Program of the Sessions San Antonio, Texas, January 10–13, 2015

Thursday, January 8 Friday, January 9 AMS Short Course on Finite Frame Theory: A AMS Short Course on Finite Frame Theory: A Complete Introduction to Overcompleteness, Complete Introduction to Overcompleteness, Part I Part II

8:00 AM –4:45PM Room 212, Convention Center 9:00 AM –5:30PM Room 212, Convention Center Organizer: Kasso A Okoudjou, University of Maryland, Organizer: Kasso A Okoudjou, College Park University of Maryland, College Park 8:30AM Preconditoining techniques in frame (5) theory and probabilistic frames. Kasso A. Okoudjou,Universityof 9:00AM An introduction to finite frame theory. Maryland, College Park (1) Peter G. Casazza, University of Missouri 10:30AM Compressed sensing and dictionary (6) learning. 11:00AM A primer on finite unit norm tight Chen Guangliang*, San Jose State (2) frames. University, and Deanna Needell*, Dustin G. Mixon, Air Force Institute of Claremont McKenna College Technology 2:30PM Quantization for Finite Frames. (7) Alexander Powell*, Vanderbilt 2:00PM Algebro-Geometric Techniques and University, and Ozgur Yilmaz*, (3) Geometric Insights for Finite Frames. University of British Columbia Nate Strawn, Duke University AMS Department Chairs Workshop

4:00PM Frames and phaseless reconstruction. (4) Radu Balan, University of Maryland, 8:00 AM –6:30PM Texas Ballroom, Salon College Park D, Grand Hyatt San Antonio

The time limit for each AMS contributed paper in the sessions meeting will be found in Volume 36, Issue 1 of Abstracts is ten minutes. The time limit for each MAA contributed of papers presented to the American Mathematical Society, paper varies. In the Special Sessions the time limit varies ordered according to the numbers in parentheses following from session to session and within sessions. To maintain the the listings. The middle two digits, e.g., 897-20-1136, refer to schedule, time limits will be strictly enforced. the Mathematical Reviews subject classification assigned by Forpaperswithmorethanoneauthor,an asterisk follows the individual author. Groups of papers for each subject are the name of the author who plans to present the paper at the listed chronologically in the Abstracts. The last one to four meeting. digits, e.g., 897-20-1136, refer to the receipt number of the Papers flagged with a solid triangle () have been desig- abstract; abstracts are further sorted by the receipt number nated by the author as being of possible interest to under- within each classification. MAA abstracts are listed toward graduate students. the back of the issue sorted by session name. Abstracts of papers presented in the sessions at this

49 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 9 (cont’d.)

MAA Ancillary Workshop MAA Minicourse #1: Part B

2:00 PM –4:00PM Room 206A, Convention Center 8:00 AM –5:00PM Bowie B, Grand Hyatt San Antonio Introductory proposal writing for grant applications to the NSF EHR Division of Teaching the statistical investigation Undergraduate Education. process with Randomization-based Presenters: John Haddock, Division of inference. Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation Presenters: Beth Chance, California , Division of Polytechnic University, San Lee Zia Undergraduate Education, Luis Obispo National Science Foundation Robin Lock,St.Lawrence University AMS Council

Soma Roy, California 2:30 PM – 10:00 PM Texas Ballroom, Salon Polytechnic University, San A, Grand Hyatt San Antonio Luis Obispo

Todd Swanson,Hope Joint Meetings Registration College 3:00 PM –8:00PM East Registration, MAA Minicourse #1: Part A Convention Center Email Center 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206A, Convention Center 3:00 PM –8:00PM East Registration, Convention Center Introductory proposal writing for grant applications to the NSF EHR Division of Undergraduate Education.

Presenters: John Haddock, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation

Lee Zia, Division of Saturday, January 10 Undergraduate Education, MAA Minority Chairs Meeting National Science Foundation

7:00 AM –8:45AM Presidio B, Grand MAA Ancillary Workshop Hyatt San Antonio

9:00 AM –4:00PM Room 206B, Convention Center Joint Meetings Registration

Embedding undergraduate research into 7:30 AM –6:00PM East Registration, a living-learning community. Convention Center

Organizer: Mark Daniel Ward,Purdue Email Center University 7:30 AM –9:30PM East Registration, MAA Ancillary Workshop Convention Center

9:00 AM –4:30PM Room 207A, AMS Session on Game Theory, Economics, Convention Center Control Theory, and Information

National research experiences for 7:45 AM –10:55AM Room 101A, undergraduates. Convention Center

Organizer: Dennis Davenport,Howard 7:45AM Analysis of the Error in an Iterative University (8) Algorithm for Solution of the Regulator Equations for linear distributed MAA Board of Governors parameter Control Systems. Thanuka Hansameenu Pathiranage, Texas Tech University, Department 9:00 AM –5:00PM Lone Star Ballroom, of Mathematics and Statistics Salons AB, Grand Hyatt San Antonio (1106-93-1929)

50 Saturday, January 10 – Program of the Sessions

8:00AM Finite Horizon Time Inhomogeneous AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research (9) Singular Control Problem of in Mathematics by Undergraduates and One-dimensional Diffusion via Dynkin Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, I Game. Yipeng Yang,Universityof 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 004, Houston-Clear Lake (1106-90-2516) Convention Center

8:15AM Stability Analysis of Discrete time Organizers: Darren A Narayan, (10) Recurrent Neural Networks. Rochester Institute of Jayant Singh, North Dakota State Technology University (1106-93-507) Tamas Forgacs, California State University, Fresno 8:30AM The Geometry of the Region of Uniform (11) Exponential Stability on an Arbitrary Jobby Jacob,Rochester Time Scale. Institute of Technology Dylan R Poulsen*, John M Davis and Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester Ian A Gravagne, Baylor University Institute of Technology (1106-93-1056) Tamas Wiandt,Rochester Institute of Technology 8:45AM Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes for 8:00AM Spiral Knot Determinants. (12) geophysical data analysis.  Indranil SenGupta*andSemere (21) Seong Ju Kim, Ryan Stees*andLaura Habtemicael, North Dakota State Taalman, James Madison University University (1106-93-748) (1106-55-1247) 8:30AM On the Structure of Minimal 9:00AM Optimal control of coffee-berry disease  (22) 4(2k +1)-orbits of the Continuous (13) using both chemical and cultivational Endomorphisms on the Real Line and methods. Universality in Chaos. David Jaures Fotsa Mbogne,ENSAI, Rashad U. Abdulla*, University of University of Ngaoundere, and Chris Pennsylvania, Ugur G. Abdulla,Florida Thron*, Texas A&M University - Central Institute of Technology, Batul Kanawati, Texas (1106-93-2278) California State University of Long Beach, and Anders Ruden,Universityof 9:15AM Preventative Analytics for Infectious Redlands.CA (1106-37-115) (14) Disease Pandemics. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Analysis of Interfaces for the Nonlinear ,NewYork,NewYork Elinor L Velasquez  (23) Diffusion Equation with Linear (1106-93-2662) Convection. Ugur G. Abdulla, Professor, Department 9:30AM Estimation of global network statistics  (15) from incomplete data. of Mathematical Sciences at Florida Catherine A Bliss*, University of Institute of Technology, Jian Du, Vermont, Christopher M Danforth, Assistant Professor, Department of Univeristy of Vermont, and Peter Mathematical Sciences at Florida Institute Sheridan Dodds, University of Vermont of Technology, Jonathan Goldfarb, (1106-94-2011) Florida Institute of Technology, Kev Johnson, Auburn University, 9:45AM Convolutional Codes from Group Rings. Montgomery, Lauren Lanier,University (16) Jessica OShaughnessy, Shenandoah of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University (1106-94-1065) Taylor Schluter*, Florida Institute of Technology (1106-35-116) 10:00AM Decoding and Merging of Helberg Codes. 9:30AM On some inverse free boundary problems  (17) Preliminary report.  (24) for second order parabolic PDEs. Tuan A Le*andHieu D Nguyen,Rowan Ugur G Abdulla, Florida Institute of University (1106-94-1892) Technology, Nicholas Crispi, Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College, 10:15AM On MDS Codes with Constrained The City University of New York, (18) Generator Matrices and Related Jonathan Goldfarb, Florida Institute of Problems. Technology, Daniel Kassler*, University Igor Zelenko*, Muxi Yan, Alex of Chicago, Scott Pelton-Stroud, Sprintson and Swanand Kadhe,Texas Williams College, Bruno Giuseppe A&M University (1106-94-2908) Poggi, Florida Institute of Technology, and Paige Elizabeth Williams,University 10:30AM Reassembling Humpty Dumpty: 3D  (19) Puzzles and Invariant Signature Curves. of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1106-35-117) R. R. Slechta,UniversityofSt.Thomas 10:00AM A Family of Rank 6 Elliptic Curves over (1106-92-1811)  (25) Number Fields. David Mehrle*, Tomer Reiter,Carnegie 10:45AM Educational Economics. Mellon University, Joseph Stahl, Dylan  (20) Matthew J Christen, Simpson College Yott, Boston University, and Steven (1106-91-1765) Miller, Williams College (1106-11-427)

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10:30AM Newman’s conjecture for function field Jose Iovino,Universityof  (26) L-functions. Texas at San Antonio *, Boston University, Joseph Stahl David Boris Zilber,Oxford Mehrle, Tomer Reiter, Carnegie Mellon University University, Dylan Yott, Boston University, and Steven Miller, Williams College 8:00AM Up and Out: Frames and tameness in (1106-11-426) (33) Abstract Elementary Classes. Will Boney, University of Illinois at AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Chicago (1106-03-1625) Mathematics, I 8:30AM Model theory and the Mean Ergodic  (34) Theorem for abelian unitary actions. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 005, Eduardo Duenez˜ *andJos´eIovino,The Convention Center University of Texas at San Antonio (1106-03-1681) Organizers: Sloan Despeaux,Western Carolina University 9:00AM Modeling isomorphic embeddings (35) between Banach spaces. Patti Hunter,Westmont Mirna Dzamonja,UniversityofEast College Anglia, Norwich, UK (1106-03-1433) Deborah Kent,Drake 9:30AM Infinitary model theory in the study of University (36) graphons. Adrian Rice, Cameron E. Freer, Massachusetts Randolph-Macon College Institute of Technology (1106-03-1025)

8:00AM Table Parameter Estimation and 10:00AM On the white parts of the map of  (27) Inference in Historical Mathematical (37) classification theory for AECs. Preliminary Tables. report. David R Bellhouse, University of Western Rami Grossberg, Carnegie Mellon Ontario (1106-01-245) University (1106-03-2301)

8:30AM Remarks on N. Oresme’s Definition of 10:30AM Measuring independence in metric model  (28) Curvitas. (38) theory. Bogdan D. Suceava*andIsabel M. Asa Hirvonen, University of Helsinki, Serrano, California State University, Finland (1106-03-513) Fullerton (1106-01-59) 9:00AM Natures of curves in the early modern AMS Special Session on Advances in Coding  (29) period and the emergence of Theory, I transcendence. Preliminary report. Bruce J. Petrie, University of Toronto 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 002, (1106-01-1863) Convention Center 9:30AM The representation of curves in the early  (30) Leibnizian calculus. Organizers: Felice Manganiello, Viktor Blasjo, Utrecht University Clemson University (1106-01-856) Gretchen L. Matthews, 10:00AM How Johann Bernoulli Solved a Problem Clemson University  (31) whose Solution was Obvious (Or Was It?). Judy L. Walker,Universityof George W Heine, (retired) Pueblo, Nebraska Colorado (1106-01-459) 8:00AM Coding theory for distributed storage 10:30AM Euclid’s Elements in Spanish, during the  (39) and networks.  (32) XXth century (part I), Vera’s edition. Iwan Duursma, Univ of Illinois at Preliminary report. Urbana-Champaign (1106-05-2873) Alejandro R Garciadiego,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 9:00AM Explicit Constructions of (1106-01-268)  (40) Information-Theoretically Secure Regenerating Codes for Distributed AMS-ASL Special Session on Beyond Storage. First-Order Model Theory, I Swanand Kadhe*andAlex Sprintson, Texas A&M University (1106-94-2880)

8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 006B, 9:30AM Capacity and Constructions of Convention Center (41) Non-Malleable Codes. Mahdi Cheraghchi, Massachusetts Organizers: John T. Baldwin,University Institute of Technology (1106-68-1575) of Illinois at Chicago 10:00AM Skew Polynomials in Coding Theory. Xavier Caicedo,Universidad (42) Siyu Liu*, University of Toronto, Felice de los Andes Manganiello, Clemson University, and Rami Grossberg,Carnegie Frank R Kschischang,Universityof Mellon University Toronto (1106-12-2926)

52 Saturday, January 10 – Program of the Sessions

10:30AM A Linkage Construction for Subspace 8:30AM Mathematical Assessment of the Role of  (43) Codes. (51) Temperature Variations on Malaria Carolyn Troha,UniversityofKentucky Transmission Dynamics. (1106-15-892) Abba Gumel*, Arizona State University, Folashade Agusto, Austin Peay State AMS Special Session on Algebraic University, and Paul Parham,Imperial Combinatorics and Representation Theory, I College London (1106-92-1661)

9:00AM Emerging disease dynamics in a model 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 008A, (52) coupling within-host and between-host Convention Center systems. Zhilan Feng, Purdue University Organizers: Zajj Daugherty, Dartmouth (1106-92-220) College 9:30AM Modeling cross-contamination during Ben Salisbury,Central  Michigan University (53) poultry processing: dynamics in the chiller tank. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Schur-Positivity in a Square. Daniel S. Munther*, Department (44) Cristina M Ballantine*, College of the of Mathematics/ Cleveland State Holy Cross, and Rosa C Orellana, University, Jianhong Wu,Centrefor Dartmouth College (1106-05-616) Disease Modelling/ York University, Sanyi Tang, Yanni Xiao, School of 8:30AM Generalized Gelfand–Graev Mathematics/Shaanxi Normal University, (45) characters, Kostka polynomials, and and Helio Shimozako,Centrefor supercharacters. Disease Modelling/ York University Scott Andrews*, Dartmouth College, and (1106-92-2063) Nathaniel Thiem, University of Colorado Boulder (1106-05-405) 10:00AM Modeling the dynamics of intermitotic 9:00AM Integral bases for the universal (54) time distributions. Preliminary report. (46) enveloping algebras of map Rachel Leander*, Middle Tennessee superalgebras. State University, Edward Allen,Texas Samuel Chamberlin*, Park University, Tech University, Darren Tyson, Shawn and Irfan Bagci,UniversityofNorth Garbett, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Georgia (1106-17-970) Center, Zach Jones, Middle Tennessee State University, and Vito Quaranta, 9:30AM On Schur Superfunctors. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Institute (47) Jonathan Axtell, Iowa State University (1106-92-1620) (1106-16-946) 10:30AM Optimal Control in an ODE/DE Model 10:00AM k-charge and energy function. (55) for a Massive anthrax Outbreak: A (48) Preliminary report. preliminary Report. Preliminary report. Jennifer Morse, Drexel University, and Buddhi R Pantha*, Department of Anne Schilling*, Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Mathematics, UC Davis (1106-05-409) Knoxville,TN, and Suzanne Lenhart, 10:30AM Inclusion relations between faces of of Department of Mathematics, University of (49) highest weight modules. Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (1106-37-258) Apoorva Khare, Stanford University (1106-17-956) AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Applications, I AMS Special Session on Applications of Dynamical Systems to Biological Models, I 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007B, Convention Center 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 001B, Convention Center Organizers: Steven Miller, Williams College Organizers: Yu Jin,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln Michael A. Radin,Rochester Xiang-Sheng Wang, Institute of Technology Southeast Missouri State University 8:00AM A nonautonomous hierarchical model  (56) with the strong Allee effect. Preliminary 8:00AM Periodic systems of delay differential report. (50) equations and the dynamics of avian Laila Assas, King Abdul Aziz University, influenza. Saber Elaydi*, Eddy Kwessi,Trinity Xiang-Sheng Wang*, Southeast Missouri University, George Livadiotis,Southwest State University, and Jianhong Wu,York Research Institute, and Brian Dennis, University (1106-92-1984) University of Idaho (1106-39-2202)

53 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 10 (cont’d.)

8:30AM Geometry and Global Stability of 10:00AM Topological Conjugacy of Constant (57) Monotone Discrete Dynamical Systems.  (66) Length Substitution Dynamical Systems. E Cabral Balreira*, Trinity University, Michael Sylvester Keane,Wesleyan Saber Elaydi and Rafael Luis,Centerfor University, Delft University of Mathematical Analysis, Technical Technology, Leiden University University of Lisbon (1106-39-362) (1106-37-954)

AM 9:00 Host-Parasitoid Discrete Models with 10:30AM Wojtkowski’s Falling Balls Revisited. (58) strong Allee Effect. (67) Preliminary report. George Livadiotis*, Southwest Research Nandor J Simanyi,Universityof Institute, Leila Assas, King Abdul Aziz Alabama at Birmingham, Department of University, Brian Dennis,Universityof Mathematics (1106-37-1408) Idaho, Saber Elaydi, Department of Mathematics, Trinity University; AMS Special Session on Factorization Theory Technical University of Lisbon, and Eddy Kwessi, Department of Mathematics, and Its Applications, I Trinity University (1106-39-1533) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007D, 9:30AM Stochasticity on a modified Beverton-Holt (59) model with Allee effects. Preliminary Convention Center report. Eddy A Kwessi*, Trinity University, Laila Organizers: Nicholas Baeth,University Assas, King Abdul Aziz University, Brian of Central Missouri Dennis, University of Idaho, Saber Elaydi, Trinity University, and George Scott Chapman,Sam Livadiotis, Southwest Research Institute Houston State University (1106-39-605) Jim Coykendall,Clemson 10:00AM Existence Of Bounded Solutions For University (60) Almost Linear Volterra Difference Equations Using Fixed Point Theory and Alfred Geroldinger,Karl Lyapunov Functionals. Franzens University Youssef Naim Raffoul*, University of Dayton, and Ernest Yankson,University 8:00AM Koszul modules over short graded of Cape Coast, Ghana (1106-39-359) (68) Gorenstein rings. Preliminary report. Luchezar Avramov,Universityof 10:30AM Some Facts and Some Open Problems Nebraska, Courtney Gibbons, Hamilton  (61) and Conjectures on Rational Systems. College, and Roger Wiegand*, University Preliminary report. of Nebraska (1106-13-984) Emmanouil Drymonis,Providence College (1106-39-1401) 8:30AM Discussion.

AMS Special Session on Ergodic Theory and 9:00AM A semigroup-theoretical view of Dynamical Systems, I (69) direct-sum decompositions over HNP rings. Nicholas R. Baeth,UniversityofCentral 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 003, Missouri, USA, Alfred Geroldinger, Convention Center University of Graz, Austria, David J. Grynkiewicz, University of Memphis, Organizer: Mrinal Kanti USA, and Daniel Smertnig*, University of ,University Roychowdhury Graz, Austria (1106-16-1696) of Texas-Pan American

8:00AM Degrees of stickiness in mushroom 9:30AM On the structure of S2-ifications of (62) billiards. (70) complete local rings. Preliminary report. Carl P Dettmann, University of Bristol, Sandra Spiroff*, University of UK (1106-37-1779) Mississippi, and Sean Sather-Wagstaff, North Dakota State University 8:30AM Dynamics of dianalytic maps on Klein (1106-13-1576)  (63) surfaces. Preliminary report. Jane M. Hawkins,UniversityofNorth 10:00AM Generalized Unique Factorization Carolina at Chapel Hill (1106-37-582) (71) Domains. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Boundary measures minimizing the Jim Coykendall, Clemson University, (64) Rayleigh quotient. Preliminary report. Richard Hasenauer, Eureka College, and Franc¸ois Ledrappier, University of Notre Bethany Kubik*, United States Military Dame, Notre Dame, IN (1106-37-503) Academy (1106-13-613)

9:30AM Finitely presented groups associated with 10:30AM Factorization properties of Prufer¨ (65) expanding maps. (72) domains. Volodymyr Nekrashevych,Texas Jim Coykendall, Clemson University, and A&M University, College Station Richard Erwin Hasenauer*, Eureka (1106-37-2423) College (1106-13-559)

54 Saturday, January 10 – Program of the Sessions

AMS Special Session on Frames and Their 9:30AM Continuity of core entropy of quadratic Applications, I (82) polynomials. Giulio Tiozzo,YaleUniversity 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007A, (1106-37-1964) Convention Center 10:00AM Pseudo-automorphisms of Blowup of  Organizers: Radu Balan,Universityof (83) Projective space along a set of points. Maryland, College Park Preliminary report. Kyounghee Kim, Florida Sate University Kasso A Okoudjou, (1106-37-1407) University of Maryland Rachel Ward,Universityof 10:30AM Classification of Thurston maps with Texas, Austin (84) parabolic orbifolds. Nikita Selinger, Stony Brook University 8:00AM Some new results regarding equiangular (1106-37-1032) (73) tight frames. Matthew Fickus, Air Force Institute of AMS Special Session on Model Theory and Technology (1106-42-119) Applications, I 8:30AM Erasure Robust Frames. (74) Yang Wang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1106-42-1664) 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 006A, Convention Center 9:00AM Distribution of Hilbert Space Frame (75) Coefficients. Organizers: David Marker,Universityof Peter G. Casazza*, Lindsey M. Illinois at Chicago Woodland and Kevin Brewster, University of Missouri (1106-46-326) Sergei Starchenko, 9:30AM Probabilistic Frames: Ideas from Optimal University of Notre Dame (76) Transport. Preliminary report. Carol Wood,Wesleyan Clare G Wickman, Johns Hopkins University University Applied Physics Lab (1106-43-485) 8:00AM Unlikely intersections and differential (85) algebra. 10:00AM Error bounds for consistent James Freitag, University of California (77) reconstruction. Berkeley (1106-03-1937) Alexander M Powell*, Vanderbilt University, and Tyler Whitehouse, 8:30AM Differential Algebra Meets Derived Arlington, VA (1106-42-2126) (86) Categories. 10:30AM A tour from sparse approximation over Taylor Dupuy, The Hebrew University  (78) dictionary learning to random sparse (1106-14-1082) properties of frames. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Model theory and Mod- Galois theory. Karin Schnass, University of Sassari (87) Adam Topaz, University of California, (1106-43-595) Berkeley (1106-11-2109) AMS Special Session on Holomorphic 9:30AM Unlikely intersections in complex Dynamics in One and Several Variables, I (88) dynamics. Holly Krieger, MIT (1106-14-1838)

8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 006D, 10:00AM Compact complex manifolds with a Convention Center (89) generic automorphism. Preliminary report. Organizers: Tanya Firsova, State Rahim Moosa, University of Waterloo University of New York at (1106-03-1328) Stony Brook and Kansas State University AMS Special Session on Operator Algebras Thomas Sharland, State and Their Applications: A Tribute to Richard University of New York at V. Kadison, I Stony Brook 8:00AM Chebyshev-like maps via Newton’s 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 001A, (79) identities. Preliminary report. Convention Center Joshua P Bowman, Smith College (1106-37-2239) Organizers: Robert S. Doran,Texas 8:30AM Topological models for semi-parabolic Christian University (80) H´enon maps. Remus Radu*andRaluca Tanase,Stony Efton Park,TexasChristian Brook University (1106-37-2789) University 9:00AM Matings of cubic polynomials with a fixed 8:00AM Expanders — Exact and (81) critical point. (90) Morita-compatible crossed products. Tom Sharland, Stony Brook University Paul Frank Baum, Penn State University (1106-37-1483) (1106-19-535)

55 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 10 (cont’d.)

8:30AM The generalization of C*-algebra 10:30AM The packing density of the n-dimensional (91) methods. Preliminary report. (101) cross-polytope. Preliminary report. David P Blecher, Department of G´abor Fejes Toth´ ,Alfr´ed R´enyi Institute Mathematics, University of Houston of Mathematics, Hungary, Ferenc Fodor*, (1106-46-1785) Alfr´ed R´enyi Institute of Mathematics, 9:00AM Maps similar to essentially normal ones. Hungary, and University of Szeged, (92) Preliminary report. Hungary, and Viktor V´ıgh,Universityof Ronald G. Douglas,TexasA&M Szeged, Hungary (1106-52-2223) University (1106-46-413) AMS Special Session on Ricci Curvature for 9:30AM Classifying right-angled Artin semigroup (93) C∗-algebras. Homogeneous Spaces and Related Topics, I Søren Eilers*, University of Copenhagen, Xin Li, Queen Mary University of London, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 006C, and Efren Ruiz, University of Hawaii Hilo Convention Center (1106-46-800) Organizers: Megan Kerr, Wellesley 10:00AM Well behaved dynamics. College  (94) George A. Elliott*, University of Toronto, and Zhuang Niu, University of Wyoming Tracy Payne,IdahoState (1106-46-1601) University 10:30AM Quantum Variables. 8:00AM Non-compact, homogeneous Einstein  (95) Edward G. Effros, UCLA (1106-81-756) (102) spaces. Michael Jablonski,Universityof AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Oklahoma (1106-53-48) Discrete and Intuitive Geometry, I 8:30AM The Alekseevskii conjecture in low (103) dimensions. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007C, Romina M. Arroyo*andRamiro A. Convention Center Lafuente,FaMAF&CIEM,Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (1106-53-479) Organizers: Andras Bezdek, Auburn University 9:00AM Einstein solvmanifolds have maximal Ted Bisztriczky,University (104) symmetry. Preliminary report. of Calgary Carolyn Gordon*, Dartmouth College, and Michael Jablonski,Universityof Wlodek Kuperberg, Auburn Oklahoma (1106-53-620) University 9:30AM Two-step nilpotent Lie groups with 8:00AM About the piercing number of boxes and (105) prescribed Ricci tensor.  (96) beyond. Preliminary report. Patrick B Eberlein,UniversityofNorth Deborah Oliveros, Instituto de Carolina at hhapel Hill (1106-53-694) Matematicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, UNAM. 10:00AM Solvable Lie groups of negative Ricci (1106-52-1676) (106) curvature. 8:30AM About an Erdos-Gr¨ unbaum¨ conjecture Yuri Nikolayevsky, La Trobe University, (97) concerning piercing of non-bounded Melbourne, Australia (1106-53-948) convex sets. 10:30AM The space of left-invariant metrics and A. Montejano, L. Montejano*, National (107) submanifold geometry. Autonomous University of Mexico, E. Hiroshi Tamaru, Hiroshima University, Rold´an-Pensado and P. Soberon´ , Japan (1106-53-505) University of London (1106-52-1334) 9:00AM On the total perimeter of disjoint convex AMS Special Session on Set-Valued (98) bodies. Optimization and Variational Problems with Arseniy V. Akopyan, The Institute for Applications, I Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, and 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 008B, Alexey Glazyrin*, The University of Convention Center Texas at Brownsville (1106-52-424) 9:30AM Bounds for outer parallel domains of unit Organizers: Akhtar A. Khan,Rochester (99) ball packings. Institute of Technology Karoly Bezdek*, University of Calgary, Mau Nam Nguyen,Portland Canada, and Zsolt Langi,Budapest State University University of Technology, Hungary (1106-52-521) Miguel Sama, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a 10:00AM Extreme point configurations on spheres (100) and locally rigid contact graphs. Distancia, Madrid Oleg R Musin, Department of Christiane Tammer, Mathematics, University of Texas at Martin Luther University Brownsville (1106-52-1114) Halle-Wittenberg

56 Saturday, January 10 – Program of the Sessions

8:00AM Higher-order Kuhn-Tucker optimality 9:30AM Self-Similar Subsets of the Cantor Set. (108) conditions for set-valued optimization (117) Yang Wang, The Hong Kong University of with nonsolid ordering cones. Science and Technology (1106-AA-1674) P.Q. Khanh, International University, Vietnam National Universityf Hochiminh City (1106-90-1305) 10:00AM Bounded Geometry and Characterization  (118) of Some Holomorphic Transcendental 8:30AM A D.C. Algorithm via Convex Analysis Dynamical Systems. Preliminary report. (109) Approach for Solving a Location Problem Tao Chen, The City University of New Involving Sets. York-LaGuardia Community College, Mau Nam Nguyen, Portland State Yunping Jiang*, The City University of University (1106-49-1400) New York-Queens College and Graduate 9:00AM Regularization error estimates for Center, and Linda Keen,TheCity (110) integral constraint regularization of University of New York-Lehman College state-constrained elliptic control and Graduate Center (1106-AA-830) problems. Miguel Sama*, Universidad Nacional de 10:30AM Shell hyperbolic components of Educacion a Distancia, Madrid, and (119) transcendental meromorphic maps. , Rochester Institute of Akhtar Khan Nuria Fagella, Facultat de Matem`atiques, Technology (1106-49-1329) Univ. Barcelona, and Linda Keen*, CUNY 9:30AM Pontryagin Maximum Principle for Graduate Center and Lehman College (111) Control Systems on Infinite Dimensional (1106-AA-717) Manifolds. Robert J Kipka*, Queen’s University, MAA Invited Paper Session on Recent Kingston, ON, and Yuri S. Ledyaev, Advances in Mathematical Modeling of the Western Michigan University Environment and Infectious Diseases (1106-49-968)

10:00AM Fixed points and variational principles (112) with applications to behavioral sciences. 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 217B, Bao Truong,NorthernMichigan Convention Center University (1106-49-1732)

10:30AM Stability of an equation error approach (113) for an inverse problem. Organizer: Linda Allen,TexasTech Baasansuren Jadamba,Rochester University Institute of Technology (1106-49-1648)

MAA Invited Paper Session on Fractal 8:00AM Modeling Environmental Variability With (120) Mean-Reverting Processes. Geometry and Dynamics Edward Allen, Texas Tech University (1106-AF-501) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 214D, Convention Center 8:45AM Environmental change and life history Organizers: Michel L. Lapidus,  (121) strategies: cannibalism and reproductive University of California, synchrony. Preliminary report. Riverside Jim M. Cushing*, Department of Mathematics & Interdisciplinary Program Robert G. Niemeyer, in Applied Mathematics / University of University of New Mexico, Arizona., , Albuquerque Amy Veprauskas Interdisciplinary Program in Applied 8:00AM The dynamics of rational functions of the Mathematics / University of Arizona,  (114) → n λ and Shandelle M. Henson,Andrews form z z + d . Preliminary report. z University (1106-AF-1071) Paul Blanchard,BostonUniversity (1106-AA-1146)

8:30AM Spectral Decimation and Complex 9:30AM Influence of heterogeneity in model (115) Dynamics: Laplacians on Self-Similar (122) predictions for public health Fractals and Their Spectral Zeta policymaking. Preliminary report. Functions. Zhilan Feng, Purdue University Nishu Lal*, Occidental College, and (1106-AF-502) Michel L. Lapidus,Universityof California, Riverside (1106-AA-2551) 10:15AM Dynamics of phytoplankton-zooplankton 9:00AM Complex rational maps and the structure (123) systems with toxin producing  (116) of Julia sets from accessible Mandelbrot phytoplankton. sets. Sophia Jang*, Texas Tech University, Elizabeth L. Fitzgibbon,SalveRegina James Baglama and Li Wu,Universityof University (1106-AA-2733) Rhode (1106-AF-1443)

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AMS Session on Mathematical Physics 8:45AM A Multiscale Spectral Algorithm for  (133) Estimating the Number of Clusters in a 8:00 AM –9:25AM Room 203A, Data Set. Anna V. Little*andAlicia Byrd, Convention Center Jacksonville University (1106-62-950)

8:00AM Asteroid seismology: using natural  (124) frequencies distribution to infer internal 9:00AM The beta model for random hypergraphs  structure. (134) with a given degree sequence: modelling James D. Walker*, Sidney Chocron, multi-way interactions in networks. Rory P. Bigger, Southwest Research Despina Stasi*, Illinois Institute Institute, and Trent Kirchdoerfer, of Technology, Kayvan Sadeghi, California Institute of Technology Alessandro Rinaldo, Carnegie Mellon (1106-86-1997) University, Sonja Petrovic, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Stephen E. 8:15AM Well Posedness Theory for a Coupled Fienberg, Carnegie Mellon University (125) Thermo-Chemo-Poroelastic System. (1106-62-2803) Preliminary report. T. Malysheva*andL. White,University 9:15AM Measures of Predictor Variable of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA  (135) Importance in Logistic Regression: A (1106-86-1827) Comparative Study. Ranil Weerackoon*, California State 8:30AM The Geometry of Space-Time-Matter. University, Long Beach, and (126) David Betounes,Univ.ofTexas,Permian Dmitry Basin (1106-83-489) Suvorov, The College of New Jersey (1106-62-803) 8:45AM Numerical investigation of the equation  (127) for the Higgs boson in the de Sitter 9:30AM Approaches to Addressing Overfitting in spacetime.  (136) Averaging Classifiers. Andras Balogh, Jacob N Banda*and James D Munyon*, Youngstown Karen Yagdjian,TheUniversityof State University, and Rebecca M Texas-Pan American (1106-85-2896) Thiem, Eastern Kentucky University (1106-62-652) 9:00AM A Study of Artificial Neural Network  (128) Techniques Used to Mine Data in Astronomy. Preliminary report. 9:45AM A Bayesian Approach to Sequential  Hriday Bharat Thakkar*andNarayan (137) Change Point Detection. Thapa, Minot State University, Minot, Eric Ruggieri*andMarcus Antonellis, North Dakota (1106-85-1723) College of the Holy Cross (1106-62-2060)

9:15AM An Approximation to the Mass Ratio of 10:00AM Hotelling Trace Criterion as a Figure of  (129) the Proton to the Electron. Preliminary  (138) Merit for the Optimization of report. Chromatogram Alignment. Harry A. Watson, Eastvale, California Edward J Soares, Gopal R Yalla*, John B (1106-81-87) O’Conner, Kevin A Walsh and Amber M Hupp, College of the Holy Cross AMS Session on Statistics (1106-62-1994)

8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 202B, 10:15AM Modeling Cancer Mortality Rates through Convention Center (139) Differential Equations. Keshav P. Pokhrel*, Mercyhurst 8:00AM Bayesian Joinpoint Regression Model for University, and Chris P. Tsokos,  (130) Childhood Brain Cancer Mortality. University of South Florida Preliminary report. (1106-62-1963) Netra P Khanal,TheUniversityofTampa (1106-62-1577) 10:30AM Decomposing the Chi-Square  (140) Goodness-of-Fit Statistic by 8:15AM Asymptotics of Signed-Rank Estimator in Hadamard-Like Matrices. Preliminary (131) Two-phase Linear Model. report. Brice Merlin Nguelifack, Auburn Abbas M Alhakim, American University University (1106-62-410) of Beirut (1106-62-2830) 8:30AM Bathtub and Unimodal Hazard Flexibility  (132) Classification of Parametric Lifetime 10:45AM Determination of the Probability Distributions.  (141) Distribution of strength of a Polymer Anh V Nguyen*, Texas Christian Fiber Bundle Using Statistical Analysis. University, Dana M Lacey,North Krishan Agrawal*, Virginia State Central College, and Kahadawala University, Ronald Moore,Performance Cooray, Central Michigan University Polymers, Honeywell, and Eugene Evans, (1106-62-638) Virginia State University (1106-62-93)

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AMS Session on Topology and Manifolds, I Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 101B, University Convention Center 8:00AM Topics in Steganography: Hiding Text 8:00AM Almost Homotopies and Intrinsic Flat  (153) within Text. Preliminary report. (142) Convergence. Ann E Moskol, Rhode Island College Zahra Sinaei*, Courant Institute of (1106-C1-2556) Mathematical Sciences, and Christina Sormani, CUNY Graduate Center 8:20AM Cryptography Activities in a Mathematics  (1106-54-312) (154) Course for Liberal Arts Majors. Preliminary report. 8:15AM Partial Metric Spaces: Representation and  Jay A Malmstrom,OklahomaCity (143) Classification. Community College (1106-C1-77) Shaun G. Benvie*, University of Connecticut, Owen S. Hill, College of 8:40AM Ciphers and Heroes: Introducing William & Mary, and Elizabeth T. Brown,  (155) first-year students to the world of James Madison University (1106-54-642) cryptology. Preliminary report. 8:30AM Metrics on CAT(0) Boundaries. Sharon M Frechette, College of the Holy (144) Molly A Moran,Universityof Cross (1106-C1-848) Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1106-54-1093) 9:00AM The Mathematics and Politics of Military 8:45AM Homological stability of diffeomorphim  (156) Cryptography. Preliminary report. (145) groups made discrete. Mark Kozek, Whittier College Sam Nariman, Stanford (1106-55-480) (1106-C1-2843) 9:00AM A Finite Set of Generators for the Arc  (146) Algebra. 9:20AM Approaching Cryptology Through The Dylan Peifer, Cornell University, Martin  (157) Enigma of Alan Turing. D. Bobb*, University of Texas at Austin, Michael Olinick*andRobert P. Martin, Helen Wong and Stephen Kennedy, Middlebury College (1106-C1-1509) Carleton College (1106-54-2766) 9:40AM Twisting the Keyword Length from a 9:15AM Intersection numbers on moduli spaces of  (158) Vigen`ere Cipher. (147) curves through topological recursion. Andrew J Simoson*, King University, and Ayman Mohammad Almomany*, Thomas H Barr, Indian Springs School Central Michigan Univercity, and Brad (1106-C1-304) Safnuk, Central Michgin Univercity (1106-55-2718) 10:00AM Cranks, Rotors, Rods, Algorithms, Quilts  9:30AM Abelian Arrangements. (159) and Computations: designing and (148) Christin Bibby, University of Oregon building encryption devices and methods (1106-55-1792) in a Cryptology course. Preliminary report. 9:45AM Homotopy transfer is a simple Ward Heilman, Bridgewater State (149) consequence of the Goldman-Millson University (1106-C1-259) Theorem. Christopher L Rogers, Institut fur¨ 10:20AM Decrypting Cryptography. Mathematik und Informatik, Universit¨at  (160) Edmund A. Lamagna,Universityof Greifswald (1106-55-2246) Rhode Island (1106-C1-1413) 10:00AM Circle subgroups of compact Lie groups. 10:40AM Locating Large Primes Promptly.  (150) Jeffrey D. Carlson, Tufts University  (161) Jeffrey A. Ehme, Spelman College (1106-55-2823) (1106-C1-735) 10:15AM Recognizing nullhomotopic maps (151) between the classifying spaces of MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Learning in Kac-Moody groups. First-Year and Second-Year Courses, I John D. Foley, University of Copenhagen (1106-55-2273) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 209, 10:30AM Index Theory in a Paschian Geometry.  (152) Preliminary report. Convention Center Marian F Anton and Kim-Vui H. Duong*, Central Connecticut State University Organizers: Dana Ernst,Northern (1106-55-2330) Arizona University Angie Hodge,Universityof MAA Session on Cryptology for Nebraska Omaha Undergraduates, I Theron J Hitchman, 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 203B, University of Northern Iowa Convention Center 8:00AM IBL in a Liberal Arts Mathematics Course. Organizers: Robert Lewand,Goucher (162) Hansun To, Worcester State University College (1106-G5-1818)

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8:20AM Experiences with Process Oriented 8:00AM Why? and How? Undergraduate Research (163) Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in a  (171) and its Benefits. general education mathematics course. Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo,Valparaiso Preliminary report. University (1106-K1-2895) Brian Johnson*andKatie V. Johnson, 8:20AM Introductory Research Experiences at the Florida Gulf Coast University  (172) EndoftheFirstYearofCollege. (1106-G5-1386) Brittany Smith Baum*, Jesse Beck, 8:40AM Inquiry-Based Learning in a Quantitative Ginger Holmes Rowell, D. Christopher  (164) Reasoning Course for Business Students. Stephens, Thomas Cheatham, Middle Preliminary report. Tennessee State University, Jennifer Victor I Piercey, Ferris State University Yantz, Austin Peay State University, and (1106-G5-357) Donald Nelson, Middle Tennessee State University (1106-K1-2513) 9:00AM Modified Moore Method in Introduction to 8:40AM Thelessyouteach,themorestudents  (165) Proofs. Preliminary report.  (173) learn! Li-An Daniel Wang, Trinity College Min-Lin Lo, California State University, (1106-G5-1778) San Bernardino (1106-K1-1416) 9:20AM Using IBL to Bridge the Gap Between Math 9:00AM Co-Mentoring for the National Research  (166) for Liberal Arts and Intro to Proofs.  (174) Experience for Undergraduates Program Preliminary report. in two Institutions. McKenzie R. Lamb, Ripon College Hyunju Oh*, Bennett College, and Jan (1106-G5-2644) Rychtar, University of North Carolina at 9:40AM Writing Across the Curriculum and IBL. Greensboro (1106-K1-999)  (167) Preliminary report. 9:20AM Starting and Sustaining an Kevin Hartshorn, Moravian College  (175) Undergraduate Research Program: The (1106-G5-2253) SURIEM/REM Experience at Michigan State University (MSU). 10:00AM Exploring Velocity and Acceleration Aklilu Zeleke, Michigan State University  (168) Vectors Visually. Preliminary report. (1106-K1-763) Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community College (1106-G5-2846) 9:40AM Mentoring Collaboration for REU  (176) Groups at the Interface of Biology and 10:20AM Inquiry-Based Calculus III. Preliminary Mathematics.  (169) report. Suzanne Lenhart*, University of Amy Ksir*, United States Naval Academy, Tennessee and NIMBioS, and Kelly Christine von Renesse, Westfield Sturner, National Institute for State University, and Margaret C. Mathematical and Biological Synthesis Nikolov, United States Naval Academy (1106-K1-690) (1106-G5-2281) 10:00AM Undergraduate Research in an Urban 10:40AM Raising Calculus to the Surface: Using  (177) Minority University.  (170) Physical Surfaces to Facilitate Zhixiong Chen*andYi Ding, New Jersey Inquiry-Based Learning in Multivariable City University (1106-K1-2459) Calculus. Preliminary report. 10:20AM Lessons Learned from the Pilot Project Brian Fisher*, Lubbock Christian (178) ’Smooth Transition for Advancement University, Jason Samuels,City to Graduate Education (STAGE) for University of New York, Borough of Underrepresented Students in Manhattan Community College, Aaron Mathematical Sciences’. Wangberg, Winona State University, and Christina Eubanks-Turner*, Loyola Eric Weber, Oregon State University Marymount University, Patricia Beaulieu, (1106-G5-1884) Nabendu Pal and Aghalaya Vatsala, University of Louisiana at Lafayette MAA Session on Perspectives and (1106-K1-2193) Experiences on Mentoring Undergraduate 10:40AM An Applied Project-Driven Approach to Students in Research, I  (179) Undergraduate Research Experiences. Michael A. Karls, Ball State University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 210B, (1106-K1-2673) Convention Center MAA Session on Research on the Teaching Organizers: Aihua Li, Montclair State andLearningofUndergraduate University Mathematics, I Thomas Hagedorn, College of New Jersey 8:00 AM –10:35AM Room 204B, Convention Center Jan Rychtar,University of North Carolina at Organizers: Karen Keene,North Greensboro Carolina State University

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Timothy Fukawa-Connelly, 8:00AM A new complex analysis / algebra / Drexel University  (188) geometry transition to higher Michelle Zandieh,Arizona mathematics course in development. State University Robert Sachs, George Mason University (1106-L5-1804) 8:00AM From intuition to the formal world of  (180) mathematical thinking: A geometric 8:20AM Implementing modules - a case study. topologist’s teaching diaries and thought (189) Preliminary report. processes. Preliminary report. Tamas Forgacs, California State Sepideh Stewart*, University of University, Fresno (1106-L5-1990) Oklahoma, Clarissa Thompson,Kent 8:40AM Unifying PDEs, Linear Algebra, and State University, and Noel Brady, (190) Complex Analysis. University of Oklahoma (1106-L1-2876) Eric Sullivan, Carroll College 8:20AM Connecting Abstract Algebra to (1106-L5-1350)  (181) Secondary School Mathematics: How Mathematicians and Mathematics 9:00AM Revitalizing Complex Analysis: Three  Educators Discuss Mathematical (191) Philosophies (part 1). Connections. Russell W. Howell*, Westmont College, Ashley L Suominen,Universityof and Alan Noell, Oklahoma State Georgia (1106-L1-1363) University (1106-L5-2827) 8:40AM Mathematicians’ and Mathematics 9:20AM Revitalizing Complex Analysis: Three  (182) Educators’ Perspectives on “Doing  (192) Philosophies (part 2). Mathematics”. Alan Noell*, Oklahoma State University, Jim Brandt*, Jana Lunt and Gretchen and Russell W. Howell,Westmont Rimmasch Meilstrup, Southern Utah College (1106-L5-2867) University (1106-L1-1348) 9:40AM Complex Curve Maps. 9:00AM The use of examples in the learning and  (193) Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College (183) teaching of proof writing. (1106-L5-1925) Sarah Hanusch, Texas State University (1106-L1-901) 10:00AM Using Color Graphs in Complex Analysis. (194) Lawrence J. Crone, American University 9:20AM Undergraduates’ Example-Related (1106-L5-167)  (184) Activity in Proving Conjectures. Preliminary report. 10:20AM Elementary Geometry and Ptolemy’s Alison G. Lynch*, University of  (195) theorem in a complex analysis course. Wisconsin-Madison, Pooneh Sabouri, Preliminary report. New York University, Rebecca Jane M McDougall, Colorado College Vinsonhaler and Amy B. Ellis,University (1106-L5-2905) of Wisconsin-Madison (1106-L1-2498) 10:40AM Sprinkling Complex Analysis Across the 9:40AM Can mathematics majors make  (196) Undergraduate Curriculum.  (185) connections between informal arguments Hortensia Soto-Johnson*andMarki and formal proofs? Dittman,UniversityofNorthern Dov Zazkis*, Oklahoma State University, Colorado (1106-L5-352) and Matthew Villanueva,Rutgers University (1106-L1-729) MAA Session on The Scholarship of Teaching 10:00AM Examining expert and novice proving and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, I  (186) process for ”linearity” of deductive logic. Shiv Karunakaran, Washington State 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 204A, University (1106-L1-470) Convention Center 10:20AM The Role of Proof in Undergraduate  (187) Mathematics: A Case Study of Lagrange’s Organizers: Jackie Dewar, Loyola Theorem. Preliminary report. Marymount University Eyob S Demeke and May Chaar*, Thomas Banchoff,Brown University of New Hampshire University (1106-L1-624) Curtis Bennett, Loyola MAA Session on Revitalizing Complex Marymount University Analysis at the Undergraduate Level, I Pam Crawford, Jacksonville University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 212B, Convention Center Edwin Herman,University of Wisconsin-Stephens Point Organizers: Russell Howell,Westmont 8:00AM Individual student confidence during College (197) classroom voting - what can the data tell Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College us? Alan Noell, Oklahoma State Ann C. Stewart, Hood College University (1106-M1-2765)

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8:20AM Exploring students’ preferences and 8:00AM Using SAGE Mathematics software in  (198) performance in a cooperative  (206) Numerical Analysis courses. It’s Free and mathematics classroom. Easy. Sayonita Ghosh Hajra*, University of Razvan Alexandru Mezei, Lenoir-Rhyne Utah, and Natalie Hobson,Universityof University (1106-VE-75) Georgia (1106-M1-2338) 8:15AM Maplets for Calculus, Present and Future. 8:40AM Attribution, participation, and formative  (207) Philip B Yasskin*, Texas A&M University,  (199) assessment in introductory calculus: A Douglas B. Meade,UniversityofSouth growth model. Preliminary report. Carolina, Matthew J Barry,TexasA&M Rebecca Anne Dibbs,TexasA&M Engineering Experiment Station, University-Commerce (1106-M1-508) Don Van Huyck, Dmitriy Shatalov, Texas A&M University, Ethan Corpus, 9:00AM Introductory Statistics Students’ Somerville High School, Parth Sarin and (200) Development of Reasoning about Michael Sprintson, A&M Consolidated Variability. Preliminary report. High School (1106-VE-2208) Rachel M Chaphalkar,Universityof Wisconsin - Whitewater (1106-M1-2618) 8:30AM Effective ways to use GeoGebra for  (208) selected topics in Calculus II. Preliminary 9:20AM The Impact of a Flipped Learning report.  (201) Environment on Student Attitudes Anna Savvopoulou, Indiana University and Achievement in a Liberal Arts South Bend (1106-VE-796) Mathematics Course. Preliminary report. J. Lynn Gieger*, Brian Patterson and C. 8:45AM Break Rett McBride, Oglethorpe University 9:00AM Using mathematical and computable (1106-M1-2247)  (209) data in Mathematica 10. Eric W Weisstein, Wolfram—Alpha 9:40AM Using Journals to Support Student  (202) Learning: The Case of an Elementary (1106-VE-2432) Number Theory Course. Preliminary 9:15AM Using Analytic Geometry and Computer report.  (210) Algebra to Construct Gravity Field Energy Hiroko Kawaguchi Warshauer*, Curves. Christina Starkey Richardson and Max Alexander L. Garron,SandBox Leon Warshauer, Texas State University Geometry LLC (1106-VE-314) (1106-M1-1582) 9:30AM Can the measurement of student 10:00AM Engaging students using temperament  (211) engagement be automated?  (203) profiles: Using ROMP to increase student Paulette N Willis*andJames Cooper, success in first and second year STEM Reasoning Mind (1106-VE-2038) courses. Preliminary report. Shelly M McGee*andJess A MAA General Contributed Paper Session on White-Phillip, Our Lady of the Lake Modeling or Applications, I University (1106-M1-1079)

10:20AM Encouraging a “Growth Mindset” in Our 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 213A,  (204) Mathematics Courses. Preliminary report. Convention Center Mike Pinter, Belmont University (1106-M1-66) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 10:40AM Student Use of Example Generation in a  (205) Calculus Course: Implementation and Bem Cayco, San Jose State Student Attitudes. University Elaine Rumsey Wagner*, Susan Marla Kimberly Presser, Orme and Heidi Jean Turner,Brigham Shippensburg University of Young University-Idaho (1106-M1-1378) Pennsylvania MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 8:00AM Correspondence of regular and Mathematics and Technology, I (212) generalized mass action systems. Matthew D. Johnston,Universityof Wisconsin-Madison (1106-VG-716) 8:00 AM –9:40AM Room 212A, Convention Center 8:15AM Using Modeling to Motivate and Drive (213) Learning in Differential Equations Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Courses. Lutheran College Brian J. Winkel, U.S. Miltary Academy (1106-VG-945) Bem Cayco, San Jose State University 8:30AM Bringing the Orion Space Vehicle Home (214) Safe: the Mathematics of Thermal Kimberly Presser, Protection Systems. Shippensburg University of Justin Droba, NASA Johnson Space Pennsylvania Center (1106-VG-2700)

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8:45AM Using Crowd Simulation to suggest Bem Cayco, San Jose State  (215) Efficient Evacuation in Emergency University Situation. Preliminary report. Kimberly Presser, Roshan Thapaliya*, Howard University, Shippensburg University of and Brian Ricks,RutgersUniversity Pennsylvania (1106-VG-2828) 8:00AM A Short History of Statistics and Its 9:00AM Analysis of the Innate and Adaptive  (224) Application. Preliminary report.  (216) Immune response in Antitumor Laser Treena Basu*, Occidental College, and Immunotherapy. Lokenath Debnath,Universityof Bryan Alexander Dawkins*andSean Texas-Pan American (1106-VB-2495) Michael Laverty,UniversityofCentral 8:15AM Reaching for Cultural Roots of The Oklahoma (1106-VG-2848)  (225) Representamen: Developmental Math 9:15AM Estimating Parameters in a Bacterial Students’ Internal Signs. (217) Community Using Inverse Methods. Jacqueline S Ward,LongBeachCity Preliminary report. College (1106-VB-537) Benjamin Jackson*, Department of 8:30AM Should it be the Dirichlet Rearrangement Mathematical Sciences and the Center for  (226) Theorem? Preliminary report. Biofilm Engineering, Montana State John R. Botzum, Kutztown University University, James Connolly, Department (1106-VB-2879) of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Center for Biofilm Engineering, 8:45AM Jan De Witt: The Equations for Curves.  Montana State University, Albert Parker, (227) Daniel J. Curtin, Northern Kentucky Department of Mathematical Sciences University (1106-VB-611) and the Center for Biofilm Engineering, 9:00AM On Sophie Germain’s Essays. Montana State University, Isaac Klapper,  (228) Christina Tran*andBogdan D. Temple University, and Robin Gerlach, Suceav˘a, California State University, Department of Chemical and Biological Fullerton (1106-VB-62) Engineering and the Center for Biofilm 9:15AM Confusion and Unity in Handling of Heat Engineering, Montana State University (229) Motion and Fluid Motion in the 19th (1106-VG-1952) Century. 9:30AM A Game-Theoretic Approach to Protein Shigeru Masuda,KyotoUniv.  (218) Clustering. Preliminary report. (1106-VB-707) Brittney Hinds,Universityof 9:30AM The Mathematics of the Encyclop´edie. Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-VG-989)  (230) Preliminary report. 9:45AM Applications of SIR-type models in kudzu Lawrence A. D’Antonio, Ramapo College  (219) growth. Preliminary report. (1106-VB-1593) Elisha D Hall*andRamanjit K. Sahi, 9:45AM An examination of the mathematics Austin Peay State University  (231) educations of select Presidents of the (1106-VG-567) United States. 10:00AM A note on the onset of synchrony in avian Ronald L Merritt, Athens State University  (220) ovulation cycles. (1106-VB-120) Danielle Burton*, University of 10:00AM A New Technique to Solve the Instant Tennessee, Knoxville, and Shandelle M  (232) Insanity Problem. Henson,AndrewsUniversity Salar Y. Alsardary*, HweeJung Kim and (1106-VG-436) Julie George, University of the Sciences 10:15AM Social Insect Simulation. Preliminary (1106-VB-656)  (221) report. Jared Anthony Scolaro,ArizonaState SIAM Minisymposium on Partial Differential University (1106-VG-2865) Equations and Applications, I 10:30AM Maximum entropy modeling of plant  (222) biodiversity. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 202A, J. Christopher Tweddle,GovernorsState Convention Center University (1106-VG-2108) Organizers: Evelyn Lunasin,United 10:45AM Effects of the Lubrication Force on a States Naval Academy  (223) Bouncing Droplet. Edriss S. Titi,Universityof Matthew R. Cessna, Claremont Graduate California, Irvine University (1106-VG-2225) 8:00AM Lagrangian-Eulerian methods for MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (233) uniqueness in hydrodynamic systems. the History and Philosophy of Mathematics Peter Constantin, Princeton University (1106-35-952)

8:00 AM –10:10AM Room 211, 8:30AM Fluid-Composite Structure Interaction.  Convention Center (234) Suncica Canic*, University of Houston, Boris Muha, University of Zagreb, and Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Martina Bukac,NotreDameUniversity Lutheran College (1106-35-845)

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9:00AM Approximation by continuous finite AMS Session on Combinatorics, I (235) elements of invariant sets of hyperbolic systems. 8:15 AM –10:55AM Room 208, Jean-Luc Guermond,TexasA&M Convention Center (1106-65-789) 8:15AM Artin Group Presentations Arising from (239) Cluster Algebras. 9:30AM Some results on singular transport  (236) equations. Hailee Peck*, Millikin University, David Tarek M Elgindi, Princeton University Hemminger, Duke University, Jacob (1106-35-658) Haley, University of Notre Dame, and Aaron Landesman, Harvard University (1106-05-786) 10:00AM A New Data Assimilation Algorithm for (237) the 2D Navier-Stokes equations and the 8:30AM Representations of generalized Weyl 3D α-Models of Turbulence. (240) algebras arising from non-commutative Aseel Farhat*, Indiana University cluster structures. Bloomington, Evelyn Lunasin,The Ibrahim A Saleh, University of Wisconsin United States Naval Academy, and Colleges (1106-05-1167) Edriss Titi, The Weizmann Institute of 8:45AM T-Path Formula and Atomic Bases for Science and Texas A&M University  (241) Cluster Algebras of Type D. (1106-76-1652) Emily Gunawan*andGregg Musiker, University of Minnesota (1106-05-1879) 10:30AM Asymptotic Stability of the Diffusive 9:00AM On the structure of Specht modules in the (238) Carr-Penrose Model. Preliminary report. (242) principal block of FΣ3p. Joseph Conlon, Michael Dabkowski* Michael Anthony Rosas,SUNY,the and Jingchen Wu, University of Michigan University at Buffalo (1106-05-2101) (1106-35-1709) 9:15AM Generic Representation Theory of the (243) Unipotent Upper Triangular Groups. Project NExT Workshop Michael N Crumley, University of Findlay (1106-05-2507)

8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 217D, 9:30AM Tridiagonal pairs of q-Racah type and Convention Center (244) the quantum group Uq(sl 2). Sarah R Bockting-Conrad, Oberlin College (1106-05-2515) MAA Committee on Professional Development Workshops: NSF Funding 9:45AM Cyclic Factorial Schur Polynomials and (245) Geometry. Preliminary report. Opportunities for the Learning and Teaching Elizabeth Beazley, Haverford College, of the Mathematical Sciences, Part I Anna Bertiger*, University of Waterloo, and Kaisa Taipale,Universityof Minnesota (1106-05-2553) 8:00 AM –9:20AM Room 205, Convention Center 10:00AM Combinatorial evaluation of Hecke (246) algebra characters. Undergraduate/graduate education Samuel Clearman, Lehigh University programs; workforce; and broadening (1106-05-2745) participation (DUE, DGE, DMS, HRD). 10:15AM Sub-neofields of finite D-neofields.  (247) Scott Lacy, University of Texas at Organizers: John Haddock, Division of Arlington (1106-05-2397) Undergraduate Education, 10:30AM Stasinski and Voll’s Hyperoctahedral National Science Foundation  (248) Group Conjecture. Aaron Landesman, Harvard University Lee Zia, Division of (1106-05-785) Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation 10:45AM Value sets of functions with finite  (249) domain, with applications to planar functions. Karen King, Division of Steven Michael Senger, Missouri State Research on Learning, University (1106-05-2547) National Science Foundation AMS Session on Mathematical Biology, I Tasha Inniss, Division of Human Resource 8:15 AM –10:55AM Room 102A, Development, National Convention Center Science Foundation 8:15AM Computational Modeling of Murine Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl,  (250) GL261 Brain Tumors. Division of Mathematical Barrett J. Anderies*andEric J. Sciences, National Science Kostelich, Arizona State University Foundation (1106-92-1772)

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8:30AM Integrate-and-Fire Model of Insect 8:20AM True Nature to Advantage Dressed. (251) Olfaction.  (261) Thomas Drucker,Universityof Pamela B Fuller*, Gregor Kovacic, Wisconsin–Whitewater (1106-E5-1710) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 8:40AM Clowning around with mathematical and David Cai, Courant Institute  (262) ideas. (1106-92-720) Tim Chartier, Davidson College 8:45AM Combinatorics of Linked Systems of (1106-E5-1364)  (252) Quartets. 9:00AM Jive Talkin’, Math Walkin’. Emili Moan*andJoseph Rusinko,  (263) Randall E Cone, Virginia Military Winthrop University (1106-92-2534) Institute (1106-E5-1580) 9:00AM Computing Cophylogenetic Invariants. 9:20AM Unrealistic Word Problems, and Other  (253) Heather Gronewald,Southwestern (264) Stupid Math jokes or Take My Dept Chair University (1106-92-1907) ... Please. 9:15AM Statistical tests for genetic associations Leigh Atkinson,UniversityofNorth  (254) in populations with three-way admixture. Carolina - Asheville (1106-E5-1454) Preliminary report. 9:40AM Research, Resources, and Abra Brisbin*, Michelle Pflughoeft, (265) Recommendations for Using Humor/Fun University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, in College Mathematics/Statistics Harrison Reeder, Samir Rachid, Courses: Lessons Learned from Survey Carleton College, Aleksandra Mandic, Research and NSF-funded Randomized Andrew Boyd and Guoxi Lei,University Experiments and a Case Study. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1106-92-1244) Lawrence M. Lesser*, The University 9:30AM Modeling RNA. of Texas at El Paso, and John  (255) Elizabeth Drellich, Sarah Karr, Sydney Weber, Georgia Perimeter College Ness and Pamela Badian-Pessot*, Smith (1106-E5-1292) College (1106-92-2456) 10:00AM The Art of Themed Exams. 9:45AM Mathematical RNA Biology: Graph Theory (266) Janine E Janoski, King’s College  (256) Approaches for RNA Structure Modeling (1106-E5-2028) and Prediction. 10:20AM Comic strips as semi-authentic applied Namhee Kim*andTamar Schlick,New  (267) problems. York University (1106-92-2603) Dawn Archey, University of Detroit 10:00AM A preliminary model of phosphorylation Mercy (1106-E5-1788) (257) states of endothelial nitric oxide 10:40AM The Class Joke Contest: Encouraging synthase. Preliminary report.  (268) Creativity and Improving Attendance. Lake Ritter, Southern Polytechnic State Preliminary report. University (1106-92-1205) John C Wierman,JohnsHopkins 10:15AM A fast ADI algorithm for nonlinear University (1106-E5-97)  (258) Poisson equation in heterogeneous dielectric media. Preliminary report. MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, I Wufeng Tian*, Broward College, and Shan Zhao, The University of Alabama, 8:20 AM –10:55AM Room 213B, Tuscaloosa (1106-92-2452) Convention Center 10:30AM Modeling Follicle Wave Dynamics in the (259) Menstrual Cycle. Preliminary report. Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova Nicole M Panza*andJames Selgrade, University North Carolina State University 8:20AM Aesthetics and motivating principles: (1106-92-1257)  (269) comparing mathematical art to 10:45AM DNA Hairpin Simulation using the contemporary art. Preliminary report.  (260) Peyrard-Bishop Model. Sarah Stengle*, St. Paul, MN, and Erin Boggess*andKyle Jensen, Rebekah Dupont, Augsburg College Simpson College (1106-92-2428) (1106-H1-2332) 8:40AM Mathematics in the works of Dorothea MAA Session on Humor and Teaching  (270) Rockburne. Mathematics, I David Peifer, UNC Asheville (1106-H1-1703) 8:20 AM –10:55AM Room 210A, 9:00AM Using Audio Segments to Present Convention Center  (271) Math-Music Connections. Craig M. Johnson, Marywood University Organizers: Semra Kilic-Bahi, (1106-H1-1816) Colby-Sawyer College 9:20AM Addressing the Contested Authorship of Gizem Karaali, Pomona  (272) CM Eddy’s “The Loved Dead” using College Stylometry. Preliminary report. Debra Borkovitz, Wheelock Daniel M Look, St. Lawrence University College (1106-H1-425)

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9:40AM Creating Rhythm and Repetition In MAA Committee on Minority Participation  (273) Algorithmic Images Using Non-Dihedral in Mathematics-AMS-SIAM Freeman A. Elements of S4. Hrabowski, Sylvester James Gates, and Robert M Spann, Washington, DC Richard A. Tapia Lecture Series (1106-H1-1655) 10:00AM Perchance to Dream: The Mathematics of 9:30 AM –10:45AM Room 214C, (274) Hamlet. Convention Center Randall E Cone, Virginia Military Institute (1106-H1-1796) Chairs: Carlos Castillo-Chavez, 10:20AM Connections between Indian Classical Arizona State University  (275) Music and Mathematics. Lloyd Douglas,Chair,MAA Srividhya Balaji, Pittsburg State Committee on Minority University (1106-H1-1850) Participation in Mathematics 10:40AM Dancing Deformations. 9:30AM Advances in Computational Modeling of  (276) Karl H Schaffer, De Anza College (277) Microorganism Motility. (1106-H1-1256) Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University (1106-A0-168) Employment Center 10:10AM Mathematical models of tumor vessel (278) formation and targeted therapies that 8:30 AM –5:30PM Ballroom A, Convention Center attack the vascular supply. Trachette Jackson,Universityof MAA Minicourse #3: Part A Michigan (1106-A0-171)

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206A, MAA Department Liaisons Meeting Convention Center 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Lone Star Ballroom, Introduction to process-oriented, Salons AB, Grand Hyatt San Antonio guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) in mathematics courses MAA Committee on Technologies in Presenters: Catherine Beneteau, Mathematics Education and SIGMAA on University of South Florida Mathematics Instruction Using the Web Zdenka˜ Guadarrama, Panel Discussion Rockhurst University Jill E. Guerra,Universityof 9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 214B, Arkansas-Fort Smith Convention Center Laurie Lenz, Marymount University MOOCs and me: Massive online materials for my students. MAA Minicourse #14: Part A Organizer: John Travis, Mississippi College 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206B, Panelists: Jim Fowler, Ohio State Convention Center University Teaching statistics using R and RStudio. Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Wesleyan University Presenters: Randall Pruim,Calvin College Tom Morley,GeorgiaTech University Nicholas Horton,Amherst College Grace Lyo,Stanford University MAA Minicourse #5: Part A MAA Committee on Professional 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 207A, Development Workshops: NSF Funding Convention Center Opportunities for the Learning and Teaching of the Mathematical Sciences, Part II Two visual topics using undergraduate complex analysis. 9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 205, Presenters: Mike Brilleslyper,US.Air Convention Center Force Academy Michael Dorff,Brigham The K–16 continuum: Learning science Young University and research and pre- and in-service teachers (DUE/DRL). Student Hospitality/Information Center Organizers: John Haddock, Division of Undergraduate Education, 9:00 AM –5:00PM Bridge Hall, Convention Center National Science Foundation

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Lee Zia, Division of AMS Invited Address Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation 10:05 AM –10:55AM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center Karen King, Division of Research on Learning, (284) Random orderings and unique ergodicity National Science Foundation of automorphism groups. Omer Angel, University of British Tasha Inniss, Division Columbia, Alexander Kechris, California of Human Resource Institute of Technology, and Russell Development, National Lyons*, Indiana University, Bloomington Science Foundation (1106-37-22)

Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, AMS-MAA Invited Address Division of Mathematical Sciences, National Science 11:10 AM – NOON Lila Cockrell Theatre, Foundation Convention Center  (285) Combinatorial designs, finite geometries, MAA General Contributed Paper Session on and beating the lottery. Outreach Jordan S. Ellenberg,Universityof Wisconsin - Madison (1106-00-2162)

10:00 AM – 11:10 AM Room 216A, Exhibits and Book Sales Convention Center

12:15 PM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall C, Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Convention Center Lutheran College AMS Colloquium Lectures, Lecture I Bem Cayco, San Jose State University 1:00 PM –2:00PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University of (286) Algebraic topology: new and old Pennsylvania directions. Michael J. Hopkins,HarvardUniversity 10:00AM The Regional Dinner Meeting: An (1106-55-1707)  (279) Opportunity for Outreach, Interaction, and Learning. MAA Invited Address Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State University (1106-VH-2154) 2:15 PM –3:05PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center 10:15AM GamesTeachersPlay:Gamesasthe  (280) vehicle for bringing deep mathematical (287) Dispelling obesity myths through thinking into PreK – 12 classrooms. mathematical modeling. Polina D Sabinin, Bridgewater State Diana L. Thomas, Montclair State University (1106-VH-2121) University (1106-A0-15)

10:30AM University of Illinois and Urbana High AMS-MAA Special Session on History of  (281) School outreach collaboration to Mathematics, II enhance student success in high school mathematics and improve the transition 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 005, Convention Center to college-level mathematics. Preliminary report. Organizers: Sloan Despeaux,Western Alison Ahlgren Reddy,Universityof Carolina University Illinois (1106-VH-951) Patti Hunter,Westmont College 10:45AM Texas A&M Summer Educational  Deborah Kent,Drake (282) Enrichment in Math (SEE-Math): Doing not University Lecturing. Philip B Yasskin,TexasA&MUniversity Adrian Rice, (1106-VH-2214) Randolph-Macon College 2:15PM The history and philosophy of 11:00AM Texas A&M Math Circle. Preliminary  (288) mathematics for information  (283) report. engineering. Frank Sottile,TexasA&MUniversity Chris C Bissell, Open University, UK (1106-VH-1153) (1106-01-563)

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2:45PM Polemics in public: controversies 4:15PM Some Sufficient Efficiency Conditions in  (289) around the principle of duality in early (299) Semiinfinite Multiobjective Fractional nineteenth century geometry. Programming Based on Exponential Type Jemma Lorenat, Simon Fraser University, Invexities. Universit´e Pierre et Marie Curie Ram U. Verma and Youngsoo Seol*, (1106-01-1479) Texas State University-San Marcos 3:15PM Communicating mathematics in the late (1106-90-183)  (290) 19th and early 20th centuries: aims, 4:45PM Pricing Multi-Asset American Options strategies, messages, politics. (300) with Regime-Switching by Exponential Laura E Turner, State University of New Time Differencing Schemes. York at New Paltz (1106-01-2389) Paul Eloe*, University of Dayton, and 3:45PM How drawings sprang up in a particular Yuchen Zhou, Nanhua Futures, Co., Ltd. (291) field of celestial mechanics. (1106-65-381) Tatiana Roque, Universidade Federal do 5:15PM Looking for an Optimal Unistochastic Rio de Janeiro (1106-01-1776)  (301) Preimage. Preliminary report. ,UniversityofCentral 4:15PM Panel Discussion on Mathematical Aaron Carl Smith Communication. Florida (1106-49-222) 5:45PM Local convergence for an improved 4:45PM Benjamin Finkel and the Ohio Normal   (292) University Herald. (302) Jarratt-type method in anach space. J. J. Tattersall, Providence College Preliminary report. (1106-01-499) Ioannis Konstantinos Argyros*, Cameron University, and Daniel 5:15PM Gaston Darboux: monster-maker par Gonz´alez, Escuela Polit´ecnica Nacional  (293) excellence. Preliminary report. (1106-65-282) Janet Heine Barnett, Colorado State University - Pueblo (1106-01-770) AMS Special Session on Applications of 5:45PM A Hard(y) Integral. Dynamical Systems to Biological Models, II  (294) William Dunham,Universityof Pennsylvania (1106-01-175) 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 006C, Convention Center AMS Special Session on Accelerated Organizers: Yu Jin,Universityof Advances in Multiobjective Optimal Control Nebraska-Lincoln Problems and Mathematical Programming Xiang-Sheng Wang, Based on Generalized Invexity Frameworks, I Southeast Missouri State University 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 008B, Convention Center 2:15PM Feedback control methods for population  (303) management. Organizers: N. J. Huang, Sichuan Richard L Rebarber*, University of University Nebraska - Lincoln, Chris Guiver, Stuart R. N. Mohapatra,University Townley, University of Exeter, Penryn of Central Florida Campus, Cornwall, Hartmut Logemann, Ram Verma, Texas State University of Bath, David Hodgson, University University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, Adam Bill, University of Bath, Alexander Zaslavski,Israel and Brigitte Tenhumberg,Universityof Institute of Technology Nebraska - Lincoln (1106-92-1988) 2:15PM Generalized Hybrid Invexities with 2:45PM Towards a persistence theory for sexually (295) Second-Order Parametric Optimality (304) reproducing structured populations. Criteria for Discrete Minmax Fractional Preliminary report. Programming. Horst R Thieme*, Arizona State R. N. Mohapatra*, University of Central University, and Wen Jin, Seattle , Florida, and R. U. Verma, Texas State Washington (1106-92-568) University (1106-90-187) 3:15PM Gierer–Meinhardt system with activator 2:45PM Complete Fractional Monotone (305) production saturation and gene (296) Approximation. Preliminary report. expression time delays. George Anastassiou,Universityof Shanshan Chen, Harbin Institute of Memphis (1106-41-56) Technology at Weihai, and Junping 3:15PM Weighted low-rank matrix Shi*, College of William and Mary  (297) approximation: a new algorithm based (1106-92-847) on optimization. Preliminary report. 3:45PM A spatial model for populations with Xin Li*andAritra Dutta,Universityof  (306) expanding and contracting habitats. Central Florida (1106-41-1081) Preliminary report. 3:45PM An Extension of a Result of Golub, Ying Zhou*, Mathematical Biosciences  (298) Hoffman and Stewart. Preliminary report. Institute, Ohio State University, and Bill Aritra Dutta*andXin Li,Universityof Fagan, Department of Biology, University Central Florida (1106-41-1084) of Maryland (1106-39-807)

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4:15PM Homing Fidelity and Reproductive Rate 5:15PM Periodic orbits in spaces of constant (307) for Migratory Populations. (317) negative curvature. Preliminary report. Qihua Huang*andMark A, Lewis, Ernesto Perez-Chavela*, University of Alberta (1106-39-272) UAM-Iztapalapa, Department of Mathematics, Luis Garcia-Naranjo, 4:45PM Sensitivity of the dynamics of the general IIMAS, UNAM, Mexico, and Juan Carlos (308) Rosenzweig-MacArthur model to the Marrero, Universidad de La Laguna, mathematical form of the functional Spain (1106-70-526) response: a bifurcation theory approach. Gunog Seo*, Colgate University, and Gail 5:45PM Canonical Transformations of Null S.K. Wolkowicz,McMasterUniversity (318) Forms. Preliminary report. (1106-92-2256) Walter Craig, McMaster University, Fields Institute, Amanda French*and 5:15PM Population persistence in stochastic river Chi-Ru Yang,McMasterUniversity (309) networks. Preliminary report. (1106-35-2142) Kurt E. Anderson, Scott Manifold and Jonathan Sarhad*, University of AMS Special Session on Difference Equations California, Riverside (1106-92-1695) and Applications, II 5:45PM Population persistence in temporally 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 007B, Convention Center (310) varying river environments. Yu Jin*, Mathematics, University of Organizers: Steven Miller, Williams Nebraska-Lincoln, Jon Jacobsen,Harvey College Mudd College, and Mark A. Lewis, Michael A. Radin,Rochester University of Alberta (1106-92-1649) Institute of Technology AMS Special Session on Current Trends in 2:15PM On a second order nonlinear discrete (319) multipoint eigenvalue problem. Classical Dynamical Systems, I Johnny Henderson*, Baylor University, and Rodica Luca, Gh. Asachi Technical 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 006D, University (1106-39-83) Convention Center 2:45PM Stability of difference equation  (320) formulations of Gordon-Schaefer-Munro Organizers: Lennard Bakker,Brigham and analogous harvesting equations. Young University Harold M Hastings*, Bard College at Simon’s Rock and Hofstra University, and Skyler Simmons,Brigham Michael Radin, Rochester Institute of Young University Technology (1106-39-2800) 2:15PM Family of Orbits in the Newtonian 3-Body 3:15PM Dynamics of a nonlinear discontinuous (311) Problem. (321) difference equation. Preliminary report. Elizabeth Zollinger, St. Joseph’s College Raegan Higgins, Texas Tech University, (1106-70-1562) Lubbock, TX, Candace M Kent,Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 2:45PM Variational method with SPBC and VA, Vlajko L Kocic*andYevgeniy  (312) periodic solutions in N-body problems. Kostrov, Xavier University of Louisiana, Zhifu Xie*, Virginia State University, and New Orleans, LA (1106-39-435) Tiancheng Ouyang, Brigham Young University (1106-37-460) 3:45PM Piecewise-Defined Difference Equations: (322) Open Problem. 3:15PM Stability analysis and bifurcations of the Candace M. Kent,Virginia (313) Hip-Hop orbit and beyond. Commonwealth University (1106-39-529) Pietro-Luciano Buono*, University 4:15PM Convergence Results for the Class of of Ontario Institute of Technology,  (323) Periodic Left Nested Radicals. Daniel C. Offin, Mark Lewis, Queen’s Chris D. Lynd*andDevyn A. Lesher, University, and Mitchell Kovacic,Simon Bloomsburg University (1106-00-774) Fraser University (1106-34-867) 4:45PM From Fibonacci Quilts to Benford’s Law 3:45PM Transport orbits in an equilateral  (324) through Zeckendorf Decompositions. (314) restricted four–body problem. Steven J Miller, Williams College Martha Alvarez-Ramirez,Departamento (1106-11-641) de Matematicas. UAM-Iztapalapa. 5:15PM Boundary value problems for a (1106-70-1836)  (325) self-adjoint Caputo nabla fractional equation. Preliminary report. 4:15PM N-body problems and fluids mechanics. Allan C Peterson,Universityof  (315) Cristina Stoica, Wlifrid Laurier University, Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-39-361) Waterloo, Canada (1106-70-1041) 5:45PM Exact Finite Difference Schemes for the 4:45PM Open sets of diffeomorphisms with trivial (326) Cauchy-Euler Equation: Application to the (316) centralizer in the C1 topology. Black-Sholes Equation. Lennard F Bakker*andTodd Fisher, Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta Brigham Young University (1106-37-644) University Physics (1106-39-363)

