AMS Meeting Program by Day

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:09:27

1996 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Orlando, FL, January 10-13, 1996
Meeting #908

Thursday January 11, 1996

• Thursday January 11, 1996, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, II
  Organizers:
  Annie Selden, Tennessee Technological University
  John Selden, MERC
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Anxiety in entry level mathematics and speech courses.
    Bette L. Warren*, Eastern Michigan University
    Kathy Stacey, Eastern Michigan University
    (908-00-994)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Basic algebra via modeling.
    Susan J. Lamon*, Marquette University
    (908-00-986)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Symbolism in precalculus mathematics.
    Lillie F. Crowley*, Lexington Community College
    (908-00-976)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Students' decision making for learning algebra.
    Albert D. Otto*, Illinois State University
    Cheryl Lubinski, Illinois State University
    (908-00-988)
  • 9:25 a.m.
    An assessment of pedagogical content knowledge for prospective secondary teachers.
    Christine L. Ebert*, University of Delaware
    Linda A. Bolte, Eastern Washington University
    (908-00-977)
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Preservice teachers' levels of understanding functions in multirepresentational environments.
    David B. Klanderman*, Trinity Christian College
    (908-00-985)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Student preferences for representations of functions.
    Brian A. Keller*, Iowa State University
    Christian R. Hirsch, Western Michigan University
    (908-00-984)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Students' use of visual representations in the creation of proofs in advanced calculus.
    David R. Gibson*, Murray State University
    (908-00-979)
  • 11:05 a.m.
    College students' understanding of proof.
    Mary M. Goetting*, Georgetown Day School
    (908-00-980)
  • 11:25 a.m.
    Interviewing undergraduate majors about proof.
    Guershon Harel, Purdue University, West Lafayette
    Larry K. Sowder*, San Diego State University
    (908-00-991)
  • 11:45 p.m.
    Making sense of abstract algebra: The student's view.
    Orit Hazzan*, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
    Uri Leron, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
    (908-00-982)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, II
  Organizers:
  Tim D. Cochran, Rice University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Stability of lower central series of compact $3$-manifold groups.
    Tim D. Cochran*, Rice University
    Kent Orr, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (908-57-397)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Three manifold invariants and finite dimensional Hopf algebras.
    Louis H. Kauffman*, University of Illinois, Chicago
    (908-57-80)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Multiple strong fusions of boundary links.
    Paul A. Bellis*, Rice University
    (908-57-396)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Discussion
  • 10:10 a.m.
    The Kauffman-Radford-Hennings invariant for a general quantum group.
    Stephen F. Sawin*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (908-57-93)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Links, Bousfield-Kan completions and closures of groups.
    Tim D. Cochran, Rice University
    Kent Orr*, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (908-57-668)
  • 11:10 a.m.
    Link homotopy and the relative slice problem.
    Vjacheslav S. Krushkal*, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    (908-57-114)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Vassiliev invariants of two component links and the Casson-Walker invariant.
    Paul A. Kirk*, Indiana University, Bloomington
    Charles Livingston, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (908-57-264)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Groups and Invariant Theory, II
  Organizers:
  Amassa C. Fauntleroy, North Carolina State University
  Aloysius G. Helminck, North Carolina State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Rings of covariants for finite coregular groups.
    Harold E.A. Campbell, Queen's University
    Ian Hughes, Queen's University
    Robert James Shank, Queen's University
    David L. Wehlau*, Royal Military College
    (908-13-581)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Centralizers of locally nilpotent derivations.
    David R. Finston*, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
    Sebastian Walcher, Technical University of Munich, Germany
    (908-14-258)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Quantization and invariant theory of nilpotent orbits.
    Ranee Kathryn Brylinski*, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
    Bertram Kostant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (908-58-666)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Discussion
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Generalized Capelli identities.
    Friedrich Knop*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
    Siddhartha Sahi, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
    (908-14-430)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Discussion
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Variation of geometric invariant theory quotients.
    Yi Hu*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    (908-14-11)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Dual to the McKay correspondence.
    Jean-Luc Brylinski*, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
    (908-14-619)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Multidimensional Complex Dynamics, III
  Organizers:
  John Hamal Hubbard, Cornell University
  Ralph W. Oberste-Vorth, University of South Florida
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Remarks on multidimensional algebraic complex dynamics.
    Peter Papadopol*, Grand Canyon University
    (908-32-301)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    The topology of generalized H\'enon mappings.
    John Hamal Hubbard*, Cornell University
    (908-32-665)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    On ``M\"obius'' transformations of the $2 \times 2$ Siegel upper half plane.
    Shmuel Friedland, University of Illinois, Chicago
    Pedro Freitas*, University of Illinois, Chicago
    (908-20-485)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On some problems of complex dynamics in several variables.
    Shmuel Friedland*, University of Illinois, Chicago
    (908-58-513)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Discussion
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonselfadjoint Operator Algebras and Their Applications, II
  Organizers:
  Timothy D. Hudson, East Carolina University
  Elias G. Katsoulis, East Carolina University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Stable invariant subspaces.
    Don W. Hadwin*, University of New Hampshire
    John B. Conway, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (908-47-575)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Extreme points in triangular $UHF$ algebras.
    Timothy D. Hudson, East Carolina University
    Elias G. Katsoulis, East Carolina University
    David R. Larson*, Texas A & M University, College Station
    (908-47-590)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A new S. Brown-Lomonosov type lemma.
    Bernard Chevreau, University of Bordeaux I, France
    WingSuet Li*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Carl M. Pearcy, Texas A & M University, College Station
    (908-47-487)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Factoring upper triangular operators through the diagonal.
    John L. Orr*, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    David R. Pitts, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    (908-47-770)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Topological nilpotence.
    Justin R. Peters*, Iowa State University
    Warren R. Wogen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    (908-47-755)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Positive-definite functions on semigroups and isometric representations.
    Gelu Fanica Popescu*, University of Texas, San Antonio
    (908-47-344)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Classification of direct systems of $4$-cycle digraph algebras.
