Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

Current as of Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:54:13

Joint Mathematics Meetings
New Orleans, LA, January 5-8, 2007 (Friday - Monday)
Meeting #1023

Sunday January 7, 2007

• Sunday January 7, 2007, 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.
  MAA Student Chapter Advisors' Breakfast
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, III
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Tamas I. Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Michael J. Fisher, California State University, Fresno
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Nonexistence of Cyclic Difference Sets.
    Bridget D Franklin*, University of Kansas
    Steven Sam, University of California, Berkeley
    (1023-05-84)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    On the Minimum Vector Rank of a Multigraph.
    Ian A. Rogers*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1023-05-85)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Combinatorial symmetry of the 24-cell via matroids.
    Stephanie Fried*, Grinnell College
    Aydin Gerek, Lafayette College
    Gary Gordon, Lafayette College
    Andrija Perunicic, Bard College
    (1023-05-318)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Universal Cycles of Multisets.
    Tobias L Johnson*, Yale University
    Joshua Zahl, California Institute of Technology
    (1023-05-448)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Counting Lower Hessenberg Matrices.
    Katherine Victoria Field*, The College of William and Mary
    Hakan Seyalioglu, The College of William and Mary
    Charles R Johnson, The College of William and Mary
    (1023-05-815)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Combinatorial Formulas for an Involution Poset.
    Chelsey A Cooley*, North Carolina State University
    Nathan Williams, Carleton College
    (1023-05-1041)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, I
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College jdauben@att.net
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Mathematical Concepts of Infinity in Ancient China.
    Yibao Xu*, Borough of Manhattan Community College of the City University of New York
    (1023-01-603)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    An Exploration of Indian \emph{Upapatti} (Proof) in N\={i}laka\d{n}\d{t}ha Somay\={a}jin.
    Homer S. White*, Georgetown College, Kentucky
    (1023-01-244)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Is addition a fundamental operation in arithmetic? and other foundational issues in Indian mathematics.
    Kim Plofker*, Providence, RI
    (1023-01-874)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Diagrams --- sources hitherto ignored.
    Ken Saito*, Department of Human Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
    (1023-01-404)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Mirrors of the Sea and Jade: Chinese Mathematics in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
    Joseph W. Dauben*, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York
    (1023-01-619)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Geometry and Islamic Art in Tenth-Century Baghdad.
    J. Lennart Berggren*, Simon Fraser University
    (1023-01-944)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Frames and Wavelets in Harmonic Analysis, Geometry, and Applications, I
  Organizers:
  Palle E. T. Jorgensen, University of Iowa
  David R. Larson, Texas A&M University
  Peter R. Massopust, Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry, Neuherberg, and Technical University of Munich massopust@ma.tum.de
  Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Bases and frames in $L^{2}$-spaces in affine iterated function systems (IFS).
    Palle E. T. Jorgensen*, University of Iowa
    Dorin E. Dutkay, Rutgers University
    (1023-42-08)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Uncertainty principle for fractals, graphs and metric measure spaces.
    Kasso A. Okoudjou*, University of Maryland
    Laurent Saloff-Coste, Cornell University
    Alexander Teplyaev, University of Connecticut
    (1023-42-1115)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Isometries arising from filter functions and wavelets.
    Judith A Packer*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (1023-42-964)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Smooth, well-localized frame wavelets based on new simple wavelet sets in $R^2$.
    Kathy D. Merrill*, Colorado College
    (1023-43-550)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Dimension Function Of A Rationally Dilated Wavelet Associated With A GMRA.
    Kenneth R. Hoover*, University of Oregon
    (1023-42-1615)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Kadison-Singer Problem in Frame Theory and Harmonic Analysis.
    Peter G. Casazza*, University of Missouri
    (1023-42-75)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Group Representations, Ergodic Theory, and Mathematical Physics: Honoring the Memory of George W. Mackey, I
  Organizers:
  Robert S. Doran, Texas Christian University r.doran@tcu.edu
  Calvin C. Moore, University of California Berkeley
  Robert J. Zimmer, The University of Chicago
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Virtual Groups 45 Years Later.
    Calvin C Moore*, University of California Berkeley
    (1023-22-310)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Induced representations, intertwining operators and transfer.
    James Arthur*, University of Toronto
    (1023-22-847)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Some thoughts about George Mackey and his Imprimitivity theorem.
    Alexandre Kirillov*, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    (1023-22-376)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Infinite Dimensional Analysis Honoring H.-H. Kuo, I
  Organizers:
  Ambar N. Sengupta, Louisiana State University sengupta@math.lsu.edu
  P. Sundar, Louisiana State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Complex white noise and infinite dimensional unitary group.
    Takeyuki Hida*, Meijo University
    (1023-60-1652)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Discussion.
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Segal-Bargmann transform for symmetric spaces.
    Brian C. Hall*, Univ. of Notre Dame
    Jeffrey J. Mitchell, Robert Morris University
    (1023-22-1609)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A new explicit formula for the solution of the Black-Merton-Scholes equation.
    Jerome A. Goldstein*, University of Memphis
    Rosa Maria Mininni, Universita di Bari
    Silvia Romanelli, Universita di Bari
    (1023-35-1260)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Kuo's Fourier-Mehler transform and the L\'evy Laplacian.
    Kimiaki Saito*, Meijo University
    (1023-60-967)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Derivation and Applications of Dynamic Boundary Conditions to Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations.
    Gisele Ruiz Goldstein*, University of Memphis
    (1023-35-1840)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Variational Inclusion Problems and Optimization Theory, I
  Organizers:
  Ram U. Verma, University of Toledo, and International Publications ram.verma@utoledo.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Differential Inclusions Driven by Vector Measures and their Optimal Control.
    N.U Ahmed*, SITE and Department of Mathematics, University of Ottawa
    (1023-49-135)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Isolated Local Minima of Nonsmooth Functions.
    Elena Constantin*, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
    (1023-49-783)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Multivariate Euler Type Identity and Optimal Multivariate Ostrowski Type Inequalities.
    George A Anastassiou*, University of Memphis
    (1023-26-184)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Numerical Relativity, I
  Organizers:
  Alexander M. Alekseenko, California State University Northridge alexander.alekseenko@csun.edu
  Arup Mukherjee, Montclair State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Generalized Harmonic Evolutions of Binary Black Hole Spacetimes.
    Lee Lindblom*, Caltech
    (1023-83-985)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On the uniqueness of asymptotically AdS space-times.
    Mingliang Cai, University of Miami
    Jie Qing*, UC Santa Cruz
    (1023-53-912)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Quantum mechanical healing of classical spacetime singularities.
    Deborah A. Konkowski*, U.S. Naval Academy
    Thomas M. Helliwell, Harvey Mudd College
    (1023-83-666)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Blowup of smooth solutions for relativistic Euler equations.
    Ronghua Pan*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Joel A. Smoller, The University of Michigan
    (1023-35-1197)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Linearized Stability of the Schwarzschild Black Hole.
    Joel A. Smoller*, University of Michigam
    (1023-83-830)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic of Function Fields, I
  Organizers:
  Allison M. Pacelli, Williams College apacelli@williams.edu
  Michael J. Rosen, Brown University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Heegner points and the rank of elliptic curves over large extensions of global fields.
    Bo-Hae Im*, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
    Florian Breuer, University of Stellenbosch
    (1023-11-1030)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Ranks of abelian varieties in towers of function fields.
    Douglas Ulmer*, University of Arizona
    (1023-11-1368)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Families of Twists and Inverse Galois.
    Chris Hall*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1023-11-600)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Euler systems in algebraic function fields over a finite field.
    David R. Hayes*, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
    (1023-12-719)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Galois groups of difference equations and algebraic relations among periods of Drinfeld modules.
    Chieh-Yu Chang, National Tsing-Hua University
    Matthew Papanikolas*, Texas A&M University
    (1023-11-1542)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Universal Algebra and Order, I
  Organizers:
  John W. Snow, Sam Houston State University jsnow@shsu.edu
  Japheth Wood, Bard College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Characterizing Lattice Terms.
    John W. Snow*, Sam Houston State University
    Eric J. Martin, University of Waterloo
    (1023-06-408)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Eliminating Eve's Eavesdropping (or How to Stop a Snoop).
    Kristen Meyer*, Wisconsin Lutheran College
    (1023-94-192)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Density and Ordered Algebraic Structures.
    George Metcalfe*, Vanderbilt University
    (1023-06-324)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On the automorphisms of the congruence lattice of the semilattice $\mathbf{2}^{n}$.
    John W. Snow, Sam Houston State University
    Eric J. Martin*, University of Waterloo
    (1023-06-399)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Existence theorems for weakly symmetric operations.
    Ralph McKenzie*, Vanderbilt University
    (1023-08-186)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Microlocal Analysis and Singular Spaces, II
  Organizers:
  Paul A. Loya, Binghamton University paul@math.binghamton.edu
  Andras Vasy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology andras@math.mit.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Invisibility and singular metrics.
    Allan Greenleaf, University of Rochester
    Matti Lassas, Helsinki University of Technology
    Gunther Uhlmann*, University of Washington
    (1023-35-454)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Tensor Tomography and Boundary and Lens Rigidity of Riemannian manifolds.
    Plamen Stefanov*, Purdue University
    (1023-35-977)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Reduction of artifacts for two sided folds.
    Raluca Felea*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (1023-42-548)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Continuous and Discrete Integrable Systems and Their Applications, I
  Organizers:
  Wen-Xiu Ma, University of South Florida mawx@cas.usf.edu
  Taixi Xu, Southern Polytechnic State University
  Bao-Feng Feng, University of Texas-Pan American
  Zhijun Qiao, University of Texas-Pan American
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Long time bounds on higher derivatives of nearly integrable equations.
    Jerry L Bona*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1023-35-1019)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    On solitonless semiclassical solutions for the focusing Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation.
    Alexander Tovbis*, University of Central Florida
    (1023-35-775)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    New integrable hierachies from vertex operators representations of plynomial Lie algebras.
    Paolo Casati*, Universita' Milano Bicocca
    (1023-58-841)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Integrable Couplings and Semi-Direct Sums of Lie Algebras.
