Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

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Joint Mathematics Meetings
Atlanta, GA, January 5-8, 2005
Meeting #1003

Saturday January 8, 2005

• Saturday January 8, 2005, 7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, III
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Tamara A. Burton, Rochester Institute of Technology tabsma@rit.edu
  Michael J. Fisher, California State University, Fresno mfisher@csufresno.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology cvlsma@rit.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Using Scale Mixtures of Normals to Model Continuously Compounded.
    Kristen Dardia, James Madison University
    Melanie Wilson*, Allegheny College
    Hamdan Hasan, James Madison University
    (1003-62-1578)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Tracking Motions of Cellular Leaves.
    Sandra Gregov*, York University
    Walter Whiteley, York University
    Joseph Aiken, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    (1003-52-1039)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Properties of a family of generalized Fibonacci type polynomials.
    Lisa L. Lackney*, The University of Akron
    (1003-11-974)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Roots and matrix representations of generalized Fibonacci polynomials.
    Lori A. McDonnell*, The University of Akron
    (1003-11-963)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An Improved Algorithm to Search for Quasi-Twisted Error Correcting Codes.
    Benjamin T Johnson*, Kenyon College
    Nuh Aydin, Kenyon College
    (1003-05-1516)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The n-cubed cubes problem.
    Ethan Berkove, Lafayette College
    Jenna Hammang*, Valparaiso University
    Ben Hummon, Vassar College
    Joy Kogut, Simmons College
    (1003-05-1519)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College (CUNY) jdauben@att.net
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Does the Chinese Term "mian" Really Equate with the Concept of Irrational Number?
    Yibao Xu*, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY
    (1003-01-645)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Papyrus versus Bamboo: A comparative study of ancient Egyptian and Chinese mathematical texts.
    Wann-Sheng Horng*, National Taiwan Normal University
    (1003-01-1011)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Spherical Trigonometry in 17-18th Century China after Euclid's Elements.
    J.-P. Jeff Chen*, St. Cloud State University
    (1003-01-584)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Galileo 1633 and Florensky 1933. The uses of mathematics, science and cosmology in the conflict between the medieval and progressive world views.
    Charles E. Ford*, Saint Louis University
    (1003-01-1338)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A One-Man Show: James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, the ``Messenger of Mathematics," and the``Quarterly Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics".
    Sloan Evans Despeaux*, Western Carolina University
    (1003-01-276)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    It's All for the Best: Looking for Perfection with Mathematical Models.
    Judith V. Grabiner*, Pitzer College, Claremont, California
    (1003-01-572)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis in Variational and Imaging Problems, II
  Organizers:
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida znashed@mail.ucf.edu
  Otmar Scherzer, University of Innsbruck
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Penalizing total variation in statistics: triograms and beyond.
    Ivan Mizera*, University of Alberta
    (1003-62-1036)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Reproducing kernel Banach spaces and total-variation regularization of compact operator equations.
    P. P.B. Eggermont*, Food and Resource Economics -- University of Delaware
    (1003-45-1314)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Total Bounded Variation Regularization as a Bilaterally Constrained Optimization Problem.
    Michael Hintermueller*, University of Graz
    (1003-49-1107)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Image decomposition into cartoon and texture using total variation and div(BMO).
    Luminita A Vese*, UCLA
    Triet Le, UCLA
    (1003-35-1368)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Identifying the discontinuous points of the solutions for ill-posed problems.
    Jin Cheng*, Fudan University
    (1003-45-1154)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Total Variation Wavelet Inpainting.
    Tony F Chan*, UCLA
    Jackie Shen, Univ. of Minnesota
    Haomin Zhou, Georgia Tech
    (1003-94-1330)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Analysis and Applications in Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, I
  Organizers:
  Michael T. Lacey, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Jason L. Metcalfe, Georgia Institute of Technology metcalfe@math.gatech.edu
  Gerd Mockenhaupt, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Ronghua Pan, Georgia Institute of Technology panrh@math.gatech.edu
  Andrzej J. Swiech, Georgia Institute of Technology
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Particle-size segregation and inverse-grading in granular avalanches.
    Michael Shearer*, NC State University
    (1003-35-771)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Rotating Fluids with Self-Gravitation in Bounded Domains.
    Tao Luo*, Georgetown University
    Joel Smoller, University of Michigan
    (1003-35-637)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On multilinear oscillatory integrals.
    Xiaochun Li*, Institute for Advanced Study
    (1003-42-615)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Global solutions of multi-dimensional Euler equations and related problems.
    Dehua Wang*, University of Pittsburgh
    (1003-35-1150)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Boundary behavior of solutions to second order elliptic and parabolic equations.
    Mikhail V Safonov*, University of Minnesota
    (1003-35-1676)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Integrable Systems and Special Functions, II
  Organizers:
  Andras Balogh, University of Texas-Pan American
  Mourad E. H. Ismail, University of Central Florida
  Wen-Xiu Ma, University of South Florida maxw@math.usf.edu
  Zhijun Qiao, Los Alamos National Laboratory qiao@lanl.gov
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On the asymptotic analysis of Toeplitz determinants via the Riemann-Hilbert method.
    Alexander R Its*, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
    (1003-33-238)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Orthogonal Polynomials with Discontinuous Weights: An Example on Painleve IV.
    Yang Chen*, Imperial College London
    (1003-33-154)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Special functions arising from discrete Painlev\'e equations.
    Masatoshi Noumi*, Kobe University, Japan
    (1003-33-1072)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Soliton Ensembles and Semiclassical Asymptotics.
    Peter D Miller*, University of Michigan
    (1003-35-811)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On Slepian series expansion.
    Xiaoping Shen*, Ohio University
    Naoki Saito, University of California - Davis
    (1003-33-136)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Sharpenining of WZ Theory.
    Mohamud Mohammed*, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey
    Doron Zeilberger, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey
    (1003-33-328)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Complex and Functional Analysis, I
  Organizers:
  Mihaly Bakonyi, Georgia State University
  Imre Patyi, University of California San Diego imrepatyi@member.ams.org
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Discussion.
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Function theory on varieties.
    John E. McCarthy*, Washington University
    Jim Agler, UC San Diego
    (1003-30-591)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On a Maximmal Number of Zeros of Rational Harmonic Functions.
    Dmitry Khavinson*, University of Arkansas
    Genevra Neumann, Kansas State University
    (1003-30-544)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Zero sets and interpolating sets in Fock spaces.
    James Tung*, University of Michigan
    (1003-30-491)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Interpolation and Sampling hypersurfaces for Generalized Bergman Spaces On the Unit Ball.
    Dror Varolin*, University of Illinois
    Tamas Forgacs, University of Illinois
    (1003-32-782)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Noncommutative Inequalities.
    J. William Helton*, UC San Diego
    (1003-47-493)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Topics in Geometric Function Theory, II
  Organizers:
  Abdelkrim Farouk Brania, Morehouse College
  David A. Herron, University of Cincinnati
  Shanshuang Yang, Emory University syang@mathcs.emory.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Carleman function of one problem for the statics equations of elastic-deformed porous media in a half-plane.
    Kholmatzhon Imomnazarov*, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Russia
    Evgenij Grachev, Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
    Nasridin Zhabborov, National University of Uzbekistan
    (1003-30-1043)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Dynamics and Structure of Julia sets of polynomial semigroups with bounded finite postcritical set.
    Rich L Stankewitz*, Ball State University
    Hiroki Sumi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
    (1003-30-843)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Holomorphic family and Bers fiber space.
    Chaohui Zhang*, Morehouse College
    (1003-30-1442)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Applications of Potential Theory to problems in numerical linear algebra.
    John F Rossi*, Virginia Tech
    (1003-31-803)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    $\beta$--bounded/compact and Hilbert--Schmidt Composition operators.
    Abebaw Tadesse*, University Of Pittsburgh
    (1003-30-798)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On holomorphic continuation of functions.
    Sevdiyor Akramovich Imomkulov*, Al-Khorezmiy University
    (1003-32-828)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algorithmic Algebraic and Analytic Geometry, II
  Organizers:
  Saugata Basu, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Victoria A. Powers, Emory University vicki@mathcs.emory.edu
  Mika K. Sep\"al\"a, Florida State University mika.seppala@fsu.edu
  Tanush T. Shaska, University of Idaho tshaska@uidaho.edu
  Emil J. Volcheck, National Security Agency volcheck@acm.org
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Hilbert's wonderful eight-point construction.
    Bruce Reznick*, University of Illinois
    (1003-14-1258)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Fields of moduli of hyperelliptic curves.
    Bonnie Sakura Huggins*, U.C. Berkeley
    (1003-14-587)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Modular representations on some Riemann-Roch spaces of modular curves X(N).
    David Joyner*, US Naval Academy
    Amy Ksir, US Naval Academy
    (1003-14-1463)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Counting zeros in complex domains: average numbers and standard deviations.
    Bernard Shiffman*, Johns Hopkins University
    Steve Zelditch, Johns Hopkins University
    (1003-32-1501)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Counting Bely\u\i\ Surfaces with many Automorphisms.
    Aaron D Wootton*, University of Arizona
    (1003-14-124)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Large Sections of Nonnegative Polynomials and Sums of Squares.
