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

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9:00AM Introduction to evolutionary games. Tuesday, January 4 (4) Karl Sigmund, University of Vienna AMS Short Course on Computational 10:15AM Break. Topology, Part I 10:45AM Extensive form games, asymmetric (5) games and games with continuous 8:30 AM –5:00PM Rhythms II, 2nd strategy spaces. Floor, Sheraton Ross Cressman, Wilfried Laurier University Organizer: Afra Zomorodian, 2:00PM Global and unilateral adaptive dynamics. Dartmouth College (6) Sylvain Sorin,Université Pierre et Marie 7:45AM Registration (outside the Rhythms Curie, Paris Ballroom, 2nd Floor). 3:15PM Break. 8:30AM Topological data analysis. 3:45PM Deterministic evolutionary game (1) Afra Zomorodian, Dartmouth College (7) dynamics. 10:00AM Break. Josef Hofbauer, University of Vienna 10:30AM Persistent Topology (2) Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University MAA Short Course on What is a Matroid? 1:30PM Topological Dynamics: rigorous numerics (3) via cubical homology. Theory and Applications, From the Ground Marian Mrozek, Jagiellonian University, Up, Part I Poland 9:00 AM –5:00PM Rhythms III, 3:00PM Break. 2nd Floor, Sheraton 3:30PM Software Session. Organizer: Nancy Ann Neudauer, AMS Short Course on Evolutionary Game Pacific University Dynamics, Part I 7:45AM Registration (outside the Rhythms Ballroom, 2nd Floor). 9:00 AM –5:00PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton 9:00AM Matroids you have known. Organizer: Karl Sigmund,Universityof (8) Nancy Ann Neudauer, Pacific University Vienna 9:45AM Break. 7:45AM Registration (outside the Rhythms 10:00AM Cryptomorphisms and optimization. Ballroom, 2nd Floor). (9) Jenny McNulty, University of Montana

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41 Program of the Sessions – Tuesday, January 4 (cont’d.)

1:30PM Matroid representations. 10:45AM Evolution of cooperation in finite (10) Gary Gordon, Lafayette College (16) populations 3:00PM Break. Sabin Lessard,UniversitédeMontréal 3:20PM Matroid operations. 2:00PM Each lecturer will give a 25-minute (11) Dillon Mayhew, Victoria University of presentation on some open problems for Wellington discussion and interaction.

MAA Short Course on What is a Matroid? Theory and Applications, From the Ground Wednesday, January 5 Up, Part II 9:00 AM –5:00PM Rhythms III, AMS Department Chairs Workshop 2nd Floor, Sheraton 8:00 AM –6:30PM Bayside C, 4th Floor, Sheraton Organizer: Nancy Ann Neudauer, Presenters: Timothy Hodges,University Pacific University of Cincinnati 9:00AM Transversal matroids. John Meakin,Universityof (17) Joseph Bonin, The George Washington Nebraska-Lincoln University Helen Roberts, Montclair 10:30AM Break. State University 10:45AM Oriented matroids. Stephen Robinson,Wake (18) Winfried Hochstättler,FernUniversität, Forest University Hagen Germany 2:15PM Research in matroids. AMS Short Course on Computational (19) James Oxley, Louisiana State University Topology, Part II 3:45PM Break. 4:00PM Concluding Session: Tying it together. 8:30 AM –5:00PM Rhythms II, 2nd Floor, Sheraton MAA Board of Governors

Organizer: Afra Zomorodian, 9:00 AM –5:00PM Mardi Gras D, Dartmouth College 3rd Floor, Marriott 8:30AM Euler calculus for sensor data. (12) Robert Ghrist, University of Pennsylvania AMS Council 10:00AM Break. 10:30AM Topology in Robotics: Planning with 1:30 PM – 10:00 PM Mardi Gras E, (13) uncertainty. 3rd Floor, Marriott Michael Erdmann, Carnegie Mellon University Joint Meetings Registration 1:30PM Optimization of cycles and bases. (14) Jeff Erickson, University of Illinois at 3:00 PM –7:00PM Across from La Urbana-Champaign Galerie 4, 2nd Floor, Marriott 3:00PM Break. 3:30PM Panel Discussion.

MAA Ancillary Workshop on Statistics Thursday, January 6

8:30 AM –5:00PM Nottoway Room, Joint Meetings Registration 4th Floor, Sheraton 7:30 AM –6:00PM Across from La Teaching introductory statistics following Galerie 4, 2nd Floor, Marriott GAISE and the Common Core. Presenter: Robert Gould,Universityof MAA Session on Harnessing Mobile California Los Angeles Communication Devices and Online Communication Tools for Mathematics AMS Short Course on Evolutionary Game Education, I Dynamics, Part II 7:40 AM –10:55AM Grand Couteau 9:00 AM –5:00PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton Organizer: Karl Sigmund,Universityof Organizers: Michael B. Scott, California Vienna State University Monterey 9:00AM Stochastic evolutionary game dynamics. Bay (15) Bill Sandholm, University of Wisconsin Jason A. Aubrey,University 10:15AM Break. of Missouri-Columbia

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7:40AM Real Messy Statistics and Survey Monkey. Jobby Jacob,Rochester (20) Robb Sinn, North Georgia College & Institute of Technology State University (1067-H1-2407) Jacqueline A. Jensen,Sam 8:00AM Mobile Jumpstarts in a First Semester Houston State University (21) Calculus Course. Preliminary report. Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester Jason D Holland, Abilene Christian Institute of Technology University (1067-H1-318) 8:00AM On Supersingular Elliptic Curves and 8:20AM Blogging Together: Using a Class Blog to (30) Hypergeometric Functions. (22) Enhance Learning in a Proof-Writing Keenan Monks, Hazleton Area High Class. School (1067-11-1398) Jill E Jordan, Houghton College 8:30AM Statistical Analysis of Diagnostic (1067-H1-1336) (31) Accuracy With Applications to Cricket. 8:40AM Mashups for course websites with Yahoo! Lauren Mondin*, Scott Clark, Courtney (23) Pipes. Weber, Jessica Winborn and Melinda Matthew Leingang, New York University Holt, Sam Houston State University (1067-H1-1791) (1067-62-1380) 9:00AM Communicating Mathematically Through 9:00AM Applications of and Alternatives to (24) Podcasts. (32) Algorithm X for the Exact Cover Problem. Sherrie Serros*, University of Wisconsin - Eddie B Tu, Randolph-Macon College, Eau Claire, Erick B Hofacker,University and Bjorn S Wastvedt*, St. Olaf College of Wisconsin - River Falls, and Rebecca (1067-68-191) Ledocq, University of Wisconsin - La 9:30AM Packets, Solving Symmetries and Sudoku. Crosse (1067-H1-2036) (33) Harrison Craig Chapman*, Bowdoin 9:20AM Using iPad class devices as entries into a College, and Malcolm E Rupert,Western (25) situationally aware digital library to Washington University (1067-13-167) provide JIT/JIP (Just in Time/Just in Place) 10:00AM Unitary Equivalence to Matrices with Mathematics. (34) Constant Main Diagonal. Preliminary Frank Wattenberg, United States Military report. Academy (1067-H1-2237) John Myers, South Dakota School of 9:40AM Life After Our 2010 MAA PREP – Mines & Technology (1067-15-125) (26) Emerging Technologies. 10:30AM Unitary Equivalence of Vector Spaces Erick B Hofacker*, Kathryn T Ernie, (35) over the Binary Field. Preliminary report. University of Wisconsin - River Falls, Sam L Scholze*, University of Sherrie Serros, University of Wisconsin - Wisconsin-Platteville, and Ryan L Eau Claire, Kay Shager,Universityof Hotovy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Wisconsin - River Falls, and Charles (1067-15-126) Serros, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (1067-H1-2051) AMS-MAA Special Session on History of 10:00AM Interactive Math for (Almost) All Devices. Mathematics, I (27) Andrew J Cousino*andAndrew G Bennett, Kansas State University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maurepas, 3rd (1067-H1-2130) Floor, JW Marriott 10:20AM On-Demand Mathematics: Creative Uses (28) for Smartpen Technology. Preliminary Organizers: Sloan E. Despeaux,Western report. Carolina University Jeremy M Riehl*, Lee A Evans and Craig G. Fraser,University Kristin M Arney, United States Military of Toronto Academy (1067-H1-2186) Deborah Kent, Hillsdale 10:40AM Using Facebook in a Discrete College (29) Mathematics course. 8:00AM Gauss on the Composition of Quadratic Klay Kruczek, Western Oregon University (36) Forms: Group Theory without Groups. (1067-H1-2206) Preliminary report. Lawrence A. D’Antonio, Ramapo College AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research of New Jersey (1067-01-623) in Mathematics by Undergraduates and 8:30AM The Binomial Theorem from Newton to Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, I (37) Cauchy. Robert E. Bradley, Adelphi University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Orleans, 3rd (1067-01-941) Floor, JW Marriott 9:00AM Johann Lambert’s Use and (38) Understanding of Mathematical Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Transcendence. Preliminary report. Rochester Institute of Bruce J. Petrie, Institute for the History Technology and Philosophy of Science and Bernard Brooks,Rochester Technology, University of Toronto Institute of Technology (1067-01-1044)

43 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 6 (cont’d.)

9:30AM Lambert’s ideas on the use of the ruler in AMS-SIAM Special Session on Nonlinear (39) traditional Euclidean constructions. Waves and Integrable Systems, I Kirsti Andersen, Aarhus University (1067-01-1981) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon B1, 10:00AM How “Kroneckerian” became an adjective. 3rd Floor, Sheraton (40) Jemma Lorenat, Simon Fraser University Organizers: Gino Biondini, State (1067-01-861) University of New York at 10:30AM Gallardo’s work, a needle in a haystack. Buffalo (41) Preliminary report. Barbara Prinari,University Alejandro R. Garciadiego,Universidad of Colorado at Colorado Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) Springs (1067-01-1090) 8:00AM Initial-Boundary-Value Problems and (48) Inverse Scattering Methods. Preliminary report. Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of Chicago (1067-35-1101) Computation: Differential Equations, Linear 8:30AM Spectral theory of nonlocal Algebra, and Applications, I (49) cross-interaction of two waves. Antonio Degasperis,Dipartimentodi 8:00 AM –10:50AM Borgne Room, Fisica, Sapienza Universita’ di Roma, Italy 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1067-35-762) Organizers: Susanne C. Brenner, 9:00AM The Benjamin-Ono Equation in the Louisiana State University (50) Zero-Dispersion Limit. Peter D. Miller, University of Michigan Chi-Wang Shu,Brown (1067-35-990) University 9:30AM Asymptotic analysis of a random matrix 8:00AM Geometric and supergeometric (51) model, and/or application of said (42) convergence of spectral collocationd asymptotic analysis. method for Volterra or Fredholm integral Ken McLaughlin, University of Arizona equations with akly singular kernels. (1067-31-1062) Can Huang*andZhimin Zhang,Wayne State University (1067-45-1868) 10:00AM Dark and bright soliton solutions for (52) coupled derivative nonlinear Schrodinger¨ 8:30AM Maximum-principle-satisfying and equation. (43) positivity-preserving high order Y. Ohta, Kobe University (1067-35-571) discontinuous Galerkin and finite volume schemes for conservation laws. 10:30AM The motion of discrete curves and the Xiangxiong Zhang,BrownUniversity (53) discrete hodograph transformation. (1067-65-403) Kenichi Maruno*, The University of Texas - Pan American, Kenji Kajiwara, 9:00AM A unified approach to construct and Kyushu University, Yasuhiro Ohta,Kobe (44) analyze finite element methods for the University, and Bao-Feng Feng,The Monge-Ampère equation. University of Texas - Pan American Michael J. Neilan, Louisiana State (1067-53-1083) University (1067-65-832) 9:30AM Finite Difference Methods for Viscosity (45) Solutions of the Monge-Ampère Equation. AMS Special Session on Mathematical Brittany D. Froese*andAdam M. Techniques in Musical Analysis, I Oberman, Simon Fraser University (1067-65-382) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon B3, 10:00AM A multipoint flux mixed finite element 3rd Floor, Sheraton (46) method on distorted quadrilaterals and Organizers: , Louisiana hexahedra. Robert W. Peck State University Mary F. Wheeler, Guangri Xue*, Institute for Computational Engineering and Thomas M. Fiore,University Sciences, The University of Texas at of Michigan at Dearborn Austin, and Ivan Yotov,Universityof 8:00AM Mathematical Concepts in Musical Pittsburgh (1067-65-448) (54) Composition. 10:30AM The effect of numerical integration on Dmitri Tymoczko,Princeton (47) the finite element computation of linear (1067-00-1966) functionals. 8:30AM The Pentahelix: a Four-Dimensional Ivo M. Babuska,TheUniversityof (55) Realization of the Spiral Array. Texas at Austin, Uday Banerjee, Stephon Alexander, Haverford College, Syracuse University, and Hengguang Li*, Elaine Chew*, University of Southern Institute for Mathematics and its California, Robert Rowe,NewYork Applications (IMA), University of University, and Sam Rodriguez, Minnesota (1067-03-705) Haverford College (1067-51-1552)

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9:00AM Diatonic Graphs. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Theory and (56) J. W. Estes*andWilliam Staton, Application of Stochastic Differential University of Mississippi (1067-05-369) Equations and Stochastic Partial Differential 9:30AM The Mathematics of Contrapuntal Equations, I (57) Hierarchy in Music. Jason D Yust, University of Alabama 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maurepas Room, (1067-05-969) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 10:00AM Wreath products and n-cube symmetry: Organizers: Armando Arciniega, (58) a music-theoretical application. University of Texas at San Preliminary report. Antonio Robert Peck*, Louisiana State University, and Jack Douthett,UniversityofNew Edward J. Allen,TexasTech Mexico (1067-20-1059) University Sivapragasam 10:30AM Spira mirabilis, for player piano. (59) Clifton Callender,FloridaState Sathananthan, Tennessee University (1067-00-1969) State University Mahmoud Anabtawi, American University of Sharjah 8:00AM Stochastic Viral Kinetics. (66) Linda J. S. Allen*, Texas Tech University, Yuan Yuan,TheUniversityofTexasMD AMS Special Session on Integral Geometry: Anderson Cancer Center, and Sukhitha Analysis and Applications, I Vidurupola, Texas Tech University (1067-92-1297) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon C3, 8:30AM Differentiability Properties of Measures 3rd Floor, Sheraton (67) Generated by Solutions of Semilinear Stochastic Differential Equations. Organizers: Gaik Ambartsoumian, , Fort Valley State University of Texas, Fariborz Asadian University (1067-60-974) Arlington 9:00AM Derivation Of Stochastic Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana (68) Partial Differential Equations for State University Reaction-Diffusion Processes. Eric Todd Quinto,Tufts Elife Dogan*andEdward J. Allen,Texas University Tech University (1067-60-717) Boris S. Rubin, Louisiana 9:30AM Systems of Kolmogorov Backward State University (69) Equations for Two-Time-Scale Switching 8:00AM The geodesic X-ray transform in presence Diffusions. (60) of caustics. Tien Nguyen Dung*andGeorge Yin, Plamen Stefanov, Purdue University Wayne State University (1067-60-502) (1067-53-1400) 10:00AM Some results on existence and uniqueness (70) of mild solutions of neutral SPDEs. 8:30AM Microlocal Aspects of Bistatic Synthetic (61) Aperture Radar Imaging. TEGovindan, I.P.N. Mexico City, Mexico Venky P Krishnan*, University of (1067-60-1435) Bridgeport, and Eric Todd Quinto,Tufts 10:30AM Numerical Methods for University (1067-35-991) (71) Annuity-Purchasing Decision Making. Zhuo Jin, Department of Mathematics, 9:00AM Conical Distributions on the Space of Flat (62) Horocycles. Wayne State University (1067-60-394) Fulton B Gonzalez, Tufts University (1067-43-1133) 9:30AM Reconstruction of a function from its AMS Special Session on Analytic and (63) spherical (circular) means with the Geometric Methods in Representation centers lying on the surface of certain Theory, I polygons and polyhedra. Leonid A Kunyansky,Universityof 8:00 AM –10:50AM Conde, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Arizona (1067-44-534) 10:00AM Determination of a function from Organizers: Leticia Barchini,Oklahoma (64) integrals over spheres of ﬁxed radius. State University Markus Haltmeier, Computational Hongyu He, Louisiana State Science Center, University Vienna University (1067-45-743) 8:00AM Rational smoothness of K-orbit closures 10:30AM A support theorem for the horocycle (72) in ﬂag varieties. (65) transform on a hyperbolic space. William M. McGovern,Universityof Sigurdur Helgason, MIT (1067-44-192) Washington (1067-22-172)

45 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 6 (cont’d.)

8:30AM Closed form multiplicity polynomials AMS Special Session on Computational (73) attached to hook type Springer fibers for Algebraic and Analytic Geometry for SL(n, C). Low-Dimensional Varieties, I Matthew Housley,UniversityofUtah (1067-22-1118) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon D2, 9:00AM Distinguished orbits and the L-S category 3rd Floor, Sheraton (74) of simply connected compact Lie groups. Markus Hunziker and Mark R. Organizers: Mika K. Seppala,Florida Sepanski*, Baylor University State University (1067-22-1219) Tanush Shaskas,Oakland 9:30AM Conformally invariant systems of University (75) maximal parabolic of two-step nilpotent Emil Volcheck,National type. Security Agency Toshihisa Kubo, Oklahoma State 8:00AM Geometric estimates for the University (1067-17-454) (84) Birman-Series set. Preliminary report. 10:00AM The geometry of Gelfand-Zeitlin fibres. Peter Buser*, Ecole Polytechnique (76) Preliminary report. Fédérale de Lausanne, and Hugo Parlier, Mark Colarusso*, UniversitédeLaval, UniversitédeFribourg,Switzerland and Sam Evens, University of Notre (1067-53-1954) Dame (1067-22-1243) 8:30AM Disconnectedness of Singular Loci of 10:30AM Invariant functionals on Speh (85) Moduli Spaces of Complex Curves. (77) representations. Milagros Izquierdo*, Linkoping¨ Siddhartha Sahi,RutgersUniversity University, and Antonio F Costa,UNED (1067-22-677) (1067-14-418) 9:00AM Circle Packings on Affine Tori. (86) Preliminary report. Christopher T. Sass*, University of Tennessee, and G. Brock Williams,Texas AMS Special Session on Geometric Group Tech University (1067-30-507) Theory, I 9:30AM On Rankin’s Uniformization of Algebraic (87) Curves. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon C1, John J. George, Florida State University 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1067-30-1537) 10:00AM Using Half turns for algorithms on Organizers: Joshua B. Barnard, (88) hyper-elliptic Riemann surfaces. University of South Alabama Preliminary report. Pallavi Dani, Louisiana State K.-D. Semmler, EPF Lausanne University (1067-51-1442) 8:00AM Geometric properties of Thompson’s 10:30AM Compact Klein surfaces of genus 5 with (78) group F. (89) extremal discs. Sean Cleary, The City College of New Gou Nakamura,CenterforGeneral York, Susan Hermiller*, University of Education, Aichi Institute of Technology Nebraska, Melanie Stein, Trinity College, (1067-30-1445) and Jennifer Taback, Bowdoin College (1067-20-993) 8:30AM Snowflake Groups with Super-Exponential (79) 2-Dimensional Dehn Functions. Quan T Tran,UniversityofOklahoma AMS Special Session on Mathematical (1067-00-1330) Modeling in Environmental Economics, I 9:00AM Geometry of Houghton’s Group. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon D3, (80) Sang Rae Lee,UniversityofOklahoma (1067-20-1535) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 9:30AM Automorphisms of Buildings Constructed Organizers: Natali Hritonenko, Prairie (81) Via Covering Spaces. View A&M University Aliska L. Gibbins, Ohio State University Yuri Yatsenko, Houston (1067-20-2002) Baptist University 10:00AM Asymmetry of the Lipschitz metric on 8:00AM Sustainable Forest Management, Logging (82) Outer Space. (90) Size, and Carbon Sequestration Under Yael Algom-Kfir*, Yale University, and Climate Changes. Mladen Bestvina,UniversityofUtah Natali Hritonenko*, Prairie View (1067-20-2403) A&M University, Renan-Ulrich Goetz, 10:30AM Line Patterns in Free Groups. Department of Economics, University of (83) Christopher H. Cashen,Universityof Girona, and Deonica Paxton, Prairie View Utah (1067-20-698) A&M University (1067-92-640)

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9:00AM Computational Approach to the Solution 8:00AM Special Functions and Computer Algebra. (91) of Random Pertubed Logistic Model. (99) Luis A Medina, University of Puerto Rico, Preliminary report. Rio Piedras (1067-AA-1927) Reza R Ahangar, Texas A & M University- 8:30AM Special Functions in Combinatorics. Kingsville (1067-34-702) (100) Lipika Deka, California State University, 9:30AM Optimal Use Of Mosquito treated nets Monterey Bay (1067-AA-2279) (92) and Insecticide In Controlling Malaria 9:00AM Special functions and modular forms in Disease. (101) number theory. Bassidy Dembele*, Grambling State Amanda Folsom,YaleUniversity University, and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, (1067-AA-1292) Howard University (1067-92-769) 9:30AM Special functions, mathematical physics, 10:00AM Poisson Arrival, Single-Processor, (102) and number theory. (93) Exponential General Bulk Processing Mark W. Coffey, Colorado School of [M/M(m, M)/1] and Splitting Queueing Mines (1067-AA-1665) System: A Mathematical Model for a Personnel Hiring Process. Preliminary 10:00AM Special Functions and High Order Finite report. (103) Element Methods. Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi, Prairie Veronika Pillwein,RISC,Joh.Kepler View A&M University (1067-90-889) Univ. Linz (1067-AA-1306) 10:30AM Special Functions and Universal Behavior (104) in Integrable Systems. AMS Special Session on Expander Graphs in Peter D. Miller, University of Michigan PureandAppliedMathematics,I (1067-AA-992)

8:00 AM –10:45AM Frontenac, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Organizers: Alireza Salehi Golsefidy, Princeton University AMS Session on Fluid Mechanics, I, and Alexander Lubotzky, Mechanics Hebrew University of Jerusalem 8:00 AM –10:55AM Balcony N, 4th Floor, Marriott 8:00AM Counting primes in Apollonian circle 8:00AM On the Minimizing Total Collision Orbits (94) packings. (105) in the Planar Newtonian N-body Problem. Elena Fuchs, Institute for Advanced Hsin-Yuan Huang, School of Study (1067-11-749) Mathematics, University of Minnesota 8:30AM Constructing Small-Bias Sets from (1067-70-2050) (95) Algebraic-Geometric Codes. 8:15AM Stability of step dynamics in nanowire Avraham Ben-Aroya and Amnon (106) growth. Ta-Shma*, Tel-Aviv University (1067-05-1120) Nicholas O. Kirby,Universityof Kentucky (1067-74-1708) 9:00AM Expansion and words in simple groups of (96) Lie type. 8:30AM Analysis of Spherical Inflation Models E. Breuillard, Universite Paris Sud, B. (107) for Intracranial Saccular Aneurysm Green, University of Cambridge, R. Elastodynamics. Preliminary report. Guralnick*, University of Southern James Christopher Halsall,Farmingdale California, and T. Tao,UCLA State College (1067-74-2286) (1067-20-389) 8:45AM Break. 9:30AM On the diameter of finite simple groups. 9:00AM Permeability effect on (97) Emmanuel F Breuillard,Universite (108) magneto-convection in a mushy layer. Paris-Sud Orsay (1067-20-844) Dambaru Bhatta*andDaniel N. Riahi, 10:00AM Recent applications of expanders in The University of Texas- Pan American, (98) number theory. Edinburg, TX (1067-76-514) Emmanuel Kowalski, ETH Zurich 9:15AM Inertial effects on viscous fingering in the (1067-11-690) (109) complex plane. Andong He*andAndrew Belmonte, Penn State University (1067-76-960) MAA Invited Paper Session on The Rebirth of Special Functions 9:30AM Surface modes in inviscid free surface (110) shear flows. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Rhythms II and Ahmed Kaffel*andMichael Renardy, III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Virginia Tech (1067-76-1091) 9:45AM A precise calculation of the critical Organizers: Tewodros Amdeberhan, (111) Rayleigh and Wave Numbers for the Tulane University Inhomogeneous Planar Bénard Problem. Victor Moll,Tulane Matthew J Glomski*andMatthew Adam University Johnson, Marist College (1067-76-1419)

47 Program of the Sessions – Thursday, January 6 (cont’d.)

10:00AM Thermal and mass ﬂow in uniform 9:30AM Ribbon Graphs and Twisted Duality. (112) stream with a sink and a heat source via (121) Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan*, Saint variational technique for free boundary Michael’s College, and Iain Moffatt, problems. University of South Alabama Sadia M.. Makky*, Owens College, Ali M. (1067-05-130) Ghalib, PBS&J, Southeast Structures 9:45AM Some graph theoretical results for the Division, and Thaer S. Sliby, Military (122) task mapping problem for parallel Engineering College, Baghdad, Iraq computers. Preliminary report. (1067-76-1846) Janet L. Fierson, United States Military 10:15AM Approximations to the Navier-Stokes Academy at West Point (1067-05-2374) (113) equation using a Leray-Iterated-Tikhonov 10:00AM Complex Contagions on Graph Dynamical model with Time Relaxation. Preliminary (123) Systems. report. Leon Chang, Columbia University, and Nathaniel Mays*, Ross Ingram, Siddharth S Raval*, Reed College University of Pittsburgh, Iuliana (1067-05-208) Stanculescu, Nova Southeastern 10:15AM Amalgamations and Detachments of University, and Carolina Manica, (124) Hypergraphs. Instituto de Matematica - UFRGS Amin Bahmanian, Auburn University (1067-76-2026) (1067-05-190) 10:30AM Annular stagnation ﬂow on a moving 10:30AM On Hyperstar Decompositions of (114) cylinder. (125) Hypergraphs. Antonio Mastroberardino,Penn Amin Bahmanian and Dan Roberts*, State Erie, The Behrend College Auburn University (1067-05-2312) (1067-76-2045) 10:45AM Packing sparse hypergraphs. 10:45AM Eventual Regularity of the Solutions to (126) Christopher J Stocker*, Alexandr V (115) the Supercritical Dissipative Kostochka, University of Illinois Quasi-Geostrophic Equation. at Urbana-Champaign, and Peter ,Universityof Michael G Dabkowski Hamburger, Western Kentucky University Wisconsin-Madison (1067-76-2219) (1067-05-2388)

AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, II Theory, I 8:00 AM –10:55AM Bayside B, 4th Floor, Sheraton 8:00 AM –10:55AM Southdown Room, 4th Floor, Sheraton 8:00AM Deformation Retracts of Neighborhood (127) Complexes of Stable Kneser Graphs. 8:00AM Cycle-saturated graphs with minimum Preliminary report. (116) number of edges. Matthew D Zeckner*andBenjamin J Younjin Kim*andZoltan Furedi, Braun,UniversityofKentucky University of Illinois at Urbana and (1067-05-980) Champaign (1067-05-423) 8:15AM Iterated Iteratedly Piecewise Continuous 8:15AM Gregarious Path Decompositions of Some (128) Function Order Pattern Probability (117) Graphs. Distributions. Guven Yuceturk*andHoffman G. Dean, Adam Hesterberg, Princeton University Auburn University (1067-05-2387) (1067-05-1851) 8:30AM Algebraic and Graph-Theoretic Properties 8:30AM Distribution Networks - A Generalization (118) of the Box Product of Two Paths. (129) to Graphs: more application and less Daniel Pragel, University of Arkansas fuzzification. Fort Smith (1067-05-646) Omid Ghayour Najafabad,Chamran 8:45AM Firefighting on Random Geometric University (1067-05-2175) (119) Graphs. Preliminary report. 8:45AM Integer invariants of skew lines in Amir Barghi*andPeter Winkler, (130) PG(3,q). Dartmouth College (1067-05-790) Joshua E Ducey, University of Florida 9:00AM Making graphs crossing-critical by (1067-05-1773) (120) multiplying their edges. 9:00AM Partitions, Young diagrams and ballot Gelasio Salazar*, Instituto de Fisica. (131) numbers. Universidad Autonoma de San Luis RJ Dolbin, Pepperdine University Potosi, Mexico, Cesar Hernandez-Velez, (1067-05-914) Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Autonoma 9:15AM An efficient tree-based computation of a de San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and Laurent (132) natural diffusion distance. Beaudou, Polytech Clermont-Ferrand Maxim J. Goldberg, Ramapo College of (1067-05-2151) NJ, and Seonja Kim*, SUNY Rockland 9:15AM Break Community College (1067-05-1043)

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9:30AM The excedance algebra. Preliminary 9:40AM Obtaining funding for a Math Teachers’ (133) report. (144) Circle: One group’s journey. Eric L. Clark*andRichard Ehrenborg, Angela Hodge, North Dakota State University of Kentucky (1067-05-377) University (1067-F1-2150) 9:45AM Towers of Algebras, Combinatorial Hopf 10:00AM Resources for math circles. (134) Algebras and Dual Graded Graphs. (145) Dave Auckly, Mathematical Sciences Nantel Bergeron, York University, Research Institute (1067-F1-2394) Thomas Lam, University of Michigan, 10:20AM Math Teachers’ Circles - Impacting and Huilan Li*, Drexel University (146) Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for (1067-05-1257) Teaching. 10:00AM Reduced decompositions and Diana White, University of Colorado (135) permutation patterns generalized to the Denver (1067-F1-2067) higher Bruhat order. 10:40AM How Do Math Teachers’ Circles Affect Delong Meng, MIT (1067-05-337) (147) Teachers? Themes from Teacher Surveys. 10:15AM The Weak Bruhat Order and Separable Diana White, University of Colorado (136) Permutations. Denver, and Brianna Donaldson*, Fan Wei, Massachusetts Institute of American Institute of Mathematics Technology (1067-05-872) (1067-F1-2107) 10:30AM Shufﬂes of permutations. (137) Camillia Smith Barnes, Sweet Briar College (1067-05-2082) 10:45AM Enumerating embeddings under MAA Session on the Scholarship of Teaching (138) generalized factor orders. Preliminary and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, I report. Thomas Langley*, Rose-Hulman 8:00 AM –10:55AM Rhythms I, Institute of Technology, and Jeffrey 2nd Floor, Sheraton Remmel, University of California, San Diego (1067-05-2322) Organizers: Jacqueline M. Dewar, Loyola Marymount University MAA Session on Fostering, Supporting, and Thomas F. Banchoff,Brown Propagating Math Circles for Students and University Teachers, I Pam Crawford, Jacksonville University 8:00 AM –10:55AM St. Jerome, 3rd Edwin P. Herman,University Floor, JW Marriott of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Organizers: Tatiana Shubin,SanJose Nathan Wodarz,University State University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Elgin H. Johnston,Iowa 8:00AM Changing Scales, Changing Perspectives. State University (148) Carrie Muir, University of Colorado, James Tanton,St.Mark’s Boulder (1067-V1-411) Institute of Mathematics 8:20AM The Use of Videos to Encourage Pre-Class 8:00AM A Sampling of Successful Math Circle (149) Preparation. Preliminary report. (139) Topics Francesco J. Echeverria and James S. James S Tanton, St. Mark’s Institute of Rolf*, United States Air Force Academy Mathematics (1067-F1-1630) (1067-V1-2147) 8:20AM Creating a Math Circle for 8:40AM Mathematical Word Problems: An (140) Underrepresented Minority Students. (150) Instructional Approach that evolved from Manda Riehl, University of Wisconsin, its Cognitive Complexities. Eau Claire (1067-F1-2290) Jerry C. Obiekwe, The university of Akron-Wayne College (1067-V1-485) 8:40AM Sophie Math: a Math Circle Program for (141) Girls. 9:00AM A Collaborative Process for Developing Silva Chang*andAnne M Dougherty, (151) Digital Learning Materials: An Analysis of University of Colorado at Boulder Student Performance and Feedback. (1067-F1-1903) Robert Hoar, Jennifer Kosiak, Karoline 9:00AM The San Francisco Math Circle: An Auby*andJames Sobota,Universityof (142) experiment in providing mathematical Wisconsin-La Crosse (1067-V1-863) enrichment to ”unenriched” students. 9:20AM Using Visual Cues in Teaching Paul Zeitz, University of San Francisco (152) Computational Skills. (1067-F1-1638) Gretchen Rimmasch*andJim Brandt, 9:20AM San Francisco Math Circle: Examples of Southern Utah University (1067-V1-1516) (143) good “small group” mathematical 9:40AM Learning Effects of Examples Applied to activities. (153) College Algebra Student Interests. Paul Zeitz, University of San Francisco Carrie A Campbell, Lincoln, NE (1067-F1-1646) (1067-V1-1918)

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10:00AM The Effects of NCAT’s Redesign on 10:20AM Lloyd-Max Quantization Schemes. (154) Student Learning in Beginning Statistics. (164) Helmut Knaust, University of Texas at El Aubrey D. Magoun*, David Hare and Paso (1067-Y5-1826) Charlotte H. Owens,TheUniversityof 10:40AM Wavelets and Lifting. Preliminary report. Louisiana at Monroe (1067-V1-52) (165) Patrick J Van Fleet,UniversityofSt. 10:20AM An analysis of student understanding of Thomas (1067-Y5-1611) (155) voting power in a a quantitative literacy class. Preliminary report. Curtis D. Bennett*, Suzanne Larson and Laura J. Massa, Loyola Marymount University (1067-V1-2246) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, I 10:40AM Comparing geometry curriculums: The 8:00 AM –10:55AM St. Claude, 3rd (156) impact on pre-service elementary teachers’ pedagogical content Floor, JW Marriott knowledge. Preliminary report. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Hortensia Soto- Johnson, Sarah Lutheran College Rozner*andKristin Noblet,University of Northern Colorado (1067-V1-1998) Thomas R. Hagedorn,The College of New Jersey MAA Session on Wavelets In Undergraduate 8:00AM An Action Research Report: Does the (166) Ability to Purchase a Week’s Worth of Education, I Groceries for under One Dollar Inﬂuence the Chance that a Student will make an 8:00 AM –10:55AM Mardi Gras BC, “Innumeracy Type” Statistical Error? 3rd Floor, Marriott Larry Wayne Lewis, Spalding University Organizers: Caroline Haddad,SUNY (1067-Z1-1756) Geneseo 8:15AM Rectangular to Polar Transformations. Catherine A. Beneteau, (167) Preliminary report. University of South Florida Gerald M. Higdon,FitchburgState University (1067-Z1-1143) David K. Ruch, Metropolitan State College of Denver 8:30AM Chebyshev Polynomials and their Patrick J. Van Fleet, (168) Relationship to Trigonometry and the University of St. Thomas Fibonacci Numbers. Preliminary report. John C Maceli, Ithaca College NY 8:00AM Introducing Wavelets to First Years and (1067-Z1-2214) (157) Sophomores. Rachel J Weir, Allegheny College 8:45AM Break (1067-Y5-1925) 9:00AM A Blended Approach to Teaching Finite 8:20AM Efﬁciently Programming RGB-to-HSI (169) Mathematics at the University of Illinois. (158) Conversion. Preliminary report. Joseph M Gonzalez*, Brian K Jesse E Miller, University of Illinois at Holder-Chow Lin On, Robert Le and Urbana-Champaign (1067-Z1-845) Michael Anthony Miller,Universityof 9:15AM Teaching Finite Mathematics Using South Florida (1067-Y5-1606) (170) Online Homework System. 8:40AM Undergraduate Research Projects on Yun Lu, Kutztown University of (159) Pansharpening. Preliminary report. Pennsylvania (1067-Z1-2330) John Merkel*, Oglethorpe University, 9:30AM Initial Assessment of an Enhanced College Patrick Van Fleet,UniversityofSt. (171) Algebra Course. Preliminary report. Thomas, and David Ruch, Metropolitan Robert Wieman, Virginia State University State College of Denver (1067-Y5-1829) (1067-Z1-2351) 9:00AM Using Wavelets and Statistics to Detect 9:45AM How to teach college classes with a large (160) Differences. Preliminary report. (172) diversity in students abilities and Edward F Aboufadel, Grand Valley State interest. University (1067-Y5-1752) Josip Derado, Kennesaw State University 9:20AM Denoising Capillary Electrophoresis (1067-Z1-1990) (161) Signals with Wavelets. Preliminary report. 10:00AM Comparison of Student Performance Bruce Atwood*, Kevin Braun and Tess (173) between Inquiry Based Learning and Jacquez, Beloit College (1067-Y5-1561) Lecture Methods when Teaching 9:40AM Undergraduate research in wavelets and Induction. Preliminary report. (162) circadian rhythms. Preliminary report. Michael S. Gagliardo, Jacksonville Tanya Leise, Amherst College University (1067-Z1-1020) (1067-Y5-981) 10:15AM Service-learning in Mathematics 10:00AM Exploring Biomedical Signals with the (174) Curriculum. Preliminary report. (163) Maple Wavelets Package. Natali Hritonenko*, Lauretta Byars and Jeff Knisley, East Tennessee State Alisha Lowe, Prairie View A&M University University (1067-Y5-2085) (1067-Z1-1027)

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10:30AM Improving Learning Through a Lesson 10:00AM Existence and Stability of Standing Wave (175) Study Community of Practice. Preliminary (185) Solutions Arising from Synaptically report. Coupled Neuronal Networks. Joy L. Becker*andLaura J. Schmidt, Melissa A Stoner*andLinghai Zhang, University of Wisconsin-Stout Lehigh University (1067-Z1-1261) (1067-Z1-1352) 10:15AM Real Time Boundary Element Node 10:45AM Connecting student knowledge and (186) Location Optimization. Preliminary (176) course performance at the University of report. Illinois. JDMenges, United States Military Alison Ahlgren*, University of Illinois, Academy (1067-Z1-2337) and Marc Harper, UCLA (1067-Z1-583) 10:30AM Optimal Control. (187) Qingxia Li, Lincoln University MAA General Contributed Paper Session, II (1067-Z1-733) 10:45AM Periodic solutions of Some Ecological 8:00 AM –10:55AM Great Ballroom (188) Models with Strong Allee Effects. E, 5th Floor, Sheraton Smita Pati, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (1067-Z1-2428) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College MAA General Contributed Paper Session, III Thomas R. Hagedorn,The College of New Jersey 8:00 AM –10:55AM Grand Chenier 8:00AM Differences between Mathematicians and Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton (177) Physicists. Tevian Dray*andCorinne A. Manogue, Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Oregon State University (1067-Z1-2355) Lutheran College 8:15AM Super Greedy Type Algorithms. Thomas R. Hagedorn,The (178) Entao Liu, University of South Carolina College of New Jersey (1067-Z1-1265) 8:00AM Al-Kashi’s Key to Arithmetic: Its Context, 8:30AM Convexity Adjustment in the Valuation of (189) Contents, and Educational Impact (179) the Financial Derivatives. Preliminary Up Through the Ottoman Empire. report. Preliminary report. Alejandra Sánchez,Universidad Osama H. Taani,NewMexicoState Complutense de Madrid; Universidad University (1067-Z1-1636) Nacional de Colombia- Bogotá 8:15AM Euler Drives the Leibniz Machine and (1067-Z1-1741) (190) Takes the Log and Trig Functions out for 8:45AM An Adaptive Spectral Element Method to aSpinontheComplexNumbers. (180) Price American Options. Preliminary David Dennis, San Bernardino, CA, and report. Susan L. Addington*, California Matthew Willyard*andDavid A. State University, San Bernardino Kopriva, Florida State University (1067-Z1-1935) Mathematics (1067-Z1-2019) 8:30AM The intellectual journey of Hua Loo-keng 9:00AM Modeling Time-Dependent Electroosmotic (191) from China to the Institute of Advanced (181) Flow. Preliminary report. Studies. Emese Lipcsey-Magyar*, North Carolina Jean W. Richard*andAbdramane State University, Ava Hamilton, Rachel Serme, BMCC/CUNY-The City University Roe-Dale, Kimberley Frederick and of New York (1067-Z1-2178) Katherine Roguski, Skidmore College 8:45AM Fibonacci, Liber Abaci, and Medieval (1067-Z1-1760) (192) Mathematics. 9:15AM A mixed implicit-explicit multirate Charlie L. Smith,ParkUniversity (182) numerical scheme for time-dependent (1067-Z1-2249) equations. 9:00AM Mr. Peacock’s Calculus Text of 1820 Brandon Chabaud*andQiang Du, (193) and Its Place in Calculus Reform at Pennsylvania State University Cambridge. (1067-Z1-1574) Richard H Stout, Gordon College 9:30AM A novel method for solving nonlinear (1067-Z1-1982) (183) equations. 9:15AM The Real Story of Edward Lorenz. Mohsen Mahmood Doroodchi*, (194) Jody Sorensen, Augsburg College Cardinal Stritch University, Habibolla (1067-Z1-1568) Latifizadeh and Esmail Hesameddini, 9:30AM Fixing Fluxions: Benjamin Robins’ Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, (195) response to Berkeley’s ”The Analyst”. Iran (1067-Z1-683) Eugene C. Boman, Penn State, 9:45AM Gibbs Measures for Unbounded Local Harrisburg campus (1067-Z1-1910) Zd (184) Energy Functions on N . 9:45AM Revisiting Lester Hill. Stephen R Muir,UniversityofNorth (196) Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky Texas (1067-Z1-1266) University (1067-Z1-444)

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10:00AM How Christiaan Huygens Tuned the Employment Center (197) Musical Scale. John F. Bukowski, Juniata College 8:00 AM –7:00PM Preservation Hall, (1067-Z1-1923) 2nd Floor, Marriott 10:15AM Counting. (198) Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State University, and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, AMS Special Session on Quadratic Forms in University of Colorado (1067-Z1-480) Algebra and Geometry, I 10:30AM Math vs. Maths: A Yankee Mathematician (199) in Sir Isaac’s Court. 8:30 AM –10:50AM Napoleon C2, Samuel M Hansen, University of Nevada, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Las Vegas/ACMEScience (1067-Z1-1158) 10:45AM Fifty years of College Math. Have I Organizers: Jorge F. Morales, Louisiana (200) learned anything? State University Bryan V Hearsey, Lebanon Valley Anne Queguiner-Mathieu, College (1067-Z1-2236) UniversitédeParis13 8:30AM Lattices, periodic configurations and (207) Gaussian potential energy. Abhinav Kumar*, Massachusetts SIAM Minisymposium on Applications of Institute of Technology, Henry L Cohn, Difference and Differential Equations in Microsoft Research New England, and Ecology and Epidemiology, I Achill Schuermann,Universityof Rostock (1067-52-2232) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Bayside A, 4th Floor, Sheraton 9:00AM Improved sphere packing lower bounds (208) from Hurwitz lattices. Organizers: Zhilan Feng,Purdue Stephanie Vance, Adams State College University (1067-52-728) Yun Kang,ArizonaState 9:30AM Weyl’s inequality and systems of University (209) quadratic forms. 8:00AM Modeling Vertical Transmission in Rainer Dietmann, Royal Holloway, (201) Mosquito-Transmitted Diseases. University of London (1067-11-1564) James M Hyman*, Tulane University, 10:00AM Multi-Variable Period Polynomials Nakul Chitnis, Swiss Tropical Institute, (210) Associated to Cusp Forms for SL2 (Z). and Carrie Manore, Oregon State Preliminary report. University (1067-92-936) Oliver Gjoneski, Duke University 8:30AM Spatiotemporal variation of mistletoes: a (1067-22-2273) (202) dynamic modeling approach. 10:30AM Multiplicative properties of integral Rongsong Liu*, Carlos Martinez del (211) binary quadratic forms and orders of Rio, University of Wyoming, and elements in the form class group. Jianhong Wu,YorkUniversity Andrew G. Earnest, Southern Illinois (1067-92-1005) University Carbondale (1067-11-1372) 9:00AM Network epidemics with just one (203) equation. Joel C Miller*, Harvard School of Public AMS Session on Number Theory, I Health, and Erik Volz,Universityof Michigan (1067-92-874) 8:30 AM –10:55AM Napoleon D1, 9:30AM Hepatitis C virus drug resistance and 3rd Floor, Sheraton (204) modeling. Libin Rong*, Oakland University, Harel 8:30AM The Geyer-Jarden Conjecture in positive Dahari, University of Illinois Chicago, (212) characteristic and the degree of torsion Ruy Ribeiro and Alan Perelson,Los points. Alamos National Lab (1067-92-694) Oscar G. Villareal,Orange,CA (1067-11-2091) 10:00AM Uniform Persistence in Discrete and (205) Continuous Non-autonomous Dynamical 8:45AM Relations between class numbers of Systems with Application to an Epidemic (213) binary cubic forms. Model of an Amphibian Population. Jorge Dioses, Oklahoma State University Preliminary report. (1067-11-2361) Paul Leonard Salceanu,Universityof 9:00AM A property of division points. Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-92-570) (214) David Grant and Su-ion Ih*, University of 10:30AM Disease Dynamics and Allee effect in Colorado at Boulder (1067-11-1529) (206) Discrete-time Population Models. 9:15AM Continuation of the Riemann zeta Preliminary report. (215) function via derivations. Preliminary Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard University, report. and Najat Ziyadi, Morgan State Caleb Emmons, Pacific University University (1067-92-710) (1067-11-614)

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9:30AM Ramanujan Congruence Properties of the 10:00AM Integrating Graduate Research into the (216) Restricted Partition Function p(n, m). (228) Middle School Class Room. Preliminary J. Brandt Kronholm, Saint Mary’s College report. of Maryland (1067-11-635) Stewart W Hengeveld, Montclair State 9:45AM Some congruences connecting values at University (1067-97-2158) (217) s =0of partial zeta functions with units. 10:15AM A Rigorous Reconstruction of Some Preliminary report. (229) Concepts in Elementary Algebra for Barry R Smith, Lebanon Valley College Avoiding Misconceptions. Preliminary (1067-11-1735) report. , Texas A&M International 10:00AM Isometry Classes of Quadratic Forms Juan J Arellano (218) over p-adic Rings. Preliminary report. University (1067-97-2398) Laura L Steil*andDavid Leep, 10:30AM Impact of Automated Proof Systems on University of Kentucky (1067-11-905) (230) Teaching Mathematics. Alexander Y Vaninsky,Hostos 10:15AM Galois groups of totally and tamely (219) ramified sextic extensions of local fields. Community College of The City University Chad Awtrey, Elon University of New York (1067-97-12) (1067-11-499) 10:45AM A New Paradigm in Collaborative (231) Textbook Writing. 10:30AM Identities of symmetry for Bernoulli Troy J Siemers*, Daniel S Joseph and (220) polynomials. Gregory N Hartman, Virginia Military Dae San Kim*andKyoung Ho Park, Institute (1067-97-935) Sogang University (1067-11-221) 10:45AM A Frobenius Problem for the Ring of (221) Integers in a Number Field. AMS Session on Logic and Algebraic Systems Ken Dutch*, Eastern Kentuncky University, Peter Johnson, Auburn 8:45 AM –10:55AM La Galerie 5, University, Christopher Maier,University 2nd Floor, Marriott of Texas at Dallas, and Jordan Paschke, University of Rochester (1067-11-1171) 8:45AM A characterization of computable (232) analysis on unbounded domains using differential equations equations. Kerry Ojakian, Queens College (CUNY) (1067-03-729) AMS Session on Mathematics Education, I 9:00AM Comparing the Weak and Strong Omega (233) Coloring Number of Graphs. 8:30 AM –10:55AM Cornet Room, Matthew Anthony Jura, Manhattan 8th Floor, Sheraton College (1067-03-2275) 9:15AM Questions of Divisibility in a Group of 8:30AM The ALARM Experiment. Preliminary (234) Density Continuous Functions. (222) report. Michelle Knox, Midwestern State Ira Gerhardt, Manhattan College University (1067-06-542) (1067-97-268) 9:30AM Admissible Orders on Quotients of the 8:45AM The Effectiveness of Blended Instruction (235) Free Associative Algebra. (223) in Postsecondary General Education Jeremiah William Johnson, Penn State Mathematics Courses. Harrisburg (1067-06-663) − Anna E Bargagliotti*, John Haddock, 9:45AM The spaces Min(L) and Min(L) 1. Fernanda Botelho,Universityof (236) Papiya Bhattacharjee, Penn State Erie, Memphis, and Jim Gleason,Universityof The Behrend College (1067-06-1159) Alabama (1067-97-70) 10:00AM Real root counting for parametric 9:00AM Synopsis of a Program Promoting (237) polynomial systems and applications to (224) Mathematics and Science Studies Maxwell’s conjecture. among Hispanics and Other Minorities. Ya-lun Tsai,Universityof Preliminary report. Minnesota-Twin cities (1067-08-859) Juan H Hinojosa, Firooz Khosraviyani*, 10:15AM J-sets in Commutative and Rohitha Goonatilake and Rafic A (238) Uncommutative Semigroups. Bachnak, Texas A&M International John H. Johnson,HowardUniversity University (1067-00-2244) (1067-08-1102) 9:15AM A First Year Experience Seminar. 10:30AM Cluster Analysis of Heterogeneous Data (225) Ximena Catepillan, Millersville University (239) on Rankings and Flags. Preliminary of Pennsylvania (1067-00-1673) report. 9:30AM The UCLA Applied Math REU Program. Paige E. Rinker, Dartmouth College (226) Todd Wittman, UCLA (1067-97-134) (1067-08-1739) 9:45AM What Can Students Learn from the Dice 10:45AM An Asymptotic Result on the Wilf (227) Game Hog? Preliminary report. (240) Conjecture. Deborah E. Seacrest,Universityof Alex Zhai,HarvardUniversity Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-97-1580) (1067-08-1873)

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AMS Special Session on Transseries and MAA Panel Discussion Ordered Exponential Fields, I 9:00 AM –10:20AM La Galerie 6, 9:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon B2, 2nd Floor, Marriott 3rd Floor, Sheraton For MAA Student Chapter advisors: Organizers: Gerald A. Edgar,TheOhio Dynamic answers to your questions. State University Organizers: Jacqueline Jensen,Sam Ovidiu Costin,TheOhio Houston State University State University Robert W. Vallin, Slippery Lou P. van den Dries, Rock University University of Illinois, Joyati Debnath,Winona Urbana-Champaign State University 9:00AM Generalized power series and exponential Panelists: Bob Anastasio,MAA (241) real closed ﬁelds. Preliminary report. Kay Somers,Moravian Karen M. Lange*andJulia F. Knight, College University of Notre Dame (1067-03-679) Robert W. Vallin 9:30AM Structures associated with real closed (242) ﬁelds. Julia F. Knight*andKaren Lange, University of Notre Dame (1067-03-669) MAA Committee on the Participation of 10:00AM Applications of Transseries to the Women/Women in Mathematics Network (243) Geometry of Fractals. Poster Session Ovidiu Costin, The Ohio State University, and Min Huang*, University of Chicago 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Napoleon A1-A3, (1067-40-1538) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 10:30AM Transseries, trans-analyticity and Mathematical outreach programs for (244) trans-transseries. underrepresented populations. Ovidiu Costin, Ohio State University (1067-40-1626) Organizer: Betsy Yanik,EmporiaState University

MAA Minicourse #4: Part A MAA Panel Discussion 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France I, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 9:00 AM –10:20AM La Galerie 2, 2nd Floor, Marriott Getting students involved in undergraduate research. National Science Foundation programs Organizers: Aparna W. Higgins, supporting learning and teaching in the University of Dayton mathematical sciences. Joseph A. Gallian, Organizers: Lee Zia,NSFDUE University of Henry Warchall,NSFDMS Minnesota-Duluth Dennis Davenport,NSFDUE Stephanie Fitchett,NSFDUE MAA Minicourse #7: Part A

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France III, Student Hospitality Center 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 9:00 AM –5:00PM Gallier Room, The mathematics of Islam and its use in 4th Floor, Sheraton the teaching of mathematics. Organizer: Victor J. Katz,Universityof the District of Columbia AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and Ecology, I

MAA Minicourse: #8: Part A 9:15 AM –10:55AM Rosalie, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France II, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 9:15AM Lattice Gas Cellular Automata modeling (245) of lineage dynamics and feedback The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and control. their applications. Shabnam Moobedmehdiabadi, Organizer: Thomas Koshy, University of California, Irvine, CA Framingham State University (1067-92-2284)

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9:30AM Analysis of Discrete Models of Biological AMS Invited Address (246) Systems Using Computer Algebra. Franziska Hinkelmann*, Virginia 10:05 AM –10:55AM Great Ballroom Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Tech, Madison Brandon,University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Bonny (252) The symplectic geometry of symmetric Guang, Harvey Mudd College, Rustin products and invariants of 3-manifolds McNeill, University of North Carolina, with boundary. Alan Veliz-Cuba,Universityof Denis Auroux, University of California Nebraska-Lincoln, Grigoriy Blekherman, Berkeley (1067-57-8) Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, UCLA, and Reinhard Laubenbacher, Virginia Bioinformatics AMS-MAA Invited Address Institute, Virginia Tech (1067-92-1486) 11:10 AM – NOON Great Ballroom A-C, 9:45AM Stable Tissue Topology and Cell Division 5th Floor, Sheraton (247) in 3D. Preliminary report. Michael G Kerckhove,Universityof (253) Curves, surfaces, and solitons. Richmond (1067-92-2170) Chuu-Lian Terng, University of California 10:00AM A Categorization of Brazilian Free-Tailed at Irvine (1067-53-7) (248) Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) Chirps. Gregory Alan Backus*, Bard College, Albert Boggess, May Boggess,Texas AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I A&M, and Kirsten Bohn,TexasA&M, Department of Biology (1067-92-149) 1:00 PM –2:00PM Great Ballroom A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton 10:15AM Computational docking of molecular (249) wires to the reaction center of (254) Expander graphs in pure and applied Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Preliminary mathematics, I. Preliminary report. report. Alexander Lubotzky,TheHebrew Byong Y Kwon, George Mason University University of Jerusalem (1067-05-13) (1067-92-1208)

10:30AM Utilizing gene pathway-based priors in (250) Bayesian association studies. Preliminary MAA Invited Address report. Abra Brisbin*, Division of Biomedical 2:15 PM –3:05PM Great Ballroom Statistics and Informatics, Department of A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Liewei Wang, Division of Clinical (255) Laplacian growth and the mystery of the Pharmacology, Department of Molecular abelian sandpile: A visual tour. Pharmacology and Experimental Yuval Peres, Microsoft Research Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, and Brooke (1067-A0-38) L. Fridley, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research (1067-92-2030) in Mathematics by Undergraduates and 10:45AM Theeffectofsamplingrateonthe Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, II (251) statistics of microtubules. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Orleans, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Shantia Yarahmadian*, Mississippi State Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, University, and , Indiana Sidney L. Shaw Rochester Institute of University, Department of Biology Technology (1067-92-1434) Bernard Brooks,Rochester Institute of Technology Jobby Jacob,Rochester Institute of Technology Jacqueline A. Jensen,Sam Houston State University Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester Institute of Technology 2:15PM The Geometry and Dynamics of an (256) Ecological Arms Race. MAA Department Liaisons Meeting Abigail Fisher*, Elizabeth Cowdery, Michelle Winerip, Allison Reed-Harris 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Mardi Gras D, and Jayna Resman, Smith College 3rd Floor, Marriott (1067-92-1136)

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2:45PM Groups and Change Ringing. Preliminary 3:15PM Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra. (257) report. (266) Roger Hart, University of Texas at Austin Sarah Costrell*, Margaret Ewing, (1067-01-1570) Jessica Lord and Viktoria Pardey,Smith 3:45PM Trigonometric Tables in China. College (1067-20-1138) (267) Jiang-Ping Jeff Chen, St. Cloud State 3:15PM Mathematical modeling of University, Minnesota (1067-01-132) (258) interface-dominated materials 4:15PM The Mathematical Study of Historical properties. (268) Numerical Tables: Successes, Failures, Russell J Mahoney*andMaria G Issues. Emelianenko, George Mason University Glen R Van Brummelen,Quest (1067-74-1037) University (1067-01-1348) 3:45PM The Subgraph Summability Number of a 4:45PM Diagrams and spheres: reflections on an (259) Graph. (269) early Arabic edition of Menelaus’ Ligo G Richard*, Westminster College, Spherics. and , Mount Larson-Koester R Miriam Nathan Sidoli,WasedaUniversity Holyoke College (1067-05-139) (1067-01-1076) 4:15PM Optimal Ranges for ECG Noise Removal 5:15PM Ptolemy’s justification for the study of (260) by Using Wavelets. (270) mathematics. Marilyn Manee Smith*, Megan Jacqueline Feke, Stanford University Elizabeth Haske and Darren Everett (1067-01-1575) Sowards, Central Michigan University (1067-00-143) 5:45PM Seventeenth-century debates on ratio and (271) proportionality revisited. 4:45PM A Solution to the Inverse Eigenvalue (261) Problem for 3-by-3 Totally Nonnegative Antoni Malet,UniversitatPompeuFabra Matrices of Class 2. (1067-01-2423) Robert Fraser*, Michael C Steward, Case Western Reserve University, Shahla Nasserasr and Charles Johnson, College of William and Mary (1067-15-120) 5:15PM Counting Formulas and Partition Zeta (262) Functions of Atomic Measures. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of Kate E Ellis, California State University, Computation: Differential Equations, Linear Stanislaus (1067-28-79) Algebra, and Applications, II 5:45PM Continuously Moving Parseval Frames on (263) Smooth Manifolds. Preliminary report. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Borgne Room, Ryan L. Hotovy*, University of Nebraska- 3rd Floor, Sheraton Lincoln, Eileen R. Martin,TheUniversity of Texas at Austin, and Daniel Freeman, Organizers: Susanne C. Brenner, University of Texas at Austin Louisiana State University (1067-53-124) Chi-Wang Shu,Brown University 2:15PM Superlinear convergence of MINRES. (272) Valeria Simoncini, Univeristy of Bologna, AMS-MAA Special Session on History of and Daniel B Szyld*, Temple University Mathematics, II (1067-65-1904) 2:45PM A Hybridizable Discontinuous 2:15 PM –6:05PM Maurepas, 3rd (273) Galerkin Method for Steady-State Floor, JW Marriott Convection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems. Bernardo Cockburn,Universityof Organizers: Sloan E. Despeaux,Western Minnesota, Bo Dong*, Drexel University, Carolina University Johnny Guzman,BrownUniversity, Craig G. Fraser,University Marco Restelli, Max-Planck-Institut fur,¨ of Toronto and Riccardo Sacco, Politecnico di Deborah Kent, Hillsdale Milano (1067-65-1771) College 3:15PM Discontinuous Galerkin Schemes for 2:15PM Math Needs Paper and Imagination?: (274) Vlasov-Poisson Systems. (264) Embodying the Mathematical Knowledge Yingda Cheng*, Univeristy of Texas at in 17th century Japan. Austin, Irene M Gamba and Phillip J Tomoko L Kitagawa,HarvardUniversity Morrison, University of Texas at Austin (1067-01-1308) (1067-65-363) 2:45PM Early Chinese Mathematics: its 3:45PM Applications of recovery techniques in (265) Development from pre-Qin to Wei. (275) finite element methods. Preliminary report. Ahmed A. Naga*, Applied Automation Joseph W. Dauben, National Chiao-Tung Technologies, Inc., and Zhimin Zhang, University, Taiwan (1067-01-1078) Wayne State University (1067-65-652)

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4:15PM Template Matching via l1 regularization 4:15PM Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (276) with Application to Hyperspectral (284) for Characterizing Nonlinear Wave Imaging. Dynamics in Mode-Locked Lasers. Zhaohui Guo*andStanley Osher, J. Nathan Kutz, University of Washington University of California, Los Angeles (1067-35-78) (1067-49-1080) 4:45PM Oblique Shock Waves in Dispersive 4:45PM Multi-level Algorithms for (285) Eulerian Fluids. (277) Infinite-dimensional Integration on RN. Mark A. Hoefer, North Carolina State Ben Niu*, Fred J. Hickernell, Illinois University (1067-76-822) Institute of Technology, Klaus 5:15PM Population dynamics models for pulse Ritter, Fachbereich Mathematik, (286) dynamics in broadband fiber optics Technische Universität Darmstadt, communication systems. Schloßgartenstr. 7, Darmstadt , Germany, Avner Peleg*andQuan Nguyen, State and Thomas Muller-Gronbach¨ , University of New York at Buffalo Universität Passau, Germany (1067-35-540) (1067-65-1797) 5:45PM Linear Stability of Gap Solitons in 5:15PM Fast Spectral Sparse Grid Methods for (287) One-dimensional Periodic Media. (278) High Dimensional Non-periodic Problems. Guenbo Hwang*, University of Vermont, Haijun Yu*andJie Shen,Purdue Triantaphyllos R Akylas, Massachusetts University (1067-65-1681) Institute of Technology, and Jianke 5:45PM Visibility based pursuit-evasion and Yang, University of Vermont (279) related control problems. (1067-35-1057) Ryo Takei, University of California, Los Angeles (1067-49-1522)

