Program of the Sessions New Orleans, Louisiana, January 6–9, 2011

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MAA Short Course on What is a Matroid? Theory and Tuesday, January 4 Applications, From the Ground Up, Part I

9:00 AM –5:00PM AMS Short Course on Computational Topology, Part I Organizer: Nancy Ann Neudauer,Pacific University 8:30 AM –5:00PM 8:00AM Registration (outside the Rhythms Ballroom, 2nd Organizer: Afra Zomorodian, Dartmouth College Floor). 9:00AM Matroids you have known. 7:45AM Registration (outside the Rhythms Ballroom, 2nd Floor). (8) Nancy Ann Neudauer, Pacific University 9:45AM Break. 8:30AM Persistence: Theory and practice. (1) Afra Zomorodian, Dartmouth College 10:00AM Cryptomorphisms and optimization. (9) Jenny McNulty, University of Montana 10:00AM Break. 1:30PM Matroid representations. 10:30AM Topological data analysis. (10) Gary Gordon, Lafayette College (2) Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University 3:00PM Break. 1:30PM Cubical homology and dynamical systems. (3) Marian Mrozek, Jagiellonian University, Poland 3:20PM Matroid operations. (11) Dillon Mayhew, Victoria University of Wellington 3:00PM Break. 3:30PM Software Session. Wednesday, January 5 AMS Short Course on Evolutionary Game Dynamics, AMS Department Chairs Workshop Part I 8:00 AM –6:30PM 9:00 AM –5:00PM Presenters: Timothy Hodges,Universityof Organizer: Karl Sigmund, University of Vienna Cincinnati 7:45AM Registration (outside the Rhythms Ballroom, 2nd John Meakin,Universityof Floor). Nebraska-Lincoln 9:00AM Introduction to evolutionary games. Helen Roberts, Montclair State (4) Karl Sigmund, University of Vienna University 10:15AM Break. Stephen Robinson,WakeForest 10:45AM Extensive form games, asymmetric games and University (5) games with continuous strategy spaces. Ross Cressman, Wilfried Laurier University AMS Short Course on Computational Topology, Part II 2:00PM Global and unilateral adaptive dynamics. (6) Sylvain Sorin,Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 8:30 AM –5:00PM 3:15PM Break. Organizer: Afra Zomorodian, Dartmouth College 3:45PM Deterministic evolutionary game dynamics. 8:30AM Euler calculus and data over networks. (7) Josef Hofbauer, University of Vienna (12) Robert Ghrist, University of Pennsylvania

The time limit for each AMS contributed paper in the sessions is ten Papers ﬂagged with a solid triangle () have been designated by the minutes. The time limit for each MAA contributed paper varies. In the author as being of possible interest to undergraduate students. Special Sessions the time limit varies from session to session and within Abstractsofpaperspresentedin the sessions at this meeting will be sessions. To maintain the schedule, time limits will be strictly enforced. found in Volume 32, Issue 1 of Abstracts of papers presented to the For papers with more than one author, an asterisk follows the name of American Mathematical Society, ordered according to the numbers in the author who plans to present the paper at the meeting. parentheses following the listings.

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 125 Program of the Sessions – Wednesday, January 5 (cont’d.)

10:00AM Break. MAA Session on Harnessing Mobile Communication 10:30AM Planning with uncertainty. Devices and Online Communication Tools for (13) Michael Erdmann, Carnegie Mellon University Mathematics Education, I 1:30PM Optimal generators. (14) Jeff Erickson, University of Illinois at 7:40 AM –10:55AM Urbana-Champaign Organizers: Michael B. Scott, California State 3:00PM Break. University Monterey Bay 3:30PM Panel Discussion. Jason A. Aubrey,Universityof Missouri-Columbia MAA Ancillary Workshop on Statistics 7:40AM Real Messy Statistics and Survey Monkey. (20) Robb Sinn, North Georgia College & State 8:30 AM –5:00PM University (1067-H1-2407) Teaching introductory statistics following GAISE 8:00AM Mobile Jumpstarts in a First Semester Calculus and the Common Core. (21) Course. Preliminary report. Presenter: Robert Gould, University of California Jason D Holland, Abilene Christian University Los Angeles (1067-H1-318) 8:20AM Blogging Together: Using a Class Blog to Enhance AMS Short Course on Evolutionary Game Dynamics, (22) Learning in a Proof-Writing Class. Part II Jill E Jordan, Houghton College (1067-H1-1336) 8:40AM Mashups for course websites with Yahoo! Pipes. 9:00 AM –5:00PM (23) Matthew Leingang, New York University (1067-H1-1791) Organizer: Karl Sigmund, University of Vienna 9:00AM Communicating Mathematically Through Podcasts. 9:00AM Stochastic evolutionary game dynamics. (24) Sherrie Serros*, University of Wisconsin - Eau (15) Bill Sandholm, University of Wisconsin Claire, Erick B Hofacker, University of Wisconsin - 10:15AM Break. River Falls, and Rebecca Ledocq,Universityof 10:45AM Evolution of cooperation in finite populations Wisconsin - La Crosse (1067-H1-2036) (16) Sabin Lessard,UniversitédeMontréal 9:20AM Using iPad class devices as entries into a 2:00PM Each lecturer will give a 25-minute presentation on (25) situationally aware digital library to provide JIT/JIP some open problems for discussion and interaction. (Just in Time/Just in Place) Mathematics. Frank Wattenberg, United States Military Academy MAA Short Course on What is a Matroid? Theory and (1067-H1-2237) Applications, From the Ground Up, Part II 9:40AM Life After Our 2010 MAA PREP – Emerging (26) Technologies. 9:00 AM –5:00PM Erick B Hofacker*, Kathryn T Ernie,Universityof Wisconsin - River Falls, Sherrie Serros,Universityof Organizer: Nancy Ann Neudauer,Pacific Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Kay Shager,Universityof University Wisconsin - River Falls, and Charles Serros, 9:00AM Transversal matroids. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (1067-H1-2051) (17) Joseph Bonin, The George Washington University 10:00AM Interactive Math for (Almost) All Devices. 10:30AM Break. (27) Andrew J Cousino*andAndrew G Bennett, 10:45AM Oriented matroids. Kansas State University (1067-H1-2130) (18) Winfried Hochstättler,FernUniversität, Hagen 10:20AM On-Demand Mathematics: Creative Uses for Germany (28) Smartpen Technology. Preliminary report. 2:15PM Research in matroids. Jeremy M Riehl*, Lee A Evans and Kristin (19) James Oxley, Louisiana State University MArney, United States Military Academy 3:45PM Break. (1067-H1-2186) 4:00PM Concluding Session: Tying it together. 10:40AM Using Facebook in a Discrete Mathematics course. (29) Klay Kruczek, Western Oregon University MAA Board of Governors (1067-H1-2206)

9:00 AM –5:00PM AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in AMS Council Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, I 1:30 PM – 10:00 PM 8:00 AM –10:50AM Joint Meetings Registration Organizers: Darren A. Narayan,Rochester Institute of Technology 3:00 PM –7:00PM Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology Jobby Jacob, Rochester Institute of Technology Thursday, January 6 Jacqueline A. Jensen,SamHouston Joint Meetings Registration State University Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of 7:30 AM –4:00PM Technology

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8:00AM On Supersingular Elliptic Curves and 8:00AM Geometric and supergeometric convergence of (30) Hypergeometric Functions. (42) spectral collocation method for Volterra or Keenan Monks, Hazleton Area High School Fredholm integral equations with weakly singular (1067-11-1398) kernels. 8:30AM Statistical Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy With Can Huang*andZhimin Zhang, Wayne State (31) Applications to Cricket. University (1067-45-1868) Lauren Mondin*, Scott Clark, Courtney Weber, 8:30AM Maximum-principle-satisfying and Jessica Winborn and Melinda Holt,SamHouston (43) positivity-preserving high order discontinuous State University (1067-62-1380) Galerkin and finite volume schemes for 9:00AM Applications of and Alternatives to Algorithm X for conservation laws. (32) the Exact Cover Problem. Xiangxiong Zhang, Brown University (1067-65-403) Eddie B Tu, Randolph-Macon College, and Bjorn S 9:00AM A unified approach to construct and analyze finite Wastvedt*, St. Olaf College (1067-68-191) (44) element methods for the Monge-Ampère equation. 9:30AM Packets, Solving Symmetries and Sudoku. Michael J. Neilan, Louisiana State University (33) Harrison Craig Chapman*, Bowdoin College, and (1067-65-832) Malcolm E Rupert, Western Washington University 9:30AM Finite Difference Methods for Viscosity Solutions of (1067-13-167) (45) the Monge-Ampère Equation. 10:00AM Unitary Equivalence to Matrices with Constant Main Brittany D. Froese*andAdam M. Oberman,Simon (34) Diagonal. Preliminary report. Fraser University (1067-65-382) John Myers, South Dakota School of Mines & 10:00AM A multipoint flux mixed finite element method on Technology (1067-15-125) (46) distorted quadrilaterals and hexahedra. 10:30AM Unitary Equivalence of Vector Spaces over the Mary F. Wheeler, Guangri Xue*, Institute for (35) Binary Field. Preliminary report. Computational Engineering and Sciences, The Sam L Scholze*, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, University of Texas at Austin, and Ivan Yotov, and Ryan L Hotovy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Pittsburgh (1067-65-448) (1067-15-126) 10:30AM The effect of numerical integration on the finite (47) element computation of linear functionals. Ivo M. Babuska, The University of Texas at Austin, AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, I Uday Banerjee, Syracuse University, and Hengguang Li*, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), University of Minnesota 8:00 AM –10:50AM (1067-03-705) Organizers: Sloan E. Despeaux, Western Carolina University Craig G. Fraser, University of Toronto Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College AMS-SIAM Special Session on Nonlinear Waves and Integrable Systems, I 8:00AM Gauss on the Composition of Quadratic Forms: (36) Group Theory without Groups. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Lawrence A. D’Antonio, Ramapo College of New Jersey (1067-01-623) Organizers: Gino Biondini, State University of New 8:30AM The Binomial Theorem from Newton to Cauchy. York at Buffalo (37) Robert E. Bradley, Adelphi University Barbara Prinari,Universityof (1067-01-941) Colorado at Colorado Springs 9:00AM Johann Lambert’s Use and Understanding of 8:00AM Initial-Boundary-Value Problems and Inverse (38) Mathematical Transcendence. Preliminary report. (48) Scattering Methods. Preliminary report. Bruce J. Petrie, Institute for the History and Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at Chicago Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of (1067-35-1101) Toronto (1067-01-1044) 8:30AM Spectral theory of nonlocal cross-interaction of two 9:30AM Lambert’s ideas on the use of the ruler in (49) waves. (39) traditional Euclidean constructions. Antonio Degasperis, Dipartimento di Fisica, Kirsti Andersen, Aarhus University (1067-01-1981) Sapienza Universita’ di Roma, Italy (1067-35-762) 10:00AM How “Kroneckerian” became an adjective. 9:00AM The Benjamin-Ono Equation in the Zero-Dispersion (40) Jemma Lorenat, Simon Fraser University (50) Limit. (1067-01-861) Peter D. Miller, University of Michigan 10:30AM Gallardo’s work, a needle in a haystack. Preliminary (1067-35-990) (41) report. 9:30AM Asymptotic analysis of a random matrix model, Alejandro R. Garciadiego, Universidad Nacional (51) and/or application of said asymptotic analysis. Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) (1067-01-1090) Ken McLaughlin, University of Arizona (1067-31-1062) 10:00AM Dark and bright soliton solutions for coupled AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of (52) derivative nonlinear Schrodinger¨ equation. Computation: Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Y. Ohta, Kobe University (1067-35-571) and Applications, I 10:30AM The motion of discrete curves and the discrete (53) hodograph transformation. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Kenichi Maruno*, The University of Texas - Pan American, Kenji Kajiwara, Kyushu University, Organizers: Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State Yasuhiro Ohta, Kobe University, and Bao-Feng University Feng,TheUniversityofTexas-PanAmerican Chi-Wang Shu,BrownUniversity (1067-53-1083)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 127 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 6 (cont’d.)

AMS Special Session on Mathematical Techniques in AMS Special Session on Theory and Application of Musical Analysis, I Stochastic Differential Equations and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations, I 8:00 AM –10:50AM 8:00 AM –10:50AM Organizers: Robert W. Peck, Louisiana State University Organizers: Armando Arciniega,Universityof Thomas M. Fiore,Universityof Texas at San Antonio Michigan at Dearborn Edward J. Allen, Texas Tech University 8:00AM Mathematical Concepts in Musical Composition. Sivapragasam Sathananthan, (54) Dmitri Tymoczko, Princeton (1067-00-1966) Tennessee State University 8:30AM The Pentahelix: a Four-Dimensional Realization of Mahmoud Anabtawi,American (55) the Spiral Array. University of Sharjah Stephon Alexander, Haverford College, Elaine 8:00AM Stochastic Viral Kinetics. Chew*, University of Southern California, Robert (66) Linda J. S. Allen*, Texas Tech University, Yuan Rowe, New York University, and Sam Rodriguez, Yuan, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Haverford College (1067-51-1552) Center, and Sukhitha Vidurupola,TexasTech 9:00AM Diatonic Graphs. Preliminary report. University (1067-92-1297) (56) J. W. Estes*andWilliam Staton,Universityof 8:30AM Differentiability Properties of Measures Generated Mississippi (1067-05-369) (67) by Solutions of Semilinear Stochastic Differential 9:30AM The Mathematics of Contrapuntal Hierarchy in Equations. (57) Music. Fariborz Asadian, Fort Valley State University Jason D Yust, University of Alabama (1067-05-969) (1067-60-974) 10:00AM Wreath products and n-cube symmetry: a 9:00AM Derivation Of Stochastic Partial Differential (58) music-theoretical application. Preliminary report. (68) Equations for Reaction-Diffusion Processes. Robert Peck*, Louisiana State University, and Jack Elife Dogan*andEdward J. Allen,TexasTech Douthett, University of New Mexico (1067-20-1059) University (1067-60-717) AM 10:30AM Spira mirabilis, for player piano. 9:30 Systems of Kolmogorov Backward Equations for (59) Clifton Callender, Florida State University (69) Two-Time-Scale Switching Diffusions. (1067-00-1969) Tien Nguyen Dung*andGeorge Yin, Wayne State University (1067-60-502) 10:00AM Some results on existence and uniqueness of mild (70) solutions of neutral SPDEs. AMS Special Session on Integral Geometry: Analysis TEGovindan, I.P.N. Mexico City, Mexico (1067-60-1435) and Applications, I 10:30AM Numerical Methods for Annuity-Purchasing Decision 8:00 AM –10:50AM (71) Making. Zhuo Jin, Department of Mathematics, Wayne State Organizers: Gaik Ambartsoumian,Universityof University (1067-60-394) Texas, Arlington Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana State AMS Special Session on Analytic and Geometric University MethodsinRepresentationTheory,I Eric Todd Quinto, Tufts University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Boris S. Rubin, Louisiana State University Organizers: Leticia Barchini, Oklahoma State 8:00AM The geodesic X-ray transform in presence of University (60) caustics. Hongyu He, Louisiana State University Plamen Stefanov, Purdue University 8:00AM Rational smoothness of K-orbit closures in flag (1067-53-1400) (72) varieties. 8:30AM Microlocal Aspects of Bistatic Synthetic Aperture William M. McGovern, University of Washington (61) Radar Imaging. (1067-22-172) Venky P Krishnan*, University of Bridgeport, and 8:30AM Closed form multiplicity polynomials attached to Eric Todd Quinto, Tufts University (1067-35-991) (73) hook type Springer fibers for SL(n, C). 9:00AM Conical Distributions on the Space of Flat Matthew Housley,UniversityofUtah (62) Horocycles. (1067-22-1118) Fulton B Gonzalez, Tufts University 9:00AM Distinguished orbits and the L-S category of simply (1067-43-1133) (74) connected compact Lie groups. 9:30AM Reconstruction of a function from its spherical Markus Hunziker and Mark R. Sepanski*, Baylor (63) (circular) means with the centers lying on the University (1067-22-1219) surface of certain polygons and polyhedra. 9:30AM Conformally invariant systems of maximal Leonid A Kunyansky, University of Arizona (75) parabolic of two-step nilpotent type. (1067-44-534) Toshihisa Kubo, Oklahoma State University 10:00AM Determination of a function from integrals over (1067-17-454) (64) spheres of fixed radius. 10:00AM The geometry of Gelfand-Zeitlin fibres. Preliminary Markus Haltmeier, Computational Science Center, (76) report. University Vienna (1067-45-743) Mark Colarusso*, Université de Laval, and Sam 10:30AM A support theorem for the horocycle transform on a Evens, University of Notre Dame (1067-22-1243) (65) hyperbolic space. 10:30AM Invariant functionals on Speh representations. Sigurdur Helgason, MIT (1067-44-192) (77) Siddhartha Sahi, Rutgers University (1067-22-677)

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AMS Special Session on Geometric Group Theory, I AMS Special Session on Mathematical Modeling in Environmental Economics, I 8:00 AM –10:50AM 8:00 AM –10:50AM Organizers: Joshua B. Barnard,UniversityofSouth Alabama Organizers: Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M University Pallavi Dani, Louisiana State University Yuri Yatsenko, Houston Baptist 8:00AM Geometric properties of Thompson’s group F. University (78) Sean Cleary, The City College of New York, Susan Hermiller*, University of Nebraska, Melanie Stein, 8:00AM Sustainable Forest Management, Logging Size, and Trinity College, and Jennifer Taback,Bowdoin (90) Carbon Sequestration Under Climate Changes. College (1067-20-993) Natali Hritonenko*, Prairie View A&M University, Renan-Ulrich Goetz, Department of Economics, 8:30AM Snowﬂake Groups with Super-Exponential University of Girona, and Deonica Paxton, Prairie (79) 2-Dimensional Dehn Functions. View A&M University (1067-92-640) Quan T Tran,UniversityofOklahoma (1067-00-1330) 9:00AM Computational Approach to the Solution of Random (91) Pertubed Logistic Model. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Geometry of Houghton’s Group. Reza R Ahangar, Texas A & M University- Kingsville (80) Sang Rae Lee,UniversityofOklahoma (1067-34-702) (1067-20-1535) 9:30AM Optimal Use Of Mosquito treated nets and 9:30AM Automorphisms of Buildings Constructed Via (92) Insecticide In Controlling Malaria Disease. (81) Covering Spaces. Bassidy Dembele*, Grambling State University, Aliska L. Gibbins, Ohio State University and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University (1067-20-2002) (1067-92-769) 10:00AM Asymmetry of the Lipschitz metric on Outer Space. 10:00AM Poisson Arrival, Single-Processor, Exponential (82) Yael Algom-Kﬁr*, Yale University, and Mladen (93) General Bulk Processing [M/M(m, M)/1] and Bestvina, University of Utah (1067-20-2403) Splitting Queueing System: A Mathematical Model 10:30AM Line Patterns in Free Groups. for a Personnel Hiring Process. Preliminary report. (83) Christopher H. Cashen,UniversityofUtah Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi, Prairie View A&M (1067-20-698) University (1067-90-889)

AMS Special Session on Expander Graphs in Pure and Applied Mathematics, I

8:00 AM –10:45AM AMS Special Session on Computational Algebraic and Organizers: Alireza Salehi Golsefidy,Princeton Analytic Geometry for Low-Dimensional Varieties, I University Alexander Lubotzky,Hebrew 8:00 AM –10:50AM University of Jerusalem Organizers: ,FloridaState 8:00AM Counting primes in Apollonian circle packings. Mika K. Seppala University (94) Elena Fuchs, Institute for Advanced Study (1067-11-749) Tanush Shaskas, Oakland University 8:30AM Constructing Small-Bias Sets from Emil Volcheck, National Security (95) Algebraic-Geometric Codes. Agency Avraham Ben-Aroya and Amnon Ta-Shma*, 8:00AM Geometric estimates for the Birman-Series set. Tel-Aviv University (1067-05-1120) (84) Preliminary report. 9:00AM Expansion and words in simple groups of Lie type. Peter Buser*, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de (96) E. Breuillard, Universite Paris Sud, B. Green, Lausanne, and Hugo Parlier,Universitéde University of Cambridge, R. Guralnick*, University Fribourg, Switzerland (1067-53-1954) of Southern California, and T. Tao,UCLA 8:30AM Disconnectedness of Singular Loci of Moduli Spaces (1067-20-389) (85) of Complex Curves. 9:30AM On the diameter of finite simple groups. Milagros Izquierdo*, Linkoping¨ University, and (97) Emmanuel F Breuillard, Universite Paris-Sud Orsay Antonio F Costa, UNED (1067-14-418) (1067-20-844) 9:00AM Circle Packings on Affine Tori. Preliminary report. 10:00AM Recent applications of expanders in number theory. (86) Christopher T. Sass*, University of Tennessee, and (98) Emmanuel Kowalski, ETH Zurich (1067-11-690) G. Brock Williams, Texas Tech University (1067-30-507) MAA Invited Paper Session on The Rebirth of Special 9:30AM On Rankin’s Uniformization of Algebraic Curves. (87) John J. George, Florida State University Functions (1067-30-1537) 8:00 AM –10:50AM 10:00AM Using Half turns for algorithms on hyper-elliptic (88) Riemann surfaces. Preliminary report. Organizers: Tewodros Amdeberhan,Tulane K.-D. Semmler, EPF Lausanne (1067-51-1442) University 10:30AM Compact Klein surfaces of genus 5 with extremal Victor Moll, Tulane University (89) discs. 8:00AM Special Functions and Computer Algebra. Gou Nakamura, Center for General Education, Aichi (99) Luis A Medina, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Institute of Technology (1067-30-1445) Piedras (1067-AA-1927)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 129 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 6 (cont’d.)

8:30AM Special Functions in Combinatorics. 10:45AM Eventual Regularity of the Solutions to the (100) Lipika Deka, California State University, Monterey (115) Supercritical Dissipative Quasi-Geostrophic Bay (1067-AA-2279) Equation. 9:00AM Special functions and modular forms in number Michael G Dabkowski,Universityof (101) theory. Wisconsin-Madison (1067-76-2219) Amanda Folsom, Yale University (1067-AA-1292) 9:30AM Special functions, mathematical physics, and (102) number theory. AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, I Mark W. Coffey, Colorado School of Mines 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1067-AA-1665) 10:00AM Special Functions and High Order Finite Element 8:00AM Cycle-saturated graphs with minimum number of (103) Methods. (116) edges. Veronika Pillwein,RISC,Joh.KeplerUniv.Linz Younjin Kim*andZoltan Furedi,Universityof (1067-AA-1306) Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-05-423) 10:30AM Special Functions and Universal Behavior in 8:15AM Gregarious Path Decompositions of Some Graphs. (104) Integrable Systems. (117) Guven Yuceturk*andHoffman G. Dean, Auburn Peter D. Miller, University of Michigan University (1067-05-2387) (1067-AA-992) 8:30AM Algebraic and Graph-Theoretic Properties of the (118) Box Product of Two Paths. AMS Session on Fluid Mechanics, I, and Mechanics Daniel Pragel, University of Arkansas Fort Smith (1067-05-646) 8:00 AM –10:55AM 8:45AM Firefighting on Random Geometric Graphs. (119) Preliminary report. 8:00AM On the Minimizing Total Collision Orbits in the Amir Barghi*andPeter Winkler, Dartmouth (105) Planar Newtonian N-body Problem. College (1067-05-790) Hsin-Yuan Huang, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota (1067-70-2050) 9:00AM Making graphs crossing-critical by multiplying their (120) edges. 8:15AM Stability of step dynamics in nanowire growth. Gelasio Salazar*, Instituto de Fisica. Universidad (106) ,UniversityofKentucky Nicholas O. Kirby Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Cesar (1067-74-1708) Hernandez-Velez, Instituto de Fisica, Universidad 8:30AM Analysis of Spherical Inflation Models for Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and (107) Intracranial Saccular Aneurysm Elastodynamics. Laurent Beaudou, Polytech Clermont-Ferrand Preliminary report. (1067-05-2151) James Christopher Halsall, Farmingdale State 9:15AM Break College (1067-74-2286) 9:30AM Ribbon Graphs and Twisted Duality. 8:45AM Break. (121) Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan*, Saint Michael’s 9:00AM Permeability effect on magneto-convection in a College, and Iain Moffatt,UniversityofSouth (108) mushy layer. Alabama (1067-05-130) Dambaru Bhatta*andDaniel N. Riahi,The 9:45AM Some graph theoretical results for the task University of Texas- Pan American, Edinburg, TX (122) mapping problem for parallel computers. (1067-76-514) Preliminary report. 9:15AM Inertial effects on viscous fingering in the complex Janet L. Fierson, United States Military Academy at (109) plane. West Point (1067-05-2374) Andong He*andAndrew Belmonte, Penn State 10:00AM Complex Contagions on Graph Dynamical Systems. University (1067-76-960) (123) Leon Chang, Columbia University, and Siddharth S 9:30AM Surface modes in inviscid free surface shear flows. Raval*, Reed College (1067-05-208) (110) Ahmed Kaffel*andMichael Renardy,Virginia 10:15AM Amalgamations and Detachments of Hypergraphs. Tech (1067-76-1091) (124) Amin Bahmanian, Auburn University (1067-05-190) 9:45AM A precise calculation of the critical Rayleigh and 10:30AM On Hyperstar Decompositions of Hypergraphs. (111) Wave Numbers for the Inhomogeneous Planar (125) Amin Bahmanian and Dan Roberts*, Auburn Bénard Problem. University (1067-05-2312) Matthew J Glomski*andMatthew Adam Johnson, Marist College (1067-76-1419) 10:45AM Packing sparse hypergraphs. (126) Christopher J Stocker*, Alexandr V Kostochka, 10:00AM Thermal and mass flow in uniform stream with a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and (112) sink and a heat source via variational technique for , Western Kentucky University free boundary problems. Peter Hamburger (1067-05-2388) Sadia M.. Makky*, Owens College, Ali M. Ghalib, PBS&J, Southeast Structures Division, and Thaer S. Sliby, Military Engineering College, Baghdad, Iraq (1067-76-1846) AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, II

10:15AM Approximations to the Navier-Stokes equation using 8:00 AM –10:55AM (113) a Leray-Iterated-Tikhonov model with Time Relaxation. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Deformation Retracts of Neighborhood Complexes Nathaniel Mays*, Ross Ingram,Universityof (127) of Stable Kneser Graphs. Preliminary report. Pittsburgh, Iuliana Stanculescu, Nova Southeastern Matthew D Zeckner*andBenjamin J Braun, University, and Carolina Manica, Instituto de University of Kentucky (1067-05-980) Matematica - UFRGS (1067-76-2026) 8:15AM Iterated Iteratedly Piecewise Continuous Function 10:30AM Annular stagnation ﬂow on a moving cylinder. (128) Order Pattern Probability Distributions. (114) Antonio Mastroberardino, Penn State Erie, The Adam Hesterberg, Princeton University Behrend College (1067-76-2045) (1067-05-1851)

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8:30AM Distribution Networks - A Generalization to Graphs: 9:40AM Obtaining funding for a Math Teachers’ Circle: One (129) more application and less fuzzification. (144) group’s journey. Omid Ghayour Najafabad,ChamranUniversity Angela Hodge, North Dakota State University (1067-05-2175) (1067-F1-2150) 8:45AM Integer invariants of skew lines in PG(3,q). 10:00AM Resources for math circles. (130) Joshua E Ducey, University of Florida (145) Dave Auckly, Mathematical Sciences Research (1067-05-1773) Institute (1067-F1-2394) 9:00AM Partitions, Young diagrams and ballot numbers. 10:20AM Math Teachers’ Circles - Impacting Teachers’ (131) RJ Dolbin, Pepperdine University (1067-05-914) (146) Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching. 9:15AM An efficient tree-based computation of a natural Diana White, University of Colorado Denver (132) diffusion distance. (1067-F1-2067) Maxim J. Goldberg, Ramapo College of NJ, and 10:40AM How Do Math Teachers’ Circles Affect Teachers? Seonja Kim*, SUNY Rockland Community College (147) Themes from Teacher Surveys. (1067-05-1043) Diana White, University of Colorado Denver, and 9:30AM The excedance algebra. Preliminary report. Brianna Donaldson*, American Institute of (133) Eric L. Clark*andRichard Ehrenborg,University Mathematics (1067-F1-2107) of Kentucky (1067-05-377) 9:45AM Towers of Algebras, Combinatorial Hopf Algebras (134) and Dual Graded Graphs. Nantel Bergeron, York University, Thomas Lam, University of Michigan, and Huilan Li*, Drexel MAA Session on the Scholarship of Teaching and University (1067-05-1257) Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, I 10:00AM Reduced decompositions and permutation patterns (135) generalized to the higher Bruhat order. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Delong Meng, MIT (1067-05-337) 10:15AM The Weak Bruhat Order and Separable Organizers: Jacqueline M. Dewar, Loyola (136) Permutations. Marymount University Fan Wei, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thomas F. Banchoff,BrownUniversity (1067-05-872) Pam Crawford, Jacksonville University 10:30AM Shuffles of permutations. (137) Camillia Smith Barnes, Sweet Briar College Edwin P. Herman,Universityof (1067-05-2082) Wisconsin-Stevens Point 10:45AM Enumerating embeddings under generalized factor Nathan Wodarz,Universityof (138) orders. Preliminary report. Wisconsin-Stevens Point Thomas Langley*, Rose-Hulman Institute of 8:00AM Changing Scales, Changing Perspectives. Technology, and Jeffrey Remmel,Universityof (148) Carrie Muir, University of Colorado, Boulder California, San Diego (1067-05-2322) (1067-V1-411) 8:20AM The Use of Videos to Encourage Pre-Class MAA Session on Fostering, Supporting, and (149) Preparation. Preliminary report. Propagating Math Circles for Students and Teachers, Francesco J. Echeverria and James S. Rolf*, United States Air Force Academy (1067-V1-2147) I 8:40AM Mathematical Word Problems: An Instructional 8:00 AM –10:55AM (150) Approach that evolved from its Cognitive Complexities. Organizers: Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State Jerry C. Obiekwe, The university of Akron-Wayne University College (1067-V1-485) Elgin H. Johnston, Iowa State 9:00AM A Collaborative Process for Developing Digital University (151) Learning Materials: An Analysis of Student James Tanton, St. Mark’s Institute of Performance and Feedback. Mathematics Robert Hoar, Jennifer Kosiak, Karoline Auby*and 8:00AM A Sampling of Successful Math Circle Topics James Sobota, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (139) James S Tanton, St. Mark’s Institute of (1067-V1-863) Mathematics (1067-F1-1630) 9:20AM Using Visual Cues in Teaching Computational Skills. 8:20AM Creating a Math Circle for Underrepresented (152) Gretchen Rimmasch*andJim Brandt,Southern (140) Minority Students. Utah University (1067-V1-1516) Manda Riehl, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 9:40AM Learning Effects of Examples Applied to College (1067-F1-2290) (153) Algebra Student Interests. 8:40AM Sophie Math: a Math Circle Program for Girls. Carrie A Campbell, Lincoln, NE (1067-V1-1918) (141) Silva Chang*andAnne M Dougherty,Universityof 10:00AM The Effects of NCAT’s Redesign on Student Learning Colorado at Boulder (1067-F1-1903) (154) in Beginning Statistics. 9:00AM The San Francisco Math Circle: An experiment in Aubrey D. Magoun*, David Hare and Charlotte H. (142) providing mathematical enrichment to ”unenriched” Owens, The University of Louisiana at Monroe students. (1067-V1-52) Paul Zeitz, University of San Francisco 10:20AM An analysis of student understanding of voting (1067-F1-1638) (155) power in a a quantitative literacy class. Preliminary 9:20AM San Francisco Math Circle: Examples of good “small report. (143) group” mathematical activities. Curtis D. Bennett*, Suzanne Larson and Paul Zeitz, University of San Francisco Laura J. Massa, Loyola Marymount University (1067-F1-1646) (1067-V1-2246)

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10:40AM Comparing geometry curriculums: The impact on 8:15AM Rectangular to Polar Transformations. Preliminary (156) pre-service elementary teachers’ pedagogical (167) report. content knowledge. Preliminary report. Gerald M. Higdon, Fitchburg State University Hortensia Soto- Johnson, Sarah Rozner*and (1067-Z1-1143) Kristin Noblet, University of Northern Colorado 8:30AM Chebyshev Polynomials and their Relationship to (1067-V1-1998) (168) Trigonometry and the Fibonacci Numbers. Preliminary report. John C Maceli, Ithaca College NY (1067-Z1-2214) MAA Session on Wavelets In Undergraduate 8:45AM Break Education, I 9:00AM A Blended Approach to Teaching Finite Mathematics (169) at the University of Illinois. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Jesse E Miller, University of Illinois at Organizers: Caroline Haddad, SUNY Geneseo Urbana-Champaign (1067-Z1-845) Catherine A. Beneteau,Universityof 9:15AM Teaching Finite Mathematics Using Online South Florida (170) Homework System. David K. Ruch, Metropolitan State Yun Lu, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania College of Denver (1067-Z1-2330) Patrick J. Van Fleet,UniversityofSt. 9:30AM Initial Assessment of an Enhanced College Algebra Thomas (171) Course. Preliminary report. Robert Wieman, Virginia State University 8:00AM Introducing Wavelets to First Years and (1067-Z1-2351) (157) Sophomores. Rachel J Weir, Allegheny College (1067-Y5-1925) 9:45AM How to teach college classes with a large diversity (172) in students abilities and interest. 8:20AM Efficiently Programming RGB-to-HSI Conversion. (158) Joseph M Gonzalez*, Brian K Holder-Chow Lin Josip Derado, Kennesaw State University On, Robert Le and Michael Anthony Miller, (1067-Z1-1990) University of South Florida (1067-Y5-1606) 10:00AM Comparison of Student Performance between (173) Inquiry Based Learning and Lecture Methods when 8:40AM Undergraduate Research Projects on (159) Pansharpening. Preliminary report. Teaching Induction. Preliminary report. John Merkel*, Oglethorpe University, Patrick Van Michael S. Gagliardo, Jacksonville University Fleet,UniversityofSt.Thomas,andDavid (1067-Z1-1020) Ruch, Metropolitan State College of Denver 10:15AM Service-learning in Mathematics Curriculum. (1067-Y5-1829) (174) Preliminary report. 9:00AM Using Wavelets and Statistics to Detect Differences. Natali Hritonenko*, Lauretta Byars and Alisha (160) Preliminary report. Lowe, Prairie View A&M University (1067-Z1-1027) Edward F Aboufadel, Grand Valley State University 10:30AM Improving Learning Through a Lesson Study (1067-Y5-1752) (175) Community of Practice. Preliminary report. 9:20AM Denoising Capillary Electrophoresis Signals with Joy L. Becker*andLaura J. Schmidt,Universityof (161) Wavelets. Preliminary report. Wisconsin-Stout (1067-Z1-1352) Bruce Atwood*, Kevin Braun and Tess Jacquez, 10:45AM Connecting student knowledge and course Beloit College (1067-Y5-1561) (176) performance at the University of Illinois. 9:40AM Undergraduate research in wavelets and circadian Alison Ahlgren*, University of Illinois, and Marc (162) rhythms. Preliminary report. Harper, UCLA (1067-Z1-583) Tanya Leise, Amherst College (1067-Y5-981) 10:00AM Exploring Biomedical Signals with the Maple (163) Wavelets Package. Jeff Knisley, East Tennessee State University (1067-Y5-2085) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, II 10:20AM Lloyd-Max Quantization Schemes. 8:00 AM –10:55AM (164) Helmut Knaust, University of Texas at El Paso (1067-Y5-1826) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran 10:40AM Wavelets and Lifting. Preliminary report. College (165) Patrick J Van Fleet,UniversityofSt.Thomas Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of (1067-Y5-1611) New Jersey 8:00AM Differences between Mathematicians and Physicists. (177) Tevian Dray*andCorinne A. Manogue,Oregon MAA General Contributed Paper Session, I State University (1067-Z1-2355) 8:15AM Super Greedy Type Algorithms. 8:00 AM –10:55AM (178) Entao Liu, University of South Carolina Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran (1067-Z1-1265) College 8:30AM Convexity Adjustment in the Valuation of the Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of (179) Financial Derivatives. Preliminary report. New Jersey Alejandra Sánchez, Universidad Complutense de 8:00AM An Action Research Report: Does the Ability to Madrid; Universidad Nacional de Colombia- Bogotá (166) Purchase a Week’s Worth of Groceries for under (1067-Z1-1741) One Dollar Influence the Chance that a Student will 8:45AM An Adaptive Spectral Element Method to Price make an “Innumeracy Type” Statistical Error? (180) American Options. Preliminary report. Larry Wayne Lewis, Spalding University Matthew Willyard*andDavid A. Kopriva,Florida (1067-Z1-1756) State University Mathematics (1067-Z1-2019)

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9:00AM Modeling Time-Dependent Electroosmotic Flow. 9:30AM Fixing Fluxions: Benjamin Robins’ response to (181) Preliminary report. (195) Berkeley’s ”The Analyst”. Emese Lipcsey-Magyar*, North Carolina State Eugene C. Boman, Penn State, Harrisburg campus University, Ava Hamilton, Rachel Roe-Dale, (1067-Z1-1910) Kimberley Frederick and Katherine Roguski, 9:45AM Revisiting Lester Hill. Skidmore College (1067-Z1-1760) (196) Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky University 9:15AM A mixed implicit-explicit multirate numerical (1067-Z1-444) (182) scheme for time-dependent equations. 10:00AM How Christiaan Huygens Tuned the Musical Scale. Brandon Chabaud*andQiang Du, Pennsylvania (197) John F. Bukowski, Juniata College (1067-Z1-1923) State University (1067-Z1-1574) 10:15AM Counting. 9:30AM A novel method for solving nonlinear equations. (198) Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State University, and (183) Mohsen Mahmood Doroodchi*, Cardinal Stritch Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, University of Colorado University, Habibolla Latiﬁzadeh and Esmail (1067-Z1-480) Hesameddini, Shiraz University of Technology, 10:30AM Math vs. Maths: A Yankee Mathematician in Sir Shiraz, Iran (1067-Z1-683) (199) Isaac’s Court. 9:45AM Gibbs Measures for Unbounded Local Energy Samuel M Hansen, University of Nevada, Las d (184) Functions on NZ . Vegas/ACMEScience (1067-Z1-1158) Stephen R Muir,UniversityofNorthTexas 10:45AM Fifty years of College Math. Have I learned (1067-Z1-1266) (200) anything? 10:00AM Existence and Stability of Standing Wave Solutions Bryan V Hearsey, Lebanon Valley College (185) Arising from Synaptically Coupled Neuronal (1067-Z1-2236) Networks. Melissa A Stoner*andLinghai Zhang,Lehigh SIAM Minisymposium on Applications of Difference University (1067-Z1-1261) and Differential Equations in Ecology and 10:15AM Real Time Boundary Element Node Location Epidemiology, I (186) Optimization. Preliminary report. JDMenges, United States Military Academy 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1067-Z1-2337) Organizers: Zhilan Feng, Purdue University 10:30AM Optimal Control. (187) Qingxia Li, Lincoln University (1067-Z1-733) Yun Kang, Arizona State University 10:45AM Periodic solutions of Some Ecological Models with 8:00AM Modeling Vertical Transmission in (188) Strong Allee Effects. (201) Mosquito-Transmitted Diseases. Smita Pati, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, James M Hyman*, Tulane University, Nakul Ranchi (1067-Z1-2428) Chitnis, Swiss Tropical Institute, and Carrie Manore, Oregon State University (1067-92-936) 8:30AM Spatiotemporal variation of mistletoes: a dynamic (202) modeling approach. Rongsong Liu*, Carlos Martinez del Rio, MAA General Contributed Paper Session, III University of Wyoming, and Jianhong Wu,York University (1067-92-1005) 8:00 AM –10:55AM 9:00AM Network epidemics with just one equation. (203) Joel C Miller*, Harvard School of Public Health, and Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran Erik Volz, University of Michigan (1067-92-874) College 9:30AM Hepatitis C virus drug resistance and modeling. Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of (204) Libin Rong*, Oakland University, Harel Dahari, New Jersey University of Illinois Chicago, Ruy Ribeiro and Alan 8:00AM Al-Kashi’s Key to Arithmetic: Its Context, Contents, Perelson, Los Alamos National Lab (1067-92-694) (189) and Educational Impact Up Through the Ottoman 10:00AM Uniform Persistence in Discrete and Continuous Empire. Preliminary report. (205) Non-autonomous Dynamical Systems with Osama H. Taani, New Mexico State University Application to an Epidemic Model of an Amphibian (1067-Z1-1636) Population. Preliminary report. 8:15AM Euler Drives the Leibniz Machine and Takes the Log Paul Leonard Salceanu, University of Louisiana at (190) and Trig Functions out for a Spin on the Complex Lafayette (1067-92-570) Numbers. 10:30AM Disease Dynamics and Allee effect in Discrete-time David Dennis, San Bernardino, CA, and Susan L. (206) Population Models. Preliminary report. Addington*, California State University, San Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard University, and Najat Bernardino (1067-Z1-1935) Ziyadi, Morgan State University (1067-92-710) 8:30AM The intellectual journey of Hua Loo-keng from (191) China to the Institute of Advanced Studies. Employment Center Jean W. Richard*andAbdramane Serme, BMCC/CUNY-The City University of New York 8:00 AM –7:00PM (1067-Z1-2178) 8:45AM Fibonacci, Liber Abaci, and Medieval Mathematics. (192) Charlie L. Smith, Park University (1067-Z1-2249) AMS Special Session on Quadratic Forms in Algebra 9:00AM Mr. Peacock’s Calculus Text of 1820 and Its Place in and Geometry, I (193) Calculus Reform at Cambridge. Richard H Stout, Gordon College (1067-Z1-1982) 8:30 AM –10:50AM 9:15AM The Real Story of Edward Lorenz. Organizers: Jorge F. Morales, Louisiana State (194) Jody Sorensen, Augsburg College (1067-Z1-1568) University

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Anne Queguiner-Mathieu,Université AMS Session on Mathematics Education, I de Paris 13 8:30 AM –10:55AM 8:30AM Lattices, periodic configurations and Gaussian (207) potential energy. 8:30AM The ALARM Experiment. Preliminary report. Abhinav Kumar*, Massachusetts Institute of (222) Ira Gerhardt, Manhattan College (1067-97-268) Technology, Henry L Cohn, Microsoft Research New England, and Achill Schuermann,Universityof 8:45AM The Effectiveness of Blended Instruction in Rostock (1067-52-2232) (223) Postsecondary General Education Mathematics Courses. 9:00AM Improved sphere packing lower bounds from Anna E Bargagliotti*, John Haddock, Fernanda (208) Hurwitz lattices. Botelho, University of Memphis, and Jim Gleason, Stephanie Vance,AdamsStateCollege University of Alabama (1067-97-70) (1067-52-728) 9:00AM Synopsis of a Program Promoting Mathematics and 9:30AM Weyl’s inequality and systems of quadratic forms. (224) Science Studies among Hispanics and Other (209) Rainer Dietmann, Royal Holloway, University of Minorities. Preliminary report. London (1067-11-1564) Juan H Hinojosa, Firooz Khosraviyani*, Rohitha 10:00AM Multi-Variable Period Polynomials Associated to Goonatilake and Rafic A Bachnak,TexasA&M (210) Cusp Forms for SL2 (Z). Preliminary report. International University (1067-00-2244) Oliver Gjoneski, Duke University (1067-22-2273) 9:15AM A First Year Experience Seminar. 10:30AM Multiplicative properties of integral binary (225) Ximena Catepillan, Millersville University of (211) quadratic forms and orders of elements in the form Pennsylvania (1067-00-1673) class group. 9:30AM The UCLA Applied Math REU Program. Andrew G. Earnest, Southern Illinois University (226) Todd Wittman, UCLA (1067-97-134) Carbondale (1067-11-1372) 9:45AM What Can Students Learn from the Dice Game Hog? (227) Preliminary report. Deborah E. Seacrest,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-97-1580) 10:00AM Integrating Graduate Research into the Middle AMS Session on Number Theory, I (228) School Class Room. Preliminary report. Stewart W Hengeveld, Montclair State University 8:30 AM –10:55AM (1067-97-2158) 10:15AM A Rigorous Reconstruction of Some Concepts in 8:30AM The Geyer-Jarden Conjecture in positive (229) Elementary Algebra for Avoiding Misconceptions. (212) characteristic and the degree of torsion points. Preliminary report. Oscar G. Villareal, Orange, CA (1067-11-2091) Juan J Arellano, Texas A&M International 8:45AM Relations between class numbers of binary cubic University (1067-97-2398) (213) forms. 10:30AM Impact of Automated Proof Systems on Teaching Jorge Dioses, Oklahoma State University (230) Mathematics. (1067-11-2361) Alexander Y Vaninsky, Hostos Community College 9:00AM A property of division points. of The City University of New York (1067-97-12) (214) David Grant and Su-ion Ih*, University of Colorado 10:45AM A New Paradigm in Collaborative Textbook Writing. at Boulder (1067-11-1529) (231) Troy J Siemers*, Daniel S Joseph and Gregory N 9:15AM Continuation of the Riemann zeta function via Hartman, Virginia Military Institute (1067-97-935) (215) derivations. Preliminary report. Caleb Emmons, Pacific University (1067-11-614) 9:30AM Ramanujan Congruence Properties of the Restricted (216) Partition Function p(n, m). AMS Session on Logic and Algebraic Systems J. Brandt Kronholm, Saint Mary’s College of Maryland (1067-11-635) 8:45 AM –10:55AM

9:45AM Some congruences connecting values at s =0of 8:45AM A characterization of computable analysis on (217) partial zeta functions with units. Preliminary report. (232) unbounded domains using differential equations Barry R Smith, Lebanon Valley College equations. (1067-11-1735) Kerry Ojakian, Queens College (CUNY) 10:00AM Isometry Classes of Quadratic Forms over p-adic (1067-03-729) (218) Rings. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Comparing the Weak and Strong Omega Coloring Laura L Steil*andDavid Leep,Universityof (233) Number of Graphs. Kentucky (1067-11-905) Matthew Anthony Jura, Manhattan College 10:15AM Galois groups of totally and tamely ramiﬁed sextic (1067-03-2275) (219) extensions of local ﬁelds. 9:15AM Questions of Divisibility in a Group of Density Chad Awtrey, Elon University (1067-11-499) (234) Continuous Functions. 10:30AM Identities of symmetry for Bernoulli polynomials. Michelle Knox, Midwestern State University (220) Dae San Kim*andKyoung Ho Park,Sogang (1067-06-542) University (1067-11-221) 9:30AM Admissible Orders on Quotients of the Free 10:45AM A Frobenius Problem for the Ring of Integers in a (235) Associative Algebra. (221) Number Field. Jeremiah William Johnson, Penn State Harrisburg Ken Dutch*, Eastern Kentuncky University, Peter (1067-06-663) − Johnson, Auburn University, Christopher Maier, 9:45AM The spaces Min(L) and Min(L) 1. University of Texas at Dallas, and Jordan Paschke, (236) Papiya Bhattacharjee, Penn State Erie, The Behrend University of Rochester (1067-11-1171) College (1067-06-1159)

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10:00AM Real root counting for parametric polynomial MAA Panel Discussion (237) systems and applications to Maxwell’s conjecture. Ya-lun Tsai, University of Minnesota-Twin cities 9:00 AM –10:20AM (1067-08-859) For MAA Student Chapter advisors: Dynamic 10:15AM J-sets in Commutative and Uncommutative answers to your questions. (238) Semigroups. Organizers: , Sam Houston State John H. Johnson,HowardUniversity Jacqueline Jensen (1067-08-1102) University Robert W. Vallin, Slippery Rock 10:30AM Cluster Analysis of Heterogeneous Data on University (239) Rankings and Flags. Preliminary report. Paige E. Rinker, Dartmouth College (1067-08-1739) Joyati Debnath, Winona State University 10:45AM An Asymptotic Result on the Wilf Conjecture. (240) Alex Zhai, Harvard University (1067-08-1873) Panelists: Bob Anastasio,MAA Kay Somers, Moravian College Robert W. Vallin AMS Special Session on Transseries and Ordered Exponential Fields, I MAA Committee on the Participation of 9:00 AM –10:50AM Women/Women in Mathematics Network Poster Session Organizers: Gerald A. Edgar,TheOhioState University 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Ovidiu Costin,TheOhioState University Mathematical outreach programs for underrepresented populations. LouP.vandenDries,Universityof Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Organizer: Betsy Yanik, Emporia State University 9:00AM Generalized power series and exponential real (241) closed ﬁelds. Preliminary report. MAA Panel Discussion Karen M. Lange*andJulia F. Knight,Universityof Notre Dame (1067-03-679) 9:00 AM –10:20AM 9:30AM Structures associated with real closed ﬁelds. National Science Foundation programs supporting (242) Julia F. Knight*andKaren Lange,Universityof learning and teaching in the mathematical sciences. Notre Dame (1067-03-669) Organizers: Lee Zia,NSFDUE 10:00AM Applications of Transseries to the Geometry of Henry Warchall,NSFDMS (243) Fractals. Ovidiu Costin, The Ohio State University, and Min Dennis Davenport,NSFDUE Huang*, University of Chicago (1067-40-1538) Stephanie Fitchett,NSFDUE 10:30AM Transseries, trans-analyticity and trans-transseries. (244) Ovidiu Costin, Ohio State University Student Hospitality Center (1067-40-1626) 9:00 AM –5:00PM

MAA Minicourse #4: Part A AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and Ecology, I 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 9:15 AM –10:55AM Getting students involved in undergraduate 9:15AM Lattice Gas Cellular Automata modeling of lineage research. (245) dynamics and feedback control. Organizers: Aparna W. Higgins,Universityof Shabnam Moobedmehdiabadi,Universityof Dayton California, Irvine, CA (1067-92-2284) Joseph A. Gallian,Universityof 9:30AM Analysis of Discrete Models of Biological Systems Minnesota-Duluth (246) Using Computer Algebra. Franziska Hinkelmann*, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Madison Brandon, MAA Minicourse #7: Part A University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Bonny Guang, Harvey Mudd College, Rustin McNeill,Universityof 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM North Carolina, Alan Veliz-Cuba,Universityof The mathematics of Islam and its use in the Nebraska-Lincoln, Grigoriy Blekherman, Institute teaching of mathematics. for Pure and Applied Mathematics, UCLA, and Reinhard Laubenbacher, Virginia Bioinformatics Organizer: Victor J. Katz, University of the District Institute, Virginia Tech (1067-92-1486) of Columbia 9:45AM Stable Tissue Topology and Cell Division in 3D. (247) Preliminary report. MAA Minicourse: #8: Part A Michael G Kerckhove, University of Richmond (1067-92-2170) 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 10:00AM A Categorization of Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat (248) (Tadarida brasiliensis) Chirps. The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and their Gregory Alan Backus*, Bard College, Albert applications. Boggess, May Boggess, Texas A&M, and Kirsten Organizer: Thomas Koshy, Framingham State Bohn, Texas A&M, Department of Biology University (1067-92-149)

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10:15AM Computational docking of molecular wires to the Jacqueline A. Jensen,SamHouston (249) reaction center of Rhodobacter sphaeroides. State University Preliminary report. Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Byong Y Kwon, George Mason University Technology (1067-92-1208) 2:15PM The Geometry and Dynamics of an Ecological Arms 10:30AM Utilizing gene pathway-based priors in Bayesian (256) Race. (250) association studies. Preliminary report. Abigail Fisher*, Elizabeth Cowdery, Michelle Abra Brisbin*, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Winerip, Allison Reed-Harris and Jayna Resman, Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Smith College (1067-92-1136) Research, Mayo Clinic, Liewei Wang, Division of 2:45PM Groups and Change Ringing. Preliminary report. Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular (257) Sarah Costrell*, Margaret Ewing, Jessica Lord Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Viktoria Pardey, Smith College (1067-20-1138) Mayo Clinic, and Brooke L. Fridley, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department 3:15PM Mathematical modeling of interface-dominated of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic (258) materials properties. (1067-92-2030) Russell J Mahoney*andMaria G Emelianenko, George Mason University (1067-74-1037) 10:45AM The effect of sampling rate on the statistics of (251) microtubules. Preliminary report. 3:45PM The Subgraph Summability Number of a Graph. Shantia Yarahmadian*, Mississippi State (259) Ligo G Richard*, Westminster College, and University, and Sidney L. Shaw, Indiana University, Larson-Koester R Miriam, Mount Holyoke College Department of Biology (1067-92-1434) (1067-05-139) 4:15PM Optimal Ranges for ECG Noise Removal by Using MAA Department Liaisons Meeting (260) Wavelets. Marilyn Manee Smith*, MeganElizabethHaske 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM and Darren Everett Sowards, Central Michigan University (1067-00-143) 4:45PM A Solution to the Inverse Eigenvalue Problem for AMS Invited Address (261) 3-by-3 Totally Nonnegative Matrices of Class 2. Robert Fraser*, Michael C Steward, Case Western 10:05 AM –10:55AM Reserve University, Shahla Nasserasr and (252) The symplectic geometry of symmetric products Charles Johnson, College of William and Mary and invariants of 3-manifolds with boundary. (1067-15-120) Denis Auroux, University of California Berkeley 5:15PM Counting Formulas and Partition Zeta Functions of (1067-57-8) (262) Atomic Measures. Kate E Ellis, California State University, Stanislaus AMS-MAA Invited Address (1067-28-79) 5:45PM Continuously Moving Parseval Frames on Smooth 11:10 AM – NOON (263) Manifolds. Preliminary report. Ryan L. Hotovy*, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, (253) Curves, surfaces, and solitons. Eileen R. Martin, The University of Texas at Austin, Chuu-Lian Terng, University of California at Irvine and Daniel Freeman, University of Texas at Austin (1067-53-7) (1067-53-124)

AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, 1:00 PM –2:00PM II (254) Expander graphs in pure and applied mathematics, 2:15 PM –6:05PM I. Preliminary report. Alexander Lubotzky, The Hebrew University of Organizers: Sloan E. Despeaux, Western Carolina Jerusalem (1067-05-13) University Craig G. Fraser, University of Toronto MAA Invited Address Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College 2:15PM Math Needs Paper and Imagination?: Embodying 2:15 PM –3:05PM (264) the Mathematical Knowledge in 17th century Japan. (255) Laplacian growth and the mystery of the abelian Tomoko L Kitagawa,HarvardUniversity sandpile: A visual tour. (1067-01-1308) Yuval Peres, Microsoft Research (1067-A0-38) 2:45PM Early Chinese Mathematics: its Development from (265) pre-Qin to Wei. Preliminary report. AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Joseph W. Dauben, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan (1067-01-1078) Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, II 3:15PM Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra. (266) Roger Hart, University of Texas at Austin (1067-01-1570) 2:15 PM –6:05PM 3:45PM Trigonometric Tables in China. Organizers: Darren A. Narayan,Rochester (267) Jiang-Ping Jeff Chen, St. Cloud State University, Institute of Technology Minnesota (1067-01-132) Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of 4:15PM The Mathematical Study of Historical Numerical Technology (268) Tables: Successes, Failures, Issues. Jobby Jacob, Rochester Institute of Glen R Van Brummelen, Quest University Technology (1067-01-1348)

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4:45PM Diagrams and spheres: reflections on an early Barbara Prinari,Universityof (269) Arabic edition of Menelaus’ Spherics. Colorado at Colorado Springs Nathan Sidoli, Waseda University (1067-01-1076) 2:15PM A Burgers model for striped pattern formation in 5:15PM Ptolemy’s justification for the study of mathematics. (280) the strong bending regime. (270) Jacqueline Feke, Stanford University Nicholas M Ercolani, University of Arizona (1067-01-1575) (1067-35-883) 5:45PM Seventeenth-century debates on ratio and 2:45PM Numerical solution of the Novikov-Veselov equation. (271) proportionality revisited. (281) Ryan Croke, Colorado State University, Matti J Antoni Malet,UniversitatPompeuFabra Lassas, University of Helsinki, Jennifer L Mueller*, (1067-01-2423) Colorado State University, Samuli Siltanen, University of Helsinki, and Andreas Stahel,Bern University of Applied Sciences (1067-35-970) AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of 3:15PM Matrix exponential methods to derive exact Computation: Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, (282) solutions of nonlinear evolution equations. and Applications, II Cornelis Van Der Mee*andFrancesco Demontis, University of Cagliari (1067-34-1195) 2:15 PM –6:05PM 3:45PM On classical and radiating strain solitary waves in Organizers: Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State (283) layered waveguides. University Karima Khusnutdinova*, Loughborough University, UK, Galina Dreiden, Alexander Chi-Wang Shu,BrownUniversity Samsonov and Irina Semenova, Ioffe Physical 2:15PM Superlinear convergence of MINRES. Technical Institute, Russia (1067-35-723) (272) , University of Bologna, and Valeria Simoncini 4:15PM Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Daniel B Szyld*, Temple University (1067-65-1904) (284) Characterizing Nonlinear Wave Dynamics in 2:45PM A Hybridizable Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Mode-Locked Lasers. (273) Steady-State Convection-Diffusion-Reaction J. Nathan Kutz, University of Washington Problems. (1067-35-78) Bernardo Cockburn, University of Minnesota, Bo 4:45PM Oblique Shock Waves in Dispersive Eulerian Fluids. Dong*, Drexel University, Johnny Guzman,Brown (285) Mark A. Hoefer, North Carolina State University University, Marco Restelli, Max-Planck-Institut fur,¨ (1067-76-822) and Riccardo Sacco, Politecnico di Milano (1067-65-1771) 5:15PM Population dynamics models for pulse dynamics in (286) broadband fiber optics communication systems. 3:15PM Discontinuous Galerkin Schemes for Vlasov-Poisson Avner Peleg*andQuan Nguyen, State University (274) Systems. of New York at Buffalo (1067-35-540) Yingda Cheng*, University of Texas at Austin, Irene M Gamba and Phillip J Morrison,University 5:45PM Linear Stability of Gap Solitons in One-dimensional of Texas at Austin (1067-65-363) (287) Periodic Media. Guenbo Hwang*, University of Vermont, 3:45PM Applications of recovery techniques in finite Triantaphyllos R Akylas, Massachusetts Institute (275) element methods. of Technology, and Jianke Yang,Universityof Ahmed A. Naga*, Applied Automation Vermont (1067-35-1057) Technologies, Inc., and Zhimin Zhang, Wayne State University (1067-65-652) AMS Special Session on Quadratic Forms in Algebra 4:15PM Template Matching via l1 regularization with (276) Application to Hyperspectral Imaging. and Geometry, II Zhaohui Guo*andStanley Osher,Universityof 2:15 PM –6:05PM California, Los Angeles (1067-49-1080) 4:45PM Multi-level Algorithms for Infinite-dimensional Organizers: Jorge F. Morales, Louisiana State (277) Integration on RN. University Ben Niu*, Fred J. Hickernell, Illinois Institute Anne Queguiner-Mathieu,Université of Technology, Klaus Ritter, Fachbereich de Paris 13 Mathematik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 2:45PM The gamma filtration and codimension 3 cycles on Schloßgartenstr. 7, Darmstadt , Germany, and (288) projective homogeneous varieties. Thomas Muller-Gronbach¨ ,Universität Passau, Skip Garibaldi*, Emory University, and Kirill Germany (1067-65-1797) Zainoulline, University of Ottawa (1067-14-984) 5:15PM Fast Spectral Sparse Grid Methods for High 3:15PM Zero Cycles on Principal Homogeneous Spaces (278) Dimensional Non-periodic Problems. (289) under Semisimple Groups. Haijun Yu*andJie Shen, Purdue University Jodi A. Black, Emory University (1067-11-959) (1067-65-1681) 3:45PM Levels and Pythagoras numbers of commutative 5:45PM Visibility based pursuit-evasion and related control (290) rings. Preliminary report. (279) problems. David B. Leep,UniversityofKentucky Ryo Takei, University of California, Los Angeles (1067-11-1282) (1067-49-1522) 4:15PM The 3-Pfister number of quadratic forms. (291) Mélanie Raczek,Université Catholique de Louvain AMS-SIAM Special Session on Nonlinear Waves and (1067-12-476) Integrable Systems, II 4:45PM The Graded Witt Group Kernel of Biquadratic (292) Extensions in Characteristic Two. Preliminary 2:15 PM –6:05PM report. Bill Jacob*, University of California, Santa Barbara, Organizers: Gino Biondini, State University of New and Roberto Aravire, Universidad Arturo Prat York at Buffalo (1067-12-757)

