Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

Current as of Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:01:43

Joint Mathematics Meetings
San Antonio, TX, January 12-15, 2006
Meeting #1014

Sunday January 15, 2006

• Sunday January 15, 2006, 7:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
  MAA Minority Chairs Breakfast Meeting
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Recent Advances in Mathematical Biology and Epidemiology, I
  Organizers:
  Sophia Jang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette jang@louisiana.edu
  Linda Allen, Texas Tech University
  Lih-Ing Roeger, Texas Tech University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Metapopulation Models for Disease Spread.
    P. van den Driessche*, University of Victoria, BC
    (1014-92-783)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Linking immunology and epidemiology in mathematical models.
    Maia Martcheva*, University of Florida
    Sergei S. Pilyugin, University of Florida
    (1014-92-806)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A control-theoretic approach to combining immunotherapy with antiviral treatment for HIV.
    Rebecca V Culshaw*, The University of Texas at Tyler
    (1014-92-1129)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Brain tumor, oncolytic virus, innate immune cells and cyclophosphamide.
    Jianjun Paul Tian*, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, the Ohio State University
    (1014-35-436)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Cellular Automata with Propensity for Insectal Pollen Propagation.
    David M Chan*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Rodney Dyer, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (1014-92-175)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Integer-Valued Population Models.
    Dorian Wilkerson*, Clark Atlanta Univesrity
    Ronald Mickens, Clark Atlanta University
    (1014-39-479)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Boundary Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations, I
  Organizers:
  John R. Graef, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga John-Graef@utc.edu
  Johnny L. Henderson, Baylor University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Nonstandard semi-implicit shooting methods for second order singular ODE boundary value problems.
    Qin Sheng*, Baylor University
    Joseph W Haus, University of Dayton
    (1014-34-429)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Limits of Sturm-Liouville Eigenvalues When the Interval Shrinks to an End Point.
    Qingkai Kong*, Northern Illinois University
    Hongyou Wu, Northern Illinois University
    Anton Zettl, Northern Illinois University
    (1014-34-1110)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Descartes systems of functions and disconjugacy of linear fractional differential equations.
    Paul W Eloe*, University of Dayton
    (1014-34-1050)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Multiple solutions for impulsive functional differential equations.
    Mouffak Benchohra, Universite de Sidi Bel Abbes
    Johnny Henderson*, Baylor University
    Sotiris Ntouyas, University of Ioannina
    Abdelghani Quahab, Laboratoire de Mathematiques
    (1014-34-321)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Uniqueness and Existence Via Linearized Boundary Value Problems.
    Jeffrey A. Ehme*, Spelman College
    (1014-34-734)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Radial solutions of quasilinear semipositone boundary--value problems.
    Matthew B. Rudd*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1014-34-962)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Theory and Application of Stochastic Differential Equations, I
  Organizers:
  Armando Arciniega, University of Texas at San Antonio armando.arciniega@utsa.edu
  Edward J. Allen, Texas Tech University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Stability Analysis of Stochastic Multi-Agent Dynamic Systems.
    Jagdish Chandra, The George Washington University
    G. S. Ladde*, The University of Texas at Arlington
    (1014-93-936)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Stochastic 2D Euler and Navier-Stokes Hybrid Dynamics of Fluid Flows under Markovian Switching.
    Sivapragasam Sathananthan, Tennessee State University
    Mahmoud Anabtawi*, American University of Sharjah,UAE
    Gangaram Ladde, The University of Texas at Arlington
    (1014-60-1179)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Weakly overtaking optimal strategies for controlled diffusion processes. Preliminary report.
    On\'esimo Hern\'andez-Lerma*, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City
    (1014-93-283)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Quantum Stochastic Differential Inclusions Satisfying a General Lipschitz Condition.
    Ezekiel Olusola Ayoola*, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    (1014-81-372)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Numerical Study of Interacting Particles Approximations for Integro-Differential Equations.
    Dan Stanescu*, University of Wyoming
    (1014-65-1434)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Stochastic perturbation of power law optical solitons.
    Anjan Biswas*, Delaware State University
    (1014-78-1772)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Symbolic-Numeric Computation and Applications, I
  Organizers:
  Agnes Szanto, North Carolina State University aszanto@ncsu.edu
  Jan Verschelde, University of Illinois at Chicago
  Zhonggang Zeng, Northeastern Illinois University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Adaptive precision in homotopy continuation.
    Daniel J. Bates*, University of Notre Dame
    Andrew J. Sommese, University of Notre Dame
    Charles W. Wampler, GM Research & Development
    (1014-65-285)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Local Regularization of the Autoconvolution Problem.
    Zhewei Dai*, Alma College
    Patricia K Lamm, Michigan State University
    (1014-45-1553)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Stationary Configurations of Four Vortices.
    Marshall Hampton*, University of Minnesota, Duluth
    Richard Moeckel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
    (1014-76-147)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Approximate Factorization of Complex Multivariate Polynomials.
    Erich Kaltofen*, North Carolina State University
    (1014-65-359)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Computing the approximate rank of large inexact matrices.
    Tsung-Lin Lee*, Michigan State University
    T. Y. Li, Michigan State University
    Zhonggang Zeng, Northeastern Illinois University
    (1014-65-1208)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Symbolic-Numeric Sparse Polynomial Interpolation.
    Wen-shin Lee*, University of Antwerp, Belgium
    (1014-65-636)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  AMS-AWM-MAA Special Session on Mathematical Results and Challenges in Learning Theory
  Organizers:
  Cynthia Rudin, Courant Institute, NYU rudin@nyu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Ranking with a P-Norm Push.
    Cynthia Rudin*, Center for Neural Science and Courant Institute, New York University
    (1014-68-443)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Online Convex Programming: A Survey.
    Martin A Zinkevich*, University of Alberta
    (1014-68-1343)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Sparse Function Estimation in High Dimensions.
    John Lafferty*, Carnegie Mellon University
    Larry Wasserman, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1014-62-924)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Optimization Challenges in Capacity Control.
    Kristin P Bennett*, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    (1014-49-772)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Theoretical Challenges Arising from Empirical Observations about Boosting Algorithms.
    Phil Long*, Google
    (1014-68-435)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Discussion
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Enumerative Combinatorics, III
  Organizers:
  Catherine H. Yan, Texas A\&M University cyan@math.tamu.edu
  Marcelo Aguiar, Texas A\&M University
  Joseph P. Kung, University of North Texas
  Laura F. Matusevich, University of Pennsylvania
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The combinatorics of type A nonsymmetric Macdonald polynomials.
    Jim Haglund*, Ohio State
    M. Haiman, UC Berkeley
    N. Loehr, William and Mary
    (1014-05-738)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Nonsymmetric Schur functions and standard bases.
    Sarah K. Mason*, University of Pennsylvania
    (1014-05-1149)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The bounded complex of an affine oriented matroid.
    Xun Dong*, University of Miami
    (1014-52-977)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Shelling Coxeter-like complexes and sorting on trees.
    Patricia Hersh*, Indiana University--Bloomington
    (1014-05-796)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Combinatorics.
    Swapneel Mahajan*, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
    (1014-05-1445)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Discussion
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Geometry and Modular Forms, III
  Organizers:
  Matthew A. Papanikolas, Texas A\&M University map@math.tamu.edu
  Ahmad M. El-Guindy, Texas A\&M University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Fricke involution and congruences for modular forms of weight four.
    Scott Ahlgren*, University of Illinois
    Mugurel Barcau, Bucharest, Romania
    (1014-11-1225)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Atkin and Swinnerton-Dyer congruence and the modularity for certain noncongruence cuspforms.
    A.O.L. Atkin, University of Illinois at Chicago
    W.C. Li, Pennsylvania State University
    L. Long*, Iowa State University
    (1014-11-1141)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Symmetry in Twisted Families of L-functions.
    Eduardo Duenez*, The University of Texas at San Antonio
    Steven J Miller, Brown University
    (1014-11-1154)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Special Values of Gaussian Hypergeometric Functions.
    Sharon M Frechette*, College of the Holy Cross
    Matthew Papanikolas, Texas A&M University
    (1014-11-1504)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Field Extensions and Algorithms, III
  Organizers:
  Peter Stevenhagen, University of Leiden psh@math.leidenuniv.nl
  H. W. Lenstra, University of Leiden
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Eisenstein Reciprocity Law, Gaussian Sums and Application to Primality Testing.