AMS Special Session on Quadratic Forms in Algebra and Geometry, II AMS-SIAM Special Session on Nonlinear Waves and Integrable Systems, II 2:15 PM –6:05PM Napoleon C2, 3rd Floor, Sheraton 2:15 PM –6:05PM Napoleon B1, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Organizers: Jorge F. Morales, Louisiana State University Organizers: Gino Biondini, State University of New York at Anne Queguiner-Mathieu, Buffalo UniversitédeParis13 Barbara Prinari,University 2:45PM The gamma filtration and codimension 3 of Colorado at Colorado (288) cycles on projective homogeneous Springs varieties. Skip Garibaldi*, Emory University, and 2:15PM A Burgers model for striped pattern Kirill Zainoulline, University of Ottawa (280) formation in the strong bending regime. (1067-14-984) Nicholas M Ercolani,Universityof Arizona (1067-35-883) 3:15PM Zero Cycles on Principal Homogeneous (289) Spaces under Semisimple Groups. 2:45PM Numerical solution of the Jodi A. Black,EmoryUniversity (281) Novikov-Veselov equation. (1067-11-959) Ryan Croke, Colorado State University, Matti J Lassas, University of Helsinki, 3:45PM Levels and Pythagoras numbers of Jennifer L Mueller*, Colorado State (290) commutative rings. Preliminary report. University, Samuli Siltanen,University David B. Leep,UniversityofKentucky of Helsinki, and Andreas Stahel, (1067-11-1282) Bern University of Applied Sciences 4:15PM The 3-Pfister number of quadratic forms. (1067-35-970) (291) Mélanie Raczek,Université Catholique 3:15PM Matrix exponential methods to derive de Louvain (1067-12-476) (282) exact solutions of nonlinear evolution 4:45PM The Graded Witt Group Kernel of equations. (292) Biquadratic Extensions in Characteristic Cornelis Van Der Mee*andFrancesco Two. Preliminary report. Demontis, University of Cagliari Bill Jacob*, University of California, (1067-34-1195) Santa Barbara, and Roberto Aravire, 3:45PM On classical and radiating strain solitary Universidad Arturo Prat (1067-12-757) (283) waves in layered waveguides. 5:15PM Higher dimensional local-global Karima Khusnutdinova*, Loughborough (293) principles. University, UK, Galina Dreiden, David Harbater,Universityof Alexander Samsonov and Irina Pennsylvania, Julia Hartmann,Aachen Semenova, Ioffe Physical Technical University, and Daniel Krashen*, Institute, Russia (1067-35-723) University of Georgia (1067-12-2199)

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5:45PM Semiorderings and stability index under Eric Todd Quinto,Tufts (294) field extensions. Preliminary report. University Karim Johannes Becher,Universität Boris S. Rubin, Louisiana Konstanz, David B Leep,Universityof State University Kentucky, and Claus Schubert*, SUNY 2:15PM Singular value decomposition for the Cortland (1067-11-524) (303) truncated Hilbert transform. Alexander Katsevich,Universityof AMS Special Session on Mathematical Central Florida (1067-44-929) Techniques in Musical Analysis, II 2:45PM Local Inversion of the Sonar Transform (304) Regularized by the Approximate Inverse. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Napoleon B3, Eric Todd Quinto*, Tufts University, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Andreas Rieder, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Thomas Organizers: Robert W. Peck, Louisiana Schuster, Helmut Schmidt Universität State University (1067-92-187) Thomas M. Fiore,University 3:15PM Microlocal properties for the slant-hole of Michigan at Dearborn (305) SPECT operator. 2:15PM Eine Kleine Mathmusik: Six Mathematical Raluca Felea*, Rochester Institute of (295) Compositions for Bridges Pécs 2010. Technology, and Todd Quinto,Tufts Rachel Wells Hall,SaintJoseph’s University (1067-44-432) University (1067-00-1056) 3:45PM Local rigidity results for Riemannian 2:45PM Fokker’s ‘Periodicity Blocks’, (306) metrics on a manifold with boundary. (296) Hellegouarch’s ‘Natural Scales’, and my James Vargo,TexasA&MUniversity ‘Generated Tone Systems’. (1067-53-1335) Marek Zabka, Department of 4:15PM L2-wellposedness for Schrodinger¨ type Musicology, Comenius University, (307) equations on Sn. Preliminary report. Bratislava, Slovakia (1067-20-943) Tomoyuki Kakehi,OkayamaUniversity 3:15PM The Coin Problem, Central Words, and (1067-35-2010) (297) Guido of Arezzo. 4:45PM The Admissibility Problem for Radon David L. Clampitt,TheOhioState (308) transforms on projective spaces over University (1067-05-688) finite fields. Preliminary report. 3:45PM Well-formed Scales and Alteration: An Eric L Grinberg*, University of (298) Arithmetic Investigation into Music Massachusetts, Boston, and David V. Notation. Feldman, University of New Hampshire Thomas Noll, Escola Superior de Musica (1067-52-1959) de Catalunya, Barcelona: Departament de 5:15PM On simplexes determined by fractal Teoria i Composicio´ (1067-20-1040) (309) subsets of the Euclidean space. 4:15PM Massively all-interval voice-leading Alex Iosevich, University of Rochester (299) structures. (1067-42-417) Jonathan Wild, Schulich School of Music, 5:45PM Partial Abel Transforms on Damek-Ricci McGill University (1067-05-792) (310) spaces and their application. Preliminary 4:45PM The Rational Number System as a report. (300) Generator of Musical Form. William O. Bray, University of Maine Robert Wannamaker, California Institute (1067-42-112) of the Arts (1067-00-1961) 5:15PM Topology of Musical Data. AMS Special Session on Theory and (301) William A. Sethares,Universityof Wisconsin, Madison, WI (1067-55-321) Application of Stochastic Differential Equations and Stochastic Partial Differential 5:45PM Towards Gestural Music Analysis. (302) Guerino Bruno Mazzola,University Equations, II of Minnesota, School of Music 2:15 PM –6:05PM Maurepas Room, (1067-18-483) 3rd Floor, Sheraton Organizers: Armando Arciniega, AMS Special Session on Integral Geometry: University of Texas at San Analysis and Applications, II Antonio Edward J. Allen,TexasTech 2:15 PM –6:05PM Napoleon C3, University 3rd Floor, Sheraton Sivapragasam Organizers: Gaik Ambartsoumian, Sathananthan, Tennessee University of Texas, State University Arlington Mahmoud Anabtawi, Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana American University of State University Sharjah

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2:15PM Immortal Particle for a Catalytic 4:15PM Geometric models for the spectra of (311) Branching Process. (322) certain Gelfand pairs associated with Min Kang, North Carolina State Heisenberg groups. University (1067-60-467) Gail Ratcliff*andChal Benson,East 2:45PM Hybrid network dynamic inequalities Carolina University (1067-43-813) (312) under hereditary and random 4:45PM Equivariant Cohomology Class Formulas perturbations. Preliminary report. (323) for K-Orbit Closures in the Flag Variety. Gangaram S Ladde,UniversityofSouth Preliminary report. Florida (1067-60-1941) Benjamin J Wyser, University of Georgia 3:15PM On a class of abstract (1067-14-2105) (313) measure-dependent stochastic evolution 5:15PM Ramanujan’s master theorem for equations. Preliminary report. (324) symmetric spaces. Mark A McKibben, Goucher College Gestur Olafsson*, Louisiana State (1067-60-360) University, and Angela Pasquale, 3:45PM Generalized Random Differential Univeristy of Metz, France (1067-22-909) (314) Inequalities and Applications. Preliminary 5:45PM Square integrable harmonic spinors. report. (325) Preliminary report. Jinghan Meng*andGangaram S Roger Zierau*andLeticia Barchini, Ladde, University of South Florida Mathematics Department, Oklahoma (1067-60-1980) State University (1067-22-1295) 4:15PM Dynamic Modeling of Network (315) Externality. Preliminary report. Arnut Paothong*andGangaram S AMS Special Session on Geometric Group Ladde, University of South Florida Theory, II (1067-62-1011) 4:45PM Machine learning methods in Finance. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Napoleon C1, (316) Preliminary report. 3rd Floor, Sheraton Kandethody M Ramachandran, University of South Florida Organizers: Joshua B. Barnard, (1067-60-1978) University of South Alabama 5:15PM Stochastic models for heat ﬂow in a Pallavi Dani, Louisiana State (317) cylinder. Preliminary report. University Edward W. Swim*, Sam Houston State 2:15PM On (co)homological characterizations of University, and Mark P. Adams,United (326) exact groups. States Army (1067-65-2038) Jacek Brodzki, Graham A. Niblo, 5:45PM On Optimal Harvesting Problems in University of Southampton, Piotr W. (318) Random Environments. Nowak*, Texas A&M University, and Nick Qingshuo Song, City University of Hong J. Wright, University of Southampton Kong, Richard Stockbridge and Chao (1067-20-370) Zhu*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2:45PM Reduced 1-cohomology and relative (T). (1067-60-409) (327) Talia Fernos*, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Alain AMS Special Session on Analytic and Valette,UniversitedeNeuchatel Geometric Methods in Representation (1067-20-2422) Theory, II 3:15PM Extremality of the rotation (328) quasimorphism on the modular group. 2:15 PM –6:05PM Conde, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Preliminary report. Joel Louwsma, California Institute of Organizers: Leticia Barchini,Oklahoma Technology (1067-57-1530) State University 3:45PM Stable commutator length and maps Hongyu He, Louisiana State (329) from bounded surfaces to closed University surfaces. 2:15PM Eigenspace representations for Matthew B. Day, California Institute of (319) homogeneous spaces. Technology (1067-57-682) Sigurdur Helgason, MIT (1067-22-323) 4:15PM What is a cross ratio? 3:15PM The Belkale-Kumar cup product and (330) Francois Labourie, Universite Paris-Sud, (320) relative Lie algebra cohomology. Orsay (1067-51-1350) William Graham*, University of Georgia, 4:45PM Hyperplane arrangements in negatively and Sam Evens, University of Notre (331) curved manifolds and relative Dame (1067-22-1929) hyperbolicity. 3:45PM A realization of an irreducible unitary Igor Belegradek,Georgia (321) representation. Institute of Technology, and G. Juhyung Lee, Oklahoma State University Christopher Hruska*, University of (1067-22-1242) Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1067-20-2414)

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5:15PM Local Quasiconvexity of Groups acting on AMS Special Session on Mathematical (332) Small Cancellation Complexes. Modeling in Environmental Economics, II Eduardo Martínez-Pedroza*, McMaster University, and Daniel T. Wise, McGill 2:15 PM –5:00PM Napoleon D3, University (1067-20-563) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 5:45PM Conjugacy classes of solutions to systems (333) of equations over hyperbolic groups. Organizers: Natali Hritonenko, Prairie Daniel Groves*, University of Illinois at View A&M University Chicago, and Henry Wilton, California Yuri Yatsenko, Houston Institute of Technology (1067-20-1392) Baptist University 2:15PM Modeling a Carbon Market Using an AMS Special Session on Computational (342) Engineering Approach: Blue Chips Algebraic and Analytic Geometry for Turning Green. Steven A Bleiler*, Portland State Low-Dimensional Varieties, II University, Yoko Nagase,Oxford Brookes University, and Thomas Fielden, 2:15 PM –6:05PM Napoleon D2, Portland State University (1067-90-1389) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 3:15PM Modeling of the optimal economic Organizers: Mika K. Seppala,Florida (343) response to environmental adaptation. State University Yuri Yatsenko, School of Business, Tanush Shaskas,Oakland Houston Baptist University (1067-90-641) University 4:15PM Undergraduate research examples on Emil Volcheck,National (344) Mathematical Modeling in Environmental Security Agency Economics. Kaibin Fu, Prairie View A&M University 2:15PM Rational curves on cubic hypersurfaces. (1067-92-1268) (334) Izzet Coskun*, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Jason Starr,SUNYStony 4:45PM Some hyperbolic equations arising in Brook (1067-14-1220) (345) mathematical cosmology. Anahit Galstyan, University of Texas-Pan 2:45PM Existence and computation of rational American (1067-35-2182) (335) general solutions of parametrizable ODEs. Franz Winkler, RISC, J. Kepler University Linz, Austria (1067-14-573) AMS Special Session on Interactions of 3:15PM Computations in Cubic Function Fields of Inverse Problems, Signal Processing, and (336) Characteristic Three. Imaging, I Jonathan Webster, Bates College (1067-11-726) 2:15 PM –6:05PM Frontenac, 3rd 3:45PM The arithmetic of genus two curves. Floor, JW Marriott (337) Lubjana Beshaj*, University of Vlora, Vlora, Albania, and Tanush Shaska, Organizer: Zuhair Nashed,University Oakland University (1067-14-810) of Central Florida PM 4:15PM The Inverse Galois Problem with minimal 2:15 Quantitative photoacoustics and other (338) ramification over function fields. (346) hybrid inverse problems. Nigel Boston and Meghan De Witt*, Guillaume Bal, Columbia University University of Wisconsin-Madison (1067-35-1726) (1067-12-1991) 2:45PM Compressive imaging by the MUSIC 4:45PM Isotopic Approximations of Singular (347) algorithm. (339) Algebraic Curves. Albert Fannjiang,UCDavis Michael A Burr*, Fordham University, (1067-68-278) Sung Woo Choi, Duksung Women’s 3:15PM Inverse scattering via near-field imaging. University, Ben Galehouse, (348) Preliminary report. Max-Planck-Institut fur¨ Informatik, and Gang Bao*, Zhejiang University and Chee K Yap, Courant Institute, NYU Michigan State University, and Junshan (1067-14-2129) Lin, Michigan State University 5:15PM Class Number and Regulator (1067-78-1198) (340) Computation in Purely Cubic Function 3:45PM Satellite Gravity Gradiometry (SGG). Fields of Unit Rank Two. (349) Willi Freeden,Universityof EricJLandquist*, Kutztown University, Kaiserslautern (1067-86-2429) Felix Fontein and Renate Scheidler, 4:15PM Identification of interfaces using the University of Calgary (1067-11-1939) (350) pressure parts (or the shear parts) of the 5:45PM Ideals of curves given by points. elastic waves. (341) Elisabetta Fortuna, Patrizia Gianni, Drossos Gintides, National Technical University of Pisa, and Barry M Trager*, University of Athens, and Mourad Sini*, IBM T.J.Watson Research Center RICAM, Austrian Academy of Sciences (1067-14-2271) (1067-35-342)

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4:45PM Shape Reconstruction based on Integral AMS Session on Statistics (351) Invariants: Theory and Applications. Thomas Fidler, Computational Science 2:15 PM –5:55PM Balcony N, 4th Floor, Marriott Center, University of Vienna, Austria (1067-65-1197) 2:15PM Supporting Women in STEM fields: The (354) Wi2STEM Club”s Impact on Student 5:15PM Generalized local regularization of linear (352) inverse problems, with application Members at Clayton State University. to Volterra problems in Lp-spaces. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Michelle York*, Catherine Matos and Cara D. Brooks*andPatricia K. Lamm, Mary Hudachek-Buswell,ClaytonState Michigan State University (1067-45-1775) University (1067-62-2280) PM 5:45PM Image and Data Fusion. 2:30 Fair Regulation and Calculation Of Scores (353) Todd Wittman, UCLA (1067-94-2177) (355) In Competitions Involving Judges’ assessment. Chengyu Liu*, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Wei Pan, Capital MAA Minicourse #11: Part A Medical University (1067-62-1875) 2:45PM Applying Recurrent Event Survival 2:15 PM –4:15PM IIe de France III, (356) Analysis on China One child one family 3rd Floor, JW Marriott policy. Preliminary report. Boubakari Ibrahimou, Western Kentucky Using video case studies in teaching a University (1067-62-1155) proof-based gateway course to the 3:00PM A Poisson Approximation for the Number mathematics major. (357) of kl-Matches II. Preliminary report. Organizers: James T. Sandefur, Michael Donders*, McDaniel College, Georgetown University Katherine Grzesik,SUNYOswego, Connie M. Campbell, Chelsea Ross, East Tennessee State Milllsaps College University, and Heather Shappell, Arcadia University (1067-62-1774) Kay Somers,Moravian College 3:15PM The Power Cauchy Distribution: (358) Derivation, Description, and Composite Models. Brian T Rooks*, University of North MAA Minicourse #2: Part A Carolina Chapel Hill, and Amy C Schumacher, Birmingham-Southern 2:15 PM –4:15PM IIe de France I, College (1067-62-170) 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 3:30PM Zero Inflated Exponential Distribution. (359) Sougata Dhar and Santanu Getting mathematics majors to think Chakraborty*, University of Texas - Pan outside the book: Course activities American (1067-62-595) that promote exploration, discovery, conjecture, and proof. 3:45PM Optimal designs for rational function (360) regression. Organizers: Suzanne Dorée, Augsburg David Papp,RutgersUniversity College (1067-62-1111) Jill Dietz, St. Olaf College 4:00PM Preliminary Report on the Power of the Brian P. Hopkins, St. Peter’s (361) Bootstrap Ratio Test for Normality. College Maria E. Calzada and Holly M. Gardner*, Loyola University New Orleans (1067-62-1144) 4:15PM Characterizations of t-distribution via MAA Minicourse #9: Part A (362) conditional expectations of order statistics. 2:15 PM –4:15PM IIe de France II, George P Yanev*, The University 3rd Floor, JW Marriott of Texas - Pan American, and M Ahsanullah, Rider University Learning discrete mathematics via (1067-62-1167) historical projects. 4:30PM Tail Dependence Density of Vine copulas. Organizers: Jerry M. Lodder,New (363) Peiling Wu, Math Department Mexico State University of Washington State University Guran Bezhanishvili,New (1067-62-1384) Mexico State University 4:45PM Increased Adaptivity in Smoothed David J. Pengelley,New (364) Polynomial Histograms with Application Mexico State University to Massive and Pre-Binned Datasets. Janet H. Barnett, Colorado Galen I Papkov, Florida Gulf Coast State University, Pueblo University (1067-62-1418)

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5:00PM Estimating Variance-Mean Mixtures of 4:15PM The Energy of Graphs. (365) Normals. (377) Audrey Margaret Hubbard*, Ave Maria Hasan Hamdan, Ling Xu,James University, and Christian Matthew Madison University, Holly Gardner, Woods, University of Pittsburgh Loyola University New Orleans, Sam (1067-15-155) Helmich, Winona State University, Caitlin 4:30PM Euclidean Squared Distance Matrices. Steiner*, College of William & Mary, and (378) Preliminary report. Kevin Stoll, Baldwin-Wallace College Thomas Milligan,UniversityofCentral (1067-62-1492) Oklahoma (1067-15-2062) 5:15PM The Joint Distribution of Surplus 4:45PM Numerical stability of an algorithm for (366) Immediately Before Ruin And The Deficit (379) the complete CS decomposition. at Ruin Under Interest Force. Preliminary Brian D. Sutton, Randolph-Macon report. College (1067-15-2209) Kumer Pial Das*andMd. Shamim 5:00PM Behavior of Ritz Values for Normal Sarker, Lamar University (1067-62-2185) (380) Matrices and Jordan Blocks. Preliminary 5:30PM A novel Algorithm for ellipse fitting. report. (367) Preliminary report. Russell L Carden*, Mark Embree Ali A Al-Sharadqah,Universityof and Derek Hansen,RiceUniversity Alabama at Birmingham (1067-62-719) (1067-15-1712) 5:45PM On the Comparison of One Stage and 5:15PM Computation of zero forcing number for (368) Two Stage Selection Procedures in Bayes (381) some families of graphs. Preliminary Approach. Preliminary report. report. Jin Tan, University of Illinois at Chicago Darren D. Row, Iowa State University (1067-62-1657) (1067-15-1303) 5:30PM A Monte Carlo Algorithm for Computing (382) Dot Products with Application to AMS Session on Topics in Algebra Information Retrieval. Sylvester David Eriksson-Bique, 2:15 PM –6:10PM La Galerie 5, University of Helsinki, Mary Katherine 2nd Floor, Marriott Solbrig*, Reed College, Michael Stefanelli, College of New Jersey, Sarah 2:15PM The Invariance and the General Warkentin, Harvey Mudd College, Ralph (369) Cohomology Comparison Theorems. Abbey and Ilse Ipsen, North Carolina Alin Stancu, Columbus State University State University (1067-15-472) (1067-18-1719) 5:45PM Applying Simon-Ando Theory to Data 2:30PM An approach to the stable derived (383) Clustering. (370) category via model categories. Charles D. Wessell*andCarl D. Preliminary report. Meyer, North Carolina State University Daniel Bravo, Wesleyan University (1067-15-553) (1067-18-866) 6:00PM Multilinear Algebra and Tensors. 2:45PM Lower Algebraic K-theory of virtually free (384) Preliminary report. (371) groups. William R Henderson*, Jeffrey M Seshendra Pallekonda, King’s College, Wyman, Carla D Martin,JamesMadison PA (1067-19-1288) University, and Misha E Kilmer,Tufts 3:00PM Combining Triple Diagonal Forms. University (1067-15-54) (372) Edward Eugene Rehkopf,Universityof Southern Indiana (1067-15-1997) AMS Session on Number Theory, II 3:15PM Determinants of sum of orbits under (373) compact Lie group. 2:15 PM –5:40PM Napoleon D1, Mary Clair Thompson*andTin-Yau 3rd Floor, Sheraton Tam, Auburn University (1067-15-2040) 3:30PM The cprank and rank of a completely 2:15PM Study of Polynomial Solutions to Certain (374) positive matrix. Preliminary report. (385) Diophantine Equations. Wasin So*, San Jose State University, and Emel Demirel*andAihua Li, Montclair Changqing Xu, Zhejiang A&F University State University (1067-97-739) (1067-15-506) 2:30PM On Somos’ dissection identities. 3:45PM Solution Theory for Bilinear Systems of (386) Zhu Cao, University of Mississippi (375) Equations. (1067-11-2334) Dian Yang, College of William and Mary 2:45PM Higher order spt-functions. (1067-15-182) (387) F. G. Garvan, University of Florida 4:00PM Spectral Analysis of Non-Hermitian (1067-11-2000) (376) Matrices. 3:00PM On the transcendence of Fourier and Philip V Vu*, Williams College, and (388) other infinite series. Matthew Coudron,Universityof Chester J Weatherby,Universityof Minnesota (1067-15-387) Delaware (1067-11-2299)

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3:15PM Limiting structure for some central 2:30PM Prospective Teachers’ Self-assessment (389) binomial evaluations. (400) Based on Reflective Writing Assignments John R. Greene, University of Minnesota in a Pre-service Math Course. Preliminary Duluth (1067-11-938) report. 3:30PM The k-Zeckendorf Array. James R. Valles Jr*andRebecca Ortiz, (390) Curtis N Cooper,UniversityofCentral Texas Tech University (1067-97-175) Missouri (1067-11-1277) 2:45PM Numerical Reasoning: An Inquiry-Based (401) Course for K-8 Teachers. 3:45PM Enumeration of Triangles in Rational (391) Residue Graphs. Rachel Cochran, Jason Fulmore,Center Mark Budden, Western Carolina for Educational Accountability, John C. University, Nicole Calkins, William Mayer, University of Alabama at Nathan Hack, Joshua K Lambert and Birmingham, and Bernadette Mullins*, Kimberly Thompson*, Armstrong Birmingham-Southern College Atlantic State University (1067-11-1528) (1067-97-1768) 3:00PM Connecting Mathematics Learning with 4:00PM Enumeration of Triangles in Quartic (402) Teaching. (392) Residue Graphs. Virginia L. Keen,UniversityofDayton Mark Budden, Western Carolina (1067-97-1557) University, Nicole Calkins*, William Nathan Hack, Joshua K Lambert and 3:15PM Teaching Mathematics in the Kimberly Thompson, Armstrong (403) Technological Classroom: Teachers Do, Atlantic State University (1067-11-1029) Technology Doesn’t. Preliminary report. Robert G Page, Framingham State 4:15PM A connection between Hopf orders and University (1067-97-1967) (393) Laurent series. Preliminary report. Alan Koch, Agnes Scott College 3:30PM An Electronic Classroom Model for (1067-11-1987) (404) Mathematics Content Courses. Brooke E Evans*andPatricia McKenna, 4:30PM Random Additive 3-Bases & Sum-free Metropolitan State College of Denver (394) Sets. Preliminary report. (1067-97-2365) Chang Mou Lim*, Yale University, 3:45PM Aligning middle and high school and Nicholas George Triantafillou, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (405) teachers’ teaching to new algebra trends (1067-11-1872) in California. Preliminary report. Imre Tuba*andJeff Burt,SanDiego 4:45PM On Nathanson’s problem in number State University, Imperial Valley (395) theory and geometric group theory. (1067-97-2400) Krishanu Roy Sankar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1067-11-1094) 5:00PM Lipschitz Bounds for Rational Functions AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph (396) De fined over the Berkovick Projective Theory, III Line over an Algebraically Closed and Complete Non-Archimedean Field. 2:15 PM –6:10PM Southdown Room, Preliminary report. 4th Floor, Sheraton Stephen Edward Winburn,Universityof Georgia (1067-11-1718) 2:15PM Maximal minimal k-rankings of (406) caterpillar trees and cycles. 5:15PM EZADS Inputs which Produce Lauren R. McGough, MIT (1067-05-2049) (397) Half-Factorial Block Monoids. Jeffrey A Manning, California Institute of 2:30PM The Set Chromatic Number of a Directed Technology (1067-11-1074) (407) Graph. Preliminary report. J Larry Langley*andK Sarah Merz, 5:30PM A Note on the Power Subgroups of the University of the Pacific (1067-05-1351) (398) Modular Group. Omer Yayenie, Murray State University 2:45PM Conflict free coloring of (simple) (1067-11-362) (408) hypergraphs with few edges. Mohit Kumbhat*, AKostochka, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and TLuczak,EmoryUniversity (1067-05-607) 3:00PM On graph labelings and cyclic G-designs. AMS Session on Mathematics Education, II (409) Ryan C Bunge*, Illinois State University, Avapa Chantasartrassmee,Universityof the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Saad 2:15 PM –3:55PM Cornet Room, El-Zanati and Charles Vanden Eynden, 8th Floor, Sheraton Illinois State University (1067-05-2201) 2:15PM Items for Assessment of Mathematical 3:15PM On Rosa-Type Labelings of 3-regular (399) Content Knowledge for Secondary (410) Graphs. Teachers. Wannasiri Wannasit*, Chiang Mai Hugo Rossi,UniversityofUtah University, and Saad El-Zanati, Illinois (1067-97-1252) State University (1067-05-2213)

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3:30PM Modular Edge-Graceful Graphs. AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph (411) Futaba Fujie-Okamoto,Universityof Theory, IV Wisconsin La Crosse (1067-05-1495)

3:45PM Hall m-completable graphs. Preliminary 2:15 PM –6:10PM Bayside B, 4th Floor, Sheraton (412) report. Sibel Ozkan, Michigan Technological 2:15PM Monochromatic sums equal to products N University, and Erik E Westlund*, (422) in . University of Wisconsin-Marshﬁeld/Wood Neil Hindman,HowardUniversity County (1067-05-1651) (1067-05-587) 2:30PM Poset-Free Families in Boolean Lattices. 4:00PM Planarized Pascal’s triangle mod a (413) general prime p graphs and their (423) Wei-Tian Li, University of South Carolina Properties. (1067-05-1499) Heather M. Shappell*, Arcadia 2:45PM Order in the Conjugacy Decomposition of University, Katherine Grzesik,SUNY (424) the Rook Monoid. Preliminary report. Oswego, and Mike Donders,McDaniel Ryan K Therkelsen, Bellarmine College (1067-05-1723) University (1067-05-805)

4:15PM Graph Labeling with Distance-Two 3:00PM Resistance analysis of inﬁnite networks. (414) Constraints. (425) Palle E. T. Jorgensen,U.Iowa,and Jobby Jacob, Rochester Institute of Erin P. J. Pearse*, U. Oklahoma Technology (1067-05-2261) (1067-05-1733)

4:30PM On the λ-numbers of subclasses of 3:15PM Efficient Domination of Tessellations (415) generalized Petersen graphs. (426) and other Infinite Graphs with Extra Sarah Spence Adams, Paul Booth*, Symmetry. Preliminary report. Harold Jaffe, Franklin W. Olin College of KatieRoseBanks*, Harvard University, Engineering, Denise Sakai Troxell, and Chang Mou Lim,YaleUniversity Babson College, and Steven Luke (1067-05-1414) Zinnen, Franklin Olin College of 3:30PM On Universal Cycles for new Classes of Engineering (1067-05-2058) (427) Combinatorial Structures. Preliminary 4:45PM Dynamic Monopolies and k-Conversion report. (416) Sets in Graph Products and Triangular Antonio Blanca, Georgia Institute of Grids: Modeling the Spread of Fault in Techonology (1067-05-1104) Distributed Network Systems. 3:45PM Omnimosaics. Preliminary report. Sarah Spence Adams, Zachary Brass, (428) Nicholas George Triantafillou*, Connor Stokes*, Franklin W. Olin College University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, and of Engineering, Denise Sakai Troxell, Katie R. Banks,HarvardUniversity Babson College, and Steven Luke (1067-05-964) Zinnen, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (1067-05-2103) 4:00PM The Probability of an Even Number of (429) Hills among Generalized Dyck Paths. 5:00PM On-line Degree Ramsey Numbers: Preliminary report. (417) Building and Painting Graphs, One Edge Naiomi T. Cameron, Lewis & Clark at a Time. College (1067-05-703) David S. Rolnick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1067-05-2342) 4:15PM Extraordinary Subsets of 1, 2, 3,...,n. (430) Ralph P. Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute 5:15PM Zero Forcing Sets and Bipartite of Technology (1067-05-850) (418) Circulants. Preliminary report. Seth A. Meyer, University of Wisconsin - 4:30PM A Wilf-Zeilberger Approach to Sums of Madison (1067-05-2134) (431) Choi, Zornig and Rathie. Samantha Dahlberg, Michigan State 5:30PM On a (p, q)-edge coloring of Kn. University, Timothy Ferdinands, (419) Zachary Kudlak*, Mount Saint Mary University of Notre Dame, and Akalu College, and LuboˇsThoma,Universityof Tefera*, Grand Valley State University Rhode Island (1067-05-1738) (1067-05-1179)

5:45PM Almost-rainbow edge-colorings of some 4:45PM A Generalization of Algorithm-Z with (420) small subgraphs. (432) Application. Preliminary report. Elliot J Krop*, Clayton State University, Ae Ja Yee and Kagan Kursungoz*, and Irina Krop,DePaulUniversity The Pennsylvania State University (1067-05-1316) (1067-05-1408)

6:00PM Max-optimal and sum-optimal labelings 5:00PM A recursive Construction of Non-binary (421) of graphs. (433) de Bruijn Sequences. Darren A. Narayan*, Rochester Institute Abbas Mahdi Alhakim*, American of Technology, and Robert Jamison, University of Beirut, and Mufutau B Clemson University and The University of Akinwande, Clarkson University Haifa (1067-05-1270) (1067-05-1447)

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5:15PM A Nim-type game played on the complete 4:35PM Student Codebooks: An in-depth writing (434) graph. (445) assignment. Lindsay Anne Merchant, North Dakota Stuart Boersma,CentralWashington State University (1067-05-123) University (1067-C5-543) 5:30PM Winning strategy for Chomp Grid with 0, 4:55PM Codes in History, the Arts, and (435) 1, 2, or 3 pieces in the 3rd row. (446) Literature. Crystal L. Bennett*, North Carolina Kay E. Smith, Saint Olaf College Agricultural & Technical State University, (1067-C5-1192) Joshua Chukwuka, Morgan State 5:15PM Making Cryptography Come Alive. University, and Kenneth Berg,University (447) Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College of Maryland (1067-05-2277) (1067-C5-1315) 5:45PM The 2-adic valuation of the 5:35PM Using Cryptography to Show Students (436) complementary Bell numbers. (448) that Math is Everywhere. Preliminary Valerio De Angelis*, Xavier University of report. Louisiana, Victor H Moll and Tewodros Mike May, Saint Louis University Amdeberhan, Tulane University (1067-C5-1356) (1067-05-1614) 5:55PM How to Construct a Spy Dossier. 6:00PM Sequences of matchings. Preliminary (449) Peter J. Littig, University of Washington, (437) report. Bothell (1067-C5-1816) Sarah H Holliday, Southern Polytechnic State University (1067-05-1745) MAA Session on The Mathematics of Games and Puzzles, I

2:15 PM –6:10PM Grand Chenier MAA Session on Cryptology for Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton Undergraduates Organizers: Laura Taalman,James Madison University 2:15 PM –6:10PM Great Ballroom Robin L. Blankenship, E, 5th Floor, Sheraton Morehead State University Organizers: Robert Edward Lewand, 2:15PM Twist Untangle and its Discontents. Goucher College (450) Sandy Ganzell, Alex Meadows*, St. Chris Christensen, Mary’s College of Maryland, and Northern Kentucky John Ross, Johns Hopkins University University (1067-P1-1784) 2:35PM Counting the Number of Hextile Knot 2:15PM Algebraic Cryptanalysis as a tool for (438) teaching Cryptology. (451) Mosaics in a Diagram with Fixed Center Daniel Cabarcas, University of Cincinnati and Radius. Preliminary report. (1067-C5-706) Robin Leigh Blankenship*, Michael Blankenship, Morehead State University, 2:35PM Cryptography Tools: A Teaching Tool and Craig Hamilton,Universityof (439) for the Investigation of Classical Kentucky and Morehead State University Cryptography and Cryptanalysis. (1067-P1-2340) Don Spickler, Salisbury University 2:55PM Chessboard problems peppered with (1067-C5-811) (452) pawns. Preliminary report. 2:55PM Group Signature Schemes: How to share Doug Chatham, Morehead State (440) a secret without telling it. University (1067-P1-826) Cheryl L. Beaver, Western Oregon 3:15PM DiscoveringtheArtofMathematics: University (1067-C5-2202) (453) Straight-Cut Origami. 3:15PM Cryptography, a Great Topic for Christine von Renesse*andVolker (441) Undergraduate Mathematics Courses. Ecke, Westﬁeld State University Aihua Li, Montclair State University (1067-P1-1892) (1067-C5-1942) 3:35PM Tropical determinants and cheating 3:35PM A Cryptology Course for the (454) when solving the Rubik’s cube. (442) Non-Mathematician. Thomas J Dinitz*, Colgate University, Todd Feil, Denison University Matthew Hartman, Xavier University, (1067-C5-446) and Jenya Soprunova, Kent State 3:55PM A Brief Fly-Through of Cryptology for University (1067-P1-642) (443) First-Semester Students using Active 3:55PM The 36Cube Puzzle. Learning and Common Technology. (455) W D Wallis, Southern Illinois University, Robert Talbert, Franklin College Carbondale, IL. (1067-P1-322) (1067-C5-2059) 4:15PM The minimal number of entries of a 4:15PM A ﬁrst-year seminar in cryptology. (456) solvable Ken Ken. (444) Robert A Beezer, University of Puget Philip Cobb, Queensborough Sound (1067-C5-1428) Community College (1067-P1-886)

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4:35PM On the Use of Fractional Matchings to 4:35PM Students of MATH 341, Advances in (457) Find Pairing Strategy Draws in Nd (469) Number Theory, 1 (2010), 1–30. Tic-Tac-Toe. Sam Vandervelde,St.Lawrence Klay T Kruczek, Western Oregon University (1067-G1-1757) University (1067-P1-770) 4:55PM Teaching Proofs in Abstract Algebra: 4:55PM Tic-Tac-Toe with Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe. (470) How important are proof structure, (458) Dennis P. Walsh, Middle Tennessee State group work, and student presentations? University (1067-P1-2306) Mindy Beth Capaldi,Valparaiso University (1067-G1-911) 5:15PM A Winning Strategy for Tic-Tac-Toe on an (459) Afﬁne Plane of Order 4. 5:15PM Within of independence: An attempt to Matthew P Conlen*andJuraj Milcak, (471) produce independent proof-writers via an The Fields Institute (1067-P1-2376) IBL approach in a real analysis course. Dana C. Ernst*, Plymouth State 5:35PM “Fire and Ice”. University, and Angela Hodge,North (460) Mary J. Riegel,TheUniversityof Dakota State University (1067-G1-2358) Montana (1067-P1-1644) PM R 5:35 Engaging abstract algebra students in 5:55PM Using SET to Visualize AG(4,3). (472) the craft of proof writing. Preliminary (461) Elizabeth W McMahon*, Lafayette report. College, and Kyle Kalail,Hastings Jennifer A Bergner, Salisbury University College (1067-P1-1024) (1067-G1-1100) 5:55PM Introducing Proofs to Calculus Students. (473) Minah Oh, James Madison University (1067-G1-1107) MAA Session on Getting Students Involved in 6:15PM Successful Strategies for Improving the Writing Proofs (474) Proof Writing of Linear Algebra Students. Lesley W Wiglesworth, Centre College (1067-G1-2346) 2:15 PM –6:30PM Grand Couteau Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton MAA Session on Harnessing Mobile Organizers: Aliza Steurer, Dominican Communication Devices and Online University Communication Tools for Mathematics Jennifer Franko-Vasquez, Education, II University of Scranton Rachel Schwell,Central 2:15 PM –3:10PM Rhythms II and Connecticut State University III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton 2:15PM On peer grading to improve proof Organizers: Michael B. Scott, California (462) writing. State University Monterey Xuan Hien Nguyen*andAndrew Bay Bennett, Kansas State University Jason A. Aubrey,University (1067-G1-1579) of Missouri-Columbia 2:35PM From Evaluating Proofs to Constructing 2:15PM The Joy of Numbers and Wikis. (463) Proofs. Preliminary report. (475) Preliminary report. Kyeong Hah Roh,ArizonaState Erica L Johnson, St. John Fisher College University (1067-G1-2239) (1067-H1-2039) 2:55PM (How) Can We Teach Proofs? A Classical 2:35PM The experience of newbie helpers in a (464) Approach. (476) mathematics, open, online, homework Bernd S. W. Schroeder, Louisiana Tech help forum: Becoming part of a University (1067-G1-309) community of helpers. 3:15PM A Group Project. Carla C. van de Sande*, Arizona State (465) Mary K Flagg, University of Houston University, and E. Hsu, San Francisco (1067-G1-456) State University (1067-H1-2269) 3:35PM Using Bluetooth Technology in a Proof 2:55PM Treatment for the ”Submit Answer” (466) Writing Course. Preliminary report. (477) Addict: Active Interventions for Firas Y Hindeleh, Grand Valley State Struggling Calculus Students identiﬁed University (1067-G1-668) by WeBWorK Performance Data. Aaron Wangberg, Winona State 3:55PM Using Clickers to Generate Discussion on University (1067-H1-2382) (467) Writing Proofs. Shannon R. Lockard, Bridgewater State University (1067-G1-2131) MAA Session on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, II 4:15PM The Lurch Project: A word processor that (468) checks your math. 2:15 PM –5:10PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Nathan C Carter*, Bentley University, and Kenneth G Monks,Universityof Organizers: Jacqueline M. Dewar, Scranton (1067-G1-2168) Loyola Marymount University

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Thomas F. Banchoff,Brown MAA Session on Innovations in University Service-Learning at All Levels Pam Crawford, Jacksonville 2:15 PM –6:10PM St. Jerome, 3rd University Floor, JW Marriott Edwin P. Herman,University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Organizers: Karl-Dieter S. Crisman, Gordon College Nathan Wodarz,University Rachelle Ankney,North of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Park University

2:15PM Re-testing as a strategy to promote Robert V. Perlis, Louisiana (478) equity. State University Dale J Winter, Carnegie Mellon University 2:15PM Opportunities and Challenges in (1067-V1-1490) (487) Incorporating Service-Learning in Mathematical Sciences Programs. 2:35PM Designing Precalculus for a Diverse Charles R. Hadlock, Bentley University (479) Audience. (1067-K1-1465) Erich A McAlister, Fort Lewis College (1067-V1-1612) 2:35PM Community Service-Learning in (488) Mathematics: Models for Course Design. 2:55PM EffectsofaModifiedMooreMethodon Debra L. Hydorn,UniversityofMary (480) Performance, Attitudes and Efficacy in Washington (1067-K1-1296) Precalculus. 2:55PM Serve While You Learn: A Quantitative , North Georgia College & Brad Bailey (489) Literacy Course. Preliminary report. State University (1067-V1-1151) Karen Batt Stanish, Keene State College (1067-K1-2137) 3:15PM A comparison of two paths in college (481) level calculus. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Serving Hope- How to build Erin Terwilleger Mullen*andAmit (490) service-learning into your non-major Savkar, University of Connecticut mathematics courses to benefit the local (1067-V1-2119) community. Melinda S Schulteis,Concordia 3:35PM Implementing a Web-based System for University, Irvine (1067-K1-855) (482) Tagging Errors in Freshman Calculus Using Pen-Technology. 3:35PM Just Math: Learning about Justice with Marilyn Reba*, Allen Guest, Calvin (491) Math vs. Doing Justice with Math. Williams and Roy Pargas,Clemson Preliminary report. University (1067-V1-1413) Rachelle M. Ankney,NorthPark University (1067-K1-1507)

3:55PM A quantitative and qualitative 3:55PM Real Data & Service Learning Projects in (483) comparison of homework structures in a (492) Statistics. multivariable calculus class. Preliminary Brad Bailey*andRobb Sinn,North report. Georgia College & State University Judith Lynn Gieger*, John C. Nardo, (1067-K1-1524) Karen L. Schmeichel and Leah R. Zinner, Oglethorpe University (1067-V1-1900) 4:15PM Mathematical and Moral Development (493) Through Service-Learning. Preliminary 4:15PM Student learning and retention of key report. (484) concepts in sequences and series. Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College Rebecca J. Schmitz*andHarvey (1067-K1-2037) Keynes, University of Minnesota 4:35PM Service-Learning in an Interdisciplinary (1067-V1-2088) (494) Mathematics and Economics Course. Shaﬁi-Mousavi Morteza*, Indiana 4:35PM What Does it Mean for a Student to University South Bend, and Kochanowski (485) Understand the First-Year Calculus?: Paul, Indiana Univesity South Bend Perspectives of 24 Experts. (1067-K1-76) Kimberly Santucci Sofronas*, Emmanuel College, Thomas C DeFranco, Charles 4:55PM Disaster Modeling – Beyond the Numbers. Vinsonhaler, University of Connecticut, (495) Benjamin Galluzzo, Shippensburg Nick Gorgievski, Nichols College, University (1067-K1-2164) Larissa Schroeder,Universityof 5:15PM A Model for the Community. Hartford, and Chris Hamelin,University (496) Tim Chartier, Davidson College of Connecticut (1067-V1-203) (1067-K1-913)

4:55PM Group Work and Self-Efﬁcacy in a 5:35PM A Service Project in a Capstone Modeling (486) Business Calculus Class. (497) Course. Gregory A Kelsey, University of Illinois Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College at Urbana-Champaign (1067-V1-30) (1067-K1-1402)

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5:55PM Northern Territory Maths Camp. 3:15PM Tiling a square with squares. Preliminary (498) B. Carrigan*, C. Carrigan, B. Kozak (507) report. and C. Rodger, Auburn University Iwan Praton, Franklin and Marshall (1067-K1-1320) College (1067-Z1-565) 3:30PM Platonic Solid Puzzles and Patterns. MAA Session on Wavelets In Undergraduate (508) Mike Long, Shippensburg University (1067-Z1-1957) Education, II 3:45PM Packing the hypercube. 2:15 PM –3:30PM Mardi Gras BC, (509) David Offner, Westminster College 3rd Floor, Marriott (1067-Z1-1737) 4:00PM Asymptotic Connectivity of Hyperbolic Organizers: Caroline Haddad,SUNY (510) Tilings. Preliminary report. Geneseo Robin Neumayer,UniversityofSouth Catherine A. Beneteau, Carolina (1067-Z1-2255) University of South Florida 4:15PM Afﬁne Transformations and Conformal David K. Ruch, Metropolitan (511) Invariants. Preliminary report. State College of Denver James R. Valles Jr*andAlexander Patrick J. Van Fleet, Yu. Solynin, Texas Tech University University of St. Thomas (1067-Z1-2378) 2:15PM Who Are You? An Image Identiﬁcation 4:30PM Non-existence of regular polygons in the (499) Project Using Wavelet Packet Analysis. (512) Cartesian plane with vertices at integer Kevin F. Palmowski, State University of coordinates, except for squares. New York at Geneseo (1067-Y5-1539) Jon Davidson, Southern State 2:35PM Multiwavelets and Image Compression. Community College (1067-Z1-1992) (500) Cristen Bonz*, Elizabeth Motz and 4:45PM Discussing Symmetries of Polyhedra on Susan Ray, University of St Thomas (513) their Structures. (1067-Y5-1901) Joy Marie D’Andrea,UniversityofSouth 2:55PM An Undergraduate Research Project on Florida (1067-Z1-1415) (501) Multiwavelets. Preliminary report. 5:00PM A Geodesic- and Parallel-Transport Bruce W. Atkinson,SamfordUniversity (514) Based, Mass-Spring-Damper Error System (1067-Y5-1269) on the Euclidean Sphere. 3:15PM Teaching operator theory to Jason M Osborne, Frank W. Olin College (502) undergraduates via frames. Preliminary of Engineering (1067-Z1-519) report. 5:15PM Contact angle for minimal surfaces in the Veronika Furst, Fort Lewis College (515) sphere S5. (1067-Y5-1753) Rodrigo Ristow Montes, Federal University of Parana - UFPR (1067-Z1-23) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IV 5:30PM Minimizing networks in Snell Geometry; (516) the Snell-Steiner criterion. 2:15 PM –5:55PM St. Claude, 3rd JMealy*andGregory Koch,Austin Floor, JW Marriott College (1067-Z1-1685) 5:45PM Building a Noncommutative Ring from a Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (517) Finite Directed Graph. Preliminary report. Lutheran College Michael J Bardzell, Salisbury University Thomas R. Hagedorn,The (1067-Z1-1019) College of New Jersey 2:15PM Comparing Circular and Spherical (503) Inversions. Preliminary report. Deirdre L Smeltzer*andOwen D Byer, Eastern Mennonite University SIAM Minisymposium on Applications of (1067-Z1-1470) Difference and Differential Equations in 2:30PM Applications of Spherical Inversions. Ecology and Epidemiology, II (504) Preliminary report. Owen D Byer*andDeirdre L Smeltzer, 2:15 PM –6:10PM Bayside A, 4th Floor, Sheraton Eastern Mennonite University (1067-Z1-1476) Organizers: Zhilan Feng,Purdue 3 University 2:45PM The (ColoredCubes) Problem. (505) Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College Yun Kang,ArizonaState (1067-Z1-1405) University 3:00PM Folding Math Together - A Senior Seminar 2:15PM A Stage-Structured Dispersal Model with (506) in Origami. (518) Constant and Periodic Environments. Cathy W. Carter*, Brittany Nicole Azmy S. Ackleh*, Ross A. Chiquet and Course and Alan Killen,Christian Pei Zhang, University of Louisiana at Brothers University (1067-Z1-2115) Lafayette (1067-92-545)

68 Thursday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

2:45PM The Net Reproductive Number R0 for MAA Panel Discussion (519) Periodic Matrix Models of Structured Population Growth. 2:15 PM –3:35PM La Galerie 2, J. M. Cushing*, University of Arizona, 2nd Floor, Marriott and A. S. Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-92-654) Reporting progress: A minisymposium of projects from the NSF Course, 3:15PM Bifurcation and stability of a Ricker-type Curriculum, and Laboratory (520) competition model. Preliminary report. Improvement Program. Saber N Elaydi, Trinity University (1067-39-670) Organizers: Dennis Davenport,NSFDUE Stephanie Fitchett,NSFDUE 3:45PM A Darwinian dynamics model for the (521) evolution of ”comfort behavior” in Lee Zia,NSFDUE seabirds. Preliminary report. Shandelle M. Henson,Andrews University (1067-92-758) AWM Business Meeting 4:15PM Recent Results on Control Problems for 2:15 PM –2:45PM La Galerie 1, (522) Chemostats. Frederic Mazenc,ProjetINRIADISCO, 2nd Floor, Marriott CNRS-Supelec, and Michael Malisoff*, Louisiana State University (1067-92-461) AMS Session on Differential Topology and 4:45PM Two Peas in a Pod: Discrete and (523) Continuous Lotka-Volterra Competition Knot Theory Systems. Preliminary report. 2:30 PM –5:55PM Rosalie, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Lih-Ing Wu Roeger,TexasTech University (1067-39-632) 2:30PM Diffeomorphism Invariants from 5:15PM On a Mutation Selection Model. (526) Topological Quantum Field Theories. (524) Preliminary report. Paul H Drube,UniversityofIowa Azmy S. Ackleh, University of Louisiana (1067-55-1921) at Lafayette, and Robert J. Sacker*, 2:45PM A troublesome embedding of the unknot. University of Southern California (527) Alexander Zupan,TheUniversityofIowa (1067-92-605) (1067-57-2205) 5:45PM Persistence of interacting populations in 3:00PM Concordance Genus of Knots. (525) fluctuating environments. (528) M Kate Kearney, Indiana University Sebastian Schreiber,Universityof (1067-57-2234) California, Davis (1067-92-709) 3:15PM Investigating hyperbolic link (529) complements. Preliminary report. Morwen Thistlethwaite and Anastasiia Tsvietkova*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1067-57-335) 3:30PM Primitive/primitive and primitive/Seifert (530) representatives of knots. Preliminary report. MAA Committee on Graduate Brandy J Guntel,TheUniversityofTexas Students/Young Mathematicians Network at Austin (1067-57-552) Panel Discussion 3:45PM Fractional powers of Dehn twists. (531) Kashyap Rajeevsarathy,Universityof 2:15 PM –3:35PM La Galerie 6, Oklahoma (1067-57-933) 2nd Floor, Marriott 4:00PM Classification of One-sided (532) Incompressible Surfaces in Two Infinite How to interview for a job in the Families of Seifert Fibered Spaces. mathematical sciences. Zhenyi Liu,Schaumburg,IL Organizer: David Manderschied, (1067-57-1176) University of 4:15PM Tunnel One, Fibered Links. Nebraska-Lincoln (533) Matt Rathbun, Michigan State University Panelists: Michael Axtell, College of (1067-57-1275) St. Thomas 4:30PM On the R-filtration for the Heegaard Allen Butler,DanielH. (534) Floer chain complex of a branched Wagner Associates, Inc. double-cover. Eamonn Tweedy, University of California James Freeman,Cornell Los Angeles (1067-57-1994) College 4:45PM Khovanov-Rozansky Homology and David Manderschied (535) Conway Mutation. Sarah Ann Stewart,Belmont Thomas Jaeger, Michigan State University University (1067-00-2084)

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

5:00PM Connections between Floer-type Ovidiu Costin,TheOhio (536) invariants and Morse-type invariants of State University Legendrian knots. Lou P. van den Dries, Michael B. Henry,TheUniversityof University of Illinois, Texas at Austin (1067-57-1497) Urbana-Champaign 5:15PM HOMFLY-PT polynomial and Legendrian 3:15PM On linearly ordered structures of finite (537) links in the solid torus. (545) rank. Dan Rutherford, Duke University Charles Steinhorn, Vassar College (1067-57-2073) (1067-03-1168) 5:30PM Identifying the Canonical Component for 3:45PM Super-exact quasi-analytic classes and (538) the Whitehead Link. (546) o-minimality. Emily R Landes,UniversityofTexas, Tobias Kaiser,Universität Passau, Austin (1067-54-967) Germany, Jean-Philippe Rolin,Université 5:45PM A Geometric Reverse to Quillen’s Plus de Bourgogne, France, and Patrick (539) Construction. Speissegger*, McMaster University Jeffrey J Rolland, University of Wisconsin (1067-26-821) - Milwaukee (1067-57-1097) 4:15PM Transseries: Composition, Recursion, and (547) Convergence. MAA Section Officers Gerald A Edgar,TheOhioState University (1067-06-661) 2:30 PM –5:00PM Mardi Gras D, 4:45PM Surreal Ordered Exponential Fields. 3rd Floor, Marriott (548) Philip Ehrlich, Ohio University Chair: Rick Gillman,Valparaiso (1067-06-528) University MAA Invited Address AWM Schafer Minisymposium 3:20 PM –4:10PM Great Ballroom 2:45 PM –6:15PM La Galerie 1, A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton 2nd Floor, Marriott (549) On the intersection of graphs and Organizers: Sami Assaf, Massachusetts geometry. Institute of Technology Edward R. Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins Patricia Hersh,North University (1067-A0-39) Carolina State University 2:45PM Life in the Trenches with Alice–The Early MAA Invited Paper Session on Laplacian (540) Years. Growth: Visual Mathematics Mary W. Gray, American University, Washington DC (1067-01-567) 3:30 PM –6:20PM Rhythms II and 3:15PM Sparse Regular Random Graphs: Spectra III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton (541) and Eigenvectors. Organizers: Yuval Peres,Microsoft Ioana Dumitriu*andSoumik Pal, Research University of Washington (1067-60-2169) Lionel Levine, 3:45PM Bose-Einstein condensation, the NLS, and Massachusetts Institute of (542) a phase transition. Technology Kay L Kirkpatrick,Courant Institute/Paris IX Dauphine Alexander Holroyd, (1067-82-496) Microsoft Research 3:30PM Digital Snowflakes. 4:15PM Do the primes behave independently? (543) Melanie Matchett Wood,American (550) Janko Gravner, University of California Institute of Mathematics and Stanford at Davis (1067-AB-1370) University (1067-11-529) 4:00PM Random Sorting. (551) Alexander E Holroyd,Microsoft 4:45PM Traces and topological fixed point theory. (544) Kate Ponto,UniversityofKentucky Research (1067-AB-1446) (1067-55-1226) 4:30PM Sandpiles, domino tilings, and Chebyshev (552) polynomials. Preliminary report. 5:15PM Panel Discussion: Getting Started as a Research Mathematician. David Perkinson, Reed College (1067-AB-1770) AMS Special Session on Transseries and 5:00PM Fast Simulation of Large-Scale Growth (553) Models. Ordered Exponential Fields, II Tobias Friedrich, Max-Planck-Institut fur¨ Informatik (1067-AB-2012) 3:15 PM –5:05PM Napoleon B2, 3rd Floor, Sheraton 5:30PM Self-organizing structures in rotor-router (554) blobs. Organizers: Gerald A. Edgar,TheOhio James G. Propp,Universityof State University Massachusetts Lowell (1067-AB-2120)

70 Thursday, January 6 – Program of the Sessions

6:00PM On the Roundness of Rotor Router Blobs. AWM Schafer Minisymposium Panel (555) Matthew Cook, University of Zurich and Discussion ETH Zurich (1067-AB-2198) 5:15 PM –6:15PM La Galerie 1, 2nd Floor, Marriott MAA-NCTM Mutual Concerns Committee Getting started as a research Panel Discussion mathematician. Moderator: Elizabeth Wilmer, Oberlin 3:50 PM –5:10PM La Galerie 6, College 2nd Floor, Marriott Panelists: Linda Green, Dominican Transition from high school to college: University of California Should there be an alternate to calculus? Zvezdelina Stankova, Mills Organizer: Gail Burrill, Michigan State College University Caroline Klivans,University Panelists: Danny Kaplan, Macalester of Chicago College Josephine Yu,Georgia Gregory D. Foley,Ohio Institute of Technology University Thomas R. Butts,University SIGMAA on Mathematicians in Business, of Texas at Dallas Industry, and Government Business Meeting Al Cuoco, Education Development Center 5:30 PM –6:30PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Michael Shaughnessy, Portland State University Gail Burrill SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Reception and Business Meeting

5:30 PM –6:30PM La Galerie 2, MAA Project NExT-Young Mathematicians’ 2nd Floor, Marriott Network Poster Session

4:00 PM –6:00PM Napoleon A1-A3, SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy Business 3rd Floor, Sheraton Meeting

Organizers: Michael Axtell,Universityof 5:30 PM –6:00PM La Galerie 6, St. Thomas 2nd Floor, Marriott Kim Roth, Juniata College Reception for Graduate Students and Reception for Undergraduate Students First-Time Participants

4:00 PM –5:00PM Gallery Ballroom, 5:30 PM –6:30PM Armstrong Ballroom, 1st Floor, Sheraton 8th Floor, Sheraton

SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy Reception MAA Panel Discussion and Panel Discussion

5:00 PM –7:00PM Mardi Gras BC, 6:00 PM –7:00PM La Galerie 6, 3rd Floor, Marriott 2nd Floor, Marriott Current issues in actuarial science Mathematics and democracy ten years education. later. Organizers: Robert Buck, Slippery Rock University SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Guest Bettye Anne Case,Florida State University Lecture

Kevin Charlwood, 6:30 PM –7:15PM La Galerie 2, Washburn University 2nd Floor, Marriott Steve Paris,FloridaState University 6:30PM Bridges of Trigonometry in the (556) Anglo-American Colonies and the United Panelists: Steve Paris States. Preliminary report. Bettye Anne Case Joe Albree, Auburn University Robert Buck Montomery (1067-A0-355)

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

AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture 9:40AM Mobile Sage-Math for Linear Algebra and (565) its Application. 8:30 PM –9:30PM Great Ballroom Lee Sage-Gu*andKim Kyung-Won, A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Sungkyunkwan University (1067-L1-972) (557) Mathematical problems in systemic risk. 10:00AM An Evaluation of Students’ Experiences in George C. Papanicolaou,Stanford (566) a Technology-based Linear Algebra University (1067-60-2) Course. Preliminary report. Karsten K. Schmidt,Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences, Germany AWM Reception (1067-L1-459) 10:20AM Eigenvalues ﬁrst? Teaching linear 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Great Ballroom (567) algebra with computation, then Foyer, 5th Floor, Sheraton application, then theory. Preliminary report. Jason Grout,DrakeUniversity (1067-L1-1877) 10:40AM Interviews to Assess Vocabulary and Friday, January 7 (568) Understanding. Preliminary report. Steven M Hetzler, Salisbury University (1067-L1-2094) Joint Meetings Registration 11:00AM Detailing an Innovative, Student-Centered (569) Instructional Sequence that Builds from 7:30 AM –4:00PM Across from La Students’ Intuitive Understandings of Galerie 4, 2nd Floor, Marriott Vector to Formal Deﬁnitions of Span and Linear Dependence. Megan J Wawro*, San Diego State MAA Session on Innovative and Effective University & University of California, San Ways to Teach Linear Algebra Diego, and Michelle Zandieh,Arizona State University (1067-L1-1430) 7:20 AM – 11:55 AM Rhythms I, 11:20AM Inverting the Linear Algebra Classroom. 2nd Floor, Sheraton (570) Robert Talbert, Franklin College Organizers: David M. Strong, (1067-L1-2079) Pepperdine University 11:40AM The Second Undergraduate Level Course Gilbert Strang, (571) in Linear Algebra. Preliminary report. Massachusetts Institute of Steven J Leon,Universityof Technology Massachusetts Dartmouth David C. Lay,Universityof (1067-L1-1379) Maryland 7:20AM Rotations via Quaternions and (558) Interpolation. Paul Raymond Bouthellier,Universityof Pittsburgh-Titusville (1067-L1-328) AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research 7:40AM Ray-based Tomography: An application (559) for linear algebra. in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Murphy Waggoner, Simpson College Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, III (1067-L1-1459) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Orleans, 3rd 8:00AM Visualizing Discrete Dynamical Systems. (560) Thomas W Polaski, Winthrop University Floor, JW Marriott (1067-L1-1523) Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, 8:20AM A geometric view of orthogonal Rochester Institute of (561) diagonalization of symmetric matrices. Technology Robert L. Sachs,GeorgeMason Bernard Brooks,Rochester University (1067-L1-1615) Institute of Technology 8:40AM A nickel and dime example for motivating Jobby Jacob,Rochester (562) a variety of linear algebra concepts. Institute of Technology David Strong, Pepperdine University (1067-L1-413) Jacqueline A. Jensen,Sam Houston State University 9:00AM I am the Alpha, I am the Omega. (563) Aldo R Maldonado,ParkUniversity Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester (1067-L1-868) Institute of Technology 9:20AM What Educational Portal of International 8:00AM A Generalization of Continued Fractions. (564) Linear Algebra Society(ILAS) can do? (572) Maxwell Anselm*andSteven H Kim Kyung-Won*andLee Sang-Gu, Weintraub, Lehigh University Sungkyunkwan University (1067-L1-971) (1067-11-33)

72 Friday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

8:30AM The Splitting Fields of Generalized Rikuna 8:30AM Teaching Mathematics to Future (573) Polynomials. (581) Teachers: The Value of Co-Teaching Zev Chonoles*, Brown University, John Courses with Mathematics Educators. Cullinan, Bard College, Hannah Catherine Beneteau*, University of Hausman, Allison Pacelli, Sean Pegado, South Florida, and Saad El-Zanati, Illinois Williams College, and Fan Wei*, State University (1067-97-1605) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 9:00AM Teaching Mathematics to Future (1067-12-1117) (582) Teachers: Connecting Mathematics to 9:00AM Minimum Number of Holes in Aspects of Teaching in University (574) Unavoidable Sets of Partial Words. Courses. Preliminary report. Rebecca H McGraw*andChantel F. Blanchet-Sadri,UniversityofNorth Blackburn, University of Arizona Carolina at Greensboro, Laure Flapan*, (1067-97-1592) Yale University, and Stephen Watkins, 9:30AM Breadth, Depth, Disputes, Drama, and Vanderbilt University (1067-05-904) (583) Campus Pranks: The Possibilities and 9:30AM Minimum hole sparsity for partial word Pleasures of Co-teaching Logic. (575) avoidability. James M Henle, Smith College F. Blanchet-Sadri,UniversityofNorth (1067-03-88) Carolina at Greensboro, Kevin Black, 10:00AM A course emphasizing mathematical logic Harvey Mudd College, and Andrew (584) and reasoning that is appropriate for Zemke*, Rochester Institute of general education and elementary Technology (1067-05-1178) education majors. 10:00AM Generating Artificial Social Networks. Warren W. Esty,MontanaState (576) Kate Burgers*, Harvey Mudd College, University, Bozeman, MT 59717 and Julianne Upton, Linfield College (1067-97-916) (1067-91-310) 10:30AM Seemingly Abstruse Logical Principles (585) Have Practical Importance. 10:30AM Bifurcation structure of external cavity (577) mode and compound laser mode Susanna S Epp,DePaulUniversity solutions. (1067-97-2162) Christina Battista*, Rochester Institute 11:00AM Applied Logic Courses in the Mathematics of Technology, and Jeannette Benham, (586) Curriculum. Bard College (1067-37-313) Lawrence S. Moss, Indiana University, Bloomington (1067-97-725) 11:00AM The Computation of R(K5 − P3,K5)=25*. (578) Jesse Calvert*, Washington University in 11:30AM Technology in Logic Education: St. Louis, and Michael Schuster,North (587) Courseware, Automated Assessment and Carolina State University (1067-05-312) Data Mining. Dave Barker-Plummer, CSLI/Stanford 11:30AM Rank numbers for generalized ladders, University (1067-97-1571) (579) some trees and unicyclic graphs. Peter Richter*, University of Rochester, Emily Sergel,RutgersUniversity,and AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Anh Tran, Rochester Institute of Mathematics, III Technology (1067-05-311) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Maurepas, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Organizers: Sloan E. Despeaux,Western Carolina University Craig G. Fraser,University AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on of Toronto Mathematics and Education Reform, I Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Napoleon C1, 8:00AM This part of this session is also 3rd Floor, Sheraton cosponsored by The International Commission for the History of Organizers: William H. Barker,Bowdoin College Mathematics (ICHM). 8:00AM The Quadrature of the Circle: 17th , William G. McCallum (588) century impossibility arguments. University of Arizona Jesper Lutzen, University of Copenhagen Bonnie S. Saunders, (1067-01-1079) University of Illinois at 8:30AM The quarrel on the invention of the Chicago (589) calculus in Jean E . Montucla and 8:00AM The Mathematical Education of Teachers. Joseph J. L. de Lalande, Histoire des (580) Preliminary report. Mathématiques (1758/1799-1802). W. James Lewis,Universityof Niccolo` Guicciardini,UniversitAdi˜ Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-97-1749) Bergamo, Italy (1067-01-1017)

73 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 7 (cont’d.)

