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1999 Joint Mathematics Meetings
San Antonio, TX, January 13-16, 1999
Meeting #939
Associate secretaries:
Susan J Friedlander, AMS susan@math.northwestern.edu
James J Tattersall, MAA tat@providence.edu
Thursday January 14, 1999
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Joint Meetings Registration
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 7:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
MAA Session on Geometry in the Classroom in the Next Millennium, I
Organizers:
Colm K. Mulcahy, Spelman College colm@mathcs.emory.edu
David W. Henderson, Cornell University
Barry Schiller, Rhode Island College
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7:30 a.m.
{\bit Geometry is Alive.}
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7:30 a.m.
Consciousness: The Last Frontier of Geometry.
Catherine A. Gorini*, Maharishi University of Management
(939-H1-199)
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7:30 a.m.
Geometry and the Arts.
Ann Robertson*, Connecticut College
Stanley J Wertheimer, Connecticut College
(939-H1-660)
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7:30 a.m.
Geometry is alive - long live geometry!
Colm K Mulcahy*, Spelman College
(939-H1-1143)
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8:20 a.m.
Discussion.
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8:40 a.m.
{\bit Geometry in the World.}
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8:40 a.m.
Teaching the Geometry Needed for Communication Industry Technologies.
Joseph Malkevitch*, York College(CUNY)
(939-H1-428)
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8:40 a.m.
Discrete Geometry as Applied Mathematics.
Walter J Whiteley*, York University
(939-H1-507)
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8:40 a.m.
Geometry in computer graphics.
Ahlam E.H. Tannouri*, Morgan State University
Sam F. Tannouri, Morgan State University
(939-H1-615)
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8:40 a.m.
Symmetry, rigid motions, and a fourth dimension.
John McCuan*, UC Berkeley
(939-H1-743)
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9:40 a.m.
Discussion.
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10:00 a.m.
{\bit Multiple Aspects of Teaching Geometry.}
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10:00 a.m.
Integrating Approaches to Geometry.
Thomas Q. Sibley*, St. John's University
(939-H1-246)
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10:00 a.m.
Internet Mentoring for Isolated Geometry Professors.
David E. Boliver*, Univ. of Central Oklahoma
(939-H1-362)
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10:00 a.m.
What's Going on in Rhode Island High School Geometry.
Ann E. Moskol*, Rhode Island College
(939-H1-493)
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10:00 a.m.
Geometry--A Multiple Perspective Approach.
Ockle E Johnson*, Keene State College
(939-H1-645)
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10:40 a.m.
Discussion.
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 7:40 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
MAA Session on Teaching Statistics: Teaching the Reasoning and New Technological Tools, II
Organizers:
Dexter C. Whittinghill, Rowan University whittinghill@rowan.edu
Franklin A. Wattenberg, National Science Foundation
Mary R. Parker, Austin Community College
Donald L. Bentley, Pomona College
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7:40 a.m.
Introduction by Mary Parker.
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7:45 a.m.
Census 2000, a statistical opportunity.
Stanley E. Seltzer*, Ithaca College
John C. Maceli, Ithaca College
(939-C1-1215)
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8:05 a.m.
Life's a Risk! An Interdisciplinary and Interactive Statistics Course .
Linda C Thiel*, Ursinus College
(939-C1-296)
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8:25 a.m.
Data Analysis in Environmental Studies.
Stuart F Boersma*, Alfred University
Gordon L Godshalk, Alfred University
(939-C1-581)
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8:40 a.m.
The Role of Formulas in Teaching Statistical Reasoning.
Lawrence M Lesser*, University of Northern Colorado
(939-C1-293)
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8:55 a.m.
Sequencing Topics in Introductory Statistics: A Debate on What to Teach When.
Beth L Chance, University of the Pacific
Allan J Rossman*, Dickinson College
(939-C1-235)
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9:15 a.m.
Common Misconceptions About Scatterplots, Correlation, and Linear Regression.
Curtis C. McKnight*, University of Oklahoma
(939-C1-1043)
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9:30 a.m.
Statistical Reasoning for Health Care Professionals.
Ginger Holmes Rowell*, MAA
(939-C1-924)
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9:45 a.m.
Using Technology to Improve Statistical Reasoning.
Joan B Garfield*, University of Minnesota
Robert delMas, University of Minnesota
Beth Chance, University of the Pacific
(939-C1-644)
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10:05 a.m.
Acquiring Data from the Class for the Class.
J. Charles Jacobson*, Assistant Professor
(939-C1-727)
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10:20 a.m.
Technology and coin tossing.
Leonard J Lipkin*, University of North Florida
(939-C1-351)
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10:35 a.m.
Using MAPLE to Find p.d.f.'s of Sums of Random Variables.
Elliot A. Tanis*, Hope College
(939-C1-521)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, III
Organizers:
William H. Barker, Bowdoin College
Jerry L. Bona, University of Texas at Austin
Naomi Fisher, University of Illinois at Chicago ndfisher@uic.edu
Kenneth C. Millett, University of California Santa Barbara
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8:00 a.m.
Alignment of Mathematics Tests and Mathematics Reforms.
Norman L. Webb*, University of WI-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
(939-97-1024)
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8:30 a.m.
Standardized tests: What do they tell you about students? What do they tell students (teachers, parents, school boards, and administrators) about mathematics?
Cathy Kessel*, University of California, Berkeley, CA
(939-98-703)
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9:00 a.m.
Gender Differences in Problem Solving Strategies.
Ann Gallagher, Educational Testing Service
Mary Morley*, Educational Testing Service
(939-98-1047)
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9:30 a.m.
Let's evaluate education 'reforms', past and present.
Andrew M Gleason*, Harvard University
(939-98-913)
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10:00 a.m.
Seven years of calculus reform at the University of Michigan.
Morton Brown*, University of Michigan
(939-98-594)
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10:30 a.m.
Calculus Reform at Maryland--Past and Future .
Ron Lipsman*, University of Maryland
(939-98-398)
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11:00 a.m.
Moving ahead together.
William J Davis*, The Ohio State University
(939-98-1017)
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11:30 a.m.
Strategies for Mathematics Departments to Prepare Future Teachers.
Marjorie Enneking*, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
(939-98-1142)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
AMS-ASL Special Session on Model Theory and Its Applications, III
Organizers:
Anand Pillay, MSRI and University of Illinois, Urbana pillay@math.uiuc.edu
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8:00 a.m.
The Model Theory of Partial Differential Fields.
Tracey Baldwin McGrail*, Marist College
(939-03-588)
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8:30 a.m.
Ordinal dimensions of the theory of differentially closed fields.
wai yan Pong*, University of Illinois at Chicago
(939-03-313)
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9:00 a.m.