    Stephen C. Power*, University of Lancaster, England
    Allan P. Donsig, University of Waterloo
    (908-46-184)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Higher-dimensional amenability for operator algebras.
    Alan T. Paterson, University of Mississippi
    Roger R. Smith*, Texas A & M University, College Station
    (908-46-652)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Commutative Algebra, III
  Organizers:
  Craig L. Huneke, Purdue University, West Lafayette, and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  Gennady Lyubeznik, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Factorial extensions of regular local rings and invariants of finite groups.
    Luchezar L. Avramov, Purdue University, West Lafayette
    Adam Richard Borek*, Purdue University, West Lafayette
    (908-13-229)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Saturated lexicographic ideals.
    Heather A. Hulett*, Miami University, Oxford
    Heath Mayall Martin, University of Central Florida
    (908-13-461)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Hilbert functions and multiplicities.
    Hema Srinivasan*, University of Missouri, Columbia
    (908-13-625)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Torsion-free morphisms and testing of flatness.
    Wolmer V. Vasconcelos*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
    (908-13-85)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Weak and strong $F$-regularity are equivalent for isolated singularities.
    Brian C. MacCrimmon*, University of Michigan
    (908-13-380)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Intermediate rings between a local domain and its completion.
    William J. Heinzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette
    Christel Rotthaus, Michigan State University
    Sylvia Margaret Wiegand*, University of Nebraska
    (908-13-773)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computational Harmonic Analysis and Approximation Theory, III
  Organizers:
  N. K. Govil, Auburn University, Auburn
  Richard A. Zalik, Auburn University, Auburn
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Minimax analysis of signal recovery problems: Brutal reality or unrealistic counterexamples?
    Timothy E. Olson*, Dartmouth College
    (908-42-514)
  • 8:25 a.m.
    Oblique multiwavelets.
    Akram Aldroubi*, National Institute of Health
    (908-42-661)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Non-orthogonal wavelet approximation with rates of deterministic signals.
    George A. Anastassiou*, University of Memphis
    (908-41-33)
  • 9:25 a.m.
    Poisson's summation formula and multiresolution discretization.
    John J. Benedetto*, University of Maryland, College Park
    Georg Zimmermann, Vienna University, Austria
    (908-42-394)
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Weyl-Heisenberg systems and the finite Zak transform.
    Richard Tolimieri*, City College, City University of New York
    (908-42-784)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Self-similarity and multiwavelets.
    Carlos Cabrelli*, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Ursula M. Molter, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
    (908-42-654)
  • 10:50 a.m.
    Efficient and reliable algorithms for convolution on the $2$-sphere.
    Dennis M. Healy*, Dartmouth College
    (908-42-569)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Frame and basis perturbations.
    Narendra Kumar Govil, Auburn University, Auburn
    R. A. Zalik*, Auburn University, Auburn
    (908-42-505)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Two-scale similarity transform and multiwavelets.
    Vasily Vladimirovich Strela*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (908-30-88)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#11: Part B
  Earth math: Applications of precalculus mathematics to environmental issues.
  Organizers:
  Christopher Schaufele, Kennesaw College
  Nancy Zumoff, Kennesaw College
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#12: Part A
  The use of symbolic computation in probability and statistics.
  Organizers:
  Zaven Karian, Denison University
  Elliot Tanis, Hope College
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, III
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Radius versus diameter in cocomparability and intersection graphs.
    Erich Prisner*, Clemson University
    (908-05-669)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    The minimally $3$-connected graphs with exactly five simple-contractible edges.
    Talmage James Reid, University of Mississippi
    Hai-dong Wu*, Southern University
    (908-05-646)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The boundaries of squeezed $3$-balls are Hamiltonian.
    Robert L. Hebble*, University of Kentucky
    (908-05-641)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Hamiltonian decomposition of complete regular multipartite digraphs and lexicographic products.
    Lenhard L. Ng*, Harvard University
    (908-05-594)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Random player orderings on graph orientation games.
    Ryan C. Siders*, University of Minnesota
    (908-05-607)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Origami tessellations.
    Thomas C. Hull*, University of Rhode Island
    (908-05-538)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Optimally balanced orientations of graphs.
    John Frederick Fink*, University of Michigan, Dearborn
    Joseph R. Barr, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (908-05-537)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Greatest common distance-preserving subgraphs.
    Heather Gavlas*, Western Michigan University
    (908-05-280)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A minimization problem on product of graphs.
    Hosien S. Moghadam*, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
    (908-05-297)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Rotation and jump distances between graphs.
    Gary Chartrand*, Western Michigan University
    Hector Hevia, University Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile
    Mark A. Johnson, Upjohn
    (908-05-334)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The decycling index of graphs.
    Robert Charles Vandell*, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
    Lowell W. Beineke, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
    (908-05-364)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    A multigraph result in network reliability theory.
    John Thomas Saccoman*, Seton Hall University
    (908-05-148)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Polychrome spanning trees in complete graphs.
    Deda Zheng*, South Carolina State University
    Z. Tong, South Carolina State University
    (908-99-49)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Hamilton decompositions of block-intersection graphs.
    David Angus Pike*, Auburn University, Auburn
    (908-05-209)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Combinatorial representations of visibility graphs.
    Alice M. Dean*, Skidmore College
    Joan P. Hutchinson, Macalester College
    (908-05-409)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    Properties of codes from difference sets in $2$-groups.
    Deirdre Longacher Smeltzer*, University of Saint Thomas
    (908-08-765)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
  AMS Session on Lie and Algebraic Groups
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    B-sheaves on $G/B$.
    Thomas L. La Framboise*, Kenyon College
    (908-20-689)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Pseudo algebraic integers.
    Heather D. Ries*, East Carolina University
    Alexandra V. Shlapentokh, East Carolina University
    (908-20-300)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Finite presentation of subgroups of graph groups.
    Leonard A. VanWyk*, Hope College
    Joshua D. Levy, Hope College
    Cameron Parker, University of Redlands
    (908-20-172)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    The Frobenius direct image of line bundles and a positive characteristic resolution problem.
    Mary Lynn Reed*, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
    (908-20-110)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    $SL_2(\bf C)$, the cubic and the quartic.