    Wen-Xiu Ma*, University of South Florida
    (1023-58-1005)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Stability analysis of persisting periodic solutions to a Complex Ginzburg Landeau perturbation of the nonlinear Shrodinger equation.
    Stephane Lafortune*, College of Charleston
    (1023-35-1135)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On an integrable symmetric $(2+1)$-dimensional Lotka-Volterra equation and the corresponding modified $(2+1)$-dimensional Lotka-Volterra equation.
    H. B. Hu, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Scientific Engineering Computing, AMSS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    C. X. Li*, Tsinghua University
    J. J. C. Nimmo, University of Glasgow
    (1023-35-1063)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics, I
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Asymptotic Bounds for Permutations Containing Many Different Patterns.
    Alison B Miller*, Harvard University
    (1023-05-1057)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    The Metric Dimension of the Cayley Digraphs of Finite Abelian Groups.
    Angela S. Hicks*, Furman University
    (1023-05-1062)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Alliance Partitions in Graphs.
    Ralucca M Gera*, Naval Postgraduate School
    Linda Eroh, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (1023-05-1067)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Counting Isomorphic (16,6,2) Configurations to a particular (16,6,2) Design.
    Sharon L Sullivan*, Catawba College
    (1023-05-1151)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Generalized correlation matrices and their relation to the de Bruijn Graph.
    Irina Gheorghiciuc*, University of Delaware
    (1023-05-1173)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Local Properties of Colored Trees.
    Rachel Esselstein*, Dartmouth College
    (1023-05-1183)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    From a Banquet Seating Problem to a Graph Coloring Problem.
    Ping Zhang, Western Michigan University
    Futaba Okamoto*, Western Michigan University
    Mary Radcliffe, Western Michigan University
    (1023-05-1206)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A Study of Code Switching in Coding Theory.
    Chen-Han Sung*, Texas A&M International University
    (1023-05-122)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Disjunctive Rado Numbers for some Linear Equations.
    Carl D. Mueller*, Georgia Southwestern State University
    Daniel Schaal, South Dakota State University
    (1023-05-1228)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Forcing hexagons in a hexagonal system.
    Zhongyuan Che*, Penn State University, Beaver Campus
    Zhibo Chen, Penn State University, McKeesport Campus
    (1023-05-1252)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Distance Graphs on the Integers.
    Tristan Denley, University of Mississippi
    Joshua Hanes*, University of Mississippi
    (1023-05-1340)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    $2$-Regular Leaves of Partial $10$-cycle Systems.
    D J Ashe*, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    (1023-05-271)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-8:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Analysis and Ordinary Differential Equations, III
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Impact of Travel Between Patches for Spatial Spread of Disease.
    Lin Wang*, University of British Columbia
    (1023-34-489)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Regularization of Simultaneous Binary Collisions and Periodic Solutions with Singularity in the Collinear Four-Body Problem.
    Tiancheng Ouyang, Brigham Young University
    Zhifu Xie*, College of William & Mary
    (1023-34-531)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Effect of Static and Dynamic Spatially Structured Disturbances on a Locally Dispersing Population Model.
    David E Hiebeler, University of Maine
    Benjamin R Morin*, Oregon State University
    (1023-92-642)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-8:55 a.m.
  AMS General Session
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Computing local L-factors for principal series representations of $Sp_4(F)$ and $\widetilde{Sp_4(F)}$ over p-adic fields.
    Christian A Zorn*, University of Maryland, College Park
    (1023-00-1200)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Critical Mathematics: Enhancing the equity principle in mathematics methods courses.
    Elizabeth M de Freitas*, Adelphi University, NY
    (1023-00-1499)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Generalized Extension Principle in Fuzzy Set Theory and Its Applications.
    Zengxiang Tong*, Otterbein College
    (1023-00-1677)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Neo-Riemannian Permutations.
    Franck Jedrzejewski*, French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
    (1023-00-560)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Geometry and Topology, III
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Some results on shifts on o-dimensional compacta.
    Minaksundaram Rajagopalan*, Tennessee State University
    (1023-54-246)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    On the Spectrum of Operators on Banach Spaces.
    Mohammed Yahdi*, Ursinus College
    (1023-54-473)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    An Interesting Map on the Hilbert Cube.
    Kailash C Ghimire*, Oregon State University
    (1023-54-502)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Preimages Under $f(z)=z^n$ of Continua in the Complex Plane.
    R Patrick Vernon*, Tulane University
    (1023-54-521)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Any Hausdorff compactification of X obtained by a semi-Wallman base for X.
    Hueytzen J Wu*, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
    Wan-Hong Wu, Institute for Drug Development, Cancer Therapy & Research Center
    (1023-54-700)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Colie algebras and orbit configuration spaces of lens spaces.
    Matthew Sean Miller*, University of Oregon
    (1023-55-1225)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Canonical genus and the Whitehead doubles of pretzel knots.
    Mark Brittenham, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Jacqueline A Jensen*, Sam Houston State University
    (1023-55-1256)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Homotopy classification of a bilinear map related to octonion polynomial multiplications.
    Hugo Rodr\'{\i}guez Ord\'o\~nez*, Colorado State University-Pueblo
    (1023-55-1314)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Polynomial quandle cocycles and obstructions to embedding disjoint union of tangles.
    Kheira Ameur*, University of South Florida
    (1023-55-1407)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Solving Deligne's Conjecture via Polytopes.
    Rachel Schwell*, University of Connecticut
    (1023-55-1445)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Applications of Mathematics, III
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Stochastic Metapopulation Models for Patch Occupancy.
    Amy J. Drew*, Texas Tech University
    Linda J. S. Allen, Texas Tech University
    (1023-92-1055)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Uniqueness of an equilibrium for a discrete selection-migration model in population genetics.
    James F. Selgrade*, North Carolina State University
    James H. Roberds, USDA Forest Service
    (1023-92-1230)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Dynamics of Closely Coupled Nephrons.
    Saziye Bayram*, SUNY-Buffalo State College
    (1023-92-1295)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Purinergic Receptor Signaling in the RAW 264.7 Macrophage: Modeling Species-Specific Diacylglycerol Dynamics Following Receptor Activation by Uridine 5'-Diphosphate.
    Hannah L Callender*, Vanderbilt University
    (1023-92-1324)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Asymptotic Profiles of the Steady States for an SIS Epidemic Patch Model.
    L. J.S. Allen, Texas Tech University
    B. M. Bolker, Department of Biology, University of Florida
    Y. Lou, The Ohio State University
    A. L. Nevai*, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, The Ohio State University
    (1023-92-1364)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Analytically tractable approximation of a forest individual-based simulator.
    Nikolay S Strigul*, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
    Denis Pristinski, Stevens Institute of Technology
    Stephen Pacala, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Princeton University.
    (1023-92-1427)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Application of Matrix Tree Theorem in Chinese Medicine.
    Najia Bao*, University of Georgia
    (1023-92-148)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Competitive Exclusion and Coexistence in a Nonlinear Refuge-Mediated Selection Model.
    Youssef M Dib*, University of Louisiana Lafayette
    (1023-92-1516)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A Dynamical Model of Influenza A Virus Infection and Its Clinical and Epidemiological Relevance.
    Baris Hancioglu*, University of Pittsburgh
    David Swigon, University of Pittsburgh
    Gilles Clermont, University of Pittsburgh
    (1023-92-1523)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A discrete competition model using a numbercal method.
    Wendy Jacqueline Hernandez-Padilla*, Texas Tech University
    Lih-Ing Wu Roeger, Texas Tech University
    (1023-92-1544)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Markov process modeling of biochemical reaction kinetics.
    Dmitry A Kondrashov*, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    George N. Phillips, Deparment of Biochemistry and Computer Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Joseph C. Watkins, University of Arizona
    (1023-92-1576)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
  AMS Session on Education
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Making Physiology Significant and Statistics Meaningful.
    Mary F. Majerus*, Westminster College
    April Collins-Potterfield, Westminster College
    (1023-97-1012)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Teaching to succeed.
    Natali Hritonenko*, Prairie View A&M University
    Edward Mason, Prairie View A&M University
    (1023-97-1169)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Conceptions of infinitesimals in undergraduate calculus students and in history.
    Robert E Ely*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1023-97-1301)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    An Overview of Ohio Northern University's Mathematical Assessments being used to Satisfy NCATE's New Guidelines.
    Sandy Schroeder*, Ohio Northern Universtiy
    (1023-97-1389)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Engaging Students in College Algebra.
    Juli D'Ann Ratheal*, West Texas A & M University
    (1023-97-313)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    A Fertile Ground for Undergraduate Research: Cryptography.
    Manmohan Kaur*, Benedictine University
    (1023-97-465)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Japanese High School Mathematics Teacher Competence in Real World Problem Solving and its Implication for the Use of Modeling to Improve Japanese Mathematics Education.
    Kazuko Ito West*, Keio Academy of New York
    (1023-97-56)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    The Reasoning of Bayesian and Empirical Bayes Analysis in Undergraduate Statistics Education.
    Zhao Chen*, Florida Gulf Coast University
    (1023-97-677)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The process and impact of implementing performance standards in mathematics.
    Samuel Obara*, Texas State University, San Marcos
    (1023-97-823)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Girls Can Do Math, But Most Don't Due to Cultural Factors.
    Janet E Mertz*, University of Wisconsin -- Madison
    (1023-97-971)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Building Diversity in Advanced Mathematics: Models that Work, I
  Organizers:
  Patricia Hale, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona phale@csupomona.edu
  Abbe H. Herzig, University of Albany, SUNY
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Case Study: My Experience Teaching Mathematics to a Student Who is Blind.
    Richard P Spindler*, Bemidji State University
    (1023-E1-231)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Improving engineering student retention by enhancing their mathematical preparation in a case study at the University of Michigan.
    Zsolt Lavicza, University of Cambridge
    Darryl M Koch, University of Michigan
    Helen Siedel*, University of Michigan
    (1023-E1-1111)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Clayton State University.
    Aprillya Lanz*, Clayton State University
    (1023-E1-1797)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Bifurcation and Chaos in One-dimensional Discrete Dynamical Systems (BaC): A National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program Attracting a Diverse Group of Mathematics Students.
    Mazen Shahin*, Delaware State University
    Elena Surovyatkina, Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Science, and Delaware State University
    (1023-E1-565)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Coloring Groups in Jersey City and Park City.
