Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

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Joint Mathematics Meetings
Phoenix, AZ, January 7-10, 2004
Meeting #993

Friday January 9, 2004

• Friday January 9, 2004, 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.
  Joint PME and MAA Student Chapter Advisors' Breakfast
• Friday January 9, 2004, 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Employment Center
• Friday January 9, 2004, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Friday January 9, 2004, 7:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics, I
  

  • 7:30 a.m.
    Extension of multi-restricted numbers.
    Ji Young Choi*, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
    Jonathan D. H. Smith, Iowa State University
    (993-05-1635)
  • 7:45 a.m.
    A Transform Approach to Constacyclic and Quasi-twisted Codes.
    Tom Blackford*, Western Illinois University
    (993-05-1304)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    The $m$-quasiinvariants of $S_n$.
    Jason Bandlow, University of California, San Diego
    Gregg Musiker*, University of California, San Diego
    (993-05-1386)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Rook Theory and Cycle-Counting Permutation Statistics.
    Frederick Michael Butler*, University of Pennsylvania
    (993-05-824)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Morphism Families for $\delta$-Matchings.
    Anna Maltseva*, University of Michigan
    (993-05-1697)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Packing densities of patterns.
    Reid W Barton*, MIT
    (993-05-1613)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Wilf classes of pairs of permutations of length four.
    Ian T Le*, Harvard College
    (993-05-1545)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Improved bounds on the minimum length of maximal abelian square-free words.
    Evan M Bullock*, Rice University
    (993-05-1347)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Maximal covering groups and perfect cwatsets.
    Thomas M Langley*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    Brian Barker, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (993-05-1218)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A Technique for Creating Non-Simplicial Polytopes.
    Matthew M Menzel*, The University of Kentucky
    (993-05-636)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Rook Numbers and the Normal Ordering Problem.
    Anna Varvak*, Brandeis University
    (993-05-1196)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Forming Configurations from Nondegenerate Quadratic Forms over Finite Fields.
    Sharon L. Sullivan*, Catawba College
    (993-05-971)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Characterizations of $t$-Split Interval Orders.
    Trisha Moller*, Lehigh University
    (993-05-690)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, III
  Organizers:
  Tamara A. Burton, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Michael J. Fisher, California State University, Fresno
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology narayan@mail.rit.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A New Axiomatic Geometry: Cylindrical (or Periodic) Geometry.
    Elizabeth Ehret*, Denison University
    Mike Westmoreland, Denison University
    (993-51-554)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    k-Alternating Knots.
    Philip Hackney*, Central Michigan University
    Nathan Walters, Drake University
    Leonard Van Wyk, James Madison University
    (993-57-462)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Pade' approximates for torsion of a compressible nonlinearly elastic cylinder: modeling, computation, and visualization.
    Danielle K Miller*, James Madison University
    Jennifer K Salyer, East Tennessee State University
    Debra A Warne, James Madison University
    Paul G. Warne, James Madison University
    (993-34-569)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Integer Construction by Induction.
    Anthony Fressola*, Denison University
    Joan Krone, Denison University
    (993-03-607)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Pretzel Knots and Colorability.
    Kathryn Brownell*, Lenoir-Rhyne College
    Kaitlyn O'Neil, Merrimack College
    Laura A. Taalman, James Madison University
    (993-00-831)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    An Illumination of the Aristarchus of Samos' treatise On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and the Moon.
    Katherine E Northrup*, Ursinus College
    (993-85-1279)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on Mathematical Techniques in Musical Analysis, I
  Organizers:
  Judith L. Baxter, University of Illinois at Chicago baxter@uic.edu
  Robert W. Peck, Louisiana State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Polya's Enumeration Theorem in Music Theory (Or, Why Are There 29 Tetrachords?).
    Julian L Hook*, Indiana University
    (993-05-551)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A Non-Acoustical Application of the Discrete Fourier Transform to Music Theory.
    Ian Quinn*, University of Oregon
    (993-42-1486)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On Some Musically Interesting Properties of Multi-aggregate Compound Interval Cycles.
    E Gollin*, Williams College
    (993-20-1338)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Counting Potential Intervals in Infinite (and Smaller) Spaces.
    Michael H. Buchler*, Florida State University
    (993-05-574)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Classical and Nonlinear Special Functions, I
  Organizers:
  Peter A. Clarkson, University of Kent
  Francisco Marcellan, Universidad Carlos III
  Peter A. McCoy, U. S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Deconvolution and Sampling on Non-Commensurate Lattices via Complex Interpolation.
    Stephen D. Casey*, American University
    (993-33-1306)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A Note on the Equivalence of Kramer's and Shannon's Sampling Theorems.
    Ahmed I Zayed*, DePaul University
    Amin Boumenir, University of West Georgia
    (993-41-1003)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Lam\'e polynomials, the Hermite--Krichever Ansatz, and hyperelliptic reduction.
    Robert S. Maier*, University of Arizona
    (993-33-1693)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Differential Equations for Dyson Processes.
    Craig A Tracy*, UC Davis
    Harold Widom, UC Santa Cruz
    (993-60-1131)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    First Integrals of a Generalized Darboux-Halphen System.
    R G Halburd*, Loughborough University
    (993-34-1517)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Chazy and Darboux-Halphen Systems.
    M J Ablowitz*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (993-34-948)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  GAMM-SIAM Special Session on Coding, Geometry, and Hyperbolic Dynamics, II
  Organizers:
  Svetlana R. Katok, The Pennsylvania State University katok_s@math.psu.edu
  Boris Hasselblatt, Tufts University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Gauss Maps for Quadratic Imaginary Fields.
    David Fried*, Boston University
    (993-37-782)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Geometric coding on the modular surface and countable Markov chains.
    Ilie Ugarcovici*, The Pennsylvania State University
    Svetlana Katok, The Pennsylvania State University
    (993-37-1081)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    What is the arithmetic code for $SL(n,\mathbb Z), \,\,n\geq 3$?
    Anatole Katok*, The Pennsylvania State University
    (993-37-585)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Substitution tiling spaces, interval exchange transformations and pseudo-Anosov flows.
    Marcy Barge, Montana State University - Bozeman
    Charles Holton, The University of Texas at Austin
    Brian F Martensen*, The University of Texas at Austin
    (993-37-414)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Convex dynamics and applications.
    Roy L Adler*, IBM, Emeritus
    (993-37-169)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Competitive and Adaptative Dynamics in Ecology, I
  Organizers:
  Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  Yang Kuang, Arizona State University
  Bai-Lian Li, University of California Riverside
  Horst R. Thieme, Arizona State University thieme@math.la.asu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Competitive coexistence in patchy environments: the interplay between spatial heterogeneity and density-dependent dispersal.
    Priyanga Amarasekare*, University of Chicago
    (993-00-1265)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Perfect aggregation and integrability in ecological dynamical systems.
    Alain Franc*, INRA, Paris, France
    Vadim Kuznetsov, University of Leeds
    (993-92-598)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Competition and Coexistence of Strains: The Impact of Vaccination.
    Maia Martcheva*, University of Florida
    Mimmo Iannelli, University of Trento, Italy
    Xue-Zhi Li, Xinyang Teachers College
    (993-92-351)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Mathematical models of HIV; How robust are they and what are the limitations of their conclusions.
    Patrick W Nelson*, University of Michigan
    Stanca Ciupe, University of Michigan
    Benjamin Lovegren de Bivort, Harvard University
    (993-92-931)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Effects of Non-random Mixing and of Stochasticity on Optimal Disease Intervention.
    James Koopman, The University of Michigan
    Carl P Simon*, The University of Michigan
    (993-92-1628)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The adaptive dynamics of resource use.
    Sebastian J. Schreiber*, College of William and Mary
    Glory Tobiason, Western Washington University
    (993-92-1371)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Multiscale and Oscillatory Phenomena: Modeling, Numerical Techniques, and Applications, I
  Organizers:
  Richard Tsai, Princeton University
  Luminita A. Vese, University of California Los Angeles lvese@math.ucla.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Computational Multiscale Methods.
    Bjorn Engquist*, Princeton University
    (993-65-1352)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Numerical microlocal analysis of harmonic wavefields.
    Olof Runborg*, NADA, KTH
    (993-65-543)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Analysis of numerical techniques for multiscale stochastic dynamical systems.
    Weinan E, Princeton University
    Di Liu*, Courant Institute
    Eric Vanden-Eijnden, Courant Institute
    (993-65-1536)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Multiscale Modeling of Fluids.
    Weinan E, Princeton University
    Weiqing Ren*, Princeton University
    (993-76-778)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Heterogeneous Multiscale Methods for Stiff ODEs.
    Richard Tsai*, Princeton University
    Bjorn Engquist, Princeton University
    (993-65-1114)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Partial Differential Equations and Applications, III
  Organizers:
  Xin Lu, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  Yan-Wei Qi, University of California Santa Barbara
  Weiqing Xie, California State Polytech University
  Hong-Ming Yin, Washington State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On a class of nonlinear nonclassical parabolic equations.
    John R. Cannon, University of Central Florida
    Mohamed Salman*, University of Central Florida
    (993-35-565)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Maximal nonnegative constraint-preserving boundary conditions for the linearized Einstein equations.
    Nicolae Tarfulea*, University of Minnesota
    (993-83-669)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The weak asymptotics method. Interaction of shocks in gases.
    Ruben F. Espinoza, Universidad de Sonora,Mexico
    Martin G. Garcia, Universidad de Sonora,Mexico
    Georgii A. Omel'yanov*, Universidad de Sonora,Mexico
    (993-35-879)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    $L_2(S^n)$ error estimates for Galerkin method for elliptic PDEs on spheres.
    Quoc Le Gia*, Texas A&M University
    (993-35-1138)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Uniform regularity estimate for the linear elasticity system in convex polygonal domains.
    Bacuta Constantin*, Penn State University
    James H. Bramble, Texas A\&M University, Cornell University
    (993-65-1394)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, I
  Organizers:
  James G. McLaughlin, Trinity College
  Nancy J. Wyshinski, Trinity College nancy.wyshinski@trincoll.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Survey on $q$-Continued Fractions in Ramanujan's Lost Notebook.
    Bruce C. Berndt*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (993-11-1119)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Moment Problem and a Family of Integral Evaluations.
    Mourad E.H. Ismail*, University of Central Florida
    (993-33-1575)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Simultaneous diophantine approximation in the vector space ${\Bbb Q} +{\Bbb Q}\alpha$.