    Yannis Y. Papageorgiou*, Yale University
    (908-20-98)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    A classification of multiplicity free actions.
    Chal Benson*, University of Missouri, St.\ Louis
    Gail D.L Ratcliff, University of Missouri, St.\ Louis
    (908-20-22)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    When is a Weyl group a subgroup?
    Daniel J. Goldstein*, Harvard University
    (908-22-740)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Lengths of closed geodesics in Heisenberg-like $2$-step nilmanifolds.
    Maura B. Mast*, University of Northern Iowa
    Ruth Gornet, Texas Tech University
    (908-22-683)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Dual representations of $GL_\infty$ and decomposition of Fock spaces.
    R. Michael Howe*, University of Iowa
    (908-22-599)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Lusternik-Schnirelmann category and simplicial objects.
    Aaron G. Montgomery*, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    (908-22-498)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Complex analytic subgroups of affine algebraic groups.
    Patrick B. Chen*, John Carroll University
    Ta-Sun Wu, Case Western Reserve University
    (908-22-526)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    A canonical decomposition of the Kasparov groups.
    Claude L. Schochet*, Wayne State University
    (908-19-592)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    $HNN$ extensions of inverse semigroups.
    Akihiro Yamamura*, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    (908-20-808)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    The mod $2$ cohomology of the Sylow $2$ subgroup of the Higman-Sims sporadic simple group.
    Richard A. Laird*, Emporia State University
    (908-20-811)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Probability Theory
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Runs of no winner in Oregon Megabucks lottery.
    D. Richard Iltis*, Willamette University
    (908-60-717)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Rate of convergence for the $\pm\alpha$ random walk on the circle.
    Francis Edward Su*, Harvard University
    (908-60-777)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    On moments of squared norm of a $RKHS$ valued Gaussian random element.
    Milan N. Lukic*, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
    (908-60-606)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Stochastic integration with respect to a stochastic integral in Banach spaces.
    Nicolae Dinculeanu*, University of Florida
    (908-60-529)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Directionally reinforced processes.
    R. Daniel Mauldin, University of North Texas
    Michael G. Monticino*, University of North Texas
    Heinrich V. Weizsacker, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
    (908-60-499)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Discrete approximations for stochastic differential equations coupled with a variational inequality.
    Roger Pettersson*, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    (908-60-488)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The stock market: Deterministic or probabilistic?
    Gholamreza G. Dargahi-Noubary*, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
    (908-60-395)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Strong laws for $L$- and $U$-statistics.
    Jonathan S.B Aaronson, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Robert M. Burton, Jr., Oregon State University
    Herold Dehling, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    David Gilat, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Theodore P. Hill*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Benjamin Weiss, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
    (908-60-370)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Locally time-varying harmonizable spatially isotropic random fields.
    Randall J. Swift*, Western Kentucky University
    (908-60-340)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Ergodic sequences of stochastic matrices with application to Markov random fields.
    Bruce W. Atkinson*, Samford University
    (908-60-323)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Weak convergence of interacting systems of SDEs.
    P. Sundar*, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
    A. Bose, Carleton University
    (908-60-745)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Monotonic approach to central limits.
    Jonathan Kane*, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
    (908-60-133)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Path integral representations of the solutions of hyperbolic equations.
    Ram Vedantham*, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
    (908-60-100)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Numerical solutions of stochastic PDE.
    Ruifeng Liu*, Michigan State University
    (908-60-67)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Parameter estimation for a non-ergodic process.
    Russell D. Rupp*, Ridgecrest, California
    (908-60-08)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    The joint determination of optimal stopping and optimal selection in a stochastic environment.
    Amy L. Biesterfeld*, University of California, Los Angeles
    (908-60-312)
  • 12:00 p.m.
    Change problems.
    Prem N. Bajaj*, Wichita State University
    (908-60-189)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Number Theory
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Does the Riemann Hypothesis imply a ``complete'' Vinogradov $3$-primes theorem?
    Gove W. Effinger*, Skidmore College
    (908-11-64)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    On digital sums and large digits of certain powers.
    Robert E. Kennedy*, Central Missouri State University
    Curtis N. Cooper, Central Missouri State University
    (908-11-579)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Number of solutions of a pair of quadratic forms over a finite field.
    Laura Mann Schueller*, University of Kentucky
    (908-11-684)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Multiplicities of the Euler $\phi$-function.
    Jeffrey J. Holt*, Michigan Technological University
    Starlett D. Louis, Hampton University
    Nikki J. Thompson, Hampton University
    (908-11-474)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    An algorithm for solving Legendre's equation.
    Patrick S. Mitchell*, Southeastern Louisiana University
    (908-11-254)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Criterion for the equality of norm groups of idele groups.
    Leonid Stern*, Towson State University
    (908-11-55)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Bounding the discriminants of fields that have rational Hilbert modular threefolds.
    H. G. Grundman*, Bryn Mawr College
    (908-11-253)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Examples of genus $2$ curves defined over the rationals and with $CM$.
    Paul B. van Wamelen*, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
    (908-11-650)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On the norm exponent of a quartic extension of a number field of class number one.
    Robert Lawrence Yest*, Arizona State University
    (908-11-692)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Annihilators of scaled trace forms.
    Robert V. Perlis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
    Patricia Wright Beaulieu*, University of Southwestern Louisiana
    (908-11-715)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Average values of the class group of quadratic fields over finite fields.
    Zesen Chen*, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    (908-11-611)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    New computations in connection with Stark's conjecture.
    Brett A. Tangedal*, University of Vermont
    (908-11-91)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Three open problems (and some partial answers) relating permutation representations to Iwasawa $Z_p$ towers.
    Robert V. Perlis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
    Nancy Colwell Segal*, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
    (908-11-536)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Spherical functions on finite upper half planes.
    Steven C. Poulos*, Xavier University
    (908-99-747)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    The jacobian of non-split Cartan modular curves.
    Imin Chen*, University of Oxford, England
    (908-11-77)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations, I
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Time is complex.