Countable Models for Random Discrete Structures.
Joel H Spencer*, Courant Institute
(939-03-315)
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9:30 a.m.
Break.
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10:00 a.m.
Difference subgroups of commutative algebraic groups over finite fields.
Jose' F Voloch*, Dept. Math., Univ. Texas
(939-11-125)
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10:30 a.m.
Diophantine Geometry of the Torsion of a Drinfeld Module .
Thomas W Scanlon*, University of California, Berkeley
(939-11-785)
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11:00 a.m.
Stable theories with a new predicate.
Enrique Casanovas*, University of Barcelona
Martin Ziegler, University of Freiburg
(939-03-365)
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11:30 a.m.
Finite and Infinite Model Theory.
John T. Baldwin*, University of Illinois at Chicago
(939-03-292)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
AMS Special Session on Banach Spaces of Holomorphic Functions and Operators on These Spaces, III
Organizers:
Benjamin A. Lotto, Vassar College
Pamela B. Gorkin, Bucknell University pgorkin@bucknell.edu
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8:00 a.m.
Angular Distribution of Mass by Bergman Functions.
Donald E. Marshall*, University of Washington
Wayne Smith, University of Hawaii
(939-30-168)
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8:30 a.m.
Interpolating sequences in the spectrum of $H^\infty$.
Raymond R. Mortini*, Universite de Metz (France)
(939-46-45)
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9:00 a.m.
A Peak Point Theorem.
Alexander J Izzo*, Bowling Green State University
John T Anderson, College of the Holy Cross
(939-46-603)
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9:30 a.m.
Bourgain and minimal envelope algebras of Douglas algebras.
Carroll Guillory*, University of Southwestern Louisiana
(939-46-216)
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10:00 a.m.
A distance estimate for finitely generated ideals in Douglas algebras.
Daniel Suarez*, University of Buenos Aires
(939-46-179)
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10:30 a.m.
Vertical variation of harmonic functions.
Michael D. O'Neill*, University of Texas, El Paso
(939-30-139)
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11:00 a.m.
Weak infinite powers of Blaschke products.
Keiji Izuchi*, Dept. of Math., Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
(939-46-145)
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11:30 a.m.
Interpolating sequences in spaces with complete Nevanlinna-Pick kernels.
Jim Agler, UC San Diego
John E. McCarthy*, Washington University
(939-46-166)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
AMS Special Session on Commutative Algebra, III
Organizers:
Scott Thomas Chapman, Trinity University schapman@trinity.edu
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8:00 a.m.
Lifting trees of prime ideals to Bezout extension domains.
David E. Dobbs*, University of Tennessee
Marco Fontana, Universita degli Studi, Roma Tre
(939-13-35)
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8:30 a.m.
Distinguished domains.
Daniel D. Anderson*, The University of Iowa
Muhammad Zafrullah, The University of Iowa
(939-13-234)
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9:00 a.m.
A Bracket Power Characterization of Analytic Spread One Ideals.
Louis J Ratliff, University of California
David E Rush*, University of California
(939-13-449)
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9:30 a.m.
Divisibility in A + XB[X] Domains.
David F Anderson*, University of Tennessee
(939-13-498)
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10:00 a.m.
Sets of lengths.
Alfred Geroldinger*, Karl-Franzens-Universit\"at-Graz
(939-13-340)
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10:30 a.m.
Elasticity of finitely generated domains.
Florian Kainrath*, Institut f. Mathematik, Universitaet Graz
(939-13-591)
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11:00 a.m.
Some Combinatorial Problems related to Arithmetic Properties of Krull Domains.
Weidong Gao*, University of Petroleum, Beijing
(939-13-379)
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11:30 a.m.
An Application of Homology to the Group of Divisibilty.
Jim B Coykendall*, North Dakota State University
(939-13-899)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Topology, III
Organizers:
Laura M. Anderson, Texas A \& M University laura.anderson@math.tamu.edu
Jonathan P. McCammond, Texas A \& M University jon.mccammond@math.tamu.edu
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8:00 a.m.
Secondary 2-Complexes and Link Invariants .
Mike Dyer, University of Oregon
Jens Harlander, JWG-Universitat Frankfurt
Michael P. Hitchman*, Lewis & Clark College
Jim Howie, Heriot-Watt University
(939-57-933)
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8:30 a.m.
Nontrival embeddings of polygonal intervals and unknots in 3-space.
Heather M Johnston*, Rutgers University
Jason H Cantarella, University of Pennsylvania
(939-57-729)
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9:00 a.m.
Geometric embeddings of simplicial complexes in a Euclidean space.
Isabella Novik*, The Hebrew University
(939-05-544)
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9:30 a.m.
On new lower bound theorems for polytopes and combinatorial manifolds.
Eric Sparla*, Universitaet Stuttgart
(939-52-1180)
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10:00 a.m.
Recoverable subgroups of the Hawaiian earring group.
William A. Bogley*, Oregon State University
Allan J. Sieradski, University of Oregon
(939-57-733)
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10:30 a.m.
On the cohomology of orbit configuration spaces.
Eva-Maria E. Feichtner*, Institute for Advanced Study
G"unter M. Ziegler, Technische Universit"at Berlin
(939-55-923)
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11:00 a.m.
Tessellations of Moduli Spaces and the Dissections of Polygons.
Satyan L Devadoss*, Johns Hopkins University
(939-55-127)
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11:30 a.m.
Syzygies among row operations and Stasheff polytopes.
Mikhail M Kapranov*, Northwestern University
Masahico Saito, University of South Florida
(939-20-950)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
AMS Special Session on The Functional and Harmonic Analysis of Wavelets, III
Organizers:
Lawrence W. Baggett, University of Colorado baggett@euclid.colorado.edu
David R. Larson, Texas A \& M University larson@math.tamu.edu
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8:00 a.m.
Ruelle operators: Functions which are harmonic with respect to a transfer operator.
Palle E.T. Jorgensen*, The University of Iowa
(939-41-114)
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8:30 a.m.
Generalized Multiresolution Analyses and Wavelets.
Lawrence W Baggett, University of Colorado
Herbert A Medina, Loyola Marymount University
Kathy D Merrill*, Colorado College
(939-43-606)
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9:00 a.m.
On the dimension function of orthonormal wavelets.
Manos Papadakis*, University of Athens
(939-41-1181)
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9:30 a.m.
On certain paths of wavelets.
Carl M. Pearcy*, Texas A & M Univ.
David Larson, Texas A & M Univ.
Eugen Ionascu, U. of Georgia
(939-42-1111)
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10:00 a.m.
Square-integrable representations and integrable actions.