9:00AM “Splendidly isolated”? Some reflections on 10:30AM Finding the rational points on a certain (590) the transnationality of 19th-century (601) genus 12 curve. British mathematics. Preliminary report. Ralph Greenberg,Universityof Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College Washington, Karl Rubin and Alice (1067-01-521) Silverberg*, University of California, 9:30AM Salvatore Pincherle and the 1918 Grand Irvine (1067-11-708) (591) Prix des sciences mathématiques: The 11:00AM Efficient Divisor Reduction on Third Man. Preliminary report. (602) Hyperelliptic Curves. Daniel S. Alexander,DrakeUniversity Renate Scheidler*, Unversity of (1067-01-2027) Calgary, Canada, Roberto Avanzi, 10:00AM Shades of modernism in understandings Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany, (592) of applied mathematics: von Neumann’s Michael J Jacobson, Jr.,Universityof economic system of equations and Calgary, Canada, and Andreas Stein, Rashevsky’s model of cellular Universitaet Oldenburg, Germany multiplication. (1067-11-330) Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen, IMFUFA, NSM, 11:30AM Finding small sets whose subset sums Roskilde University (1067-01-1160) (603) include a given set. Preliminary report. 10:30AM The lure of the fundamental probability David Petrie Moulton,IDA–Center (593) set of equally likely events. Preliminary for Communications Research report. (1067-11-1014) Byron E. Wall,YorkUniversity (1067-01-1110) 11:00AM Mobilizing Mathematics: The American (594) Mathematical Society and World War II. Preliminary report. Karen V. H. Parshall,Universityof AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and Virginia (1067-01-1225) Analysis, I 11:30AM George Birkhoff–“the Poincaréof (595) America”. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Napoleon C2, June E. Barrow-Green,TheOpen 3rd Floor, Sheraton University (1067-01-1018) Organizers: Jeremy Avigad,Carnegie AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of Mellon University Computation: Algebra and Number Theory, I Ulrich W. Kohlenbach, Technische Universität 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Napoleon D2, Darmstadt 3rd Floor, Sheraton Henry Towsner,University Organizers: Gregor Kemper, Technische of California Los Angeles Universität Munchen¨ 8:00AM Inverting the Furstenberg Michael J. Mossinghoff, (604) correspondence. Davidson College Jeremy Avigad, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University Igor E. Shparlinski, (1067-37-1533) Macquarie University 8:30AM Beyond the Correspondence Principle. 8:00AM The sum-product algorithm for binary (596) codes having check nodes of degree two. (605) Henry P Towsner,Universityof Michael E. O’Sullivan*, San Diego State California at Los Angeles (1067-03-750) University, and John Brevik,LongBeach 9:00AM Algorithmic randomness and ergodic State Univ. (1067-94-1716) (606) theorems. 8:30AM Complexity of the Graph Isomorphism Mathieu Hoyrup,LORIA,INRIANancy- (597) Problem. Preliminary report. France (1067-68-808) Derksen Harm, University of Michigan 9:30AM Invariant measures on countable models. (1067-05-2154) (607) Nathanael L. Ackerman,Universityof 9:00AM Combining Group Theory and Number California, Berkeley, Cameron E. Freer*, (598) Theory Computations. University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Nigel Boston, University of Wisconsin - Rehana R. Patel,HarvardUniversity Madison (1067-11-374) (1067-03-794) 9:30AM Class Group and Regulator Computation 10:00AM A constructive law of large numbers with (599) in Quadratic Fields. (608) applications. Michael J Jacobson, Jr.,Universityof Peter Gacs,BostonUniversity Calgary (1067-11-1191) (1067-60-2076) 10:00AM Genus 1 point counting in quadratic 10:30AM Computability and Complexity of (600) space and essentially quartic time. (609) Computable Cauchy Problems. Andrew V Sutherland, Massachusetts Ning Zhong, University of Cincinnati Institute of Technology (1067-11-436) (1067-03-741)

74 Friday, January 7 – Program of the Sessions

11:00AM Recursive analysis of singular ordinary AMS Special Session on Wavelets, Tilings, (610) differential equations. and Iterated Function Systems, I Peter Buser*, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, and Bruno 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Napoleon C3, Scarpellini,UniversityofBasel 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1067-03-2034) Organizers: Palle E. Jorgensen, 11:30AM Exploratory Experimentation and (611) Computation. University of Iowa David H Bailey, Lawrence Berkley David R. Larson,Texas National Labs, and Jonathan M A&M University Borwein*, University of Newcastle, NSW Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana Australia (1067-33-223) State University 8:00AM Tensor products of generalized (620) multiresolution analyses. Preliminary report. Judith A. Packer, University of Colorado AMS Special Session on Birational Geometry at Boulder (1067-42-1165) and Moduli Spaces (Mathematics Research 8:30AM Balayage and the theory of generalized Communities session), I (621) Fourier frames. Preliminary report. Enrico Au-Yeung and John J. 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Napoleon B1, Benedetto*, Norbert Wiener Center, 3rd Floor, Sheraton UMD, College Park (1067-42-263) 9:00AM Sampling in reproducing kernel Banach Organizers: Kevin Tucker,Universityof (622) spaces on Lie groups. Utah Jens Gerlach Christensen,Universityof Dawei Chen,Universityof Maryland, College Park (1067-43-556) Illinois at Chicago 9:30AM Homogeneous Besov spaces on the Amanda Knecht,University (623) stratified Lie groups as generalized of Michigan coorbit spaces. Preliminary report. Azita Mayeli, City College of David Swinarski,University Technology, City University of New York of Georgia (1067-46-1794) 8:00AM The quantum equivariant cohomology of 10:00AM Wavelets and Framelets in Sobolev (612) flag varieties. (624) Spaces. Preliminary report. Linda Chen, Swarthmore College Bin Han, University of Alberta (1067-14-1103) (1067-42-1309) 8:30AM Polynomial Families of Tautological 10:30AM Isometries on Bernoulli measures. (613) Mrt Classes on g,n. (625) Preliminary report. Steffen S Marcus*, Brown University, and Palle Jorgensen,UniversityofIowa,Keri Renzo Cavalieri, Colorado State Kornelson*, University of Oklahoma, and University (1067-14-1206) Karen L. Shuman, Grinnell College 9:00AM Picard groups of normal surfaces. (1067-42-637) (614) Preliminary report. 11:00AM Finite sums of projections. Scott R Nollet, Texas Christian University (626) Victor Kaftal*, University of Cincinnati, (1067-14-572) Ping W Ng, University of Louisiana, and 9:30AM Local Structure of the Compactified Shuang Zhang, University of Cincinnati (615) Jacobian. (1067-47-1624) Jesse Kass*, University of Michigan, 11:30AM Bessel Sequences of Exponentials on Sebastian Casalaina-Martin,University (627) Fractal Measures. of Colorado at Boulder, and Filippo Eric Weber, Iowa State University Viviani, University of Roma Tre (1067-42-1050) (1067-14-1276) 10:00AM Ulrich bundles on del Pezzo surfaces. (616) Yusuf Mustopa, University of Michigan (1067-14-789) AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis 10:30AM Interpolation on surfaces in P3. and Random Phenomena, I (617) Jack Huizenga,HarvardUniversity (1067-14-671) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Maurepas Room, 11:00AM The cone conjecture for Calabi–Yau pairs. 3rd Floor, Sheraton (618) Artie Prendergast-Smith,Leibniz Universität Hannover (1067-14-1227) Organizers: Ambar N. Sengupta, 11:30AM DB pairs and vanishing theorems. Louisiana State University (619) Sándor J Kovács,Universityof P. Sundar, Louisiana State Washington (1067-14-1075) University

75 Program of the Sessions – Friday, January 7 (cont’d.)

8:00AM Brownian Motions on Metric Graphs. 8:00AM Unexpected imaginaries in valued fields (628) Vadim Kostrykin, University of Mainz, (636) with analytic structure. Preliminary Jurgen K. Potthoff*, University of report. Mannheim, and Robert Schrader, Deirdre Haskell*, McMaster University, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Free Ehud Hrushovski, Hebrew University, University Berlin (1067-60-1441) and Dugald Macpherson,Universityof 8:30AM SBM as the unique strong solution to an Leeds (1067-03-2427) (629) SPDE. 9:00AM Topology of Berkovich Spaces. Jie Xiong, University of Tennessee (637) Jéromeˆ Poineau,Universityof (1067-60-1301) Strasbourg (1067-14-987) 9:00AM Gaussian Calculus and Wick Products 9:30AM On definability of types in dependent (630) (Joint work with Paolo Da Pelo and (638) theories. Alberto Lanconelli from the University of Vincent N Guingona,Universityof Bari, Italy). Preliminary report. Maryland, College Park (1067-03-947) Aurel Iulian Stan,TheOhioState 10:00AM The Set of Restricted Complex Exponents University at Marion (1067-60-1460) (639) for Expansions of the Reals. Preliminary 9:30AM Self-similarity and long range report. (631) dependence: some recent developments Michael A. Tychonievich,TheOhioState for the multivariate setting. University (1067-03-1628) Gustavo Didier*, Tulane University, and 10:30AM Globalizing locally compact local groups. Vladas Pipiras, UNC-Chapel Hill (640) Lou van den Dries, University of Illinois (1067-60-1620) at Urbana-Champaign, and Isaac M 10:00AM A Support Theorem for a Gaussian Radon Goldbring*, University of California, Los (632) Transform in Infinite Dimensions. Angeles (1067-22-232) Jeremy J Becnel*, Stephen F. Austin 11:00AM Discussion. State University, and Ambar N Sengupta, Louisiana State University (1067-46-478) 10:30AM Equivalence Relationship between (633) Forward Backward SDEs and Backward AMS Special Session on Commutative SPDEs. Algebra (Mathematics Research Jin Ma, Hong Yin*andJianfeng Zhang, Communities session), I University of Southern California (1067-60-766) 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Napoleon B3, 11:00AM A Stochastic Lagrangian Particle Model 3rd Floor, Sheraton (634) and Nonlinear Filtering for Three Dimensional Euler Flow with Jumps. Organizers: Christine Berkesch, Meng Xu*, University of Wyoming, and Stockholm University Sritharan, Naval Postgraduate School Bhargav Bhatt,Universityof (1067-60-624) Michigan, Ann Arbor 11:30AM Bridges of random walks in a random Jason McCullough, (635) environment. University of California, Jonathon Peterson*, Cornell University, Riverside and Nina Gantert, Institut fur Javid Validashti,University Mathematishe Statistik (1067-60-136) of Kansas 8:00AM Applications of graded integral closures. (641) Preliminary report. Craig Huneke,UniversityofKansas (1067-13-1239) 8:30AM Coefficient theorems of Briançon-Skoda AMS Special Session on Model Theory of (642) type. Preliminary report. Fields and Applications (Mathematics Ian M. Aberbach and Aline Hosry*, Research Communities session), I University of Missouri (1067-13-491) 9:00AM Symbolic power of some classes of 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Napoleon B2, (643) algebras. Preliminary report. 3rd Floor, Sheraton Paolo Mantero, Purdue Univeristy, and Yu Xie*, University of Notre Dame Organizers: Benjamin A. Hutz,CUNY (1067-13-385) Graduate Center 9:30AM Local cohomology modules as G-modules. Jana Marikova,Western (644) Emily E Witt, University of Michigan Illinois University (1067-13-390) Jerome Poineau,University 10:00AM The Second Hilbert Coefficient of a of Strasbourg (645) Parameter Ideal in an Unmixed Ring. Yimu Yin,Universityof Lori A McDonnell,Universityof Pittsburgh Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-13-1071)

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10:30AM Conditions for the existence of totally 11:00AM A mathematical model for the spatial (646) reﬂexive modules. Preliminary report. (655) transmission of dengue in a periodic Kristen A Beck,TheUniversityofTexas environment. at Arlington (1067-13-408) Andrew L Nevai*, University of Central 11:00AM Extending the Strong Lefschetz Property. Florida, and Edy Soewono, Institut (647) Melissa Lindsey, Purdue University Teknologi Bandung (1067-92-2016) (1067-13-672) 11:30AM Optimal Control of the Spread of Malaria 11:30AM Inverse systems, Gelfand-Tsetlin patterns (656) Super-Infectivity. Preliminary report. (648) and the weak Lefschetz property. Folashade B. Agusto*andSuzanne Brian Harbourne,Universityof Lenhart,NIMBioS,Universityof Nebraska, Hal Schenck and Alexandra Tennessee, Knoxville (1067-92-516) Seceleanu*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-14-1472)

AMS Special Session on Boundary Control AMS Special Session on Structured Models in and Moving Interface in Coupled Systems of Ecology, Evolution, and Epidemiology: Partial Differential Equations, I Periodicity, Extinction, and Chaos, I 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Conde, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Napoleon D3, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Organizers: Lorena Bociu,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln Organizers: Sophia R.-J. Jang,Texas Tech University Jean-Paul Zolesio, CNRS-INLN and INRIA, Linda J. S. Allen,TexasTech Sophia Antipolis, France University 8:00AM Concerning the uniform stabilization of Lih-Ing W. Roeger,Texas (657) fluid-structure interaction PDE models. Tech University George Avalos,Universityof 8:00AM Nonlinear matrix models, evolution, and Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-35-756) (649) the dynamic dichotomy of semelparous 8:30AM Global uniqueness and stability in inverse populations. (658) problems for second order hyperbolic Jim M. Cushing, University of Arizona equations with a non-homogeneous (1067-92-1724) Neumann boundary term. 8:30AM Modeling the Owned Cat Population in Roberto Triggiani, University of Virginia (650) Knox County, Tennessee. Preliminary (1067-35-772) report. 9:00AM Arterial blood flow modeling. Suzanne Lenhart,Universityof (659) , Department of Tennessee (1067-92-1137) Giovanna Guidoboni Mathematical Sciences, Indiana University 9:00AM Predicting Attenuant and Resonant and Purdue University at Indianapolis (651) 2-Cycles in Periodically Forced (IUPUI) (1067-35-667) Discrete-Time 2-Species Population Models. Preliminary report. 9:30AM Variational Solution to Incompressible John E. Franke*, North Carolina (660) Euler Equation. State University, and Matthew A. Jean-Paul Zolesio,CNRS-INLN Morena, University of New Hampshire (1067-35-1362) (1067-92-1914) 10:00AM A moving interface problem in blood flow. (661) Suncica Canic, University of Houston 9:30AM Influenza and SEIR model with isolation. (652) Velasco-Hernandez, Instituto Mexicano (1067-35-1169) del Petroleo, and Maria Leite*, University 10:30AM Shape optimization for hyperbolic of Oklahoma (1067-34-1977) (662) boundary problems with conservative 10:00AM Predator-prey model with strong Allee boundary conditions. (653) effect on prey population. Matthias Eller, Georgetown University Jinfeng Wang, Harbin Normal University, (1067-35-767) Junping Shi*, College of William and 11:00AM Generation of dynamical flow and long Mary, and Junjie Wei, Harbin Institute of (663) time behavior of solutions to wave Technology (1067-34-1082) equation with acoustic boundary 10:30AM A Spatiotemporal Model of Barley and conditions. (654) Cereal Yellow Dwarf Virus Transmission Irena Lasiecka*andPhilip Graber, Dynamics with Seasonality, Age University of Virginia (1067-35-596) Structure and Plant Competition. 11:30AM Existence for a linearized steady-state Vrushali A Bokil*, Carrie Manore, Sean (664) fluid-nonlinear elasticity interaction. M Moore, Oregon State University, Lorena Bociu*, University of Elizabeth T Borer,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln, and Jean-Paul Zolesio, Minnesota, and Parviez R Hosseini, INRIA, Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France EcoHealth Alliance (1067-92-1832) (1067-35-406)

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AMS Special Session on Groups, Geometry, AMS Session on Optimization, Game Theory, and Applications, I and Applications of Mathematics

8:00 AM – 11:50 AM Borgne Room, 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Cornet Room, 3rd Floor, Sheraton 8th Floor, Sheraton

Organizer: Delaram Kahrobaei,City 8:00AM Asset Price Dynamics: Differential University of New York (672) Equations and Instability. 8:00AM Subgroup distortion and bounded Mark DeSantis, University of Pittsburgh (665) cohomology. (1067-37-1693) Indira Chatterji*, Orléans (France) and 8:15AM Hybrid Runge-Kutta and Quasi-Newton OSU, Guido Mislin,ETHZandOSU, (673) Algorithms. Christophe Pittet, Marseille (France), Darin Mohr,TheUniversityofIowa and Laurent Saloff-Coste,Cornell (1067-90-1965) University (1067-20-1346) 8:30AM Lower Bounds for the Ropelength of 8:30AM Hyperbolic Surface Subgroups of (674) Reduced Conformations. (666) One-ended Doubles of Free Groups. Robert Douglas McGuigan,SanJose Sang-hyun Kim*, Tufts University/KAIST, State University (1067-00-386) and Sang-il Oum, KAIST (1067-20-1187) 9:00AM Pushing fillings in right-angled Artin 8:45AM An Effective Method for Replenishing (667) groups. (675) Items with Seasonal Intermittent Aaron Abrams,EmoryUniversity,Noel Demand. Brady, University of Oklahoma, Pallavi Meike Niederhausen*andGary Dani*, Louisiana State University, Moon Mitchell,UniversityofPortland Duchin, Univerisity of Michigan, and (1067-90-2005) Robert Young, IHES (1067-20-1806) 9:00AM Sparsity Optimization with Applications 9:30AM Generic Properties of Groups and Surface (676) in Bioscience. Preliminary report. (668) Subgroups. Preliminary report. Sarah A King, North Carolina State Sang-hyun Kim, Tufts University, University (1067-90-2142) and Paul E. Schupp*, University of 9:15AM Nash equilibria in a one-dimensional Illinois, Stevens Institute of Technology (677) dispersion game. (1067-20-1709) Arash Enayati Khorzoghi,Carnegie 10:00AM Infinite words and groups. Mellon University (1067-91-1559) (669) Alexei Miasnikov, Stevens Institute of 9:30AM Evolutionary Game Theory on Measure Technology (1067-20-1095) (678) Spaces. 11:00AM Groups with a quasiconvex hierarchy. John M Cleveland*, Penn State (670) Mark F Hagen, McGill University (University Park) StateCollege, PA, and (1067-20-526) Azmy S Ackleh, University of Louisiana 11:30AM Involutions and the word length of the at Lafayette (1067-91-1819) (671) Mobius group. 9:45AM Cascading Behavior in Networks: A Game Ara S. Basmajian,CUNY,Graduate (679) Theory Approach to Modeling Voting center and Hunter college (1067-30-367) Behavior. Preliminary report. Jim C. Manning*, University of South Carolina, and Margaret Cozzens,DIMACS,RutgersUniversity (1067-91-2128)

10:00AM The Borda Count, the Kemeny Rule, and (680) the Permutahedron. MAA Minicourse #3: Part A Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College (1067-91-234)

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM IIe de France I, 10:15AM Braess’s Paradox in Random Graphs. 3rd Floor, JW Marriott (681) Stephen J. Young*andFan Chung, University of California, San Diego Geometry and algebra in mathematical (1067-91-2021) music theory. 10:30AM An Analysis of the U.S. Consumer Price Organizers: Thomas M. Fiore,University (682) Index –An Application of the ARMA and of Michigan-Dearborn the GARCH Model. Preliminary report. Dmitri Tymoczko, Qi Sun, Lafayette College (1067-91-153) Department of Music, 10:45AM Agent-based Asset Pricing Dynamics with Princeton University (683) incomplete market in Lucas Framework. Robert Peck, School of Preliminary report. Music, Louisiana State Yuanying Guan, Florida State University University (1067-91-1112)

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11:00AM An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to 9:30AM Decomposition of sparse graphs using (684) Financial Markets. (694) forests and a graph with bounded William K Brayer,GeoregeMason degree. (1067-91-1473) Seog-Jin Kim, Konkuk University, South Korea, Alexandr V. Kostochka, Douglas 11:15AM A Stability Study of Asset Price (685) Equilibrium Models. Preliminary report. B. West, Hehui Wu*, University of Illinois Arjun Sanghvi, George Mason University at Urbana-Champaign, and Xuding Zhu, (1067-91-1721) Zhejiang Normal University, China (1067-05-1114) 11:30AM Options pricing with transaction costs (686) and stochastic volatility. Preliminary 9:45AM A Characterization of the Centers of report. (695) Chordal Graphs. Emmanuel Kengni Ncheuguim*, New James Michael Shook*andBing Wei, Mexico State University, and Maria University of Mississippi (1067-05-957) Mariani, University of Texas at El Paso (1067-91-1884) 10:00AM Spherical Tiling by 12 Congruent (696) Pentagons. 11:45AM Martingale properties of the wealth Min Yan*, Honghao Gao and Nan Shi, (687) process in a spin market model. Hong Kong University of Science and Preliminary report. Technology (1067-05-801) Yilun Dong*, Swarthmore College, and Ted Theodosopoulos, Saint Ann’s 10:15AM Oriented Hypergraphs and the Structure School (1067-91-1919) (697) of Rational Matrices. Lucas J. Rusnak, Binghamton University (1067-05-32)

10:30AM Bicircular Matroids with Circuits of a (698) Single Size. Torina Deachune Lewis*, Talmage James Reid and Laura Sheppardson, The University of Mississippi AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph (1067-05-2297) Theory, V 10:45AM L(2,1) Labeling of Graphs of Bounded 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Southdown Room, (699) Bandwidth and Permutation Graphs. 4th Floor, Sheraton Preliminary report. Ellen Panofsky*, Cabrini College, 8:00AM Degree sequences and graphs with and Garth Isaak, Lehigh University (688) disjoint spanning trees. (1067-05-1597) Hong-Jian Lai, Yanting Liang*andPing Li, West Virginia University (1067-05-536) 11:00AM Edge switching on colored degree (700) sequences. 8:15AM Hypercube orientations with only two Hannah Alpert*, University of Chicago, (689) in-degrees. Amariah Becker, Carleton College, Joe Buhler, CCR, La Jolla, Steve Butler*, James Hilbert, Lafayette College, UCLA, Ron Graham and Eric Tressler, Jennifer Iglesias, Harvey Mudd College, UCSD (1067-05-1463) and Garth Isaak, Lehigh University 8:30AM Minimal Percolating Sets in the (1067-05-591) (690) Hypercube and Related Graphs. 11:15AM A Variation on Kundu’s Theorem. Emily Berger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1067-05-2226) (701) Hannah Alpert, University of Chicago, Amariah Becker, Carleton College, 8:45AM Unifying Laver’s Theorem and the Graph James Hilbert, Lafayette College, (691) Minor Theorem via Proof System Minors. Jennifer Iglesias*, Harvey Mudd College, Christian Joseph Altomare,TheOhio and Garth Issak, Lehigh University State University (1067-05-2295) (1067-05-615) 9:00AM Generating Planar Quintangulations. 11:30AM Obstacle Numbers of Graphs. (692) Preliminary report. Jianning Su*, Jinko Kanno, Louisiana (702) Hannah Alpert, University of Chicago, Tech University, and Ko Yamamoto, Christina Koch, Academy of Hope, and Yokohama National University Joshua D Laison*, Willamette University (1067-05-1944) (1067-05-1359) 9:15AM An intuitively appealing axiomatization 11:45AM ”Graphic” Degree Sequences for (693) of the median procedure on median (703) Edge-Colored Graphs. graphs. Amariah D. Becker*, Carleton College, Beth A Novick*, Clemson University, and Hannah Alpert, University of Chicago, Henry Martyn Mulder, Econometrisch James Hilbert, Lafayette College, and Instituut, Erasmus Universiteit Jenny Iglesias, Harvey Mudd College (1067-05-1713) (1067-05-704)

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MAA Session on Alternative Approaches to 11:20AM Data Visualization in Introductory Traditional Introductory Statistics Courses, I (714) Statistics. Max Buot, Xavier University 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM Great Ballroom (1067-B1-2349) E, 5th Floor, Sheraton 11:40AM Statistics for the Millenial Learner. (715) Gina F Reed, Gainesville State College Organizers: Brian T. Gill, Seattle Pacific (1067-B1-1025) University Nancy J. Boynton,SUNY Fredonia Michael A. Posner, MAA Session on Cool Calculus: Lessons Villanova University Learned Through Innovative and Effective 8:00AM Confounding the Traditional Introductory Supplemental Projects, Activities, and (704) Statistics Course. Strategies for Teaching Calculus Daniel T Kaplan, Macalester College (1067-B1-1002) 8:00 AM – 11:35 AM Grand Chenier Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton 8:20AM Online discussions boards: An attempt (705) to foster student interaction and Organizer: Jessica M. Deshler,West engagement in an online Introductory Virginia University Statistics course. 8:00AM Sharks, Minnows and Wheelbarrows: Sheldon H Lee, Viterbo University (716) Calculus Modeling Projects. (1067-B1-2359) Michael D Smith, Hollins University 8:40AM Teaching Critical Thinking in a Statistical (1067-C1-357) (706) Literacy Course Using Odysseys2Sense: a 8:20AM Use of Open-Ended Problems in Web-Based Discussion Forum. Preliminary (717) Multivariable Calculus. report. Sarah L Mabrouk, Framingham State Milo Schield,W.M.KeckStatistical University (1067-C1-2362) Literacy Project (1067-B1-51) 8:40AM Overcoming Conflicting Imagery in the 9:00AM Papers? - in a math class? Using essays (718) Development of an Understanding of (707) and online discussion groups to improve Taylor Series Convergence. an Introductory Statistics course. Jason H Martin*, Arizona State Preliminary report. University, and Michael C Oehrtman, Edwin P Herman,Universityof University of Northern Colorado Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1067-B1-1600) (1067-C1-2274) 9:20AM Using group quizzes in an online 9:00AM Playing with Multivariable Calculus (708) introductory statistics course. (719) Concepts Wearing 3D Glasses. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Audbjorg Bjornsdottir*andJoan Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community Garfield, University of Minnesota College (1067-C1-1647) (1067-B1-2057) 9:20AM Maplets for Calculus: Effective Teaching 9:40AM Teaching an online Statistics Class for (720) and Studying Resources for Calculus (709) Education Major. Students. Kumer Pial Das*, Md. Shamim Sarker Philip B Yasskin*, Texas A&M University, and AKM Saiful Islam, Lamar University and Douglas B Meade,Universityof (1067-B1-1862) South Carolina (1067-C1-1457) 10:00AM A Biology-Emphasis Elementary Statistics 9:40AM Using Differentials to Teach Calculus (710) Course in a Small, Liberal Arts College (721) Coherently. Setting. Tevian Dray, Oregon State University William R Harris, Georgetown College (1067-C1-2352) (1067-B1-840) 10:00AM Putting the Cart before the Horse? 10:20AM Applied Statistics for Non-Traditional (722) Teaching Differentiation Rules as (711) Undergraduate Business Majors (An “Review” in First Semester Calculus. Introductory Statistics Course). Nathan M Wodarz,Universityof Preliminary report. Wisconsin - Stevens Point (1067-C1-397) Michael D. Miner, American Public 10:20AM Using Modeling and Differential University System (1067-B1-1858) (723) Equations with a Numerical Solver to 10:40AM Teaching Introductory Statistics in Teach First Year Calculus. Preliminary (712) Thirteen Formats. Preliminary report. report. Anant Godbole, East Tennessee State Brian Birgen*andMariah Birgen, University (1067-B1-27) Wartburg College (1067-C1-251) 11:00AM Mathematics and the Law: Beyond People 10:40AM Calculus in large lectures: Pedagogy (713) v. Collins. (724) through technology. Preliminary report. Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College Amit A Savkar*andFabiana A Cardetti, (1067-B1-376) University of Connecticut (1067-C1-1662)

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11:00AM Engaging students through the use of the MAA General Contributed Paper Session, V (725) online homework system WeBWorK. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM – 11:55 AM St. Claude, 3rd Anneke Bart, Saint Louis University Floor, JW Marriott (1067-C1-986) 11:20AM A Hands-On Approach To Calculus. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (726) Mike Long, Shippensburg University Lutheran College (1067-C1-1951) Thomas R. Hagedorn,The College of New Jersey 8:00AM A History of Math Seminar Course for (736) Future Secondary Teachers. Preliminary report. Kate G McGivney, Shippensburg MAA Session on Modeling in the ODE University (1067-Z1-2035) Driver’s Seat 8:15AM Pre-Service Teachers in the College (737) Classroom-A Mentoring Experience. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Grand Couteau Gary A. Olson, University of Colorado Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton Denver (1067-Z1-2259) Organizers: Kurt Bryan,Rose-Hulman 8:30AM Improving Elementary Teacher Institute of Technology (738) Mathematics Preparation at Fitchburg Brian J. Winkel,U.S. State University. Preliminary report. Military Academy Mary Ann Barbato,FitchburgState University (1067-Z1-1488) 8:00AM Comparing an Applications-first (727) Approach and an Analytic 8:45AM Improving Student Success on PRAXIS II Techniques-first Approach to Teaching (739) (Mathematical Content). Topics in Differential Equations. Kenneth J Bernard, Virginia State Preliminary report. University (1067-Z1-1947) Jennifer Ann Czocher,TheOhioState 9:00AM An Experiment in Student Centered University (1067-R1-1680) (740) Learning. Preliminary report. 8:20AM Mathematical Modeling of Laurie Lenz, Marymount University (728) “hearts and minds” in the (1067-Z1-1949) Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism Struggle. 9:15AM Project Group Student Selection: Using Chris Arney, United States Military (741) Prior Academic Performance to Improve Academy (1067-R1-237) Group Dynamics. 8:40AM Making Differential Equations More J. Kingsley Fink, United States Military (729) Relevant to Electrical Engineering Academy (1067-Z1-2043) Technology Students. 9:30AM Adventures with Cooperative Learning Yajun Yang, Farmingdale State College (742) and standards-based grading in the of SUNY (1067-R1-1796) college classroom (or, how I tried to 9:00AM Cartilage Regeneration in Cell-Seeded re-program myself to teach in only one (730) Scaffolds: An ODE Modeling Approach. semester). Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Bret Jordan Benesh, College of St. Janine M Haugh,UniversityofNorth Benedict/St. John’s University Carolina at Asheville (1067-R1-2323) (1067-Z1-1449) 9:20AM ODE Models in Medicine. 9:45AM Proactively Preventing Project (731) Lester F Caudill, University of Richmond (743) Procrastination. Preliminary report. (1067-R1-1973) James A Jones*, Elizabeth W Schott, 9:40AM Calibrating, Simulating, and Evaluating Stanley F Florkowski and Brian J (732) an Exposure-Effects Model for Fish Lunday, United States Military Academy Growth. (1067-Z1-2033) Rachael Miller Neilan, Louisiana State 10:00AM Maximizing the Benefit of a Review University (1067-R1-118) (744) Session Using an Informal Collaborative 10:00AM Modeling Malaria in Central America. Group Format. (733) Preliminary report. A. S. Elkhader, Northern State University Michael Huber, Muhlenberg College (1067-Z1-742) (1067-R1-380) 10:15AM Improving Support for Undergraduate 10:20AM An Ode to Modeling with ODEs. (745) Math Tutors. Preliminary report. (734) Kimberly R. Swetz, United States Air Rachel Esselstein, California State Force Academy (1067-R1-1504) University, Monterey Bay (1067-Z1-1162) 10:40AM A Week in the Life of an Inquiry-Based 10:30AM Mentoring Undergraduate Research for (735) ODEs Course. Preliminary report. (746) All Mathematics Majors. Elizabeth Thoren,Universityof Jeffrey W Clark, Elon University California, Santa Barbara (1067-R1-1542) (1067-Z1-89)

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10:45AM Two Different Approaches to Getting Employment Center (747) Students Involved in Writing Proofs. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –7:00PM Preservation Hall, Martin E. Flashman, Humboldt State 2nd Floor, Marriott University (1067-Z1-1399) 11:00AM The “More” Method of Teaching Proofs. (748) Robert L Brabenec, Wheaton College IL (1067-Z1-292) AMS Session on Geometry 11:15AM Teaching Techniques and Activities that (749) Encourage Proof Writing. Preliminary 8:15 AM – 11:55 AM Bayside B, 4th Floor, Sheraton report. 8:15AM Using Cantor Sets to Study the Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley (758) Connectivity of Sierpinski´ Relatives. University (1067-Z1-1572) Tara D Taylor, St. Francis Xavier 11:30AM How Do You Get Students Involved in University (1067-51-699) (750) Writing Proofs? One (Method) at a Time. 8:30AM On Exceptional Points of Cocompact Preliminary report. (759) Fuchsian Groups. Preliminary report. Stan Perrine, Charleston Southern Joseph Fera, Wesleyan University University (1067-Z1-928) (1067-51-948) AM 11:45 Doing It Yourself: Writing Your Own 8:45AM An Introduction to Generalized Parabolas (751) Textbook. (760) I. Preliminary report. James E. Hamblin, Shippensburg Gregory N Hartman*andDaniel S University (1067-Z1-1300) Joseph, Virginia Military Institute (1067-51-975) 9:00AM An Introduction to Generalized Parabolas (761) II. SIAM Minisymposium on Combinatorial Daniel S Joseph*andGregory N Optimization, I Hartman, Virginia Military Institute (1067-51-976) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Bayside A, 4th Floor, Sheraton 9:15AM On the Generalizations of the Polar (762) Moments of Inertia under the Homothetic Organizers: David Hartvigsen, Motions. University of Notre Dame Mutlu Akar*andSalim Yuce, Yildiz Donald Wagner,Ofﬁceof Technical University (1067-51-1616) Naval Research 9:30AM Prime Paths in Graph Coverings and a 8:00AM A PTAS for matroid matching. (763) Chebotarev Density-type Result. (752) Jon Lee, IBM TJ Watson Research Center Thomas Anthony Petrillo,Universityof (1067-68-533) Toledo (1067-51-1841) 8:30AM Finding 2-factors covering 3- and 4-edge 9:45AM Morley i ,Morleye , and their Mother (753) cuts in bridgeless cubic graphs. (764) Triangle. Sylvia Boyd, University of Ottawa, Satoru Shing S So, University of Central Missouri Iwata*andKenjiro Takazawa,Kyoto (1067-51-1996) University (1067-90-887) 10:00AM Einstein Submanifolds in a Kahler Space 9:00AM Matching preclusion and conditional (765) Form. (754) matching preclusion problems for Matthew Drury, Indiana University regular graphs. (1067-51-2031) Eddie Cheng*, Laszlo Liptak,Oakland 10:15AM Symmetry Analysis of Howe’s Patterns. University, Marc J Lipman, Indiana (766) Preliminary report. University Purdue University - Fort Wayne, Dennis Glenn Collins, Winamac, IN Philip Hu, Yale University, and Roger Jia, (1067-51-2278) University of Michigan (1067-05-333) 10:30AM Perimeter-Minimizing Tilings with 9:30AM Computing Matroidal Branchwidth. (767) Penalties for Vertices. Preliminary report. (755) Illya V. Hicks, Rice University Michael T Mara*, Williams College, Yifei (1067-90-1054) Li, Berea College, Elena Wikner, Williams 10:00AM Primal-Dual Algorithms for Weighted College, and Isamar Rosa,Universityof (756) Abstract Flow and Weighted Abstract Cut Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (1067-51-2372) Packing. 10:45AM On closed sets with convex shadows in S. Thomas McCormick*, Sauder School (768) Hilbert space. of Business, UBC, Vancouver, Maren Stoyu Barov, Bulgarian Academy of Martens, ZIB Berlin, and Britta Peis,TU Sciences, and Jan J. Dijkstra*, Vrije Berlin (1067-90-806) Universiteit Amsterdam (1067-52-985) 10:30AM Delta-Wye Reduction of Almost-Planar 11:00AM Experiments in monotone kinetic (757) Graphs. (769) visibility. Preliminary report. Don Wagner, Ofﬁce of Naval Research Lily Du, Stefanie Wang and Yonit (1067-05-920) Bousany*, Smith College (1067-52-1141)

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11:15AM Heesch Numbers of Polyforms with Edge 9:00AM Covered Groups and Simple Rings. (770) Matching Rules. Preliminary report. (780) G. Alan Cannon, Southewastern Casey Mann,TheUniversityofTexasat Louisiana University, Lucyna Kabza, Tyler (1067-52-1772) Southeastern Louisiana University, C. J. 11:30AM Classifying Voronoi Graphs of Hex Maxson, Texas A&M University, and Kent (771) Spheres. M. Neuerburg*, Southeastern Louisiana Aldo-Hilario Cruz-Cota, Grand Valley University (1067-16-1485) State University (1067-54-1349) 9:15AM Weak crossed product orders over 11:45AM Stick Numbers in the Simple Hexagonal (781) discrete valuation rings. Preliminary (772) Lattice. report. Jennifer McLoud-Mann*, Casey Mann Christopher J Wilson, Butler University and David Milan, University of Texas at (1067-16-137) Tyler (1067-54-1521) 9:30AM Category O for the Rational Cherednik (782) Algebra of G12. Christopher R Policastro,MIT AMS Special Session on Expander Graphs in (1067-16-493) PureandAppliedMathematics,II 9:45AM Good Gradings from Relations. (783) Preliminary report. 8:30 AM – 11:15 AM Frontenac, 3rd Kenneth L Price, University of Wisconsin Floor, JW Marriott Oshkosh (1067-16-989) 10:00AM The K2 Property for Face Rings. Organizers: Alireza Salehi Golsefidy, (784) Preliminary report. Princeton University Andrew Conner,UniversityofOregon Alexander Lubotzky, (1067-16-1815) Hebrew University of 10:15AM Fusion Rules for Abelian Extensions of Jerusalem (785) Hopf Algebras. 8:30AM Asymptotic phenomena in geometric Christopher Goff, University of the (773) group theory. Pacific (1067-16-1743) Igor Rivin, Institute for Advanced Study 10:30AM Structural results for the Yoneda and Temple University (1067-05-1682) (786) algebra of a connected-graded algebra. 9:00AM Expander graphs, gonality, and Galois Preliminary report. (774) representations. Christopher Lee Phan,Bucknell Jordan S Ellenberg*, University of University (1067-16-2020) Wisconsin, Christopher J Hall,University 10:45AM Two-sided ideals in Leavitt path algebras. of Wyoming, and Emmanuel Kowalski, (787) Pinar Colak, Simon Fraser University ETH (1067-14-1182) (1067-16-2367) 9:30AM Affine sieve and expansion in perfect 11:00AM Minimal Non-Elementary Lie Algebra. (775) groups. (788) Preliminary report. Alireza Salehi Golsefidy*, Peter Sarnak Kristen L Stagg*andErnest and Peter Varju, Princeton University L Stitzinger, North Carolina State (1067-11-678) University (1067-17-902) 10:00AM Pseudorandom Financial Derivatives 11:15AM Nontrivial Schur Multipliers of Nilpotent (776) from Expander Graphs. (789) Lie Algebras. David Zuckerman, University of Texas at Lindsey R Bosko, North Carolina State Austin (1067-91-777) University (1067-17-1804) 10:30AM Expanders and K-theory for discrete 11:30AM On Wakimoto representations of slˆ and (777) groups. 2 (790) Z-algebras. Preliminary report. Paul Frank Baum, Penn State University Jonathan D Dunbar, North Carolina (1067-19-185) State University (1067-17-1808) 11:45AM Automorphisms on Albert-like Semifield (791) Planes. Preliminary report. AMS Session on Rings and Algebras Angela M. Brown, University of Texas at Arlington (1067-17-1722) 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM La Galerie 5, 2nd Floor, Marriott P2 8:30AM Constructing Quadratic Quantum s AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, I (778) from Graded Skew Clifford Algebras. Manizheh Nafari*, Michaela Vancliff 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM La Galerie 1, and Jun Zhang, University of Texas at 2nd Floor, Marriott Arlington (1067-16-453) 8:45AM A Notion of Rank for Noncommutative 8:30AM Linear and Nonlinear Inverse Problems. (779) Quadratic Forms. (792) Preliminary report. Padmini P Veerapen,Universityof Antoine V Elabdouni,Universityof Texas, Arlington (1067-16-1068) California, Berkeley (1067-00-1440)

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8:45AM Finding the optimal L2 regularization. 11:45AM A Sequential Operator Splitting Method (793) Zhuojun Magnant*, Emory University, (805) for Maxwell’s Equations in Debye and Eldad Haber, UBC (1067-65-80) Dispersive Media. Preliminary report. *and , 9:00AM Finite Element Approximations of Aubrey L Leung Vrushali A Bokil (794) Stochastic Optimal Control Problems Oregon State University (1067-65-2210) Constrained by Stochastic Elliptic PDEs. Jangwoon (Leo) Lee*, University of Mary Washington, L. S. Hou, Iowa State AMS Session on Partial Differential University, and H. Manouzi, Laval Equations, I University (1067-65-1920) 8:30 AM –10:55AM Balcony N, 4th Floor, Marriott 9:15AM On correct boundary conditions in (795) numerical schemes for the shallow water 8:30AM Bifurcation of Internal Transition equations. (806) Layers for Spatially Inhomogeneous Andrei Bourchtein*andLudmila reaction-diffusion equation. Bourchtein, Pelotas State University, Chaoqun Huang*andAaron Nung Brazil (1067-65-354) Kwan Yip, Purdue University 9:30AM A Numerical Model of Fracture using (1067-35-600) (796) Curvature Dependent Surface Tension. 8:45AM A numerical and analytical study of a Lauren A. Ferguson,TexasA&M (807) variable-type equation. University (1067-65-396) M Affouf,KeanUniversity (1067-35-1416) 9:45AM Stability of equilibria in one dimension (797) for diblock copolymer equation. 9:00AM Finite element approximation of reaction Preliminary report. (808) diffusion systems on arbitrary surfaces. Olga Stulov*, State University of New Necibe Tuncer, University of Florida York at New Paltz, Ian C Johnson, (1067-35-853) Evelyn Sander and Thomas Wanner, 9:15AM Positive Solutions for an Elliptic Bi-variate George Mason University (1067-65-651) (809) Reaction Systems with Combined 10:00AM A Simple Parallel Implementation of the Nonlinear Effects. (798) Finite Element Method Using Linear Jaffar Ali*, Florida Gulf Coast University, Geometries. and Ratnasingham Shivaji, Mississippi Robert D French*, Casey L McKnight State University (1067-35-450) and Ben Ntatin, Austin Peay State 9:30AM Explicit Solutions for Optimal Portfolio University (1067-65-1837) (810) and Consumption with Transaction Costs. Harumi Hattori and Zheng Zhang*, 10:15AM Local Error Estimates of the LDG (799) Method for One-Dimensional Singularly West Virginia University (1067-35-869) Perturbed Convection-diffusion 9:45AM Nonclassical symmetries of a Equations. (811) reaction-diffusion equation with a Huiqing Zhu*, The University of quadratic nonlinearity. Southern Mississippi, and Zhimin Zhang, Danny Arrigo*, David Ekrut, Long Le Wayne State University (1067-65-827) and Sang Lee,UniversityofCentral Arkansas (1067-35-2191) 10:30AM Additive Schwarz preconditioners for the (800) local discontinuous Galerkin method. 10:00AM A Globally Convergent Numerical Method Andrew T. Barker*, Susanne C. Brenner (812) for Coefﬁcient Inverse Problems with and Li-Yeng Sung, Louisiana State Applications in Thermal Tomography. University (1067-65-1016) Aubrey Rex Rhoden*, University of Texas in Arlington, and Natee Pantong, 10:45AM Hodge Decomposition and Maxwell’s University of North Carolina in Charlotte (801) Equations. (1067-35-2096) Jintao Cui, Louisiana State University (1067-65-87) 10:15AM Recovery of an Interface from Boundary (813) Measurement in an Elliptic Differential 11:00AM Approximate worm blankets using Equation. (802) segmented worms. Weifu Fang and Suxing Zeng*, Wright James M Rath, Austin, TX State University (1067-35-934) (1067-65-1181) 10:30AM Parameter Estimation for Damped 11:15AM A new junction model for gas ﬂow (814) Sine-Gordon Equation with Neumann (803) through a splitting pipe. Boundary Condition. J. B. Collins, North Carolina State Narayan Thapa, Minot State University University (1067-65-1302) (1067-35-114) 11:30AM A Branch and Bound Process for 10:45AM Global Solvability for the Heat Equation (804) Singular Global Optimization Problems - (815) with Boundary Flux Governed By Preliminary Explorations. Preliminary Nonlinear Memory. report. Jeffrey R. Anderson,Universityof Julie Roy*, Metropolitan State College of Wisconsin-Stout, Keng Deng and Zhihua Denver, and R. Baker Kearfott,University Dong*, University of Louisiana at of Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-65-2069) Lafayette (1067-35-956)

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AMS Session on Finite Differences and 11:00AM Asymptotic behavior of solutions to Functional Equations (825) difference equations involving ratios of elementary symmetric polynomials. Austin H Jones*andKenneth S 8:45 AM – 11:55 AM Rosalie, 3rd Berenhaut,WakeForestUniversity Floor, JW Marriott (1067-39-2404) 11:15AM Local data of a Linear Difference 8:45AM Formal power series solutions of (826) Operator. ¨ (816) Schroder’s functional equation. Yongjae Cha, Florida State University Ruth D Enoch, Arkansas Tech University (1067-39-2064) (1067-39-1690) 11:30AM Competitive exclusion in a discrete 9:00AM Oscillation of Impulsive Differential (827) juvenile-adult model with continuous and (817) Equations with Piecewise Constant seasonal reproduction. Argument. Ross A Chiquet*andAzmy S Ackleh, Fatma Karakoc*, Huseyin Bereketoglu University of Louisiana, Lafayette and Gizem Seyhan, Ankara University (1067-39-1634) (1067-39-300) 11:45AM Modeling Interactions Among Fish, (828) Fishermen and Fish-Eating Bird 9:15AM Existence Theorem for Set-Valued Populations. (818) Differential Inclusion Using the Robert R. Ferdinand*, Matthew M. Pseudo-integral in Pseudo-analysis. Donica, James K. Gordon, Laura E. Preliminary report. Johnson and Jessica L. Pitts,East , Priscilla Supnet Macansantos Central University (1067-39-16) University of the Philippines Baguio, Baguio City, Philippines (1067-39-1069)

9:30AM Nonlinear Discrete Sturm-Liouville (819) Problems with Global Boundary MAA Invited Address Conditions. Jesus Rodriguez and Zachary 9:00 AM –9:50AM Great Ballroom Abernathy*, NC State University A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton (1067-39-2341) (829) Sea battles, Benjamin Franklin’s oil lamp, 9:45AM Non-local boundary value problems for and jellybellies. (820) discrete systems. Katherine Socha, Saint Mary’s College of Kristen Abernathy*andJesus Maryland (1067-A0-40) Rodriguez, North Carolina State University (1067-39-2141)

10:00AM Systems of Difference Equations, (821) Oscillations, and Sturmian Sequences. MAA Invited Paper Session on The Beauty Preliminary report. and Power of Number Theory Mojtaba Moniri, Western Illinois University (1067-39-195) 9:00 AM – 11:55 AM Rhythms II and III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton 10:15AM Convergence of Solutions of (822) Nonhomogeneous Linear Difference Organizers: Thomas Koshy, Systems with Delays. Framingham State University Huseyin Bereketoglu*, Ankara Shannon Lockard, University, and Aydin Huseynov, Bridgewater State College Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences 9:00AM Euler’s pentagonal numbers theorem, (1067-39-301) (830) companions and variations. Krishnaswami Alladi,Universityof 10:30AM Invariant Manifolds for Competitive Florida (1067-AC-1067) (823) Discrete Systems in the Plane - 9:45AM The Takagi function. Non-hyperbolic Case. (831) Jeffrey C. Lagarias,Universityof M. R. S. Kulenovic, University of Rhode Michigan (1067-AC-297) Island (1067-39-1251) 10:30AM Using ﬁnite ﬁelds to prove things about 10:45AM Applications of System of Logistic (832) the complex numbers. (824) Difference Equations in agriculture. Van H. Vu,RutgersUniversity,Melanie Tamara Yevgenia Awerbuch*, Richard Matchett Wood*, American Institute of Levins, Harvard School of Public Health, Mathematics and Stanford University, and Michael A Radin, Rochester Institute of Philip Matchett Wood,Stanford Technology, Candace M Kent,Virginia University (1067-AC-531) Commonwealth University, and Vlajko 11:15AM Landau’s Class Number Theorem: A Gem Kocic, Xavier University of Louisiana (833) That Wasn’t. Preliminary report. (1067-39-1617) H. M. Stark, UCSD (1067-AC-1058)

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MAA Minicourse #12: Part A 11:00AM Quantitative Reasoning and Student (840) Understandings of Function Composition. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France III, Stacey A. Bowling,WestVirginia 3rd Floor, JW Marriott University (1067-Z5-1727) 11:20AM Mathematics Majors’ Evaluation of Concepts, data, and models: College algebra for the real world. (841) Mathematical Arguments and Their Conception of Proof. Organizers: Sheldon P. Gordon, Keith Weber,RutgersUniversity Farmingdale State College (1067-Z5-1339) Florence S. Gordon,New York Institute of Technology MAA-Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel Discussion MAA Minicourse #6: Part A 9:00 AM –10:20AM Mardi Gras D, 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM IIe de France II, 3rd Floor, Marriott 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Career options for undergraduate Green linear optimization. mathematics majors. Organizer: Glenn H. Hurlbert,Arizona Organizers: Ralucca Gera, Naval State University Postgraduate School Tom Wakeﬁeld, SIGMAA RUME Session on Research on the Youngstown State University Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Panelists: Emily Kessler, Society of Mathematics, I Actuaries

9:00 AM – 11:55 AM St. Jerome, 3rd Erin E. Corman,National Floor, JW Marriott Security Agency Lee Seitelman,Universityof Organizers: Sean Larsen, Portland State Connecticut University David Manderscheid, Natasha M. Speer, University of University of Maine Nebraska-Lincoln Stacy Brown, Pitzer College Fred Kluempen, Educational 9:00AM Enhancing Student Understanding of the Testing Service (834) Concept of Limit via Instructional Provocations. MAA Session for Chairs Kyeong Hah Roh and Aviva Halani*, Arizona State University (1067-Z5-1357) 9:00 AM –10:20AM La Galerie 2, 9:20AM Creating, Using and Interpreting Vectors 2nd Floor, Marriott (835) and Vector Equation in a Classroom Community of Practice. The new MAA Curriculum Guide: What George F. Sweeney, San Diego State should it be? University/UCSD (1067-Z5-2017) Organizers: Daniel Maki,Indiana 9:40AM The Impact of the Spacing Effect and University (836) Overlearning on Student Performance in Catherine M. Murphy, Calculus. Purdue University Calumet Nicholas Gorgievski*, Nichols College, Panelists: Carol Schumacher,Kenyon and Thomas C DeFranco,Universityof College Connecticut (1067-Z5-1007) James Sellers, Pennsylvania 10:00AM Set-oriented Thinking and the Evaluation State University (837) of Alternative Solutions in Counting Problems. Preliminary report. Student Hospitality Center Elise Lockwood, Portland State University (1067-Z5-1438) 9:00 AM –5:00PM Gallier Room, 10:20AM University Calculus Instructors and 4th Floor, Sheraton (838) Students’ discourses on the derivative. Preliminary report. Jungeun Park*, Micigan State University, AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry, I and Sharon Senk, Michigan State 9:15 AM – 11:55 AM Napoleon D1, University (1067-Z5-1084) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 10:40AM How mathematicians use diagrams to (839) construct proofs. 9:15AM Visualizing Cubic Algebraic Surfaces. Aron Samkoff*, Rutgers University, (842) Jennifer Elyse Bonsangue*, California Yvonne Lai, University of Michigan, and State University of Channel Islands, and Keith Weber,RutgersUniversity Ivona Grzegorczyk, California State (1067-Z5-1798) University Channel Islands (1067-14-133)

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9:30AM Genus of rational space curves indicated MAA Committee on Graduate Students (843) by μ-bases. Poster Session Xiaoran Shi*, Department of Mathematics, University of Science and 10:00 AM – NOON Napoleon A1-A3, Technology of China, Department of 3rd Floor, Sheraton Computer Science,Rice University, Xiaohong Jia, Department of Computer Professional science masters degrees in Science, the University of Hongkong, and the mathematical sciences. Ron Goldman, Department of Computer Organizer: David Manderschied, Science, Rice University (1067-14-1259) University of 9:45AM A new look at Verdier specialization. Nebraska-Lincoln (844) Paolo Aluffi, Florida State University (1067-14-1310) 10:00AM Identities for ℘-functions. AWM Emmy Noether Lecture (845) Christopher Athorne,Universityof Glasgow (1067-14-1453) 10:05 AM –10:55AM Great Ballroom 10:15AM The Tate-Shafarevich Group, Flat A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton (846) Cohomology and Visibility. Saikat Biswas, Florida State University (853) Orthogonal Representations: From (1067-14-1558) Groups to Hopf Algebras. M. Susan Montgomery,Universityof 10:30AM Kottwitz’s nearby-cycles conjecture for Southern California (1067-16-4) (847) local models associated to unitary groups. Preliminary report. Sean Rostami, University of Maryland (1067-14-1641) MAA Minicourse: #5: Part A 10:45AM Algebraic density property of (848) Danilov-Gizatullin surfaces. Preliminary 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM IIe de France I, report. 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Fabrizio Donzelli, Stony Brook University A Game Theory path to quantitative (1067-14-1764) literacy. 11:00AM Motivic integral of K3 surfaces over Organizers: ,Goshen C David L. Housman (849) ((t)). College Allen J Stewart*andVadim Vologodsky, University of Oregon Richard A. Gillman, (1067-14-1786) Valparaiso University 11:15AM Somesplicequotientdoublepoints. (850) Elizabeth A. Sell, Millersville University (1067-14-1889) SIGMAA Officers Meeting 11:30AM Towards a salmon conjecture. 10:30 AM – NOON La Galerie 6, 2nd Floor, Marriott (851) Luke Oeding*, UniversitAdeglistudidi˜ Firenze, and Daniel J. Bates, Colorado Chair: Amy Shell-Gellasch,Beloit State University (1067-14-1922) College 11:45AM Positivity of Chern classes for Schubert (852) varieties in low codimension. Judson P. Stryker,FloridaState MAA Panel Discussion University (1067-14-2190) 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Mardi Gras BC, 3rd Floor, Marriott AMS Special Presentation Writing the history of the MAA’s first 100 years. 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Mardi Gras EFGH, 3rd Floor, Marriott Organizers: Victor J. Katz,Universityof the District of Columbia Who wants to be a Janet Beery,Universityof mathematician—National contest. Redlands Organizers: Michael A. Breen,AMS Warren Page,NewYorkCity William T. Butterworth, College of Technology, DePaul University CUNY Panelists: Mary Gray,American University Exhibits and Book Sales David Zitarelli,Temple University 9:30 AM –5:30PM Grand Ballroom, Carol Mead,Archivesof 3rd Floor, Marriott American Mathematics

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MAA Committee on Graduate AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II Students/Young Mathematicians’ Network Panel Discussion 1:00 PM –2:00PM Great Ballroom A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM Mardi Gras D, 3rd Floor, Marriott (855) Expander graphs in pure and applied mathematics, II. Preliminary report. Graduate school: Choosing one, getting Alexander Lubotzky,TheHebrew in, staying in. University of Jerusalem (1067-11-14) Organizers: Aaron Luttman,Clarkson University Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College Panelists: Jessie Lenarz,Concordia College AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Richard McGehee, University of Minnesota Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, IV

Jennifer McNulty,University 1:00 PM –3:50PM Orleans, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott of Montana Organizers: Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology MAA Panel Discussion Bernard Brooks,Rochester Institute of Technology 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM La Galerie 2, Jobby Jacob,Rochester 2nd Floor, Marriott Institute of Technology Proposal writing workshop for grant Jacqueline A. Jensen,Sam applications to the NSF Division of Houston State University Undergraduate Education. Carl V. Lutzer,Rochester Organizers: Dennis Davenport,NSFDUE Institute of Technology Stephaine Fitchett,NSFDUE 1:00PM Graphs with large second neighborhood. (856) Preliminary report. Lee L. Zia,NSFDUE Brooks E Smith*, Notredame, Chang Mou Lim, Yale, and Antonio Blanca, Georgia Institute of Technology (1067-05-1526) AMS Panel Discussion 1:30PM A Poisson Approximation for the Number (857) of kl-Matches I. 10:45 AM – NOON Nottoway Room, Katherine A Grzesik*, SUNY Oswego, 4th Floor, Sheraton Heather Shappell, Arcadia University, Michael Donders, McDaniel College, and Proving Hardy wrong: Math research Chelsea Ross, ETSU (1067-62-1748) with social justice applications. R Organizer: Eva Curry,AcadiaUniversity 2:00PM SET and disjoint complete caps in (858) AG(4, 3). Moderator: Eva Curry Michael Follett, Lafayette College, Panelists: Gizem Karaali, Pomona Catherine Pelland, Pomona College, College Robert Won, Duke University, and Lili Khadjavi, Loyola Elizabeth McMahon*, Lafayette College Marymount University (1067-51-1761) Judith Sunley,National 2:30PM Working with Cubic Splines and Neural Science Foundation (859) Data. Preliminary report. Jeffrey Liebner*, Lafayette College, Julie Michelman, Carleton College, Micah Pearce, Texas Tech University, and Jiaqi Li, Lafayette College (1067-62-1305) SIAM Invited Address 3:00PM Applications of discrete wavelets. (860) P. Laverty*, S. Alzouma and W. 11:10 AM – NOON Great Ballroom A-C, Lambdin, University of Richmond 5th Floor, Sheraton (1067-94-1345) (854) In Pursuit of the Salesman: Mathematics 3:30PM Recovering a group from its at the Limits of Computation. (861) asynchronous automatic structure. William Cook,GeorgiaTech Maria Monks, University of California, (1067-90-2415) Berkeley