    Grigoriy Blekherman*, University of Michigan
    (1003-14-777)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Modular Representation Theory of Finite and Algebraic Groups, II
  Organizers:
  David J. Hemmer, University of Toledo david.hemmer@utoledo.edu
  Cornelius Pillen, University of South Alabama pillen@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On Some Transfer Results for Algebraic Groups with Involutions.
    Terrell L. Hodge*, Western Michigan University
    (1003-20-1212)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A Classification of Nilpotent Orbits in Infinitesimal Symmetric Spaces.
    Joseph A. Fox*, Western Michigan University
    (1003-22-1504)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Two approaches to modular representations of symmetric groups.
    Aaron M Phillips*, University of Virginia
    (1003-20-1510)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Completely Splittable Representations of Symmetric Groups.
    Oliver Ruff*, University of Oregon
    (1003-20-697)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Branching rules for Specht modules.
    Harald Ellers*, Allegheny College
    John Murray, National University of Ireland - Maynooth
    (1003-20-1071)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The square root of the centre of a Hecke algebra of type $A$.
    Andrew R Francis*, University of Western Sydney
    Lenny K Jones, Shippensburg University
    (1003-20-907)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
  AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, II
  

  • 8:15 a.m.
    On Monge-Amp\`ere Type Equations Arising In Optimal Transportation Problems.
    Truyen Van Nguyen*, Temple University
    (1003-35-599)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Direct approach for $C^{1,\alpha}$-regularity of solutions to the Monge-Ampere equation.
    Diego M. Maldonado*, University of Kansas
    L. Forzani, UNL-IMAL Conicet (Argentina) and School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
    (1003-35-791)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Discussion.
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Long-time Limit For The Ginzburg-Landau System With Pinning.
    Jianzhong Sun*, U. North Carolina at Wilmington
    Patricia Bauman, Purdue University
    (1003-35-915)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Asymptotic behavior for the evolution of spinodal decomposition with elastic deformation.
    M. Affouf*, Kean University
    (1003-35-1097)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Discussion.
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Characterization of entire solutions to Burger's equation.
    Upali P Karunathilake*, University of Minnesota
    (1003-35-1513)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Global existence and uniqueness of solutions to nonlinear equations modeling the low-speed flow of an incompressible, barotropic fluid.
    Diane L Denny*, University of Wyoming
    (1003-35-1539)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Reaction-Diffusion models for epitaxial growth: scaling laws in step flow.
    Cameron R Connell*, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    (1003-35-1656)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Probability
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Free Stochastic Music.
    Wai Chan*, Cal Poly Pomona
    Michael Green, Cal Poly Pomona
    (1003-60-1006)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Kendall Distribution Functions.
    Roger B. Nelsen*, Lewis & Clark College
    Jos\'{e} Juan Quesada Molina, Universidad de Granada (Spain)
    Jos\'{e} Antonio Rodr\'{\i}guez Lallena, Universidad de Almer\'{\i}a (Spain)
    Manuel \'{U}beda Flores, Universidad de Almer\'{\i}a (Spain)
    (1003-60-1198)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Almost periodicity in probability and neutral stochastic functional differential equations with causal operators.
    Zephyrinus C. Okonkwo*, Albany State University
    (1003-60-1269)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Almost sure invariance principles for random walk in random environment.
    Firas Rassoul-Agha*, Ohio State University
    Timo Seppalainen, University of Wisconsin at Madison
    (1003-60-1529)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Products of random variables and asymptotic distribution of the extremes.
    Italo Simonelli*, Texas A&M Univeresity-Commerce
    (1003-60-1589)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    On dispersive, stochastic inequalities and comparisons of the cauchy, gauss and logistic distributions.
    Broderick Oluyede*, Georgia Southern University
    (1003-60-1597)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On a stationary, triple-wise independent, absolutely regular counterexample to the central limit theorem.
    Richard C. Bradley*, Indiana University
    (1003-60-33)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Palindromes Under a 1st Order Markov Model with Applications to Genetic Sequences.
    Leanna Horton*, East Tennessee State University
    Anne Shiu, University of Chicago
    James Gardner, East Tennessee State University
    (1003-60-581)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Survival Among Traps for a Random Walk on an Infinite Graph.
    Lee Gibson*, Cornell University
    (1003-60-856)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A definition of wavelet variance.
    Xunming Du*, Great Basin College
    (1003-60-899)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Moment Inequality for a Functional of a Birth Markov Chain.
    Constantine Georgakis*, DePaul University
    (1003-60-998)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Applications of Geometric Moment Theory related to Optimal Portfolio Management.
    George A Anastassiou*, University of Memphis
    (1003-60-21)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics, IV
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On the Well-Coveredness of Cartesian Products of Graphs.
    Alexandra Ovetsky*, Princeton University
    (1003-05-506)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Break
  • 8:30 a.m.
    On $H$-Imitations.
    Michael J Ferrara*, Emory University
    Ronald J. Gould, Emory University
    Gerard R. Tansey, Emory University
    Thor Whalen, Metron, Inc.
    (1003-05-583)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    On an interpolation property of outerplanar graphs.
    Ko-Wei Lih*, Academia Sinica
    Chen-Yin Lin, National Sun Yet-sen University
    Li-Da Tong, National Sun Yet-sen University
    (1003-05-603)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Classes of graphs with bounded integrity.
    Nadia Heninger*, University of California, Berkeley
    Annalies Vuong, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Anne Shiu, University of Chicago
    (1003-05-604)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Completing Partial Latin Squares: a conjecture of Haggkvist.
    Jaromy Scott Kuhl*, University of Mississippi
    Tristan Denley, University of Mississippi
    (1003-05-612)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Bad Squares on Board Games.
    Amy N. Myers*, St. Joseph's University
    (1003-05-617)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A new extension of the cage problem.
    Connie M. Campbell*, Millsaps College
    William Staton, University of Mississippi
    (1003-05-670)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Pebbling random graphs.
    James Gardner*, East Tennessee State University
    Anant Godbole, East Tennessee State University
    (1003-05-705)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Class 0, Deep, and Profound Graphs.
    Carl Yerger*, Harvey Mudd College
    Nathaniel Watson, Washington University in St. Louis
    (1003-05-706)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Vertex neighbor integrity of graphs.
    Anne Shiu*, University of Chicago
    Nadia Heninger, University of California, Berkeley
    Annalies Vuong, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (1003-05-718)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    On $H$-Linked Graphs.
    Michael J. Ferrara, Emory University
    Ronald J. Gould, Emory University
    Gerard R. Tansey*, Emory University
    Thor Whalen, Metron, Inc., Reston, VA
    (1003-05-732)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Applied Mathematics, II
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Curriculum Development Through Primary Historical Sources.
    Jerry M. Lodder*, New Mexico State University
    (1003-97-1246)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Exponential Stability of Wave Systems Via Distributed Coupling Controllers.
    M. Najafi*, Kent State University Ashtabula
    (1003-93-1019)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Measure Solutions for Impulsive Evolution Equations with Measurable vector Fields.
    N U Ahmed*, SITE/Department of Mathematics, University of Ottawa
    (1003-93-239)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    The Analysis of Intrinsic Mode Functions and Instantaneous Phase.
    V. Vatchev*, University of South Carolina
    R. Sharpley, University of South Carolina
    (1003-94-1508)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Affine Transformation Method in Automatic Image Registration.
    Xiquan Shi*, Delaware State University
    Fengshan Liu, Delaware State University
    (1003-94-366)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Improved Lagrangian for the Fermionic String.
    A. M. Abdurrahman*, Department of Physics, Shippensburg University
    J. M. Bordes, Departament de Fisica Teorica, Universitat de Valencia
    (1003-81-912)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Pairing Strategy Draws in 2-player $N^d$ Tic-Tac-Toe.
    Klay T Kruczek*, Western Oregon University
    (1003-90-590)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on My Three Favorite Original Calculus Problems
  Organizers:
  J. D. Phillips, Jr., Wabash College phillipj@wabash.edu
  Timothy J. Pennings, Hope College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Self-interest and mean values: three problems.
    J. D. Phillips*, Wabash College
    (1003-R1-1534)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Honors Class Problems on Uniqueness and Inversion.
    Charles W. Groetsch*, University of Cincinnati
    (1003-R1-873)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Putting it all Together.
    G. Elton Graves*, Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology
    (1003-R1-710)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    My Favorite Three Calculus Problems.
    Heakyung Lee*, Winthrop University
    (1003-R1-805)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Coffee and fast food: Calculus on shapes familiar to students.
    John C George*, Eastern New Mexico University
    (1003-R1-619)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    My Three Favorite Original Calculus Problems.
    Ron Buckmire*, Occidental College
    (1003-R1-479)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Three Interesting Calculus Challenges.
    Kevin E. Charlwood*, Washburn University
    (1003-R1-191)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Three Problems for the Analytic Geometry Component of a First-Year Calculus Course.
    Ralf G. Peters*, University of Northern British Columbia
    (1003-R1-1095)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Differing by a Constant and an Alternate Approach to Partial Fractions of Integrals.
    N. R. Nandakumar*, Delaware State University
    Michael J. Bosse, East Carolina University
    (1003-R1-417)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Non-standard problems on Definite Integrals.
    Anand Kumar*, Ramanujan School of Mathematics
    (1003-R1-1621)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Standard Problems with a Twist.