    Edward B Burger*, Williams College
    (993-11-755)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Systems of orthogonal polynomials arising from the modular $j$-function.
    Stephanie Basha, Santa Clara University
    Jayce Robert Getz*, Harvard
    Harris Nover, California Institue of Technology
    Emma Smith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (993-11-777)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Two-Dimensional Minkowski Question Mark Function.
    Olga R. Beaver, Williams
    Thomas Garrity*, Williams
    (993-11-1075)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Topological Dynamics and Ergodic Theory, III
  Organizers:
  Alica Miller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign amiller@math.uiuc.edu
  Joseph Rosenblatt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Generic behavior in positive entropy.
    Daniel J Rudolph*, University of Maryland
    (993-37-1200)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Absolutely rhythmic and IP recurrent sequences.
    Randall G McCutcheon*, University of Memphis
    (993-37-1659)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Simple spectrum, finite rank, and rotations in $\mathbb Z^d$.
    E. Arthur Robinson, Jr., George Washington University
    Ayse A. Sahin*, DePaul University
    (993-37-1570)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Variation inequalities and convergence of non-standard ergodic averages.
    Roger L Jones*, DePaul University
    (993-37-854)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Collapsed indecomposable continua in area preserving two dimensional dynamical systems.
    Judy A Kennedy*, University of Delaware
    (993-37-1251)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Fixed Points: Theory and Application, II
  Organizers:
  Robert F. Brown, University of California Los Angeles
  Mark S. Burgin, University of California Los Angeles mburgin@math.ucla.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Axiomatizing the regular words.
    Stephen L Bloom*, Stevens Institute of Technology
    Zolt\'an \'Esik, University of Szeged
    (993-68-337)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Equational properties of fixed points.
    Zoltan Esik*, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Szeged
    (993-68-692)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Computational Complexity and Optimal Algorithms for Fixed Points.
    Christopher Sikorski*, School of Computing, University of Utah
    (993-68-701)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Fixed Points in Fuzzy Dynamical Systems.
    Mark Burgin*, UCLA
    Juan Nieto, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
    (993-37-570)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Ruin Probabilities and Stationary Distributions.
    Alan Krinik*, California State Polytechnic, University
    (993-60-558)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Variational Problems, I
  Organizers:
  David A. Hartenstine, University of Utah hartenst@math.utah.edu
  Ahmed Mohammed, Ball State University amohammed@bsu.edu
  John M. Neuberger, Northern Arizona State University
  John W. Neuberger, University of North Texas
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On a Class of Resonant Schrodinger Equations.
    David G Costa*, University of Nevada Las Vegas
    (993-35-881)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Fully Nonlinear Equations with Time-measurable Coefficients.
    Jay J Kovats*, Florida Institute of Technology
    (993-35-861)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Symmetry and related problems for elliptic and parabolic pde.
    John L Lewis*, University of Kentucky
    (993-35-712)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Remarks On Sobolev Gradients.
    Nicholas D Alikakos*, University of North Texas
    (993-35-1574)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Nonlinear Elliptic Difference Equations on Graphs.
    John M. Neuberger*, Northern Arizona University
    (993-35-1648)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Surfaces of Continua for Quasilinear Elliptic Equations.
    Jon Jacobsen*, Harvey Mudd College
    (993-35-1361)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Low-Dimensional Topology, I
  Organizers:
  Tim D. Cochran, Rice University cochran@rice.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Deformation of homotopy into isotopy in oriented 3-manifolds.
    Uwe Kaiser*, Boise State University
    (993-57-1179)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Non-universality of topological symmetry groups.
    Erica L Flapan*, Pomona College
    Ramin Naimi, Occidental College
    James Pommersheim, Pomona College
    Harry Tamvakis, Brandeis University
    (993-57-956)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Mahler measure of Alexander polynomials and Lehmer's question.
    Daniel S Silver*, University of South Alabama
    Susan G Williams, University of South Alabama
    (993-57-1284)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Uniform 1-Cochains and Genuine Laminations.
    Baris Coskunuzer*, Princeton University
    (993-57-299)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Knot complements covered by great circle link complements.
    Genevieve Walsh*, University of Texas at Austin
    (993-57-1204)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Essential surfaces in 3-manifolds which fiber over the circle.
    Liz Klodginski*, UC Davis
    (993-57-1207)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  AMS Session on Operator Theory
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Bellman functions - what are they, and how do we use them?
    Janine Wittwer*, Williams College
    (993-47-122)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A criterion for weak $k$-hyponormality.
    George R. Exner*, Bucknell University
    Il Bong Jung, Kyungpook University
    Sang Soo Park, Kyungpook University
    (993-47-650)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Targeted Frames and Decomposition of Positive Operators.
    Keri Kornelson*, Texas A&M University
    David Larson, Texas A&M University
    (993-47-937)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Circular Symmetry of Spectra of Composition Operators.
    Sivaram K Narayan, Central Michigan University
    Dawn E. Sadir*, Albion College
    (993-47-144)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On the Existence of solutions of Variational Inequalities in Banach Spaces.
    Jinlu Li*, Shawnee State University
    (993-47-475)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    About some generalizations of hyperbolic A-properness.
    Dan D. Pascali*, Courant Institute, New York University
    (993-47-1149)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The geometric mean in Banach *-algebras.
    Bao Qi Feng*, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus
    (993-47-769)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    $C^*$-algebra of The $\mathbb{Z}^2$-tree.
    Menassie Ephrem*, Coastal Carolina University
    Jack Spielberg, Arizona State University
    (993-47-926)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Minimal Bratteli diagrams and dimension groups of AF C$^*$-algebras.
    Ryan J. Zerr*, University of North Dakota
    (993-47-757)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Statistics
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Assessing Occupational Exposure Via the One-way Random Effects Model.
    Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Huizhen Guo*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (993-62-383)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Detection of Changes in the arrival rates of a Poisson Process.
    Marlo Kay Brown*, SUNY Binghamton
    (993-62-976)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Estimating linear functionals of indirectly observed input functions.
    C Klaassen, University of Amsterdam
    Eun-Joo Lee*, Texas Tech University
    Frits H Ruymgaart, Texas Tech University
    (993-62-950)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    On the Chernoff bound for efficiency of quantum hypothesis testing.
    Vladislav Karguine*, Cornerstone Research
    (993-62-373)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On Some Selection Problems with Applications to Lifetime Data.
    Thomas T. John*, Syracuse University
    Pinyuen Chen, Department of Mathematics, Syracuse University
    (993-62-1550)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Estimating the Conditional Distribution Function.
    Rod Freed, California State University at Dominguez Hills
    Senem Alkan*, Bucconi University
    (993-62-1096)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Comparing Two Methods of Handling Tied Event Times.
    Mouchumi Bhattacharyya*, University of the Pacific
    (993-62-1669)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Simulation Study of the Small Sample Properties of Maximum Likelihood Estimators in an Accelerated Failure Time Model with Censored Observations.
    Mahmoud A Yousef*, Central Missouri State University
    Raja Nassar, LA Tech University
    (993-62-1363)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Statistics Education Discourse on Inference
  Organizers:
  John D. McKenzie, Jr., Babson College mckenzie@babson.edu
  Carolyn K. Cuff, Westminster College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Why Do We Check Assumptions for Inference?
    Allan J. Rossman*, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
    Beth L. Chance, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
    (993-N1-407)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Developing an Understanding of Confidence Intervals for Proportions.
    Daniel J Teague*, NC School of Science and Mathematics
    (993-N1-744)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Order Statistics, Uniform Distributions, and Confidence Intervals.
    Michael I Ratliff*, Northern Arizona University
    (993-N1-560)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Question based presentation of inferential methods.
    Michael D Landrigan*, Idaho State University
    (993-N1-548)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    What does a P-value mean?
    Patricia B Humphrey*, Georgia Southern University
    (993-N1-544)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Hands-on experiments in inferential statistics.
    Mohammad Salmassi*, Framingham State College
    (993-N1-491)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Using Simulations to Teach the Meaning of the P-Value.
    Murray H. Siegel*, Sam Houston State University
    (993-N1-28)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Using Visual Tools in the Teaching of Hypothesis Testing.
    Christopher J. Lacke*, Rowan University
    (993-N1-392)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Using Simulations, Permutations and Randomizations to Help Students Understand P-values.
    Robin H Lock*, St. Lawrence University
    (993-N1-502)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Teaching Statistical Inference to In-service Middle School Teachers : Methodologies, Activities, and Projects.
    Barbara A Wainwright*, Salisbury University
    (993-N1-559)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Statistics to Undergraduate Life Science Majors Provides Numerous Opportunities for Data Analysis Projects Involving Inference.
    Deborah Lurie*, Saint Joseph's University
    James Watrous, Saint Joseph's University
    DeniseMarie Ratterman, Saint Jospeh's University
    (993-N1-266)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Hypothesis Test Selection: A Practical Method.
    Sue B Schou*, Idaho State University
    (993-N1-32)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Math and the Arts, II
  Organizers:
  Ann Robertson, Connecticut College arob@conncoll.edu
  John M. Sullivan, University of Illinois, Urbana
  Reza Sarhangi, Towson University
  Nathaniel A. Friedman, State University of New York, Albany
  

  • 8:20 a.m.
    Vectors, Computer Art and Toy Story.
    Timothy P. Chartier*, Davidson College
    (993-O1-929)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Computational Aesthetics: Mathematical Methods for Evaluating Art.
    Gary R. Greenfield*, University of Richmond
    (993-O1-840)
  • 8:55 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Recursion in Nature, Mathematics and Art.
    Anne M. Burns*, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
    (993-O1-657)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Dahlia Flowers in Art, Nature, and Mathematics.
    Gwen Laura Fisher*, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
    (993-O1-274)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Tilings & Quilts.
    Mary Candace Williams*, Pima Community College
    (993-O1-848)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Myriad of Mosaics.
    Maria K Robinson*, Seattle University
    (993-O1-1385)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Discovery or Creation?: Mathematical Platonism and the Visual Arts.
    Mark D. Schlatter*, Centenary College of Louisiana
    (993-O1-368)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Applications of Mathematics in Computer Science
  Organizers:
  William A. Marion, Valparaiso University bill.marion@valpo.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    An Application of Binomial Trees for Pricing a Stock Option.
    Daniel Birmajer*, Nazareth College
    (993-P1-736)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Programming to Complete Magic Squares.