    Pedro J Berrizbeitia*, Universidad Sim\'on Bol\'{\i}var
    (1014-11-1736)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Power Residue Symbol Algorithms.
    J. P. Buhler*, CCR
    (1014-11-1745)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Rational torsion of elliptic curves.
    Amod Agashe*, Florida State University
    (1014-11-839)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Toward an explicit 2-descent on the Jacobian of a generic curve of genus 2.
    Ronald M. van Luijk*, UC Berkeley, CRM, MSRI
    Adam M. Logan, University of Liverpool, CRM, and University of Waterloo
    (1014-11-1153)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Pointless curves of genus $3$ and $4$.
    Everett W Howe*, Center for Communications Research, La Jolla
    Kristin E Lauter, Microsoft Research
    Jaap Top, University of Groningen
    (1014-11-947)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Cup products and unramified extensions.
    Romyar T. Sharifi*, McMaster University
    (1014-11-826)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on New Developments in Symplectic Topology, II
  Organizers:
  Dusa McDuff, SUNY at Stony Brook dusa@math.sunysb.edu
  Aleksey Zinger, SUNY at Stony Brook azinger@math.sunysb.edu
  Ely Kerman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Margaret F. Symington, Georgia Institute of Technology and Mercer University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On the topology of Lagrangian submanifolds.
    Peter Albers*, Courant Institute, New York University
    (1014-53-550)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Conormal bundles to knots and the Gopakumar-Vafa conjecture.
    Sergiy V. Koshkin*, Kansas State University
    (1014-53-291)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Holomorphic shadows in the eyes of model theory.
    Liat Kessler*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
    (1014-53-1259)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Heegaard-Floer homology for manifolds with parametrized boundary.
    Robert Lipshitz*, Stanford University
    (1014-57-467)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Fiber sum formulae for Ozsv\'ath-Szab\'o invariants.
    Stanislav Jabuka, University of Nevada, Reno
    Thomas E. Mark*, Southeastern Louisiana University
    (1014-57-97)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Symplectic 4-manifolds with arbitrary fundamental group near the BMY line.
    Scott Baldridge*, Louisiana State University
    Paul Kirk, Indiana University
    (1014-57-481)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonautonomous Discrete Dynamics, III
  Organizers:
  Saber N. Elaydi, Trinity University selaydi@trinity.edu
  Jim M. Cushing, University of Arizona
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Detection of periodic driving in systems of difference equations.
    Timothy D Sauer*, George Mason University
    (1014-39-1061)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Linear difference equations defined by polynomial hypergroups: Examples and basic properties.
    Rupert Lasser*, GSF-Research Center and University of Technology Munich, Germany
    (1014-39-174)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On $\displaystyle{x_{n+1}=\max\left\{\frac{A_{n}}{x_{n}} \,, \frac{B_{n}}{x_{n-1}}\right\}}$ With Both Parameters Period-Four or Period-Five.
    Candace Marie Kent*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Jennifer S. Sanchez, Nashville, Tennessee
    (1014-37-871)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Deterministic Dynamics and Chance.
    Sandra A. Hayes*, Technical University of Munich, Germany
    Yunping Jiang, Queens College of the City University of New York
    (1014-37-1654)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Discrete Inertial Manifolds.
    Christian Poetzsche*, University of Minnesota
    (1014-39-505)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Central Limit Theorem for one-dimensional dynamical systems with weak random noise.
    Oliver Diaz*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1014-37-41)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-8:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Knots, Links, and Tangles
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Quandle Cocycle Invariants and Tangle Embeddings.
    Kheira Ameur*, USF
    (1014-55-1576)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Existence and Upper Bounds of Regular Stick Numbers of Knots and Links.
    Timothy D Comar*, Benedictine University
    Kenneth Miller, Benedictine University
    Debra Witczak, Benedictine University
    (1014-57-138)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Scaling Behavior, Equilibrium Lengths, and Probabilities of Knotted Polymers.
    Akos Dobay, Ludwig-Maximillians-Universitaet Muenchen
    Kenneth C. Millett, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Michael Piatek, University of Washington
    Eric Rawdon*, Duquesne University
    Andrzej Stasiak, University of Lausanne
    (1014-57-698)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    On the Structure of Tight Knots.
    Ted Ashton*, University of Georgia
    (1014-53-144)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Lattices, Ordered Structures, Logic and Model Theory
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Aspects of Certain Countable Universal $H$-Free Graphs.
    Rehana Patel*, St. John's University
    (1014-03-1690)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Spaces of orders on groups.
    Malgorzata A. Dabkowska*, George Washington University
    Mieczyslaw Dabkowski, University of Texas at Dallas
    Valentina Harizanov, George Washington University
    (1014-03-1718)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Degrees of Monotone Complexity.
    William C Calhoun*, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
    (1014-03-1564)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A Peculiar Connection Between the Axiom of Choice and Predicting the Future.
    Christopher S Hardin*, Smith College
    Alan D Taylor, Union College
    (1014-03-1551)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Generating a Finite Subset of a Lattice of Convex Sets.
    M. P. Nolte*, University of Missouri-Rolla
    Matt Insall, University of Missouri-Rolla
    (1014-06-1691)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Type Isomorphims and Program Isomorphisms.
    Carlos C Martinez*, Wesleyan University
    (1014-68-1716)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    \textbf{j-calculus}: a foundation for discrete analysis.
    Phil Thrift*, The University of Texas at Dallas
    (1014-39-1614)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Predicates, categorically.
    Ayalur R Krishnan*, Kingsborough CC, CUNY.
    (1014-18-1714)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Real Analysis
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Rational Landen Transformations on $\mathbb{R}$.
    Dante V. Manna*, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
    (1014-33-210)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Resultants of Chebyshev polynomials.
    Jemal Emina Gishe*, University of South Florida
    Mourad E.H. Ismail, University of Central Florida
    (1014-33-1457)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    An Inductive Limit Topology on the Denjoy Space.
    J. Alan Alewine*, McKendree College
    Eric Schechter, Vanderbilt University
    (1014-28-367)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A Comparison of Newton's Interpolation Theory and the Mean Value Theorem of Calculus.
    Nasser Dastrange*, Buena Vista University
    (1014-26-815)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Subspaces of finitely additive measures on $N$.
    Ron E. Rietz, Gustavus Adolphus College
    Trevor J. Potter*, Gustavus Adolphus College
    (1014-28-1384)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    A note on 2-to-1 function.
    Kandasamy Muthuvel*, University f Wisconsin-Oshkosh
    (1014-26-1735)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The symbol of a function of a pseudo-differential operator.
    Alfonso Gracia-Saz*, UC Berkeley
    Cornelius Paufler, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
    (1014-81-963)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Making Forecasts for Chaotic Physical Processes.
    Chris Danforth*, University of Maryland
    James A. Yorke, University of Maryland
    (1014-86-377)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Classification of multiparticle entanglement types with minimum orbit dimension.
    David W. Lyons*, Lebanon Valley College
    Scott N. Walck, Lebanon Valley College
    (1014-81-1478)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A Reformulation of the Empirical Mode Decomposition.
    Daniel R Van Vliet*, West Virginia University
    (1014-00-1618)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The identification of a time dependent sorption parameter from soil column experiments.
    K. Renee Fister, Murray State University
    Maeve L. McCarthy*, Murray State University
    Seth F. Oppenheimer, Mississippi State University
    (1014-35-1771)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Group Theory, II
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Deciding Membership in Finitely Generated Submonoids of the Free Product of two Groups.
    Justin Amery James*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    (1014-20-990)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    An analog of McCarthy's result.
    Chiru Bhattacharya*, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA
    (1014-20-1163)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    An Application of Graph Pebbling to Zero-Sum Sequences in Abelian Groups.
    Glenn H Hurlbert*, Arizona State University
    Shawn Elledge, Arizona State University
    (1014-20-1522)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Chain Conditions on Subnormal Subgroups.
    Colin C. Ferguson*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1014-20-1536)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Decomposition numbers of finite groups of Lie type of small rank in the defining characteristic.
    Hossein Andikfar*, University of Illinois at Chicago.