    Timothy J. Pennings*, Hope College
    (1003-R1-1083)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Discussion.
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  MAA Session on Meeting the Challenge: Relationship Between Mathematics and Biology in the 21st Century
  Organizers:
  Catherine M. Murphy, Purdue University Calumet murphycm@calumet.purdue.edu
  G. Elton Graves, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
  David A. Smith, Duke University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Modeling Biological Systems with Difference Equations.
    Mazen Shahin*, Delaware State University
    (1003-S1-1545)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A Calculus Sequence for Biology Students.
    Timothy D Comar*, Benedictine University
    (1003-S1-401)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A Model Introductory Mathematical Biology Course.
    Ronald E Mickens*, Clark Atlanta University
    (1003-S1-1626)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Institute for Quantitative Biology at East Tennessee State University.
    Jeff R. Knisley*, East Tennesse State University
    (1003-S1-967)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    From data to derivatives: lessons for the general calculus.
    Eric S Marland*, Appalachian State University
    Mary E Searcy, Appalachian State University
    (1003-S1-261)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Good, the Bad, and the Surprising.
    Mary E Searcy*, Appalachian State University
    Eric S Marland, Appalachian State University
    (1003-S1-259)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Student Projects Using the Mathematical Models of Pharmacokinetics.
    Theresa A Laurent*, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
    (1003-S1-323)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An Unrestricted Model for Dating Genetic Separation.
    Scott R Herriott*, Maharishi University of Management
    (1003-S1-245)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Agent-Based Modeling as a Tool for Teaching Computational Modeling of Biology.
    Suman Ganguli*, Biosystems Group, University of California San Francisco
    (1003-S1-1582)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:30 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
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Opening remarks.
  • 8:05 a.m.
    The Military Entrance Processing Command Location Optimization Study - A Team Effort.
    Edgar K Rugenstein*, United States Military Academy
    Darrall Henderson, United States Military Academy
    (1003-T1-385)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Summary of Mathematics Used In Planning Processes For Supply Chain Activities.
    Charlie E Stevens*, GE Plastics Materials Management
    (1003-T1-1390)
  • 8:35 a.m.
    Recent Results on Costas Arrays.
    Gregory E. Coxson*, Lockheed Martin MS2, Moorestown, New Jersey
    James K Beard, Lockheed Martin MS2, Moorestown, New Jersey
    Jon C Russo, Lockheed Martin ATL, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
    Keith Ericson, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Mount Laurel
    Michael Monteleone, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Mount Laurel
    Michael Wright, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Mount Laure
    (1003-T1-347)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    A Channel Model for Ultrawideband Radio Networks.
    Marcus Pendergrass*, Convergent Corporation
    (1003-T1-749)
  • 9:05 a.m.
    Office Management: A Markov Model.
    Gregory Battle*, Morehouse College
    (1003-T1-151)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    The Statistics Behind the Scenes: Statistics in Consumer Reports.
    Abbe H. Herzig*, University at Albany, State University of New York
    (1003-T1-905)
  • 9:35 a.m.
    Solving a process line modification problem.
    James C Pomfret*, Bloomsburg University
    Youmin Lu, Bloomsburg University
    (1003-T1-445)
  • 9:50 a.m.
    The Effect of the Rayleigh Instability on Anisotropic Crystalline Rods.
    Katharine F Gurski*, George Washington University
    Geoffrey B McFadden, National Institute for Standards and Technology
    Michael J Miksis, Northwestern University
    (1003-T1-1088)
  • 10:05 a.m.
    A walk on the industry side: a mathematician takes on the seismic exploration business.
    Nicholas Coult*, Augsburg College
    (1003-T1-1411)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Optimizing the Retail Experience: A New Frontier for Applied Mathematics.
    Tracy A Bibelnieks*, Augsburg College
    (1003-T1-1156)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on In-Service Training Programs For K--12 Mathematics Teachers, I
  Organizers:
  Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Valparaiso University zsuzsanna.szaniszlo@valpo.edu
  Judith L. Covington, Louisiana State University, Shreveport
  Tamas Szabo, Weber State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    MST\@UNH: A graduate degree in mathematics for mathematics teachers.
    Karen Graham, University of New Hampshire
    Steve Benson*, Education Development Center
    (1003-W1-760)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Yearlong, Sustained Contact Model for 7-12 Mathematics Teachers.
    Judy S O'Neal*, North Georgia College & State University
    (1003-W1-298)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Harvard University and the Boston Public Schools.
    John Boller*, Harvard University
    (1003-W1-1231)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Mathematics Knowledge: Implications for Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Middle and High Schools.
    Wayne Harvey*, Education Development Center, Inc.
    Glenn H. Stevens, Boston University
    Al Cuoco, Education Development Center, Inc.
    (1003-W1-764)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    A System Initiative Program Lives in Louisiana.
    Vic Schneider*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1003-W1-443)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Professional Development for In-service Teachers through Project PRIME.
    Jamar Pickreign*, SUNY Fredonia
    Robert Rogers, SUNY Fredonia
    Keary Howard, SUNY Fredonia
    (1003-W1-675)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Implementing Comprehensive Multi-faceted Professional Development: Lessons Learned from University and K-12 Partnerships.
    Paul E Kehle*, Indiana University
    Daniel Maki, Indiana University
    (1003-W1-1216)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    A Mathematics Partnership Program for Teachers of ESL Students.
    Mary K. Porter*, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana
    Colleen M. Hoover, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana
    (1003-W1-737)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Teachers as Leaders and Learners.
    Cathy S. Liebars*, The College of New Jersey
    (1003-W1-608)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:20 a.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AWM Workshop
  This session consists of several parts listed separately throughout this program. All meeting participants are invited to attend all presentations.
  Organizers:
  Dawn A. Lott, Delaware State University
  Claudia Polini, University of Notre Dame
  Judy L. Walker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Inverse Spectral Geometry, II
  Organizers:
  Carolyn S. Gordon, Dartmouth University
  Ruth Gornet, University of Kentucky
  Peter A. Perry, University of Kentucky perry@ms.uky.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Arithmetic progressions of zeros of the Riemann zeta function.
    Machiel van Frankenhuijsen*, Utah Valley State College
    (1003-11-595)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on high tensor powers of a line bundle.
    David Borthwick*, Emory University
    (1003-58-1644)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Laminations and eigenvalues.
    Christopher M Judge*, Indiana University
    (1003-58-1049)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Feynman diagrams and inverse spectral theory.
    Steve Zelditch*, Johns Hopkins University
    (1003-35-1110)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Wave trace asymptotics with the equivariant spectrum.
    Alejandro Uribe*, University of Michigan
    (1003-58-882)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, I
  Organizers:
  William O. Martin, North Dakota State University william.martin@ndsu.nodak.edu
  Barbara E. Edwards, Oregon State University
  Draga D. Vidakovic, Georgia State University
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Describing Undergraduates' Reasoning Within and Across Multiple Geometries.
    Stephen D Blair*, Grand Valley State University
    (1003-V1-352)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Which Comes First, Development or Learning? A New Twist on the Chicken versus Egg Question.
    Katherine Safford-Ramus*, Saint Peter's College
    (1003-V1-283)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Special Nature of Mathematical Definitions.
    John Urenko*, Penn State Capital College
    (1003-V1-87)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    The Development of a Community Concept of Proof.
    Jennifer Christian Smith*, The University of Texas at Austin
    (1003-V1-1630)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    College Prep: Fact or Fiction?
    Ernest Shen*, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    (1003-V1-1369)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Undergraduates' Uses of Variables and Success in Entry-Level Mathematics Courses.
    Susan S. Gray, University of New England
    Barbara J. Loud, Regis College
    Carole P. Sokolowski*, Merrimack College
    (1003-V1-1250)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On Schema Thematization.
    Maria Trigueros*, ITAM, Mexico
    Laurel Cooley, CUNY, New York
    Bernadette Baker, Drake University, Iowa
    (1003-V1-1203)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Implementing Lesson Study at the Undergraduate Level.
    Emilie Wiesner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Aaron Weinberg*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Bret Benesh, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1003-V1-976)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    What symbols facilitate learning and transfer of mathematical concepts? College students' performance on learning instantiations of Abelian groups.
    Jennifer A Kaminski*, Center for Cognitive Science Ohio State University
    Vladimir M Sloutsky, Center for Cognitive Science Ohio State University
    Andrew F Heckler, Department of Physics Ohio State University
    (1003-V1-881)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    General Reading Comprehension Strategies Do Not Suffice for Learning Mathematics from Texts.
    Mary D Shepherd*, Northwest Missouri State University
    (1003-V1-833)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI
  Organizers:
  Daniel E. Otero, Xavier University otero@xavier.xu.edu
  Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University
  Thomas A. Hern, Bowling Green State University
  Janice B. Walker, Xavier University
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Discussion
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Impact of Islamic mathematics on thee Eurpoean Renaissance.
    Elizabeth C Rogers*, Piedmont College
    (1003-X1-1092)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Why \emph{can't} I divide by zero?
    Curtis J. Feist*, Southern Oregon University
    (1003-X1-1289)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Centers and Generalized Centers of Nearrings.
    G. Alan Cannon*, Southeastern Louisiana University
    Mark Farag, Wagner College
    Lucyna Kabza, Southeastern Louisiana University
    (1003-X1-430)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Good and Square Matrices are Invertible.