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5:15PM Higher dimensional local-global principles. 2:45PM Local Inversion of the Sonar Transform Regularized (293) David Harbater, University of Pennsylvania, Julia (304) by the Approximate Inverse. Hartmann, Aachen University, and Daniel Eric Todd Quinto*, Tufts University, Andreas Krashen*, University of Georgia (1067-12-2199) Rieder, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and 5:45PM Semiorderings and stability index under field Thomas Schuster, Helmut Schmidt Universität (294) extensions. Preliminary report. (1067-92-187) Karim Johannes Becher,Universität Konstanz, 3:15PM Microlocal properties for the slant-hole SPECT David B Leep, University of Kentucky, and Claus (305) operator. Schubert*, SUNY Cortland (1067-11-524) Raluca Felea*, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Todd Quinto, Tufts University (1067-44-432) 3:45PM Local rigidity results for Riemannian metrics on a AMS Special Session on Mathematical Techniques in (306) manifold with boundary. Musical Analysis, II James Vargo,TexasA&MUniversity (1067-53-1335) 2 2:15 PM –6:05PM 4:15PM L -wellposedness for Schrodinger¨ type equations on (307) Sn. Preliminary report. Organizers: Robert W. Peck, Louisiana State Tomoyuki Kakehi,OkayamaUniversity University (1067-35-2010) Thomas M. Fiore,Universityof 4:45PM The Admissibility Problem for Radon transforms on Michigan at Dearborn (308) projective spaces over finite fields. Preliminary 2:15PM Eine Kleine Mathmusik: Six Mathematical report. (295) Compositions for Bridges Pécs 2010. Eric L Grinberg*, University of Massachusetts, Rachel Wells Hall, Saint Joseph’s University Boston, and David V. Feldman,UniversityofNew (1067-00-1056) Hampshire (1067-52-1959) 2:45PM Fokker’s ‘Periodicity Blocks’, Hellegouarch’s 5:15PM On simplexes determined by fractal subsets of the (296) ‘Natural Scales’, and my ‘Generated Tone Systems’. (309) Euclidean space. Marek Zabka, Department of Musicology, Alex Iosevich, University of Rochester Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia (1067-42-417) (1067-20-943) 5:45PM Partial Abel Transforms on Damek-Ricci spaces and 3:15PM The Coin Problem, Central Words, and Guido of (310) their application. Preliminary report. (297) Arezzo. William O. Bray, University of Maine (1067-42-112) David L. Clampitt, The Ohio State University (1067-05-688) 3:45PM Well-formed Scales and Alteration: An Arithmetic AMS Special Session on Theory and Application of (298) Investigation into Music Notation. Stochastic Differential Equations and Stochastic Thomas Noll, Escola Superior de Musica de Partial Differential Equations, II Catalunya, Barcelona: Departament de Teoria i Composicio´ (1067-20-1040) 2:15 PM –6:05PM 4:15PM Massively all-interval voice-leading structures. (299) Jonathan Wild, Schulich School of Music, McGill Organizers: Armando Arciniega,Universityof University (1067-05-792) Texas at San Antonio 4:45PM The Rational Number System as a Generator of Edward J. Allen, Texas Tech University (300) Musical Form. Sivapragasam Sathananthan, Robert Wannamaker, California Institute of the Tennessee State University Arts (1067-00-1961) Mahmoud Anabtawi,American 5:15PM Topology of Musical Data. University of Sharjah (301) William A. Sethares, University of Wisconsin, 2:15PM Immortal Particle for a Catalytic Branching Process. Madison, WI (1067-55-321) (311) Min Kang, North Carolina State University 5:45PM Towards Gestural Music Analysis. (1067-60-467) (302) Guerino Bruno Mazzola, University of Minnesota, 2:45PM Hybrid network dynamic inequalities under School of Music (1067-18-483) (312) hereditary and random perturbations. Preliminary report. Gangaram S Ladde, University of South Florida AMS Special Session on Integral Geometry: Analysis (1067-60-1941) and Applications, II 3:15PM On a class of abstract measure-dependent (313) stochastic evolution equations. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Mark A McKibben, Goucher College (1067-60-360) 3:45PM Generalized Random Differential Inequalities and Organizers: Gaik Ambartsoumian,Universityof (314) Applications. Preliminary report. Texas, Arlington Jinghan Meng*andGangaram S Ladde,University Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana State of South Florida (1067-60-1980) University 4:15PM Dynamic Modeling of Network Externality. Eric Todd Quinto, Tufts University (315) Preliminary report. Boris S. Rubin, Louisiana State Arnut Paothong*andGangaram S Ladde, University University of South Florida (1067-62-1011) 2:15PM Singular value decomposition for the truncated 4:45PM Machine learning methods in Finance. Preliminary (303) Hilbert transform. (316) report. Alexander Katsevich, University of Central Florida Kandethody M Ramachandran,UniversityofSouth (1067-44-929) Florida (1067-60-1978)

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5:15PM Stochastic models for heat flow in a cylinder. 3:45PM Stable commutator length and maps from bounded (317) Preliminary report. (329) surfaces to closed surfaces. Edward W. Swim*, Sam Houston State University, Matthew B. Day, California Institute of Technology and Mark P. Adams, United States Army (1067-57-682) (1067-65-2038) 4:15PM What is a cross ratio? 5:45PM On Optimal Harvesting Problems in Random (330) Francois Labourie, Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay (318) Environments. (1067-51-1350) Qingshuo Song, City University of Hong Kong, 4:45PM Hyperplane arrangements in negatively curved Richard Stockbridge and Chao Zhu*, University of (331) manifolds and relative hyperbolicity. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1067-60-409) Igor Belegradek, Georgia Institute of Technology, and G. Christopher Hruska*, University of AMS Special Session on Analytic and Geometric Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1067-20-2414) MethodsinRepresentationTheory,II 5:15PM Local Quasiconvexity of Groups acting on Small (332) Cancellation Complexes. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Eduardo Martínez-Pedroza*, McMaster University, Organizers: Leticia Barchini, Oklahoma State and Daniel T. Wise, McGill University (1067-20-563) University 5:45PM Conjugacy classes of solutions to systems of Hongyu He, Louisiana State University (333) equations over hyperbolic groups. 2:15PM Eigenspace representations for homogeneous Daniel Groves*, University of Illinois at Chicago, (319) spaces. and Henry Wilton, California Institute of Sigurdur Helgason, MIT (1067-22-323) Technology (1067-20-1392) 3:15PM The Belkale-Kumar cup product and relative Lie (320) algebra cohomology. William Graham*, University of Georgia, and Sam Evens, University of Notre Dame (1067-22-1929) 3:45PM A realization of an irreducible unitary AMS Special Session on Computational Algebraic and (321) representation. Analytic Geometry for Low-Dimensional Varieties, II Juhyung Lee, Oklahoma State University (1067-22-1242) 2:15 PM –6:05PM 4:15PM Geometric models for the spectra of certain Gelfand (322) pairs associated with Heisenberg groups. Organizers: Mika K. Seppala,FloridaState Gail Ratcliff*andChal Benson, East Carolina University University (1067-43-813) Tanush Shaskas, Oakland University 4:45PM Equivariant Cohomology Class Formulas for K-Orbit Emil Volcheck, National Security (323) Closures in the Flag Variety. Preliminary report. Agency Benjamin J Wyser, University of Georgia (1067-14-2105) 2:15PM Rational curves on cubic hypersurfaces. (334) Izzet Coskun*, University of Illinois at Chicago, and 5:15PM Ramanujan’s master theorem for symmetric Jason Starr, SUNY Stony Brook (1067-14-1220) (324) spaces. Gestur Olafsson*, Louisiana State University, and 2:45PM Existence and computation of rational general Angela Pasquale,UniversityofMetz,France (335) solutions of parametrizable ODEs. (1067-22-909) Franz Winkler, RISC, J. Kepler University Linz, Austria (1067-14-573) 5:45PM Square integrable harmonic spinors. Preliminary (325) report. 3:15PM Computations in Cubic Function Fields of Roger Zierau*andLeticia Barchini,Mathematics (336) Characteristic Three. Department, Oklahoma State University Jonathan Webster, Bates College (1067-11-726) (1067-22-1295) 3:45PM The arithmetic of genus two curves. (337) Lubjana Beshaj*, University of Vlora, Vlora, AMS Special Session on Geometric Group Theory, II Albania, and Tanush Shaska, Oakland University (1067-14-810) 2:15 PM –6:05PM 4:15PM The Inverse Galois Problem with minimal Organizers: Joshua B. Barnard,UniversityofSouth (338) ramification over function fields. Alabama Nigel Boston and Meghan De Witt*, University of Pallavi Dani, Louisiana State University Wisconsin-Madison (1067-12-1991) 2:15PM On (co)homological characterizations of exact 4:45PM Isotopic Approximations of Singular Algebraic (326) groups. (339) Curves. Jacek Brodzki, Graham A. Niblo,Universityof Michael A Burr*, Fordham University, Sung Woo Southampton, Piotr W. Nowak*, Texas A&M Choi, Duksung Women’s University, Ben University, and Nick J. Wright,Universityof Galehouse, Max-Planck-Institut fur¨ Informatik, and Southampton (1067-20-370) Chee K Yap, Courant Institute, NYU (1067-14-2129) 2:45PM Reduced 1-cohomology and relative (T). 5:15PM Class Number and Regulator Computation in Purely (327) Talia Fernos*, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and (340) Cubic Function Fields of Unit Rank Two. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Eric J Landquist*, Kutztown University, Felix and Alain Valette,UniversitedeNeuchatel Fontein and Renate Scheidler,Universityof (1067-20-2422) Calgary (1067-11-1939) 3:15PM Extremality of the rotation quasimorphism on the 5:45PM Ideals of curves given by points. (328) modular group. Preliminary report. (341) Elisabetta Fortuna, Patrizia Gianni,Universityof Joel Louwsma, California Institute of Technology Pisa, and Barry M Trager*, IBM T.J.Watson Research (1067-57-1530) Center (1067-14-2271)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 139 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 6 (cont’d.)

AMS Special Session on Mathematical Modeling in MAA Minicourse #11: Part A Environmental Economics, II 2:15 PM –4:15PM 2:15 PM –5:00PM Using video case studies in teaching a proof-based Organizers: Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M gateway course to the mathematics major. University Organizers: James T. Sandefur, Georgetown University Yuri Yatsenko, Houston Baptist University Connie M. Campbell, Milllsaps College , Moravian College 2:15PM Modeling a Carbon Market Using an Engineering Kay Somers (342) Approach: Blue Chips Turning Green. Steven A Bleiler*, Portland State University, Yoko MAA Minicourse #2: Part A Nagase, Oxford Brookes University, and Thomas Fielden, Portland State University (1067-90-1389) 2:15 PM –4:15PM 3:15PM Modeling of the optimal economic response to Getting mathematics majors to think outside the (343) environmental adaptation. book: Course activities that promote exploration, Yuri Yatsenko, School of Business, Houston Baptist discovery, conjecture, and proof. University (1067-90-641) Organizers: Suzanne Dorée, Augsburg College 4:15PM Undergraduate research examples on Mathematical Jill Dietz, St. Olaf College (344) Modeling in Environmental Economics. Brian P. Hopkins, St. Peter’s College Kaibin Fu, Prairie View A&M University (1067-92-1268) MAA Minicourse #9: Part A 4:45PM Some hyperbolic equations arising in mathematical (345) cosmology. 2:15 PM –4:15PM Anahit Galstyan, University of Texas-Pan American (1067-35-2182) Learning discrete mathematics via historical projects. Organizers: Jerry M. Lodder,NewMexicoState University Guran Bezhanishvili,NewMexico State University AMS Special Session on Interactions of Inverse David J. Pengelley,NewMexicoState University Problems, Signal Processing, and Imaging, I Janet H. Barnett, Colorado State University, Pueblo 2:15 PM –6:05PM Organizer: Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral AMS Session on Statistics Florida 2:15 PM –5:55PM 2:15PM Quantitative photoacoustics and other hybrid (346) inverse problems. 2:15PM Supporting Women in STEM fields: The Wi2STEM Guillaume Bal, Columbia University (354) Club”s Impact on Student Members at Clayton State (1067-35-1726) University. Preliminary report. 2:45PM Compressive imaging by the MUSIC algorithm. Michelle York*, Catherine Matos and Mary (347) Albert Fannjiang, UC Davis (1067-68-278) Hudachek-Buswell, Clayton State University (1067-62-2280) 3:15PM Inverse scattering via near-field imaging. (348) Preliminary report. 2:30PM Fair Regulation and Calculation Of Scores In Gang Bao*, Zhejiang University and Michigan State (355) Competitions Involving Judges’ assessment. University, and Junshan Lin, Michigan State Chengyu Liu*, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University (1067-78-1198) and Wei Pan, Capital Medical University (1067-62-1875) 3:45PM Satellite Gravity Gradiometry (SGG). (349) Willi Freeden, University of Kaiserslautern 2:45PM Applying Recurrent Event Survival Analysis on (1067-86-2429) (356) China One child one family policy. Preliminary report. 4:15PM Identification of interfaces using the pressure parts Boubakari Ibrahimou, Western Kentucky University (350) (or the shear parts) of the elastic waves. (1067-62-1155) Drossos Gintides, National Technical University of 3:00PM A Poisson Approximation for the Number of Athens, and Mourad Sini*, RICAM, Austrian Academy of Sciences (1067-35-342) (357) kl-Matches II. Preliminary report. Michael Donders*, McDaniel College, Katherine 4:45PM Shape Reconstruction based on Integral Invariants: Grzesik,SUNYOswego,Chelsea Ross,East (351) Theory and Applications. Tennessee State University, and Heather Shappell, Thomas Fidler, Computational Science Center, Arcadia University (1067-62-1774) University of Vienna, Austria (1067-65-1197) 3:15PM The Power Cauchy Distribution: Derivation, 5:15PM Generalized local regularization of linear inverse (358) Description, and Composite Models. (352) problems, with application to Volterra problems in Brian T Rooks*, University of North Carolina Lp-spaces. Preliminary report. Chapel Hill, and Amy C Schumacher, Cara D. Brooks*andPatricia K. Lamm,Michigan Birmingham-Southern College (1067-62-170) State University (1067-45-1775) 3:30PM Zero Inflated Exponential Distribution. 5:45PM Image and Data Fusion. (359) Sougata Dhar and Santanu Chakraborty*, (353) Todd Wittman, UCLA (1067-94-2177) University of Texas - Pan American (1067-62-595)

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3:45PM Optimal designs for rational function regression. 4:00PM Spectral Analysis of Non-Hermitian Matrices. (360) David Papp, Rutgers University (1067-62-1111) (376) Philip V Vu*, Williams College, and Matthew 4:00PM Preliminary Report on the Power of the Bootstrap Coudron, University of Minnesota (1067-15-387) (361) Ratio Test for Normality. 4:15PM The Energy of Graphs. Maria E. Calzada and Holly M. Gardner*, Loyola (377) Audrey Margaret Hubbard*, Ave Maria University, University New Orleans (1067-62-1144) and Christian Matthew Woods,Universityof 4:15PM Characterizations of t-distribution via conditional Pittsburgh (1067-15-155) (362) expectations of order statistics. 4:30PM Euclidean Squared Distance Matrices. Preliminary George P Yanev*, The University of Texas - Pan (378) report. American, and M Ahsanullah, Rider University Thomas Milligan, University of Central Oklahoma (1067-62-1167) (1067-15-2062) 4:30PM Tail Dependence Density of Vine copulas. 4:45PM Numerical stability of an algorithm for the (363) Peiling Wu, Math Department of Washington State (379) complete CS decomposition. University (1067-62-1384) Brian D. Sutton, Randolph-Macon College 4:45PM Increased Adaptivity in Smoothed Polynomial (1067-15-2209) (364) Histograms with Application to Massive and 5:00PM Behavior of Ritz Values for Normal Matrices and Pre-Binned Datasets. (380) Jordan Blocks. Preliminary report. Galen I Papkov, Florida Gulf Coast University Russell L Carden*, Mark Embree and Derek (1067-62-1418) Hansen, Rice University (1067-15-1712) 5:00PM Estimating Variance-Mean Mixtures of Normals. 5:15PM Computation of zero forcing number for some (365) Hasan Hamdan, Ling Xu,JamesMadison (381) families of graphs. Preliminary report. University, Holly Gardner, Loyola University New Darren D. Row, Iowa State University Orleans, Sam Helmich, Winona State University, (1067-15-1303) Caitlin Steiner*, College of William & Mary, 5:30PM A Monte Carlo Algorithm for Computing Dot and , Baldwin-Wallace College Kevin Stoll (382) Products with Application to Information Retrieval. (1067-62-1492) Sylvester David Eriksson-Bique,Universityof 5:15PM The Joint Distribution of Surplus Immediately Helsinki, Mary Katherine Solbrig*, Reed College, (366) Before Ruin And The Deﬁcit at Ruin Under Interest Michael Stefanelli, College of New Jersey, Sarah Force. Preliminary report. Warkentin, Harvey Mudd College, Ralph Abbey Kumer Pial Das*andMd. Shamim Sarker, Lamar and Ilse Ipsen, North Carolina State University University (1067-62-2185) (1067-15-472) 5:30PM A novel Algorithm for ellipse ﬁtting. Preliminary 5:45PM Applying Simon-Ando Theory to Data Clustering. (367) report. (383) Charles D. Wessell*andCarl D. Meyer,North Ali A Al-Sharadqah, University of Alabama at Carolina State University (1067-15-553) Birmingham (1067-62-719) 6:00PM Multilinear Algebra and Tensors. Preliminary report. 5:45PM On the Comparison of One Stage and Two (384) William R Henderson*, Jeffrey M Wyman, Carla D (368) Stage Selection Procedures in Bayes Approach. Martin, James Madison University, and Misha E Preliminary report. Kilmer, Tufts University (1067-15-54) Jin Tan, University of Illinois at Chicago (1067-62-1657)

AMS Session on Topics in Algebra AMS Session on Number Theory, II

2:15 PM –6:10PM 2:15 PM –5:40PM

2:15PM The Invariance and the General Cohomology 2:15PM Study of Polynomial Solutions to Certain (369) Comparison Theorems. (385) Diophantine Equations. Alin Stancu, Columbus State University Emel Demirel*andAihua Li, Montclair State (1067-18-1719) University (1067-97-739) 2:30PM An approach to the stable derived category via 2:30PM On Somos’ dissection identities. (370) model categories. Preliminary report. (386) Zhu Cao, University of Mississippi (1067-11-2334) Daniel Bravo, Wesleyan University (1067-18-866) 2:45PM Higher order spt-functions. 2:45PM Lower Algebraic K-theory of virtually free groups. (387) F. G. Garvan, University of Florida (1067-11-2000) (371) Seshendra Pallekonda, King’s College, PA 3:00PM On the transcendence of Fourier and other inﬁnite (1067-19-1288) (388) series. 3:00PM Combining Triple Diagonal Forms. Chester J Weatherby, University of Delaware (372) Edward Eugene Rehkopf,UniversityofSouthern (1067-11-2299) Indiana (1067-15-1997) 3:15PM Limiting structure for some central binomial 3:15PM Determinants of sum of orbits under compact Lie (389) evaluations. (373) group. John R. Greene, University of Minnesota Duluth Mary Clair Thompson*andTin-Yau Tam, Auburn (1067-11-938) University (1067-15-2040) 3:30PM The k-Zeckendorf Array. 3:30PM The cprank and rank of a completely positive (390) Curtis N Cooper, University of Central Missouri (374) matrix. Preliminary report. (1067-11-1277) Wasin So*, San Jose State University, and 3:45PM Enumeration of Triangles in Rational Residue Changqing Xu, Zhejiang A&F University (391) Graphs. (1067-15-506) Mark Budden, Western Carolina University, Nicole 3:45PM Solution Theory for Bilinear Systems of Equations. Calkins, William Nathan Hack, Joshua K Lambert (375) Dian Yang, College of William and Mary and Kimberly Thompson*, Armstrong Atlantic (1067-15-182) State University (1067-11-1528)

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4:00PM Enumeration of Triangles in Quartic Residue AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, III (392) Graphs. Mark Budden, Western Carolina University, Nicole 2:15 PM –6:10PM Calkins*, William Nathan Hack, Joshua K Lambert and Kimberly Thompson, Armstrong Atlantic State 2:15PM Maximal minimal k-rankings of caterpillar trees University (1067-11-1029) (406) and cycles. 4:15PM A connection between Hopf orders and Laurent Lauren R. McGough, MIT (1067-05-2049) (393) series. Preliminary report. 2:30PM The Set Chromatic Number of a Directed Graph. Alan Koch, Agnes Scott College (1067-11-1987) (407) Preliminary report. 4:30PM Random Additive 3-Bases & Sum-free Sets. J Larry Langley*andK Sarah Merz,Universityof (394) Preliminary report. the Pacific (1067-05-1351) Chang Mou Lim*, Yale University, and Nicholas 2:45PM Conflict free coloring of (simple) hypergraphs with George Triantafillou, University of Michigan, Ann (408) few edges. Arbor (1067-11-1872) Mohit Kumbhat*, AKostochka,Universityof 4:45PM On Nathanson’s problem in number theory and Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and TLuczak,Emory (395) geometric group theory. University (1067-05-607) Krishanu Roy Sankar, Massachusetts Institute of 3:00PM On graph labelings and cyclic G-designs. Technology (1067-11-1094) (409) Ryan C Bunge*, Illinois State University, Avapa 5:00PM Lipschitz Bounds for Rational Functions Chantasartrassmee, University of the Thai (396) Defined over the Berkovick Projective Line Chamber of Commerce, Saad El-Zanati and over an Algebraically Closed and Complete Charles Vanden Eynden, Illinois State University Non-Archimedean Field. Preliminary report. (1067-05-2201) Stephen Edward Winburn, University of Georgia (1067-11-1718) 3:15PM On Rosa-Type Labelings of 3-regular Graphs. (410) Wannasiri Wannasit*, Chiang Mai University, 5:15PM EZADS Inputs which Produce Half-Factorial Block and Saad El-Zanati, Illinois State University (397) Monoids. (1067-05-2213) Jeffrey A Manning, California Institute of Technology (1067-11-1074) 3:30PM Modular Edge-Graceful Graphs. (411) Futaba Fujie-Okamoto, University of Wisconsin La 5:30PM A Note on the Power Subgroups of the Modular (398) Group. Crosse (1067-05-1495) Omer Yayenie, Murray State University 3:45PM Hall m-completable graphs. Preliminary report. (1067-11-362) (412) Sibel Ozkan, Michigan Technological University, and Erik E Westlund*, University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County (1067-05-1651) AMS Session on Mathematics Education, II 4:00PM Planarized Pascal’s triangle mod a general prime p (413) graphs and their Properties. 2:15 PM –3:55PM Heather M. Shappell*, Arcadia University, 2:15PM Items for Assessment of Mathematical Content Katherine Grzesik,SUNYOswego,andMike (399) Knowledge for Secondary Teachers. Donders, McDaniel College (1067-05-1723) Hugo Rossi, University of Utah (1067-97-1252) 4:15PM Graph Labeling with Distance-Two Constraints. 2:30PM Prospective Teachers’ Self-assessment Based on (414) Jobby Jacob, Rochester Institute of Technology (400) Reflective Writing Assignments in a Pre-service (1067-05-2261) Math Course. Preliminary report. 4:30PM On the λ-numbers of subclasses of generalized James R. Valles Jr*andRebecca Ortiz,TexasTech (415) Petersen graphs. University (1067-97-175) Sarah Spence Adams, Paul Booth*, Harold Jaffe, 2:45PM Numerical Reasoning: An Inquiry-Based Course for Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Denise (401) K-8 Teachers. Sakai Troxell,BabsonCollege,andSteven Luke Rachel Cochran, Jason Fulmore,Centerfor Zinnen, Franklin Olin College of Engineering Educational Accountability, John C. Mayer, (1067-05-2058) University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Bernadette Mullins*, Birmingham-Southern College 4:45PM Dynamic Monopolies and k-Conversion Sets in (1067-97-1768) (416) Graph Products and Triangular Grids: Modeling the Spread of Fault in Distributed Network Systems. 3:00PM Connecting Mathematics Learning with Teaching. Sarah Spence Adams, Zachary Brass, Connor (402) Virginia L. Keen,UniversityofDayton Stokes*, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, (1067-97-1557) Denise Sakai Troxell, Babson College, and Steven 3:15PM Teaching Mathematics in the Technological Luke Zinnen, Franklin W. Olin College of (403) Classroom: Teachers Do, Technology Doesn’t. Engineering (1067-05-2103) Preliminary report. Robert G Page, Framingham State University 5:00PM On-line Degree Ramsey Numbers: Building and (1067-97-1967) (417) Painting Graphs, One Edge at a Time. David S. Rolnick, Massachusetts Institute of 3:30PM An Electronic Classroom Model for Mathematics Technology (1067-05-2342) (404) Content Courses. Brooke E Evans*andPatricia McKenna, 5:15PM Zero Forcing Sets and Bipartite Circulants. Metropolitan State College of Denver (418) Preliminary report. (1067-97-2365) Seth A. Meyer, University of Wisconsin - Madison (1067-05-2134) 3:45PM Aligning middle and high school teachers’ teaching (405) to new algebra trends in California. Preliminary 5:30PM On a (p, q)-edge coloring of Kn. report. (419) Zachary Kudlak*, Mount Saint Mary College, and Imre Tuba*andJeff Burt, San Diego State LuboˇsThoma, University of Rhode Island University, Imperial Valley (1067-97-2400) (1067-05-1738)

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5:45PM Almost-rainbow edge-colorings of some small 5:45PM The 2-adic valuation of the complementary Bell (420) subgraphs. (436) numbers. Elliot J Krop*, Clayton State University, and Irina Valerio De Angelis*, Xavier University of Louisiana, Krop, DePaul University (1067-05-1316) Victor H Moll and Tewodros Amdeberhan,Tulane 6:00PM Max-optimal and sum-optimal labelings of graphs. University (1067-05-1614) (421) Darren A. Narayan*, Rochester Institute of 6:00PM Sequences of matchings. Preliminary report. Technology, and Robert Jamison,Clemson (437) Sarah H Holliday, Southern Polytechnic State University and The University of Haifa University (1067-05-1745) (1067-05-1270) MAA Session on Cryptology for Undergraduates AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, IV 2:15 PM –6:10PM 2:15 PM –6:10PM Organizers: Robert Edward Lewand,Goucher 2:15PM Monochromatic sums equal to products in N. College (422) Neil Hindman, Howard University (1067-05-587) Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky 2:30PM Poset-Free Families in Boolean Lattices. University (423) Wei-Tian Li, University of South Carolina 2:15PM Algebraic Cryptanalysis as a tool for teaching (1067-05-1499) (438) Cryptology. 2:45PM Order in the Conjugacy Decomposition of the Rook Daniel Cabarcas, University of Cincinnati (424) Monoid. Preliminary report. (1067-C5-706) Ryan K Therkelsen, Bellarmine University 2:35PM Cryptography Tools: A Teaching Tool for the (1067-05-805) (439) Investigation of Classical Cryptography and 3:00PM Resistance analysis of infinite networks. Cryptanalysis. (425) Palle E. T. Jorgensen, U. Iowa, and Erin P. J. Don Spickler, Salisbury University (1067-C5-811) Pearse*, U. Oklahoma (1067-05-1733) 2:55PM Group Signature Schemes: How to share a secret 3:15PM Efficient Domination of Tessellations and other (440) without telling it. (426) Infinite Graphs with Extra Symmetry. Preliminary Cheryl L. Beaver, Western Oregon University report. (1067-C5-2202) KatieRoseBanks*, Harvard University, and Chang 3:15PM Cryptography, a Great Topic for Undergraduate Mou Lim, Yale University (1067-05-1414) (441) Mathematics Courses. 3:30PM On Universal Cycles for new Classes of Aihua Li, Montclair State University (1067-C5-1942) (427) Combinatorial Structures. Preliminary report. 3:35PM A Cryptology Course for the Non-Mathematician. Antonio Blanca, Georgia Institute of Techonology (442) Todd Feil, Denison University (1067-C5-446) (1067-05-1104) 3:55PM A Brief Fly-Through of Cryptology for First-Semester 3:45PM Omnimosaics. Preliminary report. (443) Students using Active Learning and Common (428) Nicholas George Triantafillou*, University of Technology. Michigan - Ann Arbor, and Katie R. Banks,Harvard Robert Talbert, Franklin College (1067-C5-2059) University (1067-05-964) 4:15PM A first-year seminar in cryptology. 4:00PM The Probability of an Even Number of Hills among (444) Robert A Beezer, University of Puget Sound (429) Generalized Dyck Paths. Preliminary report. (1067-C5-1428) Naiomi T. Cameron, Lewis & Clark College 4:35PM Student Codebooks: An in-depth writing (1067-05-703) (445) assignment. 4:15PM Extraordinary Subsets of 1, 2, 3,...,n. Stuart Boersma, Central Washington University (430) Ralph P. Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute of (1067-C5-543) Technology (1067-05-850) 4:55PM Codes in History, the Arts, and Literature. 4:30PM A Wilf-Zeilberger Approach to Sums of Choi, Zornig (446) Kay E. Smith, Saint Olaf College (1067-C5-1192) (431) and Rathie. 5:15PM Making Cryptography Come Alive. Samantha Dahlberg, Michigan State University, (447) Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College Timothy Ferdinands, University of Notre Dame, (1067-C5-1315) and Akalu Tefera*, Grand Valley State University 5:35PM Using Cryptography to Show Students that Math is (1067-05-1179) (448) Everywhere. Preliminary report. 4:45PM A Generalization of Algorithm-Z with Application. Mike May, Saint Louis University (1067-C5-1356) (432) Preliminary report. 5:55PM How to Construct a Spy Dossier. Ae Ja Yee and Kagan Kursungoz*, The (449) Peter J. Littig, University of Washington, Bothell Pennsylvania State University (1067-05-1408) (1067-C5-1816) 5:00PM A recursive Construction of Non-binary de Bruijn (433) Sequences. MAA Session on The Mathematics of Games and Abbas Mahdi Alhakim*, American University of Puzzles, I Beirut, and Mufutau B Akinwande,Clarkson University (1067-05-1447) 2:15 PM –6:10PM 5:15PM A Nim-type game played on the complete graph. (434) Lindsay Anne Merchant, North Dakota State Organizers: Laura Taalman,JamesMadison University (1067-05-123) University 5:30PM Winning strategy for Chomp Grid with 0, 1, 2, or 3 Robin L. Blankenship, Morehead State (435) pieces in the 3rd row. University Crystal L. Bennett*, North Carolina Agricultural & 2:15PM Twist Untangle and its Discontents. Technical State University, Joshua Chukwuka, (450) Sandy Ganzell, Alex Meadows*, St. Mary’s College Morgan State University, and Kenneth Berg, of Maryland, and John Ross, Johns Hopkins University of Maryland (1067-05-2277) University (1067-P1-1784)

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2:35PM Counting the Number of Hextile Knot Mosaics in a 3:35PM Using Bluetooth Technology in a Proof Writing (451) Diagram with Fixed Center and Radius. Preliminary (466) Course. Preliminary report. report. Firas Y Hindeleh, Grand Valley State University Robin Leigh Blankenship*, Michael Blankenship, (1067-G1-668) Morehead State University, and Craig Hamilton, 3:55PM Using Clickers to Generate Discussion on Writing University of Kentucky and Morehead State (467) Proofs. University (1067-P1-2340) Shannon R. Lockard, Bridgewater State University 2:55PM Chessboard problems peppered with pawns. (1067-G1-2131) (452) Preliminary report. 4:15PM The Lurch Project: A word processor that checks Doug Chatham, Morehead State University (468) your math. (1067-P1-826) Nathan C Carter*, Bentley University, and Kenneth 3:15PM Discovering the Art of Mathematics: Straight-Cut GMonks, University of Scranton (1067-G1-2168) (453) Origami. 4:35PM Students of MATH 341, Advances in Number Christine von Renesse*andVolker Ecke, (469) Theory, 1 (2010), 1–30. Westfield State University (1067-P1-1892) Sam Vandervelde, St. Lawrence University 3:35PM Tropical determinants and cheating when solving (1067-G1-1757) (454) the Rubik’s cube. 4:55PM Teaching Proofs in Abstract Algebra: How Thomas J Dinitz*, Colgate University, Matthew (470) important are proof structure, group work, and Hartman, Xavier University, and Jenya Soprunova, student presentations? Kent State University (1067-P1-642) Mindy Beth Capaldi, Valparaiso University 3:55PM The 36Cube Puzzle. (1067-G1-911) (455) W D Wallis, Southern Illinois University, 5:15PM Within of independence: An attempt to produce Carbondale, IL. (1067-P1-322) (471) independent proof-writers via an IBL approach in a 4:15PM The minimal number of entries of a solvable Ken real analysis course. (456) Ken. Dana C. Ernst*, Plymouth State University, and Philip Cobb, Queensborough Community College Angela Hodge, North Dakota State University (1067-P1-886) (1067-G1-2358) 4:35PM On the Use of Fractional Matchings to Find Pairing 5:35PM Engaging abstract algebra students in the craft of (472) proof writing. Preliminary report. (457) Strategy Draws in Nd Tic-Tac-Toe. Jennifer A Bergner, Salisbury University Klay T Kruczek, Western Oregon University (1067-G1-1100) (1067-P1-770) 5:55PM Introducing Proofs to Calculus Students. 4:55PM Tic-Tac-Toe with Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe. (473) Minah Oh, James Madison University (458) Dennis P. Walsh, Middle Tennessee State University (1067-G1-1107) (1067-P1-2306) 6:15PM Successful Strategies for Improving the Proof 5:15PM A Winning Strategy for Tic-Tac-Toe on an Affine (474) Writing of Linear Algebra Students. (459) Plane of Order 4. Lesley W Wiglesworth, Centre College Matthew P Conlen*andJuraj Milcak,TheFields (1067-G1-2346) Institute (1067-P1-2376) 5:35PM “Fire and Ice”. MAA Session on Harnessing Mobile Communication (460) Mary J. Riegel, The University of Montana Devices and Online Communication Tools for (1067-P1-1644) Mathematics Education, II R 5:55PM Using SET to Visualize AG(4,3). (461) Elizabeth W McMahon*, Lafayette College, and 2:15 PM –3:10PM Kyle Kalail, Hastings College (1067-P1-1024) Organizers: Michael B. Scott, California State University Monterey Bay Jason A. Aubrey,Universityof MAA Session on Getting Students Involved in Writing Missouri-Columbia Proofs 2:15PM The Joy of Numbers and Wikis. Preliminary report. (475) Erica L Johnson, St. John Fisher College 2:15 PM –6:30PM (1067-H1-2039) Organizers: Aliza Steurer, Dominican University 2:35PM The experience of newbie helpers in a mathematics, (476) open, online, homework help forum: Becoming part Jennifer Franko-Vasquez,University of a community of helpers. of Scranton Carla C. van de Sande*, Arizona State University, Rachel Schwell, Central Connecticut and E. Hsu, San Francisco State University State University (1067-H1-2269) 2:15PM On peer grading to improve proof writing. 2:55PM Treatment for the ”Submit Answer” Addict: Active (462) Xuan Hien Nguyen*andAndrew Bennett,Kansas (477) Interventions for Struggling Calculus Students State University (1067-G1-1579) identified by WeBWorK Performance Data. 2:35PM From Evaluating Proofs to Constructing Proofs. Aaron Wangberg, Winona State University (463) Preliminary report. (1067-H1-2382) Kyeong Hah Roh, Arizona State University (1067-G1-2239) MAA Session on the Scholarship of Teaching and 2:55PM (How) Can We Teach Proofs? A Classical Approach. Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, II (464) Bernd S. W. Schroeder, Louisiana Tech University (1067-G1-309) 2:15 PM –5:10PM 3:15PM A Group Project. Organizers: Jacqueline M. Dewar, Loyola (465) Mary K Flagg, University of Houston (1067-G1-456) Marymount University

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Thomas F. Banchoff,BrownUniversity 2:55PM Serve While You Learn: A Quantitative Literacy Pam Crawford, Jacksonville University (489) Course. Preliminary report. Karen Batt Stanish, Keene State College ,Universityof Edwin P. Herman (1067-K1-2137) Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3:15PM Serving Hope- How to build service-learning into Nathan Wodarz,Universityof (490) your non-major mathematics courses to benefit the Wisconsin-Stevens Point local community. 2:15PM Re-testing as a strategy to promote equity. Melinda S Schulteis, Concordia University, Irvine (478) Dale J Winter, Carnegie Mellon University (1067-K1-855) (1067-V1-1490) 3:35PM Just Math: Learning about Justice with Math vs. 2:35PM Designing Precalculus for a Diverse Audience. (491) Doing Justice with Math. Preliminary report. (479) Erich A McAlister, Fort Lewis College Rachelle M. Ankney, North Park University (1067-V1-1612) (1067-K1-1507) 2:55PM Effects of a Modified Moore Method on Performance, 3:55PM Real Data & Service Learning Projects in Statistics. (480) Attitudes and Efficacy in Precalculus. (492) Brad Bailey*andRobb Sinn, North Georgia College Brad Bailey, North Georgia College & State & State University (1067-K1-1524) University (1067-V1-1151) 4:15PM Mathematical and Moral Development Through 3:15PM A comparison of two paths in college level calculus. (493) Service-Learning. Preliminary report. (481) Preliminary report. Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College Erin Terwilleger Mullen*andAmit Savkar, (1067-K1-2037) University of Connecticut (1067-V1-2119) 4:35PM Service-Learning in an Interdisciplinary 3:35PM Implementing a Web-based System for Tagging (494) Mathematics and Economics Course. (482) Errors in Freshman Calculus Using Pen-Technology. Shafii-Mousavi Morteza*, Indiana University South Marilyn Reba*, Allen Guest, Calvin Williams and Bend, and Kochanowski Paul, Indiana Univesity Roy Pargas, Clemson University (1067-V1-1413) South Bend (1067-K1-76) 3:55PM A quantitative and qualitative comparison of 4:55PM Disaster Modeling – Beyond the Numbers. (483) homework structures in a multivariable calculus (495) Benjamin Galluzzo, Shippensburg University class. Preliminary report. (1067-K1-2164) Judith Lynn Gieger*, John C. Nardo, Karen L. 5:15PM A Model for the Community. Schmeichel and Leah R. Zinner,Oglethorpe (496) Tim Chartier, Davidson College (1067-K1-913) University (1067-V1-1900) 5:35PM A Service Project in a Capstone Modeling Course. 4:15PM Student learning and retention of key concepts in (497) Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College (1067-K1-1402) (484) sequences and series. 5:55PM Northern Territory Maths Camp. Rebecca J. Schmitz*andHarvey Keynes, (498) B. Carrigan*, C. Carrigan, B. Kozak and C. Rodger, University of Minnesota (1067-V1-2088) Auburn University (1067-K1-1320) 4:35PM What Does it Mean for a Student to Understand the (485) First-Year Calculus?: Perspectives of 24 Experts. Kimberly Santucci Sofronas*, Emmanuel College, MAA Session on Wavelets In Undergraduate Thomas C DeFranco, Charles Vinsonhaler, Education, II University of Connecticut, Nick Gorgievski, Nichols College, Larissa Schroeder, University of Hartford, 2:15 PM –3:30PM and Chris Hamelin, University of Connecticut Organizers: Caroline Haddad, SUNY Geneseo (1067-V1-203) Catherine A. Beneteau,Universityof 4:55PM Group Work and Self-Efficacy in a Business Calculus South Florida (486) Class. Gregory A Kelsey, University of Illinois at David K. Ruch, Metropolitan State Urbana-Champaign (1067-V1-30) College of Denver Patrick J. Van Fleet,UniversityofSt. Thomas 2:15PM Who Are You? An Image Identification Project Using MAA Session on Innovations in Service-Learning at All (499) WaveletPacketAnalysis. Levels Kevin F. Palmowski, State University of New York at Geneseo (1067-Y5-1539) 2:15 PM –6:10PM 2:35PM Multiwavelets and Image Compression. (500) Cristen Bonz*, Elizabeth Motz and Susan Ray, Organizers: Karl-Dieter S. Crisman,Gordon University of St Thomas (1067-Y5-1901) College 2:55PM An Undergraduate Research Project on Rachelle Ankney,NorthPark (501) Multiwavelets. Preliminary report. University Bruce W. Atkinson,SamfordUniversity Robert V. Perlis, Louisiana State (1067-Y5-1269) University 3:15PM Teaching operator theory to undergraduates via 2:15PM Opportunities and Challenges in Incorporating (502) frames. Preliminary report. (487) Service-Learning in Mathematical Sciences Veronika Furst, Fort Lewis College (1067-Y5-1753) Programs. Charles R. Hadlock, Bentley University (1067-K1-1465) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IV

2:35PM Community Service-Learning in Mathematics: 2:15 PM –5:55PM (488) Models for Course Design. Debra L. Hydorn, University of Mary Washington Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran (1067-K1-1296) College

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Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of 2:15PM A Stage-Structured Dispersal Model with Constant New Jersey (518) and Periodic Environments. 2:15PM Comparing Circular and Spherical Inversions. Azmy S. Ackleh*, Ross A. Chiquet and Pei Zhang, (503) Preliminary report. University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-92-545) Deirdre L Smeltzer*andOwen D Byer,Eastern 2:45PM The Net Reproductive Number R0 for Periodic Mennonite University (1067-Z1-1470) (519) Matrix Models of Structured Population Growth. 2:30PM Applications of Spherical Inversions. Preliminary J. M. Cushing*, University of Arizona, and A. S. (504) report. Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Owen D Byer*andDeirdre L Smeltzer,Eastern (1067-92-654) Mennonite University (1067-Z1-1476) 3:15PM Bifurcation and stability of a Ricker-type 3 (520) competition model. Preliminary report. 2:45PM The (ColoredCubes) Problem. Saber N Elaydi, Trinity University (1067-39-670) (505) Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College (1067-Z1-1405) 3:45PM A Darwinian dynamics model for the evolution of 3:00PM Folding Math Together - A Senior Seminar in (521) ”comfort behavior” in seabirds. Preliminary report. (506) Origami. Shandelle M. Henson,AndrewsUniversity Cathy W. Carter*, Brittany Nicole Course and Alan (1067-92-758) Killen, Christian Brothers University (1067-Z1-2115) 4:15PM Recent Results on Control Problems for Chemostats. 3:15PM Tiling a square with squares. Preliminary report. (522) Frederic Mazenc,ProjetINRIADISCO, (507) Iwan Praton, Franklin and Marshall College CNRS-Supelec, and *, Louisiana (1067-Z1-565) Michael Malisoff State University (1067-92-461) 3:30PM Platonic Solid Puzzles and Patterns. 4:45PM Two Peas in a Pod: Discrete and Continuous (508) Mike Long, Shippensburg University (523) Lotka-Volterra Competition Systems. Preliminary (1067-Z1-1957) report. 3:45PM Packing the hypercube. Lih-Ing Wu Roeger, Texas Tech University (509) David Offner, Westminster College (1067-Z1-1737) (1067-39-632) 4:00PM Asymptotic Connectivity of Hyperbolic Tilings. 5:15PM On a Mutation Selection Model. Preliminary report. (510) Preliminary report. (524) Azmy S. Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Robin Neumayer, University of South Carolina Lafayette, and Robert J. Sacker*, University of (1067-Z1-2255) Southern California (1067-92-605) 4:15PM Afﬁne Transformations and Conformal Invariants. 5:45PM Persistence of interacting populations in ﬂuctuating (511) Preliminary report. (525) environments. James R. Valles Jr*andAlexander Yu. Solynin, Sebastian Schreiber, University of California, Davis Texas Tech University (1067-Z1-2378) (1067-92-709) 4:30PM Non-existence of regular polygons in the Cartesian (512) plane with vertices at integer coordinates, except for squares. Jon Davidson, Southern State Community College MAA Committee on Graduate Students/Young (1067-Z1-1992) Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion 4:45PM Discussing Symmetries of Polyhedra on their (513) Structures. 2:15 PM –3:35PM Joy Marie D’Andrea, University of South Florida How to interview for a job in the mathematical (1067-Z1-1415) sciences. 5:00PM A Geodesic- and Parallel-Transport Based, Organizer: David Manderschied,Universityof (514) Mass-Spring-Damper Error System on the Euclidean Nebraska-Lincoln Sphere. Jason M Osborne, Frank W. Olin College of Panelists: Michael Axtell,CollegeofSt.Thomas Engineering (1067-Z1-519) Allen Butler,DanielH.Wagner 5:15PM Contact angle for minimal surfaces in the sphere Associates, Inc. (515) S5. James Freeman, Cornell College Rodrigo Ristow Montes, Federal University of David Manderschied Parana - UFPR (1067-Z1-23) Sarah Ann Stewart, Belmont University 5:30PM Minimizing networks in Snell Geometry; the (516) Snell-Steiner criterion. JMealy*andGregory Koch, Austin College (1067-Z1-1685) MAA Panel Discussion 5:45PM Building a Noncommutative Ring from a Finite (517) Directed Graph. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –3:35PM Michael J Bardzell, Salisbury University Reporting progress: A minisymposium of projects (1067-Z1-1019) from the NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program. Organizers: Dennis Davenport,NSFDUE SIAM Minisymposium on Applications of Difference Stephanie Fitchett,NSFDUE and Differential Equations in Ecology and Lee Zia,NSFDUE Epidemiology, II

2:15 PM –6:10PM AWM Business Meeting Organizers: Zhilan Feng, Purdue University Yun Kang, Arizona State University 2:15 PM –2:45PM

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AMS Session on Differential Topology and Knot 3:15PM Sparse Regular Random Graphs: Spectra and Theory (541) Eigenvectors. Ioana Dumitriu*andSoumik Pal,Universityof 2:30 PM –5:55PM Washington (1067-60-2169) 3:45PM Bose-Einstein condensation, the NLS, and a phase 2:30PM Diffeomorphism Invariants from Topological (526) Quantum Field Theories. (542) transition. Paul H Drube, University of Iowa (1067-55-1921) Kay L Kirkpatrick, Courant Institute/Paris IX Dauphine (1067-82-496) 2:45PM A troublesome embedding of the unknot. (527) Alexander Zupan,TheUniversityofIowa 4:15PM Do the primes behave independently? (1067-57-2205) (543) Melanie Matchett Wood, American Institute of Mathematics and Stanford University (1067-11-529) 3:00PM Concordance Genus of Knots. (528) M Kate Kearney, Indiana University (1067-57-2234) 4:45PM Traces and topological fixed point theory. (544) Kate Ponto, University of Kentucky (1067-55-1226) 3:15PM Investigating hyperbolic link complements. (529) Preliminary report. 5:15PM Panel Discussion: Getting Started as a Research Morwen Thistlethwaite and Anastasiia Mathematician. Tsvietkova*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1067-57-335) AMS Special Session on Transseries and Ordered 3:30PM Primitive/primitive and primitive/Seifert Exponential Fields, I (530) representatives of knots. Preliminary report. Brandy J Guntel, The University of Texas at Austin 3:15 PM –5:05PM (1067-57-552) 3:45PM Fractional powers of Dehn twists. Organizers: Gerald A. Edgar,TheOhioState (531) Kashyap Rajeevsarathy,UniversityofOklahoma University (1067-57-933) Ovidiu Costin,TheOhioState 4:00PM Classification of One-sided Incompressible Surfaces University (532) in Two Infinite Families of Seifert Fibered Spaces. LouP.vandenDries,Universityof Zhenyi Liu, Schaumburg, IL (1067-57-1176) Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 4:15PM Tunnel One, Fibered Links. 3:15PM On linearly ordered structures of finite rank. (533) Matt Rathbun, Michigan State University (545) Charles Steinhorn, Vassar College (1067-03-1168) (1067-57-1275) 3:45PM Super-exact quasi-analytic classes and o-minimality. 4:30PM On the R-filtration for the Heegaard Floer chain (546) Tobias Kaiser,Universität Passau, Germany, (534) complex of a branched double-cover. Jean-Philippe Rolin,UniversitédeBourgogne, Eamonn Tweedy, University of California Los France, and Patrick Speissegger*, McMaster Angeles (1067-57-1994) University (1067-26-821) 4:45PM Khovanov-Rozansky Homology and Conway 4:15PM Transseries: Composition, Recursion, and (535) Mutation. (547) Convergence. Thomas Jaeger, Michigan State University Gerald A Edgar, The Ohio State University (1067-00-2084) (1067-06-661) 5:00PM Connections between Floer-type invariants and 4:45PM Surreal Ordered Exponential Fields. (536) Morse-type invariants of Legendrian knots. (548) Philip Ehrlich, Ohio University (1067-06-528) Michael B. Henry, The University of Texas at Austin (1067-57-1497) 5:15PM HOMFLY-PT polynomial and Legendrian links in the MAA Invited Address (537) solid torus. Dan Rutherford, Duke University (1067-57-2073) 3:20 PM –4:10PM 5:30PM Identifying the Canonical Component for the (549) On the intersection of graphs and geometry. (538) Whitehead Link. Edward R. Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins University Emily R Landes, University of Texas, Austin (1067-A0-39) (1067-54-967) 5:45PM A Geometric Reverse to Quillen’s Plus Construction. (539) Jeffrey J Rolland, University of Wisconsin - MAA Invited Paper Session on Laplacian Growth: Milwaukee (1067-57-1097) Visual Mathematics

MAA Section Ofﬁcers 3:30 PM –6:20PM Organizers: Yuval Peres, Microsoft Research 2:30 PM –5:00PM Lionel Levine, Massachusetts Institute Chair: Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University of Technology Alexander Holroyd,Microsoft AWM Schafer Minisymposium Research 3:30PM Digital Snowﬂakes. 2:45 PM –6:15PM (550) Janko Gravner, University of California at Davis Organizers: Sami Assaf, Massachusetts Institute of (1067-AB-1370) Technology 4:00PM Random Sorting. Patricia Hersh, North Carolina State (551) Alexander E Holroyd, Microsoft Research University (1067-AB-1446) 2:45PM Life in the Trenches with Alice–The Early Years. 4:30PM Sandpiles, domino tilings, and Chebyshev (540) Mary W. Gray, American University, Washington DC (552) polynomials. Preliminary report. (1067-01-567) David Perkinson, Reed College (1067-AB-1770)

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5:00PM Fast Simulation of Large-Scale Growth Models. SIGMAA on Mathematicians in Business, Industry, and (553) Tobias Friedrich, Max-Planck-Institut fur¨ Government Business Meeting Informatik (1067-AB-2012) 5:30PM Self-organizing structures in rotor-router blobs. 5:30 PM –6:30PM (554) James G. Propp, University of Massachusetts Lowell (1067-AB-2120) SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Reception and 6:00PM On the Roundness of Rotor Router Blobs. Business Meeting (555) Matthew Cook, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich (1067-AB-2198) 5:30 PM –6:30PM

MAA-NCTM Mutual Concerns Committee Panel SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy Business Meeting Discussion 5:30 PM –6:00PM 3:50 PM –5:10PM Reception for Graduate Students and First-Time Transition from high school to college: Should there be an alternate to calculus? Participants

Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State University 5:30 PM –6:30PM Panelists: Danny Kaplan, Macalester College Gregory D. Foley, Ohio University SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy Reception and Panel Thomas R. Butts,UniversityofTexas Discussion at Dallas Al Cuoco, Education Development 6:00 PM –7:00PM Center Mathematics and democracy ten years later. Michael Shaughnessy, Portland State University SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Guest Lecture Gail Burrill 6:30 PM –7:15PM

MAA Project NExT-Young Mathematicians’ Network 6:30PM Bridges of Trigonometry in the Anglo-American Poster Session (556) Colonies and the United States. Preliminary report. Joe Albree, Auburn University Montomery 4:00 PM –6:00PM (1067-A0-355) Organizers: Michael Axtell,UniversityofSt. Thomas AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture Kim Roth, Juniata College 8:30 PM –9:30PM Reception for Undergraduate Students (557) Mathematical problems in systemic risk. George C. Papanicolaou, Stanford University 4:00 PM –5:00PM (1067-60-2)

MAA Panel Discussion AWM Reception

5:00 PM –7:00PM 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Current issues in actuarial science education. Organizers: Robert Buck, Slippery Rock University Bettye Anne Case,FloridaState University Friday, January 7 Kevin Charlwood, Washburn Joint Meetings Registration University Steve Paris, Florida State University 7:30 AM –4:00PM Panelists: Steve Paris Bettye Anne Case MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra Robert Buck 7:20 AM – 11:55 AM AWM Schafer Minisymposium Panel Discussion Organizers: David M. Strong, Pepperdine 5:15 PM –6:15PM University Gilbert Strang, Massachusetts Getting started as a research mathematician. Institute of Technology Moderator: Elizabeth Wilmer, Oberlin College David C. Lay, University of Maryland Panelists: Linda Green, Dominican University of 7:20AM Rotations via Quaternions and Interpolation. California (558) Paul Raymond Bouthellier,Universityof Zvezdelina Stankova, Mills College Pittsburgh-Titusville (1067-L1-328) Caroline Klivans,Universityof 7:40AM Ray-based Tomography: An application for linear Chicago (559) algebra. Josephine Yu, Georgia Institute of Murphy Waggoner, Simpson College Technology (1067-L1-1459)

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8:00AM Visualizing Discrete Dynamical Systems. 8:30AM The Splitting Fields of Generalized Rikuna (560) Thomas W Polaski, Winthrop University (573) Polynomials. (1067-L1-1523) Zev Chonoles*, Brown University, John Cullinan, 8:20AM A geometric view of orthogonal diagonalization of Bard College, Hannah Hausman, Allison Pacelli, (561) symmetric matrices. Sean Pegado, Williams College, and Fan Robert L. Sachs, George Mason University Wei*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1067-L1-1615) (1067-12-1117) AM 8:40AM A nickel and dime example for motivating a variety 9:00 Minimum Number of Holes in Unavoidable Sets of (562) of linear algebra concepts. (574) Partial Words. Preliminary report. David Strong, Pepperdine University (1067-L1-413) F. Blanchet-Sadri, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Laure Flapan*, Yale University, 9:00AM I am the Alpha, I am the Omega. and Stephen Watkins, Vanderbilt University (563) Aldo R Maldonado, Park University (1067-L1-868) (1067-05-904) 9:20AM What Educational Portal of International Linear 9:30AM Minimum hole sparsity for partial word avoidability. (564) Algebra Society(ILAS) can do? (575) F. Blanchet-Sadri, University of North Carolina at Kim Kyung-Won*andLee Sang-Gu, Sungkyunkwan Greensboro, Kevin Black, Harvey Mudd College, University (1067-L1-971) and Andrew Zemke*, Rochester Institute of 9:40AM Mobile Sage-Math for Linear Algebra and its Technology (1067-05-1178) (565) Application. 10:00AM Generating Artiﬁcial Social Networks. Lee Sage-Gu*andKim Kyung-Won, Sungkyunkwan (576) Kate Burgers*, Harvey Mudd College, and Julianne University (1067-L1-972) Upton, Linﬁeld College (1067-91-310) 10:00AM An Evaluation of Students’ Experiences in a 10:30AM Bifurcation structure of external cavity mode and (566) Technology-based Linear Algebra Course. (577) compound laser mode solutions. Preliminary report. Christina Battista*, Rochester Institute of Karsten K. Schmidt, Schmalkalden University of Technology, and Jeannette Benham, Bard College Applied Sciences, Germany (1067-L1-459) (1067-37-313)

10:20AM Eigenvalues ﬁrst? Teaching linear algebra with 11:00AM The Computation of R(K5 − P3,K5)=25*. (567) computation, then application, then theory. (578) Jesse Calvert*, Washington University in St. Louis, Preliminary report. and Michael Schuster, North Carolina State Jason Grout, Drake University (1067-L1-1877) University (1067-05-312) 10:40AM Interviews to Assess Vocabulary and 11:30AM Rank numbers for generalized ladders, some trees (568) Understanding. Preliminary report. (579) and unicyclic graphs. Steven M Hetzler, Salisbury University Peter Richter*, University of Rochester, Emily (1067-L1-2094) Sergel, Rutgers University, and Anh Tran, 11:00AM Detailing an Innovative, Student-Centered Rochester Institute of Technology (1067-05-311) (569) Instructional Sequence that Builds from Students’ Intuitive Understandings of Vector to Formal AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Deﬁnitions of Span and Linear Dependence. Education Reform, I Megan J Wawro*, San Diego State University & University of California, San Diego, and Michelle 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Zandieh, Arizona State University (1067-L1-1430) 11:20AM Inverting the Linear Algebra Classroom. Organizers: William H. Barker, Bowdoin College (570) Robert Talbert, Franklin College (1067-L1-2079) William G. McCallum,Universityof 11:40AM The Second Undergraduate Level Course in Linear Arizona (571) Algebra. Preliminary report. Bonnie S. Saunders,Universityof Steven J Leon, University of Massachusetts Illinois at Chicago Dartmouth (1067-L1-1379) 8:00AM The Mathematical Education of Teachers. (580) Preliminary report. W. James Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-97-1749) AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in 8:30AM Teaching Mathematics to Future Teachers: The Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in (581) Value of Co-Teaching Courses with Mathematics Educators. Post-Baccalaureate Programs, III Catherine Beneteau*, University of South Florida, and Saad El-Zanati, Illinois State University 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM (1067-97-1605) Organizers: Darren A. Narayan,Rochester 9:00AM Teaching Mathematics to Future Teachers: Institute of Technology (582) Connecting Mathematics to Aspects of Teaching in Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of University Courses. Technology Rebecca H McGraw*andChantel Blackburn, University of Arizona (1067-97-1592) Jobby Jacob, Rochester Institute of Technology 9:30AM Breadth, Depth, Disputes, Drama, and Campus (583) Pranks: The Possibilities and Pleasures of Jacqueline A. Jensen,SamHouston Co-teaching Logic. State University James M Henle, Smith College (1067-03-88) Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of 10:00AM A course emphasizing mathematical logic and Technology (584) reasoning that is appropriate for general education 8:00AM A Generalization of Continued Fractions. and elementary education majors. (572) Maxwell Anselm*andSteven H Weintraub,Lehigh Warren W. Esty, Montana State University, University (1067-11-33) Bozeman, MT 59717 (1067-97-916)