    Nora C. Hopkins*, Indiana State University
    (908-34-506)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Radial solutions of $\Delta v +f (v)=0$ in $\Bbb R^N$.
    Joseph Anthony Iaia*, University of North Texas
    (908-34-217)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Existence results for a class of steady-state diffusion-reaction problems.
    Jackie B. Garner*, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
    (908-34-309)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    The dynamical system called Daisyworld.
    Walter A. Pranger*, DePaul University
    (908-34-279)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Effects of diffusion on the stability of competitive systems.
    Shair Ahmad, University of Texas, San Antonio
    M. R. M. Rao*, University of Texas, San Antonio
    (908-34-239)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Extension of the method of quasilinearization and cubic convergence.
    R. N. Mohapatra, University of Central Florida
    Kuppalapalle Vajravelu*, University of Central Florida
    (908-34-330)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Stability of random neural networks.
    Gangaram S. Ladde, University of Texas, Arlington
    Masilamani Sambandham*, Morehouse College
    (908-34-401)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A method for solving the magnetic boundary problem by iteration using the Green's function.
    Joan Rohrer Hundhausen*, Colorado School of Mines, Golden
    Boon Chye Low, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
    (908-45-357)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Cubic spline method for non-linear singularity-perturbed initial value problems.
    Rajesh K. Bawa*, Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, India
    (908-99-419)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Linearization of retarded differential equations.
    Zhivko S. Athanassov*, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria
    (908-34-426)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Predicting the optimum quotas for stochastic harvest control model.
    Ahlam E. Tannouri, Morgan State University
    Samir Tannouri*, Morgan State University
    (908-34-636)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Periodic solutions with prescribed energy for a singular Hamiltonian system.
    Thomas O. Maxwell*, Brigham Young University
    (908-34-494)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Data dependence for nonlinear boundary value problems.
    Jeffrey A. Ehme*, Spelman College
    (908-34-772)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Criteria of integrability of the generalized Riccati equation.
    Mira Bhargava*, Hofstra University
    (908-34-737)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Local properties of solutions of a differential equation via normed linear spaces.
    Frederick D. Gylys-Colwell, Ball State University
    Michael A. Karls*, Ball State University
    (908-34-557)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Planning Reformed Calculus Programs: Experiences and Advice, I
  Organizers:
  Martin E. Flashman, Humboldt State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Implementation of a new curriculum: How the paradigm shift affects all aspects of instruction.
    Barbara E. Reynolds*, Cardinal Stritch College and Brown University
    (908-00-1261)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A taxonomy for creating writing assignments in mathematics.
    Thomas G. Travison*, Skidmore College
    (908-00-1264)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Implementing C$4$L.
    William E. Fenton*, Bellarmine College
    (908-00-1248)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Establishing a departmental consensus for reform.
    James J. Reynolds*, Clarion University
    (908-00-1262)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Close contact calculus at the University of Maryland, College Park.
    Denny Gulick*, University of Maryland, College Park
    (908-00-1254)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Some errors to avoid in reforming a calculus program.
    John S. Meyer*, Muhlenberg College
    (908-00-1259)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Restructuring calculus at Sam Houston State University.
    David Karl Ruch*, Sam Houston State University
    (908-00-1263)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Students' retention in the light of calculus reform.
    Vesna Kilibarda*, University of Alaska, Juneau
    (908-00-1256)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Departmental change: Working with other disciplines.
    J. Curtis Chipman*, Oakland University
    (908-00-1246)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Maxima and minima in designing the AUGMENT curriculum.
    Lawrence E. Copes*, Augsburg College
    (908-00-1247)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Implementing a Mathematica-based calculus curriculum.
    Francisco Alarcon*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    Charles H. Bertness, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    Rebecca A. Stoudt, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (908-00-1240)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Gaining college wide acceptance for reformed calculus.
    Robert P. Webber*, Longwood College
    (908-00-1265)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Seven years of Project $CALC$ at Duke University---approaching a steady state?
    Jack Bookman*, Duke University
    (908-00-1243)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Calculus reform at the University of Northern Colorado.
    Dean E. Allison*, University of Northern Colorado
    (908-00-1241)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    Process of calculus reform at $UNCA$: Students, faculty, administration, grants.
    Sherry L. Gale*, University of North Carolina, Asheville
    (908-00-1251)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  MAA Session on Creating an Active Learning Environment: Preparing Pre-service Teachers, I
  Organizers:
  Hubert J. Ludwig, Ball State University
  Kay Meeks Roebuck, Ball State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Welcome; Introductory Remarks; Organizational Comments
  • 8:05 a.m.
    Computer applications in the teaching of mathematics--Version $L$.
    Hubert J. Ludwig*, Ball State University
    (908-00-1102)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Patterns, functions, and recursion for the middle school teacher.
    Mary M. Sullivan*, Curry College
    Connie M. Yarema, East Texas State University
    (908-00-1113)
  • 8:35 a.m.
    Carousel numbers---a lead-in to number theory.
    Gary B. Klatt*, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
    (908-00-1100)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    MathKit lessons in a ``teaching methods'' course.
    Louise McNertney Berard*, Wilkes University
    (908-00-1093)
  • 9:05 a.m.
    Using technology to teach mathematics: A course for pre-service middle and secondary school teachers.
    Michael B. Fiske*, Saint Cloud State University
    (908-00-1095)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Creating an active learning environment: Preparing pre-service teachers with technology and discovery lessons at North Park College.
    Leona L. Mirza*, North Park College
    (908-00-1104)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Technology training of pre-service teachers.
    Cathleen Maria Zucco*, LeMoyne College
    (908-00-1116)
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Open-ended logo projects---A natural active learning environment.
    Susann M. Mathews*, Wright State University, Dayton
    (908-00-1103)
  • 10:10 a.m.
    Teaching and learning mathematics with spreadsheets.
    Kay I. Meeks Roebuck*, Ball State University
    (908-00-1107)
  • 10:25 a.m.
    A course in mathematics and technology for prospective teachers.
    Vincent P. Schielack, Jr.*, Texas A & M University, College Station
    (908-00-1109)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    A teacher in-service course on technology.
