Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:10:29

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

Saturday January 18, 2003

• Saturday January 18, 2003, 7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, III
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology cvlsma@rit.edu
  Tamara A. Burton, Rochester Institute of Technology tammyburton@aol.com
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars: Describing the Limiting Surfaces of Hyperbolic Surfaces Tiled by Quadrilaterals.
    Michael A. Burr*, Tufts University
    Kathryn Zuhr, Mount Holyoke College
    (983-51-585)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Constructing the Moduli Spaces of Riemann Surfaces with Quadrilateral Tilings.
    Kathryn M Zuhr*, Mount Holyoke College
    (983-54-589)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Modified Picard-Pade' Approximation Method for Singular Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems.
    Todd A Svitzer*, James Madison University
    Jeff A Evey, James Madison University
    (983-65-595)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Crack Identification using the Reciprocity Gap Formula - The 2-Dimensional Case.
    Ronald Ogborne*, SUNY Fredonia
    Melissa Vellela, Boston University
    (983-80-718)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On Roots of Generalized Fibonacci Polynomials.
    Dan Schwegler*, Alma College
    Aklilu Zeleke, Alma College
    (983-40-120)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Irreducible Matrix Solutions for $X^s = 0, Y^t = 0$.
    Timothy Daley, Tulane University
    Justin Fried*, Brown University
    Brigid Mooney, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    Michal Pinkham, Skidmore College
    David Wiygul, Skidmore College
    (983-16-582)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on The History of Mathematics, III
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College jdauben@worldnet.att.net
  David E. Zitarelli, Temple University david.zitarelli@temple.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    How it was to study and to teach mathematics in Cornell at the end of 19th century? (Experience from two historical collections).
    Daina Taimina*, Cornell University
    (983-01-617)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Curious History of the School Protractor.
    Amy K Ackerberg-Hastings*, Rockville, MD
    (983-01-318)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    \textbf{Giving Direction by Directing a Journal: Thomson, Stokes, Applied Mathematics, and the \textit{Cambridge and Dublin Mathematical Journal} }.
    Sloan E Despeaux*, Western Carolina University
    (983-01-566)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Weierstrass's Foundational Shift in Analysis: His Introduction of the $\varepsilon$-$\delta$ Method of Defining Continuity and Differentiability.
    Michiyo Nakane*, Seijo University and Rikkyo University
    (983-01-613)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On Weierstrass' theory of analytic functions.
    Umberto Bottazzini*, University of Palermo, Italy
    (983-01-456)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Fr\'ed\'eric Riesz as a pioneer of functional analysis.
    Erwin Kreyszig*, Carleton University
    (983-01-461)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Wavelets, Frames and Operator Theory, III
  Organizers:
  Christopher Heil, Georgia Institute of Technology heil@math.gatech.edu
  Palle Jorgensen, University of Iowa jorgen@math.uiowa.edu
  David Larson, Texas A\&M University larson@math.tamu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    An analogue of the Bratteli-Jorgensen loop group action for $m$-systems in the GMRA setting.
    Judith A Packer*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (983-46-1069)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Frames and groups.
    Gestur Olafsson*, Louisiana State University
    (983-43-1004)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The local trace function of shift invariant subspaces.
    Dorin Ervin E Dutkay*, The University of Iowa
    (983-43-74)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Non Uniform Sampling and Reconstruction in Irregular Spaces.
    A Aldroubi, Vanderbilt University
    Armando Rodado*, Vanderbilt University
    (983-47-795)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A unified theory of reproducing function systems.
    Eugenio Hernandez, Universidad Autonoma madrid
    Demetrio Labate*, Washington University
    Guido Weiss, Washington University
    (983-42-700)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Family of Piecewise-Linear Plane Maps and Associated Nonlinear Difference Operators of Schr\"{o}dinger Type.
    Jeffrey C. Lagarias*, AT&T Labs-Research
    Eric Rains, IDA-CCR
    (983-58-708)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on The Many Lives of Lattice Theory and the Theory of Ordered Sets, with Connections to Combinatorics, II
  Organizers:
  Jonathan D. Farley, University of Oxford farley@math.vanderbilt.edu
  Stefan E. Schmidt, New Mexico State University schmidt@nmsu.edu
  Alex J. Pogel, New Mexico State University apogel@psl.nmsu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Progress and problems in the equational theory of lattices.
    Kirby A. Baker*, Univesity of California, Los Angeles
    (983-06-1489)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Some Lattice Theory Results and Problems from Yore(with emphasis on nonstandard methods).
    Matt Insall*, University of Missouri - Rolla
    (983-06-947)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Representation of a Lattice Associated to an Implicational Moore Family by the Direct-Optimal Implicational System.
    Karell Bertet*, University of La Rochelle, France
    (983-06-944)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Dual Preorders As Applied In Concurrent Systems Preliminary Report.
    John S Davis II*, IBM
    (983-06-1408)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On lattices of convex sets in $\mathbb{R}^n$.
    George M. Bergman*, University of California
    (983-06-711)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Lattice Theory of the Symmetric Group: Is the $h$-vector of a distributive lattice the $f$-vector of a poset? Enquiring minds want to know.
    Jonathan David Farley*, Vanderbilt University
    (983-06-1486)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on C*-Extensions and Classifications of C*-Algebras, II
  Organizers:
  Shuang Zhang, University of Cincinnati zhangs@math.uc.edu
  Huaxin Lin, University of Oregon
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Diagonals of trace-class operators.
    William B. Arveson*, UC Berkeley
    (983-47-1449)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Extensions of quasidiagonal C*-algebras.
    Marius Dadarlat*, Purdue University
    Nate Brown, Pennsylvania State University
    (983-46-640)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Operators observing Jordan structures of C*-algebras.
    Ngai-Ching Wong*, National Sun Yat-sen University
    (983-46-812)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The structure of higher dimensional noncommutative toruses.
    N.\ Phillips*, University of Oregon
    (983-46-1259)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Which Linear-Fractional Composition Operators are Essentially Normal?
    Sivaram K Narayan*, Central Michigan University
    (983-47-96)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On real operator algebras and real operator spaces.
    Zhong-Jin Ruan*, University of Illinois
    (983-46-1070)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamics and Difference Equations, II
  Organizers:
  Saber N. Elaydi, Trinity University selaydi@trinity.edu
  Gerasimos Ladas, University of Rhode Island gladas@math.uri.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Modelling the transmission dynamics of HIV.
    James A Yorke*, University of Maryland
    (983-37-1291)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Generalized Henon equations with delay.
    Judy A Kennedy*, University of Delaware
    James A Yorke, University of Maryland
    (983-37-878)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Learning About Reality From Observation.
    William Raymond Ott*, University of Maryland
    James A. Yorke, University of Maryland
    (983-37-1227)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Global modeling from time series: difference equations versus differential equations, a possible equivalence.
    C Letellier*, University of Rouen
    T Menard, University of Rouen
    Aziz Alaoui, University du Havre
    L A Aguirre, Universidade federal de minas gerais
    Saber N Elaydi, Trinity University
    (983-39-1123)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Chaos controlling in economic models described by nonlinear difference equations.
    Malgorzata Guzowska*, University of Szczecin
    (983-39-588)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The effect of step size on stability when discretizing.