    Brian Hopkins*, Saint Peter's College
    Stephanie Charles, Saint Peter's College
    (1023-E1-1428)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Vertically Integrated Workshop for Women in Mathematics.
    Sarah J. Greenwald*, Appalachian State University
    Katherine Mawhinney*, Appalachian State University
    (1023-E1-390)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Center for Women in Mathematics at Smith College.
    Ruth Haas*, Smith College
    James Henle, Smith College
    (1023-E1-764)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Advance Program at NMSU: A Formalized Mentoring for STEM faculty.
    Tiziana Giorgi*, New Mexico State University
    (1023-E1-1217)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    The Importance of Community in Supporting Diverse Learners in Mathematics.
    Abbe H. Herzig*, University at Albany, State University of New York
    (1023-E1-481)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Countering "I Can't Do Math": Strategies For Teaching Under-Prepared, Math-Anxious Students, I
  Organizers:
  Winston Crawley, Shippensburg University jwcraw@ship.edu
  Kim Presser, Shippensburg University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Games and Hands-on Activities in Introductory Mathematics Course for Non-Majors.
    Annela R Kelly*, Roger Williams University
    (1023-G5-1869)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Thinking of Using Software? Why it Works for Us!
    Sue R Beck*, Morehead State University
    (1023-G5-242)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    I Can Prove It!
    J A Hall*, Longwood University; Farmville, VA
    (1023-G5-958)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Engaging Students in Quantitative Reasoning: Activities, Real Data, and Relevant Issues.
    Kay Somers*, Moravian College
    Alicia Sevilla, Moravian College
    (1023-G5-678)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Breaking student math anxiety by doing something different.
    Ed D. Laughbaum*, The Ohio State University
    (1023-G5-799)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Reading, Writing, and How Not to be a Fat Head.
    Trisha Moller*, DeSales University
    (1023-G5-766)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Break.
  • 10:20 a.m.
    So They Don't Want to Hear About Math? Tell a Story Instead.
    Carlos R Bovell*, Mercer County Community College
    (1023-G5-150)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Overcoming Students' Anxiety With Translation Problems via Polya.
    Tim Jacobbe*, Clemson University
    (1023-G5-45)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  MAA Session on Teaching Operations Research in the Undergraduate Classroom
  Organizers:
  Gerald Kobylski, United States Military Academy Gerald.Kobylski@usma.edu
  Steve Horton, United States Military Academy
  Christopher J. Lacke, Rowan University
  William Fox, Francis Marion University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Freshman Introduction to Operations Research.
    Heather Stevenson*, United States Military Academy
    (1023-R1-1775)
  • 8:25 a.m.
    Redesign of Undergraduate Mathematical Optimization.
    A. Bathi Kasturiarachi*, Kent State University, Stark Campus
    (1023-R1-1679)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    So, You Think That You Have Problems?
    Christopher J Lacke*, Rowan University
    (1023-R1-1522)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Project MathWORKS! Introducing Systems Engineering to High Schools.
    Jason C McKay*, United States Military Academy
    Ernest Y Wong, United States Military Academy
    (1023-R1-1447)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Linear Optimization: The Simplex Workbook.
    Glenn Hurlbert*, Arizona State University
    (1023-R1-938)
  • 10:05 a.m.
    Applications of Computer Technology in an Undergraduate Probability Curriculum.
    Randal E. Hickman*, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
    (1023-R1-1393)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Teaching Mathematical Modeling/ Quantitative Analysis as part of a core sequence to Students without a Calculus.
    William P. Fox*, Naval Postgraduate School
    (1023-R1-623)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on The Mathematics of Sudoku and Other Puzzles, I
  Organizers:
  Laura A. Taalman, James Madison University taal@math.jmu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Cayley-Sudoku tables: An undergraduate research project.
    Jennifer Carmichael, Western Oregon University
    Michael B. Ward*, Western Oregon University
    (1023-M1-298)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Row-Filled Completion Problem for Sudoku Latin Squares.
    Izabela Kanaana*, Sonoma State University
    Bala Ravikumar, Department of Computer Science, Sonoma State University
    (1023-M1-1559)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    A Computer Alogrithm for Solving Sudoku.
    Philip A. Cobb*, Queensborough Community College
    (1023-M1-275)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Sudoku Studio.
    Jonathan M Kane*, University of Wisconsin -- Whitewater
    (1023-M1-532)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    A Java Program to Solve Kakuro Puzzles.
    Charles Ashbacher*, Mount Mercy College
    (1023-M1-493)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    A Hard Day's Knight.
    Joe DeMaio*, Kennesaw State University
    (1023-M1-182)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Classroom Uses for the Game of "Dots": A Simple Bridge to Advanced Ideas.
    Carrie Muir*, University of Colorado - Boulder
    (1023-M1-1766)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    SET and Combinatorics.
    Anna Bickel, Valparaiso University
    Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo*, Valparaiso University
    (1023-M1-281)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Using SET to Visualize Higher Mathematics.
    Ben Coleman, Moravian College
    Kevin Hartshorn*, Moravian College
    (1023-M1-1917)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, V
  Organizers:
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University marlandes@appstate.edu
  Jay A. Malmstrom, Oklahoma State Community College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Closer Look at the Crease Length Problem.
    S F Ellermeyer*, Kennesaw State University
    (1023-Z1-213)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Visualizing Elastic Wave Interactions with Multiple Interfaces.
    Richard J. Marchand*, Slippery Rock University
    (1023-Z1-1448)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Double Layers, Solid Angles and Cubic Splines: Fun With a Well in a Stratified Aquifer.
    Kenneth H Luther*, Valparaiso University
    (1023-Z1-575)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Particle Tracking in Three-Dimensional Flows: Evolution and Refinement of a Smooth Surface.
    Paul von Dohlen*, William Paterson University
    Patrick Miller, Stevens Institute of Technology
    (1023-Z1-1339)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Glimpse of Infinite-dimensional Tensegrities.
    Ted Ashton*, University of Georgia
    (1023-Z1-1680)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Mathematical modelling of rumor transmission during a dialogue.
    Bernard P Brooks*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Nicholas DiFonzo, Rochester Institute of Technology
    David S Ross, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (1023-Z1-1659)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Seeing sums of single digit numbers.
    Cynthia A Crumb*, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
    (1023-Z1-1334)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A Comparison of Online Homework Systems.
    Jessica K. Sklar*, Pacific Lutheran University
    Mei Zhu, Pacific Lutheran University
    (1023-Z1-127)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Birthday Problem: The Making of a Classic.
    Dale K Hathaway*, Olivet Nazarene University
    (1023-Z1-250)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    $\pi$ to (hundreds of) thousands of digits, from Vieta's formula.
    Rick Kreminski*, Texas A&M University - Commerce
    (1023-Z1-585)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Amazing Explorations.
    Dennis P Walsh*, Middle Tennessee State University
    (1023-Z1-1830)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Early Nineteenth Century Elementary Algebra Textbooks.
    Andrew B. Perry*, Springfield College
    (1023-Z1-287)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  PME Council
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  The Genome Project for Three-Manifolds.
  Jeffrey F. Brock*, Brown University
  (1023-A0-23)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Reducts of Omega-Categorical Theories.
  Carol S. Wood*, Wesleyan University
  (1023-03-414)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#12: Part B
  Combinatorially thinking.
  Organizers:
  Arthur T. Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
  Jennifer J. Quinn, Association for Women in Mathematics
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#1: Part B
  Introduction to the mathematics of modern cryptography.
  Organizers:
  Colm K. Mulcahy, Spelman College
  Jeffrey Ehme, Spelman College
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#8: Part B
  Mathematics and geometry of voting.
  Organizers:
  Donald G. Saari, University of California Irvine
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Session on How to Start and Develop Undergraduate Level Financial Mathematics Programs
  Organizers:
  Youngna Choi, Montclair State University choiy@mail.montclair.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Financial Mathematics in a Mathematically Accurate but Accessible Way.
    Morteza Shafii-Mousavi*, Indiana University South Bend
    (1023-I5-28)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Starting a B.S. in Mathematics-Mathematics of Finance Concentration Track: case of Montclair State University.
    Youngna Choi*, Montclair State University
    (1023-I5-1354)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Mathematics of Refinancing.
    Youngna Choi, Montclair State University
    Crystal K Dahlhaus*, Montclair State University
    (1023-I5-1356)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  The top ten things you should know if you intend to implement the standards of {\rm Beyond Crossroads}.
  Organizers:
  Richelle Blair, Lakeland Community College
  Panelists:
  Kathy Mowers, Owensboro Community and Technical College
  Robert L. Kimball, Jr, Wake Technical Community College
  Brad Chin, West Valley College
  Richelle Blair,
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Calculus, liberal arts, and quantitative literacy.
  Organizers:
  Richard A. Gillman, Valparaiso University
  Panelists:
  William E. Briggs, University of Colorado, Denver
  Deborah Hughes-Hallett, University of Arizona
  Michael Starbird, University of Texas at Austin
  Richard A. Gillman,
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  Project NExT Panel Discussion
  Publishing undergraduate research and expository articles.
  Organizers:
  Chawne M. Kimber, Lafayette College
  Kimberly A. Roth, Wheeling Jesuit University
  Panelists:
  Ezra A. Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute \& State University
  Paul J. Campbell, Beloit College
  Clifford A. Reiter, Lafayette College
  Jody Sorensen, Augsburg College
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Presentation on Congressional Fellowships
  Learn about this program and speak with former Fellows.
  Organizers:
  Samuel M. Rankin, III, AMS
  Presenters:
  David Weinreich, AMS Congressional Fellow 2005-06
  Dan Ullman, AMS Congressional Fellow 2006-07
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Almost everywhere domination.
  Reed Solomon*, University of Connecticut, Storrs
  (1023-03-413)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 10:00 a.m.-5:05 p.m.
  Math on the Web, III
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Project CALC on the Web.
    David Smith*, Duke University
  • 12:30 p.m.
    The MathFind search engine.
    Robert Miner*, Design Science, Inc.
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Interactive math on the Web by Maplesoft.
    Mohamed Bendame*, Maplesoft
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Online assessment and problem-solving environments: The advantages of using content MathML.