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AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on 1:30PM George Whaples: A Novice in Emil Artin’s Mathematics and Education Reform, II (869) Mathematical Circle. Della D. Fenster*, University of 1:00 PM –3:50PM Napoleon C1, Richmond, and Joachim Schwermer, 3rd Floor, Sheraton University of Vienna (1067-01-1547) 2:00PM Advertising and Patronage in Laplace’s Organizers: William H. Barker,Bowdoin (870) Early Writing. Preliminary report. College Menolly Lysne,IHPSTatUniversityof William G. McCallum, Toronto (1067-01-1012) University of Arizona 2:30PM Circulating Mathematics and Connecting Bonnie S. Saunders, (871) Mathematicians: The American Journal of University of Illinois at Mathematics, 1878-1930. Chicago Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College 1:00PM Mathematical Literacy and Quantitative (1067-01-2354) (862) Literacy: Symbiosis or Competition? 3:00PM Roles of an International Journal: Acta Deborah Hughes Hallett,Universityof (872) Mathematica and Italian Mathematicians, Arizona/Harvard Kennedy School 1882–1927. Preliminary report. (1067-97-1214) Laura E. Turner, Aarhus Universitet 1:30PM Reorganizing School Mathematics for (1067-01-2104) (863) Quantitative Literacy. 3:30PM On the universalization of matrix Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University (873) decomposition: algebraic practices and (1067-97-550) their circulations (1830-1930). Frédéric Brechenmacher,CNRS-Institut 2:00PM Quantitative Literacy and the “Big Ideas” (864) of High School Mathematics. de Mathématiques de Jussieu, Paris Brian Beaudrie*, Winona State &Laboratoire de Mathématiques Lens. University, Emily Ricard,NewHampshire Univ. Lille (1067-01-1433) Impact Center, Greg Superchi,Lisbon High School, and David Gilcreast, Pelham High School (1067-97-1221) AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of 2:30PM Quantitative Literacy and College Computation: Algebra and Number Theory, (865) Readiness. II Cathy L Seeley, Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas (1067-97-2385) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Napoleon D2, 3rd Floor, Sheraton 3:00PM The Role of QL in the High School (866) Mathematics Curriculum: What Students Organizers: Gregor Kemper, Technische Need to Know to Be College Ready. Universität Munchen¨ Corrine H Taylor,QRProgram,Wellesley Michael J. Mossinghoff, College (1067-97-2139) Davidson College 3:30PM The Role of QL in the High School Igor E. Shparlinski, (867) Mathematics Curriculum Panel Macquarie University Discussion. Eric C Gaze, Bowdoin College 1:00PM Lehmer’s conjecture and points on (1067-97-1307) (874) elliptic curves that are congruent to torsion points. Preliminary report. Joseph H. Silverman,BrownUniversity (1067-11-113) 1:30PM Minimal polynomials of algebraic AMS-MAA Special Session on History of (875) numbers with rational parameters. Mathematics, IV Karl Dilcher, Rob Noble, Dalhousie University, and Chris Smyth*, University 1:00 PM –3:50PM Maurepas, 3rd of Edinburgh, UK (1067-11-495) Floor, JW Marriott 2:00PM Pisot and Salem polynomials dividing (876) Newman polynomials. Organizers: Sloan E. Despeaux,Western Kevin G. Hare*, University of Waterloo, Carolina University and Michael Mossinghoff,Davidson Craig G. Fraser,University College (1067-11-348) of Toronto 2:30PM Effective solution of Norm-form Deborah Kent, Hillsdale (877) equations. Preliminary report. College Michael A. Bennett, University of British 1:00PM Mary Cartwright and G.H. Hardy’s 1928 Columbia (1067-11-2080) (868) Oxford Seminar. 3:00PM The Smoothed Polya-Vinogradov´ James J. Tattersall*, Providence (878) Inequality and some Applications. College, and Shawnee L. McMurran, Preliminary report. California State University San Bernardino Enrique Trevino, Dartmouth College (1067-01-613) (1067-11-608)

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3:30PM On the density of abundant numbers. 1:30PM Cox rings and pseudoeffective cones of (879) Preliminary report. (887) projectivized toric vector bundles. Mitsuo Kobayashi, California State Jose Luis Gonzalez,Universityof Polytechnic University, Pomona Michigan (1067-14-174) (1067-11-214) 2:00PM Beyond the Boundary: Log Minimal (888) Models for the Moduli Space of Curves. David Jensen, SUNY Stony Brook AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and (1067-14-381) Analysis, II 2:30PM Spaces of rational curves on (889) hypersurfaces. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Napoleon C2, Roya Beheshti*andMohan Kumar, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Washington University in St. Louis Organizers: Jeremy Avigad,Carnegie (1067-14-1189) Mellon University 3:00PM Theeffectiveconeofthespaceof Ulrich W. Kohlenbach, (890) parametrized rational curves in Technische Universit¨at Grassmannians. Preliminary report. Darmstadt Shin-Yao Jow, University of Pennsylvania (1067-14-458) Henry Towsner,University of California Los Angeles 3:30PM The birational geometry of the Hilbert (891) Scheme of points in the plane. 1:00PM Uniform Bounds from Proofs in Nonlinear Izzet Coskun*, University of Illinois at (880) Ergodic and Fixed Point Theory. Chicago, Aaron Bertram,Universityof Ulrich Kohlenbach, TU Darmstadt Utah, and Daniele Arcara,StVincent (1067-03-391) College (1067-14-873) 1:30PM Proof mining in nonstandard analysis. (881) Preliminary report. Eyvind Martol Briseid, TU Darmstadt (1067-03-727) AMS Special Session on Lie Algebras, 2:00PM Computability and Complexity in (882) Geometric Measure Theory. Algebraic Groups, and Related Topics, I Jack H Lutz, Iowa State University (1067-03-864) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Conde, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 2:30PM Ramsey’s theorem for pairs and program Organizers: Audrey L. Malagon,Mercer (883) extraction. University Alexander P. Kreuzer, Technische Julie C. Beier,Mercer Universit¨at Darmstadt (1067-03-547) University 3:00PM Applications of Logic to Analysis. Daniel K. Nakano, (884) Vassilios Gregoriades, TU Darmstadt University of Georgia (1067-03-737) 1:00PM Levi factors of linear algebraic groups. 3:30PM Reverse mathematics and constructive (892) George J. McNinch, Tufts University (885) analysis. (1067-20-1886) Jeffry L. Hirst*, Appalachian State University, and Carl Mummert, Marshall 1:30PM On maximal weights of integrable University (1067-03-1581) (893) sl(n, C)-modules. Preliminary report. Rebecca L. Jayne, North Carolina State University (1067-17-899) AMS Special Session on Birational Geometry 2:00PM N-point Virasoro algebras and their and Moduli Spaces (Mathematics Research (894) dense representations. Communities session), II Ben L Cox*, College of Charleston, Xiangqian Guo, Zhengzhou University, 1:00 PM –3:50PM Napoleon B1, Rencai Lu, Suzhou University, and 3rd Floor, Sheraton Kaiming Zhao, Wilfrid Laurier University (1067-17-1228) Organizers: Kevin Tucker,Universityof 2:30PM Degeneracy and Decomposability in Utah (895) Abelian Crossed Products. Dawei Chen,Universityof Kelly McKinnie, University of Montana Illinois at Chicago (1067-16-1856) Amanda Knecht,University 3:00PM Cohomology rings for quantized of Michigan (896) enveloping algebras. Preliminary report. David Swinarski,University Christopher Martin Drupieski, of Georgia University of Georgia (1067-17-1186)

1:00PM Conformal Blocks Divisors on M0,n. 3:30PM W-constraints for simple singularities. (886) Angela Gibney*, Valery Alexeev and (897) Bojko Bakalov*, North Carolina State David Swinarski, University of Georgia University, and Todor Milanov,IPMU, (1067-14-656) Japan (1067-17-1801)

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AMS Special Session on Wavelets, Tilings, 2:30PM Option Pricing With Transaction Costs and Iterated Function Systems, II (907) And Stochastic Volatility. Maria C. Mariani*, The University of 1:00 PM –3:50PM Napoleon C3, Texas at El Paso, Emmanuel Ncheuguim, 3rd Floor, Sheraton NMSU, Ionut Florescu, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Indranil Sen Gupta, Organizers: Palle E. Jorgensen, The University of Texas at El Paso University of Iowa (1067-91-1304) David R. Larson,Texas 3:00PM Cooperative dynamics of kinesin and A&M University (908) dynein type molecular motors. Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana Avanti Athreya, Duke University, John State University Fricks, Penn State University, Peter R 1:00PM Crossed products in Gabor analysis and Kramer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (898) Rieffel projections in rotation algebras. and Scott A McKinley*, University of Preliminary report. Florida (1067-60-2138) Franz Luef, UC Berkeley (1067-47-621) 3:30PM Statistical Modeling of Methylation (909) Patterns in Ovarian Carcinomas. 1:30PM Matrix Factorization and Lifting. (899) Palle E. T. Jorgensen,TheUniversityof Michelle R Lacey, Tulane University Iowa, and Myung-Sin Song*, Southern (1067-60-1618) Illinois University Edwardsville (1067-42-1298) AMS Special Session on Model Theory of 2:00PM Filtering Directional Bias and the Fields and Applications (Mathematics (900) Construction of Artifact-free Synthetic Research Communities session), II Tubular Structures in 3D. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:50PM Napoleon B2, Manos Papadakis, University of Houston 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1067-42-1410) Organizers: Benjamin A. Hutz,CUNY 2:30PM p-Adic Wavelets: Quincunx MRA and Graduate Center (901) Biorthogonal Systems. Emily J. King*, National Institutes of Jana Marikova,Western Health / Norbert Wiener Center UMD, and Illinois University Maria A. Skopina, St. Petersburg State Jerome Poineau,University University, Russia (1067-43-1253) of Strasbourg 3:00PM Sparsity of the fusion frame operator Yimu Yin,Universityof (902) and nonorthogonal fusion frames. Pittsburgh Jameson Cahill, Pete Casazza, 1:00PM Model theory of multiplicative valued University of Missouri, and Shidong (910) difference fields. Li*, San Francisco State University Koushik Pal, University of California (1067-41-1613) Berkeley (1067-03-1880) 3:30PM Simple wavelet sets for multiwavelets in 1:30PM Solutions of linear equations in a model (903) R2 and R3. Preliminary report. (911) complete theory of valued D-fields. Kathy D. Merrill, Colorado College Meghan B Anderson,Universityof (1067-42-1517) California, Berkeley (1067-03-1867) 2:00PM Model theory of fields with operators and (912) dynamics. AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis Thomas Warren Scanlon,Universityof and Random Phenomena, II California, Berkeley (1067-03-2055) 3:00PM Further applications of ACFA to 1:00 PM –3:50PM Maurepas Room, (913) polynomial dynamics. Preliminary report. 3rd Floor, Sheraton Alice Medvedev*andThomas Scanlon, University of California, Berkeley Organizers: Ambar N. Sengupta, (1067-12-2371) Louisiana State University 3:30PM Rings Arising in a Stable Context. P. Sundar, Louisiana State (914) Paul Baginski, Universite Lyon 1 University (1067-03-1487) 1:00PM Emissions Option Pricing and Singular (904) BSDEs. Preliminary report. Rene Carmona, Princeton University AMS Special Session on Commutative (1067-60-2409) Algebra (Mathematics Research Communities session), II 1:30PM Drawdowns and drawups. (905) Olympia Hadjiliadis, City University of 1:00 PM –3:50PM Napoleon B3, New York (1067-60-1707) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 2:00PM Sensitivity Analysis of Expected Values. (906) Victor Goodman, Indiana University Organizers: Christine Berkesch, (1067-60-1963) Stockholm University

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Bhargav Bhatt,Universityof 3:30PM Tightness in contact metric manifolds. Michigan, Ann Arbor (925) John Etnyre*, Georgia Institute of Jason McCullough, Technology, Rafal Komendarczyk, University of California, Tulane University, and Patrick Riverside Massot, Universite Paris Sud, Orsay (1067-57-1146) Javid Validashti,University of Kansas 1:00PM Finite free resolutions of varieties with (915) symmetries. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Structured Models in Witold Kraskiewicz,N.Copernicus Ecology, Evolution, and Epidemiology: University, Torun, Poland, and Jerzy Periodicity, Extinction, and Chaos, II Weyman*, Northeastern University (1067-13-1777) 1:00 PM –3:50PM Napoleon D3, 1:30PM Bounds on the degrees of generators of 3rd Floor, Sheraton (916) Bruns ideals. Preliminary report. Organizers: Sophia R.-J. Jang,Texas Douglas A Torrance, University of Idaho Tech University (1067-13-407) Linda J. S. Allen,TexasTech 2:00PM Bounds for arithmetic rank. University (917) Manoj Kummini*andUli Walther, Purdue University (1067-13-1210) Lih-Ing W. Roeger,Texas Tech University 2:30PM Cartier Modules on Toric Varieties. 1:00PM Attenuance and Resonance of Periodic (918) Jen-Chieh Hsiao, Purdue University, Karl (926) Cycles in Periodically Forced Population Schwede, Pennsylvania State University, Models. Preliminary report. and Wenliang Zhang*, University of , Xavier University of Michigan (1067-13-395) Vlajko L Kocic Louisiana (1067-39-486) 3:00PM F-pure thresholds of hypersurfaces over 1:30PM Evolution and competitive coexistence in (919) fields of positive characteristic. (927) food chains. Daniel Jesus´ Hernández,Universityof Rosalyn C. Rael*, University of Michigan, Michigan, Ann Arbor (1067-13-392) and J. M. Cushing, University of Arizona 3:30PM On parameter F-jumping numbers. (1067-92-2350) (920) Craig Huneke,Universityof 2:00PM An Exactly Solveable SIR Model Having Kansas, Shunsuke Takagi*, Kyushu (928) Population Dynamics. University/Massachusetts Institute of Ronald Mickens, Clark Atlanta University Technology, and Kei-ichi Watanabe, (1067-35-1962) Nihon University (1067-13-1341) 2:30PM On a Fractional Order Epidemic Model. (929) Elif Demirci*andNuri Ozalp,Ankara University (1067-37-1121) AMS Special Session on Knots, Links, 3:00PM Interactions among virulence, coinfection (930) and drug resistance in a complex 3-Manifolds, and Physics, I life-cycle parasite. Dashun Xu*, Southern Illinois University 1:00 PM –3:50PM Borgne Room, Carbondale, Gregory J Sandland, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Department of Biology, University Organizers: Robert Kusner,University of Wisconsin, Dennis J Minchella, of Massachusetts, Amherst Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University (West Lafayette), and Rafal Komendarczyk, Zhilan Feng, Purdue University (West Tulane University Lafayette) (1067-45-1953) 1:00PM Virtual Knots, Khovanov Homology and 3:30PM Competitive exclusion and coexistence in (921) Quantum Information. (931) a Leslie-Gower competition model with Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois Allee effects. Preliminary report. at Chicago (1067-57-1589) Sophia R.-J. Jang, Texas Tech University 2:00PM Categorification in knot and graph (1067-92-2111) (922) theory. Radmila Sazdanovic,Universityof Pennsylvania (1067-57-1825) AMS Special Session on Interactions of 2:30PM Commensurability classes of hyperbolic Inverse Problems, Signal Processing, and (923) knot complements and hidden symmetries. Imaging, II Neil R Hoffman, University of Texas at 1:00 PM –3:50PM Frontenac, 3rd Austin (1067-57-296) Floor, JW Marriott 3:00PM Two-fold branched covers. (924) Dave Auckly, Mathematical Sciences Organizer: Zuhair Nashed,University Research Institute (1067-57-924) of Central Florida

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1:00PM Sparse Regularization of Geophysical 3:00PM Corings and descent theory. (932) Inverse Problems by a Greedy Algorithm. (942) Stefaan Caenepeel, Vrije Universiteit Volker Michel, Geomathematics Group, Brussel (1067-AD-1314) University of Siegen (1067-65-1199) 3:30PM On the classiﬁcation of fusion categories 1:30PM On the multi-parameter regularization (943) in small dimensions. (933) for ill-posed problems. David A Jordan*, Massachusetts Sergei Pereverzyev*, Sivananthan Institute of Technology, and Eric Larson, Sampath and Valeriya Naumova,Johann Harvard University (1067-AD-405) Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (1067-65-226) 2:00PM Four kinds of expressing solution MAA Minicourse #10: Part A (934) smoothness and their consequences for ill-posed problems. 1:00 PM –3:00PM IIe de France I, Bernd Hofmann, Chemnitz University of 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Technology (1067-65-517) Teaching introductory statistics (for 2:30PM On the problem of parameter estimation instructors new to teaching intro stats). (935) in exponential sums. Organizers: , Frank Filbir, Institute of Biomathematics Michael A. Posner and Biometry, Helmholtz Center Munich, Villanova University Germany, Hrushikesh N. Mhaskar, Carolyn K. Cuff, California State University, Los Angeles, Westminster College and Jurgen¨ Prestin*, University of Lubeck,¨ Germany (1067-42-1200) 3:00PM Non-linear signal representations, MAA Minicourse #13: Part A (936) subspace clustering and some 1:00 PM –3:00PM IIe de France III, applications. Akram Aldroubi, Vanderbilt University 3rd Floor, JW Marriott (1067-68-584) Creating demonstrations and guided 3:30PM Sampling theorems associated with explorations for multivariable calculus (937) Singular Basic Sturm Liouville Problems. using CalcPlot3D. Mahmoud H. Annaby*, Qatar University, Organizer: Paul Seelburger,Monroe Hassan A. Hassan,FacultyofBasic Community College Education, Kuwait, and Zeinab S. Mansour, King Saud University (1067-39-1154) MAA Minicourse #1: Part A

MAA Invited Paper Session on Topics in Hopf 1:00 PM –3:00PM IIe de France II, Algebras 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Special relativity through a linear 1:00 PM –3:50PM Rhythms II and algebraic lens. III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Organizer: John de Pillis,Unversityof Organizers: Serban Raianu, California California Riverside State University, Dominguez Hills Davida Fischman, AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry, II California State University, San Bernardino 1:00 PM –3:25PM Napoleon D1, 3rd Floor, Sheraton 1:00PM Hopf algebras- a unifying theory. (938) Preliminary report. 1:00PM On Weierstrass semigroups of m-tuples Miriam Cohen*, Ben Gurion University, (944) of places on function ﬁelds associated and Sara Westreich, Bar Ilan University with linearized polynomials. (1067-AD-509) Gretchen L. Matthews and Justin 1:30PM Knots and Algebra Intertwined. D. Peachey*, Clemson University (939) David E Radford, U. of Illinois at Chicago (1067-14-1656) (1067-AD-1185) 1:15PM Some new results on invariants of 2:00PM Frobenius-Schur indicators: from groups (945) F-crystals. (940) to Hopf algebras. Xiao Xiao, Binghamton University Andrea Jedwab,UniversityofSouthern (1067-14-42) California (1067-AD-1066) 1:30PM Toric Symmetry in Gromov-Witten Theory 2:30PM Hopf Algebras from Graphs. Preliminary (946) and Enumerative Geometry: Blowups of (941) report. Complex Projective Space. Miodrag Cristian Iovanov,Universityof Dagan Karp, Dhruv Ranganathan*and Southern California; U Bucharest Paul L Riggins, Harvey Mudd College (1067-AD-1696) (1067-14-169)

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1:45PM Picard-Fuchs Equations for a Family of K3 2:00PM Domain Decomposition Solvers for (947) Hypersurfaces. (958) Nonlinear Multiharmonic Finite Element Daniel Moore*andDmitri Equations. Skjorshammer, Harvey Mudd College Dylan M Copeland*, Texas A&M (1067-14-177) University, and Ulrich Langer, Johannes 2:00PM Classification of Tops in Five Dimensions. Kepler University (1067-65-252) (948) Dmitri Skjorshammer, Harvey Mudd 2:15PM A two domain discontinuous solution to College (1067-14-178) (959) chemical transport in a small artery and 2:15PM Vector bundles of conformal blocks. arterial wall. (949) Preliminary report. Shelly M McGee*, University of Findlay, David J Swinarski, University of Georgia and Padmanabhan Seshaiyer,George (1067-14-634) Mason University (1067-65-2212) PM 2:30PM Counting Generating Invariants for the 2:30 Numerical solution for parabolic (950) Action of a Semisimple Group. (960) equations by a hybrid method. Harlan Kadish, University of Michigan Samuel N. Jator, Austin Peay State (1067-14-848) University (1067-65-1081) PM 2:45PM Exact Sums-of-Squares Certificates in 2:45 A discontinuous Galerkin method for (951) Numeric Algebraic Geometry. (961) solving a modified Leakeas-Larsen Sharon Elizabeth Hutton*, Erich L. equation. Kaltofen, North Carolina State University, Weimin Han, Joseph A Eichholz*, and Lihong Zhi, KLMM, Academy of Math University of Iowa, Xiaoliang Cheng, and System Sciences (1067-14-2189) Zhejiang University, and Ge Wang, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University 3:00PM On the Number of Erdos’¨ Consistent (1067-65-2145) (952) 5-tuples. Hongbo Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences 3:00PM An Evaluation of Solution Algorithms and (1067-14-658) (962) Numerical Approximation Methods for Modeling an Ion Exchange Process. 3:15PM Polynomials Nonnegative on Half-strips Sunyoung Bu*, Jingfang Huang, (953) and Multiple Strips. University of North Carolina at chapel hill, Ha N Nguyen, Wesleyan College Treavor H Boyer, University of Florida, (1067-14-293) and Cass T Miller,UniversityofNorth Carolina at chapel hill (1067-65-1809) 3:15PM The Alignment of Manifold Sections for (963) Manifold Learning. Preliminary report. Weifeng Zhi,UniversityofKentucky AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, II (1067-65-1599) 3:30PM On the convergence of iterative 1:00 PM –3:55PM La Galerie 1, (964) refinement/improvement of the solution 2nd Floor, Marriott to an ill conditioned linear system. 1:00PM Commuting Smoothed Projectors in Abdramane Serme*andJean W. (954) Weighted Spaces. Richard, BMCC/CUNY-The City University Minah Oh*, James Madison University, of New York (1067-65-2366) and Jay Gopalakrishnan,Universityof 3:45PM Numerical solution for nonlinear Florida (1067-65-1099) (965) differential equations via combined block-pulse and orthogonal functions. 1:15PM Lq error estimates and superconvergence (955) analysis for finite element methods for Mohsen Razzaghi, Mississippi State compressible miscible displacement. University (1067-49-564) Kening Wang*, University of North Florida, and Shuang Li, Ernst & Young LLP (1067-65-2357) 1:30PM Oscillation-Free Operator Splitting AMS Session on Partial Differential (956) Method for Semilinear Diffusion Equations, II Equations. R. Corban Harwood*, Likun K. Zhang, 1:00 PM –3:55PM Balcony N, 4th Floor, Marriott T. Zaki Jubery, Washington State University, Greg M. Vogel, 1:00PM On the Multi-dimensional Utah State University, W. Gitau (966) Controller-and-stopper Games. Munge, Joe J. Theisen and V. S. Yu-Jui Huang*andErhan Bayraktar, Manoranjan, Washington State University University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1067-65-612) (1067-35-463) 1:45PM Spectral Collocation/p-Version Finite 1:15PM A new boundary closure scheme for the (957) Element Methods for Hamiltonian (967) multiresolution time-domain(MRTD) Dynamical Systems. calculations. Zhimin Zhang*andNairat Kanyamee, Pengfei Yao*andShan Zhao,University Wayne State University (1067-65-457) of Alabama (1067-35-254)

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1:30PM Galerkin boundary integral analysis of 1:15PM An Heterogenous Adaptive Sparse (968) the Grad-Shafranov equation. (979) Grid Method For Representing High U Pablo Suarez, Delaware State Dimensional Free Energy Landscape in University (1067-35-1931) Proteins. 1:45PM A direct method for solving an ill-posed Chuanbin Du*, Hui Wang, Dennis (969) inhomogeneous elliptic problem. Livesay and Donald Jacobs,University Haiyan Tian*, The University of Southern of North Carolina at Charlotte Mississippi, and Andreas Grunewald, (1067-92-2377) Bonn Graduate School of Economics (1067-35-2384) 1:30PM Thedegreeofphaselockingobservedin 2:00PM A Round Peg in a Square Hole? (980) hybrid neural circuits can be explained (970) Application of Non-uniform Rectangular using maps based on the phase resetting Grid Schemes to Circular Domains. curve. Vincent J van Joolen, United States Srisairam Achuthan*, Neuroscience Naval Academy (1067-35-2048) Center of Excellence, LSU Health Sciences Center, Jianxia Cui, BioCircuits Institute, 2:15PM New Numerical Results on the Surface University of California, San Diego, (971) Quasi-Geosgrophic Equations. Preliminary Robert J. Butera, Laboratory for report. Neuroengineering, School of Electrical Ramjee P Sharma*andJiahong Wu, and Computer Engineering, Georgia Oklahoma State University (1067-35-366) Institute of Technology, and Carmen C. 2:30PM Finite Difference Methods for Solving the Canavier, Neuroscience Center of (972) Coupled Non-Linear Euler-Bernoulli Beam Excellence, LSU Health Sciences Center Equations, with applications to modeling (1067-92-2335) the wing of a Micro Air Vehicle. James Francis Hickman, Shippensburg 1:45PM Stability of two cluster solutions in pulse University (1067-35-2204) (981) coupled networks of neural oscillators. 2:45PM Dual Interpolants for Finite Element Lakshmi Chandrasekaran, Louisiana (973) Methods. State University Health Sciences Center Andrew K. Gillette*andChandrajit (1067-92-275) Bajaj, University of Texas at Austin (1067-35-173) 2:00PM Chord groups associated with DNA 3:00PM An Explicit Super-Time-Stepping Scheme (982) recombination in Ciliates. Preliminary (974) for Non-Symmetric Parabolic Differential report. Equations. Muche A Tilahun,UniversityofSouth Katharine F. Gurski*, Howard University, Florida (1067-92-1148) and Stephen O’Sullivan, Dublin City University (1067-35-165) 2:15PM Dynamics Of The Drosophila Circadian 3:15PM Spectrum of Constrained Gradient Flows (983) Clock: Theoretical Anti-Jitter Network (975) of Functionalized Energies. Preliminary And Controlled Chaos. report. Hassan M Fathallah-Shaykh,The Gurgen Hayrapetyan*andKeith University of Alabama at Birningham Promislow, Michigan State University (1067-92-1236) (1067-35-2360) 2:30PM Boundaries of Sustainability in Simple 3:30PM Local Solvability on H1 : (976) Non-homogeneous operators. Preliminary (984) and Elaborate Models of Agricultural Pest report. Control with a Pesticide and a Nontoxic Christopher J. Winﬁeld,MadisonArea Refuge. Preliminary report. Science and Technology (1067-35-601) Jemal S Mohammed-Awel*, Valdosta State University, John Bantle, Aaron 3:45PM Solutions of Fractional Order Partial Festinger, Ryan Klafehn, Hee-Joon Jo (977) Differential Equations. and John Ringland, University at Buffalo Lokenath Debnath,Universityof (1067-92-307) Texas-Pan American (1067-35-1046)

2:45PM Optimal Control of a Cholera Model by AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and (985) Vaccination. Peng Zhong*, Suzanne Lenhart, Ecology, II University of Tennessee, and Elsa Schaefer, Marymount University 1:00 PM –3:25PM Bayside B, 4th Floor, Sheraton (1067-92-1975) 1:00PM Optimized Scoring Function to Predict (978) Solubility Mutagenesis. 3:00PM How do we measure the response of Ye (Alice) Tian*, Washington State (986) species interactions to climate change? University, Christopher Deutsch, The use of models and experiments to Portland State University, and Bala study myrmecochory. Krishnamoorthy, Washington State Judith E Canner, California State University (1067-92-471) University, Monterey Bay (1067-92-1540)

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3:15PM A mathematical model to highlight the 3:45PM Weak Transversals of Latin Squares. (987) importance of vector demography in (999) JKylePula*, University of Denver, and malaria dynamics and control. Ian Wanless, Monash University Miranda Ijang Teboh-Ewungkem*, (1067-05-1503) Lafayette College, Gideon Akumah Ngwa, University of Buea, Cameroon, and Calistus Ngonghala,WestVirginia MAA Session on Effective Teaching of Upper University (1067-92-735) Level Mathematics to Secondary Education Mathematics Majors, I

AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph 1:00 PM –3:15PM Grand Couteau Theory, VI Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton

1:00 PM –3:55PM Southdown Room, Organizer: Joyati Debnath,Winona 4th Floor, Sheraton State University 1:00PM TheImpactoftheMooreMethodon 1:00PM Edges in 2-factor Isomorphic Graphs. (1000) Secondary Mathematics Education (988) Paul Wrayno*andRonald J. Gould, Majors. Preliminary report. Emory University (1067-05-903) Joy Moore, Xavier University 1:15PM How large is your diameter? A quest for (1067-E1-2410) (989) the diameter of a Rational Residue 1:20PM Changing Their Culture: A Multi-Faceted Graph. (1001) Approach to Improving Math Secondary Mark Budden, Western Carolina Education Major’s View of Mathematics. University, Nicole Calkins, William Scott S Searcy*andJeffrey B Biessman, Nathan Hack*, Joshua K Lambert and Waldorf College (1067-E1-944) Kimberly Thompson, Armstrong 1:40PM Pre-Algebra Connections with the Chinese Atlantic State University (1067-05-1272) (1002) Remainder Theorem. 1:30PM Extremal coin graphs on multiple radii. Elizabeth A Burroughs,MontanaState (990) Preliminary report. University (1067-E1-2179) Jill Bigley Dunham, Hood College 2:00PM Minding the Pre-service Teacher Students (1067-05-253) (1003) in a Discrete Mathematics Class. 1:45PM φ-Symmetric Hamilton Cycle Preliminary report. (991) Decompositions of Graphs. Preliminary Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State report. University (1067-E1-1830) Michael William Schroeder,Universityof 2:20PM The Calculus Book: A Text for Analysis? Wisconsin - Madison (1067-05-2029) (1004) Preliminary report. 2:00PM Distance Labelings of Trees. Preliminary Ockle E Johnson, Keene State College (992) report. (1067-E1-1244) Joshua Hanes*, Mississippi University 2:40PM “Practicing What We Preach” in for Women, and Tristan Denley,Austin (1005) Multivariable Calculus. Preliminary Peay State University (1067-05-1853) report. 2:15PM A new class of hyper-energetic graphs. Sharon S. Emerson-Stonnell, Longwood (993) Preliminary report. University (1067-E1-1482) Nafiseh Jahanbakht,Universityof 3:00PM Making Connections in Real Analysis for Lethbridge (1067-05-1800) (1006) Students Interested in Secondary 2:30PM Top to random shuffles and number of Mathematics Education. (994) fixed points. Preliminary report. Sandra Fillebrown,SaintJoseph’s Lerna Pehlivan, Carleton University University (1067-E1-830) (1067-05-220) 2:45PM Permutation Puzzles. (995) Evan M. O’Dorney, Danville, California MAA Session on The Mathematics of Games (1067-05-1175) and Puzzles, II 3:00PM Exhaustive Random Permutations. (996) Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:55PM Grand Chenier Palmer C Mebane, Harvey Mudd College Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton (1067-05-1751) 3:15PM Coin set extensions in the greedy Organizers: Laura Taalman,James (997) change-making problem. Madison University Tianhui Cai, Harvard College Robin L. Blankenship, (1067-05-1667) Morehead State University 3:30PM Group Divisible Designs with Fixed Block 1:00PM Cops and Robbers on Planar Graphs. (998) Configuration. Preliminary report. (1007) Aaron J Maurer*, Carleton College, John Melanie Laffin*andMelissa Keranen, MMcCauley, Haverford College, and Michigan Technological University Silviya D Valeva, Mount Holyoke College (1067-05-1360) (1067-P1-1717)

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1:20PM Bachet’s problem: as few weights to 2:20PM Reviewing Logs through the Resolution of (1008) weigh them all. (1020) Two Different Published Algebraic Edwin O’Shea, University College, Cork, Representations of Napier’s Logarithm. Ireland (1067-P1-1697) Andy D. Martin, Kentucky State 1:40PM Puzzling Groups. University (1067-W1-1048) (1009) Thomas Q. Sibley, St. John’s 2:40PM Isaac Barrow’s Proof of the Fundamental University/College of St. Benedict (1021) Theorem of Calculus. (1067-P1-474) Colin Bryan Powell McKinney,Bradley 2:00PM Solitaire Mancala. Preliminary report. University (1067-W1-239) (1010) Anthony Tongen*, Laura Taalman and 3:00PM Newton’s subjunctive G-ﬂat opus. Roger J Thelwell,JamesMadison (1022) Andrew Simoson, King College University (1067-P1-2011) (1067-W1-617) 2:20PM Connection Games and Sperner’s Lemma. 3:20PM Partial Fractions in Euler’s Institutiones (1011) David E Molnar, Felician College (1023) calculi differentialis. (1067-P1-77) William Dunham, Muhlenberg College (1067-W1-659) 2:40PM Turn the Tide: A Game for (1012) Undergraduate Research Projects. 3:40PM Mathematics of Non-Western Catherine Stenson, Juniata College (1024) Civilizations: A New Course for Majors (1067-P1-2333) and Nonmajors Alike. Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College 3:00PM Heartless Poker. (1067-W1-375) (1013) Dominic Lanphier*, Western Kentucky University, and Laura Taalman,James 4:00PM Multiple Paths to Mathematics Practice Madison University (1067-P1-1684) (1025) in al-Kashi’s Key to Arithmetic: A Preliminary Report. Preliminary report. 3:20PM Big Bucks, No Whammies: An Osama O. Taani,NewMexicoState (1014) Investigation of ”Press Your Luck”. University (1067-W1-1184) Preliminary report. Anthony DeLegge, Benedictine University (1067-P1-299) MAA Session on the Mathematics of 3:40PM The Monty Hall Problem, Reconsidered. Sustainability (1015) Jason Rosenhouse,JamesMadison University (1067-P1-1701) 1:00 PM –4:00PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Organizers: Elton Graves,Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Peter T. Otto, Willamette MAA Session on Treasures from the Past: University Using Primary Sources in the Classroom 1:00PM Teaching Non-Science Majors Basic (1026) Modeling -A Cluster of Courses Focused 1:00 PM –4:15PM Great Ballroom on Climate Change. Preliminary report. E, 5th Floor, Sheraton Amy Kelley*andJulia Metzker,Georgia College & State University (1067-Q1-579) Organizers: Amy E. Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College 1:20PM Math and Social Justice: Improving the (1027) world with semester projects in a liberal Daniel E. Otero,Xavier arts math course. University David Kung, St. Mary’s College of David J. Pengelley,New Maryland (1067-Q1-2344) Mexico State University 1:40PM Global Warming-Based Calculus. 1:00PM Abstract awakenings in algebra: (1028) Preliminary report. (1016) Teaching and learning group theory Andrew E Long, Northern Kentucky through the works of Lagrange, Cauchy, University (1067-Q1-1740) and Cayley. 2:00PM Do sustainability problems in Janet Heine Barnett, Colorado State (1029) mathematics really affect student University - Pueblo (1067-W1-1475) attitudes? Preliminary report. 1:20PM From Babylonian Table Texts to Jeremy Case, Taylor University (1017) Abstractions. (1067-Q1-2140) Stuart Anderson,TexasA&M 2:20PM Climate change and the mathematics of University-Commerce (1067-W1-1531) (1030) sustainability of student projects for 1:40PM Treasures from the Americas: Two calculus and statistics courses. (1018) Examples of Arithmetic as It Is No Longer Lily S. Khadjavi, Loyola Marymount Done. Preliminary report. University (1067-Q1-1878) Bruce S. Burdick, Roger Williams 2:40PM Math in the City: A hands-on University (1067-W1-2153) (1031) learning experience with projects on 2:00PM The Mathematics of Albrecht Durer.¨ sustainability. Preliminary report. (1019) Andrius Tamulis,GovernorsState Stephen G Hartke*andPetronela Radu, University (1067-W1-2132) Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-Q1-156)

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3:00PM Discussion. 3:45PM Applications of Calculus to Game Theory: (1043) The Prisoners’ Dilemma. Lee J Stemkoski, Adelphi University (1067-Z1-1795) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI

1:00 PM –3:55PM St. Claude, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College Thomas R. Hagedorn,The College of New Jersey SIAM Minisymposium on Combinatorial 1:00PM What to Do on Day One in Calculus One. Optimization, II (1032) Jim Fulmer*andTom McMillan, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1:00 PM –3:55PM Bayside A, 4th Floor, Sheraton (1067-Z1-2061) 1:15PM The Alpha and the Omega of 1st Year Organizers: David Hartvigsen, (1033) Calculus. University of Notre Dame Carl V Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Donald Wagner,Officeof Technology (1067-Z1-2411) Naval Research | 1:30PM Using Wolfram Alpha in finite 1:00PM Maximum Disjoint Paths and Flow-Cut (1034) mathematics and applied calculus. (1044) Gaps. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Chandra Chekuri, University Illinois Raymond N. Greenwell*, Hofstra Urbana-Champagne, Sanjeev Khanna, University, and Nathan P. Ritchey, University of Pennsylvania, Loic Youngstown State University Seguin-Charbonneau, Royal Military (1067-Z1-402) College, St Jean sur Richelieu, and 1:45PM Teaching a first semester Calculus class Burce Shepherd*, McGill University (1035) entirely through Inquiry Based Learning. (1067-90-1217) Preliminary report. 3 1:30PM An O(n ) algorithm for the weighted David Crombecque, Gettysburg College (1045) stable set problem on claw-free graphs. (1067-Z1-1763) Gianpaolo Oriolo*, Yuri Faenza, 2:00PM Strategies of Involving Students in Universita’ di Roma Tor Vergata, (1036) Teaching Calculus. and Gautier Stauffer, Institut de Jinfeng Wei, Maryville University of St. Mathematiques de Bordeaux, Universite Louis (1067-Z1-2160) de Bordeaux 1 (1067-90-809) 2:15PM Calculus Instructors’ Responses to Prior 2:00PM Thin spanning trees, conductances, (1037) Knowledge Errors. (1046) nowhere zero flows, and the traveling Jana R. Talley, Jackson State University salesman problem. (1067-Z1-1649) Michel X. Goemans, Massachusetts 2:30PM Enhancing Student Learning in Calculus Institute of Technology (1067-05-1055) (1038) Through Subject-Oriented Projects. 2:30PM The Maximum-weight Stable Matching Preliminary report. (1047) Problem. Long Wang*andKai Qian,Southern Xujin Chen, Chinese Academy of Polytechnic State University Sciences, Guoli Ding*, LSU, Xiaodong (1067-Z1-2329) Hu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 2:45PM Using Calculus to Model Aspects of the Wenan Zang, The University of Hong (1039) 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. Preliminary report. Kong (1067-05-1045) Barbara P Gonzalez and Melanie 3:00PM Minimizing the sum of weighted *, Roosevelt University APivarski (1048) completion times in a concurrent open (1067-Z1-2238) shop. 3:00PM Height variations with change of Monaldo Mastrolili,IDSIA,Maurice (1040) variables. Queyranne, University of British Justin Edward Sukiennik,Universityof Columbia, Andreas S. Schulz, Minnesota (1067-Z1-2314) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 3:15PM Enhancing Calculus with Technology Ola Svensson, KTH Computer Science (1041) Labs, and getting your students to like it! and Communication, and Nelson A. Stanley F. Florkowski, United States Uhan*, Purdue University (1067-90-438) Military Academy (1067-Z1-954) 3:30PM Polyhedral and Algorithmic Results for 3:30PM Using a data modeling project to enhance (1049) 1-restricted Simple 2-matchings. (1042) the teaching of the derivative. David Hartvigsen*, University of Notre Murray H Siegel,ArizonaState Dame, and Yanjun Li, Purdue University University (1067-Z1-194) (1067-90-998)

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SIGMAA RUME Session on Research on the Joint Committee on Women in the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Panel Discussion Mathematics, II 1:00 PM –2:30PM Oak Alley Room, 1:00 PM –4:55PM St. Jerome, 3rd 4th Floor, Sheraton Floor, JW Marriott Women in the mathematical sciences: Organizers: Sean Larsen, Portland State Looking back, looking forward. University Organizers: Terrell Hodge,Western Natasha M. Speer, Michigan University University of Maine Maura Mast,Universityof Massachusetts Boston Stacy Brown, Pitzer College Moderator: Terrell Hodge 1:00PM Blending Inquiry-Based Learning and (1050) Computer-Assisted Instruction in Panelists: Mary Gray,American Algebra. University John C Mayer*andWilliam O. Bond, Jim Lewis,Universityof University of Alabama at Birmingham Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-Z5-1376) Jill Pipher,BrownUniversity 1:20PM Quantitative Reasoning and Students’ Jean Taylor,Rutgers (1051) Approaches to Solving Novel Problems. University Kevin C. Moore, University of Georgia Marie Vitulli,Universityof (1067-Z5-1677) Oregon 1:40PM Modeling Mathematical Behaviors; (1052) Making Sense of Traditional Teachers AMS Conversation on Nonacademic of Advanced Mathematics Courses Employment Pedagogical Moves. Tim P Fukawa-Connelly,TheUniversity 1:00 PM –2:30PM La Galerie 5, of New Hampshire (1067-Z5-1451) 2nd Floor, Marriott 2:20PM Reading Online Mathematics Textbooks, Moderator: C. Allen Butler,DanielH. (1053) A Preliminary Study. Preliminary report. Wagner Associates, Inc. Mary D Shepherd*andCarla van de Sande, Arizona State University (1067-Z5-2194) MAA Panel Dicussion

2:40PM Individual and Collective Analysis of the 1:00 PM –3:00PM La Galerie 6, (1054) Genesis of Student Reasoning regarding 2nd Floor, Marriott the Invertible Matrix Theorem in Linear Algebra. Good intentions are necessary but not Megan J Wawro, San Diego State sufﬁcient: Steps toward best practices in University & University of California, San mentoring underrepresented students. Diego (1067-Z5-1337) Organizer: James H. Curry,Arizona 3:00PM Frameworks for Understanding State University (1055) Undergraduate Students’ Conceptions of Panelists: Carlos Castillo-Chavez, the Equals Sign. Arizona State University Aaron Weinberg, Ithaca College A. G. (Loek) Helminck, (1067-Z5-952) North Carolina State 3:40PM An Exploration of the Transition to University (1056) Graduate School in Mathematics. Rhonda Hughes, Bryn Mawr Preliminary report. College Sarah L. Marsh,UniversityofOklahoma Philip Kutzko,The (1067-Z5-1245) University of Iowa 4:00PM Differences in Beliefs and Teaching M. Helena Noronha, (1057) Practices between International and U.S. California State University, Domestic Mathematics Teaching Northridge Assistants. Preliminary report. Minsu Kim, The University of Oklahoma (1067-Z5-1119) MAA Panel Discussion

4:20PM Improving Pass Rates in Mathematics 1:00 PM –2:20PM Mardi Gras D, (1058) using Interactive Software - Revisited. 3rd Floor, Marriott Michelle DeDeo, Univ. of North Florida (1067-Z5-60) This could be YOUR graduate research! 4:40PM Reasoning about Functions of Organizer: Aaron Luttman,Clarkson (1059) Two-Variables: A Case Study. University Eric D Weber, Arizona State University Moderator: Ralucca Gera, Naval (1067-Z5-343) Postgraduate School

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Panelists: Timothy Chartier,Davidson Jason Aubrey,Universityof College Missouri Steven Horton, U. S. Military Panelists: Andrew G. Bennett,Kansas Academy at West Point State University Keri Kornelson,University Gavin LaRose,Universityof of Oklahoma Michigan Alison Marble Ahlgren, MAA Panel Discussion University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1:00 PM –3:00PM Armstrong Ballroom, 8th Floor, Sheraton Mathematical culture and mathematical life. Summer Program for Women in Mathematics Organizers: Reuben Hersh,Universityof (SPWM) Reunion New Mexico 1:00 PM –4:00PM Gallery Ballroom, , Vera John-Steiner 1st Floor, Sheraton University of New Mexico Panelists: Lenore Blum, Organizer: Murli M. Gupta,TheGeorge Carnegie-Mellon University Washington University Philip J. Davis,Brown University Nathaniel Dean,Texas State University, San Marcos AMS Session on Fluid Mechanics, II, and Reuben Hersh Geophysics Gizem Karaali, Pomona 1:15 PM –3:55PM Cornet Room, College 8th Floor, Sheraton

SIGMAA on Statistics Education/ASA-MAA 1:15PM Numerical Simulation of Oblique and Joint Committee on Undergraduate Statistics (1060) Head-on Collision. Panel Discussion Leon Kaganovskiy*, New College of Florida, and Robert Krasny,Universityof 1:00 PM –2:20PM Mardi Gras BC, Michigan, Ann Arbor (1067-76-243) 3rd Floor, Marriott 1:30PM An Integrative Model of Hyperactivated (1061) Sperm Motility. Report from the International Conference Sarah D Olson*, Tulane University, on Teaching Statistics: A world view of Susan Suarez, Cornell University, statistics education. and Lisa Fauci, Tulane University Organizers: John McKenzie,Babson (1067-76-216) College 1:45PM Deposition Patterns of Nanoparticles in Michael A. Posner, (1062) Human Nasal Passages. Preliminary Villanova University report. Panelists: Rob Carver, Stonehill Rebecca A Segal,Virginia College Commonwealth University Katherine Halvorsen,Smith (1067-76-1928) College 2:00PM New Minimal Representation of Self John McKenzie (1063) Propelled Swimmers in Stokes Flow Using Milo Schield, Augusburg Regularized Fundamental Solutions. College Priya Shilpa Boindala, Georgia Gwinnett College (1067-76-250) Gail Burrill, Michigan State University 2:15PM Modeling the Evaporation of a Tear Film (1064) over a Contact Lens. MAA Committee on Technologies in Kevin Talbott, George Mason University (1067-76-1374) Mathematics and Education/WEB SIGMAA Panel Discussion 2:30PM Numerical Simulation of Fiber Spinning (1065) Including Flow-Induced Crystallization. 1:00 PM –2:20PM La Galerie 2, David C Szurley, Francis Marion 2nd Floor, Marriott University (1067-76-1655) 2:45PM Mathematical model of a liquid jet Assessment of learning in an age of (1066) breakup containing solid particles. technology. M. Hameed*, University of South Carolina Organizers: Michael B. Scott, California Upstate, and J. Morris, Department of State University Monterery Chemical Engineering, City College of Bay New York (1067-76-1364)

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3:00PM Preliminary Report on the Modeling of 2:00PM DIY Modeling–Do It Yourself Modeling and (1067) Surface Velocities and Fault Rotations. (1078) Simulation for STEM Learning. Preliminary report. Frank Wattenberg*, United States Danielle Nicole Gannon*, Natalie Military Academy, William C. Bauldry, Domelle, Saint Mary’s College, and Lucy Appalachian State University, Joe Yanik, Flesch, Purdue University (1067-86-150) Emporia State University, Keith Erickson, 3:15PM Evolution of a Mushy Zone on a Finite Georgia Gwinnett College, and Marion (1068) Domain. Preliminary report. Smith, Texas Southern University Nicholas R Gewecke*andTim P 2:00PM Discovering the Art of Mathematics. Schulze, University of Tennessee, (1079) Julian F. Fleron*, Philip K. Hotchkiss, Knoxville (1067-86-346) Volker Ecke and Christine von Renesse, 3:30PM Estimation of Near Surface Wind Westﬁeld State College (1069) Structures in Tornadic Vortices. 2:00PM Quantitative Reasoning in the Sean M Crowell*, Luther White, (1080) Contemporary World. University of Oklahoma, and Louis Caren Diefenderfer*, Hollins University, Wicker, National Severe Storms Bernard L. Madison,Universityof Laboratory (1067-86-950) Arkansas, Stuart Boersma,Central 3:45PM A one dimensional algorithm for seismic Washington University, and Shannon (1070) imaging and inversion: theoretical Dingman, University of Arkansas development and numerical tests. 2:00PM College Ready in Mathematics and Bogdan G. Nita*, Ashley Ciesla, (1081) Physics Partnership. Montclair State University, and Gay Stewart, Bernard L. Madison*and Christopher Smith, The College of New Shannon Dingman,Universityof Jersey (1067-86-1887) Arkansas 2:00PM Biology and Mathematics in Population (1082) Studies–BioMaPS I and BioMaPS II. MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by Donald Adongo*, K. Renee Fister, Terry the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Derting, Chris Mecklin, Claire Fuller, Kate He, Emily Croteau, Maeve McCarthy and Howard Whiteman, 2:00 PM –4:00PM Napoleon A1-A3, Murray State University 3rd Floor, Sheraton 2:00PM Dynamic Visualization Tools for Organizer: Jon Scott, Montgomery (1083) Multivariable Calculus. College Paul Seeburger, Monroe Community 2:00PM Workshops That Improve Undergraduate College (1071) Teaching of Mathematics. 2:00PM Enabling Computer Algebra Use in the Alex Heidenberg*, Jerry Kobylski and (1084) Undergraduate Abstract Algebra Hilary Fletcher, United States Military Curriculum. Academy Alexander Hulpke, Colorado State 2:00PM Distributome-An Interactive Web-based University (1072) Resource for Probability Distributions. 2:00PM STEM Real World Applications of Kyle Siegrist*, University of Alabama in (1085) Mathematics. Huntsville, Ivo Dinov,Universityof Darren Narayan*andWilliam Basener, California, Los Angeles, and Dennis Rochester Institute of Technology Pearl, The Ohio State University 2:00PM Analysis of Stress in Biological Systems. 2:00PM Mathematics and Social Advocacy. (1086) Ben G. Fitzpatrick*, Thomas Zachariah, (1073) Sandra Kingan and Jeff Suzuki*, Wendy Binder, Kam Dahlquist and Gary Brooklyn College of CUNY Kuleck, Loyola Marymount University 2:00PM The HBCU Retreat and Follow-On 2:00PM Paradigms in Physics: Interactive (1074) Program. (1087) Electromagnetism Curricular Materials. Don Small*, United States Military Tevian Dray*, Corinne A. Manogue and Academy, and Laurette Foster, Prairie Emily H. van Zee, Oregon State View A&M University University 2:00PM Teaching Abstract Algebra for 2:00PM Project MOSAIC: Integrating Modeling, (1075) Understanding. (1088) Statistics, Calculus and Computation in Estrella Johnson*andSean Larsen, the Early Undergraduate Curriculum. Portland State University Daniel Kaplan, Macalester College 2:00PM Math in the City. 2:00PM Undertaking a Purposeful and Effective (1076) Petronela Radu*andStephen Hartke, (1089) Departmental Review. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nancy Baxter Hastings,Dickinson 2:00PM Lurch, Educational Software for Writing College (1077) Proofs. 2:00PM Flash Applets for WeBWork Online Kenneth G. Monks*, University of (1090) Homework System. Scranton, and Nathan Carter, Bentley Barbara Margolius*andYuping Wu, University Cleveland State University

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2:00PM Research-Based Video for Teaching 2:00PM The Integrative Biomathematics Learning (1091) Undergraduate Proof. (1100) and Engagement Network for Diversity Jim Sandefur, Georgetown University, (iBLEND) Project at North Carolina A&T Kay Somers, Moravian College, and State University. Connie Campbell*, Millsaps College Gregory D. Goins*, Mingxiang Chen, C. Dinitra White, Dominic P. Clemence and 2:00PM An Integrative Analysis of Human Thomas C. Redd, North Carolina A&T (1092) Cancer: Exploiting the Synergy of State University Mathematical and Molecular Biological 2:00PM Problems of the Week as Teacher Approaches in Studying a Complex (1101) Education Resources. Problem. Jason Silverman*, Drexel University, and Jeffrey Forrester*andMichael P. Chrystal Dean, Appalachian State Roberts, Dickinson College University

2:00PM WeBWorK: Improving Student Success in 2:00PM The Math Forum’s Virtual Fieldwork (1093) Mathematics. (1102) Sequence. Arnold Pizer*, Mike Gage, Vicki Roth, Wesley Shumar*, Jason Silverman, University of Rochester, and Michael Drexel University, Stephen Weimar and Pearson, Mathematical Association of Ellen Clay, The Math Forum at Drexel America 2:00PM Preservice Teachers’ Learning and (1103) Motivation in Working with The Math 2:00PM MathVote: Teaching Mathematics with Forum’s Virtual Fieldwork Sequence. (1094) Classroom Voting. K. Ann Renninger*, Mark Chin, Dennis Jean McGivney-Burelle*, University of Fan and Ming Cai, Swarthmore College Hartford, Kathy Shay, Middlesex County 2:00PM Assessing Open-ended Mathematics College, Ann Stewart, Hood College, (1104) Writing: The Math Image Wiki Page Lahna VonEpps, Columbia College, Kelly Coding Scheme (MI-CS). Cline, Holly Zullo, Carroll College, and Anna M. Phillips*, Abram Lipman and Christopher Storm, Adelphi University K. Ann Renninger, Swarthmore College 2:00PM Maplets for Calculus. 2:00PM MBUR (Mathematical Biology and (1095) Douglas B. Meade*, University of South (1105) Undergraduate Research): Modeling the Carolina, Philip B. Yasskin and Matthew Dynamics of Riparian Forests and Barry,TexasA&MUniversity Landforms. Lindsay Blazsek, Lisa M. Curll, Thomas 2:00PM UTMOST: Undergraduate Teaching of P. Diggins and George T. Yates*, (1096) Mathematics with Open Software and Youngstown State University Textbooks. 2:00PM Texas A&M UBM: Student research Robert Beezer*, University of Puget (1106) experience is the key. Sound, Jason Grout,DrakeUniversity, Jay Walton, May Boggess*, Masami Marja-Liisa Hassi, University of Colorado Fujiwara, Texas A&M University, Kaibin at Boulder, Thomas Judson, Stephen F. Fu and Harriette Block, Prairie View A&M Austin State University, Kiran Kedlaya, University Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2:00PM Texas A&M Math REU: The 3 X 5 Model. Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado (1107) Jay Walton and Al Boggess*, Texas A&M at Boulder, and William Stein,University University of Washington, Seattle 2:00PM Interdisciplinary Training in 2:00PM Discovery Learning Projects in (1108) Mathematical Biology Through (1097) Introductory Statistics. Team-based Undergraduate Research Brad Bailey*andDianna Spence,North and Courses. Georgia College & State University Jason Miller*andPamela Ryan,Truman State University 2:00PM Mathematics Partnering with Computer 2:00PM Broadening Participation in STEM (1098) Sciences to Improve Calculus Instruction (1109) Through Integrative Experiences For and Learning. First-Year Students. Calvin L. Williams*, Marilyn Reba, Roy Jason Miller, Truman State University Pargas and Allen Guest,Clemson University 2:00PM University Scholars in STEM. (1110) Leah Gold*, Barbara K. Modney, Daniel 2:00PM Supplying Undergraduate Biology and Simon, Lauren Davis, Carol Hodanbosi (1099) Mathematics Education and Research and Mark Tumeo, Cleveland State Group Experiences (SUBMERGE) to University Students at the University of Michigan: 2:00PM Quantitative Skills in Biology through Understanding Diseases with Math (1111) Scientiﬁc Inquiry at James Madison Biology. University. Patrick Nelson, Trachette Jackson, Brian Walton*, Anthony Tongen, Michael Simonov*andHelen Shi, Nusrat Jahan and Reid Harris,James University of Michigan Madison University

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2:00PM Mathematical Methods for Biology and 2:00PM PREP: MAA’s Professional Development (1112) Medicine. (1124) Program. Glenn Ledder, University of Nebraska J. Michael Pearson,Mathematical Lincoln Association of America, Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College, Barbara 2:00PM Research, Dissemination, and Faculty Edwards, Oregon State University, (1113) Development of Inquiry-Based Learning Nathaniel Dean, Texas State University (IBL) Methods in the Teaching and San Marcos, Virginia Buchanan,Hiram Learning of Mathematics. College, Mike Brilleslyper, United States Michael Starbird*, The University of Air Force Academy, and Jon Scott*, Texas at Austin, Paul J. Sally, John Montgomery College Boller, University of Chicago, Ralf 2:00PM Modern Biology, Modern Mathematics, Spatzier, University of Michigan, Sandra (1125) and Modern Solutions: Moving Laursen, University of Colorado at Biomathematics Education Beyond Boulder, John D. Moore and William B. Calculus. Jacob, University of California, Santa Raina Robeva*, Sweet Briar College, Barbara Terrell Hodge,WesternMichigan 2:00PM GeoGebra Applets for Elementary University, Robin Davies, Sweet Briar (1114) Statistics. College, and Alexander Enyedi,Western David Gurney, Southeastern Louisiana Michigan University University 2:00PM The Math S-STEM Program for Attracting (1126) and Retaining Scholars in the 2:00PM Motivation and Learning in an Online Mathematical Sciences. (1115) Unmoderated Mathematics Workshop for Alexandra Kurepa, North Carolina A&T Teachers. State University K. Ann Renninger*, Ming Cai, M. C. 2:00PM The Links Between Smale’s Mean Value Lewis, M. Adams,SwarthmoreCollege, (1127) Conjecture and Convergence. Preliminary and K. Ernst, Drexel University report. 2:00PM CELTIC: Calculus for Elementary Hayley M Miles-Leighton,Universityof (1116) Teachers: An Innovative Context. California, San Diego (1067-30-2386) Karen Keene*, Alina Duca and Paola 2:00PM Realization Relationships Between Szatjn, North Carolina State University (1128) Communication Models. Preliminary report. 2:00PM MINDSET: Mathematics Instruciton using Leilani Hendrina Gilpin,Universityof (1117) Decision Science and Engineering Tools. California, San Diego (1067-90-2390) Robert Young, Karen Keene*, North Carolina State University, Kenneth Chelst, Thomas Edwards, Wayne State AMS Invited Address University, and David Pugalee,The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2:15 PM –3:05PM Great Ballroom 2:00PM An Accessible Online Resource for A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton (1118) Mathematics Students and Instructors. (1129) Self-organization in human, biological, Lila F. Roberts, Clayton State University and artiﬁcial systems. 2:00PM Online Statistics Education: An Andrea L. Bertozzi, UCLA (1067-92-9) (1119) Interactive Multimedia Course of Study II. David M. Lane*, Rice University, and Camille Peres, University of Houston, AMS Session on Differential Geometry Clear Lake Campus 2:15 PM –3:55PM Rosalie, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 2:00PM Biocalculus: Text Development, Dialog, (1120) and Assessment. 2:15PM Curve Matching Using Integral Timothy Comar*andBrenda Alberico, (1130) Invariants. Preliminary report. Benedictine University Susan Crook, North Carolina State University (1067-53-1958) 2:00PM MAA’s Interactive Online Calculus Text. 2:30PM Facial Recognition Using Conformal (1121) David Smith*andLang Moore,Duke (1131) Geometry. University Meghan Anne Galiardi, Stonehill College, Miguel Angel Lugo*, Florida 2:00PM Resources for Courses: MathDL’s New State University, and Shawn Leo (1122) Collection of Online Materials. Witte, Central Michigan University Lang Moore*, Duke University, and Tom (1067-53-145) Leathrum, Jacksonville State University 2:45PM Moving Frames and The Equivalence of 2:00PM Empowering Student Learning in (1132) Homogeneous Polynomials. Preliminary (1123) Mathematical Analysis. report. Barbara A. Shipman,TheUniversityof Thomas H. Wears, North Carolina State Texas at Arlington University (1067-53-166)

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3:00PM A dense G-delta of Riemannian metrics Brynja Kohler, Utah State (1133) without the ﬁnite blocking property. University Wah-Kwan Ku*andMarlies Gerber, Indiana University (1067-53-1156) 3:15PM Distance comparison and the Dirichlet (1134) problem for curve shortening ﬂow in SIGMAA on Mathematical and convex domains. Preliminary report. Computational Biology-SIGMAA on Statistics Paul T Allen, Adam Layne and Education-ASA/MAA Joint Committee on Katharine Tsukahara*, Lewis & Clark Undergraduate Statistics Panel Discussion College, Portland, Oregon (1067-53-193) 3:30PM Remarks on some Non-Linear Heat Flows 2:35 PM –3:55PM Mardi Gras BC, (1135) in Kahler¨ Geometry. 3rd Floor, Marriott Donovan C McFeron, Ramapo College of Creating/improving the New Jersey (1067-53-1232) biomathematics/biostatistics course. 3:45PM The Geometry of Simple Singularities. Organizers: Michael A. Posner, (1136) Preliminary report. Villanova University Joanna K Nelson,Universityof Wisconsin-Madison (1067-53-2183) Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College Holly Gaff,OldDominion MAA Committee on the Teaching of Univevrsity Undergraduate Mathematics Panel Discussion Panelists: Pam Ryan,Truman University 2:35 PM –3:55PM La Galerie 2, Fred Adler 2nd Floor, Marriott Laurie Heyer,Davidson College Calculus reform: 25 years later. Deborah Nolan,University Organizers: Steve Benson,Lesley of California, Berkeley University Joe Yanik,EmporiaState University Marilyn Carlson,Arizona AMS Committee on the Profession Panel State University Discussion Ellen Kirkman,WakeForest University 2:45 PM –4:15PM Mardi Gras EFGH, 3rd Floor, Marriott Panelists: Steve Benson Tom Dick, Oregon State What I wish I had known before applying University for a job. Deborah Hughes Hallett, Moderator: Eric M. Friedlander, University of Arizona University of Southern Judy Holdner,Kenyon California College Panelists: Ruth M. Charney,Brandeis Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College University Erin E. Corman,National MAA Panel Discussion Security Agency Mark L. Huber,Claremont 2:35 PM –3:55PM Mardi Gras D, McKenna College 3rd Floor, Marriott Zachary Miner,Universityof Texas at Austin Mathematicians and teachers: Professional development and outreach Malabika Pramanik, groups. University of British Columbia Organizers: James King,Universityof Washington Gail Burrill, Michigan State University AMS Invited Address Panelists: Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd University 3:20 PM –4:10PM Great Ballroom Brian Hopkins, St. Peters A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton College (1137) Potential Theory meets Geometric James King Measure Theory. Harvey Keynes,University Tatiana Toro, University of Washington of Minnesota (1067-31-5)

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MAA Session on Journals and Portfolios: MAA Two-Year College Reception Tools in Learning Mathematics? 5:45 PM –7:00PM La Galerie 2, 3:20 PM –4:15PM La Galerie 6, 2nd Floor, Marriott 2nd Floor, Marriott Organizer: Sarah L. Mabrouk, SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Framingham State University Biology Business Meeting 3:20PM Learning Logs in College Algebra: (1138) A Window to Student Perceptions 6:00 PM –7:00PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton of Learning Progress and Student Engagement. SIGMAA on Teaching Advanced High School Carrie A Campbell, Lincoln, NE Mathematics Business Meeting (1067-M1-1916) 3:40PM Using Journals and Portfolios in a Modern 6:00 PM –7:00PM Mardi Gras BC, (1139) Geometry Course. Preliminary report. 3rd Floor, Marriott G Maria Fung, Worcester State University (1067-M1-2263) 4:00PM Proof Writing and Portfolios in a Bridge SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational (1140) Course. Biology Guest Lecture Penelope Dunham, Muhlenberg College (1067-M1-520) 7:00 PM –7:45PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton 7:00PM The bioﬂuiddynamics of swimming and Joint Prize Session (1142) pumping: Recent insights. Lisa Fauci, Tulane University 4:25 PM –5:25PM Great Ballroom (1067-A0-2432) A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Young Mathematicians’ Network Open SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Forum Guest Lecture and Business Meeting 7:30 PM –8:30PM Maurepas Room, 5:30 PM –6:30PM Great Ballroom 3rd Floor, Sheraton E, 5th Floor, Sheraton All meeting participants, including 5:30PM Startling Parallels: Macondo/BP in 2011 undergraduates and graduate students, (1141) and Bhopal/UC in 1984. are welcome to discuss topics and issues Charles Hadlock, Bentley College affecting young mathematicians. 6:00PM Business Meeting.