    William P. Wardlaw*, U. S. Naval Academy
    (1003-X1-386)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    The Monge shuffle for a deck with $2^n$ cards.
    Arne Ledet*, Texas Tech University
    (1003-X1-381)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Seminearrings of bivariate polynomials over a ring.
    Kent M. Neuerburg*, Southeastern L:ouisiana University
    (1003-X1-321)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Pascal and Poker.
    William M. Wagner*, Wagner Machine Works
    (1003-X1-204)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Learning mathematical concepts through object manipulation.
    Akihiro Matsuura*, College of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Denki University
    (1003-X1-1475)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Data Analysis and Statistics for Practicing Teachers: Understanding Student's Statistical Ideas.
    Wei Shen Hsia*, University of Alabama
    Cristina Gomez, College of Education, University of Alabama
    Cecelia Laurie, University of Alabama
    (1003-X1-338)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.s, I
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Unit Rank and the Rank of the Class Group of a Global Function Field.
    Allison M. Pacelli*, Williams College
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Strichartz estimates for solutions of Schr\"odinger equations with external fields.
    Virginia Naibo*, University of Kansas
    Atanas Stefanov, University of Kansas
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A Theoretical Simulation Of Hematopoietic Stem Cells During Oxygen Fluctuations: Prediction Of Bone Marrow Responses During Blood Loss.
    Eliana S Antoniou*, William Paterson University
    Steve Sund, Honeywell Research & Technology, Morristown, NJ.
    Emile Homsi, Honeywell Research & Technology, Morristown, NJ.
    Leonard F Challenger, NJIT-Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering.
    Pranela Rameshwar, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Linear Algebra and Image Restoration.
    Lisa Perrone*, Tufts University
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  AMS Committee on Education Panel Discussion
  Mathematicians as educators.
  Moderators:
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  Presenters:
  Kristin L. Umland, University of New Mexico
  Raven McCrory, Michigan State University
  Steven G. Krantz, Washington University
  Richard A. Askey, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  Al Cuoco, Center for Mathematics Education, EDC
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Square ice is very nice, but can you put a match to it?
  Georgia Benkart*, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  (1003-A0-10)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  The nonstationary ideal and club guessing ideals.
  Tetsuya Ishiu*, University of Kansas
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#10: Part B
  Bridging the gap between mathematics and the physical sciences.
  Organizers:
  Tevian Dray, Oregon State University
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#15: Part B
  Conceptests and Peer Instruction: Active learning in the calculus classroom.
  Organizers:
  Deborah Hughes Hallett, University of Arizona
  David O. Lomen, University of Arizona
  Maria Robinson, Seattle University
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#4: Part B
  Java applets in teaching mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
  David M. Strong, Pepperdine University
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Worlds of Interactive Mathematics, Part I: The Legacy of Elias Deeba
  Organizers:
  Ananda Gunawardena, Carnegie Mellon University
  Dan Kalman, American University
  Gerald J. Porter, University of Pennsylvania gjporter@math.upenn.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Some of Elias Deeba's work.
    Ananda D Gunawardena*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1003-Z2-1243)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Linear Relations.
    M. Zuhair Nashed*, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816
    (1003-Z2-1610)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Discussion.
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA/RUME Panel Discussion
  The ICME-10 meeting.
  Organizers:
  Martha J. Siegel, Towson University
  Andy R. Magid, University of Oklahoma
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Revisiting crossroads: The teaching and learning of mathematics in two-year colleges.
  Organizers:
  Susan S. Wood, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
  Panelists:
  Judy E. Ackerman, Montgomery College
  Susan L. Ganter, Clemson University
  Susan S. Wood,
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  NAM-AWM Panel Discussion
  Achieving diversity in graduate programs, Part II: The challenge to retain underrepresented groups.
  Organizers:
  Nathaniel Dean, Texas Southern University
  Rhonda J. Hughes, Bryn Mawr College
  Panelists:
  Duane Cooper, Morehouse College
  Farrah Jackson, North Carolina State University
  Earl R. Barnes, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Moderators:
  Nathaniel Dean,
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Math on the Web, IV
  

  • 9:30 a.m.
    How to make your browser speak math (and why you should care).
    Neil Soiffer*, Design Science Inc
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Authoring Web Pages with MathML for Cross-browser Display.
    Bob Mathews*, Design Science Inc
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  NAM Business Meeting
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Symmetry in complex analysis.
  Steven G. Krantz*, Washington University in St. Louis
  (1003-A0-13)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Extensions of Hilbert's Tenth Problem.
  Bjorn Poonen*, University of California at Berkeley
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  AWM Workshop: Poster Session with Presentations from Women Recent Ph.D.s and Graduate Students
  

  • 10:30 a.m.
    Extensions of Noncyclic $p$-Algebras with an application to Indecomposable Division Algebras.
    Kelly L. McKinnie*, University of Texas at Austin
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Decay of the probability of ruin under uncertain investments.
    Corina D. Constantinescu*, Oregon State University
    Enrique A. Thomann, Oregon State University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Finding Rational Cubic Spirals.
    Donna Ann Dietz*, Mansfield University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A decoupling technique and necessary conditions for the neutral problem of Bolza.
    Norma L Ortiz*, Louisiana State University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Residual intersections in Cohen-Macaulay rings.
    Christine K. Cumming*, Purdue University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Filtration Shrinkage and Compensators.
    A. Deniz Sezer*, Cornell University, School of ORIE
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Almost-Additive Thermodynamic Formalism.
    Anna Mummert*, Pennsylvania State University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Geometry of the Loewner Equation.
    Joan R. Lind*, University of Washington
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Realizability of Graphs.
    Maria T. Sloughter*, Cornell University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Stanley's partition function and its relation to $p(n)$.
    Holly M Swisher*, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A mathematical model for signaling in early stages of tumor-induced angiogenesis.
    Nicoleta E Tarfulea*, University of Minnesota
    Hans G Othmer, University of Minnesota
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Classifying the Type of Groupoid C*-algebras.
    Lisa Orloff Clark*, Colby-Sawyer College
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Stability in Some Nonlinear Difference Equations.
    Mihaela Predescu*, Bentley College
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Monotone factors and stochastic domination.
    Karen T. Ball*, Indiana University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Success in University-Required Mathematics Courses: An Investigation of Students with Learning Disabilities.
    Brooke Evans*, Morgan State University
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  MAA Business Meeting
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  AMS Business Meeting
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, IV
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Tamara A. Burton, Rochester Institute of Technology tabsma@rit.edu
  Michael J. Fisher, California State University, Fresno mfisher@csufresno.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology cvlsma@rit.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Shapley Value of Phylogenetic Trees.
    Akemi Kashiwada*, Harvey Mudd College
    Claus-Jochen Haake, University of Bielefeld
    Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd College
    (1003-05-990)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Domination Parameters of RNA Trees.
    Jeremy Smith*, Univ. of Tenn & East Tenn State
    (1003-05-169)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Combinatorial Study of RNA Sequences.
    Francesca Duncan*, Tuskegee Univ. & East Tenn State
    Mariam Konate, Virginia Tech & East Tenn State
    (1003-05-170)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Proteins as Simple Graphs.
    Daniel Lamb*, East Tenn State & Institute for Quantitative Biology
    Bradley Wild, East Tenn State & Institute for Quantitative Biology
    (1003-05-171)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Local Cellular Model for Growth on Quasicrystals.
    Prince Chidyagwai*, Lafayette College
    Clifford A Reiter, Lafayette College
    (1003-70-174)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The LSB theorem implies the KKM lemma.
    Gwen Spencer*, Harvey Mudd College
    Francis E. Su, Harvey Mudd College
    (1003-54-1295)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    New Developments for Analysis of Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms: I. Biomechanical model, II. Computational algorithm, and III. Scientific visualization.
    James B. Collins*, James Madison University
    Matthew K. Watts, James Madison University
    (1003-74-228)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Decimation-in-frequency Fast Fourier Transforms for the Symmetric Group.
    Eric J. Malm*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1003-20-1214)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    $p$-Coloring Classes of Torus Knots.
    Layla K. Oesper*, Pomona College
    Anna-Lisa Breiland, Willamette University
    (1003-54-918)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Cyclic Structures with Lag-time Generators: Lag-Time Sequences, Matrices, and Torus Knots.
    Rachel Betz*, Vassar College
    Sandrah Eckel, Vassar College
    Peter Pappas, Vassar College
    (1003-57-1668)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, III
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College (CUNY) jdauben@att.net
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Benjamin Peirce and \em{The Cambridge Miscellany}: Directing a National Mathematical Research Agenda?
    Deborah A. Kent*, University of Virginia
    (1003-01-1352)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    American Ph.D.'s in Mathematics Before 1940: Spotlight on Women's Careers.
    Judy Green, Marymount University
    Jeanne LaDuke*, DePaul University
    (1003-01-639)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The evolution of a curriculum: tests at Vassar College 1888--1969.
    John McCleary*, Vassar College
    (1003-01-1401)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Mathematics at West Point in the Early Twentieth Century.
    V. Frederick Rickey*, United States Military Academy
    (1003-01-1232)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Components of the Early American Mathematics Publication Community.
