Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

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

• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
  Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
• 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)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Jet spaces and the Zilber dichotomy.
  Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Rahim Moosa*, University of Waterloo
  (1046-03-107)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, IV
  Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Jacqueline A. Jensen, Sam Houston State University
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Least Perimeter Partitions of the Sphere into Equal Areas.
    Max D. Engelstein*, Yale University
    (1046-51-611)
  • 8:25 a.m.
    Coloring Graphs.
    Nora Youngs*, Smith College
    Carolyn Gardner, Smith College
    Marissa Neal, Smith College
    Yoshi Merrybird, Smith College
    Agnieszka Rec, Smith College
    (1046-05-997)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Maximally Non-Matching Covered Graphs.
    Timothy B Muller*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    Kimberly Jordan Burch, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (1046-05-475)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Vector Coloring.
    Gerald S Haynes*, Central Michigan University
    (1046-05-84)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    The Relaxed Coloring Game on Certain Classes of Trees.
    Lynnette Snyder*, Simpson College
    (1046-05-159)
  • 10:05 a.m.
    A Tree with Maximum Degree Three and Game Chromatic Number Four.
    Victor O. Larsen*, Middlebury College
    (1046-05-155)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Multilevel and Multidimensional Hadamard Matrices.
    Matthew Crawford*, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
    Caitlin Greeley, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
    Bryce Lee, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
    Mathav Kishore Murugan, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    Sarah Spence Adams, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
    (1046-05-859)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, III
  Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  William H. Barker, Bowdoin College
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  Bonnie S. Saunders, University of Illinois at Chicago saunders@math.uic.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Math as Exploration.
    Scott Crass*, CSU, Long Beach
    (1046-97-876)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Geometry is Natural.
    David W. Henderson*, Cornell University
    (1046-51-963)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Discrete, Combinatorial, and Computational Geometry for Undergraduates.
    Joseph Malkevitch*, York College (CUNY)
    (1046-97-848)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A course in axiomatic geometry.
    Gerard A Venema*, Calvin College, MAA
    (1046-97-1598)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Teaching the Erlanger Programm.
    Roger Howe*, Yale University
    William Barker, Bowdoin College
    (1046-51-1534)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Panel on Teaching Undergraduate Geometry: Choices in Philosophy, Content, and Pedagogy.
    William Barker*, Bowdoin College
    (1046-97-1874)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, I
  Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College jdauben@att.net
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Mathematics in medieval India: The {\em Bījagaita} of Jñānarāja.
    Toke Lindegaard Knudsen*, SUNY Oneonta
    (1046-01-739)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Trigonometry on the Edge: Interpolation in Ancient and Medieval Astronomy.
    Glen R Van Brummelen*, Quest University
    (1046-01-299)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A medieval Muslim mathematician looks at Indian arithmetic: Al-Biruni's treatise on Sanskrit rules of proportion.
    Kim Plofker*, Union College
    (1046-01-690)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The early years of Gresham College, London.
    Robin Wilson*, The Open University, UK
    (1046-01-609)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Leibniz and the two problems of Méré.
    Maria Sol de Mora*, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
    (1046-01-345)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Prehistory of the Cauchy-Riemann Equations.
    Craig Fraser*, University of Toronto
    (1046-01-367)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, II
  Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Curtis D. Bennett, Loyola Marymount University cbennett@lmu.edu
  Jacqueline M. Dewar, Loyola Marymount University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Teaching Math Majors How to Teach.
    Yvonne Lai*, University of Michigan, Ann Harbor
    Hillel M Raz, University of California Davis
    Marion Moore, University of California Davis
    (1046-97-1880)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Teacher-Scholars: Research Experiences for Pre-service and In-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers.
    David Barker, Illinois State University
    Saad I El-Zanati*, Illinois State University
    (1046-97-1553)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Teaching students to be life-long learners of mathematics: Algebra I and Mathematics for Mathematics Education Doctoral Students.
    Daniel I Chazan*, University of Maryland, Center for Mathematics Education
    (1046-97-1249)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Mathematics + SENCER = Student Learning.
    Mariah Birgen*, Wartburg College
    (1046-97-938)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Teaching Introductory Statistics with Community Based Group Projects and Assessing with the SENCER-SALG.
    Cindy C. Kaus*, Metropolitan State University, Saint Paul MN
    (1046-97-789)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Mathematical and Statistical Reasoning in Compelling Contexts.
    David L. Ferguson*, Stony Brook University
    (1046-97-1431)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Representation Theory of Lie Algebras and Algebraic Groups, II
  Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  David G. Taylor, Roanoke College taylor@roanoke.edu
  Terrell L. Hodge, Western Michigan University
  Daniel K. Nakano, University of Georgia
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Induced modules for Affine Kac-Moody algebras.
    Vyacheslav Futorny*, University of Sao Paulo
    Iryna Kashuba, University of Sao Paulo
    (1046-17-523)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Type $Q$ Lie superalgebras and Degenerate Affine Sergeev Algebras.
    David Hill*, University of California, Berkeley
    Jon Kujawa, University of Oklahoma
    Josh Sussan, University of California, Berkeley
    (1046-20-92)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Representations of Lie Superalgebras in Prime Characteristic.
    Lei Zhao*, University of Virginia
    Weiqiang Wang, University of Virginia
    (1046-17-798)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Motzkin Algebras and sl(2).
    Georgia Benkart*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Tom Halverson, Macalester College
    (1046-05-820)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Normality of Enhanced Nilpotent Orbit Closures.
    Benjamin F Jones*, University of Georgia
    (1046-22-1233)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Cohomology and Support Varieties for Cartan Lie superalgebras.
    Irfan Bagci*, The University of Georgia
    (1046-17-952)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory and Higher Categories, I
  Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Thomas M. Fiore, University of Chicago
  Mark W. Johnson, Penn State Altoona mwj3@psu.edu
  James M. Turner, Calvin College
  W. Stephen Wilson, Johns Hopkins University
  Donald Yau, Ohio State University at Newark
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Stable splitting of Generalized Moment-Angle Complexes.
    A. Bahri, Rider University
    M. Bendersky*, Hunter College
    F. Cohen, University of Rochester
    S. Gitler, Cinvestav
    (1046-55-655)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Connective K-theory of certain symmetric groups.
    Son P Nguyen*, Wayne State University
    (1046-55-158)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The $RO(G)$-graded Serre Spectral Sequence.
    William C Kronholm*, Swarthmore College
    (1046-55-563)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Some properties of the $v_1$-periodic spectra associated to exceptional Lie groups.
    Xiaoxue H. Li*, Emory & Henry College
    (1046-55-135)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    New developments in the topology of representation spaces.
    Daniel A Ramras*, Vanderbilt University
    (1046-55-807)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Differentials in homotopy fixed point spectral sequences.
    Michael A. Hill*, University of Virginia
    Michael J. Hopkins, Harvard University
    Douglas C. Ravenel, University of Rochester
    (1046-55-1595)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Financial Mathematics, I
  Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Erhan Bayraktar, University of Michigan
  Tim Siu-Tang Leung, Johns Hopkins University timleung@jhu.edu
  Birgit Rudloff, Princeton University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Portfolio choice under space-time monotone performance criteria.
    Thaleia Zariphopoulou*, The University of Texas at Austin
    Marek Musiela, BNP Paribas, London
    (1046-35-2087)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Utility Maximization under Risk Constraints.
    Birgit Rudloff*, Princeton University
    Joern Sass, RICAM
    Ralf Wunderlich, Zwickau University of Applied Sciences
    (1046-60-1743)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A note on the existence of the power investor's optimizer.
    Kasper Larsen*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1046-91-512)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Incorporating Risk Aversion and Model Uncertainty into Structural Models of Default.
    Sebastian Jaimungal*, University of Toronto
    Georg Sigloch, University of Toronto
    (1046-60-1210)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Discussion
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations: Theory and Applications, I
  McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall College annalisa.crannell@fandm.edu
  Suzanne Sindi, Brown University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Quasicontinuous functions in dynamical systems.
    Annalisa Crannell*, Franklin & Marshall College
    (1046-37-116)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Some Results in Metric Trees.
    Asuman G. Aksoy*, Claremont McKenna College
    (1046-47-37)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Global Stability with Dulac Functions.
    Marc Chamberland*, Grinnell College
    (1046-34-713)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On the Dynamics and Control of Drinking: The Role of Control Theory in Combating Relapse and Other Factors.
    Carlos Castillo-Chavez*, School of Human Evolution and Social Change and Mathematical and Computational Modeling Sciences Center, Arizona State U
    Eunok Jung, Konkuk University
    Sunmi Lee, Konkuk University
    (1046-92-1934)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Solution Sets for Differential Equations.
    Jerrold Bebernes*, University of Colorado-Boulder
    (1046-35-872)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Periodic difference equations with Allee effects: applications to economics and biology.
    Saber N Elaydi*, Trinity University
    (1046-39-1864)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis, II
  Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Paul A. Hagelstein, Baylor University paul_hagelstein@baylor.edu
  Alexander M. Stokolos, DePaul University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Almost everywhere convergence of a case of weighted averages.
    Anna K Savvopoulou*, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
    Karin Reinhold, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
    (1046-37-526)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The regularity problem for the Lame system of elastostatics on curvilinear polygons in two dimensions.
    Katharine Ott*, University of Kentucky
    Irinia Mitrea, University of Virginia
    Warwick Tucker, University of Bergen
    (1046-35-773)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Geometric configurations in Euclidean space and restriction theory.
    Alex Iosevich*, University of Missouri
    (1046-42-2096)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Maximal multipliers in $L^p$.
    Ciprian Demeter*, Indiana University, Bloomington
    (1046-42-1290)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Critical integrability exponent associated to multivariate polynomials.
    Tristan Collins, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
    Malabika Pramanik*, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
    (1046-42-1120)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Sharp weighted bounds for fractional operators.
    Kabe Moen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
    Carlos Pérez, University of Seville, Spain
    Rodolfo H. Torres*, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
    (1046-42-934)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Automorphic and Modular Forms in Number Theory, III
  Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Ken Ono, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Amanda Folsom, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Sharon A. Garthwaite, Bucknell University Sharon.Garthwaite@bucknell.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Discussion
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Holomorphic parts of weak harmonic Maass forms and Eichler cohomology.
    Pavel Guerzhoy*, University of Hawaii at Manoa
    (1046-11-1175)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Traces of Hecke operators in level 1 and Gaussian hypergeometric functions.
    Jenny G. Fuselier*, United States Military Academy
    (1046-11-878)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Non-harmonic weak Maass forms and arithmetic geometry.
    Riad Masri*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Amanda Folsom, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1046-11-804)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Discussion
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The second moment of quadratic twists of a modular L-function.
    Matthew P Young*, Texas A&M University
    K Soundararajan, Stanford University
    (1046-11-781)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computational Algebra and Convexity, I
  Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Dan Bates, Colorado State University dbates1@nd.edu
  Tsung-Lin Lee, Michigan State University leetsung@msu.edu
  Sonja Petrovic, University of Illinois at Chicago petrovic@math.uic.edu
  Zach Teitler, Texas A&M University zteitler@tamu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    How to draw tropical planes.
    Sven Hermann, TU Darmstadt
    Anders Jensen, U Göttingen
    Michael Joswig, TU Darmstadt
    Bernd Sturmfels*, UC Berkeley
    (1046-05-394)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Tropical Implicitization and Mixed Fiber Polytopes.
    Bernd Sturmfels, University of California, Berkeley
    Josephine Yu*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1046-13-1502)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A tropical approach to rational curves on general hypersurfaces in $\mathbb{P}^3$.