Joint Prize Session Reception Saturday, January 8 5:30 PM –6:30PM Armstrong Ballroom, 8th Floor, Sheraton Joint Meetings Registration

MAA Reunion for Those Interested in 7:30 AM –4:00PM Across from La Refocusing College Algebra Galerie 4, 2nd Floor, Marriott

5:30 PM –7:30PM Grand Couteau AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton Computation: Algebra and Number Theory, Organizer: Donald B. Small,U.S. III Military Academy 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon D2, SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate 3rd Floor, Sheraton Mathematics Education Business Meeting Organizers: Gregor Kemper, Technische Universit¨at Munchen¨ 5:45 PM –6:30PM St. Jerome, 3rd Michael J. Mossinghoff, Floor, JW Marriott Davidson College Igor E. Shparlinski, SIGMAA Statistics Education Business Macquarie University Meeting and Reception 8:00AM Four dimensional algebraic tori. (1143) Preliminary report. 5:45 PM –7:15PM La Galerie 6, Nicole Marie Lemire,Universityof 2nd Floor, Marriott Western Ontario (1067-14-1594)

105 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 8 (cont’d.)

8:30AM Families of free hyperplane 10:30AM On Multigraded combinatorial Hopf (1144) arrangements. Preliminary report. (1154) algebras. Will Traves*andMax Wakefield,U.S. Samuel K Hsiao,BardCollege,and Naval Academy (1067-14-711) Gizem Karaali*, Pomona College 9:00AM Computations with basic algebras. (1067-16-793) (1145) Preliminary report. Jon F. Carlson, University of Georgia AMS Special Session on Formal Mathematics (1067-16-372) for Mathematicians: Developing Large 9:30AM Computing Conjugacy Classes of Repositories of Advanced Mathematics, I (1146) Elements and Subgroups in Matrix Groups. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Conde, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Alexander Joerg Hulpke, Colorado State University (1067-20-147) Organizers: Krystyna M. Kuperberg, 10:00AM Computing isometry groups of Hermitian Auburn University (1147) maps. Andrzej Trybulec, James B Wilson*, The Ohio State University of Bialystok University, and Peter A Brooksbank, Artur Kornilowicz, Bucknell University (1067-20-119) University of Bialystok 10:30AM Toward Numerical Primary Adam Naumowicz, (1148) Decomposition. University of Bialystok Anton Leykin,GeorgiaTech 8:00AM The GOEDEL Program. (1067-14-1180) (1155) Johan G. F. Belinfante, Georgia Institute of Technology (1067-03-724) 8:30AM Modules for a Large Library of (1156) Formalized Mathematics. Preliminary report. AMS-AWM Special Session on Hopf Algebras William M Farmer,McMasterUniversity and Their Representations, I (1067-03-1782) 9:00AM Automated Reasoning for Mizar. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Nottoway Room, (1157) Josef Urban, Radboud University 4th Floor, Sheraton Nijmegen (1067-03-860) 9:30AM The HOL Light formalization of Euclidean Organizers: M. Susan Montgomery, (1158) space. University of Southern John R Harrison, Intel Corporation California (1067-03-1711) Siu-Hung Ng, Iowa State 10:00AM Formalization of Lattice Theory in Mizar. University (1159) Adam Grabowski,Universityof Sarah J. Witherspoon, Bialystok, Poland (1067-06-1493) Texas A&M University 10:30AM The Kepler Conjecture after 400 years: 8:00AM Right coideal subalgebras of Nichols (1160) from conjecture to formal proof. (1149) algebras and the Duflo order of the Weyl Thomas C. Hales,Universityof groupoid. Pittsburgh (1067-03-854) Hans-Juergen Schneider*, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, and Istvan Heckenberger, AMS Special Session on Multivariable Philipps-Universitaet Marburg Operator Theory, I (1067-20-1153) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maurepas, 3rd 8:30AM Conjugacy classes for Hopf algebras. Floor, JW Marriott (1150) Miriam Cohen*, Ben Gurion University, and Sara Westreich, Bar Ilan University Organizers: Ronald G. Douglas,Texas (1067-16-422) A&M University 9:00AM Secondary cohomology for Hopf Gelu F. Popescu,University (1151) algebras. of Texas at San Antonio Mihai D. Staic,DePaulUniversity 8:00AM Canonical Models for Quasi-Free Hilbert (1067-16-618) (1161) Modules. 9:30AM Classification of isomorphism types of a Ronald G. Douglas*, Texas A & M (1152) class of abelian extensions, by Y. Kashina University, Yun-Su Kim,Universityof and L. Krop. Toledo, Hyun Kwon,SeoulNational Leonid Krop*andYevgenia Kashina, University, and Jaydeb Sarkar,University DePaul University (1067-16-429) of Texas at San Antonio (1067-47-593) 10:00AM On classification of certain abelian 8:30AM Function Theory from Tensor Algebras. (1153) extensions. Preliminary report. (1162) Preliminary report. Yevgenia Kashina*andLeonid Krop, Paul S. Muhly*, University of Iowa, and DePaul University (1067-16-2356) Baruch Solel, Technion (1067-47-580)

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9:00AM Joint Similarity to Operators in AMS Special Session on Mathematics Related (1163) Noncommutative Varieties. to Feynman Diagrams, I Gelu F Popescu,TheUniversityofTexas at San Antonio (1067-47-352) 8:00 AM –10:45AM Frontenac, 3rd ∞ 9:30AM BMO Estimates for the H (Bn) Corona Floor, JW Marriott (1164) Problem. Organizers: Victor H. Moll,Tulane Serban Costea, Timisoara, Romania, Eric University T. Sawyer, McMaster University, and Brett D. Wick*, Georgia Institute of Olivier Espinosa, Technology (1067-32-538) Universidad Santa Maria, Valparaiso 10:00AM The c*-envelope of a tensor algebra (1165) revisited. Preliminary report. 8:00AM A symbolic summation approach to Elias Katsoulis,UniversityofAthens, (1173) Feynman integral calculus. Greece and East Carolina University Flavia Stan, Tulane University (1067-47-692) (1067-40-1231) 10:30AM Hilbert modules and dilation theory. 9:00AM Geometrical approach to the evaluation (1166) Ronald G. Douglas,TexasA&M (1174) of Feynman diagrams and its application university, Gadadhar Misra,Indian to the epsilon-expansion. Preliminary Institute of Science, India, and Jaydeb report. Sarkar*, The University of Texas at San Andrei I. Davydychev, Moscow State Antonio (1067-47-539) University (1067-33-2430) 10:00AM Patterns in denominators of Feynman (1175) integrals. AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis Karen A Yeats, Simon Fraser University and Mathematical Physics: A Session in (1067-05-1274) Honor of the 80th Birthday of Len Gross, I AMS Special Session on Completely 8:00 AM –10:50AM Balcony N, 4th Floor, Marriott Integrable Systems, Random Matrices, and the Bispectral Problem, I Organizers: Bruce K. Driver,University of California at San Diego 8:00 AM –10:50AM Rosalie, 3rd Maria Gordina,Universityof Floor, JW Marriott Connecticut Todd Kemp, Massachusetts Organizers: Bojko Bakalov,North Institute of Technology and Carolina State University University of California at Michael Gekhtman, San Diego University of Notre Dame 8:00AM The space of harmonic sections on Plamen Iliev,Georgia (1167) noncompact manifolds. Institute of Technology Nelia Charalambous, Instituto Milen T. Yakimov, Louisiana Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico State University (1067-58-673) 8:00AM Cluster Expansions, Caustics and 8:30AM Stochastic Completeness and Escape Rate (1176) Counting Graphs. (1168) of Brownian Motion on a Riemannian Nicholas M. Ercolani,Universityof Manifold. Arizona (1067-05-885) Elton P Hsu,NorthwesternUniversity 8:30AM Toda lattice hierarchy and (1067-60-1648) (1177) noncommutative geometry. 9:00AM Vanishing of L2 harmonic one-forms on Thomas Nevins*, University of Illinois at (1169) based path spaces of Riemannian Urbana-Champaign, and David Ben-Zvi, manifolds. University of Texas-Austin (1067-14-875) K. D. Elworthy,UniversityofWarwick. 9:00AM Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction and algebras (1067-58-1088) (1178) of chiral differential operators. 9:30AM A Brownian Motion on the Group of Fyodor Malikov, USC (1067-14-2112) (1170) Diffeomorphisms of the Circle. 9:30AM Norms of eigenfunctions to trigonometric Mang Wu, University of California, (1179) KZB operators. Riverside (1067-60-1009) Erik J. Jensen*andAlexander 10:00AM Another approach to Lie’s third theorem Varchenko, University of North Carolina - (1171) in inﬁnite dimensions. Chapel Hill (1067-82-1229) Maria Gordina,Universityof 10:00AM Liouville integrability of a class of Connecticut, Leonard Gross*, Cornell (1180) integrable spin Calogero-Moser systems University, and S. G. Rajeev,Universityof and exponents of simple Lie algebras. Rochester, Physics (1067-22-1404) Luen-Chau Li*, Pennsylvania State 10:30AM Heat kernel measures and critical limits. University, University Park, and Zhaohu (1172) Douglas M Pickrell,Universityof Nie, Pennsylvania State University , Arizona (1067-46-622) Altoona Campus (1067-58-1284)

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10:30AM Bethe subalgebras of the group algebra 9:00AM The Search for Higher Helicities. (1181) of the symmetric group. (1190) Clayton Shonkwiler*, Haverford College, Vitaly Tarasov, Indiana University Dennis DeTurck, Herman Gluck, – Purdue University Indianapolis University of Pennsylvania, Rafal (1067-17-2266) Komendarczyk,TulaneUniversity,Paul Melvin, Bryn Mawr College, and David Shea Vela-Vick, Columbia University AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution (1067-57-1502) Equations, Analysis, and Geometry, I 9:30AM Optimally Immersed Planar Curves under (1191) Mobius¨ Energy. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maurepas Room, Ryan P Dunning, St. Mary’s University 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1067-49-937) Organizers: Ralph Saxton,Universityof 10:00AM Self-organization resulting from New Orleans (1192) conservation of magnetic helicity, a distributed form of linkages; applications Feride Tiglay, Fields to lab and solar phenomena. Institute Paul M Bellan, Caltech (1067-78-1149) 8:00AM On the global solutions of the Higgs (1182) boson equation. Karen Yagdjian, University of Texas-Pan AMS Special Session on Boundary Control American (1067-35-786) and Moving Interface in Coupled Systems of 8:30AM On the well-posedness of Camassa-Holm Partial Differential Equations, II (1183) type equations. Alex A. Himonas, University of Notre 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon D3, Dame (1067-35-1778) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 9:00AM Existence, uniqueness and stability for Organizers: ,Universityof (1184) some models of complex ﬂuids. Lorena Bociu Nebraska-Lincoln Peter Constantin*andWeiran Sun,The University of Chicago (1067-35-962) Jean-Paul Zolesio, CNRS-INLN and INRIA, 9:30AM Boundary value problems for the Sophia Antipolis, France (1185) stationary axisymmetric Einstein equations. 8:00AM Finite-dimensional attractor for a Jonatan Lenells, Baylor University (1193) structural-acoustic system with a (1067-35-551) localized feedback control. Daniel Y Toundykov,Universityof 10:00AM On the Loss of Regularity for the Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-35-852) (1186) Three-Dimensional Euler Equations. Claude Bardos, Laboratory J.L.Lions, 8:30AM Nonhomogeneius boundary value University of Pierre and Marie Curie, and (1194) problems for non-stationary Edriss S Titi*, The Weizmann Institute of compressible Navier-Stokes equations Science and The University of California - and work minimization. Irvine (1067-35-1086) Jan Sokolowski*, Institut Elie Cartan, UMR 7502, and P.I. Plotnikov, 10:30AM On the optimality of two isoperimetrical Lavryentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics, (1187) inequalities for the p-Laplacian. Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Ana Maria Matei, Loyola University New Sciences (1067-35-1590) Orleans (1067-58-487) 9:00AM Morrey regularity for almost minimizers (1195) of nonconvex functionals with p(x) AMS Special Session on Knots, Links, growth. 3-Manifolds, and Physics, II Kyle W. Fey*andMikil Foss,University of Nebraska - Lincoln (1067-49-858) 8:00 AM –10:45AM La Galerie 5, 9:30AM Electrical impedance tonography: From 2nd Floor, Marriott (1196) topology to shape. Michael Hintermueller,Universityof Organizers: Robert Kusner,University Graz, Austria (1067-35-2159) of Massachusetts, Amherst 10:00AM Global Well-posedness for Systems Rafal Komendarczyk, (1197) of Nonlinear Wave Equations with Tulane University Supercritical Boundary and Interior 8:00AM Helicity and Energy Bounds For Vector Sources. (1188) Fields. Mohammad A. Rammaha*andYanqiu Jason H Cantarella*, University of Guo, University of Nebraska- Lincoln Georgia, and Jason Parsley,WakeForest (1067-35-1041) University (1067-57-2065) 10:30AM The Optimal Interior Regularity for the 8:30AM New perspectives on helicity. (1198) Critical Case of a Clamped Thermoelastic (1189) Jason Cantarella, University of Georgia, System with Point Control. and Jason Parsley*, Wake Forest Catherine G Lebiedzik, Wayne State University (1067-57-2260) University (1067-35-1511)

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AMS Special Session on Self-Organization in 9:30AM On Muckenhoupt-Wheeden Conjecture. Human, Biological, and Artificial Systems, I (1208) Maria Carmen Reguera,Georgia Institute of Technology (1067-42-1668) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Great Ballroom 10:00AM Geometric discrepancy and lattice E, 5th Floor, Sheraton (1209) constructions. Dmitriy Bilyk,U.ofSouthCarolina, Organizer: Andrea L. Bertozzi, Xiaomin Ma, Jill Pipher*, Brown University of California Los University, and Craig Spencer,Kansas Angeles State University (1067-42-1759) AM 8:00 Explicit results for the swarm 10:30AM Sobolev estimates for an FIO calculus (1199) aggregation model in any dimension. (1210) associated to marine seismic imaging. Theodore Kolokolnikov, Dalhousie Raluca Felea, Rochester Institute of University (1067-00-1397) Technology, New York, Allan Greenleaf, 8:30AM Limiting PDEs for Social Dynamics. University of Rochester, New York, and (1200) Preliminary report. Malabika Pramanik*, University of Alethea Barbaro, UCLA (1067-92-655) British Columbia, Vancouver 9:00AM Local Well-Posedness and Blow-up (1067-26-1725) (1201) Results for an Aggregation Equations and Patlak-Keller-Segel Models with Degenerate Diffusion. AMS Special Session on Groups, Geometry, Nancy Rodriguez, UCLA (1067-35-620) and Applications, II 9:30AM Global existence for aggregation (1202) equations and Patlak-Keller-Segel models 8:00 AM –10:50AM Borgne Room, with degenerate diffusion. 3rd Floor, Sheraton Jacob Philip Bedrossian,Universityof California, Los Angeles (1067-35-1393) Organizer: Delaram Kahrobaei,City 10:00AM Nonlocal PDE models for University of New York (1203) self-organization of biological groups. 8:00AM Generating random braids. Razvan C. Fetecau*, Simon Fraser (1211) Juan Gonzalez-Meneses, Universidad de University, and Raluca Eftimie,McMaster Sevilla (1067-20-462) University (1067-35-604) 8:30AM Dehn functions and finiteness properties 10:30AM Characterization of radially symmetric (1212) of subgroups of CAT(0) groups. (1204) finite time blowup in multidimensional Noel P. Brady*, Dan P. Guralnik and aggregation equations. Sang Rae Lee,UniversityofOklahoma Andrea Bertozzi, John Garnett,UCLA, (1067-20-1640) and Thomas Laurent*, University of 9:30AM Divergence in right-angled Artin groups. California, Riverside (1067-35-606) (1213) Jason Behrstock, Lehman College, CUNY, and Ruth Charney*, Brandeis University (1067-20-1127) 10:30AM Enumerating Primitives and Palindromes AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis (1214) in Rank Two Free Groups. and Partial Differential Equations, I Jane Gilman*, Rutgers University, Newark, and Linda Keen,Lehman 8:00 AM –10:50AM Grand Couteau College, CUNY and Graduate Center Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton (1067-20-338) Organizers: Svitlana Mayboroda, Purdue University AMS Special Session on New Topics in Graph Tatiana Toro,Universityof Washington Theory, I

8:00AM Topics in quasi-metric geometry. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Grand Chenier (1205) Irina Mitrea, Institute for Mathematics Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton and its Applications, University of Minnesota (1067-00-1866) Organizers: Ralucca Gera, Naval 8:30AM Sharp weighted norm inequalities for Postgraduate School (1206) classical operators. Eunjeong Yi,TexasA&M David V. Cruz-Uribe*, Trinity College, University at Galveston Jos´eMar´ıa Martell, Instituto de Ciencias 8:00AM Functigraphs: A Generalization of Matematicas CSIC-UAM-UC3M-UCM, and (1215) Permutation Graphs. Carlos P´erez, Universidad de Sevilla Ralucca M Gera*, Naval Postgraduate (1067-42-2102) School, Andrew Chen, Minnesota State 9:00AM The linear bound in A2 characteristic for University Moorhead, Daniela Ferrero, (1207) Calderon-Zygmund operators. Texas State University, San Marcos, and Michael T. Lacey, Georgia Institute of Eunjeong Yi,TexasA&MUniversityat Technology (1067-42-475) Galveston (1067-05-2007)

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8:30AM Toward a language theoretic proof of the 9:45AM Comparing Kac-Moody Groups over C (1216) four color theorem. (1228) and Finite Fields via Homotopy Theory. Bobbe J. Cooper,Universityof John D Foley, University of California at Minnesota, Eric S. Rowland*, Tulane San Diego (1067-22-2171) University, and Doron Zeilberger, 10:00AM Bi-Lipschitz embeddability of the Grushin Rutgers University (1067-05-84) (1229) plane into Euclidean space. 9:00AM The Independence and Annihilation Jeehyeon Seo, University of Illinois at (1217) Numbers. Urbana Champaign (1067-58-558) *, Virginia Craig Eric Larson 10:15AM String structures and loop spaces. Commonwealth University, and Ryan (1230) Preliminary report. Pepper, University of Houston - Corbett Redden, Michigan State Downtown (1067-05-1010) University (1067-58-953) 9:30AM Steinberg’s Conjecture on Higher 10:30AM A Generalization of the Fujisawa-Kuh (1218) Surfaces. (1231) Global Inversion Theorem. Preliminary Carl R Yerger*, Davidson College, and report. Robin Thomas, Georgia Institute of E Cabral Balreira, Trinity University Technology (1067-05-687) (1067-58-1113) 10:00AM Large 1-factorizable subgraphs. 10:45AM Deﬁnition of the Cycle Space of Orbits of (1219) Tyler Seacrest*andStephen G. (1232) Semi-simple Lie Groups acting on Flag Hartke, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Manifolds. (1067-05-43) B. Ntatin, Austin Peay State University 10:30AM On extremal graphs with a given number (1067-58-1518) (1220) of perfect matchings. Preliminary report. Stephen G Hartke, Derrick Stolee*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Douglas BWestand Matthew Yancey,University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1067-05-917) AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and Ecology, III

8:00 AM –10:55AM Bayside B, 4th Floor, Sheraton

AMS Session on Algebraic Topology and 8:00AM The effect of co-colonization Global Analysis (1233) with community-acquired and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant 8:00 AM –10:55AM Southdown Room, Staphylococcus aureus strains on 4th Floor, Sheraton competitive exclusion. Joanna Pressley*, Vanderbilt University, 8:00AM The role of free Lie algebras in the Taylor Erika M. C. D’Agata,BethIsrael (1221) tower of Γ-modules. Preliminary report. Deaconess Medical Center, and Glenn F. Dan Lior, University of Illinois Webb, Vanderbilt University (1067-55-2325) (1067-92-1388) 8:15AM Applications of our generalized result of 8:15AM An Optimal Control Mathematical Model (1222) C. T. C Wall´s suspension theorem. (1234) for Photoreceptor Interactions. Mokhtar Aouina, Jackson State E. T. Camacho, Arizona State University, University (1067-55-1365) L. A. Melara*, Shippensburg University, 8:30AM The fundamental group as topological M. C. Villalobos,TheUniversityofTexas (1223) group. - Pan American, and S. Wirkus,Arizona Jeremy T Brazas,UniversityofNew State University (1067-92-1814) Hampshire (1067-55-1394) 8:30AM Blood Vessel Segmentation in Volumetric 8:45AM Mixed Coxeter Systems. (1235) Ultrasound. (1224) J Kyle Armstrong,FloridaState Jue Wang*, Union College, and Yongjian University (1067-55-2133) Yu, InﬁMed Inc. (1067-92-1810) 9:00AM The homotopy type of the complement of 8:45AM Prelens Tear Film Evaporation from a (1225) an arrangement of hyperplanes. (1236) Porous Layer. Kris J Williams,UniversityofIowa Amber C Xu, Carnegie Mellon University (1067-55-1030) (1067-92-2332) 9:15AM A Finite Dimensional L∞ Module. 9:00AM Modeling, Analysis and Outbreak Risk of (1226) Michael P Allocca,UniversityofScranton (1237) Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci. (1067-55-1664) Preliminary report. 9:30AM Asymptotics of minimal dilatation Mohammed Yahdi*, Sara Abdelmageed, (1227) pseudo-Anosov mapping classes on rays Ursinus College, Jon Lowden, California in the gn-plane. University of Pennsylvania, and Lloyd Aaron David Valdivia,FloridaState Tannenbaum, Ursinus College University (1067-55-1342) (1067-92-2381)

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9:15AM Predictions of tumor morphological 9:00AM Glide Reflections as a Cultural and (1238) stability and evaluation against (1248) Artistic Value. Preliminary report. experimental observations. Darrah P. Chavey, Beloit College Kara T Pham*, Hermann B Frieboes, (1067-S1-2347) University of California, Irvine, Vittorio 9:20AM Flash-y Pictures: Go with the Flow. Cristini, University of Texas, Austin, (1249) Preliminary report. and John Lowengrub,Universityof Anne Burns, Long Island University, C.W. California, Irvine (1067-92-2303) Post Campus (1067-S1-508) 9:30AM Computational fluid dynamic simulation 9:40AM A Workshop in Geometric Constructions (1239) to assess flow characteristics of an in (1250) of Mosaic Designs. vitro aneurysm model. Reza Sarhangi,TowsonUniversity Dawn Alisha Lott*, Delaware State (1067-S1-219) University, Charles J Prestigiacomo, University of Medicine and Dentistry 10:00AM Islamic decorations and wallpaper of New Jersey, Hans R Chaudhry, (1251) groups. War-Related Illness and Injury Center and Frode Ronning, Sor-Trondelag University New Jersey Institute of Technology, and College (1067-S1-247) Michael Siegel, New Jersey Institute of 10:20AM Art at the Museum of Mathematics. Technology (1067-92-748) (1252) George W. Hart, Museum of Mathematics 9:45AM Effect of Arterial Geometry on Stresses in (1067-S1-2228) (1240) Intracranial Aneurysms. Preliminary 10:40AM Photographic Fractal Trees. report. (1253) Robert W. Fathauer, Tessellations Lisa Melanson,NorthwesternUniversity Company (1067-S1-1692) (1067-92-1683) 10:00AM Model and Simulation of Red Blood Cell (1241) Dynamics in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Preliminary report. Karen M. Bliss, North Carolina State University (1067-92-1163) MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in 10:15AM A Mathematical Model for Active Business, Industry, and Government (1242) Transport of Gag Protein in the Cytoplasm. Preliminary report. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Mardi Gras BC, Roberto Munoz-Alicea, Colorado State 3rd Floor, Marriott University, Fort Collins (1067-92-365) Organizers: Carla D. Martin,James 10:30AM General stability analysis of a model of (1243) atherogenesis. Madison University L. R. Ritter*, Southern Polytechnic State Philip E. Gustafson,Mesa University, A. I Ibragimov,TexasTech State College University, and J. R. Walton,TexasA&M Michael Monticino, University (1067-92-1474) University of North Texas AM 10:45 A Mathematical Model of the Effects of 8:00AM Bayesian Inference for Rapid Social (1244) Antioxidants on Atherosclerotic Lesion (1254) Networking Analysis. Growth. Timothy D Andersen*andC Allen Hayley M Belli*, University of Oregon, Butler, Daniel H. Wagner Associates Inc. Jay R Walton and May Boggess,Texas (1067-O1-2022) A&M University (1067-92-141) 8:20AM Updates on a New Green’s Function Code MAA Session on New and Continuing (1255) for Radiation Transport. Candice Rockell Gerstner*andJohn Connections between Math and the Arts, I Tweed, Old Dominion University (1067-O1-713) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton 8:40AM Patterns in criminal offender distance (1256) decay. Organizer: Douglas E. Norton, Mike P O’Leary,TowsonUniversity Villanova University (1067-O1-1318) 8:00AM Sequences, Series, Combinatorics, and 9:00AM The US blood supply, bioterrorism and (1245) Probability in the Early Plate Work of (1257) mathematics. Jennifer Bartlett. Sonja Sandberg*, Framingham State Mary L Garner, Kennesaw State University, and Steven Anderson,FDA University (1067-S1-2302) (1067-O1-2087) 8:20AM Hyperbolic Planes Take Off! 9:20AM Building Models and a Methodology for (1246) Vi Hart, vihart.com (1067-S1-1164) (1258) Using Technologies to Detect Suicide 8:40AM Tilings of hyperbolic space and their Bombers. (1247) visualization. Preliminary report. William P. Fox*, Michael Minutas and Vladimir L Bulatov, Corvallis, OR John Binstock, Naval Postgraduate (1067-S1-1691) School (1067-O1-562)

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9:40AM Estimation of Black Globe Temperature 10:20AM Problem solving paradigms for (1259) for Calculation of the WBGT Index. (1269) mathematical research. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Vincent E Dimiceli*, Oral Roberts Ted Theodosopoulos, Saint Ann’s University, and Steven F Piltz, School (1067-F1-2188) National Weather Service, Tulsa, OK 10:40AM Math Circles Library. Preliminary report. (1067-O1-1401) (1270) Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State University 10:00AM The Strategic Use of Analytics in (1067-F1-2251) (1260) Government Is A Powerful Resource In Achieving Federal Missions. Carl L Moravitz, IBM Global Business MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VII Services, Performance Management and Analytics (1067-O1-1407) 8:00 AM –10:55AM St. Claude, 3rd 10:20AM Improving the performance of Floor, JW Marriott (1261) open-ended mathematics questions. James H Fife, Educational Testing Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Service (1067-O1-439) Lutheran College 10:40AM Math in the City: A hands-on learning Thomas R. Hagedorn,The (1262) experience in mathematical modeling. College of New Jersey Petronela Radu*andStephen Hartke, 8:00AM Paper Homework or Online Homework? University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1271) Preliminary report. (1067-O1-129) Dai Jialing, The University of the Paciﬁc (1067-Z1-2200) 8:15AM Closing the Gap Between Learners’ and MAA Session on Fostering, Supporting, and (1272) Instructors’ Expectations. Preliminary Propagating Math Circles for Students and report. Teachers, II Laura J Schmidt*andJoy L Becker, University of Wisconsin-Stout 8:00 AM –10:55AM St. Jerome, 3rd (1067-Z1-1353) Floor, JW Marriott 8:30AM Improving College Mathematics Teaching Organizers: Tatiana Shubin,SanJose (1273) Through Faculty Development. State University Hilary Fletcher*, Alex Heidenberg and Gerald Kobylski, United States Military Elgin H. Johnston,Iowa Academy (1067-Z1-1551) State University 8:45AM The Quill Chart: Sensitizing Faculty to ,St.Mark’s James Tanton (1274) End-of-Term Stresses. Institute of Mathematics E. Lee May, Jr., Salisbury University 8:00AM Texas A&M Summer Educational (1067-Z1-319) (1263) Enrichment (SEE-Math) for Middle School 9:00AM Getting Back Home: Student Students: Organization and Technology. (1275) Meaning-Making in Linear Algebra. Philip B Yasskin,TexasA&MUniversity George F. Sweeney, San Diego State (1067-F1-2003) University/UCSD (1067-Z1-2008) 8:20AM ATaleofTwoCircles. 9:15AM An investigation of student discovery of (1264) Nathan A. Carlson, California Lutheran (1276) the concept of eigenvector in the context University (1067-F1-1363) of 2-D linear vector ﬁelds. Preliminary 8:40AM Gnomons at the Teacher Circle. report. (1265) Jeffery T. McLean,UniversityofSt. Robert L. Sachs,GeorgeMason Thomas (1067-F1-973) University (1067-Z1-1642) 9:00AM Discussion. 9:30AM An Introductory Computational Thinking 9:20AM Math Circles along the Hudson River: (1277) Sequence for Science Majors. Preliminary (1266) from New York City to Albany. report. Japheth Wood, Bard College Christopher M Kuster*andJohn C (1067-F1-2353) Symms, Carroll University (1067-Z1-535) 9:40AM San Francisco Math Circle (SFMC) 9:45AM Assessing the Effects of Application of (1267) Mathematics and Community Attitudes (1278) Cognitive Load Theory in the Teaching Survey and Evaluation Tool. Preliminary and Learning of Undergraduate report. Mathematics. Brandy S Wiegers*, Mathematical Jerry C. Obiekwe, The university of Sciences Research Institute, and Akron-Wayne College (1067-Z1-644) Yuan-Juang Yvonne Lai,Universityof 10:00AM Mental Mathematics as a Game: Michigan, Ann Arbor (1067-F1-2399) (1279) Historical Foundations Applied to Today’s 10:00AM Yielding the Floor: Student-Driven Math Classroom. (1268) Circles. Elizabeth C. Rogers*, A Poole James Sam Vandervelde,St.Lawrence and Elizabeth L. Poole,Piedmont University (1067-F1-1658) College (1067-Z1-2418)

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10:15AM Can Mathematics Be Taught? Revisiting 10:15AM Palindromic Curiosities. Preliminary (1280) Carl Linderholm’s “Mathematics Made (1292) report. Difﬁcult”. G. Joseph Wimbish, Daytona State John C Mayer, University of Alabama at College (1067-Z1-69) Birmingham (1067-Z1-1371) 10:30AM Introduction to Abstract Algebra 10:30AM Explorations that enhance student (1293) Based on Computational Algebra with (1281) understanding of limits and derivatives. Applications Drawn from Biology. Ken M Collins, Charlotte Latin School Kapila Rohan Attele*, Dan Hrozencik (1067-Z1-401) and Victor Akatsa,ChicagoState 10:45AM Redesign of Calculus 2. Preliminary University (1067-Z1-1073) (1282) report. 10:45AM Interpolation and remainders: two Kyle Riley, South Dakota School of Mines (1294) formulas that are really the same. & Technology (1067-Z1-1893) Ezra A. Brown,VirginiaTech (1067-Z1-482) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VIII

8:00 AM –10:55AM Orleans, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott AWM Hay Minisymposium Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM La Galerie 1, Lutheran College 2nd Floor, Marriott Thomas R. Hagedorn,The College of New Jersey Organizers: Cathy Kessel, Education 8:00AM Using Steiner designs to construct Consultant (1283) entanglement-assisted quantum W. James Lewis,University error-correcting codes. of Nebraska-Lincoln David Clark, Michigan Technological 8:00AM Mathematics, Educational Research, and University (1067-Z1-1635) (1295) STEM Education Policy: Challenges and 8:15AM Cryptology with Mathematica. Opportunities in the Intersection. (1284) Preliminary report. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Thawda Aung, Randolph College Foundation and Michigan State University (1067-Z1-2187) (1067-97-2203) 8:30AM Simulating a Verbal Translation of the 8:30AM Addressing Challenges in the Common (1285) Navajo Code; a Completed Version. (1296) Core: Mathematics Specialists in Preliminary report. Elementary and Middle Schools. Rick E. Klima*, Appalachian State Preliminary report. University, and Neil P. Sigmon,Radford Patricia F Campbell,Universityof University (1067-Z1-648) Maryland (1067-97-1622) 8:45AM Braid group cryptography and some 9:00AM TheRoleofLogicintheK-12Mathematics (1286) related computational problems. (1297) Curriculum. Imre Tuba*, San Diego State University, Susanna S Epp,DePaulUniversity Imperial Valley, and Jonathan Boiser, (1067-97-2152) University of California, Merced 9:30AM The Power of Interdisciplinary Bridges: (1067-Z1-2402) (1298) Throwing the Net Widely. 9:00AM An Inﬁnite Collection of Deborah Hughes Hallett,Universityof (1287) Quasi-Isometrically Distinct Graph Braid Arizona/Harvard Kennedy School Groups. (1067-97-1237) Praphat Xavier Fernandes,Emory 10:00AM Panel Discussion: The Mathematical University (1067-Z1-1508) Education of Teachers and the Common 9:15AM Families of proofs that the prime Core. (1288) numbers are inﬁnite. Preliminary report. J Marshall Ash*andT. Kyle Petersen, DePaul University (1067-Z1-862) 9:30AM Some Prime Curiosities. Preliminary (1289) report. PME Council Meeting Jay L. Schiffman,RowanUniversity (1067-Z1-46) 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Audubon Room, 5th Floor, Marriott 9:45AM Permutations and Ladders. (1290) Jennifer Franko Vasquez*andSteven T. Dougherty, The University of Scranton (1067-Z1-2090) 10:00AM Patterns for Permutations with Fixed Employment Center (1291) Points. Amy Mihnea, Florida Atlantic University 8:00 AM –7:00PM Preservation Hall, (1067-Z1-1807) 2nd Floor, Marriott

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AMS Session on General Topology 9:00AM The mathematics of Al-Biruni. (1311) Morteza Seddighin, Indiana University 8:30 AM –10:55AM Napoleon D1, East (1067-01-1109) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 9:15AM Early American Presidents’ Mathematical (1312) Interests. 8:30AM The period set of a map from the Cantor (1299) set to itself. Andrew B Perry, Springﬁeld College James Cannon, Brigham Young (MA) (1067-01-1366) University, Mark Meilstrup*, University 9:30AM Examples of Early 1900 Mathematics of Leoben, and Andreas Zastrow, (1313) Secondary Mathematics. University of Gdansk (1067-37-1881) Matthew J Haines, Augsburg College, MN (1067-01-1857) 8:45AM Inversible Fibrations. Preliminary report. (1300) Nigar Tuncer,OkanUniversity 9:45AM Euler’s Rettung: Euler’s anonymous work (1067-54-1895) (1314) on the limits of mathematics, science, 9:00AM The Uniform Box Product Problem. and faith. (1301) Scott W Williams*andJocelyn R Bell, Dominic W Klyve, Central Washington SUNY at Buffalo (1067-54-760) University (1067-01-1471) 9:15AM Normality of Uniform Box Products. 10:00AM Euler’s proof that every prime of the (1302) Jocelyn R Bell, SUNY at Buffalo (1315) form 4n +1is sum of two squares. (1067-54-982) Paul R. Bialek, Trinity International University (1067-01-2392) 9:30AM A Generalization of Scattered spaces. (1303) Mehrdad Namdari, Shahid Chamran 10:15AM Neither Positive nor Negative nor yet Null University (1067-54-1854) (1316) numbers: Analogy in William Rowan Hamilton’s Argument for imaginary 9:45AM Extensions of Tychonoff theorem in numbers. (1304) Hausdorff compactiﬁcations and Maritza M. Branker*, Niagara University, generalized Stone-Weierstrass theorem. and Joseph J. Little, Department of Hueytzen J Wu*, Texas A & M University English, Niagara University (1067-01-26) - Kingsville, and Wan-Hong Wu,UT Health Science Center - San Antonio, 10:30AM Felix Hausdorff: Mathematician, Poet, Texas (1067-54-574) (1317) and Playwright. Preliminary report. Charlotte K. Simmons*andJesse W. 10:00AM The Number of Minimal Left and Minimal , University of Central Oklahoma (1305) Right Ideals in βS. Preliminary report. Byrne Neil Hindman, Howard University, (1067-01-2343) Washington, DC, Lakeshia R. Legette*, Johnson C. Smith University, and Dona Strauss, University of Leeds (1067-54-823) SIAM Minisymposium on Education 10:15AM On nonseparable Erdos˝ type spaces. (1306) Jan J. Dijkstra, Vrije Universiteit 8:30 AM –10:55AM Bayside A, 4th Floor, Sheraton Amsterdam, and Kirsten I. S. Valkenburg*, University of Saskatchewan Organizer: Peter Turner,Clarkson (1067-54-901) University 10:30AM The Topological Structure of the Unit 8:30AM Applied Mathematics and High School (1307) Octonions and the Quantum Theory of (1318) Outreach: Opportunities and Resources. Games. Peter R Turner, Clarkson University Aden O Ahmed,TexasA&MUniversity- (1067-97-1001) Kingsville (1067-54-1385) 9:00AM Outreach Activities in Mathematical 10:45AM The Advent of Point-Set Topology. (1319) Biology. (1308) Preliminary report. Suzanne Lenhart*, University of Nick Scoville, Ursinus College Tennessee, and Sarah Duncan, (1067-54-598) University of Alabama (1067-92-1140) 9:30AM Math Modeling for Middle School (1320) Students. AMS Session on History of Mathematics Katie R Fowler*andAaron Luttman, Clarkson University (1067-97-1278) 8:30 AM –10:40AM Cornet Room, 8th Floor, Sheraton 10:00AM Using Disease Models to Develop (1321) Teacher’s Understanding of Modeling. 8:30AM Relative Accuracy of Quadrilateral Area Tracie McLemore Salinas*andRene A. (1309) Measurement in the Ancient World. Salinas, Appalachian State University Preliminary report. (1067-92-2056) Erik R. Tou, Carthage College 10:30AM Math Modeling for high school students: (1067-01-1344) (1322) Moody’s Mega Math Challenge as 8:45AM Mathematician’s Trio. Preliminary report. educational outreach. (1310) M. Moazzam, Salisbury University Michelle J Montgomery,SIAM (1067-01-918) (1067-97-1548)

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AMS-MAA Graduate Student Fair Joseph A. Gallian, University of 8:30 AM –10:30AM Napoleon A1-A3, Minnesota-Duluth 3rd Floor, Sheraton Undergrads! Take this opportunity to MAA Minicourse #7: Part B meet representatives from mathematical science graduate programs. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France III, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott MAA Retiring Presidential Address The mathematics of Islam and its use in the teaching of mathematics. 9:00 AM –9:50AM Great Ballroom A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Organizer: Victor J. Katz,Universityof the District of Columbia (1323) Issues of the transition to college mathematics. David M. Bressoud, Macalester College MAA Minicourse: #8: Part B (1067-A0-36) 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France II, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott ASL Invited Address The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and 9:00 AM –9:50AM Bayside C, 4th Floor, Sheraton their applications. (1324) Final coalgebras: A survey. Organizer: Thomas Koshy, Larry Moss, Indiana University Framingham State University (1067-03-64) MAA Panel Discussion MAA Invited Paper Session on Fish Tales: Stories from Mathematical Fluid Dynamics 9:00 AM –10:20AM La Galerie 6, 2nd Floor, Marriott 9:00 AM –10:50AM Rhythms II and III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Utilizing NSF ADVANCE to promote the success of women faculty in Organizer: Katherine Socha, St. Mary’s mathematics. College of Maryland Organizer: Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana 9:00AM Langmuir Layers: Exploring a (nearly) Tech University (1325) Two-dimensional Fluid Experiment. Panelists: Judith Silver, Marshall Andrew J. Bernoff, Harvey Mudd College University (1067-AE-1602) Brooke Shipley,University 9:30AM An economical micro-submarine testbed of Illinois at Chicago (1326) for validation of 3D cooperative control Brenda Johnson,Union strategies for underwater robots. College Rachel Levy*andStudents from DYNAR Research Group, Harvey Mudd Jenna Carpenter College (1067-AE-1672) 10:00AM How jellyfish can inspire mathematics: A MAA Panel Discussion (1327) case study of the feeding currents generated by upside-down jellyfish. 9:00 AM –10:20AM La Galerie 2, Laura A Miller*, Christina Hamlet, 2nd Floor, Marriott University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Arvind Santhanakrishnan, The benefits of hosting a regional Georgia Institute of Technology undergraduate mathematics conference (1067-AE-1022) Organizers: Doug Faires, Youngstown 10:30AM Hydrodynamics and pattern formation. State University (1328) Preliminary report. Doug Faires Keith Mertens, UNC Chapel Hill Panelists: Kendra Kilpatrick, (1067-AE-2417) Pepperdine University Laura Taalman,James MAA Minicourse #4: Part B Madison University Nathan Gibson,Oregon 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France I, State University 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Getting students involved in Student Hospitality Center undergraduate research. Organizers: Aparna W. Higgins, 9:00 AM –5:00PM Gallier Room, University of Dayton 4th Floor, Sheraton

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Exhibits and Book Sales AMS Current Events Bulletin

9:30 AM –5:30PM Grand Ballroom, 1:00 PM –4:45PM Mardi Gras D, 3rd Floor, Marriott 3rd Floor, Marriott Organizer: David Eisenbud,University ASL Invited Address of California, Berkeley 1:00PM Khot’s Unique Games Conjecture: its 10:00 AM –10:50AM Bayside C, (1333) consequences and the evidence for and 4th Floor, Sheraton against. Luca Trevisan, Stanford (1067-68-1706) (1329) Independence results in the model theory of inﬁnitary logics. 2:00PM Counting special points: logic, Monica VanDieren, Robert Morris (1334) Diophantine geometry and University (1067-03-68) transcendence theory. Thomas Warren Scanlon,Universityof California, Berkeley (1067-03-2144) AWM Hay Minisymposium Panel Discussion 3:00PM Spaces of graphs and surfaces - On the (1335) work of Soren Galatius. 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM La Galerie 1, Ulrike Tillmann,OxfordUniversity 2nd Floor, Marriott (1067-57-2406) The mathematical education of teachers 4:00PM The Geometric Nature of the and the common core. (1336) Fundamental Lemma. David E Nadler,Northwestern Moderator: ,University W. James Lewis (1067-22-434) of Nebraska-Lincoln Panelists: Phyllis Chinn,Humboldt State University AMS-AWM Special Session on Hopf Algebras Harriet Pollatsek, Mount and Their Representations, II Holyoke College Annie Selden,NewMexico 1:00 PM –5:50PM Nottoway Room, State University 4th Floor, Sheraton Martha Smith,Universityof Texas at Austin Organizers: M. Susan Montgomery, University of Southern California AMS Invited Address Siu-Hung Ng, Iowa State University 10:05 AM –10:55AM Great Ballroom Sarah J. Witherspoon, A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Texas A&M University (1330) Modular forms and the topology of 1:00PM A Freeness Result Revisited. Preliminary certain hyperbolic 3-manifolds. (1337) report. Akshay Venkatesh, Stanford University David E. Radford, U. of Illinios at (1067-11-11) Chicago (1067-16-1849) 1:30PM Hopf algebras of small dimension. (1338) Preliminary report. AMS-MAA Invited Address Margaret Beattie, Mount Allison University (1067-16-1322) 11:10 AM – NOON Great Ballroom A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton 2:00PM The Central Charge of Factorizable Hopf (1339) Algebras coming from Bilinear Forms. (1331) The Riemann zeta-function and related Preliminary report. L-functions: A progress report. Yorck Sommerhaeuser,Universityof Kannan Soundararajan,Stanford South Alabama (1067-16-2184) University 2:30PM A q-identity related to a comodule. (1340) Andrea Jedwab*andSusan Montgomery,UniversityofSouthern MAA Lecture for Students California (1067-16-1064)

1:00 PM –2:30PM Mardi Gras EFGH, 3:00PM The Lie product in the continuous Lie 3rd Floor, Marriott (1341) dual of the Witt algebra. Earl J. Taft*, Rutgers University, and (1332) Turning theorems into plays. Zhifeng Hao, South China University of Steve Abbott, Middlebury College Technology (1067-17-212) (1067-A0-34) 3:30PM Indicators for the Drinfel’d doubles of 2:00PM Come and meet the speaker in the (1342) certain groups. Student Hospitality Lounge, Gallier Marc Keilberg, University of California Room, 4th Floor, Sheraton. San Diego (1067-16-1876)

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4:00PM Drinfeld centers of graded fusion 4:30PM Bargmann–Segal space, generalized (1343) categories. (1354) functions and Feynman–Kac formula. Shlomo Gelaki, Technion-Israel Institute Preliminary report. of Technology, Deepak Naidu*, Martin Grothaus,Universityof Texas A&M University, and Dmitri Kaiserslautern (1067-46-736) Nikshych, University of New Hampshire 5:00PM The Lp norm of the Segal-Bargmann (1067-00-465) (1355) Transform. 4:30PM Fusion categories of dimension pq2. William E Gryc*, Muhlenberg College, (1344) David A Jordan*, Massachusetts and Todd Kemp, University of California, Institute of Technology, and Eric Larson, San Diego (1067-44-340) Harvard University (1067-18-1455) 5:30PM A stochastic integral for adapted and 5:00PM Cocycle deformations, calculus, and (1356) instantly independent stochastic (1345) extensions. processes. Mitja Mastnak, Saint Mary’s University Hui-Hsiung Kuo*, Anuwat Sae-Tang and (1067-16-1258) Benedykt Szozda, Louisiana State 5:30PM Hopf algebraic approach to University (1067-60-890) (1346) Picard-Vessiot theory. Preliminary report. Akira Masuoka,UniversityofTsukuba (1067-16-891) AMS Special Session on Lie Algebras, Algebraic Groups, and Related Topics, II AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Mathematical Physics: A Session in 1:00 PM –5:50PM Napoleon D3, Honor of the 80th Birthday of Len Gross, II 3rd Floor, Sheraton Organizers: Audrey L. Malagon,Mercer 1:00 PM –5:50PM Balcony N, 4th Floor, Marriott University Organizers: Bruce K. Driver,University Julie C. Beier,Mercer of California at San Diego University Maria Gordina,Universityof Daniel K. Nakano, Connecticut University of Georgia Todd Kemp, Massachusetts 1:00PM Cohomology of Finite Groups of Lie Type Institute of Technology and (1357) and Kostant’s Partition Functions. University of California at Preliminary report. San Diego Cornelius Pillen,UniversityofSouth 1:00PM Boundary conditions for the Ricci flow. Alabama (1067-20-1326) (1347) Artem Pulemotov,TheUniversityof 1:30PM On geometric realizations of quantum Chicago (1067-53-765) (1358) groups. 1:30PM Smoothness of Density for the Area Yiqiang Li, Virginia Tech. (1348) Process of Fractional Brownian Motion. (1067-16-2321) Preliminary report. 2:00PM The image of a root system in a Coxeter Patrick R Driscoll,Universityof (1359) plane. California, San Diego (1067-60-1573) Skip Garibaldi,EmoryUniversity 2:00PM Hypoelliptic heat kernel inequalities on (1067-20-983) (1349) H-type groups. 2:30PM Affine structures for certain E6 crystals. Nathaniel Eldredge, Cornell University (1360) Brant Jones*, James Madison University, (1067-58-1425) and Anne Schilling,Universityof 2:30PM Dimension-independent results on heat California, Davis (1067-22-1450) (1350) kernels. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Triality and Arason invariant for Brian C. Hall*andMatt Cecil,University (1361) algebras with involution. Preliminary of Notre Dame (1067-46-1049) report. 3:00PM From Dimension-independent Heat Kernel Anne Quéguiner-Mathieu*, UPEC - (1351) Estimates to Exceptional Sets. Preliminary Universite Paris 13, and Jean-Pierre report. Tignol,Université Catholique de Louvain Matthew Cecil*andBrian Hall, (1067-16-1325) University of Notre Dame (1067-46-1604) 3:30PM On cohomology and support varieties for 3:30PM Heat kernel measures on a class of (1362) Lie superalgebras. (1352) infinite dimensional Lie groups. Irfan Bagci, University of California, Tai Melcher, University of Virginia Riverside (1067-17-452) (1067-60-1587) 4:00PM Centroids of Jordan Superalgebras over 4:00PM Restriction principles in Segal-Bargmann (1363) Superscalars. Preliminary report. (1353) analysis associated to a Coxeter group. Pamela A Richardson*, Westminster Stephen Bruce Sontz,CIMAT, College, and Jennifer Bowen,The Guanajuato, Mexico (1067-81-707) College of Wooster (1067-17-995)

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4:30PM Zero Cycles on Principal Homogeneous 4:30PM Methods for constructing matrix-valued (1364) Spaces over Fields of Virtual (1374) bispectral operators. Cohomological Dimension at most 2. Joel B. Geiger*andMilen T. Jodi A. Black,EmoryUniversity Yakimov, Louisiana State University (1067-11-958) (1067-33-1861) 5:00PM Irreducible finite-dimensional 5:00PM Reflexive and projective D-modules. (1365) representations of equivariant map (1375) Preliminary report. algebras. Greg Muller*, Louisiana State University, Prasad Senesi*, Catholic University of and Yuri Berest, Cornell University America, Erhard Neher and Alistair (1067-16-1381) Savage, University of Ottawa 5:30PM A nonlinear Gelfand-Zeitlin integrable (1067-17-2014) (1376) system on the Poisson dual Lie group 5:30PM Some results on stability for algebraic GL(n, C)∗. (1366) groups. Mark Colarusso*, UniversitédeLaval, Brian Parshall, University of Virginia and Sam Evens, University of Notre (1067-20-1403) Dame (1067-22-1498)

AMS Special Session on Completely Integrable Systems, Random Matrices, and the Bispectral Problem, II AMS Special Session on New Trends in 1:00 PM –5:50PM Rosalie, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Theory and Applications of Evolution Organizers: Bojko Bakalov,North Equations Carolina State University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Conde, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Michael Gekhtman, University of Notre Dame Organizers: Guoping Zhang,Morgan Plamen Iliev,Georgia State University Institute of Technology Gaston N’Guerekata, Milen T. Yakimov, Louisiana Morgan State University State University Wen-Xie Ma,Universityof 1:00PM Discrete integrability in recursion South Florida (1367) relations for (q)-characters and fusion Yi Li,UniversityofIowa coefﬁcients. Preliminary report. Philippe Di Francesco,CEA/Saclay, 1:00PM Existence of Pseudo Almost Automorphic France, and Rinat Kedem*, University (1377) Solutions to Some Second-Order Partial of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Evolution Equations. Preliminary report. (1067-17-1715) Toka Diagana, Howard University (1067-34-20) 1:30PM Representations of quantum toroidal (1368) gl(1). 1:30PM Systems of Nonlinear Schrodinger¨ Evgeny Mukhin, IUPUI (1067-81-2099) (1378) Equations. 2:00PM The charged free boson integrable Mihaela Manole, Department of Applied (1369) hierarchy. Mathematics, Babes Bolyai University, Katie T Liszewski, North Carolina State Cluj-Napoca, Romania (1067-47-53) University (1067-37-1608) 2:00PM Exact Discretization of Linearized Euler 2:30PM Intersections of Schubert cells and orbits (1379) Equations in One Space Dimension. (1370) of real semisimple Lie groups on the ﬂag Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta variety. University (1067-35-75) Sam Evens, University of Notre Dame 2:30PM Local existence of strong solutions for (1067-22-1247) (1380) semilinear wave equation with source 3:00PM Double Lie bialagebra structure on Lie and damping type interactions. (1371) superalgebras. Petronela Radu,Universityof Ivan Dimitrov*, Queen’s University, Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-35-83) Kingston, Canada, and Milen Yakimov, 3:00PM Multi-peak Solutions to Two Types of Free Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, (1381) Boundary Problems. USA (1067-17-1865) Yi Li*, University of Iowa and Xian 3:30PM The Modular Class of Poisson Jiaotong University, and Shuangjie Peng, (1372) Submersion. Preliminary report. Central China Normal University Arlo Caine*andSam Evens,University (1067-35-1983) of Notre Dame (1067-53-2114) 3:30PM Quantitative Approximation by Fractional 4:00PM Bicharacter construction for (1382) Smooth Poisson Cauchy Singular (1373) boson-fermion correspondences. Operators. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. George A. Anastassiou and Razvan Iana I Anguelova, College of Charleston A. Mezei*, University of Memphis (1067-81-1173) (1067-35-121)

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4:00PM Norm inflation for incompressible Sandra M. Spiroff, −1,∞ (1383) magneto-hydrodynamic system in B˙∞ . University of Mississippi Mimi Dai*, Jie Qing and Maria 1:00PM Relating Initial Degrees of Symbolic and Schonbek, University of California, Santa (1392) Regular Powers. Preliminary report. Cruz (1067-35-466) Susan Marie Cooper*andStephen G 4:30PM A quenching problem due to a Hartke, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1384) concentrated nonlinear source in an (1067-13-1765) infinite strip. 1:30PM Equality of Powers and Symbolic Powers Patcharin Tragoonsirisak, Fort Valley (1393) of Ideals. State University (1067-35-638) Aline Hosry, University of Missouri, 5:00PM Mathematical Methods for Modeling of Young Su Kim, Purdue University, and (1385) Lightning and Thunderstorm Javid Validashti*, University of Kansas Electrification. (1067-13-1087) Beyza C. Aslan*, University of North 2:00PM Lifting Splittings and the Strong Direct Florida, and William Hager,Universityof (1394) Summand Conjecture. Florida (1067-86-1669) Jason McCullough,Universityof 5:30PM Optimal Control of Fractional Diffusion California, Riverside (1067-13-856) (1386) Equation. 2:30PM Krull Schmidt Property for Ideals of Gisèle Mophou,Université des Antilles (1395) Reduced Commutative Noetherian Rings. et de la Guyane (1067-49-1643) Basak Ay, The Ohio State University at Lima (1067-13-455) AMS Special Session on von Neumann 3:00PM Brauer-Thrall theorems and conjectures Algebras (1396) for commutative local rings. Roger A Wiegand,Universityof Nebraska (1067-13-1294) 1:00 PM –5:45PM Frontenac, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 3:30PM Matlis Duals of Ext-Modules. Preliminary (1397) report. Organizers: Richard D. Burstein, Bethany Ann Kubik*, Sean Vanderbilt University Sather-Wagstaff, North Dakota State Remus Nicoara,University University, and Micah J Leamer, of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-13-1152) 1:00PM Subfactors and Planar Algebras. (1387) Preliminary report. 4:00PM Torsion of Cohomology Modules. Dietmar Bisch, Vanderbilt University (1398) Julian David Chan,UniversityofUtah (1067-46-1477) (1067-13-942) 2:00PM Eliminating vines and weeds in the 4:30PM F-signature of pairs. (1388) classification of subfactors to index 5. (1399) Manuel Blickle, Johannes David Penneys,UCBerkeley Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Karl (1067-46-701) Schwede*, Penn State University, and 3:00PM Applications of multiple operator Kevin Tucker,UniversityofUtah (1389) integration. (1067-13-1281) Anna Skripka*, University of Central 5:00PM Asymptotic linearity of regularity and Florida, Denis Potapov and Fedor (1400) a*-invariant of powers of ideals. Sukochev, University of New South Wales Tai Ha, Tulane University (1067-13-1177) (1067-47-653) 5:30PM Prime ideals in birational extensions of 4:00PM Orlicz spaces over real von Neumann (1401) power series rings. Preliminary report. (1390) Algebras. Preliminary report. Christina Eubanks-Turner,Universityof Genady Grabarnik, St. Johns University Louisiana at Lafayette, Melissa Luckas, (1067-47-2425) Madison, Wisconsin, A. Serpil Saydam, 5:00PM A Morita theorem for dual operator University of Louisiana at Monroe, and (1391) algebras. Sylvia M Wiegand*, University of Upasana Kashyap, The Citadel Nebraska Lincoln (1067-13-1971) (1067-46-1496)

AMS Special Session on Local Commutative Algebra AMS Special Session on Dirac Operators

1:00 PM –5:50PM Napoleon D2, 1:00 PM –5:50PM Borgne Room, 3rd Floor, Sheraton 3rd Floor, Sheraton Organizers: Paul C. Roberts,University Organizers: Craig A. Nolder,Florida of Utah State University Anurag K. Singh,University John Ryan,Universityof of Utah Arkansas

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1:00PM Multicomplex Spaces: Holomorphicity and 2:00PM Hybrid systems for variational (1402) Dolbeault Complexes. (1414) inequalities. Mihaela B Vajiac*, Daniele C Struppa Monica Gabriela Cojocaru,Universityof and Adrian I Vajiac, Chapman University Guelph (1067-49-2316) (1067-32-2098) 2:30PM Lagrange necessary conditions for Pareto 1:30PM The Hypercomplex Beurling-Ahlfors (1415) minimizers in Asplund spaces and (1403) Transform. applications. Craig A. Nolder, Florida State University Bao Quang Truong*, Northern Michigan (1067-30-269) University, and Christiane Tammer, 2:00PM Generalized Cauchy-Pompeiu and Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (1404) Bochner-Martinelli-Koppelman Integral (1067-90-554) Representation Formulas. Preliminary 3:00PM A simple proof of Fredholm alternative report. (1416) for A-proper mappings. Mircea Martin, Baker University Dan D. Pascali, Courant Institute, New (1067-35-1089) York University (1067-47-1515) 2:30PM Split Quaternionic Analysis and 3:30PM Second Order Necessary Conditions for (1405) Representation Theory. (1417) Problems with Locally Lipschitz Data via Matvei Libine, Indiana University Tangential Directions. (1067-20-994) Elena Constantin,Universityof 3:00PM The Inﬁnite Dirac Operator. Pittsburgh at Johnstown (1067-49-1132) (1406) Thomas J. Bieske*, University of South 4:00PM A new topological condition for the Florida, and John Ryan,Universityof (1418) existence of lagrange multipliers in Arkansas (1067-35-1679) set-valued optimization. 3:30PM Some Rarita-Schwinger type operators. Miguel Sama*, Universidad Nacional de (1407) Junxia Li*, John Ryan,Universityof Educacion´ a Distancia, and Akhtar A. Arkansas, and Peter Van Lanker, Khan, Rochester Institute of Technology University College of Gent (1067-43-715) (1067-49-1386) 4:00PM On Dirac type operators. 4:30PM A Generalized Newton’s Method based on (1408) John Ryan, University of Arkansas (1419) Graphical Derivatives. (1067-30-1367) Hung Phan, Wayne State University 4:30PM An equivalent condition to the existence (1067-49-775) (1409) of an irreducible Seiberg-Witten Monopole 5:00PM Discrete Approximations and Optimality on a smooth closed 4-manifold. (1420) Conditions for the Sweeping Process. Celso Melchiades Doria, Federal Hoang Dinh Nguyen, Wayne State University of Santa Catarina University (1067-49-773) (1067-58-241) 5:30PM Toward Second-Order Sensitivity Analysis 5:00PM Dirac operator and K-theory for discrete (1421) in Set-Valued Optimization. (1410) groups. Akhtar A Khan*, Rochester Institute of Paul Frank Baum, Penn State University Technology, and DEWard,Miami (1067-19-257) University (1067-49-1382) 5:30PM Complex N-Spin Bordism of Semifree (1411) Circle Actions and Elliptic Genera. Muhammad N. Ahmad, Kansas State AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, I University (1067-55-1437) 1:00 PM –5:50PM La Galerie 5, AMS Special Session on Set-Valued 2nd Floor, Marriott Optimization and Variational Problems Organizers: Tim D. Cochran,Rice University 1:00 PM –5:50PM Maurepas, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Shelley Harvey,Rice University Organizers: Akhtar A. Khan,Rochester 1:00PM Examples of the head and the tail of the Institute of Technology (1422) colored Jones polynomial. Preliminary Miguel Sama,Universidad report. Nacional de Educacion a Oliver Dasbach, Louisiana State Distancia, Madrid University (1067-57-783) 1:00PM Set-valued optimization revisited: From 1:30PM Walks along Braids and the Colored Jones (1412) minimal points to lattice solutions. (1423) Polynomial. Preliminary report. Andreas H Hamel, Yeshiva University Cody Armond, Louisiana State University New York (1067-49-2127) (1067-57-763) 1:30PM Variational Analysis of Minimal Time 2:00PM On Legendrian Graphs. Preliminary (1413) Functions and Applications. (1424) report. Nguyen Mau Nam*andJuan Salinas, Danielle O’Donnol and Elena University of Texas-Pan American Pavelescu*, Rice University (1067-49-681) (1067-57-857)