    Joan Hoffacker*, University of Georgia
    Tom Gard, University of Georgia
    (983-34-235)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory, III
  Organizers:
  Kristine Baxter Bauer, Johns Hopkins University
  J. Michael Boardman, Johns Hopkins University
  Nitu Kitchloo, Johns Hopkins University
  Jean-Pierre Meyer, Johns Hopkins University
  Jack Morava, Johns Hopkins University
  W. Stephen Wilson, Johns Hopkins University wsw@math.jhu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Homotopical decompositions for algebraic varieties.
    Daniel K Dugger*, University of Oregon
    (983-55-1264)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    On TAQ and THH of commutative $S$-algebras.
    Randy McCarthy, University of Illinois, Urbana
    Vahagn Minasian*, University of Illinois, Urbana
    (983-55-1118)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Toward KK-theory using Quillen model structures.
    Michael Joachim, Universitaet Muenster
    Mark W. Johnson*, Penn State Altoona
    (983-55-1060)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Associahedra and Products of Simplices.
    Satyan L Devadoss*, Williams College
    (983-55-997)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Permutahedral Sets.
    Samson Saneblidze, A. Razmadze Mathematical Institute
    Ronald Umble*, Millersville University of PA
    (983-55-974)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Algebraic Goodwillie Calculus and the Lower Central Series.
    Andrew Mauer-Oats*, Purdue University
    (983-55-757)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Topology Based on Knots, III
  Organizers:
  Mark E. Kidwell, U.S. Naval Academy mek@usna.edu
  Jozef H. Przytycki, The George Washington University przytyck@gwu.edu
  Yongwu Rong, The George Washington University rong@gwu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Link Homotopy Invariant Racks (Preliminary Report).
    James R Hughes*, Elizabethtown College
    (983-57-364)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Coloring twist-spin knots by dynamical extensions of quandles.
    J Scott Carter*, University of South Alabama
    (983-57-1181)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Braids, quandle extensions, and cocycle knot invariants.
    Masahico Saito*, University of South Florida
    (983-57-876)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Orderability of knot groups.
    Dale Rolfsen*, University of British Columbia
    Bernard Perron, Universite de Bourgogne
    (983-55-1464)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Virtual Knot Theory.
    Louis Hirsch Kauffman*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (983-57-1135)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Virtual links and involutions.
    Daniel S. Silver, University of South Alabama
    Susan G. Williams*, University of South Alabama
    (983-57-1437)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Modular Forms, Elliptic Curves, and Related Topics, III
  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 holly.rosson@trinity.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Supercongruences Between Truncated $_2F_1$ Hypergeometric Functions and Their Gaussian Analogs.
    Eric T Mortenson*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (983-11-1312)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Bounds on Polynomial Exponential Sums.
    Todd Cochrane, Kansas State University
    Christopher Pinner, Kansas State University
    Jason Rosenhouse*, Kansas State University
    (983-11-1191)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Extensions of elliptic curves over number fields.
    Matthew Papanikolas*, Brown University
    Niranjan Ramachandran, University of Maryland
    (983-11-593)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Computing the Arithmetic Genus of Hilbert Modular Fourfolds.
    Helen G. Grundman*, Bryn Mawr College
    Lisa E. Lippincott, Bryn Mawr College
    (983-11-1049)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Average Frobenius distributions for elliptic curves with non trivial rational torsion subgroups.
    Kevin L James*, Clemson University
    (983-11-1358)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Generalized Lipschitz Summation.
    Paul C. Pasles*, Villanova University
    Wladimir de Azevedo Pribitkin, Haverford College
    (983-11-123)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics, III
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Random Systems of Distinct Representatives.
    Zachary Cohn*, University of Chicago
    (983-05-1418)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Multi-restricted numbers.
    Ji Young Choi*, Shippensburg University
    (983-05-1451)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Directed Covering With Block size 5 and both v and lambda Odd.
    Ahmed M. Assaf, Central Michigan University
    Hasan A. Al-Halees*, Saginaw Valley State University
    (983-05-1456)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    The Longest Common Subsequence Problem.
    Jonah D Blasiak*, Princeton University
    (983-05-1484)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    "The Structure of 2-Factors in Line Graphs".
    Ronald J. Gould, Emory University
    Emily A. Hynds*, Samford University
    (983-05-1245)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Retracts of Cartesian products of ($\mathbf{2k+1}$)-angulated graphs and the Circular Chromatic Number.
    Zhongyuan Che*, Wesleyan University
    Karen L. Collins, Wesleyan University
    (983-05-968)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Domination Analysis of Maximum Weight k-Clique Heuristics.
    Gareth L Bendall*, University of Kentucky
    (983-05-733)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Image partition regularity over the integers, rationals, and reals.
    Neil Hindman*, Howard University
    Dona Strauss, University of Hull
    (983-05-726)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The splitter theorems for cubic graphs.
    Guoli Ding, Louisiana State University
    Jinko Kanno*, Louisiana State University
    (983-05-611)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Probabilities involving sums and intersections of finite vector subspaces.
    Grady D. Bullington*, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
    (983-05-340)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The restricted arc-width of a graph.
    David Arthur*, Duke University
    (983-05-253)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Best Statistics Projects/Activities, II
  Organizers:
  Carolyn K. Cuff, Westminster College ccuff@westminster.edu
  Mary M. Sullivan, Rhode Island College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Using a student project to investigate binomial distributions.
    Murray H Siegel*, Sam Houston State University
    (983-L1-45)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A Delicious Data Approach to Teaching Probability.
    Carol E Marchetti*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (983-L1-317)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Group Projects in Elementary Statistics.
    Frances B. Lichtman*, Alma College
    (983-L1-552)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    The Students Voted---Top 3 Statistics Activities in Probability/Statistics for Elementary Math Teachers.
    Kathleen A Miller*, California State University, Long Beach
    (983-L1-598)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Statistical Activities for a Math ADEPT course: Improving Middle School Teachers Statistical Reasoning.
    Barbara A Wainwright*, Salisbury University
    (983-L1-266)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    A Class Generated Survey that Enhances Student Learning of Study Design.
    Deborah Lurie*, Saint Joseph's University
    (983-L1-272)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Service Learning In Statistics.
    Gina F Reed*, Gainesville College
    (983-L1-468)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A Semester-Long Survey Project: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Attitudes.
    Ginger Holmes Rowell*, Middle Tennessee State University
    Diane G. Perhac, Middle Tennessee State University
    (983-L1-494)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Subjective Issues of Survey Items.
    Mary M Sullivan*, Rhode Island College
    (983-L1-443)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Examining Data Collection and Criteria Selection in Introductory Statistics.
    Jeffrey Clark*, Elon University
    (983-L1-239)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Generating Data Sets With One Value Exceeding Three Standard Deviations.
    Michael J. Boss\'e*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    N. R. Nandakumar, Delaware State University
    (983-L1-136)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Taking Advantage of Institutional Research Data.
    Thomas J Pfaff*, Ithaca College
    (983-L1-192)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  MAA Session on Rethinking the Courses Below Calculus, III
  Organizers:
  Mary Robinson, University of New Mexico maryrobn@unm.edu
  Sheldon P. Gordon, SUNY at Farmingdale
  Florence S. Gordon, New York Institute of Technology
  Arlene H. Kleinstein, SUNY at Farmingale
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Program for Improving Success in the Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics PRISEM.
