Joint Mathematics Meetings Full Program

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Joint Mathematics Meetings
Baltimore, MD, January 15-18, 2003
Meeting #983

Monday January 13, 2003

• Monday January 13, 2003, 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
  MAA Short Course on Mathematics in the Ancient World
  Organizers:
  V. Frederick Rickey, U. S. Military Academy
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Registration.
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Introduction, {\bf V. Frederick Rickey}, U. S. Military Academy
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Mesopotamian mathematics.
    Eleanor Robson*, The Oriental Institute, All Souls College, Oxford University
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Archimedes.
    Reviel Netz*, Department of Classics, Stanford University
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Mathematics in India.
    Kim Plofker*, Department of the History of Mathematics, Brown University
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Mathematics in China.
    Joseph W. Dauben*, Herbert H. Lehman College (CUNY)
• Monday January 13, 2003, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  AMS Short Course on Public-Key Cryptography
  Organizers:
  Daniel B. Lieman, University of Georgia
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Registration.
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Public-Key and symmetric-key cryptography.
    Paul Garrett*, University of Minnesota
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Cryptography in the real world today.
    Daniel Lieman*, University of Georgia and NTRU Cryptosystems
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Towards faster cryptosystems, I.
    William Whyte*, NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc.

Tuesday January 14, 2003

• Tuesday January 14, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
  AMS Short Course on Public-Key Cryptography
  Organizers:
  Daniel B. Lieman, University of Georgia
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Attacks, I.
    Igor Shparlinski*, Macquarie University
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Attacks, II.
    Nicholas Howgrave-Graham*, NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc.
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Towards faster cryptosystems, II.
    William Banks*, University of Missouri
• Tuesday January 14, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Board of Governors
• Tuesday January 14, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Short Course on Mathematics in the Ancient World
  Organizers:
  V. Frederick Rickey, U. S. Military Academy
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Islamic mathematics.
    Len Berggren*, Simon Fraser University
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Questions and discussion with the speakers.
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Archimedes Palimpsest and its restoration.
    Will Noel*, The Walters Art Museum
• Tuesday January 14, 2003, 1:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
  AMS Council
• Tuesday January 14, 2003, 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration

Wednesday January 15, 2003

• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Employment Center
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS-ASL Special Session on Interactions Between Logic, Group Theory and Computer Science, I
  Organizers:
  Alexandre V. Borovik, UMIST borovik@umist.ac.uk
  Alexei Myasnikov, City College of CUNY alexeim@att.net
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Reflections on Computability, Complexity and Group Theory.
    Paul E. Schupp*, University of Illinois
    (983-20-1022)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Asymptotic cones in geometric group theory.
    Simon Thomas*, Rutgers University
    (983-20-1025)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Genericity, Arzhantseva-Olshanskii method and One-relator groups.
    Ilya Kapovich*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Paul Schupp, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (983-20-1117)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Taboo-search algorithm for conjugacy problem for one-relator groups.
    Alexander Ushakov*, CUNY
    (983-20-1106)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebras, Actions, and Algorithms, I
  Organizers:
  Edward S. Letzter, Temple University letzter@math.temple.edu
  Martin Lorenz, Temple University lorenz@math.temple.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Quasi-Koszul Algebras and their Resolutions.
    Edward L Green*, Virginia Tech
    Yuriy Drozd, Kiev Taras Shevchenko University
    (983-16-796)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Schur indicator for abelian extensions of Hopf algebras.
    Yevgenia Kashina*, DePaul University
    Geoffrey Mason, University of California, Santa Cruz
    Susan Montgomery, University of Southern California
    (983-16-781)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Some Properties of DG Hopf Algebras.
    Q. -S. Wu*, Fudan University
    J. J. Zhang, University of Washington
    (983-16-649)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Algebraic deformations arising from an orbifold with discrete torsion.
    Andrei Caldararu, University of Pennsylvania
    Anthony Giaquinto, Loyola University Chicago
    Sarah Witherspoon*, Amherst College
    (983-16-701)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Classical Simple Lie Superalgebras, Clifford Algebras and Induced Modules.
    Ian M Musson*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    (983-33-702)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Prime ideals and twisting in Hopf Galois extensions.
    M Susan Montgomery*, University of Southern California
    (983-16-597)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Quantum Computation and Information: Mathematical Challenges, I
  Organizers:
  Samuel J. Lomonaco, Jr., University of Maryland Baltimore County lomonaco@umbc.edu
  Howard E. Brandt, Army Research Laboratory hbrandt@arl.army.mil
  Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago kauffman@uic.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Quantum and topological entanglements in view of entanglement schemes.
    Fernando J. O. Souza*, University of Iowa
    (983-81-1482)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Quantum Circuit Design for Multi-Object Search.
    Goong Chen*, Math. Dept., Texas A&M University
    Zijian Diao, Math. Dept., Texas A&M University
    (983-68-789)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Optimization Problem in Quantum Cryptography.
    Howard E. Brandt*, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
    (983-81-246)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Entanglement and Invariant Theory.
    Ranee Brylinski*, Penn State
    Jean-Luc Brylinski, Truro, Massachusetts
    (983-22-1374)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Lattice Loading of Neutral Atoms: The Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian undergoing a Quantum Phase Transition from a Superfluid to the Mott-Insulator Regime.
    Carl J. Williams*, NIST
    Gavin Brennen, NIST
    (983-81-1237)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Non-Abelian Stabilizer Codes.
    Harriet S. Pollatsek, Mt. Holyoke College
    Mary Beth Ruskai*, Arlington, MA
    (983-94-884)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Riemannian and Lorentzian Geometries, I
  Organizers:
  Krishan L. Duggal, University of Windsor yq8@uwindsor.ca
  Ramesh Sharma, University of New Haven rsharma@newhaven.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Jordan normal form of natural operators associated to the curvature tensor.
    Peter B Gilkey*, University of Oregon
    Raina Ivanova, University of Hawaii
    Tan Zhang, Murray State University
    (983-53-34)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Geodesic Structure of Standard Static Space-times.
    Dean E. Allison*, University of Northern Colorado
    Bulent Unal, Atilim University
    (983-53-44)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Hyperbolic Twistor Spaces.
    David E. Blair*, Michigan State University
    Johann Davidov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
    Oleg Muskarov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
    (983-53-644)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Curvature singularities and abstract boundary singularity theorems for space-time.
    Michael J Ashley*, The Pennsylvania State University
    Susan M Scott, The Australian National University
    (983-83-1341)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The spectral geometry of holomorphic manifolds with boundary.
    Jeong Hyeong Park*, Honam University
    (983-58-431)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Linear perturbations of spatially locally homogeneous spacetimes.
    Masayuki Tanimoto*, Yale University
    (983-83-1041)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Primes and Knots, I
  Organizers:
  Jack Morava, Johns Hopkins University jack@math.jhu.edu
  Stavros Garoufalidis, Georgia Institute of Technology stavros@math.gatech.edu
  Masanori Morishita, Kanazawa University morisita@kappa.s.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Ideles in number theory and in topology.
    Adam S. Sikora*, SUNY Buffalo
    (983-57-1287)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Analogies between primes and knots, number fields and 3-manifolds.
    Masanori Morishita*, Kanazawa University
    (983-11-1271)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Colorings of Knots and Links -- Combinatorial Conjectures.
    Louis Hirsch Kauffman*, Univ of Illinois at Chicago
    (983-57-1053)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computability and Models, I
  Organizers:
  Douglas Cenzer, University of Florida cenzer@math.ufl.edu
  Valentina S. Harizanov, The George Washington University harizanv@gwu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Scott fragments and computability.
    Jessica M Young*, Harvard
    (983-03-1461)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Undecidability of Lattices of Ideals in $\mathcal{R}$.
    Russell G. Miller*, Cornell University
    Andre O. Nies, University of Auckland
    Richard A. Shore, Cornell University
    (983-03-1405)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Enumerations and structures.
    S. S. Goncharov, Novosibirsk State University
    V. S. Harizanov, George Washington University
    J. F. Knight*, University of Notre Dame
    C. McCoy, University of Notre Dame
    R. G. Miller, Cornell University
    D. R. Solomon, University of Notre Dame
    (983-03-1189)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Minimal degrees which are $\Sigma_{2}^{0}$ but not $\Delta_{2}^{0}$.
    Richard A. Shore*, Cornell University
    (983-03-967)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Computable choice sets for computable linear orderings.
    Manuel Lerman*, University of Connecticut at Storrs
    Richard M Watnick, University of Connecticut
    (983-03-721)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    An extension of the recursively enumerable Turing degrees.
    Stephen G. Simpson*, Pennsylvania State University
    (983-03-1213)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Operator Algebras, Quantization, and Noncommutative Geometry: A Centennial Celebration in Honor of J. V. Neumann and M. H. Stone, I
  Organizers:
  Robert S. Doran, Texas Christian University r.doran@tcu.edu
  Richard V. Kadison, University of Pennsylvania kadison@math.upenn.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Quasideterminants and their applications.
    Israel Gelfand*, Rutgers University
    Sergei Gelfand, American Mathematical Soc
    Vladimir Retakh, Rutgers University
    Robert Lee Wilson, Rutgers University
    (983-16-712)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Selective History of the Stone-von Neumann Theorem.
    Jonathan M. Rosenberg*, University of Maryland
    (983-46-729)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    From the Stone-von Neumann Theorem to the equivariant Brauer group and beyond.
    Dana P Williams*, Dartmouth College
    (983-46-632)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Dimensions in group algebras.
    Nigel Higson*, Penn State University
    (983-19-937)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Index of Elliptic Operators and K Theory for Discrete Groups.
    Paul Frank Baum*, Penn State
    (983-20-1034)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Special Functions and q-Series, I
  Organizers:
  Mourad E. H. Ismail, University of South Florida ismail@math.usf.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Work of Mizan Rahman.
    Richard Askey*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (983-33-13)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    $q$-Extensions of Tratnik's systems of multivariable orthogonal Racah and Wilson polynomials.
    George Gasper*, Northwestern University
    Mizan Rahman, Carleton University, Canada
    (983-33-771)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Systems of Multivariable Biorthogonal $q$-Polynomials.
    George Gasper, Northwestern University
    Mizan Rahman*, Carleton University
    (983-33-1356)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    An Unpublished Manuscript by G. N. Watson on Modular Equations.
    Bruce C. Berndt*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (983-11-1354)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Stochastic processes and orthogonal polynomials.
    Michael Anshelevich*, UC Riverside
    (983-46-163)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Linearization Of The Product Of Two Associated q- Ultra spherical Polynomials.
    Tariq M. Qazi*, Virginia State University
    Mizan Rahman, Carleton University
    (983-33-720)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonstandard Models of Arithmetic and Set Theory, I
  Organizers:
  Ali Enayat, American University enayat@american.edu
  Roman Kossak, CUNY Graduate Center rkossak@gc.cuny.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Automorphisms of models of set theory.
    Ataollah Togha*, The George Washington University
    (983-03-1236)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Non-standard powers and actions of groups.
    Alexei Miasnikov*, Graduate Center, City University of New York
    (983-03-1284)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Five questions about combinatorial principles in nonstandard analysis.
    Renling Jin*, College of Charleston
    (983-03-840)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Communities Of Consensus In The Set Theoretic Cosmos.
    David J Ballard*, Sonoma State University
    (983-03-683)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Fully internally iterated ultrapowers and nonstandard set theory.
    Karel Hrbacek*, City College of CUNY
    (983-03-714)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Number Theory, I
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Pairs of homogeneous forms over $p$-adic fields.
    Michael P. Knapp*, University of Rochester
    (983-11-1492)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Three-point-ramified maps for elliptic curves and applications to the ABC Conjecture.
    Lily S. Khadjavi*, Loyola Marymount University
    Victor Scharaschkin, University of Southern California
    (983-11-1448)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Mordell-Weil groups of ellipticcurves over large fields.
    Bo-Hae Im*, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (983-11-1389)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    An irrationality measure for Liouville numbers and conditional measures for Euler's constant.
    Jonathan Sondow*, New York, NY
    (983-11-1325)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Criterion for Vandiver in Function Fields.
    Joseph Palen*, Millsaps College
    (983-11-1261)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Polynomials with $\{0,1\}$ coefficients and repeated noncyclotomic factors.
    Michael J. Mossinghoff*, Davidson College
    (983-11-1254)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    An Extension of a Theorem of D. H. Lehmer.
    Lenny K Jones*, Shippensburg University
    (983-11-1184)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A New Invariant for the $\operatorname{Gal}(\bar{\mathbb{Q}}/\mathbb{Q})$ Action on Dessins d'Enfants.
    Melanie Eggers Wood*, Duke University
    (983-11-1113)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On Primes in the Fibonacci and Lucas Sequences.
    Curtis N Cooper*, Central Missouri State University
    (983-11-993)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Universal Kummer congruences mod prime powers.
    Arnold Adelberg*, Grinnell College
    (983-11-913)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Identities between certain powers and products of $\eta$.
    Adrian D Stanger*, BYU
    (983-11-748)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Hecke Correspondence on Conjugates of Hecke Groups.
    Daniel T Russo*, Dickinson College
    (983-11-710)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Analysis, I
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Helly's Selection Principle for functions of bounded $p$-variation.
    John E Porter*, Murray State University
    (983-26-130)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A pointwise convergence and Bessel capacity.
    Javad Namazi*, Fairleigh Dickinson University
    (983-26-52)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Fuzzy Ostrowski Type Inequalities.
    George A Anastassiou*, University of Memphis
    (983-26-210)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    The cardinal series is the limiting form of Lagrange's interpolation formula.
    Nasser Dastrange*, Buena Vista University
    (983-26-787)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Difference Free Subsets of the Real Numbers.
    Kandasamy Muthuvel*, UW Oshkosh, WI
    (983-26-1109)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Some new generalizations of Hilbert's integral inequalities and their applications.
    Lokenath Debnath*, University of Texas-Pan American
    (983-26-858)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Analysis of Functions With Exactly $n$ Collinear Critical Points.
    Jon H Bigler*, Shippensburg University
    Lenny K Jones, Shippensburg University
    (983-26-1495)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Approximation of functions with derivatives in an Orlicz space.
    David Swanson*, Texas A&M University
    (983-26-1229)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Topologizing the Space of All Generalized Riemann Integrable Functions.
    J Alan Alewine*, Vanderbilt University/McKendree College
    (983-28-965)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A Complete System of Orthogonal Step Functions.
    Huaien Li*, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    David C Torney, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    (983-30-1393)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    On $m$-accretive Schr\"odinger-type operators with singular potentials on manifolds of bounded geometry.
    Ognjen B Milatovic*, Fitchburg State College
    (983-58-638)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Life Sciences
  Organizers:
  Tim Elston, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill elston@stat.ncsu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Engineered gene circuits: A playground for physicists and mathematicians.
    Jeff M Hasty*, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego
    (983-92-1363)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Microsimulation of organogenetic hijacking by Bacillus anthracis.
    Tom Kepler*, Duke University
    (983-92-1296)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    An integrated model of signal transduction, adaptation, and motor control in E. coli.
    Hans G. Othmer*, University of Minnesota
    R Albert, same
    (983-92-628)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Modeling Operon Dynamics.
    Michael C. Mackey*, McGill University
    (983-92-574)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on Innovative Use of the World Wide Web in Teaching Mathematics, I
  Organizers:
  Brian E. Smith, McGill University smithb@management.mcgill.ca
  Marcelle Bessman, Jacksonville University
  Marcia P. Birken, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville State University
  David M. Strong, Pepperdine University
  Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    How to use the web to save yourself time without shortchanging your students.
    Jeffrey Feuer*, Coastal Carolina University
    (983-A1-607)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of WeBWorK, a web-based, immediate feedback homework program for college mathematics classes.
    Angelo Segalla*, California State University, Long Beach
    Alan Safer, California State University, Long Beach
    Vicki Roth, University of Rochester
    (983-A1-499)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Promoting Reading Skills and Readiness for Lectures via Online Reading Quizzes.
    Peter H Berman*, Duke University
    Andrew Feist, Duke University
    (983-A1-495)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    MUTester: A Web-based Computer System Supporting a Personalized System of Instruction Environment.
    B. Lynn Bodner*, Monmouth University
    Richard A. Kuntz, Monmouth University
    (983-A1-416)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Increasing Student Participation via Online Communication in Calculus Courses.
    Timothy D Comar*, Benedictine University
    (983-A1-403)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Teaching and Tutoring Mathematics Online II.
    Kirk Benningfield*, Smarthinking
    (983-A1-395)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Experiences Teaching an On-Line Mathematical Modeling course using WebCT.
    Paul R. Patten*, North Georgia College \& State University
    (983-A1-373)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Online Databases: Weekly Web Reports and Access to Grades.
    John M. Harris*, Furman University
    (983-A1-365)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Classroom Demonstrations and Course Projects that Make a Difference, I
  Organizers:
  David R. Hill, Temple University hill@math.temple.edu
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Lila F. Roberts, Georgia Southern University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Boston's BIG DIG: Getting Down and Dirty with Volume Approximations.
    David H Carhart*, Bentley College
    Karen J Schroeder, Bentley College
    (983-B1-61)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Personalizing Derivatives and Antiderivatives with Geometer's Sketchpad, a CBR, and a TI-83 Plus.
    Judy S O'Neal*, North GA College & State University
    (983-B1-162)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The MURED NASA PAIR Project at California State University Northridge.
    Carol Shubin*, California State University Northridge
    (983-B1-418)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A Trilogy of "Army of Darkness"-Like Scenarios.
    Scott Charles Gensler*, United States Military Academy
    (983-B1-517)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Pitter, patter, POW! Raindrops and a WWII sea battle.
    Katherine Socha*, Michigan State University
    (983-B1-386)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Interactive MS Excel Workbooks For Classroom Demonstrations and Course Projects.
    Sarah L Mabrouk*, Framingham State College
    (983-B1-583)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Bringing Elementary Montessori Materials to the College Classroom.
    Theodore S. Erickson*, Wheeling Jesuit University
    (983-B1-561)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    ``Real World" Projects for Linear Algebra.
    Carl V. Lutzer*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (983-B1-414)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An Effective, Inexpensive and Simple Demonstrator for a Linear Algebra Course.
    Douglas L. Oliver*, University of Toledo
    (983-B1-382)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Visualizations for Geometric Related-Rates and Optimization Problems.
    David R Hill, Temple University
    Lila F. Roberts*, Georgia Southern University
    (983-B1-576)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Military Application Projects in Multivariable Calculus.
    Denise A Jacobs*, United States Military Academy
    Paul L Goethals, United States Military Academy
    (983-B1-487)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Visualizing the Mathematics of Planetary Theory.
    Sandra M. Caravella*, Centenary College
    (983-B1-314)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, I
  Organizers:
  Naomi Fisher, University of Illinois at Chicago ndfisher@uic.edu
  William H. Barker, Bowdoin College barker@polar.bowdoin.edu
  Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at Chicago bona@math.uic.edu
  Kenneth C. Millett, University of California Santa Barbara millett@math.ucsb.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Seeing the Connections: Promoting Profound Understanding of Secondary Mathematics.
    Al Cuoco*, Education Development Center, Inc.
    Steve Benson, Education Development Center, Inc.
    (983-97-296)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The role of mathematical content in professional development.
    Carolyn R. Mahoney*, Elizabeth City State University
    Dick Stanley, University of California, Berkeley
    (983-97-1033)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Learning Mathematics on a New Playing Field -- Discrete Mathematics.
    Joseph G. Rosenstein*, Rutgers University
    Valerie A. DeBellis, East Carolina University
    (983-97-453)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Discussion.
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Advances in Spherical Designs and Codes, I
  Organizers:
  B\'ela Bajnok, Gettysburg College bbajnok@gettysburg.edu
  Neil J. A. Sloane, AT\&T Shannon Labs njas@research.att.com
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Using additive number theory to construct spherical designs.
    B\'{e}la Bajnok*, Gettysburg College
    (983-05-832)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Nonexistence of Certain Tight Spherical Designs.
    Eiichi Bannai*, Graduate School of Mathematics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
    Akihiro Munemasa, Kyushu University
    Boris Venkov, Russian Academy of Sciences
    (983-05-698)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Nonexistence results for some spherical designs.
    Danyo Petrov Danev, Link\"oping University, Sweden
    Peter Georgiev Boyvalenkov*, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Silvia Boumova, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia, Bulgaria
    (983-51-1090)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Recent results on the existence of spherical $3$-designs.
    Danyo Petrov Danev*, Link\"oping University, Sweden
    Peter Georgiev Boyvalenkov, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Silvia Boumova, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia, Bulgaria
    (983-51-1088)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Models, I
  Organizers:
  Cris Moore, University of New Mexico and Santa Fe Institute moore@santafe.edu
  Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology randall@cc.gatech.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Phase Diagram of the Biased Integer Partitioning Problem.
    Christian Borgs, Microsoft Research
    Jennifer Tour Chayes*, Microsoft Research
    Stephan Mertens, Universitaet Magdeburg
    Boris Pittel, Ohio State University
    (983-68-912)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Gibbs Extremality for the Hard-Core Model on a Bethe Lattice.
    Graham R. Brightwell, London School of Economics
    Peter Winkler*, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies
    (983-82-1048)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Rotor-Router Model.
    Lionel Levine*, University of California, Berkeley
    James Propp, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    (983-05-1145)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Random Surfaces: Large Deviations and Gibbs Measure Classifications.
    Scott R. Sheffield*, Microsoft Research
    (983-60-865)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Stationary Determinantal Processes (Fermionic Lattice Gases).
    Russell D Lyons*, Indiana University and Georgia Tech
    (983-82-867)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Quasilinearization for a Nonlinear Initial Value Problem on Time Scales.
    Bonita A. Lawrence*, Marshall University
    Billur Kaymakcalan, Georgia Southern University
    (983-34-1266)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Summing Formal Solutions to Advanced and Delayed Equations.
    Michael J. Spurr*, East Carolina University
    David W. Pravica, East Carolina University
    (983-34-1300)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Bifurcations of bounded solutions of ordinary differential equations depending on a parameter.
    Yu Shu-Xiang*, Academia Sinica
    (983-34-39)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Eigenvalue Continuity and Differentiability With Respect to Parameters for Stieltjes Self-Adjoint Boundary Value Problems.
    Laurie Battle*, University of Tennessee
    (983-34-129)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    On a class of functional integro-differential stochastic evolution equations.
    Mark A McKibben*, Goucher College
    Dave N Keck, Ohio University
    (983-34-618)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Impulsive hybrid Control systems.
    Seenith Sivasundaram*, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    (983-34-958)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    An Approximate Analytical Solution for a Fractional van der Pol Equation.
    Sandra Rucker*, Clark Atlanta University
    Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta University
    (983-34-1167)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Boundary Behavior of Blow up Solutions to some Weighted Nonlinear Differential Equations.
    Ahmed Mohammed*, Ball State University
    (983-34-101)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, I
  Organizers:
  Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University jonesma@pegasus.montclair.edu
  Steven M. Hetzler, Salisbury University
  Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University at San Bernardino
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Changes in College Algebra.
    Scott R. Herriott*, Maharishi University of Management
    (983-Z1-334)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Calculus on a Limited Access Web Page.
    Kenneth L Price*, UW Oshkosh
    (983-Z1-1496)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    University Students' Understanding of Calculus Concepts.
    Theodosis Zachariades*, University of Athens, Greece
    Constantinos P Christou, University of Cyprus
    Demetra Pitta-Pantazi, University of Cyprus
    (983-Z1-405)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Students' Representational Approaches to Solving Calculus Problems: Examining the Role of the Graphing Calculator.
    Nina R. Girard*, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
    (983-Z1-425)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Learning statistics with Scientific WorkPlace.
    Morteza Seddighin*, Indiana University East
    (983-Z1-496)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Risk: A Building Block for Probability and Statistics Courses.
    Reza D Noubary*, Bloomsburg University
    (983-Z1-231)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Determination of unknown proteins from 1-D electrophoresis gel data using statistical models.
    Edward J Carroll, Jr*, California State University Northridge
    Lawrence Clevenson, California State University Northridge
    Carol A Shubin, California State University Northridge
    (983-Z1-415)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Effective Projects in the Large Statistics Class.
    Brian E Smith*, McGill University
    (983-Z1-389)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Optimizing Final Examination Scheduling at the Naval Academy.
    David L Zane*, United States Naval Academy
    (983-Z1-731)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    University Timetabling and Graph Coloring -- Theory and Practice.
    Timothy A. Redl*, Rice University
    (983-Z1-1289)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Dynamical Systems and Oceanography, I
  Organizers:
  Reza Malek-Madani, U.S. Naval Academy rmm@usna.edu
  Peter A. McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Lagrangian Transport and its Implications for Ocean Modeling.
    C.K.R.T. Jones*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Kayo Ide, Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA
    Leonid Kuznetsov, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (983-86-1258)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Hyperbolicity and Lagrangian Predictability in Physical Oceanography.
    A Denny Kirwan, Jr.*, University of Delaware
    Michael Toner, University of Delaware
    Bruce Lipphardt, Jr., University of Delaware
    (983-37-979)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Lobes Dynamics, Global Horseshoes, and Statistics of Particle Trajectories in a Meandering Jet Model.
    Stephen Wiggins*, University of Bristol
    (983-37-1204)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A new approach to transport in the large-scale atmosphere and ocean circulations.
    Kayo Ide*, University of California, Los Angeles
    (983-86-1386)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#12: Part A
  Getting students involved in undergraduate research.
  Organizers:
  Aparna W. Higgins, University of Dayton
  Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota, Duluth
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#1: Part A
  Teaching introductory statistics using a workshop approach.
  Organizers:
  James H. Albert, Bowling Green State University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#7: Part A
  The mathematics of presidential and other elections.
  Organizers:
  Steven J. Brams, New York University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA History of Mathematics SIGMAA Panel Discussion
  Truth in using the history of mathematics in teaching mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia
  Eisso J. Atzema, University of Maine
  Panelists:
  Joseph W. Dauben, City University of New York
  Fernando Q. Gouv\^ea, Colby College
  Anthony V. Piccolina, Montclair State University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Reform Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
  Reflections on the Conference to Improve College Algebra.
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
  Moderators:
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
  Panelists:
  John C. Maceli, Ithaca College
  Philip H. Mahler, Middlesex Community College
  Alexander H. Fluellen, Clark Atlanta University
  Norma M. Agras, Miami-Dade Community College
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Partial hyperbolicity.
  Charles C. Pugh*, University of California Berkeley
  (983-37-12)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Invited Address
  Discrete mathematics and mechanical engineering.
  Edward R. Scheinerman*, Johns Hopkins University
  (983-05-15)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 12:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 12:30 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
  Math on the Web, I
  