    N. R. Nandakumar*, Delaware State University
    Michael J. Bosse, Morgan State University
    (993-P1-323)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Check Digits and Error Correction.
    Lew Ludwig*, Denison University
    (993-P1-291)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    From Cyclic Sums to Projective Planes.
    Roger E. Zarnowski*, Angelo State University
    (993-P1-808)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Catalan Project in Discrete Mathematics.
    Brian Hopkins*, Saint Peter's College
    (993-P1-869)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    An Analytic Approach to a Tic-Tac-Toe Program.
    John Gately*, Roosevelt University
    (993-P1-979)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Mapping a 1-to-1 Correspondence Between N and Q Using Imbedded Loops, Conditionals, and Arrays.
    N. R. Nandakumar*, Delaware State University
    Michael J. Bosse, Morgan State University
    (993-P1-324)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    One Time Pad Encryption.
    Robert P. Webber*, Longwood University
    (993-P1-91)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A Programming Pearl.
    Arnold Lebow*, Yeshiva University
    (993-P1-786)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    "Magic Numbers" Approach to Introducing Binary Number Representation in Introductory Computer Science Courses.
    Gerald W. Kruse*, Juniata College
    (993-P1-667)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Understanding the Magic: Teaching Cryptography with Just the Right Amount of Mathematics.
    Joshua Holden*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (993-P1-247)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    The Perfect Shuffle: Mathematical Apologetics.
    David J Hunter*, Westmont College
    (993-P1-806)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government
  Organizers:
  Philip E. Gustafson, Mesa State College pgustafs@mesastate.edu
  Michael G. Monticino, University of North Texas
  

  • 8:10 a.m.
    Mathematics and Materials-Stretching Hooke's Law.
    Stanley J Russell*, Motorola (Retired)
    Frank J Attanucci, Scottsdale Community College
    (993-Q1-21)
  • 8:25 a.m.
    Mathematicial Models in Transportation Planning and Traffic Operations.
    Donald A. Sokol*, Lisle. Illinois
    (993-Q1-136)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Developing and Validating a Metric for the Hiring of Fee Based Practitioners for the United States Military Entrance Processing Command.
    Randy E White*, United States Military Academy
    Edgar K Rugenstein, United States Military Academy
    (993-Q1-241)
  • 8:55 a.m.
    Designing a Robust Range Imaging System.
    Nathan D Cahill*, Eastman Kodak Company
    Lawrence A Ray, Eastman Kodak Company
    Joseph F Revelli, Eastman Kodak Company
    (993-Q1-1592)
  • 9:10 a.m.
    PSL Preservers and Barker Codes of Odd Length.
    Gregory Emmett Coxson*, Lockheed Martin Naval Electronic and Surveillance
    (993-Q1-30)
  • 9:25 a.m.
    A Leg in Both Worlds: Consulting in Academics.
    Michael G Monticino*, University of North Texas
    (993-Q1-1313)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Industry Problems That Require Concepts Rather Than Technical Detail.
    Richard J Cleary*, Bentley College
    (993-Q1-336)
  • 9:55 a.m.
    Development of a Mathematics Course for Biotechnology through an Industrial Externship.
    Kenneth M. Levasseur*, UMass Lowell
    (993-Q1-98)
  • 10:10 a.m.
    Mathematics in the Hedge Funds Arena.
    Ranjan Bhaduri*, Northwater Capital Management Inc.
    (993-Q1-1113)
  • 10:25 a.m.
    The Life and Death of a Silicon Valley Startup Company.
    Mark Stamp*, San Jose State University
    (993-Q1-1660)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, V
  Organizers:
  Laura J. Wallace, California State University, San Bernardino wallace@csusb.edu
  Jacqueline A. Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  Gary W. Towsley, SUNY at Geneseo
  Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University
  Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University at San Bernardino
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Encouraging Artistic Expression via Mathematical Exploration in the Core Curriculum.
    John C Nardo*, Oglethorpe University
    (993-Z1-445)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Linking Art, Geometry, and Calculus.
    Ruth G. Favro*, Lawrence Technological University
    David E. Bindschadler, Lawrence Technological University
    (993-Z1-1319)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Effects of Using Notebook Computers (MS Excel) in an Undergraduate Business Calculus Course.
    Stephanie P. Edwards*, University of Dayton
    Clarre Johnston, University of Dayton
    (993-Z1-379)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Finding and Using Pre-Calculus Learning Objects.
    Robert H Hoar, University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse
    Jeff S. Baggett*, University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse
    (993-Z1-1631)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Modeling in Elementary Calculus.
    Thomas C Craven*, University of Hawaii
    (993-Z1-474)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An Upper-Division Geometry Course Designed around the NCTM Standards.
    Robert Talbert*, Franklin College
    (993-Z1-339)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Making Geometry Come Alive with The Geometer's Sketchpad.
    Dawn R Slavens*, Midwestern State University
    (993-Z1-595)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    DIP-Based Projects for Linear Algebra.
    Mohamed Allali*, Chapman University
    (993-Z1-398)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    {\it Futurama} $\pi$k - Mathematics in the Year 3000.
    Tom Georgoulias, Austin, TX
    Sarah J Greenwald*, Appalachian State University
    Marc Wichterich, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
    (993-Z1-681)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  PME Council
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, I
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College (CUNY)
  Karen V. H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  David E. Zitarelli, Temple University david.zitarelli@temple.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Analytic Geometry: Descartes versus Fermat.
    Maria Sol de Mora*, ICREA, Barcelona
    (993-01-310)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Brachistochrone Problem and its Sequels.
    Rüdiger Thiele*, University of Leipzig
    (993-01-627)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Is the English Version of the Theory of Incommensurability Commensurable with Its Chinese Translation?
    Yibao Xu*, CUNY, Graduate Center & BMCC
    (993-01-694)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Science in Translation: The Transmission of Probability Theory into late Imperial Chinese Mathematical Culture (1880-1911).
    Andrea Eberhard-Bréard*, CUNY Graduate Center (New York) / CNRS (Paris)
    (993-01-583)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    ``Everybody makes errors'': The intersection of De Morgan's logic and probability, 1837-1847.
    Adrian Rice*, Randolph-Macon College
    (993-01-205)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Almost every observation, a mathematical theory of measurement.
  James A. Yorke*, University of Maryland
  (993-37-05)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  The proof-theoretic strength of some combinatorial principles.
  Steffen Lempp*, University of Wisconsin
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#12: Part B
  Incorporating discrete mathematics in the preparation of K--12 mathematics teachers
  Organizers:
  Lolina Alvarez, New Mexico State University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#1: Part B
  Designing and evaluating assessments for introductory statistics.
  Organizers:
  Beth L. Chance, California Polytech State University, San Luis Obispo
  Robert C. Delmas, University of Minnesota
  Allan J. Rossman, California Polytech State University, San Luis Obispo
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#7: Part B
  Origami in undergraduate mathematics courses.
  Organizers:
  Thomas C. Hull, Merrimack College
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  Mathematics for business decisions (repeated from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday).
  Organizers:
  Richard B. Thompson, University of Arizona
  Christopher Lamoureux, University of Arizona
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF
  Assessment of student learning in undergraduate mathematics: Works in progress.
  Organizers:
  William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  MAA Project NExT Panel Discussion
  Writing expository mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Jed Herman, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
  Jennifer Hontz, Meredith College
  George W. Moss, University of Virginia's College at Wise
  Panelists:
  Lowell W. Beineke, Indiana University-Purdue
  Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
  Frank A. Farris, Santa Clara University
  Underwood Dudley, DePauw University
  Keith J. Devlin, Stanford University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  Proposal writing workshop for grant applications to the NSF division of undergraduate education.
  Organizers:
  Elizabeth J. Teles, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
  Calvin L. Williams, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
  Lee L. Zia, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Preparing mathematicians to educate teachers.
  Organizers:
  Alan C. Tucker, SUNY at Stoney Brook
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  Panelists:
  Ed Dubinsky, Cincinnati, Ohio
  Alan C. Tucker, SUNY at Stoney Brook
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Mathematical Art Exhibit
  Organizers:
  Robert Fathauer, Tessellations Company, Phoenix, Arizona
  Nat Friedman, ISAMA, SUNY at Albany
  Reza Sarhangi, Bridges Conference, Towson University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
• Friday January 9, 2004, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  On theories of modules of fields with endomorphisms.
  Francoise M. Point*, University of Mons-Hainaut
• Friday January 9, 2004, 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 of DePaul University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  Morgan Prize Presentations by the Recipients
  Presenters:
  Melanie Wood, Duke University, "Dessins d'enfants and the Absolute Galois Group"
  Karen Yeats, Boston University, "A multiplicative analogue of Schur's Tauberian theorem"
• Friday January 9, 2004, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Math on the Web
  Go to the Math on the Web Pavilion for the complete schedule of presentations.
• Friday January 9, 2004, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Random planar curves and conformal invariance.
  Gregory F. Lawler*, Cornell University
  (993-60-11)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Invited Address
  Mathematical challenges in molecular biology.
  Bonnie Berger*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  (993-92-03)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III
  Conformal invariants and partial differential equations. Part III.
  Sun-Yung Alice Chang*, Princeton University
  (993-53-10)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Cofinal types of topological directed orders.
  Slawomir Solecki*, University of Illinois Urbana
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  MAA Student Lecture
  Fractal Calculus Project.
  Mark M Meerschaert*, University of Nevada
  (993-A0-532)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on Mathematical Techniques in Musical Analysis, II
  Organizers:
  Judith L. Baxter, University of Illinois at Chicago baxter@uic.edu
  Robert W. Peck, Louisiana State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Filtered Point Symmetry and Dynamical Voice-Leading.
    Jack Douthett*, TVI Community College
    Richard Plotkin, University of Chicago
    (993-37-632)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Spirlz.
    Stephen Soderberg*, Library of Congress
    (993-00-1310)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A computer-aided exploration of the transformational process in Xenakis' Nomos Alpha.
    Moreno Andreatta*, Ircam-Cnrs
    (993-20-1108)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Tone System and Mental Process.
    Thomas Noll*, Technical University of Berlin
    (993-51-1485)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Pitch-Class Isometries.
    Robert W. Peck*, Louisiana State University
    (993-55-899)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Pitch combinatoriality in gapped spaces.
    Jon Wild*, Harvard University
    (993-00-1397)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Statistical Aspects of John Cage's Etudes Australes.
    Murray Bremner*, University of Saskatchewan
    Mik Bickis, University of Saskatchewan
    (993-62-236)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A Mathematical Model describing the Metricity of Musical Pieces.