    Claudia M Rankins*, Hampton University
    Lillie S. Calloway, Hampton University
    (983-M1-338)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Precalculus: Life without Lectures.
    Lisa Lister*, Bloomsburg University
    John B. Polhill, Bloomsburg University
    (983-M1-320)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Removing Math from the Core Curriculum.
    Eric S Marland*, Appalachian State University
    (983-M1-143)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Pedagogy in Courses Below Calculus at West Point.
    Darryl Langford*, United States Military Academy
    Darrall Henderson, United States Military Academy
    (983-M1-506)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Successes of a Program in Working with Students Moving from High School to College Level Mathematics.
    Antonio Acevedo, Academic Achievement Programs, University of Maryland, College Park
    Wayne M. Eby*, Academic Achievement Programs, University of Maryland, College Park
    (983-M1-447)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    College Algebra: A Unified Approach.
    Revathi Narasimhan*, Kean University
    (983-M1-331)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Skills vs. Concepts.
    Richard D. West*, Francis Marion University
    (983-M1-497)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Do Computer Algebra Systems Have a Place in Mathematics Courses Below Calculus?
    Thomas B Fox*, University of Houston-Clear Lake
    (983-M1-433)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Elementary Mathematical Models - An entry level mathematics course for the five minute university.
    Dan Kalman*, American University
    (983-M1-421)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    From Zero to Hero Five Years Later: A Report on the Transformation of Intermediate Algebra into College Algebra at an Urban Community College.
    Fred Peskoff*, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY
    Dale Siegel, Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
    (983-M1-537)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Wireless Laptop In The General Mathematics And College Algebra Classrooms.
    Sarah L Mabrouk*, Framingham State College
    (983-M1-584)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, II
  Organizers:
  James F. Cottrill, Illinois State University jfcottr@math.ilstu.edu
  Anne E. Brown, Indiana University South Bend
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Qualitative Research with "Mathematics for the Liberal Arts" Students.
    Bruce N. Wahl*, Northern Virginia Community College
    (983-K1-304)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    A Learning Theory Study of the Effect of Arithmetic Skills, Logical Reasoning Skills, Learning and Study Strategies, and Gender, on Course Success for Students at the First-Year College Level.
    Joyce Faye Fischer*, Southwest Texas State University
    (983-K1-234)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    NCTM-oriented versus Traditional Problem-solving Skills.
    Carmen Marie Latterell*, University of Minnesota Duluth
    (983-K1-827)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Structural and Functional Issues of Generativity for Theoretical Perspectives in Mathematics Education Research.
    Michael Chad Furnish Oehrtman*, Arizona State University
    (983-K1-557)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Precalculus students' difficulties with mathematical notation: An example.
    Draga Vidakovic*, Georgia State University
    (983-K1-627)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    A Mathematician is Surprised by a Mathematics Educator: Student (Mis)use of Mathematical Definitions.
    Barbara S Edwards, Oregon State University
    Michael Ward*, Western Oregon University
    (983-K1-520)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The instructor's role in shaping students' approaches to understanding advanced mathematical concepts.
    Keith Weber*, Murray State University
    (983-K1-511)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Do students perceive, rather than conceive, mathematical objects, thereby limiting their abilities to employ isometries in geometric proof?
    Karen Graham, University of New Hampshire
    Neil Portnoy*, California State University, Chico
    Todd Grundmeier, University of New Hampshire
    (983-K1-400)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    What Are Students And An Instructor Thinking About When They Describe Mathematics Classes?
    Arthur J Clemons, Ashland, OR
    Pao-sheng Hsu*, Columbia Falls, ME
    Richard D West*, Francis Marion University
    (983-K1-413)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI
  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.
    New Ways of Looking at Old Things: One Case That Combines Mathematics and American History Through a Primary Source of Information.
    James W. Mauch*, Penn State University
    Elizabeth K. Mauch, Bloomsburg University
    (983-Z1-807)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Robert Adrain (1776 -1843) America's Forgotten Mathematician.
    Pat Touhey*, College Misericordia
    (983-Z1-472)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Epistemological anlysis of problems in historical development of infinitesimal Calculus.
    L\'igia Arantes Sad*, Universidade Federal do Esp\'irito Santo - UFESo
    (983-Z1-529)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Mathematics in the Islamic Era.
    Mohammad Moazzam*, Salisbury University
    (983-Z1-465)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Linear Algebra for Circus Workers, Painters, and Printers.
    Fusun Akman*, Coastal Carolina University
    (983-Z1-201)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Existence of Solutions and Global Stability of a Rational Difference Equation $ x_{n+1} = \displaystyle{\frac{a x_{n-1} + bx_{n} } {cx_{n-1 } + dx_{n} }} x_{n} \ \ \ n = 0,1,2, \ldots $.
    Lynn Carole McGrath*, University of San Diego
    Christopher Teixeira, Rhode Island College
    (983-Z1-1110)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    B\'{e}zier Cubics.
    Kent M. Neuerburg*, Southeastern Louisiana University
    (983-Z1-1364)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Quasi-going-up Rings.
    Andrew J. Hetzel*, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (983-Z1-401)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Pluralism: a new way to introduce logic.
    Eric Schechter*, Vanderbilt University
    (983-Z1-302)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:20 a.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AWM Workshop
  This session consists of several parts listed separately throughout this program. All meeting participants are invited to attend all presentations.
  Organizers:
  Catherine A. Roberts, The College of the Holy Cross
  Jodie D. Novak, University of Northern Colorado
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Mathematics Education
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Almost periodic neutral stochastic functional differential equations with abstract Volterra operators.
    Zephyrinus C. Okonkwo*, Albany State University
    (983-34-1370)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Publication patterns in the different areas of mathematics.
    Jerrold W. Grossman*, Oakland University
    (983-01-723)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Grading Dilemma.
    Tracey B McGrail*, Marist College
    Robert W McGrail, Bard College
    (983-00-1406)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Undergraduate Research Projects.
    Cheryl Olsen*, Shippensburg University
    Lenny Jones, Shippensburg University
    (983-97-1447)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:45 a.m.
    On the transition from high school mathematics to unversity mathematics.
    Richard O. Hill*, Michigan State University
    Thomas Parker, Michigan State University
    (983-97-1251)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Thinking Outside the box: Classroom Strategies to Keep Students Interested.
    Michael J Johnson*, United States Military Academy
    (983-97-550)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A Model for Introducing Lab Projects into Precalculus.
    Jerry G Morris*, Sonoma State University
    (983-97-810)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    In Search of Common Ground for Mathematicians and Mathematics Educators: Separating the NCTM Standards from Constructivism.
    Sybilla Beckmann*, University of Georgia
    (983-97-259)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Calculus Machina: A Computer Algebra System for Teaching and Learning Calculus.
    Douglas A Quinney*, University of Keele, UK
    (983-97-07)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  AWM Workshop: Presentations by Recent Women Ph.D.s, I
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Modeling the Impact of HIV Infection on TB.
    Lih-Ing Wu Roeger*, Texas Tech University
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Ellipsoidal Tight Frames.
    Keri A. Kornelson*, Texas A\&M University
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Uniformly Concentric Bilinski Diagrams.
    Jennifer A. Bruce*, Maryville College
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Bicircular Matroids.
    Nancy Ann Neudauer*, Pacific University
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  AMS Committee on Education Panel Discussion
  Successfully recruiting mathematics majors.