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2:30PM The (n)-Solvable Filtration of the Link 3:00PM Asymptotic dynamics of (1425) Concordance Group and Milnor’s (1436) attractive-repulsive swarms. Invariants. Chad M. Topaz*, Macalester College, Carolyn A Otto, Rice University and Andrew J. Bernoff, Harvey Mudd (1067-54-788) College (1067-92-317) 3:00PM The knot Floer complex, cabling and 3:30PM A Primer of Swarm Equilibria. (1426) concordance. Preliminary report. (1437) Andrew J. Bernoff*, Harvey Mudd Jennifer Hom, University of Pennsylvania College, and Chad M. Topaz, Macalester (1067-57-629) College (1067-35-320) 3:30PM Genetic infection by string links and new 4:00PM Generalized Birkhoff-Rott equation for 2D (1427) structure of the knot concordance group. (1438) active scalar problems. Preliminary report. Hui Sun*, Uminsky David and Bertozzi John R. Burke, Wesleyan University Andrea, University of California, Los (1067-57-383) Angeles (1067-76-1077) 4:00PM Invariants of spatial graphs. 4:30PM A theory of complex patterns arising (1428) Danielle S. O’Donnol, Rice University (1439) from 2D particle interactions. (1067-57-865) David T. Uminsky*, UCLA, Theodore Kolokolnikov, Dalhousie University, Hui 4:30PM Concordance within a fixed homotopy (1429) class. Sun and Andrea Bertozzi,UCLA Prudence Heck, Rice University (1067-70-1042) (1067-57-835) 5:00PM Filtering smooth concordance classes of AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis (1430) topologically slice knots. Preliminary and Partial Differential Equations, II report. Tim D Cochran, Shelly Harvey,Rice 1:00 PM –5:50PM Grand Couteau University, and Peter D Horn*, Columbia Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton University (1067-57-497) Organizers: Svitlana Mayboroda, 5:30PM Legendrian contact homology in Seifert Purdue University (1431) fibered spaces. Joan E Licata*, Stanford University, and Tatiana Toro,Universityof Joshua M. Sabloff, Haverford College Washington (1067-57-675) 1:00PM Harmonic analysis and uniform (1440) rectifiability. Steven C. Hofmann,Universityof Missouri (1067-42-799) AMS Special Session on Self-Organization in 1:30PM Cα and BMO solvability of Dirichlet Human, Biological, and Artificial Systems, II (1441) problem for divergence form elliptic equations with complex L∞ coefficients. 1:00 PM –4:50PM Great Ballroom Mihalis Mourgoglou,Universityof E, 5th Floor, Sheraton Missouri-Columbia (1067-35-1729) 2:00PM Elliptic PDE and Carleson-measure Organizer: Andrea L. Bertozzi, (1442) estimates. University of California Los Ariel Elizabeth Barton,Purdue Angeles University (1067-35-1224) 1:00PM Graphs, Dynamical Systems, Fractals: A 2:30PM Homogenization of Neumann Boundary (1432) Heuristic Framework For Modeling the (1443) Value Problems. Preliminary report. Structure and Dynamics of Complex Zhongwei Shen,UniversityofKentucky Interactions Across Multiple Levels of (1067-35-523) Analysis. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Regularity and Free Boundary Regularity Richard E Niemeyer,Universityof (1444) for the p-Laplace Operator in Reifenberg California, Riverside (1067-91-2247) Flat and NTA Ahlfors Regular Domains. 1:30PM An Agent-Based Approach to Modeling Preliminary report. (1433) Gang Rivalries. Preliminary report. John L Lewis,UniversityofKentucky Laura M. Smith, University of California, (1067-35-686) Los Angeles (1067-91-235) 3:30PM Free boundary regularity for harmonic 2:00PM Point process modeling and estimation of (1445) measure from two sides. (1434) near-repeat effects in crime data. Matthew Badger,Universityof George O Mohler, Santa Clara University Washington (1067-31-1108) (1067-62-581) 4:00PM Estimates for the dimension of 2:30PM Self-Exciting Point Process Models of (1446) p-harmonic measure in Rn. Preliminary (1435) Civilian Deaths in Iraq. report. Erik Lewis*, UCLA, George Mohler, Bjorn¨ Bennewitz,Iceland,John L Lewis, Santa Clara University, P. Jeffrey University of Kentucky, Kaj Nystrom¨ , Brantingham and Andrea Bertozzi, Umea University, and Andrew L Vogel*, UCLA (1067-60-339) Syracuse University (1067-35-1543)

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4:30PM Asymptotics of positive harmonic 4:30PM Algebraic Extensions for Summation in (1447) functions on paraboloid-type regions. (1457) Finite Terms. Koushik Ramachandran*, Purdue Burcin Erocal, Research Institute for University,West Lafayette, IN, Alexandre Symbolic Computation (RISC), Linz, Eremenko and Svitlana Mayboroda, Austria (1067-40-674) Purdue University (1067-31-2013) 5:00PM Boundary value problems for singular 5:00PM Estimates for a family of multi-linear (1458) elliptic equations. (1448) forms. Loc Hoang Nguyen*andKlaus Schmitt, Zhongyi Nie and Russell M. Brown*, University of Utah (1067-35-414) University of Kentucky (1067-35-1793) 5:30PM Right focal boundary value problems for 5:30PM Convergence of Eigenvalues for Elliptic (1459) difference equations. (1449) Systems on Perturbed Domains with Low Johnny Henderson, Baylor University Regularity. (1067-39-18) Justin L Taylor,UniversityofKentucky Mathematics Department (1067-35-1607) AMS Special Session on New Topics in Graph Theory, II

1:00 PM –5:50PM Grand Chenier Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Applications Organizers: Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School 1:00 PM –5:50PM Maurepas Room, Eunjeong Yi,TexasA&M 3rd Floor, Sheraton University at Galveston 1:00PM Two Theorems on Four Colorings. Organizer: Michael A. Radin,Rochester (1460) Ping Zhang, Western Michigan University Institute of Technology (1067-05-1293) 1:00PM Open Problems and Conjectures in 1:30PM On Hamiltonian-Colored Graphs. (1450) Difference Equations. Preliminary report. (1461) Kyle Kolasinski,WesternMichigan Gerasimos E. Ladas, University of Rhode University (1067-05-1340) Island (1067-39-211) 2:00PM On Neighbor-Distinguishing Edge 1:30PM Global Attractivity of Equilibria and (1462) Colorings. (1451) Existence of Prime Period-Two Solutions Ryan C Jones,WesternMichigan for a Class of Planar Systems of University (1067-05-1338) Difference Equations. 2:30PM The G-Shi arrangement, and its relation Sukanya Basu, Midwestern State (1463) to G-parking functions. University (1067-39-627) Art Duval*, University of Texas at El 2:00PM Long-Term Behavior of Solutions Paso, Caroline Klivans,Universityof (1452) of the Difference Equation Chicago, and Jeremy Martin,University xn+1 = xn−1xn−2 − 1. of Kansas (1067-05-963) Candace M. Kent*, Virginia 3:00PM A Matrix Theory Approach to Planar Commonwealth University, Witold (1464) Graphs. Kosmala, Appalachian State University, Jason J Molitierno, Sacred Heart and Stevo Stevic, Mathematical Institute University (1067-15-559) of the Serbian Academy of Sciences 3:30PM Iteration index of a zero forcing set in a (1067-39-1375) (1465) graph. Preliminary report. 2:30PM Uncovering fundamental properties of Kiran Chilakamarri, Texas Southern (1453) difference equations by semiconjugate University, Nathaniel Dean, Texas State factorization. University, Cong X Kang*andEunjeong H Sedaghat, Virginia Commonwealth Yi, Texas A&M University at Galveston University (1067-39-988) (1067-05-1157) 3:00PM Global Behavior of Certain 4:00PM Common Divisor Graphs of Permutation (1454) Nonautonomous Nonlinear Discrete (1466) Groups and IP-graphs of Association Population Models Exhibiting Allee Effect. Schemes. Preliminary report. Bangteng Xu, Eastern Kentucky Vlajko L Kocic, Xavier University of University (1067-05-29) Louisiana (1067-39-484) 4:30PM Two new Graph factorization problems. 3:30PM On the periodically forced Simoid (1467) Preliminary report. (1455) Beverton-Holt Model. Preliminary report. Dinesh Sarvate*, College of Charleston, Y Kostrov, Xavier University of Louisiana V. Murali, Rhodes University, and (1067-39-2066) Hau Chan, Stony Brook University 4:00PM Computing recurrences for Mellin-Barnes (1067-05-421) (1456) integrals. 5:00PM Screen Size. Flavia Stan, Tulane University (1468) Nathaniel Dean, Texas State (1067-39-997) University-San Marcos (1067-05-1553)

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5:30PM Chemical Sub-Structural Cluster 3:45PM Global Attractivity of Periodic Solutions (1469) Expansions. (1481) of First Order Delay Differential Douglas J. Klein,TexasA&MUniversity Equations with Applications in Population at Galveston (1067-05-1762) Dynamics. Seshadev Padhi*, Birla Institute of Technology,Mesra,Ranchi,Julio G Dix, Texas State University at San Marcos, and Smita Pati, Birla Institute of Technology AMS Session on Ordinary Differential (1067-34-2383) Equations 4:00PM Existence and Characterization Theorems 1:00 PM –5:55PM Southdown Room, (1482) for Fuzzy Differential Equations. 4th Floor, Sheraton Barnabas Bede, University of Texas- Pan American (1067-34-1654) 1:00PM Preliminary Investigation on the (1470) Properties of the “Leah”-Cosine and -Sine 4:15PM An Approximate Method for Obtaining a † (1483) Polynomial Solution to the Problem of the Functions . Unsteady Velocity-Time History of Flow Joshua Mann*, Anthony Scrouse, Startup in a Duct. Morehouse College, and Ronald E. William S. Janna*andKaryn M Bautista, Mickens, Clark Atlanta University University of Memphis (1067-34-1964) (1067-34-92) 1:15PM Stepanov-like almost automorphy for 4:30PM Weak Allee effect, grazing, and S-shaped (1471) stochastic processes and applications to (1484) bifurcation curves. stochastic differential equations. Brittany C Stephenson*, Mississippi Gaston M. N’Guerekata, Morgan State State University, Emily K Poole, University (1067-34-1637) University of Arkansas, and Bonnie J Roberson, Mississippi State University 1:30PM Asymptote of orbits of a planar (1472) polynomial vector field with the fixed (1067-34-424) Newton polygon. 4:45PM Interactions of the CAN and NaP currents Faina Berezovskaya,HowardUniversity (1485) yield a novel bursting pattern in a model (1067-34-1550) for a respiratory neuron. 1:45PM Boundary Points of Pn,m. Preliminary Justin R. Dunmyre*, University of (1473) report. Pittsburgh, Christopher A. Del Negro, G. Edgar Parker,JamesMadison College of William and Mary, and University (1067-34-1586) Jonathan E. Rubin,Universityof 2:00PM Cauchy-Kowalevski and Polynomial ODE. Pittsburgh (1067-34-2230) (1474) Roger Thelwell*andPaul Warne,James 5:00PM Economic Analysis of the Use of Madison University (1067-34-1932) (1486) Facemasks During Pandemic (H1N1) 2:15PM Asymptotic Behavior for Systems of 2009. (1475) Nonlinear Differential Equations. Samantha M. Tracht*, Los Alamos Elizabeth Catsimanes,Universityof National Laboratory & University of Central Missouri (1067-34-2250) Tennessee - Knoxville, Sara Y. Del Valle 2:30PM On Ordinary Differential Equations with and Brian Edwards, Los Alamos National (1476) Discontinuous Right Sides. Preliminary Laboratory (1067-34-1663) report. Zhivko S. Athanassov,Bulgarian 5:15PM Dynamics of the SAIQR Influenza Model. Academy of Sciences (1067-34-2412) (1487) Ana Luz Vivas,NewMexicoState University (1067-34-919) 2:45PM Perturbation Analysis of Slow Waves for (1477) Periodic Differential-Algebraic Systems of 5:30PM Models of Antibody responses during HIV Definite Type. Preliminary report. (1488) viral infections. Aaron T. Welters,Universityof Stanca M. Ciupe*, University of Louisiana California, Irvine (1067-34-2262) at Lafayette, Patrick DeLeenheer, 3:00PM The existence of Multiple solutions for a University of Florida, and Thomas (1478) fourth order nonhomogeneous boundary Kepler, Duke University Medical Center value problem. (1067-34-1260) Britney Hopkins,UniversityofCentral Oklahoma (1067-34-915) 5:45PM HIV-1 Model with latently infected cells (1489) and optimal drug treatment strategy. 3:15PM Comparison of Smallest Eigenvalues. Preliminary report. (1479) Jeffrey T Neugebauer, Baylor University Maria Leite*, The University of (1067-34-555) Oklahoma, Barbara Benitez-Gucciardi, 3:30PM Nonlocal boundary value problems for Houston Baptist University, Suzanne (1480) nth order differential equations by Lenhart, University of Tennessee, solution matching. and Libin Rong, Oakland University Xueyan Sherry Liu, Baylor University and Center for Biomedical Research (1067-34-437) (1067-34-287)

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AMS Session on Number Theory, III 4:30PM The Dwork Family and Hypergeometric (1504) Functions. 1:00 PM –5:10PM Napoleon D1, Adriana Salerno, Bates College 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1067-11-1621) 4:45PM The classification of curves G(X)=H(Y ) 1:00PM Rational self-maps on projective space (1505) with infinitely many rational points. (1490) with automorphisms. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Benjamin Hutz*, CUNY Graduate Center, Benjamin L Weiss,Universityof and Michelle Manes, University of Hawaii Michigan (1067-11-1779) (1067-11-665) 5:00PM Another look at the GHS Attack on the 1:15PM Congruences Between Spaces of Cuspidal (1506) Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm (1491) Modular Forms. Problem. Randy J Heaton, Florida State University Matthew Musson, University of Calgary (1067-11-2028) (1067-11-1694) 1:30PM Modular forms with non-negative Fourier (1492) coefficients and extremal lattices. Paul Jenkins, Brigham Young University, and Jeremy Rouse*, Wake Forest AMS Session on Mathematical Biology and University (1067-11-1462) Ecology, IV

1:45PM The representation theory of GSp(4). 1:00 PM –5:55PM Bayside B, 4th Floor, Sheraton (1493) Jeffery E. Breeding,Universityof Oklahoma (1067-11-442) 1:00PM Mathematical models for the effect of 2:00PM Differential equations for cubic theta (1507) transmission-blocking vaccines on (1494) functions. malaria. Tim Huber, University of Texas-Pan Gabriel T Davis*, Carleton College, Jay American (1067-11-1836) Walton and May Boggess,TexasA&M University (1067-92-163) 2:15PM A proof of Ewell’s Octuple Product (1495) Identity. Preliminary report. 1:15PM An Optimal Treatment Strategy for Zhu Cao, University of Mississippi, and (1508) Malaria Infection. Preliminary report. Xinyun Zhu*, University of Texas of Jeremy J. Thibodeaux*, Loyola Permian Basin (1067-11-1131) University New Orleans, and Timothy Schlittenhardt,UniversityofCentral 2:30PM The Connection Between Germain Primes Oklahoma (1067-92-1021) (1496) and Twin Primes. Thomas J Wright, Lawrence University 1:30PM Sensitivity Analysis Of a Cholera (1067-11-1883) (1509) Epidemic Model. Preliminary report. Boloye Gomero, University of Tennessee, 2:45PM Infinite class of new sign ambiguities. Knoxville, TN (1067-92-2264) (1497) Heon Kim, Southern University at New Orleans (1067-11-1603) 1:45PM A Stochastic Model of Rotavirus Infection (1510) and Vaccination. Preliminary report. 3:00PM An Improved Method for Computing Erica Johnson, Jennifer Ortiz and (1498) Group Homology of the Congruence Omayra Ortega*, Arizona State Subgroup Γ (2) of SL (Z). 0 3 University (1067-92-2336) Becky E Hall, Western Connecticut State University (1067-11-284) 2:00PM Transmission Dynamics of Kala-azar in (1511) Bihar and Impact on Public Health 3:15PM Minimal Polynomials of Singular Moduli. Policies. Preliminary report. (1499) Preliminary report. Anuj Mubayi, Department of Infectious Eric Errthum, Winona State University Disease, Cleveland Clinic (1067-92-1063) (1067-11-1255) 2:15PM Get the News Out Loudly and Quickly: 3:30PM The Simplest Cubic Function Fields. (1512) Modeling the Influence of the Media on (1500) Preliminary report. Limiting Infectious Disease Outbreaks. Jonathan Webster*, Bates College, and Preliminary report. Pieter Rozenhart,INRIABordeaux Anna Mummert*, Marshall University, Sud-Ouest (1067-11-734) and Thembinkosi Mkhatshwa, 3:45PM Using the p-Group Generation Algorithm Oklahoma State University (1501) to Determine Extensions of D4 by (1067-92-1105) C2 × C2 × C2n . Preliminary report. 2:30PM Coexistence of competitors in Aliza A Steurer, Dominican University (1513) deterministic and stochastic patchy (1067-11-128) environments. 4:00PM Norm-Euclidean Galois cubic fields. Zhilan Feng, Purdue University, (1502) Kevin J. McGown, Oregon State Ronsong Liu, Dept. of Mathematics and University (1067-11-111) Dept. of Zoology and Physiology, 4:15PM The Ramification Group Filtrations of University of Wyoming, Zhipeng Qiu, (1503) Elementary Abelian Extensions and Nanjing University of Science and Beyond. Preliminary report. Technology, Joaquin Rivera*, Colgate Qingquan Wu, Texas A&M International University, and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, University (1067-11-1060) Howard University (1067-92-752)

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2:45PM Mathematical theory of selection and the 5:15PM Disease Dynamics in Honeybee (1514) Principle of minimum discrimination (1524) Populations. Preliminary report. information. Amalie McKee, Case Western Reserve Georgiy P Karev, Lockheed Martin University and Santa Fe Institute MSD, National Institute of Health (1067-92-179) (1067-92-1183) 5:30PM Asymptotic Herbiovery and Optimal (1525) Resource Allocation: A Cause for Masting. 3:00PM A Discrete Stage-Structured Two Species (1515) Competition Model. George M. Shakan*, Worcester Pei Zhang*andAzmy S. Ackleh, Polytechnic Institute, Molly S. Eickholt, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ohio Northern University, Laurel A. Ohm, (1067-92-1369) St. Olaf College, Kallyn K. Buschkamp, Briar Cliff University, and Alyssa G. Kent, 3:15PM Predator-prey role reversal as bifurcation Lewis and Clark College (1067-92-1556) (1516) in a structured model. Preliminary report. 5:45PM Modeling Particle Dynamics around Christopher Brown, California Lutheran (1526) Choanoflagellates by the Regularized University, and Sheila K. Miller*, United Stokeslets. Preliminary report. States Military Academy (1067-92-2370) Yicong Yong*, University of Florida, and Xingzhou Yang, Mississippi State 3:30PM Stochastic juveile-adult models with (1517) application to a green tree frog University (1067-92-802) population. Qihua Huang*, Azmy S. Ackleh and Keng Deng, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1067-92-1970) AMS Session on Topics in Mathematics 3:45PM Mathematical Model of (1518) Methamphetamine and HIV Epidemics 1:00 PM –3:10PM Cornet Room, among Men-Seeking-Men Community. 8th Floor, Sheraton Preliminary report. Aprillya Lanz, Virginia Military Institute 1:00PM The (l, m)-step competition number of a (1067-92-2375) (1527) graph. Kim A.S. Factor, Marquette University, 4:00PM A Modeling Study of Synaptic Sarah K. Merz*, University of the Pacific, (1519) Neurotransmission and Independent and Yoshio Sano, Pohang Mathematics Signaling of NMDA Receptors. Preliminary Institute (1067-05-1373) report. 1:15PM An A-invariant subspace for taut Justin S Blackwell, University of Texas at (1528) distance-regular graphs. Preliminary Arlington (1067-92-1933) report. Mark MacLean*, Seattle University, 4:15PM Using matrix analysis to model the and Paul Terwilliger,Universityof (1520) spread of an invasive plant, Wisconsin-Madison (1067-05-787) Alternanthera philoxeroides. Preliminary report. 1:30PM Symbolic dynamics from partitions with Samantha H Erwin and Aron J (1529) overlapping elements. Preliminary report. Huckaba*, Murray State University David S. Richeson*, Dickinson College, (1067-92-1426) Jim Wiseman, Agnes Scott College, and Fabio Drucker, Dickinson College 4:30PM Modeling the Effects of Cannibalistic (1067-37-1576) (1521) Behavior in Zebra Mussel Dreissena 1:45PM Killing’s equations for invariant metrics polymorpha Populations. (1530) on Lie groups. Patrick Thomas Davis*, Eastern Firas Y Hindeleh*, Grand Valley State Michigan University, May Boggess and University, and Gerard Thompson,The ,TexasA&MUniversity Jay Walton University of Toledo (1067-22-666) (1067-92-142) 2:00PM An introduction to the Kirby Calculator. 4:45PM Quantifying the effects of low dissolved (1531) Preliminary report. (1522) oxygen on the growth, reproduction, and Frank J Swenton, Middlebury College survival of fish. (1067-57-325) Rachael L. Miller Neilan*, Kenneth 2:15PM Efficiency of Maximum Partial Likelihood Rose, Sean Creekmore, Louisiana State (1532) Estimators with Nested Case Control University, Kevin Craig,FloridaState Sampling and Comparisons to Maximum University, and Peter Thomas,University Likelihood Estimators. Preliminary report. of Texas (1067-92-1230) Justin W Hansen, University of Vermont, 5:00PM Modeling Energetic and Theoretical Costs and Haimeng Zhang*, Mississippi State (1523) of Thermoregulatory Strategy. University (1067-62-1714) John G. Alford*, Sam Houston State 2:30PM Sharp Bounds for Multivariate Coherent University, and William I. Lutterschmidt, (1533) Risk Measures. Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Li Zhu*andHaijun Li, Washington State Houston State University (1067-92-541) University (1067-60-1194)

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2:45PM Poisson Approximation of the Poisson 3:40PM Mentoring At-Risk Students in a Remedial (1534) Lindley Didtribution. (1544) Mathematics Course. Mehdi Razzaghi, Bloomsburg University Leonid Khazanov*andFred Peskoff, of Pennsylvania (1067-60-829) Borough of Manhattan Community 3:00PM Expressions with pi and the lemniscate College/CUNY (1067-D1-1052) (1535) constant expanded as inﬁnite products 4:00PM Modularized Math Remediation: and continued fractions. (1545) Completely Overhauling the Broken Thomas J. Osler,RowanUniversity System. (1067-40-1193) Aaron Wong, Nevada State College (1067-D1-504) 4:20PM Can Inquiry-Based Learning Augment (1546) Computer-Assisted Instruction in MAA Session on Developmental Mathematics Developmental Algebra? Education: Helping Under-Prepared Students William O. Bond*andJohn C. Mayer, Transition to College-Level Mathematics University of Alabama at Birmingham (1067-D1-1578) 1:00 PM –5:35PM St. Jerome, 3rd 4:40PM Tracking and Ability Grouping: Floor, JW Marriott (1547) Alternative srategies for serving a growing population of students needing Organizers: Kimberly J. Presser, developmental mathematics education. Shippensburg University Preliminary report. J. Winston Crawley, Kimberly J Presser, Shippensburg Shippensburg University University (1067-D1-768) 1:00PM The Effectiveness of Intensive Workshops 5:00PM On the Teaching of the Three Methods for (1536) in Developmental Mathematics. (1548) Solving a Linear Inequality in Two Michael B. Scott*andAlysia Walther, Variables. Preliminary report. Cal State Monterey Bay (1067-D1-2217) Shumei C. Richman,Columbia,SC 1:20PM Improving the Transition from High (1067-D1-255) (1537) School to College Mathematics. 5:20PM The Mathematical Fitness Center: An Kathryn T Ernie*, Erick B Hofacker, (1549) Alternative Program for Salvaging University of Wisconsin - River Falls, and Mathematically Suppressed Students and Sherrie Serros, University of Wisconsin - Pre-students, STEM and Otherwise. Eau Claire (1067-D1-2023) Preliminary report. 1:40PM Accelerated WARM UPS: Doing more with Clyde L. Greeno, The MALEI Mathematics (1538) less time used differently. Remedial Institute (1067-D1-2100) Arithmetic in as Little as 20 hours. GMichaelGuy, Queensborough Community College, CUNY (1067-D1-1938) MAA Session on Humanistic Mathematics, I 2:00PM Remedial Math and the Non-Traditional (1539) Learner (A Proposed Course Design). 1:00 PM –6:00PM Mardi Gras BC, Darcel Ford, Strayer University (1067-D1-1859) 3rd Floor, Marriott 2:20PM Using Arithmetic of Integers as a Bridge Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona (1540) to Arithmetic of Polynomials. College JBradfordBurkman, Louisiana School Mark Huber,Claremont for Math, Science, and the Arts McKenna College (1067-D1-1811) Dagan Karp, Harvey Mudd 2:40PM Teaching Developmental Mathematics in College (1541) Urban University. Zhixiong Chen, New Jersey City 1:00PM Poetry in Sanskrit Mathematics. University (1067-D1-435) (1550) Toke L Knudsen,SUNYOneonta (1067-I1-1678) 3:00PM Supporting the high school to highly (1542) demanding university transition for ESL 1:20PM Jesse Douglas, Norman Levinson, and learners in an environment of strong (1551) anti-semitism at MIT in the 1930’s. ethnic and cultural diversity: The case of Reuben Hersh, University of New Mexico Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. (1067-I1-371) Dale J Winter, Carnegie Mellon University 1:40PM Habits of Creative Mathematicians. (1067-D1-1629) (1552) Preliminary report. 3:20PM Leaving the Text Behind and Bringing Marc Chamberland, Grinnell College (1543) Real-World Major Based Activities in to (1067-I1-1406) the Intermediate Algebra Course on a 2:00PM Making the Connection: Ethnic and Weekly Basis. Preliminary report. (1553) Cultural Effects of Mathematics. Gary W. Hagerty,BoiseStateUniversity Esther M Pearson, Lasell College (1067-D1-1704) (1067-I1-22)

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2:20PM Humanism, Realism, and Folk 2:00PM Putting Content into a Fictionalist (1554) Mathematics: the Case of Reticular (1564) Account of Mathematics for Geometry. Non-Mathematicians. Preliminary report. Gregory L McColm,UniversityofSouth Thomas Drucker,Universityof Florida (1067-I1-619) Wisconsin–Whitewater (1067-T1-1766) 2:40PM Tales from the Underground: Polish 2:30PM On the Value of Doubt and Discomfort. (1555) Mathematics during World War II. (1565) Sheila K. Miller, United States Military Emelie A Kenney, Siena College Academy, West Point (1067-T1-2223) (1067-I1-86) 3:00PM Mathematical Understanding and 3:00PM Treatment of and trouble with zero in (1566) Philosophies of Mathematics. Preliminary (1556) three centuries of American arithmetic. report. Deepak Basyal,NewMexicoState Jeff Buechner,Rutgers University (1067-I1-1279) University-Newark and Saul Kripke Center, CUNY Graduate Center 3:20PM “Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty”: The (1557) Aesthetics of Mathematical Arguments. (1067-T1-712) Preliminary report. 3:30PM Abstraction and objectivity in Andrew J. Miller, Belmont University (1567) mathematics. (1067-I1-2348) Ruggero Ferro,UniversityofVerona, Italy (1067-T1-1527) 3:40PM Physical Math for Elementary Teachers: (1558) Reconnecting Mathematics with the Body 4:00PM Causation and Explanation in Using Mirror Neurons. (1568) Mathematics. Susan L. Addington*, California James R. Henderson,Universityof State University, San Bernardino, and Pittsburgh at Titusville (1067-T1-159) David Dennis, San Bernardino, CA 4:30PM Claims Become Theorems, but Who (1067-I1-2318) (1569) Decides? Preliminary report. 4:00PM A Simulation of Evolutionary Psychology Andy D. Martin, Kentucky State (1559) Using the Psychology of Personal University (1067-T1-2327) Constructs. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Deﬁnitions in Their Developmental Andrew G. Borden, Palo Alto College, (1570) Stages: What should we call them? San Antonio, Texas (1067-I1-451) Preliminary report. *, Texas A&M 4:20PM Mathematics and Equity, Past and Firooz Khosraviyani (1560) Present, through the Lives and Work of International University, Terutake Abe, Women Mathematicians. South Texas College, and Juan J Jacqueline M Dewar*, Lily Khadjavi and Arellano, Texas A&M International Alissa Crans, Loyola Marymount University (1067-T1-2300) University (1067-I1-368) 4:40PM Exploring Mathematical Characters, in MAA General Contributed Paper Session, X (1561) Fact and in Fiction. Mike Pinter, Belmont University 1:00 PM –5:10PM Orleans, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott (1067-I1-1283) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin 5:00PM Poetry reading. Lutheran College Thomas R. Hagedorn,The College of New Jersey 1:00PM Exploring Game Theory with SAGE, the MAA Session on Philosophy of Mathematics (1571) open-source competitor to Maple, in Teaching and Learning Mathematica, Matlab and MAGMA. Gregory V. Bard, Fordham University 1:00 PM –5:25PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton (1067-Z1-1891) 1:15PM Game Theory and School Choice. Organizers: Dan Sloughter,Furman (1572) Alexander A Azzam*, University of University Nebraska - Lincoln, and Gizem Karaali, Martin E. Flashman, Pomona College (1067-Z1-2143) Humboldt State University 1:30PM ACCUV College Football Ranking Model. 1:00PM Square Roots: Adding Philosophical (1573) William W Miles*, Lisa O Coulter, (1562) Contexts and Issues to Enhance Stetson University, and Gary Fowks, Understanding. Preliminary report. Valencia Community College Martin E. Flashman, Humboldt State (1067-Z1-503) University (1067-T1-1395) 1:45PM Economic-Based Afﬁrmative Action in 1:30PM Precalculus from an Ontological (1574) College Admissions. (1563) Perspective. Preliminary report. Bryan Nankervis, Texas State Whitney Johnson*, University of University-San Marcos (1067-Z1-1943) Maryland, College Park, and Bill 2:00PM Video Game Design=Mathematics. Rosenthal, LaGuardia Community (1575) Paul Raymond Bouthellier,Universityof College, CUNY (1067-T1-2224) Pittsburgh-Titusville (1067-Z1-327)

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2:15PM Application of a chaotic map to digital MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IX (1576) images. Mohamed Allali, Chapman University 1:00 PM –5:55PM St. Claude, 3rd (1067-Z1-1661) Floor, JW Marriott 2:30PM Perfecting Solar Greenhouse Design for (1577) Hudson Valley Winter Agriculture. Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Abigail L. Stevens*andGidon Eshel, Lutheran College Bard College (1067-Z1-2243) Thomas R. Hagedorn,The 2:45PM A Model for Damage to Buried Segmented College of New Jersey (1578) Pipe. Preliminary report. 1:00PM The war on apathy in a terminal Rachel R Roe-Dale*, Skidmore College, (1588) statistics course: Motivating deﬁnitions and Michael O’Rourke, Rensselaer from day one. Preliminary report. Polytechnic Institute (1067-Z1-2166) Gregory M Johnson*, Carnegie Mellon 3:00PM Detecting Symmetry in Coupled Droplet University, and Christopher S (1579) Oscillations. Shaw, Columbia College Chicago David M. Slater*, Cornell University, and (1067-Z1-1898) Paul H Steen, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering / Cornell 1:15PM Developing A Successful Actuarial Study University (1067-Z1-2074) (1589) Group Without Having A Program In Actuarial Science. 3:15PM Drying Droplets of Colloidal Suspensions: Chris Lacke,RowanUniversity (1580) Role of Rheology. Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-1897) Kara L. Maki*, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, and Satish Kumar, 1:30PM Using Data-Mining to Classify Student University of Minnesota (1067-Z1-1985) (1590) Behaviors. Preliminary report. Rachel B Manspeaker, Kansas State 3:30PM A Turbulence Model for Ideal Fluids: University (1067-Z1-2113) (1581) Analytical and Numerical Results. Adam Larios*, University of California, 1:45PM Using Online Survey Tools to Consolidate Irvine, and Edriss S Titi,Universityof (1591) Game Outcomes. California, Irvine and Weizmann Institute Jan O. Case, Jacksonville State University of Science (1067-Z1-2401) (1067-Z1-590)

3:45PM Immersed elastic structure dynamics in 2:00PM Conditional probability via topics in (1582) viscoelastic ﬂuids. (1592) social justice. Preliminary report. John C. Chrispell*andLisa J. Fauci, Julie A. Belock, Salem State University Tulane University (1067-Z1-837) (1067-Z1-1834)

4:00PM An Improved Model for Predicting 2:15PM Stochastic dynamical model of social (1583) Beta-Cell Insulin Secretion Rate from (1593) conflict and cooperation. C-Peptide Data. Salam Md. Mahbubush Khan,Alabama William J Heuett*, Marymount A&M University (1067-Z1-1128) University, Bernard V Miller and Vipul Periwal, National Institutes of Health 2:30PM Character Estimates, and Random Walks (1067-Z1-2071) (1594) on SU(n). Corey M Manack,Universityof 4:15PM A Multiscale Gene Regulation Model: Montana-Western (1067-Z1-657) (1584) Mutual Inhibition Network in Epidermal Development. 2:45PM Optimal and Efficient Crossover Designs Yuyu Peng, University of California, (1595) for Test-Control Study When Subject Irvine (1067-Z1-2293) Effects are Random. Samad Hedayat and Wei Zheng*, 4:30PM Thin Film Evolution over a Thin porous University of Illinois at Chicago (1585) Layer: Modeling a Tear Film on a Contact (1067-Z1-1864) Lens. Kumnit Nong*andDaniel M Anderson, 3:00PM Puttering Around with Golf Statistics. George Mason University (1067-Z1-1828) (1596) Preliminary report. Roland Minton, Roanoke College 4:45PM Modeling almond pollination by two (1067-Z1-1321) (1586) interacting bee species with cross- and self-diffusion. 3:15PM Estimation of Mode Using Auxiliary Kamuela E Yong*, Yi Li and (1597) Information. Stephen Hendrix,UniversityofIowa Stephen A Sedory*andSarjinder (1067-Z1-2018) Singh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (1067-Z1-1577) 5:00PM Singularity of Cubic Bézier Curves and (1587) Surfaces. 3:30PM Combinations of “combinations of Edmond Nadler*, Eastern Michigan (1598) p-values”. University, Tae-wan Kim, Min-jae Oh Lan Cheng*, SUNY Fredonia, and and Sung-ha Park,SeoulNational Xuguang Sheng, American University University (1067-Z1-2054) (1067-Z1-336)

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3:45PM Sensitivity Analysis of Anaerobic 1:00PM Correlation based imaging. (1599) Digestion Model No.1 (ADM1) Using Latin (1607) George C. Papanicolaou,Stanford Hypercube Sampling: A case study in University (1067-60-1122) dairy manure digestion. Mondal Sumona*, Clarkson University, 1:30PM Sphere Oriented Wavelets Based on Bo Zhang, Civil and Environmental (1608) Radial Basis Functions. Engineering Department, Clarkson Michael Schreiner,Univ.ofBuchsNTB, University, Kathleen R. Fowler,Clarkson Institute for Computational Engineereing University, and Stefan Grimberg, (1067-41-473) Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Clarkson University 2:00PM Role of Computational Science in (1067-Z1-2195) (1609) Protecting the Environment: Geological 4:00PM Optimal points for a probability Storage of CO2. (1600) distribution on Cantor set. Preliminary Mary Fanett Wheeler,Universityof report. Texas at Austin (1067-65-828) Lakshmi Roychowdhury,TexasA&M University (1067-Z1-2253) 2:30PM A Spatially Oriented Approach to 4:15PM A Generalized Slope Based Scale-Invariant (1610) Geomagnetic Modeling. (1601) One Sample Nonparametric Test For Christian Gerhards,TUKaiserslautern Bivariate Location Problem. (1067-41-512) Sunil Mathur, University of Mississippi (1067-Z1-25) 3:00PM Maximum-likelihood theory for the 4:30PM The General, Irreducible Three and (1611) inversion of gravity and topography data (1602) Four-State Markov Process. to recover the elastic strength of a Lilinoe M. Harbottle*, California State planetary lithosphere. Polytechnic University, Pomona, Blake Frederik J Simons*, Princeton University, Hunter, University of California, and Soﬁa C. Olhede, University College Davis, and Alan Krinik, California London (1067-86-842) State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1067-Z1-1039) 3:30PM 3D-Modeling of Heat Transport in Deep (1612) Hydrothermal Reservoirs. Preliminary 4:45PM Central Limit Theorem for Stochastic (1603) Flows. Preliminary report. report. William Pachas-Flores*andMichael Isabel Ostermann, Fraunhofer ITWM Cranston, University of California, Irvine Kaiserslautern, Germany (1067-86-546) (1067-Z1-1838) 4:00PM Locally mass-conservative 5:00PM Shape Theorems For Evolving Sets on (1613) Eulerian-Lagrangian methods for (1604) Two Dimensional Lattices. multiphase multicomponent transport. Timothy Prescott,UniversityofNorth Thomas F. Russell, National Science Dakota (1067-Z1-795) Foundation (1067-65-1061) 5:15PM An Exponentially ﬁtted Second Derivative (1605) Method for linear singularly perturbed 4:30PM Recovering a Tomographic Model of the boundary value problems. (1614) Earth by Sparse Regularization of a Joint Ramanjit K Sahi*andSamuel N Inversion of Gravitational Data and Jator, Austin Peay State University Normal Mode Anomalies. (1067-Z1-691) Doreen Fischer, University of Siegen, 5:45PM Formative Assessment: A Key Strategy Geomathematics Group (1067-65-308) (1606) for Calculus Teaching. Preliminary report. James R Choike*, Oklahoma State 5:00PM Moment discretization of ill-posed University, Cos Fi, University of Iowa, and (1615) problems with discrete weakly bounded Vytas Laitusis, The College Board noise. Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-1955) P. P.B. Eggermont*, V. N. LaRiccia, Food and Resource Economics, University of SIAM Minisymposium on Frontiers in Delaware, and M. Z. Nashed,University Geomathematics of Central Florida (1067-45-996)

1:00 PM –6:25PM Bayside A, 4th Floor, Sheraton 5:30PM Data Analysis for the EOS Aura (1616) Microwave Limb Sounder. Organizers: Willi Freeden,Universityof Kaiserslautern W. Van Snyder, California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory Zuhair Nashed,University (1067-86-404) of Central Florida

Volker Michel,Universitaet 6:00PM Delayed Progress in Navigation: Siegen (1617) The Introduction of Line of Position Thomas Soner, Technical Navigationinthe19thCentury. University of Braunschweig, Gunther¨ Oestmann, German Maritime Germany Museum, Bremerhaven (1067-01-400)

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

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SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel MAA Minicourse #2: Part B Discussion 2:15 PM –4:15PM IIe de France I, 1:00 PM –2:20PM La Galerie 6, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 2nd Floor, Marriott Getting mathematics majors to think Teaching statistics online. outside the book: Course activities Organizer: Brian Gill, Seattle Pacific that promote exploration, discovery, University conjecture, and proof. Organizers: Suzanne Dorée, Augsburg Panelists: Michelle Everson, College University of Minnesota Jill Dietz, St. Olaf College Patricia Humphrey,Georgia Southern University Brian P. Hopkins, St. Peter’s College Michael Miner,American Public University MAA Minicourse #9: Part B Sue Schou,IdahoState University 2:15 PM –4:15PM IIe de France II, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott AMS Invited Address Learning discrete mathematics via historical projects. 1:10 PM –2:00PM Great Ballroom Organizers: Jerry M. Lodder,New A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Mexico State University Guran Bezhanishvili,New (1634) Conformal weldings in quantum gravity: Mexico State University Zippers, necklaces, and SLE. Scott R. Sheffield, Massachusetts David J. Pengelley,New Institute of Technology (1067-60-10) Mexico State University Janet H. Barnett, Colorado State University, Pueblo ASL Invited Address Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium 2:00 PM –2:50PM Bayside C, 4th Floor, Sheraton Board of Directors Meeting

(1635) Relational hidden variables and 2:15 PM –4:00PM Audubon Room, nonlocality. 5th Floor, Marriott Samson Abramsky,UniversityofOxford (1067-03-62) AMS Committee on Science Policy Panel Discussion MAA Invited Address 2:30 PM –4:00PM Balcony M, 4th Floor, Marriott 2:15 PM –3:05PM Great Ballroom A Conversation with Sastry Pantula, A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton the New Director of the Division of Mathematical Sciences at the National (1636) Binary quadratic forms: From Gauss to Science Foundation. algebraic geometry. Melanie Matchett Wood,American Institute of Mathematics and Stanford MAA Panel Discussion University (1067-A0-41) 2:35 PM –3:55PM La Galerie 6, 2nd Floor, Marriott MAA Minicourse #11: Part B Inquiry-proof instructional techniques. Organizers: Tom Roby,Universityof 2:15 PM –4:15PM IIe de France III, Connecticut 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Dev Sinha,Universityof Using video case studies in teaching a Oregon proof-based gateway course to the Glenn Stevens,Boston mathematics major. University Organizers: James T. Sandefur, Ravi Vakil,Stanford Georgetown University University Connie M. Campbell, Panelists: Keith Conrad,Universityof Milllsaps College Connecticut Kay Somers,Moravian Ken Ono,Universityof College Wisconsin

131 Program of the Sessions – Saturday, January 8 (cont’d.)

David Pengelley,New MAA Poster Session on Research by Mexico State University Undergraduate Students Margaret Robinson, Mount Holyoke College 4:00 PM –5:30PM Napoleon Ballroom, Sheraton Brad Shelton,Universityof All participants are invited to view the Oregon posters and speak with the presenters. Michael Starbird,University Organizers: Joyati Debnath,Winona of Texas State University Mike O’Leary,Towson MAA Committee on Minority University Participation-Society for the Advancement Robert Vallin, Slippery Rock of Chicanos and Native Americans University in Science-National Association of Mathematicians Panel Discussion AWM Michler-Mentoring Minisymposium Panel Discussion 2:35 PM –3:55PM La Galerie 2, 2nd Floor, Marriott 4:00 PM –5:30PM La Galerie 1, The role of mentoring in undergraduate 2nd Floor, Marriott mathematics: Promising recruitment and Mentors count! retention strategies. Moderator: Marie Vitulli,Universityof Organizers: William Velez,Universityof Oregon Arizona Panelists: Allan Donsig,Universityof Sylvia Bozeman,Spelman Nebraska-Lincoln College Ruth Haas, Smith College Ken Millett,Universityof California, Santa Barbara Rhonda Hughes, Bryn Mawr College Panelists: Sylvia Bozeman Trachette Jackson, Michelle Craddock,U.S. University of Michigan Military Academy Moira Mc Dermott, Rebecca Garcia,Sam Syracuse University Houston University William Velez ASL Session for Contributed Papers, I

ASL Invited Address 4:10 PM –5:45PM Bayside C, 4th Floor, Sheraton

3:00 PM –3:50PM Bayside C, 4th Floor, Sheraton 4:10PM Stability in generic graphs with free (1641) non-algebraic extensions. (1637) Maximal almost disjoint families. Justin Brody, Franklin and Marshall Juris Steprans,YorkUniversity College (1067-03-67) 4:35PM Deﬁnable choice for a class of weakly (1642) o-minimal structures. MAA Presentations by Teaching Award Chris Laskowski, University of Maryland, Recipients and Christopher Shaw*, Columbia College 3:20 PM –4:40PM Mardi Gras EFGH, 5:00PM Type spaces and Wasserstein spaces. 3rd Floor, Marriott (1643) Shichang Song, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Organizers: Barbara Faires, Westminster 5:25PM Characterizing inﬁnite cardinals by College (1644) countable linear orderings. David Bressoud, Macalester Ioannis Souldatos, Minnesota State College University 3:20PM What comes from within... when life (1638) serves you lemons. Zvezdelina Stankova, Mills College AMS Congressional Fellowship Session (1067-A0-578) 4:30 PM –6:30PM Balcony M, 4th Floor, Marriott 3:50PM The problem of how to be a good teacher (1639) is undecidable. Preliminary report. Speakers: Katherine Crowley, Erica Flapan, Pomona College 2009-2010 AMS (1067-A0-965) Congressional Fellow 4:20PM Most things you worry about never Hugh MacMillan, (1640) happen... 2010-2011 AMS Karen Rhea, University of Michigan Congressional Fellow

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SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using AMS Mathematical Reviews Reception the Web Business Meeting and Open Discussion 6:00 PM –7:00PM Oak Alley Room, 4th Floor, Sheraton 4:30 PM –6:00PM La Galerie 6, 2nd Floor, Marriott SIGMAA on Mathematicians in Business, Come share your interests in teaching Industry, and Government Reception and learning mathematics online and discuss the direction of future WEB 6:15 PM –7:30PM Rhythms II and SIGMAA activities. III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton

National Academies/Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications Special SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Presentation Guest Lecture

4:30 PM –5:20PM Balcony L, 4th Floor, Marriott 6:30 PM –7:15PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton The Mathematical Sciences in 2025: A 6:30PM Will the real philosophy of mathematics study commissioned by the National (1646) please stand up. Preliminary report. Science Foundation. Keith Devlin, Stanford University Organizers: Mark L. Green,Universityof (1067-A0-1172) California Los Angeles Scott Weidman,National NAM Cox-Talbot Address Academy of Sciences 7:30 PM –8:15PM Waterbury Ballroom, SIGMAA on Mathematicians in Business, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Industry, and Government Guest Lecture (1647) Increasing the pool of underrepresented 5:00 PM –5:45PM Rhythms II and mathematicians. III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Robert Bozeman, Morehouse College (1067-97-183) 5:00PM How mathematics is changing hollywood. (1645) Tony DeRose, Pixar Animation Studios (1067-A0-127) MAA/Project NExT Reception

MAA Dramatic Presentation 8:30 PM –10:30PM Gallery Ballroom, 1st Floor, Sheraton 6:00 PM –7:00PM Armstrong Ballroom, All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and 8th Floor, Sheraton other friends of Project NExT are invited. Derivative vs. Integral: The ﬁnal Organizers: Judith Covington, Louisiana showdown. State University Shreveport Presenters: Colin Adams, Williams Joseph A. Gallian, College University of Thomas Garrity, Williams Michigan-Duluth College Aparna W. Higgins, University of Dayton SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics P. Gavin LaRose,University Business Meeting of Michigan

6:00 PM –6:30PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton

SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts Business Meeting Sunday, January 9 6:00 PM –7:00PM La Galerie 2, 2nd Floor, Marriott Joint Meetings Registration

SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics 7:30 AM –2:00PM Across from La Dramatic Presentation Galerie 4, 2nd Floor, Marriott

6:00 PM –7:00PM Mardi Gras EFGH, 3rd Floor, Marriott Minority Chairs Breakfast

The Oil Volcano: Truth and 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM Edgewood AB, Consequences. 4th Floor, Sheraton

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AMS-SIAM Special Session on Applications of 9:30AM Recovering a source from the Stochastic Processes in Neuroscience, I (1656) measurments of acceleration of wall vibrations in structural acoustic 8:00 AM –10:50AM La Galerie 5, problems. 2nd Floor, Marriott Irena Lasiecka*andShitao Liu, University of Virginia (1067-35-594) Organizers: Peter Thomas,Case 10:00AM Electromagnetic Relaxation Time Western Reserve University (1657) Distribution Inverse Problems in the Kreso Josic,Universityof Time-domain. Houston Nathan L. Gibson, Oregon State Carson C. Chow, Institutes University (1067-35-807) of Health 10:30AM Challenges of Control / Optimization 8:00AM Correlation shaping in spiking neurons. (1658) Under Uncertainty. (1648) Brent Doiron, University of Pittsburgh Ana-Maria Croicu, Kennesaw State (1067-92-1436) University (1067-49-746) 9:00AM ON-OFF Episodic Activity: Noisy Oscillator (1649) or Noise-Driven Attractor Dynamics. AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Methods John Rinzel, Courant Inst of in Analysis with Applications, I Mathematical Sciences, New York University (1067-92-714) 8:00 AM –10:50AM Borgne Room, 9:30AM Probing intrinsic bistability in neurons 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1650) with noise: a case of inverse stochastic resonance. Preliminary report. Organizers: Diego Dominici, State Boris S Gutkin, Group for Neural Theory, University of New York at LNC INSERM U 960, Departement des New Paltz Etudes Cognitives,EcoleNormale Peter A. McCoy,U.S.Naval Superieure and CNRS (1067-92-720) Academy 10:00AM Synchronization of periodically forced 8:00AM Two Bessel Function Series in (1651) Ornstein Uhlenbeck processes with reset. (1659) Ramanujan’s Lost Notebook. Preliminary report. Bruce C. Berndt, University of Illinois Peter J. Thomas, Case Western Reserve (1067-33-955) University (1067-92-498) 8:30AM Asymptotic Expansions of Certain Partial 10:30AM Linear PDE Models of Neurons with (1660) Theta Functions. (1652) Random Excitations*. Bruce C. Berndt, University of Illinois, Frederic Y. M. Wan,Universityof and Byungchan Kim*, Seoul national California, Irvine (1067-92-490) university of science and technology (1067-33-306) 9:00AM The Asymptotic Hadamard Conjecture. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Control and (1661) Preliminary report. Inverse Problems for Partial Differential E. Rodney Canﬁeld, Dept. of Computer Equations, I Science, Univ. of Georgia (1067-05-1695) 9:30AM Γ-convergence of Power-Law Functionals 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon D2, (1662) and Applications to Polycrystal Plasticity. 3rd Floor, Sheraton Cristina Popovici, North Dakota State University (1067-49-85) Organizers: Ana-Maria Croicu, 10:00AM Densities of short uniform random walks. Kennesaw State University (1663) Jonathan M Borwein*, CARMA, Michele L. Joyner,East University of Newcastle NSW Australia, Tennessee State University Armin Straub, Tulane University, James 8:00AM New regularity conditions for the minimal Wan and Wadim Zudilin,CARMA (1653) time function. Preliminary report. (1067-41-298) Peter R Wolenski, Louisiana State 10:30AM Asymptotic Analysis of Dynamic Storage University (1067-35-1924) (1664) Allocation Models. 8:30AM Minimal Norm Control Asymptotics and Charles Knessl*, University of Illinois at (1654) Numerical Approximations for the Chicago, and Sohn Eunju,Universityof Null Controllability of Non-Standard Georgia (1067-41-816) Parabolic-Like PDE Dynamics. George Avalos,Universityof AMS Special Session on Formal Mathematics Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-35-782) for Mathematicians: Developing Large 9:00AM Global uniqueness and stability in Repositories of Advanced Mathematics, II (1655) determining coefﬁcients for a system of coupled Schrodinger equations. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Conde, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Preliminary report. Roberto Triggiani*andShitao Liu, Organizers: Krystyna M. Kuperberg, University of Virginia (1067-35-753) Auburn University

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Andrzej Trybulec, 9:30AM Commutative operator algebras and University of Bialystok (1674) realizations of polynomials on domains Cn Artur Kornilowicz, in . Preliminary report. University of Bialystok Michael Jury, University of Florida (1067-47-693) Adam Naumowicz, University of Bialystok 10:00AM Invariant subspaces of nilpotent (1675) operators. 8:00AM Type inference in finite group theory. Markus Schmidmeier, Florida Atlantic (1665) Jeremy Avigad, Department of University (1067-16-839) Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University (1067-03-910) 10:30AM Operators Cauchy dual to (1676) 2-hyperexpansive operators: The 8:30AM Mechanizing the Odd Order Theorem: multivariable case. Preliminary report. (1666) Local Analysis. Raul E Curto,TheUniversityofIowa Georges Gonthier, Microsoft Research (1067-47-611) (1067-03-836) 9:00AM Mizar-supported maths teaching at the (1667) university level. Adam Naumowicz*andArtur AMS Special Session on Mathematics Related Kornilowicz, Institute of Informatics, to Feynman Diagrams, II University of Bialystok, Poland (1067-97-1443) 8:00 AM –10:45AM Frontenac, 3rd 9:30AM Recent achievement of codification on Floor, JW Marriott (1668) real analysis in Mizar. Yasushige Watase*, Shinshu University, Organizers: Victor H. Moll,Tulane Faculty of Engineering, Noboru Endo, University Gifu National College of Technology, Olivier Espinosa, Dept. of Electronic Control Engineering, Universidad Santa Maria, and Yasunari Shidama, Shinshu Valparaiso University, Faculty of Engineering 8:00AM From Feynman diagrams to Potts models: (1067-68-1135) (1677) a motivic approach. Preliminary report. 10:00AM Computerising Mathematical texts with Paolo Aluffi, Florida State University, (1669) MathLang. and Matilde Marcolli*, Caltech Fairouz Kamareddine, Heriot-Watt (1067-81-1420) University (1067-03-1396) 9:00AM On the method of brackets. 10:30AM The language of mathematics in Mizar. (1678) Armin Straub, Tulane University (1670) Artur Kornilowicz*andAdam (1067-33-1720) Naumowicz, Institute of Informatics, 10:00AM The Hypergeometric Representation of University of Bialystok, Poland (1679) Feynman Diagrams and Construction of (1067-68-1444) the Epsilon Expansion. Scott A. Yost*, The Citadel, Vladimir V. Bytev, Mikhail Yu. Kalmykov,Hamburg Univ. Inst. Theoretical Physics II and AMS Special Session on Multivariable J.I.N.R., Dubna, Bernd A. Kniehl, Operator Theory, II Hamburg Univ. Inst. Theoretical Physics II, and B. F. L. Ward, Baylor University 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maurepas, 3rd (1067-81-1500) Floor, JW Marriott Organizers: Ronald G. Douglas,Texas A&M University AMS Special Session on Analysis of Gelu F. Popescu,University Reaction-Diffusion Models, I of Texas at San Antonio

8:00AM Non-commutative Inequalities. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon C3, (1671) J William Helton,UCSanDiego 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1067-47-636) 8:30AM Multivariable Nevanlinna-Pick Organizers: Junping Shi, College of (1672) interpolation and connections with William and Mary control theory. Xuefeng Wang,Tulane Joseph A. Ball,VirginiaTech University (1067-47-908) 8:00AM Diffusive logistic equation with non-linear 9:00AM Ergodic actions of convergent (1680) boundary conditions. (1673) Fuchsian groups on quotients of the Jerome Goddard II*, Mississippi State noncommutative Hardy algebras. University, Eun Kyoung Lee,Pusan Alvaro Arias*andFrederic National University, and Ratnasingham Latremoliere, University of Denver Shivaji, Mississippi State University (1067-47-522) (1067-35-302)

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8:30AM Positioning the Z-ring near the mid-cell AMS Special Session on Noncommutative (1681) via the spatio-temporal oscillation of the Harmonic Analysis and Dynamic Systems, I Min system. Zhigang Zhang, University of Houston 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon B3, (1067-35-1948) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 9:00AM Random dispersal versus Organizers: Tao Mei, Wayne State (1682) ﬁtness-dependent dispersal. University Robert Stephen Cantrell*, Chris Cosner, University of Miami, Yuan Lou Alan D. Wiggins,University and Chao Xie, Ohio State University of Michigan at Dearborn (1067-35-776) 8:00AM Entropy and Fuglede-Kadison 9:30AM Spatial Spreading Dynamics in Nonlocal (1690) determinant. (1683) Monostable Equations in Spatially Hanfeng Li, SUNY at Buffalo Periodic Habitats. (1067-37-198) Wenxian Shen*andAijun Zhang, 8:30AM Entropy and the variational principle for Auburn University (1067-35-1267) (1691) actions of soﬁc groups. David Kerr*, Texas A&M University, 10:00AM Renormalization Group Method for (1684) Semi-Strong Pulse Interactions. and Hanfeng Li, SUNY at Buffalo Thomas Bellsky*andKeith Promislow, (1067-37-304) Michigan State University (1067-35-131) 9:00AM Cohomology on measure preserving (1692) equavalence relations. 10:30AM A One-Dimensional Nonlinear Stability Jesse D. Peterson, Vanderbilt University (1685) Analysis of Vegetative Pattern Formation (1067-46-1519) for an Interaction-Diffusion Plant-Surface Water Model System in an Arid Flat 9:30AM Operator algebras with contractive Environment. (1693) approximate identities. Preliminary Bonni J Kealy*andDavid J report. Wollkind, Washington State University David P Blecher, University of Houston (1067-92-433) (1067-47-272) 10:00AM Strong solidity for group factors from (1694) lattices in SO(n, 1) and SU(n, 1) Thomas Sinclair, Vanderbilt University (1067-46-932) 10:30AM A Lower Bound for the Spectral Radius of (1695) Random Walks on the Baumslag-Solitar AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, Group. I Daniel E. L. Redelmeier*andKen Dykema,TexasA&MUniversity 8:00 AM –10:45AM Napoleon D3, (1067-46-602) 3rd Floor, Sheraton

Organizers: James G. McLaughlin,West Chester University AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity Algebraic Geometry, I College 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon B2, 8:00AM Biorthogonal Rational Functions and R 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1686) Fractions. Mourad E. H. Ismail, City University of Organizers: Frank Sottile,TexasA&M Hong Kong (1067-33-626) University 9:00AM On periodic Jacobi-Perron algorithm over Alexander T. Yong, (1687) formal power series ﬁeld. Preliminary University of Illinois, report. Urbana-Champaign Amara Chandoul, Superior Institute of 8:00AM Degeneration of Frobenius splittings, and Computer and meltimedia Sfax-Tunisia (1696) Kazhdan-Lusztig varieties. (1067-11-204) Allen Knutson, Cornell University 9:30AM Szego˝ polynomials and para-orthogonal (1067-14-1698) (1688) polynomials associated with 8:30AM Local complete intersection Schubert hypergeometric functions. Preliminary (1697) varieties. Preliminary report. report. Alexander Woo*, Saint Olaf College, and Dimitar K. Dimitrov and Alagacone Sri Henning Ulfarsson, Reykjavik University Ranga*, Universidade Estadual Paulista (1067-14-1289) (1067-33-1452) 9:00AM Permutation group representations and 10:00AM Convergence of continued fractions. (1698) (equivariant) cohomology of Hessenberg (1689) Preliminary report. varieties. Lisa Lorentzen, Norwegian University of Julianna Tymoczko,UniversityofIowa Science and Technology (1067-40-1950) (1067-14-2291)

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9:30AM Positivity in the Symplectic Category. AMS Special Session on Structure Theory for (1699) Rebecca F Goldin*, George Mason Matroids and Graphs, I University,, and Susan Tolman, University of IL, Champaign-Urbana 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon C2, (1067-51-1688) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 10:00AM Polyhedral Adjunction Theory. Organizers: Bogdan Oporowski, (1700) Sandra Di Rocco, KTH Stockholm, Louisiana State University Christian Haase, FU Berlin, Benjamin Nill*, University of Georgia, and Andreas James G. Oxley, Louisiana Paffenholz, TU Darmstadt (1067-52-647) State University 10:30AM Equivariant methods for hypergeometric 8:00AM Graphs that are Almost Series-Parallel. (1701) systems. (1708) Lisa M Warshauer, Louisiana State Christine Berkesch*, Stockholm University (1067-05-1196) University, and Laura Felicia 8:30AM 3-connected graphs of path-width at Matusevich,TexasA&MUniversity (1709) most three. (1067-14-819) Stan Dziobiak*andGuoli Ding, Louisiana State University (1067-05-1583) 9:00AM Excluding a small minor. (1710) Guoli Ding,LSU,andCheng Liu*, Central South University, China (1067-05-1593)

