coloring Number of Graphs. Matthew A Jura,Universityof 9:00 AM –9:50AM Marriott Ballroom Salons Connecticut (1046-03-1677) 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott 10:15AM The Inverse Fixed Point Theorem and (1641) Image Encoding. Preliminary report. (1648) On Nash, Brouwer, and other Chokri Cherif*andAvraham Goldstein, nonconstructive proofs. BMCC/City University of New York Christos Papadimitriou,Universityof (1046-68-1023) California Berkeley

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ASL Invited Address AMS Session on Calculus of Variations and Control 9:00 AM –9:50AM Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott 9:00 AM –10:55AM Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott (1649) Computable Structure Theory. Barbara Csima, University of Waterloo 9:00AM Finding Explicitely the Value Function for (1046-03-105) (1652) an Optimal Control Problem. Jesus A. Pascal, American University of AMS Special Session on New Connections Nigeria (1046-49-683) Between Topology, Combinatorics, and 9:15AM Optimal quadrature formulae related to Physics, I (1653) solutions of initial boundary value problems. 9:00 AM –10:45AM Virginia Suite B, Anna S Bulanova*, University of Alaska, Lobby Level, Marriott Fairbanks, Sergei A Avdonin,University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Dmitri A Organizers: Paul Fendley,Universityof Ovsyannikov, Saint Petersburg State Virginia University (1046-49-2063) Slava Krushkal,University 9:30AM Convexity in Hamilton-Jacobi theory with of Virginia
(1654) measurable dependent time. 9:00AM Diagrammatics of biadjoint functors and Lingyan Huang, Louisiana State (1650) beyond. University (1046-49-2103) Mikhail Khovanov, Columbia University 9:45AM Variational characterizations of the yield (1046-18-738) (1655) set of a polycrystal: some model cases. 10:00AM Self-duality and generalized differential Marian Bocea, North Dakota State (1651) cohomology. University (1046-49-96) Gregory W. Moore,RutgersUniversity 10:00AM Multiobjective optimization and nonlinear (1046-81-931) (1656) programming. Qingxia Li*andPeter Wolenski, MAA Minicourse #13: Part B Louisiana State University (1046-49-2099) 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Congressional 10:15AM A Distribution Approach to (Bi)Simulation Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel (1657) Relations for Nonlinear Control Systems. Preliminary report. Directing undergraduate research. Laura Munteanu, The State University Organizer: Aparna W. Higgins, of New York, College at Oneonta University of Dayton (1046-93-1160) 10:30AM Controlling the Motion of Charged MAA Minicourse #3: Part B
(1658) Particles in a Vacuum Electromagnetic Field from Boundary. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Hampton Ballroom, Luis R Suazo*, University of Central Omni Shoreham Hotel Arkansas, and Weijiu Liu,UniversityOf Central Arkansas (1046-93-1438) Educating about the state of the planet 10:45AM Tracking control of nonlinear systems and sustainability while enhancing (1659) with uncertainties in the presence of calculus. hysteresis and saturation. Organizer: Thomas J. Pfaff,Ithaca Dinesh B Ekanayake*andRamVIyer, College Texas Tech University (1046-93-2046)

MAA Minicourse #8: Part B

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel MAA Session on Research on the Teaching andLearningofUndergraduate Taking symbols seriously: Teaching form Mathematics, III and function in college algebra.

Organizers: Deborah Hughes Hallett, 9:00 AM –10:45AM Washington Room 3, University of Arizona and Lower Level, Marriott Harvard University Patti Frazer Lock,St. Organizers: Keith H. Weber,Rutgers Lawrence University University William G. McCallum, Michelle J. Zandieh, University of Arizona Arizona State University Patricia D. Shure,University Karen A. Marrongelle, of Michigan Portland State University

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9:00AM Dialogical Engagement in Two Interactive MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion (1660) Mathematics Lessons. Vilma Mesa*andPeichin Chang, 9:30 AM –10:45AM Palladian Ballroom, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Omni Shoreham Hotel (1046-U1-1390) Designing and teaching a geometry 9:35AM An Analysis of College Mathematics course for preservice secondary (1661) Placement Policies for Students with High mathematics teachers. School Calculus Experience. Theresa A Laurent, St Louis College of Organizers: James E. Hamblin, Pharmacy (1046-U1-227) Shippensburg University 10:00AM Ascertaining the Professional William O. Martin,North
(1662) Development Needs of Graduate Dakota State University Mathematics Teaching Assistants. Todd D. Oberg, Illinois Preliminary report. College Jason K. Belnap, Brigham Young Panelists: William E. Fenton, University (1046-U1-1897) Bellarmine University 10:25AM Instructor Responses to Prior Knowledge Angela M. Hodge,North
(1663) Errors Within a Calculus I Course. Dakota State University Preliminary report. Barbara E. Reynolds, Jana R Talley,UniversityofOklahoma Cardinal Stritch University (1046-U1-531) Thomas Q. Sibley, St. John’s University SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel Discussion ASL Invited Address

9:00 AM –10:20AM Marshall Ballroom East, 10:00 AM –10:50AM Maryland Suite A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Lobby Level, Marriott Technology in statistics education. (1664) Set theoretic methods in model theory. Organizers: Patricia B. Humphrey, Jouko V¨a¨an¨anen,Universityof Georgia Southern University Amsterdam, ILLC (1046-03-110) Chris J. Lacke,Rowan University NAM Business Meeting

Michael A. Posner, 10:00 AM –10:55AM Maryland Suite B, Villanova University Lobby Level, Marriott Moderator: Michael A. Posner Panelists: Patricia B. Humphrey MAA Invited Address John D. McKenzie,Babson College 10:05 AM –10:55AM Marriott Ballroom Paul L. Myers, Woodward Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Academy (1665) Geometreks. Chris J. Lacke Ivars Peterson, MAA (1046-A0-10)

NAM Panel Discussion AWM Workshop: Poster Session with Presentations from Women Graduate 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Maryland Suite B, Students Lobby Level, Marriott 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Marriott Ballroom Title to be announced. Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott

10:30AM Planar Algebras and knots. Preliminary Exhibits and Book Sales
(1666) report. Emily Peters*, University of California, 9:00 AM – NOON Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott Berkeley, Scott Morrison,Microsoft, Station Q, and Noah Snyder,University of California, Berkeley (1046-57-197) Student Hospitality Center 10:30AM Embedded minimal surfaces with finite
(1667) topology. Preliminary report. 9:00 AM –2:00PM Atrium, Lower Level, Christine Breiner, Johns Hopkins outside Hall C, Marriott University (1046-53-211) 10:30AM Bockstein basis and resolution theorems Employment Center (1668) in extension theory. Vera Tonic,UniversityofOklahoma 9:00 AM – NOON Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott (1046-54-213)

135 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 8 (cont’d.)

10:30AM State Complexes and Special Cube AMS Business Meeting
(1669) Complexes. Valerie J. Peterson, University of Illinois 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Marriott Ballroom at Urbana-Champaign (1046-55-214) Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott 10:30AM Noise Tolerant Planar Curve Matching (1670) Using Invariants. Luncheon in Honor of Retiring MAA Kathleen M Iwancio, North Carolina Associate Secretary James Tattersall State University (1046-14-232) 10:30AM Reconstructing free surfaces for a flow of 12:15 PM –2:00PM Marshall Ballroom West, (1671) ideal fluid around supercavitating Mezzanine Level, Marriott wedges. Yuri Antipov and Anna Zemlyanova*, NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture Louisiana State University (1046-76-235) 10:30AM Some results on approximate liftings. 1:00 PM –1:50PM Maryland Suite B, (1672) Weihua Li*andDon Hadwin,University Lobby Level, Marriott of New Hampshire (1046-46-246) (1682) The Hoffman-Wielandt inequality 10:30AM Prior Knowledge and Calculus revisited.
(1673) Performance. Earl R. Barnes, Morgan State University Jana R. Talley,UniversityofOklahoma (1046-97-250) ASL Invited Address 10:30AM An uncoupled EMP formulation of a (1674) Bianchi I scalar field cosmology. 1:00 PM –1:50PM Maryland Suite A, Jennie D’Ambroise,Universityof Lobby Level, Marriott Massachusetts Amherst (1046-83-261) 10:30AM Yang Mills functional on a deformed
(1683) Can we make the Second Incompleteness (1675) Heisenberg C∗-algebra. Theorem coordinate free? Sooran Kang, University of Colorado, at Albert Visser, Utrecht University Boulder (1046-53-267) (1046-03-109) 10:30AM Weighted L2 Estimates for Dissipative (1676) Nonlinear Wave Equations with AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Space-Time Dependent Potential. Mathematics, IV Maisa M Khader,Universityof Tennessee (1046-35-268) 1:00 PM –5:55PM Marshall Ballroom South, 10:30AM The Effect of Diffusion on Calcium Mezzanine Level, Marriott
(1677) Oscillations. Preliminary report. Organizers: Joseph W. Dauben,Lehman Nessy Tania*andJames P. Keener, College University of Utah (1046-92-273) Karen H. Parshall, 10:30AM A New Approach to Killing Forms. University of Virginia (1678) Audrey Malagon,EmoryUniversity (1046-17-296) Patti Hunter,Westmont College 10:30AM A geometric and combinatorial (1679) construction of the Springer Deborah Kent, Hillsdale representation. College Heather M. Russell*andJulianna 1:00PM Saving the phenomena: limits from S. Tymoczko,UniversityofIowa
(1684) Maclaurin to Cauchy. Preliminary report. (1046-57-304) Robert E. Bradley, Adelphi University (1046-01-720) 10:30AM Homogenizing the Acoustics of (1680) Cancellous Bone. 1:30PM Euler, Lagrange and Cauchy: Three Ana Vasilic, University of Delaware
(1685) perspectives on the ”Euler Identity”. (1046-35-325) C Edward Sandifer, Western Connecticut State University (1046-01-769) 10:30AM The Mechanics and Dynamics of DNA as (1681) an Elastic Rod. 2:00PM Andrew Ellicott: mathematician, Eva M Strawbridge,Universityof
(1686) surveyor, teacher. Preliminary report. California, Davis (1046-92-326) Florence D Fasanelli, AAAS (1046-01-413) MAA Business Meeting 2:30PM Edwin Abbott and the mathematics of
(1687) Flatland. 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM Marriott Ballroom William Lindgren*, Slippery Rock Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott University, and Joan Richards,Brown University (1046-01-696) Organizer: Martha J. Siegel,Towson 3:00PM Elliptic Functions via Invariant Theory: University (1688) Cayley’s partial anticipation of the Moderator: Joseph A. Gallian, Weierstrass ℘-function. University of Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College Minnesota-Duluth (1046-01-369)