  Moderators:
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  Panelists:
  John C. Mayer, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Ronald Miech, University of California Los Angeles
  Lisa M. Traynor, Bryn Mawr College
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  The Ubiquity of Elliptic Curves.
  Joseph H. Silverman*, Brown University
  (983-A0-10)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Hindman's theorem, ultrafilters, and reverse mathematics.
  Jeff L. Hirst*, Appalachian State University
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#10: Part B
  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
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#15: Part B
  Real fun exploring basic mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University San Bernardino
  Robert G. Stein, California State University San Bernardino
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#4: Part B
  Visual linear algebra.
  Organizers:
  Eugene A. Herman, Grinnell College
  Michael D. Pepe, Seattle Community College
  Eric P. Schulz, Walla Walla Community College
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Assessment of Student Learning: Models and Methodology, II
  Organizers:
  Jay A. Malmstrom, Oklahoma City Community College malmstrm@qns.com
  Linda Martin, Albuquerque-TVI
  Mercedes A. McGowen, William Rainey Harper College
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Documenting Mathematical Growth.
    Mercedes A. McGowen*, William Rainey Harper College
    (983-N1-555)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Assessing Introductory Courses in Mathematics.
    AbdelNaser J Al-Hasan*, Mount Mary College
    (983-N1-359)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Assessing Geometric Understanding Through Dynamic Visualization.
    Ferdinand D Rivera*, San Jose State University
    Barbara Pence, San Jose State University
    (983-N1-1040)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Developmental Mathematics Assessment: Issues on Alignment with Accreditation Requirements, Fostering Administrative Support, and Compliance with Quantitative Literacy Requirements.
    Jacqueline Brannon Giles*, HCC Central College
    Cheryl Peters, HCC- Central College
    (983-N1-560)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Analytic and Holistic Rubrics: How to Make them Work for You.
    Catherine M. Miller*, University of Northern Iowa
    (983-N1-350)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Placement Testing: Is it a Good Idea?
    Carmen M Latterell*, University of Minnesota Duluth
    (983-N1-19)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Committee for Curriculum Reform Across the First Two Years and the MAA Task Force on the First College-Level Mathematics Course Panel Discussion
  Rethinking the courses below calculus.
  Organizers:
  Sheldon P. Gordon, SUNY at Farmingdale
  Panelists:
  Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College
  Susan L. Ganter, Clemson University
  Mercedes A. McGowen, William Rainey Harper College
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  The intersection of the life sciences, mathematical sciences, and computer science: Implications for the undergraduate curriculum.
  Organizers:
  Elizabeth J. Teles, NSF
  Lee L. Zia, NSF
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  NAM Panel Discussion
  The challenge of African-American women in mathematics.
  Moderators:
  Sylvia T. Bozeman, Spelman College
  Panelists:
  Jacqueline B. Giles-Giron, Houston Community College System
  Dawn A. Lott, New Jersey Institute of Technology
  Ulrica Parker, Emory University
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Employment Center
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  Math on the Web, IV
  

  • 9:30 a.m.
    Overview of MathML Markup.
    Bob Mathews*, Design Science
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Creating interactive Web pages with MathML.
    Robert Miner*, Design Science
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 10:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  NAM Business Meeting
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Is teaching about mathematics the same as teaching mathematics?
  Paul J. Sally, Jr.*, University of Chicago
  (983-A0-09)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Set theoretical aspects of the Fubini theorem and separate continuity.
  Krzysztof Ciesielski*, West Virginia University
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  AWM Workshop: Women Graduate Students Poster Session
  

  • 10:30 a.m.
    Modularity of Nonarithmetic Curves, a Hilbert Modular Surface for $\mathbb Q(\sqrt 5)$ and the Soccer ball.
    Andrea Moreira Bell*, Oregon State University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A P,Q-Analogue of the Classical Hit Numbers.
    Karen S. Briggs*, University of California, San Diego
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Convection in a Thermosyphon: Bifurcation and Stability Analysis.
    Elizabeth Burroughs*, University of New Mexico
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Detection of Virtual Knot Diagrams.
    H. A. Dye*, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Chromatic Numbers of Hypergraphs and the Bohr Topology.
    Berit Nilsen Givens*, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The symplectic geometry of the Gel'fand-Cetlin basis for representations of the symplectic group.
    Megumi Harada*, University of California, Berkeley
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Rees Algebra of a Conormal Module.
    Jooyoun Hong*, Rutgers University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Some Splitter theorems.
    Jinko Kanno*, Louisiana State University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Cross and Join Surfaces in Surface Bundles Over the Circle.
    Elizabeth Klodginski*, University of Michigan
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Colorability and 3-string Tangles.
    Junalyn Navarra-Madsen*, University of Texas at Dallas
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Class Groups of Global Function Fields.
    Allison M. Pacelli*, Brown University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Multiparameter Isospectral Deformations on SU(n).
    Emily Proctor*, Dartmouth College
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Cellular Automaton Inverse Problem.
    Billie Rinaldi*, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Hilbert's Tenth Problem.
    Kirsten Eisentr\"ager*, University of California, Berkeley
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Skorokhod Problem and Heavy Traffic Limit Theorems.
    Aubin R.K. Whitley*, University of California, San Diego
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  MAA Business Meeting
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  AMS Business Meeting
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture
  Gorenstein injective, projective, and flat modules.
  Overtoun M. G. Jenda*, Auburn University
  (983-20-206)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, IV
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology cvlsma@rit.edu
  Tamara A. Burton, Rochester Institute of Technology tammyburton@aol.com
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On the existence of self-conjugate $t$-core partitions.
    John A Baldwin, Harvard University
    Abraham B Kunin*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Lawrence Sze,
    (983-11-153)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Asymptotic density in combined number systems.
    Karen Yeats*, University of Waterloo
    (983-11-59)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Crack at the Frobenius Problem.
    Mete Atamel*, Gettysburg College
    (983-11-666)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Generalization of Erdos's Sum-free Sets problem.
    Nicolae Laza*, Gettysburg College
    (983-11-1304)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    $Schur$-$Stability$ in $2 \times 2$ and $ 3 \times 3$ Matrices.
    Vishal Gupta, Yale University
    Christine Prizeman, Manhattan College
    Coral Wheeler*, University of Akron
    (983-15-105)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Efficient Eigenspace Projections with Compression.
    Ruben Arenas, Harvey Mudd College
    Nathaniel Eldredge*, Harvey Mudd College
    Michael E. Orrison, Harvey Mudd College
    (983-15-1424)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Matrices with Elliptical Numerical Ranges.
    Ethan S. Brown*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Ilya M. Spitkovsky, College of William and Mary
    (983-15-601)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Lower bounds for minimal triangulations of $n$-cubes.
    Adam Bliss*, Harvey Mudd College
    Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd College
    (983-52-600)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On Quadratic Witt Groups of Polynomial Rings.
    Christopher P Porter*, Gonzaga University
    Christina Maher, University of Notre Dame
    Paul Gibson, University of Notre Dame
    (983-08-1293)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Wavelets, Frames and Operator Theory, IV
  Organizers:
  Christopher Heil, Georgia Institute of Technology heil@math.gatech.edu
  Palle Jorgensen, University of Iowa jorgen@math.uiowa.edu
  David Larson, Texas A\&M University larson@math.tamu.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    An iterative algorithm for ill-posed inverse problems where the object has a sparse wavelet expansion.