    Don DeLand*, Integre Technical Publishing Co.
  • 2:45 p.m.
    PlanetMath and free mathematics.
    Aaron Krowne*, Emory University
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Using MathML with Blackboard and WebCT.
    Bob Mathews*, Design Science, Inc.
  • 4:00 p.m.
    WebALT online courses.
    Mika Sepp\"al\"a*, WebALT
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Techniques for using the equation editor in Blackboard and WebCT.
    Bob Mathews*, Design Science, Inc.
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Extensions of Hilbert's Tenth Problem.
  Bjorn Poonen*, University of California, Berkeley
  (1023-03-06)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Invited Address
  Statistics for smart people who don't know anything about statistics.
  Persi W. Diaconis*, Stanford University
  (1023-62-32)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lecture: Lecture III
  Limit shapes, real and imagined, III: Instantons, and how random surfaces count them.
  Andrei Okounkov*, Princeton University
  (1023-60-04)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Independence and equiconsistency results in intuitionistic set theory.
  Michael Rathjen*, Ohio State University and University of Leeds
  (1023-03-412)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  MAA Student Lecture
  Mathematics: A Question of History.
  Della D. Fenster*, University of Richmond
  (1023-A0-24)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
  AMS Current Events Bulletin
  Organizers:
  David Eisenbud, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute cxm@ams.org
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Barcodes: The Persistent Topology of Data.
    Robert Ghrist*, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    (1023-55-1038)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Flows on the space of lattices: work of Einsiedler, Katok and Lindenstrauss.
    Akshay Venkatesh*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    (1023-37-778)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    From harmonic analysis to arithmetic combinatorics.
    Izabella Laba*, UBC
    (1023-42-1431)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The structure of error terms in number theory and an introduction to the Sato-Tate Conjecture.
    Barry Mazur*, Harvard University
    (1023-11-1245)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, IV
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Tamas I. Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Michael J. Fisher, California State University, Fresno
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Computational Efficiency in Weyl Groups.
    Patricia R Cahn*, Smith College
    Juan Li, Smith College
    Jeremy Schwartz, Brandeis University
    (1023-08-1056)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    An equivalent characterization of half-factorial restricted block monoids over $\mathbb{Z}$ and torsion groups, with applications to factorization in Dedekind domains.
    R D Kravitz*, Williams College
    (1023-13-132)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Matrix Generation of the Diophantine Solutions to Sums of $3\le n \le 9$ Squares that are Square.
    Jordan O Tirrell*, Lafayette College
    Clifford A Reiter, Lafayette College
    (1023-11-626)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Looking for Patterns in Multinomial Coefficients.
    Igor Konfisakher*, Washington University in St. Louis
    Michael Wijaya, University of Rochester
    (1023-11-472)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Number Base Representations in the Gaussian Integers.
    Heather J Langdon*, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    (1023-11-854)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Orders at Infinity of Modular Forms with Heegner Divisors.
    Carl Erickson*, Stanford University
    Alison Miller, Harvard University
    Aaron Pixton, Princeton University
    (1023-11-80)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The number of ways of expressing $t$ as a binomial coefficient.
    Daniel Mertz Kane*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1023-11-1083)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Realizations of subspaces of $L_p$, $p>2$, with norm given by partitions and weights.
    Brandon P Barrette*, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    Simei Tong, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    (1023-46-86)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Surfaces with Density and their Isoperimetric Regions.
    Robin S Walters*, Harvard University
    (1023-53-898)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Self-similar periodic tilings of nilpotent Lie groups.
    James J. Rohal*, College of Wooster
    William P. Hudelson, University of Notre Dame
    (1023-22-808)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College jdauben@att.net
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The ellipse seen from China.
    Andrea Breard*, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille; Laboratoire Paul Painlevé
    (1023-01-930)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Other Book Nobody Read: Georg Rheticus and the \emph{Opus Palatinum}.
    Glen R Van Brummelen*, Quest University
    (1023-01-749)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Communicating Mathematics in the \textit{Journal des savants} (1675-1737).
    Jeanne Peiffer*, CNRS Paris
    (1023-01-1077)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Problems of Infinitesimals: Descartes, Leibniz, and Peirce.
    Maria Sol de Mora*, University of Basque Country
    (1023-01-610)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Motivation and Context for B. Peirce's \textit{Linear Associative Algebra}.
    Deborah A. Kent*, Simon Fraser University
    (1023-01-683)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Robert Leslie Ellis on the misuse of the principle of insufficient reason.
    Byron E. Wall*, York University, Toronto, Canada
    (1023-01-946)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Mittag-Leffler Theorem: Interpretation and Reception of a Mathematical Result, 1876-1884.
    Laura E Turner*, Simon Fraser University
    Thomas Archibald, Simon Fraser University
    (1023-01-291)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A Political and Mathematical Unification: The Case of Nineteenth-Century Italy.
    Laura Martini*, Siena, Italy
    (1023-01-296)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Mathematics in Brazil during the first half of the 20th century: institutionalization and professionalization.
    Sergio Nobre*, UNESP - Rio Claro - Brazil
    (1023-01-722)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Mathematics and pacifism in Cambridge 1915-1916: a student perspective.
    June Barrow-Green*, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
    (1023-01-226)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Frames and Wavelets in Harmonic Analysis, Geometry, and Applications, II
  Organizers:
  Palle E. T. Jorgensen, University of Iowa
  David R. Larson, Texas A&M University
  Peter R. Massopust, Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry, Neuherberg, and Technical University of Munich massopust@ma.tum.de
  Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Pointwise comparison of pulse code and Sigma-Delta modulation.
    John J Benedetto*, Norbert Wiener Center, University of Maryland, College Park
    Onur Oktay, University of Maryland, College Park
    (1023-42-437)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Maximally Equiangular Frames and Finite Wigner Distributions.
    Matthew Fickus*, Air Force Institute of Technology
    (1023-42-843)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Causal Relationships Between Frames.
    Troy Henderson*, United States Military Academy
    David R Larson, Texas A&M University
    (1023-47-978)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Orthogonal wavelets centered on an arbitrary knot sequence.
    Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt University
    Jeffrey Geronimo, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Doug Hardin*, Vanderbilt University
    (1023-41-1503)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Texture Identification of Tissues Using Directional Wavelet, Ridgelet and Curvelet Transforms.
    Ahmed I. Zayed*, DePaul University
    Lucia Dettori, DePaul University
    (1023-42-320)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    A characteristic equation of semiorthogonal Parseval wavelets.
    Veronika Furst*, University of Arizona
    (1023-43-1566)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Wavelet Sets with Nonexpanding Dilation Matrices.
    Yang Wang*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Eugene Ionascu, Columbus State University
    (1023-42-468)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Surgery and push-outs on frames.
    David R. Larson, Texas A&M University
    Nga Q Nguyen*, Texas A&M University
    (1023-46-695)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Isotropic Multiresolution Analysis.
    Simon K. Alexander, University of Houston
    Shika Baid, University of Houston
    Saurabh Jain, University of Houston
    Juan R. Romero, University of Houston
    Manos Papadakis*, University of Houston
    (1023-42-885)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Gelfand triples and time frequency analysis.
    Jens Gerlach Christensen*, Louisiana State University
    Gestur Olafsson, Louisiana State University
    (1023-43-1762)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Group Representations, Ergodic Theory, and Mathematical Physics: Honoring the Memory of George W. Mackey, II
  Organizers:
  Robert S. Doran, Texas Christian University r.doran@tcu.edu
  Calvin C. Moore, University of California Berkeley
  Robert J. Zimmer, The University of Chicago
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Induced Actions.
    Robert J. Zimmer*, University of Chicago
    (1023-22-68)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    From Lorentzian dynamics to the decay of matrix coefficients.
    Scot Adams*, University of Minnesota
    (1023-37-241)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Cohomology of measurable cocycles.
    Alex Furman*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1023-37-780)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Work of G. W. Mackey on Unitary Representations of Group Extensions.
    Arlan Ramsay*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (1023-46-580)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Mackey Dichotomy in Classification Problems.
    Edward G. Effros*, UCLA
    (1023-46-233)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    MASA's and certain type $I$ closed faces of $C^*-$algebras.
    Lawrence G. Brown*, Purdue University
    (1023-46-760)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Groupoid Methods in Wavelet Analysis.
    Marius Ionescu, Dartmouth College
    Paul S. Muhly*, University of Iowa
    (1023-46-663)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Quantum Fields and George Mackey.
    Arthur Jaffe*, Harvard University
    (1023-00-225)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Infinite Dimensional Analysis Honoring H.-H. Kuo, II
  Organizers:
  Ambar N. Sengupta, Louisiana State University sengupta@math.lsu.edu
  P. Sundar, Louisiana State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Nonlinear maps of Wiener processes.
    Leonard Gross*, Cornell University
    (1023-46-1511)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Examples of Stochastic Flows in Non-Commutative Manifolds.
    Kalyan B. Sinha*, J.N.Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, India.
    (1023-60-1344)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Invariant Measures and Kolmogorov Equations for Stochastic PDEs.
    Pao-Liu Chow*, Wayne State University
    (1023-60-937)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Nonlinear Filtering Theory of Stochastic Navier-Stokes Equations.
    S. S. Sritharan*, University of Wyoming
    (1023-60-274)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Empirical graph Laplacian approximation of Laplace-Beltrami operators.
    Evarist - Gin\'e*, University of Connecticut
    Vlaadimir Koltchinskii, Geeorgia Institute of Technology
    (1023-60-457)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Infinite dimensional heat equation of convolution type, solutions and probabilistic interpretation.
    Habib Ouerdiane*, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
    (1023-60-747)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Best constants in norms of non-gaussian Wick products.
    Aurel Iulian Stan*, The Ohio State University at Marion
    (1023-60-926)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    White Noise Delta Function for an Affine Subspace.
    Jeremy J Becnel*, Stephen F. Austin State University
    (1023-46-837)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Discussion.
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Variational Inclusion Problems and Optimization Theory, II
  Organizers:
  Ram U. Verma, University of Toledo, and International Publications ram.verma@utoledo.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Minimax Inequality Inequality and Applications to Fixed Points, Nash Equilibrium Points and Some Links for Problems of Financial Mathematics in the Practice.