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AMS Special Session on Enumerative 2:15PM On conductor ideals. Combinatorics, I (335) Andreas Reinhart, Karl-Franzens-Universit¨at Graz 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 008A, Convention Center (1106-13-1319) Organizers: Brian K. Miceli,Trinity 2:45PM The Set of Elasticities in Numerical  University (336) Monoids. Thomas Barron, University of Kentucky, Jay Pantone,Universityof Christopher ONeill*, Texas A&M Florida University, and Roberto Pelayo, Vince Vatter,Universityof University of Hawaii Hilo (1106-08-466) Florida 3:15PM The Realization Problem for Delta Sets of 2:15PM Collatz meets Fibonacci.  (337) Numerical Semigroups.  (327) Michael Albert*, Department of Nathan Kaplan*, Yale University, and Computer Science, University of Otago Stefan Colton, Hunter College High (NZ), Bjarki Gudmundsson and Henning School (1106-20-1738) Ulfarsson, School of Computer Science, Reykjavik University (1106-05-370) 3:45PM Arithmetic of Numerical Semigroups on  (338) Compound Sequences. 2:45PM Binomial coefficients, rational Catalan  Christopher O’Neill,TexasA&M (328) numbers, and their q-analogues. University, Vadim Ponomarenko*, San Preliminary report. Diego State University, and Claire Nicholas A. Loehr*, Virginia Tech and Spychalla, Taylor University USNA, Drew Armstrong,Universityof (1106-20-569) Miami, and Gregory S. Warrington, University of Vermont (1106-05-348) 4:15PM On Sets of Lengths in Krull Monoids. (339) Alfred Geroldinger, University of Graz, 3:15PM Patterns in Random Walks. David J. Grynkiewicz*, University of  (329) Sergi Elizalde and Megan Martinez*, Memphis, and ,South Dartmouth College (1106-05-871) Pingzhi Yuan China Normal University (1106-11-612) 3:45PM μ patterns in n-cycles.  (330) Sergey Kitaev, University of Strathclyde, 4:45PM When is the sum of two sets of lengths a Miles Jones, Universidad de Talca, and (340) setoflengths? Jeffrey B. Remmel*, University of Wolfgang A. Schmid, LAGA, University California, San Diego (1106-05-918) Paris 8 (1106-11-1023) 4:15PM Another (more refined) look at the 5:15PM On the structure of sets of lengths in (331) Wilf-equivlance of certain length 4  (341) η-systems. Preliminary report. pattern. Salvatore Tringali,TexasA&M Jonathan S. Bloom*, Rutgers University, University at Qatar (1106-05-2040) and Alex Burstein,HowardUniversity 5:45PM New Developments for the Plus-Minus (1106-05-1123)  (342) Davenport Constant. Preliminary report. 4:45PM Frequency of factors in reduced words. Paul Baginski*, Fairfield University, (332) Bridget Eileen Tenner,DePaulUniversity Abraham Bekele, University of Colorado, (1106-05-415) Denver, Katie Lynn Rosenberg, 5:15PM Combinatorial Proofs of Fibonomial Austin Peay State University, and  (333) Identities. Preliminary report. Benjamin Wright, Providence College Arthur T Benjamin*, Harvey Mudd (1106-20-1598) College, and Elizabeth Reiland, Johns Hopkins University (1106-05-637) AMS Special Session on Frames and Their 5:45PM Open problems for Catalan number Applications, II  (334) analogues. Preliminary report. Bruce E Sagan, Michigan State University 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 007A, Convention Center (1106-03-202) Organizers: Radu Balan,Universityof Maryland, College Park AMS Special Session on Factorization Theory and Its Applications, II Kasso A Okoudjou, University of Maryland 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 007D, Rachel Ward,Universityof Convention Center Texas, Austin Organizers: Nicholas Baeth,University 2:15PM Data-driven frames: Non-asymptotic of Central Missouri  (343) bounds for Geometric Multiresolution Analysis. Scott Chapman,Sam Mauro Maggioni, Duke University, Houston State University Departments of Mathematics, Electrical Jim Coykendall,Clemson and Computer Engineering, and University Computer Science, Stanislav Minsker Alfred Geroldinger,Karl and Nate Strawn*, Duke University Franzens University (1106-62-1135)

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2:45PM Recovery of signals with sparse frame 3:45PM Ergodic decomposition of group actions (344) expansions. (354) on rooted trees. Simon Foucart, University of Georgia Rostislav I Grigorchuk*, Texas A&M (1106-65-2409) University, and Dmytro M Savchuk, 3:15PM Linear Independence of Time-Frequency University of South Florida (1106-20-318) (345) Shifts of Functions with Decay. 4:15PM Ordering trees, free groups, and free Preliminary report.  (355) products. Darrin Speegle, Saint Louis University Zoran Sunic,TexasA&MUniversity (1106-42-1716) (1106-20-1163) PM 3:45 Sparse shearlet representations and 4:45PM Conjugacy in Baumslag’s group, generic (346) applications to fluorescent image  (356) case complexity, and division in power analysis of neuronal cultures. circuits. Demetrio Labate, University of Houston Volker Diekert, University of Stuttgart, (1106-42-1274) Germany (1106-20-890) 4:15PM Quantization of compressed sensing 5:15PM Orbit automata as a new tool to attack (347) measurements:exponential accuracy. (357) finiteness problem for automaton Ozgur Yilmaz, University of British groups. Preliminary report. Columbia (1106-41-1260) Dmytro M Savchuk*, University of South 4:45PM Random encoding of quantized Florida, Ines Klimann and Matthieu (348) compressed sensing measurements. Picantin,Universit´e Paris Diderot - Paris Rayan Saab*, University of California San 7 (1106-20-1520) Diego, Rongrong Wang and Ozgur Yilmaz, The University of British 5:45PM Public-Key Exchange Using Extensions by Columbia (1106-41-2170) (358) Endomorphisms and Matrices over a Galois Field. 5:15PM Distributed noise-shaping and beta Delaram Kahrobaei*, City University of (349) encoding for general sampling systems. New York Graduate Center and New York Preliminary report. City College of Technology, Ha T. Lam, Sinan Gunturk*andEvan Chou,Courant CUNY Graduate Center and Infosheild, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU and Vladimir Shpilrain, City College and (1106-94-1968) CUNY Graduate Center (1106-00-2088) 5:45PM Model-based Sketching and Recovery with (350) Expanders. AMS Special Session on Inequalities and Bubacarr Bah*, Institute of Quantitative Approximation, I Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Luca 2:15 PM –5:05PM Room 006B, Convention Center Baldassarre and Volkan Cevher, Laboratory for Information and Inference Organizers: Feng Dai,Universityof Systems, Ecole Polytechnique F´ed´erale de Alberta Lausanne (1106-65-1222) Mourad E. H. Ismail, AMS Special Session on Groups, Algorithms, University of Central Florida and Cryptography, I 2:15PM Applications of Hermitian Ordering and (359) Spectral Theory to Operator and Matrix 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 002, Convention Center Inequalities. Preliminary report. M. Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral Organizers: Bren Cavallo, City University Florida (1106-47-2863) of New York Graduate Center 2:45PM Weighted Hardy and Rellich type (360) inequalities on complete Riemannian Delaram Kahrobaei,City manifolds. University of New York Ismail Kombe, Istanbul Commerce Graduate Center and New University (1106-58-1947) York City College of Technology 3:15PM From Discrete to Analytic Inequality.  2:15PM Tarski numbers of groups. (361) Preliminary report. (351) Mark Sapir, Vanderbilt University Fred Halpern, Dallas, Texas (1106-20-1667) (1106-26-1604) 2:45PM Navigating the Cayley graph of SL2(Fp) 3:45PM Quantitative Approximation by Fractional  (352) and applications to hashing. (362) Generalized Discrete Singular Operators. Lisa Bromberg, Graduate Center, City Preliminary report. University of New York, Vladimir George Anastassiou and Merve Kester*, Shpilrain*, The City College of New York, University of Memphis (1106-41-55) and Alina Vdovina,Universityof 4:15PM On the Modulus of the Grotzsch¨ Ring. Newcastle (1106-20-1069) (363) Preliminary report. 3:15PM Knapsack problems for nilpotent groups. Horst Alzer, Waldbrol,¨ Germany, and (353) Markus Lohrey, University of Siegen Kendall Richards*, Southwestern (1106-20-1161) University (1106-33-1568)

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4:45PM A Sharp Inequality for Taylor Coefficients 3:15PM Proper actions and coactions. Preliminary (364) in Fock Spaces. (373) report. William E Gryc*, Muhlenberg College, Magnus B Landstad,NTNU,Norway and Todd Kemp, University of California, (1106-46-1024) San Diego (1106-46-337) 3:45PM Operator-valued measures, dilations and (374) frame theory. AMS Special Session on Model Theory and David R. Larson*, Texas A&M University, Applications, II Deguang Han,UniversityofCentral Florida, Bei Liu, Tianjin University of 2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 006A, Convention Center Technology, and Rui Liu,Nankai University and Texas A&M University Organizers: David Marker,Universityof (1106-47-1301) Illinois at Chicago 4:15PM Projective multiresolution structures for Sergei Starchenko, (375) direct limits of C∗-algebras. Preliminary University of Notre Dame report. Carol Wood,Wesleyan Judith A. Packer, University of Colorado, University Boulder (1106-46-1143) 4:45PM Towards a good cohomology theory for 2:15PM Complicated strongly minimal sets from (376) II factors. Preliminary report. (365) the j-function. 1 , UCLA (1106-46-1072) James Freitag and Thomas Scanlon*, Sorin Popa University of California, Berkeley 5:15PM Spectral triples for subshifts. Preliminary (1106-03-1412) (377) report. Antoine Julien, Norwegian University of 3:15PM The unimodularity conjecture in . DCF0 Science and Technology, and Ian (366) Joel Nagloo, Graduate Center, City F. Putnam*, University of Victoria University of New York (1106-03-1462) (1106-47-877) PM 3:45 Differential fields with free operators. 5:45PM Matricial bridges for “matrix algebras (367) Omar Leon´ S´anchez,McMaster (378) converge to the sphere”. Preliminary University (1106-03-257) report. 4:15PM Definable Metric Spaces and Definable Marc A Rieffel, University of California, (368) Equivalence Relations. Preliminary report. Berkeley (1106-46-323) Erik Walsberg, UCLA (1106-03-934) AMS Special Session on Partitions, q-Series, 4:45PM Geometric measures on definable sets in (369) o-minimal structures. and Modular Forms, I Jana Marikova*, Western Illinois University, and Masahiro Shiota,Nagoya 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 003, Convention Center University (1106-03-1823) Organizers: Atul Dixit, Tulane University 5:15PM Model theory of transseries. Preliminary Tim Huber,Universityof  (370) report. Texas-Pan American LouvandenDries, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Illinois at Amita Malik,Universityof Urbana-Champaign (1106-12-1070) Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ae Ja Yee, Pennsylvania AMS Special Session on Operator Algebras State University and Their Applications: A Tribute to Richard 2:15PM A multi-dimensional extension of V. Kadison, II (379) Sylvester’s identity. Krishnaswami Alladi,Universityof 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 001A, Convention Center Florida (1106-11-385) 2:45PM Multiplicative properties of the number of Organizers: Robert S. Doran,Texas  (380) k-regular partitions. Christian University Olivia Beckwith*, Emory University, and Efton Park,TexasChristian Christine Bessenrodt, Leibniz University University Hannover (1106-11-816)

2:15PM Topology of natural numbers and 3:15PM Parity results for t-core partitions.  (371) entropy of arithmetic functions. (381) Amita Malik, University of Illinois at Preliminary report. Urbana-Champaign (1106-11-2807) Liming Ge, Chinese Academy of 3:45PM On some implications of 1907 Hurwitz Sciences/Univ of New Hamphsire (382) formula. (1106-46-790) Alexander Berkovich,Universityof 2:45PM Operator algebras, operator spaces Florida (1106-11-1384) (372) and categories of representations. 4:15PM Arithmetic Properties of Andrews’ Preliminary report. (383) Singular Overpartitions. Nigel Higson, Penn State University James A Sellers, Penn State University (1106-46-475) (1106-11-341)

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4:45PM A formula for the partition function that 2:15PM Polygonal Complexes and Nets. (384) “counts”.  (391) Egon Schulte, Northeastern University Andrew V. Sills*, Georgia Southern (1106-52-1508) University, and Yuriy Choliy,Rutgers 2:45PM Discrete Equidecomposability and Period University (1106-05-552)  (392) Collapse. Preliminary report. 5:15PM Asymptotic behavior of distinct parts Paxton M Turner*, Louisiana State (385) partitions without sequences. University, and Yuhuai Wu,Universityof Karl Mahlburg, Louisiana State New Brunswick (1106-52-647) University (1106-11-2816) 3:15PM X-Raying 3-Dimensional Convex Bodies 5:45PM ASupercrankforP(n, 3) modulo Primes  (393) with Mirror Symmetry.  (386) of the form 6j − 1. Ryan Gordon Trelford,Universityof Brandt Kronholm*, Felix Breuer, Calgary (1106-52-2755) Research Institute for Symbolic 3:45PM Lattice Embeddings of Planar Point Sets. Computation, Johannes Kepler University,  (394) Michael Knopf*, University of California, Linz, Austria, and Dennis Eichhorn, Berkeley, Jesse Milzman, Georgetown University of California, Irvine, California University, Derek Smith, Dantong Zhu, (1106-11-1748) Lafayette College, and Dara Zirlin, Mount Holyoke College (1106-51-1512) AMS Special Session on Probability and Applications, I 4:15PM A Number associated with a Hyperplane  (395) Arrangement in Rd or a Graph. 2:15 PM –6:00PM Room 001B, Convention Center Jim Lawrence, George Mason University (1106-52-1563) Organizers: Rick Kenyon,Brown 4:45PM Extendability of Surface Triangulations. University (396) Preliminary report. Russell Lyons, Indiana Braxton Carrigan, Southern Connecticut University, Bloomington State University (1106-52-684) 2:15PM Randomize to optimize: a brief excursion 5:15PM Deletion-Induced Triangulations. (387) in the uses of randomness in numerical  (397) Preliminary report. line algebra algorithms. Clifford Taylor*andCarl Lee,University Ioana Dumitriu*, University of of Kentucky (1106-52-1166) Washington, James Demmel, Olga 5:45PM Sporadic Reinhardt polygons. Holtz, Grey Ballard and Chris Melgaard,  (398) Kevin G. Hare, University of Waterloo, University of California, Berkeley and Michael J. Mossinghoff*, Davidson (1106-60-2640) College (1106-52-1639) 3:15PM Area-one rectangulations. Preliminary  (388) report. AMS Special Session on Theory and Aaron Abrams, Washington and Lee Application of Reaction Diffusion Models, I University, and Richard Kenyon*, Brown University (1106-60-718) 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 004, Convention Center

4:15PM A threshold for reconstruction in Organizers: Jerome Goddard II, Auburn (389) stochastic block models. University Montgomery Elchanan Mossel,University of Pennsylvania, and University of Ratnasingham Shivaji, California, Berkeley, Joseph Neeman*, University of North Carolina University of Texas, Austin, and Allan Greensboro Sly, University of California, Berkeley 2:15PM Rotationally symmetric solutions for a (1106-60-527) (399) semilinear Laplace-Beltrami equation on 5:15PM Asymptotics of symmetric functions: spheres. (390) applications to some integrable models. Alfonso Castro*andEmily Fischer, Greta Panova, University of Pennsylvania Harvey Mudd College (1106-35-571) (1106-60-1004) 3:15PM Degenerate parabolic system and its (400) approximate solutions. AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Zhaosheng Feng,Universityof Discrete and Intuitive Geometry, II Texas—Pan American (1106-35-2486) 3:45PM A Reaction-Diffusion Problem with 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 007C, Convention Center (401) Hysteresis. Preliminary report. Georg Hetzer, Auburn University Organizers: Andras Bezdek, Auburn (1106-35-1333) University 4:15PM On Positive Solutions for a Class of Ted Bisztriczky,University  (402) Semipositone Problems with Nonlinear of Calgary Boundary Conditions. Wlodek Kuperberg, Auburn David G Costa, University of Nevada Las University Vegas (1106-34-1635)

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4:45PM Asymptotic Behavior for Neutral 5:45PM Fractal transition in melt ponds and (403) Functional PDEs with General Boundary  (413) dynamics of the climate system. Conditions. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. M. N. Nkashama, University of Alabama Ivan Sudakov,UniversityofUtah at Birmingham (1106-35-2728) (1106-AA-2764)

5:15PM Bifurcation from infinity for MAA Invited Paper Session on Mathematical (404) reaction-diffusion equations subject to nonlinear boundary conditions. Techniques for Signature Discovery Nsoki Mavinga*, Swarthmore College, 2:15 PM –5:35PM Room 217B, Convention Center and Rosa Pardo,Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1106-35-2725) Organizers: Emilie Hogan,Pacific 5:45PM An infinite dimensional version of the Northwest National  (405) Tube Theorem. Laboratory Robert Stephen Cantrell*, Chris Paul Bruillard,Pacific Cosner, The University of Miami, and Northwest National King Yeung Lam,TheOhioState Laboratory University (1106-35-730) 2:15PM A Mathematical View of Signature  (414) Discovery for Classification Systems. MAA Invited Paper Session on Fractal Mark E. Oxley, Air Force Institute Geometry and Dynamics of Technology, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Dept 2:15 PM –6:05PM Room 214D, of Mathematics and Statistics Convention Center (1106-AE-1465) 2:45PM Mathematical Formulation of “Fuzzy” Organizers: Michel L. Lapidus,  (415) Problems for Signature Discovery. University of California, Jennifer B. Webster*andZoe N. Riverside Gastelum, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (1106-AE-1226) Robert G. Niemeyer, 3:15PM The Topology of Biological Swarms. University of New Mexico, (416) *, Albuquerque Lori Beth Ziegelmeier Chad Topaz and Tom Halverson, Macalester College 2:15PM Old Wine in Fractal Bottles. (1106-AE-2398)  (406) Michael F. Barnsley,Mathematical 3:45PM Break. Sciences Institute, Australian National 4:15PM Intra-Category Image Classification using University (1106-AA-1665) (417) Texture and Shape Features. 2:45PM A totally disconnected thread: some Elizabeth Jurrus*, Pacific Northwest (407) p-adic fractals. National Laboratory, P. Thomas Fletcher, William C Abram, Hillsdale College, and Eleanor Wong, University of Utah, Jeffrey C Lagarias*, University of Andrew Stevens, Yannun Sun and Michigan (1106-AA-497) Michael S Hughes,PacificNorthwest National Laboratory (1106-AE-2852) 3:15PM Nontrivial paths of the T-fractal billiard 4:45PM Dictionary learning for automatic feature  (408) in rational and irrational directions.  (418) extraction in signature discovery. Michel L. Lapidus,Universityof Andrew Stevens,PacificNorthwest California, Riverside, and Robert G. National Laboratory (1106-AE-2650) Niemeyer*, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (1106-AA-818) 5:15PM The Application of Signature Models (419) to Intelligence, Surveillance, and 3:45PM Quasicrystal Myths. Reconnaissance Research.  (409) Marjorie Wikler Senechal, Smith College Nathaniel Beagley, Johns Hopkins (1106-AA-805) Applied Physics Laboratory (1106-AE-1326) 4:15PM New canonical renormalization for (410) polynomials. Ricardo G Perez-Marco,CNRS-Universit´e MAA Minicourse #15: Part A Paris XIII (France) (1106-AA-1055) 2:15 PM –4:15PM Room 207A, Convention Center 4:45PM On the measure of the Feigenbaum Julia (411) set. Preliminary report. How to run a successful math circle. Scott Sutherland, Stony Brook University Presenters: Amanda Katharine (1106-AA-2384) Serenevy,Riverbend Community Math Center 5:15PM The largest dimension of sets on which (412) Brownian motion is monotone. Philip B. Yasskin,Texas Richard Balka, University of Washington, A&M University and Yuval Peres*, Microsoft Research Paul Zeitz,UniversityofSan (1106-AA-1809) Francisco

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MAA Minicourse #10: Part A 4:15PM Representations of finite subgroups of (428) GL2(C) and universal deformation rings. 2:15 PM –4:15PM Room 206B, Convention Center Preliminary report. David C Meyer,UniversityofIowa Humanistic mathematics. (1106-16-1939) Presenters: Gizem Karaali, Pomona 4:30PM Lifts of modules over Brauer tree College (429) algebras. Preliminary report. Eric Marland, Appalachian Dan Wackwitz,UniversityofIowa State University (1106-16-1948) 4:45PM Universal Deformation Rings and MAA Minicourse #9: Part A (430) Semidihedral 2-groups. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –4:15PM Room 206A, Convention Center Roberto C Soto,TheUniversityofIowa (1106-16-2021) Teaching college mathematics (for 5:00PM A generalization of Exchange rings. instructors new to teaching at the  collegiate level and for instructors who (431) Feroz Siddique, Saint Louis University prepare GTAs for their first teaching (1106-16-2636) experience). 5:15PM Primitive ideals and the variety of Presenter: Ann Humes,Michigan (432) one-dimensional representations of finite Technological University W -algebras. Preliminary report. Jonathan S Brown,SUNYOneonta AMS Session on Associative Rings and (1106-16-2329) Algebras 5:30PM On an analogue of Schroder-Bernstein¨ (433) theorem. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –5:40PM Room 101A, Convention Center Najmeh Dehghani*, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran/The Ohio State 2:15PM Syzygies for the basis-free definition of University, USA, Fatma Azmy Ebrahim,  (420) quaternionic or Clifford polynomial ring. Al-Azhar University, Egypt/ The Ohio Hongbo Li*, Lei Huang, Yue Liu, State University, USA, and S. Tariq Rizvi, Shoubin Yao, Ge Li and Changpeng The Ohio State University (1106-16-2002) Shao, AMSS, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1106-16-162) AMS Session on Combinatorics, II F 2:30PM The unit group of qk (Cn r Cq). 2:15 PM –6:10PM Room 208, Convention Center (421) Neha Makhijani*andRajendra K Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology 2:15PM Some Results on Two-Lifts of Graphs. Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India  (434) Preliminary report. (1106-16-286) Carsten L Peterson,YaleUniversity 2:45PM Quasi-Hereditary Structures in (1106-05-2605) (422) Representation Theory. 2:30PM A splitter theorem for internally Daiva Pucinskaite, Florida Atlantic  (435) 4-connected graphs. University (1106-16-2669) Carolyn Chun*, Brunel University 3:00PM Good Gradings of Generalized Incidence London, Dillon Mayhew,Victoria (423) Algebras. University of Wellington, and James Kenneth L. Price, University of Wisconsin Oxley, Louisiana State University Oshkosh (1106-16-517) (1106-05-1332) 3:15PM Towards a classification of quantum 2:45PM Maximal Parter-sets of Matrices Whose (424) Drinfeld Hecke algebras. Preliminary  (436) Graph is a Tree. report. Curtis G Nelson*andBryan L. Shader, Christine M Uhl,UniversityofNorth University of Wyoming (1106-05-274) Texas (1106-16-1915) 3:00PM Bounded Complete Embedding Graphs. 3:30PM Covering Numbers of Finite Rings. (437) Jennifer K. Aust, Auburn University (425) Nicholas J Werner,TheOhioState (1106-05-2616) University-Newark (1106-16-811) 3:15PM Intersection graphs of oriented 3:45PM Some Special Matrix Algebra (438) hypergraphs and their matrices. (426) Presentations. Preliminary report. Sam S. Mendelson*andGeir Nathan Reff, The College at Brockport, Agnarsson, George Mason University State University of New York (1106-16-1195) (1106-05-2758) 4:00PM Finding the hereditary crossed product 3:30PM Algebraic Characterizations of (427) that contains a given weak crossed (439) Hypergraph Colorings. product—when will it be weak? Michael Krul*, Emmanuel College, and Christopher James Wilson,Butler Lubos Thoma, University of Rhode University (1106-16-1867) Island (1106-05-1327)

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3:45PM On Certain Induced Subgraphs of Paley 2:30PM Applications of the Droop Cell Quota (440) Graphs.  (451) Model to Cancer Treatment. Risto Atanasov*, Mark Budden,Western Rebecca A Everett*andYang Kuang, Carolina University, Joshua Lambert, Arizona State University (1106-92-1841) Armstrong Atlantic State University, Kyle Murphy, Western Carolina University, 2:45PM Cancer Stem Cells in treating  and Andrew Penland,TexasA&M (452) Glioblostoma Multiform Brain Cancer. University (1106-05-2600) Patricia K McCarthy*, Loras College, and Jeremy Burke, Vassar College − 4:00PM On 2 2 Graph Achievement Games. (1106-92-1842)  (441) Preliminary report. Curtis Clark, Morehouse College 3:00PM Bifurcation approach to analysis (1106-05-2400) (453) of mathematical model of CRISPR hosts/virus population. 4:15PM 1-Relaxed Modular Edge-Sum Labeling. (442) Hang M Do*, Linfield College, Brent Faina Berezovskaya*, Howard Moran, University of Colorado Denver, University, and Georgiy Karev,National and Timothy Singer, Linfield College Institute of Health Bethesda MD (1106-05-2567) (1106-92-1486) 4:30PM Abundance of Graph Statistics. 3:15PM The Topological Microstructure of Murine  (443) Tom Kelly, Princeton University  (454) Tumors. Preliminary report. (1106-05-2272) David B Damiano and Melissa R McGuirl*, College of the Holy Cross 4:45PM Are All 2-connected Maximal (1106-92-1131)  (444) Non-Hamiltonian Graphs Spanned by θ Graphs? Preliminary report. 3:30PM A model of the impact of morphological David Petrie Moulton, San Francisco CA  (455) choice on the Arizona Tiger Salamander. (1106-05-2356) Preliminary report. 5:00PM Excluding four-edge paths and their Maeve L McCarthy*, Murray State (445) complements. University, and Dorothy Wallace, Peter Lawson Maceli*, Maria Dartmouth College (1106-92-905) Chudnovsky, Columbia University, and 3:45PM Costs and Benefits of Lizard , ENS Lyon (1106-05-378) Irena Penev  (456) Thermoregulation Revisited: From 5:15PM Upper bounds on the k-forcing number of Conceptual to Computational Models. (446) a graph. John G. Alford*, Sam Houston State David Amos*, Texas A&M University, University, and William I. Lutterschmidt, Yair Caro, University of Haifa-Oranim, Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Randy Davila, Rice University, and Houston State University (1106-92-1555) Ryan Pepper, University of Houston - Downtown (1106-05-724) 4:00PM The Cell-Cycle and Drug Resistance: A  (457) Spatial Mechanism. 5:30PM The Total Acquisition Number of the  James Greene, University of Maryland (447) Randomly Weighted Path. and the Center for Scientific Anant Godbole, East Tennessee State Computation and Mathematical Modeling University, Elizabeth Kelley*, Harvey (1106-92-2178) Mudd College, Emily Kurtz, Wellesley College, and Yiguang Zhang, Johns 4:15PM Effects of drugs of abuse on HIV-1 Hopkins University (1106-05-779)  (458) dynamics: a mathematical model. 5:45PM Enomoto and Ota’s Conjecture Holds for Naveen K. Vaidya, University of Missouri  (448) Large Graphs. Preliminary report. - Kansas City (1106-92-2321) Vincent Coll, Lehigh University, 4:30PM Break Alexander Halperin*, Salisbury University, Colton Magnant and Pouria 4:45PM The contradictory experimental results of Salehi, Georgia Southern University (459) CD200-CD200R in cancer proliferation. (1106-05-988) Kang-Ling Liao*, Avner Friedman, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, The 6:00PM Integrally Closed Polytopes and an (449) Application to Symmetric Magic Squares. Ohio State University, and Xue-Feng Robert Davis,UniversityofKentucky Bai, Department of Pathology and (1106-05-1886) Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University (1106-92-2043)

AMS Session on Mathematical Biology, II 5:00PM Estimating Residual Stresses in Arteries (460) by an Inverse Spectral Technique. 2:15 PM –6:10PM Room 102A, Convention Center Sunnie Joshi,TempleUniversity (1106-92-373) 2:15PM 3D Mathematical Modeling and (450) Simulations of Cell Mitosis by a Phase 5:15PM Unsteady Two-Phase Flow in a Field Approach. Preliminary report.  (461) Catheterized Artery with Atherosclerosis. Jia Zhao*andQi Wang,Universityof Ranadhir Roy,UniversityofTexasPan South Carolina (1106-92-1127) American (1106-92-85)

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5:30PM Self-Organizing Maps for Data Clustering 4:45PM Examples of Scaled-free Operator Spaces.  (462) in Acoustic Radiation Force Ultrasound (475) Preliminary report. Imaging of Cardiovascular Tissues. William Benjamin Grilliette, Texas State Preliminary report. University (1106-47-2598) Amanda J. Mangum*, Niagara University, 5:00PM Weighted shifts induced by Hamburger and Mansoor Haider, North Carolina (476) moment sequences. Preliminary report. State University (1106-00-1954) George R. Exner*, Bucknell University, 5:45PM Applications of Mathematical Modeling in Joo Young Jin, Il Bong Jung, Kyungpook  (463) Diagnosing Breast Cancer. National University, and Mi Ryeong Kelsey Pearson and Naomi Latt*, Lee, Catholic University of Daegu University of St Thomas (1106-92-1860) (1106-47-1271) 6:00PM Diagnosing Breast Cancer with Symmetry  (464) of Signature Curves. 5:15PM Lovasz´ Theta Type Norms and Operator Anna Grim,UniversityofSt.Thomas (477) Systems. Preliminary report. (1106-92-1973) Carlos M. Ortiz-Marrero*andVern I. Paulsen, University of Houston AMS Session on Operator Theory (1106-47-1044) 5:30PM Symmetric normed ideals and symmetric 2:15 PM –5:55PM Room 203A, Convention Center (478) norming functions with examples and motivation. 2:15PM Kernels of Composition Operators and , University at Buffalo (465) Their Adjoints on the Bergman Space. AdamSOrenstein (1106-47-1371) Preliminary report. Brittney R. Miller, Purdue University 5:45PM Generators of Quantum Markov (1106-47-2116) (479) Semigroups. 2:30PM Some results in the study of Matthew J. Ziemke*andGeorge (466) multiple-valued composition operators. Androulakis,UniversityofSouth Preliminary report. Carolina (1106-47-1637) Erin E. M. Rizzie, Purdue University (1106-47-1739) MAA Session on Best Practices for Teaching 2:45PM Composition Operators on Generalized the Introductory Statistics Course, I (467) Weighted Nevanlinna Class. Waleed K. Al-Rawashdeh,MontanaTech 2:15 PM –6:10PM Room 211, Convention Center (1106-47-1389) 3:00PM Numerical Ranges of Weighted Organizers: Randall Pruim,Calvin (468) Composition Operators. College Gajath Gunatillake*, American Scott Alberts, Truman State University of Sharjah, Mirjana Jovovic University and Wayne Smith, University of Hawaii (1106-47-1539) Patti Frazer Lock,St. Lawrence University 3:15PM Representations of Pick functions in (469) several variables. 2:15PM Current thoughts on the introductory R. Tully-Doyle, University of California,  (480) course for math and stat majors. San Diego (1106-47-1590) Beth L Chance*andAllan J 3:30PM Equivalence and Exact Groupoids. Rossman, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo (470) Preliminary report. (1106-A5-2270) Scott M. LaLonde, University of Texas at 2:35PM Teaching Statistics with Developmental Tyler (1106-47-2723) (481) Mathematics. 3:45PM AF-Embeddings of Certain Graph Mary R Parker, Austin Community ∗ (471) C -Algebras. College (1106-A5-2485) Christopher P Schafhauser,University of Nebraska - Lincoln (1106-47-1629) 2:55PM What do we know about best practices in  (482) teaching the introductory course? 4:00PM Existence of the Matui-Sato tracial  Elizabeth Brondos Fry*andJoan B. (472) Rokhlin property. Garfield, University of Minnesota Michael Y Sun, WWU Muenster (1106-A5-1129) (1106-47-1396) 4:15PM New operator-numerical advances on 3:15PM Students’ Conceptual Understanding  (473) Hammerstein equations. (483) of Inference: Connections between Dan D. Pascali, Courant Institute, New Randomization-Based and Traditional York University (1106-47-1810) Methods. Catherine Case, University of Florida 4:30PM Nonzero Solutions to Operator Inclusions (1106-A5-2424) (474) Involving Perturbed Maximal Monotone Operators. Preliminary report. 3:35PM Addressing social scientists’ Dhruba R. Adhikari,Southern  (484) misconceptions about hypothesis testing. Polytechnic State University Chris Thron,TexasA&MUniversity- (1106-47-1417) Central Texas (1106-A5-1606)

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3:55PM Helping Statistical Concepts “Click” with 3:15PM Analysis of Substitution Ciphers.  (485) Students.  (495) Joshua E Hill, University of California, M. Leigh Lunsford, Longwood University Irvine (1106-C1-2104) (1106-A5-2537) 3:35PM Cryptology By Discovery: Favorite 4:15PM What do students know about the mean (496) Inquiry-Based Activities. Preliminary  (486) and what do we expect that they know? report. Preliminary report. Tamara B Veenstra,Universityof Samuel A. Cook, Wheelock College Redlands (1106-C1-696) (1106-A5-2532) 3:55PM Codes and Secret Messages: An Analytic  (497) Reasoning Course at Butler University. 4:35PM Teaching introductory statistics with , Butler University  (487) candies and chopsticks. Preliminary Karen M Holmes (1106-C1-566) report. Wei Wei, Metropolitan State University (1106-A5-227) MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, I

4:55PM Design Project-based Activities in 2:15 PM –5:50PM Room 204B, Convention Center  (488) Teaching Introductory Business Statistics. Wenyi Lu*,TheGraduateCenter, Organizers: R. Drew Pasteur, College of CUNY, and Lina Wu, BMCC, CUNY Wooster (1106-A5-2029) John David, Virginia Military Institute 5:15PM Histograms, Percentiles and Contrast  (489) Stretching. 2:15PM Elvis Lives! Mathematical surprises Yevgeniy V. Galperin, East Stroudsburg  (498) inspired by Elvis, the Welsh corgi. University of Pennsylvania Stephen J Bacinski,Davenport (1106-A5-1959) University, Mark J Panaggio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 5:35PM Using simulations, data pulled from and Timothy J Pennings*, Davenport  (490) websites, and student data sharing to University (1106-H5-743) enhance understanding of the Central 2:35PM Basketball Defensive Efficiency. Limit Theorem and to better understand  what is meant by a confidence interval. (499) Jeffrey W Heath*andAlexander L Rob Eby, Blinn College - Bryan Campus Cope, Centre College (1106-H5-2530) (1106-A5-26) 2:55PM Bringing Analytics to College and High  (500) School Football. 5:55PM Using simulation to teach inference Ross A Kruse*andTim Chartier,  (491) about correlation and regression Davidson College (1106-H5-2410) in introductory statistics courses. 3:15PM Davidson Basketball - by the numbers. Preliminary report.  Soma Roy*, Beth L Chance and Allan J (501) Tim Chartier, Davidson College Rossman, California Polytechnic State (1106-H5-1354) University (1106-A5-2810) 3:35PM The choking index: An analysis of  (502) performance under pressure on the PGA MAA Session on Cryptology for tour. Undergraduates, II Sammi E. Smith*andWilliam W Miles, Stetson University (1106-H5-1322)

2:15 PM –4:10PM Room 203B, Convention Center 3:55PM The Effect of Wind on the Flights of Golf  (503) Balls and Baseballs. Organizers: Robert Lewand,Goucher Paul R. Bouthellier,Universityof College Pittsburgh-Titusville (1106-H5-265) Chris Christensen, 4:15PM Luck in Volleyball. Preliminary report.  Northern Kentucky (504) Tom Brown*andBrian Pasko,Eastern University New Mexico University (1106-H5-2596) 4:35PM Predicting NCAA Lacrosse Games with 2:15PM Recovering Additives from  (505) Cohorts of Neural Networks. Preliminary  (492) Superenciphered Code. Preliminary report. report. Glenn Sidle*, North Carolina State Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky University, John David, Virginia Military University (1106-C1-88) Institute, and Hien Tran, North Carolina 2:35PM KRYPTOS: A Cryptanalysis Contest for State University (1106-H5-899)  (493) Undergraduates. 4:55PM The Ex-Cub Factor. Cheryl Beaver, Western Oregon  (506) E. Lee May, Jr.*, Salisbury University, and University, and Stuart Boersma*, Central Frank Van Santen,Northwestern Washington University (1106-C1-292) University (1106-H5-1618) 2:55PM More than ”Just Math”: The Historical 5:15PM A New Linear Formula to Predict a  (494) Side of Cryptology.  (507) Team’s Winning Percentage. Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College Stanley Rothman, Quinnipiac University (1106-C1-2276) (1106-H5-128)

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5:35PM Analysis of a Table Tennis Game: A 5:55PM 6th or 5th century before Christ: the  (508) Teaching Tool. (520) start up of globalization, the beginning Reza D. Noubary, Bloomsburg University of a magic. (1106-H5-2531) Rosanna Iembo*, University of Calabria, Italy, and Irene Iaccarino, School of MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, II Music, Crotone, Italy (1106-H1-808) MAA Session on Perspectives and 2:15 PM –6:10PM Room 213B, Convention Center Experiences on Mentoring Undergraduate Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova Students in Research, II University 2:15 PM –6:10PM Room 210B, Convention Center 2:15PM Visualizing Partitions of Integers.  (509) Preliminary report. Organizers: Aihua Li, Montclair State Margaret Kepner, Washington, DC University (1106-H1-1893) Thomas Hagedorn, College of New Jersey 2:35PM Make Your Own Torus Knot – Crafty  Jan Rychtar,University (510) Constructions in Bead Crochet and of North Carolina at Beyond. Greensboro Ellie Baker*, Freelance, and Susan Goldstine, St. Mary’s College of 2:15PM All It Takes Is One.  Maryland (1106-H1-2679) (521) Joe A. Stickles, Jr., Millikin University (1106-K1-49) 2:55PM Tiling the Beaded Torus. 2:35PM Cycling Undergraduate Students through  (511) Susan Goldstine*, St. Mary’s College of (522) Graph Theory Research. Preliminary Maryland, and Ellie Baker, Freelance report. (1106-H1-2798) Joe DeMaio, Kennesaw State University (1106-K1-234) 3:15PM An Algorithm for Creating Artistic  (512) Random Fractal Patterns. Preliminary 2:55PM Implementing CURM Model in Mentoring report.  (523) Undergraduate Research. Preliminary Douglas Dunham*, University of report. Minnesota, Duluth, and John Shier, Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley Apple Valley, Minnesota (1106-H1-1134) University (1106-K1-2010) 3:15PM A different way to begin. 3:35PM The quaternion group as a symmetry (524) Vesta Coufal,GonzagaU.  (513) group. (1106-K1-1708) Vi Hart, Communications Design Group, SAP Labs, and Henry 3:35PM My Experience about How to Start the Segerman*, Oklahoma State University (525) Undergraduate Research. (1106-H1-1162) Yun Lu, Kutztown University (1106-K1-2264) 3:55PM Visualizing Affine Regular, 3:55PM Ramanujan and the Icosahedron: A (514) Area-Preserving Decompositions of  (526) Research Experience with Many Faces. Irregular 3D Pentagons and Nonagons. Jordan Schettler,Universityof Douglas G Burkholder, Lenoir-Rhyne California, Santa Barbara (1106-K1-241) University (1106-H1-1255) 4:15PM Kick-starting undergraduate research. 4:15PM Methods for Creating Mosaic Designs. (527) Laura Taalman,MoMath/James  (515) Reza Sarhangi, Towson University, Madison University (1106-K1-494) Towson, Maryland (1106-H1-1669) 4:35PM Mentoring an Undergraduate Research  (528) Project: A Mathematical Model of Glacier 4:35PM Creative Uses of Basic Geometry to Retreat.  (516) Construct Elegant Pattern Designs. Irina Seceleanu, Brigewater State Elizabeth Whiteley, Studio Artist University (1106-K1-512) (1106-H1-1979) 4:55PM Origami, Geometry and Undergraduate 4:55PM Halftoning images using solid convex and  (529) Research. Preliminary report.  (517) nonconvex dodecagons on a hexagonal Shenglan Yuan, LaGuardia Community tessellation. College, CUNY (1106-K1-2777) David A. Reimann, Albion College 5:15PM A Data Mining Research Project and Its (1106-H1-2130)  (530) Benefits. Preliminary report. Mehdi Razzaghi, Bloomsburg University 5:15PM Van Kampen Tessellations. (1106-K1-2762)  (518) R. Daniel Hurwitz, Skidmore College (1106-H1-2322) 5:35PM New Curvature Invariants: a Research  (531) Topic Suitable to Undergraduate 5:35PM Color, Texture, and Geometry. Students.  (519) Vincent J. Matsko, Proof School Bogdan D. Suceava, California State (1106-H1-1826) University, Fullerton (1106-K1-61)

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5:55PM Egalitarian research: How to have 2:35PM Using iPads in Applied Abstract Algebra.  (532) successful research experiences for  (541) Preliminary report. students of all levels. Cynthia J. Huffman, Pittsburg State Jonathan Needleman, Le Moyne College University (1106-P1-86) (1106-K1-669) 2:55PM iPad/laptop/Surface/smartphone: how  (542) do you choose? Preliminary report. MAA Session on Revitalizing Complex Jacci White*, Saint Leo University, Scott Analysis at the Undergraduate Level, II White, St. Petersburg College, and Brian Camp, Saint Leo University 2:15 PM –4:30PM Room 212B, Convention Center (1106-P1-719) Organizers: Russell Howell,Westmont 3:15PM WeBWorK CLASS: Using tablets to capture College  (543) authentic student work for classroom discussion. Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College Gulden Karakok*, University of Northern Alan Noell, Oklahoma State Colorado, Aaron Wangberg,Winona University State University, and Nicole Engelke, West Virginia University (1106-P1-1755) 2:15PM Flipping the Classroom and  (533) Mathematica-Based Modules in Complex 3:35PM Incorporating iPads and Apple TVs in the Analysis. Preliminary report.  (544) classroom. Preliminary report. William M Kinney, Bethel University Daniel R Moseley, Jacksonville University (1106-L5-439) (1106-P1-2258)

2:35PM Microworlds with Maple for Investigating 3:55PM Calculus and Mobile Apps: Mathematics  (534) Complex Analysis. Preliminary report.  (545) Partnering with Computer Science to William C Bauldry, Appalachian State Provide Informal Learning Opportunities. University (1106-L5-465) Preliminary report. 2:55PM Complex Differentiation in Contexts. M. Reba*, A. Guest, M. Burr,Clemson  (535) Jeff Randell Knisley, East Tennessee University, R. Pargas, School of State University (1106-L5-2730) Computing, Clemson University, C. Williams and T. Khan,Clemson 3:15PM The Bermuda Triangle and Geometric University (1106-P1-2357)  (536) Visualization of Complex Path Integrals. Preliminary report. 4:15PM Mobile apps for teaching empirical Ricardo L. Diaz,UniversityofNorthern  (546) probability. Colorado (1106-L5-2857) Anders O.F. Hendrickson,St.Norbert College (1106-P1-2732) 3:35PM Approaches to Cauchy’s Theorem. (537) Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College 4:35PM Online Workshops for Calculus Students (1106-L5-709) (547) using the Articulate Mobile Player App. Elizabeth A Miller,TheOhioState 3:55PM Discovering the Gauss-Lucas Theorem. University (1106-P1-2849)  (538) Preliminary report. Beth Schaubroeck*andMichael MAA Session on The Scholarship of Teaching Brilleslyper,U.S.AirForceAcademy (1106-L5-1210) and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, II

4:15PM Revitalizing Complex Analysis: The Next 2:15 PM –5:50PM Room 204A, Convention Center  (539) Steps. Russell W. Howell*, Westmont College, Organizers: Jackie Dewar, Loyola and Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College Marymount University (1106-L5-2845) Thomas Banchoff,Brown MAA Session on Technology, the Next University Generation: Integrating Tablets into the Curtis Bennett, Loyola Mathematics Classroom Marymount University Pam Crawford, Jacksonville 2:15 PM –4:50PM Room 209, Convention Center University Organizers: Kevin Charlwood, Edwin Herman,University Washburn University of Wisconsin-Stephens Point Janet Sharp, Washburn 2:15PM Do we know how students view University  (548) mathematics and how they study it? Wes Maciejewski,TheUniversityof 2:15PM Dynamic Representations as a British Columbia (1106-M1-2868) (540) Conceptual Foundation for Defending non-Traditional Procedures in a 2:35PM Do students really know what a function Subtraction Algorithm.  (549) is? Preliminary report. Janet Sharp, Washburn University Tara C Davis*andGeorgianna L Martin, (1106-P1-1311) Hawaii Pacific University (1106-M1-700)

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2:55PM FastTrack: Enhancing College Readiness 2:15PM A Note on the Fundamental Theorem of (550) in Mathematics.  (559) Calculus. Preliminary report. Jennifer Kosiak*, Robert Allen, Bob Jing-Zhong Zhang,TheNational Hoar and Jim Sobota,Universityof Academy of Science, China, Zhaochi Wisconsin - La Crosse (1106-M1-1052) Zhang*, Journal of Studies in College Mathematics, Shangzhi Li, Beihang 3:15PM Math Anxiety and Reading Strategies in  (551) Math Content Courses. Preliminary University, and Zengxiang Tong, report. Otterbein University (1106-VD-178) Joy L. Becker*andJennifer L. Pothast, 2:30PM Teachers’ Beliefs about the Connected Wartburg College (1106-M1-2167)  (560) Nature of Mathematics. 3:35PM The dreaded word problem: What do Laura M. Singletary, Lee University  (552) students remember? (1106-VD-2692) Tharanga M.K. Wijetunge*, 2:45PM When Students Do Their Homework? Lyon College, Batesville, AR,  (561) Ioannis Souldatos*andMustafa Kirthi Premadasa,Universityof Demir, University of Detroit, Mercy Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County, WI, (1106-VD-548) and Kavita Bhatia,Universityof 3:00PM Unraveling Big Ideas Associated Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County  (1106-M1-2284) (562) with Difficulties in Connecting Representations. Preliminary report. 3:55PM Believe it or Not! Challenging Prospective Kyunghee Moon,UniversityofWest (553) Teachers’ Beliefs About Mathematics in a Georgia (1106-VD-1107) History of Mathematics Course. Richard A. Edwards, Michigan State 3:15PM Characterizing the Pedagogical Utility of  University (1106-M1-262) (563) a Secondary Teacher’s Understanding of Angle Measure. 4:15PM The Effectiveness of Concept Questions in Michael A. Tallman,ArizonaState (554) a Transition to Proof Course. Preliminary University (1106-VD-1422) report. Matthew G Jones, California 3:30PM Adapting Common Problem Types to  State University, Dominguez Hills (564) Incorporate More Modeling. (1106-M1-277) Kevin Murphy, St. Norbert College (1106-VD-1572) 4:35PM Examining proficiency with operations on  (555) irrational numbers. 3:45PM A Piece of the Third Generation of Sarah Hanusch*andSonalee  (565) Calculus. Preliminary report. Bhattacharyya, Texas State University Jing-Zhong Zhang,TheNational (1106-M1-900) Academy of Science, China, Shangzhi Li*, Beihang University, and Zengxiang 4:55PM Results from a College Readiness Math Tong, Otterbein University (556) MOOC. (1106-VD-177) Bob Hoar*, Jim Sobota and Jennifer Kosiak, University of Wisconsin - La 4:00PM Teacher Change in the Context of Crosse (1106-M1-1053) (566) a Proof-Centered Professional Development: A Case Study of One 5:15PM Examining the Impact on Students of  Teacher’s Proof Schemes. (557) a Flipped Classroom with Multiple Osvaldo Daniel Soto,Universityof Instructors. Preliminary report. California San Diego (1106-VD-2183) James S Rolf*andSusie Kimport,Yale University (1106-M1-2939) 4:15PM A Gem of New Euclidean Geometry.  (567) Preliminary report. 5:35PM Emphasizing Mathematical Definitions in Jing-Zhong Zhang,TheNational  (558) a College Algebra Course. Preliminary Academy of Science, China, Xucheng report. Peng*, Huazhong Normal University, Jim Brandt, Jana Lunt*andGretchen Shangzhi Li, Beihang University, and Rimmasch Meilstrup, Southern Utah Zengxiang Tong, Otterbein University University (1106-M1-1344) (1106-VD-179) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 4:30PM Letter Number Substitution Problems for Mathematics Education, I (568) Mathematics Education Majors. Diana S Cheng*andNicole Horner, 2:15 PM –5:10PM Room 212A, Convention Center Towson University (1106-VD-76) 4:45PM Louisiana Mathematics Masters in the Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin  (569) Middle. Preliminary report. Lutheran College Kathleen D. Lopez*andPatricia W. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Beaulieu, University of Louisiana at University Lafayette (1106-VD-2680) Kimberly Presser, 5:00PM The Subspace Game. Shippensburg University of  (570) Rebekah B Johnson Yates,Houghton Pennsylvania College (1106-VD-1513)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 4:30PM On the practical identifiability of a Modeling or Applications, II  (580) mathematical model for the interactions of matrix metalloproteinases and their 2:15 PM –5:55PM Room 213A, Convention Center inhibitors in a wound. Nitin A Krishna*, University of Chicago, Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Hannah M Pennington and Richard C Lutheran College Schugart, Western Kentucky University (1106-VG-2083) Bem Cayco, San Jose State 4:45PM Modeling Local Drainage within an University (581) Emulsion using the Arbitrary Lagrangian Kimberly Presser, Eulerian Method. Shippensburg University of Andrew S. Brandon*, University of Pennsylvania Maryland, and Ramagopal Ananth, Naval Research Laboratory (1106-VG-1324) 2:15PM Optimal Pricing Plans for Auction  (571) Houses. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Disparities analysis in cervical Sean F. Ellermeyer*andJesse A.  (582) cancer between White and African Schwartz, Kennesaw State University American/Black women using a (1106-VG-1392) longitudinal hyperbolastic mixed-effects model. 2:30PM Epidemic Modeling and Control. Jean-Jacques Kengwoung-Keumo, (572) Ellina Grigorieva*, Texas Woman’s Cameron University, Lawton, OK University, and Evgenii Khailov,Moscow (1106-VG-782) State University (1106-VG-500) 5:15PM An Agent-based Model of Drug Switching 2:45PM The effect of assuming a constant  (583) Incorporating Ethnographic Data.  (573) population size in models for the spread Jacob F Norton*, North Carolina State of Wolbachia. University, and Georgiy Bobashev, Tim Antonelli*, North Carolina State Research Triangle Institute, North University, Michael A. Robert,University Carolina State University (1106-VG-2854) of New Mexico, and ,North Alun L. Lloyd 5:30PM Motion Tracking Simulations in Health Carolina State University (1106-VG-2877)  (584) Training. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Mathematical modeling of insulin Vahid Anvari,Universityof  (574) therapy in patients with diabetes Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan mellitus. Preliminary report. Institute of Applied Sciences and Boniface Otieno Kwach*, Kibabii Technology (SIAST) (1106-VG-1926) University College, Bungoma, Kenya, 5:45PM Parameterized Spatial Transformations Naphtali Omolo Ongati, Michael Oduor  (585) for Block Match based Medical Image Okoya, SMAS, JOOUST, and Amos E. O Registration. Otedo, Kisumu East District Hospital Arturo Vargas, Rice University (1106-VG-1543) (1106-VG-2067) 3:15PM Effect of structural organization of the  (575) kidney medulla on oxygen transport: A SIAM Minisymposium on Partial Differential mathematical model. Equations and Applications, II Brendan C. Fry, Duke University (1106-VG-1638) 2:15 PM –6:10PM Room 202A, Convention Center

3:30PM Modeling of human airway swelling by Organizers: Evelyn Lunasin,United (576) continuum mechanics. States Naval Academy Kun Gou*andThomas J Pence, Edriss S. Titi,Universityof Michigan State University (1106-VG-713) California, Irvine 3:45PM Modeling fetal heart and brain activity 2:15PM Mixing and transport by incompressible  (577) during labor. Preliminary report. (586) flows. AishaNajeraChesler*, Claremont Anna L Mazzucato, Penn State University Graduate University, and Ami (1106-35-665) E Radunskaya, Pomona College 2:45PM The two-dimensional Boussinesq (1106-VG-1013) (587) equations with fractional dissipation. 4:00PM Mathematical model of dynamic protein Jiahong Wu, Oklahoma State University  (578) interactions regulating protein stability (1106-35-1132) of tumor suppressors. 3:15PM Regularity, blow up, and small scale H. Wang*, Georgia Southern University, (588) creation in fluids. and G. Peng,MDAndersonCancer Alexander Kiselev, Rice University Center (1106-VG-1233) (1106-35-1340) 4:15PM Surface Modeling of the left Ventricle of 3:45PM Well posedness for solutions to linear  (579) the heart. Preliminary report. (589) kinetic equations with rough force fields. Hashim AM Saber,UniversityofNorth P. E. Jabin, University of Maryland Georgia (1106-VG-2538) (1106-35-1383)

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4:15PM Well-posedness for an interface damped Richard Neal,Universityof (590) free boundary fluid-structure model. Oklahoma M. Ignatova*, Princeton University, I. George Yates, Youngstown Kukavica,UniversityofSouthern College California, I. Lasiecka,Universityof Memphis, and A. Tuffaha,ThePetroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE (1106-35-1581) AssociationforWomeninMathematicsPanel Discussion 4:45PM Homogenization of the evolution Stokes (591) equation in a perforated domain with a stochastic Fourier boundary condition. 2:15 PM –3:40PM Room 216A, Convention Center Hakima Bessaih*, University of Wyoming, Yalchin Efendiev,TAMUand Breaking the glass ceiling permanently. KAUST, and Florin Maris,Numerical Organizers: Bettye Anne Case,Florida Porous Media SRI Center, KAUST State University (1106-35-1671) Delaram Kahrobaei,City 5:15PM Flow is karstic geometry. University of New York (592) Xiaoming Wang, Florida State University Graduate Center and New (1106-76-824) York City College of 5:45PM The exponential-like moments of the Technology (593) Boltzmann equation without cutoff. Ricardo Alonso, PUC-Rio, Brasil, Irene Kathryn Leonard, California Gamba, Natasa Pavlovic*andMaja State Channel Islands Taskovic, University of Texas at Austin Christina Sormani,City (1106-35-1791) University of New York, Graduate Center and Young Mathematicians’ Network-Project Lehman College NExT Poster Session Joan Leitzel,Universityof 2:15 PM –4:15PM Exhibit Hall C, New Hampshire Convention Center Jill Pipher,ICERM Organizers: Jonathan Needleman,Le Moderator: Christina Sormani,City Moyne College University of New York, Kim Roth, Juniata College Graduate Center and Lehman College MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Panelists: Lenore Blum,Carnegie Program in Mathematics-MAA Committee on Mellon the Mathematical Education of Teachers Estela Gavosto,Kansas Panel Discussion University

2:15 PM –3:35PM Room 214B, Convention Center Susan Hermiller,University of Nebraska Recommendations for the 21st century mathematical sciences major. Megan Kerr, Wellesley Organizers: Martha J. Siegel,Towson College University AMS Session on Topics in Algebra Carol Schumacher,Kenyon College 2:30 PM –3:55PM Room 101B, Convention Center Elizabeth A. Burroughs, Montana State Univeristy 2:30PM Characterization of self dual lattices in Panelists: Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd  (594) R, R2, and R3. College Comlan de Souza, California State Nicholas J. Horton,Amherst University Fresno (1106-06-1876) University 2:45PM Peckness of Edge Posets. Preliminary  MAA Committee for Undergraduate Student (595) report. Activities and Chapters Panel Discussion David Hemminger*, Duke University, Aaron Landesman,HarvardUniversity, and Zijian Yao,BrownUniversity 2:15 PM –3:35PM Room 205, Convention Center (1106-06-2152) What every student should know about 3:00PM Omega Values of the Generators of the JMM.  (596) Certain Primitive Numerical Monoids. Organizer: Pamela Richardson, Jillian E Parker*, Sam Houston State Westminster College University, and Monica Elizabeth Panelists: Frank Morgan, Williams Gorman, University of Notre Dame College (1106-06-2310)

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3:15PM Generalized splines and quotient rings. MAA-AMS-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter  (597) Preliminary report. Public Lecture McCleary Philbin*, Lindsay Swift, Alison Tammaro, Julianna Tymoczko, 3:30 PM –4:30PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Danielle Williams and Nealy Bowden, Convention Center Smith College (1106-08-2588)  (607) From Voting Paradoxes to the Search for 3:30PM Mahler measures and irreducible “Dark Matter”. (598) polynomials. Donald G. Saari, University of California, DoYong Kwon, Chonnam National Irvine (1106-00-4) University (1106-12-1713)

3:45PM Invariants and Arrangements of Finite AWM Business Meeting (599) Complex Reflection Groups. Nils Amend, Ruhr-Universit¨at Bochum, 3:45 PM –4:15PM Room 216A, Convention Center Angela Berardinelli*, J. Matthew Douglass,UniversityofNorthTexas,and MAA-AMS Panel Discussion Gerhard Roehrle, Ruhr-Universit¨at Bochum (1106-12-966) 3:50 PM –5:10PM Room 214B, Convention Center Career ladders for full-time, MAA Session on Humor and Teaching nontenure-track faculty. Mathematics, II Organizers: Amy Cohen,Rutgers University 2:55 PM –5:10PM Room 210A, Convention Center Judy Walker,Universityof Nebraska Lincoln Organizers: Semra Kilic-Bahi, Colby-Sawyer College David Manderschied,The Ohio State University Gizem Karaali, Pomona Panelists: David Manderschied,The College Ohio State University Debra Borkovitz, Wheelock Sue Geller,TexasA&M College University Ellen Kirkman,WakeForest 2:55PM Using Science Fiction and Impossible  (600) Situations in Mathematical Modeling. University Phong Le, Niagara University (1106-E5-2630) MAA-YMN Panel Discussion

3:15PM Engaging Students with Mathematical 3:50 PM –5:10PM Room 205, Convention Center  (601) Humor: “The Simpsons,” Comics and More. Graduate school: Choosing one, getting Sarah J Greenwald, Appalachian State in, staying in. University (1106-E5-325) Organizers: Nick Scoville, Ursinus College 3:35PM Applied Humor in Undergraduate Kristine Roinestad,  (602) Calculus Courses. Preliminary report. Georgetown College Cesar Martinez-Garza, The Pennsylvania State University at Berks (1106-E5-2651) Panelists: Bill Velez,Universityof Arizona 3:55PM A Mathematician’s ”aHa” Moment.  Annalisa Crannell, Franklin (603) Guanshen Ren, College of St. & Marshall College Scholastica, Duluth, Mn 55811 (1106-E5-68) Peter Howard,TexasA&M University 4:15PM Peanut Butter and Jelly Guy: Audience, Brian Miceli,Trinity  (604) Correctness, and Revision in a Proofs University Course. Erika L. Ward, Jacksonville University AMS Session on Mathematical Logic (1106-E5-2315) PM PM 4:35PM Teaching abstraction via wackadoodle 4:00 –6:10 Room 101B, Convention Center (605) scenarios. 4:00PM Urysohn spaces over restricted distance sarah-marie belcastro, MathILy, and (608) sets. Thomas C Hull*, Western New England Gabriel Conant, University of Illinois at University (1106-E5-2150) Chicago (1106-03-1646) 4:55PM Enhancing learning in a proof writing 4:15PM An Introduction to Self-Modifying  (606) course. Preliminary report.  (609) Infinite-Time Turing Machines. Katarzyna Kowal, Ramapo College of James T. Long III*andLee J. Stanley, New Jersey (1106-E5-1474) Lehigh University (1106-03-1174)

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4:30PM Restricting the Turing degree spectra of Gary Gordon, Lafayette (610) structures. Preliminary report. College Tyler John Markkanen,Springfield College (1106-03-2355) MAA Minicourse #13: Part A ∗ 4:45PM An Automorphism Basis in L (V∞). (611) Preliminary report. 4:45 PM –6:45PM Room 206B, Convention Center Rumen D Dimitrov, Western Illinois University (1106-03-2421) WeBWorK: An open source alternative for generating and delivering online 5:00PM A Characterization of Existence for a homework problems. (612) Class of Continuous Equivariant Maps to Subshifts of Finite Type. Presenters: Paul Pearson, Hope College Edward W. Krohne*, Su Gao, Steve Geoff Goehle,Western Jackson,UniversityofNorthTexas,and Carolina University Brandon Seward, University of Michigan (1106-03-1675) Peter Staab,Fitchburg College 5:15PM Chain conditions, elementary (613) amenability, and descriptive set theory. Philip Wesolek, Institut de Recherche en SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Guest Math´ematiques et Physique (IRMP), Lectures and Reception Universit´e catholique de Louvain, and Jay Williams*, California Institute of 5:00 PM –7:20PM Room 214C, Convention Center Technology (1106-03-1391)  (617) Mathematical problems in the ”shoebox 5:30PM Locally Contractive Maps on Perfect collection” of the Paul A.M. Dirac papers (614) Polish Ultrametric Spaces. at Florida State University: Piecing Francis George,UniversityofScranton together parts of the puzzle. (1106-03-1409) Kathy Clark, Florida State University 5:45PM Hilbert logic and product logic. (1106-01-525)  (615) Preliminary report. 6:00PM Reception James Kuodo Huang,AIUC.ORG (1106-03-2911)  (618) Letters from the master: My 6:00PM Quantifier Elimination for an Unstable correspondence with Paul Erdos.˝ (616) Generic Structure. Carl Pomerance, Dartmouth College Ali Valizadeh*, Amirkabir University of (1106-01-1064) Technology, Tehran, Iran., and Massoud Pourmahdian, Amirkabir Univ. of Tech. MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network & Inst. for Research in Fundamental Discussion Sciences(IPM) (1106-03-2227) 5:00 PM –6:00PM Room 203B, Convention Center MAA Section Officers Managing your own course. 4:30 PM –5:30PM Lone Star Ballroom, Organizers: Ralucca Gera, Naval Salons AB, Grand Hyatt San Antonio Postgraduate School Chair: Rick Gillman,Valparaiso Timothy Goldberg, University Lenoir-Rhyne University Gwyneth Whieldon, Hood Reception for Undergraduate Students College

4:30 PM –5:30PM Bridge Hall, Convention Center Reception for Graduate Students and First-Time Participants MAA Minicourse #4: Part A 5:30 PM –6:30PM Texas Ballroom Salons 4:45 PM –6:45PM Room 207A, Convention Center DE, Grand Hyatt San Antonio A dynamical systems approach to the differential equations course. AMS-MAA Special Film Presentation Presenter: Paul Blanchard,Boston University 6:20 PM –7:40PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center MAA Minicourse #12: Part A Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and 4:45 PM –6:45PM Room 206A, Convention Center the Twin Primes Conjecture. Introducing matroids to undergraduates. SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts Presenters: Jenny McNulty,University of Montana 6:30 PM –7:00PM Room 213B, Convention Center

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AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture 9:15AM Source separation of undersampled (626) composite signals via the Dantzig 8:30 PM –9:30PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, selector. Convention Center Ashley A. Prater, Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate,  (619) Graphs, vectors, and matrices. Rome NY (1106-65-1397) Preliminary report. Daniel A. Spielman,YaleUniversity 9:30AM A time-splitting scheme for fully (1106-15-20) (627) compressible atmospheric models. Andrei Bourchtein*andLudmila Bourchtein, Pelotas State University, Brazil (1106-65-1537)

9:45AM An adaptive method for the fast (628) numerical solution for the radiative transport equation. Joseph Eichholz, Rose-Hulman Institute Sunday, January 11 of Technology (1106-65-2065) 10:00AM OneTypeofEfficientandLong-Time Joint Meetings Registration (629) Accurate Third-Order Method for the Stokes-Darcy System. 7:30 AM –4:00PM East Registration, Wenbin Chen,FudanUniversity,Max Convention Center Gunzburger, Department of Scientific Computing, Florida State University, Email Center Dong Sun*andXiaoming Wang,Florida State University (1106-65-2189) 7:30 AM –9:00PM East Registration, Convention Center 10:15AM Applications and mathematical  (630) challenges of digital image mosaicking. AMS Session on Numerical Analysis and Hanna M Kristensen*andErika Ordog, Pepperdine University (1106-65-2632) Computer Science 10:30AM Non-partitioned Recognition Algorithm 7:45 AM – 11:55 AM Room 101A,  (631) for 2-tree Probe Interval Graphs. Convention Center Preliminary report. Matthew Nabity*andDavid 7:45AM Piecewise Polynomial Approximations to  Avery, Western Oregon University (620) the Standard Normal Cumulative (1106-65-2341) Distribution Function. Edward W. Swim*andStephen M. 10:45AM Algebraic algorithms for hard Scariano, Sam Houston State University (632) combinatorial problems: Graph coloring. (1106-65-2135) Hannah Alpert, Massachusetts Institute 8:00AM Adaptive Algorithms for Computing of Technology, Jesus´ A. De Loera,  (621) Expectations and Integrals. University of California, Davis, Susan Fred J. Hickernell, Illinois Institute of Margulies, United States Naval Academy, Technology (1106-65-2099) Michael Pernpeintner, TU Munich, Eric Riedl,HarvardUniversity,David 8:15AM Convergent Finite Difference Methods for (622) Fully Nonlinear Second Order Partial Rolnick*, Massachusetts Institute of Differential Equations. Technology, Gwen Spencer, Dartmouth Xiaobing Feng,TheUniversityof College, Despina Stasi, Pennsylvania Tennessee, Chiu-Yen Kao,Claremont State University, and Jonathan Swenson, McKenna College, and Thomas Lewis*, University of Washington (1106-68-2919) The University of North Carolina at 11:00AM Security in the Semi-Quantum Setting. Greensboro (1106-65-110) (633) Walter O Krawec, Stevens Institute of 8:30AM Weak Galerkin Mixed Finite Element Technology (1106-68-322) (623) Method for Linear Elasticity Problems. Yujie Zhang, Oklahoma State University 11:15AM Analysis of Interference and Scheduling (1106-65-186) (634) for a Robust Channel Assignment Method in Cognitive Radio Networks. 8:45AM Inverse Scattering Approach Amalya Mihnea*andMihaela Cardei, (624) on Tomography Problem Using Florida Atlantic University (1106-68-261) Multi-frequency Problem. Ying Li, Saint Francis University 11:30AM High dimensional learning rather than (1106-65-472) (635) computing in quantum chemistry. 9:00AM Solving of fractional order differential Matthew Hirn*, Stephane Mallat,Ecole (625) equations by using hybrid function. normale superieure, and Nicolas Somayeh Mashayekhi, Mississippi State Poilvert, Pennsylvania State University University (1106-65-704) (1106-68-2232)

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11:45AM From Start to Finish: Linux Clusters for Rami Grossberg,Carnegie  (636) Applied Mathematics. Mellon University Ryan Poffenbarger*andChristopher Jose Iovino,Universityof Siebert, Virginia Military Institute Texas at San Antonio (1106-68-1802) Boris Zilber,Oxford AMS-MAA Special Session on History of University Mathematics, III 8:00AM Definability and Independence in (644) Randomizations. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 005, H. Jerome Keisler,Universityof Convention Center Wisconsin (1106-03-780) Organizers: Sloan Despeaux,Western 8:30AM The Hanf number for amalgamation Carolina University (645) property. Alexei S Kolesnikov*, Towson Patti Hunter,Westmont University, and Christopher College Lambie-Hanson, Hebrew University of Deborah Kent,Drake Jerusalem (1106-03-1446) University 9:00AM Scott processes. Adrian Rice, (646) Paul B. Larson, Miami University Randolph-Macon College (1106-03-1187) AM 8:00 The Schilling Kinematic Models at the 9:30AM Seeking dividing lines for classes of  (637) Smithsonian. Preliminary report. (647) atomic models. Preliminary report. Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery Michael C. Laskowski,Universityof College (1106-01-164) Maryland (1106-03-1741) 8:30AM F.R. Moulton and his plans for a new 10:00AM A basic dividing line: Are there arbitrarily  (638) lunar theory. (648) large models? Preliminary report. Craig Alan Stephenson, Madrid, Spain John T. Baldwin, University of Illinois at (1106-01-343) Chicago (1106-03-1749) 9:00AM Mathematical Abstraction from Ancient  (639) GreecetotheStoneAge.Preliminary 10:30AM Toward A Categorical Model Theory. report. (649) Michael J Lieberman, Masaryk University Alma Steingart, Society of Fellows, (1106-03-417) Harvard University (1106-01-2420) 11:00AM The model theory of first-order logic with 9:30AM The Stratification of the American (650) dependent sorts. Preliminary report.  (640) Mathematical Community: The MAA and Michael Makkai, McGill University the AMS, 1915-1925. (1106-03-1469) Karen V. H. Parshall,Universityof 11:30AM Saturation of ultrapowers and Keisler’s Virginia (1106-01-721) (651) order. 10:00AM ”Constructing a Mathematical M Malliaris, University of Chicago  (641) Laboratory”: An Early History of (1106-03-1946) Computer Algebra Systems. Stephanie A Dick,HarvardUniversity AMS Special Session on Accelerated (1106-01-1459) Advances in Multiobjective Optimal Control 10:30AM Recent Trends in the History of American Problems and Mathematical Programming  (642) Mathematics: Rethinking Politics. Based on Generalized Invexity Frameworks, Della Dumbaugh,Universityof II Richmond (1106-01-1234) 11:00AM Recent Trends in the History of American 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Room 008B,  (643) Mathematics – A Digital Divide? Convention Center Preliminary report. Peggy Aldrich Kidwell,Smithsonian Organizers: N. J. Huang, Sichuan Institution (1106-01-329) University 11:30AM Panel Discussion on Recent Trends in the R. N. Mohapatra,University History of American Mathematics. of Central Florida Ram Verma, Texas State AMS-ASL Special Session on Beyond University First-Order Model Theory, II Alexander Zaslavski,Israel 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 006A, Institute of Technology Convention Center 8:00AM Higher Order Parametric Optimality  (652) Conditions for Discrete Minmax Organizers: John T. Baldwin,University Fractional Programming. Preliminary of Illinois at Chicago report. Xavier Caicedo,Universidad Ram U. Verma, Texas State University de los Andes (1106-90-191)

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8:30AM Global Solutions to Optimal Automatic 10:00AM Algebra on hypergraphs with (653) Control Systems. (662) applications to statistics. Preliminary Reza R Ahangar, Texas A & M University- report. Kingsville (1106-93-354) Sonja Petrovic, Illinois Institute of 9:00AM Dynamic string-averaging projection Technology (1106-62-1759) (654) methods for convex feasibility problems 10:30AM Catenary Degrees of Elements in in the presence of computational errors.  (663) Numerical Monoids. Alexander J. Zaslavski,TheTechion- Christopher ONeill*, Texas A&M Israel Institute of Technology University, Vadim Ponomarenko,San (1106-49-324) Diego State University, Reuben Tate, 9:30AM Frontiers of Bernstien type Inequalities University of Hawaii Hilo, and Gautam (655) for Polynomials and Rational Functions. Webb, Colorado College (1106-08-768) Wali Muhammad Shah, Jammu and 11:00AM Computational applications of Helly-type Kashmir Institute of Mathematical  (664) Theorems. Sciences,Kashmir,J&K ,India Nina Amenta, University of California, (1106-30-483) Davis (1106-52-2053) 10:00AM Variational Inclusions and Algorithms in 11:30AM Applying Applied Math to Algebra. (656) Uniformly Convex Smooth Banach (665) Persi Diaconis, Stanford University Spaces. (1106-00-419) Nabin Kumar Sahu, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, AMS Special Session on Classification Gandhinagar (1106-46-204) Problems in Operator Algebras, I 10:30AM On Some Inequalities Concerning the 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 001A, (657) Polar Derivative of a Polynomial. Abdul Liman Wani, National Institute of Convention Center Technology,Srinagar (1106-30-484) Organizers: Arnaud Brothier, Vanderbilt 11:00AM Equilibrium Problems, multi-valued, University (658) variational-like inequalities. Nihar Kumar Mahato, Indian Institute of Ionut Chifan,TheUniversity Information Technology, Design, and of Iowa Manufacturing (1106-46-209) Darren Creutz, Vanderbilt University AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Remus Nicoara,University Geometric Methods in Applied Discrete of Tennessee Mathematics (a Mathematics Research Communities Session), I David Penneys,University of California, Los Angeles