    Ingrid Daubechies*, Princeton University
    Michel Defrise, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    Christine De Mol, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    (983-41-749)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Local reconstruction from averages.
    David F Walnut*, George Mason University
    (983-41-1163)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Wavelets on $p$-adic fields and related groups.
    John J Benedetto, University of Maryland
    Robert L Benedetto*, Amherst College
    (983-43-676)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Varying the Lattice of Gabor Frames.
    Hans G. Feichtinger, University of Vienna, Austria
    Norbert Kaiblinger*, University of Vienna, Austria
    (983-42-849)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Approximation of linear operators by Gabor multipliers.
    Hans G. Feichtinger*, Univ. Vienna, NuHAG
    (983-42-798)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Bilinear pseudodifferential operators on modulation spaces.
    Arpad Benyi, University of Massachusetts
    Kasso A. Okoudjou*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (983-47-603)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Localization of Frames.
    Karlheinz U. Groechenig*, University of Connecticut
    (983-46-624)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Measure Function and Redundancy of Weyl-Heisenberg Multiframes and Superframes.
    Radu Balan*, Siemens Corporate Research
    Zeph Landau, MSRI
    (983-40-745)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Densities of Frames.
    R. Balan, Siemens Corporate Research
    P. Casazza, University of Missouri
    C. Heil, Georgia Tech
    Z. Landau*, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
    (983-46-1286)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Existence and Construction of Finite Frames with a given frame operator.
    Peter G. Casazza*, University of Missouri - Columbia
    Manuel Leon, University of Missouri - Columbia
    (983-43-469)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on The Many Lives of Lattice Theory and the Theory of Ordered Sets, with Connections to Combinatorics, III
  Organizers:
  Jonathan D. Farley, University of Oxford farley@math.vanderbilt.edu
  Stefan E. Schmidt, New Mexico State University schmidt@nmsu.edu
  Alex J. Pogel, New Mexico State University apogel@psl.nmsu.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Lattices in Conceptual Data Systems.
    Tim Benjamin Kaiser*, PSL / Darmstadt University of Technology
    (983-06-1272)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Extensions of Lattices and Cover Functions.
    Asamoah Nkwanta*, Morgan State University
    Boniface Eke, Morgan State University
    (983-06-75)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Topological properties of active orders for matroid bases.
    Bruce E Sagan*, Michigan State University
    Rieuwert J Blok, Michigan State University
    (983-06-50)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Topological properties of active orders for matroid bases (II).
    Rieuwert J Blok*, Michigan State University
    Bruce E Sagan, Michigan State University
    (983-06-190)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Concordant sets and matchings in finite lattices.
    Joseph P. S. Kung*, University of North Texas
    (983-06-604)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Equivalent characterizations of lattice supersolvability and their extensions.
    Peter McNamara*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Hugh Thomas, Fields Institute
    (983-06-297)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    An operad of matroids.
    Andreas R Blass*, University of Michigan
    (983-05-1342)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Results on Non-Unit Free Triangle Orders.
    Barry A Balof*, Dartmouth College
    Kenneth P. Bogart, Dartmouth College
    (983-06-175)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Counting the number of bottlenecks in a poset.
    Gary P Gordon*, Lafayette College
    (983-06-1197)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on C*-Extensions and Classifications of C*-Algebras, III
  Organizers:
  Shuang Zhang, University of Cincinnati zhangs@math.uc.edu
  Huaxin Lin, University of Oregon
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Analytic and geometric properties of discrete groups.
    Jerome Kaminker*, IUPUI
    (983-46-1378)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Traces, ideals and arithmetic means.
    Victor Kaftal*, University of Cincinnati
    Gary Weiss, University of Cincinnati
    (983-46-835)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Spans and sums of unitary and similarity orbits of a single operator.
    Kenneth R Davidson*, University of Waterloo
    Laurent W. Marcoux, University of Waterloo
    (983-47-1357)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Frame Theory and Hilbert C*-Modules.
    David Royal Larson*, Texas A&M University
    (983-47-622)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A class of nuclear $C^*$-algebras associated with continuous graphs.
    Takeshi Katsura*, University of Oregon
    (983-46-645)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On the homotopy type of the unitary group and the Grassmann space of purely infinite simple C*-algebras.
    Shuang Zhang*, University of Cincinnati
    (983-19-1038)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamics and Difference Equations, III
  Organizers:
  Saber N. Elaydi, Trinity University selaydi@trinity.edu
  Gerasimos Ladas, University of Rhode Island gladas@math.uri.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Problem in Time Scales.
    Allan C Peterson*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (983-39-1207)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Existence of Three Positive Pseudo-Symmetric Solutions for a One-Dimensional Discrete P-Laplacian.
    Richard Avery, Dakota State University
    Johnny Henderson*, Baylor University
    (983-39-36)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Asymptotic behavior of exponential functions on time scales.
    Sigrun Bodine*, University of Puget Sound
    D. A. Lutz, San Diego State University
    (983-39-185)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    On the Asymptotics of the Rational Difference Equation of Third Order.
    S Kalabusic, University of Rhode Island
    M. R. S. Kulenovic*, University of Rhode Island
    Carol B Overdeep, University of Rhode Island
    (983-39-158)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Periodic Coefficients Applied to Various Second Order Rational Difference Equations.
    Carol B Overdeep*, University Of Rhode Island
    M. R. S Kulenovic, University of Rhode Island
    Gerasimos Ladas, University of Rhode Island
    (983-37-149)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On the Global Character of the Difference Equation $y_{n+1} = \frac{ \alpha +\gamma y_{n-(2k+1)}+\delta y_{n-2l} }{ A + y_{n-2l} }$.
    E. A. Grove, University of Rhode Island
    G. Ladas, University of Rhode Island
    M. Predescu*, University of Rhode Island
    M. Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (983-39-290)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On $\displaystyle{x_{n+1}=\max\left\{\frac{A_{n}^{(0)}} {x_{n}} \,, \frac{A_{n}^{(1)}}{x_{n-1}} \,, \ldots \,, \frac{A_{n}^{(k)}}{x_{n-k}}\right\}}$ with Periodic Parameters.
    Candace Marie Kent*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Michael A. Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (983-37-621)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Oscillation of second order linear and half-linear difference equations with a forcing term.
    O. Do\v sl\'y, Masaryk University
    John R. Graef*, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    J. Jaro\v s, Comenius University
    (983-39-69)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Category Theory, Symbolic Dynamics, and Chaos.
    Ralph L Wojtowicz*, University of Dallas
    (983-37-267)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Symplectic Geometry of Pr\"{u}fer Transformations.
    Michael K Kinyon*, Indiana University South Bend
    Calvin D Ahlbrandt, University of Missouri
    (983-39-1169)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory, IV
  Organizers:
  Kristine Baxter Bauer, Johns Hopkins University
  J. Michael Boardman, Johns Hopkins University
  Nitu Kitchloo, Johns Hopkins University
  Jean-Pierre Meyer, Johns Hopkins University
  Jack Morava, Johns Hopkins University
  W. Stephen Wilson, Johns Hopkins University wsw@math.jhu.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Lubin-Tate spectrum $E_n$ as a continuous $G_n$-spectrum and its homotopy fixed point spectra.
    Daniel G. Davis*, Northwestern University
    (983-55-113)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    $K(s)^*(EG \times_G X^n)$ for finite abelian groups $G$.