136 Thursday, January 8 – Program of the Sessions

3:30PM Teacher and Mentor: Gosta¨ 3:30PM Student-to-Student Discussions: The Roles
(1689) Mittag-Leffler’s influence on the Swedish
(1699) of the Instructor and Students in mathematical community through Discussions in an Inquiry-Oriented his role as professor at Stockholms Transition to Proof Course. hogskola.¨ Preliminary report. Stephanie R Nichols,Anoka-Ramsey Laura E. Turner, University of Aarhus Community College (1046-97-1545) (1046-01-688) 4:00PM Inquiring about Inquiry: Progress on 4:00PM What Led Ronald Fisher to the Concept of
(1700) Research and Evaluation Studies of
(1690) Randomization? A Re-Examination. Inquiry-Based Learning in Undergraduate Preliminary report. Mathematics at Four Campuses. Nancy S. Hall, University of Delaware Sandra L. Laursen*andMarja-Liisa (1046-01-538) Hassi, University of Colorado, Boulder 4:30PM Integral Equations: a “Revolution” in (1046-97-742)
(1691) Mathematics in the early 20th Century? 4:30PM Incorporating Inquiry-Based Learning William T Archibald*, Simon Fraser (1701) in the Calculus Sequence: A Most University, and Rossana Tazzioli, Challenging Endeavour. Universit’e de Lille I, Lille, France M. Padraig McLoughlin,Kutztown (1046-01-506) University of Pennsylvania (1046-97-553) 5:00PM The Center Problem in Complex 5:00PM IBLinFreshmanCalculusatthe
(1692) Dynamics, 1913-1942. Preliminary (1702) University of Chicago. report. Diane Herrmann, University of Chicago Daniel S. Alexander,DrakeUniversity, (1046-97-730) Department of Mathematics & Computer 5:30PM Guided Discovery: Teaching Sciences (1046-01-1126)
(1703) Mathematics/Transforming Lives. 5:30PM The real inventor of the computer. Preliminary report.
(1693) Preliminary report. Michael Starbird,TheUniversityof Sanford L Segal, University of Rochester Texas at Austin (1046-97-627) (1046-01-562)

AMS-MAA Special Session on Inquiry-Based AMS Special Session on Function Theoretic Learning, II Operator Theory, II

1:00 PM –5:50PM Marshall Ballroom North, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Balcony D, Mezzanine Mezzanine Level, Marriott Level, Marriott Organizers: William B. Jacob,University Organizers: John B. Conway,George of California Santa Barbara Washington University Paul J. Sally,Universityof Sherwin Kouchekian, Chicago University of South Florida Ralf J. Spatzier,University William T. Ross,University of Michigan of Richmond Michael Starbird,University 1:00PM “Fingerprints” of the Two Dimensional of Texas at Austin
(1704) Shapes and Lemniscates. Preliminary 1:00PM Inquiry Based Learning at University of report.
(1694) Michigan. Preliminary report. Peter Ebenfelt, UCSD La Jolla, Dima Ralf J Spatzier, University of Michigan Khavinson*, University of South Florida, (1046-97-1002) and Harold S. Shapiro,RoyalInstituteof 1:30PM Two very different Inquiry Based Technology Stockholm (1046-30-134) (1695) Learning courses at the University of 1:30PM One to one compressions of composition Michigan. (1705) operators and the Klein-Gordon equation. Morton Brown, University of Michigan Preliminary report. (1046-97-513) Hakan Hedenmalm,RoyalInstituteof 2:00PM Upper-level undergraduate IBL Technology, Sweden, and Alfonso (1696) mathematics classes at the University of Montes-Rodriguez*, Universidad de Chicago. Sevilla (1046-47-731) John D. Boller, University of Chicago 2:00PM Examples in Bergman and Hardy Spaces. (1046-97-728) (1706) John R. Akeroyd, University of Arkansas 2:30PM Real Analysis—an inquiry-based (1046-30-351) (1697) approach. 2:30PM Multiplicative isometries and isometric Carol S Schumacher, Kenyon College (1707) zero-divisors. (1046-97-642) Alexandru Aleman, Lund University, 3:00PM Restraint and Coverage: A Peter L. Duren, Maria J. Martin*, (1698) Characterization of Instructor Change. University of Michigan, and Dragan Stan T Yoshinobu, Cal State Dominguez Vukotic, Universidad Autonoma de Hills (1046-97-1341) Madrid (1046-30-653)

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3:00PM On some bilinear symmetric forms and 3:30PM Convex combinations of harmonic
(1708) meromorphic continuation of analytic
(1719) mappings. functions. Preliminary report. Michael Dorff*andMagdalena Vasiliy A. Prokhorov*, University Woloszkiewicz, Brigham Young of South Alabama, and Dmitri V. University (1046-30-113) Prokhorov, University of South Florida 4:00PM discrete conformal flows in circle (1046-41-595) (1720) packing. Preliminary report. 3:30PM Zeros of certain kernel functions in the Ken Stephenson*, University of (1709) Fock space. Preliminary report. Tennessee, Knoxville, Elias Wegert and Catherine Beneteau*, University David Bauer, University of Freiberg, of South Florida, Brent Carswell, Germany (1046-30-350) Allegheny College, and Sherwin 4:30PM Multiplier Sequences for Generalized Kouchekian, University of South Florida (1721) Laguerre Bases. Preliminary report. (1046-30-1052) Tamas Forgacs, California State 4:00PM Invariant Subspaces and Composition University, Fresno, and Andrzej (1710) Operators. Piotrowski*, University of Alaska Manuel Ponce-Escudero*, Alfonso Southeast (1046-30-565)
Montes-Rodr´ıguez,Universidadde 5:00PM Behavior of exp(rz− b(r )) dr for Sevilla, and Stanislav Shkarin, Queen’s (1722) Smooth b: Connections with the Szego¨ University Belfast (1046-47-1753) Projection Operator. 4:30PM Weighted composition operators on the Jennifer Halfpap, University of Montana (1711) Bloch space in Cn. (1046-32-1713) Robert F. Allen and Flavia Colonna*, 5:30PM Weighted homogeneous pluripotential George Mason University (1046-47-660) (1723) theory. 5:00PM Compact approximation of integral Malgorzata S Stawiska*, University of (1712) operators with applications to Kansas, and Maritza M. Branker,Niagara composition operators. University (1046-32-191) Pekka J. Nieminen, University of Helsinki (1046-47-1577) 5:30PM Extremals for the families of commuting (1713) spherical contractions and their adjoints. Preliminary report. Stefan Richter*andCarl Sundberg, AMS Special Session on Commutative Rings, University of Tennessee (1046-47-884) III

1:00 PM –5:50PM Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott AMS Special Session on Complex Dynamics and Complex Function Theory Organizers: Jay A. Shapiro,George Mason University 1:00 PM –5:50PM McKinley Room, David E. Dobbs,University Mezzanine Level, Marriott of Tennessee, Knoxville Organizers: Stephanie Edwards,Hope Shane P. Redmond,Eastern College Kentucky University Rich L. Stankewitz,Ball Joe A. Stickles, Millikin State University University 1:00PM Boundaries of Bounded Fatou 1:00PM Derivations, formal fibers and bad (1714) Components of Quadratic Maps. (1724) Noetherian rings. Preliminary report. Ross Flek, Graduate Center, CUNY, and Bruce M Olberding,NewMexicoState Linda Keen*, Graduate Center and University (1046-13-603) Lehman College, CUNY (1046-30-882) 1:30PM On the t-spectrum of a Noetherian 1:30PM A Generalized Version of the McMullen (1725) domain. Preliminary report. (1715) Domain. Evan Houston*, University of North Elizabeth D Russell,BostonUniversity Carolina at Charlotte, and Abdeslam (1046-37-632) Mimouni, King Fahd University of 2:00PM Singular Perturbations of Complex Petroleum & Minerals (1046-13-1308)
(1716) Polynomials. 2:00PM Seminormality and Weak Normality. Sebastian M Marotta, University of the (1726) Marie A Vitulli, University of Oregon Pacific (1046-37-635) (1046-13-410) 2:30PM Holomorphic Motions and H´enon Maps. 2:30PM On n-absorbing ideals of commutative (1717) Philip P. Mummert, Taylor University
(1727) rings. Preliminary report. (1046-30-1463) David F. Anderson,TheUniversityof 3:00PM Approximable Quasidisks. Tennessee, Knoxville, and Ayman R (1718) Ngin-Tee Koh, University of Illinois at Badawi*, American University Of Sharjah, Urbana-Champaign (1046-30-681) United Arab Emirates (1046-13-478)