    Carl R. Spitznagel*, John Carroll University
    (908-00-1111)
  • 10:55 a.m.
    $NUMBERS$---an interactive tutorial program.
    Kenneth E. Thomas*, Andrews University
    (908-00-1114)
  • 11:10 a.m.
    Technology as a tool: Modeling for preservice teachers.
    Blake Ellis Peterson*, Oregon State University
    (908-00-1106)
  • 11:25 a.m.
    Creating an active learning environment: Preparing pre-service teachers using faculty development workshops.
    William P. Fox*, United States Military Academy
    (908-00-1097)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Ideas and idea sources for creating active learning environments for prospective elementary teachers.
    Dale R. Oliver*, Humboldt State University
    Phyllis Z. Chinn, Humboldt State University
    (908-00-1105)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on The Scholarship of Humanistic Mathematics, I
  Organizers:
  Joan Countryman, The Lincoln School, Providence, Rhode Island
  Harald M. Ness, University of Wisconsin Centers-Fond du Lac
  Alvin M. White, Harvey Mudd College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Humanistic mathematics
    Kazem Mahdavi*, State University of New York, College at Potsdam
    (908-00-1288)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Measuring the relative effectiveness of military opponents.
    Thomas J. O'Reilly*, Saint Joseph's University
    (908-00-1291)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    The rhythm of problem-solving.
    Martin Vern Bonsangue*, California State University, Fullerton
    (908-00-1272)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Mathematics and arts.
    Mihaela Anca Poplicher*, University of New Hampshire
    (908-00-1292)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Integrating art, computing, and children's writing with mathematics.
    Deane E. Arganbright*, University of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
    Susan Arganbright, Gonzaga University
    (908-00-1270)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Calculus for liberal arts: A humanistic approach.
    Kathleen M. Shannon*, Salisbury State University
    (908-00-1294)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Devising channels that nurture ingenuity and creativity in mathematics classes.
    Helen Christensen*, Loyola College
    (908-00-1275)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Multicultural mathematics in upper division math courses.
    Michael Morelli*, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    (908-00-1290)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    A capstone writing course in mathematics.
    Raymond F. Coughlin*, Temple University
    (908-00-1278)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Student poems and stories on conic sections, set theory and more.
    Regina Baron Brunner*, Cedar Crest College
    (908-00-1274)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    History of mathematics in Jeopardy.
    Robert Lewand*, Goucher College
    (908-00-1287)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    The first $CAMS$ project at Salisbury State University.
    Homer W. Austin*, Salisbury State University
    Barbara A. Wainwright, Salisbury State University
    (908-00-1271)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:15 a.m.-4:40 p.m.
  Employment Register Interviews
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Recursive and Feasible Mathematics, III
  Organizers:
  Douglas Cenzer, University of Florida
  Jeffrey B. Remmel, University of California at San Diego
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    On the complexity of finding the obstruction set.
    William Gasarch*, University of Maryland, College Park
    (908-03-162)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Feasible graphs with standard universe.
    Douglas Cenzer, University of Florida
    Jeffrey B. Remmel*, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    (908-03-382)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Difference sets and computability.
    Rodney G. Downey, Victoria University, New Zealand
    Zoltan Furedi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    Carl G. Jockusch, Jr.*, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    Lee A. Rubel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    (908-03-517)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On a question of Los.
    Theodore A. Slaman*, University of Chicago
    W. Hugh Woodin, University of California, Berkeley
    (908-03-656)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Approximate inference with generic oracles.
    Douglas Cenzer, University of Florida
    William R. Moser*, University of Florida
    (908-03-446)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Proof theoretic large cardinals.
    Edward R. Griffor*, Uppsala University, Sweden
    (908-03-484)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 8:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Differential Geometry and Mathematical Relativity, II
  Organizers:
  Gregory J. Galloway, University of Miami, Coral Gables
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Uniqueness problem of Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetime.
    Abul K. Muhammad Masood-ul-Alam*, University of Miami
    (908-04-416)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A uniqueness theorem for degenerate electro-vacuum black holes.
    Piotr T. Chrusciel*, Universit\'e de Tours, France, and Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
    (908-83-414)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Harmonic maps with prescribed singularities on unbounded domains.
    Gilbert A. Weinstein*, University of Alabama, Birmingham
    (908-58-31)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On the $2 + 1$ dimensional Einstein evolution equations.
    Lars Andersson*, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
    Vincent E. Moncrief, Yale University
    (908-83-211)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Existence of asymptotically hyperboloidal solutions of the Einstein constraint equations with nonconstant mean curvature.
    Jiseong Park*, University of Oregon
    (908-83-511)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Collapsing regions and black hole formation.
    Gregory A. Burnett*, University of Florida
    (908-83-30)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Topological censorship in cosmology.
    Kristin A. Schleich, University of British Columbia
    Donald M. Witt*, University of British Columbia
    (908-58-675)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  AWM Emmy Noether Lecture
  On some homogenization problems for differential operators.
  Olga A. Oleinik*, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Analytic Methods in Several Complex Variables, II
  Organizers:
  F. Michael Christ, University of California, Los Angeles
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Local and global regularity for box-b and d-bar Neumann.
    David S. Tartakoff*, University of Illinois, Chicago
    (908-35-492)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Remarks on the Bergman and Szeg\"o kernels.
    Nicholas Hanges*, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York
    (908-32-545)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On an interesting one form on the boundary of a pseudoconvex domain.
    Emil J. Straube*, Texas A & M University, College Station
    (908-32-390)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    An extension of Hormander's theorem for infinitely degenerate differential operators.
    Denis R. Bell*, University of North Florida
    Salah-E Mohammed, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
    (908-35-298)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Subelliptic estimates for the d-bar-Neumann operator on piecewise strongly pseudoconvex domains.
    Mei-Chi Shaw*, University of Notre Dame
    Joachim Michel, University of Calais, France
    (908-32-473)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Global regularity of twisted Laplacians on pseudoconvex domains.
    Jeffrey D. McNeal*, Princeton University
    (908-32-586)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  JPBM Session
  Taking advantage of Math Awareness Week (MAW).