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10:30AM Seemingly Abstruse Logical Principles Have Igor E. Shparlinski, Macquarie (585) Practical Importance. University Susanna S Epp, DePaul University (1067-97-2162) 8:00AM The sum-product algorithm for binary codes having 11:00AM Applied Logic Courses in the Mathematics (596) check nodes of degree two. (586) Curriculum. Michael E. O’Sullivan*, San Diego State University, Lawrence S. Moss, Indiana University, Bloomington and John Brevik,LongBeachStateUniv. (1067-97-725) (1067-94-1716) 11:30AM Technology in Logic Education: Courseware, 8:30AM Complexity of the Graph Isomorphism Problem. (587) Automated Assessment and Data Mining. (597) Preliminary report. Dave Barker-Plummer, CSLI/Stanford University Derksen Harm, University of Michigan (1067-97-1571) (1067-05-2154) 9:00AM Combining Group Theory and Number Theory AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, (598) Computations. III Nigel Boston, University of Wisconsin - Madison (1067-11-374) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM 9:30AM Class Group and Regulator Computation in (599) Quadratic Fields. Organizers: Sloan E. Despeaux, Western Carolina Michael J Jacobson, Jr., University of Calgary University (1067-11-1191) Craig G. Fraser, University of Toronto 10:00AM Genus 1 point counting in quadratic space and Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College (600) essentially quartic time. 8:00AM This part of this session is also cosponsored by The Andrew V Sutherland, Massachusetts Institute of International Commission for the History of Technology (1067-11-436) Mathematics (ICHM). 10:30AM Finding the rational points on a certain genus 12 8:00AM The Quadrature of the Circle: 17th century (601) curve. (588) impossibility arguments. Ralph Greenberg, University of Washington, Karl Jesper Lutzen, University of Copenhagen Rubin and Alice Silverberg*, University of (1067-01-1079) California, Irvine (1067-11-708) 8:30AM The quarrel on the invention of the calculus in Jean 11:00AM Efficient Divisor Reduction on Hyperelliptic Curves. (589) E . Montucla and Joseph J. L. de Lalande, Histoire (602) Renate Scheidler*, Unversity of Calgary, Canada, des Mathématiques (1758/1799-1802). Roberto Avanzi, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Niccolo` Guicciardini,UniversitádiBergamo,Italy Germany, Michael J Jacobson, Jr.,Universityof (1067-01-1017) Calgary, Canada, and Andreas Stein,Universitaet 9:00AM “Splendidly isolated”? Some reflections on Oldenburg, Germany (1067-11-330) (590) the transnationality of 19th-century British 11:30AM Finding small sets whose subset sums include a mathematics. Preliminary report. (603) given set. Preliminary report. Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College David Petrie Moulton,IDA–Centerfor (1067-01-521) Communications Research (1067-11-1014) 9:30AM Salvatore Pincherle and the 1918 Grand Prix des (591) sciences mathématiques: The Third Man. Preliminary report. AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and Analysis, I Daniel S. Alexander,DrakeUniversity (1067-01-2027) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM 10:00AM Shades of modernism in understandings of applied Organizers: Jeremy Avigad, Carnegie Mellon (592) mathematics: von Neumann’s economic system of University equations and Rashevsky’s model of cellular Ulrich W. Kohlenbach, Technische multiplication. Universität Darmstadt Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen, IMFUFA, NSM, Roskilde Henry Towsner,Universityof University (1067-01-1160) California Los Angeles 10:30AM The lure of the fundamental probability set of 8:00AM Inverting the Furstenberg correspondence. (593) equally likely events. Preliminary report. (604) Jeremy Avigad, Department of Philosophy, Byron E. Wall, York University (1067-01-1110) Carnegie Mellon University (1067-37-1533) 11:00AM Mobilizing Mathematics: The American 8:30AM Beyond the Correspondence Principle. (594) Mathematical Society and World War II. Preliminary (605) , University of California at Los report. Henry P Towsner Angeles (1067-03-750) Karen V. H. Parshall, University of Virginia (1067-01-1225) 9:00AM Algorithmic randomness and ergodic theorems. (606) Mathieu Hoyrup, LORIA, INRIA Nancy - France 11:30AM George Birkhoff–“the PoincaréofAmerica”. (1067-68-808) (595) June E. Barrow-Green, The Open University (1067-01-1018) 9:30AM Invariant measures on countable models. (607) Nathanael L. Ackerman, University of California, Berkeley, Cameron E. Freer*, University of Hawaii AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of at Manoa, and Rehana R. Patel, Harvard University Computation: Algebra and Number Theory, I (1067-03-794) AM 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM 10:00 A constructive law of large numbers with (608) applications. Organizers: Gregor Kemper, Technische Peter Gacs, Boston University (1067-60-2076) Universität Munchen¨ 10:30AM Computability and Complexity of Computable Michael J. Mossinghoff,Davidson (609) Cauchy Problems. College Ning Zhong, University of Cincinnati (1067-03-741)

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11:00AM Recursive analysis of singular ordinary differential 9:00AM Sampling in reproducing kernel Banach spaces on (610) equations. (622) Lie groups. Peter Buser*, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Jens Gerlach Christensen, University of Maryland, Lausanne, and Bruno Scarpellini,Universityof College Park (1067-43-556) Basel (1067-03-2034) 9:30AM Homogeneous Besov spaces on the stratified Lie 11:30AM Exploratory Experimentation and Computation. (623) groups as generalized coorbit spaces. Preliminary (611) David H Bailey, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, report. and Jonathan M Borwein*, University of Newcastle, Azita Mayeli, City College of Technology, City NSW Australia (1067-33-223) University of New York (1067-46-1794) 10:00AM Wavelets and Framelets in Sobolev Spaces. (624) Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Birational Geometry and Bin Han, University of Alberta (1067-42-1309) Moduli Spaces (Mathematics Research Communities 10:30AM Isometries on Bernoulli measures. Preliminary session), I (625) report. Palle Jorgensen,UniversityofIowa,Keri 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Kornelson*, University of Oklahoma, and Karen L. Shuman, Grinnell College (1067-42-637) Organizers: Kevin Tucker,UniversityofUtah Dawei Chen, University of Illinois at 11:00AM Finite sums of projections. Chicago (626) Victor Kaftal*, University of Cincinnati, Ping W Ng, University of Louisiana, and Shuang Zhang, Amanda Knecht,Universityof University of Cincinnati (1067-47-1624) Michigan 11:30AM Bessel Sequences of Exponentials on Fractal David Swinarski, University of Georgia (627) Measures. 8:00AM The quantum equivariant cohomology of flag Eric Weber, Iowa State University (1067-42-1050) (612) varieties. Linda Chen, Swarthmore College (1067-14-1103) 8:30AM Polynomial Families of Tautological Classes on (613) Mrt g,n. AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Steffen S Marcus*, Brown University, and Renzo Random Phenomena, I Cavalieri, Colorado State University (1067-14-1206) 9:00AM Picard groups of normal surfaces. Preliminary 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM (614) report. Scott R Nollet, Texas Christian University Organizers: Ambar N. Sengupta, Louisiana State (1067-14-572) University 9:30AM Local Structure of the Compactified Jacobian. P. Sundar, Louisiana State University (615) Jesse Kass*, University of Michigan, Sebastian 8:00AM Brownian Motions on Metric Graphs. Casalaina-Martin, University of Colorado at (628) Vadim Kostrykin, University of Mainz, Jurgen K. Boulder, and Filippo Viviani,UniversityofRoma Potthoff*, University of Mannheim, and Robert Tre (1067-14-1276) Schrader, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Free 10:00AM Ulrich bundles on del Pezzo surfaces. University Berlin (1067-60-1441) (616) Yusuf Mustopa, University of Michigan 8:30AM SBM as the unique strong solution to an SPDE. (1067-14-789) (629) Jie Xiong, University of Tennessee (1067-60-1301) 3 10:30AM Interpolation on surfaces in P . 9:00AM Gaussian Calculus and Wick Products (Joint work (617) Jack Huizenga, Harvard University (1067-14-671) (630) withPaoloDaPeloandAlbertoLanconellifromthe 11:00AM The cone conjecture for Calabi–Yau pairs. University of Bari, Italy). Preliminary report. (618) Artie Prendergast-Smith, Leibniz Universität Aurel Iulian Stan, The Ohio State University at Hannover (1067-14-1227) Marion (1067-60-1460) 11:30AM DB pairs and vanishing theorems. 9:30AM Self-similarity and long range dependence: some (619) Sándor J Kovács, University of Washington (631) recent developments for the multivariate setting. (1067-14-1075) Gustavo Didier*, Tulane University, and Vladas Pipiras, UNC-Chapel Hill (1067-60-1620) 10:00AM A Support Theorem for a Gaussian Radon AMS Special Session on Wavelets, Tilings, and (632) Transform in Infinite Dimensions. Iterated Function Systems, I Jeremy J Becnel*, Stephen F. Austin State University, and Ambar N Sengupta, Louisiana State 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM University (1067-46-478) 10:30AM Equivalence Relationship between Forward Organizers: Palle E. Jorgensen,UniversityofIowa (633) Backward SDEs and Backward SPDEs. David R. Larson,TexasA&MUniversity Jin Ma, Hong Yin*andJianfeng Zhang,University Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana State of Southern California (1067-60-766) University 11:00AM A Stochastic Lagrangian Particle Model and 8:00AM Tensor products of generalized multiresolution (634) Nonlinear Filtering for Three Dimensional Euler (620) analyses. Preliminary report. Flow with Jumps. Judith A. Packer, University of Colorado at Boulder Meng Xu*, University of Wyoming, and Sritharan, (1067-42-1165) Naval Postgraduate School (1067-60-624) 8:30AM Balayage and the theory of generalized Fourier 11:30AM Bridges of random walks in a random environment. (621) frames. Preliminary report. (635) Jonathon Peterson*, Cornell University, and Nina Enrico Au-Yeung and John J. Benedetto*, Norbert Gantert, Institut fur Mathematishe Statistik Wiener Center, UMD, College Park (1067-42-263) (1067-60-136)

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AMS Special Session on Model Theory of Fields and 11:30AM Inverse systems, Gelfand-Tsetlin patterns and the Applications (Mathematics Research Communities (648) weak Lefschetz property. session), I Brian Harbourne, University of Nebraska, Hal Schenck and Alexandra Seceleanu*, University of 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-14-1472) Organizers: Benjamin A. Hutz,CUNYGraduate Center AMS Special Session on Structured Models in Ecology, Jana Marikova, Western Illinois Evolution, and Epidemiology: Periodicity, Extinction, University and Chaos, I Jerome Poineau,Universityof Strasbourg 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Yimu Yin, University of Pittsburgh Organizers: Sophia R.-J. Jang,TexasTech 8:00AM Unexpected imaginaries in valued fields with University (636) analytic structure. Preliminary report. Deirdre Haskell*, McMaster University, Ehud Linda J. S. Allen, Texas Tech University Hrushovski, Hebrew University, and Dugald Lih-Ing W. Roeger,TexasTech Macpherson, University of Leeds (1067-03-2427) University 9:00AM Topology of Berkovich Spaces. 8:00AM Nonlinear matrix models, evolution, and the (637) Jéromeˆ Poineau, University of Strasbourg (649) dynamic dichotomy of semelparous populations. (1067-14-987) Jim M. Cushing, University of Arizona 9:30AM On definability of types in dependent theories. (1067-92-1724) (638) Vincent N Guingona, University of Maryland, 8:30AM Modeling the Owned Cat Population in Knox County, College Park (1067-03-947) (650) Tennessee. Preliminary report. 10:00AM The Set of Restricted Complex Exponents for Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee (639) Expansions of the Reals. Preliminary report. (1067-92-1137) Michael A. Tychonievich, The Ohio State University 9:00AM Predicting Attenuant and Resonant 2-Cycles in (1067-03-1628) (651) Periodically Forced Discrete-Time 2-Species 10:30AM Globalizing locally compact local groups. Population Models. Preliminary report. (640) Lou van den Dries, University of Illinois at John E. Franke*, North Carolina State University, Urbana-Champaign, and Isaac M Goldbring*, and Matthew A. Morena,UniversityofNew University of California, Los Angeles (1067-22-232) Hampshire (1067-92-1914) 11:00AM Discussion. 9:30AM Influenza and SEIR model with isolation. (652) Velasco-Hernandez, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, and Maria Leite*, University of Oklahoma AMS Special Session on Commutative Algebra (1067-34-1977) (Mathematics Research Communities session), I 10:00AM Predator-prey model with strong Allee effect on 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM (653) prey population. Jinfeng Wang, Harbin Normal University, Junping Organizers: Christine Berkesch,Stockholm Shi*, College of William and Mary, and Junjie Wei, University Harbin Institute of Technology (1067-34-1082) Bhargav Bhatt, University of Michigan, 10:30AM A Spatiotemporal Model of Barley and Cereal Yellow Ann Arbor (654) Dwarf Virus Transmission Dynamics with Jason McCullough,Universityof Seasonality, Age Structure and Plant Competition. California, Riverside Vrushali A Bokil*, Carrie Manore, Sean M Moore, Javid Validashti,UniversityofKansas Oregon State University, Elizabeth T Borer, University of Minnesota, and Parviez R Hosseini, 8:00AM Applications of graded integral closures. EcoHealth Alliance (1067-92-1832) (641) Preliminary report. Craig Huneke, University of Kansas (1067-13-1239) 11:00AM A mathematical model for the spatial transmission (655) of dengue in a periodic environment. 8:30AM Coefficient theorems of Briançon-Skoda type. Andrew L Nevai*, University of Central Florida, and (642) Preliminary report. Edy Soewono, Institut Teknologi Bandung Ian M. Aberbach and Aline Hosry*, University of (1067-92-2016) Missouri (1067-13-491) 11:30AM Optimal Control of the Spread of Malaria 9:00AM Symbolic power of some classes of algebras. (656) Super-Infectivity. Preliminary report. (643) Preliminary report. Folashade B. Agusto*andSuzanne Lenhart, Paolo Mantero, Purdue University, and Yu Xie*, NIMBioS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Notre Dame (1067-13-385) (1067-92-516) 9:30AM Local cohomology modules as G-modules. (644) Emily E Witt, University of Michigan (1067-13-390) 10:00AM The Second Hilbert Coefficient of a Parameter Ideal AMS Special Session on Boundary Control and Moving (645) in an Unmixed Ring. Interface in Coupled Systems of Partial Differential Lori A McDonnell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-13-1071) Equations, I

10:30AM Conditions for the existence of totally reﬂexive 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM (646) modules. Preliminary report. Kristen A Beck,TheUniversityofTexasat Organizers: Lorena Bociu,Universityof Arlington (1067-13-408) Nebraska-Lincoln 11:00AM Extending the Strong Lefschetz Property. Jean-Paul Zolesio,CNRS-INLNand (647) Melissa Lindsey, Purdue University (1067-13-672) INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, France

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8:00AM Concerning the uniform stabilization of MAA Minicourse #3: Part A (657) fluid-structure interaction PDE models. George Avalos, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (1067-35-756) Geometry and algebra in mathematical music 8:30AM Global uniqueness and stability in inverse problems theory. (658) for second order hyperbolic equations with a non-homogeneous Neumann boundary term. Organizers: Thomas M. Fiore,Universityof Roberto Triggiani, University of Virginia Michigan-Dearborn (1067-35-772) Dmitri Tymoczko, Department of Music, Princeton University 9:00AM Arterial blood flow modeling. (659) Giovanna Guidoboni, Department of Mathematical Robert Peck, School of Music, Sciences, Indiana University and Purdue University Louisiana State University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) (1067-35-667) 9:30AM Variational Solution to Incompressible Euler (660) Equation. AMS Session on Optimization, Game Theory, and Jean-Paul Zolesio, CNRS-INLN (1067-35-1362) Applications of Mathematics 10:00AM A moving interface problem in blood flow. (661) Suncica Canic, University of Houston 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM (1067-35-1169) 8:00AM Asset Price Dynamics: Differential Equations and 10:30AM Shape optimization for hyperbolic boundary (672) Instability. (662) problems with conservative boundary conditions. Mark DeSantis, University of Pittsburgh Matthias Eller, Georgetown University (1067-37-1693) (1067-35-767) 8:15AM Hybrid Runge-Kutta and Quasi-Newton Algorithms. 11:00AM Generation of dynamical flow and long time (673) Darin Mohr, The University of Iowa (1067-90-1965) (663) behavior of solutions to wave equation with 8:30AM Lower Bounds for the Ropelength of Reduced acoustic boundary conditions. (674) Conformations. Irena Lasiecka*andPhilip Graber,Universityof Robert Douglas McGuigan, San Jose State Virginia (1067-35-596) University (1067-00-386) 11:30AM Existence for a linearized steady-state 8:45AM An Effective Method for Replenishing Items with (664) fluid-nonlinear elasticity interaction. (675) Seasonal Intermittent Demand. Lorena Bociu*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Meike Niederhausen*andGary Mitchell, Jean-Paul Zolesio, INRIA, Sophia Antipolis Cedex, University of Portland (1067-90-2005) France (1067-35-406) 9:00AM Sparsity Optimization with Applications in (676) Bioscience. Preliminary report. Sarah A King, North Carolina State University AMS Special Session on Groups, Geometry, and (1067-90-2142) Applications, I 9:15AM Nash equilibria in a one-dimensional dispersion 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM (677) game. Arash Enayati Khorzoghi, Carnegie Mellon Organizer: Delaram Kahrobaei, City University of University (1067-91-1559) New York 9:30AM Evolutionary Game Theory on Measure Spaces. 8:00AM Subgroup distortion and bounded cohomology. (678) John M Cleveland*, Penn State (University Park) (665) Indira Chatterji*, Orléans (France) and OSU, Guido State College, PA, and Azmy S Ackleh,Universityof Mislin,ETHZandOSU,Christophe Pittet, Marseille Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-91-1819) (France), and Laurent Saloff-Coste,Cornell 9:45AM Cascading Behavior in Networks: A Game Theory University (1067-20-1346) (679) Approach to Modeling Voting Behavior. Preliminary 8:30AM Hyperbolic Surface Subgroups of One-ended report. (666) Doubles of Free Groups. Jim C. Manning*, University of South Carolina, and Sang-hyun Kim*, Tufts University/KAIST, and Margaret Cozzens,DIMACS,RutgersUniversity Sang-il Oum, KAIST (1067-20-1187) (1067-91-2128) 9:00AM Pushing fillings in right-angled Artin groups. 10:00AM The Borda Count, the Kemeny Rule, and the (667) Aaron Abrams,EmoryUniversity,Noel Brady, (680) Permutahedron. University of Oklahoma, Pallavi Dani*, Louisiana Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College State University, Moon Duchin,Universityof (1067-91-234) Michigan, and Robert Young, IHES (1067-20-1806) 10:15AM Braess’s Paradox in Random Graphs. 9:30AM Generic Properties of Groups and Surface (681) Stephen J. Young*andFan Chung,Universityof (668) Subgroups. Preliminary report. California, San Diego (1067-91-2021) Sang-hyun Kim, Tufts University, and Paul E. 10:30AM An Analysis of the U.S. Consumer Price Index –An Schupp*, University of Illinois, Stevens Institute of (682) Application of the ARMA and the GARCH Model. Technology (1067-20-1709) Preliminary report. 10:00AM Infinite words and groups. Qi Sun, Lafayette College (1067-91-153) (669) Alexei Miasnikov, Stevens Institute of Technology 10:45AM Agent-based Asset Pricing Dynamics with (1067-20-1095) (683) incomplete market in Lucas Framework. Preliminary 11:00AM Groups with a quasiconvex hierarchy. report. (670) Mark F Hagen, McGill University (1067-20-526) Yuanying Guan, Florida State University 11:30AM Involutions and the word length of the Mobius (1067-91-1112) (671) group. 11:00AM An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Financial Ara S. Basmajian, CUNY, Graduate center and (684) Markets. Hunter college (1067-30-367) William K Brayer, Georege Mason (1067-91-1473)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 153 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 7 (cont’d.)

11:15AM A Stability Study of Asset Price Equilibrium Models. 11:00AM Edge switching on colored degree sequences. (685) Preliminary report. (700) Hannah Alpert*, University of Chicago, Amariah Arjun Sanghvi, George Mason University Becker, Carleton College, James Hilbert, Lafayette (1067-91-1721) College, Jennifer Iglesias, Harvey Mudd College, 11:30AM Options pricing with transaction costs and and Garth Isaak, Lehigh University (1067-05-591) (686) stochastic volatility. Preliminary report. 11:15AM A Variation on Kundu’s Theorem. Emmanuel Kengni Ncheuguim*, New Mexico State (701) Hannah Alpert, University of Chicago, Amariah University, and Maria Mariani,UniversityofTexas Becker, Carleton College, James Hilbert, Lafayette at El Paso (1067-91-1884) College, Jennifer Iglesias*, Harvey Mudd College, 11:45AM Martingale properties of the wealth process in a and Garth Issak, Lehigh University (1067-05-615) (687) spin market model. Preliminary report. 11:30AM Obstacle Numbers of Graphs. Yilun Dong*, Swarthmore College, and Ted (702) Hannah Alpert, University of Chicago, Christina Theodosopoulos, Saint Ann’s School Koch, Academy of Hope, and Joshua D Laison*, (1067-91-1919) Willamette University (1067-05-1359) 11:45AM ”Graphic” Degree Sequences for Edge-Colored AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, V (703) Graphs. Amariah D. Becker*, Carleton College, Hannah , University of Chicago, , 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Alpert James Hilbert Lafayette College, and Jenny Iglesias, Harvey Mudd 8:00AM Degree sequences and graphs with disjoint College (1067-05-704) (688) spanning trees. Hong-Jian Lai, Yanting Liang*andPing Li,West MAA Session on Alternative Approaches to Virginia University (1067-05-536) Traditional Introductory Statistics Courses, I 8:15AM Hypercube orientations with only two in-degrees. (689) Joe Buhler, CCR, La Jolla, Steve Butler*, UCLA, Ron 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Graham and Eric Tressler, UCSD (1067-05-1463) Organizers: Brian T. Gill, Seattle Paciﬁc University 8:30AM Minimal Percolating Sets in the Hypercube and (690) Related Graphs. Nancy J. Boynton,SUNYFredonia Emily Berger, Massachusetts Institute of Michael A. Posner, Villanova University Technology (1067-05-2226) 8:00AM Confounding the Traditional Introductory Statistics 8:45AM Unifying Laver’s Theorem and the Graph Minor (704) Course. (691) Theorem via Proof System Minors. Daniel T Kaplan, Macalester College Christian Joseph Altomare,TheOhioState (1067-B1-1002) University (1067-05-2295) 8:20AM Online discussions boards: An attempt to foster 9:00AM Generating Planar Quintangulations. Preliminary (705) student interaction and engagement in an online (692) report. Introductory Statistics course. Jianning Su*, Jinko Kanno, Louisiana Tech Sheldon H Lee, Viterbo University (1067-B1-2359) University, and Ko Yamamoto, Yokohama National 8:40AM Teaching Critical Thinking in a Statistical Literacy University (1067-05-1944) (706) Course Using Odysseys2Sense: a Web-Based 9:15AM An intuitively appealing axiomatization of the Discussion Forum. Preliminary report. (693) median procedure on median graphs. Milo Schield, W. M. Keck Statistical Literacy Project Beth A Novick*, Clemson University, and Henry (1067-B1-51) Martyn Mulder, Econometrisch Instituut, Erasmus 9:00AM Papers? - in a math class? Using essays and online Universiteit (1067-05-1713) (707) discussion groups to improve an Introductory 9:30AM Decomposition of sparse graphs using forests and a Statistics course. Preliminary report. (694) graph with bounded degree. Edwin P Herman, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Seog-Jin Kim, Konkuk University, South Korea, Point (1067-B1-1600) Alexandr V. Kostochka, Douglas B. West, Hehui 9:20AM Using group quizzes in an online introductory Wu*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (708) statistics course. Preliminary report. and Xuding Zhu, Zhejiang Normal University, China Audbjorg Bjornsdottir*andJoan Garﬁeld, (1067-05-1114) University of Minnesota (1067-B1-2057) 9:45AM A Characterization of the Centers of Chordal 9:40AM Teaching an online Statistics Class for Education (695) Graphs. (709) Major. James Michael Shook*andBing Wei,Universityof Kumer Pial Das*, Md. Shamim Sarker and AKM Mississippi (1067-05-957) Saiful Islam, Lamar University (1067-B1-1862) 10:00AM Spherical Tiling by 12 Congruent Pentagons. 10:00AM A Biology-Emphasis Elementary Statistics Course in (696) Min Yan*, Honghao Gao and Nan Shi, Hong Kong (710) a Small, Liberal Arts College Setting. University of Science and Technology (1067-05-801) William R Harris, Georgetown College 10:15AM Oriented Hypergraphs and the Structure of Rational (1067-B1-840) (697) Matrices. 10:20AM Applied Statistics for Non-Traditional Lucas J. Rusnak, Binghamton University (711) Undergraduate Business Majors (An Introductory (1067-05-32) Statistics Course). Preliminary report. 10:30AM Bicircular Matroids with Circuits of a Single Size. Michael D. Miner, American Public University (698) Torina Deachune Lewis*, Talmage James Reid System (1067-B1-1858) and Laura Sheppardson,TheUniversityof 10:40AM Teaching Introductory Statistics in Thirteen Mississippi (1067-05-2297) (712) Formats. Preliminary report. 10:45AM L(2,1) Labeling of Graphs of Bounded Bandwidth Anant Godbole, East Tennessee State University (699) and Permutation Graphs. Preliminary report. (1067-B1-27) Ellen Panofsky*, Cabrini College, and Garth Isaak, 11:00AM Mathematics and the Law: Beyond People v. Collins. Lehigh University (1067-05-1597) (713) Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College (1067-B1-376)

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11:20AM Data Visualization in Introductory Statistics. 8:00AM Comparing an Applications-first Approach and an (714) Max Buot, Xavier University (1067-B1-2349) (727) Analytic Techniques-first Approach to Teaching 11:40AM Statistics for the Millenial Learner. Topics in Differential Equations. Preliminary report. (715) Gina F Reed, Gainesville State College Jennifer Ann Czocher, The Ohio State University (1067-B1-1025) (1067-R1-1680) 8:20AM Mathematical Modeling of “hearts and minds” in the (728) Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism Struggle. Chris Arney, United States Military Academy MAA Session on Cool Calculus: Lessons Learned (1067-R1-237) Through Innovative and Effective Supplemental 8:40AM Making Differential Equations More Relevant to Projects, Activities, and Strategies for Teaching (729) Electrical Engineering Technology Students. Calculus Yajun Yang, Farmingdale State College of SUNY (1067-R1-1796) 8:00 AM – 11:35 AM 9:00AM Cartilage Regeneration in Cell-Seeded Scaffolds: An Organizer: Jessica M. Deshler,WestVirginia (730) ODE Modeling Approach. Preliminary report. University Janine M Haugh, University of North Carolina at 8:00AM Sharks, Minnows and Wheelbarrows: Calculus Asheville (1067-R1-2323) (716) Modeling Projects. 9:20AM ODE Models in Medicine. Michael D Smith, Hollins University (1067-C1-357) (731) Lester F Caudill, University of Richmond 8:20AM Use of Open-Ended Problems in Multivariable (1067-R1-1973) (717) Calculus. 9:40AM Calibrating, Simulating, and Evaluating an Sarah L Mabrouk, Framingham State University (732) Exposure-Effects Model for Fish Growth. (1067-C1-2362) Rachael Miller Neilan, Louisiana State University 8:40AM Overcoming Conflicting Imagery in the Development (1067-R1-118) (718) of an Understanding of Taylor Series Convergence. 10:00AM Modeling Malaria in Central America. Preliminary Jason H Martin*, Arizona State University, and (733) report. Michael C Oehrtman,UniversityofNorthern Michael Huber, Muhlenberg College (1067-R1-380) Colorado (1067-C1-2274) 10:20AM An Ode to Modeling with ODEs. 9:00AM Playing with Multivariable Calculus Concepts (734) Kimberly R. Swetz, United States Air Force (719) Wearing 3D Glasses. Preliminary report. Academy (1067-R1-1504) Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community College 10:40AM A Week in the Life of an Inquiry-Based ODEs Course. (1067-C1-1647) (735) Preliminary report. 9:20AM Maplets for Calculus: Effective Teaching and Elizabeth Thoren, University of California, Santa (720) Studying Resources for Calculus Students. Barbara (1067-R1-1542) Philip B Yasskin*, Texas A&M University, and Douglas B Meade, University of South Carolina (1067-C1-1457) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, V 9:40AM Using Differentials to Teach Calculus Coherently. (721) Tevian Dray, Oregon State University 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM (1067-C1-2352) 10:00AM Putting the Cart before the Horse? Teaching Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran (722) Differentiation Rules as “Review” in First Semester College Calculus. Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of Nathan M Wodarz, University of Wisconsin - New Jersey Stevens Point (1067-C1-397) 8:00AM A History of Math Seminar Course for Future 10:20AM Using Modeling and Differential Equations with a (736) Secondary Teachers. Preliminary report. (723) Numerical Solver to Teach First Year Calculus. Kate G McGivney, Shippensburg University Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-2035) Brian Birgen*andMariah Birgen, Wartburg 8:15AM Pre-Service Teachers in the College Classroom-A College (1067-C1-251) (737) Mentoring Experience. 10:40AM Calculus in large lectures: Pedagogy through Gary A. Olson, University of Colorado Denver (724) technology. Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-2259) Amit A Savkar*andFabiana A Cardetti,University 8:30AM Improving Elementary Teacher Mathematics of Connecticut (1067-C1-1662) (738) Preparation at Fitchburg State University. 11:00AM Engaging students through the use of the online Preliminary report. (725) homework system WeBWorK. Preliminary report. Mary Ann Barbato, Fitchburg State University Anneke Bart, Saint Louis University (1067-C1-986) (1067-Z1-1488) 11:20AM A Hands-On Approach To Calculus. 8:45AM Improving Student Success on PRAXIS II (726) Mike Long, Shippensburg University (739) (Mathematical Content). (1067-C1-1951) Kenneth J Bernard, Virginia State University (1067-Z1-1947) 9:00AM An Experiment in Student Centered Learning. MAA Session on Modeling in the ODE Driver’s Seat (740) Preliminary report. Laurie Lenz, Marymount University (1067-Z1-1949) 8:00 AM –10:55AM 9:15AM Project Group Student Selection: Using Prior (741) Academic Performance to Improve Group Organizers: Kurt Bryan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Dynamics. Technology J. Kingsley Fink, United States Military Academy Brian J. Winkel, U. S. Military Academy (1067-Z1-2043)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 155 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 7 (cont’d.)

9:30AM Adventures with Cooperative Learning and 10:00AM Primal-Dual Algorithms for Weighted Abstract Flow (742) standards-based grading in the college classroom (756) and Weighted Abstract Cut Packing. (or, how I tried to re-program myself to teach in S. Thomas McCormick*, Sauder School of only one semester). Preliminary report. Business, UBC, Vancouver, Maren Martens,ZIB Bret Jordan Benesh, College of St. Benedict/St. Berlin, and Britta Peis, TU Berlin (1067-90-806) John’s University (1067-Z1-1449) 10:30AM Delta-Wye Reduction of Almost-Planar Graphs. 9:45AM Proactively Preventing Project Procrastination. (757) Don Wagner, Ofﬁce of Naval Research (743) Preliminary report. (1067-05-920) James A Jones*, Elizabeth W Schott, Stanley F Florkowski and Brian J Lunday, United States Military Academy (1067-Z1-2033) Employment Center

10:00AM Maximizing the Beneﬁt of a Review Session Using an 8:00 AM –7:00PM (744) Informal Collaborative Group Format. A. S. Elkhader, Northern State University (1067-Z1-742) AMS Session on Geometry 10:15AM Improving Support for Undergraduate Math Tutors. (745) Preliminary report. 8:15 AM – 11:55 AM Rachel Esselstein, California State University, 8:15AM Using Cantor Sets to Study the Connectivity of Monterey Bay (1067-Z1-1162) (758) Sierpinski´ Relatives. 10:30AM Mentoring Undergraduate Research for All Tara D Taylor, St. Francis Xavier University (746) Mathematics Majors. (1067-51-699) Jeffrey W Clark, Elon University (1067-Z1-89) 8:30AM On Exceptional Points of Cocompact Fuchsian 10:45AM Two Different Approaches to Getting Students (759) Groups. Preliminary report. (747) Involved in Writing Proofs. Preliminary report. Joseph Fera, Wesleyan University (1067-51-948) Martin E. Flashman, Humboldt State University 8:45AM An Introduction to Generalized Parabolas I. (1067-Z1-1399) (760) Preliminary report. 11:00AM The “More” Method of Teaching Proofs. Gregory N Hartman*andDaniel S Joseph,Virginia (748) Robert L Brabenec, Wheaton College IL Military Institute (1067-51-975) (1067-Z1-292) 9:00AM An Introduction to Generalized Parabolas II. 11:15AM Teaching Techniques and Activities that Encourage (761) Daniel S Joseph*andGregory N Hartman,Virginia (749) Proof Writing. Preliminary report. Military Institute (1067-51-976) Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley University 9:15AM On the Generalizations of the Polar Moments of (1067-Z1-1572) (762) Inertia under the Homothetic Motions. 11:30AM How Do You Get Students Involved in Writing Mutlu Akar*andSalim Yuce, Yildiz Technical (750) Proofs? One (Method) at a Time. Preliminary report. University (1067-51-1616) Stan Perrine, Charleston Southern University 9:30AM Prime Paths in Graph Coverings and a Chebotarev (1067-Z1-928) (763) Density-type Result. 11:45AM Doing It Yourself: Writing Your Own Textbook. Thomas Anthony Petrillo,UniversityofToledo (751) James E. Hamblin, Shippensburg University (1067-51-1841) (1067-Z1-1300) 9:45AM Morley i,Morleye, and their Mother Triangle. (764) Shing S So, University of Central Missouri (1067-51-1996) 10:00AM Einstein Submanifolds in a Kahler Space Form. SIAM Minisymposium on Combinatorial Optimization, (765) Matthew Drury, Indiana University (1067-51-2031) I 10:15AM Symmetry Analysis of Howe’s Patterns. Preliminary (766) report. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Dennis Glenn Collins, Winamac, IN (1067-51-2278) 10:30AM Perimeter-Minimizing Tilings with Penalties for Organizers: David Hartvigsen, University of Notre (767) Vertices. Preliminary report. Dame Michael T Mara*, Williams College, Yifei Li, Berea Donald Wagner,OfﬁceofNaval College, Elena Wikner, Williams College, and Research Isamar Rosa, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez 8:00AM A PTAS for matroid matching. (1067-51-2372) (752) Jon Lee, IBM TJ Watson Research Center 10:45AM On closed sets with convex shadows in Hilbert (1067-68-533) (768) space. 8:30AM Finding 2-factors covering 3- and 4-edge cuts in Stoyu Barov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and (753) bridgeless cubic graphs. Jan J. Dijkstra*, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Sylvia Boyd, University of Ottawa, Satoru Iwata* (1067-52-985) and Kenjiro Takazawa, Kyoto University 11:00AM Experiments in monotone kinetic visibility. (1067-90-887) (769) Preliminary report. 9:00AM Matching preclusion and conditional matching Lily Du, Stefanie Wang and Yonit Bousany*, Smith (754) preclusion problems for regular graphs. College (1067-52-1141) Eddie Cheng*, Laszlo Liptak, Oakland University, 11:15AM Heesch Numbers of Polyforms with Edge Matching Marc J Lipman, Indiana University Purdue (770) Rules. Preliminary report. University - Fort Wayne, Philip Hu, Yale University, Casey Mann, The University of Texas at Tyler and Roger Jia, University of Michigan (1067-52-1772) (1067-05-333) 11:30AM Classifying Voronoi Graphs of Hex Spheres. 9:30AM Computing Matroidal Branchwidth. (771) Aldo-Hilario Cruz-Cota, Grand Valley State (755) Illya V. Hicks, Rice University (1067-90-1054) University (1067-54-1349)

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11:45AM Stick Numbers in the Simple Hexagonal Lattice. 10:30AM Structural results for the Yoneda algebra of a (772) Jennifer McLoud-Mann*, Casey Mann and David (786) connected-graded algebra. Preliminary report. Milan, University of Texas at Tyler (1067-54-1521) Christopher Lee Phan, Bucknell University (1067-16-2020) 10:45AM Two-sided ideals in Leavitt path algebras. AMS Special Session on Expander Graphs in Pure and (787) Pinar Colak, Simon Fraser University Applied Mathematics, II (1067-16-2367) 11:00AM Minimal Non-Elementary Lie Algebra. Preliminary 8:30 AM – 11:15 AM (788) report. Kristen L Stagg*andErnest L Stitzinger,North Organizers: Alireza Salehi Golsefidy,Princeton Carolina State University (1067-17-902) University 11:15AM Nontrivial Schur Multipliers of Nilpotent Lie Alexander Lubotzky,Hebrew (789) Algebras. University of Jerusalem Lindsey R Bosko, North Carolina State University 8:30AM Asymptotic phenomena in geometric group theory. (1067-17-1804) (773) Igor Rivin, Institute for Advanced Study and ˆ Temple University (1067-05-1682) 11:30AM On Wakimoto representations of sl2 and (790) Z-algebras. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Expander graphs, gonality, and Galois Jonathan D Dunbar, North Carolina State (774) representations. University (1067-17-1808) Jordan S Ellenberg*, University of Wisconsin, 11:45AM Automorphisms on Albert-like Semifield Planes. Christopher J Hall, University of Wyoming, and Emmanuel Kowalski, ETH (1067-14-1182) (791) Preliminary report. Angela M. Brown, University of Texas at Arlington 9:30AM Affine sieve and expansion in perfect groups. (1067-17-1722) (775) Alireza Salehi Golsefidy*, Peter Sarnak and Peter Varju, Princeton University (1067-11-678) 10:00AM Pseudorandom Financial Derivatives from Expander AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, I (776) Graphs. David Zuckerman, University of Texas at Austin 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM (1067-91-777) 10:30AM Expanders and K-theory for discrete groups. 8:30AM Linear and Nonlinear Inverse Problems. Preliminary (777) Paul Frank Baum, Penn State University (792) report. (1067-19-185) Antoine V Elabdouni, University of California, Berkeley (1067-00-1440) 8:45AM Finding the optimal L2 regularization. AMS Session on Rings and Algebras (793) Zhuojun Magnant*, Emory University, and Eldad Haber, UBC (1067-65-80) 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM 9:00AM Finite Element Approximations of Stochastic (794) Optimal Control Problems Constrained by 2 8:30AM Constructing Quadratic Quantum P s from Graded Stochastic Elliptic PDEs. (778) Skew Clifford Algebras. Jangwoon (Leo) Lee*, University of Mary Manizheh Nafari*, Michaela Vancliff and Washington, L. S. Hou, Iowa State University, and H. Jun Zhang, University of Texas at Arlington Manouzi, Laval University (1067-65-1920) (1067-16-453) 9:15AM On correct boundary conditions in numerical 8:45AM A Notion of Rank for Noncommutative Quadratic (795) schemes for the shallow water equations. (779) Forms. Andrei Bourchtein*andLudmila Bourchtein, Padmini P Veerapen, University of Texas, Arlington Pelotas State University, Brazil (1067-65-354) (1067-16-1068) 9:30AM A Numerical Model of Fracture using Curvature 9:00AM Covered Groups and Simple Rings. (796) Dependent Surface Tension. (780) G. Alan Cannon, Southewastern Louisiana Lauren A. Ferguson,TexasA&MUniversity University, Lucyna Kabza, Southeastern Louisiana (1067-65-396) University, C. J. Maxson, Texas A&M University, and 9:45AM Stability of equilibria in one dimension for diblock Kent M. Neuerburg*, Southeastern Louisiana (797) copolymer equation. Preliminary report. University (1067-16-1485) Olga Stulov*, State University of New York at New 9:15AM Weak crossed product orders over discrete Paltz, Ian C Johnson, Evelyn Sander and Thomas (781) valuation rings. Preliminary report. Wanner, George Mason University (1067-65-651) Christopher J Wilson, Butler University 10:00AM A Simple Parallel Implementation of the Finite (1067-16-137) (798) Element Method Using Linear Geometries. 9:30AM Category O for the Rational Cherednik Algebra of Robert D French*, Casey L McKnight and Ben (782) G12. Ntatin, Austin Peay State University (1067-65-1837) Christopher R Policastro, MIT (1067-16-493) 10:15AM Local Error Estimates of the LDG Method 9:45AM Good Gradings from Relations. Preliminary report. (799) for One-Dimensional Singularly Perturbed (783) Kenneth L Price, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Convection-diffusion Equations. (1067-16-989) Huiqing Zhu*, The University of Southern 10:00AM The K2 Property for Face Rings. Preliminary report. Mississippi, and Zhimin Zhang, Wayne State (784) Andrew Conner, University of Oregon University (1067-65-827) (1067-16-1815) 10:30AM Additive Schwarz preconditioners for the local 10:15AM Fusion Rules for Abelian Extensions of Hopf (800) discontinuous Galerkin method. (785) Algebras. Andrew T. Barker*, Susanne C. Brenner and Christopher Goff, University of the Pacific Li-Yeng Sung, Louisiana State University (1067-16-1743) (1067-65-1016)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 157 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 7 (cont’d.)

10:45AM Hodge Decomposition and Maxwell’s Equations. AMS Session on Finite Differences and Functional (801) Jintao Cui, Louisiana State University (1067-65-87) Equations 11:00AM Approximate worm blankets using segmented (802) worms. 8:45 AM – 11:55 AM James M Rath, Austin, TX (1067-65-1181) 11:15AM A new junction model for gas ﬂow through a 8:45AM Formal power series solutions of Schroder’s¨ (803) splitting pipe. (816) functional equation. J. B. Collins, North Carolina State University Ruth D Enoch, Arkansas Tech University (1067-65-1302) (1067-39-1690) 11:30AM A Branch and Bound Process for Singular Global 9:00AM Oscillation of Impulsive Differential Equations with (804) Optimization Problems - Preliminary Explorations. (817) Piecewise Constant Argument. Preliminary report. Fatma Karakoc*, Huseyin Bereketoglu and Gizem Julie Roy*, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Seyhan, Ankara University (1067-39-300) and R. Baker Kearfott, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-65-2069) 9:15AM Existence Theorem for Set-Valued Differential (818) Inclusion Using the Pseudo-integral in 11:45AM A Sequential Operator Splitting Method for Pseudo-analysis. Preliminary report. (805) Maxwell’s Equations in Debye Dispersive Media. Priscilla Supnet Macansantos, University of the Preliminary report. Philippines Baguio, Baguio City, Philippines Aubrey L Leung*andVrushali A Bokil,Oregon (1067-39-1069) State University (1067-65-2210) 9:30AM Nonlinear Discrete Sturm-Liouville Problems with (819) Global Boundary Conditions. Jesus Rodriguez and Zachary Abernathy*, NC AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, I State University (1067-39-2341)

9:45AM Non-local boundary value problems for discrete 8:30 AM –10:55AM (820) systems. 8:30AM Bifurcation of Internal Transition Layers for Kristen Abernathy*andJesus Rodriguez,North (806) Spatially Inhomogeneous reaction-diffusion Carolina State University (1067-39-2141) equation. 10:00AM Systems of Difference Equations, Oscillations, and Chaoqun Huang*andAaron Nung Kwan Yip, (821) Sturmian Sequences. Preliminary report. Purdue University (1067-35-600) Mojtaba Moniri, Western Illinois University 8:45AM A numerical and analytical study of a variable-type (1067-39-195) (807) equation. M Affouf, Kean University (1067-35-1416) 10:15AM Convergence of Solutions of Nonhomogeneous (822) Linear Difference Systems with Delays. 9:00AM Finite element approximation of reaction diffusion Huseyin Bereketoglu*, Ankara University, and (808) systems on arbitrary surfaces. Aydin Huseynov, Institute of Mathematics and , University of Florida (1067-35-853) Necibe Tuncer Mechanics, Azerbaijan National Academy of 9:15AM Positive Solutions for an Elliptic Bi-variate Reaction Sciences (1067-39-301) (809) Systems with Combined Nonlinear Effects. Jaffar Ali*, Florida Gulf Coast University, and 10:30AM Invariant Manifolds for Competitive Discrete Ratnasingham Shivaji, Mississippi State University (823) Systems in the Plane - Non-hyperbolic Case. (1067-35-450) M. R. S. Kulenovic, University of Rhode Island (1067-39-1251) 9:30AM Explicit Solutions for Optimal Portfolio and (810) Consumption with Transaction Costs. 10:45AM Applications of System of Logistic Difference Harumi Hattori and Zheng Zhang*, West Virginia (824) Equations in agriculture. University (1067-35-869) Tamara Yevgenia Awerbuch*, Richard Levins, 9:45AM Nonclassical symmetries of a reaction-diffusion Harvard School of Public Health, Michael A Radin, (811) equation with a quadratic nonlinearity. Rochester Institute of Technology, Candace M Danny Arrigo*, David Ekrut, Long Le and Sang Kent, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Lee, University of Central Arkansas (1067-35-2191) Vlajko Kocic, Xavier University of Louisiana (1067-39-1617) 10:00AM A Globally Convergent Numerical Method for (812) Coefﬁcient Inverse Problems with Applications in 11:00AM Asymptotic behavior of solutions to difference Thermal Tomography. (825) equations involving ratios of elementary symmetric Aubrey Rex Rhoden*, University of Texas in polynomials. Arlington, and Natee Pantong,UniversityofNorth Austin H Jones*andKenneth S Berenhaut,Wake Carolina in Charlotte (1067-35-2096) Forest University (1067-39-2404) 10:15AM Recovery of an Interface from Boundary 11:15AM Local data of a Linear Difference Operator. (813) Measurement in an Elliptic Differential Equation. (826) Yongjae Cha, Florida State University Weifu Fang and Suxing Zeng*, Wright State (1067-39-2064) University (1067-35-934) 10:30AM Parameter Estimation for Damped Sine-Gordon 11:30AM Competitive exclusion in a discrete juvenile-adult (814) Equation with Neumann Boundary Condition. (827) model with continuous and seasonal reproduction. Narayan Thapa,MinotStateUniversity Ross A Chiquet*andAzmy S Ackleh,Universityof (1067-35-114) Louisiana, Lafayette (1067-39-1634) 10:45AM Global Solvability for the Heat Equation with 11:45AM Modeling Interactions Among Fish, Fishermen and (815) Boundary Flux Governed By Nonlinear Memory. (828) Fish-Eating Bird Populations. Jeffrey R. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Robert R. Ferdinand*, Matthew M. Donica, James Keng Deng and Zhihua Dong*, University of K. Gordon, Laura E. Johnson and Jessica L. Pitts, Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-35-956) East Central University (1067-39-16)

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MAA Invited Address 9:40AM The Impact of the Spacing Effect and Overlearning (836) on Student Performance in Calculus. 9:00 AM –9:50AM Nicholas Gorgievski*, Nichols College, and Thomas C DeFranco, University of Connecticut (829) Sea battles, Benjamin Franklin’s oil lamp, and (1067-Z5-1007) jellybellies. Katherine Socha, Saint Mary’s College of Maryland 10:00AM Set-oriented Thinking and the Evaluation of (1067-A0-40) (837) Alternative Solutions in Counting Problems. Preliminary report. Elise Lockwood, Portland State University MAA Invited Paper Session on The Beauty and Power (1067-Z5-1438) of Number Theory 10:20AM University Calculus Instructors and Students’ (838) discourses on the derivative. Preliminary report. 9:00 AM – 11:55 AM Jungeun Park*, Michigan State University, Organizers: Thomas Koshy, Framingham State and Sharon Senk, Michigan State University University (1067-Z5-1084) Shannon Lockard, Bridgewater State 10:40AM How mathematicians use diagrams to construct College (839) proofs. Aron Samkoff*, Rutgers University, Yvonne Lai, 9:00AM Euler’s pentagonal numbers theorem, companions University of Michigan, and Keith Weber,Rutgers (830) and variations. University (1067-Z5-1798) Krishnaswami Alladi, University of Florida (1067-AC-1067) 11:00AM Quantitative Reasoning and Student (840) Understandings of Function Composition. 9:45AM The Takagi function. Stacey A. Bowling, West Virginia University (831) Jeffrey C. Lagarias, University of Michigan (1067-Z5-1727) (1067-AC-297) 11:20AM Mathematics Majors’ Evaluation of Mathematical 10:30AM Using finite fields to prove things about the complex (841) Arguments and Their Conception of Proof. (832) numbers. Keith Weber, Rutgers University (1067-Z5-1339) Van H. Vu,RutgersUniversity,Melanie Matchett Wood*, American Institute of Mathematics and Stanford University, and Philip Matchett Wood, Stanford University (1067-AC-531) MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel 11:15AM Landau’s Class Number Theorem: A Gem That Discussion (833) Wasn’t. Preliminary report. H. M. Stark, UCSD (1067-AC-1058) 9:00 AM –10:20AM Career options for undergraduate mathematics MAA Minicourse #12: Part A majors. Organizers: Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM School Concepts, data, and models: College algebra for the Tom Wakefield, Youngstown State real world. University Organizers: Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State Panelists: Emily Kessler, Society of Actuaries College Erin E. Corman, National Security Florence S. Gordon,NewYork Agency Institute of Technology Lee Seitelman,Universityof Connecticut MAA Minicourse #6: Part A David Manderscheid,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM Fred Kluempen, Educational Testing Green linear optimization. Service Organizer: Glenn H. Hurlbert,ArizonaState University MAA Session for Chairs SIGMAA RUME Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, I 9:00 AM –10:20AM

9:00 AM – 11:55 AM The new MAA Curriculum Guide: What should it be? Organizers: Daniel Maki, Indiana University Organizers: Sean Larsen, Portland State University Catherine M. Murphy,Purdue Natasha M. Speer, University of Maine University Calumet Stacy Brown, Pitzer College Panelists: Carol Schumacher, Kenyon College 9:00AM Enhancing Student Understanding of the Concept of James Sellers, Pennsylvania State (834) Limit via Instructional Provocations. University Kyeong Hah Roh and Aviva Halani*, Arizona State University (1067-Z5-1357) 9:20AM Creating, Using and Interpreting Vectors and Vector (835) Equation in a Classroom Community of Practice. Student Hospitality Center George F. Sweeney, San Diego State University/UCSD (1067-Z5-2017) 9:00 AM –5:00PM

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AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry, I MAA Committee on Graduate Students Poster Session

9:15 AM – 11:55 AM 10:00 AM – NOON

9:15AM Visualizing Cubic Algebraic Surfaces. Professional science masters degrees in the (842) Jennifer Elyse Bonsangue*, California State mathematical sciences. University of Channel Islands, and Ivona Organizer: David Manderschied,Universityof Grzegorczyk, California State University Channel Nebraska-Lincoln Islands (1067-14-133) 9:30AM Genus of rational space curves indicated by AWM Emmy Noether Lecture (843) μ-bases. Xiaoran Shi*, Department of Mathematics, 10:05 AM –10:55AM University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Computer Science, Rice University, (853) Orthogonal Representations: From Groups to Hopf Xiaohong Jia, Department of Computer Science, Algebras. the University of Hong Kong, and Ron Goldman, M. Susan Montgomery,UniversityofSouthern Department of Computer Science, Rice University California (1067-16-4) (1067-14-1259) 9:45AM A new look at Verdier specialization. MAA Minicourse: #5: Part A (844) Paolo Aluffi, Florida State University (1067-14-1310) 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM 10:00AM Identities for ℘-functions. A Game Theory path to quantitative literacy. (845) Christopher Athorne, University of Glasgow Organizers: David L. Housman, Goshen College (1067-14-1453) Richard A. Gillman, Valparaiso 10:15AM The Tate-Shafarevich Group, Flat Cohomology and University (846) Visibility. Saikat Biswas,FloridaStateUniversity SIGMAA Officers Meeting (1067-14-1558) 10:30AM Kottwitz’s nearby-cycles conjecture for local models 10:30 AM – NOON (847) associated to unitary groups. Preliminary report. Sean Rostami, University of Maryland Chair: Amy Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College (1067-14-1641) MAA Panel Discussion 10:45AM Algebraic density property of Danilov-Gizatullin (848) surfaces. Preliminary report. 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Fabrizio Donzelli, Stony Brook University (1067-14-1764) Writing the history of the MAA’s first 100 years. 11:00AM Motivic integral of K3 surfaces over C((t)). Organizers: Victor J. Katz, University of the District (849) Allen J Stewart*andVadim Vologodsky, of Columbia University of Oregon (1067-14-1786) Janet Beery, University of Redlands 11:15AM Somesplicequotientdoublepoints. Warren Page, New York City College of (850) Elizabeth A. Sell, Millersville University Technology, CUNY (1067-14-1889) Panelists: Mary Gray, American University 11:30AM Towards a salmon conjecture. David Zitarelli,TempleUniversity (851) Luke Oeding*, Universitá degli studi di Firenze, Carol Mead, Archives of American and Daniel J. Bates, Colorado State University Mathematics (1067-14-1922) 11:45AM Positivity of Chern classes for Schubert varieties in (852) low codimension. MAA Committee on Graduate Students/Young Judson P. Stryker, Florida State University Mathematicians’ Network Panel Discussion (1067-14-2190) 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Graduate school: Choosing one, getting in, staying in. Organizers: Aaron Luttman, Clarkson University AMS Special Presentation Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Panelists: Jessie Lenarz, Concordia College Who wants to be a mathematician—National Richard McGehee,Universityof contest. Minnesota Organizers: Michael A. Breen,AMS Jennifer McNulty,Universityof William T. Butterworth,DePaul Montana University MAA Panel Discussion

10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Exhibits and Book Sales Proposal writing workshop for grant applications to the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education. 9:30 AM –5:30PM Organizers: Dennis Davenport,NSFDUE

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Stephaine Fitchett,NSFDUE William G. McCallum,Universityof Lee L. Zia,NSFDUE Arizona Bonnie S. Saunders,Universityof SIAM Invited Address Illinois at Chicago 1:00PM Mathematical Literacy and Quantitative Literacy: 11:10 AM – NOON (862) Symbiosis or Competition? Deborah Hughes Hallett,Universityof (854) In Pursuit of the Salesman: Mathematics at the Arizona/Harvard Kennedy School (1067-97-1214) Limits of Computation. William Cook, Georgia Tech (1067-90-2415) 1:30PM Reorganizing School Mathematics for Quantitative (863) Literacy. AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University (1067-97-550) 2:00PM Quantitative Literacy and the “Big Ideas” of High 1:00 PM –2:00PM (864) School Mathematics. Brian Beaudrie*, Winona State University, Emily (855) Expander graphs in pure and applied mathematics, Ricard, New Hampshire Impact Center, Greg II. Preliminary report. Superchi, Lisbon High School, and David Gilcreast, Alexander Lubotzky, The Hebrew University of Pelham High School (1067-97-1221) Jerusalem (1067-11-14) 2:30PM Quantitative Literacy and College Readiness. (865) Cathy L Seeley, Charles A. Dana Center, University AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in of Texas (1067-97-2385) Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in 3:00PM The Role of QL in the High School Mathematics Post-Baccalaureate Programs, IV (866) Curriculum: What Students Need to Know to Be College Ready. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Corrine H Taylor, QR Program, Wellesley College Organizers: Darren A. Narayan,Rochester (1067-97-2139) Institute of Technology 3:30PM The Role of QL in the High School Mathematics Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of (867) Curriculum Panel Discussion. Technology Eric C Gaze, Bowdoin College (1067-97-1307) Jobby Jacob, Rochester Institute of Technology Jacqueline A. Jensen,SamHouston State University AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of IV Technology 1:00PM Graphs with large second neighborhood. 1:00 PM –3:50PM (856) Preliminary report. Brooks E Smith*, Notre Dame, Chang Mou Lim, Organizers: Sloan E. Despeaux, Western Carolina Yale, and Antonio Blanca, Georgia Institute of University Technology (1067-05-1526) Craig G. Fraser, University of Toronto 1:30PM A Poisson Approximation for the Number of Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College (857) kl-Matches I. 1:00PM Mary Cartwright and G.H. Hardy’s 1928 Oxford Katherine A Grzesik*, SUNY Oswego, Heather (868) Seminar. Shappell, Arcadia University, Michael Donders, James J. Tattersall*, Providence College, and McDaniel College, and Chelsea Ross,ETSU Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University (1067-62-1748) San Bernardino (1067-01-613) R 2:00PM SET and disjoint complete caps in AG(4, 3). 1:30PM George Whaples: A Novice in Emil Artin’s (858) Michael Follett, Lafayette College, Catherine (869) Mathematical Circle. Pelland, Pomona College, Robert Won,Duke Della D. Fenster*, University of Richmond, and University, and Elizabeth McMahon*, Lafayette Joachim Schwermer, University of Vienna College (1067-51-1761) (1067-01-1547) 2:30PM Working with Cubic Splines and Neural Data. 2:00PM Advertising and Patronage in Laplace’s Early (859) Preliminary report. (870) Writing. Preliminary report. Jeffrey Liebner*, Lafayette College, Julie Menolly Lysne,IHPSTatUniversityofToronto Michelman, Carleton College, Micah Pearce,Texas (1067-01-1012) Tech University, and Jiaqi Li, Lafayette College (1067-62-1305) 2:30PM Circulating Mathematics and Connecting (871) Mathematicians: The American Journal of 3:00PM Applications of discrete wavelets. Mathematics, 1878-1930. (860) P. Laverty*, S. Alzouma and W. Lambdin, University of Richmond (1067-94-1345) Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College (1067-01-2354) 3:00PM Roles of an International Journal: Acta Mathematica 3:30PM Recovering a group from its asynchronous (861) automatic structure. (872) and Italian Mathematicians, 1882–1927. Maria Monks, University of California, Berkeley Preliminary report. Laura E. Turner, Aarhus Universitet (1067-01-2104) AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and 3:30PM On the universalization of matrix decomposition: Education Reform, II (873) algebraic practices and their circulations (1830-1930). 1:00 PM –3:50PM Frédéric Brechenmacher,CNRS-Institutde Mathématiques de Jussieu, Paris, & Laboratoire de Organizers: William H. Barker, Bowdoin College Mathématiques Lens. Univ. Lille (1067-01-1433)