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3:00PM Some characterizations of generalized AMS Special Session on Geometry, Algebra, (1728) GCD domains. and Topology of Character Varieties Hwankoo Kim, Department of Information Security, Hoseo University, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Wilson Room C, Korea (1046-13-179) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 3:30PM Krull-dimension of a power series ring (1729) over a nonSFT-domain. Organizers: Sean Lawton, Instituto Byung Gyun Kang*andPhan Thanh Superior Tecnico Toan, Pohang University of Science and Elisha Peterson,United Technology (1046-13-1636) States Military Academy 4:00PM Elasticity of Krull Domains with Infinite 1:00PM Metabelian SL(n,C) representations of (1730) Class Groups. Preliminary report. (1739) knot groups. Benjamin R Lynch,Universityof Hans U. Boden*, McMaster University, Tennessee (1046-13-1255) and Stefan Friedl,UniversityofWarwick 4:30PM Block diagonalization and 2-unit sums (1046-57-1240) (1731) of matrices over Prufer domains. 1:30PM Characteristic subsurfaces, character Preliminary report. (1740) varieties and Dehn fillings. Peter Vamos, University of Exeter, and Marc Culler*, University of Illinois at Sylvia Wiegand*, University of Nebraska Chicago, Steve Boyer,Universit´edu (1046-13-862) Qu´ebec `aMontr´eal, Peter B Shalen, 5:00PM Cut Vertices and Zero-Divisor Graphs. University of Illinois at Chicago, and (1732) Preliminary report. Xingru Zhang, State University of New M. Axtell*, University of St. Thomas, York at Buffalo (1046-57-1507) and J. Stickles, Millikin University 2:00PM 3-manifolds whose character varieties (1046-13-1345) (1741) are not Lagrangian. Preliminary report. 5:30PM Generalized Boolean rings, idealizations, SAdamSikora, SUNY Buffalo (1733) and zero-divisor graphs. Preliminary (1046-53-1081) report. 2:30PM Bers slices are Zariski dense. Ryan E. Clark, University of Tennessee (1742) David Dumas*, University of Illinois at Knoxville (1046-13-1266) Chicago, and Richard P. Kent,Brown University (1046-30-1260) 3:00PM Deformations of maximal (1743) representations in the real symplectic group. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on New Connections Steven Bradlow, Department of Between Topology, Combinatorics, and Mathematics, University of Illinois, Oscar Physics, II Garcia-Prada,CSIC,Madrid,andPeter Gothen*, Centro de Matematica da 1:00 PM –5:45PM Virginia Suite B, Universidade do Porto (1046-14-441) Lobby Level, Marriott 3:30PM Ergodicity of subgroups of mapping class (1744) groups on SU(2)-character varieties. Organizers: Paul Fendley,Universityof William M. Goldman*, University Virginia of Maryland, and Eugene Z. Xia, Slava Krushkal,University National Center for Theoretical Science of Virginia (South), National Cheng-Kung University (1046-57-1191) 1:00PM Certain enumeration problems in (1734) 2-dimensional topology. 4:00PM Dynamics of the modular group action Vladimir Turaev, Indiana University (1745) on certain character varieties of the two (1046-57-293) generator free group. William M. Goldman,Universityof 2:00PM Quantum Noise and the Entanglement (1735) Entropy of Fermions. Maryland College Park, Greg McShane, Israel Klich, University of Virginia Laboratoire Emile Picard Universite Paris (1046-81-1509) Paul Sabatier, France, George Stantchev, Center for Scientific Computation and 3:00PM Blob homology. Mathematical Modelling, University of (1736) Scott Morrison, Microsoft Station Q Maryland College Park, USA, and Ser P. (1046-57-925) Tan*, National University of Singapore 4:00PM Quantum Hall wavefunctions and (1046-57-752) (1737) topological quantum field theories. 4:30PM Cohomology of SL(2,C) character Nicholas Read,YaleUniversity (1746) varieties of surface groups and the (1046-81-736) action of the Torelli group. 5:00PM Invariants of links with flat connections Georgios D. Daskalopoulos,Brown (1738) in the complement. University, and Richard A. Wentworth*, Nicolai Reshetikhin,Universityof Johns Hopkins University and the California, Berkeley (1046-57-1026) University of Maryland (1046-32-1208)

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5:00PM The topology of the moduli of free group AMS Special Session on Group Actions on (1747) representations. Curves Sean Lawton*, University of Maryland, and Carlos Florentino, Instituto Superior Tecnico (1046-14-749) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott 5:30PM Trace Diagram Recurrences and Central (1748) Functions of SL(2,C)-Character Varieties. Preliminary report. Organizers: Darren Glass, Gettysburg Elisha Peterson*, United States Military College Academy (West Point), and Sean Amy E. Ksir, United States Lawton, Instituto Superior T´ecnico Naval Academy (1046-14-1394) 1:00PM Fields of moduli of three point covers. (1756) Andrew S Obus,Universityof Pennsylvania (1046-14-199)

AMS Special Session on SAGE and 1:30PM Cartier operator on Kummer covers of (1757) the projective line. Mathematical Research Using Open Source Arsen Elkin, Colorado State University Software, II (1046-14-1009)

1:00 PM –4:50PM Delaware Suite A, 2:00PM Abelian formulas for cyclic curves. Lobby Level, Marriott (1758) Emma Previato*, Boston University, and Shigeki Matsutani, Sagamihara, Japan Organizers: David Saunders,University (1046-14-1062) of Delaware David Harvey,Harvard 2:30PM Admissible group actions on curves. University (1759) Preliminary report. David Harbater*, University of David Joyner, U.S. Naval Pennsylvania, Julia Hartmann,RWTH Academy Aachen, and Daniel Krashen,University 1:00PM Siegel modular forms in Sage. of Georgia (1046-16-1155) (1749) Craig Citro, University of California – Los Angeles, Alexandru Ghitza,Universityof 3:00PM Minimal-genus G-actions. Preliminary Melbourne, Nathan C. Ryan*, Bucknell (1760) report. University, and Nils-Peter Skoruppa, Robert Guralnick,UniversityofSouthern Universitat Siegen (1046-11-266) California, and Michael Zieve*, Rutgers 1:30PM Nilpotent Orbits Associated to Coxeter University (1046-14-433) (1750) Cells. Steven Glenn Jackson and Alfred G. 3:30PM Katz Gabber covers of curves with extra (1761) automorphisms. Preliminary report. No¨el*, The University of Massachusetts Boston (1046-22-272) Ted Chinburg*, University of Pennsylvania, Frauke M. Bleher, 2:00PM Coding theory and combinatorics in Sage. University of Iowa, and Peter Symonds, (1751) David Joyner*, US Naval Academy, and University of Manchester (1046-14-247) Robert Miller, University of Washington, Seattle (1046-05-758) 4:00PM Bounding the Number of Group Actions 2:30PM Numerical analysis tools for LLL lattice (1762) on a Surface of Fixed Genus. Preliminary
(1752) basis reduction. Preliminary report. report. Gilles Villard, CNRS, University of Lyon, Aaron D Wootton*, University of France (1046-68-1571) Portland, and JWAnderson,University of Southampton (1046-14-519) 3:00PM Break 3:30PM Ultra-Sparse Matrix Reduction to Reduced 4:30PM Decomposing Jacobian varieties using (1753) Row-Echelon Form for matrices over (1763) automorphism groups. GF(2). Jennifer Paulhus, Kansas State Gregory V Bard*, Fordham University, University (1046-11-1159) and Robert Miller,TheUniversityof Washington (1046-15-1959) 5:00PM Automorphism groups of cyclic curves (1764) defined over finite fields of any 4:00PM Modular ranks of the adjacency matrices characteristics.
(1754) of strongly regular graphs arising from Rakinawasan Sanjeewa*and semifields. Tanush Shaska, Oakland University Qing Xiang, University of Delaware (1046-14-275) (1046-05-1752) 4:30PM On matrix rank modulo small primes. 5:30PM Class numbers of function fields. (1755) Preliminary report. (1765) Preliminary report. B David Saunders,Universityof Jing Long Hoelscher,Universityof Delaware (1046-15-2007) Arizona (1046-11-995)

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AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution 6:00PM C(n)-Almost Automorphic Solutions of Equations and Their Applications, II (1776) Some Nonautonomous Differential Equations. 1:00 PM –6:50PM Virginia Suite A, Valerie N. Nelson*, Gaston M. Lobby Level, Marriott N’Guerekata, Morgan State University, and Khalil Ezzinbi,UniversiteCadi Organizers: Gaston N’Guerekata, Ayyad, Faculte des Sciences Semlalia Morgan State University (1046-34-910) Alexander A. Pankov, 6:25PM Spherical Averaged Endpoint Strichartz Morgan State University (1777) Estimate for the Two-dimensional Schrodinger¨ Equation with Inverse Guoping Zhang,Morgan Square Potential. State University I-Kun Chen, University of Maryland, Xuming Xie, Morgan State College Park (1046-35-591) University Zhijun Qiao,Universityof Texas Pan American AMS Special Session on Spectra of Matrix Patterns and Applications to Dynamical 1:00PM Well-posedness in Sobolev space of an (1766) unsteady crystal growth problem. Systems, II Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Coolidge Room, Xuming Xie, Morgan State University (1046-35-383) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 1:30PM Optical solitons with time-dependent Organizers: Bryan L. Shader,University (1767) dispersion, nonlinearity and attenuation. of Wyoming Anjan Biswas, Delaware State University Luz M. DeAlba,Drake (1046-78-295) University 2:00PM Nonlinear dynamical phenomena in Leslie Hogben, Iowa State (1768) mesoscale modeling of polycrystals. University Maria Emelianenko*, George Mason In-Jae Kim, Minnesota State University, David Kinderlehrer,Carnegie University Mellon University, and Dmitry Golovaty, University of Akron (1046-60-1912) 1:00PM Spectrally arbitrary patterns over finite (1778) fields. 2:30PM A numerical study of optical soliton-like Elizabeth J Bodine, Washington State
(1769) structures resulting from the nonlinear University (1046-15-1342) Schrodinger¨ equation with square-root 1:30PM Potentially Nilpotent Full Sign Patterns. law nonlinearity.
(1779) I.-J. Kim, Minnesota State University, Dawn Alisha Lott*andAnjan Biswas, Mankato, D. D. Olesky,Universityof Delaware State University (1046-78-318) Victoria, B. L. Shader,Universityof 3:00PM Peakon Equations. Wyoming, P. van den Driessche, (1770) Zhijun George Qiao and XLi*, UTPA University of Victoria, H. van der Holst, (1046-35-542) Eindhoven University of Technology, and 3:30PM Pseudo Almost Automorphic Solutions to K. N. Vander Meulen*, Redeemer (1771) the N-Dimensional Heat Equation University College (1046-15-628) p with S -Pseudo Almost Automorphic 2:00PM Minimum Rank of Various Matrix Coefficients. Preliminary report.
(1780) Patterns. Preliminary report. Toka Diagana,HowardUniversity Shaun M Fallat, University of Regina (1046-34-1915) (1046-15-1268) 4:00PM Rigidity of Landau’s solutions to the 2:30PM Minimum rank of graph powers. (1772) Navier-Stokes equations.
(1781) Preliminary report. Hongjie Dong,BrownUniversity Richard Brualdi, Louis Deaett, (1046-35-123) University of Wisconsin, Madison, Luz DeAlba,DrakeUniversity,Jason Grout*, 4:30PM Dynamics of super-Gaussian Optical (1773) Solitons by Collective Variables Method. Iowa State University, In-Jae Kim, Patrice Green*, Dawn Lott and Anjan Minnesota State University, Mankato, Biswas, Delaware State University Steve Kirkland, University of Regina, (1046-78-300) Raphael Loewy, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Judith McDonald, 5:00PM Soliton perturbation theory for the Washington State University, Pauline van (1774) phi-four equation. den Driessche, University of Victoria, Ryan Sassaman*andAnjan Biswas, and Amy Yielding, Washington State Delaware State University (1046-35-298) University (1046-15-1422) 5:30PM Quenching phenomena due to a 3:00PM Minimum rank of skew-symmetric (1775) concentrated nonlinear source in RN .
(1782) matrices described by a graph. Patcharin Tragoonsirisak,Universityof Colin Garnett, University of Wyoming Louisiana at Lafayette (1046-35-62) (1046-15-1903)