  Moderators:
  Gerald J. Porter, University of Pennsylvania
  Organizers:
  Richard H. Herman, Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
  Kathleen Holmay, Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  AMS Electronic Products and Services Presentation
  e-MATH on the World Wide Web.
  Organizers:
  Wendy A. Bucci, American Mathematical Society
  Ralph E. Youngen, American Mathematical Society
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Book Sale and Exhibits
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Creating opportunities for minorities in mathematics.
  Etta Z. Falconer*, Spelman College
  (908-00-952)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Ordinary differential equations which generate all knots and links.
  Philip John Holmes*, Princeton University
  Robert W. Ghrist, Cornell University, Ithaca
  (908-00-905)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II
  Modular forms, elliptic curves and Galois representations.
  Andrew J. Wiles*, Princeton University
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Vector fields, flows and invariant sets.
  Krystyna M. Kuperberg*, Auburn University, Auburn
  (908-00-954)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Analytic Methods in Several Complex Variables, III
  Organizers:
  F. Michael Christ, University of California, Los Angeles
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    An invariant sequence of sets attached to a real analytic $CR$ manifold and applications.
    M. Salah Baouendi, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    P. Ebenfelt*, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    Linda Preiss Rothschild, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    (908-32-469)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Obstruction to solvability of first order linear systems.
    Abdelhamid Meziani*, Florida International University
    (908-35-262)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Global properties of a class of vector fields of infinite type.
    Shiferaw Berhanu*, Temple University
    (908-32-186)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Holomorphic maps of real manifolds and algebraic sets in complex space.
    M. Salah Baouendi*, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    P. Ebenfelt, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    Linda Preiss Rothschild, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    (908-32-662)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Knot Theory, III
  Organizers:
  Tim D. Cochran, Rice University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Counting intersections of curves in Heegaard surfaces.
    John P. Hempel*, Rice University
    (908-57-429)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Free knots.
    William H. Kazez*, University of Georgia
    David Gabai, California Institute of Technology
    (908-57-266)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Knot-theoretical constructions of Stein domains in complex surfaces.
    Lee N. Rudolph*, Clark University
    M. Boileau, Universit\'e Paul Sabatier, France
    (908-32-472)
  • 3:50 p.m.
    Representations of knot groups, equivariant knot signature, and the Casson invariant.
    Christopher M. Herald*, McMaster University
    (908-57-317)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Diophantine Problems From Different Perspectives, I
  Organizers:
  Henri Rene Darmon, McGill University
  Andrew J. Granville, University of Georgia
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Descent on curves.
    William G. McCallum*, Institute for Advanced Study
    (908-14-787)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The mean values of some Hecke L-series at some integers.
    Songjie Ren*, University of Georgia
    (908-11-268)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Rational points on $K3$ surfaces in $\Bbb P^1\times \Bbb P^1\times \Bbb P^1$.
    Arthur Baragar*, University of Waterloo
    (908-14-797)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Lang's conjecture and uniformity.
    Dan Abramovich*, Boston University
    (908-11-120)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Groups and Invariant Theory, III
  Organizers:
  Amassa C. Fauntleroy, North Carolina State University
  Aloysius G. Helminck, North Carolina State University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Chevalley's restriction theorem for modules of covariants.
    Abraham Broer*, University of Montreal
    (908-14-535)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Polynomial representations, algebraic monoids, and subalgebras of Schur algebras.
    Stephen R. Doty*, Loyola University of Chicago
    (908-20-667)
  • 3:05 p.m.
    Well-filtered algebras.
    Istvan Agoston, Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary
    Vlastimil Dlab*, Carleton University
    Erzsebet Lukacs, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
    (908-16-164)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On the characters of certain Demazure modules.
    Yasmine B. Sanderson*, University Louis Pasteur, France
    (908-17-425)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Loewy series of modular principal series representations for finite groups of Lie type.
    Cornelius Pillen*, University of South Alabama
    (908-20-633)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Differential Geometry and Mathematical Relativity, III
  Organizers:
  Gregory J. Galloway, University of Miami, Coral Gables
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Approach to the singularity in Gowdy spacetimes.
    Vincent E. Moncrief, Yale University
    David Garfinkle*, Oakland University
    Beverly K. Berger, Oakland University
    (908-83-480)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The stress-energy operator.
    Adam D. Helfer*, University of Missouri, Columbia
    (908-81-165)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Characteristic classes for pseudo-Riemannian manifolds with transverse metric singularities.
    Marek B. Kossowski*, University of South Carolina, Columbia
    (908-58-331)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Signature change in general relativity.
    Tevian Dray*, Oregon State University
    (908-83-574)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonselfadjoint Operator Algebras and Their Applications, III
  Organizers:
  Timothy D. Hudson, East Carolina University
  Elias G. Katsoulis, East Carolina University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Higher order Ext groups and the similarity problem.
    Sarah H. Ferguson*, University of Houston
    (908-47-347)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Extensions of operators.
    Warren R. Wogen*, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    (908-47-343)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    From scaling function to wavelet.
    Xingde Dai*, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
    Shijie Lu, Zhejiang University, Peoples Republic of China
    (908-47-634)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Mappings preserving invertible elements of Banach and C* algebras.
    Lawrence A. Harris*, University of Kentucky
    Richard V. Kadison, University of Pennsylvania
    (908-46-441)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#10: Part B
  Mathematical algorithms, models, and graphic representations using spreadsheets.
  Organizers:
  Deane E. Arganbright, University of Papua New Guinea
  Erich Neuwirth, University of Vienna
  Robert S. Smith, Miami University, Oxford
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#5: Part B
  Business calculus: A new real-data/model-building approach.
  Organizers:
  Iris B. Feta, Clemson University
  John L. Kenelly, Clemson University
  Donald LaTorre, Clemson University
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#7: Part B
  The historical development of the foundations of mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Robert L. Brabenec, Wheaton College
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#9: Part B
  Calculus for the 21st century.