8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 007B, 8:00AM The complexity of classification problems Convention Center  (666) in operator algebras. Martino Lupini,YorkUniversity Organizers: Heather Harrington, (1106-46-1762) University of Oxford 8:30AM Segal–Bargmann Analysis in Deformed Mohamed Omar,Harvey (667) Gaussian Algebras. Preliminary report. Mudd College Natasha Blitvi´c*, Indiana University, Matthew Wright, Institute and Todd Kemp,UCSanDiego for Mathematics and its (1106-46-2016) Applications, University of 9:00AM Partial classification of the Minnesota (668) Baumslag-Solitar group von Neumann 8:00AM Algebra and Geometry in Computer algebras.  (659) Vision. Niels Meesschaert*andStefaan Vaes, Rekha R Thomas,Universityof KU Leuven (1106-47-463) Washington (1106-14-1531) 9:30AM Free monotone transport without a trace. 9:00AM Persistent homology analysis of brain (669) Brent Nelson, UCLA (1106-46-2018) (660) artery trees. Paul Bendich, Duke University, J. S. 10:00AM Hereditary C*-Subalgebra Lattices. Marron, Univeristy of North Carolina,  (670) Tristan M Bice*, Federal University of Chapel Hill, Ezra Miller*, Alex Pieloch, Bahia, and Charles A Akemann, Duke University, and Sean Skwerer, University of California, Santa Barbara University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1106-06-206) ∗ (1106-62-2209) 10:30AM C -algebras associated to minimal 9:30AM Geometric Approach to Learning (671) dynamical systems.  (661) Bayesian Networks. Karen R. Strung, Institute of David Haws, IBM T.J. Watson Research Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences (1106-52-1932) (1106-46-2235)

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11:00AM Some recent results related to the 8:00AM Identification of parameters in (672) Toms-Winter conjecture. (679) mathematical biology. George A. Elliott*, University of Toronto, R. R. Poteau*andU. G. Abdulla,Florida Zhuang Niu, University of Wyoming, Luis Institute of Technology (1106-49-2699) Santiago, Aaron Tikuisis,University 8:30AM Approaches in parameter and model of Aberdeen, and Wilhelm Winter, (680) selection for the study of cholera. University of Muenster (1106-46-1977) Elsa Schaefer*, Marymount University, Olcay Akman, Illinois State University, K. AMS Special Session on Cluster Algebras Renee Fister, Murray State University, (a Mathematics Research Communities Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University, session), I Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof Tennessee Knoxville, and Marina 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 007A, Romadan, Marymount University Convention Center (1106-92-1341) Organizers: Andrew T. Carroll,DePaul 9:00AM Constructing Stable Stochastic Gene University (681) Regulatory Networks via Genetic Algorithms. Preliminary report. ,Universityof Ian T. Le Olcay Akman, Illinois State University, Chicago Timothy Comar, Benedictine University, Greg Muller,Universityof and Daniel Hrozencik*, Chicago State Michigan University (1106-92-973) 8:00AM Picture groups and Cluster theory. 9:30AM Optimal Control Methods for Stochastic (673) Preliminary report.  (682) Gene Regulatory Networks. Kiyoshi Igusa, Brandeis University, Kent David Murrugarra,Universityof Orr, Indiana University, Gordana Kentucky (1106-92-1076) Todorov*, Northeastern University, and 10:00AM An Optimization Model that Links Jerzy Weyman, University of Connecticut  (1106-13-2372) (683) Masting to Seed Herbivory. Glenn Ledder,Universityof 9:00AM Initial-seed recursions and dualities for Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-92-1918) (674) d-vectors. 10:30AM Modeling and Analysis of Disturbance Nathan Reading and Salvatore Stella*,  NCSU (1106-05-2443) (684) Specialist Plants. Eric A Eager, University of Wisconsin - La 9:30AM Bott-Samelson varieties, subword Crosse (1106-92-280) (675) complexes and associahedra. Laura Escobar, Cornell University 11:00AM Optimal cycle length for a managed  (1106-14-2727) (685) forest. Preliminary report. Michael Kelley*, Bill Bauldry and Eric 10:00AM Linear independence of generic functions Marland, Appalachian State University (676) in cluster algebras coming from (1106-92-565) surfaces. Preliminary report. Daniel Labardini-Fragoso, Instituto de 11:30AM Model Selection for Integrated Pest Matem´aticas, Universidad Nacional (686) Management with Stochasticity. Autonoma´ de M´exico (1106-16-2461) Timothy D Comar*, Benedictine University, Olcay Akman, Illinois State 10:30AM Asymptotic triangulations and Coxeter University, and Daniel Hrozencik,  (677) transformations of the annulus. Chicago State University (1106-92-1782) Preliminary report. Hannah Vogel, University of Graz (1106-08-2224) AMS Special Session on Enumerative Combinatorics, II 11:00AM Clusters for quantum Richardson (678) varieties. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 008A, Milen Yakimov*, Louisiana State Convention Center University, and Tom Lenagan,University of Edinburgh (1106-22-1666) Organizers: Brian K. Miceli,Trinity University AMS Special Session on Computing Jay Pantone,Universityof Intensive Modeling in Mathematical and Florida Computational Biology, I Vince Vatter,Universityof 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 006B, Florida Convention Center 8:00AM Parking functions with undesirable  (687) spaces. Preliminary report. Organizers: Timothy D Comar, Andrew T. Wilson,Universityof Benedictine University California, San Diego (1106-05-850) Olcay Akman, Illinois State 8:30AM A new record in 1324-avoiding University  (688) permutations. Daniel Hrozencik,Chicago Miklos Bona, University of Florida State University (1106-05-969)

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9:00AM Simple Frame Patterns in Words. 9:30AM The proper geometric dimension of (689) Preliminary report. (698) Coxeter groups. Janine LoBue Tiefenbruck*andJeffrey Conchita Martinez-Perez,Universidad B. Remmel, University of California, San de Zaragoza (1106-20-1616) Diego (1106-05-983) 10:00AM A geometric approach to the conjugacy 9:30AM Counting on Cells in Cellular Automata. (699) search problem: the conjugacy length  (690) Preliminary report. function. Neil J. A. Sloane, OEIS Foundation and Andrew Sale, Vanderbilt Univeristy Rutgers University (1106-05-251) (1106-20-1570) 10:00AM Increasing Forests in Graphs and 10:30AM The decidability of flow equivalence (691) Simplicial Complexes. Preliminary report. (700) for shifts of finite type and stable isomorphism for Cuntz Krieger Art M Duval, University of Texas at El ∗ Paso, Joshua Hallam*, Michigan State C -algebras. University, Jeremy L Martin,University Benjamin Steinberg*, City College of of Kansas, and Bruce E Sagan,Michigan New York, and Mike Boyle,Universityof State University (1106-05-600) Maryland (1106-20-560) 10:30AM Pattern-avoiding ascent sequences. 11:00AM Decoy-Based Secure Delegation of  (692) Lara Pudwell, Valparaiso University (701) Computation, With Application to RSA. (1106-05-891) Bren Cavallo*, City University of New York Graduate Center, Delaram 11:00AM Struct: An algorithm for guessing Kahrobaei, City University of New York  (693) the structure and enumeration of Graduate Center and New York City permutation sets. Preliminary report. College of Technology, and Vladimir Michael Albert,UniversityofOtago, Shpilrain, CUNY Graduate Center and the Anders Claesson,Universityof City College of New York (1106-68-1641) Strathclyde, Bjarki Gudmundsson and Henning Ulfarsson*, Reykjavik 11:30AM Centralizers of centralizers of parabolic University (1106-05-982) (702) subgroups of braid groups and its application to the conjugacy problem. 11:30AM Counting permutations with even valleys David Garber*, Faculty of Science, Holon (694) and odd peaks. Institute of Technology, Arkadius Kalka, Ira M. Gessel*andYan Zhuang, Eran Liberman and Mina Teicher, Brandeis University (1106-05-622) Bar-Ilan University (1106-20-2401)

AMS Special Session on Groups, Algorithms, AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems, I and Cryptography, II 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 006C, 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 002, Convention Center Convention Center Organizers: Peter Muller, Rensselaer Organizers: Bren Cavallo, City University Polytechnic Institute of New York Graduate Kaitlyn Voccola, Colorado Center State University Delaram Kahrobaei,City 8:00AM Synthetic Aperture Correlation Imaging. University of New York (703) Kaitlyn Voccola, Colorado State Graduate Center and New University (1106-78-1005) York City College of 8:30AM Reconstructing a function from its Technology  (704) conical Radon transform. 8:00AM Ideal lattice problems and applications to Rim Gouia-Zarrad,AmericanUniversity (695) cryptography. of Sharjah, UAE (1106-42-2228) Jean-Francois Biasse,Universityof 9:00AM Pulmonary imaging using Electrical Waterloo (1106-06-1173)  (705) Impedance Tomography with a Direct 8:30AM Conjugacy languages in groups. D-bar Admittivity Method. Preliminary (696) Laura Ciobanu,UniversityofNeuchˆatel, report. Susan Hermiller*, University of Sarah Jane Hamilton, Marquette Nebraska, Derek Holt,Universityof University (1106-65-860) Warwick, and Sarah Rees,Universityof 9:30AM Inverse Free Boundary Problems for the Newcastle (1106-20-1573)  (706) Parabolic PDEs. 9:00AM On the rationality of the conjugacy Ugur G. Abdulla, Florida Institute of (697) growth series in hyperbolic groups. Technology (1106-49-2197) Preliminary report. 10:00AM Statistical Analysis of Shear Wave Speed Laura Ciobanu*, University of Neuchˆatel, (707) Recovery Using the Direct Algorithm and Yago Antol´ın, Vanderbilt University, the Arrival Time Algorithm. Susan Hermiller, University of Nebraska, Jessica L. Jones*, Joyce R. McLaughlin, Derek Holt,WarwickUniversity,and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Sarah Rees, University of Newcastle, UK Daniel Renzi, Weill Cornell Medical (1106-20-1147) College in Qatar (1106-60-1022)

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10:30AM Application of generalized local AMS Special Session on Probability and (708) regularization to an inverse problem in Applications, II option pricing. Xiaoyue Luo, Linfield College (1106-65-699) 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 001B, Convention Center 11:00AM Age classification of human (709) electromagnetic scattering at ultra high frequency. Organizers: Rick Kenyon,Brown Analee M Miranda*, Air Force Research University Laboratory, Stephanie R Keith,AirForce Institute of Technology, Grant Erdmann, Russell Lyons,Indiana Air Force Research Laboratory, and Loria University, Bloomington Wang, Macauley Brown (1106-35-896) 8:00AM Convergence and learning in majority 11:30AM Classification of Schrodinger¨ operators in  (719) dynamics on infinite graphs. (710) terms of a canonical system. , MIT (1106-60-190) Injo Hur,UniversityofOklahoma Omer Tamuz (1106-47-1654) 9:00AM Zeroes of Random Tropical Polynomials, (720) Random Polytopes and Stick-breaking. AMS Special Session on Partitions, q-Series, Francois Baccelli and Ngoc Mai and Modular Forms, II Tran*, University of Texas, Austin (1106-60-836) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 003, Convention Center 10:00AM Permutations and Spin Systems. (721) Shahrzad Haddadan, Department of Organizers: Atul Dixit, Tulane University Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Tim Huber,Universityof and Peter Winkler*, Dartmouth College Texas-Pan American (1106-60-1858) Amita Malik,Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 11:00AM Intersections of SLE paths. Ae Ja Yee, Pennsylvania (722) Hao Wu*andJason Miller,MIT State University (1106-60-65) 8:00AM Holomorphic Projection and Mock (711) Modular Forms. AMS Special Session on Quantum Michael H. Mertens,EmoryUniversity Information and Fusion Categories (a (1106-11-852) Mathematics Research Communities 8:30AM Weierstrass points on Drinfeld modular Session), I (712) curves. Christelle Vincent, Stanford University 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Room 007C, (1106-11-2392) Convention Center 9:00AM Congruences and relations for the  (713) Fishburn numbers. Organizers: Paul Bruillard,Pacific Frank Garvan, University of Florida Northwest National (1106-11-1464) Laboratory 9:30AM Congruences for Fishburn numbers (714) modulo prime powers. Henry J. Tucker,University Armin Straub, University of Illinois at of Southern California Urbana-Champaign (1106-11-1220) 10:00AM On the distributions of rank type Amanda Young,University (715) functions. of California, Davis Byungchan Kim,SeoulNational University of Science and Technology 8:00AM On the classification of rank 4 fusion (1106-11-1283) (723) categories. Preliminary report. Ryan Johnson, Grace College, Siu Hung 10:30AM cubic modular equations in two variables. Ng, Louisiana State University, David (716) Daniel P Schultz, Penn State University , University of California, Los (1106-33-734) Penneys Angeles, Jolie Roat*, Iowa State 11:00AM The Rogers-Ramanujan continued University, Matthew Titsworth,  (717) fraction and its level 13 analogue. University of Texas at Dallas, and Henry Shaun Cooper, Massey University, Tucker, University of Southern California Auckland, New Zealand, and Dongxi Ye*, (1106-18-2111) University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (1106-11-296) 8:30AM An invariant that distinguishes 11:30AM Congruences for the Number of Smallest (724) Tambara-Yamagami categories.  (718) Parts in Partitions. Ryan Timothy Johnson,Grace Chris Jennings-Shaffer,Universityof College and Theological Seminary Florida (1106-11-448) (1106-18-2465)

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9:00AM On strictly weakly integral modular 9:00AM Patching strategy for second-order (725) categories of rank 8 and 9. Preliminary (732) two-point singularly perturbed boundary report. value problems. Paul Bruillard,PacificNorthwest A. M. S. Sayfy*andS. A. Khoury, National Laboratory, C´esar Galindo, American University of Sharjah, UAE Universidad de los Andes, Seung-Moon (1106-65-355) Hong, University of Toledo, Julia Yael Plavnik*, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 9:30AM Efficient two–step hybrid mixed finite Eric C. Rowell, Texas A&M University, (733) element methods. and Michael Sun, WWU Munster¨ JaEun Ku, Oklahoma State University (1106-18-2068) (1106-65-313) 9:30AM On integral modular categories of 10:00AM Generalized FDTD method for solving (726) Frobenius-Perron dimension pqn. (734) Schrodinger equations and open Jingcheng Dong*, College of dissipative Gross-Pitaevskii equations. Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural Weizhong Dai, Louisiana Tech University University, China, and Henry Tucker, (1106-65-194) University of Southern California 10:30AM Re-entrant neural circuits for actively (1106-81-2153) (735) controlled operator splitting. 10:00AM Representations of the loop braid group Andrew T Sornborger*, University of (727) LB3. California, Davis, and Louis Tao,Peking Paul Bruillard, Liang Chang*, Texas University (1106-92-2072) A&M University, Cesar Galindo, Universidad de los Andes, Seung-Moon 11:00AM Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: A  Hong, University of Toledo, Ian (736) Numerical Modeling and Simulation Marshall, University of New Hampshire, Study of Airplane Crash and Water Julia Plavnik,UniversidaddeBuenos Landing. Aires, Eric Rowell, Texas A&M University, Goong Chen and Cong Gu*, Texas A&M and Michael Sun, University of Oregon University (1106-76-1037) (1106-16-1974) 11:30AM Nonlinear Waves Arising from Modeling 10:30AM Universal Quantum Computation with  (737) of Graphene and Polyimide Structures. (728) Metaplectic Anyons. Preliminary report. Xingshan Cui*, University of California, Dongming Wei, Nazarbayev University Santa Barbara, and Zhenghan Wang, (1106-65-2211) Microsoft Research, Station Q University of California Santa Barbara (1106-81-799) MAA Invited Paper Session on Mathematics 11:00AM Patterns of many-body entanglement and andVotingTheory  (729) tensor category theory. Xiao-Gang Wen, Massachusetts Institute 8:00 AM –10:20AM Room 217B, of Technology (1106-18-2090) Convention Center

AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Organizers: Michael Jones,AMS the Analysis and Applications of Modern Mathematical Reviews Splitting Methods, I Tommy Ratliff,Wheaton College 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 004, Convention Center Russel Caflisch,UCLA

Organizers: Abdul Q. M. Khaliq, Middle 8:00AM A Borda Count for Partially Ordered  Tennessee State University (738) Ballots. John Cullinan*andSam Hsiao,Bard Qin Sheng, Baylor University College (1106-AD-376) Bruce Wade,Universityof 8:30AM Finding Geometric Answers to Voting Wisconsin-Milwaukee (739) Problems. 8:00AM An Exploration of the Exponential Tomas J. McIntee*andDon Saari, (730) Splitting. Preliminary report. University of California-Irvine Josh Padgett*andQin Sheng,Baylor (1106-AD-2185) University: Department of Mathematics and CASPER (1106-65-1302) 9:00AM Some Uses of Polytopes and Hyperplane  (740) Arrangements in Voting Theory. 8:30AM A Real Rational Poles Exponential Time Preliminary report. (731) Differencing Scheme for Nonlinear Catherine Stenson, Juniata College Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Systems. (1106-AD-1130) Emmanuel Asante-Asamini*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Abdul Q.M. 9:30AM Basic Algebra of Voting. Preliminary Khaliq, Middle Tennessee State  (741) report. University, and Bruce A. Wade,University Michael E. Orrison, Harvey Mudd of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1106-65-492) College (1106-AD-2200)

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10:00AM Consensus and Disagreements in the AMS Session on Combinatorics, III  (742) Axelrod Model for the Dissemination of Culture. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 208, Nicolas Lanchier,ArizonaState Convention Center University (1106-AD-374) 8:00AM (0, 2)-graphs and their codes. Preliminary AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry  (756) report. Padmapani Seneviratne,TexasA&M 8:00 AM – 11:10 AM Room 203A, University-Commerce (1106-05-2128) Convention Center 8:15AM Gray Code Distance 2 Graphs.  (757) Preliminary report. 8:00AM Surfaces of general type with Emily Kurtz*, Wellesley College, and Fan (743) 2 − K =2χ 1. Yang, Carnegie Mellon University Caryn Werner, Allegheny College (1106-05-1031) (1106-14-1154) 8:30AM Online Dominating Set. 8:15AM Lifting Galois covers to characteristic  (758) Chris Coscia, Boston College, Jon (744) zero with non-Archimedean analytic DeWitt, Haverford College, Fan Yang*, geometry. Preliminary report. Carnegie Mellon University, and Yiguang Turchetti Daniele,Universit´ede Zhang, Johns Hopkins University Versailles / IMJ-PRG (1106-14-593) (1106-05-1139) 8:30AM Quiver Hecke algebras and filtered (745) quiver representations. 8:45AM The PC-Tree Algorithm, the Torus, and Mee Seong Im, University of Illinois, (759) Kuratowski Subdivisions. Preliminary Urbana, IL (1106-14-1442) report. Charles J Suer, University of Louisville 8:45AM An iterated residue perspective on stable (1106-05-1336) (746) Grothendieck polynomials. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Replacing square grids with triangular Justin Allman*, Wake Forest University, (760) grids in Robertson and Seymour. and Richard Rimanyi,UniversityofNorth Brett C. Smith, Wesleyan University Carolina, Chapel Hill (1106-14-682) (1106-05-1352) 9:00AM Descent of line bundles to the GIT 9:15AM Self-embeddings of doubled Steiner triple (747) quotients (G/B × G/B × G/B)//G. (761) systems. Nathaniel Bushek,UniversityofNorth Justin Z. Schroeder*, George Mason Carolina, Chapel Hill (1106-14-1983) University, M. J. Grannell,TheOpen University, and T. A. McCourt,Plymouth 9:15AM A method for computing Segre classes in (748) arbitrary projective schemes. Preliminary University (1106-05-1477) report. 9:30AM Complex Two-graphs via Equiangular Corey S Harris, Florida State University  (762) Tight Frames. (1106-14-2328) James P. Solazzo*andThomas R. 9:30AM A generalization of Young diagrams. Hoffman, Coastal Carolina University (749) Ellen J Goldstein, Boston College (1106-05-1768) (1106-14-510) 9:45AM The Mixing Rate of Non-backtracking 9:45AM Okounkov Bodies of Borel Orbit Closures. (763) Random Walks of Graphs. (750) Jason A. Miller, The Ohio State University Mark Kempton, University of California, (1106-14-2731) San Diego (1106-05-1920) 10:00AM Motives of noncommutative tori. 10:00AM How to best defend against an attack (751) Yunyi Shen, Florida State University  (764) that can’t be thwarted. (1106-14-2778) Mercedes S. Coleman, Lamar University 10:15AM H-Representation of the Kimura-3 (1106-05-1980)  (752) Polytope. 10:15AM On a pursuit-evasion model without Marie Kelly Mauhar, Lenoir-Rhyne  (765) instantaneous movement. University (1106-14-2252) Jeong-Ok Choi, Gwangju Inst. of Science 10:30AM Homogeneity of order m and and Technology, John P Georges (753) Completeness in K[x1, ···,xn]. and David Mauro*, Trinity College Preliminary report. (1106-05-2058) Rostam Sabeti, Olivet College 10:30AM On Erdos’ conjecture on the number of (1106-14-1440) (766) edges in 5-cycles. 10:45AM Unit Distance Embeddings of Graphs via Zoltan Furedi,RenyiInstituteof (754) Numerical Algebraic Geometry. Mathematics, and Zeinab Maleki*, Eric M. Hanson, Colorado State Isfahan University of Technology University (1106-14-2562) (1106-05-2155) 11:00AM Exploring Adinkras and Clifford Algebra 10:45AM Origami mountain-valley assignments  (755) representations.  (767) and graph colorings. Leah A. Balay-Wilson*, Yixin Bao and Thomas C Hull, Western New England Hana Foe, Smith College (1106-14-2568) University (1106-05-2157)

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11:00AM Minimum Representations of Rectangle 9:15AM A Mathematical Model For Obesity  (768) Visibility Graphs. Preliminary report. (777) Epidemic in a Non-Constant Population. John S. Caughman, Portland State Elif Demirci, Ankara University University, Charles L. Dunn, Linfield (1106-92-2262) College, Joshua D. Laison*, Willamette University, Nancy Ann Neudauer,Pacific 9:30AM Two-sex model of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic University, and Colin L. Starr, Willamette (778) in Cuba. University (1106-05-2217) Antonio Mastroberardino*, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Ahmed 11:15AM A study of competition graphs induced by Abdelrazec, Arizona State University,  (769) permutations. Preliminary report. Folashade Agusto, Austin Peay State Elizabeth Y. Yang, Princeton University University, and Lea Lanz,NorfolkState (1106-05-2371) University (1106-92-2703)

11:30AM Thoughts on the Energy of Ramanujan 9:45AM Modeling population decline of (770) graphs. Preliminary report.  (779) Tasmanian devils due to the spread of Michelle R. DeDeo,Univ.ofNorth Devil facial tumor disease (DFTD). Florida (1106-11-1887) Megan O Powell, University of St. Francis 11:45AM Modeling functional connectivity of the (1106-92-1219)  (771) brains of athletes. Preliminary report. 10:00AM A compartmental epidemiological Nathan Cahill, Anthony Harkin and (780) model with infectious-deceased class. Darren A. Narayan*, Rochester Institute Preliminary report. of Technology (1106-05-72) Olivia Brozek, George Mason University, and Matthew Glomski*, Marist College AMS Session on Mathematical Biology, III (1106-92-645)

8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 102A, 10:15AM Dynamics of a seedling-herbivore model Convention Center (781) in presence of plant toxin defense. Yiqiang Zheng*andZhilan Feng, 8:00AM Necessary and sufficient conditions for Purdue University (1106-92-2864) (772) instability in an SI model. Preliminary 10:30AM Mathematical Modeling of Control report.  (782) Strategies of Malaria. Kamuela E Yong,ArizonaState , Minnesota State University, University (1106-92-1843) Ruijun Zhao Mankato (1106-92-2835) 8:15AM The dynamic modeling of disease  (773) extinction and immigration. 10:45AM Bacteria Growth Using Leslie Matrix Scott W Greenhalgh*, Center for (783) Model. Infectious Disease Modeling, Yale Kailynne E Herron, Prairie View A&M University, Jan Medlock, Department of University (1106-00-2929) Biomedical Sciences, Oregon State 11:00AM Fitting models of imperfect vaccines to University, and Alison Galvani,Center  (784) pertussis incidence data. for Infectious Disease Modeling, Yale Felicia Maria G Magpantay,Universityof University (1106-92-2407) Michigan (1106-92-2234) 8:30AM A predator-prey-disease model with  (774) immune response in infected-prey. 11:15AM A Quantitative and Mechanistic  Souvik Bhattacharya*, University of (785) Approach to Model Replication,Death Trento, Maia Martcheva and Xue-Zhi Li and Quiescence of Mycobacterium (1106-92-42) tuberculosis in Mice. Preliminary report. Margaret M McDaniel*, Winode G. 8:45AM A Clinically Parameterized Mathematical Handagama, Nitin Krishna, Shigetoshi (775) Model of Shigella Immunity to Inform Eda and Vitaly Ganusov,NIMBioS Vaccine Design. (1106-92-2015) Courtney L Davis*, Pepperdine University, Rezwanul Wahid, Frank R 11:30AM Mathematical study of predation Toapanta, Marcelo B Sztein,Centerfor  (786) equations. Preliminary report. Vaccine Development, University of Nomyon Pak, nomyon pak agency Maryland, Baltimore, and Doron Levy, (1106-00-423) University of Maryland, College Park (1106-92-1264) 11:45AM An exploratory investigation using  (787) electroencephalography and machine 9:00AM An evaluation of malaria vaccines as a learning techniques for fine motor (776) control strategy in regions with naturally classification in the EggLink acquired immunity. brain-computer interface. Preliminary Olivia F Prosper*, Dartmouth College, report. Nick Ruktanonchai,Universityof Chrono Strai Nu*andRichard Wellman, Southampton, and Maia Martcheva, Westminster College, Salt Lake City University of Florida (1106-92-1390) (1106-92-1866)

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AMS Session on Ordinary Differential 10:45AM Mixed mode oscillations in a singularly Equations  (799) perturbed predator-prey-scavenger model with Holling Type II functional response. 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Room 101B, Susmita Sadhu*, Georgia College & State Convention Center University, and Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, University of California, San 8:00AM Differentiation with Respect to Diego (1106-34-1685)  (788) Parameters of Solutions of Nonlocal 11:00AM A Nonlinear Model of Cancer Tumor Boundary Value Problems for Difference  Equations. (800) Treatment with Cancer Stem Cells. Xuewei Jiang, Baylor University Alexander Middleton,Winthrop (1106-34-198) University (1106-34-1949) 11:15AM SIR Model, Changing Behavior, and 8:15AM A Newton-like Method That Permits Zero  (801) Education Campaign.  (789) Derivatives. Hem Raj Joshi*, Xavier University, Cesar Martinez-Garza*, The CIncinnati, and Renee Margevicius, Pennsylvania State University at Berks, Xavier University (1106-34-2073) William E Manigat and William A Keller, The Pennsylvania State University at MAA Session on Activities, Demonstrations, Harrisburg (1106-34-2858) and Projects that Enhance the Study of 8:30AM Structured discontinuous systems. Undergraduate Geometry, I  (790) Peter R Wolenski, Louisiana State University (1106-34-2619) 8:00 AM –10:15AM Room 203B, Convention Center 8:45AM On the genericity of non-degenerate (791) spectral edges. Preliminary report. Organizer: Sarah Mabrouk, Ngoc Do*, Peter Kuchment and Framingham State University Frank Sottile,TexasA&MUniversity 8:00AM Napoleon’s Problem. (1106-34-2571)  (802) Pat Touhey, Misericordia University (1106-A1-1839) 9:00AM An isospectral flow for Hessenberg (792) matrices and its optimality. 8:20AM Geometric constructions through paper  Krishna P Pokharel*, The University of (803) folding. Toledo, Toledo, OH, and AArsie,The Ewelina S. McBroom, Southeast Missouri University of Toledo (1106-34-1298) State University (1106-A1-101) 8:40AM Locus problems and analytic geometry. 9:15AM Differential equations through the lens of  (804) Peiyi Zhao, St. Cloud State University  (793) power series. Preliminary report. (1106-A1-2156) Roger J Thelwell,JamesMadison 9:00AM Compass and Ruler Constructions University (1106-34-1124)  (805) Revisited. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Existence Results for Some Classes Marian F Anton, Central Connecticut (794) of Integro-differential Equations. State University (1106-A1-2244) Preliminary report. 9:20AM Trisections in the Undergraduate Toka Diagana,HowardUniversity (806) Geometry Classroom. Preliminary report. (1106-34-99) Teresa E. Moore*, Ithaca College, and L. Christine Kinsey, Canisius College 9:45AM Some Properties of Solutions of (1106-A1-2419) (795) Differential Systems Under Caratheodory Conditions. Preliminary report. 9:40AM Using a Dynamic Software Program to  Zhivko S. Athanassov, Institute of (807) Develop Geometrical Theorems. Mathematics, Bulgarian Academy of Laura M. Singletary, Lee University Sciences (1106-34-714) (1106-A1-2690) 10:00AM Completing SET: Using the card game 10:00AM Finite time blow-up in nonlinear  (808) SET to demonstrate how to extend finite (796) suspension bridge models. affine geometry to finite projective Petronela Radu, Daniel Toundykov and geometry. Jeremy Trageser*, University of Douglas G Burkholder, Lenoir-Rhyne Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-34-1193) University (1106-A1-1254) 10:15AM Investigation of energy losses due to  (797) contact angle hysteresis in capillary MAA Session on Innovative and Effective effect. Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, I Bhagya Athukorallage*andRam Iyer, Texas Tech University (1106-34-2928) 8:00 AM – 11:35 AM Room 204A, Convention Center 10:30AM Dynamics of a Lotka-Volterra competition (798) model with Allee effects and stocking. Organizers: David Strong, Pepperdine Mihiri M. De Silva*andSophia R. Jang, University Texas Tech University (1106-34-2122) Gilbert Strang,MIT

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Megan Wawro,Virginia MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Learning in Tech First-Year and Second-Year Courses, II

8:00AM Visualizing Linear Algebra using the 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 209,  (809) HTML5 Canvas. Convention Center Paul R. Bouthellier,Universityof Pittsburgh-Titusville (1106-G1-266) Organizers: Dana Ernst,Northern Arizona University 8:20AM Collaboration and Community in Fully Angie Hodge,Universityof  (810) Online Synchronous Linear Algebra Nebraska Omaha Recitations. Preliminary report. Greg Stuart Mayer, The Georgia Institute Theron J Hitchman, of Technology (1106-G1-1981) University of Northern Iowa 8:00AM An inquiry-based learning in 8:40AM Motivating Students for linear algebra by (820) Developmental Mathematics Course.  (811) using puzzles. Annie Y Han*, Michael George and Naima Naheed, Benedict College Yevgeniy Milman, BMCC-CUNY (1106-G1-556) (1106-G5-2851) 8:20AM Inquiry-Based Activities in a Precalculus 9:00AM GeoGebra and Linear Algebra.  (821) with Trigonometry Course. (812) Preliminary report. Rachel Schwell, Central Connecticut Philip Joseph Lombardo, St. Joseph’s State University (1106-G5-2714) College of New York (1106-G1-1556) 8:40AM Inquiry-Based Learning on the Way to  (822) Calculus. Preliminary report. 9:20AM Interleaving Connections of Difficult 2D John C Mayer, University of Alabama at  (813) and 3D Linear Algebra Concepts using Birmingham (1106-G5-2446) Interactive Explorative GeoGebra Applets. Preliminary report. 9:00AM IBL College Algebra. Preliminary report. James D. Factor*andSusan  (823) Joseph W. Eyles, Gordon State College Pustejovsky, Alverno College (1106-G5-1982) (1106-G1-2216) 9:20AM A Modified Moore Method in Precalculus:  (824) Achievement, Attitudes, and Beliefs. 9:40AM Enhanced student learning and attitudes Thomas E Cooper*, Brad Bailey and  (814) with weekly MATLAB explorations. John E Holliday,UniversityofNorth Preliminary report. Georgia (1106-G5-949) Dan Seth, West Texas A&M University 9:40AM Reasons behind rules – aligning the (1106-G1-192) (825) ‘unreachable’ asymptotes. Preliminary report. 10:00AM Linear Algebra with the Hand and Eye.  Girija S Nair-Hart,Universityof (815) Preliminary report. Cincinnati Clermont College , Appalachian State Sarah J Greenwald (1106-G5-2506) University (1106-G1-327) 10:00AM Teaching Physics-Calculus with  10:20AM Introducing Galois theory in an (826) Applications to Engineering. Preliminary (816) introductory linear algebra course. report. Chad Awtrey, Elon University Kathleen Grace Kennedy*, Naomi (1106-G1-1338) Ridge, Rachel Maitra, James O’Brien and Franz Rueckert, Wentworth Institute 10:40AM Teaching Linear Algebra in the of Technology (1106-G5-2474)  (817) embodied, symbolic and formal worlds of 10:20AM POGIL Flu for Calculus: Influenza Data to mathematical thinking: Is there a (827) Help Students Investigate Antiderivatives, preferred order? Accumulations, and FTC. John Hannah, University of Canterbury, Therese Shelton,Southwestern Christchurch, New Zealand, Sepideh University (1106-G5-1971) Stewart*, University of Oklahoma, and 10:40AM Engaging calculus students through Michael Thomas,TheUniversityof  (828) problem-solving workshops. Preliminary Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand report. (1106-G1-2316) Silvia Saccon,TheUniversityofTexasat Dallas (1106-G5-1725) 11:00AM Unifying Concepts in the Introductory  (818) Linear Algebra Course. 11:00AM To δε or not to δε.  Spencer Payton, Washington State (829) Brian Katz, Augustana College University (1106-G1-2536) (1106-G5-1455) 11:20AM The Developement and Implementation of 11:20AM My Favorite MAA Articles for Linear (830) Inquiry-Based Learning Projects in  (819) Algebra. Preliminary report. Precalculus and Calculus. Jeremy Case, Taylor University Candice M Quinn, Cleveland State (1106-G1-2077) University (1106-G5-2429)

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11:40AM Effective implementations of POGIL in the 11:40AM Hyperbola: Under Construction! (831) Calculus I classroom.  (843) Marc Frantz*, Indiana University, Fumiko Catherine B´en´eteau,UniversityofSouth Futamura, Southwestern University, and Florida, Zdenkaˇ Guadarrama, Rockhurst Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall University, Jill E Guerra*, University of College (1106-H1-673) Arkansas Fort Smith, and Laurie Lenz, Marymount University (1106-G5-1421) MAA Session on Perspectives and Experiences on Mentoring Undergraduate MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, III Students in Research, III

8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 213B, 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 210B, Convention Center Convention Center

Organizer: Douglas Norton, Villanova Organizers: Aihua Li, Montclair State University University 8:00AM Anamorphic Art and Mathematics. Thomas Hagedorn, College  (832) Preliminary report. of New Jersey Jonathan P Keiter, East Stroudsburg Jan Rychtar,University University (1106-H1-332) of North Carolina at 8:20AM 3D-printed research: Combining Greensboro (833) mathematics and art to introduce 8:00AM Spotlight on undergraduate research – students to knot theory.  (844) engaging the media. Laura Taalman,MoMath/James Dominic Klyve, Central Washington Madison University (1106-H1-495) University (1106-K1-1789) 8:40AM Motivating Math with Unit Origami. 8:20AM Mentoring Student Mentors.  (834) Heidi Burgiel, Bridgewater State  (845) Shannon R. Lockard, Bridgewater State University (1106-H1-1750) University (1106-K1-2757) 9:00AM Rendering Photorealistic Knots: Theory 8:40AM Developing an REU at a Primarily  (835) and Practice. (846) Undergraduate Institution. Lee Stemkoski, Adelphi University Joseph Rusinko*, Kristen Abernathy, (1106-H1-2131) Zach Abernathy, Beth Costner and Kristi Westover, Winthrop University 9:20AM Studio Art Assignments in a Liberal Arts  (836) Geometry Course. (1106-K1-2363) James Morrow, Mount Holyoke College 9:00AM Identifying Topics for Undergraduate (1106-H1-2317)  (847) Research Projects. Preliminary report. Benjamin Hutz, Florida Institute of 9:40AM A Glass Cane Project in Calculus II. Technology (1106-K1-2057)  (837) John H Wilson, Centre College (1106-H1-2378) 9:20AM Improving mathematical undergraduate 2 (848) research at a small liberal arts college 10:00AM M ART(Mathematics, Museums, and through scientific computing. (838) ART): A Renewable Pedagogical Resource. Christopher E Brown*, Grady Hanrahan Van Herd, University of Texas at Austin and Craig Reinhart, California Lutheran (1106-H1-2522) University (1106-K1-1276) 10:20AM Linking Mathematics and the Arts 9:40AM Building Capacity for a Research Rich (839) through a Poster Assignment.  (849) Curriculum in Mathematics at Georgia Andrew J Miller, Belmont University College. Preliminary report. (1106-H1-2550) Ryan Brown, Marcela Chiorescu 10:40AM Folding, imagining, and constructing a and Darin Mohr*, Georgia College  (840) math and art class. Preliminary report. (1106-K1-2801) Dina Buric*andTeresa Downard, 10:00AM The 24-Hour Mathematical Modeling Western Washington University  (850) Challenge: A Gateway to Undergraduate (1106-H1-2746) Research. 11:00AM Desargues’s Theorem and drawing Theodore J Wendt*, Carroll College, and  (841) shadows: a discovery-based approach. Benjamin Galluzzo, Shippensburg Annalisa Crannell*, Franklin & Marshall University (1106-K1-2493) College, Marc Frantz, Indiana University, 10:20AM Assessing Undergraduate Research and Fumiko Futamura,Southwestern  (851) Through Journaling. University (1106-H1-69) Debra L Mimbs, Lee University 11:20AM Harmonic ratios: music and art in an (1106-K1-2233)  (842) inquiry-based Geometry course. 10:40AM One approach to researching, Fumiko Futamura*, Southwestern (852) presenting, and publishing with University, Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & undergraduate pure math majors. Marshall College, and Marc Frantz, Chad Awtrey, Elon University Indiana University (1106-H1-74) (1106-K1-1337)

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11:00AM Mathematics Summer Research Camp: A 10:00AM The Influence of Dynamic Visualizations  (853) Report.  (862) in Calculus Learning. William W. Johnston, Butler University Julie M. Skinner Sutton,Universityof (1106-K1-1008) Texas - Arlington (1106-L1-2442)

11:20AM Research Experiences for Secondary 10:20AM Calculus Students’ Meanings for Order of (854) Teachers.  (863) Operations and Consequences for Justin Lanier, Princeton Learning Performing Differentiation Tasks. Cooperative (1106-K1-2643) Preliminary report. Stacy Marie Musgrave,ArizonaState 11:40AM A Holistic Approach to Mentoring University (1106-L1-509) (855) Undergraduate Research in Mathematics. Preliminary report. 10:40AM Choosing a definition of function: Jonathan K. Hodge, Grand Valley State  (864) Linguistic concerns that impact students. University (1106-K1-422) Joshua D. Chesler, California State University, Long Beach (1106-L1-446) MAA Session on Research on the Teaching 11:00AM Students’ Challenges with Covariational andLearningofUndergraduate (865) Reasoning in the Polar Coordinate Mathematics, II System. Samer S. Habre, Lebanese American 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 204B, University (1106-L1-273) Convention Center 11:20AM Developing Flexible Derivative  (866) Procedures. Preliminary report. Organizers: Karen Keene,North Wes Maciejewski*, The University of Carolina State University British Columbia, and Jon R Star, Timothy Fukawa-Connelly, Harvard University (1106-L1-1969) Drexel University 11:40AM An Extended Theoretical Framework for  (867) the Concept of the Derivative. Preliminary Michelle Zandieh,Arizona report. State University Tevian Dray*, Oregon State University, 8:00AM Rational Numbers and the Common Core Corinne A. Manogue, David Roundy,  (856) State Standards: A Descriptive Case Dept. of Physics, Oregon State University, Study. Joseph F. Wagner, Xavier University, and Roger Mark Fischer*, Southern Utah Eric Weber, College of Education, University, and Brian J Lindaman, Oregon State University (1106-L1-1430) California State University Chico (1106-L1-2901) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 8:20AM Prospective teachers’ evaluation Assorted Topics, I  (857) of students’ arguments that use mathematical induction. Preliminary 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 211, report. Convention Center Hyejin Park, University of Georgia (1106-L1-2683) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 8:40AM Teacher as Learner: Reflections from  (858) Pre-service Mathematics Teachers. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Andrew Hoffman*, Purdue University, University Jia He and Leonardo Medel,Michigan Kimberly Presser, State University (1106-L1-2570) Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 9:00AM Comparing oral and traditional (859) assessment in a content course for 8:00AM Computer Science Education: Closing the pre-service elementary school teachers.  (868) Hiring Gap. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Belinda Copus and Mahmoud Yousef*, Daniel Visscher*andNina White, University of Central Missouri University of Michigan (1106-L1-1444) (1106-VX-2509)

9:20AM The impact of instructional practices on 8:15AM Generating Pythagorean Triples of a (860) conceptual calculus learning: what can  (869) Given Height. Preliminary report. analyzing item-bias tell us? Preliminary Jathan Austin, Salisbury University report. (1106-VX-124) Guadalupe I. Lozano,TheUniversityof 8:30AM Improving the Preparation of Graduate Arizona (1106-L1-1622) (870) Students to Teach Undergraduate 9:40AM Students’ Reasoning When Sketching Mathematics.  (861) Graphs of Plane Curves Defined Jack Bookman, Duke University Parametrically. (1106-VX-203) Harrison E. Stalvey*andDraga 8:45AM The Erdos˝ 25 Cent Problem. Vidakovic, Georgia State University  (871) Chad Scott, University of Wisconsin (1106-L1-2000) (1106-VX-390)

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9:00AM Counting paths in corridors using 8:00AM Applications of R to Introductory and  (872) circular Pascal arrays.  (884) Intermediate Statistics. Shaun V. Ault and Charles J. Kicey*, Leon Kaganovskiy, Touro College, NY Valdosta State University (1106-VX-467) (1106-VE-469) 9:15AM A Card Trick Involving Basic Algebra. 8:15AM Teaching MATLAB Programing to First  (873) Raymond N. Greenwell,Hofstra  (885) Year Engineering Students. Preliminary University (1106-VX-488) report. 9:30AM Structure Theorems for Commutative Amanda Hattaway*, James McCusker,  (874) Noetherian Moore-Penrose Two (MP2) Gloria Ma and Stephen Chomyszak, Rings and Elementary Divisor Rings. Wentworth Institute of Technology David S. Torain, II, Hampton University (1106-VE-2760) (1106-VX-536) 8:30AM Simulation in the classroom using Excel.  9:45AM Writing Projects in a First Year Seminar (886) Howard Troughton, Babson College (875) Class in Mathematics. (1106-VE-1529) Jason J Molitierno, Sacred Heart 8:45AM Lessons learned while developing an University (1106-VX-564)  (887) online, modeling-based College Algebra 10:00AM Alternate approach to conic sections. course. Preliminary report.  (876) Hossein Behforooz, Utica College Jeffery D. Sykes, Ouachita Baptist (1106-VX-606) University (1106-VE-2285) 10:15AM When Can You Factor a Quadratic Form? 9:00AM Using an Online “Clicker” Application to  (877) Brian G. Kronenthal*, Kutztown  (888) Promote Student Engagement in a University of Pennsylvania, and Felix Differential Calculus Course. Preliminary Lazebnik, University of Delaware report. (1106-VX-681) Mel Henriksen, Wentworth Institute of Technology (1106-VE-2936) 10:30AM College Algebra Suffices: No Calculator,  (878) No Calculus. 9:15AM Creating an Introductory Procedural Ricardo E. Rojas, Northern State (889) Programming Course with Mathematical University, Aberdeen, SD (1106-VX-698) Problem Solving. Preliminary report. Caroline Haddad, State University of 10:45AM The descent set polynomial revisited. (879) Norman Bradley Fox*andRichard New York at Geneseo (1106-VE-1615) Ehrenborg,UniversityofKentucky 9:30AM Did you do your homework? Preliminary (1106-VX-739)  (890) report. 11:00AM Constructing matroids with fixed Peter T. Olszewski, Penn State Erie, The  (880) parameters. Behrend College (1106-VE-1832) Wing Hong Tony Wong*, Kutztown 9:45AM Realizing the full potential of online University of Pennsylvania, and Sin Tsun  (891) instructional systems. Edward Fan, California Institute of Darren A Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology (1106-VX-777) Technology (1106-VE-1078) 11:15AM Application of Fourier Transform to 10:00AM Enhancing Students’ Learning  (881) Image Noise Removal.  (892) Experiences Through Online Instructional Mohamed Allali, Chapman University Aids. (1106-VX-1951) Justin Ryan*andJack Narayan,Oswego 11:30AM Minor errors but a joy to read: Assessing State University (1106-VE-885) (882) portfolio problems in calculus. 10:15AM Using an online homework system for David C Clark, Grand Valley State (893) written homework. Preliminary report. University (1106-VX-2261) Matthew Leingang, New York University 11:45AM Property T and amenable transformation (1106-VE-625) ∗ (883) group C -algebras. 10:30AM Just because you can, doesn’t mean you Firuz Kamalov, Canadian University of  (894) should. Dubai (1106-VX-650) James Cooper*andPaulette N Willis, Reasoning Mind (1106-VE-2037) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 10:45AM Overcoming the Impact of Reduced Mathematics and Technology, II (895) Funding Through Course Redesign. Robert Hunt, University of Mississippi 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 212A, (1106-VE-379) Convention Center Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Lutheran College Probability or Statistics, I Bem Cayco, San Jose State 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 212B, University Convention Center Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University of Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Pennsylvania Lutheran College

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Bem Cayco, San Jose State 10:45AM Robust Principal Components For University (907) Multivariate Functional Data. Kimberly Presser, Pallavi Sawant*, Kansas State University, Shippensburg University of and Nedret Billor, Auburn University Pennsylvania (1106-VI-2186) 8:00AM Almost periodic sequences and 11:00AM Signed-Rank Estimation of Partial Linear (896) applications. Preliminary report. (908) Models with B-splines. Paul H Bezandry,HowardUniversity Eddy A Kwessi*, Trinity University, and (1106-VI-2369) Brice M Nguelifack, Auburn University 8:15AM On the range of self-normalized Cramer (1106-VI-1733) (897) type moderate deviations. 11:15AM Robust Variable Selection in Functional Hailin Sang, University of Mississippi,  (909) Linear Models. and Lin Ge*, Mississippi State University Jasdeep Kaur Pannu*andNedret Billor, at Meridian (1106-VI-129) Auburn University (1106-VI-558)

8:30AM Goodness of Fit Test: Recovered noise for 11:30AM Rank Estimation for the Functional Linear (898) CAR(1) Processes. (910) Model. Ibrahim Abdelrazeq*, Whitman College, Melody Denhere*, University of Mary Gail Ivanoff,UniversityofOttawa,and Washington, and Frazier Bindele, Rafal Kulik, Univrsity of Ottawa University of South Alabama (1106-VI-208) (1106-VI-581) 8:45AM Small data sets with outliers and 11:45AM Signed rank regression inference via  (899) alternate measures of central tendency. (911) empirical likelihood. Blane J Hollingsworth, Middle Georgia Huybrechts F. Bindele*, University of State College (1106-VI-291) South Alabama, and Yichuan Zhao, 9:00AM Simple evolving sequences. Preliminary Georgia State University (1106-VI-575) (900) report. Bruce W. Atkinson,SamfordUniversity MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1106-VI-2306) Research in Applied Mathematics, I 9:15AM Equality of covariance operators when (901) data are in functional space. Preliminary 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 213A, report. Convention Center Krishna Kaphle, University of Maine at Fort Kent (1106-VI-2470) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin 9:30AM Weibull Lomax distribution: An Lutheran College  (902) alternative to Weibull-Pareto distribution. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Ahmad Alzaghal*, State University of University New York At Oswego, Indranil Ghosh and Ayman Alzaatreh, Austin Peay State Kimberly Presser, University (1106-VI-2533) Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 9:45AM Jackknife Empirical Likelihood Based (903) Detection Procedure for Change-Point in 8:00AM Overlapping grids for hyperbolic Mean Residual Life Functions. (912) conservation laws. Ying-Ju Chen*, Wei Ning and Ajrun K. Ilija Jegdic, Houston Baptist University Gupta, Bowling Green State University (1106-VL-2026) (1106-VI-2557) 8:15AM Higher-Order Concentration Factor 10:00AM An Exploration of the Impact of Iteration  (913) Design For Nonlinear Underlying  (904) on Positional Election Procedures. Functions in Fourier Edge Detection. Mark A. Krines,Universityof Shane Michael Lubold*andAnne Gelb, Wisconsin-Stout (1106-VI-1819) Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 10:15AM Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching (1106-VL-2184) (905) as a Career Choice using Structural 8:30AM Numerical Determination of the Fourier Equation Modeling. (914) Coefficients for the Leah-Cosine Function. Budhinath Padhy*, Black Hills State Kale Oyedeji*, Morehouse College, and University, Kenneth R. Emo,Universityof Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta Minnesota, Morris, Gemechis Djira, University (1106-VL-2587) South Dakota State University, and Amit V. Deokar, Pennsylvania State University, 8:45AM Lie Symmetry Solution of Fourth Order Erie (1106-VI-2589) (915) Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equation. TitusJ.O.Aminer, SMAS, JOOUST 10:30AM Estimation of expected responses at (906) “future” covariate values/vectors in (1106-VL-1554) zero-inflated generalized linear model 9:00AM Polynomial differential equations and under unequal probability sampling (916) removable singularities. Preliminary designs. report. Khyam Paneru,Universityof David C. Carothers,JamesMadison Wisconsin-Whitewater (1106-VI-2192) University (1106-VL-1374)

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9:15AM Functional Differential Equations with SIAM Minisymposium on Modeling Across the (917) Linear Anticipation and Retardation Curriculum Operators. Duane Chin-Quee, Indian River State 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 202A, College (1106-VL-2881) Convention Center

9:30AM A transport model for thermodynamic Organizers: Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd (918) estimation of cryogenic hydrogen. College Amir Zareian Jahromi,Universityof Peter Turner,Clarkson Tehran (1106-VL-25) University

9:45AM On the Numerical Treatment of Water 8:00AM The SIAM-NSF Modeling across the  (919) Pollution Model.  (928) Curriculum Initiative. Jordan L Torgunrud*andNarayan Peter R Turner, Clarkson University Thapa, Minot State University (1106-97-1261) (1106-VL-1458) 8:35AM Mathematical Modeling in the Early (929) Grades. 10:00AM Network Model for Water and Energy Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College  (920) Infrastructure. (1106-97-1214) Csilla Szabo, Bard College 9:10AM Modeling and Secondary School STEM (1106-VL-2775)  (930) Education. 10:15AM Mathematical Modeling of Competition Katie Fowler*, Clarkson University, and (921) for Light and Nutrients Between Katherine Socha, The Park School of Phytoplankton Species in a Poorly Mixed Baltimore (1106-97-1603) Water Column. 9:45AM Modeling Across the Undergraduate Thomas G Stojsavljevic,Universityof  (931) Curriculum. Wisconsin Milwaukee (1106-VL-2275) Jeffrey Humpherys, Brigham Young University (1106-97-1184) 10:30AM Using Optimal Control Theory with a PDE 10:20AM Discussion (922) Model for the Treatment of a Bacterial Infection in a Wound Using Oxygen Project NExT-Sunday Therapy. Richard Schugart*, Stephen Guffey, 8:00 AM –4:15PM Room 217D, Western Kentucky University, and K Convention Center Renee Fister, Murray State University (1106-VL-2416) MAA Committee on Professional 10:45AM Epidemic Modeling with Optimal Controls Development Panel Discussions  (923) in a Setting with Limited Resources and Spatial Dynamics. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:20 AM Room 205, Rachel Elizabeth TeWinkel,Universityof Convention Center Wisconsin - Milwaukee (1106-VL-199) Presenters from the NSF describe 11:00AM Modeling Seasonal Dynamics and Spatial experiences with the general NSF grant (924) Patterns of Seasonal Influenza at the proposal process; see the full description Global Scale. Preliminary report. in detail in MAA Panels, etc. Shiyun Tang*, University of Oklahoma, Presenters: John Haddock, Division of Xiangming Xiao, Department of Undergraduate Education, Botany and Microbiology, University of National Science Foundation Oklahoma, Maria C.A. Leite,Universityof Lee Zia, Division of South Florida at St. Petersburg, Meijun Undergraduate Education, Zhu, University of Oklahoma, Yuelong National Science Foundation Su and Tao Chen, Chinese National Influenza Center (1106-VL-1039) MAA Session for Chairs 11:15AM Cancer Lineages and Radiotherapy.  (925) Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –9:20AM Room 214B, Geena Ildefonso,UniversityofCentral Convention Center Florida (1106-VL-2464) Program assessment: Making it easier 11:30AM Optimal Control of Mastitis in Dairy Cow and better.  (926) Populations. Organizers: Catherine M. Murphy, Javier Garza, Tarleton State University Purdue University Calumet (1106-VL-2914) Daniel Maki, Indiana University 11:45AM Modeling protein mediated changes in (927) membrane morphology. Panelists: Barbara Loud, Regis College Michael A Mikucki, Colorado State William O. Martin,North University (1106-VL-2645) Dakota State University

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Deborah Pace, Stephen F. 10:45AM Talk Math 2 Me: A Seminar for Students Austin State University  (942) by Students. Preliminary report. Joni J Schneider, Texas State University Elizabeth C. Yanik,Emporia (1106-97-2629) University 11:00AM Ed the Imaginary Kid and the Case of a AMS Session on Mathematics Education  (943) Missing Point. Girija S Nair-Hart,Universityof Cincinnati Clermont College 8:15 AM – 11:25 AM Room 207B, (1106-97-2520) Convention Center 11:15AM Computer Science Applications for  (944) Learning K9-12 Math Concepts. 8:15AM Implementing a full curriculum in  (932) blended learning: A K12 Case Study. Rahman Tashakkori*andRobert Victor Kostyuk*andNathaniel Rounds, Mitchell Parry, Appalachian State Reasoning Mind (1106-97-2044) University (1106-97-2318) 8:30AM On the creation of a Mathematics MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, II  (933) Teachers’ Circle, and why you should get involved too. 8:20 AM – 11:55 AM Room 210A, George F McNulty,Universityof Convention Center South Carolina, Nieves F McNulty, Columbia College, and Douglas B. Organizers: R. Drew Pasteur, College of Meade*, University of South Carolina Wooster (1106-00-2872) John David, Virginia Military Institute 8:45AM My Experiences from Organizing a  (934) Mathematics Workshop for Teachers in 8:20AM Does the NBA Finals format change affect Belize. Preliminary report.  (945) the likelihood of the higher seeded team Sandra J Schroeder,OhioNorthern winning the series? University (1106-97-1756) Kelvin Tiongson and Paul R. Coe*, Dominican University (1106-H5-1403) 9:00AM Synthesizing pedagogical strategies to  (935) teach solving linear equations. 8:40AM The FA Cup Draw and Pairing Up  Imre Tuba*, Saint Louis University, (946) Probabilities. and Gregorio A Ponce,SanDiego Patrick Sullivan, Valparaiso University State University, Imperial Valley (1106-H5-401) (1106-97-2866) 9:00AM Defensive Forwards and Offensive Backs:  (947) The 2013 Season of Manhattan College 9:15AM A class of one: preparing teachers to Women’s Soccer.  (936) make the most of a blended learning Andre P Oliveira*andHelene Tyler, environment. Manhattan College (1106-H5-2548) Matthew Smedberg, Reasoning Mind (1106-97-2046) 9:20AM Maximizing Potential in a Fantasy  (948) Football Draft. 9:30AM Instructional Game In Teaching Algebra Geoff Converse*, Jared Grove and Kylie  (937) ForHighSchoolStudents:BasisFor Pape, Simpson College (1106-H5-1870) Instructional Intervention. Preliminary 9:40AM Statistical Analysis of Track and Field report.  (949) Events of 1988 Seoul Olympics: How Jhemson Caaway Elis, Batangas National Probable Are the Winning Records? High School (1106-97-35) Preliminary report. 9:45AM Teaching Developmental Algebra at Reza O Abbasian*andJohn T  (938) Berkshire Community College. Sieben, Texas Lutheran University Frank Morgan, Williams College (1106-H5-1110) (1106-97-594) 10:00AM Pattern Recognition and Trends of Senior  (950) AFL/NFL Players from HBCUs. Preliminary 10:00AM Successes and Challenges in Teaching report. (939) Calculus. Jacqueline Brannon Giles, HCCS Central Yun Lu, Kutztown University College/Texas Southern University (1106-97-1865) (1106-H5-1463) 10:15AM The Way to Quantitative Literacy for 10:20AM Modeling Economy Rate in Cricket: An  (940) College Developmental Mathematics  (951) Application of Negative Binomial Students. Regression. Michael George*, Annie Y Han and Ananda Manage*, Sam Houston State Yevgeniy Milman, BMCC-CUNY University, and Yang Liu, Temple, TX (1106-00-2838) (1106-H5-2528) 10:30AM Visually Verifying Homework Problems in 10:40AM Boxing in Basketball: A Round-By-Round  (941) Multivariable Calculus.  (952) Analysis of the American College Game. Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community Paul Britton and Carl Yerger*, Davidson College (1106-97-2869) College (1106-H5-1844)

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11:00AM Realignment in the NHL, MLB, NFL, and Johan Ugander,Microsoft  (953) NBA. Research Brian Macdonald*, Florida Panthers, and 8:30AM Adding Structure to Network Science. William Pulleyblank, United States (961) Blair D. Sullivan, North Carolina Military Academy (1106-H5-2635) State University; Oak Ridge National 11:20AM Two New Metrics for Evaluating How Laboratory (1106-05-2367)  (954) NBA Players Help Their Teams Win. 9:30AM Nonlinear eigenvalues of graphs. Preliminary report. (962) Mary Radcliffe, University of Washington Sameer K Deshpande*andShane (1106-05-1216) Jensen, Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of 10:30AM Eigenvector Norms Matter in Spectral Pennsylvania (1106-H5-1515) (963) Graph Theory. Franklin H. J. Kenter, Rice University 11:40AM Estimating a players’ influence on his (1106-05-2466) (955) teammates’ BoxScore statistics using a modified Adjusted Plus Minus framework. 11:00AM Statistical properties of average linkage Jeremias Engelmann, Heidelberg, (964) hierarchical clustering under the Germany (1106-H5-1542) Stochastic Blockmodel. Karl Rohe*, Mohammad Khabbazian, AMS Special Session on Current Trends in University of Wisconsin-Madison, Classical Dynamical Systems, II and Haoyang Liu, Peking University (1106-60-2402) 8:30 AM –10:50AM Room 006D, 11:30AM Modeling and Predicting Evolution of Convention Center (965) Networks. Feng Shi, Computation Institute, Organizers: Lennard Bakker,Brigham University of Chicago (1106-90-1221) Young University Skyler Simmons,Brigham MAA Invited Paper Session on The Young University Mathematics of Planet Earth, I 8:30AM Regions of central configurations in a  (956) 4+1-body problem. 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM Room 214D, Abdul-Rehman Kashif*and Convention Center Muhammad Shoaib, University of Ha’il (1106-37-2335) Organizers: Christiane Rousseau, Universit´edeMontr´eal 9:00AM The point of collapse under pentagram  (957) maps. Hans Kaper, Georgetown Zijian Yao,BrownUniversity University and Mathematics (1106-37-697) and Climate Research Network 9:30AM Convergence to Fixed Cycles and the (958) Inverse Schroder Function. 8:30AM Mathematics of Planet Earth - What is it Lawrence J. Crone, American University (966) all about? (1106-30-166) Hans G Kaper*, Georgetown University, and Christiane Rousseau,Universit´ede 10:00AM Symmetric Periodic Orbits in Three Montr´eal (1106-AC-2677) (959) Sub-Problems of the N-body Problem. Nai-Chia Chen, University of Minnesota 9:00AM Patterns in collective motion and space (1106-37-41)  (967) use of animal populations: a mechanistic approach. 10:30AM A Separating Surface for the Generalized (960) Sitnikov Problem. Pietro-Luciano Buono,University Skyler C. Simmons*andLennard F. of Ontario Institute of Technology Bakker, Brigham Young University (1106-AC-741) (1106-70-666) 9:45AM Lithopanspermia Hypothesis.  (968) Edward Belbruno, Department of AMS Special Session on Network Science Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton (a Mathematics Research Communities University (1106-AC-2359) Session), I 10:30AM Mathematics of the Coastal Ocean.  (969) Clint Dawson, University of Texas at 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM Room 007D, Austin (1106-AC-953) Convention Center 11:15AM Hopf Bifurcation for Discontinuous  (970) Vector Fields with Application to an Organizers: Bailey Fosdick, Colorado Ocean Box Model. Preliminary report. State University Juliann Leifeld and Richard McGehee*, Franklin Kenter,Rice University of Minnesota (1106-AC-1516) University Christine Klymko,Lawrence Employment Center Livermore National Laboratory 8:30 AM –5:30PM Ballroom A, Convention Center

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MAA Invited Address Philip Yasskin,TexasA&M University 9:00 AM –9:50AM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center MAA Poster Session

(971) Golden numbers and identities: The 10:00 AM – 11:55 AM Exhibit Hall legacy of Rogers and Ramanujan. C, Convention Center Ken Ono, Emory University (1106-A0-12) Mathematical outreach programs. MAA Minicourse #8: Part A Organizer: Elizabeth Yanik,Emporia State University 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206A, Convention Center AWM-AMS Noether Lecture

Doing the scholarship of teaching and 10:05 AM –10:55AM Lila Cockrell learning in mathematics. Theatre, Convention Center Presenters: Jackie Dewar, Loyola Marymount University (972) Modular Forms for Congruence and Noncongruence Subgroups. Pam Crawford, Jacksonville Wen-Ching Winnie Li, Pennsylvania State University University (1106-11-1541)

MAA Minicourse #7: Part A AMS Special Presentation

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 207A, 10:30 AM – NOON Room 202B, Convention Center Convention Center A conversation on nonacademic Teaching introductory statistics (for employment. instructors new to teaching statistics). Presenters: Carolyn Cuff, Westminster SIGMAA Officers Meeting College Leigh Lunsford, Longwood 10:30 AM – NOON Lone Star Ballroom, Salons University AB, Grand Hyatt San Antonio Chair: Karen A. Marrongelle, MAA Minicourse #16: Part A Portland State University

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206B, MAA Subcommittee on Research by Convention Center Undergraduates Panel Discussion Using games in an introductory statistics course. 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Room 214B, Convention Center Presenters: Rod Sturdivant, Ohio State University Undergraduate research: View points Shonda Kuiper, Grinnell from the student side. College Organizers: Herbert A. Medina, Loyola Marymount University Student Hospitality/Information Center Angel R. Pineda, California State University, Fullerton 9:00 AM –5:00PM Bridge Hall, Convention Center Samantha VanSchalkwyk, Mount Holyoke College Exhibits and Book Sales Panelists: Alejandro Camacho, California State University 9:30 AM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall C, Fullerton Convention Center Jeffrey Laylon Davis, SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and University of South Carolina Teachers Special Presentation Sarah Klett,Davidson College 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Room 214C, Convention Center SIAM Invited Address Math circle demonstration. 11:10 AM – NOON Lila Cockrell Theatre, Organizers: David Auckly, Kansas State Convention Center University  (973) Concentration inequalities for random Japheth Wood,Bard matrices. College/New York Math Joel A. Tropp, California Institute of Circle Technology (1106-60-1199)

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AMS Colloquium Lectures, Lecture II AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, IV 1:00 PM –2:00PM Room 217A, Convention Center 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 005, Convention Center (974) The Kervaire invariant problem. Michael J. Hopkins,HarvardUniversity Organizers: Sloan Despeaux,Western (1106-55-1715) Carolina University Patti Hunter,Westmont AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research College in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, II Deborah Kent,Drake University

1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 004, Convention Center Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College Organizers: Darren A Narayan, 1:00PM Ancient Egyptian mathematics - Rochester Institute of  (981) questions vs. evidence. Technology Annette Imhausen,Historisches Tamas Forgacs, California Seminar, Goethe University Frankfurt State University, Fresno (Germany) (1106-01-1434) Jobby Jacob,Rochester 1:30PM New Directions in Mesopotamian  Institute of Technology (982) Mathematics. Duncan J. Melville,St.Lawrence Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester University (1106-01-1489) Institute of Technology 2:00PM Trigonometric Methods in Ancient Tamas Wiandt,Rochester  (983) Greece, Medieval Islam, and Early India. Institute of Technology Preliminary report. Glen Robert Van Brummelen,Quest 1:00PM The Unit Bar Visibility Number of Graphs. University (1106-01-1532)  (975) Emily Gaub, Pacific University, and Michelle Rose*, Mount Saint Mary’s 2:30PM Ancient Chinese Methods for Determining University (1106-05-455)  (984) Square Roots, the Areas of Circles, and Volumes of Pyramids and Spheres. 1:30PM Efficiency modularity for finding Joseph W. Dauben, City University of (976) communities and anti-communities in New York (1106-01-1369) networks. Kristen Bales*, East Tennessee State 3:00PM ”Symbolic Algebra” in China.  University, and Zachary Eager,Rochester (985) J.-P. Jeff Chen, St. Cloud State University, Institute of Technology (1106-05-456) Minnesota (1106-01-122) 3:30PM Panel Discussion on Common Themes in 2:00PM Density Determined Graphs and  (977) Analyzing Cognitive Changesin the the History of Ancient and Nonwestern Brains of Athletes. Mathematics Alex Strang*, Case Western Reserve University, and Oliver Haynes,Rochester AMS-ASL Special Session on Beyond Institute of Technology (1106-05-454) First-Order Model Theory, III

2:30PM A Phenomenological Mathematical Model 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 006A, Convention Center  (978) of a Cardiac Action Potential with Intracellular Calcium Cycling. Organizers: John T. Baldwin,University Alexander Galarce*, New College of Illinois at Chicago of Florida, and Sageanne Senneff, University of California - Santa Cruz Xavier Caicedo,Universidad (1106-92-678) de los Andes

3:00PM Bifurcation scenarios in external cavity Rami Grossberg,Carnegie  (979) and delay-coupled semiconductor lasers. Mellon University Ethan Koenig*, Cornell University, and Jose Iovino,Universityof Jessica Walker, Mary Balwin College Texas at San Antonio (1106-37-679) Boris Zilber,Oxford 3:30PM Continuous Methods for the Inverse University  (980) Problem of Identifying a Parameter in Fourth-Order Boundary Value Problems. 1:00PM Reduction of Embedded Multivalued Preliminary report. (986) Dependence to Dividing in Atomless Baasansuren Jadamba, Raphael Kahler* Boolean Algebras. and Akhtar A Khan, Rochester Institute Gianluca Paolini*andTapani Hyttinen, of Technology (1106-49-1591) University of Helsinki (1106-03-462)

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1:30PM The Joint Embedding Property and AMS Special Session on Algebraic (987) Maximal Models. Combinatorics and Representation Theory, II Ioannis Souldatos*, University of Detroit, Mercy, John Baldwin, 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 008A, Convention Center University of Illinois, Chicago, and Martin Koerwien, Berlin, Germany Organizers: Zajj Daugherty, Dartmouth (1106-03-1100) College 2:00PM Survey of Tame Abstract Elementary Ben Salisbury,Central (988) Classes. Michigan University Monica M VanDieren, Robert Morris University (1106-03-2337) 1:00PM A noncommutative geometric (997) Littlewood-Richardson rule. Preliminary 2:30PM Independence in tame abstract report. (989) elementary classes. Edward Richmond*, Oklahoma State Sebastien Vasey, Carnegie Mellon University, Vasu Tewari and Stephanie University (1106-03-2249) Van Willigenburg, University of British 3:00PM Around the Small Index Property Columbia (1106-05-962) (990) and Reconstruction of Classes 1:30PM Combinatorics and geometry of from Automorphism Groups, in (998) symmetric orbit closures. Preliminary Non-Elementary Classes. Preliminary report. report. Alexander Woo, University of Idaho, Andr´es Villaveces*, Universidad Benjamin Wyser and Alexander Nacional de Colombia, and Zaniar Yong*, University of Illinois at Ghadernezhad,Universit¨at Munster¨ Urbana-Champaign (1106-05-555) (1106-03-2207) 2:00PM A Tokuyama-type formula for G2. 3:30PM Around metric versions of tameness and (999) Holley Friedlander*, Dickinson College, (991) type-shortness in Metric Abstract Louis Gaudet,YaleUniversity,andPaul Elementary Classes. E. Gunnells, University of Massachusetts, Pedro Zambrano*, Universidad Nacional Amherst (1106-05-1035) de Colombia, and Will Boney,University of Illinois at Chicago (1106-03-2375) 2:30PM Highest-weight crystals, (1000) Demazure-Lusztig operators and AMS Special Session on Advances in Coding Metaplectic Whittaker functions. Theory, II Anna Pusk´as, University of Alberta (1106-05-843)

1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 002, Convention Center 3:00PM Tokuyama-type formulas for characters (1001) of Spin groups. Organizers: Felice Manganiello, Solomon Friedberg*, Boston College, Clemson University and Lei Zhang, National University of Gretchen L. Matthews, Singapore (1106-05-350) Clemson University 3:30PM Quantum Groups and Whittaker Judy L. Walker,Universityof (1002) Functions. Nebraska Daniel Bump, Stanford University 1:00PM Polar codes: Reliable communication with (1106-22-1014)  (992) complexity polynomial in the gap to Shannon capacity. AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Venkatesan Guruswami,Carnegie Geometric Methods in Applied Discrete Mellon University (1106-94-627) Mathematics (a Mathematics Research 2:00PM Multipoint kernels for polar coding. Communities Session), II (993) Sarah E Anderson, Clemson University (1106-14-2476) 1:00 PM –3:45PM Room 007B, Convention Center 2:30PM Using concatenated algebraic geometry  Organizers: Heather Harrington, (994) codes in channel polarization. University of Oxford Abdulla Eid*, University of Bahrain, and Duursma, University of Illinois at Mohamed Omar,Harvey Urbana-Champaign (1106-94-649) Mudd College 3:00PM Higher Weight Enumerators and Rational Matthew Wright, Institute (995) Points on Intersections of Plane Curves. for Mathematics and its Nathan Kaplan,YaleUniversity Applications, University of (1106-11-1744) Minnesota 3:30PM Dualilty Preserving Gray Maps and 1:00PM Using Rational Knots and Links to Model (996) Self-Dual Codes over Rings. (1003) Difference Topology Experiments. Steve Szabo*, Eastern Kentucky Preliminary report. University, and Felix Ulmer,RIMAR, Candice R Price, United States Military Universit´e de Rennes 1 (1106-94-1356) Academy, West Point (1106-92-2274)

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1:30PM New Algebraic Relaxations for Polynomial William McCallum, (1004) and Discrete Optimization. University of Arizona Amir Ali Ahmadi*, Dept. of Operations Cody Patterson,University Research and Financial Eng., Princeton of Arizona University, and Anirudha Majumdar,MIT (1106-90-731) Kristin Umland,University of New Mexico 2:00PM Biologically inspired real-world  (1005) applications of discrete mathematics. Ellen Whitesides,University Christopher J Hillar,UCBerkeley of Arizona (1106-92-2024) 1:00PM Building intercommunity collaborative 2:30PM Using Phylogenetic Invariants in (1013) capacity for preparing mathematics (1006) Coalescent-Based Methods. Preliminary teachers to enact mathematical report. coherence. Ruth Davidson*, University of Illinois Mark Hoover, University of Michigan Urbana-Champaign, Siavash Mirarab, (1106-97-2899) University of Texas-Austin, and Tandy 1:30PM From here, to there, to everywhere: Warnow, University of Illinois (1014) Connecting mathematical time scales to Urbana-Champaign (1106-92-1846) improve teacher education. Preliminary 3:00PM Numerical computation of Newton report. (1007) polytopes. Yvonne Lai*, University of Frank Sottile*, Texas A&M University, Nebraska-Lincoln, Mary Alice Carlson, and Jonathan D Hauenstein,University Montana State University, and Ruth of Notre Dame (1106-52-646) Heaton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Department of Teaching, Learning, and AMS Special Session on Cluster Algebras Teacher Education) (1106-97-2288) (a Mathematics Research Communities 2:00PM Coherent use of bases in preservice session), II (1015) elementary content courses. Dev P. Sinha*andTricia Bevans, 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 007A, Convention Center University of Oregon (1106-97-433) Organizers: Andrew T. Carroll,DePaul 2:30PM Seeking Coherence in the Mathematical University  (1016) Education of Elementary Teachers. Ian T. Le,Universityof Preliminary report. Chicago W. James Lewis,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-97-1501) Greg Muller,Universityof Michigan 3:00PM Developing connection, coherence and  (1017) creative content for online CCSSM 1:00PM Webs on surfaces, rings of invariants, (1008) and clusters. professional development. Preliminary Sergey Fomin, University of Michigan, report. and Pavlo Pylyavskyy*, University of Jason A Aubrey, University of Arizona Minnesota (1106-05-1753) (1106-97-2404) 2:00PM The TwinSort Congruence. Preliminary 3:30PM Can meaning create coherence? The case  (1009) report. (1018) of a math course for inservice secondary Emily Barnard*andNathan Reading, teachers. North Carolina State University Cody L Patterson,TheUniversityof (1106-05-1943) Arizona (1106-97-2220)

2:30PM Exotic cluster structures on SLn with (1010) Belavin-Drinfeld data of minimal size. AMS Special Session on Ergodic Theory and Idan Eisner,UniversityofHaifa Dynamical Systems, II (1106-13-1856) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 003, Convention Center 3:00PM A modified combinatorics for greedy  (1011) bases. Organizer: Mrinal Kanti Dylan C Rupel, Northeastern University Roychowdhury,University (1106-13-1757) of Texas-Pan American 3:30PM Cluster Integrable Systems and 1:00PM Unique equilibrium states for some (1012) Categorification. (1019) robustly transitive systems. Harold Matthew Williams,Universityof Vaughn Climenhaga*, University of Texas, Austin (1106-05-1558) Houston, Todd Fisher, Brigham Young University, and Daniel J Thompson,The AMS Special Session on Creating Coherence Ohio State University (1106-37-1236) in K–12 Mathematics, I 1:30PM Negativity of Lyapunov Exponents of 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 006B, Convention Center (1020) Generic Random Dynamical Systems of Complex Polynomials. Organizers: Brigitte Lahme, Sonoma Hiroki Sumi, Osaka University State University (1106-37-221)