    Anja Volk*, DJE Department of Industrial and Systems Engineeri
    (993-92-1590)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Discussion.
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College (CUNY)
  Karen V. H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  David E. Zitarelli, Temple University david.zitarelli@temple.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Conceptions of General Analysis in Nineteenth-Century Mathematics.
    Craig G Fraser*, University of Toronto
    (993-01-226)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Creating a Mathematical Area: The Case of Arthur Cayley, J. J. Sylvester, and Invariant Theory.
    Karen V. H. Parshall*, University of Virginia
    (993-01-734)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On Weierstrass' theory of analytic functions.
    Umberto Bottazzini*, Università di Palermo, Italy
    (993-01-615)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Jules Tannery and the Mathematical Research Community in France , 1870--1914.
    W Thomas Archibald*, Acadia University
    (993-01-221)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    "Some unsolved problems of theoretical dynamics". An unpublished paper by George Birkhoff.
    June E Barrow-Green*, The Open University, UK
    (993-01-597)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Who invented Steiner triple systems -- and why?
    Robin J. Wilson*, Open University, UK
    (993-01-352)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematical Modeling in Neuroscience, Biomedicine, Genetics, and Epidemiology, III
  Organizers:
  Steven M. Baer, Arizona State University
  Ivo D. Dinov, University of California Los Angeles
  Frank C. Hoppensteadt, Arizona State University
  Hal L. Smith, Arizona State University halsmith@asu.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Modelling the spatio-temporal dynamics of nuclear proteins.
    Gerda de Vries*, University of Alberta
    (993-92-1666)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A double epidemic model for the SARS propagation.
    Tuen Wai Ng*, The University of Hong Kong
    Gabriel Turinici, Inria Rocquencourt Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencou
    Antoine Danchin, Génétique des Génomes Bactériens, Institut Pasteur
    (993-92-542)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Global Kinetic Imaging for Fluoro-Deoxy-Glucose with Positron Emission Tomography.
    Cristina Negoita*, Arizona State University
    Rosemary A Renaut, Arizona State University
    (993-92-1067)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Improving the Accuracy of Segmentation Algorithms for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
    Rick Archibald*, The Center for System Science and Engineering Rese
    Kewei Chen, Arizona Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research
    Anne Gelb, Arizona State University
    Rosemary Renaut, Arizona State University
    (993-65-480)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Feature Selection as a Precursor to Modeling in High-Dimensional Scientific Discovery.
    David A Peterson*, Colorado State University
    Charles W Anderson, Colorado State University
    Michael J Kirby, Colorado State University
    Michael H Thaut, Colorado State University
    (993-68-1341)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Dynamic Behavior of a Delay-Differential Equation Model for the Hormonal Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle.
    Leona Harris Clark*, US Environmental Protection Agency
    Paul M Schlosser, CIIT Centers for Health Research
    James F Selgrade, North Carolina State University
    (993-92-974)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Sports-related concussion: An application of functional magnetic resonance imaging.
    William Eddy*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (993-92-887)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Two-dimensional finite element analysis to assess flow characteristics of an in vitro aneurysm model.
    Dawn A Lott*, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Michael Siegel, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Hans R Chaudhry, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Charles J Prestigiacomo, New Jersey Medical School
    (993-76-624)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Singular Vectors and Protein Motifs in Mathematical Phylogeny.
    Jeffery J. Leader*, Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.
    Gary W. Stuart, Indiana State University
    (993-92-1421)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Classical and Nonlinear Special Functions, II
  Organizers:
  Peter A. Clarkson, University of Kent
  Francisco Marcellan, Universidad Carlos III
  Peter A. McCoy, U. S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Painlev\'e property: a Riemann-Hilbert approach.
    Percy A Deift*, Courant Institute, NYU
    (993-34-1175)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Sequence of distribution functions involving Painleve II.
    Jinho Baik*, University of Michigan
    (993-60-829)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Rational Solutions of the Painlev\'e Equations and Associated Special Polynomials.
    Peter A Clarkson*, University of Kent
    (993-34-596)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Painlev\'e Transcendents and Random matrices.
    Alexander R Its*, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
    (993-33-856)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Justification of the Existence of a Group of Asymptotics of the General Fifth Painlev\'e Transcendent.
    Youmin Lu*, Bloomsburg University
    Zhoude Shao, Millersville University
    (993-34-1249)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Accurate calculation of Mathieu functions with an application to acoustic radiation from elliptic cylinders.
    Arnie Lee Van Buren*, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
    Jeffrey E Boisvert, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
    (993-33-668)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The Ince equation.
    Hans W Volkmer*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    (993-33-715)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A New Asymptotic Series for the Gamma Function and Improved Stirling Formula Estimates.
    Xiquan Shi*, Delaware State University
    Fengshan Liu, Delaware State University
    (993-33-279)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    The Role of Orthogonal Polynomials in the Analysis of Laser Propagation.
    Reza Malek-Madani, U.S. Naval Academy
    Peter A. McCoy*, U.S. Naval Academy
    (993-33-986)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  GAMM-SIAM Special Session on Coding, Geometry, and Hyperbolic Dynamics, III
  Organizers:
  Svetlana R. Katok, The Pennsylvania State University katok_s@math.psu.edu
  Boris Hasselblatt, Tufts University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A proof of the Pugh-Shub theorem.
    Keith Burns*, Northwestern University
    Amie Wilkinson, Northwestern University
    (993-37-45)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Stability of mixing for hyperbolic flows.
    Michael Field*, University of Houston
    Ian Melbourne, University of Surrey
    Andrew Torok, University of Houston
    (993-37-411)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Absolutely Continuous Invariant Measures for Non-Uniformly Expanding Maps.
    Huyi Hu*, Michigan State University
    Sandro Vaienti, Centre de Physique Th\'eorique, CNRS
    (993-37-460)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Equilibrium States for Maps of the Interval.
    Samuel Senti*, IUPUI
    Yakov Pesin, The Pennsylvania State University
    (993-37-436)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Typicality of recurrence for (aperiodic) Lorentz gases.
    Marco Lenci*, Stevens Institute of Technology
    (993-37-584)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Modeling a Gas of Hard Non-Spheres.
    John D Cowan*, Tufts University
    (993-37-406)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A topological model for a perturbed quadratic family.
    Robert L Devaney, Boston University
    M\'onica Moreno Rocha*, Tufts University
    Stefan Siegmund, Boston University
    (993-37-1002)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Dimension product structure of hyperbolic sets.
    Boris Hasselblatt*, Tufts University
    Jörg Schmeling, Lund Institute of Technology
    (993-37-626)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Smoothness of Linearization Near a Hyperbolic Fixed Point.
    Misha Guysinsky, Pennsylvania State University
    Boris Hasselblatt, Tufts University
    Victoria Rayskin*, UCLA
    (993-37-66)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Hyperbolicity, Homogeneity, and Labor-Managed Oligopolies.
    Marek R Rychlik*, University of Arizona
    Weiye Li, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    (993-34-1066)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Current Events
  Organizers:
  David Eisenbud, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and University of California Berkeley de@msri.org
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Interior-Point Revolution in Optimization: History, Recent Developments, and Lasting Consequences.
    Margaret H. Wright*, Computer Science Department, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    (993-49-1022)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    What is motivic integration?
    Thomas C Hales*, University of Pittsburgh
    (993-14-1309)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    It is easy to determine whether or not a given integer is prime.
    Andrew Granville*, Université de Montréal
    (993-11-695)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Perelman's recent work on the classification of 3-manifolds.
    John W Morgan*, Columbia University
    (993-57-161)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, II
  Organizers:
  James G. McLaughlin, Trinity College
  Nancy J. Wyshinski, Trinity College nancy.wyshinski@trincoll.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Analytic Theory and Application of Continued Fractions, A Survey.
    William B. Jones*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (993-30-1195)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Truncated rational moment problems and quadratures.
    Xin Li*, University of Central Florida
    (993-41-1335)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Simultaneous diophantine approximation to successive powers of a real algebraic integer.
    Doug Hensley*, Texas A&M University
    (993-11-1164)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Continued Fractions Associated with Solution of a Wave Equation.
    Brian A. Hagler*, University of Texas of the Permian Basin
    (993-33-849)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    An Euler-Minding theorem for $G$-continued fractions.
    Geumlan Choi*, University of Illinois
    Douglas Bowman, Northern Illinois University
    (993-11-1026)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On a class of classical polynomials, uniformly approximating the checkmark function.
    P D Dragnev*, Indiana-Purdue University
    D A Legg, Indiana-Purdue University
    D W Townsend, Indiana-Purdue University
    (993-41-1073)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Many Vistas of Continued Fractions.
    Richard A Mollin*, University of Calgary
    (993-11-756)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Applications of Brooks's Continued Fraction Parameter to Riemann Surfaces and QC Maps.
    G Brock Williams*, Texas Tech University
    (993-30-111)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Modern Function Theory, I
  Organizers:
  Beth Schaubroeck, U. S. Air Force Academy beth.schaubroeck@usafa.af.mil
  Peter L. Duren, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  John A. Pfaltzgraff, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Trajectories of quadratic differentials on algebraic Riemann surfaces and Hermite-Pade approximants.
    Alexander I. Aptekarev*, Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia
    (993-30-775)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Strong asymptotics for Jacobi polynomials with varying nonstandard parameters.
    A.B.J. Kuijlaars, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    A. Mart\'{\i}nez-Finkelshtein*, University of Almer\'{\i}a
    (993-33-832)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Semiclassical Asymptotics for General Orthogonal Polynomials with Discrete Weights.
    Jinho Baik, University of Michigan
    Thomas Kriecherbauer, Ruhr-Universitaet, Bochum
    Kenneth McLaughlin, University of North Carolina
    Peter Miller*, University of Michigan
    (993-41-1533)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Random growth models and Riemann-Hilbert problems.
    Jinho Baik*, University of Michigan
    (993-60-943)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Asymptotic analysis of Random Matrices and Riemann-Hilbert problems.
    Kenneth Dean T-R McLaughlin*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (993-60-1615)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Construction of weighted biharmonic Green functions.
    Rachel J Weir*, University of Virginia
    (993-30-801)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Sampling and Interpolation on Riemann Surfaces.
    Alexander P Schuster*, San Francisco State University
    Dror Varolin, University of Illinois
    (993-30-1324)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Finite unions of interpolating sequences.