    Todd Timmons*, University of Arkansas--Fort Smith
    (1003-01-322)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    When Mathematicians were Computers.
    David Alan Grier*, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
    (1003-01-300)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Stefan Banach and the Weigl Institute: Banach During World War II.
    Daniel S. Alexander*, Drake University
    (1003-01-733)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Grin and Baire It: The Original Baire Category Theorem.
    William Dunham*, Muhlenberg College
    (1003-01-271)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    History of manifolds.
    Frank S. Quinn*, Virginia Tech
    (1003-01-189)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    A Short History of the Zipf-Pareto Distribution.
    Paul Schuette*, Meredith College
    (1003-01-109)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis in Variational and Imaging Problems, III
  Organizers:
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida znashed@mail.ucf.edu
  Otmar Scherzer, University of Innsbruck
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Essential features of the (local) minimizers of non-smooth regularized functionals.
    Mila Nikolova*, CMLA (ENS de Cachan)
    (1003-49-982)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Hybrid Steepest Descent Method and Adaptive Projected Subgradient Method --- Their Unified View and Signal Processing Applications.
    Isao Yamada*, Dept. of Communications and Integrated Systems, Tokyo Institute of Technology
    (1003-65-1101)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Vector Radial Basis Functions and Isotropic Pseudo-differential Operators on the Sphere.
    Willi Freeden*, TU Kaiserslautern, Geomathematics Group
    (1003-41-1372)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Regularization by Means of Locally Supported Wavelets on the Sphere.
    Michael Schreiner*, University Buchs, Laboratory for Industrial Mathematics
    (1003-41-1373)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    New Tools for Geomagnetic Field Analysis From Satellite Data.
    Thorsten Maier*, University of Kaiserslautern
    (1003-41-1371)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Mathematical Modeling of the Inverse Source Problem in Geomagnetism.
    Carsten Mayer*, University of Kaiserslautern
    (1003-45-1370)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Slant Differentiability for Nonsmooth Operators and Applications to Operator Equations and Variational Inequalities.
    M. Zuhair Nashed*, University of Central Florida
    (1003-49-1635)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Nonsmooth Optics: the case of phase retrieval.
    James V. Burke, University of Washington
    D. Russell Luke*, University of Delaware
    (1003-49-1678)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Relaxation of non-convex singular Functionals.
    Markus Grasmair*, Department of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck
    Otmar Scherzer, Department of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck
    (1003-35-1159)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Radius of Metric Regularity In Variational Analysis.
    Wondimagegnehu Geremew*, Wayne State University
    Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State University
    (1003-49-1316)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    Hemivariational inequality models in contact problems.
    Dan D. Pascali*, Courant Institute, New York University
    (1003-47-1170)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    A parametric proximal point algorithm.
    I. L. Raykov*, University of Toledo
    (1003-65-553)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Analysis and Applications in Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, II
  Organizers:
  Michael T. Lacey, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Jason L. Metcalfe, Georgia Institute of Technology metcalfe@math.gatech.edu
  Gerd Mockenhaupt, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Ronghua Pan, Georgia Institute of Technology panrh@math.gatech.edu
  Andrzej J. Swiech, Georgia Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    $L^p$ estimates for eigenfunctions of the Laplacian in manifolds with boundary.
    Christopher D Sogge*, Johns Hopkins University
    (1003-35-1051)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Global Stability for the $(3+1)$ Dimensional Maxwell-Klein-Gordon Equations.
    Jacob K Sterbenz*, Princeton University
    (1003-35-1233)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Global existence for 3D incompressible isotropic elastodynamics via the incompressible limit.
    Thomas C. Sideris, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Becca Thomases*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
    (1003-35-761)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Isentropic Gas Dynamics with Large BV Data.
    Robin Young*, U Mass Amherst
    (1003-35-402)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Aronsson equation and the Calculus of Variations in L-infinity.
    Changyou Wang*, University of Kentucky
    (1003-35-1215)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Wolff potentials and singularities of harmonic functions.
    Denis A Labutin*, University of California Santa Barbara
    (1003-35-1624)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Dispersive Interpolation Inequalities and Applications.
    Carlos E Kenig*, University of Chicago
    (1003-35-1085)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Integrable Systems and Special Functions, III
  Organizers:
  Andras Balogh, University of Texas-Pan American
  Mourad E. H. Ismail, University of Central Florida
  Wen-Xiu Ma, University of South Florida maxw@math.usf.edu
  Zhijun Qiao, Los Alamos National Laboratory qiao@lanl.gov
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Zeros of Schur polynomials and cohomology of certain compact Lie groups.
    Yuji Kodama*, Ohio State University
    (1003-14-1252)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Co-adjoint orbits and integrable Hamiltonians.
    Michael Gekhtman*, University of Notre Dame
    (1003-58-1070)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Hirota's bilinear method, Pfaffians and their applications in soliton equations.
    Xing-Biao Hu*, Institute of Computational Math. & S.E.C., AMSS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    (1003-37-842)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On KP Generators and the Geometry of the HBDE.
    Michael Gekhtman, University of Notre Dame
    Alex Kasman*, College of Charleston
    (1003-39-54)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    k-Schur functions: why are they special?
    Luc Lapointe, Universidad de Talca
    Jennifer Morse*, University of Miami
    (1003-05-1136)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Generalized Weierstrass System Inducing Surfaces of Constant and Non constant Mean Curvature in Euclidean Three Space.
    Paul F Bracken*, University of Texas
    (1003-35-317)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Laplacian Growth and Whitham Equations in Soliton Theory.
    Mark Mineev-Weinstein*, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    (1003-35-814)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Stable cnoidal waves in a coupled Kuramoto-Sivashinsky--Korteweg-de Vries equation.
    Bao-Feng Feng*, The University of Texas-Pan American
    (1003-33-641)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Nonlinear wave phenomena in continuum mechanics: Some recent findings.
    Pedro M. Jordan*, Naval Research Laboratory
    (1003-76-1303)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Dynamics of Mapping Class Groups on Moduli Spaces, II
  Organizers:
  Richard J. Brown, American University brown@american.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Relative mapping class group of $S^p\times D^q$.
    Nikolai A. Krylov*, International University Bremen
    (1003-55-767)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Automorphisms of the Hatcher-Thurston Complex.
    E Irmak*, University of Michigan
    M Korkmaz, Middle East Technical University
    (1003-58-726)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Mod(S)-action on the variety of PSl(2,C)-characters.
    Juan Souto, CNRS
    Peter Storm*, Stanford
    (1003-53-720)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Dynamics of the Automorphism Group of the $GL(2,\mathbb{R})$-Characters of a Rank Two Free Group.
    George Stantchev*, University of Maryland at College Park
    William Goldman, University of Maryland at College Park
    (1003-53-1018)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Dynamics of the mapping class group on the moduli of a punctured sphere with rational holonomy.
    Joseph P Previte*, Penn State Erie
    Eugene Z Xia, National Cheng-Kung University Taiwan
    (1003-57-680)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Weil-Petersson isometries.
    Dan Margalit*, University of Utah
    (1003-20-576)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Homological action of the modular group on some cubic moduli spaces.
    Walter D Neumann*, Barnard College, Columbia University
    William M Goldman, University of Maryland
    (1003-57-552)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Generalized Markoff Maps and McShane's Identity.
    Ser Peow Tan*, National University of Singapore
    Yan Loi Wong, National University of Singapore
    Ying Zhang, National University of Singapore
    (1003-22-398)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Deformation theory of hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
    Richard Douglas Canary*, University of Michigan
    (1003-57-1686)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    An Ergodic Theorem for Random Walks on the Mapping Class Group.
    Moon Duchin*, University of Chicago
    (1003-37-1722)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Inverse Spectral Geometry, III
  Organizers:
  Carolyn S. Gordon, Dartmouth University
  Ruth Gornet, University of Kentucky
  Peter A. Perry, University of Kentucky perry@ms.uky.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Spectrum of Orbifolds.
    Sarah J Greenwald*, Appalachian State University
    (1003-53-1209)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Trace Formula on Orbifolds.
    Elizabeth Stanhope*, Willamette University
    Alejandro Uribe, University of Michigan
    (1003-53-1600)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Spectral subtleties of Fuchsian groups with elements of order two and three.
    Peter Buser*, EPFL
    Nicole Flach, EPFL
    Colin Maclachlan, University of Aberdeen
    Gerhard Rosenberger, University of Dortmund
    Klaus-Dieter B. Semmler, EPFL
    (1003-58-932)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Collars and Partitions of Hyperbolic Cone-Surfaces.
    Emily B. Dryden*, McGill University
    Hugo Parlier, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
    (1003-53-1517)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Jacobians of Sunada isospectral Riemann surfaces.
    Carolyn S. Gordon, Dartmouth College
    Eran Makover, Central Connecticut State University
    David L. Webb*, Dartmouth College
    (1003-58-1040)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Short Geodesic on Random Riemann surfaces.
    Eran Makover*, Central Connecticut State University
    Jeffrey McGowan, Central Connecticut State University
    (1003-53-667)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On geodesic exponential maps of the Virasoro group.