    (1014-20-1605)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Weyl filtration dimension for simple modules with $p$-singular highest weights for some low rank Algebraic groups.
    Matthew J. Beswick*, Kansas State University
    (1014-00-252)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Embedding a Connected Topological Group into a Connected Group.
    Ryo Ohashi*, King's College
    (1014-22-477)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    When do locally isometric topologies for the real numbers yield isomorphic topological groups?
    Jon W. Short, Sam Houston State University
    T. Christine Stevens*, Saint Louis University
    (1014-22-1636)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Nilpotent Conjugacy Classes in \emph{p}-adic Lie Algebras.
    Jyotsna Mainkar Diwadkar*, University of Pittsburgh
    (1014-08-1502)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Modern Algebra and Social Choice.
    S. Baker Peacock*, University of Texas-Pan American
    M. Paredes, University of Texas-Pan American
    (1014-06-1667)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics of Sports and Games, II
  Organizers:
  Sean L. Forman, Saint Joseph's University sforman@sju.edu
  Douglas Drinen, Sewanee: University of the South
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Optimal Allocation of Energy Resources for Athletes in Bicycling, Running, Skiing and Swimming Competition as a Time Optimal Control Problem.
    Alexey L Sadovski*, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
    G Beate Zimmer, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
    (1014-M1-1140)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Scrabble$^\copyright$ Tournaments, Ramsey Theory, and Resolvable Designs.
    Paul Becker*, Penn State Erie - The Behrend College
    Paul Olson, Penn State Erie - The Behrend College
    (1014-M1-778)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Transient Stress Analysis of Baseball-Bat Collision.
    Rich Laverty*, Juniata College
    (1014-M1-1159)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Playing Ball in a Rotating Space Station.
    Andrew J. Simoson*, King College
    (1014-M1-67)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Thinking Inside the Box: The Mathematics of a Tennis Serve.
    Roland Minton*, Roanoke College
    Jake Bennett, Roanoke College
    (1014-M1-183)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Baseball Decision-Making with Markov Chain Models.
    Thomas W Polaski*, Winthrop University
    (1014-M1-965)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Using Theil's T Statistic to Explore Salary Inequality in Professional Sports: New Tools, New Questions, New Answers.
    Joshua Travis Hale*, LBJ School of Public Affairs; University of Texas at Austin
    (1014-M1-1466)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Scoring Rules for Golf.
    Michael A. Jones*, Montclair State University
    (1014-M1-591)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Mathematics in Officiating: Data Sets and Voting Records for Introductory Statistics and Quantitative Literacy Classes.
    Christopher D Oehrlein*, Oklahoma City Community College
    (1014-M1-1484)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
  MAA Session on Achieving Quantitative Literacy, II
  Organizers:
  Aaron G. Montgomery, Central Washington University montgoaa@cwu.edu
  Stuart Boersma, Central Washington University
  Semra Kilic-Bahi, Colby Sawyer College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Numeracy: A Course for Honor Students.
    John C Maceli*, Ithaca College
    (1014-P1-944)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    The Mathematics of Association in Quantitative Literacy.
    Milo Schield*, Augsburg College
    (1014-P1-36)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum.
    Gary T Franchy*, Davenport University
    (1014-P1-1727)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Profit Maximization and Level Curves: Applying Excel Data Tables, Conditional Formatting, and the Solver.
    Mike Pogodzinski*, Department of Economics, San Jose State University
    (1014-P1-404)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    The Unholy Alliance: Integrating Math and Religion.
    Harrison W Straley*, Wheaton College
    Barbara Darling-Smith, Wheaton College
    (1014-P1-27)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    From Math Distress To Math Success: The Development of a Quantitative Reasoning Course To Motivate Student Learning.
    Klement Teixeira*, Borough of Manhattan Community College
    Fred Peskoff, Borough of Manhattan Community College
    (1014-P1-789)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Join the Mathematics Across the Community College Curriculum Project.
    Rebecca Hartzler*, Seattle Central Community College
    (1014-P1-1264)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Countering ``I Can't Do Math": Strategies for Teaching Underprepared, Math-Anxious Students, II
  Organizers:
  Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University bgold@monmouth.edu
  Suzanne Dor\'ee, Augsburg College
  Richard J. Jardine, Keene State College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Improving Developmental Math Classes: What We've Learned.
    Christopher S. O'Connor*, Shawnee State University
    B. Fiske Michael, Shawnee State University
    (1014-S1-355)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Using Standards-Based Instruction and Assessment to Reach Anxious, Reluctant, and Under-Prepared Math Students.
    Victor Dorff*, California Lutheran University
    (1014-S1-1560)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    In Other Words: Using Writing Assignments and Memory Aides to Help Students Learn Mathematics.
    Sarah V Cook*, Washburn University
    (1014-S1-1473)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Coaching a Student to Overcome Math Anxiety.
    Roger A Simons*, Rhode Island College
    (1014-S1-1689)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Needed Reforms for Class-Instruction of Under-Prepared, Math-Anxious Students: Revelations from Casework with Clinical Instruction.
    Clyde L. Greeno*, The MALEI Mathematics Institute
    (1014-S1-1134)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Coping With Math Anxiety in College: A Case Study Approach.
    Fred Peskoff*, Borough of Manhattan Community College
    (1014-S1-723)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VII
  Organizers:
  Stephen L. Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University
  Chairs:
  Timothy P. Chartier, Davidson College
  Stephen L. Davis,
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Reforming an Introduction to Modern Algebra.
    Jeffry L. Hirst*, Appalachian State University
    (1014-Z1-1077)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Generalized primary rings and ideals.
    Christine E. Gorton*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1014-Z1-1680)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Using Discovery Activities to Teach Mathematical Induction.
    Brian P Kelly*, U. of Louisiana at Monroe
    (1014-Z1-1539)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A charlatanic proof: the case of proof by induction.
    May F. Hamdan*, Lebanese American University
    (1014-Z1-726)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Teaching the Lebesgue Integral to Undergraduates: A New Course.
    William W Johnston*, Centre College
    (1014-Z1-777)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Approximate Contour Image Generation: A Project in Linear Algebra.
    Mohamed Allali*, Chapman University
    (1014-Z1-1659)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Does Experience Matter? Comparisons of freshmen and sophomores in Calculus III.
    Kurt Herzinger, U.S. Air Force Academy
    Beth Schaubroeck*, U.S. Air Force Academy
    (1014-Z1-669)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    An Alternative Method to Partial Fraction Decomposition of Integral Computation.
    Chokri Cherif*, BMCC-CUNY
    (1014-Z1-574)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Time dilation, neutron stars, and space war: teaching relativity and differential geometry aboard a Bussard ramjet.
    Christopher G Moseley*, United States Military Academy
    (1014-Z1-1331)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Engaging math faculty in teacher preparation.
    Cecelia Laurie*, The University of Alabama
    Cristina Gomez, SUNY-Cortland
    Wei Shen Hsia, The University of Alabama
    (1014-Z1-1138)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    No Boys Allowed: Assessing A Girls Only Math Club.
    Rachel S Cline*, Texas Tech University
    Jerry Dwyer, Texas Tech University
    (1014-Z1-1100)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Frames, Operators, and Approximation
  

  • 8:15 a.m.
    Back step extensions of subnormal weighted shifts.
    George Robert Exner*, Bucknell University
    (1014-47-657)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Positive Definite Kernels and Lattice Paths.
    Tiberiu Constantinescu, University of Texas at Dallas
    Nermine El-Sissi*, University of Texas at Dallas
    (1014-47-406)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Answer to Blecher's Open Question about Properties (L) and (R).
    Masayoshi Kaneda*, University of California, Irvine
    (1014-47-1741)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Multiresolutions in non-linear dynamics.
    Dorin Ervin Dutkay*, Rutgers University
    Palle E. T. Jorgensen, University of Iowa
    (1014-43-1650)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Non-separable Frame Multiresolution Analysis and Fast Wavelet Algorithms in Multidimensions.
    Juan R. Romero*, University of Houston
    Manos Papadakis, University of Houston
    (1014-41-1635)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A Pre and Post Processing to Reduce the Gibbs Phenomenon.
    Muhammad Aslam*, West Virginia University
    Sherman D. Riemenschneider, West Virginia University
    Lixin Shen, Western Michigan University
    (1014-65-1516)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An Efficient Method for Band-limited Extrapolation by Regularization.