    Daniel H Luecking*, University of Arkansas
    (993-30-1194)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Smooth Dynamical Systems and Applications, I
  Organizers:
  Qiu-dong Wang, University of Arizona
  Maciej P. Wojtkowski, University of Arizona maciejw@math.arizona.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Transition to chaos in random dynamical systems.
    Ying-Cheng Lai*, Arizona State University
    (993-37-49)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Central Limit Theorem for Non-Gibbsian measures.
    Nicolai T A Haydn*, University of Southern California
    (993-37-1425)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Asymptotic behavior of continuity statistic for time series analysis.
    Takashi Nishikawa*, Southern Methodist University
    Ying-Cheng Lai, Arizona State University
    Louis M. Pecora, Naval Research Laboratory
    (993-37-766)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Hyperbolic reguler polynomial endomorphisms of $\mathbb{C}^2$: topology of Julia sets.
    Malgorzata S. Stawiska*, Purdue University
    (993-32-812)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Tube-log Riemann Surfaces.
    Ricardo Perez Marco*, UCLA
    (993-37-1239)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Spectrum and Geometric Realization of Pisot Tiling Spaces (preliminary report).
    Jaroslaw M Kwapisz*, Montana State University
    (993-37-1201)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Non-contractible isolating blocks.
    George A Kozlowski, Auburn University
    Krystyna M Kuperberg*, Auburn University
    Klaudiusz Wojcik, Jagiellonian University
    (993-58-1135)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Long time asymptotics in averaging.
    Dmitry Dolgopyat*, University of Maryland
    (993-37-784)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Remarkable Dynamics of an Overcompensatory Leslie Population Model.
    Howard Weiss*, Penn State University
    Ilie Ugarcovici, Penn State University
    (993-37-949)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Singularity confinement and algebraic integrability.
    Stephane Lafortune*, University of Arizona
    Alain Goriely, University of Arizona
    (993-39-566)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetical Algebraic Geometry, I
  Organizers:
  Kirti Joshi, University of Arizona
  Minhyong Kim, University of Arizona kim@math.arizona.edu
  Adrian Vasiu, University of Arizona
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Slopes of the~$U_p$ operator acting on overconvergent modular forms.
    L J Kilford*, California Institute of Technology
    (993-11-726)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Crystalline cohomology and homotopy theory.
    Martin Olsson*, MIT
    (993-11-684)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Vanishing Cycles in Rigid Cohomology.
    Richard M. Crew*, University of Florida
    (993-14-1187)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Overconvergence and the de Rham-Witt complex.
    James M Borger*, University of Chicago
    (993-14-725)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Drinfel'd-Ihara relations for p-adic multi-zeta values.
    Sinan Unver*, University of Chicago
    (993-14-891)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The de Rham-Witt complex in mixed characteristic.
    Lars Hesselholt*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (993-14-1529)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Tate classes on a product of modular surfaces.
    Andrew H Knightly*, University of Rochester
    (993-11-1247)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Pseudo-differential equations connected with $p-$adic forms and Igusa's local zeta functions.
    W. A. Zuniga*, Barry U.
    (993-14-772)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A Geometric Jacquet-Langlands Correspondence.
    David F Helm*, Harvard University
    (993-11-1252)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    $p$-adic Lafforgue: a road map.
    Kiran S Kedlaya*, MIT
    (993-11-353)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Fixed Points: Theory and Application, III
  Organizers:
  Robert F. Brown, University of California Los Angeles
  Mark S. Burgin, University of California Los Angeles mburgin@math.ucla.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Groupoids and fibered addition and product formulae for Nielsen Numbers.
    Philip R. Heath*, Memorial University of Newfoundland
    (993-55-546)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Lefschetz and Nielsen numbers in Control Theory.
    Peter Saveliev*, Marshall University
    (993-55-186)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Homotopy Minimal Periods on Solvmanifolds.
    Edward C Keppelmann*, University of Nevada Reno
    Waclaw Marzantowicz, A. Mickiewicz U of Poznan
    (993-57-140)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Characterizing Fixed Point Sets in a Given Homotopy Class.
    Christina L Soderlund*, UCLA
    (993-55-106)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Lefschetz-Hopf Theorem and Axioms for the Lefschetz Number.
    Martin Arkowitz*, Dartmouth College
    Robert F Brown, University of California, Los Angeles
    (993-55-90)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Transfers and Jiang's Nielsen theory for periodic points.
    Daniel Henry Gottlieb*, Purdue
    (993-55-36)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A Type of Nonlinear Vector and Matrix Equations and Their Corresponding Sequences.
    Xiquan Shi, Delaware State University
    Fengshan Liu*, Delaware State University
    (993-15-193)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On the preimage $f^{-1}(a)$ of a point.
    Peter N Wong*, Bates College
    Daciberg L Goncalves, University of Sao Paulo
    (993-55-1558)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Iteratively Regularized Gauss-Newton-type Algorithm with Simultaneous Updates of Inverse Derivative.
    Alexandra Smirnova*, Georgia State University
    (993-65-1625)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Variational Problems, II
  Organizers:
  David A. Hartenstine, University of Utah hartenst@math.utah.edu
  Ahmed Mohammed, Ball State University
  John M. Neuberger, Northern Arizona State University
  John W. Neuberger, University of North Texas
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Integrability of Blow-up solutions to some non-linear differential equations.
    Michael A. Karls*, Ball State University
    Ahmed Mohammed, Ball State University
    (993-34-568)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Harnack Type Inequalities for some Semilinear Elliptic Equations with Critical Sobolev Exponent.
    Lei Zhang*, Texas A&M
    (993-35-811)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The IVP for the nonlinear heat equation in weighted Sobolev spaces.
    Victor L Shapiro*, University of California at Riverside
    (993-35-53)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Some multiplicity results for asymptotically linear problems in $\mathbb{R}^N$.
    Francois A van Heerden*, Utah State University
    (993-35-1268)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Positive Solutions For A Class Of Elliptic Boundary Value Problems.
    Stephen B. Robinson*, Wake Forest University
    Andrew Arndt, Wake Forest University
    (993-35-1519)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Upper estimates for solutions to superlinear nonsymmetric elliptic boundary value problems.
    Alfonso Castro*, Harvey Mudd College
    Monica Clapp, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
    (993-35-1370)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Area-minimizing surfaces in 3D polytopes in $R^4$, and invariant minimizers in $R^n$.
    Frank Morgan*, Williams College
    (993-49-154)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Continuous Newton's Method and a Nash-Moser Inverse Function Theorem.
    J W Neuberger*, University of North Texas
    (993-35-641)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Models for Josephson junctions.
    Jacob Rubinstein*, Indiana University
    (993-35-830)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Some recent results concerning $\infty$-harmonic functions.
    Tilak Bhattacharya*, Bishop's University
    (993-35-579)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Low-Dimensional Topology, II
  Organizers:
  Tim D. Cochran, Rice University cochran@rice.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Distance calculations in the curve complex.
    John Hempel*, Rice University
    (993-57-1359)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Orderability of certain 3-manifold groups.
    Sergio Fenley, Florida State University
    Rachel Dedwydd Roberts*, Washington University in St Louis
    John Shareshian, Washington University in St Louis
    Melanie Stein, Trinity College
    (993-57-1297)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Higher-Order Linking Forms for 3-Manifolds.
    Constance Leidy*, Rice University
    (993-57-988)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Singular symplectic forms on 4-manifolds.
    Robion C. Kirby*, University of California, Berkeley
    T. David Gay, University of Quebec at Montreal
    (993-57-396)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On the Homotopy Classification of 2-Complexes.
    Jens Harlander, Western Kentucky University
    Jacqueline A Jensen*, Sam Houston State University
    (993-55-933)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Generalizations of quandle cocycle invariants and Alexander modules from quandle modules.
    Masahico Saito*, University of South Florida
    (993-57-851)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The topology of 4-manifolds which admit a symplectic form and a circle action.
    Scott J Baldridge*, Indiana University
    (993-57-619)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On a characterization of nugatory crossings.
    Xiao-Song Lin*, University of California, Riverside
    (993-57-1289)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A topological IHX relation in three and four dimensions.
    James Conant*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Rob Schneiderman, Courant Institute
    Peter Teichner, UC San Diego
    (993-57-204)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Finite Abelian Group Actions on Orientable $S^1$-Bundles Over Orientable Surfaces.
    Caroline Maher Boulis*, Florida State University
    (993-55-841)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#13: Part B
  The Fibonacci and Catalan numbers.
  Organizers:
  Ralph P. Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#2: Part B
  Hands-on discrete math with technology.
  Organizers:
  Douglas E. Ensley, Shippensburg University
  Kate McGiveny, Shippensburg University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#8: Part B
  Some mathematics of Leonhard Euler.
  Organizers:
  William W. Dunham, Muhlenberg College
  Edward C. Sandifer, Western Connecticut State University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS Session on Geometry
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A new solution for Hilbert's third problem.
    David Benko*, Texas A and M University
    (993-51-92)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    A Euclidean Area Theorem via Laguerre Geometry.
    Robert D. Knight*, University of Guam
    (993-51-1241)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Fuzzy Geometry of Space.
    Reza R Ahangar*, Kansas Wesleyan University
    (993-51-1701)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Even Astral Configurations.
    Leah Wrenn Berman*, Ursinus College
    (993-52-209)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    An Integral Formula On Seifert Bundles.
    A Fawaz*, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
    (993-53-1325)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Lie groups of automorphisms of para-$f$-manifolds.
    A. Bucki*, Oklahoma City, OK
    (993-53-1407)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    One-Dimensional Metric Foliations on Compact Semisimple Lie Groups.
    Marius I Munteanu*, SUNY-Oneonta
    (993-53-1619)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Notion of Rectifiability for Hypersurfaces in Carnot Groups.
    Daniel R Cole*, Dartmouth College
    (993-53-1652)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Ehresmann Connection Related to Orbit Stratification in Compact Semi Simple Lie Algebras.
    Roxana Costinescu*, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
    Serge Preston, Portland State University
    (993-53-1671)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Total Gauss curvature of complete minimal submanifolds.
    Tracy Bowers*, Moravian College
    (993-53-1685)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Special PL manifolds as PL shape o-fibrators.
    Violeta Vasilevska*, The University of Tennessee
    (993-57-1037)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Diagrammatic Reducibility and Labeled Oriented Tree Complexes.
    Travis R Kelm*, St. Edward's University
    (993-57-1612)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On $m$-sectorial Schr\"odinger operators with singular potentials on manifolds of bounded geometry.