    Adrian Constantin, University of Lund, Sweden
    Thomas Kappeler*, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Boris Kolev, Universite de Marseille, France
    Peter Topalov, University of Zurich
    (1003-58-579)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Complex and Functional Analysis, II
  Organizers:
  Mihaly Bakonyi, Georgia State University
  Imre Patyi, University of California San Diego imrepatyi@member.ams.org
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Acyclic sheaves in Banach spaces.
    Laszlo Lempert*, Purdue University
    (1003-46-709)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    $\overline{\partial}$: compactness and hypoellipticity in $\mathcal{L}^{2}_{loc}$.
    S\"{o}nmez \c{S}ahuto\u{g}lu, Texas A&M University
    Emil J Straube*, Texas A&M University
    (1003-32-1168)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Transcendence measures and algebraic growth of entire functions.
    Evgeny A Poletsky*, Syracuse University
    (1003-32-1147)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A note on the upper level sets of Lelong numbers for projective currents.
    Dan Coman*, Syracuse University
    (1003-32-383)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Heat equations and the $\bar\partial$-problem on weighted $L^2$ spaces in $\mathbb{C}$.
    Andrew S Raich*, Universit of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1003-32-648)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Surfaces that are locally polynomially convex at degenerate CR singularities.
    Gautam Bharali*, University of Michigan
    (1003-32-893)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Algebras of Bounded Functions.
    Alexander J. Izzo*, Bowling Green State University
    (1003-46-1431)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Convex mappings of the ball in $\mathbb{C}^n$ that have a maximal real subspace in their image.
    Jerry R. Muir, Jr.*, University of Scranton
    Ted J. Suffridge, University of Kentucky
    (1003-32-610)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Some extremal properties of holomorphic mappings of the ball onto convex domains.
    Ted J Suffridge*, University of Kentucky
    (1003-32-427)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Projections on Bergman Space.
    Joseph A. Cima*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Alexandru Aleman, Lund University, Sweden
    Alec Matheson, Lamar University
    (1003-30-487)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry, II
  Organizers:
  Matthew H. Baker, University of Georgia mbaker@math.uga.edu
  Dino J. Lorenzini, University of Georgia
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The p-torsion of hyperelliptic curves.
    Darren B Glass*, Columbia University
    Rachel J. Pries, Colorado State University
    (1003-11-123)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Galois groups of Drinfeld modules and Carlitz logarithms.
    Matthew A. Papanikolas*, Texas A&M University
    (1003-11-379)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Deformation of curves with a wildly ramified group action and applications to error-correcting codes.
    Rachel Pries*, Colorado State University
    (1003-14-567)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Elevated rank in positive characteristic.
    Keith Conrad*, Univ. of Connecticut
    (1003-11-184)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Almost rational torsion points on Fermat quotient curves.
    Pavlos Tzermias*, University of Tennessee
    (1003-11-554)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Computational Verification of the Full Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture.
    William A Stein*, Harvard University
    (1003-11-186)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Stable Reduction of $X_0(p^3)$.
    Ken McMurdy*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    Robert F. Coleman, University of California at Berkeley
    (1003-11-1346)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Infinite multiplicity of roots of unity of the absolute Galois group on elliptic curves.
    Bo-Hae Im*, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    (1003-11-1257)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Average Frobenius distributions for elliptic curves with rational torsion.
    Jonathan L Battista, Michigan State University
    Jonathan Bayless, Dartmouth College
    Dmitriy Ivanov, Stanford
    Kevin L James*, Clemson University
    (1003-11-955)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algorithmic Algebraic and Analytic Geometry, III
  Organizers:
  Saugata Basu, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Victoria A. Powers, Emory University vicki@mathcs.emory.edu
  Mika K. Sep\"al\"a, Florida State University mika.seppala@fsu.edu
  Tanush T. Shaska, University of Idaho tshaska@uidaho.edu
  Emil J. Volcheck, National Security Agency volcheck@acm.org
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Automated Certification for Control Systems.
    Sanjay Lall*, Stanford
    (1003-14-1499)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Hilbert's theorem on decomposability of nonnegative ternary froms as sums of squares of rational functions.
    Dmitrii V Pasechnik*, Dept. E&OR, Tilburg University
    (1003-14-1526)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Stiefel-Whitney classes of real toric varieties.
    Clint McCrory*, University of Georgia
    (1003-14-1124)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Topology of o-minimal Hausdorff limits and applications.
    Thierry Zell*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1003-14-1141)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Refinement of the Shapiro Conjecture in Enumerative Geometry.
    Ruffo James*, Texas A&M University
    (1003-14-1650)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Some Speed-Ups and Speed Limits for Real Fewnomials.
    J Maurice Rojas*, Texas A&M University
    (1003-14-1343)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Effective methods for resolving singularities in the plane with applications to analysis.
    Michael Greenblatt*, Metron Inc.
    (1003-14-1310)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On the extremal disks embedded in compact Riemann surfaces of genus three.
    Gou Nakamura*, Aichi Institute of Technology
    (1003-30-360)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Non-normal pairs of NEC groups.
    Milagros Izquierdo, Link\"opings Universitet
    Jose Luis Estevez*, UNED, Madrid, Spain
    (1003-14-222)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Birational Equivalence, Linear Systems, and Desingularization.
    John J Iskra, Emory & Henry College
    Yasuyuki Kachi*, University of Tennessee
    S B Mulay, University of Tennessee
    (1003-14-119)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Modular Representation Theory of Finite and Algebraic Groups, III
  Organizers:
  David J. Hemmer, University of Toledo david.hemmer@utoledo.edu
  Cornelius Pillen, University of South Alabama pillen@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Character ratios and probabilistic generation of classical groups.
    Corneliu Hoffman*, BGSU
    (1003-20-1591)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A Phan-Type Theorem for Orthogonal Groups.
    Adam E. Roberts*, Bowling Green State University
    (1003-20-750)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The non-coprime $k(GV)$-problem.
    Robert M. Guralnick, University of Southern California
    Pham Huu Tiep*, University of Florida
    (1003-20-528)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Varieties and injective modules over group cohomology.
    David J Benson*, University of Georgia
    (1003-20-1172)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    ``Rank Varieties" for finite group schemes.
    Eric Friedlander, Northwestern University
    Julia Pevtsova*, University of Oregon
    (1003-16-679)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Lifting modules of group rings and Gorenstein orders using syzygy functors.
    Jon F. Carlson*, University of Georgia
    Klaus W. Roggenkamp, University of Stuttgart
    (1003-16-1421)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Endo-trivial modules for finite groups of Lie type.
    Jon F. Carlson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
    Nadia P. Mazza*, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
    Daniel K. Nakano, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
    (1003-20-622)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Finite $p$-groups and Lie orders.
    J. L. Alperin*, University of Chicago
    (1003-20-27)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Permutation modules and incidence matrices.
    Peter K Sin*, University of Florida
    (1003-20-984)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Nilpotent orbits over ground fields of good characteristic.
    George J McNinch*, Tufts University
    (1003-20-611)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#11: Part B
  Fair enough? Mathematics of equity.
  Organizers:
  John C. Maceli, Ithaca College
  Stanley E. Seltzer, Ithaca College
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#13: Part B
  Origami in undergraduate mathematics courses.
  Organizers:
  Thomas C. Hull, Merrimack College
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#5: Part B
  Hands-on discrete mathematics with technology.
  Organizers:
  Douglas E. Ensley, Shippensburg University
  Katherine G. McGivney, Shippensburg University
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS Session on Geometry
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Nodal sets and contact structures.
    Rafal Komendarczyk*, Georgia Tech
    (1003-51-1646)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Minimal Triangulations of Simplotopes and Cubes.
    Tyler Seacrest, Harvey Mudd College
    Francis Edward Su*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1003-52-1642)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Packing for Frontier Life in Three Dimensional Space.
    Edwin H. Smith*, Jacksonville State University
    (1003-52-287)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Vertex replacement rules yield fractals.
    Michelle Previte*, Penn State Erie
    (1003-52-727)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Letter Representations of Rectangular m x n x p Proper Arrays.
    Jocelyn Quaintance*, Kutztown University
    (1003-52-93)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Harmonic forms on cohomogeneity one four manifolds.
    Eduard Chiru*, Bellarmine University
    (1003-53-1002)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Locally isotropic pseudo-Riemannian manifolds.
    Iva Stavrov*, Lewis and Clark College
    (1003-53-1030)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Connected components of the space of positive scalar curvature metrics on spheres - concordance vs. cobordism.
    Brian M Loft*, Sam Houston State University
    (1003-53-1064)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Riemannian Submersions of Compact Semisimple Lie Groups with Connected Totally Geodesic Fibers.
    Marius I Munteanu*, SUNY College at Oneonta
    (1003-53-1208)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Para-$\varphi$-Lie Algebras.
    Andrew Bucki*, Langston University
    (1003-53-1344)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    A surgery model on open books and their holomorphic curves.
    Mei-Lin Yau*, Michigan State University
    (1003-53-135)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Minimal Surfaces in Three Dimenisional Sub-Riemannian Spaces.
    Daniel Richard Cole*, Dartmouth College
    (1003-53-1451)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Energy and foliations on Riemann surfaces.
    Amine Fawaz*, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
    (1003-53-1481)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Classification of Einstein metrics on $I \times S^3$.