    Weidong Chen*, Kansas State University
    (1014-65-70)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    PCM Quantization Errors and The White Noise Hypothesis.
    David Jimenez, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Long Wang*, Southern Polytechnic State University
    Yang Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1014-42-741)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    An approximation-solvability for variational inequalities.
    Dan D. Pascali*, Courant Institute, New York University
    (1014-47-1085)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Asymptotics of determinants and traces of Toeplitz matrices with symbols in weighted Wiener algebras.
    Alexei Yu. Karlovich*, Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
    (1014-47-1426)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:20 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Strategies to Encourage Persistence in Mathematics
  Organizers:
  David C. Carothers, James Madison University carothdc@jmu.edu
  Ahmed I. Zayed, DePaul University
  Keith E. Mellinger, University of Mary Washington
  

  • 8:20 a.m.
    Teaching a Course in Cryptology - strengthening mathematical interests in a variety of majors.
    Katarzyna Potocka*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    (1014-Y5-473)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Courting New Majors at the University of Mary Washington.
    Debra L. Hydorn*, University of Mary Washington
    (1014-Y5-1006)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Talent Expansion in Quantitative Biology.
    Anant P Godbole*, East Tennessee State University
    (1014-Y5-1143)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Motivating Students by Incorporating Software in the Classroom.
    W. Christopher Schroeder*, Morehead State University
    Kendra S. Schroeder, Morehead State University
    (1014-Y5-400)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Using Personal Invitations to Encourage Future Study in Mathematics.
    Andrew J. Miller*, Belmont University
    (1014-Y5-419)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Discrete Mathematics for Freshmen (a.k.a: grabbing them early).
    Homer W. Austin*, Salisbury University
    Kathleen M Shannon, Salisbury University
    (1014-Y5-619)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Extra math courses for students - a mathematics placement coordinator's point of view.
    Hisa Tsutsui*, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Millersville University of Pennsylvania
    (1014-Y5-1743)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Competency Grading, Student Choice, and Persistence in Mathematics.
    Janet L Andersen*, Hope College
    (1014-Y5-1767)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:20 a.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AWM Workshop
  This session has several parts listed separately by time in this program. Listed Workshop presentations are open to all JMM participants.
  Organizers:
  Claudia Polini, University of Notre Dame
  Marie A. Vitulli, University of Oregon
  Judy L. Walker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.s, I
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Hilbert's Tenth Problem for function fields of characteristic zero.
    Kirsten Eisentraeger*, University of Michigan
    (1014-11-712)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The topology of symplectic and hyperkahler quotients.
    Megumi Harada*, University of Toronto
    (1014-53-592)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Road to Super Quantum Groups.
    Gizem Karaali*, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (1014-17-580)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Motion of a Thin Liquid Film Driven by Surfactant and Gravity.
    Rachel Levy*, Duke University
    (1014-76-568)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  AMS Committee on Education Panel Discussion
  International perspectives on undergraduate mathematics.
  Organizers:
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  Moderators:
  Deborah Hughes Hallett, University of Arizona
  Presenters:
  Ko Hyoung Ko, Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology
  Panelists:
  Lofti Hermi, University of Arizona
  Jia Ling Dai, University of Arizona
  Bin Lu, California State University Sacramento
  Hideo Nagashshi, Colby College
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Mathematicians and education reform: A cautionary tale.
  Naomi Fisher*, University of Illinois at Chicago
  (1014-A0-09)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Spectra of Turing degrees.
  Russell Miller*, Queens College (CUNY)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#10: Part B
  A beginner's guide to the scholarship of teaching and learning in mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola Marymount University
  Jacqueline M. Dewar, Loyola Marymount University
  Thomas F. Banchoff, Brown University
  John P. Holcomb, Cleveland State University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#15: Part B
  A novel approach to problem solving.
  Organizers:
  Andrew C-F Liu, University of Alberta
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#4: Part B
  Creating interactive workbooks using MS excel.
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics and Popular Culture, II
  Organizers:
  Sarah J. Greenwald, Appalachian State University greenwaldsj@appstate.edu
  Christopher D. Goff, University of the Pacific
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Using Popular Culture to Meet Quantitative Reasoning Teaching and Learning Goals.
    Cinnamon Hillyard*, University of Washington, Bothell
    (1014-V1-1651)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Mathematics in Popular Texts for a First-Year Seminar.
    Mike Pinter*, Belmont University
    (1014-V1-666)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    The Mathematics of Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
    Vince Schielack*, Texas A&M University
    (1014-V1-1375)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The myth of the good mathematics teacher.
    Judith Lynn Gieger*, Oglethorpe University
    (1014-V1-1217)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Media Influences and Gender Equity in Mathematics Education.
    Shelby P Morge*, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (1014-V1-166)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Is Hollywood Good for Mathematics? (a brief discussion).
    Christopher D Goff*, University of the Pacific
    (1014-V1-988)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Introductory Actuarial Science Programs
  Organizers:
  Robert E. Buck, Slippery Rock University robert.buck@sru.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Adjusting to Changes in the Actuarial Exam Structure.
    Robert E. Buck*, Slippery Rock University
    (1014-Y7-1070)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Growing an Actuarial Science Program into an Advanced Undergraduate Program.
    Kevin E. Charlwood*, Washburn University
    (1014-Y7-398)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Actuarial Science curriculum in a regional institution.
    Kumer P Das*, Lamar University
    (1014-Y7-1526)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Moving from undergraduate actuarial science program to advanced undergraduate actuarial science program - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.
    Centsong Lin*, Central Washington University
    Yvonne Chueh, Central Washington University
    (1014-Y7-1656)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Actuarial Science: Implementation and Revision.
    Youngna Choi*, Montclair State University
    (1014-Y7-1196)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    A possible accreditation system for actuarial-education programs.
    James W. Daniel*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1014-Y7-1054)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
  Developing standards for college algebra.
  Organizers:
  Norma M. Agras, Miami Dade College
  William C. Bauldry, Appalachian State University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Panel Discussion
  A {\em MAA Notes} sampler.
  Organizers:
  Barbara E. Edwards, Oregon State University
  William O. Martin, North Dakota State University
  Panelists:
  Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State University
  Marilyn P. Carlson, Arizona State University
  Michael Oehrtman, Arizona State University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  NAM Panel Discussion
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Employment Center
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Strictly stable theories and descriptive set theory.
  Michael C. Laskowski*, University of Maryland
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  Math on the Web, IV
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Using MathML with Blackboard and WebCT.
    Bob Matthews*, Design Science, Inc.
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 10:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  NAM Business Meeting
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Patterns of primes.
  Ben Green*, University of Bristol
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 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.
    Constitutive Restrictions for Isotropic Hyperelastic Material Modeled Using Invariants of Logarithmic Strain.
    Tsvetanka Sendova*, Texas A&M University
    Jay R. Walton, Texas A&M University
    (1014-74-563)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Arithmetic Properties of the Coefficients of Modular Forms.
    Stephanie Treneer*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1014-11-599)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Syzygies of toric varieties.
    Milena Hering*, University of Michigan
    Hal Schenck, Texas A&M University
    Gregory G. Smith, Queen's University
    (1014-14-641)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The core of ideals.
    Louiza Fouli*, Purdue University
    (1014-13-644)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Two-Dimensional Languages and Their Automata.
    Joni Burnette Pirnot*, Manatee Community College
    (1014-68-700)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Non-Simple Non-Stationary Bratteli-Vershik Systems.
    Sarah E Bailey*, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    (1014-37-740)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Stochastic Dynamical System for the Evolution of Repeat Strings.
    Suzanne S Sindi*, University of Maryland
    (1014-37-747)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Layer potential techniques for parabolic PDE in nonsmooth cylinders.
    Tunde Jakab*, University of Missouri
    (1014-35-754)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Jet schemes of monomial schemes.
    Cornelia Oichi Yuen*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    (1014-14-762)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Fast Multipole Method-based Poisson Solver for Use in Fluid Simulation.
    Sarah A. Williams*, UC Davis, Graduate Group in Applied Mathematics
    (1014-65-771)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Continuous Dependence Results for Inhomogeneous Ill-Posed Problems.