9:30AM K5-subdivisions in 5-connected nonplanar (1711) graphs. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution Xingxing Yu*andJie Ma,Georgia Equations, Analysis, and Geometry, II Institute of Technology (1067-05-2416) 10:00AM 2-crossing-critical graphs. 8:00 AM –10:50AM Maurepas Room, (1712) Drago Bokal, University of Maribor, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Bogdan Oporowski, Louisiana State University, R. Bruce Richter*, University Organizers: Ralph Saxton,Universityof of Waterloo, and Gelasio Salazar, New Orleans Universidad Autonoma San Luis Potosi Feride Tiglay, Fields (1067-05-440) Institute 10:30AM On graph well-quasi-order by topological 8:00AM Systems of conservation or balance laws (1713) inclusion. (1702) with Lorentz-rotation symmetry. Neil Robertson, Ohio State University Michael Sever, The Hebrew University of (1067-05-2373) Jerusalem (1067-35-282) 8:30AM Localization, Smoothness, and (1703) Convergence to Equilibrium for a Thin Film Equation. AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, II Eric A Carlen,RutgersUniversity,and Suleyman Ulusoy*, University of 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon C1, Maryland (1067-35-426) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 9:00AM Newtonian limits of complex fluid models. (1704) Milton C. Lopes Filho,Universityof Organizers: Tim D. Cochran,Rice Campinas (1067-76-2313) University 9:30AM Stability of Solitary-Wave Solutions of the Shelley Harvey,Rice (1705) Hirota-Satsuma Equation. University Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at 8:00AM Seifert fibered Dehn filling. Preliminary Chicago (1067-35-951) (1714) report. 10:00AM Euler-Arnold equations on orbits of Cameron McA. Gordon*, University of (1706) diffeomorphism groups. Texas at Austin, Steven Boyer,UQAM, Gerard Misiolek,Univ.ofNotreDame and Xingru Zhang, SUNY Buffalo (1067-58-1331) (1067-57-825) 10:30AM Two-dimensional incompressible flows as 8:30AM A Generalization of the Turaev Cobracket (1707) limits of 3D helical flows. Preliminary (1715) and the Minimal Self-Intersection report. Number. Milton C Lopes Filho, IMECC - UNICAMP, Patricia Cahn, Dartmouth College Dongjuan Niu, Capitol Normal (1067-57-639) University, Beijing, PRC, Edriss S Titi, 9:00AM Cube Number Distinguishes Legendrian University of California, Irvine and (1716) Type for Certain Torus Knots. Preliminary Weizmann Institute, and Helena J report. Nussenzveig Lopes*, IMECC-UNICAMP Ben M McCarty, Louisiana State (University of Campinas) (1067-35-2106) University (1067-57-505)

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9:30AM Satellites of knots and bordered 8:30AM Reﬂection principle(s) for the multiple (1717) Heegaard Floer homology. (1728) parameter Wiener process? Preliminary Ina Petkova, Columbia University report. (1067-54-616) Ian Pierce, University of Nebraska - 10:00AM The topology of Springer varieties. Lincoln (1067-60-2046) (1718) Heather M. Russell, Louisiana State 8:45AM A ‘Cousin of Coboundary’ Theorem for University (1067-57-759) (1729) C[0, 1]-Valued Random Fields with − 10:30AM Reconstructing HFK from sutured Floer Moment Conditions. Preliminary report. (1719) homology. Steven T. Morrow, Indiana University John Etnyre,GeorgiaTech,David Shea (1067-60-2292) Vela-Vick*andRumen Zarev,Columbia 9:00AM A New Asymptotic Expansion for University (1067-57-744) (1730) Distributions of Sums of Random Variables. Ross P Hilton*, Kenneth S Berenhaut AMS Special Session on Time Scales: Theory and James W Chernesky,WakeForest and Applications, I University (1067-60-1787) 9:15AM Tracking communities with a 8:00 AM –10:50AM Napoleon B1, (1731) graph-valued Markov process. 3rd Floor, Sheraton James P Ferry,Metron,Inc. (1067-60-2041) Organizers: Billy Jackson,SaintXavier University 9:30AM Birth-Death Markov chains Having (1732) Hyper-Probability Transitions. Joan Hoffacker,Clemson Mark Burgin, University of California, University Los Angeles, Mark Dela*, California State 8:00AM Fundamentals of Nonlinear Control on Polytechnic University, Pomona, Alan (1720) Time Scales. Preliminary report. Krinik, California State Polytechnic Univ., Billy Jackson, St. Xavier University Pomona, and David Luu, California (1067-93-361) State Polytechnic University, Pomona 8:30AM The Laplace Transform in Discrete (1067-60-1710) (1721) Fractional Calculus. 9:45AM Analogue of Hardy’s Inequality for a Michael Holm,Universityof (1733) Renewal Process. Preliminary report. Nebraska–Lincoln (1067-39-501) Constantine Georgakis,DePaul 9:00AM Asymptotic Equivalence Classes and University (1067-60-2320) (1722) Regions of Time Scale Exponential 10:00AM A test for testing the equality of Stability. Preliminary report. (1734) covariance operators. John M Davis, Baylor University Krishna Kaphle*, Frits H. Ruymgaart (1067-93-1930) and George Gaines,TexasTech 9:30AM Generalized time scales and the Hahn University (1067-60-2135) (1723) quantum variational calculus. 10:15AM Weighted and Unweighted Random Walks Agnieszka B. Malinowska*andDelﬁm (1735) of Multiple Entities on a Torus-Shaped F. M. Torres, University of Aveiro, World. Preliminary report. Portugal (1067-49-449) Richard Freedman*andErrin Fulp, 10:00AM Asymptotic behavior of an n-th order Wake Forest University (1067-60-1705) (1724) sublinear dynamic equation. 10:30AM Using TPA to count linear extensions. A Peterson,Universityof (1736) Jacqueline Banks,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-34-379) California, Riverside, Scott Garrabrant, 10:30AM Mean Square Stability of Ito-Volterra Pitzer College, Mark L Huber*, (1725) Dynamic Equation. Claremont McKenna College, and Suman Sanyal, Marshall University Anne Perizzolo, Columbia University (1067-00-1610) (1067-60-1358) 10:45AM Predictive Methods in Coupon Collection. (1737) Preliminary report. AMS Session on Probability, I Chelsea R Ross*andBrooks E Smith, East Tennessee State University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Bayside B, 4th Floor, Sheraton (1067-60-1785)

8:00AM Period-2 behavior and spatial (1726) correlations in a probabilistic lattice AMS Session on Group Theory, I model of the cardiac cell. 8:00 AM –10:55AM Mardi Gras F, Robert J Rovetti, Loyola Marymount University (1067-60-2317) 3rd Floor, Marriott 8:15AM Comparing the distributions of various 8:00AM An Algorithm to Express Words as (1727) supremums on two-time parameter (1738) Conjugates of Relators. Wiener space. Preliminary report. Ellen M Ziliak*, Benedictine University, David L. Skoug,Universityof and Alexander Hulpke, Colorado State Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-60-1734) University (1067-20-225)

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8:15AM An Investigation into an Amalgam AMS Session on Topics in Mathematical (1739) between an SU3(q) and an SL3(q): Physics Preliminary Report. Preliminary report. Philip Keen, University of Birmingham 8:00 AM –10:55AM Cornet Room, (1067-20-373) 8th Floor, Sheraton

8:30AM On the number of maximal subgroups of 8:00AM Optimization of an Antenna Structure for (1740) a ﬁnite solvable group. Preliminary (1750) a Photovoltaic Nanodevice. report. Emily J Forney, Clemson University Benjamin Newton, Beloit College (1067-00-1676) (1067-20-1096) 8:15AM Electromagnetic Scattering from Large (1751) Cavities. 8:45AM Lower Central Series and Derived Series Weiwei Zhang, King’s College (1741) of the Free Nilpotent Groups of Finite (1067-78-1582) Rank. Preliminary report. Mark Pedigo, Saint Louis University 8:30AM Phase Diagram Calculation via (1067-20-1125) (1752) Constrained Optimization. Sandra Jeannette Varela, California 9:00AM Capability of p-groups of class 2 and State University, Scaramento (1742) exponent p. Preliminary report. (1067-00-2328) Arturo Magidin*, University of Louisiana 8:45AM Arc-wise connectedness of solution sets at Lafayette, and Robert Fitzgerald (1753) of quantum stochastic differential Morse, University of Evansville inclusions. (1067-20-1174) Ezekiel Olusola Ayoola,Universityof Ibadan, Nigeria (1067-81-71) 9:15AM Injectors in Direct Products of Finite (1743) Solvable Groups. 9:00AM Classiﬁcation of symmetric states under Joseph Evan, King’s College (1754) local unitary action. (1067-20-1454) Curt D Cenci, Lebanon Valley College (1067-81-157)

9:30AM Nonabelian tensor products: the mystery 9:15AM The basic physics of Feynman diagrams. (1744) of compatible actions. Preliminary report. (1755) Ivan Gonzalez,Departamentode Luise-Charlotte Kappe, State Fisica, Universidad Santa Maria, Chile University of New York at Binghamton (1067-81-1421) (1067-20-1546) 9:30AM Critical Temperature of Ising (1756) Ferromagnets and Spectral Curve of 9:45AM The base of a permutational wreath Dimers. (1745) product. Zhongyang Li,BrownUniversity Elizabeth Wilcox, Colgate University (1067-82-44) (1067-20-1650) 9:45AM A Cluster Expansion Approach to (1757) Renormalization Group Transformations. 10:00AM Characterizing Containment Mei Yin, University of Texas at Austin (1746) of Subgroups in a Direct Product. (1067-82-218) Preliminary report. Dandrielle Lewis, Binghamton University 10:00AM Distributional Sensitivity in (1067-20-1960) (1758) Polycrystalline Grain Growth Simulations. Ross Robert Kistler, Loyola University 10:15AM Counting subgroups of Sn+1 normalized Maryland (1067-82-1732) (1747) by and coprime to a nonabelian regular 10:15AM Symmetry breaking in quasi-1D Coulomb subgroup of order n. Preliminary report. (1759) systems. Stephen M. Gagola, Jr, Kent State Paul H Jung*, Sogang University, University (1067-20-2121) Michael Aizenman, Princeton University, and Sabine Jansen, Weierstrass Institute 10:30AM IA-automorphisms of wreath products. (1067-82-1833) (1748) Margaret H Dean, Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY), Gretchen 10:30AM Orbifolds, the A, D, E Family of Caustic Ostheimer, Hofstra University, and (1760) Singularities, and Gravitational Lensing. Marcos Zyman*, Borough of Amir Babak Aazami, Duke University Manhattan Community College (CUNY) (1067-83-1984) (1067-20-2176) 10:45AM Geometry of the Random Time Delay (1761) Surface and the Expected Number 10:45AM The Interassociates of the Bicyclic of Lensed Images in Microlensing. (1749) Semigroup. Preliminary report. Berit Nilsen Givens*andAmber Rosin, Alberto M. Teguia*andArlie Petters, Cal Poly Pomona (1067-20-2225) Duke University (1067-83-2211)

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AMS Session on Complex Analysis MAA Session on New and Continuing Connections between Math and the Arts, II 8:00 AM –10:55AM Rosalie, 3rd 8:00 AM –10:55AM Grand Chenier Floor, JW Marriott Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton

8:00AM Interpolation Sequence for the Spaces Organizer: Douglas E. Norton, q (1762) H+ (ϕ)(q ≥ 1). Villanova University Maher M.H. Marzuq, Plymouth, 8:00AM Using Art to Inspire Conceptual Massachusetts (1067-30-59) (1774) Understanding of Fractions. Rachel B Manspeaker*, Andrew 8:15AM Regularity of Solutions to Extremal Bennett, Hien Nguyen and Peter (1763) Problems in Bergman Spaces. Nguyen, Kansas State University Tim Ferguson, University of Michigan, (1067-S1-1520) Ann Arbor (1067-30-217) 8:20AM Student-Written Plays in a History of (1775) Mathematics Class. 8:30AM On a reﬁnement of Sendov’s conjecture (1764) (part 2). Preliminary report. Harrison W. Straley, Wheaton College Michael J Miller, Le Moyne College (1067-S1-344) (1067-30-1422) 8:40AM Math and the art of M.C. Escher. (1776) Anneke Bart, Saint Louis University 8:45AM Iceberg-type Problems: Estimating (1067-S1-1004) (1765) Hidden Parts of a Convex Continuum 9:00AM Mathematics, Excel, and Graphic Design from the Visible Parts. (1777) in Multicultural Alphabet Books for Matthew H Lochman*, Roger W Barnard Papua New Guinea. and Alexander Yu Solynin,TexasTech Deane E Arganbright*andSusan C University (1067-30-1591) Arganbright, Divine Word University (Papua New Guinea) (1067-S1-233) 9:00AM Construction of Complex-Valued (1766) Harmonic Mappings Convex in One or 9:20AM Teaching Mathematics Through Music for Every Direction. Preliminary report. (1778) a Liberal Arts Audience. Preliminary Stacey Muir,UniversityofScranton report. (1067-30-1563) Kurt E Ludwick, Salisbury University (1067-S1-1827) 9:15AM Hypergeometric functions and subclasses 9:40AM Inversions and the Dihedral Group in (1767) of Harmonic Mappings. (1779) Music. Preliminary report. R. M. Ali, See Keong Lee*, Craig M. Johnson, Marywood University Chandrashekar R. and K. G. (1067-S1-2216) Subramanian, Universiti Sains Malaysia 10:00AM What Does That Picture Sound Like? (1067-30-2305) (1780) Calculus and Photosounder. Phil Gustafson, Mesa State College 9:30AM Porosity and limit sets. (1768) Andrew Lazowski, Sacred Heart (1067-S1-888) University (1067-00-1299) 10:20AM How to cook up a math poem in n easy (1781) steps. Preliminary report. 9:45AM Comparison of Conformal Metrics. Caleb Emmons, Paciﬁc University (1769) Kourosh Tavakoli, City University of (1067-S1-791) New York (1067-30-1803) 10:40AM Decoding DaVinci. (1782) Susan McBurney, Western Springs, IL 10:00AM Riemann-Hilbert families of Schwarzian (1067-S1-384) (1770) equations on the punctured torus. David J Pinchbeck, St. Joseph’s College of Maine (1067-30-1544) MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, I 10:15AM Thomae formula for general cyclic covers 1 (1771) of CP . 8:00 AM –10:55AM Rhythms I, Yaacov Kopeliovich,Meag,NY 2nd Floor, Sheraton (1067-32-513) Organizers: Timothy D. Comar, 10:30AM The Roles Played by Order of Convexity Benedictine University (1772) or Starlikeness and the Bloch Condition in Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar the Extension of Mappings from the Disk College to the Ball. Preliminary report. , Johnson Jerry R. Muir, Jr.,UniversityofScranton Mike Martin (1067-32-1554) County Community College 8:00AM What do we mean when we say we ”want 10:45AM Classifying Homogeneous Trees and (1783) students to understand exponential (1773) Lattices. growth?”. Lucio M-G Prado, BMCC-The City Carlos W Castillo-Garsow, Kansas State University of New York (1067-31-2218) University (1067-X1-2047)

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8:20AM An ethnographic case study of precision 8:40AM Geometry for Prospective Mathematics (1784) taught bio-calculus. (1794) Teachers. Brian Arthur Christopher*and Vesna Kilibarda, Indiana University Rebecca-Anne Dibbs,Universityof Northwest (1067-E1-1249) Northern Colorado (1067-X1-1675) 9:00AM Revisiting College Geometry: Making it 8:40AM Motivating the Biology in Biocalculus (1795) Relevant for Math, Math Education and (1785) Courses. Elementary Education Majors. Timothy D Comar, Benedictine Talitha M. Washington,Universityof University (1067-X1-700) Evansville (1067-E1-1240) 9:00AM Undergraduate Mathematical Biology 9:20AM Geometry then and now: Making (1786) Research at Truman State University. (1796) room for Euclid in the 21st century Preliminary report. mathematics curriculum. Pam J Ryan, Truman State University Mark A Miller, Marietta College (1067-X1-1689) (1067-E1-305) 9:20AM Biomath is more than theorems with 9:40AM Experiencing the history of mathematics (1787) biological examples: an integrative (1797) in a capstone course for prospective framework. teachers. Preliminary report. Dmitry A Kondrashov,Universityof Jennifer A Bergner, Salisbury University Chicago (1067-X1-2165) (1067-E1-1147) 9:40AM Title of paper: Biology and Mathematics: 10:00AM History of Mathematics for Prospective (1788) The Exciting Nexus for the Advancement (1798) Secondary Teachers. of Sciences. Preliminary report. Kenneth J Bernard, Virginia State Sumona Mondal, Clarkson University University (1067-E1-1466) (1067-X1-1968) 10:20AM Research-Based Methods for Improving 10:00AM Undergraduate Student Mentoring – (1799) Learning and Assessment. (1789) Minority Participation, Retention, Amy Mihnea, Florida Atlantic University Motivation for Higher Studies. Preliminary (1067-E1-1822) report. 10:40AM Helping Pre-service Teachers Recognize Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar, NYCCT, CUNY (1800) Continuity in the Secondary Curriculum. (1067-X1-2268) Kristin A. Camenga*andRebekah 10:20AM Development and Implementation of an Yates, Houghton College (1067-E1-731) (1790) Undergraduate Honors Course on Mathematical Ecology. Preliminary report. Vrushali A Bokil*andJulia A Jones, Oregon State University (1067-X1-2241) MAA Session on Inﬂuences of the Calculus 10:40AM An Intro to Mathematical Biology Course Reform Movement on the Teaching of (1791) for Biology Majors. Mathematics, I Sarah A Hews, Swarthmore College (1067-X1-1979) 8:00 AM –10:55AM Grand Couteau Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton Organizers: Steven R. Benson,Lesley University MAA Session on Effective Teaching of Upper Marilyn Carlson,Arizona Level Mathematics to Secondary Education State University Mathematics Majors, II Ellen E. Kirkman,Wake Forest University 8:00 AM –10:55AM Mardi Gras BC, Joe Yanik,EmporiaState 3rd Floor, Marriott University Organizer: Joyati Debnath,Winona 8:00AM Twenty Years of Calculus Reform at Duke State University (1801) University. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Lines and circles: A range of viewpoints. Jack Bookman, Duke University (1792) Preliminary report. (1067-J1-1150) Kevin Hartshorn, Moravian College 8:20AM Comparing Calculus classes before the (1067-E1-2161) (1802) start of Calculus Reform and Calculus 8:20AM Differing views on assessment: Two classes today. (1793) instructors’ strategies for modeling Stephen R. Hilbert, Ithaca College assessment techniques for prospective (1067-J1-2078) secondary mathematics teachers in an 8:40AM Teaching College Mathematics Before, upper level team-taught geometry (1803) During and after the Calculus Reform course. Preliminary report. Movement: A Retrospective Prospective. Sarah K. Bleiler*, Gladis Kersaint and Preliminary report. Mil´e Krajcevski,UniversityofSouth Ann E Moskol, Rhode Island College Florida (1067-E1-1674) (1067-J1-1788)

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9:00AM Reflections on Calculus Reform: How I 9:30AM Imaging Science For Undergraduate (1804) Was Taught vs. How I Teach. (1816) Projects Using ODEs and PDEs. Sarah L Mabrouk, Framingham State Emek Kose Can, Loyola Marymount University (1067-J1-2315) University (1067-Z1-2298) 9:20AM 21st Century Calculus Reform: Don’t Just 9:45AM A Differential Equation Wtih Many Faces. (1805) Paint the Walls and Rearrange the (1817) Mohammad K. Azarian,Universityof Furniture. Evansville (1067-Z1-229) Mariah Birgen*andBrian Birgen, 10:00AM Partial Regularity for Parabolic Systems Wartburg College (1067-J1-246) (1818) with Subquadratic Growth. Preliminary 9:40AM Calculus reform: What next? report. (1806) Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State Mikil Foss and Joe Geisbauer*, University, and Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Colorado (1067-J1-1139) (1067-Z1-1744) 10:00AM Calculus Reform and AP Calculus. 10:15AM Second derivative Adams-type methods (1807) Michael E Boardman*, Pacific University, (1819) for boundary value problems. and Stephen L Davis, Davidson College Noureen A. Khan*, University of North (1067-J1-1368) Texas Dallas, Ramanjit Sahi and SN 10:20AM Have a Good Conclusion: The Value of Jator, Austin Peay State University (1808) Ending a Year-Long Calculus Course with (1067-Z1-464) an Introduction to Differential Equations. 10:30AM D-Optimal Designs for Models Described Preliminary report. (1820) by Ordinary Differential Equations. Patti Frazer Lock,St.Lawrence Adam F Childers, Roanoke College University (1067-J1-2070) (1067-Z1-732) 10:40AM Calculus Reform and Discrete 10:45AM Classification of Automorphism Groups (1809) Mathematics. (1821) of Rational Elliptic Surfaces. Preliminary Bill Marion, Valparaiso University report. (1067-J1-73) Tolga Karayayla,Universityof Pennsylvania (1067-Z1-1879)

MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XII

8:00 AM –10:55AM Orleans, 3rd SIAM Minisymposium on Vistas in Applied Floor, JW Marriott Mathematics Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin 8:00 AM –10:45AM Bayside A, 4th Floor, Sheraton Lutheran College Thomas R. Hagedorn,The Organizers: Maria-Carme Calderer, College of New Jersey University of Minnesota 8:00AM A. Horn’s result on matrices with Zuhair Nashed,University (1810) prescribed singular values and of Central Florida eigenvalues. Preliminary report. 8:00AM Did Mathematics Cause the Subprime Tin-Yau Tam, Auburn University (1822) Mortgage Disaster? (1067-Z1-1409) Steven E. Shreve, Carnegie Mellon 8:15AM A range associated with skew symmetric University (1067-60-1000) (1811) matrix. 9:00AM Recent Progress in Sparse Signal Dawit Gezahegn Tadesse*, Xuhua Liu (1823) Recovery and Processing. and Tin-Yau Tam, Auburn University G Richard Baraniuk, Rice University (1067-Z1-1945) (1067-41-1817) 8:30AM Examples of Highly Frustrated Matrices. 10:00AM Modeling Fluids with Microstructure. (1812) Garry S Bowlin, Binghamton University (1824) Noel J Walkington, Carnegie Mellon (1067-Z1-1505) University (1067-65-1212) 8:45AM Multiplicities and generalized numerical (1813) range. Xuhua Liu, Auburn University (1067-Z1-2248) AWM Workshop 9:00AM Using Mathematica to Teach Linear (1814) Differential Operators and the Method of 8:00 AM –4:00PM Mardi Gras E, Undetermined Coefficients. 3rd Floor, Marriott Itai Seggev, Knox College / Wolfram Research (1067-Z1-2117) This session has several parts that will be 9:15AM Undetermined Coefficients – Not Just for listed separately by time in this program. (1815) Constant-Coefficient Equations Anymore. All presentations are open to all JMM Preliminary report. participants. Doreen De Leon, California State Organizer: Cammey Cole Manning, University, Fresno (1067-Z1-870) Meredith College

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AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by 9:45AM Differential Operators and Weighted Recent Ph.D.s, I (1836) Isobaric Polynomials. Trueman MacHenry*, York University, 8:00 AM –10:20AM Mardi Gras E, Toronto, and Geanina Tudose, 3rd Floor, Marriott Bucharest, Romania (1067-11-1145) 10:00AM A Bezoutian algorithm for Egyptian Chair: Rachelle DeCoste,Wheaton (1837) Fractions. Preliminary report. College Robert Erra, ESIEA - PARIS Equipe SI&S 8:00AM Tensor category of integrable modules (1067-11-2326) (1825) over sl ∞, so ∞,andsp ∞. 10:15AM Appending Digits to Generate an Infinite Elizabeth Dan-Cohen*, Ivan Penkov, (1838) Sequence of Composite Numbers I. Jacobs University Bremen, and Vera Lenny Jones, Shippensburg University Serganova, U.C. Berkeley (1067-17-244) (1067-11-921) 8:30AM Prime Ideals in Birational Extensions of 10:30AM Appending Digits to Generate an Infinite (1826) Two-Dimensional Power Series Rings. (1839) Sequence of Composite Numbers II. Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Christina L. Eubanks-Turner*, University Lenny Jones and Dan White*, of Louisiana at Lafayette, Serpil Saydam, Shippensburg University (1067-11-923) University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Melissa Luckas,Universityof 10:45AM Theory and Applications of Benford’s Law Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-13-230) (1840) of Leading Digits. Preliminary report. Allison L. Lewis*, University of Portland, 9:00AM Freeness of Arrangement Bundles. (1827) Amanda C Hager,USMAWestPoint Steven J. Miller, Williams College, and (1067-55-273) Victoria Cuff, Clemson University (1067-11-1431) 9:30AM Divisibility properties and recursions (1828) for the Hilbert series of Macdonald polynomials. Elizabeth M Niese*andNicholas Loehr, AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Virginia Tech (1067-05-227) Theory, VII 10:00AM Fourier-Jacobi coefficients of Eisenstein (1829) series on unitary group and the 8:15 AM –10:40AM Southdown Room, application in Iwasawa main conjecture. 4th Floor, Sheraton Bei Zhang,NorthwesternUniversity 8:15AM Exponential Domination in Grid Graphs. (1067-11-260) (1841) Preliminary report. Emily Hale-Sills*, Kim Lockrow, Emily AMS Session on Number Theory, IV Merrill and Samantha Lowe,Smith College (1067-05-1142) 8:15 AM –10:55AM Napoleon D1, 8:30AM On extremal graphs with a given number 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1842) of perfect matchings. 8:15AM Improving Abundancy Bounds. Matthew Price Yancey,Universityof (1830) Elizabeth McCaslin*andFenghao Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wang, McDaniel College (1067-11-2396) (1067-05-1633) 8:30AM On Periodicity of some Fibonacci-like 8:45AM Vertices Belonging to All Maximum (1831) Sequences. (1843) Independent Sets. Preliminary report. Trevor E McGuire, Louisiana State Taylor M Short, Virginia Commonwealth University (1067-11-1946) University (1067-05-1652) 8:45AM From Fibonacci Numbers to Central Limit 9:00AM Distances in Kneser Graphs. (1832) Type Theorems. (1844) Darin Johnson, Delaware State Yinghui Wang*, MIT, and Steven J University (1067-05-2155) Miller, Williams College (1067-11-428) 9:15AM On Cyclic G-designs, where G is the 9:00AM Extensions of Eulerian Numbers to More (1845) one-point union of two cycles. (1833) General Triangular Arrays. Christian Pawlak*, Illinois State Hung-ping Tsao, Novato, CA, and University, Krystal Brewington, Jessica Tingyao Xiong*, Radford University Lynn Smith, Morehead State University, (1067-11-628) and Stephanie Zeppetello, Illinois State 9:15AM The distribution of the number of Farey University (1067-05-2227) (1834) fraction in residue classes. Preliminary 9:30AM Minimum Pk-total weights of graphs. report. (1846) Preliminary report. M.Tip E Phaovibul, University of Illinois: Ji Young Choi, Shippensburg University Champaign-Urbana (1067-11-2272) /DIMACS,RutgersUniversity 9:30AM Sociable numbers, or How I messed with (1067-05-2294) (1835) perfection and lived to write papers 9:45AM Reconstruction of graphs from metric about it. (1847) balls of their vertices. Paul Pollack, University of Illinois at Andrew B Ray, University of Nebraska - Urbana-Champaign (1067-11-2101) Lincoln (1067-05-1632)

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10:00AM Hyperspace Graph of Connected 10:30AM Let’s Read the News. (1848) Subgraphs. (1860) Leonard J Lipkin,UniversityofNorth Likin C. Simon Romero,Rochester Florida (1067-Z1-2308) Institute of Technology (1067-05-1555) 10:45AM Teaching Basic Number Theory from the 10:15AM Longest Cycles in k-connected Graphs (1861) Sieve of Eratosthenes. (1849) with Given Independence Number. Jacqueline Anderson Hall, Longwood Suil O*, Douglas B. West and University (1067-Z1-1271) Hehui Wu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1067-05-420) AMS Session on Partial Differential 10:30AM Paths as m-step Competition Graphs. (1850) Eva K. Belmont,HarvardUniversity Equations, III (1067-05-359) 8:30 AM –10:55AM Balcony N, 4th Floor, Marriott

8:30AM Global regularity results for the 2D MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XI (1862) Boussinesq equations with vertical dissipation. Preliminary report. 8:15 AM –10:55AM St. Claude, 3rd Dhanapati Adhikari*, Oklahoma Floor, JW Marriott State University, Chongsheng Cao, Florida International University, and Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Jiahong Wu, Oklahoma State University Lutheran College (1067-35-1840) Thomas R. Hagedorn,The 8:45AM The axiomatic approach to Harnack’s College of New Jersey (1863) inequality in doubling quasi-metric 8:15AM Sugar Ditch Revisited. Preliminary report. spaces. Preliminary report. (1851) Leslie M. Horton,DeltaStateUniversity Sharad D Silwal*, Sapto Indratno and (1067-Z1-2257) Diego Maldonado, Kansas State 8:30AM Concept Maps: What are they and what University (1067-35-2242) (1852) can we learn from them about students’ 9:00AM A Sensitivity Analysis for Partial understanding of mathematics? (1864) Differential Equations with Applications. Rebecca C Metcalf, Bridgewater State Faranak Pahlevani, Penn State Abington University (1067-Z1-2063) (1067-35-1458) 8:45AM Classifying Students by Conceptual 9:15AM Semilinear wave equations with (1853) Understanding in Real-Time. (1865) non-monotone nonlinearity. Andrew J Cousino, Kansas State Alfonso Castro, Harvey Mudd College University (1067-Z1-2123) (1067-35-388) 9:00AM Designing a parenting seminar to 9:30AM Regularity of n/2-harmonic maps into (1854) address the national shortage of (1866) spheres. mathematicians. Armin Schikorra,RWTHAachen, Jessica M Mikhaylov*, US Military Germany (1067-35-57) Academy, West Point, Center for 9:45AM Edge-Enhancing Speckle Denoising for Leadership and Diversity in STEM, and (1867) Ultrasound Images. Nancy S Libertini, The Tidewater School, John R Corring*, University of Southern Huntingtown, Maryland (1067-Z1-2081) Mississippi, Helene Duke,Providence 9:15AM Report on the NSF PRISM project at College, Arundhati Bagchi Misra and (1855) Truman State University. Preliminary Hyeona Lim, Mississippi State University report. (1067-00-1687) Jason E Miller, Truman State University 10:00AM Wave-breaking for a generalized (1067-Z1-1754) (1868) two-component Camassa-Holm system. 9:30AM Bridging Policy and Practice with Robin Ming Chen,Universityof (1856) Ethnomathematics. Minnesota (1067-35-1783) Linda Furuto, University of Hawai’i - 10:15AM Blow up Solution for Complex-valued West O’ahu (1067-Z1-17) (1869) Burgers Equation. 9:45AM Mathematics Performance of Boys Netra Prakash Khanal,TheUniversityof (1857) Correlates with Gender Equity. Tampa (1067-35-1417) Jonathan Kane, University of Wisconsin – 10:30AM A nonlinear free boundary problem in Whitewater, and Janet Mertz*, University (1870) gas dynamics. of Wisconsin – Madison (1067-Z1-931) Michael T. Heitzman*andCarmen 10:00AM Language, Gender, and Number. Chicone, University of Missouri (1858) Rebecca Boone, retired (from UCB as an (1067-35-2009) ediorial assistant for Science Magazine) 10:45AM Universality of Fibonacci Patterns. (1067-Z1-867) (1871) Patrick D Shipman, Colorado State 10:15AM Math Mistakes in the Media. Preliminary University,, Zhiying Sun*, University of (1859) report. California, Irvine, Alan C Newell and Heather A. Lewis, Nazareth College Pennybacker F Mattew,Universityof (Rochester, NY) (1067-Z1-2122) Arizona (1067-35-481)

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AMS Committee on Education Panel 10:30AM Graph Algebras, Aperiodicity, and Discussion (1879) Condition (F). Preliminary report. Sarah E. Wright, College of the Holy 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Balcony M, 4th Floor, Marriott Cross (1067-46-2304) Teaching elementary math is not 10:45AM The Schur-Horn Theorem for Operators elementary: How mathematicians can (1880) with Three Point Spectrum. help, and why? John D Jasper, University of Oregon (1067-46-2424) Moderator: Lawrence F. Gray, University of Minnesota Panelists: Johnette Roberts,Cityof Baker School System Kristin Umland,University AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III of New Mexico 8:50 AM –9:50AM Great Ballroom Hyman Bass,Universityof A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Michigan, Ann Arbor Kenneth I. Gross,University (1881) Expander graphs in pure and applied of Vermont mathematics, III. Alexander Lubotzky,TheHebrew University of Jerusalem (1067-51-15) AMS Session on Functional Analysis

8:45 AM –10:55AM Balcony L, 4th Floor, Marriott

8:45AM Unconditional convergence in the strong ASL Invited Address (1872) operator topology and ∞. Preliminary report. 9:00 AM –9:50AM Bayside C, 4th Floor, Sheraton Ioana Ghenciu*, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and Paul Lewis, (1882) O-minimality and Hilbert’s 16th problem. University of North Texas (1067-46-202) Patrick Speissegger,McMaster University (1067-03-66) 9:00AM Real one-sided M-ideals. Preliminary (1873) report. Sonia Sharma, University of Houston (1067-46-281)

9:15AM On non-associative Lp-spaces associated MAA Invited Paper Session on The (1874) with Maharam traces on JBW-algebras. Intersection of Graphs and Geometry, I Alexander A. Katz, St. John’s University, NY, USA (1067-46-353) 9:00 AM –10:55AM Rhythms II and 9:30AM Extreme points and isometries on III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton (1875) vector-valued Lipschitz spaces. Fernanda Botelho,Universityof Organizer: Edward Scheinerman, Memphis, Richard J. Fleming*, Central Johns Hopkins University Michigan University, and James E. 9:00AM The Genus of a Digital Image Jamison, University of Memphis (1883) is Determined by its Foreground, (1067-46-1015) Background, and Reeb Graphs. Donniell Fishkind*, Johns Hopkins 9:45AM Operators on the L∞ spaces of Bourgain (1876) and Delbaen. University, Lowell Abrams,George Lon H Mitchell, Virginia Commonwealth Washington University, and Carey University (1067-46-1285) Priebe, Johns Hopkins University (1067-AF-1469) 10:00AM Embedding Banach spaces into spaces (1877) with very few operators. Preliminary 9:30AM Tolerance Graphs. report. (1884) Ann N. Trenk, Wellesley College S. Argyros, National Technical University (1067-AF-1534) of Athens, D. Freeman*, University of 10:00AM Geometric Drawings of Graphs Using Few Texas, R. Haydon,UniversityofOxford, (1885) Edge Lengths. Preliminary report. E. Odell,UniversityofTexas,Th. Dan Archdeacon, University of Vermont Raikoftsalis, National Technical (1067-AF-1483) University of Athens, Th. Schlumprecht, 10:30AM Lombardi drawings: an artist-inspired Texas A&M University, and D. (1886) approach to drawing graphs. Zisimopoulou, National Technical Christian A. Duncan*, Louisiana Tech University of Athens (1067-46-2196) University, David Eppstein, Michael T. 10:15AM Strictly singular operators between Goodrich, University of California Irvine, (1878) separable Banach spaces. Stephen G. Kobourov,Universityof Kevin James Beanland,Virginia Arizona, and Martin Nollenburg¨ , Commonwealth University Institute of Theoretical Informatics (1067-46-2288) (1067-AF-1532)

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MAA Minicourse #12: Part B Robert Miner,Design Science, Inc. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France III, Thomas E. Leathrum 3rd Floor, JW Marriott David Ruddy,Project Concepts, data, and models: College Euclid/Cornell University algebra for the real world. Organizers: Sheldon P. Gordon, SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Farmingdale State College Teachers Special Presentation Florence S. Gordon,New York Institute of Technology 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Great Ballroom E, 5th Floor, Sheraton MAA Minicourse #3: Part B Math Circles demonstration. Presenter: James Tanton,St.Mark’s 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France I, Institute of Mathematics 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Geometry and algebra in mathematical NAM Panel Discussion music theory. Organizers: Thomas M. Fiore,Univeristy 9:00 AM –9:50AM Oak Alley Room, of Michigan-Dearborn 4th Floor, Sheraton Dmitri Tymoczko, NAM honors the life of Dr. David Harold Department of Music, Blackwell. Princeton University Robert Peck, School of Exhibits and Book Sales Music, Louisiana State University 9:00 AM – NOON Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Marriott MAA Minicourse #6: Part B Employment Center 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IIe de France II, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 9:00 AM – NOON Preservation Hall, Green linear optimization. 2nd Floor, Marriott Organizer: Glenn H. Hurlbert,Arizona State University Student Hospitality Center

9:00 AM –2:00PM Gallier Room, MAA Committee on Graduate Students-Young 4th Floor, Sheraton Mathematicians’ Network Panel Discussion

9:00 AM –10:20AM Mardi Gras D, AMS Session on Calculus of Variations, 3rd Floor, Marriott Optimal Control, and Optimization

Maximize your career potential! 9:15 AM –10:55AM La Galerie 1, Organizers: Rachel Esselstein, 2nd Floor, Marriott California State University Monterey Bay 9:15AM Isoperimetric Problems with Density. (1887) Preliminary report. David Manderscheid, Frank Morgan, Williams College and University of Fields Institute (1067-49-398) Nebraska-Lincoln 9:30AM Existence of surface energy minimizing Speakers: Geir Helleloid, Acuitus Inc. (1888) partitions of space satisfying volume Aba Mbrika,Bowdoin constraints and having independent College surface energy density functions. David George Caraballo, Georgetown MAA Committee on Technology in Math University (1067-49-662) Education Panel Discussion 9:45AM The Minimum Speed for a Blocking (1889) Problem on the Half Plane. 9:00 AM –10:20AM La Galerie 2, Tao Wang*andAlberto Bressan, 2nd Floor, Marriott Pennsylvania State University (1067-49-1323) Publishing mathematics on the Web. 10:00AM Modeling complex physical phenomena Organizer: Thomas E. Leathrum, (1890) using energy minimization principle. Jacksonville State University Preliminary report. Panelists: Lawrence Moore,Duke Robert D Hill, George Mason University University (1067-49-1327)

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10:15AM Synthesis of two-dimensional 10:30AM A Generalization of Turaev’s Virtual (1891) electromagnetic media that achieve (1900) String Cobracket and the Homotopy Rank desired transfer functions. of a Virtual String. Preliminary report. Harish Subrahmanya Bhat,Universityof Patricia R Cahn, Dartmouth College California, Merced (1067-49-2395) (1067-57-258) 10:30AM Identification of nodes in a network: a 10:30AM A Finite Element Approach to Cβ (1892) discrete analogue of optical tomography. (1901) Extension using Prefractals. Bonnie Jacob, National Technical Emily J Evans, Worcester Polytechnic Institute for the Deaf (1067-49-2124) Institute (1067-35-259) 10:45AM Modeling optimal age-specific vaccination 10:30AM An example of computing local (1893) strategies against pandemic influenza. (1902) cohomology. Preliminary report. Emily E. Witt, University of Michigan Sunmi Lee, Mathematical and (1067-13-266) Computational Modeling Sciences Center, 10:30AM A counterexample related to Arizona State University (1067-49-569) (1903) Muckenhoupt-Wheeden conjecture. Maria Carmen Reguera,Georgia Institute of Technology (1067-43-271) ASL Invited Address 10:30AM Calculus of Functors. Preliminary report. (1904) Rosona M Eldred, University of Illinois at 10:00 AM –10:50AM Bayside C, Urbana-Champaign (1067-18-285) 4th Floor, Sheraton 10:30AM Modeling of Intracranial Aneurysms (1894) Ordered groups definable in o-minimal (1905) using Immersed Boundary Methods. theories. Preliminary report. Alf Onshuus,UniversityofLosAndes Lisa Melanson,NorthwesternUniversity (1067-03-65) (1067-76-289) 10:30AM Characterizations of Projective Spaces (1906) and Smooth Quadric Hypersurfaces via p NAM Business Meeting ∧ TX . Kiana L. Ross, University of Washington 10:00 AM –10:50AM Oak Alley Room, (1067-14-290) 4th Floor, Sheraton 10:30AM Cluster Analysis of Data on Finite Groups (1907) and Homogeneous Spaces. Preliminary report. MAA Invited Address Paige E. Rinker, Dartmouth College (1067-08-326) 10:05 AM –10:55AM Great Ballroom A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton (1895) Lessons from the Netflix Prize. Robert M. Bell, AT&T (1067-A0-35) MAA Business Meeting

11:10 AM – 11:40 AM Great Ballroom AWM Workshop: Poster Session with A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Presentations from Women Graduate Chair: David Bressoud, Macalester Students College

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Mardi Gras E, 3rd Floor, Marriott

10:30AM Zero Cycles of Degree One on Principal AMS Business Meeting (1896) Homogeneous Spaces. Jodi A. Black,EmoryUniversity 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Great Ballroom (1067-11-210) A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton 10:30AM Algebraic model structures. (1897) Emily Riehl, University of Chicago (1067-18-228) 10:30AM Long Time Behavior of radially symmetric NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture (1898) solutions of higher dimensional Kuramoto-Sivashinsky Equation. 1:00 PM –1:50PM Oak Alley Room, Aslihan Demirkaya,UniversityofKansas 4th Floor, Sheraton (1067-37-249) 10:30AM Title: Conjugacy Classes of σ -stable (1908) Galois Representations and L-Series: A (1899) Maximal k-split Tori. Preliminary report. Tour Through Mathematics. Catherine Andrea Buell, North Carolina Edray Herber Goins, Purdue University State University (1067-20-256) (1067-11-2267)

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AMS-MAA Special Session on Centers 5:30PM WRAP - The Worthing Rice Apprenticeship for Teaching/Education/Outreach in (1918) in Computational Neuroscience. Departments of Mathematics Steven J. Cox*, Rice University, Jessica C Joyce, Bioengineering, Rice University, Kathryn Ward and Jay Raol,Rice 1:00 PM –5:50PM La Galerie 6, University (1067-97-58) 2nd Floor, Marriott

Organizer: Michael E. Mays,West AMS-SIAM Special Session on Control and Virginia University Inverse Problems for Partial Differential 1:00PM The Institute for Mathematics and Equations, II (1909) Education. Joceline Lega, University of Arizona 1:00 PM –5:50PM Napoleon D2, (1067-00-1972) 3rd Floor, Sheraton 1:30PM The UNL Center for Science, Mathematics Organizers: Ana-Maria Croicu, (1910) and Computer Education. Preliminary Kennesaw State University report. W James Lewis,Universityof Michele L. Joyner, Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-97-1742) Kennesaw State University 1:00PM A Dynamical Inverse Problem on a Metric 2:00PM Quantitative Education as Applied (1919) Graph. (1911) Mathematics. John Matthews*, Boris P. Belinskiy, Andrew G Bennett, Kansas State University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University (1067-97-1823) and Sergei A Avdonin,Universityof 2:30PM University of Wyoming Science and Alaska Fairbanks (1067-35-599) (1912) Mathematics Teaching Center: Report on 1:30PM Hydraulic Conductivity Inverse Mathematics Teaching, Education, and (1920) Formulation for the Groundwater Flow Outreach through a joint unit of College Problem with Variable Density. of Arts and Sciences and College of Yanzhao Cao, Auburn University Education. Preliminary report. (1067-65-834) Robert Lee Mayes,Universityof 2:00PM An efﬁcient and robust numerical Wyoming (1067-97-645) (1921) algorithm for estimating parameters in 3:00PM New Goals and Associated Changes at Turing systems. (1913) the Mathematics and Science Teaching Marcus R. Garvie, University of Guelph, (MAST) Institute at the University of Philip K. Maini, Centre for Mathematical Northern Colorado (UNC). Biology, Mathematical Institute, and Steven William Anderson,MAST Catalin Trenchea*, University of Institute, The University of Northen Pittsburgh (1067-49-1480) Colorado (1067-97-755) 2:30PM Target Tracking Strategies for a (1922) Nonlinear Aircraft Model. 3:30PM The Center for Leadership and Diversity ,Universityof (1914) in STEM (Science, Technology, Animesh Chakravarthy Florida, Katie A Evans, Louisiana Engineering, and Mathematics) at West Tech University, ,Air Point. Johnny Evers Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Donald A Outing*andArchie Wilmer, Directorate, and *, Louisiana West Point (1067-97-2157) Lisa M Kuhn Tech University (1067-49-2309) 4:00PM GMU COMPLETE: Center for Outreach in 3:00PM HIV Model Analysis, State Estimation and (1915) Mathematics Professional Learning and (1923) Optimal Control. Educational Technology. Preliminary John A. David, The College of Wooster report. (1067-49-575) Padmanabhan Seshaiyer*andJennifer 3:30PM Optimal control of a spatio-temporal Suh, George Mason University (1924) epidemic model. (1067-97-152) Suzanne Lenhart*, University of 4:30PM How the Mathematics Department Tennessee, and Rachael Miller Neilan, (1916) Supports the UTeach Program in the Louisiana State University (1067-49-945) College of Natural Sciences at the 4:00PM Optimization Strategy for Single and University of Texas at Austin. (1925) Dual Resistance of Antibiotics in Mark L. Daniels*andEfraim P. Hospitals. Preliminary report. Armendariz, University of Texas at Michele L Joyner,EastTennesseeState Austin (1067-97-81) University (1067-49-1915) 5:00PM The Texas Leadership Initiative and 4:30PM Adaptive Tracking and Estimation for (1917) Texas LIMIT Projects: Training the (1926) Nonlinear Control Systems. Trainers. Preliminary report. Frederic Mazenc,ProjetINRIADISCO, Thomas W Judson*, Lesa L Beverly and Michael Malisoff*andMarcio de Kimberly M Childs, Stephen F. Austin Queiroz, Louisiana State University State University (1067-97-1166) (1067-93-515)

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5:00PM Effect of random perturbations on 4:00PM The Diffusion Phenomenon and Decay (1927) adaptive observation techniques. (1935) Rates for Hyperbolic Equations with Jakir Hossen, Dhakka, Bangaladesh, Damping. Ionel Michael Navon*, Florida State Petronela Radu*, University of University, and Dacian N Daescu, Nebraska-Lincoln, Grozdena Todorova Fariborz Maseeh Department of and Borislav Yordanov,Universityof Mathematics and Statistics, Portland Tennessee-Knoxville (1067-35-82) State University (1067-49-1280) 4:30PM Asymptotic Models of the Nonlinear 5:30PM A dual weighted trust-region adaptive (1936) Adaptive Orthotropic Elastic Rod and (1928) POD 4D-Var applied to a Finite-Volume Plate. global shallow-water Equations Model in Robert J Ronkese, United States Military Sphere. Academy at West Point (1067-74-1549) Xiao Chen*, Florida State University, 5:00PM Asymptotic Laplace Transforms and Santha Akella, Department of Earth and (1937) Watson’s Lemma . Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins Claudiu Mihai, Daemen College University, and Ionel Michael Navon, (1067-44-2252) Department of Scientiﬁc Computing, Florida State University (1067-49-209) 5:30PM Asymptotic Expansions Of Solutions Of (1938) An Inhomogeneous Equation. Xinfu Chen and Susmita Sadhu*, University Of Pittsburgh (1067-34-2156)

AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Methods in Analysis with Applications, II

1:00 PM –5:50PM Borgne Room, 3rd Floor, Sheraton AMS Special Session on Applied Optimization and Douglas-Rachford Splitting Methods for Organizers: Diego Dominici, State Convex Programming University of New York at New Paltz 1:00 PM –5:45PM Frontenac, 3rd Peter A. McCoy,U.S.Naval Floor, JW Marriott Academy Organizer: Ram U. Verma,Seminole 1:00PM Application of special functions to State College of Florida (1929) disparate fields. Preliminary report. Roger W. Barnard,TexasTech 1:00PM Douglas-Ratchford iterations in the University, Lubbock, TX (1067-33-1032) (1939) absence of convexity. Jonathan M Borwein*andBrailey Sims, 1:30PM Asymptotic p-adic methods. CARMA, University of Newcastle NSW (1930) Erin Beyerstedt, Victor H. Moll,Tulane Australia (1067-49-224) University, and Xinyu Sun*, Xavier University of Louisiana (1067-33-2233) 2:00PM Generalized Invexity and Higher Order (1940) Duality for Variational Problems. 2:00PM Character analogues of Ramanujan (1931) type integrals involving the Riemann RNMohapatra,UniversityofCentral Ξ-function. Florida (1067-90-1013) Atul Abhay Dixit, University of Illinois at 3:00PM Second Order Necessary Conditions in Urbana-Champaign (1067-11-597) (1941) Scalar Nonsmooth Set Constrained Optimization. 2:30PM An effective asymptotic formula for the (1932) Stieltjes constants. Elena Constantin,Universityof Mark W. Coffey, Colorado School of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (1067-49-347) Mines (1067-30-1085) 3:30PM Optimality Conditions in Semi-Infinite 3:00PM Asymptotics and Zeros for Partition (1942) and Infinite Programming. (1933) Statistics Polynomials. Preliminary report. Boris Mordukhovich and Nghia Tran*, Robert P. Boyer*, Drexel University, Wayne State University (1067-49-568) William M. Y. Goh, Department of 4:00PM On Solutions for Fractional-order Statistics and Finance, University of (1943) Functional Integrodifferential Equations Science and Technology of China, and with Infinite Delay. Preliminary report. Daniel T. Parry, Drexel University Haewon Lee*andPeter (1067-11-946) Frempong-Mireku, Dillard University 3:30PM Asymptotic analysis of the linearized (1067-45-2345) (1934) Navier-Stokes equations in a general 4:30PM Applications of Nonsmooth Optimization domain. (1944) to a Generalized Fermat-Torricelli Gung-Min Gie*, University of California, Problem. Riverside, Makram Hamouda and Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State Roger Temam, Institute for Scientific University, and Nguyen Mau Nam*, Computing and Applied Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan American Indiana University (1067-35-511) (1067-49-684)

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5:00PM Relatively Relaxed Proximal Point 5:00PM Some Results for Partial Fractional (1945) Algorithms for Generalized (1954) Differential Inequalities. Maximal Monotone Mappings and Donna Sue Stutson, Xavier University of Douglas-Rachford Splittings. Preliminary Louisiana (1067-34-1902) report. 5:30PM Existence of Coupled Extremal Solutions Ram U Verma, Texas A&M Universitty - (1955) for Nonlinear Caputo Fractional Reaction Kingsville (1067-49-697) Diffusion Equations. Preliminary report. Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Louisiana State AMS Special Session on Stochastic, University, Lafayette (1067-35-1188) Fractional, and Hybrid Dynamic Systems with Applications

1:00 PM –5:50PM Conde, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott AMS-SIAM Special Session on Applications of Organizers: A. S. Vatsala,Universityof Louisiana at Lafayette Stochastic Processes in Neuroscience, II

G. S. Ladde,Universityof 1:00 PM –5:45PM La Galerie 5, South Florida 2nd Floor, Marriott 1:00PM Uniqueness and parameter dependence (1946) of positive solutions for systems of Organizers: Peter Thomas,Case fractional boundary value problems. Western Reserve University John R. Graef*, Lingju Kong,The Kreso Josic,Universityof University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Houston and Qingkai Kong, Northern Illinois Carson C. Chow, Institutes University (1067-34-940) of Health 1:30PM Fractional Differential (1947) Equations:Stochastic Modeling, Methods 1:00PM Stochastic Operating Point for the and Analysis. Preliminary report. (1956) Dynamics of the Primary Visual Cortex. Jean-Claude Pedjeu*andGangaram S David Cai, Courant Institute/Center for Neural Science, New York Univ. & Ladde, University of South Florida (1067-60-1006) Institute of Natural Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (1067-92-761) 2:00PM Existence of coupled minimal and (1948) maximal solutions of Fractional Periodic 2:00PM Finite-size effects in globally coupled Boundary Value Problem via Initial Value (1957) neural networks. Problem. Preliminary report. Carson C Chow*andMichael A Buice, J. Diego Ramirez*andAghalaya S. NIH (1067-92-771) Vatsala, University of Louisiana at 2:30PM Heterogeneity and Stability in globally Lafayette (1067-34-751) (1958) coupled neural networks. 2:30PM Option Pricing for Hybrid Nonlinear Michael A Buice*andCarson C Chow, (1949) Stochastic Models. Preliminary report. NIH (1067-92-774) Ling Wu*andGangaram S Ladde, 3:00PM Gamma-generating networks with University of South Florida (1959) inhibitory cells that do not participate in (1067-60-1023) the rhythm. Preliminary report. 3:00PM Monotone Iterative Technique for Christoph Borgers, Tufts University (1950) Finite Systems of Nonlinear Fractional (1067-92-500) Differential Equations. Preliminary 3:30PM Mechanisms that modulate the transfer report. (1960) of spiking correlations. Zachary Denton*andAghalaya Vatsala, Kresimir Josic*, Robert Rosenbaum and University of Louisiana at Lafayette James Trousdale, University of Houston (1067-34-779) (1067-92-824) 3:30PM Stochastic Stability of Two-scale Network 4:00PM Estimation of information measures in (1951) Dynamic Epidemic Model. Preliminary (1961) coupled diffusion neuronal models. report. Maria Teresa Giraudo*, Laura Divine T Wanduku*andGangaram S Sacerdote, Roberta Sirovich and Ladde, University of South Florida Cristina Zucca, University of Torino, Italy (1067-60-1026) (1067-60-722) 4:00PM A system of Stochastic Difference 4:30PM Modeling the stochastic dynamics of (1952) Equations Modeling Terrorism. (1962) localized calcium elevations and whole Preliminary report. cell calcium responses. Jairo Santanilla,UniversityofNew Marco A Huertas, Neuroscience Center Orleans (1067-39-2089) for Excellence, Louisiana State University 4:30PM Stochastic Hybrid Dynamic Model for Risk Health Science Center, New Orleans, (1953) Process. Preliminary report. Louisiana, and Gregory Douglas Daniel Siu*andGangaram S Smith*, Department of Applied Science, Ladde, University of South Florida The College of William and Mary, (1067-60-1328) Williamsburg, Virginia (1067-92-48)

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5:00PM Random dynamical systems and an 5:30PM Uniqueness of positive solution to (1963) application to self-organized criticality in (1973) semilinear elliptic systems. neural data. Jann-Long Chern, National Central Manfred Denker, Pennsylvania State University, Chang-Shou Lin,Taiwan University (1067-92-276) University, Junping Shi*, College of William and Mary, and Yong-Li Tang, National Central University AMS Special Session on Analysis of (1067-35-1627) Reaction-Diffusion Models, II

1:00 PM –5:50PM Napoleon C3, AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, 3rd Floor, Sheraton II Organizers: Junping Shi, College of 1:00 PM –5:45PM Napoleon D3, William and Mary 3rd Floor, Sheraton Xuefeng Wang,Tulane University Organizers: James G. McLaughlin,West 1:00PM Symmetry of Solutions for Nonlinear Cester University (1964) Integral and PDE Systems. Nancy J. Wyshinski,Trinity Wenxiong Chen*, Yeshiva University, College and Congming Li, University of Colorado 1:00PM Generalizing Stern’s Diatomic Sequences at Boulder (1067-35-1130) (1974) via Multi-dimensional Continued 1:30PM Positive solutions to nxn elliptic systems Fractions. Preliminary report. (1965) with combined nonlinear effects. Thomas Garrity, Williams Jaffar Ali, Florida Gulf Coast University, (1067-11-1907) Ken Brown, Heriot-Watt University, UK, 2:00PM A Statistical Look at the Gauss-Kuzmin and Ratnasingham Shivaji*, Mississippi (1975) Distribution. Preliminary report. State University (1067-35-747) Steven E Duff*andNathan C Ryan, 2:00PM Cross-diffusion induced Turing instability Bucknell University (1067-11-158) (1966) for a three species food chain model. 2:30PM Modular identities involving powers of Preliminary report. (1976) the Rogers-Ramanujan functions. Zhifu Xie, Virginia State University Chadwick Gugg, Georgia Southwestern (1067-35-851) State University (1067-11-2110) 2:30PM Blow-up for A Parabolic System with 3:00PM Certain Properties of the (1967) Nonlinear Memory. (1977) Ramanujan-Gollnitz-Gordon¨ Continued Keng Deng*andZhihua Dong, Fraction. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Boonrod Yuttanan, University of Illinois (1067-35-1317) at Urbana-Champaign (1067-11-430) 3:00PM Blow-up properties for a semilinear 3:30PM Weighted divisor sums and Bessel (1968) reaction-diffusion system. Preliminary (1978) function series. report. Bruce C. Berndt, University of Illinois Tor A. Kwembe and Zhenbu Zhang*, at Urbana-Champaign, Sun Kim*, Jackson State University (1067-35-1264) Pennsylvania State University, and 3:30PM Lifespans for Effective Boundary Alexandru Zaharescu,Universityof (1969) Conditions. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Cody Pond, Tulane University (1067-11-716) (1067-35-1129) 4:00PM Classiﬁcation and Symmetries of a 4:00PM On ﬁnding multiple solutions to a (1979) Family of Continued Fractions With (1970) singularly perturbed Neumann problem. Bounded Period Length. Jianxin Zhou*, Texas A&M University, Renate Scheidler*, Unversity of Calgary, Ziqing Xie and Yongjun Yuan, Hunan Canada, Kell H. F. Cheng, Hong Kong Normal University (1067-35-548) Institute of Education, Richard K. Guy 4:30PM Spiky steady states of chemotaxis and Hugh C. Williams,Universityof (1971) systems via global bifurcation and Calgary, Canada (1067-11-331) Helly’s compactness theorem. Preliminary 4:30PM Continued Fraction Proofs of report. (1980) m-versions of Some Identities of Qian Xu, Capital Normal University, Rogers-Ramanujan-Slater Type. Xuefeng Wang*, Tulane University, and Douglas Bowman, Northern Illinois Yaping Wu, Capital Normal University University, James G Mc Laughlin*, (1067-35-1377) West Chester University, and Nancy 5:00PM Structure of Principal Eigenvectors and Wyshinski, Trinity College, Hartford, CT (1972) Genetic Diversity. (1067-33-588) Peter W Bates, Michigan State University, 5:00PM Harmonic Continued Fractions. Fengxin Chen*, University of Texas at (1981) Preliminary report. San Antonio, and Richard Lenski, Douglas C Bowman, Northern Illinois Michigan State University (1067-35-1098) University (1067-11-2421)

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AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Alexander T. Yong, Harmonic Analysis and Dynamic Systems, II University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1:00 PM –5:50PM Napoleon B3, 1:00PM An Implicitization Challenge for Binary 3rd Floor, Sheraton (1992) Factor Analysis. MariaAngelicaCueto,UCBerkeley, Organizers: Tao Mei, Wayne State Enrique A. Tobis,UniversidaddeBuenos Unviersity Aires, and Josephine Yu*, Georgia Tech Alan D. Wiggins,University (1067-05-846) of Michigan at Dearborn 1:30PM Complex and non-Archimedean 1:00PM Weak and strong weighted norm of any (1993) Coamoebas. (1982) Calderon–Zygmund operator are Mounir Nisse*andFrank Sottile, equivalent. Texas A&M University, College Station Alexander L Volberg, Michigan State (1067-14-1116) University (1067-35-479) 2:00PM Computing Node Polynomials for Plane 1:30PM Non commutative diffusion semigroups. (1994) Curves. (1983) Preliminary report. Florian Block, University of Michigan Marius Junge*, UNiversity of Illinois, Eric (1067-05-566) Ricard, Besancon, France, and Dimar 2:30PM Lifting Tropical Curves and Linear Shlyahktenko, UCLA (1067-46-1347) (1995) Systems on Graphs. 2:00PM A Hilbert module approach to certain Eric Edward Katz,UniversityofTexas (1984) group properties. (1067-14-685) Zhe Dong, Zhejiang University, and 3:00PM The tropical motivic nearby ﬁber. Zhong-Jin Ruan*, University of Illinois at (1996) Alan Stapledon, University of British Urbana-Champaign (1067-46-785) Columbia (1067-14-1003) 2:30PM Schur multipliers of Calderon-Zygmund 3:30PM Newton-Okounkov bodies of (1985) type. (1997) Bott-Samelson varieties. Javier Parcet, Instituto de Ciencias David E Anderson,Universityof Matematicas, Madrid (1067-42-494) Washington (1067-14-1501) 3:00PM Beurling-Fourier algebras of compact 4:00PM Newton-Okounkov bodies and crystal (1986) groups. (1998) bases. Nico Spronk, University of Waterloo Kiumars Kaveh, Univ. of Pittsburgh (1067-43-745) (1067-14-1248) 3:30PM Von Neumann algebras with unique 4:30PM Milnor numbers of projective (1987) Cartan subalgebras. (1999) hypersurfaces and the chromatic Ionut Chifan, Vanderbilt University polynomial of graphs. (1067-47-1262) June Huh, UIUC (1067-14-696) 4:00PM Hardy spaces associated with semigroups 5:00PM Spaces of rational curves in ﬂag (1988) of operators. (2000) manifolds and the quantum Chevalley Steve Avsec, University of Illinois formula. Preliminary report. Urbana-Champaign (1067-46-2042) Leonardo C. Mihalcea*, Baylor 4:30PM A non-commutative Path Space approach University/Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette, (1989) to stationary free Stochastic Differential and Anders S. Buch,RutgersUniversity Equations. (1067-14-831) ,Universityof Yoann N. Dabrowski 5:30PM Finiteness of cominuscule quantum California, Los Angeles (1067-46-610) (2001) K-theory. Preliminary report. 5:00PM Rigidity Results for Ergodic Actions of Anders S Buch*, Rutgers University, (1990) Wreath Product Groups. Pierre-Emmanuel Chaput, Laboratoire J. Owen Sizemore, UCLA (1067-46-927) de Mathematiques, Jean Leray, Leonardo 5:30PM A family of non-cocycle conjugate CMihalcea, Baylor University, and (1991) E0-semigroups obtained from boundary Nicolas Perrin, Universite Pierre et Marie weight doubles. Curie (1067-14-2339) Christopher Jankowski,Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (1067-46-560) AMS Special Session on Structure Theory for Matroids and Graphs, II AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Algebraic Geometry, II 1:00 PM –5:50PM Napoleon C2, 3rd Floor, Sheraton 1:00 PM –5:50PM Napoleon B2, Organizers: Bogdan Oporowski, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Louisiana State University Organizers: Frank Sottile,TexasA&M James G. Oxley, Louisiana University State University