  Organizers:
  Lawrence C. Moore, Duke University
  David A. Smith, Duke University
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Education, II
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    We reform with a little help from our friends---Erd\H os, Goldbach, and Pascal.
    Emelie Kenney*, Siena College
    James R. Matthews, Siena College
    Lester A. Rubenfeld, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    (908-98-86)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A concrete, collaborative course in algebra, or group exercises in group theory.
    Sharon E. Persinger*, Bronx Community College, City University of New York
    (908-98-76)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Roles for research mathematicians in K-$12$ mathematics education.
    David Allen Singer, Case Western Reserve University
    Susan L. Addington*, California State University, San Bernardino
    (908-98-117)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Writing to learn mathematics.
    Mahmoud Abu-Joudeh*, Saint Paul's College
    (908-98-185)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Leading the way to systemic change---innovations in teacher preparation programs.
    Elizabeth G. Yanik*, Emporia State University
    (908-98-379)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Simulation and family income.
    David E. Tepper*, Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York
    (908-98-544)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    What affects women's decisions to pursue graduate degrees in mathematics?
    Kathleen L. Bonn*, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
    (908-98-393)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations, II
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    On asymptotic behavior of non-monotone solutions of the Berman equation.
    Chunqing Lu*, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
    (908-34-196)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Unified economical model on time scale.
    Seenith Sivasundaram*, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    (908-34-177)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Existence criteria for periodic boundary value problems with singular coefficients.
    Josaphat A. Uvah*, University of West Florida
    (908-34-160)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Analytic solutions of a degenerated system of two nonlinear equations at an irregular type singularity.
    Po-Fang Hsieh*, Western Michigan University
    (908-34-141)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Singular perturbations in a non-linear viscoelasticity.
    James H. Liu*, James Madison University
    (908-34-48)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Positive solutions for nonlinear eigenvalue problems.
    Johnny L. Henderson*, Auburn University, Auburn
    Haiyan Wang, Michigan State University
    (908-34-13)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Stability of invariant sets on time scales.
    Zahia Drici*, Illinois Wesleyan University
    (908-34-804)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Standards for Introductory College Mathematics Courses Before Calculus, II
  Organizers:
  Gregory D. Foley, Sam Houston State University
  Jon Wilkin, Northern Virginia Community College
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Mathematics for critical thinking: A general education mathematics course.
    Curtis C. McKnight, University of Oklahoma
    Andy R. Magid*, University of Oklahoma
    (908-00-1322)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Problem solving as a graduation requirement.
    James R. Bozeman*, Lyndon State College
    Daisy C. McCoy, Lyndon State College
    (908-00-1304)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Projects for finite mathematics.
    Dale K. Hathaway*, Olivet Nazarene University
    (908-00-1316)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A standard for a terminal mathematics course in a liberal arts college.
    Julia Roman*, Incarnate Word College
    Reginald Traylor, Incarnate Word College
    (908-00-1324)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Explorations in geometry: A course for the liberal arts.
    Gregory A. Fredricks*, Lewis & Clark College
    (908-00-1312)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Mathematical modeling in the liberal arts class.
    Craig M. Johnson*, Marywood College
    (908-00-1318)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Sending secret messages: A how-to guide to cryptology.
    Steven Rex Benson*, University of New Hampshire
    (908-00-1303)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Chaotic Dynamics and Fractal Geometry, II
  Organizers:
  Denny Gulick, University of Maryland, College Park
  Jon W. Scott, Montgomery College
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Sierpinski polygons and polyhedra.
    Steven J. Schlicker*, Grand Valley State University
    (908-00-1065)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Creating landscapes with fractal geometry.
    Anne M. Burns*, C. W. Post Center-Long Island University
    (908-00-1053)
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Hyperchaos.
    James A. Yorke*, University of Maryland, College Park
    (908-00-1068)
  • 3:25 p.m.
    Fractional Brownian motion and characterization of on-off intermittency.
    Mingzhou Ding*, Florida Atlantic University
    (908-00-1054)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Extensions of Feigenbaum diagrams: There's more than just Cantor dust.
    Aaron David Klebanoff*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    John H. Rickert, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (908-00-1060)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Constructivism Across the Curriculum, II
  Organizers:
  David M. Mathews, Central Michigan University
  Keith E. Schwingendorf, Purdue University, North Central
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Constructivism in mathematics education---what does it mean?
    John Selden*, Tennessee Technological University
    Annie Selden, Tennessee Technological University
    (908-00-1086)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    The realization of a constructivist approach in the teaching of prospective elementary education teachers of mathematics.
    David Feikes*, Purdue University, North Central
    (908-00-1075)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    A constructivist approach to a course for elementary education majors.
    Anne E. Brown*, Indiana University, South Bend
    (908-00-1072)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Constructivism in the $AUGMENT$ program.
    Lawrence E. Copes*, Augsburg College
    (908-00-1073)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Using visual aid, the Stella Octangula for the group of rotations of a cube.
    Saeja Oh Kim*, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
    (908-00-1082)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    A constructivist text for discrete mathematics.
    William E. Fenton*, Bellarmine College
    (908-00-1076)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Active Learning Strategies for Statistics and Probability, II
  Organizers:
  Mary R. Parker, Austin Community College
  Allan J. Rossman, Dickinson College
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Some recommendation for teaching the reasoning of statistical inference.
    Allan J. Rossman*, Dickinson College
    (908-00-1024)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    An appraisal of some active learning techniques in applied statistics courses.
    John D. McKenzie, Jr.*, Babson College
    (908-00-1018)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Some tips for helping students in introductory statistics classes carry out successful data analysis projects.
    Anne D. Sevin*, Framingham State College
    (908-00-1026)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    All for a penny: Statistical activities using coins.
    Robin H. Lock*, Saint Lawrence University
    (908-00-1016)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Brains, elasticities, and slime: An activity for teaching transformations.
    George W. Cobb*, Mount Holyoke College
    (908-00-1004)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Using surveys and the $CBL$ to bring real data into an applied statistics course.
    Randall F. Westhoff*, Bemidji State University
    (908-00-1031)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Interactive statistics.