    Tristram C Bogart*, Queen's University
    (1046-14-1410)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Experimentation at the frontier of reality in Schubert calculus.
    Frank Sottile*, Texas A&M University
    (1046-14-578)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Geometrical aspects of control points for toric patches.
    Luis D. Garcia-Puente*, Sam Houston State University
    Frank Sottile, Texas A&M University
    (1046-14-332)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Asymptotic Regularity: Are we almost at infinity yet?
    David Eisenbud*, University of California, Berkeley
    Bernd Ulrich, Purdue University
    (1046-14-524)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, I
  Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Constraint preconditioning for nonsymmetric indefinite linear systems.
    Liying Sun*, Guangdong Education Institute
    (1046-65-32)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A numerical method for fast integration.
    Natasha A. Cayco Gajic*, Caltech
    Nathan Kallus, UC Berkeley
    Jessica L. Stigile, Washington University
    (1046-65-57)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Numerical Solutions of Boundary Inverse Problems for the Laplace Equation.
    Weifu Fang, Wright State University
    Suxing Zeng*, West Virginia University
    (1046-65-132)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Adaptive Quad-tree Surface Representation for 3-D Vortex Rings Motion and Collision.
    Leon Kaganovskiy*, New College of Florida
    Robert Krasny, University of Michigan
    Feng Hualong, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, China
    (1046-65-73)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Optimal Kernel via an Estimate to the Eigenvalues of Kernel Matrices.
    Guohui Song*, Syracuse University
    (1046-65-896)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A system of bilinear immersed finite elements.
    Xiaoming He*, Virginia Tech
    Tao Lin, Virginia Tech
    Yanping Lin, University of Alberta
    (1046-65-795)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    GMRES Algorithm in the Meshless Generalized Finite Difference Method for Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression Simulation.
    Peng Ni*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Homer Walker, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Chun Yang, Beijing Normal University
    Dalin Tang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    (1046-65-352)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Convergence Analysis of Mixed LDG Methods applied to 2-D singularly perturbed problems.
    Zhimin Zhang, Mathematics Department, Wayne State University
    Huiqing Zhu*, Mathematics Department, Wayne State University
    (1046-65-353)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Spline Wavelets, Finite Element Wavelets, and Wavelets with Composite Dilation.
    Tian-Xiao He*, Illinois Wesleyan University
    (1046-65-1000)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Mathematical modeling and numerical simulations of cell signaling pathways.
    Xinfeng Liu*, University of California at Irvine
    Nie Qing, University of California at Irvine
    Lee Bardwell, Department of Cell and Development Biology, UC Irvine
    (1046-65-1320)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Commutative Rings and Algebras
  Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The core of points and the Cayley-Bacharach Property.
    Louiza Fouli*, University of Texas, Austin
    Claudia Polini, Univeristy of Notre Dame
    Bernd Ulrich, Purdue University
    (1046-13-271)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    The Local Case Sub-algorithm for Suslin's Stability Theorem.
    Cynthia J Woodburn*, Pittsburg State University
    (1046-13-1075)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Gorenstein property for coherent rings.
    Livia Hummel*, University of Indianapolis
    Thomas Marley, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1046-13-1197)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Uniqueness of Minimal Acyclic Complexes.
    Meri T Florence*, TX
    (1046-13-1319)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:15 a.m.
    The Core of Monomial Ideals in $K[x,y]$.
    Bonnie B. Smith*, University of Notre Dame
    (1046-13-297)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Zero-sum Sequence Designs.
    Michael A Freeze*, University of North Carolina Wilmington
    (1046-13-1914)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Generalized Gro\"bner Basis Method for Computing Multivariate Hilbert Polynomials.
    Alexander B. Levin*, The Catholic University of America
    (1046-13-787)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Square-free Monomial Ideals Associated to Ferrers Graphs.
    Rachelle Renee Bouchat*, Slippery Rock University
    (1046-13-1493)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Goto Numbers in a Numerical Semigroup Ring.
    Lance Bryant*, Purdue University
    (1046-13-1557)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Initial algebra of multiplicative invariants.
    Mohammed S Tesemma*, Spelman College
    (1046-13-1810)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
  Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Chordal Supergraphs and Minimum Semidefinite Rank.
    Lon H Mitchell*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (1046-15-85)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    The skew spectrum of an oriented tree.
    Wasin So*, San Jose State University
    (1046-15-200)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    GCD and LCM Matrices on Factor Closed Sets Defined over Principal Ideal Domains.
    Abdel Nasser El-Kassar*, Lebanese American University
    Samer S. Habre, Lebanese American University
    Yehia Awad, Lebanese International University
    (1046-15-440)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Minimum Rank of Looped Graphs with Cut Vertices.
    Rana Mikkelson*, Iowa State University
    (1046-15-1403)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Traces of matrix products.
    John R. Greene*, University of Minnesota Duluth
    (1046-15-1404)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A Higher-order Generalization of the Matrix SVD as a Product of Higher-order Tensors.
    Carla D Martin*, James Madison University
    Misha E Kilmer, Tufts University
    Lisa Perrone, Hawaii Pacific University
    (1046-15-1520)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Complex spectrally arbitrary zero-nonzero patterns whose Jacobian is zero at every nilpotent realization.
    Amy Ann Yielding*, Washington State University
    Judith J McDonald, Washington State University
    (1046-15-1409)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Diagonal and D convergence of matrices.
    Olga Pryporova*, Iowa State University
    (1046-15-1455)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Roots of Polynomials and Linear Programming.
    Carla Fidalgo*, Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
    Alexander Kovacec, University of Coimbra
    (1046-15-1746)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Linear Maps Preserving Diagonalizability on the Space of Upper Triangular Matrices.
    A. A. Jafarian*, University of New Haven
    (1046-15-1831)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    On the structure of some classes of invariant kernels.
    Troy Banks*, Salisbury University
    (1046-15-1998)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, III
  Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Local fields in Nonlinear Power Law Materials.
    Silvia Jimenez*, Louisiana State University
    Robert Lipton, Louisiana State University
    (1046-35-203)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Differential forms with mixed boundary conditions.
    Tunde Jakab*, University of Virginia
    Irina Mitrea, University of Virginia
    Marius Mitrea, Universityof Missouri-Columbia
    (1046-35-209)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Modeling and Computation of Buoyant Flow during Alloy Solidification.
    Dambaru Bhatta*, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
    M. Mallikarjunaiah, The University of Texas-Pan American
    Daniel Riahi, The University of Texas-Pan American
    (1046-35-581)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    On the Uniqueness of Invariant Measures for the Stochastic Infinite Darcy-Prandtl Number Model.
    Rana Durga Parshad*, Florida State University
    Xiaoming Wang, Florida State University
    (1046-35-693)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Global Existence Theorem for the Navier-Stokes Equations.
    Guy Bernard*, Midwestern State University
    (1046-35-729)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Precise Estimates for the Subelliptic Heat Kernel on H-type Groups.
    Nathaniel Eldredge*, University of California, San Diego
    (1046-35-439)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A uniqueness result for equations modeling the flow of a viscous, barotropic fluid under periodic boundary conditions.
    Diane Denny*, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
    (1046-35-1129)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Nonlinear boundary value problem of the meniscus for the terrestrial dewetted Bridgman crystal growth technique.
    Liliana Braescu*, West University of Timisoara, Romania
    (1046-35-771)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A Lower Bound for Principal Eigenvalues in Parabola-Shaped Regions.
    Zhiren Jin*, Wichita State University
    (1046-35-828)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Explicit Construction of a Robust Family of Compact Inertial Manifolds.
    Joseph L. Shomberg*, Providence College
    (1046-35-1005)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    First order compatibility of the Cubic Schrodinger equation.
    Daniel J Arrigo*, University of Central Arkansas
    David A Ekrut, University of Central Arkansas
    Jackson R Fliss, University of Central Arkansas
    (1046-35-1109)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory, II
  Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Symbolic dynamics for topological hyperbolic maps.
    David Richeson, Dickinson College
    Jim Wiseman*, Agnes Scott College
    (1046-37-1361)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Long Time Error Estimate Using Contraction Properties of the Huxley's Equation.
    Champike Attanayake*, Miami University
    (1046-37-1594)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Centralizers in the Interval Exchange Group.
    Christopher F. Novak*, University of Michigan-Dearborn
    (1046-37-1665)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A chaotic day at the beach.
    L. Loizou*, James Madison
    M. Dankwa, James Madison
    J. Herburt-Hewell, James Madison
    J. C. Ortega, James Madison
    (1046-37-1821)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The generlaized Gauss transformation.
    Santanu Chakraborty*, University of Texas - Pan American
    (1046-37-1886)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Fixed Point Shifts of Inert Involutions.
    Nicholas E Long*, Stephen F Austin State University
    (1046-37-1664)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Imaginary Circle Inversions and Sierpinski Carpets.
    Daniel M. Look*, Williams College
    (1046-37-1389)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Configuration Spaces in Phyllotaxis.
    Cordelia McGehee*, Smith College
    Christophe Golé, Smith College
    Gillian Riggs, Smith College
    Samantha Oestreicher, University of Minnesota
    (1046-37-1937)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Pointwise Convergence of Ergodic Averages in Orlicz Spaces.
    Andrew J.N. Parrish*, University of Memphis
    (1046-37-1983)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    On the Dynamics of Non-Linear Tent-Maps.
    Zachary Flores*, Michigan State University
    Oumarou Njoya, Michigan State University
    (1046-37-1992)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Scaling law for a global bifurcation.
    Cecilia I Gonzalez Tokman*, University of Maryland
    Brian R Hunt, University of Maryland
    (1046-37-2029)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Nonsmoothable locally indicable group actions on the interval.
    Danny Calegari*, California Institute of Technology
    (1046-37-2080)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government
  Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Philip Gustafson, Mesa State College pgustafs@mesastate.edu
  Michael Monticino, University of North Texas
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Doppler Effect in Radar as a Source of Mathematics.
    John E. Gray*, U S Navy
    (1046-M1-1671)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Mathematical Surface Modeling Problems in Industry.
    Edmond Nadler*, Eastern Michigan University
    (1046-M1-1556)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Dynamical Systems Modeling for Iraq.
    William P Fox*, Naval Postgraduate School
    (1046-M1-1230)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Automated Torpedo Classification and Alerting Using Bayesian Methods.
    Joni E. Baker*, Daniel H. Wagner Associates
    C. Allen Butler, Daniel H. Wagner Associates
    W. Reynolds Monach, Daniel H. Wagner Associates
    Thomas R. McSherry, Daniel H. Wagner Associates
    (1046-M1-1805)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Least Cost Check Routing.
    Michael G Monticino*, University of North Texas
    (1046-M1-559)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A short B.I.G. introduction to Sage.
    David Joyner*, US Naval Academy
    (1046-M1-757)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A Mathematical Consideration of the Rule of Three.
    Paul H Schuette*, FDA
    (1046-M1-973)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Reliability as a Field in Aerospace: A NASA Application.
    Richard D Jarvinen*, Winona State University
    (1046-M1-667)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A measure of inter-rater reliability when one rater is rating on a continuous scale.
    James H Fife*, Educational Testing Service
    (1046-M1-1682)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Effective use of Controls in the Clinical Laboratory : Analysis of Traditional and new Algorithms.
    George V Woodrow III*, River Vale, New Jersey
    (1046-M1-443)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Determining an Optimal Search Area for a Serial Criminal.