    Mark A. Pearson*, Northwestern University
    (983-55-133)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On the Mahowald-Sadofsky conjecture.
    Paul L Shick*, John Carroll University
    (983-55-764)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Polynomial functors of spectra split after periodic localization.
    Nicholas J Kuhn*, University of Virginia
    (983-55-863)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Global structure theorems for unstable algebras over the Steenrod algebra.
    David J Pengelley*, New Mexico State University
    (983-55-97)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Double $Q$-rings and homology operations on $E_\infty$ rig spaces. This is joint work with Andr\'e Joyal.
    Terrence P Bisson*, Canisius College
    Andr\'e Joyal, UQAM
    (983-55-922)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Orthogonal calculus, spaces of embeddings and the Fulton-McPherson compactification.
    Gregory Arone*, University of Virginia
    (983-55-1420)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Tangent 4-fields with finite singularities.
    Duane Randall*, Loyola University New Orleans
    (983-55-1385)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On the holomorph of a discrete group.
    Maria S. Voloshina*, University of Rochester
    (983-55-1039)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Topology Based on Knots, IV
  Organizers:
  Mark E. Kidwell, U.S. Naval Academy mek@usna.edu
  Jozef H. Przytycki, The George Washington University przytyck@gwu.edu
  Yongwu Rong, The George Washington University rong@gwu.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Perturbative Topological Quantum Field Theory.
    Thomas Kerler*, The Ohio State University
    (983-57-1494)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    M-Theory and 3-Dimensional Topology.
    Stavros Garoufalidis*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (983-55-263)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Reshetikhin-Turaev Invariants from quantum double construction of operator algebra.
    Marta Asaeda*, University of Maryland
    (983-81-1365)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Burau and Gassner representations for tangles.
    Theodore Stanford*, New Mexico State University
    (983-57-1440)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Quantum Invariants of Knots.
    Charles D Frohman*, The University of Iowa
    Joanna M Kania-Bartoszynska, Boise State University
    (983-57-1215)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The effect of mutation on link concordance, 3-manifolds, and the Milnor invariants.
    Jae Choon Cha*, Indiana University
    (983-57-1429)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A filtration of the knot concordance group and Casson-Gordon invariants.
    Taehee Kim*, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (983-57-1327)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Bordism Invariants of the Mapping Class Group.
    Aaron Heap*, Rice University
    (983-55-1278)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The module of 2-chord diagrams for knots in the solid torus.
    Khaled Tawfiq Bataineh*, New Mexico State University
    (983-57-1323)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#11: Part B
  Symmetry for all.
  Organizers:
  George Baloglou, SUNY Oswego
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#16: Part B
  Cwatsets: A research experience for undergraduates.
  Organizers:
  Gary J. Sherman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#5: Part B
  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
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-6:25 p.m.
  MAA Session on Courses and Projects Addressing the Shortage of K-12 Teachers
  Organizers:
  Harel Barzilai, Salisbury University hxbarzilai@salisbury.edu
  Maria G. Fung, Western Oregon University
  Jay M. Jahangiri, Kent State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Addressing K-12 Teachers and Raising Math Standards: What Can We Learn From The Singapore Success Story?
    Om P. Ahuja*, Kent State University
    (983-U1-144)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Enhancing the Mathematical Core: Activities that Show Future Teachers the Value and Relevance of the Math Courses in their Major.
    Matt Boelkins*, Grand Valley State University
    Clark Wells, Grand Valley State University
    (983-U1-437)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Western Oregon University's Successful Teacher Preparation Program.
    Laurie Burton, Western Oregon University
    Maria G. Fung*, Western Oregon University
    (983-U1-470)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Increasing Mathematics Preparation for Elementary and Middle School Teachers.
    Robert E Buck*, Slippery Rock University
    (983-U1-279)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Contextual, The Mathematical And The Physical How's And Why's Of Arithmetic's Situations: Forcing Future Elementary School Teachers To Understand 'Their' Mathematics.
    Dvora Peretz*, Michigan State University
    (983-U1-92)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    A sequence of mathematics courses designed for teachers.
    Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State University
    Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, University of Colorado
    (983-U1-369)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Improving Elementary Level Mathematics Teaching: A World of Opportunity.
    Gail Kaplan*, UMBC and Key School
    (983-U1-378)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Number Theory from a Multicultural and Historical Perspective: A Math ADEPT Course.
    Homer W. Austin*, Salisbury University
    (983-U1-256)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Connecting Middle School and College Mathematics in Missouri.
    Asma Harcharras*, University of Missouri
    Dorina Mitrea, University of Missouri
    (983-U1-434)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Conceptual Algebra for Teachers: Integrating Algebra into a New Graduate Program for Middle School Teachers.
    Harel Barzilai*, Salisbury University
    (983-U1-261)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Why Teach Discrete Mathematics to K-8 Teachers?
    Valerie A. DeBellis*, East Carolina University
    Joseph G. Rosenstein, Rutgers University
    (983-U1-387)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A Collaborative Approach to Mathematics Professional Development for Teachers.
    Ben Ford*, Sonoma State University
    Edith Prentice Mendez, Sonoma State University
    (983-U1-307)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Math Teachers without Math: Responses to the Crisis.
    Joseph R Fiedler*, CSU Bakersfield
    (983-U1-30)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Connecting Middle School and College Mathematics.
    Ira J Papick*, University of Missouri
    (983-U1-178)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Addressing the Shortage of Qualified Middle School Mathematics Teachers.
    Joy Moore*, University of Cincinnati
    (983-U1-273)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    A graduate certificate program in secondary mathematics education.
    M. Elizabeth Mayfield*, Hood College
    Kira H. Hamman, Hood College
    Kimberly K. Tysdal, Hood College
    (983-U1-209)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Design, Implementation, and Results of Professional Development for Early Career Middle and High School Algebra Teachers.
    A. Susan Gay*, University of Kansas
    (983-U1-412)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Content-Based Induction Programs for New Teachers.
    Joseph G. Rosenstein*, Rutgers University
    Valerie A. DeBellis, East Carolina University
    (983-U1-384)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Enriching Middle School Mathematics.
    Pallavi Jayawant*, University of Arizona
    Maria K. Robinson, University of Arizona
    (983-U1-348)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Growing Professional Development: A Case Study.
    Barbara Pence*, Dept. of Math, San Jose State Univ.
    (983-U1-332)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Making Mathematics Teacher Preparation a Priority at a Comprehensive University.
    David C. Carothers*, James Madison University
    Judith B. Kidd, James Madison University
    W. Jeanne Fitzgerald, James Madison University
    J. Robert Hanson, James Madison University
    (983-U1-501)
  • 6:15 p.m.
    NGMK12: Integrating Mathematicians and K12 Educators.
    Jennifer "Filly" Fillingim*, University of Mississippi
    John O'Haver, University of Mississippi
    (983-U1-47)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Creative Visualization Labs
  Organizers:
  Sarah J. Greenwald, Appalachian State University sjg@math.appstate.edu
  Catherine A. Gorini, Maharishi University of Management
  Mary L. Platt, Salem State College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Computer Activities for College Geometry.
    William E. Fenton*, Bellarmine University
    Barbara E. Reynolds, Cardinal Stritch University
    (983-V1-471)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Walking, Folding, and Computing to Visualize Geometric Concepts.