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3:30PM Discovery of Principles of Nature 4:00PM A Hilbert transform approach to options (1783) from Mathematical Modeling of DNA (1793) pricing. Microarray Data: Computational Liming Feng, University of Illinois at Prediction and Experimental Verification. Urbana-Champaign (1046-00-1232) Orly Alter, University of Texas at Austin 4:30PM Time Changed Markov Processes in (1046-15-766) (1794) Unified Credit-Equity Modeling. 4:00PM On m-convertible matrices. Preliminary Rafael Mendoza*, Vadim Linetsky, (1784) report. Northwestern University, and Peter Carr, Adam H Berliner, University of Wisconsin New York University, Courant Institute - Madison (1046-15-708) (1046-60-365) 4:30PM Graph-theoretic criteria for injectivity 5:00PM An information reduction model for (1785) and unique equilibria in biochemical (1795) credit risk based on level crossings of a reaction networks. diffusion. Gheorghe Craciun,Universityof ADenizSezer, University of Calgary Wisconsin-Madison (1046-37-788) (1046-60-907) 5:00PM Signed Domination Number of a Matrix. 5:30PM Credit Portfolio Optimization. Preliminary
(1786) Preliminary report. (1796) report. Adam Berliner, Richard A Brualdi*, Jack Kim*andKay Giesecke,Stanford Louis Deaett, Kathleen P Kiernan, Seth University (1046-60-1193) Myer and Michael Schroeder,University of Wisconsin - Madison (1046-05-574) AMS Special Session on The Redistricting 5:30PM Problem Session Problem

AMS Special Session on Financial 1:00 PM –6:50PM Balcony C, Mezzanine Mathematics, III Level, Marriott Organizers: Daniel Goroff,HarveyMudd 1:00 PM –5:50PM Delaware Suite B, College Lobby Level, Marriott Daniel Ullman,George Organizers: Erhan Bayraktar,University Washington University of Michigan 1:00PM The Mathematical Redistricting Problem. Tim Siu-Tang Leung, Johns
(1797) Preliminary report. Hopkins University Daniel H Ullman,TheGeorge Birgit Rudloff,Princeton Washington University (1046-91-917) University 1:20PM The Law and Policy of Redistricting. 1:00PM Smooth Fit Principle for Impulse Control (1798) Preliminary report. (1787) of Multi-dimensional Diffusion Processes. Richard Pildes, NYU School of Law Xin Guo*, UC Berkeley, and Guoliang (1046-00-1412) Wu, Dept of Math, UC Berkeley 1:40PM A Proposal for Redistricting Reform: A (1046-49-1505)
(1799) Model State Constitutional Amendment. 1:30PM Regularity of the American put price in Sam Hirsch, Jenner & Block LLP (1788) exponential L´evy models. (1046-91-1674) Erhan Bayraktar and Hao Xing*, 2:10PM The Promises and Perils of Optimal University of Michigan (1046-60-1287)
(1800) Redistricting. 2:00PM Formulas for Stopped Diffusion Processes Micah Altman, Institute for Quantitative (1789) with Stopping Times based on Social Science, Harvard University Drawdowns and Drawups. (1046-90-1592) Libor Pospisil, Jan Vecer,Columbia 2:30PM The Redistricting Problem: Second-Order University, and Olympia Hadjiliadis*,
(1801) Bias. Preliminary report. Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y. Michael P McDonald,GeorgeMason (1046-60-1475) University (1046-91-1498) 2:30PM Exponential Hedging with Optimal 3:00PM Lessons from a Court-Appointed (1790) Stopping and Static-dynamic Hedging. (1802) Nonpartisan Redistricter. Tim S.T. Leung, Johns Hopkins University Nathaniel Alfred Persily,Columbia (1046-60-2042) University (1046-00-796) 3:00PM Volatility Derivatives on Time-Changed 3:20PM Partisan Fairness in Districting. (1791) Levy Processes.
(1803) Preliminary report. Roger Lee*, University of Chicago, and Andrew Gelman*, Dept of Statistics and Peter Carr, Bloomberg LP and NYU Dept of Political Science, Columbia Univ, Courant Institute (1046-60-2032) and David Epstein, Dept of Political 3:30PM A Stochastic Volatility Alternative to Science, Columbia Univ (1046-91-834) (1792) SABR. 3:40PM Empirical Consequences of Redistricting Chris Rogers, University of Cambridge, (1804) in the U.S. and Luitgard Veraart*, University of James M Snyder, Massachusetts Institute Karlsruhe (1046-60-1107) of Technology (1046-91-2101)

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4:20PM A Fair Division Solution to the Problem of 3:00PM A geometrical approach to the braid
(1805) Redistricting. (1815) conjugacy problem. Preliminary report. Zeph Landau*, Berkeley Quantum Ivan A. Dynnikov, Moscow State Information & Computation Center, University (1046-57-2121) University of California, Berkeley, Ilona 3:30PM Countable groups and their orderings. Yershov and Oneil Reid, City College of (1816) Jennifer Chubb, George Washington New York (1046-91-680) University (1046-03-1054) 4:40PM A Measure of Bizarreness. 4:00PM Palindromes and orderings in Artin (1806) Christopher P. Chambers and Alan
(1817) groups. D Miller*, California Institute of Florian L Deloup, Institut de Technology (1046-91-1166) Math´ematiques, Universit´edeToulouse 5:00PM A New Approach to Measuring the Racial III, France (1046-20-1844) (1807) Impact of Redistricting. 4:30PM Compactness of the space of left orders. Jonathan N. Katz*, California Institute of
(1818) Mieczyslaw K. Dabkowski*, Malgorzata Technology, Andrew Gelman,Columbia A. Dabkowska,UTD,Valentina S. University, and Gary King,Harvard Harizanov, Jozef H. Przytycki and University (1046-91-947) Michael A. Veve, GWU (1046-54-2061) 5:30PM Drivers of redistricting trends. 5:00PM Limit points in the space of left orderings
(1808) Preliminary report. (1819) of a group. Preliminary report. Michael S Teitelbaum, Alfred P. Sloan Adam J Clay*andDale P O Rolfsen, Foundation (1046-00-1353) University of British Columbia 5:50PM Will contiguous redistricting create (1046-06-942) (1809) competitive races for legislative 5:30PM Pseudotrees under the interval topology. elections? (1820) Preliminary report. Richard B. Freeman, harvard university Jennifer Anne Brown, California (1046-05-1653) State University, Channel Islands 6:10PM Reflections upon almost 30 years (1046-06-2095)
(1810) involvement with redistricting. Charles R Hampton, The College of Wooster and Calvin College AMS Special Session on Scientific Computing (1046-00-1372) and Advanced Computation, II 6:30PM Continuing Discussion of the Redistricting 1:00 PM –5:50PM Balcony A, Mezzanine
(1811) Problem. Preliminary report. Daniel L. Goroff, Harvey Mudd College Level, Marriott (1046-91-1888) Organizers: Edward Castillo,Jr, University of California Irvine James M. Rath,Universityof Texas at Austin AMS Special Session on Orderings in Logic Sarah A. Williams, and Topology, II University of California Davis 1:00PM Networking Meet & Greet for Scientific 1:00 PM –5:50PM Harding Room, Computing Community Mezzanine Level, Marriott 2:00PM Discussion Organizers: Valentina S. Harizanov, 2:30PM Computational Methods in Coastal George Washington (1821) Engineering. University Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at Chicago (1046-86-1620) Jozef H. Przytycki,George Washington University 3:00PM Low Mach Number Modeling of Type Ia
(1822) Supernovae. Preliminary report. 1:00PM Non-right-orderable 3-manifold groups. Ann S Almgren*, John B Bell, Andy J (1812) Rachel Roberts*andJohn Shareshian, Nonaka, Lawrence Berkeley National Washington University in St Louis Laboratory, and Mike Zingale,Stony (1046-57-1765) Brook University (1046-85-1795) PM 1:30 Computability theoretic aspects of 3:30PM Numerical methods and software for (1813) ordered groups.
(1823) hazardous free-surface geophysical David Reed Solomon,Universityof flows. Connecticut (1046-03-1298) David L George, USGS Cascades Volcano 2:00PM Discussion Observatory (1046-65-877) 2:30PM Real Computability and Manifolds. 4:00PM Linear Algebra Challenges in Parallel (1814) Preliminary report. (1824) Circuit Simulation. Wesley Calvert, Murray State University, Erik G. Boman, David M. Day, Robert J. and Russell Miller*, Queens College Hoekstra and Heidi K. Thornquist*, & The Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y. Sandia National Laboratories (1046-03-1667) (1046-15-1902)