    Mike P O'Leary*, Towson University
    (1046-M1-1312)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathlets for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
  Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville State University leathrum@jsu.edu
  David M. Strong, Pepperdine University
  Joe Yanik, Emporia University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    How Fit is Your Model? Interactive Data Fitting in Excel.
    Eugene Belogay*, Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
    (1046-O1-1876)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Statlets: Statistics Applets and Activities.
    Kady Schneiter*, Utah State University
    (1046-O1-1819)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Mathlets for Continuous and Discrete Dynamical Systems.
    Robert J. Decker*, University of Hartford
    (1046-O1-1153)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Making Calculus Come Alive with Dynamic Visualization Tools.
    Paul Seeburger*, Monroe Community College
    (1046-O1-913)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Java Mathlets with Blaise.
    Elisha Peterson*, United States Military Academy
    (1046-O1-1377)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Fractal applets in Flash.
    Daniel Gries*, Hamilton College
    (1046-O1-487)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Toy Proofs.
    Kenneth G Monks*, University of Scranton
    Nathan C Carter, Bentley College
    (1046-O1-1261)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    A Flash Application Illustrating Napier's Bones.
    Michael J. Caulfield*, Gannon University
    (1046-O1-346)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    A Maplet for Encoding, Decoding, and Correcting Errors in Golay Codes.
    Rick Klima*, Appalachian State University
    (1046-O1-392)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Productive Roles for Math Faculty in the Professional Development of K--12 Teachers, II
  Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Dale R. Oliver, Humboldt State University dale.oliver@humboldt.edu
  Elizabeth Burroughs, Montana State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Japanese Lesson Study: A Process to Build and Foster Communities of Practice Dedicated to the Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers.
    Connie H. Yarema*, Abilene Christian University
    Cheryl D. Schwiethale, Abilene Christian University
    (1046-R1-44)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    A Lesson Study Approach to Developing Productive Dialogue between University Mathematics Faculty and High School Teachers.
    Randall E. Groth*, Salisbury University
    Jennifer A. Bergner, Salisbury University
    (1046-R1-1984)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Using Lesson Study to Enhance Content Knowledge and Use of Inquiry in Middle School Classrooms.
    Elizabeth A. Burroughs*, Montana State University
    (1046-R1-456)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Role of Mathematics Faculty in Supporting Teachers to Increase Retention: A Constructivist Model.
    Terran D Felter*, California State University, Bakersfield
    Axelle P Faughn, Western Carolina University
    (1046-R1-1730)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Middle School Teachers Connecting Content and Student Thinking.
    Brian J Lindaman*, University of Minnesota, IT Center for Educational Programs
    Terry Wyberg, University of Minnesota, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
    (1046-R1-2064)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Mathematical Inquiry in the Elementary Classroom after Teacher Participation in Professional Development.
    Heather R Mathison*, Montana State University
    (1046-R1-1003)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Sustained professional development in urban and suburban middle schools: is it effective?
    Cathy S Liebars*, The College of New Jersey
    (1046-R1-869)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    A Program of Courses to Prepare Highly Qualified Teachers of Middle School Mathematics.
    Marie P. Sheckels*, University of Mary Washington
    Debra Hydorn, University of Mary Washington
    (1046-R1-1798)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Connecting Higher Education Mathematics Faculty to K-12 Mathematics Teachers.
    Kathryn Ernie*, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    Erick B Hofacker, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    (1046-R1-1476)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum
  Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Kimberly M. Vincent, Washington State University vincent.kimberly@gmail.com
  Cinnamon Hillyard, University of Washington
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Making Quantitative Reasoning Central to a PreCalculus Course.
    Cinnamon Hillyard*, University of Washington Bothell
    Nicole Hoover, University of Washington Bothell
    (1046-T1-1599)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    QL from a Service Division Perspective.
    Gary T Franchy*, Davenport University
    (1046-T1-2057)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Mathematics and Democracy.
    Kira Hamman*, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto
    (1046-T1-1744)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Using Media Article to Drive a QL Course.
    Stuart Boersma*, Central Washington University
    Caren L Diefenderfer, Hollins University
    Bernard L Madison, University of Arkansas
    (1046-T1-1299)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Medical Accuracy: Content for a Quantitative Literacy Course.
    Stuart Boersma*, Central Washington University
    Teri Willard, Central Washington University
    (1046-T1-570)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Building the mathematical and computational skills of science students: what we are doing, what students think, and how it is working.
    Kelly E Matthews*, University of Queensland
    Merrilyn Goos, University of Queensland
    Peter Adams, University of Queensland
    (1046-T1-1565)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Toward a Numerate Culture: A Quantitative Literacy Project.
    D. Scott Dillery*, Lindsey Wilson College
    (1046-T1-1464)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Incorporating Quantitative Literacy into the Research Writing Classroom.
    Kimberly M Vincent*, Washington State University
    (1046-T1-2069)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI
  Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Moderators:
  Katrina Palmer, Appalachian State University
  Joyati Debnath, Winona State University
  Hurlee Gonchigdanzan, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
  Jason Molitierno, Sacred Heart University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Facing Up to the Realities of Quantitative Illiteracy: Do You Know What Your Students Do NOT Know about "Basic" Mathematics?
    Betsy Darken*, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    (1046-Z1-817)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Limit theorems for the product of partial sums.
    Hurlee Gonchigdanzan*, Universiy of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
    (1046-Z1-168)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Zero Product Sequences in Commutative Rings.
    Shane P Redmond*, Eastern Kentucky University
    (1046-Z1-1843)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    What Is a Mathematical Theory?
    James R. Henderson*, University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
    (1046-Z1-46)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Exploring Goldbach's Conjecture Via CAS (Computer Algebra System)Technology.
    Jay L. Schiffman*, Rowan University
    (1046-Z1-248)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Enumerating Graphs to Conveniently Produce Adjacency Matrices Using Maple or Mathematica.
    Jason J Molitierno*, Sacred Heart University
    (1046-Z1-784)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Teaching Differential Equations On-Line: The Challenges and Changes.
    Katrina Palmer*, NC
    (1046-Z1-444)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Teaching introductory differential equations courses through real-life case studies.
    Anand L. Pardhanani*, Earlham College
    (1046-Z1-1119)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Positive Influence Generation (Our College Students).
    John F. Loase*, Concordia College
    (1046-Z1-19)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Math in Your Dorm Room - from Calculus to Number Theory - with Sage.
    Karl-Dieter Crisman*, Gordon College
    (1046-Z1-1604)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Characterization of Compactness in Classical Banach Spaces.
    Julius N Esunge*, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
    (1046-Z1-1725)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Lessons Learned from a Calculus Redesign Project.
    Jennifer C McLoud-Mann*, University of Texas at Tyler
    (1046-Z1-2104)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Theory, II
  Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Stephen G. Hartke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln hartke@unl.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    some results on graph linkage.
    Mark Ellingham, Vanderbilt University
    Michael Plummer, Vanderbilt University
    Gexin Yu*, College of William and Mary
    (1046-05-1376)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The number of cliques in graphs of given order and size.
    Vladimir Nikiforov*, University of Memphis, TN
    (1046-05-1889)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On $A_4$-balanced graphs.
    Michael D Barrus*, University of Illinois
    Douglas B West, University of Illinois
    (1046-05-880)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Structure of Bipartite Probe Interval Graphs.
    David E Brown, Utah State University
    Arthur H Busch, University of Dayton
    Garth Isaak*, Lehigh University
    (1046-05-1543)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Reconstructing a Graph from its Vertex-Edge Incidence Graph.
    Stephen Hartke, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Geir Helleloid*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1046-05-874)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Entropy inequalities.
    Jonathan Cutler*, Montclair State University
    A J Radcliffe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1046-05-1294)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  PME Council
  Park Tower Suite 8229, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Employment Center
  Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamical Systems in Periodic Environments, I
  Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  M. R. S. Kulenović, University of Rhode Island kulenm@math.uri.edu
  Orlando Merino, University of Rhode Island
  Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Population Models With Asymptotically Constant Or Periodic Solutions.
    Youssef Naim Raffoul*, University of Dayton
    (1046-39-212)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On the Dynamics of $x_{n+1}=p_{n}+\dfrac{x_{n-1}}{x_{n-2}}, \quad n=0,1,...$ with a Period-$2$ and Period-$3$ Coefficient.
    Senada Kalabusic*, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Nurkanovic Mehmed, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    (1046-39-1601)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Dynamics of the Leslie-Gower Model with Periodic Coefficients.
    Orlando Merino*, University of Rhode Island
    Sukanya Basu, University of Rhode Island
    (1046-39-928)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The effect of periodization of parameters in some monotone difference equations.
    Ann Brett*, University of Rhode Island
    (1046-39-1579)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Stability of the Gumowski-Mira Equation with Period-Two Coefficient.
    M. R. S. Kulenovic*, University of Rhode Island
    (1046-39-1576)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Cryptography and Generic Complexity, I
  Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Vladimir Shpilrain, The City College of New York
  Yesem Kurt, Randolph College ykurt@randolphcollege.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Thompson's group F has no generic subgroups.
    Sean Cleary*, The City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center
    Murray Elder, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Andrew Rechnitzer, University of British Columbia
    Jennifer Taback, Bowdoin College
    (1046-20-129)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Average-Case vs. Generic-Case Complexity of Lattice Problems.
    Antonio R. Nicolosi*, Stevens Institute of Technology
    (1046-68-1973)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A Gateway to Group based Cryptography.
    Delaram Kahrobaei*, CUNY Graduate Center and City Tech
    Michael Anshel, CUNY Graduate Center and City College of New York
    (1046-68-735)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Mathematics of Commutator Key Exchange.
    Alexei Miasnikov*, McGill University
    (1046-20-1948)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Grad School Fair
  Undergrads! Take this opportunity to meet representatives from mathematical sciences graduate programs.
  Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Making Math out of Style.
  Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Daniel N. Rockmore*, Dartmouth College
  (1046-A0-13)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Descriptive set theory and the classification of separable Banach spaces.
  Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Christian Rosendal*, University of Illinois at Chicago
  (1046-03-108)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #11: Part B
  Planning and teaching mathematics capstone courses for preservice secondary school teachers.
  Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Organizers:
  Edward F. Aboufadel, Grand Valley State University
  Richard Hill, Michigan State University
  Bruce E. Sagan, Michigan State University
  Sharon Senk, Michigan State University
  Natasha M. Speer, Michigan State University
  Rebecca Walker, Grand Valley State University
  Kirk Weller, Ferris State University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #1: Part B
  Discrete models in biology and simulations.
  Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Organizers:
  Saber N. Elaydi, Trinity University
  Huseyin Kocak, University of Miami
  David Ribble, Trinity University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #6: Part B
  Teaching with clickers and classroom voting.
  Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Organizers:
  Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt University
  Kelly Cline, Carroll College
  Mark Parker, Carroll College
  Holly Zullo, Carroll College
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on Statistics in K--12 Education: How Will It Affect Statistics at the College Level?
  Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Patricia B. Humphrey, Georgia Southern University phumphre@georgiasouthern.edu
  Robin H. Lock, St. Lawrence University
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    They Took AP, but Didn't Pass. Now What?
    Patricia Humphrey*, Georgia Southern University
    (1046-V1-1649)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Preparing Pre-service Secondary Math Teachers to Teach Statistics.
    Kady Schneiter*, Utah State University
    Brynja Kohler, Utah State University
    (1046-V1-1830)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Wikis, Forums, and Group Assignments: Building a Learning Community over the Internet.
    Lothar A. Dohse*, UNC - Asheville
    (1046-V1-1854)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Achieving Statistical Literacy in Elementary School Using Current Popular Curricula.