    James Morrow*, Mount Holyoke College
    (983-V1-1164)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Application Based Scripting and Construction for Secondary Education Majors using Geometer's Sketchpad.
    David R Burns*, Western Connecticut State University
    (983-V1-444)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Laboratory Component for Geometry.
    Marsha J Davis*, Eastern Connecticut State University
    (983-V1-535)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Teaching to See Like a Mathematician.
    Walter J. Whiteley*, York University
    (983-V1-839)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Making the Transition from Euclidean to Non-Euclidean Geometry Through Exploration.
    Don Spickler*, Salisbury University
    (983-V1-324)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Extrinsic and Intrinsic Visualizations.
    David W. Henderson*, Cornell University
    (983-51-1072)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Spherical Sketchpad: A dynamic java program modeling spherical geometry.
    David Austin, Grand Valley State University
    William C. Dickinson*, Grand Valley State University
    (983-V1-740)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Spherical Geometry Project for Elementary Education Students.
    Jeff Johannes*, SUNY Geneseo
    (983-V1-1234)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Geometry of the Earth and Universe Labs: From the Classroom to Current Research.
    Sarah J Greenwald*, Appalachian State University
    (983-V1-817)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Paper Models of Surfaces with Curvature.
    Howard Iseri*, Mansfield University
    (983-V1-224)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Using An Acrylic Saddle Surface in Teaching Geometry.
    J. Charles Jacobson*, Elmira College
    (983-V1-229)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The PascGalois Project: Visualization Projects for Abstract Algebra.
    Michael J. Bardzell, Salisbury University
    Kathleen M. Shannon*, Salisbury University
    Cynthia J. Woodburn, Pittsburg State University
    (983-V1-203)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Linking Mathematics with Other Disciplines
  Organizers:
  Stephanie A. Fitchett, Honors College, Florida Atlantic University sfitchet@fau.edu
  Blake Mellor, Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
  Gavin P. LaRose, University of Michigan
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Connections Curriculum at Western New England College.
    Marilyn K Pelosi*, Western New England College
    John Willemain, Western New England College
    (983-W1-391)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Mathematics Across the Curriculum in Washington State.
    Deann A Leoni*, Edmonds Community College
    Rebecca Todd Hartzler, Edmonds Community College
    (983-W1-225)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Integrated Precalculus and Calculus that Connects with Engineering and Science and Does Some Proofs.
    Bernd S. W. Schroeder*, Louisiana Tech University
    (983-W1-662)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Cryptology: A Bridge to Mathematics.
    Chris Christensen*, Northern Kentucky University
    (983-W1-160)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Analysis of Traffic Flows at an Automobile Intersection using MATLAB.
    Alexander Stanoyevitch*, University of Guam
    (983-W1-186)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Using differentials to bridge the vector calculus gap.
    Tevian Dray*, Oregon State University
    Corinne A. Manogue, Oregon State University
    (983-W1-330)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Kevin Bacon and a Senior Class.
    Patti Frazer Lock*, St. Lawrence University
    Aleksandra Portnova, St. Lawrence University
    (983-W1-532)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Math in the City: Teacher Professional Development Through Black Historic Sites.
    Irene Duranczyk*, University of Minnesota
    Barbara Leapard, Eastern Michigan University
    Elaine Richards, Eastern Michigan University
    Joanne Caniglia, Eastern Michigan University
    (983-W1-182)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Mathematics for Health Sciences: A Model For Interdepartmental Collaboration Resulting in Student Success.
    Fred Peskoff*, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CU NY
    (983-W1-536)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    The Haves and the Have-nots: Using Gini's Index of Inequality.
    Karen J Schroeder*, Bentley College
    David H Carhart, Bentley College
    (983-W1-63)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Using Projects to Link Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Economics & Other Disciplines in a First-year Course.
    Morteza Shafii-Mousavi*, Indiana University South Bend
    Paul Kochanowski, Indiana University South Bend
    (983-W1-104)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Risky Business: Connecting Mathematics with Business and Economics.
    Ronald J Harshbarger*, U. of South Carolina Beaufort
    Lisa S. Yocco, Georgia Southern Univ
    (983-W1-72)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Beekeeping Economics: Uniting Beekeeping, Business and Mathematics for High School Students at the Native American Summer Institute.
    Stan T Yoshinobu*, Cal State Dominguez Hills
    (983-W1-292)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    A Computational Science Approach for Integrating Mathematics into other Disciplines.
    Ignatios E Vakalis*, Capital University
    (983-W1-167)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Computational Science as a Motivation for Learning Mathematics.
    Holly Hirst*, Appalachian State University
    (983-W1-339)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Mathematics Experiences Through Digital Signals.
    Mohamed Allali*, Chapman University
    (983-W1-349)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Meteorology and Mathematics: A Course Pairing at Clarion University.
    Stephen I. Gendler*, Clarion University
    Anthony J. Vega, Clarion University
    (983-W1-24)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Teaching Quantitative Skills in a Geoscience Context.
    Janet Andersen*, Hope College
    Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
    Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary
    (983-W1-410)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Math Projects for Biology and Geoscience Majors Who Don't Like Math.
    Steven D. Leonhardi*, Winona State University
    (983-W1-452)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Applying Mathematics and Technology to Geoscience Problems: Mapping and the Three-Point Problem.
    Vince Schielack*, Texas A&M University
    (983-W1-518)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Use of Linear Algebra in developing Volatile-Organic-Compounds Finger Print of Urban Air: Research with Undergraduate Students.
    Umesh P Nagarkatte*, Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York
    Wilbert Hope, Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York
    (983-W1-1247)
  • 6:15 p.m.
    Using Critical Thinking to Link Mathematics and Writing Instruction.
    Ron Taylor*, Berry College
    Alvin H.F. Smith, Berry College
    (983-W1-1452)
  • 6:30 p.m.
    An Engineering Project in the Math Classroom: Desalination.
    Ethan Berkove*, Lafayette College
    (983-W1-1493)
  • 6:45 p.m.
    Teaching mathematics courses in engineering colleges.
    Wieslaw Marszalek*, DeVry College of Technology
    (983-W1-1399)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science
  Organizers:
  John M. Sullivan, UIUC jms@math.uiuc.edu
  Douglas E. Norton, Villanova Univesity
  Reza Sarhangi, Towson University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Optimal Geometry as Art.
    John M Sullivan*, Univ. Illinois
    (983-X1-811)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Mathematics in Origami.
    Thomas C. Hull*, Merrimack College/University of Cincinnati
    (983-X1-260)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Quilting the Dihedral Group.
    Amy F. Szczepanski*, Monmouth University
    (983-X1-265)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Mathscapes.
    Anne M. Burns*, Long Island University
    (983-X1-289)
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Artistic Mathematics at Timothy Elementary School.
    Sybilla Beckmann*, University of Georgia
    Mary Lazzari, Timothy Elementary School
    (983-X1-226)
  • 2:25 p.m.
    Activities and Computer-Generated Student Masterpieces from a Course Entitled the Mathematics of Artistic Design.
    B. Lynn Bodner*, Monmouth University
    (983-X1-306)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Mathematics in Art and Architecture: A General Education Course.
    Helmer Aslaksen*, Dept. of Mathematics, National University of Singapore
    (983-X1-450)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Curve Stitching: Linking Linear and Quadratic Functions.