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AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of AMS Special Session on Birational Geometry and Computation: Algebra and Number Theory, II Moduli Spaces (Mathematics Research Communities session), II 1:00 PM –3:50PM 1:00 PM –3:50PM Organizers: Gregor Kemper, Technische Universit¨at Munchen¨ Organizers: Kevin Tucker,UniversityofUtah Michael J. Mossinghoff,Davidson Dawei Chen, University of Illinois at College Chicago Igor E. Shparlinski, Macquarie Amanda Knecht,Universityof University Michigan 1:00PM Lehmer’s conjecture and points on elliptic curves David Swinarski, University of Georgia (874) that are congruent to torsion points. Preliminary 1:00PM Conformal Blocks Divisors on M0,n. report. (886) Angela Gibney*, Valery Alexeev and David Joseph H. Silverman,BrownUniversity Swinarski, University of Georgia (1067-14-656) (1067-11-113) 1:30PM Cox rings and pseudoeffective cones of 1:30PM Minimal polynomials of algebraic numbers with (887) projectivized toric vector bundles. (875) rational parameters. Jose Luis Gonzalez, University of Michigan Karl Dilcher, Rob Noble, Dalhousie University, and (1067-14-174) Chris Smyth*, University of Edinburgh, UK 2:00PM Beyond the Boundary: Log Minimal Models for the (1067-11-495) (888) Moduli Space of Curves. 2:00PM Pisot and Salem polynomials dividing Newman David Jensen, SUNY Stony Brook (1067-14-381) (876) polynomials. 2:30PM Spaces of rational curves on hypersurfaces. Kevin G. Hare*, University of Waterloo, and Michael (889) Roya Beheshti*andMohan Kumar,Washington Mossinghoff, Davidson College (1067-11-348) University in St. Louis (1067-14-1189) 2:30PM Effective solution of Norm-form equations. 3:00PM The effective cone of the space of parametrized (877) Preliminary report. (890) rational curves in Grassmannians. Preliminary Michael A. Bennett, University of British Columbia report. (1067-11-2080) Shin-Yao Jow, University of Pennsylvania 3:00PM The Smoothed Polya-Vinogradov´ Inequality and (1067-14-458) (878) some Applications. Preliminary report. 3:30PM The birational geometry of the Hilbert Scheme of Enrique Trevino, Dartmouth College (891) points in the plane. (1067-11-608) Izzet Coskun*, University of Illinois at Chicago, 3:30PM On the density of abundant numbers. Preliminary Aaron Bertram, University of Utah, and Daniele (879) report. Arcara, St Vincent College (1067-14-873) Mitsuo Kobayashi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1067-11-214) AMS Special Session on Lie Algebras, Algebraic Groups, and Related Topics, I

AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and Analysis, II 1:00 PM –3:50PM

1:00 PM –3:50PM Organizers: Audrey L. Malagon,MercerUniversity Julie C. Beier,MercerUniversity Organizers: Jeremy Avigad, Carnegie Mellon Daniel K. Nakano,Universityof University Georgia Ulrich W. Kohlenbach, Technische 1:00PM Levi factors of linear algebraic groups. Universit¨at Darmstadt (892) George J. McNinch, Tufts University Henry Towsner,Universityof (1067-20-1886) California Los Angeles 1:30PM On maximal weights of integrable sl(n, C)-modules. 1:00PM Uniform Bounds from Proofs in Nonlinear Ergodic (893) Preliminary report. (880) and Fixed Point Theory. Rebecca L. Jayne, North Carolina State University Ulrich Kohlenbach, TU Darmstadt (1067-03-391) (1067-17-899) 1:30PM Proof mining in nonstandard analysis. Preliminary 2:00PM N-point Virasoro algebras and their dense (881) report. (894) representations. Eyvind Martol Briseid, TU Darmstadt Ben L Cox*, College of Charleston, Xiangqian Guo, (1067-03-727) Zhengzhou University, Rencai Lu, Suzhou 2:00PM Computability and Complexity in Geometric University, and Kaiming Zhao, Wilfrid Laurier (882) Measure Theory. University (1067-17-1228) Jack H Lutz, Iowa State University (1067-03-864) 2:30PM Degeneracy and Decomposability in Abelian 2:30PM Ramsey’s theorem for pairs and program (895) Crossed Products. (883) extraction. Kelly McKinnie, University of Montana Alexander P. Kreuzer, Technische Universit¨at (1067-16-1856) Darmstadt (1067-03-547) 3:00PM Cohomology rings for quantized enveloping 3:00PM Applications of Logic to Analysis. (896) algebras. Preliminary report. (884) Vassilios Gregoriades, TU Darmstadt Christopher Martin Drupieski,Universityof (1067-03-737) Georgia (1067-17-1186) 3:30PM Reverse mathematics and constructive analysis. 3:30PM W-constraints for simple singularities. (885) Jeffry L. Hirst*, Appalachian State University, and (897) Bojko Bakalov*, North Carolina State University, Carl Mummert, Marshall University (1067-03-1581) and Todor Milanov, IPMU, Japan (1067-17-1801)

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AMS Special Session on Wavelets, Tilings, and 3:30PM Statistical Modeling of Methylation Patterns in Iterated Function Systems, II (909) Ovarian Carcinomas. Michelle R Lacey, Tulane University 1:00 PM –3:50PM (1067-60-1618) Organizers: Palle E. Jorgensen,UniversityofIowa David R. Larson,TexasA&MUniversity AMS Special Session on Model Theory of Fields and Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana State Applications (Mathematics Research Communities University session), II 1:00PM Crossed products in Gabor analysis and Rieffel 1:00 PM –3:50PM (898) projections in rotation algebras. Preliminary report. Franz Luef, UC Berkeley (1067-47-621) Organizers: Benjamin A. Hutz,CUNYGraduate 1:30PM Matrix Factorization and Lifting. Center (899) Palle E. T. Jorgensen, The University of Iowa, and Jana Marikova, Western Illinois Myung-Sin Song*, Southern Illinois University University Edwardsville (1067-42-1298) Jerome Poineau,Universityof 2:00PM Filtering Directional Bias and the Construction of Strasbourg (900) Artifact-free Synthetic Tubular Structures in 3D. Yimu Yin, University of Pittsburgh Preliminary report. 1:00PM Model theory of multiplicative valued difference Manos Papadakis, University of Houston (910) fields. (1067-42-1410) Koushik Pal, University of California Berkeley 2:30PM p-Adic Wavelets: Quincunx MRA and Biorthogonal (1067-03-1880) (901) Systems. 1:30PM Solutions of linear equations in a model complete Emily J. King*, National Institutes of Health / (911) theory of valued D-fields. Norbert Wiener Center UMD, and Maria A. Meghan B Anderson, University of California, Skopina, St. Petersburg State University, Russia Berkeley (1067-03-1867) (1067-43-1253) 2:00PM Model theory of fields with operators and dynamics. 3:00PM Sparsity of the fusion frame operator and (912) Thomas Warren Scanlon, University of California, (902) nonorthogonal fusion frames. Berkeley (1067-03-2055) Jameson Cahill, Pete Casazza,Universityof Missouri, and Shidong Li*, San Francisco State 3:00PM Further applications of ACFA to polynomial University (1067-41-1613) (913) dynamics. Preliminary report. *and ,University R2 R3 Alice Medvedev Thomas Scanlon 3:30PM Simple wavelet sets for multiwavelets in and . of California, Berkeley (1067-12-2371) (903) Preliminary report. Kathy D. Merrill, Colorado College (1067-42-1517) 3:30PM Rings Arising in a Stable Context. (914) Paul Baginski, Universite Lyon 1 (1067-03-1487)

AMS Special Session on Commutative Algebra AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and (Mathematics Research Communities session), II Random Phenomena, II 1:00 PM –3:50PM 1:00 PM –3:50PM Organizers: Christine Berkesch,Stockholm Organizers: Ambar N. Sengupta, Louisiana State University University Bhargav Bhatt, University of Michigan, P. Sundar, Louisiana State University Ann Arbor 1:00PM Emissions Option Pricing and Singular BSDEs. Jason McCullough,Universityof (904) Preliminary report. California, Riverside Rene Carmona, Princeton University Javid Validashti,UniversityofKansas (1067-60-2409) 1:00PM Finite free resolutions of varieties with symmetries. 1:30PM Drawdowns and drawups. (915) Preliminary report. (905) Olympia Hadjiliadis, City University of New York Witold Kraskiewicz,N.CopernicusUniversity, (1067-60-1707) Torun, Poland, and Jerzy Weyman*, Northeastern University (1067-13-1777) 2:00PM Sensitivity Analysis of Expected Values. (906) Victor Goodman, Indiana University 1:30PM Bounds on the degrees of generators of Bruns (1067-60-1963) (916) ideals. Preliminary report. Douglas A Torrance, University of Idaho 2:30PM Option Pricing With Transaction Costs And (907) Stochastic Volatility. (1067-13-407) Maria C. Mariani*, The University of Texas at El 2:00PM Bounds for arithmetic rank. Paso, Emmanuel Ncheuguim,NMSU,Ionut (917) Manoj Kummini*andUli Walther,Purdue Florescu, Stevens Institute of Technology, and University (1067-13-1210) Indranil Sen Gupta,TheUniversityofTexasatEl 2:30PM Cartier Modules on Toric Varieties. Paso (1067-91-1304) (918) Jen-Chieh Hsiao, Purdue University, Karl Schwede, 3:00PM Cooperative dynamics of kinesin and dynein type Pennsylvania State University, and Wenliang (908) molecular motors. Zhang*, University of Michigan (1067-13-395) Avanti Athreya, Duke University, John Fricks,Penn 3:00PM F-pure thresholds of hypersurfaces over ﬁelds of State University, Peter R Kramer, Rensselaer (919) positive characteristic. Polytechnic Institute, and Scott A McKinley*, Daniel Jesus´ Hern´andez, University of Michigan, University of Florida (1067-60-2138) Ann Arbor (1067-13-392)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 163 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 7 (cont’d.)

3:30PM On parameter F-jumping numbers. 3:00PM Interactions among virulence, coinfection and drug (920) Craig Huneke, University of Kansas, Shunsuke (930) resistance in a complex life-cycle parasite. Takagi*, Kyushu University/Massachusetts Institute Dashun Xu*, Southern Illinois University of Technology, and Kei-ichi Watanabe,Nihon Carbondale, Gregory J Sandland, Department of University (1067-13-1341) Biology, University of Wisconsin, Dennis J Minchella, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University (West Lafayette), and Zhilan Feng, Purdue University (West Lafayette) (1067-45-1953) 3:30PM Competitive exclusion and coexistence in a AMS Special Session on Knots, Links, 3-Manifolds, and (931) Leslie-Gower competition model with Allee effects. Physics, I Preliminary report. Sophia R.-J. Jang, Texas Tech University 1:00 PM –3:50PM (1067-92-2111) Organizers: Robert Kusner,Universityof Massachusetts, Amherst AMS Special Session on Interactions of Inverse Rafal Komendarczyk,Tulane University Problems, Signal Processing, and Imaging, II

1:00PM Virtual Knots, Khovanov Homology and Quantum 1:00 PM –3:50PM (921) Information. Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago Organizer: Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral (1067-57-1589) Florida 2:00PM Categoriﬁcation in knot and graph theory. 1:00PM Sparse Regularization of Geophysical Inverse (922) Radmila Sazdanovic, University of Pennsylvania (932) Problems by a Greedy Algorithm. (1067-57-1825) Volker Michel, Geomathematics Group, University of Siegen (1067-65-1199) 2:30PM Commensurability classes of hyperbolic knot (923) complements and hidden symmetries. 1:30PM On the multi-parameter regularization for ill-posed Neil R Hoffman, University of Texas at Austin (933) problems. (1067-57-296) Sergei Pereverzyev*, Sivananthan Sampath and Valeriya Naumova, Johann Radon Institute for 3:00PM Two-fold branched covers. Computational and Applied Mathematics (924) , Mathematical Sciences Research Dave Auckly (1067-65-226) Institute (1067-57-924) 2:00PM Four kinds of expressing solution smoothness and 3:30PM Tightness in contact metric manifolds. (934) their consequences for ill-posed problems. (925) John Etnyre*, Georgia Institute of Technology, Bernd Hofmann, Chemnitz University of Rafal Komendarczyk, Tulane University, and Technology (1067-65-517) Patrick Massot, Universite Paris Sud, Orsay (1067-57-1146) 2:30PM On the problem of parameter estimation in (935) exponential sums. Frank Filbir, Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry, Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany, Hrushikesh N. Mhaskar, California State University, Los Angeles, and Jurgen¨ Prestin*, AMS Special Session on Structured Models in Ecology, University of Lubeck,¨ Germany (1067-42-1200) Evolution, and Epidemiology: Periodicity, Extinction, 3:00PM Non-linear signal representations, subspace and Chaos, II (936) clustering and some applications. Akram Aldroubi, Vanderbilt University 1:00 PM –3:50PM (1067-68-584) 3:30PM Sampling theorems associated with Singular Basic Organizers: Sophia R.-J. Jang,TexasTech (937) Sturm Liouville Problems. University Mahmoud H. Annaby*, Qatar University, Hassan A. Linda J. S. Allen, Texas Tech University Hassan, Faculty of Basic Education, Kuwait, and Lih-Ing W. Roeger,TexasTech Zeinab S. Mansour, King Saud University University (1067-39-1154) 1:00PM Attenuance and Resonance of Periodic Cycles in (926) Periodically Forced Population Models. Preliminary report. MAA Invited Paper Session on Topics in Hopf Algebras Vlajko L Kocic, Xavier University of Louisiana 1:00 PM –3:50PM (1067-39-486) 1:30PM Evolution and competitive coexistence in food Organizers: Serban Raianu, California State (927) chains. University, Dominguez Hills Rosalyn C. Rael*, University of Michigan, and J. M. Davida Fischman, California State Cushing, University of Arizona (1067-92-2350) University, San Bernardino 2:00PM An Exactly Solveable SIR Model Having Population 1:00PM Hopf algebras- a unifying theory. Preliminary (928) Dynamics. (938) report. Ronald Mickens, Clark Atlanta University Miriam Cohen*,BenGurionUniversity,andSara (1067-35-1962) Westreich, Bar Ilan University (1067-AD-509) 2:30PM On a Fractional Order Epidemic Model. 1:30PM Knots and Algebra Intertwined. (929) Elif Demirci*andNuri Ozalp, Ankara University (939) David E Radford, U. of Illinois at Chicago (1067-37-1121) (1067-AD-1185)

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2:00PM Frobenius-Schur indicators: from groups to Hopf 2:30PM Counting Generating Invariants for the Action of a (940) algebras. (950) Semisimple Group. Andrea Jedwab, University of Southern California Harlan Kadish, University of Michigan (1067-AD-1066) (1067-14-848) 2:30PM Hopf Algebras from Graphs. Preliminary report. 2:45PM Exact Sums-of-Squares Certiﬁcates in Numeric (941) Miodrag Cristian Iovanov,UniversityofSouthern (951) Algebraic Geometry. California; U Bucharest (1067-AD-1696) Sharon Elizabeth Hutton*, Erich L. Kaltofen, 3:00PM Corings and descent theory. North Carolina State University, and Lihong Zhi, (942) Stefaan Caenepeel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel KLMM, Academy of Math and System Sciences (1067-AD-1314) (1067-14-2189) 3:30PM On the classiﬁcation of fusion categories in small 3:00PM On the Number of Erdos’¨ Consistent 5-tuples. (943) dimensions. (952) Hongbo Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences David A Jordan*, Massachusetts Institute of (1067-14-658) Technology, and Eric Larson,HarvardUniversity 3:15PM Polynomials Nonnegative on Half-strips and (1067-AD-405) (953) Multiple Strips. Ha N Nguyen, Wesleyan College (1067-14-293) MAA Minicourse #10: Part A

1:00 PM –3:00PM AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, II Teaching introductory statistics (for instructors 1:00 PM –3:55PM new to teaching intro stats). Organizers: Michael A. Posner, Villanova University 1:00PM Commuting Smoothed Projectors in Weighted Carolyn K. Cuff, Westminster College (954) Spaces. Minah Oh*, James Madison University, and Jay Gopalakrishnan, University of Florida MAA Minicourse #13: Part A (1067-65-1099) 1:15PM Lq error estimates and superconvergence analysis 1:00 PM –3:00PM (955) for finite element methods for compressible Creating demonstrations and guided explorations miscible displacement. for multivariable calculus using CalcPlot3D. Kening Wang*, University of North Florida, and Shuang Li, Ernst & Young LLP (1067-65-2357) Organizer: Paul Seelburger, Monroe Community College 1:30PM Oscillation-Free Operator Splitting Method for (956) Semilinear Diffusion Equations. R. Corban Harwood*, Likun K. Zhang, T. Zaki MAA Minicourse #1: Part A Jubery, Washington State University, Greg M. Vogel, Utah State University, W. Gitau Munge, Joe 1:00 PM –3:00PM J. Theisen and V. S. Manoranjan, Washington State University (1067-65-612) Special relativity through a linear algebraic lens. 1:45PM Spectral Collocation/p-Version Finite Element Organizer: John de Pillis, Unversity of California (957) Methods for Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems. Riverside Zhimin Zhang*andNairat Kanyamee, Wayne State University (1067-65-457) AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry, II 2:00PM Domain Decomposition Solvers for Nonlinear (958) Multiharmonic Finite Element Equations. 1:00 PM –3:25PM Dylan M Copeland*, Texas A&M University, and Ulrich Langer, Johannes Kepler University 1:00PM On Weierstrass semigroups of m-tuples of places (1067-65-252) (944) on function fields associated with linearized 2:15PM A two domain discontinuous solution to chemical polynomials. (959) transport in a small artery and arterial wall. Gretchen L. Matthews and Justin D. Peachey*, Shelly M McGee*, University of Findlay, and Clemson University (1067-14-1656) Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University 1:15PM Some new results on invariants of F-crystals. (1067-65-2212) (945) Xiao Xiao, Binghamton University (1067-14-42) 2:30PM Numerical solution for parabolic equations by a 1:30PM Toric Symmetry in Gromov-Witten Theory and (960) hybrid method. (946) Enumerative Geometry: Blowups of Complex Samuel N. Jator, Austin Peay State University Projective Space. (1067-65-1081) Dagan Karp, Dhruv Ranganathan*andPaul L 2:45PM A discontinuous Galerkin method for solving a , Harvey Mudd College (1067-14-169) Riggins (961) modified Leakeas-Larsen equation. 1:45PM Picard-Fuchs Equations for a Family of K3 Weimin Han, Joseph A Eichholz*, University of (947) Hypersurfaces. Iowa, Xiaoliang Cheng, Zhejiang University, and Ge Daniel Moore*andDmitri Skjorshammer,Harvey Wang, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Mudd College (1067-14-177) (1067-65-2145) 2:00PM Classification of Tops in Five Dimensions. 3:00PM An Evaluation of Solution Algorithms and Numerical (948) Dmitri Skjorshammer, Harvey Mudd College (962) Approximation Methods for Modeling an Ion (1067-14-178) Exchange Process. 2:15PM Vector bundles of conformal blocks. Preliminary Sunyoung Bu*, Jingfang Huang,Universityof (949) report. North Carolina at chapel hill, Treavor H Boyer, David J Swinarski, University of Georgia University of Florida, and Cass T Miller,University (1067-14-634) of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1067-65-1809)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 165 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 7 (cont’d.)

3:15PM The Alignment of Manifold Sections for Manifold 3:45PM Solutions of Fractional Order Partial Differential (963) Learning. Preliminary report. (977) Equations. Weifeng Zhi,UniversityofKentucky Lokenath Debnath, University of Texas-Pan (1067-65-1599) American (1067-35-1046) 3:30PM On the convergence of iterative (964) reﬁnement/improvement of the solution to an ill conditioned linear system. Abdramane Serme*andJean W. Richard, AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and Ecology, II BMCC/CUNY-The City University of New York (1067-65-2366) 1:00 PM –3:25PM

3:45PM Numerical solution for nonlinear differential 1:00PM Optimized Scoring Function to Predict Solubility (965) equations via combined block-pulse and orthogonal (978) Mutagenesis. functions. Ye (Alice) Tian*, Washington State University, Mohsen Razzaghi, Mississippi State University Christopher Deutsch, Portland State University, (1067-49-564) and Bala Krishnamoorthy, Washington State University (1067-92-471) 1:15PM An Heterogenous Adaptive Sparse Grid Method For (979) Representing High Dimensional Free Energy AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, II Landscape in Proteins. Chuanbin Du*, Hui Wang, Dennis Livesay and 1:00 PM –3:55PM Donald Jacobs, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1067-92-2377) 1:00PM On the Multi-dimensional Controller-and-stopper (966) Games. 1:30PM The degree of phase locking observed in hybrid Yu-Jui Huang*andErhan Bayraktar,Universityof (980) neural circuits can be explained using maps based Michigan, Ann Arbor (1067-35-463) on the phase resetting curve. Srisairam Achuthan*, Neuroscience Center 1:15PM A new boundary closure scheme for the (967) multiresolution time-domain(MRTD) calculations. of Excellence, LSU Health Sciences Center, Pengfei Yao*andShan Zhao,Universityof Jianxia Cui, BioCircuits Institute, University of Alabama (1067-35-254) California, San Diego, Robert J. Butera, Laboratory for Neuroengineering, School of Electrical 1:30PM Galerkin boundary integral analysis of the and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute (968) Grad-Shafranov equation. of Technology, and Carmen C. Canavier, U Pablo Suarez, Delaware State University Neuroscience Center of Excellence, LSU Health (1067-35-1931) Sciences Center (1067-92-2335) 1:45PM A direct method for solving an ill-posed 1:45PM Stability of two cluster solutions in pulse coupled (969) inhomogeneous elliptic problem. (981) networks of neural oscillators. Haiyan Tian*, The University of Southern Lakshmi Chandrasekaran, Louisiana State Mississippi, and Andreas Grunewald,Bonn University Health Sciences Center (1067-92-275) Graduate School of Economics (1067-35-2384) 2:00PM Chord groups associated with DNA recombination 2:00PM A Round Peg in a Square Hole? Application of (982) in Ciliates. Preliminary report. (970) Non-uniform Rectangular Grid Schemes to Circular Muche A Tilahun, University of South Florida Domains. (1067-92-1148) Vincent J van Joolen, United States Naval Academy (1067-35-2048) 2:15PM Dynamics Of The Drosophila Circadian Clock: (983) Theoretical Anti-Jitter Network And Controlled 2:15PM New Numerical Results on the Surface Chaos. (971) Quasi-Geosgrophic Equations. Preliminary report. Hassan M Fathallah-Shaykh,TheUniversityof Ramjee P Sharma*andJiahong Wu,Oklahoma Alabama at Birningham (1067-92-1236) State University (1067-35-366) 2:30PM Boundaries of Sustainability in Simple and 2:30PM Finite Difference Methods for Solving the Coupled (984) Elaborate Models of Agricultural Pest Control with a (972) Non-Linear Euler-Bernoulli Beam Equations, with Pesticide and a Nontoxic Refuge. Preliminary report. applications to modeling the wing of a Micro Air Jemal S Mohammed-Awel*, Valdosta State Vehicle. University, John Bantle, Aaron Festinger, Ryan James Francis Hickman, Shippensburg University Klafehn, Hee-Joon Jo and John Ringland, (1067-35-2204) University at Buffalo (1067-92-307) 2:45PM Dual Interpolants for Finite Element Methods. 2:45PM Optimal Control of a Cholera Model by Vaccination. (973) Andrew K. Gillette*andChandrajit Bajaj, (985) Peng Zhong*, Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof University of Texas at Austin (1067-35-173) Tennessee, and Elsa Schaefer, Marymount 3:00PM An Explicit Super-Time-Stepping Scheme for University (1067-92-1975) (974) Non-Symmetric Parabolic Differential Equations. 3:00PM How do we measure the response of species Katharine F. Gurski*, Howard University, and (986) interactions to climate change? The use of models Stephen O’Sullivan, Dublin City University and experiments to study myrmecochory. (1067-35-165) Judith E Canner, California State University, 3:15PM Spectrum of Constrained Gradient Flows of Monterey Bay (1067-92-1540) (975) Functionalized Energies. Preliminary report. 3:15PM A mathematical model to highlight the importance Gurgen Hayrapetyan*andKeith Promislow, (987) of vector demography in malaria dynamics and Michigan State University (1067-35-2360) control. 3:30PM Local Solvability on H1 : Non-homogeneous Miranda Ijang Teboh-Ewungkem*, Lafayette (976) operators. Preliminary report. College, Gideon Akumah Ngwa, University of Buea, Christopher J. Winﬁeld, Madison Area Science and Cameroon, and Calistus Ngonghala,WestVirginia Technology (1067-35-601) University (1067-92-735)

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AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, VI 2:00PM Minding the Pre-service Teacher Students in a (1003) Discrete Mathematics Class. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:55PM Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State University (1067-E1-1830) 1:00PM Edges in 2-factor Isomorphic Graphs. 2:20PM The Calculus Book: A Text for Analysis? Preliminary (988) Paul Wrayno*andRonald J. Gould,Emory University (1067-05-903) (1004) report. Ockle E Johnson, Keene State College 1:15PM How large is your diameter? A quest for the (1067-E1-1244) (989) diameter of a Rational Residue Graph. 2:40PM “Practicing What We Preach” in Multivariable Mark Budden, Western Carolina University, Nicole Calkins, William Nathan Hack*, Joshua K Lambert (1005) Calculus. Preliminary report. and Kimberly Thompson, Armstrong Atlantic State Sharon S. Emerson-Stonnell, Longwood University University (1067-05-1272) (1067-E1-1482) 3:00PM Making Connections in Real Analysis for Students 1:30PM Extremal coin graphs on multiple radii. Preliminary (1006) Interested in Secondary Mathematics Education. (990) report. Sandra Fillebrown, Saint Joseph’s University Jill Bigley Dunham, Hood College (1067-05-253) (1067-E1-830) 1:45PM φ-Symmetric Hamilton Cycle Decompositions of (991) Graphs. Preliminary report. MAA Session on The Mathematics of Games and Michael William Schroeder,Universityof Wisconsin - Madison (1067-05-2029) Puzzles, II

2:00PM Distance Labelings of Trees. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:55PM (992) Joshua Hanes*, Mississippi University for Women, and Tristan Denley, Austin Peay State University Organizers: Laura Taalman,JamesMadison (1067-05-1853) University 2:15PM A new class of hyper-energetic graphs. Preliminary Robin L. Blankenship, Morehead State (993) report. University Nafiseh Jahanbakht, University of Lethbridge 1:00PM Cops and Robbers on Planar Graphs. (1067-05-1800) (1007) Aaron J Maurer*, Carleton College, John M 2:30PM Top to random shuffles and number of fixed points. McCauley, Haverford College, and Silviya D (994) Preliminary report. Valeva, Mount Holyoke College (1067-P1-1717) Lerna Pehlivan, Carleton University (1067-05-220) 1:20PM Bachet’s problem: as few weights to weigh them all. 2:45PM Permutation Puzzles. (1008) Edwin O’Shea, University College, Cork, Ireland (995) Evan M. O’Dorney, Danville, California (1067-P1-1697) (1067-05-1175) 1:40PM Puzzling Groups. 3:00PM Exhaustive Random Permutations. Preliminary (1009) Thomas Q. Sibley, St. John’s University/College of (996) report. St. Benedict (1067-P1-474) Palmer C Mebane, Harvey Mudd College 2:00PM Solitaire Mancala. Preliminary report. (1067-05-1751) (1010) Anthony Tongen*, Laura Taalman and Roger J 3:15PM Coin set extensions in the greedy change-making Thelwell, James Madison University (1067-P1-2011) (997) problem. 2:20PM Connection Games and Sperner’s Lemma. Tianhui Cai, Harvard College (1067-05-1667) (1011) David E Molnar, Felician College (1067-P1-77) 3:30PM Group Divisible Designs with Fixed Block 2:40PM Turn the Tide: A Game for Undergraduate Research (998) Configuration. Preliminary report. (1012) Projects. Melanie Laffin*andMelissa Keranen,Michigan Catherine Stenson, Juniata College (1067-P1-2333) Technological University (1067-05-1360) 3:00PM Heartless Poker. 3:45PM Weak Transversals of Latin Squares. (1013) Dominic Lanphier*, Western Kentucky University, (999) JKylePula*, University of Denver, and Ian and Laura Taalman, James Madison University Wanless, Monash University (1067-05-1503) (1067-P1-1684) 3:20PM Big Bucks, No Whammies: An Investigation of ”Press (1014) Your Luck”. Preliminary report. MAA Session on Effective Teaching of Upper Level Anthony DeLegge, Benedictine University Mathematics to Secondary Education Mathematics (1067-P1-299) Majors, I 3:40PM The Monty Hall Problem, Reconsidered. (1015) Jason Rosenhouse, James Madison University 1:00 PM –3:15PM (1067-P1-1701)

Organizer: Joyati Debnath, Winona State MAA Session on Treasures from the Past: Using University Primary Sources in the Classroom 1:00PM The Impact of the Moore Method on Secondary (1000) Mathematics Education Majors. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –4:15PM Joy Moore, Xavier University (1067-E1-2410) Organizers: Amy E. Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College 1:20PM Changing Their Culture: A Multi-Faceted Approach (1001) to Improving Math Secondary Education Major’s Daniel E. Otero, Xavier University View of Mathematics. David J. Pengelley,NewMexicoState Scott S Searcy*andJeffrey B Biessman,Waldorf University College (1067-E1-944) 1:00PM Abstract awakenings in algebra: Teaching and 1:40PM Pre-Algebra Connections with the Chinese (1016) learning group theory through the works of (1002) Remainder Theorem. Lagrange, Cauchy, and Cayley. Elizabeth A Burroughs, Montana State University Janet Heine Barnett, Colorado State University - (1067-E1-2179) Pueblo (1067-W1-1475)

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1:20PM From Babylonian Table Texts to Abstractions. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI (1017) Stuart Anderson, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1067-W1-1531) 1:00 PM –3:55PM 1:40PM Treasures from the Americas: Two Examples of Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran (1018) Arithmetic as It Is No Longer Done. Preliminary College report. Bruce S. Burdick, Roger Williams University Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of (1067-W1-2153) New Jersey 2:00PM The Mathematics of Albrecht Durer.¨ 1:00PM What to Do on Day One in Calculus One. (1019) Andrius Tamulis, Governors State University (1032) Jim Fulmer*andTom McMillan,Universityof (1067-W1-2132) Arkansas at Little Rock (1067-Z1-2061) 2:20PM Reviewing Logs through the Resolution of Two 1:15PM The Alpha and the Omega of 1st Year Calculus. (1020) Different Published Algebraic Representations of (1033) Carl V Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology Napier’s Logarithm. (1067-Z1-2411) Andy D. Martin, Kentucky State University 1:30PM Using Wolfram|Alpha in finite mathematics and (1067-W1-1048) (1034) applied calculus. Preliminary report. 2:40PM Isaac Barrow’s Proof of the Fundamental Theorem Raymond N. Greenwell*, Hofstra University, and (1021) of Calculus. Nathan P. Ritchey, Youngstown State University Colin Bryan Powell McKinney, Bradley University (1067-Z1-402) (1067-W1-239) 1:45PM Teaching a first semester Calculus class entirely 3:00PM Newton’s subjunctive G-flat opus. (1035) through Inquiry Based Learning. Preliminary report. (1022) Andrew Simoson, King College (1067-W1-617) David Crombecque, Gettysburg College 3:20PM Partial Fractions in Euler’s Institutiones calculi (1067-Z1-1763) (1023) differentialis. 2:00PM Strategies of Involving Students in Teaching William Dunham, Muhlenberg College (1036) Calculus. (1067-W1-659) Jinfeng Wei, Maryville University of St. Louis 3:40PM Mathematics of Non-Western Civilizations: A New (1067-Z1-2160) (1024) Course for Majors and Nonmajors Alike. 2:15PM Calculus Instructors’ Responses to Prior Knowledge Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College (1067-W1-375) (1037) Errors. 4:00PM Multiple Paths to Mathematics Practice in al-Kashi’s Jana R. Talley, Jackson State University (1025) Key to Arithmetic: A Preliminary Report. Preliminary (1067-Z1-1649) report. 2:30PM Enhancing Student Learning in Calculus Through Osama O. Taani, New Mexico State University (1038) Subject-Oriented Projects. Preliminary report. (1067-W1-1184) Long Wang*andKai Qian, Southern Polytechnic State University (1067-Z1-2329) 2:45PM Using Calculus to Model Aspects of the 2010 Gulf (1039) Oil Spill. Preliminary report. MAA Session on the Mathematics of Sustainability Barbara P Gonzalez and Melanie A Pivarski*, Roosevelt University (1067-Z1-2238) 1:00 PM –4:00PM 3:00PM Height variations with change of variables. Organizers: Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute (1040) Justin Edward Sukiennik, University of Minnesota of Technology (1067-Z1-2314) Peter T. Otto, Willamette University 3:15PM Enhancing Calculus with Technology Labs, and 1:00PM Teaching Non-Science Majors Basic Modeling -A (1041) getting your students to like it! (1026) Cluster of Courses Focused on Climate Change. Stanley F. Florkowski, United States Military Preliminary report. Academy (1067-Z1-954) Amy Kelley*andJulia Metzker, Georgia College & 3:30PM Using a data modeling project to enhance the State University (1067-Q1-579) (1042) teaching of the derivative. 1:20PM Math and Social Justice: Improving the world with Murray H Siegel, Arizona State University (1027) semester projects in a liberal arts math course. (1067-Z1-194) David Kung, St. Mary’s College of Maryland 3:45PM Applications of Calculus to Game Theory: The (1067-Q1-2344) (1043) Prisoners’ Dilemma. 1:40PM Global Warming-Based Calculus. Preliminary report. Lee J Stemkoski, Adelphi University (1028) Andrew E Long, Northern Kentucky University (1067-Z1-1795) (1067-Q1-1740) 2:00PM Do sustainability problems in mathematics really (1029) affect student attitudes? Preliminary report. Jeremy Case, Taylor University (1067-Q1-2140) 2:20PM Climate change and the mathematics of (1030) sustainability of student projects for calculus and SIAM Minisymposium on Combinatorial Optimization, statistics courses. II Lily S. Khadjavi, Loyola Marymount University (1067-Q1-1878) 1:00 PM –3:55PM 2:40PM Math in the City: A hands-on learning experience (1031) with projects on sustainability. Preliminary report. Organizers: David Hartvigsen,UniversityofNotre Stephen G Hartke*andPetronela Radu,Univof Dame Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-Q1-156) Donald Wagner,OfficeofNaval 3:00PM Discussion. Research

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1:00PM Maximum Disjoint Paths and Flow-Cut Gaps. 3:40PM An Exploration of the Transition to Graduate School (1044) Preliminary report. (1056) in Mathematics. Preliminary report. Chandra Chekuri, University of Illinois Sarah L. Marsh,UniversityofOklahoma Urbana-Champagne, Sanjeev Khanna,Universityof (1067-Z5-1245) Pennsylvania, Loic Seguin-Charbonneau,Royal 4:00PM Differences in Beliefs and Teaching Practices Military College, St Jean sur Richelieu, and Burce (1057) between International and U.S. Domestic Shepherd*, McGill University (1067-90-1217) Mathematics Teaching Assistants. Preliminary 1:30PM An O(n3) algorithm for the weighted stable set report. (1045) problem on claw-free graphs. Minsu Kim, The University of Oklahoma Gianpaolo Oriolo*, Yuri Faenza,Universita’di (1067-Z5-1119) Roma Tor Vergata, and Gautier Stauffer, Institut de 4:20PM Improving Pass Rates in Mathematics using Mathematiques de Bordeaux, Universite de (1058) Interactive Software - Revisited. Bordeaux 1 (1067-90-809) Michelle DeDeo, Univ. of North Florida 2:00PM Thin spanning trees, conductances, nowhere zero (1067-Z5-60) (1046) ﬂows, and the traveling salesman problem. 4:40PM Reasoning about Functions of Two-Variables: A Michel X. Goemans, Massachusetts Institute of (1059) Case Study. Technology (1067-05-1055) Eric D Weber, Arizona State University 2:30PM The Maximum-weight Stable Matching Problem. (1067-Z5-343) (1047) Xujin Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guoli Ding*, LSU, Xiaodong Hu, Chinese Academy of Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences, and Wenan Zang, The University of Hong Sciences Panel Discussion Kong (1067-05-1045) 3:00PM Minimizing the sum of weighted completion times in 1:00 PM –2:30PM (1048) a concurrent open shop. Women in the mathematical sciences: Looking back, Monaldo Mastrolili,IDSIA,Maurice Queyranne, looking forward. University of British Columbia, Andreas S. Schulz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Organizers: Terrell Hodge,WesternMichigan Ola Svensson, KTH Computer Science and University Communication, and Nelson A. Uhan*, Purdue Maura Mast,Universityof University (1067-90-438) Massachusetts Boston 3:30PM Polyhedral and Algorithmic Results for 1-restricted Moderator: Terrell Hodge (1049) Simple 2-matchings. Panelists: Mary Gray, American University David Hartvigsen*, University of Notre Dame, and Jim Lewis,Universityof Yanjun Li, Purdue University (1067-90-998) Nebraska-Lincoln Jill Pipher,BrownUniversity Jean Taylor,RutgersUniversity SIGMAA RUME Session on Research on the Teaching Marie Vitulli,UniversityofOregon and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, II AMS Panel Discussion 1:00 PM –4:55PM 1:00 PM –2:15PM Organizers: Sean Larsen, Portland State University Natasha M. Speer, University of Maine Proving Hardy wrong: Math research with social justice applications. Stacy Brown, Pitzer College Organizer: Eva Curry,AcadiaUniversity 1:00PM Blending Inquiry-Based Learning and (1050) Computer-Assisted Instruction in Algebra. Moderator: Eva Curry John C Mayer*andWilliam O. Bond,Universityof Panelists: Gizem Karaali, Pomona College Alabama at Birmingham (1067-Z5-1376) Lili Khadjavi, Loyola Marymount 1:20PM Quantitative Reasoning and Students’ Approaches University (1051) to Solving Novel Problems. Judith Sunley, National Science Kevin C. Moore, University of Georgia Foundation (1067-Z5-1677) 1:40PM Modeling Mathematical Behaviors; Making Sense of AMS Conversation on Nonacademic Employment (1052) Traditional Teachers of Advanced Mathematics Courses Pedagogical Moves. 1:00 PM –2:30PM Tim P Fukawa-Connelly,TheUniversityofNew Hampshire (1067-Z5-1451) Moderator: C. Allen Butler,DanielH.Wagner Associates, Inc. 2:20PM Reading Online Mathematics Textbooks, A (1053) Preliminary Study. Preliminary report. MAA Panel Dicussion Mary D Shepherd*andCarla van de Sande, Arizona State University (1067-Z5-2194) 1:00 PM –3:00PM 2:40PM Individual and Collective Analysis of the Genesis of (1054) Student Reasoning regarding the Invertible Matrix Good intentions are necessary but not sufﬁcient: Theorem in Linear Algebra. Steps toward best practices in mentoring Megan J Wawro, San Diego State University & underrepresented students. University of California, San Diego (1067-Z5-1337) Organizer: James H. Curry,ArizonaState 3:00PM Frameworks for Understanding Undergraduate University (1055) Students’ Conceptions of the Equals Sign. Panelists: Carlos Castillo-Chavez,ArizonaState Aaron Weinberg, Ithaca College (1067-Z5-952) University

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A. G. (Loek) Helminck, North Carolina Alison Marble Ahlgren,Universityof State University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rhonda Hughes, Bryn Mawr College Philip Kutzko,TheUniversityofIowa M. Helena Noronha, California State Summer Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM) University, Northridge Reunion

MAA Panel Discussion 1:00 PM –4:00PM

1:00 PM –2:20PM Organizer: Murli M. Gupta,TheGeorge Washington University This could be YOUR graduate research! Organizer: Aaron Luttman, Clarkson University Moderator: Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School AMS Session on Fluid Mechanics, II, and Geophysics Panelists: Timothy Chartier, Davidson College 1:15 PM –3:55PM Steven Horton, U. S. Military Academy at West Point 1:15PM Numerical Simulation of Oblique and Head-on Keri Kornelson,Universityof (1060) Collision. Oklahoma Leon Kaganovskiy*, New College of Florida, and Robert Krasny, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1067-76-243) MAA Panel Discussion 1:30PM An Integrative Model of Hyperactivated Sperm (1061) Motility. 1:00 PM –3:00PM Sarah D Olson*, Tulane University, Susan Suarez, Mathematical culture and mathematical life. Cornell University, and Lisa Fauci,Tulane Organizers: Reuben Hersh,UniversityofNew University (1067-76-216) Mexico 1:45PM Deposition Patterns of Nanoparticles in Human Vera John-Steiner,UniversityofNew (1062) Nasal Passages. Preliminary report. Mexico Rebecca A Segal, Virginia Commonwealth University (1067-76-1928) Panelists: Lenore Blum, Carnegie-Mellon University 2:00PM New Minimal Representation of Self Propelled (1063) Swimmers in Stokes Flow Using Regularized Philip J. Davis,BrownUniversity Fundamental Solutions. Nathaniel Dean, Texas State Priya Shilpa Boindala, Georgia Gwinnett College University, San Marcos (1067-76-250) Reuben Hersh 2:15PM Modeling the Evaporation of a Tear Film over a Gizem Karaali, Pomona College (1064) Contact Lens. Kevin Talbott, George Mason University SIGMAA on Statistics Education/ASA-MAA Joint (1067-76-1374) Committee on Undergraduate Statistics Panel 2:30PM Numerical Simulation of Fiber Spinning Including Discussion (1065) Flow-Induced Crystallization. David C Szurley, Francis Marion University 1:00 PM –2:20PM (1067-76-1655) 2:45PM Mathematical model of a liquid jet breakup Report from the International Conference on (1066) containing solid particles. Teaching Statistics: A world view of statistics M. Hameed*, University of South Carolina Upstate, education. and J. Morris, Department of Chemical Engineering, Organizers: John McKenzie, Babson College City College of New York (1067-76-1364) Michael A. Posner, Villanova University 3:00PM Preliminary Report on the Modeling of Surface Panelists: Rob Carver, Stonehill College (1067) Velocities and Fault Rotations. Preliminary report. Katherine Halvorsen, Smith College Danielle Nicole Gannon*, Natalie Domelle,Saint John McKenzie Mary’s College, and Lucy Flesch, Purdue University (1067-86-150) Milo Schield, Augusburg College 3:15PM Evolution of a Mushy Zone on a Finite Domain. Gail Burrill, Michigan State University (1068) Preliminary report. Nicholas R Gewecke*andTim P Schulze, MAA Committee on Technologies in Mathematics and University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1067-86-346) Education/WEB SIGMAA Panel Discussion 3:30PM Estimation of Near Surface Wind Structures in (1069) Tornadic Vortices. 1:00 PM –2:20PM Sean M Crowell*, Luther White,Universityof Assessment of learning in an age of technology. Oklahoma, and Louis Wicker, National Severe Storms Laboratory (1067-86-950) Organizers: Michael B. Scott, California State University Monterery Bay 3:45PM A one dimensional algorithm for seismic imaging (1070) and inversion: theoretical development and Jason Aubrey, University of Missouri numerical tests. Panelists: Andrew G. Bennett, Kansas State Bogdan G. Nita*, Ashley Ciesla, Montclair State University University, and Christopher Smith, The College of Gavin LaRose, University of Michigan New Jersey (1067-86-1887)

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MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF 2:00PM Paradigms in Physics: Interactive Electromagnetism Division of Undergraduate Education (1087) Curricular Materials. Tevian Dray*, Corinne A. Manogue and Emily H. 2:00 PM –4:00PM van Zee, Oregon State University

Organizer: Jon Scott, Montgomery College 2:00PM Project MOSAIC: Integrating Modeling, Statistics, (1088) Calculus and Computation in the Early 2:00PM Workshops That Improve Undergraduate Teaching Undergraduate Curriculum. (1071) of Mathematics. Daniel Kaplan, Macalester College Alex Heidenberg*, Jerry Kobylski and Hilary Fletcher, United States Military Academy 2:00PM Undertaking a Purposeful and Effective 2:00PM Distributome-An Interactive Web-based Resource (1089) Departmental Review. (1072) for Probability Distributions. Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College Kyle Siegrist*, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2:00PM Flash Applets for WeBWork Online Homework Ivo Dinov, University of California, Los Angeles, (1090) System. and Dennis Pearl, The Ohio State University Barbara Margolius*andYuping Wu, Cleveland 2:00PM Mathematics and Social Advocacy. State University (1073) Sandra Kingan and Jeff Suzuki*, Brooklyn College 2:00PM Research-Based Video for Teaching Undergraduate of CUNY (1091) Proof. 2:00PM The HBCU Retreat and Follow-On Program. Jim Sandefur, Georgetown University, Kay Somers, (1074) Don Small*, United States Military Academy, and Moravian College, and Connie Campbell*, Millsaps Laurette Foster, Prairie View A&M University College 2:00PM Teaching Abstract Algebra for Understanding. 2:00PM An Integrative Analysis of Human Cancer: (1075) *and , Portland State Estrella Johnson Sean Larsen (1092) Exploiting the Synergy of Mathematical and University Molecular Biological Approaches in Studying a 2:00PM Math in the City. Complex Problem. (1076) Petronela Radu*andStephen Hartke,Universityof Jeffrey Forrester*andMichael P. Roberts, Nebraska-Lincoln Dickinson College 2:00PM Lurch, Educational Software for Writing Proofs. 2:00PM WeBWorK: Improving Student Success in (1077) Kenneth G. Monks*, University of Scranton, and (1093) Mathematics. Nathan Carter, Bentley University Arnold Pizer*, Mike Gage, Vicki Roth,University 2:00PM DIY Modeling–Do It Yourself Modeling and of Rochester, and Michael Pearson,Mathematical (1078) Simulation for STEM Learning. Association of America Frank Wattenberg*, United States Military Academy, William C. Bauldry, Appalachian State 2:00PM MathVote: Teaching Mathematics with Classroom University, Joe Yanik, Emporia State University, (1094) Voting. Keith Erickson, Georgia Gwinnett College, and Jean McGivney-Burelle*, University of Hartford, Marion Smith, Texas Southern University Kathy Shay, Middlesex County College, Ann Stewart, Hood College, Lahna VonEpps,Columbia 2:00PM Discovering the Art of Mathematics. College, Kelly Cline, Holly Zullo, Carroll College, (1079) Julian F. Fleron*, Philip K. Hotchkiss, Volker Ecke and Christopher Storm, Adelphi University and Christine von Renesse, Westﬁeld State College 2:00PM Maplets for Calculus. 2:00PM Quantitative Reasoning in the Contemporary World. (1080) Caren Diefenderfer*, Hollins University, Bernard L. (1095) Douglas B. Meade*, University of South Carolina, Madison, University of Arkansas, Stuart Boersma, Philip B. Yasskin and Matthew Barry,TexasA&M Central Washington University, and Shannon University Dingman, University of Arkansas 2:00PM UTMOST: Undergraduate Teaching of Mathematics 2:00PM College Ready in Mathematics and Physics (1096) with Open Software and Textbooks. (1081) Partnership. Robert Beezer*, University of Puget Sound, Jason Gay Stewart, Bernard L. Madison*andShannon Grout,DrakeUniversity,Marja-Liisa Hassi, Dingman, University of Arkansas University of Colorado at Boulder, Thomas Judson, Stephen F. Austin State University, Kiran Kedlaya, 2:00PM Biology and Mathematics in Population Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sandra (1082) Studies–BioMaPS I and BioMaPS II. Laursen, University of Colorado at Boulder, and Donald Adongo*, K. Renee Fister, Terry Derting, William Stein, University of Washington, Seattle Chris Mecklin, Claire Fuller, Kate He, Emily Croteau, Maeve McCarthy and Howard Whiteman, 2:00PM Discovery Learning Projects in Introductory Murray State University (1097) Statistics. 2:00PM Dynamic Visualization Tools for Multivariable Brad Bailey*andDianna Spence, North Georgia (1083) Calculus. College & State University Paul Seeburger, Monroe Community College 2:00PM Mathematics Partnering with Computer Sciences to 2:00PM Enabling Computer Algebra Use in the (1098) Improve Calculus Instruction and Learning. (1084) Undergraduate Abstract Algebra Curriculum. Calvin L. Williams*, Marilyn Reba, Roy Pargas and Alexander Hulpke, Colorado State University Allen Guest, Clemson University PM 2:00 STEM Real World Applications of Mathematics. 2:00PM Supplying Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics (1085) Darren Narayan*andWilliam Basener,Rochester (1099) Education and Research Group Experiences Institute of Technology (SUBMERGE) to Students at the University of 2:00PM Analysis of Stress in Biological Systems. Michigan: Understanding Diseases with Math (1086) Ben G. Fitzpatrick*, Thomas Zachariah, Wendy Biology. Binder, Kam Dahlquist and Gary Kuleck, Loyola Patrick Nelson, Trachette Jackson, Michael Marymount University Simonov*andHelen Shi, University of Michigan

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2:00PM The Integrative Biomathematics Learning and 2:00PM CELTIC: Calculus for Elementary Teachers: An (1100) Engagement Network for Diversity (iBLEND) Project (1116) Innovative Context. at North Carolina A&T State University. Karen Keene*, Alina Duca and Paola Szatjn,North Gregory D. Goins*, Mingxiang Chen, C. Dinitra Carolina State University White, Dominic P. Clemence and Thomas C. Redd, 2:00PM MINDSET: Mathematics Instruciton using Decision North Carolina A&T State University (1117) Science and Engineering Tools. 2:00PM Problems of the Week as Teacher Education Robert Young, Karen Keene*, North Carolina State (1101) Resources. University, Kenneth Chelst, Thomas Edwards, Jason Silverman*, Drexel University, and Chrystal Wayne State University, and David Pugalee,The Dean, Appalachian State University University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2:00PM The Math Forum’s Virtual Fieldwork Sequence. 2:00PM AnAccessibleOnlineResourceforMathematics (1102) Wesley Shumar*, Jason Silverman,Drexel (1118) Students and Instructors. University, Stephen Weimar and Ellen Clay,The Lila F. Roberts, Clayton State University Math Forum at Drexel 2:00PM Online Statistics Education: An Interactive 2:00PM Preservice Teachers’ Learning and Motivation in (1119) Multimedia Course of Study II. (1103) Working with The Math Forum’s Virtual Fieldwork David M. Lane*, Rice University, and Camille Sequence. Peres, University of Houston, Clear Lake Campus K. Ann Renninger*, Mark Chin, Dennis Fan and 2:00PM Biocalculus: Text Development, Dialog, and Ming Cai, Swarthmore College (1120) Assessment. 2:00PM Assessing Open-ended Mathematics Writing: The Timothy Comar*andBrenda Alberico, Benedictine (1104) Math Image Wiki Page Coding Scheme (MI-CS). University Anna M. Phillips*, Abram Lipman and K. Ann 2:00PM MAA’s Interactive Online Calculus Text. Renninger, Swarthmore College (1121) David Smith*andLang Moore, Duke University 2:00PM MBUR (Mathematical Biology and Undergraduate 2:00PM Resources for Courses: MathDL’s New Collection of (1105) Research): Modeling the Dynamics of Riparian (1122) Online Materials. Forests and Landforms. Lang Moore*, Duke University, and Tom Lindsay Blazsek, Lisa M. Curll, Thomas P. Diggins Leathrum, Jacksonville State University and George T. Yates*, Youngstown State University 2:00PM Empowering Student Learning in Mathematical 2:00PM Texas A&M UBM: Student research experience is the (1123) Analysis. (1106) key. Barbara A. Shipman,TheUniversityofTexasat Jay Walton, May Boggess*, Masami Fujiwara, Arlington Texas A&M University, Kaibin Fu and Harriette Block, Prairie View A&M University 2:00PM PREP: MAA’s Professional Development Program. (1124) J. Michael Pearson, Mathematical Association of 2:00PM Texas A&M Math REU: The 3 X 5 Model. America, Nancy Baxter Hastings,Dickinson (1107) Jay Walton and Al Boggess*, Texas A&M University College, Barbara Edwards, Oregon State 2:00PM Interdisciplinary Training in Mathematical Biology University, Nathaniel Dean, Texas State University (1108) Through Team-based Undergraduate Research and San Marcos, Virginia Buchanan, Hiram College, Courses. Mike Brilleslyper, United States Air Force Academy, Jason Miller*andPamela Ryan, Truman State and Jon Scott*, Montgomery College University 2:00PM Modern Biology, Modern Mathematics, and Modern 2:00PM Broadening Participation in STEM Through (1125) Solutions: Moving Biomathematics Education (1109) Integrative Experiences For First-Year Students. Beyond Calculus. Jason Miller, Truman State University Raina Robeva*, Sweet Briar College, Terrell 2:00PM University Scholars in STEM. Hodge, Western Michigan University, Robin (1110) Leah Gold*, Barbara K. Modney, Daniel Simon, Davies, Sweet Briar College, and Alexander Lauren Davis, Carol Hodanbosi and Mark Tumeo, Enyedi, Western Michigan University Cleveland State University 2:00PM The Math S-STEM Program for Attracting and 2:00PM Quantitative Skills in Biology through Scientiﬁc (1126) Retaining Scholars in the Mathematical Sciences. (1111) Inquiry at James Madison University. Alexandra Kurepa, North Carolina A&T State Brian Walton*, Anthony Tongen, Nusrat Jahan University and Reid Harris, James Madison University 2:00PM The Links Between Smale’s Mean Value Conjecture 2:00PM Mathematical Methods for Biology and Medicine. (1127) and Convergence. Preliminary report. (1112) Glenn Ledder, University of Nebraska Lincoln Hayley M Miles-Leighton, University of California, 2:00PM Research, Dissemination, and Faculty Development San Diego (1067-30-2386) (1113) of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) Methods in the 2:00PM Realization Relationships Between Communication Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. (1128) Models. Preliminary report. Michael Starbird*, The University of Texas at Leilani Hendrina Gilpin, University of California, Austin, Paul J. Sally, John Boller,Universityof San Diego (1067-90-2390) Chicago, Ralf Spatzier, University of Michigan, Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado at Boulder, John D. Moore and William B. Jacob,Universityof California, Santa Barbara 2:00PM GeoGebra Applets for Elementary Statistics. (1114) David Gurney, Southeastern Louisiana University AMS Invited Address

2:00PM Motivation and Learning in an Online Unmoderated 2:15 PM –3:05PM (1115) Mathematics Workshop for Teachers. K. Ann Renninger*, Ming Cai, M. C. Lewis, M. (1129) Self-organization in human, biological, and Adams,SwarthmoreCollege,andK. Ernst,Drexel artiﬁcial systems. University Andrea L. Bertozzi, UCLA (1067-92-9)

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AMS Session on Differential Geometry SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Biology-SIGMAA on Statistics Education-ASA/MAA 2:15 PM –3:55PM Joint Committee on Undergraduate Statistics Panel 2:15PM Curve Matching Using Integral Invariants. Discussion (1130) Preliminary report. Susan Crook, North Carolina State University 2:35 PM –3:55PM (1067-53-1958) Creating/improving the 2:30PM Facial Recognition Using Conformal Geometry. biomathematics/biostatistics course. (1131) Meghan Anne Galiardi, Stonehill College, Miguel Organizers: Michael A. Posner, Villanova University Angel Lugo*, Florida State University, and Shawn Leo Witte, Central Michigan University Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College (1067-53-145) Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University 2:45PM Moving Frames and The Equivalence of Panelists: Pam Ryan,TrumanUniversity (1132) Homogeneous Polynomials. Preliminary report. Fred Adler Thomas H. Wears, North Carolina State University Laurie Heyer, Davidson College (1067-53-166) Deborah Nolan,Universityof 3:00PM A dense G-delta of Riemannian metrics without the California, Berkeley (1133) ﬁnite blocking property. Wah-Kwan Ku*andMarlies Gerber, Indiana University (1067-53-1156) AMS Committee on the Profession Panel Discussion 3:15PM Distance comparison and the Dirichlet problem for (1134) curve shortening ﬂow in convex domains. 2:45 PM –4:15PM Preliminary report. What I wish I had known before applying for a job. Paul T Allen, Adam Layne and Katharine Tsukahara*, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon (1067-53-193) AMS Invited Address 3:30PM Remarks on some Non-Linear Heat Flows in Kahler¨ (1135) Geometry. 3:20 PM –4:10PM Donovan C McFeron, Ramapo College of New Jersey (1067-53-1232) (1137) Potential Theory meets Geometric Measure Theory. Tatiana Toro, University of Washington (1067-31-5) 3:45PM The Geometry of Simple Singularities. Preliminary (1136) report. Joanna K Nelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison MAA Session on Journals and Portfolios: Tools in (1067-53-2183) Learning Mathematics?

MAA Committee on the Teaching of Undergraduate 3:20 PM –4:15PM Mathematics Panel Discussion Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State University 2:35 PM –3:55PM 3:20PM Learning Logs in College Algebra: A Window to Calculus reform: 25 years later. (1138) Student Perceptions of Learning Progress and Organizers: Steve Benson, Lesley University Student Engagement. Carrie A Campbell, Lincoln, NE (1067-M1-1916) Joe Yanik, Emporia State University 3:40PM Using Journals and Portfolios in a Modern Geometry Marilyn Carlson,ArizonaState (1139) Course. Preliminary report. University G Maria Fung, Worcester State University Ellen Kirkman,WakeForestUniversity (1067-M1-2263) Panelists: Steve Benson 4:00PM Proof Writing and Portfolios in a Bridge Course. Tom Dick, Oregon State University (1140) Penelope Dunham, Muhlenberg College Deborah Hughes Hallett,Universityof (1067-M1-520) Arizona Judy Holdner, Kenyon College Joint Prize Session Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College 4:25 PM –5:25PM MAA Panel Discussion

2:35 PM –3:55PM SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Guest Lecture and Business Meeting Mathematicians and teachers: Professional development and outreach groups. 5:30 PM –6:30PM Organizers: James King, University of Washington 5:30PM Startling Parallels: Macondo/BP in 2011 and Gail Burrill, Michigan State University (1141) Bhopal/UC in 1984. Panelists: Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd University Charles Hadlock, Bentley College Brian Hopkins, St. Peters College 6:00PM Business Meeting. James King Harvey Keynes,Universityof Joint Prize Session Reception Minnesota Brynja Kohler, Utah State University 5:30 PM –6:30PM

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 173 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 7 (cont’d.)