  • 12:30 p.m.
    Overview of MathML Markup.
    Bob Mathews*, Design Science
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Math on the Web with {\em Mathematica} technology.
    Tom Wickham-Jones*, Wolfram Research
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Mathematics on the Web.
    Patrick Ion*, AMS
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Creating interactive Web pages with MathML.
    Robert Miner*, Design Science
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures:Lecture I
  Spectra of hyperbolic surfaces and applications, I.
  Peter Sarnak*, Courant Institute and Princeton University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Four colors suffice: a history and proof of the four-color problem.
  Robin J Wilson*, Open University, UK
  (983-A0-883)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, II
  Organizers:
  Naomi Fisher, University of Illinois at Chicago ndfisher@uic.edu
  William H. Barker, Bowdoin College barker@polar.bowdoin.edu
  Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at Chicago bona@math.uic.edu
  Kenneth C. Millett, University of California Santa Barbara millett@math.ucsb.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Opportunities and Challenges in the School-Undergraduate Continuum.
    Bill Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Eric Robinson*, Ithaca College
    (983-97-927)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Opportunities and Challenges in the School-Undergraduate Continuum. Part II.
    Bill Haver*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Eric Robinson, Ithaca College
    (983-97-1503)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Some Articulation Issues between High School and College Mathematics Education.
    John C Maceli*, Ithaca College
    (983-97-976)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    What graduates of reform mathematics programs bring to college mathematics.
    Dan Fendel*, San Francisco State University
    (983-97-1175)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Mathematical Content in Standards-Based Curricula.
    Sol Garfunkel*, COMAP
    (983-97-1384)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Panel on the Mathematical Needs of Teachers.
    Eric E Robinson*, Ithaca College
    Joan Ferrini-Mundy*, Michigan State University
    Ira Papick*, University of Missouri
    Amy Cohen-Corwin*, Rutgers University
    (983-97-892)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Dynamical Systems and Oceanography, II
  Organizers:
  Reza Malek-Madani, U.S. Naval Academy rmm@usna.edu
  Peter A. McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Indistinguishable States: An Unified Approach to the Analysis and Prediction of Dynamical Systems Given Imperfect Nonlinear Models.
    Leonard A Smith*, London School of Economics
    Kevin Judd, University of Western Australia
    Mark Roulston, Pembroke College, Oxford
    (983-37-1280)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Chaotic Transport in Meandering Jets.
    Larry J. Pratt*, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Guocheng Yuan, Brown University
    Chris Jones, University of North Carolina
    Susan M Lozier, Duke University
    (983-37-794)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Cross-jet transport and mixing in a meandering jet.
    Guo-Cheng Yuan*, Environmental Modeling Center
    Lawrence J. Pratt, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Christopher K.R.T. Jones, Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (983-86-1412)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Assimilation of Lagrangian drifter data into ocean models.
    Leonid Kuznetsov*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Kayo Ide, Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA
    Chris K.R.T. Jones, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (983-86-1256)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Identifying Lagrangian structures in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
    Amal Asim El Moghraby*, Brown University
    Christopher K. R. T Jones, UNC - Chapel Hill
    Leonid Kuznetsov, Brown University
    (983-37-1422)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS-ASL Special Session on Interactions Between Logic, Group Theory and Computer Science, II
  Organizers:
  Alexandre V. Borovik, UMIST borovik@umist.ac.uk
  Alexei Myasnikov, City College of CUNY alexeim@att.net
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Computer Science and Group Theory.
    Robert Gilman*, Stevens Institute of Technology
    (983-20-1078)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    What is an Algorithm?
    Yuri Gurevich*, Microsoft Research
    (983-03-1194)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Multiplicative measures on free groups and regular languages.
    Vladimir N Remeslennikov*, Institute of mathematics SO RAN, Omsk, Russia
    (983-20-950)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Weak identities and discriminating groups.
    Martin D Kassabov*, Yale University
    (983-20-591)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Discriminating and Squarelike Groups.
    Anthony M Gaglione*, U.S. Naval Academy
    Dennis Spellman, Temple University
    Benjamin Fine, Fairfield University
    (983-20-58)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Advances in Spherical Designs and Codes, II
  Organizers:
  B\'ela Bajnok, Gettysburg College bbajnok@gettysburg.edu
  Neil J. A. Sloane, AT\&T Shannon Labs njas@research.att.com
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    New Spherical Designs in Four and Five Dimensions.
    R. H. Hardin, Pataskala, Ohio
    N.J.A. Sloane*, AT&T Shannon Labs
    (983-52-920)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Non-Unique Optimal Spherical Codes of Dimension Three.
    James R Buddenhagen*, retired
    (983-52-870)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Spherical Designs via Extremal Sytems.
    Ian H Sloan*, University of New South Wales
    (983-41-572)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Nested polytopes for the construction of spherical designs.
    David Colton Torney*, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    (983-52-100)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Hilbert identities and spherical designs.
    Bruce Reznick*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (983-05-1220)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Spherical Crystallography: The Thomson Problem Revisited.
    David R. Nelson*, Lyman Laboratory, Harvard University
    (983-82-1120)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Defect Scars in Spherical Crystals.
    Mark J Bowick*, Syracuse University
    (983-82-960)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Dynamical Systems, Curves and Error Control for Continuous Alphabet Sources.
    Vinay A Vaishampayan*, AT&T Shannon Laboratory
    N. J. A. Sloane, AT&T Shannon Laboratory
    Sueli I. R. Costa, Instituto de Matematica
    (983-94-1018)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebras, Actions, and Algorithms, II
  Organizers:
  Edward S. Letzter, Temple University letzter@math.temple.edu
  Martin Lorenz, Temple University lorenz@math.temple.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Noncommutative Quadric Surfaces.
    S Paul Smith*, Univ. of Washington
    M Van den Bergh, Limburgs Universitair Centrum
    (983-14-831)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Exotic Noncommutative Surfaces I.
    Daniel S Rogalski*, University of Washington
    (983-16-663)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Exotic noncommutative surfaces II.
    Dennis S. Keeler*, MIT
    Daniel Rogalski, Univ. of Washington
    J. T. Stafford, Univ. of Michigan
    (983-16-646)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    The Noncommutative Projective Schemes and the Point Schemes.
    Izuru Mori*, Syracuse University
    (983-16-578)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Frobenius bimodules between noncommutative spaces.
    Christopher J Pappacena*, Baylor University
    (983-18-744)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Affinization: 20 years later.
    Jason P Bell*, University of Michigan
    (983-16-648)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Computing Generators for Rings of Multiplicative Invariants.
    Marc S Renault*, Shippensburg University
    (983-13-758)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Models, II
  Organizers:
  Cris Moore, University of New Mexico and Santa Fe Institute moore@santafe.edu
  Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology randall@cc.gatech.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Spectral Analysis of Power Law Graphs.
    Milena Mihail*, Georgia Tech
    (983-05-1206)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Epidemics, Erdos numbers, and the Internet: Graphs and networks in the real world.
    Mark Newman*, University of Michigan
    (983-92-887)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Robustness in some discrete dynamical models.
    Michel Morvan*, Ecole normale sup\'erieure de Lyon and Institut universitaire de France
    (983-68-1074)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Computing with DNA and RNA.
    Laura F Landweber*, Princeton University
    (983-92-1414)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Proofreading Tile Sets: Error Correction in Algorithmic Self-Assembly.
    Renat Bekbolatov, California Institute of Technology
    Erik Winfree*, California Institute of Technology
    (983-92-819)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Riemannian and Lorentzian Geometries, II
  Organizers:
  Krishan L. Duggal, University of Windsor yq8@uwindsor.ca
  Ramesh Sharma, University of New Haven rsharma@newhaven.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Harmonic sections in contact geometry.
    Philippe Rukimbira*, Florida International University
    (983-53-35)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Boundaries, Static Spacetimes, and Group Actions.
    Steven G. Harris*, Saint Louis University
    (983-83-805)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Warped Products and Volume Comparison.
    Paul E. Ehrlich*, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Florida
    (983-53-319)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Conjugate Points in Some Pseudoriemannian 2-step Nilpotent Lie Groups.
    Changrim Jang, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
    Phillip E. Parker*, Wichita State University
    (983-53-1187)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Geometric and algebraic properties of the skew-symmetric curvature operator, the higher order Jacobi operator, and the Szabo operator.
    Iva Stavrov*, University of Oregon
    (983-53-40)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Compact complex manifolds with toric symmetry and vanishing first Chern class.
    K Abe, University of Connecticut
    G Grantcharov*, Florida International University
    D Grantcharov, University of California at Riverside
    (983-53-1195)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Group invariant classification of orthogonal webs in the Euclidean and Minkowski planes.
    Raymond G McLenaghan, University of Waterloo
    Roman G Smirnov*, University of Paderborn
    Dennis The, University of British Columbia
    (983-53-1064)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Primes and Knots, II
  Organizers:
  Jack Morava, Johns Hopkins University jack@math.jhu.edu
  Stavros Garoufalidis, Georgia Institute of Technology stavros@math.gatech.edu
  Masanori Morishita, Kanazawa University morisita@kappa.s.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Various limits of the colored Jones polynomials of the figure-eight knot.
    Hitoshi Murakami*, Tokyo Institute of Technology
    (983-57-1159)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    The Kontsevich integral of the unknot.
    Dylan P. Thurston*, Harvard University
    (983-55-1504)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Loop spaces of orbit configuration spaces and chord diagrams on surfaces.
    Toshitake Kohno*, University of Tokyo
    (983-55-1353)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    On cyclotomic expansion of quantum 3-manifold invariants.
    Thang T. Le*, SUNY Buffalo
    (983-57-1165)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computability and Models, II
  Organizers:
  Douglas Cenzer, University of Florida cenzer@math.ufl.edu
  Valentina S. Harizanov, The George Washington University harizanv@gwu.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Algebraic and computability questions arising from fuzzy logics.
    Michael C. Laskowski*, University of Maryland
    (983-03-1391)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The isomorphism problem for computable structures.
    Wesley C. Calvert*, University of Notre Dame
    (983-03-915)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Differential Geometry and Computability Theory.
    Robert I. Soare*, University of Chicago
    (983-03-1226)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Applications of Computability Theory to Differential Geometry.
    Barbara F. Csima*, University of Chicago
    (983-03-1225)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Covering filters in the lattice of $\Pi^0_1$ classes.
    Douglas Cenzer, University of Florida
    Farzan Riazati*, University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac
    (983-03-1063)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Effectiveness and infinite variable words.
    David Reed Solomon*, Notre Dame
    Joe Miller, Indiana University-Bloomington
    (983-03-1430)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Proof-theoretic strength of the stable marriage theorem.
    Douglas Cenzer*, University of Florida
    Jeffrey Remmel, University of California San Diego
    (983-03-1211)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Some Facts about Linear Orderings Provable in RT$^2_2$.
    Denis R. Hirschfeldt*, University of Chicago
    Richard A. Shore, Cornell University
    (983-03-1379)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Operator Algebras, Quantization, and Noncommutative Geometry: A Centennial Celebration in Honor of J. V. Neumann and M. H. Stone, II
  Organizers:
  Robert S. Doran, Texas Christian University r.doran@tcu.edu
  Richard V. Kadison, University of Pennsylvania kadison@math.upenn.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Non-commutative Conditional Expectations and Their Applications.
    Richard V Kadison*, University of Pennsylvania
    (983-81-651)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    On the generator problem of von Neumann algebras.
    Liming Ge*, Univ. of New Hampshire/Chinese Academy of Sciences
    (983-46-853)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Cohomology for factors with property $\Gamma$ of Murray and von Neumann.
    Erik Christensen, University of Copenhagen
    Florin Pop, Wagner College
    Allan Sinclair, University of Edinburgh
    Roger Smith*, Texas A&M University
    (983-46-833)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Local structure of non-commutative $L_p$ spaces.
    Zhong-Jin Ruan*, University of Illinois
    (983-46-856)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Quantum Metric Spaces.
    Marc A. Rieffel*, University of California, Berkeley
    (983-46-64)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Conjugacy of Countable Discrete Amenable Group Outer Actions on AFD Factors.
    Yoshikazu Katayama, Osaka Kyoiku University
    Masamichi Takesaki*, UCLA
    (983-46-838)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Special Functions and q-Series, II
  Organizers:
  Mourad E. H. Ismail, University of South Florida ismail@math.usf.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Classical elliptic function invariants and q-series.
    Stephen C. Milne*, The Ohio State University
    (983-33-1103)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    q-Taylor series for entire functions.
    Dennis W. Stanton*, University of Minnesota
    Mourad E. H. Ismail, University of South Florida
    (983-33-984)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Asymptotics of zeros of basic sine and cosine functions.
    Sergei K. Suslov*, Arizona State University
    (983-33-1239)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Poisson kernels for little $q$-Jacobi functions.
    Erik Koelink*, Technische Universiteit Delft
    (983-33-1076)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    On the Askey-Wilson function.
    Jasper V Stokman*, Universiteit van Amsterdam
    (983-33-882)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    A second addition formula for continuous q-ultraspherical polynomials motivated by quantum groups.
    Tom H Koornwinder*, Korteweg-de Vries Institute, University of Amsterdam
    (983-33-1035)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    A new bilateral Bailey lemma.
    Michael J Schlosser*, University of Vienna
    (983-33-1382)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    A matrix version of the bispectral property: matrix valued Jacobi polynomials.
    F. Alberto Gr\"unbaum*, Math Dept UC Berkeley
    (983-35-989)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Dynamics, Physics, and Probability: The Work of the 2002 Nemmers Prize Winner, Yakov Sinai
  Organizers:
  John M. Franks, Northwestern University john@math.northwestern.edu
  Jeff Xia, Northwestern University xia@math.northwestern.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    u-Gibbs measures in ergodic theory.
    Dmitry Dolgopyat*, University of Maryland
    (983-37-801)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Arithmetical Dynamical Systems.
    Jeffrey C. Lagarias*, AT&T Labs
    (983-37-709)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Some recent advances in stochastic hydrodynamics.
    Weinan E*, Princeton University
    (983-37-1156)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Ergodicity, mixing, and scales in the stochastically forced Navier-Stokes equation.
    Jonathan C. Mattingly*, Duke University
    (983-37-1537)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonstandard Models of Arithmetic and Set Theory, II
  Organizers:
  Ali Enayat, American University enayat@american.edu
  Roman Kossak, CUNY Graduate Center rkossak@gc.cuny.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Coding in fragments of arithmetic.
    Paola D'Aquino, Seconda Univ. di Napoli
    Julia Knight*, University of Notre Dame
    (983-03-464)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Turing upper bounds of countable jump ideals and Scott sets.
    Alex M McAllister*, Centre College
    (983-03-897)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Measure theory in weak theories of nonstandard arithmetic.
    Jeremy Avigad*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (983-03-1190)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Diversity in the Substructure Lattice of a Model of {\sf PA}.
    James H. Schmerl*, University of Connecticut
    (983-03-983)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    A model theoretic approach to questions in bounded arithmetic.
    Zofia Adamowicz*, Mathematical Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
    (983-03-1350)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    From Arithmetic to Large Cardinals via NFU.
    Ali Enayat*, American University
    (983-03-1071)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#13: Part A
  Incorporating discrete mathematics in the preparation of K-12 mathematics teachers.
  Organizers:
  Lolina Alvarez, New Mexico State University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#2: Part A
  Java applets in teaching mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
  David M. Strong, Pepperdine University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#8: Part A
  Mathematical finance.
  Organizers:
  Walter R. Stromquist,
  Alan Durfee, Mount Holyoke College
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Entropy and A Posteriori Error Estimates for Conservation Laws.
    Marc E Laforest*, Colorado State University
    (983-35-1488)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Solitons and Particle Decay for Completely Integrable Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations.
    Hieu D Nguyen*, Rowan University
    (983-35-634)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Darboux Transformations of the Variable Wave Speed Equation.
    Fred Hickling*, University of Central Arkansas
    Daniel J. Arrigo, University of Central Arkansas
    Garth Johnson, Univ. California Santa Barbara
    (983-35-1275)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Charpit's method and symmetry analysis.
    Danny Arrigo*, University of Central Arkansas
    (983-35-1273)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    J-self-adjointness of a class of Dirac-type operators.
    Radu C Cascaval*, University of Missouri-Columbia
    Fritz Gesztesy, University of Missouri-Columbia
    (983-35-1305)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Numerical study of a parabolic equation of mixed type.
    M Affouf*, Kean University
    (983-35-1121)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Quantization Of Spin Direction For Solitary Waves In A Uniform Magnetic Field.
    Qazi Enamul Hoq*, University Of North Texas
    Henry A. Warchall, NSF
    (983-35-788)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Blow-up Behavior of the Solution for a Degenerate Semilinear Parabolic Problem with a Localized Nonlinear Reaction.
    C. Y. Chan, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    N. E. Dyakevich*, California State University at San Bernardino
    (983-35-1104)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Existence of solutions to a nonlinear system of partial differential equations modeling the flow of fluids with capillary effects.
    Diane L Denny*, University of Wyoming
    (983-35-1457)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Recent Advances in Lorentz Wave Maps with Symmetries.
    Tadg H Woods*, University of Oregon
    P. J. Pohjanpelto, Oregon State University
    (983-35-1410)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    The Large Time Behavior and The Stability of Solutions of a Fixed Interface Boundary Value Problem.
    Chi-Kan Chen*, University of Central Arkansas
    (983-35-786)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A reflection formula for elliptic differential equations.
    Tatiana Savina*, Northwestern University
    (983-35-315)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Results for an Inverse Problem Related to the 2-dimensional Lam\'{e} System: A Preliminary Report.
    Michael Dobranski*, University of Kentucky
    (983-35-1224)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Number Theory, II
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Existence of Primitive Polynomials With Three Coefficients Prescribed.
    Donald D Mills*, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
    (983-11-652)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Igusa Local Zeta Function of the Cubic Polynomial $f(x) = x_1^3 + \cdots + x_n^3$.
    Annalee H Wiswell*, Scripps College
    Benjamin Marko, The University of Akron
    (983-11-643)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Zeroing the baseball umpire indicator.
    Christopher S Simons, Rowan University
    Marcus Wright*, Rowan University
    (983-11-579)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    An analogue to Gauss' Lemma for Number Fields.
    Arturo Magidin*, University of Montana
    David McKinnon, University of Waterloo
    (983-11-57)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Elasticities of Block Monoids of the Form ${\mathcal B}({\bf Z}_n, S)$.
    Karl M. Kattchee*, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    (983-13-1477)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Some Normal Monomial $M$-Primary Ideals.
    Heather A Coughlin*, University of Oregon
    (983-13-1445)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Properties of U-Factorizations.
    Joe A Stickles*, University of Evansville
    Michael Axtell, Wabash College
    Sylvia Forman, Moravian College
    Nick Roersma, Wabash College
    (983-13-1435)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Classifying Serre Classes of Artinian Modules over a Noetherian Commutative Ring.
    Manuel Lopez*, Wesleyan University
    (983-13-1427)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Term Orders on the Polynomial Ring and the Cantor Set.
    Wayne Tarrant*, Western Kentucky University
    (983-13-851)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Weak Bourbaki Unmixed Rings: A Step Towards Non-Noetherian Cohen-Macaulayness.
    Tracy Dawn Hamilton*, California State University Sacramento
    (983-13-769)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    star-operations induced by overrings.
    Sharon M Clarke*, University of Iowa
    (983-13-743)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Constructing Witt-Burnside Rings.
    Jesse Colin Elliott*, U.C. Berkeley
    (983-13-323)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS Session on Probability
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    A Local Limit Theorem for a Family of Non-Reversible Finite Markov Chains.
    Elizabeth L. Wilmer*, Oberlin College
    (983-60-1475)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    On a Class of Nilpotent Markov Chains, I. The Spectrum of the Covariance Operator.
    Abbas M. Alhakim*, University of Delaware
    Janusz Kawczak, UNC Charlotte
    Stanislav Molchanov, UNC Charlotte
    (983-60-1455)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A new fast and robust technique for pricing and hedging Asian options.
    Georgios Vasileiou Dalakouras*, University of Michigan
    (983-60-1450)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Properties of correlation measures.
    Thomas M Lewis*, Furman University
    Geoffrey Pritchard, The University of Auckland
    (983-60-1360)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Making coprimality more likely.
    Yung-Pin Chen*, Lewis & Clark College
    (983-60-1292)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Determining Transient Probability Functions of M/M/1 Queueing Systems with Catastrophes-A Dual Process/ Randomization Approach.
    Alan C. Krinik*, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Michael L. Green, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Randall J. Swift, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Gerardo Rubino, INRIA
    Holly Lam, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    (983-60-1270)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On Random Trigonometric Polynomials.
    Robert Bozeman*, Morehouse College
    M Sambandham, Morehouse College
    (983-60-964)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Break.
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Analytic Processes.
    Randall J Swift*, California State Polytechnic University Pomona
    (983-60-954)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Programming a Molecular Electronic Device Using Neuro-Dynamic Programming.
    Christopher P Husband*, Rice University
    (983-60-891)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Complex Stochastic Calculus.
    Mylan Redfern*, University of Southern Mississippi
    (983-60-780)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Exact Laplace Transforms via the Hadamard Factorization.
    Fred Torcaso*, The Johns Hopkins University
    (983-60-703)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Analysis, II
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    An meromorphic function solutions of Diophantine's type of equations.
    C.C. Yang*, The Hong Kong Univ. of Sci.&Tech.
    (983-30-26)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Harmonic de la Vall\'ee Poussin means.
    Stacey A Mueller*, University of Kentucky
    (983-30-675)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    On the growth of harmonic polynomials.
    Mohammed A. Qazi*, Tuskegee University
    Qazi I. Rahman, Universite de Montreal
    (983-30-935)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Polya-Schoenberg conjecture type problems for harmonic univalent mappings.
    Om P Ahuja*, Kent State University
    Jay M Jahangiri, Kent State University
    Herb Silverman, College of Charleston
    (983-30-938)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Perturbation of a Univalent Functions.
    David E Tepper*, Baruch College, CUNY
    (983-30-1046)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Elliptic functions and the Ahlfors map.
    Tom Tegtmeyer*, Truman State University
    (983-30-1073)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Some $q$-Convexity Properties of Coverings of Complex Manifolds.
    Michael Fraboni*, Moravian College
    (983-32-1171)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Zeros of a Product of Solutions of Linear Differential Equations.
    Djamel Benbourenane*, Valdosta State University
    (983-30-1235)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    An inequality related to Hardy's Inequality and Paley's Theorem for $H_1$.
    Beth A. Osikiewicz*, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus
    Andrew Tonge, Kent State University
    (983-30-1244)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Democracy and the Hyperbolic Unit Disk.
    Dov N. Chelst*, DeVry College - North Brunswick
    (983-30-1388)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Convex mappings of domains in ${\mathbb C}^n$.
    Ted J. Suffridge*, University of Kentucky
    (983-32-1367)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Convex Mappings of the Ball in $\mathbb{C}^n$ That Are Half-Plane Mappings in One Coordinate.
    Jerry R Muir, Jr.*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    Ted J Suffridge, University of Kentucky
    (983-32-705)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    How Cauchy missed Ramanujan's ${}_1\psi_1$ summation.
    Warren P Johnson*, Bates College
    (983-33-1403)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Finding zeta(2p) from a product of sines.
    Thomas J. Osler*, Rowan University
    (983-33-1019)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Special cases of the Wiener-Wintner Theorem.
    Sherry E. Scott*, Bowie State University
    (983-43-1348)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on the Stability of Nonlinear Dispersive Waves, I
  Organizers:
  Robert L. Pego, University of Maryland rpego@glue.umd.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Waves in free surfaces and interfaces.
    Walter Craig*, McMaster University
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Semiclassical Asymptotics for the Focusing Nonlinear Schr\"odinger Equation.
    Peter D Miller*, University of Michigan
    (983-35-1481)
  • 3:25 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Stability and instability results for nonlinear dispersive wave equations.
    Jerry Bona*, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Stability of vortex solutions in the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equation.
    Thierry Gallay, University of Grenoble
    C. Eugene Wayne*, Boston University
    (983-35-1446)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Undergraduate Opportunities in Applied Mathematics
  Organizers:
  Terry L. Herdman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University herdman@origin2.icam.vt.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Math Modeling Projects.
    David S Ross*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Sophia Maggelakis, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (983-97-1359)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Continuous Mathematical Contest in Modeling Problem.
    Kelly Black*, University of New Hampshire
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Discrete Mathematical Contest in Modeling Problem.
    Don Miller*, St Mary's College
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Internships.
    Angela Shiflet*, Wofford College
  • 4:15 p.m.
    {\bf Careers in Applied Mathematics Panel Discussion}
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Innovative Use of the World Wide Web in Teaching Mathematics, II
  Organizers:
  Brian E. Smith, McGill University smithb@management.mcgill.ca
  Marcelle Bessman, Jacksonville University
  Marcia P. Birken, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville State University
  David M. Strong, Pepperdine University
  Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    The National Curve Bank http://curvebank.calstatela.edu.
    Shirley B. Gray*, Dept. of Mathematics, California State University, Los Angeles
    (983-A1-28)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    www.Use the SMART Board.edu.
    Michael R. Huber*, US Military Academy
    David A Smith, US Military Academy
    (983-A1-219)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Helping Preservice Teachers Evaluate Mathematical Web Sites Using the Standards for Teaching and Learning.
    Joanne C Caniglia*, Eastern Michigan University
    Ellen Hoffman, Eastern Michigan University
    (983-A1-291)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Integrating Mobile Computing with Wireless Network Capabilities in the Mathematics Classroom.
    William L Crowley*, United States Military Academy
    Edgar K Rugenstein, United States Military Academy
    (983-A1-248)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Learning and Reinforcement of Fundamental Skills in a Multivariable Calculus Course with Web Assignments.
    William L. Fehlman II*, United States Military Academy
    Michael Jaye, United States Military Academy
    Shaw Yoshitani, United States Military Academy
    (983-A1-87)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:15 p.m.
    An Inventive Use of the WWW as a Teaching and Learning Tool in Mathematics: Structured Web Materials for Courses Across the Mathematics Canon.
    M Padraig McLoughlin*, Morehouse College
    (983-A1-361)
  • 4:35 p.m.
    Listening to the Primes: Applying Multimedia to the Teaching of Number Theory.
    Chris K Caldwell*, University of Tennessee, Martin
    (983-A1-321)
  • 4:55 p.m.
    Innovative Uses of a Variety of Intelligent Technologies in Teaching College Algebra.
    Om P. Ahuja*, Kent State University
    (983-A1-145)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Getting Students to Discuss and to Write About Mathematics, I
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State University smabrouk@frc.mass.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Communicating Mathematics: What's All the Buzz About?
    Bart D. Stewart*, United States Military Academy
    Jeff A. Libby, United States Military Academy
    (983-D1-213)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    W.R.I.T.E.: Writing's Role in Thoughtful Endeavors.
    Catherine M. Miller*, University of Northern Iowa
    (983-D1-352)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    On-line discussion groups as a tool to enhance Writing Across the Curriculum projects.
    Benjamin V.C. Collins*, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
    (983-D1-98)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Effects of Reflective Notebooks on Perceptions of Learning in a Mathematics Classroom.
    Tracie McLemore Salinas*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (983-D1-1298)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    "Appealing" Mathematics: Communicating Beyond the Test.
    Joanne C. Caniglia*, Eastern Michigan University
    (983-D1-168)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Communicating Mathematics: "Is it 'Write' to discuss Mathematics?'.
    Jeff A. Libby*, United States Military Academy
    Bart D. Stewart, United States Military Academy
    (983-D1-214)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    "Take Boards!": An effective approach routinely employed by instructors at USMA whereby students discuss, perform, and present mathematics.
    Eric Wesley Drake*, United States Military Academy
    (983-D1-238)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Using Classroom Presentations to Improve Undergraduate Proof Skills.
    Jeffrey Feuer*, Coastal Carolina University
    (983-D1-606)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Talking Math Over The Thanksgiving Dinner Table.
    William K Farmer*, United States Military Academy
    Michael Huber, United States Military Academy
    (983-D1-205)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Speaking Three Different Languages: The Contextual, The Mathematical And The Physical Languages: "Forcing" Students To Understand "Their" Mathematics.
    Dvora Peretz*, Michigan State University
    (983-D1-91)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Developing Math Communication Skill Through Class Participation.
    Maria K. Robinson*, University of Arizona
    (983-D1-356)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Writing and Discussing the Limit Concept in Calculus: A Class Project.
    Victor U. Odafe*, Bowling Green State University (Firelands)
    (983-D1-88)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Understanding the fundamental theorem of calculus through writing.
    Lew Ludwig*, Denison University
    (983-D1-485)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Communicating Cryptanalytic Process in a Mathematical Cryptology Course.
    Brian J. Winkel*, United States Military Academy
    (983-D1-204)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Preservice Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of Reading and Writing in Mathematics Classes.
    Gwen L Fisher*, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
    (983-D1-599)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Active Learning in Core Mathematics Courses at NC State University.
    Jo-Ann Cohen*, North Carolina State University
    Michael Shearer, North Carolina State University
    (983-D1-1208)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Quantitative Literacy in Practice: What Is it and What Works?
  Organizers:
  Richard A. Gillman, Valparaiso University rick.gillman@valpo.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    The Quantitative Literacy Initiative at Macalester College.
    Karen Saxe*, Macalester College
    (983-E1-60)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Quantitative Literacy at Dominican University.
    Paul R Coe*, Dominican University
    Sarah Ziesler, Dominican University
    (983-E1-558)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Quantitative Reasoning Program at DePaul University.
    David Jabon*, DePaul University
    Georgia Tolias, DePaul University
    (983-E1-523)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    The 'Q' Requirement and "Quantitative Methods" at Juniata College.
    John F. Bukowski*, Juniata College
    (983-E1-971)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    How to Grow a QL Program.
    Judith F Moran*, Trinity College
    (983-E1-868)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    An assessment of the quantitative reasoning skills of students taking general education mathematics courses at Virginia Commonwealth University.
    Aimee J Ellington*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (983-E1-169)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Math Placement and the General Education Requirement.
    Frances B. Lichtman*, Alma College
    (983-E1-430)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    A Comparison of HCCS - Central College's Fundamentals of Mathematics(0308)Curricular Objectives with Quantitative Literacy Objectives.
    Jacqueline Brannon Giles*, Houston Community College System
    (983-E1-940)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Logic in the Media, or Fallacies for Fun and Profit.
    Charlotte Gregory*, Trinity College
    Margaret Cibes, Hillyer College of the University of Hartford
    (983-E1-1210)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, II
  Organizers:
  Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University jonesma@pegasus.montclair.edu
  Steven M. Hetzler, Salisbury University
  Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University at San Bernardino
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Integrating and teaching with laptops in the Calculus classroom.
    Micki McCassey*, United States Military Academy
    Alex Heidenberg, United States Military Academy
    (983-Z1-454)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Teaching College Algebra and Trigonometry on the Internet.
    Denise J LeGrand*, University Of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (983-Z1-777)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Technology Aids Asking Conceptual Questions.
    Maria K. Robinson*, University of Arizona
    (983-Z1-553)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Laptop Computers and the Handheld Calculator: Technology in the classroom.
    Elizabeth W. Schott*, USMA, West Point, NY
    John A Wasko, USMA, West Point, NY
    (983-Z1-436)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Mathematics Subject Classification as a Dynamic Digraph, for Mathematics Education.
    Simon R. Quint*, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240
    (983-Z1-81)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Maximum Toughness and Nearly Regular Graphs.
    Lynne L. Doty, Marist College
    Kevin K. Ferland*, Bloomsburg University
    (983-Z1-981)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Hamiltonicity in almost claw-free graphs.
    Mingquan Zhan*, West Virginia University
    Hong-Jian Lai, West Virginia University
    (983-Z1-370)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Enumeration of K-Trees and Applications.
    Melkamu Zeleke*, William Paterson University of NJ
    Mahendra Jani, William Paterson University of NJ
    Robert G Rieper, William Paterson UNiversity of NJ
    (983-Z1-969)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A Very Elegant Inverse Tangent Series for Differential Equations.
    Richard N Barshinger*, Penn State-Scranton
    (983-Z1-376)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Expansions in Even Generalized Spherical Harmonics in $ R^{k+1} $.
    Jean-Pierre L. Liamba*, Ball State University
    (983-Z1-1180)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Q-Hypoelliptic Systems of Partial Differential Equations.
    Yuan Zhong Xu*, Ocean County College
    (983-Z1-975)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Investigations of nonstandard, Mickens-type, finite-difference schemes for singular boundary value problems in cylindrical or spherical coordinates.
    Ron Buckmire*, Occidental College
    (983-Z1-228)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Modeling Wound Healing in Bone.
    Carryn Bellomo*, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
    (983-Z1-243)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    A new look at some old formulas: developing closed forms for the sums of powers of positive integers using elementary methods.
    Gregory M Boudreaux*, University of North Carolina at Asheville
    (983-Z1-467)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Exact Finite Expansions of Infinitely Repeating Decimals.
    Fengshan Liu*, Delaware State University
    N. R. Nandakuma, Delaware State University
    Michael J. Bossé, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (983-Z1-747)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Joint Committee on Teaching Assistants and Part-Time Instructors Poster Session
  Implementing preparation and development programs for college mathematics instructors.
  Organizers:
  Teri J. Murphy, University of Oklahoma
  Natasha Speer, Michigan State University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics and the CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Reform Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
  The impact of technology in calculus courses on long-term student performance and employment.
  Organizers:
  Susan L. Ganter, Clemson University
  Jack Bookman, Duke University
  Panelists:
  Betsy Darken, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  Glenn W. Ledder, University of Nebraska
  Howard L. Penn, U. S. Naval Academy
  Debra L. Wood, University of Arizona
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  An overview of interviews.
  Organizers:
  Dov N. Chelst, DeVry College of Technology
  John A. Vano, University of Wisconsin
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:20 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Quantum Computation and Information: Mathematical Challenges, II
  Organizers:
  Samuel J. Lomonaco, Jr., University of Maryland Baltimore County lomonaco@umbc.edu
  Howard E. Brandt, Army Research Laboratory hbrandt@arl.army.mil
  Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago kauffman@uic.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Awards Ceremony
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Security proofs for quantum key distribution.
    Peter W. Shor*, AT\&T Labs - Research
    (983-81-994)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Polynomial-Time Quantum Algorithms for Pell's Equation and the Principal Ideal Problem.
    Hallgren Sean*, Caltech
    (983-68-1438)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Quantum computing approaches to NP-complete problems.
    Lov K Grover*, Bell Labs, Lucent
    (983-68-1010)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Classical codes and quantum algorithms.
    David A Meyer*, University of California/San Diego
    (983-68-1020)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Quantum Dynamical Semigroup Tomography.
    Timothy F Havel*, MIT
    (983-81-791)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Scalable quantum architectures using efficient nonlocal interactions.
    Gavin K Brennen*, NIST
    Daegene D Song, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Carl J Williams, National Institutes of Standards and Technology
    (983-81-1246)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Generalizations of entanglement based on lie algebras, coherent states, and convex cones.
    Howard N Barnum*, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Emanuel "Manny" Knill, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Gerardo Ortiz, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Lorenza Viola, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    (983-81-799)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:20 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom
  Organizers:
  Karen D. Bolinger, Clarion University kbolinge@clarion.edu
  Ben Fusaro, Florida State University
  