Marc A. Rieffel*, University of California, Berkeley
(939-46-446)
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10:30 a.m.
Completeness in the set of wavelets.
Gustavo Garrigos, Washington U in Saint Louis
Darrin Speegle*, Saint Louis University
(939-43-27)
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11:00 a.m.
Compactly Supported Refinable Functions with Infinite Masks.
Gilbert Strang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vasily Strela*, Dartmouth College
Ding-Xuan Zhou, City University of Hong Kong
(939-41-95)
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11:30 a.m.
Wavelet Decompositions Arising From Dilations of the Heisenberg Group.
Keith F. Taylor*, University of Saskatchewan
(939-43-318)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
AMS Special Session on Discrete Models and Difference Equations, III
Organizers:
Saber Elaydi, Trinity University selaydi@trinity.edu
Gerry Ladas, University of Rhode Island gladas@math.uri.edu
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8:00 a.m.
Inclusion Principle for Discrete Dynamic Systems .
Dragoslav D Siljak*, Santa Clara University
Srdjan S Stankovic, University of Belgrade
(939-93-457)
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8:30 a.m.
Difference Equations and Discriminants for Discrete Orthogonal Polynomials.
Mourad E. H. Ismail*, University of South Florida
(939-33-131)
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9:00 a.m.
Numerical Approximations Using Chebyshev Polynomial Expansions.
Bogdan Mihaila, University of NH
Ioana Mihaila*, Coastal Carolina University
(939-65-305)
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9:30 a.m.
Explicit Discretizations of First-Order ODE's.
Ronald E. Mickens*, Clark Atlanta University
(939-39-193)
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10:00 a.m.
The Variational Equation for Finite Difference Equations and some Biological Applications.
David A. Sanchez*, Texas A&M University
(939-39-107)
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10:30 a.m.
Successive Differences on Vectors of Integers.
Charles J. Kicey*, Valdosta State University
Christopher J. Lennard, University of Pittsburgh
Jun Ji, Valdosta State University
(939-11-48)
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11:00 a.m.
An Elementary Approach to Transversality Conditions for Bifurcation.
Mario U Martelli*, CSU Fullerton
Sindi Suzanne, CSU Fullerton
Gareguin Mikaelian, CSU Fullerton
(939-39-36)
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11:30 a.m.
Trigonometric Transformations of Symplectic Difference Systems.
Martin J Bohner*, University of Missouri--Rolla
Ond\v{r}ej Do\v{s}l\'{y}, Masaryk University and Czech Academy of Sciences
(939-39-201)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
AMS Special Session on Recent Developments in Differential Geometry, III
Organizers:
Huai-Dong Cao, Texas A \& M University cao@math.tamu.edu
Jian Zhou, Texas A \& M University zhou@math.tamu.edu
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8:00 a.m.
Virasoro Constraints for Quantum Cohomology.
Xiaobo Liu*, MIT
Gang Tian, MIT
(939-53-269)
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8:30 a.m.
Frobenius Manifolds And Virasoro Constraints.
Boris Dubrovin, International School For Advanced Studies, Trieste
Youjin Zhang*, Kyoto University
(939-53-567)
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9:00 a.m.
DGBV algebras of Calabi-Yau manifolds and mirror symmetry.
Huai-Dong Cao, Texas A&M University
Jian Zhou*, Texas A&M University
(939-53-872)
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9:30 a.m.
Kalkman Localization in Generalized Equivariant Cohomology Theories.
David S Metzler*, Rice University
(939-53-898)
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10:00 a.m.
On the Equivalence of Multiplicative Structures in Floer Homology and Quantum Homology.
Gang Liu*, Dept. of Math. UCLA
Gang Tian, Dept. of Math. MIT
(939-53-931)
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10:30 a.m.
On fundamental groups of positively curved manifolds.
Karsten Grove, University of Maryland
Krishnan Shankar*, University of Maryland
(939-53-420)
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11:00 a.m.
An obstruction to the conformal compactification of Riemannian manifolds.
Seongtag Kim*, SungKyunKwan University, South Korea
(939-53-1173)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
AMS Special Session on Singularities in Algebraic and Analytic Geometry, III
Organizers:
Caroline Grant Melles, U.S. Naval Academy cgg@nadn.navy.mil
Ruth I. Michler, University of North Texas michler@unt.edu
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8:00 a.m.
An Explicit Construction of Complete Kahler Saper Metrics by means of Desingularization.
Caroline Grant Melles*, U. S. Naval Academy
Pierre Milman, University of Toronto
(939-14-814)
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8:30 a.m.
Stratification conditions, plane sections and equisingularity.
Terence J. Gaffney*, Northeastern University
(939-32-352)
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9:00 a.m.
Resolution of singularities and its history.
Shreeram S. Abhyankar*, Purdue University
(939-14-32)
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10:00 a.m.
"Weakly" Elliptic Gorenstein Singularities of Surfaces.
Andras Nemethi*, The Ohio State University
(939-14-119)
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11:00 a.m.
A Resolution Algorithm for a Special Class of Hypersurface Singularities.
Andr\'as N\'emethi, The Ohio State University
\'Agnes Szil\'ard*, The Ohio State University
(939-14-144)
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11:30 a.m.
Minimal models and boundedness of stable varieties.
Kalle Karu*, Boston University
(939-14-664)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
MAA Minicourse \#2: Part B
Mathematical finance.
Organizers:
Walter R. Stromquist, Berwyn, PA
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
MAA Minicourse \#8: Part B
Teaching a course in the history of mathematics.
Organizers:
Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia
V. Frederick Rickey, U. S. Military Academy
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
AMS Session on Associative Algebras
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8:00 a.m.
A Note on the Radical of a Convolution Algebra.
Jason P. Huffman*, University of Southwestern Louisiana
Henry E. Heatherly, AMS
(939-16-236)
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8:15 a.m.
Weighted quantum planes and Veronese embeddings.
Darin R. Stephenson*, Hope College
(939-16-429)
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8:30 a.m.
Quantum projective three spaces which embed weighted quantum planes.
Geoffrey D. Dietz*, University of Dayton
Ryan S. Higginbottom*, Bucknell University
Darin R. Stephenson, Hope College
(939-16-432)
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8:45 a.m.
Lie Isomorphisms in *-prime GPI rings.
Philip S., Blau*, College of General Studies, Boston University
W. S. Martindale, III, University of Massachusetts
(939-16-461)
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9:00 a.m.
Images of Quadratic Functions on the Ring ${\bf Z}_{pq}$.
Lenny K Jones, Shippensburg University
Gary C Hull*, Shippensburg University
(939-16-479)
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9:15 a.m.
Rings That Contain Exactly One Zero Divisor.