MAA Reunion for Those Interested in Refocusing 8:00AM Four dimensional algebraic tori. Preliminary report. College Algebra (1143) Nicole Marie Lemire, University of Western Ontario (1067-14-1594) 5:30 PM –7:30PM 8:30AM Families of free hyperplane arrangements. Organizer: Donald B. Small, U. S. Military (1144) Preliminary report. Academy Will Traves*andMax Wakeﬁeld, U.S. Naval Academy (1067-14-711) SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics 9:00AM Computations with basic algebras. Preliminary Education Business Meeting (1145) report. Jon F. Carlson, University of Georgia (1067-16-372) 5:45 PM –6:30PM 9:30AM Computing Conjugacy Classes of Elements and (1146) Subgroups in Matrix Groups. SIGMAA Statistics Education Business Meeting and Alexander Joerg Hulpke, Colorado State University Reception (1067-20-147) 10:00AM Computing isometry groups of Hermitian maps. 5:45 PM –7:15PM (1147) James B Wilson*, The Ohio State University, and Peter A Brooksbank, Bucknell University MAA Two-Year College Reception (1067-20-119) 10:30AM Toward Numerical Primary Decomposition. 5:45 PM –7:00PM (1148) Anton Leykin, Georgia Tech (1067-14-1180)

SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Biology Business Meeting AMS-AWM Special Session on Hopf Algebras and Their Representations, I 6:00 PM –7:00PM 8:00 AM –10:50AM SIGMAA on Teaching Advanced High School Organizers: M. Susan Montgomery,Universityof Mathematics Business Meeting Southern California Siu-Hung Ng, Iowa State University 6:00 PM –7:00PM Sarah J. Witherspoon,TexasA&M University SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Biology 8:00AM Right coideal subalgebras of Nichols algebras and Guest Lecture (1149) the Duflo order of the Weyl groupoid. Hans-Juergen Schneider*, 7:00 PM –7:45PM Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, and 7:00PM The biofluiddynamics of swimming and pumping: Istvan Heckenberger, Philipps-Universitaet (1142) Recent insights. Marburg (1067-20-1153) Lisa Fauci, Tulane University (1067-A0-2432) 8:30AM Conjugacy classes for Hopf algebras. (1150) Miriam Cohen*,BenGurionUniversity,andSara Young Mathematicians’ Network Open Forum Westreich, Bar Ilan University (1067-16-422) 9:00AM Secondary cohomology for Hopf algebras. 7:30 PM –8:30PM (1151) Mihai D. Staic, DePaul University (1067-16-618) All meeting participants, including undergraduates 9:30AM Classification of isomorphism types of a class of and graduate students, are welcome to discuss (1152) abelian extensions. topics and issues affecting young mathematicians. Leonid Krop*andYevgenia Kashina,DePaul University (1067-16-429) 10:00AM On classification of certain abelian extensions. (1153) Preliminary report. Yevgenia Kashina*andLeonid Krop,DePaul Saturday, January 8 University (1067-16-2356) Minority Chairs Breakfast 10:30AM On Multigraded combinatorial Hopf algebras. (1154) Samuel K Hsiao, Bard College, and Gizem 7:00 AM –8:45AM Karaali*, Pomona College (1067-16-793)

Joint Meetings Registration AMS Special Session on Formal Mathematics for 7:30 AM –4:00PM Mathematicians: Developing Large Repositories of Advanced Mathematics, I AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of Computation: Algebra and Number Theory, III 8:00 AM –10:50AM Organizers: Krystyna M. Kuperberg, Auburn 8:00 AM –10:50AM University Organizers: Gregor Kemper, Technische Andrzej Trybulec,Universityof Universit¨at Munchen¨ Bialystok Michael J. Mossinghoff,Davidson Artur Kornilowicz,Universityof College Bialystok Igor E. Shparlinski, Macquarie Adam Naumowicz,Universityof University Bialystok

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8:00AM The GOEDEL Program. 8:00AM The space of harmonic sections on noncompact (1155) JohanG.F.Belinfante, Georgia Institute of (1167) manifolds. Technology (1067-03-724) Nelia Charalambous, Instituto Tecnologico 8:30AM Modules for a Large Library of Formalized Autonomo de Mexico (1067-58-673) (1156) Mathematics. Preliminary report. 8:30AM Stochastic Completeness and Escape Rate of William M Farmer,McMasterUniversity (1168) Brownian Motion on a Riemannian Manifold. (1067-03-1782) Elton P Hsu,NorthwesternUniversity 9:00AM Automated Reasoning for Mizar. (1067-60-1648) (1157) Josef Urban, Radboud University Nijmegen 9:00AM Vanishing of L2 harmonic one-forms on based path (1067-03-860) (1169) spaces of Riemannian manifolds. 9:30AM The HOL Light formalization of Euclidean space. K. D. Elworthy,UniversityofWarwick. (1158) John R Harrison, Intel Corporation (1067-03-1711) (1067-58-1088) 10:00AM Formalization of Lattice Theory in Mizar. 9:30AM A Brownian Motion on the Group of (1159) Adam Grabowski, University of Bialystok, Poland (1170) Diffeomorphisms of the Circle. (1067-06-1493) Mang Wu, University of California, Riverside (1067-60-1009) 10:30AM The Kepler Conjecture after 400 years: from (1160) conjecture to formal proof. 10:00AM Another approach to Lie’s third theorem in inﬁnite Thomas C. Hales, University of Pittsburgh (1171) dimensions. (1067-03-854) Maria Gordina, University of Connecticut, Leonard Gross*, Cornell University, and S. G. Rajeev, University of Rochester, Physics (1067-22-1404) AMS Special Session on Multivariable Operator 10:30AM Heat kernel measures and critical limits. Theory, I (1172) Douglas M Pickrell, University of Arizona (1067-46-622) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Organizers: Ronald G. Douglas,TexasA&M AMS Special Session on Mathematics Related to University Feynman Diagrams, I Gelu F. Popescu,UniversityofTexas 8:00 AM –10:45AM at San Antonio 8:00AM Canonical Models for Quasi-Free Hilbert Modules. Organizers: Victor H. Moll, Tulane University (1161) Ronald G. Douglas*, Texas A & M University, Olivier Espinosa, Universidad Santa Yun-Su Kim, University of Toledo, Hyun Kwon, Maria, Valparaiso SeoulNationalUniversity,andJaydeb Sarkar, 8:00AM A symbolic summation approach to Feynman University of Texas at San Antonio (1067-47-593) (1173) integral calculus. 8:30AM Function Theory from Tensor Algebras. Preliminary Flavia Stan, Tulane University (1067-40-1231) (1162) report. 9:00AM Geometrical approach to the evaluation of Paul S. Muhly*, University of Iowa, and Baruch (1174) Feynman diagrams and its application to the Solel, Technion (1067-47-580) epsilon-expansion. Preliminary report. 9:00AM Joint Similarity to Operators in Noncommutative Andrei I. Davydychev, Moscow State University (1163) Varieties. (1067-33-2430) ,TheUniversityofTexasatSan Gelu F Popescu 10:00AM Patterns in denominators of Feynman integrals. Antonio (1067-47-352) (1175) Karen A Yeats, Simon Fraser University ∞ 9:30AM BMO Estimates for the H (Bn) Corona Problem. (1067-05-1274) (1164) Serban Costea, Timisoara, Romania, Eric T. Sawyer, McMaster University, and Brett D. Wick*, AMS Special Session on Completely Integrable Georgia Institute of Technology (1067-32-538) Systems, Random Matrices, and the Bispectral 10:00AM The c*-envelope of a tensor algebra revisited. Problem, I (1165) Preliminary report. Elias Katsoulis, University of Athens, Greece and 8:00 AM –10:50AM East Carolina University (1067-47-692) 10:30AM Hilbert modules and dilation theory. Organizers: Bojko Bakalov, North Carolina State (1166) Ronald G. Douglas, Texas A&M university, University Gadadhar Misra, Indian Institute of Science, India, Michael Gekhtman,Universityof and Jaydeb Sarkar*, The University of Texas at San Notre Dame Antonio (1067-47-539) Plamen Iliev, Georgia Institute of Technology AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Milen T. Yakimov, Louisiana State Mathematical Physics: A Session in Honor of the 80th University Birthday of Len Gross, I 8:00AM Cluster Expansions, Caustics and Counting Graphs. (1176) Nicholas M. Ercolani, University of Arizona 8:00 AM –10:50AM (1067-05-885) 8:30AM Toda lattice hierarchy and noncommutative Organizers: Bruce K. Driver,Universityof (1177) geometry. California at San Diego Thomas Nevins*, University of Illinois at Maria Gordina,Universityof Urbana-Champaign, and David Ben-Zvi,University Connecticut of Texas-Austin (1067-14-875) Todd Kemp, Massachusetts Institute 9:00AM Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction and algebras of chiral of Technology and University of (1178) differential operators. California at San Diego Fyodor Malikov, USC (1067-14-2112)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 175 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 8 (cont’d.)

9:30AM Norms of eigenfunctions to trigonometric KZB 9:00AM The Search for Higher Helicities. (1179) operators. (1190) Clayton Shonkwiler*, Haverford College, Erik J. Jensen*andAlexander Varchenko, Dennis DeTurck, Herman Gluck,Universityof University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Pennsylvania, Rafal Komendarczyk,Tulane (1067-82-1229) University, Paul Melvin, Bryn Mawr College, and 10:00AM Liouville integrability of a class of integrable spin David Shea Vela-Vick, Columbia University (1180) Calogero-Moser systems and exponents of simple (1067-57-1502) Lie algebras. 9:30AM Optimally Immersed Planar Curves under Mobius¨ Luen-Chau Li*, Pennsylvania State University, (1191) Energy. University Park, and Zhaohu Nie, Pennsylvania Ryan P Dunning, St. Mary’s University State University , Altoona Campus (1067-58-1284) (1067-49-937) 10:30AM Bethe subalgebras of the group algebra of the 10:00AM Self-organization resulting from conservation of (1181) symmetric group. (1192) magnetic helicity, a distributed form of linkages; Vitaly Tarasov, Indiana University – Purdue applications to lab and solar phenomena. University Indianapolis (1067-17-2266) Paul M Bellan, Caltech (1067-78-1149)

AMS Special Session on Boundary Control and Moving Interface in Coupled Systems of Partial Differential AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution Equations, II Equations, Analysis, and Geometry, I 8:00 AM –10:50AM 8:00 AM –10:50AM Organizers: Lorena Bociu,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln Organizers: Ralph Saxton,UniversityofNew Orleans Jean-Paul Zolesio,CNRS-INLNand INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, France Feride Tiglay, Fields Institute 8:00AM Finite-dimensional attractor for a 8:00AM On the global solutions of the Higgs boson equation. (1193) structural-acoustic system with a localized (1182) Karen Yagdjian, University of Texas-Pan American feedback control. (1067-35-786) Daniel Y Toundykov,Universityof 8:30AM On the well-posedness of Camassa-Holm type Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-35-852) (1183) equations. 8:30AM Nonhomogeneous boundary value problems for Alex A. Himonas, University of Notre Dame (1194) non-stationary compressible Navier-Stokes (1067-35-1778) equations and work minimization. 9:00AM Existence, uniqueness and stability for some models Jan Sokolowski*, Institut Elie Cartan, UMR 7502, (1184) of complex ﬂuids. and P.I. Plotnikov, Lavryentyev Institute of Peter Constantin*andWeiran Sun,TheUniversity Hydrodynamics, Siberian Division of Russian of Chicago (1067-35-962) Academy of Sciences (1067-35-1590) 9:30AM Boundary value problems for the stationary 9:00AM Morrey regularity for almost minimizers of (1185) axisymmetric Einstein equations. (1195) nonconvex functionals with p(x) growth. Jonatan Lenells, Baylor University (1067-35-551) Kyle W. Fey*andMikil Foss,Universityof Nebraska - Lincoln (1067-49-858) 10:00AM On the Loss of Regularity for the Three-Dimensional (1186) Euler Equations. 9:30AM Electrical impedance tonography: From topology to Claude Bardos, Laboratory J.L.Lions, University of (1196) shape. Pierre and Marie Curie, and Edriss S Titi*, The Michael Hintermueller, University of Graz, Austria Weizmann Institute of Science and The University of (1067-35-2159) California - Irvine (1067-35-1086) 10:00AM Global Well-posedness for Systems of Nonlinear 10:30AM On the optimality of two isoperimetrical inequalities (1197) Wave Equations with Supercritical Boundary and (1187) for the p-Laplacian. Interior Sources. Ana Maria Matei, Loyola University New Orleans Mohammad A. Rammaha*andYanqiu Guo, (1067-58-487) University of Nebraska- Lincoln (1067-35-1041) 10:30AM The Optimal Interior Regularity for the Critical Case (1198) of a Clamped Thermoelastic System with Point Control. Catherine G Lebiedzik, Wayne State University AMS Special Session on Knots, Links, 3-Manifolds, and (1067-35-1511) Physics, II AMS Special Session on Self-Organization in Human, 8:00 AM –10:45AM Biological, and Artiﬁcial Systems, I Organizers: Robert Kusner,Universityof Massachusetts, Amherst 8:00 AM –10:50AM Rafal Komendarczyk,Tulane Organizer: Andrea L. Bertozzi,Universityof University California Los Angeles 8:00AM Helicity and Energy Bounds For Vector Fields. 8:00AM Explicit results for the swarm aggregation model in (1188) Jason H Cantarella*, University of Georgia, (1199) any dimension. and Jason Parsley,WakeForestUniversity Theodore Kolokolnikov, Dalhousie University (1067-57-2065) (1067-00-1397) 8:30AM New perspectives on helicity. 8:30AM Limiting PDEs for Social Dynamics. Preliminary (1189) Jason Cantarella, University of Georgia, and Jason (1200) report. Parsley*, Wake Forest University (1067-57-2260) Alethea Barbaro, UCLA (1067-92-655)

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9:00AM Local Well-Posedness and Blow-up Results for an 9:30AM Divergence in right-angled Artin groups. (1201) Aggregation Equations and Patlak-Keller-Segel (1213) Jason Behrstock, Lehman College, CUNY, and Ruth Models with Degenerate Diffusion. Charney*, Brandeis University (1067-20-1127) Nancy Rodriguez, UCLA (1067-35-620) 10:30AM Enumerating Primitives and Palindromes in Rank 9:30AM Global existence for aggregation equations and (1214) Two Free Groups. (1202) Patlak-Keller-Segel models with degenerate Jane Gilman*, Rutgers University, Newark, and diffusion. Linda Keen,LehmanCollege,CUNYandGraduate Jacob Philip Bedrossian, University of California, Center (1067-20-338) Los Angeles (1067-35-1393) 10:00AM Nonlocal PDE models for self-organization of AMS Special Session on New Topics in Graph Theory, I (1203) biological groups. Razvan C. Fetecau*, Simon Fraser University, and 8:00 AM –10:50AM Raluca Eftimie, McMaster University (1067-35-604) Organizers: Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate 10:30AM Characterization of radially symmetric finite time School (1204) blowup in multidimensional aggregation equations. Eunjeong Yi,TexasA&MUniversityat Andrea Bertozzi, John Garnett,UCLA,and Galveston Thomas Laurent*, University of California, Riverside (1067-35-606) 8:00AM Functigraphs: A Generalization of Permutation (1215) Graphs. Ralucca M Gera*, Naval Postgraduate School, AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis and Andrew Chen, Minnesota State University Partial Differential Equations, I Moorhead, Daniela Ferrero, Texas State University, San Marcos, and Eunjeong Yi,TexasA&M 8:00 AM –10:50AM University at Galveston (1067-05-2007) 8:30AM Toward a language theoretic proof of the four color Organizers: Svitlana Mayboroda,Purdue University (1216) theorem. Bobbe J. Cooper, University of Minnesota, Eric S. Tatiana Toro,Universityof Rowland*, Tulane University, and Doron Washington Zeilberger, Rutgers University (1067-05-84) AM 8:00 Topics in quasi-metric geometry. 9:00AM The Independence and Annihilation Numbers. (1205) Irina Mitrea, Institute for Mathematics and its (1217) CraigEricLarson*, Virginia Commonwealth Applications, University of Minnesota University, and Ryan Pepper, University of Houston (1067-00-1866) - Downtown (1067-05-1010) 8:30AM Sharp weighted norm inequalities for classical 9:30AM Steinberg’s Conjecture on Higher Surfaces. (1206) operators. (1218) Carl R Yerger*, Davidson College, and Robin David V. Cruz-Uribe*, Trinity College, JoséMar´ıa Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology Martell, Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas (1067-05-687) CSIC-UAM-UC3M-UCM, and Carlos Pérez, 10:00AM Large 1-factorizable subgraphs. Universidad de Sevilla (1067-42-2102) (1219) Tyler Seacrest*andStephen G. Hartke,University 9:00AM The linear bound in A2 characteristic for of Nebraska - Lincoln (1067-05-43) (1207) Calderon-Zygmund operators. 10:30AM On extremal graphs with a given number of perfect Michael T. Lacey, Georgia Institute of Technology (1220) matchings. Preliminary report. (1067-42-475) Stephen G Hartke, Derrick Stolee*, University of 9:30AM On Muckenhoupt-Wheeden Conjecture. Nebraska-Lincoln, Douglas B West and Matthew (1208) Maria Carmen Reguera, Georgia Institute of Yancey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Technology (1067-42-1668) (1067-05-917) 10:00AM Geometric discrepancy and lattice constructions. (1209) Dmitriy Bilyk,U.ofSouthCarolina,Xiaomin Ma, AMS Session on Algebraic Topology and Global Jill Pipher*, Brown University, and Craig Spencer, Analysis Kansas State University (1067-42-1759) 10:30AM Sobolev estimates for an FIO calculus associated to 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1210) marine seismic imaging. Raluca Felea, Rochester Institute of Technology, 8:00AM The role of free Lie algebras in the Taylor tower of New York, Allan Greenleaf, University of Rochester, (1221) Γ-modules. Preliminary report. New York, and Malabika Pramanik*, University of Dan Lior, University of Illinois (1067-55-2325) British Columbia, Vancouver (1067-26-1725) 8:15AM Applications of our generalized result of C. T. C (1222) Wall´s suspension theorem. Mokhtar Aouina, Jackson State University AMS Special Session on Groups, Geometry, and (1067-55-1365) Applications, II 8:30AM The fundamental group as topological group. (1223) Jeremy T Brazas, University of New Hampshire 8:00 AM –10:50AM (1067-55-1394) Organizer: Delaram Kahrobaei, City University of 8:45AM Mixed Coxeter Systems. New York (1224) J Kyle Armstrong, Florida State University 8:00AM Generating random braids. (1067-55-2133) (1211) Juan Gonzalez-Meneses, Universidad de Sevilla 9:00AM The homotopy type of the complement of an (1067-20-462) (1225) arrangement of hyperplanes. 8:30AM Dehn functions and finiteness properties of Kris J Williams, University of Iowa (1067-55-1030) (1212) subgroups of CAT(0) groups. 9:15AM A Finite Dimensional L∞ Module. Noel P. Brady*, Dan P. Guralnik and Sang Rae Lee, (1226) Michael P Allocca,UniversityofScranton University of Oklahoma (1067-20-1640) (1067-55-1664)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 177 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 8 (cont’d.)

9:30AM Asymptotics of minimal dilatation pseudo-Anosov 9:45AM Effect of Arterial Geometry on Stresses in (1227) mapping classes on rays in the gn-plane. (1240) Intracranial Aneurysms. Preliminary report. Aaron David Valdivia, Florida State University Lisa Melanson,NorthwesternUniversity (1067-55-1342) (1067-92-1683) 9:45AM Comparing Kac-Moody Groups over C and Finite 10:00AM Model and Simulation of Red Blood Cell Dynamics in (1228) Fields via Homotopy Theory. (1241) Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Preliminary John D Foley, University of California at San Diego report. (1067-22-2171) Karen M. Bliss, North Carolina State University 10:00AM Bi-Lipschitz embeddability of the Grushin plane into (1067-92-1163) (1229) Euclidean space. 10:15AM A Mathematical Model for Active Transport of Gag Jeehyeon Seo, University of Illinois at Urbana (1242) Protein in the Cytoplasm. Preliminary report. Champaign (1067-58-558) Roberto Munoz-Alicea, Colorado State University, 10:15AM String structures and loop spaces. Preliminary Fort Collins (1067-92-365) (1230) report. 10:30AM General stability analysis of a model of Corbett Redden, Michigan State University (1243) atherogenesis. (1067-58-953) L. R. Ritter*, Southern Polytechnic State University, 10:30AM A Generalization of the Fujisawa-Kuh Global A. I Ibragimov, Texas Tech University, and J. R. (1231) Inversion Theorem. Preliminary report. Walton, Texas A & M University (1067-92-1474) E Cabral Balreira, Trinity University (1067-58-1113) 10:45AM A Mathematical Model of the Effects of Antioxidants 10:45AM Deﬁnition of the Cycle Space of Orbits of (1244) on Atherosclerotic Lesion Growth. (1232) Semi-simple Lie Groups acting on Flag Manifolds. Hayley M Belli*, University of Oregon, Jay R B. Ntatin, Austin Peay State University Walton and May Boggess,TexasA&MUniversity (1067-58-1518) (1067-92-141)

MAA Session on New and Continuing Connections AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and Ecology, III between Math and the Arts, I 8:00 AM –10:55AM 8:00 AM –10:55AM 8:00AM The effect of co-colonization with (1233) community-acquired and hospital-acquired Organizer: Douglas E. Norton, Villanova methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains University on competitive exclusion. 8:00AM Sequences, Series, Combinatorics, and Probability Joanna Pressley*, Vanderbilt University, Erika M. (1245) in the Early Plate Work of Jennifer Bartlett. C. D’Agata, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mary L Garner, Kennesaw State University and Glenn F. Webb, Vanderbilt University (1067-S1-2302) (1067-92-1388) 8:20AM Hyperbolic Planes Take Off! 8:15AM An Optimal Control Mathematical Model for (1246) Vi Hart, vihart.com (1067-S1-1164) (1234) Photoreceptor Interactions. 8:40AM Tilings of hyperbolic space and their visualization. E. T. Camacho, Arizona State University, L. A. (1247) Preliminary report. Melara*, Shippensburg University, M. C. Villalobos, Vladimir L Bulatov, Corvallis, OR (1067-S1-1691) The University of Texas - Pan American, and S. 9:00AM Glide Reflections as a Cultural and Artistic Value. Wirkus, Arizona State University (1067-92-1814) (1248) Preliminary report. 8:30AM Blood Vessel Segmentation in Volumetric Darrah P. Chavey, Beloit College (1067-S1-2347) (1235) Ultrasound. 9:20AM Flash-y Pictures: Go with the Flow. Preliminary Jue Wang*, Union College, and Yongjian Yu, (1249) report. InfiMed Inc. (1067-92-1810) Anne Burns, Long Island University, C.W. Post 8:45AM Prelens Tear Film Evaporation from a Porous Layer. Campus (1067-S1-508) (1236) Amber C Xu, Carnegie Mellon University 9:40AM A Workshop in Geometric Constructions of Mosaic (1067-92-2332) (1250) Designs. 9:00AM Modeling, Analysis and Outbreak Risk of Reza Sarhangi, Towson University (1067-S1-219) (1237) Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci. Preliminary 10:00AM Islamic decorations and wallpaper groups. report. (1251) Frode Ronning, Sor-Trondelag University College Mohammed Yahdi*, Sara Abdelmageed, Ursinus (1067-S1-247) College, Jon Lowden, California University of 10:20AM Art at the Museum of Mathematics. Pennsylvania, and Lloyd Tannenbaum, Ursinus (1252) George W. Hart, Museum of Mathematics College (1067-92-2381) (1067-S1-2228) 9:15AM Predictions of tumor morphological stability and 10:40AM Photographic Fractal Trees. (1238) evaluation against experimental observations. (1253) Robert W. Fathauer, Tessellations Company Kara T Pham*, Hermann B Frieboes,Universityof (1067-S1-1692) California, Irvine, Vittorio Cristini,Universityof Texas, Austin, and John Lowengrub,Universityof California, Irvine (1067-92-2303) MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, 9:30AM Computational fluid dynamic simulation to assess Industry, and Government (1239) flow characteristics of an in vitro aneurysm model. Dawn Alisha Lott*, Delaware State University, 8:00 AM –10:55AM Charles J Prestigiacomo, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Hans R Chaudhry, Organizers: Carla D. Martin,JamesMadison War-Related Illness and Injury Center and New University Jersey Institute of Technology, and Michael Siegel, Philip E. Gustafson, Mesa State New Jersey Institute of Technology (1067-92-748) College

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Michael Monticino,Universityof 9:40AM San Francisco Math Circle (SFMC) Mathematics and North Texas (1267) Community Attitudes Survey and Evaluation Tool. 8:00AM Bayesian Inference for Rapid Social Networking Preliminary report. (1254) Analysis. Brandy S Wiegers*, Mathematical Sciences Timothy D Andersen*andC Allen Butler,Daniel Research Institute, and Yuan-Juang Yvonne Lai, H. Wagner Associates Inc. (1067-O1-2022) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1067-F1-2399) 8:20AM Updates on a New Green’s Function Code for 10:00AM Yielding the Floor: Student-Driven Math Circles. (1255) Radiation Transport. (1268) Sam Vandervelde, St. Lawrence University Candice Rockell Gerstner*andJohn Tweed,Old (1067-F1-1658) Dominion University (1067-O1-713) 10:20AM Problem solving paradigms for mathematical 8:40AM Patterns in criminal offender distance decay. (1269) research. Preliminary report. (1256) Mike P O’Leary, Towson University (1067-O1-1318) Ted Theodosopoulos, Saint Ann’s School (1067-F1-2188) 9:00AM The US blood supply, bioterrorism and (1257) mathematics. 10:40AM Math Circles Library. Preliminary report. Sonja Sandberg*, Framingham State University, (1270) Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State University and Steven Anderson, FDA (1067-O1-2087) (1067-F1-2251) 9:20AM Building Models and a Methodology for Using (1258) Technologies to Detect Suicide Bombers. William P. Fox*, Michael Minutas and John MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VII Binstock, Naval Postgraduate School (1067-O1-562) 9:40AM Estimation of Black Globe Temperature for 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1259) Calculation of the WBGT Index. Preliminary report. Vincent E Dimiceli*, Oral Roberts University, and Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran Steven F Piltz, National Weather Service, Tulsa, OK College (1067-O1-1401) Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of New Jersey 10:00AM The Strategic Use of Analytics in Government Is A (1260) Powerful Resource In Achieving Federal Missions. 8:00AM Paper Homework or Online Homework? Preliminary Carl L Moravitz, IBM Global Business Services, (1271) report. Performance Management and Analytics Dai Jialing, The University of the Pacific (1067-O1-1407) (1067-Z1-2200) 10:20AM Improving the performance of open-ended 8:15AM Closing the Gap Between Learners’ and Instructors’ (1261) mathematics questions. (1272) Expectations. Preliminary report. James H Fife, Educational Testing Service Laura J Schmidt*andJoy L Becker,Universityof (1067-O1-439) Wisconsin-Stout (1067-Z1-1353) 10:40AM Math in the City: A hands-on learning experience in 8:30AM Improving College Mathematics Teaching Through (1262) mathematical modeling. (1273) Faculty Development. Petronela Radu*andStephen Hartke,Universityof Hilary Fletcher*, Alex Heidenberg and Gerald Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-O1-129) Kobylski, United States Military Academy (1067-Z1-1551) 8:45AM The Quill Chart: Sensitizing Faculty to End-of-Term (1274) Stresses. E. Lee May, Jr., Salisbury University (1067-Z1-319) MAA Session on Fostering, Supporting, and Propagating Math Circles for Students and Teachers, 9:00AM Getting Back Home: Student Meaning-Making in (1275) Linear Algebra. II George F. Sweeney, San Diego State University/UCSD (1067-Z1-2008) 8:00 AM –10:55AM 9:15AM An investigation of student discovery of the concept Organizers: Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State (1276) of eigenvector in the context of 2-D linear vector University fields. Preliminary report. Elgin H. Johnston, Iowa State Robert L. Sachs, George Mason University University (1067-Z1-1642) James Tanton, St. Mark’s Institute of 9:30AM An Introductory Computational Thinking Sequence Mathematics (1277) for Science Majors. Preliminary report. Christopher M Kuster*andJohn C Symms, Carroll 8:00AM Texas A&M Summer Educational Enrichment University (1067-Z1-535) (1263) (SEE-Math) for Middle School Students: Organization and Technology. 9:45AM Assessing the Effects of Application of Cognitive Philip B Yasskin,TexasA&MUniversity (1278) Load Theory in the Teaching and Learning of (1067-F1-2003) Undergraduate Mathematics. Jerry C. Obiekwe, The University of Akron-Wayne 8:20AM ATaleofTwoCircles. College (1067-Z1-644) (1264) Nathan A. Carlson, California Lutheran University (1067-F1-1363) 10:00AM Mental Mathematics as a Game: Historical (1279) Foundations Applied to Today’s Classroom. 8:40AM Gnomons at the Teacher Circle. Elizabeth C. Rogers*, A Poole James and (1265) Jeffery T. McLean,UniversityofSt.Thomas Elizabeth L. Poole, Piedmont College (1067-F1-973) (1067-Z1-2418) 9:00AM Discussion. 10:15AM Can Mathematics Be Taught? Revisiting Carl 9:20AM Math Circles along the Hudson River: from New (1280) Linderholm’s “Mathematics Made Difficult”. (1266) York City to Albany. John C Mayer, University of Alabama at Japheth Wood, Bard College (1067-F1-2353) Birmingham (1067-Z1-1371)

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10:30AM Explorations that enhance student understanding of 8:00AM Mathematics, Educational Research, and STEM (1281) limits and derivatives. (1295) Education Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in Ken M Collins, Charlotte Latin School the Intersection. (1067-Z1-401) Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation 10:45AM Redesign of Calculus 2. Preliminary report. and Michigan State University (1067-97-2203) (1282) Kyle Riley, South Dakota School of Mines & 8:30AM Addressing Challenges in the Common Core: Technology (1067-Z1-1893) (1296) Mathematics Specialists in Elementary and Middle Schools. Preliminary report. Patricia F Campbell, University of Maryland MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VIII (1067-97-1622) 9:00AM TheRoleofLogicintheK-12Mathematics 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1297) Curriculum. Susanna S Epp, DePaul University (1067-97-2152) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 9:30AM The Power of Interdisciplinary Bridges: Throwing (1298) the Net Widely. Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of Deborah Hughes Hallett,Universityof New Jersey Arizona/Harvard Kennedy School (1067-97-1237) 8:00AM Using Steiner designs to construct 10:00AM Panel Discussion: The Mathematical Education of (1283) entanglement-assisted quantum error-correcting Teachers and the Common Core. codes. David Clark, Michigan Technological University (1067-Z1-1635) PME Council Meeting 8:15AM Cryptology with Mathematica. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM (1284) Thawda Aung, Randolph College (1067-Z1-2187) 8:30AM Simulating a Verbal Translation of the Navajo Employment Center (1285) Code; a Completed Version. Preliminary report. Rick E. Klima*, Appalachian State University, and 8:00 AM –7:00PM Neil P. Sigmon, Radford University (1067-Z1-648) 8:45AM Braid group cryptography and some related AMS Session on General Topology (1286) computational problems. Imre Tuba*, San Diego State University, Imperial 8:30 AM –10:55AM Valley, and Jonathan Boiser,Universityof California, Merced (1067-Z1-2402) 8:30AM The period set of a map from the Cantor set to 9:00AM An Infinite Collection of Quasi-Isometrically Distinct (1299) itself. (1287) Graph Braid Groups. James Cannon, Brigham Young University, Mark Praphat Xavier Fernandes,EmoryUniversity Meilstrup*, University of Leoben, and Andreas (1067-Z1-1508) Zastrow, University of Gdansk (1067-37-1881) 9:15AM Families of proofs that the prime numbers are 8:45AM Inversible Fibrations. Preliminary report. (1288) infinite. Preliminary report. (1300) Nigar Tuncer, Okan University (1067-54-1895) J Marshall Ash*andT. Kyle Petersen,DePaul 9:00AM The Uniform Box Product Problem. University (1067-Z1-862) (1301) Scott W Williams*andJocelyn R Bell,SUNYat 9:30AM Some Prime Curiosities. Preliminary report. Buffalo (1067-54-760) (1289) Jay L. Schiffman, Rowan University (1067-Z1-46) 9:15AM Normality of Uniform Box Products. 9:45AM Permutations and Ladders. (1302) Jocelyn R Bell, SUNY at Buffalo (1067-54-982) (1290) Jennifer Franko Vasquez*andSteven T. 9:30AM A Generalization of Scattered spaces. Dougherty, The University of Scranton (1303) Mehrdad Namdari, Shahid Chamran University (1067-Z1-2090) (1067-54-1854) 10:00AM Patterns for Permutations with Fixed Points. 9:45AM Extensions of Tychonoff theorem in Hausdorff (1291) Amy Mihnea, Florida Atlantic University (1304) compactifications and generalized (1067-Z1-1807) Stone-Weierstrass theorem. Hueytzen J Wu*, Texas A & M University - 10:15AM Palindromic Curiosities. Preliminary report. (1292) G. Joseph Wimbish, Daytona State College Kingsville, and Wan-Hong Wu, UT Health Science (1067-Z1-69) Center - San Antonio, Texas (1067-54-574) 10:00AM The Number of Minimal Left and Minimal Right 10:30AM Introduction to Abstract Algebra Based on (1293) Computational Algebra with Applications Drawn (1305) Ideals in βS. Preliminary report. from Biology. Neil Hindman, Howard University, Washington, Kapila Rohan Attele*, Dan Hrozencik and Victor DC, Lakeshia R. Legette*, Johnson C. Smith Akatsa, Chicago State University (1067-Z1-1073) University, and Dona Strauss, University of Leeds (1067-54-823) 10:45AM Interpolation and remainders: two formulas that (1294) arereallythesame. 10:15AM On nonseparable Erdos˝ type spaces. Ezra A. Brown, Virginia Tech (1067-Z1-482) (1306) Jan J. Dijkstra, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Kirsten I. S. Valkenburg*, University of Saskatchewan (1067-54-901) AWM Hay Minisymposium 10:30AM The Topological Structure of the Unit Octonions and (1307) the Quantum Theory of Games. 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Aden O Ahmed, Texas A&M University - Kingsville (1067-54-1385) Organizers: Cathy Kessel, Education Consultant 10:45AM The Advent of Point-Set Topology. Preliminary W. James Lewis,Universityof (1308) report. Nebraska-Lincoln Nick Scoville, Ursinus College (1067-54-598)

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AMS Session on History of Mathematics MAA Retiring Presidential Address

8:30 AM –10:40AM 9:00 AM –9:50AM

8:30AM Relative Accuracy of Quadrilateral Area (1323) Issues of the transition to college mathematics. (1309) Measurement in the Ancient World. Preliminary David M. Bressoud, Macalester College report. (1067-A0-36) Erik R. Tou, Carthage College (1067-01-1344) 8:45AM Mathematician’s Trio. Preliminary report. ASL Invited Address (1310) M. Moazzam, Salisbury University (1067-01-918) 9:00AM The mathematics of Al-Biruni. 9:00 AM –9:50AM (1311) Morteza Seddighin, Indiana University East (1067-01-1109) (1324) Final coalgebras: A survey. Larry Moss, Indiana University (1067-03-64) 9:15AM Early American Presidents’ Mathematical Interests. (1312) Andrew B Perry, Springfield College (MA) (1067-01-1366) MAA Invited Paper Session on Fish Tales: Stories from 9:30AM Examples of Early 1900 Mathematics Secondary Mathematical Fluid Dynamics (1313) Mathematics. Matthew J Haines, Augsburg College, MN 9:00 AM –10:50AM (1067-01-1857) Organizer: Katherine Socha, St. Mary’s College of 9:45AM Euler’s Rettung: Euler’s anonymous work on the Maryland (1314) limits of mathematics, science, and faith. Dominic W Klyve, Central Washington University 9:00AM Langmuir Layers: Exploring a (nearly) (1067-01-1471) (1325) Two-dimensional Fluid Experiment. Andrew J. Bernoff, Harvey Mudd College 10:00AM Euler’s proof that every prime of the form 4n +1is (1067-AE-1602) (1315) sum of two squares. Paul R. Bialek, Trinity International University 9:30AM An economical micro-submarine testbed for (1067-01-2392) (1326) validation of 3D cooperative control strategies for underwater robots. 10:15AM Neither Positive nor Negative nor yet Null numbers: Rachel Levy*andStudents from DYNAR Research (1316) Analogy in William Rowan Hamilton’s Argument for Group, Harvey Mudd College (1067-AE-1672) imaginary numbers. Maritza M. Branker*, Niagara University, and 10:00AM How jellyfish can inspire mathematics: A case study Joseph J. Little, Department of English, Niagara (1327) of the feeding currents generated by upside-down University (1067-01-26) jellyfish. Laura A Miller*, Christina Hamlet,Universityof 10:30AM Felix Hausdorff: Mathematician, Poet, and North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Arvind (1317) Playwright. Preliminary report. Santhanakrishnan, Georgia Institute of Technology Charlotte K. Simmons*andJesse W. Byrne, (1067-AE-1022) University of Central Oklahoma (1067-01-2343) 10:30AM Hydrodynamics and pattern formation. Preliminary (1328) report. SIAM Minisymposium on Education Keith Mertens, UNC Chapel Hill (1067-AE-2417)

8:30 AM –10:55AM MAA Minicourse #4: Part B Organizer: Peter Turner, Clarkson University 8:30AM Applied Mathematics and High School Outreach: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (1318) Opportunities and Resources. Getting students involved in undergraduate , Clarkson University Peter R Turner research. (1067-97-1001) Organizers: Aparna W. Higgins,Universityof 9:00AM Outreach Activities in Mathematical Biology. Dayton (1319) Suzanne Lenhart*, University of Tennessee, and Sarah Duncan, University of Alabama Joseph A. Gallian,Universityof (1067-92-1140) Minnesota-Duluth 9:30AM Math Modeling for Middle School Students. (1320) Katie R Fowler*andAaron Luttman,Clarkson MAA Minicourse #7: Part B University (1067-97-1278) 10:00AM Using Disease Models to Develop Teacher’s 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (1321) Understanding of Modeling. Tracie McLemore Salinas*andRene A. Salinas, The mathematics of Islam and its use in the Appalachian State University (1067-92-2056) teaching of mathematics. Organizer: , University of the District 10:30AM Math Modeling for high school students: Moody’s Victor J. Katz (1322) Mega Math Challenge as educational outreach. of Columbia Michelle J Montgomery, SIAM (1067-97-1548) MAA Minicourse: #8: Part B AMS-MAA Graduate Student Fair 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 8:30 AM –10:30AM The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and their Undergrads! Take this opportunity to meet applications. representatives from mathematical science Organizer: Thomas Koshy, Framingham State graduate programs. University

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MAA Panel Discussion AMS Invited Address

9:00 AM –10:20AM 10:05 AM –10:55AM Utilizing NSF ADVANCE to promote the success of (1330) Modular forms and the topology of certain women faculty in mathematics. hyperbolic 3-manifolds. Organizer: Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech Akshay Venkatesh, Stanford University University (1067-11-11) Panelists: Judith Silver, Marshall University Brooke Shipley, University of Illinois at AMS-MAA Invited Address Chicago 11:10 AM – NOON Brenda Johnson, Union College Jenna Carpenter (1331) The Riemann zeta-function and related L-functions: A progress report. Kannan Soundararajan, Stanford University MAA Panel Discussion MAA Lecture for Students 9:00 AM –10:20AM 1:00 PM –1:50PM The beneﬁts of hosting a regional undergraduate mathematics conference (1332) Turning theorems into plays. Organizers: Doug Faires, Youngstown State Steve Abbott, Middlebury College (1067-A0-34) University 2:00PM Come and meet the speaker in the Student Panelists: Doug Faires Hospitality Lounge, Gallier Room, 4th Floor, Sheraton. Kendra Kilpatrick, Pepperdine University Laura Taalman,JamesMadison AMS Current Events Bulletin University 1:00 PM –4:45PM Nathan Gibson, Oregon State University Organizer: David Eisenbud,Universityof California, Berkeley 1:00PM Khot’s Unique Games Conjecture: its consequences Student Hospitality Center (1333) and the evidence for and against. Luca Trevisan, Stanford (1067-68-1706) 9:00 AM –5:00PM 2:00PM Counting special points: logic, Diophantine (1334) geometry and transcendence theory. Thomas Warren Scanlon, University of California, Exhibits and Book Sales Berkeley (1067-03-2144) 3:00PM Spaces of graphs and surfaces - On the work of 9:30 AM –5:30PM (1335) Soren Galatius. Ulrike Tillmann, Oxford University (1067-57-2406) 4:00PM The Geometric Nature of the Fundamental Lemma. (1336) David E Nadler, Northwestern (1067-22-434) ASL Invited Address

10:00 AM –10:50AM AMS-AWM Special Session on Hopf Algebras and Their Representations, II (1329) Independence results in the model theory of inﬁnitary logics. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Monica VanDieren, Robert Morris University (1067-03-68) Organizers: M. Susan Montgomery,Universityof Southern California Siu-Hung Ng, Iowa State University AWM Hay Minisymposium Panel Discussion Sarah J. Witherspoon,TexasA&M University 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM 1:00PM A Freeness Result Revisited. Preliminary report. The mathematical education of teachers and the (1337) David E. Radford, U. of Illinios at Chicago common core. (1067-16-1849) 1:30PM Hopf algebras of small dimension. Preliminary Moderator: W. James Lewis,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1338) report. Margaret Beattie, Mount Allison University Panelists: Phyllis Chinn, Humboldt State (1067-16-1322) University 2:00PM The Central Charge of Factorizable Hopf Algebras Harriet Pollatsek, Mount Holyoke (1339) coming from Bilinear Forms. Preliminary report. College Yorck Sommerhaeuser,UniversityofSouth Annie Selden,NewMexicoState Alabama (1067-16-2184) University 2:30PM A q-identity related to a comodule. Martha Smith, University of Texas at (1340) Andrea Jedwab*andSusan Montgomery, Austin University of Southern California (1067-16-1064)

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3:00PM The Lie product in the continuous Lie dual of the 5:00PM The Lp norm of the Segal-Bargmann Transform. (1341) Witt algebra. (1355) William E Gryc*, Muhlenberg College, and Todd Earl J. Taft*, Rutgers University, and Zhifeng Kemp, University of California, San Diego Hao, South China University of Technology (1067-44-340) (1067-17-212) 5:30PM A stochastic integral for adapted and instantly 3:30PM Indicators for the Drinfel’d doubles of certain (1356) independent stochastic processes. (1342) groups. Hui-Hsiung Kuo*, Anuwat Sae-Tang and Benedykt Marc Keilberg, University of California San Diego Szozda, Louisiana State University (1067-60-890) (1067-16-1876) 4:00PM Drinfeld centers of graded fusion categories. AMS Special Session on Lie Algebras, Algebraic (1343) Shlomo Gelaki, Technion-Israel Institute of Groups, and Related Topics, II Technology, Deepak Naidu*, Texas A&M University, and Dmitri Nikshych,UniversityofNew 1:00 PM –5:50PM Hampshire (1067-00-465) 4:30PM Fusion categories of dimension pq2. Organizers: Audrey L. Malagon,MercerUniversity (1344) David A Jordan*, Massachusetts Institute of Julie C. Beier,MercerUniversity Technology, and Eric Larson,HarvardUniversity Daniel K. Nakano,Universityof (1067-18-1455) Georgia 5:00PM Cocycle deformations, calculus, and extensions. 1:00PM Cohomology of Finite Groups of Lie Type and (1345) Mitja Mastnak, Saint Mary’s University (1357) Kostant’s Partition Functions. Preliminary report. (1067-16-1258) Cornelius Pillen, University of South Alabama 5:30PM Hopf algebraic approach to Picard-Vessiot theory. (1067-20-1326) (1346) Preliminary report. 1:30PM On geometric realizations of quantum groups. Akira Masuoka,UniversityofTsukuba (1358) Yiqiang Li, Virginia Tech. (1067-16-2321) (1067-16-891) 2:00PM The image of a root system in a Coxeter plane. (1359) Skip Garibaldi, Emory University (1067-20-983) AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and 2:30PM Affine structures for certain E6 crystals. Mathematical Physics: A Session in Honor of the 80th (1360) Brant Jones*, James Madison University, and Birthday of Len Gross, II Anne Schilling, University of California, Davis (1067-22-1450) 1:00 PM –5:50PM 3:00PM Triality and Arason invariant for algebras with (1361) involution. Preliminary report. Organizers: Bruce K. Driver,Universityof Anne Quéguiner-Mathieu*, UPEC - Universite Paris California at San Diego 13, and Jean-Pierre Tignol,Université Catholique Maria Gordina,Universityof de Louvain (1067-16-1325) Connecticut 3:30PM On cohomology and support varieties for Lie Todd Kemp, Massachusetts Institute (1362) superalgebras. of Technology and University of Irfan Bagci, University of California, Riverside California at San Diego (1067-17-452) 1:00PM Boundary conditions for the Ricci flow. 4:00PM Centroids of Jordan Superalgebras over (1347) Artem Pulemotov, The University of Chicago (1363) Superscalars. Preliminary report. (1067-53-765) Pamela A Richardson*, Westminster College, and 1:30PM Smoothness of Density for the Area Process of Jennifer Bowen, The College of Wooster (1348) Fractional Brownian Motion. Preliminary report. (1067-17-995) Patrick R Driscoll, University of California, San 4:30PM Zero Cycles on Principal Homogeneous Spaces over Diego (1067-60-1573) (1364) Fields of Virtual Cohomological Dimension at most 2:00PM Hypoelliptic heat kernel inequalities on H-type 2. (1349) groups. Jodi A. Black, Emory University (1067-11-958) Nathaniel Eldredge, Cornell University 5:00PM Irreducible finite-dimensional representations of (1067-58-1425) (1365) equivariant map algebras. 2:30PM Dimension-independent results on heat kernels. Prasad Senesi*, Catholic University of America, (1350) Preliminary report. Erhard Neher and Alistair Savage,Universityof Brian C. Hall*andMatt Cecil, University of Notre Ottawa (1067-17-2014) Dame (1067-46-1049) 5:30PM Some results on stability for algebraic groups. 3:00PM From Dimension-independent Heat Kernel Estimates (1366) Brian Parshall, University of Virginia (1351) to Exceptional Sets. Preliminary report. (1067-20-1403) Matthew Cecil*andBrian Hall, University of Notre Dame (1067-46-1604) AMS Special Session on Completely Integrable 3:30PM Heat kernel measures on a class of infinite Systems, Random Matrices, and the Bispectral (1352) dimensional Lie groups. Problem, II Tai Melcher, University of Virginia (1067-60-1587) 4:00PM Restriction principles in Segal-Bargmann analysis 1:00 PM –5:50PM (1353) associated to a Coxeter group. Stephen Bruce Sontz, CIMAT, Guanajuato, Mexico Organizers: Bojko Bakalov, North Carolina State (1067-81-707) University 4:30PM Bargmann–Segal space, generalized functions and Michael Gekhtman,Universityof (1354) Feynman–Kac formula. Preliminary report. Notre Dame Martin Grothaus, University of Kaiserslautern Plamen Iliev, Georgia Institute of (1067-46-736) Technology

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Milen T. Yakimov, Louisiana State 2:30PM Local existence of strong solutions for semilinear University (1380) wave equation with source and damping type 1:00PM Discrete integrability in recursion relations for interactions. (1367) (q)-characters and fusion coefficients. Preliminary Petronela Radu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln report. (1067-35-83) Philippe Di Francesco, CEA/Saclay, France, and 3:00PM Multi-peak Solutions to Two Types of Free Boundary Rinat Kedem*, University of Illinois (1381) Problems. Urbana-Champaign (1067-17-1715) Yi Li*, University of Iowa and Xian Jiaotong 1:30PM Representations of quantum toroidal gl(1). University, and Shuangjie Peng,CentralChina (1368) Evgeny Mukhin, IUPUI (1067-81-2099) Normal University (1067-35-1983) PM 2:00PM The charged free boson integrable hierarchy. 3:30 Quantitative Approximation by Fractional Smooth (1369) Katie T Liszewski, North Carolina State University (1382) Poisson Cauchy Singular Operators. Preliminary (1067-37-1608) report. George A. Anastassiou and Razvan A. Mezei*, 2:30PM Intersections of Schubert cells and orbits of real University of Memphis (1067-35-121) (1370) semisimple Lie groups on the flag variety. Sam Evens, University of Notre Dame 4:00PM Norm inflation for incompressible −1,∞ (1067-22-1247) (1383) magneto-hydrodynamic system in B˙∞ . 3:00PM Double Lie bialagebra structure on Lie Mimi Dai*, Jie Qing and Maria Schonbek, (1371) superalgebras. University of California, Santa Cruz (1067-35-466) Ivan Dimitrov*, Queen’s University, Kingston, 4:30PM A quenching problem due to a concentrated Canada, and Milen Yakimov, Louisiana State (1384) nonlinear source in an infinite strip. University, Baton Rouge, USA (1067-17-1865) Patcharin Tragoonsirisak, Fort Valley State University (1067-35-638) 3:30PM The Modular Class of Poisson Submersion. (1372) Preliminary report. 5:00PM Mathematical Methods for Modeling of Lightning Arlo Caine*andSam Evens, University of Notre (1385) and Thunderstorm Electrification. Dame (1067-53-2114) Beyza C. Aslan*, University of North Florida, and William Hager, University of Florida 4:00PM Bicharacter construction for boson-fermion (1373) correspondences. Preliminary report. (1067-86-1669) Iana I Anguelova, College of Charleston 5:30PM Optimal Control of Fractional Diffusion Equation. (1067-81-1173) (1386) Gisèle Mophou,Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (1067-49-1643) 4:30PM Methods for constructing matrix-valued bispectral (1374) operators. Joel B. Geiger*andMilen T. Yakimov, Louisiana AMS Special Session on von Neumann Algebras State University (1067-33-1861) 5:00PM Reflexive and projective D-modules. Preliminary 1:00 PM –5:45PM (1375) report. Organizers: Richard D. Burstein, Vanderbilt Greg Muller*, Louisiana State University, and Yuri University Berest, Cornell University (1067-16-1381) Remus Nicoara,Universityof 5:30PM A nonlinear Gelfand-Zeitlin integrable system on the Tennessee, Knoxville (1376) Poisson dual Lie group GL(n, C)∗. Mark Colarusso*, Université de Laval, and Sam 1:00PM Subfactors and Planar Algebras. Preliminary report. Evens, University of Notre Dame (1067-22-1498) (1387) Dietmar Bisch, Vanderbilt University (1067-46-1477) 2:00PM Eliminating vines and weeds in the classification of (1388) subfactors to index 5. AMS Special Session on New Trends in Theory and David Penneys, UC Berkeley (1067-46-701) Applications of Evolution Equations 3:00PM Applications of multiple operator integration. (1389) Anna Skripka*, University of Central Florida, Denis 1:00 PM –5:50PM Potapov and Fedor Sukochev,UniversityofNew South Wales (1067-47-653) Organizers: Guoping Zhang, Morgan State 4:00PM Orlicz spaces over real von Neumann Algebras. University (1390) Preliminary report. Gaston N’Guerekata, Morgan State Genady Grabarnik, St. Johns University University (1067-47-2425) Wen-Xie Ma,UniversityofSouth 5:00PM A Morita theorem for dual operator algebras. Florida (1391) Upasana Kashyap, The Citadel (1067-46-1496) Yi Li,UniversityofIowa 1:00PM Existence of Pseudo Almost Automorphic Solutions AMS Special Session on Local Commutative Algebra (1377) to Some Second-Order Partial Evolution Equations. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Toka Diagana, Howard University (1067-34-20) Organizers: Paul C. Roberts,UniversityofUtah 1:30PM Systems of Nonlinear Schrodinger¨ Equations. (1378) Mihaela Manole, Department of Applied Anurag K. Singh,UniversityofUtah Mathematics, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Sandra M. Spiroff,Universityof Romania (1067-47-53) Mississippi 2:00PM Exact Discretization of Linearized Euler Equations in 1:00PM Relating Initial Degrees of Symbolic and Regular (1379) One Space Dimension. (1392) Powers. Preliminary report. Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta University Susan Marie Cooper*andStephen G Hartke, (1067-35-75) University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1067-13-1765)

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1:30PM Equality of Powers and Symbolic Powers of Ideals. 4:30PM An equivalent condition to the existence of an (1393) Aline Hosry, University of Missouri, Young Su Kim, (1409) irreducible Seiberg-Witten Monopole on a smooth Purdue University, and Javid Validashti*, University closed 4-manifold. of Kansas (1067-13-1087) Celso Melchiades Doria, Federal University of 2:00PM Lifting Splittings and the Strong Direct Summand Santa Catarina (1067-58-241) (1394) Conjecture. 5:00PM Dirac operator and K-theory for discrete groups. Jason McCullough, University of California, (1410) Paul Frank Baum, Penn State University Riverside (1067-13-856) (1067-19-257) 2:30PM Krull Schmidt Property for Ideals of Reduced 5:30PM Complex N-Spin Bordism of Semifree Circle Actions (1395) Commutative Noetherian Rings. (1411) and Elliptic Genera. Basak Ay, The Ohio State University at Lima Muhammad N. Ahmad, Kansas State University (1067-13-455) (1067-55-1437) 3:00PM Brauer-Thrall theorems and conjectures for (1396) commutative local rings. AMS Special Session on Set-Valued Optimization and Roger A Wiegand, University of Nebraska Variational Problems (1067-13-1294) 3:30PM Matlis Duals of Ext-Modules. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:50PM (1397) Bethany Ann Kubik*, Sean Sather-Wagstaff,North Organizers: Akhtar A. Khan, Rochester Institute of Dakota State University, and Micah J Leamer, Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-13-1152) Miguel Sama, Universidad Nacional de 4:00PM Torsion of Cohomology Modules. Educacion a Distancia, Madrid (1398) Julian David Chan,UniversityofUtah (1067-13-942) 1:00PM Set-valued optimization revisited: From minimal (1412) points to lattice solutions. 4:30PM F-signature of pairs. Andreas H Hamel, Yeshiva University New York (1399) Manuel Blickle, Johannes Gutenberg-Universit¨at (1067-49-2127) Mainz, Karl Schwede*, Penn State University, and Kevin Tucker, University of Utah (1067-13-1281) 1:30PM Variational Analysis of Minimal Time Functions and (1413) Applications. 5:00PM Asymptotic linearity of regularity and a*-invariant Nguyen Mau Nam*andJuan Salinas,Universityof (1400) of powers of ideals. Texas-Pan American (1067-49-681) Tai Ha, Tulane University (1067-13-1177) 2:00PM Hybrid systems for variational inequalities. 5:30PM Prime ideals in birational extensions of power series (1414) Monica Gabriela Cojocaru, University of Guelph (1401) rings. Preliminary report. (1067-49-2316) Christina Eubanks-Turner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Melissa Luckas, Madison, Wisconsin, 2:30PM Lagrange necessary conditions for Pareto A. Serpil Saydam, University of Louisiana at (1415) minimizers in Asplund spaces and applications. Monroe, and Sylvia M Wiegand*, University of Bao Quang Truong*, Northern Michigan University, Nebraska Lincoln (1067-13-1971) and Christiane Tammer, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (1067-90-554) 3:00PM A simple proof of Fredholm alternative for A-proper (1416) mappings. AMS Special Session on Dirac Operators Dan D. Pascali, Courant Institute, New York University (1067-47-1515) 1:00 PM –5:50PM 3:30PM Second Order Necessary Conditions for Problems Organizers: Craig A. Nolder,FloridaState (1417) with Locally Lipschitz Data via Tangential University Directions. John Ryan, University of Arkansas Elena Constantin, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (1067-49-1132) 1:00PM Multicomplex Spaces: Holomorphicity and Dolbeault (1402) Complexes. 4:00PM A new topological condition for the existence of Mihaela B Vajiac*, Daniele C Struppa and Adrian I (1418) lagrange multipliers in set-valued optimization. Vajiac, Chapman University (1067-32-2098) Miguel Sama*, Universidad Nacional de Educacion´ a Distancia, and Akhtar A. Khan,Rochester 1:30PM The Hypercomplex Beurling-Ahlfors Transform. Institute of Technology (1067-49-1386) (1403) Craig A. Nolder, Florida State University (1067-30-269) 4:30PM A Generalized Newton’s Method based on Graphical (1419) Derivatives. 2:00PM Generalized Cauchy-Pompeiu and Hung Phan, Wayne State University (1067-49-775) (1404) Bochner-Martinelli-Koppelman Integral Representation Formulas. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Discrete Approximations and Optimality Conditions Mircea Martin, Baker University (1067-35-1089) (1420) for the Sweeping Process. Hoang Dinh Nguyen, Wayne State University 2:30PM Split Quaternionic Analysis and Representation (1067-49-773) (1405) Theory. Matvei Libine, Indiana University (1067-20-994) 5:30PM Toward Second-Order Sensitivity Analysis in (1421) Set-Valued Optimization. 3:00PM The Inﬁnite Dirac Operator. Akhtar A Khan*, Rochester Institute of Technology, (1406) Thomas J. Bieske*, University of South Florida, and and DEWard, Miami University (1067-49-1382) John Ryan, University of Arkansas (1067-35-1679) 3:30PM Some Rarita-Schwinger type operators. AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, I (1407) Junxia Li*, John Ryan, University of Arkansas, and , University College of Gent Peter Van Lanker 1:00 PM –5:50PM (1067-43-715) 4:00PM On Dirac type operators. Organizers: Tim D. Cochran, Rice University (1408) John Ryan, University of Arkansas (1067-30-1367) Shelley Harvey, Rice University

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 185 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 8 (cont’d.)