    Beth M. Campbell Hetrick*, Bryn Mawr College
    (1014-47-774)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Spinning Rods: Experiments \& Theory.
    Terry Jo Leiterman*, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Richard M McLaughlin, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Roberto Camassa, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Leandra Vicci, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Richard Superfine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Jing Hao, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Jonathan Toledo, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    (1014-76-980)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  MAA Business Meeting
  Organizers:
  Martha J. Siegel, Towson University
  Moderators:
  Carl C. Cowen, IUPUI
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  AMS Business Meeting
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture
  A Rebirth of Bochner's theory of almost automorphy of solutions to evolution equations.
  Gaston M. N'Guerekata*, Morgan State University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, II
  Organizers:
  Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Michael J. Fisher, California State University Fresno
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    For King and Country: An Exploration in Sixteenth Century Cryptography.
    Ryan W. Fuoss*, Taylor University
    Amanda R. Youell, Clemson University
    (1014-11-1643)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Minimum Positive Semi-Definite Rank of a Graph.
    Kseniya Kudryavtseva*, Central Michigan University
    Janeta Marinova, Bard College
    Yunjiang Jiang, University of Georgia
    (1014-15-115)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Extension of groups yielding quasi p-groups.
    Joseph David Gastenveld*, Northern Kentucky University
    (1014-20-196)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Modeling temperatures for a building with seven zones.
    Carrie E Keel*, Mercer University
    J K Denny, Mercer University
    (1014-34-1589)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Turing Pattern Dynamics for Spatiotemporal Models with Growth and Curvature.
    Julijana V Gjorgjieva*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1014-35-1378)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    The Isoperimetric Problem in Surfaces.
    Michelle Lee*, Williams College
    (1014-51-1116)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Combinatorial Approach to the Symmetries of the Icosahedron Using K-6.
    Kevin Ehly*, Lafayette College
    (1014-51-1573)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    The Prison Warden's Dilemma: A Characterization of $3$-Convexity.
    Deborah E. Berg*, Harvey Mudd College
    Tyler Seacrest, Harvey Mudd College
    (1014-52-1318)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Minimal Triangulations of Products of Segments and Triangles.
    Tyler Seacrest*, Havrey Mudd College
    Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd College
    (1014-52-1324)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Honeycombs in Hyperbolic Surfaces.
    Vojislav S Sesum*, Williams College
    (1014-53-1202)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Isoperimetric Surfaces and General Relativity.
    Brian Krummel*, University of Maryland - Baltimore County
    Mike Greenberg, New York University - Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    (1014-53-1622)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Twist Numbers of Links from the Jones Polynomial.
    Mathew Williamson*, University of South Florida
    (1014-55-328)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Generalizing Kirk-Livingston Type 1 Link Invariants.
    Karen B McCready*, The College of New Jersey
    Matthias L Youngs, SUNY Geneseo
    (1014-55-1251)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Comparing Ratio Estimators Based on Systematic Samples.
    John Szarka*, James Madison University
    Amy Jacks, University of Missouri-Rolla
    (1014-62-1139)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    A Modified Lotka-Volterra Competition Model with a Non-Linear Relationship Between Species.
    Amy Vess Crizer*, James Madison University
    Austin F Taylor, University of Alabama
    (1014-92-1544)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Recent Advances in Mathematical Biology and Epidemiology, II
  Organizers:
  Sophia Jang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette jang@louisiana.edu
  Linda Allen, Texas Tech University
  Lih-Ing Roeger, Texas Tech University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Juvenile-Adult Model with Periodic Vital Rates.
    J. M. Cushing*, University of Arizona
    (1014-92-507)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Stochastic Beverton Holt Equation and the M. Neubert Conjecture.
    Cymra Haskell, University of Southern California
    Robert J. Sacker*, University of Southern California
    (1014-37-1212)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Dynamics of the Discrete Model of West Nile-Like Epidemics.
    V. L. Kocic*, Xavier University of Louisiana
    (1014-39-204)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Discrete-Time Epidemic Model In A Seasonal Environment.
    Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard University
    John E Franke, North Carolina State University
    (1014-92-428)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Predicting the Behavior of Seabirds Using Compartmental Models.
    James L. Hayward*, Andrews University
    Shandelle M. Henson, Andrews University
    (1014-92-521)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    How does estradiol initiate the LH surge? A modeling approach.
    Mary Lou Zeeman*, U. T. San Antonio
    Danielle Lyles, Cornell University
    Joseph H. Tien, Cornell University
    David McCobb, Cornell University
    (1014-92-1644)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Understanding {\it Hyla cinerea} green treefrog population dynamics via modeling and field studies.
    Azmy Ackleh*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1014-92-687)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Existence-uniqueness and monotone approximation for a phytoplankton-zooplankton aggregation model.
    Azmy S Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Keng Deng*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Xubo Wang, Macon State College
    (1014-35-684)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Kolmogorov's differential equations and Markov population chains.
    Maia Martcheva, University of Florida
    Horst R Thieme, Arizona State University
    Thanate Dhirasakdanon*, Arizona State University
    (1014-92-1002)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Winnerless Competition in Consumer-resource Interaction Models in Population Biology.
    Lih-Ing Wu Roeger*, Texas Tech University
    Sze-Bi Hsu, National Tsing Hua University
    (1014-92-759)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Herbert H. Lehman College (CUNY) jdauben@att.net
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Did Euclid Need the Euclidean Algorithm to Prove Unique Factorization?
    David J. Pengelley*, New Mexico State University
    Fred Richman, Florida Atlantic University
    (1014-01-730)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Lagrange, Sufficient Reason, and Space.
    Judith Grabiner*, Pitzer College, Claremont, California
    (1014-01-387)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Statesmen of British Mathematics: Scientific Society Involvement of Mathematicians in Nineteenth-Century Britain.
    Sloan Evans Despeaux*, Western Carolina University
    (1014-01-707)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Mathematics as Popular Science: Benjamin Peirce in 19th-Century Boston.
    Deborah Kent*, Simon Fraser University
    (1014-01-682)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Cardinality and Confusion in the Peircean Continuum.
    Matthew E Moore*, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
    (1014-01-542)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Proof in Islam, India, and China.
    Victor J Katz*, University of the District of Columbia
    (1014-01-717)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Volterra Chronicles.
    Judith R Goodstein*, California Institute of Technology
    (1014-01-635)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Objects and Mathematics Teaching at American Colleges and Universities.
    Peggy Aldrich Kidwell*, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
    Amy Ackerberg-Hastings, University of Maryland University College
    David Lindsay Roberts, Laurel, Maryland
    (1014-01-616)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Flying the Platonic Flag: Philosophical and Nationalistic Ideology in Deutsche Mathematik.
    Thomas Drucker*, University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
    (1014-01-857)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Mathematics and the Social Sciences: The Origins of Finite Mathematics.
    Walter Meyer*, Adelphi University
    (1014-01-65)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Frames and Operator Theory in Analysis and Signal Processing, IV
  Organizers:
  Peter R. Massopust, Tuboscope Vetco Pipeline Services pmassopust@varco.com
  David R. Larson, Texas A\&M University
  Manos I. Papadakis, University of Houston
  Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida
  Ahmed I. Zayed, DePaul University
  Minh Chuong Nguyen, Institute of Mathematics, Hanoi Vietnam
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Use of geometry and operator algebra theory in the computation of wavelet coefficients.
    Palle E. T. Jorgensen*, University of Iowa
    Dorin E. Dutkay, Rutgers University
    (1014-42-24)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Wavelets, multiresolution analysis and finite reflexion groups.
    Gestur Olafsson*, Louisiana State University
    Mihaela Dobrescu, Furman University, SC
    (1014-42-1271)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Operator-valued frames over Hilbert C*-modules.
    Victor Kaftal*, University of Cincinnati
    David Larson, Texas A&M University
    Shuang Zhang, University of Cincinnati
    (1014-47-1628)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Haar-type orthonormal systems, data presentation as Riesz products and a prediction method on symbolic sequences.
    C. Karanikas*, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
    N. Atreas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
    (1014-41-1770)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Regularization functionals involving discontinuous operators.
    Otmar Scherzer*, Department of Computer Science - University Innsbruck
    (1014-49-866)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Data fidelity terms for image and signal restoration.