    George X Yuan*, Management School, Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing , China
    (1023-91-137)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Senistivity Analysis for Cocoercively Monotone Variational Inclusions.
    R N Mohapatra*, University of Central Florida
    Ram U Verma, University of Central Florida
    (1023-49-972)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Identification of Nonlinearities in Divergence Type Elliptic Boundary Value Problems.
    Mircea D. Voisei*, The University of Texas - Pan American
    (1023-49-55)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-6:25 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis in Inverse and Variational Problems, I
  Organizers:
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida znashed@mail.ucf.edu
  Otmar Scherzer, University of Innsbruck
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Variational problems for measure-valued Lagrangeans.
    Umberto Mosco*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    (1023-35-984)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Travel Time Tomography and Lens Rigidity.
    Gunther Uhlmann*, University of Washington
    (1023-58-1401)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Ultrasound Absorption vs. Causality \& Hyperbolicity.
    Sarah K Patch*, Department of Physics, UW Milwaukee
    (1023-44-1239)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Sparsity- and continuity-promoting seismic image recovery with curvelet frames.
    Felix J. Herrmann*, EOS, UBC, Vancouver, Canada
    (1023-86-555)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Multilayer segmentation and application to MRI brain imaging.
    Ginmo Chung, UCLA
    Luminita Aura Vese*, UCLA
    (1023-35-1914)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Parameter Identification in Elliptic Inverse Problems and in Variational and Quasi-variational Inequalities.
    Akhtar A Khan*, University of Wisconsin-Barron County
    (1023-49-1885)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A segmentation algorithm based on convex duality.
    Selim Esedoglu*, University of Michigan
    (1023-49-1898)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Regularization of systems of nonlinear ill-posed equations.
    Antonio Leitao*, Federal Univ of St Catarina
    (1023-65-929)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Modified Back-Projection Methods for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging.
    Fengshan Liu*, Delaware State University
    Guoping Zhang, University of Texas at Pan American
    Jiguang Sun, Delaware State University
    Xiquan Shi, Delaware State University
    (1023-86-1465)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Electrical Impedance Tomography with Interior Measurements.
    Alexandru Tamasan*, University of Central Florida
    (1023-35-1655)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    On Stability of a Class of Nonsmooth Dynamic Systems.
    Chao Zhu*, Wayne State University
    George Yin, Wayne State University
    Q. S. Song, Wayne State University
    (1023-93-81)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Numerical Relativity, II
  Organizers:
  Alexander M. Alekseenko, California State University Northridge alexander.alekseenko@csun.edu
  Arup Mukherjee, Montclair State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Binary Black Hole Simulations and the Hunt for Gravitational Waves.
    Pablo Laguna*, Penn State University
    Deirdre M. Shoemaker, Penn State University
    (1023-83-1145)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Proposal to Numerically Simulate a Cosmic Shock Wave by Use of a Locally Inertial Glimm Scheme.
    Blake Temple*, University of California, Davis
    (1023-65-1882)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A minimization problem for the lapse and the initial-boundary value problem for Einstein's field equations.
    Gabriel Nagy, University of California at San Diego
    Olivier Sarbach*, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo
    (1023-83-372)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Geometric discretisation of General Relativity.
    J\"org Frauendiener*, Institut f\"ur Astronomie und Astrophysik, Universit\"at T\"ubingen
    (1023-83-1014)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Towards absorbing outer boundaries in General Relativity.
    Luisa T. Buchman*, Center for Relativity, University of Texas at Austin
    Olivier C. A. Sarbach, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo
    (1023-83-1265)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Some Results on Constraints in GR.
    Michael J. Holst*, UC San Diego
    (1023-83-1861)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Simulations of Binary Black Hole Mergers.
    Dale Choi*, Supercomputing Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
    (1023-83-832)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Modifying the Einstein equations off the constraint hypersurface.
    J. David Brown*, North Carolina State University
    (1023-83-1548)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    A method for covariant discretization of space-time using Shannon sampling theory.
    Achim Kempf*, University of Waterloo, Canada
    Robert Martin, University of Waterloo, Canada
    (1023-83-1751)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic of Function Fields, II
  Organizers:
  Allison M. Pacelli, Williams College apacelli@williams.edu
  Michael J. Rosen, Brown University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Isogenous elliptic factors in the Jacobians of curves.
    Jennifer Paulhus*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1023-11-1216)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Special values of equivariant p-adic and global L-functions.
    Cristian D. Popescu*, University of California at San Diego
    (1023-11-1065)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Hecke Operators and $L$-series in Characteristic $p$.
    David M Goss*, Ohio State University
    (1023-11-451)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Simultaneous Prime Values of Polynomials in Positive Characteristic.
    Paul Pollack*, Dartmouth College
    (1023-11-1359)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Variations of the Sato-Tate Conjecture.
    Ram Murty*, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    (1023-11-794)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Biquadratic Function Fields.
    Qingquan Wu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Renate Scheidler*, University of Calgary
    (1023-11-1160)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Approximatiing Euler Products and Computing the Class Number of an Algebraic Function Field.
    Andreas Stein*, University of Wyoming
    (1023-11-1039)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Galois Theory for the line over finite fields.
    Jing Long Hoelscher*, University of Pennsylvania
    (1023-14-893)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    The Euclidean Algorithm and Applications to Hyperbolic Geometry.
    Kathleen Petersen*, Queen's University
    (1023-11-1584)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Universal Algebra and Order, II
  Organizers:
  John W. Snow, Sam Houston State University jsnow@shsu.edu
  Japheth Wood, Bard College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Can We Change the Paradigm for Reconstruction?
    Bernd S. W. Schroeder*, Louisiana Tech University
    (1023-06-221)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Free Complete Extension of Distributive Lattices.
    Aditya K. Nagrath*, University of Denver
    (1023-06-200)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Coadunation of Generalized Crowns.
    Rebecca Garcia*, Sam Houston State University
    (1023-06-428)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Minimal extensions of bounded distributive lattices.
    M. E. Adams*, State University of New York at New Paltz
    J\"{u}rg Schmid, University of Bern
    (1023-06-785)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Lyndon's algebras and the equational complexity of RRA.
    Jeremy F Alm*, Department of Philosophy, Iowa State University
    (1023-03-495)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    A result on Complete Hausdorffness in topological algebras.
    Wolfram Bentz*, University of Northern Britsh Columbia
    (1023-08-434)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Minimal generating band semigroups.
    Japheth Wood*, Bard College
    (1023-08-380)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The free spectrum of the Perkins semigroup is sub-log-exponential.
    Steve Seif*, University of Louisville
    (1023-08-385)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    There is no algorithm for deciding whether an equation is compatible with the real line.
    George F McNulty*, University of South Carolina
    (1023-08-671)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Full natural dualities.
    David M. Clark, SUNY New Paltz
    Brian A. Davey, La Trobe University
    Jane G. Pitkethly, La Trobe University
    Ross D. Willard*, University of Waterloo
    (1023-08-1355)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Microlocal Analysis and Singular Spaces, III
  Organizers:
  Paul A. Loya, Binghamton University paul@math.binghamton.edu
  Andras Vasy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology andras@math.mit.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Elliptic boundary problems on a class of noncompact manifolds.
    Thomas Krainer*, Penn State Altoona
    (1023-35-1899)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On the heat trace for cone operators.
    Juan B Gil*, Penn State Altoona
    (1023-58-1308)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Hypoellipticity of $\square_b$ and vanishing of cohomology.
    Gerardo A Mendoza*, Temple University
    (1023-58-685)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Discussion.
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Continuous and Discrete Integrable Systems and Their Applications, II
  Organizers:
  Wen-Xiu Ma, University of South Florida mawx@cas.usf.edu
  Taixi Xu, Southern Polytechnic State University
  Bao-Feng Feng, University of Texas-Pan American
  Zhijun Qiao, University of Texas-Pan American
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Chaotic and Periodic Asymptotics for $q$-Orthogonal Polynomials.
    Mourad E. H. Ismail*, University of Central Florida
    Ruiming Zhang, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin City
    (1023-41-1161)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Green's function for the second order Askey-Wilson operator.
    Mizan Rahman*, Carleton University
    (1023-33-386)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A class of superintegrable systems of Calogero-Moser type.
    Roman G. Smirnov*, Dalhousie University
    Pavel Winternitz, University of Montreal and Centre de Recherches Mathematiques (CRM)
    (1023-53-1024)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Some Methods for Generating Explicit Solutions to the Gnerlaized KDV Equation and an Associated Hierarchy.
    Paul F Bracken*, University of Texas
    (1023-35-364)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Peaked Solitons Equations.
    Zhijun Qiao*, Univeristy of Texas - Pan American
    (1023-35-910)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Nonlinearization of spectral problem with reality condition.
    Ruguang Zhou*, Xuzhou Normal University
    (1023-37-267)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Fractional derivatives of products of Airy functions and their applications.
    Vladimir V Varlamov*, University of Texas - Pan American
    (1023-33-965)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    New Finite-Dimensional Integrable Systems by Reduction.
    Taixi Xu*, Southern Polytechnis State University
    (1023-35-1505)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Some properties of higher-order mappings and their ultra-discrete analogues.
    Kenichi Maruno*, University of Texas-Pan American
    (1023-39-1391)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Integrable systems.
    Peter Lax*, New York University, Courant Institute
    (1023-35-1920)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#15: Part A
  Geometry with history for teaching teachers.
  Organizers:
  David W. Henderson, Cornell University
  Daina Taimina, Cornell University
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#2: Part B
  Some deterministic models in mathematical biology and their simulations.
  Organizers:
  James F. Selgrade, North Carolina State University
  Cammey E. Cole, Meredith College
  H\"{u}seyin Ko\c{c}ak, University of Miami, Coral Gables
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#7: Part B
  Directing undergraduate research.
  Organizers:
  Aparna W. Higgins, University of Dayton
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Algebra and Group Theory, III
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Construction of the Irreducuble characters of the Heisenberg group and a similar special group.
    Mohammad Reza Darafsheh, University of Tehran, Iran
    Manouchehr Misaghian*, Johnson C. Smith University
    (1023-20-1493)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Graph Braid Groups.