1:00PM Examples of the head and the tail of the colored 4:00PM Generalized Birkhoff-Rott equation for 2D active (1422) Jones polynomial. Preliminary report. (1438) scalar problems. Oliver Dasbach, Louisiana State University Hui Sun*, Uminsky David and Bertozzi Andrea, (1067-57-783) University of California, Los Angeles 1:30PM Walks along Braids and the Colored Jones (1067-76-1077) (1423) Polynomial. Preliminary report. 4:30PM A theory of complex patterns arising from 2D Cody Armond, Louisiana State University (1439) particle interactions. (1067-57-763) David T. Uminsky*, UCLA, Theodore 2:00PM On Legendrian Graphs. Preliminary report. Kolokolnikov, Dalhousie University, Hui Sun and (1424) Danielle O’Donnol and Elena Pavelescu*, Rice Andrea Bertozzi, UCLA (1067-70-1042) University (1067-57-857) 2:30PM The(n)-SolvableFiltration of the Link Concordance AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis and (1425) Group and Milnor’s Invariants. Carolyn A Otto, Rice University (1067-54-788) Partial Differential Equations, II

3:00PM The knot Floer complex, cabling and concordance. 1:00 PM –5:50PM (1426) Preliminary report. Jennifer Hom, University of Pennsylvania Organizers: Svitlana Mayboroda,Purdue (1067-57-629) University 3:30PM Genetic infection by string links and new structure Tatiana Toro,Universityof (1427) of the knot concordance group. Preliminary report. Washington John R. Burke, Wesleyan University (1067-57-383) 1:00PM Harmonic analysis and uniform rectifiability. 4:00PM Invariants of spatial graphs. (1440) Steven C. Hofmann, University of Missouri (1428) Danielle S. O’Donnol, Rice University (1067-42-799) (1067-57-865) 1:30PM Cα and BMO solvability of Dirichlet problem for ∞ 4:30PM Concordance within a fixed homotopy class. (1441) divergence form elliptic equations with complex L (1429) Prudence Heck, Rice University (1067-57-835) coefficients. Mihalis Mourgoglou,Universityof 5:00PM Filtering smooth concordance classes of (1430) topologically slice knots. Preliminary report. Missouri-Columbia (1067-35-1729) Tim D Cochran, Shelly Harvey, Rice University, and 2:00PM Elliptic PDE and Carleson-measure estimates. Peter D Horn*, Columbia University (1067-57-497) (1442) Ariel Elizabeth Barton, Purdue University (1067-35-1224) 5:30PM Legendrian contact homology in Seifert fibered (1431) spaces. 2:30PM Homogenization of Neumann Boundary Value Joan E Licata*, Stanford University, and Joshua M. (1443) Problems. Preliminary report. Sabloff, Haverford College (1067-57-675) Zhongwei Shen,UniversityofKentucky (1067-35-523) 3:00PM Regularity and Free Boundary Regularity for the (1444) p-Laplace Operator in Reifenberg Flat and NTA AMS Special Session on Self-Organization in Human, Ahlfors Regular Domains. Preliminary report. Biological, and Artificial Systems, II John L Lewis, University of Kentucky (1067-35-686) 3:30PM Free boundary regularity for harmonic measure 1:00 PM –4:50PM (1445) from two sides. Organizer: Andrea L. Bertozzi,Universityof Matthew Badger, University of Washington California Los Angeles (1067-31-1108) 1:00PM Graphs, Dynamical Systems, Fractals: A Heuristic 4:00PM Estimates for the dimension of p-harmonic measure (1432) Framework For Modeling the Structure and (1446) in Rn. Preliminary report. Dynamics of Complex Interactions Across Multiple Bjorn¨ Bennewitz,Iceland,John L Lewis,University Levels of Analysis. Preliminary report. of Kentucky, Kaj Nystrom¨ , Umea University, Richard E Niemeyer, University of California, and Andrew L Vogel*, Syracuse University Riverside (1067-91-2247) (1067-35-1543) 1:30PM An Agent-Based Approach to Modeling Gang 4:30PM Asymptotics of positive harmonic functions on (1433) Rivalries. Preliminary report. (1447) paraboloid-type regions. Laura M. Smith, University of California, Los Koushik Ramachandran*, Purdue University,West Angeles (1067-91-235) Lafayette, IN, Alexandre Eremenko and Svitlana Mayboroda, Purdue University (1067-31-2013) 2:00PM Point process modeling and estimation of (1434) near-repeat effects in crime data. 5:00PM Estimates for a family of multi-linear forms. George O Mohler, Santa Clara University (1448) Zhongyi Nie and Russell M. Brown*, University of (1067-62-581) Kentucky (1067-35-1793) 2:30PM Self-Exciting Point Process Models of Civilian Deaths 5:30PM Convergence of Eigenvalues for Elliptic Systems on (1435) in Iraq. (1449) Perturbed Domains with Low Regularity. Erik Lewis*, UCLA, George Mohler, Santa Clara Justin L Taylor,UniversityofKentucky University, P. Jeffrey Brantingham and Andrea Mathematics Department (1067-35-1607) Bertozzi, UCLA (1067-60-339) 3:00PM Asymptotic dynamics of attractive-repulsive (1436) swarms. AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Chad M. Topaz*, Macalester College, and Andrew Applications J. Bernoff, Harvey Mudd College (1067-92-317) 1:00 PM –5:50PM 3:30PM A Primer of Swarm Equilibria. (1437) Andrew J. Bernoff*, Harvey Mudd College, and Organizer: Michael A. Radin, Rochester Institute Chad M. Topaz, Macalester College (1067-35-320) of Technology

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1:00PM Open Problems and Conjectures in Difference 3:30PM Iteration index of a zero forcing set in a graph. (1450) Equations. Preliminary report. (1465) Preliminary report. Gerasimos E. Ladas, University of Rhode Island Kiran Chilakamarri, Texas Southern University, (1067-39-211) Nathaniel Dean, Texas State University, Cong X 1:30PM Global Attractivity of Equilibria and Existence of Kang*andEunjeong Yi,TexasA&MUniversityat (1451) Prime Period-Two Solutions for a Class of Planar Galveston (1067-05-1157) Systems of Difference Equations. 4:00PM Common Divisor Graphs of Permutation Groups Sukanya Basu, Midwestern State University (1466) and IP-graphs of Association Schemes. (1067-39-627) Bangteng Xu, Eastern Kentucky University 2:00PM Long-Term Behavior of Solutions of the Difference (1067-05-29) (1452) Equation xn+1 = xn−1xn−2 − 1. 4:30PM Two new Graph factorization problems. Preliminary Candace M. Kent*, Virginia Commonwealth (1467) report. University, Witold Kosmala, Appalachian State Dinesh Sarvate*, College of Charleston, V. Murali, University, and Stevo Stevic, Mathematical Institute Rhodes University, and Hau Chan, Stony Brook of the Serbian Academy of Sciences (1067-39-1375) University (1067-05-421) 2:30PM Uncovering fundamental properties of difference 5:00PM Screen Size. (1453) equations by semiconjugate factorization. (1468) Nathaniel Dean, Texas State University-San Marcos H Sedaghat, Virginia Commonwealth University (1067-05-1553) (1067-39-988) 5:30PM Chemical Sub-Structural Cluster Expansions. 3:00PM Global Behavior of Certain Nonautonomous (1469) Douglas J. Klein,TexasA&MUniversityat (1454) Nonlinear Discrete Population Models Exhibiting Galveston (1067-05-1762) Allee Effect. Preliminary report. Vlajko L Kocic, Xavier University of Louisiana (1067-39-484) AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations 3:30PM On the periodically forced Simoid Beverton-Holt (1455) Model. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:55PM Y Kostrov, Xavier University of Louisiana 1:00PM Preliminary Investigation on the Properties of the (1067-39-2066) † (1470) “Leah”-Cosine and -Sine Functions . 4:00PM Computing recurrences for Mellin-Barnes integrals. Joshua Mann*, Anthony Scrouse, Morehouse (1456) Flavia Stan, Tulane University (1067-39-997) College, and Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta 4:30PM Algebraic Extensions for Summation in Finite University (1067-34-92) (1457) Terms. 1:15PM Stepanov-like almost automorphy for stochastic Burcin Erocal, Research Institute for Symbolic (1471) processes and applications to stochastic differential Computation (RISC), Linz, Austria (1067-40-674) equations. 5:00PM Boundary value problems for singular elliptic Gaston M. N’Guerekata, Morgan State University (1458) equations. (1067-34-1637) Loc Hoang Nguyen*andKlaus Schmitt,University 1:30PM Asymptote of orbits of a planar polynomial vector of Utah (1067-35-414) (1472) field with the fixed Newton polygon. 5:30PM Right focal boundary value problems for difference Faina Berezovskaya,HowardUniversity (1459) equations. (1067-34-1550) , Baylor University (1067-39-18) Johnny Henderson 1:45PM Boundary Points of Pn,m. Preliminary report. (1473) G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University (1067-34-1586) AMS Special Session on New Topics in Graph Theory, 2:00PM Cauchy-Kowalevski and Polynomial ODE. II (1474) Roger Thelwell*andPaul Warne,JamesMadison University (1067-34-1932) 1:00 PM –5:50PM 2:15PM Asymptotic Behavior for Systems of Nonlinear (1475) Differential Equations. Organizers: Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate Elizabeth Catsimanes,UniversityofCentral School Missouri (1067-34-2250) Eunjeong Yi,TexasA&MUniversityat 2:30PM On Ordinary Differential Equations with Galveston (1476) Discontinuous Right Sides. Preliminary report. 1:00PM Two Theorems on Four Colorings. Zhivko S. Athanassov, Bulgarian Academy of (1460) Ping Zhang, Western Michigan University Sciences (1067-34-2412) (1067-05-1293) 2:45PM Perturbation Analysis of Slow Waves for Periodic 1:30PM On Hamiltonian-Colored Graphs. (1477) Differential-Algebraic Systems of Definite Type. (1461) Kyle Kolasinski, Western Michigan University Preliminary report. (1067-05-1340) Aaron T. Welters, University of California, Irvine 2:00PM On Neighbor-Distinguishing Edge Colorings. (1067-34-2262) (1462) Ryan C Jones, Western Michigan University 3:00PM The existence of Multiple solutions for a fourth (1067-05-1338) (1478) order nonhomogeneous boundary value problem. 2:30PM The G-Shi arrangement, and its relation to Britney Hopkins, University of Central Oklahoma (1463) G-parking functions. (1067-34-915) Art Duval*, University of Texas at El Paso, Caroline 3:15PM Comparison of Smallest Eigenvalues. Klivans, University of Chicago, and Jeremy Martin, (1479) Jeffrey T Neugebauer, Baylor University University of Kansas (1067-05-963) (1067-34-555) 3:00PM A Matrix Theory Approach to Planar Graphs. 3:30PM Nonlocal boundary value problems for nth order (1464) Jason J Molitierno, Sacred Heart University (1480) differential equations by solution matching. (1067-15-559) Xueyan Sherry Liu, Baylor University (1067-34-437)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 187 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 8 (cont’d.)

3:45PM Global Attractivity of Periodic Solutions of 1:45PM The representation theory of GSp(4). (1481) First Order Delay Differential Equations with (1493) Jeffery E. Breeding,UniversityofOklahoma Applications in Population Dynamics. (1067-11-442) Seshadev Padhi*, Birla Institute of Technology, 2:00PM Differential equations for cubic theta functions. Mesra, Ranchi, Julio G Dix, Texas State University (1494) Tim Huber, University of Texas-Pan American at San Marcos, and Smita Pati, Birla Institute of (1067-11-1836) Technology (1067-34-2383) 2:15PM A proof of Ewell’s Octuple Product Identity. 4:00PM Existence and Characterization Theorems for Fuzzy (1495) Preliminary report. (1482) Differential Equations. Zhu Cao, University of Mississippi, and Xinyun Barnabas Bede, University of Texas- Pan American Zhu*, University of Texas of Permian Basin (1067-34-1654) (1067-11-1131) 4:15PM An Approximate Method for Obtaining a Polynomial 2:30PM The Connection Between Germain Primes and Twin (1483) Solution to the Problem of the Unsteady (1496) Primes. Velocity-Time History of Flow Startup in a Duct. Thomas J Wright, Lawrence University William S. Janna*andKaryn M Bautista,University (1067-11-1883) of Memphis (1067-34-1964) 2:45PM Infinite class of new sign ambiguities. 4:30PM Weak Allee effect, grazing, and S-shaped (1497) Heon Kim, Southern University at New Orleans (1484) bifurcation curves. (1067-11-1603) Brittany C Stephenson*, Mississippi State University, Emily K Poole, University of Arkansas, 3:00PM An Improved Method for Computing Group (1498) Homology of the Congruence Subgroup Γ0(2) of and Bonnie J Roberson, Mississippi State Z University (1067-34-424) SL3( ). Becky E Hall, Western Connecticut State University 4:45PM Interactions of the CAN and NaP currents yield a (1067-11-284) (1485) novel bursting pattern in a model for a respiratory neuron. 3:15PM Minimal Polynomials of Singular Moduli. Preliminary Justin R. Dunmyre*, University of Pittsburgh, (1499) report. Christopher A. Del Negro, College of William and Eric Errthum, Winona State University Mary, and Jonathan E. Rubin,Universityof (1067-11-1255) Pittsburgh (1067-34-2230) 3:30PM The Simplest Cubic Function Fields. Preliminary (1500) report. 5:00PM Economic Analysis of the Use of Facemasks During (1486) Pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Jonathan Webster*, Bates College, and Pieter Samantha M. Tracht*, Los Alamos National Rozenhart, INRIA Bordeaux Sud-Ouest Laboratory & University of Tennessee - Knoxville, (1067-11-734) Sara Y. Del Valle and Brian Edwards, Los Alamos 3:45PM Using the p-Group Generation Algorithm to National Laboratory (1067-34-1663) (1501) Determine Extensions of D4 by C2 × C2 × C2n . 5:15PM Dynamics of the SAIQR Influenza Model. Preliminary report. (1487) Ana Luz Vivas, New Mexico State University Aliza A Steurer, Dominican University (1067-34-919) (1067-11-128) PM 5:30PM Models of Antibody responses during HIV viral 4:00 Norm-Euclidean Galois cubic fields. (1488) infections. (1502) Kevin J. McGown, Oregon State University Stanca M. Ciupe*, University of Louisiana at (1067-11-111) Lafayette, Patrick DeLeenheer,Universityof 4:15PM The Ramification Group Filtrations of Elementary Florida, and Thomas Kepler, Duke University (1503) Abelian Extensions and Beyond. Preliminary report. Medical Center (1067-34-1260) Qingquan Wu, Texas A&M International University 5:45PM HIV-1 Model with latently infected cells and optimal (1067-11-1060) (1489) drug treatment strategy. Preliminary report. 4:30PM The Dwork Family and Hypergeometric Functions. Maria Leite*, The University of Oklahoma, Barbara (1504) Adriana Salerno, Bates College (1067-11-1621) Benitez-Gucciardi, Houston Baptist University, 4:45PM The classification of curves G(X)=H(Y ) with Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee, and (1505) infinitely many rational points. Preliminary report. Libin Rong, Oakland University and Center for Benjamin L Weiss, University of Michigan Biomedical Research (1067-34-287) (1067-11-1779) 5:00PM Another look at the GHS Attack on the Elliptic Curve (1506) Discrete Logarithm Problem. AMS Session on Number Theory, III Matthew Musson, University of Calgary (1067-11-1694) 1:00 PM –5:10PM

1:00PM Rational self-maps on projective space with (1490) automorphisms. Preliminary report. Benjamin Hutz*, CUNY Graduate Center, AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and Ecology, IV and Michelle Manes, University of Hawaii 1:00 PM –5:55PM (1067-11-665) 1:15PM Congruences Between Spaces of Cuspidal Modular 1:00PM Mathematical models for the effect of (1491) Forms. (1507) transmission-blocking vaccines on malaria. Randy J Heaton, Florida State University Gabriel T Davis*, Carleton College, Jay Walton and (1067-11-2028) May Boggess, Texas A&M University (1067-92-163) 1:30PM Modular forms with non-negative Fourier 1:15PM An Optimal Treatment Strategy for Malaria (1492) coefﬁcients and extremal lattices. (1508) Infection. Preliminary report. Paul Jenkins, Brigham Young University, Jeremy J. Thibodeaux*, Loyola University New and Jeremy Rouse*, Wake Forest University Orleans, and Timothy Schlittenhardt,Universityof (1067-11-1462) Central Oklahoma (1067-92-1021)

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1:30PM Sensitivity Analysis Of a Cholera Epidemic Model. 5:00PM Modeling Energetic and Theoretical Costs of (1509) Preliminary report. (1523) Thermoregulatory Strategy. Boloye Gomero, University of Tennessee, John G. Alford*, Sam Houston State University, and Knoxville, TN (1067-92-2264) William I. Lutterschmidt, Department of 1:45PM A Stochastic Model of Rotavirus Infection and Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University (1510) Vaccination. Preliminary report. (1067-92-541) Erica Johnson, Jennifer Ortiz and Omayra 5:15PM Disease Dynamics in Honeybee Populations. Ortega*, Arizona State University (1067-92-2336) (1524) Preliminary report. 2:00PM Transmission Dynamics of Kala-azar in Bihar and Amalie McKee,CaseWesternReserveUniversity (1511) Impact on Public Health Policies. Preliminary report. and Santa Fe Institute (1067-92-179) Anuj Mubayi, Department of Infectious Disease, 5:30PM Asymptotic Herbiovery and Optimal Resource Cleveland Clinic (1067-92-1063) (1525) Allocation: A Cause for Masting. 2:15PM Get the News Out Loudly and Quickly: Modeling the George M. Shakan*, Worcester Polytechnic (1512) Influence of the Media on Limiting Infectious Institute, Molly S. Eickholt,OhioNorthern Disease Outbreaks. Preliminary report. University, Laurel A. Ohm, St. Olaf College, Kallyn Anna Mummert*, Marshall University, and K. Buschkamp, Briar Cliff University, and Alyssa G. Thembinkosi Mkhatshwa, Oklahoma State Kent, Lewis and Clark College (1067-92-1556) University (1067-92-1105) 5:45PM Modeling Particle Dynamics around 2:30PM Coexistence of competitors in deterministic and (1526) Choanoflagellates by the Regularized Stokeslets. (1513) stochastic patchy environments. Preliminary report. Zhilan Feng, Purdue University, Ronsong Liu, Yicong Yong*, University of Florida, and Xingzhou Dept. of Mathematics and Dept. of Zoology and Yang, Mississippi State University (1067-92-802) Physiology, University of Wyoming, Zhipeng Qiu, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, *, Colgate University, and Joaquin Rivera AMS Session on Topics in Mathematics Abdul-Aziz Yakubu,HowardUniversity (1067-92-752) 1:00 PM –3:10PM 2:45PM Mathematical theory of selection and the Principle (1514) of minimum discrimination information. 1:00PM The (l, m)-step competition number of a graph. Georgiy P Karev, Lockheed Martin MSD, National (1527) Kim A.S. Factor, Marquette University, Sarah K. Institute of Health (1067-92-1183) Merz*, University of the Pacific, and Yoshio Sano, 3:00PM A Discrete Stage-Structured Two Species Pohang Mathematics Institute (1067-05-1373) (1515) Competition Model. 1:15PM An A-invariant subspace for taut distance-regular Pei Zhang*andAzmy S. Ackleh,Universityof (1528) graphs. Preliminary report. Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-92-1369) Mark MacLean*, Seattle University, and Paul 3:15PM Predator-prey role reversal as bifurcation in a Terwilliger, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1516) structured model. Preliminary report. (1067-05-787) Christopher Brown, California Lutheran University, 1:30PM Symbolic dynamics from partitions with and Sheila K. Miller*, United States Military (1529) overlapping elements. Preliminary report. Academy (1067-92-2370) David S. Richeson*, Dickinson College, Jim 3:30PM Stochastic juvenile-adult models with application to Wiseman, Agnes Scott College, and Fabio Drucker, (1517) a green tree frog population. Dickinson College (1067-37-1576) Qihua Huang*, Azmy S. Ackleh and Keng Deng, 1:45PM Killing’s equations for invariant metrics on Lie University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-92-1970) (1530) groups. 3:45PM Mathematical Model of Methamphetamine and HIV Firas Y Hindeleh*, Grand Valley State University, (1518) Epidemics among Men-Seeking-Men Community. and Gerard Thompson, The University of Toledo Preliminary report. (1067-22-666) Aprillya Lanz, Virginia Military Institute 2:00PM An introduction to the Kirby Calculator. Preliminary (1067-92-2375) (1531) report. 4:00PM A Modeling Study of Synaptic Neurotransmission Frank J Swenton, Middlebury College (1519) and Independent Signaling of NMDA Receptors. (1067-57-325) Preliminary report. 2:15PM Efficiency of Maximum Partial Likelihood Justin S Blackwell, University of Texas at Arlington (1532) Estimators with Nested Case Control Sampling and (1067-92-1933) Comparisons to Maximum Likelihood Estimators. 4:15PM Using matrix analysis to model the spread of an Preliminary report. (1520) invasive plant, Alternanthera philoxeroides. Justin W Hansen, University of Vermont, and Preliminary report. Haimeng Zhang*, Mississippi State University Samantha H Erwin and Aron J Huckaba*, Murray (1067-62-1714) State University (1067-92-1426) 2:30PM Sharp Bounds for Multivariate Coherent Risk 4:30PM Modeling the Effects of Cannibalistic Behavior in (1533) Measures. (1521) Zebra Mussel Dreissena polymorpha Populations. Li Zhu*andHaijun Li, Washington State University Patrick Thomas Davis*, Eastern Michigan (1067-60-1194) University, May Boggess and Jay Walton,Texas 2:45PM Poisson Approximation of the Poisson Lindley A&M University (1067-92-142) (1534) Distribution. 4:45PM Quantifying the effects of low dissolved oxygen on Mehdi Razzaghi, Bloomsburg University of (1522) the growth, reproduction, and survival of fish. Pennsylvania (1067-60-829) Rachael L. Miller Neilan*, Kenneth Rose, Sean 3:00PM Expressions with pi and the lemniscate constant Creekmore, Louisiana State University, Kevin (1535) expanded as infinite products and continued Craig, Florida State University, and Peter Thomas, fractions. University of Texas (1067-92-1230) Thomas J. Osler, Rowan University (1067-40-1193)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 189 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 8 (cont’d.)

MAA Session on Developmental Mathematics 5:20PM The Mathematical Fitness Center: An Alternative Education: Helping Under-Prepared Students (1549) Program for Salvaging Mathematically Suppressed Transition to College-Level Mathematics Students and Pre-students, STEM and Otherwise. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:35PM Clyde L. Greeno, The MALEI Mathematics Institute (1067-D1-2100) Organizers: Kimberly J. Presser, Shippensburg University J. Winston Crawley, Shippensburg MAA Session on Humanistic Mathematics, I University 1:00 PM –6:00PM 1:00PM The Effectiveness of Intensive Workshops in (1536) Developmental Mathematics. Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona College Michael B. Scott*andAlysia Walther, Cal State Mark Huber, Claremont McKenna Monterey Bay (1067-D1-2217) College 1:20PM Improving the Transition from High School to Dagan Karp, Harvey Mudd College (1537) College Mathematics. 1:00PM Poetry in Sanskrit Mathematics. Kathryn T Ernie*, Erick B Hofacker,Universityof (1550) Toke L Knudsen, SUNY Oneonta (1067-I1-1678) Wisconsin - River Falls, and Sherrie Serros, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (1067-D1-2023) 1:20PM Jesse Douglas, Norman Levinson, and anti-semitism (1551) at MIT in the 1930’s. 1:40PM Accelerated WARM UPS: Doing more with less time Reuben Hersh, University of New Mexico (1538) used differently. Remedial Arithmetic in as Little as (1067-I1-371) 20 hours. GMichaelGuy, Queensborough Community 1:40PM Habits of Creative Mathematicians. Preliminary College, CUNY (1067-D1-1938) (1552) report. Marc Chamberland, Grinnell College 2:00PM Remedial Math and the Non-Traditional Learner (A (1067-I1-1406) (1539) Proposed Course Design). Darcel Ford, Strayer University (1067-D1-1859) 2:00PM Making the Connection: Ethnic and Cultural Effects (1553) of Mathematics. 2:20PM Using Arithmetic of Integers as a Bridge to Esther M Pearson, Lasell College (1067-I1-22) (1540) Arithmetic of Polynomials. JBradfordBurkman, Louisiana School for Math, 2:20PM Humanism, Realism, and Folk Mathematics: the Science, and the Arts (1067-D1-1811) (1554) Case of Reticular Geometry. Gregory L McColm, University of South Florida 2:40PM Teaching Developmental Mathematics in Urban (1067-I1-619) (1541) University. Zhixiong Chen, New Jersey City University 2:40PM Tales from the Underground: Polish Mathematics (1067-D1-435) (1555) during World War II. Emelie A Kenney, Siena College (1067-I1-86) 3:00PM Supporting the high school to highly demanding (1542) university transition for ESL learners in an 3:00PM Treatment of and trouble with zero in three environment of strong ethnic and cultural diversity: (1556) centuries of American arithmetic. The case of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Deepak Basyal, New Mexico State University Dale J Winter, Carnegie Mellon University (1067-I1-1279) (1067-D1-1629) 3:20PM “Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty”: The Aesthetics of 3:20PM Leaving the Text Behind and Bringing Real-World (1557) Mathematical Arguments. Preliminary report. (1543) Major Based Activities in to the Intermediate Andrew J. Miller, Belmont University Algebra Course on a Weekly Basis. Preliminary (1067-I1-2348) report. 3:40PM Physical Math for Elementary Teachers: Gary W. Hagerty,BoiseStateUniversity (1558) Reconnecting Mathematics with the Body Using (1067-D1-1704) Mirror Neurons. 3:40PM Mentoring At-Risk Students in a Remedial Susan L. Addington*, California State University, (1544) Mathematics Course. San Bernardino, and David Dennis, San Bernardino, Leonid Khazanov*andFred Peskoff, Borough of CA (1067-I1-2318) Manhattan Community College/CUNY 4:00PM A Simulation of Evolutionary Psychology Using the (1067-D1-1052) (1559) Psychology of Personal Constructs. Preliminary 4:00PM Modularized Math Remediation: Completely report. (1545) Overhauling the Broken System. Andrew G. Borden, Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Aaron Wong, Nevada State College (1067-D1-504) Texas (1067-I1-451) PM 4:20PM Can Inquiry-Based Learning Augment 4:20 Mathematics and Equity, Past and Present, through (1546) Computer-Assisted Instruction in Developmental (1560) the Lives and Work of Women Mathematicians. Algebra? Jacqueline M Dewar*, Lily Khadjavi and Alissa William O. Bond*andJohn C. Mayer,Universityof Crans, Loyola Marymount University (1067-I1-368) Alabama at Birmingham (1067-D1-1578) 4:40PM Exploring Mathematical Characters, in Fact and in (1561) Fiction. 4:40PM Tracking and Ability Grouping: Alternative (1547) srategies for serving a growing population of Mike Pinter, Belmont University (1067-I1-1283) students needing developmental mathematics 5:00PM Poetry reading. education. Preliminary report. Kimberly J Presser, Shippensburg University (1067-D1-768) MAA Session on Philosophy of Mathematics in Teaching and Learning 5:00PM On the Teaching of the Three Methods for Solving a (1548) Linear Inequality in Two Variables. Preliminary 1:00 PM –5:25PM report. Shumei C. Richman, Columbia, SC (1067-D1-255) Organizers: Dan Sloughter, Furman University

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Martin E. Flashman, Humboldt State 2:15PM Application of a chaotic map to digital images. University (1576) Mohamed Allali, Chapman University 1:00PM Square Roots: Adding Philosophical Contexts and (1067-Z1-1661) (1562) Issues to Enhance Understanding. Preliminary 2:30PM Perfecting Solar Greenhouse Design for Hudson report. (1577) Valley Winter Agriculture. Martin E. Flashman, Humboldt State University Abigail L. Stevens*andGidon Eshel, Bard College (1067-T1-1395) (1067-Z1-2243) 1:30PM Precalculus from an Ontological Perspective. 2:45PM A Model for Damage to Buried Segmented Pipe. (1563) Preliminary report. (1578) Preliminary report. Whitney Johnson*, University of Maryland, College Rachel R Roe-Dale*, Skidmore College, and Park, and Bill Rosenthal, LaGuardia Community Michael O’Rourke, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute College, CUNY (1067-T1-2224) (1067-Z1-2166) 2:00PM Putting Content into a Fictionalist Account of 3:00PM Detecting Symmetry in Coupled Droplet (1564) Mathematics for Non-Mathematicians. Preliminary (1579) Oscillations. report. David M. Slater*, Cornell University, and Paul H Thomas Drucker,Universityof Steen, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Wisconsin–Whitewater (1067-T1-1766) Engineering / Cornell University (1067-Z1-2074) 2:30PM On the Value of Doubt and Discomfort. 3:15PM Drying Droplets of Colloidal Suspensions: Role of (1565) Sheila K. Miller, United States Military Academy, (1580) Rheology. Preliminary report. West Point (1067-T1-2223) Kara L. Maki*, Institute for Mathematics and its 3:00PM Mathematical Understanding and Philosophies of Applications, and Satish Kumar,Universityof (1566) Mathematics. Preliminary report. Minnesota (1067-Z1-1985) Jeff Buechner, Rutgers University-Newark and 3:30PM A Turbulence Model for Ideal Fluids: Analytical and Saul Kripke Center, CUNY Graduate Center (1581) Numerical Results. (1067-T1-712) Adam Larios*, University of California, Irvine, and 3:30PM Abstraction and objectivity in mathematics. Edriss S Titi, University of California, Irvine and (1567) Ruggero Ferro, University of Verona, Italy Weizmann Institute of Science (1067-Z1-2401) (1067-T1-1527) 3:45PM Immersed elastic structure dynamics in viscoelastic 4:00PM Causation and Explanation in Mathematics. (1582) fluids. (1568) James R. Henderson, University of Pittsburgh at John C. Chrispell*andLisa J. Fauci,Tulane Titusville (1067-T1-159) University (1067-Z1-837) 4:30PM Claims Become Theorems, but Who Decides? 4:00PM An Improved Model for Predicting Beta-Cell Insulin (1569) Preliminary report. (1583) Secretion Rate from C-Peptide Data. Andy D. Martin, Kentucky State University William J Heuett*, Marymount University, Bernard (1067-T1-2327) V Miller and Vipul Periwal, National Institutes of Health (1067-Z1-2071) 5:00PM Definitions in Their Developmental Stages: What (1570) should we call them? Preliminary report. 4:15PM A Multiscale Gene Regulation Model: Mutual Firooz Khosraviyani*, Texas A&M International (1584) Inhibition Network in Epidermal Development. University, Terutake Abe, South Texas College, and Yuyu Peng, University of California, Irvine Juan J Arellano, Texas A&M International (1067-Z1-2293) University (1067-T1-2300) 4:30PM Thin Film Evolution over a Thin porous Layer: (1585) Modeling a Tear Film on a Contact Lens. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, X Kumnit Nong*andDaniel M Anderson,George Mason University (1067-Z1-1828) 1:00 PM –5:10PM 4:45PM Modeling almond pollination by two interacting bee (1586) species with cross- and self-diffusion. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran Kamuela E Yong*, Yi Li and Stephen Hendrix, College University of Iowa (1067-Z1-2018) Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of 5:00PM Singularity of Cubic Bézier Curves and Surfaces. New Jersey (1587) Edmond Nadler*, Eastern Michigan University, 1:00PM Exploring Game Theory with SAGE, the open-source Tae-wan Kim, Min-jae Oh and Sung-ha Park,Seoul (1571) competitor to Maple, Mathematica, Matlab and National University (1067-Z1-2054) MAGMA. Gregory V. Bard, Fordham University (1067-Z1-1891) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IX

1:15PM Game Theory and School Choice. 1:00 PM –5:55PM (1572) Alexander A Azzam*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, and Gizem Karaali, Pomona College Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran (1067-Z1-2143) College 1:30PM ACCUV College Football Ranking Model. Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of (1573) William W Miles*, Lisa O Coulter, Stetson New Jersey University, and Gary Fowks, Valencia Community 1:00PM The war on apathy in a terminal statistics course: College (1067-Z1-503) (1588) Motivating deﬁnitions from day one. Preliminary 1:45PM Economic-Based Afﬁrmative Action in College report. (1574) Admissions. Gregory M Johnson*, Carnegie Mellon University, Bryan Nankervis, Texas State University-San and Christopher S Shaw, Columbia College Marcos (1067-Z1-1943) Chicago (1067-Z1-1898) 2:00PM Video Game Design=Mathematics. 1:15PM Developing A Successful Actuarial Study Group (1575) Paul Raymond Bouthellier,Universityof (1589) Without Having A Program In Actuarial Science. Pittsburgh-Titusville (1067-Z1-327) Chris Lacke, Rowan University (1067-Z1-1897)

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1:30PM Using Data-Mining to Classify Student Behaviors. 5:15PM An Exponentially fitted Second Derivative Method (1590) Preliminary report. (1605) for linear singularly perturbed boundary value Rachel B Manspeaker, Kansas State University problems. (1067-Z1-2113) Ramanjit K Sahi*andSamuel N Jator,AustinPeay State University (1067-Z1-691) 1:45PM Using Online Survey Tools to Consolidate Game (1591) Outcomes. 5:45PM Formative Assessment: A Key Strategy for Calculus Jan O. Case, Jacksonville State University (1606) Teaching. Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-590) James R Choike*, Oklahoma State University, Cos Fi, University of Iowa, and Vytas Laitusis,The 2:00PM Conditional probability via topics in social justice. College Board (1067-Z1-1955) (1592) Preliminary report. Julie A. Belock, Salem State University SIAM Minisymposium on Frontiers in Geomathematics (1067-Z1-1834) PM PM 2:15PM Stochastic dynamical model of social conflict and 1:00 –6:25 (1593) cooperation. Organizers: Willi Freeden,Universityof Salam Md. Mahbubush Khan,AlabamaA&M Kaiserslautern University (1067-Z1-1128) Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral 2:30PM Character Estimates, and Random Walks on SU(n). Florida (1594) Corey M Manack, University of Montana-Western Volker Michel, Universitaet Siegen (1067-Z1-657) Thomas Soner, Technical University of 2:45PM Optimal and Efficient Crossover Designs for Braunschweig, Germany (1595) Test-Control Study When Subject Effects are 1:00PM Correlation based imaging. Random. (1607) George C. Papanicolaou, Stanford University Samad Hedayat and Wei Zheng*, University of (1067-60-1122) Illinois at Chicago (1067-Z1-1864) 1:30PM Sphere Oriented Wavelets Based on Radial Basis 3:00PM Puttering Around with Golf Statistics. Preliminary (1608) Functions. (1596) report. Michael Schreiner, Univ. of Buchs NTB, Institute for Roland Minton, Roanoke College (1067-Z1-1321) Computational Engineering (1067-41-473) 2:00PM Role of Computational Science in Protecting the 3:15PM Estimation of Mode Using Auxiliary Information. (1609) Environment: Geological Storage of CO2. (1597) Stephen A Sedory*andSarjinder Singh,Texas Mary Fanett Wheeler, University of Texas at Austin A&M University-Kingsville (1067-Z1-1577) (1067-65-828) 3:30PM Combinations of “combinations of p-values”. 2:30PM A Spatially Oriented Approach to Geomagnetic (1598) Lan Cheng*, SUNY Fredonia, and Xuguang Sheng, (1610) Modeling. American University (1067-Z1-336) Christian Gerhards,TUKaiserslautern (1067-41-512) 3:45PM Sensitivity Analysis of Anaerobic Digestion Model 3:00PM Maximum-likelihood theory for the inversion of (1599) No.1 (ADM1) Using Latin Hypercube Sampling: A case study in dairy manure digestion. (1611) gravity and topography data to recover the elastic Mondal Sumona*, Clarkson University, Bo Zhang, strength of a planetary lithosphere. Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Frederik J Simons*, Princeton University, and Clarkson University, Kathleen R. Fowler,Clarkson Sofia C. Olhede, University College London University, and Stefan Grimberg, Civil and (1067-86-842) Environmental Engineering Department, Clarkson 3:30PM 3D-Modeling of Heat Transport in Deep University (1067-Z1-2195) (1612) Hydrothermal Reservoirs. Preliminary report. Isabel Ostermann, Fraunhofer ITWM 4:00PM Optimal points for a probability distribution on Kaiserslautern, Germany (1067-86-546) (1600) Cantor set. Preliminary report. 4:00PM Locally mass-conservative Eulerian-Lagrangian Lakshmi Roychowdhury,TexasA&MUniversity (1613) methods for multiphase multicomponent transport. (1067-Z1-2253) Thomas F. Russell, National Science Foundation 4:15PM A Generalized Slope Based Scale-Invariant One (1067-65-1061) (1601) Sample Nonparametric Test For Bivariate Location 4:30PM Recovering a Tomographic Model of the Earth by Problem. (1614) Sparse Regularization of a Joint Inversion of Sunil Mathur, University of Mississippi Gravitational Data and Normal Mode Anomalies. (1067-Z1-25) Doreen Fischer, University of Siegen, Geomathematics Group (1067-65-308) 4:30PM The General, Irreducible Three and Four-State (1602) Markov Process. 5:00PM Moment discretization of ill-posed problems with Lilinoe M. Harbottle*, California State Polytechnic (1615) discrete weakly bounded noise. Preliminary report. University, Pomona, Blake Hunter,Universityof P. P.B. Eggermont*, V. N. LaRiccia, Food and California, Davis, and Alan Krinik, California State Resource Economics, University of Delaware, and Polytechnic University, Pomona (1067-Z1-1039) M. Z. Nashed, University of Central Florida (1067-45-996) 4:45PM Central Limit Theorem for Stochastic Flows. 5:30PM Data Analysis for the EOS Aura Microwave Limb (1603) Preliminary report. (1616) Sounder. William Pachas-Flores*andMichael Cranston, W. Van Snyder, California Institute of Technology University of California, Irvine (1067-Z1-1838) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1067-86-404) 5:00PM Shape Theorems For Evolving Sets on Two 6:00PM Delayed Progress in Navigation: The Introduction of (1604) Dimensional Lattices. (1617) Line of Position Navigation in the 19th Century. Timothy Prescott, University of North Dakota Gunther¨ Oestmann, German Maritime Museum, (1067-Z1-795) Bremerhaven (1067-01-400)

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NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Session on Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the the BP Oil Discharge, Energy, and the Environment Mathematical Sciences 1:00 PM –4:10PM 1:00 PM –3:55PM Organizer: Ben Fusaro, Florida State University 1:00PM Arithmetic Progressions in the y-coordinates of 1:00PM Modeling Near-Shore and Coastal Processes and (1618) Certain Elliptic Curves. (1630) Extreme Events. Alejandra Alvarado, University of Arizona Clint Dawson, Institute for Computational (1067-11-358) Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at 1:30PM Reflexivity and Grothendieck Space Property for Austin (1067-Z8-2310) (1619) Positive Tensor Products of Banach Lattices. 1:50PM The BP spill, peak oil, and the search for energy. Michelle R Craddock, United States Military (1631) John W. Day*, Dept. of Oceanography and Coastal Academy (1067-46-518) Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, and Mathew Moerschbaecher, 2:00PM Super-Sech Solitons in Optical Fibers via the (1620) Variational Principle. Department of Oceanography and Coastal Patrice D. Benson*, US Military Academy West Sciences, School of Renewable Natural Resources Point, Anjan Biswas, Dawn A. Lott, Delaware State (1067-Z8-2097) University, and Daniala Milovic, University of Nis 2:40PM The role of mathematics and modeling in cleaning (1067-78-1464) (1632) up the BP oil spill. James M. Hyman, Tulane University 2:30PM On Independence Polynomials and Independence (1067-Z8-2136) (1621) Equivalence in Graphs. L. Marie Chism, University of Mississippi 3:30PM Restoring Gulf Coast habitat after the BP oil spill. (1067-05-1750) (1633) G. Paul Kemp, National Audubon Society Louisiana Coastal Initiative (1067-Z8-2281) 3:00PM In Search of Pythagorean Triples. (1622) Marcus D. Ashford, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, and Katrina K. A. Cunningham*, MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Southern University - Baton Rouge (1067-11-1847) Mathematics Panel Discussion 3:30PM Graphs of arbitrary excessive class. (1623) Michael E Young*, Iowa State University, and 1:00 PM –2:20PM Giuseppe Mazzuoccolo,DipartimentodiScienzee Preparation and recruitment of future mathematics Metodi dell’Ingegneria, UniversitàdiModenae graduate students. Reggio Emilia (1067-05-1905) Organizer: Amy Cohen,RutgersUniversity Panelists: Dennis Davenport, National Science Foundation Phil Kutzko,UniversityofIowa AWM Michler-Mentoring Minisymposium Ruth Haas, Smith College Ulrica Wilson, Morehouse College 1:00 PM –5:30PM Organizers: Georgia Benkart,Universityof SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel Discussion Wisconsin-Madison 1:00 PM –2:20PM J. Matthew Douglass,Universityof North Texas Teaching statistics online. 1:00PM A Meeting of Algebra and Geometry in Decorated Organizer: Brian Gill, Seattle Pacific University (1624) Graphs. Panelists: Michelle Everson,Universityof Rebecca F Goldin, George Mason University, Minnesota (1067-51-592) Patricia Humphrey, Georgia Southern 1:30PM An optimal metrization theorem for topological University (1625) groupoids. Michael Miner, American Public Irina Mitrea, University of Minnesota University (1067-00-1870) Sue Schou, Idaho State University 2:00PM Heat kernel analysis on infinite-dimensional curved (1626) spaces. Masha Gordina, University of Connecticut AMS Invited Address (1067-58-660) 1:10 PM –2:00PM 2:30PM Interplay of Combinatorics and Topology through (1627) Posets. (1634) Conformal weldings in quantum gravity: Zippers, Patricia L. Hersh, North Carolina State University necklaces, and SLE. (1067-05-1124) Scott R. Sheffield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1067-60-10) 3:00PM The Evolution of Spatio-Temporal Models of Tumor (1628) Angiogenesis. Trachette L. Jackson, University of Michigan ASL Invited Address (1067-92-525) 2:00 PM –2:50PM 3:30PM Weak and numerical solutions for coupled (1629) Navier-Stokes, Darcy and transport equations. (1635) Relational hidden variables and nonlocality. Beatrice Riviere, Rice University (1067-65-2025) Samson Abramsky,UniversityofOxford 4:00PM Panel Discussion: Mentors Count! (1067-03-62)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 193 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 8 (cont’d.)

MAA Invited Address David Pengelley,NewMexicoState University 2:15 PM –3:05PM Margaret Robinson, Mount Holyoke (1636) Binary quadratic forms: From Gauss to algebraic College geometry. Brad Shelton, University of Oregon Melanie Matchett Wood, American Institute of Michael Starbird,UniversityofTexas Mathematics and Stanford University (1067-A0-41) MAA Committee on Minority Participation-Society for MAA Minicourse #11: Part B the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science-National Association of Mathematicians 2:15 PM –4:15PM Panel Discussion Using video case studies in teaching a proof-based gateway course to the mathematics major. 2:35 PM –3:55PM Organizers: James T. Sandefur, Georgetown The role of mentoring in undergraduate University mathematics: Promising recruitment and retention Connie M. Campbell, Milllsaps College strategies. Kay Somers, Moravian College Organizers: William Velez, University of Arizona Sylvia Bozeman, Spelman College MAA Minicourse #2: Part B Ken Millett, University of California, Santa Barbara 2:15 PM –4:15PM Panelists: Sylvia Bozeman Getting mathematics majors to think outside the Michelle Craddock, U. S. Military book: Course activities that promote exploration, Academy discovery, conjecture, and proof. Rebecca Garcia,SamHouston Organizers: Suzanne Dor´ee, Augsburg College University Jill Dietz, St. Olaf College William Velez Brian P. Hopkins, St. Peter’s College ASL Invited Address MAA Minicourse #9: Part B 3:00 PM –3:50PM 2:15 PM –4:15PM (1637) Maximal almost disjoint families. Learning discrete mathematics via historical Juris Steprans, York University (1067-03-67) projects. Organizers: Jerry M. Lodder,NewMexicoState University MAA Presentations by Teaching Award Recipients

Guran Bezhanishvili,NewMexico 3:20 PM –4:40PM State University David J. Pengelley,NewMexicoState Organizers: Barbara Faires, Westminster College University David Bressoud, Macalester College Janet H. Barnett, Colorado State 3:20PM What comes from within... when life serves you University, Pueblo (1638) lemons. Zvezdelina Stankova, Mills College (1067-A0-578) Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium Board of 3:50PM The problem of how to be a good teacher is Directors Meeting (1639) undecidable. Preliminary report. Erica Flapan, Pomona College (1067-A0-965) 2:15 PM –4:00PM 4:20PM Most things you worry about never happen... (1640) Karen Rhea, University of Michigan AMS Committee on Science Policy Panel Discussion MAA Poster Session on Research by Undergraduate 2:30 PM –4:00PM Students A Conversation with Sastry Pantula, the New Director of the Division of Mathematical Sciences at 4:00 PM –5:30PM the National Science Foundation. All participants are invited to view the posters and speak with the presenters. MAA Panel Discussion Organizers: Joyati Debnath, Winona State University 2:35 PM –3:55PM Mike O’Leary,TowsonUniversity Inquiry-proof instructional techniques. Robert Vallin, Slippery Rock University Organizers: Tom Roby, University of Connecticut Dev Sinha, University of Oregon AWM Michler-Mentoring Minisymposium Panel Glenn Stevens,BostonUniversity Discussion Ravi Vakil, Stanford University 4:00 PM –5:30PM Panelists: Keith Conrad,Universityof Connecticut Mentors count! Ken Ono, University of Wisconsin Moderator: Marie Vitulli,UniversityofOregon

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Panelists: Allan Donsig,Universityof Thomas Garrity, Williams College Nebraska-Lincoln Ruth Haas, Smith College SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Business Rhonda Hughes, Bryn Mawr College Meeting Trachette Jackson,Universityof Michigan 6:00 PM –6:30PM Moira Mc Dermott, Syracuse University SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts Business Meeting ASL Session for Contributed Papers, I 6:00 PM –7:00PM 4:10 PM –5:45PM

4:10PM Stability in generic graphs with free non-algebraic SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Dramatic (1641) extensions. Presentation Justin Brody, Franklin and Marshall College 4:35PM Deﬁnable choice for a class of weakly o-minimal 6:00 PM –7:00PM (1642) structures. Chris Laskowski, University of Maryland, and The Oil Volcano: Truth and Consequences. Christopher Shaw*, Columbia College 5:00PM Type spaces and Wasserstein spaces. AMS Mathematical Reviews Reception (1643) Shichang Song, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 6:00 PM –7:00PM 5:25PM Characterizing inﬁnite cardinals by countable (1644) linear orderings. SIGMAA on Mathematicians in Business, Industry, and Ioannis Souldatos, Minnesota State University Government Reception

AMS Congressional Fellowship Session 6:15 PM –7:30PM

4:30 PM –6:30PM SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Guest Speakers: Katherine Crowley, 2009-2010 AMS Lecture Congressional Fellow Hugh MacMillan, 2010-2011 AMS 6:30 PM –7:15PM Congressional Fellow 6:30PM Will the real philosophy of mathematics please SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the Web (1646) stand up. Preliminary report. Keith Devlin, Stanford University (1067-A0-1172) Business Meeting and Open Discussion

4:30 PM –6:00PM NAM Cox-Talbot Address

Come share your interests in teaching and learning 7:30 PM –8:15PM mathematics online and discuss the direction of future WEB SIGMAA activities. (1647) Increasing the pool of underrepresented mathematicians. National Academies/Board on Mathematical Sciences Robert Bozeman, Morehouse College and Their Applications Special Presentation (1067-97-183)

4:30 PM –5:20PM MAA/Project NExT Reception The Mathematical Sciences in 2025: A study 8:30 PM –10:30PM commissioned by the National Science Foundation. Organizers: Mark L. Green, University of California All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and other Los Angeles friends of Project NExT are invited. Scott Weidman,NationalAcademyof Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana State Sciences University Shreveport Joseph A. Gallian,Universityof SIGMAA on Mathematicians in Business, Industry, and Michigan-Duluth Government Guest Lecture Aparna W. Higgins,Universityof Dayton 5:00 PM –5:45PM P. Gavin LaRose,Universityof Michigan 5:00PM How mathematics is changing Hollywood. (1645) Tony DeRose, Pixar Animation Studios (1067-A0-127) MAA Dramatic Presentation Sunday, January 9 6:00 PM –7:00PM Joint Meetings Registration Derivative vs. Integral: The ﬁnal showdown. Organizers: Colin Adams, Williams College 7:30 AM –2:00PM

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 195 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 9 (cont’d.)

AMS-SIAM Special Session on Applications of AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Methods in Stochastic Processes in Neuroscience, I Analysis with Applications, I

8:00 AM –10:50AM 8:00 AM –10:50AM Organizers: Peter Thomas, Case Western Reserve Organizers: Diego Dominici, State University of University New York at New Paltz Kreso Josic, University of Houston Peter A. McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy Carson C. Chow, Institutes of Health 8:00AM Two Bessel Function Series in Ramanujan’s Lost (1659) Notebook. 8:00AM Correlation shaping in spiking neurons. (1648) Brent Doiron, University of Pittsburgh Bruce C. Berndt, University of Illinois (1067-33-955) (1067-92-1436) 8:30AM Asymptotic Expansions of Certain Partial Theta (1660) Functions. 9:00AM ON-OFF Episodic Activity: Noisy Oscillator or (1649) Noise-Driven Attractor Dynamics. Bruce C. Berndt, University of Illinois, and John Rinzel, Courant Inst of Mathematical Byungchan Kim*, Seoul national university of Sciences, New York University (1067-92-714) science and technology (1067-33-306) 9:00AM The Asymptotic Hadamard Conjecture. Preliminary 9:30AM Probing intrinsic bistability in neurons with noise: a (1650) case of inverse stochastic resonance. Preliminary (1661) report. report. E. Rodney Canﬁeld, Dept. of Computer Science, Boris S Gutkin, Group for Neural Theory, LNC Univ. of Georgia (1067-05-1695) INSERM U 960, Departement des Etudes Cognitives, 9:30AM Γ-convergence of Power-Law Functionals and Ecole Normale Superieure and CNRS (1067-92-720) (1662) Applications to Polycrystal Plasticity. Cristina Popovici, North Dakota State University 10:00AM Synchronization of periodically forced Ornstein (1651) Uhlenbeck processes with reset. Preliminary report. (1067-49-85) Peter J. Thomas, Case Western Reserve University 10:00AM Densities of short uniform random walks. (1067-92-498) (1663) Jonathan M Borwein*, CARMA, University of Newcastle NSW Australia, Armin Straub,Tulane 10:30AM Linear PDE Models of Neurons with Random (1652) Excitations*. University, James Wan and Wadim Zudilin,CARMA (1067-41-298) Frederic Y. M. Wan, University of California, Irvine (1067-92-490) 10:30AM Asymptotic Analysis of Dynamic Storage Allocation (1664) Models. Charles Knessl*, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Sohn Eunju, University of Georgia (1067-41-816) AMS-SIAM Special Session on Control and Inverse Problems for Partial Differential Equations, I

8:00 AM –10:50AM AMS Special Session on Formal Mathematics for Mathematicians: Developing Large Repositories of Organizers: Ana-Maria Croicu, Kennesaw State Advanced Mathematics, II University

Michele L. Joyner, East Tennessee 8:00 AM –10:50AM State University Organizers: Krystyna M. Kuperberg, Auburn 8:00AM New regularity conditions for the minimal time (1653) function. Preliminary report. University Peter R Wolenski, Louisiana State University Andrzej Trybulec,Universityof (1067-35-1924) Bialystok 8:30AM Minimal Norm Control Asymptotics and Numerical Artur Kornilowicz,Universityof (1654) Approximations for the Null Controllability of Bialystok Non-Standard Parabolic-Like PDE Dynamics. Adam Naumowicz,Universityof George Avalos, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bialystok (1067-35-782) 8:00AM Type inference in finite group theory. 9:00AM Global uniqueness and stability in determining (1665) Jeremy Avigad, Department of Philosophy, (1655) coefficients for a system of coupled Schrodinger Carnegie Mellon University (1067-03-910) equations. Preliminary report. 8:30AM Mechanizing the Odd Order Theorem: Local Roberto Triggiani*andShitao Liu,Universityof (1666) Analysis. Virginia (1067-35-753) Georges Gonthier, Microsoft Research 9:30AM Recovering a source from the measurments of (1067-03-836) (1656) acceleration of wall vibrations in structural 9:00AM Mizar-supported maths teaching at the university acoustic problems. (1667) level. Irena Lasiecka*andShitao Liu,Universityof Adam Naumowicz*andArtur Kornilowicz, Virginia (1067-35-594) Institute of Informatics, University of Bialystok, 10:00AM Electromagnetic Relaxation Time Distribution Poland (1067-97-1443) (1657) Inverse Problems in the Time-domain. 9:30AM Recent achievement of codification on real analysis Nathan L. Gibson, Oregon State University (1668) in Mizar. (1067-35-807) Yasushige Watase*, Shinshu University, Faculty of 10:30AM Challenges of Control / Optimization Under Engineering, Noboru Endo, Gifu National College (1658) Uncertainty. of Technology, Dept. of Electronic Control Ana-Maria Croicu, Kennesaw State University Engineering, and Yasunari Shidama, Shinshu (1067-49-746) University, Faculty of Engineering (1067-68-1135)

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10:00AM Computerising Mathematical texts with MathLang. 8:00AM Diffusive logistic equation with non-linear boundary (1669) Fairouz Kamareddine, Heriot-Watt University (1680) conditions. (1067-03-1396) Jerome Goddard II*, Mississippi State University, 10:30AM The language of mathematics in Mizar. Eun Kyoung Lee, Pusan National University, and (1670) Artur Kornilowicz*andAdam Naumowicz, Ratnasingham Shivaji, Mississippi State University Institute of Informatics, University of Bialystok, (1067-35-302) Poland (1067-68-1444) 8:30AM Positioning the Z-ring near the mid-cell via the (1681) spatio-temporal oscillation of the Min system. Zhigang Zhang, University of Houston AMS Special Session on Multivariable Operator (1067-35-1948) Theory, II 9:00AM Random dispersal versus fitness-dependent (1682) dispersal. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Robert Stephen Cantrell*, Chris Cosner, University of Miami, Yuan Lou and Chao Xie,Ohio Organizers: Ronald G. Douglas,TexasA&M State University (1067-35-776) University 9:30AM Spatial Spreading Dynamics in Nonlocal Monostable Gelu F. Popescu,UniversityofTexas (1683) Equations in Spatially Periodic Habitats. at San Antonio Wenxian Shen*andAijun Zhang, Auburn 8:00AM Non-commutative Inequalities. University (1067-35-1267) (1671) J William Helton, UC San Diego (1067-47-636) 10:00AM Renormalization Group Method for Semi-Strong 8:30AM Multivariable Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation and (1684) Pulse Interactions. (1672) connections with control theory. Thomas Bellsky*andKeith Promislow,Michigan Joseph A. Ball, Virginia Tech (1067-47-908) State University (1067-35-131) 9:00AM Ergodic actions of convergent Fuchsian groups on 10:30AM A One-Dimensional Nonlinear Stability Analysis of (1673) quotients of the noncommutative Hardy algebras. (1685) Vegetative Pattern Formation for an Alvaro Arias*andFrederic Latremoliere, Interaction-Diffusion Plant-Surface Water Model University of Denver (1067-47-522) System in an Arid Flat Environment. 9:30AM Commutative operator algebras and realizations of Bonni J Kealy*andDavid J Wollkind, Washington (1674) polynomials on domains in Cn. Preliminary report. State University (1067-92-433) Michael Jury, University of Florida (1067-47-693) 10:00AM Invariant subspaces of nilpotent operators. (1675) Markus Schmidmeier, Florida Atlantic University AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, I (1067-16-839) 10:30AM Operators Cauchy dual to 2-hyperexpansive 8:00 AM –10:45AM (1676) operators: The multivariable case. Preliminary Organizers: James G. McLaughlin, West Chester report. University Raul E Curto, The University of Iowa (1067-47-611) Nancy J. Wyshinski, Trinity College 8:00AM Biorthogonal Rational Functions and R Fractions. AMS Special Session on Mathematics Related to (1686) Mourad E. H. Ismail, City University of Hong Kong Feynman Diagrams, II (1067-33-626) 9:00AM On periodic Jacobi-Perron algorithm over formal 8:00 AM –10:45AM (1687) power series field. Preliminary report. Organizers: Victor H. Moll, Tulane University Amara Chandoul, Superior Institute of Computer and meltimedia Sfax-Tunisia (1067-11-204) Olivier Espinosa, Universidad Santa Maria, Valparaiso 9:30AM Szego˝ polynomials and para-orthogonal (1688) polynomials associated with hypergeometric 8:00AM From Feynman diagrams to Potts models: a motivic functions. Preliminary report. (1677) approach. Preliminary report. Dimitar K. Dimitrov and Alagacone Sri Ranga*, Paolo Aluffi, Florida State University, and Matilde Universidade Estadual Paulista (1067-33-1452) Marcolli*, Caltech (1067-81-1420) 10:00AM Convergence of continued fractions. Preliminary 9:00AM On the method of brackets. (1689) report. (1678) Armin Straub, Tulane University (1067-33-1720) Lisa Lorentzen, Norwegian University of Science 10:00AM The Hypergeometric Representation of Feynman and Technology (1067-40-1950) (1679) Diagrams and Construction of the Epsilon Expansion. Scott A. Yost*, The Citadel, Vladimir V. Bytev, AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Harmonic Mikhail Yu. Kalmykov,HamburgUniv.Inst. Theoretical Physics II and J.I.N.R., Dubna, Bernd A. Analysis and Dynamic Systems, I Kniehl, Hamburg Univ. Inst. Theoretical Physics II, 8:00 AM –10:50AM and B. F. L. Ward, Baylor University (1067-81-1500) Organizers: Tao Mei, Wayne State University Alan D. Wiggins,Universityof AMS Special Session on Analysis of Reaction-Diffusion Michigan at Dearborn Models, I 8:00AM Entropy and Fuglede-Kadison determinant. 8:00 AM –10:50AM (1690) Hanfeng Li, SUNY at Buffalo (1067-37-198) 8:30AM Entropy and the variational principle for actions of Organizers: Junping Shi, College of William and (1691) sofic groups. Mary David Kerr*, Texas A&M University, and Hanfeng Xuefeng Wang, Tulane University Li, SUNY at Buffalo (1067-37-304)

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9:00AM Cohomology on measure preserving equavalence 9:30AM Stability of Solitary-Wave Solutions of the (1692) relations. (1705) Hirota-Satsuma Equation. Jesse D. Peterson, Vanderbilt University Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at Chicago (1067-46-1519) (1067-35-951) 9:30AM Operator algebras with contractive approximate 10:00AM Euler-Arnold equations on orbits of diffeomorphism (1693) identities. Preliminary report. (1706) groups. David P Blecher, University of Houston Gerard Misiolek,Univ.ofNotreDame (1067-47-272) (1067-58-1331) 10:00AM Strong solidity for group factors from lattices in 10:30AM Two-dimensional incompressible ﬂows as limits of (1694) SO(n, 1) and SU(n, 1) (1707) 3D helical ﬂows. Preliminary report. Thomas Sinclair, Vanderbilt University Milton C Lopes Filho, IMECC - UNICAMP, Dongjuan (1067-46-932) Niu, Capitol Normal University, Beijing, PRC, Edriss 10:30AM A Lower Bound for the Spectral Radius of Random STiti, University of California, Irvine and Weizmann (1695) Walks on the Baumslag-Solitar Group. Institute, and Helena J Nussenzveig Lopes*, Daniel E. L. Redelmeier*andKen Dykema,Texas IMECC-UNICAMP (University of Campinas) A&M University (1067-46-602) (1067-35-2106)

AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Algebraic AMS Special Session on Structure Theory for Geometry, I Matroids and Graphs, I