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2:00PM Bounded Rank-One Transformations. AMS Special Session on Holomorphic (1021) Su Gao*, University of North Texas, and Dynamics in One and Several Variables, II Aaron Hill, University of Louisville (1106-37-1705) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 006D, Convention Center 2:30PM Drawing Julia sets of Rational (1022) Semigroups. Organizers: Tanya Firsova, State Rich L Stankewitz*, Ball State University, University of New York at and Sumi Hiroki, Osaka University Stony Brook and Kansas (1106-37-1630) State University 3:00PM Self-Referential Descriptions of Analytic Thomas Sharland, State  (1023) Functions. University of New York at Peter R. Massopust, Technische Stony Brook Universitaet Muenchen (1106-37-1691) 1:00PM Continuity of Julia sets in C2. 3:30PM Fractal dimension in abstract spaces. (1031) Raluca Tanase*andRemus Radu,Stony  (1024) Milan Stehlik,UniversidadT´ecnica Brook University (1106-37-2804) Federico Santa Mar´ıa, Chile 1:30PM Automorphisms of blowups of projective (1106-37-2590) (1032) space. Preliminary report. Eric Bedford, Stony Brook University AMS Special Session on Frames and Their (1106-37-1197) Applications, III 2:00PM A priori bounds for infinitely primitively  (1033) renormalizable polynomials of bounded 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 001B, Convention Center type. Preliminary report. Joe Adams, Stony Brook University Organizers: Radu Balan,Universityof (1106-37-2408) Maryland, College Park 2:30PM Parameterizing degree n rational maps Kasso A Okoudjou, (1034) by multipliers of periodic orbits. University of Maryland, Igors Gorbovickis, University of Toronto College Park (1106-37-2708) 3:00PM Embedding Complex Surface Rachel Ward,Universityof (1035) Automorphisms Into Birational Self-Maps Texas, Austin of Rational Varieties. 1:00PM Compressive classification and the rare Paul Reschke, University of Michigan (1025) eclipse problem. (1106-32-2255) Dustin G. Mixon, Air Force Institute of 3:30PM Applications of polynomial dynamics to Technology (1106-42-2259) (1036) spectral theory of aperiodic infinite Jacobi matrices. 1:30PM Robust width: A characterization of (1026) uniformly stable and robust compressed William Yessen, Rice University sensing. (1106-37-1928) Jameson Cahill*, Duke University, and Dustin G Mixon, Air Force Institute of AMS Special Session on Network Science Technology (1106-15-1645) (a Mathematics Research Communities Session), II 2:00PM Stability of phase retrieval with (1027) low-redundancy frames. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 007D, Bernhard G. Bodmann*andNathaniel Convention Center Hammen, University of Houston (1106-42-980) Organizers: Bailey Fosdick, Colorado State University 2:30PM Fusion frames and randomized subspace (1028) actions. Franklin Kenter,Rice Xuemei Chen*, University of Missouri, University Columbia, and Alexander Powell, Christine Klymko,Lawrence Vanderbilt University (1106-41-636) Livermore National Laboratory 3:00PM A correspondence between Paley-Wiener (1029) spaces and exponential bases. Johan Ugander,Microsoft Preliminary report. Research Azita Mayeli, City University of New 1:00PM Communities in Multilayer Networks. York, The Graduate Center and QCC (1037) Peter J. Mucha,TheUniversityofNorth (1106-42-1148) Carolina at Chapel Hill (1106-91-2449) 3:30PM Smooth orthogonal projections on 2:00PM WTM maps for complex contagion on (1030) sphere. (1038) noisy geometric networks. Marcin Bownik*, University of Oregon, Dane Taylor, Statistical and Applied and Karol Dziedziul, Gdansk University Mathematical Sciences Institute of Technology, Poland (1106-42-2940) (1106-91-1213)

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3:00PM Identifying Influential Upsets in College 1:00PM Symmetry, Defects, and Gauging of (1039) Football. (1047) Topological Phases. Kevin Hutson*, Furman University, Maissam Barkeshli*, Parsa Bonderson, Michael Berry, University of Tennessee, Meng Cheng and Zhenghan Wang, Tim Chartier, Davidson College, and Microsoft Station Q (1106-18-2364) Amy Langville, College of Charleston 2:00PM Entanglement Spectra in Levin-Wen (1106-91-2381) (1048) models for Topological Phases in Two 3:30PM Sampling Single Cut-or-Join Scenario. Dimensions. (1040) Heather Smith*, University of South Yuting Hu*, Brendan G. Pankovich, Carolina, and Istv´an Miklos´ ,Alfr´ed R´enyi University of Utah, and Yong-Shi Wu, Institute of Mathematics (1106-92-1481) University of Utah; Fudan University (1106-81-2768) AMS Special Session on Operator Algebras 2:30PM Operator algebras and topological and Their Applications: A Tribute to Richard (1049) quantum phases. V. Kadison, III Pieter Naaijkens, Leibniz University Hannover (1106-81-1245) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 001A, Convention Center 3:00PM Classifying small index subfactors. (1050) David Penneys, University of California, Organizers: Robert S. Doran,Texas Los Angeles (1106-46-903) Christian University 3:30PM Weak amenability for subfactors. Efton Park,TexasChristian (1051) Arnaud Brothier, Vanderbilt University University (1106-46-662)

1:00PM Elementary amenable groups are (1041) quasidiagonal. AMS Special Session on Ricci Curvature for Mikael Rordam,Universityof Homogeneous Spaces and Related Topics, II Copenhagen (1106-46-544) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 006C, Convention Center 1:30PM Structure and applications of real (1042) C∗-algebras. Organizers: Megan Kerr, Wellesley Jonathan Rosenberg,Universityof College Maryland (1106-46-298) Tracy Payne,IdahoState 2:00PM Cohomology theory for von Neumann University (1043) algebras. 1:00PM Boundary effect of Ricci curvature. Roger R. Smith*, Texas A&M University, (1052) Xiaodong Wang, Michigan State and Florin Pop, Wagner College University (1106-53-547) (1106-46-750) 1:30PM Ricci curvature in Sasakian and Kaehler 2:30PM Separable states and positive maps. (1053) Geometry. (1044) Erling Størmer, Department Christina Wiis Tonnesen-Friedman, of Mathematics, University of Oslo Union College (1106-53-515) (1106-46-851) 2:00PM Rigidity Theorems for Submetries in 3:00PM Recent developments in the theory of (1054) Positive Curvature. (1045) Murray-von Neumann algebras. Karsten Grove*, University of Notre Zhe Liu, University of Central Florida Dame, and Xiaoyang Chen,Universityof (1106-46-921) Macau, China (1106-53-683)

3:30PM Extensions of Pure States. Murray-von 2:30PM Universal Covers of Spaces with (1046) Neumann Algebras. (1055) Curvature Bounded from Below. Richard Kadison,Universityof Guofang Wei, UC Santa Barbara Pennsylvania (1106-46-964) (1106-53-1018) 3:00PM Positive weighted Sectional Curvature. AMS Special Session on Quantum (1056) William Wylie, Syracuse University Information and Fusion Categories (a (1106-53-1033) Mathematics Research Communities 3:30PM A Discrete Yamabe Problem. Preliminary Session), II  (1057) report. Andrea N Young, Ripon College 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 007C, Convention Center (1106-51-1168)

Organizers: Paul Bruillard,Pacific AMS Special Session on Set-Valued Northwest National Optimization and Variational Problems with Laboratory Applications, II Henry J. Tucker,University of Southern California 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 008B, Convention Center Amanda Young,University Organizers: Akhtar A. Khan,Rochester of California, Davis Institute of Technology

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Mau Nam Nguyen,Portland 1:45PM Inverse Retrospective Problems in State University (1065) Dynamics of the Earth’s Interior. Miguel Sama,Universidad Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Russian Academy of Nacional de Educacion a Sciences, Moscow; and Karlsruhe Distancia, Madrid Institute of Technology (1106-AC-264) Christiane Tammer, 2:30PM Approximation of a Degenerate Elliptic Martin Luther University  (1066) Equation Arising from a Two-Phase Halle-Wittenberg Mixture Modeling the Motion of the Earth’s Mantle. 1:00PM A unified approach to uncertain Todd Arbogast*, Marc A Hesse and (1058) optimization. Abraham L Taicher,UniversityofTexas Christiane Tammer*, Martin at Austin (1106-AC-580) Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kathrin Klamroth,Universityof 3:15PM Coupling flow and mechanics porous Wuppertal, Elisabeth Kobis¨ ,University (1067) media. Erlangen-Nurnberg,¨ and Anita Schobel¨ , Mary F Wheeler,TheUniversityofTexas Georg-August-University Gottingen¨ at Austin (1106-AC-1727) (1106-49-1859) 1:30PM On Proximal Forward-Backward Splitting MAA Minicourse #2: Part A (1059) Method for Convex Optimization Problems. 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 206A, Convention Center Jose Yunier Bello Cruz*, Federal Developing departmental self-studies. University of Goi´as / University of British Columbia, and T.T.A. Nghia,Oakland Presenters: Donna Beers, Simmons University (1106-90-1448) College 2:00PM Iterative Methods for Generalized Mixed Rick Gillman,Valparaiso (1060) Equilibrium and Fixed Point Problems for University Nonexpansive Semigroups in a Hilbert Space. MAA Minicourse #11: Part A Behzad Djafari Rouhani*, University of Texas at El Paso, Kaleem Raza Kazmi 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 207A, Convention Center and Mohammad Farid, Aligarh Muslim University (1106-49-1424) Healthcare applications and projects for introductory college mathematics 2:30PM Computation of Dynamic Multivariate (1061) Risk Measures and a Relation to a courses. Set-Valued Bellman’s Principle. Presenter: Theresa Laurent,St.Louis Zach Feinstein*, Washington University College of Pharmacy in St. Louis, and Birgit Rudloff,Princeton University (1106-90-1179) MAA Minicourse #6: Part A 3:00PM Higher-order metric subregularity and its (1062) applications. 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 206B, Convention Center Boris S. Mordukhovich and Wei Public- and private-key cryptography. Ouyang*, Wayne State University (1106-49-103) Presenters: Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky 3:30PM Dennis–Mor´e Theorems for Nonsmooth (1063) Generalized Equations. Preliminary University report. Jeff Ehme, Spelman College Asen L Dontchev,MathematicalReviews (AMS) (1106-49-858) AMS Session on Commutative Algebra

MAA Invited Paper Session on The 1:00 PM –3:25PM Room 102A, Convention Center Mathematics of Planet Earth, II 1:00PM Hopf algebras of reductive differential 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 214D, (1068) algebraic groups. Convention Center Andrey Minchenko, Weizmann Institute of Science (1106-13-2519) Organizers: Christiane Rousseau, 1:15PM Castelnuovo-Mumford Regularity of Universit´edeMontr´eal (1069) Mixed Spline Spaces. Preliminary report. Hans Kaper, Georgetown Michael DiPasquale, University of Illinois University and Mathematics at Urbana-Champaign (1106-13-2560) and Climate Research 1:30PM Strongly Generic Artinian Monomial Network (1070) Ideals and Upper Intervals in the Weak 1:00PM Modeling the Melt: What Math Tells Us Bruhat Order. Preliminary report.  (1064) About the Shrinking Polar Ice Caps. Gwyneth R Whieldon*, Hood College, Kenneth M. Golden,UniversityofUtah and Jill Bigley Dunham,Irvine,CA (1106-AC-1569) (1106-13-2608)

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1:45PM A generalization of strong Mori domains. 2:30PM Finding The Inverse Of A Doodle. (1071) Jung Wook Lim, Kyungpook National  (1084) Preliminary report. University (1106-13-165) Bryan A Curtis, Metropolitan State 2:00PM Factorization in Mori Domains. University of Denver (1106-52-2160) (1072) Preliminary report. Mark Batell,UniversityofCentral AMS Session on Nonassociative Rings and Oklahoma (1106-13-1730) Algebras, Category Theory, and Homological 2:15PM Intersection algebras for principal Algebra (1073) monomial ideals in polynomial rings. Florian Enescu, Georgia State University, 1:00 PM –4:10PM Room 101A, Convention Center and Sara L. C. Malec*, University of the Pacific (1106-13-2399) 1:00PM How to Do Homological Algebra with 2:30PM Gorenstein Liaison of Skew Tableau (1085) Complete Modules. (1074) Ideals. Gabriel Valenzuela, Wesleyan University Uwe Nagel and Bill Robinson*, (1106-55-1780) University of Kentucky (1106-13-2089) PM 2:45PM Gorenstein Dimensions of Some Rings of 1:15 The Grothendieck-Teichmuller group, (1075) the Form R ⊕ C. (1086) homotopy algebras, and formality Pye Phyo Aung, North Dakota State morphisms. University (1106-13-632) Brian J. Paljug*andVasily A. Dolgushev,TempleUniversity 3:00PM The Group of Divisibility of a Finite (1106-18-1075) (1076) Intersection of Valuation Rings. Lokendra P Paudel,NewMexicoState 1:30PM On Modules with an Upper Triangular University (1106-13-814) (1087) Presentation Matrix. 3:15PM On the Cohen-Macaulayness of Denise A. Rangel Tracy, Syracuse  (1077) Sn-Invariant Subspace Arrangements. University (1106-18-2331) Aaron N Brookner*, David Corwin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1:45PM On the classification of fusion categories  Steven V Sam,UCBerkeley,andPavel (1088) Grothendieck equivalent to Bp,2. Etingof, Massachusetts Institute of Preliminary report. Technology (1106-13-2646) E. Ardonne, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, P. Finch, Institut AMS Session on Convex and Discrete fur Theoretische Physik, Leibniz Geometry Universitat Hannover, and M. Titsworth*, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas (1106-18-2368) 1:00 PM –2:40PM Room 208, Convention Center

1:00PM Constructing Covers for Convex Codes. 2:00PM Cofree coalgebras in common abelian  (1078) Chad Giusti, University of Pennsylvania, (1089) monoidal categories. Preliminary report. and William Kronholm*, Whittier College Adnan Abdulwahid and Miodrag (1106-52-1038) Iovanov*, University of Iowa (1106-18-2836) 1:15PM Optimal Polarization for Integrable (1079) Kernels. 2:15PM Hopf algebra gauge theory. Preliminary Brian Simanek, Vanderbilt University (1090) report. (1106-52-1728) Derek K. Wise,Universityof 1:30PM Polygon Curvature Flow. Erlangen-Nurnberg¨ (1106-18-2477)  (1080) Ryan Gallagher*, University   (1) of Connecticut, Jessie De La Cruz 2:30PM Some Demazure Crystals for Uq An .  Santos, College of the Holy Cross, and (1091) Preliminary report. Sarah Hadaidi,UniversityofKentucky Margaret L Rahmoeller, North Carolina (1106-52-1506) State University (1106-00-626) 1:45PM A Substructure of Maximal Caps in  (1081) AG(4, 3). Preliminary report. 2:45PM Additional Symmetries of the Extended Elizabeth McMahon*, Lafayette College, (1092) Toda Hierarchy. Preliminary report. Jordan Awan, Brandeis University, Claire William Wheeless, North Carolina State Frechette,BrownUniversity,and University (1106-00-2127) Yumi Li, First Investors Corporation (1106-52-389) 3:00PM A multivariate generating function for (1093) the Weyl Dimension Formula. 2:00PM Counting the Unit Polyhedron Volumes in Wayne Johnson, University of Wisconsin,  (1082) a Tetrahedral Construction. Milwaukee (1106-17-1182) Jeremy Newton*andDebra Mimbs,Lee University (1106-52-2497) 3:15PM Coisotropic subalgebras of complex 2:15PM Bounds on Induced Multinets. (1094) semisimple Lie bialgebras. (1083) Jeremiah Bartz, Francis Marion Nicole Kroeger, SC Governor’s School University (1106-52-2110) for Science and Math (1106-17-1522)

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3:30PM Solvable Leibniz Algebras with Abelian 3:00PM Approximating optimal (1095) Nilradical.  (1106) curvature-constrained paths in Lindsey Bosko-Dunbar, Spring Hill nonpositively curved square complexes. College, Matthew Burke*, The University Preliminary report. of Texas at Tyler, Jonathan Dunbar, Jason Thomson La Corte,Universityof Spring Hill College, J.T. Hird,West Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1106-57-1456) Virginia University, Institute of 3:15PM The Classification of V-Transverse Knots Technology, and Kristen Stagg-Rovira, (1107) and Loose Legendrians. The University of Texas at Tyler Patricia Cahn*, University of (1106-17-2166) Pennsylvania, and Vladimir Chernov, 3:45PM A count of maximal dominant weights of Dartmouth College (1106-57-278) (1096) integrable modules. 3:30PM Sparse Grassmannian Embeddings for Rebecca L. Jayne, Hampden-Sydney (1108) Hyperspectral Image Classification. College (1106-17-2500) Sofya Chepushtanova*andMichael 4:00PM An infinite wedge representation of the Kirby, Colorado State University (1097) Lie superalgebra gl ∞|∞. (1106-58-1265) Brad J Schleben, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (1106-17-1495) MAA Session on Activities, Demonstrations, and Projects that Enhance the Study of AMS Session on Topology and Manifolds, II Undergraduate Geometry, II

1:00 PM –3:40PM Room 101B, Convention Center 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 203B, Convention Center

1:00PM Geometrically Similar Hyperbolic Pretzel Organizer: Sarah Mabrouk, (1098) Knots. Framingham State University Christian R Millichap,TempleUniversity 1:00PM Mathematics, fractals & fashion design: (1106-57-231) (1109) A student-created fractal sculpture. 1:15PM Spun Almost Normal Form. Preliminary Alice E Petillo, Marymount University (1099) report. (1106-A1-2686) Katherine L. Paullin, Saint Louis 1:20PM Wooden you like to play with some University (1106-57-2406)  (1110) Penrose Tiles? Preliminary report. Josh Thompson,NorthernMichigan 1:30PM HOMFLY polynomial calculus for links  (1100) and AENV conjecture. University (1106-A1-2415) Semeon Arthamonov*, Rutgers 1:40PM On the use of visual mathematics. University, Andrei Mironov, Alexei  (1111) Andras Bezdek, Auburn University Morozov and Andrey Morozov, Institute (1106-A1-2473) for Theoretical and Experimental Physics 2:00PM The Ruler Matters. (1106-57-2781)  (1112) Daniel Dobbs, Huntington University 1:45PM An algebraic construction of colored (1106-A1-1743) (1101) HOMFLY-PT homology. Preliminary report. 2:20PM Geometry via Student Proof Michael A Abel*, Virginia (1113) Presentations. Commonwealth University, and Matt Mark A. Brown, MidAmerica Nazarene Hogancamp, Indiana University University (1106-A1-2414) (1106-57-2386) 2:40PM Finding Treasure: Exploring Taxicab 2:00PM Planar algebra structure in bordered  (1114) Geometry through a Game. Preliminary (1102) Khovanov homology. Preliminary report. report. Nguyen D Duong*andLawrence P Leah R Childers, Benedictine College Roberts, The University of Alabama (1106-A1-961) (1106-57-437) 3:00PM Jack and the Beanstalk, Flintstone and 2 2 2:15PM The minimal genus problem in CP #CP .  (1115) Color Geometries: Teaching Finite  (1103) Mohamed Ait Nouh,UniversityofTexas Geometries in a course for Secondary at El Paso (1106-57-1270) Education Mathematics Students. 2:30PM All 4-dimensional infra-solvmanifolds are Preliminary report. (1104) boundaries. Ward Heilman, Bridgewater State Scott Van Thuong, Pittsburg State University (1106-A1-246) University (1106-57-276) 3:20PM Transformation Composition - A  (1116) Concrete, Constructive Approach. 2:45PM Action Dimension of Right-Angled Artin (1105) Groups. Michael D Hvidsten, Gustavus Adolphus Grigori Avramidi, Univeristy of Utah, College (1106-A1-1909) Michael W. Davis, Ohio State University, 3:40PM Mini-Chapters for College Geometry. Boris Okun and Kevin Schreve*,  (1117) Preliminary report. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee William E. Fenton, Bellarmine University (1106-57-1766) (1106-A1-1944)

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4:00PM Planar Hyperbolic Geometry through Angie Hodge,Universityof (1118) Inquiry. Nebraska Omaha David H Crombecque,Universityof Theron J Hitchman, Southern California (1106-A1-2382) University of Northern Iowa MAA Session on Helping Students See Beyond 1:00PM Inquiry-Based Learning in Honors  Calculus (1129) Calculus I. Preliminary report. Oscar Chavez, University of Texas at San Antonio (1106-G5-2578) 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 204A, Convention Center 1:20PM Applying the Inquiry-Based Learning Organizers: David Strong, Pepperdine (1130) Elements in Teaching Calculus II class. University Yun Lu, Kutztown University Courtney Davis, Pepperdine (1106-G5-1752) University 1:40PM Incorporating Social Norms and “Leveling Angela Spalsbury,  (1131) Up” to a Medium-Sized Calculus II Course. Youngstown State University Preliminary report. James Tanton,MAA Milos Savic,UniversityofOklahoma 1:00PM Helping students see beyond Calculus. (1106-G5-1689)  (1119) David M Strong,PepperdineUniversity 2:00PM Developing a set of IBL course notes for (1106-E1-2521) (1132) integral calculus: ideas, challenges, and 1:20PM An introduction to Linear Algebra. a request for suggestions. Preliminary  (1120) David M Strong,PepperdineUniversity report. (1106-E1-2524) Brian M. Loft, Sam Houston State University (1106-G5-1560) 1:40PM Systems of Equations as Matrices and Hill  (1121) Cipher. 2:20PM Teaching Calculus 1 and 2 using Inquiry. Annela R Kelly, Bridgewater State (1133) Christine von Renesse*, Westfield State University (1106-E1-2704) University, MA, Mairead Greene, 2:00PM Spanning and weighted spanning trees: a Rockhurst University, MO, and Paula  (1122) different kind of optimization. Shorter, Rockhurst University Sarah-marie Belcastro, MathILy (serious (1106-G5-1414) Mathematics Infused with Levity) 2:40PM Inquiry-based learning of transcendental (1106-E1-2085)  (1134) functions in calculus I and II. 2:20PM Music and the Symmetry Group of the Celil Ekici*andAndrew Gard,University  (1123) Dodecagon. Preliminary report. of the Virgin Islands (1106-G5-1277) Philip Joseph Lombardo, St. Joseph’s 3:00PM Small-group activities instead of College of New York (1106-E1-1410) (1135) examples: an inquiry-based approach to 2:40PM Investigating the mathematics of folding calculus. (1124) regular-polygon-base boxes. Preliminary Matt Boelkins, Grand Valley State report. University (1106-G5-1087) Tamara B Veenstra*, University of 3:20PM IBL Course Notes for Calculus I, II, & III. Redlands, and sarah-marie belcastro,  (1136) W. Ted Mahavier, Lamar University Smith College (1106-E1-1955) (1106-G5-993) 3:00PM Applications of Derivatives to Image  3:40PM Interactive Engagement in Calculus Labs (1125) Processing within a Calculus Course. (1137) at Missouri S&T. Yevgeniy V Galperin, East Stroudsburg Stephanie L. Fitch*, Robert P. Roe University of Pennsylvania and Paul N. Runnion, Missouri S&T (1106-E1-1940) (1106-G5-1357) 3:20PM Connecting STE to M. 4:00PM Daily Student Presentations in  (1126) Robert R Rogers, State University of New  (1138) Quantitative Reasoning and Calculus. York at Fredonia (1106-E1-1642) Preliminary report. 3:40PM Teaching with a Smile. Allison K Henrich, Seattle University  (1127) Igor V. Minevich, Boston College (1106-G5-1365) (1106-E1-908) 4:00PM Shortest paths, soap films, and MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in  (1128) mathematics. Business, Industry, and Government Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University (1106-E1-305) 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 210A, Convention Center

MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Learning in Organizers: Carla Martin,U.S. First-Year and Second-Year Courses, III Department of Defense Phil Gustafson, Mesa State 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 209, Convention Center University Organizers: Dana Ernst,Northern Michael Monticino, Arizona University University of North Texas

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1:00PM Noise removal in Fourier transform 1:00PM Undergraduate students’ understanding (1139) profilometry. (1149) of logical components in problem solving. Thomas Hoft¨ ,UniversityofSt.Thomas Kyeong Hah Roh, Austin Tanner*, (1106-J1-1653) Arizona State University, and Yong 1:20PM The Adventures of an Academic Working Hah Lee, Ewha Womans University (1140) as an Analyst for the Air Force. (1106-L1-428) Michelle Ghrist,U.S.AirForceAcademy 1:20PM Implementing inquiry-oriented (1106-J1-2668)  (1150) instructional materials: A comparison of 1:40PM Is my indoor air affected by vapor two classrooms. Preliminary report. (1141) intrusion? If so, is it dangerous? Hayley ML Milbourne, San Diego State Stephanie Fitchett, Neptune and University (1106-L1-2633) Company (1106-J1-1267) 1:40PM We will present the results of a 2:00PM Ranking terrorist as targets using a  (1151) qualitative analysis of the amount and  (1142) hybrid AHP-TOPSIS methodology. quantity of students’ discourse in an Preliminary report. inquiry oriented differential equations William P. Fox*, Brendan Ormond and class and those students academic Alex Williams, Naval Postgraduate performance. Preliminary report. School (1106-J1-1192) Karen Keene*, Nicholas Fortune and Celethia McNeil, North Carolina State 2:20PM Long-term crime forecasting and setting  (1143) crime reduction targets. University (1106-L1-2440) Erik Bates*, Stanford University, 2:00PM The Transfer of Knowledge from Anthony Gusman, Vanguard University,  (1152) Groups to Rings: An Exploratory Study. Stephanie Sanchez,Universityof Preliminary report. California, Los Angeles, and Sarah John Paul Cook*, University of Science Verros, Colorado School of Mines and Arts of Oklahoma, Brian Katz, (1106-J1-2776) Augustana College, and Milos Savic, University of Oklahoma (1106-L1-2354) 2:40PM The Future of Image/Video Feature  (1144) Detection. 2:20PM Inquiry-Oriented Linear Algebra (IOLA): Candice Rockell Gerster, Department of  (1153) An RME-based instructional sequence for Defense (1106-J1-1798) change of basis and eigentheory. 3:00PM Math in the City. Michelle Zandieh*, Arizona State  (1145) Adam H. Fuller*andJeremy Trageser, University, Megan Wawro and David University of Nebraska - Lincoln Plaxco, Virginia Tech (1106-L1-1855) (1106-J1-2327) 2:40PM What’s a factorial? Insights into student  3:20PM Methodologies for Statistical Analysis of (1154) reasoning about the multiplication  (1146) the Effects of Drug Use on Hidden principle. Populations. Elise Lockwood*, Oregon State Omayra Ortega*, Arizona University, Craig A. Swinyard,University State University, Gloria Crispino, of Portland, and John S. Caughman, StatisticaMedica Ltd, and Catherine Portland State University (1106-L1-219) Comiskey, National Advisory Committee 3:00PM Student Use of Venn Diagrams to on Drugs and Alcohol (NACDA) and TCD  (1155) Represent Additive and Multiplicative (1106-J1-2942) Reasoning in Counting Problems. 3:40PM Automated Scoring of Graphs. Aviva Halani, Phillips Exeter Academy  (1147) James H. Fife, Educational Testing (1106-L1-655) Service (1106-J1-990) 3:20PM From Telling and Doing to Thinking, 4:00PM Math and the Mouse: Explorations of (1156) Explaining, and Anticipating:  (1148) Mathematics and Science at Walt Disney Mathematics Graduate Students’ World. Changing Descriptions of Their Role as Elizabeth L Bouzarth*, John Harris and Instructors. Kevin Hutson, Furman University Mary Beisiegel, Oregon State University (1106-J1-1231) (1106-L1-2685) 3:40PM Perspectives of Beginning Mathematics MAA Session on Research on the Teaching  (1157) Graduate Teaching Assistants on andLearningofUndergraduate Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Mathematics, III their Preparation Program. Kedar M Nepal,MercerUniversity 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 204B, Convention Center (1106-L1-2105) 4:00PM A self-regulated learning intervention for Organizers: Karen Keene,North  (1158) developmental mathematics students at Carolina State University a community college: Effects of study Timothy Fukawa-Connelly, journals on achievement and study Drexel University habits. Michelle Zandieh,Arizona Jennifer L Travis,LoneStar State University College-North Harris (1106-L1-2222)

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MAA Session on Statistics Education beyond MAA General Contributed Paper Session on the Introductory Statistics Course, I Mathematics Education, II

1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 211, Convention Center 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 212A, Convention Center

Organizers: Randall Pruim,Calvin Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin College Lutheran College Bem Cayco, San Jose State Scott Alberts, Truman State University University Kimberly Presser, Patti Frazer Lock,St. Shippensburg University of Lawrence University Pennsylvania

1:00PM Opportunities for Statistics Students: 1:00PM The influence of hands-on activities  (1159) Undergraduate Requirements, Research, (1169) incorporating different models on Internships, and Future Employment. student understandings of rational Preliminary report. numbers. Barbara A Wainwright, Salisbury Xiaofen Zhang, Texas State University University (1106-M5-416) San Marcos (1106-VD-1579)

1:20PM A Modified Team-Based Learning 1:15PM Equivalent fractions and the importance   (1160) Approach to a First Semester (1170) of whole. Mathematical Statistics Course. Sayonita Ghosh Hajra,Universityof Logan Tyler Soich*andChester Ivan Utah (1106-VD-2444) Ismay, Ripon College (1106-M5-1259) 1:30PM What is the best way to learn Regression  (1171) Analysis ? 1:40PM Choose-Your-Own Capstone Adventure: Aldo R. Maldonado,ParkUniversity  (1161) Providing Flexible Paths for (1106-VD-2297) Undergraduate Statistics Majors. Rebecca Nugent, Department of 1:45PM University students’ attitudes toward Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University  (1172) mathematics. (1106-M5-2822) Soofia Malik, University of Wyoming (1106-VD-5) 2:00PM A Second Course in Undergraduate  (1162) Statistics with an Interdisciplinary 2:00PM Implementing Reform-Oriented Statistics  Approach. (1173) in the Middle Grades: A Case Study. Mary Majerus, Westminster College, Preliminary report. Fulton, MO (1106-M5-2358) Natasha E. Gerstenschlager, Middle Tennessee State University 2:20PM The increasing role of data science in (1106-VD-457)  (1163) undergraduate statistics programs: new 2:15PM The Interrelationship of Preservice guidelines, new opportunities, and new  (1174) Elementary Teachers’ Beliefs About challenges. Preliminary report. Rational Numbers. Nicholas J Horton, Amherst College Sandra Richardson, Virginia State (1106-M5-680) University (1106-VD-534) 2:40PM Statistical Computing: Strengthening 2:30PM Using the coordinate plane to connect  (1164) Conceptual Understanding of Statistical  (1175) algebra and geometry and develop Science. Preliminary report. symbol sense. John D Emerson, Middlebury College Jeanne-Marie Linker*, Sonalee (1106-M5-2695) Bhattacharyya, Nama Namakshi and 3:00PM How R You Using Statistics? Connecting Christina Starkey, Texas State University  (1165) the Second Statistics Course to Multiple (1106-VD-159) Disciplines through Projects. 2:45PM John’s Lemma: How One Student’s Proof Judith E Canner, California State  (1176) Activity Informed his Understanding of University, Monterey Bay (1106-M5-2501) Inverse. David Plaxco,VirginiaTech 3:20PM Data from Everywhere, Analysis for All! (1106-VD-927) (1166) Dominic Klyve, Central Washington University (1106-M5-1786) 3:00PM Cultivating mathematical affections:  (1177) Re-imagining research on affect in math 3:40PM Jazz up projects with web crawling. education.  (1167) Preliminary report. Joshua B. Wilkerson, Texas State Sue B Schou, Idaho State University University (1106-VD-938) (1106-M5-1632) 3:15PM Calculus for Bio and Medicine: Course 4:00PM Teaching the Background for Data (1178) and Pedagogy Assessment. Preliminary (1168) Science and Analytics. report. Rick Cleary, Babson College Melissa A Stoner, Salisbury University (1106-M5-380) (1106-VD-994)

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3:30PM Making math your own: a final project 2:30PM Analysis of Property Values in New York  (1179) for quantitative literacy courses.  (1187) State: Transactions vs. Assessments. Carrie Muir, University of Colorado, Preliminary report. Boulder (1106-VD-2670) Devin P Kapper*, Sumona Mondal and Martin D Heintzelman,Clarkson 3:45PM Deducing the Age of an Ancient Natural University (1106-VI-2413)  (1180) Nuclear Reactor in a Pre-Calculus Class. Alexander G. Atwood,SUNY 2:45PM Statistical and Bayesian Analysis of Suffolk County Community College (1188) Factors Associated with Fibromyalgia (1106-VD-2687) Syndrome Subjects. Veroni Jayawardana*andSumona MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Mondal, Clarkson University, Potsdam Probability or Statistics, II NY (1106-VI-2373) 3:00PM A Transitional Modeling of Carbon 1:00 PM –4:10PM Room 212B, Convention Center (1189) Dioxide in the Atmosphere by Climate Regions in the United States. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Doo Young Kim*andChris P. Lutheran College Tsokos, University of South Florida (1106-VI-2935) Bem Cayco, San Jose State 3:15PM Modeling Carbon Dioxide Emission University (1190) Data using Functional Data Analysis Kimberly Presser, Approach. Preliminary report. Shippensburg University of Ram C Kafle*, Sam Houston State Pennsylvania University, Netra Khanal,The University of Tampa, and Chris P. 1:00PM An Analysis of the Coherence Between Tsokos, University of South Florida  (1181) Experiential and Behavioral Emotional (1106-VI-1188) Response During Ambiguous Emotional Stimuli. Preliminary report. 3:30PM Statistical Analysis of Land Cover of (1191) South Dakota. Marina L Massaro*, State University of New York College at Geneseo, and Mitra Lal Devkota*, Shawnee State University, ,South Kelly R Moran, Clemson University Gary D Hatfield (1106-VI-1478) Dakota State University, and Saroj Thapa, University of North Dakota 1:15PM A Time Series Model for the Prediction of (1106-VI-1950) (1182) Flooding in Water Rivers. 3:45PM Artificial Neural Network for Competing Katerina Tsakiri*, Antonios Marsellos, (1192) risks using Bayesian Learning. University of Brighton, and Igor Taysseer Sharaf*andChris Zurbenko, State University of New York Tsokos, University of South Florida at Albany (1106-VI-2383) (1106-VI-2487)

1:30PM The Interpretation of Probability is not a 4:00PM Modeling Lung Cancer Mortality Using (1183) Philosophical Argument. Preliminary (1193) Bayesian Analysis. report. Bhikhari P. Tharu*, University of South Paolo Rocchi, LUISS University and IBM Florida, Ram C. Kafle, Sam Houston State Italia (1106-VI-1047) University, TX, USA, and Chris P. Tsokos, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1:45PM Modeling Stock Price Changes using a USA (1106-VI-2512) (1184) Finite Mixture. Rasitha Rangani Jayasekare*, Centre College, Danville, KY, Ryan Gill and MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Kiseop Lee, University of Louisville Research in Number Theory, I (1106-VI-667) 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 210B, Convention Center 2:00PM Optimal Sensor Design for Photovoltaic (1185) Power Plants. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Justin R. Sims*, Jane L. Harvill, Lutheran College Baylor University, and Clifford W. Hansen, Sandia National Laboratories Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1106-VI-1086) University Kimberly Presser, 2:15PM Anthropometric and nutritional Shippensburg University of  (1186) correlates of obesity in Native American Pennsylvania adolescents. Preliminary report. Benjamin David Knisley*, Grace 1:00PM Prime number pattern Having stated Crosby, Hannah Te Stipek, Margaret  (1194) that;the distance’s between consecutive Barth, PhD and Linn Carothers, squares are odd. Preliminary report. PhD, California Baptist University Nick Bogatirev, Monterey, California (1106-VI-2736) (1106-VQ-43)

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1:15PM Explicit point on elliptic curves over Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1195) function fields. University Ricardo Conceicao*, Oxford College of Kimberly Presser, Emory University, Chris Hall,University Shippensburg University of of Wyoming, Laramie, and Douglas Pennsylvania Ulmer, Georgia Institute of Technology (1106-VQ-91) 1:00PM Social Media - a Supplemental 1:30PM A New Proof of the Prouhet-Tarry-Escott  (1206) Instructional Platform to promote  (1196) Problem. Dynamic Self-Regulated Learning: Hieu D Nguyen,RowanUniversity Deconstructing mathematical precepts (1106-VQ-339) through virtual social constructivism 1:45PM Mathematical properties of decimal lenses.  (1197) counting boards. Wayne D Russell,MedgarEvers Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State College, City University of New York University, and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, (1106-VU-279) Computer Science Department, University 1:15PM Teaching Developmental Mathematics of Colorado, Boulder (1106-VQ-476)  (1207) Courses at HBCUs. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Computing the Least Factorial that Qingxia Li, Fisk University (1106-VU-572)  (1198) Multiplies a Rational Number into an 1:30PM FastTrack Summer Math Program: Integer.  (1208) Supporting Developmental Math Gregory V. Bard,Universityof Students. Wisconsin—Stout (1106-VQ-2889) Jennifer Kosiak*, University of Wisconsin 2:15PM Ternary Representation of Collatz - La Crosse, Bob Hoar, Jim Sobota and (1199) function. Robert Allen, University of Wisconsin -La Ji Young Choi, Shippensburg University Crosse (1106-VU-1050) of PA (1106-VQ-787) 1:45PM Fostering Student Success in 2:30PM Class group and unit group computation  (1200) in large degree number fields and (1209) Developmental Math. applications. Alvina J Atkinson*, Barry D. Jean-Francois Biasse,Universityof Biddlecomb and D. Natasha Waterloo (1106-VQ-1176) Brewley, Georgia Gwinnett College (1106-VU-1159) 2:45PM The most popular largest prime divisors. (1201) Nathan G McNew, Dartmouth College 2:00PM Understanding One Faculty Member’s (1106-VQ-1360)  (1210) Experience Teaching College Algebra. 3:00PM Some algebraic and geometric properties Preliminary report.  (1202) of Fibonacci Polynomials in the Hosoya Mary H Williams*, Ruth Heaton triangle. and Wendy Smith,Universityof Rigoberto Florez*, The Citadel, Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-VU-1656) Robinson Higuita,Universidadde 2:15PM Embedding Remedial Mathematics in Antioquia, and Antara Mukherjee,The  (1211) Liberal Arts Quantitative Reasoning Citadel (1106-VQ-1404) Course. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Essentially Unique Representations by Hansun To and Eileen Perez*, Worcester (1203) Certain Ternary Quadratic Forms. State University (1106-VU-1815) Frank Patane*andA. Berkovich, University of Florida (1106-VQ-1962) 2:30PM Adapting the Singapore Model Method of  (1212) Problem Solving Framework to College 3:30PM An Infinite Family of Cubic Polynomials Level – Progress Report.  (1204) with Emergent Reducibility at Depth 1. Umesh P. Nagarkatte*andJoshua Jason I Preszler, University of Puget Berenbom, Medgar Evers College, CUNY Sound (1106-VQ-1636) (1106-VU-2753) 3:45PM Finding L-functions of hyperelliptic (1205) curves. 2:45PM Faculty Perspectives on College Readiness  David W Farmer, American Institute of (1213) and Remedial Courses. Mathematics, Sally Koutsoliotas*, Nihan S. Er, Akdeniz University Alanya Bucknell University, and Stefan Lemurell, Education Faculty-Antalya-Turkey Chalmers University of Technology (1106-VU-2365) and University of Gothernburg 3:00PM Teaching Beginning Algebra Beyond (1106-VQ-1822) (1214) Visual Forms. Preliminary report. Shumei C Richman, Midlands Technical MAA General Contributed Paper Session College (1106-VU-1045) on Research in Teaching or Learning Developmental Mathematics 3:15PM Get ready: A competency-based path to  (1215) avoiding the developmental mathematics 1:00 PM –3:40PM Room 213B, Convention Center course using Khan Academy. Preliminary report. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Jeff Bay and Maria Siopsis*, Maryville Lutheran College College (1106-VU-2136)

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3:30PM Using Assessment and Management 3:30PM Topology of the Complement of Certain  (1216) to Improve Learning Outcomes in (1227) Families of Trigonal Curves and Their Precalculus. Preliminary report. Associated Dessins d’Enfants. Christina Lee, The College of New Jersey Mehmet Emin Aktas*andEriko (1106-VU-2902) Hironaka, Florida State University (1106-VR-2729) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 3:45PM Introducing π-Base: An Interactive Research in Topology  (1228) Encyclopedia of Topological Spaces. James Dabbs, Atlanta, GA, and Austin 1:00 PM –4:10PM Room 213A, Convention Center Mohr*, Nebraska Wesleyan University (1106-VR-438) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 4:00PM A product of nested radicals for the AGM.  (1229) Thomas J. Osler,RowanUniversity Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1106-VR-490) University Kimberly Presser, SIAM Minisymposium on Matrix Shippensburg University of Concentration Inequalities Pennsylvania 1:00PM Topologically Beta-Type Transitive Maps. 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 202A, Convention Center (1217) Mohammed N. Murad,Universityof Sulaimani (1106-VR-38) Organizer: Joel Tropp, California Institute of Technology 1:15PM Discrete Morse theory at the service of  (1218) elementary number theory. Preliminary 1:00PM Computing Active Subspaces. Preliminary report. (1230) report. Nicholas A Scoville*, Ursinus College, Paul G Constantine*, Colorado School of and Dominic Klyve, Central Washington Mines, and David F Gleich,Purdue University (1106-VR-271) University (1106-65-1670) 1:30PM Ascending Number of Virtual Link 1:30PM Matrix probing and some of its  (1219) Diagrams. (1231) applications. Ramanjit K. Sahi*, Austin Peay State Laurent Demanet, MIT (1106-41-1102) University, and Noureen A. Khan, 2:00PM Coherent matrix completion. University of North Texas Dallas (1232) Rachel Ward*, University of Texas, (1106-VR-519) Austin, Yudong Chen,UCBerkeley, 1:45PM The Natural Semidirect product Srinadh Bhojanapalli and Sujay (1220) Rn G(n) is an Algebraically Determined Sanghavi, UT Austin (1106-62-1406) Polish Group. 2:30PM Rank Centrality: Ranking from pairwise Weam M. Al-Tameemi*, Texas A&M (1233) comparisons. International University, and Robert R. Sewoong Oh*, University of Illinois at Kallman,UniversityofNorthTexas Urbana-Champaign, and Prateek Jain, (1106-VR-1190) Microsoft Research (1106-15-1431) 2:00PM An Algebraic Structure on Cubical Sets. 3:00PM Matroid Bases and Matrix Concentration. (1221) Preliminary report. (1234) Nicholas J.A. Harvey*, University of Rostam Sabeti, Olivet College British Columbia, and Neil Olver, Vrije (1106-VR-1712) Universiteit Amsterdam (1106-68-1108) 2:15PM Proximal compact spaces are Corson 3:30PM Stein’s Method for Matrix Concentration. (1222) compact. (1235) Lester Mackey*, Stanford University, Steven Clontz, Auburn University Michael I Jordan,UCBerkeley,Richard Y (1106-VR-1883) Chen, Brendan Farrell and Joel A 2:30PM The Weighted L2-(co)homology of Coxeter Tropp, California Institute of Technology (1223) Groups. (1106-60-1473) Wiktor Jerzy Mogilski,Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1106-VR-1921) AMS Committee on Education Panel 2:45PM Patterns in a Non-Symmetric Polynomial Discussion (1224) related to the Colored Jones Polynomial of Amphichiral Knots. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –2:30PM Room 207B, Convention Center Katherine P. Walsh,Universityof Arizona (1106-VR-2191) Active learning strategies for mathematics. 3:00PM Models for Configuration Spaces and (1225) their Relations. Organizers: David Bressoud, Macalester Jason Marshall Lucas, Purdue University College (1106-VR-2287) Ruth Charney,Brandeis 3:15PM Goodwillie calculus in the category of University (1226) small categories. Jesus Antonio DeLoera, Deborah Vicinsky, University of Oregon University of California, (1106-VR-2514) Davis

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Moderator: Douglas Mupasiri, Panelists: Florence Fasanelli,MAA University of Northern Iowa Elizabeth Teles, Division of Panelists: Stephen DeBacker, Undergraduate Education, University of Michigan-Ann National Science Foundation Arbor Victoria Powers, Division of Dennis DeTurck,University Mathematical Sciences, of Pennsylvania National Science Foundation , Harvey Mudd Rachel Levy Roselyn E. Williams,Florida College Agricultural and Mechanical Michael Starbird,University University of Texas-Austin Joint Committee on Women in the SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students Mathematical Sciences Panel Discussion and Teachers-American Mathematics Competitions Special Presentation 1:00 PM –2:30PM Room 203A, Convention Center

1:00 PM –2:30PM Room 214C, Convention Center Effective self-promotion to advance your career in mathematics. Math wrangle. Organizers: Christine Guenther,Pacific Organizers: Steve Dunbar,American University Mathematics Competitions Patricia Hale, California Ed Keppelman,University State Polytechnic University, of Nevada, Reno Pomona Philip Yasskin,TexasA&M University Tanya Leise,Amherst College MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel Panelists: Pam Cook,Universityof Discussion Delaware Deborah Lockhart,National 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 214B, Convention Center Science Foundation On-campus interview survival guide. Dana Randall,Georgia Organizers: Thomas Wakefield, Institute of Technology Youngstown State University Sara Y. Del Valle,Los Jacob A. White,TexasA&M Alamos National Laboratory Univeristy Panelists: Antonia Cardwell, Summer Program for Women in Mathematics Millersville University of (SPWM) Reunion Pennsylvania Greta Panova,Univeristyof 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 216A, Convention Center California Los Angeles Frank Sottile,TexasA&M Project NExT Lecture University 2:00 PM –2:50PM Room 217D, MAA Special Presentation Convention Center

1:00 PM –2:15PM Room 217B, Convention Center (1236) Ruminations on learning to teach: developing pedagogical intimacy, p= Speed interviewing marathon for roductive persistence, and other aspects students. of critical pedagogy. Organizers: Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Uri Treisman, University of Texas at Tech University Austin Michael Dorff,Brigham Young University MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education MAA Committee on the Participation of WomeninMathematicsPanelDiscussion 2:00 PM –4:00PM Exhibit Hall C, Convention Center 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 205, Convention Center Organizer: Jon Scott, Montgomery Writing competitive grant applications. College Organizers: Semra Kilic-Bahi, 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Updating the Colby-Sawyer College (1237) WeBWorK National Problem Library. Kimberly A. Roth, Juniata Jeff Holt*, University of Virginia, and College John Jones, Arizona State University

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2:00PM Distributome: An Interactive Web-based 2:00PM Investigating the Impact of Math (1238) Resource for Probability Distributions. (1248) Teachers’ Circles on Mathematical Kyle Siegrist*, University of Alabama in Knowledge for Teaching and Classroom Huntsville, Ivo Dinov,Universityof Practice. Michigan, and Dennis Pearl,TheOhio Diana White*, University of Colorado State University Denver, Brianna Donaldson,American Institute of Mathematics, Kristin 2:00PM Native American-based Mathematics Umland, Michael Nakayame,University (1239) Materials for Integration into of New Mexico, and Brian Conrey, Undergraduate Courses. American Institute of Mathematics Charles Funkhouser*, Harriet C. Edwards, California State University 2:00PM UTMOST: Undergraduate Teaching of Fullerton, and Miles Pfahl,Turtle (1249) Mathematics with Open Software and Mountain Community College Textbook. Thomas Judson*, Stephen F. Austin 2:00PM NJ Partnership for Excellence in Middle State University, Jason Grout,Drake (1240) School Mathematics. University, Robert Beezer,Universityof Amy Cohen*, Michael Weingart, Mike Puget Sound, Kiran Kedlaya,University Beals, Joan Bennett, Carolyn Maher, of California, San Diego, Susan Lynds, Rutgers University, and John Coleman, Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado Toms River Schools at Boulder, and William Stein,University 2:00PM PIC Math, CURM, and RUMC - Three of Washington, Seattle (1241) Programs that Promote Undergraduate Research Nationally. 2:00PM Recruiting and Preparing Mathematics Michael Dorff*, Brigham Young (1250) Majors for Houston-Area Classrooms: University, Linda Braddy, MAA, Reza The University of Houston-Downtown Malek-Madani, United States Naval Noyce Mathematics Teacher Scholarship Academy, Suzanne Weekes, Worcester Program. Polytechnic Institute, Heidi Berger, Timothy A. Redl*, Rebecca J. Quander, Simpson College, Joyati Debnath, Nancy A. Leveille, Jacqueline J. Sack Winona State University, Tyler and Michael L. Connell,Universityof Jarvis, Brigham Young University, Houston-Downtown Kathryn Leonard, California State University-Channel Islands, and Colin 2:00PM Paradigms in Physics: Representations of Adams, Williams College (1251) Partial Derivatives. Tevian Dray*, Corinne Manogue, Emily 2:00PM Capacity building: Preparing to Train van Zee, David Roundy and Eric Weber, (1242) STEM Professionals as Educators. Oregon State University Mohammed Qazi*, Carlton Morris, Alicia Curry, Michael Curry, Melvin 2:00PM Math in the City. Gadson, Lauretta Garrett and Gerald (1252) Adam Fuller*, Jeremy Trageser, Griffin, Tuskegee University Petronela Radu and Stephen Hartke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2:00PM Progress through Calculus. (1243) David Bressoud*, Macalester College, 2:00PM A Handbook for Directors of Quantitative Jess Ellis, Colorado State University, (1253) and Mathematical Support Centers. Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State Michael Schuckers*, St. Lawrence University, Sean Larsen, Portland State University, Mary O’Neill, Hamilton University, and Linda Braddy,MAA College, and Grace Coulombe,Bates College 2:00PM Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship (1244) Program at California State University, 2:00PM Supporting Pedagogical Innovation for a Stanislaus: Teachers from the Valley, for (1254) Generation of Transformation via the Valley. Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics Viji Sundar, California State (SPIGOT). University-Stanislaus Stan Yoshinobu*, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Carol 2:00PM Seamless Mentoring for STEM Teachers. Schumacher, Kenyon College, Matthew (1245) Keith Hubbard*andLesa Beverly, Jones, California State University, Stephen F. Austin State University Dominguez Hills, and Sandra Laursen, 2:00PM STEM Real World Applications of University of Colorado (1246) Mathematics. Darren Narayan*, Rochester Institute of 2:00PM Attracting Liberal Arts STEM Majors to Technology, and Joy Lind,Universityof (1255) Teaching: Challenges and Successes in Sioux Falls our Noyce Program. Catherine A. Roberts*, Danuta Bukatko, 2:00PM Rocky Mountain Noyce Scholars Program. Heather Johnson, Daniel Bitran and (1247) Diana White, University of Colorado Janine Shertzer, College of the Holy Denver Cross

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2:00PM Transforming Developmental 2:00PM Evaluation and Assessment of Teaching (1256) Mathematics Education in Partnership (1267) and Learning About Statistics (e-ATLAS). with Teacher Preparation. Joan Garfield*andElizabeth Brondos Pavel Sikorskii*, Kristen Bieda, Raven Fry, University of Minnesota McCrory, Beth Herbel-Eisenmann and Kenneth Bradfield, Michigan State 2:00PM Nebraska Math Scholars (NMS). University (1268) Brittney Hinds*, Richard Rebarber, Stephen Hartke, Amber Hunter, Daniel 2:00PM Improving the Preparation of Graduate Toundykov and Tom Marley,University (1257) Students to Teach Undergraduate of Nebraska-Lincoln Mathematics. Jack Bookman*, Duke University, 2:00PM STEPping UP: An Interdisciplinary Natasha Speer, University of Maine, and (1269) Mentoring Network to Recruit and Retain Linda Braddy,MAA STEM Majors. Ying Li*, Joel Bandstra, Rose Clark, 2:00PM Ithaca College Robert Noyce Teaching William Strosnider, Norbert Youmbi (1258) Scholarship Program. and Edward Zovinka, Saint Francis David Brown*, Michael Rogers, University Matthew Price, Aaron Weinberg, Linda Hanrahan, Marty Alderman and Jim 2:00PM The Elementary Pre-Service Teachers Overhiser, Ithaca College (1270) Mathematics (EMP) Project. 2:00PM Mathematics Studio Fellowship Suzanne Chapin*, Ziv Feldman and (1259) Program-A Model for Mentoring New and Alejandra Salinas,BostonUniversity Master Teachers. 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Maplets for Thomas Dick, Oregon State University (1271) Calculus. 2:00PM Ensuring Early Mathematics Success for Douglas B. Meade*, University of South (1260) STEM Majors. Carolina, Philip B. Yasskin,TexasA&M Amanda Hattaway*, Fred Driscoll, K. University, Edwin Dickey,Universityof Grace Kennedy and Emma Smith South Carolina, and Robert Petrulis, Zbarsky, Wentworth Institute of EPRE Consulting LL Technology 2:00PM Mobile Math Apps. 2:00PM Mathematical ACES: Algebraic Concepts (1272) Doug Ensley*, Shippensburg University, (1261) for Elementary Students. Barbara Kaskosz, University of Rhode Davida Fischman*, Shawn McMurran, Island, and Lea Adams, Shippensburg Joseph Jesunathadas, California State University University, San Bernardino, Jennifer Harrison, Ontario Montclair School 2:00PM The NebraskaMATH Partnership: From District, and Carol Cronk, Victor Valley (1273) Implementation to Institutionalization. Union High School District W. James Lewis*, Carolyn Edwards, Ruth Heaton, Tom McGowan, Ira 2:00PM Undergraduate Sustainability Papick, Walt Stroup,Universityof (1262) Experiences in Mathematics. Nebraska-Lincoln, and Jadi Miller, Benjamin Galluzzo*, Shippensburg Lincoln Public Schools University, and Corrine Taylor, Wellesley College 2:00PM NebraskaNOYCE: High-Quality Teachers 2:00PM Playing Games with a Purpose: A New (1274) in High-Need Schools. (1263) Approach to Teaching and Learning W. James Lewis*, Yvonne Lai, Lorraine Statistics. Males, Stephen Swidler and Wendy Rodney X. Sturdivant*, The Ohio State Smith, University of Nebraska-Lincoln University, and Shonda R. Kuiper, 2:00PM Dynamic Visualization Tools for Grinnell College (1275) Multivariable Calculus. 2:00PM Discovery Learning Projects in Paul Seeburger*, Monroe Community (1264) Introductory Statistics. College, and Monica VanDieren,Robert Dianna Spence*andBrad Bailey, Morris University University of North Georgia 2:00PM What Next? Sustaining Interactions with 2:00PM From the Laboratory to the Classroom: (1276) Former Noyce Scholarship Recipients. (1265) Building Capacity for Math and Science Jeff Randell Knisley, East Tennessee Teaching in DC (Lab2Class). State University John P. Nolan*, Michael Keynes, Sarah Irvine-Belson, Kiho Kim,American 2:00PM Operation STEM. University, and Bianca Abrahms,Math (1277) John Holcomb, Cleveland State for America DC/Carnegie Institute of University Washington 2:00PM Robert Noyce Scholarships for Teaching 2:00PM Playing with Statistics. (1278) Miners. (1266) Shonda R. Kuiper*, Grinnell College, and Amy Wagler*, Olga Kosheleva, Ron Rodney X. Sturdivant,TheOhioState Wagler and Laura Serpa,TheUniversity University of Texas at El Paso

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2:00PM Raising Calculus to the Surface. 2:00PM Hampton University Robert Noyce (1279) Aaron Wangberg*, Winona State (1290) Teacher Scholarship Program: Advancing University, Brian Fisher, Lubbock A Research Focused Agenda for Christian University, Jason Samuels, Pre-Service Math and Biology Teacher. Borough of Manhattan Community Carolyn B. Morgan*andClair Berube, College, City University of New York, and Hampton University Eric Weber, Oregon State University 2:00PM Integrated Undergraduate Research 2:00PM Project UPLIFT: Universal Portability of (1291) Experiences in Biological and (1280) Learning Increased by Fun Teaching. Mathematical Sciences. John J. Weber III*, Georgia Perimeter Gabriella Pinter*, Michael Carvan, Erica College, Lawrence. M Lesser,University Young, John Berges and Istvan Lauko, of Texas at El Paso, and Dennis K. Pearl, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The Ohio State University 2:00PM The Arlington Undergraduate 2:00PM AugSTEM Scholarships: Preparing Juniors (1292) Research-based Achievement for STEM (1281) and Seniors for Careers in STEM. (AURAS). Rebekah Dupont, Augsburg College James A. Mendoza Epperson*, Julie , , 2:00PM Math Success for STEM Majors. Skinner Sutton Lynn Peterson Ramon (1282) Allan Mills*, Holly Anthony, Sally Lopez, Kevin Schug and Carter Tiernan, Pardue, Steve Robinson and Chris University of Texas-Arlington Wilson, Tennessee Tech University 2:00PM Texas Leadership Initiative: Mathematics (1293) Instruction Transformed. 2:00PM Collaborative Research: Maplets for (1283) Calculus. Kimberly Childs, Lesa Beverly*and Philip Yasskin*, Texas A&M University, Debbie Pace, Stephen F. Austin State Douglas Meade,UniversityofSouth University Carolina, Matthew Barry, Texas Center for Applied Technology, Don Van Huyck, Posters on Expeditions in Training, Research, Dmitriy Shatalov, Texas A&M University, and Education for Mathematics and Ethan Corpus, Somerville High School, Statistics through Quantitative Explorations Parth Sarin and Michael Sprintson,A&M of Data (EXTREEMS-QED) Consolidated High School 2:00 PM –4:00PM Exhibit Hall C, 2:00PM Preliminary assessment of the Scots (1284) Science Scholars summer experience Convention Center bridge from high school to college. Organizer: Tor A. Kwembe,Jackson , Maryville College Maria Siopsis State University 2:00PM PREP: MAA’s Professional Development 2:00PM EXTREEMS-QED at William and Mary, (1285) Program. (1294) Year 1. Nancy Hastings*, Dickinson College, Junping Shi, College of William and Mary Barbara Edwards, Oregon State University, Nathaniel Dean,Texas 2:00PM EXTREEMS-QED: Laboratory for State University San Marco, Virginia (1295) interdisciplinary statistical analysis Buchanan, Hiram College, Mike and mathematics learning through Brilleslyper, United States Air Force exploration of data. Academy, Linda Braddy, MAA, Jenna Tor A. Kwembe*, Remata Reddy, Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University, Carmen M. Wright, Xing Yang and and Jon Scott, Montgomery College Zhenbu Zhang, Jackson State University PM 2:00PM The PRISM Scholars Program at Texas 2:00 An introduction to data analysis and (1286) Tech University. (1296) research for freshman. Jaclyn Canas-Carrell˜ , Jerry Dwyer, Kristin Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Sophia Jang, Nancy McIntyre, Jessica L. University, and Bruce Piper*, Rensselaer Spott*andG. Brock Williams,Texas Polytechnic Institute Tech University 2:00PM The EXTREEMS-QED Data Cubed Project (1297) at CU Boulder: An integrated research 2:00PM Transforming Linear Algebra Education (1287) with GeoGebra Applets. and curriculum approach to James D. Factor*andSusan data-enabled science. Pustejovsky, Alverno College Anne Dougherty, University of Colorado, Boulder 2:00PM Integrating Knowledge: A Model for (1288) Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation. AMS Invited Address Matthew S. Winsor*, David Barker, John 2:15 PM –3:05PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Dossey and Beverly Rich, Illinois State University Convention Center 2:00PM Does FORCE (Financially Oriented (1298) Elliptic curves and explicit class field (1289) Research Calculus Experience) increase theory. achievement in Calculus. Henri Darmon, McGill University Carolyn Morgan, Hampton University (1106-11-19)

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MAA Panel Discussion MAA Special Presentation Journal of Humanistic Mathematics Poetry Reading. 2:35 PM –3:55PM Room 214B, Convention Center 5:30 PM –7:00PM Room 205, Convention Center Mathematicians write: Publishing options and outlets beyond the standard Allmathematicalpoetsandthose research journal. interested in mathematical poetry are Organizer: Gizem Karaali, Pomona invited. College Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona Panelists: Brian Hopkins,SaintPeter’s College University Larry Lesser,Universityof Marjorie Senechal,Smith Texas, El Paso College MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network Janet Beery,Universityof Discussion Redlands

Jo Ellis-Monaghan,Saint 5:30 PM –6:30PM Room 203B, Convention Center Michael’s College Gizem Karaali, Pomona Finding a research collaborator. College Organizers: Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School AMS Committee on Education Panel Timothy Goldberg, Discussion Lenoir-Rhyne University

3:00 PM –4:00PM Room 215, Convention Center Gwyneth Whieldon, Hood College Concept inventories beyond differential calculus; an invitation. Joint Prize Session Reception Organizers: Stephen DeBacker, 5:30 PM –6:30PM Lila Cockrell Theatre University of Michigan Lobby, Convention Center Gavin LaRose,Universityof Michigan MAA Two-Year College Reception AMS Invited Address 5:45 PM –7:00PM Presidio AB, Grand Hyatt San Antonio 3:20 PM –4:10PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center AMS-MAA Dramatic Presentation (1299) Statistically relevant metrics for complex data. Preliminary report. 6:00 PM –7:20PM Room 103, Convention Center Susan Holmes, Stanford University (1106-62-21) The Mathematics of Being Human.

Joint Prize Session SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Biology Reception and Business Meeting 4:25 PM –5:25PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center 6:00 PM –6:50PM Room 210B, Convention Center

6:00PM Reception. SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government Guest Lecture 6:30PM Business Meeting. SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and 5:30 PM –6:15PM Room 210A, Convention Center Government Reception (1300) Mathematical challenges in the evaluation of medical imaging. 6:15 PM –7:00PM Room 210A, Convention Center Kyle Myers, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for SIGMAA on Statistics Education Guest Devices and Radiological Health, US FDA Lecture (1106-A0-136)

6:30 PM –7:20PM Room 211, Convention Center SIGMAA on Statistics Education Reception and Business Meeting (1301) Reactive documents for teaching. Hadley Wickham, RStudio and Rice 5:30 PM –6:20PM Room 211, Convention Center University (1106-A0-140)

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SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational 9:00AM Integral transform approach to the Biology Guest Lecture (1309) initial-value problem for the evolution equations. 7:00 PM –7:45PM Room 210B, Convention Center Karen Yagdjian, University of Texas-Pan American (1106-35-2716) (1302) Can Cannibalism Save the Day? Dynamic 9:15AM Symmetries of the Gross-Pitaevskii Models for Adaptive Life History  Strategies in Response to Climate (1310) equation. Preliminary report. Change. Danny Arrigo*andKyle Barker, Jim M. Cushing, University of Arizona University of Central Arkansas (1106-A0-137) (1106-35-1718) 9:30AM Numerical Methods for Solving Optimal SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and (1311) Control Problems for the Second Order Government Business Meeting Parabolic PDEs. Ugur Abdulla and Jonathan Goldfarb*, 7:00 PM –7:30PM Room 210A, Convention Center Florida Institute of Technology (1106-35-2581) 9:45AM Time Discrete Approximation of Weak (1312) Solutions for Stochastic Equations of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Applications. Chuntian Wang, Indiana University Bloomington (1106-35-1398) Monday, January 12 10:00AM On the Numerical Solution of the  (1313) Sine-Gordan Equation using Method of Joint Meetings Registration Lines. Chloe L Ondracek*, Minot State 7:30 AM –4:00PM East Registration, University, and Narayan Thapa, Convention Center Minot State University, Minot ND USA (1106-35-1217) AMS Session on Partial Differential 10:15AM Modeling Mixed Boundary Conditions Equations, I  (1314) with the Complex Variable Boundary Element Method (CVBEM). 7:30 AM –10:55AM Room 208, Anthony N. Johnson*, Theodore V. Convention Center Hromadka and Steven B. Horton,United States Military Academy (1106-35-160) 7:30AM Existence of Nodal Solutions for Neumann  (1303) Problems. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Random Attractor of Stochastic Michael E. Filippakis*, Department of (1315) Brusselator System with Multiplicative Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, White Noise. and Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou,National Junyi Tu*andYuncheng You,University Technical University, Zografou Campus of South Florida (1106-35-663) (1106-35-822) 10:45AM Approximate Diagonalization 7:45AM The 2D incompressible Boussinesq (1316) of Variable-Coefficient Differential (1304) equations with partial dissipation. Operators Through Similarity Dhanapati Adhikari, Marywood Transformations. University (1106-35-2894) James V Lambers,Universityof Southern Mississippi (1106-35-998) 8:00AM The 2D Euler-Boussinesq equations with a (1305) singular velocity. Preliminary report. Dipendra Regmi, Farmingdale State Email Center College, SUNY (1106-35-795) 7:30 AM –8:00PM East Registration, 8:15AM Nonlinear Pseudo-differential Equations, Convention Center (1306) Sobolev Gradients & Application to Nonlinear Pseudo-differential Equations. Ramesh Karki, The University of Toledo AMS Special Session on Advances in Coding (1106-35-2266) Theory, III 8:30AM Large Time Behavior of Solutions to (1307) Hyperbolic Balance Laws. Preliminary 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 002, report. Convention Center Jiao Chen*, Shanghai Jiao Tong Organizers: Felice Manganiello, University, and Yanni Zeng,Universityof Clemson University Alabama at Birmingham (1106-35-589) Gretchen L. Matthews, 8:45AM Gibbs’ measure and almost sure global (1308) well-posedness for one dimensional Clemson University periodic fractional Schrodinger¨ equation. Judy L. Walker,Universityof Seckin Demirbas, UIUC (1106-35-1938) Nebraska

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8:00AM Designing error correcting codes for AMS Special Session on Computing (1317) flash memories. Intensive Modeling in Mathematical and Christine A. Kelley*, University of Computational Biology, II Nebraska-Lincoln, and Kathryn Haymaker, Villanova University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 006B, (1106-94-2657) Convention Center 9:00AM Constructions of codes for the (1318) grain-error model. Preliminary report. Organizers: Timothy D Comar, Kathryn Haymaker, Villanova University Benedictine University (1106-05-2242) Olcay Akman, Illinois State 9:30AM Properties of Neural Codes via the Neural University (1319) Ring. Daniel Hrozencik,Chicago Katherine Morrison,Universityof State University Northern Colorado (1106-92-1774) 8:00AM Simulation of Stochastic Differential 10:00AM Network Coding and Applications.  (1327) Equations arises in mathematical  (1320) Kristin E. Lauter, Microsoft Research neurosciences. Preliminary report. (1106-94-1020) M. Rahman, University of North Florida (1106-34-1574) AMS Special Session on Classification 8:30AM Simulations of a lattice model and Problems in Operator Algebras, II (1328) pairwise approximation equations to predict unstable calcium release in a 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 001B, cardiac cell. Convention Center Robert J Rovetti, Loyola Marymount University (1106-92-2455) Organizers: Arnaud Brothier, Vanderbilt University 9:00AM Pre-Copulatory Sexual Cannibalism:  (1329) effects of voracity, growth, and Ionut Chifan,TheUniversity maturation time. Preliminary report. of Iowa Sara A Reynolds,Universityof Darren Creutz, Vanderbilt Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-92-2403) University 9:30AM large scale multi agent simulation of Remus Nicoara,University  (1330) infectious disease on the lazarus gpu of Tennessee cluster with applications to epidemiology David Penneys,University and zombies. of California, Los Angeles John M Calhoun, Texas Tech University (1106-92-1814) 8:00AM Noncommutative uncertainty principles. (1321) Chunlan Jiang, Hebei Normal University, 10:00AM Modeling and analysis of a Zhengwei Liu*, Vanderbilt University, (1331) temperature-driven outbreak and Jinsong Wu, University of Science of waterfowl disease in the Upper and Technology of China (1106-46-364) Mississippi River. Preliminary report. James P Peirce*, Greg Sandland, 8:30AM Metric Mean Dimension for Algebraic Barbara Bennie and Mary O’Driscoll, (1322) Actions of Sofic Groups. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Ben Hayes, Vanderbilt University (1106-92-421) (1106-37-1686) 10:30AM Two-Sex Mosquito Model for the Spread 9:00AM Von Neumann Algebras of (1332) of Wolbachia. Preliminary report. (1323) Equivalence Relations with Nontrivial Ling Xue*, Carrie Manore, Panpim One-Cohomology. Thongsripong, Soodeh Azizi,Tulane Daniel J Hoff, University of California, University, and Mac Hyman, Azizi San Diego (1106-47-2637) (1106-34-151) ∗ 9:30AM Invariant Basis Number for C -Algebras. (1324) Philip M Gipson, University of Nebraska AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, – Lincoln (1106-47-440) I 10:00AM Subfactors and Topological Defects in (1325) Conformal Quantum Field Theory. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 004, Marcel Bischoff*, Vanderbilt University, Convention Center Yasuyuki Kawahigashi,TheUniversity of Tokyo, Roberto Longo,Universit`adi Organizers: James Mc Laughlin,West Roma ”Tor Vergata”, and Karl-Henning Chester University Rehren, Institut fur¨ Theoretische Physik, Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity Universit¨at Gottingen¨ (1106-81-1747) College 10:30AM Maximal amenable von Neumann 8:00AM Convergence of random continued (1326) subalgebras arising from maximal (1333) fractions. amenable subgroups. Lisa Lorentzen, NTNU, Trondheim, Remi Boutonnet, UCSD (1106-47-1262) Norway (1106-30-1702)

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9:00AM Some q-Continued fractions and their 10:00AM Mathematical connections: Curricular (1334) connections with Lambert series and  (1342) and cognitive. mock theta functions. Hyman Bass, University of Michigan Mohan V G K Rudravarapu*, (1106-97-1468) Government Polytechnic, Department of 10:30AM No Coherence without Rigor. Preliminary Technical Education,Srikakulam,AP,India,  (1343) report. and , Motilal Pankaj Srivastava Nathaniel Rounds, Reasoning Mind Nehru National Institute of (1106-97-2626) Technology,Allahabad,UP,India (1106-33-778) AMS Special Session on Differential 9:30AM Effects of Perturbation of Terms of Geometry and Statistics, I  (1335) S-fractions in the Corresponding Stieltjes Transforms. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 007C, Saroj Aryal*, Montana State University Convention Center Billings, and Farhad Jafari,Universityof Wyoming (1106-33-482) Organizer: Susan Holmes,Stanford 10:00AM Continued Fraction Digit Averages and University  (1336) Maclaurin’s Inequalities. 8:00AM From Volume of Tubes to Volume Testing. Steven J Miller*, Williams College, (1344) Persi Diaconis, Stanford University , University of Illinois Francesco Cellarosi (1106-62-823) Urbana-Champaign, Doug Hensley, Texas A&M University, and Jake Wellens, 9:00AM Statistical Learning from Invariance California Institute of Technology (1345) Principles: Robust Algorithms from (1106-11-58) Information Theory and Riemannian Geometry. 10:30AM Dynamics of semigroup actions of linear Yann Ollivier, CNRS, Laboratoire de (1337) fractional transformations. Recherche en Informatique, Universit´e Mohammad Javaheri, Siena College Paris-Saclay (1106-62-295) (1106-37-210) 10:00AM Positive Curvature and Hamiltonian AMS Special Session on Creating Coherence (1346) Monte Carlo. in K–12 Mathematics, II Susan Holmes, Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo*andChristof 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007A, Seiler, Stanford University (1106-60-269) Convention Center AMS Special Session on Fixed Point Theory Organizers: Brigitte Lahme, Sonoma and Applications, I State University William McCallum, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007D, University of Arizona Convention Center Cody Patterson,University Organizer: Clement Boateng Ampadu, of Arizona Northeastern University Kristin Umland,University 8:00AM Coupled coincidence point and coupled of New Mexico (1347) fixed point theorems on modified Ellen Whitesides,University intuitionistic fuzzy metric spaces with of Arizona applications. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Empiricism as unifying theme in the Bhavana Deshpande, Govt. P. G. Arts  (1338) Standards for Mathematical Practice. and Science College, Ratlam (MP), India Glenn Stevens,BostonUniversity (1106-46-108) (1106-97-2931) 8:30AM On unification of fixed point techniques - 8:30AM Developing the Horizon Content (1348) Applications of (δ, k)−weak contractions.  (1339) Knowledge of Teachers through a Math Xavier Alexius Udo-utun,Universityof Teachers’ Circle. Uyo, Nigeria (1106-47-37) Thomas J Clark, Dordt College 9:00AM Partial metric spaces with negative (1106-97-1461)  (1349) distances and fixed point theorems. 9:00AM Content courses and practice based Preliminary report. (1340) teacher education. Koushik Pal*andSamer Assaf, Emina Alibegovic,UniversityofUtah University of Saskatchewan (1106-97-2206) (1106-54-400) 9:30AM Engaging Preservice and Inservice 9:30AM n-Dimensional U-Convexity and Fixed (1341) Secondary Mathematics Teachers in (1350) Point for Non-expansive Mappings in Backmapping Essential Understandings Banach Spaces. Preliminary report. in Calculus to School Algebra. Ji Gao*, Community College of James A. Mendoza Epperson,University Philadelphia, and Satit Saujung,Knon of Texas-Arlington (1106-97-2841) Kaen University (1106-46-336)

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10:00AM Some Approximate Fixed Point Results for AMS Special Session on Holomorphic  (1351) Generalized Nonexpansive Mappings in Dynamics in One and Several Variables, III Ptolemy Spaces. Preliminary report. Talat Nazir, Eindhoven (1106-46-36) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 006D, Convention Center 10:30AM A Fixed Point Theorem for Spherically (1352) Complete V-Continuity Spaces. Organizers: Tanya Firsova, State Nate Ackerman,HarvardUniversity University of New York at (1106-54-804) Stony Brook and Kansas State University AMS Special Session on Fractional, Stochastic, and Hybrid Dynamic Systems Thomas Sharland, State with Applications, I University of New York at Stony Brook