  • 2:20 p.m.
    Introducing a Mathematical Perspective Where It Has Rarely (In Public) Gone Before.
    Martin Walter*, University of Colorado
    (983-F1-1262)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Environmental Data to Motivates the Connections Between Algebra and Geometry.
    Don Spickler*, Salisbury University
    (983-F1-527)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Environmental plug-in models motivating students to learn algebra, precalculus, and calculus.
    M. Paul Latiolais*, Portland State University
    Nancy Zumoff, Kennesaw State University
    Christopher Schaufele, Dine College
    (983-F1-374)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Chernobyl Is Still Hot: Would You Eat the Mushrooms?
    Karen J. Schroeder*, Bentley College
    David H. Carhart, Bentley College
    (983-F1-62)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Using Difference Equations to Model Source-Sink Populations.
    Kyle L. Riley*, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    (983-F1-157)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Environmental Mathematics Models with Spreadsheets.
    Erich Neuwirth*, University of Vienna
    Deane Arganbright, University of Tennessee at Martin
    (983-F1-294)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Consorting with Biologists: Approaches to Biocomplexity and Environmental Modeling.
    Ellen Cunningham*, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
    (983-F1-547)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Environmental Mathematics in an Integrated Science Course.
    Daniel Alexander*, Drake University
    (983-F1-459)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Mathematical Methods in Environmental Science for Non-Majors.
    Sandra Fillebrown*, Saint Joseph's University
    (983-F1-385)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    The Global Positioning System, Data Analysis, and Earthquake Modeling.
    Werner Horn, California State Northridge
    Carol Shubin*, California State Northridge
    Gerry Simila, California State Northridge
    (983-F1-417)
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Section Officers
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  History or heritage? Historians and mathematicians on the history of mathematics.
  Ivor Grattan-Guinness*, Middlesex University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 3:20 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AWM Panel Discussion
  Mathematics educators and mathematicians working together.
  Organizers:
  Bettye Anne Case, Florida State University
  Suzanne M. Lenhart, University of Tennessee
  Elizabeth G. Yanik, Emporia State University
  Moderators:
  Elizabeth G. Yanik,
  Panelists:
  Deborah Loewenberg Ball, University of Michigan
  Hyman Bass, University of Michigan
  Karen Dee Michalowicz, The Langley School (McLean, VA)
  Edith Prentice Mendez, Sonoma State University
  Moderators:
  Bettye Anne Case,
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Project NExT Panel Discussion
  Expanding your research horizons.
  Organizers:
  Jennifer Hontz, Meredith College
  Philip K. Hotchkiss, Westfield State College
  Panelists:
  John Emert, Ball State University
  Rochelle Leibowitz, DIMACS
  Neil Portnoy, California State University, Chico
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  Doctorates in mathematics education: Why the shortage? Where do they go? What do they do?
  Organizers:
  Robert E. Reys, University of Missouri, Columbia
  Robert Glasgow, Southwest Baptist University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m.
  MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Reform Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
  Small group projects in college algebra.
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
  Moderators:
  Kathleen Snook, U. S. Military Academy and COMAP
  Panelists:
  Laurette B. Foster, Prairie View A\&M University
  Richard D. West, Francis Marion College
  Paul Dirks, Miami-Dade Community College
  Regina D. Aragon, Eastern New Mexico University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Welcoming Reception for Undergraduate Students
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 4:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  AWM Business Meeting
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#14: Part A
  Teaching a course in the history of mathematics
  Organizers:
  V. Frederick Rickey, United States Military Academy
  Victor J. Katz, University of District of Columbia
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#3: Part A
  Optimization of technology in the geometry classroom.
  Organizers:
  Subhash C. Saxena, Coastal Carolina University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#9: Part A
  Fair enough? Mathematics of equity.
  Organizers:
  John C. Maceli, Ithaca College
  Stanley E. Seltzer, Ithaca College
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  Graduate Student Reception
  Organizers:
  Betty Mayfield, Hood College
  Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University San Bernardino
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 5:15 p.m.-6:35 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Knowledge for teaching algebra: Issues from {\em The Mathematical Education of Teachers}.
  Organizers:
  Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Michigan State University
  Panelists:
  Daniel Chazan, University of Maryland
  Anthony L. Peressini, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Joan Ferrini-Mundy,
  Moderators:
  Gail F. Burrill, Michigan State University
  Speakers:
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
  Mathematical Sciences Institutes Reception
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Reception for First-Time Participants
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 6:45 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
  History of Mathematics SIGMAA Business Meeting and Reception
  Organizers:
  Amy Shell-Gellasch, U. S. Military Academy
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 7:00 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
  Organizational Reception for the Proposed WEB SIGMAA
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 7:15 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
  Young Mathematicians Network Town Meeting
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 8:30 p.m.-9:20 p.m.
  AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture
  The shape of objects in two and three dimensions: Mathematics meets computer vision.
  David B. Mumford*, Brown University
• Wednesday January 15, 2003, 9:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
  AWM Reception