    Anna E Bargagliotti*, University of Memphis
    (1046-V1-195)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    The American Statistical Association's Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) Workshop and Follow-up Activities for K-12 Mathematics and Science Teachers: An Example K-12 Statistics Education Outreach Program
    Rebecca A. Nichols, American Statistical Association
    Martha B. Aliaga, American Statistical Association
    Katherine T. Halvorsen*, Smith College
    (1046-V1-1792)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  AMS Special Event
  Conversation on nonacademic employment.
  Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Organizers:
  James G. Glimm, State University of New York, Stony Brook
  Samuel M. Rankin, III, AMS
  Panelists:
  Christina Bahl, National Security Agency
  William Browning, Applied Mathematics, Inc.
  Douglas Costa, Susquehanna International Group
  Eli Donkar, Social Security Administration
  Rebecca Wasyk, Metron Scientific Solutions
  David Weinreich, U. S. Congress
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Panel Discussion
  Environmental mathematics: Getting it in the curriculum.
  Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Karen D. Bolinger, Clarion State University
  Ben A. Fusaro, Florida State University
  Panelists:
  Charles R. Hadlock, Bentley College
  Martin E. Walter, University of Colorado at Boulder
  Ben A. Fusaro,
  Moderators:
  Lee Seitelman, United Technologies
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA-NCTM Committee on Mutual Concerns-MAA Committee on Articulation and Placement Panel Discussion
  Placement testing: Is it working?
  Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jerry F. Dwyer, Texas Tech University
  Susan L. Forman, Bronx Community College, CUNY
  Panelists:
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
  Dan Miller, Millikin University
  Kent Pearce, Millikin University
  Judy E. Ackerman, Montgomery College
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Student Hospitality Center
  Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Geometric Analysis, I
  Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Alexander E. Litvak, University of Alberta alexandr@math.ualberta.ca
  Dmitry Ryabogin, Kent State University
  Artem Zvavitch, Kent State University
  

  • 9:30 a.m.
    Projecting $l_\infty$ onto classical spaces.
    Hermann Koenig, University of Kiel, Germany
    Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann*, University of Alberta
    (1046-46-1491)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Auerbach bases and minimal-volume sufficient enlargements for normed spaces.
    Mikhail I Ostrovskii*, St. John's University
    (1046-46-492)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Convex geometry, Sobolev inequalities, and information theory.
    Erwin Lutwak, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
    Deane Yang*, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
    Gaoyong Zhang, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
    (1046-52-2008)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
  Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Orbit equivalence and ergodic actions of countable groups.
  Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Inessa Epstein*, California Institute of Technology
  (1046-03-661)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  AMS Special Presentation
  Who wants to be a mathematician.
  Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Michael A. Breen, AMS
  William T. Butterworth, DePaul University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Non linear problems involving integral diffusions.
  Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Luis A. Caffarelli*, University of Texas at Austin
  (1046-35-06)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Invited Address
  Geometry of surfaces, laminations, and dynamics over the moduli space of Riemann surfaces.
  Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Maryam Mirzakhani*, Princeton University
  (1046-51-34)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III
  Homogeneous dynamics and number theory III.
  Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Gregory Margulis*, Yale University
  (1046-37-04)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  MAA Lecture for Students
  Some elementary problems that remain unsolved.
  Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Nathaniel Dean*, Texas State University-San Marcos
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
  AMS Current Events Bulletin
  Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  David Eisenbud, University of California Berkeley de@math.berkeley,edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Topology, representation theory, and arithmetic: three-manifolds and the Langlands program.
    Matthew James Emerton*, Northwestern University
    (1046-11-1560)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Compressive sensing: a paradigm shift in signal processing.
    Olga V. Holtz*, University of California-Berkeley and Technische Universitaet Berlin
    (1046-94-2067)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    From Seiberg-Witten theory to closed orbits of vector fields: Taubes's proof of the Weinstein conjecture.
    Michael Hutchings*, UC Berkeley
    (1046-53-1445)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Frontiers of reality in Schubert calculus.
    Frank Sottile*, Texas A&M University
    (1046-14-679)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
  Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Joseph W. Dauben, Lehman College jdauben@att.net
  Karen H. Parshall, University of Virginia
  Patti Hunter, Westmont College
  Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Mathematics in Newton's {\it Principia Mathematica}.
    George E. Smith*, Philosophy Department, Tufts University; Philosophy Department, Stanford University (Spring '09)
    (1046-01-1437)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Mrs. Bean's Young Ladies: Mathematics Education in Early Modern England.
    Kathryn James*, Beinecke Library, Yale University
    (1046-01-356)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Insights into Cayley's work on the quintic.
    Steven H. Weintraub*, Lehigh University
    (1046-01-33)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    What is at stake in Weierstrass' criticism of Riemann's function theory ?
    Renaud G. Chorlay*, Universite Denis Diderot (Paris 7)
    (1046-01-525)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Computing Devices, Mathematics Education and Mathematics - Sexton's Omnimetre in Its Time.
    Peggy Aldrich Kidwell*, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
    (1046-01-287)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Did Geometry Need Saving From Bourbaki?
    Thomas Drucker*, University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
    (1046-01-282)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The Polish-American mathematician Joseph Perott.
    Roger L. Cooke*, University of Vermont
    (1046-01-384)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Grading the Greats: What G. Castelnuovo and F. Severi thought of one another in the 1930s.
    Donald G. Babbitt, UCLA
    Judith R Goodstein*, Institute Archives, California Institute of Technology
    (1046-01-378)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Hilbert and the origin myth of modern mathematics.
    Colin McLarty*, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
    (1046-01-802)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-ASL Special Session on Model Theoretic Methods in Finite Combinatorics, II
  Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Martin Grohe, Humboldt University
  Johann A. Makowsky, Technion Israel Institute of Technology janos@cs.technion.ac.il
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Why is the chromatic polynomial a polynomial? A model theoretic interpretation.
    Tomer Kotek*, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Johann A. Makowsky, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Boris Zilber, Oxford University, Oxford, Great Britain
    (1046-03-393)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Towards a theory of graph polynomials.
    Johann A. Makowsky*, Computer Science, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    (1046-03-338)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Non standard methods in hypergraph theory.
    Gabor Elek, The Alfred Renyi Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
    Balasz Szegedy*, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    (1046-05-339)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Homomorphism universal structures.
    Jan Hubicka, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
    Jaroslav Nesetril*, Charles University Prague
    (1046-05-341)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On the Monadic Second-Order Transduction Hierarchy.
    Achim Blumensath*,
    Bruno Courcelle, Universite Bordeaux 1, LaBRI
    (1046-03-118)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Ramsey Theory and Constraint Propagation Heuristics.
    Albert Atserias*, Departament de Llenguatges i Sistemes Informàtics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
    (1046-05-496)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Algorithmic Meta-Theorems.
    Stephan Kreutzer*, University of Oxford
    (1046-05-340)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Counting constraint satisfaction problems.
    Andrei A. Bulatov*, Simon Fraser University
    (1046-05-377)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    k-Clique Requires k/4 Variables.
    Benjamin Rossman*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1046-68-387)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Discussion
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Commutative Rings, I
  Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jay A. Shapiro, George Mason University jshapiro@gmu.edu
  David E. Dobbs, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  Shane P. Redmond, Eastern Kentucky University
  Joe A. Stickles, Millikin University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Finitely Generated Monoids of Fractional Ideals.
    Daniel D. Anderson*, University of Iowa
    Sangmin Chun, University of Iowa
    (1046-13-425)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Nonunique Factorization in Integral Domains.
    David F. Anderson*, University of Tennessee
    D. D. Anderson, University of Iowa
    (1046-13-930)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The annihilator condition for finite commutative rings.
    John D. LaGrange*, Indiana University Southeast
    (1046-13-1229)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    On the maximal cardinality of chains of intermediate rings.
    D. E. Dobbs, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Gabriel Picavet, Laboratoire de Mathématique, Université Blaise Pascal
    Martine Picavet-L'Hermitte*, Université Blaise Pascal, France
    (1046-13-855)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Ranks of Indecomposable Torsion-free Modules and a Krull-Schmidt Theorem.
    Nicholas R. Baeth*, University of Central Missouri
    Melissa R. Luckas, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1046-13-813)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Semigroups of torsion-free modules.
    Roger Wiegand*, University of Nebraska
    (1046-13-814)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Splitting sets and weakly Matlis domains.
    Muhammad Zafrullah*, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209
    (1046-13-1344)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Atomicity of certain pullback constructions.
    Jason Greene Boynton, North Dakota State University
    Jim Coykendall*, North Dakota State University
    (1046-13-939)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Generally $t$-linkative domains.
    Thomas G. Lucas*, University of North Carolina Charlotte
    (1046-13-1133)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Special sequences for local domains.
    S. B. Mulay*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (1046-13-1332)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Mathematics Education in Fiber Arts
  McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Sarah-Marie Belcastro, The Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics smbelcas@toroidalsnark.net
  Carolyn A. Yackel, Mercer University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Temari Math and Geometry on the Sphere.
    Carolyn Yackel*, Mercer University
    (1046-20-1195)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Don't Blow a Gasket!
    Ted Ashton*, Linthicum Heights, MD
    (1046-00-760)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Diaper Pattern in Needlepoint.
    Diane L. Herrmann*, University of Chicago
    (1046-00-899)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Semiregular tessellations.
    Irena Swanson*, Reed College
    (1046-52-674)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Mathematical Fiber Arts Exhibit
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Visualizing Groups and Subgroups in Counted Cross Stitch.
    Mary D. Shepherd*, Northwest Missouri State University
    (1046-20-903)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Exploring two-dimensional manifolds with crochet hook.
    Daina Taimina*, Cornell University
    (1046-97-962)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Braids, Cables, and Cells: An intersection of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Fiber Arts.
    Joshua Brandon Holden*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1046-37-82)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Braid words in generalized helix stripe patterns.
    Sarah-Marie Belcastro*, Sarah Lawrence College / HCSSiM
    (1046-54-1626)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Calculating Patterns for Knitted Surfaces.
    Amy F. Szczepański*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (1046-00-1046)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Conformal Geometry, Twistor Theory, and Integrable Systems
  Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Dana Mihai, Carnegie Mellon University dmihai@andrew.cmu.edu
  George Sparling, University of Pittsburgh
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Twistors and 2T-physics as unifiers of 1T-physics systems.
    Itzhak Bars*, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California
    (1046-81-1735)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Geometric Interpretation of elliptic integrable systems associated to $k$-symmetric spaces.
    Idrisse Khemar*, T.U. Munich
    (1046-53-1189)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Penrose process and the wave equation in Kerr geometry.
    Niky Kamran*, McGill University
    (1046-83-1727)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    New ideas in space-time: Cartan's ODE's, parabolic geometry and conformal structures.
    George Sparling*, University of Pittsburgh
    (1046-83-1151)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On Unveiled Relations between Twistor and Quantum Hall Effect.
    Hasebe Kazuki*, Takuma National College of Technology
    (1046-51-1031)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Fierz identities for real Clifford algebras.
    Eric Korman*, University of Pittsburgh
    (1046-83-1156)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamical Systems in Periodic Environments, II
  Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  M. R. S. Kulenović, University of Rhode Island kulenm@math.uri.edu
  Orlando Merino, University of Rhode Island
  Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Semigroups of Maps and Periodic Difference Equations.
    Robert J Sacker*, University of Southern California
    (1046-37-1419)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Why Period-Doubling Cascades Occur.