8:00AM A combinatorial classification of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 003, (1359) postcritically finite Newton maps. Convention Center Russell Lodge*, Jacobs University Bremen, Yauhen Mikulich, Frankfurt, Organizers: John R. Graef,Universityof Germany, and Dierk Schleicher,Jacobs Tennessee at Chattanooga University, Bremen (1106-37-516) 8:30AM Random Iteration of Rational Maps. G. S. Ladde,Universityof (1360) Jesse D Feller, University of Wisconsin South Florida Milwaukee (1106-37-1375) A. S. Vatsala,Universityof 9:00AM Fjords in a Parameter Space for Antipode Louisiana at Lafayette (1361) Preserving Cubic Maps. Araceli Bonifant*, University of Rhode 8:00AM Eigenvalue comparison for fractional Island, Xavier Buff,UniversitePaul (1353) boundary value problems with the Sabatier, and John Milnor, Stony Brook Caputo derivative. University (1106-37-2638) Johnny Henderson*, Baylor University, 9:30AM On the measure of the Feigenbaum Julia and Nickolai Kosmatov,Universityof (1362) set. Preliminary report. Arkansas at Little Rock (1106-34-84) Scott Sutherland, Stony Brook University (1106-37-2380) 8:30AM Existence of Positive Solutions of (1354) Fractional Boundary Value Problems 10:00AM Constraints on automorphism groups of Involving Bounded Linear Operators. (1363) higher dimensional manifolds. John R. Graef and Xueyan Sherry Liu*, Turgay Bayraktar, Syracuse University University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1106-32-835) (1106-34-172) 10:30AM Domain of attraction along an apparent (1364) direction for holomorphic maps tangent 9:00AM Infinitely Many Periodic Solutions to to the identity. (1355) Perturbed Second-order Impulsive Sara W. Lapan,NorthwesternUniversity Hamiltonian Systems. (1106-32-2648) John R. Graef*, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Shapour Heidarkhani, AMS Special Session on Limits of Discrete Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran, and Lingju Kong,TheUniversityof Structures, I Tennessee at Chattanooga (1106-34-391) 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 006A, 9:30AM Real Zeros of a Random Algebraic Convention Center (1356) Polynomial with Infinite Variance. M. Sambandham*, Morehouse College, Organizers: Peter Diao,Stanford and M. Sudharani, Surya Engineering University College, Erode, India (1106-60-736) Dominique Guillot, Stanford University 10:00AM A Vector-born Disease Scale-Structured (1357) Network Delay Stochastic Epidemic Apoorva Khare,Stanford dynamic model. Preliminary report. University Divine Wanduku, Keiser University, Bala Rajaratnam,Stanford Florida (1106-60-737) University

10:30AM Generalized Monotone Method for Caputo 8:00AM On the asymptotics of constrained (1358) Fractional Integro-Differential Equations (1365) exponential random graphs. of order q, 0

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8:30AM A case for graph limits: The Logarithmic 10:30AM Sustainable strategies of environmental (1366) Calculus and Application to Sidorenko’s  (1374) protection: modeling and optimization. Conjecture. Preliminary report. Xiang Li*, UC Berkeley, and Bal´azs Natali Hritonenko*, Prairie View A&M Szegedy,MTAAlfr´ed R´enyi Institute of University, and Yuri Yatsenko, Houston Mathematics (1106-60-2013) Baptist University (1106-92-239)

p 9:00AM An L theory of sparse graph limits I: AMS Special Session on Mathematics in (1367) limits, sparse random graph models, and Poland: Interbellum, World War II, and power law distributions. Immediate Post-War Developments, I Christian Borgs, Jennifer T Chayes*, Henry Cohn, Microsoft Research, and Yufei Zhao, MIT (1106-05-1829) 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 005, Convention Center 10:00AM An Lp theory of sparse graph (1368) convergence II: LD convergence, Organizers: Mohammad Javaheri,Siena quotients, and right convergence. College Christian Borgs, Jennifer T Chayes, Emelie A. Kenney,Siena Henry Cohn*, Microsoft Research, and College Yufei Zhao, MIT (1106-05-1834) 8:00AM The Polish Cipher Bureau’s Attack on the  (1375) German Enigma Cipher Machine. AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Preliminary report. Natural Resource Modeling, I Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky University (1106-01-89) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 008B, 8:30AM PhD recipients and distinguished Convention Center  (1376) graduates in mathematics at the Jagiellonian University (Krakow)´ in the Organizers: Shandelle M. Henson, years 1918-1939. Preliminary report. Andrews University Stanisław Domoradzki,Universityof Rzeszow,´ Poland, and Małgorzata Catherine A. Roberts, Stawiska-Friedland*, Mathematical College of the Holy Cross Reviews (1106-01-478)

8:00AM A model for the Darwinian dynamics of 9:00AM Fifty Years Later—Reflections from the  (1369) an adult-on-juvenile cannibalistic  (1377) Classroom of the First Year Study of population. Preliminary report. Mathematics at Warsaw University. Jim M. Cushing, University of Arizona Preliminary report. (1106-92-674) Bozenna Pasik-Duncan,Universityof Kansas (1106-01-2817) 8:30AM Allee effects and colony collapse disorder 9:30AM The Legacy of Jerzy Neyman.  (1370) in honey bees.  (1378) Dominique Duncan,Universityof Brian Dennis*, Department of Statistical California, Davis (1106-01-2850) Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, and William P Kemp, USDA-ARS Red 10:00AM Alfred Rosenblatt (1880-1947). A first River Valley Agricultural Research Center,  (1379) Polish algebraic geometer. Preliminary Fargo, ND (1106-92-1258) report. Danuta Ciesielska, Institute of 9:00AM Optimal Control for Management in Mathematics, Pedagogical University of (1371) Gypsy Moth Models. Cracow (1106-01-2627) Marco V. Martinez,NorthCentral College (1106-92-1268) AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Function Theory, I 9:30AM Climate dynamics: the scale of  (1372) uncertainty. Eric Marland*, Appalachian State 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 001A, University, Dawn Woodard,Universityof Convention Center California, Irvine, Susannah Hogue, Appalachian State University, Maya Organizers: Paul S. Muhly,Universityof Hutchins, Arizona State University, Iowa Gordon Buckingham, Meredith Gelu F. Popescu,University Branham, Jeff Colby and Gregg of Texas at San Antonio Marland, Appalachian State University 8:00AM Noncommutative Inequalities. Preliminary (1106-92-451) (1380) report. J William Helton, UCSD (1106-46-849) 10:00AM Allee effects and invasive insect  (1373) management: how to optimally allocate 8:30AM PI and GIT Methods in Free Analysis. resources. (1381) Erin Griesenauer, Paul S. Muhly*, Julie C Blackwood, Williams College University of Iowa, and Baruch Solel, (1106-92-1387) Technion (1106-47-651)

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9:00AM Euler Characteristic on Noncommutative Henri Darmon, McGill (1382) Polyballs. University Gelu F Popescu,TheUniversityofTexas 8:00AM Random Selmer groups over function at San Antonio (1106-47-281) (1392) fields. 9:30AM Symmetric states and tail algebras. Jordan S. Ellenberg,Universityof (1383) Preliminary report. Wisconsin - Madison (1106-14-1906) Ken Dykema*, Texas A&M University, 8:30AM Iwasawa theory of symmetric powers of Claus Koestler, University Colllege Cork, (1393) modular forms. and John D. Williams,Universityof Saarland (1106-46-834) Robert Harron, University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa (1106-11-976) 10:00AM Matricial function theory and weighted (1384) shifts. 9:00AM Heights of generalized Heegner cycles. Paul S. Muhly,UniversityofIowa,Iowa (1394) Ari Shnidman, University of Michigan City, Iowa, and Baruch Solel*, Technion, (1106-11-723) Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 10:00AM Generalised Heegner cycles and p-adic Israel (1106-47-801) (1395) L-functions. 10:30AM A Lebesgue-type decomposition theorem Francesc Castella*, University of (1385) for linear functionals on noncommutative California, Los Angeles, and Ming-Lun function spaces. Hsieh, National Taiwan University Matthew Kennedy, Carleton University (1106-11-1861) (1106-47-1042) MAA Invited Paper Session on Making the AMS Special Session on Ricci Curvature for Case for Faculty Relevance: Case Studies in Homogeneous Spaces and Related Topics, III Best Practices for Classroom Teaching

8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 006C, 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 217B, Convention Center Convention Center

Organizers: Megan Kerr, Wellesley Organizer: Martha Abell,Georgia College Southern University

Tracy Payne,IdahoState 8:00AM What technology should I use—oh, and University (1396) how does it enhance student learning? 8:00AM Geometry of gradient Ricci solitons. P. Gavin LaRose, University of Michigan (1386) Chenxu He,UniversityofOklahoma (1106-AG-1662) (1106-53-2132) 8:30AM Gaising into the Future of Teaching 8:30AM On the stability of expanding Ricci  (1397) Statistics. Preliminary report. (1387) solitons. Robin H. Lock, St. Lawrence University Michael Bradford Williams*, UCLA, (1106-AG-2754) Michael Jablonski,Universityof Oklahoma, and Peter Petersen,UCLA 9:00AM Four-and-a-half useful methods for (1106-53-985) (1398) grading mathematical writing. Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall 9:00AM Symmetries of generalized Ricci solitons. College (1106-AG-635) (1388) Preliminary report. Jeffrey Jauregui, Union College 9:30AM What we say/What they hear: Culture (1106-53-2436) (1399) Shock in the Classroom. Carol S Schumacher, Kenyon College 9:30AM The RG-2 bracket flow on Lie groups and (1106-AG-2299) (1389) related flows. Preliminary report. David Alan Glickenstein,Universityof 10:00AM Could an ecology of teaching and Arizona (1106-53-1119)  (1400) learning inform us about best practices in classroom teaching? 10:00AM Updates on the second order Jacqueline M. Dewar, Loyola Marymount (1390) renormalization group flow. Preliminary University (1106-AG-732) report. Christine M Guenther, Pacific University 10:30AM An Introduction to Best Practices of (1106-58-1335)  (1401) Modified Moore Method in the Teaching 10:30AM Second order renormalization group flow. of Proofs. (1391) Karsten Gimre,Columbia Rachel Schwell, Central Connecticut (1106-53-2891) State University (1106-AG-2713)

AMS Special Session on Selmer Groups, I MAA Invited Paper Session on The Mathematics of Rogers and Ramanujan 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 007B, Convention Center 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 214D, Convention Center Organizers: Mirela Ciperiani,University of Texas at Austin Organizer: Ken Ono,EmoryUniversity

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8:00AM The Generalized Rogers-Ramanujan 9:30AM The Construction of a Non-Uniquely  (1402) Series and Related Mysteries. (1414) Ergodic Minimal Cantor Set. George E Andrews, The Pennsylvania Erin Farrell Denette*andAraceli State University (1106-AB-40) Medina-Bonifant, University of Rhode Island (1106-37-2268) 8:30AM A Survey of the Rogers–Ramanujan (1403) Continued Fraction. 9:45AM Parameter Space Structures for Rational Bruce C. Berndt, University of Illinois at (1415) Maps. Urbana-Champaign (1106-AB-45) Daniel Cuzzocreo, Smith College (1106-37-2770) 9:00AM Generalized Rogers-Ramanujan identities  (1404) and vertex operator algebra theory. 10:00AM An Equidistribution Result in James Lepowsky,RutgersUniversity (1416) Non-Archimedean Dynamics. (1106-AB-102) Kenneth Scott Jacobs,TheUniversityof Georgia (1106-37-2345) 9:30AM Selberg’s q-difference equations, the 10:15AM On the Ergodicity of Products of (1405) Rogers-Ramanujan continued fraction,  (1417) Transformations in Infinite Measure. and unit groups. Julien E Clancy*, Yale University, Rina Amanda Folsom, Amherst College/Yale Friedberg, University of Chicago, University (1106-AB-1088) Indraneel Kasmalkar,University 10:00AM Hall–Littlewood polynomials and of California, Berkeley, Isaac Loh, (1406) Rogers–Ramanujan identities. Williams College, Tudor P˘adurariu, S. Ole Warnaar,TheUniversityof University of California, Los Angeles, Queensland (1106-AB-113) Cesar Silva, Williams College, and Sahana Vasudevan,HarvardUniversity 10:30AM Algebraic units arising from a framework (1106-37-2750) (1407) of Rogers–Ramanujan identities. Michael J. Griffin,EmoryUniversity 10:30AM Conservativity of Products in  (1106-AB-861) (1418) Infinite-Measure. Preliminary report. Julien Clancy, Yale University, Rina AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and Siller Friedberg*, University of Chicago, Ergodic Theory, and Difference and Indraneel Kasmalkar,University of California, Berkeley, Isaac Loh, Functional Equations, I Williams College, Tudor Padurariu, University of California, Los Angeles, 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 102A, Cesar E Silva, Williams College, and Convention Center Sahana Vasudevan,HarvardUniversity (1106-37-2615) 8:00AM On Systems of Rational Difference  (1408) Equations with Periodic Coefficients. AMS Session on Geometry Preliminary report. Y. Kostrov*, Xavier University, and 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 202B, Z. Kudlak, Monmouth University Convention Center (1106-39-1068) 8:00AM Skeleta of algebraic curves and surfaces. 8:15AM Dynamics of a Nonlinear Rational (1409) Difference Equation. (1419) Preliminary report. Sebahat Ebru Das*andFatma Surya Thapa Magar, Kansas State Celiker, Yildiz Technical University University (1106-51-2271) (1106-39-2912) 8:15AM Piecewise domains in staircase metric  (1420) space-times. 8:30AM Classification of the Local Dynamics of  Kusha Mohammadi and JMealy*, Austin (1410) Real Analytic Planar Maps with a College (1106-51-1253) Non-Isolated 1-1 Resonant Fixed Point. William T Jamieson*andOrlando 8:30AM Capturing the evader in 2-d Euclidean  Merino, University of Rhode Island (1421) space with topological strategy. (1106-39-653) Yiqing Cai*, Postdoc/Institute for mathematics and its applications, 8:45AM Concavity and Convexity in Discrete and Andrew Beveridge, Associate  (1411) Fractional Calculus. Professor/Macalester College Christopher S. Goodrich,Creighton (1106-51-1275) Preparatory School (1106-39-1805) 8:45AM Double Bubbles in Hyperbolic Surfaces. 9:00AM Dynamics at a Finite Resolution: A Study  (1422) Alyssa Kealohi Loving,Universityof  (1412) of Isolating Neighborhoods. Preliminary Hawaii at Hilo (1106-51-1303) report. 9:00AM The Isoperimetric Problem in Rn with Martin M Salgado-Flores*, Yu-Min  (1423) Density r p. Preliminary report. Chung and Sarah Day, College of Sarah E Tammen, University of Georgia William & Mary (1106-37-911) (1106-51-1441) 9:15AM Rank-one homeomorphisms of T2. 9:15AM α-flokki. Preliminary report. (1413) Sahana Vasudevan,HarvardUniversity (1424) Oscar Vega, California State University, (1106-37-2163) Fresno (1106-51-1536)

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9:30AM Maximal regular polygons inscribed in a 10:15AM Purity Results on F-crystals. (1425) triangle. Preliminary report. (1439) Jinghao Li*andAdrian Vasiu,SUNY Michael McAsey*andLibin Mou, Binghamton (1106-11-1985) Bradley University (1106-51-1922) 9:45AM The Local Isomorphism Class of the AMS Session on Probability Theory and  (1426) Discrete Hyperbolic Plane. Stochastic Processes, I Dane P. Mayhook,FloridaState University (1106-51-2097) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 203A, 10:00AM Geometric Modeling of Hexagonal Joints. Convention Center  (1427) Traymon Beavers, Michael Caple, Ezekiel Mihelcic*andLisha 8:00AM The joint belief function and Shapley White, James Madison University (1440) value for the joint cooperative game. (1106-51-2304) Zheng Wei*, Tonghui Wang,New Mexico State University, Baokun Li, 10:15AM A New Perspective on Laguerre Planes. School of Statistics, Southwestern  (1428) Robert D. Knight,Ohio University of Finance and Economy, University-Chillicothe (1106-51-2606) China, and Phoung Anh Nguyen, 10:30AM Partitions of Tetrahedra. Preliminary International University, Vietnam  (1429) report. National University (1106-60-1016) Derege H. Mussa, University of Texas at 8:15AM Finite Factors of Bernoulli Schemes. Dallas (1106-51-1496) (1441) Andrew Lazowski, Sacred Heart University (1106-00-1419) AMS Session on Number Theory, I 8:30AM Hyperfinite Construction of 8:00 AM –10:25AM Room 101A, (1442) G-expectation. Convention Center Tolulope Rhoda Fadina, Bielefeld University, Germany. (1106-60-1323) 8:00AM On Higher Etale Regulators and 8:45AM Generalized conditional Wiener integrals (1430) Application to Higher Class Field Theory. (1443) and their applications over analogues of SinTsunEdwardFan, California Wiener paths. Institute of Technology (1106-11-2785) Dong Hyun Cho, Kyonggi University 8:15AM Moduli of elliptic curves via twisted stable (1106-60-1687) (1431) maps. 9:00AM Random weighted projections, random Andrew Niles, College of the Holy Cross (1444) quadratic forms and random (1106-11-702) eigenvectors. n 8:30AM Discriminants of simplest 3 -tic Ke Wang*, Institute for Mathematics  (1432) extensions. and its Applications, University of T. Alden Gassert, University of Colorado, Minnesota, and Van Vu,YaleUniversity Boulder (1106-11-1797) (1106-60-2574) AM 8:45 Diophantine Equations of the Form 9:15AM Asymptotic Zero Distribution of random (1433) X2N +22α52βp2γ = Z5. (1445) polynomials. Eva G. Goedhart*andHelen Turgay Bayraktar, Syracuse University G. Grundman, Bryn Mawr College (1106-60-1521) (1106-11-1763) 9:30AM Finding the probability of all Markov 9:00AM On Solving the Equation  (1446) chain sample paths from j to k in n-steps (1434) (a2xk − 1)(b2yk − 1) = (abzk − 1)2. where j,k that are bounded below by the Eva G. Goedhart and Helen x-axis and having transitions of size one G. Grundman*, Bryn Mawr College of two (up or down). (1106-11-1767) Alan C. Krinik*, California State Z Z2 Polytechnic University, Pomona, and 9:15AM p-adic measures on p and p. (1435) Preliminary report. Dmitry, Vladimir V. Kruchinin,Tomsk Scott Zinzer, Arizona State University State University of Control Systems and (1106-11-2134) Radioelectronics (1106-60-7) 9:30AM Average of the First Invariant Factor of 9:45AM On the sup-norm of the Bernstein density (1436) the Reductions of Abelian Varieties of CM (1447) estimator. Preliminary report. Type. Lu Lu, Colby College (1106-60-2756) Sungjin Kim, University of California, Los 10:00AM Hybrid Deterministic-Stochastic Gradient Angeles (1106-11-588)  (1448) Langevin Dynamics for Bayesian 9:45AM Counting Artin-Schreier Curves Over Learning. (1437) Finite Fields. Preliminary report. Qi He*andJack Xin,Universityof Anne M. Ho, Colorado State University California, Irvine (1106-60-173) (1106-11-586) 10:15AM Distribution of Distances Between 10:00AM Generalized integral Hopf-Galois module (1449) Random Gaussian Points in n-Space. (1438) structure in characteristic p. Benjamin Thirey*andRandal E Alan Koch, Agnes Scott College Hickman, United States Military Academy (1106-11-2279) at West Point, NY (1106-60-2576)

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10:30AM Some Asymptotic Properties of 10:30AM Decomposing Dehn Twists in Terms of (1450) Silverman’s Smoothed Functional (1462) Lickorish Generators. Principal Components. Darren M Garbuz, Saint Louis University Pemantha Lakraj Gamage*andFrits (1106-57-1807) Ruymgaart, Texas Tech University, 10:45AM Character Varieties of Dehn Fillings of a Texas, USA. (1106-60-2726) (1463) 3-component Link. Preliminary report. 10:45AM Multistep-ahead forecasting in FX rates Meredith G Anderson,NewMexicoState (1451) using K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm with University (1106-57-1347) Mahalanobis Distance. Vindya Kumari Pathirana*and MAA Session on Best Practices for Teaching Kandethody M Ramachandran, the Introductory Statistics Course, II University of South Florida (1106-60-2347) 8:00 AM –10:35AM Room 211, AMS Session on Topology and Manifolds, III Convention Center

8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 101B, Organizers: Randall Pruim,Calvin Convention Center College Scott Alberts, Truman State 8:00AM Skein Theory and q-series. University (1452) Mustafa Hajij, Louisiana State University (1106-55-158) Patti Frazer Lock,St. 8:15AM Predicting the number and type of twist Lawrence University (1453) sits in a rational knot or link. Preliminary 8:00AM Using Supplemental Instruction in report. (1464) Mathematical Statistics at OUC: The Kerry M. Luse*, Trinity Washington study of how Supplemental Instruction University, and Mark E. Kidwell,United has improved student success in States Naval Academy (1106-55-1972) introductory statistics at OUC. 8:30AM Intrinsic Linking and Knotting in Directed Dywayne Allen Nicely,Ohio  (1454) Graphs. University-Chillicothe (1106-A5-232) Joel Foisy, State University of New York 8:20AM Adventures in Teaching Statistics to at Potsdam, Hugh N Howards,Wake  (1465) Energy Systems Engineers. Preliminary Forest University, and Natalie R Rich*, report. University of Nebraska (1106-55-528) Eleanor S. A. Farrington, Massachusetts 8:45AM Knot Invariants from Spanning Surfaces Maritime Academy (1106-A5-2641)  (1455) for a Two-Bridge Knot. Vincent F Longo, The College of New 8:40AM Best Practices for Responding to (the Jersey (1106-19-1682) (1466) Increasing) Cultural and Linguistic Diversity of Introductory Statistics 9:00AM Even and odd Kauffman bracket ideals (1456) for genus-1 tangles. Preliminary report. Students: Research, Resources and Susan M. Abernathy*, Angelo Recommendations. State University, and Patrick M. Lawrence M. Lesser*andAmy E. Gilmer, Louisiana State University Wagler,TheUniversityofTexasatEl (1106-57-1751) Paso (1106-A5-1296) 9:15AM Alexander- and Markov-type theorems for 9:00AM The First Night of Statistics Class  (1457) virtual singular links. Preliminary report.  (1467) (Revisited). Sarah R McGahan*andAndrew V de la Michael D. Miner, American Public Pena, California State University, Fresno University System (1106-A5-2612) (1106-57-1799) 9:20AM Motivating the Material: Theme-Based 9:30AM On the Jones polynomial of 2n-plat (1468) Introductory Statistics.  (1458) presentations of knots. Preliminary Adam F Childers, Roanoke College report. (1106-A5-979) Bo-hyun Kwon,UniversityofCentral Oklahoma (1106-57-434) 9:40AM Student Perspectives of a Non-Traditional  (1469) Introductory Statistics Course. 9:45AM Bulky Knots. Rachel M Bates, Redlands Community (1459) Dennis M. Roseman,UniversityofIowa College (1106-A5-1295) (1106-57-384) 10:00AM Heegaard diagrams corresponding to 10:00AM Analyzing Grade Inflation Data in an  (1460) Turaev surfaces. (1470) Introductory Statistics course. Cody Armond*, Nathan Druivenga and Dale K Hathaway, Olivet Nazarene Thomas Kindred,UniversityofIowa University (1106-A5-657) (1106-57-1934) 10:20AM Statistics in the World Around Us – A 10:15AM Volume Bounds for Families of  (1471) Group Project for an Introductory (1461) A-Adequate Link Diagrams. Statistics Course. Adam Giambrone, Alma College Eric Ruggieri, College of the Holy Cross (1106-57-2196) (1106-A5-2066)

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MAA Session on Collaborations between 8:20AM A Unique and Successful Course in Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions that  (1478) Multicultural Mathematics. Create Pathways to a Math Major Betty C Rogers, Piedmont College (1106-D1-2829) 8:00 AM –10:20AM Room 203B, 8:40AM The role of an alternative natural Convention Center (1479) language based on Mesoamerican concepts in teaching algebraic processes. Organizers: Nancy Sattler, Terra State Preliminary report. Community College Ivan Lina-Ramos*, Universidad Nacional Judy Ackerman, Autonoma´ de M´exico, and Alma Fabiola Montgomery College Rangel-Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico Rockville Campus (1106-D1-2793) Elizabeth Teles,National 9:00AM Ethnomathematics in a First Year Science Foundation (1480) Seminar. 8:00AM Creating a Pathway for Transfer: Edwin (Jed) P Herman,Universityof (1472) A Partnership between Two-year Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1106-D1-2649) and Four-year Public Institutions in Massachusetts. 9:20AM Discovering Universal Connections in  Rebecca Metcalf*andIrina Seceleanu, (1481) Mathematics Through Native American Bridgewater State University Culture. (1106-B5-2861) Charles Peter Funkhouser*, California State University Fullerton, Miles R. Pfahl, 8:30AM The Tropic of Calculus: No Course Is an  Turtle Mountain Community College, and (1473) Island. Preliminary report. Harriet C. Edwards, California State Luke T Walsh*, Catawba Valley University Fullerton (1106-D1-383) Community College, and Katie J Mawhinney, Appalachian State University 9:40AM An Island Divided: Diversity and (1106-B5-2523)  (1482) Mathematics on St. Maarten. Anne M Raymond, Bellarmine University 9:00AM South Plains Mathematics Fellow  (1474) Program: A partnership to attract new (1106-D1-623) STEM students as mathematics majors. 10:00AM Marcia Ascher and Ethnomathematics. Preliminary report.  (1483) Victor J. Katz, University of the District Kent Pearce*, Jerry Dwyer and Brock of Columbia (1106-D1-1165) Williams, Texas Tech University (1106-B5-2313) MAA Session on Innovative and Effective 9:30AM MCTP: A Partnership between Arizona Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, II  (1475) State University and Maricopa Community Colleges. 8:00 AM –10:35AM Room 204A, K. Harrison Holmes*, Arizona State Convention Center University, and Eric J. Kostelich, School of Mathematical and Statistical Science, Organizers: David Strong, Pepperdine Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ University (1106-B5-1891) Gilbert Strang,MIT 10:00AM The Mathematics Mentoring Partnership ,Virginia  (1476) between the Maricopa County Megan Wawro Tech Community College District and Arizona State University. Preliminary report. 8:00AM An IBL-influenced Approach to Teaching Eric J. Kostelich*, Arizona State  (1484) Linear Algebra. University, and Roberto Ribas, CRayRosentrater, Westmont College Scottsdale Community College (1106-G1-1196) (1106-B5-1719) 8:20AM Use of Just-In-Time-Teaching, Khan (1485) Academy Videos, and MyMathLab to MAA Session on Ethnomathematics: A Partially Flip a Linear Algebra Course. Tribute to Marcia Ascher, I Diana White, University of Colorado Denver (1106-G1-1287) 8:00 AM –10:15AM Room 213B, 8:40AM Exploring Ax = b in a DavidsonX MOOC. Convention Center  (1486) Preliminary report. Organizers: Ximena Catepillan, Shane Macnamara*andTim Chartier, Millersville University Davidson College (1106-G1-2280) Amy Shell-Gellasch, 9:00AM You can use a matrix to do that? Montgomery College  (1487) Meghan M De Witt,StThomasAquinas Janet Beery,Universityof College (1106-G1-1339) Redlands 9:20AM Magic Squares and Other Explorations in 8:00AM Shongo Networks–A Sand Graph.  (1488) Linear Algebra.  (1477) Cynthia E. Taylor, Millersville University Michelle L Ghrist,U.S.AirForce of Pennsylvania (1106-D1-815) Academy (1106-G1-2893)

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9:40AM Topics in Linear Algebra through Signal MAA Session on The Times They Are a  (1489) and Image Processing. Changin’: Successful Innovations in Yevgeniy V. Galperin, East Stroudsburg Developmental Mathematics Curricula and University of Pennsylvania Pedagogy, I (1106-G1-1970) AM AM 10:00AM How Do Badly Conditioned Systems 8:00 –10:55 Room 210B,  (1490) Misbehave? Convention Center JDFortin, Johnson & Wales University - Organizers: Suzanne Dor´ee, Augsburg Charlotte (1106-G1-2660) College 10:20AM An instructional sequence for change of Joanne Peeples,ElPaso  (1491) basis and eigentheory. Community College Megan Wawro*, Virginia Tech, Michelle Donald Small,USMA Zandieh, Arizona State University, Bruce Yoshiwara,Los and David Plaxco,VirginiaTech Angeles Pierce College (1106-G1-1482) Chris Oehrlein,Oklahoma MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Learning in City Community College First-Year and Second-Year Courses, IV 8:00AM Comprehensive Reform of Developmental  (1499) Mathematics at Xavier University of Louisiana. 8:00 AM –10:15AM Room 209, G. Arora, A. Klimas, V. L. Kocic*, D. Convention Center Stutson and S. Unnithan,Xavier University of Louisiana (1106-P5-549) Organizers: Dana Ernst,Northern Arizona University 8:20AM A Personalized Solution for Increased  (1500) Student Success. Preliminary report. Angie Hodge,Universityof Rodica Cazacu*andMarcela Chiorescu, Nebraska Omaha Georgia College (1106-P5-2769) Theron J Hitchman, 8:40AM The Way to Quantitative Literacy for University of Northern Iowa (1501) College Developmental Mathematics Students. 8:00AM Teaching an Inquiry-Based Elementary Michael George*, Annie Y Han and (1492) Linear Algebra Course at a Small Liberal Yevgeniy Milman, BMCC-CUNY Arts University. (1106-P5-2870) William G. Hager, Texas Lutheran 9:00AM A Contemporary Approach to University (1106-G5-2468)  (1502) Intermediate Algebra. 8:20AM IBL Linear Algebra with a mixed audience Don B. Small, U. S. Military Academy (1493) and Sage. (1106-P5-846) Theron J Hitchman,Universityof 9:20AM The Carnegie Pathways: Innovating Northern Iowa (1106-G5-2417)  (1503) for Student Success in Statway and Quantway. 8:40AM Creating and Sustaining Productive Ann Edwards*, Carnegie Foundation, (1494) Whole Class Discussions. and Cinnamon Hillyard,Universityof Chris L Rasmussen, San Diego State Washington Bothell (1106-P5-2701) University (1106-G5-2071) 9:40AM Implementing NCBO (Non-Credit Bearing 9:00AM Computational inquiry in elementary (1504) Option) Bridge Mathematics Courses in  (1495) statistics. the Research University: Lessons Learned Carl Toews, University of Puget Sound in a Tier-1 Setting. (1106-G5-2059) Van Herd, University of Texas at Austin (1106-P5-2554) 9:20AM Exploration and Inquiry in an  (1496) Introductory Course for Mathematics 10:00AM Eliminating Barriers and Establishing  Majors. (1505) Connections: Practices Outside of the Helmut Knaust,TheUniversityofTexas Classroom to Encourage Successful at El Paso (1106-G5-1597) Mathematics Remediation. Preliminary report. 9:40AM A Writing Seminar on Mathematical Kimberly J Presser, Shippensburg  (1497) Topics: Changing Views by Considering University (1106-P5-441) Perplexing Counterfactual Themes. 10:20AM An Inquiry-Based Approach to Using and Preliminary report.  (1506) Manipulating Formulas. Preliminary Mircea Pitici, Cornell University report. (1106-G5-1451) Victor I Piercey, Ferris State University 10:00AM Inquiry-Based Instruction in a Standard (1106-P5-360) (1498) Differential Equations Course for Math 10:40AM A Personalized Learning Approach to Education Major.  (1507) Developmental Mathematics. A. S. Elkhader, Northern State University Jan Orton Case, Jacksonville State (1106-G5-408) University (1106-P5-1249)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 10:15AM How to have group exams but an Mathematics Education, III  (1517) individual final exam for students. A discussion of how this promoted collaborative learning and lead to 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 212A, individual student inquiry in several Convention Center types of classes. Rob Eby, Blinn College - Bryan Campus Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (1106-VD-3) Lutheran College 10:30AM Impact of Mathematics Teacher’s  Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1518) Classroom Discourse on Developing University Student’s Mathematical Thinking in Elementary School in China. Preliminary Kimberly Presser, report. Shippensburg University of Jialing Dai, THe University of the Pacific Pennsylvania (1106-VD-2469) 10:45AM Developing Metacognition in Students’ 8:00AM Helping future high school teachers (1519) Learning of Mathematics. Preliminary (1508) integrate their mathematical and report. pedagogical knowledge. Julie C Beier*, Earlham College, and Matthew S. Winsor, Illinois State Carolyn Yackel,MercerUniversity University (1106-VD-2542) (1106-VD-1279) 8:15AM Potentional Teachers’ Sources. (1509) Fatma Celiker*, Pinar Albayrak and MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Sebahat Ebru Das, Yildiz Technical Research in Algebra, I University (1106-VD-2913) 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 210A, 8:30AM Informal and formal proofs in geometry: Convention Center  (1510) Evidence from a large scale curriculum comparison study. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Oscar Chavez*, University of Texas Lutheran College at San Antonio, and Ruthmae Bem Cayco, San Jose State Sears, University of South Florida University (1106-VD-2546) Kimberly Presser, 8:45AM Using WeBWorK for Reading Quizzes to Shippensburg University of (1511) Encourage Reading the Text Before Class. Pennsylvania Preliminary report. 8:00AM The homomorphic image of a variant of Mike May, Saint Louis University  (1520) the bicyclic semigroup. (1106-VD-2812) Berit Nilsen Givens*, Amber Rosin and Karen Linton, Cal Poly Pomona 9:00AM Budapest Semesters in Mathematics (1106-VJ-1224)  (1512) Education: A Study Abroad Program for 8:15AM Heilbronn Characters of Finite Groups. Pre-Service Secondary Teachers. (1521) Hy Ginsberg, Worcester State University , Budapest Semesters in Ryota Matsuura (1106-VJ-404) Mathematics Education (1106-VD-1111) 8:30AM Break. 9:15AM Do High School Mathematics Courses 8:45AM Peak Sets of Coxeter Groups of Classical  (1513) Prepare Students for College Placement (1522) Lie Types. Tests? Darleen Perez-Lavin*, Erik Insko, Daniel Showalter, Ohio University Florida Gulf Coast University, and Pamela (1106-VD-1144) Harris, United States Military Academy West Point (1106-VJ-1493) 9:30AM STEM Bridge Program.  (1514) Matt M Bell*andJoan Brown,Eastern 9:00AM An Introduction to Lie Algebra New Mexico University (1106-VD-1380) (1523) Multipliers. Louis A. Levy, Baker University 9:45AM Promoting Research in Educational (1106-VJ-1960)  (1515) Mathematics. Preliminary report. 9:15AM Free Field Representations of Twisted Jing-Zhong Zhang*, The National (1524) Toroidal Lie Algebras. Academy of Science, China, Shangzhi Li, Chad R Mangum, Niagara University Beihang University, Beijing, China, and (1106-VJ-2194) Zengxiang Tong, Otterbein University 9:30AM The Category of Elementary Subalgebras (1106-VD-1266) (1525) of a Restricted Lie Algebra. 10:00AM Orient Students to your Course with a Harry Jared Warner,Universityof (1516) Treasure Hunt. Southern California (1106-VJ-2309) Elizabeth A Miller*, Jason A Miller and 9:45AM Primitive Idempotents of Schur Rings. Carolyn Johns, The Ohio State University (1526) Andrew F. Misseldine, Southern Utah (1106-VD-2875) University (1106-VJ-2390)

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10:00AM Induced Automorphisms of Residuated 8:30AM Investigating the Dependence of  (1527) Function Lattices.  (1537) Transmission Rate to Water Temperature R Marshall Lagani,Universityof in a Host-Parasite System. Preliminary Louisville (1106-VJ-2526) report. Mary O’Driscoll*andJames Peirce, 10:15AM On S-Noetherian domains. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (1528) Dong Kyu Kim*andJung Wook (1106-VL-1200) Lim, Kyungpook National University (1106-VJ-1692) 8:45AM Numerical simulation of wave  (1538) propagation in dynamic materials. 10:30AM Power Series under conjugation by the Preliminary report.  (1529) Nottingham Group. Mihhail Berezovski, Worcester Matthew P Gardner Spencer,The Polytechnic Institute (1106-VL-1048) College of the Holy Cross (1106-VJ-2353) 9:00AM A numerical study of the potential flow 10:45AM Poset Diagrams for θ-Twisted Involutions (1539) around two spheres in arbitrary motion  (1530) of Weyl Groups. through an ideal fluid. Preliminary report. J. Tyrel Winebarger, Appalachian State Abhinandan Chowdhury*, Gettysburg University (1106-VJ-1449) College, and Mark L Delcambre, University of Louisiana at Lafayette 11:00AM On the symmetric k-varieties of (1106-VL-2792) (1531) orthogonal groups over fields of even characteristic. Preliminary report. 9:15AM Simplified Mathematical Model of Neck Nathaniel J Schwartz, Washington  (1540) Formation and Breakup of a Slender Fluid College (1106-VJ-1773) Jet. Muhammad Irfan Hameed,Universityof 11:15AM Cross Section Lattices of J-irreducible South Carolina Upstate (1106-VL-1895) (1532) Reductive Monoids as a Product of 9:30AM The Interface of Two Fluids Under a Chains. Preliminary report.  (1541) Shear Flow. Preliminary report. Stephen M. Adams, Cabrini College , The Pennsylvania (1106-VJ-1643) Stephanie A. Blanda State University (1106-VL-1423) AM 11:30 Generalizations of the Cartan and 9:45AM Numerical Simulation of 3D Thin Metallic (1533) Iwasawa Decompositions for SL(2,k). (1542) Liquid Film Dynamics. Amanda K. Sutherland, North Carolina Agegnehu Atena, Savannah State State University (1106-VJ-420) University (1106-VL-1599)

11:45AM Generalized Complexification of the 10:00AM Thin viscous films: thinning driven by (1534) Orbits of Parabolic k-subgroups Acting (1543) surface-tension energy dissipation. on Symmetric k-Varieties. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. FatmaN.A.Mohamed,WestVirginia Mark C Hunnell, North Carolina State University (1106-VL-1415) University (1106-VJ-1057) 10:15AM A split-explicit time-filtered Leapfrog  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1544) Scheme with Application to Atmospheric Modeling. Research in Applied Mathematics, II Joseph Richard Sadow,ArizonaState University (1106-VL-2147) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 213A, 10:30AM Real-Time Implementation of Nonlinear Convention Center (1545) Control Methodologies for a Single Inverted Pendulum. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Emese A. Kennedy*andHien T. Lutheran College Tran, North Carolina State University Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1106-VL-597) University 10:45AM Stability of localized structure for a (1546) semi-arid climate model. Kimberly Presser, Thomas Bellsky, University of Maine Shippensburg University of (1106-VL-1388) Pennsylvania

8:00AM De-noising and Deblurring Images Based MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1535) on Tichonov Regularization With Random Research in Logic or Foundations Data. Walid Sharabati*andYanling Zhao, 8:00 AM –8:10AM Room 204B, Purdue University (1106-VL-2496) Convention Center 8:15AM Recognition of Textural Differences in Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin  (1536) Infrared and Ultraviolet Imagery Using Lutheran College Fractal Characteristics. Jack A. Ryan, North Central College Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1106-VL-263) University

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Kimberly Presser, 10:00AM The Challenges of Teaching Shippensburg University of  (1556) Developmental Mathematics Courses: Pennsylvania Making Mathematics Appeal to Disengaged Learners by Seeking Depth 8:00AM An Elementary Theory of the Categories Over Breadth. Preliminary report. (1547) of Graphs. Carolyn E. Luna,TheUniversityofTexas Demitri J. Plessas, Northeastern State at San Antonio (1106-VW-2751) University (1106-VP-1989) 10:15AM Scholarships-Creating Opportunities for MAA General Contributed Paper Session  (1557) Applying Mathematics– DUE 0966206 on Research in Teaching or Learning Project Outcomes Report (2010-2014). Yu-Ju Kuo*andRick Adkins, Introductory Mathematics Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1106-VW-2454) 8:00 AM –10:40AM Room 214C, 10:30AM Can I be the change I want to see? Convention Center (1558) Navigating the ease and obstacles between research ideals and classroom Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin realities. Lutheran College Mary Beisiegel, Oregon State University Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1106-VW-2667) University SIAM Minisymposium on Advances in Kimberly Presser, Continuous Optimization and Applications Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 202A, 8:00AM Development of a General Education Convention Center  (1548) Online Course. Whitney George,Universityof Organizers: Dominique Orban,Ecole Wisconsin-La Crosse (1106-VW-608) Polytechnique de Montreal Robert Vanderbei, 8:15AM Writing and mathematics in a first-year Princeton University  (1549) seminar. Andrew R Gainer-Dewar,Hobartand 8:00AM Distributed augmented Lagrangian William Smith Colleges (1106-VW-1098) (1559) method with applications to stochastic programming. 8:30AM Turbo-charging freshman engagement in Darinka Dentcheva, Stevens Institute of  (1550) introductory courses through a 2-lecture Technology (1106-90-1609) motivational seminar on how and why to succeed at college mathematics. 8:30AM Alternating Minimization for Structured Wendy Hageman Smith*, Longwood (1560) Optimization. University, and Becker Sidney Smith, Andrzej Ruszczynski, Department of Platonic Realms (1106-VW-2048) Management Sci. and Information Sys., Rutgers University (1106-90-1612) AM 8:45 Making a College Algebra Class 9:00AM Taking Advantage of Degeneracy in Cone  (1551) Accessible to Students with Visual (1561) Optimization: with Applications to Sensor Impairments. Network Localization. John W. Hoggard, Edinboro University of Henry Wolkowicz,University Pennsylvania (1106-VW-2188) of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada 9:00AM The Effects of Assignment Timing on (1106-90-1824)  (1552) Student Learning. Preliminary report. 9:30AM The Direct Extension of ADMM for Emma Smith Zbarsky, Wentworth  (1562) Multi-block Convex Minimization Institute of Technology (1106-VW-2749) Problems is Not Necessarily Convergent. Yinyu Ye, Stanford University 9:15AM Developing and Teaching a Hybrid, (1106-90-2241)  (1553) Mid-Term College Algebra for Business, Life and Social Science Majors. 10:00AM Countably-infinite linear programming Preliminary report. (1563) approaches and simplex-type algorithms Chris Oehrlein,OklahomaCity for Markov Decision Processes. Community College (1106-VW-2795) Ilbin Lee, Marina A Epelman*, University of Michigan, H Edwin Romeijn,National 9:30AM Games as a Learning Tool in Science Foundation, and Robert L Smith,  (1554) Mathematics. University of Michigan (1106-90-2525) Annela R Kelly, Bridgewater State University (1106-VW-2709) 10:30AM A Branch and bound algorithm for (1564) k-Min-Ball problem. 9:45AM Tailgating and trajectories: Using corn Marta Cavaleiro, RUTCOR, Rutgers–The  (1555) hole data to illustrate transformations state Univwersity of New Jersey, and and characteristics of parabolas. Farid Alizadeh*, MSIS Dept., Maria Siopsis, Maryville College Rutgers-State University of New Jersey (1106-VW-2165) (1106-90-2842)

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Project NExT Workshop AMS Special Session on Algebraic Combinatorics and Representation Theory, 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 217D, III Convention Center 8:30 AM –10:50AM Room 008A, PME Council Meeting Convention Center Organizers: Zajj Daugherty, Dartmouth 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Independence, College Grand Hyatt San Antonio Ben Salisbury,Central Michigan University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching or Learning Advanced 8:30AM Onthealcovemodelfor Mathematics (1574) Kirillov-Reshetikhin crystals. Cristian Lenart*andArthur Lubovsky, State University of New York at Albany 8:15 AM –10:25AM Room 204B, (1106-05-889) Convention Center 9:00AM Crystal structure for rigged Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (1575) configurations and the filling map. Lutheran College Anne Schilling and Travis Scrimshaw*, University of California Davis Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1106-05-742) University 9:30AM Combinatorial approach to root Kimberly Presser, (1576) multiplicities of rank two hyperbolic Shippensburg University of Kac-Moody algebras. Preliminary report. Pennsylvania Seok-Jin Kang, Seoul National University, Kyu-Hwan Lee*, University of 8:15AM Teaching Mathematical Modeling - What Connecticut, and Kyungyong Lee,Wayne  (1565) WORKS, What Does NOT. State Univeristy (1106-17-619) Ronald M. Brzenk, Hartwick College (1106-VS-153) 10:00AM Homogeneous Representations of (1577) Khovanov-Lauda-Rouquier Algebras. 8:30AM Analysis of Students’ Proofs in Light of Gabriel Feinberg*, Haverford College,  (1566) the Structure of Proof Construction. and Kyu-Hwan Lee,Universityof Tetsuya Yamamoto,Universityof Connecticut (1106-05-996) Oklahoma (1106-VS-997) 10:30AM Permutation patterns and Stanley 8:45AM Points-free grading in an intro-to-proof (1578) symmetric functions. (1567) course. Brendan Pawlowski*andSara Billey, Matt Boelkins, Grand Valley State University of Washington (1106-05-972) University (1106-VS-1118) MAA Session on Cartography and 9:00AM A Game Theory Course in 14 Days. Mathematics: Imaging the World Around Us  (1568) Heather Molle, Lakeland College (1106-VS-1589) 8:30 AM –10:25AM Room 212B, 9:15AM A Hybrid IBL/Traditional Abstract Convention Center (1569) Algebra Class. Preliminary report. Rebecca L. Jayne, Hampden-Sydney Organizers: Emek Kose, St. Mary’s College (1106-VS-2510) College of Maryland Casey Douglas, St. Mary’s 9:30AM Teaching Approaches of College (1570) Geometry for Pre-service High School College of Maryland Teachers. 8:30AM Maps based on Max Elevation Angles to Ali S Shaqlaih,UniversityofNorthTexas  (1579) the Horizon. Preliminary report. at Dallas (1106-VS-2593) Michael A Brilleslyper*, U. S. Air Force Academy, and Mark Staley,HQAFSpace 9:45AM Projects in an Introductory Abstract Command (1106-B1-1089)  (1571) Algebra Course. Preliminary report. Scott M. LaLonde, University of Texas at 9:00AM TheGeometryofTheNightSky(or,An Tyler (1106-VS-2773)  (1580) Ape Pointing at The Stars). Aaron Fenyes, University of Texas at 10:00AM Partial Credit for Partial Proofs? Austin (1106-B1-2878)  (1572) Philip P. Mummert, Butler University (1106-VS-2779) 9:30AM Loxodromes and Orthodromes: Two  (1581) Methods for Computing Perimeters 10:15AM The Evolution of an Introduction to Proofs of Geographic Regions and their  (1573) Course, Its Beginning, Present, and Applications. Preliminary report. Future. Preliminary report. Chase P. Ashby*andJosh Thompson, Regina D Aragon,EasternNewMexico Northern Michigan University University (1106-VS-2177) (1106-B1-2144)

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10:00AM Flying Around the World: A Journey into Student Hospitality/Information Center (1582) Map Projections. Itai Seggev, Wolfram Research 9:00 AM –5:00PM Bridge Hall, Convention Center (1106-B1-1958)

AMS-MAA Grad School Fair ASL Invited Address

8:30 AM –10:30AM Exhibit Hall C, 9:05 AM –9:55AM Room 214A, Convention Center Convention Center

Undergrads! Take this opportunity to (1584) Topological dynamics and definable meet representatives from mathematical groups. science graduate programs. Anand Pillay, University of Notre Dame (1106-03-145) Employment Center AMS Special Presentation 8:30 AM –5:30PM Ballroom A, Convention Center

MAA Invited Address 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Room 103, Convention Center 9:00 AM –9:50AM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center Who wants to be a mathematician—National contest. (1583) Divergent series and differential equations: Past, present, future ... Organizers: Michael S. Breen,AMS Christiane Rousseau,Universit´ede Montr´eal (1106-A0-11) William T. Butterworth, DePaul University MAA Minicourse #3: Part B Exhibits and Book Sales 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206A, Convention Center 9:30 AM –5:30PM Exhibit Hall C, Convention Center Introduction to process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) in mathematics courses. MAA Panel Discussion Presenters: Catherine Beneteau, University of South Florida 9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 214B, Zdenka˜ Guadarrama, Convention Center Rockhurst University Benefits and challenges of introducing Jill E. Guerra,Universityof multivariate topics earlier in the calculus Arkansas-Fort Smith sequence. Laurie Lenz, Marymount University Organizers: Mark Gruenwald,University of Evansville MAA Minicourse #14: Part B Ken Luther,Valparaiso 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206B, University Convention Center Panelists: Dave Dwyer,Universityof Teaching statistics using R and RStudio. Evansville Presenters: Randall Pruim,Calvin Stephen Davis,Davidson College College Nicholas Horton,Amherst College Presenter: Jim Fowler,TheOhioState University MAA Minicourse #5: Part B AMS Invited Address 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 207A, Convention Center 10:05 AM –10:55AM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center Two visual topics using undergraduate complex analysis.  (1585) Matrix factorizations and complete Presenters: Mike Brilleslyper,US.Air intersection rings. Force Academy Irena Peeva*, Cornell University, and Michael Dorff,Brigham David Eisenbud, MSRI and UC Berkeley Young University (1106-13-23)

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ASL Invited Address 4:00PM From rational billiards to dynamics on  (1593) moduli spaces. 10:05 AM –10:55AM Room 214A, Alex Wright, Stanford University and Clay Convention Center Mathematics Institute (1106-37-2174)

(1586) The strength of determinacy and Turing AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, determinacy within second order II arithmetics. Richard A. Shore, Cornell University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 004, Convention Center (1106-03-149) Organizers: James Mc Laughlin,West AMS-MAA Invited Address Chester University Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity 11:10 AM – NOON Lila Cockrell Theatre, College Convention Center 1:00PM Generalized Stern polynomials, (1587) The Remarkable Journey of the (1594) hyperbinary expansions, and continued Isoperimetric Problem: From Euler to fractions. Preliminary report. Steiner to Weierstrass. Karl Dilcher*, Dalhousie University, Richard A. Tapia, Rice University and Larry Ericksen, Millville, NJ (1106-49-30) (1106-11-1679) 2:00PM End-symmetric continued fractions and Undergrad Poster Judges session  (1595) binary quadratic forms. Preliminary report. NOON –1:00PM Room 217D, Convention Center Barry R. Smith, Lebanon Valley College (1106-11-255) Budapest Semesters in Mathematics 2:30PM A Jacobi-Perron Variant and Hermite’s Education Informational Session  (1596) Problem. Preliminary report. Richard C. Burge, Garden Valley, CA NOON –1:00PM Bowie C, Grand Hyatt San Antonio (1106-11-706) 3:00PM A new family of multidimensional AMS Colloquium Lectures, Lecture III  (1597) continued fractions: translated triangle maps. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –2:00PM Room 217A, Convention Center Thomas Garrity*andIlya Amburg, Williams (1106-11-1624) (1588) Chern-Weil theory and abstract homotopy theory. 4:00PM Functional Analysis of Triangle Partition Michael J. Hopkins,HarvardUniversity (1598) Maps, a Family of Multidimensional (1106-55-2238) Continued Fraction Algorithms: Transfer Operators, Zeta-Likeness, and Special MAA Lecture for Students Functions. Preliminary report. Ilya Amburg*andThomas Garrity, Williams College (1106-46-1693) 1:00 PM –1:50PM Room 103, Convention Center 4:30PM Nearest Integer Continued Fraction (1589) Math is cool! (1599) Systems. Preliminary report. George Hart, Stony Brook University Eugen Andrei Ghenciu*, University of (1106-A0-13) Wisconsin-Stout, Mario Roy,York University, and Sara Munday,University Current Events Bulletin of York (1106-37-1447) 5:00PM The (u, v)-Calkin-Wilf Tree. Preliminary 1:00 PM –4:45PM Room 205, Convention Center  (1600) report. Organizer: David Eisenbud,MSRIand Sandie Han, Ariane Masuda, Satyanand UC Berkeley Singh and Johann Thiel*, New York City College of Technology (1106-11-2349) 1:00PM Exploring the Galois group of the rational (1590) numbers: recent breakthroughs. 5:30PM The Calkin-Wilf Tree for Linear Fractional  Jared S Weinstein,BostonUniversity (1601) Transformations. Preliminary report. (1106-11-2946) Sandie Han, Ariane Masuda*, Satyanand Singh and Johann Thiel,New 2:00PM The nonlinear Schrodinger equation on York City College of Technology, CUNY (1591) tori: integrating harmonic analysis, (1106-11-2427) geometry and probability. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Differential Andrea R Nahmod,Universityof Massachusetts Amherst (1106-35-2834) Geometry and Statistics, II

3:00PM String Theory and Math: Why This 1:00 PM –3:45PM Room 007C, Convention Center  (1592) Marriage May Last. Preliminary report. Mina Aganagic,UCBerkeley Organizer: Susan Holmes,Stanford (1106-81-2181) University

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1:00PM Role of Geometry in Model Independent 3:30PM Comparisons of Green’s Functions for (1602) Statistical inference on Non-Euclidean (1610) Multiple Term Fractional Differential Spaces. Equations. Rabi Bhattacharya, University of Arizona Paul Eloe*, University of Dayton, Jeffrey (1106-62-260) Lyons, Nova Southeastern University, and Jeffrey Neugebauer,Eastern 2:00PM Riemannian and affine Structures for Kentucky University (1106-26-1358) (1603) Geometric Statistics in Computational Anatomy. 4:00PM Some Basic Results of Caputo Fractional  Xavier Pennec,Inria,Asclepiosteam (1611) Differential Equations. Preliminary (1106-62-356) report. Aghalaya S Vatsala*, University of 3:00PM Analog Forecasting with Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, (1604) Dynamics-Adapted Kernels. Preliminary Louisiana, and Bhuvaneswari report. Sambandham, University of Louisiana at Zhizhen Zhao*andDimitris Giannakis, Lafayette (1106-34-1232) Courant Institute of Mathematical 4:30PM A fractional boundary value problem Sciences, New York University (1612) with Dirichlet boundary conditions. (1106-37-1450) John R. Graef, Lingju Kong,University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Qingkai AMS Special Session on Fractional, Kong, Northern Illinois University, and Stochastic, and Hybrid Dynamic Systems Min Wang*, University of Tennessee at with Applications, II Chattanooga (1106-34-1644)

5:00PM Epidemiological Modeling and Stochastic 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 003, Convention Center  (1613) Neural Networks. Preliminary report. Ryan M Thurman*andGangaram S Organizers: John R. Graef,Universityof Ladde, University of South Florida Tennessee at Chattanooga (1106-92-1917) 5:30PM A threshold network dynamic and G. S. Ladde,Universityof  (1614) applications. Preliminary report. South Florida Gangaram S Ladde,UniversityofSouth A. S. Vatsala,Universityof Florida (1106-92-1840) Louisiana at Lafayette AMS Special Session on Geometries Defined 1:00PM Two-scale Network Dynamic Model for by Differential Forms, I  (1605) Energy Commodity Process. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 007D, Olusegun M Otunuga*, Marshall Convention Center University, and Gangaram S Ladde, University of South Florida (1106-37-769) Organizers: Sergey Grigorian,University of Texas-Pan American 1:30PM Levy-type Stochastic Dynamic  (1606) Modeling of Option Pricing Process Sema Salur,Universityof under Semi-Markovian Structural Rochester Perturbations. Preliminary report. Albert J Todd,Universityof Patrick A Assonken*andGangaram S California, Riverside Ladde, University of South Florida (1106-60-960) 1:00PM Generalized Willmore surfaces and (1615) applications. 2:00PM Chaos in a Two-stage Discrete Model with Magdalena D. Toda*andBhagya  (1607) Periodic Birthrates. Athukorallage, Texas Tech University Ross Chiquet, University of Louisiana at (1106-53-82) Lafayette (1106-39-1015) 1:30PM Almost Contact Structures and 2:30PM Collective Behavior of Multi-Cultural (1616) G2-Manifolds. Preliminary report.  (1608) Social Networks Under Stochastic Albert J. Todd,UniversityofSouth Structural Perturbations. Preliminary Alabama (1106-53-2219) report. 2:00PM Formality in Cosymplectic and Sasakian Kristina B Hilton*andGangaram S (1617) Geometries. Ladde, University of South Florida Marisa Fernandez, University of the (1106-91-1097) Basque Country, Spain (1106-53-330)

3:00PM Monotone Method for Multi-Order 3:00PM Conformal and Bochner flatness in (1609) N-Systems of Riemann-Liouville (1618) complex contact geometry and in the Fractional Differential Equations. geometry of metric contact pairs. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Zachary Denton, North Carolina A&T David E. Blair, Michigan State University State University (1106-34-1320) (1106-53-1370)

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4:00PM Special Hermitian metrics on compact 4:30PM Bismash Products and Exact (1619) complex manifolds and holomorphic (1629) Factorizations of Sn. deformations. Joseph B Timmer, Louisiana State Luis Ugarte, University of Zaragoza, University (1106-17-2305) Spain (1106-53-1724) 5:00PM Universal enveloping algebras of Poisson (1630) Hopf algebras. 5:00PM Geometry and topology of G2 and Spin(7) (1620) submanifolds. Preliminary report. Jiafeng Lv, Zhejiang Normal University, Rebecca Glover, University of Rochester Xingting Wang,Universityof (1106-53-2412) Washington, and Guangbin Zhuang*, University of Southern California 5:30PM Cylindrical Contact Homology: An (1106-17-353) (1621) Abridged Restrospective. Preliminary 5:30PM Free actions of compact quantum groups. report. (1631) Paul Frank Baum, Penn State University Jo Nelson*, Institute for Advanced Study (1106-22-643) and Columbia University, and Micheal Hutchings, UC Berkeley (1106-53-1046) AMS Special Session on Inequalities and AMS Special Session on Hopf Algebras and Quantitative Approximation, II

Tensor Categories, I 1:00 PM –3:50PM Room 008A, Convention Center

1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 006D, Organizers: Feng Dai,Universityof Convention Center Alberta Mourad E. H. Ismail, Organizers: Susan Montgomery, University of Central Florida University of Southern 1:00PM On the Mahler Measure of the Hadamard California (1632) Product of Polynomials. Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana Alexander (Oleksandr) V Tovstolis, State University and Iowa Oklahoma State University State University (1106-30-1090) 1:30PM Extremal properties of weighted Sarah Witherspoon,Texas (1633) convolutions. A&M University Arcadii Z. Grinshpan,Universityof 1:00PM Reflection Hopf Algebras. Preliminary South Florida (1106-33-340) (1622) report. 2:00PM Break *, Ellen E Kirkman James J 2:30PM Modified Kantorovich operators providing Kuzmanovich, Wake Forest University,  (1634) a better error estimation. and James J Zhang,Univeristyof Qiulan Qi, Hebei Normal University, Washington, Seattle (1106-16-931) Shijiazhuang, P.R.China (1106-41-193) 1:30PM A Triviality Theorem for Yetter-Drinfel’d 3:00PM The Closure in a Hilbert Space of a (1623) Hopf Algebras. (1635) CHEBYSHEV Set Fails to be a CHEBYSHEV Yorck Sommerh¨auser,Universityat Set. Preliminary report. Buffalo (SUNY) (1106-16-2093) Gordon G Johnson,Universityof Houston (1106-41-161) 2:00PM Twisted Exponents for Hopf Algebras. (1624) Maria D Vega*, North Carolina State 3:30PM Spherical harmonics with maximal norm University, and Daniel S Sage, Louisiana (1636) growth. State University (1106-16-1871) Xiaolong Han, Australian National University (1106-33-100) 2:30PM On classification of semisimple Hopf (1625) algebras. AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems, II Yevgenia Kashina,DePaulUniversity (1106-17-2361) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 001B, Convention Center 3:00PM Classification of connected Hopf algebras Organizers: Peter Muller, Rensselaer (1626) up to prime-cube dimension. Polytechnic Institute Xingting Wang, University of Washington (1106-16-238) Kaitlyn Voccola, Colorado State University 3:30PM Semisimple Hopf actions on 1:00PM Resolution Optimization with Irregularly (1627) quantizations. Preliminary report. (1637) Sampled Fourier Data. Pavel Etingof and Chelsea Walton*, Matthew Ferrara, Matrix Research Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jason T. Parker, Air Force Research (1106-81-157) Laboratory, and Margaret Cheney*, 4:00PM Automorphisms of semisimple Hopf Colorado State University (1106-42-2702) (1628) algebras which are biproducts. 1:30PM Active control for fields Modelled by Preliminary report. (1638) Helmholtz equation. Preliminary report. David E Radford, University of Illinios at Daniel T. Onofrei, University of Houston Chicago (1106-16-46) (1106-35-121)

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2:00PM Kinetic models for imaging in random 2:30PM An infinite rank summand of (1639) media. (1650) topologically slice knots. Preliminary Olivier Pinaud, Colorado State University report. (1106-35-722) Jennifer Hom, Columbia University (1106-57-1096) 2:30PM Optimizing Quantities of Interest in High  (1640) Dimensions to Improve Solutions to 3:00PM Infection By A String Link. Inverse Problems. (1651) Diego A Vela, Rice University Scott N. Walsh*andTroy Butler, (1106-55-958) University of Colorado Denver 3:30PM Combinatorial tangle Floer homology. (1106-65-1300) (1652) Ina Petkova*, Rice University, and Vera Vertesi, Universite de Strasbourg 3:00PM A Checker-board Tiling Problem. (1106-57-1106)  (1641) Curtis G Nelson*andBryan L. Shader, University of Wyoming (1106-05-471) 4:00PM Tau invariants for balanced spatial (1653) graphs. Preliminary report. 3:30PM Time reversal and inverse problems for Katherine Vance, Rice University (1642) radiative transport. (1106-57-1228) Sebastian Acosta, Baylor College of 4:30PM The large scale geometry of strongly Medicine (1106-35-864) (1654) aperiodic subshifts of finite type. 4:00PM Fr´echet Differentiability of Parabolic David Bruce Cohen, Rice University  (1643) Partial Differential Equation. (1106-20-825) Narayan Thapa, Minot State University 5:00PM Exceptional and cosmetic surgeries on (1106-35-766) (1655) knots. Preliminary report. Ryan Blair, CSU Long Beach, Marion 4:30PM The factorization method for a defective (1644) region in an anisotropic material. Campisi*, Stanford University, Jesse , Oklahoma State University, Isaac Harris*andFioralba Cakoni, Johnson University of Delaware (1106-35-621) Scott Taylor,ColbyCollege,and Maggy Tomova,UniversityofIowa 5:00PM Radiation therapy planning as an inverse (1106-57-275)  (1645) problem – Mathematical perspective. 5:30PM Left-orderability and cyclic branched Preliminary report. (1656) covers. Abebaw Tadesse*andAndrew Bucki, Cameron McA. Gordon*andTye Langston University (1106-49-237) Lidman, University of Texas at Austin 5:30PM A finite difference approach to solving (1106-57-1273) (1646) the D-bar equation. Peter A Muller*, Colorado State AMS Special Session on Limits of Discrete University, David Isaacson, Gary Structures, II Saulnier and Jonathan Newell, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1:00 PM –5:20PM Room 006A, Convention Center (1106-92-1908) Organizers: Peter Diao,Stanford AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, I University Dominique Guillot, Stanford University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 006B, Convention Center Apoorva Khare,Stanford Organizers: Tim Cochran,Rice University University Bala Rajaratnam,Stanford University Shelly Harvey,Rice University 1:00PM Non-parametric block model estimation (1657) for sparse graphs. Preliminary report. 1:00PM Sutured Floer homology and invariants of Christian Borgs, Microsoft Research (1647) Legendrian and transverse knots. (1106-05-1837) John Etnyre*, Georgia Institute of Technology, David Shea Vela-Vick, 2:00PM On sequences of dense graphs. ´ Louisiana State University, and Rumen (1658) Vera T. Sos´ ,Renyi Institute Zarev, University of California, Berkeley (1106-05-1998) (1106-57-865) 3:00PM Differential Calculus on Graphon Space. (1659) Peter Diao*, Dominique Guillot, 1:30PM Legendrian Knots, Augmentations, and Apoorva Khare and Bala Rajaratnam, (1648) Rulings. Stanford University (1106-05-1995) Caitlin Leverson, Duke University (1106-53-1243) 3:30PM Measurable edge coloring. Preliminary (1660) report. 2:00PM Structure in Lower Order Quotients of Endre Csoka,UniversityofWarwick, (1649) then-SolvableFiltration. Gabor Lippner*, Northeastern University, Taylor E. Martin, Sam Houston State and Oleg Pikhurko,Universityof University (1106-57-1402) Warwick (1106-05-793)

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4:30PM Differential calculus on the space of 4:30PM Baa Hozho’: The Navajo Nation Math (1661) countable labelled graphs.  (1670) Circle Project. Apoorva Khare*andBala Rajaratnam, Bob Klein, Ohio University Stanford University (1106-05-2001) (1106-97-2008)

5:00PM Generalized Limits for Weighted 5:00PM Using Math Teachers’ Circles to Sustain a (1662) Structures.  (1671) K-16 Partnership among Teachers and Ashwini Aroskar*, University of University Faculty. Preliminary report. Michigan, and James Cummings, W. James Lewis*, University of Carnegie Mellon University Nebraska-Lincoln, Angie Hodge, (1106-03-2173) University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Michelle Homp,Universityof AMS Special Session on Math Teachers Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-97-1490) Circles and the K–20 Continuum 5:30PM Math Teacher Circles: Sustaining an NSF  (1672) Math Science Partnership. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 007A, Convention Center Amy Cohen,RutgersUniversity (1106-97-349) Organizers: Brian Conrey,American Institute of Mathematics AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Michael Nakamaye, Natural Resource Modeling, II University of New Mexico 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 008B, Convention Center Kristin Umland,University of New Mexico Organizers: Shandelle M. Henson, Diana White,Universityof Andrews University Colorado Denver Catherine A. Roberts, 1:00PM Mathematics of MTC’s spanning the K-20 College of the Holy Cross  (1663) Spectrum. 1:00PM A general structured population model Michael Nakamaye,UniversityofNew (1673) with application to amphibians and Mexico (1106-97-687) associated diseases. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Northern Colorado Math Teachers’ Azmy S Ackleh*, University of Louisiana  (1664) Circle’s Implementation of Common Core at Lafayette, Jacoby Carter,National State Standards. Wetlands Research Center-USGS, Vinodh Katherine Morrison*andGulden Chellamuthu, Baoling Ma and Tingting Karakok,UniversityofNorthern Tang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Colorado (1106-97-1223) (1106-92-832)

2:00PM Drawing on Effective Professional 1:30PM Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of  (1665) Development Research: Using a  (1674) a two-stage model with egg cannibalism Pedagogical-Content Model in the for social insects. Preliminary report. Philadelphia Area Math Teachers Circle Yun Kang*, School of Letters and (PAMTC). Sciences, Arizona State University, Joshua A. Taton*, University of Marisabel Rodriguez and Stephen Pennsylvania Graduate School of Evilsizor, Arizona State University Education, Amy N. Myers, Bryn Mawr (1106-34-315) College, Cathryn Anderson, Washington 2:00PM Anthrax epizootic and migration: Township School District, and Stephen  (1675) Persistence or extinction. Bartholomew, The Philadelphia School Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard University, (1106-97-226) and Avner Friedman,TheOhioState 2:30PM Quirky Mathematics: Its Joy and its University (1106-92-1141)  (1666) Pedagogical Value. 2:30PM Missing Constraints: Local Incentives May James Tanton, MAA (1106-97-432)  (1676) Sabotage Landscape-Scale Coordinated 3:00PM Modeling with Mathematics: MTC Management.  (1667) sessions that encourage and illuminate Gwen Spencer, Smith College this CCSS Mathematical Practice. (1106-90-971) Michelle A Manes, University of Hawaii 3:00PM A Periodic Matrix Population Model for at Manoa (1106-97-761)  (1677) Monarch Butterflies. Preliminary report. 3:30PM Establishing and Maintaining a Math Emily Hunt and Anthony Tongen*, (1668) Teachers Circle. James Madison University Fawn P Nguyen, Mesa Union Junior High (1106-92-1125) (1106-00-826) 3:30PM Optimal time dependent sampling for 4:00PM Mathematics Departments hosting MTCs.  (1678) invasive species management.  (1669) Preliminary report. Matthew H. Holden*, Stephen P. Ellner Brian Conrey, American Institute of and Jan P. Nyrop, Cornell University Mathematics (1106-97-1957) (1106-92-538)

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4:00PM Modeling and analysis of avian 4:00PM Recollections of a mathematician’s  (1679) populations vulnerable to wind energy.  (1688) daughter: a history of 20th century Eric A Eager*, University of Wisconsin - Polish intelligentsia in a nutshell. La Crosse, Richard A Erickson and Preliminary report. Wayne E Thogmartin, United States Zofia Golab-Meyer, Institute of Physics, Geological Survey (1106-92-302) Jagiellonian University (1106-01-2689) 4:30PM Estimating the contributions of discrete (1680) habitats to population dynamics of AMS Special Session on Noncommutative migratory species. Function Theory, II Ruscena Wiederholt*, Laura Lopez-Hoffman, University of Arizona, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 001A, Convention Center Brady Mattson, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Organizers: Paul S. Muhly,Universityof Austria, Waynge Thogmartin, Jay E Iowa Diffendorfer, Richard A Erickson, United States Geological Survey, and Gelu F. Popescu,University Paula Federico, Capital University of Texas at San Antonio (1106-92-293) 1:00PM The matrix cube, dilations, linear matrix 5:00PM Optimum reserve size, fishing induced (1689) inequalities and probability.  (1681) change in carrying capacity, and J William Helton, University of California, phenotypic diversity. San Diego, Igor Klep,Univerityof Worku T Bitew*, State University of New Auckland, Scott McCullough*, University York-Farmingdale, and Wisdom Akpalu, of Florida, and Markus Schweighofer, UNU-WIDER (1106-91-1063) Univeristy of Konstanz (1106-47-884) 5:30PM A diffuse interface model for two phase 1:30PM Dilation and functional-model theory  (1682) flow in karst aquifers. (1690) for Hilbert space noncommutative Daozhi Han*, Xiaoming Wang, Dong n-hypercontractive operator tuples. Sun, Florida State University, and Hao Preliminary report. Wu, Fudan University (1106-76-1426) Joseph A. Ball*, Virginia Tech, and Vladimir Bolotnikov, College of William AMS Special Session on Mathematics in & Mary (1106-47-755) Poland: Interbellum, World War II, and 2:00PM Implicit/inverse function theorems Immediate Post-War Developments, II  (1691) for free noncommutative functions. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –4:45PM Room 005, Convention Center Gulnara Abduvalieva and Dmitry Organizers: Mohammad Javaheri,Siena Kaliuzhnyi-Verbovetskyi*, Drexel College University (1106-46-754) Emelie A. Kenney,Siena 2:30PM Operator-valued monotone convolution College (1692) semigroups. Preliminary report. Michael Anshelevich*, Texas A&M 1:00PM Polish Mathematical School and the University, and John D Williams, (1683) Foundations of Mathematics. Universit¨at des Saarlandes (1106-46-628) Jan Wolenski´ , University of Management, Information and Technology, Rzeszow, 3:00PM Cross Section Algebras of Holomorphic Poland (1106-01-1180) (1693) Matrix Bundles. 2:00PM Mathematicians and the 1920 Erin Griesenauer*, Paul S. Muhly,  (1684) Polish-Soviet War. University of Iowa, and Baruch Solel, James T Smith, San Francisco State Technion (1106-47-553) University (1106-01-928) 3:30PM Pick Interpolation in a Weighted 2:30PM The Life and Logic of Stanisław (1694) Noncommutative Setting.  (1685) Le´sniewski. Preliminary report. Jennifer Good,UniversityofIowa V. Frederick Rickey,WestPoint (1106-47-506) (1106-01-1432) 4:00PM Local maps and the representation 3:00PM Journeys of a Mathematician – (1695) theory of operator algebras. Preliminary  (1686) Mieczyslaw Altman’s life story during report. and after World War II – and his quest to Elias G. Katsoulis, East Carolina discover the methods that will find the University (1106-47-297) optimal solution. Tom Altman, University of Colorado 4:30PM Free functions with symmetry. Denver, Dept. of Computer Science and (1696) J. E. Pascoe, University of California, San Engineering (1106-01-1012) Diego (1106-47-1996) 3:30PM Logic, Language and the Polish School. 5:00PM Noncommutative Integrability. (1687) Michael B Kac, Department of (1697) Preliminary report. Philosophy and Program in Linguistics, Victor Vinnikov, Ben Gurion University University of Minnesota (1106-01-1760) of the Negev (1106-47-1770)

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5:30PM The dual of the continuous multipliers on 5:00PM Analysis of Mixed FEMs for (1698) Drury-Arveson space. Preliminary report. (1707) Cahn-Hilliard-Flow Models. Raphael Clouatre and Kenneth R. Amanda E Diegel*, Steve Wise, Davidson*, University of Waterloo Xiaobing Feng, University of Tennessee, (1106-47-874) Knoxville, and Cheng Wang,University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in (1106-65-197) the Analysis and Applications of Modern 5:30PM A Split Explicit Scheme for Integration of Splitting Methods, II  (1708) Nonlinear Atmospheric Equations Involving Multiple Timescales. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 006C, Convention Center Brian W. Bell*andMohamed Moustaoui, Arizona State University (1106-35-1966) Organizers: Abdul Q. M. Khaliq, Middle Tennessee State University AMS Special Session on Selmer Groups, II Qin Sheng, Baylor University

Bruce Wade,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:45PM Room 007B, Convention Center Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1:00PM Operator splitting methods for pricing Organizers: Mirela Ciperiani,University (1699) options under jump-diffusion models. of Texas Jari Toivanen, Stanford University (1106-65-397) Henri Darmon, McGill University 1:30PM The Locally Extrapolated Exponential (1700) Time Differencing LOD Scheme for 1:00PM Congruences between Abel-Jacobi images Multidimensional Reaction-Diffusion (1709) of generalized Heegner cycles and special Systems. values of p-adic L-functions. Harish P. Bhatt*andAbdul Q. M. Khaliq, Daniel J Kriz, Princeton University Middle Tennessee State University (1106-11-943) (1106-65-1049) 2:00PM Shadow lines in the arithmetic of elliptic 2:00PM A Superconvergence Analysis of the (1710) curves.  (1701) Quadratic Finite Element Method Based Jennifer Balakrishnan*, University of on Unstructured Anisotropic Meshes. Oxford, Mirela C¸iperiani,Universityof Preliminary report. Texas at Austin, Jaclyn Lang,University Weiming Cao, University of Texas at San of California, Los Angeles, Bahare Mirza, Antonio (1106-65-607) McGill University, and Rachel Newton, 2:30PM Multiproduct Expansions in Application to Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, (1702) Singular Partial Differential Equations. Bonn (1106-11-937) Matthew A. Beauregard*, Stephen F. Austin State University, and Jurgen 3:00PM Universal norm of crystalline classes. Geiser, Ernst-Moritz-Arntz University (1711) Preliminary report. of Greifswald, Institute of Physics Antonio Lei,Universit´e Laval (1106-65-1740) (1106-11-894) 3:00PM A numerical split-explicit method for 4:00PM p-Selmer growth in extensions of degree  (1703) integration of the Linear Shallow Water (1712) p. Equations. Kestutis Cesnavicius,Universityof Grace Ann Kennedy*andMohamed California, Berkeley (1106-11-181) Moustaoui, Arizona State University (1106-35-914) 5:00PM The distribution of the Tamagawa ratio (1713) in the family of elliptic curves with a 3:30PM Hessian Recovery for Finite Element two-torsion point. (1704) Methods. Zev Klagsbrun,Centerfor Hailong Guo*, Zhimin Zhang and Communications Research, and Robert J Ren Zhao, Wayne State University Lemke Oliver*, Stanford University (1106-65-106) (1106-11-833) 4:00PM High-order Path-Integral Monte Carlo (1705) methods for solving many-fermion AMS Special Session on Theory and problems. Application of Reaction Diffusion Models, II Siu A. Chin,TexasA&MUniversity (1106-65-1793) 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 002, Convention Center 4:30PM Stability and Accuracy Analysis of a  (1706) Split-Explicit Scheme based on a Organizers: Jerome Goddard II, Auburn Fourth-Order Time-Filtered Leapfrog University Montgomery Method. Dalton M. Woodard*andMohamed Ratnasingham Shivaji, Moustaoui, Arizona State University University of North Carolina (1106-65-1965) Greensboro