Thursday January 16, 2003

• Thursday January 16, 2003, 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Employment Center
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-ASL Special Session on Interactions Between Logic, Group Theory and Computer Science, III
  Organizers:
  Alexandre V. Borovik, UMIST borovik@umist.ac.uk
  Alexei Myasnikov, City College of CUNY alexeim@att.net
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Reasoning In A Most Likely Way.
    Robert M. Haralick*, CUNY
    (983-68-1147)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Heuristic Algorithms and Whitehead Method.
    Alexei D. Miasnikov*, CUNY
    (983-20-1077)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Genetic algorithms on groups.
    Richard F Booth*, UMIST
    (983-20-955)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Structure of Automorphic Conjugacy in the Free Group of Rank 2.
    Bilal Khan*, CUNY
    (983-20-1148)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Round Table Discussion
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebras, Actions, and Algorithms, III
  Organizers:
  Edward S. Letzter, Temple University letzter@math.temple.edu
  Martin Lorenz, Temple University lorenz@math.temple.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Algebra of pseudo-roots of noncommutative polynomials.
    Vladimir Retakh*, Rutgers University
    (983-16-719)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Linear representations of braid groups and automorphism groups of free groups.
    Edward W. Formanek*, Pennsylvania State University
    (983-20-665)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Polynomial detection of matrix subalgebras.
    Daniel Birmajer*, Temple University
    (983-16-660)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Maximal Orders on Projective Surfaces.
    Daniel Chan, University of New South Wales
    Rajesh S. Kulkarni*, Michigan State University
    (983-16-792)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An algorithm for computing maximal tori of centralizers of nilpotents in symmetric spaces associated with non compact simple exceptional real Lie algebras.
    Alfred G Noel*, The University of Massachusetts
    (983-22-43)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    algorithms for algebraic groups and fields.
    Harm Derksen*, University of Michigan
    (983-12-396)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Mixed-rank quantum determinantal ideals.
    K R Goodearl*, University of California at Santa Barbara
    T H Lenagan, University of Edinburgh
    (983-16-407)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Differential operators on the base affine space of an algebraic group.
    T levasseur, Universite de Brest,
    J T Stafford*, University of Michigan
    (983-16-765)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Quantum Computation and Information: Mathematical Challenges, III
  Organizers:
  Samuel J. Lomonaco, Jr., University of Maryland Baltimore County lomonaco@umbc.edu
  Howard E. Brandt, Army Research Laboratory hbrandt@arl.army.mil
  Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago kauffman@uic.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Adiabatic Quantum Algorithms.
    Umesh V. Vazirani*, U.C. Berkeley
    (983-68-1150)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Adaptive Quantum Computation, Constant Depth Quantum Circuits and Arthur-Merlin Games.
    Barbara M Terhal*, IBM Watson Research Center
    (983-68-300)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Open problems in quantum coding theory.
    Eric M. Rains*, Center for Communications Research, Princeton
    (983-81-800)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Multi-particle entanglement.
    Sandu Popescu*, Bristol University
    (983-81-1152)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Continuous Quantum Hidden Subgroup Algorithms.
    Samuel J Lomonaco*, University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Louis H Kauffman, Uiversity of Illinois at Chicago
    (983-81-842)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    On the quantum derandomization of algorithms.
    Michele Mosca*, University of Waterloo, and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
    (983-68-1059)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Complexity of Continuous Quantum Computation.
    Joseph F Traub*, Columbia University
    (983-68-829)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Riemannian and Lorentzian Geometries, III
  Organizers:
  Krishan L. Duggal, University of Windsor yq8@uwindsor.ca
  Ramesh Sharma, University of New Haven rsharma@newhaven.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Differential Topology, Differential Geometry and Hyperbolic Equations.
    Adam D Helfer*, University of Missouri - Columbia
    (983-58-1252)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Conformal vector fields on Kaehler manifolds and its contact hypersurfaces.
    Ramesh Sharma*, University of New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    (983-53-1487)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Fundamental inequalities and strongly minimal submanifolds.
    Bogdan D Suceava*, California State University, Fullerton
    (983-53-809)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Curvature-homogeneous indefinite Einstein metrics in dimension four: the diagonalizable case.
    Andrzej J Derdzinski*, Ohio State University
    (983-53-793)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Certain basic inequalities for submanifolds in ($\kappa$, $\mu$)-spaces.
    Mukut Mani Tripathi*, Lucknow University, India
    (983-53-295)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Generic cut loci are dense.
    Ralph Howard*, University of South Carolina
    (983-53-610)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The Stability of the Friedman Model.
    Christina Sormani*, Lehman College, CUNY
    (983-58-37)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Primes and Knots, III
  Organizers:
  Jack Morava, Johns Hopkins University jack@math.jhu.edu
  Stavros Garoufalidis, Georgia Institute of Technology stavros@math.gatech.edu
  Masanori Morishita, Kanazawa University morisita@kappa.s.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Dynamical zeta functions, Nielsen theory, and Reidemeister torsion.
    Alexander L. Fel'shtyn*, University of Siegen
    (983-37-1505)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Number theoretical criterion for invariance of Fox $p$-colorings under $n$-rotation.
    Janek Dymara, U.Wr.
    Tadeusz Januszkiewicz, U.Wr.
    Jozef H. Przytycki*, GWU
    (983-57-1107)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Knot theory and mirror symmetry.
    Stavros Garoufalidis*, Georgia Tech
    (983-57-1506)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Non-commutative geometry, dynamics, and infinity-adic Arakelov geometry.
    Katia Consani, University of Toronto
    Matilde Marcolli*, Max-Planck Institute, Bonn
    (983-14-735)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computability and Models, III
  Organizers:
  Douglas Cenzer, University of Florida cenzer@math.ufl.edu
  Valentina S. Harizanov, The George Washington University harizanv@gwu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A definiable yet non-$\Delta^0_3$ orbit in the computably emunerable sets.
    Peter A Cholak*, University of Notre Dame
    Leo Harrington, Univerity of California -- Berkeley
    (983-03-696)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A Concept of Computable Transformations for Locally Determined Logic Programs.
    Amy K. C. S. Vanderbilt*, Xavier University
    (983-03-1394)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Structures Subject to Space Complexity.
    Zia Uddin*, University of Florida
    (983-03-753)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Preparation and Normalization Theorems.
    Daniel J. Miller*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (983-03-956)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Structural properties and principal filters of the lattice of Computably Enumerable Vector Spaces.
    Rumen D. Dimitrov*, The George Washington University
    (983-03-687)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Interpolation Theorems for Recursive Quantum Functions in Computable Analysis.
    Iraj Kalantari*, Western Illinois University
    Larry Welch, Western Illinois University
    (983-03-125)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    More Undecidable Lattices of Steinitz Exchange Systems.
    Lisa R. Galminas*, Northwestern State University of LA
    John W. Rosenthal, Ithaca College
    (983-03-1295)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Recursive content of higher order analysis.
    Anil Nerode*, Cornell University
    (983-03-1233)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Operator Algebras, Quantization, and Noncommutative Geometry: A Centennial Celebration in Honor of J. V. Neumann and M. H. Stone, III
  Organizers:
  Robert S. Doran, Texas Christian University r.doran@tcu.edu
  Richard V. Kadison, University of Pennsylvania kadison@math.upenn.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Betti numbers and rigidity results for cross-product von Neumann factors.
    Sorin Popa*, UCLA
    (983-46-1499)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Operator Spaces: Problems associated with the quantization of Banach space theory.
    Edward G Effros*, UCLA
    (983-46-1294)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Algebraic structure and norm in operator algebras - extensions of some results of Stone and von Neumann.
    David P Blecher*, University of Houston
    (983-46-881)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Applications of Injective Envelopes.
    Vern I Paulsen*, University of Houston
    (983-46-1361)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On the Curvature of a Completely Positive Map.
    Paul S. Muhly*, University of Iowa
    Baruch Solel, Technion
    (983-46-953)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The algebraization of dynamics: amenability, nuclearity, quasidiagonality, and approximate finite dimensionality.
    Bruce Blackadar*, University of Nevada, Reno
    (983-46-1250)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Special Functions and q-Series, III
  Organizers:
  Mourad E. H. Ismail, University of South Florida ismail@math.usf.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On the Distribution of the Zeros of an Entire Function of Exponential Type.
    Dimiter Dryanov*, University of Montreal
    Qazi Rahman, University of Montreal
    (983-41-147)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Rapid Evaluation of Prolate Spheroidal Wave Functions at Special Points on the Interval.
    Xiao Hong*, Yale University
    (983-33-132)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Computer Algebra and Rogers-Ramanujan Type Identities.
    Andrew V. Sills*, Pennsylvania State University
    (983-11-281)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Contiguous relations for $(r,s)$-hypergeometric series.
    Michitomo Nishizawa*, Graduate Scool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo
    (983-33-293)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    a-Gaussian Polynomials and Finite Rogers-Ramanujan Identities.
    George E. Andrews*, Penn State University
    (983-33-783)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Asymptotic expansions for second-order linear difference equations with a turning point.
    Zhen Wang, City University of Hong Kong
    Roderick Wong*, City University of Hong Kong
    (983-41-575)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Roots and completeness of the third Jackson q-Bessel function.
    Joaquin Bustoz*, Arizona State University
    Luis Daniel Abreu, University of Coimbra
    (983-33-620)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    discussion
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems and Sampling Theory in Signal Analysis, I
  Organizers:
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida nashed@mail.ucf.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Sampling with prolate spheroidal wave functions.
    Gilbert G Walter*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    (983-41-227)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Recovering piecewise bandlimited signals via a hierarchical system based on prolate spheroidal wave functions.
    Xiaoping Shen*, Ohio University
    Naoki Saito, University of California-Davis
    (983-42-131)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Undersampling artifacts in parallel-beam tomography.
    Adel Faridani*, Oregon State University
    (983-44-276)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A general scheme for constructing inversion algorithms for cone beam CT.
    Alexander Katsevich*, University of Central Florida
    (983-44-636)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Nonlinear network tomography.
    F. Alberto Gr\"unbaum*, UC Berkeley
    (983-65-987)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Regularization of Satellite Data by Means of Wavelets.
    Willi Freeden*, University of Kaiserslautern, Geomathematics Group
    (983-45-821)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    A Wavelet Approach to the Inverse Problem of Geomagnetic Crustal Field Determination.
    Thorsten Maier*, University of Kaiserslautern
    (983-45-823)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Regularization Techniques by Vectorial Wavelets with Applications to Pre-Maxwell Problems.
    Carsten Mayer*, University of Kaiserslautern
    (983-45-825)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#4: Part A
  Visual linear algebra.
  Organizers:
  Eugene A. Herman, Grinnell College
  Michael D. Pepe, Seattle Central Community College
  Eric P. Schulz, Walla Walla Community College
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical Problems in Image Analysis
  Organizers:
  John Goutsias, Johns Hopkins University goutsias@jhu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Computational Modeling.
    Donald Geman*, The Johns Hopkins University
    (983-68-1021)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Inference for Range Images.
    Ulf Grenander*, Brown University
    (983-60-896)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Minimazing Flows for Surface Warping, Registration, and Interpolation.
    Allen Tannenbaum*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (983-68-725)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Building Riemannian metrics between objects.
    Alain Trouv\'e*, University Paris 13
    (983-49-1047)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Recent Advances in Statistical Shape Estimation.
    Jong C. Ye, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Natalia A. Schmid, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Yoram Bresler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Pierre Moulin*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (983-68-1307)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Dynamical Systems
  Organizers:
  Yury Grabovsky, Temple University yury@euclid.math.temple.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Extrapolating experimental measurements of the complex dielectric constant.
    Graeme Walter Milton*, University of Utah
    (983-78-869)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Kramers-Kronig Analysis, Analytic Continuation, and Singular-Value Expansions.
    Andrew M. Dienstfrey*, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Leslie Greengard, New York University
    (983-78-1005)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Reconstruction of the spectral representation of effective properties of a random mixture.
    Elena Cherkaev*, University of Utah
    (983-49-1279)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Reconstruction of complex electromagnetic permittivity function from limited band measurments.
    John Shopple*, University of California at San Diego
    Yury Grabovsky, Temple University
    (983-78-980)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    The spectral function of composites from reflectivity measurements.
    A R Day*, John Carroll University
    A R Grant, Cornell University
    M F Thorpe, Michigan State University
    A J Sievers, Cornell University
    (983-78-1112)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Incorporating History of Mathematics in the Mathematics Classroom, I
  Organizers:
  Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia vkatz@udc.edu
  Edith Prentice Mendez, Sonoma State University
  Eisso J. Atzema, University of Maine
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Incorporating Student Research Projects on History of Mathematics into the Mathematics Curriculum.
    Annie Yi Han*, BMCC-CUNY
    (983-G1-625)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Every Student is a Potential Teacher.
    Joanne Peeples*, El Paso Community College
    (983-G1-539)
  • 8:35 a.m.
    On the Shoulders of Giants: Using Annotated Timelines and Biographical Scrapbook Projects in the Mathematics Classroom.
    Lynn Foshee Reed*, Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
    (983-G1-475)
  • 8:55 a.m.
    Top Ten--Plus a Few: Favorite Lessons for Incorporating History of Mathematics in the Secondary Classroom.
    Elizabeth C. Rogers*, Piedmont College
    (983-G1-428)
  • 9:10 a.m.
    A mathematics course for in-service teachers using materials from the MAA's Historical Module Project.
    Florence D. Fasanelli*, Amer. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science
    (983-G1-961)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Two Approaches to a History of Mathematics Course for Future Mathematics Teachers.
    Vilma Mesa*, University of Michigan
    Patricia Wilson, University of Georgia
    (983-G1-458)
  • 9:55 a.m.
    Course Activities to Prepare Teachers to Employ History.
    Dick Jardine*, Keene State College
    (983-G1-176)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Comparison of Classification and Solution of Cubic Equations: Al-Khayyam and Cardano :.
    Bill R. Austin*, University of Tennessee at Martin
    (983-G1-343)
  • 10:35 a.m.
    A liberal arts mathematics history course co-taught by future secondary teachers.
    Janet L. Beery*, University of Redlands
    (983-G1-398)
  • 11:10 a.m.
    Integrating the Mathematics of North American First Peoples Into the Undergraduate Curriculum.
    Charles P. Funkhouser*, California State University, Fullerton
    Harriet Edwards, California State University, Fullerton
    (983-G1-305)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Incorporating History in the World of Mathematics.
    Sakura S Therrien*, United States Military Academy
    William Jones, United States Military Academy
    (983-G1-480)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    The Cosmos Corner: Utilizing Play Writing to Investigate the History of Mathematics.
    Michael J. Boss\'e*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (983-G1-135)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  MAA Session on Helping Students Give Effective Mathematics Presentations
  Organizers:
  Suzanne Doree, Augsburg College doree@augsburg.edu
  Thomas Linton, Central College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Welcome and introduction to session
  • 8:10 a.m.
    The Mathematical Modeling Colloquium at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
    Steven M Deckelman*, University of Wisconsin-Stout
    (983-H1-245)
  • 8:25 a.m.
    Speaking of Mathematics: Senior Comprehensive Project Presentations.
    Mary K. Porter*, St. Mary's College
    (983-H1-519)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Oral Communication of Mathematics by Students at West Virginia Wesleyan Collge.
    Michael L. Berry*, West Virginia Wesleyan College
    (983-H1-181)
  • 8:55 a.m.
    Assisting Students with Composing and Evaluating Oral Presentations.
    Pam Crawford*, Jacksonville University
    (983-H1-355)
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Technology in student presentations.
    Nicholas A Coult*, Augsburg College
    (983-H1-522)
  • 9:25 a.m.
    Improve Student Presentations Using Analytic Rubrics.
    Catherine M. Miller*, University of Northern Iowa
    (983-H1-353)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Student Presentations and Assessment.
    Vincent Ferlini, Keene State College
    Dick Jardine*, Keene State College
    (983-H1-438)
  • 9:55 a.m.
    Coaching Students for Mathematics Presentations.
    Nancy Lineken Hagelgans*, Ursinus College
    (983-H1-399)
  • 10:10 a.m.
    The 1-1-1-1 Presentation Preparation Procedure.
    Donald E Hooley*, Bluffton College
    (983-H1-193)
  • 10:25 a.m.
    Sweet Fruits of Success in Preparing Student Talks.
    Therese Shelton*, Southwestern University
    Cameron Sawyer, Southwestern University
    (983-H1-513)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Evaluating student mathematics presentations.
    D. S. Franzblau*, CUNY, College of Staten Island
    (983-H1-1222)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government
  Organizers:
  Philip E. Gustafson, Mesa State College pgustafs@mesastate.edu
  

  • 8:05 a.m.
    Mathematical Modeling of Food Systems for Long Term Space Missions.
    John E. Cruthirds*, North Georgia College & state University
    (983-I1-493)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Mathematics of Detecting, Tracking & Pre-empting Terrorist Operations.
    Thomas L. Mifflin*, Metron, Inc.
    (983-I1-679)
  • 8:55 a.m.
    Picture perfect perfect picture.
    Peter Stanek*, Lockheed Martin
    (983-I1-925)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Graph Theory Problems of System Engineering.
    R. Peter DeLong*, Raytheon
    (983-I1-647)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Solving $A{\bf x} = {\bf b}$: a BIG research area.
    Timothy P. Chartier*, University of Washington
    (983-I1-677)
  • 10:10 a.m.
    Who really uses calculus?
    Edwin P Herman*, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
    (983-I1-255)
  • 10:35 a.m.
    Portfolio Design and the Genetic Algorithm.
    Harry H. Suber, TrendLogic Associates
    Robert M. Tardiff*, Salisbury University
    (983-I1-460)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, III
  Organizers:
  Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University jonesma@pegasus.montclair.edu
  Steven M. Hetzler, Salisbury University
  Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University at San Bernardino
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Combining Modeling and Calculus in a Course for Business Majors.
    Stephen Hilbert*, Ithaca College
    (983-Z1-685)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Differential Equations Lite (Less Filling and Tastes Great!).
    Scott Charles Gensler*, United States Military Academy
    (983-Z1-435)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    An Applied Approach to Upper Level Undergraduate Mathematics: Incorporating Applications in the Curriculum.
    Michelle R. DeDeo*, Univ. of North Florida
    (983-Z1-564)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Motivating Problem Solving With Problem Posing.
    Kevin Peterson*, Lynchburg College
    (983-Z1-1230)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A new twist on a proofs course.
    Michael Jones, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences/Montclair State University
    Arup Mukherjee*, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences/ Montclair State University
    (983-Z1-609)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Some Integration Trials on Computer Algebra Systems.
    Kevin E. Charlwood*, Washburn University
    (983-Z1-161)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Hill's Substitution Ciphers using Mathematica.
    Heakyung Lee*, Winthrop University
    (983-Z1-534)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    The Vigenere Cipher with the TI-83.
    Bill Yankosky*, North Carolina Wesleyan College
    Michael Hamilton, North Carolina Wesleyan College
    (983-Z1-671)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Visualization of Calculus.
    Ping Wang*, Penn State University
    Mike R Gallis, Penn State University
    (983-Z1-22)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Visualizing the Construction of Hyperbolic Surfaces and Three-Manifolds Using a CAS.
    Timothy D Comar*, Benedictine University
    (983-Z1-277)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Dynamic Geometry in College Mathematics Classes.
    Mary Ann Connors*, Westfield State College
    (983-Z1-1052)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    The impact of problem-based learning in the teaching of geometry on futurte elementary school teachers.
    Gian Mario Besana, DePaul University
    Michael Fries, DePaul
    Vesna Kilibarda*, Indiana University Northwest
    (983-Z1-843)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Helping Pre-service and Inservice Elementary School Teachers Gain a Deeper Understanding of Geometry.
    Brenda Strassfeld*, New York University
    (983-Z1-183)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    A Common Question Yields an Answer in Content: Finding the NCTM Content Standards in Undergraduate Mathematics.
    Eileen Fernandez*, Montclair State University
    Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University
    (983-Z1-890)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Topics Classes in Mathematics for Secondary Teachers.
    Brigitte Lahme*, Sonoma State University
    Jerry G Morris, Sonoma State University
    (983-Z1-806)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    Forgotten, but Relevant, Studies in Mathematics Education.
    David E. Boliver*, Univ. of Central Oklahoma
    (983-Z1-404)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:15 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Applications of Mathematics, I
  