    James A Yorke*, Univ. of Maryland
    (1046-37-927)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Unimodal periodic models with Allee effects.
    Saber N Elaydi*, Trinity University
    (1046-39-1755)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Two species competition in a periodic environment.
    J. M. Cushing*, University of Arizona
    (1046-39-668)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    S-I-S Epidemic Models with Disease Induced Mortality in Periodic Environments.
    John E. Franke*, North Carolina State University
    Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
    (1046-37-1256)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Periodic Versus Constant Harvesting Of Discretely Reproducing Fish Populations.
    Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard University
    Michael Fogarty, National Marince Fisheries Service
    (1046-92-1215)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Attractors for a periodic, discrete selection-migration model with partial dominance.
    James F. Selgrade*, North Carolina State University
    Jordan West Bostic, North Carolina State University
    James H. Roberds, USDA Forest Service
    (1046-92-890)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Impact of Harvesting in a Discrete-Time Predator-Prey Model.
    Shari Wiley*, Howard University
    Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University
    Michael Fogarty, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    (1046-37-1748)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Dynamics of a discrete-time lottery model and its approximation by ODEs.
    Ryusuke Kon*, Department of Biology, Kyushu University
    (1046-92-1584)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    On a property of plane curves.
    Mohammad Javaheri*, Trinity College
    (1046-37-582)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory and Higher Categories, II
  Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Thomas M. Fiore, University of Chicago
  Mark W. Johnson, Penn State Altoona mwj3@psu.edu
  James M. Turner, Calvin College
  W. Stephen Wilson, Johns Hopkins University
  Donald Yau, Ohio State University at Newark
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Classifying Spaces for Topological 2-Groups.
    John C. Baez*, U. C. Riverside
    (1046-55-597)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Morita theory and Azumaya objects in bicategorical contexts.
    Niles Johnson*, University of Chicago
    (1046-18-1466)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Permutative and bipermutative categories revisited.
    J. Peter May*, The University of Chicago
    (1046-55-416)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Limits, derived functors, and homotopical category theory.
    Michael A. Shulman*, University of Chicago
    (1046-18-395)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Homotopical versions of Hall algebras.
    Julie Bergner*, University of California, Riverside
    (1046-55-355)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Some $Ext$ groups in motivic cohomology theory.
    Armira Shkembi*, Wayne State University
    (1046-55-799)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Some remarks on 2-completed motivic homotopy theory and the motivic $J$-homomorphism.
    Kyle M. Ormsby*, University of Michigan
    (1046-55-55)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Generating spaces for $S(n)$-acyclics.
    Aaron C Leeman*, University of Oregon
    (1046-55-1893)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Completion of real Johnson-Wilson theory $E(n)$ yields fixed points of Morava $E$-theory.
    Maia Averett*, Mills College
    (1046-55-1513)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Extensions of motives and cell bundles.
    Jack Morava*, Johns Hopkins University
    (1046-55-2092)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Cryptography and Generic Complexity, II
  Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Vladimir Shpilrain, The City College of New York
  Yesem Kurt, Randolph College ykurt@randolphcollege.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Public-Key Cryptography from a (Theoretical) Cryptographer's Perspective.
    Jonathan Katz*, University of Maryland
    (1046-68-860)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Group Theory in Authenticated Key Establishment: What Assumption(s) Do We Make?
    Rainer Steinwandt*, Florida Atlantic University
    (1046-94-1447)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Bilinear Groups and Algebraic Cryptography.
    Nelly Fazio*, City University of New York
    (1046-68-1974)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    An Identification Scheme for One-Time Private Key Systems (OTPK).
    Yesem Kurt*, Randolph College
    (1046-94-1517)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Cryptanalysis of the shifted conjugacy authentication protocol.
    Alexander V Ushakov*, Stevens Institute of Technology
    Jonathan Longrigg, University of Newcastle
    (1046-68-1496)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Challenge Response Password Security Using Combinatorial Group Theory.
    Gilbert Baumslag, City College od CUNY
    Benjamin Fine*, Fairfield University
    Douglas Troeger, City College of CUNY
    (1046-20-1006)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Authentication schemes.
    Dima Grigoriev, Institut de Recherche Mathématique, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes, France
    Vladimir Shpilrain*, The City College of New York
    (1046-94-503)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Discussion
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Geometric Analysis, II
  Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Alexander E. Litvak, University of Alberta alexandr@math.ualberta.ca
  Dmitry Ryabogin, Kent State University
  Artem Zvavitch, Kent State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Variational formulas for the isotropic constant.
    Ralph Howard*, University of South Carolina
    (1046-53-1898)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Remark on isotropic constant of projections of convex bodies.
    David Alonso-Gutiérrez, University of Zaragoza, Spain
    Jesús Bastero, University of Zaragoza, Spain
    Julio Bernués, University of Zaragoza, Spain
    Paweł Wolff*, Case Western Reserve University
    (1046-52-1772)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Local and Equatorial characterization of unit balls of subspaces of $L_p,p>0$ and properties of the generalized cosine transform.
    Jeffrey Schlaerth*, Kent State University
    (1046-52-2006)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Erdélyi-Kober integrals on the cone of positive definite matrices and Radon transforms on Grassmann manifolds.
    Elena Ournycheva*, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
    (1046-44-1483)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Quaternionic Busemann-Petty problem.
    Boris Rubin*, Louisiana State University
    (1046-52-1393)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On embeddings of normed spaces in $L_{-k}$.
    Vladyslav Yaskin*, University of Alberta
    (1046-46-1823)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Algorithmic approximation of convex polytopes by simpler convex polytopes.
    Shlomo Reisner*, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
    (1046-52-1564)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis in Inverse and Variational Problems, II
  Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida znashed@mail.ucf.edu
  Otmar Scherzer, University of Innsbruck
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Infinite dimensional duality and applications to equilibrium problems.
    Patrizia Daniele*, University of Catania, Italy
    Sofia Giuffre', D.I.M.E.T. Mediterranean University, Italy
    Antonino Maugeri, University of Catania, Italy
    (1046-46-2083)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Inverse Potential Theory on the Sphere.
    Willi Freeden*, Geomathematics Group, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
    (1046-86-1185)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On some mathematical aspects of the ill-posed determination of the Earth's interior.
    Volker Michel*, University of Siegen, Germany
    (1046-45-426)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Sparse Regularization with l-q Penalty Term.
    Otmar Scherzer*, University Innsbruck
    (1046-49-1182)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Adaptive kernel methods using the balancing principle.
    Sergei V. Pereverzev*, Johann Radon Institute For Computational and Applied Mathematics, Austrian Academy of Sciences
    (1046-65-610)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Tikhonov Regularization Methods with General Data-Fit Term.
    Christiane Poeschl*, University of Innsbruck
    (1046-00-768)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Current Density based Electrical Impedance Tomography.
    Adrian Nachman, University of Toronto
    Alexandru Tamasan*, University of Central FLorida
    Alexandre Timonov, University of South Carolina Upstate
    (1046-35-1408)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Nonsmooth Analysis in Infinite Dimensions with Applications to Stability of Variational Systems.
    Mordukhovich Boris, Wayne State University
    Nguyen Mau Nam*, University of Texas-Pan American
    (1046-49-51)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A Hierarchy of Differential Approximations for Nonsmooth Operators and Variational Problems.
    M. Zuhair Nashed*, University of Central Florida
    (1046-46-1899)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    A Nonsmooth Feedback Solution for a Class of Quantum Control Problems.
    Qin Zhang*, North Carolina State University
    Kazufumi Ito, North Carolina State University
    (1046-49-458)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Categorification and Link Homology, II
  Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Aaron Lauda, Columbia University lauda@math.columbia.edu
  Mikhail Khovanov, Columbia University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A categorification of quantum tangle invariants via quiver varieties.
    Ben Webster*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1046-18-1244)
  • 1:25 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Towards a geometric categorification of the coloured Reshetikhin-Turaev sl(m) knot invariants.
    Sabin Cautis*, Rice University/MSRI
    (1046-14-1164)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    How to categorify dynamical zeta functions.
    Alexander Fel'shtyn*, University of Szczecin and Boise State University
    (1046-57-1010)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Gram determinants of planar states and Lagrangian tangles.
    Jozef H. Przytycki*, George Washington University
    (1046-57-1710)
  • 3:05 p.m.
    Crossingless matchings and the Springer representation.
    Heather M. Russell*, University of Iowa
    Julianna S. Tymoczko, University of Iowa
    (1046-57-1373)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Plane diagrammatics and categorification.
    Radmila Sazdanovic*, The George Washington University
    Mikhail Khovanov, Columbia University
    (1046-16-1241)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Sheaves of modules over posets and Khovanov homology.
    Paul R Turner*, Heriot-Watt University/ Universite de Fribourg
    Brent J Everitt, University of York
    (1046-57-638)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Every modular category is the category of modules over an algebra.
    Hendryk Pfeiffer*, The University of British Columbia
    (1046-20-1762)
  • 5:10 p.m.
    Groupoidification.
    John C. Baez*, University of California, Riverside
    (1046-18-596)
  • 5:35 p.m.
    A categorification of Hecke algebras.
    Alexander E Hoffnung*, University of California, Riverside
    (1046-18-1057)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on the Role of Generalized Maximal Monotonicity Frameworks in Optimization and Control Theory with Applications, II
  Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Ram U. Verma, International Publications rverma@internationalpubls.com
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Optimality Conditions and Efficiency in solving nonsmooth multiobjective programming problems.
    S K Mishra, Banaras Hindu University
    R N Mohapatra*, University of Central Florida
    Vinay Singh, Banaras Hindu University
    (1046-49-2017)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Fixed point iterations.
    B. E. Rhoades*, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
    (1046-47-229)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Hybrid Over-Relaxed Proximal Point Procedure and Generalized Yosida Regularization for First-Order Evolution Inclusions.
    Ram. U. Verma*, International Publications (USA)
    (1046-49-791)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Representability of Monotone Operators.
    M. D. Voisei*, Towson University
    (1046-46-442)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Input Identification to Linear Differential Systems.
    Gheorghe Morosanu*, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
    (1046-93-452)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Computational Algebra and Convexity, II
  Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Dan Bates, Colorado State University
  Tsung-Lin Lee, Michigan State University
  Sonja Petrovic, University of Illinois at Chicago
  Zach Teitler, Texas A&M University zteitler@tamu.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Diagonal ideals of determinantal rings.
    Kuei-Nuan Lin*, Purdue University
    (1046-13-1207)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Finite atomic lattices and resolutions of associated monomial ideals.
    Sonja Mapes*, Columbia University
    (1046-13-982)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Numerical Local Dimension Test for Algebraic Sets.
    Andrew Sommese*, University of Notre Dame
    (1046-65-687)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Partial decomposition of radical ideals through numerical homotopy and lattice basis reduction.
    Dan Bates, Colorado State University
    Jon Hauenstein, University of Notre Dame
    Tim McCoy, Colorado State University
    Andrew Sommese, University of Notre Dame
    Christopher Peterson*, Colorado State University
    (1046-14-1451)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Numerical primary decomposition.
    Anton Leykin*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1046-14-520)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On numerical-symbolic exact irreducible decomposition of cyclic-12.
    Rostam Sabeti*, Michigan State University
    Tien-Yien Li, Michigan State University
    (1046-65-577)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Computational Algebraic Geometry for Mechanism Synthesis.
    Hai-Jun Su*, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    (1046-14-1124)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    F,G,H,I Bases for Polynomial Rings and their Relations.
    Wenyuan Wu*, the Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University
    (1046-13-421)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Estimates for orders of derivatives in differential Nullstellensatz.