Lenny K Jones, Shippensburg University
Beth A Stockslager*, Shippensburg University
(939-16-480)
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9:30 a.m.
Global Dimension Four Extensions of Artin-Schelter Regular Algebras.
Thomas Cassidy*, University of Oregon
(939-16-628)
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9:45 a.m.
On Artin-Schelter Regular Algebras of Global Dimension Four with Finite Point Schemes.
Christopher J Brazfield*, University of Oregon
(939-16-916)
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10:00 a.m.
Square-free $D$-Algebras.
Barbara K D'Ambrosia*, John Carroll University
(939-16-1023)
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10:15 a.m.
$\pi$-Regular Band Graded Rings of Bounded Index.
Hema Gopalakrishnan*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(939-16-1053)
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10:30 a.m.
Primitive ideals in Hopf algebra extensions.
Mark C Wilson*, Northern Illinois University
(939-16-1188)
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10:45 a.m.
Relative algebraic structures.
Amir M. Rahimi*, Sacramento, CA
(939-08-754)
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11:00 a.m.
Parity Quasi-complexes and Non-abelian Cohomology.
Lucian M Ionescu*, Kansas State University
(939-18-326)
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11:15 a.m.
The Hopf Ring for the Spectrum $bo$.
Dena S Cowen*, John Carroll University
(939-55-716)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
AMS Session on Fourier Analysis
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8:00 a.m.
Determining sets for trigonometric series.
J. Marshall Ash*, DePaul University
Sh. T. Tetunashvili, Georgian Technical University
(939-42-775)
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8:15 a.m.
Constructing Multicoiflets.
David K Ruch*, Sam Houston State University
(939-42-123)
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8:30 a.m.
Singular integrals related to block spaces.
AbdelNaser J Al-Hasan*, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Dashan Fan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(939-42-526)
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8:45 a.m.
Projective Fourier Analysis for Patterns.
Jacek Turski*, University of Houston-Downtown
(939-42-653)
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9:00 a.m.
Limiting cases of Sobolev inequalities.
Michael Pearson*, Mississippi State University
(939-42-693)
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9:15 a.m.
Compression of Stereo Data with vector-valued wavelets.
Magdalena Mosbo*, Kansas State University
(939-42-897)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
AMS Session on Sequences and Series
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8:00 a.m.
Absolute comparison theorems for double weighted mean and double Cesaro means.
Billy E. Rhoades*, Indiana University
(939-40-82)
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8:15 a.m.
Conditional convergence of infinite products.
William F. Trench*, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
(939-40-135)
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8:30 a.m.
Four Dimensional Characterization of Double Sequences Limit Points.
Richard F Patterson*, Duquesne University
(939-40-700)
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8:45 a.m.
Matrix transformations of statistical cores of complex sequences.
Jinlu Li, Shawnee State University
John A. Fridy*, Kent State University
(939-40-711)
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9:00 a.m.
When Ermakoff Meets Dini.
Joseph G Gaskin*, Oswego State University
William F Ford, NASA, Lewis, CSD
(939-40-1050)
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9:15 a.m.
Closed-form summation: interplay between discrete and continuous.
Joseph Wiener, University of Texas-Pan American
Miguel Paredes*, University of Texas-Pan American
(939-98-94)
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9:30 a.m.
DeMoivre's theorem in summation and integration formulas.
Bella Wiener*, University of Texas-Pan American
Joseph Wiener, University of Texas-Pan American
(939-98-103)
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9:45 a.m.
$x_{n+1}=\frac{A}{x_{n-1}}-\frac{1}{x_n}$.
Richard C DeVault*, Northwestern St, Univ. of LA
Lisa R Galminas, Northwestern St. Univ. of LA
(939-39-106)
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10:00 a.m.
Deriving Binomial Coefficient Identities By Recurrence Relations.
Lung Feng Chen*, Brigham Young University
(939-39-159)
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10:15 a.m.
Sections and lacunary sums of linearly recurrent sequences. W.
Luis Verde-Star*, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City
(939-39-1048)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
AMS Session on Geometry
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8:00 a.m.
An Extension of Harvey's Formula.
Robert J. Gregorac*, Iowa State University
(939-51-225)
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8:15 a.m.
Two Propositios Related to Stiener-Lehmus Theorem.
Rahim G Karimpour*, Southern Illinois University
(939-51-478)
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8:30 a.m.
Isoperimetric Inequalities for Some Types of Polygons.
Alane S Ferland*, University of Massachusetts(Amherst)
(939-51-1025)
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8:45 a.m.
Quantified resolutions: topological properties and geometric applications.
Stephen H. Harnish*, Bluffton College
(939-51-1178)
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9:00 a.m.
Fluctuation of sectional curvature for closed hypersurfaces.
Marius Overholt*, University of Tromso
(939-53-41)
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9:15 a.m.
Vector fields on non orientable Klein surfaces.
Dorin Ghisa*, York University, Toronto, Canada
Ilie Barza, Lulea University, Lulea, Sweden
(939-53-147)
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9:30 a.m.
Gauge Transformations and Thomas-Whitehead Projective Connections.
Craig William Roberts*, Southeast Missouri State University
(939-53-215)
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9:45 a.m.
Finiteness Theorems for Fiber Bundles.
Kristopher R Tapp*, University of Pennsylvania
(939-53-389)
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10:00 a.m.
Product submanifolds of almost r-paracontact Riemannian manifolds.
Andrew J Bucki*, OSSM
(939-53-451)
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10:15 a.m.
The Geometry of Foliations.
Richard H. Escobales,, Jr.*, Canisius College
(939-53-627)
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10:30 a.m.
The Isoperimetric Problem for Curl.
Jason H Cantarella*, University of Pennsylvania
(939-53-672)
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10:45 a.m.
Asymptotically Flat Eight Dimensional Manifolds.
Raquel E Maderazo*, The University of California, Los Angeles
(939-53-738)
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11:00 a.m.
Self-Linking and Convexity of Space Curves.
Edgar J Fuller, Jr*, University of Georgia
(939-53-996)
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11:15 a.m.
Simple Closed Elastic Curves in Hyperbolic 2-Space.
Daniel H Steinberg*, Oberlin College
(939-53-1108)
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11:30 a.m.
Area minimization and holonomy on the Veronese surface.
Luke A Higgins*, Brigham Young University
(939-49-1104)
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11:45 a.m.
Tailored calibrations for proving area minimization.
Gary R. Lawlor*, Brigham Young University
(939-49-1114)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
MAA Session on Discrete Mathematics Revisited, I
Organizers:
Richard K. Molnar, Macalester College molnar@macalester.edu
Suzanne M. Molnar, College of St. Catherine
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8:00 a.m.