    Mila Nikolova*, CMLA UMR 8536--ENS de Cachan
    (1014-41-1424)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Lattice Tilings, Operator Algebras and Gabor Frames.
    Deguang Han*, University of Central Florida
    (1014-46-439)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The Feichtinger Conjecture for frames of translates.
    Marcin Bownik, University of Oregon
    Darrin Speegle*, Saint Louis University
    (1014-42-787)
  • 4:55 p.m.
    Orthogonal Wavelet Frames.
    Eric Weber*, Iowa State University
    Ghanshyam Bhatt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    Brody Dylan Johnson, Saint Louis University
    (1014-42-427)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    On PCM and Sigma-Delta Quantization Errors.
    Yang Wang*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Long Wang, Southern Polytechnic State University
    David Jimenez, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1014-42-438)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Frame Paths and Sigma-Delta Quantization.
    Vern I. Paulsen*, University of Houston
    Bernhard G. Bodmann, University of Waterloo
    (1014-47-1111)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Contemporary Dynamical Systems, III
  Organizers:
  Dmitry Zenkov, North Carolina State University dvzenkov@unity.dcsu.edu
  Youngna Choi, Montclair State University choiy@mail.montclair.edu
  Anthony M. Bloch, University of Michigan
  Todd L. Fisher, University of Maryland
  Melvin Leok, University of Michigan
  David S. Richeson, Dickinson College
  James S. Wiseman, Agnes Scott College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Control theory without controls.
    Andrew D Lewis*, Queen's University
    (1014-93-952)
  • 1:25 p.m.
    Integrable Problems for Semiclassical Nonlinear Waves.
    Peter D Miller*, University of Michigan
    (1014-35-844)
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Variational Integrators for Nonholonomic Systems on Lie Groups.
    Dmitry V. Zenkov*, North Carolina State University
    Yuri N. Fedorov, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
    (1014-70-1347)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Lie group variational integrators and their applications to geometric control.
    Melvin Leok*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    (1014-65-496)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Sub-Finsler Geometry in Dimension Three.
    Jeanne N Clelland, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Christopher G Moseley*, United States Military Academy
    (1014-49-1446)
  • 3:05 p.m.
    Geometric Control of the Chaplygin Sleigh and Double Gimbal System.
    Jason M. Osborne*, North Carolina State University
    (1014-70-1775)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On 3-manifolds that support partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms.
    Kamlesh Parwani*, University of Houston
    (1014-37-1310)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Actions of Lie groups and Lie algebras on manifolds.
    Morris W. Hirsch*, University of California (Berkeley), University of Wisconsin (Madison)
    (1014-22-1554)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Pattern Equivariant Cohomology of Tiling Spaces, With Rotations.
    Betseygail Rand*, University of Texas
    (1014-37-1623)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Local entropy of foliations and groupoids.
    Steve Hurder*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1014-37-1366)
  • 5:05 p.m.
    Discussion
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Boundary Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations, II
  Organizers:
  John R. Graef, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga John-Graef@utc.edu
  Johnny L. Henderson, Baylor University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Absolute equal distribution of the eigenvalues of discrete Sturm-Liouville problems.
    William F. Trench*, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
    (1014-39-167)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Singular Second Order Boundary Value Problems with Multiple Solutions.
    John V Baxley*, Wake Forest University
    Kristen Kobylus, Wake Forest University
    (1014-34-1137)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Positive Solutions of a Nonlinear Fourth Order Boundary Value Problem.
    John R Graef, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Bo Yang*, Kennesaw State University
    (1014-34-1402)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Multiple positive solutions for a singular positone problem.
    M Chhetri, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    S Robinson*, Wake Forest University
    (1014-34-955)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Existence of solutions for multi-point boundary value problems.
    Gary D Jones*, Murray State University
    (1014-34-179)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Existence of Solutions for Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems.
    John R. Graef, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Lingju Kong*, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    (1014-34-571)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Nonlinear Systems of Differential Equations.
    Haiyan Wang*, Arizona State University
    (1014-34-312)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Positive Solutions to an $N^{th}$-Order Right Focal Boundary Value Problem.
    Mariette Maroun*, Baylor University
    (1014-34-930)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On Implicit Boundary Value Problems for Second Order Equations.
    J, Hoffacker*, Clemson University
    C. Tisdell, The University of New South Wales
    (1014-34-1161)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Uniqueness Implies Uniqueness and Existence for Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems for Fourth Order Ordinary Differential Equations.
    Ding Ma*, Baylor University
    (1014-34-105)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Theory and Application of Stochastic Differential Equations, II
  Organizers:
  Armando Arciniega, University of Texas at San Antonio armando.arciniega@utsa.edu
  Edward J. Allen, Texas Tech University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Stochastic Li\'{e}nard Oscillators.
    Henri Schurz*, Southern Illinois University
    (1014-60-1612)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    On a class of reflecting stochastic differential equations.
    Janusz S Golec*, Fordham University
    (1014-60-1697)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Stochastic Epidemic Models with a Backward Bifurcation.
    Linda J. S. Allen*, Texas Tech University
    P. van den Driessche, University of Victoria
    (1014-60-338)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Disease Emergence in Stochastic and Determinstic Multihost SIS and SIR Models.
    Robert K McCormack*, Texas Tech University
    Linda J. S. Allen, Texas Tech University
    (1014-92-420)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Sustained Oscillations via Coherence Resonance in SIR.
    Rachel Kuske, University of British Columbia
    Luis F. Gordillo, Arizona State University
    Priscilla E. Greenwood*, Arizona State University
    (1014-60-566)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Stochastic optimization models with applications to mechanics, population dynamics, aerodynamics.
    Ana-Maria Croicu*, Florida State University, School of Computational Science and Department of Mathematics
    M. Yousuff Hussaini, Florida State University
    (1014-49-547)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Stochastic Differential Equation Models for Flow Through Porous Media and for Multigroup Reactor Kinetics.
    Edward J. Allen*, Texas Tech University
    (1014-60-267)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Stochastic Models of Intracellular Viral Dynamics and Stock Pricing.
    Rachel C. Koskodan*, Texas Tech University
    (1014-60-405)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Dynamic Fund Portfolio Optimization under Mean-Variance Preferences.
    Coskun Cetin*, Whittier College
    (1014-60-193)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    $\theta$ -Frames in $R^n$.
    Sundaresan Kondagunta*, Cleveland State University
    (1014-15-76)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Symbolic-Numeric Computation and Applications, II
  Organizers:
  Agnes Szanto, North Carolina State University aszanto@ncsu.edu
  Jan Verschelde, University of Illinois Chicago
  Zhonggang Zeng, Northeastern Illinois University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Higher-order deflation of polynomial systems.
    Anton Leykin*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Jan Verschelde, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Ailing Zhao, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1014-65-392)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Finding All Real Solutions of Polynomial Systems.
    Ye Lu*, University of Notre Dame
    Andrew J Sommese, University of Notre Dame
    Charles W Wampler, GM
    Daniel J Bates, University of Notre Dame
    (1014-00-199)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Comparison of Heuristics for Solving Problems in Approximate Polynomial Algebra.
    John P May*, University of Waterloo
    (1014-65-1641)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Nearest Multivariate System with Given Root Multiplicities.
    Scott R Pope*, North Carolina State University
    Agnes Szanto, North Carolina State University
    (1014-14-972)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Characterization and computation of nearby involutive polynomial and differential systems.
    Greg Reid*, University of Western Ontario
    (1014-12-667)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Exceptional Sets and Fiber Products.
    Andrew J Sommese*, University of Notre Dame
    Charles W Wampler, General Motors Research and Development
    (1014-14-214)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Differential elimination for approximate PDE systems.
    Wenyuan Wu*, University of Western Ontario
    (1014-35-620)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Sensitivity of Algebraic Computation with Approximate Data.
    Zhonggang Zeng*, Northeastern Illinois University
    (1014-65-1732)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Computing Isolated Singularities by Newton's Method with Deflation.
    Anton Leykin, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Jan Verschelde, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Ailing Zhao*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1014-65-437)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Time Reversal Methods: Analysis and Applications, II
  Organizers:
  Peter A. McCoy, US Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
  Reza Malek-Madani, US Naval Academy
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Imaging that exploits multiple scattering from point scatterers.