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4:30PM Scalable Solution Methods via Optimal 1:15PM Jacobi-Gauss quadrature and (1825) Control Reformulation. (1829) near-optimal Lebesgue constants. Denis Ridzal*andPavel Bochev,Sandia Preliminary report. National Labs (1046-49-1923) Akil Narayan,BrownUniversity 5:00PM Generalized Finite Element Methods, (1046-65-1588)
(1826) Meshless Methods, and Quadrature. 1:30PM A numerical method for constrained John E. Osborn, University of Maryland (1830) dynamic problems. Preliminary report. at College Park (1046-65-906) Jin Wang*andGene Hou,OldDominion 5:30PM Goal-Oriented Error Estimation and University (1046-65-1609) (1827) Multilevel Preconditioning for the 1:45PM A new spectral-element method in polar Poisson-Boltzmann Equation. (1831) and spherical geometries. Preliminary Stephen D. Bond*, University of report. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Burak Yuen-Yick Kwan*, Center for Aksoylu, Louisiana State University, Computational Science, Tulane Eric C. Cyr, University of Illinois at University, and Jie Shen,Purdue Urbana-Champaign, and Michael J. University (1046-65-1868) Holst, University of California at San 2:00PM On the stability of a numerical scheme Diego (1046-65-1472) (1832) for a system of ordinary differential equations with a large skew-symmetric MAA Minicourse #14: Part B component. Preliminary report. Katharine F Gurski*, Howard University, 1:00 PM –3:00PM Congressional Room B, and Stephen O’Sullivan,University Omni Shoreham Hotel College Dublin (1046-65-1351) 2:15PM Break Teaching a course in the history of 2:30PM Approximation by Bivariate Linear mathematics. (1833) Splines for Adaptive Mesh Generation. Organizers: V. Frederick Rickey,U.S. Edmond Nadler, Eastern Michigan Military Academy University (1046-65-1555) Victor J. Katz,Universityof 2:45PM Higher Order Convergence of an SDG the District of Columbia (1834) method for Scalar Conservation Laws. Preliminary report. Yangsuk Ko, California State University, MAA Minicourse #4: Part B Bakersfield (1046-65-1910)

1:00 PM –3:00PM Hampton Ballroom, 3:00PM Developing 3rd, 4th and 5th order
Omni Shoreham Hotel (1835) Difference Techniques on a Singular Perturbation Problem and Their Stability An introduction to the mathematics of Comparison. Preliminary report. modern cryptography. F. Olcay Ilicasu*, Rowan University, Organizers: Jeffrey Ehme,Spelman David H Schultz, UW-Milwaukee (Prof. College Emeritus), and Bakhadirzhon Siddikov, Ferris State University (1046-65-1935) Colm A. Mulcahy,Spelman College 3:15PM A fast inversion algorithm for linearized (1836) diffuse optical tomography with large data sets. Preliminary report. MAA Minicourse #9: Part B Gunay Dogan*, NIST, and George Biros, Georgia Tech (1046-65-2025) 1:00 PM –3:00PM Congressional Room A, 3:30PM On the orthogonal expansion of functions Omni Shoreham Hotel (1837) on the cylinder. Beyond formulas and algorithms: Jeremy Wade, University of Oregon Teaching a conceptual/thematic single (1046-65-2047) variable calculus course. Organizer: Shahriar Shahriari, Pomona AMS Session on Combinatorics, IV College 1:00 PM –5:25PM Washington Room 3, AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, II Lower Level, Marriott

1:00PM On Seymour’s Second Neighborhood 1:00 PM –3:40PM Wilson Room B,
(1838) Conjecture. Mezzanine Level, Marriott James N Brantner, Erskine College 1:00PM The Schur Aggregation and Ill (1046-05-1278) (1828) Conditioned Linear System. 1:15PM Structure and Randomness in Additive Abdramane Serme*, BMCC - The City
(1839) Combinatorics. University of New York, and Lucio M.G. Philip Matchett Wood*, Linh Tran Prado, BMCC- The City University of New and Van Vu,RutgersUniversity York (1046-65-1460) (1046-05-1281)

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1:30PM The diameter of random spanning trees 5:00PM Binary rank and path invariance for (1840) in a given graph.
(1853) reductions of signed graphs. Fan Chung, Paul K Horn*, UC San Diego, Nathan K Pflueger, Stanford University and Linyuan Lu,UniversityofSouth (1046-05-2120) Carolina (1046-05-1400) 5:15PM Super-exponential families of 1:45PM Towards a general tree decomposition (1854) nonisomorphic matroids having the same (1841) theory for matroids. Tutte polynomial. Jeremy M. Aikin*andJames Ken Shoda, The George Washington Oxley, Louisiana State University University (1046-05-1262) (1046-05-1406)

2:00PM Universal Cycles on Simple Graphs.
(1842) Emma E. Snively*, Rose-Hulman Institute AMS Session on Statistics and Probability of Technology, Bill Kay,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:55PM Hoover Room, South Carolina, and Greg Brockman, Harvard College (1046-05-1457) Mezzanine Level, Marriott

2:15PM The Gale-Berlekamp Switching Game. 1:00PM On Anticipating Linear Stochastic
(1843) Preliminary report. (1855) Differential Equations. Garry S Bowlin, Binghamton University Julius N Esunge*andHui-Hsiung Kuo, (1046-05-1610) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (1046-60-1721) 2:30PM On γ-labeling almost-bipartite 2-regular 1:15PM Time discretization of Markov chains:
(1844) graphs.
(1856) kick it up a notch. Preliminary report. Ryan Bunge*, Saad El-Zanati and Bogdan Doytchinov, Elizabethtown Charles Vanden Eynden, Illinois State College (1046-60-1790) University (1046-05-1712) 1:30PM Evolution systems of measures for 2:45PM Elements of Finite Order in the Riordan (1857) non-autonomous stochastic differential (1845) Group. equations with L´evy noise. Marshall M Cohen, Morgan State Robert D Wooster,Universityof University (1046-05-1782) Connecticut (1046-60-1938) 3:00PM Enumeration of the distinct shuffles of 1:45PM On Mean Advantage Over Inferiors
(1846) permutations. Preliminary report. (1858) Ordering and Weighted Distributions. Camillia Smith, Department of Broderick Oluyede*, Georgia Southern Mathematics (1046-05-1352) University, and Norou Diawara,Old Dominion University (1046-62-483) 3:15PM Break 2:00PM Measurement Errors in the Generalized 3:30PM Haar Graphs For Groups That Are
(1859) Poisson-Poisson Regression Model.
(1847) Non-Cyclic. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Charlie A. McIntosh, Wesleyan University Mavis Pararai, Indiana University of (1046-05-2019) Pennsylvania (1046-62-125) 3:45PM Further results on labeling the r -path 2:15PM Tests for the Equality of the Means in the
(1848) with a condition at distance two.
(1860) Analysis of Clustered Count Data. John P. Georges, David W. Mauro*, KKSaha, Central Connecticut State Trinity College, and Yan Wang, Millsaps University (1046-62-580) College (1046-05-1811) 2:30PM All-pairwise Comparisons for populations (1861) with Unequal Error Variances. 4:00PM Selectivity Schur Numbers for a Finite
(1849) Number of Colors. Preliminary report. Daniel Schaal*, South Dakota State Hong Li, Bowling Green State University University, Mike Bergwell,Southeast (1046-62-629) Technical Institute, and Scott Jones, 2:45PM Image Reconstruction in Multi-Channel Milliman Inc. (1046-05-1812) (1862) Model under Gaussian Noise. Veera Holdai*, Wayne State 4:15PM A Deletion-Contraction Theorem for University/Salisbury University, and
(1850) Internally 4-connected Graphs. Alexander Korostelev, Wayne State Carolyn B Chun*, James Oxley, University (1046-62-699) Louisiana State University, and Dillon 3:00PM A Spectral Look at the Serial test of Mayhew, Victoria University of
Wellington (1046-05-1946) (1863) Randomness. Preliminary report. Abbas M. Alhakim, Clarkson University 4:30PM Isomorphic components of direct (1046-62-797)
(1851) products of bipartite graphs. 3:15PM Break Richard Hammack,Virginia 3:30PM A Hypothesis Test for Evaluating the Commonwealth University (1864) Spectral Purity of Fuzzy Clusters. (1046-05-2084) Rhonda D. Phillips*, Layne T. Watson 4:45PM The incidence game chromatic number. and Randolph H. Wynne,VirginiaTech
(1852) John Y. Kim, MIT (1046-05-2119) (1046-60-1591)