  • 8:15 a.m.
    Blending Instantaneous and Continuous Phenomena in Feynman's Operational Calculus: An Introduction.
    G. W. Johnson, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
    Lance Nielsen*, Creighton University
    (983-46-746)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Ground Penetrating Radar Imaging Using Wavelet Method.
    Fengshan Liu, Delaware State University
    Yi Ling*, Delaware State University
    Xianggen Xia, University of Delaware
    Xiquan Shi, Delaware State University
    (983-45-880)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Generalized Spectral Analysis of Large Sets of Voting Data.
    David Thomas Uminsky*, Harvey Mudd College
    Michael Orrison, Harvey Mudd College
    (983-20-1472)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Complex behavior in a model of human language.
    W Garrett Mitchener*, Princeton University
    (983-92-1067)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A Population Model of Prion Dynamics.
    Meredith L. Greer*, Bates College
    (983-92-1345)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Extending the (Hexa-)Rhombic Dodecahedral Model of the Genetic Code: the Code's Four 6-fold Degeneracies and the Ten Orthogonal Projections of the 5-cube as 3-cube.
    David James Halitsky*, Computer Systems Technology
    (983-92-151)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An Intelligent Agent Model for Human-Environment Interactions.
    Catherine A Roberts*, College of the Holy Cross
    (983-92-111)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Optimal Harvesting Strategy for the Control of a Protected Population.
    Rene' A. Salinas*, University of Tennessee
    (983-92-1392)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Numerical results of optimal control applied to an integro-difference model with applications to biology.
    Holly Gaff*, University of Tennessee
    Hem Raj Joshi, University of Tennessee
    Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee
    Louis Gross, University of Tennessee
    (983-92-828)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Estimation of Hodgkin-Huxley Model Parameters Using Current-Clamp Data.
    Allan R Willms*, University of Canterbury
    Daniel Myall, University of Otago
    (983-92-934)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Subset Take-away on Graphs.
    Robert M Riehemann*, University of Kentucky
    (983-91-1474)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Optimal Voting Strategies for "The Weakest Link".
    Amy D Winter*, Cornell College
    (983-91-1186)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Pareto Optimality with Coherent Measures of Risk.
    David C. Heath*, Carnegie Mellon University
    Hyejin Ku, UNC Charlotte
    (983-90-70)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    The Consistency of Two Markets.
    David Heath, Carnegie Mellon University
    Hyejin Ku*, The Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
    (983-28-80)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:15 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Operator Theory
  