    Ognjen B Milatovic*, University of Toledo
    (993-58-458)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    A New Homotopy Invariant for Distinguishing $[G,2]$-Complexes.
    Katherine S. Byler*, California State University, Fresno
    (993-57-1088)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Probability and Stochastics
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    An improved site percolation threshold universal formula for two-dimensional matching lattices.
    John C. Wierman*, Johns Hopkins University
    (993-60-277)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Random Harmonic series.
    David Baker*, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (993-60-1158)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Decompositions of Exponential Distributions on Semigroups.
    Kyle Siegrist*, University of Alabama in Huntsville
    Boris Kunin, University of Alabama in Huntsville
    (993-60-1572)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Transient Solution to the Time-Dependent Multi-server Poisson Queue.
    Barbara Haas Margolius*, Cleveland State University
    (993-60-127)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    An Invariance Principle for Semimartingale Reflecting Brownian Motions in Piecewise Smooth Domains.
    W Kang*, UCSD
    R J Williams, UCSD
    (993-60-113)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Malliavin calculus applications to hypoelliptic heat kernel inequalities.
    Tai Melcher*, University of California, San Diego
    (993-60-1703)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Ergodic Type Theorems for Actions of Semi-groups with Finite Number of Generators on von Neumann Algebras.
    Genady Ya. Grabarnik*, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
    Alexander A Katz, St. John's University
    Laura Shwartz, UNISA
    (993-60-1112)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Kendall distribution functions.
    Roger B. Nelsen*, Lewis & Clark College
    Jos\'{e} Juan Quesada Molina, Universidad de Granada
    Jos\'{e} Antonio Rodr\'{\i}guez Lallena, Universidad de Almer\'{\i}a
    Manuel \'{U}beda Flores, Universidad de Almer\'{\i}a
    (993-60-872)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On Convergence of Choquet Capacity Functionals.
    Ding Feng*, New Mexico State University
    Tonghui Wang, New Mexico State University
    (993-60-622)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Limits of Finite State Markov Chains.
    Michael L Green*, Cal Poly Pomona
    (993-60-828)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Conditional integral transforms and convolution products.
    Bong Jin Kim, Daejin University
    Byoung Soo Kim, Yonsei University
    David L. Skoug*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (993-60-1257)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-6:25 p.m.
  AMS Session on Graph Theory
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Homogeneous Embeddings and Stratified Graphs.
    Gary Chartrand, Western Michigan University
    Donald W VanderJagt, Grand Valley State University
    Ping Zhang*, Western Michigan University
    (993-05-589)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Graph powers and k-ordered Hamiltonicity.
    Denis Chebikin*, MIT
    (993-05-1606)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    $\gamma$-labelings of graphs.
    Gary Chartrand, Western Michigan University
    David Erwin*, Trinity College
    Donald W VanderJagt, Grand Valley State University
    Ping Zhang, Western Michigan University
    (993-05-1600)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Multidesigns of the multipartite graph.
    Atif Abueida*, University of Dayton
    Mike Daven, Mount Saint Mary College
    (993-05-1588)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    New Bounds on Isoperimetric Numbers of Platonic Graphs.
    Dominic Lanphier, Kansas State University
    Jason Rosenhouse*, James Madison University
    (993-05-1514)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    The Elimination Procedure for the Competition Number is Not Optimal.
    Stephen G. Hartke*, Rutgers University
    (993-05-1127)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Bounds on the run length of Hamiltonian cycles in grid graphs.
    Margaret Isabelle Doig*, University of Notre Dame
    (993-05-1103)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Some topics on circular colorings.
    Che Zhongyuan*, Penn State Beaver
    (993-05-1082)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Unit bar-visibility representations of triangulated polygons.
    Alice M Dean*, Skidmore College
    Ellen Gethner, University of Colorado at Denver
    Joan P Hutchinson, Macalester College
    (993-05-1077)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Flexibility of Toroidal Embeddings.
    Neil Robertson, Ohio State University
    Xiaoya Zha*, Middle Tennessee State University
    Yue Zhao, University of Central Florida
    (993-05-871)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Structure of Uniformly 2-Connected Graphs.
    Donald A Nelson*, Middle Tennessee State University
    (993-05-800)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Pebbling Diameter Three Graphs.
    Boris Bukh*, University of California, Berkeley
    (993-05-781)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Domination $i$Dot Critical Graphs.
    Tamara A Burton*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Melissa M Matthews, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (993-05-259)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Ordered Colorings in Graphs.
    Darren A Narayan*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Victor Kostyuk, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (993-05-257)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Break
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Cages of degree k are k-edge-connected.
    Michael H. Moriarty, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Peter R. Christopher*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    (993-05-1192)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    The incidence coloring conjecture for graphs~of~maximum~degree~3.
    Maksim I Maydanskiy*, UC Berkeley
    (993-05-588)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Radio-Chromatic Numbers for Powers of Paths.
    Allen J Schwenk*, Western Michigan University
    (993-05-1366)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    The linear complexity of the adjacency matrix of a graph.
    David L. Neel, Seattle University
    Michael E. Orrison*, Harvey Mudd College
    (993-05-1551)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    On the subword complexity of finite words.
    Irina Gheorghiciuc*, University of Pennsylvania
    (993-05-146)
  • 6:15 p.m.
    Independent Sets In Triangle-Free Cubic Planar Graphs.
    Christopher Carl Heckman*, Arizona State University
    Robin Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (993-05-514)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Math and the Arts, III
  Organizers:
  Ann Robertson, Connecticut College arob@conncoll.edu
  John M. Sullivan, University of Illinois, Urbana
  Reza Sarhangi, Towson University
  Nathaniel A. Friedman, State University of New York, Albany
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Art of Star Polygons.
    Reza Sarhangi*, Towson University
    (993-O1-1626)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Visualizing the tightening of knots.
    Jason Cantarella*, University of Georgia
    Michael Piatek, Duquesne University
    Eric Rawdon, Duquesne University
    (993-O1-1419)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Geometric Representations of nth Hulls of Knotted Curves.
    John W. Foreman*, University of Georgia
    (993-O1-1422)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Break
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Mathematics for poets (and drummers) : the mathematics of rhythm.
    Rachel W Hall*, Saint Joseph's University
    (993-O1-505)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Mathematical Measure of Preference in African Rhythm.
    Godfried T. Toussaint*, School of Computer Science, McGill University
    (993-O1-845)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Triangular Music.
    Jonathan L Merzel*, Soka University of America
    Michael D Golden, Soka University of America
    (993-O1-301)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Teaching Basic Music Theory from a Mathematical Perspective.
    Timothy A Johnson*, Ithaca College
    (993-O1-942)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Art, Mathematics, and Visualization.
    Pamela Davis Kivelson, Stanford University
    Katherine Socha*, Michigan State University
    (993-O1-397)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Art and Mathematics: A Liberal Arts Mathematics course.
    David Hartz*, College of St Benedict
    (993-O1-1543)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, I
  Organizers:
  Anne E. Brown, Indiana University South Bend abrown@iusb.edu
  Marilyn P. Carlson, Arizona State University
  Draga D. Vidakovic, Georgia State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Following the path of evolution: Student constructions of the concept of solution to a differential equation.
    Debasree Raychaudhuri*, California State University at Los Angeles
    (993-R1-1383)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Lizzie and subgroups: A case study report on the role of affect.
    Jennifer A Bergner*, Salisbury University
    (993-R1-365)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Theoretical Model for Describing and Assessing Students' Understanding of the Function Concept.
    Brian R O'Callaghan*, Southeastern Louisiana University
    (993-R1-275)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Undergraduates' understanding of distance and angle as they explore Euclidean,spherical, and taxicab geometries.
    Stephen D Blair*, Portland State University
    (993-R1-750)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Exploring the Culture of a Non-Traditional Mathematics Classroom.
    Carol E. Seaman*, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    Jennifer Earles Szydlik, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (993-R1-160)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    An Examination of the Knowledge Base for Teaching and Instructional Practice of Two Undergraduate Mathematics Faulty Teaching Calculus.
    Kimberly B. Santucci*, University of Connecticut
    Thomas C. DeFranco, University of Connecticut
    Jean McGivney-Burelle, University of Connecticut
    (993-R1-421)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on My Favorite Demo: Innovative Strategies for Mathematics Instructors, I
  Organizers:
  David R. Hill, Temple University hill@math.temple.edu
  Lila F. Roberts, Georgia Southern University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Demonstrating Linear Transformations with Morphing.
    John F. Putz*, Alma College
    (993-S1-220)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Computer Visualizations for Calculus.
    Lew Ludwig*, Denison University
    Keith Howard, Kenyon College
    (993-S1-418)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Exploring Distributions and Random Samples with Sampler(TM).
    Clifford H. Wagner*, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg
    (993-S1-428)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Motivating the Dihedral Group Through Quilting Squares.
    James E Hamblin*, Shippensburg University
    (993-S1-531)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Visualizing Mathematical Models via Spreadsheets: Part I - Population Models.
    Deane E. Arganbright*, University of Tennessee at Martin
    Erich Neuwirth, University of Vienna
    (993-S1-223)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Visualizing Mathematical Models via Spreadsheets: Part II---Retirement Financing.
    Erich Neuwirth*, University of Vienna
    Deane E. Arganbright, University of Tennessee at Martin
    (993-S1-225)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Maple Demos for Multivariable Calculus.
    Karl J Havlak*, Angelo State University
    (993-S1-188)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Cross-sections and contours using Play-Doh.
    Pallavi Jayawant*, University of Arizona
    (993-S1-500)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    From the Unit Circle to the Trigonometric Functions.
    Sarah L Mabrouk*, Framingham State College
    (993-S1-557)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Discovering the Five Platonic Solids.
    Jackie A Hall*, Longwood University
    (993-S1-487)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematical Models of the Environment
  Organizers:
  Karen D. Bolinger, Clarion University kbolinge@clarion.edu
  William D. Stone, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
  Ahlam E. Tannouri, Morgan State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Applied Graph Theory in the Classroom.
    Kimberly Jordan Burch*, Montclair State University
    (993-T1-1532)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Mathematical Models in "The Iowa Environment".
    Daniel Alexander*, Drake University
    (993-T1-1534)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A Stochastic Model of Wind Velocities at the Kennedy Space Center.
    Brian E. Smith*, McGill University
    Francis J. Merceret, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    (993-T1-270)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Modeling the Color Changes in Tree Foliage: A Differential Equations Group Project.