    Trisha Bergthold*, San Jose State University
    (983-X1-1404)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    A Visual Approach to Mathematics Education: Collaboration for Creating a Textbook Derived from the Interdisciplinary "BRIDGES" Conference Series.
    Reza Sarhangi*, Towson University
    (983-X1-886)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Paintings, Plane Tilings, and Proofs.
    Roger B. Nelsen*, Lewis & Clark College
    (983-X1-31)
  • 3:50 p.m.
    How To Correctly View A Flatland Painting.
    Mark D Schlatter*, Centenary College of Louisiana
    (983-X1-283)
  • 4:05 p.m.
    A Mathematical View of the Four Sacred Mountains of the Navajos.
    Vernon Willie*, San Juan College
    (983-X1-124)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Portraits of the Earth: Mathematical Aspects of Cartography.
    Timothy G Feeman*, Villanova University
    (983-X1-312)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Mathematics as Tool and Inspiration in Music.
    Alexandra Kurepa*, North Carolina A&T State University
    Rodney A. Waschka, North Carolina State Univeristy
    (983-X1-426)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Fractal Patterns in Poetry and Mathematics.
    Marcia Birken*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Anne C. Coon, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (983-X1-173)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Mathematical Connections in Philosophy and Theology: A Brief Tour.
    Douglas E. Norton*, Villanova University
    (983-X1-1301)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on Computation Mathematics in Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
  Organizers:
  Richard J. Marchand, SUNY Fredonia marchand@cs.fredonia.edu
  Elias Deeba, University of Houston-Downtown
  Timothy J. McDevitt, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Lagrange Polynomials for Data Driven Mathematics Investigations.
    Michael J. Boss\'e*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (983-Y1-138)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Effective and efficient numerical techniques for the calculation of the quantity of calcium species during calcium sparks in heart muscle.
    Dawn Alisha Lott*, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Joshua R. Berlin, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ
    Miao Li, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    (983-Y1-824)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Error Estimates for Approximate Solutions of the Systems of Differential Equations and an Application to the 2-level Atom in the External Electromagnetic Field.
    Gro Hovhannisyan*, Gannon University, Erie,PA
    Scott Glasgo, Brigham Young University
    Michael L. M.L. Ter-Mikaelyan, Institute for Physical Research, Ashtarak, Armenia
    (983-Y1-1032)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Shear pleasure.
    Radoslav M. Dimitric*, Texas A\&M University
    (983-Y1-596)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    The Immersed Interface Method for Elasticity Problems with Interfaces.
    Xingzhou Yang*, North Carolina State University
    Zhilin Li, North Carolina State University
    Bo Li, University of Maryland
    (983-Y1-357)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Graphs which are Laplacian Integral.
    Jason J. Molitierno*, Sacred Heart University
    Michael Neumann, University of Connecticut
    Stephen J Kirkland, University of Regina
    Shaun Fallat, University of Regina
    (983-Y1-371)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On falling down a hole through the Earth.
    Andrew J. Simoson*, King College
    (983-Y1-889)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Visualizations in Fractional Calculus.
    Joseph D. Myers*, US Military Academy
    Michael J. Jaye, US Military Academy
    Mark S. Gorak, US Military Academy
    (983-Y1-455)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Using Inertial Measurements to Estimate Rocket Trajectories.
    Richard J. Marchand*, SUNY College at Fredonia
    (983-Y1-1297)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The QR Method for Finding Eigenvalues.
    Thomas W. Polaski*, Winthrop University
    (983-Y1-894)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Getting More Out of Classical ODE Problems.
    Kathleen Pineau*, \'{E}cole de technologie sup\'{e}rieure
    (983-Y1-269)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Graphical Illustration of Numerical Methods for ODE.
    Laurene V. Fausett*, Georgia Southern University
    (983-Y1-440)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Investigating A Predator-Prey Model With a Hand-Held Computer Algebra System.
    Mary Ann Connors*, Westfield State College
    (983-Y1-1050)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Student Misconceptions in Using Euler's Method in Solving ODEs.
    William P. Fox*, Francis Marion University
    (983-Y1-242)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Interactive Discussion
  Forging relationships between professional organizations to improve mathematics learning from kindergarten through graduate school.
  Organizers:
  Johnny W. Lott, NCTM and University of Montana
  James M. Rubillo, NCTM
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics Open Discussion
  First college-level mathematics courses.
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
  Panelists:
  Mercedes A. McGowen, William Harper Rainy College
  Sheldon P. Gordon, SUNY at Farmingdale
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
  AMW Workshop: Panel Discussion
  Shaping a career in mathematics.
  Moderators:
  Jodie D. Novak, University of Northern Colorado
  Panelists:
  Alessandra O. P. Chiareli, 3M Company
  Mai Gehrke, New Mexico State University
  Chawne M. Kimber, Lafayette College
  Jennifer McGreevy, U.S. Department of Defense
  Margaret M. Robinson, Mount Holyoke College
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:20 p.m.-2:10 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Lower bounds in arithmetic complexity.
  Lou P. van den Dries*, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 1:30 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on The History of Mathematics, IV
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College jdauben@worldnet.att.net
  David E. Zitarelli, Temple University david.zitarelli@temple.edu
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    T.H. Gronwall, Consulting Mathematician in America, 1912-1932.
    Alan D Gluchoff*, Villanova University
    (983-01-268)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Irene Stegun, the Handbook of Mathematical Functions and the Lingering Mathematical Influence of the Great Depression.
    David Alan Grier*, George Washington University
    (983-01-66)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Americans in Paris: The Interwar Years.
    Della D. Fenster*, University of Richmond
    (983-01-615)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Put Notre Dame on the Mathematical Map: Karl Menger 1937-1946.
    Louise A. Golland*, Moraine Valley College
    (983-01-95)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Paul C. Rosenbloom: How one versatile mathematician grappled with mathematics education in mid-20th century America.
    David Lindsay Roberts*, Laurel, Maryland
    (983-01-602)
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 2:25 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Automorphisms of the c.e. weak truth-table degrees.
  Timothy H. McNicholl*, University of Dallas
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AWM Workshop: Presentations by Recent Women Ph.D.s, II
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    Prime Ideals of Multiparameter Quantized Coordinate Rings.
    Karen L. Horton*, North Dakota State University
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The space of graded traces for holomorphic vertex operator algebras with central charge 24.
    Katherine L. Hurley*, University of South Carolina
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Complexity of Computations in Commutative Algebra.
    Amelia Taylor*, Rutgers University
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Construction of a 3/4-ideal tetrahedron out of ideal tetrahedra.
    Yana Mohanty*, University of California, San Diego
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 2:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel Discussion
  The state of statistics education.
  Organizers:
  Mary M. Sullivan, Rhode Island College
  Moderators:
  Thomas L. Moore, Grinnell College
  Panelists:
  Gail F. Burrill, MSEB
  Allan J. Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  Joan B. Garfield, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 2:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  SUMMA Special Presentation
  Organizers:
  William A. Hawkins, Jr., MAA and the University of the District of Columbia
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#6: Part B
  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
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Proper forcing revisited.
  Andrzej Roslanowski*, University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of Northern Iowa
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
  MAA Informal Session on Actuarial Education
  Organizers:
  Krzysztof M. Ostaszewski, Illinois State University
• Saturday January 18, 2003, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  AMS Reception and Banquet