    Curtis Tor Asplund*, Oberlin College
    Brian Krummel, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Evan D. Merrell, Truman State University
    Robert T. Rachal, Metairie, Louisiana
    DaGang Yang, Tulane University
    (1003-53-861)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    CMC Spacelike Surfaces of Revolution in Minkowski 3-Space.
    Sungwook Lee, University of Southern Mississippi
    Jeffrey H. Varnado*, University of Southern Mississippi
    (1003-53-989)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Iteration models and invariant measures for holomorphic self-maps of the unit disc.
    William E. Hornor*, University of Southern Mississippi
    (1003-30-1490)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Spacelike CMC Surfaces in AdS $3$-space ${\mathbb H}^3_1(-1)$ and Spinor Representation.
    Sungwook Lee*, University of Southern Mississippi
    (1003-53-240)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Statistics, Numerical Analysis, II
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    An Empirical Comparison of Several Popular Designs for Computer Experiments.
    Ofelia Marin*, Ohio State University
    (1003-62-1000)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Asymptotic Distributions of Buckley-James Estimator.
    Fanhui Kong*, SUNY at Binghamton
    Qiqing Yu, SUNY at Binghamton
    (1003-62-1012)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Strength and resolution of arbitrary fractional factorial designs.
    Wiebke S. Diestelkamp*, University of Dayton
    Jay H. Beder, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
    (1003-62-1163)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Assessing the Risks of the Two Graft Versus Host Diseases.
    Mouchumi Bhattacharyya*, University of the Pacific
    (1003-62-1299)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Iterative Method for Regularized Total Least Squares.
    Hongbin Guo*, Arizona State University
    Rosemary A Renaut, Arizona State University
    (1003-65-1613)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    On Kernel Density Estimation for Censored Data.
    Kagba Nkrumah Suaray*, University of California at Riverside
    (1003-62-536)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Rectangular Mixed Finite Elements for Elasticity.
    Gerard M Awanou*, IMA/ University of Minnesota
    Douglas Arnold, IMA/ University of Minnesota
    (1003-65-1126)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A comparison between the Adomian decomposition and the sinc-Galerkin methods.
    Ahmed I Zayed*, DePaul University
    Elias Deeba, University of Houston-Downtown
    Jeong-Mi Yoon, University of Houston-Downtown
    (1003-65-1187)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Explicit Null Space of the Discrete Laplacian.
    Hanna Joy VanderZee*, University of Illinois - Urbana, Champaign
    (1003-65-1357)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Minimal energy homogeneous spherical splines for data interpolation.
    Victoria Baramidze*, The University of Georgia
    Ming Jun Lai, The University of Georgia
    (1003-65-1415)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A 3-D Molecular Mechanics Simulation of Cracks and Fractures in a Solid under Stress.
    Mark S. Korlie*, Montclair State University
    (1003-65-1478)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Multiple time scale numerical methods for highly oscillatory ODE.
    Richard W Sharp*, Princeton University
    Yen-Hsi Tsai, University of Texas at Austin
    Bjorn Engquist, University of Texas at Austin
    (1003-65-1573)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Break.
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Convergence rate of truncated Herimite polynomial chaos expansion and applications to finite element method for Stochastic Partial differential equations.
    Yanzhao Cao*, Florida A&M University
    (1003-65-324)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    The Finite Element Method for Elliptic Problems with a highly oscillating coefficient containing singularities.
    Bongsoo Jang*, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Haesoo Oh, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    (1003-65-400)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Fourth-order implicit scheme for acoustic waves.
    Hyeona Lim*, Mississippi State University
    Seongjai Kim, University of Kentucky
    (1003-65-531)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    A Quasilinear Hierarchical Size Structured Model: Well-Posedness and Approximation.
    Azmy Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Keng Deng, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Shuhua Hu*, Universtiy of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1003-65-894)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Low-Storage Runge-Kutta Methods for Stochastic Differential Equations.
    Dongjin Kim*, University of Wyoming
    Dan Stanescu, University of Wyoming
    (1003-60-1585)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-4:25 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematical Experiences for Students Outside the Classroom
  Organizers:
  Kay B. Somers, Moravian College somersk@moravian.edu
  Jody M. Sorensen, Grand Valley State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The P's and Q's of an Active and Effective Undergraduate Math Club.
    Sarah V. Cook*, Washburn University
    (1003-U1-877)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Some Success Stories from Slippery Rock.
    J. Lyn Miller*, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
    (1003-U1-413)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Southeastern Math Club's Activities and Experiences: Successes and Failures.
    Lee Ann Rayburn*, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
    (1003-U1-1495)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Sonia Kovalevsky Math Day.
    AbdelNaser Al-Hasan*, Mount Mary College
    (1003-U1-682)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Mathematical Tournament.
    Maureen T Carroll*, University of Scranton
    (1003-U1-1282)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Faculty-Student Connection Outside of the Classroom.
    Maureen Doyle*, Morehead State University
    Nathan Gilbert, Morehead State University
    Amanda Thompson, Morehead State University
    (1003-U1-1398)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Starting a Basic Notions Seminar for Undergraduates.
    Edward W. Welsh*, Westfield State College
    (1003-U1-458)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The Anatomy of an Undergraduate Mathematics Conference.
    Michael Fraboni*, Moravian College
    (1003-U1-780)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Inland Northwest Math Experience Its IN ME ... is it in YOU?
    Kimberly M. Vincent*, Washington State University
    (1003-U1-1608)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    This is Jeopardy!
    John M. Harris*, Furman University
    (1003-U1-1191)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Whetting Young Mathematical Appetities: The Trinity Triathlon.
    Sharon K. Robbert*, Trinity Christian College
    David B. Klanderman, Trinity Christian College
    (1003-U1-370)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Math Bowl: Running a mathematics trivia contest.
    Gary Gordon, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
    Elizabeth McMahon*, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
    (1003-U1-440)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Everybody Loves a Good Problem!
    Patricia L Hale*, Cal Poly Pomona
    (1003-U1-335)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Group problem-solving on a Low Ropes Course.
    Emily E. Puckette*, Sewanee: The University of the South
    (1003-U1-678)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics
  Organizers:
  William O. Martin, North Dakota State University william.martin@ndsu.nodak.edu
  Barbara E. Edwards, Oregon State University
  Draga D. Vidakovic, Georgia State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Tool for Describing Students' Journey to Proficiency in Proof.
    Jacqueline M. Dewar*, Loyola Marymount University
    Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola Marymount University
    (1003-V1-800)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Using Web-Based Testing Software for Calculus Instruction.
    Glenn Ledder*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1003-V1-956)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A Study in First-Semester Calculus using Various Technologies.
    Erick Brian Hofacker*, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    Pam Katzman, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    (1003-V1-914)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Assisting students in coordinating between two equivalent definitions in the case of exponential functions.
    May Hamdan*, Lebanese American University
    (1003-V1-824)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Effects of a Web-based Application on Teaching and Learning Calculus I.
    Andrew J Incognito*, Coastal Carolina University
    Sophia Tan, Coastal Carolina University
    (1003-V1-391)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Investigating Factors that Affect Student Achievement in Virtual Business Calculus.
    Brian H Felkel*, Appalachian State University
    (1003-V1-339)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Creating and Using Online Quizzes to Enhance Student Learning.
    Manmohan Kaur*, Benedictine University
    (1003-V1-457)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A Case Study in the use of Course Portfolios in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
    Troy L. Goodsell*, Brigham Young University-Idaho
    (1003-V1-809)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Playing Games to Learn College Mathematics.
    Edwin P Herman*, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
    (1003-V1-384)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Using MERLOT to turn research into research that has impact.
    Bernd S. W. Schroeder*, Louisiana Tech University
    James Rutledge, St. Petersburg College
    Alice Bedard-Voorhees, Colorado Community Colleges Online
    (1003-V1-759)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Some Ideas About the Frequency of Assessment in Lower Level Mathematics Courses.
    Ellen F Hill*, Minnesota State University Moorhead
    (1003-V1-367)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Course Redesign.
    Margo P Alexander*, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
    Jean Bevis, Gerogia State University, Atlanta, GA
    Valerie Miller, Gerogia State University
    (1003-V1-106)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Teaching an ON-Line Business Calculus Course.
    Cornelius Nelan*, Quinnipiac University
    (1003-V1-1190)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on In-Service Training Programs For K--12 Mathematics Teachers, II
  Organizers:
  Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Valparaiso University zsuzsanna.szaniszlo@valpo.edu
  Judith L. Covington, Louisiana State University, Shreveport
  Tamas Szabo, Weber State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Summer Institute on Probability and Statistics for Middle-grades Teachers - A Report on an ESEA Title IIB MSP Grant Project.
    Martha VanCleave*, Linfield College
    Michael Boardman, Pacific University
    (1003-W1-220)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Math ADEPT: a working model for teacher professional development which builds professional communities of learners.
    Harel Barzilai*, Salisbury University
    Homer Austin, Salisbury University
    (1003-W1-210)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    A Partnership to Improve Middle Grades Teachers' Content Knowledge.
    A. Susan Gay*, University of Kansas
    (1003-W1-494)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Conceptual Mathematics Institute at Augsburg College.
    Tracy Bibelnieks, Augsburg College
    Matthew J Haines*, Augsburg College
    Linda Stevens, Augsburg College
    (1003-W1-666)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    The ETSU M.S. Program in the Teaching of K-8 Mathematics.