    Michael R. Huber*, United States Military Academy
    Brian J. Lunday, United States Military Academy
    (993-T1-179)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Modeling Population Genetics.
    William P. Fox*, Francis Marion University
    Jeffrey Camper, Francis Marion University
    Richard D. West, Francis Marion University
    (993-T1-1535)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    An Air Pollution Transport Model.
    James A. Walsh*, Oberlin College
    (993-T1-62)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Remote Sensing Meets Linear Algebra.
    Elyn Rykken*, Muhlenberg College
    Linda McGuire, Muhlenberg College
    (993-T1-227)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Modeling the Sread of a Carrier Dependent Infectious Disease: Effect of Migration from Environmentally Degraded Habitat.
    Prawal Sinha*, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
    (993-T1-84)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Population Growth Mathematical Models.
    S. Narasimha Murthy*, Addis Ababa University
    (993-T1-23)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Polynomial Models for Real World Applications.
    Michael J. Bosse*, Morgan State University
    N. R. Nandakumar, Delaware State University
    (993-T1-317)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education.
  Organizers:
  Jon W. Scott, Montgomery College jscott@maa.org
  

  • 1:00 a.m.
    Development of Interactive Material for the Constructivist Teaching of Mathematical Proof to Future Teachers.
    Doug Ensley, Shippensburg University
    Winston Crawley*, Shippensburg University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    DEMOS with POSITIVE IMPACT.
    David R Hill*, Temple University
    Lila F Roberts, Georgia College and State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Collaborative Research: A Problem Based Calculus Sequence.
    Charles Allen*, Drury University
    Carol Browning, Drury University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Collaborative Research: A Problem Based Calculus Sequence.
    Ted Mahavier*, Lamar University
    Dale Daniel, Lamar University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Collaborative Research: A Problem Based Calculus Sequence.
    Shing So*, Central Missouri State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The PascGalois Project: Visualizing Abstract Algebra.
    Michael Bardzell*, Salisbury University
    Kathleen Shannon, Salisbury University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Seeing the Connections: Promoting Profound Understanding of Secondary Mathematics.
    Steve Benson*, Education Development Center
    Karen Graham, University of New Hampshire
    Neil Portnoy, Stony Brook University
    Al Cuoco, Education Development Center
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Teaching Introductory Combinatorics by Guided Group Discovery.
    Kenneth Bogart*, Dartmouth College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Mathematics On Demand.
    Linda Braddy*, East Central University
    Anne E Fine, East Central University
    Mickle Duggan, East Central University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Quantitative Methods for Public Policy.
    David Bressoud*, Macalester College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Incorporating Technology and Multidisciplinary Applications in a Team-Taught Lecture-Laboratory Calculus Course.
    Shea D Burns*, North Carolina A&T State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Teacher Preparation, Mathematics and Technology: A National Dialogue.
    Ruth Collins*, Delaware Technical and Community College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Lexington Collaborative for Reform and Improvement of Middle Mathematics.
    Lillie Crowley*, Lexington Community College
    Carl Lee, University of Kentucky
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Improving Mathematical Skill and Attitudes of Under-prepared College Freshmen.
    Rosalie Dance*, University of the Virgin Islands
    Ludence A Romney, University of the Virgin Islands
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Promoting Active Learning and Collaboration in Calculus with the Investigative Classroom.
    Meighan I Dillon*, Southern Polytechnic State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Community College Mathematics Integration Project.
    Stephen Drake*, Northwestern Michigan College
    Carolyn Drake, Dennos Museum Center
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Bridging the Vector Calculus Gap: Episode II.
    Tevian Dray*, Oregon State University
    Corinne A Manogue, Oregon State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Interactive Modular Mathematics Education.
    William Feldman*, University of Arkansas
    Wayne Mackey, University of Arkansas
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Motivating Geometry through Computation and Visualization.
    David Finn*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Discovery-based Science and Mathematics in an Environmental Context.
    Stephanie Fitchett*, Florida Atlantic University
    Blake Mellor, Loyola Marymount University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Enhancing the Mathematical Understanding of Students in Chemistry.
    Shahriar Shahriari*, Pomona College
    Erica Flapan, Pomona College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Problem and Reasoning Based Curriculum for Preservice Elementary Educators: Understanding Mathematics Deeply for Teaching.
    Judith Flowers*, University of Michigan-Dearborn
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Using Both the ALEKS Learning and Assessment Computer Program and Conceptual Activities in a College Developmental Mathematics Course.
    Richard Goldthwait*, Youngstown State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Collaborative Research: Adaptation and Implementation of Activity and Web-Based Materials into Post-Calculus Introductory Probability and Statistics Courses.
    Tracy Goodson-Espy*, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Collaborative Research: Adaptation and Implementation of Activity and Web-Based Materials into Post-Calculus Introductory Probability and Statistics Courses.
    M. Leigh Lunsford*, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Collaborative Research: Adaptation and Implementation of Activity and Web-Based Materials into Post-Calculus Introductory Probability and Statistics Courses.
    Ginger Holmes Rowell*, Middle Tennessee State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Establishing the National Curve Bank.
    Shirley B Gray*, California State University Los Angeles
    Stewart Venit, California State University Los Angeles
    Randolph Cooper, California State University Los Angeles
  • 1:00 p.m.
    WeBWorK in the Mathematics Curriculum.
    Jeffrey J Holt*, University of Virginia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Training Environmental Statisticians - Tomorrow's Problem Solvers.
    William F Hunt*, North Carolina State University
    Kimberly Weems, North Carolina State University
    William Swallow, North Carolina State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Enhancing Student Preparation for Calculus via a Web-Based Homework System.
    Michael D Hvidsten*, Gustavus Adolphus College
    Charles Pastor, Gustavus Adolphus College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Exploring Geometry: Integrated Textbook and Software for College Geometry.
    Michael D Hvidsten*, Gustavus Adolphus College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Sophomore-Level Transition Course.
    Michael A Jones*, Montclair State University
    Arup Mukherjee, Montclair State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Development of an Undergraduate Diffraction Course.
    David Kammler*, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Phaser: A Universal Simulator for Dynamical Systems Built on Java Technology.
    Huseyin Kocak*, University of Miami
    Brian Coomes, University of Miami
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Core Mathematics.
    Gary Krahn*, U.S. Military Academy
    Don Small, U.S. Military Academy
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Teaching Discrete Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources.
    Jerry Lodder*, New Mexico State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Improving Preservice Mathematics Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Concepts in the Secondary Mathematics Curriculum.
    John Lorch*, Ball State University
    Elizabeth Bremigan, Ball State University
    Ralph Bremigan, Ball State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Reform College Algebra in a Tribal College Setting.
    Russell Lundgren*, Chief Dull Knife College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Mathematics for Future Secondary Teachers.
    James J Madden*, Louisiana State University & Agricultural and Mechanical College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Knot Theory for Preservice and Practicing Secondary Mathematics Teachers.
    Neil Portnoy, Stony Brook University
    Thomas Mattman*, California State University, Chico
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Implementation of WeBWorK Delivering Internet-Based Homework In College Algebra Classes.
    Coreen Mett*, Radford University
    Neil Sigmon, Radford University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Broadening the Scope of Statistical Education through Technology.
    Deborah Nolan*, University of California Berkeley
    Terence Speed, University of California Berkeley
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Course in Scientific Simulation.
    Mike O'Leary*, Towson University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    WeBWorK - a Web-Based Homework System.
    Arnold K Pizer*, University of Rochester
    Michael E Gage, University of Rochester
    Vicki Roth, University of Rochester
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Computer Activity Approach to College Geometry.
    Barbara E Reynolds*, Cardinal Stritch University
    William E Fenton, Bellarmine University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Biomathematics in the Undergraduate Curriculum.
    Raina Robeva*, Sweet Briar College
    Robin Davies, Sweet Briar College
    James Kirkwood, Sweet Briar College
    Michael Johnson, University of Virginia
    Boris Kovatchev, University of Virginia
    Marty Straume, University of Virginia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Applying Advanced Distributed Teaching and Learning to Pre-Calculus Mathematics.
    Hal Schlais, University of Wisconsin System
    Robert Hoar*, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    Paul Sundheim, University of Wisconsin Colleges
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Probability/Statistics Object Library.
    Kyle Siegrist*, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Improving Calculus: Developing Concepts Through Good Questions.
    Maria Terrell*, Cornell University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Stem and Tendril: Vertically Integrated Statistics Laboratories.
    John Verzani*, The College of Staten Island
    Andrew Poje, The College of Staten Island
    Deborah S. Franzblau, The College of Staten Island
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Project WELCOME.
    James E White*, The Mathwright Library
    Dan Kalman, American University
    William Hawkins, University of the District of Columbia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Versatile, Technology-Intensive EarthMath.
    Nancy Zumoff*, Kennesaw State University
    Christopher Schaufele, retired
    Paul Latiolais, Portland State University
    Philippe Laval, Kennesaw State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Pathways through Algebra.
    Wade Ellis*, West Valley College
    Terrie Teegarden, San Diego Mesa College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Web-Based Math Homework.
    John W Jones*, Arizona State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Adapting Innovative Projects for Student Improvement.
    Mary Kay Abbey*, Montgomery College
    Jon Scott, Montgomery College
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the Mathematical Sciences
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    
    William A. Massey, Princeton University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  Mathematics for business decisions (repeated from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday).
  Organizers:
  Richard B. Thompson, University of Arizona
  Christopher Lamoureux, University of Arizona
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Voices of the partner disciplines: Building on the MAA curriculum foundations project.
  Organizers:
  Tevian Dray, Oregon State University
  Deborah Hughes Hallett, University of Arizona
  Matthias Kawski, Arizona State University
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  Panelists:
  Corinne A. Manogue, Oregon State University
  Ron Roedel, Arizona State University
  Michael Zeilik, University of New Mexico
• Friday January 9, 2004, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Session for chairs: The chair's role in teaching teachers.
  Organizers:
  Catherine M. Murphy, Purdue University Calumet
  Daniel P. Maki, Indiana University
  Panelists:
  Jim Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Alan C. Tucker, SUNY at Stony Brook
• Friday January 9, 2004, 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Vaught's Conjecture.
  R.W. Knight*, Oxford, UK
• Friday January 9, 2004, 2:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on Philosophy of Mathematics
  Organizers:
  Roger A. Simons, Rhode Island College rsimons@ric.edu
  Satish C. Bhatnagar, University of Nevada, Las Vegas bhatnaga@unlv.edu
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    Philosophy of Mathematics: What, Who, Where, How and Why.