  • 8:15 a.m.
    Best projections of Gabor multiplier type.
    Krzysztof Nowak*, Drexel University
    (983-42-1465)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Orthogonal Wavelets in Higher Dimensions.
    Denise A Jacobs*, United States Military Academy
    (983-42-1432)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Embeddings of Fourier-Lebesgue Spaces into Modulation Spaces: Optimality of Sufficient Conditions.
    Yevgeniy V. Galperin*, Sacred Heart University
    (983-42-1419)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Littlewood-Paley theory associated with Schr\"odinger operators with hyperbolic secant potentials.
    Shijun Zheng*, University of Maryland
    (983-42-1335)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    The Caldero'n reproducing formula and rough singular integrals.
    Dmitry Ryabogin*, The University of Missouri, Columbia
    (983-42-1075)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Approximation by countably hypercyclic operators.
    T Gabriel Prajitura*, SUNY Brockport
    (983-47-126)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On the norm of a composition operator with linear fractional symbol.
    Christopher Hammond*, University of Virginia
    (983-47-122)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Wavelets and Bellman Functions.
    Janine Wittwer*, Williams College
    (983-47-121)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Frequency estimation and vortex analysis using wavelet coefficients.
    Joel K Glenn*, Colorado College
    (983-43-110)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    On joint perturbations of Gabor frames.
    Joseph D Lakey, New Mexico State University
    Ying Wang*, Marywood University
    (983-43-774)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Lorentz Composition Operators on Weighted Bergman Spaces.
    Raimundo M Kovac*, Rhode Island College
    (983-47-1196)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    A Characterization Theorem for AF Groupoids and Some Related Results.
    Ryan J. Zerr*, Iowa State University
    (983-47-1174)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    On Fourier and Wavelet Transforms of Tempered Distributions.
    George K. Yang*, Tennessee State University
    (983-42-926)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    Bellman function and dimension free estimates of Riesz transforms.
    Oliver Dragicevic*, Michigan State University
    Alexander L. Volberg, Michigan State University
    (983-42-1219)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, III
  Organizers:
  Naomi Fisher, University of Illinois at Chicago ndfisher@uic.edu
  William H. Barker, Bowdoin College barker@polar.bowdoin.edu
  Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at Chicago bona@math.uic.edu
  Kenneth C. Millett, University of California Santa Barbara millett@math.ucsb.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Introduction and Background for "Undergraduate Programs and Courses in the Mathematical Sciences: A CUPM Curriculum Guide".
    Harriet S. Pollatsek*, Mount Holyoke College
    (983-97-1151)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Panel on Undergraduate Programs and Courses in the Mathematical Sciences: A CUPM Curriculum Guide.
    Harriet S. Pollatsek*, Mount Holyoke College
    Susanna Epp*, DePaul University
    Susan Ganter*, Clemson University
    William Haver*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (983-97-966)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Mathematical Thinking and the CUPM Curriculum Guide.
    Susanna S. Epp*, DePaul University
    (983-97-1128)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Undergraduate Issues for research universities.
    David M. Bressoud*, Macalester College
    (983-97-728)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    The CUPM Curriculum Foundations Project: Looking at the first two years.
    Susan L. Ganter*, Clemson University
    (983-97-770)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Advances in Spherical Designs and Codes, III
  Organizers:
  B\'ela Bajnok, Gettysburg College bbajnok@gettysburg.edu
  Neil J. A. Sloane, AT\&T Shannon Labs njas@research.att.com
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Discussion.
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Spherical codes: bounds and constructions.
    Thomas Ericson*, Link\"oping University, Sweden
    (983-51-946)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On $s$-distance sets on $p$ concentric spheres in Euclidean space.
    Etsuko Bannai*, Graduate School of Mathematics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
    (983-05-707)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Minimal Riesz Energy Points on $d$-Manifolds.
    D. Hardin, Vanderbilt University
    E. B. Saff*, Vanderbilt University
    (983-52-1309)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Almost orthogonal vectors.
    William J. Martin*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    (983-51-1397)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Packings of directions with minimal variance of projection.
    Ji\v r\'{\i} Jan\'a\v cek*, Institute of Physiology ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
    (983-51-948)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Encoding plane triangulations and fullerenes.
    Jack E Graver*, Syracuse University
    (983-05-619)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Models, III
  Organizers:
  Cris Moore, University of New Mexico and Santa Fe Institute moore@santafe.edu
  Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology randall@cc.gatech.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Algorithms for Estimating Trends in a Stream of Network Packets Using Little Memory.
    Erik D. Demaine*, Massachusetts Instiute of Technology
    Alejandro Lopez-Ortiz, University of Waterloo
    J. Ian Munro, University of Waterloo
    (983-68-850)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Communication complexity and regular languages.
    Denis Therien*, McGill
    (983-68-650)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Muirhead-Rado Inequality for Hermitian Operators.
    Leonard J Schulman*, Caltech
    (983-05-1411)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Rapidly Mixing Markov Chains for Sampling Contingency Tables with a Constant Number of Rows.
    Mary Cryan, University of Leeds
    Martin Dyer, University of Leeds
    Leslie Ann Goldberg, University of Warwick
    Mark Jerrum, University of Edinburgh
    Russell Martin*, University of Warwick
    (983-68-1177)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Probabilistic Packet Marking for Distributed Denial of Service Attacks.
    Micah Adler*, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    (983-94-1425)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    The Number of Bit Comparisons Used by Quicksort.
    James Allen Fill*, The Johns Hopkins University
    Svante Janson, Uppsala University
    (983-68-1002)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Group Theory
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Nonabelian Tensor Square of $2$-Engel Groups.
    Russell D. Blyth, Saint Louis University
    Robert Fitzgerald Morse, University of Evansville
    Joanne L. Redden*, Illinois College
    (983-20-1321)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Thompson's Group & Amenability.
    John R Donnelly*, SUNY Binghamton
    (983-20-1201)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Covering and Avoidance in a Direct Product.
    Joseph Petrillo*, SUNY Binghamton
    (983-20-1179)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Modular representations of the supergroup $GL(m\vert n)$ and a new proof of the Mullineux conjecture.
    Jonathan R. Kujawa*, University of Oregon
    (983-20-1029)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Homological Functors of $p$-Groups of Class 2.
    Michael R Bacon*, USC Sumter
    Luise-Charlotte Kappe, SUNY Binghamton
    (983-20-836)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Capable $p$-groups of nilpotency class 2.
    Luise-Charlotte Kappe*, SUNY Binghamton
    Michael R Bacon, USC Sumter
    (983-20-837)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Restricting modular spin representations of symmetric and alternating groups to Young-type subgroups.
    Aaron M Phillips*, University of Oregon
    (983-20-699)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Sylow Theory for Association Schemes and Table Algebras.
    Paul-Hermann Martin Zieschang*, University of Texas at Brownsville
    (983-20-381)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    An elementary approach to the Monster.
    Christopher S Simons*, Rowan University
    (983-20-282)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Recent advances in {\itshape c}-compact groups.
    G\'abor Luk\'acs*, York University
    (983-22-641)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Central Sets in Adequate Partial Semigroups.
    Jillian E McLeod*, Mount Holyoke College
    (983-22-1257)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Wave graph bases of tensor invariants of $SO(2n+1)$ and $G_2$.
    Alec Mihailovs*, Shepherd College
    (983-22-1116)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Protopological Groups and Normal Systems.
    Julie C Jones*, Sam Houston State University
    (983-22-310)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    Topologically pure injectives in the category of LCA groups.
    Peter Loth*, Sacred Heart University
    (983-22-230)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
  MAA Session on Applications of Abstract Algebra
  Organizers:
  Robert E. Lewand, Goucher College rlewand@goucher.edu
  George Mackiw, Loyola College
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Finite Elliptic Curve Groups and Public Key Cryptography.
    John H Wilson*, Centre College
    (983-J1-397)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Applying abstract algebra to molecular spectroscopy: a classroom project.
    Janet L. Beery*, University of Redlands
    Jodye I. Selco, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    (983-J1-503)
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Adding Error Correcting Capabilities to the Mod 11 ISBN Scheme.
    George Mackiw*, Loyola College in Maryland
    Aileen Cuddy, Baltimore, MD
    (983-J1-222)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Using Groups to Generate Automata.
    Michael J Bardzell*, Salisbury University
    Kathleen M Shannon, Salisbury University
    (983-J1-216)
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Counting Contra Dances: A Kinesthetic Application of Group Theory.
    Larry Copes*, Institute for Studies in Educational Mathematics (ISEM)
    (983-J1-347)
  • 10:10 a.m.
    Using Maple to Illustrate Abstract Algebra Applications.
    Neil P Sigmon*, Radford University
    (983-J1-524)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Group Rings and Diagrams in Undergraduate Abstract Algebra.
    Deborah Sherman Denvir*, Marshall University
    (983-J1-473)
  • 10:50 a.m.
    Primitive Shift Registers.
    Jo Ann Fellin, OSB*, Benedictine College
    (983-J1-32)
  • 11:10 a.m.
    The Algebra of Spacetime.
    Alfonso F Agnew*, California State University at Fullerton
    (983-J1-486)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  MAA Project NExT Panel Discussion
  Writing and publishing expository articles about mathematics.
  Organizers:
  T. Christine Stevens, St. Louis University
  Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota, Duluth
  Aparna W. Higgins, University of Dayton
  Panelists:
  Edward G. Dunne, AMS
  Deanna B. Haunsperger, Carleton College
  Martha J. Siegel, Towson University
  Francis E. Su, Harvey Mudd College
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  AWM Emmy Noether Lecture
  Five little crystals and how they grew.
  Jean E. Taylor*, Rutgers University
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Dynamical Systems and Oceanography, III
  Organizers:
  Reza Malek-Madani, U.S. Naval Academy rmm@usna.edu
  Peter A. McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Dynamical Systems Theory and Lagrangian Transport: New Tools for the Analysis of Flow Fields Derived From Data and Models.
    Stephen Wiggins*, University of Bristol
    (983-37-1203)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Periodic orbits and disturbance growth in geophysical fluid flows.
    R M Samelson*, COAS, Oregon State University
    (983-76-895)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Proper Orthogonal Decomposition: A New Look and Applications to Oceanography.
    Igor Mezic*, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (983-37-778)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Scale Dependent Dispersion and Geometry in Barotropic Turbulence.
    Andrew C Poje*, College of Staten Island, CUNY
    (983-76-1185)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Numerical computation of invariant manifolds of distinguished hyperbolic trajectories of a quasigeostrophic ocean model.
    Ana Mar\'{\i}a Mancho*, University of Bristol
    Des Small, University of Bristol
    Steve Wiggins, University of Bristol
    Kayo Ide, Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA
    (983-37-1346)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#10: Part A
  Turning a nonscience or developmental course into a capstone mathematical experience.
  Organizers:
  James T. Sandefur, Georgetown University
  Rosalie A. Dance, University of the Virgin Islands
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#15: Part A
  Real fun exploring basic mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University San Bernardino
  Robert G. Stein, California State University San Bernardino
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Difference Equations
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Characterization for the Length of Cycles of the N - Number Ducci Game.
    Diana M Thomas*, Montclair State University
    John G Stevens, Montclair State University
    Neil Calkin, Clemson University
    (983-39-285)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Instability of Difference Equations.
    Zhivko S. Athanassov*, Institute of Mathematics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciencies
    (983-39-973)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Stability, Oscillations and Chaos in a Discrete Time Model of Combat.
    H Sedaghat*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (983-39-254)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Optimal Harvesting in an Integro-difference population model.
    Hem Raj Joshi*, University of Tennessee
    Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee
    (983-39-139)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Some results and open problems for the difference equation $x_{n} = p + \frac{x_{n-l}}{x_{n-k}}$.
    Richard DeVault*, Northwestern State University of Louisiana
    (983-39-127)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Unbouded Solutions of a Max-Type Difference Equation.
    Michael A Radin*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Candace M Kent, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (983-39-102)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On Difference Equation $x_{n+1}=\dfrac{1}{Ax_{n}^{p}+x_{n-1}^{q}}$.
    V. L. Kocic*, Xavier University of Louisiana
    (983-39-1170)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    An Update on the Difference Equation $x_{n+1}=\cases{ {x_n+x_{n-1}\over{3}}, tab\mbox{if $3\vert x_n+x_{n-1}$} \cr x_n+x_{n-1}, \tab \mbox{otherwise}\cr}$ .
    Jeffrey J Feuer*, Coastal Carolina University
    Stephen Bismarck, Coastal Carolina University
    Carrie Messer, Charleston, SC
    (983-39-336)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Break.
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Oscillation of First-Order Neutral Difference Equations with Maxima.
    Nader Kouhestani, Prairie View A&M University
    Dimitar Mishev*, Prairie View A&M University
    William Patula, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Hristo Voulov, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    (983-39-29)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Asymptotic analysis by the saddle point method of a data-handling system with many sources.
    Diego E Dominici*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (983-41-855)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    Bell Summability.
    Gerald M. Higdon*, Fitchburg State College
    (983-40-1209)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Committee on Mathematics and the Environment Panel Discussion
  Sample mathematics lessons integrating environmental issues.
  Organizers:
  Patricia Clark Kenschaft, Montclair State University
  Panelists:
  Greg A. Langkamp, Seattle Central Community College
  Martin E. Walter, University of Colorado at Boulder
  Nancy E. Zumoff, Kennesaw State University
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  NSF funding opportunities for learning and teaching in the mathematical sciences.
  Organizers:
  Elizabeth J. Teles, National Science Foundation
  Lee L. Zia, National Science Foundation
  James H. Lightbourne, National Science Foundation
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics Panel Discussion
  Undergraduate Programs and Courses in the Mathematical Sciences: A CUPM Curriculum Guide.
  Organizers:
  Harriet S. Pollatsek, Mount Holyoke College
  Susanna S. Epp, DePaul University
  Panelists:
  Susan L. Ganter, Clemson University
  William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
  Harriet S. Pollatsek,
  Susan L. Ganter,
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics Poster Session
  First college-level mathematics courses.
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
  Sara Bush, Wiley College
  Dorothy Hunter, Huston-Tillotson College
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 10:00 a.m.-4:05 p.m.
  Math on the Web, II
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    MathML, OpenMath, and Web services.
    David Carlisle*, The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd.
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Creating mathematical documents for the Web with {\em Scientific Workplace}.
    Barry MacKichan*, MacKichan, Inc.
  • 12:15 p.m.
    TeX to Web conversion.
    Stan Devitt*, Stratum Technical Services Ltd.
  • 1:00 p.m.
    MathML in the digital library of mathematical functions.
    Bruce Miller*, NIST
  • 2:00 p.m.
    {\em Maple} on the Web: New technologies, products, and applications.
    Tom Lee*, Waterloo Maple
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Creating interactive Web pages with MathML.
    Robert Miner*, Design Science
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Displaying MathML in browsers.
    Bob Mathews*, Design Science
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  AMS Special Presentation
  Who wants to be a mathematician?
  Organizers:
  Michael A. Breen, AMS
  Annette W. Emerson, AMS
  William T. Butterworth, Barat College
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Some Mathematical Insights Related to Automobile Drag Racing.
  Richard A. Tapia*, Rice University
  (983-A0-680)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#5: Part A
  Using and adapting online materials.
  Organizers:
  David A. Smith, Duke University
  Lang Moore, Duke University
  Douglas E. Ensley, Shippensburg University
  Franklin A. Wattenberg, U.S. Military Academy
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
  MAA Project NExT-Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion
  Keeping the platters spinning: Effective time management.
  Organizers:
  Karrolyne Fogel, California Lutheran University
  J. Lyn Miller, Slippery Rock University
  Panelists:
  Raymond L. Johnson, University of Maryland
  Cynthia J. Woodburn, Pittsburg State University
  William E. Fenton, Bellarmine College
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  How can placement testing be improved?
  Organizers:
  Susan L. Forman, Bronx Community College
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
  Panelists:
  Judy E. Ackerman, Montgomery College
  Judy Marwick, Morton College
  Johnny W. Lott, University of Montana
  Susan L. Forman,
  Bernard L. Madison,
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
  MAA Committee on the Mathematical Education of Teachers Panel Discussion
  The nature of mathematics knowledge and knowledge of mathematics learning needed by secondary school mathematics teachers in an era of technology.
  Organizers:
  M. Kathleen Heid, The Pennsylvania State University
  Panelists:
  Karen J. Graham, University of New Hampshire
  Walter I. Seaman, University of Iowa
  Richard J. Stanley, University of California Berkeley
  Zalman P. Usiskin, University of Chicago
  Skip Wilson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  James T. Fey, University of Maryland
  M. Kathleen Heid,
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  SIAM Invited Address
  Numerical approximations for optimization and control of dynamical systems.
  John A. Burns*, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  (983-49-200)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures:Lecture II
  Spectra of hyperbolic surfaces and applications, II.
  Peter Sarnak*, Courant Institute and Princeton University
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, IV
  Organizers:
  Naomi Fisher, University of Illinois at Chicago ndfisher@uic.edu
  William H. Barker, Bowdoin College barker@polar.bowdoin.edu
  Jerry L. Bona, University of Illinois at Chicago bona@math.uic.edu
  Kenneth C. Millett, University of California Santa Barbara millett@math.ucsb.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Forum on Strategies for Increasing the Diversity of Students in Mathematics.
    Naomi Fisher*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Dennis Davenport*, Miami University
    Raymond Johnson*, University of Maryland, College Park
    Roosevelt Johnson*, National Science Foundation
    Robert Megginson*, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
    Teri Murphy*, University of Oklahoma
    Ami Radunskaya*, Pomona College
    (983-97-768)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Questions and answers, and discussion.
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Dynamical Systems and Oceanography, IV
  Organizers:
  Reza Malek-Madani, U.S. Naval Academy rmm@usna.edu
  Peter A. McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A new dynamical systems theory for boundary layer separations of 2D incompressible flows and its applications to Gulf stream separations.
    Shouhong Wang*, Indiana University
    (983-86-1062)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Renormalization, Singular Perturbation and Applications to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics.
    Djoko Wirosoetisno*, Indiana University
    (983-41-1380)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Systematic Strategies for Stochastic Mode Reduction in Climate.
    Andrew J. Majda, Courant Institute
    Ilya Timofeyev, Courant Institute
    Eric Vanden-Eijnden*, Courant Institute
    (983-60-1462)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    An Evolution Operator Approach to Stochastic Transport.
    Erik M Bollt*, Clarkson University
    Ira Schwartz, US Naval Laboratory
    Lora Billings, Montclair State University
    (983-37-1023)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A direct data assimilation method for Lagrangian observations in meteorology and oceanography.
    Kayo Ide*, University of California, Los Angeles
    (983-86-1383)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Advances in Spherical Designs and Codes, IV
  Organizers:
  B\'ela Bajnok, Gettysburg College bbajnok@gettysburg.edu
  Neil J. A. Sloane, AT\&T Shannon Labs njas@research.att.com
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Covers of complete graphs and equi-isoclinic subspaces.
    Chris D. Godsil*, University of Waterloo
    (983-05-998)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Grassmannian Designs.
    Christine Bachoc*, Universite de Bordeaux
    (983-05-695)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Algorithms for distributing points on a sphere and plane.
    Chjan C Lim*, Math Sciences, RPI
    S M Assad, National U. of Singapore
    Joseph Nebus, RPI
    (983-94-888)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Note on Group Codes and their Links with Association Schemes.
    Michele Elia*, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
    (983-05-664)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On the number of linear independent binary vectors with applications to the construction of linear codes and orthogonal arrays.
    Steven B Damelin*, Georgia Southern University
    Greg Michalski, Georgia Southern University
    Gary Mullen, Penn State University
    David Stone, Georgia Southern University
    (983-15-165)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Highlights of Recent Workshops Held by the Board on Mathematical Sciences and their Applications
  Organizers:
  David Eisenbud, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute de@msri.org
  Scott T. Weidman, National Research Council sweidman@nas.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Opportunities and Challenges from Systems Biology.
    Douglas A. Lauffenburger*, MIT
    (983-92-1498)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Knowledge Representation and Inference For Multisource Fusion.
    Kathryn Blackmond Laskey*, George Mason University
    (983-62-1497)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Mathematics and the Internet.
    Donald Towsley*, University of Massachusetts
    (983-94-1515)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Discussion
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Quantum Computation and Information: Mathematical Challenges, IV
  Organizers:
  Samuel J. Lomonaco, Jr., University of Maryland Baltimore County lomonaco@umbc.edu
  Howard E. Brandt, Army Research Laboratory hbrandt@arl.army.mil
  Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago kauffman@uic.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Anyons in a spin model on the honeycomb lattice.
    Alexei Y Kitaev*, Caltech
    (983-81-930)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Hilbert series of measures of entanglement for 4 qubits.
    Nolan R Wallach*, University of California, San Diego
    (983-81-848)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Quantum Entanglement and Topological Entanglement.
