Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Special Session

Current as of Thursday, January 15, 2009 00:44:12

Joint Mathematics Meetings
Washington, DC, January 5-8, 2009 (Monday - Thursday)
Meeting #1046

• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, I
  Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  James G. McLaughlin, West Chester University
  Nancy J. Wyshinski, Trinity College nancy.wyshinski@trincoll.edu
  

  • 7:30 a.m.
    Some of Ramanujan's continued fraction identities - how and why.
    Lisa Lorentzen*, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    (1046-40-1049)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    Vertical symmetries in continued fraction periods.
    Richard K Guy*, The University of Calgary
    Kell Cheng, Hong Kong Institute of Education
    Renate Scheidler, The University of Calgary
    (1046-11-1264)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Some relations between orthogonal L-polynomials and orthogonal polynomials.
    A. Sri Ranga*, Universidade Estadual Paulista
    Regina da Silva Lamblém, Universidade Estadual Paulista
    Heron Martins Felix, Universidade Estadual Paulista
    (1046-33-1328)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On a Thermodynamic Classification for Real Numbers.
    Thomas Garrity*, Williams
    (1046-11-858)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Polynomials that take small values at an algebraic integer.
    Doug Hensley*, Texas A&M University
    (1046-11-1738)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Quadratics, continued fractions and divided cells.
    Richard T Bumby*, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Mary E Flahive, Oregon State University
    (1046-11-832)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Applying the divided cell algorithm.
    Mary E. Flahive*, Oregon State University
    Richard T. Bumby, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    (1046-11-750)
• Thursday January 8, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, II
  Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  James G. McLaughlin, West Chester University
  Nancy J. Wyshinski, Trinity College nancy.wyshinski@trincoll.edu
  

  • 7:30 a.m.
    Some Types of Multi-Dimensional Continued Fractions.
    Khrystyna Kuchmins'ka*, Pidstryhach Institute of Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics of NAS of Ukraine
    (1046-40-606)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Sequential Closures of Continued Fractions.
    Douglas Bowman*, Northern Illinois University
    (1046-40-1793)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Classifying Sequential Closures of $q$-continued Fractions.
    D Bowman, Northern Illinois University
    K J Campbell*, Northern Illinois University
    (1046-11-598)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Nearest Square Continued Fractions, and Related Results.
    Keith R. Matthews, Univ. Of Queensland, Brisbane, and Australian Nat'l Univ., Canberra
    John P. Robertson*, Actuarial and Economic Services Division, National Council on Compensation Insurance, Boca Raton, FL
    Jim White, Australian National University, Canberra
    (1046-11-418)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Polynomial Continued Fractions and Iterated Function Systems.
    Eugen Andrei Ghenciu*, University of Alaska Fairbanks
    (1046-11-142)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Some new Families of Tasoevian- and Hurwitzian Continued Fractions.
    James G Mc Laughlin*, West Chester University, PA
    (1046-11-127)