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1:00PM Solutions to a singularly perturbed MAA Minicourse #10: Part B (1714) supercritical elliptic equation on a Riemannian manifold concentrating at a 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 206B, Convention Center submanifold. Monica´ Clapp*, Universidad Nacional Humanistic mathematics. Autonoma´ de M´exico, Marco Ghimenti Presenters: Gizem Karaali, Pomona and Anna Maria Micheletti,Universit`adi College Pisa (1106-35-809) Eric Marland, Appalachian 2:00PM Steady state solutions of a State University (1715) reaction-diffusion system modeling an autocatalytic chemical reaction with MAA Minicourse #9: Part B decay. Junping Shi, College of William and Mary (1106-35-844) 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 206A, Convention Center 2:30PM Existence, stability, and bifurcation Teaching college mathematics (for (1716) results for positive solutions for classes instructors new to teaching at the of semilinear elliptic boundary value collegiate level and for instructors who problems with nonlinear boundary prepare GTAs for their first teaching conditions. experience). Jerome Goddard II*, Auburn University Presenter: Ann Humes,Michigan Montgomery, and R. Shivaji,University Technological University of North Carolina Greensboro (1106-35-1726) AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and 3:00PM Optimal control of PDE models for Ergodic Theory, and Difference and  (1717) populations. Preliminary report. Functional Equations, II Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof Tennessee and NIMBioS (1106-35-691) 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 102A, Convention Center 3:30PM Geometry of radial states in p-Laplacian (1718) equations. Preliminary report. 1:00PM Optimal points for nonhomogeneous Bevin Laurel Maultsby,Universityof  (1723) Cantor distributions. Minnesota (1106-35-2314) Lakshmi Roychowdhury,Universityof Texas-Pan American (1106-37-2831) 4:00PM Continua of solutions for asymptotically (1719) linear systems of three equations. 1:15PM The Grigorchuk groups and Toeplitz Maya Chhetri*, UNC Greensboro, and (1724) subshifts. Petr Girg, University of West Bohemia, Yaroslav Vorobets,TexasA&M Czech Republic (1106-35-2566) University (1106-37-2885)

4:30PM Analysis of Steady State Solutions in 1:30PM Transition fronts of Fisher-KPP equations  (1720) an Abstract Model of Glioblastoma (1725) in locally spatially inhomogeneous Multiforme under Immunotherapy patchy environments. Treatment. Preliminary report. Aijun Zhang*, Drexel University, and Kristen Abernathy, Winthrop University Erik S Van Vleck,UniversityofKansas (1106-34-1825) (1106-37-810)

5:00PM A Mathematical Model of Treatment of 1:45PM Parameter Driven Dynamics of  (1721) Cancer Stem Cells with Immunotherapy. (1726) Trypanosomiasis in a Cattle Population. Zachary J. Abernathy,Winthrop Joyce Akinyi Otieno*, Maseno University (1106-34-2120) University, Joseph Y. T Mugisha, Betty K 5:30PM Linear Elliptic Eigenproblems and Nannyonga, Makerere University, and (1722) Observing Lyapunov Exponents of Paul O. Oleche,MasenoUniversity Infinite-dimensional Dynamics. (1106-37-866) Mauricio Alexander Rivas,WakeForest 2:00PM Optimal synchronization of complex University (1106-35-2308)  (1727) networks. Per Sebastian Skardal, Universitat Rovira MAA Minicourse #15: Part B i Virgili (1106-37-1304) 2:15PM Bistability in Inhomogeneity — Effects of 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 207A, Convention Center  (1728) Flow Coherent Structures on the Fate of a How to run a successful math circle. Bi-stable Reaction. Aditya Dhumuntarao*andWenbo Tang, Presenters: Amanda Katharine Arizona State University (1106-37-1852) Serenevy,Riverbend Community Math Center 2:30PM Measuring Complexity and Structure in (1729) Dynamical Systems. Philip B. Yasskin,Texas Benjamin N Wilson*, University of North A&M University Carolina at Chape Hill, and Karl Paul Zeitz,UniversityofSan Petersen, University of North Carolina at Francisco Chapel Hill (1106-37-1927)

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2:45PM Efficient Algorithms with an application 5:45PM The Familiarity Curve of the Slow (1730) to Wildland Fire Simulation.  (1742) Flashcard System. Preliminary report. Volodymyr Kondratenko*andJan Joel D Nishimura*, Arizona State Mandel, University of Colorado Denver University, and Timothy P Novikoff,New (1106-37-2215) York City, NY (1106-82-2710)

3:00PM A Kinetic Model for HIV-1 Viral Capsid AMS Session on Functional Analysis  (1731) Nucleation. Preliminary report. Farrah Sadre-Marandi, Colorado State University (1106-37-2343) 1:00 PM –5:25PM Room 101B, Convention Center

3:15PM Bifurcation Analysis of Systems of 1:00PM Limited sets and bibasic sequences. (1732) Neutral Equations of Mixed Type. (1743) Ioana Ghenciu,Universityof Preliminary report. Wisconsin-River Falls (1106-46-319) Charles Lamb*, Indiana University of 1:15PM Distributions in Spaces with Thick Points. Pennsylvania, and Erik S. Van Vleck, (1744) Yunyun Esther Yang, Louisiana State University of Kansas (1106-37-2659) University (1106-46-711) 3:30PM Treatment for Analytical Solution of 1:30PM Variational inequality and surjectivity of  (1733) Nonlinear Oscillation System Via (1745) noncoercive operators and application Decomposition Method. to nonlinear parabolic problems. Mahmoud Najafi and D Wayne Fincher*, Preliminary report. Kent State University Ashtabula Teffera M Asfaw, Virginia Polytechnic (1106-37-70) Institute and State University 3:45PM An Analogy of Li-Yorke’s Period Three (1106-46-1445)  (1734) Implies Chaos for Simple Dendrites. 1:45PM Stolarsky Means and Fremlin Tensor Preliminary report. (1746) Products. Jorge Luis Guerrero,TexasA&M Christopher Michael Schwanke*and International University (1106-37-2824) Gerard Buskes, University of Mississippi (1106-46-1869) 4:00PM Rank-one transformations of ergodic (1735) index k in infinite measure. 2:00PM Cover-strict topologies and algebraic Terrence M Adams, Department of (1747) structures for some spaces of Defense, and Cesar E Silva*, Williams vector-valued functions. Preliminary College (1106-37-2610) report. Terje Hoim˜ *, Wilkes Honors College, 4:15PM Existence and Uniqueness of Florida Atlantic Univ, and Univ. of Tartu, (1736) Time-Invariant Measure for the Estonia, and D. A. Robbins,Trinity Time-Dependent Navier-Stokes Equations. College (1106-46-614) Gregory A Varner,JohnBrownUniversity (1106-37-1117) 2:15PM A Classification of Two-Dimensional  (1748) Operator Systems in M2. Preliminary 4:30PM Subdiagrams and invariant measures on report. (1737) Bratteli diagrams. Roy M. Araiza*, San Jose State University, Sergey Bezuglyi,UniversityofIowa Heather Buyu, Coker College, Kimberly (1106-37-1511) Duran, University of Memphis, and 4:45PM A Boundary Value Problem in Nabla Richard Morris, University of Texas at (1738) Fractional Calculus. Austin (1106-46-1494) Julia St. Goar,Universityof 2:30PM The Similarity Degree of Approximately Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-39-2145) (1749) Divisible C∗-algebras. 5:00PM Multispecies hierarchical competition Weihua Li, Columbia College Chicago  (1739) models with the Allee effect. Preliminary (1106-46-570) report. 2:45PM Generalized Stone-Weierstrass Theorem Laila Assas*, King Abdul Aziz University, (1750) for C*(Y). Saber Elaydi, Eddy Kwessi,Trinity Hueytzen J. Wu*, Texas A&M University - University, George Livadiotis,Southwest Kingsville, and Wan-Hong Wu, Magnolia, Research Institute, and Brian Dennis, Texas (1106-46-1218) University of Idaho (1106-39-2199) 3:00PM On one theorem of Kadison for locally 5:15PM The Flour Beetle - A Discrete (1751) C*-algebras.  (1740) Mathematical Model. Preliminary report. Alexander A Katz, St. John’s University, Matthew Joshua Buhr,Universityof NY, USA (1106-46-2260) South Dakota (1106-39-542) 3:15PM On Gelfand-Naimark type theorem for 5:30PM Asymptotic Constancy for Pantograph (1752) real locally C*-algebras. (1741) Equations with Impulses. Alexander A. Katz, St. John’s University, Fatma Karakoc*andHuseyin NY, and Oleg Friedman*, U of South Bereketoglu, Ankara University Africa, RSA/Lander College for Men of (1106-39-429) Touro College, NY (1106-46-2286)

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3:30PM The Quantum Pair of Pants. 1:45PM Generalizations of commutativity in finite (1753) Matthew McBride*, University of  (1764) groups. Preliminary report. Oklahoma, Slawomir Klimek, Sumedha Thomas Langley, Rose-Hulman Institute Rathnayake and Kaoru Sakai, Indiana of Technology (1106-20-2802) University - Purdue University 2:00PM Variation on a Theme of I.D. MacDonald. Indianapolis (1106-46-2489) (1765) Joseph Phillip Brennan*and 3:45PM Functional calculus and spectral Luise-Charlotte Kappe,Binghamton (1754) theorem for self-adjoint operators on University SUNY (1106-20-531) Pontrjagin P space with indefinite 1 2:15PM Some recent advances in lattices of metric. Preliminary report. (1766) supercharacter theories. Sofya Masharipova*andShukhrat Anders O.F. Hendrickson,St.Norbert Usmanov, Ashford University College (1106-20-2790) (1106-46-2856) 2:30PM Reverse Cayley Graphs: Imposing Group 4:00PM On Positive Tensor Products of p-spaces.  (1767) Structure on the Platonic Solids. (1755) Qingying Bu and Byunghoon Lee*, David Plaxco,VirginiaTech University of Mississippi (1106-46-1754) (1106-20-523)

4:15PM Adjoints of Orthogonally Additive 2:45PM Distance Spectra of Cayley Graphs of (1756) Polynomials. (1768) Complex Reflection Groups. Stephan C Roberts*andGerard Buskes, Briana Foster-Greenwood*andCathy University of Mississippi (1106-46-2005) Kriloff, Idaho State University 4:30PM Mass Renormalization in the Nelson (1106-20-2597) (1757) Model. 3:00PM The horofunction boundary of Fumio Hiroshima, Kyushu University, (1769) the lamplighter group with the and Susumu Osawa*, Hokkaido Diestel-Leader metric. University (1106-46-2237) Keith Jones,SUNYOneonta,and 4:45PM A new approach to α-ψ-contractive Gregory A. Kelsey*, Trinity College (1758) mappings along with multiplicative (1106-20-1734) distances and generalized Ulam-Hyers 3:15PM Monotone Catenary Degrees for Small stability, well-posedness and limit (1770) Groups. Preliminary report. shadowing results. Alexander F. Card,UniversityofCentral Wutiphol Sintunavarat, Thammasat Missouri (1106-20-2613) University (1106-46-2425) 3:30PM Groups with the weak minimal condition 5:00PM The Union of Frame Theoretic and (1771) on non-permutable subgroups. (1759) Gegenbauer Reprojection Techniques to Preliminary report. Improve Image Construction Rates. Laxmi K. Chataut,TheUniversityof Preliminary report. Alabama , Tuscaloosa (1106-20-1353) L. Hall, Arizona State University (1106-46-2890) 3:45PM The Cross Number of Zero-sum Free (1772) Sequences in Finite Abelian Groups. 5:15PM A Generalized Wolff’s Ideal Theorem on Bumsoo Kim, Princeton University (1760) Certain Subalgebras of H∞(D). (1106-20-2786) Debendra P Banjade*, Coastal Carolina 4:00PM Recognizing PGL via generic University, Caleb D Holloway,University 3 (1773) 4-transitivity. Preliminary report. of Arkansas, and Tavan T Trent,The Joshua Wiscons, Hamilton College University of Alabama (1106-46-2447) (1106-20-1660) AMS Session on Group Theory, Topological 4:15PM Relative divergence of finitely generated Groups, and Lie Groups (1774) groups. Hung Cong Tran,Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1106-20-1813) 1:00 PM –6:10PM Room 203A, Convention Center 4:30PM Conjugacy Classes of θ -stable, maximal 1:00PM Posets related to Coxeter groups of type  (1775) k-split tori invariant under involutions of  (1761) H2,H3,andH4. Preliminary report. SL(n, k). Abigail C Bishop, North Carolina State Sarah B Mason, North Carolina State University (1106-00-634) University (1106-20-1717)

1:15PM Partial decomposition bases and partial 4:45PM An algebraic proof of Szem´eredi’s affine (1762) subbases. Preliminary report. (1776) cube lemma via ultrafilters. Preliminary Peter Loth, Sacred Heart University report. (1106-20-123) John H. Johnson,TheOhioState University (1106-20-2125) 1:30PM Graph Products of Groups in Thompson’s  (1763) group V. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Extending the Euclidean Dimension of Nathan Corwin*, Rutgers University, and  (1777) Spinpossible. Preliminary report. Kathryn Haymaker, Villanova University Ethan Kowalenko, Metropolitan State (1106-20-2791) University of Denver (1106-20-2143)

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5:15PM A natural two-generator construction of 2:45PM Hermitian Jacobi Forms and  (1778) the sporadic Mathieu group M24. (1789) Congruences. Paul E. Becker*, Jennifer Ulrich,Penn Olav K Richter,UniversityofNorth State Erie, The Behrend College, Texas, and Jayantha N Senadheera*, Sheridan Houghten,BrockUniversity, The Open University of Sri Lanka, and Martin Derka, Waterloo University Nugegoda, Sri Lanka (1106-11-1735) (1106-20-388) 3:00PM Rankin-Cohen brackets for Hermitian 5:30PM The Smooth Locus of Spiral Schubert (1790) Jacobi forms and for Hermitian modular (1779) Varieties of type A˜2. forms. Preliminary report. William Graham, University of Georgia, James D Martin,UniversityofNorth and Wenjing Li*, City University of New Texas (1106-11-2159) York (1106-22-182) 3:15PM Quantum modular forms from mock 5:45PM Computing hermitian forms. Preliminary (1791) Jacobi forms. (1780) report. Susie Kimport,YaleUniversity Jonathan Francis Fernandes, (1106-11-1608) University of Maryland, College Park (1106-22-2860) 3:30PM The zeros of certain weakly holomorphic (1792) Drinfeld modular forms and 6:00PM Global Actions of the Symmetry Group of quasi-modular forms. (1781) the n-dimensional Porous Medium SoYoung Choi,DongkukUniversity, Equation. Kyeongju, and Bo-Hae Im*, Chung-Ang Jose A Franco,UniversityofNorth University, Seoul, Korea (1106-11-180) Florida (1106-22-1901) 3:45PM Orbital Integrals and Shalika Germs for AMS Session on Number Theory, II (1793) sl n and sp 2n. Sharon M. Frechette*, College of the 1:00 PM –5:40PM Room 101A, Convention Center Holy Cross, Lance Robson,Vancouver, British Columbia, and Julia Gordon, 1:00PM Large gaps between zeros of the University of British Columbia (1782) Dedekind zeta-function of a quadratic (1106-11-870) number field. Preliminary report. Caroline L. Turnage-Butterbaugh,North 4:00PM Extensions of Selberg-Delange Method. Dakota State University (1106-11-2300) (1794) Preliminary report. M.Tip E. Phaovibul, Univeristy of Illinois: 1:15PM Gaps between zeros of GL(2) L-functions. Urbana-Champaign (1106-11-2774)  (1783) Owen F. Barrett*, Yale University, Brian McDonald, University of Rochester, 4:15PM Hyperbolic Fourier coefficients of Steven J. Miller, Williams College, (1795) Poincar´eseries. Patrick Ryan,HarvardUniversity, Cormac O’Sullivan and Karen Caroline L. Turnage-Butterbaugh,North Taylor*, Bronx Community College Dakota State University, and Karl Winsor, (1106-11-2748) University of Michigan (1106-11-2820) 4:30PM Asymptotic nature of higher Mahler 1:30PM On the index of genus one curves over  (1796) Measure. (1784) infinite, finitely generated fields. Arunabha Biswas, Texas Tech University Pete L. Clark and Allan Lacy*, University (1106-11-1904) of Georgia (1106-11-2752) 4:45PM Using trees to find optimal factorizations 1:45PM Minimal value set polynomials and a (1797) of numbers. (1785) generalization of the Hermitian curve. Charles L Samuels,OklahomaCity Ricardo Conceicao*, Oxford College of University (1106-11-205) Emory University, and Herivelto Borges, Universidade de Sao Paulo, ICMC, Sao 5:00PM The Hausdorff dimension of sets of Carlos, Brazil (1106-11-92) (1798) numbers defined by their Q-Cantor series expansions. 2:00PM Distribution of integral division points on (1786) the algebraic torus. D. Airey*, University of Texas at Austin, and ,UniversityofNorthTexas Philipp Habegger, Technische B. Mance Universit¨at Darmstadt, Germany, and (1106-11-2837) Su-ion Ih*, University of Colorado at 5:15PM The Moonshine Module for Conway’s Boulder (1106-11-1936)  (1799) Group. 2:15PM On Arboreal Galois Representations of John F. R. Duncan and Sander (1787) Rational Functions. Mack-Crane*, Case Western Reserve Ashvin Anand Swaminathan,Harvard University (1106-11-2325) College (1106-11-1113) 5:30PM The Average Order of an Element of the 2:30PM Elliptic construction of modular  (1800) Symmetric Group. Preliminary report. (1788) generators. Joshua Harrington, Cedar Crest College, Tim Huber, University of Texas-Pan Lenny Jones*andAlicia Lamarche, American (1106-11-2494) Shippensburg University (1106-11-1099)

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MAA Session on Ethnomathematics: A 1:20PM Impacting Change in the Common Core Tribute to Marcia Ascher, II (1808) Era through a Mathematics Partnership. Kathryn Ernie*, Erick Hofacker, University of Wisconsin - River Falls, 1:00 PM –2:55PM Room 213B, Convention Center Sherrie Serros, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, and Barb Bennie,University Organizers: Ximena Catepillan, of Wisconsin - LaCrosse (1106-K5-212) Millersville University 1:40PM Rich Mathematical Tasks Aligned with Amy Shell-Gellasch,  (1809) Common Core Math Standards. Montgomery College Sherrie Serros*, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Kathryn Ernie, Erick Janet Beery,Universityof Hofacker, University of Wisconsin - River Redlands Falls, and Barb Bennie,Universityof 1:00PM Game Analysis of Mu Torere and Related Wisconsin - LaCrosse (1106-K5-213)  (1801) Ethnographic Games. 2:00PM Revising the Mathematics Major to Align Darrah P. Chavey*, Beloit College, and (1810) with the Common Core State Standards - Philip D. Straffin, Jr., Beloit College, Decisions and Challenges. Emeritus (1106-D1-2886) Diana White, University of Colorado Denver (1106-K5-1289) 1:20PM Si´ ´subodha Tarangin˙ .¯ı: A 1933 (1802) mathematics and astrology book from 2:20PM Aligning Pre-Service Secondary  Nepal, its content and backstory. (1811) Mathematics Curriculum at UAB with Preliminary report. CCSS and MET-II. Preliminary report. Deepak Basyal,NewMexicoState John C Mayer, University of Alabama at University (1106-D1-784) Birmingham (1106-K5-2614) 2:40PM Modeling and the Common Core – A 1:40PM The Ethnomathematics of North   (1812) Series of Workshops. (1803) American Rock Art. Kevin Murphy, St. Norbert College James V. Rauff, Millikin University (1106-K5-1571) (1106-D1-28) 3:00PM Writing a Specialized Professional 2:00PM Comparing Traditions of Fairness. (1813) Association (SPA) Report. Preliminary  (1804) Jennifer Wilson, The New School report. (1106-D1-2674) AbdelNaser Al-Hasan, Newberry College (1106-K5-1263) 2:20PM Women and Ethnomathematics: Aspects  (1805) of Gender. 3:20PM Statistics and the Common Core.  Thomas E. Gilsdorf, Instituto (1814) Preliminary report. Tecnologico´ Autonomo´ de M´exico (ITAM) Patti Frazer Lock,St.Lawrence (1106-D1-587) University (1106-K5-2094) 3:40PM Statistical Education of Teachers in the 2:40PM Remarks on Vedic Arithmetic -   (1815) Common Core Era. (1806) multiplication. Catherine Case*, University of Florida, Ximena Catepillan, Millersville and Anna Bargagliotti, Loyola University, and Waclaw Szymanski*, Marymount University (1106-K5-2139) West Chester University (1106-D1-1849) 4:00PM Needs of High School Mathematics MAA Session on Program and Assessment  (1816) Teachers to Teach Conditional Implications of Common Core State Probability. Preliminary report. Standards Implementation Adam Molnar, University of Georgia (1106-K5-2435) 4:20PM A Partnership with Local Schools: 1:00 PM –6:15PM Room 209, Convention Center (1817) Implementing the Paradigm Shift to Teaching Common Core Mathematics. Organizers: William Martin,North Preliminary report. Dakota State University Jennifer Bergner*andMichael Bardzell, Bonnie Gold,Monmouth Salisbury University (1106-K5-2254) University 4:40PM Pre-service teachers views of the  (1818) Standards of Mathematical Practice vs. John Carter,WestlakeHigh the Content Standards. Preliminary School report. *and , 1:00PM Collaborative Effort to Address Content Karrolyne Fogel Nathan Carlson  (1807) and Practice Standards in a Middle California Lutheran University School Mathematics Teacher Preparation (1106-K5-2370) Program. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Advanced Teacher Capacity in Common Ruthmae Sears*, Burgos Fernando and  (1819) Core Mathematics. Rebecca Wooten,UniversityofSouth Gregory D. Foley, Ohio University Florida (1106-K5-105) (1106-K5-2721)

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5:20PM If we can’t teach to the test, then we’ll 2:20PM Teaching Inquiry through Calculus  (1820) have to actually teach math.  (1829) TACTivities. Michael Von Korff*andVictor Kostyuk, Angie Hodge*, Janice Rech,University Reasoning Mind (1106-K5-2041) of Nebraska Omaha, Faan Tone Liu, Kimberly Bunning, David Webb, Eric 5:40PM Teacher training: Helping the students in  (1821) solving word problems. Stade and Ron Tubbs,Universityof Victoria Kofman, Quality Engineering Colorado Boulder (1106-N1-1083) Education, Inc. (1106-K5-543) 2:40PM Raising Calculus to the Surface:  (1830) Discovering geometric connections 6:00PM Using Rich Mathematical Tasks to (1822) Promote the Standards for Mathematical behind multivariable calculus. Practice. Preliminary report. *, Winona State Dave Kennedy*, Shippensburg University Aaron Wangberg of Pennsylvania, Yvonne Lai,University University, Brian Fisher, Lubbock Christian University, ,City of Nebraska - Lincoln, and Judith Jacobs, Jason Samuels JEJMath, Ltd. (1106-K5-1976) University of New York - Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Eric MAA Session on Statistics Education beyond Webber, Oregon State University (1106-N1-1437) the Introductory Statistics Course, II 3:00PM Discovering the Art of Inquiry: Creating a  (1831) Culture of Asking Open Questions. 1:00 PM –1:35PM Room 211, Convention Center Preliminary report. Organizers: Randall Pruim,Calvin Volker Ecke*, Christine von College Renesse, Julian Fleron and Philip K Hotchkiss, Westfield State University Scott Alberts, Truman State (1106-N1-2118) University 3:20PM Nurturing Inquiry in a Moore Method Patti Frazer Lock,St. (1832) Geometry Classroom. Lawrence University Theron J Hitchman,Universityof 1:00PM Statistics for Everyone: Integrating Northern Iowa (1106-N1-2339)  (1823) Statistical Reasoning on Campus. 3:40PM Ask questions to encourage questions Preliminary report. (1833) asked. Laura A. McSweeney, Fairfield University Sarah-marie Belcastro, MathILy (serious (1106-M5-744) Mathematics Infused with Levity) 1:20PM Getting inside the black box of (1106-N1-2095)  (1824) chemometrics: interdisciplinary research 4:00PM Transitioning students from consumers between statistics and chemistry.  (1834) to producers. Preliminary report. Carolyn K. Cuff, Westminster College, PA Dana C. Ernst*andNandor Sieben, (1106-M5-872) Northern Arizona University (1106-N1-2639) MAA Session on Teaching Inquiry, I 4:20PM How Students Experience a Mathematics  (1835) Program with an Inquiry-Based 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 204A, Convention Center Philosophy. Preliminary report. Organizers: Brian Katz, Augustana Samuel A. Cook*, Debra K Borkovitz College and Galina Dobrynina, Wheelock College (1106-N1-2333) Elizabeth Thoren, 4:40PM Methods for Democratizing Inquiry for University of California,  Santa Barbara (1836) K-16 Students and Teachers. Steven Greenstein*, Montclair State 1:00PM Lessons that Last–Teaching Effective University, Catherine Buell,Fitchburg  (1825) Thinking. State University, and Zahava Wilstein, Michael Starbird,TheUniversityof Berry College (1106-N1-2744) Texas at Austin (1106-N1-1659) 5:00PM Faculty Knowledge of Teaching in 1:20PM Teaching College Algebra Students to  (1837) Inquiry-Based Learning Mathematics.  (1826) Formulate Questions. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin, Lamar Anne M Cawley*andVilma Mesa, University (1106-N1-554) University of Michigan (1106-N1-1888) 1:40PM Using Linked Courses and Classroom 5:20PM Critical Components of Inquiry-Oriented  (1827) Configurations to Teach Mathematical  (1838) Teaching. Inquiry to Freshman Business Students. Estrella MS Johnson,VirginiaTech Preliminary report. (1106-N1-671) *and , Victor I Piercey Roxanne Cullen 5:40PM Teaching Inquiry in a Capstone Course Ferris State University (1106-N1-382) (1839) for Future Secondary School Teachers. 2:00PM Homework Presentations in Calculus I. Stan Yoshinobu, California Polytechnic  (1828) Valerie J. Peterson,Universityof State University, San Luis Obispo Portland (1106-N1-2426) (1106-N1-1385)

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MAA Session on The Times They Are a 3:40PM Seeking Mathematics Success for College Changin’: Successful Innovations in  (1848) Students: A Randomized Field Trial of an Developmental Mathematics Curricula and Adapted Approach. Pedagogy, II Taras Gula, George Brown College, Carolyn Hoessler,Universityof Saskatchewan, and Wes Maciejewski*, 1:00 PM –4:15PM Room 210B, Convention Center The University of British Columbia Organizers: Suzanne Dor´ee, Augsburg (1106-P5-2681) College 4:00PM Assessing the effectiveness of the Joanne Peeples,ElPaso  (1849) Carnegie Pathways: A multilevel Community College propensity score approach. Hiro Yamada*andChris Thorn, Donald Small,USMA Carnegie Foundation (1106-P5-2697) Bruce Yoshiwara,Los Angeles Pierce College MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate Chris Oehrlein,Oklahoma Mathematical Biology Education City Community College PM PM 1:00PM Using Reform mathematics pedagogy in 1:00 –3:35 Room 203B, Convention Center  (1840) developmental mathematics courses to improve student success with application Organizer: Timothy D Comar, problems. Benedictine University Luke Smith, Auburn University 1:00PM An Oracle Method to Rank a Tournament Montgomery (1106-P5-169)  (1850) from NFL Teams to Green Anoles. 1:20PM Improving Students Success in First Year Preliminary report. (1841) Mathematics Courses at the University of E Cabral Balreira, Trinity University Nebraska. (1106-Q1-6) Nathan Wakefield,Universityof 1:20PM An Animal Population Simulation and Nebraska–Lincoln (1106-P5-882)  (1851) Mathematical Modeling Activity for 1:40PM The Implementation of Online Homework Secondary Mathematics Majors.  (1842) in Developmental Mathematics and Its Diana S Cheng*andDavid Thompson, Impact on Successive Courses. Towson University (1106-Q1-90) Paula R Stickles, Millikin University 1:40PM A Mathematical Model for Alzheimer (1106-P5-584) (1852) Disease and it’s Treatment Based on the 2:00PM College Quantitative Reasoning: An Metal Ions Hypothesis.  (1843) Innovative Yearlong Course in Shantia Yarahmadian*, Hadi Khani and Mathematics, Statistics, and Modeling. Eda Asili, Mississippi State University Preliminary report. (1106-Q1-2505) Gregory D. Foley, Ohio University 2:00PM The Mathematical Biology research (1106-P5-2738)  (1853) program and minor at Truman State 2:20PM Developmental Math: Forward Thinking University.  (1844) and Backward Designed. Preliminary Pam Ryan, Truman State University report. (1106-Q1-2491) Pangyen Ben Weng, Metropolitan State University (1106-P5-96) 2:20PM Involving Undergraduates in Biomath  (1854) Research Using High Performance GPU 2:40PM Accelerating Developmental Mathematics Computing. (1845) by Contextualizing Prerequisites into a G. Brock Williams*, John Calhoun, Single Course using Problem-Solving (for Whitney Green, Levi Johnson and STEM, too!). Jessica Spott, Texas Tech University GMichaelGuy, Queensborough (1106-Q1-802) Community College (1106-P5-609) 2:40PM Interactive Mathematica-based 3:00PM A Shorter Math Pipeline: Redesign and  (1855) biodiversity exercise enhances student  (1846) Assessment. understanding. Joan E Brown*andTom R Brown, Elizabeth C. Davis-Berg and Daniel R. Eastern New Mexico University Jordan*, Columbia College Chicago (1106-P5-919) (1106-Q1-1399) 3:20PM Creating a Cognitively Demanding 3:00PM IQS 2.0: A Modularized Integrated Math  (1847) Environment for Developmental  (1856) and Science Course. Mathematics Student Learning. Lester F Caudill, University of Richmond Kenneth R. Bradfield*, Raven McCrory, (1106-Q1-2431) Michigan State University, Steve Wolf, Texas State University, Beth 3:20PM Computer Laboratory Activities for Herbel-Eisenmann, Durrell Jones and (1857) Biocalculus Courses. Kristen Bieda, Michigan State University Timothy D Comar, Benedictine (1106-P5-772) University (1106-Q1-2788)

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MAA Session on Using Flipping Pedagogy to 4:00PM Using rotating student groups to increase Engage Students in Learning Mathematics, I  (1867) participation and decrease anxiety. Carrie Muir, University of Colorado, 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 204B, Convention Center Boulder (1106-R1-2658) 4:20PM Using the Flipped Classroom to offer Dual Organizers: Jean McGivney-Burelle,  (1868) Enrollment courses. Preliminary report. University of Hartford Krista Maxson, Shawnee State University Larissa Schroeder, (1106-R1-1351) University of Hartford 4:40PM Flipping the class using Google Fei Xue,Universityof  (1869) Documents at the Naval Academy Hartford Preparatory School. Preliminary report. John Williams,Universityof Matthew J. Peeples, Naval Academy Hartford Preparatory School (1106-R1-283) 1:00PM Using a Hybrid Model to Build Math Skills 5:00PM Perspectives of Flipping an (1858) in a Prerequisite College Algebra Course. (1870) Undergraduate Precalculus Class. Debbie Gochenaur, Shippensburg Dr. Jason A. Willis*, Gardner-Webb University (1106-R1-2688) University, Dr. George Olson, Dr. Deborah Crocker and Dr. Tracy 1:20PM A Comparison of Student-Learned  Goodson-Espy, Appalachian State (1859) Outcomes in Multi-Sections of ‘Large’ University (1106-R1-524) College Algebra Classrooms: A Preliminary Study. Preliminary report. 5:20PM Engaging the Introverted Learner using Perry Y.C. Lee*andPadraig  (1871) the Flipped Classroom in a Hybrid McLoughlin, Kutztown University of Calculus Class. Pennsylvania (1106-R1-2374) Terry L Barron, Georgia Gwinnett College (1106-R1-2737) 1:40PM Flipping College Algebra to Increase  (1860) Student Engagement and Achievement. 5:40PM Students’ Perceptions of Flipped Calculus. Jennifer E Clinkenbeard*, California (1872) Larissa Schroeder*, Jean State University Fullerton / Claremont McGivney-Burelle and Fei Xue, Graduate University, and Cherie University of Hartford (1106-R1-1905) Ichinose, California State University Fullerton (1106-R1-1027) MAA Session on Wavelets in Undergraduate 2:00PM A Team-Based Approach to a Partially Education  (1861) Flipped Linear Algebra Class. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:15PM Room 210A, Convention Center Rebecca Swanson*, Deb Carney, Colorado School of Mines, and Nic Organizers: Caroline Haddad, State Ormes, University of Denver University of New York at (1106-R1-925) Geneseo 2:20PM Adventures in flipping college algebra. John Merkel,Oglethorpe  (1862) Jenna Van Sickle, Fontbonne University University (1106-R1-27) Edward Aboufadel,Grand 2:40PM Using Flipping Pedagogy in an Online Valley State University (1863) Course. Jason A Miller*, Gary Kennedy and 1:00PM Multi-Resolution Analysis for the Haar  Elizabeth A Miller,TheOhioState (1873) Wavelet: A Minimalist Approach. University (1106-R1-2814) Helmut Knaust,TheUniversityofTexas at El Paso (1106-R5-1592) 3:00PM Flipping Freshman Mathematics:  (1864) Discouraging Results and How to Adapt 1:20PM Teaching wavelets to a freshman. for the Future. Preliminary report.  (1874) David W Roach, Murray State University Jenny G. Fuselier*, Laurie Zack, Adam (1106-R5-2624) Graham-Squire, High Point University, 1:40PM Using Wavelets as a Tool for Statistical and Karen O’Hara, High Point Univeristy  (1875) Analysis of Big Data. (1106-R1-895) Caroline Haddad, State University of 3:20PM Flipping an Introductory Statistics Class: New York at Geneseo (1106-R5-1614)  (1865) Students’ Attitudes About and Success 2:00PM Compressed Sensing Impacts the with the use of Online Tools. Preliminary  (1876) Statistical Inferences Made from fMRI. report. Susannah Shoemaker*, Pomona Craig Patrick McBride,Universityof College, Deanna Needell,Claremont Washington Tacoma (1106-R1-585) McKenna College, Wesley Kerr, Arpineh 3:40PM Flipping the Classroom Routine in Asadoorian,UCLA,Jessica Nadalin,UC (1866) Statistics. Berkeley, Christian Ayala,Claremont Erick Hofacker, University of Wisconsin - McKenna College, and Ryan McCarthy, River Falls (1106-R1-214) University College Cork (1106-R5-2717)

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2:20PM Discrete Wavelets in a Liberal Arts MAA General Contributed Paper Session on  (1877) Mathematics Course. Modeling or Applications,III John C. Merkel, Oglethorpe University (1106-R5-2292) 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 213A, Convention Center

2:40PM 3D Printing and Wavelets, Continued. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin  (1878) Preliminary report. Lutheran College Edward F Aboufadel, Grand Valley State Bem Cayco, San Jose State University (1106-R5-514) University 3:00PM Bases, Frames and associated operators Kimberly Presser,  (1879) in a Hilbert Space. Shippensburg University of Ghanshyam Bhatt, Tennessee State Pennsylvania University (1106-R5-1914) 1:00PM Modeling Local Pattern Formation on (1887) Membrane Surfaces using Non-local MAA Session on Well-Designed Online Interactions. Preliminary report. Assessment: Well-Formed Questions, Melissa R. Adkins*andYongcheng Discovery-Based Explorations, and Their Zhou, Colorado State University Success in Improving Student Learning (1106-VG-629) 1:15PM Application of Gaussian Process and  1:00 PM –3:15PM Room 212B, Convention Center (1888) Maximum Entropy Sampling in Methane Plume Prediction. Preliminary report. Raquel A Barata*, Adams State Organizers: Paul Seeburger,Monroe University, David R Thompson and Community College Lance Christensen, NASA Jet Propulsion Matthew Leingang,New Laboratory (1106-VG-2294) York University 1:30PM Stochastic Transport Theory and  (1889) Applications. 1:00PM Interactive Online Lessons using Richard Vasques, UFRGS - Federal (1880) Articulate Storyline. University of Rio Grande do Sul Elizabeth A Miller*, Carolyn Johns and (1106-VG-1677) Jason A Miller, The Ohio State University (1106-S1-2839) 1:45PM Increasing prosperity, decreasing  (1890) satisfaction: insights from an 1:20PM Implementing Multiple Forms of agent-based model.  (1881) Assessment in Carnegie’s Community Chris Thron,TexasA&MUniversity- College Pathways’ Online Platform Central Texas (1106-VG-1602) to Support Student Learning and 2:00PM Local Image Comparison Using Achievement in Community College  (1891) Krawtchouk Moment Invariants. Developmental Mathematics. Atilla Sit*, Eastern Kentucky University, Maria Mendiburo*andScott Strother, and Daisuke Kihara, Purdue University Carnegie Foundation (1106-S1-2882) (1106-VG-2385)

1:40PM Don’t Show Your Work! Online 2:15PM A Piece of Paper and a Pair of Scissors. (1882) Assessment in CBAL Mathematics.  (1892) Claudiu Mihai*, Daemen College, and James H. Fife, Educational Testing Christine Rakowski,Amherst,NY Service (1106-S1-991) (1106-VG-2437) 2:30PM Using Predictive Mathematical Modeling 2:00PM Test Well and Test Often: Differentiating  (1893) to Determine What Impacts Student  (1883) Instruction Using Micro-Assessment. Retention in the First, Second, and Third Nathaniel Rounds*andMichael Von Years. Korff, Reasoning Mind (1106-S1-2032) Larry Wayne Lewis*, Ivy Tech Community College, and Rebecca 2:20PM Putting College Algebra Online: Breaking  (1884) Away from Traditional Assessment. Patterson, University of Louisville Preliminary report. (1106-VG-2705) Samuel Luke Tunstall, Appalachian 2:45PM Break State University (1106-S1-1085) 3:00PM Restructuring of Languages by Learners: (1894) a Mathematical Framework. Preliminary 2:40PM Transitioning from discovery-based report.  (1885) worksheets to online explorations in a Jacquelyn L Rische*, Hobart and multi-variable calculus class. William Smith Colleges, and Natalia L , Robert Morris Monica M VanDieren Komarova, University of California, Irvine University (1106-S1-2923) (1106-VG-1817) 3:00PM Creating Effective Online Homework 3:15PM Applying the common sense test as a  (1886) Problems in Intermediate Algebra (Using  (1895) diagnostic in mathematical modeling for WeBWorK). Preliminary report. decision making or research. Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community William P Fox, Naval Postgraduate College (1106-S1-2809) School (1106-VG-1198)

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3:30PM Fractional order bilingualism model 3:15PM Degenerate Tetrahedra. Preliminary (1896) without conversion from dominant  (1907) report. unilingual group to bilingual group. Derege H. Mussa, University of Texas at Yusuf Sofuoglu*andNuri Ozalp, Dallas (1106-VM-1578) Ankara University (1106-VG-1700) 3:30PM Amoebas, Nonnegative Polynomials and 3:45PM Aligned Hierarchies for Sequential Data. (1908) Sums of Squares Supported on Circuits.  (1897) Katherine M. Kinnaird, Macalester Timo de Wolff*, Texas A&M University, College (1106-VG-2617) and Sadik Iliman, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (1106-VM-1621) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 3:45PM Spiraling geodesics in staircase metric Research in Geometry  (1909) geometries. Ryan Hood and JMealy*, Austin College 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 212A, Convention Center (1106-VM-1251) 4:00PM Entropies, Stability and Yang-Mills Flow. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (1910) Preliminary report. Lutheran College Casey L Kelleher*andJeffrey D Bem Cayco, San Jose State Streets, University of California, Irvine University (1106-VM-308) Kimberly Presser, 4:15PM Tropical Brill-Noether theory. Shippensburg University of (1911) Yoav Len,YaleUniversity Pennsylvania (1106-VM-1647) 1:00PM Properties of Integral Invariants of The 4:30PM A simple proof of Bernstein theorem for (1898) Ruled Surface with Darboux Frame in E3.  (1912) de Sitter spaces. Guls¨ um¨ Yeliz¸ent S urk¨ *andSalim Yuce¨ , Dat P Nguyen, SUNY Stony Brook Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul (1106-VM-2678) (1106-VM-2204) 4:45PM On the Positivity of Kirillov’s Character 1:15PM On The Octonionic Inclined Curves In The (1913) Formula. (1899) 8 Dimensional Euclidean Space. Ehssan Khanmohammadi, Penn State Ozcan¨ Bektas¸*andSalim Yuce¨ , Yıldız University (1106-VM-2743) Technical University (1106-VM-2205) 5:00PM A Compact Moduli Space of Elliptic K3 1:30PM On The Special Octonionic Curves In The (1914) Surfaces. Preliminary report. (1900) 8 Dimensional Euclidean Space. Adrian Brunyate, University of Georgia Salim Yuce¨ *andOzcan¨ Bektas¸, Yıldız (1106-VM-2859) Technical University (1106-VM-2324) 5:15PM Loxodromic Curves on Surfaces of  (1915) Revolution. 1:45PM Cyclotomic Sets in AG(2,q).  (1901) Philip DeOrsey*andWilliam Jacob M Blackwood and Adam Cherowitzo, University of Colorado MDukehart*, Siena College Denver (1106-VM-1472) (1106-VM-1851) 5:30PM Geometry of the Fermat-Torricelli 2:00PM On the maximum and minimum number  (1916) problem.  (1902) of ”sets” in subspaces of the affine space Faruk F. Abi-Khuzam,American represented by the cards in the game of University of Beirut (1106-VM-2269) SET. Anthony J. Macula, SUNY Geneseo 5:45PM Do typical visual representations (1106-VM-1116)  (1917) obstruct mathematical cognition? Preliminary report. 2:15PM Cosmologies determined by pairs of Mil´e Krajcevski,UniversityofSouth (1903) quadrics. Florida (1106-VM-1900) Jonathan E Holland,Universityof Pittsburgh (1106-VM-2243) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 2:30PM An affine Calabi-Yau manifold with Research in Graph Theory, I (1904) irregular tangent cone at infinity. Ronan J Conlon*, CIRGET, Universite du 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 217B, Convention Center Quebec a Montreal, and Hans-Joachim Hein, University of Maryland Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (1106-VM-366) Lutheran College 2:45PM On the Moving Coordinate System and Bem Cayco, San Jose State (1905) Pole Points in Affine Cayley-Klein Planes. University Nurten (Bayrak) Gurses¨ *andSalim Kimberly Presser, Yuce¨ , Yıldız Technical University, Shippensburg University of Istanbul (1106-VM-1872) Pennsylvania 3:00PM Triangles in Wonderland. Are there more 1:00PM Disjoint Cycles and Equitable Coloring.  (1906) obtuse or acute triangles? (1918) H. Kierstead, Arizona State University, A. Joseph P Previte*andMichelle Previte, Kostochka, T. Molla and E. Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Yeager*, University of Illinois at (1106-VM-2712) Urbana-Chamapaign (1106-VN-78)

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1:15PM Containment: A Variation of Cops and 4:30PM On Chorded Cycles.  (1919) Robbers. (1930) Megan Cream*, Ronald Gould,Emory Natasha Komarov*andJohn University, Ralph Faudree,Universityof Mackey, Carnegie Mellon University Memphis, and Kazuhide Hirohata,Keio (1106-VN-215) University (1106-VN-1010)

1:30PM Saturation of trees in the hypercube. 4:45PM The Existence of Trees for Given Values  (1920) Preliminary report. (1931) of λ, κ¯,andκ for L(2, 1)-Colorings and Kavish P. Gandhi*, Newton North High Irreducible L(2, 1)-Colorings. School, and Chiheon Kim, Massachusetts John Villalpando*, California Lutheran Institute of Technology (1106-VN-228) University, Vesta Coufal, Kathie Yerion and Rob Ray,GonzagaUniversity 1:45PM Distance Labelings of Amalgamations (1106-VN-1021)  (1921) and Injective Labelings of General 5:00PM All Graphs are Hall Δ(G)-Completable. Graphs.  Nathaniel Karst, Babson College, (1932) Sarah Holliday, Jennifer Jessica Oehrlein*, Franklin W. Olin Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering, Denise Sakai State University, and Erik Westlund*, Troxell,BabsonCollege,andJunjie Zhu, Kennesaw State University Stanford University (1106-VN-242) (1106-VN-1054) 5:15PM The Generalized Steiner Cable-Trench 2:00PM Gridline Graphs in Higher Dimensions.   (1933) Problem with Application to Error (1922) Preliminary report. Correction in Vascular Imaging. Adam Volk*, University of Dayton, Eric J. Landquist, Kutztown University and Joshua Mireles,Universityof (1106-VN-1067) Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-VN-294) 5:30PM Tr − span of Directed Wheel Graphs. 2:15PM Two-Player Pebbling on Diameter 2  (1934) Marc J Besson, Dickinson College  (1923) Graphs. Preliminary report. (1106-VN-1112) Matthew J Prudente, Lehigh University 5:45PM 4-equitable Tree Labelings. (1106-VN-520)  (1935) Zena Coles, Bard College, Alana Huszar, 2:30PM The minimum number of edges in a The College of New Jersey, Jared Miller, (1924) 4-critical graph that is bipartite plus 3 Bob Jones University, and Zsuzsanna edges. Szaniszlo*, Valparaiso University A. V. Kostochka, University of Illinois (1106-VN-2897) at Urbana-Champaign; Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk, Russia, and B. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on M. Reiniger*, University of Illinois at Research in Teaching or Learning Calculus Urbana-Champaign (1106-VN-573)

2:45PM Strongly Regular Graphs from 1:00 PM –4:40PM Room 214C, Convention Center (1925) Generalized Quadrangles. Preliminary Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin report. Lutheran College Liz Lane-Harvard*, University of Central Oklahoma, and Tim Penttila, Colorado Bem Cayco, San Jose State State University (1106-VN-601) University Kimberly Presser, 3:00PM Graphs of polytopes and abstract  (1926) polytopes. Preliminary report. Shippensburg University of Edward D. Kim,Universityof Pennsylvania Wisconsin-La Crosse (1106-VN-604) 1:00PM GeoGebra 5.0 and Multivariable Calculus. (1936) Preliminary report. 3:15PM Break Philip Joseph Lombardo, St. Joseph’s 3:30PM Diameters of polytope graphs and an College of New York (1106-VT-1559)  (1927) improved upper bound on subset 1:15PM Calculus with and without Top Hat. partition graphs. Preliminary report.  (1937) Preliminary report. J. Mackenzie Gallagher,Universityof John W. Thompson*andStephen Wisconsin-La Crosse (1106-VN-725) Curran, U. of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 3:45PM Complete r -partite graphs determined by (1106-VT-317)  (1928) their domination polynomial. 1:30PM A Study of Calculus Instructors’ Barbara M Anthony*, Southwestern (1938) Perceptions of Approximation as a University, and Michael E. Picollelli, Unifying Thread of the First-Year California State University San Marcos Calculus. (1106-VN-726) Kimberly S. Sofronas*, Emmanuel College, Thomas C. DeFranco, 4:00PM Counting the isomorphism classes of the Hariharan Swaminathan,Universityof (1929) generalized Petersen graphs. Connecticut, Nicholas Gorgievski, Sarah Hanusch, Texas State University Nichols College, and Charles (1106-VN-897) Vinsonhaler, University of Connecticut 4:15PM Break (1106-VT-346)

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1:45PM ”How does this help me?” Modeling 4:30PM Student Use of Example Generation in a  (1939) growth in introductory calculus by using  (1950) Calculus Course: Student Success in participation in formative assessment. Learning with Example Generation. Preliminary report. Heidi Jean Turner*, Elaine Rumsey Rebecca Dibbs, Texas A&M-Commerce Wagner and Susan Marla Orme,Brigham (1106-VT-398) Young University-Idaho (1106-VT-1381)

2:00PM Teaching Calculus II in modular format SIAM Minisymposium on Multivariate Signal  (1940) to increase student success. Preliminary Analysis and Inverse Problems, I report. Lake Ritter, Southern Polytechnic State University (1106-VT-1308) 1:00 PM –5:45PM Room 202A, Convention Center

2:15PM Enneper Surfaces – An Example of Organizers: Carlo Bardaro,Universityof  (1941) History and Exploration in the Teaching Perugia of Calculus. Zuhair Nashed,University Paul Sisson*andTibor Szarvas, of Central Florida Louisiana State University in Shreveport (1106-VT-1771) Gianluca Vinti,Universityof Perugia 2:30PM Blending Mathematical Modeling and (1942) Calculus: A Data Driven Approach to 1:00PM Dynamical sampling in Hilbert spaces. Calculus. Preliminary report. (1951) Akram Aldroubi*, Vanderbilt University, Joel M Kilty, Centre College Carlos Cabrelli, University of Buenos (1106-VT-2182) Aires, Ursula Molter,UniversityOf Buenos Aires, and Sui Tang, Vanderbilt 2:45PM Alignment in Students, Teaching University (1106-47-1318)  (1943) Assistants, and Instructors on the 2:00PM A Blind Matrix Decomposition Algorithm. Purpose and Practice of Calculus I Labs.  (1952) Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Xin Li, University of Central Florida Yuliya Melnikova, Texas State University (1106-15-2947) (1106-VT-2379) 2:30PM A multiple multiresolution analysis for 3:00PM “I Used to Hate Math. Now I Hate it Even (1953) image processing.  (1944) More!” Undergraduate Calculus I Mariantonia Cotronei*, University of Students’ Perceptions of Mathematics: A Reggio Calabria, Italy, Milvia Rossini, Look at Survey Responses. University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, and Ryan Grover, University of Colorado - Tomas Sauer, University of Passau, Boulder (1106-VT-2448) Germany (1106-65-2257)

3:15PM Students’ Knowledge of Functions and 3:00PM Multidimensional Shannon Sampling. (1945) Their Learning of Key Calculus Concepts. (1954) Willi Freeden*, University of Caroline J. Hagen, Tufts University Kaiserslautern, and M. Zuhair Nashed, (1106-VT-2698) University of Central Florida, Orlando (1106-41-1310) 3:30PM Inverting multivariable calculus.  (1946) Joel Louwsma, Smith College 4:00PM A Greedy Algorithm for the (1106-VT-2871) (1955) Regularization of Inverse Problems in Geophysics and Medical Imaging. 3:45PM Working to Improve Student Success in Volker Michel, University of Siegen  (1947) Calculus I Through Pre-calculus Support. (1106-65-2236) Preliminary report. 4:30PM Sparsity and spatial localization of Therese Shelton*andAlison M Marr, (1956) spatially decaying systems. Preliminary Southwestern University (1106-VT-2377) report. 4:00PM An Innovative, Three-Dimensional Qiyu Sun, University of Central Florida  (1948) Approach to Multivariable Calculus (1106-94-1880) Instruction. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Approximation by multivariate Jason Samuels*, City University of New (1957) Kantorovich sampling operators and York-BMCC, Aaron Wangberg,Winona applications to Image Processing. State University, Brian Fisher, Lubbock Gianluca Vinti, University of Perugia Christian University, and Eric Weber, (1106-41-1453) Oregon State University (1106-VT-2169)

4:15PM Student Use of Example Generation in a NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of  (1949) Calculus Course: Potential Barriers Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients to Student Learning with Example in the Mathematical Sciences Generation. Susan Marla Orme*, Heidi Jean Turner 1:00 PM –1:55PM Room 215, Convention Center and Elaine Rumsey Wagner,Brigham Young University-Idaho (1106-VT-1379) Organizer: Dawn Lott,NAM

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1:00PM The adjoint representation of a classical 2:45PM Avoidability and Density of Words. (1958) Lie algebra and the support of Kostant’s (1966) Danny Rorabaugh*andJoshua weight multiplicity formula. Cooper, University of South Carolina Pamela Estephania Harris*, United (1106-05-2434) States Military Academy, Erik Insko, 3:00PM Maximal Green Sequences and Type A Florida Gulf Coast University, and Lauren  (1967) Quivers. Kelly Williams, Mercyhurst University Alexander Garver*andGregg Musiker, (1106-17-692) University of Minnesota (1106-05-256) 1:30PM Mod 4 Galois Representations From 3:15PM Power Graphs of Finite Associative Rings. (1959) Elliptic Curves and a Certain Brauer-Type  (1968) Mary K Flagg,UniversityofSt.Thomas, Embedding Problem. Houston (1106-05-880) Kevin M Mugo, Lafayette, Indiana (1106-11-2441) 3:30PM Betti Numbers of Simplicial Forests. (1969) Preliminary report. MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Nursel Erey*andSara Faridi, Dalhousie Program in Mathematics Panel Discussion University (1106-05-855) 3:45PM Distinguishing subgroups of the rationals 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 214B, Convention Center  (1970) by their Ramsey properties. Ben Barber, University of Birmingham, Mathematics and the sciences: Necessary Neil Hindman*, Howard University, Imre dialogue. Leader, Centre for Mathematical Organizers: Martha J. Siegel,Towson Sciences, Cambridge, and Dona Strauss, University University of Leeds (1106-05-331) Peter Turner,Clarkson 4:00PM Linear Extensions and Exceptional University  (1971) Sequences. Preliminary report. Alexander Garver,Universityof Panelists: Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Minnesota, and Jacob P. Matherne*, Tech University Louisiana State University Mark Green,Universityof (1106-05-2696) California Los Angeles 4:15PM Enumerating Q-factorial Posets. S. James Gates,Jr,University  (1972) Preliminary report. of Maryland Eric L Clark, Kentucky Wesleyan College Kirk E. Jordan,IBMT.J. (1106-05-1967) Watson Research Center 4:30PM From signal processing to lattice paths.  (1973) Preliminary report. AMS Session on Combinatorics, IV Shaun V. Ault*andCharles J. Kicey, Valdosta State University (1106-05-468) 1:15 PM –5:55PM Room 208, Convention Center 4:45PM Motzkin Paths with Exactly One Weak  (1974) Ascent. 1:15PM An Asymptotic Formula for the Number Ralph P. Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute (1960) of Balanced Incomplete Block Design of Technology (1106-05-747) Incidence Matrices. Aaron M. Montgomery, Baldwin Wallace 5:00PM Face Structures of Lattice Path Matroid University (1106-05-1764) (1975) Polytopes. Suhyung An, Yonsei University, JiYoon 1:30PM Species with an equivariant group action. Jung*, National Institute for (1961) Andrew R Gainer-Dewar,Hobartand Mathematical Sciences, and Sangwook William Smith Colleges (1106-05-1101) Kim, Chonnam National University 1:45PM Distinguishing extension numbers for Rn (1106-05-1690) (1962) and n. S 5:15PM Path Systems: A New Systematic Alex Lombardi,HarvardUniversity (1976) Approach to Finding Quartets. (1106-05-1491) Chelsea M Lawhorn*andJoseph 2:00PM Coefficients of Bivariate Analytic Rusinko, Winthrop University (1963) Functions with Algebraic Singularities. (1106-05-2062) Torin Greenwood,Universityof 5:30PM Relating Fox and face colorings of knot Pennsylvania (1106-05-2564)  (1977) diagrams. Preliminary report. 2:15PM Superpatterns and Alon’s Conjecture. Alexander Craig Madaus*, Heather M.  (1964) Preliminary report. Russell and Maisie Jann Newman, Yiguang Zhang*, Johns Hopkins Washington College (1106-05-2467) University, and Yonah Biers-Ariel, 5:45PM Coloring Techniques for Pattern Whitman College (1106-05-753)  (1978) Avoidance over an Infinite Sequence. 2:30PM A Generalized Central Sets Theorem and Paula Egging, Benedictine College, (1965) Applications. Robert P Laudone*, Boston College, and Dev R Phulara,HowardUniversity Amanda Owens, McDaniel College (1106-05-740) (1106-05-630)

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ASL Invited Address 4:40PM Using Hands on Labs In Basic Statistics to (1989) Engage Students and Enhance Learning. 1:30 PM –2:20PM Room 214A, Convention Center Paul J Plummer,UniversityofCentral Missouri (1106-A5-1902) (1979) Invariant random subgroups of locally 5:00PM Tying Statistics to the Real World – Group finite groups.  (1990) Projects using Linear Regression. ,RutgersUniversity Robin Tucker-Drob Robin Lovgren, Belmont University (1106-03-146) (1106-A5-1911)

MAA Session on Best Practices for Teaching Presentations by MAA Teaching Award the Introductory Statistics Course, III Participants

1:40 PM –5:15PM Room 211, Convention Center 2:00 PM –3:20PM Room 103, Convention Center Organizers: Randall Pruim,Calvin Organizers: Barbara Faires, Westminster College College Scott Alberts, Truman State Robert L. Devaney,Boston University University Patti Frazer Lock,St. 2:00PM Problem Solving in the Classroom. Lawrence University  (1991) Judith Covington, Louisiana State 1:40PM Teaching Basic Statistics Summer Course University Shreveport (1106-00-1062)  (1980) Online. 2:30PM Frustrate Your Students and Other Hasan Hamdan,JamesMadison  (1992) Questionable Tips. University (1106-A5-2388) Brian Hopkins, Saint Peter’s University 2:00PM MIT’s new introductory course: from (1106-A0-2422) (1981) probability to frequentist statistics 3:00PM Access to Mathematics. Does it matter? through Bayesian inference. Preliminary  (1993) What can we do about it? report. Shahriar Shahriari, Pomona College Jeremy Orloff*andJonathan Bloom, (1106-00-2221) MIT (1106-A5-2821) 2:20PM MIT’s new introductory course: using AMS Session on Linear and Multilinear (1982) physical space and technology to flip the Algebra and Matrix Theory classroom. Preliminary report. Jonathan Bloom*andJeremy Orloff, 2:15 PM –5:10PM Room 202B, Convention Center MIT (1106-A5-2825) 2:15PM Triphos: An alternative coordinate 2:40PM Creating Critical Thinkers in an  (1994) system. Preliminary report.  (1983) Introductory Statistics Course. Erica Johnson*andPaula Egging, RaKissa D Cribari,Universityof Benedictine College (1106-15-1857) Colorado Denver (1106-A5-2042) 2:30PM Existence of a nowhere-zero eigenbasis 3:00PM Statistically Significant Attempts at  (1995) for a matrix whose graph and  (1984) Students’ Understanding. eigenvalues are prescribed. Rodica Cazacu*andGeorge E Cazacu, Keivan Hassani Monfared*, Western Georgia College (1106-A5-2818) Illinois University, and Bryan L Shader, 3:20PM Exploring the quantification of evidence: University of Wyoming (1106-15-1418)  (1985) A Better Fit for Goodness-Of-Fit. 2:45PM Skew Characteristic Polynomials of Cacti. Alexander White*andM. Alejandra  (1996) Amy Streifel, Washington State Sorto, Texas State University University (1106-15-2833) (1106-A5-2289) 3:00PM Matrices, Quaternions, Rotations, and 3:40PM Enhancing the Benefits of Discovery  (1997) Orientation in R3. (1986) Projects in Elementary Statistics. Paul R. Bouthellier,Universityof Preliminary report. Pittsburgh-Titusville (1106-15-267) Dianna J. Spence*andBrad 3:15PM Methods of Relating Types of Canonical Bailey, University of North Georgia  (1998) Algebraic Curvature Tensors. Preliminary (1106-A5-1362) report. 4:00PM From the classroom to the community Elise McMahon, Ave Maria University  (1987) (and back again): Stories of statistics, (1106-15-1293) significance, and service. 3:30PM Decomposition of Quantum Gates. Joshua B. Wilkerson, Texas State  (1999) Dean J. Katsaros, College of William and University (1106-A5-935) Mary (1106-15-2393) 4:20PM Teaching Introductory Statistics through 3:45PM Estimating the Dominant Eigenvector of (1988) big data projects – reflections from a  (2000) Positive Matrices. mathematician’s first statistics course. Joann Martinez Coronado,Texas Kathryn J Montovan, Bennington A&M University - Corpus Christi College (1106-A5-2543) (1106-15-1697)

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4:00PM Unitary Equivalence of Rank k Partial MAA Session on First-Year Calculus: Fresh (2001) Isometries on Cn via the Stiefel Manifold Approaches for Jaded Students, I S(k, n). Michael Kerckhove,Universityof 2:40 PM –5:35PM Room 214D, Richmond, VA 23173 (1106-15-2366) Convention Center 4:15PM Tight Frame Structure and Scalability.  (2002) Preliminary report. Organizers: Bob Sachs,GeorgeMason Rachel Domagalski*, Central Michigan University University, Hong Suh, Pomona College, Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins and Xingyu Zhang, Pennsylvania State University University (1106-15-661) 2:40PM New Teaching Metaphors in Calculus. 4:30PM A Decomposition Scheme for some  (2007) Preliminary report.  (2003) Unitary Matrices. Anders K H Bengtsson*andDragu Diane Pelejo*andChi Kwong Li, College Atanasiu, School of Engineering, of William and Mary (1106-15-2577) University of Bor˚as, Sweden (1106-D5-1896) 4:45PM Explicit Bounds for the Pseudospectra of  (2004) Matrices and Operators. Preliminary 3:00PM Early Continuity, Then Communicate, report.  (2008) Communicate, Communicate. Preliminary Feixue Gong*, Olivia Meyerson, report. Williams College, Abigail Ward,The Kimberly O. Muller, Lake Superior State University of Chicago, Jeremy Meza, University (1106-D5-1889) Carnegie Mellon University, and Mihai Stoiciu, Williams College (1106-15-2129) 3:20PM Calculus Reshuffled.  (2009) Vincent J. Matsko, Proof School 5:00PM Positive Semidefinite Matrices with (1106-D5-1828)  (2005) Special Block Structure. 3:40PM A Fresh Start: Reordering Calc II in the Eric Berry*, Dean Katsaros, Chi-Kwong  (2010) Fall. Preliminary report. Li and Diane Pelejo, College of William , Augsburg College and Mary (1106-81-2149) Jody Sorensen (1106-D5-2772)

Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium 4:00PM Teaching calculus to large and diverse Board of Directors Meeting  (2011) groups of engineering students. Frode Rønning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (1106-D5-1607) 2:15 PM –4:00PM Independence, Grand Hyatt San Antonio 4:20PM Teaching Business Calculus as a  (2012) Terminal Course Focused on Business. ASL Invited Address Preliminary report. Mike May, Saint Louis University (1106-D5-1784) 2:30 PM –3:20PM Room 214A, Convention Center 4:40PM Flipped and Flexible Calculus: A Different (2006) Equivalence relations in computable  (2013) Calculus Experience. model theory. Elizabeth A Miller*andCarolyn Ekaterina Fokina,KurtGodel¨ Research Johns, The Ohio State University Center (1106-03-148) (1106-D5-2541) 5:00PM A guide-on-the-side approach to calculus. AMS Committee on Science Policy Panel (2014) Preliminary report. Discussion Dana C. Ernst,NorthernArizona University (1106-D5-2631) PM PM 2:30 –4:00 Room 207B, Convention Center 5:20PM Inquiry as a way to engage ALL calculus  (2015) students. The role of research in preserving the Angie Hodge*andJanice Rech, American dream. University of Nebraska Omaha (1106-D5-2450) Moderator: Eric Friedlander,University of Southern California MAA Minicourse #4: Part B Panelists: Mark Green,Universityof California Los Angeles 3:30 PM –5:30PM Room 207A, Convention Center

Neal Lane, Rice University A dynamical systems approach to the differential equations course. David Vogan, Massachusetts Institute of Presenter: Paul Blanchard,Boston Technology University

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MAA Minicourse #12: Part B Robert Buck, Slippery Rock University 3:30 PM –5:30PM Room 206A, Convention Center Patrick Brewer,Lebanon Introducing matroids to undergraduates. Valley College Presenters: Jenny McNulty,University Bettye Anne Case,Florida of Montana State University Gary Gordon, Lafayette Michelle Guan, Indiana College University Northwest Steve Paris,FloridaState MAA Minicourse #13: Part B University

3:30 PM –5:30PM Room 206B, Convention Center Susan Staples,Texas Christian University WeBWorK: An open source alternative for generating and delivering online Moderator: Michelle Guan,Indiana homework problems. University Northwest Presenters: Paul Pearson, Hope College Panelists: Mike Boa, Casualty Actuarial Society Geoff Goehle,Western Carolina University Bettye Anne Case,Florida Peter Staab,Fitchburg State University College Stuart Klugman,Drake University ASL Contributed Paper Session, I Scott Merkord,USAA Property & Casualty 3:30 PM –4:40PM Room 214A, Convention Center Steve Paris,FloridaState 3:30PM Preservation theorems via dual proof University (2016) trees. Susan Staples,Texas Fred Halpern, Dallas, Texas Christian University 3:55PM Reverse mathematics and marriage  (2017) problems with unique solutions. SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using Noah A Hughes, Appalachian State the WEB Business Meeting University (1106-03-2628)

4:20PM Abstractionist Categories of Categories. 5:30 PM –5:50PM Room 212B, Convention Center (2018) Shay A Logan, University of Minnesota (1106-03-2591) SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Reception and Business Meeting MAA Invited Address

5:30 PM –6:20PM Room 210B, Convention Center 4:00 PM –4:50PM Lila Cockrell Theatre, Convention Center SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using (2019) Making the case for data journalism. the WEB Guest Lecture Catherine O’Neil, Johnson Research Labs (1106-A0-10) 6:00 PM –6:50PM Room 212B, Convention Center AMS Congressional Fellowship Session (2020) SageMathCloud—Integrated mathematical tools in the cloud. 4:30 PM –6:00PM Room 215, Convention Center William Stein, University of Washington (1106-A0-141) Organizer: Samuel M. Rankin, III,AMS AWM Workshop Poster Presentations and MAA Student Poster Session Reception 4:30 PM –6:00PM Exhibit Hall C, Convention Center 6:00 PM –7:15PM Bridge Hall, Convention Center Organizer: Joyati Debnath,Winona Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona State University College Lerna Pehlivan,York MAA Panel Discussion University Brooke Shipley,University 5:00 PM –7:00PM Room 214B, Convention Center of Illiniois at Chicago Actuarial science: What faculty need to 6:00PM On Monotonicity for Strain-Limiting know. (2021) Theories of Elasticity. Organizers: Kevin Charlwood, Tina Mai*andJay R. Walton,TexasA&M Washburn University University (1106-74-150)

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6:00PM Semidualizing complexes over tensor 6:00PM Homotopy and homology theory of the (2022) products. Preliminary report. (2036) moduli of elliptic curves. Hannah Lee Altmann, North Dakota X Chang, University of Pittsburgh State University (1106-13-155) (1106-00-1181) 6:00PM Bratteli diagrams for weak solenoids. 6:00PM Graph Determined Symbolic Dynamics (2023) Jessica C. Dyer, University of Illinois at (2037) andHybridSystems. Chicago (UIC) (1106-37-200) Kimberly D. Ayers, Iowa State University (1106-37-1299) 6:00PM Extremal Questions for Matchings.  (2024) Lauren Keough, University of Nebraska - 6:00PM An adaptive GMsFEM for high-contrast Lincoln (1106-05-201) (2038) flow problems. Eric T. Chung, Chinese University of 6:00PM From graphs to Lie algebras to (2025) nilmanifolds. Preliminary report. Hong Kong, Yalchin Efendiev,Texas A&M University, and *, Allie Ray, University of Texas-Arlington Guanglian Li (1106-53-218) Texas &M University (1106-65-1566) 6:00PM A looping-delooping adjunction for 6:00PM A Residual Based Aposteriori Error (2039) topological spaces. (2026) Estimation in a Fully Automatic hp–FEM Martina Rovelli, EPF Lausanne for The 2 and 3-D Stokes Model Problem. (1106-18-1699) Arezou Ghesmati*andWolfgang Bangerth,TexasA&MUniversity (1106-35-236) MAA Special Dramatic Presentation

6:00PM Topology of Configurations on Graphs. 6:00 PM –7:00PM Room 103, Convention Center (2027) Safia Chettih, University of Oregon (1106-55-243) Mathematically Bent Theater 6:00PM Braid groups and euclidean simplices. Presenter: Colin Adams, Williams (2028) Elizabeth Leyton Chisholm*andJon College McCammond, University of California, Santa Barbara (1106-20-289) AMS Mathematical Reviews Reception 6:00PM Rational maps with Q critical points. p 6:00 PM –7:00PM Bowie B, Grand (2029) Preliminary report. Bianca A Thompson,Universityof Hyatt San Antonio Hawaii at Manoa (1106-11-320) SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics 6:00PM Tame filling invariants, examples, and  (2030) closure properties. Preliminary report. Guest Lecture Anisah Nu’Man,Universityof 6:30 PM –7:20PM Room 210B, Convention Center Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-20-334) 6:00PM Classifying n-excisive functors by generic  (2040) Mathematical authority and (2031) representations. inquiry-based learning. Sarah A Yeakel, University of Illinois Matthew G Jones, California Urbana-Champaign (1106-55-342) State University, Dominguez Hills (1106-97-248) 6:00PM Coupled groundwater-surface water flow: (2032) effect of small parameters and numerical methods. NAM Cox-Talbot Address Marina Moraiti, University of Pittsburgh (1106-65-368) 7:45 PM –8:35PM Texas Ballroom, Salon A, Grand Hyatt San Antonio 6:00PM A Spatio-Temporal Point Process Model  (2033) for Ambulance Demand.  (2041) Mathematics: An Imitation of Life. Zhengyi Zhou*, Center for Applied Math, Preliminary report. Cornell University, David S. Matteson, Jacqueline Brannon Giles, HCCS Central Department of Statistical Science, Cornell College/Texas Southern University University, Dawn B. Woodard, Shane G. (1106-01-1429) Henderson, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Project NExT Reception Cornell University, and Athanasios C. Micheas, Department of Statistics, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Alamo Ballroom, Salon University of Missouri-Columbia, C, San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk Columbia (1106-62-878) All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and 6:00PM Conjugacy Limits of the Group of (2034) Diagonal Matrices. other friends of Project NExT are invited. Arielle M Leitner,Universityof Organizers: Julia Barnes,Western California, Santa Barbara (1106-22-1091) Carolina University 6:00PM Applications of algebraic geometry to Alissa Crans, Loyola (2035) polar coding. Marymount University Sarah E Anderson, Clemson University Matthew DeLong,Taylor (1106-14-1104) University

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David Kung, St. Mary’s 10:30AM Higher Frobenius-Schur Indicators College of Maryland (2048) for Group-Theoretical Categories. Anthony Tongen,James Preliminary report. Madison University Peter Schauenburg, Institut de Math´ematiques de Bourgogne, Universit´e de Bourgogne, Dijon, France (1106-18-1769)

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7:30 AM –2:00PM East Registration, Convention Center Tuesday, January 13 AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research Joint Meetings Registration in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, III 7:30 AM –2:00PM East Registration, Convention Center 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Room 004, Convention Center AMS Special Session on Hopf Algebras and Tensor Categories, II Organizers: Darren A Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology 7:30 AM –10:50AM Room 006D, Convention Center Tamas Forgacs, California State University, Fresno Organizers: Susan Montgomery, Jobby Jacob,Rochester University of Southern Institute of Technology California Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana Institute of Technology State University and Iowa Tamas Wiandt,Rochester State University Institute of Technology Sarah Witherspoon,Texas 8:00AM Modeling Fluid Flow Induced by C. elegans A&M University  (2049) Swimming at Low Reynolds Number. 7:30AM Coverings of pointed Hopf algebras. Jonathan D Gutierrez, St. Mary’s (2042) William Chin,DePaulUniversity University, and Megan Michelle (1106-16-2887) Sorenson*, Concordia University, Irvine 8:00AM The braided Hopf algebra structure of (1106-76-126) (2043) reflected Nichols algebras. 8:30AM Dynamical Model of Consumer Rumor Hans-Juergen Schneider*,  (2050) Transmission in a Twitter-like Network. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Jessica Bustamante, Westminster Muenchen, Germany, and Istv´an College, UT (1106-00-393) Heckenberger, Philipps-Universitaet 9:00AM Homotopy equivalence in graph-like Marburg, Germany (1106-16-1157)  (2051) digital spaces. 8:30AM Graded deformations of Nichols algebras. Jason Haarmann, Eastern Illinois (2044) Mitja Mastnak, Saint Mary’s University University, Meg P Murphy*, University of (1106-16-1051) North Carolina at Asheville, Casey S 9:00AM Frobenius properties of tensor functors. Peters, University of Redlands, and (2045) Kenichi Shimizu, Graduate School P Christopher Staecker,Fairfield of Mathematics, Nagoya University University (1106-54-109) (1106-00-1272) 9:30AM Rainbow boxes in grid graphs.  9:30AM Classification of Modular Categories. (2052) Preliminary report. (2046) Eric C Rowell,TexasA&MUniversity Blanche Sonia Ngo Mahop, Daryl (1106-18-224) Seaver, Jasmine VanExel*, Katherine Weber and Ruth Haas, Smith College 10:00AM Classification of integral modular (1106-05-1361) (2047) categories of Frobenius-Perron dimension pq4 and p2q2. 10:00AM Finding NAIRU.  Paul Bruillard, Pacific Northwest National (2053) Sara Reed*, Simpson College, Levi Laboratory, C´esar Galindo,Universidad Boxell, Taylor University, Yihang Du, de los Andes, Seung-Moon Hong, Jeffrey Liebner and Julie Smith, University of Toledo, Yevgenia Kashina, Lafayette College (1106-91-127) DePaul University, Deepak Naidu*, 10:30AM Quantifying Option Implications. Northern Illinois University, Sonia  (2054) Preliminary report. Natale, Julia Yael Plavnik,Universidad Michael Bauer, Xiaowen Chang and Nacional de Cordoba,´ and Eric C. Rowell, Michael Conway*, Lafayette REU Texas A&M University (1106-18-598) (1106-00-1030)