8:00 AM –10:50AM 8:00 AM –10:50AM Organizers: Frank Sottile,TexasA&MUniversity Organizers: Bogdan Oporowski, Louisiana State Alexander T. Yong,Universityof University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign James G. Oxley, Louisiana State 8:00AM Degeneration of Frobenius splittings, and University (1696) Kazhdan-Lusztig varieties. 8:00AM Graphs that are Almost Series-Parallel. Allen Knutson, Cornell University (1067-14-1698) (1708) Lisa M Warshauer, Louisiana State University 8:30AM Local complete intersection Schubert varieties. (1067-05-1196) (1697) Preliminary report. 8:30AM 3-connected graphs of path-width at most three. Alexander Woo*, Saint Olaf College, and Henning (1709) Stan Dziobiak*andGuoli Ding, Louisiana State Ulfarsson, Reykjavik University (1067-14-1289) University (1067-05-1583) 9:00AM Permutation group representations and 9:00AM Excluding a small minor. (1698) (equivariant) cohomology of Hessenberg varieties. (1710) Guoli Ding,LSU,andCheng Liu*, Central South Julianna Tymoczko,UniversityofIowa University, China (1067-05-1593) (1067-14-2291) 9:30AM K5-subdivisions in 5-connected nonplanar graphs. 9:30AM Positivity in the Symplectic Category. (1711) Xingxing Yu*andJie Ma, Georgia Institute of (1699) Rebecca F Goldin*, George Mason University,, and Technology (1067-05-2416) Susan Tolman, University of IL, Champaign-Urbana (1067-51-1688) 10:00AM 2-crossing-critical graphs. (1712) Drago Bokal, University of Maribor, Bogdan 10:00AM Polyhedral Adjunction Theory. Oporowski, Louisiana State University, R. Bruce (1700) Sandra Di Rocco, KTH Stockholm, Christian Richter*, University of Waterloo, and Gelasio Haase, FU Berlin, Benjamin Nill*, University of Salazar, Universidad Autonoma San Luis Potosi Georgia, and Andreas Paffenholz, TU Darmstadt (1067-05-440) (1067-52-647) 10:30AM On graph well-quasi-order by topological inclusion. 10:30AM Equivariant methods for hypergeometric systems. (1713) Neil Robertson, Ohio State University (1701) Christine Berkesch*, Stockholm University, and (1067-05-2373) Laura Felicia Matusevich,TexasA&MUniversity (1067-14-819) AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, II AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution Equations, Analysis, and Geometry, II 8:00 AM –10:50AM Organizers: Tim D. Cochran, Rice University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Shelley Harvey, Rice University Organizers: Ralph Saxton,UniversityofNew 8:00AM Seifert fibered Dehn filling. Preliminary report. Orleans (1714) Cameron McA. Gordon*, University of Texas at Feride Tiglay, Fields Institute Austin, Steven Boyer,UQAM,andXingru Zhang, 8:00AM Systems of conservation or balance laws with SUNY Buffalo (1067-57-825) (1702) Lorentz-rotation symmetry. 8:30AM A Generalization of the Turaev Cobracket and the Michael Sever, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1715) Minimal Self-Intersection Number. (1067-35-282) Patricia Cahn, Dartmouth College (1067-57-639) 8:30AM Localization, Smoothness, and Convergence to 9:00AM Cube Number Distinguishes Legendrian Type for (1703) Equilibrium for a Thin Film Equation. (1716) Certain Torus Knots. Preliminary report. Eric A Carlen, Rutgers University, and Suleyman Ben M McCarty, Louisiana State University Ulusoy*, University of Maryland (1067-35-426) (1067-57-505) 9:00AM Newtonian limits of complex fluid models. 9:30AM Satellites of knots and bordered Heegaard Floer (1704) Milton C. Lopes Filho, University of Campinas (1717) homology. (1067-76-2313) Ina Petkova, Columbia University (1067-54-616)

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10:00AM The topology of Springer varieties. 9:30AM Birth-Death Markov chains Having (1718) Heather M. Russell, Louisiana State University (1732) Hyper-Probability Transitions. (1067-57-759) Mark Burgin, University of California, Los Angeles, − 10:30AM Reconstructing HFK from sutured Floer homology. Mark Dela*, California State Polytechnic University, (1719) John Etnyre,GeorgiaTech,David Shea Vela-Vick* Pomona, Alan Krinik, California State Polytechnic and Rumen Zarev, Columbia University Univ., Pomona, and David Luu, California State (1067-57-744) Polytechnic University, Pomona (1067-60-1710) 9:45AM Analogue of Hardy’s Inequality for a Renewal (1733) Process. Preliminary report. Constantine Georgakis, DePaul University AMS Special Session on Time Scales: Theory and (1067-60-2320) Applications, I 10:00AM A test for testing the equality of covariance (1734) operators. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Krishna Kaphle*, Frits H. Ruymgaart and George Organizers: Billy Jackson, Saint Xavier University Gaines, Texas Tech University (1067-60-2135) Joan Hoffacker, Clemson University 10:15AM Weighted and Unweighted Random Walks of (1735) Multiple Entities on a Torus-Shaped World. 8:00AM Fundamentals of Nonlinear Control on Time Scales. Preliminary report. (1720) Preliminary report. Richard Freedman*andErrin Fulp,WakeForest , St. Xavier University (1067-93-361) Billy Jackson University (1067-60-1705) 8:30AM The Laplace Transform in Discrete Fractional 10:30AM Using TPA to count linear extensions. (1721) Calculus. (1736) Jacqueline Banks, University of California, Michael Holm, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Riverside, Scott Garrabrant, Pitzer College, Mark L (1067-39-501) Huber*, Claremont McKenna College, and Anne 9:00AM Asymptotic Equivalence Classes and Regions of Perizzolo, Columbia University (1067-60-1358) (1722) Time Scale Exponential Stability. Preliminary report. 10:45AM Predictive Methods in Coupon Collection. John M Davis, Baylor University (1067-93-1930) (1737) Preliminary report. 9:30AM Generalized time scales and the Hahn quantum Chelsea R Ross*andBrooks E Smith,East (1723) variational calculus. Tennessee State University (1067-60-1785) Agnieszka B. Malinowska*andDelﬁm F. M. Torres, University of Aveiro, Portugal (1067-49-449) AMS Session on Group Theory, I 10:00AM Asymptotic behavior of an n-th order sublinear (1724) dynamic equation. 8:00 AM –10:55AM A Peterson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-34-379) 8:00AM An Algorithm to Express Words as Conjugates of (1738) Relators. 10:30AM Mean Square Stability of Ito-Volterra Dynamic (1725) Equation. Ellen M Ziliak*, Benedictine University, and Suman Sanyal, Marshall University (1067-00-1610) Alexander Hulpke, Colorado State University (1067-20-225) 8:15AM An Investigation into an Amalgam between an (1739) SU3(q) and an SL3(q): Preliminary Report. AMS Session on Probability, I Preliminary report. Philip Keen, University of Birmingham 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1067-20-373)

8:00AM Period-2 behavior and spatial correlations in a 8:30AM On the number of maximal subgroups of a ﬁnite (1726) probabilistic lattice model of the cardiac cell. (1740) solvable group. Preliminary report. Robert J Rovetti, Loyola Marymount University Benjamin Newton, Beloit College (1067-20-1096) (1067-60-2317) 8:45AM Lower Central Series and Derived Series of the Free 8:15AM Comparing the distributions of various supremums (1741) Nilpotent Groups of Finite Rank. Preliminary report. (1727) on two-time parameter Wiener space. Preliminary Mark Pedigo, Saint Louis University (1067-20-1125) report. 9:00AM Capability of p-groups of class 2 and exponent p. David L. Skoug, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1742) Preliminary report. (1067-60-1734) Arturo Magidin*, University of Louisiana at 8:30AM Reﬂection principle(s) for the multiple parameter Lafayette, and Robert Fitzgerald Morse,University (1728) Wiener process? Preliminary report. of Evansville (1067-20-1174) Ian Pierce, University of Nebraska - Lincoln 9:15AM Injectors in Direct Products of Finite Solvable (1067-60-2046) (1743) Groups. 8:45AM A ‘Cousin of Coboundary’ Theorem for Joseph Evan, King’s College (1067-20-1454) (1729) C[0, 1]-Valued Random Fields with Moment 9:30AM Nonabelian tensor products: the mystery of Conditions. Preliminary report. (1744) compatible actions. Preliminary report. Steven T. Morrow, Indiana University Luise-Charlotte Kappe, State University of New (1067-60-2292) York at Binghamton (1067-20-1546) 9:00AM A New Asymptotic Expansion for Distributions of 9:45AM The base of a permutational wreath product. (1730) Sums of Random Variables. (1745) Elizabeth Wilcox, Colgate University Ross P Hilton*, Kenneth S Berenhaut and James W (1067-20-1650) Chernesky, Wake Forest University (1067-60-1787) 10:00AM Characterizing Containment of Subgroups in a 9:15AM Tracking communities with a graph-valued Markov (1746) Direct Product. Preliminary report. (1731) process. Dandrielle Lewis, Binghamton University James P Ferry, Metron, Inc. (1067-60-2041) (1067-20-1960)

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10:15AM Counting subgroups of Sn+1 normalized by and 8:15AM Regularity of Solutions to Extremal Problems in (1747) coprime to a nonabelian regular subgroup of order (1763) Bergman Spaces. n. Preliminary report. Tim Ferguson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Stephen M. Gagola, Jr, Kent State University (1067-30-217) (1067-20-2121) 8:30AM On a reﬁnement of Sendov’s conjecture (part 2). 10:30AM IA-automorphisms of wreath products. (1764) Preliminary report. (1748) Margaret H Dean, Borough of Manhattan Michael J Miller, Le Moyne College (1067-30-1422) Community College (CUNY), Gretchen Ostheimer, 8:45AM Iceberg-type Problems: Estimating Hidden Parts of a Hofstra University, and Marcos Zyman*, Borough (1765) Convex Continuum from the Visible Parts. of Manhattan Community College (CUNY) Matthew H Lochman*, Roger W Barnard and (1067-20-2176) Alexander Yu Solynin, Texas Tech University 10:45AM The Interassociates of the Bicyclic Semigroup. (1067-30-1591) (1749) Berit Nilsen Givens*andAmber Rosin,CalPoly 9:00AM Construction of Complex-Valued Harmonic Pomona (1067-20-2225) (1766) Mappings Convex in One or Every Direction. Preliminary report. AMS Session on Topics in Mathematical Physics Stacey Muir, University of Scranton (1067-30-1563) 9:15AM Hypergeometric functions and subclasses of 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1767) Harmonic Mappings. 8:00AM Optimization of an Antenna Structure for a R. M. Ali, See Keong Lee*, Chandrashekar R. and (1750) Photovoltaic Nanodevice. K. G. Subramanian, Universiti Sains Malaysia Emily J Forney, Clemson University (1067-00-1676) (1067-30-2305) 8:15AM Electromagnetic Scattering from Large Cavities. 9:30AM Porosity and limit sets. (1751) Weiwei Zhang, King’s College (1067-78-1582) (1768) Andrew Lazowski, Sacred Heart University 8:30AM Phase Diagram Calculation via Constrained (1067-00-1299) (1752) Optimization. 9:45AM Comparison of Conformal Metrics. Sandra Jeannette Varela, California State (1769) Kourosh Tavakoli, City University of New York University, Scaramento (1067-00-2328) (1067-30-1803) 8:45AM Arc-wise connectedness of solution sets of quantum 10:00AM Riemann-Hilbert families of Schwarzian equations (1753) stochastic differential inclusions. (1770) on the punctured torus. Ezekiel Olusola Ayoola, University of Ibadan, David J Pinchbeck, St. Joseph’s College of Maine Nigeria (1067-81-71) (1067-30-1544) 9:00AM Classiﬁcation of symmetric states under local 10:15AM Thomae formula for general cyclic covers of CP1. (1754) unitary action. (1771) Yaacov Kopeliovich, Meag, NY (1067-32-513) Curt D Cenci, Lebanon Valley College 10:30AM The Roles Played by Order of Convexity or (1067-81-157) (1772) Starlikeness and the Bloch Condition in the 9:15AM The basic physics of Feynman diagrams. Extension of Mappings from the Disk to the Ball. (1755) Ivan Gonzalez, Departamento de Fisica, Preliminary report. Universidad Santa Maria, Chile (1067-81-1421) Jerry R. Muir, Jr.,UniversityofScranton 9:30AM Critical Temperature of Ising Ferromagnets and (1067-32-1554) (1756) Spectral Curve of Dimers. 10:45AM Classifying Homogeneous Trees and Lattices. Zhongyang Li, Brown University (1067-82-44) (1773) Lucio M-G Prado, BMCC-The City University of New 9:45AM A Cluster Expansion Approach to Renormalization York (1067-31-2218) (1757) Group Transformations. Mei Yin, University of Texas at Austin (1067-82-218) 10:00AM Distributional Sensitivity in Polycrystalline Grain MAA Session on New and Continuing Connections (1758) Growth Simulations. Ross Robert Kistler, Loyola University Maryland between Math and the Arts, II (1067-82-1732) 8:00 AM –10:55AM 10:15AM Symmetry breaking in quasi-1D Coulomb systems. (1759) Paul H Jung*, Sogang University, Michael Organizer: Douglas E. Norton, Villanova Aizenman, Princeton University, and Sabine University Jansen, Weierstrass Institute (1067-82-1833) 8:00AM Using Art to Inspire Conceptual Understanding of 10:30AM Orbifolds, the A, D, E Family of Caustic (1774) Fractions. (1760) Singularities, and Gravitational Lensing. Rachel B Manspeaker*, Andrew Bennett, Hien Amir Babak Aazami, Duke University Nguyen and Peter Nguyen, Kansas State University (1067-83-1984) (1067-S1-1520) 10:45AM Geometry of the Random Time Delay Surface and 8:20AM Student-Written Plays in a History of Mathematics (1761) the Expected Number of Lensed Images in (1775) Class. Microlensing. Preliminary report. Harrison W. Straley, Wheaton College Alberto M. Teguia*andArlie Petters,Duke (1067-S1-344) University (1067-83-2211) 8:40AM Math and the art of M.C. Escher. (1776) Anneke Bart, Saint Louis University (1067-S1-1004) AMS Session on Complex Analysis 9:00AM Mathematics, Excel, and Graphic Design in 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1777) Multicultural Alphabet Books for Papua New Guinea. q 8:00AM Interpolation Sequence for the Spaces H+ (ϕ)(q ≥ 1). Deane E Arganbright*andSusan C Arganbright, (1762) Maher M.H. Marzuq, Plymouth, Massachusetts Divine Word University (Papua New Guinea) (1067-30-59) (1067-S1-233)

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9:20AM Teaching Mathematics Through Music for a Liberal MAA Session on Effective Teaching of Upper Level (1778) Arts Audience. Preliminary report. Mathematics to Secondary Education Mathematics Kurt E Ludwick, Salisbury University Majors, II (1067-S1-1827) 9:40AM Inversions and the Dihedral Group in Music. 8:00 AM –10:55AM (1779) Preliminary report. Organizer: Joyati Debnath, Winona State Craig M. Johnson, Marywood University University (1067-S1-2216) 8:00AM Lines and circles: A range of viewpoints. Preliminary 10:00AM What Does That Picture Sound Like? Calculus and (1792) report. (1780) Photosounder. Kevin Hartshorn, Moravian College (1067-E1-2161) Phil Gustafson, Mesa State College (1067-S1-888) 8:20AM Differing views on assessment: Two instructors’ 10:20AM How to cook up a math poem in n easy steps. (1793) strategies for modeling assessment techniques for (1781) Preliminary report. prospective secondary mathematics teachers in an Caleb Emmons, Pacific University (1067-S1-791) upper level team-taught geometry course. 10:40AM Decoding DaVinci. Preliminary report. (1782) Susan McBurney, Western Springs, IL Sarah K. Bleiler*, Gladis Kersaint and Milé (1067-S1-384) Krajcevski, University of South Florida (1067-E1-1674) 8:40AM Geometry for Prospective Mathematics Teachers. (1794) Vesna Kilibarda, Indiana University Northwest (1067-E1-1249) MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate 9:00AM Revisiting College Geometry: Making it Relevant for Mathematical Biology Education (1795) Math, Math Education and Elementary Education Majors. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Talitha M. Washington, University of Evansville Organizers: Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine (1067-E1-1240) University 9:20AM Geometry then and now: Making room for Euclid in Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College (1796) the 21st century mathematics curriculum. Mark A Miller, Marietta College (1067-E1-305) Mike Martin, Johnson County 9:40AM Experiencing the history of mathematics in a Community College (1797) capstone course for prospective teachers. 8:00AM What do we mean when we say we ”want students Preliminary report. (1783) to understand exponential growth?”. Jennifer A Bergner, Salisbury University Carlos W Castillo-Garsow, Kansas State University (1067-E1-1147) (1067-X1-2047) 10:00AM History of Mathematics for Prospective Secondary 8:20AM An ethnographic case study of precision taught (1798) Teachers. (1784) bio-calculus. Kenneth J Bernard, Virginia State University Brian Arthur Christopher*andRebecca-Anne (1067-E1-1466) Dibbs, University of Northern Colorado 10:20AM Research-Based Methods for Improving Learning (1067-X1-1675) (1799) and Assessment. 8:40AM Motivating the Biology in Biocalculus Courses. Amy Mihnea, Florida Atlantic University (1785) Timothy D Comar, Benedictine University (1067-E1-1822) (1067-X1-700) 10:40AM Helping Pre-service Teachers Recognize Continuity 9:00AM Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Research at (1800) in the Secondary Curriculum. (1786) Truman State University. Preliminary report. Kristin A. Camenga*andRebekah Yates, Pam J Ryan, Truman State University Houghton College (1067-E1-731) (1067-X1-1689) 9:20AM Biomath is more than theorems with biological MAA Session on Influences of the Calculus Reform (1787) examples: an integrative framework. Movement on the Teaching of Mathematics, I Dmitry A Kondrashov, University of Chicago (1067-X1-2165) 8:00 AM –10:55AM 9:40AM Title of paper: Biology and Mathematics: The Organizers: Steven R. Benson, Lesley University (1788) Exciting Nexus for the Advancement of Sciences. Preliminary report. Marilyn Carlson,ArizonaState Sumona Mondal, Clarkson University University (1067-X1-1968) Ellen E. Kirkman,WakeForest 10:00AM Undergraduate Student Mentoring – Minority University (1789) Participation, Retention, Motivation for Higher Joe Yanik, Emporia State University Studies. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Twenty Years of Calculus Reform at Duke Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar, NYCCT, CUNY (1801) University. Preliminary report. (1067-X1-2268) Jack Bookman, Duke University (1067-J1-1150) 10:20AM Development and Implementation of an 8:20AM Comparing Calculus classes before the start of (1790) Undergraduate Honors Course on Mathematical (1802) Calculus Reform and Calculus classes today. Ecology. Preliminary report. Stephen R. Hilbert, Ithaca College (1067-J1-2078) Vrushali A Bokil*andJulia A Jones, Oregon State 8:40AM Teaching College Mathematics Before, During University (1067-X1-2241) (1803) and after the Calculus Reform Movement: A 10:40AM An Intro to Mathematical Biology Course for Biology Retrospective Prospective. Preliminary report. (1791) Majors. Ann E Moskol, Rhode Island College Sarah A Hews, Swarthmore College (1067-X1-1979) (1067-J1-1788)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 201 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 9 (cont’d.)

9:00AM Reflections on Calculus Reform: How I Was Taught 10:30AM D-Optimal Designs for Models Described by (1804) vs. How I Teach. (1820) Ordinary Differential Equations. Sarah L Mabrouk, Framingham State University Adam F Childers, Roanoke College (1067-Z1-732) (1067-J1-2315) 10:45AM Classification of Automorphism Groups of Rational 9:20AM 21st Century Calculus Reform: Don’t Just Paint the (1821) Elliptic Surfaces. Preliminary report. (1805) Walls and Rearrange the Furniture. Tolga Karayayla, University of Pennsylvania Mariah Birgen*andBrian Birgen, Wartburg (1067-Z1-1879) College (1067-J1-246) 9:40AM Calculus reform: What next? (1806) Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State University, and SIAM Minisymposium on Vistas in Applied Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, University of Colorado Mathematics (1067-J1-1139) 10:00AM Calculus Reform and AP Calculus. 8:00 AM –10:45AM (1807) Michael E Boardman*, Pacific University, and Stephen L Davis, Davidson College (1067-J1-1368) Organizers: Maria-Carme Calderer,Universityof Minnesota 10:20AM Have a Good Conclusion: The Value of Ending a (1808) Year-Long Calculus Course with an Introduction to Zuhair Nashed,UniversityofCentral Differential Equations. Preliminary report. Florida Patti Frazer Lock, St. Lawrence University 8:00AM Did Mathematics Cause the Subprime Mortgage (1067-J1-2070) (1822) Disaster? 10:40AM Calculus Reform and Discrete Mathematics. Steven E. Shreve, Carnegie Mellon University (1809) Bill Marion, Valparaiso University (1067-J1-73) (1067-60-1000) 9:00AM Recent Progress in Sparse Signal Recovery and (1823) Processing. G Richard Baraniuk, Rice University MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XII (1067-41-1817)

8:00 AM –10:55AM 10:00AM Modeling Fluids with Microstructure. (1824) Noel J Walkington, Carnegie Mellon University Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran (1067-65-1212) College Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of New Jersey AWM Workshop 8:00AM A. Horn’s result on matrices with prescribed (1810) singular values and eigenvalues. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –4:00PM Tin-Yau Tam, Auburn University (1067-Z1-1409) This session has several parts that will be 8:15AM A range associated with skew symmetric matrix. listed separately by time in this program. All (1811) Dawit Gezahegn Tadesse*, Xuhua Liu and presentations are open to all JMM participants. Tin-Yau Tam, Auburn University (1067-Z1-1945) Organizer: Cammey Cole Manning, Meredith 8:30AM Examples of Highly Frustrated Matrices. College (1812) Garry S Bowlin, Binghamton University (1067-Z1-1505) 8:45AM Multiplicities and generalized numerical range. (1813) Xuhua Liu, Auburn University (1067-Z1-2248) AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.s, I 9:00AM Using Mathematica to Teach Linear Differential (1814) Operators and the Method of Undetermined 8:00 AM –10:20AM Coefficients. Itai Seggev, Knox College / Wolfram Research Chair: Rachelle DeCoste, Wheaton College (1067-Z1-2117) 8:00AM Tensor category of integrable modules over sl ∞, 9:15AM Undetermined Coefficients – Not Just for (1825) so ∞,andsp ∞. (1815) Constant-Coefficient Equations Anymore. Elizabeth Dan-Cohen*, Ivan Penkov,Jacobs Preliminary report. University Bremen, and Vera Serganova,U.C. Doreen De Leon, California State University, Fresno Berkeley (1067-17-244) (1067-Z1-870) 8:30AM Prime Ideals in Birational Extensions of 9:30AM Imaging Science For Undergraduate Projects Using (1826) Two-Dimensional Power Series Rings. Preliminary (1816) ODEs and PDEs. report. Emek Kose Can, Loyola Marymount University Christina L. Eubanks-Turner*, University of (1067-Z1-2298) Louisiana at Lafayette, Serpil Saydam,Universityof 9:45AM A Differential Equation With Many Faces. Louisiana at Monroe, and Melissa Luckas, (1817) Mohammad K. Azarian, University of Evansville University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-13-230) (1067-Z1-229) 9:00AM Freeness of Arrangement Bundles. 10:00AM Partial Regularity for Parabolic Systems with (1827) Amanda C Hager, USMA West Point (1067-55-273) (1818) Subquadratic Growth. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Divisibility properties and recursions for the Hilbert Mikil Foss and Joe Geisbauer*, University of (1828) series of Macdonald polynomials. Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-Z1-1744) Elizabeth M Niese*andNicholas Loehr,Virginia 10:15AM Second derivative Adams-type methods for Tech (1067-05-227) (1819) boundary value problems. 10:00AM Fourier-Jacobi coefficients of Eisenstein series on Noureen A. Khan*, University of North Texas (1829) unitary group and the application in Iwasawa main Dallas, Ramanjit Sahi and SNJator,AustinPeay conjecture. State University (1067-Z1-464) Bei Zhang, Northwestern University (1067-11-260)

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AMS Session on Number Theory, IV 9:15AM On Cyclic G-designs, where G is the one-point union (1845) of two cycles. 8:15 AM –10:55AM Christian Pawlak*, Illinois State University, Krystal Brewington, Jessica Lynn Smith, Morehead State 8:15AM Improving Abundancy Bounds. University, and Stephanie Zeppetello, Illinois State (1830) Elizabeth McCaslin*andFenghao Wang,McDaniel University (1067-05-2227) College (1067-11-2396) 9:30AM Minimum Pk-total weights of graphs. Preliminary 8:30AM On Periodicity of some Fibonacci-like Sequences. (1846) report. (1831) Trevor E McGuire, Louisiana State University Ji Young Choi, Shippensburg University / DIMACS, (1067-11-1946) Rutgers University (1067-05-2294) 8:45AM From Fibonacci Numbers to Central Limit Type 9:45AM Reconstruction of graphs from metric balls of their (1832) Theorems. (1847) vertices. Yinghui Wang*, MIT, and Steven J Miller, Williams Andrew B Ray, University of Nebraska - Lincoln College (1067-11-428) (1067-05-1632) 9:00AM Extensions of Eulerian Numbers to More General 10:00AM Hyperspace Graph of Connected Subgraphs. (1833) Triangular Arrays. (1848) Likin C. Simon Romero, Rochester Institute of Hung-ping Tsao, Novato, CA, and Tingyao Xiong*, Technology (1067-05-1555) Radford University (1067-11-628) 10:15AM Longest Cycles in k-connected Graphs with Given 9:15AM The distribution of the number of Farey fraction in (1849) Independence Number. (1834) residue classes. Preliminary report. Suil O*, Douglas B. West and Hehui Wu,University M.Tip E Phaovibul, University of Illinois: of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-05-420) Champaign-Urbana (1067-11-2272) 10:30AM Paths as m-step Competition Graphs. 9:30AM Sociable numbers, or How I messed with perfection (1850) Eva K. Belmont, Harvard University (1067-05-359) (1835) and lived to write papers about it. Paul Pollack, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-11-2101) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XI 9:45AM Differential Operators and Weighted Isobaric (1836) Polynomials. 8:15 AM –10:55AM Trueman MacHenry*, York University, Toronto, Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran and Geanina Tudose, Bucharest, Romania College (1067-11-1145) Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of 10:00AM A Bezoutian algorithm for Egyptian Fractions. New Jersey (1837) Preliminary report. Robert Erra, ESIEA - PARIS Equipe SI&S 8:15AM Sugar Ditch Revisited. Preliminary report. (1067-11-2326) (1851) Leslie M. Horton,DeltaStateUniversity (1067-Z1-2257) 10:15AM Appending Digits to Generate an Inﬁnite Sequence (1838) of Composite Numbers I. 8:30AM Concept Maps: What are they and what can we Lenny Jones, Shippensburg University (1852) learn from them about students’ understanding of (1067-11-921) mathematics? Rebecca C Metcalf, Bridgewater State University 10:30AM Appending Digits to Generate an Inﬁnite Sequence (1067-Z1-2063) (1839) of Composite Numbers II. Preliminary report. Lenny Jones and Dan White*, Shippensburg 8:45AM Classifying Students by Conceptual Understanding University (1067-11-923) (1853) in Real-Time. Andrew J Cousino, Kansas State University 10:45AM Theory and Applications of Benford’s Law of (1067-Z1-2123) (1840) Leading Digits. Preliminary report. Allison L. Lewis*, University of Portland, Steven J. 9:00AM Designing a parenting seminar to address the Miller, Williams College, and Victoria Cuff, (1854) national shortage of mathematicians. Clemson University (1067-11-1431) Jessica M Mikhaylov*, US Military Academy, West Point, Center for Leadership and Diversity in STEM, and Nancy S Libertini, The Tidewater School, Huntingtown, Maryland (1067-Z1-2081) AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, VII 9:15AM Report on the NSF PRISM project at Truman State (1855) University. Preliminary report. Jason E Miller, Truman State University 8:15 AM –10:40AM (1067-Z1-1754) 8:15AM Exponential Domination in Grid Graphs. Preliminary 9:30AM Bridging Policy and Practice with (1841) report. (1856) Ethnomathematics. Emily Hale-Sills*, Kim Lockrow, Emily Merrill and Linda Furuto, University of Hawai’i - West O’ahu Samantha Lowe, Smith College (1067-05-1142) (1067-Z1-17) 8:30AM On extremal graphs with a given number of perfect 9:45AM Mathematics Performance of Boys Correlates with (1842) matchings. (1857) Gender Equity. Matthew Price Yancey, University of Illinois at Jonathan Kane, University of Wisconsin – Urbana-Champaign (1067-05-1633) Whitewater, and Janet Mertz*, University of 8:45AM Vertices Belonging to All Maximum Independent Wisconsin – Madison (1067-Z1-931) (1843) Sets. Preliminary report. 10:00AM Language, Gender, and Number. Taylor M Short, Virginia Commonwealth University (1858) Rebecca Boone, retired (from UCB as an editorial (1067-05-1652) assistant for Science Magazine) (1067-Z1-867) 9:00AM Distances in Kneser Graphs. 10:15AM Math Mistakes in the Media. Preliminary report. (1844) Darin Johnson, Delaware State University (1859) Heather A. Lewis, Nazareth College (Rochester, NY) (1067-05-2155) (1067-Z1-2122)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 203 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 9 (cont’d.)

10:30AM Let’s Read the News. Hyman Bass, University of Michigan, (1860) Leonard J Lipkin, University of North Florida Ann Arbor (1067-Z1-2308) Kenneth I. Gross,Universityof 10:45AM Teaching Basic Number Theory from the Sieve of Vermont (1861) Eratosthenes. Jacqueline Anderson Hall, Longwood University (1067-Z1-1271) AMS Session on Functional Analysis AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, III 8:45 AM –10:55AM 8:30 AM –10:55AM 8:45AM Unconditional convergence in the strong operator 8:30AM Global regularity results for the 2D Boussinesq (1872) topology and ∞. Preliminary report. (1862) equations with vertical dissipation. Preliminary Ioana Ghenciu*, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, report. and Paul Lewis,UniversityofNorthTexas Dhanapati Adhikari*, Oklahoma State University, (1067-46-202) Chongsheng Cao, Florida International University, 9:00AM Real one-sided M-ideals. Preliminary report. and Jiahong Wu, Oklahoma State University (1873) Sonia Sharma, University of Houston (1067-46-281) (1067-35-1840) 9:15AM On non-associative Lp-spaces associated with 8:45AM The axiomatic approach to Harnack’s inequality in (1874) Maharam traces on JBW-algebras. (1863) doubling quasi-metric spaces. Preliminary report. Alexander A. Katz, St. John’s University, NY, USA Sharad D Silwal*, Sapto Indratno and Diego (1067-46-353) Maldonado, Kansas State University 9:30AM Extreme points and isometries on vector-valued (1067-35-2242) (1875) Lipschitz spaces. 9:00AM A Sensitivity Analysis for Partial Differential Fernanda Botelho, University of Memphis, Richard (1864) Equations with Applications. J. Fleming*, Central Michigan University, and James Faranak Pahlevani, Penn State Abington E. Jamison, University of Memphis (1067-46-1015) (1067-35-1458) 9:45AM Operators on the L∞ spaces of Bourgain and 9:15AM Semilinear wave equations with non-monotone (1876) Delbaen. (1865) nonlinearity. Lon H Mitchell, Virginia Commonwealth University Alfonso Castro, Harvey Mudd College (1067-46-1285) (1067-35-388) 10:00AM Embedding Banach spaces into spaces with very few 9:30AM Regularity of n/2-harmonic maps into spheres. (1877) operators. Preliminary report. (1866) Armin Schikorra, RWTH Aachen, Germany S. Argyros, National Technical University of Athens, (1067-35-57) D. Freeman*, University of Texas, R. Haydon, 9:45AM Edge-Enhancing Speckle Denoising for Ultrasound University of Oxford, E. Odell,UniversityofTexas, (1867) Images. Th. Raikoftsalis, National Technical University of John R Corring*, University of Southern Athens, Th. Schlumprecht, Texas A&M University, Mississippi, Helene Duke, Providence College, and D. Zisimopoulou, National Technical University Arundhati Bagchi Misra and Hyeona Lim, of Athens (1067-46-2196) Mississippi State University (1067-00-1687) 10:15AM Strictly singular operators between separable 10:00AM Wave-breaking for a generalized two-component (1878) Banach spaces. (1868) Camassa-Holm system. Kevin James Beanland, Virginia Commonwealth Robin Ming Chen, University of Minnesota University (1067-46-2288) (1067-35-1783) 10:30AM Graph Algebras, Aperiodicity, and Condition (F). 10:15AM Blow-up Solution for Complex-valued Burgers (1879) Preliminary report. (1869) Equation. Sarah E. Wright, College of the Holy Cross Netra Prakash Khanal,TheUniversityofTampa (1067-46-2304) (1067-35-1417) 10:45AM The Schur-Horn Theorem for Operators with Three 10:30AM A nonlinear free boundary problem in gas (1880) Point Spectrum. (1870) dynamics. John D Jasper, University of Oregon Michael T. Heitzman*andCarmen Chicone, (1067-46-2424) University of Missouri (1067-35-2009) 10:45AM Universality of Fibonacci Patterns. (1871) Patrick D Shipman, Colorado State University,, AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III Zhiying Sun*, University of California, Irvine, Alan C Newell and Pennybacker F Mattew,Universityof 8:50 AM –9:50AM Arizona (1067-35-481) (1881) Expander graphs in pure and applied mathematics, AMS Committee on Education Panel Discussion III. Alexander Lubotzky, The Hebrew University of 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Jerusalem (1067-51-15) Teaching elementary math is not elementary: How mathematicians can help, and why? Moderator: Lawrence F. Gray,Universityof ASL Invited Address Minnesota 9:00 AM –9:50AM Panelists: Johnette Roberts, City of Baker School System (1882) O-minimality and Hilbert’s 16th problem. Kristin Umland,UniversityofNew Patrick Speissegger,McMasterUniversity Mexico (1067-03-66)

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MAA Invited Paper Session on The Intersection of MAA Committee on Technology in Math Education Graphs and Geometry, I Panel Discussion

9:00 AM –10:55AM 9:00 AM –10:20AM Organizer: Edward Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins Publishing mathematics on the Web. University Organizer: Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville 9:00AM The Genus of a Digital Image is Determined by its State University (1883) Foreground, Background, and Reeb Graphs. Panelists: Lawrence Moore,DukeUniversity *, Johns Hopkins University, Donniell Fishkind Robert Miner, Design Science, Inc. Lowell Abrams, George Washington University, and Carey Priebe, Johns Hopkins University Thomas E. Leathrum (1067-AF-1469) David Ruddy, Project Euclid/Cornell 9:30AM Tolerance Graphs. University (1884) Ann N. Trenk, Wellesley College (1067-AF-1534) SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers 10:00AM Geometric Drawings of Graphs Using Few Edge (1885) Lengths. Preliminary report. Special Presentation Dan Archdeacon, University of Vermont (1067-AF-1483) 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 10:30AM Lombardi drawings: an artist-inspired approach to Math Circles demonstration. (1886) drawing graphs. Presenter: James Tanton,St.Mark’sInstituteof Christian A. Duncan*, Louisiana Tech University, Mathematics David Eppstein, Michael T. Goodrich,Universityof California Irvine, Stephen G. Kobourov,University of Arizona, and Martin Nollenburg¨ , Institute of NAM Panel Discussion Theoretical Informatics (1067-AF-1532) 9:00 AM –9:50AM MAA Minicourse #12: Part B NAM honors the life of Dr. David Harold Blackwell.

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Exhibits and Book Sales

Concepts, data, and models: College algebra for the 9:00 AM – NOON real world. Organizers: Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State Employment Center College Florence S. Gordon,NewYork 9:00 AM – NOON Institute of Technology Student Hospitality Center MAA Minicourse #3: Part B 9:00 AM –2:00PM 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Geometry and algebra in mathematical music AMS Session on Calculus of Variations, Optimal theory. Control, and Optimization Organizers: Thomas M. Fiore,Universityof Michigan-Dearborn 9:15 AM –10:55AM Dmitri Tymoczko, Department of 9:15AM Isoperimetric Problems with Density. Preliminary Music, Princeton University (1887) report. Robert Peck, School of Music, Frank Morgan, Williams College and Fields Institute Louisiana State University (1067-49-398) 9:30AM Existence of surface energy minimizing partitions of MAA Minicourse #6: Part B (1888) space satisfying volume constraints and having independent surface energy density functions. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM David George Caraballo, Georgetown University (1067-49-662) Green linear optimization. 9:45AM The Minimum Speed for a Blocking Problem on the Organizer: Glenn H. Hurlbert,ArizonaState (1889) Half Plane. University Tao Wang*andAlberto Bressan, Pennsylvania State University (1067-49-1323) MAA Committee on Graduate Students-Young 10:00AM Modeling complex physical phenomena using Mathematicians’ Network Panel Discussion (1890) energy minimization principle. Preliminary report. Robert D Hill, George Mason University 9:00 AM –10:20AM (1067-49-1327) Maximize your career potential! 10:15AM Synthesis of two-dimensional electromagnetic (1891) media that achieve desired transfer functions. Organizers: Rachel Esselstein, California State Harish Subrahmanya Bhat,Universityof University Monterey Bay California, Merced (1067-49-2395) David Manderscheid,Universityof 10:30AM Identiﬁcation of nodes in a network: a discrete Nebraska-Lincoln (1892) analogue of optical tomography. Speakers: Geir Helleloid, Acuitus Inc. Bonnie Jacob, National Technical Institute for the Aba Mbrika, Bowdoin College Deaf (1067-49-2124)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 205 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 9 (cont’d.)

10:45AM Modeling optimal age-speciﬁc vaccination strategies MAA Business Meeting (1893) against pandemic inﬂuenza. Preliminary report. Sunmi Lee, Mathematical and Computational 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM Modeling Sciences Center, Arizona State University (1067-49-569) Chair: David Bressoud, Macalester College

ASL Invited Address AMS Business Meeting

10:00 AM –10:50AM 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM (1894) Ordered groups deﬁnable in o-minimal theories. Alf Onshuus, University of Los Andes (1067-03-65) NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture NAM Business Meeting 1:00 PM –1:50PM 10:00 AM –10:50AM (1908) Galois Representations and L-Series: A Tour Through Mathematics. MAA Invited Address Edray Herber Goins, Purdue University (1067-11-2267) 10:05 AM –10:55AM

(1895) Lessons from the Netﬂix Prize. AMS-MAA Special Session on Centers for Robert M. Bell, AT&T (1067-A0-35) Teaching/Education/Outreach in Departments of Mathematics AWM Workshop: Poster Session with Presentations from Women Graduate Students 1:00 PM –5:50PM

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Organizer: Michael E. Mays,WestVirginia University 10:30AM Zero Cycles of Degree One on Principal (1896) Homogeneous Spaces. 1:00PM The Institute for Mathematics and Education. Jodi A. Black, Emory University (1067-11-210) (1909) Joceline Lega, University of Arizona (1067-00-1972) 10:30AM Algebraic model structures. (1897) Emily Riehl, University of Chicago (1067-18-228) 1:30PM The UNL Center for Science, Mathematics and (1910) Computer Education. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Long Time Behavior of radially symmetric solutions W James Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1898) of higher dimensional Kuramoto-Sivashinsky (1067-97-1742) Equation. Aslihan Demirkaya,UniversityofKansas 2:00PM Quantitative Education as Applied Mathematics. (1067-37-249) (1911) Andrew G Bennett, Kansas State University (1067-97-1823) 10:30AM Title: Conjugacy Classes of σ -stable Maximal k-split (1899) Tori. Preliminary report. 2:30PM University of Wyoming Science and Mathematics Catherine Andrea Buell, North Carolina State (1912) Teaching Center: Report on Mathematics Teaching, University (1067-20-256) Education, and Outreach through a joint unit of College of Arts and Sciences and College of 10:30AM A Generalization of Turaev’s Virtual String Education. Preliminary report. (1900) Cobracket and the Homotopy Rank of a Virtual Robert Lee Mayes, University of Wyoming String. Preliminary report. (1067-97-645) Patricia R Cahn, Dartmouth College (1067-57-258) β 3:00PM New Goals and Associated Changes at the 10:30AM A Finite Element Approach to C Extension using (1913) Mathematics and Science Teaching (MAST) Institute (1901) Prefractals. at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). Emily J Evans, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Steven William Anderson, MAST Institute, The (1067-35-259) University of Northen Colorado (1067-97-755) 10:30AM An example of computing local cohomology. 3:30PM The Center for Leadership and Diversity in (1902) Emily E. Witt, University of Michigan (1067-13-266) (1914) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and 10:30AM A counterexample related to Muckenhoupt-Wheeden Mathematics) at West Point. (1903) conjecture. Donald A Outing*andArchie Wilmer,WestPoint Maria Carmen Reguera, Georgia Institute of (1067-97-2157) Technology (1067-43-271) 4:00PM GMU COMPLETE: Center for Outreach in 10:30AM Calculus of Functors. Preliminary report. (1915) Mathematics Professional Learning and Educational (1904) Rosona M Eldred, University of Illinois at Technology. Preliminary report. Urbana-Champaign (1067-18-285) Padmanabhan Seshaiyer*andJennifer Suh, 10:30AM Modeling of Intracranial Aneurysms using George Mason University (1067-97-152) (1905) Immersed Boundary Methods. Preliminary report. 4:30PM How the Mathematics Department Supports the Lisa Melanson,NorthwesternUniversity (1916) UTeach Program in the College of Natural Sciences (1067-76-289) at the University of Texas at Austin. 10:30AM Characterizations of Projective Spaces and Smooth Mark L. Daniels*andEfraim P. Armendariz, p (1906) Quadric Hypersurfaces via ∧ TX . University of Texas at Austin (1067-97-81) Kiana L. Ross, University of Washington 5:00PM The Texas Leadership Initiative and Texas LIMIT (1067-14-290) (1917) Projects: Training the Trainers. Preliminary report. 10:30AM Cluster Analysis of Data on Finite Groups and Thomas W Judson*, Lesa L Beverly and Kimberly (1907) Homogeneous Spaces. Preliminary report. M Childs, Stephen F. Austin State University Paige E. Rinker, Dartmouth College (1067-08-326) (1067-97-1166)

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5:30PM WRAP - The Worthing Rice Apprenticeship in AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Methods in (1918) Computational Neuroscience. Analysis with Applications, II Steven J. Cox*, Rice University, Jessica C Joyce, Bioengineering, Rice University, Kathryn Ward and 1:00 PM –5:50PM Jay Raol, Rice University (1067-97-58) Organizers: Diego Dominici, State University of New York at New Paltz Peter A. McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy AMS-SIAM Special Session on Control and Inverse 1:00PM Application of special functions to disparate fields. Problems for Partial Differential Equations, II (1929) Preliminary report. Roger W. Barnard, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1:00 PM –5:50PM TX (1067-33-1032) Organizers: Ana-Maria Croicu, Kennesaw State 1:30PM Asymptotic p-adic methods. University (1930) Erin Beyerstedt, Victor H. Moll, Tulane University, Michele L. Joyner, Kennesaw State and Xinyu Sun*, Xavier University of Louisiana University (1067-33-2233) 1:00PM A Dynamical Inverse Problem on a Metric Graph. 2:00PM Character analogues of Ramanujan type integrals (1919) John Matthews*, Boris P. Belinskiy,Universityof (1931) involving the Riemann Ξ-function. Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Sergei A Avdonin, Atul Abhay Dixit, University of Illinois at University of Alaska Fairbanks (1067-35-599) Urbana-Champaign (1067-11-597) 1:30PM Hydraulic Conductivity Inverse Formulation for the 2:30PM An effective asymptotic formula for the Stieltjes (1920) Groundwater Flow Problem with Variable Density. (1932) constants. Yanzhao Cao, Auburn University (1067-65-834) Mark W. Coffey, Colorado School of Mines (1067-30-1085) 2:00PM An efficient and robust numerical algorithm for (1921) estimating parameters in Turing systems. 3:00PM Asymptotics and Zeros for Partition Statistics Marcus R. Garvie, University of Guelph, Philip (1933) Polynomials. Preliminary report. K. Maini, Centre for Mathematical Biology, Robert P. Boyer*, Drexel University, William M. Y. Mathematical Institute, and Catalin Trenchea*, Goh, Department of Statistics and Finance, University of Pittsburgh (1067-49-1480) University of Science and Technology of China, and Daniel T. Parry, Drexel University (1067-11-946) 2:30PM Target Tracking Strategies for a Nonlinear Aircraft (1922) Model. 3:30PM Asymptotic analysis of the linearized Navier-Stokes Animesh Chakravarthy, University of Florida, (1934) equations in a general domain. Katie A Evans, Louisiana Tech University, Johnny Gung-Min Gie*, University of California, Riverside, Evers, Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Makram Hamouda and Roger Temam, Institute for Directorate, and Lisa M Kuhn*, Louisiana Tech Scientific Computing and Applied Mathematics, University (1067-49-2309) Indiana University (1067-35-511) 4:00PM The Diffusion Phenomenon and Decay Rates for 3:00PM HIV Model Analysis, State Estimation and Optimal (1923) Control. (1935) Hyperbolic Equations with Damping. John A. David, The College of Wooster Petronela Radu*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, (1067-49-575) Grozdena Todorova and Borislav Yordanov, University of Tennessee-Knoxville (1067-35-82) 3:30PM Optimal control of a spatio-temporal epidemic (1924) model. 4:30PM Asymptotic Models of the Nonlinear Adaptive Suzanne Lenhart*, University of Tennessee, and (1936) Orthotropic Elastic Rod and Plate. Rachael Miller Neilan, Louisiana State University Robert J Ronkese, United States Military Academy (1067-49-945) at West Point (1067-74-1549) 5:00PM Asymptotic Laplace Transforms and Watson’s 4:00PM Optimization Strategy for Single and Dual (1925) Resistance of Antibiotics in Hospitals. Preliminary (1937) Lemma . report. Claudiu Mihai, Daemen College (1067-44-2252) Michele L Joyner, East Tennessee State University 5:30PM Asymptotic Expansions Of Solutions Of An (1067-49-1915) (1938) Inhomogeneous Equation. Xinfu Chen and Susmita Sadhu*, University Of 4:30PM Adaptive Tracking and Estimation for Nonlinear Pittsburgh (1067-34-2156) (1926) Control Systems. Frederic Mazenc,ProjetINRIADISCO,Michael Malisoff*andMarcio de Queiroz, Louisiana State AMS Special Session on Applied Optimization and University (1067-93-515) Douglas-Rachford Splitting Methods for Convex 5:00PM Effect of random perturbations on adaptive Programming (1927) observation techniques. Jakir Hossen,Dhakka,Bangaladesh,Ionel Michael 1:00 PM –5:45PM Navon*, Florida State University, and Dacian N Daescu, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Organizer: Ram U. Verma, Seminole State College Mathematics and Statistics, Portland State of Florida University (1067-49-1280) 1:00PM Douglas-Ratchford iterations in the absence of 5:30PM A dual weighted trust-region adaptive POD 4D-Var (1939) convexity. (1928) applied to a Finite-Volume global shallow-water Jonathan M Borwein*andBrailey Sims, Equations Model in Sphere. CARMA, University of Newcastle NSW Australia Xiao Chen*, Florida State University, Santha (1067-49-224) Akella, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2:00PM Generalized Invexity and Higher Order Duality for Johns Hopkins University, and Ionel Michael (1940) Variational Problems. Navon, Department of Scientific Computing, Florida RNMohapatra, University of Central Florida State University (1067-49-209) (1067-90-1013)

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3:00PM Second Order Necessary Conditions in Scalar 5:00PM Some Results for Partial Fractional Differential (1941) Nonsmooth Set Constrained Optimization. (1954) Inequalities. Elena Constantin, University of Pittsburgh at Donna Sue Stutson, Xavier University of Louisiana Johnstown (1067-49-347) (1067-34-1902) 3:30PM Optimality Conditions in Semi-Infinite and Infinite 5:30PM Existence of Coupled Extremal Solutions for (1942) Programming. (1955) Nonlinear Caputo Fractional Reaction Diffusion Boris Mordukhovich and Nghia Tran*, Wayne Equations. Preliminary report. State University (1067-49-568) Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Louisiana State University, 4:00PM On Solutions for Fractional-order Functional Lafayette (1067-35-1188) (1943) Integrodifferential Equations with Infinite Delay. Preliminary report. Haewon Lee*andPeter Frempong-Mireku, Dillard AMS Special Session on Applications of Stochastic University (1067-45-2345) Processes in Neuroscience, II 4:30PM Applications of Nonsmooth Optimization to a (1944) Generalized Fermat-Torricelli Problem. 1:00 PM –5:45PM Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State University, and Nguyen Mau Nam*, University of Texas-Pan Organizers: Peter Thomas, Case Western Reserve American (1067-49-684) University 5:00PM Relatively Relaxed Proximal Point Algorithms for Kreso Josic, University of Houston (1945) Generalized Maximal Monotone Mappings and Carson C. Chow, Institutes of Health Douglas-Rachford Splittings. Preliminary report. 1:00PM Stochastic Operating Point for the Dynamics of the Ram U Verma, Texas A&M Universitty - Kingsville (1956) Primary Visual Cortex. (1067-49-697) David Cai, Courant Institute/Center for Neural Science, New York Univ. & Institute of Natural Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (1067-92-761) AMS Special Session on Stochastic, Fractional, and 2:00PM Finite-size effects in globally coupled neural Hybrid Dynamic Systems with Applications (1957) networks. Carson C Chow*andMichael A Buice,NIH 1:00 PM –5:50PM (1067-92-771) 2:30PM Heterogeneity and Stability in globally coupled Organizers: A. S. Vatsala, University of Louisiana at (1958) neural networks. Lafayette Michael A Buice*andCarson C Chow,NIH G. S. Ladde, University of South Florida (1067-92-774) 1:00PM Uniqueness and parameter dependence of positive 3:00PM Gamma-generating networks with inhibitory cells (1946) solutions for systems of fractional boundary value (1959) that do not participate in the rhythm. Preliminary problems. report. John R. Graef*, Lingju Kong,TheUniversityof Christoph Borgers, Tufts University (1067-92-500) Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Qingkai Kong, 3:30PM Mechanisms that modulate the transfer of spiking Northern Illinois University (1067-34-940) (1960) correlations. 1:30PM Fractional Differential Equations:Stochastic Kresimir Josic*, Robert Rosenbaum and James (1947) Modeling, Methods and Analysis. Preliminary report. Trousdale, University of Houston (1067-92-824) Jean-Claude Pedjeu*andGangaram S Ladde, 4:00PM Estimation of information measures in coupled University of South Florida (1067-60-1006) (1961) diffusion neuronal models. 2:00PM Existence of coupled minimal and maximal solutions Maria Teresa Giraudo*, Laura Sacerdote, Roberta (1948) of Fractional Periodic Boundary Value Problem via Sirovich and Cristina Zucca, University of Torino, Initial Value Problem. Preliminary report. Italy (1067-60-722) J. Diego Ramirez*andAghalaya S. Vatsala, 4:30PM Modeling the stochastic dynamics of localized University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-34-751) (1962) calcium elevations and whole cell calcium 2:30PM Option Pricing for Hybrid Nonlinear Stochastic responses. (1949) Models. Preliminary report. Marco A Huertas, Neuroscience Center for Ling Wu*andGangaram S Ladde,Universityof Excellence, Louisiana State University Health South Florida (1067-60-1023) Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, and 3:00PM Monotone Iterative Technique for Finite Systems of Gregory Douglas Smith*, Department of Applied (1950) Nonlinear Fractional Differential Equations. Science, The College of William and Mary, Preliminary report. Williamsburg, Virginia (1067-92-48) Zachary Denton*andAghalaya Vatsala,University 5:00PM Random dynamical systems and an application to of Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-34-779) (1963) self-organized criticality in neural data. 3:30PM Stochastic Stability of Two-scale Network Dynamic Manfred Denker, Pennsylvania State University (1951) Epidemic Model. Preliminary report. (1067-92-276) Divine T Wanduku*andGangaram S Ladde, University of South Florida (1067-60-1026) 4:00PM A system of Stochastic Difference Equations AMS Special Session on Analysis of Reaction-Diffusion (1952) Modeling Terrorism. Preliminary report. Models, II Jairo Santanilla, University of New Orleans (1067-39-2089) 1:00 PM –5:50PM 4:30PM Stochastic Hybrid Dynamic Model for Risk Process. (1953) Preliminary report. Organizers: Junping Shi, College of William and Daniel Siu*andGangaram S Ladde,Universityof Mary South Florida (1067-60-1328) Xuefeng Wang, Tulane University

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1:00PM Symmetry of Solutions for Nonlinear Integral and 3:00PM Certain Properties of the (1964) PDE Systems. (1977) Ramanujan-Gollnitz-Gordon¨ Continued Fraction. Wenxiong Chen*, Yeshiva University, and Boonrod Yuttanan, University of Illinois at Congming Li, University of Colorado at Boulder Urbana-Champaign (1067-11-430) (1067-35-1130) 3:30PM Weighted divisor sums and Bessel function series. 1:30PM Positive solutions to nxn elliptic systems with (1978) Bruce C. Berndt, University of Illinois at (1965) combined nonlinear effects. Urbana-Champaign, Sun Kim*, Pennsylvania State Jaffar Ali, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ken University, and Alexandru Zaharescu,Universityof Brown, Heriot-Watt University, UK, and Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-11-716) Ratnasingham Shivaji*, Mississippi State 4:00PM Classiﬁcation and Symmetries of a Family of University (1067-35-747) (1979) Continued Fractions With Bounded Period Length. 2:00PM Cross-diffusion induced Turing instability for a Renate Scheidler*, Unversity of Calgary, Canada, (1966) three species food chain model. Preliminary report. Kell H. F. Cheng, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Zhifu Xie, Virginia State University (1067-35-851) Richard K. Guy and Hugh C. Williams,Universityof Calgary, Canada (1067-11-331) 2:30PM Blow-up for A Parabolic System with Nonlinear (1967) Memory. 4:30PM Continued Fraction Proofs of m-versions of Some Keng Deng*andZhihua Dong,Universityof (1980) Identities of Rogers-Ramanujan-Slater Type. Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-35-1317) Douglas Bowman, Northern Illinois University, James G Mc Laughlin*, West Chester University, 3:00PM Blow-up properties for a semilinear and Nancy Wyshinski, Trinity College, Hartford, CT (1968) reaction-diffusion system. Preliminary report. (1067-33-588) Tor A. Kwembe and Zhenbu Zhang*, Jackson State University (1067-35-1264) 5:00PM Harmonic Continued Fractions. Preliminary report. (1981) Douglas C Bowman, Northern Illinois University 3:30PM Lifespans for Effective Boundary Conditions. (1067-11-2421) (1969) Cody Pond, Tulane University (1067-35-1129) 4:00PM On ﬁnding multiple solutions to a singularly AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Harmonic (1970) perturbed Neumann problem. Analysis and Dynamic Systems, II Jianxin Zhou*, Texas A&M University, Ziqing Xie and Yongjun Yuan, Hunan Normal University 1:00 PM –5:50PM (1067-35-548) 4:30PM Spiky steady states of chemotaxis systems via Organizers: Tao Mei, Wayne State Unviersity (1971) global bifurcation and Helly’s compactness Alan D. Wiggins,Universityof theorem. Preliminary report. Michigan at Dearborn Qian Xu, Capital Normal University, Xuefeng 1:00PM Weak and strong weighted norm of any Wang*, Tulane University, and Yaping Wu, Capital (1982) Calderon–Zygmund operator are equivalent. Normal University (1067-35-1377) Alexander L Volberg, Michigan State University 5:00PM Structure of Principal Eigenvectors and Genetic (1067-35-479) (1972) Diversity. 1:30PM Non commutative diffusion semigroups. Preliminary Peter W Bates, Michigan State University, Fengxin (1983) report. Chen*, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Marius Junge*, UNiversity of Illinois, Eric Ricard, Richard Lenski, Michigan State University Besancon, France, and Dimar Shlyahktenko,UCLA (1067-35-1098) (1067-46-1347) 5:30PM Uniqueness of positive solution to semilinear elliptic 2:00PM A Hilbert module approach to certain group (1973) systems. (1984) properties. Jann-Long Chern, National Central University, Zhe Dong, Zhejiang University, and Zhong-Jin Chang-Shou Lin, Taiwan University, Junping Shi*, Ruan*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of William and Mary, and Yong-Li Tang, (1067-46-785) National Central University (1067-35-1627) 2:30PM Schur multipliers of Calderon-Zygmund type. (1985) Javier Parcet, Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas, Madrid (1067-42-494) 3:00PM Beurling-Fourier algebras of compact groups. AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, II (1986) Nico Spronk, University of Waterloo (1067-43-745) 3:30PM Von Neumann algebras with unique Cartan 1:00 PM –5:45PM (1987) subalgebras. Ionut Chifan, Vanderbilt University (1067-47-1262) Organizers: James G. McLaughlin, West Cester 4:00PM Hardy spaces associated with semigroups of University (1988) operators. Nancy J. Wyshinski, Trinity College Steve Avsec, University of Illinois 1:00PM Generalizing Stern’s Diatomic Sequences via Urbana-Champaign (1067-46-2042) (1974) Multi-dimensional Continued Fractions. Preliminary 4:30PM A non-commutative Path Space approach to report. (1989) stationary free Stochastic Differential Equations. Thomas Garrity, Williams (1067-11-1907) Yoann N. Dabrowski, University of California, Los 2:00PM A Statistical Look at the Gauss-Kuzmin Distribution. Angeles (1067-46-610) (1975) Preliminary report. 5:00PM Rigidity Results for Ergodic Actions of Wreath Steven E Duff*andNathan C Ryan,Bucknell (1990) Product Groups. University (1067-11-158) J. Owen Sizemore, UCLA (1067-46-927) 2:30PM Modular identities involving powers of the 5:30PM A family of non-cocycle conjugate E0-semigroups (1976) Rogers-Ramanujan functions. (1991) obtained from boundary weight doubles. Chadwick Gugg, Georgia Southwestern State Christopher Jankowski, Ben-Gurion University of University (1067-11-2110) the Negev (1067-46-560)

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AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Algebraic 2:00PM Characterizations of fundamental transversal Geometry, II (2004) matroids. Joseph E. Bonin*,TheGeorgeWashington 1:00 PM –5:50PM University, Joseph P.S. Kung,UniversityofNorth Texas, and Anna de Mier, Universitat Politecnica de Organizers: Frank Sottile,TexasA&MUniversity Catalunya (1067-05-356) Alexander T. Yong,Universityof 2:30PM Parcels defined by congruence conditions and Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2005) evaluations of the Tutte polynomial. Preliminary 1:00PM An Implicitization Challenge for Binary Factor report. (1992) Analysis. Joseph Kung,UniversityofNorthTexas Maria Angelica Cueto,UCBerkeley,Enrique A. (1067-05-314) Tobis, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and Josephine 3:00PM Quaternionic unimodular matroids. Yu*, Georgia Tech (1067-05-846) (2006) David G. Wagner, University of Waterloo 1:30PM Complex and non-Archimedean Coamoebas. (1067-05-643) (1993) Mounir Nisse*andFrank Sottile,TexasA&M 3:30PM Discussion University, College Station (1067-14-1116) 4:00PM When the branch width is high... 2:00PM Computing Node Polynomials for Plane Curves. (2007) Jim Geelen, University of Waterloo, Ontario, (1994) Florian Block, University of Michigan (1067-05-566) Canada, and Stefan H.M. van Zwam*, Centrum 2:30PM Lifting Tropical Curves and Linear Systems on Wiskunde en Informatica, Amsterdam, The (1995) Graphs. Netherlands (1067-05-345) Eric Edward Katz,UniversityofTexas 4:30PM Non-degenerate even cycle matroids. (1067-14-685) (2008) Bertrand Guenin, Irene Pivotto*, University of 3:00PM The tropical motivic nearby fiber. Waterloo, and Paul Wollan, University of Rome, La (1996) Alan Stapledon, University of British Columbia Sapienza (1067-05-1092) (1067-14-1003) 5:00PM Growth rates in minor-closed classes of matroids. (2009) Peter Nelson*andJim Geelen,Universityof 3:30PM Newton-Okounkov bodies of Bott-Samelson (1997) varieties. Waterloo (1067-05-926) David E Anderson, University of Washington 5:30PM Unavoidable Minors of 3-Connected Matroids. (1067-14-1501) (2010) Preliminary report. Deborah A Chun, Louisiana State University 4:00PM Newton-Okounkov bodies and crystal bases. (1067-05-718) (1998) Kiumars Kaveh, Univ. of Pittsburgh (1067-14-1248) 4:30PM Milnor numbers of projective hypersurfaces and the (1999) chromatic polynomial of graphs. June Huh, UIUC (1067-14-696) AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Modeling 5:00PM Spaces of rational curves in flag manifolds and the Multiscale Heterogeneous Media (2000) quantum Chevalley formula. Preliminary report. Leonardo C. Mihalcea*, Baylor University/Univ. of 1:00 PM –5:50PM Louisiana at Lafayette, and Anders S. Buch,Rutgers Organizers: Robert P. Lipton, Louisiana State University (1067-14-831) University 5:30PM Finiteness of cominuscule quantum K-theory. Tadele A. Mengesha, Louisiana State (2001) Preliminary report. University Anders S Buch*, Rutgers University, 1:00PM Why does nature go multiscale? Pierre-Emmanuel Chaput, Laboratoire de (2011) *, Temple University, and Mathematiques, Jean Leray, Leonardo C Mihalcea, Yury Grabovsky Lev , Ecole Polytechnique (1067-74-847) Baylor University, and Nicolas Perrin,Universite Truskinovsky Pierre et Marie Curie (1067-14-2339) 2:00PM Models for growth of heterogeneous sandpiles via (2012) Mosco convergence. Marian Bocea, North Dakota State University (1067-35-1560) 2:30PM L-infinity estimates for gradients of solutions to AMS Special Session on Structure Theory for (2013) some nonlinear problems. Preliminary report. Matroids and Graphs, II Yuliya Gorb, University of Houston (1067-35-1989) 3:00PM New optimal bounds for two-phase non-well-ordered 1:00 PM –5:50PM (2014) composites. Liping Liu, University of Houston (1067-35-419) Organizers: Bogdan Oporowski, Louisiana State 3:30PM Gradient estimates for elliptic equation and system University (2015) from composite media. James G. Oxley, Louisiana State Ellen Shiting Bao*, University of Minnesota, University Haigang Li, Beijing Normal University, Yanyan Li, 1:00PM Fragile matroids. Preliminary report. Rutgers University, and Biao Yin,Universityof (2002) Dillon Mayhew*, Carolyn Chun, Geoff Whittle, Connecticut (1067-35-2125) Victoria University of Wellington, and Stefan van 4:00PM Coordinate transformations of two scale convergent Zwam, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (2016) sequences. (1067-05-1432) Bacim Alali*andDaniel Onofrei,Universityof 1:30PM Towards a splitter theorem for internally Utah (1067-00-2420) ∞ (2003) 4-connected binary matroids. Preliminary report. 4:30PM Local representations of L norms for weakly Carolyn Chun*, Dillon Mayhew, Victoria University (2017) convergent sequences of gradient fields. of Wellington, and James Oxley, Louisiana State Tadele Mengesha*andRobert Lipton, Louisiana University (1067-05-1190) State University (1067-35-797)

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5:00PM Modeling damage evolution in high strength 1:30PM The variance of the writhe of equilateral random (2018) titanium alloys. (2030) polygons. Preliminary report. Michael Stuebner*, North Carolina State University, Yuanan Diao, UNC Charlotte (1067-57-1234) and Robert P Lipton, Louisiana State University 2:00PM Entanglement Statistics for lattice models of (1067-74-1909) (2031) polymer systems. 5:30PM Upscaling methods of flow and transport in C Soteros, University of Saskatchewan (2019) heterogeneous porous media. (1067-82-1736) Yan Li*, Institute for Mathematics and Its 2:30PM Oriented Skein Relation for HFK and Biological Applications, and Chen Yuguang, Chevron Energy (2032) Applications. Technology Company (1067-65-939) Candice Renee Price,UniversityofIowa (1067-55-1890) AMS Special Session on Global Dynamics of Discrete 3:00PM The Classification of Rational Tangle Adjacencies, Dynamical Systems in the Plane with Applications (2033) with Applications to Complex Nucleoprotein Assemblies. 1:00 PM –5:50PM Dorothy Buck*, Imperial College London, and Ken Organizers: M. R. S. Kulenovic, University of Rhode Baker, University of Miami (1067-57-871) Island 3:30PM DNA Knotting in Bacteriophage Capsids. Orlando Merino, University of Rhode (2034) De Witt Sumners, Florida State University Island (1067-92-925) 1:00PM Period doubling cascades for ordinary differential 4:00PM The XerCD-FtsK system unlinks replication (2020) equations. Preliminary report. (2035) catenanes in a stepwise manner. James A. Yorke, Univ of Maryland (1067-37-2072) Mariel Vazquez, San Francisco State University 1:30PM Stability and bifurcation of a discrete logistic (1067-92-930) (2021) competition model. Preliminary report. 4:30PM A lower bound for the trisecants of a knot. Saber N Elaydi, Trinity University (1067-39-680) (2036) Preliminary report. 2:00PM A Juvenile-Adult Discrete-Time Model Of Exploited Teresita Ramirez-Rosas, Grand Valley State (2022) Fishery Systems. Preliminary report. University (1067-54-633) Nianpeng Li and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard 5:00PM Computational results on tight composite knots. University (1067-92-1659) (2037) Jason Cantarella*, University of Georgia, Eric 2:30PM On invariant curves of certain nonhyperbolic Rawdon, St. Thomas University, and Albert La (2023) equilibria of planar competitive systems. pointe, University of Georgia (1067-53-1222) Orlando Merino, RI (1067-39-1731) 5:30PM Flat Ribbon Links in R2. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Reducing the order of a second-order difference (2038) Elizabeth Denne*, Smith College, John M Sullivan, (2024) equation with application to a biological model. Technische Universität, Berlin, and Nancy H Sedaghat, Virginia Commonwealth University CWrinkle, Northeastern Illinois University (1067-39-1780) (1067-57-1256) 3:30PM Discussion. 4:00PM Properties of a semiflow related to the integers. (2025) Alica Miller, University of Louisville (1067-37-1755) 4:30PM Basins of Attraction of Equilibrium Points of AMS Special Session on Time Scales: Theory and (2026) Monotone Difference Equations. Applications, II Ann Brett, University of Rhode Island (1067-39-1238) 1:00 PM –5:20PM 5:00PM The Topology of Tank Stirring. Organizers: Billy Jackson, St. Xavier University (2027) Barry Alan Peratt*, Winona State University, and , Clemson University Judy A. Kennedy, Lamar University (1067-37-1596) Joan Hoffacker 1:00PM Variational theory on time scales including the 5:30PM The dynamics of Pielou’s equation under the effect (2028) of harvesting. Preliminary report. (2039) delta indefinite integral. Ziyad AlSharawi*, Sultan Qaboos University, R. Natalia da Costa Martins*andDelfim F. Abu-Saris, Walden University, and M. Rhouma, M. Torres, University of Aveiro, Portugal Sultan Qaboos University (1067-39-445) (1067-49-447) 1:30PM Alternative Solutions of Inhomogeneous AMS Special Session on Measures of Entanglement of (2040) Second-Order Linear Dynamic Equations on Time Macromolecules and Their Applications Scales. Douglas R. Anderson,Concordia 1:00 PM –5:50PM College-Moorhead (1067-34-24) 2:00PM Foundations of Nabla Fractional Calculus on Time Organizers: Isabel K. Darcy,UniversityofIowa (2041) Scales and Inequalities. Preliminary report. Kenneth C. Millett,Universityof George A. Anastassiou, University of Memphis California, Santa Barbara (1067-39-122) Eric J. Rawdon,UniversityofSt. 2:30PM A time scales model of competition in the southern Thomas (2042) pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis. Preliminary Mariel Vazquez, San Francisco State report. University Heidi Berger*, Simpson College, Jo Hoffacker, 1:00PM The writhe additivity formula and its applications to Clemson University, and Raegan Siwatu,Texas (2029) biomolecules. Tech University (1067-39-814) Christian Laing*, Departments of Mathematics and 3:00PM Dynamic inequalities of Bernoulli type. Chemistry, New York University, and De Witt (2043) Namjip Koo*andSung Kyu Choi, Chungnam Sumners, Florida State University (1067-54-264) National University, Korea (1067-34-1065)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 211 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 9 (cont’d.)