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1:00PM Fragile matroids. Preliminary report. 2:00PM Models for growth of heterogeneous (2002) Dillon Mayhew*, Carolyn Chun, Geoff (2012) sandpiles via Mosco convergence. Whittle, Victoria University of Wellington, Marian Bocea, North Dakota State and Stefan van Zwam,Centrum University (1067-35-1560) Wiskunde & Informatica (1067-05-1432) 2:30PM L-infinity estimates for gradients of 1:30PM Towards a splitter theorem for internally (2013) solutions to some nonlinear problems. (2003) 4-connected binary matroids. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Yuliya Gorb, University of Houston Carolyn Chun*, Dillon Mayhew,Victoria (1067-35-1989) University of Wellington, and James 3:00PM New optimal bounds for two-phase Oxley, Louisiana State University (2014) non-well-ordered composites. (1067-05-1190) Liping Liu, University of Houston 2:00PM Characterizations of fundamental (1067-35-419) (2004) transversal matroids. 3:30PM Gradient estimates for elliptic equation Joseph E. Bonin*, The George (2015) and system from composite media. Washington University, Joseph P.S. Ellen Shiting Bao*, University of Kung,UniversityofNorthTexas,and Minnesota, Haigang Li, Beijing Normal Anna de Mier, Universitat Politecnica de University, Yanyan Li,RutgersUniversity, Catalunya (1067-05-356) and Biao Yin, University of Connecticut 2:30PM Parcels defined by congruence conditions (1067-35-2125) (2005) and evaluations of the Tutte polynomial. 4:00PM Coordinate transformations of two scale Preliminary report. (2016) convergent sequences. Joseph Kung,UniversityofNorthTexas Bacim Alali*andDaniel Onofrei, (1067-05-314) University of Utah (1067-00-2420) ∞ 3:00PM Quaternionic unimodular matroids. 4:30PM Local representations of L norms for (2006) David G. Wagner, University of Waterloo (2017) weakly convergent sequences of gradient (1067-05-643) fields. 3:30PM Discussion Tadele Mengesha*andRobert Lipton, 4:00PM When the branch width is high... Louisiana State University (1067-35-797) (2007) Jim Geelen, University of Waterloo, 5:00PM Modeling damage evolution in high Ontario, Canada, and Stefan H.M. (2018) strength titanium alloys. van Zwam*, Centrum Wiskunde Michael Stuebner*, North Carolina en Informatica, Amsterdam, The State University, and Robert P Netherlands (1067-05-345) Lipton, Louisiana State University 4:30PM Non-degenerate even cycle matroids. (1067-74-1909) (2008) Bertrand Guenin, Irene Pivotto*, 5:30PM Upscaling methods of flow and transport University of Waterloo, and Paul Wollan, (2019) in heterogeneous porous media. University of Rome, La Sapienza Yan Li*, Institute for Mathematics and Its (1067-05-1092) Applications, and Chen Yuguang, 5:00PM Growth rates in minor-closed classes of Chevron Energy Technology Company (2009) matroids. (1067-65-939) Peter Nelson*andJim Geelen, University of Waterloo (1067-05-926) 5:30PM Unavoidable Minors of 3-Connected (2010) Matroids. Preliminary report. AMS Special Session on Global Dynamics of Deborah A Chun, Louisiana State University (1067-05-718) Discrete Dynamical Systems in the Plane with Applications

1:00 PM –5:50PM Maurepas Room, 3rd Floor, Sheraton AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Modeling Multiscale Heterogeneous Media Organizers: M. R. S. Kulenovic, University of Rhode Island

1:00 PM –5:50PM Maurepas, 3rd Orlando Merino,University Floor, JW Marriott of Rhode Island 1:00PM Period doubling cascades for ordinary Organizers: Robert P. Lipton, Louisiana (2020) differential equations. Preliminary report. State University James A. Yorke, Univ of Maryland Tadele A. Mengesha, (1067-37-2072) Louisiana State University 1:30PM Stability and bifurcation of a discrete 1:00PM Why does nature go multiscale? (2021) logistic competition model. Preliminary (2011) Yury Grabovsky*, Temple University, report. and Lev Truskinovsky,Ecole Saber N Elaydi, Trinity University Polytechnique (1067-74-847) (1067-39-680)

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2:00PM A Juvenile-Adult Discrete-Time Model Of 2:30PM Oriented Skein Relation for HFK and (2022) Exploited Fishery Systems. Preliminary (2032) Biological Applications. report. Candice Renee Price,UniversityofIowa Nianpeng Li and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, (1067-55-1890) Howard University (1067-92-1659) 3:00PM The Classification of Rational Tangle 2:30PM On invariant curves of certain (2033) Adjacencies, with Applications to (2023) nonhyperbolic equilibria of planar Complex Nucleoprotein Assemblies. competitive systems. Dorothy Buck*, Imperial College London, Orlando Merino, RI (1067-39-1731) and Ken Baker, University of Miami 3:00PM Reducing the order of a second-order (1067-57-871) (2024) difference equation with application to a 3:30PM DNA Knotting in Bacteriophage Capsids. biological model. (2034) De Witt Sumners,FloridaState H Sedaghat, Virginia Commonwealth University (1067-92-925) University (1067-39-1780) 4:00PM The XerCD-FtsK system unlinks 3:30PM Discussion. (2035) replication catenanes in a stepwise 4:00PM Properties of a semiflow related to the manner. (2025) integers. Mariel Vazquez, San Francisco State Alica Miller, University of Louisville University (1067-92-930) (1067-37-1755) 4:30PM A lower bound for the trisecants of a 4:30PM Basins of Attraction of Equilibrium Points (2036) knot. Preliminary report. (2026) of Monotone Difference Equations. Teresita Ramirez-Rosas, Grand Valley Ann Brett, University of Rhode Island State University (1067-54-633) (1067-39-1238) 5:00PM Computational results on tight composite 5:00PM The Topology of Tank Stirring. (2037) knots. (2027) Barry Alan Peratt*, Winona State Jason Cantarella*, University of Georgia, University, and Judy A. Kennedy, Lamar Eric Rawdon, St. Thomas University, and University (1067-37-1596) Albert La pointe, University of Georgia 5:30PM The dynamics of Pielou’s equation under (1067-53-1222) (2028) the effect of harvesting. Preliminary 5:30PM Flat Ribbon Links in R2. Preliminary report. (2038) report. Ziyad AlSharawi*, Sultan Qaboos Elizabeth Denne*, Smith College, University, R. Abu-Saris,Walden John M Sullivan, Technische University, and M. Rhouma,Sultan Universität, Berlin, and Nancy C Qaboos University (1067-39-445) Wrinkle, Northeastern Illinois University (1067-57-1256) AMS Special Session on Measures of Entanglement of Macromolecules and Their Applications

1:00 PM –5:50PM Napoleon C1, 3rd Floor, Sheraton AMS Special Session on Time Scales: Theory and Applications, II Organizers: Isabel K. Darcy,University of Iowa 1:00 PM –5:20PM Napoleon B1, Kenneth C. Millett, 3rd Floor, Sheraton University of California, Santa Barbara Organizers: Billy Jackson,St.Xavier Eric J. Rawdon,Universityof University St. Thomas Joan Hoffacker,Clemson Mariel Vazquez,San University Francisco State University 1:00PM Variational theory on time scales 1:00PM The writhe additivity formula and its (2039) including the delta indeﬁnite integral. (2029) applications to biomolecules. Natalia da Costa Martins*andDelﬁm F. Christian Laing*, Departments of M. Torres, University of Aveiro, Portugal Mathematics and Chemistry, New York (1067-49-447) University, and De Witt Sumners,Florida 1:30PM Alternative Solutions of Inhomogeneous State University (1067-54-264) (2040) Second-Order Linear Dynamic Equations 1:30PM The variance of the writhe of equilateral on Time Scales. (2030) random polygons. Preliminary report. Douglas R. Anderson,Concordia Yuanan Diao, UNC Charlotte College-Moorhead (1067-34-24) (1067-57-1234) 2:00PM Foundations of Nabla Fractional Calculus 2:00PM Entanglement Statistics for lattice models (2041) on Time Scales and Inequalities. (2031) of polymer systems. Preliminary report. C Soteros, University of Saskatchewan George A. Anastassiou,Universityof (1067-82-1736) Memphis (1067-39-122)

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2:30PM A time scales model of competition in the MAA Minicourse #1: Part B (2042) southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis. Preliminary report. 1:00 PM –3:00PM IIe de France II, Heidi Berger*, Simpson College, Jo 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Hoffacker, Clemson University, and Raegan Siwatu, Texas Tech University Special relativity through a linear (1067-39-814) algebraic lens. 3:00PM Dynamic inequalities of Bernoulli type. Organizer: John de Pillis,Unversityof (2043) Namjip Koo*andSung Kyu Choi, California Riverside Chungnam National University, Korea (1067-34-1065) MAA Minicourse: #5: Part B 3:30PM A Fourth Order Boundary Value Problem (2044) with Multiple Resonance Conditions on a 1:00 PM –3:00PM IIe de France I, Time Scale. Preliminary report. 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Eric R Kaufmann, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1067-34-778) A Game Theory path to quantitative 4:00PM Shift operators and stability in delayed literacy. (2045) dynamic equations. Organizers: David L. Housman,Goshen Youssef Naim Raffoul*, Unversity of College Dayton, and Murat Adivar,Izmir Richard A. Gillman, University of Economics (1067-37-1106) Valparaiso University 4:30PM Recursive Representations for the Unique (2046) Solution of the Transport Equation on Isolated Time Scales. AMS Session on Commutative Rings and Chris R Ahrendt,Universityof Fields Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1067-39-754) 1:00 PM –5:25PM Napoleon D1, 5:00PM Existence of positive solutions of a ﬁrst 3rd Floor, Sheraton (2047) order dynamic equations on time scales. Seshadev Padhi, Birla Institute 1:00PM Annihilators of Local Cohomology. of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (2052) Preliminary report. (1067-34-2389) Laura R Lynch,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-13-625) MAA Invited Paper Session on The 1:15PM Minimal Zero-Dimensional Extensions. Intersection of Graphs and Geometry, II (2053) Marcela Chiorescu*, Georgia College & State University, GA, and Fred 1:00 PM –3:15PM Rhythms II and Richman, Florida Atlantic University, FL III, 2nd Floor, Sheraton (1067-13-56) 1:30PM Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity and Organizer: Edward Scheinerman, (2054) relation type. Johns Hopkins University Linh Cao Huy*, Hue University, Vietnam, 1:00PM Kleitman’s Parity Theorem for crossing and Brodmann Markus,Universityof (2048) numbers. Zurich, Switzerland (1067-13-800) R. Bruce Richter, University of Waterloo 1:45PM Characterizations of various integral (1067-AF-1481) (2055) domains of the form A + B[Γ∗]. 1:30PM Interval Shadow Orders. Preliminary report. (2049) William T. Trotter, Georgia Institute of Gyu Whan Chang, University of Incheon, Technology (1067-AF-1536) Byung Gyun Kang and Jung Wook Lim*, 2:00PM Precedence Orders. Pohang University of Science and (2050) Jerry Spinrad*andGarrett Linn, Technology (1067-13-879) Vanderbilt University (1067-AF-1541) 2:00PM Integer-valued Polynomials over 2:30PM Chromatic Number of the Plane: (2056) Noncommutative Rings. (2051) Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Nicholas J. Werner,TheOhioState Alexander Soifer, University of Colorado University (1067-13-880) (1067-AF-1545) 2:15PM On modules whose proper homomorphic (2057) images are of smaller cardinality. Adam Salminen*, University of MAA Minicourse #13: Part B Evansville, and Greg Oman,Ohio University (1067-13-907) 1:00 PM –3:00PM IIe de France III, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott 2:30PM Some properties of term ideals. (2058) Hamid Kulosman,Universityof Creating demonstrations and guided Louisville (1067-13-1758) explorations for multivariable calculus 2:45PM Tendencies of Trivariate Monomial using CalcPlot3D. (2059) Resolutions. Preliminary report. Organizer: Paul Seelburger,Monroe Jared L Painter,TheUniversityofTexas Community College at Arlington (1067-13-2229)

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3:00PM Asymptotic Regularity of Powers of Ideal 1:15PM Construction of zero autocorrelation (2060) Sheaves. (2071) stochastic waveforms. Preliminary report. Wenbo Niu, University of Illinois at Somantika Datta, University of Idaho Chicago (1067-13-1812) (1067-94-1311) 3:15PM Irreducible Divisor Graphs. (2061) Nicholas R Baeth,UniversityofCentral 1:30PM Quantization dimension for an infinite Missouri (1067-13-1223) (2072) iterated function system. Mrinal Kanti Roychowdhury,The 3:30PM CutSetsofZero-DivisorGraphsof University of Texas-Pan American (2062) Commutative Rings. (1067-94-1354) Michael Axtell,UniversityofSt.Thomas, Nicholas Baeth,UniversityofCentral 1:45PM Resilient Modulus Modeling by Neural Missouri, Shane Redmond,Eastern (2073) Network Models with Information Theory Kentucky University, and Joe Stickles, Approach. Preliminary report. Jr.*, Millikin University (1067-13-1888) Ali Saleh Shaqlaih*, University of North 3:45PM Unique Maximal-Length Factorization in Texas at Dallas, Luther White,University (2063) Numerical Semigroups. Preliminary of Oklahoma, and Musharraf Zaman, report. Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Lance Bryant*, James Hamblin and Oklahoma (1067-94-1917) Lenny Jones, Shippensburg University (1067-13-2118) 2:00PM Identification of Regime-Switching 4:00PM An Infinite System of Hypercomplex (2074) Systems with Structural Uncertainties. (2064) Numbers. Shaobai Kan*, CUNY, and George Yin, Paul A Sundheim,Universityof Wayne State University (1067-93-804) Wisconsin (1067-13-222) 2:15PM Exact Controllability of a Rayleigh beam 4:15PM Factorization Techniques for Numerical (2075) with a single boundary control. (2065) Semigroup Rings. Ahmet Ozkan Ozer, Iowa State Paul Baginski*, Universite Lyon 1, and K. University (1067-93-1686) Grace Kennedy, University of California, Santa Barbara (1067-12-1494) 2:30PM Autoregulation Mechanisms in Complex 4:30PM DEMOCRACY: a new technique for solving (2076) Networks. (2066) polynomial systems of equations over Radu C Cascaval, University of Colorado finite fields via stochastic local search. at Colorado Springs (1067-93-1956) Preliminary report. Gregory V. Bard, Fordham University 2:45PM Discrete-Time Sensitivity Analysis for (1067-12-1908) (2077) MinMax Parameter Choice for the Heat 4:45PM Random Trinomials and Lower Binomials. Equation. (2067) Preliminary report. John Teye Brown, Louisiana Tech Kenneth B Ascher, SUNY Stony Brook University (1067-93-2301) (Texas A&M REU) (1067-12-196) 3:00PM Changing Base without Losing Space. 5:00PM Twin Irreducible Polynomials over F2 - (2068) Background. Preliminary report. (2078) Yevgeniy Dodis, New York University, Cooper Boniece*andGove Effinger, Mihai Patrascu and Mikkel Thorup*, Skidmore College (1067-12-1319) AT&T Labs-Research (1067-68-1246)

5:15PM Twin Irreducible Polynomials over F2 - 3:15PM Random 2-SAT Solution Components and (2069) Conjectures. Preliminary report. (2079) a Fitness Landscape. Cooper Boniece and Gove Efﬁnger*, Damien Pitman,SUNYCortland Skidmore College (1067-12-1324) (1067-68-1936)

3:30PM Maximum-Weight Connected-Subgraph (2080) Problems. Peh H. Ng*, University of Minnesota, AMS Session on Systems Theory, Morris, and Herve L. Kerivin,Clemson Information, and Computer Science University (1067-90-1378)

1:00 PM –4:10PM Cornet Room, 3:45PM Weighted Graph Model for Document 8th Floor, Sheraton (2081) Classification. Qin Wu*, Eddie Fuller and Cun-Quan 1:00PM Formal Definition of Probability and Zhang, West Virginia University (2070) Probabilistic Function on Finite and (1067-68-609) Discrete Sample Space for Proving Security of Cryptographic Systems Using 4:00PM Tracing contaminants using non-linear Mizar. (2082) filter approximation. Hiroyuki Okazaki*, Yasunari Shidama Menaka B Navaratna*, Florida Gulf Coast and Yuichi Futa, Shinshu University University, and Channa N Navaratna, (1067-94-740) Indiana University of PA (1067-68-1390)

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AMS Session on Group Theory, II and 1:30PM Partially normal composition operators Topological and Lie Groups (2097) relevant to weighted directed trees. George R. Exner, Bucknell University, Il 1:00 PM –3:55PM Mardi Gras F, Bong Jung, Eun Young Lee*andMi 3rd Floor, Marriott Ryeong Lee, Kyungpook National University (1067-47-721) 1:00PM Galois groups of p-class towers. (2083) Michael R Bush, Smith College 1:45PM Backwards weighted shifts and (1067-20-1820) (2098) n-contractivity. Preliminary report. George R Exner, Bucknell University 1:15PM Genericity of Filling Elements. (2084) Brent B. Solie, University of Illinois at (1067-47-650) Urbana-Champaign (1067-20-1051) 2:00PM The Inverse of a Two-level Positive 1:30PM Faithful actions of automorphisms on the (2099) Definite Toeplitz Operator. (2085) space of orderings of a group. Selcuk Koyuncu*andHugo Thomas Koberda,HarvardUniversity Woerdeman, Drexel University (1067-20-2285) (1067-47-316) 1:45PM Z -modules with partial decomposition p 2:15PM Schatten p-class Weighted Composition (2086) bases. Preliminary report. (2100) Operators on Bergman Spaces of the Unit Peter Loth, Sacred Heart University Ball. (1067-20-350) Waleed Khaled Al-Rawashdeh,Montana 2:00PM Distance in the Ellipticity Graph. Tech of the University of Montana (2087) Yakov I Berchenko-Kogan, California (1067-47-1852) Institute of Technology (1067-20-425) 2:30PM The Szego¨ Kernel for Certain 2:15PM Groups of Graphs of Groups. 2 (2088) Thomas Q. Sibley, St. John’s (2101) Non-Pseudoconvex domains in C . University/College of St. Benedict M Anthony Gilliam*, University of (1067-20-477) Montana, Missoula, and Jennifer Halfpap, University of Montana 2:30PM Groups of finite Morley rank with a split (1067-47-176) (2089) BN-pair of rank 1. Josh Wiscons, University of Colorado at 2:45PM On characterization of range spaces of Boulder (1067-20-841) (2102) composition operator on spaces of entire 2:45PM On weighted 2-Betti numbers of Coxeter functions. (2090) groups. Preliminary report. S. Mukherjee*, F. Jafari,Universityof Dan Boros, Ohio State University Wyoming, and J. E. McInroy, Dept. (1067-20-2222) Electrical & Computer Engineering, 3:00PM On Automorphisms of the Hyperelliptic University of Wyoming (1067-47-324) (2091) Torelli Group. 3:00PM The Muckenhoupt-type estimations for Leah R. Childers, Pittsburg State (2103) the best constants in multidimensional University (1067-20-1912) modular inequalities over spherical 3:15PM The Boltzmann Principle and Degeneracy. cones. Preliminary report. (2092) Dennis F. Cudia, Rockford, Illinois Chang-Pao Chen*, Hsuan Chuang (1067-20-1263) University, Jin-Wen Lan, National Tsing 3:30PM Changing the rate at which a sequence in Hua University, and Dah-Chin Luor, (2093) Rn is forced to converge to zero. I-Shou University (1067-47-351) T. Christine Stevens, Saint Louis 3:15PM Irregular orbits of operators. University (1067-22-2391) (2104) Gabriel T Prajitura, SUNY Brockport 3:45PM Elements of Polynomials evaluated at (1067-47-427) (2094) points of βS. Preliminary report. Kendall Williams,HowardUniversity 3:30PM Multiplication Operators between (1067-22-1287) (2105) Lipschitz-Type Spaces of an Infinite Tree. Robert F. Allen*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Flavia Colonna,George AMS Session on Operator Theory Mason University, and Glenn R. Easley, System Planning Corporation (1067-47-441) 1:00 PM –4:25PM Balcony L, 4th Floor, Marriott 3:45PM Estimating Arbitrary Symmetric Norms. 1:00PM A direct calculation of the vector (2095) Riemann constants corresponding to the (2106) Preliminary report. marked doubles. Duane K Farnsworth, Marshall Cyrus P. Aryana, Saginaw Valley State University (1067-47-689) University (1067-47-1170) 4:00PM Multipliers and hereditary subalgebras of 1:15PM The Mackey Machine for Groupoid (2107) operator algebras. Preliminary report. (2096) Crossed Products. Damon M. Hay, Sam Houston Sate Geoff R Goehle, Western Carolina University / University of North Florida University (1067-47-412) (1067-47-1952)

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4:15PM On the Uniqueness of Topological 4:00PM Deep Assignments: Getting Students to (2108) Degrees for Densely Defined Mappings (2118) Think. Preliminary report. Involving Variants of (S+) Operators. K. Scott Alberts, Truman State University Preliminary report. (1067-B1-1747) Dhruba R Adhikari, Mississippi 4:20PM Looking for a semester long project to University for Women (1067-47-2149) (2119) enhance student learning? We have one for you! MAA Session on Alternative Approaches to Pamela Omer*andMarilyn Pelosi, Traditional Introductory Statistics Courses, II Western New England College (1067-B1-2053) 1:00 PM –5:55PM Great Ballroom 4:40PM FREE CLICKERS!: Using PollEverywhere for E, 5th Floor, Sheraton (2120) Formative Assessment in the Classroom. Preliminary report. Organizers: Brian T. Gill, Seattle Pacific Michael A Posner, Villanova University University (1067-B1-1047) Nancy J. Boynton,SUNY 5:00PM Some Active Learning Ideas in Fredonia (2121) Introductory Statistics Courses. Michael A. Posner, John C. Wagaman, Western Carolina Villanova University University (1067-B1-527) 1:00PM Two-way tables: A path less traveled. 5:20PM Revising a course to meet the GAISE (2109) Melinda Miller Holt*andStephen M. (2122) guidelines. Scariano, Sam Houston State University Kimberly A Roth, Juniata College (1067-B1-961) (1067-B1-730) 1:20PM Teaching Two Tailed Tests. Preliminary 5:40PM Seeing Statistics. Preliminary report. (2110) report. (2123) John P Travis, Mississippi College Philip S. Marcus, Bradley University (1067-B1-1639) (1067-B1-197) 1:40PM Consequences of Resequencing Topics in MAA Session on Using Program Assessment (2111) an Introductory Statistics Course. to Improve Student Learning Chris J Malone*, Tisha L Hooks and April T Kerby, Winona State University 1:00 PM –2:55PM La Galerie 2, (1067-B1-2220) 2nd Floor, Marriott 2:00PM A different flavor of introductory (2112) statistics: Teaching students to really Organizers: Bonnie Gold,Monmouth cook. University Robert delMas*, Joan Garfield, Andrew William A. Marion, Zieffler, Laura Le, Rebekah Isaak, Valparaiso University Jiyoon Park and Laura Ziegler, Jay A. Malmstrom, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Oklahoma City Community (1067-B1-1565) College 2:20PM An Active Approach to Statistical 1:00PM Assessment: What are we learning? (2113) Inference using Randomization Methods. (2124) Preliminary report. Preliminary report. Sarah V Cook*andDonna LaLonde, Todd M Swanson*andJill L Washburn University (1067-Y1-1567) VanderStoep, Hope College 1:20PM Course-based Program Assessment. (1067-B1-1940) (2125) Joe A. Guthrie and Helmut Knaust*, 2:40PM Early Inference: Using Bootstraps to University of Texas at El Paso (2114) Introduce Confidence Intervals. (1067-Y1-1670) Robin H Lock*andPatti Frazer Lock,St. 1:40PM Assessing and Improving Students’ Lawrence University (1067-B1-2075) (2126) Fundamental Mathematical Skills 3:00PM Early Inference: Using Randomization to throughout their STEM Education. (2115) Introduce Hypothesis Tests. Preliminary report. Kari F. Lock*, Harvard University, Eric F. Lee A Evans*, Jeremy M Riehl and Lock, University of North Carolina at Kristin M Arney, United States Military Chapel Hill, and Dennis F. Lock,Iowa Academy (1067-Y1-2174) State University (1067-B1-2270) 2:00PM Constructing Tests for Program 3:20PM Success!Teaching Introductory Statistics (2127) Assessment. Preliminary report. (2116) Online. Jacalyn M Huband,UniversityofWest Pamela B. Omer, Western New England Florida (1067-Y1-1653) College (1067-B1-922) 2:20PM Improving Student Proficiency in 3:40PM Introductory Statistics and Science: A (2128) Statistics through Core Curriculum (2117) Collaborative Teaching Approach. Assessment at Virginia Military Institute. M. Leigh Lunsford*andAlix D. Preliminary report. Dowling Fink, Longwood University Vonda K Walsh, Virginia Military Institute (1067-B1-1906) (1067-Y1-1913)

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2:40PM Using Rubrics for Calculus 2 Maple Labs. 4:00PM Integrated undergraduate research (2129) Jenn D. Berg, Fitchburg State Univeristy (2139) experiences in biological and (1067-Y1-1911) mathematical sciences for minority students. Preliminary report. Kaibin Fu, Prairie View A&M University (1067-X1-1361) 4:20PM Mathematics, Biology, and Imaging: MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate (2140) Engaging Undergraduates in Research on Mathematical Biology Education, II the Fringe of Mathematical Biology. Aaron Luttman, Clarkson University 1:00 PM –5:35PM Rhythms I, 2nd Floor, Sheraton (1067-X1-812) Organizers: Timothy D. Comar, 4:40PM Interdisciplinary Training in Benedictine University (2141) Mathematical Biology Through Team-based Undergraduate Research Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar and Courses. College Jason E Miller, Truman State University Mike Martin, Johnson (1067-X1-1746) County Community College 5:00PM Teaching Mathematical Modeling: 1:00PM The constructive role of noise in cellular (2142) Challenging Torricelli’s Law. (2130) processes. Preliminary report. Brynja R. Kohler*, Janice Bodily, Jessica Patricia Theodosopoulos*andTed Munns Davis, James Haefner and Theodosopoulos, Saint Ann’s School James Powell, Utah State University (1067-X1-2181) (1067-X1-2221) 1:20PM Student Projects for the Mathematical 5:20PM Transformative Research and Training in (2131) Modeling of Wound Healing. Preliminary (2143) biological and bio-inspired systems in report. undergraduate mathematics. Preliminary Richard Schugart, Western Kentucky report. University (1067-X1-1660) Padmanabhan Seshaiyer*andMaria 1:40PM Introduction to Mathematical Models in Emelianko, George Mason University (2132) Biology. Preliminary report. (1067-X1-1461) Mazen Shahin, Delaware State University (1067-X1-2146) MAA Session on Humanistic Mathematics, II 2:00PM Mathematical Biology Modules Based on (2133) Modern Molecular Biology and Modern 1:00 PM –6:00PM Mardi Gras BC, Discrete Mathematics. 3rd Floor, Marriott Terrell L. Hodge*, Western Michigan University, and Raina Robeva, Sweet Organizers: Gizem Karaali, Pomona Briar College (1067-X1-2095) College 2:20PM Integrating mathematics and the life Mark Huber,Claremont (2134) sciences to better prepare graduates for McKenna College medical school. Dagan Karp, Harvey Mudd Kelly E Matthews*, Peter Adams and College Merrilyn Goos, University of Queensland 1:00PM Grading Without Numbers. (1067-X1-1424) (2144) Russell W Howell, Westmont College 2:40PM Addressing the Revision of the MCAT (1067-I1-2419) (2135) Within the Symbiosis Project. 1:20PM Three Humanistic Approaches. Jeff R Knisley, East Tennessee State (2145) Preliminary report. University (1067-X1-1588) Satish C. Bhatnagar,Universityof 3:00PM BioMath Program at Florida Tech: How to Nevada Las Vegas (1067-I1-2397) (2136) Sustain it? Preliminary report. 1:40PM What do we mean by mathematical Semen Koksal*, D. Carroll and R. (2146) proof? Sinden, Florida Institute of Technology Todd CadwalladerOlsker, California (1067-X1-1894) State University, Fullerton (1067-I1-90) 3:20PM Short Courses in Biomathematics 2:00PM Student Inquiry into the Limits of (2137) Topics for NSF Undergraduate Biology (2147) Knowledge - Removing Barriers in Mathematics Program (UBM Grant). Mathematics for Liberal Arts. Preliminary Preliminary report. report. Ron Barnes*andEdwin Tecarro, Philip K Hotchkiss*, Westﬁeld State University of Houston-Downtown University, Julian F Fleron, Volker Ecke (1067-X1-2148) and Christine von Renessee, Westﬁeld 3:40PM UBM Group Seminar Discussions: State College (1067-I1-2215) (2138) Grappling with Issues beyond the 2:20PM Teaching Reading and Writing Curriculum. (2148) Mathematics for Social Justice. D. Brian Walton,JamesMadison Teodora B. Cox,SUNYFredonia University (1067-X1-1645) (1067-I1-1988)

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2:40PM Transmitting Philosophies of 1:40PM Not Just Grading the Answer: Assessing (2149) Mathematics Through Pedagogy. (2159) Process and Communication Effectively Erin R. Moss, Millersville University of and Efficiently with Rubrics. Pennsylvania (1067-I1-1848) Michael A Brilleslyper*, Trae D 3:00PM Development of the appreciation of Holcomb and Dustin D Keck,U.S.Air (2150) mathematics via teaching mathematics Force Academy (1067-J1-1333) education for the public interest. 2:00PM An Emphasis on Application and Preliminary report. (2160) Communication through Podcasts. JoséMar´ıa Menéndez*andLaura Erick B Hofacker,Universityof Jacobsen,RadfordUniversity Wisconsin - River Falls (1067-J1-2060) (1067-I1-977) 2:20PM The Impact of Web-Based Homework on 3:20PM Mathematical Learning: A Humanistic (2161) University Calculus Students. (2151) Re-formation of Core-curricular Teodora B. Cox*, SUNY Fredonia, and Instruction. Preliminary report. Stacey Singer, Salamanca High School Clyde l. Greeno, The MALEI Mathematics (1067-J1-1995) Institute (1067-I1-2093) 2:40PM Getting in on the Ground Floor: How 3:40PM Success in the university mathematics (2162) Growing Up with Calculus Reform Helps (2152) classroom: Learning from the voices of with Web 2.0. students. Steven W. Morics, University of Redlands Angie Hodge*andChristina D Weber, (1067-J1-2289) North Dakota State University 3:00PM Preparation for a technical core: (1067-I1-1699) (2163) Algebra & trigonometry at the Air Force 4:00PM Psychologism as an Issue in the Academy. Preliminary report. (2153) Mathematical Philosophy of Bertrand Beth Schaubroeck*andMichael Russell. Courtney,U.S.AirForceAcademy Carl Behrens,Alexandria,VA (1067-J1-2083) (1067-I1-1506) 3:20PM Using Mathematical Modeling in 4:20PM A Humanistic Approach to Teaching (2164) Undergraduate Mathematics Courses to (2154) Mathematics to the Liberal Arts Student. Promote Creativity and Critical Thinking. James P Fulton, SUNY Suffolk County Kristin Arney*, Hilary Fletcher and Community College (1067-I1-1896) Gerald Kobylski, United States Military 4:40PM A 2-week summer camp. Academy (1067-J1-2092) (2155) Kazem Mahdavi,TheUniversityofTexas 3:40PM Making Calculus Come Alive with at Tyler (1067-I1-431) (2165) Dynamic Visualization. Preliminary 5:00PM Cooperative Systems Course: The report. (2156) Mathematics of Harmony. Paul E Seeburger, Monroe Community Chris Arney, United States Military College (1067-J1-2379) Academy (1067-I1-242) 4:00PM Differential Equations as a basis for 5:20PM Wrap up and group discussion. (2166) Calculus II. Duff Campbell, Hendrix College (1067-J1-1053) 4:20PM Bayesian Analysis of a Real Galton Board. MAA Session on Influences of the Calculus (2167) Preliminary report. Reform Movement on the Teaching of Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney Mathematics, II College (1067-J1-1993)

1:00 PM –4:35PM Grand Couteau Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton

Organizers: Steven R. Benson,Lesley MAA Session on the Mathematical University Foundations for the Quantitative Disciplines Marilyn Carlson,Arizona State University 1:00 PM –3:35PM Grand Chenier Ellen E. Kirkman,Wake Room, 5th Floor, Sheraton Forest University Joe Yanik,EmporiaState Organizers: Yajun Yang,Farmingdale University State College of SUNY 1:00PM Finding the Sum of an Inﬁnite Series. Laurette Foster, Prairie (2157) Robert P Webber, Longwood University View A&M University (1067-J1-544) Ray E. Collings,Georgia 1:20PM A Survey Transition Course. Perimeter College (2158) William Johnston*, Randolph-Macon K. L. D. Gunawardena, College, and Alex M McAllister,Centre University of College (1067-J1-557) Wisconsin-Oshkosh

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1:00PM Not your mother’s college algebra course 2:00PM Positive Solutions for Inﬁnite (2168) – rethinking how we prepare students for (2179) Semipositone Problems with Falling quantitative reasoning across the Zeros. disciplines. Preliminary report. Jinglong Ye*, Center for Computational Suzanne I Doree, Augsburg College, Sciences, Mississippi State University, Minneapolis (1067-N1-1619) EunKyoung Lee, Pusan National 1:20PM Integrating Statistics into College University, and Ratnasingham (2169) Algebra: Providing the Mathematics that Shivaji, Mississippi State University Students Need. (1067-Z1-443) Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State 2:15PM Demystifying the Dirac Delta “Function”. College (1067-N1-1899) (2180) Preliminary report. 1:40PM Ways to teach meaningful modeling in Trent C Kull, Winthrop University (2170) algebra-based courses. Preliminary (1067-Z1-1484) report. 2:30PM What is a Functional Equation? Marko Kranjc, Western Illinois University (2181) Preliminary report. (1067-N1-1093) Maria Neophytou, Purdue University (1067-Z1-2208) 2:00PM A year’s experience with implementing a (2171) data modeling based course at the 2:45PM Measuring discontinuities of functions. College Algebra level. (2182) Djalalidin Djayanbaev, Rogers State D Scott Dillery, Lindsey Wilson College University (1067-Z1-603) (1067-N1-1391) 3:00PM Archimedean Hypersurfaces. 2:20PM The Right Stuff: Are We Teaching It In (2183) Vincent Coll, Lehigh University, Jeff (2172) College Algebra? Dodd, Jacksonville State University, and Lisa S Yocco, Georgia Southern Michael Harrison*, King’s College University (1067-N1-586) London (1067-Z1-1728) 2:40PM Using Global Warming to Teach College 3:15PM K-energy on hypersurfaces. (2173) Algebra: Preliminary Report. (2184) TseChing Lien, University of Wisconsin, Jill F McGowan,HowardUniversity Madison (1067-Z1-2245) (1067-N1-2044) 3:30PM Fractals and their Dimensions. 3:00PM Discrete Dynamical Modeling for (2185) Preliminary report. (2174) Freshmen. A Melissa Glass,WakeForestUniversity Richard D. West, Francis Marion (1067-Z1-2254) University (1067-N1-1625) 3:45PM Parabolic Monoids of Matrices. 3:20PM Faculty and Student Support for (2186) Eric D. Bancroft, North Carolina State (2175) Quantitative Reasoning and How to Make University (1067-Z1-1070) it Count. 4:00PM “Rigidity” and Language of Fundamental David G Taylor, Roanoke College (2187) Groups of Manifolds. Preliminary report. (1067-N1-393) Luc Patry, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (1067-Z1-1844) 4:15PM Cleavability over Fr´echet-Urysohn LOTS. (2188) Shari S Levine,UniversityofOxford, Mathematical Institute (1067-Z1-61) MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XIII 4:30PM Semigroup Operators in Cauchy (2189) Problems. 1:00 PM –4:40PM St. Claude, 3rd Yang Xinyao,Universityof Floor, JW Marriott Missouri-Columbia (1067-Z1-1562) Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College Thomas R. Hagedorn,The MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XIV College of New Jersey 1:00 PM –5:10PM St. Jerome, 3rd 1:00PM A New View of Presentation Theory for Floor, JW Marriott (2176) C*-algebras. William Benjamin Grilliette,University Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin of Nebraska - Lincoln (1067-Z1-1601) Lutheran College 1:15PM Crossed Products of Certain Non-Simple Thomas R. Hagedorn,The (2177) Non-Commutative C*-Algebras. College of New Jersey Julian M Buck, Francis Marion University 1:00PM Vector coloring of graphs. (1067-Z1-2077) (2190) Louis Deaett, University of Victoria 1:30PM Positive operators on Banach lattices and (1067-Z1-2207) (2178) domination properties. 1:15PM Uniquely D-colorable Digraphs With Pedro Tradacete, University of Barcelona (2191) Large Girth. Preliminary report. (1067-Z1-1702) Liam Rafferty, University of Montana 1:45PM Break (1067-Z1-2265)

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1:30PM Graph Factors Including or Excluding MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XV (2192) Certain Edge Sets in Bipartite Graphs. Hollie L Buchanan, West Liberty 1:00 PM –4:40PM Orleans, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott University (1067-Z1-2108) 1:45PM Mean First Passage Times and the Organizers: Kristen Meyer, Wisconsin (2193) Kemeny Constant on Tree Networks. Lutheran College , University of Wyoming Mary E Allison Thomas R. Hagedorn,The (1067-Z1-2032) College of New Jersey 2:00PM Investigations in Linear Algebra and (2194) Combinatorics related to Biclique 1:00PM Cool Calculus; From Weight Loss to Decompositions of Graphs. (2206) Climate Change in an Intermediate Shadiyah Amani Mangru,GeorgeMason Calculus Course. University (1067-Z1-1623) Mihaela Dobrescu, Christopher Newport University (1067-Z1-2331) 2:15PM Conditions for Embedding a Partial Latin (2195) Square Inside a Latin Square of a Given 1:15PM Grand ﬁnale: The Basel Problem as a Order. Preliminary report. (2207) culminating objective in Calculus II. Serge C Ballif, The Pennsylvania State Preliminary report. University (1067-Z1-1999) Jonathan A Cox,SUNYFredonia (1067-Z1-2052) 2:30PM Probabilistic Pentominos and other (2196) Polyforms. 1:30PM Dogs don’t need calculus. Dale K Hathaway*andMark J (2208) Michael D. Bolt*, Calvin College, Lockwood, Olivet Nazarene University and Daniel C. Isaksen, Wayne State (1067-Z1-530) University (1067-Z1-2364)

2:45PM A Combinatorial Formula for Certain 1:45PM RGB to HSI. Preliminary report. (2197) Two-Dimensional Sequences Related to (2209) Yesem Kurt Peker*, Randolph College, Generalized Bernoulli Polynomials. Catherine Beneteau,UniversityofSouth Preliminary report. Florida, and David A. Eubanks, Johnson Hieu D Nguyen,RowanUniversity C. Smith University (1067-Z1-2163) (1067-Z1-738) 2:00PM Squigonometry: Using Calculus to 3:00PM Break (2210) Develop New Transcendental Functions. 3:15PM Tetranomial Thue Equations of Small Preliminary report. (2198) Degree. Preliminary report. William E Wood, Hendrix College Daniel P. Wisniewski*, DeSales (1067-Z1-884) University, and Helen G. Grundman, Bryn Mawr College (1067-Z1-1290) 2:15PM Using a Wireless Tablet to Lecture in (2211) Mathematics Classes. Preliminary report. 3:30PM The Shard Intersection Order on the Peter L Staab, Fitchburg State University (2199) Symmetric Group. (1067-Z1-1250) Erin Elizabeth Bancroft, North Carolina State University (1067-Z1-900) 2:30PM Writing Projects For Mathematics (2212) Courses. 3:45PM Generalizations of Thompson’s Group V . Dawn Archey, Marymount Manhattan (2200) Preliminary report. College (1067-Z1-2167) Matthew F Short, Binghamton University (1067-Z1-2024) 2:45PM CalcTool 3: An applet to visualize 3D 4:00PM On the solution of the conjugacy problem (2213) objects. Preliminary report. (2201) of Thompson’s group F. James S Rolf, United States Air Force Candace M. Schenk,Binghamton Academy (1067-Z1-2256) University (1067-Z1-2001) 3:00PM Utilizing Web-Based Mathematical 4:15PM A new proof of the Pieri rule for the dual (2214) Resources in Teaching Nontraditional (2202) Grothendieck polynomials. Undergraduate Students in Online Derek H Heilman*andJennifer Morse, Learning Environments. Drexel University (1067-Z1-2296) Michael D Miner, American Public University System (1067-Z1-1869) 4:30PM The Schur Property on Positive Tensor (2203) Products. Preliminary report. 3:15PM Integrating Technology to Match Wei-Kai Lai, University of South Carolina, (2215) Learning Styles in an Online Mathematics Salkehatchie (1067-Z1-2368) Course. Preliminary report. 4:45PM The behavior of Conway’s RATS Denise J LeGrand,Universityof (2204) sequences. Arkansas at Little Rock (1067-Z1-561) Johann A. Thiel, University of Illinois 3:30PM Using Online Mathematics Modules for Urbana-Champaign (1067-Z1-1986) (2216) Physical Chemistry Students. Preliminary 5:00PM New Ramanujan congruences for report. (2205) partition related eta-quotients. Jim Gleason*, Daniel Burton and Martin THudsonHarper,UniversityofSouth Bakker, The University of Alabama Carolina (1067-Z1-1882) (1067-Z1-45)

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3:45PM From Zero to LATEXinThreeWeeks: 4:00PM Distributing vertices on a hamiltonian (2217) Teaching Scientific Typesetting to (2227) cycle. Undergraduates. Colton Magnant, Atlanta, GA Ryan S. Higginbottom, Washington & (1067-05-315) Jefferson College (1067-Z1-2197) 4:30PM New Ore-Type Conditions for H-Linked 4:00PM Teaching Introductory Computer (2228) Graphs. (2218) Programming to Mathematics Majors Michael Ferrara*, University of Colorado with SAGE. Denver, Ronald Gould,EmoryUniversity, Don K Krug, Northern Kentucky Michael Jacobson,Universityof University (1067-Z1-1926) Colorado Denver, Pfender Florian, 4:15PM The School of Empathy. Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany, (2219) Rosanna Iembo*, University of Calabria, Jeffrey Powell,SamfordUniversity,and Italy, and Irene Iaccarino, School of Thor Whalen, Methodic Solutions, Inc., Music in Crotone (1067-Z1-630) Atlanta GA (1067-05-1273) 4:30PM An Inhibitor to Learning College Level 5:00PM Immersion in digraphs and related (2220) Mathematics Math Anxiety: Problems and (2229) problems. Preliminary report. Proposed Solutions. Alexandra Ovetsky Fradkin*andPaul Agnes M Rash, Saint Joseph’s University D. Seymour, Princeton University (1067-Z1-1254) (1067-05-1008) 5:30PM On Maximum Cuts of Connected (2230) Digraphs. Preliminary report. Guantao Chen*, Georgia State University, Manzhan Gu, Shanghai Universiyt of SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Theory Finance and Economics, and Nana Li, Georgia State University (1067-05-2413) 1:00 PM –5:55PM Bayside A, 4th Floor, Sheraton Organizers: Michael Ferrara,University of Colorado, Denver AWM Workshop Panel Discussion Stephen Hartke,University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1:00 PM –2:15PM Mardi Gras E, 1:00PM Spectra of Hypergraphs. 3rd Floor, Marriott (2221) *and Joshua N Cooper Aaron M Starting a career in mathematics. Dutle, University of South Carolina (1067-15-1312) Moderator: Susan Williams,University of South Alabama 1:30PM On pre-coloring extension to (2222) list-colorings. Panelists: Sarah Frick,Furman Maria Axenovich*, Iowa State University, University Joan Hutchinson, Macalester College, Pierre Gremaud,SAMSIand and Michelle Lastrina, Iowa State North Carolina State University (1067-05-1821) University 2:00PM A Variation of the Classical Turan´ Type T.Christine Stevens,Saint (2223) Problem. Louis University Zi-Xia Song, University of Central Florida Tad White, National Security (1067-05-1205) Agency 2:30PM Ramsey-type Numbers for Degree (2224) Sequences. Arthur Busch*, University of Dayton, AMS Session on Probability, II Michael Ferrara, Michael Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver, and 1:15 PM –5:25PM Bayside B, 4th Floor, Sheraton Stephen Hartke,Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (1067-05-2004) 1:15PM On a Processor Sharing Queue That 3:00PM Saturation Numbers for Families of (2231) Models Balking. (2225) Subdivisions. Qiang Zhen*, University of North Florida, Michael Ferrara, Michael Jacobson, J.S.H. van Leeuwaarden,Eindhoven University of Colorado Denver, Kevin University of Technology, and Charles Milans, University of South Carolina, Knessl, University of Illinois at Chicago Craig Tennenhouse,UniversityofNew (1067-60-803) England, and Paul S Wenger*, University 1:30PM Large Deviations and Importance of Colorado Denver (1067-05-2068) (2232) Sampling for a Feedforward Network. 3:30PM 2-factors with long cycles in cubic Leila Setayeshgar*andHui Wang, (2226) graphs. Brown University (1067-60-295) AndréKundgen¨ *, California State 1:45PM A Stochastic Stefan Problem. University San Marcos, and R. Bruce (2233) Kunwoo Kim*, Richard B. Sowers and Richter, University of Waterloo, CANADA Zhi Zheng, University of Illinois at (1067-05-1429) Urbana-Champaign (1067-60-410)

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2:00PM Stochastic control for linear systems with 5:00PM On equality of critical exponents in (2234) fractional Brownian motion. Preliminary (2245) inhomogeneous percolation models. report. Preliminary report. Yalcin Sarol,UniversityofSouthern John C. Wierman and Matthew R.A. Indiana (1067-60-1161) Sedlock*, Johns Hopkins University (1067-60-1489) 2:15PM Counting and Partition Function (2235) Asymptotics for Subordinate Killed 5:15PM On equality of critical exponents in Brownian Motion. (2246) homogeneous percolation models. Sarah N Bryant, Dickinson College Preliminary report. (1067-60-2283) John C. Wierman*andMatthew R. A. Sedlock, Johns Hopkins University 2:30PM Continuous-time random walks, their (1067-60-1491) (2236) scaling limits, and connections with stochastic integration. Preliminary report. Meredith Burr, Rhode Island College (1067-60-849) AMS Session on Dynamical Systems, and 2:45PM Ruin probability in the Cram´er-Lundberg (2237) model with risky investments. Preliminary Topics in Analysis, II report. 1:15 PM –4:55PM Southdown Room, Sheng Xiong*andWei-Shih Yang, Temple University (1067-60-585) 4th Floor, Sheraton

PM 3:00PM A Nash Equilibrium with several large 1:15 Mapping Schemes Realizable by (2238) traders. Preliminary report. (2247) Obstructed Topological Polynomials. Tankut Dogrul, University of Tennessee Gregory A Kelsey, University of Illinois at Chattanooga (1067-60-582) at Urbana-Champaign (1067-37-31) 1:30PM Quadratic-like mappings and iterated 3:15PM Quantile Hedging for Guaranteed (2248) Weierstrass elliptic functions. (2239) Minimum Death Benefits with Joshua J Clemons,VirginiaTech Regime-Switching. Preliminary report. (1067-37-164) Yumin Lolita Wang*, Binghamton 1:45PM Orbit distributions in iterated function University (SUNY), and Gang George Yin, (2249) systems with finitely many forms. Wayne State University (1067-60-1126) RELampe, South University 3:30PM Cluster K and (1067-37-1584) (2240) probabilistic-Nearest-Neighbor 2:00PM Families of periodic orbits of fractal Predictions in Foreign Exchange Markets. (2250) billiard tables. Vindya Kumari Pathirana*, University of Michel L. Lapidus and Robert G. South Florida, Tampa, Florida, and Niemeyer*, University of California, Kandethody M. Ramachandran, Riverside (1067-37-1874) University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2:15PM Dynamics of degree 3 rational maps with (1067-60-2015) (2251) parabolic fixed points. Preliminary report. 3:45PM Discussion Rika Hagihara*, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and Jane Hawkins, 4:00PM Average time until fixation of mutant University of North Carolina at Chapel (2241) allele in a given population. Preliminary Hill (1067-37-2116) report. 2:30PM Strong Orbit Equivalence and Residuality. Komi Segno Messan*, North Carolina (2252) Brett M. Werner,UniversityofNorthern A&T State University, Michael Lynch and Iowa (1067-37-2282) Matthew Ackerman, Indiana University (1067-60-2319) 2:45PM Product structure of the spectral zeta (2253) function of the Sturm-Liouville operator 4:15PM A Point Process Model for Simulating on fractals. Preliminary report. (2242) Gang Violence. Nishu Lal*andMichel Lapidus, Mark Allenby*, Pepperdine University, University of California, Riverside Kym Louie, Harvey Mudd College, and (1067-37-2287) Marina Masaki, University of California 3:00PM Random Subshifts of Finite Type. Irvine (1067-60-2193) (2254) Kevin McGoff, University of Maryland (1067-37-1934) 4:30PM Budding yeast, branching processes, and (2243) generalized Fibonacci numbers. 3:15PM Partition zeta functions of self-similar Peter Olofsson*andRyan C Daileda, (2255) measures. Trinity University (1067-60-468) Kate E. Ellis, California State University, Stanislaus, Michel L. Lapidus,University 4:45PM Estimating bacterial lag phase: a of California, Riverside, Michael C. (2244) branching process approach. Mackenzie, University of Connecticut, Peter Olofsson and Xin Ma*, Trinity and John A. Rock*, California State University (1067-60-469) University, Stanislaus (1067-28-55)

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3:30PM q-Orthogonal Polynomial Solutions to 2:30PM Exact solutions for a class of 3D-ratholes (2256) a Class of Differential-Difference (2267) in highly frictional granular solids. Equations. Preliminary report. Daniel Arrigo, Long H Le*andJason Daniel Joseph Galiffa, Penn State Erie Torrence, University of Central Arkansas (1067-33-631) (1067-35-416) 3:45PM Parametric solution of certain nonlinear 2:45PM Bifurcation and Continuation Analysis of (2257) differential equations with applications in (2268) Equilibria of the Diblock Copolymer cosmology. Equation in One Dimension. Preliminary Jennie D’Ambroise*, University of report. Minnesota at Morris, and Floyd L Ian Johnson, George Mason University WIlliams, University of Massachusetts at (1067-35-2405) Amherst (1067-33-1566) 3:00PM An existence and uniqueness theorem 4:00PM High-Dimensional Counterexamples of (2269) for periodic solutions to Boussinesq (2258) the Kaplan-Yorke Conjecture: Fractal equations. Preliminary report. Dimension of the Drosophila Circadian Timur Milgrom*andDavid M. Ambrose, Clock. Drexel University (1067-35-1609) Fathallah-Shaykh M Hassan,The 3:15PM Existence of a unique solution to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (2270) quasilinear elliptic equation with data (1067-37-1241) at an interior point of the domain. 4:15PM Orthogonal and Maximal Sets for Preliminary report. (2259) Bernoulli Measures. Preliminary report. Diane Denny,TexasA&M Bryan Archer, Rees Dooley, Reid Kelley, University-Corpus Christi (1067-35-1703) Alyssa Leone and Patrick Orchard*, 3:30PM A multiplicity result for a class of infinite University of Oklahoma (1067-28-140) (2271) positone problems. 4:30PM The truncated matrix-valued K-moment Eunkyung Ko*, Mississippi State (2260) problem on Rd, Cd,andTd. Preliminary University, Eunkyoung Lee, report. Pusan National University, and R. David P. Kimsey*andHugo Shivaji, Mississippi State University J. Woerdeman, Drexel University (1067-35-171) (1067-28-1291) 3:45PM Positive Solutions for Infinite 4:45PM A simple, general proof of Descartes’ rule (2272) Semipositone Problems on Exterior (2261) of signs. Domains. Robert J. Blodgett, Food and Drug Eunkyoung Lee, Pusan National Administration (1067-26-399) University, Busan, Lakshmi Sankar*and Ratnasingham Shivaji, Mississippi State AMS Session on Partial Differential University (1067-35-162) Equations, IV 4:00PM S-Shaped Bifurcation Curves in (2273) Ecosystems. 1:15 PM –4:10PM Balcony N, 4th Floor, Marriott Sarath Sasi*, Mississippi State University, Eunkyoung Lee, Pusan National 1:15PM Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics, University,Busan,andRatnasingham (2262) Non-Newtonian fluids with infinite Shivaji, Mississippi State University Weissenberg number and related issues. (1067-35-160) X.J. Wang*andMichael Renardy, Virginia Tech (1067-35-999) AMS Session on Topics in Analysis 1:30PM Global existence and long time behavior (2263) of the general Ericksen-Leslie system. 1:15 PM –5:25PM La Galerie 1, Xiang Xu*, The Pennsylvania State 2nd Floor, Marriott University, Hao Wu,FudanUniversity, and Chun Liu, The Pennsylvania State 1:15PM Results on asymptotically regular matrix University (1067-35-1355) (2274) methods. Preliminary report. 1:45PM Open Loop Stabilization of Nonlinear Jeff Connor*, Ohio University, and (2264) Schrodinger Equation. Hafize Gok, Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe Turker Ozsari,DogusUniversity Univ. (1067-40-1448) (1067-35-896) 1:30PM Scattered Data Interpolation on 2:00PM Bifurcation problem of the discrete (2275) Embedded Submanifolds with Restricted (2265) nonlinear Schrodinger¨ equations with Positive Definite Kernels: Sobolev Error sign changing nonlinearity. Preliminary Estimates. report. Edward J. Fuselier*, High Point Guoping Zhang, Morgan State University University, and Grady B. Wright,Boise (1067-35-1072) State University (1067-41-283) 2:15PM Instability of Nonmonotone Magnetic 1:45PM On a free boundary problem for an (2266) Equilibria of the Relativistic (2276) American put option under the CEV Vlasov-Maxwell System. process. Jonathan Ben-Artzi,BrownUniversity Charles Knessl and Miao Xu*, University (1067-35-415) of Illinois at Chicago (1067-41-949)

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2:00PM Approximation of the Generalized 5:15PM Dynamical Systems Method for Solving (2277) Poisson-Binomial Distribution. (2290) Ill-conditioned Linear Algebraic Systems. Salam Md. Mahbubush Khan,Alabama Preliminary report. A&M University (1067-41-1427) Sapto Indratno*andAlexander GRamm, Kansas State University 2:15PM Greedy Algorithms in Compressed (2278) Sensing. (1067-45-2369) Vladimir Temlyakov and Mingrui Yang*, University of South Carolina ASL Invited Address (1067-41-1569) 2:30PM Exact asymptotics of the error of 2:00 PM –2:50PM Bayside C, 4th Floor, Sheraton (2279) adaptive approximation by harmonic (2291) Special ultrafilters, generic ultrafilters, splines. and partitions. Yuliya Babenko*, Kennesaw State Andreas Blass, University of Michigan University, and Tatyana Leskevich, (1067-03-63) Dnepropetrovsk National University (1067-41-1937) 2:45PM Two weight problem for the Fourier AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by (2280) transform. Preliminary report. Recent Ph.D.s, II Ryan M Berndt, Otterbein University (1067-42-341) 2:30 PM –3:50PM Mardi Gras E, 3rd Floor, Marriott 3:00PM Fibonacci Sets are good for discrepancy (2281) and numerical integration. Chair: Alissa Crans, Loyola Rui Yu*, Vladimir Temlyakov and Marymount University Dmitriy Bilyk,UniversityofSouth 2:30PM Predicting Tumor Response to Carolina (1067-42-1598) (2292) Vascular-Targeting Therapies using a 3:15PM Lp estimates for a singular integral Mathematical Model. (2282) operator motivated by Calderon’s´ second Jana Gevertz, The College of New Jersey commutator. (1067-92-188) Eyvindur Ari Palsson, Cornell University 3:00PM Steklov-Neumann Eigenproblems and (1067-42-2276) (2293) Nonlinear Elliptic Equations with 3:30PM Dichotomy Conjecture on Compact Nonlinear Boundary Conditions. (2283) Symmetric Spaces. Nsoki Mavinga*, University of Rochester, Sanjiv Kumar Gupta, Sultan Qaboos NY, and M. N. Nkashama,Universityof University (1067-42-2307) Alabama at Birmingham (1067-35-261) 3:45PM Buffon’s needle landing near Besicovitch 3:30PM Compatibility of Slender Body Theory and (2284) irregular self-similar sets. (2294) Surface Traction. Matthew R Bond*andAVolberg, Eva M Strawbridge,Universityof Michigan State University (1067-42-2324) Chicago (1067-92-201) 4:00PM Multiplier theorem on anisotropic Hardy (2285) spaces. AMS-MAA-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter Li-An Daniel Wang, University of Oregon Public Lecture (1067-42-2426) 3:00 PM –4:30PM Great Ballroom 4:15PM Completely Simple Topological (2286) Semihypergroups. A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Norbert N Youmbi, Saint Francis (2295) From flapping birds to space telescopes: University (1067-43-1134) The mathematics of origami. 4:30PM Sharp Lp-bounds for a perturbation of Robert J. Lang,RobertJ.LangOrigami (2287) Burkholder’s Martingale Transform. (1067-00-37) Nicholas Boros, Michigan State 4:00PM Light refreshments will be served after University (1067-43-2240) the lecture. 4:45PM Inversion of the circular Radon transform (2288) from partial data. Rim Gouia, University of Texas at ASL Session for Contributed Papers, II Arlington (1067-00-72) 3:10 PM –4:20PM Bayside C, 4th Floor, Sheraton 5:00PM Consistency Conditions for Cone-Beam CT (2289) Data Acquired with a Linear Source 3:10PM A pretabular classical relevance logic. Trajectory. (2296) John G. Mersch, Xavier University of Margo S. Levine*, Department of Louisiana Radiology, Harvard Medical School and 3:35PM More reverse mathematics of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Emil Y. (2297) Heine-Borel theorem. Sidky and Xiaochuan Pan, Department Jeffry Hirst*, Appalachian State of Radiology, The University of Chicago University, and Jessica Miller, Catawba (1067-45-274) Valley Community College

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4:00PM Reverse mathematics and equivalents of (2298) the axiom of choice. Damir D. Dzhafarov,Universityof Chicago, and Carl Mummert*, Marshall University

MAA Minicourse #10: Part B

3:30 PM –5:30PM IIe de France I, 3rd Floor, JW Marriott Teaching introductory statistics. Organizers: Michael A. Posner, Villanova University Carolyn K. Cuff, Westminster College

AMS-MAA Special Film Presentation

4:30 PM –5:30PM Great Ballroom A-C, 5th Floor, Sheraton Between the Folds: Watch ten artists and theoretical scientists fuse mathematics and sculpture in the medium of origami.

AMS Banquet Reception

6:30 PM –7:30PM Mardi Gras Foyer, 3rd Floor, Marriott

AMS Banquet

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM Mardi Gras D, 3rd Floor, Marriott

Steven H. Weintraub Gerard A. Venema AMS Associate Secretary MAA Associate Secretary Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Grand Rapids, Michigan

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