    Anant Godbole*, East Tennessee State University
    (1003-W1-723)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Comprehensive Math Instruction Professional Development Program.
    Janet Walter, Brigham Young University
    Blake Peterson, Brigham Young University
    Candice Ridlon, Brigham Young University
    Sterling Hilton, Brigham Young University
    Richard Sudweeks, Brigham Young University
    Nedra Call, Nebo School District
    Julie Warren, Mapleton Elementary School
    Mel Twitchell, Provo School District
    Michael Dorff*, Brigham Young University
    (1003-W1-632)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-4:25 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VII
  Organizers:
  Daniel E. Otero, Xavier University otero@xavier.xu.edu
  Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University
  Thomas A. Hern, Bowling Green State University
  Janice B. Walker, Xavier University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Modeling the MinCDE System in Escherichia coli.
    Gretchen A Koch*, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Donald A Drew, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    (1003-X1-534)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Fast wavelet collocation methods for second kind integral equations using parallel computing.
    Yi Wang*, Fairmont State University
    (1003-X1-1179)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Inverse Scattering: Inversion of Gamow's Formula.
    Sohang Chander Gandhi*, University of Central Florida, Physics Department
    (1003-X1-740)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    The Partial Sums of $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\sin(kx)$ and their Relationship to the Saw-Tooth Function.
    Michael A. Brilleslyper*, U. S. Air Force Academy
    (1003-X1-296)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Orthogonal quadruple systems and 3-frames.
    William Brian Muse*, Columbus State University
    K. T. Phelps, Auburn University
    (1003-X1-1540)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Billiards with polynomial mixing rates.
    Hong-Kun Zhang*, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    (1003-X1-311)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Revisting Interval Maps with Thick Cantor Sets.
    Fernanda Botelho, University of Memphis
    J. Angela Murdock*, University of Memphis
    (1003-X1-1017)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    The Aeroacoustics of Turbulent Coanda Jet Flows.
    Caroline Smith*, James Madison University
    (1003-X1-908)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Techniques For Resource Selection Studies Using Correlated Data.
    Ashraf F. EL-Houbi*, John Carroll University
    (1003-X1-1173)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    How a truck driver's question about water glasses leads to Cantor sets and unusual probability distributions.
    Kevin Iga*, Pepperdine University
    (1003-X1-1461)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 4:15 p.m.
    High Frequency Response to Low Frequency Forcing in a Nonlinear Mechanical Model.
    Krista O'Neill*, University of Connecticut
    (1003-X1-1629)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Symmetry in Analysis
  Organizers:
  Steven Krantz, Washington University in St. Louis sk@dax.wustl.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Orbifolds, Regular Solids, and the Hurwitz 84(g-1) Theorem.
    Robert E. Greene*, University of California,Los Angeles
    (1003-Z1-63)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    One-parameter subgroup arising from a discrete non-compact automorphism group of a domain.
    Kang-Tae Kim*, Pohang University of Science and Technology
    (1003-Z1-65)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The order of contact of a holomorphic ideal. Blow-up and finiteness of testing set.
    Jeffery D McNeal*, Ohio State University
    (1003-Z1-29)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Symmetry in Minimal Surfaces.
    Harold R. Parks*, Oregon State University
    (1003-Z1-44)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  First-semester calculus: Meeting the needs of our students.
  Organizers:
  David M. Bressoud, Macalester College
  William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
  Panelists:
  Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College
  Herbert E. Kasube, Bradley University
  Kay B. Somers, Moravian College
  Rod Sturdivant, U.S. Military Academy
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Using mathematically rich activities to develop K--12 curricula, Part II.
  Organizers:
  Robert P. Moses, Cambridge, MA
  Robert E. Megginson, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
  Ed Dubinsky, Kent State University
  Panelists:
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  Judith Roitman, University of Kansas
  Robert P. Moses,
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
  Faculty development for adjuncts and new faculty.
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U.S. Military Academy
  Panelists:
  Michael D. Phillips, U.S. Military Academy
  William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
  Robert Kimball, Wake Tech Community College
  Pat Shure, University of Michigan
  Moderators:
  Philip H. Mahler, Middlesex Community College
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
  AWM Workshop Panel Discussion
  Shaping a career in mathematics.
  Moderators:
  Dawn A. Lott, Delaware State University
  Panelists:
  Pamela Cook, University of Delaware
  Helen Moore, American Institute of Mathematics
  Anne Trenk, Wellesley College
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture
  Speaker and title to be announced.
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Math Biology
  

  • 1:15 p.m.
    Random Graphical Dynamical Systems.
    William H Sulis, McMaster University
    Irina N. Trofimova*, McMaster University
    (1003-92-1093)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Disease outbreaks in coupled populations.
    Kirsten Maggie Viz*, Montclair State University
    Lora Billings, Montclair State University
    Ira B. Schwartz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory , Washington, DC
    (1003-92-1153)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Protein Structure Determination by Analysis of Orientational Restraints obtained from Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
    Srisairam Achuthan*, Florida State University
    Jack Quine, Florida State University
    Tom Asbury, Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University
    Richard Bertram, Dept. of Mathematics & IMB, Florida State University
    (1003-92-1211)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Mathematically Modeling Tumor Growth with Immune Response.
    A. E. Radunskaya*, Pomona College
    L. G. dePillis, Harvey Mudd College
    (1003-92-142)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    An Agent-Based Model of Nest Construction in Social Wasps.
    Mike Phillips*, East Tennessee State University
    Istvan Karsai, East Tennessee State University
    Jeff Knisley, East Tennessee State University
    (1003-92-1627)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Modeling Tubuloglomerular Feedback in Coupled Nephrons with Backleak.
    Amanda L Hattaway*, Wentworth Institute of Technology
    (1003-92-241)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Applications of Navier Stokes equations in blood dynamics.
    Mihaela D Iftime*, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Boston
    (1003-92-642)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Competitive Exclusion and Coexistence for a Quasilinear Size-Structured Population Model.
    Azmy S Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Keng Deng, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Xubo Wang*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1003-92-658)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    A Mathematical Model of Atherogenesis as an Inflammatory Response.
    L. R. Ritter*, Texas A & M University
    A. I. Ibragimov, Texas Tech University
    C. J. McNeal, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Div. of Cardiology Dept. of Pediatrics, Div. of Endocrinology Scott & White
    J. R. Walton, Texas A & M University
    (1003-92-849)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    A hierarchical size-structured population model.
    Azmy S. Ackleh*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Kazufumi Ito, North Carolina State University
    (1003-92-886)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Monotone Approximation for a Hierarchical Age-structured Population Model.
    Azmy S Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Keng Deng*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1003-92-890)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Modelling the Ultradian Oscillations of Insulin Secretion with Two Time Delays.
    Jiaxu Li*, Arizona State University
    Yang Kuang, Arizona State University
    (1003-92-1572)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 1:20 p.m.-2:10 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Projective well-orderings of the reals.
  Andres Caicedo*, Institut fur formale Logik, Vienna
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 2:25 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  A symptotic differential algebra.
  Matthias Aschenbrenner*, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Women Ph.D.s, II
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    Hypercyclic and Supercyclic Operators in the Weak Topology of Banach Spaces.
    Rebecca L Sanders*, Marquette University
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The {C}ayley-{B}acharach Theorem and Coding Theory.
    Leah H. Gold*, Texas A\&M University
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Distinguishing chambers of the moment polytope.
    Tara S. Holm*, University of California, Berkeley
    Rebecca F. Goldin, George Mason University
    Lisa C. Jeffrey, University of Toronto
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Lifting maps from a vector space of Jacobi cusp forms to a subspace of certain elliptic modular forms.
    Kathrin Bringmann*, University of Wisconsin
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA Committee on Mathematics and the Environment Panel Discussion
  Mathematical outreach and the environment.
  Organizers:
  Patricia Clark Kenschaft, Montclair State University
  Panelists:
  James M. Wright, Green Mountain College
  Michael P. Cohen,
  William Dean Stone, New Mexico Tech
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years (CRAFTY) Panel Discussion
  Refocusing the courses before calculus.
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U.S. Military Acadmey
  Moderators:
  Jack Bookman, Duke University
  Panelists:
  Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College
  Bruce Crowder, Okalhoma State University
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#6: Part B
  Webwork, an internet-based system for generating and delivering homework problems to students.
  Organizers:
  Arnold K. Pizer, University of Rochester
  Michael E. Gage, University of Rochester
  Vicki Roth, University of Rochester
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 3:15 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Worlds of Interactive Mathematics, Part II: The Legacy of James E. White
  Organizers:
  Ananda Gunawardena, Carnegie Mellon University
  Dan Kalman, American University
  Gerald J. Porter, University of Pennsylvania gjporter@math.upenn.edu
  

  • 3:15 p.m.
    James White's Work.
    Dan Kalman*, American University
    Gerald J Porter, University of Pennsylvania
    (1003-Z3-397)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Interactive Investigation of Geometry through Light Rays.
    Margie Hale*, Stetson University
    (1003-Z3-470)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Using Mathwright to Developing Interactive Workbooks for Precalculus.
    James E Miller*, West Virginia University
    (1003-Z3-1675)
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  AMS Notices Tenth Anniversary Reception
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  AMS Banquet Reception
• Saturday January 8, 2005, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
  AMS Banquet