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11:00AM Minimum Rank of Graphs with Zero 8:00AM Focus and coherence at the high school  (2055) Diagonal. Preliminary report.  (2063) level: what they mean, and how to strive Jorin S Schug, Swarthmore College for them in the context of specific (1106-15-195) function and statistics tasks. Preliminary report. 11:30AM Ranks of graphs over Z2. Preliminary  (2056) report. Guadalupe I. Lozano,TheUniversityof Oscar F Leong, Swarthmore College Arizona (1106-97-2656) (1106-15-196) 8:30AM The Flow of Mathematical Concepts in  (2064) Grades 6-8. AMS-AWM Special Session on Recent Hugo Rossi,UniversityofUtah Developments in Algebraic Number Theory, I (1106-97-1882)

8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007B, 9:00AM Unit and Course Blueprints: Tools for Convention Center (2065) building coherence. Kate Nowak*, Charlottesville, VA, Organizers: Wen-Ching Winnie Li, and Patrick Callahan, Illustrative Pennsylvania State University Mathematics (1106-97-1634)

Tong Liu, Purdue University 9:30AM Transformational Geometry in the High Ling Long, Iowa State  (2066) School Curriculum. Preliminary report. University and Louisiana Mike Nakamaye,UniversityofNew State University Mexico (1106-97-533)

8:00AM Visualising the arithmetic of quadratic 10:00AM Coherence in geometry: Preparing (2057) imaginary fields. Preliminary report.  (2067) students for transformational geometry. Katherine E Stange,Universityof Scott Baldridge, Louisiana State Colorado, Boulder (1106-11-1783) University (1106-97-715) 8:30AM Derivatives of p-adic L-functions of (2058) Hilbert modular forms. 10:30AM Geometry By and For High-School Daniel Barrera, University of Montreal, (2068) Geometry Teachers. Mladen Dimitrov, University of Lille, and James J. Madden, Louisiana State Andrei Jorza*, University of Notre Dame University (1106-51-1382) (1106-11-2418) AMS Special Session on Fixed Point Theory 9:00AM Moduli Interpretations for (2059) Noncongruence Modular Curves. and Applications, II William Y Chen, Pennsylvania State University (1106-11-1877) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007D, Convention Center 9:30AM p-adic q-expansions and families of (2060) automorphic forms. Ellen Eischen,TheUniversityofNorth Organizer: Clement Boateng Ampadu, Carolina at Chapel Hill (1106-11-1801) Northeastern University 10:00AM Local points of supersingular elliptic 8:00AM Fixed point results for multivalued (2061) curves on Zp-extensions. (2069) contractions on a metric space with a Mirela Ciperiani, University of Texas at graph and applications. Austin (1106-11-2572) Marlene Frigon,UniversityofMontreal 10:30AM On the restriction of F-crystalline p-adic (1106-47-50) (2062) Galois representations. 8:30AM Common fixed point of Jungck- Kirk-type Bryden Cais*, University of Arizona,  (2070) iterations for non-self operators in and Tong Liu,PurdueUniversity normed linear spaces. Preliminary report. (1106-11-1225) Hudson Akewe*andA. A. Mogbademu, University of Lagos, Nigeria (1106-46-79) AMS Special Session on Creating Coherence in K–12 Mathematics, III 9:00AM Caristi Fixed Point Theorem in Metric (2071) Spaces with a Graph. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007A, Monther Rashed Alfuraidan,KingFahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Convention Center (1106-47-229) Organizers: Brigitte Lahme, Sonoma 9:30AM Fixed point optimization algorithm and State University (2072) its application to network resource. William McCallum, Preliminary report. University of Arizona Thanyarat Jitpeera*, Rajamangala Cody Patterson,University Univeristy of Technology Lanna, and of Arizona Poom Kumam, Kmutt (1106-49-345)

Kristin Umland,University 10:00AM Riemann problems for two-dimensional of New Mexico (2073) systems of conservation laws. Ellen Whitesides,University Katarina Jegdic, University of Houston - of Arizona Downtown (1106-35-2020)

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10:30AM Every Order-Preserving Self-Map of the 8:30AM Random Walks on the BMW Monoid: an  (2074) Lp Unit Ball has a Fixed Point. (2082) Algebraic Approach. Bernd S. W. Schroeder,TheUniversityof Sarah Wolff, Dartmouth College Southern Mississippi (1106-06-1175) (1106-60-813) 9:00AM Generalized Symmetric Spaces of SL(2) AMS Special Session on Geosystems  (2083) over Finite Fields. Mathematics, I Vicky W Klima, Appalachian State University (1106-22-458) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 008B, 9:30AM Symmetric Spaces for (F ) and Convention Center SLn q  (2084) Finitely Presented Groups. Preliminary Organizers: Willi Freeden,Universityof report. Kaiserslautern Ellen Ziliak*, Benedictine University, Catherine Buell,FitchburgState Volker Michel,Universityof University, ,North Siegen Loek Helminck Carolina State University, Vicky Kilma, M. Zuhair Nashed, Appalachian State University, Jennifer University of Central Florida Schaefer, Dickinson College, and 8:00AM Melting Glaciers and Rising Sea Level — Carmen Wright, Jackson State University  (2075) Some Solved and Unsolved Mathematical (1106-20-365) Problems Behind a Complex Application. 10:00AM Stabilizing Discrete Event Systems with Volker Michel, University of Siegen  (2085) Tropical Eigenvectors. Preliminary report. (1106-65-1698) Catherine A. Buell*, Fitchburg State 8:30AM A Regularized Orthogonal Matching University, and Alex Nowak, Iowa State (2076) Pursuit for Geoscientific Inverse University (1106-15-806) Problems. 10:30AM The Tropical Orthogonal Labeling Roger Telschow, University of Siegen  (2086) Problem. (1106-65-664) Bryant G. Mathews,AzusaPacific 9:00AM Complications in atmospheric remotes University (1106-15-1215)  (2077) sensing. W Van Snyder, Caltech Jet Propulsion AMS Special Session on Heavy-Tailed Laboratory (1106-86-749) Distributions and Processes, I 9:30AM Reconstuction of electric currents in (2078) spherical geometries from magnetic field 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 001B, data via a regularized best basis Convention Center algorithm. Sarah Orzlowski, University of Siegen Organizers: U. Tuncay Alparslan, (1106-65-1711) American University 10:00AM Multiscale Methods in Geomagnetic John P. Nolan,American  (2079) Modeling. University Christian Gerhards, University of Vienna (1106-86-1628) 8:00AM Measuring independence for stable (2087) distributions. 10:30AM High-resolution crustal magnetic-field John P. Nolan*andU. Tuncay Alparslan,  (2080) model of the Martian South Pole using American University (1106-60-98) altitude vector Slepian functions. Alain Plattner*, California State 8:30AM Heavy-tailed L´evy processes in pricing University, Fresno, and Frederik J (2088) exotic options in finance. Simons, Princeton University Indranil SenGupta, North Dakota State (1106-86-2034) University (1106-60-104) 9:00AM On infinitely divisible semimartingales. AMS Special Session on Graphs, Matrices, (2089) Andreas Basse-O’Connor, Aarhus and Related Problems, I University, and Jan Rosinski*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1106-60-1742) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 006B, 9:30AM Harmonic measure for subordinate Convention Center (2090) Brownian motions with Gaussian components on C1,1 open sets and its Organizers: ,Swarthmore Cheryl Grood applications. College Hyunchul Park*, The College of William Thomas Hunter, and Mary, and Renming Song,UIUC Swarthmore College (1106-31-107) Sharon McCathern,Azusa 10:00AM Does value-at-risk encourage Pacific University (2091) diversification when losses follow 8:00AM Bases, frames and associated operators tempered stable or more general L´evy  (2081) from graphs and vertices. processes? Ghanshyam Bhatt, Tennessee State Michael Grabchak,UniversityofNorth University (1106-42-1820) Carolina at Charlotte (1106-60-112)

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10:30AM Nonstandard regular variation of 8:30AM Well-Localized Operators on (2092) in-degree and out-degree in the (2099) Matrix-Weighted L2 Spaces. preferential attachment model. Kelly Bickel*, Bucknell University, and Gennady Samorodnitsky*, Sidney Brett D. Wick, Georgia Institute of Resnick, Cornell University, Don Technology (1106-47-640) Towsley, University of Massachusetts, 9:00AM Cyclicity in Dirichlet-type spaces and Richard David, Columbia University, (2100) Optimal Polynomials. Preliminary report. Amy Willis, Cornell University, and Alberto A. Condori, Florida Gulf Coast Phyllis Wan, Columbia University University (1106-30-1746) (1106-60-689) 9:30AM Cyclic polynomials in two variables. AMS Special Session on Positivity and Matrix (2101) C. Beneteau*, University of South Florida, Inequalities, I G. Knese, Washington University in St. Louis, L. Kosinski, Jagiellonian University, C. Liaw, Baylor University, D. 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 006A, Seco, University of Warwick, and A. Sola, Convention Center University of Cambridge (1106-32-975) Organizers: Dominique Guillot, 10:00AM Capacity and cyclicity in Dirichlet spaces Stanford University (2102) in several variables. Apoorva Khare,Stanford Alan A. Sola, University of Cambridge University (1106-32-270) Bala Rajaratnam,Stanford 10:30AM Algebraic and analytic structure of stable University (2103) polynomials. Preliminary report. Greg Knese, Washington University in St. 8:00AM The Hamburger Moment Completion Louis (1106-47-904) (2093) Problem. Preliminary report. Hayoung Choi*andFarhad Jafari, AMS Special Session on Quantum Markov University of Wyoming (1106-15-703) Chains, Quantum Walks, and Related Topics, 8:30AM Positive definite sequences and positivity I (2094) with applications to spatial random fields. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 006C, David Montague*andBala Rajaratnam, Convention Center Stanford University (1106-42-2007) 9:00AM Tight bounds on the infinity norm of Organizers: Chaobin Liu,BowieState  (2095) inverses of symmetric diagonally University dominant positive matrices. Takuya Machida,University Christopher J Hillar*, UC Berkeley, of California, Berkeley Shaowei Lin, Institute for Infocomm Salvador E. Research, and Andre Wibisono,UC Venegas-Andraca, Berkeley (1106-15-1993) Tecnologico´ de Monterrey, 9:30AM Regularization of positive definite Campus Estado de M´exico (2096) matrices: Connections between linear Nelson Petulante,Bowie algebra, graph theory, and statistics. State University Dominique Guillot and Bala Rajaratnam*, Stanford University 8:00AM Quantum walks on hyperbolic graphs. (1106-26-2006) (2104) Etsuo Segawa, Tohoku university (1106-60-1435) 10:00AM When Leading Imply All, Mixed Matrices, (2097) and Koteljanskii Inequalities. 8:30AM Open Quantum Walks. Sivaram K Narayan, Central Michigan (2105) Francesco Petruccione,Universityof University (1106-15-1240) KwaZulu-Natal (1106-81-2927) 9:00AM Quantum Recursion and Second AMS Special Session on Progress in (2106) Quantisation. Multivariable Operator Theory, I Mingsheng Ying,Universityof Technology, Sydney, China and Tsinghua 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 001A, University, China (1106-81-1492) Convention Center 9:30AM Limit distribution of a 3-period (2107) time-dependent quantum walk. Organizers: Ron Douglas,TexasA&M F. Alberto Grunbaum¨ and Takuya University Machida*, University of California, Constanze Liaw,Baylor Berkeley (1106-81-1359) University 10:00AM On the behavior of quantum walks 8:00AM Using operator theory to measure the  (2108) confined to a cycle coupled with a half (2098) asymptotic behavior of Pick functions in line. Preliminary report. two variables at infinity. Chaobin Liu*, Nelson Petulante and J. E. Pascoe, University of California, San Forrest Ingram-Johnson,BowieState Diego (1106-46-1619) University (1106-81-1986)

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10:30AM Open quantum random walks and the 8:30AM Deviations of graded algebras. (2109) recurrence problem. Preliminary report. (2117) Preliminary report. Carlos F. Lardizabal, Instituto de Adam Boocher, University of Edinburgh, Matem´atica - Universidade Federal do Rio Alessio D’Ali,Universit`aDegliStudidi Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1106-81-406) Genova, Jonathan Montano˜ *, Purdue University, Eloisa Pires,Universityof AMS Special Session on Studies in Virginia, and Alessio Sammartano, Interconnections among Parameters in Purdue University (1106-13-1524) Graph Theory, Combinatorics, and Discrete 9:00AM Supports and Support Varieties. Geometry, I (2118) Hailong Dao and William T Sanders*, University of Kansas (1106-13-967) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 008A, 9:30AM Artinian modules of finite flat dimension Convention Center (2119) and the Frobenius functor. Thomas Marley*andMarcus Webb, Organizers: Cong X. Kang,TexasA&M University of Nebraska-Lincoln University at Galveston (1106-13-1800) Eunjeong Yi,TexasA&M 10:00AM The projective dimension of an ideal University at Galveston (2120) generated by 3 cubic forms. Preliminary 8:00AM A Comparison between the metric report. (2110) dimension and zero-forcing number of Paolo Mantero*, University of California trees and unicyclic graphs. at Riverside, and Jason McCullough, Linda L Eroh*, University of Wisconsin Rider University (1106-13-1538) Oshkosh, Cong X Kang and Eunjeong 10:30AM The projective dimension of quadrics. Yi, Texas A&M University at Galveston (2121) Craig Huneke, University of Virginia (1106-05-1185) (1106-13-654) 8:30AM Equi-b-matchable Graphs.  (2111) Bert L Hartnell*andJennie Newman, AMS Special Session on The Scottish Book, I Saint Mary’s University (1106-05-596) 9:00AM Code parameters and graph coloring. 8:00 AM –10:45AM Room 005, (2112) Gretchen L. Matthews,Clemson Convention Center University (1106-05-1694) Organizers: Krystyna Kuperberg, 9:30AM Identifying Codes on De Bruijn Graphs. Auburn University  (2113) Preliminary report. Debra Boutin, Hamilton College, R. Daniel Mauldin, Clinton, NY, and Victoria E Horan*, Air University of North Texas Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY Jan Mycielski,Universityof (1106-05-216) Colorado 10:00AM Rectilinear crossing numbers of complete 8:00AM Some unsolved and recently solved (2114) tripartite graphs. (2122) problems from the Scottish Book. Leslie Hogben, American Institute of Preliminary report. Mathematics and Iowa State University Dan Mauldin,UniversityofNorthTexas (1106-05-496) (1106-28-1001) 10:30AM Graphs whose flow polynomials factor 9:00AM Mazur’s game and Choquet’s game. (2115) have only integer roots. (2123) Howard Becker, University of Wisconsin - Joseph Kung*, University of North Madison (1106-03-1631) Texas, and Gordon Royle,Universityof 10:00AM Maximal symmetry in Banach spaces. Western Australia (1106-05-163) (2124) Valentin Ferenczi,UniversityofSao Paulo, Brazil, and Christian Rosendal*, AMS Special Session on Syzygies, I University of Illinois at Chicago (1106-46-1237) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 007C, Convention Center AMS Special Session on Topological Measures of Complexity: Inverse Limits, Organizers: Giulio Caviglia,Purdue University Entropy, and Structure of Attractors, I

Jason McCullough,Rider 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 003, University Convention Center Irena Peeva,Cornell University Organizers: Loribeth M. Alvin, University of Denver 8:00AM Finiteness of Homological Dimensions (2116) with Respect to a Semidualizing Complex. Jan P. Boronski´ ,National Preliminary report. Supercomputing Centre Sean Sather-Wagstaff and Jonathan IT4Innovations, Ostrava Totushek*, North Dakota State James Keesling,University University (1106-13-688) of Florida

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Olga Lukina,Universityof 9:30AM Bounding nilpotent and solvable Illinois at Chicago (2134) quotients of primitive permutation P. Oprocha,AGHUniversity groups. of Science and Technology, Thomas Michael Keller*andYong Krakow Yang, Texas State University (1106-20-579) 8:00AM Dynamics of the shift map on inverse (2125) limits with set-valued functions. 10:00AM Dead-end elements and dead-end depth Preliminary report.  (2135) in groups. Preliminary report. Judy Kennedy Anita Kennedy*, Lamar Margaret H. Dean*, CUNY BMCC, and University, Van Nall,Universityof Marianna C. Bonanome, CUNY NYCCT Richmond, and Goran Erceg,University (1106-20-474) of Split (1106-37-453) 10:30AM Highly symmetric generalized 8:30AM Topological Entropy of Set-valued (2136) quadrangles. (2126) Functions. Preliminary report. Eric Allen Swartz*, John Bamberg and James P Kelly*andTimothy Tennant, Cai-Heng Li, Centre for the Mathematics Baylor University (1106-37-942) and Symmetry and Computation, 9:00AM Inverse limits and attractors in The University of Western Australia  (2127) dimension 2. (1106-05-207) Jan P. Boronski´ ,National Supercomputing Centre IT4Innovations, AMS Session on Combinatorics, V Ostrava, Czech Republic, and Piotr Oprocha*, Faculty of Applied Mathematics, AGH University, Krakow,´ 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 208, Poland (1106-37-2282) Convention Center 9:30AM Horseshoe-like maps of plane and 8:00AM Permutations containing large number of (2128) symbolic dynamics. Preliminary report.  (2137) a prescribed pattern. Preliminary report. Sonja Stimac, University of Zagreb & MJustand HWang*, Georgia Southern IUPUI (1106-37-1121) University (1106-05-1006) 10:00AM Minimal Cantor Omega-Limit Sets. (2129) Lori Alvin*andNic Ormes,Universityof 8:15AM A combinatorial interpretation for Denver (1106-37-562) (2138) Hall-Littlewood polynomials. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Frequency spectrums of cut-and-project  (2130) sets. Andrew J Wills,VirginiaTech Jamie J Walton,TheUniversityofYork (1106-05-915) (1106-37-686) 8:30AM Locally Convex Words and Permutations.  (2139) Christopher Coscia*, Boston College, AMS Special Session on What’s New in Group and Jonathan DeWitt, Haverford College Theory?, I (1106-05-1034)

8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 002, 8:45AM Unimodality of Partitions in Convention Center (2140) Near-Rectangular Ferrers Diagrams. Samuel Zbarsky, Carnegie Mellon Organizers: Arturo Magidin,University University (1106-05-1036) of Louisiana at Lafayette 9:00AM Packing Sequences Into Words. Elizabeth Wilcox,Oswego  (2141) Yonah Biers-Ariel*, Whitman College, State University and Elizabeth Kelley, Harvey Mudd 8:00AM A family of polycyclic groups over which College (1106-05-842) (2131) the uniform conjugacy problem is NP-complete. 9:15AM Longest Increasing Subsequences of  Bren Cavallo, City University of New (2142) Multiset Permutations. York Graduate Center, and Delaram Jonathan DeWitt, Haverford College Kahrobaei*, City University of New York (1106-05-794) Graduate Center and New York City 9:30AM Enumeration of permutations in College of Technology (1106-00-1507)  (2143) Av(52341, 53241, 52431, 35142, 8:30AM The strong symmetric genus of some 42513, 351624). Preliminary report.  (2132) small generalized symmetric groups. Masaki Ikeda, University of Idaho Preliminary report. (1106-05-2647) Michael A. Jackson, Grove City College (1106-20-1128) 9:45AM On Permutation Statistics and Algebras.  (2144) Preliminary report. 9:00AM The solvability of groups with nilpotent Matthew Moynihan, The College of (2133) minimal coverings. Wooster (1106-05-2715) Russell D Blyth*, Saint Louis University, Francesco Fumagalli,Universit`adi 10:00AM On Warping Degree of Virtual Links. Firenze, and Marta Morigi,Universit`adi (2145) Noureen Khan,UniversityofNorth Bologna (1106-20-530) Texas at Dallas (1106-05-828)

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10:15AM On the Asymptotic Statistics of the 8:45AM Extracting connectivity patterns from (2146) Number of Occurrences of Multiple  (2156) neural spikes. Preliminary report. Permutation Patterns. Charles Bergeron*, Albany College of Svante Janson, Uppsala University, Brian Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Nakamura*andDoron Zeilberger, Thomas R. Kiehl, Neural Stem Cell Rutgers University (1106-05-2853) Institute (1106-92-2545)

10:30AM The Combinatorics Governing the 9:00AM Studying Brain Connectivity using (2147) Periodicity of p(n, d) Modulo M. (2157) Weighted Graph Comparison. Dennis Eichhorn*, University of Thierno Amadou Diallo*, Urmi California, Irvine, Felix Breuer and Ghosh-Dastidar, New York City College Brandt Kronholm, Research Institute of Technology, and Justine Lamberg, for Symbolic Computation (RISC) Rutgers University (1106-92-2527) (1106-05-2023)

10:45AM Connecting M-sequences with the 9:15AM The Neurodynamics of Bursting  (2148) Fibonacci sequence and integer  (2158) Oscillations in the Hindmarsh-Rose partitions. Model. Preliminary report. Thomas Enkosky*, U.S. Coast Guard Stanley L. Tuznik, Penn State Erie, the Academy, and Branden Stone,Adelphi Behrend College (1106-92-2047) University (1106-05-2311) 9:30AM Megamap: Flexible representation of a 11:00AM Universal Cycles of k-Partitions of [n].   (2149) Preliminary report. (2159) large space by a hippocampal continuous Zachary Higgins, University of Florida attractor network. (1106-05-2439) Kathryn R Hedrick, Johns Hopkins University (1106-92-1706) 11:15AM Universal Cycles of Partitions. Preliminary  (2150) report. 9:45AM Dynamics of bump attractors in a model Bertilla Sieben, Princeton University  (2160) of spatial navigation. (1106-05-1007) Khanh P Nguyen*andZachary , University of Houston 11:30AM Symmetry of the rational q, t-Catalan Kilpatrick  (2151) numbers for 3,n-Dyck paths. (1106-00-2561) Ryan L Kaliszewski*andHuilan Li, Drexel University (1106-05-1848) 10:00AM Taking a moment to measure networks –  (2161) A hierarchical approach. 11:45AM Few Products, Many h-fold Sums: Kehinde Rilwan Salau*, The University of (2152) Progress on the Multi-fold Sum-Product Arizona, Jacopo A Baggio,ArizonaState Problem in the Reals. University, Eli P Fenichel, Yale University, Albert R. Bush*andErnie Croot, Marco A Janssen and Joshua K Abbott, Georgia Institute of Technology Arizona State University (1106-92-1294) (1106-05-1874) 10:15AM Modeling an Experimental Analog to AMS Session on Mathematical Biology, IV  (2162) Metapopulation Dispersal. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 102A, K. Harrison Holmes*, Arizona State Convention Center University, Perry Olliver, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona 8:00AM A Computational Study of the Effects of State University, Naomi M. Pier, School (2153) Syk Activity on B Cell Receptor Signaling of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Dynamics. and John D. Nagy,ArizonaState Reginald L McGee*, Mariya O. Krisenko, University (1106-92-1103) Robert L. Geahlen, Ann E. Rundell and Gregery T. Buzzard, Purdue University 10:30AM Habitat selection game in structured (1106-92-2569) (2163) populations. Jan Rychtar*, University of North 8:15AM Clustering in inhibitory neural networks Carolina at Greensboro, and Mark (2154) with nearest neighbor coupling. Broom, City University London, UK Jennifer Miller*, Trinity College, (1106-92-254) Hwayeon Ryu, Duke University, Zeynep Teymuroglu, Rollins College, Xueying 10:45AM Friend or Foe? A Continuous Ideal Free Wang, Washington State University,  (2164) Distribution Approach to Dynamics of Victoria Booth, University of Michigan, Individualistic, Cooperative, and and Sue Ann Campbell,Universityof Kleptoparasitic Populations. Waterloo (1106-92-2622) Ilona Reding*, University of North 8:30AM Reconstruction of Structural Connectivity Carolina Wilmington, Michael Kelley, (2155) in Sparsely-Connected Neuronal Appalachian State University, Jonathan Networks Using Compressive Sensing. Rowell and Jan Rychtar,University Victor Barranca, New York University of North Carolina Greensboro (1106-92-854) (1106-92-2604)

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11:00AM Equilibrium Selection for Markov 9:45AM Optimal bounds of π(n) using Zagier’s (2165) Processes via Random Trajectory Entropy  (2176) method. with applications to Finite Population Philip L Bretz and Connor C McBryde*, Biology. University of Oklahoma (1106-11-1073) Marc A Harper,LosAngeles,CA,and 10:00AM Geometric Progression Free Sequences Dashiell Fryer*, Pomona College (2177) with Small Gaps. (1106-92-922) Xiaoyu He,HarvardUniversity 11:15AM Characterizations Stationary Extrema (1106-11-321) (2166) with Applications to Finite Population Models. 10:15AM Characterizing Primality in Numerical Marc A Harper*, Los Angeles, CA, and  (2178) Monoids. Preliminary report. Dashiell Fryer, Pomona College Z. Tripp, Tufts University (1106-11-886) (1106-01-923) 10:30AM Sets Characterized by Sums and 11:30AM A Powerful Long Memory Strategy for the  (2179) Differences in Dilating Polytopes. (2167) Prisoner’s Dilemma. Archit Kulkarni, Carnegie Mellon Marc A Harper,LosAngeles,CA,Chris University, and David Moon*, Williams Lee*, UCLA, and Dashiell Fryer, Pomona College (1106-11-2148) College (1106-92-924) 10:45AM Patterns in Pythagorean Triples. 11:45AM Sonification of EEGs. Preliminary report.  (2180) Preliminary report.  (2168) Katherine Loraine Ehnis*, Stacy Dan King*, Northern Kentucky , ,TexasTech Philip Carl R. Seaquist University, and Tom Richmond,Western University, and Fredrick Ramirez Renato Kentucky University (1106-11-2158) Gonik, University Medical Center (1106-92-2759) 11:00AM A new algorithm for Galois groups of  (2181) quintic polynomials. AMS Session on Number Theory, III Robin French*andChad Awtrey,Elon University (1106-11-659) 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 101A, 11:15AM Generalized Pascal’s Triangle. Convention Center  (2182) Preliminary report. 8:00AM Local Conjugation in Groups and Carl Alan Libis, University of Tennessee  (2169) Applications to Number Fields. at Martin (1106-11-2050) Preliminary report. 11:30AM The Search for Small Pseudoprimes. Bir B Kafle*, Purdue University North  (2183) Preliminary report. Central, and Robert V Perlis, Louisiana Jonathan Webster*andJon Sorenson, State University (1106-11-2517) Butler University (1106-11-1367) 8:15AM On the signature of a quadratic form. (2170) Jeremy Allen Jacobson,Emory MAA Session on Discovery and Insight in University (1106-11-2481) Mathematics, I 8:30AM Integral quadratic forms and graph (2171) isomorphism. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:25AM Room 203B, Larry J. Gerstein,Universityof Convention Center California, Santa Barbara (1106-11-125) 8:45AM Elliptic Curves with Non-abelian Organizers: Dan Sloughter,Furman (2172) Entanglement Fields. Preliminary report. University K. McMurdy*, Ramapo College of New ,Monmouth Jersey, N. Jones, University of Illinois at Bonnie Gold University Chicago, and J. Brau,Universityof Cambridge (1106-11-2457) 8:00AM Insights Gained and Lost. Preliminary 9:00AM Weighted Discriminants and Mass  (2184) report. (2173) Formulas for Number Fields. Preliminary Daniel C Sloughter, Furman University report. (1106-C5-583) Silas Johnson,Universityof 8:30AM Kepler’s Mysterium Cosmographicum. Wisconsin-Madison (1106-11-1657)  (2185) James R Henderson, Penn State Behrend 1 9:15AM On a construction of C (Zp) functionals (1106-C5-443) (2174) from Zp-extensions of algebraic number fields. 9:00AM Removing bias: the case of the Dirac  Timothy James All*, Rose-Hulman (2186) equation. Preliminary report. Institute of Technology, and Bradley Horia I Petrache, Department of Physics, Arthur Waller, The Ohio State University Indiana University Purdue University (1106-11-2054) Indianapolis (1106-C5-2535) 9:30AM Modular Solvability of Non-Solvable 9:30AM An analogy to help understanding  (2175) Diophantine Equations. Preliminary  (2187) Discovery, Insight and Invention in report. Mathematics. Lenny Jones and Alicia Lamarche*, Ruggero Ferro,UniversityofVerona, Shippensburg University (1106-11-1207) Italy (1106-C5-1961)

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10:00AM How does the mind construct/discover 8:20AM Using Game Theory to Foster Inquiry and  (2188) mathematical propositions? Preliminary  (2196) Writing. Preliminary report. report. Jennifer Nordstrom, Linfield College Carl E. Behrens,Alexandria,VA (1106-N1-672) (1106-C5-1803) 8:40AM Puzzle Pedagogy: Riddles and Their Value  (2197) in Mathematics Education. Preliminary MAA Session on Original Sources and report. Archives in the Classroom Elin Farnell, Kenyon College (1106-N1-2722) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Room 211, 9:00AM Graph theory by example. Preliminary Convention Center  (2198) report. Organizers: Amy Shell-Gellasch, Peter Lawson Maceli,Columbia Montgomery College University (1106-N1-377) Dominic Klyve,Central 9:20AM Using Journaling to Promote Inquiry.  Washington University (2199) Debra L Mimbs, Lee University (1106-N1-2229) 8:00AM The Dead Mathematicians Society: (2189) Instruction, Innovation and Inspiration in 9:40AM Teaching Inquiry through Experimental  Developmental Mathematics from the (2200) Mathematics. University Archives. Lara Pudwell, Valparaiso University Van Herd, University of Texas at Austin (1106-N1-893) (1106-J5-2540) 10:00AM Using a Non-Traditional Mathematical 8:30AM Historical Mathematics Sources at SUNY (2201) Operation to Teach Inquiry.  (2190) Oneonta. Diana White, University of Colorado Toke Knudsen,SUNYOneonta Denver (1106-N1-1285) (1106-J5-1853) 10:20AM Extending mathematical problems. 9:00AM An Activity Utilizing the Smithsonian’s (2202) Preliminary report.  (2191) Transcription Center. Preliminary report. Kristin A. Camenga, Houghton College Matthew J Haines, Augsburg College (1106-N1-2123) (1106-J5-1953) 10:40AM What do you notice? Using conjecturing 9:30AM Mathematical Devices at the Smithsonian:  (2203) activities to teach inquiry and ignite  (2192) Ideas for using digital collections in the student’s curiosity about mathematics. classroom. Preliminary report. Suzanne Doree, Augsburg College Amy Ackerberg-Hastings,Universityof (1106-N1-2478) Maryland University College, and Amy Shell-Gellasch*, Montgomery College MAA Session on USE Math: Undergraduate (1106-J5-63) Sustainability Experiences in the 10:00AM A novel approach to the integral of x Mathematics Classroom  (2193) inspired by James Gregory’s Vera Quadratura. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 209, Walter Jacob,TempleUniversity Convention Center (1106-J5-481) Organizers: Ben Galluzzo, Shippensburg 10:30AM Hindu sines, Persian tangents, and University  (2194) European triangles: teaching trigonometry with original sources. Corrine Taylor, Wellesley Preliminary report. College Daniel E Otero, Xavier University, 8:00AM Planning Ahead: Database restructuring Cincinnati, OH (1106-J5-1252) (2204) to support research. Kris H. Green, St. John Fisher College MAA Session on Teaching Inquiry, II (1106-Q5-2326) 8:20AM salt marshes math lab. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 204A, (2205) Sharareh Nikbakht*, Senior Convention Center Lecturer/Appalachian State University, and ,BishopWalsh Organizers: Brian Katz, Augustana Yelena Meadows College High School (1106-Q5-2607) 8:40AM Bringing Biodiversity into the Elizabeth Thoren,  University of California, (2206) Quantitative Literacy Classroom. Santa Barbara Stephanie Kajpust, Finlandia University, Hancock, Michigan (1106-Q5-1787) 8:00AM To Each Their Own: A Semester Project (2195) Emphasizing Continuous Conceptual 9:00AM SIGMAA-EM Business Meeting. Involvement and Inquiry. 9:20AM Sustainability Projects in the Quantitative Samuel Cook*, University of Alaska  (2207) Reasoning Classroom. Anchorage, and Nicole Seaders,Oregon Janine M Lloyd, MassBay Community State University (1106-N1-1806) College (1106-Q5-2582)

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9:40AM Measuring Sustainability as a First Year 9:00AM Effecting Student Learning Gains in (2208) Seminar.  (2218) Calculus I via the Flipped Classroom Amanda I Beecher, Ramapo College of Model. Preliminary report. New Jersey (1106-Q5-1405) Cassie Williams*andJohn (Zig) Siegfried, James Madison University 10:00AM Estimating Ocean Populations and (1106-R1-1186)  (2209) Biodiversity in the Bay: An Algebra Activity. 9:20AM Flipping the Integral Calculus Classroom Maria L Hernandez, The NC School of  (2219) with Multiple Sections and Instructors. Science and Mathematics (1106-Q5-2552) Preliminary report. Susie Kimport*andJames S Rolf,Yale 10:20AM Group Projects on Sustainability in University (1106-M1-2938)  (2210) College Algebra. Monika Kiss, Saint Leo University 9:40AM Flipping the developmental math (1106-Q5-2051)  (2220) classroom: Self-pacing is key. Pangyen Ben Weng, Metropolitan State 10:40AM Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions University (1106-R1-94)  (2211) from Automobile Fuels: An Exploration for Algebra Courses. 10:00AM Experience a Flipped Learning Outcome Jodin Morey*andRikki Wagstrom,  (2221) through Flipped Learning in an Metropolitan State University Introductory Linear Algebra Class. (1106-Q5-2203) Preliminary report. Julia Rose Murphy*andJen-Mei Chang, 11:00AM The Monarch and the Milkweed: An  (2212) Exploration for Algebra Courses. California State University, Long Beach Rikki Wagstrom*andJodin Morey, (1106-R1-1460) Metropolitan State University 10:20AM A flipped Differential Equations with no (1106-Q5-2201)  (2222) videos. Preliminary report. Charles Bergeron, Albany College 11:20AM Sustainability on the Half Shell: Modeling  (2213) Oyster Populations. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Grant Lee Innerst, Shippensburg (1106-R1-2293) University (1106-Q5-1330) 10:40AM Application Driving Learning in  11:40AM Introducing Students to Prioritizing (2223) Differential Equations.  (2214) Sustainability Options by Using the Brian J. Winkel, U.S. Miltary Academy Analytic Hierarchy Process. Preliminary (1106-R1-944) report. 11:00AM ProofSpace: A Flipped Classroom William C Bauldry, Appalachian State  (2224) Experience. University (1106-Q5-464) Cathryn G Menarchem*, John M Hines and Aaron Heap, State University of New MAA Session on Using Flipping Pedagogy to York at Geneseo (1106-R1-2430) Engage Students in Learning Mathematics, II 11:20AM Jay Leno and Abstract Algebra. (2225) Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 204B, Adam M Glesser, California State Convention Center University, Fullerton (1106-R1-2240)

Organizers: Jean McGivney-Burelle, 11:40AM Using Preview Activities to Partially Flip University of Hartford (2226) an Undergraduate Abstract Algebra Course. Larissa Schroeder, Diana White, University of Colorado University of Hartford Denver (1106-R1-1288) Fei Xue,Universityof Hartford MAA Session on What Makes a Successful Math Circle: Organization and Problems, I John Williams,Universityof Hartford 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 214C, 8:00AM An Evaluation of a Flipped Calculus Class. Convention Center (2215) Wes Maciejewski,TheUniversityof British Columbia (1106-R1-2433) Organizers: Philip Yasskin,TexasA&M 8:20AM SUNY Binghamton’s Hybrid Approach to University (2216) Teaching Calculus. Tatiana Shubin,SanJose Joseph Phillip Brennan*andLaura State University Anderson, Binghamton University SUNY (1106-R1-532) Paul Zeitz,UniversityofSan Francisco 8:40AM Flipping Calculus: A Paradigm Shift.  (2217) Preliminary report. Katherine Morrison, J.C. Price, Georgia Gwinnett College University of Northern (1106-R1-2296) Colorado

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8:00AM Mathematics and Logistics of the Bard Kimberly Presser,  (2227) Math Circle. Shippensburg University of Japheth Wood*, Bard College/New York Pennsylvania Math Circle, Lauren Rose, Eliana Miller and Jake Weissman, Bard College 8:00AM Connecting Secondary and Tertiary  (1106-S5-2250) (2239) Mathematics. Preliminary report. Eileen Murray, Montclair State University 8:20AM Favorite Problems from the UWM Math (1106-VD-2074)  (2228) Circle. Gabriella Pinter,Universityof 8:15AM Visual Representation in Undergraduate Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1106-S5-2771) (2240) Mathematics Education: Lessons from the 8:40AM Know a good problem? Pedagogy of the Sciences.  (2229) George F McNulty*, University of Van Herd, University of Texas at Austin South Carolina, NIeves A McNulty, (1106-VD-2480) Columbia College, and Douglas B. 8:30AM An Inverted Proofs Course. Meade, University of South Carolina  (2241) Keri A Kornelson,Universityof (1106-S5-2847) Oklahoma (1106-VD-1617) 9:00AM Circle of Friends. (2230) Jane H Long, Stephen F. Austin State 8:45AM Break University (1106-S5-2336) 9:00AM Improving Flipped Classroom Software. 9:20AM Divisibility and Logic - A Problem for  (2242) Preliminary report. (2231) Math Circles. John C. Miller, The City College of The Martha H Byrne, Earlham College City University of New York (1106-VD-64) (1106-S5-2107) 9:15AM A Flipped Calculus III class. Preliminary 9:40AM A Math Circles Camp at Colorado State  (2243) report.  (2232) University. Theodore S. Erickson, Wheeling Jesuit Lori Beth Ziegelmeier, Macalester University (1106-VD-906) College (1106-S5-2855) 10:00AM Math Circles in North Bay – the Northern MAA General Contributed Paper Session on  (2233) Experience. Probability or Statistics, III Tzvetalin S. Vassilev, Nipissing University (1106-S5-792) 8:00 AM – 11:25 AM Room 216A, 10:20AM Chunking, auxiliary elements, and Convention Center  (2234) commutation as a topic for Math Circle. Victoria Kofman, Quality Engineering Education, Inc. (1106-S5-540) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 10:40AM Math Teachers’ Circles: A Time of (2235) FUNstration. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Mark A. Brown, MidAmerica Nazarene University University (1106-S5-2797) Kimberly Presser, 11:00AM Assessing the Influence of a Mathematics Shippensburg University of (2236) Elementary Teachers’ Circle. Preliminary Pennsylvania report. Mary L Garner*andVirginia 8:00AM Ratio limit theorem and shape results for Watson, Kennesaw State University  (2244) pattern-avoiding permutations. (1106-S5-1897) Mahshid Atapour*, University of 11:20AM Fullerton Mathematical Circle: The First Saskatchewan, and Neal Madras,York  (2237) Three Years. University (1106-VI-1898) Bogdan D. Suceava, California State 8:15AM Approximating the Distribution of University, Fullerton (1106-S5-60)  (2245) Combined Dependent P-values from 11:40AM Middle School Students and Yarn: Multiple Experiments.  (2238) Picture-Hanging Puzzles. Mehdi Razzaghi, Bloomsburg University Darren M Garbuz, Saint Louis University (1106-VI-1242) (1106-S5-2056) 8:30AM Efficient Use of the Negative  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (2246) Hypergeometric Distribution in Mathematics Education, IV Randomized Response Sampling. Michael Johnson, Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, and 8:00 AM –9:25AM Room 212A, Stephen Sedory*, Texas A & M University Convention Center - Kingsville (1106-VI-2004)

Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin 8:45AM Approximations of Generalized Negative Lutheran College (2247) Binomial Distribution. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Salam Md. Mahbubush Khan,Alabama University A&M University (1106-VI-898)

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9:00AM Maximum Likelihood Estimation for the 8:00AM Finiteness of positive and radially (2248) Generalized Exponential Distribution (2257) symmetric standing-wave solutions to a Parameter under Progressive Type-II nonlinear Schrodinger¨ equation. Centering. Preliminary report. TrentonNashBrown*, Yuhlong Lio and Vladimir Georgiev,Universita’Degli Nan Jiang, University of South Dakota StudidiPisa,andDaniele Garrisi*, Inha (1106-VI-668) University (1106-VL-1561)

9:15AM A Dynamic System Based on Weibull 8:15AM Effective integration of ultra-elliptic  (2249) Distribution. Preliminary report. (2258) solutions of the integrable nonlinear Quy Xuan Cao*, Y. L. Lio, Nan Jiang, Schrodinger¨ equation. University of South Dakota, and T. -R. Otis Wright, Cedarville University Tsai, Department of Statistics, Tamkang (1106-VL-1919) University (1106-VI-660) 8:30AM Two-level Schwarz Methods for 9:30AM Zero Inflated Negative Multinomial (2259) Discontinuous Galerkin Approximations  (2250) Distributions. of Second Order Elliptic Problems. Santanu Chakraborty,Universityof Ohannes Karakashian and Craig D. Texas - Pan American, Edinburg, Texas - Collins*, University of Tennessee, 78539 (1106-VI-477) Knoxville (1106-VL-1978) 9:45AM Unit roots probabilities of the parameter  (2251) of first order moving average model. 8:45AM The Numerical Solution of the Exterior  Indika P Wickramasinghe,EasternNew (2260) Impedance (Robin) Problem for the Mexico University (1106-VI-154) Helmholtz’s Equation via Modified Galerkin Method: Super Ellipsoid. 10:00AM Break Hy Dinh*andYajni Warnapala,Roger 10:15AM Incorporating Quantitative Reasoning Williams University (1106-VL-2488)  (2252) Skills in College Statistics Education. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Choosing a Nonlinear Solver for the Lina Wu*, Borough of Manhattan (2261) Moment-Based Accelerated Thermal Community College-The City University Radiative Transfer Algorithm. of New York, Wenyi Lu, The Graduate Jeffrey Alan Willert, Los Alamos Center of CUNY, and Margaret Dean, National Laboratory (1106-VL-1178) Borough of Manhattan Community 9:15AM Finding Roots of a Non-Linear Function College-The City University of New York  (2262) using The Brown-Johnson Method. (1106-VI-936) Andy J Johnson and Dillon M Brown*, 10:30AM Parameter Estimation of Correlated Saint Francis University (1106-VL-1066)  (2253) Spatial Data using EM Algorithm. 9:30AM On the Fokker-Planck equation for Preliminary report.  (2263) a coupled system of van-der Pol Sami Cheong,Universityof Oscillators. Preliminary report. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1106-VI-1133) Pablo U Suarez, Delaware State 10:45AM A Functional Equation and Normal University (1106-VL-2652)  (2254) Distribution. Preliminary report. Zengxiang Tong, Otterbein University 9:45AM Applications of the Pfaffain technique to (1106-VI-1411) (2264) (3+1)-dimensional soliton equations of Jimbo-Miwa type. 11:00AM Intrinsic Volumes of Random Cubical Alrazi M Abdeljabbar, Savannah State  (2255) Complexes. University (1106-VL-2175) Matthew L Wright, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, 10:00AM A Numerical Solution to boundary Value University of Minnesota (1106-VI-211)  (2265) problems and Volterra Integrals. Preliminary report. 11:15AM Dynamics of nanomagnetic particle Hamid Semiyari,JamesMadison (2256) systems. University (JMU) (1106-VL-1420) Mikhail Neklyudov, University of Sydney (1106-VI-2312) 10:15AM Solution of a Recurrence Relation  (2266) Governing Prion Aggregation and MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Fragmentation. Research in Applied Mathematics, III Jason Karl Davis*andSuzanne S Sindi, University of California, Merced 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 213A, (1106-VL-1026) Convention Center 10:30AM Riccati-Ermakov systems and closed  (2267) solutions for the degenerate parametric Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin oscillator. Lutheran College Erwin Suazo*, Arizona State University/ Bem Cayco, San Jose State University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, University Primitivo B. Acosta-Humanez, Kimberly Presser, Universidad del Norte, Colombia, Shippensburg University of and Sergei K. Suslov,ArizonaState Pennsylvania University (1106-VL-1)

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10:45AM high order parametrized 8:45AM A New Proof of Nash-Williams – Tutte and (2268) maximum-principle-preserving and  (2276) Generalizations to S-connectors. positivity-preserving weno schemes on Jitender Deogun, University of Nebraska unstructured meshes. - Lincoln, and Tyler Seacrest*, The Yuan Liu, Michigan State University University of Montana Western (1106-VL-1011) (1106-VN-1467) 11:00AM A Multi-Time-Scale Analysis of Chemical 9:00AM Asymptotic density of k-critical graphs. (2269) Reaction Networks in Stochastic  (2277) Ron Gould, Victor Larsen*, Emory Description. University, and Luke Postle,Universityof Chang Hyeong Lee,Ulsan Waterloo (1106-VN-1503) National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST), Xingye Kan*and 9:15AM Break. Hans G. Othmer, University of Minnesota (1106-VL-2295) 9:30AM Ramsey-Minimal Saturation Numbers for  11:15AM Complete Synchronization on Networks (2278) Sets of Stars. (2270) of Identical Oscillators with Diffusive Brent Moran*, Matt Mowrey and Delay-Coupling. Michael Ferrara, University of Colorado Stanley R Huddy*, State University of Denver (1106-VN-1777) New York at New Paltz, and Joseph 9:45AM Extremal Theorems for Degree Sequence DSkufca, Clarkson University (2279) Packing. (1106-VL-2583) Jennifer Diemunsch*, Michael Ferrara, 11:30AM Equilibria and stability analysis in Sogol Jahanbekam,Universityof (2271) applications via numerical algebraic Colorado Denver, and James Shook, geometry. National Institute of Standards and Noah S. Daleo*, North Carolina State Technology (1106-VN-1794) University, Jonathan D. Hauenstein, Dhagash Mehta, University of Notre 10:00AM Some Results on Path Localities of Dame, and Florian Dorfler¨ ,SwissFederal  (2280) Completed Bipartite Graphs. Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich¨ Tung Hoang, Millsaps College (1106-VL-1136) (1106-VN-1845) 11:45AM Randomized methods for rank-deficient  (2272) linear systems. 10:15AM Complete (i,j)-domination graphs of (2281) tournaments. Preliminary report. Josef A Sifuentes*, Texas A&M , Marquette University University, Leslie Greengard,NewYork Kim A. S. Factor (1106-VN-1873) University, and Zydrunas Gimbutas, National Institute of Standards 10:30AM Taking Sudoku a Step Further. (1106-VL-2925) (2282) James M Hammer, Auburn University (1106-VN-1875) MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Research in Graph Theory, II 10:45AM Fair 1-factorizations, fair holey (2283) 1-factorizations and fair holey 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 217B, hamiltonian decompositions of complete Convention Center multipartite graphs. Aras Erzurumluoglu*andChris Rodger, Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Auburn University (1106-VN-1992) Lutheran College Bem Cayco, San Jose State 11:00AM Mapping Distance One Neighborhoods  University (2284) within Knot Distance Graphs. Preliminary report. Kimberly Presser, Annette Marie Honken,Universityof Shippensburg University of Iowa (1106-VN-2031) Pennsylvania

8:00AM The Crossing Number of K3,3,n. 11:15AM Spanning trail with Independence  (2273) Mark Ginn*andFaith Miller, (2285) number. Appalachian State University Meng Zhang, West Virginia University (1106-VN-1177) (1106-VN-2084) 8:15AM Monochromatic sinks in 3-switched 11:30AM Strongly Spanning Trailable Graphs with  (2274) tournaments. Preliminary report. (2286) Short Longest Paths. Adam Bland*, Middle Georgia State Keke Wang, West Virginia University College, and Jeremy Aikin, California (1106-VN-2091) State University, San Bernardino (1106-VN-1372) 11:45AM New Upper Bounds on the Distance 8:30AM The Fibonacci Number of the Jellyfish  (2287) Domination Numbers of Grids.  (2275) Graph. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Joe DeMaio*, Kennesaw State Erik A Insko*, Armando Grez and University, and John Jacobson,Moxie Michael Farina, Florida Gulf Coast (1106-VN-1373) University (1106-VN-1633)

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MAA General Contributed Paper Session on 10:30AM Extensions of Gersgorin Theory. Research in Linear Algebra  (2298) Rachid Marsli, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 214D, State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 Convention Center (1106-VO-2558) 10:45AM Higher-Order Velocities and Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (2299) Accelerations under the One-Parameter Lutheran College Planar Dual Motions. Bem Cayco, San Jose State Mutlu Akar*, Serdal Sahin and Salim University Yuce, Yildiz Technical University Kimberly Presser, (1106-VO-2307) Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Research in Number Theory, II 8:00AM Companion Matrix Developments.  (2288) Brydon Eastman, Redeemer University 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 210B, College, In-Jae Kim, Minnesota State Convention Center University, Bryan Shader,University of Wyoming, and Kevin N. Vander Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Meulen*, Redeemer University College Lutheran College (1106-VO-114) Bem Cayco, San Jose State 8:15AM Dense Alternating Sign Matrices and University (2289) Extensions. Kimberly Presser, Miroslav Fiedler,AcademyofSciences Shippensburg University of of the Czech Republic, Frank J. Hall and Pennsylvania Mikhail Stroev*, Georgia State University (1106-VO-2805) 8:00AM Sign Changes of Fourier Coefficients of (2300) Half-Integral Weight Cusp Forms. 8:30AM The n-th Power of a General 2x2 Matrix. Preliminary report.  (2290) Preliminary report. Thomas A Hulse, Queen’s University Joshua Boone, Lincoln Memorial (1106-VQ-2078) University (1106-VO-375) 8:15AM On Calculating the Cardinality of the 8:45AM Thevolumeofthespatialregion (2301) Value Set of a Polynomial.  (2291) corresponding to n × n correlation Joshua E Hill, University of California, matrices. Irvine (1106-VQ-2117) Sean Eastman, Armstrong State 8:30AM Massey Products of Eisenstein Series and University (1106-VO-1241)  (2302) Relations on Multiple Zeta Values. 9:00AM Linearizations of matrix polynomials in Anil B Venkatesh,DukeUniversity (2292) non-standard bases. Preliminary report. (1106-VQ-2115) D. Steven Mackey and Vasilije Perovic*, 8:45AM Determination of Quadratic Lattices by Western Michigan University (2303) Local Structure and Sublattices of (1106-VO-913) Codimension One. 9:15AM An O(N2) Eigenvalue Algorithm for Nicolas David Meyer*andAndrew G.  (2293) Period–N Jacobi Operators. Earnest, Southern Illinois University Charles Puelz*, Rice University, Mark (1106-VQ-2944) Embree, Virginia Tech, and Jake Fillman, 9:00AM Roots of polynomials with generalized Rice University (1106-VO-817)  (2304) Fibonacci number coefficients. 9:30AM The Construction of Faces of CP2. Preliminary report. (2294) Preliminary report. Ron Taylor*, Eric McDowell and Jill Andrew J. Klimas, Xavier University of Cochran, Berry College (1106-VQ-2832) Louisiana (1106-VO-873) 9:15AM Rank-Unimodality of b-ary Partitions. 9:45AM A Gale-Berlekamp Permutation-Switching  (2305) Preliminary report. (2295) Problem. Alexa Eryn Ortiz, Austin, Texas Richard A Brualdi,Universityof (1106-VQ-2351) Wisconsin - Madison, and Seth A Meyer*, 9:30AM Generalized Markoff Equations and St. Norbert College (1106-VO-2794) (2306) Chebyshev Polynomials. 10:00AM A New Construction of Tight Frames Donald J McGinn, University of Nevada,  (2296) Using Orthogonal Vectors. Las Vegas (1106-VQ-2482) Somantika Datta and Jesse Ernest 9:45AM Hypergraphs on the Integers. Oldroyd*, University of Idaho (2307) Loren James Anderson*, North Dakota (1106-VO-1009) State University, and Peter D Johnson, 10:15AM The Normal Hessenberg completion and Auburn University (1106-VQ-2483) (2297) Poncelet’s Theorem. 10:00AM Visibility of Rectangles within the Integer Russell L Carden*, University of  (2308) Lattice Points. Preliminary report. Kentucky, and Josef Sifuentes,Texas Bernd Sing, The University of the West A&M University (1106-VO-1910) Indies, Barbados (1106-VQ-2490)

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10:15AM Critical sets in equiorthogonal frequency 9:30AM Barrier Options, CDS and Quanto CDS in (2309) squares. (2319) L´evy Models with Stochastic Interest Rate. Ilene H Morgan*, Missouri University of Svetlana Boyarchenko*, University of Science and Technology, and Rita Texas at Austin, and Sergei SahaRay, Indian Statistical Institute Levendorskii, University of Leicester (1106-VQ-2592) (1106-00-759) 10:30AM An algorithm to solve the Erdos-Strauss¨ 10:00AM Storage valuation.  (2310) equation. Preliminary report. (2320) Long Zhao, McCombs Business School Robert Erra, EPITA (1106-VQ-2599) (1106-00-765) 10:45AM A generalization of a series for the 10:30AM Modeling electricity prices: a time change  (2311) density of abundant numbers. (2321) approach. Preliminary report. Rafael Mendoza-Arriaga*, McCombs Mits Kobayashi, Cal Poly Pomona School of Business, Lingfei Li,The (1106-VQ-2655) Chinese University of Hong Kong, Daniel Mitchell, Singapore University of 11:00AM Improving the Speed and Accuracy of the Technology and Design, and Zhiyu Mo,  (2312) Miller-Rabin Primality Test. Preliminary The Chinese University of Hong Kong report. (1106-00-760) Shyam S. Narayanan, MIT PRIMES-USA Program, Blue Valley West High School (1106-VQ-2665) AWM Workshop on Homotopy Theory, I

11:15AM Fibonacci-like Sequences and Solving 8:00 AM –10:30AM Room 217A,  (2313) ODEs. Preliminary report. Convention Center Jason Allen Green, Worcester State University (1106-VQ-2787) Organizers: Maria Basterra,University 11:30AM On a Variant of the Lang-Trotter of New Hampshire  (2314) Conjecture Involving Binomial Elliptic Brenda Johnson,Union Curve Coefficients. College Patrick J Dynes*, Clemson University, Moderator: Brooke Shipley,University Brian McDonald, University of Rochester, of Illiniois at Chicago Christina Rapti,BardCollege,and 8:00AM Spaces of long embeddings and Steven J Miller, Williams College (2322) right-angled Artin operads. (1106-VQ-2782) William G. Dwyer,NotreDame 11:45AM Lower-order biases in elliptic curve University, and Kathryn Hess*, Ecole  (2315) Fourier coefficients. Preliminary report. Polytechnique F´ed´erale de Lausanne Blake Mackall, Steven J Miller, Williams (1106-55-1557) College, Christina Rapti, Bard College, 9:00AM Geometric homology classes in the space and Karl Winsor*, University of Michigan (2323) of knots. - Ann Arbor (1106-VQ-2168) Kristine Pelatt, St. Catherine University (1106-55-156) SIAM Minisymposium on Analytical and 9:30AM Constructing equivariant spectra. Computational Methods in Mathematical (2324) Anna Marie Bohmann*, Northwestern Finance University, and Angelica M. Osorno, Reed College (1106-55-189) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 202A, 10:00AM Models for equivariant (∞, 1)-categories. Convention Center (2325) Julia E Bergner, University of California, Riverside (1106-55-603) Organizer: Rafael Mendoza-Arriaga, McCombs School of Business Project NExT-Tuesday 8:00AM Fast and Efficient Numerical Methods for (2316) an Extended Black-Scholes Model. 8:00 AM –6:00PM Room 217D, Preliminary report. Convention Center Samir Kumar Bhowmik,AlImam Mohammad Ibn Saud islamic University, MAA Committee on the Mathematical Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1106-65-648) Education of Teachers Panel Discussion 8:30AM Inferring insider information from (2317) trading. 8:00 AM –9:20AM Room 205, Convention Center Gordan Zitkovic*andPulak Goswami, University of Texas at Austin A positive feedback loop? The impact of (1106-00-757) mathematics education research and K–12 instructional changes on our 9:00AM Ghost Calibration and Pricing Barrier teaching of undergraduate mathematics. (2318) Options and CDSs in Spectrally One-Sided L´evy Models: the Parabolic Laplace Organizers: Ben Ford, Sonoma State Inversion Method. University Sergei Levendorskii,Universityof Klay Kruczek,Southern Leicester (1106-00-758) Connecticut State University

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Panelists: Chris Rasmussen,San 9:15AM Representations of Low Dimensional Lie Diego State University  (2330) Algebras and Applications. Preliminary report. Klay Kruczek,Southern Ryad A Ghanam,Virginia Connecticut State University Commonwealth University in Qatar Elise Lockwood,Oregon (1106-53-771) State University 9:30AM Break

SIGMAA on Teaching of Advance High School 9:45AM Conformal Ricci Flow, Navier-Stokes Mathematics-MAA Council on Outreach (2331) Equations, and Conformal Reduction of Workshop Einstein’s Evolution Equations of General Relativity. Arthur E. Fischer,Universityof 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Room 214B, California, Santa Cruz (1106-53-1678) Convention Center 10:00AM The twisted Kahler-Ricci¨ Hermitian Creating a course in mathematical (2332) Yang-Mills flow. Preliminary report. modeling. Donovan Clark McFeron, Ramapo College of New Jersey (1106-53-2141) Organizer: Dan Teague, North Carolina School of Science and 10:15AM Lorentzian Ricci Solitons On Nilpotent Lie Mathematics (2333) Groups. Preliminary report. T. H. Wears, Longwood Universtiy MAA Committee on Professional (1106-53-2653) Development Session, Part I 10:30AM Studying the Harmonic Differential  (2334) Forms under Appropriate Growth 8:00 AM –10:55AM Room 213B, Estimates by Extending the Scope of Lq to Convention Center Non-Lq Space. Preliminary report. Lina Wu, Borough of Manhattan “Post Plus 5” session on open source Community College-The City University resources in mathematics. of New York (1106-53-929)

Organizers: Stan Yoshinobu, California 10:45AM Flat norm decomposition of integral Polytechnic State University, (2335) currents. San Luis Obispo Sharif Ibrahim*, Bala Krishnamoorthy and Kevin R. Vixie, Washington State Thomas Judson, Stephen F. University (1106-53-2799) Austin State University 11:00AM Critical Values of Calibrations and Yousuf George, Nazareth (2336) Minimal Submanifolds. College Ibrahim Unal, Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus AMS Session on Differential Geometry (1106-53-2438)

8:15 AM – 11:10 AM Room 101B, MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Convention Center Research in Algebra, II

8:15AM Conformally Kahler¨ Surfaces and (2326) Orthogonal Holomorphic Bisectional 8:15 AM –9:40AM Room 210A, Curvature. Convention Center Mustafa Kalafat, Tunceli University (1106-53-1317) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 8:30AM Explicit Solutions of the Schrodinger (2327) Equation on Families of Riemannian Bem Cayco, San Jose State Manifolds. University Alfredo Villanueva, Savannah State Kimberly Presser, University (1106-53-2190) Shippensburg University of 8:45AM Existence and Non-existence of Pennsylvania (2328) Half-Geodesics on S2. 8:15AM Some topics on type of relations in the Ian M. Adelstein, Dartmouth College  (2337) theory of τ-factorizations. Preliminary (1106-53-602) report. Reyes M. Ortiz-Albino*andAdolfo G. 9:00AM Positive Sasakian structures on 5 and 7 Vargas, University of Puerto (2329) dimensional links of hypersurface Rico-Mayaguez (1106-VJ-1721) singularities and isolated complete intersection singularities in weighted 8:30AM The G-Hilbert Scheme and the projective space. Preliminary report.  (2338) (0,2)-McKay Correspondence. Christopher Stuart Inbody,Universityof Benjamin C Gaines, Duke University New Mexico (1106-53-1395) (1106-VJ-1745)

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8:45AM Non-Assocative Algebraic Structures and 10:15AM Using the inviscid Burgers equation and (2339) Cryptology.  (2350) the nonlinear shallow water equations to Carl Edward Looney,UniversityofTexas compute the time of wave breaking. at Arlington (1106-VJ-2092) Tucker Hartland*, Ravi Shankar and 9:00AM Properties of the Ring A(X). Preliminary Sergei A. Fomin, California State (2340) report. University Chico (1106-76-791) Michelle Knox*, Midwestern State University, Warren McGovern,Florida 10:30AM Simultaneous Space–Time Adaptive Atlantic University Honors College, and (2351) Wavelet Collocation for Modelling Ricardo Carrera, Nova Southeastern the Meditranian Eddies (“Meddies”). University (1106-VJ-1000) Preliminary report. Omid Khanmohamadi,FloridaState 9:15AM On the Finitely Generated Modules of a University (1106-76-2742) (2341) Leavitt Path Algebra. Preliminary report. Miodrag Iovanov and Alex Sistko*, 10:45AM High order FDTD methods for University of Iowa (1106-VJ-2061)  (2352) electromagnetic systems in dispersive 9:30AM Radicals of Extensions. Preliminary inhomogeneous media.  (2342) report. Duc D Nguyen*, University of Alabama / Jessica L Williams,UniversityofIowa Department of Mathematics, and (1106-VJ-1109) Shan Zhao, University of Alabama (1106-78-578) AMS Session on Mathematics Applied to the Physical Sciences 11:00AM Asymptotic Analysis of High-Contrast (2353) Photonic Crystals. Preliminary report. 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM Room 203A, Robert P Viator Jr*andRobert Convention Center Lipton, Louisiana State University (1106-78-2411) 8:30AM Granular Flows Based on Discrete  (2343) Element Method Modeling. AMS Invited Address A. Bass Bagayogo, Saint-Boniface University (1106-70-2663) 8:45AM Numerical Modeling of Plane-Strain 9:00 AM –9:50AM Lila Cockrell Theatre, (2344) Fracture in the Context of a Convention Center Strain-Limiting Theory of Elasticity. Preliminary report. (2354) Progress in 3-manifold topology and S. M. Mallikarjunaiah*andJay R. geometric group theory. Walton,TexasA&MUniversity Ian Agol, University of California, (1106-74-491) Berkeley (1106-57-14) 9:00AM Analysis of several compressible versions (2345) of the incompressible neo-Hookean MAA Minicourse #8A: Part B material. Kun Gou*andThomas J Pence, Michigan State University (1106-74-712) 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206A, Convention Center 9:15AM Revisiting the dissipation scales of the (2346) energy cascade of 3D turbulence as anomalous scaling functions. Preliminary Doing the scholarship of teaching and report. learning in mathematics. Eleftherios Gkioulekas,Universityof Texas-Pan American (1106-76-939) Presenters: Jackie Dewar, Loyola Marymount University 9:30AM On floating equilibria in a finite (2347) container. Pam Crawford, Jacksonville , Texas State University Ray Treinen University (1106-76-1942) 9:45AM Navier Slip Condition for Viscous Fluids MAA Minicourse #7: Part B (2348) on a Rough Boundary. Silvia Jimenez Bolanos*, Colgate University, and Bogdan Vernescu, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 207A, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Convention Center (1106-76-746) 10:00AM Wave propagation over the shelf or Teaching introductory statistics (for  (2349) isolated obstacle. instructors new to teaching statistics). Sergei A Fomin*, California State University, Chico, CA 95929, Ravi Presenters: Carolyn Cuff, Westminster Shankar, California State University, College Chico, and Vladimir A Chugunov, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia Leigh Lunsford, Longwood (1106-76-1651) University

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MAA Minicourse #16: Part B MAA Session on Infusing Quantitative Literacy into Mathematics and 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room 206B, Nonmathematics Courses, I Convention Center 10:00 AM – 11:55 AM Room 212B, Using games in an introductory statistics Convention Center course. Organizers: Andrew Miller,Belmont Presenters: Rod Sturdivant, Ohio State University University Aaron Montgomery,Central Shonda Kuiper, Grinnell Washington University College Gary Franchy,Mott Community College NAM Panel Discussion 10:00AM Using an online interactive tool in an  (2356) assignment on percent. Preliminary 9:00 AM –9:50AM Room 215, Convention Center report. Michael P Saclolo,St.Edward’s Practices and concerns for developmental University (1106-F5-1975) mathematics courses and programs. 10:20AM Combining Hands-On Probability with (2357) Calculations: Enhancing Quantitative Student Hospitality/Information Center Literacy through Textbook and Course Design. 9:00 AM –3:00PM Bridge Hall, Convention Center David G Taylor, Roanoke College (1106-F5-947) Exhibits and Book Sales 10:40AM A Freshman Quantitative Reasoning  (2358) Course at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Preliminary report. 9:00 AM – NOON Exhibit Hall C, Convention Center Kathleen D. Lopez*andMelissa G. Myers, University of Louisiana at Employment Center Lafayette (1106-F5-2691) 11:00AM Developing Quantitative Literacy across 9:00 AM – NOON Ballroom A, Convention Center  (2359) the Liberal Arts Curriculum (QLAC) at Worcester State University. Preliminary ASL Invited Address report. Hansun To*, Maria Fung and Janice 9:05 AM –9:55AM Room 214A, Yee, Worcester State University Convention Center (1106-F5-1812) 11:20AM The impact of a hybrid course format on (2355) Inner models constructed using (2360) student learning and attitudes in a generalized logics. Quantitative Literacy Course. Preliminary Menachem Magidor, Hebrew University report. of Jerusalem (1106-03-143) Catherine L. Crockett*, Jesus Jimenez and Ryan Botts, Point Loma Nazarene MAA Panel Discussion University (1106-F5-2672) 11:40AM The Efficacy of Projects and Discussion  9:35 AM –10:55AM Room 205, (2361) Boards in Increasing Quantitative Convention Center Literacy Outcomes in an Online College Algebra Course. Preliminary report. Out in mathematics: LGBTQ Samuel Luke Tunstall, Appalachian mathematicians in the workplace. State University (1106-F5-51) Organizers: David Crombecque, MAA General Contributed Paper Session on University of Southern Research in Analysis, I California 10:00 AM – 11:40 AM Room 210A, Ron Buckmire, Occidental Convention Center College Panelists: Andrew Bernoff,Harvey Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Mudd College Lutheran College Bem Cayco, San Jose State Mike Hill,Universityof University Virginia Kimberly Presser, Lily Khadjavi, Loyola Shippensburg University of Marymount University Pennsylvania

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10:00AM A Stieltjes Type Extension of the AMS Business Meeting (2362) Lr -Perron Integral. Eyad Massarwi*andPaul Musial, 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Lila Cockrell Chicago State University (1106-VK-52) Theatre, Convention Center 10:15AM Constructing Prescale Functions via the (2363) Dilation Equation for Measures. NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture Sarah Charley*, Vladimir Dobric and Rob Neel, Lehigh University 1:00 PM –1:50PM Room 215, Convention Center (1106-VK-2112)  (2371) A Statistician’s Guide to Becoming Your 10:30AM Discrete Approximations of Metric Body’s Expert. (2364) Measure Spaces of Controlled Geometry. Talithia Williams, Harvey Mudd College Marcos David Lopez*, University of (1106-62-1933) Cincinnati, and James T Gill, Saint Louis University (1106-VK-995) AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research 10:45AM The Metric Entropy of q-hulls and the in Mathematics by Undergraduates and (2365) Fractional Integral. Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, IV Jim Cockreham, University of Idaho (1106-VK-2030) 1:00 PM –4:50PM Room 004, Convention Center 11:00AM Difference of Two Composition Operators Organizers: Darren A Narayan,  p (2366) from a Weighted Bergman Space Aα to Rochester Institute of Lq (μ) when 0

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4:30PM The ramification group filtration on 5:00PM The reductions of finite subgroups of CM (2379) certain function field extensions. (2388) abelian varieties. Qingquan Wu, Texas A&M International Taisong Jing, Pennsylvania State University (1106-11-392) University (1106-11-403) 5:30PM Almost generic p-divisibility bound. AMS-AWM Special Session on Recent (2389) Hui June Zhu, State University of New Developments in Algebraic Number Theory, York at Buffalo (1106-11-252) II AMS Special Session on Geometries Defined 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 007B, Convention Center by Differential Forms, II

Organizers: Wen-Ching Winnie Li, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 007D, Pennsylvania State University Convention Center Tong Liu, Purdue University Organizers: Sergey Grigorian,University Ling Long, Iowa State of Texas-Pan American University and Louisiana Sema Salur,Universityof State University Rochester 1:00PM An HN-theory for Kisin modules. Albert J Todd,Universityof (2380) Brandon Levin, University of Chicago California, Riverside (1106-11-1061) 1:00PM Degeneracy of the Characteristic Variety 1:30PM Bad reduction of genus 3 curves with (2390) and Canonical 1-forms on Involutive (2381) complex multiplication. PDEs. Irene Bouw, Universitaet Ulm, Jenny Abraham D. Smith, Fordham University Cooley,UniversityofWarwick,Kristin E. (1106-58-1152) Lauter*, Microsoft Research, Elisa 1:30PM The symplectic displacement energy. Lorenzo Garcia,UPCBarcelona,Michelle (2391) Peter Spaeth, GE Global Research Manes, University of Hawaii, Rachel (1106-53-1122) Newton, University of Leiden, and Ekin 2:00PM Symplectically flat vector distributions Ozman, University of Texas Austin  (2392) and their symmetries. (1106-11-1017) Igor Zelenko,TexasA&MUniversity 2:00PM Etale´ π1 obstructions to rational points (1106-53-2671) (2382) on Fermat curves. 3:00PM Space-Time Finite-Element Exterior Kirsten Graham Wickelgren,Georgia (2393) Calculus and Variational Discretizations Institute of Technology (1106-11-840) of Gauge Field Theories. 2:30PM An algebro-geometric theory Melvin Leok*, Joe Salamon and John (2383) of vector-valued modular forms of Moody, University of California, San half-integral weight attached to Weil Diego (1106-65-1393) representations. 4:00PM Heterotic String Solutions with Luca Candelori, Louisiana State (2394) non-constant dilaton. University (1106-11-839) Marisa Fern´andez,UniversidaddelPa´ıs 3:00PM Counting Square Discriminants. Vasco, Stefan Ivanov,Universityof (2384) Thomas Hulse, Queen’s University, Sofia ”St. Kl. Ohridski”, Luis Ugarte, Mehmet Kiral,TexasA&M,Chan Ieong Universidad de Zaragoza, and Dimiter Kuan, University of Maine, and Li-Mei Vassilev*, University of New Mexico Lim*, Bard College at Simon’s Rock (1106-53-941) (1106-11-727) 5:00PM Calculus on a Symplectic Reduced Space. (2395) Jordan Watts, University of Illinois at 3:30PM Eulerian multizeta values over function Urbana-Champaign (1106-51-1790) (2385) fields. Chieh-Yu Chang, National Tsing Hua 5:30PM Eigenvalues of moving domains in University, Matthew A. Papanikolas*, (2396) Riemannian manifolds of nonpositive Texas A&M University, and Jing Yu, curvature. National Taiwan University (1106-11-561) Jesse Ratzkin*, University of Cape Town, and Tom Carroll, University College Cork 4:00PM Weierstrass mock modular forms and (1106-35-1149) (2386) elliptic curves. Michael J Griffin*, Emory University, AMS Special Session on Geosystems ¨ Claudia Alfes, Technische Universitat Mathematics, II Darmstadt, Ken Ono,EmoryUniversity, and Larry Rolen, University of Cologne 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 008B, Convention Center (1106-11-487)

4:30PM Arithmetic Progressions on Curves. Organizers: Willi Freeden,Universityof (2387) Edray Herber Goins*, Purdue University, Kaiserslautern and Alejandra Alvarado, Eastern Illinois Volker Michel,Universityof University (1106-11-445) Siegen

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M. Zuhair Nashed, Sharon McCathern,Azusa University of Central Florida Pacific University

1:00PM Geosystem Mathematics: Its Role, Its Aim, 1:00PM On a problem of Halmos: unitary (2397) and Its Potential.  (2406) equivalence of a matrix to its transpose. Willi Freeden,Universityof Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona College Kaiserslautern (1106-00-1306) (1106-15-710) 2:00PM Multiscale model reduction for (2398) subsurface applications. 1:30PM Finding square patches of invisible lattice  Yalchin Efendiev,TexasA&MUniversity (2407) points using quasiprime matrices. & KAUST (1106-65-2248) aBa Mbirika, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1106-11-310) 2:30PM Multiscale model reduction using (2399) Discontinuous Generalized Multiscale 2:00PM Graph Theoretic Applications on Finite Element Methods.  (2408) Fingerprint Analysis. Wing Tat Leung*, Yalchin Efendiev, Joyati Debnath, Winona State University Texas A&M University, and Eric Chung, (1106-00-617) Chinese University of Hong Kong (1106-65-1376) 2:30PM School Choice as a One-Sided Matching  (2409) Problem: Cardinal Utilities and 3:00PM Methods of Fundamental Solutions in Optimization. (2400) Poroelasticity. Sinan Aksoy, University of California San Matthias Augustin,Universityof Diego, Alexander Adam Azzam, Kaiserslautern (1106-74-853) University of California Los Angeles, 3:30PM Modeling of Forest Fire Spreading with Chaya Coppersmith,NewYorkCity,NY,  (2401) Radial Basis Functions. Julie Glass, California State University Sarah Maria Eberle*, Willi Freeden, East Bay, Gizem Karaali*, Pomona Geomathematics Group, University of College, Xueying Zhao,Northwestern Kaiserslautern, and Ulrich Matthes, University, and Xinjing Zhu,NewYork Rhineland-Palatinate Centre of Excellence City, NY (1106-90-344) for Climate Change Impacts 3:00PM A graph-theoretic proof of Newton’s (1106-80-1150)  (2410) Identities. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Parameter Choices for Fast Multipole Louis Deaett*andGerard Lisella, (2402) Accelerated Spline Approximation. Quinnipiac University (1106-15-775) Martin Gutting, Geomathematics Group/University of Siegen 3:30PM Prime Graph Labelings. (1106-65-1155)  (2411) Cayla D McBee, Providence College (1106-05-859) 4:30PM Fast algorithms and software for low (2403) rank matrix approximation with 4:00PM Classifying coloring graphs. applications to geotomographical inverse (2412) J. Beier, Earlham College, J. Fierson,La problems. Salle University, R. Haas, Smith College, Sergey Voronin*andGunnar C. Lienert, Fort Collins College, Heather Martinsson, University of Colorado M. Russell*, Washington College, Boulder (1106-65-1584) and K. Shavo, Presbyterian College 5:00PM Full-waveform adjoint tomography based (1106-05-857) (2404) on wavelet multiscale analysis. 4:30PM Induced Subgraphs of Coloring Graphs. Yanhua O. Yuan*, Frederik J Simons,  (2413) Kara L Shavo*, Presbyterian College, Princeton University, and Ebru Bozdag˘, Heather Russell, Washington College, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis Ruth Haas, Smith College, Julie Beier, (1106-86-2049) Earlham College, Janet Fierson, La Salle 5:30PM Interpolating techniques and University, and Carl Lienert,FortLewis  (2405) non-parametric regression methods College (1106-05-733) applied to geophysical and financial data analysis. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Numerical Approximation of Coefficients Kanadpriya Basu*andMaria Christina (2414) of Beyl˘i Maps. Preliminary report. Mariani,TheUniversityofTexasatEl Luis A Melara*, Shippensburg University, Paso (1106-86-592) Edray Goins,PurdueUniversity, Alejandra Alvarado, Eastern Illinois AMS Special Session on Graphs, Matrices, University, Karoline Pershell,American and Related Problems, II Association for the Advancement of Science, Emille Lawrence,Universityof San Francisco, and Naiomi Cameron, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 006B, Convention Center Lewis & Clark College (1106-49-738) Organizers: Cheryl Grood,Swarthmore 5:30PM The numerical range of a matrix. College (2415) Patrick X. Rault*, SUNY Geneseo, and Thomas Hunter, Kristin A. Camenga, Houghton College Swarthmore College (1106-15-1881)