Discrete Math Revisited--Why, When, and How?
Richard K. Molnar, Macalester College
Suzanne M. Molnar*, College of St. Catherine
(939-J1-680)
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8:20 a.m.
Discrete Mathematics, Then and Now.
Stephen B Maurer*, Swarthmore College
(939-J1-538)
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8:40 a.m.
Linkages, applications, and challenges in teaching discrete math.
Michael J. Bradley, Merrimack College
Thomas C. Hull*, Merrimack College
(939-J1-500)
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9:00 a.m.
An Entry-level Discrete Dynamical Systems Course.
Dick J Jardine*, USMA
(939-J1-817)
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9:20 a.m.
The Role of Difference Equations as a Precursor to Calculus and Differential Equations Courses.
Sheldon P Gordon*, SUNY at Farmingdale
(939-J1-519)
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9:40 a.m.
Epidemic Modeling: MATLAB exercises for an undergraduate course in Mathematical Methods in Biology.
Elizabeth S Allman*, UNCA
(939-J1-839)
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10:00 a.m.
Using the MATLAB software package to teach the discrete mathematics needed by computer science majors.
Dick A. Wood*, Seattle Pacific University
(939-J1-539)
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10:20 a.m.
Infusion of Algorithms, Recursion, and Induction into a Discrete Mathematics Course.
Robert C. Mers*, North Carolina A \& T State University
Albert C. Esterline, North Carolina A \& T State University
Shearon A. Brown, North Carolina A \& T State University
(939-J1-900)
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10:40 a.m.
A prerequisite discrete math course for prospective master's students in computer science.
Richard Johnsonbaugh*, DePaul University
(939-J1-302)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
MAA Women and Mathematics Network Poster Session
Outreach programs for women and girls in mathematics.
Organizers:
Kathleen A. Sullivan, Seattle University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Project NExT Panel Discussion
Summer research opportunities for faculty in industry and government.
Organizers:
Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Panelists:
Alfred Hales, Center for Communications, San Diego
M. Leigh Lunsford, Alabama A\&M University
William Y. Velez, University of Arizona
Moderators:
Joseph A. Gallian,
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Mathematical Sciences Employment Register
Interviews only.
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
AMS Special Session on Hamiltonian Mechanics: Applications to Celestial Mechanics and Chemistry, III
Organizers:
Michael K. Rudnev, The University of Texas at Austin mru@math.utexas.edu
Stephen R. Wiggins, California Institute of Technology wiggins@cds.caltech.edu
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8:30 a.m.
Geometric approaches to low-dimensional manifolds in chemical systems approaching equilibrium.
Michael J. Davis*, Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Rex T Skodje, University of Colorado
(939-70-852)
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9:00 a.m.
Altering the course of Hamiltonian dynamics.
Herschel Rabitz*, Princeton University
(939-49-847)
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9:30 a.m.
Molecular gyroscopes: Model studies of torsion-rotation interaction in molecules.
John H. Frederick*, University of Nevada
James T. Vivian, University of California, Davis
(939-70-630)
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10:00 a.m.
Simultaneous Binary Collision Singularities.
Mohamed S. ElBialy*, University of Toledo
(939-70-626)
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10:30 a.m.
Geometric structures and diffusions.
Rafael de la Llave*, University of Texas
(939-34-602)
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11:00 a.m.
The anisotropic Manev problem.
Florin Diacu*, University of Victoria
(939-70-607)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
AWM Emmy Noether Lecture
Aperiodic dynamical systems.
Krystyna M Kuperberg*, Auburn University
(939-58-599)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
MAA Special Presentation on the Legacy of R. L. Moore
"Challenge in the Classroom" film screenings at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Organizers:
Albert C. Lewis, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Ben Fitzpatrick, Jr., Auburn University
Donald J. Albers, MAA
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Books Sales and Exhibits
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
MAA Invited Address
The History of Mathematics and its Future.
John Fauvel*, The Open University
(939-01-912)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#13: Part B
Getting students involved in undergraduate research.
Organizers:
Aparna W. Higgins, University of Dayton
Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota-Duluth
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#4: Part B
The mathematics of the perfect shuffle.
Organizers:
S. Brent Morris, National Security Agency
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#5: Part B
Building custom classroom capsules with Maple programming.
Organizers:
Douglas E. Ensley, Shippensburg University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II
Symplectic geometry from a dynamical systems point of view: {II}.
Helmut H. Hofer*, Courant Institute
(939-58-495)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
AMS Invited Address
Alterations in Algebraic Geometry.
Aise Johan de Jong*, MIT
(939-14-1073)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, IV
Organizers:
William H. Barker, Bowdoin College
Jerry L. Bona, University of Texas at Austin
Naomi Fisher, University of Illinois at Chicago ndfisher@uic.edu
Kenneth C. Millett, University of California Santa Barbara
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2:15 p.m.
A Regional Partnership .
Ramesh Gangolli*, University of Washington
(939-97-960)
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2:45 p.m.
A New Approach to "Math for Elementary Teachers".
Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State University
(939-96-512)
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3:15 p.m.
Changes in Collegiate Math Instruction: Broadening the Experience.
Richard H Herman*, University of Illinois
(939-98-1106)
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3:45 p.m.
Between a rock and a hard place.
Ronald G Douglas*, Texas A & M University
(939-00-325)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
AMS-ASL Special Session on Model Theory and Its Applications, IV
Organizers:
Anand Pillay, MSRI and University of Illinois, Urbana pillay@math.uiuc.edu
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2:15 p.m.
Differential Algebraic Groups.
Phyllis J Cassidy*, Smith College
(939-12-1034)
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2:45 p.m.
Stability in simplicity.
ByungHan Kim*, MIT
(939-03-932)
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3:15 p.m.
Some novel aspects of the computation of the uncountable spectrum.
Bradd Hart*, McMaster University
(939-03-1133)
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3:45 p.m.
Generalized forking: some definitions and examples.
Steven A Buechler*, University of Notre Dame
(939-03-766)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Banach Spaces of Holomorphic Functions and Operators on These Spaces, IV
Organizers:
Benjamin A. Lotto, Vassar College
Pamela B. Gorkin, Bucknell University pgorkin@bucknell.edu
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2:15 p.m.
Proofs of conjugation theorems in complex iteration theory.
Theodore W Gamelin*, UCLA
(939-46-860)
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2:45 p.m.
Commuting Analytic Self-Maps of the Ball.
Barbara D. MacCluer*, University of Virginia
(939-32-153)
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3:15 p.m.
Compactness Criteria for Holomorphic Composition Operators on the Hardy and Bergman Spaces of the Unit Ball.