    Daniel S Farley*, Miami University of Ohio
    Lucas Sabalka, University of California, Davis
    (1023-20-1518)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    On growth series of Coxeter groups.
    Patrick Bahls*, University of North Carolina, Asheville
    (1023-20-1778)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Using Formations to Determine Factorizations.
    Joseph Kirtland*, Marist College
    (1023-20-219)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Almost pure subgroups of locally compact abelian groups.
    Peter Loth*, Sacred Heart University
    (1023-20-263)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    The Strong Symmetric Genus of the Finite Coxeter Groups.
    Michael A Jackson*, King College
    (1023-20-371)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Capability of $p$-nilpotent products of cyclic $p$-groups.
    Arturo Magidin*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1023-20-38)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Zassenhaus Rings of Finite Rank.
    Joshua Buckner*, Baylor University
    (1023-20-420)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Central Extensions and Unramified Brauer Groups.
    Fedor Bogomolov, CIMS-New York University
    Jorge Maciel*, BMCC-The City University of New York
    (1023-20-519)
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Local Characterization of LFS-Groups of $p$-Type.
    Stefaan D Delcroix*, California State University, Fresno
    (1023-20-596)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    For a given prime p, what is the smallest nonabelian simple group whose order is divisible by p?
    Gabriela Mendoza*, State University of New York at Binghamton
    (1023-20-680)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Variations on a Theme by Desmond MacHale.
    Luise-Charlotte Kappe*, State University of New York at Binghamton
    Gabriela Mendoza, State University of New York at Binghamton
    Michael Ward, Western Oregon University
    (1023-20-682)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Subgroups in a Direct Product that Satisfy the Strong Frattini Argument.
    Joseph Evan*, King's College
    (1023-20-774)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On the Sources of Simple Modules in Certain Blocks.
    Adam D Salminen*, University of Evansville
    (1023-20-99)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Small spherical nilpotent orbits and K-types of Harish Chandra modules.
    Donald R King*, Northeastern University
    (1023-22-1597)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Completions of altered topological subgroups of $\mathbb{R}^n$.
    Jon W. Short*, Sam Houston State University
    (1023-22-1610)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Characterization of simplicity and cancellativity in $\beta S$.
    Neil Hindman*, Howard University
    Dona Strauss, University of Hull
    (1023-22-357)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    The supremum of the set of pseudocompact group topologies.
    W. W. Comfort*, Wesleyan University
    Jan van Mill, Vrije Universiteit
    (1023-22-947)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics, II
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Constructing $m$-articulate collections of de Bruijn sequences.
    Atoshi Chowdhury*, Princeton University
    (1023-05-1383)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Magic labelings of directed graphs.
    Alison M. Marr*, Southern Illinois University
    (1023-05-1385)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Helly and Radon Independence in Clone-Free Multipartite Tournaments.
    Darren B. Parker*, University of Dayton
    Randy F. Westhoff, Bemidji State University
    Marty J. Wolf, Bemidji State University
    (1023-05-1469)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Minimum cycle bases of direct products of bipartite graphs.
    Richard Hammack*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (1023-05-1472)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Enumeration of Orientable Embeddings of Odd Graphs.
    Brent N Stephens*, Middle Tennessee State University
    Xiaoya Zha, Middle Tennessee State University
    (1023-05-1512)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Extending the Freiman $3k-3$ Theorem to distinct sets.
    David J. Grynkiewicz*, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
    Oriol Serra, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
    Yahya Hamidoune, Universite de Paris VI
    (1023-05-1526)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Density Relations in Simple Graphs.
    Daniel Felix*, University of California, San Diego
    (1023-05-1602)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Generating tree isomorphisms for pattern-avoiding involutions.
    Aaron D. Jaggard*, Tulane University
    Joseph J. Marincel, Washington University
    (1023-05-1618)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Combinatorial Methods in Coordinate Percolation.
    Elizabeth Moseman*, Dartmouth College
    (1023-05-1619)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Geometric structure of sumsets within their convex hulls.
    Jaewoo Lee*, Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York
    (1023-05-1412)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Intersection Graphs Generated By An Edge Decomposition.
    Robert A. Beeler*, Clemson University
    (1023-05-1651)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    $G$-Multiparking Functions and Dirichlet Configurations.
    Dimitrije N Kostic*, Texas A&M University
    (1023-05-1705)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Interval Avoidance in the Symmetric Group.
    Isaiah P. Lankham*, UC Davis
    Alexander K. Woo, UC Davis
    (1023-05-1711)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    The Jump Number of a Split Graph.
    Mike Fisher*, California State University, Fresno
    (1023-05-1842)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On the Likelihood of Comparability in Bruhat Order.
    Adam J Hammett*, The Ohio State University
    Boris G Pittel, The Ohio State University
    (1023-05-189)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Properties of Permutation Tableaux.
    Ariel R Levavi*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1023-05-236)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Moebius transform of the triangular numbers.
    Steve Butler*, University of California, San Diego
    (1023-05-435)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Applications of hypergraph zeta functions.
    Christopher K. Storm*, Dartmouth College
    (1023-05-286)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Combinatorial Sums via Finite Differences.
    Michael Z. Spivey*, University of Puget Sound
    (1023-05-304)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS Session on Analysis and Functional Analysis, II
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Rellich type inequality on Carnot Groups.
    Ismail Kombe*, Oklahoma City University
    (1023-43-1180)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Characterization Of bounded/compact composition operators on the 'Hardy--Simirnov' spaces.
    Abebaw Tadesse*, Langston University
    (1023-43-336)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Transference of Maximal Multiplier Operators on Local Hardy-Lorentz Spaces.
    Daning Chen*, Jackson State University
    (1023-43-873)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    A Discrepancy Principle for Local Regularization.
    Cara D. Brooks*, Michigan State University
    Patricia K. Lamm, Michigan State University
    (1023-45-1622)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Local Regularization Methods for Nonlinear Volterra Integral Equations of Hammerstein Type.
    Xiaoyue Luo*, Michigan State University
    P. K. Lamm, Michigan State University
    (1023-45-1685)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    A Poincar\'e inequality on the complex sphere in CR setting.
    Lijing Sun*, Wayne State University
    (1023-46-104)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Almost Weakly Compact Operators.
    Ioana Ghenciu*, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
    Paul Lewis, University of North Texas, TX
    (1023-46-1223)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A Dynamic Equation on a Time Scale.
    Allan C. Peterson*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68588-0130
    Lynn Erbe, University of Nebraska
    Samir Saker, Mansoura University
    (1023-39-748)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Topological Structure of the Unitary Group of Certain C*-Algebras.
    Bogdan Costin Visinescu*, University of Cincinnati
    (1023-46-1408)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    On the Rellich inequality.
    Ritva M. Hurri-Syrjanen*, University of Helsinki
    David E. Edmunds, Cardiff University
    (1023-46-1496)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On Ergodic type theorems for finite Jordan algebras.
    Genady Ya. Grabarnik, T.J. Watson IBM Reserach Center
    Alexander A. Katz*, St. John's University
    Laura Shwartz, University of South Africa
    (1023-46-1737)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Isometries on $A^\phi$.
    Nadia J Gal*, University of Memphis
    (1023-46-1897)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On the "Multiple of the Inclusion plus Compact" Problem.
    G. Androulakis, University of South Carolina
    F. Sanacory*, University of South Carolina
    (1023-46-212)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    On the existence of eigenvalues of Toeplitz operators associated with representing measures on multiply connected planar regions.
    Cyrus P. Aryana*, Saginaw Valley State University
    (1023-46-540)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On the properties of endogenous mortgage rates.
    Yevgeny Goncharov*, Florida State University
    (1023-46-63)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Flows of weights associated with AFD real factors of type $III$.
    Shukhrat M. Usmanov*, Ashford University
    (1023-46-812)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The $q$-concavity and $q$-convexity constants in Lorentz spaces.
    Anna Kami\'nska, University of Memphis
    Anca M Parrish*, University of Memphis
    (1023-46-895)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    On Gelfand-Naimark type theorems for representations of nuclear barelled real locally C*- and locally JB-algebras.
    Alexander A. Katz, St. John's University
    Oleg Friedman*, University of South Africa
    Roman Kushnir, St. John's University
    (1023-46-980)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Geometry and Topology, IV
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The locally finite functor and the Steenrod algebra.
    Hayden Harker*, Vassar College
    (1023-55-1590)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Khovanov Type Categorification for the Tutte Polynomial.
    Edna Fanny Jasso-Hernandez*, The George Washington University
    Yongwu Rong, The George Washington University
    (1023-55-1604)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Local Conditions for a 2-dimensional Duality Group.
    Risto Atanasov*, Binghamton University
    (1023-55-1696)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Relative Homotopy Groups of Modules - from a Different Viewpoint.
    C. Joanna Su*, Providence College
    (1023-55-1787)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Periodic Dold Sequences.
    Micah W. Chrisman*, University of Hawaii at Manoa
    (1023-55-344)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Rank of the fundamental group of any component of a function space.
    Samuel B. Smith*, Saint Joseph's University
    Gregory Lupton, Cleveland State University
    (1023-55-40)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Comparing self-avoiding walks and polygons on hyperbolic Coxeter groups.
    Jason S. Bode*, Cornell University
    (1023-55-795)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Kauffman-Harary Conjecture for Virtual Knots.
    Mathew Williamson*, University of South Florida
    (1023-55-911)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Polynomial knots.
    Alan Durfee*, Mount Holyoke College
    (1023-57-1159)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Menasco normal form and recognizing unknot diagrams.
    Chan-Ho Suh*, University of California at Davis
    (1023-57-1335)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Coloring Random Knots.
    Enver Karadayi*, University of South Florida
    (1023-57-1386)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Stable Ribbon Graphs and Quantum Master Equation.
    J. Javier Zuniga*, University of Minnesota
    (1023-57-1698)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Turaev torsion and cohomology determinants for $3$--manifolds with boundary.
    Christopher B. Truman*, University of Maryland
    (1023-57-1755)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Statistical methods for studying spatial properties of random polygonal knots.
    Eric J Rawdon*, University of St. Thomas
    (1023-57-939)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Residue Formulation of the Chern Character on Smooth Manifolds.
    Dmitry M Gerenrot*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1023-58-1471)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Singularities of equivariant lagrangian mean curvature flow.
    Konrad Groh*, Institut fuer Differentialgeometrie, Hannover
    (1023-58-339)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Dehn surgery on singular knots.
    Simrat M Ghuman, San Francisco, California
    Larry M Granda*, Saint Louis University
    Chichen M Tsau, Saint Louis University
    (1023-57-74)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Generalized Coloring and $n$-String Tangles.
    Isabel K Darcy, University of Iowa
    Junalyn P Navarra-Madsen*, Texas Woman's University
    (1023-57-111)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Upper Bounds for Regular Stick Numbers of Torus Knots.
    Timothy D. Comar*, Benedictine University
    Debra Witczak, Benedictine University
    (1023-57-113)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on Teaching Innovations in Real Analysis, II
  Organizers:
  Robert W. Vallin, Slippery Rock University robert.vallin@sru.edu
  Erik O. Talvila, University College of the Fraser Valley
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Getting students to prove theorems in analysis.
    William S. Mahavier*, Emory University
    (1023-Q1-1572)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    When I switched from Lecturing to using the Moore Method...
    Bernd E. Rossa*, Xavier University (Cincinnati)
    (1023-Q1-1127)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Facilitating Student Understanding of Concepts in Real Analysis.
    Michael L. Berry*, West Virginia Wesleyan College
    (1023-Q1-1296)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Technical illustration for second semester real analysis.
    Mark McClure*, University of North Carolina at Asheville
    (1023-Q1-844)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Using History to Understand How To Teach Real Analysis.
    David M Bressoud*, Macalester College
    (1023-Q1-618)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Introductory Real Analysis - Let Series be Your Guide.
    Robert Rogers*, SUNY Fredonia
    (1023-Q1-758)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Using Calculus to Motivate Compactness and Connectedness.
    Michael J. Schramm*, Le Moyne College
    (1023-Q1-1272)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Using a Laboratory Approach in the Teaching of Real Analysis.
    Kirk Weller*, University of Michigan Flint
    Joanne Snow, Saint Mary's College
    (1023-Q1-1130)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry and Government
  Organizers:
  Philip E. Gustafson, Mesa State College pgustafs@mesastate.edu
  Michael Monticino, University of North Texas
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Opening Remarks and BIG SIGMAA Announcements.
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Teller Staffing in Retail Banks.
    Travis Cogdill*, University of North Texas
    Michael Monticino, University of North Texas
    (1023-L1-1405)
  • 1:35 p.m.
    Statistics of the Peak Sidelobe Distribution for Binary Codes.
    Matthew Ferrara, RPI
    Michael Kupferschmid, RPI
    Gregory E Coxson*, Technology Service Corporation
    (1023-L1-1812)
  • 1:55 p.m.
    Fractal measures to quantify agent-based combat with EINSTein.
    David S. Mazel*, Technology Service Corporation
    Andy Ilachinski, The CNA Corporation
    (1023-L1-500)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Characterizing internal stress states in advanced ceramics using fractal analysis.
    Leigh L Noble*, United States Military Academy & Army Research Lab
    (1023-L1-1753)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Number Theory and a New GPS Signal.
    Joseph J. Rushanan*, The MITRE Corporation
    (1023-L1-976)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Norbert Wiener Center - mission and methods.
    John J Benedetto*, Norbert Wiener Center, University of Maryland, College Park
    Ioannis Konstantinidis, Norbert Wiener Center, University of Maryland, College Park
    (1023-L1-1455)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Statistics to Detect Danger Underground.
    George W Heine*, Bureau of Land Management
    (1023-L1-1902)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Why Consulting Firms need Mathematicians.
    Carla D Martin*, James Madison University
    (1023-L1-223)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    My Experiences as a Summer Contract Employee at a Pharmaceutical Company.
    Paul R. Coe*, Dominican University
    (1023-L1-1857)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    A Model of Randomized Drug Testing.
    Paul H Schuette*, Meredith College
    (1023-L1-1352)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Building Diversity in Advanced Mathematics: Models that Work, II
  Organizers:
  Patricia Hale, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona phale@csupomona.edu
  Abbe H. Herzig, University of Albany, SUNY
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Successful Practices on Integrating Diversity into the Teaching of General Education Mathematics courses at Northern State University.
    A. S. Elkhader*, Northern State University
    (1023-E1-1211)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Project SMART III - Characteristics of a Successful NREUP at a Two-Year Institution.
    John J Morrell*, Atlanta Metropolitan College
    (1023-E1-1636)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    A "DeVry-Style" REU: The Outcome of a Summer Semester of Undergraduate Research in Probability and Networking at DeVry.
    Dov N Chelst*, DeVry University
    (1023-E1-1835)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Strategies for Inclusion in the UC Davis Math Modeling Experience for Undergraduates and High School Students.
    Sarah A. Williams*, Graduate Group in Applied Mathematics, University of California, Davis
    (1023-E1-1739)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Academic Excellence Workshops, Why They Work at Cal Poly Pomona.
    Patricia Hale*, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    (1023-E1-1176)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Native American-based Materials for Undergraduate Mathematics Courses.
    Charles Peter Funkhouser*, University of Montana Missoula
    A. Duane Porter, University of Wyoming
    (1023-E1-59)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Diversity Perspective.
    Satish C Bhatnagar*, University of Nevada Las Vegas
    (1023-E1-283)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    The Impact of Departmental Leadership on the Success of Women in Doctoral Level Mathematical Sciences.
    Orpha K. Ongiti*, University at Albany
    Abbe H. Herzig, University at Albany
    (1023-E1-804)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    From the Perspective of Lee Lorch.
    Lee Lorch*, York University
    (1023-E1-1552)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Countering "I Can't Do Math": Strategies For Teaching Under-Prepared, Math-Anxious Students, II
  Organizers:
  Winston Crawley, Shippensburg University jwcraw@ship.edu
  Kim Presser, Shippensburg University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    How Can I Help My Students Enjoy Learning Mathematics Instead of Being Afraid of It? Fostering Positive Mathematics Experiences With Special Needs and English Language Learner Populations.
    Joyce F. Fischer*, Texas State University-San Marcos
    (1023-G5-1312)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Linking Polynomials to Whole Numbers to Ease the Anxiety of the Under-Prepared Students.
    Murray H. Siegel*, SC GSSM
    (1023-G5-210)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Engaging Developmental Mathematics Students with Activities: A First Look at Quadratics.
    Gary Simundza*, Wentworth Institute of Technology
    Nancy Crisler, Washington University
    (1023-G5-66)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    How to improve student's performance in Developmental Mathematics course with the use of computer-aided instruction and a personal touch.
    Wendiann Sethi*, Seton Hall University
    (1023-G5-1168)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Changing Paradigms: A department in a state of flux leading to technology transitions which affect student learning.
    Hassan Moore*, Johnson C. Smith University
    Gerald Y. Agbegha, Johnson C. Smith University
    (1023-G5-1638)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    The Math "Journal" Assignment: Finding Applications, Seeing Connections, and Getting Over that Seventh Grade Algebra Class.
    Carrie Muir*, University of Colorado - Boulder
    (1023-G5-1777)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Improving Student Performance in a College Core Math Program by Emphasizing Fundamental Mathematical Skills.
    Heather Stevenson*, United States Military Academy
    Gerald Kobylski, United States Military Academy
    (1023-G5-1714)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    The Thrill of Victory: Conquering Anxiety with Mastery Grading.
    Penelope H Dunham*, Muhlenberg College
    (1023-G5-1113)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Transitioning to College Mathematics - Creating a Program to Help Developmental Level Students Succeed in College Level Mathematics.
    J. Winston Crawley*, Shippensburg University
    Kimberly J. Presser, Shippensburg University
    (1023-G5-881)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Strategies for Reaching Under-prepared Math Students.
    Ann C Hanson*, Columbia College
    (1023-G5-621)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Learning Disabilities and the Post-Secondary Math Student.
    Mary Rack*, Johnson County Community College
    (1023-G5-101)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of the Nature of Mathematics and Math Anxiety: Implications for Teaching Mathematics.
    Teodora B Cox*, SUNY Fredonia
    (1023-G5-1759)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    For Victims Of The Mathematics-Distress Syndrome: A Radical Alternative Curriculum.
    Clyde Greeno*, The MALEI Mathematics Institute
    (1023-G5-925)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Session on Innovative Examples of Using Graphs in Statistics
  Organizers:
  Christopher J. Lacke, Rowan University lacke@rowan.edu
  Ginger Holmes Rowell, Middle Tennessee State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Statistics Before Your Eyes: Photographs of Statistical Concepts.
    Robert W. Jernigan*, American University
    (1023-J5-834)
  • 1:25 p.m.
    Sampling + Simulation = Statistical Understanding: Graphical Simulations in Excel for Introductory Statistics.
    Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State University of New York
    Florence S. Gordon*, New York Institute of Technolgy (Retired)
    (1023-J5-452)
  • 1:50 p.m.
    What is $R^2$? Using Dynamic Graphs to Illustrate Ideas in Regression.
    Robin H. Lock*, St. Lawrence Uinversity
    (1023-J5-1451)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Using Boxplots and Histograms to Draw Inferences.
    Kris H, Green*, St. John Fisher College
    (1023-J5-509)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Using Graphs To Assess Normality When Performing a t-Test for a Population Mean.
    Christopher J Lacke*, Rowan University
    (1023-J5-1459)
  • 3:05 p.m.
    Using Dynamic, Interactive Models to Teach Statistical Concepts.
    Michael T. Marsh*, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
    (1023-J5-572)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Graphical Methods for Teaching and Assessing the IID Assumption.
    Mark H Inlow*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1023-J5-1784)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Creating Graphs for Better Analyses, Explanations, and Presentations.
    John D McKenzie*, Babson College
    Robert N Goldman, Simmons College
    (1023-J5-1746)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Graphing Data Badly, or Things I Swear my Statistics Teacher Never Told Me!
    Patricia B Humphrey*, Georgia Southern University
    (1023-J5-1564)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Examples of Misdisplaying Statistical Graphs in Presentations.
    Jialing Dai*, Dept. of Mathematics, University of the Pacific
    (1023-J5-1694)
  • 5:10 p.m.
    Graphs: Different Faces of Data.
    Madhuri S. Mulekar*, University of South Alabama
    (1023-J5-1627)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on The Mathematics of Sudoku and Other Puzzles, II
  Organizers:
  Laura A. Taalman, James Madison University taal@math.jmu.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Some Observations on the Sudoku Puzzle.
    Louis M. Beaugris*, Kean University
    (1023-M1-1824)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Proofs, Equivalence Classes and Groups Sudoku-Style.
    Cynthia J. Woodburn*, Pittsburg State University
    (1023-M1-1460)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    One-and-one-third orthogonal Latin squares.
    W D Wallis*, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
    (1023-M1-1905)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Partial Latin Squares with the Sudoku Structure.
    Rommel G. Regis*, Cornell University
    (1023-M1-1795)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    On Mutually Orthogonal Sudokus.
    Michael Anthony Pohl*, University of Richmond
    (1023-M1-886)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Two methods for counting small sudoku puzzles.
    John Lorch*, Ball State University
    Crystal Lorch, Ball State University
    (1023-M1-1916)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Beaucoup de Sudoku.
    Carlos Arcos, California State University, Los Angeles
    Gary Brookfield, California State University, Los Angeles
    Mike Krebs*, California State University, Los Angeles
    (1023-M1-70)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Book Embeddings of Sudoku Graphs.
    Joyce Maxine Music*, Morehead State University
    Robin Blankenship, Morehead State University
    (1023-M1-1267)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI
  Organizers:
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University marlandes@appstate.edu
  Jay A. Malmstrom, Oklahoma State Community College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A new proof of a theorem on the closure ordering on nilpotent orbits of algebraic groups of Type A.
    Joseph A Fox*, Salem State College
    Terrell L Hodge, Western Michigan University
    Brian J Parshall, University of Virginia
    (1023-Z1-1286)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Ideals in Dorroh Extensions of Rings.
    Kent M. Neuerburg*, Southeastern Louisiana University
    G. Alan Cannon, Southeastern Louisiana University
    (1023-Z1-214)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Primes and twin primes near some large numbers.
    Balakrishnan Variyath Uckath*, Eritrea Institute of Technology
    (1023-Z1-1586)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    The Syllogism Needed to Negate the Definition of a Converging Sequence.
    Chokri Cherif*, BMCC-City University of New York
    Avraham Goldstein, BMCC-City University of New York
    (1023-Z1-587)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Note on Weighted Identric and Logarithmic Means.
    Kendall C Richards, Southwestern University
    Hilari Celeste Tiedeman*, Southwestern University
    (1023-Z1-522)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Inversion Cosets in Music Theory.
    Craig M. Johnson*, Marywood University
    (1023-Z1-58)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Developing a successful undergraduate colloquium course.
    Darren E Mason*, Albion College
    David A Reimann, Albion College
    (1023-Z1-1695)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Success Stories from a First Semester Seminar for Math Majors.
    Melvin G. Royer*, Indiana Wesleyan University
    (1023-Z1-1171)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Redesigning the first course of differential equations.
    Pangyen Ben Weng*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    (1023-Z1-1199)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Writing in the Vector Calculus class.
    Constantin Dorin Dumitra\c{s}cu*, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
    (1023-Z1-1363)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Some Determinants of Student Performance in the Course of Introductory Statistics.
    Jen-Ting Wang*, SUNY-Oneonta, NY
    Shu-Yi Tu, University of Michigan -- Flint
    (1023-Z1-1764)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Come on down! Learn about the probability of winning a car on {\em The Price is Right}!
    Joe A. Stickles, Jr.*, Millikin University
    (1023-Z1-1147)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Developmental Mathematics Program at the University of Maryland: 5 years of Success.
    Denny Gulick*, MD
    (1023-Z1-974)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    A team-teaching (Math and CS) approach to a Discrete Mathematics course.
    Rachelle C. DeCoste*, United States Military Academy, West Point
    (1023-Z1-470)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Incorporating Software in College Algebra: Five Years Later.
    Michelle R DeDeo*, Univ. of North Florida
    (1023-Z1-208)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    A $\pi$-less Buffon's Needle Problem.
    David Richeson*, Dickinson College
    (1023-Z1-1121)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the Mathematical Sciences
  Organizers:
  Dawn A. Lott, University of Maryland Dawnalott@aol.com
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Elements belonging to 2-element cocircuits in connected matroids.
    Joe Anderson*, Mississippi Valley State University
    Haidong Wu, University of Mississippi
    (1023-05-648)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Clones and Minors in Matroids.
    Carla D Cotwright*, Wake Forest University
    (1023-05-690)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Finding Optimal Orbits on Chaotic Systems.
    Angela E Grant*, Northwestern University
    (1023-37-647)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Semiparametric Exchangeable Model.
    Stephine L Keeton*, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Hanxiang Peng, The University of Mississippi
    (1023-00-1606)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    The Mathematics Coach and the Implementation of Performance Standards.
    Samuel Obara*, Texas State University, San Marcos
    (1023-97-1179)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Large Circuit Pairs in Matroids.
    Bryan L Williams*, Hampton University
    (1023-05-646)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Graph Groupoids and their topology.
    Adrian A Wilson*, The University of Mississippi
    (1023-54-568)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Knots With Infinitely Many Incompressible Seifert Surfaces.
    Robin Todd Wilson*, UC Santa Barbara
    (1023-57-504)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics Panel Discussion
  The ``bridge'' course.
  Organizers:
  George R. Exner, Bucknell University
  Moderators:
  George R. Exner,
  Panelists:
  David M. Bressoud, Macalester College
  Amy Cohen, Rutgers University
  Barbara E. Edwards, Oregon State University
  Annie Selden, New Mexico State University
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 2:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
  ASL Contributed Papers
  Organizers:
  Marcia Groszek, Dartmouth College asl@vassar.edu
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    On the failure of Craig interpolation in dynamic logics.
    Katalin Bimb\'o*, Indiana University
  • 2:25 p.m.
    Proof theory for admissible rules.
    George Metcalfe*, Vanderbilt University
    Rosalie Iemhoff, Utrecht University
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Symmetric propositions and logical quantifiers.
    R. Gregory Taylor*, Manhattan College
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Hypersets with a universal set---two axiomatizations for Bi-AFA$^{\sim}$ set theories.
    Stephen Harnish*, Bluffton University
  • 3:40 p.m.
    The notion of 1-consistency and G\"odel polynomials.
    Yvon Gauthier*, University of Montreal
  • 4:05 p.m.
    On Computer robots recognizing their own geometric self-consistency.
    Dan E Willard*, SUNY Albany
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A note on the definition of a multisubset.
    Dasharath Singh*, Ahmadu Bello University
    J.N. Singh, Barry University
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  RMMC Board of Directors
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Presentations by Teaching Award Recipients
  

• Sunday January 7, 2007, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  AMS Committee on Science Policy Panel Discussion
  NSF funding for mathematics.
  Organizers:
  De Witt L. Sumners, Florida State University
  Panelists:
  Tony Chan, NSF
  Peter March, NSF
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Attracting underrepresented students to graduate study through research.
  Organizers:
  William Hawkins, Jr, MAA and the University of the District of Columbia
  Robert E. Megginson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  Panelists:
  Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University
  Dennis Davenport, Miami University of Ohio
  Lloyd E. Douglas, National Science Foundation
  Herbert A. Medina, Loyola Marymount University
  Ivelisse M. Rubio, University of Puerto Rico
  Michelle D. Wagner, National Security Agency
  Robert E. Megginson,
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#14: Part B
  Contemporary college algebra: A refocused college algebra course.
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
  Laurette Foster, Prairie View A\&M University
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#3: Part B
  A tool to implement quantitative literacy (QL): Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum.
  Organizers:
  Semra Kili\c{c}-Bahi, Colby-Sawyer College
  Gary T. Franchy, Davenport University
  Cheryl Coolidge, Colby-Sawyer College
  William A. Thomas, Colby-Sawyer College
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#9: Part B
  Evaluating student presentations in mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Suzanne Dor\'{e}e, Augsburg College
  Richard J. Jardine, Keene State College
  Thomas J. Linton, Central College
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Undergraduate Poster Session
  

  • 3:30 p.m.
    
    Diana M. Thomas, Montclair State University
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 4:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Integrating Mathematics and Biology in Undergraduate Education, II
  Organizers:
  Glenn W. Ledder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln gledder@math.unl.edu
  Yajun Yang, Farmingdale State University of New York
  Jack Bookman, Duke University
  James P. Fulton, Suffolk County Community College
  

  • 4:15 p.m.
    Balancing Selection and The Evolution of Color Variation in Pacific Treefrogs (Hyla regilla) - An Interactive Lively Activity Project (ILAP).
    Timothy F Englund*, Central Washington University
    R. Steven Wagner, Central Washington University
    (1023-K1-1578)
  • 4:35 p.m.
    Using Tic-Tacs to Freshen up Carbon Dating.
    Shawnee McMurran*, US Military Academy
    (1023-K1-1733)
  • 4:55 p.m.
    Leslie Matrices: A Biological Application to Matrices and Difference Equations.
    Robert E. Burks*, United States Military Academy
    Joseph Lindquist, United States Military Academy
    (1023-K1-1153)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Discrete Logistic Model in Calculus II.
    Talitha M Washington*, University of Evansville
    (1023-K1-1713)
  • 5:35 p.m.
    Biological Applications Across the Mathematics Curriculum at Appalachian State University.
    Katrina M Palmer*, Appalachian State University
    Rene Salinas, Appalachian State University
    (1023-K1-1218)
  • 5:55 p.m.
    CoMBiNe: Teaching modules to encourage cross-education in mathematics and biology classrooms.
    Elsa Schaefer*, Marymount University
    (1023-K1-187)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  AMS {\bit Mathematical Reviews} Reception
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:30 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
  NAM Cox-Talbot Address
  Why ``Mathematicians of the African Dispora"?
  Scott Williams*, University at Buffalo, SUNY
  (1023-01-417)
• Sunday January 7, 2007, 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
  MAA-Project NExT Reception
  Organizers:
  T. Christine Stevens, St. Louis University
  Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota Duluth
  Aparna W. Higgins, University of Dayton