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AMS Special Session on Heavy-Tailed 1:00PM Sums of knots, and the colored Jones Distributions and Processes, II (2424) polynomial. Preliminary report. Oliver Dasbach*andMustafa 1:00 PM –4:50PM Room 001B, Convention Center Hajij, Louisiana State University (1106-57-1092) Organizers: U. Tuncay Alparslan, 1:30PM Homology three-spheres and surgery American University (2425) obstructions. John P. Nolan,American Jennifer Hom, Columbia University, University Cagri Karakurt,Bogazic˘ ¸i University, and 1:00PM Random dispersion coefficients and Tye Lidman*, University of Texas at (2416) Tsallis entropy. Austin (1106-57-798) Daniel O’Malley*, Velimir V Vesselinov, 2:00PM Invariants of random Chebyshev billiard Los Alamos National Laboratory, and  (2426) table diagrams. Preliminary report. John H Cushman, Purdue University Moshe Cohen, Technion - Israel Institute (1106-60-751) of Technology (1106-57-1126) 1:30PM Upper bounds on Value-at-Risk for the 2:30PM Unknotting number one theta-curves and (2417) maximum portfolio loss. (2427) DNA replication. Preliminary report. Robert Alohimakalani Yuen*and Dorothy Buck, Imperial College London, Stilian A Stoev, University of Michigan and Danielle O’Donnol*, Oklahoma State (1106-60-907) University (1106-57-1518) 2:00PM Semi-Markov approach to continuous 3:00PM The SL(2, C) Casson knot invariant and  (2418) time random walk limit processes. (2428) the A-polynomial. Mark M Meerschaert*, Michigan State Hans U. Boden, McMaster University, and University, and Peter Straka,University Cynthia L. Curtis*, The College of New of New South Wales (1106-60-2025) Jersey (1106-57-369) 2:30PM Tauberian Theory for Multivariate 3:30PM Oriented matroids and straight-edge (2419) Regularly Varying Distributions with  (2429) embeddings of graphs. Application to Preferential Attachment Elena Pavelescu*, Oklahoma State Networks. University, and Ramin Naimi, Occidental Sidney I Resnick, Cornell University, College (1106-57-957) (1106-60-1627) 4:00PM The reduced knot Floer complex. 3:00PM Simulation of stochastic differential (2430) David Krcatovich, Rice University (2420) equations driven by pure jump Levy (1106-57-1238) processes with infinite jump activity. 4:30PM Montesinos knots, Hopf plumbings, and Preliminary report. (2431) L-space surgeries. Ernest Jum*andJan Rosinski, Kenneth L Baker, University of Miami, University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Allison H Moore*, Rice University (1106-60-1899) (1106-57-1457) 3:30PM On Uniform Comparison of Tail 5:00PM A refinement of the Ozsvath-Szab´ o´ (2421) Probabilities of a certain class of Banach (2432) contact invariant. Valued Random Vectors. Preliminary John A Baldwin,BostonCollege,and report. David Shea Vela-Vick*, Louisiana State Balram Rajput, University of Tennessee University (1106-57-1115) (1106-60-1923) 5:30PM On the functoriality of Khovanov-Floer 4:00PM Ruin in stationary stable environments: (2433) theories. Preliminary report. (2422) Beyond the univariate model. Preliminary John A Baldwin*, Boston College, Matt report. Hedden, Michigan State University, and Ugur Tuncay Alparslan,American Andrew Lobb, Durham University University, Washington, D.C. (1106-57-1164) (1106-60-1169) 4:30PM Traveling fronts to reaction diffusion AMS Special Session on Positivity and Matrix  (2423) equations with fractional Laplacian. Inequalities, II Tingting Huan*, University of British Columbia, and Changfeng Gui, 1:00 PM –5:45PM Room 006A, Convention Center University of Connecticut (1106-35-2933) Organizers: Dominique Guillot, Stanford University AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, II Apoorva Khare,Stanford 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 006D, University Convention Center Bala Rajaratnam,Stanford University Organizers: Tim Cochran,Rice 1:00PM Eventual properties related to positivity. University (2434) Leslie Hogben, American Institute of Shelly Harvey,Rice Mathematics and Iowa State University University (1106-15-767)

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2:00PM Principal rank characteristic sequences. 2:30PM Perturbation of operator functions.  (2435) Wayne Barrett, Brigham Young (2444) Preliminary report. University, Steve Butler, Iowa State Anna Skripka, University of New Mexico University, Minerva Catral*, Xavier (1106-47-812) University, Shaun Fallat,Universityof 3:00PM Essential norm estimates for Hankel Regina, Tracy Hall, Brigham Young (2445) C2 University, Leslie Hogben,American operators on convex domains in . Institute of Mathematics and Iowa Zeljko Cuckovic*andSonmez State University, Pauline van den Sahutoglu, University of Toledo, Ohio Driessche, University of Victoria, and (1106-47-447) Michael Young, Iowa State University 3:30PM Dilating tuples of selfadjoint matrices (1106-15-1663) (2446) to commuting tuples of selfadjoint 2:30PM Entrywise functions preserving positivity operators. Preliminary report. (2436) for rank-constrained matrices. J William Helton, University of California, Dominique Guillot*, Apoorva Khare and San Diego, Igor Klep,Univerityof Bala Rajaratnam, Stanford University Auckland, Scott McCullough*, University (1106-26-2009) of Florida, and Markus Schweighofer, 3:00PM Sparse positive definite matrices, graphs, Univeristy of Konstanz (1106-47-879) (2437) and absolutely monotonic functions. 4:00PM Extremal Domains for Self-Commutators Dominique Guillot, Apoorva Khare*and (2447) in the Bergman Space. Bala Rajaratnam, Stanford University Matthew Fleeman*andDmitry (1106-26-2012) Khavinson, University of South Florida 3:30PM The minimum rank of symmetric (1106-47-819) (2438) zero-diagonal matrices associated with a 4:30PM Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation for graph. (2448) generalized Schur-class functions: Cheryl Grood, Swarthmore College, a survey of recent developments. Johannes Harmse,AzusaPacific Preliminary report. University, Leslie Hogben,Iowa Joseph A. Ball,VirginiaTech State University, Thomas J. Hunter, (1106-47-788) Swarthmore College, Bonnie Jacob, National Technical Institute for the Deaf 5:00PM Complete Pick kernels: the at Rochester Institute of Technology, (2449) noncommutative setting. Andrew Klimas, Xavier University of G. Marx*, A. J. Ball, Virginia Tech, and V. Louisiana, and Sharon McCathern*, Vinnikov, Ben-Gurion University of the Azusa Pacific University (1106-15-1246) Negev (1106-47-797) 4:00PM The minimum Kemeny constant problem. 5:30PM Hankel Forms on the Drury-Arveson (2439) Mary Allison and Bryan L Shader*, (2450) Space. University of Wyoming (1106-05-2808) James Sunkes, University of Tennessee - 5:00PM On Products and Functions of Totally Knoxville (1106-32-977)  (2440) Positive Matrices. Preliminary report. Shaun M Fallat*, University of Regina, AMS Special Session on Quantum Markov and Mahmoud Manjegani, Isfahan Chains, Quantum Walks, and Related Topics, University of Technology (1106-15-1171) II AMS Special Session on Progress in Multivariable Operator Theory, II 1:00 PM –5:20PM Room 006C, Convention Center Organizers: Chaobin Liu,BowieState 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 001A, Convention Center University Organizers: Ron Douglas,TexasA&M Takuya Machida,University University of California, Berkeley Constanze Liaw,Baylor University Salvador E. Venegas-Andraca, 1:00PM Concrete de Branges-Rovnyak spaces. Tecnologico´ de Monterrey, (2441) Preliminary report. Campus Estado de M´exico William T Ross, University of Richmond (1106-47-288) Nelson Petulante,Bowie 1:30PM “Isoperimetric Sandwiches” in State University  (2442) Function-Theoretic Operator Theory. 1:00PM A note on the discrete-time evolutions of Preliminary report. (2451) quantum walk on a graph. Dima Khavinson,UniversityofSouth Norio Konno, Yokohama National Florida (1106-30-184) University, Yusuke Higuchi,Showa 2:00PM Function theory in Hilbert spaces with University, Iwao Sato*, Oyama (2443) generalized frames. Preliminary report. National College of Technology, and Mishko Mitkovski, Clemson University Etsuo Segawa, Tohoku University (1106-46-910) (1106-81-1331)

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1:30PM Model checking quantum Markov chains. 2:00PM Hamiltonian Extension. Preliminary (2452) Yuan Feng*, University of Technology  (2462) report. Sydney, Australia, Nengkun Yu, Ping Zhang, Western Michigan University Tsinghua University, China, and (1106-05-615) Mingsheng Ying,University 2:30PM Destroying Cycles in m-free Circular of Technology Sydney, Australia (2463) Interval Digraphs. Preliminary report. (1106-68-1720) Jian Shen, Texas State University 2:00PM Return properties for Quantum walks. (1106-05-2529)  (2453) F.AlbertoGrunbaum¨ ,UCBerkeley 3:00PM Accessibility numbers in the sandpile (1106-81-1325)  (2464) monoid of a directed graph. Preliminary 2:30PM Quantum walk-based associative report. (2454) memories. Luis David Garcia-Puente*, Sam Salvador Elias Venegas-Andraca*, Houston State University, Elizabeth Escuela de Ciencias e Ingenieria, Herman, Marian University, Amadeus Tecnologico de Monterrey, and Marco Martin, University of California Santa Lanzagorta, US Naval Research Cruz, and Bryan Oakley,Universityof Laboratory (1106-68-1835) Georgia (1106-05-545)

3:00PM R´enyi entropy for discrete-time quantum 3:30PM Commuting tropical variety. (2455) walks on the line. (2465) Ralph Morrison, University of California, Yusuke Ide, Kanagawa university Berkeley, and Ngoc Mai Tran*, University (1106-81-2176) of Texas, Austin (1106-05-837)

3:30PM Disorder and noise as passage for 4:00PM Using Parameters from Graph Theory (2456) interplay between localization and (2466) to Bound Algebraic and Geometric diffusion of quantum walk. Invariants of Edge Ideals. Chandrashekar Channipura Madaiah, Susan E. Morey, Texas State University Okinawa Institute of Science and (1106-13-986) Technology Graduate University 4:30PM Minimal Morse functions via the heat (1106-81-2230)  (2467) equation. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Powers of certain quantum walks. Carlos Alberto Cadavid*, Departamento (2457) Preliminary report. de Ciencias B´asicas, Universidad EAFIT, Tatsuya Tate, Tohoku University Medell´ın, Colombia, Juan Diego Velez, (1106-46-2146) Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medell´ın, and Jean Carlos Cortissoz, 4:30PM On quantum walks driven by chaotic Universidad de los Andes, Bogot´a (2458) dynamical system. (1106-53-309) Takao Namiki, Hokkaido University (1106-37-1544) 5:00PM Graph rankings based on lp norms.  (2468) Bonnie C. Jacob, National Technical 5:00PM A quantum algorithm for uniform Institute for Deaf at Rochester Institute (2459) sampling of models of propositional logic of Technology, and Jobby Jacob*, based on non-commutative probability. Rochester Institute of Technology Radhakrishnan Balu*, Dale Shires and (1106-05-1349) Raju Namburu, Computer Information 5:30PM Another Look at Ramsey Numbers. Sciences Directorate, U.S Army Research  Lab, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (2469) Preliminary report. (1106-68-371) Daniel Paul Johnston,WesternMichigan University (1106-05-618) AMS Special Session on Studies in AMS Special Session on Successes and Interconnections among Parameters in Challenges in Teaching Mathematics Graph Theory, Combinatorics, and Discrete

Geometry, II 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 007A, Convention Center

1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 008A, Convention Center Organizers: Ellina Grigorieva,Texas Woman’s University Organizers: Cong X. Kang,TexasA&M University at Galveston Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M University Eunjeong Yi,TexasA&M 1:00PM Warm-ups and games as tools for better University at Galveston (2470) understanding mathematical subjects. 1:00PM On the power domination problem in Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M (2460) graphs. University (1106-97-240) Daniela Ferrero, Texas State University 1:30PM Scientific Teaching/Active Learning in (1106-05-1028) (2471) STEM Classrooms: Context, Challenges 1:30PM Paths in Hamiltonian graphs. and Application.  (2461) Futaba Fujie,NagoyaUniversity Najat Ziyadi*andShahpour Ahmadi, (1106-05-1672) Morgan State University (1106-97-1142)

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2:00PM Teaching Solving Complex Problems and 3:00PM Free complexes on smooth toric varieties.  (2472) Preparing Math Olympiad Winners. (2484) Christine Berkesch Zamaere*, Ellina Grigorieva, Texas Woman’s University of Minnesota, Daniel Erman, University (1106-97-372) University of Wisconsin, and Gregory G. Smith, Queen’s University 2:30PM Some observations on teaching algebraic  (2473) geometry for undergraduates. (1106-13-1935) J. Maurice Rojas,TexasA&MUniversity 3:30PM Title:Linear Resolutions Of Monomial (1106-97-2735) (2485) Ideals Related To Graphs. Arindam Banerjee, University of Virginia 3:00PM Breaking the Mind Forged Manacles in  (2474) Mathematics. (1106-13-1239) Rhonda D Ellis, Norfolk State University 4:00PM Generalized edge and cover ideals. (1106-97-2783) (2486) Preliminary report. Jennifer Biermann*, Mount Holyoke 3:30PM Teaching mathematics to computer College, and Adam Van Tuyl, Lakhead  (2475) science students. University (1106-13-2910) Sergey Bereg, Uuniversity of Texas at Dallas (1106-97-2213) 4:30PM Understanding Auslander’s Theorem for (2487) noncommutative algebras. Preliminary 4:00PM Successes and Challenges in Teaching report.  (2476) University-Level Mathematics. W. Frank Moore*, Wake Forest University, Junalyn Navarra-Madsen,Texas Andrew Conner, St. Mary’s University, Woman’s University (1106-97-550) Jason Gaddis and Ellen Kirkman,Wake 4:30PM Creating Student Engagement. Forest University (1106-16-1658)  (2477) Preliminary report. 5:00PM How many invariants are needed to James R. Valles, Jr., Prairie View A&M (2488) separate orbits? University (1106-97-2171) Emilie Dufresne, Durham University, and 5:00PM A successful new educational program in Jack Jeffries*, University of Utah  (2478) Mathematics for STEM-C. Preliminary (1106-13-2323) report. 5:30PM On a family of equivariant resolutions. Andrew Bucki*andAbebaw Tadesse, (2489) Preliminary report. Department of Mathematics, Langston Federico Galetto, Queen’s University University (1106-97-233) (1106-13-1487) 5:30PM Challenges and Successes in Teaching  (2479) Developmental Math Courses at HBCUs. AMS Special Session on The Scottish Book, II Qingxia Li, Fisk University (1106-97-2302) 1:00 PM –5:45PM Room 005, Convention Center

AMS Special Session on Syzygies, II Organizers: Krystyna Kuperberg, Auburn University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 007C, Convention Center R. Daniel Mauldin, University of North Texas Organizers: Giulio Caviglia,Purdue University Jan Mycielski,Universityof Colorado Jason McCullough,Rider University 1:00PM Series in Banach Spaces. Preliminary  (2490) report. Irena Peeva,Cornell Joe Diestel, Kent State University University (1106-01-1077) 1:00PM Operators on resolutions over complete 2:00PM The floating body problem and a (2480) intersections. (2491) homological characterisation of David Eisenbud, MSRI and UC Berkeley convexity. (1106-13-1535) Luis Montejano, National Autonomous 1:30PM Using syzygies to test containments University of Mexico (1106-52-1466) (2481) between symbolic and ordinary powers 3:00PM Fixed-point problems from the Scottish for some ideals of points. (2492) Book. Alexandra Seceleanu,Universityof Krystyna Kuperberg, Auburn University Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-13-1565) (1106-58-1650) 2:00PM Bounding projective dimension via 4:00PM Knotted Field Lines and (2482) domination parameters.  (2493) Computer-Assisted Proof. Hailong Dao*, University of Kansas, and Gregory T Minton, CCR (1106-65-2198) Jay Schweig, Oklahoma State University 5:00PM Lwow´ of the West: A Brief History of (1106-13-1540)  (2494) Wrocław’s New Scottish Book. 2:30PM On the Koszulness of multi-Rees Algebras Piotr Biler, Paweł Krupski, Grzegorz  (2483) of certain strongly stable ideals. Plebanek, University of Wrocław, and Gabriel E Sosa,PurdueUniversity,West Wojbor A. Woyczynski´ *, Case Western Lafayette, IN (1106-13-883) Reserve University (1106-01-1156)

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AMS Special Session on Topological AMS Special Session on What’s New in Group Measures of Complexity: Inverse Limits, Theory?, II Entropy, and Structure of Attractors, II 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 002, Convention Center 1:00 PM –5:50PM Room 003, Convention Center Organizers: Loribeth M. Alvin, Organizers: Arturo Magidin,University University of Denver of Louisiana at Lafayette Jan P. Boronski´ ,National Elizabeth Wilcox,Oswego Supercomputing Centre State University IT4Innovations, Ostrava James Keesling,University 1:00PM Capable special p-groups of rank 2: of Florida (2504) Structure results. Luise-Charlotte Kappe,Binghamton Olga Lukina,Universityof University (1106-20-444) Illinois at Chicago P. Oprocha,AGHUniversity 1:30PM Capable special p-groups of rank 2:The of Science and Technology, (2505) isomorphism problem. Krakow Robert Fitzgerald Morse,Universityof Evansville (1106-20-442) 1:00PM Entropy for Y-like matchbox manifolds. (2495) Steven Hurder, University of Illinois at 2:00PM Some important properties of Chicago (1106-58-450)  (2506) Grigorchuk’s group. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Persistent homology as a practical Marianna C. Bonanome*, NYCCT, CUNY,  (2496) characteristic of scalar valued functions and Margaret H. Dean, BMCC, CUNY defined on topological spaces. (1106-20-473) Pawel Dlotko, University of Pennsylvania (1106-55-284) 2:30PM Bogomolov multipliers of groups. (2507) Primoz Moravec, University of Ljubljana, 2:30PM Applications of topological group actions Slovenia (1106-20-73) (2497) on Hilbert space. Preliminary report. Joanna Furno, Wesleyan University, 3:00PM Groups and nonassociative algebra. James Keesling*, University of Florida, (2508) Jonathan I Hall, Michigan State and James Maissen,UniversityofTexas University (1106-20-1924) Brownsville (1106-22-1043) 3:30PM Automorphic Loops and their 3:00PM A measure-preserving transformation on (2509) Permutation Groups. (2498) the p-adic numbers. Joanna Furno, Wesleyan University Michael Kinyon, University of Denver (1106-37-1040) (1106-20-2387) 3:30PM Quantization dimension estimate for 4:00PM Finite Inseparable p-Groups. Preliminary (2499) condensation systems of infinite (2510) report. self-similar mappings. Joseph Kirtland, Marist College Mrinal K Roychowdhury*, University (1106-20-47) of Texas-Pan American, and Nina Snigireva, School of Mathematical 4:30PM Characterizations of Finite Groups with Sciences, University College Dublin, (2511) p-fusion of Squarefree Type. Ireland (1106-28-1736) Matthew D Welz, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (1106-20-863) 4:00PM Asymptotic of the geometric mean (2500) error in the quantization of recurrent 5:00PM Recent work and current problems in self-similar measures. (2512) character degrees. Mrinal Kanti Roychowdhury,The Mark L. Lewis, Kent State University University of Texas-Pan American, and (1106-20-333) Nina Snigireva*, University College Dublin (1106-37-963) 5:30PM Modifying and combining (2513) endoisomorphisms. Preliminary report. 4:30PM On intrinsic ergodicity of subordinate (2501) and almost specified shift spaces. Alexandre Turull, University of Florida (1106-20-1684) Dominik Kwietniak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow,´ Poland (1106-37-2585) MAA Minicourse #2: Part B 5:00PM Shadowing, ω-limit sets and internal (2502) chain transitivity. 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 206A, Convention Center Jonathan Meddaugh*andBrian Raines, Baylor University (1106-37-2586) Developing departmental self-studies. 5:30PM Chain Transitivity and Variations of the Presenters: Donna Beers, Simmons  (2503) Shadowing Property. College Will Brian,Tulane,Jonathan Meddaugh and Brian E Raines*, Baylor Rick Gillman,Valparaiso (1106-37-2580) University

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MAA Minicourse #11: Part B 3:15PM Title: Knight Tours on Triangular and  (2522) Hexagonal Boards. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 207A, Convention Center Allen J. Schwenk*, Western Michigan University, and Stan Wagon, Macalester Healthcare applications and projects for College (1106-05-1830) introductory college mathematics courses. 3:30PM Combinatorial properties of traces of  Presenter: Theresa Laurent,St.Louis (2523) matrix products. Preliminary report. College of Pharmacy John R Greene, University of Minnesota Duluth (1106-05-2394)

MAA Minicourse #6: Part B 3:45PM Hadamard matrices modulo p and small (2524) modular Hadamard matrices. 1:00 PM –3:00PM Room 206B, Convention Center Vivian Kuperberg, Cornell University (1106-05-1610) Public- and private-key cryptography. Presenters: Chris Christensen, 4:00PM On the growth of Stanley sequences. Northern Kentucky (2525) David Rolnick and Praveen S. University Venkataramana*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1106-05-2087) Jeff Ehme, Spelman College 4:15PM Packing Polynomials on Sectors of R2. AMS Session on Combinatorics, VI  (2526) Madeline V Brandt, Reed College (1106-05-418) 1:00 PM –4:40PM Room 202B, Convention Center 4:30PM Checking Hats with the Lopsided Lovasz´  1:00PM Enumeration of 2-Polymatroids on up to (2527) Local Lemma. Preliminary report. (2514) Seven Elements. Austin Mohr, Nebraska Wesleyan Thomas J. Savitsky,TheGeorge University (1106-05-395) Washington University (1106-05-138) AMS Session on Partial Differential 1:15PM Matroids with many small circuits and (2515) many small cocircuits. Preliminary report. Equations, II Simon D Pfeil*, James Oxley, Louisiana State University, Charles Semple, 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 208, Convention Center University of Canterbury, and Geoff Whittle, Victoria University of Wellington 1:00PM Uniqueness and dependence of positive (1106-05-2245)  (2528) solutions. Positive radially symmetric solution for a system of quasilinear 1:30PM Matroids in which all circuits are large. biharmonic equations in the plane. (2516) Jesse Taylor, Angelo State University F B Petronella*, Baylor University, (1106-05-2342) Robert DeYeso, University of Tennessee 1:45PM A Converse to Vandehey’s Theorem on at Martin, Joshua Barrow,Southern (2517) Simultaneous Core Containment. Adventist University, and Lingju Kong, Amol Aggarwal, Massachusetts Institute University of Tennessee at Chattanooga of Technology (1106-05-2133) (1106-35-1916) 2:00PM Forbidding diamonds in the Boolean 1:15PM Classification of Solutions to a Critically (2518) lattice. (2529) Nonlinear System of Elliptic Equations on Lucas Kramer*, Carroll College, Ryan R Euclidean Half-Space. Martin and Michael Young, Iowa State Mathew Gluck, University of Alabama in University (1106-05-2502) Huntsville (1106-35-1704) 2:15PM Valid Plane Trees: Combinatorial Models (2519) for RNA Structures with Watson-Crick 1:30PM Boundary droplet formation in a binary Pairs. (2530) inhibitory system. Preliminary report. Elizabeth Drellich*, University of David S Shoup, The George Washington Massachusetts, Amherst, Frances Black University (1106-35-1596) and Julianna Tymoczko, Smith College 1:45PM Modeling the 2d surface quasigeostrophic (1106-05-2711) (2531) equations from the Euler equations. 2:30PM Properties of rational numbers on an Ramjee Sharma, DeVry University  (2520) m−ary tree. (1106-35-2621) Timothy B Flowers*, Indiana University 2:00PM Singularities of wave equations with of Pennsylvania, and Shannon R  (2532) quadratic nonlinearities. Lockard, Bridgewater State University Sam J Stewart, Lewis and Clark College (1106-05-2475) (1106-35-577) 2:45PM Matrix Scaling: A New Heuristic for the (2521) Feedback Vertex Set Problem. 2:15PM Break. James M Shook*andIsabel Beichl, 2:30PM Phase Transition analysis of RD/RDA National Institute of Standards and (2533) systems. Technology (1106-05-2707) Masoud Yari,TexasA&M 3:00PM Break University-Corpus Christi (1106-35-1808)

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2:45PM Traveling wave solutions to the 5:45PM On the American Option-Pricing Model  (2534) combustion and the generalized (2545) with a Uncertain Volatility. Preliminary Fisher-KPP models with fractional report. Laplacians. Hong-Ming Yin and Wen Wang*, Changfeng Gui,NSF,andTingting Washington State University Huan*, University of British Columbia (1106-35-504) (1106-35-311) AMS Session on Probability Theory and 3:00PM Asymptotic Behavior of Travelling Wave  (2535) Solutions to Reaction-Diffusion Equations. Stochastic Processes, II Malley M Nason, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR (1106-35-695) 1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 203A, Convention Center

3:15PM Semilinear Klein-Gordon equation in 1:00PM Monty Hall Returns: Analyzing Cognitive (2536) FLRW spacetimes.  (2546) Probabilistic Models. Anahit Galstyan, University of Texas-Pan Brian Christopher Kirk*andSalvatore American (1106-35-2076) P. Giunta, Adelphi University (1106-60-1821) 3:30PM The Hybrid-Bremmer Series Method  (2537) for an Inverse Scattering Problem: 1:15PM An M/G/1 system with delayed feedback Convergence, Stability, and Error (2547) times and vacations. Preliminary report. Characterization. George Mytalas, NJIT (1106-60-2549) Robert Neill Staniunas*andZev 1:30PM Mean-Variance Type Controls Involving a Woodstock, James Madison University (2548) Hidden Markov Chain: Models and (1106-35-745) Numerical Approximation. Zhixin Yang*, University of 3:45PM Break. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, George Yin,Wayne 4:00PM Propagation in a nonlocal reaction State Univerisity, and Qing Zhang, (2538) diffusion equation with spatial and University of Georgia (1106-60-1668) genetic trait structure. 1:45PM Hypoelliptic heat kernels on Henri Berestycki, EHESS, France, (2549) infinite-dimensional Heisenberg groups. Tianling Jin*andLuis Silvestre, Bruce K. Driver, University of California, University of Chicago (1106-35-2815) San Diego, Nathaniel Eldredge*, University of Northern Colorado, and 4:15PM Slow coarsening in the Allen-Cahn model. (2539) Preliminary report. Tai Melcher, University of Virginia Dmitry Glotov*andNan Jiang, Auburn (1106-60-1530) University (1106-35-2682) 2:00PM Asymptotic results for additive (2550) functionals of Semi-Markov processes. 4:30PM Nonlinear Geometric Optics for Reflecting Adina Oprisan, Barry University (2540) and Evanescent Pulses. Preliminary (1106-60-2319) report. Colton James Willig,UniversityofNorth 2:15PM Stochastic Differential Equations: Killer Carolina (1106-35-2573)  (2551) Shrimp. Preliminary report. Amanda A Groccia,Universityof 4:45PM Symmetry Properties of Solution of a Connecticut (1106-60-2180) (2541) System of Elliptic PDEs arising from a Tumor Model. Preliminary report. 2:30PM Stochastic Solutions for fractional wave Henok Mawi,HowardUniversity (2552) equations. (1106-35-2458) Mark M. Meerschaert, Michigan State University, Ren´e L. Schilling, Technische 5:00PM Finite difference approximations Universit¨at Dresden, and Alla Sikorskii*, (2542) for measure-valued solutions of a Michigan State University (1106-60-546) hierarchically size-structured population 2:45PM A Central Limit Theorem for the Length model. (2553) of the Longest Common Subsequence in Vinodh Kumar Chellamuthu*, Azmy S. Random Words. Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Umit Islak*, University of Minnesota, and Lafayette, and Kazufumi Ito,North Christian Houdre, Georgia Institute of Carolina State University (1106-35-1534) Technology (1106-60-2907)

5:15PM Comparison of Numerical Procedures in 3:00PM Analysis and comparison of stochastic  (2543) Water Pollutant Transport Modeling. (2554) differential equations in population Suzannah G Miller*andNarayan Thapa, models. Minot State University (1106-35-1737) Don Gayan Wilathgamuwa,Montana State University Billings (1106-60-2740) 5:30PM Parameter estimation in a size-structured (2544) population model with distributed states 3:15PM The analysis of cyclic stochastic fluid in the recruitment. (2555) flows with time-varying transition rates. Azmy S. Ackleh, Xinyu Li and Baoling Barbara H Margolius*, Cleveland State Ma*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette University, and Malgozata M O’Reilly, (1106-35-2069) University of Tasmania (1106-60-2724)

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3:30PM Particle Swarm Optimization: A 1:30PM A Medieval Calculation of Sine of One (2556) Stochastic Approximation Approach. (2568) Degree by Ghiyath¯ al-D¯ın Jamsh¯ıd Mas’ud¯ Quan Yuan*andGYin, Wayne State al-Kash¯ ¯ı (d. 1429). Preliminary report. University (1106-60-1673) Mohammad K. Azarian,Universityof Evansville (1106-01-1120) 3:45PM Correlation structure of time-changed (2557) Pearson diffusions. 1:45PM The Origin, Development, and Jebessa B Mijena*, Georgia College &  (2569) Dissemination of Differential Geometry in State University, and Erkan Nane, Mathematics History. Preliminary report. Auburn University (1106-60-2594) Lina Wu and Annie Han*, Borough of Manhattan Community College-The 4:00PM Lattices. Preliminary report. University of New York (1106-97-932) (2558) Gaoran Yu, Johns Hopkins University 2:00PM La value particuli`ere and the eigenvalue. (1106-60-2179) (2570) Shigeru Masuda,KyotoUniv. 4:15PM On Percolation Threshold Curves for (1106-01-1140) (2559) 3-Uniform Hypergraphs. Preliminary 2:15PM A short history of probability theory and report.  (2571) its applications. Preliminary report. John C. Wierman, Johns Hopkins Lokenath Debnath*, The University of University (1106-60-1567) Texas -Pan American, and Kanadpriya 4:30PM Improving the upper bound for the bond Basu,TheUniversityofTexasatElPaso  (2560) percolation threshold of the cubic lattice. (1106-03-590) Preliminary report. 2:30PM Mathematical Press and Mathematics in John C Wierman and Shaun W (2572) Press (1750-185). McCarthy*, Johns Hopkins University Norbert Verdier, University Paris-Sud (1106-60-2539) (1106-01-1931) 4:45PM Rank-Based Portfolios, the Size Effect, 2:45PM The Legacy of Dorothea Meagher: A Story (2561) and an Identity for the Exponential  (2573) of a Remarkable Leader. Preliminary Distribution. Preliminary report. report. Adrian D Banner, Robert Fernholz, Jesse W. Byrne*andCharlotte K. Ioannis Karatzas, Vasileios Simmons,UniversityofCentral Papathanakos and Phillip D. Whitman*, Oklahoma (1106-01-2706) Intech Investment Management (1106-60-2595) AMS Session on Topics in Analysis, I

5:00PM Gaussian Markov Processes and Option 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 101B, Convention Center (2562) Pricing Theory. Daniel Conus, Vladimir Dobric and 1:00PM Distortion estimates for harmonic Mackenzie Wildman*, Lehigh University (2574) univalent maps. (1106-60-2340) Yusuf Abu-Muhanna,American University of Sharjah, U.A.E., and 5:15PM Quantile Hedging in Bermuda put option. (2563) Preliminary report. Rosihan M Ali*, Universiti Sains Malaysia Yumin Wang, Carbondale IL (1106-30-81) (1106-60-1484) 1:15PM Faber polynomial coefficients of classes (2575) of m-fold symmetric bi-univalent 5:30PM Small-time expansions for functions. Preliminary report. (2564) state-dependent local jump-diffusion Samaneh Gholizadeh Hamidi*, models with infinite jump activity. University of Malaya, and Jay Yankeng Luo*andJ. Figueroa-Lopez, M Jahangiri, Kent State University Purdue University (1106-60-328) (1106-30-498) 5:45PM How Monetary Policy Can Eliminate 1:30PM The Conformal Groups of The (2565) Economic Chaos. Preliminary report. (2576) Quaternions and Split-Quaternions. James M Haley,PointParkUniversity John A. Emanuello*, Florida State (1106-00-2251) University, and Craig A. Nolder,Florida State Uinversity (1106-30-2022) AMS Session on The History of Mathematics 1:45PM The Evolution of Cauchy’s Closed Curve  (2577) Theorem and Newman’s Simple Proof. 1:00 PM –2:55PM Room 101A, Convention Center Preliminary report. Joseph Bak and Strashimir G 1:00PM The Manuscript Tradition of Eutocius’ Popvassilev*, The City College of New  (2566) Commentary on Apollonius’ Conics. York, CUNY (1106-30-2210) Preliminary report. 2:00PM Classical multiplier sequences: a special Colin B. P. McKinney, Wabash College (2578) class, continuous transformations, and (1106-01-1480) connections to special functions. 1:15PM Jn˜anar¯ aja’s¯ Critique of Bhaskar¯ ac¯ arya’s¯ Preliminary report.  (2567) Siddhanta¯ ´siroman. i. George Csordas, University of Hawai‘i at Toke Knudsen,SUNYOneonta Manoa, and Tamas Forgacs*, California (1106-01-1499) State University, Fresno (1106-30-1345)

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2:15PM Intersection of Poletsky-Stessin Hardy AMS Session on Topics in Analysis, II (2579) Spaces on Polydisk. Preliminary report. Khim R Shrestha, Syracuse University 1:00 PM –5:40PM Room 102A, Convention Center (1106-30-2080)

2:30PM Koremblum constant in Bloch spaces. 1:00PM Characterization of Best Approximation (2580) Preliminary report. (2590) in Generalized Chebyshev Spaces. Gabriel T Prajitura*, SUNY Brockport, Mohammad A AlQudah*, Northwood Liangying Jiang, Shanghai Finance University, and James R Angelos,Central University, and Ruhan Zhao,SUNY Michigan University (1106-41-2344) Brockport (1106-30-2137) 1:15PM Multivariate error function based neural (2591) network approximations. Preliminary 2:45PM A local extremum with multiple roots for (2581) the Sendov conjecture. Preliminary report. report. George Anastassiou,Universityof Memphis (1106-41-57) Michael J Miller, Le Moyne College (1106-30-1595) 1:30PM Solution of Lane-Emden type equations (2592) using Rational Bernoulli functions. 3:00PM Some inequalities for the growth of Velinda R. Calvert*, Somayeh (2582) self-reciprocal polynomials. Mashayekhi and Moshen Razzaghi, Tariq M Qazi, Virginia State University Mississippi State University (1106-30-2844) (1106-41-2813) p 3:15PM An L Inequality for Polynomials. 1:45PM Representation by the Cardinal Sine (2583) Mohammed A. Qazi,Tuskegee (2593) Series. University (1106-30-2930) Benjamin Aaron Bailey*andW. R. Madych, University of Connecticut 3:30PM Solving the Dirichlet problem for (1106-41-1956) (2584) Bounded Domains in Metric Measure Spaces with Prime End Boundary data. 2:00PM Extremal Signatures and Best Dewey R Estep*andNageswari (2594) L1(μ)-Approximations. Preliminary report. Shanmugalingam,Universityof Mark A Spanier, North Dakota State Cincinnati (1106-31-2625) University (1106-41-1229)

3:45PM Extension of plurisubharmonic functions 2:15PM Towards a Comprehensive Stability (2585) with logarithmic growth. (2595) Theory for Feynman’s Operational Ozcan Yazici, Syracuse University Calculus: The Time Independent and (1106-32-1505) Time-Dependent Settings. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Conjugate Harmonic Components of Lance Nielsen, Creighton University (2586) Monogenic Functions. (1106-44-1941) Brendon Kerr Ballenger*andCraig ANolder, Florida State University 2:30PM Break. (1106-32-2634) 2:45PM Sampling and Interpolation on some 4:15PM An Algebraic Approach to the Initial (2596) Nilpotent Lie Groups. (2587) Weight Problem for Complex-Valued Vignon S Oussa, Bridgewater State Polynomial Neural Networks. Preliminary University (1106-43-244) report. 3:00PM Does Lipschitz imply fast convergence of Diana Thomson La Corte,Saint (2597) a diffusion-smeared function to itself as Mary-of-the-Woods College time goes to 0? Preliminary report. (1106-32-2734) Maxim J. Goldberg, Ramapo College of 4:30PM The Statistical convergence for sequences NJ, and Seonja Kim*, University of (2588) of fuzzy-number-valued functions. Cincinnati (1106-43-1605) Preliminary report. 3:15PM Extrapolation theory in variable Lebesgue Zengtai Gong,NorthwestNormal  (2598) Spaces. University, Lu Zhang, Shanxi Technology Li-An Daniel Wang, Trinity College and Basiness College, and Xinyun Zhu*, (1106-42-1781) University of Texas of the Permian Basin (1106-26-407) 3:30PM Approximation Rates in Scattered-data (2599) Interpolation. 4:45PM The Modulus Function of Walk Families. Keaton Hamm,TexasA&MUniversity  (2589) Roberto J Perez*, University of Puerto (1106-42-631) Rico - Mayaguez, Megan Brunner, State University of New York at Geneseo, 3:45PM Polynomial series direct method for Natalie Wiens, Tabor College, and (2600) problems in the calculus of variations. Nathan Albin, Kansas State University Mohsen Razzaghi, Mississippi State (1106-26-1438) University (1106-49-752)

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4:00PM Optimal Solutions to a Root Minimization 2:00PM George Polya on methods of discovery in (2601) Problem over a Polynomial Family with  (2610) mathematics. Preliminary report. Affine Constraints. Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University Julia Eaton*, University of Washington (1106-C5-249) Tacoma, Mert Gurb¨ uzbalaban¨ , 2:30PM Some proofs and discoveries from Euler Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  (2611) and Heaviside. Sara Grundel, Max Planck Institute Tom Morley,GeorgiaTech for Dynamics of Complex Systems, (1106-C5-2391) and Michael L. Overton,Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU 3:00PM Intuition: A History. (1106-49-909)  (2612) Kira Hylton Hamman, Penn State Mont Alto (1106-C5-2763) 4:15PM Second-order analysis of piecewise linear (2602) functions and its applications.. 3:30PM If you’re hoping for discovery, put away Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne state  (2613) the handouts! Preliminary report. University, and Ebrahim Sarabi*, Wayne Steven R Benson, Lesley University State University (1106-49-1500) (1106-C5-838) 4:30PM A Continuous Heavy Ball Method for  (2603) Elliptic Inverse Problems. Preliminary MAA Session on First-Year Calculus: Fresh report. Approaches for Jaded Students, II Akhtar A. Khan, Rochester Institute of Technology (1106-49-1587) 1:00 PM –4:55PM Room 214D, 4:45PM Numerical Identification of a Parameter Convention Center  (2604) in Fourth-Order Partial Differential Equations by a Modified Output Least Organizers: Bob Sachs,GeorgeMason Squares. Preliminary report. University Peter Caya*, Baasansuren Jadamba and Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins Akhtar A. Khan, Rochester Institute of University Technology (1106-49-1588) 1:00PM Integration by Guessing. 5:00PM New Sampling Strategy for Solving Linear  (2614) Fred Halpern, Dallas, Texas (2605) Equality Constrained Optimization (1106-D5-881) Problems. Preliminary report. Sijie Liu*, University of Alabama, 1:20PM Operation Nonabelian Grape: Tuscaloosa, and Min Sun,Universityof  (2615) Transforming Calculus I into a Top Secret Alabama (1106-49-2218) Mission. Preliminary report. Eric J. Landquist, Kutztown University 5:15PM Optimal Treatment Strategies for HIV-TB (1106-D5-912) (2606) Co-Infected populations. Abhishek Mallela*, University of 1:40PM Numerical differentiation and integration Missouri-Kansas City, Suzanne M  (2616) in first year Calculus. Examples of Lenhart, University of Tennessee, computational exercises. Knoxville, and Naveen K Vaidya, Tiernan R Fogarty, Oregon Institute of University of Missouri-Kansas City Technology (1106-D5-1485) (1106-49-1890) 2:00PM Making Calculus More Engaging with 5:30PM Constrained Optimal Transportation.  (2617) WeBWorK and Visualization. Preliminary  (2607) Wyatt Boyer*, Williams College, Bryan report. Brown, Pomona College, Alyssa Loving, Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community University of Hawaii at Hilo, and College (1106-D5-2883) Sarah Tammen, University of Georgia (1106-49-1913) 2:20PM Using computers to challenge  (2618) misconceptions of “been there, done that” MAA Session on Discovery and Insight in calculus students. Rebekah Gilbert, University of Illinois Mathematics, II (1106-D5-1094)

1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 203B, Convention Center 2:40PM Derivatives, Edge Detection, and Image  (2619) Sharpening. Organizers: Dan Sloughter,Furman Yevgeniy V. Galperin, East Stroudsburg University University of Pennsylvania Bonnie Gold,Monmouth (1106-D5-2086) University 3:00PM Using Mathematical Modeling in Calculus. 1:00PM Mathematicians’ proof: “The kingdom of  (2620) Debra L Mimbs, Lee University  (2608) math is within you”. Preliminary report. (1106-D5-2231) Reuben Hersh, University of New Mexico 3:20PM Rediscovering the Power and Joy of (emeritus) (1106-C5-1594)  (2621) Calculus with First Year College Students. 1:30PM Explanatory and Justificatory Proofs. Girija S Nair-Hart,Universityof  (2609) Thomas Drucker,Universityof Cincinnati Clermont College Wisconsin–Whitewater (1106-C5-1714) (1106-D5-2499)

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3:40PM Fading the Jade: Using an exam 3:00PM Exploring Debt through Spreadsheets, (2622) correction/reflection assignment in  (2632) Graphs, and Functions. Preliminary calculus to promote metacognition and report. course navigation skills for freshmen Teresa D Magnus, Rivier University who think they know it all but don’t... yet. (1106-F5-2360) Jessica M Libertini*, Virginia Military 3:20PM Quantitative Ethics: What Is It and Why Is Institute, Caitlin Phifer, Merrimack  (2633) It Important? Preliminary report. College, and Erica Sevey,Kingston,RI Victor I Piercey, Ferris State University (1106-D5-2348) (1106-F5-358) 4:00PM Calculus comes to life-creating a visual of 3:40PM Reacting to the Past in a Mathematics  (2623) your math homework. (2634) Classroom. Preliminary report. Meghan M De Witt,StThomasAquinas Andrew J Miller, Belmont University College (1106-D5-2019) (1106-F5-2563) 4:20PM Finessing Imperfect Calculus Mastery (2624) with Embedded Review. MAA Session on Teaching Inquiry, III Margaret Nikolov*andWm. Douglas Withers, United States Naval Academy 1:00 PM –3:35PM Room 204A, Convention Center (1106-D5-1368) Organizers: Brian Katz, Augustana 4:40PM AP Calculus: Student preparation for College (2625) college mathematics. Elizabeth Thoren, Stephen Kokoska, Bloomsburg University of California, University (1106-D5-888) Santa Barbara 1:00PM Engaged Calculus - Building MAA Session on Infusing Quantitative  (2635) Community-Centered Inquiry into a First Literacy into Mathematics and Semester Calculus Course. Preliminary Nonmathematics Courses, II report. Theresa A. Jorgensen,Universityof 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 212B, Convention Center Texas at Arlington (1106-N1-2676) 1:20PM Distinguishing Mathematical Definition Organizers: Andrew Miller,Belmont  University (2636) by Doing the Coochy Coo. RaKissa D Cribari,Universityof Aaron Montgomery,Central Colorado Denver (1106-N1-2035) Washington University 1:40PM Definition Construction and Developing Gary Franchy,Mott  (2637) Mathematical Inquiry. Community College Randy Ryan Davila*, Rice University, and 1:00PM The Unsuspecting Analyst: Mathematics Sharon K Strickland, Texas State  (2626) That Needs No Introduction. University (1106-N1-2113) Christopher S Shaw, Columbia College 2:00PM Experiments in Conjecturing. Chicago (1106-F5-2559)  (2638) Robert E Buck, Slippery Rock University (1106-N1-841) 1:20PM Experimenting with Quantitative Literacy  (2627) Activities in a Three-Credit College 2:20PM TRIGONometry : An Inquiry of Triangle Success Course. Preliminary report.  (2639) Measurement. Preliminary report. Chris Oehrlein,OklahomaCity Joseph W. Eyles, Gordon State College Community College (1106-F5-2784) (1106-N1-1987) 1:40PM Quantway: Using Quantitative Reasoning 2:40PM Using Games as a Invitation for Inquiry.   (2628) to Teach Developmental Math to College (2640) Teena Carroll, Emory & Henry College Students. (1106-N1-1854) Cinnamon Hillyard*andMilagros 3:00PM Using Games to Engage Students in Loreto, University of Washington Bothell  (2641) Inquiry. (1106-F5-2362) Martha H Byrne, Earlham College (1106-N1-2096) 2:00PM Quantitative Literacy for Education (2629) Majors. 3:20PM Apply inquiry-based mathematical Cristina Gomez, Ithaca College  (2642) teaching in actuarial science classes. (1106-F5-2290) Yuanying Guan, Indiana University Northwest (1106-N1-1502) 2:20PM ASPIRE: Quantitative Literacy, Historical, (2630) Women’s, and Gender Studies Courses at MAA Session on What Makes a Successful the University of Texas. Van Herd, University of Texas at Austin Math Circle: Organization and Problems, II (1106-F5-2508) 1:00 PM –3:15PM Room 214C, Convention Center 2:40PM Introducing Quantitative Literacy in (2631) Writing Course using the Ultimatum Organizers: Philip Yasskin,TexasA&M Game. University Robert G Root, Lafayette College Tatiana Shubin,SanJose (1106-F5-916) State University

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Paul Zeitz,UniversityofSan 1:45PM Placement Program Best Practices: Francisco  (2652) Research from University of Colorado Boulder and University of Illinois. Katherine Morrison, Preliminary report. University of Northern Alison Ahlgren Reddy,Universityof Colorado Illinois, Michael Grant*, University of 1:00PM 1001 Circles: The Surprising Diversity. Colorado Boulder, and Marc Harper,Los  (2643) Maria Droujkova, Natural Math Angeles, CA (1106-VA-992) (1106-S5-728) 2:00PM Quantitative Reasoning: Developing an (2653) Assessment Strategy From a Non-Existent 1:20PM Problems from the Navajo Nation Math State. Preliminary report.  (2644) Circle. Georgianna L Martin*andTara C Davis, Dave Auckly, Kansas State University Hawaii Pacific University (1106-VA-701) (1106-S5-633) 2:15PM Use of Course Embedded Assessments to 1:40PM Conveying group theoretic concepts to  (2654) Evaluate Teaching and Student Learning.  (2645) middle schoolers at the UCI Math Circle. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Kyle Riley, South Dakota School of Mines Alessandra Pantano*andCasey & Technology (1106-VA-551) Kelleher, University of California, Irvine 2:30PM Break. (1106-S5-2903) 2:45PM The ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ 2:00PM Good Problems: Planning in Context.  (2655) Grading Scheme.  (2646) Preliminary report. Ashley S Johnson,UniversityofNorth David Scott, University of Puget Sound Alabama (1106-VA-1862) (1106-S5-1626) 3:00PM Point Reward System: A Method of  2:20PM One Leader’s Perspective on How to Run (2656) Assessment that Accommodates a (2647) a Successful Math Teachers’ Circle Diversity of Student Abilities and Program. Interests and Enhances Learning. Diana White, University of Colorado Josip Derado*andMary L Garner, Denver (1106-S5-1290) Kennesaw State University (1106-VA-820) 2:40PM The Future of a Successful Math Circle. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on  (2648) Zvezdelina E Stankova, Mills Assorted Topics, II College/Berkeley Math Circle (1106-S5-2904) 1:00 PM –3:40PM Room 211, Convention Center 3:00PM Integrating Engineering Concepts in Math Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin  (2649) Circle Activities. Lutheran College Alex Sprintson*, Phil Yasskin, Frank Bem Cayco, San Jose State Sottile, Kaitlyn Phillipson and Trevor University Olsen,TexasA&MUniversity (1106-S5-2623) Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University of MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Pennsylvania Assessment 1:00PM Orbit of the Transformation  (2657) 1 1 T (x,y)=(y + x ,x+ y ). 1:00 PM –3:10PM Room 204B, Convention Center Leah E Vaughan*andRoman Wong, Washington & Jefferson College Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (1106-VX-1151) Lutheran College 1:15PM One Step Apart Integers.  Bem Cayco, San Jose State (2658) Jenna T Nguyen*, Jerald E Hertzog and University Savanna R Starko, Washington & Jefferson College (1106-VX-1230) Kimberly Presser, 1:30PM Expected Portion filled by k-Tiles. Shippensburg University of  (2659) Maxwell Christopher Chomas*, Roman Pennsylvania Wong, Washington & Jefferson College, 1:00PM A Clustering Method Based on Adaptive and Terrence Wong, Carnegie Mellon (2650) Metaheuristic Algorithm for Teaching University (1106-VX-1235) Assessment. 1:45PM Broadening Student Groups Through Sijie Liu, University of Alabama, (2660) Combinatorial Designs. Tuscaloosa (1106-VA-2226) Autumn Dailey and Paul M. Wrayno*, Christopher Newport University 1:15PM Oral and Mastery Based Testing in a Real (1106-VX-1623)  (2651) Analysis Course. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Generalizing Cantor-Schroeder-Bernstein: Amanda M. Harsy, Lewis University  (1106-VA-1583) (2661) Counterexamples in Standard Settings. Tien Chih, Newberry College 1:30PM Break. (1106-VX-1731)

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2:15PM (More) Math Mistakes that Make the 2:15PM Quantifying Option Implications.  (2662) News.  (2672) Preliminary report. Heather Ames Lewis, Nazareth College Michael Bauer, Xiaowen Chang and (1106-VX-2052) Michael Conway*, Lafayette REU (1106-VC-367) 2:30PM The Fitch Cheney Five Card Trick for  (2663) Three Cards. 2:30PM Mentoring Interdisciplinary Research Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College  (2673) Projects. (1106-VX-2079) Jan Rychtar, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1106-VC-253) 2:45PM A Visual Exploration of the Power Method. (2664) David A. Huckaby, Angelo State 2:45PM Generalized complex numbers and University (1106-VX-2263)  (2674) motion in central force fields. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Basketball Simulation: Applying Data  (2665) from the 2010 NBA Playoffs. Horia I. Petrache, Department of Juan Mora*andArmando Salinas, Physics, Indiana University Purdue Arizona State University (1106-VX-2298) University Indianapolis (1106-VC-2555)

3:15PM On the Number of Representations of a 3:00PM Topological sensor networks.  (2666) Positive Number as a Finite or Infinite (2675) Pawel Dlotko, University of Pennsylvania Egyptian Fraction. (1106-VC-285) Andy Martin, Kentucky State University 3:15PM Stability Analysis of Inverse Modeling (1106-VX-2453)  (2676) Problems in Chemical Kinetics. 3:30PM The abelian sandpile model on fractal Preliminary report.  (2667) graphs. Preliminary report. Samuel Olson*andNarayan Thapa, Samantha K Fairchild*, Houghton Minot State University (1106-VC-2693) College, Rafael Setra,Universityof 3:30PM Using Variants of Dynamic Time Warping Maryland, and Robert Strichartz,Cornell  (2677) to Identify ECG Features in Congenital University (1106-VX-2806) Heart Disease. Preliminary report. Emily Hendryx, Rice University MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1106-VC-2575) Interdisciplinary Topics in Mathematics 3:45PM Combinatorial Rearrangements of  1:00 PM –4:25PM Room 209, Convention Center (2678) Bacterial Genomes via Circular Permutations. Preliminary report. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Jennifer F. Vasquez*, The University Lutheran College of Scranton, and Michael Allocca, Muhlenberg College (1106-VC-2334) Bem Cayco, San Jose State University 4:00PM Latin hypercube sampling and Partial  (2679) Rank Correlation Coefficient procedure Kimberly Presser, as applied to a mathematical model for Shippensburg University of wound healing. Pennsylvania Hannah M Pennington*, Western 1:00PM Implicit Priorities of College Freshman. Kentucky University, Nitin A Krishna,  (2668) Preliminary report. University of Chicago, and Richard C Tracy Ann Taylor*, Appalachian State Schugart, Western Kentucky University University, Holly Cook,NC,Danielle (1106-VC-1795) Kane, DePauw University, and William C 4:15PM Network flow as a systems biology Bauldry, Appalachian State University  (2680) approach to understand the DNA repair (1106-VC-1343) network in cancer. Preliminary report. 1:15PM Tour de Math: Teaching Through the GPeng, MD Anderson Cancer Center  (2669) Mathematical Culture of France. (1106-VC-1095) Preliminary report. Joseph W. Eyles, Gordon State College MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (1106-VC-2017) Research in Analysis, II

1:30PM Math in the City. (2670) Adam Fuller and Jeremy Trageser*, 1:00 PM –4:40PM Room 210A, Convention Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1106-VC-1201) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 1:45PM Break. Bem Cayco, San Jose State 2:00PM The Mathematics of Conflict: Using University  (2671) Statistical Tools to Analyze Military Outcomes and Political Claims. Kimberly Presser, Miriam Harris-Botzum,LehighCarbon Shippensburg University of Community College (1106-VC-2033) Pennsylvania

197 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 13 (cont’d.)

1:00PM Systematically evaluating sums using 4:15PM Maximum likelihood analysis of  (2681) integral transforms, with applications to  (2694) transposable element age distributions statistical and quantum physics. using a master copy model of evolution. John Joseph Vastola*andCostas J Preliminary report. Efthimiou, University of Central Florida DBrianWalton,JamesMadison (1106-VK-2602) University (1106-VK-2267) 1:15PM Iterated Remainders in the Alternating 4:30PM A Note on Riesz Means. Preliminary  (2682) Harmonic Series. (2695) report. George O. Golightly, Jacksonville, Texas Javad Namazi, FDU (1106-VK-1498) (1106-VK-29) 1:30PM A table of definite integrals from the MAA General Contributed Paper Session on (2683) marriage of power and Fourier series. Research in Applied Mathematics,IV Thomas J. Osler and James Rosado*, Rowan University (1106-VK-338) 1:00 PM –3:55PM Room 213A, Convention Center 1:45PM Moments of the average of a generalized Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (2684) Ramanujan sum. Lutheran College Arindam Roy*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Nicolas Robles, Bem Cayco, San Jose State University of Zurich (1106-VK-2601) University

2:00PM A variant of Property (Pn−1) on smooth Kimberly Presser, (2685) pseudoconvex domains. Preliminary Shippensburg University of report. Pennsylvania Yue Zhang, University of Arkansas 1:00PM A Matlab Toolbox for Darcy Flow (1106-VK-539)  (2696) Computations. 2:15PM Strong Stein Neighborhood Bases for Farrah Sadre-Marandi, Colorado State (2686) Nonsmooth Pseudoconvex Domains. University (1106-VL-2352) Chizuko Iwaki, University of Arkansas 1:15PM Biased transport of Brownian particles in (1106-VK-1878) (2697) a serpentine channel. 2:30PM Roughing It: When Convolution isn’t Xinli Wang*, University of South Carolina  (2687) Smooth. Upstate, and German Drazer,Rutgers Joshua Kaminsky and Yunfeng University (1106-VL-1377) Hu*, Washington State University 1:30PM Fractional Brownian Motion and Hedging (1106-VK-981) (2698) with Short-term Futures Contracts. 2:45PM Circle Packing Random Triangulations. Preliminary report. (2688) Preliminary report. Wei Cui*, The University of Alabama, and G Brock Williams and Olivia Isabella Zhijian Wu, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool Orrantia-Kotowski*, Texas Tech University,P.R.China (1106-VL-1912) University (1106-VK-1775) 1:45PM Analysis of an energy localization 3:00PM Composition Operators on Weighted (2699) method used in Kinetic Monte Carlo (2689) Bergman and Sp Spaces. simulations of heteroepitaxial growth. Waleed K. Al-Rawashdeh,MontanaTech Preliminary report. (1106-VK-1930) Kyle Golenbiewski*, Tim P. Schulze, University of Tennessee, and Peter 3:15PM Functional Dimension of Solution Space , University of Michigan (2690) of Differential Operators of Constant Smereka Strength. (1106-VL-2100) Morteza Shafii-Mousavi, Indiana 2:00PM On the Quantum Billiard in the University South Bend (1106-VK-1170)  (2700) Hexagonal Type Areas. Preliminary report. 3:30PM Patterns in Persistence: Persistent (2691) Homology of Chaotic Dynamical Systems. Nino Khatiashvili, I.Vekua Instititute of Preliminary report. Applied Mathematics of Iv.Javakhishvili Rachel A. Neville, Colorado State Tbilisi State University (1106-VL-869) University (1106-VK-2396) 2:15PM Stability for Perturbations of a Steady  (2701) StateattheOneDimensionalCase. 3:45PM On A System of Rational Difference  (2692) Equations with Nonnegative Periodic Xinyao Yang, University of Missouri Coefficients. Preliminary report. (1106-VL-574) Yevgeniy Kostrov, Xavier University of 2:30PM Rank-Constrained Optimization: A Louisiana, and Zachary A. Kudlak*, (2702) Riemannian Manifold Approach. Monmouth University (1106-VK-1212) Guifang Zhou*andKyle A. Gallivan, Florida State University (1106-VL-1729) 4:00PM On the vanishing of L-functions at the  (2693) central point through the method of 2:45PM Well-defined Lagrangian flows for Fredholm determinants. Preliminary (2703) absolutely continuous curves of report. probabilities on the real line. Jesse B Freeman, Williams College Mohamed H Amsaad,WestVirginia (1106-VK-2747) University (1106-VL-762)

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3:00PM Fast and Robust Computation of 2:45PM Coloring Around Faces to Count Daisies.  (2704) Laplacian Eigenvalues for Arbitrary  (2715) Oscar Levin and Catrina Myrant*, Planar Domains. University of Northern Colorado Lin Zhao*andAlex H Barnett, (1106-VN-2492) Dartmouth College (1106-VL-1885) 3:00PM The Maximum Weighted Co-2-Plex 3:15PM On node distributions for interpolation (2716) Problem in a {Claw, Bull}-Free Graph.  (2705) and spectral methods. Cynthia I Wood,RiceUniversity N. S. Hoang, University of West Georgia (1106-VN-2565) (1106-VL-230) 3:15PM Controlling Domination in Infinite 3:30PM A Third Type of Exceptional Laguerre  (2717) Graphs. (2706) Polynomials. Preliminary report. Matthew Jura, Manhattan College, Oscar Jessica D. Stewart, Goucher College Levin*, University of Northern Colorado, (1106-VL-2265) and Tyler Markkanen,Springfield 3:45PM Landau Damping in Relativistic Plasmas. College (1106-VN-2579) (2707) Brent Oneil Young,Benson,NC 3:30PM Enumeration of Solutions to a Paper (1106-VL-776)  (2718) Cutting and Folding Problem by Martin Gardner. MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Jill Bigley Dunham*, Irvine, CA, and Research in Graph Theory, III Gwyneth R Whieldon, Hood College (1106-VN-2620) 1:00 PM –4:40PM Room 217B, Convention Center 3:45PM Maximum number of edges in digraphs Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (2719) with specified weak diameter. Lutheran College Zoltan Furedi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Sogol Bem Cayco, San Jose State Jahanbekam*, University of Colorado University Denver (1106-VN-2661) Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University of 4:00PM Graph Cards.  Pennsylvania (2720) James Abello, David DeSimone*, Rutgers, The State University of New 1:00PM Motif-based clustering of directed Jersey, and Mika Sumida,Boston,  (2708) networks Preliminary report. Massachusetts (1106-VN-2684) Thomas P. Reith*andLaurie J. Heyer, Davidson College (1106-VN-2187) 4:15PM On (t,r) Broadcast Domination Numbers  (2721) of Grids. 1:15PM Modulus of families of walks on graphs. *, Florida Atlantic  David Blessing (2709) Max L. Goering, Kansas State University Univerity, Katie Johnson, Erik Insko and (1106-VN-2195) Christie Mauretour, Florida Gulf Coast 1:30PM Connected Matchings in Chordal Bipartite University (1106-VN-2761)  (2710) Graphs. 4:30PM Coloring graphs and rainbow connection. Susan C. White*, Bellarmine University,  (2722) Preliminary report. Adam S. Jobson and Andr´eE.K´ezdy, Janet Fierson, La Salle University University of Louisville (1106-VN-2277) (1106-VN-2767) 1:45PM The domination number and the (2711) independent domination number for a MAA General Contributed Paper Session on bipartite graph. Research in Number Theory, III Misa Nakanishi,KeioUniversity (1106-VN-2303) 1:00 PM –1:55PM Room 210B, Convention Center 2:00PM Forbidden Subgraphs of Competition  (2712) Graphs on Doubly Partial Orders. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Aquia Richburg*, Morehouse Lutheran College College, Shannon Jordan,Morgan State University, Roger Licairac, Bem Cayco, San Jose State Rutgers University, and Eugene University Fiorini,DIMACS-RutgersUniversity Kimberly Presser, (1106-VN-2445) Shippensburg University of 2:15PM Edge-connectivity in regular multigraphs Pennsylvania (2713) from eigenvalues. 1:00PM The Emergence of 4-cycles Over Extended Suil O, Georgia State University  (2723) Integers. (1106-VN-2460) Jasmine Powell*, Northwestern 2:30PM Applications of ordinary voltage graph University, Andrew Best, Williams (2714) theory to graph embeddability, parts 1 College, Patrick Dynes,Clemson and 2. University, Steven Miller, Williams Steven Schluchter,GeorgeMason College, and Benjamin Weiss,University University (1106-VN-2463) of Maine (1106-VQ-675)

199 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 13 (cont’d.)

1:15PM Toward Combinatorial Proofs of the 5:00PM Compactification of Infinite Graphs and  (2724) Sato-Tate Law and The Weil Bound For (2733) Sampling. Kloosterman Sums. Preliminary report. Pallle E. T. Jorgensen,TheUniversityof Xixi Edelsbrunner*, Williams College, Iowa, and Myung-Sin Song*, Southern Stephan Garcia, Pomona College, Kimsy Illinois University Edwardsville Tor, Manhattan College, Karl Winsor, (1106-60-2874) University of Michigan, and Steven J 5:30PM Applications of Sampling Expansions in Miller, Williams College (1106-VQ-2164) (2734) Inverse Problems and Moment Problems. 1:30PM Benfordness of Zeckendorf M. Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral  (2725) Decomposition. Florida (1106-65-2892) Andrew Best, Williams College, Patrick Dynes, Clemson University, Xixi AWM Workshop on Homotopy Theory, II Edelsbrunner, Williams College, Brian McDonald*, University of Rochester, 1:00 PM –5:00PM Room 217A, Convention Center Steven J. Miller, Williams College, Kimsy Tor, Manhattan College, Caroline Organizers: Maria Basterra,University Turnage-Butterbaugh, North Dakota of New Hampshire State University, and Madeleine Brenda Johnson,Union Weinstein, Harvey Mudd College College (1106-VQ-2675) Moderator: Brooke Shipley,University 1:45PM Ramsey Theory Over Imaginary of Illiniois at Chicago (2726) Quadratic Number Fields. 1:00PM Commutative K-Theory. Andrew Best, Karen Huan, Williams (2735) Ulrike Tillmann,OxfordUniversity College, Nathan McNew, Dartmouth (1106-55-1059) College, Steven J. Miller, Williams 2:00PM New developments in equivariant College, Jasmine Powell,Northwestern (2736) algebraic K-theory. Preliminary report. University, Kimsy Tor*, Manhattan Mona Merling, Johns Hopkins University College, and Madeleine Weinstein, (1106-55-347) Harvey Mudd College (1106-VQ-2161) 2:30PM An investigation of small model SIAM Minisymposium on Multivariate Signal (2737) categories. Analysis and Inverse Problems, II Inna I Zakharevich,Universityof Chicago (1106-18-1297)

1:00 PM –5:55PM Room 202A, Convention Center 3:00PM Coffee Break 3:30PM Computations in the K(2)-local category 1:00PM Multiresolutions.  (2738) at the prime 2. (2727) Palle Jorgensen,UniversityofIowa Irina Bobkova, University of Rochester (1106-65-1137) (1106-55-351) 2:00PM A Bivariate Spline Method for Image 4:00PM Cohomology : A Mirror of Homotopy. (2728) Analysis. (2739) Agnes Beaudry, University of Chicago Ming-Jun Lai, University of Georgia (1106-55-1269) (1106-41-2943) 4:30PM Computations in Algebraic K-Theory. 2:30PM Sampling and reproducing kernel theory (2740) Vigleik Angeltveit, Australian National (2729) in the setting of Mellin transform University, and Teena Gerhardt*, analysis; applications. Michigan State University (1106-55-2045) Carlo Bardaro*, University of Perugia, Paul Leo Butzer,RWTH Pure and Applied Talks by Women Math Aachen, Germany, and Ilaria Warriors presented by EDGE (Enhancing Mantellini, University of Perugia, Italy Diversity in Graduate Education) (1106-42-1436) 3:30PM Reproducing Kernel Banach Spaces and 1:00 PM –6:00PM Room 216A, Convention Center (2730) their Applications to Classification, Clustering and Big Data Problems. Organizers: Amy Buchmann,University Pando G. Georgiev,UniversityofCentral of Notre Dame Florida (1106-47-2934) Candice Price, United States Military Academy 4:00PM Sampling Sets and Sets of Uniqueness in (2731) Both Euclidean and Non-Euclidean 1:00PM Discussion Domains. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Geometric Transitions of the Group of Stephen D. Casey, American University (2741) Diagonal Matrices. (1106-41-1394) Arielle M Leitner,Universityof 4:30PM Recovering bivariate Paley-Wiener California, Santa Barbara (1106-22-2666) (2732) functions with scattered translates of the 2:00PM Some recent results on magic-type Poisson kernel.  (2742) labelings of directed graphs. Jeff Ledford, Virginia Commonwealth Alison M Marr,SouthwesternUniversity University (1106-41-1640) (1106-05-1309)

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2:30PM Algorithm to Enhance Stereoscopic MAA Committee on Profession Development  (2743) Imagery. Preliminary report. Session, II Michelle Craddock Guinn,Belmont University (1106-65-402) 1:00 PM –5:00PM Room 213B, Convention Center

3:00PM Modeling the dynamics of “Post Plus 5” session on open source  (2744) insulin-mediated ovarian steroid resources in mathematics. production. Organizers: Stan Yoshinobu, California Erica J. Graham*andJames F. Selgrade, Polytechnic State University, North Carolina State University San Luis Obispo (1106-92-1080) Thomas Judson, Stephen F. 3:30PM Supplemental immunization activities: a Austin State University  (2745) mathematical model for measles control Yousuf George, Nazareth in Kenya. College Laurel A Ohm, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1106-92-639) ASL Invited Address

4:00PM Mathematical Modeling of Cardiovascular 1:30 PM –2:20PM Room 214A, Convention Center  (2746) Dynamics during Head-up Tilt. Preliminary report. (2747) Ergodic invariant measures as Nakeya D Williams, The United States probabilistic structures. Military Academy West Point, NY Rehana Patel, Franklin W. Olin College of (1106-00-2932) Engineering (1106-03-144)

4:30PM Discussion ASL Contributed Paper Session, II

MAA Panel Discussion 2:30 PM –3:15PM Room 214A, Convention Center

2:30PM On the decidability of the 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 205, Convention Center (2748) multiplicative–exponential fragment of linear logic. A common vision for the undergraduate Katalin Bimbo, University of Alberta mathematics program in 2025. (1106-03-2900) 2:55PM Immanent Inconsistency. Organizers: Karen Saxe, Macalester  (2749) Joachim Mueller-Theys, Heidelberg, College Germany (1106-03-2694) Linda Braddy,MAA AMS Session on Game Theory, Economics, Panelists: John Bailer,Miami and Social and Behavioral Sciences University and American Statistical Association 3:00 PM –5:55PM Room 101A, Convention Center

Tara Holm,Cornell 3:00PM Global Stability in a Discrete Competitive University and AMS  (2750) Two Harvester System. Committee on Education Bernard P Brooks*, MRadinand TWiandt, Rochester Institute of Karen Saxe, Macalester Technology (1106-91-862) College and MAA 3:15PM Economical extremal hypergraphs for the  (2751) Erdos–Selfridge˝ theorem. Preliminary Uri Treisman,Universityof report. California, Berkeley Eric Lars Sundberg*andEmily Heath, Peter Turner,Universityof Occidental College (1106-91-2036) Sheffield and SIAM 3:30PM On the evolution of partial respect for (2752) ownership: infinite regress revisited. MAA Workshop Mike Mesterton-Gibbons, Tugba Karabiyik*, Florida State University, and Tom Sherratt, Carleton University 1:00 PM –2:20PM Room 214B, Convention Center (1106-91-2283) 3:45PM Health care decision-making in light of The New Mathways Project’s STEM prep  (2753) prospect theory. initiative: A reconceptualized pathway to Yuanying Guan, Indiana University calculus. Northwest (1106-91-1346) Organizers: Frank Savina,Universityof 4:00PM Numerical values of specific sequences of Texas at Austin  (2754) Combinatorial Games. Paul D. Olson*, Penn State Erie, the Stuart Boersma,Central Behrend College, and Landon Chambers, Washington University Penn State University (1106-91-2664)

201 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 13 (cont’d.)

4:15PM Neighborhood Size and Memory Effects in 3:45PM Mentoring in a Scholarship Program for  (2755) a Spatial PD Game.  (2764) Distinguished Undergraduate Women in Eli S. Thompson*, Miami University, and Computer Science and Mathematics. Jasmine Everett, Bennett College David Hartenstine*andPerry Fizzano, (1106-91-2075) Western Washington University (1106-VF-316) 4:30PM Strict Hierarchies with the Deegan-Packel 4:00PM ICE (Institute for Campus Excellence) and  (2756) Power Index. (2765) Faculty On-boarding. Danielle Riethmiller*andSamantha Karoline M Auby*, University of Armstrong,UniversityofSanDiego Wisconsin-La Crosse, and Robert Hoar, (1106-91-1999) University of WIsconsin-La Crosse 4:45PM A Game Theoretic Approach to Valuating (1106-VF-599)  (2757) Toxoplasmosis Vaccination. 4:15PM Navigating Worklife Policies: Best David Gamble Sykes*andJan Rycht´aˇr, (2766) Practices for Faculty and Departments. University of North Carolina-Greensboro Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech (1106-91-1586) University (1106-VF-959) 4:30PM Peer Mentoring Alliances: Supporting 5:00PM Mathematical and Computational (2767) Female STEM Faculty at Primarily  (2758) Modeling of Social Norms and College Undergraduate Institutions. Drinking. Stacey Muir*, University of Scranton, Ben G Fitzpatrick*, Loyola Marymount Stephanie Edwards, Hope College, University, Jason W martinez, Elizabeth Shannon Overbay,GonzagaUniversity, Polidan and Kate Angelis,Tempest and Rebecca Wahl, Butler University Technologies (1106-91-1488) (1106-VF-1945) 5:15PM Modeling Monopoly with Monte Carlo 4:45PM Break  (2759) Simulations. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Student and Faculty Mentoring Through Mitchell Eithun*, McKenzie Lamb  (2768) the Texas Tech Proactive Recruitment in and Andrea Young, Ripon College Introductory Science and Mathematics (1106-91-2405) (PRISM) Scholars Program. Jessica L. Spott, Texas Tech University 5:30PM Heterogeneous Lucas Asset Pricing with (1106-VF-2511)  (2760) Adaptive Learning. Preliminary report. Dawna C Jones, Florida State University 5:15PM Intentional Mentoring.  (1106-91-1172) (2769) Noureen Khan,UniversityofNorth Texas at Dallas (1106-VF-185) 5:45PM Statistical Content in Elementary  (2761) Textbooks. AMS Dinner Reception Lindsay Hixon*, Sam Houston State University, Megan Brown,Universityof 6:30 PM –7:30PM Lone Star Ballroom Dayton, Alisha Dunkle, Hood College, Lobby, Grand Hyatt San Antonio Zach Silbernick, St. John’s University, and Nicole Yoder, Eastern Mennonite AMS Dinner University (1106-97-170) 7:30 PM –10:30PM Lone Star Ballroom, MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Salons AB, Grand Hyatt San Antonio Mentoring Steven H. Weintraub Gerard A. Venema 3:15 PM –5:25PM Room 204B, Convention Center AMS Associate Secretary MAA Associate Secretary Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Grand Rapids, Michigan Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College Bem Cayco, San Jose State University Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

3:15PM Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing  (2762) Female STEM Faculty at Teaching Institutions. Kate G. McGivney*andSarah N. Bryant, Shippensburg University (1106-VF-1315)

3:30PM Mentoring New University Faculty. (2763) Sue Brown, University of Houston-Clear Lake (1106-VF-53)

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