    Louis Hirsch Kauffman*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Samuel J. Lomonaco, Jr., University of Maryland Baltimore County
    (983-81-803)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Quantum and Classical Reverse Shannon Theorems.
    Charles H Bennett*, IBM Research Yorktown
    (983-81-939)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Noiseless Quantum Information Processing.
    Paolo Zanardi*, Institute for Scientific Interchange Foundation
    (983-81-995)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computational Algebraic and Analytic Geometry for Low-Dimensional Varieties, I
  Organizers:
  Mika K. Sepp\"al\"a, Florida State University seppala@math.fsu.edu
  Emil J. Volcheck, Baltimore, Maryland volcheck@acm.org
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On cohomology classes related to uniformization, the Liouville equation, and the dilogarithm.
    Ettore Aldrovandi*, Florida State University
    (983-30-776)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A variation on a theme of Nash.
    Paolo Aluffi*, Florida State University
    (983-14-684)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Algorithms for short geodesics.
    Jane Gilman*, Rutgers University Newark
    Linda Keen, Lehman College, City University of New York
    (983-30-1173)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Ovals of real trigonal Riemann surfaces.
    Milagros Izquierdo*, Linkopings Universitet
    Antonio F Costa, UNED
    (983-14-71)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Moduli of path families on hyperelliptic algebraic curves.
    Mika Seppala*, Florida State University and University of Helsinki
    (983-14-264)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Hyperelliptic Curves with Extra Involutions.
    Tony Shaska*, University of California at Irvine
    Jaime Gutierrez, Universitad de Cantabria
    (983-14-115)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Modular Forms, Elliptic Curves, and Related Topics, I
  Organizers:
  Cristina M. Ballantine, College of the Holy Cross cballant@holycross.edu
  Sharon M. Frechette, College of the Holy Cross sfrechet@holycross.edu
  Holly J. Rosson, St. Mary's College of Maryland hrosson@smcm.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Supersingular $j$-invariants.
    Ken Ono*, University of Wisconsin at Madison
    (983-11-942)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On the sizes of gaps in the Fourier expansion of modular forms.
    Emre Alkan*, University of Wisconsin
    (983-11-982)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Toward an exhaustion theorem.
    Julee Kim*, Uinversity of Illinois at Chicago
    (983-22-1055)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Moments of $L$-functions of Maass forms and the Riemann zeta function.
    Jennifer Beineke*, Western New England College
    Daniel Bump, Stanford University
    (983-11-706)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Sums of Squares and Congruence Restrictions of the Theta Function.
    Kurt E Ludwick*, Salisbury University
    (983-11-141)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Banach Space Theory and Convex Geometry, I
  Organizers:
  Teck-Cheong Lim, George Mason University tlim@gmu.edu
  Mikhail Ostrovskii, The Catholic University of America ostrovskii@cua.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A survey of non linear quotients.
    William B. Johnson*, Texas A\&M University
    (983-46-860)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Recent developments in the theory of twisted sums of Banach spaces.
    Nigel J Kalton*, University of Missouri
    (983-46-669)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On geometric structure of Marcinkiewicz spaces.
    Anna H Kami{\'n}ska*, The University of Memphis
    (983-46-970)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Busemann-Petty problem via spherical harmonics(expository talk).
    Alexander Koldobsky*, University of Missouri-Columbia
    (983-52-189)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Primes and Knots, IV
  Organizers:
  Jack Morava, Johns Hopkins University jack@math.jhu.edu
  Stavros Garoufalidis, Georgia Institute of Technology stavros@math.gatech.edu
  Masanori Morishita, Kanazawa University morisita@kappa.s.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On some equations in the Grothendieck-Teichmueller group.
    Hiroaki Nakamura*, Okayama University
    (983-11-1042)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Galois p-groups unramified at p.
    Nigel Boston*, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    (983-11-1027)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Galois groups and modular varieties.
    Alexander Goncharov*, Brown University
    (983-14-1043)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Operator Algebras, Quantization, and Noncommutative Geometry: A Centennial Celebration in Honor of J. V. Neumann and M. H. Stone, IV
  Organizers:
  Robert S. Doran, Texas Christian University r.doran@tcu.edu
  Richard V. Kadison, University of Pennsylvania kadison@math.upenn.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Singly generated planar algebras and subfactors.
    Dietmar Bisch*, Vanderbilt University
    (983-46-691)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Construction of spatial $E_o$-semigroups of $B(H).$.
    Robert T. Powers*, University of Pennsylvania
    (983-46-608)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Noncommutative dynamics, moment polynomials, and dilations.
    William B. Arveson*, UC Berkeley
    (983-46-1442)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    On shifts of Minimal Index on the Hyperfinite $II_1$ Factor.
    Geoffrey L. Price*, U. S. Naval Academy
    (983-46-449)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Applications of the work of Stone and von Neumann to the theory of wavelets.
    Judith A. Packer*, University of Colorado at Boulder
    (983-46-928)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    A Natural Topology on the Kasparov Groups.
    Michael V. Pimsner*, University of Pennsylvania
    (983-46-1299)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonstandard Models of Arithmetic and Set Theory, III
  Organizers:
  Ali Enayat, American University enayat@american.edu
  Roman Kossak, CUNY Graduate Center rkossak@gc.cuny.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Reflections on non-standard models.
    Haim Gaifman*, Columbia University
    (983-03-1205)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Nonstandard standard systems.
    Roman Kossak*, Graduate Center, City University of New York
    (983-03-1168)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    AC fails in the natural analogues of V and L that model the stratified fragment of ZF.
    Thomas Forster*, Cambridge University
    (983-03-1263)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Working with models of set theory with nonstandard integers.
    Harvey M Friedman*, The Ohio State University
    (983-03-1108)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems and Sampling Theory in Signal Analysis, II
  Organizers:
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida nashed@mail.ucf.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Non-uniform weighted average sampling and reconstruction in shift invariant and wavelet spaces.
    Akram Aldroubi*, Vanderbilt University
    (983-94-782)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A spectral view of cascade approximations, subdivision algorithms, and wavelet duality.
    Palle E. T. Jorgensen*, University of Iowa
    (983-41-86)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Sampling expansions in multivariate unitarily translation invariant reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.
    M. Zuhair Nashed, University
    Cornelis Victor Maria Van Der Mee, University
    Sebastiano Seatzu*, University
    (983-34-972)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Banach frames in Sampling Theory.
    Hans G. Feichtinger*, Dept. Math., Univ. Vienna, NuHAG
    (983-46-945)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Kernels of positive linear functionals and sampling theory.
    Jean-Pierre Gabardo*, McMaster University
    Deguang Han, University of Central Florida
    (983-44-704)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Oversampling and aliasing in shift-invariant spaces.
    Jeffrey A Hogan*, University of Arkansas
    Joseph D Lakey, New Mexico State University
    (983-42-134)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Fourier Series on the Cantor Set.
    Matthew C Fickus*, Cornell University
    Robert S. Strichartz, Cornell University
    (983-42-1146)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#11: Part A
  Symmetry for all.
  Organizers:
  George Baloglou, SUNY Oswego
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#16: Part A
  Cwatsets: A research experience for undergraduates.
  Organizers:
  Gary J. Sherman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#6: Part A
  WeBWorK, an internet-based system for generating and delivering homework problems to students.
  Organizers:
  Arnold K. Pizer, University of Rochester
  Michael E. Gage, University of Rochester
  Vicki Roth, University of Rochester
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Control Theory
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Solution of Delay Systems by Hybrid Functions.
    Mohsen Razzaghi*, Mississippi State University
    (983-49-65)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Variational principles for the canonical Lie group connection in dimension five.
    Gerard Thompson, The University of Toledo
    Igor Strugar*, The University of Toledo
    (983-49-1473)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    A strong approximation theory for strong solutions of stochastic calculus of variations problems.
    John Gregory*, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    (983-49-694)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Volterra-Stieltjes Integral Equations and Stability of Nonlinear Discrete Control Systems.
    Dmitry Altshuller*, St. Petersburg State University
    (983-93-77)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Dynamical Systems
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Billiards and closed orbits in subriemannian geometry.
    Vadim Zharnitsky*, Bell Laboratories
    Yuliy Baryshnikov, Bell Laboratories
    (983-37-1217)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Topological Model of Polynomials of Simple Siegel Disk Type.
    Gaofei Zhang*, The City University of New York
    (983-37-329)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Quasilinearization and Rapid Covergence for Boundary value problems on Unbounded Domains.
    Paul W Eloe*, University of Dayton
    (983-34-1231)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    The Discrete Markus-Yamabe Problem with Nilpotent Jacobians.
    Marc Chamberland*, Grinnell College
    (983-37-84)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Discrete Time Voter Model with Confidence Levels.
    Stephen G. Hartke*, Rutgers University
    (983-37-1311)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Dynamics of the Restricted Collinear Three-body Problem.
    Samuel R Kaplan*, University of North Carolina at Asheville
    Ernesto A Lacomba, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
    Jaume Llibre, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
    (983-37-198)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Regularly almost periodic ambits.
    Alica Miller*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Joseph Rosenblatt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (983-37-1387)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The Road To Bifurcation is Filled With Polynomial Curves, Too!
    Chip Ross*, Bates College
    (983-37-1478)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Applications of Mathematics, II
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Composite materials and Jordan Algebras.
    Erin Blew, The College of New Jersey
    Matthew Jacobs, Duke University
    Matthew Macauley*, Harvey Mudd College
    John Quah, Bates College
    Elianna Ruppin, California State University
    (983-74-211)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Influence of Temperature on Multigrain Thin Film Deposition.
    Anthony L Tongen*, Trinity International University
    David L Chopp, Northwestern University
    Adama Tandia, Corning
    (983-70-1320)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Numerical Solution of the One and Two Layer Linear Quasi-Geostrophic Wave Equations using Transfer Matrix Methods.
    Russell L Herman*, UNC Wilmington
    (983-76-1371)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Constant Mean-Curvature Surfaces with Variable Contact Angle.
    Svetlana Bukharina*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    David S. Ross, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (983-76-1068)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Approximate solutions to the Boussinesq equation.
    Aleksey Sergeevich Telyakovskiy*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    Myron B Allen, University of Wyoming
    Frederico Furtado, University of Wyoming
    Gastao Braga, UFMG
    (983-74-1114)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Wave Propagation in Transient Thermoelastic Problems.
    Jun Wang*, ALabama State University
    (983-74-83)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Optimal design of turbines with an attached mass.
    C. Maeve McCarthy*, Murray State University
    Boris Belinskiy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    (983-49-963)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Symmetry analysis of the reduced Maxwell Bloch equations with a permanent dipole.
    Chad Fendt*, University of Central Arkansas
    Danny Arrigo, University of Central Arkansas
    Steve Addison, University of Central Arkansas
    (983-78-1024)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A new symmetric hyperbolic formulation for the ADM system.
    Alexander M. Alekseenko*, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
    Douglas N. Arnold, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota
    (983-83-1149)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Initiation of free-radical polymerization waves.
    Laura R Ritter*, Northwestern Univeristy
    W.E. Olmstead,
    V.A. Volpert,
    (983-45-673)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Reconstruction of Spatial Heat Sources in Heat Conduction Problems.
    Ping Wang*, Penn State University
    Kewang Zheng, Hebei University of Science and Technology
    (983-35-21)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Error Estimates for Boundary Value Problems of Ito-Type.
    G. S. Ladde, University of Texas at Arlington
    M Sambandham*, Morehouse College
    (983-60-962)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on the Stability of Nonlinear Dispersive Waves, II
  Organizers:
  Robert L. Pego, University of Maryland rpego@glue.umd.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Selection of the ground state.
    Michael Weinstein*, Lucent Technologies
  • 1:35 p.m.
    Snaking bifurcation in parametrically forced nonlinear Schrodinger equation.
    Keith Promislow*, Simon Fraser University
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Stability and bifurcation of passive defects.
    Arnd Scheel*, University of Minnesota
    (983-35-730)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Asymptotic stability criteria for solitary waves on lattices.
    Robert Pego*, University of Maryland at College Park
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Hyperbolic Conservation Laws and Related Topics
  Organizers:
  Barbara Lee Keyfitz, University of Houston blk@math.uh.edu
  Marshall Slemrod, University of Wisconsin
  Konstantina Trivisa, University of Maryland, College Park
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Analysis of finite depth waterwave with a variable bottom.
    Sijue Wu*, University of Maryland and Harvard University
    (983-35-818)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Evans function and stability criteria for degenerate viscous shock waves.
    Peter Howard*, Texas A&M
    (983-35-802)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Large-Time Behavior of Real Compressible Reacting Flows in Combustion.
    Dehua Wang*, University of Pittsburgh
    (983-35-742)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    $L^1$ stability of discrete Boltzmann equations.
    Seung-Yeal Ha*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (983-35-717)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
  MAA Session on Innovative Use of the World Wide Web in Teaching Mathematics, III
  Organizers:
  Brian E. Smith, McGill University smithb@management.mcgill.ca
  Marcelle Bessman, Jacksonville University
  Marcia P. Birken, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville State University
  David M. Strong, Pepperdine University
  Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Using Lite Applets to Create Interesting Interactive Web-based Homework.
    Frank A Wattenberg*, United States Military Academy
    (983-A1-873)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Designing Interactive Web based Modules for Mathematics Learning.
    Morteza Seddighin*, Indiana University East
    (983-A1-342)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Interactive Mathlets from Mathwright.
    Dan Kalman*, American University
    (983-A1-420)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Use of the World Wide Web in a General Education Course.
    Marko Kranjc*, Western Illinois University
    (983-A1-406)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    The Probability/Statistics Object Library.
    Kyle Siegrist*, University of Alabama in Huntsville
    (983-A1-377)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Trigonometry laboratories using Mathematical Java and Java Sketchpad.
    Michael E. Mays*, West Virginia University
    (983-A1-358)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Using a Mathlet to Enhance Understanding of Parametric Equations.
    Teri J Murphy*, University of Oklahoma
    (983-A1-346)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    The Math Tools Digital Library.
    Eugene A. Klotz*, The Math Forum, Drexel University
    (983-A1-478)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Classroom Demonstrations and Course Projects that Make a Difference, II
  Organizers:
  David R. Hill, Temple University hill@math.temple.edu
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Lila F. Roberts, Georgia Southern University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Cube Group Puzzle.
    Dale K Hathaway*, Olivet Nazarene University
    (983-B1-188)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    The Gini Index: A Project for 2nd Semester Calculus.
    Daniel J. Teague*, NC School of Science & Mathematics
    (983-B1-223)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Workshop Calculus at Rochester Institute of Technology.
    Sophia Maggelakis*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Marcia Birken, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (983-B1-236)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    How to get a good project from your precalculus students.
    Krista J Taylor*, Shawnee State University
    (983-B1-481)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Perfect Partners: Modeling of Discrete Dynamical Systems and Technology.
    William P Fox*, Francis Marion University
    (983-B1-237)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    River Pollution and Land Mines: Providing Diversity and Focus in Core Curriculum Mathematics Projects.
    Brian J. Lunday*, United States Military Academy
    Bart D. Stewart, United States Military Academy
    (983-B1-215)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Sports Projects in an ODE Course.
    Roland Minton*, Roanoke College
    (983-B1-257)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Tacos for Everyone! Projects for Introductory Probability through Advanced Actuarial Science students.
    Lisa Elaine Marano*, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
    (983-B1-146)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Demonstration of the Use of the Traveling Salesperson Problem in Finite Mathematics.
    Paul Kochanowski*, Indiana University South Bend
    Morteza Shafii-Mousavi, Indiana University South Bend
    (983-B1-103)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Learning Style Projects for "Mathematics for the Liberal Arts" Courses.
    Bruce N. Wahl*, Northern Virginia Community College
    (983-B1-301)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Use of the Computer Algebra System DERIVE in a Multivariable Calculus Course.
    Manmohan Kaur*, Benedictine University
    (983-B1-274)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Teaching Quantitative Analysis for Undergraduate Students.
    Robert L Luo*, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195
    (983-B1-639)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on Incorporating History of Mathematics in the Mathematics Classroom, II
  Organizers:
  Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia vkatz@udc.edu
  Edith Prentice Mendez, Sonoma State University
  Eisso J. Atzema, University of Maine
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Little Visits With "The Old Dead Guys".
    Sarah L Mabrouk*, Framingham State College
    (983-G1-515)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    A Different Kind of Mathematical Modeling.
    Agnes M Kalemaris*, SUNY Farmingdale
    (983-G1-344)
  • 1:35 p.m.
    A Seminar on the Foundations of Calculus Incorporating Original Sources.
    Robert E Bradley*, Adelphi University
    (983-G1-409)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The bridge between the continuous and the discrete via original sources.
    David J Pengelley*, New Mexico State University
    (983-G1-196)
  • 2:25 p.m.
    Incorporating Cayley's Colorgroups into the Teaching of Abstract Algebra.
    Stephanie Cawthorne*, Marymount University
    (983-G1-325)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Introducing Logic via Turing Machines.
    Jerry M Lodder*, New Mexico State University
    (983-G1-275)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research Projects and Programs
  Organizers:
  James A. Davis, University of Richmond jdavis@richmond.edu
  Suzanne M. Lenhart, University of Tennessee
  Daniel J. Schaal, South Dakota State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    How to Get Started in Undergraduate Research: Insights from a Beginner.
    Sonya S Stanley*, Samford University
    (983-O1-1269)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Four-Fold Factoring and Other Adventures in Independent Learning.
    Ezra Brown*, Virginia Tech
    (983-O1-957)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Initiating and Continuing Undergraduate Research: Using the Fusion Method of Traditional, Moore, and Constructivism to Encourage, Enhance, and Establish Undergraduate Research in Mathematics.
    M. Padraig McLoughlin*, Morehouse College
    (983-O1-559)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Research Activities of Alma College Students.
    Aklilu Zeleke*, Alma College
    (983-O1-441)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Delay Models--The Impact of Delaying the Flu Vaccine on Public Health.
    Lih-Ing Wu Roeger*, Texas Tech University
    James Blackburn-Lynch, Berea College
    (983-O1-411)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Engaging First Year Students in Mathematical Research.
    Rick Gillman*, Valparaiso University
    (983-O1-390)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Some suggestions to make undergraduate research more successful.
    Jeffrey Feuer*, Coastal Carolina University
    (983-O1-322)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Opportunities for Undergraduate Projects at Liberal Arts Baccalaureate Colleges.
    Kenneth J Bernard*, Chowan College
    (983-O1-270)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    The first steps in undergraduate research.
    Tatyana Flesher*, Medgar Evers College, CUNY
    Eleonor Holder, Medgar Evers College, CUNY
    (983-O1-171)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Presentation
  What it's like to serve as an NSF Program Director.
  Organizers:
  Henry A. Warchall, National Science Foundation
  Panelists:
  Hans Engler, Georgetown University
  Catherine Mavriplis, George Washington University
  Bruce Palka, University of Texas
  Gerard Venema, Calvin College
  Lynne Walling, University of Colorado
  Moderators:
  Christopher Stark, National Science Foundation
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
  AMS Special Presentation
  Graphic depiction of mathematics: Tips for minimizing hassles with your publisher.
  Presenters:
  Stephen Moye, AMS
  Tom Kacvinsky, AMS
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Successful strategies for implementing a Texas-style (modified Moore method) course.
  Organizers:
  W. Ted Mahavier, Lamar University
  James P. Ochoa, Hardin-Simmons University
  Panelists:
  E. Lee May, Salisbury University
  David McRae, Woodberry Forest School
  G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
  Shing S. So, Missouri University
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
  MAA Project NExT Panel Discussion
  How to assess a mathematics program.
  Organizers:
  Mary D. Shepherd, Northwest Missouri State University
  Panelists:
  Michael Button, The Master's College
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
  William A. Marion, Jr., Valparaiso University
  William O. Martin, North Dakota State University
  Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Integrating calculus, precalculus, and algebra.
  Organizers:
  Laura A. Taalman, James Madison University
  Panelists:
  Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College
  Robert P. Hostetler, Pennsylvania State University Erie-The Behrend College
  Dennis C. Ebersole, Northampton Community College
  Robin J. Gottlieb, Harvard University
  Jack Bookman, Duke University
  Laura A. Taalman,
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:05 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on The History of Mathematics in the Americas
  Organizers:
  Amy E. Shell-Gellasch, United States Military Academy aa7423@usma.edu
  Daniel E. Otero, Xavier University
  