    Margaret Cheney*, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Robert J. Bonneau, Air Force Research Laboratory
    (1014-35-904)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Extracting coherent information from the cross-correlations of random wavefields. A tool for time-reversal imaging without a source.
    Karim Ghazi Sabra*, Marine Physical Laboratory. Scripps Inst. of Ocean,. UCSD
    William A Kuperman, Marine Physical Laboratory. Scripps Inst. of Ocean,. UCSD
    (1014-00-1016)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Methods of inverse scattering/time reversal of sound waves through waveguide from perturbed partial-open space.
    Yongzhi Steve Xu*, University of Louisville
    (1014-35-756)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Time Reversal Imaging in Acoustics and Electromagnetics.
    Lawrence Carin*, Duke University
    Luise Couchman, Naval Research Laboratory
    (1014-00-1752)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Stochastic, Large Scale and Hybrid Systems with Applications, II
  Organizers:
  Aghalaya S. Vatsala, University of Louisiana at Lafayette vatsala@louisiana.edu
  Gangaram S. Ladde, University of Texas Arlington
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Conditioned Fractional Brownian Motion and its Applications in Telecommunications.
    Yasong Jin*, University of Kansas
    Soshant Bali, University of Kansas
    Tyrone Duncan, University of Kansas
    Victor S. Frost, University of Kansas
    (1014-60-814)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    An Infinite Dimensional Integral Identity for the Segal-Bargmann Transform.
    Jeremy James Becnel*, Louisiana State University
    Ambar N Sengupta, Louisiana State University
    (1014-46-557)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Quantum Invariants of Knots and 3-Manifolds, II
  Organizers:
  Patrick M. Gilmer, Louisiana State University gilmer@math.lsu.edu
  Charles D. Frohman, University of Iowa
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Long Virtual Strings.
    Louis H. Kauffman*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1014-57-425)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Patterns in the colored Jones polynomials.
    Oliver Dasbach*, LSU
    Xiao-Song Lin, UC Riverside
    (1014-57-1379)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Confluence of Khovanov homology and Hochschild homology.
    Jozef Henryk Przytycki*, George Washington University
    (1014-57-800)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    BN-modules for Seifert fibred spaces.
    Marta Asaeda*, UC Riverside
    (1014-57-1599)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    An Alexander type multi-variable link invariant arising from $sl(2\|1)$.
    Nathan Geer*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1014-57-769)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Fingerloop braids and system of Yang-Baxter type equations.
    Xiao-Song Lin*, University of California, Riverside
    (1014-57-491)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Generalized Link Homotopy and Milnor's Isotopy Invariants.
    Thomas Fleming*, University of California, San Diego
    Akira Yasuhara, Tokyo Gakugei University
    (1014-57-721)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Weight systems for Milnor invariants.
    Blake Mellor*, Loyola Marymount University
    (1014-57-192)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On several types of universal invariants of framed links and 3-manifolds derived from quantum groups.
    Jianjun Paul Tian*, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, the Ohio State University
    (1014-55-424)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Strong 3-algebras and a 2-group associated to manifolds.
    Mihai D Staic*, SUNY at Buffalo
    (1014-57-337)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Invariant Theory
  Organizers:
  Mara D. Neusel, Texas Tech University mara.d.neusel@ttu.edu
  David L. Wehlau, Royal Military College wehlau-d@rmc.ca
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Cayley Maps and Cayley Degrees for Algebraic Groups.
    Nicole M.A. Lemire*, University of Western Ontario
    (1014-14-1146)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Multiplication of polynomials on Hermitian symmetric spaces and Littlewood-Richardson coefficients.
    William Graham, University of Georgia
    Markus Hunziker*, Baylor University
    (1014-22-1209)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The geometry of affine Hamiltonian varieties.
    Friedrich Knop*, Rutgers University
    (1014-14-732)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Covariant dimension of finite groups.
    Hanspeter Kraft, Mathematisches Institut Basel
    Gerald Schwarz*, Brandeis University
    (1014-22-584)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    rational invariants for dynamical systems.
    Harm Derksen*, University of Michigan
    (1014-13-1123)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Hyperplane Sections and the Integral Closures of Ideals.
    Jooyoun Hong*, Purdue University
    Bernd Ulrich, Purdue University
    (1014-13-852)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Noether numbers for cyclic groups of prime order.
    Peter Fleischmann, University of Kent at Canterbury
    Mufit Sezer*, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
    James Shank, University of Kent at Canterbury
    Chris F Woodcock, University of Kent at Canterbury
    (1014-13-415)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Vector invariants in arbitrary characteristic.
    Frank D Grosshans*, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
    (1014-13-533)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Decomposition Series Conjecture.
    H E A Eddy Campbell*, Memorial University
    (1014-13-1390)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Global Structure of Algebras of Invariants over the Steenrod Algebra and its Generalizations.
    David J. Pengelley*, New Mexico State University
    Frank Williams, New Mexico State University
    (1014-55-1018)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#11: Part B
  Teaching a course in the history of mathematics.
  Organizers:
  V. Frederick Rickey, U.S. Military Academy
  Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#16: Part B
  Fair division: From cake-cutting to dispute resolution.
  Organizers:
  Steven J. Brams, New York University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#5: Part B
  Finite group behavior: Windows software for teaching beginning group theory.
  Organizers:
  Edward C. Keppelmann, University of Nevada Reno
  Ellen J. Maycock, Depauw University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS Session on Functional Analysis and Operator Theory
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A general Connes-Kakutani-Rokhlin theorem.
    Shukhrat M. Usmanov*, North Dakota State University
    (1014-46-677)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    One property of the set of bounded elements in unital barreled projective limits of real C*- and JB-algebras.
    Alexander A. Katz, St. John's University, NY
    Oleg Friedman*, University of South Africa
    (1014-46-172)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Some sequence spaces which include $c_0$ and $c$.
    B. E. Rhoades*, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (1014-46-314)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Dunford-Pettis Property, Gelfand-Phillips property and $(L)$-sets.
    Ioana Ghenciu*, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    Paul W Lewis, University of North Texas
    (1014-46-779)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On superadditive ergodic type theorem in non-associative Segal-Dixmier Lp-space (for finite p $>$ 1) affiliated with a semi-finite JBW-algebra.
    Genady Ya Grabarnik, IBM T. J.Watson Research Center
    Alexander A Katz, St. John's University, NY
    Laura Shwartz*, University of South Africa
    (1014-46-860)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Isometries into section spaces of Banach bundles.
    Terje Hoim*, Florida Atlantic University
    D. A. Robbins, Trinity College
    (1014-46-948)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Non-existence of Monotonically Complemented Subspaces of $C[a,b]$.
    Michael P. Prophet*, University of Northern Iowa
    Douglas Mupasiri, University of Northern Iowa
    (1014-46-976)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Constructions of $C^*$-algebras of inverse semigroups.
    Steven P Haataja*, University of Nebraska Lincoln
    (1014-46-1339)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Orthogonal Polynomials in Several Non-Commuting Variables.
    Tiberiu Constantinescu, University of Texas at Dallas
    Troy Banks*, Salisbury University
    (1014-46-1385)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Solution of a Class of Integral Equations.
    Rod Freed*, California State University at Dominguez Hills
    (1014-45-998)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break.
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Eigenmatrices and operators commuting with finite rank operators.
    Ruben A. Martinez-Avenda\~no*, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo
    (1014-47-236)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Extension of Spectral Scales to Unbounded Operators.
    Michael D Wills*, Whitman College
    (1014-47-239)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    $\beta$--bounded composition operators that belong to the Schatten Class $S_p(H^2)$.
    Abebaw Tadesse*, University Of Pittsburgh
    (1014-47-335)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Using Character Groups to Construct AF Groupoids.
    Ryan J. Zerr*, University of North Dakota
    (1014-47-394)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Isometric Equivalence of Operators on Function Spaces - Preliminary report.
    Nadia J Gal*, The University of Memphis
    James Jamison, The University of Memphis
    (1014-47-699)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Characterization of BMO$(R)$ and the $T(1)$ Theorem.
    Wael N. AbuShamala*, Indiana University
    (1014-43-411)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-1:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Lattices, Ordered Structures, Logic and Model Theory, II
  

  • 1:15 p.m.