3:30PM A Fourth Order Boundary Value Problem with AMS Session on Commutative Rings and Fields (2044) Multiple Resonance Conditions on a Time Scale. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –5:25PM Eric R Kaufmann, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1067-34-778) 1:00PM Annihilators of Local Cohomology. Preliminary (2052) report. 4:00PM Shift operators and stability in delayed dynamic Laura R Lynch, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2045) equations. (1067-13-625) Youssef Naim Raffoul*, Unversity of Dayton, and Murat Adivar, Izmir University of Economics 1:15PM Minimal Zero-Dimensional Extensions. (1067-37-1106) (2053) Marcela Chiorescu*, Georgia College & State University, GA, and Fred Richman, Florida Atlantic 4:30PM Recursive Representations for the Unique Solution University, FL (1067-13-56) (2046) of the Transport Equation on Isolated Time Scales. Chris R Ahrendt, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1:30PM Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity and relation type. (1067-39-754) (2054) Linh Cao Huy*, Hue University, Vietnam, and Brodmann Markus, University of Zurich, 5:00PM Existence of positive solutions of a first order Switzerland (1067-13-800) (2047) dynamic equations on time scales. 1:45PM Characterizations of various integral domains of Seshadev Padhi, Birla Institute of Technology, ∗ Mesra, Ranchi (1067-34-2389) (2055) the form A + B[Γ ]. Preliminary report. Gyu Whan Chang, University of Incheon, Byung Gyun Kang and Jung Wook Lim*, Pohang University of Science and Technology (1067-13-879) MAA Invited Paper Session on The Intersection of 2:00PM Integer-valued Polynomials over Noncommutative Graphs and Geometry, II (2056) Rings. Nicholas J. Werner, The Ohio State University 1:00 PM –3:15PM (1067-13-880) Organizer: Edward Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins 2:15PM On modules whose proper homomorphic images University (2057) are of smaller cardinality. Adam Salminen*, University of Evansville, and 1:00PM Kleitman’s Parity Theorem for crossing numbers. Greg Oman, Ohio University (1067-13-907) (2048) R. Bruce Richter, University of Waterloo (1067-AF-1481) 2:30PM Some properties of term ideals. (2058) Hamid Kulosman, University of Louisville 1:30PM Interval Shadow Orders. (1067-13-1758) (2049) William T. Trotter, Georgia Institute of Technology (1067-AF-1536) 2:45PM Tendencies of Trivariate Monomial Resolutions. (2059) Preliminary report. 2:00PM Precedence Orders. Jared L Painter,TheUniversityofTexasat (2050) Jerry Spinrad*andGarrett Linn, Vanderbilt Arlington (1067-13-2229) University (1067-AF-1541) 3:00PM Asymptotic Regularity of Powers of Ideal Sheaves. 2:30PM Chromatic Number of the Plane: Yesterday, Today (2060) Wenbo Niu, University of Illinois at Chicago (2051) & Tomorrow. (1067-13-1812) Alexander Soifer, University of Colorado (1067-AF-1545) 3:15PM Irreducible Divisor Graphs. (2061) Nicholas R Baeth, University of Central Missouri (1067-13-1223) 3:30PM CutSetsofZero-Divisor Graphs of Commutative MAA Minicourse #13: Part B (2062) Rings. Michael Axtell,UniversityofSt.Thomas,Nicholas 1:00 PM –3:00PM Baeth, University of Central Missouri, Shane Redmond, Eastern Kentucky University, and Joe Creating demonstrations and guided explorations Stickles, Jr.*, Millikin University (1067-13-1888) for multivariable calculus using CalcPlot3D. 3:45PM Unique Maximal-Length Factorization in Numerical Organizer: Paul Seelburger, Monroe Community (2063) Semigroups. Preliminary report. College Lance Bryant*, James Hamblin and Lenny Jones, Shippensburg University (1067-13-2118) 4:00PM An Infinite System of Hypercomplex Numbers. MAA Minicourse #1: Part B (2064) Paul A Sundheim, University of Wisconsin (1067-13-222) 1:00 PM –3:00PM 4:15PM Factorization Techniques for Numerical Semigroup Special relativity through a linear algebraic lens. (2065) Rings. Paul Baginski*, Universite Lyon 1, and K. Grace Organizer: John de Pillis, Unversity of California Kennedy, University of California, Santa Barbara Riverside (1067-12-1494) 4:30PM DEMOCRACY: a new technique for solving (2066) polynomial systems of equations over finite fields MAA Minicourse: #5: Part B via stochastic local search. Preliminary report. Gregory V. Bard, Fordham University 1:00 PM –3:00PM (1067-12-1908) 4:45PM Random Trinomials and Lower Binomi- A Game Theory path to quantitative literacy. (2067) als.https://amsweb.ams.org/misapps/mtgs/mtgsmenu?mtgk Organizers: David L. Housman, Goshen College Mtgs Menu Preliminary report. Richard A. Gillman,Valparaiso Kenneth B Ascher, SUNY Stony Brook (Texas A&M University REU) (1067-12-196)

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5:00PM Twin Irreducible Polynomials over F2 - Background. AMS Session on Group Theory, II and Topological and (2068) Preliminary report. Lie Groups Cooper Boniece*andGove Effinger,Skidmore College (1067-12-1319) 1:00 PM –3:55PM 5:15PM Twin Irreducible Polynomials over F - Conjectures. 2 1:00PM Galois groups of p-class towers. (2069) Preliminary report. (2083) Michael R Bush, Smith College (1067-20-1820) Cooper Boniece and Gove Effinger*, Skidmore College (1067-12-1324) 1:15PM Genericity of Filling Elements. (2084) Brent B. Solie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-20-1051) AMS Session on Systems Theory, Information, and 1:30PM Faithful actions of automorphisms on the space of Computer Science (2085) orderings of a group. Thomas Koberda, Harvard University (1067-20-2285) 1:00 PM –4:10PM 1:45PM Zp-modules with partial decomposition bases. 1:00PM Formal Definition of Probability and Probabilistic (2086) Preliminary report. (2070) Function on Finite and Discrete Sample Space for Peter Loth, Sacred Heart University (1067-20-350) Proving Security of Cryptographic Systems Using 2:00PM Distance in the Ellipticity Graph. Mizar. (2087) Yakov I Berchenko-Kogan, California Institute of *, and Hiroyuki Okazaki Yasunari Shidama Yuichi Technology (1067-20-425) Futa, Shinshu University (1067-94-740) 2:15PM Groups of Graphs of Groups. 1:15PM Construction of zero autocorrelation stochastic (2088) Thomas Q. Sibley, St. John’s University/College of (2071) waveforms. Preliminary report. St. Benedict (1067-20-477) Somantika Datta, University of Idaho (1067-94-1311) 2:30PM Groups of finite Morley rank with a split BN-pair of (2089) rank 1. 1:30PM Quantization dimension for an infinite iterated Josh Wiscons, University of Colorado at Boulder (2072) function system. (1067-20-841) ,TheUniversityof Mrinal Kanti Roychowdhury 2 Texas-Pan American (1067-94-1354) 2:45PM On weighted -Betti numbers of Coxeter groups. (2090) Preliminary report. 1:45PM Resilient Modulus Modeling by Neural Network Dan Boros, Ohio State University (1067-20-2222) (2073) Models with Information Theory Approach. Preliminary report. 3:00PM On Automorphisms of the Hyperelliptic Torelli Ali Saleh Shaqlaih*, University of North Texas at (2091) Group. Dallas, Luther White, University of Oklahoma, and Leah R. Childers, Pittsburg State University Musharraf Zaman, Dept of Civil Engineering, (1067-20-1912) University of Oklahoma (1067-94-1917) 3:15PM The Boltzmann Principle and Degeneracy. 2:00PM Identification of Regime-Switching Systems with (2092) Dennis F. Cudia, Rockford, Illinois (1067-20-1263) (2074) Structural Uncertainties. 3:30PM Changing the rate at which a sequence in Rn is Shaobai Kan*, CUNY, and George Yin, Wayne State (2093) forced to converge to zero. University (1067-93-804) T. Christine Stevens, Saint Louis University 2:15PM Exact Controllability of a Rayleigh beam with a (1067-22-2391) (2075) single boundary control. 3:45PM Elements of Polynomials evaluated at points of βS. Ahmet Ozkan Ozer, Iowa State University (2094) Preliminary report. (1067-93-1686) Kendall Williams,HowardUniversity 2:30PM Autoregulation Mechanisms in Complex Networks. (1067-22-1287) (2076) Radu C Cascaval, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (1067-93-1956) 2:45PM Discrete-Time Sensitivity Analysis for MinMax AMS Session on Operator Theory (2077) Parameter Choice for the Heat Equation. John Teye Brown, Louisiana Tech University 1:00 PM –4:25PM (1067-93-2301) 1:00PM A direct calculation of the vector Riemann 3:00PM Changing Base without Losing Space. (2095) constants corresponding to the marked doubles. (2078) Yevgeniy Dodis, New York University, Mihai Cyrus P. Aryana, Saginaw Valley State University Patrascu and Mikkel Thorup*, AT&T Labs-Research (1067-47-1170) (1067-68-1246) 1:15PM The Mackey Machine for Groupoid Crossed 3:15PM Random 2-SAT Solution Components and a Fitness (2096) Products. (2079) Landscape. Geoff R Goehle, Western Carolina University Damien Pitman, SUNY Cortland (1067-68-1936) (1067-47-412) 3:30PM Maximum-Weight Connected-Subgraph Problems. 1:30PM Partially normal composition operators relevant to (2080) Peh H. Ng*, University of Minnesota, Morris, (2097) weighted directed trees. and Herve L. Kerivin, Clemson University George R. Exner, Bucknell University, Il Bong Jung, (1067-90-1378) Eun Young Lee*andMi Ryeong Lee, Kyungpook 3:45PM Weighted Graph Model for Document Classification. National University (1067-47-721) (2081) Qin Wu*, Eddie Fuller and Cun-Quan Zhang,West 1:45PM Backwards weighted shifts and n-contractivity. Virginia University (1067-68-609) (2098) Preliminary report. 4:00PM Tracing contaminants using non-linear filter George R Exner, Bucknell University (1067-47-650) (2082) approximation. 2:00PM The Inverse of a Two-level Positive Definite Toeplitz Menaka B Navaratna*, Florida Gulf Coast (2099) Operator. University, and Channa N Navaratna, Indiana Selcuk Koyuncu*andHugo Woerdeman,Drexel University of PA (1067-68-1390) University (1067-47-316)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 213 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 9 (cont’d.)

2:15PM Schatten p-class Weighted Composition Operators 2:40PM Early Inference: Using Bootstraps to Introduce (2100) on Bergman Spaces of the Unit Ball. (2114) Confidence Intervals. Waleed Khaled Al-Rawashdeh, Montana Tech of Robin H Lock*andPatti Frazer Lock,St.Lawrence the University of Montana (1067-47-1852) University (1067-B1-2075) 2:30PM The Szego¨ Kernel for Certain Non-Pseudoconvex 3:00PM Early Inference: Using Randomization to Introduce (2101) domains in C2. (2115) Hypothesis Tests. M Anthony Gilliam*, University of Montana, Kari F. Lock*, Harvard University, Eric F. Lock, Missoula, and Jennifer Halfpap,Universityof University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Montana (1067-47-176) and Dennis F. Lock, Iowa State University (1067-B1-2270) 2:45PM On characterization of range spaces of composition (2102) operator on spaces of entire functions. 3:20PM Success!Teaching Introductory Statistics Online. S. Mukherjee*, F. Jafari, University of Wyoming, (2116) Pamela B. Omer, Western New England College and J. E. McInroy, Dept. Electrical & Computer (1067-B1-922) Engineering, University of Wyoming (1067-47-324) 3:40PM Introductory Statistics and Science: A Collaborative 3:00PM The Muckenhoupt-type estimations for the best (2117) Teaching Approach. (2103) constants in multidimensional modular inequalities M. Leigh Lunsford*andAlix D. Dowling Fink, over spherical cones. Preliminary report. Longwood University (1067-B1-1906) Chang-Pao Chen*, Hsuan Chuang University, 4:00PM Deep Assignments: Getting Students to Think. Jin-Wen Lan, National Tsing Hua University, and (2118) Preliminary report. Dah-Chin Luor, I-Shou University (1067-47-351) K. Scott Alberts, Truman State University 3:15PM Irregular orbits of operators. (1067-B1-1747) (2104) Gabriel T Prajitura, SUNY Brockport (1067-47-427) 4:20PM Looking for a semester long project to enhance 3:30PM Multiplication Operators between Lipschitz-Type (2119) student learning? We have one for you! (2105) Spaces of an Infinite Tree. Pamela Omer*andMarilyn Pelosi,WesternNew Robert F. Allen*, University of Wisconsin - La England College (1067-B1-2053) Crosse, Flavia Colonna, George Mason University, 4:40PM FREE CLICKERS!: Using PollEverywhere for Formative and Glenn R. Easley, System Planning Corporation (2120) Assessment in the Classroom. Preliminary report. (1067-47-441) Michael A Posner, Villanova University 3:45PM Estimating Arbitrary Symmetric Norms. Preliminary (1067-B1-1047) (2106) report. 5:00PM Some Active Learning Ideas in Introductory Duane K Farnsworth, Marshall University (2121) Statistics Courses. (1067-47-689) John C. Wagaman, Western Carolina University 4:00PM Multipliers and hereditary subalgebras of operator (1067-B1-527) (2107) algebras. Preliminary report. 5:20PM Revising a course to meet the GAISE guidelines. Damon M. Hay, Sam Houston Sate University / (2122) Kimberly A Roth, Juniata College (1067-B1-730) University of North Florida (1067-47-1952) 5:40PM Seeing Statistics. Preliminary report. 4:15PM On the Uniqueness of Topological Degrees for (2123) John P Travis, Mississippi College (1067-B1-1639) (2108) Densely Defined Mappings Involving Variants of (S+) Operators. Preliminary report. MAA Session on Using Program Assessment to Dhruba R Adhikari, Mississippi University for Improve Student Learning Women (1067-47-2149) 1:00 PM –2:55PM MAA Session on Alternative Approaches to Organizers: Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University Traditional Introductory Statistics Courses, II William A. Marion,Valparaiso University 1:00 PM –5:55PM Jay A. Malmstrom,OklahomaCity Organizers: Brian T. Gill, Seattle Pacific University Community College 1:00PM Assessment: What are we learning? Preliminary Nancy J. Boynton,SUNYFredonia (2124) report. Michael A. Posner, Villanova University Sarah V Cook*andDonna LaLonde, Washburn 1:00PM Two-way tables: A path less traveled. University (1067-Y1-1567) (2109) Melinda Miller Holt*andStephen M. Scariano, 1:20PM Course-based Program Assessment. Sam Houston State University (1067-B1-961) (2125) Joe A. Guthrie and Helmut Knaust*, University of 1:20PM Teaching Two Tailed Tests. Preliminary report. Texas at El Paso (1067-Y1-1670) (2110) Philip S. Marcus, Bradley University (1067-B1-197) 1:40PM Assessing and Improving Students’ Fundamental 1:40PM Consequences of Resequencing Topics in an (2126) Mathematical Skills throughout their STEM (2111) Introductory Statistics Course. Education. Preliminary report. Chris J Malone*, Tisha L Hooks and April T Lee A Evans*, Jeremy M Riehl and Kristin Kerby, Winona State University (1067-B1-2220) MArney, United States Military Academy 2:00PM A different flavor of introductory statistics: (1067-Y1-2174) (2112) Teaching students to really cook. 2:00PM Constructing Tests for Program Assessment. Robert delMas*, Joan Garfield, Andrew Zieffler, (2127) Preliminary report. Laura Le, Rebekah Isaak, Jiyoon Park and Laura Jacalyn M Huband, University of West Florida Ziegler, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1067-Y1-1653) (1067-B1-1565) 2:20PM Improving Student Proficiency in Statistics through 2:20PM An Active Approach to Statistical Inference using (2128) Core Curriculum Assessment at Virginia Military (2113) Randomization Methods. Preliminary report. Institute. Preliminary report. Todd M Swanson*andJill L VanderStoep,Hope Vonda K Walsh, Virginia Military Institute College (1067-B1-1940) (1067-Y1-1913)

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2:40PM Using Rubrics for Calculus 2 Maple Labs. 5:00PM Teaching Mathematical Modeling: Challenging (2129) Jenn D. Berg, Fitchburg State University (2142) Torricelli’s Law. (1067-Y1-1911) Brynja R. Kohler*, Janice Bodily, Jessica Munns Davis, James Haefner and James Powell,Utah State University (1067-X1-2221) 5:20PM Transformative Research and Training in biological MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate (2143) and bio-inspired systems in undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, II mathematics. Preliminary report. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer*andMaria Emelianko, 1:00 PM –5:35PM George Mason University (1067-X1-1461) Organizers: Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University MAA Session on Humanistic Mathematics, II Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College Mike Martin, Johnson County 1:00 PM –6:00PM Community College Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona College 1:00PM The constructive role of noise in cellular processes. Mark Huber, Claremont McKenna (2130) Preliminary report. College Patricia Theodosopoulos*andTed Theodosopoulos, Saint Ann’s School Dagan Karp, Harvey Mudd College (1067-X1-2181) 1:00PM Grading Without Numbers. (2144) Russell W Howell, Westmont College 1:20PM Student Projects for the Mathematical Modeling of (2131) Wound Healing. Preliminary report. (1067-I1-2419) Richard Schugart, Western Kentucky University 1:20PM Three Humanistic Approaches. Preliminary report. (1067-X1-1660) (2145) Satish C. Bhatnagar, University of Nevada Las Vegas (1067-I1-2397) 1:40PM Introduction to Mathematical Models in Biology. (2132) Preliminary report. 1:40PM What do we mean by mathematical proof? Mazen Shahin, Delaware State University (2146) Todd CadwalladerOlsker, California State (1067-X1-2146) University, Fullerton (1067-I1-90) 2:00PM Mathematical Biology Modules Based on Modern 2:00PM Student Inquiry into the Limits of Knowledge - (2133) Molecular Biology and Modern Discrete (2147) Removing Barriers in Mathematics for Liberal Arts. Mathematics. Preliminary report. Terrell L. Hodge*, Western Michigan University, Philip K Hotchkiss*, Westfield State University, and Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College Julian F Fleron, Volker Ecke and Christine von (1067-X1-2095) Renessee, Westfield State College (1067-I1-2215) 2:20PM Integrating mathematics and the life sciences to 2:20PM Teaching Reading and Writing Mathematics for (2134) better prepare graduates for medical school. (2148) Social Justice. Kelly E Matthews*, Peter Adams and Merrilyn Teodora B. Cox, SUNY Fredonia (1067-I1-1988) Goos, University of Queensland (1067-X1-1424) 2:40PM Transmitting Philosophies of Mathematics Through 2:40PM Addressing the Revision of the MCAT Within the (2149) Pedagogy. (2135) Symbiosis Project. Erin R. Moss, Millersville University of Pennsylvania Jeff R Knisley, East Tennessee State University (1067-I1-1848) (1067-X1-1588) 3:00PM Development of the appreciation of mathematics 3:00PM BioMath Program at Florida Tech: How to Sustain (2150) via teaching mathematics education for the public (2136) it? Preliminary report. interest. Preliminary report. Semen Koksal*, D. Carroll and R. Sinden,Florida JoséMar´ıa Menéndez*andLaura Jacobsen, Institute of Technology (1067-X1-1894) Radford University (1067-I1-977) 3:20PM Mathematical Learning: A Humanistic Re-formation 3:20PM Short Courses in Biomathematics Topics for NSF (2137) Undergraduate Biology Mathematics Program (UBM (2151) of Core-curricular Instruction. Preliminary report. Grant). Preliminary report. Clyde l. Greeno, The MALEI Mathematics Institute Ron Barnes*andEdwin Tecarro,Universityof (1067-I1-2093) Houston-Downtown (1067-X1-2148) 3:40PM Success in the university mathematics classroom: (2152) Learning from the voices of students. 3:40PM UBM Group Seminar Discussions: Grappling with (2138) Issues beyond the Curriculum. Angie Hodge*andChristina D Weber,North D. Brian Walton, James Madison University Dakota State University (1067-I1-1699) (1067-X1-1645) 4:00PM Psychologism as an Issue in the Mathematical (2153) Philosophy of Bertrand Russell. 4:00PM Integrated undergraduate research experiences in (2139) biological and mathematical sciences for minority Carl Behrens, Alexandria, VA (1067-I1-1506) students. Preliminary report. 4:20PM A Humanistic Approach to Teaching Mathematics to Kaibin Fu, Prairie View A&M University (2154) the Liberal Arts Student. (1067-X1-1361) James P Fulton, SUNY Suffolk County Community College (1067-I1-1896) 4:20PM Mathematics, Biology, and Imaging: Engaging (2140) Undergraduates in Research on the Fringe of 4:40PM A 2-week summer camp. Mathematical Biology. (2155) Kazem Mahdavi, The University of Texas at Tyler Aaron Luttman, Clarkson University (1067-X1-812) (1067-I1-431) 4:40PM Interdisciplinary Training in Mathematical Biology 5:00PM Cooperative Systems Course: The Mathematics of (2141) Through Team-based Undergraduate Research and (2156) Harmony. Courses. Chris Arney, United States Military Academy Jason E Miller, Truman State University (1067-I1-242) (1067-X1-1746) 5:20PM Wrap up and group discussion.

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 215 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 9 (cont’d.)

MAA Session on Influences of the Calculus Reform 1:00PM Not your mother’s college algebra course Movement on the Teaching of Mathematics, II (2168) – rethinking how we prepare students for quantitative reasoning across the disciplines. 1:00 PM –4:35PM Preliminary report. Suzanne I Doree, Augsburg College, Minneapolis Organizers: Steven R. Benson, Lesley University (1067-N1-1619) Marilyn Carlson,ArizonaState 1:20PM Integrating Statistics into College Algebra: University (2169) Providing the Mathematics that Students Need. Ellen E. Kirkman,WakeForest Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State College University (1067-N1-1899) Joe Yanik, Emporia State University 1:40PM Ways to teach meaningful modeling in 1:00PM Finding the Sum of an Infinite Series. (2170) algebra-based courses. Preliminary report. (2157) Robert P Webber, Longwood University Marko Kranjc, Western Illinois University (1067-J1-544) (1067-N1-1093) 1:20PM A Survey Transition Course. 2:00PM A year’s experience with implementing a data (2158) William Johnston*, Randolph-Macon College, and (2171) modeling based course at the College Algebra level. Alex M McAllister, Centre College (1067-J1-557) D Scott Dillery, Lindsey Wilson College 1:40PM Not Just Grading the Answer: Assessing Process and (1067-N1-1391) (2159) Communication Effectively and Efficiently with 2:20PM The Right Stuff: Are We Teaching It In College Rubrics. (2172) Algebra? Michael A Brilleslyper*, Trae D Holcomb and Lisa S Yocco, Georgia Southern University Dustin D Keck,U.S.AirForceAcademy (1067-N1-586) (1067-J1-1333) 2:40PM Using Global Warming to Teach College Algebra: 2:00PM An Emphasis on Application and Communication (2173) Preliminary Report. (2160) through Podcasts. Jill F McGowan, Howard University (1067-N1-2044) Erick B Hofacker, University of Wisconsin - River 3:00PM Discrete Dynamical Modeling for Freshmen. Falls (1067-J1-2060) (2174) Richard D. West, Francis Marion University 2:20PM The Impact of Web-Based Homework on University (1067-N1-1625) (2161) Calculus Students. 3:20PM Faculty and Student Support for Quantitative Teodora B. Cox*, SUNY Fredonia, and Stacey (2175) Reasoning and How to Make it Count. Singer, Salamanca High School (1067-J1-1995) David G Taylor, Roanoke College (1067-N1-393) 2:40PM Getting in on the Ground Floor: How Growing Up (2162) with Calculus Reform Helps with Web 2.0. Steven W. Morics, University of Redlands (1067-J1-2289) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XIII 3:00PM Preparation for a technical core: Algebra & (2163) trigonometry at the Air Force Academy. Preliminary 1:00 PM –4:40PM report. Beth Schaubroeck*andMichael Courtney,U.S.Air Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran Force Academy (1067-J1-2083) College 3:20PM Using Mathematical Modeling in Undergraduate Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of (2164) Mathematics Courses to Promote Creativity and New Jersey Critical Thinking. 1:00PM A New View of Presentation Theory for C*-algebras. Kristin Arney*, Hilary Fletcher and Gerald (2176) William Benjamin Grilliette, University of Nebraska Kobylski, United States Military Academy - Lincoln (1067-Z1-1601) (1067-J1-2092) 1:15PM Crossed Products of Certain Non-Simple 3:40PM Making Calculus Come Alive with Dynamic (2177) Non-Commutative C*-Algebras. (2165) Visualization. Preliminary report. Julian M Buck, Francis Marion University Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community College (1067-Z1-2077) (1067-J1-2379) 1:30PM Positive operators on Banach lattices and 4:00PM Differential Equations as a basis for Calculus II. (2178) domination properties. (2166) Duff Campbell, Hendrix College (1067-J1-1053) Pedro Tradacete, University of Barcelona 4:20PM Bayesian Analysis of a Real Galton Board. (1067-Z1-1702) (2167) Preliminary report. 1:45PM Break Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney College (1067-J1-1993) 2:00PM Positive Solutions for Infinite Semipositone Problems (2179) with Falling Zeros. MAA Session on the Mathematical Foundations for Jinglong Ye*, Center for Computational Sciences, Mississippi State University, EunKyoung Lee,Pusan the Quantitative Disciplines National University, and Ratnasingham Shivaji, Mississippi State University (1067-Z1-443) 1:00 PM –3:35PM 2:15PM Demystifying the Dirac Delta “Function”. Preliminary Organizers: Yajun Yang, Farmingdale State (2180) report. College of SUNY Trent C Kull, Winthrop University (1067-Z1-1484) Laurette Foster, Prairie View A&M 2:30PM What is a Functional Equation? Preliminary report. University (2181) Maria Neophytou, Purdue University Ray E. Collings, Georgia Perimeter (1067-Z1-2208) College 2:45PM Measuring discontinuities of functions. K. L. D. Gunawardena,Universityof (2182) Djalalidin Djayanbaev, Rogers State University Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1067-Z1-603)

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3:00PM Archimedean Hypersurfaces. 3:30PM The Shard Intersection Order on the Symmetric (2183) Vincent Coll, Lehigh University, Jeff Dodd, (2199) Group. Jacksonville State University, and Michael Erin Elizabeth Bancroft, North Carolina State Harrison*, King’s College London (1067-Z1-1728) University (1067-Z1-900) 3:15PM K-energy on hypersurfaces. 3:45PM Generalizations of Thompson’s Group V . (2184) TseChing Lien, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2200) Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-2245) Matthew F Short, Binghamton University 3:30PM Fractals and their Dimensions. Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-2024) (2185) A Melissa Glass,WakeForestUniversity 4:00PM On the solution of the conjugacy problem of (1067-Z1-2254) (2201) Thompson’s group F. 3:45PM Parabolic Monoids of Matrices. Candace M. Schenk, Binghamton University (2186) Eric D. Bancroft, North Carolina State University (1067-Z1-2001) (1067-Z1-1070) 4:15PM A new proof of the Pieri rule for the dual 4:00PM “Rigidity” and Language of Fundamental Groups of (2202) Grothendieck polynomials. (2187) Manifolds. Preliminary report. Derek H Heilman*andJennifer Morse,Drexel Luc Patry, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University (1067-Z1-2296) (1067-Z1-1844) 4:30PM The Schur Property on Positive Tensor Products. (2203) Preliminary report. 4:15PM Cleavability over Fr´echet-Urysohn LOTS. (2188) Shari S Levine, University of Oxford, Mathematical Wei-Kai Lai, University of South Carolina, Institute (1067-Z1-61) Salkehatchie (1067-Z1-2368) 4:45PM The behavior of Conway’s RATS sequences. 4:30PM Semigroup Operators in Cauchy Problems. (2189) Yang Xinyao, University of Missouri-Columbia (2204) Johann A. Thiel, University of Illinois (1067-Z1-1562) Urbana-Champaign (1067-Z1-1986) 5:00PM New Ramanujan congruences for partition related (2205) eta-quotients. THudsonHarper, University of South Carolina MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XIV (1067-Z1-1882)

1:00 PM –5:10PM MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XV Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College 1:00 PM –4:40PM Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran New Jersey College 1:00PM Vector coloring of graphs. Thomas R. Hagedorn, The College of (2190) Louis Deaett, University of Victoria (1067-Z1-2207) New Jersey 1:15PM Uniquely D-colorable Digraphs With Large Girth. 1:00PM Cool Calculus; From Weight Loss to Climate Change (2191) Preliminary report. (2206) in an Intermediate Calculus Course. Liam Rafferty, University of Montana Mihaela Dobrescu, Christopher Newport University (1067-Z1-2265) (1067-Z1-2331) 1:30PM Graph Factors Including or Excluding Certain Edge 1:15PM Grand ﬁnale: The Basel Problem as a culminating (2192) Sets in Bipartite Graphs. (2207) objective in Calculus II. Preliminary report. Hollie L Buchanan, West Liberty University Jonathan A Cox, SUNY Fredonia (1067-Z1-2052) (1067-Z1-2108) 1:30PM Dogs don’t need calculus. 1:45PM Mean First Passage Times and the Kemeny Constant (2208) Michael D. Bolt*, Calvin College, and Daniel C. (2193) on Tree Networks. Isaksen, Wayne State University (1067-Z1-2364) Mary E Allison, University of Wyoming 1:45PM RGB to HSI. Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-2032) (2209) Yesem Kurt Peker*, Randolph College, Catherine 2:00PM Investigations in Linear Algebra and Combinatorics Beneteau, University of South Florida, and David (2194) related to Biclique Decompositions of Graphs. A. Eubanks, Johnson C. Smith University Shadiyah Amani Mangru, George Mason University (1067-Z1-2163) (1067-Z1-1623) 2:00PM Squigonometry: Using Calculus to Develop New 2:15PM Conditions for Embedding a Partial Latin Square (2210) Transcendental Functions. Preliminary report. (2195) Inside a Latin Square of a Given Order. Preliminary William E Wood, Hendrix College (1067-Z1-884) report. 2:15PM Using a Wireless Tablet to Lecture in Mathematics Serge C Ballif, The Pennsylvania State University (2211) Classes. Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-1999) Peter L Staab, Fitchburg State University 2:30PM Probabilistic Pentominos and other Polyforms. (1067-Z1-1250) (2196) Dale K Hathaway*andMark J Lockwood, Olivet 2:30PM Writing Projects For Mathematics Courses. Nazarene University (1067-Z1-530) (2212) Dawn Archey, Marymount Manhattan College 2:45PM A Combinatorial Formula for Certain (1067-Z1-2167) (2197) Two-Dimensional Sequences Related to Generalized 2:45PM CalcTool 3: An applet to visualize 3D objects. Bernoulli Polynomials. Preliminary report. (2213) Preliminary report. Hieu D Nguyen, Rowan University (1067-Z1-738) James S Rolf, United States Air Force Academy 3:00PM Break (1067-Z1-2256) 3:15PM Tetranomial Thue Equations of Small Degree. 3:00PM Utilizing Web-Based Mathematical Resources in (2198) Preliminary report. (2214) Teaching Nontraditional Undergraduate Students in Daniel P. Wisniewski*, DeSales University, and Online Learning Environments. Helen G. Grundman, Bryn Mawr College Michael D Miner, American Public University (1067-Z1-1290) System (1067-Z1-1869)

JANUARY 2011 NOTICES OF THE AMS 217 Program of the Sessions – Sunday, January 9 (cont’d.)

3:15PM Integrating Technology to Match Learning Styles in 5:00PM Immersion in digraphs and related problems. (2215) an Online Mathematics Course. Preliminary report. (2229) Preliminary report. Denise J LeGrand, University of Arkansas at Little Alexandra Ovetsky Fradkin*andPaul D. Rock (1067-Z1-561) Seymour, Princeton University (1067-05-1008) 3:30PM Using Online Mathematics Modules for Physical 5:30PM On Maximum Cuts of Connected Digraphs. (2216) Chemistry Students. Preliminary report. (2230) Preliminary report. Jim Gleason*, Daniel Burton and Martin Bakker, Guantao Chen*, Georgia State University, The University of Alabama (1067-Z1-45) Manzhan Gu, Shanghai Universiyt of Finance and Economics, and Nana Li, Georgia State University 3:45PM From Zero to LATEX in Three Weeks: Teaching (2217) Scientiﬁc Typesetting to Undergraduates. (1067-05-2413) Ryan S. Higginbottom, Washington & Jefferson College (1067-Z1-2197) 4:00PM Teaching Introductory Computer Programming to (2218) Mathematics Majors with SAGE. AWM Workshop Panel Discussion Don K Krug, Northern Kentucky University 1:00 PM –2:15PM (1067-Z1-1926) 4:15PM The School of Empathy. Starting a career in mathematics. (2219) Rosanna Iembo*, University of Calabria, Italy, and Moderator: Susan Williams,UniversityofSouth Irene Iaccarino, School of Music in Crotone Alabama (1067-Z1-630) Panelists: Sarah Frick, Furman University 4:30PM An Inhibitor to Learning College Level Mathematics Pierre Gremaud,SAMSIandNorth (2220) Math Anxiety: Problems and Proposed Solutions. Carolina State University Agnes M Rash, Saint Joseph’s University (1067-Z1-1254) T.Christine Stevens, Saint Louis University Tad White, National Security Agency SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Theory

1:00 PM –5:55PM AMS Session on Probability, II Organizers: Michael Ferrara,Universityof 1:15 PM –5:25PM Colorado, Denver Stephen Hartke,Universityof 1:15PM On a Processor Sharing Queue That Models Balking. Nebraska-Lincoln (2231) Qiang Zhen*, University of North Florida, J.S.H. van 1:00PM Spectra of Hypergraphs. Leeuwaarden, Eindhoven University of Technology, (2221) Joshua N Cooper*andAaron M Dutle,University and Charles Knessl, University of Illinois at of South Carolina (1067-15-1312) Chicago (1067-60-803) 1:30PM On pre-coloring extension to list-colorings. 1:30PM Large Deviations and Importance Sampling for a (2222) Maria Axenovich*, Iowa State University, Joan (2232) Feedforward Network. Hutchinson, Macalester College, and Michelle Leila Setayeshgar*andHui Wang,Brown Lastrina, Iowa State University (1067-05-1821) University (1067-60-295) 2:00PM A Variation of the Classical Turan´ Type Problem. 1:45PM A Stochastic Stefan Problem. (2223) Zi-Xia Song, University of Central Florida (2233) Kunwoo Kim*, Richard B. Sowers and Zhi Zheng, (1067-05-1205) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-60-410) 2:30PM Ramsey-type Numbers for Degree Sequences. (2224) Arthur Busch*, University of Dayton, Michael 2:00PM Stochastic control for linear systems with fractional Ferrara, Michael Jacobson, University of Colorado (2234) Brownian motion. Preliminary report. Denver, and Stephen Hartke,Universityof Yalcin Sarol, University of Southern Indiana Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-05-2004) (1067-60-1161) 3:00PM Saturation Numbers for Families of Subdivisions. 2:15PM Counting and Partition Function Asymptotics for (2225) Michael Ferrara, Michael Jacobson,Universityof (2235) Subordinate Killed Brownian Motion. Colorado Denver, Kevin Milans,UniversityofSouth Sarah N Bryant, Dickinson College (1067-60-2283) Carolina, Craig Tennenhouse,UniversityofNew 2:30PM Continuous-time random walks, their scaling limits, England, and Paul S Wenger*, University of (2236) and connections with stochastic integration. Colorado Denver (1067-05-2068) Preliminary report. 3:30PM 2-factors with long cycles in cubic graphs. Meredith Burr, Rhode Island College (1067-60-849) (2226) AndréKundgen¨ *, California State University San 2:45PM Ruin probability in the Cramér-Lundberg model Marcos, and R. Bruce Richter,Universityof (2237) with risky investments. Preliminary report. Waterloo, CANADA (1067-05-1429) Sheng Xiong*andWei-Shih Yang,Temple 4:00PM Distributing vertices on a hamiltonian cycle. University (1067-60-585) (2227) Colton Magnant, Atlanta, GA (1067-05-315) 3:00PM A Nash Equilibrium with several large traders. 4:30PM New Ore-Type Conditions for H-Linked Graphs. (2238) Preliminary report. (2228) Michael Ferrara*, University of Colorado Denver, Tankut Dogrul, University of Tennessee at Ronald Gould,EmoryUniversity,Michael Chattanooga (1067-60-582) Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver, Pfender 3:15PM Quantile Hedging for Guaranteed Minimum Death Florian,Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany, (2239) Benefits with Regime-Switching. Preliminary report. Jeffrey Powell,SamfordUniversity,andThor Yumin Lolita Wang*, Binghamton University Whalen, Methodic Solutions, Inc., Atlanta GA (SUNY), and Gang George Yin, Wayne State (1067-05-1273) University (1067-60-1126)

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3:30PM Cluster K and probabilistic-Nearest-Neighbor 3:15PM Partition zeta functions of self-similar measures. (2240) Predictions in Foreign Exchange Markets. (2255) Kate E. Ellis, California State University, Stanislaus, Vindya Kumari Pathirana*, University of South Michel L. Lapidus, University of California, Florida, Tampa, Florida, and Kandethody M. Riverside, Michael C. Mackenzie,Universityof Ramachandran, University of South Florida, Connecticut, and John A. Rock*, California State Tampa, FL (1067-60-2015) University, Stanislaus (1067-28-55) 3:45PM Discussion 3:30PM q-Orthogonal Polynomial Solutions to a Class of 4:00PM Average time until ﬁxation of mutant allele in a (2256) Differential-Difference Equations. Preliminary (2241) given population. Preliminary report. report. Komi Segno Messan*, North Carolina A&T Daniel Joseph Galiffa, Penn State Erie State University, Michael Lynch and Matthew (1067-33-631) Ackerman, Indiana University (1067-60-2319) 3:45PM Parametric solution of certain nonlinear differential 4:15PM A Point Process Model for Simulating Gang Violence. (2257) equations with applications in cosmology. (2242) Mark Allenby*, Pepperdine University, Kym Louie, Jennie D’Ambroise*, University of Minnesota at Harvey Mudd College, and Marina Masaki, Morris, and Floyd L WIlliams,Universityof University of California Irvine (1067-60-2193) Massachusetts at Amherst (1067-33-1566) 4:00PM High-Dimensional Counterexamples of the 4:30PM Budding yeast, branching processes, and (2243) generalized Fibonacci numbers. (2258) Kaplan-Yorke Conjecture: Fractal Dimension of the Peter Olofsson*andRyan C Daileda,Trinity Drosophila Circadian Clock. University (1067-60-468) Fathallah-Shaykh M Hassan,TheUniversityof Alabama at Birmingham (1067-37-1241) 4:45PM Estimating bacterial lag phase: a branching process 4:15PM Orthogonal and Maximal Sets for Bernoulli (2244) approach. Peter Olofsson and Xin Ma*, Trinity University (2259) Measures. Preliminary report. (1067-60-469) Bryan Archer, Rees Dooley, Reid Kelley, Alyssa Leone and Patrick Orchard*, University of 5:00PM On equality of critical exponents in inhomogeneous Oklahoma (1067-28-140) (2245) percolation models. Preliminary report. John C. Wierman and Matthew R.A. Sedlock*, 4:30PM The truncated matrix-valued K-moment problem on d d d Johns Hopkins University (1067-60-1489) (2260) R , C ,andT . Preliminary report. David P. Kimsey*andHugo J. Woerdeman,Drexel 5:15PM On equality of critical exponents in homogeneous University (1067-28-1291) (2246) percolation models. Preliminary report. John C. Wierman*andMatthew R. A. Sedlock, 4:45PM A simple, general proof of Descartes’ rule of signs. Johns Hopkins University (1067-60-1491) (2261) Robert J. Blodgett, Food and Drug Administration (1067-26-399)

AMS Session on Dynamical Systems, and Topics in AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, IV Analysis, II 1:15 PM –4:10PM

1:15 PM –4:55PM 1:15PM Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics, Non-Newtonian fluids (2262) with infinite Weissenberg number and related 1:15PM Mapping Schemes Realizable by Obstructed issues. (2247) Topological Polynomials. X.J. Wang*andMichael Renardy,VirginiaTech , University of Illinois at Gregory A Kelsey (1067-35-999) Urbana-Champaign (1067-37-31) 1:30PM Global existence and long time behavior of the 1:30PM Quadratic-like mappings and iterated Weierstrass (2263) general Ericksen-Leslie system. (2248) elliptic functions. Xiang Xu*, The Pennsylvania State University, Hao Joshua J Clemons, Virginia Tech (1067-37-164) Wu,FudanUniversity,andChun Liu,The 1:45PM Orbit distributions in iterated function systems with Pennsylvania State University (1067-35-1355) (2249) finitely many forms. 1:45PM Open Loop Stabilization of Nonlinear Schrodinger RELampe, South University (1067-37-1584) (2264) Equation. 2:00PM Families of periodic orbits of fractal billiard tables. Turker Ozsari, Dogus University (1067-35-896) (2250) Michel L. Lapidus and Robert G. Niemeyer*, 2:00PM Bifurcation problem of the discrete nonlinear University of California, Riverside (1067-37-1874) (2265) Schrodinger¨ equations with sign changing 2:15PM Dynamics of degree 3 rational maps with parabolic nonlinearity. Preliminary report. (2251) fixed points. Preliminary report. Guoping Zhang, Morgan State University Rika Hagihara*, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, (1067-35-1072) and Jane Hawkins, University of North Carolina at 2:15PM Instability of Nonmonotone Magnetic Equilibria of Chapel Hill (1067-37-2116) (2266) the Relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell System. 2:30PM Strong Orbit Equivalence and Residuality. Jonathan Ben-Artzi,BrownUniversity (2252) Brett M. Werner, University of Northern Iowa (1067-35-415) (1067-37-2282) 2:30PM Exact solutions for a class of 3D-ratholes in highly 2:45PM Product structure of the spectral zeta function of (2267) frictional granular solids. (2253) the Sturm-Liouville operator on fractals. Preliminary Daniel Arrigo, Long H Le*andJason Torrence, report. University of Central Arkansas (1067-35-416) Nishu Lal*andMichel Lapidus,Universityof 2:45PM Bifurcation and Continuation Analysis of Equilibria California, Riverside (1067-37-2287) (2268) of the Diblock Copolymer Equation in One 3:00PM Random Subshifts of Finite Type. Dimension. Preliminary report. (2254) Kevin McGoff, University of Maryland Ian Johnson, George Mason University (1067-37-1934) (1067-35-2405)

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3:00PM An existence and uniqueness theorem for periodic 3:30PM Dichotomy Conjecture on Compact Symmetric (2269) solutions to Boussinesq equations. Preliminary (2283) Spaces. report. Sanjiv Kumar Gupta, Sultan Qaboos University Timur Milgrom*andDavid M. Ambrose,Drexel (1067-42-2307) University (1067-35-1609) 3:45PM Buffon’s needle landing near Besicovitch irregular 3:15PM Existence of a unique solution to a quasilinear (2284) self-similar sets. (2270) elliptic equation with data at an interior point of the Matthew R Bond*andAVolberg, Michigan State domain. Preliminary report. University (1067-42-2324) Diane Denny, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 4:00PM Multiplier theorem on anisotropic Hardy spaces. (1067-35-1703) (2285) Li-An Daniel Wang, University of Oregon 3:30PM A multiplicity result for a class of infinite positone (1067-42-2426) (2271) problems. 4:15PM Completely Simple Topological Semihypergroups. Eunkyung Ko*, Mississippi State University, (2286) Norbert N Youmbi, Saint Francis University Eunkyoung Lee, Pusan National University, and R. (1067-43-1134) Shivaji, Mississippi State University (1067-35-171) 4:30PM Sharp Lp-bounds for a perturbation of Burkholder’s 3:45PM Positive Solutions for Infinite Semipositone Problems (2287) Martingale Transform. (2272) on Exterior Domains. Nicholas Boros, Michigan State University Eunkyoung Lee, Pusan National University, Busan, (1067-43-2240) Lakshmi Sankar*andRatnasingham Shivaji, Mississippi State University (1067-35-162) 4:45PM Inversion of the circular Radon transform from (2288) partial data. 4:00PM S-Shaped Bifurcation Curves in Ecosystems. Rim Gouia, University of Texas at Arlington (2273) Sarath Sasi*, Mississippi State University, (1067-00-72) Eunkyoung Lee, Pusan National University, Busan, and Ratnasingham Shivaji, Mississippi State 5:00PM Consistency Conditions for Cone-Beam CT Data University (1067-35-160) (2289) Acquired with a Linear Source Trajectory. Margo S. Levine*, Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Emil Y. Sidky and Xiaochuan Pan, Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago AMS Session on Topics in Analysis (1067-45-274) 5:15PM Dynamical Systems Method for Solving 1:15 PM –5:25PM (2290) Ill-conditioned Linear Algebraic Systems. Preliminary report. 1:15PM Results on asymptotically regular matrix methods. Sapto Indratno*andAlexander G Ramm,Kansas (2274) Preliminary report. State University (1067-45-2369) Jeff Connor*, Ohio University, and Hafize Gok, Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe Univ. (1067-40-1448) 1:30PM Scattered Data Interpolation on Embedded (2275) Submanifolds with Restricted Positive Definite Kernels: Sobolev Error Estimates. ASL Invited Address Edward J. Fuselier*, High Point University, and Grady B. Wright,BoiseStateUniversity 2:00 PM –2:50PM (1067-41-283) 1:45PM On a free boundary problem for an American put (2291) Special ultrafilters, generic ultrafilters, and (2276) option under the CEV process. partitions. Charles Knessl and Miao Xu*, University of Illinois Andreas Blass, University of Michigan (1067-03-63) at Chicago (1067-41-949) 2:00PM Approximation of the Generalized Poisson-Binomial (2277) Distribution. Salam Md. Mahbubush Khan,AlabamaA&M University (1067-41-1427) AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.s, II 2:15PM Greedy Algorithms in Compressed Sensing. (2278) Vladimir Temlyakov and Mingrui Yang*, 2:30 PM –3:50PM University of South Carolina (1067-41-1569) 2:30PM Exact asymptotics of the error of adaptive Chair: Alissa Crans, Loyola Marymount (2279) approximation by harmonic splines. University Yuliya Babenko*, Kennesaw State University, and 2:30PM Predicting Tumor Response to Vascular-Targeting Tatyana Leskevich, Dnepropetrovsk National (2292) Therapies using a Mathematical Model. University (1067-41-1937) Jana Gevertz, The College of New Jersey 2:45PM Two weight problem for the Fourier transform. (1067-92-188) (2280) Preliminary report. 3:00PM Steklov-Neumann Eigenproblems and Nonlinear Ryan M Berndt, Otterbein University (1067-42-341) (2293) Elliptic Equations with Nonlinear Boundary 3:00PM Fibonacci Sets are good for discrepancy and Conditions. (2281) numerical integration. Nsoki Mavinga*, University of Rochester, NY, and Rui Yu*, Vladimir Temlyakov and Dmitriy Bilyk, M. N. Nkashama, University of Alabama at University of South Carolina (1067-42-1598) Birmingham (1067-35-261) 3:15PM Lp estimates for a singular integral operator 3:30PM Compatibility of Slender Body Theory and Surface (2282) motivated by Calderon’s´ second commutator. (2294) Traction. Eyvindur Ari Palsson, Cornell University Eva M Strawbridge, University of Chicago (1067-42-2276) (1067-92-201)

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AMS-MAA-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter Public AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY Lecture What’s 3:00 PM –4:30PM Happening in the (2295) From ﬂapping birds to space telescopes: The Mathematical mathematics of origami. Robert J. Lang,RobertJ.LangOrigami Sciences, Volume 8 (1067-00-37) Dana Mackenzie 4:00PM Light refreshments will be served after the lecture. What’s Happening in the ASL Session for Contributed Papers, II Mathematical Sciences showcases the remarkable 3:10 PM –4:20PM recent progress in pure and applied mathemat- 3:10PM A pretabular classical relevance logic. (2296) John G. Mersch, Xavier University of Louisiana ics. Once again, there are some surprises, where we 3:35PM More reverse mathematics of the Heine-Borel (2297) theorem. discover new properties of familiar things, in Jeffry Hirst*, Appalachian State University, and this case tightly-packed tetrahedra or curi- Jessica Miller, Catawba Valley Community College ous turtle-like shapes that right themselves. Mathematics also has played significant roles 4:00PM Reverse mathematics and equivalents of the axiom (2298) of choice. in current events, most notably the financial Damir D. Dzhafarov, University of Chicago, and crisis, but also in screening for breast cancer. Carl Mummert*, Marshall University The Netflix competition to find a better algorithm for recommending videos to subscribers MAA Minicourse #10: Part B demonstrated how deeply mathematics is used behind the scenes in our everyday lives. 3:30 PM –5:30PM Mathematicians have settled several important Teaching introductory statistics. conjectures in the past few years. In topol- Organizers: Michael A. Posner, Villanova University ogy, the recently solved Kervaire invariant conjecture tells us about exotic spheres in Carolyn K. Cuff, Westminster College high dimension. The Weinstein conjecture, AMS-MAA Special Film Presentation proved by Cliff Taubes, guarantees periodicity in certain important dynamical systems. 4:30 PM –5:30PM A very old dynamical system—the game of billiards—received two innovative makeovers. Between the Folds: Watch ten artists and theoretical First, mathematicians proved the existence scientists fuse mathematics and sculpture in the of “wandering” trajectories in an inside-out medium of origami. version of the game, called “outer billiards,” AMS Banquet Reception which some researchers consider a toy model for planetary motion. Second, mathematicians 6:30 PM –7:30PM proved two different versions of the Quantum Unique Ergodicity conjecture, which says that AMS Banquet a quantum-mechanical billiard ball behaves, in the long term (and at high energies) similarly 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM to a classical billiard ball. The proof uses ideas from pure number theory dating back to Steven H. Weintraub Gerard A. Venema Ramanujan. Finally, in another area of statisti- AMS Associate Secretary MAA Associate Secretary cal physics, mathematicians showed that the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Grand Rapids, Michigan transition from an unmixed to a mixed system often happens, relatively speaking, in the blink of an eye.

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