Dana D. Clahane*, University of California, Irvine
(939-32-101)
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3:45 p.m.
Circular Symmetry Among Composition Operators on $H^2$.
Carl C. Cowen*, Purdue University
(939-47-205)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Commutative Algebra, IV
Organizers:
Scott Thomas Chapman, Trinity University schapman@trinity.edu
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2:15 p.m.
Lengths of Factorizations in Dedekind Domains.
Michael A Freeze, II*, UNC Chapel Hill
(939-13-710)
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2:45 p.m.
Generalized semigroup rings.
Chawne M. Kimber*, University of Florida
(939-06-28)
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3:15 p.m.
Factorization and Ring-Theoretic Properties in Subrings of $K[x]$ and of $K[[x]]$.
Patricia L Kiihne*, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
(939-13-445)
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3:45 p.m.
Star Operations Induced by Overrings.
Sylvia J. Cook*, The University of Iowa
D. D. Anderson, The University of Iowa
(939-13-295)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Topology, IV
Organizers:
Laura M. Anderson, Texas A \& M University laura.anderson@math.tamu.edu
Jonathan P. McCammond, Texas A \& M University jon.mccammond@math.tamu.edu
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2:15 p.m.
On the isoperimetric spectrum for finitely presented groups.
Noel P Brady*, University of Oklahoma
Martin R Bridson, Oxford University
(939-20-1118)
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2:45 p.m.
Annular Dehn functions of groups.
Stephen G Brick, University of South Alabama
Jon M Corson*, University of Alabama
(939-20-730)
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3:15 p.m.
Stratified Approach in Combinatorics.
Min Yan*, HKUST, Hong Kong
Bei-Fang Chen, HKUST, Hong Kong
(939-05-407)
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3:45 p.m.
The space of tetrahedra.
Eric Kendall Babson*, UW
(939-05-1170)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
AMS Special Session on The Functional and Harmonic Analysis of Wavelets, IV
Organizers:
Lawrence W. Baggett, University of Colorado baggett@euclid.colorado.edu
David R. Larson, Texas A \& M University larson@math.tamu.edu
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2:15 p.m.
Arbitrarily smooth nonseparable wavelets in higher dimensions.
Yang Wang*, Georgia Institute of Technology
Eugene Belogay, Georgia Institute of Technology
(939-42-1214)
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2:45 p.m.
Some Applications of the Wavelet Multiplicity Function.
Eric S Weber*, University of Colorado
(939-43-622)
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3:15 p.m.
Algebras of Singular Integral Operators.
David B Weiland*, UT Austin
(939-42-1186)
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3:45 p.m.
Characterizations of filters, scaling sets and related topics.
Manos Papadakis, Washington University
Hrvoje Sikic, Washington University
Guido Weiss*, Washington University
(939-41-274)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Discrete Models and Difference Equations, IV
Organizers:
Saber Elaydi, Trinity University selaydi@trinity.edu
Gerry Ladas, University of Rhode Island gladas@math.uri.edu
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2:15 p.m.
Multiple Symmetric Positive Solutions for Discrete Lidstone Boundary Value Problems.
Johnny Henderson*, Auburn University
(939-39-31)
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2:45 p.m.
Comparison of solutions of difference inequalities.
Paul W. Eloe*, University of Dayton
(939-39-118)
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3:15 p.m.
A Variable Step Second Order Time Reversible Symplectic Integrator for Hamiltonian Systems generated from Lagrangians.
Calvin D. Ahlbrandt*, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
(939-39-116)
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3:45 p.m.
A self-adjoint differential equation on a time scale.
Allan C. Peterson*, University of Nebraska
(939-39-92)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Singularities in Algebraic and Analytic Geometry, IV
Organizers:
Caroline Grant Melles, U.S. Naval Academy cgg@nadn.navy.mil
Ruth I. Michler, University of North Texas michler@unt.edu
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3:15 p.m.
Monomialization and Factorization of Morphisms.
Steven Dale Cutkosky*, University of Missouri
(939-14-705)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Hamiltonian Mechanics: Applications to Celestial Mechanics and Chemistry, IV
Organizers:
Michael K. Rudnev, The University of Texas at Austin mru@math.utexas.edu
Stephen R. Wiggins, California Institute of Technology wiggins@cds.caltech.edu
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2:15 p.m.
Quantum propagation on classically invariant structures.
Wolfgang Schweizer*, Theoretical Astrophysics, Tuebingen
Wilfried Jans, Theoretical Astrophysics, Tuebingen
Turgay Uzer, Georgia Institute of Technology
(939-81-576)
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2:45 p.m.
Some Recent Results in Multiphase Averaging Theory for ODEs.
H. Scott Dumas*, University of Cincinnati
(939-34-1125)
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3:15 p.m.
On the problem of estimating the entropy of the Chirikov Standard map .
Oliver R Knill*, University of Texas
(939-58-1154)
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3:45 p.m.
Rydberg atoms in crossed external fields: Order, chaos, and non-dispersive wavepackets.
Turgay Uzer*, Georgia Institute of Technology
David Farrelly, Utah State University
Jan von Milczewski, Georgia Institute of Technology
(939-70-99)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#12: Part A
Writing and the teaching of mathematics.
Organizers:
John E. Meier, Lafayette College
Thomas W. Rishel, Cornell University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#16: Part A
Using hand-held CAS throughout the mathematics curriculum.
Organizers:
Wade Ellis, West Valley College
L. Carl Leinbach, Gettysburg College
Bert K. Waits, Ohio State University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#7: Part B
Finding motivation for upper division mathematics through original sources.
Organizers:
Jerry M. Lodder, New Mexico State University
David J. Pengelley, New Mexico State University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#9: Part A
Exploring abstract algebra through interactive labs.
Organizers:
Allen C. Hibbard, Central College
Kenneth M. Levasseur, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
AMS Session on Set Theory and Foundations
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2:15 p.m.
On the Automated Hiding of Quantifiers in G\"odel's Class Theory.
Johan G. F. Belinfante*, Georgia Institute of Technology
(939-04-537)
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2:30 p.m.
Cohen algebras and nowhere dense ultrafilters.
Aleksander Blaszczyk, Silesian University
Andrzej A Szymanski*, Slippery Rock University
(939-04-868)
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2:45 p.m.
Generalized Extension Principle and Operations of Fuzzy Numbers.
Zengxiang Tong*, Otterbein
Zhen Huang, Otterbein
(939-99-921)
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3:00 p.m.
Essential steps in the proof of a theorem.
William H. Rowan*, Electron Mantra Research
(939-03-569)
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3:15 p.m.
Semiotic impediments to formalizations.