    The Independence of the Conditions in Rado's Generalization of Hall's Marriage Theorem: A Problem (Attributed to Rado) from Mirsky's 1971 Monograph ``Transversal Theory".
    Jonathan David Farley*, Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation
    (1014-06-1687)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    q-Demanding Topological Varieties Which Admit Non-Abelian Fundamental groups.
    David W Jennings*, Vanderbilt University
    (1014-08-1730)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-1:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Number Theory, III
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Deriving The Prime Number Theorem (PNT)and Littlewood Oscillations Using a Nonlinear Dynamical Equation Method.
    Genghmun Eng*, Torrance, CA
    (1014-11-1747)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Distribution of the Zeros of the Zeta Function using Descriptive Set Theory.
    Mohammed Yahdi*, Ursinus College
    (1014-11-225)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Hilbert's Eighth Problem: Riemann's Zeta Hypothesis.
    H. Vic Dannon*, California
    (1014-33-578)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VIII
  Organizers:
  Stephen L. Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University
  Chairs:
  Eric S. Marland,
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Population Models Which Take Into Account Decay of Resources and Accumulation of Waste.
    Joe T. Harris*, St. Andrews Presbyterian College
    (1014-Z1-841)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    On Deviations from Expected Hardy-Weinberg Proportions.
    Joshua W. Collins, Pittsburg State University
    Yaping Liu*, Pittsburg State University
    (1014-Z1-1195)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Two Models of Oscillating Polymer Chains in \emph{E. coli}.
    Gretchen A. Koch*, Goucher College
    Donald A. Drew, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    (1014-Z1-1183)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Differentiating Noisy Data.
    Tim McDevitt*, Elizabethtown College
    (1014-Z1-1194)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Reforming the Senior Seminar/Capstone course as an Assessment Tool.
    Jim Fulmer*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (1014-Z1-1609)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Manifolds With Density.
    Frank Morgan*, Williams College
    (1014-Z1-525)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Homogenization of Dynamic Materials.
    Hansun T To*, Worcester State College, Worcester MA
    (1014-Z1-690)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Geophysical mass flows over erodible material.
    Long H. Le*, University at Buffalo
    (1014-Z1-1717)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Coin Tossing as a Favorite Class Experience, What is It Good For?
    Bill Rybolt*, Babson College
    (1014-Z1-1677)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IX
  Organizers:
  Stephen L. Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University
  Chairs:
  Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Effects of instruction on elementary and special education teachers' computational skills.
    Cheng-Yao Lin*, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
    Becker P Jerry, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
    (1014-Z1-519)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Texas A\&M's Summer Educational Enrichment Program for Middle School Students.
    Philip B. Yasskin*, Texas A\&M University
    (1014-Z1-1349)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Developing Questioning Skills to Enhance Students' Mathematical Thinking: A Professional Development Experience for Middle School Mathematics Teachers.
    Jane F. Schielack*, Texas A&M University
    (1014-Z1-1351)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    An Eighth Grade Curriculum Incorporating Logical Thinking and Active Learning.
    Marta Anna Kobiela*, Texas A&M University
    (1014-Z1-1696)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Confounders as Mathematical Objects.
    Milo Schield*, Augsburg College
    Tom Burnham, Cognitive Consulting
    (1014-Z1-255)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Defining the Integral for Coherent Probabilities.
    John E. Beam*, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (1014-Z1-1513)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Finite Symmetry Groups.
    Lee Ann Rayburn*, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
    (1014-Z1-113)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On some generalizations of Fermat's, Lucas's and Wilson's Theorems.
    Tyler J Evans*, Humboldt State University
    (1014-Z1-1308)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Fugue in $D_{12}$ Minor - Equvalence classes of Scales and Chords in Even Tempered Tunings.
    Michael R. Bacon*, University of South Carolina Sumter
    (1014-Z1-1405)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Calculus for those students who have had calculus.
  Organizers:
  Jack A. Picciuto, U.S. Military Academy
  Barbra Melendez, U.S. Military Academy
  Panelists:
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
  Mike Huber, U.S. Military Academy
  Michael Starbird, University of Texas
  David M. Bressoud, McAlester College
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Evaluating curricular effectiveness: Judging the quality of K--12 mathematics evaluations.
  Organizers:
  Vicki Stohl, Mathematical Sciences Education Board
  David Mandel, Mathematical Sciences Education Board
  Panelists:
  Jere Confrey, Washington University, St. Louis
  Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University
  Donald G. Saari, University of California Irvine
  Moderators:
  David Mandel,
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA SUMMA Special Presentation
  MAA student research programs.
  Organizers:
  William Hawkins, Jr, MAA and University of the District of Columbia
  Robert E. Megginson, University of Michigan
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
  AWM Workshop Panel Discussion
  Shaping a career in mathematics.
  Moderators:
  Marie Vitulli, University of Oregon
  Panelists:
  Janet L. Andersen, Hope College
  Dusa McDuff, SUNY Stony Brook
  Mara D. Neusel, Texas Tech University
  Michelle D. Wagner, National Security Agency
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:10 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Finite state automata and monadic definability of ordinals.
  Itay Neeman*, University of California Los Angeles
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 2:15 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Dynamical Systems, II
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    The Henstock--Kurzweil Delta and Nabla Integral.
    Allan C. Peterson*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Bevan Thompson, The University of Queensland
    (1014-39-1098)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    On equations of limit cycles with prescribed topology.
    Anatoly B. Korchagin*, Texas Tech University
    (1014-34-978)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Recurrent Solutions of Difference Equations.
    Zhivko S. Athanassov*, Institute of Mathematics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
    (1014-39-1051)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 2:15 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  ASL Contributed Paper Session, II
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    A non-computable perfect tree T containing no non-computable branches that are wtt-reducible to T.
    John Chisholm*, Western Illinois University
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Turing degrees of isomorphism types of algebraic objects.
    Wesley Calvert*, Murray State University
    Valentina Harizanov, George Washington University
    Alexandra Shlapentokh, East Carolina University
  • 3:05 p.m.
    Reverse Mathematics and $Pi^1_2$ comprehension.
    Carl Mummert*, Appalachian State University
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Automorphisms of certain filters of $\mathcal{L}^{\ast}(V_{\infty })$.
    Rumen D Dimitrov*, Western Illinois University
  • 3:55 p.m.
    A fine structure construction of a perfectly normal non-realcompact space.
    Tetsuya Ishiu*, University of Kansas
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Pseudo-dominating families of functions.
    Jason Aubrey*, University of Missouri
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 2:15 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  ASL Contributed Paper Session, III
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    A polynomial translation of $S4$ into intuitionistic logic.
    David Fern\'{a}ndez Duque*, Stanford University
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Consistency of Martin-Lof's Intuitionistic type theory.
    Gohar Marikyan*, Empire State College
  • 3:05 p.m.
    Reflexive intermediate propositional logics.
    Nathan Carter*, Bentley College
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Simple measure analyses for more than two measures.
    Stefan Bold*, Universiteit van Amsterdam
    Benedikt Loewe, ILLC, Universiteit van Amsterdam
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Interstitial and pseudo gaps in models of PA.
    Ermek S Nurkhaidarov*, University of Montana-Western
  • 4:20 p.m.
    The model theory of some non-projectable $\mathit{l}$-groups.
    Brian Wynne*, Colgate University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.s, II
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    Tensor Decompositions and Compression.
    Carla D. Moravitz Martin*, Cornell University
    Charles F. Van Loan, Cornell University
    (1014-65-585)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Measuring ergodicity and mixing at different scales.
    Sherry E. Scott*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (1014-42-639)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Hide--and--Seek and a Geometric Spectral Invariant on Surfaces.
    Jean Steiner*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences - NYU
    (1014-58-702)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The existence of a volume-preserving ergodic hyperbolic flow on any manifold of dimension at least 3.
    Huyi Hu, Michigan State University
    Yakov Pesin, Pennsylvania State University
    Anna Talitskaya*, Northwestern University
    (1014-37-701)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
  Reunion of participants in refocused college algebra.
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U.S. Military Academy
  Panelists:
  Laurette B. Foster, Prarie View A&M University
  William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#6: Part B
  Technology tools for discrete mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Douglas E. Ensley, Shippensburg University
  Katherine G. McGivney, Shippensburg University
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  AMS Banquet Reception
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
  AMS Banquet