    Charles R. Hampton*, The College of Wooster
    (993-U1-528)
  • 2:25 p.m.
    On The Nature of Mathematical Thought and Inquiry: A Prelusive Suggestion.
    Padraig M McLoughlin*, Morehouse College
    (993-U1-1331)
  • 2:50 p.m.
    The Interpretation of Probability is Perhaps an Ill-Posed Question.
    Paolo Rocchi*, IBM
    (993-U1-185)
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Minireception sponsored by the SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics.
  • 3:40 p.m.
    When is a proof a proof?
    Joseph Auslander*, University of Maryland College Park
    (993-U1-1266)
  • 4:05 p.m.
    The Poetic View of Mathematics.
    Jerry P. King*, Lehigh University
    (993-U1-1080)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    ``You cannot solder an Abyss with Air"--- the Role of Metaphor in Mathematics.
    Lawrence D'Antonio*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    (993-U1-376)
  • 4:50 p.m.
    Minireception sponsored by the SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics.
  • 5:20 p.m.
    The NonEuclidean Revolution Makes Relativism Available to the Rest of the World.
    Michael J. Bosse*, Morgan State University
    (993-U1-294)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    The tension and the balance between mathematical concepts and student constructions of it.
    Debasree Raychaudhuri*, California State University at Los Angeles
    (993-U1-1564)
  • 6:10 p.m.
    On Godel's Proof and the Relation Between Mathematics and the Physical World.
    G. Arthur Mihram*, Princeton, N.J.
    Danielle Mihram, University of Southern California
    (993-U1-408)
  • 6:30 p.m.
    Annual Business Meeting of the SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics.
• Friday January 9, 2004, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  RMMC Board of Directors
• Friday January 9, 2004, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Presentations by Teaching Award Recipients
  

• Friday January 9, 2004, 2:30 p.m.-6:25 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Assessment of Student Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics
  Organizers:
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville bmadison@uark.edu
  William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    Assessment of a New American Program in the Middle East.
    Thomas W Rishel*, Weill Cornell Medical College
    (993-Z3-46)
  • 2:50 p.m.
    An assessment of the contribution of two general education mathematics courses in the quantitative reasoning skills of students.
    Aimee J Ellington*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (993-Z3-63)
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Core Assessment- Past, Present, Future.
    Melissa A Hardeman*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    Tracy A Watson, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (993-Z3-267)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Involving the Entire Department in Assessment.
    Dick Jardine*, Keene State College
    (993-Z3-605)
  • 3:50 p.m.
    Assessing the Mathematics Major with a Bottom-Up Approach.
    Sarah V. Cook*, Washburn University
    (993-Z3-520)
  • 4:10 p.m.
    Assessment--To Make It Work, Keep It Simple.
    Thomas C. McMillan*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    Jim Fulmer, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (993-Z3-246)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    An online mathematics assessment, placement and exit testing project.
    Jerry A Johnson*, University of Nevada, Reno
    Inmaculada Aban, University of Nevada, Reno
    Jeff Mortensen, University of Nevada, Reno
    (993-Z3-89)
  • 4:50 p.m.
    Undergraduate Program Assessment at a Research I University.
    Katherine J. Mawhinney*, Appalachian State University
    Jeffrey S. Scroggs, North Carolina State University
    (993-Z3-519)
  • 5:10 p.m.
    Lessons Learned: Assessment Results at a Two-Year College.
    Larry A Burgess*, Paradise Valley Community College
    Richard P Vaughn, Paradise Valley Community College
    (993-Z3-303)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Assessing the Mathematics Major: A Triangulated Approach.
    Katherine Safford Ramus*, Saint Peter's College
    Brian P. Hopkins, Saint Peter's College
    (993-Z3-638)
  • 5:50 p.m.
    Developing an Appropriate and Effective Culminating Experience for Your Mathematics Majors.
    M Paul Latiolais*, Portland State University
    Joyce O'Halloran, Portland State University
    Karen Marrongelle, Portland State University
    (993-Z3-877)
  • 6:10 p.m.
    Using Portfolios for Departmental Assessment.
    Scott A Smith*, Columbia College
    Laurie B Hopkins, Columbia College
    (993-Z3-922)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on the Use of Hand-Held Technology in College and University Developmental Algebra Classrooms
  Organizers:
  Wade Ellis, Jr., West Valley College wade_ellis@westvalley.edu
  Edward D. Laughbaum, The Ohio State University
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    Using Technology to Connect Developmental Mathematics to College Algebra.
    Selina Vasquez*, Southwest Texas State University
    (993-Z4-99)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Using Hand Held Technology to Address Math Anxiety in the Developmental Mathematics Classroom.
    Peg Greene*, Florida Community College at Jacksonville
    (993-Z4-73)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Intermediate Algebra for the Visual Learner: Using a Graphing Calculator to "See" Characteristics of Quadratic Functions.
    Katherine R Struve*, Columbus State Community College
    (993-Z4-476)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Using Handheld Software Applications (Apps) to Visualize Geometric Behaviors of Functions and their Relation to Real-World Data.
    Margo L. Mankus*, Texas Instruments
    (993-Z4-325)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Impact of hand-held technology on student learning and curriculum dynamics.
    Mercedes A McGowen*, William Rainey Harper College
    (993-Z4-803)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Developmental Algebra with Function as an Underlying Theme.
    Edward D Laughbaum*, The Ohio State University
    (993-Z4-48)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  AMS Committee on Science Policy-AMS Committee on the Profession Panel Discussion
  A walk through the math pipeline from end to end.
  Moderators:
  Jane Hawkins, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Panelists:
  James Sethian, University of California Berkeley
  Olga R. Beaver, Williams College
  Jessica S. Sidman, Mount Holyoke College
  James Bonn, CNA Corporation
  Timothy W. Lant, Arizona State University
  Angela Herro, Arizona State University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#14: Part B
  Introduction to mathematical card tricks.
  Organizers:
  Colm K. Mulcahy, Spelman College
  Jeffrey A. Ehme, Spelman College
• Friday January 9, 2004, 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#3: Part B
  Computation and discovery in the number theory classroom.
  Organizers:
  Clifford A. Reiter, Lafayette College
• Friday January 9, 2004, 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#9: Part B
  PMET: Preparing mathematicians to educate teachers, grades 7--12.
  Organizers:
  Holly Hirst, Appalachian State University
  Jack Y. Narayan, SUNY College at Oswego
• Friday January 9, 2004, 3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  The type-definable group configuration under the generalized type-amalgamation.
  Byunghan Kim*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Friday January 9, 2004, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  London Mathematical Society
  This session includes a Society meeting and an Invited Address by Gerard van der Geer.
• Friday January 9, 2004, 4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  MAA Committee on Undergraduate Student Activities and Chapters Undergraduate Poster Session
  Organizers:
  Mario U. Martelli, Claremont McKenna College
• Friday January 9, 2004, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education
  Business meeting and invited address by Chris Rasmussen.
  Organizers:
  Anne E. Brown, Indiana University South Bend
• Friday January 9, 2004, 4:10 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on WeBWorK, a Web-Based Homework System, II
  Organizers:
  Michael E. Gage, University of Rochester gage@math.rochester.edu
  Arnold K. Pizer, University of Rochester
  Vicki Roth, University of Rochester
  Jeffrey J. Holt, University of Virginia
  John W. Jones, Arizona State University
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    WeBWorK Effectiveness in Rutgers Calculus.
    Charles A Weibel*, Rutgers University
    Lew Hirsch, Rutgers University
    (993-Z2-1243)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Using WeBWorK at the Secondary School Level.
    Mark W Schmitt*, Detroit Country Day School
    (993-Z2-1381)
  • 5:10 p.m.
    Responding to Webwork.
    Jeff Achter*, Colorado State University
    (993-Z2-897)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    WeBWorK Developments at Union College: New Problems, Answer Checkers and Graders for Multivariable Calculus.
    Davide P Cervone*, Union College
    (993-Z2-1210)
  • 6:10 p.m.
    Running a Large WeBWorK Operation (Part 1).
    William K Ziemer*, California State University Long Beach
    (993-Z2-1011)
  • 6:40 p.m.
    Running a Large WeBWorK Operation (Part 2).
    John W Jones*, Arizona State University
    Jeffrey J Holt, University of Virginia
    (993-Z2-994)
• Friday January 9, 2004, 4:20 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Government Speaker
  Dark energy, mathematical connections and the National Science Foundation.
  Michael S. Turner*, National Science Foundation
• Friday January 9, 2004, 4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  ASL Session for Contributed Papers, I
  

  • 4:30 p.m.
    A substructure of the lattice of $Pi^0_1$ classes.
    Rebecca Weber*, University of Notre Dame
  • 4:55 p.m.
    Dynamical topological logic of Cantor space.
    Grigori Mints*, Stanford University
    Ting Zhang, Stanford University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  Mathematics for business decisions.
  Organizers:
  Richard B. Thompson, University of Arizona
  Christopher Lamoureux, University of Arizona
• Friday January 9, 2004, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  MAA Business, Industry and Government Welcoming Reception
• Friday January 9, 2004, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  University of Michigan Alumni Reception
• Friday January 9, 2004, 5:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Mathematics Reception
• Friday January 9, 2004, 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
  NAM Reception, Banquet, and Cox-Talbot Address
  Reflections.
  J. Ernest Wilkins*, Clark Atlanta University
• Friday January 9, 2004, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  New Mexico State University Mathematics Association Reception
• Friday January 9, 2004, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Mathematics Reception
• Friday January 9, 2004, 5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Environmental mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Patricia Clark Kenschaft, Montclair State University
  Panelists:
  Donald E. Miller, St. Mary's College
  Mohammed Moazzam, Salisbury State University
  Barry Schiller, Rhode Island College
  William Stone, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
• Friday January 9, 2004, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Mathematical Reviews Reception
• Friday January 9, 2004, 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Inaugural Annual Address
  Organizers:
  Amy Shell-Gellasch, SIAM-Germany
  Speakers:
  Peggy Kidwell,
  Amy Ackerberg-Hastings,
• Friday January 9, 2004, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  MAA Authors' Reception
• Friday January 9, 2004, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
  MAA Musical Presentation
  The mathematics of acoustic paradoxes.
  Presenters:
  Erich Neuwirth, University of Vienna
• Friday January 9, 2004, 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
  MAA Project NExT Reception