Miriam A. Lipschutz-Yevick*, Rutgers University
(939-03-858)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
AMS Session on Integral Equations and Transforms
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2:15 p.m.
The Influence of Two Moving Heat Sources on Blow-up in a Reactive-Diffusive Medium.
Colleen M. Kirk*, Northwestern University
W. E. Olmstead, Northwestern University
(939-45-328)
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2:30 p.m.
Meyer Wavelet Regularization.
Xiaoping Shen*, University of St. Thomas
(939-45-699)
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3:00 p.m.
Two Dimensional Heat Equations Involving Laplace transform and Green's Function.
R. S. Dahiya*, Iowa State University
(939-44-261)
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3:15 p.m.
The Phragmen-Mikusinski inversion for the Laplace Transform.
Boris Baeumer*, University of Nevada, Reno
(939-44-1002)
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3:30 p.m.
Wavelet Transforms of Distributions and Applications.
George K. Yang*, Sam Houston State University
(939-44-1100)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
AMS Session on Real Analysis
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2:30 p.m.
Sampling theorems in n-dimensional space.
Nasser Dastrange*, Buena Vista University
(939-26-470)
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2:45 p.m.
Composition of Functions.
Kandasamy Muthuvel*, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
(939-26-1028)
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3:15 p.m.
The monotonic property of $L^{s(\mu)}$ -averaging domains and weighted weak reverse Holder inequality.
Bing Liu*, College of St. Scholastica
Shusen Ding, University of Minnesota, Duluth
(939-28-213)
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3:30 p.m.
Finite Staircase $Z^d$ Actions .
Jeffrey A Kaye, Williams College
Cesar Silva, Williams College
Alexandre L Wolfe*, Williams College
(939-28-1127)
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3:45 p.m.
Some local properties for mean- bounded operators.
Driss Drissi*, Kuwait University
(939-47-1216)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
AMS Session on Codes and Ordered Structures
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2:15 p.m.
Basic Interval Orders.
Amy N Myers*, Dartmouth College
(939-06-460)
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2:30 p.m.
Lattice-Ordered Groups Associated to Whales in a Boolean Algebra.
Jason D Holland*, Abilene Christian University
(939-06-789)
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2:45 p.m.
A family of unit parallelogram orders of dimension at least four.
Kenneth P. Bogart*, Dartmouth College
(939-06-909)
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3:00 p.m.
A method for bounding poset dimension and a family of unit parallelogram orders of dimension exactly four.
Stephen P Ryan*, Dartmouth College
(939-06-917)
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3:15 p.m.
The Dual of Cyclic Codes Over $Z_{m}$.
Taher A. Abu Al-Rub*, The American University of Sharjah
(939-94-288)
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3:30 p.m.
An impulsively initialized, digital chaotic communication scheme.
Andrew T. Parker*, University of New Hampshire
Kevin M. Short, University of New Hampshire
(939-94-1055)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
MAA Session on Projects That Work in Applied Mathematics Courses, I
Organizers:
Alexandra Kurepa, North Carolina A \& T State University kurepaa@ncat.edu
Henry A. Warchall, University of North Texas
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2:15 p.m.
Projects in Linear Algebra.
Gilbert Strang*, MIT
(939-K1-259)
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2:45 p.m.
Discovering Wavelets.
Edward F Aboufadel*, Grand Valley State University
Steven Schlicker, Grand Valley State University
(939-K1-304)
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3:15 p.m.
Fourier series for high school students.
Aaron T. Ekstrom, The University of Arizona
Alexander R. Perlis*, The University of Arizona
(939-K1-559)
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3:45 p.m.
Jerks Don't Jump: Mathematical Modelling with an Impact.
Douglas B Meade*, University of South Carolina
(939-K1-902)
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4:05 p.m.
Teaching the First Steps in Modeling Problems in Applied Calculus.
Agnes M Rash*, St. Joseph's University
Jean Marie McDill, Calif. Polytechnic State University
(939-K1-907)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
MAA Session on Innovative Use of Distance Learning Techniques to Teach Post-Secondary Mathematics, I
Organizers:
Brian E. Smith, McGill University smithb@management.mcgill.ca
Marcelle Bessman, Jacksonville University
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2:15 p.m.
Teaching Linear Algebra and Abstract Algebra with Two Way Video and Audio.
Edward G Reinke*, Concordia University, Nebraska
(939-L1-714)
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2:30 p.m.
Teaching Calculus III and IV Over the Rochester Area Interactive Television Network.
Marcia K. Birken*, Rochester Institute of Technology
(939-L1-406)
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2:45 p.m.
Investigative hypertext materials supporting distance courses.
Larry Copes*, Institute for Studies in Educational Mathematics and Augsburg College
(939-L1-408)
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3:00 p.m.
A Distance Education Course Using Java Applets and Computer Whiteboards .
William Hammack*, Nova Southeastern Univ.
(939-L1-281)
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3:15 p.m.
Role models and information about careers in mathematics: A distance-learning approach.
Mary K. Porter*, Saint Mary's College
(939-L1-961)
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3:30 p.m.
Using A Computer Algebra System to Produce WEB Notes, Preliminary Report.
Paul R. Patten*, North Georgia College & State University
(939-L1-333)
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3:45 p.m.
A Web Based Calculus Course.
G. Donald Allen, Texas A\&M University
Maury Rahe, Texas A\&M University
Michael Stecher*, Texas A\&M University
Philip B. Yasskin, Texas A\&M Universtiy
(939-L1-357)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
MAA Session on Integrating Mathematics and Other Disciplines, I
Organizers:
William G. McCallum, University of Arizona wmc@math.arizona.edu
Nicholas T. Losito, SUNY at Farmingdale
Yajun Yang, SUNY at Farmingdale
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2:15 p.m.
Using Chemical Kinetics in the Teaching of Calculus and Differential Equations.
Michel Helfgott*, University of Wyoming
(939-M1-637)
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2:30 p.m.
Linearity I and II: Connected Learning of Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Multivariable Calculus.
Sarah B. James, University of New Hampshire
Kelly J. Black, University of New Hampshire
Lee L. Zia*, University of New Hampshire
(939-M1-1137)
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2:45 p.m.
The Effects of Earthquakes on Mathematicians and Engineers.
Ethan J. Berkove*, U.S. Military Academy
Richard J. Marchand, U.S. Military Academy
(939-M1-1136)
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3:00 p.m.
A Course and Text Integrating Calculus and Physics.
Martin Jackson*, University of Puget Sound
Andrew Rex, University of Puget Sound
(939-M1-1018)
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3:15 p.m.
Mathematics Across the Curriculum.
Jerry A Johnson*, University of Nevada, Reno
(939-M1-433)
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3:30 p.m.