    Oleg Golubitsky, University of Western Ontario
    Marina Kondratieva, Moscow State University
    Alexey Ovchinnikov*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Agnes Szanto, North Carolina State University
    (1046-13-99)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    p-adic Descartes' Bounds.
    Ashraf A Ibrahim*, Texas A&M University
    (1046-14-315)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Mathematics Education
  Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Instructor Resources for Elementary Mathematics for Teachers.
    Scott J Baldridge*, Louisiana State University
    Thomas H Parker, Michigan State University
    (1046-97-2072)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Integrated, Multidisciplinary and Technology-Enhanced Science Education: The Next Frontier.
    Ivo D. Dinov*, University of California, Los Angeles
    Nicolas Christou, University of California, Los Angeles
    (1046-97-25)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Inquiry-Based Learning: An Educational Reform Based Upon Content-Centred Teaching.
    M. Padraig McLoughlin*, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
    (1046-97-644)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    What Do MD & VA Teachers Believe About Mathematics and What Do They Know About Mathematics History?
    Danielle M Goodwin*, Vincennes University
    (1046-97-755)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Hybrid Mathematics Class: The best of both worlds, or No Man's Land?
    Catherine A Matos*, Clayton State University
    Mary Hudachek-Buswell, Clayton State University
    (1046-97-1489)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Bluma's Method: A Different Way to Solve Quadratics.
    Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Eric L Clark*, University of Kentucky
    (1046-97-75)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    How redesigning freshman classes can impact a whole department.
    Tristan M Denley*, University of Mississippi
    (1046-97-1495)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A Constructivist Theory of Teaching Mathematics: from concept to context.
    Wendy Hageman Smith*, Longwood University
    (1046-97-1550)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Refocused Algebra versus POGIL: Chemistry's Solution and What Mathematics can Derive from it.
    Robert E. Wieman*, Virginia State University
    (1046-97-1561)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    What will students do for 1 point in the land of no bonus?
    Robin Leigh Blankenship*, Morehead State University
    (1046-97-2090)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Problems encountered in trying to collaborate with mathematicians in the third world.
    Melvin Henriksen*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1046-00-940)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Building a high-performing mathematics program in the City of Baker using the Singapore mathematics curriculum.
    Scott J Baldridge*, Louisiana State University
    Johnette Winfrey, The City of Baker School System
    (1046-97-2036)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Financial Mathematics
  Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Volatility Models of the Yield Curve.
    Victor Goodman*, Indiana University
    (1046-90-48)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Stochastic Optimization For Portfolio Selection Problem With Mean Absolute Negative Deviation Measure.
    Anton Abdulbasah Kamil*, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Adli Mustafa, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Khlipah Ibrahim, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    (1046-90-381)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Option Pricing in the Presence of Random Arbitrage Return.
    Jungmin Choi*, Florida State University
    Max Gunzburger, Department of Computational Science, Florida State University
    (1046-90-1288)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    On the Convergence of Adaptive Stochastic Search Methods for Continuous Global Optimization.
    Rommel G. Regis*, Saint Joseph's University
    (1046-90-1976)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Sensitivity analysis of asset flow differential equations and a new volatility approach.
    Ahmet Duran*, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    (1046-91-94)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Stable trading strategy involving several options.
    Anirban Dutta*, Western Michigan University
    Qiji J. Zhu, Western Michigan University
    (1046-91-1095)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A Turán Type Inequality for the Kummer Function Arising in Finance. Part I: The Application.
    Roger W. Barnard, Texas Tech University
    Michael B. Gordy*, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Board
    Kendall C. Richards, Southwestern University
    (1046-91-182)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Turán Type Inequality for the Kummer Function Arising in Finance. Part II: The Verification.
    Roger W. Barnard, Texas Tech University
    Michael B. Gordy, Federal Reserve Board
    Kendall C. Richards*, Southwestern University
    (1046-33-183)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On Moment Conditions for Girsanov Theorem.
    See Keong Lee*, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    (1046-60-558)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A Markov state model for wake-sleep transitions.
    Badal Joshi*, Ohio State University
    Janet Best, Ohio State University
    (1046-60-1835)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    An Exact Malliavin Weight for Variance Gamma and Normal Inverse Gaussian Processes: Sensitivity Analysis of European Style Options.
    Dervis Bayazit*, Florida State University
    Craig A. Nolder, Florida State University
    (1046-60-1860)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    American Option Pricing under Stochastic Volatility.
    Hari P. Adhikari*, University of South Florida
    (1046-00-1413)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Possible Evolutions of Financial Markets in a Keynesian Economy.
    James M. Haley*, Point Park University, Economics
    (1046-97-1919)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Number Theory, III
  Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    An Identity Involving Generalized Fibonacci Numbers.
    Curtis N Cooper*, University of Central Missouri
    (1046-11-1706)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Chebyshev's bias in function fields.
    Byungchul Cha*, Muhlenberg College
    (1046-11-42)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A Hecke Correspondence Theorem for Automorphic Integrals with Symmetric Rational Period Functions on the Hecke Groups.
    Wendell Ressler*, Franklin & Marshall College
    (1046-11-49)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    New Lower Bounds for the Ihara Function $A(q)$.
    Laura L. Hall-Seelig*, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    (1046-11-283)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On the Frequency of Anomalous Primes for Elliptic Curves.
    Penny C Ridgdill*, University of Massachusetts
    (1046-11-308)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Characterizing Limits of Analytic Continued Fractions.
    Kristen J Campbell*, Northern Illinois University
    (1046-11-316)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Brauer-Manin obstructions and Sha of genus-2 jacobians.
    Patrick Corn*, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    (1046-11-1329)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Maximal subbundles in coding theory.
    Emma Previato*, Boston University
    Drue Coles, Bloomsburg University
    (1046-11-1007)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Characteristic classes and root numbers for motives associated to $\mathbf{GO}_n$.
    Asher N. Auel*, University of Pennsylvania
    (1046-11-1655)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The search for base-2 Fibonacci pseudoprimes.
    Dominic W Klyve*, Carthage College
    (1046-11-1391)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A Note on Disjoint Covering Systems of Congruences: Variations on a 2002 AIME Problem.
    John W. Hoffman, Youngstown State University
    W. Ryan Livingston, Youngstown State University
    Jared M. Ruiz*, Youngstown State University
    (1046-11-1549)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Eichler Cohomology Theorem for Small Weights.
    M Knopp, Temple University
    H. Mawi*, Temple University
    (1046-11-1751)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    On some fundamental properties and applications of continued fractions to coding theory.
    Ahlam E Tannouri*, Morgan State University
    Sam F Tannouri, Morgan State University
    (1046-11-2048)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On integer polynomials that are small at a given cubic irrational.
    Kiryl I Tsishchanka*, DePaul University
    (1046-11-2071)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Weyl Group Multiple Dirichlet Series for Type C.
    Jennifer Beineke*, Western New England College
    Ben Brubaker, MIT
    Sharon Frechette, College of the Holy Cross
    (1046-11-1954)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A Refinement of Stark's Conjecture Over Complex Cubic Number Fields.
    Tian Ren*, Queensborough Community College, The City University of New York
    Robert Sczech, Rutgers University - Newark
    (1046-11-1144)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on College Algebra: Focusing on Conceptual Understanding, Real-World Data, and Mathematical Modeling, I
  Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Florence S. Gordon, New York Institute of Technology fgordon@nyit.edu
  Laurette B. Foster, Prairie View A&M University
  Yajun Yang, Farmingdale State College
  Ray E. Collings, Georgia Perimeter College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Data-Based Project to Enhance the Teaching of Functions in College Algebra.
    Murray H. Siegel*, Central Arizona College
    (1046-C1-164)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Revitalizing College Algebra: A Success Story.
    Kimberly Muller*, Lake Superior State University
    (1046-C1-29)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Infusing Real-Life Opportunities, Questions, and Concepts into the Mathematics Curriculum.
    Erick B Hofacker*, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    Kathryn Ernie, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    (1046-C1-1478)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Getting Students to DIGMath: Dynamic Interactive Graphics in College Algebra.
    Sheldon P. Gordon*, Farmingdale State College
    (1046-C1-175)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Technology driven investigations for Intermediate Algebra for Business Majors.
    Wendiann R Sethi*, Seton Hall University
    (1046-C1-1879)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Three Interesting Projects for College Algebra.
    Rich West*, Francis Marion University
    (1046-C1-1641)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A math teacher sees the light: Photonics labs in an algebra class.
    June I. Decker*, Three Rivers Community College
    (1046-C1-1136)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Make College Algebra More Meaningful for Non-Calculus-Bound Majors.
    Xuhui Li*, California State University - Long Beach
    (1046-C1-1941)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Social Science Applications in an Applied College Algebra Course.
    Lisa S. Yocco*, Georgia Southern University
    (1046-C1-319)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Making First Year Mathematics More Relevant To Science Students: Connecting mathematics and science courses.
    Jose H. Giraldo*, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
    (1046-C1-2027)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    How mathematics can contribute to solving the problems facing the world; Building civic engagement into mathematics courses as a way to motivate and inspire students.
    Victor J. Donnay*, Bryn Mawr College
    (1046-C1-1681)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    College Algebra in Context: A Learner-centered Approach Incorporating Data-driven Activities Related to Social Issues.
    Michael T Catalano*, Dakota Wesleyan University
    (1046-C1-1816)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Focusing on Algebraic Understanding using a Student-Centered Questioning Framework.
    Jennifer J. Kosiak*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    Jon Hasenbank, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    (1046-C1-1417)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Mathematical readiness of incoming college freshmen.
    Marko Kranjc*, Western Illinois University
    (1046-C1-723)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    News Ways to compare NFL players, using Model Building.
    Jacqueline Brannon Giles*, HCC Central College, Houston, Texas
    (1046-C1-180)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on Statistics Resources on the Web
  Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Dorothy W. Anway, University of Wisconsin, Superior danway@uwsuper.edu
  Patricia B. Humphrey, Georgia Southern University
  Christopher J. Lacke, Rowan University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Statistics Resources in a "Math for Practical Arts" Course.
    Mary R Parker*, Austin Community College
    Hunter D Ellinger, Exemplar Technologies
    (1046-W1-1646)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    The Challenges and Benefits of Using e-books and Web Companion Sites to Organize Statistics Resources on the Web for Statistics Education.
    Deborah Lurie*, Saint Joseph's University
    (1046-W1-1462)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Utilizing Web-based Statistical Resources in Teaching Nontraditional Undergraduate Students in Online Learning Environments.
    Michael Miner*, American Public University System
    Darcel Ford, Strayer University
    (1046-W1-1482)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A collection of resources for use in teaching statistics, including assessments, group activities, in and out of class calculator simulations, and several applets to demonstrate statistical concepts.
    Rob Eby*, Blinn College - Bryan Campus
    (1046-W1-1686)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Two Applets for Teaching IID Sampling, Sampling Distributions, and the Central Limit Theorem.
    Mark H. Inlow*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1046-W1-1172)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Interactive Tools for exploring the standard normal curve and more.
    Susan M Barton*, WVU Tech
    (1046-W1-1357)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Should Statistics Tables be Banned from the Curriculum?
    Robin H Lock*, St. Lawrence University
    (1046-W1-2031)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Discussion
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Assessment of Student Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics
  Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  William O. Martin, North Dakota State University william.martin@ndsu.edu
  Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    "Pair-Quizzes": An Instructional and an Evaluative Tool in Mathematics Classes.