  • 1:05 p.m.
    J. C. Fields and Research Mathematics in Canada.
    Tom Archibald*, Acadia University
    (983-C1-93)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Early Twentieth Century Historians Look at Nineteenth Century Mathematics in America: A Comparison of the Views of Florian Cajori and David Eugene Smith.
    Eileen F. Donoghue*, College of Staten Island, City University of New York
    (983-C1-531)
  • 1:55 p.m.
    The History of Mathematics in Brazil: a general view starting from the arrival of the Portuguese to the present.
    Sergio Nobre*, UNESP - BRAZIL
    (983-C1-408)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Mathematicians of the Colonial Period of Latin America.
    Elizabeth C. Rogers*, Piedmont College
    (983-C1-299)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Mathematics of the Ña Ñu (the Otomíes).
    Thomas E. Gilsdorf*, University of North Dakota
    (983-C1-159)
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Mathematics and the Military in the early Spanish colonies.
    C Edward Sandifer*, Western Connecticut State U
    (983-C1-142)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Three Examples of Mathematical Reasoning from the Printed Works of Peru in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.
    Bruce S Burdick*, Roger Williams University
    (983-C1-500)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:15 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Lattice Theory
  

  • 1:15 p.m.
    The endomorphism kernel property in finite distributive lattices and de Morgan algebras.
    T. S. Blyth, University of St Andrews
    Jie Fang*, University of Los Andes
    H. J. Silva, New University of Lisbon
    (983-06-612)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Distributive lattices and representations of rank two simple Lie algebras.
    Scott J Lewis*, Murray State University
    Robert G Donnelly, Murray State University
    Robert Pervine, Murray State University
    (983-06-1470)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Galois module structure of $K^{\times}/K^{\times p}$ for $[K:F]=p^n$.
    J\'an Min\'a\v{c}, University of Western Ontario
    Andy Schultz, Stanford University
    John Swallow*, Davidson College
    (983-12-852)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Distributive lattices and the fundamental representations of the odd orthogonal Lie algebras.
    Robert G. Donnelly*, Murray State University
    (983-06-1471)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Hamiltonicity of the cartesian product of two directed cycles minus a subgroup.
    Micah Israel Miller*, Bowdoin College
    Victoria Barone, Notre Dame
    Matthew Mauntel, Notre Dame
    (983-00-779)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Representaion of algebraic lattices in propositional logic.
    Chihiro Oshima*, The University of Iowa
    (983-03-1028)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Computational Complexity of the Congruence Extension Property for Algebras.
    Joy L Becker*, University of Wisconsin-Stout
    (983-08-900)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Minimum Cardinality of Finitely Nonassociative Groupoids.
    William P. Wardlaw*, U. S. Naval Academy
    (983-08-1160)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Attempts at the Classification of the Complexity Structure of Translation Equivalence on $2^{\mathbb{Z}^{<\omega}}$.
    Charles M. Boykin*, University of North Texas
    (983-03-1051)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 1:30 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Models, IV
  Organizers:
  Cris Moore, University of New Mexico and Santa Fe Institute moore@santafe.edu
  Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology randall@cc.gatech.edu
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    On the Random k-SAT Threshold.
    Dimitris Achlioptas*, Microsoft Research
    Yuval Peres, UC, Berkeley
    (983-05-1056)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Random MAX SAT, random MAX CUT, and their phase transitions.
    Don Coppersmith, IBM Research
    David Gamarnik, IBM Research
    Mohammad Hajiaghayi, MIT
    Gregory B Sorkin*, IBM Research
    (983-60-1454)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Scaling Window for Percolation on the n-cube.
    Christian Borgs*, Microsoft Research
    Jennifer Tour Chayes, Microsoft Research
    Remco van der Hofstad, Eindhoven University of Technology
    Gordon Slade, University of British Columbia
    Joel Spencer, Courant Institute
    (983-05-916)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Phase Transition for Avoiding a Giant Component.
    Tom Bohman, Carnegie Mellon University
    Jeong Han Kim*, Microsoft Research
    (983-05-1443)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Balls into Bins: The Rich get Richer.
    Joel H Spencer*, Courant Institute
    (983-05-929)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Project NExT-Young Mathematicians Network Poster Session
  Organizers:
  Kenneth A. Ross, University of Oregon
  Kevin E. Charlwood, Washburn University
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Summer Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM) Reunion
  Program participants will describe their experiences.
  Organizers:
  Murli M. Gupta, George Washington University
  E. Arthur Robinson, Jr., George Washington University
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Dimers and amoebas.
  Andrei Okounkov*, University of California Berkeley
  (983-05-02)
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 2:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  MAA-ASL Panel Discussion
  The role of logic in learning to write proofs.
  Organizers:
  Jeff L. Hirst, Appalachian State University
  Daniel Vellman, Amherst College
  Panelists:
  Susanna S. Epp, DePaul University
  Connie M. Campbell, Millsaps College
  Jeff L. Hirst,
  Daniel Vellman,
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 2:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  MAA Session for Chairs
  Organizers:
  Daniel P. Maki, Indiana University
  Catherine M. Murphy, Purdue University Calumet
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 3:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  MAA History of Mathematics SIGMAA Panel Discussion
  The history of curricular change: Linear algebra 1950--2000.
  Organizers:
  Walter J. Meyer, Adelphi University
  Jack Winn, SUNY at Farmingdale
  Joseph Malkevitch, York College (CUNY)
  Panelists:
  Philip J. Davis, Brown University
  Carl C. Cowen, Purdue University
  Harold M. Edwards, NYU-Courant Institute
  Kenneth M. Hoffman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Gilbert Strang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Problems with multiple scales: Analysis, modeling and computations.
  Weinan E*, Princeton University
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 4:25 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Joint Prize Session and Reception
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Reception and Lecture
  Speakers:
  William Rundell, National Science Foundation
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Lehigh University Reception
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 5:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m.
  National Security Agency Special Presentation
  Women in Mathematics: Past, Present, and Future.
  Organizers:
  Antonia Bluher, National Security Agency
  Michelle D. Wagner, National Security Agency
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 5:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m.
  Ohio State Alumni and Friends Reception
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Two-Year College Reception
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Statistics Education
  2003 business meeting and lecture.
  Organizers:
  Mary Sullivan, Rhode Island College
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
  Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Mathematicians Reception
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  New Mexico State University Mathematics Association Reception
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
  MER Banquet
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
  United States Military Academy Department of Mathematical Sciences Reception
  Meet at the meeting message board in the convention center at 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  Eine Klein (Mathematische) Nachtmusik
  Presenters:
  Erich Neuwirth, University of Vienna
• Thursday January 16, 2003, 8:15 p.m.-9:45 p.m.
  Knitting Network