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3:45PM The Generalized MLE With AMS Session on Group Theory (1865) Interval-Censored And Masked Competing Risks Data. 1:00 PM –5:25PM Park Tower Jiaping Wang*, Qiqing Yu,SUNYat Suite 8226, Marriott Binghamton, and George George Y. C. Wong, Strang Cancer Prevention Center 1:00PM Residual Solvability of One-relator (1046-62-977) (1874) Groups. Delaram Kahrobaei,CityUnivesityof New York (1046-20-124) 4:00PM Spatial Analysis of Archaeological Sites
(1866) Associated with Subsistence Resources in 1:15PM New classification of 2-generated Coastal South Central Alaska. Preliminary (1875) p-groups of class 2. report. Arturo Magidin*, University of Louisiana Joseph B. Liddle*, University of Alaska at Lafayette, Robert F Morse,University Southeast, Aron Crowell,Arctic of Evansville, and Azhana Ahmad, Studies center, Smithsonian Institution, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Anchorage Alaska., and Mark Matson, (1046-20-218) Matanuska-Susistna Bourough, Palmer, 1:30PM Hyperbolic groups which fiber in Alaska. (1046-62-1061) (1876) infinitely many ways. Taralee Mecham*andAntara 4:15PM On the Two-Sided Power Distribution. Mukherjee,UniversityofOklahoma
(1867) Amol Kapila*, Brown University, (1046-20-262) and Stephanie Sapp, Johns Hopkins 1:45PM Cartesian Products of Sets Satisfying the University (1046-62-1198) (1877) Central Sets Theorem. Neil Hindman*, Howard University, and 4:30PM Statistical Analysis of Aggregated, Dona Strauss, University of Leeds (1868) Spatiotemporally Clustered Proportions. (1046-20-364) Preliminary report. 2:00PM The probability that a product of n group Boubakari Ibrahimou, Department of (1878) elements is equal to a rearrangement of Epidemiology & Biostatistics/ University itself. of South Florida (1046-62-1245) Thomas Langley*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, David Levitt, 4:45PM Rainflow Cycles Counting Method to Carnegie Mellon University, and Joseph (1869) Assess Time Series Models for Terrain Rower, California Lutheran University Profiles. (1046-20-397) Jinfeng Wei*, Maryville University of St. 2:15PM Singleton doubly-twisted conjugacy Louis, and T.C. Sun, Wayne State (1879) classes in free groups. University (1046-62-1519) P. Christopher Staecker, Messiah College (1046-20-648) 5:00PM Proving the 100 Swiss Francs conjecture. 2:30PM The Structure of Finite Groups with (1870) Mingfu Zhu*, Shuhong Gao,Clemson
(1880) conditions on fixed-point-free University, and Guangran Jiang, Automorphims. Department of Computer Science, Gary L Walls, Southeasern Louisiana Zhejiang University (1046-62-1535) University (1046-20-865) 2:45PM On n-Scorza groups. Preliminary report. 5:15PM Omnibus Sequences.
(1881) Luise-Charlotte Kappe, State
(1871) Greg Brockman*, Harvard College, and University of New York at Binghamton Sunil Abraham,TheUniversityofOxford (1046-20-866) (1046-62-1542) 3:00PM Break PM 5:30PM Nonparametric statistics applied 3:15 The point-pushing subgroup of the
(1872) on simulated data and some Gene (1882) punctured mapping class group is not Expression data. Preliminary report. realizable by diffeomorphisms. Akram M. Almohalwas,Central Mladen Bestvina, University of Utah, Michigan University (1046-62-1783) Thomas Church*, University of Chicago, and Juan Souto, University of Michigan (1046-20-1928) 5:45PM A Computational Model for Functional (1873) Mapping of Genes that Regulate HIV Drug 3:30PM The development of Sylow p-subloops in Therapy and Virus Load. (1883) finite Moufang loops. William W. Hager, University of Florida Stephen M Gagola III,TheUniversityof Gainesville, Jiangtao Luo*, Department Arizona (1046-20-2055) of Mathematics, University of Florida, 3:45PM Characterizing Subgroups Satisfying the Gainesville, and Rongling Wu, Institute (1884) Strong Frattini Argument in a Direct of Food and Agrcultural Sciences, Product. University of Florida, Gainesville Joseph Evan, King’s College (1046-62-1901) (1046-20-929)

146 Thursday, January 8 – Program of the Sessions

4:00PM A note on irreducible, infinite Coxeter 2:30PM Symmetric functions and difference
(1885) groups. (1897) equations with asymptotically periodic Dongwen Qi, Georgia Southwestern solutions. State University (1046-20-1089) Richard T Guy*andKenneth S 4:15PM Quasi-Multiplicative Bases for the Center Berenhaut,WakeForestUniversity (1046-39-1963) (1886) of the Iwahori–Hecke Algebra of Type An. Preliminary report. 2:45PM Break Andrew Francis, University of Western 3:00PM Morphing Lord Brouncker’s Continued Sydney, and Lenny Jones*, Shippensburg
(1898) Fraction for pi into the product of Wallis. University (1046-20-1211) Thomas J Osler,RowanUniversity 4:30PM On an algorithm for low dimensional (1046-40-522) (1887) group homology. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Weakly Nonlinear Boundary Value Josh Roberts,UniversityofKentucky (1899) Problems on Time Scales. (1046-20-1321) Rebecca Burton Kalhorn*andJesus 4:45PM Centers of cyclotomic Sergeev Rodriguez, North Carolina State (1888) superalgebras. University (1046-39-1781) Oliver Ruff,UniversityofToledo 3:30PM Equations of convolution type with (1046-20-1336) (1900) monotone coefficients. 5:00PM On the Covering Number of Small Kenneth S. Berenhaut and Nathaniel G (1889) Alternating Groups. Vish*, Wake Forest University Luise-Charlotte Kappe, State University (1046-39-1890) of New York at Binghamton, and 3:45PM Some conditions for convergence and Joanne L Redden*, Elmira College
(1901) subsequential convergence of regularly (1046-20-1504) generated sequences. 5:15PM IA-automorphisms of center by Ibrahim Canak*andUmit Totur,Adnan (1890) metabelian groups. Preliminary report. Menderes University (1046-40-534) Margaret H. Dean*, Marcos Zyman, 4:00PM Treating Power Series Through Borough of Manhattan Community
College / CUNY, and Katalin (1902) Topoliogical Concepts. A. Bencs´ath, Manhattan College Mokhtar Aouina*andMohammad (1046-20-1670) Khadivi, Jackson State University (1046-40-905) 4:15PM Reverse Sharp Inequalities for the AMS Session on Difference and Functional
(1903) Sequence-to- Function Hausdorff Equations Transformation. Preliminary report. Constantine Georgakis,DePaul 1:00 PM –4:40PM Park Tower University (1046-40-1975) Suite 8228, Marriott 4:30PM Sequence Design in Wireless
(1904) Communication. 1:00PM Oscillation of sublinear Emden–Fowler
(1891) dynamic equations on time scales. Corneliu Alexandru Bodea*, Matthew F Allan C. Peterson*, Lynn H. Erbe, Der, Calina Anamaria Copos and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, David O’Neal, University of Richmond and Baoguo Jia,Univesityof (1046-40-2037) Nebraska-Lincoln (1046-39-805) 1:15PM The Dynamic Lyapunov Equation on Time (1892) Scales:. Preliminary report. Alice A. Ramos, Baylor University, Waco, AMS Session on Fields, Polynomials, TX (1046-39-1360) Homological Algebra 1:30PM Homoclinic Orbits for a 2nth Order (1893) Nonlinear Difference Equation. 1:00 PM –5:10PM Park Tower Heidi Berger, Simpson College Suite 8219, Marriott (1046-39-1461) 1:45PM Adaptive Control in the Nabla Setting. 1:00PM Order in the Conjugacy Poset of a (1894) Billy J Jackson, Valdosta State University (1905) Reductive Monoid. Preliminary report. (1046-39-1473) Ryan K Therkelsen, North Carolina State 2:00PM Nonhyperbolic Dynamics for Competitive University (1046-06-121) (1895) Systems in the Plane and Global 1:15PM MV-pairs. Period-doubling Bifurcations. (1906) Elena Vincekov´a*andSilvia Senada Kalabusic,Universityof Pulmannov´a, Mathematical Institute, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, (1046-39-1575) Slovakia (1046-06-774) 2:15PM The use of formative assessment in 1:30PM A topology on lattice ordered groups.
(1896) university level mathematics courses. (1907) Preliminary report. Judith C Stull,TempleUniversity Homeira Pajoohesh,MedgarEvers (1046-39-1593) College, CUNY (1046-06-1071)

147 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 8 (cont’d.)

1:45PM Natural Poset Extensions of the Lattice of AMS Session on Mathematical Physics (1908) Integer Partitions. Preliminary report. Michael E Detlefsen, Slippery Rock 1:00 PM –4:10PM Tyler Room, University (1046-06-1630) Mezzanine Level, Marriott

2:00PM Some result in Lattices. 1:00PM Spatial Bounds on the Effective Complex (1909) Omid Ghayour*, Mehrdad Namdari, (1921) Permittivity for Time-Harmonic Waves in Shahid Chamran University, and M. Random Media. Motamedi,ChamranUniversity Lyubima Boteva Simeonova*and (1046-06-1777) David C. Dobson,UniversityofUtah (1046-78-260) 2:15PM A topology on the Galois group. 1:15PM Calculation of the EM Fields for scattering (1910) Jorge Maciel, BMCC-The City University (1922) from Large Cavities. of New York (1046-12-193) Weiwei Zhang, King’s College (1046-78-1154) PM 2:30 Commutative semifields via 1:30PM Existence and uniqueness of the critical (1911) Dembowski-Ostrom polynomials. (1923) wave number for the asymmetric planar Pamela Kosick*andRobert S. Coulter, B´enard problem. Preliminary report. University of Delaware (1046-12-278) Matthew Glomski, Marist College (1046-80-1866) 2:45PM Square-Vinegar Signature Scheme.
(1912) Crystal Clough, University of Cincinnati 1:45PM Quantum Non-Singularity of Spacetimes (1046-12-284) (1924) with Higher Order Diverging Differential Curvature Invariants. Deborah A. Konkowski*, U.S. Naval 3:00PM ESSENCE: A Family of Cryptographic Academy, and Thomas M. Helliwell, (1913) Hashing Algorithms. Harvey Mudd College (1046-83-1833) Jason Worth Martin,JamesMadison University (1046-08-1990) 2:00PM Collinear four-body problem. (1925) Tiancheng Ouyang and Duokui Yan*, 3:15PM Rational and irrational series over the Provo, UT (1046-85-1188) (1914) free group. 2:15PM Four-order acousto-optic diffraction for Aaron Lauve*, Texas A&M University,
(1926) Bragg incident light. and Christophe Reutenauer,University Deborah A Koslover*andRon of Quebec at Montreal (1046-12-2066) Pieper, University of Texas at Tyler (1046-78-1704) 3:30PM The Limits of the Attack on SFLASH. 2:30PM Break (1915) Daniel C Smith, Indiana University (1046-12-1387) 2:45PM A new family of periodic orbits with
(1927) singularities in the 2D n-body problem. 3:45PM Break Skyler C. Simmons*, Duokui Yan and Tiancheng Ouyang, Brigham Young University (1046-85-1818) 4:00PM On Certain Towers of Extensions by (1916) Antiderivatives. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Type Ia Supernova Luminosity Data and VRaviSrinivasan,Universityof (1928) the LTB Model: A Well-posedness Problem. Oklahoma (1046-12-898) Preliminary report. Christopher J. Winfield,UW-Oshkosh 4:15PM Hilbert’s Seventeenth Problem in Valued (1046-85-1012) (1917) Fields. 3:15PM Long’s Equation in Terrain Following Laurel Miller-Sims,McMasterUniversity (1929) Coordinates. (1046-12-1832) Mayer Humi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) (1046-86-144) 4:30PM Solving an Intellectual Property Problem 3:30PM An algorithm for seismic imaging and
(1918) via A System of Polynomial Equations
(1930) amplitude correction derived from over GF(2). Preliminary report. scattering theory. Gregory V Bard, Fordham University Bogdan G. Nita, Montclair State (1046-12-1953) University (1046-86-382)