    Harrison W. Straley*, Wheaton College
    Lauren Dupee, Wheaton College
    (1046-A5-137)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Students' understanding of slope and direction fields in a non-traditional differential equations class.
    Samer S Habre*, Lebanese American University
    (1046-A5-173)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Designing Benchmarks for Assessing Undergraduate Students' Mathematics Performances in General Education.
    Xuhui Li*, California State University Long Beach
    (1046-A5-379)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Outcomes Based Assessment of Student Learning in Mathematics.
    Ronald M. Brzenk*, Hartwick College
    (1046-A5-400)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    An Examination of the Mathematics and Technology Attitude Scale(MTAS): Implication to Assessment of Undergraduate Mathematics.
    Jerry Obiekwe*, The University of Akron-Wayne College
    (1046-A5-1067)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Basic Skills Exam in College Algebra.
    Karla Marie Childs*, Pittsburg State University
    (1046-A5-1131)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Calculus Assessment: Then and Now.
    Sarah V. Cook*, Washburn University
    (1046-A5-1347)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Assessment Across the Curriculum; Varying Strategies for Varying Situations.
    J Winston Crawley*, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
    James E Hamblin, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
    (1046-A5-1346)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Evolution of a Capstone Course for Prospective High School Mathematics Teachers.
    Michael D. Bice*, California State University, Stanislaus
    (1046-A5-1884)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Challenges of Assessing Mathematics Content Courses Designed Specifically for Middle Childhood Education Majors.
    Joy Moore*, Xavier University
    (1046-A5-1875)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Assessment working instead of working for assessment.
    Heather Coughlin*, California State University, Stanislaus
    (1046-A5-1848)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Assessing Quantitative Literacy Using a Wide Range of News Stories.
    Milo Schield*, W. M. Keck Statistical Literacy Projet
    (1046-A5-1820)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A Control versus treatment evaluation of the chemistry in calculus project at William and Mary.
    George Rublein*, College of William and Mary
    (1046-A5-1806)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Assessment of the undergraduate mathematics program.
    Melvin A Nyman*, Alma College
    Robert Molina, Alma College
    (1046-A5-1759)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    Portfolio Assessment of General Education Mathematics.
    Rich West*, Francis Marion University
    (1046-A5-1615)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VII
  Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Moderators:
  Thomas Philip Wakefield, Slippery Rock University
  Larry Lewis, Spalding University
  Kyle Riley, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
  Jim Fulmer, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    10 Questions about Numbers: A College Algebra Writing Assignment.
    Elliott S. Elliott*, University of Tennessee at Martin
    (1046-Z1-1114)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Why is One Usually First?
    Sandra J Schroeder*, Ohio Northern University
    (1046-Z1-1138)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Are You In Or Out? Mathematical Lessons From Fashion Design.
    Jeff A Suzuki*, Brooklyn College
    (1046-Z1-536)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    The Continuous Birthday Problem.
    Dale K Hathaway*, Olivet Nazarene University
    (1046-Z1-918)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Discovering Bernoulli Number Identities via Euler-Maclaurin Summation.
    Hieu D Nguyen*, Rowan University
    (1046-Z1-406)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    The Role of External Consultants as Part of a Departmental Self Study.
    Kyle L Riley*, SD School of Mines & Technology
    (1046-Z1-147)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Reconstructing graphs given only a few marked cards.
    Michael D. Barrus*, University of Illinois
    Douglas B. West, University of Illinois
    (1046-Z1-978)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Promoting Responsibility and Cooperation Through the Use of Discussion Boards.
    Janet L. Braunstein*, United States Military Academy at West Point
    (1046-Z1-1516)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Visualizing Continuity and Differentiability of Functions of Two Variables.
    Tom McMillan, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    Jim Fulmer*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (1046-Z1-1895)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Studying Affect in Undergraduate Mathematics: Efforts to Clarify Students' Experiences of Learning Mathematics.
    Marja-Liisa Hassi*, Universiy of Colorado at Boulder
    Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado at Boulder
    (1046-Z1-810)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Teacher versus Student Motivation: Who wins the game?
    Laura J Schmidt*, University of Wisconsin-Stout
    (1046-Z1-772)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Pre/post tests for undergraduate mathematics.
    Jacob Sloujitel*, Globe Institute of Technology
    (1046-Z1-592)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Geometry: the hardest course?
    H A Dye*, McKendree University
    (1046-Z1-388)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    An Examination of the Social Class Backgrounds of California's Mathematics Professors.
    Chris Pavone, California State University, Chico
    Sophy Huck, California State University, Chico
    Megan K O'Connor, Western Michigan University
    Carol A Wilson*, California State University, Sacramento
    Elizabeth Zapata, California State University, Chico
    (1046-Z1-386)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Traditional vs. Online Homework in College Algebra.
    Kimberly Jordan Burch*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    Yu-Ju Kuo, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (1046-Z1-375)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Role of the Sampling Distribution in Student Learning of Inferential Statistics.
    Barbara Bennie*, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
    (1046-Z1-372)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Elementary Statistics: To Lecture or Not To Lecture? That is the question.
    Pamela K Wovchko*, West Virginia Wesleyan College
    (1046-Z1-239)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Teaching Technology to First Year Students.
    Luz M. DeAlba*, Drake Universtiy
    (1046-Z1-399)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    The Kean STEM Scholarship Program: Successes in Recruitment and Retention of Math and Science Majors.
    Pablo Zafra, Kean University
    Louis M Beaugris*, Kean University
    Kikombo Ngoy, Kean University
    (1046-Z1-1514)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VIII
  Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Moderators:
  William Goldbloom Bloch, Wheaton College
  James Henderson, University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Stabilizing vibrating beams with point-load damping.
    Richard J. Marchand*, Slippery Rock University
    Timothy J. McDevitt, Elizabethtown College
    (1046-Z1-1452)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Duplication, Trisection, and Quadrature by Cheating.
    Charlie Smith*, Park University
    (1046-Z1-1263)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Digital Signal Processing in the Service of Mathematics Courses.
    Mohamed Allali*, Chapman University
    (1046-Z1-1110)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Waring's Problem in Number Fields.
    Ala' Jamil Alnaser*, Kansas State University
    (1046-Z1-1454)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Ghosts of Departed Errors: Berkeley's Mathematical Objections to the Calculus of Newton and Leibniz.
    Eugene C. Boman*, Penn State, Harrisburg campus
    (1046-Z1-1676)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Estimating Relatedness Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques.
    Jennifer K Angelosante*, Western Washington University
    Amy Anderson, Western Washington University
    (1046-Z1-1869)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Arbitrary Roughness.
    Elijah Miguel Allen*, Armstrong Atlantic State Univeristy
    (1046-Z1-1891)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The Evolution of Cooperation on Random Networks.
    Stephen Devlin*, University of San Francisco
    Thomas Treloar, Hillsdale College
    (1046-Z1-2079)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Toughness Extended to Infinite Graphs.
    Kevin K Ferland*, Bloomsburg Univeristy of PA
    (1046-Z1-2097)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IX
  Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State College
  Moderators:
  Jose Maria Menendez, University of Arizona
  Anand L. Pardhanani, Earlham College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Mathematics From Work and Home: Lessons Learned.
    José María Menéndez*, The University of Arizona
    (1046-Z1-875)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Optimizing data returned by pop up satellite tags.
    Joseph B. Liddle*, University of Alaska Southeast
    Michael Musyl, University of Hawaii, Pelagic Fisheries Research Programme, Kewalo Research Facility/NOAA.
    (1046-Z1-1068)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Mathematical Models for Call Options on Stocks.
    Nicole Stawasz*, King's College
    (1046-Z1-923)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Examples of Embedded Minimal Spheres without Area Bounds.
    Joel I. Kramer*, The Johns Hopkins University
    (1046-Z1-726)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Partial Fraction Decomposition Extensions.
    Kevin E. Charlwood*, Washburn University
    (1046-Z1-561)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Models of Undergraduate Computational Science Curricula.
    Ignatios Vakalis*, Computer Science Department
    (1046-Z1-508)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Chances of a Cruise Ship Birthday Match.
    David T. Atkinson*, Olivet Nazarene University
    (1046-Z1-909)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Synthetic Mathematical Thought.
    Timothy G Hall*, PQI Consulting
    (1046-Z1-172)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on the Beauty and Power of Number Theory
  Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Thomas Koshy, Framingham State College tkoshy@frc.mass.edu
  Thomas Moore, Bridgewater State College moore@bridgew.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Hooks and infinite product power series.
    Ken Ono*, U. Wisconsin, Madison
    (1046-A2-694)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Sociable numbers: new developments on an ancient problem.
    Mitsuo Kobayashi, Dartmouth College
    Paul Pollack, University of Illinois at Urbana--Champaign
    Carl Pomerance*, Dartmouth College
    (1046-A2-712)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Undecidability in number theory.
    Kirsten Eisentraeger*, The Pennsylvania State University
    (1046-A2-727)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Surprises from Ramanujan's Lost Notebook.
    George E. Andrews*, The Pennsylvania State University
    (1046-A2-697)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Polar Climate Modeling
  Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Kenneth M. Golden, University of Utah golden@math.utah.edu
  David M. Holland, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences-NYU
  Moderators:
  Deborah L. Sulsky, University of New Mexico
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Observations and Modeling of Ice Sheet - Ocean Interaction.
    David M Holland*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    (1046-76-748)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Polar Ice Sheets: Observations and Models.
    Kenneth Jezek*, The Ohio State University
    (1046-00-1301)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Sea Ice Modeling in the GCM Context.
    Elizabeth C. Hunke*, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    (1046-86-1242)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Sunlight, water, and ice: The sea ice-albedo feedback in a changing climate.
    Donald K Perovich*, ERDC - Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
    (1046-86-1056)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Sea ice thickness and kinematics.
    Ron Kwok*, CA
    (1046-86-1424)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Sea Ice: Fracture and Frictional Sliding on Small and Large Scales.
    Erland M Schulson*, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
    (1046-00-941)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Modeling Sea-Ice Mechanics.
    Deborah Sulsky*, University of New Mexico
    Kara Peterson, University of New Mexico
    Giang Nguyen, University of Sydney
    Howard Schreyer, University of New Mexico
    (1046-86-900)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    An optmization approach to modeling sea-ice dynamics.
    Esteban G. Tabak*, Courant Institute of Math. Science, New York University
    Helga S. Huntley, University of Delaware, College of Marine & Earth Science
    (1046-76-1687)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Climate change and the peculiar Antarctic ocean.
    Thorsten Markus*, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    (1046-00-1227)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
  NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the Mathematical Sciences
  Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Maximal groups in the Stone-Cech Compactification the free semigroup.
    Lakeshia R. Legette*, Johnson C. Smith University
    (1046-54-1139)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Development of an unsplit, time dependent, three dimensional elastic perfectly matched layer for elasto-dynamic analyses.
    Anthony N Johnson*, United States Military Academy
    (1046-35-775)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Prime Ideals in Low-Dimensional Mixed Polynomial/Power Series Rings.
    Christina Eubanks-Turner*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Melissa Luckas, Madison, Wisconsin
    Serpil Saydam, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    (1046-13-348)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Oscillation Theory of Dynamic Equations on Time Scales.
    Raegan J Higgins*, Texas Tech University
    (1046-39-249)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Refocusing the courses below calculus: The view from the Dean's office.
  Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State College
  Panelists:
  Bruce C. Crauder, Oklahoma State University
  Judi H. Morrel, Butler University
  Rhonda Mandel, SUNY Oswego
  Reggie K. U. Luke, Middlesex County College
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Power of Three: How the public, private, and academic sector need to work together to restore education in America.
  Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Jim Whaley, Siemens Foundation
  Panelists:
  Lydia M. Logan, Institute for a Competitive Workforce
  Alexander J. Hahn, University of Notre Dame
  Max Warshauer, Texas State University-San Marcos
  Wendy Hawkins, Intel Foundation
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations
  Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
  

  • 1:15 p.m.
    Multiplicity of positive solutions for an even-order nonhomogeneous boundary value problem.
    Britney Hopkins*, Baylor University
    (1046-34-40)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Basic results and stability criteria for set valued differential equations on time scales.
    S. Sivasundaram*, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
    (1046-34-547)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    A numerical solution for a nonlinear integro-differential equation in a population model.
    Mohsen Razzaghi*, Mississippi State University
    (1046-34-657)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Mass, a Spring, and a String.
    Don Hinton, University of Tennessee
    Maeve L McCarthy*, Murray State University
    (1046-34-698)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Stability of Perturbed Almost Periodic Ordinary Differential Equations.
    Zhivko S. Athanassov*, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
    (1046-34-840)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Poisson stability and chaos of relay systems.
    Marat Akhmet*, Middle East Technical University
    (1046-34-845)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A periodically forced, cubic-like, single neuron equation with multiple attractors.
    Robert J Decker*, University of Hartford
    V W Noonburg, University of Hartford
    (1046-34-984)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Regular Bursting Emerging from Synaptically Coupled Elliptic Bursters.
    Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington
    Humberto Perez*, University of Texas at Arlington
    (1046-34-1074)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    The Ultimate $N$-Body Algorithm: Parameter-Free, Adaptive, and Parallel.
    C. David Pruett*, James Madison University
    William H. Ingham, Department of Physics and Astronomy, James Madison University
    (1046-34-949)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Existence and uniqueness of traveling waves in a class of unidirectional lattice differential equations.
    Aaron Hoffman, Boston University
    Benjamin Kennedy*, Gettysburg College
    (1046-34-790)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On singular solutions of Clairaut-type differential equations.
    M Affouf*, Kean University
    (1046-34-1161)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Uniqueness Implies Existence and Uniqueness Conditions for a Class of $(k+j)-$Point Boundary Value Problems for $n$th Order Differential Equations.
    Paul W Eloe*, University of Dayton
    Johnny Henderson, Baylor University
    (1046-34-1253)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On the Aizerman Problem for Second-Order Systems with Multiple Delays.
    Dmitry Altshuller*, Crane Aerospace & Electronics
    (1046-34-1258)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    An application of the left-definite spectral theory to the Jacobi differential equation for non-classical parameters.
    Andrea Bruder*, Baylor University
    (1046-34-1355)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Existence of Bounded Monotonic Solutions of Second Order Differential Equations.
    Lianwen Wang, University of Central Missouri
    Rhonda McKee*, University of Central Missouri
    (1046-34-1425)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Uniqueness Implies Existence for Nonlinear Focal-Like Boundary Value Problems.
    Jeffrey A Ehme*, Spelman College
    Aprillya Lanz, Virginia Military Institute
    (1046-34-1628)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Continuability and Boundedness of Solutions of Differential Equations Without Bounded Assumption on Nonlinear Functions.
    Brittney N Hinds*, University of Central Missouri
    (1046-34-1769)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Circuit Approach to Modeling Neurons: New Dynamical Structures and Chaotic Behavior.
    Tyler Y Takeshita*, University of Northern Colorado
    Adrienne Amador, Kenyon College
    (1046-34-1922)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Newton-like Methods for Convex-Concave Functions via the Method of Generalized Quasilinearization.
    Cesar Martinez Garza*, Pennsylvania State University - Berks Campus
    (1046-34-2039)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
  ASL Contributed Paper Session
  Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    The MP axiom of intensionality: connecting types and sets.
    Sandro Skansi*, Department of Philosophy, University of Zagreb
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Some theories concerning deontic implications of proof for belief.
    Billy Joe Lucas*, Philosophy Department, Manhattanville College
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Canonicity in symmetric generalized Galois Logics.
    Katalin Bimbo*, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta
    J. Michael Dunn, School of Informatics, Indiana University
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Non-isomorphic automorphism groups of short recursively saturated models of PA.
    Erez Shochat*, St. Francis College
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Automorphisms of certain filters of $\mathcal{L}^{\ast }(V_{\infty })$.
    Rumen D. Dimitrov*, Western Illinois University
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Coding Turing degrees in geometric objects.
    W. Calvert*, Murray State University
    V.S. Harizanov, The George Washington University
    A. Shlapentokh, East Carolina University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #12: Part B
  SNAP Math Fairs in elementary education.
  Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Organizers:
  Andrew C.-F. Liu, University of Alberta
  Tanya Thompson, ThinkFun, Inc.
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #2: Part B
  Using GeoGebra to create activities and applets for visualization and exploration.
  Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Organizers:
  Michael K. May, Saint Louis University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #7: Part B
  A Game Theory path to quantitative literacy.
  Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Organizers:
  David L. Housman, Goshen College
  Richard A. Gillman, Valparaiso University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  RMMC Board of Directors
  Capital Boardroom, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Presentations by Teaching Awards Recipients
  Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Martha J. Siegel, Towson University
  Moderators:
  Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota-Duluth
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    From groups to graphics: Stories of undergraduate research in visualizing abstract mathematics.
    Michael J. Bardzell*, Salisbury University
    (1046-A0-220)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    My teaching philosophy and the development of keystone method: A synergistic model for teaching and learning.
    M. Vali Siadat*, Richard J. Daley College
    (1046-A0-221)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    How to beat the lecture/textbook trap! An active classroom via advance student reading and writing.
    David J. Pengelley*, New Mexico State University
    (1046-A0-222)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  AMS Committee on Science Policy Presentation
  Future federal science and technology budgets.
  Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Presenters:
  Kei Koizumi, AAAS
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  From the trenches: Middle school teachers look at their training.
  Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Florence D. Fasanelli, AAAS
  George M. Rosenstein, Franklin & Marshall College
  Panelists:
  Beth Cole, St. Patrick Episcopal School
  Michelle Johncock, Edmund Burke School
  Brieta Dougherty-Brill, Maya Angelou Public Charter School
  Marcia Cole, Clark Elementary School
  Moderators:
  Hyman Bass, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  MAA Open House
  Come see the MAA Dolciani Mathematical Center, the Halmos Carriage House, and the River of Bricks; bus service from the Marriott.
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Special Film Presentation
  The Story of Maths (Part II).
  Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Presenters:
  Robin Wilson, The Open University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, II
  Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Keith H. Weber, Rutgers University keith.weber@gse.rutgers.edu
  Michelle J. Zandieh, Arizona State University
  Karen A. Marrongelle, Portland State University
  

  • 3:15 p.m.
    Students' Reasoning about the Concept of Limit in the Context of Reinventing the Formal Definition.
    Craig A Swinyard*, University of Portland
    (1046-U1-1916)
  • 3:50 p.m.
    Addressing student difficulties with negating mathematical statements and translating statements from English to symbolic form.
    Bonnie Gold*, Monmouth University
    (1046-U1-504)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Using a Model-Eliciting Activity to Teach Exponential Growth: An Investigation of Student Conceptions and Affect.
    Stacey A. Bowling*, Arizona State University
    (1046-U1-1443)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Designing and Assessing Hands-On Statistics Activities: The Central Limit Theorem and Hypothesis Testing.
    Aaron D. Weinberg*, Ithaca College
    Thomas J. Pfaff, Ithaca College
    (1046-U1-1289)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Poster Session on Research by Undergraduate Students
  Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel
  Organizers:
  Diana M. Thomas, Montclair State University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 4:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Behavioral Sciences
  Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  

  • 4:15 p.m.
    Studying Voting Paradoxes Through Representation Theory.
    Gregory Minton*, New York, NY
    (1046-91-1603)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Dice Voting: A Deterministic Method for Aggregating Pairwise Preferences.
    Eric A Gilson*, University of Rochester
    Chelsey A Cooley, North Carolina State University
    William M Ella, University of Mary Washington
    Micheal L Follett, Lafayette College
    Lorenzo Traldi, Lafayette College
    (1046-91-1485)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Clubs, Beliefs, and Entrapment.
    Scott Duke Kominers*, Harvard University
    (1046-91-1432)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Uncertainty Quantification: Improved Stochastic Finite Element Approach.
    Oleg Roderick*, Argonne National Laboratory / Portland State University
    Mihai Anitescu, Argonne National Laboratory
    Paul Fischer, Argonne National Laboratory
    (1046-90-666)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Rational behavior in response to pandemic influenza, and consequences for control.
    Timothy C Reluga*, Pennsylvania State University
    (1046-91-1547)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    An Optimal Strategy for Energy Allocation in a Multiple Resource Environment.
    Anthony Tongen*, James Madison University
    D Brian Walton, James Madison University
    Deena Hannoun, James Madison University
    Leslie Hindman, James Madison University
    (1046-91-1791)
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  AMS Special Presentation on Congressional Fellowships
  Taylor Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Samuel M. Rankin, III, AMS
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government Guest Lecture
  Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  

  • 5:00 p.m.
    Calculus in orbit.
    Dan Kalman*, American University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Information Session
  Actuarial education; cosponsored by ACTEX, CAS, and SOA.
  Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  Robert E. Buck, Slippery Rock University
  Bettye Anne Case, Florida State University
  Kevin E. Charlwood, Washburn University
  Steve P. Paris, Florida State University
  Panelists:
  James W. Daniel, University of Texas at Austin
  Ken Guthrie, Society of Actuaries
  Bryan Hearsey, Lebanon Valley College
  Emily Kessler, Society of Actuaries
  Hwa Chi Liang, Washburn University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Circles Business Meeting
  Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Mathematical Reviews Reception
  Wilson Rooms A/B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 6:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
  BIG SIGMAA RECEPTION
  Park Tower Suite 8216, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
  AMS Special Film Presentation
  Wolfgang Doeblin---A Mathematician Rediscovered.
  Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts Special Presentation
  Mathematics and love: A poetry reading.
  Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
  Organizers:
  JoAnne Growney, Silver Spring, MD
  Moderators:
  Sarah Glaz, University of Connecticut
  Presenters:
  Karren LaLonde Alenier, Chevy Chase, MD
  Patrick Bahls, University of North Carolina, Ashville
  Judith Baumel, Adelphi University
  Marion Deutsche Cohen, Arcadia University
  Jennifer Crow, West Falls, NY
  Kathryn DeZur, SUNY Technical College at Delhi
  Ruth Favro, Lawrence Technological University
  Sarah Glaz,
  Emily Grosholz, Pennsylvania State University
  JoAnne Growney,
  Bob Grumman, Port Charlotte, FL
  Charlotte Henderson, A K Peters. Ltd.
  Rosanna Iembo, University of Calabria
  Israel Lewis, Silver Spring, MD
  Kaz Maslanka, D3 Technologies
  Wilmer Mills, University of North Carolina
  Wendy Mnookin, Emerson College
  Kyoko Mori, George Mason University
  Deanna Nikaido, Baltimore, MD
  Becky Dennison Sakellariou, Kifissia, GR
  Elizabeth Anne Socolow, Evergreen Forum
  Alissa Valles, San Francisco, CA
  John Vieira, Potomac, MD
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
  NAM Cox-Talbot Address
  State of a M.A.D. Union.
  Marshall Ballroom West, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
  Leon Woodson*, Morgan State University
• Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
  MAA-Project NExT Reception
  All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and other friends of Project NExT are invited.
  Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott