Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

Current as of Wednesday, January 16, 2008 00:26:58

Joint Mathematics Meetings
San Diego, CA, January 6-9, 2008 (Sunday - Wednesday)
Meeting #1035

Wednesday January 9, 2008

• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 7:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
  MAA Minority Chairs Breakfast Meeting
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 7:45 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics, III
  

  • 7:45 a.m.
    On k-ordered hamiltonian connectivity of graphs.
    Bing Wei*, University of Mississippi
    (1035-05-1250)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    On Chromatic, Flow, and Tutte Polynomial Unique Graphs.
    Yinghua Duan, Nankai University
    Haidong Wu*, University of Mississippi
    Qinglin Yu, Nankai University and Thompson Rivers University
    (1035-05-1400)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Critical Pebbling Numbers of Graphs.
    Joshua D Laison*, Willamette University
    Courtney R. Gibbons, University of Nebraska Lincoln
    Erick J. Paul, University of California Santa Barbara
    (1035-05-1415)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Skew Hadamard Difference Sets from the Ree-Tits Slice Symplectic Spreads in ${\rm PG}(3,3^{2h+1})$.
    Cunsheng Ding, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Zeying Wang*, University of Delaware
    Qing Xiang, University of Delaware
    (1035-05-1463)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Hamiltonian cycles in subspace graphs.
    Petre I Ghenciu*, University of Wisconsin-Stout
    (1035-05-1484)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Latin squares especially order 8 and planes.
    Robert W Sternfeld, Indiana State University
    David Koster, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
    Larry Taylor, California State University, Bakersfield
    Raymond Killgrove*, Vista, California
    (1035-05-1504)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Semiorders and Riordan Numbers.
    Barry A Balof*, Whitman College
    Jacob V Menashe, Whitman College
    (1035-05-1618)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The subconstituent algebra of a Latin square.
    Ibtisam Daqqa*, University of South florida
    (1035-05-1632)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Higher Dimensional Spanning Trees.
    Molly Maxwell*, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    (1035-05-1654)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Forbidden characterization of the fractional weak discrepancy of posets.
    Jeong Ok Choi*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1035-05-1659)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Classification of Hadamard matrices by switching and codes.
    William P. Orrick*, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (1035-05-1581)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Infinite families of non-embeddable quasi-residual Menon designs.
    Tariq A. Alraqad, Central Michigan University
    Mohan S. Shrikhande*, Central Michigan University
    (1035-05-1543)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 7:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Statistics, Game Theory, and Social Sciences
  

  • 7:45 a.m.
    Utility functions for vaccination games with delay-strategies.
    Timothy C. Reluga*, Penn State
    (1035-91-1912)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    Partitioning k Multivariate Normal Populations with Respect to a Standard Vector and its Equivalence in Multiple Testing.
    Weixing Cai*, Syracuse University
    Pinyuen Chen, Syracuse University
    (1035-62-1779)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Some Properties of the Exact and Score Methods for Binomial Proportion and Sample Size Calculation.
    Jie Peng*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    K. Krishnamoorthy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1035-62-764)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Compressed Sensing Signal Recovery in the Presence of Noise.
    Elaine T. Hale*, Rice University
    (1035-62-1284)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Bayesian Mark Recapture for Small Samples.
    Joe Liddle*, University of Alaska Southeast
    (1035-62-1395)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Parametric Estimation for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT).
    Arkady Shemyakin, University of St Thomas, St. Paul, MN
    Jason Q McClintic*, University of St Thomas, St Paul, MN
    (1035-62-1410)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Inference on the Common Variance of Correlated Normal Random Variables.
    Daniel J. Ghezzi*, King's College
    (1035-62-1615)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Singular Value Decomposition and Its Applications to Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Studies of Amyloid Protein Dynamics.
    Taylor R Pressler*, Mount Holyoke College
    Sean M Decatur, Mount Holyoke College
    (1035-62-1859)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Inflationary Trends with Bayesian Learning.
    Barbara A Bennie*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    Jarod V Hart, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    (1035-91-416)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Separable Preferences and Referendum Elections.
    Jonathan K Hodge*, Grand Valley State University
    (1035-91-436)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Restricted Truthful Combinatorial Auction Mechanisms.
    Andrei Lapets, Harvard University
    Alex Levin*, Harvard University
    (1035-91-1482)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Using evolutionary models to infer leadership structure from linguistic data.
    W. Garrett Mitchener*, College of Charleston
    (1035-91-1736)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Voting by Proportional Representation: Theory and Practice.
    Richard H. Burkhart*, Seattle, WA
    (1035-91-129)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, IV
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Jacqueline A. Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A combinatorial Lusternik-Schnirelman-Borsuk theoerem on the $d$-cube.
    Kyle E. Kinneberg, Claremont McKenna College
    Aaron Mazel-Gee*, Brown University
    Mutiara Sondjaja, Harvey Mudd College
    Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd College
    (1035-52-135)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Effects of Localized Forcing on Driven Thin Liquid Films.
    Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College
    Steven Rosenthal*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1035-35-137)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A probability model in population genetics.
    Eline Boghaert*, Cooper Union
    Sandhya Ramakrishnan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Evan Fisher, Lafayette College
    (1035-60-962)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Stick Index of Satellite Knots.
    Tirasan Khandhawit*, Duke University
    (1035-54-954)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Bishop's Volume Comparison Theorem with Integral Curvature-Bounds on Lorentz Manifolds.
    Bryon Aragam*, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
    Justin Corvino, Lafayette College
    Andrew Karl, University of Notre Dame
    Austin Rochford, University of Maryland - Baltimore County
    (1035-53-930)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Alexander Polynomials of Central Braid Knots.
    Nathan Brothers*, University of North Carolina, Asheville
    Sean Evans, Millersville University
    (1035-57-834)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, I
  Organizers:
  Bonnie S. Saunders, University of Illinois, Chicago saunders@math.uic.edu
  William H. Barker, Bowdoin College
  Dale R. Oliver, Humboldt State University
  Michael Starbird, University of Texas, Austin
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Helping Students Cross the Bridge.
    Susanna S. Epp*, DePaul University
    (1035-97-1263)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    How do your students think about proof? A DVD resource for mathematicians.
    Lara J. Alcock*, Mathematics Education Centre, Loughborough University, UK
    (1035-97-768)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Necessity Principle and Its Implementation in Mathematics Instruction.
    Guershon Harel*, University of California, San Diego
    (1035-97-733)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Learning of Infinity-Related Topics in Bridge Courses.
    Kirk Weller*, University of Michigan - Flint
    (1035-97-691)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A Beginning Graduate Transition-to-Proof Course.
    Annie Selden*, New Mexico State University
    John Selden, New Mexico State University
    (1035-97-797)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Discussion of the Bridge to the Upper Division: From Pedagogical Research into Pedagogy and Back Again.
    George R. Exner*, Bucknell University
    Christopher C. Leary, SUNY Geneseo
    (1035-97-1024)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, III
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College, CUNY jdauben@att.net
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Victor J. Katz, University of District of Columbia
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The method for the extraction of square roots in Giacomo Rho's 'Chou Suan'.
    Jose A. Cervera*, Tecnologico de Monterrey
    (1035-01-558)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Beyond Trigonometry: On the Study of Quadrilaterals in the Early 17th Century Dutch Republic.
    Eisso J Atzema*, University of Maine
    (1035-01-455)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    When Euler Met l'Hospital.
    William Dunham*, Muhlenberg College
    (1035-01-272)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Euler (and DeMoivre) Meet Doc Holliday: The Mathematical Analysis of a Popular Game of Chance.
    Todd Timmons*, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
    (1035-01-421)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Benjamin Franklin's Numbers.
    Paul C. Pasles*, Villanova University
    (1035-01-503)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    It's All for the Best: Optimization in the History of Science.
    Judith V. Grabiner*, Pitzer College
    (1035-01-705)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Environmental Mathematics: Some Mathematical Problems on Climate Change and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, III
  Organizers:
  Samuel S. Shen, San Diego State University shen@math.sdsu.edu
  Gerald R. North, Texas A \& M University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Hysteresis in a Rotating Differentially Heated Spherical Shell of Boussinesq Fluid.
    William F. Langford*, University of Guelph
    Gregory M. Lewis, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
    (1035-76-45)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    On the dissipativity of the two-layer quasi-geostrophic beta plane equations.
    R. Lee Panetta*, Texas A&M University
    (1035-86-1394)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Macroturbulence and the General Circulation of the Atmosphere.
    Tapio Schneider*, California Institute of Technology
    (1035-76-817)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Bayesian Climate Change Assessments.
    Richard A. Levine*, San Diego State University
    (1035-62-735)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Reconstruction of Meteorological Fields Using Spatial Functions With Examples.
    Thomas M Smith*, NOAA/STAR/SCSB
    Samuel Shen, San Diego State University
    Phillip A Arkin, CICS/ESSIC, University of Maryland
    Mathew Sapiano, CICS/ESSIC, University of Maryland
    (1035-86-569)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Theory for Estimating Uncertainties in the Assessment of Global, Hemispherical and Regional Surface Air Temperature Changes Since 1861.
    Samuel S Shen*, San Diego State University
    (1035-86-431)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Financial Mathematics, III
  Organizers:
  Jean-Pierre Fouque, University of California Santa Barbara fouque@pstat.ucsb.edu
  Kay Giesecke, Stanford University
  Ronnie Sircar, Princeton University
  Knut Solna, University of California Irvine
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Inverse problems in option pricing: a probabilistic solution via random mixtures of martingales.
    Rama Cont*, Columbia University
    (1035-60-363)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On a second order numerical scheme for computing exercise regions of American lookback options.
    Stephane Villeneuve*, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability University of California Santa Barbara and Toulouse School of economics
    Antonino Zanette, Dipartimento di Finanza d'ell impresa e dei mercati Finanziari universita di Udine
    (1035-65-545)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Markovian projection on stochastic volatility models.
    Alexandre Antonov, NumeriX
    Timur Misirpashaev*, Merrill Lynch
    Vladimir Piterbarg, Barclays Capital
    (1035-60-372)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Effect of Commitment and Competition on Mutual Fund Allocations.
    Ron Kaniel, Duke University
    Stathis Tompaidis*, University of Texas at Austin
    Ti Zhou, University of Texas at Austin
    (1035-91-364)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Multi Time Scale Microstructure Model --- An Empirical Study.
    Zhifeng Zhang*, LaBranche Structured Products, LLC
    (1035-62-702)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Heegaard Splittings, Bridge Positions, and Low Dimensional Topology, I
  Organizers:
  Jesse Johnson, Yale University jessee.johnson@yale.edu
  Abigail A. Thompson, University of California Davis
  Robin Wilson, University of California Santa Barbara
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The width complex for knots and 3-manifolds.
    Jennifer Schultens*, UC Davis
    (1035-57-198)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Studying knots via c-compressions.
    Maggy Tomova*, Rice University
    (1035-57-938)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Classification of Spanning Surfaces for Alternating Knots and Links.
    Colin C Adams*, Williams College
    Thomas Kindred, University of California-Santa Barbara
    (1035-57-1562)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Circular thin position for 3-manifolds.
    Fabiola Manjarrez-Gutierrez*, University of California, Davis
    (1035-57-603)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Stabilization and amalgamation of Heegaard splittings.
    Ryan Derby-Talbot*, The American University in Cairo
    (1035-57-851)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Counterexamples to the Stabilization Conjecture.
    David C Bachman*, Pitzer College
    (1035-57-166)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on E-Theory, Extensions, and Elliptic Operators, I
  Organizers:
  Constantin D. Dumitrascu, University of Arizona dumitras@math.arizona.edu
  John D. Trout, Dartmouth College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Dirac Operator and K-theory for discrete groups.
    Paul Frank Baum*, Penn State University
    (1035-19-773)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Projective and Semiprojective C*-Algebras Related to K-Theory.
    Terry A Loring*, University of New Mexico
    (1035-46-1420)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Wreath products and their invariants.
    C Farsi*, University of Colorado
    C Seaton, rhodes college
    (1035-19-459)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Contractions of semisimple groups and the Mackey analogy.
    Nigel Higson*, Penn State University
    (1035-22-1149)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Geometric Aspects of Integrable Systems, I
  Organizers:
  Baofeng Feng, University of Texas-Pan American feng@utpa.edu
  Wenxiu Ma, University of South Florida
  Kenichi Maruno, University of Texas-Pan American
  Zhijun Qiao, University of Texas-Pan American
  Taixi Xu, Southern Polytechnic State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A New Multi-component KP Hierarchy.
    Yunbo Zeng*, Tsinghua University
    (1035-35-1429)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Generic Dimension of the Space of Smooth Splines of Degree 7 on Tetrahedral Partitions.
    Xiquan Shi*, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Delaware State University
    Ben Kamau, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Delaware State University
    Baocai Yin, College of Computer Science, Beijing Polytechnic University
    Fengshan Liu, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Delaware State University
    (1035-65-60)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Multicusped solitons of the Camassa-Holm equation.
    Allen Parker*, Newcastle University
    (1035-35-2001)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Cupsons and Smooth Solitons of the Degasperis-Procesi Equation Under Inhomogeneous Boundary Condition.
    Guoping Zhang*, Morgan State University
    Zhijun Qiao, University of Texas-Pan American
    (1035-35-1108)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Finite-Dimensional Integrable Systems Associated with the Modified Dispersive Water Wave Equation.
    Taixi Xu*, Southern Polytechnic State University
    (1035-35-1678)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A connection between HH3 and KdV with one source.
    Junxiao Zhao*, School of Mathematical Sciences of Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Robert Conte, SPEC/CEA Saclay,
    (1035-35-1505)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Expanders and Ramanujan Graphs: Construction and Applications, II
  Organizers:
  Michael T. Krebs, California State University, Los Angeles mkrebs@calstatela.edu
  Anthony M. Shaheen, California State University, Los Angeles
  Audrey A. Terras, University of California San Diego
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Connectivity of a family of expanders.
    Patrick Bahls*, University of North Carolina, Asheville
    (1035-05-171)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    On the Probability that Random Graphs are Ramanujan.
    Steven J Miller*, Brown University
    Tim Novikoff, Cornell University
    Anthony Sabelli, Brown University
    (1035-05-92)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Jacobian of a finite graph.
    Tatiana Smirnova-Nagnibeda*, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    (1035-05-1123)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Spectra of Random Cayley Graphs.
    Alexander C Russell*, University of Connecticut
    (1035-43-1552)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Applications of Ramanujan graphs in Cryptography.
    Kristin E Lauter*, Microsoft Research
    (1035-11-1953)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Probability Theory and Statistical Mechanics, I
  Organizers:
  Itai Benjamini, Weizmann Institute and Microsoft Research itai.benjamini@weizmann.ac.il
  Wendelin Werner, University of Paris-Sud
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Statistical mechanics on sparse random graphs.
    Andrea Montanari*, Stanford University
    (1035-82-2026)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Dynamical sensitivity of critical planar percolation, and the Incipient Infinite Cluster.
    Gabor Pete*, Microsoft Research
    (1035-60-1902)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Eigenvalue order statistics for random Schr\"odinger operators with doubly exponential tails.
    Marek Biskup*, UCLA
    Wolfgang K\"onig, Leipzig University
    (1035-82-1486)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Global Optimization and Operations Research Applications, I
  Organizers:
  Ram U. Verma, University of Central Florida verma99@msn.com
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Transformation-Based Optimization Method.
    George Leitmann*, College of Engineering, Univerity of California
    (1035-49-23)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Scheduling Algorithms with Applications to Radar Resource Management.
    Zoran Spasojevic*, MIT-Lincoln Laboratory
    (1035-05-228)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Optimal Control of Systems Determined by Strongly Nonlinear Operator Valued Measures.
    N.U Ahmed*, University of Ottawa
    (1035-93-159)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Advances on the Bessis-Moussa-Villani trace conjecture.
    Christopher J Hillar*, Texas A&M University
    (1035-15-648)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Gradient Methods for Minimization in Non-Hilbert Sobolev Spaces with Applications.
    Ivie Stein Jr.*, University of Toledo
    (1035-49-831)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Analysis of Greedy Approximation with Nonsubmodular Potential Function.
    Ding-Zhu Du*, University of Texas at Dallas
    (1035-68-256)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on Biomathematics in the Undergraduate Curriculum, II
  Organizers:
  Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  Olcay Akman, Illinois State University
  Glenn W. Ledder, University of Nebraska
  Lisa G. Townsley, Benedictine University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Joint Computer Lab can Serve Both Biocalculus and Traditional Calculus Students.
    Lisa Townsley*, Benedictine University
    (1035-B1-576)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    S$^3$: Sand, Surf, and Slopes - Integration of Marine Science (and Computing Sciences) into Precalculus.
    Pam Crawford*, Jacksonville University
    Anne Acker, Jacksonville University
    Daniel Mc Carthy, Jacksonville University
    (1035-B1-799)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Evolution of a Statistics/Biology Learning Community.
    William Ardis*, Collin County Community College
    Sukanya Subramanian, Collin County Community College
    (1035-B1-1783)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Linking The Mathematics Curriculum to Investigative Biology Exercises.
    Hema Gopalakrishnan*, Sacred Heart University
    Kirk Bartholomew, Sacred Heart University
    (1035-B1-1303)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    An Extension of Tajima's D Statistic by a Student-Faculty Cross-Interdisciplinary Team.
    Pam J Ryan*, Truman State University
    (1035-B1-740)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Inspiring Examples from Biology for Teaching Limit Theorems in Probability.
    Raina S. Robeva*, Sweet Briar College
    (1035-B1-1129)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Multiple Visualizations of Quantitative Biology: The ESTEEM Collection.
    Rama Viswanathan*, Beloit College
    Gretchen A. Koch, Goucher College
    (1035-B1-1967)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Programming bioinformatics: using biopython and sage to make life easier.
    Marshall Hampton*, Univ. Minnesota Duluth
    (1035-B1-1561)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Cryptology for Undergraduates, II
  Organizers:
  Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky University christensen@nku.edu
  Robert E. Lewand, Goucher College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Art and Science of Secret Communication.
    Semra Kilic-Bahi, Colby-Sawyer College
    LaVonne Batalden*, Colby-Sawyer College
    (1035-G1-808)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Cryptology as a Pedagogical Tool.
    Manmohan Kaur*, Benedictine University
    (1035-G1-1946)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    ECrypting Images and Sound.
    Tim McDevitt*, Elizabethtown College
    (1035-G1-1746)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Applications of Galois Field to Coding Theory and Cryptology.
    Ahlam E Tannouri*, Morgan State University
    Sam F Tannouri, Morgan State University
    (1035-G1-1961)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Cryptology with Spreadsheets: A Computer Course for Everyone.
    James M, Belk*, Texas A&M University
    (1035-G1-1918)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    ``Codes, Ciphers, and Cryptography'': An Honors Colloquium in Mathematics.
    Michael Karls*, Ball State University
    (1035-G1-1534)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Attacking Digraphs using Singular Value Decomposition.
    Bill Linderman*, King College
    Andrew Simoson, King College
    (1035-G1-1795)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Cryptology Course: a Perfect Marriage of Theory and Applications.
    Izabela Kanaana*, Sonoma State University
    (1035-G1-1709)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Coding Theory Topics for Your Cryptology Course.
    Keith E. Mellinger*, University of Mary Washington
    (1035-G1-1093)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, II
  Organizers:
  Douglas E. Norton, Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Aesthetics of Rectangles.
    Kevin Hartshorn*, Moravian College
    (1035-N1-1452)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Origami Fold Patterns as Patchwork: An Origami Crane Quilt.
    Elaine T. Hale*, Rice University
    (1035-N1-1323)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Teaching Symmetry with Depression Glass.
    Darrah P. Chavey*, Beloit College
    (1035-N1-1916)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Fractal Patchwork Quilts.
    Pedro Teixeira*, Knox College
    (1035-N1-1096)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Design, Fabrication, and Properties of a Fractal Crystal.
    Robert W. Fathauer*, Tessellations Company
    Nicholas Duchnowski, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Hank Kaczmarski, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1035-N1-1305)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Kaleidoscopes and Other Reflections.
    Anne M. Burns*, Long Island University
    (1035-N1-306)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Blackwork embroidery and algorithms for maze traversals.
    Joshua Brandon Holden*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1035-N1-826)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Knitting Uniformly Curved Pants.
    Sarah-Marie Belcastro*, Smith College and Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics
    (1035-N1-956)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Models of Surfaces and Abstract Art in the Early 20th Century.
    Angela G. Vierling-Claassen*, Lesley University
    (1035-N1-626)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathlets and Web Resources for Mathematics and Statistics Education, I
  Organizers:
  Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville State University leathrum@jsu.edu
  Patricia B. Humphrey, Georgia Southern University
  Christopher J. Lacke, Rowan University
  David M. Strong, Pepperdine University
  Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Flash mathlets incorporating student-drawn graphs.
    Daniel Gries*, Merrimack College
    (1035-P1-192)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Steal this Applet!
    Doug Ensley*, Shippensburg University
    Barbara Kaskosz, University of Rhode Island
    (1035-P1-417)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Parametric Functions in a Flash.
    Therese Shelton*, Southwestern University
    (1035-P1-618)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Applying the Lessons of Flash at the Beach (MAA PREP 2007 Workshop) to developing mathlets for Calculus.
    Barbara H Margolius*, Cleveland State University
    (1035-P1-1769)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Incorporating Conceptual Software into an Introductory Statistics Service Course.
    John D McKenzie*, Babson College
    (1035-P1-1840)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    ComplexTool: An applet and discovery activities to visualize complex functions.
    Beth Schaubroeck*, U.S. Air Force Academy
    Jim Rolf, U.S. Air Force Academy
    (1035-P1-1100)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Maplets for Calculus - Intuition, Computation, Drill and Simple Proofs.
    Philip B. Yasskin*, Texas A&M University
    Douglas B. Meade, University of South Carolina
    (1035-P1-1661)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Spreadsheets Make EXCELlent Tools for Exploring Statistics.
    Sarah L Mabrouk*, Framingham State College
    (1035-P1-1959)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Demonstrating a Tool for Content MathML Authoring.
    Thomas E Leathrum*, Jacksonville State Univ.
    (1035-P1-1267)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Using Innovative Technologies to Implement Active Learning in Mathematics (and in other STEM disciplines)
  Organizers:
  Marilyn A. Reba, Clemson University mreba@clemson.edu
  Beth Simon, University of California San Diego
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Realizing active learning in a physics classroom using Ubiquitous Presenter and Tablet PCs.
    Ed Price*, Physics Department, California State University San Marcos
    Beth Simon, Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, University of British Columbia
    (1035-Y1-1757)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Active Learning in Stem Courses via Tablet PCs with Web-Based Classroom Interaction Software.
    Marilyn Reba*, Clemson University
    (1035-Y1-1864)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Tablet PC as a Gateway to Calculus.
    Kyle Riley*, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Jill Trimble, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    (1035-Y1-1616)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Successful implementation of Tablet PC technology in future teachers' mathematics education classes.
    Olga Kosheleva*, The University of Texas at El Paso
    Ana Medina-Rusch, University of Georgia
    Vera Ioudina, University of California at Los Angeles
    (1035-Y1-1364)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    PRAXIS Project: Interactive Materials for Future Teachers.
    Erick B Hofacker, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    Kathryn T Ernie*, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    (1035-Y1-1858)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Using Clickers in Introductory Statistics to Enhance Conceptual Understanding.
    Teri J Murphy*, University of Oklahoma
    (1035-Y1-679)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Claiming Virtual Worlds for Mathematics Education.
    Jon Roginski*, United States Military Academy at West Point
    (1035-Y1-1766)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Using the TI-Navigator Network of Graphing Calculators in College Algebra.
    Bernadette M. Mendoza-Spencer*, University of Northern Colorado
    Joe Champion, University of Northern Colorado
    Robert Powers, Univeristy of Northern Colorado
    (1035-Y1-1653)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Integrating Clickers into Calculus.
    Kimberly A. Roth*, Juniata College
    (1035-Y1-1793)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IX
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Moderators:
  Elizabeth A. Stanhope, Lewis \& Clark College
  Leigh L. Noble, USMA West Point \& Army Research Lab
  K. Scott Alberts, Truman State University
  Brad Bailey, North Georgia College \& State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Advent Of Sound Pedagogy In Early Nineetnth Century Elementary American Textbooks.
    Andrew B Perry*, Springfield College
    (1035-Z1-1758)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Mathematics legends: real, purely imaginary, and complex.
    David Fowler*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    (1035-Z1-1646)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Just-in-time precalculus reviews for calculus students.
    Jeffry L. Hirst*, Appalachian State University
    William C. Bauldry, Appalachian State University
    (1035-Z1-259)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Illustrating Economic Inequality Analysis Techniques with Major League Baseball Salary Data.
    J Travis Hale*, LBJ School of Public Affairs -- University of Texas at Austin
    (1035-Z1-343)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Toward Free, Open Source Textbooks.
    David R Guichard*, Whitman College
    (1035-Z1-402)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    New Math Faculty.
    Nissa R Yestness*, University of Northern Colorado
    Shandy Hauk, University of Northern Colorado
    (1035-Z1-1741)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Fishing for Estimates.
    Paul R. Coe*, Dominican University
    (1035-Z1-1969)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Fostering Technical Writing in the Undergraduate Math Classroom.
    Leigh L Noble*, USMA West Point & Army Research Lab
    (1035-Z1-1881)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Using Ideas from Asian Mathematic in the Classroom.
    Shinemin Lin*, Savannah State University, Savannah, Georgia
    (1035-Z1-451)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A fundamental theorem of algebra for the perplex numbers.
    Robert D. Poodiack*, Norwich University
    Kevin J. LeClair, Norwich University
    (1035-Z1-925)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Magic squares and a magic tortoise developed in the 17th century in Korea.
    Heakyung Lee*, Winthrop University
    (1035-Z1-323)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Coloring and Partitioning, I
  Organizers:
  Andre Kundgen, California State University, San Marcos akundgen@csusm.edu
  Radhika Ramamurthi, California State University, San Marcos ramamurt@csusm.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Recent results and open problems in mixed hypergraph coloring.
    Vitaly Voloshin*, Troy University
    (1035-05-287)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Computer methods for finding graph decompositions.
    Stephen G. Hartke*, University of Nebraska--Lincoln
    (1035-05-1022)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Coloring triangle-free graphs on surfaces.
    Zdenek Dvorak*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Daniel Kral, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
    Robin Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1035-68-570)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:35 a.m.
    List-coloring outerplanar graphs.
    Joan P. Hutchinson*, Macalester College
    (1035-05-934)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Star coloring planar graphs.
    Craig M. Timmons*, California State University San Marcos
    (1035-05-1406)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On-line Ramsey theory in bounded-degree graphs.
    Jane Butterfield, University of Illinois - Urbana
    Tracy Grauman, University of Illinois - Urbana
    Bill Kinnersley, University of Illinois - Urbana
    Kevin Milans, University of Illinois - Urbana
    Christopher Stocker, University of Illinois - Urbana
    Douglas B. West*, University of Illinois - Urbana
    (1035-05-605)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
  ASL Session for Contributed Papers, II
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On Russell's mathematical philosophy: is also Set Theory a part of philosophy?
    Sandro Skansi*, Zagreb, Croatia
  • 8:25 a.m.
    Integration and differentiation in an elementary topos.
    Matthew Jackson*, Lawrence University
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:20 a.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AWM Workshop
  This session has several parts that will be listed separately by time in the program. All presentations are open to all JMM participants.
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  AMS Session on Analysis and Ordinary Differential Equations, III
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Compactness of the $\overline{\partial}$-Neumann operator.
    Mehmet Celik*, Texas A&M University
    (1035-32-786)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A sufficient condition and higher regularity of strong local minimizers.
    Worku T. Bitew*, Temple University
    Yury Grabovsky, Temple University
    (1035-49-78)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Hybrid Functios Approach for the Solution of Nonlinear Problems in the Calculus of Variations.
    Mohsen Razzaghi*, Mississippi State University
    (1035-49-219)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Lipschitzian Stability and Optimal Value Functions via Generalized Differentiation.
    Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State University
    Mau Nam Nguyen*, University of Texas-Pan American
    (1035-49-485)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Power-Law Asymptotics for Some Model Problems of Polycrystal Plasticity.
    Marian Bocea*, North Dakota State University
    (1035-49-492)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    On a Verification Theorem for an Optimal Control Problem.
    Jesus A Pascal*, American University of Nigeria
    (1035-49-1111)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Optimal control of a time dependent thermistor problem.
    Volodymyr Hrynkiv*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
    Vladimir Protopopescu, ORNL
    (1035-49-1348)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
  AMS Session on Algebra and Group Theory, IV
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Killing-Coxeter Diagrams in the Root Lattice.
    Miriam H. Lamb*, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (1035-22-1717)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A Grothendieck Module with Applications to Rationality of the Poincar\'{e} Series.
    Daniel R Jordan*, Columbia College Chicago
    (1035-18-104)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Non-connective delooping of K-theory of exact categories.
    Seshendra Pallekonda*, SUNY at Binghamton
    (1035-19-1067)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Supercharacter theories of cyclic $p$-groups.
    Anders O.F. Hendrickson*, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    (1035-20-1855)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Structure Theorems for Subgroups of Homeomorphisms Groups of the Unit Circle.
    Collin Bleak, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    Martin Kassabov, Cornell University
    Francesco Matucci*, Cornell University
    (1035-20-1849)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    $IA$-automorphisms and localization of nilpotent groups.
    Marcos Zyman*, City University of New York-BMCC
    (1035-20-1910)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Restricting supercharacters of the finite group of unipotent uppertriangular matrices.
    Nat Thiem, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Vidya Venkateswaran*, University of Chicago
    (1035-20-1974)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Braids Without Twists.
    James M. Belk*, Texas A&M University
    Francesco Matucci, Cornell University
    (1035-20-1861)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.'s, I
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Graceful Labelings Meet Directed Graphs.
    Alison Marr*, Southwestern University
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Hypergeometric functions over Fp and Ramanujan's T-Function.
    Jenny Fuselier*, United States Military Academy
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Growth of the Bass Numbers.
    Janet Striuli*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Random Effects Models for Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) Mapping with Inbred Strains.
    Lara Bauman*, University of California Los Angeles
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Progress in Hyperbolic Conservation Laws.
  Constantine M. Dafermos*, Brown University
  (1035-35-02)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Applications of set theory to operator algebras.
  Ilijas Farah*, York University
  (1035-03-103)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on The Feynman Integral in Mathematics and Physics, I
  Organizers:
  Lance W. Nielsen, Creighton University lnielsen@creighton.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Path Integral Representations for the Propagators Associated to Schr\"{o}dinger Operators on Local Fields.
    Trond Digernes, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
    V. S. Varadarajan, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
    David E. Weisbart*, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    (1035-81-1186)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Noncommutative space variables and a letter of von Neumann.
    Randall Crist*, Creighton University
    (1035-01-1971)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Taylor's formula with remainder in Feynman's operational calculus.
    Byoung Soo Kim*, School of Liberal Arts, Seoul National University of Technology
    (1035-44-1183)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Weak Convergence and Vector--Valued Functions: Improving the Stability Theory of Feynman's Operational Calculi.
    Lance Nielsen*, Creighton University
    (1035-47-590)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#10: Part B
  The Fibonacci and Catalan numbers.
  Organizers:
  Ralph P. Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#15: Part B
  Evaluating student presentations in mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Suzanne Dor\'ee, Augsburg College
  Richard Jardine, Keene State College
  Thomas Linton, Central College
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#4: Part B
  Wavelets and applications: A multidisciplinary undergraduate course with an emphasis on scientific computing.
  Organizers:
  Patrick J. Van Fleet, University of St. Thomas
  David K. Ruch, Metropolitan State College of Denver
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  NAM Panel Discussion
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  Student Hospitality Center
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Employment Register
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Project NExT Panel Discussion
  New technologies for faculty: Wikis, discussion boards, and clickers.
  Organizers:
  Mason A. Porter, University of Oxford
  Holly S. Zullo, Carroll College
  Panelists:
  Joy L. Becker, University of Wisconsin, Stout
  Kris Green, St. John Fisher College
  Jean McGivney-Burelle, University of Hartford
  Steven W. Morics, University of Redlands
  Reva Narasimhan, Kean University
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Measures and their random reals.
  Jan Reimann*, University of California Berkeley
  (1035-03-266)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  NAM Business Meeting
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Retiring Presidential Address
  The teaching-technology linkage in mathematics.
  Carl C. Cowen*, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
  (1035-A0-16)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  AWM Workshop: Poster Session with Presentations from Women Graduate Students
  Organizers:
  Bettye Anne Case, awm@awm-math.org
  

  • 10:30 a.m.
    Computing Cryptographic Curves using the Canonical Lift of Supersingular Elliptic Curves.
    Juliana Belding*, University of Maryland
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Minimal Distortion Bending and Morphing of Compact Manifolds.
    Oksana Bihun*, University of Missouri-Columbia
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Using Regularized Singularities and Spectral Deferred Correction Methods to Model Fluid Flow Generated by a.
    Elizabeth Bouzarth*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Prime Ideals in Rings of Power Series over the Integers.
    Christina Eubanks-Turner*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On the Classification of Orbits of Minimal Parabolic $k$-Subgroups Acting on Symmetric $k$-Varieties of SL($n,k$).
    Stacy Beun*, North Carolina State University  
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Solving Boundary Value Problems Using Critical Point Theory.
    Heidi Feller*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Representations of Some Hopf Algebras Associated to the Symmetric Group.
    Andrea Jedwab*, University of Southern California
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Relative Strength of the Atomic Homogeneous Model Theorems.
    Karen Lange*, University of Chicago
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Redefining Gorenstein: Toward a Theory of Non-Noetherian Gorenstein Rings.
    Livia Miller*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Computing Distance in the Space of Phylogenetic Trees.
    Megan Owen*, Cornell University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Geometry and Topology of Reconfiguration.
    Valerie Peterson*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Nonlinear Dynamics of a Double Bilipid Membrane.
    Christine Sample*, Northwestern University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Cabling Homomorphisms and the Knot Concordance Group.
    Cornelia Van Cott*, Indiana University
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Expected Length of Random Minimum Spanning Tree.
    Xinyi Zhang*, University of Delaware
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Universal Deformation Rings Related to the Symmetric Group S5.
    Jennifer Froelich*, University of Iowa
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  MAA Business Meeting
  Organizers:
  Martha J. Siegel, Towson University
  Moderators:
  Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota-Duluth
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  AMS Business Meeting
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture
  Box Products 25 Years Later.
  Scott W. Williams*, SUNY at Buffalo
  (1035-22-2054)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  A Descriptive View of Geometric Group Theory.
  Simon R. Thomas*, Rutgers University
  (1035-03-101)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, V
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Jacqueline A. Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Normal Subgroups of the Free Group.
    Natasha Komarov, Carnegie Mellon University
    Reagin Taylor McNeill*, Smith College
    Justin Webster, University of San Diego
    (1035-55-1075)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Genus and m-alternating Excess of Central Braid Knots.
    Carolyn M Yarnall*, University of San Diego
    Debra Witczak, Benedictine University
    (1035-57-1020)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Combinatorics and Characterizations for Involutions and Twisted Involutions of Weyl Groups.
    Constance G. Baltera*, Smith College
    Kathryn A. Brenneman, North Carolina State University
    Ashley E. Hatfield, Smith College
    (1035-08-1117)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Arc presentations: A new way to look at knots.
    Matt Steinke*, Denison University
    (1035-55-1205)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Symmetric Permutations Avoiding a Pattern of Length Three and a Pattern of Length Four.
    Jonah K Ostroff*, Carleton College
    David Lonoff, Carleton College
    (1035-05-1266)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Energy Decay Estimates for the Dissipative Wave Equation with Space-Time Dependent Potential.
    Jonathan J. Kenigson*, University of Tennessee
    Jessica S. Kenigson, University of Tennessee
    (1035-35-1320)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Arithmetic Derivatives and Number Theory.
    Arielle M Leitner*, California State University, Chico
    (1035-11-1386)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Synchronization in Coupled Phase Oscillators.
    Natasha A. Cayco Gajic*, California Institution of Technology
    (1035-37-1440)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Some Reamrks on a Fibonacci-Type Polynomial Sequence.
    Tom McCollum*, Michigan State University
    Aklilu Zeleke, Michigan State University
    (1035-05-1462)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Parseval-Type Relations for Laplace Transform and their Applications.
    Matthew R Rogala*, Ithaca College
    (1035-44-1556)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, II
  Organizers:
  Bonnie S. Saunders, University of Illinois, Chicago saunders@math.uic.edu
  William H. Barker, Bowdoin College
  Dale R. Oliver, Humboldt State University
  Michael Starbird, University of Texas, Austin
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Focus on Mathematics: Mathematicians working in Schools.
    Al Cuoco*, Center for Mathematics Education, EDC
    (1035-97-2002)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Teachers' Circles.
    Tom Davis*, San Jose Math Circle
    (1035-97-1610)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The SMARTS (Science and Mathematics Avenues to Renewed Teachers and Students) project.
    Walter I Seaman*, University of Iowa
    (1035-97-895)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Influence on Content Courses for Preservice Teachers resulting from the participation of mathematicians and math graduate students in the ALGEBRA CUBED project.
    Richard Millman*, University of Kentucky
    (1035-97-957)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Classroom experiences with new curriculum materials during the implementation of performance standards in mathematics: A case study of teachers coping with change.
    Samuel Obara*, Texas State University, San Marcos Texas
    (1035-97-1770)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Physical Manipulatives for Visualizing Multivariable Concepts and How They Can Reform Mathematics Courses such as Basic Algebra, Precalculus and Calculus.
    Daniel Lee McGee*, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
    Deborah Moore-Russo, SUNY - Buffalo
    David Lomen, University of Arizona
    Dennis Ebersole, Northhampton Community College
    Maider Marin Quintero, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
    (1035-97-38)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Women in the Mathematical Sciences: The University of California Context.
    Kenneth C Millett*, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (1035-00-1116)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Project Catalyst: Positive Actions to Recruit and Retain Women Faculty in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
    Margaret-Ann Armour*, University of Alberta
    (1035-97-1085)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Recommendations for Change: Why and How.
    Cathy Kessel*, Berkeley, California
    (1035-97-1884)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, IV
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College, CUNY jdauben@att.net
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Victor J. Katz, University of District of Columbia
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Sophie Germain's manuscripts on Fermat's Last Theorem: A further evaluation of their scope, depth, and original techniques.
    Reinhard Laubenbacher, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    David Pengelley*, New Mexico State University
    (1035-01-348)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Hubert Newton and the study of mathematics in the mid-nineteenth century.
    Steve Batterson*, Emory University
    (1035-01-490)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Mathematics of \em{Nature}, 1869-1900.
    Sloan Evans Despeaux*, Western Carolina University
    (1035-01-302)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Algorithmic Side of Riemann's Mathematics.
    Harold M. Edwards*, New York University
    (1035-01-443)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Paucissima et Maturissima: Kurt Goedel's Reluctance to Publish in the Philosophy of Mathematics.
    Thomas Drucker*, University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
    (1035-01-505)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    American Mathematicians and School Reform: A Survey of Motives, Methods, and Outcomes from the 1890s to the Present.
    David Lindsay Roberts*, Prince George's Community College
    (1035-01-473)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Who was Miss Mullikin?
    Thomas L. Bartlow, Villanova University
    David E. Zitarelli*, Temple University
    (1035-01-571)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Tracing curve tracing.
    John McCleary*, Vassar College
    (1035-14-1557)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Mathematician In Search of War Work: Alice Bache Gould, 1917-1918.
    Deborah Kent*, Hillsdale College
    (1035-01-1026)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Priority arguments are not priority disputes.
    John W Dawson*, Pennsylvania State University, York (Emeritus)
    (1035-01-396)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Financial Mathematics, IV
  Organizers:
  Jean-Pierre Fouque, University of California Santa Barbara fouque@pstat.ucsb.edu
  Kay Giesecke, Stanford University
  Ronnie Sircar, Princeton University
  Knut Solna, University of California Irvine
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Stochastic partial differential equations and portfolio choice.
    Marek Musiela, BNP Paribas
    Thaleia Zariphopoulou*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1035-60-1416)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Interacting Particle Systems for the Efficient Computation of CDO Tranche Spreads with Rare Defaults.
    Doug Vestal*, UC Santa Barbara
    Rene Carmona, Princeton University
    Jean-Pierre Fouque, UC Santa Barbara
    (1035-60-125)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Monte Carlo Simulations with Skews of Implied Volatilities.
    Jean-Pierre Fouque*, University of California Santa Barbara
    Ronnie Sircar, ORFE, Princeton University
    Knut Solna, University of California Irvine
    (1035-60-389)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Investing and Pricing for the Long Run.
    Paolo Guasoni*, Boston University
    Scott Robertson, Boston University
    (1035-91-527)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    A new approach to singular stochastic control with applications to optimal hedging and investment-consumption under transaction costs.
    Tze Leung Lai, Department of Statistics, Stanford University
    Tiong Wee Lim, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, National University of Singapore
    Kevin J Ross*, Stanford University
    (1035-60-595)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Optimal portfolio liquidation: market impact models, algorithms, and competition.
    Aurélien Alfonsi, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Marne-la-vallée, France
    Alexander Schied*, TU Berlin and Cornell University
    Torsten Schöneborn, QP Lab and TU Berlin, Germany
    Antje Schulz, QP Lab and TU Berlin, Germany
    (1035-90-274)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Indifference Pricing with $L^2$ convex risk measures: a first step towards risk calibration.
    Antoine Toussaint*, Stanford Unviersity
    (1035-60-1161)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    The correlation-neutral measure for counting processes.
    Kay Giesecke*, Stanford University, Department of Management Science and Engineering
    (1035-60-497)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on the Feynman Integral in Mathematics and Physics, II
  Organizers:
  Lance W. Nielsen, Creighton University lnielsen@creighton.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Disentanglement in the Construction Formulation of the Feynman Operator calculus.
    Tepper L. Gill*, Department of E&CE, Howard University
    Woodford W. Zachary, Department of E&CE, Howard University
    (1035-47-752)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Inverse integral transforms and the generalized convolution product.
    Seung Jun Chang*, Dankook University
    (1035-44-700)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Weyl-McCoy operational calculi as a subfamily of Feynman's operational calculi for non-commuting operators.
    Gerald W. Johnson*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Lisa M. Rezac, University of St. Thomas
    (1035-28-587)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Feynman Integrals with Higly Singular Potentials.
    Michel L. Lapidus*, University of California, Riverside
    (1035-58-471)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Feynman-Kac formulas, backward stochastic differential equations and Markov processes.
    Jan A. Van Casteren*, University of Antwerp
    (1035-60-489)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Generalized Feynman-Kac formula a Lebesgue-Stieltjes measure.
    Jun Tanaka*, University of California Riverside
    (1035-81-481)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Multiple stochastic integrals with respect to Volterra random fields: Properties and Applications.
    Anna Amirdjanova*, University of Michigan
    (1035-60-311)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Integral Transforms of Functions in $L_{2}(C{a,b}[0,T])$.
    Seung Jun Chang, Dankook University
    Hyun Soo Chung, Dankook University
    David L. Skoug*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1035-28-470)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Quantum Hidden Subspace Algorithm.
    Jeremy James Becnel*, Stephen F. Austin State University
    (1035-46-249)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Heegaard Splittings, Bridge Positions, and Low Dimensional Topology, II
  Organizers:
  Jesse Johnson, Yale University jessee.johnson@yale.edu
  Abigail A. Thompson, University of California Davis
  Robin Wilson, University of California Santa Barbara
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Lower bounds for the distance of a Heegaard splitting.
    John Hempel*, Rice University
    (1035-57-1669)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Heegaard splittings of amalgamated 3-manifolds and distance in the curve complex.
    Tao Li*, Boston College
    (1035-57-833)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Constructing knot tunnels using giant steps.
    Sangbum Cho, University of Oklahoma
    Darryl McCullough*, University of Oklahoma
    (1035-57-811)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Bridge numbers of tunnel number one knots.
    Sangbum Cho*, University of Oklahoma
    Darryl McCullough, University of Oklahoma
    (1035-57-973)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Surface Homeomorphisms That do not Extend to any Handlebody and the Johnson Filtration.
    Jamie B. Jorgensen*, Rice University
    (1035-57-194)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Random Heegaard Splittings.
    Joseph Maher*, Oklahoma State
    (1035-57-168)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Finiteness properties of 3-manifolds related by non-zero degree maps.
    J Hyam Rubinstein*, University of Melbourne
    M. Boileau,
    S. Wang,
    (1035-57-1985)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Curvature bounds for strongly irreducible Heegaard surfaces in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
    William Breslin*, University of California at Davis
    (1035-57-1810)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Creating small Seifert fiber spaces by Dehn surgery on knots in $S^3$.
    Kenneth Baker*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Cameron Gordon, University of Texas at Austin
    John Luecke, University of Texas at Austin
    (1035-57-573)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Lens space surgeries and tunnel number one knots.
    Michael J. Williams*, University of California, Davis
    (1035-57-1401)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on The Linear Diophantine Problem of Frobenius
  Organizers:
  Matthias Beck, San Francisco State University beck@math.sfsu.edu
  Stanley Wagon, Macalester College
  Kevin M. Woods, Oberlin College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On a linear Diophantine problem of Frobenius in three variables.
    Amitabha Tripathi*, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and SUNY at Oswego
    (1035-11-1569)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Integer Linear Programming, Frobenius Instances, and Frobenius Numbers.
    Daniel A Lichtblau*, Wolfram Research
    (1035-11-456)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    My Favorite Simplicial Complex and Applications to the Frobenius Problem.
    Herbert E. Scarf*, Yale University
    (1035-05-953)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    When is the Frobenius Problem Easy?
    David M Einstein*, Structured Decisions Corporation
    (1035-05-824)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Computing Frobenius Numbers Using Test Sets.
    Bjarke Hammersholt Roune*, University of Aarhus
    (1035-11-1032)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Automated Proofs of Quadratic Frobenius Formulas.
    Stan Wagon*, Macalester College
    (1035-11-141)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Frobenius number, covering radius, and well-rounded lattices.
    Lenny Fukshansky*, Claremont McKenna College
    Sinai Robins, Temple University
    (1035-11-109)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The Frobenius Problem in a Free Monoid.
    Jeffrey O. Shallit, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
    Zhi Xu*, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
    (1035-05-355)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Fibonacci semigroups and their duals.
    Gretchen L Matthews*, Clemson University
    (1035-20-713)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    The Multi-Dimensional Frobenius Problem.
    J. Amos, Kansas State University
    Iuliana Pascu, Wellesley College
    Vadim Ponomarenko*, San Diego State University
    Enrique Trevino, Dartmouth College
    Yan Zhang, Harvard University
    (1035-15-880)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on E-Theory, Extensions, and Elliptic Operators, II
  Organizers:
  Constantin D. Dumitrascu, University of Arizona dumitras@math.arizona.edu
  John D. Trout, Dartmouth College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    First steps towards a noncommutative theory of nonlinear elliptic equations.
    Jonathan M. Rosenberg*, University of Maryland
    (1035-46-1039)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Functional analytic properties of cubical complexes.
    Erik Guentner*, University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Nigel Higson, Pennsylvania State University
    Jacek Brodzki, University of Southampton
    Sarah Campbell, University of Southampton
    Graham Niblo, University of Southampton
    Nick Wright, University of Southampton
    (1035-57-1573)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Lefschetz-type invariants for correspondences.
    Heath Emerson*, University of Victoria
    (1035-97-542)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Asymptotic morphisms on separable metrisable algebras.
    Edwin J Beggs*, Swansea University
    (1035-19-1446)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    $K$-theory for non-Hausdorff groupoids.
    Radu Popescu*, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal
    (1035-19-1247)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Traces and Determinants of Toeplitz Operators.
    Efton Park*, Texas Christian University
    (1035-47-1088)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Asymptotic Tensor Norms.
    Oscar Antonio Campos*, Dartmouth College
    (1035-46-783)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Asymptotic morphisms and extensions of $C^*$-algebras (after V.~Manuilov and K.~Thomsen).
    Constantin Dorin Dumitra\c{s}cu*, University of Arizona
    (1035-46-1869)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Open problems/Discussions.
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Geometric Aspects of Integrable Systems, II
  Organizers:
  Baofeng Feng, University of Texas-Pan American feng@utpa.edu
  Wenxiu Ma, University of South Florida
  Kenichi Maruno, University of Texas-Pan American
  Zhijun Qiao, University of Texas-Pan American
  Taixi Xu, Southern Polytechnic State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On Head-on Collisions Between Two Solitary Waves of general Boussinesq Model.
    Chen Chunli*, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    (1035-76-1501)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Integrable systems and invariant geometrical flows in Klein geometry.
    Changzheng Qu*, Nothwest University, Xi'an, P.R. China
    (1035-53-1890)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Integrable systems associated to Hopf surfaces.
    Ruxandra Moraru*, University of Waterloo
    (1035-51-467)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    On the classical inhomogeneous Heisenberg spin chain.
    Atsushi Mukaihira*, Ohio State University
    (1035-35-1458)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Hamiltonian Structures of Integrable Couplings.
    Wen-Xiu Ma*, University of South Florida
    (1035-37-464)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    A dispersionless limit of the Calogero-Bogoyavlenskii-Schiff hierarchy.
    K Toda*, Department of Mathematical Physics, Toyama Prefectural University
    (1035-35-653)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Cable Knot Solutions of the Vortex Filament Flow.
    Thomas A. Ivey*, College of Charleston
    Annalisa M. Calini, College of Charleston
    (1035-35-1134)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Integrable systems and soliton theory on noncommutative spaces.
    Masashi Hamanaka*, University of Nagoya
    (1035-35-993)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Pfaff lattice and the symplectic eigenvalue problem.
    Yuji Kodama, The Ohio State University
    Virgil U. Pierce*, The Ohio State University
    (1035-34-1211)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Vector soliton and multi-component KP hierarchy.
    Kenichi Maruno*, The University of Texas-Pan American
    Yasuhiro Ohta, Kobe University
    Masayuki Oikawa, Kyushu University
    (1035-35-1679)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Expanders and Ramanujan Graphs: Construction and Applications, III
  Organizers:
  Michael T. Krebs, California State University, Los Angeles mkrebs@calstatela.edu
  Anthony M. Shaheen, California State University, Los Angeles
  Audrey A. Terras, University of California San Diego
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Covering graphs and block diagonalization techniques.
    Howard Skogman*, SUNY Brockport
    Marvin Minei, University of California, Irvine
    (1035-05-911)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Rigidity of Ramanujan graphs.
    Brigitte Servatius*, WPI
    (1035-05-801)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Ramanujan hypergraphs and Drinfeld modules.
    Alireza Sarveniazi, University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe
    Stefan Wiedmann*, Mathematics Institute Goettingen
    (1035-05-852)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Eigenvalues and the structure of graphs.
    Sebastian M Cioab\u{a}*, University of California, San Diego
    (1035-05-394)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Ramanujan Graphs and Optimal Expander Graphs from Algebraic Geometric Codes.
    Heeralal Janwa*, University of Puerto Rico
    (1035-94-1794)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Graphs whose subgraphs tend to be acyclic.
    Eitan Bachmat*, Ben-Gurion U.
    (1035-05-795)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Probability Theory and Statistical Mechanics, II
  Organizers:
  Itai Benjamini, Weizmann Institute and Microsoft Research itai.benjamini@weizmann.ac.il
  Wendelin Werner, University of Paris-Sud
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Noise Sensitivity in Criticality.
    Eyal Lubetzky*, Microsoft Research
    (1035-60-1309)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Random Averaging.
    Eli Ben-Naim*, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    (1035-60-927)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Random Sorting Networks.
    Alexander E Holroyd*, University of British Columbia
    Omer Angel, University of Toronto
    Dan Romik, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
    Balint Virag, University of Toronto
    (1035-60-803)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Spin glasses and Stein's method.
    Sourav Chatterjee*, University of California at Berkeley
    (1035-60-793)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The loop-erased random walk and the uniform spanning tree on the four-dimensional discrete torus.
    Jason Schweinsberg*, University of California at San Diego
    (1035-60-427)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Global Optimization and Operations Research Applications, II
  Organizers:
  Ram U. Verma, University of Central Florida verma99@msn.com
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Global invertibility for ray-proper and related operators in optimization and nonlinear functional analysis.
    M. Zuhair Nashed*, University of Central Florida
    (1035-49-2029)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Some Global Optimization Methods and Applications of Inequalities.
    R N Mohapatra*, University of Central Florida
    (1035-49-1295)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Mellin and global optimization techniques for singular integrals in two dimensions.
    Katharine A Ott*, University of Virginia
    (1035-35-1349)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Discrete Optimization Models for the Number Partitioning Problem.
    Bala Krishnamoorthy*, Washington State University, Pullman
    William Webb, Washington State University, Pullman
    Nathan Moyer, Washington State University, Pullman
    (1035-11-139)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On the Semilocal Convergence Analysis of Newton's Method.
    Ioannis Konstantinos Argyros*, Cameron University
    (1035-65-357)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Necessary and sufficient conditions for global weak Pareto solutions in constrained multiobjective optimization.
    Bao Quang Truong*, Wayne State University
    Boris S Mordukhovich, Wayne State University
    (1035-49-90)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Second Order Necessary Optimality Conditions for Problems with Locally Lipschitz Data.
    Elena Constantin*, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
    (1035-90-333)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Generalizations of the Concept of Almost Automorphy and their Applications to Abstract Differential Equations.
    Haewon Lee*, Dillard University
    Peter Frempong-Mireku, Dillard University
    (1035-47-969)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Lying Oracle With a Biased Coin.
    Robb T Koether, Hampden-Sydney College
    Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney College
    John K Osoinach*, Millsaps College
    (1035-91-121)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Design of Electron Devices using 3D Simulation Codes and Computer Optimization.
    Adam R Attarian*, North Carolina State University
    John David, North Carolina State University
    Hien Tran, North Carolina State University
    (1035-49-1016)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematical Problems in Biological Formations
  Organizers:
  Yuanwei Qi, University of Central Florida yqi@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Asymptotic Analysis of Dirichlet Problem for Parabolic and Elliptic Equations on a Domain with Coated Boundary.
    Jingyu Li, Northeast Normal University
    Steve Rosencrans, Tulane University
    Xuefeng Wang*, Tulane University
    Kaijun Zhang, Northeast Normal University
    (1035-35-1744)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Strange Attractors for PDE's.
    Kening Lu*, Brigham Young University
    Qiudong Wang, University of Arizona
    Lai-Sang Young, New York University
    (1035-35-1287)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Formation of Morphogen Gradients in Dorsal Ventral Patterning.
    Qing Nie*, Department of Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering, U. of California, Irvine
    (1035-92-886)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Approximating the Ideal Free Distribution via Reaction-Diffusion-Advection Equations.
    Yuan Lou*, Ohio State University
    Robert Stephen Cantrell, University of Miami
    Chris Cosner, University of Miami
    (1035-35-778)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Pattern Formation on Growing Square Domains: A Case Study via Mode Interactions.
    Adela Nicoleta Comanici*, Virginia Tech
    Martin Golubitsky, University of Houston
    (1035-35-736)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Solvability conditions for inhomogeneous reaction diffusion equations.
    Qi S. Zhang*, Math. Dept. UC Riverside
    J. M. Wrkich, Math. Dept. UC Riverside
    (1035-35-641)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Analysis on a reaction-diffusion system in pattern formation.
    Huiqiang Jiang*, University of Pittsburgh
    (1035-35-621)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Some recent results on Auto-catalytic chemical reactions.
    Yuanwei Qi*, University of Central Florida
    (1035-35-488)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Stability of Travelling Waves with Noncritical Speeds for Double Degenerate Fisher-Type Equations.
    Yi Li*, University of Iowa
    Yaping Wu, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
    (1035-35-376)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Stability of the Bicarbonate System in the Blood.
    Jisun Lim*, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Seungjoon Choi, Ajou University School of Medicine (South Korea)
    (1035-35-133)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#11: Part B
  More music and mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Leon Harkleroad, Wilton, ME
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#16: Part B
  A beginner's guide to the scholarship of teaching and learning in mathematics.
  Organizers:
  Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola Marymount University
  Jacqueline M. Dewar, Loyola Marymount University
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#5: Part B
  Visualizing abstract mathematics with cellular automata.
  Organizers:
  Michael J. Bardzell, Salisbury University
  Donald E. Spickler, Salisbury University
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics, IV
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The 2-color Rado Number of $x+y+kz=3w$.
    Dan Saracino, Colgate University
    Brian Wynne*, Colgate University
    (1035-05-1681)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Feedback Arc Sets and Girth in Digraphs.
    Blair Dowling Sullivan*, Princeton University
    (1035-05-1568)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Path and Cycle Decomposition Numbers.
    Hosien S. Moghadam*, Univ. of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    G. Bullington, Univ. of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    L. Eroh, Univ. of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    S. Winters, Univ. of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (1035-05-1725)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Making Your House Safe from Zombie Attacks.
    Maria T. Belk*, Texas A&M University
    James M. Belk, Texas A&M University
    (1035-05-1763)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Linear Diophantine Equations in Graph Decompositions.
    Robert A. Beeler*, East Tennessee State University
    (1035-05-1033)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Uniquely pairable graphs.
    Zhongyuan Che*, Penn State University Beaver Campus
    (1035-05-945)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Tree Pegging.
    Ariel R Levavi*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1035-05-952)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A Non-Tableaux Proof for Duality of the Euclidean Property for Oriented Matroids.
    Leandro Junes*, SUNY at Binghamton
    (1035-05-1025)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Differentials on Paths and Grids.
    Sandra L. Gaskins, Appalachian State University
    Mark C Ginn*, Appalachian State University
    (1035-05-1095)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Rainbow Connectivities of Graphs.
    Futaba Okamoto*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    (1035-05-1158)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    The spectral gap of a random subgraph of a graph.
    Fan Chung, University of California, San Diego
    Paul K Horn*, University of California, San Diego
    (1035-05-1176)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Tableaux Graph of a Permutation.
    Eric S Egge*, Carleton College
    Kristina Garrett, St. Olaf College
    (1035-05-1201)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Edge Coloring of Multigraphs: Some Results on the Chromatic Structure of Overflow Subgraphs Under Optimal Colorings.
    Christopher McClain*, The Ohio State University
    (1035-05-1249)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Degree sum conditions in graph pebbling.
    Anna Blasiak, Cornell University
    John Roger Schmitt*, Middlebury College
    (1035-05-1290)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Mathematics Education
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Effect of a Web-based Instruction on Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Fraction.
    Cheng-Yao Lin*, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    (1035-97-251)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Mathematical Analyis of Diabetes in America.
    Jon Roginski*, United States Military Academy
    Tyler B. Smith, United States Military Academy
    (1035-97-1735)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Relationships Between California High School Teachers' Mathematics History Knowledge and Their Images of Mathematics.
    Danielle M Goodwin*, Penn State Erie
    (1035-97-59)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    An Electronic Classroom Model for Content Courses: Influences on Classroom Teaching.
    Brooke Evans*, The Metropolitan State College of Denver
    Patty McKenna, The Metropolitan State College of Denver
    Jim Loats, The Metropolitan State College of Denver
    Don Gilmore, The Metropolitan State College of Denver
    Lew Romagnano, The Metropolitan State College of Denver
    (1035-97-98)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    U.C. Davis Explore Math: A model for bringing together graduate, undergraduate, and high school students.
    Y. Yvonne Lai*, UC Davis Explore Math: Math Circle Program
    (1035-97-126)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Impact of Human Resource Capital on Student Engagement in Communities of Practice and Mathematics Identities.
    Tracey L Keck*, Winston-Salem State University
    (1035-97-196)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Strategies and Content Every Prospective Mathematics Teacher Should Know.
    Elizabeth K. Mauch*, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
    (1035-97-230)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Enhancing Middle School Teachers Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching.
    Harvey B. Keynes*, University of MN
    (1035-97-277)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Some topics for undergraduate research using computer algebra systems.
    Duane M Broline, Eastern Illinois University
    Evgeny I Gordon*, Eastern Illinois University
    (1035-97-420)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Calculus I Oral Assessments: Improved Grades, Retention, and Calculus II Success.
    Mary Ann Nelson*, University of Colorado,Boulder
    Michael Ruston, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (1035-97-433)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:45 p.m.
    The Sound of Mathematics and The Standards for Introductory College Mathematics.
    Ann H Pham*, Washington State University
    Andy Wekin, Washington State University
    (1035-97-1294)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Research Experience for All!
    Timothy G. Feeman*, Villanova University
    (1035-97-441)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Why Do Chinese Students Excel on the International Mathematical Olmpiad?
    Zengxiang Tong Tong, Otterbein College
    Zhaochi Zhang*, The Northwestern polytechnical University
    (1035-97-741)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A Model for Shifts in Viewpoint, as Applied to Mathematics Education.
    Paul S Prueitt*, Talladega College
    (1035-97-813)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Assisting Students Be Successful on the Mathematics PRAXIS II Exam.
    Kenneth J Bernard*, Virginia State University
    (1035-97-914)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Use of On-Line Quiz and Homework Systems in Precalculus Mathematics.
    Steven E. Rigdon*, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
    (1035-97-1628)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    An Intermediate Algebra experimental class.
    Dan Boros*, Otterbein College
    (1035-97-1695)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Using a Wiki for a Mathematics Class.
    John F Carter*, Franklin and Marshall College
    (1035-97-1772)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Cryptology: An Attractor Set for Undergraduate Research.
    Manmohan Kaur*, Benedictine University
    (1035-97-1792)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Choosing the right representation: a key to successful proof.
    May F Hamdan*, Lebanese American University
    (1035-97-1977)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Probability, Statistics, and Applications, II
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Recurrence and Transience of Some Vertex Reinforced Random Walks.
    Noah Dean*, Purdue University
    (1035-60-1196)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    System Reliability: A Dynamic Model Using Counting Processes.
    Marcus Agustin*, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
    (1035-60-1280)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Quenched limits for a transient one-dimension random walk in random environment.
    Jonathon Peterson*, University of Minnesota
    (1035-60-737)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    On a Form of Coordinate Percolation.
    Elizabeth R Moseman*, United States Military Academy
    Peter Winkler, Dartmouth College
    (1035-60-1281)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The long-range dependence of unbalanced log-fractional stable motion.
    Joshua B. Levy*, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
    (1035-60-475)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Supremum concentration inequality and modulus of continuity for generalized sub-Gaussian processes using Malliavin derivatives and generic chaining.
    Andrew B Vizcarra*, Purdue University
    (1035-60-1325)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    An Optimal Pension Funding under Stochastic Investment Returns.
    J Tao*, University of Central Missouri
    (1035-60-1812)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A notion of robust geodesic distance between data points.
    Maxim J. Goldberg*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    Seonja Kim, The College of New Jersey
    (1035-60-1934)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Possible biological applications of Time Scales.
    Unal Ufuktepe*, Izmir University of Economics
    (1035-60-698)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Stochastic extinction of epidemics in large populations and role of vaccinations.
    Alexandra Sasha Landsman*, Dynamical Systems Section, Naval Research Lab, Washington DC
    Ira B Schwartz, Dynamical Systems Section, Naval Research Lab, Washington DC
    Mark I Dykman, Physics Dept., Michigan State University
    (1035-60-1645)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Estimating linear functionals of indirectly observed input functions.
    Eun-Joo Lee*, Millikin University
    F Ruymgaart, Texas Tech University
    (1035-62-910)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Generating Functions: Web-based SOCR Applets and Computational Library Interfaces.
    Rahul A Gidwani*, UCLA
    Nicolas Christou, UCLA
    Ivo D Dinov, UCLA
    (1035-62-1789)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A New Approach to Learning Game Theory and Its Applications.
    James Kuodo Huang*, California Information Technology
    (1035-68-43)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Exactness of Grover's original quantum search algorithm.
    Zijian Diao*, Ohio University Eastern Campus
    (1035-68-1434)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On the standard deviation of position distribution for a quantum walk on the line.
    Chaobin Liu*, Bowie State University
    (1035-81-668)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Eigenvalue Statistics for Random CMV Matrices.
    Mihai V Stoiciu*, Williams College
    (1035-82-2004)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Highly Damped Quasinormal Modes of Extremal Non-Rotating, Charged Black Holes.
    Ramin G. Daghigh, Metropolitan State University
    Michael D. Green*, Metropolitan State University
    (1035-83-1398)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Analysis and Functional Analysis, II
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A reexamination of the structure of the irrational numbers.
    Emily H Sprague*, Edinboro University of PA
    Berhane T. Ghaim, Baldwin-Wallace College
    (1035-46-49)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    On locally Kaplansky algebras and abstract characterization of locally W*-algebras.
    Alexander A Katz*, St. John's University, NY, USA
    (1035-46-238)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    L*-structures and Nash equilibrium theorems.
    Wladyslaw Kulpa, Silesian University, Katowice, Poland, and C.S. Wyszynski University, Warszawa, Poland
    Andrzej Szymanski*, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
    (1035-46-375)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Applications of Schwartz functions to wavelet analysis and random fields.
    George K Yang*, Tennessee State University
    (1035-46-623)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Normalizers of Subalgebras of II$_1$ Factors.
    Alan D Wiggins*, Vanderbilt University
    (1035-46-670)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Some constructive proofs of Bollob\'{a}s' Extension to the Bishop-Phelps Theorem for the spaces $C(K)$ and $c_0$.
    Antonia E. Cardwell*, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
    (1035-46-809)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The tracial Rokhlin property: very outer group actions.
    Dawn Archey*, University of Oregon
    (1035-46-840)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Spaces of Operators with $c_0$ and $l_\infty$.
    Polly Schulle*, University of North Texas
    (1035-46-948)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Flows of weights and automorphism groups of real a.f.d. factors of type $III_{\lambda}, 0 < \lambda < 1$.
    Shukhrat M Usmanov*, Ashford University
    (1035-46-1119)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Unitarily Invariant Norms Related to Factor von Neumann Algebras.
    Junsheng Fang*, University of New Hampshire
    Don W. Hadwin, University of New Hampshire
    (1035-46-1173)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Noncompact Operators on a Banach Space.
    Frank Sanacory*, SUNY-Old Westbury
    (1035-46-1314)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    An $A^1$ Function that is Not in $\textup{Lip}_{\alpha}$ For Any Positive $\alpha$.
    Ryan Mullen*, Sacred Heart University
    (1035-46-887)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    On the existence of eigenvalues of self-adjoint Toeplitz operators associated with representing measures on multiply connected planar regions II.
    Cyrus Parsi Aryana*, Saginaw Valley State University
    (1035-46-1407)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Homotopy Class of projections in Corona algebras of a non-simple stable $C\sp{*}$-algebra.
    Larry G Brown, Purdue University in West Lafayette
    Hyun Ho Lee*, Purdue University in West Lafayette
    (1035-46-1424)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    On Stochastic Ergodic Theorem for Besicovitch Bounded Sequences in Jordan Algebras.
    Genady Ya Grabarnik*, T. J. Watson IBM Reserach Center
    Alexander A Katz, St. John's University
    Laura Shwartz, University of South Africa
    (1035-46-1431)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Criteria of Stochastic Banach Principal for the JBW Algebras.
    Genady Ya Grabarnik, IBM TJWatson Research
    Larisa Shwartz*, IBM TJWatson Research
    (1035-46-1460)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Biomathematics in the Undergraduate Curriculum, III
  Organizers:
  Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  Olcay Akman, Illinois State University
  Glenn W. Ledder, University of Nebraska
  Lisa G. Townsley, Benedictine University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Helping Calculus Students Predict the Health of a Natural Water System.
    Gregory H. Graves*, U.S. Military Academy
    Lance Edling, U.S. Military Academy
    (1035-B1-1706)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    BioMath I: Getting Biology Students Prepared for a Course in Mathematical Biology.
    James P. Peirce*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    (1035-B1-629)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Media to Motivate: Math in the Middle.
    Mike Martin*, Johnson County Community College
    (1035-B1-1958)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Teaching a course on biodiversity.
    Paul H. Schuette*, Meredith College
    (1035-B1-1683)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    On The Mathematics Component of a Biological Imaging Course.
    Gary Greenfield*, University of Richmond
    Carolyn Marks, University of Richmond
    Gary Radice, University of Richmond
    (1035-B1-243)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Geometry and biology---a project-based course.
    Greg Huber*, University of Connecticut
    (1035-B1-1768)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Mathematics and Biology Student Engagement in Biomathematics Research Projects.
    Olcay Akman*, Illinois State University
    (1035-B1-1647)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Math-Biophysics in the class room.
    Hala Jadallah*, Purdue University
    (1035-B1-1403)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    If You Build It (Carefully), They Will Come.
    Christopher N Hay-Jahans*, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau Campus
    (1035-B1-1665)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, III
  Organizers:
  Douglas E. Norton, Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Learning Geometry in the Dance Studio.
    Jason Parsley*, Wake Forest University
    Christina Soriano, Wake Forest University
    (1035-N1-1893)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Mathematics in International Folk Dances.
    Leon Harkleroad*, Wilton, ME
    (1035-N1-265)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Group Structure in Musical Inversions.
    Craig M Johnson*, Marywood University
    (1035-N1-423)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Demonstrating Fourier Series and Its Applications Through Music.
    Michelle L Ghrist*, U.S. Air Force Academy
    (1035-N1-1341)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Making Pictures of Music.
    James S. Walker*, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    (1035-N1-743)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Juggling Permutations.
    Nate M Iverson*, Bowling Green State University
    (1035-N1-1593)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Building Reason: Baroque History and Mathematics.
    Barbara T Faires*, Westminster College
    (1035-N1-1737)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    How many books \emph{are} there in the Library of Babel?
    David L. Neel*, Seattle University
    Charles Tung, Seattle University
    (1035-N1-1733)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathlets and Web Resources for Mathematics and Statistics Education, II
  Organizers:
  Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville State University leathrum@jsu.edu
  Patricia B. Humphrey, Georgia Southern University
  Christopher J. Lacke, Rowan University
  David M. Strong, Pepperdine University
  Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Simulation Application for the Exponential.
    Richard Cornez*, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA.
    (1035-P1-46)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Interactive Web-Based Probability Distribution Mathlets: www.SOCR.ucla.edu.
    Rahul Ashok Gidwani*, UCLA
    Christou, UCLA
    Dinov, UCLA
    (1035-P1-707)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Mathlets for Problem Analysis.
    Michael E. Mays*, West Virginia University
    (1035-P1-67)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Modeling data with linear, quadratic, exponential, and other functions.
    Mary R. Parker*, Austin Community College
    Hunter D. Ellinger, Exemplar Technologies, Inc.
    (1035-P1-1939)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, III
  Organizers:
  David E. Meel, Bowling Green State University meel@bgsu.edu
  Michelle J. Zandieh, Arizona State University
  Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Mathematics teaching assistants learning to teach: Recasting early teaching experiences as rich learning opportunities.
    Natasha Speer*, Michigan State University
    David Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    (1035-U1-611)
  • 1:35 p.m.
    The Development of Covariational Reasoning in a College Algebra Course.
    Stacey A. Bowling*, Arizona State University (CRESMET)
    Kevin C. Moore, Arizona State University (CRESMET)
    Marilyn P. Carlson, Arizona State University (CRESMET)
    (1035-U1-1675)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Exploring Rational Numbers with K-5 Mathematics Specialists: A Case for Examining the Density Property.
    Joy W. Whitenack*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Laurie O. Cavey, James Madison University
    Aimee J. Ellington, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (1035-U1-915)
  • 2:25 p.m.
    An Analysis of Students' Development of Understanding of Number Systems.
    Joyce A Cutler*, Framingham State College
    (1035-U1-1436)
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Performance in Undergraduate Survey of Calculus.
    Ted R Hodgson*, Northern Kentucky University
    Gaye W Fearn, Montana State University
    (1035-U1-176)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    The Impact of an Algebra Framework on Understanding and Skill in College Algebra.
    Jon F Hasenbank*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    Ted Hodgson, Northern Kentucky University
    (1035-U1-373)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Measuring Mathematical Sophistication.
    Jennifer E. Szydlik*, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (1035-U1-820)
  • 4:05 p.m.
    Addressing Students' Misconceptions About Probability in an Introductory College Statistics Course: The Instructors' Perspectives.
    Leonid Khazanov*, Borough of Manhattan Community College of the City University of New York
    Annette F Gourgey, City University of New York
    Frederick Peskoff, Borough of Manhattan Community College of the City University of New York
    (1035-U1-584)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Evaluating the effectiveness of remediation: Longitudinal effects of developmental coursework on mathematics achievement.
    H. Smith Risser*, Texas Woman's University
    (1035-U1-1439)
  • 4:55 p.m.
    Teaching a Beginning College Student to Read a Mathematics Textbook, a Case Study.
    Mary D Shepherd*, Northwest Missouri State University
    (1035-U1-1580)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, X
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Moderators:
  Srilal Krishnan, Iona College
  Bryan Nankervis, Texas State University-San Marcos
  Maegan Bos, St. Lawrence University
  John Villalpando, Gonzaga University
  Joy L. Becker, University of Wisconsin-Stout
  Aldo R. Maldonado, Park University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    NIMbly Bridging the Gap.
    Maegan K Bos*, St. Lawrence University
    (1035-Z1-1590)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Irreducible no-hole colorings of grid graphs, hypercube and other bipartite graphs.
    John J Villalpando*, Gonzaga Univeristy
    Renu C Laskar, Clemson University
    (1035-Z1-1104)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    An "advanced perspectives" course for prospective high school math teachers.
    Erica L Johnson*, St. John Fisher College
    (1035-Z1-1748)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    A Follow-Up Investigation on the Effects of a Refocused College Algebra Course.
    Erick B Hofacker*, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    (1035-Z1-1854)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Engaging Students through Applications and Discussion Boards.
    Joy L Becker*, University of Wisconsin-Stout
    (1035-Z1-454)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    A Conceptual Booster for Mathematically Distressed Students.
    C. L. Greeno*, The MALEI Mathematics Institute
    (1035-Z1-1175)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    WeBWorK to stimulate reading: computational versus conceptual problems.
    George R. Exner*, Bucknell University
    Mary D Shepherd, Northwest Missouri State University
    (1035-Z1-961)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Having fun in classroom with Mathematics from India.
    Srilal N Krishnan*, Iona College
    (1035-Z1-329)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Building a Foundation for Algebra: How Fluency with Rational Numbers and Proportionality is Key to Achievement.
    Bryan Nankervis*, Texas State University-San Marcos
    (1035-Z1-1061)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Studying Math Anxiety: A Case Study in Cooperation between a University and a Community College.
    K. Scott Alberts*, Truman State University
    Jane Roads, Moberly Area Community college
    (1035-Z1-523)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Spiral Knots.
    Leonard A. Van Wyk*, James Madison University
    Laura A. Taalman, James Madison University
    (1035-Z1-1685)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    NoteBlogging in the Classroom.
    Beth Simon*, Department of Computer Science, University of California at San Diego
    (1035-Z1-1856)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Improving high school geometry by carefully selecting what and how we teach prospective high school teachers.
    Shlomo Libeskind*, University of Oregon
    (1035-Z1-1960)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Spherical Superbowl? In Search of a Round Football.
    Elizabeth A. Stanhope*, Lewis & Clark College
    Emily Dryden, Bucknell University
    Jeanie Karns, Lewis & Clark College
    Wai Chit Lam, McGill University
    Matt Lang, Lewis & Clark College
    (1035-Z1-1802)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The Most Fundamental Inequality.
    Anand Kumar*, Ramanujan School of Mathematics, Patna, India
    (1035-Z1-227)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Nonlinear filtering of random fields in the presence of long-memory noise.
    Matthew Linn*, University of Michigan
    (1035-Z1-93)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    To Infinity and Beyond.
    Jeffrey M. Groah*, Montgomery College
    (1035-Z1-268)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Distributing Vertices on a Hamiltonian Cycle.
    Ralph J. Faudree, University of Memphis
    Ronald J. Gould, Emory University
    Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado at Denver
    Colton R. Magnant*, Emory University
    (1035-Z1-383)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Pedagogy of Arithmetic.
    L Franklin Kemp*, Collin County Community College
    (1035-Z1-847)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Coloring and Partitioning, II
  Organizers:
  Andre Kundgen, California State University, San Marcos akundgen@csusm.edu
  Radhika Ramamurthi, California State University, San Marcos ramamurt@csusm.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Circular consecutive choosability for cvery cycle and for $\theta_{2,2,4}$ is 2.
    Daphne Der-Fen Liu*, California State University, Los Angeles
    (1035-05-537)
  • 1:25 p.m.
    Circular choosability of graphs.
    Serguei Norine*, Princeton University
    (1035-05-771)
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Algebraically Solvable Problems: Describing Polynomials as Equivalent to Explicit Solutions.
    Uwe Schauz*, T\"ubingen Germany
    (1035-05-722)
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Break.
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Level three graph sums.
    Sam Vandervelde*, St. Lawrence University
    (1035-05-341)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Distinguishing Chromatic Number of Graphs.
    Jeong-Ok Choi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Stephen Hartke, University of Nebraska
    Hemanshu Kaul*, Illinois Institute of Technology
    (1035-05-1155)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Degree Sequences for Edge Colored Graphs.
    Garth Isaak*, Lehigh University
    (1035-05-947)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Break.
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Edge-colorings avoiding rainbow and monochromatic subgraphs.
    Maria Axenovich*, Iowa State University
    Perry Iverson, Lousiana State University
    (1035-05-1232)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Dominating Sets in Triangulations.
    Erika L. C. King, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
    Michael J. Pelsmajer*, Illinois Institute of Technology
    (1035-05-1209)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On the existence of a rainbow 1-factor in 1-factorizations of $K_{rn}^{(r)}$.
    Saad I. El-Zanati*, Illinois State University
    Michael J. plantholt, Illinois State University
    Papa A. Sissokho, Illinois State University
    Lawrence Spence, Illinois State University
    (1035-05-1949)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    A new look at Szemeredi's regularization.
    Y Ishigami*, University of Electro-Communications
    (1035-05-1450)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AWM Workshop Panel Discussion
  Establishing a career in mathematics.
  Moderators:
  Magnhild Lien, California State University Northridge
  Panelists:
  Megan M. Kerr, Wellesley College
  Elizabeth S. Allman, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  Elana J. Fertig, Matron, Inc.
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 2:00 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
  ASL Session for Contributed Papers, III
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    On maximal subgroups of the automorphism group of a countable arithmetically saturated model of PA.
    Ermek S. Nurkhaidarov*, University of Montana Western
  • 2:25 p.m.
    More on decidable theories of l-groups of continuous functions.
    Brian Wynne*, Colgate University
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Parameterization in Monadic Logic.
    Grigori Mints*, Stanford University
    Tomohiro Hoshi, Stanford University
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Incompleteness Theorem and empirical stability.
    Dan E. Willard*, University at Albany
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Break.
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Results on off-branch numbers and other invariants.
    John Bourke*, Dartmouth College
  • 4:25 p.m.
    A model with a very good scale and a bad scale.
    Dima Sinapova*, University of California at Los Angeles
  • 4:50 p.m.
    Semantics for positive entailment and for entailment.
    Katalin Bimbo*, Indiana University
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Independence-friendly cylindric set algebras.
    Allen L. Mann*, Colgate University
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.'s, II
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    Imaginary Whittaker Modules for Affine Lie Algebras.
    Konstantina Christodoulopoulou*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Conditioning Super-Brownian Motion on its Exit Measure.
    Deniz Sezer*, York University
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Continuous Dependence on Modeling for Nonlinear Ill-Posed Problems.
    Beth Campbell Hetrick*, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Comparison of Relative Cohomology Theories.
    Diana White*, University of South Carolina
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 2:45 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XI
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Moderators:
  Firooz Khosraviyani, Texas A\&M International University
  Andrew E. Long, Northern Kentucky University
  G. Alan Cannon, Southeastern Louisiana University
  Larry Wayne Lewis, Spalding University
  

  • 2:45 p.m.
    Re-thinking How We Introduce Mathematics to First Year Students.
    Colm Mulcahy*, Spelman College
    Ed Burger, Williams College
    (1035-Z1-1882)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Gender Differences in Mathematics Performance-A Pilot Study.
    Melissa A Desjarlais*, Valparaiso University
    (1035-Z1-1778)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Kernels of an Integro-Differential Equation from an Initial Pulse.
    J. Angela Hart Murdock*, Middle Tennesee State University
    (1035-Z1-1986)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    1. NCTM Focal Points for K-8 avoid 2-step Arithmetic Word Problems with Math content. 2. K-8 Math textbooks avoid Word Problems with Reading content.
    Jerome Dancis*, Univ. of Maryland
    (1035-Z1-1896)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Batteries Not Included: Using the Abacus to Motivate Liberal Arts Mathematics Students.
    Sandra E. Boer*, Borough of Manhattan Community College
    (1035-Z1-1883)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    How to Asses Effective Teaching in a Problem Solving Mathematics Curriculum.
    Charles Anthony Sulewski*, United States Military Academy
    (1035-Z1-933)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    The Central Ideas of the First-Year Calculus: Views from Calculus Textbook Authors and Other Well-Known Experts, Preliminary Report.
    Kimberly S. Sofronas*, Emmanuel College
    Nicholas Gorgievski, Nichols College
    Larissa Schroeder, University of Connecticut
    Chris Hamelin, University of Connecticut
    Thomas C. DeFranco, University of Connecticut
    Charles Vinsonhaler, University of Connecticut
    (1035-Z1-975)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    So You Want to Be an Engineering Major but You're Afraid of Math.
    Robert E Burks*, United States Military Academy
    (1035-Z1-1274)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Effective Teaching in Discrete Mathematics.
    Weiwei Zhang*, King's College
    (1035-Z1-1283)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Using Writing Techniques To Enhance Learning In The Pre-Calculus Mathematics Classroom.
    Jonathan P Lambright*, Savannah State University
    Josephine Foster, Armstrong Atlantic State University
    (1035-Z1-1291)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 4:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XII
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Moderators:
  David Taylor, Roanoke University
  Robert D. Poodiack, Norwich University
  

  • 4:00 p.m.
    A Comparison of Quantitative (Aiken \& Dreger's Mathematics Attitude Scale and a Semantic Differential) and Qualitative (Open-response) Methods in Measuring Student Attitudes toward Mathematics.
    Mike J Simmers*, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
    (1035-Z1-1549)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Increasing Student Success in Engineering and Science through a Freshman Enrichment Program.
    Galen E. Turner III*, Louisiana Tech University
    James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University
    Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University
    Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University
    (1035-Z1-1579)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Students' Perceptions of Partial Notes in Promoting Understanding of Calculus.
    Larissa B. Schroeder*, Center for Research in Mathematics Education/ University of Connecticut
    Thomas C. DeFranco, Center for Research in Mathematics Education/ University of Connecticut
    (1035-Z1-1595)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Surreal Numbers and Combinatorial Game Theory in Undergraduate Research Projects at Penn State Erie.
    Paul D. Olson*, Penn State Erie , the Behrend College
    (1035-Z1-1617)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    How to help calculus students understand more and memorize less.
    Wojciech K Kosek*, Colorado College
    (1035-Z1-1633)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Teaching and Learning Calculus Using Maplets for Calculus.
    Douglas B Meade*, University of South Carolina
    Philip B Yasskin, Texas A&M University
    (1035-Z1-1704)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Bracelets with Magic Applications.
    Colm Mulcahy*, Spelman College
    Neil Calkin, Clemson University
    (1035-Z1-1870)
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  AMS Banquet Reception
• Wednesday January 9, 2008, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  AMS Banquet