    Martha Bilotti-Aliaga*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    (908-00-1000)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    College credit for a high school statistics course.
    Mary R. Parker*, Austin Community College
    (908-00-1020)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
  JPBM Session
  What the media look for in a math story.
  Moderators:
  Carol S. Wood, Wesleyan University
  Organizers:
  Richard H. Herman, Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
  Kathleen Holmay, Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Committee on the Teaching of Undergraduate Mathematics Panel Discussion
  Making teaching more public.
  Panelists:
  Linda H. Boyd, DeKalb Community College
  Steven Dunbar, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  Bonnie Gold, Wabash College
  Organizers:
  James R. C. Leitzel, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  Panelists:
  Miriam Leiva, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
  Eli Passow, Temple University, Philadelphia
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
  Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion
  The training of teaching assistants.
  Organizers:
  Kevin E. Charlwood, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  Panelists:
  Edward F. Aboufadel, Southern Connecticut State University
  Suzanne M. Lenhart, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  Michael J. McAsey, Bradley University
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  AMS Electronic Products and Services Presentation
  The Internet and the World Wide Web.
  Organizers:
  Wendy A. Bucci, American Mathematical Society
  Ralph E. Youngen, American Mathematical Society
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 3:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Case studies in effective undergraduate mathematics programs.
  Moderators:
  Alan C. Tucker, State University of New York, Stony Brook
  Panelists:
  Linda H. Boyd, DeKalb Community College
  David J. Lutzer, College of William & Mary
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Geometric graphs.
  Janos Pach*, Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary
  (908-00-902)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 4:25 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Joint Prize Session and Reception
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  Recpetion for Two-Year Colleges
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
  MER Banquet
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on Innovations in Teaching Linear Algebra, II
  Organizers:
  Donald R. LaTorre, Clemson University
  David C. Lay, University of Maryland, College Park
  Steven J. Leon, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  

  • 7:00 p.m.
    A national survey of linear algebra teaching.
    David C. Lay*, University of Maryland, College Park
    (908-00-1143)
  • 7:25 p.m.
    Elementary linear algebra: Whom are we teaching and what are we trying to accomplish.
    Charles R. Johnson*, College of William & Mary
    (908-00-1140)
  • 7:45 p.m.
    More linear algebra in the high school curriculum: A help or hindrance?
    A. Duane Porter*, University of Wyoming
    (908-00-1146)
  • 8:05 p.m.
    Reviewing prerequisite material in second course linear algebra.
    David H. Carlson*, San Diego State University
    (908-00-1125)
  • 8:25 p.m.
    Matrices in science and engineering.
    Gilbert Strang*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (908-00-1148)
  • 8:50 p.m.
    The use of portfolios in teaching linear algebra.
    Luz Maria DeAlba*, Drake University
    (908-00-1130)
  • 9:10 p.m.
    Examples of group projects.
    Brian P. Hopkins*, University of Washington
    (908-00-1139)
  • 9:30 p.m.
    Reforming linear algebra and its effects.
    Jeffrey D. Farmer*, University of Northern Colorado
    Tabitha Young Mingus, University of Northern Colorado
    (908-00-1133)
  • 9:50 p.m.
    A computer-based linear algebra course emphasizing understanding of traditional concepts.
    Janet L. Beery*, University of Redlands
    Alexander E. Koonce, University of Redlands
    (908-00-1120)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on The Uses of History in the Teaching of Mathematics
  Organizers:
  Florence D. Fasanelli, Mathematical Association of America
  Victor J. Katz, University of District of Columbia
  V. Frederick Rickey, Bowling Green State University
  

  • 7:00 p.m.
    Introduction by V. Frederick Rickey
  • 7:05 p.m.
    History and the reform of undergraduate mathematics.
    Alphonse Buccino*, Contemporary Communications, Inc.
    (908-00-1345)
  • 7:25 p.m.
    Using original sources in class.
    Gary S. Stoudt*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (908-00-1353)
  • 7:40 p.m.
    Galileo and Maria Gaetana Agnesi examine infinitesimals.
    Fredric J. Zerla*, University of South Florida
    (908-00-1354)
  • 8:00 p.m.
    De Beaune's proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.
    C. Edward Sandifer*, Western Connecticut State University
    Cynthia B. Gubitose, Western Connecticut State University
    (908-00-1352)
  • 8:20 p.m.
    Euler's discovery of the gamma function in a math history course.
    Stacy G. Langton*, University of San Diego
    (908-00-1349)
  • 8:40 p.m.
    Problems and puzzles in history of mathematics research.
    Kim Plofker*, Brown University
    (908-00-1351)
  • 8:55 p.m.
    Benjamin Banneker and double position.
    Leon M. Cohen*, Hampden-Sydney College
    Kristen Alynne Haring, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    Joyce Janiga, Paradise Valley Community College
    Kenneth L. Jones, American University
    Laura B. Smith, North Carolina Central University
    Marian W. Smith, Florida A&M University
    (908-00-1348)
  • 9:15 p.m.
    The report of the Committee of Fifteen in $1912$: How it affected the secondary curriculum.
    Steve Butcher, University of Central Arkansas
    Charles B. Pierre, Clark Atlanta University
    Harry B. Coonce*, Mankato State University
    (908-00-1347)
  • 9:30 p.m.
    The historical development of mathematics examinations.
    Lilian Metlitzky, California Polytechnic State University
    Agnes Tuska*, California State University, Fresno
    (908-00-1350)
  • 9:45 p.m.
    The early history of the Cornell University Mathematics Department.
    Gary G. Cochell*, Culver-Stockton College
    (908-00-1346)
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  MAA Committee on Participation of Women Presentations
  Are we there yet? Encouraging women in mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Carole B. Lacampagne, U.S. Department of Education
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  MAA Poster Session
  Projects under the Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement-Leadership in Laboratory Development programs.
  Organizers:
  Earl Fife, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  Reunion for Calculus Reform Workshop Participants
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
• Thursday January 11, 1996, 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  MAA Presentation
  Department chairs session: Encouraging departmental change.
  Organizers:
  James R.C. Leitzel, University of Nebraska, Lincoln