4:45PM Further Remarks on Fibration and 3:45PM Inverse problem of heat conduction, (1919) Cofibration in Module Theory. (1931) reconstruction of the temperature profile. C. Joanna Su, Providence College Elchin E Jafarov*, Dmitry J Nicolsky, (1046-18-1839) Victor S Mikhaylov and Vladimir E Romanovsky, Univ Alaska Fairbanks 5:00PM Homology of a chain complex over (1046-86-1569) (1920) p-complete abelian groups. Preliminary 4:00PM Parameter Determination for Subsurface report. (1932) Fluid Flow Modeling. Preliminary report. Ruth E Vanderpool, University of Oregon Benjamin J. Galluzzo,UniversityofIowa (1046-18-2112) (1046-86-2074)

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MAA Session on Guided Discovery in 5:05PM Guided Discovery in a Discrete Mathematics Education (1942) Mathematics Course for Middle School Teachers. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:40PM Washington Room 2, Reva Kasman, Salem State College (1046-H1-1350) Lower Level, Marriott 5:25PM Comparisons of Guided Discovery and Organizer: Jerome S. Epstein,
(1943) Problem Based Learning. Polytechnic University Marie P. Sheckels,UniversityofMary Washington (1046-H1-1331) 1:00PM Introduction, Jerome Epstein

1:05PM Using ”real world problems” to guide
(1933) mathematics learning: Challenges in MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, III instructional practice and research. Joan Ferrini-Mundy*andKaren 1:00 PM –5:35PM Washington Room 4, Marrongelle, National Science Lower Level, Marriott Foundation (1046-H1-1949) Organizer: Douglas E. Norton, 1:40PM Discussion Villanova University PM 2:15PM The Calculus Concept Inventory – New 1:00 The Four R’s in Math Education: Reading,

(1934) Data. Correlation with Teaching (1944) WRiting, ARithmetic, and Rhyme. Methodology. Karen D. Ivy, New Jersey City University Jerome Epstein, The STEM Center for (1046-J1-983) Research in Educational Assessment and 1:20PM Potential literature and group theoretical Teaching Enhancement (1046-H1-1458)
(1945) poetry. Preliminary report. Patrick Bahls,UniversityofNorth 2:40PM Guided Inquiry and Mathematical Carolina, Asheville (1046-J1-1600)
(1935) Sophistication. Preliminary report. Jennifer Earles Szydlik*, University of 1:40PM Playing with Poetry: using mathematics Wisconsin Oshkosh, and Carol E. (1946) to discover new verses. Seaman, University of North Carolina at JoAnne Growney, Silver Spring, Greensborro (1046-H1-780) MD (emerita professor Bloomsburg University, PA) (1046-J1-470) 3:00PM An Electronic Classroom Model for 2:00PM Fractal Gardens. Preliminary report.
(1936) Mathematics Content Courses: Influences
(1947) Anne M. Burns,LongIslandUniversity, on K-12 Classroom Teaching. C.W. Post Campus (1046-J1-328) Brooke Evans*andPatricia McKenna, 2:20PM Weaving Mathematics. Metropolitan State College of Denver
(1948) , Western Springs, (1046-H1-954) Susan McBurney Illinois (1046-J1-327) 3:20PM Teaching Number Theory: A Deductive 2:40PM Cut My Cote: When Geometry Met
(1937) Inquiry Approach.
(1949) Fashion. Shlomo Libeskind, University of Oregon Jeff A Suzuki, Brooklyn College (1046-H1-1112) (1046-J1-540) 3:35PM Break 3:00PM Symmetry Groups of Chokwe Sona
(1950) Drawings. Preliminary report. 3:45PM Embedded Assessments of Darrah P. Chavey, Beloit College, Beloit, (1938) Discovery-Based Learning. Wisc. (1046-J1-1908) Susan D. Nickerson*andCassondra Brown, San Diego State University 3:20PM Modeling Heraldry using Shape
(1046-H1-1957) (1951) Grammars. Preliminary report. Barbara Ashton, Borough of 4:05PM Assessing the Effectiveness of Manhattan Community Collge , CUNY
(1939) Inquiry-Oriented Teaching in the Context (1046-J1-1596) of TA Professional Development. 3:40PM Group Theory Art. Preliminary report. Preliminary report.
(1952) Hayden Harker, Vassar College Ian Whitacre*andSusan D (1046-J1-715) Nickerson, San Diego State University (1046-H1-1943) 4:00PM How long was Vermeer’s studio?
(1953) Preliminary report. 4:25PM Teaching Calculus Coherently. Helmer Aslaksen*andAditya Liviandi,
(1940) Preliminary report. National University of Singapore Tevian Dray, Oregon State University (1046-J1-1050) (1046-H1-1780) 4:20PM The Golden Ratio in the Arts: A Skeptic’s
4:45PM Student Proof Scheme Development in an (1954) Inquiry. (1941) Introductory Proof Course. Preliminary John F. Putz, Alma College report. (1046-J1-1396) Todd CadwalladerOlsker*andNicole 4:40PM Albrecht Durer’s¨ Trochoidal Woodcuts. Engelke, California State University,
(1955) Andrew J Simoson, King College Fullerton (1046-H1-1761) (1046-J1-190)

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5:00PM Complex Visualizations and Sculpture: MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XI
(1956) An interdisciplinary project for undergraduates. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:25PM Washington Room 1, Zdenka Guadarrama, Rockhurst Lower Level, Marriott University (1046-J1-2068) 5:20PM Parameters, Patterns, and the Phase Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk,
(1957) Plane. Preliminary report. Framingham State College Douglas E Norton, Villanova University Moderators: Thomas B. Fox,University (1046-J1-1680) of Houston-Clear Lake Jay L. Schiffman,Rowan University MAA Session on Promoting Deep Learning Russell Blyth, Saint Louis for Mathematics Majors through Experiential University Learning, Writing, and Reflection, II Ximena Catepillan, Millersville University 1:00 PM –3:55PM Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott 1:00PM Problem-Centered Learning in
(1967) Mathematics Education. Organizers: Murphy Waggoner, Tracey Keck, WSSU (1046-Z1-2038) Simpson College 1:15PM Which solution or proof is better and Chuck Straley,Wheaton
(1968) why? College Shlomo Libeskind, University of Oregon 1:00PM Deepening Mathematical Concepts (1046-Z1-1101) (1958) through Presentations and Writing 1:30PM Circluar Insights into Geometry. Research Findings.
(1969) Jeffery T McLean,UniversityofSt. Joyati Debnath, Winona State University Thomas (1046-Z1-1583) (1046-S1-1147) 1:45PM A Project-Oriented Undergraduate 1:20PM Using Discussion Boards to Enhance
(1970) Course in Discrete Geometry. (1959) Understanding in Mathematics Courses. Bill Wood, Hendrix College Preliminary report. (1046-Z1-1508) Edwin P Herman,Universityof Wisconsin, Stevens Point (1046-S1-1488) 2:00PM The Sheffer B-Type 1 Orthogonal
(1971) Polynomial Sequences. Preliminary 1:40PM Using Peer Reviews in Proof-Based report. (1960) Mathematics Courses. Daniel Joseph Galiffa,Universityof Ryan J Zerr*andJessica M Zerr, Central Florida (1046-Z1-1116) University of North Dakota (1046-S1-692) 2:15PM Examining the box topology on the 2:00PM Thoughts on a modified moore method
(1961) course in undergraduate analysis. (1972) Cartesian product of connected spaces. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. , Kings College Alex Meadows, St. Mary’s College of Jeremy D Hauze Maryland (1046-S1-1972) (1046-Z1-886) PM 2:20PM The Role of an Inquiry-Based Classroom 2:30 Ancient Inca Mathematics. Preliminary
(1962) in Promoting Deep Learning for (1973) report. Mathematics Majors: A Case Study. Ximena Catepillan*, Millersville Mairead Greene, Rockhurst University University of Pennsylvania, and Waclaw (1046-S1-1986) Szymanski, West Chester University of Pennsylvania (1046-Z1-1801) 2:40PM Writing in Undergraduate Mathematics:
(1963) From Special Topics Course to an 2:45PM Recent Developments in Derivative-Free Integrated Approach.
(1974) Optimization. Preliminary report. Jeffrey W. Clark, Elon University Rommel G. Regis,SaintJoseph’s (1046-S1-161) University (1046-Z1-2054) 3:00PM Does Service-Learning Make Sense When I 3:00PM Discovering Theorems in Abstract (1964) Hate Math? (1975) Algebra using GAP. Rachelle M Ankney,NorthPark Russell D Blyth*andJulianne G University (1046-S1-1719) Rainbolt, Saint Louis University (1046-Z1-1978) 3:20PM Learning Through Generalization: Using
(1965) First Semester Calculus Concepts to 3:15PM Developing Conceptual Underpinnings of Teach Multivariable Calculus. Preliminary
(1976) the Derivative in courses before Calculus. report. Thomas B Fox,Universityof Thomas W Milligan,Universityof Houston-Clear Lake (1046-Z1-2015) Central Oklahoma (1046-S1-1420) 3:30PM Do the Ends Justify the Lengths? Actin 3:40PM Why Should I Take Statistics? - Let’s
(1977) Polymer Length Distribution.
(1966) ”Talk”. Csilla Szabo*andDonald Drew, Sarah L Mabrouk, Framingham State Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute College (1046-S1-1173) (1046-Z1-2056)