Mathematics in Action: Social and Industrial Problems.
Morteza Shafii-Mousavi*, Indiana University South Bend
Paul Kochanowski, Indiana University South Bend
(939-M1-416)
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3:45 p.m.
"The Science of Art".
Catherine A Roberts*, Northern Arizona University
(939-M1-382)
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4:00 p.m.
An Interdisciplinary Algebra/Science Course.
Karla J. Oty*, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Brett M Elliott, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
(939-M1-396)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Calculus Reform and the First Two Years Panel Discussion
College algebra reform.
Organizers:
Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
Panelists:
Sandi Athanassiou, University of Missouri, Columbia
General G. Marshall, Huston-Tillotson College
Kathleen Heid, Pennsylvania State University
Philip Quartararo, Southern University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
MAA Panel Discussion
Discovery-based teaching of undergraduate mathematics courses.
Organizers:
William T. Mahavier, Nichols State University
James P. Ochoa, Hardin-Simmons University
Moderators:
William T. Mahavier,
James P. Ochoa,
Panelists:
Stuart J. Anderson, Texas A\&M at Commerce
Steve Armentrout, Pennsylvania State University
Mary Ellen Rudin, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Jerome Dancis, University of Maryland, College Park
Tom Ingram, University of Missouri at Rolla
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
MAA Committee on the Participation of Women Panel Discussion
Exemplary women in mathematical careers.
Organizers:
Carolyn C. Connell, Westminster College
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
ASA-MAA Committee on Statistics Panel Discussion
Involving undergraduate students in industrial consulting experiences.
Organizers:
Mary R. Parker, Austin Community College
Dexter C. Whittinghill, Rowan University
Panelists:
Donald L. Bentley, Pomona College
Cary Marcot, CardioGenesis Corporation
Julie Buring, Harvard University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
MAA Committee on Computers in Mathematics Education Poster Session
Using the web in teaching undergraduate mathematics.
Organizers:
V. S. Ramamurthi, University of North Florida
Rebecca E. Hill, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
MAA Committee on Computers in Mathematics Education Panel Discussion
Using the web as a tool for teaching calculus: What we've learned; successes and problem areas.
Panelists:
Lawrence S. Husch, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Organizers:
Earl D. Fife, Calvin College
Eugene A. Klotz, Swarthmore College
Panelists:
Thomas F. Banchoff, Brown University
Dick Shori, Oregon State University
Frank Wattenberg, National Science Foundation
Debra Woods, University of Illinois
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 2:20 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
MAA Session on Mathematics Competitions, II
Organizers:
Harold B. Reiter, University of North Carolina at Charlotte hbreiter@email.uncc.edu
Stephen B. Maurer, Swarthmore College
William P. Fox, U. S. Military Academy
Susan Schwartz Wildstrom, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD
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2:20 p.m.
Enhancing the MCM Experience for Undergraduates.
Edward A Connors*, United States Military Academy and University of Massachusetts Amherst
(939-D1-253)
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2:40 p.m.
The North Central Section Team Contest.
Gerald A Heuer*, Concordia College
(939-D1-248)
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3:00 p.m.
Math Bowls at Long Island Colleges.
Raymond N Greenwell*, Hofstra University
(939-D1-254)
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3:20 p.m.
A Web-Based Weekly Mathematics Competition.
Christopher Eastburg, US Military Academy
Richard Johnson, US Military Academy
Thomas H. Meyer*, US Military Academy
Joseph D. Myers, US Military Academy
(939-D1-260)
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3:40 p.m.
The Michigan Autumn Take Home Challenge.
Timothy A. Sipka*, Alma College
(939-D1-746)
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4:00 p.m.
The Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM).
William P Fox*, COMAP
(939-D1-719)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
AMS Invited Address
Midpoints.
Alan D. Weinstein*, University of California, Berkeley
(939-00-17)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 4:25 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Joint Prize Session and Reception
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
MAA Reception for Two-Year Colleges
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
MAA Committee on the Mathematical Education of Teachers Poster Session
Innovations in mathematics programs which benefit future teachers.
Organizers:
Marjorie Enneking, Portland State University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Singularities in Algebraic and Analytic Geometry, V
Organizers:
Caroline Grant Melles, U.S. Naval Academy cgg@nadn.navy.mil
Ruth I. Michler, University of North Texas michler@unt.edu
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6:30 p.m.
A valuation theoretic approach to local uniformization.
Franz-Viktor Kuhlmann*, University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon
(939-14-442)
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7:30 p.m.
Discussions on and open problems in resolution or uniformization of singularities.
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
MER Banquet
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 7:00 p.m.-9:20 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Discrete Models and Difference Equations, V
Organizers:
Saber Elaydi, Trinity University selaydi@trinity.edu
Gerry Ladas, University of Rhode Island gladas@math.uri.edu
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7:00 p.m.
Global Behavior of Solutions of the Period 7 Max Equation.
Jeffrey J Feuer*, Merrimack College
Edward J Janowski, University of Rhode Island
Gerry Ladas, University of Rhode Island
Chris Teixeira, University of Rhode Island
(939-39-595)
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7:30 p.m.
Global Stability of a Difference Equation.
Edward Grove, University of Rhode Island
Gerry Ladas, University of Rhode Island
Soudabeh Valicenti*, University of Rhode Island
(939-39-229)
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8:00 p.m.
Using Recurrence Relations in Ramsey Theory.
Aaron J. Robertson*, Temple University
Doron Zeilberger, Temple University
(939-05-57)
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8:30 p.m.
On the Nonautonomous Difference Equation x(n+1) = max{x(n),a(n)}/x(n)x(n-1).
William J. Briden*, University of Rhode Island
Gerry Ladas, University of Rhode Island
Tim Nesemann, University of Rhode Island
(939-39-297)
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9:00 p.m.
Convergence Theorems for Iterative Processes.
Zhivko S. Athanassov*, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
(939-39-1191)
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
MAA-ARUME Special Presentation
Research on undergraduate mathematics education.
Organizers:
Thomas P. Dick, Oregon State University
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
MAA-Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion
Solving the two body problem.
Organizers:
Philip E. Gustafson, Mesa State College
Gregory P. Dresden, Washington and Lee University
Moderators:
Gregory P. Dresden,
Panelists:
Jean E. Taylor, Rutgers University
Elizabeth G. Yanik, Emporia State University
Albert W. Schueller, Whitman College
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
MAA Musical Presentation
Eine Kleine (Mathematische) Nachtmusik.
Panelists:
Eric Neuwirth, University of Vienna
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Thursday January 14, 1999, 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
MAA Special Presentation
Student reports: Explorations in using the World Wide Web to enhance the teaching of mathematics.
Organizers:
Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
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