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3:45PM Group Work: Motivation, Challenges, and 4:00PM Being Applied in a Pure World.
(1978) How to Make it Work. Preliminary report.
(1990) Keith E Howard,MercerUniversity Theresa Lynn Jeevanjee, Fontbonne (1046-37-1322) University (1046-Z1-1468) 4:00PM Retention Programs for Women in STEM MAA Panel Discussion
(1979) Fields with a Significant Mathematical Emphasis. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –2:20PM Marshall Ballroom East, Elizabeth K. Mauch, Bloomsburg Mezzanine Level, Marriott University of Pennsylvania (1046-Z1-493) Beyond T.A. training: Calculus 4:15PM Multipliers for the Lower Central Series curriculum development by graduate (1980) of Strictly Upper Triangular Matrices. teaching assistants. Louis A. Levy, North Carolina State University (1046-Z1-43) Organizers: Timothy Lucas, Pepperdine University 4:30PM Generalizations of Varignon’s and
(1981) Steiner’s Theorems to Simplexes Using Joseph A. Spivey, Wofford Set Partitions. College John D Pesek, University of Delaware Moderator: Joseph A. Spivey (1046-Z1-2004) Panelists: Jack Bookman,Duke 4:45PM A Geometric Complexity Problem in a University (1982) Length Space. Paul L. Bendich, David W Shoenthal, Longwood Pennsylvania State University University (1046-Z1-1072) Abraham D. Smith,Duke 5:00PM A Cunning Trap Must be Set! University
(1983) Maria C. Walpole, Kings College Rann Bar-On,Duke (1046-Z1-1456) University 5:15PM Group Presentations, Cayley Graphs, & Timothy Lucas
(1984) Markov Processes. Preliminary report. Peter T Olszewski, City University of MAA Special Presentation New York (1046-Z1-184) 1:00 PM –3:00PM Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott SIAM Education Minisymposium: Professional Math Club in a Box. Development and Career Choices for Organizers: Kay B. Somers,Moravian Students College Elizabeth Mayfield, Hood 1:00 PM –4:25PM Maryland Suite C, College Lobby Level, Marriott Organizer: William L. Briggs,University AWM Workshop Panel Discussion of Colorado at Denver 1:00 PM –2:00PM Marriott Ballroom 1:00PM Good Choices for Great Careers in the Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
(1985) Mathematical Sciences. Mac Hyman, Los Alamos National What is the right job for me? Laboratory (1046-00-1736) Moderator: Gail D. L. Ratcliff,East 2:00PM Career Preparation of Mathematics Carolina University
(1986) and Statistics Students through Panelists: Deanna Haunsperger, Interdisciplinary Research and Carleton College Consulting. Magnhild Lien, California Matthias K Gobbert*andNagaraj K State University Northridge Neerchal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (1046-97-618) David C. Manderscheid, University of 2:30PM Opportunities in Mathematics at the Nebraska-Lincoln
(1987) National Institutes of Health. Arthur S Sherman, National Institutes of Carol S. Wood,Wesleyan Health (1046-00-867) University 3:00PM How to Thrive as a Mathematician at a (1988) Small College. AMS Session on Biology, III Kurt M. Bryan, Rose-Hulman Institute of 1:15 PM –4:55PM Wilson Room A, Technology (1046-00-1125) Mezzanine Level, Marriott 3:30PM Job Opportunities for Mathematics
(1989) students in the Navy Labs. 1:15PM Bifurcations in an SEIQR Model for Angela Mejeur, Naval Surface
(1991) Childhood Diseases. Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division David J Gerberry, Purdue University (1046-97-1221) (1046-92-1486)

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1:30PM Average Distance and the Cantor Set. 4:15PM Extracting information from genotype
(1992) Christopher C Leary, SUNY Geneseo
(2002) data of closely related individuals. (1046-92-1668) Preliminary report. Giulio Genovese, Dartmouth College 1:45PM An Integral Projection Model Analysis for (1046-92-2026)
(1993) an Endangered Plant. Joseph Briggs, North Carolina State 4:30PM Horizontal Gene Transfer of Kinetic University, Kathryn Dabbs*, University (2003) Network in Aquifer media. Preliminary of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Daniel report. Riser-Espinoza, Swarthmore College Mahbubur M Rahman,Universityof (1046-92-1701) North Florida (1046-92-2098) 4:45PM Interaction of tumor with its 2:00PM Predicting viscoelastic properties of the
(2004) microenvironment : A mathematical (1994) arterial wall. model. Kasey Crompton,UniversityofSouth Yangjin Kim*, Avner Friedman, Carolina, Andrew Davis,Clarkson Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio University, Satoru Ito*, NC State State University, Julie Wallace, Fu Li University, Amanda Olsen,LaGrange and Michael Ostrowski,Human College, Gregory Morton, Morehouse Cancer Genetics, Ohio State University College, Daniela Valdez and Mette (1046-92-2114) Olufsen, NC State University (1046-92-1717) ASL Contributed Paper Session 2:15PM A Mathematical Model of Erythropoiesis (1995) Subject to Malaria Infection. 2:30 PM –5:20PM Maryland Suite A, Jeremy J. Thibodeaux,Universityof Lobby Level, Marriott Central Oklahoma (1046-92-1718) 2:30PM Ramsey-like cardinals. 2:30PM A Mathematical Model for the Nociceptive (2005) Victoria Gitman, New York City College
(1996) Withdrawal Response of Rats. of Technology Deena M Hannoun*, Joseph Schutte, 3:00PM Set-theoretic geology. Anthony Tongen and Corey (2006) Jonas Reitz, The New York City College Cleland,JamesMadisonUniversity of Technology (1046-92-1726) 3:30PM van Lambalgen’s Theorem and weaker 2:45PM Exploring Male Dimorphism in the Dung (2007) randomness notions.
(1997) Beetle using a Discrete-time Stochastic Johanna N.Y. Franklin,National Population Model. Preliminary report. University of Singapore DBrianWalton*, Anthony Tongen, 4:00PM Random closed sets and probability. James Madison University, Phillip (2008) Logan Axon, University of Notre Dame Andreae,EmoryUniversity,Adam Falk, 4:30PM Reducts of the generalized random Grand Valley State University, Sarah (2009) bipartite graph. Mecholsky, Agnes Scott College, and Yun Lu, Kutztown University of PA Theresa Klinkhammer,SaintMary’s 5:00PM The strength of the polarized Ramsey’s College (1046-92-1847) (2010) Theorem. 3:00PM Break Jeffry L. Hirst*, Appalachian State University, and Damir D. Dzhafarov, 3:15PM Modeling MicroRNA Targets via University of Chicago
(1998) Clustering of mRNA Microarray Data. Preliminary report. AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Frederick A. Adkins, Indiana University Recent Ph.D.’s, II of Pennsylvania (1046-92-1896)

3:30PM Mathematical models of kleptoparasiting 2:30 PM –4:20PM Marriott Ballroom
(1999) behavior. Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott Jan Rychtar*, The University of North 2:30PM Evaluation of Rotavirus Models with Carolina at Greensboro, and Mark
(2011) Coinfection and Vaccination. Broom, University of Sussex, UK Omayra Y Ortega,ArizonaState (1046-92-1757) University (1046-34-59) 3:45PM On the forest transient dynamics in the 3:00PM An Introduction to Enumeration Schemes. (2000) Perfect Plasticity Approximation model.
(2012) Lara K. Pudwell, Valparaiso University Preliminary report. (1046-05-240) Nikolay S. Strigul, Stevens Institute of 3:30PM Counting Paths in Digraphs. Technology (1046-92-1947) (2013) Blair D Sullivan, Oak Ridge National 4:00PM Modeling frequency-dependent selection Laboratory (1046-05-277) (2001) in a population of fish. 4:00PM The Centers of Spin Hyperoctahedral Sheree L. Arpin*, Framingham State (2014) Group Algebras. College, and J. M. Cushing,Universityof Jill E. Tysse, Hood College Arizona (1046-92-1995) (1046-20-185)

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MAA Panel Discussion

2:30 PM –3:50PM Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Mathematics and public policy. Organizer: Philippe M. Tondeur, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chair: Philippe Tondeur Panelists: Vernon J. Ehlers,U.S. Congressman, Michigan Jerry McNerney,U.S. Congressman, California Douglas N. Arnold, University of Minnesota Daniel Ullman,George Washington University

MAA Minicourse #10: Part B

3:30 PM –5:30PM Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and their applications. Organizer: Thomas Koshy, Framingham State College

MAA Minicourse #5: Part B

3:30 PM –5:30PM Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Developing departmental self-studies. Organizers: Donna L. Beers, Simmons College Richard A. Gillman, Valparaiso University

AMS-MAA-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter Public Lecture

6:00 PM –7:00PM Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott (2015) The story of a mathematical friendship. Steven Strogatz, Cornell University (1046-00-1405)

AMS-MAA-SIAM Joint Reception

7:00 PM –7:45PM Marshall Ballroom Foyer, Mezzanine Level, Marriott

AMS Banquet

7:45 PM – 10:00 PM Marshall Ballrooms North/East, Mezz. Level, Marriott

Bernard Russo James J. Tattersall AMS Associate Secretary MAA Associate Secretary Irvine, California Providence, Rhode Island

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